Nineteenth  Year

GRAND RAPIDS,  WEDNESDAY,  APRIL 30,1902.

living.”  

point  out  to the  men,  and  particularly  to 
the  younger  men,  the  inevitable  misery 
and  disaster  which  follow  intemperance 
and  upon  moral  uncleanliness  and 
vicious 
Preaching  depends 
for  its  force  a  good  deal  upon  who  the 
preacher  is,  and  so,  as  one 
journal 
says,  this  order  comes  with  particularly 
good  grace  from  the  President,  “ who  is 
an  affirmative  moralist  and  as  strenuous 
in  good  living  as  in  other detail  of  con­
duct.”   Whatever  one  may  think  of  the 
expediency  of 
the  President  calling 
attention  to  the  immoralities  many  per­
sons  believe  to  be 
from 
Army  life,  it  is  surely  a  fine  thing  for 
the  President  to  wish  to  do  what  he  can 
to  raise  the  moral  standard  of 
living, 
and  thus  to  indicate  his'belief.as  a  man 
who  has  seen  something  of  Army  life 
and  the  rough  life  of  the  plains,  that the 
majority  of  men  in  the  service  are  cap­
able  of  temperance  and  good  conduct.

inseparable 

Another  recent  notable  event  chron­
in  the  newspapers  and  having  to 
icled 
is 
do  with  the  really  good  things  of  life 
the  subscription  for  the  widows  and 
children  of  the  seven  members  of  the 
lifeboat  crew  of  the  Monomoy,  Mass., 
iife-saving  station,  who  were  drowned 
while  trying  to  rescue  a  shipwrecked 
crew.  The  story 
is  one  of  great  hero­
ism ;  it  makes  one’s  blood  tingle  with 
pride  and  warms  the  cockles  of  the 
heart,  as  it  shows  what  splendid  things 
our  much-abused  human  nature 
is 
capable  of  when  at  its  best.  A subscrip­
tion  was  started  at  once  and  $40,000  or 
more  came  right  in  promptly,  chiefly 
from  Boston. 
It  does  one  good  to  read 
of  the  heroism  of  these  seafaring  men 
and  the  quick  response  of  their  brother 
landsmen  to  the  call  for  aid.

in 

this

There  was  in  the  daily  papers  a  short 
account  of  a  dinner  given  a  little  while 
ago  in  honor of  Frederick  MacMonnies 
in  Brooklyn.  Such  an  example  of  ap­
preciation  of  a  great  artist  proves  some 
of  our  foreign  critics  wrong  by  demon­
strating  that  after  all  we  are  not  alto­
gether  given  over to  material things  and 
commercialism.  We  have 
blessed  country  great  power  and  great 
wealth,  but  our  creators  of  beauty,  our 
artists  and  musicians,  have  been  too 
often  neglected  and  suffered  to  live  in 
cellars  and  attics.  The  flood  of  traffic 
in  crude  things  has  almost  submerged 
some  of  our  choicest  spirits  and  they 
have  received  in  this  country  only a  sort 
of  half-hearted  encouragement.  Our  true 
musicians  are  not  honored as they should 
be  and  as  they  are  in  every  other  civi­
lized  land.  Here  women  patronize  ar­
tists ;  elsewhere  men  are  proud  to  honor 
them.  We  can  not  too  much  honor the 
painters  and  sculptors,  the  writers  and 
musicians,  who  speak  lo  our  higher  na­
tures  and  lift  us  up  out  of  the  dust  into 
the  clearer  air  of  our  own  best  selves.

Number 971

GENERAL  TRADE  REVIEW .

There  are  so  few  pretexts  for bear  ac­
it 
tivity  that  speculators  are  finding 
difficult  to control  the  steady  advance  in 
security  values.  There  are  few  proper­
ties,  like  copper,  which  give  both  sides 
a  chance,  but  as  a  rule  the  changes  are 
to  higher  values.  Thus  the 
leading 
transportation  stocks  and  many  of  the 
industrials  are  making  new 
high 
records,  and  that  without  comment.

One  favorable  result  of  the  advance  is 
a 
lessening  of  buying 
in  tbe  higher 
priced  securities,  as  the  public  is  slow 
to  lea.n  that  the  general  conditions war­
rant  such  values.  There 
is  relatively 
more  demand  for  lower  priced  shares, 
so  that  many  of  these  are  rapidly  ad­
vancing  to  the  higher  classes.

satisfactory 

Clearing  house  reports  at  New  York 
are  of  uncertain  value  as  measures  of 
business,  owing  to  the  heavy  payments 
on  speculative  account  during  the  last 
week,  and  also  the  corresponding  week 
last  year,  but  exchanges  at  other  cities 
show  by  an  advance  of  6  per  cent,  that 
the  movement 
in  commercial  channels 
is  of 
volume.  Warmer 
weather  accelerated  the  demand  in  spe­
cial 
lines,  the  change  coming  so  sud­
denly  as  to  find  many  dealers  unpre­
pared,  and  produced  urgent  calls  for de­
livery  from  jobbers  and  mills.  On  the 
other  hand  there  was  much 
interruption 
to  trade  at  points  where  low temperature 
and  snowstorms  prevailed.  The  worse 
menace  to  trade,  however,  is  the  spread 
of  labor  disagreements,  even  more  than 
the  customary  threats  of  suspension  on 
May  1  having  been  issued.  Many  set­
tlements  have  been  effected,  but  there 
is  still  prospect  of  a 
large  amount  of 
idleness  unless  higher  wages  or  shorter 
hours  are  granted.

The  manufactured  product  has not fol­
lowed  tbe  advance  in  raw  material,  yet 
cotton  goods  are  firmly  held  and  stocks 
are  not  at  all  burdensome,  while  the 
rising  temperature  has made orders more 
urgent.  On  the  other  hand  export  busi­
ness  has  not  kept  up  to the liberal move­
ment  of  preceding  weeks.  It  is  reported 
that  despite  the 
inclusion  of  another 
mill  in  the  strike  the  American  Woolen 
Company  has  over  half  its  capacity  still 
active,  and  outside  mills  keep  their  ma­
chinery  running  constantly.  Neverthe­
less,  the  demand  for  raw  material  natur­
ally  decreases,  making  sales  in  the  Bos­
ton  market  light.

Iron  and  steel  plants  are  striving  to 
overtake  orders,  but  new  contracts  for 
delivery 
in  1903  indicate  that  there  is 
no  prospect  of  idleness  unless  the  labor 
element  repeats  last  summer’s  perform­
ances. 
Imports  are  still  necessitated 
where  shapes  are  required  promptly,  but 
prices  abroad  are  keeping  pace  with  the 
domestic  markets,  which  tends  to  cur­
tail  purchases  in  foreign  markets.

English 

insurance 

companies  have 
turned  their  attention  to  smallpox  risks. 
For  28  cents  an 
insurer  can  obtain  a 
policy  extending  over  one  year  entitling 
his  heirs  to  $500  in  the  event  of  his 
death  from  smallpox  within  the  period 
named,  and  entitling  him  to $5  weekly 
for  five  weeks  of  a  non-fatal  attack  of 
the  disease.

The  summer  rush  of American visitors 
to  Europe  has  begun.  Every  steamship 
sailing  from  New  York  these  days  is 
crowded  with  passengers.  This  annual 
is  one  the  Europeans  do not 
invasion 
resent. 
In  fact,  they  would  not  know 
what  to  do  were  it  to  be  stopped.  They 
live  through  the  winter  on  the  money 
Americans  spend  among  them 
in  the 
summer.

Country  Merchants 
City  Merchants 
Traveling Salesmen

Your personal  bank  account 
is  solicited.
A feature of this bank is that 
the moderate  deposit  of  the 
merchant  or  individual  in 
our  commercial  department 
is acceptable.
3^  per  cent,  interest  paid 
on  savings  certificates  of 
deposit.

Kent County Savings  Bank
Corner Canal and Lyon Streets, 
Grand Rapids, Mich.

L. J. Stevenson, Manager 

Widdtcomb  Building,  Grand  Baplds,  Michigan. 

Don. E. Minor and  W. J.  Glllett,  Attorneys.

Detroit Opera House Block, Detroit, Mich.

B. J. Cleland,  A.  H.  Covert,  J.  D.  Harger  and 

B. H. Lane, Attorneys.

A  complete  mortgage  and  judgment  record; 
the Compiled  Ledger Experience  of  1,300  mem­
bers in all  trades  and  professions,  over  200,000 
detailed  reports  of  responsibility,  moral  and 
business history,  paying  ability  and  habits  on 
file  in  our  offices,  enable  us  to  protect  our 
m em bers  against w orthless  accounts,  and 
assist ns In collecting a ll others.

♦  WILLIAM  CONNOR
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W H O LES A LE 

R EA D YM A D E  C LO T H IN G
of every kind and for all ages.

All manner of  summer  goods:  Alpacas, 
Linen, Duck,  Crash  Fancy  Vests,  etc., 

direct from factory.

28  and  30  South  Ionia  Street, 

Grand  Rapids,  M ich.

Mail  orders  promptly  seen  to.  Open 
dally from 7:30 a. m.  to  6  p.  m.,  except 
Saturdays  to  1  p.  m.  Customers’  ex-
genses  allowed.  Citizens  phone,  1967. 
ell phone, Main 1282.

T he  M ercantile  A gency

Established 1841.

R.  Q.  DUN  &  CO.

Wlddlcomb  Bld’g,  (lrand  Rapids,  Mich. 

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

C.  E.  McCRONE,  flanager.

ELLIOT  O.  GROSVENOR

Late State Food Commissioner 

Advisory  Counsel  to  manufacturers  and 
jobbers  whose  interests  are  affected  by 
the  Food  Laws  of  any  state.  Corres­
pondence  invited.
133a ftajestic  Building,  Detroit,  nich.

Tradesman Coupons

IMPORTANT  FEATURES. 

Page. 
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3.  G etting  th e  People.
4.  Around  th e  State.
5.  Grand  R apids Gossip.
6.  Em brace  o f th e Infinite.
7.  Men  o f Mark.
8.  E ditorial.
10.  C lothing.
13.  Shoes  and  Rubbers.
14.  D ry Goods.
16.  Hardware.
18.  B utter  and  Eggs.
30.  W om an’s  W orld.
33.  The  New  York  M arket.
34.  C leiks’  Corner.
35.  Com m ercial Travelers.
36.  D rugs  and  C hem icals.
37.  D rug P rice  Current.
38.  Grocery  P rice  Current.
39.  Grocery  Price  Current.
30.  Grocery  Price  Current.
31.  The  Dem and  for Y oung Blood. 
33.  Cash  vs.  Credit.

NOT  SO  B A D   A FTER  ALL.

It  is  a  commonplace  observation  that 
in  the 
a  large  part  of  the  news  printed 
daily  papers 
is  concerned  with  irregu­
larities,  immoralities  and  crimes.  Too 
much  space  is  given  to  details  of  wrong 
doing.  The  murderer,  the  defaulter,  the 
thief,  the  dishonest  politician,  the  be­
trayer  of  innocence,  gets  columns,  and 
his  portrait,  embellished  with  a  halo  of 
filigree  work,  is  beside  us  at  our  break­
fast  table  and  looks into  the  faces  of  our 
children,  although  the  man  himself  we 
would  order  thrown  out  of  doors.  Mean­
while  the  honest  man  is  not  greatly  in 
evidence;  a  half  page  for  the  dishonest 
cashier;  not  a 
line,  not  a  word  for  the 
thousands  of  cashiers  who  are  not  dis­
Is  it  because  wrong 
honest.  Now  why? 
doing 
is  so 
much  more  of  it  than  of  virtue?  Or  is 
it  because  virtue  is  taken  for  granted  it 
is  not  remarkable,  and,  therefore,  it  is 
not  news that  a  man  should  live  rightly. 
That  is  only  what  is  expected  and 
it 
occasions  no  comment.  The  great  mass 
of  men  who  are  doing  the  world’s  work 
do  not  cheat  nor  steal  nor  murder,  and 
so  the  exceptions  are  of  interest  and  are 
notable.  This  is  a  grand  good  thing  to 
bear  in  mind.

is  so  common  and  there 

Now  and  then  we  read  in  the  papers 
about  matters  that  are,  indeed,  quite  as 
remarkable  for  their  exceeding goodness 
as  are  the  other  things for their atrocious 
badness.  During  the  last  week  or  two 
there  have  been  several  such  first  rate 
things  and  it  may  be  a good  plan  to  call 
attention  to  some  of  them.  The  last 
will  and  testament  of  Cecil  Rhodes  al­
most  took  the  world’s  breath  away—that 
is,  the  part  of  the  world  that  felt  cock­
sure  it  knew  and  understood  Cecil 
Rhodes  clear  through— for  it  was  the 
disclosure  of  the  unsuspected  real  spirit 
of  the  man.  Here  was  a  person  believed 
to  be  wholly  given  to  imperialism  and 
commercialism  of  the  bad  kind,  and  lo! 
he  turned  out  in  the  end 
to  be  really 
an 
idealist,  a  dreamer  of  fair  dreams, 
devoting  his  princely  fortune to forward­
ing  what  he  believed  to  be  the  cause  of 
the  brotherhood  of  man  and  the  peace 
and  good  will  of  nations 

Then  we  read  the  other  day  of  Presi­
dent  Roosevelt’s  general  order  to the 
Army,  calling  upon  officers  and  men  to 
live  clean  lives. 
“ Try  by  precept  and 
to
example,’ ’  he  says  to  the  officers, 

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

Petting the  People

Striving  For That  W hich  Is  D istin ctive 

in   A dvertising.

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limited. 

Every  dealer  is  on  common  ground 
with  his  competitors  so  far  as  the  gen­
eralities  of  his  business  are  concerned. 
If  advertising  in  any  given  town  were 
confined  to  ringing  the  changes  on  the 
merits  of  the  competitors  as  vending 
staple  wares  under  their general  names 
the  possibilities  of  building  up  trade 
would  be  greatly 
is, 
therefore,  a  constant  struggle  to  find 
specialties,  exclusive  brands— anything 
distinctive  which  may  serve  to  remove 
the  competition  from  the  general  field.
The  value  of  names  is  possibly  most 
forcibly  illustrated  in  the  cigar  and  to­
bacco  trades,  especially  the  first.  The 
proposition  to  offer  a  cigar  for  sale 
without  a  name  would  be  considered 
rather  absurd.  There  must  be  some­
thing  distinctive,  usually  arbitrary, 
which  will  serve  to  convey  the 
idea  of 
exclusiveness.  There  are  no  doubt  some 
smokers  who  can  distinguish  as  to  fla­
vors  to  an  extent  that  induces  the  care­
ful  manufacturer  to  keep  up  some  de­
gree  of  uniformity;  but  there  is  a  larger 
contingent  of  tho&e  who  are  none  the 
wiser  if  the  goods  are  replenished  from 
almost  any  source.  It is the  name  which 
is  valuable.  The  history  of  the  trade 
for  many  years  has  been  a  constant 
striving  for  something  as  unique  and 
euphonic  as  possible,  although 
later  it 
is  coming  to  be  recognized  that  there  is 
not  so  much  in  the  style  of  the  name  as 
in  the  way  it  is  handled.

As  long  as  oatmeal  was  sold under  the 
general  designation  no  one  could  build 
up  much  trade  on 
it.  Some  shrewd 
student  of  human  nature  conceived  that 
if the  product  could  be  made distinctive 
in  form  and  a  catchy  designation  ap­
pended  a  fortune  would  result.  Growing 
out  of  this  idea  we  see  the host of break­
fast  and  health  foods,  which  are  more 
valuable 
in  form,  how­
ever  meritorious  the  latter  may  be.

in  name  than 

The  dealer  who  can  secure  an  ex­
clusive  agency  is  most  concerned  as  to 
the  name.  Of  course  if  it  is  one  which 
has  had  a  wide  general  advertising  he 
reaps  the  benefit.  But 
in  many  cases 
the  local  dealer  depends  on  his  own  ad­
vertising  and  so  invents  a  name  for 
goods  which  may  be  obtained anywhere. 
The  great  thing 
is  to have  distinction 
and  an  appearance  of  exclusiveness.

This  mania  for  names  is  being  car­
ried  to  an  extent  which 
injures  the 
value  of  all,  but  in  the  hands  of  a  care­
ful  buyer  and  discriminating  advertiser 
there  is  yet  much  profitable  significance 
in  trade  designations.

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P.  T.  H.  Pierson  presents  a  well 
thought  out  and  convincingly  expressed 
seed  argument  which  will  be  studied  by 
many  growers  to  his  profit.  My  criti­
cism  on  the  arrangement  is  that  there 
is  no  rest  or  break  in  the  wording.  To 
be  sure  there  are  paragraphs  indicated 
by  short  lin£s,  but  the  eye  and  attention 
look  for a  resting  place  at  the  begin­
ning.  Care  should  be  exercised  in  the 
introduction  of  novelties  of  arrange­
ment  that  the  essentials  of  clearness  and 
ease  of  reading  be  not sacrificed.  How­
ever,  the  advertisement  is  a  good  one 
and  will  influence  sales.

The  writing  of  Merrell’s  wall  paper 
announcement  has  the  true  ring  and will 
bring  business.  The  wording 
is  well 
adapted  to  the  space  and  the  printer’s 
work 
I  can 
but  think,  however,  that  the  addition  of

is  a  model  for  imitation. 

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I f   the  seed  planter  cares  anything  for  quulity, be will look to us for his wants in the Gardeh Seed line.
Our Seeds are fresh from the  World’s best Seed Garden,  Cambridge Valley, N.  Y., and are sold as  low  as 
is consistent with good value.
Three kinds-of Sweet Corn at 10c per quart; lower price in quantity.
Large Black eye Marrowfat, Champion of England.  McLean’s Little Gem.
Bliss’s American Wonder Peas,  ranging in price from  10 cents to 20 cents per quart.
• Prolific Black  Wax or Butter Beans,  10 cents per pint.
Golden Wax Beans 10 cents per pint.
Onion Seed $1 per pound.
Sugar Beet Seed 20 cents per pound, lower price in  quantity.
Carrot Seed at 60 and 65 cents per pound,  lower price in quautity.
Besides the above mentioned, we have in bulk the following varieties:  Asparagus,  Long Dark Blood Beet,
Turnip Beet. Lima Beans, Mangel  Wurzel,  Early  Winnistadt Cabbage, Early  and  Late  Dutch  Cabbage, 
Marblehead  Mammoth Cabbage, three or four kinds of Carrot, four  kinds  of  Cucumber,  White  Dutch 
Clover for Lawns, two kinds of Lettuce, two kinds of Muskmclon, two kinds  of  Watermelon,  Tall  and 
Dwarf Nasturtiums, Sweet Peas' Parsnip,  Pumpkin,  four  kinds  of  Radishes,  Summer  and  Hubbard 
Squash, Tomato, several kinds of Turnip and Ruta Baga and other  Seeds.
W e can sell you an ounce of most of them for 5 cents and guarantee them to grow, unlcs conditions of  aofl 
or climate are  unfavorable.
W e guarantee there is a living germ in every Steed you get of us.
W e do what no other dealer we know of does. to-wit:

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H E R R E L L ’S
NEW  WALL  PAPER

The Largest  and  Host  Complete 
Line of WALL  PAPER  DECORA­
TIONS  ever  shown  in  Newaygo 
County.

Money  Saving  Sale.

By buying our goods  direct  from 
the'  manufacturer,  in  car  load 
lots, enables us  to  give  you  the 
newest Styles  and  Colorings  in 
WALL. PAPER  at  VERY  LOW 
FIGURES.

29,000 Rolls

To select  from.  We  start  in  to 
give you big money’s  worth,  and. 
will keep it up, and invite you  to 
come in  and  see  this  wonderful 
display of WALL  PAPER wheth­
er you want to  buy  or.  not.  We 
are proud of our  stock  and  will 
gladly show you samples.

MERRELL’S 

Furniture  Store.

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Not  Quite  Moved

B U T   R E A D Y   F O R   B U S I N E S S
First door East of Descnbergs oo  Front Street.

.To celebrate our  change of  location  you  should avail  your­

self of these saufpie- prices

A 5 year gold  filled case .with  Elgin movement,  ladie*'  size

$ 6.00

G en t>   E lg in   w atch  in  silveri nc  screw   case

$ 5 .0 0

The  above  are  only  two of  the many  bargains to be had at 
I  our new store,  and  we  will  have others to tell you about when  we 

get settled

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We are a little .behitid  in our work  owing to moving but will
I  be caught up in  a few days/  .Bring us your work,  absoulte  satis­

faction guaranteed.

i  A.  J O N E S   &  CO.

Mich.

WHAT  IS 
IN  A  BAZAAR?

T o  enum erate 
th e  «li/Tercnt 
articles fo r sale  in  our  store 
would  require colum ns  o f  ad­
vertising space.  -  Among  our 
leaders  will  be  found  a  coiu- 
P,4*te line of crockery,  lamps, 
hosiery and, in fact, th e thous­
and and one  articles  th a t  go 
to   m ake  up  a   stock  of  this 
kind.

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flR S .  R.  N. HIDDLETON.

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Bat  we  can  positi­
vely assure you  that 
when you are buying 
.  furniture,  earp ets, 
.rugs,  lin o le u m , 
matting,  it  pays  to 
call at our store

Carpets cloned 
promptly and property.

Emil Schkgeimilch

S T O P

If  you ■ want  your  Furnace 
Steam or Hot Water heater re- 
paired  amt  put  In  first-cIms 
order  and  guaranteed  for  thè 
-winter, or  your  Roofs, Gutters 
or Plùmbmg examined. 
•  '•!

JAMES FLESINI,

300 Washington Ave. t,

the  name  of  the  city  would  not  have  de­
tracted 
in  any  way  and  would  have 
reached  some  eyes  not  familiar  with  the 
location.

A  gossipy,  readable  notice  of  contin­
ued  business  during  removal  is  the  ad­
vertisement  of  A.  Jones  &  Co.  A  good 
feature 
is  the  definite  price  of  a  couple 
of  popular  leaders.  The  printer  makes 
the  mistake  of  putting  in  a  heavy  dash 
where  white  paper  would  be  better. 
The 
lower  dash  should  be  a  short one. 
More  white  space  next  the  border  would 
also  be  an  improvement.

Mrs.  R.  N.  Middleton  gives  a  happy 
suggestion  of  a  bazaar  business  which 
the  printer  handles  in  excellent taste. 
I 
should  give 
location  to  make  it  com­
plete.

The  dizzy  black  border  used  with 
Bower’s  advertisement  always  seems  to 
me  calculated  to  produce  the  malady the 
remedy is  supposed  to  alleviate.  1  never 
see  such  a  border  in  a  paper  without  an 
involuntary  shudder.  The border  is  such 
a  pervading  feature  that  ail  others  are 
dwarfed  and  lost.

Emil  Schlegelmilch writes  a  readable 
suggestion  of  his  business,  but  I  am  of 
the  opinion  that  the  display  of  some 
word 
indicating  the  business  would 
bring  more  trade.  Display  of  generali­
ties  of  this  kind  fails  to arrest  the  at­
tention.

The  advertisement  of  James  Fleming 
is  open  to  the  same  criticism. 
1  would 
make  some  word  relating  to  the business 
prominent

The  Tea  D uty  and  Tea  Consum ption.
Considerable 

interest  is  felt  as  to  the 
effect  that  the  removal  of  tea  import 
duties  will  have  upon  the  consumption 
of  that  article  in  the  United States.  The 
average  annual  importation  of  tea  since 
the  enactment  of  the  law,  June  13,  1898, 
which  placed  a  duty  upon  tea,  has  been 
about  93,000,000  pounds  per  annum. 
The  average  during  the  preceding  three 
years  was  about  83,000,000  pounds  per 
annum.  The  total 
importation  of  tea 
in  the  three  fiscal  years  following  June 
30,  1898,  was  248,741,  159  pounds,  and 
in  the  three  fiscal  years  immediately 
that  date  was  278,303,262 
preceding 
pounds.  Deducting 
the  amount  re­
exported,  the  net  imports  stand:  For 
the  three  years  following  June  30,  1898, 
244,640,547  pounds;  for  the  three  years 
immediately  preceding  June  30,  1898, 
273,945,091  pounds.  This  reduction  in 
the  importations  of  tea  since  the 
impo­
sition  of  the  customs  duty  upon  that  ar­
ticle  has  been  accompanied  by  a  cor­
increase  in  the  importation 
responding 
of  coffee. 
In  the  three  years  following 
June  30,  1898,  the  total  importation  of 
coffee  was  2,474,690,284  pounds,  against 
2,188,758,040  pounds  in  the  three  years 
immediately  preceding.

The  Sm all  Stores.

Many  small  merchants  in  the cites  are 
apt  to  think  that,  while  the  department 
stores  should  advertise,  advertising  ìb  a 
profitless  expenditure for  the  small  busi­
ness  that  finds  its  custom  only  in  the 
immediate  neighborhood  of  the  store. 
These  men  fail  to  take  into  considera­
tion  the  fact  that  in  many  instances  the 
department  store  began  life  as  a  neigh­
borhood  store  and  increased  its  business 
by  judicious  advertising.  Advertising 
just  as  profitable  for  the  small  busi­
is 
large  one.  Judicious 
ness  as  for  the 
newspaper  publicity  comes 
first,  of 
course.  But in connection with  his  news­
paper  advertising  the  small  merchant 
may 
issue,  from  time  to time,  a  store 
paper.  Some  kind  of  an  advertisement 
should  be  placed 
in  every  bundle  of 
goods  sent  out  of  the  store,  and  in  every 
way  the  merchant  should  endeavor  to 
keep  his  establishment  before  the  eyes 
of  the  public.—Ad-Writer.

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

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Crowley  Brothers

Wholesale

Dry Goods,  Notions and  Furnishings

Heavenrich  Building,  m   and  113  Jefferson  Ave.,  corner  S h elb y  S t

W IL L   R E M O V E   M A Y   F IR S T   TO

Compelled  by  our  increasing  business  to  seek  larger  quarters,  and  to  properly  care  for  our  customers  by  providing  every 
facility  to  promote  prompt  shipments,  we  at  this  time  invite  the  trade  generally  to  visit  us  in  our  new  quarters,  promising  to  dis­
play  a  new  stock  of  up-to-date  merchandise,  “ priced  right.”

Our  Fall  stock  contains  the  best  things  obtainable,  and  we  particularly  wish  to  lay  stress  on  our  Dress  Goods  Department, 
presided  over  by  L.  P.  Laurandeau,  formerly  buyer  and  manager  for  J.  Sparling  &  Co.  Only  strictly  saleable  Dress  Goods  and 
Silks  will  be  carried  and  the  Trade  can  rely  upon  splendid  values  being  offered.

W e  are  gratified  at  the  large  sales  in  the  lines  of  Underwear,  Hosiery,  Gloves,  Blankets,  Flannels  and  Outings  for  Fall 

and  all  we  ask  is  an  opportunity  to  show  our  samples.

Our  Mail  Order  Department  guarantees  prompt  shipments  and  goods  priced  as  though  bought  in  person.

CROWLEY  BROTHERS,  Detroit,  Mich.

W E   IN V IT E   A  V IS IT .

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

Around the State

M ovem ents o f M erchants.

Newaygo— L.  W.  Pickett  baa  opened 

a  new  meat  market.

Oral—James  Chapman  has  discon- 

tinned  the  grocery  business.

Union  City—Chas.  Rogers  has  pur­
chased  the  grocery  stock  of  L.  L.  John­
son.

White  Pigeon— H .B .  Mason  succeeds 
S.  L.  Wyman  &  Co.  in  the  drug  busi­
ness.

Holland—C.  Kiaasen  &  Co.  have 
opened  a  new  meat  market  at  240  River 
street.

Monroe— Leonard  Bros,  have  pur­
chased  the  grocery  stock  of  James  N. 
Bentley.

Utica— Leroy  Decker,  undertaker and 
dealer  in  furniture,  is  succeeded  by  F.
J.  Dusenbury.

Newark— Bert  F.  Wood  has  sold  his 
general  merchandise  stock  to  I.  £. 
Chapman  &  Co.

Port  Huron— Edgerton  Wing,  of  De­
troit,  will  open  a  drug  store  in  the  new 
Jenks  building.

Marlette—Wm.  Hoist,  undertaker  and 
dealer  in  picture  frames,  has  sold  out 
to  Leroy  Decker.

Gaylord— Shepard  &  Mart indale  suc­
in  the  grocery 

ceed  Chase  &  Shepard 
and  feed  business.

Amasa— The  Bufr  &  Clark  Mercan­
tile  Co.  has  been  organized  with  a  capi­
tal  stock  of  $15,000.

Cheboygan— F.  L. 

J.  S .) 
Thompson,  general  dealer,  is  succeeded 
by  the  New  York  Racket  store.

(Mrs. 

Linkville—John  G.  Regenscheid  has 
purchased  the  elevator  and  general  mer­
chandise  stock  of Aaron  Buschleu.

Houghton—Graham  Pope 

intends  to 
ciose'oiit fais  general  merchandise  stock 
and  discontinue  business  the  latter  part 
of  May.

Stanton— M.  W.  Stevenson  has  opened 
a  branch  mercantile  establishment  at 
Entrican,  placing  R.  M.  King in  charge 
thereof.

Hudson— F.  F.  Palmer,  who  had been 
engaged  in  the  hardware  business  here 
since  1865,  died  Monday  as the  result  of 
f i   years  of 
heart  trouble.  He  was 
age.

Bauer— Haas  Bros,  have  begun  work 
on  a  new  frame  store  building,  24x50 
feet  in  dimensions,  two  stones. 
It  is 
expected  to  complete  the  building  by 
June  1.

Ann  Arbor—Harry  T.  Perkins,  who 
has  conducted  a  men’s  furnishing  goods 
store  on  Liberty  street  since  last  Sep­
tember,  has  discontinued  business  and 
will  shortly  remove  to  Britton.

Lake  City—Winter  &  Ashbaugh  have 
purchased  the  grocery  stock  and  meat 
market  of  John  E.  Gleason.  They  will 
close  out  the  market  and  confine  their 
business  to  groceries,  hardware  and  im­
plements.

Milan—James  Gauntlett  &  Son  have 
merged  their  dry  goods,  clothing,  boot 
and  shoe  and  wall  paper  business  into 
a  stock  company,  with  a  capital stock  of 
$15,000.  The  corporation  will  be  known 
as  the  Gauntlett  Dry  Goods  Co.

Otsego—H.  C.  Trabert,  for  several 
years  engaged  in  the  shoe  business  at 
this  place,  has  sold  his  stock to  Frank 
Williams,  of  Charlottfe,  and  M.  R. 
Gamble,  who  has  been  engaged  in  the 
clothing  business  here  for the  past  year.
Detroit— L.  P.  Laurandeau,  for  the 
past  fourteen  years  manager  and  buyer 
for  the  retail  dry goods house of J. Sparl­
ing  &  Co.,  has  resigned to take  charge 
of  the  dress  goods and silk  department 
is  a
of Crowley  Bros.  M r.‘Laurandeau 

recognized  authority  on  this 
goods.

line  of 

Cassopolis— Coulter  &  Higley,  grain 
apd  coal  dealers,  have  dissolved  part­
nership,  Wm.  H.  Coulter  having  pur­
chased  the  interest of O.  G.  Higley.  Mr. 
Coulter  has  formed  a  copartnership  with 
Jas.  Johnston  and  the  business  will  be 
continued  under  the  style  of  Coulter  & 
Johnston.

Detroit—Crowley  Bros,  are 

taking 
possession  of  the  Heavenrich  building, 
corner  Jefferson  avenue  and  Shelby 
street,  which  they  have 
leased  for  a 
term  of ■ years.  They  will  retain  their 
present  quarters  at  81,  83  and  96  Jeffer­
son  avenue,  using  them  for  warehouse 
purposes.

M anufacturing Matter*.

Morrice— The  Morrice  Canning  Co. 
incorporated  with  a  capital 

has  been 
stock  of  $15,000.

Chelsea— The  Chelsea  Lumber  Co. 
It  is 

has  been  organized  at this  place. 
capitalized  at  $5,000.

Schoolcraft— The  Adam  Buttell  & 
Sons  Piano  Co.,  manufacturer  of  piano, 
have  discontinued  business.

Grayling—The  Grayling  Dowel  Co. 
has  embarked 
in  the  manufacturing 
business,with  a  capital  stock  of  $10,000.
Quincy—A  new  enterprise  has  been 
established  here  under  the  style  of  the 
Quincy  Creamery  Co. 
It  has  a  capital 
stock  of  $5,000.

Maple  Rapids— The 

cheese  factory 
commenced  business  under  the  supervi­
sion  of  Daniel  Hickey,  of  the  Michigan 
Agricultural  College.

Ithaca—Work  has  t?egun  on  the  new 
cheese  factory  plant 
located  near  the 
depot.  The  main  building  will  be  28x56 
feet  in  dimensions,  with  a  14x14  engine 
room.

Pontiac—The  Pontiac  Knitting  Co. 
has  been  organized to  continue  the  busi­
ness  formerly  conducted  by  the  Pontiac 
Knitting  Works  Co.  The  capital  stock 
is  $50,000.

New  Holland—The  Harlem  Creamery 
is  building  a  creamery  two  miles 
Co. 
It  is  composed  of 
east  of  this  place. 
thirty-seven 
stockholders,  who  have 
subscribed  amounts  ranging  from  $25 
to $100.

Lyons— Local  business  men  have  pur­
chased  the  plant  of  the  Muir  Washing 
Machine  Co.  and  will  remove  same  to 
this  place,  where  it  will  be  conducted 
under  the  management  of  Chas.  R. 
Herrick.

Lyons—Johnson  & Y.ove,  of  Shepards- 
ville,  have  leased  the  creamery  building 
here  for one  year  and  are  putting 
it  in 
condition  for  a  co-operative  cheese  fac­
tory.  They  will  begin  manufacturing 
cheese  May  1.

elevator 

Cass  City—The 

firm  of 
Frutchey,  McGeorge  &  Co.  have  dis­
solved  partnership.  A.  Frutchey  & 
Sons  will  continue  the  business.  Elmer 
A.  McGeorge  will  engage  in  the  eleva­
tor  business  at  Brown  City.

Erie— The  Erie  Preserving  Co.  has 
been  organized  with  a capital of $12,000, 
and  will  immediately  begin  building  a 
factory.  The  company  will  can  toma­
toes,  peaches,  pears  and  apples  and  ex­
pects  to  employ  seventy-five  hands  from 
August  1  to  December  1  each  year, 
which  will  mean much to  the  village.

Lansing—The  Lansing  Sugar  Co.’s 
annual  meeting  has  been  postponed  un­
til  May 6,at  which  time  it  is  understood 
there  will  be  a  proposition  before  the 
stockholders  to  dispose  of  a  portion  of 
their stock  to  the  Havemeyer  interests. 
The  company  has  contracted  for 8,000 
acres  of  beets,  and 
is  distributing  the 
seed  for crop.

Hudson—The  D.  H.  Hoffman  Can­
ning  Co.,  of  Indianapolis,  has  arranged 
to  establish  a  branch  factory  in  this  city 
which  will  give  employment  to  a  con­
siderable  number  of  people.  The  com­
pany  has  contracted  with  farmers  for 
200 acres  of  cucumbers  and  a  large acre­
age  of  cabbage.  Sauerkraut  and  pickles 
will  be  the  product  of  the  factory.

Hastings— The  Hastings  Check  Hook 
Manufacturing  Co.,  Limited,  has  been 
formed  with  a  capital  stock  of  $20,000. 
The  officers  are  A.  J.  Woodmansee, 
Chairman;  Gordon  W.  Begole,  Secre­
tary,  and  C.  H.  Thomas,  Treasurer. 
The 
company  will  manufacture  the 
check  rein  hook  patented  Jan,  28,  1902, 
by  Mr.  Begole.  They  expect  to  begin 
operations  in  about  thirty  days.

Caro—The  projected  new  shoe  factory 
for  Caro  is  now  an  assured  fact,  the 
papers  organizing  the  Lacy  Shoe  Man­
ufacturing  Co.  having  been  prepared 
and  sent  on  to  Lansing  for  filing.  This 
company  is  a  reorganization  of  the Mid­
dletown  Shoe  Manufacturing  Co.,  of 
Middletown,  Ohio,  which  has  been  for 
some  months  looking  for a  new  location 
with  increased  capital  and  manufactur­
ing  facilities.  The  plans  for  the  build­
ing  are  now  being  made,  and  it  is  ex­
pected  to  have  it  ready  for the reception 
of  the  machinery  by  Julv  1,  when  the 
entire  equipment  will  be  moved  here, 
including  all  the skilled operatives.  The 
new  company  is  capitalized  at  $60,000, 
and  Senator  Atwood  has  been  the  mov­
ing  spirit  in  securing  the  enterprise  for 
Caro.  The  other  directors  are  W.  H. 
Carson,  T.  C.  Quinn,  Herman  Himel- 
hoch,  G.  H.  Slocum  and  N.  M.  Lacy, 
the  latter  being  the  manager  of  the  old 
company,  who  will  probably  act  in  that 
capacity  here.

Statu*  o f th e  Pittsburg:  Produce  Market.
Pittsburg,  April  28—Butter  has  un-’ 
dergone  the  most  radical  change  of  all, 
selling  at  30c  on  the  14th,  27c  on  the 
21st  and  22c  to-day, making  a  decline  of 
8c  in  two  weeks,  although  Chicago  on 
Saturday  last  wired  sales  at  21c.

Potatoes  have  bad  an  unprecedented 
advance  and  not  altogether  unexpected. 
The  market  on Monday, April  21,opened 
up  strong  at  90c@$i  per  bushel,  track, 
carlots  or  less,  but  before  Saturday, 
April  26,  had  tipped  a  record  price  for 
years  and  sold  readily  at  $1.20  per 
bushel,  bulk  track  and  $1.25  sacked,  and 
to-day  are  firm  at $1.20  for  fancy  white 
s’ock,  with  very  moderate  receipts.
Eggs  hold  up,  contrary  to  all  expec­
tations,  ruling firm  at  a  range  of  i6@iyc 
for  current 
storage
fiacked  stock  that  should  command  at 
east  a  half  cent  more  can  not  be  placed 
above  17c,  and  many  storers  have  pos­
itively  refused  to  pay  even  this  price, 
knowing  it  to  be  unprecedented  and  al­
most  certain  to  prove  disastrous.  At 
the  close  to-day  our  market  remains firm 
at  i6@i7C. 

receipts,  while 

C.  B.  Clark.

Hi*  Only  Chance.

‘ * Henry !’ ’  said  Mrs.  Enpeck in a tone 
of  voice  that  was  meant  to command  at­
tention.

“ Yes,  my  dear,”   meekly  answered 

Henry.

“ I’m  actually  ashamed  of  you,”   said 
the  strenuous  half  of  the  aggregation. 
“ Are  you  aware  that  you  deliberately 
yawned  while  Mrs.  Neighbors  was  here 
this  evening?”

“ Of  course  I  am,  my  dear,”   replied 
the  unhappy  man. 
“ You  certainly  did 
not  expect  me  to  sit  all  the  evening 
without  opening  my  mouth,  did  you?”

Partial  E arly  Closing: in   M arquette.
Marquette,  April  28—A  meeting  qf 
the  merchants  of the  city  was  held at the 
City  Hall  Friday  evening  to  discuss 
early  closing.  The clerks’ petition  pray­
ing  for  the  closing  of  the  stores  three 
nights  a  week,  with  the  indorsement  of 
twenty-three  societies  and  labor  unions, 
was  presented.  The  subject  was  dis­
cussed  at  length,  with  the  result  that  a 
motion  prevailed  to  close  the  stores  at 
6  o’clock  p.  m.  on  Tuesday,  Wednes­
day  and  Thursday  nights  of  each  week 
and  at  8  o’clock  on  Monday  and  Friday 
nights,  at  6:30  o’clock  on  Lake  Shore 
Engine  Works  pay  days,  with  Saturday 
ana  lailway  pay  days  unrestricted.
A  committee  was  appointed  who 
waited  upon  every  merchant  of  the  City 
Saturday,  and  secured  the  signatures  of 
all  who  were  willing  to close their places 
of  business  as  above  stated,  regardless 
of  any  who  might  refuse  to endorse  the 
movement,  with  the  result  that  nearly 
every  merchant  signed.

those  present  favored 

In  justice  to  all,  it  might  be  said  that 
some  of  the  merchants  differed  as  to the 
advisability  of  the  movement,  and  its 
effect  upon  the  trade,  and  also  as  to  the 
number of  nights  to  close,  but  the  ma­
jority  of 
the 
nights  finally  decided  upon,  and  it  was 
accepted 
in  good  faith  by  practically 
all  the  merchants  in  the  lines  repre­
sented,  a  few  only  refusing  to  co-oper­
ate.  There  was  no  effort  made  to  induce 
the  drug  or  jewelry  stores  to  join  the 
movement,  as  there  seemed  to  be  plaus­
ible  reasons  for  keeping  their  stores 
open  until  a  later  hour.

The  movement  is  in  keeping  with  the 
trend  of  the  times  all  over  the  land  to 
shorten  the  hours  of  business,  and  the 
merchants  are  only  too  glad  to  meet  the 
expression  of  popular  approval  in  favor 
of  early  closing.  The  business  men  feel 
that  by  giving  up  three  nights  a week  to 
their  employes,  in  response  to  public 
sentiment,  they  will  suffer  no  loss  of 
business  and  feel  assured  they  will  be 
loyally  supported  in  so  doing.

Investors  who  gleefully  put  their 
money 
into  the  American  Can  Co.  are 
wondering  where  that  dividend  the  pro­
moters  hinted  at  has  gone.  At  the  an­
nual  meeting  of  the  stockholders  the 
other  day  the  manager  had  a  far-away, 
preoccupied  look  in  his  eyes  whenever 
the  subject  of a dividend was mentioned. 
Finally  when  some  rude,  impulsive  per­
son  put  the  question  directly  as to where 
the  stockholders  came 
in,  he  blandly 
informed 
them  that  the  management 
thought  best  to  pile  up  several  cans  of 
surplus  in  order  to  make  the  company 
strong.  As  the  stockholders  who  wanted 
the  money  to  spend  on  summer  vaca­
tions  were  iathe  minority  all they  could 
do  was  to  look  annoyed,  which  did  not 
cause  the  manager any  loss  of  sleep  that 
night.  There 
is  a  moral  in  this  story, 
but  it  is the  same  old  moral.

Clarence  B.  Stoddard, 

the  Monroe 
druggist,  has  been  appointed  by  Gov­
ernor  Bliss  to  fill  the  vacancy  on  the 
State  Board  of  Pharmacy  caused  by  the 
death  of  the  late  A.  B.  Schumacher,  of 
Ann  Arbor.

Arthur  A.  Scott,  Treasurer  of  the 
Clark-Jewell-Wells  Co.,  is  walking  on 
air  these  days  on  account  of  the  advent 
of  a  new  girl  baby  at  his house.

The  Wolverine  Tea  Co.,  at  429  East 
Bridge  street,  has  added  a  line  of  gro­
ceries.  The  stock  was  purchased  of  the 
Musselman  Grocer  Co.

An  old  maid  is  good  wine  gone  sour.

REMEMBER

We job  Iron  Pipe,  Fittings, Valves,  Points  and  Tubular  Well  Supplies  at  lowest 

Chicago prices and give you prompt service and low freight rates.

ao  Pearl  Street 

GRAND  RAPIDS  SUPPLY  COMPANY

Qraad  Rapid*,  Mick.

