Twentieth  Year

Kent  County

Savings  Bank  Deposits 

exceed  $2,300,000

3/4% interest paid  on  Sav­
ings certificates  of  deposit.

The  banking  business 
Merchants,  Salesmen  í 
Individuals solicited.

Cor.  Canal  and  Lyon  Sts.

Grand  Rapids, Michigan

—Glover’s  Gem  Mantles—

For Gas or Gasollno.  Write for catalogue
Clover’s  Wholesale  Merchandise  Co. 

Manufacturers,  Importers  and  Jobbers  of  Gas 

and Gasoline Sundries

Qrand Rapids, Michigan

Commercial; 
Credit  Co.,

Widdicomb  Building, Grand Rapids 
Detroit Opera House Block,  Detroit;.

We 
furnish  protection 
a g a i n s t  worthless % a c ­
counts  ,and  collect*  all 
others.
William  Connor  Co.

Wholesale  Ready-Made  Clothing 

Men’s,  Boys’,  C hildren’s

We can stock  your  store  completely, for 
we  represent  the  largest  manufacturers, 
making  everything  from  children’s  to 
adults’, and can show you the very cheap­
est as well as the very best.

28-30 South  Ionia Street

Grand Rapids, Mich.

Collection  Department

R.  G.  DUN  &  CO.

Mich. Trust  Building, Grand Rapids 

Collection delinquent accounts;  cheap,  efficient, 
responsible;  direct demand system.  Collections 
made everywhere—for every trader.

C.  E.  McCKONE,  Manager.

ELLIO T  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.
12 3 a flajestic  Building,  D etroit,  filch.

Tradesman Coupons

IMPORTANT  FEATURES. 

Page. 
______
2.  G etting the  People.
3.  Schemes  for  September.
4.  A round  the  State.
5.  Grand  Rapids  Gossip.
6.  Commercial  Integrity.
8.  Editorial.
9.  Editorial.
IO.  Clothing.
12.  Shoes  and  Rubbers.
14.  Dry  Goods.
16.  H ardware.
18.  He  Knew  I t All.
20.  W om an’s  W orld.
22.  B a tter and  Eggs.
24.  Clerks’  Corner.
25.  Commercial  Travelers.
26.  Drugs  and  Chemicals.
27.  D rug Price  Current.
28.  Grocery  Price  Current.
29.  Grocery  Price  Current.
30.  Grocery  Price  Current.
32.  The  W oman  and  the  Horse.

END  OF ANOTHER  FRAUD.

elsewhere 

The  exodus  of  the JJnion  Dairy  Co., 
described 
in  this  week's 
paper,  will  not  be  a  surprise  to  the 
Tradesman’s readers,  because  they  were 
duly  warned  against  the concern in these 
columns  six  weeks  ago.  While  it  is  to 
be  regretted  that  so  many  Michigan 
shippers  are  included  in  the  list  of  vic­
tims,  it  naturally  affords  the  Tradesman 
much  pleasure  to  note  that  none  of  its 
subscription  patrons  were  caught  by 
this  swindle.  All  of  which  goes  to  show 
that a  careful  perusal  of  the  Tradesman 
from  week  to  week  will  frequently  save 
a  country  merchant  or  produce  shi pper 
several  hundred dollars during the course 
of  a  year.

The  lines  pursued  by the Union  Dairy 
Co.  were  not  unlike  those  of  other 
houses  of  a similar character.  Carefully 
worded  letters  were  sent  out  broadcast 
to  country  shippers,  soliciting  consign­
ments  of  butter  and  eggs,  especially 
packing  stock  butter.  The  letters  were 
so  worded  that  the  reader would natural­
infer  that  the  Toledo  house  was  but 
ly 
one  of  several  branches  of  a 
large  cor­
poration  which  carried  on  an  extensive 
business 
in  the  manufacture  of  process 
butter.  The  fact  that  the  manager  de­
clined  to  make  any  statement  to  the 
mercantile  agencies  and  refused  to  give 
the  Tradesman  any 
information  of  a 
tangible  character 
justified  this  paper 
in  issuing  a  general warning to the trade 
in  ample  time  to  enable  its  patrons  to 
protect  themselves  from  imposition  and 
fraud.  The  exposure  not  only  curtailed 
the  operations  of  the  house  to  a  con­
siderable 
in 
which 
the  Tradesman  circulates  but 
probably  hastened  the culmination of  its 
disreputable  career.

in  the  territory 

extent 

NO  SUCH  LAW  NEEDED.

Every  now and then  some  man  fancies 
he  has  a  call  to  tell  how  the  newspapers 
should  be  managed.  Probably  there 
is 
no  other  business  under  the  sun  about 
which so  many  people feel themselves  so 
well informed.  That  perhaps  is  because 
the  newspaper  comes  into  every  office, 
store  and  home,  to  be  read  and  re-read 
and  become  a  part  of  the  daily  Hie  of 
all  up-to-date,  progressive people.  The 
other  day  one  William  S.  Forrest,  de­
scribed  as  a  criminal  lawyer  from  Chi­
cago,  reached  home  from  England,  and

GRAND  RAPIDS,  WEDNESDAY,  SEPTEMBER,  10,  1902.

N um ber  990

be  thinks  he  has  a  great  scheme  for  the 
reformation  of 
journalism.  While  he 
was 
in  Great  Britain  be  chanced  to 
learn  of  a  judge  who had  just  instructed 
a  jury  to  convict  a  newspaper  for  hav­
ing  published  previous  to  the  trial  the 
details  of  a  murder  case.  Mr.  Forrest 
wants  to  have  the  Illinois  Legislature 
pass  a  statute  right  away,  preventing 
the  newspapers  of  his  State  from  saying 
anything  about  criminal  cases  before 
they  have  had  their  day  in  court.

it  was 

facts  of 

If  any  such 

law  could  be  passed  it 
would  be  a  great  boom  to  the  criminals 
of  the  State  where 
in  force. 
Nothing  would  be  more  agreeable  to  the 
criminal  classes  than  to  have  the  news­
from  gathering  up 
papers  prevented 
and  publishing  the 
their 
If  that  plan  were  followed, 
offenses. 
many  a  rascal  would go  unpunished. 
It 
is  a  matter  of  common  and  accepted 
knowledge  that  the  newspaper  leporters 
have  frequently  run  down  and  secured 
more  valuable  information  of  assistance 
in  detecting  and  punishing  criminals 
than  the  police  force  directiy  interested 
was  able  to  secure.  No  one  is  under­
taking  to  defend  the  sensationalism  of 
journals,  which  print  many 
the  yellow 
disgusting  details 
in  criminal  cases 
which  pander  only  to  depraved  instincts 
and  whose  influence  is  essentially  bad. 
It 
is,  however,  manifestly  unfair  and 
unjust  to  judge all  journals  by  the hand­
ful  of  bad  ones.  Publicity  is  often  the 
criminal's  severest  punishment.  There 
is  no  danger  that  in  the  United  States 
any  such 
law  as  Mr.  Forrest,  of  Chi­
cago,  approves  so  highly  will  ever  be 
enacted. 
contrary  to  common 
sense  and  contrary  to  the  wish  and  will 
of  the  people. 
It  would  hinder  rather 
than  help  the  cause  of  justice.

is 

It 

A  noted  character  in  London,  whose 
death 
is  announced,  was  Harry  Pan- 
mure  Gordon,  who  was  known  as  the 
“ Grand  Seigneur  of  the  C ity.’ ’  He 
had  an 
income  of  $10,000  a  month, 
which  he  expended  for  bis  personal 
wants,  considering  that  sum  just  about 
sufficient  to  enable  a  man  to  live  com­
fortably  without  particular  ostentation. 
Gordon  had  at  one  time  a  collection  of 
500  pairs  of  trousers  and  i,ico  neckties 
and  an  even  larger  number  of  canes and 
umbrellas.  He  was  a  great  figure  on  the 
London  Stock  Exchange and  was famous 
as  a  purveyor of  successful  tips.  Gor­
don  made  a  business  of  being  eccentric 
and,  having  abundant  means  to  gratify 
his  whims,  managed  to  fasten  public 
attention  upon  bis  personality.

There 

is  no  army  that  grows  like  the 
American  army  of  school  children. 
In 
every  progressive  city  of  the  country 
there  is  now  being  heard  the  annual  cry 
that  school  accommodations  are  insuffi­
cient.  New  buildings  are  erected  every 
year,  but  still  there  is  demand  for  more 
room.  To  all  calls  for 
increased  ap­
propriations  for  school buildings Ameri­
can  citizens  readily  and  generously  re­
spond. 
It  pleases  them  to  observe  the 
extension  of  education  and  they  hope 
for  the  time,  which  can  not  be  far  dis­
tant,  when  there  will  be  no  illiterates 
in  the  country.

GENERAL TRADE  REVIEW .

activity 

Expectations  of 

in  Wall 
Street  trading  have  been  fully  realized, 
the  volume  of  business  some  days  ex­
ceeding  any  previous  time  this  year. 
The  general  course  of  prices  has  been 
upward,  scoring  a  decided  advance  on 
the  average,  although  many  properties 
have shown  great  irregularity on account 
of  speculative  operations. 
Syndicate 
buying,  pool  operations  and  rumors  of 
railway  consolidations  have  been  suffi­
cient  to  keep  interest  at  the  highest.

in  general 

That  business 

is  estab­
lished  on  a  solid  basis  is  evidenced  by 
many  reports.  Losses  through  insolv­
ency  are  much  smaller  than  a  year  ago, 
yet  bank  exchanges  are  heavier  and 
railway  earnings  make  favorable  com­
parisons,  although  no  coal  roads  are  in­
cluded  among  the  latest  returns  avail­
able.  Success 
is  also  indicated  by  the 
largest  dividend  disbursements  ever 
distributed  in  September.  The  urgency 
of  dealers  in  leading  lines  of  merchan­
dise 
immediate  deliveries 
points  unmistakably  to  reduced  sup­
plies,  which  promises  well  for  sustained 
demand  and  frequent  duplicate  orders. 
Buyers are  still  in  the  large  markets,  al­
though  the  bulk  of  fall  contracts  have 
is  being 
been 
gradually  turned  to  spring  samples. 
In 
the  Northwest  there  is  an  unusual  mov- 
ment of  heavy  winter  goods,  large  crops 
and  high  prices  making  the  agricultural 
population  liberal  customers.

j laced,  and  attention 

to  secure 

fuel, 

liberal 

increase 

Manufacturing  operations  are  large, 
the 
iron  and  steel  industry  occupying 
the  position  of  greatest  prominence,  but 
still  menaced  by  the  scarcity  of  fuel. 
Some 
in  deliveries  of  coke  is 
reported,  and  a  few  idle  furnaces  have 
been  able  to  resume,  yet  in  many  cases 
there  is  not  more  than  two  days’  supply 
of 
instead  of  the  accumulated 
stocks  that  grow  more  desirable  as  the 
advancing  season  brings  a  greater  de­
mand  for  transporting  facilities  in  other 
directions.  Domestic 
consumers  are 
turning  to  foreign  markets  with  increas­
ing  eagerness  and 
imports  of 
pig  iron,  billets  and  other  raw  or  partly 
manufactured 
iron  and  steel  are  pur­
chased  for  remote  delivery,  indicating 
that presentconditions are not considered 
temporary.  Woolen  mills  have  sufficient 
business 
in  sight  to  assure  activity  for 
some  time,  and  recent  liberal  purchases 
have  supplied  abundant  raw  material, 
which  makes  the  wool  market  quiet,  yet 
there 
is  no  sign  of  weakness.  Ci tton 
mills  have  received  more  enquiries 
since  the  agitation  in  the  cotton market, 
but  spinners  are  slow  to  undertake  con­
tracts  extending  beyond  supplies 
in 
sight. 
Shoe  shops  are  behind  with 
shipments,  and  forwardings  from  the 
East  ate  now  at  about  the  same  rate  as 
a  year  ago.

Good 

is  written 

advertising 

from 
sound  convictions.  When  the  advertiser 
is  writing  the  plain  truth  about  his 
goods,  thoroughly  convinced  of  their 
merits  and 
intent  upon  conveying  his 
convictions  by  means  of  words,  he  in­
variably 
little  Anglo-Saxon 
ones.

chooses 

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

Getting  the  People

W hat  Should  Be  Said 
W ares.

in  Advertising: 

There 

is  no  common  style  of  adver­
tising  adapted  to  all  needs.  That  which 
can  be  told  to  interest  about common 
goods  is  limited.  Special  or  less  known 
articles  may  be  susceptible  to  strong 
description  and  superlative  claims,  but 
eggs,  potatoes  or  cotton  sheetings  will 
not  bear  much  of  drawing  on  the  mar­
velous.  This  fact,  however,  in  no  way 
militates  against  the  need of advertising 
even  the  commonest  wares.

Naturally  the  more  that 

is  known 
less  to  be  said.  The  pro­
leaves  the 
instance,  works 
in  a  field 
moter,  for 
where  all 
is  problematical.  He  may 
figure  out  present  profits  and by  analogy 
indicate  rosy  prospects  for  the  future, 
but  the  future 
is  unknown.  A  literal 
Mount Pelee  may  develop  within  strik­
ing  distance  or  some  economic  volcano 
interpose  equally  fatal  obstacles;  but 
the  very  fact  of  the  mystery  makes  the 
opportunity  for  unlimited  promises  and 
love 
the  most  stupendous  claims.  The 
of  mystery  is  closely  allied  to  the 
love 
of  chance,  so  that  the  uncertainty  even 
is  made  a  part  of  the  attraction.

There  are  the  same  uncertainty  and 
mystery  about  most  of  remedy  adver­
tising.  The  invalid  is  constantly  look­
ing  for  that  which  will 
increase  his 
chances  of  recovery.  Marvelous  cures 
and  grandiloquent  claims,  as 
long  as 
they  admit  enough  uncertainty  to  keep 
up  the  interest,  are  meeting  with  suc­
cess.  The  absolute  cure-all 
is  not  so 
attractive  and  so  is  not  generally  long 
lived.

is  the  best  for 

In  advertising  specialties  there 

is 
still 
less  opportunity  to  appeal  to  the 
mysterious  and  marvelous.  Of  course, 
its  purpose,  but 
each 
usually  this 
is  too  prosaic  for  much  of 
It  does  not  follow  that 
verbal  display. 
the  field  in  this  line  is  unduly 
limited. 
Take,  for  instance,  the  vast  variety  of 
both  verbal  and  pictorial  change  in  the 
publicity  of  so  simple  a  thing  as  ivory 
soap.

To be  effective,  simplicity  must  char­
acterize  all  of  the  commoner  or  more 
general  publicity.  But  this  does  not  too 
greatly 
lessen  the  variety  that  may  be 
introduced.  The  study of current period­
icals  will  show  the  infinite  variety  that 
is  now  characterizing  even  this  field. 
The  stilted,  formal,  lumbering  phrases 
of  the  earlier  art  are  becoming  less  fre­
quent  and  the  effectiveness  of  publicity 
is  increasing  accordingly.

What 

is  to  be  said 

in  advertising 
common  things?  Give  such  description 
as  may  be  possible  in  the  simplest  and 
plainest  words.  Name  any  excellence 
that  it  really  possesses,  give  its  price. 
There  are  few  things  of  which  enough 
can  not  be  said  to  make  the  subject  in­
teresting  to  any  possible  buyers.  And, 
when  all  is  said  and  done,  it  is  only  to 
possible  buyers  that  any  advertising 
should  be  made  to  appeal.

*  *  *

E.  A.  Whitney  Co.  presents  a  strong 
general  furniture  advertisement  which 
has  the  stir  of  business  and  will  sell 
goods.  The  principal  criticism  with 
the  writing  I  should  offer  is  that  a  little 
too  much  is  said.  For  instance,  1  would 
omit  the  first  sentence  after  the  main 
display  as  it  has  no  relation  to  the  rest. 
The  panel  devoted  to  picture  framing 
and  the  paragraph  on  repairing  are  es­
pecially  well  written.  The border is not 
strong  enough  for  the  display,  a  plain 
line  would  have  been  better.  Then  the

Midsummer Attractions

E. A. W H IT N E Y   CO.

E A S T   E N D .

T H E   F I N E S T   S T O C K   O F   F U R N I T U R E ,

UNDERTAKING  AND  UPHOLSTERY,

One  of  the  oldest  firms  in  the  city.  Fresh  new  stock, o* 
everything in  the  Furniture  line  and  at  greatly  reduced  pri'aps-

If  vou  wish  your  house  furnished  new  from  top  to 
bottom  come  and  see  us.  There  is  never  a better 
time  to  advertise  than  in  midsummer.  This  is  one 
of the  reasons  why  we  are  offering  such  G R E A T  
B A R G A I N S   A T   T H E   P R E S E N T   T IM E .

PICTURE 

variety of  Mouldings  In  the  very latest
n s a a d f i t n   H J^ ^ d e sig n s and novelties; it will astonish you h ar 
F R A M I N G   ™  
cheaply and nicely we can frame your pictune.

Look over  your  Furniture  and  see  what  you  have that  needs re­
pairing.  Bring any old chair,  sofa or other piece of furniture and we 
will make it good as new at a trifling  expense.

E .  A .  W H I T N E Y   C O .  20  wes^ V fS dstreet

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GIRLS  AND  BOYS!

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makes tbe consumer hale and  ™
hearty.

Y o u  C a n  M a k e  M o n e y

By jskmg  your  parents  and  friends  to 
patronize  onr  store.

W e  G iv e  V o u   5  P e r  C e n t

For sending them in.  Cut  out  this-add. 
and send with the  customer and get your 
money.  Good  in  September, October or 
November on all cash trade:  Wall Paper, 
Paints,  Oils,  Varnishes,  etc.,  Pictures, 
Picture  Frames  and Mouldings. 
If  yon 
have anything in  that  line  don’t  fail  to 
see us before yon buy.

35 

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VAN’S BAKERY
BUCHANAN. 

| printer  has  put  altogether  too  much 
I large  type  into  bis  space. 
I  would  omit 
the  ornaments  and  the  line East  End  in 
the  first  display.  Then  smaller  body 
type  would  have  given  more  room  for 
white  space  to bring  out  tbe  main  lines. 
As  it  is,  they  do  not  stand  out  or  catch 
the  eye,  although  they  are  sufficiently 
heavy.

The  Kalamazoo  Wall Paper Co.  comes 
out  with  a  novel  scheme,  which  1  will 
not  be  afraid  to  wager  proves  a  disap­
pointment  so  far  as  tbe 
instrumentality 
of  the  little  folks  is  concerned, 
lt  may 
serve  a  purpose  in  inviting  a  reduction 
to  buyers,  but  there  is  no  provision  by 
which 
the  agents  can  collect  their 
money  except  by  the  exercise  of  some 
sort  of  collusion  with  tbe  buyers, 
lt 
amounts  to  asking  the  parents  to  give 
the  amount  of  a  5  Per cent,  discount  to 
their  children  or  that  they  must  give 
some  sort  of  an  order  on  tbe  merchant 
to  pay.  The  scheme  is  too  indefinite  to 
be  effective.  The  advertisement  ¡swell 
handled  by  tbe  printer  and 
is  well 
adapted  to  the  space.

room 

Wm.  E.  Smith  &  Co.  put  a  five  inch, 
double  column  advertisement  in  a  two 
and  one-half  double  space.  The  result 
is  somewhat  crowded.  There  is  nothing 
in  the  display  to  gain  an  interest  which 
will  compel  a  search  through  the  small 
crowded  space  to  see  what  it  all  means. 
The  same  matter,  giving 
for 
display  of  the  goods  offered,  would  be 
more  effective.  But 
less  general  ex­
pressions  near  the  close  would  leave  tbe 
strong 
introduction  much  better.  The 
omission  of  the  last two  sentences  would 
be  a  great  improvement.
A  model  worth  attention is that offered 
by  Van’s  Bakery.  The  writing  is  in­
teresting,  dignified  and  strong,  and  the 
printer  has  well  seconded  it  in  his  part 
of  the  work.
Parr  Lumber  Co.  writes  a  candid 
general  lumber  advertisement,  which  is 
handled  in  excellent taste by the printer.
It  strikes  me  that  I.  E.  Moore  is  a 
little  too  off-hand  in  using  his  space. 
is  no  relation  in  the  first  display 
There 
to  what  follows. 
1  would  use  a  different 
arrangement  and  display  to  make  the 
space  of  the  most  value.

Kalamazoo Wall Paper Co.

136 South Burdick St.

Phone 913.

Only Two Weeks More

one we have ever h
Site Boards.  Dining Tories,  Dining Chairs,  Conches,  Parlor Saits,
Bedroom Suits and  Rockers, together  with  the innumerable number of 
smaller articles has beat all past records.  We  shall  continue  this special 
sale Id days more and at greatly reduced prices.  Don’t Ml to take advant­
age of the prices we are offering on everything in  the  store.  The price 
knife is sharp and we are using it greatly to your gain.  None  bat first
class goods at the lowest possible .prices.....................................
Wm. E. Smith  & Co.

116-118 So. Michigan Street, 
SOUTH BEND, INI*

THE RELIABLE FURNITURE MAN.

PARR

LUMBER

CO,

HCH.

ST.JOHNS,
We have a  complete stock, 
of building material to select 
from, and  whether  yon  are 
from Missouri,  St. Johns, or 
live in central  Michigan, we 
are always pleased  to  show; 
yon our stock and  give you 
prices.  When yon need  any 
thing in onr  line  see  ns  hie 
fore yon bny.
Parr  Lumber  Co.

Good  Advertising

Is  a  science  which  few  mer­
chants  have  time  to  acquire. 
They  can,  however,  secure  a 
knowledge  of  slow-pay  and 
poor-pay and don’t-pay custom­
ers by investing  in  a  member­
ship in the Commercial Credit  Co., 
which  places every merchant in 
a  position  to  discriminate  be­
tween  the  good  and  the  bad, 
the true and the false.

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O N   T H E   W A R P A T H   !

FOR  TRADE

Come and  we will convince you  that  we  are

ttJ leaders along our line.

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Yours  for  Groceries,  Boots  and  Shoes..

Things We Sell
Iron pipe, brass rod,  steam  fittings, 
electric  fixtures,  lead  pipe,  brass 
wire,  steam  boilers,  gas  fixtures, 
brass  pipe,  brass  tubing,  water 
heaters,  mantels,  nickeled  pipe, 
brass  in  sheet,  hot  air  furnaces, 
fire place goods.

W eatherly &  Pulte

G rand  R ap id s,  M ich.

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

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SCHEMES  FOR SEPTEMBER.

Special  Features  W hich  Can  Be  In tro ­

duced This  Month.

The  programme  for  September 

in­
volves  a  large  amount  of  work  and  con­
tinual  bustling  on  the  part  of the  wide­
awake  merchant.

It  is  a  period  of  the  year  when  enter­
prise  and  push  bring  their own  reward 
and  when  all  odds  and  ends  left  over 
from  summer  should  be  closely  cleaned 
up;  when  the 
lines 
should  be  advertised  and  when  prepara­
tions 
should  be  made  for  the  cold 
weather  trade.

fall  and  winter 

The  matter  of  special  sales  of  sum­
mer  lines  should  attract  the  most  atten­
tion  the  early  part  of  the  month.

Some  merchants  designate  these  spe­

cial  sales  by  special  names.

“ Harvest  Sale,”  

“ After  Harvest 
Sale,”  
“ September  Special  Sale,”  
“ Summer  Goods  Clearance  Sale"  and 
many  other  names  may  be  used  effect­
ively.

The  fundamental  principle  in  arrang­
ing  these  special  sales  should  be  to  get 
rid  of  all  seasonable  goods  before  the 
weather  becomes  so cold  as  to  make  it 
impossible  to  move  them  out.

Mark  prices  down  to  cost  on  goods 

that  have  not  moved  before.

You  will  make  your  profits  on  the dis­
counts  which  you  can  take  on  fall  pur­
chases  when  the  goods  begin  to  arrive.
Ready  money  is  a  necessity  and  it  is 
better  to  obtain  it  by  moving  unseason­
able  goods  out  of  stock  than  to  hold 
them  and  carry  them  over  into  the  next 
season,  when  they will be  out  of  style  or 
out  of  date  in  other  respects  and  when 
they  will  have  to  be  sold  at  a  price  be­
low  what  they  cost.

In  arranging  for  the  fall 

lines  an 
effort  should  be  made  to  bring  them 
into  prominence  at  once.

As  soon  as  they  arrive,  samples  or 
least,  should  be 
part  of  the  stock,  at 
displayed  on  the 
they 
should be  properly advertised  so  that  at­
tention  will  be  attracted  to  them.

shelves  and 

This  especially  applies  to  the  dry 
goods  stock,  owing  to  the  fact  that  sea­
sonable  lines  will  begin  to  move  much 
quicker  than  in  other  departments.

In  the  September  programme it should 
always  be  remembered  that  trade can  be 
increased  much  cheaper 
attracted  and 
when  people  are 
in  the  mood  to  buy 
than  when  persuasion  must  be  resorted 
to  to  bring  them  to  market.

For  this  reason  advertising  should 
bring  better  results  and  more  emphasis 
should  be  laid  upon  the  necessity  of  do­
ing  it  properly.

If  you  used  four 

Increase  your  advertising  space,  Mr. 
Merchant. 
inches, 
double  column,during  the summer  make 
it  eight 
column,  this 
month.  Or  if  you  used  a  column  make 
it  a  double  column.

inches,  double 

You  should  be  well  represented  in  the 
advertising  columns  of  your  home paper 
and  should  make  your  advertisements as 
attractive  as  they  can  be  made.

In  writing  these  advertisements, 

if 
you  contemplate  holding  special sales  of 
any  kind  make  this  prominent.  Do  not 
forget,  however,  to  mention  the  fall  and 
winter  goods  which  you  intend  pushing 
next  month.  They should  be  of  second­
ary  consideration,  but  should  be  re­
ferred  to  briefly  merely  to  attract  at­
tention.

Tell  the  trade  that  they  are  being 
shown  and  describe  them.  With  new 
goods  prices  do  not  cut  as  much  figure 
as  with  goods  which  have  been  shown 
and  on  the  first  sales  you  should  make 
your  best  profits.  Along  towards  the

end  of  the  season  many  may  find  it  ad-1 
visable  to  cut  prices  and  reduce  profits, 
but  never  at  the  commencement  of  the I 
season.

The  window  trims  during  September 

should  be  one  of  the  leading  features.

There  are  any  number of  ideas  which 
into  successful  and 

can  be  worked  up 
attractive  window  displays.

Something  appropriate  to  the  season 

is  the  best.

Once  before,  in  this  column,  it  was 
suggested  that  a  display  which  included 
part  of  an  exhibit  at  a  state  or  county 
fair  made  by  farmers  in  your  locality 
would  be  a  good  trim.

Mammoth  fruit  and  vegetables  will 

also  attract  attention.

A  miniature  harvest  scene  in  a  win­
dow  is  also  an  attraction.  This  can  be 
accomplished  by  stacking  small  sheaves 
of  grain  on  a  background  of  black  mus­
lin  or cheap  black  cambric  and  by  us­
ing  dolls  as  harvest  bands,  etc.

Very  large  stalks  of  corn  and  similar 
prodigies  of  nature  can  be  used  as  a 
trim  around  the  window  and  should  be 
accompanied  with  descriptive  matter  as 
to  dimensions  and  by  whom  grown.

Another  good  idea  during  September 
is  to  make  use  of  different  schemes  to 
attract  attention  to  the  store.

By  schemes  are  meant  novel  ideas 

which  carry  with  them  a  prize  idea.

livery  stable, 

A  merchant  in  Illinois  has  arranged  a 
scheme  by  which  he  is  enabled  to  pro­
vide  a  rig  for  one  afternoon,  from  the 
local 
to  every  family 
which  buys $25  worth  or  more  of  goods 
during  the month.  This  could  be  made 
to  work  effectively  in  a  small  city.  In  a 
country  town  it  would  attract  very  little 
attention  as  most  of  the  farmers  have 
their  own  horses  and  buggies  and  it 
would  not  be  any  inducement  to  them.
Another  scheme  by  which  the  camera 
supply  department  can  be  boomed  and 
trade  in  other  lines  increased  is  to  offer 
a  camera  as  a  premium  to  the  boy  or 
girl  who  will  secure  a  new  customer 
for  the  merchant,  the  latter  to  purchase 
$10  worth  of  goods  before  the  premium 
is  given.

Have  tickets  printed  and  distribute 
them  among  the  boys  and  girls  of  the 
neighborhood,  on  which 
is  the  follow­
ing  statement:
This  ticket 

is  good  for  a  4  by  5 
camera  at  the  store  of  Smith  &  Smith, 
upon  the  bearer  securing  one  new  cus­
tomer,  who  purchases  goods  to  the 
amount  of $10  or over.
Name  of  new  customer..............................
Amount  of  purchase...........................
Date  of  purchase.........................
Signed....................................
The  new  customer  must  present  this 
card  after  making  the  purchases  and 
upon  doing  so,  and  after  it 
is  counter­
signed  by  the  clerk  or  proprietor,  it 
should  be  exchanged  for  the  camera.

This  scheme 

is  beneficial,  inasmuch 
as  a  camera  can  be  purchased  for  a 
small  sum of  money,  and  after the  child 
once  obtains  it  the  profits  on  the  sale  of 
supplies  by  the  merchant  will  soon  pay 
for  it.

On  the  other hand  the  merchant  may 
secure  a  new  customer  and  the profits on 
the  purchases  of  the  latter  will  pay  for 
the  camera  many  times  over.

Guessing  contests  of  various  kinds 
can  be  arranged  and  numerous  other 
schemes  can  be  tried  with  great  suc­
cess.—Commercial  Bulletin.

H ad  a  Long  W ait.

Mrs.  Fangle—The  papers  mention  a 
man  who  has  cooked  bis  own  breakfast 
for  fifteen  years.

Mr.  Fangle—He  must  have  been  very 

hungry  when  he  finally  got  it  done.

Mme.  M aranette

T h e  F lyin g  Banvards

B ouncing  B aby S h ow

Amusements

Sam   L ockhart’s  Elephants

dreds of little tots.  Bring  yours.

in  mid air.  Marvelous performers.

“ Michigan's Best Fair”

Pretty babies,  little babies, fat babies.  Twins and triplets.  Hun­

Trapeze  Performers.  Daring  Leaps  High  Jumping.  Plunges 

Oct.  1, 2,  3, 4

“The  Three  Graces.”  Tom-Tom,  the  baby  elephant  cyclist. 
The best elephant show on earth.  Free every day on the grounds. 

Grand Rapids,  Sept.  29,  30, 

With her stud of high  jumping  horses.  St.  Patrick,  direct  from 
Ireland.  President  Kruger.  Filemaker,  Jr.  Little  Titch,  the 
pony.  A trio of jumping horses.  Every one a prize jumper. 

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Every variety known  to the American  standard—American  class, 
Asiatic  class,  Bantams  and  games.  All  stock  shown  will  be 
scored and prizes awarded.

(( Every Day the Best Day 99

Half fare rates on all the  roads—tickets good  to  return  Saturday, 

Oct. 4.  Come to the fair and call on  your  friends the jobbers.

Roadsters,  carriage horses, saddle  horses,  French  coach  horses, 
hackneys, ponies, cobs, draft horses, shown in harness and without. 

Porkers—the  meaty  kind—Berkshire,  Chester  White,  Suffolk, 

Every day a sure go—lots of entries—fast running horses  and  the 

In harness in all the fast classes.  Entries  are well  filled.  Races 

Jerseys, Shorthorns,  Devons,  Holstein-Friesians, fat cattle for beef. 

A complete exhibition of choicely bred  sheep,  including  Merinos, 

Finest band  in the State will give open air concerts daily.