Grand  Rapids  Gossip

The  Grain  Market-

in,  it 

Wheat  has  been  poundéd  down  during 
the  week.  Every 
influence  has  been 
brought to  bear  to  reduce  prices,  but  the 
bears  were  unsuccessful,as  winter  wheat 
kept  at  full  prices  and  spring  options 
for  May  and  July  declined  only  about 
%c  and  this  in  the  face  of  a  decrease  in 
the  visible  of  3,800,000  bushels,  which 
leaves  the  amount  in  sight  40,400,000 
bushels,  against  48,300,000  bushels  last 
year,  or  about  8,000,000  bushels 
less. 
With  fully  two  months  before  new  wheat 
will  be  coming 
looks  to  us  as 
though  we  would  see  the  visible  as  low 
as  it  has  been  in  piany  years.  How­
ever,  that  does  not  deter  the  Chicago 
crowd— Armour  and others— from pound­
ing  it  down to  secure  the  small  amount 
which  comes  in  to  fill  up  their  elevators 
and, when  they  have  cornered  all  the  ac­
tual  wheat 
in  sight,  they  will  do  with 
grain  as  they  aré  doing  with  b e ef- 
boost  prices.  Well,  as  the  Govern­
ment  is  taking  a  hand  in  the  beef  trust, 
it  may  take  a  hand  later on  with  other 
trusts.  Of  course,  the  duty  which  Eng­
land  is  going  to  put  on  wheat  and  flour 
will  have 
its  effect;  flour will  be  taxed 
10c  per  cwt.,  while  wheat  will  only  be 
taxed  6c  per  cwt.,  a  difference  of 9c  per 
barrel 
in  favor  of  wheat  against  flour, 
taking  the  mill  feed  into  consideration. 
Besides,  the  freight  rates  are  higher on 
flour  than  on  wheat,  which  only  goes  to 
show  the  unfavorable  conditions  under 
which  American  millers  are  working, 
so  far  as  exporting  is  concerned.  There 
is  strong  talk  of  a  further  advance  in 
freight  ra’es,  on  account  of  the  J.  Pier- 
pont  Morgan  new  merger  plans,but  then 
we  should  not  complain—that  is,  the 
milling 
interests  of  Michigan  should 
not—as  our  honorable  Senators and  Con­
gressmen  cannot  see  any  sense  in  reci­
procity  for  American  products,  so  long 
as  beet  sugar,  the  infant  industry,  is  left 
to  prosper.  By  the  way,  they  have  to 
bring  Russian  pauper  labor  to this  State 
to  raise  the  sugar  beets,  as  it  is  beneath 
the  American  farmer  to  raise  sugar 
beets.  Besides,  should  the  tariff  on 
Cuban  sugar  be  reduced,  every  laboring 
man  who  uses  sugar  would  save  at  least 
$10  per  annum  on  his  sugar  bill;  but, 
then,  who  cares  for the  laboring  man? 
He  can  not  afford  to  send  a  lobby  to 
Washington  to  work 
rights. 
Sugar  should  come  in  free,  so  that  the 
laboring  man  could  get  cheap  sugar. 
There  has  been  a  great  deal  said  about 
raising  sugar  beets.  I  believe  there  was 
only  20,000 acres  in  this State planted  to 
sugar  beets,  while  we  usually  plant  as 
many  as  1,500,000  acres  to  wheat.  Why 
don’t  the  philanthropists 
in  Congress 
turn  their  attention  to  the  equalization 
of  freight  rates  between  wheat  and  flour 
and  see  that  the  foreign  countries  do 
not  put  on  such  a  tax  for  the  farmers  to 
pay?  The  merchants  or  manufactur­
ers  do  not  pay  the  tax  that  England  has 
put  on  grain  and  flour,  but  the  hard- 
toiling  farmer  has  to  stand  the  brunt. 
Here  is  something  for  President  Roose­
velt  and  our  Senators  and  Congressmen 
to  take 
in  hand,  for  the  benefit  of  the 
farmers  as  well  as  the  millers  of  this 
State.  This  is  a  little  diversion from  the 
“ Grain  Market,”   but  the  readers  of  the 
Tradesman  ought  to  know  how  things 
are  going.

for  his 

Corn  has  settled  back  about  ic  per 
bushel.  The  demand  seems  to  be  slack, 
but,  owing  to  the  scarcity,  prices  will 
remain  about at  present value.

Oats  are  unchanged.  They  will  re-

main  at  present  prices  until  new  oats 
come  on  tbe  market.

is  steady  at  last  week’s  quota­

Beans  also  show  no  decline,  but  re­

Flour  is  steady,  with not  much  change 

Rye 
tions.

main  steady.

to  note.

Mill  feed  is  still  very  strong  and  no 

shading  of  prices  thus  far.

Receipts  have  been  very  small  during 
the  week,  being  as  follows:  wheat,  30 
cars;  oats,  4  cars;  flour,  4  cars;  hay,  2 
cars;  potatoes,  14  cars.

Millers  are  paying  82c  for  wheat.

C.  G.  A.  Voigt.

The  Produce  M arket.

Apples— Baldwins  command  $4.50©
4.75 ;  Ben  Davis  and  Russets  are  taken 
readily  at $4.50.

Asparagus—$1  per  doz.
Bananas— Prices  range  from  $1.25®

1.75  per  bunch,  according  to  size.

Beeswax— Dealers  pay  25c  for  prime

yellow  stock.

Beets—$2  per  bbl.
Butter—The  downward  condition  con­
tinues, factory  creamery  having  dropped 
to  24c  for  fancy  and  23c  for  choice. 
Dairy  grades  have  dropped  to  2i®22c 
for  fancy, i 8@ 2oc for  choice  and  I5 @ i 6c 
for  packing  stock.  Receipts  are  heavy.
Cabbage—Old  stock  has  advanced  to 
$1.20  per  doz.  Florida,  $3.25  per  crate.

Carrots—$1.25  per  bbl.
Celery—California  Jumbo  commands 

80c  per  doz.

Cod.

house.

mand  14c.

Cranberries—$2.50  per crate  for  Cape 

Cucumbers—$1.20  per  doz. 

for  hot­

Figs---- Five 

crown  Turkey  com­

Green  Onions— 10c  per  doz.
Green  Peas—$1.50  per  bu.  box.
Honey—White  stock  is  in  ample  sup­
ply  at  I5@i6c.  Amber  is  in  active  de­
mand  at  I3@I4C  and  dark  is  in  moder­
ate  demand  at  io @ i i c .
$3.6o@3.75.

Lemons—Californias  $3.50,  Messinas 

Lettuce— 12c  per  lb.  for  hothouse.
Maple  Sugar— 10 J^c  per  lb.
Maple  Syrup—$1  per gal.  for  fancy.
Onions— Bermudas,  $3.25  per  crate; 
Egyptian,  $3.75  per  sack;  Louisiana, 
$4  per  bbl.  of  3  bu.

Onion  Sets— Top,  $1.25  per  b u .;  yel­

low,  $1.75;  red,  $2;  white,  $3.
Oranges—California  navels  fetch  $4 
per  box  for  fancy.  St.  Michaels  and 
Fancy  Mediterranean  Sweets  command
$3- 5o@3- 75-

Parsley— 35c  per  doz.
Parsnips—$1.50  per  bbl.
Pieplant—4c  per  lb.
Pineapples—$5  per  crate  for  Havanas.
Potatoes—The  high  range  of  prices 
has  tended  to  sober  the  market,  which 
runs  from  90c@$l  per  bu.
Poultry—The  market  is  stronger  and 
ic  higher  than  a  week  ago. 
about 
Dressed  hens  fetch 
io@ uc,  chickens 
command  I2@ I3C,  turkey  hens  fetch  13 
@140;  gobblers  command  I2@ I3C ,ducks 
fetch 
in 
moderate  demand  at  50^750  and  squabs 
at  $1.20®2,  Live  poultry  meets  with 
active  demand  at  the  following  prices: 
Spring  broilers,  2o@22c;  chickens,  g@ 
io c;  hens,  8@gc;  turkey  hens, 
io^@ 
i i ^ c ;  gobblers,  9@ioc.
Radishes—25c  per  doz.
Spinach— 80c  per  bu.
Strawberries—$2.25  for 24  pints.
Vegetable  Oysters—20c  per  doz.
Wax  Beans—$3  per  bu.  box.

I3@i4c.  Live  pigeons  are 

J.  P.  McGaugbey,  Michigan  manager 
for  the  Pillsbury-Washburn  Flour  Mills 
Co.,  Limited,  of  Minneapolis,  has  re­
moved  his  office  from  413  Michigan 
Trust  building  to  306 Clark  building.

Priest  &  Jones  have  engaged  in  the 
drug  business  at  Pellston.  The  Hazel- 
tine  &  Perkins  Drug  Co.  furnished  the 
stock.

John  Y.  Dykstra,  dealer  in  groceries 
and  flour and  feed,  has  sold  out to  A.  E. 
Chamberlin.

The  Grocery  M arket.

Sugars—The  raw  sugar  market 

is 
quiet,  with  a  rather  weaker  tendency. 
Offerings  are  limited  to small 
lots  and 
purchases  are  very  light.  The  world’s 
visible  supply  of  raw  sugar  is  3,400,000 
tons,  showing  an 
increase  of  800,000 
tons  over  last  year.  The  refined  market 
is  quiet,  with  very  light  demand,  and 
prices  have  declined  five  points  on  all 
grades.  Tbe  trade  have  had  very 
little 
confidence 
in  tbe  market  and  have 
shown  a  disposition  to  hold  aloof,await­
ing  further  developments.  The  position 
of  the  market 
is  strong,  statistically, 
and  the  trade  have  but  very  light  stocks 
and,  with  the  increased  consumption 
expected  to  set  in  soon,  stimulated  by 
warm  weather,  buyers  will  be  forced  to: 
replenish  their stocks.

Canned  Goods—Trade 

in  all  of the 
leading  lines  of  canned  goods  continues 
quiet,  with  no  special  features  noted. 
Orders  are  for  small  lots,  as  is  custom­
ary  at  this  season  of  tbe  year,  but  are 
large  enough  to  keep  the market in  good 
condition.  Most  interest  centers  in  to­
matoes,  spot  goods  meeting  with  a  fair 
sale  at  full prices.  Considerable strength 
is  noted  and  stocks  are  being  rapidly 
reduced.  As  we  stiil  have  before  us 
three  of  tbe  largest  consumptive  months 
of  the  year,  there  is  every  reason  to  be­
lieve  that  stocks  will  be  closed  out  be­
fore  new  goods  are  ready.  Futures  are 
quiet,  but  prices  remain  firm,  a  num­
ber  of  bids  at  slightly 
lower  prices 
than 
regular  quotations  having  been 
turned  down.  Packers  hold  up  to  full 
prices  and  are  rapidly  selling  their out­
put  at  these  prices.  Corn  is  quiet and 
taken  only  in  a  small  way.  Futures  are 
dull,  with  very 
interest  noted. 
Peas  are  quiet,  with  only  small 
lots  of 
the  medium  grades  selling.  Futures  are 
quiet,most  buyers  having  supplied  their 
wants 
line.  Future  pineapple 
continues  in  fair  demand  at  previous 
prices.  Salmon 
is  in  good  shape  and 
is  moving  out  well.  Consumptive  de­
mand  for  this  article 
is  considerably 
stimulated  by  the  present  high  price  of 
beef.  Stocks  are  cleaning  up  well  and 
will  probably  all  be  closed  out  by  the 
time, new  goods  arrive.  Sardines  meet 
with  a  very  good  demand  and  are  much 
stronger  although  prices  are  not quot- 
ably  higher.

in  this 

little 

lots  being  reported.  The 

Dried  Fruit—The  dried  fruit  market 
is  steady,  with  moderate  demand  for 
almost  everything 
in  the  line.  Prunes 
show  some  improvement,  some  sales  of 
large 
large 
sizes  are 
in  most  demand,  dealers  re­
porting  a  very  satisfactory  consumptive 
demand 
in  this  line.  Prices,  however, 
show no  change.  Raisins  are  quiet,  both 
loose  and  seeded. 
Prices  are  un­
changed.  Apricots  are  still  selling  well 
and  the  market  is  stronger.  Peaches 
improvement  and  prices 
show  decided 
are  firmer. 
It  is  said  that stocks in  job­
bers’  hands  are  very 
light  and  good 
lots  are  difficult  to  obtain  except 
sized 
at  fancy  prices. 
Persian  dates  are 
higher,  owing  to  continued  good  de­
mand  and  small  spot  stocks.  Hallowi 
and  Khadrawi  show  an  advance  over 
last quotations  of 
per  pound.  Fard 
dates  show  more  interest and  prices  are 
steady.  Figs  continue  strong  and  in 
good  demand. 
It  is  estimated  that  spot 
stocks  will  be  so  closely  sold  up  that 
but  very  few  of  these  goods  will  be  put 
in  cold  storage  this  year.  Currants  are 
in  moderate  demand  at  slightly 
lower 
prices.  Evaporated  apples  during  tbe 
past  week  experienced  quite  an  active 
demand,  sufficient  to  almost  entirely 
1 clean  up  spot  stock.  Full  prices  were

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5

obtained  with  some  bids  slightly  lower 
than  quotations  turned  down.  Tbe  mar­
ket  continues  strong,  with  some  holders 
quoting  at  }£q  advance.

Rice— Trade  during  the  week  in  rice 
was  of  rather  light  proportions,  buyers' 
views  being  %@'4 c  below  those  of 
holders.  The  better  grades  are  very 
firm  and  dealers  find  it  difficult  to  re­
place  these  grades  at  previous  purchas­
ing  prices.  Holders  in  general  are  firm 
and,  with  the  improved  weather,  an  in­
creasing  demand  is  expected.

Tea— Generally 

speaking,  trade 

in 
teas  continues  very  dull.  Occasional 
purchases  are  made  for  good  sized  lots, 
but  as  a  rule  orders  are  for  small lots for 
immediate  use  only,  buyers  not  being 
inclined  to  accumulate  supplies.  Green 
teas  are  firmly  held,  but  black  teas  are 
%c  per  pound  lower.

Molasses—The  demand  for  molasses 
was  about  as  usual  at  this  season,  when 
buyers  only  purchase  such  supplies  as 
are  actually  needed,  as  the  demand  will 
gradually  slacken  with  the  approach  of 
warmer  weather.  Spot  stocks  are moder­
ate  and  firmly  held. 
Indications  do  not 
point  to  lower  prices,  as  the  supply  will 
hardly  be  sufficient  to  meet  the  regular 
wants  of  the  consuming  trade  before  the 
arrival  of  new  crop.

in  the  fish 

Fish—Business 

line,  as 
usual  at  this  season  of  the  year,  is  very 
dull,  except  for  mackerel, 
for  which 
there  is  a  fair  demand.  Prices are  very 
strong  on  all  grades,  as  stocks  are  light 
and  holders  are  very  firm in their views.
Nuts—Trade  in  nuts  is  quiet,  with  no 

change  in  prices.

Rolled  Oats— The first  of  the  week the 
rolled  oats  market  was  very  strong  and 
prices  advanced  20c  per  barrel  and 
ioc 
per  case,  but 
later,  on  account  of  the 
weaker  grain  markets,  prices  declined 
20c  per  barrel  and  ioc  per case, bringing 
prices  back  to  their  former  basis.

H ides, Pelts,  Tallow   and  W ool.

The  bide  market 

is  still  unsettled, 
but  stocks  are  firmly  held,  while  scar­
city  is  claimed  to  still  further  advance 
prices.  Stocks  held  are  large,  both  in 
city  and  at  country  points.  Sales  are 
being  made  on  the  quiet,  as  prices  are 
high  and  holders  fear  a  slump.  Many 
sales  are  not  reported.  Tanners  hold  off 
and,  where  not  supplied,  work  in  less 
hides.  The  leather  market  does  not  re­
spond  to  the  high  cost  of  manufactur­
ing.  Trade  is  blocked  by  the  difference 
in  value  between  seller  and  buyer. 
Lower  prices  are  looked  for.

There  is  a  good  demand  for wool pelts 
Shearlings 
when  the  price  is  right. 
and 
lambs  do  not  sell  readily  at  prices 
asked.  Pullers  do  not  have  to  keep  run­
ning,  and  will  not  do  so  except  as  they 
can  see  a  margjn.  Trade  is quiet.

Tallow  is  strong  and  high.  Fully  half 
of  tbe  packers’  product  is  being  used 
for lard  purposes.  This  limits  soapers’ 
stock.  There 
little  of  edible  stock 
being  offered.  Greases  are  well  sold 
up,  all  offerings  being  readily  taken.

is 

Wool 

is  dull  and,  in  reality,  lower  if 
sales  are  made.  Tbe  demand 
is  not 
good,  and  the  little  which  is  being  sold 
is  for  specials.  Stocks  at  seaboard  are 
larger  than  one  year  ago,  but  the  State 
holdings  are  lighter.  Altogether,  there 
is  not  so  much 
in  sight  as  last  yeai, 
with  mills  running  full  time.  Buyers 
in  the  country  anticipate  purchases  at 
last  year’s  prices,  while  the  large  oper­
ators  hesitate  on  taking  wool  at  any  in­
creased  value  over  last  year.  The  future 
is  uncertain,  while the wools are  at  a  low 
point  as  to  price. 
■ For G illies’  N.  Y.  tea,all kinds,grades 
and  prices,  call  Visner,  both  phones.

Wm.  T.  Hess.

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

EM BRACE  OF TH E  IN FIN IT E .

D iscourse  by  W m .  Connor,  th e  Veteran 

C lothing  Salesman.

St.  John,  17th  chapter  3d  verse :  ‘ ‘ And
this  is 
life  eternal,  that  they  might
know  Thee,  the  only  true  God,  and
Jesus  Christ,  whom  Thou  hast  sent.”
So  spake  the  Master  we  follow  in His 
great  prayer  the  night  before  He  died 
on  the  cross;  and  the  church  has  taken 
His  words  into  one  of  her  daily collects, 
speaking  of  God  "in   knowledge  of 
whom  (that  is,  of  course,  in  the  know­
ing  of  whom)  standeth  our eternal life ," 
as  well  as  into  the  collect  for  St.  Phil­
ip ’s  and  St.  James’  days,  "whom  truly 
to  know  is  everlasting  life ."  But  men 
say,  "W e  can  not  know  G od;  we do  not 
deny  the  existence  of  God,  but  we 
affirm  that,  if  there  be  a God,  He  is  un­
knowable. ”

in 

Now  let  me  at  once  allow  that  there  is 
a  great  truth  underlying  this  agnosti­
cism.  There  generally  is  a  truth  at  the 
root  of  all  error,  for error  is  mostly  par­
tial  or  one-sided  truth,  erring 
its 
ignoring  of  other  truth.  It  is  true,  then, 
that  a  finite  being 
like  man  can  not 
know,  with  any  complete  or  commen­
surate  knowledge,  an  Infinite Being  like 
God.  God 
is  expressly  called  by  us 
"incomprehensible,"  which  means, 
not  One  whom  we  can  not  understand, 
whether  that  be  true  or  not,  but  One 
whom  we  can  not  grasp  and  embrace, 
just  because  the  finite  can  not  grasp  or 
embrace  the  Infinite.  But,  just  because 
we  can  not  know  God  with  such  a 
knowledge  as  could  embrace  a  full  and 
complete  conception  of  that  which  He 
is,  it  does  not  follow  that  we  can  not 
know  that  which  is,  or  that  we  can  not 
know  many  things  about  God.  But,  it 
is  said,  "There  are  things  to  which  we 
can  attain  with  certainty.  We  can study 
physical  facts— material  things  are  kat 
least  real  and  true— we  can  trust  the 
evidence  of  our  senses."  And  so  a  pos­
itivist  theory 
is  built  up,  based  upon 
the  conviction  of  the  trustworthiness  of 
such  evidence  as  is  supplied  by  our 
senses.  But  let  us  think.  Are  we  sure 
we  know  so  much  about  outward  ob­
jects?  Have  we  really  ascertained  what 
an  outward  object  is?  Take  a  tree. 
You  say  it  is  plain  enough  that  the  tree 
is  tall  and  is  covered  with  green 
leaves 
and  has  a  hard  rough  trunk,  and  so  on. 
But  all  you  really  do  know  is  that  an 
impression,  which  you  describe  in  this 
way,  is  somehow  made  upon  the  nerves 
connected  with  the  retina  of  your eye. 
The  color  is 
in  your  brain,  not  in  the 
tree.  The  hardness  and  roughness  are 
sensations  of  your  touch,  but  you  do 
not  know  what  produces  them.  All  you 
can  say  about  the  tree  is  that  there is  an 
object  there  which  has  certain  quali­
in  you  sensations 
ties  which  produce 
which  you  have 
learned  to  call  height 
and  greenness  and  hardness,  etc. 
In 
reality  you  can  make  out  very  little  in 
any  external  object  except  what  may  be 
called  a  sort  of  core  of  being—the  va­
rious  things  your  senses  tell  you  of  be­
ing 
in  yourself  and  not  in  the  thing. 
You  will  very  clearly  see  that  this  is 
true  in  the  case  of  sound.  There  is  no 
sound  where  there  is  no  ear  to  hear  it. 
There  may  be  rapid  vibrations  of  the 
is  the  effect  of  such  v i­
air,  but  sound 
brations  upon  a  sensitive  membrane 
in 
the  living  being.

I  might  draw  out  this  thought  much 
more  fully,  but  I  have  simply  touched 
upon  it  to  show  you  that  there  is  as  true 
and  legitimate  an  agnosticism  with  re­
gard  to  the  physical  world  and 
the 
things  of  sense  as  there  is  with  regard

to  the  spiritual  world  and  the  things  of 
faith. 
In  both  fields  man’s  finite  un­
derstanding  moves  within  very  narrow 
bounds,  and,  while  he  is  right  in  say­
ing  he  knows,  and  can  know,  but 
little 
of  the  true  nature  either  of  God  or  of 
created  things,  be  is  wrong  in  saying  he 
can  not  know  God  but  can  know  the 
material  things  which  his  senses  bring 
to  him.  But,  then,  while  man  can  not 
know  the  essence  and  true  nature  of  any 
external  object,  but  only  the  phenomena 
presented  to  his  senses,  he  can,  by 
means  of these phenomena,  know a  great 
deal  about  external  objects  and  their 
relation  to  himself  and  to  each  other. 
Yes;  and  so,  although  he  can  not  grasp 
and  comprehend  the  essence  of  an  In­
finite  God,  he  can,  if  he  have  the  guid­
ance  of  any  suitable  phenomena,  know 
much  about  God  and  His  relation  to 
himself;  and  it  is  quite  possible  that  he 
may  find  that  the  phenomena  which 
seem  to  him  to  reveal  the  existence  and 
attributes  of  God  are  as  trustworthy 
in 
their  evidence  as  those  which  reveal 
to  him  the  existence  and  attributes  of 
material  things.  For  example,  I  judge 
of  the  existence  and  nature  of  the  tree 
by  the  peculiar  sensations  which  the 
‘presence  of  that  tree  causes 
in  my 
brain,  although  I  can  not  tell  what  the 
real  essence  of  that  tree  is  nor  what  are 
it  which  produce  the 
the  qualities  in 
sensations  I  am  conscious  of. 
So  I 
judge  of  the  existence  and  of  the  power 
and  wisdom  and  goodness  of  God  by 
the  impressions  produced  on  my  reason­
ing  powers,  although  I  can  not  know 
God’s  essence  nor  understand  all  His 
methods  and  purposes.  Of  course,  all 
that  I  am  so  far  attempting  to  show  is 
that  it  is  unreasonable  to  deny the exist­
ence  of  God  because  we  can  not  grasp 
the  conception  of  His  Infinitude,  and 
that  it  is  unreasonable  to  assert  that  we 
can  not  know  anything  about  God  be­
cause  we  can  not  know  all  about  Him— 
the  same  arguments  would 
lead  us  to 
deny  the  existence  of  space  and to affirm 
the 
impossibility  of  knowing  anything 
about  a  tree.

O,  my  Father,  my  Father!  Would 
they,  then,  tell  me  I  can not know Thee? 
Would  they  shut  me  into  a  black  dun­
geon  and  forbid  me  the  sunlight  of  Thy 
presence  and  Thy  love?  1  know  I  am 
illogical,  I  know  1  am  calling  upon  a 
God  as  if  I  knew  Him,  when  I  am 
striving  to  show  that  He  is  knowable.  I 
can  not  help 
it.  Nay,  am  I,  indeed, 
so  illogical?  Are  all  these  yearnings  of 
inner 
my  soul,  these  cryings  out  of  my 
self  to  One  in  Whom  I  feel  I 
live  and 
move  and  have  my  being,  this  fitness 
and  adaptation  of  so  much  of  which  I 
am  conscious  for  intercourse  with  a  Su­
preme  and  Divine  and  personal  Being, 
this  sense  of  utter  want  and  emptiness 
except  in  the  assumption  of  such  a  Be­
ing—are  all  these  facts  of  consciousness 
to  count  for  nothing?  Are  they  mere 
fantastic  dreams  and 
illusions,  born 
but  to  vanish  with  the  awakening  to  a 
harsh,  cold,  awful  conviction  of  infinite 
nothingness?  Nay,  explain  them  away, 
tell  me  how  they  come,  assure  me  they 
are  self-evolved,  but  they  stand  there 
still.  They  decline  to  be  philosophized 
away.  They  are  obstinate  and  cling  to 
my  deepest,  truest  self as  parts  of  my 
very  life  and  being.  But,  in  preaching 
upon  the  knowledge  of  God,there  is  one 
thing  the preacher  must  always  be  long­
ing  to  say :  He  admits  how  weak  and 
narrow  is  man’s  understanding,  he  fre­
quently  allows  how  impossible  it  is  for 
such  an  understanding  to  grasp  and  em­
brace  the majesty  and  grandeur  of  God.

Nay,  he  denies  not  that,  while  in  the 
flesh,  it  must  always  be  a  difficulty  to 
conceive  a Being purely spiritual—"God 
is  a  spirit’ ’—and  to  make  real  to  the 
mind  the  existence  of  a  nature  so  dif­
ferent  from  and  so  far above  our  own. 
Well,  but  suppose  that  God  knew  this 
difficulty,  too,  and  suppose  that,  know­
ing 
it,  He  designed  to  make  Himself 
known  to  men  in  a  new  and  clearer  way 
through  the 
incarnation  of  the  Eternal 
Son?  Mind,  I  am  not  saying  that  this 
is  the  only  Divine  purpose  in  the  incar­
nation,  but  we  are  talking  of  knowing 
God,  and 
it  is  not  bard  to  see  that,  if 
God  could  be  so  united  to  one  of  our­
selves  that  through  the  veil  of  manhood 
we  might  discern  with  unblinded  eye 
something  of  the  nature  and  character 
and  purposes  of  God,  we  might  know 
Him  far  more  fully  and  truly  than  be­
fore.  And  surely  this  is  true.  Not  in 
vain  did  the  Savior  say,  "H e  that  hath 
seen  Me  hath  seen  the  Father  also.’ ’ 
Yes,  we  want  to  know  God.  Human 
nature 
is  ever  crying,  "Show  us  the 
Father.  Tell  us  what  God  is— what  He 
is  like,  what  His  relations  are  to  us." 
We  have  a  strange,  instinctive  belief, 
imbedded 
in  our  very  nature,  ever  ris­
ing  in  vast  yearnings  after  clearer  light 
—ever,  even  in  darkest  places,  seeking 
the  Lord  " i f   haply  we  might  feel  after 
Him  and  find  H im "—but  an  Infinite 
Being,  omnipresent,  omniscient,  spirit­
ual,  is  too  far  from  our  daily  and hourly 
experiences  for  us  to  grasp  and  realize.
And  so  the  answer  comes.  God Him­
self  seems  to  speak 
from  the  awful 
depths  of  the  light  which  no  man  can 
approach  unto:  " I   know,  my  child,  it 
is  hard ;  and I have  trained  thee  through 
all  thy  infancy  to  hope  and  expect  and 
watch  for  the  unveilings  of  My  love, 
and 
lo!  in  the  fulness  of  the  times  1 
have  sent  My  well-beloved  Son  to  make 
known  to  thee  thy  God. ”  
In  our  eter­
nal  union  we  are  one,  1  in  Him  and  He 
in  me.  But 
lo !  he  bath  become  man. 
He  hath  worn  our flesh.  He  hath  lived 
and  died  on  this 
lower  earth  for  us. 
And  He  hath  shown  us  that  which  we 
is  the  brightness  of  our  glory 
are.  He 
and  the  express 
image  of  our  person. 
In  looking  upon  the  holiness  and  wis­
dom  and  love  and  tenderness  of  God,  in 
gazing  upon  His  stupendous  sacrifice, 
we  have  seen  the  will  and  the  purpose 
of  God  for  our  salvation. 
Is  it  hard  to 
know  God?  But  we  shall  know  ]esus,

and  He 
God  and  eternal life ."

is  God. 

"T h is  id  the  true 

GOD IS LOVE.

With doubts and cares and fears oppressed, 
Man’s wayward thoughts desponding rove; 
Where shall the troubled soul find rest?
Oh, fly to God, for God is love.

When bowed beneath afflictions sent.
Thy frequent wanderings to reprove,
Hall them as Heaven’s hind mercies meant 
For thy soul’s good, for God is love.

In Jesus hear His mercy speak,
From Heaven He came the lost to seek;

Hear Him who reigns in Heaven above; 
Jesus Is God, and God is love.

Trust, trust in Him—for you he died;
By works of love thy faith approve;
So shall thy soul in peace.abiae 
And know and feel that God is love.

Thus may I live, thus let me die,
My soul, redeemed, to heaven may fly.

That when the summons calls, “ Remove,” 
To sing with saints, “ Our God is  love.”

R ecent  Changes  A m ong  Indiana  Mer­

chants.

Advance—W.  A.  Walls  has  purchased 

the  furniture  stock  of  J.  R.  Sullivan.

Corunna— E.  Knauer,  of  the  general 
merchandise  firm  of  E.  Knauer  &  Son, 
is  dead.

Cynthiana—V.  D.  Smith  has  sold  his 

meat  market  to  Geo.  Duncan.

Darlington—Geo.  Seybolt  &  Co., 
hardware  dealers,  have  discontinued 
business.

Frankfort—E.  Bond  has  purchased 

the  drug  stock  of  H.  L.  Rous.  *

Indianapolis—The  Cerealine  Manu­
facturing  Co.  is  succeeded  by  the  Amer­
ican  Hominy  Co.

Indianapolis— The  style  of  the Indian­
apolis  Mills  has  been  changed  to  the 
American  Hominy  Co.

LaFayette— Loeb  &  Hene,  dry  goods 
dealers,  have  merged  their  business into 
a  corporation  under  the  style  of  the 
Loeb  &  Hene  Co.

Mt.  Pleasant—Geo.  Sweat  has  pur­
chased  the  general  merchandise  stock  of 
J.  A.  Shircliff.

Muncie— Parson  &  Johnson,  hardware 

dealers,  have  discontinued  business.

Newcastle—The  clothing  firm  of  Tay­

lor  &  Hughes  has  been  dissolved.

Owensville—Grimwood  &  Co.  is  the 
new  style  which  succeeds  Keneipp  & 
Grimwood  in  the  hardware  business.

Portland— Darrah  &  Wyckoff  succeed 
Thomas  W.  Darrah in the meat business.

Circle

Indi­
cates

on Rice pkgs 
the
CHOICEST

THE  WORLD  PRODUCES.

Butter

I  always 
want  it.

E. F. Dudley

Owosso,  Mich.

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M EN OF  MARK.

Chant.  R.  Sligh,  P resident Sligh  Furniture 

Co.

in  1833  and 

Charles  Robert  Sligh  was  born 

in 
Grand  Rapids,  Jan.  5,  1850.  His  father 
was  a  native  of  Scotland and  his  mother 
of  Ireland.  His  grandfather  came  to 
Canada 
later  removed  to 
Rochester,  N.  Y.,  removing  to  Grand 
Rapids  in  1846.  His  father  was  a  cap­
tain 
in  the  Michigan  Engineers  and 
Mechanics’  Regiment  during  the  civil 
war  and  was  wounded  in  battle and died 
in  1863.

Charles  attended  the  common  schools 
until  he  was  15  years  old,  when  he  real­
ized  that  he  would  have  to  help  support 
learned  the 
the  family.  He  therefore 
trade  of  tinsmith  with  the 
late  Wilder 
D.  Foster  and,  after  that,  spent  one 
year  as  journeyman  tinsmith,  traveling 
through  Michigan  and  Illinois.  His 
life  as  journeyman  was  one  of  hard­
ships,  which  tested  the  Scotch-Irish

done  by  the  Bureau.  The  work  of  the 
Bureau  was  finally  absorbed  by  the 
Board  of  Trade,  which  Mr.  Sligh  helped 
to  organize.  He  was  its  first  Vice-Pres­
ident  and  has  been  a  director  for  ten 
years.

Mr.  Sligh  was  one  of  the  earliest  ad­
improvement  of  Grand 
vocates  of  the 
River  and  to  his  persistence  and  pa­
tience  is  to  be  attributed, 
in  great 
part,  the  gradual  change  in  public  sen­
timent  which  has  taken  place  during 
the  past  dozen  years.  But  for  the  con­
stant  agitation  of  this  subject  by  him­
self  and  Charles  H.  Leonard  it  is  doubt­
ful 
if  Grand  Rapids  would  now  be  re­
joicing  over  the  prospective  advantages 
of  deep  water  navigation.

Mr.  Sligh  is  a  natural  organizer  and 
has  taken  an  active  part  in  several 
im­
portant  movements.  He  was  one  of 
the  first  men  in  the  city  to  advocate in­
dependent  action  on  the  telephone  ques­
tion  and  was  one  of  the  incorporators

H e  K new   th e  Lady.

“ Yes,”   said  the  eminent  professor  at 
a  social  gathering,  addressing  his  re­
marks  to  a  small  man  to  whom  he  had 
been  introduced,  “ I  flatter  myself  that 
I  rarely  fail  to  read  a  face  correctly.”

“ So?’ ’  queried  the  small  man.
“ Yes.  Now,  there  is  a 

lady,”   con­
tinued  the  professor,  pointing  to  a  200 
pound  specimen  of  the  fair  sex,  “ the 
ines  of  whose  countenance  are  as  clear 
as  print  to  me.  The  chin  shows  firm­
ness  of  disposition  amounting  to  obstin­
acy ;  the  pointed  nose,  a  vicious  tem­
perament ;  the  capacious  mouth,  volu­
bility ;  the  square  chin  denotes  trouble 
for  those  who  oppose  her  wishes;  the 
eyes  show  a  hardness  of  heart"—

“ Wonderful,  truly  wonderful,  profes­

sor,"  interrupted  the  small  man.

“ You  evidently  know  something  of 

the  lady  then?"  said  the  professor.

“ Sure,"  replied  the  small  man;  “ she 

is  my  wife.”

You ought to sell

LILY  WHITE
V A LLEY   C IT Y   MILLING  C O .. 

“The flour the best cooks use”

G RA N D   R A P ID S .  M ICH.

Cheaper  Than  a  Candle
and  many  100 times more  light from

B rillian t  and  H alo

Gasoline  Gas  Lamps 

Guaranteed good for any place.  One 
agent in a town wanted.  Big  profits.
42  State  Street, 
Chicago, 111.

B rillian t Gas  Lamp  Co.

'rrrrrrrrr
Now is the time 

to buy

*3

California  R aisin  T rust  D efunct.

The  California  Raisin  Growers’  Asso­
ciation,  which  has  exerted  an 
influence 
on  the  raisin  market  for  several  years 
past,  is  practically  defunct,  owing  to  a 
lack  of  interest  on  the  part  of  its  mem­
bership.  A  nominal  organization  will 
be  continued  until  the  affairs  of  the  As­
sociation  are  settled,  but  after  that  it 
will  probably  cease  to  exist  in  its  pres­
ent  form.  President  M.  T.  Kearney 
is 
hopeful,  however,  that 
it  will  be  suc­
ceeded  by  an  association  which  will  ex­
ert  a  more  powerful  influence  than  that 
now  about  to  go  out  of  existence,  and 
in  a  public  statement  the President calls 
attention  to  the  good  that  was  done  by 
the  former organization.

Dusters and 

Nets

We  have  the  correct  styles 
and  our prices are very low.

Sherwood Hall 

Grand  Rapids,  Michigan

JUUUUUIJUUUl 3

It  sells  strictly  on  Its  merit.  No  prizes,  no 
schemes,  just  Coffee— all  Coffee

OLNEY & JUDSON GROCER  CO.,  Grand  Rapids

i Asphalt  Torpedo* G ravel  J
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1  Ready 
1  BOTH  STEEP  AND  FLAT  ! 
1  Roofing
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SUITABLE  FOR 

ROOFS 

metal 
in  him  and  brought  out  all  his 
powers  of  determination  and  persever­
ance.  On  his  return  to  Grand  Rapids 
he  entered  W.  D.  Foster’s  employ  as 
a  clerk,  where  he  remained  until  he was 
engaged  as  traveling  salesman  by  the 
Berkey  &  Gay  Furniture  Co.  He  re­
mained  with  this  house  from  1874  to 
1880,  introducing  Grand  Rapids  furni­
ture  farther south  than  it  had ever before 
been  introduced.

In  1880 Mr.  Sligh  organized  the  Sligh 
Furniture  Co.,which  has  steadily  forged 
its  way  to  the  front  and  is  now  one  of 
the  foremost  manufacturing  establish­
ments  of  the  city.

Mr.  Sligh  has  done  much  for  the  fur­
niture  trade  in  this  city. 
In  1886  the 
Grand  Rapids  Freight  Bureau  was  or­
ganized  for  the  purpose  of  securing 
uniform  freight  rates  and  assisting 
in 
protecting  Grand  Rapids  manufactories 
against  unjust  discrimination.  George 
W.  Gay  was  President  and  Mr.  Sligh 
Secretary  and  some  excellent  work  was

by H.  M.  REYNOLDS  ROOFING  CO., 

|
GRAND  RAPIDS,  fllCH._|

of  the  Citizens  Telephone  Co.,  serving 
that  corporation  as  a  director for several 
years.  He  was  for  many  years  Presi­
dent  of  the  Grand  Rapids  Furniture 
Manufacturers’  Association  and  also 
President  of  the  National  Furniture 
Manufacturers'  Association  from  1888  to 
1892.

Mr.  Sligh’s  success  can  not  be  attrib 
uted  to  luck  merely,  but  rather 
to  a 
steady,  clear  mind,  the  ability  to  see  all 
around  a  business proposition,and deter 
mination and persistency to carry out and 
make  a  success  of  what  he  has  under 
taken.  His  judgment  and  clear-sighted 
ness  can  be  safely  relied  upon. 
In  all 
that  pertains  to  the  industrial  interests 
of  the  city  he  gives  his  best thought  and 
care.  A  man  who  has  the  respect  of 
the  community  must  possess  qualities 
that  go  for  the  making  of  a  man  of 
affairs  and  an 
influential,  highly  re 
spected  citizen;  and  these  qualities  Mr 
Sligh  possesses  to an  eminent  degree.

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County  of  Kent 

John  DeBoer,  being  duly  sworn,  de­

STA TE  OF  MICHIGAN t 
j 
poses  and  says  as  follows:
I  am  pressman  in  the  office  of  the 
Tradesman  Company  and  have  charge 
of  the  presses  and  folding  machine  in 
that  establishment. 
and 
folded  7,ooo  copieB  of  the 
issue  of 
April  23.  1902,  and  saw 
the  edition 
mailed 
in  the  usual  manner.  And 
further deponent  saith  not.

I  printed 

John  DeBoer.

Sworn  and  subscribed  before  me,  a 
notary  public  in  and  for said  county, 
this  twenty-sixth  day  of  April,  1902.
Henry  B.  Fairchild, 

Notary  Public  in  and  for  Kent  County, 

Mich.

EQUAL  TO  THE  REQUIREMENTS.

look  as 

'  It  begins  to 
if  human  life 
were  changing  its  ideals.  Humanity  is 
getting  tired  of  phantom-chasing  and 
is  determined  when  the  race  is  over  to 
have  something  to  show  for  its  work. 
The  ages  have  held  up  the  glittering 
baubles  of  rank  and  power  only  to  in­
tensify  the  fact  that  their  possession  is 
not  worth 
the  striving  after  them. 
Seconded  by  the  money  that  sustained 
them they  have  come  to  be  subordinated 
to  it  and  now  after  centuries  of  sway 
the  three,  together or apart,  have  shown 
their  emptiness  and  their  worthlessness 
and  the 
long  deluded  world  has  con­
cluded  to  base  its  happiness upon  some­
thing  else.  The  United  States  long  ago 
turned  its  back  upon  crown  and  throne 
and,  centering  its  hopes  upon  the  dol­
lar, has  made that  “ Almighty,”   with  the 
old  result.  Beyond  the  needs  of  the 
savage 
it  can  not  go  and  too  many  of 
them  have  been  found  again  and  again 
to  be  a  weariness  of  the  flesh.  The 
“ pile”   made,life  has  lost  its zest  and  is 
hardly  worth  the 
livin g;  and  the  man 
with  his  fortune  has  been  on  the  lookout 
for another  ideal.

On  this  side  of  the  sea  there  has  been 
a  hungering  after  the  fleshpots of  the 
Old  World,  and  now  and  then  the  mul­
tiplied  millions  have  gone  for  the medi­
eval  title  with  the  nonentity  behind  it. 
That  bubble  burst,  the  good  sense  in- j 
berited  from“  the  third  estate”   has  as­
serted  itself  and  now  we  are  teaching 
the  unsatisfied  that  the  best  part  of 
money  is  earning  it  and  the  next  best 
part  is  spending  it  for  the  good  of  all 
mankind.  For  years  there  has  been  a 
fear  among  us  that  wealth  was  degrad­
ing  us.  The  man  with  bis  hard-earned 
millions  went  from  his  work  to  his  re­
ward  and  his son piously  and  religiously 
scattered  the  money  left  him  and  slept 
with  his  fathers,  leaving  the  next  gen­
eration  at the  bottom  of  the  hill to climb 
or  not  as  it  seemed  best;  buthere  is

idea 

is  asserting 

where  the  new  ideal  presents  itself.  The 
American 
itself  and 
the  man  with  the  inherited  fortune  is  no 
longer  contented  to  be  the  hero  of  the 
golf 
links  or  the  champion  of  the  cue. 
The  army  of  well-dressed  masculine 
idleness  that  crowded  the  summer  re­
sorts  forty  years  ago,  the  envy  of  their 
less  fortunate,  brothers,  are  there  no 
longer. 
Inherited  worth, weary  with  the 
round  of  nothingness  and  disgusted 
with 
it,  has  given  a  new  turn  to  the 
American  spirit  of  the  age  and  with 
coat  off  and  sleeves  up  is  showing  his 
hut-born  brothers  that  they,  the  hut- 
born,  are  no  longer to  hold  unchallenged 
the  best  part  of  life.  He has  gone  down 
into the  mine  and  worked there.  He  has 
entered  commercial  life  at  the  drudgery 
department  and  worked  up.  His  bared 
arm  has  become  acquainted  with  sledge 
and  hammer,  and  the  grime  of  toil  has 
been  washed  from  his  forehead  with 
streams  of  sweat. 
It  was  feared  that 
money  had  weakened  our  patriotism 
and  that,  overtrained  and  purse  proud, 
the  money-blest—or 
cursed—young 
American  had  lost  the  valor  of  his  Rev­
olutionary  ancestors;  but  when 
the 
Cuban  trouble  appeared  there  he  was  on 
foot  and  in  the  saddle,  equal  to  the  re­
quirements  and  making  his  presence 
felt  wherever and  whenever it was called 
for.

conviction 

The  other  day  a  gossipy  newsmonger 
reported  the  astounding intelligence that 
a  well-known  member  of  American 
moneyocracy  is  learning  to  cook.  She 
has  actually  taken  a  lesson  in  cooking 
from  “ Mother”   Moreau,  a  character 
famous  all  over  France.  She  took  off 
her  hat  and  put  on  a  white  apron  and  a 
pair  of  white  sleeves  and  took  a  lesson 
that  lasted  two  hours.  The  reporter  has 
furnished  the 
item  as  a  world  startler.
It  is  only  another  fact  strengthening  the 
growing 
that  money  has 
ceased  to  satisfy  the  woman  side  of  the 
American  household,  that “ the  nameless 
longing”   has not  found  content  and  that 
one  of  these  days  when  the  millionaire 
mechanic  comes  from  his  workshop  to 
his  million-dollar  house  his  worthy  wife 
will  with  her own  hands  set  before  him 
a  meal  which  she,  “ in  white  apron  and 
a  pair  of  white  sleeves,”   has  prepared 
for  him  exactly  as  her  great-grand­
mother  prepared  the  wholesome  and  ap­
petizing  dinner  when  the  toil-worn  Cor­
nelius  came  home  from  his  hard  day’s 
work  in  the  olden  time.

That  there  has  been  great  need for  the 
super-well-to-do  to  take  an  active  part 
in  the  strenuous  life  we  have  been  en­
tering  upon  goes  without  saying. 
It 
has  taken 
long  years  to  bring  it about, 
but  it  has  been  accomplished.  There 
will  still  be  butterflies of  fashion bright­
ening  the  summer  with  their  gaudy 
wings,  but  that  kind  of  existence  has 
had  its  day.  The  insect  display  and  the 
insect 
life  will  be  left  to  the  insect  by 
the  human  being  tired  of  its  emptiness 
and  desirous  of  something  useful  and  so 
ideal  has 
of  something  better. 
changed.  The  summum  bonum 
is  no 
longer  shadow  but  substance.  The  bil- 
iard  table  has  given  place  to  the  work 
bench,  and  if  the  piano  is displaced  by 
the  kneading  trough,  the  old  home  life 
and  all  that  belongs  to  it  will come back 
again,  and  the  enormous  bank  account, 
now  the  characteristic  of  the  American, 
will  be  the  sign  not  only  of the  higher 
home  life  behind  it,  but  of  that  still 
more 
important  condition  that  the  in­
mates  of  that  home  are  proving  them­
selves  equal  to  the  requirements  which 
the  country  has  every  reason  to  demand 
of  them.

The 

CLOTHES  AND  THE  SOLDIER.

in  the  heart  of 

A  philosophical  writer  some years ago 
made  the  statement  that  the  uniform  of 
the  soldier  gave  greater  courage  to  the 
instilled  the  spirit  of 
brave  man  and 
pluck 
tjie  coward. 
Judged  from  the  history of recent events, 
the  deductions  of  that  writer  are  cer­
tainly  false.  He  referred  to the  fighting 
in  the  Carlist  war  and  declared  that  the 
feathers  and  ribbons  which  adorned  the 
hats  and  the  gaudy  colors  of  the  coats 
of  the  combatants  inspired  the  wearerB 
with  pride  and  impelled  them  to  acts  of 
heroism  rather than  disgrace  their showy 
garments.  Following  out  his reasoning, 
he  pointed  out  instances  of  birds  and 
animals  whese  courage  corresponded  to 
the  beauty  of  their  plumage  and  their 
bide.