Essex,  Poland China, etc., shown  in  pairs and herds. 

Write for premium list and other information to

C.  A.  FREN C H , Sec’y, Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

The great  English sport—over high  hurdles.

Single ticket 50 cents.  Children half price.

Exhibitions
Prize  C attle

Racing
H urdle R a ces

Dela'nes and  every breed on record.

every day—mile track.

Standard  Bred  H orses

best jockies.

T ro ttin g   R aces

R unning R a c es

R ailroad R ates

Prem ium   L ist,

P ou ltry  S h ow

G ood  M usic

Sheep

Sw in e

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

Movements of M erchants. 

Corunna—B.  H.  Potter,  of  Flint,  hai 
purchased  the  jewelry  stock  of  Geo.  E 
Sloan.

Jonesville—Marwin  R.  Morton  hai 
purchased  the  grocery  stock  of  J.  L 
Whitbeck.

Manton—The  Williams  Bros.  Co.  ha: 
increased  its  capital  stock  from  $37,000 
to S75,ooo.

Lansing—The  Robinson  Drug  Co.  i 
its  store  building  with  a  new 

refitting 
steel  ceiling.

Jackson—Frank  M. 

Stevens  will 
shortly  engage  in  the  grocery  business 
at  this  place.

Jonesville—F.  B.  Gage  &  Co.,dealers 
in  dry  goods,  have  sold  their stock  to 
A.  W.  Lewis.

Hancock—Borlace  &  Smith,  grocers, 
have  dissolved  partnership,  Joseph  Bor 
lace  succeeding.

Greenville—J.  E.  Zank,  of Mt.  Pleas 
ant,  has  engaged  in  the  merchant tailor 
ing  business  here.

Grawn—Emmet  Hagadorn  has  pur­
chased  the  general  merchandise  stock 
of  D.  W.  Reynolds.

Elk  Rapids—Albert  Bachi  has  pur­
chased  the  interest  of  his  partner  in  the 
meat  business  of  Nay  &  Bacbi.

Eaton  Rapids—C.  M.  Hunt  has  pur­
chased  H.  L.  Pierson’s  half  interest  in 
the  Pierson  &  Fowler  implement  stock.
Mason—Longyear  Bros.,  druggists, 
have 
installed  a  gasoline  engine  to  be 
used  in making ice cream and in running 
fans.

Union  City—L.  H.  Merrill,  of  Brown 
&  Merrill,  has  purchased  the  interest  of 
his  partner  in  the  machine  shop  busi­
ness.

Hastings—Fred  L.  Heath  is  erecting 
an  addition  to  the  rear of  his  drug  store 
building,  20  feet  long,  two  stories  and 
basement.

Union  City—Kimmel  &  Co.,  depart­
ment  store  dealers,  have  dissolved  part­
nership.  The  business  is  continued  by
H.  E.  Kimmel.

Manton—A.  Anspach,  of  Kingsley, 
has  leased  the  Broughton  store  building 
and  will  occupy  it  with  a  stock  of  gen­
era]  merchandise.
Marshall—Miss 

Gidley,  of  Port 
Huron,  has  purchased  the  millinery 
stock  of  Watson  &  Watson  and  will con-, 
tinue  the  business  at  the  same  location.
Nashville—A.  L.  Gulden,  of  Detroit, 
for  many  years  a  traveling  salesman 
in 
the  dry  goods  trade,  has  purchased  the 
general  merchandise  Stock  of  Thos.  A. 
Welsh.

Lake  Linden—Z.  A.  Clough  has  sold 
his  grocery  and  confectionery  stock,  in 
which  business  he  has  been  engaged  for 
the  past  fourteen  years,  to  Medard  Le- 
Plante.

Corunna—R.  A.  Haughton  has  re­
engaged  in the watch repairing business, 
being  located  in  the  building  occupied 
by  the  millinery  stock  of  Mrs.  N.  C. 
Dewey.

Petoskey—J.  VanZolenburg  has  sold 
his  grocery  stock  to  Rev.  J.  B.  Bodine, 
who  will  give  up  his  pastorate  here  and 
attend  personally  to  the  management  of 
the  business.

Coopersville—Frank  Thompson  has 
purchased  the  grocery  stock  of  S.  E. 
Hosmer  &  Co.  Mr.  Hosmer  will  devote 
his  entire  attention  to  the  independent 
telephone  exchange.

Detroit—Frederic  T.  Crawford,  the 
commission  merchant  who  was  indicted 
some  time  ago  by  the  United  States 
grand  jury  on  the  charge  of  illegal  use
of  the  mails,  was  arrested  Monday  by | the  present  owners  and  one-h 
Patrolman  Matteson  and  handed  over 
Jordan—Archie  Couterier  has 
to  United  States  Marshal  W.  R.  Bates.
sold  his  interest  in  the  grocery and meat
In  the  afternoon  he was arraigned  before
market  of Couterier  &  Gass  to  his  part-  Judge  Swan,  waived  the  reading  of  the 
ner,  Louis  Gass,  and  will  retire  from | indictment  and  pleaded  not guilty.  His 
It  is  alleged
business  on  account  of  poor health. 

Coldwater-----Knott  &  Van Arman,
manufacturers  of  plumbers’  supplies, 
will  shortly  remove  their  plant  to  Ft. 
Wayne,  where  a  new  company  will  be 
organized  with  a  capital  stock  of $50,-! 
000,  one-half  of  the  stock  to  be  held  by
taken
by  local  business  men.  The  new  fac­
tory  building  will  be  of  brick.

food  company 
with  a  capital  stock  of $300,000 has been 
organized  in  this  city. 
It  has  taken  the 
name  of  the  Hastings  Union  Food  Co.,

jbail  was  fixed  at  $500. 

Hastings—A 

cereal 

East 

Owosso—B.  A.  Fillinger,  formerly  of 
Bunting  &  Fillinger,  grocers,  has  re­
moved  to  Oakley  and  engaged  in  the 
grocery  business.  He  also  has  charge 
of  the  Detwiler  elevator at  that  place.

Ypsilanti—W.  S.  Haynes,  the  East 
Side  grocer,  has  purchased  the  grocery 
stock  of  M.  J.  Davis,  of Congress  street 
and  will  continue  operations  at 
the 
Congress  street  stand,  closing  out  hi 
East  Side  stock.

Imlay  City—Stock  &  Bolton,  who 
have  been  engaged  in  the  harness  busi­
ness  here  for  the  past  twenty-five  years 
have  sold  their  stock  to  John  H.  Water- 
land,  of  Marlette,  who  will  continue  the 
business  at  the  old  stand.

Battle  Creek—James  N.  Riley,  W.  I 
Fell  and  Henry  S.  Platt,  of  Ypsilanti 
have  formed  the  Tames  N.  Riley  Cloth 
ing  Co.  and  purchased  the  stock  of  Fell 
&  Fischer.  Mr.  Riley  will  have  the 
management  of  the  business.

Petoskey—B.  F.  Donovan,  for  many 
years  engaged  in  the  grocery  business, 
will  retire  from  trade  October  1.  The 
store  building  has  been  leased  to  O.  R.
Platter,  who  will  occupy  it  Dec.  1  with 
his  confectionery  and 
ice  cream  em 
porium.

Kalamazoo—Bryant  &  McHugh  have 
opened  a  shoe  store  in  one-half  of  the 
furniture  store  of  E.  A.  Carder,  on 
Main  street.  The  former  gentlemen 
were  for several  years  at  the  head  of  the 
Bryant  Shoe  Co.,  and  the  latter  was  em­
ployed  as  clerk.

Sault  Ste.  Marie—Love  &  Freedman 
recently  bargained  to  sell  their clothing 
tock  to  B.  J.  Cook,  of  Duluth,  who  put 
up  his  check  for $500  as  an  evidence  of 
good  faith.  As  the  proposed  purchaser 
failed  to  keep  bis  agreement,  the  check 
reverted  to  Love  &  Freedman.

Detroit—The  Detroit  Drug  Co.,  retail 
pharmacist,  has  filed  articles  of 
in­
corporation  with  the  county  clerk.  The 
capital  stock  is S16,000,  all paid  in,  and 
the  stockholders  are:  F.  W.  P.  Perry,
650;  Arthur  S.  Parker,  350;  Chas.  R.
Horton,  5 °°;  Clarence  A.  Weaver,  too.
Leroy—Lewis  Wenzel  expects  to  have 
his  new  store,  eight  miles  northwest  of 
this  village,  on  the  line  of  the  Manistee 
&  Grand  Rapids  Railway,  in  running 
order  next  week.  He  has  new  buildings 
nd  will  put  in  a  stock  of  general  mer­
chandise.  The new  town  will  be known 
as  Edgett.

Cadillac—The  Arthur  H.  Webber  Co. 
succeeds  Arthur  H.  Webber 
in  the 
drug,  stationery  and  book  business  and 
odd 
lines  of  furniture,  crockery  and 
ouse  furnishing  goods.  Arthur  H.
Webber  is  President,  Dr.  B.  H.  Mc­
Mullen 
is  Vice-President  and  Geo.
Webber  is  Secretary.

Casnovia—F.  A.  Sunderlin  &  Bro., 
general  merchandise  dealers,  have  dis­
solved  partnership,  Leon  J.  Sunderlin 
having  sold  his  interest  to  his  brother,
F.  A.  Sunderlin,  who  will  continue  the 
business.  Leon  J.  Sunderlin  will  be 
married  this  evening  to  Miss  Bertha 
Morris,  of  this  place,  and  the  happy 
couple  will 
leave  at  once  for  Colorado 
Springs,  where  they  will  reside.  Mr.
Sunderlin 
is  obliged  to  make  a  change 
of  residence  on account  of  his  health.

Crawford  corresponded  with  people  in 
the  State,  soliciting  consignments  of 
produce,  and  failed  to  pay  for  some  of 
the  consignments.

Manufacturing:  Matters.

Battle  Creek—The  Advance  Pump  & 
at 

is  capitalized 

Compressor  Co. 
$150,000.

Lacota—R.  C.  Munger,  of  Hawk- 
head,  has  purchased  the  flouring  mill 
at  this  place.

Detroit—The  style  of  the  Henry  Ford 
Co.  has  been  changed  to  the  Cadillac 
Automobile  Co.

Centerville—A.  Wellington  &  Co., 
wagonmakers,  have  dissolved  partner­
ship,  A.  Wellington  succeeding.

Merrill—Peter  L.  Perkins,  elevator 
operator  and  dealer  in  general  mer­
chandise,  has 
sold  his  merchandise 
stock  to  Dillon  &  Ryan.

Gaylord—Huff  &  Mitchell,  carriage 
manufacturers,  have  merged  their  busi 
ness 
into  a  corporation  under the  style 
of  the  Huff  &  Mitchell  Co.

Marshall—At  a  special  meeting  of  the 
Lambert  Food  Co.  last  week  it  was  de 
cided  to  change  the  name  of the concern 
to  the  Malt-Wheat  Biscuit  Co.

Battle Creek—The  capital  stock  of the 
M.  B.  Sherman  Manufacturing  Co., 
manufacturer  of  brass  hose  fittings  and 
tubular  well  supplies, has  been increased 
from  $125,000 to $150,000.

Marshall—The  Borough  &  Blood  Car­
riage  Co.  has  been  organized  with  1 
capital  stock  of $80,000. 
It  will  erect  s 
large  factory  building  and  furnish  em­
ployment  for about  100  persons.

Lansing—A.  V.  Miller,  who  has  for 
several  years  been  selling  brooms for the 
Jackson  Broom  Co.,  will  open  an  estab- 
ishment,  of  which  he  will  be  manager, 
on  Sept. 
15.  The  company  will  do 
business  under the  name  of  the  Capitol 
City  Broom  Co.

Paw  Paw—John  A.  Adams,  represent- 
ng  the  Michigan  Grape  Juice  Co.,  of 
Kalamazoo,  has  been  in  the  city  several 
days  with  a  view  of  building  a  factory 
here.  The  company  was  recently  or­
ganized 
in  Kalamazoo  with  a  nominal 
capital  stock  of $850,000.

Ogemaw—John  Walsh,  of  Bay  City, 
administrator  of  the  Crane  estate,  has 
sold  the  property  of  the  Rifle  River 
including  sawmill  and 
Lumber  Co., 
stock  on  hand 
in  Ogemaw county,  to 
ames  Norn,  of  Standisb,  the  considera­
tion  being  reported  at $6,000.

Jackson—The  Jackson  Skirt  &  Nov­
elty  Co.  has  filed  articles  of  association 
with  a  capital  stock  of  $40,000.  The 
stock 
is  divided  into 4,000  shares  at a 
par value  of $10  each.  The  stockhold­
ers  are  John  V.  Malnight,  Wallis Smith, 
Karl  Beuter,  Albert  Peake  and  C.  E. 
Townsend.

in  the  manufacture  of 

Saginaw—The  Deweyville  Stave  Co. 
has  filed  articles  of  association  to  en­
gage 
staves, 
hoops,  heading  and  cooperage  utensils. 
The  capital  stock  is  $5,000,  all  paid  in, 
the  stockholders  being  Henry  Abair, 
480  shares;  D.  K.  Loveland,  10  shares, 
and  W.  W.  Chapman,  of  Bay  City,  10 
shares.

is  officered  by  the  following 
Ltd.,  and 
persons:  Chairman,R.  I.  Hendershott; 
Secretary,  John  J.  Dawson;  Treasurer, 
W.  D.  Hayes.  These  officers  and  C. 
W.  Lowry  and  W.  W.  Potter  constitute 
the  directors.  The  names of  lhe  foods 
to  be made  are  Corn Cracks and Mazine.
Detroit—The  Marsh  Valve  Co.,  Ltd., 
with  a  capitalization  of  $50.000,  has 
filed  articles  of  agreement.  The  com­
pany  will  manufacture  and  sell  a  pres­
sure  regulating  and  reducing  valve.  Of 
the  2,000 shares  of  stock  Elon  A.  Marsh 
holds  680,  Gertrude  B.  Marsh  has  40, 
Allan  H.  Marsh  40,  Montgomery  M. 
Marsh  40  and  Frederick  C.  Stillson,  of 
Battle  Creek,  400.  Officers  are,  Chair­
man,  Elon  A.  Marsh;  Secretary,  Mont­
gomery  M.  Marsh;  Treasurer,  Fred­
erick  C.  Stillson.

Detroit—The  Caille  Bros.  Co,,  which 
in  the  property  of  the  Globe 
has  bid 
Furniture  factory 
in  Northville  at  re­
ceiver’s  sale,  will,  if  the  probate  judge 
awards 
them  the  property,  at  once 
commence  using  the  plant  for  the  man­
ufacture  of 
cabinets.  Hitherto  the 
company  has  purchased  all  its  cabinets. 
The  new  branch  of  the  business  will 
furnish  employment  for  about  150  men. 
The  present  Detroit  plant,  situated  at 
the  corner of  Woodward  and  Baltimore 
avenues,  will  not  be  moved.

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

and  prices,  call  Visner,  both  phones.

Michigan

State
Fair

A t Pontiac,  Sept.  2 2 - 2 6 ,  1 9 0 2
T he success of 1:ist  year’s f;iir  gi ves  ass
ance of still  furtiher success this vear.  L
year
the  event w as the  nlost  hivi del v
tend.id 
the hist. >rv  of the  i»istituti
T h is year the attend:!mce gi ves e}fiery: pro
ise of being still g re tiLter.
W h y?

in 

T h e attractions will  he  superior  in  every 
w ay.  T he  prem ium s will  be  more  ex te n ­
sive.  Everything portends this  y ear’s  fair 
will  be the crow ning- event  in  the  interest 
o f the society.

$ 1 7 .0 0 0  in  prem ium s  will  he offered. 
R ace  purses amounting to $ 5 ,5 0 0 . 

Grand racing  program.

Sec the g reat  Fire Team  Races. 

R ailroad 

train s  arid  electric  cars  to  the 

gates.  H a lf fare on all railroads.

I. H. B U T T E R F IE L D ,  Pontiac,  Sec’y.

W .  P.  A N D E R S O N ,  Pres. 

Honest  Deal

We Have Made a Hit

Throughout  W estern  and 
N o rth ern   M ichigan  in  the 
w ay w e have served the in ­
terest of o u r  patrons,  both 
in quality o f goods  and  im ­
m ediate  deliveries.  M ost 
exacting attention has a t all 
tim es  been  given  to  carry 
n au g h t b u t the best.

Trade Seasonables

At
tim e  w e  w ould 
iron, 
gal van- 
Z T
p lugged  and  ream ed 
pipe,  with  comm on  or long 
sleeve  sockets.  We carry  a 
full  line  of  well  supplies— 
rmmps  in  all  styles, 
ju s t 
sued, joo  page  catalogue, 
( 
*t is  yours  to r  i '
the  asking.

r

GRAND  RAPIDS  SU PPLY   CO.

20  Pearl  St.,  Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

Grand  Rapids  Gossip

The  Produce  M arket.

Apples—Duchess,  $2@2.75  per  bbl.  ; 
Pound  Royal,  §2.50;  other  varieties, 
$1.7 5;  Sour  Boughs  (cooking),  $1.50.

Bananas—Prices  range  from  $i.25@
1.75  per  bunch,  according  to  size. 
Jumbos,  $2.25  per  bunch.

yellow  stock.

Beeswax—Dealers  pay  25c  for  prime 
Beets—60c  per  bu.
Butter—Creamery 

is  stronger  at  21c 
for  fancy  and  20c  for  choice.  Dairy 
grades  are  also  firm,  commanding  i6@ 
18c  for  fancy,  I4@i5c  for  choice  and  12 
@130  for  packing  stock.
Cabbage—Home  grown  command  40c 

per  doz.

Carrots—60c  per  bu.
Cauliflower—$1.25  per  doz.
Celery—Home  grown  is  in ample sup­

Cucumbers—15c  per  doz. 

ply  at  16c  per  doz.
for  hot 
house;  75c  per  bu.  for  garden  grown.
Eggs—Receipts  are  meager  and  quo­
tations  are  slightly  higher.  Local  deal­
ers  pay  I 5 @ i 6 J ^ c  for  case  count  and  17 
@i8c  for  candled.

Egg  Plant—$1.25  per  doz.
Green  Onions—10c  for  Silver  Skins.
Green  Corn—10c  per  doz.
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@ nc.
$3.50;  Mes- 
Lemons—Californias, 
sinas,  $4@4.25;  Maorias  and  Verdellis, 
$4- 50-
Lettuce—Head  commands  70c  per  bu. 
Leaf  fetches  50c  per  bu.

Maple  Sugar—io ^ c  per  lb.
Maple  Syrup—$1  per gal.  for  fancy.
Musk  Melons—Gems,  50c  per  basket; 
Benton  Harbor  Rockyfords  and  Michi­
gan  Osage,  Si  per  crate.
in 
ample  supply  at  6o@6sc.
$5- 5o.

Oranges—California  Valencias  fetch 

Onions—Home  grown  stock 

Parsley—20c  per  oz
Peaches—Late  Crawfords,  S i@ 1.10 ; 
Elbertas,  $ 1 .1 5@ 1.25 ;  Barnards,  65@ 
75c;  Red  Crawfords,  65@75c;  yellows, 
50c  for  choice  and  75c  for  fancy ;  white 
varieties,  50c  for  choice  and  75c  for 
fancy.
Pears—Sugar,  Si  per  bu.  ;  Flemish 
Beauties,  St-10  per  bu.  ;  Bartletts,  $1.25 
per  bu.

Peppers—75c  per bu.  for  green.
Pieplant—2C  per  lb.
Plums—Bradshaws  and  Blue  Dam 
sons,  $1.75  per  bu.  ;  Lombards,  S i.25 
per  bu.
Potatoes—New  stock  is  in  ample  sup­
ply  at  5 5 @ 6 oc  per  bu.

is 

Poultry—Prices  are  firm,  owing  to 
small  receipts.  Live  pigeons  are 
in 
moderate  demand  at  5o@55c  and  squabs 
at  $ 1.2o@ i.25. 
io@ 
l i e ;  chickens,  8@gc;  small  hens,  7@ 
8c;  large  hens,  6@7c;  turkey  bens,  ioJ¿ 
@ 11 j£ c ;  gobblers,  q @ io c  ;  white  spring 
ducks,  8@9C.

Spring  broilers, 

Radishes—ioc  per  doz.
Squash—Summer  fetches  40c  per  bas­

Tomatoes—75c  per  bu.
Turnips—60c  per  bu.
Watermelons—Receipts  of 

Sweethearts  are 
fine.  Price  ranges  from  i6@i8c.

large  and  quality 

Wax  Beans—65c  per  bu.
Whortleberries—$1.25  per  16 qts.

Indiana 
is 

ket.

The  G rain  M arket.

Wheat,  owing  to  the  fine  weather,  re­
mains  stationary 
in  price,  for  cash  as 
well  as  futures.  Exports  are  large,  con­
the  small  receipts  at  initial 
sidering 
points.  While  the  short 
interest  con­
tend  that  exports  are  falling  off,  we  fail 
to  see  it,  as  they  have  been  larger  than 
last  year  for  several  weeks.  While  July 
exports  fell  behind  what  they  were  last 
year,  exports 
in  August  have  partially 
made  up  the  shortage.  Present  prices 
will  remain  unless  a  flood  of  spring 
wheat 
its  appearance, 
likely,  as  the  amount  in 
which 
granaries 
I<ocal  re­

should  make 
is  not 

low  ebb, 

is  at  a 

ceipts  are  fair  and  it  looks  as  though 
they  would  continue.  There  are  large 
offerings  from  nearby  elevators,  but  the 
visible  only  showed  about  550,000 bush­
els  increase,  where  a  large  increase  was 
expected.

Corn  is  held  firm  for cash.  The  rea­
son  has  been  given  in  these  reports  for 
several  weeks.  Futures,  also,  are  firm, 
owing  to  the  reported  frosts.  As  the 
season  is  late,  traders  are  very  cautious, 
as  heavier  frosts  would  still  work  barm 
in  the  corn  belt.

Oats  increased  over  1,159,000  bushels, 
which  bad  a  depressing  effect  on  the 
price.  We  look  for  still  lower  prices.

Rye 

is  at  a  standstill,  as  regards 
price,  with  not  much  movement.  There 
is  a 
little  enquiry,  but  to  move  large 
quantities  the  price  will  have  to  be 
shaded.

Beans  are  held  firm,  as  the  crop  is  in 

doubt.  At  best  it  will  be  short.

Flour  remains  steady.  The  demand 
local  and  domestic,  al­

is  good,  both 
though  foreign  offers  are  below  value.

Mill 
mand 
cumulating  any  at  present.

feed  is  rather  weak,  but  the  de­
is  fair.  The  mills  are  not  ac­

Receipts  have  been  fair,  as  follows: 
wheat.  69  cars;  corn, 
1  car;  oats,  5 
cars;  flour,  4  cats;  malt,  3  cars;  pota­
toes,  1  car.

Millers  are  paying  66c  for  No.  2  red 

wheat. 

C.  G.  A.  Voigt.

Hides,  Pelts,  Tallow  and  Wool.

The  bide  and  pelt  market  went  a-fish- 
ing  for  the  past  two  months,  there  not 
being  enough  closing  to  mention.  The 
tanner,  also,  was  fishing  to  kill  time 
while  some  one  was  getting  in  a  hide  to 
make  a  price  on.  The  condition  of  the 
market  is  not  much 
improved  to-day. 
Each  dealer  has  a  hide  or two  and  is 
wondering  who  is  going  to  pay  him  a 
price  that  will  compensate  him  for  de­
voting  time  in  figuring  on  the  results  of 
bis  purchase.  The  tanner  says  it  is  fig­
ured  too  high  and  can  not use  it  and  get 
his  monev  back.  As  the  dealer  has  but 
one  or  two  he  says  the  tanner  must  pay 
his  price  or  shut  down  tanning.  The 
market  is  scarce  and  prices  are  high.

Pelts  have  a  value  well  up,  while  the 
wool  part  drags.  They  are fairly plenty 
and  sell  readily,  but  there  are  no  large 
stocks  in  sight.

Tallow  and  greases  are  in  good  stock 
for  soapers’  use,  with  a  tendency  to  de­
cline.  There  is  no  prime  or  edible  be­
ing offered.

Wool  is  quiet,  there  being  no  sales  of 
any  amount.  Holdings  are  large  in  the 
Eastern  markets.  Prices  are  no  higher 
and  are  firmly  held,holders  having  faith 
in  futures.  Large  quantities  are  being 
consumed  and  the  prospects  are  good 
for  early sales. 

Wm.  T.  Hess.

John  Wealch,  who  conducts  a  sawmill 
and  general  store  at  Angell.and Thomas
J.  Hogan,  who  has  managed the  grocery 
department  of the  Elk  Rapids  Iron  Co. 
for  the  past  seven  years,  have  formed 
a  copartnership  under  the  style  of 
Wealch  &  Hogan  for the  purpose  of  en­
gaging  in  the  grocery  business  at  Elk 
Rapids.  The  Olney  &  Judson  Grocer 
Co.  furnished  the  stock.

The  Musselman  Grocer  Co.  branch  of 
the  National  Grocer  Co.  has  begun  the 
construction  of  a  warehouse  at  the  Soo, 
30x150  feet  in  dimensions.  John  Moran, 
who  will  have  charge  of  the new branch, 
is  already  on  the  ground.

Lee  M.  Hutchins,  Secretary  and 
Treasurer  of  the  Hazeltine  &  Perkins 
Drug  Co.,  is  spending  a 
fortnight  at 
Ottawa  Beach.  He  is  accompanied  by 
¡bis  family.

M I C H I G A N   T R A D E S M A N
The Grocery  M arket.

5

are  being  put  out  this  year  and  meeting 
with  great  favor.  During  the  past  week 
the  demand 
for  evaporated  apples  fell 
off  very  suddenly and  the market showed 
some  decline,  but  within  the  last  day 
or  two  demand  has  picked  up  consider­
ably  and  the  market  is  now  on  a  basis 
where  orders  will  take  the  goods  about 
as  fast  as  received.  A  still  better  de­
mand  is  looked  for  as  soon  as  the  win­
ter  fruit  begins  to  come  in,  as  this  stock 
can  be  kept  for  some  time  without  de­
teriorating,  while  the  fall  stock  will 
change  color  very  quickly.

Rice—Trade 

in  rice  is  quiet,  being 
for  small  lots  only,  as  buyers  are  bold­
ing  off  awaiting  the  outcome  of  the  new 
crop  before  making  any  heavy  pur­
chases.  There  is  a  feeling  of  confidence 
among  dealers 
in  domestic  rices  as  a 
result  of  further  reports  from  the  South 
on  the  rice  crop. 
It  is  stated  that  the 
crop  has  suffered  more  from  the  drouth 
than  was  anticipated,and a  deduction  of 
50  per  cent,  is  reported  in the  Louisiana 
crop  and  25  per  cent,  in  the Texas crop. 
It  was  also  stated  that  the  total  yield 
will  be  500,000  bags  under  last  year's, 
and  will  not  reach  3,000,000  bags.

inclined  to 

Molasses—The  molasses  market 

is 
improved,  buyers  appearing 
somewhat 
more 
look  around  for  sup­
plies  to  meet  the  fall  demand,  which  is 
near  at  hand.  The  supply  in  hands  of 
dealers  is  moderate  with  a  scarcity  of 
the  better  grades.  Prices  were  firmly 
held  and  general  indications  point  to  a 
strong  market.  The  statistical  position 
of  the  market  is  strong,  and  holders  are 
not  anxious  to  sell  goods  at  any  lower 
prices.

Fish—The  market  for  fish  is  fairly 
active  for  this  season  of  the  year,  when 
the  trade 
is  usually  rather quiet.  For 
mackerel  the  situation  remains  about 
steady  with  light  receipts.  So  far  this 
season  the  catch  numbers  32,541  barrels, 
against  57,072  barrels  for  the  corres­
ponding  period 
last  year.  Codfish  is 
unchanged 
in  price,  but  there  has  de­
veloped  a  stronger  tone  and  a  slightly 
better  demand  is  noted.

Nuts—In  nuts  the  market  ruled  very 
firm  for  all  descriptions.  Brazil nuts  are 
very  firm  and  show  an  advance  of 
Interest 
is  good  in  Tarragona  almonds 
and  filberts  and  prices  are  firmly  held. 
California  almonds  are  unchanged  in 
price  but  very 
at  quotations. 
Pecans  are  somewhat  higher  and  stocks 
limited.  Peanuts  are  fairly 
are  very 
steady,  but  demand 
is  rather  light  at 
present.

Rolled  Oats—The  rolled  oats  market 
continues  very  firm  indeed  and  prices 
have  advanced  this  week  20c  per  barrel 
and  ioc  per  case  on  competitive  cases.

firm 

terms: 

For  each 

is  $50  par,  $41.67  cash, 

The  American  Light  &  Traction  Co. 
has  issued  a  circular  to  the  stockholders 
of  the  Jackson  Gas  Co.,  offering  to  buy 
their  stock,  providing  a  majority  of  t; 
company’s  stock  can  be  secured,  on 
following 
sb 
which 
par  value 
par  value  in  common  stoct 
ican  Light  &  Tract» 
stock  of  the  Jack' 
and  around  C-' 
of 
the 
lodged 
Local 
sto

in  preferred  stQi 

Sugars—The raw  sugar  market  is  very 
firm  and  prices  for 96  deg.  test  centrif­
ugals  show  an  advance  of i-i6c.  Stocks 
n  first  hands  are  well  cleaned  up  and 
offerings  are  very  light.  There  has  been 
an  unusually 
large  volume  of  business 
transacted  in  the  refined  market  during 
the  past  week  and  there  has  been  no 
let-up  to  the  heavy  demand,  which  has 
been  simply  enormous.  The  require­
ments  of  the  canning  season are  now be- 
ng  felt  and,  if  the  demand  increases, 
the  refined  market  may 
follow  the  raw 
with  a  general  advance.  Refiners  are 
ten  days  to  two  weeks  behind  in  deliv­
ery  of  orders  and,  unless  the  demand 
abates 
refiners  may  be 
obliged  to  advance  prices  in  order  to 
check  the  demand  to  catch  up  with 
their  orders;  in  fact,  there  is  every 
in­
dication  of  an  advance  in  prices  by  all 
refiners  in  the  near  future.

somewhat, 

Canned  Goods—The  canned  goods 
market  presents  a  rather  quiet and wait- 
ng  appearance.  Every  one  seems  most 
nterested  in  the  outcome  of  the  tomato 
crop,  which  will  soon  be  decided.  The 
raw  material 
is  coming  in  more  freely 
and  prices  show  some  decline,  but  they 
are  still  too  high  for  packers  to  take 
in 
any  large  quantities.  The greatest  anx­
iety  on  the  part  of  packers  is  to  get 
enough  to  fill  orders  with  and many  fear 
they  will  not  be  able  to  do  this  unless 
we  have  some  hot  weather  in  the  next 
week  or two  that  will  ripen the tomatoes 
that  are  now  on  the  vines.  The  outlook 
for  the  crop  of  corn  this  season  is  more 
encouraging  now.  Altogether  there  has 
been  more  of  a  demand  during  the  past 
two  weeks  than  there  has  been  at  any 
time  during  the  past  two  months,  and 
stocks  are  very  firmly  held.  Prospects 
point  to  the  corn  being  of  very  good 
quality  and  it  is  believed  that  the  pack 
of  the  cheap  grades  this  year  will  be 
lighter  than  for  a  number of  years.  Peas 
are  quiet.  Little  business 
is  reported 
on  either  spots  or  futures.  There  is 
considerable  enquiry  for  peaches  and  a 
few  lots  are  offered  at  previous  prices. 
The  pack  is  expected  to  be  quite 
large 
and  of  excellent  quality.  There  is  some 
little  demand 
for  gallon  apples,  but 
spot  goods  are  practically  cleaned  up 
and  as  there  is  almost  nothing  offered, 
no  sales  result.  Salmon  continues  in 
good  demand  at  previous  prices.  Stocks 
are  moderate  and  are  moving  out  well 
under  a  strong  consumptive  demand. 
Sardines  are  in  good  demand  and  show 
some  additional  strength.