This  is  placing  a  somewhat  low  esti­
mate  on  the  intelligence  and the courage 
of  a  man. 
If  the  writer  were  correct  in 
his  statement,  then the world  has  made  a 
distinct  advance  in  courage  and  intelli­
gence.  Men  to-day  fight  in  clothes any­
thing  but  gaudy,  and  they  have  given 
example  of  heroism  in  khaki  uniforms, 
showing  that  the  wearing  of  scarlet  and 
gold,  blue  and  green,  feathers  and  rib­
bons,  is  not  necessary  for  the  display  of 
bravery.

Colonel  Charles  W.  Larned  of 

the 
United  States  Military  Academy  says 
that  the  passing  of  the  brilliant  uniform 
is  owing  to the  appearance  of  the Amer­
ican  soldier. 
In  an  able  paper entitled, 
“ The  Modern  Soldier,”   he  observes: 

Alas  for  the  cuirassier,  the  uhlan,  the 
hussar,  the  grenadier  of  red,  of  white 
and  of  blue,  with  incredible  headgear! 
Their  splendor  has  set  with  the  sun  of 
romance  and  the  glory  of  them  will  de­
part  with  the  day  of  absolutism.  Their 
passing  began  with  the  development  of 
the  American  soldier  of  the  frontier, was 
hastened  by  our  Civil  War,  and  is  now 
being  consummated  by  the  alert,  prac­
tical  Yankee  as  be  appeared at  Santiago 
and 
in  the  Orient,  and  the  uncouth, 
mobile,sharp-shooting  Boer  of  the veldt.
With  plain  clothes  has  come  different 
warfare.  The  gorgeous  uniform  made 
the  soldier  an  automaton,  his  present 
equipment  a  rough  and  ready  fellow, 
prepared  for any  emergency.  The Eng­
lish  soldier  looked  at  the  colonial  with 
something 
like  wonder.  How  a  man 
could  possibly  go  into  action  in  shirt 
sleeves  made  Tommy  Atkins  shake  his 
head  and  mutter  strange  things.  This 
style  of  dress  was  not  sanctioned by cus­
tom  and  the  English  soldier  is  a  great 
stickler  for  form:  but  when  he  saw  the 
colonial  comfortable  and  able  to  work 
more  easily,  Tommy  Atkins  would  have 
liked  to  shed  his  coat,  too.

The  Boer,  who  has  no  uniform,  and 
the  American  soldier,  whose  garb  is  of 
the  plainest  and.  most  serviceable  na­
ture,  are  to-day  the  type  of the  modern 
soldier.  Whether  Europe  will  ever  learn 
the 
lessons  given  them  by  Boer  and 
Colonel 
American 
Larned,  while  admiring 
the  British 
soldier  for  his  individual  fighting  quali­
ties,  has  despairing  words  for the  Brit­
ish  officer,  but  he  does  say  that  it  is  his 
belief  that  no continental  army  could 
have  made  a  better  showing  than  did 
the  English  in  South  Airica.

is  problematical. 

THE TESTS OF  GREATNESS.

According  to the Hegelian philosophy, 
the  development  of  the  world  is  a  log­
ical  process.  Things  are  done  when 
they  have  been  made  possible  by  a  long 
course  of  preparatory  history.  Discov­
eries  are  made,  new 
ideas  conceived, 
when  the  human mind  has  brought  them 
into  view  by  rising  to a  higher  stand­
point.  The  great  man  is  the  organ  of

in  the 

time.  He  is  the  first  to  perceive  the 
truth,  the  first  to  seize,  or to  announce, 
the  opportunity  of  advance.  Thomas 
Carlyle  held  that  great  men  made  his­
tory 
light  of  genius  and  by  the 
force  of  character.  He  regarded  great­
ness  in  man  as  something  almost  ex­
clusively  personal,  and  refused  to  adopt 
the  theory  that  the  great  man  is  the 
creature  of  circumstances,  and  is,  at  the 
most,  simply  the  most  intelligent  or  the 
most  earnest  exponent  of  the  tendencies 
of  his  time.  However  that  may  be,  a 
man  is  measured  in  the  long  run  by  his 
work.  There  are  men  of  a  certain  seem­
ing  brilliancy  who  enjoy  among  their 
associates  a  reputation  for ability,  be­
it  is  believed  that  they  could 
cause 
achieve  a  considerable  degree  of 
suc­
cess  if  they  would  make  the  requisite 
effort.  But  history  has  its  positive  tests.
A  man  must  say  something  truly  mem­
orable,or  do  something  actually  momen­
tous,or  posterity  will  not  call  him  great. 
There  is,  however,  a disposition  to  prize 
a  man’s  memory  for  the  greatness  that 
was  in  him  rather  than  for  the  extent  of 
his  conquest 
in  any  field  of  endeavor. 
What  he  has  done  shows  something  of 
what  he  was,  but  the  world  is 
inclined 
to  credit  him  with  a  reserve  of  mind, 
and  it  may  be  of  unconscious  power. 
And  after  an  actual  and  signal  demon­
stration  of  bis  greatness,  no  subsequent 
security  can  disturb  the  serenity  of  bis 
fame.
It 

is  to  be  remembered,  on  the  other 
hand,  that  the  world’s  ideals  of  great­
ness  have  not  been  preserved  in  one  in­
variable  order  of  precedence  from-age 
to  age.  Homer could  hardly  have  been 
regarded  by  his  contemporaries  as  more 
worthy  of  renown  than  any  of  the  heroes 
whose  prowess  is  recorded  in  his  Iliad. 
in  the  Olympic 
The  prize-winners 
games  were 
in  their day  the  most  hon­
ored  citizens  of  Greece;  but  now  their 
names have been  for the most part utterly 
forgotten.  An  older  and  more  cultivated 
era  was  needed  to  recognize  the  essen­
tial  superiority  of  mental  power.  Poets, 
orators  and  artists  had  their  day  at  last, 
and  now  even  an  eminent  man  of 
science  is  in  some  sort  a  popular  hero. 
For  obvious 
successful 
soldier  has  held  the  stage  from  the  first, 
and  still  holds 
it.  Both  courage  and 
intellect  are  attributed  to  him,  and  the 
results  which  he  achieves  are  of  a  char­
acter  to  arrest  and  startle  the  attention 
is  called 
of  all  mankind.  The  present 
It  de­
par  excellence  a  practical  age. 
mands  material  results.  The 
inventor, 
the  organizer  of  industry  and  trade,  the 
empire  builder,  are  its  heroes.  At  least 
this  is  the  common  view  of  the  present 
age;  but  one  can  see  that  it  still  cher­
ishes  the  sentiment  of  greatness  in man­
hood,  and  is  still  capable  of  admiring 
men  of  lofty  purposes  and  of  ambitions 
that  are  not  altogether  personal.

reasons, 

the 

is  a 

Independent  dealers  say  that  the  five 
packing  concerns  that  compose  the  al­
leged  beef trust  do  not  control  the  bulk 
of  the  meat  trade  and  do  not  establish 
prices,  but  unite  to fix  terms  of  credit. 
The  list of  packers  outside  the  combina­
tion 
long  one,  including  several 
firms  that  do  a business  of  over $60,000,- 
000  per  year,  and  over  a  hundred  that 
do  a  business  of  from  $3,000,000 
to 
$8,000,000  each.  Lower prices  are  prom­
ised  in  June  when  grass  cattle will reach 
the  market.  Meantime 
investigations 
in  progress  which  are  expected  to 
are 
make  the  situation  entirely  clear. 
If 
there  is  a  beef  trust  a  way  will  be  found 
to  crush  it.  The  American  people  will 
not  become  vegetarians  either  from 
choice  or necessity.

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Gotham .

The  delicacies  in  haberdashery— I  am 
almost  tempted  to  say  “ lingerie!” —are 
so  extremely  beautiful  that  1  can  not 
help  thinking  we mere  men  folks  are  re­
ceiving  some 
luxuries  beyond  our  de­
serts.  The  cost  is  not  ruinous,  either. 
On  a  very  moderate  outjay,  the  man  of 
fashion  will  be  able  to dress  this  spring 
and  summer  more  becomingly,  not  to 
say  exquisitely,  than  he  ever did  in  bis 
life  before.  Easter  always  affords,  even 
to  the  most  conservative,  the  excuse  for 
breaking  out  into  the  display  of  a  little 
extra  spring  finery.  The  haberdashers 
recognize  the  occasion,  and  aid  and 
abet 
it  by  making  their  windows  and 
counters  as  tempting  as  they can.  First 
and  foremost  1  find  something  quite 
new 
in  the  direction  of  light  washable 
waistcoats.  The  material  is  mercerized 
cotton  duck,  the  effect  being  the  same 
shiny,  silken  finish  that  is  found 
in 
The  patterns 
mercerized  underwear. 
are 
in  moderate  colors, 
with  the  figures  slightly  raised  from  the 
main  surface.  Properly  laundered,  such 
a  garment  is  a  delight  to  the  eye  and  to 
the  artistic  sense.  It is sufficiently  guilt­
less  of  starch  to  be  flexible,  and  when 
the  fit  is  correct  it  can  not  be  improved 
upon  for  elegance  and  comfort.  These 
waistcoats  are  fehown  with  the  buttons 
sewed 
the  movable 
mother-of-pearl  ones  having  quite  gone 
out  of  fashion.

to  the  material, 

in  white  and 

*  *  *

The  silk  “ squares” — why  call  them 
indubitable 
“ squares,”   when  they  are 
oblongs?—that  come 
from  Manchester 
and  Paris  are  veritable  dreams  this 
spring.  The  most  attractive  that  I  have 
seen  are  in  ombre  effects.  That  is  to 
say,  the  tints  of  the  silk  grade  from 
light  into  dark  from  the  center,  produc­
ing  the  effects  seen  in  a  sunset.  The 
shades  are  in  green,  gray,  violet,  orange 
and  palest  blue 
and  cream.  The 
‘'squares,”   so-called,may  be  knotted  in 
any  manner  one  chooses,  although  the 
best  effect  is  obtained  with  the  “ once­
over”   flatknot,  secured  in  place  with  a 
pin.  With  one  of  the  new  waistcoats, 
the  “ ombre”   silk  scarf  can  not  be  im­
proved  upon  for  richness.  Aside  from 
the  white,  which  is  never  out  of  place, 
the  prettiest  waistcoat  I  have  found 
is  one  with  a  basket-weave  effect  on  a 
white  ground,  with  small  figures  in  blue 
and  black.

I  find  that  these  silk  “ squares”   are 
luxuries,  in  a  way.  They  sell  for  {5  to 
$7  each,  which 
is  out  of  all  proportion 
to  the  original  cost.  Everyone  knows 
that  duties  must  be  paid  on  such  pre­
cious  importations,  but  the  exaction  of 
a  duty  of  50 or 60  per  cent,  should  not 
be  made  the  excuse  for  a  trebling  of  the 
amount  of  the  original 
invoice.  Still,
I  suppose  our  fashionable  haberdashers 
must  pay  rent.

*  

*  

*

.  I  spoke,  a  month  ago,  of the  gorgeous­
ness  of  the  rainbow  patterns  of  spring 
hosiery.  Some of these were confections; 
others  night-mares.  All  of  them 
fade 
into  insignificance  beside  the  impor­
tance  of  my  latest  discovery that,  we are 
to  be  invited  to  wear  white—or  practi­
cally  white—hose  this  summer.  They 
are  shown 
in  both  cotton  and  silk,  in 
solid  surfaces  and  open  work,  and  some 
have  delicate  blue  and  pink tracing run­
ning  up  the  sides.  Some  devotees  of 
fashion  will  go  to  any  lengths  to acquire 
majesty  in  the  matter of  dress,  but  these 
stockings  are  so  exceedingly  lovely  that i

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if  I  were  to  find  a  friend  of  mine  wear­
ing  them,  I  think  I  should  be  tempted 
to  cut  his  acquaintance.
*  *  *

I  have  found  a  new  collar  that  I  do 
not  exactly  like.  It  is  of  the  high  turn­
over  pattern,  with  rounded  extremities, 
and  the  novelty  consists  of  a  double  row 
of  stitching  around  the  edges. 
The 
effect 
is  not  unhappy,  but  looks  a  little 
too  varietyrshowy  for  approval.  There 
are  symptoms,  I  am  told,  of  a  return  to 
favor  of  the  dog-eared,  or  “ wing”   style 
I  am  unprepared  to  believe 
of  collar. 
it;  for  the  reason  that  it 
impossible 
to  launder  such  a  collar  more  than  twice 
without  fraying  the  edges.

is 

*  

*  

*

I  find  a  lot  of  the  fellows  returning  to 
the  chaste  fashion  of  plain  gold jewelry, 
engraved  with  the  wearer's  crest  or  in­
itial.  The  scarfpin  and  sleeve  buttons 
are  of  similar  pattern,  and  if  one  de­
sires  to  go a  step  further,  he  may  have 
a  plain  gold  fob-ornament,  with  the 
in­
itial  or  crest  on 
This  is 
rather like rubbing it  in,but the  initialed 
gewgaws  need  not  necessarily  be  worn 
every  day. 
fastidious 
men  that  I  know  change  their jewelry  as 
often  as  their  shirts.

that,  too. 

Indeed, 

some 

And  speaking  of  shirts  reminds  me 
that  where  $hirts  are  concerned  the pres­
ent  season  is  to  be  one  of  pleats.  The 
white 
idea  prevails  here,  too.  Some 
very  desirable  ones  that  I  have  seen 
have  a  French  pique  bosom,  with  a 
corded  madras  body.  The  pleats  vary 
in  width  from  a  quarter of  an  inch  to  a 
inch,  and  the  buttons  are  quite 
full 
large. 
In  some  cases  the  pleats  are  in­
finitesimal  at  either  side  of  the  opening 
and  increase  in  width  as  they  reach  the 
edges  of  the  bosom.  Such  a  garment 
ought  to  be  fetching  enough  when  ^rorn 
with  flannels  or  ducks,  but  its  fate  is 
entirely  dependent  on  the  skill  of  the 
laundress.

*  

*  

*

My  tailor tells  me  that  the  frock  coat 
is  safely  established  as  the  half  dress 
fashion  for  several  seasons.  This  is 
gratifying  to  know,  because  there  is  no 
more  graceful  or  becoming  a  garment 
that  a  man  of  passable  figure  can  put 
upon  his  back. 
I  find,  too,  that  the 
fashion  as  to  length  is  very  rigid.  On 
Easter  Sunday  morning,which  is  always 
an  occasion  for  a  sort  of  dress-parade 
after  church,  1  had  a  chance  to  remark 
this.  The  rule  seems  to  be  that  the 
skirts  shall  fall  two  inches  below  the 
knee.  This  gives  the  limbs  free  play, 
and  preserves  the  aspect  of  smartness 
besides.  Many well-dressed  men  passed 
me  in  the  Drive,  prayerbooks  in  hand, 
and  I  could  not  forbear  congratulating 
them,  as  well  as  myself,  on  the  disap­
pearance  (I  hope  forever!)  of  the 
long 
frock  coat  of  1894.  Do  you  remember 
that  preposterous 
satire  upon  good 
sense  and  taste?  Who  was  responsible 
for  its  introduction  I  know  not,  but  the 
innovation  was  taken  up  by  our  tailors, 
with  the  result  that  an  entire  generation 
of  American  men  were  made,  for  one 
season  at  least,  to  look  ridiculous.  The 
skirts  of  the  coat  came  nearly  to  one’s 
ankles,  and  one  could  not  blame  the 
ladies  for  laughing.  The  only  comfort­
ing  thing  about  this  coat  was  that  when 
the 
craze  vanished,  as  all  senseless 
crazes  do,  our  tailors  were  able  to  saw

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half  a  foot or  so off  our skirts  and return 
the  coat  looking  like  a  rational  article. 
The  frock  coat  we  are  wearing  this 
is  both  rational  and  artistic. 
spring 
The  favorite  material 
is  a  dead  black 
worsted,  with  an  almost  invisible  diag­
onal  thread.  It is also made  in  a  vicuna, 
showing  the  dimmest  possible  suspicion 
of  gray. 
There  are  four  buttons  on 
either  side,  but  the  coat  is  usually  worn 
open,  especially  if  the  wearer  is  vainer 
of  his  waistcoat  and  scarf  than  he  is  of 
his  figure. 
I  hope  I  have  not  descanted 
at  too  great  length  on  the  charm  of  the 
frock  coat. 
I  confess  1  am  in  love  with 
it,  and  I  find  many  others  of  my  mind. 
Let  us  hope,  if  the  style  changes  at  all, 
the  change  will  be  in  the  direction  of 
shortness  rather  than  length. 
It  is  a 
simple  matter  for  your tailor to  scissor a 
few 
inches  off  the  skirts  of  your  coat, 
but  difficult  for  him  to  add  on  as  much.

We’ll  Give  You  Fits

this  season  and  also  increase 
your  glove trade if you will  pur­
chase the celebrated glove line of

MASON,  CAMPBELL  &  CO.,

JOHNSTOWN,  N.  Y.

If our salesmen do not call on  you,  drop 

them a line at Lansing,  Mich.

C.  H.  BALL,

Central and  Northern  Michigan,

P. D. ROGERS,

Northern Ohio and Indiana  and 
Southern  Michigan.

M. Wile & Co.

Famous  Makers  of  Clothing

Buffalo,  N.  Y.

Samples  on  Request  Prepaid

Summer Clothing

of every  kind  for  a  few  days  longer,  then  every  sample  must 

be  returned  to  make  way for

Fall  Goods

Some  great  bargains  in  small  lots.  Kindly  pay  me  a  visit. 

Customers’  expenses  allowed.

William  Connor

Wholesale  Ready Made Clothier, 28 and 30 S.  Ionia St. 

Grand  Rapids,  Michigan

N.  B.— I show everything direct from  the  factory— ten  lines  in all—  

no jobbers’ prices.

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Jj  We  have  never  tried  to  mislead  our  customers.
One  inch  of facts  goes  farther  than  a  yard  of  false- 
%  hoods  or  misrepresentations.  When  we  say  to  you 
¡I  that  our line  for  the  coming  fall  season  will  surpass 
gg  all  our  previous efforts

W e  M ean  Just  W h a t 

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Our 

line  of  Pants,  consisting  of  fine  Cassimeres, 
Worsteds,  Unions  and  Kerseys  in  Men’s,  Youths’ 
and  Boys  could  positively  be  sold  as  merchant  tailor 
make.  Sizes,  fit  and  make  perfect.

The  Peerless  Shirts  are  too  well  and  extensively 
known  to  need  any  comments.  The  same  also  ap­
plies  to  our  Mackinaws,  Triplex  and  Duck  Coats; 
in  fact,  to  all  of  our  own  make  Peerless  brand  of 
goods.  An  endless  assortment of Shirts and Drawers, 
Sweaters,  Hosiery,  Gloves  and  Mitts.

If in  Grand  Rapids call  at  our  office,  28  S.  Ionia 
S t.,  and  inspect  our line.  Qtherwise  please  wait  for 
our representative,  who  will  call  upon you  soon.

The  Peerless  Manufacturing  Co.

Detroit,  Michigan

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Co Cigar manufacturers

Gentlem en—We  manufacture  first  class
Cigar Boxes complete.  We are  supplying  some 
of the best Cigar Factories in this  and adjoining 
states.

We want your  trade.  Send  us  by  mail  or 
express, at  our  expense,  samples  of  the  Cigar 
Boxes you are using and let us  name  you  prices 
on goods to match.

We  can  not  do  you  any  harm  in  this  and 

promise to do you some good.

Yours  truly,

traverse City Cigar Box Co.

If
You
Handle
“ D”

This  is  a  point  that  ought to be regarded 
as  well  taken,  inasmuch  as  a  frock  coat 
made  by  a  good  tailor  ought,  consider­
ing  the  infrequency  of  the  occasions  on 
which 
it  is  worn,  to  last  the  purchaser 
at  least  three  seasons.  After  that,  the 
valet is  welcome  to  it.

*  *  *

With  the  season  of  flannels  approach­
ing,  some hints on the  shrinking  thereof, 
given  me  by  a  careful  friend,  seem 
worth  quoting.  This  young  man,  who 
is  fastidious  to  the limit  as  to  the  "set”  
— I  believe  that  is  the  term—of  his sum­
mer  garments,  makes  a  practice  of  buy­
ing  his  own  flannel,  shrinking  it  him­
self,  and  sending 
it  afterwards  to  his 
tailor  to  be  made  up.  He  said  to  me, 
"Coats  and  trousers  made  of  flannel  im­
properly  shrunk  have  gotten  many  a 
good  man  into  difficulty,especially  if  he 
has  been  rained  on  or  capsized  from  a 
yacht.  This  is  the  way  1  do  i t :  1  buy 
my  flannel. 
it  in  warm 
water  for  a  few  minutes  and  then  have 
my  man  wash  it  thoroughly  with  soap, 
adding  warm  water  every  so  often,  so 
as  to  preserve  the  correct  temperature. 
The  rinsing  is  done  in  clear warm water 
and  the  drying  slowly— in  the  sun  and 
never  before  a  fire.  This  much  done, 
the  tailor  cuts  the  clothes  to  fit  me,  and 
I  am  not  afraid  of  anything— not  even  a 
ducking. ”

I  first  soak 

lot  of  trouble. 

Very  creditable  and  courageous,  of 
1  should 
course,  but  a 
prefer  to  let  the  tailor shrink the flannels 
for  me  or else  buy  new  ones  when  the 
first  lot  got  wet.— Percy  Shafton  in  Ap­
parel  Gazette.

Too  M uch  For  H is  P hilosophy.

A  Virginia  member  of  Congress  used 
many  years  ago  to  tell  a  story  which 
may  have  been  intended  as  a parable for 
politicians  who  approach  questions from 
the  wrong  side. 
It  is  still  capable  of 
performing  that  office,  not  only  for  pol­
iticians,  but  for  others.
The  proprietor  of  a  tanyard  built  a 
stand  on  one  of  the  main  streets  of  a 
Virginia  town  for  the  purpose  of  selling 
leather  and  buying  raw  bides.
When  he  had  completed  the  building, 
he  considered  for a  long  time  what  sort 
of  sign  to  put  up  to  attract  attention  to 
the  new  establishment.  Finally a happy 
thought  struck  him.  He  bored  an auger 
hole  through  the  door  post  and  stuck 
a  calf's  tail  into  it  with  the  tufted  end 
outside.
After  a  while  he  saw  a  solemn-faced 
man  standing  near  the  door  looking  at 
the  sign,  his  eyes  in  a  round,  medita­
tive  stare  behind  his  spectacles.  The 
tanner  watched  him  a  minute, 
then 
stepped  out  and  addressed  him.
"Good  morning,  sir!"  he  said. 
"M orning!”   said  the  other,  without 

taking  his  eyes  oS  the  sign.

“ Want  to  buy 

leather?"  asked  the 

tanner.

" N o .”
"G ot  any  hides  to  sell?”
“ No.”
"A re  you  a  farmer?"
" N o .”
"Merchant?”
"N o .”
"Law yer?"
" N o .”
"Doctor?”
" N o .”
"What  are  you  then?”
“ I’m  a  philosopher.  I've  been  stand­
ing  here  for  an  hour  trying  to  figure  out 
how  that  calf  got  through  that  auger
hole. ’ ’ 

_ 

____
T artly  R eceived.

" I   am  going  to  marry  your  daughter, 
sir,”  said  the positive  young  man  to  the 
father.
"W ell,  you  don’t  need  to  come  to  me 
for  sympathy,”   replied  the  father,  "   I 
have  troubles  of  my  own. 
I  married 
her  mother.”

People  like  jollity,  but  not  being  jol 

lied.

H igh   P rice  For an  Egg.

At  an  auction  sale 

in  London  the 
other  day  an  egg  of  the  great  auk  was 
offered  for  sale.  The  fact  had  been  well 
advertised  and  quite  a  number  of  per­
sons  interested  in  these  rare  prizes  were 
present.  The  egg  was  knocked  down 
for  $1,260,  a  very  good  price,  although 
eggs  have  been  sold  in  London  as  high 
as $1,500.  Not  over  seventy  of  the  eggs 
of  this  extinct  bird  are  known  to be pre­
served 
in  collections.  About  twenty- 
skeletons  and  eighty  skins  are  also 
among  the  treasures  of  various  mu­
seums.

These  few  remains  of  the  great  auk 
are  highly  prized  because  the  bird  was 
annihilated  by  the  greed  of  hunters 
about  sixty  years  ago.  The  time  was 
when  great  numbers  of  this  sea  fowl 
lived  along  the  shores  of  Iceland  and 
Newfoundland.  They  fairly  swarmed 
during  the  years  of  the  early  settlement 
of  Newfoundland,  and  for some  genera­
tions  they  were  largely  used  for  food  by 
colonists  and  fishermen.  The  bird  was 
its  habits,  coming 
strictly  aquatic  in 
ashore  only  to  breed. 
Its  wings  were  so 
small  that  it  was  incapable  of  flight.

It  was  found  in  time,  when  its  downy 
feathers  were  very  desirable  and  then  it 
began  to  be  killed  to  supply  European 
markets  with  this  new  commodity.  As 
it  bred  only  in  a  few  localities  and  was 
helpless  when  on  land,  it  did  not  take 
very 
long  to  exterminate  the  species. 
last  blow  came  when  its  most  se­
The 
cure  breeding  place,  a  small 
island  off 
the  south  caast  of  Ireland,  was destroyed 
by  a  volcanic  eruption.  The  birds  re­
moved  to  a  spot  that  was  more  access­
ible  to  hunters,  who  soon  made  an  end 
of  them.  The  last  specimens  were  taken 
for their  skins.

in  thousands. 

According  to  Prof.  Holder,  a  good 
many  other  birds  are  in  danger  of  ex­
termination.  He  tells  of  deserted  local­
ities 
in  Florida  where  forty  years  ago 
birds  were  seen 
The 
great  marsh  by  the  sea  in  Southern  Cal­
ifornia,  which  a  number  of  years  ago 
was  the  winter  home  of  innumerable 
white  herons,  now  sees  them  no  more. 
According  to  all  reports,  the  bird  of 
paradise  from  New  Guinea  is  doomed. 
The  supply  is  decreasing so rapidly  that 
it  is  now  difficult  to  get  the  number  re­
quired  by  the European  feather markets.

T heir  R elationship.

"There  are  some  queer  couples  in  the 
world,”   remarked  a  real  estate  agent 
recently. 
' ’ The  other  day  a  man  and 
woman  called  to  see  me  about  renting  ¡a 
bouse.  The  woman  did  all  the  talking 
and  turned  to  the  man  for  confirmation 
or  corroboration.  He  always  agreed with 
her  and  did  it  very  meekly. 
■‘ Well,’  said  the  woman, 

‘ I’ ll  give 
you  $25  for  the house.  Won’t  we,  John?’ 

too;  won’t  we,  John?’

"John—Yes.
"   ‘ And  I’ll  pay  my  rent  promptly, 
“   * Yes. *
"   ‘ And  I’ll  take  good  care  of  the 

’

hnn.p •  won’t  we.  lohn?’

"   ‘ Yes.’
“ ‘ And  I’ll  take  it  for three  years; 

won’t  we,  John?’

.

_ 

.
"   ‘ Yes.’ 
“   ‘ But,’  I  enquired,  as  is  usual 
such  cases,  ‘ are  you man  and  wife?’
woman,  sharply. 
are  we,  John?’

"   ‘ Man  and  w ife,’  exclaimed  the 
‘ Indeed,  we  are  not; 

in 

.

“   ‘ No,  my  dear.’
“   ‘ What?’ 

said  I. 

‘ Not  man  and

W"   ‘ Not  much,  she  retorted. 
‘ I’d  have 
you  know,  too,  that  in  this  family  we 
are  wife  and  man;  that’s  so,  isn  t  it, 
John?’

"A nd  John  meekly  agreed.

The  beggar doesn’t have to be weighed 

in  the  balance  to  be  found  wanting.

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Shoes  and  Rubbers
H ow   to  W ait  on  a  Shoe  Custom er.
The  treatment  of  customers is  the  par­
amount  question.  Every  reader  needs 
but  to  ask  himself  why  he  trades  at  cer­
tain  places.  To  prove  this,  1  go  to  a 
merchant  tailor,  a  druggist,  a  barber; 
invariably  to  certain  ones.  Why?  Not 
because  the  prices  are  lower,  the  goods 
purer,  the  skill  superior,  but  solely  on 
account  of  the  better treatment received ; 
indeed 
for  special  reasons  1  would  pre­
fer to  give  my  trade  to  others  but  their 
service  repelled.  Just  dismiss  the  idea 
that  your  styles  are  later,  your  qualities 
better,  your  prices  lower  than  anyone's 
else  whether  you  be  shoe  man,  or  what 
not.  Competition  is  too  alert  nowadays.
You  must  win  customers  and  not  lose 
them  to  succeed 
in  this 
twentieth  century.  How?  By  treating 
them  right.

in  business 

A  customer  should  be  neither  bull­
cajoled.  A  swashbuckler 

dozed  nor 
never  makes  a  good  salesman.

In  the  first  place  see  that  your  store  is 
commodious,  well-lighted,  airy  and have 
comfortable  seats.  Let  everything  be 
clean,  neat  and 
invitingly  arranged. 
Let  us  please  the  eye  of  our  customers 
by  appearances  the  instant  they  enter.

Do  not  pounce  too quickly  upon  the 
customers  upon  their  entry  and  try  and 
get  your  band  as  soon  as  possible  in 
their  pockets.  But  bid  them  the  time 
of  d ay;  pleasantly  make  some  remark 
about  the  weather  or  speak  a  kindly 
greeting 
In­
vite  them  to  a  seat  and  show  by a  pleas­
ant  demeanor  that  you  appreciate  their 
call.

if  acquainted  with  them. 

Never  be  too  busy  for  customers— 
these  are  the  main  chance,  the  whole 
object  of  your  storekeeping.  Treat  them 
as  politely  as  a  guest  in  your home; 
give  all  your  attention  to  them  while 
present  if  no  other  customers  demand 
it.  For  an  actual  fact  I  know  a  busi­
ness  man  who  told  a  customer  who  re­
quested  to  be  promptly  waited  upon  as 
she  was  in  a  hurry  “ that  the  sweeping 
had  to  done  first’ ’  and  allowed  that  cus­
tomer—a  lady— to  leave  the  store  angry 
to  buy  elsewhere. 
Impoliteness  and  the 
carelessness  of  clerks  create  stronger 
prejudices  against  a  store  than  anything 
else  I  can  think  of.  Goods  that  have 
proved 
inferior  to  representation  may 
have  a  proper  adjustment in  the  making 
of  an  allowance;  complaints  of  many 
kinds  may  be  explained  away,  but rude­
ness  has  no  excuse  coming from those  or 
their  employes  who  seek  the  trade  of 
the  public.

Do  not  trifle  with  something  or  talk 
unnecessarily  with  others  while  waiting 
on  customers— they  deserve  all  the  at­
tention  you  can  give  them.  Do  not  ask, 
“ Do  you  want  something  good,"  or 
“ What  price  do  you  want  to  pay?" 
It 
serves the  impudent  clerks  right  who  do 
this  to  be  told,  “ I  will  look  at  what  you 
have."  After  a  customer  has  stated  his 
wants  try  to  fill  them.

Show  goods  willingly,  starting  with 
such  grades  as  your  judgment  dictates 
upwards  from  cheaper  to  better  goods 
until  you  get  an  idea  about  what  style 
and  price  are  wanted.  Then,  taking 
your  chance  talk  that  particular  kind 
and  endeavor  to  secure  the  privilege  of 
fitting  a  pair  on.  The  customer that 
wants  a  cheap  shoe  if  higher qualities 
are  urged  too  strongly  may  decide  “ not 
to  buy  to-day,”   and  the  customer 
look­
ing  for a  better  grade  if  a  profusion  of 
cheap staff  is shown may think  that  he

wants  something  better  than  you  keep 
or  have.

With  some  customers  talk  style  and 
show  the  new  things;  with  others  wear 
and  point  out  the  strong  points;  again 
with  others  comfort,  and  explain  in  the 
majority  of  cases  price,  give  reasons,  as 
out  of  style,  special  bargain,  only  pair, 
sale,  plainly  and  strongly.

Do  not  talk  size;  fit  the  foot  and  get 
the  size  question  out  of  your  customer's 
head.

If  you  have  not  what  a  customer 
wants,  push  a  substitute  that  will  ans­
wer,  but  do  not 
insist  upon  their  tak­
ing  it.

As  for  price  concessions  discourage 
ignore  or 
it  over,  but  if  you  make  a  conces­

the  asking  if  you  can  do 
pass 
sion  do  it  quickly  without  haggling.

it, 

When  a  sale 

is  made  let  the  buyer 
wear  the  shoes  if  he  expresses  or  shows 
that 
inclination  (it  may  save  an  ex­
change),  and  close  the  deal  without 
much  delay. 
If  you  stop  and  talk  hard 
times  too  long  the  customer  might  de­
cide  to  get  along  without  a  new  pair  of 
shoes  just  yet.

In  the  making of  allowance  upon com­
plaint,  although  I  consider  nearly  all 
cases  “ pure  blackmail,”   I  would  coun­
sel  an  adjustment  satisfactory  to  the 
customer  and  charge  it  up  to  advertis­
ing.  This  method  would  be  more  pleas­
ing  to  parents  than  the  giving  of  jump­
ing  ropes  to  their  children,  1  imagine. 
I  know 
it  would  be  abused,  but  if  the 
advertising  they  would  give  you  doing 
this  may  not  pay  the  talk  1  am  sure 
they  would  create  among  their  coterie of 
associates  will  hurt  you  if  you  do  not. 
If  their  trade 
is  worth  it  to  you,  buy 
their  good  will  in  this  way.

Treat  customers  fairly  in  all  matters; 
don’t  “ mint,  anise  and  cummin”   with 
them. 
I  sold  a  $io  bill  of  shoes  to  a 
customer  once  who  got  very  talkative 
and  told  me  that  he  had  always  traded 
at  X — 's,  but  having  purchased  a  pair 
of  shoes  for  his  wife  there  on  Saturday 
and  returned  Monday  to  get  one-half 
size  larger  he  had  to  pay  a  difference  of 
17  cents,  because  this  store's  special 
sale  ended  Saturday. 
in 
stock  had  risen 
in  price ;  bis  pair the 
same  kind  had  not,  of  course.

The  shoes 

As  the  treating  of  requests  for  credit 
and  letting  shoes  out  on  approval  (two 
evils  that  ought  to  be  done  away  with) 
often  create  dissatisfaction,  when  pos­
sible  have  some  other  than  the  clerk 
who  sells  the  goods  do  the refusing,  and 
even  the  granting  of  this  privilege  in 
private.  Let  no  customer have  a  grudge 
against  a  clerk.  A  little  interest  in  a 
customer’s  welfare  after  acquaintance­
ship  ripens  is  a  good  thing.

A  brother  clerk  once  asked  me  why 
a  customer  he  had  turned  over  to  me 
took  a  pair  of  felt  boots  from  my hands, 
put  them  on  and  paid  for  them  without 
a  dissenting  word,  while  he  had  seized 
the  same  thing,  felt  every  square  inch 
of  it  and  said  he  did  not  want 
it  when 
this  clerk  himself  bad  shown  it.  The 
reason  was  because  1  knew  his  dealings 
with  me,  covering  many  years,  had  al­
ways  been  satisfactory,  and  this  time  he 
had  confidence  enough 
in  me  to  take 
my  word  without  questioning. 
Inspire 
confidence  by 
just  treatment;  you  will 
find  that  your treatment of customers will 
be  a  greater  incentive  for  people  to 
trade  with  you—a  greater  advertise­
ment—than  any  other  measure  you  can 
possibly  employ.

People  are  not  walking  encyclopedias 
of  styles,  expert  judges  of  qualities  or 
criterions  on  lowness  of price;  but every 
one  knows  when  he 
is  treated  like  a 
gentleman  and  forgets  not  easily,  you 
must  remember,  where  and  where  not; 
by  whom  and  by  whom  he  is  not.— 
Cbas.  M.  Wyman  in  Boot  and  Shoe 
Recorder,

Shoes well  Bought  are  Half-sold 

We offer at Right Prices

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whose extra  quality  value  is  too  well  known  to 
buyers of medium priced and heavy  shoes to need 
special  comment.

Second.  A complete variety of careful selec­
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Our representative will call any time  with  full  particu­

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We carry the finest fitting  rubbers made.

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B a y in g   A head  o f  Season  a  Source  o f 

Trouble.

The  custom  of  buying 

large  stocks 
away  ahead  of  time  of  demand  I  con­
sider  a  fruitful  source  of  many  deplor­
able  results  in  the  shoe  business.  The 
retailer  is  only  too 
likely  to  buy  too 
much—more  than  is  really  necessary  or 
can  be  sold—and  the  consequence  is 
“ an  accumulation  of  old  styles”   from 
a  mistaken  purchasing  of  undesired 
kinds,  or  “ he  misses  his  guess”   and 
gets  an  overstock  of  certain  sizes  and 
widths.

Buying  heavily  far  in  advance  of need 
is  pretty  sure  to  cause  an  increase  in 
certain  sizes  and  widths  at  the  end  of 
the  season,  even 
if  not  a  more  serious 
piling  up  of  “ left-overs.”

Tust  what  will  sell  no  one  of  us  posi­
tively  knows.  We  have  our  experience 
and 
judgment  of  course  to  guide  us  in 
the  selecting  of  styles  and  quantity,  but 
with  a  fine  spread  of  shoes  before us and 
a  smooth  salesman  to  “ talk  ’em  up,”   if 
we  have  got 
into  the  habit  of  buying 
large  stocks,  we  are  apt  to  “ go  in  deep­
er”   every  time.

Before  the  season  opens,  then  we  per­
haps  find  that  it  is  required  of  us  to 
add  “ some  new  things”   just  now.  Now 
again,  when  the  trade  really  starts  we 
often  find  that  certain  lines  of  our  pur­
chases  are  selling  out  and  being  called 
for  and  must  be  reordered,  although  for 
other  large 
is  no  demand, 
and  these  must  be  peddled  out  at  no 
profit  or  a 
loss,  or  allowed  to  develop 
into  “ shelf-warmers.”

lines  there 

The  retailer  in  buying  so  far ahead  of 
receiving  often  forgets  what the  shoes 
ordered  really  were  like,  and  when  the 
goods  come  in  his  feelings  or other  cir­
cumstances  at  that 
time  determine 
whether  or  no  “ the  shoes  are  up  to sam­
ple.”   If trade  is  a  bit  discouraging,or a 
large  portion  of  the  past  season’s  stock 
remains  unsold,and  the  new  goods  come 
piling  in  in  alarming  quantities,  there 
is  temptation  for the  retailer  (which 
is 
quietly  succumbed  to)  to  pack  up  and 
return  to the  manufacturer  such  shoes  as 
he  has  a  sufficiency  already  in  stock,  or 
he  “ repents  him”   of  having  bought.
An  overloaded  stock  gives  the  dealer 
a  surfeited  feeling  just  as  surely  as  an 
overloaded  stomach,  and  both  have  the 
same  effect,  creating  a  genuine  case  of 
“ the  blues.”

When  there 

losing  profits. 

is  a  vast  lot  of  shoes  in 
the  store  the  retailer  gets  anxious  and 
in  a  hurry  to  dispose  of  them  rapidly, 
commences  to  create  a  hurrah  by cutting 
prices  and  thereby 
I 
venture  the  opinion  that  there  are  more 
buyers  who  overbuy  than  there  are  who 
underbuy,  and,  judging  from  the  num­
ber  of  “ at  cost  and  less  than  cost”   ad­
vertisements  put  forth  by  shoe  stores,  I 
suppose  all  of  them  are  “ making  the 
best  of  a  bad  arrangement”   and  are 
“ taking  their  medicine.”

The  very  reverse  of  these things  is  se­
cured  by  conducting  the  purchasing  of 
goods  in  the  new  way  and  the  best  way 
— buying  ahead 
in  small  quantity  and 
as  the  need 
is  apparent  and  what  the 
demand  calls  for,  and  the  sizes  and 
widths  that  are necessary  to  keep  an  un­
broken  assortment. 
The  dealer  who 
purchases  so  that  he  always  has  room 
for  “ one  more”  
is  in  a  position  that 
permits  his  picking  up  any  good  thing 
presented  late  in  the  season.  A  consul­
tation  of  the  advertisements  in  the  trade 
papers,  of  the  “ leaders”   manufacturers 
are  putting 
in 
stock,”   will  permit  a  dealer  to  get  a 
quick  shipment  and  many  a  good  seller 
and  snappy  style.

forth,  and  “ carrying 

The  catalogues  of  jobbers  kept  handy 
about  the  store  will  make  a  "Saturday 
size  up”   easily  procurable.

More  and  stricter  attention  should  be 
given  to  the  amount  of  stock  purchased 
and  carried.  Let  the  retailer  buy  ahead 
in  only  moderate  quantity.

Let  the  salesman  only  try  to  sell  to 
him 
in  quantities  that  can  profitably 
be  sold.  The  manufacturer  will  have 
time  to  get  out  duplicate  orders  quickly 
and  will  be  sure  of  getting  them,  too, 
as  the  retailer  will  be  able  to  use  more 
of  the  shoes  proving  popular  and  good 
sellers,  securing  the  right  sizes  and 
widths  in  these  kinds.  As  far as  I  can 
judge  I  see  no  need* of  placing  large 
orders  in  advance  of  the  season.

I  know  the  accumulation  of  odds  and 
ends,  and  of  unfrequently  called  for 
sizes  and  widths,  much  of  the  returning 
of  shoes  to  manufacturers  and  necessity 
of  “ one-half  price”   sales  will  be  rapid­
ly  lessened  by  the  giving  of  more  care­
ful  and  smaller orders,  and  also  that  the 
purchasing  of  shoes  “ from  a  worri- 
ment”   taken  up  by  the  buyer  like  a 
man  without  an  appetite  will  become  a 
“ veritable  feast”   for the  dealer  that  is 
‘ hungry  for  shoes.”

Finally,  I  am  sure  “ more  profit  can 
be  made  with  a  small  assortment  of  all 
good  sellers  than  with a  big  stock  of  un­
certain  styles,”   and  it  is  for  a  showing 
in  the  bank  book  and  not  on  the  shelves 
that  the  retailer  should  strive.—Chas. 
M.  Wyman  in Shoe and  Leather Gazette.

A ntidote  For  D espondency.

live 

There 

is  no  better  antidote  for  des­
pondency than  to  take  a  measure  of your 
own  community  as  it  was  ten  years  ago 
and  as  it  is  to-day—unless  you 
in 
an  unrepresentative  and  stagnant  com­
munity.  You  will  be  likely  to find  the 
roads  or  the  streets  better  than  they 
were;  the  railroad  service  better,  the 
postal  service,  possibly  even  the  tele­
graph  and  the  telephone  service,  you 
will  observe  better  houses,  more  attrac­
tive  grounds;  the  people  are better clad, 
or  more  are  well  clad. 
Inside  their 
houses  you  will  find  more  books  or  bet­
ter,  more  bath  rooms,  better  lights  and 
better  furniture.  A larger  proportion  of 
children  and  youth  are  receiving  good 
training at better schools.  All this  means 
more  than  prosperous  years. 
It  means 
a  higher  level  of  life and  a  stronger am­
bition.  The  well  being  of  the  people 
the  United  States  is  rising  higher, 
of 
and  especially 
itself 
wider. 
is  constantly  becoming 
more  cheerful,  as  well  as  longer  and 
safer—leading  to  better  conditions  for 
intellectual  growth  and  social  develop­
ment.— World’ s  Work.

is  it  diffusing 

Life 

From   T om ahavk  to  Shoe  B rush. 

Sitting  Bull’s  eldest  son 

is  a  boot- 
black.  His  name 
is  Montezuma,  and 
he  is  a  graduate  of  the  Carlisle  Indian 
School.
After  his  schooling  he  went  to  Phila­
delphia 
full  of  ambition,  and  musing 
over the  profession  he  would  adopt.  At 
first  it  seemed  to  him  that  he  might  be 
a banker,  and  then,  when  no  one  seemed 
inclined  to  help  him  along  that  path,  a 
master  merchant.  But  he  was  begin­
ning  to  learn  that  there  is  no  royal  road 
to  riches,  and  he  thereupon  decided 
that  be  would  black  shoes.

For  a  few  cents  he  bought  the  regula­
tion  kit,  and 
it  was  not  long  before  he 
could  send  for  Winonah,  from  the  Rose­
bud  Agency,  the  girl  who  had  promised 
to  marry  him. 
Instead  of  the  soap-box 
which  Montezuma  once  carried  for  an 
outfit,  he  now  has  a  handsome  stand, 
and  this  descendant  of a  line  of chiefs is 
building  up  a  more  flourishing  business 
every  day.  Best  of  all,  be  lays  his  suc­
cess  to  Carlisle;  for,  as  he  says,  he 
learned  there  how  to  do things  well,  the 
sm a ll  a s  w ell  a s  th e   g re a t.

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Staples.

•  Staple  Cottons— Buying  continues  to 
be  (or  very  limited  quantities  and  prac­
tically  all  of  it  may  be  said  to  be  on 
rush orders  for export.  There  is  a  little 
more  business  in  progress  in  heavy 
brown  sheetings  and  drills,  and 
in 
standard  and  three  yard  makes  some 
lines  are  showing 
indications  of  early 
advances.  There  are  very  small  stocks 
to  be  found  anywhere.  Four  yard  sheet­
ings  continue 
just  the  same  as  last  re­
ported  and  with  cotton  ducks  there  is  a 
moderate  amount  of  business.  Bleached 
cottons  are  quiet  for  the  present  and 
the  market  shows  no  changes  as  far  as 
prices  are  concerned.  Wide  sheetings 
are quiet.  Cotton  flannels  and  blankets 
are  steady,  showing  no  change  since 
last  reported.  Coarse,  colored  cottons 
show  a  moderate  demand  but  no  new 
features  of  importance.

In  staple 

Cotton  Dress  Goods—There  has  been 
a  moderate  amount  of  business  trans­
acted  in  printed  fabrics,  somewhat more 
than  that  reported 
last  week,  but  the 
demand  is  made  up  of a  number  of  or­
ders  for  small  quantities  and principally 
for  fancies. 
lines,  buyers 
are 
less  interested  and  placed  orders 
only  for  limited  quantities.  The  print 
market  shows  a  firm  tone.  All  offers  by 
the  buyers  to-day  even  at  slightly  be­
low  quotations  are  promptly 
turned 
down  by  the  sellers.  It  is  reported,  how­
ever,  that  there  are  a  few  seconds  being 
disposed  of  in  staple  lines at what might 
be  termed modified prices.  Fine  printed 
sheetings  are  quiet,  but  all  lines  are  in 
a  good  condition.  Napped  fabrics are in 
good  request,  both  in  printed  and  woven 
patterned  stvles.  The  prices  show  no 
changes.  There  have  been  no  new  fea­
tures  to  report  in  regard  to  ginghams  in 
either  staple  or  dress  styles.

Linings—The  market  for  cotton  lin­
ings  has  been  rather quiet  for  the  last 
week,  the  orders  being  for  small  quan­
tities  for  immediate  delivery,  as  is  the 
case  with  nearly  every  other  part  of  the 
market. 
The  clothing  manufacturers 
have  nrt  placed  orders  of  any  conse­
quence  as  they  feel  that  they  can  get 
what 
they  need  at  any  time.  Kid- 
finished  cambrics have been  rather  slow, 
as  far  as  fancy  colors  are  concerned, 
but  staples  have  shown  a  little  better 
condition.  There  is  considerable  com­
in  the  highly  finished  goods, 
petition 
in  keeping  prices  down. 
which  results 
Regular  mercerized  goods  are 
fairly 
strong  and  steady  in  prices  throughout 
with  the  exception  of  the  above-men­
lines.  The  clothing  trade  has
tioned 

bought  sparingly  of  cotton  twills  A l­
berts, 
Italians,  cotton  warp  Italians, 
mohairs  etc.  Printed  sleeve  linings have 
been  quiet  but  steady.

it  is 

Wool  Dress  Goods—The  initial  dress 
goods  market  has  settled  down  to  the 
humdrum  condition  of  a  “ betwixt  and 
between”   period. 
The  fall  business 
coming  forward  is  of  modest proportions 
and  such  as 
is  confined  to  sheer 
fabrics,  waistings,  staple  dress  weaves 
and  skirtings.  The  skirt  manufacturer 
is  operating  conservatively  seeming  de­
sirous  to  get  a  tangible  demonstration 
as  to  the  consumer’s  preferences  before 
committing  himself  to  the  placing  of 
substantial orders.  Melton-finished skirt­
ings  appeal  to  the  buyer  with  greater 
strength  than  other  fabrics,  a  very  fair 
accumulation  of  business  being reported 
on  plain  and  mixed  goods  of  this  char­
acter.  The  dress  goods  mills  are  bend­
ing  their  efforts  to  the  work  of  getting 
out  deliveries  promptly,  and  are  making 
very  fair  progress.  The  primary  market 
is  expected  to  continue  slow  until  some 
active  development  has  occurred  on  fall 
goods  in  jobbing  circles.  Certain  job­
bers  have  already  made  a  try  for  fall 
business,  but it  is  still  too  early  to  make 
clear the  attitude  of  the  retail  trade.

Carpets— The  carpet  trade  continues 
active  with  no  material  change  from 
conditions  existing  a  week  ago  except 
that  the  new  season 
is  one  week  less 
distant,and  that  the  preparation  of  sam­
ple  pieces  is  much  more  advanced.  A l­
though,  as  a  rule,  all  the  mills  are  very 
busy  on  their  last  orders  of  the  season, 
the  period  has  come  when  business  on 
band  commands  no  great  amount  of  in­
terest  and  most  of  the  manufacturers  are 
giving  their  attention  to  the  preparation 
of  the  sample  pieces  and  to  studying  up 
the  prohpects  for  the  season  that  is  so 
near  at  hand.  For this  reason  there  need 
not  be  a  great  deal  said  on  the  subject 
of  present  business  or  on  the  orders 
coming  to  the  manufacturing  end  of  the 
trade.  More 
in  the 
outlook  and  in  the  predictions  of  differ­
ent  members  of  the trade.  The prospects 
for  the  coming  season  in  carpets  are  ex­
ceedingly  favorable  and  all  predictions 
to  date  point  toward  very  satisfactory 
demand  in  all  quarters  with prices satis­
factory  throughout  the  new 
season. 
jobbers  are  still  largely  inter­
Western 
ested 
in  the  market  and.it  is  believed, 
will  be 
large  factors  at  the  opening. 
The  consumption  of  carpets  throughout 
the  entire  West  and  South,  so  traveling 
men  report,  has  never  been  larger  than 
during  the  past  season,  and,  owing  to 
the  favorable  financial  conditions  there, 
the  goods  purchased  were  of  a  much 
higher  order  than 
is  usually  the  case.

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This  large  volume  of  business,  it  is  an­
ticipated,  will  continue  during  the  fall 
season.  There  is  nothing  in  the  air  that 
points  to  any  falling  off  in the demands. 
A  great  deal  is  being  said  just  now, 
about  the  price  basis  on  which  the  new 
season’s  goods  will  be  quoted,and many 
are  the  predictions.  Conditions  point 
very  strongly  toward  a  substantial  in­
crease  in  the value  put  upon  all  carpets. 
Taking 
into  consideration,  however, 
what  has  been  done  in  the  past  under 
similar conditions,  it  is  not 
impossible 
that  these  predictions  m ay'fail  to  ma­
terialize,  even  although  conditions  point 
strongly  to  an  advance.  There 
is  a 
more  pronounced  hope,  nevertheless, 
than  there  was  at  the  opening  of  the 
present  spring  season  that  prices  will be 
more  favorable,  those  who  believe  this 
are  advancing  a  pretty  convincing argu­
ment.  They  state  that  the  demand  for 
carpets  has  been  so  large  that,  at  the 
present  time,  there  is  little,  if any,  left­
over  stock  in  the  manufacturers’  or  job­
bers’  warehouses.  This  was  not  the  case 
at  the  opening  of  this 
last  season.  At 
that  time,  stock  on  hand  had  a  great 
deal  to  do  with  holding  back  prices. 
The  raw  material  market,  to-day,  is  in 
much  better  shape  than  it  was  during 
the  period  previous  to  the  last  opening, 
good  wools  being  much  more  in  evi­
dence  and  the  amount  of  stock  in  deal­
ers’  hands  being  sufficient  to  meet  all 
demands.  Prices,  however,  are  quoted 
on  nearly  the  same  basis  as  then.  The 
yarn  market,  and  more  particularly,  the 
market  for  yarns  used  in  ingrains,  has 
shown  a  stronger tendency  of  late,  and 
prices  are  quoted  some  few  points  high­
er. 
Ingrain  yarns  were  sold  right  along 
on  a  very  narrow  margin  during  the 
period  when  wool  was  selling  at  its 
highest  point.  Now  that  spinners  see 
the 
ingrain  weavers  having  a  pretty 
good  business,  they feel  justified  in  ask­
ing  more  money  for  their  yarns.  With 
the  higher  prices  on  yarns,  ingrain  car­
pets  are  being  sold  on  a  higher  basis, 
but  the  higher  price  is  not  affecting  the 
demand 
in  any  way.  The  retailer  of 
carpets  and  rugs  is  in  his  glory  at  pres­
ent,  the  period  of  spring  house-clean­
ing,  and  of  the  consequent  purchasing 
of  new  carpets  being  at  its  height.  Re­
tailers  report  a very satisfactory business 
to  date,  although  the  continued  cold 
weather  has  bad  some 
little  effect  on 
business.  The  demand,  as  a  rule,  runs 
toward  the  better  lines  of  goods,  partic­
ularly  Wiltons,  velvets  and  Brussels. 
Ingrains,  nevertheless,  are  receiving 
their  share  of  the  attention.

G irls, Please  D on’t—

Twist  your  face  in  a  way  to  produce 

wrinkles.

men  friends.

Presume  upon  the  generosity  of  your 

Assume  that your  way  is  sure to  be  al­

ways  acceptable.

Carry  your train  so  as  to  make  it  ap­

pear  like  a  corkscrew.

Think  that continual  chattering  makes 

you  appear  entertaining.

Thump  on  the  piano  keys  as  if  you 

had  a  spite  against  them.

confidences  given  you  by  men.
ence  in  taste  of  the  various  wines.

Tell  your  girl  friends  the  business 
Talk  to  men  as  if  you  knew the differ­
Gush  over  a  man  simply  to  cause  an­

other girl  to think  you  own  him.

Think  it  shows  good  breeding  to order 
expensive  dishes  and  then  only  mince 
over  them.

E xpert  Opinion.

Madge— She  says  she  would  rather  be 

a  brunette  than  a  blonde.

Marjorie— She  ought  to  know.  She’s 

been  both.

Unlike  the  example  cited 

M aking th e  M ost o f One’s  O pportunities.
in  Holy 
Writ,  there  are  some  people  who  con­
trive  to  make  more  out  of  the  "one  tal­
ent”   in  the  way  of  position,  looks  or 
fortune 
that  has  been  vouchsafed  to 
them  than  those  who  have  the  "ten  tal­
ents.”   To  make  what  is  called  the best 
out  of  one’s  self  or one’s  circumstances 
is  a  most  enviable  quality. 
In  most 
cases  such  ability  is inborn and develops 
itself  naturally,  but  it  can  also  be  culti­
vated,  if  an  individual possesses  certain 
characteristics.  Self-confidence 
is  the 
greatest essential,  but  this  must  be  tem­
pered  by  a  keen  perception,  or  it  will 
become  boastful,  a  quality  that  is  fatal 
to  success:  or obviously  pushing,  which 
is  a  predisposition  that generally defeats 
its  own  end.  A  certain  amount  of  the 
latter,  however,  is  in  a  way  necessary, 
as  the  world  does  not  go  out  of  its  path 
to  discover  a  rara  avis,  and 
is  besides 
somewhat  shortsighted,  so  that  people 
must  be  brought  under  its  nose,  as 
it 
were,  either  through  their  'own  energy 
or the  praise  of  others,  to  discover  their 
merits.  An  admixture  of  tact,  there­
fore,  is  a  most  necessary  accompani­
ment ;  while 
last,  but  not  least,  ambi­
tion  and  good  management  should  also 
be  added  as  prime  factors.  With  quali­
ties  such  as  these,  an  income  of  a  few 
thousands  per  annum  may  keep  up  as 
creditable  an  establishment  as  to  double 
the  amount.  A  woman  who  happens  to 
find  the  social  door  ajar  can  boldly  en­
ter  in.  Good  looks  will  score  as  much 
as  beauty,  and  no  care  or  expense  be­
stowed  upon  the house beautiful,  clothes, 
entertainments,  etc.,  will  he  lost.  The 
woman  who  can  do  these  things— and 
there  are  many  such—would  prove  a 
veritable  helpmeet  to 
the  ambitious 
man,  who  in  this  country  especially  is 
often  greatly  handicapped  matrimonial­
ly,  as  fitness  and  ability  are  about  the 
last  things  a  man  considers  in  choosing 
a  wife. 

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The  Sem blance  o f Politeness.

the 

oblivous 

apparently 

A  certain  man  of  letters  entertained 
at  dinner  a  number  of  prominent  con­
temporaries.  Several  of 
courses 
had  been  served  before  it  became  ob­
vious  that  Prof.  Smythe  and  Prof. 
Browne,  who  were  seated  side  by  side, 
were 
of  each 
other’s  presence,  while  assiduously  de­
voting  themselves  to  the  viands  before 
them.
Prof.  Smythe,  being  rather  a  sensi­
tive  man,  presently  became  cognizant 
of  the  attention  he  was  inviting  on him­
self.  Therefore,  crushing  his  enmity 
for the  time  being,  he  turned  to  his  ad­
versary,  and,  in  a  most  engaging  man­
ner,  said *
"Browne,  my head rings;  can  you  ac­

count  for  it?"

For  a  moment  Prof.  Browne’s  brows 
contracted,while  courtesy  and  animosity 
contended.  Then he  smiled  indulgently, 
as  be  replied:

"N aturally;  it  is  hollow.”
The 

silence  became 

oppressive. 
Finally  it  was  broken  by  Prof.  Symthe, 
who  asked:

"A nd  does  you  head  never  ring,  my 

friend?”

"N ever,”   came  the  response.
It 
" A h ,”   reflectively,  “ so  I  thought. 
And  each  philosopher  applied  himself 

is  cracked 1”

diligently  to  the  course  before  him.

N othing  Can  N eed a  Lie.

We  hear  it  frequently  asserted  that 
this  is  an  age  of  trickery— an  age  of de­
ception—an  age 
in  which  the  success­
ful  man  is  the  "sm art"  man.  That  is 
untrue.  It  is  false  and  misleading.  No 
real,  genuine  success  can  be  achieved 
unless  it  is  based  upon  honesty  and 
in­
tegrity,  and  the  world  has  never  known 
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M I C H I G A N   T R A D E S M A N

H ardw are

R em iniscences  o f  th e  Trade  by  an  Old 

H ardw arem an.

in  my  life. 

I  am  a  son  of  one  of  the  earliest,  if 
not  the  earliest,  hardware  merchants  in 
the  State.  From  my  earliest  recollec­
tion  the  hardware  store  was  the source of 
the  family  revenue,  and  an  ever  present 
element 
I  was  born  in  the 
room  directly  over  it,  and  from  the  time 
I  was  able  to  walk  was  in  it  almost 
daily  and,  in  a  sense,  grew  up  in  it.  It 
was  there  I  received  the  first  money  I 
ever  earned,  except  that  received  as  a 
soldier  in  our  army. 
It  furnished  the 
means  which  sent  me  to  college,  and 
enabled  me  to  marry  and  begin  house­
keeping.

I, 

therefore,  have  for  a  hardware 
store  a  respect  and  affection  which 
neither time  nor  interest  in  other  occu­
pations  has  destroyed;  and  while  I  am 
getting  along 
in  years  and  am  called 
“ an  old  man,”   I  dream  to  this  day  of 
the  old  store,  selling  locks  and  pocket 
knives  and  weighing  out  nails  and strap 
hinges  with  as  much  zeal  and  earnest­
ness  as  when  a  boy.

And  I  am  glad  to  say  that  such 
dreams  are  happy  ones;  they  are  recol­
lections  of  happy  days.  Those  were 
days  of  hard  work,  but  happy  work,  be­
cause  while  the  work  was  in  one  sense 
not always clean ;  while  it  was  work  that 
would  sometimes  soil  the  hands  and 
clothes,  it  was  never  work  that  soiled 
the  soul.

I  believed  then  and,  with  an  experi­
ence  of  over  half  a  century,  believe  to­
day  that  there 
is  no  cleaner,  better  or 
happier  merchandise  business  than  that 
of  the  hardware  store. 
It  is  a  safe busi 
ness.  While  the  profits  were  never  in­
ordinately 
large,  I  believe  from  my 
knowledge  of  the  business  that  any  hon­
est, 
industrious  hardware 
man,  who  will  give  his  entire  attention 
to  his  business  and  will  not  be  tempted 
into  speculation,  either  in  his  business 
or outside  of  it,  is  more  certain  of  suc­
cess  than  those  in  any  other  occupation 
whatsoever. 

intelligent, 

'

It is  difficult  for  me  to say which made 
the  greatest  impression  on  me,  my  first 
work  as  a  clerk  in  a  hardware  store  (I 
remember  many  of  the  incidents  as  well 
as  if  they  were  of  yesterday) or my  first 
experience  as  a  drummer  selling  hard­
ware  on  the  road.  The  hardships  of 
the  latter  were  much  the  greater  of  the 
two,  and  possibly  on  this  account  my 
early  impressions  as  a  drummer  are  the 
most  firmly  impressed  upon  my  mind. 
At  any  rate,  I  shall  always  have  for  the 
hardware  commercial  traveler  a  feeling 
of  friendship  and  comradeship  which 
can  only  be  compared  to  the  feeling 
which  exists  between  those  who  have 
served  as  comrades  together  in  the 
army.

All  of  us  who  are  engaged 

in  the 
hardware  business  know  the 
important 
part sustained by the commercial traveler 
in  the  mechanism  of  that  great  engine, 
Trade,  on  the  smooth  working  of  which 
the  prosperity  of  our  country  so 
largely 
depends.  His  work  is  as  necessary  for 
success  in  our  business  as  the  service  of 
scouts 
is  essential  to  the  safety  of  an 
army.

Most  of  the  merchants  and  manufac­
turers  who  have  been  successful  have 
been  students  in  this  school— drummers 
in  their  line  of  business—and  owe  their 
success  as  much,  if  not  more,  than  to 
anything  else,  to  the  knowledge  of  men 
and  methods  acquired  by  faithful  work 
“ on  the  road.”

Instruction  and  experience 

in  that 
school  are  as  important  for them  as  in­
structions  are  for  those  who  would  be 
lawyers,  doctors,  or  preachers,  and  that, 
man  is  a  marked  exception to  the  rule 
who  has  achieved  a  notable  success  as  a 
merchant  or  manufacturer  who  has  not 
had  the  training  of  a  commercial  trav­
eler.

But  commercial  traveling  is  no  longer 
merely  a  schooling  for  higher  commer­
cial  life.  Its  work  has  so  developed  and 
has  become  of  such 
importance  that 
men  of  the  highest  ability,  men  whose 
qualities  of  mind  would  make  them 
conspicuous  in  any  calling,  choose  it  as 
their  life  work. 
In  its  highest  walks, 
art  and  skill  and  brains  and  courage 
and  tact,  are  as  necessary  to  success  as 
in  the  professions,  and  are  as  well paid, 
or  should  be. 
I  was  four  years  in  the 
army;  1  have  spent  more  years  than  1 
care  to  tell  with  the  labors  and  cares  of 
a  manufacturer;  I  think  1  have  fairly 
won  the 
little  of  fame  or  fortune  ac­
quired  by  either,  but  I  am  entirely  sure 
that  I  never  so  fully  earned  my  pay  for 
any  services  as  when  a  drummer  on  the 
road.

fatigues, 

Of  the  hardships  of  the  life,  of  its 
weariness  and  worry,  its  trials  and  trib­
ulations,  its 
its  disappoint­
ments,  I  need  not  write  at  length.  They 
are,  perhaps,  no greater and  no  less  than 
are  found 
in  many  other occupations. 
Probably,  however,  to  the  younger  men 
who  constitute  so 
large  a  part  of  the 
army  of  commercial  travelers  they  ap­
pear  greater. 
It  is  with  them  as  it  was 
with  the  married  man,  whom  a  young 
bachelor,  .  contemplating  matrimony, 
asked  if  he  thought  it  were  true,as  some 
people  said,  that  married  men 
lived 
longer  than  unmarried  ones.  He  re­
plied:  " I   don’t  know  about  that,  but 
it  seems  longer. ”

Wbat  some  of  these  trials  are  1  know 
very  well  through  my  own  personal  ex­
perience.  One  of  them  which  made  a 
lasting  impression  on  me  is  the  unnec­
essary  delay  to  which  travelers  are  at 
times  called  upon  to  submit,  waiting 
and  watching  the  moments  slip  by while 
anxious  to  close  their  business  in  time 
to  catch  their  train,  which  failing  to 
do,  may  mean  a  day  lost,  while  the  cus­
tomer,  the  merchant,  who  has  made  an 
appointment  with  you,  or  has  sent  word 
that  be  will  see  you  presently,  calmly 
continues  his  political  argument  or  chat 
with  personal  friends.  The  recollection 
of  such  experiences,  while  a  traveler, 
has  led  me,  as  a  manufacturer,  to  make 
it  a  rule  to  assume  to  have—no  matter 
how  occupied—a  previous  and 
impera­
tive  engagement  with  every  commercial 
traveler  who  calls  upon  me  on  business, 
whether  he  calls  by  appointment  or 
otherwise,  or  whether  I  know  him  or 
have  never  heard  of  him  or  his  house 
before.

And  here,owing  to the  fact  that  things 
frequently  suggest  their  opposites,  I 
am  reminded  of  the  story  of  the  two 
Irish  friends.  They  had  been  friends  in 
the  “ Ould  Country.”   They  wanted  to 
come  to  America,  but  all  the  money 
they  had  between  them  would  only  pay 
the  passage  of  one.  They  drew  lots  for 
which  one  should  go,  with  the  under­
standing  that  the  lucky  one  should, when 
be  could,  s end  back  for  the  one  left 
behind.  The  one  who  was  successful  in 
the  drawing  came  to  Chicago,  got  work 
at  once,  saved  some  money,  invested  in 
land  at a  lucky  time,  and made  his  pile. 
He  immediately  sent  over  to  his  friend 
in  Ireland  the  money  to  pay  his  trans­
portation  to  Chicago.  The 
latter  did 
not  wait to notify, his  friend  of his  com-

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ing,  but  started  at  once.  He  had  always 
lived  in  the  country  and  on  his  arrival 
in  New  York,  was  greatly 
impressed 
with the  many  things  he saw  which  were 
entirely  new  to him.

He  took  the  emigrant  train  to  Chi­
cago,  and  at  a  little  town  in  the  north­
ern  part  of  this  State,  where  the  trains 
going  West  from  New  York  and  the 
train  going  East  from  Chicago  pass 
each  other,  a  culvert  had  been  washed 
out  by  the  train,and  the  two trains  were 
delayed  while  it  could  be  repaired.  Our 
immigrant  got  out  of  his  car  and  walk­
ing  up  the  platform,  whom  should  he 
meet  but  his  old  friend,  who  was  going 
to  New  York 
in  the  best  style.  They 
rushed 
into  each  other’s  arms,  and  the 
new  comer  immediately  began  to  tell  of 
the  wonderful  inventions  he  had  seen  in 
this  country.  His  friend  asked  him  if 
he  had  ever  seen  a  Pullman  vestibule 
train.  He  said  he  had  not,  and  his 
friend  said,  “ Come  with me.”   He  took 
him 
into  the  dining  car,  pushed  the 
button,  and  when  the  waiter  came,  or­
dered  some  whisky.  They  'drank  first 
to  old  Ireland,  and  then  to  various  other 
patriotic  toasts,  as  Irishmen  will  when 
meeting  after  long  separation,  and  alter 
awhile,  through  the  fatigues  of  the  jour­
ney  and  the  many  drinks,  they  both  fell 
asleep.

When  the  culvert  was  repaired,  the 
two  trains  started  on  their  way—one 
going  tc  Chicago  and  the  other  to  New 
York.  The 
jar  of  the  train  in  starting 
awakened  our  two  friends,  and  the  im­
migrant  looking  out  of  the  car  window 
and  seeing  that  the  car  was  in  motion, 
and  looking  down  and  seeing  bis  friend 
sitting  beside  him,  and  having  been 
convinced  that  nothing  was 
impossible 
in  America,  be  said,  “ I  was  telling  you 
about  the  wonderful  inventions  1  saw  in 
New  York,  but  this  beats  them  all. 
Here  we  are,  you  and  I,  sitting  side  by 
side 
in  the  same  car;  you  going  East 
and  I  going  West.”

And  so,  my  friends,  while as  competi­
tors 
in  business,  we  may  be  going  in 
different  directions  as  mutual  interests 
bind  us,  we  are  all  sitting  in  the  same 
car.  Here  we  are,  men  of  different  po­
litical  and  different  religious  views,  yet 
all  true  Americans,  all  equally  desiring 
the  welfare  of  our common  country,  all 
equally  united  in  seeking  the  welfare  of 
our  fellowmen. 

James  Kilbourne.

Odd  Prices  W hich  Savor  o f B argains.
Trade  is  very  often  attracted  to a store 
through  the  use  of  odd  cents  in  naming 
cash  prices  for goods.  This  is  a  well- 
known  principle  with  the  managers  of 
department  stores  and  large  city  retail 
establishments,  and  there 
is  no  reason 
why  the  Northwestern  general merchant, 
who  is  continually  on  the  lookout  for 
new  business  methods  and ideas  can  not 
profitably  employ  it.

The  use  of  established  prices on goods 
denotes  either  conservatism  in  business 
or  an  absence  of  progressiveness.  If  the 
ordinary  person  sees  an  article  marked 
at  25  cents  the  inference  is  that the mer­
chant 
in  a  rut  and  that  he 
has  become  so  accustomed  to  charging 
established  figures  for  his  goods  he 
never  thinks  of  doing  anything  else.

is  working 

On  the  other  hand,  the  use  of  odd  fig­
ures,  those  at  which  goods  are  not  or­
dinarily  sold  implies  progressiveness  on 
the  part  of  the  dealer  and  to  many  con­
sumers  it  carries  the  impression  that the 
goods  are  being  offered  at  bargain 
prices. 
It  is  no  doubt  true some  women 
would  be  convinced  they  were  getting  a 
genuine  bargain  if  they  paid  27  cents 
for an  article  that  the conservative  deal-

er  around  the  corner  was  selling  for 25 
cents;  they  would  think  that  it.was  of 
better  quality  and  that  ordinarily 
it 
would  sell  at  30 or  35  cents  simply  be­
cause  they  paid  odd  cents  for  it.

Old  department  store  managers  will 
confirm  this  statement,  and  they  will 
tell  you  further,  Mr.  Merchant,  that 
where  goods  have  failed  to  move  they 
have  frequently  either  marked  them  up 
one  or  two  cents  or  down  one  or two 
cents 
in  order  that  there  might  be  odd 
change  and  have  sold  them  much  more 
successfully  than  when  the  price  was 
indicated  in  the  old  way.

Back  of  this  theory  there  is  a  great 
deal  of  human  nature  and  this  is  espe­
cially  true  of  the  feminine  portion  of 
the  buying  world.  Most  every  woman 
goes  on  the  principle  that  a  penny 
saved  is  a  penny  earned,  and  if  she  re­
ceives  odd pennies in change she reckons 
that  she  is  the  gainer  that  much.

The  dealer  who  caters  to  this  propen­
in  womankind  is  only  recognizing 
sity 
an  established  law  in  the  human  make­
up.

However,  there 

is  such  a  thing  as 
overdoing  the  odd  cent  price  business, 
and  every  general  merchant  and  every 
retailer  who  resorts  to  this  means  to  se­
cure  trade  should  be  careful  as  to  the 
general 
impression  he  conveys  to  the 
public.  He  should  not  mark  down  all 
his  goods  or  mark  them  all  up  to  the 
odd  cent  basis,  but  give  the  most  prom­
inence  to  those  goods  which  be  is  offer­
ing  as  special  bargains  with  a  view  to 
obtaining  the  best  results.

Odd  cents  can  be  used  effectively 

in 
bargain  advertisements  in  which  atten­
tion 
is  directed  to  special  lines,  and 
they  should  also  be  given  prominence 
in  the  newspaper  advertisements.  They 
may  be  employed 
in  connection  with 
many  lines  of  notions  and  specialties  in 
the  dry  goods  and  house 
furnishing 
trade.  For  intance,  if  an  article  costs 
too  much  to  be  sold  at  4  cents  or  5 
cents,  it  may  be  advertised  at  7  cents 
and  yet  a  fair  margin  of  profit  will  be 
obtained.  This same  idea  will  apply  to 
goods  costing  more  money.  An  article 
that  costs  31  cents  or  33  cents  may  be 
sold  at  43  cents  or  47  cents  and  there 
will  be  left  a  good  margin.  Ordinarily 
the  conservative  merchant might  sell the 
article  that  costs  him  31  cents  for  40 
cents  and  the  one  that  costs  him  33 
cents  for  45  cents,  but  if  he  asks  43 
cents  the  inference  is  that  he  is  selling 
on  a  closer  margin  of  profit,  and  the 
consumer  is  buying  the  goods  at  nearer 
what  they  would  cost  at  wholesale.

The  odd  price  sale  may  be  carried 
if  there  are  seven 
through  successfully 
cent  tables  and  nine  cent 
tables  on 
which  all  articles  are  bunched  which 
can  be  sold  at  this  figure.  Then  there 
may  be  12  cent  tables  and  17  cent tables 
and  so  on  through  the  list.

It  will 

This  odd  price  idea  is  an  outgrowth 
of  ingenuity  in  the  management of large 
department  stores.  Yet  it  has  won  suc­
cess  in  a  great  many  instances,  and it  is 
worth  trying  on  the  part  of  the  average 
merchant. 
indicate  a  progres­
sive  store  policy  and  will  create  con­
fidence 
in  the  merchant  on  the  part  of 
consumers  who  have  no knowledge what­
ever  of  the  cost  price  of  goods,  but  go 
on  exterior  appearances  largely  in  de­
ciding  where  they  shall  make  their  pur­
chases.—Commercial  Bulletin.

Had  W hat  H is  Father  Lacked.

Brown—That  Jones  boy  has  his  fath­

er’s  honesty.

Mathers  (who  has  had  some  dealings 
with  Jones)—-Well,  I  knew  somebody 
had  it.

£  ß e m e n t's  S o n s

¡arising  Michigan.

BEMENT
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CULTIVATOR

Narrow  enough  for  beans  and wide enough 

for  corn.

Spring  teeth  may  be  taken  off  and  replaced 

by  shovels.

With  the  center  section  in  place  it  makes 

a  perfect  riding  harrow.

W e  make  a  full  line  of  tilling  tools.  Send 

for price  list.

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

Butter  and  Eggs

Points  and  Pointers  Picked  up  on  the 

Street.

“ Did  you  ever  see  any  Klondike  but­
ter?"  was  asked  as  I  walked  down  the 
street  one  day  last  week.  My  first  im­
pression  was  that  some  enterprising  fel­
low  had  started  a  creamery  away  up 
in 
the  “ land  of  the midnight  sun,"  but  on 
a  second  thought  I  realized  that  if  there 
were  enough  cows  up  there  to  make  any 
butter  it  would  be  worth  far  more  there 
than  here,  so  I  begged  my  friend  to  tell 
something  more  about  the  goods  he al­
luded  to. 
“ I  have  some  of  the  Klon­
dike  butter  in  my  store  and  I would  like 
to  show  it to  you,  if  you  have  a  minute 
to  spare,"  he  replied.  We went  down  to 
the  store  and  in  the  rear  of  the  building 
were  a lot of boxes,  about  three  feet  long 
by  14  to  18  inches  in  width  and  depth. 
Each  one  of  these  contained  30 2-pound 
tin  cans,  closely  sealed.  The  butter 
was  packed  last  summer  in  one  of  the 
best creamery sections of Illinois and  was 
intended  for  the  Klondike  trade. 
It 
missed  this  in  some  way  and  during  the 
early  spring  was  sent  on  here.  We 
opened  one  of the  cans  and  found  that 
the  butter  was  well  made  and  the  qual­
ity  much  better than  I  would  have  sup­
posed  considering  the length of time that 
had  elapsed  since  it  was  made.  Quite 
frequently  1  have  seen  butter  packed  in 
a  similar condition  for  shipment  to  the 
tropics,  but  I  have  no  recollection  of 
any  such  goods  being  sold  on  this  mar­
ket.

*  *  *

The  butter that  has  been  coming  from 
Canada  has  also  interested  me  greatly 
and  1  have  examined  a  good  deal  of  it, 
not  only  to get  an  idea  of  the  quality  of 
the  product,  but  to  see  just  what  kinds 
of  packages  are  used  in  the  Dominion 
My  observation  is  that  the  square  box, 
or  Australian  style,  as  it  is  generally 
is  much  more  common  than 
known, 
tubs,  although  the 
latter  are  used  in 
some  sections.  The  boxes  are  of  full 
sizes,  halves  and  quarters— 56  pounds. 
28  pounds  and  14  pounds;  but  in  addi­
tion  to  these  much  of  the  dairy  butter, 
rolls  and  prints  were  packed  in  any  sort 
of  a  box  that  was  available.  A 
local 
dealer  who  bought  a  lot  of  print  butter 
in  Montreal  said  that  he  found  it  in 
cases  with  slats,  somewhat  similar  in 
style  to  the  vegetable  crates  used  so  ex­
tensively  by our  Southern growers.  Such 
a  variety  of  qualities  is  beyond my abil­
ity  to  describe.  There  was  common  old 
dairy  that  had  partly  gone  to  tallow, 
better  lots  of  farmers’  rolls,  some  new 
and  some  old,  creamery  of  different 
ages  from  four  months  to over  a  year, 
some  with  salt  and  some  without  salt. 
It  was  a  novel  thing  for  our  friends 
across  our  Northern  border to  sell  a  lot 
of  their  surplus  butter  to  the  Yankees, 
and  when  they  found  that  we  wanted 
it 
and  wanted it so badly  as  to  take  all  that 
they  could  get  regardless  of  the  6c  a 
pound  duty,  they  simply  scoured  the 
provinces  from  Quebec  to  Vancouver 
and  as  far  north  as  Hudson  Bay. 
I  se­
cured  a  tag  that  was taken  off  one  of  the 
boxes  on  which  was  marked,  “ From the 
Hudson  Bay  Stores."  Another  lot  was 
marked  Manitoba  and  had  the  Govern­
ment  inspection  stamp.  Four  cars,  ag­
gregating  2,613  packages  of  these  goods 
came 
in  during  the  past  week,  and  for 
the  season  thus  far  14  carloads  have 
come  here,  besides  what  went to Boston.

*  *  *

The  demand  for storage  packed  eggs 
has  been  so  great,  and  so  large  a  part 
of  the  supply  has been  packed  with  a

view  to  bolding,  that  buyers  of  eggs  for 
current  trade  needs,  in  order to  secure 
an adequate  supply  of  really  fine  goods, 
have  been  obliged  to  pay  storage prices. 
The  competition  has  forced  thd market 
here  up  to  18c  for  fancy  selected  eggs. 
So  far  as  I  can  learn  local  dealers  are 
not  following  this  advance  in  their  stor­
age  operations  although  a  good  many 
eggs  are  still  going  into  the  refrigera­
tors— probably  on  previous  contracts. 
Some  goods  are  being  drawn  on  the 
open  market  which  were  packed 
for 
storage  and  it  seems  quite  probable  that 
consumptive  channels  will  get  a  larger 
part  of  the  collections  hereafter.  Many 
of  the  goods  now  going 
in  would  be 
gladly  sold  at  i8c,but the demand at that 
price 
it  is  difficult to 
find  any  large  buyers.

limited  and 

is 

*  *  *

firms  making  a  specialty  of 

The  receipts  of  live  poultry  by  ex­
press  seem  to  be  larger  than  a  year or 
two  ago.  More  shippers  from  nearby 
points  crate  their  fowls  up  and  ship  di­
rect  to  market 
instead  of  disposing  to 
the  country  store  or  peddler.  This  is 
evidently  more  profitable  for the farmer, 
as  he  gets  the  full  market  value  less  the 
express  charges  and  the  cost  of  the 
crate. 
In  shipping  live  poultry  to  mar­
ket  this  way  shippers  can  usually  real­
ize  better  prices  if  sending  their stock 
to 
live 
poultry.  There  are  very  few  firms  in 
New  York  that  handle  live  poultry  ex­
tensively— in  fact,  you  can  count  them 
on  your  fingers—and  as  they  are  mostly 
bunched  together  in  one 
locality,  ship­
pers  can  readily  see  the  advantage  of 
having  their  poultry  in  the  hands  of 
people 
If  a 
buyer  wants  to  buy  live  poultry  he  is 
going  where  he  can  find  it  rather  than 
in  the  butter or  some  other  district.  We 
do  not 
in  mentioning 
names  here,  but  a  glance  through  our 
advertising  columns  will  show  readers 
the  firms  to  communicate  with  if they 
intend  shipping.  New  shippers  should 
be  careful  and  use  only  the  standard 
sized  coops.  The  different  sizes  and 
full  directions  can  be  obtained  upon  re­
quest  from  the  commission merchants.

in  touch  with  the  buyers. 

justified 

feel 

We  noticed  a  lot  of  poultry  which  had 
run  short  of  ice  and  was  not  in  strictly 
fine  condition.  The  stock  was  what 
might  be  called  useful  stock 
if  used 
quickly.  The  weather  is getting  pretty 
warm  now  and 
it  is  poor  policy  to  try 
and  save  a  little  on  ice.  All  through  the 
iced  poultry  season  more  or  less  poultry 
is  received  short  of  ice  and  while  it  can 
not  always  be  helped,  in  many  cases 
it 
is  due  to  carelessness.  During  the  cool 
weather  it  is  almost 
impossible  to  get 
the  ice  to  thaw  enough  to  drain  through 
the  poultry  properly  and  then 
ice 
is  needed  and  the  poultry  is  apt  to spoil 
in  the  center,  which  can  not  be  helped. 
This  has  been  the  case  for  some  weeks, 
but  now  that  the weather is warmer  more 
ice  is  necessary  and  it  is  poor  business 
policy  to  be  sparing of the  ice.  No  mat­
ter  how  much  it  costs  it  is  cheap  com­
pared  to  the  poultry  and  when  the  latter 
has  to  be  shaded  1  to  3c  per  pound,  be­
cause  a  few  cents’  worth  of  ice  was 
saved  by  the  shipper  it  means  a  big loss 
and  an  unnecessary  one.  The  profit 
is 
small  enough 
in  the  dressed  poultry 
shipping  business  and  every item should 
be  taken  advantage  of  by  the  shipper.— 
N.  Y.  Produce  Review.

little 

Few  persons  are  as  easily  fooled  by 

others  as  they  are  by  themselves.

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ft

The  man  who  is  long  on  wheat  may 

be  short on dough.

Smith,  McFarland  Co.,

Produce  Commission  Merchants

Boston  is  the  best  market  for  Michigan  and  Indiana  eggs.  W e 
want  carlots  or  less.  Liberal  advances,  highest  prices,  prompt 
returns.  All  eggs  sold  case  count.

69 and  71  Clinton St.,
Boston,  Mass.

R e f e r e n c e s :  Fourth  National  Bank  and  Commercial  Agencies.

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Famine on  Butter

W e  want  all  grades  of  butter,  also

Fresh  E g g s  and  Live  Poultry

Our  Motto:  PROMPTNESS.

Geo.  R  Williams,  Produce Commission Merchant

Successor  to

Mackey  &  W illiam s, 62 W.  Market and  125  Mich'gan  Sts.

BUFFALO,  NEW  YORK

References—Dun & Co., Bradstreet Agencies,  Columbia  National  Bank,  all  Ex­

press Companies.

Member—National League of C. M. U. S., Buffalo Produce Exchange.

Boston  is the best  market  for

Butter,  Eggs  and  Beans

and  Fowle,  Hibbard  &  Co.

is the  house that can  get 
the  highest market price.

We Want 
Butter and  Eggs

We will take care of  your  consignments,  large  or  small,  in  a 
way  which  will  be  entirely  satisfactory  to  you.  We  have 
been  in business thirty-nine years and  have  the  largest  out­
lets of any firm  in  this  section.  We  have  a  reputation  for 
fair play and refer you to  any  bank  anywhere,  the  commer­
cial agencies, or this paper.

Hilton  & Aldrich  Co.,

39 South  Market Street,  Boston,  Mass.

Be sure and mention  Michigan Tradesman.

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19

Proper  M ethod  o f  D isplaying Fruits  and 

Vegetables.

In  many  stores  where  the  windows  are 
good  but  not  large  no  attempt  is  made 
to  secure  attractive  displays,  because 
the  storekeeper  thinks  it  is  not  worth 
while  trying  to  make  any  special  effort 
at  window  advertising  unless  there  are 
large  windows  at  hand  to  work  in.  This 
is  a  very unpractical  view to take.  Large 
windows  are  very  desirable  when  prop­
erly  handled,but  attractive  displays  can 
also  be  made  in  small  windows  as  well, 
and  an  especially  good 
line  to  work 
with  in  small  windows  at  this  season  of 
the  year  is  fresh  truck.

lines 

It  seems  strange  that  window  displays 
of  fruits  and  vegetables  are  so  seldom 
made  when  the  readiness  with  which 
lend  themselves  towards 
these 
making  attractive  displays  and 
the 
profits  derived  from  pushing  their sale 
are considered.  One store that 1 know of 
reserves  one  of  its  windows  for  displays 
of  fruits  and  vegetables  alone,  and while 
is  no  pretence  to  an  artistic  dis­
there 
is  always  effective, 
play,  the  display 
and  that,  of  course,  is  the  most 
im­
portant  thing.

In  this  store  a  plain  board  platform, 
about  5  feet  high  and  the  width  of  the 
window,  is  placed  on  the  window  floor 
about  3  inches  back  from  the  glass  and 
allowed  to  slope  back  until  the  top  is 
about  3  feet  back  from  the  glass.  Ap­
ples,  oranges,  tomatoes  and  whatever 
else 
laid  in 
regular  rows  against  the  board,  which  is 
covered 
the  goods 
shown,  each  separated  piece  being 
wrapped  in  white  paper having  the  up­
per  part  uncovered.

is  in  season,  are  simply 

completely  with 

it  does 

Now  this  is  a  very  primitive  method, 
but 
It  brings  trade 
which  pays  good  prices  and  that  is 
what  the  goods  are  put  in  the  window 
for.

its  work. 

A  small  window,  not  over  4  feet  wide 
and  just  about  as  deep,  with  a  beauti­
ful  plate  front,  was  used  for  the  follow­
ing  displays:  The  window  floor  was 
covered  with  white  crepe  tissue,  and 
the  same  was  used  for  the  sides  and 
back  to  a  height  of  3  feet  from the floor; 
a strip  of  medium  maroon  color,3 inches 
wide,  was  fastened  all  the  way  around 
the  top  of  the  tissue  on  the  sides  and 
back.  Another  strip  of  maroon-colored 
tissue,  5 
inches  wide,  was  run  around 
the  tissue  on  the  window  floor,  the  out­
side  edge  of  which  was  about  2  inches 
from  the  sides  of  the  window.

The  display  consisted  of  nothing  but 
strawberries  in  boxes,  arranged  like  the 
squares  on  a  checker-board;  to  do  this, 
empty  berry  boxes  were  wrapped 
in 
white  paper  and  laid  on  the  floor  inside 
the  square  formed  by the maroon-colored 
strip.  These  boxes  were  placed  bottom 
up  alternately,with  the  full  boxes  of  red 
berries 
boxes 
wrapped 
in  white  forming  blocks  of 
regular  size  and  shape.  Each,  white 
block  had  the  price  of  the  berries 
marked  on 
in  figures  of  the  same 
shade  of  maroon  as  was  used  for  trim­
ming.

in  the  box,  and  the 

it 

At  another  time,  for  the  season  when 
strawberries  were  more  plentiful,  an­
other  display  of  them  was  made  in  this 
window  by  trimming 
it  as  described 
above, with  the  exception  that  white  was 
used  for  the  finish  on  top  of  the  curtain 
at  sides  and  back,  as  well  as  for  the 
curtains  themselves,  and  a  4  inch  band 
of  maroon  was  run  straight  down  the 
white  tissue  at  each  end  of  sides  and 
back,  the  outside  being  4  inches  from 
the  edge ;  while  other  strips  of  maroon, 
the  same  width,  were  run  across  from

end  to  end  of  the  paper  on  sides  and 
back,  with  outside  edge  4  inches  from 
top  and  bottom  respectively.  This  same 
idea  was  used  on  the  floor. 
In  the  cen­
ter  of  the  square  on  the  floor  was  placed 
an  immense  oval-shaped  meat  dish,  the 
edges  covered  completely  with  fresh 
strawberry  leaves,  and  the  dish  piled  as 
high  as  it  could  hold  with  fresh,  clean 
berries.  A  card  painted  in  maroon  color 
was  placed  on  the  center  of  the  space on 
the  back  curtain,  with  this  copy:
A  MEASURED  QUART 

of  sound,  ripe

STRAW BERRIES 

15  cents

The  berries  were  sold  by  measure  as 
for  them  from  a 
the  customer  asked 
large  tray.  Good  berries  of  almost  equal 
quality  were  being  sold  for  10  cents  by 
the  box.  A  little  picking  over,  remov­
ing  a  soft  one  here  and  there,  and meas­
uring  them,  secured  the  additional  5 
cents  very  easily.  The  same  window 
was  arranged  another  time  by  placing 
bunches  of  celery,  arranged  flat,  against 
the  sides  and  back  two  rows  high,  plac­
ing  the  bases  of  the .top  row  behind  the 
tops  of  the  bottom  row.  The  celery  was 
easily  fastened  with  small  thin  nails  to 
the  sides  and  against  boards  placed 
across  the  back  of  the  window.