Dried  Fruits—The  dried  fruit  trade 
has  been  very  quiet  during  the  past 
week,  business  being  only  for  small  lots 
for  immediate  needs.  Prunes  are  firmly 
held,  owing  to 
limited  supplies  on 
hand.  Futures  are  unchanged  in  price, 
but  are  firmly  held  with  a  moderate  de­
mand. 
In  raisins  the  market  continues 
firm  with  stocks  light  and  with  a  good 
demand  for  both 
loose  muscatels  and 
seeded  and  sales  are  considered good  for 
this  time  of  the  year.  The  trade  are 
bolding  off  somewhat 
for  the  opening 
prices  on  new  crop,  which  are  expected 
to  come 
forward  about  the  middle  of 
this  month.  Apricots  are  rather  du 
with  demand  very  light.  Peaches,  also, 
are  in  light  request  and  with  no  change 
in  prices.  Dates  continue  in  good  de­
mand  and  prices  have  been  slightly  ad­
vanced.  Stocks are  reported  very  light. 
Currants  are-a  trifle  weaker  and  the 
cleaned  article  shows  a  decline  of 
per  pound.  Old  figs  are  practically 
hausted,  but  there  is  a  good  busi 
new  crop  figs  to  arrive.  This 
1 ularly  ‘.rue  of  the  goods  in c

6

COMMERCIAI.  INTEGRITY.

Discourse  by  Wm.  Connor,  the  Veteran 

Clothing:  Salesman.

intended 

Most  surely  is  it  believed  that  man 
was  not  made  to  live  alone—his  consti­
indicate  that  be 
tutional  peculiarities 
was 
for  society—society,  not 
seclusion,  was  evidently  his  predesti­
nated  lot.  Evidently,  moreover,  the pre­
destinated  society  was  of  various  kinds. 
The  Creator  ordained  and  prepared  for 
us  relations  dear  and  all  the  charities  of 
life ;  relations  bland  and  all 
domestic 
the  sympathies  of  social 
life;  relations 
kind  and  all  the  co-operations  of  civil 
life;  relations  wide  and  all  the  fellow­
ships  of  cosmopolitan  life.  VVe  have  all 
one  Father,  one  God  has  created  us, 
bone  are  we  of  one  another's  bone,  flesh 
of  one  another's  flesh,  parts,  severally, 
of  the  vast  human  whole.  As  the  eye 
can  not  say  unto  the  hand, nor again  the 
head  to  the  feet,  “ I  have  no  need  of 
you ,"  so  no  man  can  justifiably  say  to 
his  fellowmen,  " I   have  no  need  of 
you."  By  an 
invincible  moral  neces­
sity  we  are  members  one  of  another, 
hence  the  momentous  enquiry,  "H ow 
ought  we  to  conduct  ourselves?
That  obligations  have  devolved  upon 
us  will  be  granted;  that,  to  a  greater or 
less  extent,  the  obligations  are  acknowl­
edged  by  mankind  will  probably  he  ac­
knowledged,  also.  There  is  the  feeling 
generally  prevalent  that  to  act  in  a  cer­
tain  way 
is  right  and  that  to  act  in  a 
different  way  from  that  is  wrong.  There 
is  the  testimony  of  the  conscience  ac­
cording  to  the  behavior,  the  thoughts, 
meanwhile,  either  "accusing  or  else 
excusing  one  another.”   Conscience be­
ing,  however,  not  a  standard  but  an  ar­
biter,  not  a 
lawgiver  but  a  judge,  the 
question,  "H ow   ought  we  to  conduct 
ourselves?"  remains  and  requires  solu­
tion;  requires  it,  moreover,  with  dis­
tinctness  and  authority,  on  account  of 
our tendency  to  neglect  our duty towards 
others  through  inordinate  consideration 
of  ourselves.  With  great  distinctness 
and  authority  the  required  solution  is 
given  to  us  in  the  communicated will  of 
God.  He  who  organized  our  manifold 
relationships 
is  our sovereign  Lord,  by 
Hint  are  we  in  all  things  to  be  directed 
and  controlled  concerning  the  false  and 
the  true,  the  wrong  and  the  right,  the 
evil  and  the  good.

Not  to  the  natural,  therefore,  but  to 
the  supernatural,  are  we  to  betake  our­
selves,  even to those writings which have 
been  given  by  inspiration  of  God.  God 
hath  spoken  to  us  at  sundry  times  and 
in  divers  manners,  especially  through 
the  teachings  of  bis  only  begotten  Son. 
In  Him  were  hid  all  the  treasures  of 
wisdom  and  of  knowledge  for  our  in­
struction.  To  this  end  was  He  born 
and  for  this  cause  came  He  into  the 
world,  that  He  might  bear witness to the 
truth  about  all  our  responsibilities  to 
wards  God  and  man.  He  that  doeth 
exactly what Christ  has  enjoined  will  do 
exactly  the  right  thing.  As  our  doings 
and  our  devisings  accord  with  His 
in 
junctions  shall  we  be  moral  persons 
moral  throughout  the  several  relation­
ships  of  life.

Mercantile  morality,  which 

the 
main  point  in  my  discourse,  is  not  of  a 
different  nature  from  domestic  or  liter­
ary  or  clerical  or 
judicial  morality. 
"M ercantile  morality"  is  the  adoption 
of  principles  in  business  which  are 
in 
harmony  with  the  one  general  standard 
the  pursuit  of  conduct  in  business 
in  subordination  to  the  one 
is 
:h 
law.  Assuming  this,  let  us  give 
I  to  Him  who  has  given  us 
hus  He  spake:  "A ll  things 
' 1 that  men  should  do 

is 

through  which 

fear,  there 
Persons  of 

have  suffered,  in  more  ways  than  one, 
from  dishonorable 
recommendations; 
from  dishonorable 
recommendations, 
too,  which  have  been  given,  not  by  so- 
called  dishonorable  men  but  by  men 
who  carry  themselves  complacently,both 
in  the  world  and  in  the  church  of  God. 
is  for  such  com­
Cause,  I 
plaint. 
reputation  have 
given  testimonials  whereby  their  neigh­
bors  have  inevitably  been  deceived  and 
representations 
their 
correspondents  have  most  unsuspect­
ingly  incurred  heavy 
loss.  Our  daily 
papers  of  late  have  been  eagerly  looked 
for through  sensationalisms  which  have 
brought  about  such  unhappy  homes. 
Sad,  very  sad,  that  mercantile  morality 
should  be  so  neglected. 
is  not 
gold  that  glitters,"   " A ll  is  not  dross 
that  is  enwrapped  in  the  obscure."
The  characteristic  of  the  age  is  not,  I 
think,  hastiness  to  be  rich  for  the  sake 
of  the  riches  but  for  the sake  of  success­
ful  competition 
luxury  and  in  the 
in 
pride  of  life. 
I  do  not  hold  that  im­
is  the  prevailing  rule  of  our 
morality 
mercantile  or  our  social 
life,  that  the 
majority  of our  men  of  basiness  addict 
themselves  to  the  disreputable  and  the 
base.  On  the  contrary,  do  I  believe 
that, 
the  majority  of 
hem,  the  word  of  the  merchant  is  to  be 
taken,  the  reputation  of  the  contractor 
safely  to  be  assumed,-the  honor of  »be 
banker fully  to be trusted.  Where would 
ur  business  be  if  the  generality  of  our 
“ f  business  were dishonorable men? 
ms  to  me  that  in  that case  all

speaking  of 

"A ll 

to  them. ’ ’

intile  morality 
the  buyer  it 
u  the  seller 
buyer 
seller 
it

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

who  will  vend  as  wholesome  food  what 
he  knows  to  be  unwholesome  is  an 
im­
moral  man;  the  man  who,  by  glaring 
and  delusive  advertisements, 
imposes 
upon  the  uninitiated 
immoral 
is  an 
man;  the  man  who  will  charge  the  cus­
tomers  who  are  on  their guard  one  price 
and  the  customers  who  are  off  their 
guard  another  price  is  an  immoral  man. 
No  slander  are  we  propagating  when  we 
intimate  that  there  are 
landlords,  and 
many  other  persons,  who  are  over­
reaching  and  fraudulent  and  mean  on 
the  one  side  and  that  there  are  tenants 
who  are  over-reaching  and  mean  on  the 
other  side.  What  but  over-reaching 
is 
the  requirement  of  exorbitant  interest 
from  a  man  who  is  known  to  be  help­
lessly  within  the  lender’s  grasp?

In  all  such  cases  mercantile  morality 
is  insulted.  Rather,  He  who  has  insti 
tuted  that  morality,  God  Himself, 
insulted.  We  may  do  our  fraudulency 
cleverly,  but  we  are  incurring  His  dis 
pleasure;  we  may  keep  within  the  line 
of  conventional  proprieties,  but  we  are 
transgressing  the 
line  of  his  recorded 
law ;  we  may,  perchance,  only  do  what 
under 
similar  circumstances,  others 
have  done  unto  us already,  and  may  do 
again,  albeit  the 
is,  not  to 
do  what  they  actually  have  done  but 
rather  to  do  what  they  should  have 
done—"A s   ye  would  they  should  do 
unto  you,  do  ye  even  so  to  them.”  

injunction 

"H igh   time  to  insist  on  that  phase  of 
mercantile  morality,’ ’  say  those  who

A  Business  Hint

A   suggested  need  often  repeated  creates  the 

w ant  that  sends  the  purchaser  to the  store.

E very  dealer  should  have  his  share  of  the 
profit  that  reverts  from  the  enormous  am ount 
of  m oney  expended  by  the  N ational  Biscuit 
Com pany  in  keeping  their  products  constantly 
before  the  eyes  of the  public.

Th ese  goods  become  the  actual  needs  that 
send  a  steady  stream  of  trade  to  the  stores  that 
sell  them.

People  have  become  educated  to  buying 
biscuit  and  crackers  in the In-er-seal  Package—  
and  one  success  has  followed  the  other  from 
the  fam ous  Uneeda  Biscuit  to  the  latest  widely 
advertised  specialty.

E ach   new   product  as  it  is  announced  to  the 
public  serves  as  a  stimulant  to  business  and 
acts  as a drawing  card  that  brings  more  custo­
mers to the store than an y plan you could devise.
A  well  stocked  line of N ational  Biscuit goods 
is a business policy that it is not well to overlook.

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THE  FRANK  B.  TAYLOR  COMPANY

IMPORTERS  AND  MANUFACTURERS’  AGENTS

135  JEFFERSON  AVENUE

D E T R O I T ,  M i c h . ,  

S e p t e m b e r   1 0 ,  1 9 0 2 .

M R .  M E R C H A N T ,

D e a r   S i r :

O u r  c o m p l e t e  

l i n e   o f   H o l i d a y  

G o o d s  

i 8  o n   d i s p l a y   o n  

t h e   s e c o n d  

f l o o r   o f  

t h e   P y t h i a n   T e m p l e ,   G r a n d  

R a p i d s ,  u n t i l  

f u r t h e r   n o t i c e .

M r .  M c P h e r s o n   a n d   M r . 

J a c k s o n   v i l l  

b e   p l e a s e d  

t o   s h o w   y o u  

t h e   m o s t   c o m ­

p l e t e  

l i n e  

i n  

t h e   c o u n t r y .

C o p y r i g h t e d   b o o k s  

( w h i l e  

i n   G r a n d  

R a p i d s )   8 7   c e n t s  

i n  

l o t s   o f   2 5   a s s t .

D r o p  

th e m   a  

l i n e  

t e l l i n g  

t h e m   w h e n  

t o   e x p e c t   y o u   a t   o u r   e x p e n s e .

T H E   F R A N K   B .   T A Y L O R   C O M P A N Y .

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the  bands  of  the  enemies  of  the  Gospel 
if  we intimated  that  we  could not preach 
the  Gospel  and 
inculcate  mercantile 
morality ;  that  we  could  not  glory in  the 
cross  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  and  en­
force  commercial  reciprocity;  that  we 
could  not  expatiate  anenttbe  securities 
of  the  everlasting  covenant  and 
insist 
upon  the  duties  of  the  exchange,  the 
warehouse  and  the  store.
Men  of  business, to  a  large  degree  the 
rising  mercantile  mind  of  this  country 
is  under  your  tuition.  For  you  to  cheat 
is  to  beget  the  thought  of  cheating  in 
other  minds. 
For  you  to  encourage 
trickery  is  to  generate  a  race  of  trick­
sters.  For  you  to adopt  plans  which  are 
dishonorable 
is  to  perpetuate  dishonor­
able  habits  when you  are  dead and gone.
But  why  should  you  lay  snaTes  for  in­
firm  or  paralytic  minds, 
familiarizing 
them  with  the  miserable  habit  of  play­
ing  fast  and  loose  with  their  own  con­
sciences  and  with  God's  truth?  Some 
assistants  may  readily  enough  remain 
and  do  your  bidding;  but  why  should 
you  put  all  that  pertains  to  you 
in 
jeopardy,  as  put  it  in  jeopardy  you  as­
suredly  do  by  deeming  men  praise­
worthy  for  their  feats  of  deceit?  If  they 
cheat 
for  your  advantage  they  may 
choose  to  cheat  for  your  disadvantage. 
Bitterly  have  employers  reaped  the  evil 
fruits  of  their  own  evil  tree.  Many  a 
man  has  been  robbed  by  those  whom  he 
himself  initiated  into  practices of fraud. 
Men  of  business,  whose  personal  integ­
rity  is  held  inviolable,  suffer  me  to  ask 
that  you  will  avoid  everything 
that 
bears  the  semblance  of  the  dishonor­
able  and  the  untrue.  With  yourselves, 
however,  it  rests  to  let  it  have  its  way. 
Dishonesty,  in  the 
long  run,  is  disas­
trous. 
Integrity,  in  the  long  run,  is  ad­
vantageous.  Gains  unfairly  gotten  are 
radically  tainted  with  the  corruptible, 
gains  honorably  gotten  are  essentially 
surcharged  with  the  vital  and  the  pure. 
Mercantile  morality  becomes  more  and 
more  resplendent  with  the  manifested 
approbation  of  the  Lord  God  Almighty. 
The  curse  of the  Lord  is  on  the bouse  of 
the  wicked,  but  He  blesseth  the  habita­
tion  of  the  just. 
“ All  things  whatso­
ever  that  ye  would  that  men  should  do 
unto  you,  do  ye  even  so  to  them,”   and, 
in  prospect  of  a  reference  to  it,  I  know 
no  prayer  more  expressive  than one with 
which  we  are  all  acquainted,  “ Lord, 
have  mercy  upon  us  and  incline  our 
hearts  to  keep  this  law.”

It 

The  A utom obile  Has  Come  to Stay.
The  appointment  of  a  receivership 
for  the  bicycle  trust  affords  an 
interest­
ing  object  lesson.  The  reason  for  such 
action,  or  rather  the  causes  which  have 
led  to  it,  are  obvious.  Bicycling  a  few 
years  ago  was  neither  an  industry  nor  a 
sport,  but  a  fad,  and  a  fad  is  bound  to 
pass  away.  We  do  not say  it  is  a  fad 
now.  Most  manifestly  it  is  not. 
is 
both  an 
industry  and  a  sport,  and  as 
such  will  doubtless  be  perpetuated.  But 
the  penalty  for  its  period  of  fadship 
must  be  paid.  The  vast  inflation  of  it 
for  a  few  years,  when  everybody  seemed 
to  be  bicycle-mad,  has  been  followed  by 
inevitable  collapse.  After  a  time,  and 
after  various  fluctuations,  a  rational 
status  will  be  established.  People  will 
continue  to  use  bicycles  for  business, 
for  pleasure  and  for  health,  and  the  in­
dustry  of  making  and  selling  them  will 
be  a  steady  and  profitable  one.