The  center  of  the  window  was  oc­
cupied  by  a  four-deck  wire  stand  for 
displaying  fruits  and  vegetables,  and 
around  the  base,  in  a  circle  30  inches 
wide,  were  arranged  heads  of  salad  cov­
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entirely.  Around  the  salad,  the  win­
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well  with  paper,which  was  then  covered 
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oranges,  and  the  top  with  apples.  Each 
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things  we  want,  but  we  generally  have 
to  argue  as  much  about  it  as  we  would 
to  lobby  a  ship  subsidy  bill  through 
Congress,  and  much  persuasion  takes 
the  edge  off  of  a  gift. 
I  do  not  mind 
hinting  for  what  I  want,  but  I  do  not 
like  to  have  to  corkscrew  it  out  of  any­
body.  Now,  take  her  automobile,  for 
instance.  One  day  Mrs.  Van  merely 
happened  to  express  a  casual  wish  for 
one,  and  the  next  day  there  came  a 
beauty  out  to  her.  Positively,  she  says 
that  she  does  not  dare  to  even  admire 
a  thing  for  fear  Mr.  Van  will  go  and 
it  for  her  before  she  finds  out 
buy 
whether  she  really  wants  it  or  not. 
It 
must  be  fascinating  to  have  a  husband 
who  is  as  anxious  to  gratify  you  and  in­
dulge  you  as  if  yod  were  not  married  to 
him!”   she  ended  enviously.

“ Just 

it,  the 

‘ ‘ He  ¡8  so delicate and poetic in all his 
attentions,  too,”   chimed  in  Sally  Gra­
ham. 
think  of  your  husband 
keeping  you  supplied  with  your  favorite 
flower. 
I  am  not  complaining  of  Algie, 
but  he  could  not  tell  to  save  his  life 
what  my  favorite  flower  is,  and  as  for 
presenting  me  with 
idea  has 
never  entered  his  head.  Not  since  we 
were  married.  He  used  to  know  that  I 
liked  American  Beauty  roses  then  and 
he  said  they  looked  pretty  against  my 
dark  hair,  but  never  a  bud  has  he  given 
me  since  I  became  his  wife.  Some­
times,  when  I  am  in  a  florist’s shop,see­
ing  other  men  buying  flowers,  I  wonder 
whom  he  would  send  them  to  if  I  were 
dead,  and  that  thought  goes  through  me 
like  a  knife,  but  Mr.  Van  never  neg­
lects  those 
like  attentions 
that  a  man  never  has  sense  enough  to 
know  mean  so  much  to  a  wife.  Of 
course,  it  is  a  man’s  idea  that  it  is  bet­
ter to  bring  [home  beefsteak  than  vio­
lets,  but  there  is  many  and  many  a  time 
when  a  woman  would  be  willing  to  go 
hungry  for  meat  if  she  could  be  fed  on 
a  little  sentiment. ”

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It  would  be  hard  to  say  just  when 
first  got  upon  our  nerves. 
Mr.  Van 
Since  the  unexpected  denouement of  the 
affair  we  have  discussed  this  point  over 
and  over  again,  but  without  ever  being 
able  to  arrive  at  any  definite 
con­
clusion.  Maria  Brown  is  certain  it  be­
gan  when  Mr.  Van  gave  his  wife  a 
splendid  diamond  and  pearl  brooch  on 
the  anniversary  of  their  wedding  day. 
Elise  Horton  declares  it  dates  from  the 
time  Mr.  Van  bought  Mrs.  Van  her  au­
tomobile.  Sally  Graham  thinks  it  was 
when  we  first  found  out  that  Mr.  Van 
kept  a  standing  order  for  violets  at  the 
florist’s,  so  that  Mrs.  Van  might  never 
be  out  of  her  favorite  flower,  while  I 
feel  confident  that the  psychological  mo­
ment  was  when  Mr.  Van  ceased  to  be  a 
creature  of  no  importance  and  became  a 
disturbing  factor  in  our  lives,  when  we 
learned  that  for a  whole  week  in  which 
Mrs.  Van  was  ailing  with  a  slight  cold 
Mr.  Van  never once  left  the  house,  but 
remained  anxiously  sitting  by  her  bed­
side.

Of  course,  if  we  had  lived  in  the  city, 
where  people  know  nothing  of  the  going 
and  coming  of  their  next  door neighbor, 
Mr.  Van  would  not  have  mattered,  but 
one  of the  charms  of  the  suburbs  is  that 
there  are  no  secrets  and  concealments. 
Everybody’s  affairs  are  public property, 
and  so  it  was  impossible  for  us  not  to 
bump 
into  Mr.  Van’s  virtues,  so  to 
speak,  at  every  turn.

And  in  time  this  got  a  trifle  wearing. 
Not  that  we  were  dissatisfied  with  our 
own  husbands.  Certainly  not.  Even 
at  the  time  Iwhen  Mr.  Van’s  stock  was 
highest  in  the  market  I  am  sure  that 
none  of  us  would  have  changed  off  our 
faulty,  blundering  Toms,  Dicks  and 
Harrys  for  that  model  of  perfection. 
Still 
it  was  aggravating  to  know  that 
we  did  not  have  the  best—that  we  had 
drawn  a  second  prize  instead  of  a  first 
prize  in  the  matrimonial  lottery.

“ It 

is  not  that  I  envy  her  the  dia­
monds  and  pearls,’ ’  said  Maria  Brown.
* ‘ I  have  got  plenty  of  them  of  my  own, 
as  far  as  that  goes,  but  it  is  that  Mr. 
Van  gave  them  to  her on the anniversary 
of her  wedding  day.  So  far  !as  gener­
osity  goes,  Jack  is  the  most  liberal  fel­
low  that  ever  lived  and  I  know  he would 
gladly  work  his  fingers  to  the  bone  for 
me 
if  it  were  necessary,  but  he  never 
thinks  to  give  me  any  little thing  on  my 
birthday  or  the  anniversary  of  our  wed­
ding,  and  I  have  to  go  and  pick  out  my 
Christmas  gift  and  buy  it  and  send  him 
the  bill,  if  I  get  one.  Of  course,  I 
know  it  is  better to have  the  cake  than 
the  frosting  on  top  of  it,  but  the  trouble 
with  a  woman  is  that  she  wants  the cake 
and  the  frosting,  too.  She  wants  the 
substantial  love  she  can  rely  on  and 
the  sentiment  that  gives 
it  poetry  and 
grace,  and  that  is  what  Mrs.  Van  gets, 
and  where  she  is  better off than  the  rest 
of  us.  Mr.  Van  always  remembers  the 
little  dates  that  are  sacred  to  a  woman— 
when  they  met,  and  when  they  became 
engaged,  and  their  wedding  day  and 
her  birthdays  and  all  the  rest  of  the 
sweet  calendar  that  a  lover  keeps.  And 
they  have  been  married  fifteen  years, 
too,”   and  Maria  sighed  a  heavy  sigh  as 
she  thought  of  her  own  good,  but  unro­
mantic,  spouse.

“ That  is  just  it,’ ’  put  in  Elise  Hor­
ton. 
“ It  is  not so  much  what  Mr.  Van 
does  as  the  charming  way  he  does  it 
that  counts.  In  the  end  all  of .us  get  the

“ W ell,”   I  said,  “ what  I 

like  about 
Mr.  Van 
is  his  devotion  to  Mrs.  Van 
when  she  iB  sick.  Of  course,  when  she 
had  the  grip  she  was  not  really  sick  at 
all— just  ugly  and  cross  with  a  red  nose 
and  swollen  eyes  and  a  sniffly  nose,  like 
the  rest  of  us,  but  what  does  he  do? 
Stays  right  by  her  in  the  house.  None 
of  us  saw  him  for  nearly  a  week.  But 
what  would  our  husbands  have  done? 
They  would  have  said,  ‘ Awfully  sorry 
for  you,  my  dear.  Beastly  cold  you 
have,  have  you  not?  But it  will  be  bet­
ter  in  the  morning.  There  is  not  any­
thing  I  can  do  for  you,  is  there?  Well, 
stay  right  by  the  fire  and  keep  warm 
and  I  think  I  will  just  run  over to  the 
club  for  a  game  or two. 
I  am  sure  you 
ought  not  to  talk. ’  And  off  they  would
go-”

“ That’s  so,”   chimed  in  all  the  others 
in  chorus,  and  then  we  silently  reflected 
on  the  superiority  of  Mr.  Van.

What  made  Mr.  Van’s  perfection  all 
the  more  noted  was  that  be  was  not  at 
all  a  remarkable  looking  man,  nor did 
his  conduct  in  public  bear  out  his  rep­
utation  as  a  model  husband. 
Indeed, 
he  treated  Mrs.  Van  - frequently  quite 
brusquely 
in  company  and  paid  her 
none  of  the  little  tender attentions  that 
we  knew  he  lavished  on  her  in  private. 
More  than  once  when  be  cut  across  her 
conversation  with  some  remark  that  was 
actually  rude  we 
looked  our  surprise, 
but  Mrs.  Van  always  smiled back sweet­
ly  and  reassuringly  at  us,  as  if to  say, 
“ This 
is  merely  a  cloak  to  hide  what 
he  really  feels.”

Another  thing  that  we  could  never 
quite  reconcile  with  our knowledge  of 
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and  poetic  sentiment.  The  Van's  house 
was  full  of  the  most  beautiful  things, 
chosen  with  the  skill  and  knowledge  of 
a  connoisseur,  although  Mrs.  Van  frank­
ly  acknowledged  she  knew  and  cared 
little  for  such  things. 
“ Mr.  Van  is  so 
fond  of  etchings,’ ’  she  would  say,  dis­
playing  some  new  picture,  or  “ Mr. 
Van  finds  such  poetry  in  these  old  ivory 
carvings,”   or  maybe  it  would  be  some 
new  book  or  play,  concerning which  she 
would  repeat  Mr.  Van’s  criticism—al­
ways  something  subtly  penetrating  and 
full  of  an  appreciation of the highest art.
Yet,  strange  to  say,  Mr.  Van  never 
said  any  of  these  things  to  others. 
In 
society  he  was  the  quintessence  of  dul- 
ness  and  stupidity,  with  even  a  sort  of 
blatant  vulgarity,  and  we  all  took  it  as 
an  evidence  of  the  strange  and beautiful 
love  between  him  and  bis  wife  that  he 
would  show  to  her  a  side  of  his  charac­
ter  so  fine  and  so  different  to  that  he ex­
hibited  to  the  rest  of  the  world.

Then  came  one  momentous  morning 
in  our 
when  a  thunderbolt  of  news  fell 
peaceful 
community. 
Mr.  Van  had  disappeared!  Eloped, 
gossip  said,  with  the  cook !

little  suburban 

We  stood  and 

looked  at  each  other 
aghast,  with  white  faces.  Poor  Mrs. 
Van !  We  could  not  even  measure  her 
misfortune.  We  dared  not  even  offer 
her  our  sympathy.

At  last  Maria  Wheat,  always  heroic­
ally  courageous,  went  over 
to  Mrs. 
Van’s  house.  Two  hours  later  she  came 
out 
looking  dazed,  as  if  she  had  seen  a 
ghost.  After  we  had  plied  her  with 
tea  she  spoke.

“ When  I  got  in  the  house,”   said  she, 
“ Mrs.  Van  came  to  me  with  a  queer, 
little, piteous  smile  on  her  face  and  took 
my  hands. 
‘ Don't  pity  me,’  she  said, 
‘ for  all  that  I  can  think  of  now  is  that  I 
am  free  to  be  honest  and  tell  the  truth. 
Ob,  it  has  been  so  horrible—all  these 
lies,  and  you  women  envying  me,  when 
I  was  the  most  wretched  and  forlorn 
creature  on  earth.’  1  thought  she  bad 
lost  her  mind,  and  I  began  patting  her 
and  saying,  ‘ There, there,  there,’  as  you 
would  to  a  baby,  but she  saw  through it.
“   ‘ You  think  I  am  crazy  with  grief,’ 
she  said,  ‘ but  I  am  not. 
I  have  lost 
nothing.  There  never  was  any  such  a 
person  as  Mr.  Van. ’

“ You  may  believe  I  stared.
“   ‘ No  such  person  as  Mr.  Van?’  I 

asked.

“   ‘ Oh,  that  creature!’  she  said  with 
ineffable  contempt.  ‘ I  mean  there  never 
was  any  such  person  as  the  noble,  gen­
erous,  chivalrous,  cultivated  person  1 
have  shown  you— I  invented  him.  The 
real  Mr.  Van  was  a  niggardly,  con­
temptible,  drunken  brute,  and  any  one 
who  has  got  him 
is  welcome  to  him. 
Oh, ’  she  went  on,  ‘ don’t  be  too  hard 
on  me !  Do  not  judge  me  too cruelly !  I 
was  a  romantic,  sentimental  girl,  full  of 
ideals  of  what a  man  should  be  when  I 
married  him.  And  when  I  saw  my 
mistake—that  he  was  all  I  hated  and 
despised  in  life— I  set  myself  to  make  a 
make-believe  husband,  attribute  to  him 
the  virtues  the  real  one  should  have 
had. ’

“   'And  didn’t  he  give  you  all  the 
beautiful  anniversary  presents  he  used 
to  give  you?’  I  asked.

”   ‘ I  bought  them  every  one  myself,’ 

she  replied,  her  face  white  as  death.

“   ‘ And  the  flowers?’
“   ‘ They  were  my  own  order at the 

florist’s. ’

“   ‘ And’— I  began—
”   ‘ Don’t,  don’t,  please,’  she  wailed.
”   ‘ But  that  time  he  stayed  with  you 

when  you  were  sick?’  I  went on.

»  “   ‘ He  was  lying  in a drunken  stupor,’ 
she  answered  with  disgust,  and  then  she 
threw  out  her  hands  to  me  with  a  little 
‘ Can’t  you  under­
imploring  gesture. 
stand  it?’  she  said. 
‘ Can’t  you  under­
stand  a  woman’s  trying  to  idealize  a 
brute  into  being  a  man?  Can’t  you  un­
derstand  her  trying  to  feed  her own hun­
gry  heart  on  imaginary  tenderness  and 
fineness,  when  the  reality  is  only  com­
monest  clay?  Can’t  you  see  how  her 
very  shame  before  other  women  would 
make  her  attribute  qualities  to  him  that 
he  never  possessed?’

“ But,  oh,”   went  on  Maria,  her  hon­
est  face  wet  with tears,  “ think  what  that 
poor creature  has  been  through !  Think 
of  the  bitterness  and  the  pathos  of  a 
woman  huying  herself  presents  that  her 
husband  is  too  stingy  and  selfish  to  give 
her,  remembering  anniversaries  that  he 
forgets,substituting  tender  words  for  the 
coarse  and  abusive  ones  he  utters  to 
her!”

There  was  a 

long  silence,  and  then 
Elise  Horton  said  slowly  and  reflec­
tively :

“ And  so  there  wasn’t  any  Mr.  Van! 
And  the  perfect  husband  never  existed 
except  in  a  woman’s  imagination  after 
all!”  

Dorothy  Dix.

W hen  Advanced  in  Years.

Much  has  been  written  regarding  the 
best  methods  of  adding  to  and  retaining 
the  attractions  of  beauty  and  youth,  and 
the  advice  that  has  been  given  for  the 
last  few  years  on  the  subject 
in  the 
press  would  fill  volumes— how  wrinkles 
may  be  avoided  and  even  eradicated, 
how  athletics  and  massage  will  give  an 
indefinitely  prolonged 
lease  of  good 
looks,  how  figures  may  be  filled  out  and 
made  beautiful,  etc.  In  view  of  all  this 
it  would  seem  to  be  only  necessary  to 
give  the  matter the  time  and  study  that 
are  required  to  be  eternally  young.

There  are  no  old  people  nowadays, 
according  to  the  modern credo.  Never­
theless,  much  might  be  said  to  those 
who  feel  that  they  do  not  care  to  make 
the  struggle,  and  who  are  content,  or  at 
least  resigned,to  accept  advancing  years 
in  the  old-fashioned  way.  To  them 
might  be  suggested  the  difference  be­
tween  attractive  and  repellant  old  age. 
No  one  ever  becomes  entirely 
indiffer­
ent  to  the  opinion  of  others,  or  loses  his 
or  her  vanity  completely,  and  there  are 
many  who  would  be  much  astonished 
if 
they  realized  that  their  age  had  de­
veloped 
in  them  quite  unnecessarily 
much  that  was  distinctly  unpleasant.
It is  a  pity,  therefore,  that  some  of  the 
space  that  is  given  to  beauty  talk  to the 
would-be  youthful  contingent  is  not  de­
voted  to  old  people  and things  that  they 
evidently  never  consider  suggested  to 
them  by  such  impersonal  means.  How 
they  should  dress  becomingly  and  be 
even  more  carefully  “ groomed”   than 
in  youth.  How  they  should  control  their 
features,  especially  their  mouths,  which 
they  should  never  allow  either  to  harden 
or  relax.  How  the  purity  of  perfect 
cleanliness  of  skin  and  attire  is  more 
important  with  them  even  than  with 
younger  people  (if  that  were  possible). 
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The New York Market

Special Features o f th e Grocery and Prod­

uce Trades.

Special Correspondence.

New  York,  April  26—Some 

liberal 
purchases  of  coffee  during  tue middle  of 
the  week  caused  quite  an  excitement 
and  we  bad  a  report  of  an  advancing 
coffee  market.  This,  however,  has  worn 
off  and  the  condition  just  now  is  as  dull 
and  unsettled  as  ever.  There  are  the 
usual  big  figures  of  receipts  at  Fio  and 
Santos,aggregating since  July  1,  13,755,- 
000  bpgs,.against 9,774,000  bags  during 
the  same  time  last  year. 
In  store  and 
afloat  the  amount  aggregates  2,305,489 
bags,  against  1,241,091 bags  at  the  same 
time 
last  year.  Rio  No.  7  is  worth 
5 .4 4 @ 6 c ,  with  a  lower tendency.  Shall 
we  yet  see  3c  coffee,  as  we  may  3c 
sugar?  Mild  sorts  are  dragging  and quo­
tations  are  unchanged.  Good  Cucuta  is 
worth 8@8#c.  There  is  little  animation 
in  the  market  for  East  India  coffees.

Sugar  buyers  are  absolutely  refusing 
to  take  supplies  beyond  current  wants. 
Of  course,  there  are  a  good  many  small 
orders,  but  the  market  can  be  character­
ized  as  mighty  dull.  This  may  be  ac­
counted  for  partly by the  big  supplies  of 
beet  sugar  abroad  and  by  the  condition 
of  the  raw  sugar  market  here,  buyers 
not  knowing  when  a  drop  may  come 
and  feeling  pretty  sure  that  any advance 
will  be  a  very  small  one.  Of  course, 
when  the  season  is  but  little  further  ad­
vanced  there  will  spring  up  a  better 
consumptive  demand, but  sugar  is  likely 
to  be  very  low  all  the  season.
Country  green  and  Pingsuey  teas have 
been  in  pretty  good  demand  and,  upon 
the  whole,  the  market  is  in  better con­
dition  than  a  week  ago.  Prices  are 
fairly well  maintained and on  some  lines 
there  may  be  said  to  be  a little advance.
is  simply  an  average  call  for 
rice.  The  best  that  can  be  said  is  that 
the  market  is  firm  as  to  prices.  Sup­
plies  are  seemingly 
large  enough,  hut 
are  not  excessive  and  the  outlook  is  for 
a  satisfactory  summer  business.

There 

The  strength  acquired  recently  in  the 
pepper  market 
is  still  held,  but,  aside 
from  this  one  article,  the  spice  situation 
is  dull  and  not  an  item  of  interest  can 
be  gathered.
Sales  of  molasses  are  of  small  quanti­
ties,  so  far as  the  grocery  trade  is  con­
cerned.  Supplies  are  not  large,  how­
ever,  and  quotations  are  firmly  main­
tained.  Good  to  prime  centrifugal,  17 
327c;  open  kettle,  33341c.  Syrups  are 
in  fair  supply,  but  there  seems  to  be lit­
tle  demand.  No  change  has  been  made 
in  quotations.

A  very  quiet  week  has  been  passed  in 
the  canned  goods  line. 
If  we  except 
spot  tomatoes, it might  be said  that  trade 
has  been  almost  at  a  standstill.  New 
Jersey  standard  tomatoes,  3s,  are  worth 
easily  $1.35  and  Maryland 
about 
$i.27J£c.  Futures  range from  82^3850 
for  Maryland  and qoQ qzfic  for  Jerseys. 
Future  Maine  corn 
is  worth  75@82j£c 
for fancy and  60370c  for standards.  1 he 
spot  market  is  decidedly  quiet.

Id  dried  fruits  a  little  improvement  is 
noted  over  last  week,  although  the  mar­
ket  certainly  can  hot  be  called  at  all  ac­
tive.  Prices  seem  to  be  steady  and  this 
is  the  best  that  can  be  said.  The  most 
interest 
in  spot  prunes  and 
some  quite  respectable  sales  have  been 
made,  largely  for export.

is  shown 

last  week’s 

level.  Sicily 

Lemons  and  oranges  have  been in fair 
request,  although  the  volume  of  trade 
might  easily  be  larger.  Prices  are  about 
on 
lemons, 
$2.3533  25,  as  to  size;  Caliiornia,  $2  50 
@3.25.  Florida  range  from  $2.5035, 
the  latter  for  fancy  fruit.
The  supply  of  butter  has  been  larger 
than  the  demand  all  the  week  and  there 
could  be  but  one  result—a  declining 
market.  There  has  been  some  anxiety 
on  the  part  of  holders  to  work  off  the 
accumulation  and  extra  Western  cream­
ery  can  not  be  quoted  above  24c ;  sec­
imitation  creamery, 
onds,  22@23>^c; 
2i@22^c;  Western 
factory,  20@2ic; 
renovated,  2i@22c.
The  cheese  market remains practically 
without  change.  Old  cheese 
is  being 
pretty  closely  sold  up,  but  there  is  no 
urgent  demand  for  new  and  rates are

into 

cold 

without  change.  Old,  full  cream,  12% 
@ i3 # c;  new  full  cream,  n % @n %c .

Eggs  are  firm.  Reports  come  of  large 
quantities  going 
storage. 
Whether  this  is  true  or  not  the market is 
above  the  level  of  former  seasons  by 
‘ ‘ quite  a  bit.”   Selected  Western  are 
quotable  at  I7@ i7# c;  good  to  choice, 
17c;  fair to  good,  i6#c.

Medium  and  pea  beans  show  greater 
strength  and 
in  fact  the  entire  market 
is  in  better  condition  than  a  fortnight 
ago.  Choice  marrows  $2.17^32.20; 
choice  medium $1.70;  choice pea $1.72^ 
@i«75* 
W hy  H ank  B efused  to  Sell  th e  Grasslot 

(  t  t

H eifer.
Written for the Tradesman.

Eli  Grasslot  came  out of  the  election 
with  a  proud  heart,  an  increased idea  of 
his  importance  in  the  community,  a  few 
left-over  Hodcarriers'  Pride  cigars  and 
the  title  and  job  of  supervisor.  Hank 
Spreet  came  out  of  the  election  with  an 
inner  consciousness  of  having  done 
something  for  Eli  and  Kelly  Center  and 
the  country  at 
large  and  with  a  heifer 
on  his  hands,  or,  rather,  tied  up  in  his 
stable.  The 
inner  consciousness  was 
pleasant  enough ;  but  the  heifer  bleated 
nights.

By  bleating  nights  and  pawing  day­
times  the  heifer kept  Hank from ceasing 
to  wonder  what  be  was  going  to  do  with 
the  animal.  Had  it  not  bleated  and  not 
pawed  the  result  would  probably  have 
been  the  same.  Hank  had  no  more  use 
for  a  heifer than  a  fruit  tree  agent  has 
for a  coal  stove  in  the  hereafter.  Those 
who  are  familiar  with  the  way  in  which 
Hank  acquired  the  heifer— paying  Eli 
Grasslot  $1  therefor  as  part  of a political 
deal  which  would  relieve  Eli  of  the 
ownership  of  the  beast  and  cause  the 
fires  of  jealousy  to cease  burning  in  the 
breast  of  Sam  Smith,  who  owned  a rival 
heifer and  whose  endorsement  was  nec­
essary  to  secure  E li’s  election— will  at 
once  say  that  a  very  simple  solution  of 
the  matter  would  have  been  to  let  Eli 
have  the  heifer  back  for  just  the  dol­
lar  he  had  paid  for  it,  the  little  subter­
fuge  having  served  its political purpose.
is  just  what  Hank  intended  to 
do. 
It  must  not  be  imagined  that  the 
grocer  had  any  intention  of  taking  ad­
vantage  of  Eli  and  demanding  more 
than  a  dollar  for  the  bovine.  Unfortu­
nately,  however,  Eli  was  so  elated  over 
the  election  that  he  forgot  to  call  for  the 
heifer  the  next  day  after  election.  He 
came  into  the  store  the  day  after  that, 
but  was  soon  engaged  in  discussing  the 
election  with  the  six  other  leading  citi­
zens  of  Kelly  Center  and  went  away 
without  saying  anything  about  claiming 
his  property  out  in  the  stable. 
In  con­
sequence,  Hank  was 
for  several 
days  with  the  heifer on  his  hands.

This 

left 

It 

Most  of  us  would  feel  elated  if  some 
man  became  so  engrossed 
in  politics 
that  he  gave  us  undisturbed  possession 
of a  prize-taking heifer^for the  small  sum 
of  $1. 
is  barely  possible  the  heifer 
was  not  as  good  a  piece  of  property  as 
the  county  fair  judges  had  thought  her 
to  be,  nor  as  bad  as  Hank  had  painted 
her  when  doing  his  political  butter-buy­
ing  stunt  up  at  Smith's.  Almost  anyone 
would  have  been  glad  to  take  the  heifer 
under similar  circumstances.

As  has  been  said,  Hank  had  no  more 
use  for  a  heifer  than  a  good  mother  has 
need  of  prayers.  The  heifer  out  in  the 
stable  Was  a  burden  to  him  and  he 
thought  E li’s  neglect  in  relieving  him 
of  the  animal  rank  ingratitude.  The 
heifer continued  to  moo  and  the  music 
she  sent  forth  grated  on  Hank’s  nerves 
and  filled  his  breast  with  resentment.

It  never  occurred  to  him  that  Eli 
might  consider the  sale  a  genuine  one

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and  that  the  supervisor-elect  fully  ex­
pected  him  to  enforce  his  right  of  pur 
chase. 
It  may  as  well  be confessed  that 
Eli  did  not  have  any  such  idea,  but 
Hank  ought  to  have  made  some  en­
quiries  about  how  Eli  stood  on  the 
heifer question.  Instead  of  that  he  hus­
banded  his  resentment.  He  was  too 
proud  to  ask  any  questions  and,  as  we 
seldom  find  relief  from  trouble  unless 
we  search  for  it,  the  heifer  kept  on 
bleating  and  pawing and  Hank kept lay­
ing  up  a  store  of  choice,  epigrammatic 
and  sarcastic  thoughts  to  be  given  ex­
pression  when  Eli  finally  called  for the 
heifer.

The  best  of  friends  are  apt  to  be  a lit­
tle  snappy  with  each  other  at  times. 
It 
was  such  a  time  that  Eli  called  for  the 
heifer;  for  he  did  eventually  call  to 
It  was  about  the 
claim  his  property. 
morning  of  the  third  day  when 
it  sud­
denly  occurred  to him  that  he  had  better 
step 
in  and  give  Hank  his  dollar  and 
lead  the  heifer  home.  Hank  was  feeling 
particularly  snappy this particular morn­
ing.  He  had  just  heard  that  a  customer 
had  moved  out  of  the  township  owing 
him  $11.97, he  had  broken  a  lamp  chim­
ney  and  some  other  things  had  occurred 
to  ruffle  his  temper.

’ ‘ Well,  Hank,”   Eli  said,  tossing  a 
dollar  on  the  counter  in  much  the  same 
manner  Hank  had  tossed  the  dollar of 
purchase  money originally to  him,  ‘ ‘ I’ve 
come  after  that  there  heifer.”

“ Oh,  you  have,  have  you?”   replied 
the  grocer.  “ You  seem  to  be  just  about 
as  anxious  to  git  her  back  as  you  was  to 
sell  her.”

“ I  don’t  calkalate  I  sold  her  to  you 
for  keeps—not  fer  no  dollar.  Heifers 
ain’t  that  cheap  around  this  section.”

“ Didn’t  say  nothin’  about  that /when 
you  got  your  dollar,  did  you?”   asked 
Hank,  bound  to  be  contrary.

“ Well,  no;  but  I  didn’t  reckon  you 
was  goin’  to  play  no  skin  game  to  git 
the  heifer  fer  nothin'  an’  making  me 
believe  you  was  a-takin’  ov  her  off  ov 
my  hands  so  as to win Sam Smith over. ”

“   ‘ Skin  game?’  ”
“ That’s  what  I  said.  Suppose  you 
reckon  you're  goin’  to  make  me  pay 
twenty  er  thirty  dollars  fer  that  heifer 
to  git  her  back— but  you  ain’t.  You’ve 
got  to  give  her  up. ”

“ Got  to,  have  I?  Well,  I’ll  never  sell 

that  heifer to  you  nor  no  other  man.”

The  moment  Hank  had  sworn  this 
oath  he  was  sorry.  He  prided  himself 
on  being  a  man  who  stuck  to  his  word, 
even 
if  the  word  was  spoken  in  foolish 
haste,  and  he  felt  it  his  duty  to  stick  to 
it  now.  He  knew  that  the  heifer  would 
be  a  burden  on  his  hands,  but  he  had 
sworn  an  oath  to  sell  her  to  no  man  and 
he  was  determined  to  keep  his  oath,  no 
matter  what 
it  caused 
him.  He  and  Eli  had  some  more  words, 
but  they  were  of  no  avail.  Having  said 
his  say,  Hank  subsided 
into  silence. 
Eli  was  compelled  to  abandon  a  one­
sided  argument  and  go  home  where  he 
was  constrained  to  report  to  the  family 
that  Hank  would  not  give  up  the  heifer 
and  bad  sworn  he  would  not  sell  her  to 
him  or  any  other  man.

inconvenience 

That  very  afternoon  Hank,  impelled 
by  that  peculiar  fascination  that  draws 
us  to  the  things  that  cause  us  the  most 
trouble— woman, 
for  instance— wended 
his  way  out  to  the  stable  to  take  a  look 
at  the  Grasslot  heifer,  which  unknow­
ingly 
in  the  past  few  days  had  been 
playing  so  important  a  part  in  the  life 
of  Kelly  Center,  electing  her  supervisor 
and  then  causing  a  breach  between  the 
supervisor-elect  and  his  best  friend. 
It 
may  be  he  was  also drawn  to the spot by

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the  fact  that  the  animal  had  ceased  to 
moo— a  most  unusual  circumstance  of 
her  imprisonment  in  Hank’s  stable.

As  be  drew  near  the  door  he  heard 
the  sound  of  sobbing,  however.  Now,  a 
heifer does  not  sob  ordinarily  and  Hank 
was  at  once  curious  to  investigate.  He 
strode 
into  the  stable  and  found  a  wee
girl  with  her  arms  around  the  heifer’s 
neck.  She  jumped  up  hurriedly  when 
she  saw  his  shadow  in  the  doorway.

“ Oh,  Mr.  Spreet,”   she  cried,  “ don’t 
I  just  ran  away  from 
be  mad  at  me. 
home  to  kiss  Bossie  good  bye.  You  see, 
Bossie  is  my  bestest  friend  an’  pa  says 
you  ain’t  never  goin'  to  sell  her  back  to 
him  an'  it  just  breaks  my  hear-t. ”

She  began  to  cry  again,  but  Hank 
stroked  her  bead  while  he  fumbled  with 
the  neck-rope.

“ I  guess  Bossie’U  lead, ”  he said,  put­
ting  the  rope  in  the  girl’s  band.  “ She’s 
yours  an'  we’ll  take  her  back  home  to­
gether.”

*  *  *

“ That  Grasslot  heifer  is  such  a  pet  I 
guess  the  family  wouldn’t  hear of  Eli 
sellin’  of  her to  Hank,”   remarked  Bill 
Blivens  to  Sam  Smith.

“ I  guess 

instead  of  that  that  Hank 
just  made  the  Grasslots  tradeback,”  
replied  Sam  Smith  to  Bill  Blivens.

Douglas  Malloch.

It 

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Capons  are  aiways  in  constant  de­
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mand 
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them  makes  it  almost  criminal  for  the 
average  poultry  raiser  not  to  raise  them 
for  sale. 
is  a  peculiar  thing  that 
growers  in  this  country  will  send  their 
cockerels  to  market  in  great  numbers 
and  receive  from  5  to  6 cents  a  pound 
for  them,  when  capons  are  selling  at  12 
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In  Europe  one  finds  capons  on  every 
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There 
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little  difficulty  in  disposing  of 
the  birds.  Yet  even  if  the  market  was 
glutted  with  capons  and  prices  fell  to  a 
level  of  those  offered  for  roosters,  every 
buyer  would  take  the  capons  first  and 
the  raiser  would  make more thereby than 
if  he  had  raised  roosters.  He  is  still  in 
pocket  the  difference  between  the  aver­
age  weight  of  the  rooster  and  the  ca­
pon.  This  amounts  to  two  and  three 
pounds  in  six  months  old  capons,  and 
four  to  five  pounds  in  year  old  birds. 
Surely  there  is  no  easier  way  to increase 
one’s  profit  in  poultry  raising.

is, 

C.  f .   White.

JACOB  HOEHN,  J b . 

Established  1864 

MAY  MAYEB

H OEH N  &   M A Y ER  

Produce  Com m ission  M erchants

295  Washington  Street  and  15  Bloomfield  Street  (op.  W est Washington  Market),  New York

SPECIALTIES:

DRESSED  POULTRY,  GAME  AND  EGGS

Stencils Furnished Upon  Application 

Correspondence Solicited

References—Irving National Bank, New York County National Bank.

JOHN  H.  HOLSTEN,

Com m ission  flerch an t

75  Warren  Street, 

New  York  City

Specialties:  EGG S  A N D   B U T T E R .

Special attention given to small shipments of eggs.  Quick sales.  Prompt 
returns.  Consignments  solicited.  Stencils  furnished  on  application.

References:  N. Y. National Ex. Bank, Irving National Bank, N.  Y.,  N.  Y.

Produce Review and American Creamery.

I E G G S

W e are the  largest  receivers  of  eggs 
in this section.  W e  have a large and 
growing demand  for  Michigan  eggs 
and  can  handle  all  you  can  send. 
W e  guarantee  prompt  returns  and 
full  market  value  on  all  consign­
ments.  W e  have  been  established 
35  years  and  have  a  reputation  for 
honesty and  fair  dealing.  We  refer 
you to  the  Third  National  Bank  of 
Baltimore or the Mercantile Agencies.

G. M.  Lamb & Bro.

301  Exchange  Place, 
corner South  Street,

BALTIMORE,  Md.

C.  N.  RAPP  &  CO.

..Butter, Eggs and  Poultry..

56  West  Market and  135  Michigan  Sts.,  Buffalo,  N.  Y.

Immediate  sales and prompt returns.  Highest 
market price  guaranteed.

Strawberries===New  Garden  Truck

Fresh arrivals dally from the best growing and  distributing  centers.  Will  have  a car  of 
fine Navel Oranges .early this week.  We are the largest receivers  of  Messina Lemons  In 
this market  Send us your liberal orders.

The Vinkemulder Company,

14 and  16  Ottawa  Street, Grand  Rapids,  ftfich.

We pay the highest market price for Onions, Potatoes and Eggs.

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

Clerks’  Corner.

W hy  Tw o  Young  M en  Obtained  Good 

Written for the Tradesman.

Positions.

“ There 

is  no  dodging  it  any  longer. 
We  must  have  help.  We  could  keep 
three  men  comfortably  at  work  and 
where  they  are  coming  from  1  don't 
know. 
I’m  sick  and  tired  of  these 
fellows  with  recommendations  written 
by  people  who  will  write  anything  to 
get  rid  of  a  nuisance,  and  it  seems  to 
me  I  can  stand  a  run  of  fever  better 
than  I  can  endure  being  besieged  by 
the  riffraff  that the advertisement hrings.
I  don’t  see  any  other  way  out  of  it.  So 
here  goes  for  the  advertisement.  We 
want  three,  but  we'd  better  say  one  and 
take  our  pick.  There’ll  be  an  army  of 
them. ”   •

The 

junior  member,  on 

the  well- 
established  theory  that  silence  gives 
consent,  turned  to  his  desk,  wrote  the 
advertisement  and  had  it  in  the  news­
paper office  in  due  time  and  came  down 
in  the  morning  braced  for  the  dreaded 
task  by  an  unusually  good  breakast.  He 
was  not  early  enough  to  do  any  waiting 
for  two  applicants  were  there  before 
him.  A  glance told him  that  these  were 
not  of  his  kind  and  after  a  brief  ex­
change  of  questions  and  answers  he 
found  himself  alone.  At  9  o’clock  a 
shadow  fell  upon  the  floor  and,  looking 
up,  bis  glance  took  in  a  young  man  of 
something  more  than  medium  height, 
a  good  enough  face,  a  bright  eye  and 
well  dressed.  '

There  was  a  simultaneous  “ Good 
morning”   and  the  caller slipped into the 
chair  by  the  desk,  pushed  his  hat  back 
from  his  forehead,  crossed  bis  legs,  put 
his  right  elbow  on  the  leaf  which  sepa 
rated  him  from the  man  at  the  desk  and 
began:

in 

“ Saw  your  advertisement 

the 
it 
morning  paper  and  thought  I’d  drop 
and  see 
’f  there  was  anything  in  it 
Live  o v e r’n  Belchertown.  Good  place 
enough,  but  no  place 
for  business 
Pretty  town,  laid  out  fine,  but  don’ 
grow  any.  Old  Abner  Belcher,  way 
back,  bought  it  from  the  Injuns  and  set 
up  blacksmith’s  shop  and  set  up  busi 
ness  shoeing  grasshoppers.’ ’

“ May  I  ask  what  particular  work  you 

have  been  doing?’ ’

“ Well,  I  was  coming  to that. 

’Tain 

a  great  ways  ahead  and  I’m  one  of 
these  men  that  have  to  do  things  just  so 
if  I’m  going  to  do  ’em’  at all.  I’ve  got 
it  and  my  father’s  got  it  and  I’m  told 
my  grandfather  had  it,  so  I  guess  you 
can  put  it  down  as  a  family  trait.  1  had 
it  dinged 
into  me  ever  sence  I  can  re 
member: 
‘ Buy,  learn  to  do  things  your 
own  way  and  then  stick  to  it. ’— Well 
old .Abner  Belcher— ”

all  of  whom  were  barred  back  by  the 
i pectful  but  determined  young  fellow 
who,  with  hat  in  hand,  waited  for his 
turn.

It  is  no  exaggeration to say that a good 
half  hour  was  wasted  by  the  irrelevant 
nonsense.  When  it  was  well  on  its  way 
there  was  a  bustle  at  the  door  as  if 
someone  was  going  to  have  a 
look 
leg,  and  then  another 
bustle  to  get  out  if  he  had  to  sacrifice 
the  other.

if  it  cost  a 

the  note 

This  done,  he  begged  a  sheet  of 
paper  and  envelope  of  the  book  keeper, 
asked  for  the  privilege  of  using a  corner 
of  his  desk,  wrote  a  few  words  and, 
placing 
the  envelope, 
elbowed  his  way  through  the  crowd  now 
the  office,  with  a  “ Beg  pardon  for 
interrupting  you,  sir,  but  may  I  ask  you 
to  read  this  at  your  earliest  opportun- 
ty ?”   and  then,  with a  bow,  elbowed  his 
way  out.

in 

The  story  finished,  the applicant  came 

down  to  business:

“ Now  about  this  posish. 

I’d  like  to 
in  in  the  morning.  You  see,  I 

start 
hain’t  got  nothing  to  do  and— ”

“ We  sha’n’t  want  you—allow 

this 
gentleman  to  take  your  chair.  Good 
morning.  Have  a  seat,  sir;’ ’  and  the 
willing  crowd  gave  way  to  the  rejected 
candidate.

It  is  pleasant to  say  that  the  interview 

with  the  second  man  was  short.

“ I  came  to  apply  for  the  advertised 
position.  My  name  is  John  Gray  and  1 
am at  present  with  Coolidge  &  Blair, 
have  charge  of  the  linen  department 

in,  aided  materially  by  the 

There  was  a  good  look  that  took  him 
long 
all 
study  the  man  at  the  desk  bad  been 
forced  to  give  him,  and  then,  with  those 
few  words  that  said  enough  and  no 
more,  came  the  following:  “ Call  to 
morrow  at  9— I  think  I  may  engage 
you. ’’

The  rest  of  the  morning  passed  drear 
ly  to  the  over-tasked  merchant  and 
when  noon  came  he  hurried  to  his 
luncheon,  giving  the  office  boy  perm is 
sion  to  murder  any  applicants 
that 
should  come  during  his  absence.  He 
took  with  him  the  note  that  bad  been 
given  to  him  and,  having  given  his  or 
der,  took  it  out  to  have  the  whole  dis 
agreeable  morning’s  work  finished  and 
off  his  hands.  This  is  what he  read,  in 
a  plain  and  neat  handwriting

“ Dear  Sir— I  came  to  see  about  the 
place.  The  office 
is  full  and  I  can’ 
afford  to  wait.  1  have  been  with  Willi 
&  Coleman  for  five  years  and  want to 
find  a  more  responsible  place  where 
there  are  more  work  and  more  pay 
Should  you  want  to  know  more  of  me 
please  call  me  over the  Willis  &  Cole 
man  phone  and  1  will  come  at  once.

Respectfully,

understanding'that  his  place  would  be 
ready  for  him  the  following  Monday 
morning.  He came  and  found  the  note- 
writer’s  hat-peg  next  his  own.  The two 
bats  are  hanging  side  by  side  to  this 
day.

It  is  getting  to  be  more  and  more  the 
custom  to  probe  successful  salesmen and 
men  of  mark  to  find  from  them  to  what 
leading  trait  they attribute their prosper­
ity  and  when  these  two  men,  now  in 
middle 
life,  were  asked  to  answer  the 
question  the  man  who  wrote  the  note 
replied:  “ How  is  it,  Jack?  Don’t  you 
think  that  knowing  what  you  want  and 
stating  it  and  stopping  your  noise  when 
you  gel  through  will cover  the  ground?’ ’ 
and  “ Jack”   answered,  “ I  guess,  Cal, 
that’s  the  size  of  it;”   and  that  is  ex- 
ctly  what  did  the  business.

Richard  Malcolm  Strong.
N ot A ll  th e  H appy  F am ily  Durable. 
The  proprietor  of a German menagerie 
keeps  caged  together  a  lion,  a  tiger,  a 
wolf  and  a  lamb,  which  he  labels,  “ The 
Happy  Fam ily.”   When  asked  confi­
dentially  how 
long  these  animals  had 
ived  together  he  answered— :
“ Ten  months,  but  the  lamb  has  to  be 

renewed  occasionally.”

CAN  YOU 

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If so, I can help yon start a retail store. 
No old  goods,  bnt  all  brand  new.  Best 
bnsiness proposition  on earth for so small 
investment.  If  yon  do  not  know a  good 
town I’ll help  yon  find  one.  It  will  cost 
yon  NOTHING  to  learn  my  ideas  and  I 
may be able to do yon a good tmn.

G. S. BUCK,  185 Quincy St.,  CHICAGO.

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The  Latest

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are  always 
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in 

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the 

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finest 
line  of  Picture  Mould­
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the  city  and 
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experts.

A  
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Material  Catalogue  for 
the  asking.

C.  L.  Harvey  &  Co.

59 Monroe Street,
Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

Exclusively Retail.

You  Can  Add

Many  Dollars

to your profits this year by selling the

Reed  Spring  Tooth  C u ltivators
They give satisfaction and  stay sold.  Especially adapted for use  among  roots 
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When  fitted with the center gang, this tool does better work  than  any ordinary 

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price  and  terms.

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Kalamazoo,  Mich.

Calvin  Winters.

The  junior  member of  the firm  opened 
wide  his  eyes  and  mouth  at  the  letter 
and  beckoned  to  a”waiter.

“ Find  Willis  &  Coleman’s  phone 
number  and  ask 
for  Calvin  Winters 
Tell  him  I ’m  here  and  want  him  to 
come  right  over.”