The 

lesson 

is  applicable  to  many 
other things,  but  especially  at  this  time 
to  automobiling  This,  too,  is  a  fad, 
or  is  in  imminent  danger  of  becoming 
one.  People  are  “ going  in  for  it”  with­
out  rhyme  or  reason,  oestrus-goaded  by 
a  veritable  speed-madness.  Manufac­
largely  catering  to  and 
turers  are  too 
encouraging  the  craze. 
The  process 
has  not  gone  as  far  as  it  did  in  the  case 
of  bicycles,  but  it  is  hurrying  on  in that 
direction.  Already  it  has  gone  so  far 
that  some  reaction  is  inevitable.  The 
further  it  goes,  the  greater and  the more 
costly  will  the  reaction  be. 
is  high

It 

the 

time  for  manufacturers  and all others in­
terested  in  automobiling  to  take  heed 
from  the  example  of  bicycling  and  to 
divert  it  from  senseless  faddishness  to 
ways  of  legitimate  industry  and  sport.
The  automobile  has  come  to  stay,  as 
did  the  bicycle.  But  it  has  not  come  to 
fad,  any  more  than  did  the 
stay  as  a 
other.  The  bicycle  which  abides 
is 
not 
featherweight  wheel  of  the 
humpbacked  scorcher,  but  the  substan­
tial  and  trustworthy  wheel  of  the  rider 
who  rides  for  business  or  pleasure  or 
health. 
The  automobile  which  will 
abide  will  not  be  the  wailing,  clatter­
ing,  snorting,  smoking,  stinking  thing 
in  which  the  begoggled  scorcher  now 
delights  to  rush  through  slaughter  of 
others  to  his  own  destruction. 
It  will 
be  a  safe,  comfortable,  trustworthy  en­
gine  convenient  to  its  users  and  in­
offensive  to  all  others.  That  is  a  pre­
diction  which  may  be  made  with  abso­
lute  confidence  and  those  who  are  first 
to  accept  it  as  a  fact  and  to  act  upon  it 
will  be  in  least  danger  of  loss  when  the 
inevitable  reaction  comes  against  the 
beginnings  of  an 
intolerable  fad. — N. 
Y.  Tribune.
Recent  Changes  Among  Indiana  Mer­

chants.

Auburn—Harry  Swarts  has  retired 

from  the  Auburn  Hardware  Co.

Bicknell—Frank  Hooper,  meat dealer, 

has  sold  out to  C.  £ .  Robinson.

Bloomington—The  Peerless  Manufac­
turing  Co.  succeeds  the  Pedigo  Perfec­
tion  Washer  Co.

Carlisle—Griswell  &  Corbin have pur­
chased  the  grocery  stock  of  D.  V.  How­
ard.

Corydon—Shaw  &  Hudson,  grocers, 
have  dissolved  partnership.  The  busi­
ness  is continued  by  Shaw  &  Gwartney.
Elkhart—R.  H.  Owen  has  taken  a 
partner  in  his  general merchandise busi­
ness  under  the  style  of  Owen  &  Mc­
Donough.

Indianapolis—The  style  of  the  whole­
sale  and  retail  stationery  house  of Baker 
&  Thornton  has  been  changed  to  the 
Baker  &  Thornton  Co.

Indianapolis—The Vienna  Baking  Co. 
has  merged  its  business  into a  corpora­
tion  under the  same  style.

Medaryville—Moreland  &  Reeser, 
druggists,  have  dissolved  partnership, 
the  latter  succeeding.

Middletown—A.  Levy  succeeds  Mrs. 

L.  Levy  in  general  trade.

Richmond—J.  A.  Cunningham,  boot 

and  shoe  dealer,  is  dead.

Scotland—R .  L.  Laughlin  &  Co. 

is 
the  new  style  under  which  the  mercan­
tile  business  of  Dobbins  &  Laughlin  is 
continued.

Seymour—H.  E.  McDonald,  dealer  in 
staves,  has  sold  out  to  the  Seymour 
Slack  &  Stave  Co.

Shoals—O.  S.  Scarlett  has  purchased 
the  general  merchandise  stock  of  John 
Nichols.

Terre  Haute—J.  E.  Somes  has  sold his 
drug  stock  to  Perkins  &  Randel.
Warsaw—The  capital  stock  of  the  Wi­
nona  Ceres  Co.,  manufacturer of  cereals, 
has  been  increased  to  $15,000.

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can  find  out  how  to  get  a  stvlisb  wagon 
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ber,  too,  that  as  apparel  doth  proclaim 
the  man,  so  a  neat,  stylish  wagon  pro­
claims  the  grocer.  Most  folks  are  sen­
sitive  as  to  the  character of  the  delivery 
wagon  that  stands 
in  front  of  their 
home.  If  you  have  not a  first-class  turn­
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Gas-O-Lamps 
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the  finest  line  of  baked  goods 
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BROWN  &  SEHLKR,

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pertaining to 

Bicycles 

and  Bicycle 
Supplies 
should ask 
for it.  Mailed 

free  on 

request.  We 
dealers only.

sell  to 

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ST A T E   OF  MICHIGAN  j 

County  of  Kent 

J  ss‘

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John  DeBoer,  being  duly  sworn, 

de
I  am  pressman  in  the  office  of  the 
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ship  is  that  the  man  shall  do  the  home 
ly,  every-day,humdrum  duties  well.  He 
has  got  to  be  a  good  bread-winner.  He 
has  got  to  take  care  of  his  wife  and 
children.  He  has  got  to  be  a  neighbor 
whom  his  neighbors  can  trust.  He  has 
got  to  do  all  the  every-day,  ordinary 
things,  or  be  is  not  a  good  citizen

The  above 

It  contains  a 

in  great  things. 

is  an  extract  from  one  of 
President  Roosevelt’s  New  England 
lot  of  sound 
speeches. 
common  sense  and 
its  suggestions  are 
eminently  practical.  There  is  an  inher­
ent  ambition  in  most  people  to do some­
thing  great.  The  temptation  to  look 
afar  off  is  too  often  irresistible.  Suc­
cess  in  little  things  must  precede  suc­
cess 
It  is  one  of  the 
boasts  of America  that  here  everybody 
has  a  fair  chance.  The  majority  of  the 
millionaires,  the  men  of  weight  and  in­
fluence  in  state  and  nation,  gained  their 
present  prominence  through  their  own 
unaided  efforts  and  many  a  boy  who 
started  out  as  poor  as  the  proverbial 
Job’s  turkey  and  worked 
few 
dollars  a  week  or  a  month  kept  on  and 
on  until  now  he  counts  his  money  by 
the  millions. 
If  that  boy  bad  not  done 
just  as  well  as  he  knew  how  each  task 
as  it  came  in  order,  the  opportunity  for 
larger 
accomplishments  would  never 
have  been  his.  The  man  who  is  not 
trusted  by  his  neighbors  and  acquaint­
ances  will  never  enjoy  the  confidence 
and  respect  of  the  larger  public.  Chi­
canery,  trickery  and  dishonesty  may 
temporarily  win,  but  it  is  not  a  founda­
tion  on  which  any  permanent  or  great 
success  can  ever  stand.

for  a 

important 

One  of  the  most 

lessons 
which  young  people  can 
learn  is  the 
absolute  necessity  of  doing  well  the  so- 
called  little  things  which  come  to  hand. 
Whoever  does  the 
little  things  just  as 
well  as  possible  will  find  greater  things 
to  do.  Many  duties  seem  hundrum  and 
monotonous,  but  they  are  dutiej 
same.  No  young  man  can

big  things  any  more  than  the  roof  can 
be  put  on  the  building  before  the  cella 
wall  is  laid.  Good  citizenship  does  not 
consist  alone 
in  being  the  governor  of 
the  state.  It  is  the  rank  and  file  of  good 
citizenship 
in  every  ward  and  every 
town  of  every  county  which  constitute 
the  successful  commonwealth.  The  ma 
who  mistakes  the  buzzing  of  the  bees  i 
summertime  for  a call to go  out  and  run 
for  office  is  not  thereby  necessarily  ex 
bihiting  the  highest  grade  of  citizen 
ship,  and  even  of  the  many  called  but 
few  are  chosen.  That  man  who  man 
ages  his  own  business  best,  who  takes 
care  of  his  own  family  wisest,  who  does 
every  duty  that  comes  to  him,  howeve 
trifling,  just  as  well  as  he  knows  how,  i 
after  ali  the  very  best  citizen.  President 
Roosevelt  was  right  in  his New England 
speech  and  there  is  no  danger  that  the 
sentiment he  expressed  will  be  too  often 
repeated  or  made  too  emphatic.
POPULATION  FOB  1910.

Census  Commissioner  Merriam  is  the 
authority  for  the  statement  that  in  eight 
years  from  now  the  United  States  will 
have  a  population  of  one  hundred  mil 
ion  people.  Two  years  ago  the  officia 
count  showed  76,303,300. 
In  his  com 
putation  Mr.  Merriam  includes  the  peo 
pie  of  the  Philippine  Islands,  which 
number 9,000,000,and  950,000  in  Puerto 
Rico.  Even  taking  out  of  consideration 
the  inhabitants  of  these  possessions,  the 
United  States  will  have  a  larger  homo­
geneous  population  than  any  other  na- 
ion.  England,  of  course,  rules  more 
people,  but  they  are  of  varied  national- 
ties.  Even  in  India,  with  its  300,000,- 
000,  the  man  in the  Punjab  knows  notb- 
ng  about  the  man  in  Bengal,  and  they 
can  no  more  speak  each  other’s  lan- 
uage  than  can  a  white  man  who  has 
never  heard  of  Bengali  or  Punjabi.

The  strength  of  a  nation  which speaks 
the  same 
language  and  is  actuated  by 
the  same  principles  can  not  be  esti­
mated,  especially  when we consider that 
the  drain  of  military  service  does  not 
exist.  Tbé  empire  of  Germany  sup­
ports  an  army  entirely  out  of  proportion 
to  its  population  and,  besides  maintain- 
ng  vast  hosts  of  armed  men,  the  nation 
s  still  further  depleted  through  emigra- 
011  of  large  numbers  of  young  men. 
This  country,  on  the  contrary,  despite 
the  rigid 
laws,  receives 
nnually  large  accessions  to  its  popula- 
ion.
Therefore,  when  Mr.  Merriam’s  fig- 
res  are  considered,  the  conclusion  is 
reached  that  the  100,000,000  mark  for 
1910  is  not  an  exaggeration,  but  a  too 
modest  estimate  of  the  increase  in  our 
population.

immigration 

foodstuffs, 

While  India  is  usually  a  moderate  ex­
something  ap­
porter  of 
proaching  a  famine 
is  experienced  in 
some  part  of  the  empire  nearly  every 
ear,and  the  means  of  transportation  do 
not  seem  to  be  sufficiently  developed  to 
ways  permit  the  supply  of  the afflicted 
stricts  from  those  in  which  there  is  a 
irplus.  By  some  this  is  attributed  to 
the  mismanagement  of  the  British  gov- 
rnment,  while  others insist  that  matters] 
were  far  worse  in  the  old  days,  except 
j 
hat  the  population  was  kept  down  by I 
constant  wars  which  are  not  now  per­
mitted  to  occur.  However  this  may be, 
the  conclusion 
irresistible  that  in  a 
great  part  of  India  population  is  press­
ing  so  closely  on  the  means  of  subsist­
ence  that  any  serious  failure  of  crops  is 
necessarily  followed  by  famine.

is 

The  girl  who  poses  for  artists  always 

model  life.

THE  VALUE  OF A  LIFE, 

gentleman  by  the  ñame  of  John
Henry,  who  is  President,  or was,  of  the 
American  Sheet  Steel  Company,  wa 
struck  by  a  train  and  badly  mangled 
His  injuries  were  so  severe  as  to  make 
him  believe  that  he  was  on  the  point  of 
death.  Life  was  dear  to  Mr.  Henry 
and  between  the  spasms  of  pain  b 
gasped  that  he  would  pay  the  sum  of 
Sioo.ooo to  any  man  who  would  save  hi 
life.

The  question 

is,  what  value  does  ; 
man  place  upon  his  existence  if  a  rich 
man? 
Passably  rich  Mr.  Henry  would 
be,  according  to  the  estimate  of  Mr 
Morgan,  Mr.  Rockefeller  and  Mr.  As 
tor. 
If  Mr.  John  Henry  valued  his  life 
at  $100,000  and  would  give  that sum 
when  crushed  and  mangled,  what  would 
the  others  give?

life  not  worth  the 

Whether  when  John  Henry  was  re 
stored  to  vigor  he  would  have  remained 
true  to  his  bargain  is  another  matter  fo 
consideration.  Miss  Mary  Maclane,  who 
living  and 
thinks 
thinks  death  sweet,  might  be 
inter­
viewed  upon  the  subject.  Perhaps John 
Henry  bad  just begun  to  live.  There  is 
reason  for this  belief,  because  the  item 
n  which  his  accident  is mentioned  says 
he  was  on  his  way  to  Michigan  to  take 
vacation.  This  rather discredits  the 
story  of  his Sioo.ooo  offer—a  President 
of  a  sheet  steel  company  taking  a  vaca­
tion 
is  an  unheard-of  thing  in  the  his­
tory  of  commerce.  Mr.  Morgan  never 
takes  a  holiday,  nor  does Mr.  Rockefel­
ler.  Mr.  Astor  thinks  he 
is  taking  a 
holiday  in  England,  but,  poor  man,  he 
s  working  harder  trying  to  become  a 
society  man  than  did  ever  the  mouse­
trap-selling  founder  of  his 
illustrious 
family.

Suppose  a  newspaper  man  or  some 
other  man  engaged 
in  a  lucrative  and 
easy  calling  were  asked  by some philan­
thropist,  Russell Sage,  for example,  how 
much  money  he  should  give  to  save  his 
the  newspaper  man’s) 
life.  Would 
the  mere  writer  of  current  events  say 
$100,000,  or  would  he  close  his  eyes  and 
murmur,  “ Let  me  die;  existence  bere- 
ifter  can  not  be  much  worse  than  what 
t  is  now?”
No  man  can  come  to  an  estimate  of 
life  is  really  worth,  although 
irhat  his 
there  are  many  men 
in  this  country 
who  place  a  value  on  their  lives  which 
would  be  scorned  by  their  neighbors. 
John  Henry, when he  said  he  would  give 
$100.000  for  the  saving  of  his  life,would 
n  all  likelihood  have  repented  of  his 
generosity  and  refused  to  pay  the  med- 
cal  man.  There  are  such  cases  on 
record  and 
the  conclusion  must  be 
reached  that  no  man  is  really  worth  to 
the  world  $100,000. 
If  he  has  money, 
then  his  death  need  not  be deplored,  be­
cause  his  fortune  is  divided  and  there 
may  be  the  hope  that  a  spendthrift  is 
If  he  is  so  poor  as  not 
to  leave  a  cent,  then,  indeed,  his demise 
may  be  grieved  over,  for  either  the  tax­
payers  or  good  friends  have  to  pay  for 
the  funeral.  After  all,  this  is  a  matter 
concerning  which  an  undertaker  is  best 
entitled  to  speak.

the  family. 

SENSIBLE  MOTHER-IN-LAW.

M.  Albert  E.  Juillerat 

is  a  French­
man  and  in a  weak  moment  M. Juillerat 
married  a  German  lady.  M.  Juillerat 
is  short,  his  wife  tall.  Their  marriage 
was  an  unhappy  one.  The  husband 
claims  that  his  life  was  made  a  burden 
by  bis  wife’s  constant  reference  to  the 
war  of  1870-71,  and  she  frequently  an­
nounced  that  she  would  “ smash  him  in 
the  interests«f  the  Germans.”   These

remarks  distressed  M.  Juillerat  and  one 
day  he  announced  he  would  bang  him­
self,  but, with malice prepense,  Madame 
Juillerat  cut  the  rope  and  then  ducked 
him  in  the  bath  tub.  M.  Juillerat  still 
further  complained  that  bis  height  an­
noyed  his  Teutonic  wife.  She  ordered 
him  not  to  appear  with  her  on  the 
street,  hid  her  wedding  ring  and  also 
said  that  his  mother-in-law  despised 
him.  This  was  the  account  of  his  woe 
that  M.  Juillerat  poured  forth  before  a 
sympathetic  judge.