At  this  moment  the  man  at  the  desk 
was  well  aware  that  his  suffering  had 
began  and  with  the  spirit  of  a  martyr 
had  turned  to  his  desk,  under the  pre 
tense  of  giving  attention  to  some  letters 
that  were 
lying  there,  with  the  inten 
tion  of  ending  the  interview  at  the  ear 
liest  possible  moment.  To  his  great 
relief  another  shadow  darkened his office 
afford  to  wait  was  seated  at  the  junior 
door  and  a  man  of  about  the  sam& age 
member’s  right  and  was 
answering 
of  the  talker advanced,  hat  in  hand,  to 
questions  at  the  rate  of  sixty  miles  an 
the  desk,  where,  after a  respectful  bow 
hour.  The  result  was  a  good  luncheon 
he  stood  and  waited  for  the  man  with 
and  an  engagement  where  there  was 
his  bat  on  to  finish  his  sentence, 
“ more  work  and  more  pay."  The  next 
wasn’t  finished.  By  a  series  of  “ ands 
day  at  9 o’clock  sharp  the  young  man 
and  “ huts,”   with  no  end  of  dashes,  ac 
who  knew  enough  to  take  off  his  hat, 
companied  by  numberless  gestures 
state  directly  and  concisely  what  be 
the  elbow-resting  am,  the  narrative
wanted,  and  above  all  things  to  stop
went  on  until  Abner  Belcher’s  story  was
in  and
told.  Long  before  the  tale  was  ended | when  he  had  got  through,  came
the office  added  to  its number of  callers,  I in  less  than  five  minutes  left  with  the

In  five  minutes  the  clerk  who  couldn 

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

Took  th e Job Too  Cheap.

When  L.  F.  Baker  was  a  younger 
man  than  he  is  now—but  not  a  whit bet­
ter  looking—he  found  himself  at  a  farm 
house  one  evening  in  consequence  of  an 
accident  to  his  conveyance. 
It  so  hap­
pened  that  a  party  was  on  the  boards  at 
the  house  where  he  had  engaged  food 
and  shelter.  He  was  invited  to  partici­
pate 
in  the  festivities  and,  after  he 
had  consented,  the  old  farmer  took  him 
around  the  corner of  the  house  and  said 
to  him :

“ The  young  folks  are  mighty  fond 
of  any  game  with  kissing  in  it.  They’ll 
get  up  something  and  fix  it  to  make  you 
kiss  the  handsomest  gal  in  the  room.”  
“ Well,  I’ll  kiss  her,”   was  the  prompt 

reply.

“ Yes,  but  hold  on  a little,”  continued 
the old man,  “ there’s my gal,  Emma.  We 
think  she's  as  putty  as  any  of  ’em.  But 
certain  folks  around  here  kinder  sniff  at 
her  ’cause  her  nose  crooks  a  bit  and  her 
hair  is  a  trifle  high  colored.  Now,  I 
want  you  to  kiss  Em  for  the  handsomest 
gal  in  the  room. 
It’ll  do  the  ole  woman 
good,  do  Em  good  and  kinder  set  these 
’ere  sniffers  back  a  little. 
I  don’t  ask 
you  to  kiss  her  for  nothing,  but  if  you’ll 
do  it  I’ll  deduct  a  dollar  off  your  bill  in 
the  morning.  What  do  you  say?”

The  young  man  Closed  with  the  offer 

and  the  father  continued ;

“ That’s  the  ticket.  Don’t  have  any 
make  believe  about  it,  but  kiss  right 
away  as  though  you  mean  it,  so  that  we 
kin  all  bear  the  smack !”

The  game  was  played,  the  traveler 
was  “ fixed”   and  he  kissed  Em  like  the 
pop  of  a  pistol.'  He  felt  all  the happier 
for  it  that  night,  seeing  how  greatly  the 
old  woman  was  pleased,  but  the  next 
afternoon,  as  be  jogged  along in his dis­
abled  buggy,  he  was  compelled  to  run 
the  gauntlet  of  a  score  or  more  of  farm­
ers,  waiting  behind  trees  for him,  be­
cause  he  passed  their  girls  by  for  Em. 
He  was  struck  by  one  dead  cat,  two 
eggs  of  doubtful  age,  six 
large  sized 
beet  roots  and  about a  bushel of  potatoes 
before  he  got  out  of  the  neighborhood

25

and,  when  he  came  to  figure  the  wear 
and  tear  on  his  clothes  and his anatomy, 
he  realized  that  one  dollar  was  decided­
ly  moderate.

Ever  Considerate.

Traveler— I  tell  you,  sir,  the  most 
admirable  cook  that  ever  lived  was  my 
mother-in-law.

“ And  she  is  no  longer  living?”
“ Alas,  no.  Eaten  by  cannibals 

in 

Africa. ”

“ You  don’t  mean  it?”
“ It  is  even  so.  When  the  cannibals 
bad  her  thrust  into  the  caldron  as  she 
was  beginning  to "cook,  she  cried  out 
faintly  with  her  last  words, 
‘ Don’t  for­
get  the  salt  and  pepper!” ’

A  successful  traveling  man  must  have 
patience,  perseverance  and,  above  all 
things,  tact.  Without  them  he  might  as 
well  give  up  first  as  last.

Don't

stop  at  a  poor  fire  trap  of 
a  hotel  just  because  it  is 
cheap.

Pay  a  trifle  more and get 
the  best  and  safest  r o o m » 
the  best  t a b l e  and  the best 
s e r v ic e   to  be  had in Grand 
Rapids,  at  the

C i v i n g s t o n

The Warwick

Strictly first class.

Rates $2 per day.  Central location. 

Trade  of  visiting  merchants  and  travel 

ing men solicited.

A.  B.  GARDNER,  Manager.

if  he 

remonstrates 

others  expect  of  him  and  it  is  not  an 
evidence  of  the 
lack  of  those  special 
qualifications  which  go to  make  up  the 
gentleman 
or 
“ kicks”   when  not  treated  fairly,  espe­
cially  when  the  unfair  or  ungentlemanly 
treatment  could  have  been  avoided. 
The  man  who  will  quietly  and  tamely 
submit  to  an  imposition  lacks  the  in­
dependence  of  character  and  dignity 
which  should  be  characteristic  of  a  man 
or  gentleman.  There  is  yet  another  side 
to  this  question  and  here  comes  the 
critical  point  of  this  discussion.  Hav­
ing  accorded  a  man  the  right  to  remon­
strate  we  must  draw  the  line  at  promis­
cuous  kicking—kicking  out  of  time  or 
place  and  at  little  trivial  things. 
If  a 
man  feel;  justified  in  filing  his  remon­
strance  against  some  act  of  some  other 
man  he  should  do  it  in  a  firm  but quiet 
and  gentlemanly  manner  and  not  to  the 
annoyance  of  others  about  him.  He 
should  remember  that  no  matter  what 
his  grievance  may  be,  it  is  his  and  his 
only. 
It  is  not  necessary  that  he  should 
talk  loudly  or  be boisterous  and let every 
one  around  him  know  that  he  feels  ag­
grieved,  but  he  should  quietly  tell  the 
offender  what  his  objections  are  and 
give  him  to  understand  that  the  offense 
should  not  be  repeated.

Thirteen  M en  on  th e  Road.

The  traveling  force  of  Crowley  Bros., 
so  far  as  arranged  for,  comprises  thir­
teen  men,  as  follows:

Harold  Britton,  special  salesman  for 
underwear,  hosiery  and  gloves  for  Mich­
igan.
C.  P.  Adams,  special  salesman  for 
underwear,  hosiery  and  gloves  for  Ohio 
and  Indiana.

F.  A.  Wesbrook,  general  salesman  for 

L.  C.  Pixley,  general  salesman for  In­

Ohio.

diana.

W.  F.  Dwyer,  general  salesman  for 

Southern  Michigan.

A.  E.  Ebers,  general  salesman  for 

Michigan  Central  Railway.

Harry  Cooper,  general  salesman  for 

Pere  Marquette  Railway.

E.  F.  Meyers,  general  salesman  for 

F.  W.  Griard,  general  salesman  for 

Thumb  district.

Thumb  district.

J.  M.  Netzorg,  general  salesman  for 

Michigan  Central  and  G.  R.  &  I.

J.  K.  Courtney,  general  salesman 

G.  R.  &  I.  and  Upper  Peninsula.
R.  J.  Neagle,  general  salesman  for 
Pere  Marquette  and  Western  Michigan.
Fred  Kirchner,  special  salesman  no­

for 

tion  department.

Commercial Travelers

■¡china Kiirhti of the Grip

President,  J ohn  A.  We sto n,  Lansing;  Sec­
retary,  M.  S.  Bro w n,  Safllnaw;  Treasurer, 
J o h n W. Schram, Detroit.

DiiM Commercial Trawlers of liehigu 

Grand  Counselor,  H.  E.  Ba rtlett,  Flint; 
Grand  Secretary,  A.  K en d a ll,  Hillsdale; 
Grand Treasurer, C. M. Ed elm an, Saginaw.

drasd Rapids Council So. 131, D. C. T.

Senior  Counselor,  W.  S.  Bu r n s;  Secretary 

Treasurer, L. F. Baker.

Gripsack  Brigade.

Let  us  all  so  conduct ouselves  that  our 
children  will  be  proud  to  say,  “ My 
father  was  a  traveling  man.’ ’

R.  D.  Saigeon,  Michigan  representa­
tive  for  the  Forbes  Chocolate  Co.,  of 
Cleveland,  is 
in  town  for ¡a  few  days, 
introducing  the  Triumph 
can 
wrench  to  the  attention  of  the  trade.

fruit 

A.  C.  Curtis,  of  Owosso,  has  taken  a 
position  with  the  Osburn  Agricultural 
Implement  Co.  and  will  be  located  at 
Flint.  His  work  will  be  mostly  in  Gen­
esee  county,  under  the  management  of 
District  Manager  C.  H.  Briton,  of  Bay 
City.

Traveling  men  must  conform  to the 
highest  rules  of  integrity,  gentility  and 
fair  dealing  if  they  wish  to  be  success­
ful.  The  fast  type  of  traveling  man  is 
passing  rapidly  away,  and  a  few  more 
years  will  make  him  invisible  on  the 
road  or  in  the  house.

Chronic  fault finders continually grum­
ble  on  account  of  poor  hotels,  and  often 
when  a  new  hotel,  far  superior  to  the 
old  house,  starts,  this  class  of  grumblers 
continue  to  growl,  but  still  patronize  the 
old  place,  unworthy  although  it  be.  Let 
traveling  men  encourage  every improve­
ment  and  patronize  hotel  men  anxious 
to  please.

A.  E.  Finney,  who  for  the  past  year 
has  represented  the  Pillsbury-Washburn 
Flour  Mills  Co.,  Limited,  as  traveling 
representative 
in  Michigan,  has taken 
a  similar  position  with  the  F.  M.  C. 
Coffee  Co.  He  is  succeeded  by  F.  S. 
Hulbert,  who  will  cover  the  Lower  Pen­
insula  and  will  also  have  charge  of  the 
country  trade  department.

There 

is  one 

feature  of 

traveling 
men’s  organizations  which  all 
level 
headed  men  should  respect.  They  are 
not  organized  for the  purpose  of  formu­
lating  or  maintaining  strikes. 
If  one 
desires  to  quit  work,  he  does  so  and 
does  not  ask  all  the  others  to  “  walk 
out.”   If  one  happens  to  be  discharged, 
he  does  not  ask  all  the  rest  of  the  boys 
to  quit  work  until  he  is  reinstated.  If  a 
traveling  man  is  out  of  a  job,  his  fellow 
travelers  assist  him  to  secure  one,  but 
not  by  means  of  a  strike.

It  is  not  an  uncommon  thing  to  hear 
some 
individual  spoken  of  as  a  kicker, 
as  though  to  “ kick”   was  an  offense 
against  good  manners. 
The  word 
“ kick,”   as  applied  to  a  person  who 
finds  fault  with  whatever  does  not  suit 
him,  is  but  a  modern  term  for  protest  or 
remonstrate. 
T o  remonstrate  against 
things  that  are  not  right  is  a  Godgiven 
privilege  and  was  recognized  in biblical 
times.  To  protest  against  what  is  not 
fair  usage 
is  the  right  of  every  man. 
There  are  men  who  will  take  the  world 
as  it  comes  and  put  up  with  all  manne 
of 
inconvenience  without  showing  the 
least  bit of  displeasure.  Such  men  may 
be  admired  for  their  forbearance  and, 
perhaps,  referred  to  as  mild  mannered 
is  gentle­
gentlemen  and  it  certainly 
manly  to  put  up  with  many 
things 
which  are  not  just  to  our  liking.  Every 
man  is  entitled  to the  same  gentlemanly 
from  others  that
and  fair  treatment 

She  H andled  H im   R igbt.

“ Darling,  can  you 

let  me  have  $20 
this  morning  to  buy that pretty bonnet,’ * 
asked  Cornelius  Cubeb’s  wife  at  the 
breakfast  table.

“ By  and  by,  my 

love,”   replied 

hubby,  carelessly.

“ That’s  what  you  always  say,  dear. 
But  bow  can  I  buy  and  buy  without 
money?”

The  husband  was  so  amused at her wit 
that  he  produced  the  twenty  from  his 
vest  pocket  and  madam  hied  herself  to 
the  milliner’s  that  very  day.

It  was  two  weeks  after  that  she  braced 

the  indulgent  husband  again  thus:

“ I  wish  1  had  $50, my dear,  so l  could 

get  a  new  dress  for  spring.”

“ Well,  you  can’t  have it.  You  called 
me  a  bear  last  night,”  said her husband.
“ Oh,  well,  darling,”   said  the  wife, 
with  love  beaming  in  her  eyes,  “ that  is 
because  you  are  so  fond  of  hugging 
me.”

It  hit him  just  right  again  and  she 
got  the  cash,  and  a  little  extra  besides, 
as  he  left  his  pretty  wife  and  hurried  to 
catch  the  train  for  Kalamazoo.

Nothing  succeeds  like  distress.

Tradesman Company,

Gentlemen--Permit me  to commend  the Michigan 

Tradesman as .an advertising medium.  Since  ttie 
Livingston commenced advertising with you,  its 
business has grown wonderfully.  This  is due partly 
to our.own efforts  to have everything right and to 
treat everybody  right and partly  to  the advertising 
given us by  the boys on the road, but MUCH OF THE 
CREDIT is due the Michigan Tradesman, and I cheer­
fully give  it.

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

Drugs-=Chem icals

M ichigan  State  Board o f Pharm acy

Hb n b y   H »™ , Saginaw 
V r a c  P.  Do ty, Detroit - 
Jo h n D. Mu ib , Grand Rapids 
Abthtjr H. We b b e b , Cadillac 

• 

President,
Secretary, He n b y  Hn ih , Saginaw.
Treasurer, W.  P.  Doty,  Detroit.

Term expires
-  Dec. si, 1902
Dec. 81,1903
Dec. 81,1906 
Dec. 31,1906 

E xam ination  Sessions.

Star Island, June 16 and 17.
Sault Ste- Marie, August 27 and 28. 
Lansing, November 6 and 6.

M ich.  State  Pharm aceutical  A ssociation.

President—J o h n  D.  Mu ib , Grand Baplds. 
Secretary—J.  W.  Se e l e y ,  Detroit 
Treasurer—D.  A.  H a g en s, Monroe.

Suggests  M ovable  D rug  Stores.

An 

idea  comes  from  England  which 
may  interest  some  of  your  readers. 
In 
the  rural  districts  they  have  what  might 
be  called  drug  stores  on  wheels,  going 
from  one  town  to  another.  Why  could 
that  not  be  done  in  the  country  districts 
here?  There  are  many  towns  too  small 
to  support  a  regular  drug  store  and 
people  have  to  depend  on  the  country 
grocer  for  their  supplies of  commonly 
used  drugs  and  proprietaries,  or  wait 
until  they  have  an  opportunity  to  send 
to  the  larger  towns.

taking 

A  wagon  about  the  size  of  a  furniture 
van  could  be  fitted  up  with  shelves, 
drawers  and  a  small  counter,  and  go 
in,  say, 
from  place  to  place, 
seven  hamlets  a  week,  so 
it  could 
remain  a  day  at each.  Everything  could 
be  put  up  in  convenient  packages. 
It 
would  not  be  necessary  to  carry  any  but 
the  best  known  proprietaries  and  a  full 
line  of  preparations  of  your  own  make 
and  a 
line  of  sundries.  Orders  could 
be  taken  for  other  things  and  delivered 
on  the  next trip. 
In  many  sections  it  is 
ten  or  fifteen  miles  to  the  nearest  drug 
store,  and  takes  the  best  part  of  a  day 
to  go there.  As  a  rule,  farmers  go  to  the 
country  store  once  a  week,  and  would 
soon  mak&  that  day  the  one  on  which 
the  drug  store  was  going  to  be  there.  It 
seems  to  me  it  would  be  a  feasible  and 
profitable  undertaking,  and  I  would  like 
to  know  what  your  readers  think  of  it.

Robert  Hinkey.

Interchangeable  R egistration.

The  question  of  interstate  registration 
comes  Up  every  little  while  in  the  drug 
journals  and  is  again  dropped.  There 
seems  to  be  no  attempt  at  any  concerted 
action 
in  the  matter.  There  are  many 
difficulties 
in  the  way  of  such  a  meas­
ure,  the  principal  one  being  the  lack  of 
uniformity  in  requirements  in  different 
states.  I  would  suggest  a  national  board 
of  pharmacy  composed  of  a  representa­
tive  from  each  state whose duty  it  would 
be  to  prepare  a  set  of  examination ques­
tions  and  appoint  one  or  more  centers 
In  each  state  where  examinations  could 
be  held  once  a  year, 
the  candidates 
who  were  successful  being  entitled  to  a 
certificate  which  would  permit  them  to 
practice  in  any  state  of  the  Union.  Or, 
if  this 
idea  could  not  now  be  carried 
out,  have  the  states  in  different  sections 
combine  and  hold  a  uniform  examina­
tion  for  those  states.  Such  a  measure 
would  do  more  than  anything  else  to 
raise  the  standard  of  all  colleges,  as 
inter­
students  would  want  to  pass  the 
state 
further 
trouble  with  pharmacy  boards  when  de­
siring  to  move  to  some  other  part  of  the 
country. 

examinations  to  avoid 

J.  H.  Morris.

France  Loses  V ichy  Suit.

The  French  Republic,which  owns  the 
Vichy  mineral  springs,  has,  at  various 
times,  instituted  a  number  of  suits  in 
this  country  to  restrain  Carl  H.  Schultz,

a  corporation, 
from  selling  artificial 
mineral  waters  under  such  a  name  that 
the  consumer  might  be  led  to  suppose 
he  was  getting  the  product  of the French 
springs.

the  plaintiff,  has 

One  more  suit  was  recently brought  in 
the  Circuit  Court  of  the  United  States 
for  the  New  York  circuit,  and  the  de­
cision  of  Justice  Wheeler,  adverse  to  the 
contention  of 
just 
been  filed. 
In  this  suit  it  was  alleged 
that  the  defendant  uses  the  compound 
name  “ Lithia  V ichy"  upon  artificial 
mineral  waters,  with  the  words  "manu­
factured  from  distilled  water’ ’  placed 
inconspicuously  thereunder.  The  plain­
tiff  claimed  that  this  was  a  clear  inva­
sion  of  its  rights  and  an  infringement 
of 
It  appeared  to the 
Court,  however,  that  the  compounding 
of  the  word  lithia  with  the  name  vichy 
would  seem  clearly  to  indicate  that  the 
article  labeled  was  something  different 
from  the  natural  French  waters,  and, 
even  without  the  more  obscure  words 
below,this  would  not  amount  to  a  repre­
sentation  that  the  waters  were  from  the 
French  springs.

its  trade-mark. 

W ho  Owns th e  P rescription?

We  are  at  present  under  a  system  of 
production  known  as  capitalism.  Un­
der  capitalism  a  man  owns  what he pays 
for.  This  has  been  decided  by  courts 
over  and  over  again,  and  it  is  the 
logi­
cal  and  lexical  conclusion  on  the  prem­
ises  of  capitalism,  with  its  medium  of 
exchange,  money.  The  man  who  pays 
for  the  prescription  or  who  got  trusted 
for  it  owns  the  prescription.  When  a 
man  gives  a  prescription  to  a  druggist 
he  contracts  for  having  it  put  up. 
If  a 
man  contracts  for  a  house  does  he  lose 
the  plans  and  specifications  he  paid  an 
architect  for?  Not  much.

Druggists  and  doctors  are  likely  to  be 
biased  by  their  own  interests and  reason 
on  moral  and  ethical grounds.  There  is 
no  sentiment  in  trade.  A  contract  is  a 
contract  whether  it  is  for  a  prescription 
or  a  stone  wall.  Our  system  of  produc­
tion  makes  and  dictates  our  morals,  our 
morals  do  not  dictate  our  system  of  pro­
duction. 

C.  C.  Crolly.
Boston  Jobbers  Abandon  R ebate Plan.
An  event  outrivaling  in  importance 
the  withdrawal  of  the  Manhattan  Asso­
ciation  from  the  N.  A.  R.  D.  was  the 
abandonment 
last  month  of  the  rebate 
plan  by  the 

jobbers  of  Boston.

A  jobbing  cutter  brought  suit  against 
the  other  jobbers  of  Boston  and  New 
England  a  year  or  so  ago,  claiming 
that,  by  the  operation  of  the  rebate  and 
the  tripartite  plans,  he  had  been  con­
spired  against  and  had  found  it  impos­
sible  to  get  goods.  This  suit  was  ex­
actly  on  a  par  with  the  several  suits 
which  have  been  brought  against the  re­
tail  associations  under  the  operations 
of  the  N.  A.  R.  D.  tripartite  plan.  The 
effect  of  the  suit  has  been  that  all  the 
jobbers  abandoned  the  rebate  agree­
ment  and  began  cutting  right  and  left. 
A  discount  from  the  rebate  terms  of  5 
per  cent.,  or  better,  is  now  given  on 
proprietaries,  and  in  fact  on  everything 
else;  and  everybody  is  wondering  what 
the  end  will  be.

No  R evenue  Tax  on  Claret Ice.

to 

According 

the  decision  of  the 
Commissioner  of  Internal  Revenue,  a 
special  tax 
is  not  required  to  be  paid 
for  the  sale  at  a  soda  fountain  of  a 
claret  ice,  composed  of  one-half  ounce 
claret  wine,  one-fourth  ounce  raspberry 
syrup,  one-half  ounce  plain  syrup,  7 
ounces  shaved  ice,  and  some  acid  phos­
phate,  the  wine  contained  therein being 
only  one-sixteenth  of the  mixture.

The  D rug M arket.

Opium— Reports  from  growing  crop 
are  very  encouraging  and  there  is  now 
no  doubt  that  it  will  be  a  large  one. 
Price  continues  to  decline.
Morphine— Is  unchanged.
Quinine—The  New  York  Quinine 
Co.,  which  advanced  its  price  2c  over 
German  and  P.  &  W.,  has  reduced 
again  to  the  price  of  the  others.

Citric  Acid— Is  in  good  demand  and 

is  very  cheap.

price  is  higher.

Beeswax—Stocks  are  small  and  the 

Cocaine—Continues  very  low,  on  ac­

count  of  competition.

Cod  Liver  Oil— Has  again  advanced, 
on  account  of  higher  price  in  the  pri­
mary  market.

Nitrate  Silver—On  account  of  a  de­

cline  in  the  price  of  metal,  is  lower.

Sweet  Almonds— Is  firm  at  the ad­

Oil 
vance.

Oil  Peppermint— Is  firm.  Higher 

prices  are  looked  for.

The  Psychology  o f Hair.

Coarse  black  hair  indicates  power  of 
character,  with  a  tendency  to sensuality. 
Straight  stiff  black  hair  and  beard  indi­
cate  coarse,  strong,  rigid  and  straight­
forward  personality.  Fine  hair gener­
ally  denotes  exquisite  sensibilities;  flat, 
clinging,  straight  hair  a  melancholy  but 
constant  habit.  Harsh,  upright  hair  is 
the  sign  of  a  reticent  and  sour  spirit,  a 
stubborn  and  cruel character.  Coarse red 
hair  and  whiskers  are  accompanied  by 
violent  animal  passions,  but  some  force 
of  individuality.  Auburn  hair,  on  the 
contrary,  denotes  the  highest  order  of 
sentiment  and  intensity  of  feeling,  pur­
ity  of  thought  and  the  greatest  capacity 
for  pain  or  pleasure.  Crisp,  curly  hair, 
we  regret  to  say, 
indicative  of  a 
hasty, 
impetuous  and  rash  character, 
and,  generally,  light  hair  is  character­
istic  of  a  lymphatic  and  indolent  con­
stitution.  There  is  no  doubt  that  the 
coloring  matter  of  the  hair  may  be  in 
some  way  affected,  or  may  affect,  the 
disposition,  for  it  is  an  odd  thing  how 
often  the  sulphur  in  red  hair or  the  car­
bon  in  black  appears  in  the individual’s 
acts  and  thoughts.

is 

D anger in  C elluloid  Apparatus.

According 

to  the  Pharmaceutische 
Centralballe,  many  specimens  of  cellu­
loid  after  a  time  become  so  brittle  that 
even  picking  them  up 
in  the  hand  is 
sufficient  to  cause  them  to  break,  some­
times  even  to  disintegrate  or crumble 
into  very  small  bits.  This  occurs,  it  is 
stated, when  external  inspection  can  dis­
cover  no change  in  structure. 
Investi­
gation  has  apparently  shown  this  brit­
tleness  to  be  due  to  the  fact  that  the 
pyroxylon,  of  which  the  celluloid  was 
made,  had  not  been  carefully  washed, 
and  contained  free  acid. 
It  is  mani­
fest  that  sounds,  catheters*  etc.,  which 
should  be  made  of  this  material  would 
be  highly  dangerous. 
It  is  asserted also 
that  articles  of  the  sort  impart  a  brittle­
ness  to  metallic  sounds,  etc.,  especially 
those  of  German  silver,  that  have  been 
kept  for  any  length  of  time  in  contact, 
or 
in  the  same  receptacle  with  them, 
but  no  reason  for  this  appears.

Had  Som ething J u st as  Good.

A  drug  clerk  was  waiting  on  a  school- 
marm,  who  was  buying  some  school 
books.  She  asked  for  a  copy  of Steele’s 
Physics.  The  clerk  looked  blank,  but 
made  a 
thorough  search  of  all  the 
shelves  on  the  patent  medicine  row  and 
then  returned  to  the  schoolmarm  and 
said,  " I   am  sorry,  madam,  but  we  are 
just  out  of  Steele’s  Physics,  hut  we  have 
others  just  as  good,  however."

"What  are  they?’ ’  asked  the  teacher, 

somewhat  puzzled.

"W ell,  there’s  Seidlitz  powders  and 
Epsom  salts  and  castor  oil” — but  the 
schoolmarm  had  fled.

FIREWORKS

Flags and

Celebration  Goods  for

July  4th

Public 
Displays 
-a  Specialty
Our line will  be shown 

by our travelers,

A.  W.  Stevenson 
Wm.  H.  Vaughan
and, as usual, will be

The  Largest  in  Michigan

Many new and popular novelties and  all the sta­
ples.  Place  your  orders  early  and  get  your 
share of the plums.  We  solicit  your  orders  for

Fishing Tackle, Sporting Goods, 
Hammocks and School  Supplies

FRED  BRUNDAGE

Wholesale Druggist, 

Mu«kegon, Mich.

S E E   OUR 

W ALL  P A P E R S

before  you  buy.  We  show  the 
best patterns that the  fifteen  lead­
ing  factories  make.  Our  showing 
is not equaled.  Prices lower  than 
ever.  A card will  bring  salesman 
or samples.

H E Y S T E K   &   C A N F IE L D   C O .
Grand Rapids, Mich. 

The Michigan Wall Paper Jobbers.

It’s  Like

Throwing  money  to  the  birds  paying  a 
fabulous  price  for  a  soda  apparatus 
when our

$20 FOUNTAIN

Will do the  business  just  as  well.  Over 
10,000 In use.  No tanks, no  charging  ap­
paratus  required.  Makes  finest  Soda 
Water for oue-half cent a glass.  Send ad­
s.
dress for particulars  and  endorsements.

Grant  Manufacturing  Co.,  Inc. 

Pittsburg,  Pa.

P A R IS  

G R E E N  

L A B E L S
The  Paris Green  season  is  at 
hand  and  those  dealers  who 
break  bulk  must  label  their 
packages  according  to 
law.
We  are  prepared  to  furnish 
labels which meet the  require­
ments of the  law,  as  follows:

IOO labels, 25 cents 
200 labels, 40 cents 
500 labels, 75 cents 
1000 labels, $1.00

Labels  with  merchant’s  name 
printed  thereon,  $2  per  1000 
Orders  can  be  sent  through 
any jobbing house at the Grand 
Rapids market.

TRADESMAN 
C O M P A N Y ,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

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

2 7

-E  DRUG  PRICE  CURRENT

Contain Mac.............   80 a  90
Copaiba....................   1 is®  l  25
Cubebae....................   l  30®  1  35
Exechthttos.............   1  oo®  1  10
Erlgeron...................  l  00®  1  10
Gaultherla...............  2 oo®  2  10
Geranium, ounce.... 
@  75
Gossippii, Sem. gal.. 
60®  60
Hedeoma...................  l  65®  1  70
Junlpera...................  l  50® 2  00
Lavendula  ............... 
90® 2  oo
Llmonis....................   1  15®  t  25
Mentha Piper..........  2  10®  2  20
Mentha Verid..........  l  80® 2 oo
Morrhuse, ;gal..........   l  20®  l  30
Myrcla........................4 oo® 4  so
Olive.........................  
75® 3 oo
Plcls Llqulda............ 
10® 
12
®  35
Plds Llqulda,  gal... 
Blclna.......................   1 oo®  1  06
Kosmartnl................. 
®   1  00
Bos», ounce.............   6 00® 6  50
Succlnl...................... 
40®  46
Sabina...................... 
go®  1  00
Santal......................... 2 75® 7 oo
Sassafras................... 
56®  60
Sinapis,  ess., ounce. 
®  65
Tlglfl.........................   1 50®  1  60
Thyme.......................   40®  50
Thyme, opt............... 
®   1  60
Theobromas  ............ 
15®  20
Potassium
Bl-Carb...................... 
is® 
18
15
13®  
Bichromate.............. 
52®  57
Bromide................... 
Carb.........................  
12®  
15
Chlorate... po. 17@19  16® 
18
Cyanide....................  
34®  38
Iodide.......................   2 30® 2  40
Potassa, Bltart, pure  28®  30 
Potassa, Bltart, com. 
®   15
7® 
Potass Ultras, opt... 
10
Potass  Nltras..........  
8
6® 
Prusslate................... 
23®  26
Sulphate  po................... 15® 
18

Radix

25
Aconltum................... 
20® 
Althse........................ 
33
30® 
12
Anchusa................... 
10® 
Arum  po................... 
26
@ 
Calamus....................   20®  40
12®  15
Gentiana..........po.  15 
16®  18
Glychrrhlza.. ,pv.  16 
@  75
Hydrastis  Canaden. 
®   80 
Hydrastis Can., po.. 
Hellebore, Alba, po. 
12® 
15
18®  22
Inula,  po................... 
Ipecac, po...................3  60®   3  75
Iris plOX...po. 35@38  36®  40
Jalapa. pr.................  26®   30
®   35
Maranta,  X s............ 
22®  25
Podophyllum,  p o... 
Bhel........................... 
75®  1  00
®   l  26
Bhel,  cut................... 
Bhel, pv....................  
75®  1  35
Splgella....................  
35®  38
Sanguinarla...po.  15 
18
Serpentaria.............. 
50®  55
Senega...................... 
60®  65
®   40
Smllax, officinalis H. 
Smllax, M................. 
@  25
Scillae...............po. 35 
10®  12
Symplocarpus, Foetl-
®  25
dus,  po................... 
®   25
Valeriana,Eng. po. 30 
16®  20
Valeriana,  German. 
Zingiber a ................. 
16
14® 
25®  27
Zingiber j................... 
Semen

® 

Anlsum............po.  18 
®  15
13®  15
Apium (graveleons). 
6
4® 
Bird, is ...................... 
li
10® 
Carol.................po.  15 
Cardamon......................   1  25®  1 75
Coriandrum..............  
8® 
10
Cannabis Satlva.......  4V4®  5
Cvdonlum................. 
76®  1  00
16
16® 
Chenopodtain..........  
Dipterix Odorate....  1  00®  1  10
Foenlculum............... 
10
@ 
9
7® 
Foenugreek, po........  
L lnl...........................   3%@ 
6
Llnl, grd.......bbl. 4 
3X@ 
5
Lobelia.....................   1  60®  1  55
Pharlarls Canarian..  4X@ 
5
B apa.........................   4ft® 
5
Sinapis  Alba............ 
9® 
10
Sinapis  Nigra..........  
li®   12
Splrltns 

Frumentl, W. D. Co.  2 00®  2  50 
Frumentl,  D. F. B ..  2 oo® 2  25
Frumentl.......................  1  26®  1 50
Juniperls Co. O. T...  1  65® 2 00
Junlperls  Co............  1  75® 3 50
Saacnarom  N. E __   l  90® 2  to
Spt. Vlnl Galll..........  1  75® 6 50
Vlnl  Oporto...................  1  25® 2 00
Vlnl Alba.......................   l  25® 2 oo

Sponges 
Florida sheeps’ wool
carriage................ .  2  50® 2 76
Nassau sheeps’ wool
carriage.......................  2  50® 2 75
Velvet extra sheeps’
wool, carriage....... 
Extra yellow sheeps’
wool, carriage....... 
Grass  sheeps’  wool,
carriage................. 
Hard, for slate use.. 
Vellow  B e e f,  for
slate use................. 
Syrups
A cacia...................... 
Aurantl Cortex......... 
Zingiber....................  
Ipecac........................ 
Ferri Iod................... 
Bhel Arom...............  
Smllax  Officinalis... 
Senega......................  
Solll».........................  

®   50
@ 5 0
@  50
@  60
@ 
50
@  60
50®  60
@  60
«   50

®  l 50
®  1 25
® 1 0 0
®  75
®  1 40

Solll»  Co................... 
Totatan.....................  
Prunus  vlrg.............. 
Tinctures
Aconltum Napellls B 
Aconltum Napellls F 
A loes......................... 
Aloes and Myrrh__  
Arnica......................  
Assafoetlda...............  
Atrope Belladonna.. 
Aurantl Cortex........ 
Benzoin....................  
Benzoin Co...............  
Barosma....................  
Cantharldes.............  
Capsicum.................. 
Cardamon................. 
Cardamon Co...........  
Castor........................ 
Catechu|...................  
Cinchona..................  
Cinchona Co.............. 
Columba................... 
Cubeb»...................... 
Cassia Acutlfol......... 
Cassia Acutlfol Co... 
Digitalis....................  
Ergot.......................... 
Ferri  Chlorldum.... 
Gentian..................... 
Gentian Co...............  
Gulaca........................ 
Guiaca ammon......... 
Hyoscyamus.............. 
Iodine  ...................... 
Iodine, colorless....... 
K in o.......................... 
Lobelia.....................  
Myrrh........................ 
Nux Vomica.............. 
Opli............................  
Opll,  comphorated.. 
Opll, deodorized....... 
Quassia..................... 
Bhatany....................  
Bhel........................... 
Sanguinaria............  
Serpentaria.......... . 
Stromonlum.............. 
Tolutan....................  
Valerian................... 
Veratrum  Verlde... 
Zingiber....................  

@  50
@ 
so
@  50

60
50
60
60
50
50
60
50
60
50
60
75
50
75
75
l  oo
5o
50
6o
so
so
5o
So
5o
6o
35
5o
6o
6o
6o
So
75
7s
6o
So
So
So
76
Bo
i  5¿
So
5¿
6o
5¿
5o
6o
6o
So
5o
20

M iscellaneous 

.Ether, Spts. Nit. ? F  30®  35
2Ether, Spts. Nit. 4 F  34®  38
Alum en....................   214® 
3
Alumen,  gro’d..po. 7 
4
3® 
Annatto.....................  
so
40® 
4® 
Antimonl, po............ 
5
Antlmonl et Potass T  40®  50
Aniipyrin.................  
@  25
@  20
Antlfebrln...............  
@  45
Argentl Nltras, oz... 
Arsenicum...............  
10®  12
Balm  Gilead  Buds.. 
46®  50
Bismuth S. N............  l  66®  l 70
Calcium Chlor.,  is... 
@ 
9
Calcium Chlor.,  Ho.. 
io 
@ 
12
Calcium Chlor.,  Ho ■.  @ 
Cantharldes, Bus.po  @  80
i5
Capsid Froctus, at.. 
@ 
@  15
Capsid  Froctus, po. 
15
Capsici Froctus B, po  @ 
Caryqphyltas. .po. 15  12® 
14
Carmine, No. 40....... 
@ 3 00
Cera Alba................ 
56®  60
40®  42
Cera Flava...............  
Coccus...................... 
@  40
®   35
Cassia  Froctus......... 
Centrarla................... 
10
@ 
Cetaceum................... 
@  45
Chloroform.............. 
55®  60
Chloroform,  squibbs  @  1  10 
Chloral Hyd Crst....  1  35®  1  60
Chondros.................. 
20®  25
Clnchonldlne.P. & W  38®  48
38®  48
Cinchonidlne, Germ. 
Cocaine....................   4  55® 4 75
75
Corks, list, dls. pr. ct. 
@  45
Creosotum................. 
Creta............. bbl. 75 
@  2
Creta, prep...............  
@ 
5
Creta, preclp............ 
9® 
11
Creta, Rubra............ 
@ 
8
25®  30
Crocus......................  
Cudbear.................... 
@  24
Cupri  Sulph..............  6H@ 
8
Dextrine................... 
10
7® 
78®  92
Ether Sulph.............  
®  
Emery, all numbers. 
8
@ 
Emery, po.................  
6
86®  90
Ergota............po. 90 
Flake  White............ 
12® 
15
®   23
Galla.........................  
Gambler................... 
8® 
9
@  60
Gelatin,  Cooper....... 
Gelatin, French....... 
35®  60
75 &  5
Glassware,  flint, box 
Less than box....... 
70
11®  13
Glue, brown.............. 
Glue,  white.............. 
15®  25
Glycertaa...................  17X® 
25
Grana Paradlsl........  
®  25
Humulus................... 
26®  66
Hydrarg  Chlor  Mite  @  l  oo 
Hydrarg  Chlor Cor..  @  90
@  1  10 
Hydrarg  Ox Bub’m. 
Hydrarg  Ammonlatl  @  l  20 
50®  60
HydrargU nguentum 
Hydrargyrum.......... 
@  85
Ichthyobolla,  A m ... 
65®  70
Indigo........................ 
75®  l  00
Iodine,  Besubl.........  3 40® 3 60
Iodoform...................  3 60®  3  85
@  50
Lupulln...................... 
Lycopodium.............. 
65®  70
M ad s...................  
  65®  75
 
Liquor Arsen et  Hy-
@ 2 5
drargIod...............  
LlquorPotassArslnit 
10®  12
Magnesia,  Sulph.... 
2® 
3
Magnesia, Sulph, bbl  @  IX 
Mannla. S.  F ..„ ....  H®  66

8
75
17
29
45
5
10
14
16
53
5
20
40

6
8
15
14

25
00
50
00

24
8
75

55
00
65
50

18
12
18
30
20
18
12
12
20

25
30
12
14
15
17

15
25
76
40
16
2
80
7

18
26
35

40
26
30
20
10

65
45
35
28
65
14
12
30
60
40
55
13
14
16
69
40
00
«5
35
75
60
40
26
45
45
00

25
20
25
28
23
25
39
22
26

60
20
20
20

20
60
25
65
20
50
85
80
86
75
10
40

Menthol....................  
® 4 76
Morphia, S., P.& W.  2  15®  2  40 
Morphia, S..N.V. Q.  2  10®  2  35
Morphia, Mai............2  io®  2  35
®  40
Moschus  Canton__  
Myrlstlca, No. l ....... 
80
65® 
Nux Vomica...po. 15  @ 
10
Os Sepia.............. 
37
35® 
Pepsin Saac, H. & P.
D  Co...................... 
@  i  oo
Plcls Llq.N.N.X gal.
doz.........................  
@ 200
Plcls Llq., quarts__  
@ 100
Plcls Llq.,  pints....... 
86
@ 
Pll Hydrarg. ..po.  80  @  50
18
Piper  Nigra., .po. 22  @ 
Piper  Alba__ po. 35 
@ 3 0
Pllx Burgun.............. 
@ 
7
Plumbl Acet.............  
10®  12
Pulvls Ipecac et Opll  l  30®  l  50 
Pyrethrom, boxes H.
@  75
&P. D.Co., doz... 
Pyrethrom, pv........  
25®  30
8® 
Quassi».................... 
10
30® 
Quinta, S. P. &  W ... 
40
3'®  40
Quinta, S.  German.. 
Quinla, N. V.............. 
30®  40
Rubia Tlnctorum.... 
12® 
14
Saccharum Lactls pv  20®  22
Saladn......................4 so® 4 76
Sanguis  Draconls... 
so
Sapo, W....................  
14
SapoM...................... 
12
Sapo  G...................... 
15

40® 
12® 
io® 
@ 

SeldUtz Mixture....... 
20®  22
@ 
18
Sinapis...................... 
@ 3 0
Sinapis,  opt.............. 
Snuff, Maccaboy, De
V oes...................... 
@  41
Snuff,Scotch,DeVo’s  @  41
Soda, Boras.............. 
9® 
li
ll
9® 
Soda,  Boras, po....... 
23®  25
Soda et Potass Tart. 
Soda,  Carb...............  
ix@  
2
Soda,  Bl-Carb..........  
3® 
5
Soda,  Ash.................  3X@ 
4
2
Soda, Sulphas..........  
@ 
Spts. Cologne............ 
@ 2 60
Spts. Ether  Co......... 
50®  55
Spts. Myrcla Dom... 
@ 2 00 
Spts. Vlnl Beet.  bbl.  @ 
Spts. Vlnl Beet. Xbbl  @ 
Spts. Vlnl Beet. lOgal  @ 
Spts. Vlnl Beet. 5 gal  @ 
Strychnia, Crystal... 
80®  l  06
Sulphur,  Subl..........   2M® 
4
Sulphur, Roll............  2H@  3X
Tamarinds...............  
8® 
10
Terebenth Venice... 
28®  30
60®  55
Theobrom»............... 
Vanilla......................9 oo@i6 oo
Zlnd Sulph............... 
7® 
8

Oils

Whale, winter.......... 
7o 
85 
Lard, extra..................  
Lard, No. 1..................  60 

BBI..  GAL.
70
90
55

Linseed, pure raw... 
65 
Linseed, boiled........   66 
Neatsfoot, winter str  43 
50 
Spirits  Turpentine.. 

68
69
70
53
Paints  BBL.  LB.
Bed  Venetian..........   IX  2  @8
Ochre, yellow Mars.  IX  2  @4
Ochre, yellow B er...  1X 2  @3 
Putty,  commercial..  2M  2X@3 
Putty, strictly  pure.  2X  2X@3 
Vermilion,  P r im e
15
American.............. 
75
Vermilion, Engiish.. 
Green,  Paris............ 
18
Green, Peninsular. „ 
16
Lead, red..................   S  ®   8X
Lead,  white..............  6  @  6X
Whiting, white Span  @ 
90
Whiting, gilders’__  
@  95
White, Paris, Amer.  @ 125
Whiting, Paris, Eng.
Cliff.........................  
@ 140
Universal Prepared,  l  10®  1  20

13® 
70® 
14® 
13® 

Varnishes

No. l Turp  Coach...  l  io@  l  20
Extra Turp...............   1 60® 1 70
Coach  Body.............  2  75® 8 oo
No. 1 Turp Fum.......1  00®   l  10
Extra Turk Damar..  1  56®  1  60 
Jap.Dryer,No.lTurp  70®  79

Drugs

W e  are  Importers  and  Jobbers of Drugs, 

Chemicals  and  Patent  Medicines.

W e  are  dealers  in  Paints,  Oils  and 

Varnishes.

W e  have  a  full  line  of  Staple  Druggists’ 

Sundries.

W e  are  the  sole  proprietors  of  W eath­

erly’ s  Michigan  Catarrh  Remedy.

W e  always  have  in  stock  a  full  line  of 
W hiskies,  Brandies,  Gins,  W ines 
and  Rums 
for  medical  purposes 
only.

W e  give  our  personal  attention  to  mail 

orders  and  guarantee  satisfaction.

All  orders  shipped and invoiced the same 
day  received.  Send  a  trial  order.

Hazeltine  &  Perkins 

Drug  Co.

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

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

G R O CE R Y   P R IC E   C U R R E N T

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.

Fair.... 
Good... 
Fancy.. 
Gallons.