M.  Juillerat’s  case  assumes  a  nati< na! 
importance.  National  intermarriage  is 
growing  to  be  the  bane  of  the  United 
States.  Our  daughters,  fair  and  also 
rich,  marry  all  manner  of  Europeans, 
and  the  unions  are  not  always  accom­
panied  by  that  measure  of  happiness 
which  should  attend 
the  well-mated 
couple.  Englishmen,  so  report  says, 
whip  their  American  wives,  Germans 
disregard  their  intellectuality,  Italians 
deplore  their  consistency  to  peculiar 
ideas  of  exercise,  Spaniards  are  insane­
ly  jealous.

Let  every  young  lady  matrimonially 
bent  read  the  sad  story  of  the  Juillerats 
and  study  the  husband’s  testimony  in 
court.  He  said :

The  plaintiff  is  of  German  descent.  I 
am  of  Swiss  French  descent,  and  what­
ever  bickerings  there  have been  between 
that  plaintiff  and  me  have  been  because 
of  the  facts  that  the  plaintiff's  relatives 
and  friends  not  only  ridiculed  my  size 
but  also  because  her  mother  was  not 
satisfied  with  her  daughter  having  mar­
ried  any  person  other  than  a  German  or 
one  of  German  descent.

All  can 

learn  a  lesson  from  unhappy 
M.  Juillerat’s  mother-in-law.  She  be­
lieved  that  Germans  should  marry  Ger 
mans,  and,  therefore,  Americans,  Amer­
icans.
It 

is  expected  that  about  4,000  dress­
makers  from  various  parts  of  the  coun­
try  will  be 
in  New  York  this  week  to 
attend  the  meeting  of  the  Dressmakers' 
Protective  Association  of  America. 
They  will  discuss  many  subjects  of 
in­
terest  to  the  trade,  but  their  main object 
will  be 
to  develop  plans  by  which 
American  styles  shall  secure  universal 
adoption. 
It  will  be  easy  enough,  they 
think.  The  President  of  the  Associa­
tion,  Miss  A.  C.  White,  says:  “ Every­
body wants to kno wwbat  is  new  in  Paris 
this  year,  and  we  can  only  say,  ‘ Noth­
ing.’  All  the  women  tourists  are  com­
ing  home  disappointed. 
The  gowns 
that  are  brought  in  now  from  Paris  are 
not  French  gowns  at  all,  but  were  made 
by  Parisian  dressmakers after  American 
ideas.  We  think 
is  time  that  we 
took  advantage  of  our opportunity.”  
It 
is  proposed  to  set  up  American  dress­
in  Paris,  Lon­
making  establishments 
is  declared  that 
don  and  Vienna. 
while  the  Parisians  may  excel 
in  their 
mastery  of  color  and  harmony,  they  can 
not  sew  with  the  Americans;  and  when 
it  comes  to  designing  they  just  have  to 
look  on.

it 

It 

in 

1900 

The  Census  Bureau  rises  to  inform  us 
that  we  are  living  longer than  we  used 
to  do;  that  is  to say,  the  average  age  of 
the  people  in  this  country  has  increased 
In  1890  it 
during  the  past  ten  years. 
was  21.9,  while 
it  was  22.8. 
This 
is  not  altogether  due,  the  Census 
Bureau  explains,  to  the  improvement in 
sanitary  conditions,  but  to  the  decrease 
in  the  relative  number  of children  born, 
and  the  increase  in  the  number of  adult 
immigrants.  The  addition  of  a  year  to 
the  average  life  of  the  entire  population 
is  quite  a  prodigious  thing  when the ex­
periences  of  80,000,000 individuals come 
to  be  considered.

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9

increasing 

is  very  much 

tastes,  we  find  more  and  more  unmar­
ried  men. 
Indeed,  it  is  a  frequent  re­
mark  among  those  who  have  lived  fifty 
years  in  this  country  that  the  number of 
unmarried  men 
larger 
than  it  used  to  be.  This  is  a  bad  sign; 
and  some  of  our  wisest  men believe  that 
the  increase  in  number  of  men  who  re­
main  unmarried,  and  the  decrease  in 
the  number of  marriages,  are  sure  signs 
of 
immorality;  and  when 
added  to  that  are  the  divorce  statistics, 
one  may  well  think 
it  worth  while  to 
study  the  problem.  Domestic  instabil­
ity  tends  in  a  most  startling  manner  to 
become  an  epidemic  social  disease. 
The  number  of  divorces  annually 
granted  in  the  United  States  is  increas­
ing  both  at  a  rate  unequaled  in  any 
other  civilized  country,  and  also  at  a 
constantly  accelerating  rate. 
In  all 
Europe,  Canada  and  Australia  in  1889 
the  total  number  of  divorces  granted 
was  20, h i  ;  in  the  United  States  in  this 
same  year  it  was  23,472. 
In  1867  there 
were  granted  in  the  United  States  9,937 
divorces;  in 
1886  there  were  granted 
29,535-  The  increase  of  population  in 
those  twenty  years  was  60  per  cent.  ; 
the 
increase  of  divorces  was  156  per 
cent. 
It  may  even  be  computed,  says 
Professor  Peabody,  of  Harvard,  that  if 
the  present  ratio  of  increase  in  popula­
tion  and  separation  be  maintained  the 
number  of  separations  of  marriage  by 
death  would  be  at  the  end  of  the  twen­
tieth  century 
less  than  the  number  of 
separations  by  divorce.

All 

this 

constitutes  a  very  grave 
question,  for 
it 
is  the  most  insidious 
foe  to  the  home,  and  therefore  to  the 
state,  and  whatever  can  be  done  by  the 
church  or  the  courts  ought  to  be  done  to 
stop  the  increase  of  divorce.  The  way 
marriages  are  contracted,  the  ease  with 
which  two  people  can  go  before  clergy­
men  and others  and  bind  themselves  to­
gether  for  life, is absurd ;  and  one  of  the 
first  steps  toward  lessening  the  number 
of  divorces  would  be  to  make  marriage 
an  affair  of  more  serious  moment and  of 
greater  difficulty.

<ivc rce  laughed  at  and  condoned  by  so­
ciety;  every  case  of  men  of  high  stand­
ing  in  the  business,  political  or  social 
world 
living  practically  poiygamously, 
make  the  corruption  of  youth  so  much 
the  easier.  The  only  way  to  reach  the 
trouble  is  through  men  and  women. 
It 
is  completely  impossible  to  remove  the 
opportunities  for  vicious  and  intemper­
ate 
living;  but  if  society  wishes  it  can 
make  certain  forms  of  vice  as  uncom­
mon  as 
it  has  made  drunkenness  at  a 
dinner  table.  One  hundred  years  ago 
the  meeting-houses  of  New  England 
were  built  with  the  deacons  and  even 
the  minister  passing  the  bucket  of  rum 
among the workmen ;  and every christen­
ing,  every  funeral  and  every  wedding 
was  accompanied  with unlimited liquor. 
In  England,  at  the  time  of  the senti­
mental  Mr,  Sterne,  it  was  not  uncom-
mon  to  find  the  clergyman  of  the  parish 
spending  hours  at  the  village  alehouse. 
The  frown  of  society  may  accomplish 
much.  The 
loose  talk  and  easy  man­
ners  and  free  allusions  and  suggestions, 
these  can  be  stopped  in  every  club  and 
social  gathering.  Unless  home 
is  re­
spected  in  home  talk  and  club  talk,  un­
less  beastly  drinking  and  loose  living 
are  taken  seriously,  and  not  made  light 
of,  there 
is  a  day  of  judgment  for  us, 
as  there  was  for debauched Babylon  and 
rotten  Rome.  And  we  have  faith  that 
the  women  can  accomplish  more  than 
the  men.  The  women  can save  this  land 
from 
its  greatest  evils.  They  are  the 
hearts  of  our  homes  and,  the  blood  that 
flows  from  these  hearts  through  the 
homes  is  to  settle  this whole  great  ques­
tion  of marriage  and  divorce.  But  they 
must  begin  at  the  home  and  not  at  their 
club;  and  then  the  men  will  think  more 
of  their  homes  and  less  of  their  clubs; 
and  the  unfortunate  bachelors,  about 
whom  Dr.  Andrews  and  the  Kaiser  and 
others  are  concerned,  will  marry  the 
charming  “ spinster”   women,  so  far  as 
they  will  go  around,  and 
if  they  do 
not—why  then  we  shall  have  to  tax  the 
bachelors.

THE  BACHELOR  PROBLEM.

What  shall  be done with the bachelors? 
is  a  question  receiving  a  good  deal  of 
attention  at  present,  and  a  good  many 
minds  are  getting  agitated  over  it.  The 
matter  has  a  very  serious  as  well  as  a 
comic  side.  There  are  bachelors  who 
would  like  to  get  married,  but  they  are 
afraid  they  can  not  afford  it  on  their 
slender 
incomes;  and  there  are  bachel­
ors  who  can  afford  it,  so  far  as  the  in­
come 
is  concerned,  but  who  are  afraid 
of  what  they  consider  the  dreadful  risks 
of  matrimony.  The  German  Emperor, 
who  generally  has  an  interesting  word 
to  say  on  most  important  matters,  has 
recently 
issued  an  edict  on  this  all-im­
portant  theme,  which  may  be  of  use  to 
our own  army  of  bachelors.  The  Kaiser 
says  that  no  officer  of  bis  army  shall 
marry  unless  he  receives  a  salary  of 
$1,125  a  year  and  is  in  the enjoyment of 
an 
income  of  $375  more.  That  is  to 
say,  if  he  and  bis  future  wife  between 
them can  muster  $1,500,  they  may  make 
the  venture;  otherwise  they  must  re­
main  unmarried.  That  is  definite  and 
ought  to  help  ease  the  burden  of  the 
puzzle  editors  of  the  daily  papers  in 
answering  the  questions,  When  may  a 
man  marry?  Can  he  marry  on  $10  a 
week?  And  so  on.

Gut  the  principal  deliverance  on  the 
bachelor  problem  was  made 
in  this 
country  the  other  day  by  Ur.  E.  Ben­
jamin  Andrews,  Chancellor  of  the  Uni­
versity  of  Nebraska.  In  a  lecture  before 
the  students  of  the  University  of  Chi­
cago  he  is  reported  to  have  said :

Bachelors  are  moral  degenerates. 
From  them  emanate  most  of  the  sin 
and  shame  of  the  world.  They  are  lack­
ing  in  mental  and  physical  poise.  The 
life  of  no  individual  is  complete  unless 
he  or  she  have  a  life  companion  of  the 
opposite  sex.  Providence intended  that 
men  and  women  should  marry,and those 
who  do  not  form  legal  ties  with  those  of 
the  opposite  sex  will  form  illegal  ones. 
The  great  men  and  women  of  the  world 
—the  ones  whose  lives were symmetrical 
and  whose  works  were  best  for  poster­
ity—have  been  married.  *

That 

is  pretty  strong  language;  but 
there  is  a  good  deal  of  truth  in  it.  The 
United  States  census  of  1900  shows  it 
to  be  a  cold  statistical  fact  that  there 
are  in  this  country,  to  be  exact,  6,726,- 
779  of  the  unfortunate  bachelors  of  20 
years  old  or  more,  and  4,195,446 
“ spinsters”   of  the  same  age—all  of 
whom  would  come  under  Dr.  Andrews’ 
is  not  the  distin­
condemnation.  But 
guished  gentleman  a 
little  unfair  in 
this  wholesale  condemnation?  If we look 
again  at  the  figures  and  at  the  census 
we  find  there  are  2,531,333  superfluous 
men.  Why  should  these  poor  fellows be 
scolded  when  they  could  not get married 
by  any  possibility?

It 

is  often  said  that  our  homes  are 
our  protection  as  a  Nation.  This  is  a 
favorite  bit  of  rhetoric  for  buncombe 
orators,  but  it  is true.  The  responsibil­
ity  for  a  home  does  much  to  keep  both 
men  and  women  steady  and industrious. 
No  matter  how  pleasant  a  man’s  home 
may  be,  however,  it  is,  and  must  be,  a 
responsibility  and  a  care;  and  when 
the  marriage  turns  out a  failure,  as  it 
does,  apparently,  very  often,  then  it  is 
irksome  enough.  So  a  great  many  men 
shirk  the  responsibility  of  a  home  of 
their  own,  and  deliberately  choose  the 
freedom  of  single 
In  France  at 
one  time,  bachelors  were  taxed,  and 
perhaps  there  is  a  certain  justice in tax­
ing  bachelors. 
In  our  large  cities,  in 
the  centers  of  civilization,  where  wealth 
is  congregated,  where  the  expenses  are 
many,  and  where  the  amusements  and 
interests  are  varied  and  adapted  to  all

life. 

life 

In  spite  of  this  danger,  Dr.  Andrews 
in  holding  that  no 
is  probably  right 
man's 
is  complete  or  best  fitted 
for  its  duties  until  he  has  a  home  and  a 
family ;  until be has  a  place  for  bis  con­
for  his  hopes,  an 
fidences,  sympathy 
unsuspecting  and  unselfish 
love,  and 
the  innocence  of  wife  and  child to  keep 
him  unspotted  from  the  world.  So  we 
do  not  agree  at  all  with  Punch’s  advice 
to  those  about  to  marry,  “ Don’t .”   But 
it 
is  well  to  be  careful;  well  to  take 
one's  time  and  marry  a  healthy  woman; 
and,  above  all,  marry  an 
innocent 
woman  and  not  one  who  has  already 
catered  to  the  affectionate  propensities 
of  a  dozen  or  so  of  men. 
It  is  probable 
that  very  many  more  homes  are  made 
unhappy  by  men  than  by  women;  still 
there 
is  many  a  fretful,  sour-spirited 
woman  who  meets  her  husband  contin­
ually  on  his  lower  side  and  who  never 
touches  him  for  a  moment  at  bis strong­
est  and  highest  point  and  who gradually 
makes  home  a  poor  place.  A  man  owes 
it  to  his  home,  then,  to  choose  a  good 
woman,  just  as  a  woman  owes  it  to  her 
home  to  choose  a  good  man;  and  when­
ever  the  woman  marries  a  rake  for  his 
position  or  the  man  marries  a  woman 
for her  money  or  whenever any  sinister 
or  selfish  motive  is  the  cause,  then  they 
both  deserve  what  they  commonly  get.
All  these  matters  that  involve  self- 
restraint  must  be  met  by  applying  the 
force  to  the  man,  rather  than  to  the 
temptation.  Every  unhappy  home  made 
so  by  the  man  or  the  woman;  every

ETHICS  OF  PUBLIC  FRANCHISES.
It 

is  unfortunate,  both  for  investors 
and  the  public,  that  there  should  be 
perennial  warfare  between  public  serv­
ice  corporations  and  the  communities 
which  they  setve.  The  public  does  not 
get  as  good  service  as  could  be  had 
from  a  contented  corporation  and  the 
cotporation  does  not,  as  we  believe, 
make  as  much  money  as  could  be  made 
from  a  contented  people.  Fighting 
is 
never  profitable,  although  it  may  some­
times  be necessary.  The  trouble  doubt­
less  lies  in  popular  misapprehension  of 
the  respective  rights  and  obligations  of 
both  parties  to  a  public  franchise  and 
in  the  greed  of  unscrupulous  men  who 
take  advantage  of  that  confusion  of 
mind  to  secure  contracts  by  which  they 
obtain  speculative  and  unearned  advan­
tages  at  the  expense  of  the  people.  We 
can  not  prevent  the  greed  of  rapacious 
men.  We  possibly  can  not  assure  the 
integrity  of  out  own  servants;  but  we 
can  disseminate  among  the  people  such 
knowledge  of 
the  principles  which 
should  control  the  granting  of franchises 
that  public  servants  can  not  make 
im­
proper grants  through ignorance and will 
not  dare  make  them  by intention.  Most, 
and  probably  all,  outstanding  franchises 
in  this  State  should  never  bave  been 
granted  as  they  stand.  We  may  assume 
that  what  has  been  done  was 
ignor­
innocence.  Such  things  are 
ance  and 
now  better  understood  and 
ignorance 
longer  be  pleaded  by  public 
can  no 
officials.