DECLINED
Scaled  H erring
Sm oked  Salm on
W hole  Codfish

ADVANCED
Pickleeo
Corn  Starch
Laundry  Starch^
Compound  Lard
R olled  Oats

Index to  Markets

By Columns

 

 

B

A

Col.
Akron  Stoneware...................  15
Alabastlne...............................  1
Ammonia.................................   1
Axle Grease............................. 
l
Baking Powder........................ 
l
Bath  Brick............................... 
l
Bluing.
Brooms.........
Brushes........
Butter Color.
Candles......................................  14
Candles.......................................   1
Canned Goods...........................  2
Catsup........................................  
.3
Carbon O ils...............................  3
Cheese.........................................  3
Chewing Gum............................  3
Chicory.......................................   8
Chocolate..........................  
Clothes Lines.............................   3
Cocoa..........................................   3
Cocoanut....................................  3
Cocoa Shells..............................   3
Coflee.........................................  3
Condensed Milk........................   4
Coupon Books...........................  16
Crackers....................................  4
Cream Tartar...........................   6
Dried  Fruits...........................   6
Farinaceous  Goods...............   6
Fish and Oysters......................  13
Fishing Tackle........................  6
Flavoring Extracts.................  6
Fly  Paper................:...............  6
Fresh Meats............................   6
Fruits......................................  14
Fruit Can Wrench....................6
Gelatine......................................  6
Grain Bags.................................  7
Grains and Flour.....................  7
Herbs.........................................  7
Hides and Pelts.......................   13
Indigo.........................................   7
Jelly .......... .........................

D
F

I
J

G

H

I.

M

Lamp Burners..........................  15
Lamp Chimneys.......................  15
Lanterns....................................  15
Lantern  Globes.......................   16
Licorice....................................  7
Lye........................................
Meat Extracts.........................   7
Molasses..............................
Mustard...............................
Nuts............................................  14
Oil Cans.....................................  15
Olives..................................
Pickles..................................
Playing Cards.....................
Potash..................................
Provisions............................

N
o

P

B

 

 

 

S

B ice......................................
Saleratus.............................
Sal Soda...............................
Salt............... .......................
Salt  Fish.............................
Seeds....................................
Shoe Blacking.....................
Snuff.........................................   16
Soap.........................................   •
Soda...........................................  io
Spices................   
10
Starch............................  
io
Stove Polish.............................  10
Sugar.........................................  ll
Syrups.......................................  10
Table  Sauce.............................  12
Tea.............................................  U
Tobacco....................................  ll
Tw ine.......................................   12
Vinegar....................................  12
Washing Powder.......................13
Wlcklng....................................  18
Woodenwar*...........................   18
Wrapping Paper..............
Feast  Cake.

T
w

T

AXLE GBEASB
doz.  gross
6  oo
Aurora..........................66 
Castor  Oil......................60  7  00
Diamond.....................60 
426
Frazer’s .........................76  9  00
TXT. Golden, tin boxes 76  9  oo

Mica, tin boxes..........76 
Paragon....................... 66 

9 00
6 oo

BA K IN G  PO W DER 

3

E gg
4 doz. case.......3 75
K lb. cans, 
2 doz. case.......3 76
% lb. cans, 
 
l doz. case........3 76
l lb. cans, 
6 lb. cans,  % doz. case........8 00

JAXON

14 lb. cans, 4 doz. case.........  46
14 lb. cans, 4 doz. case.........  86
lb. cans. 2 doz. case........ 1  60

R oyal

lOcslze__   90
H lb. cans  l  36
6 oz. cans,  l  90
14 lb. cans 2 60
14 lb.  cans  3 76
l lb.  cans.  4  80
3 lb. cans  13 00 
5 lb. cans. 21  60

BATH  BRICK

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

BLUING 

Arctic, 4 oz. ovals, per gross 4 00 
Arctic, 8 oz. ovals, per gross 6  00 
Arctic 16 oz. round per gross 9  oo

Small size, per doz...............   40
Large size, per doz................  76

BROOMS

No. l Carpet...........................2  "0
No. 2 Carpet..........................2 26
No. 3 Carpet.................-.........2  16
No. 4 Carpet...........................l  76
Parlor  Gem...........................2 40
Common Whisk.....................  86
Fancy Whisk......................... 110
Warehouse............................ 3 60

BRUSHES 

M ilw aukee  D ustless

Fiber............................ i  00@3 00
Russian Bristle...........3 00@5 00
Discount, 33%%  in doz. lots. 

Scrub

Shoe

Store

Solid Back,  8 In....................  45
Solid Back, 11 In ...................  96
Pointed Ends.........................   86
No. 8.......................................1  00
No. 7.......................................1  3o
No. 4.......................................1  70
No. 8.......................................1  90
NO. 3.........................................  76
No. 2.......................................1  10
No. 1.......................................1 75
W., B. ft Co.’s, 16c size....  126
W., R. ft Co.’s,'25c size__   2 00
Elec trio Light, 8s..................12
Electric Light, 16s................ 12)4
Paraffine, 6s.......................... 10)4
Paraffine, 12s.........................ll
Wlcklng................................29

BUTTER  COLOR 

CANDLES

Dwlnell-Wright  Co.’s Brands.

1  26 
1  30 
1  36 
3 60

#11 
@10 
@ 9 
@12% 
@10)4 
@34 
@22 
@1014

CARBON OILS 

B arrels

Eocene.........................
Perfection....................
Diamond White..........
'. 8. Gasoline.............
Deodorized Naphtha..
Cylinder........................ 29
Engine........................... 12
Black, winter...............   9

CATSUP

Columbia,  pints.................... 2 00
Columbia, % pints.................l 2S

CHEESE

Acme...........
Amboy........
Elsie............
Emblem.....
Gem............
Gold Medal.
Ideal...........
Jersey.........
Riverside...
Brick...........
Edam..........
L eiden........
Llmburger.. 
Pineapple.. 
Sap  Sago...

@13
@13S4
@13

@13
@
@13)4 
@13 
14® 15 
@90 
@17 
13@14 
60@75 
19@20

CANNED  GOODS 

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

B lackberries

Standards.................  

l  10
3 26

30

Beans

Baked........................ 
Bed Kidney.............. 
String........................  
Wax............................ 

B lueberries
Standard....................  
B rook  Trout

l  oo@i  30
76®  86
70
70

2 lb. cans, Spiced...............   1  90

Clams.
Little Neck, l lb......  
Little Neck. 2 lb....... 

Clam B ou illon
Bumbam’s, )4pint............  1  92
Burnham’s,pints........ . 
3  60
Burnham’s, quarts............  7  20

Cherries
Bed  Standards............
White......................  -

Corn

Fair............................. 
Good..........................
Fancy........................  

French  Peas

Sur Extra Fine................... 
Extra  Fine.......................... 
Fine......................................  
Moyen.................................. 

Gooseberries

80
*  ™

22
l®
J®
11

so

i  oo
1  60

CHEW ING GUM 
American Flag Spruce.... 
Beeman’s Pepsin............... 
B lackjack.......... .............. 
Largest Gum  Made..........  
Sen Sen................................ 
Sen Sen Breath Perfume., 
Sugar  Loaf.......................... 
Yucatan............................... 

66
60
66
60
66
l 00
55
56

CHICORY

Bulk........................  ..............  5
B ed..........................................7
Eatfe-v...........................   4
Schener’8................................  6

CHOCOLATE 

Walter Baker ft Co.’s.

German  Sweet......................  23
Premium................................   31
Breakfast Cocoa....................   46

Bunkel Bros.

Vienna Sw eet...................... 
21
Vanilla....................................  28
Premium................................   31

9°

86

Peas

1  66 
96

*
2  16
3 60
2  40
176
2  80
J76
2 80
l 76
2 80
J8@20
22@26

Standard..................  
H om iny
Standard.«...............  
Lobster
Star, % lb..................  
Star, l  lb................... 
Picnic Tails............... 
M ackerel
Mustard, lib ............ 
Mustard, 2 lh............  
Soused, lib ...............  
Soused, 2 lb.............. 
Tomato, l lb.............. 
Tomato, 2 lh.............. 
M ushrooms
Hotels.........................  
Buttons......................  
Oysters
Cove, l lb................... 
Cove, 2 lb...................
Cove, l lb  Oval........
Peaches
P ie ............................. 
_   _
Y ellow......................   1  66@1  86
Pears
l 00 
Standard...................
1  26
Fancy.........................
1 00 
Marrowfat...............
1 00 
Early June...............
1  60
Early June  Sifted..
Plum s
86
Plums........................
P ineapple
l  25@2 76
Grated......................  
Sliced..........................  1  36@2  66
P um pkin
96 
Fair...........................
1 00 
Good..........................
1  10
Fancy........................
Raspberries
1  16
Standard....................
R ussian  Cavier
% lb. cans............................   375
)4 lb, cans.................................   7 00
1 lb. can...................................  12 00
Columbia Blver, tails 
Columbia River, flats 
Bed Alaska............... 
pink Alaska.............  
Shrim ps
Standard................... 
Sardines
Domestic, <48............ 
Domestic, X s ..........  
Domestic,  Mustard. 
California, 
California Hs............ 
French, H»...............  
French, )4s..................... 
Strawberries
Standard...................
Fancy........................  
Succotash
Fair.............................
Good..........................  
Fancy........................  

@i
@2 00
l  30@i
l  00@i
1
3k
5
6
U@14

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

17@24
74614

Salmon

I
l  20

18@28

l

CLOTHES  LINES 

Sisal

60 ft, 3 thread,  extra.........
72 ft, 3 thread,  extra........
90 ft, 3 thread,  extra........
60 ft. 6 thread,  extra........
72 ft, 6 thread,  extra.........

J u te

90 ft.......................................
72 ft.......................................
99 ft.......................................
120 ft.....................................

Cotton  V ictor

50 ft.......................................
6f ft......................................
70ft...............................
Cotton W indsor
59 ft.......................................
60 ft.......................................
70 ft.......................................
80 f t .....................................
Cotton B raided
40 ft........................... ...........
54 f t .....................................
70 ft................ .....................
Galvanized  W ire 
No. 20, each 100 ft long.... 
No. 19, each 100 ft long....

COCOA
Cleveland....................
Colonial, Ms  ..............
Colonial, )4s...............
Epps........ ..................
Huyler........................
VanHouten, X s.......
Van Hauten, Ms.......
Van Houten, x s......
VanHouten,  is .......
Webb...............
Wilbur, )4s................
Wilbur. Ms................

COCOANUT
Dunham’s )4s..................
Dunham’s )4s and Ms...
Dunham’s  Ms..**........
Dunham’s  Ms................
Bulk................................

COCOA  SHELLS
20 lb. bags.........................
Less quantity...............
Pound packages 
..........

COFFEE 
R oasted 

F. M. C. brands

Mandehllng........................
Purity..................................
N o i  Hotel..........................
Monogram.........................
Special Hotel......................
Parkerhouse.......................
Honolulu  ...........................
Fancy  Maracaibo..............
Maracaibo...........................
Porto Rican........................
Marexo................................

1  00 
1  40 
1 70 
1  29

75 
90 
1 05 
1  50

1  20 
1  40 
1  65 
1  85

1  90
2  10

26
26)4
27
28 
13

.30)4 
.28 
.28 
.26 
.23 
.21 
.IT 
.16 
..13 
.16 
• •11)4

White House, 1 lb. cans.......
White House, 2 lb. cans.......
Excelsior, M. & J.  1 lb. cans 
Excelsior, M. & J. 2 lb. cans 
Tip Top, M. ft J., 1 lb. cans.
Royal Java.............................
Royal Java and Mocha........
Java and Mocha Blend........
Boston  Combination............
Ja-Vo Blend...........................
Ja-Mo-Ka  Blend...................
Distributed by Olney  & Judson 
Gro. Co..  Grand  Rapids,  C.  El­
liott &  Co.,  Detroit,  B.  Desen- 
berg ft Co., Kalamazoo, Symons 
Bros. &  Co.,  Saginaw,  Jackson 
Grocer Co.,  Jackson,  Melsel  & 
Goeschel.  Bay  City,  Flelbach 
Co., Toledo.
No.  9.....................  ; . . . . .......  8M
No. 10......................................9M
No. 12. ...................................... 12
No. 14....................................... 14
No. 16........................................16
No. 18....................................... 18
No. 20.......................................20
No. 22...'.....................  
22
NO. 24...................................... .24
NO. 26.......................................26
NO. 28........................................28
Belle Isle.............................  20
Red  Cross..............................24
Colonial................................. 26
Juno........................................28
Koran..................................... 14

Telfer Coffee Co. brands

Delivered in 100 lb. lots.

R io

Common...................................  8
Fair.........................................  9
Choice...................................... 10
Fancy.......................................16
Common..................................  8
Fair........................................... 9
Choice..................................... io
Fancy...................................... 13
Peaberry..................................ll

Santos

M aracaibo

M exican

Fair...........%...........................13
Choice............................. 
 
Choice......................................13
Fancy.......................................17
Choice......................................13
A frican..,............................... 12
Fancy African.......................17
O  G.......................................... 26
P. G.......................................... 31

G uatem ala

Java

Mocha

Arabian..................................  21

Package 

New York Basis.

Arbnokle...............................10m
DUworth............................... 10M
Jersey.................................... 10)4
Lion........................................10
M cL aughlin’s X X X X  
McLaughlin’s  x x x x   gold  to 
retailers  only.  Mall  all  orders 
direct  to  W.  F.  McLaughlin  ft 
Co., Chicago.
Valley City M  gross..............  76
Felix M gross......................... 1 15
Hummel’s foil M gross........   86
Hummel’s tin X gross.........l  48

E xtract

CONDENSED  M ILK 

4 doz In case.

B utter

CRACKERS 

Gall Borden Eagle.....................5 96
Crown...........................................5 90
Daisy....................................... 4 70
Champion..............................4 26
Magnolia.....................................4 00
Challenge............................... »65
Dime......................................3 36
Milkmaid......................................6 10
Tip  Top........................................3 85
N estles....... .......................... 4 25
Highland  Cream..................4 75
St. Charles Cream.......................4 30
Peerless Evaporated Cream.4 00 
National Biscuit Co.’s brands 
Seymour..............................  
6M
  8M
New York........................... 
Family................................  
6M
Salted...................................  
6M
Wolverine...........................  
6X
Soda  XXX.......................... 
6M
Soda, City...........................  
8
Long Island Wafers..........   13
Zepnyrette...........................  13
F an st..................................  
7)4
Farina«..  .......................... 
6
Extra Farina...................... 
ff
Sal tine Oyster....................  
ox
Sw eet  Goods—Boxes
Animal«...............................  10
Assorted  Cake...................  10

Oyster

Soda

5

Belle Rose.......................... 
8
Bent’s Water......................  16
  9
Cinnamon Bar...................... 
Coffee Cake,  Iced..............  10
10
Coffee Cake. Java......... 
Cocoanut Macaroons......  18
Cocoanut Taffy.......... 
10
Cracknells...........................   16
Creams.Iced........................ 
  8
Cream Crisp..........................  10)4
Cubans.............................  
  11)4
 
Currant Fruit.....................  12
Frosted H o n e y ......;.......  12
9
Frosted Cream...................... 
Ginger Gems.l’rgeorsmH  8 
Ginger  Snaps, N. B. C—  
6)4
Gladiator...............................  10)4
Grandma Cakes.................... 
9
Graham Crackers................. 
8
Graham  Wafers.................  12
Grand Rapids  Tea............  16
Honey Fingers..................  12
Iced Honey Crumpets.....  10
Imperials...............................  
8
Jumbles, Honey..................  12
Lady Fingers.......................  12.
Lemon Snaps........................   12
Lemon Wafers....................  16
Marshmallow..................... 
Marshmallow Creams.......  16
Marshmallow Walnuts....  16
Mary Ann...........................  
8
ll)4
Mixed Picnic......................  
Milk Biscuit........................ 
7)4
Molasses  Cake................... 
8
Molasses Bar...................... 
9
Moss Jelly Bar...................  12)4
Newton..................................   12
8
Oatmeal Crackers.............. 
Oatmeal Wafers...................  12
9
Orange Crisp......................  
Orange Gem........................ 
9
8
Penny Cake...................... 
Pilot Bread, XXX.............. 
7)4
Pretzelettes, hand made.. 
8)4
Pretzels, hand  made......... 
8)4
Scotch Cookies................... 
9
7)4
Sears’ Lunch......................  
8
Sugar Cake.......................... 
Sugar nrmm. XXX........ 
■
Sugar Squares............... 
8
Sultanas.................................  13
Tutti Fruttl...........................  16
Vanilla Wafers.....................  16
Vienna Crimp..................... 
8
E. J.  Kruce ft Co.’s baked good 

  16

Standard Crackers.
Blue Ribbon Squares.
Write for  complete  price  list 

with interesting discounts.
CREAM  TARTAR

and 10 lb. wooden  boxes.......30
Bulk In sacks............................. 29

D R IE D   FRUITS 

A pples

C alifornia Prunes

Sundried............ .........       @6M
Evaporated, 50 lb. boxes.  @  10 
100-120 25 lb. boxes.........  @ 3M
90-100 25 lb. boxes.........  @ 4M
80-90 25 lb. boxes.........  @ 5M
16
70-8025lb .b o x e s......  @ 5X
60-70 26 lb. boxes.........  @ 6M
50 - 60 25 lb. boxes.........  @7)4
40-60 25 lb. boxes.........  @8)4
30 - 40 25 lb. boxes......... 
8X
California  Fruits

M cent less In 60 lb. cases 

Citron

Currants 

Apricots.......................   11@11M
Blackberries............
Nectarines................... 
8)4
Peaches........................ 
@9)4
Pears............................9)4
Pitted Cherries...........
Prunnelles...................
Raspberries.................
Leghorn...................................... 11
Corsican..............................  12)4
California, l lb.  package—
Imported, 1 lb package........  7)4
Imported, bulk......................7
Citron American 19 lb. bx...l3 
Lemon American 10 lb. bx..l3 
Orange American 10lb. bx.. 13 
London Layers 2 Crown. 
London Layers 3 Crown. 
Cluster 4 Crown..............
Loose Muscatels 2 Crown 
Loose Muscatels 3 Crown 
7%
8X
Loose Muscatels 4 Crown 
L. M., Seeded, 1  lb.......9X@to
L, M„Seeded, X  lb .... 
8
Sultanas, b u lk .....................ll
Sultanas, package............... UX
FARINACEOUS GOODS 

R aisins 

Peel

l  75 
l  90
7

B eans

Farina

H om iny

Dried Lima............................. 
6
1  !6
Medium Hand Picked 
Brown Holland...................... 2  25
241 lb. packages.............. . .. l   18
Bulk, per 100Tbs.................,..2  26
Flake, 60 lb. sack................. 
90
Pearl,  200 lb. bbl................... 5 00
Pearl, 100 lb, sack................. 2  60
M accaronl and V erm icelli
Domestic, 10 lb. box..............  60
Imported. 25 lb. box................... 2 80
Common......................................3 00
Chester......................................... 8 26
Empire........ ................................ 8 66
Green, Wisconsin, bu...........1  66
Green, Scotch, bu.......................1 75
Split,  lb................................... 
4
Rolled Avena, bbl.......................5 40
Steel Cat, lOOlb. sacks.........2  80
Monarch, b b l............................6 10
Monarch, )4 bbl..........................2 70
Monarch, 90 lb. sacks...........2 46
Quaker, cases..............................8 20

Pearl B arley

R olled  Oats

Peas

6

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

8

9

Grits

Walsh-DeKoo  Co.’s Brand.

GRAIN  BAGS

Amoskeag, 100 in b a le__   15*4
Amoskeag, less than bale.  15%

PLAYING CARDS
No. 90, Steamboat.............. 
90
No. 15, Rival, assorted__   1  20
No. 20, Rover, enameled..  1  60
N5. 572, Special..................  1  75
No  98. Golf, satin finish..  2  00
No. 808, Bicycle.................  2  00
No. 632, Tournam’t Whist.  2 25 

POTASH 

48 cans In case.

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

PROVISIONS 
Barreled  Pork

Mess........................... 
B ack.........................  
Clear back................  
Short out................... 
Pig............................. 
Bean........................... 
Family Mess Loin... 
Clear.........................  

D ry  Salt H eats

Bellies........................ 
8 P Bellies................. 
Extra shorts.............. 

@17  f0
@18  75
@19  25
@17  75
20  00
@16  10
18  50
@17  76

10M
11
10

Sm oked  H eats 

@ 1254
Hams, 121b. average. 
@ 12%
Hams, ulb.average. 
@ 12%
Hams, 161b. average. 
@ u%
Hams, 20lb. average. 
Ham dried  beef....... 
@  12%
@  9
Shoulders (N.Y.cut) 
Bacon, clear..............  U%@  13%
@  9%
California hams....... 
Boiled Hams........... 
@  18
@ 13M
Picnic Boiled Hams 
Berlin  Ham  pr’s’d. 
9@  9M
Mince Ham s..........  
9@  9M
Lard

Compound................. 
Pure..-......................  
60 lb. Tubs.. advance 
80 lb. Tubs.. advance 
50 lb. Tins... advance 
20 lb. Palls, .advance 
10 lb. Palls.. advance 
51b. Palls., ad vanoe 
• 'b  °«iii  advance
Vegetole.................... 
Sausages 
Bologna.....................
Liver. 
Frankfort.
P ork.........
Blood........
luugue......................
Headcheese..............
B eef
Extra Mess...............
Boneless....................
Rump, N ew ..............
P igs’  Feet

M bbls., 40  lbs..........
i bbls.,  lbs.............
Tripe
Kits, 15  lbs...............
M bbls., 40  lbs..........
M bbls., 80 lbs..........
Casings
P ork.........................
Beef rounds..............
Beef middles............
Sheep.........................
B utterine
Solid, dairy...............
Rolls, dairy...............
Rolls,  creamery.......
Solid,  creamery.......

Canned  Meats

Corned beef, 2 lb__
Corned beef, 14 lb ...
Roast beef, 2 lb........
Potted ham,  Ms.......
Potted ham,  Ms.......
Deviled ham,  Ms__
Deviled ham,  Ms__
Potted tongue,  Ms..
Potted tongue,  Ms-.
RICE

D om estic

Carolina head................. — 6M
Carolina No. 1 . 
Carolina  No. 2 . 
Broken............

GRAINS  AN D   FLOUR 

W heat

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

W inter  W heat F loor 

82

Local Brands

Worden Grocer Co.’s Brand

Patents................................  4 f 0
Second Patent....................   4  10
Straight............................. 
3  »0
Second Straight.................   3 60
Clear....................................  3 30
Graham...............................  3 60
Buckwheat.........................   4  30
Rye.......................................  3  20
Subject  to  usual cash  dis­
count.
Flour In bbls., 25c per bbl. ad­
ditional.
Ball-Barnhart-Putman’s Brand
Diamond Ms.......................  3 85
Diamond Ms.......................   3 85
Diamond Ms.............'..........  3 85
Quaker Ms...........................  4  10
Quaker Ms...........................  4  10
Quaker Ms...........................  4  10
Clark-Jewell-Wells  Co.’s  Brand
Plllsbury’s  Best Ms..........   4 70
PUlsbury’B  Best 14s..........   4  60
Plllsbury’s  Best Ms..........   4  50
Plllsbury’s Best Ms paper.  4  60 
Plllsbury’s Best 14s paper.  4  50 
Ball-Barnhart-Putman’s Brand
Duluth  Imperial Ms..........  4  30
Duluth  Imperial Ms..........  4  20
Duluth  Imperial Ms..........  4  10
Lemon & wheeler Co.’s Brand
Wlngold  Ms...................... 
4  35
Wlngold  %s...................... 
4  25
Wlngold  * s ...................... 
4  15

Spring W heat F lour 

Olney & Judson’s Brand

Worden Grocer  Co.’s Brand

Ceresota * s .......................  4  60
Ceresota Ms........................  4  60
Ceresota Ms........................  4 40
Laurel  Ms...........................   4  50
Laurel  Ms...........................   4  40
Laurel  Mi...........................   4  30
Laurel Ms and Ms paper..  4  30 

H eal

Feed and  HiHstuflh

Bolted..................................  2 60
Granulated.........................   2 80
St. Car Feed, screened__   23 50
No. 1 Corn and  Oats____   23  00
Unbolted Corn  Meal.........  22  00
Winter Wheat Bran..........  20  00
Winter Wheat  Middlings.  21  00
Screenings.........................   19 00

Oats

Hay

Car  lots...............................   48
Car lots, clipped.................  60M
Less than car lots..............
Corn, car  lots....................   66

Corn

No. 1 Timothy car  lots....  10 00 
No. 1 Timothy ton  tots....  12 00 
Sage................  
15
Hops...........................................15
Laurel Leaves  ..........................15
senna Leav»» 
25

HERRS

 

 

INDIGO

JELLY

Madras, 5 lb. boxes..................55
S. F„ 2, 3 and 5 lb. boxes........60

5 lb. palls.per doz............  1  75
151b. palls...............................  38
301b. palls...............................  67

LICORICE

Pure.......................................  30
Calabria..................................  23
Sicily.......................................  14
Boot.........................................  10

LYE

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

HEA T EXTRACTS

Armour & Co.’s, 2 oz.........  4  45
Liebig’s, 2 o z ...................   2  75

MOLASSES 
xNew  Orleans

Fancy Open Kettle...........  
Choice.................................. 
Fair.......................... 
 
Good....................................  

 

Half-barrels 2c extra 
HUSTARD

40
35
2b
22

~

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

OLIVES

Bulk, 1 gal. kegs.................  1  35
Bulk, 3 gal. kegs.................  1  20
Bulk, 6 gal. kegs................. 
l  16
Manauillla. 7 oz................. 
80
Queen, pints.......................   2  36
Queen, 19 oz.......................   4  50
Queen, 28  oz.......................   7  00
Stuffed, 5 oz........................ 
90
Stuffed, 8  oz  ......................  145
Stuffed. 10 oz......................  2  30

PICKLES
M edium

Sago

W heat

Tapioca

Cases, 24 2 lb. packages.......2 30
East India..............................  3)1
German, sacks......................  3%
German, broken package..  4 
Flake,  110 lb. sacks..............  454
Pearl, 130 lb. sacks...............   3%
Pearl, 241 lb.  packages.........6)4
Cracked, bulk...................■...  3%
24 2  lb. packages...................2  BO
FISHING  TACKLE
M to 1 Inch.............................  
6
7
1)4 to 2 Inches........................ 
1*4 to 2 Inches........................ 
9
1%  to 2 inches...................... 
11
2 Inches....................................  15
3 Inches........ ...........................  30
No. 1,10 feet....................... 
  5
No. 2,15 feet........................... 
7
9
No. 3,15 feet........................... 
No. 4, *5 fe e t..........................  10
N o.5.15feet......................... 
ll
No. 6.15 feet................ 
 
12
No. 7,15 fe e t..........................  15
No. 8,15feet...  ....................   18
No. 9,15 feet...........................  20
Small...............................  ,-...  20
Medium...................................  26
L arge......................................  34
Bamboo. 14 ft., per doz........   50
Bamboo, 16 f t . per doz........   65
Bamboo.  18 f t , per doz. 
.  80
FLAVORING EXTRACTS

Cotton  Lines

Linen  Lines

Poles

 

FOOTE  & JE N K S’

JAXON

H ighest  Grade  Extracts 
^ ^ a n U h i^ ^ ^ ^ lje m o u ^  
lo z f u l l m l 20  1 oz full  m.  80
2 oz full m  2  10  2 oz full m  1  25
No. Sfan’v  8  IB  Vo. flfan’y  1  71*

Vanilla 

Lemon

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

U. C. Lemon 
l>. C. Vanilla 
2 OZ.......... 
75  2 OZ.......  124
3 OZ..........  1  00  3 0Z..........  1 60
6 OZ..........   2  00  4 OZ..........  2 00
No. 4T  
.1 5 2   NO. 3T ...  2 08
Onr Tropical.

2 oz. Assorted Flavors 75c. 

2 oz. full measure, Lemon.. 
76
4 oz. full measure, Lemon..  l  50 
2 oz. full measure, Vanilla..  90 
4 oz. full measure, Vanilla..  1  80
2 oz.  Panel Vanilla Tonka.. 
70
2 oz. Panel Lemon..............  
60
Tanglefoot, per box...... ........  35
Tanglefoot, per  case............3  20

FLV  PA PER

Standsird.

FRESH  HEATS 

B eef

Pork

Carcass..^.................  
7  @:o%
6M@  7M
Forequarters..........  
Hindquarters.......... 
8  @11
Loins..........................  12  @17
@11 
B ibs.............................. 
9 
‘  9
Bounds...................... 
8
6X© 7 
Chucks. 
@  5
Plates.
7*4
Dressed.
Loins.........................  U  @11*
Boston  Butts______ 
9M@ 9)4
Shoulders................ 
@ 9
Leaf  Lard.................  
@10%
Mutton
Carcass.....................  
7  @ 8*
8  @ u
Lambs........................ 
Carcass.....................  
6  @ 8
FRUIT  CAN  WRENCH.
Triumph, per  gross......  9 
60
1 20
Knox’s  Sparkling............ 
Knox’s Sparkling.pr gross  14 00
20
Knox’s Acidulated.......   1 
Knox’s Acidulat’d,pr gross  14 00
Oxford................................  
75
Plymouth  Book.............  1 
20
50
Nelson’s ......................... 
l 
Cox’s, 2 qt size..................  1  61
Cox’s, l-qt size...............  1 
10

GELATINE

Veal

* 2 4

II

STOVE  POLISH

J. L. Prescott & Co.
Manufacturers 
New York, N. Y.

10
SOAP

Beaver Soap Co. brands

JSJndGL

100 cakes, large size...................3 25
50 cakes, large size................... 6 50
100 cakes, small size...................1 95
50 cakes, small size..............3 85

Jas. S. Kirk & Co. brands—

Single box....................................3 35
5 box lots, delivered............ 3 30
10 box lots, delivered............ 3 26
Johnson Soap Co. brands—
Silver King........................  3 65
Calumet F a m ily ...........2 75
Scotch Family.................... 2  85
Cuba..........................................2 35
Dusky Diamond...............  3  65
Jap Rose...........................  3 75
Savon  Imperial...............  3 55
White  Russian......................  3 60
Dome, oval bars.......................3 55
Satinet, oval...........................  2 50
White  Cloud............................4 10
Big Acme................................. 4 25
Acme 5c....................................3 65
Marseilles................................ 4 00
Master...................................... 3 70
Lenox.....................................  3 35
Ivory, 6oz.................................4 00
Ivory, 10 oz............................   6 75
Schultz & Co. brand-
star........................................... 3 40
Search-Light Soap  Co.  brand. 
Search-Light, 100 twin bars  3 75 
A. B. Wrlsley brands—

Proctor & Gamble brands—

Lautz Bros, brands—

Good Cheer...........................  4 00
Old Country...........................  3 40

Scouring

SODA

Sapollo, kitchen, 3  doz.........2 40
Sapollo, hand, 3 doz................... 2 40
Boxes......................................   5M
Kegs, English..........................4%
Scotch, In bladders...............   37
Maccaboy, In jars.................   35
French Rappee. In jars.......  43

SNUFF

SPICES 

W hole Spices

Allspice...............................  
Cassia, China In mats....... 
Cassia, Batavia, tnbund... 
Cassia, Saigon, broken.... 
Cassia, Saigon, In rolls.... 
Cloves, Amboyna...............  
Cloves, Zanzibar................. 
Mace.................................... 
Nutmegs,  75-80................... 
Nutmegs,  105-10.................  
Nutmegs, 115-20.................. 
Pepper, Slngapure, black. 
Pepper,  Singapore, white. 
Pepper, shot........................ 
Pure Ground in B ulk
Allspice...............................  
Cassia, Batavia................... 
Cassia, Saigon..................... 
Cloves, Zanzibar................. 
Ginger, African................. 
Ginger, Cochin................... 
Ginger,  Jamaica...............  
Mace..................................... 
Mustard............................... 
Pepper, Singapore, black. 
Pepper, Singapore, white. 
Pepper, Cayenne............... 
’hute....... 

12
12
28
38
56
17
14
66
50
40
35
18
28
20
16
28
48
17
15
18
25
65
18
17
25
20
... .. .. .   W*

STARCH

No. 4,3  doz In case, gross..  4 50 
No. 6,8 doz In case, gross..  7  20 

SUGAR

Domino...............................   680
Cut Loaf..................................5  20
Crushed...............................  5 20
Cubes...................................  496
Powdered...........................   4 80
Coarse  Powdered..............  4  80
XXXX Powdered..............  4 85
Fine Granulated................   4 70
2 lb. bags Fine  Gran____   4  90
5 lb. bags Fine  Gran........   4  85
Mould A ...............................  6 05
Diamond  A .........................  4 70
Confectioner’s  A ...............   4  50
No.  l, Columbia A............  4 40
No.  2, Windsor A..............  4  35
No.  3, Ridgewood A .........  4 35
No.  4, Phoenix  A ..............  4  30
No.  5. Empire A ...............   4  25
No.  6....................................  4  20
...............................  4  10
" •   * 
NO.  8...................................  4 00
No.  9....................................  3  95
No. 10...................................   3 90
NO. 11........................... . 
3 85
NO. 12...................................   3 80
No. 13...................................   3 80
NO. 14...................................   3 80
NO. 15...................................   3 75
No. 16...................................   3 70

TEA
Japan

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.............36
Basket-fired, fancy__..........40
Nibs.............................. .........27
Siftings......................... .. 19@21
Fannings...................... ..20@22
Moyune, medium....... ........ 26
Moyune, choice.......... ........ 36
Moyune, fancy......................50
Plngsuey,  medium__ .........25
Plngsuey, choice........ ........ 30
Plngsuey, fancy....................40
Choice.....................................30
Fancy......................................36

Y oung  Hyson

Gunpowder

Oolong

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

E nglish Breakfast

Medium....................... ..........27
Choice.....................................34
Fancy.......................... ...........42
Ceylon, choice.......................82
Fancy.......................... ..........42

India

TOBACCO

Cigars

H. & P. Drug Co.’s brands.

Fortune Teller...................  35  00
Our Manager......................  85  00
Quintette.............................  35 00
G. J. Johnson Cigar Co.’s brand.

 

 

F ine  Cut

8. C. W.................................  85 00
Cigar Clippings, per lb....... 
26
Uncle Daniel..........................54
Ojlbwa....................................34
Forest  Giant..........................34
Sweet Spray..,...................... 38
Cadillac................................... 57
Sweet  Loma...........................38
Golden Top.............................27
Hiawatha................................57
Telegram.................................26
Pay Car.................... 
32
Prairie Rose..............  
....50
Protection...............................38
Sweet Burley........................40
Sweet Loma............................38
Tiger....................................... 39
Flat Iron.................................33
Creme de Menthe..................60
Stronghold..............................39
Elmo........................................ 33
Sweet Chunk..........................87
Forge....................................... 33
Red  Cross................................89
Palo......................................... 36
K vlo....................................... 36
Hiawatha................................ 41
Battle A x e ...........................   37
American Eagle..................... 54
Standard Navy.......................37
Spear Head, 16 oz.................42
Spear Head,  8 oz..................44
Nobby Twist.......................... 48

P lug

K ingsford’s  Corn
40 l-lb. packages................. 
20 l-lb. packages................. 
K ingsford’s Silver Gloss
40 l-lb. packages................. 
61b. packages................. 
Common Gloss
l-lb. packages....................  
3-lb. packages..................... 
6-lb. packages....................  
40 and 50-lb.boxes....:__  
Barrels................................  
20 l-lb.  packages...............  
40 l-lb.  packages...............  

Common Corn

7M
7%
7%
8M
6
5M
6%
4
4
6
5%

SYRUPS

Corn

Barrels.....................................26
Half bbls.................................28
10 lb. cans, M doz. In case..  1  80 
5 lb. cans, l doz. in case—   2 05 
2M lb. cans, 2 doz. In case.. .2 05 
Pure  Cane
Fair.........................................  16
Good..........................  
20
Choice....................................  25

 

8%
@10%
M
M
M
%
%

1
9

6

@7M

6
8
6
6M

10 00
10 75
11  00

1  60
7 50

70
1  35
2  40

24
5
12
65

@14
@14M
17
16M
2  50
17  50
2 50
50
90
50
90
50
90

Best  grade  Imported Japan,
3 pound pockets,  33  to  the
bale......................................6
Cost of packing In  cotton  pock­
ets only Me more than bulk. 
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
Wyandotte, inn 
..............3 00
Granulated,  bbls...............   96
Granulated, 100 lb. cases.... 1  00
Lump, bbls............................ 
80
Lump, 145 lb. kegs.............   85

SAL  SODA

SALT

B uckeye

Common  Grades

D iam ond Crystal 

100  31b. bags........................ 300
50  61b. bags.......................300
2214 lb. bags.......................2 75
In 5 bbl. lots  5  per  cent,  dis­
count.
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 75 
Butter, barrels, 2014lb.bags.2  85
Butter, sacks, 28 lbs..............  27
Butter, sacks, 66 lbs..............  67
100 3 lb. sacks........................ 2  25
60 6 lb. sacks........................ 2  15
2810 lb. sacks.......................2 05
56 lb. sacks..........................  40
281b. sacks..........................  22
56 lb. dairy In drill bags.......  40
28 lb. dairy In drill bags.......  20
56 lb. dairy In linen sacks...  60 
66 lb. dairy In linen sacks...  60 
66 lb.  sacks.............................   26
Granulated  Fine...................  85
Medium Fine.........................   90

Solar Rock
Common

A shton
H iggins

W arsaw

SALT  FISH  

Cod

Trout

H alibut.

M ackerel

10 lbs...................... 
8 lbs...................... 

Georges cured.............   @  5%
Georges genuine.........  @  6M
Georges selected.........  @3%
Grand Bank.................   @  6M
Strips or  bricks.......... 6*@ 10H
Pollock..........................  @  3M
Strips..........................................14
Chunks................................   16M
No. 1100 lbs........................   5 50
No. 1  40 lbs.........................  2 50
No. 1 
70
No. 1 
59
Mess 100 lbs.........................  11  00
Mess  40 lbs........................   4  70
Mess  10 lbs........................   1  25
Mess  8 lbs........................   1  03
No. 1 100 lbs........................   9  60
No. 1  40 lbs........................   4  10
No. 1  10 lbs.........................  1  10
No. 1 
91
No. 2 100 lbs..........................   8 00
NO. 2  40 lbs..........................   8 50
No. 2 
95
V*%  1 
VQ
Holland white hoops,  bbl.  10 26 
Holland white hoopsMbbl.  5  25 
Holland white hoop,  keg.  76@85 
Holland white hoop mchs. 
86
Norwegian..........................
Round 100 lbs...........................   3 35
Round 40 lbs.............................  1 65
Scaled................................  
Bloaters...............................

8 lbs...................... 

10 lbl.................... 

Q 
H erring

iom

W hitehall

too  lbs............6  60 
40 lbs............3  00 
10 lbs............  80 
8 lbs............  67 
SEEDS

No. 1  No. 2  Fam
3 40
1  66
49
42
Anise.......................................  9
Canary, Smyrna....................   3M
Caraway.................................. 7%
Cardamon, Malabar..............1  00
Celery.......................................10
Hemp, Russian........................ 4
Mixed Bird.............................  4
Mustard, white......................  7
Poppy......................................  6
R ape.......................................  4
Cuttle Rone.. 
.14
Handy Box, large...............  2 50
Handy Box, small................  1 26
Blxby’s Royal Polish........  
85
Miller’s Crown  Polish..... 
851

SHOE  BLACKING

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

Barrels, 1,200 count...................8 00
Half bbls, 600 count................... 4 50

Sm all

PIPE S

Barrels, 2,400 count...................9 60
Half bbls, 1,200 count...........5  20

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

Sutton’s Table Rice, 40 to the 

bale, 2M pound pockets....7%

Im ported.

Japan,  No.  1.................. 5M@
Japan,  No.  2..................6  @
Java, fancy head............  @
Java, No. l ......................   @
Table..................................  @

30

1 2

JoUyTar................................ 38
Old Honesty........................... 44
Toddy...................................... 34
j t j  ........................  
Flper Held sick......................63
Boot Jack................................81
Jelly Cake...............................36
Plumb  Bob...................  ....  32
Honey Dip Twist...................39

Sm oking

Hand Pressed........................ 40
Ibex......................................... 28
Sweet Core.......................  
 
Flat Car.................................. 36
Great Navy............................. 37
Warpath................................ 27
Bamboo,  8oz........................ 29
Bamboo, 16 oz........................ 27
I X L ,  61b..............................27
I X L , 16 oz. palls................... 31
Honey D ew ............................37
Gold  Block............................. 37
Flagman.................................41
Chips....................................... 34
Kiln Dried............................. 22
Duke’s Mixture.....................38
Duke's Cameo........................40
Myrtle Navy..........................40
Turn Turn, IX oz................... 40
Yum Yum, 1 lb. palls............38
Cream......................................37
Corn Cake, 2*4 oz...................24
Corn Cake, l lb.......................22
Plow Boy, IX oz.....................40
Plow Boy, 3*4 oz.....................39
Peerless, 3*4 oz.......................34
Peerless, 1*4 oz...................... 36
Indicator, 2*4 oz.....................28
Indicator, l lb. palls.............31
CoL Choice, 2*4 oz..................21
Col. Choice. 8 oz.....................21

TABLE SAUCES
LEA & 
PERRINS’ 
SAUCE

  12

TW INE

VINEGAR

The Original and 
Genuine 
Worcestershire.
Lea ft Perrin’s, large........   3 76
Lea ft Perrin’s, small.......  2  80
Halford, large......................   3 76
Halford, small....................   2  26
Salad Dressing, large.......  4 86
Salad Dressing, small.......  2  76
Cotton, 3 ply...........................16
Cotton, 4 ply.......................... 16
Jute, 2 ply..........................  
Hemp, 6 ply...........................12
Flax, medium....................... 20
7*4
Wool, l lb. balls................ 
Malt White Wine, 40 grain..  8 
Malt White Wine, 80 grain.. ll 
Pure Cider, B. ft B. brand.  . ll
Pure Cider, Bed Star........... 12
Pure Cider, Boblnson..........12
Pure Cider,  Silver................ 12
W ASHING  POW DER
Diamond  Flake....................2 76
Gold  Brick............................ 3  26
Gold Dust, regular...............3  96
Gold  Dust, 5c....................  
Kirkoline,  24 4 lb..................  3 66
Pearline................................. 2 65
Soaplue...................................2  45
Soapine...................................3  80
Babbitt’s 1776.........................  2 75
Roselne............................  
Armour’s................................3  70
Nine O’clock..........................3  15
Wisdom................................. 3 80

 

 

Bub-No-More....................... 3 50

W ICKING

.20
.26
.36
.66

B askets

B radley  B utter  B oxes

No. 0, per gross...................
No. 1, per gross..................
No. 2, per gross...................
No. 8. per gross.. 
........
W OODENW ARE
.  86
Bushels................................
Bushels, wide  band...........
.1  15
.  30
Market................................
Splint, large......................... .6 00
Splint, medium................... 5 00
.4 00
Splint, sm all........................
.5 60
Willow Clothes, large.......
Willow Clothes, medium..
6 00
Willow Clothes,  small.......
.4 76
2 lb. size, 24 In case............ .  72
3 lb. size, 16 In case..........
.  68
5 lb. size, 12 in case..........
.  63
.  60
10 lb. size,  6 In case..........
No. 1 Oval, 260 in  crate....
.  46
.  60
No. 2 Oval, 260 In crate....
.  66
No. 3 Oval, 260 in crate....
.  65
No. 6 Oval, 260 In crate....
Barrel, 5 gals., each..........
.2 40
Barrel. 10 gals., each.........
.2 55
.2 70
Barrel, 15 gals., each.........
Bound head, 5 gross box..
.  45
Bound head, cartons........
.  62
Humpty Dumpty..............
.2  26
No. 1, complete.................
.  29
No. 2, complete.................
.  18
Cork lined, 8 In...................
.  38
Cork lined, 9 In..............
.  65
Cork lined, 10 In.................
.  85
Cedar. 8 In............................
.  60

B utter  Plates

C lothes  Pins

E rg Crates

Faucets

Churns

36

Mop  Sticks

Tubs

P ails

Traps

Toothpicks

W ash  Boards

Trojan spring........................  90
Eclipse patent spring......... 
86
33
No 1 common.........................  76
No. 2 patent brush holder..  86
12  b . cotton mop heads...l  26
Ideal No. 7 .............................  90
hoop Standard.................... 1 60
2- 
3- 
hoop Standard.....................l 70
2-  wlre,  Cable..........................l 60
3-  wlre,  Cable..........................1 70
Cedar, all red, brass  bound.l 26
Paper,  Eureka............................2 26
Fibre............................................ 2 40
Hardwood................................... 2 50
Softwood..................................... 2 75
Banquet........................................l 60
Ideal.............................................1 60
Mouse, wood,2  holes........  22
Mouse, wood, 4  holes...........   45
Mouse, wood, 6  holes...........   70
Mouse, tin, 5  holes...............   65
Bat, wood...............................  80
Bat, spring..............................  76
20-inch, Standard, No. l .......7 00
18-lnch, Standard, No. 2....... 6 00
16-inch, Standard, No. 3....... 6 00
201nch, Cable,  No. l...................7 60
18-inch, Cable,  No. 2...................7 00
16-lnch, Cable,  No. 3.................. 6 00
No. l Fibre.................................. 9 46
No. 2 Fibre...................................7 96
No. 3 Fibre.................................. 7 20
Bronze Globe...............................2 60
D ew ey........................................ .1 76
Double Acme...............................2 76
Single Acme......................  
2  26
Double Peerless.................  3 25
Single Peerless........................... 2 60
Northern Queen........................2 50
Double Duplex........................... 3 oo
Good Luck.................................. 2 76
Universal..................................... 2 26
12 In...............................................1 65
14 In...............................................1 85
16 In...............................................2 30
11 In. Butter...........................   76
13 In. Butter.................................l oo
Uli*. Butter................................. 1 76
17 In. Butter.................................2 60
19 In. Butter.................................3 oo
Assorted 13-15-17.........................l 76
Assorted 16-17-19  ........... ....2 60
W RAPPING  PA P E R
1*4
Common Straw................... 
Fiber Manila, white..........  
3*4
Fiber Manila, colored....... 
4*4
4
No.  1  Manila.....................  
Cream  Manila.................... 
3
Butcher’s Manila...............  
2*4
Wax  Butter, short  count.  13 
Wax Butter, full count —   20
Wax Butter,  rolls..............  15
Magic, 3 doz.................................l  oo
Sunlight, 3doz.............................l 00
Sunlight, 1*4  doz...................  50
Yeast Cream, 3 doz.....................1 00
Yeast Foam, 3  doz.....................1 00
Yeast Foam. 1*4  doz............  50
Per lb.

W indow   Cleaners

YEAST  CAKE

FRESH  FISH

W ood  B ow ls

3 75

White fish......................  9a  8
Trout..............................   8©  8
Black Bass...................
Halibut..........................   ©  16
Ciscoes or Herring__   ©  5
Blueflsh.........................   ©   12
3 00
Live  Lobster.................  ©   20
Boiled  Lobster.............   ©   22
Cod..................................  ©   10
Haddock........................  ©   10
No. 1 Pickerel...............   ©   7
Pike................................  ©   7
Perch..............................  ©   5
Smoked  White.............   ©   l ’
Bed  Snapper..............  ©   10*4
ColBlver  Salmon... 12*4© 
is
Mackerel.......................   ©   15

H ID ES  A ND  PELTS 

Oysters.
Can Oysters
F. H.  Counts............  
F. S. D.  Selects....... 
Selects......................  
Bulk Oysters
Counts...................... 
Extra Selects............ 
Selects........................ 
Standards.................  

H ides

P elts

Green  No. l .............. 
Green  No. 2.............. 
Cured  No. l .............. 
Cured  No. 2.............. 
Calf skins,green No. 1 
Calfskins,green No. 2 
Calfskins,cured No. l 
Calfsklns,curedNo.2 
Old Wool................... 
Lamb.......................... 
Shearlings............... 
Tallow
No. 1...........................  
No. 2...........................  
Washed, fine............ 
Washed,  medium... 
Unwashed,  fine....... 
Unwashed, medium. 
CANDIES 
Stick Candy

W ool

40
33
27
l  75
l  60
1  40
l  26

©  7
©  6
©   8*4
©  7*4
©  9*4
©  *
©10*4
©  9
50@1  00
16©  30
10©  20

©  6
©  6
©20
©23
12©14
14©>5

Standard..................  
Standard H. H ......... 
Standard  Twist....... 
Cut Loaf....................  
Jumbo, 32 lb.............. 
Extra fi.H ...............  
Boston Cream........... 
Beet Bo»-* 
 

 

bbls.  palls
©  7*4
©  7*4
©  8
© 9
eases
©  7*4
© 10*4
©10
©  s

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

M ixed Candy

Grooers.................... 
Competition.............. 
Special....................... 
Conserve.................... 
B oyal........................ 
Blbbon......................  
Broken......................  
Cut Loaf..................... 
English Bock...........  
Kindergarten..........  
Bon Ton  Cream....... 
French Cream..........  
Dandy Pan................ 
Hand  Made  Cream
m ixed..................... 
Crystal Cream mix.. 

  © 6
©  7
©   7*4
©   7*4
©   8*4
©  9
© 8
©  8*4
©  9
©  9
©  9
©10
©10
©14*4
©13

Fancy—In  P ails 

Champ. Crys. Gums. 
Pony Hearts............ 
Fairy Cream Squares 
Fudge Squares......... 
Peanut Squares....... 
Sugared Peanuts.... 
Salted Peanuts......... 
Starlight Kisses....... 
San Bias Goodies.... 
Lozenges, plain....... 
Lozenges, printed... 
Choc. Drops.............. 
Eclipse Chocolates... 
Quintette Choc......... 
Victoria Chocolate.. 
Gum Drops............... 
Moss  Drops.............. 
Lemon Sours............ 
Imperials................... 
Ital. Cream Opera... 
Ital. Cream Bonbons
201b. palls.............. 
Molasses  Chews,  16
lb. palls................... 
Golden Waffles........ 

8*4
15
12
12
9
11
12
10
©12
©  9
©10
©ll*4
©13*4
©12
©16
©  6*4
©  9*4
©  9*4
©  9*4
©12
©12
©13
©12

Fancy—In  5 lb. B oxes

Lemon  Sours..........  
©66
Peppermint Drops.. 
©60
Chocolate  D rops.... 
©65
©86
H. M. Choc. Drops.. 
H. M. Choc.  Lt.  and
Dk. No. 12.............. 
©1  00
Gum Drops...............  
©86
Licorice Drops......... 
©76
Lozenges,  plain....... 
©55
©60
Lozenges, printed... 
Impends................... 
©60
©60
Mottoes..................... 
Cream  Bar................ 
@55
Molasses Bar............ 
@66
Hand Made Creams.  80  ©90 
Cream Buttons, Pep.
and  Wlnt...............  
©66
String Bock.............. 
©66
Wlntergreen Berries 
@60
Caramels 
Clipper, 20 lb. pails.. 
Standard, 20 Id. palls 
Perfection, 20 lb.  pis 
Amazon, Choc Cov’d 
Korker 2 for lc pr bx 
Big 3,3 for lc pr bx.. 
Dukes, 2 for lc pr bx 
Favorite, 4 for lc, bx 
AA Cream Car’Is 31b 
FRUITS 
Oranges
Florida Bussett........ 
Florida Bright........  
Fancy Navels..........  
Extra Choice............ 
Late Valencias........  
Seedlings........................  
©
Medt. Sweets............  3  6003 75
Jamalcas..................  
©
Bodl........................ 
©
Lem ons
@
Verdelll, exfcy300.. 
Verdell], fey 300....... 
©
@
Verdelll, ex chce 300 
Verdelll, fey 360....... 
©
Call Lemons, 300....... 
©3 75
Messlnas  300s............   3 50@4 00
Messlnas  360s...........  
3 60@3 76
Bananas
Medium bunches.,..  1  60@2 00
Large  bunches.........

©  8*4
@10
@12*4
@16
@65
@65
@60
@60
@60

©
©
©
©
©

Figs

D ates

NUTS

Foreign D ried Fruits 
@
California«,  Fancy.. 
©
Cal. pkg. 10 lb. boxes 
Extra Choice, Turk.,
10 lb. boxes............  
@16
Fancy, Tkrk.,  12  lb.
boxes......................  
@
@
Pulled, 6 lb. box es... 
@
Naturals, In bags.... 
@’6*4
Fards In 10 lb. boxes 
m>
Fards In 60 lb. oases. 
Hallow!...................... 
5  @5*4
lb.  cases, new....... 
@
Salrs,601b.cases....  4*4  ©  6 
Almonds, Tarragona 
@16
Almonds, Ivloa....... 
@
Almonas, California,
soft shelled............ 
Brazils,......................  
Filberts 
................... 
Walnuts,  Grenobles. 
Walnut*, soft shelled 
Table Nuts, fancy... 
Pecans,  Med............ 
Pecans, Ex. Large... 
Pecans, Jumbos....... 
Hickory Nuts per bu.
Ohio,  new.............. 
Coooanuts, full sacks 
Chestnuts, per b u ... 
Peanuts
Fancy, H. P.. Suns.. 
Fancy,  H.  P.,  Suns
Boasted.................  
Choice, H. P., Extras 
Choice, H. P., Extras
1  Boasted................. 
Span  SMld Now ln ’w  6X 0 6*4

15@16
@10
©13
@12*4
California No. 1...  11*4012*4 
@13*4
@10
© is
@14
©
©3 60
@

6  @  5*4 
6  ©  6*4

@
@

Headquarters for 
5 and 10 cent goods

It is a common  remark that,  “ You  can’t run 
a 5 and  io  cent store without  Butler  Brothers.”
We introduced the  first 5 and  10  cent  coun­
ters ever run— ’way  back  in  1877— and  we  are 
still  furnishing more  5  and  10  cent  stores  than 
any  other  twenty  wholesale  houses 
in  the 
country.

In the early years  of  our  business  we  sold 
nothing but 5 and  10 cent  goods.  W e  made  a 
specialty of them then  and  we  are  still  making 
specialties of them.

W e  supply all big syndicates  and more than 
eighty per cent,  of the  5  and  10  cent  stores  in 
the country.

Many of our largest  customers  in  this  line 
are  general  merchants.  The  up-to-date  dry 
goods  and  department store  finds  that  a  live  5 
and  10 cent  department makes  as  big  sales and 
as much  profit as five times the  capital  invested 
in  other lines.

In  late years  we  have  installed  hundreds of 
such  departments in  general  stores  and  will  be 
glad to tell you  how to  start one.  W e  make  a 
specialty of putting up  suitable  assortments  for 
these  departments. 

If interested  write us.

If you  now have a 5  and  10 cent department, 
let us tell you  how to improve it. 
If you are not 
now  conducting  one,  let  us  tell  you  how  to 
start one.

Our catalogue  is  “ Our  Drummer.” 

It  lists 
thousands  of suitable  articles  in  hardware,  tin­
ware,  woodenware,  glassware,  china,  notions, 
etc.,  and  goes to  rock-bottom  wholesale  prices 
on the same.

It will pay you to  buy at  headquarters.
Our catalogue will  be  sent  free to  any mer­
chant  upon  request.  Ask  for  catalogue  J.421.

Butler  Brothers

230 to 240  Adams St. 

Chicago,  III.

WE  SELL  AT  WHOLESALE  ONLY

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

The  D em and  For Young  Blood.

Two  very  remarkable  movements  are 
discernible  in  the  business  and  the  edu­
cation  of  the  times;  and  yet,  when  we 
come  to  examine  them  we  find  that  the 
tendencies  have  been  clearly 
in  view 
for  more  than  a  decade.  Six  years  ago 
the  present  writer  went  to  the  President 
of  one  of  the  large  corporations  of  this 
country  and  asked  him  to give  employ­
ment  to  a  man  who  had  turned  his 
forty-eighth  year.  There  were  personal 
reasons  why  he  might grant  such  a  re­
quest  and  the  person  for  whom  the place 
was  sought  was  entirely  acceptable  in 
character,  ability  and  health.  The Pres­
ident  replied,  “ I  want  to  do  this,  but 
it  is  impossible.  The  age  of  the  young 
man  is  crowding  upon  modern  business 
so  fast  that  he  will  soon  monopolize  it. 
We 
take  no  one  who  has  passed  forty- 
five—we  can  not  afford  to  do  it.  But  I 
will  tell  you  what  I  will  do. 
If this 
man  has  a  son  anywhere  from  fifteen  to 
twenty-five  years  old  I’ll  find  a  position 
for  him  at  once.”   So  far has  this  tend­
ency  already  gone  that  the  problem  of 
getting  rid  of  employes  above  a  certain 
age 
is  now  under  discussion,  and  so 
great  has  been  the  uneasiness  that  sev­
eral  of  the 
large  concerns  have  issued 
statements  that  the  old  men  will  not  be 
discharged.

that 

At  the  same  time  practically  all  of 
them  are  taking  on  only  young  men, 
and  the  demand  has  made  a  profound 
impression  upon the highest colleges and 
country. 
universities  of  the 
It  has 
been  shown 
if  a  student  goes 
through  all  the  courses  to  the  post-grad­
is  about  thirty 
uate  specializations  he 
before  he  gets  into  active 
life— and 
modern  business  needs  him  at  least  five 
years  before  that  time. 
It is  not  a  mere 
sentiment  but  a  real  conviction  which 
lost  from  work 
contends  that  the  years 
in  a 
between  twenty  and  thirty  are 
measure  stolen  from  the 
lives  of  the 
students.  This  may  be  an  extreme 
view,  but  many  if  not  most  of  our  lead­
ers  in 
industry  and  in  the  professions 
believe  it  is  true.  That  there  will come 
a  change— a 
compromise,  perhaps— 
seems  to  be  one  of  the  certainties  of 
the  near  future.

long  as  be 

Along  with  the 

increasing  hold  of 
the  young  men  comes  the  problem  of 
caring  for  those  who  have  passed  into 
what  is  sweepingly  called  old  age. 
It 
individ­
is  not  fair  to  set  limits  on  any 
ual.  So 
is  able  to  do  his 
work  and  do  it  acceptably  he  is  entitled 
to  every  opportunity  and advantage.  We 
do  not  refer,  of  course,  to  the  old  men 
of  signal  ability  and  success,  for  the 
grave 
is  the  only  stop  to  their  energies 
and  usefulness,  and  it  would  be  easy  to 
fill  many  columns  with  names  of  those 
who  are  past  seventy  and  who  are  hold­
ing  their  own  with  the  best  that the 
younger  generation  can  show.  But  there 
is  an  army  of  millions  of  wrinkled  and 
white-haired  veterans  who  have  toiled 
faithfully  and  well  all  their  lives,  and 
upon  whom  others  are dependent.  Their 
welfare  brings  into  prominence  the  sys­
tem  of  old-age  pensions  which  has  been 
pursued  in  Germany  more  successfully 
than  anywhere  else,  and  which  has 
im­
been  introduced  by  several  of  the 
portant  corporations 
the  United 
States.  This  may  be  the  solution  of  the 
other  end  of  the  problem,  while  the 
young  men  keep  on  crowding  into  the 
offices  and  work-shops  and  accomplish­
ing  the  great  things  of  an  advancing 
civilization  by  their  skill,quickness  and 
enthusiasm.— Saturday  Evening  Post.

in 

One  who  knows  does  not  talk;  one 

who  talks  does  not  know.

No.  0 Tubular, side lift......................  
No.  IB  Tubular.................................... 
No. 15 Tubular, dash............................. 
No.  1 Tubular, glass fountain............. 
No. 12 Tubular, side lamp....................  
No.  3 Street lamp, each......................  

4 76
7  26
7  26
7 60
•  13 60
3 60

LANTERN  GLOBES

No. 0 Tub., cases 1 doz. each, box, 10c 
No. 0 Tub., cases 2 doz. each, box, 15c 
No. 0 Tub., bbls 5 doz. each, per bbl.. 
No. 0 Tub., Bull’s eye, cases laoz. each 

45
46
2 00
1  25

18
24
31
53

BEST W H ITE  COTTON WICKS 
Boll contains 32 yards In one piece.
No. 0,  %-inch wide, per gross or roll.. 
No. l,  %-inch wide, per gross or roll.. 
No. 2,1 
inch wide, per gross or roll.. 
No. 3,154 Inch wide, per gross or roll.. 

COUPON  BOOKS

50 books, any denomination......................  160
100 books, any denomination......................  2 50
600 books, any denomination.............  —   1150
1,000 books, any denomination......................  20 00
Above  quotations  are  for  either  Tradesman, 
Superior, Economic or Universal grades.  Where 
1,000 books are ordered at  a  time  customers  re­
ceive  specially  printed  cover  without  extra 
charge.

Coupon  Pass  Books

from $10 down.

Can be  made  to  represent  any  denomination
50 books........................................................  1  60
100 books........................................................  2  60
600 books.................  
11  50
1,000 books..........................................................20 00

 

 

Credit Checks

500, any one  denomination...................... 
1.000, any one  denomination.................... 
2.000, any one  denomination.................... . 
Steel punch...................................................... 

2 00
3 00
500
75

16

STONEWARE

B utters

X sal., per  doz........ .............................  
1 to 6 gal., per  gal................................  
8 gal. each.............................................. 
10 gal. each.............................................. 
12 gal. each.............................................. 
15 gal. meat-tubs, each.........................  
20 gal. meat-tubs, each...................... 
25 gal. meat-tubs, each.........................  
30 gal. meat-tubs, each.........................  

Churns

M llkpans

2 to 6 gal., per gal.................................. 
''burn Dashers, per doz....................... 

Zt gai.  hat or rd. hot., per doz............. 
l gal. hat or rd. hot,, each..................  
F ine Glazed  M llkpans
X gal. flat or rd. hot., per doz............. 
1 gal. flat or rd. hot., each................... 

Stewpans

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

86

Jugs

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

Sealing W ax

6 lbs. In package, per  lb......................  

LAMP  BURNERS

NO. 0 Sun.................................................  
No. 1 Sun.................................................  
No. 2 Sun.................................................  
No. 3 Sun.................................................  
Tubular.................................................... 
Nutmeg........................................................... 
LAM P  CHIMNEYS—Seconds

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

A nchor Carton Chim neys 

Each chimney in corrugated carton.

No. 0 Crimp............................................ 
No. 1 Crimp............................................. 
No. 2 Crimp............................................ 

F irst  Q uality

Per box of 6 doz.

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

80

No. 0 Sun, crimp top, wrapped ft 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 ft lab. 
No. 2 Sun, crimp top, wrapped ft  lab. 
No. 2 Sun, hinge, wrapped ft lab........  
No. 1 Sun, wrapped and  labeled........  
No. 2 Sun, wrapped and labeled........  
No. 2 hinge, wrapped and labeled......  
No. 2  Sim,  “Small  Bulb,”  for  Globe

Pearl  Top

La  B astie

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

R ochester

No. l 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)............................. 

OIL  CANS

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

LANTERNS

48
5X
48
60
72
1  12
1  60
2  12
2  55

6
84

48
6

60
6

1  10

66
42
7

2

36
36
48
85
60

1 38
1 64
2 24

150
178
2 48

1  86
2 00
2 90

2 75
3 75
4 00
4 00
6 00
5 10

1 00
1 26
1 36
1 60

a 60
4 00
4 60

4 00
4 60

1  60
1 80
3 00
4 30
5 75
4 60
6 oo
7 00
9 00

Hardware  Price  Current

A m m unition

Caps

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 260,  per m........
No. 2 Winchester, boxes 260, per  m ...

Primers

Gun Wads

Black edge, Nos. H 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
4
1«
4
1%
4
IX
4
IX
IX
*x
4«
1%
3
l
3
1
IX
3«
3«
IX
3«
IX
40 per cent.
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

60

Gunpowder

Kegs, 26 lbs., per keg............... ...........
Y> kegs, 12«  lbs., per  %  keg...............
X kegs, 6X lbs., per x   keg.................

Shot

In sacks containing 25 lbs. 
Drop, all sizes smaller than  B ............

A ugurs and  B its
Snell’s .................................................
Jennings  genuine.............................
Jennings’ imitation...........................

First Quality, S. B. Bronze..............
First Quality, D. B. Bronze............
First Quality, S. B. S.  Steel............
First Quality,  D. B. Steel...............
Railroad............................................
Garden..............................................j
Stove ...................................................
Carriage, new lh#  .......................
P low ...................... ............................

Barrows

B olts

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

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

B uckets

B utts,  Cast

net

Chain

6-16 In.

X In.
X In.
7  0.  ....  6  0 ... . 5 c . . -   4X0.
8« 
...  6
8X 
. ..  6«

% In.
....  ax 
.. .  6* 

. ..  7X 
. ..  7X 
Crowbars

Cast Steel, per lb.

Socket Firmer  ., 
Socket Framing. 
Socket Corner... 
Socket Slicks__

Chisels

Elbow s

Com. 4 piece, 6 In., per doz.................net
Corrugated, per doz...............................
Adjustable.............................................dig

E xpansive  B its

Clark’s small, $18;  large, $26............
Ives’ 1, $18;  2, $24;  3, $30......................
New American.......................................
Nicholson’s .. .. .................................. .
Heller’s Horse Rasps......................... .
G alvanized  Iron 

F iles—New  List

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

.......dls
.......dis
.......dis

H am m ers

Maydole ft Co.’s, new list............. __ dis
Yefkes ft Plumb’s .........................
.......dis
Mason’s Solid Cast Steel...............
• 30c list
Gate. Clark’s l. 2.3........................ .......dis
Pots...............................................•.........
Kettles
Spiders.

H ollow   W are

H i n g e s

Horse  N alls

Au Sable................................................ dls  40&10
House  F urnishing Goods
Stamped Tinware, new list................... 
70
Japanned Tinware.................................  
20&10
Bar Iron.................................................. 2 25  0 rates
Light Band.............................................. 
8 orates

Iron

Knobs—New   List

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

Lanterns

L evels

M attocks

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

Adze Eye....................................$17 00..dls 

M etals—Zinc

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

M iscellaneous

Bird Cages.............................................. 
Pumps, Cistern......................................  
Screws, New L ist..................................  
Casters, Bed and Plate......................... 
Dampers, American.............................. 

M olasses  Gates
Stebblns’ Pattern...........................  
Enterprise, self-measuring..................  

Pans

31

70

66

7«
8

40
75&10
86&20
softiosio
60

 

60&10
30

6O&10&10
70&5

Fry, Acme.....................  
Common,  polished................................  
Patent  P lanished  Iron 

 

 

“A” Wood’s patent planished, Nos. 24 to 27  10  80 
“B” Wood’s patent planished, Nos. 26 to 27  9  80

Broken packages Xo per pound extra.

Advance over base, on both Steel and  Wire.

 

 

 

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

Planes

N alls

 

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

 

 

R ivets

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

Roofing  Plates

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

Ropes

Sisal, X Inch and larger........................ 
Manilla....................................................  

Sand  Paper 
List  acct.  19, ’86...........................
Sash  W eights 
Solid  Eyes, per ton.......................

dls

40
50
40
45

2  35
2  36
Base
6
10
20
30
46
70
60
15
25
36
25
36
46
86

50
45

7 60
9 00
16 00
7 50
9 00
15 00
18 00

10H
16«

60

30 00

Sheet Iron

com. smooth,  com.
$3  60
8 7C
8  90

Nos. 10 to 14  .................................... 
Nos. 16 to 17................................ 
Nos. 18 to 21...................................... 
Nos. 22 to 24.....................................   4 10 
NOS. 25 to 26 ......................................  4 20 
No. 27................................................  4 30 
wide, not less than 2-10 extra.

3 90
4 00
4 10
All Sheets No.  18  and  lighter,  over  30  Inches 

Shovels  and  Spades

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

8 50
8  00

Solder

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

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

Tin—M elyn  Grade

10x14 IC, Charcoal.................................. 
14x20 IC, Charcoal.................................. 
20X14.IX, Charcoal.................................. 

Each additional X on this grade, $1.26.

Tin—A llaw ay  Grade

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

Each additional X on this grade, $1.60

B oiler Size Tin  Plate

14x66 IX, for No. 8 Boilers, I n  „mind 
14x66 IX, for No. 9 Boilers, J per pound" 

Traps

Oneida Community, Newhouse’s........ 
Oneida  Community,  Hawley  ft  Nor­
ton’s ...................................................... 
Mouse,  choker  per doz....................... 
Mouse, delusion, per 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 renches

Baxter’s Adjustable, Nlokeled........... 
Coe’s Genuine................................. 
Coe’s Patent Agricultural, (Wrought. .7S

 

60-10-5

$10  so
10  60
12 00

9  00
9  00
10  60
10  so

is
18

40&10
66
15
1  26

60
60
6O&10
ooftio
40
825
296

80
80
80
80

30
80

40
60
75
60
260
300
5  00
5  76

1  40 
1  40

60
70
80

Per 
100 
$2 90 
2  90 
2  90 
2 90
2 95
3  00 
2 50 
2 60 
2  66 
2 70 
2 70

72
64

4 00 
2 25 

1  251 66

60
26
60

6 50 
9 00 
6  00 
10 50
12  00 
29 00

60

70
50
$4  00

70
so

6

65
66 
66 
65

76 
1  26 
40&10

40
26
70&10
70
70

28
17

60&10

85&20
85&20
85&20

33«
40&10
70
60&10

60&10
eo&io
50&10

75
85
■  0$ 
6  00

32

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

CASH  VS.  CREDIT.

One  B etter  For  Some,  th e  O ther  B etter 

For Others.

There  is  a  good  deal  of  talk  about  the 
credit  business  that  1  do  not  agree with.
Some  people  talk  about  credit  and  the 
credit  business  as  if  it  were  a  vice  like 
the  opium  habit.

I  will  bet  I  get  in  as  many  stores  and 
talk  with  as  many  grocers  in  a  year  as 
most  men,  and  I  think  the  credit  busi­
ness  is all  right— in  some  places.

Mind,  I  say  in  some  places.  By  that 
I  mean  that  it  is  not  fair to condemn the 
credit  business 
in  the  abstract— in  its 
entirety;  for  there  are  conditions  under 
which  it  is  a  good  deal  better,  for  that 
particular  place,  than  the  cash  business.
The  peculiar  idea  that  some  retailers 
have  about  the  credit  business,  which  I 
spoke  about  a  moment  ago,  sometimes 
leads  men  to  do  foolish  things,  if  they 
are  not  shut  off.

Not  long  ago  I  bad  a  talk  with  a  gro­
cer  who  does  a  good  business  in  a  small 
country  village  which  taps  a  fine,  pros­
perous  farm  country.  He  does  a  general 
store  business,  and  I  should 
imagine 
was  making  money.

He  was  dissatisfied  because  his  busi­
ness  was  a  credit  business.  He  asked 
my  advice  about  how  to  change  it  into 
is  a  pugna­
a  cash  business  and  as  he 
cious,  aggressive 
it  was 
perfectly  clear to  me  that  he  wanted  to 
get  into  a  typical  cut-throat  cash  busi­
ness  and  simply  wipe  up  the  village 
with  his  few  local  competitors.
I  asked  him  some  questions.
“ Aren’t you  doing  a  good  business?”

individual, 

I  asked.

“ Yes,  I  suppose  I  am ,”   he  replied.
-  “ Aren’t  you  making  a  good  living 
and  a  little  more?”   was  my  next.

“ 1  can’t  say  1  have  any  cause  to 
complain,”   he  said,  “ but  I  have  to 
wait  so durned  long  for  my  money.”

“ But  you  get  it  all,  don’t  you?”   I 

asked.

“ Well,  yes,”   he  answered;  “ I  don’t 

make  many  bad  debts.”

“ Well, 

then,”   I  said,  drawing  my 
splendid  form  to  its  full  height,  “ in 
the  name  of  all  that's  reasonable  and 
common-sensical,  stay  as  you  are!  Let 
well,  enough  alone.  Thank  God  he  has 
placed  you  in  a  neighborhood where  you 
are  prosperous  and  happy.  Don't  fol­
low  after strange  gods,  for  you’ll  get  up 
against  it  sure  as  you  liv e !  You could­
n't  do  a  cash  business  in  such  a  place 
as  this!”

All  this  was  delivered  with  appropri­
in  the 

ate  gestures,  and  the  old  loafers 
store  seemed  quite  impressed.

“ That’s  all  right,”   said  the  grocer, 
“ but  it  must  be  a  great  thing  to  be  able 
to  jingle  your  day’s  business  in  your 
pants’  pocket  at  night  when  the  shutters 
are  up. ”

“ It  is  a  great  thing,”   I  observed, 
jingle. 

is  anything  to 

“ when  there 
Sometimes  there  isn’t.”

And  there  are  cases  where  it's  just  as 
foolish  to  try  to  do  a  credit  business  as 
it  would  be  for this  man  to  try  to  do  a 
cash  business.

Another  grocer  whose  case  was  of  this 
sort  was  telling  me  about  it  last  week.
‘ ‘ I  forced  myself  into  changing  my 
business  from  credit  to  cash,”   he  said.
This  man  does  business  in  a  thriving 
factory  town  where  the  population  is 
changing  a  good  deal.

“ Five  years  ago,”   he  went  on,  “ I 
was  doing  the  ordinary credit business— 
$io on  the  books  for every  to cents taken 
in  in  cash. 
I  was  losing  a  lot  of  money 
every  year,  for these factory rapscallions 
come  into town  one  day  and  slip  out  the

next. 
I  decided,  after a  lot  of thinking 
and  scratching,  to  go  out  of  the  credit 
business  and  into  cash. 
It  seemed  like 
an  awful  wrench:  I  was  a  coward  about 
it,  I’ll  admit.  Finally  I  hit  on  a plan  to 
force  myself  into  it.  I  advertised  to all 
my  customers  that  after  such  and  such  a 
day  I  would  require  all  purchases  to  be 
paid  for.  From  then  on  I  did  all  my 
buying  of  a  cash  jobbing  house,  where 
I  simply  bad  to  have  the  cash.  The 
time  when  the  change  was  to  take  place 
came  and  a  great  lot  of my  trade  would 
come  in  and  try  to  cajole  me into charg­
ing  things.  They  didn't  think  I  meant 
it  and 
it  was  tough  work  to  stick  to  it, 
but  every  time  I  would  feel  like  giving 
way  1  would  think  of  the  cash  I  had  to 
have  for  the  jobber,  and  that  stiffened 
If  I  hadn’t  fixed  myself  so  1 
me  up. 
absolutely  had  to  have  the  cash  to  pay 
for  the  goods,  I  don’t  believe  1  could 
have  stuck 
I  put  her  through, 
though,and  to-day  I  haven’t got  a  dollar 
on  my  books,  owe  no  man  a  dollar,  and 
am  doing  very  nearly  as  much  business 
as  I  did  then.”

it  out. 

You  see  how  cases  differ.  You  can’t 
say  that  the  cash  business  is  the  best 
thing  or  that  the  credit  business  is  the 
best  thing.  One  is  better  for  some  gro­
cers,  and  the  other  is  better  for  some 
others.—Stroller  in  Grocery  World.

Pretty  much  everybody 

is  an  anti­
monopolist.  Many  notable 
instances 
are  on  record  where  those  who  have 
wailed  loudest  and  longest  against  large 
aggregations  of  wealth,  when  they  had 
a  chance  to  make  and  save  a  few  dol­
lars,  changed  their  views  with  neatness 
and  dispatch. 
It  is  not  so  very  long 
ago  that  Coxey  and  his  army  marched 
across  this  land  only  to  be  told  to  keep 
off  the  grass  at  Washington.  That  was 
in  1895  a°d  the  other day,  in  this  year 
of  our  Lord,  1902,  J.  S.  Coxey  incorpo­
rated  the  Coxey  Silica Sand Company  in 
Maryland  with  $600,000 capital.  Now, 
if  he  wants  to,  he  can  recruit  his  army 
and  pay  bis  soldiers  something  for  their 
time  and  trouble.  He  is on  the  side  of 
capital  now  and  like  most  capitalists  is 
getting  all  be  can  and  keeping  all  he 
gets.

The  Pennsylvania  Railroad  Company 
intends  putting  a  train  on  its  lines  to 
make  the  trip  from  New  York  to  Chi­
cago  in  nineteen  hours,  which  will  be 
an  average  rate  of about  fifty  miles  an 
hour,  including  stops.  The  fastest  time 
is  twenty-four  hours.  The 
now  made 
company 
is 
reducing  grades  and 
straightening  the  track  on  the  Fort 
Wayne  branch  to  enable  it  to carry  this 
fast  service  safely.

The  Census  Bureau  figures  that  the 
its  insu­
area  of  the  United  States  and 
lar  possessions  aggregates 
3,690,822 
square  miles, which  makes  it  fifth among 
the  nations  of  the  earth  in  territorial 
size.  Great Britain leads  with  11,258,277 
square  m iles;  Russia 
comes  second 
with  an  area  of  8,644,100 square  miles; 
China  third,  with 4,234,910 square miles, 
and  France  follows with 3,944,092 square 
miles.

It  has  been  suggested  that  if  Great 
Britain  ever  gets  hard  up  she  may  take 
advantage  of  the  fact  that  she  is  the 
largest  land  owner  on  the  globe  and  sell 
off some  of  her  holdings. 
It  is  not  an 
thing  to  relinquish  sov­
exceptional 
ereignty  for  profit,  and 
if  the  British 
cared  to go  into  the  business  they  might 
make  enough  out  of  it to  permanently 
retire.

The  bigger a  little  man  is  the  less  he 

amounts  to.

H er V iew   o f It.

“ He  proposed  to  me  by  letter.”
“ By  letter!  And  he  lives  in  the  city, 

too. ’ ’

“ Yes.”
“ How  did  you  reply?”
“ I  told  him  that  that  kind  of  a  pro 
posal  made  me  feel  as  if  1  ought  to  ship 
myself  to  him  by  express,  like  a  piece 
of  merchandise,  and  that  1  wasn’t quite 
ready  to  be  delivered  that  way.”

“ Quite  right.”
“ So  he  telephoned  that  he'd  renew 
the  negotiations  this  evening  and  en 
deavor  to  make  suitable  arrangements 
for  personal  delivery. 
I  thought  he 
might  as  well  be  given  to  understand  at 
once  that  1  know  my  rights  in  the prem 
ises. ”

T he  Con  Man  and  th e  Farm er. 

“ Bless  my  soul!”   exclaimed  the  con 
fidence  man,  meeting  an  honest  granger 
on  the  street.  “ Isn’t  this  my  old  uncle 
Ki  Hoskins,  of  Minonk?”
it 
“ Yes, 
is,”   replied  the  honest 
granger. 
“ And  you’re  my  nephew. 
Pink  Slodger,  the  biggest  rascal  that 
ever went unhung.  I  was  in  hopes  some 
body  bad  shot  you  by  this  time. 
If  it's 
convenient  I ’d  like  to  have  that  $4  you 
borrowed  of  me  sixteen  years  ago, 
Thought  I'd  forget  it,  did  ye?”

A  genius 

lazy  people  say 

is  a  man  who  does  things 
it  is  impossible 

that 
to  do.

A dvertisem ents  w ill  be  Inserted  under 
th is  head  for  tw o  cents  a  w ord  th e  first 
Insertion  and  one  cen t  a  w ord  for each 
subsequent  Insertion.  No  advertisem ents 
taken  for  less  than  25  cents.  A dvance 
paym ents.

BUSINESS  CHANCES.

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446

FOB SALE—THE BEST e g o , b u t t e b  a n d  
poultry business In  the State;  handled  over 
one hundred and fifty thousand dollars’ worth of 
produce in  1901.  Enquire  of  Tradesman  Com­
pany, Grand Rapids, Mich. 
POE SALE—HAKDWAKE STOCK IN  GOOD 
thriving  town.  Good  reasons  for  selling. 
Address No-447, care Michigan Tradesman.  447
■  NO.  1  OPENING  FOB  A  PHYSICIAN 
who will purchase  my  property;  price  and 
terms reasonable.  Address C.  W.  Logan,  Tus- 
tin, Mich. 
Ij'OB  SALE—STUCK  OF  g k n e b a l   m e b - 
A   chandlse, consisting of dry  goods,  groceries 
and  men’s  furnishing  goods:  also  fixtures;  in­
voices  about  $4,000;  good  clean  stock,  mostly 
new;  In one of the best sections  of  Michigan;  a 
fine  business  chance.  Address  No.  445,  care 
Michigan Tradesman. 
- 445
Fo b   s a l e —e s t a b l i s h e d ,  c l e a n ,  m e - 
dlum-sized drug stock;  good opportunity for 
unregistered  druggist.  Address  No.  443,  care 
Michigan Tradesman. 
FOB  SALE—g e n e b a l   b a z a a r   a n d  
wall  paper  store;  well-established  trade; 
within thirty minutes’  ride from Detroit;  reason 
for selling,  sickness.  Address  Boom  9.  Moffat 
Biilldlng, Detroit. Mich. 
f 'OB  SALE—A  FINE  STOCK  OF  GRO- 
ceries and fixtures In good location  In  town 
of 1,200 In Southern Michigan;  will Invoice about 
$1,500;  good reason for selling.  Address G., care 
Michigan Tradesman. 

443

439

441

Fo b  s a l e —d b u g  st o c k  a n d  f ix t u b e s

in Kalamazoo;  fine location;  moderate rent; 
established trade;  price  right  for  cash.  B.  F. 
Parker, Real Estate  Broker,  Kalamazoo,  Mich.

440

428

FOB SALE CHEAP—MOSLEB SAFE,  NEW: 

weight,  3,500  pounds;  fire  proof.  Address 
B. G. Burlingame, Niles, Mich. 
438
TXT ANTED—TO SELL OB EXCHANGE FOB 
tv  stock of general  merchandise  two  stores, 
50feet front, 70 feet long, at Shelby, Mich., right 
In the center of the business portion and Oceana 
fruit belt;  will give  any  one  a  bargain.  Write 
me at once.  Box 615, Shelby, Mich. 
jH)B  SALE—A GOOD  OPPORTUNITY  FOB 
_   a stock and dairy farm, situated eight  miles 
from  Marquette,  four  miles  from  Negaunee, 
Marquette county, Michigan, on the D.,  S.  S.  ft 
A. Ball way.  Good markets;  the best  of  water; 
buildings and railway  station  on  the  property. 
F. W. Bead & Co., Marquette, Mich. 
427
W E  HAVE  TO  OFFEB  ONE  OF  THE 
best localities fon a planing  mill  in  South­
ern Michigan;  no opposition.  This will  bear In­
vestigating.  Address  Meyers  ft  Deville,  Hud­
son, Mich. 
■  G E N E B A L   STOCK  IN  THE  BEST 
farming community  In  Michigan  for  sale; 
no old goods;  the price  right  to  the  right  «nn 
for cash;  a  moneymaker.  Season  for  selling, 
]>oor  health.  Address  No.  430,  care  Michigan 
Tradesman. 
f lOB  8ALE—A CLEAN  STOCK  OF STAPLE 
groceries in  a  flourishing  railroad  town  of 
3,500 inhabitants;  complete  stock  and  fixtures; 
will go at a great  sacrifice.  Season  for  selling, 
death of  proprietor.  Address  C.  H.  TTnffman, 
Executor,  715  Michigan  Trust  Building,  Grand 
Bapids, Mich. 

430

432

41s

Fo b   s a l e —10  a c r e   f r u it   f a r m   i n  
Oceana county, five miles from Shelby: good 
buildings, well, etc.;  will take good  second hand 
sausage  chopper  and  gasoline  engine  as  part 
426
payment,  W. H. Griffin, Shelby, Mich. 

418

408

Fo b  s a l e —s m a l l , w e l l -p a y in g  d b u g  

store, $1,200;  In a good town In  Eaton  coun­
ty,  Michigan;  excellent  surrounding  country; 
very little competition.  Season for selling, busi­
ness elsewhere.  Address No. 425, care Michigan 
Tradesman. 
425
F OB  S A L E —GRANDFATHER  CLOCK 
(photo).  Box 309, Westerville,  Ohio. 
419 '
Fo b   s a l e —l a r g e   g r a in   e l e v a t o r ,-
doing profitable  business;  can  be  paid  for 
from profits by responsible  parties;  owner  una­
ble to give same  personal  attention;  might  sell 
half  Interest.  Address  H.  S.,  care  Michigan 
Tradesman. 
IXTANTED—A GOOD  PRACTICAL  HOTEL 
v v   man to build and run a hotel In  a  hustling 
country town.  Assistance  will be  furnished  In 
the form of a cash  bonus  or  a  stock  company. 
Address No. 431, care Michigan  Tradesman.  431
M  OB  SALE-COUNTRY  STORE  AND 
J?  dwelling;  general  stock,  doing  good  busl- 
ness.  J. B. Adams, Frost, Mich._________ 420
Fo b   s a l e   c h e a p —t u f t s ’  20  s y r u p  
soda fountain, with all appurtenances.  Will 
sell cheap.  Address Bradford & Co., S t Joseph, 
Mich. 
311
rT '0  BENT—FIVE  8TOBES  IN  A  NEW 
A   modern block to  be  erected  and  ready  for 
occupancy In September, In the most  central  lo­
cation In the city of Flint.  There Is not a vacant 
store In the city at present.  Address F. H.  Ban- 
kln,  Sec’y. 
EK)R SALE—214 SHELDON STREET, GRAND 
P   Rapids,  Michigan,  ten  room  house:  lot  67 
foot front,  Enquire of J. M. Stanley, 200Sheldon 
street. 
406
Fo b   s a l e —st o c k   o f  g e n e r a l   m e r - 
chandlseln  thriving  town  of  Lum;  profita­
ble  business;  postofflce  in  connection;  a  good 
chance to make money.  Address  Box  120, Lum, 
Mich. 
405
F OB SALE—A  LIVE  UP-TO-DATE  CBOCK- 
ery and house furnishing store In  Sault  Ste. 
Marie, the  best  and  busiest  city  In  the  State; 
stock  is  new,  clean,  well-bought  and  well-se­
lected;  the only  store  of  Its  kind  In  the  city; 
rights In  the  heart  of  the  business  dlstrlct^a 
splendid business chance for  some  person.  W. 
K. Parsille, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. 
404
Fo b   s a l e —g o o d  d b u g  st o c k , in v o ic -
Ing $2,800, In one of the best Southern Michi­
gan towns.  Terms on application.  Address No. 
389
389, care Michigan Tradesman. 
Fo b   s a l e —f i n e   y ie l d i n g   40  a c r e  
farm  In  Kalamazoo  county;  buildings;  all 
under cultivation;  value,  $1.200.  Address  No. 
390
390, care Michigan Tradesman. 
FOB  SALE—MOSLEB,  BAHMANN  ft  CO.
fire  proof  safe.  Outside  measurement—36 
inches high, 27 Inches  wide  and  24  Inches  deep. 
Inside measurement—16% inches high, 14 Inches 
wide and 10 Inches deep.  Will sell  for  $50  cash. 
Tradesman Company. Grand Bapids. 
T7K)B SALE—DBUG STOCK AND FIXTUBES. 
X*  Invoicing about $2,000.  Situated In center of 
Michigan  Fruit  Belt,  one-half  mile  from  Lake 
Michigan.  Good  resort  trade.  Living  rooms 
over store;  water  inside  building.  Rent,  $12.50
Ser month.  Good  reason  for  selling.  Address 
to. 334. care Michigan Tradesman. 
SAFES—NEW  AND  SECOND-HAND  FIRE 
and burglar proof safes.  Geo. M. Smith Wood 
ft  Brick  Building  Moving  C o,  376  South  Ionia 
St., Grand  Bapids. 
PROPOSITIONS  FOB  FACTORIES  FROM 
responsible  parties  at  Ithaca,  Mich.  Best 
agricultural county In the State.  A, McCall,  Sec­
401
retary, Ithaca, Mich. 
Fo b   s a l e —st o c k   o f   b o o t s  a n d
shoes;  fine  location;  well established  busi­
ness.  For  information  address  Parker  Bros., 
248
Traverse City, Mich. 
Fo b  s a l e —a   n e w   a n d   t h e   o n l y   b a -

zaar stock in the city or county;  population, 
7,000;  population  of  county,  23,000:  the  county 
seat;  stock invoices  $2,500;  sales,  $40  pm*  day; 
expenses low.  Address J. Clark, care  Minhigan 
Tradesman. 

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MISCELLANEOUS

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442

W A N T E D—REGISTERED  ASSISTANT 
pharmacist.  Walter K. Schmidt Co., Ltd., 
Grand Bapids, Mich.. 
444
W ANTED—A  FIB8T  CLASS  DYEB  AND 
cleaner on  ladles’  and  men’s  wear.  Jas. 
Mills ft Co., Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. 
P OSITION  WANTED-BY  ENERGETIC 
young man  with  several  years’  experience 
in department  store  management,  advertising, 
accounting and correspondence;  capable of  tak­
ing  full  responsibility;  extremely  systematic, 
thorough, accurate;  would take charge of branch 
store.  Address W. L. Haver, 1603 Addison Ave., 
Chicago. 
W A N T E D — POSITION 
IN  GROCERY 
store by young  man  21  years  old;  wages 
moderate;  good references  furnished.  Address 
Box 372, Lakevlew. Mich. 
WANTED—A  FIRST  CLASS  SALESMAN 
who can handle high  grade  canned  goods 
both to the best retail and jobbing grocery trade. 
Only a first class experienced  man  need  apply. 
433
Dunkley Company, Kalamazoo, Mich. 
W A N T E D —SALESMAN  FOR  MEN’S 
clothing houses to travel  In  Pennsylvania, 
Ohio,  Indiana,  Kentucky  and  Michigan;  only 
such  having  first-class  trade.  Address  Th&l- 
heimer Bros.,  Baltimore, Md. 
YX7ANTED—SITUATION  BY  AN  EXPERI- 
T T  enced salesman In a general store.  Answer 
quick.  Address  S.  W.,  care  Michigan  Trades­
man.
T IT  ANTED—SITUATION  AS  CLERK  IN  A 
vv  grocery, hardware or general store.  Have 
had experience  in  each  line  of  business.  Can 
furnish good, references If desired.  Wish  to  se­
cure a  permanent  position.  Address  No.  382, 
care Michigan Tradesman. 

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