in 

A  public  franchise 

involves  ob

tion  on  both  sides :  on  the  part  of  the 
corporation  to  perform  certain  service 
and  incur  certain  risks;  on  the  part  of 
the  municipality  to  give  proper  protec­
tion  and  proper  compensation  and  no 
more,  including  compensation  for  risk 
as  well  as  for  services.  No  one  will  dis­
pute  the  right  of  a  public  service  corpo­
ration  to  dividends  upon  its  investment 
rather  higher  than  the  current  rates  of 
interest  on  large  sums  and  to  a  sinking 
fund  to  restore  the  principal  at  the  ex­
piration  of  the  franchise 
if  the  plant 
then  becomes  the  property  of  the  city. 
The  uncertain  elements  are  protection 
and  risk,  and 
it  is  these  things  which 
should  be  provided  for  in  the  original 
contract.  What  risks  shall  a  public 
service  corporation  be  bound  to assume? 
What  protection  shall  be  given  by  the 
public  that  those  risks  shall  not  prove
disastrous?  How  shall  the  investor  be 
made  sure  of  interest  and  return  of  the 
principal,  and  yet  be  prevented  from 
making  a  speculative  profit  at  the  ex­
pense  of  the  public? 
It  is  these  prac­
tical questions which constitute  the  diffi­
cult  problem.  The 
laws  of  Michigan 
assume  that  competition  is  the  remedy 
for corporate  extortion. 
It  would  seem 
that  everybody  should  now  understand 
that  there 
is  not,  and  never  will  nor 
can  be,  permanent  competition  in  pub­
lic  service  in  any  city.  There  could  be 
no  greater  farce  than  the  requirement 
to  sell  street  railroad  franchises  to  the 
highest  bidder.  As  a  rule,  there  will  be 
no  real  competition  in  bidding.  If there 
is  the  people  must  pay  for  it  in  higher 
fares. 
If  a  city  permits  more  than  one 
street  car company  to  operate  cars  there 
will  either  be  fewer  transfers  or  higher 
rates  of  fare  than  would  be  necessary 
under a  monopoly  or  than  would  exist 
if  a  proper  bargain  were  made  with  the 
monopoly.  Of  course 
if  we  give  mo­
nopoly  the  chance  to  practice  extortion 
it  will  take  it.

if  it 

What  risk,  for  example,  is  a  gas com­
pany  bound  to  take 
in  extending  its 
mains  into  unoccupied  territory?  And 
as  a  compensation  for  that  risk,  what 
protection  should  he  given? 
Is  a  gas  or 
water  company  under  contract  to  ex­
tend  its  mains  over  wild  areas  of  unset­
tled  fields,  to  be  exposed  at  any  time  to 
the  competition  of  a  concern  which 
in­
curs  no  such  expense,  but  only  offers 
service  in  the  densely  peopled districts? 
And 
is  so  exposed  can  it  be  ex­
pected  to  give  the  service  in  those  out­
lying  sections  at  the  rate  which  its com­
petitors  may  charge  in  a  limited,  set­
tled  area?  Doubtless  that  depends. 
If 
the  corporation  has  originally  cheated 
the  people,  the  people  will  grind  the 
corporation 
if  they  can.  These  mutual 
rights  and  obligations  should  be  fore­
seen  and  provided  for  in  the  contract. 
Can  there  be  any  profit  to  the  people  in 
paying 
interest  on  paralitl  railroad 
tracks  or water or gas  mains  and  to  en­
dure  the  extra  tearing  up of streets when 
one  set  of  tracks  or  mains  is  ample  for 
the  business?

Evidently  cheap  service  must  come, 
not  from  competition,  but  monopoly, 
hut  monopoly  both  controlled  and  pro­
tected.  Some,  of  course,  insist  that  this 
monopoly  must  be  the  city  itself. 
If, 
is  not  adopted 
however,  that  course 
from  motives  of  economy  or  municipal 
peace,  there  should  he  but one  corpora­
tion  for  each  public  service.  The  fran­
chise  should  strictly  define  the  compen­
sation  to  be  paid  both  for  capital  and 
the  risk  of  unprofitable  extensions,  and 
the  protection  guaranteed  in  considera­
tion  of  the  rate  made.  The  accounts 
should  be  public  records,  and every  dol­
lar  taken  in  excess  of  the  compensation 
agreed  on  should  go 
into  the  public 
treasury.  At  the  expiration  of  the fran­
chise,  and  alter  all  obligations  on  both 
sides  have  been  discharged,  the  plant 
should  belong  to  the  city.  Money  can 
for  investment  on  these  terms. 
be  had 
It 
fair  settlement 
could  be  made  with  the  present  owners 
of  unexpired  franchises.  And  if  public 
ownership 
is  desired  that  is  the  cheap­
est  way  to  get  it.

is  probable  that  a 

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the  standard  of  their  product  or  the 
character  of  the  goods  which 
they 
handle.  This  applies  to  both  retailer 
and  manufacturer.

We  want  to  enter  a  strong  plea  for  the 
retailer  to  take  advantage  of  the  situa­
tion  and  “ trade  up.”   The  country  is 
in  the  midst  of  the  greatest  prosperity 
in 
its  history.  Never  before  have  we 
had  such  an  era  of  good  times.  Never 
before  have  the  people  bad  so  much 
money  to  spend.  Never  before  have 
they  been able to get so much  for  so little 
money.  Under  such  circumstances  why 
not  take  advantage  of  the  most  ad­
vanced  ideas  and  get  some  of  the  bene­
fits  of  the  good  times?  Why  not  get 
away  from  the  old  idea  of  trying  to  find 
where  you  can  get  stuff  cheap  and  hunt 
where  you  can  get  stuff  that  is  right? 
Then  when  you  find  it  do  not  quibble 
whether  it  costs  50  cents  a  suit  more, 
but  be  glad  you  have  found  it  and  ex­
plain  to  your  clerks  and  take  a  bracer 
yourself  and  have  them  get  $1  more  for 
it!  The  wearer  of  the  suit  of  clothes  or 
of  the  overcoat  will  be  better  satisfied 
and  get  better  value  for this  extra  dol­
lar.  As  any  man  who  stops  to  think 
knows,  even  25  cents  put  into  the  mak­
is  worth  Si  to  the 
ing  of  a  garment 
leading  clothing 
wearer.  When  our 
manufacturers  have 
improved 
their 
product  and  have  given  the  retailer  a 
standard  and  attempted  to  bring  to  the 
notice  of  the  consumer  through  adver­
tising  the  merit  of  their  particular 
line 
of  clothing  and  in this  way  made  an  in­
centive  to  “ trade  up,”  
it  behooves 
every  retail  merchant  to  stop  and  think 
if  the  adopting  of  such  a  successful  pol­
icy  would  not  be  to  bis  own  great  ad­
vantage.
“ Trade  up.”   Forget  the  old  prin­
in  the  business.  Give  the  new 
ciples 
ideas  one  season's  trial.  Be  a  mer­
chant.  Have  some  backbone. 
Take 
pride  in  the  character  of  your  stock  and 
stimulate  the  salesmen  in  your  store  to 
btlieve  in  selling  something  for  a  little 
more  money,  but  worth  in  wear to  the 
customer  ten  times  the  increased  cost.— 
Apparel  Gazette.

Ellsworth  &  Thayer  M’n’f’g  Co.

Milwaukee,  Wis.

In  Detroit

“Correct  Clothes
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Just as a  reminder  to  you  when  you 
visit the City of  the  Straits we’d  like 
to  have  you  bear  in  mind  that  the 
c o m p l e t e   l i n e  of H.  Bros.’ “Correct 
Clothes’’ is  carried  at  our  salesroom

I

131  Jefferson  Avenue

just  a  few  doors  from  our  old  loca­
tion, and where we ll be very  glad  to 
see you and “show you ’round.’’

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We  honestly  believe we  are  to-day  turning  out 
the best made, best fitting, best appearing clothes 
for men  on  the  market—that we  can  give  you 
better sellers and better money-makers than any 
manufacturers in the business.  Come  and  see.

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Heavenrich  Bros.

C orner  Van  B uren  and  F rank lin  S t r e e ts ,

Chicago

Detroit  Office,  131  Jefferson  Avenue

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Times.

is  now 

With  the  bumper  crops  assured  the 
sentiment  of  the  trade  has  changed  and 
everybody 
looking  for  a  big 
spring  business.  There  are  quite  a  lot 
of  complaints  at  this  writing  that  the 
weather  had  not  been  right,  but  when  it 
is  sifted  down  it  seems  to  be  more  that 
strictly  summer  stuff  has  not  sold  than 
that  wool  goods  have  not  moved. 
In 
other  words,  it  has  been  cold  enough  for 
a  man  to  wear  wool  clothing.  This 
is 
proved  by  the  complaints  which  are 
received  from  negligee  shirt  manufac­
turers,  straw  hat  manufacturers,  and  all 
manufacturers  and  jobbers  of  exclusive­
ly  summer  products.  They  have  done, 
comparatively  speaking,  a  poor  busi­
it  comes  down  to  wool 
ness ;  but  when 
goods  the  consumer  seems 
to  have 
bought  clothing  and  worn  it  and  worn 
it  out,  anyway  given  it  more  wear  than 
he  would  have  given  it  had we had noth­
ing  but  hot  weather  from  the  first  of 
June.  One  of  the  most  successful  and 
largest  buyers  of  clothing  placed  an 
order  the  first  part  of  August  for  1,000 
suits—of  course,  he  bought 
summer 
them  at  a  very  low  price—which  be  ex­
pects to  sell  in  September,  when  people 
are  going  to  want  summer  clothing.

the  conditions 

is  ridiculous  bow  different  men 
It 
view 
in  the  clothing 
business.  One  set  figures  there  is  no 
use  of  trying  to  make  a  profit  unless  all 
the  business  is done  before  certain  fixed 
dates.  They  go  by  the  calendar.  They 
do  not  consider  the  weather  has  any­
thing  to  do  with  it,  but,if  they  have  not 
done  their  business  by  the  Fourth  of 
July  or  the  first  of  January,  that  they 
will  never  do any more business in either 
lightweights  or  heavyweights  until  the 
respective dates at which they open  when 
each  season  again  comes  around.

finally, 

The  above  point 

illustrates  another 
feature  of  the  business,  and  that  is,  re­
tailers usually  have  three grades of cloth­
ing,  cheap,  medium  and  fine. 
It  is 
rather  an  exceptional  merchant  who 
tries  to  sell  his  fine  goods  first  and  then 
offers  his  medium  grades.  About  seven 
out  of  ten  retailers  try  to  sell  a  man  a 
cheap  suit  and  if  that  does  not  go  then 
will  take  him  over  to  the  medium 
grades,  and 
if  the  customer 
seems  dissatisfied,  will 
lead  up  to  the 
higher  priced  garments.  Even  to-day, 
with  the  whole  tendency  of  everything 
toward  better  merchandising,  a  great 
many  retailers  have  not  yet  waked  up! 
Also  a  great  many  clothing  manufactur­
ers !  When,  on  every  band,  there  are 
evidences  of  the  wonderful  success  of 
leading  retailers and  manufacturers  who 
have  won  success  by  “ trading  up,’ ’  it 
does  seem  as  if  the  majority  of the trade 
was  very  dense  not  to  copy  so  good  and 
successful  an  idea.  We  have  continual­
ly  pointed  out  that  clothing  never  ad­
vances.

This  is  largely  the case  because  in the 
past  the  dominating  ideas  of  both  man­
ufacturers  and  retailers  have  been  to 
cheapen  the  product. 
It  does  not 
make  any  difference  how  much  more 
the  materials  cost,  they  tried  to  take  it 
out  somewhere  and  sold  the  clothing  at 
the  same  old  price.  Always  poorer 
clothing  and  always  cheaper,  or  anyway 
not  higher!

During  the 

last  few  years,  as  we 
have  frequently  pointed  out,  the  whole 
tendency  of  the  trade  is  to  “ trade  up.”  
The  most  successful  houses  in  the  busi­
ness  have  been  those  which  have  been 
conspicuous  in  their attempt  to  improve

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1 °Q K  at the best coats njadeand 
j/o v iw ill  fin d   tkem ¡rvour lin e .
lO O K  at the material; the best No.I 
FbJmer coverts. W e  use  them fo r 
their wearing qualities. 
lO O K  at the linings and workmanship 
lO Q K at the fit eVerq  tim e. 
lO O K  at our sizes and see iftheq 
are  not fu ll  and true  to  size. 
lO O K  to the interest of qour custom 
er,  and  see  that  he gets good values 
so that  he w ill  come to  gou  again. 
W e  make  these  goods in our factories and w ill  be pleased 
to receive a sample order and test the truth of our statements.

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GRAND RAPIDS.

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Manufacturers of

Great  Western  Fur and  Fur Lined  Cloth  Coats

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Let  the  Goods  Do  the  Talking

The  dealer  who  buys  where he  gets  the  most 
for  his  money  is not  worried  by  competition 
for  his  customers  buy  in  the  same  manner.
Our lines  speak lor themselves.  We  pay  our 
customers’  expenses.

William  Connor  Co.

Wholesale Clothing

28  and  30 South  Ionia Street,  Grand  Rapids,  Michigan

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patented  by  Mr.  L.  Vineberg. 
It  is the  only practical pocket 
from  which  no  valuables  can  fall  out  and  is  proof  against 
pickpockets.

They have  slarted  a large  factory and  are  manufacturing 
pants  fitted  with  these  pockets  and  are  selling  them  in  every 
city  in  the  State. 
If  their representative does  not  call  upon 
you  write for  samples.

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Trade Lost by H andling Out-of-Date Hats. 
Written for the Tradesman.

living 

If  the  merchant  in the  small  town  who 
has  suffered  from  the  competition  of  the 
stores  in  the  city  would  make  it  a  point 
to  study  more  thoroughly  the  wants  of 
his  customers  there  would be less trouble 
in  bolding  the  ttade  that  rightfully  be­
longs  to  him.  Persons 
in  the 
smaller  towns  are,  as  a  general  thing, 
just  as  particular  in  regard  to  the  cut  of 
their  clothing,  the  style  of  their  hats 
and  the  shape  of  their  shoes  as  are  their 
city  cousins.  They  see  people  every 
day  who  come  from  the  larger  towns. 
They  note  the  style  of  their  dress  and, 
as  a  consequence,  when  they  go  to  a 
store  to  buy  wearing  apparel  they  have 
in  mind  some  particular  shape  of  gar­
ment,  hat  or  shoe  that  they  desire  to 
purchase. 
If  the  merchant  shows  them 
nothing  but  styles  that  are  just  a  little 
behind  the  times,  in  nine  cases  out  of 
ten  the  would-be  purchaser  leaves  the 
store  disgusted,  vowing  that  he  will  not 
try  to  buy  goods  at  that  store  again. 
Thus  the  country  merchant 
loses  the 
sale  of  an  article  and  probably  several.
A  few  days  ago  1  happened  to  drop 
into  the  clothing  department  of  a  store 
in  a  small  town  just  as  the  buyer  was 
looking  over  the  samples  displayed  by 
a 
This  gentleman 
handled  bats.  He  had  a  large  line,  in 
which  were 
included  some  of  the  latest 
shapes  in  stiff  hats.

traveling  man. 

“ These,”   he  said  to  the  buyer,  “ are 
the  latest  thing  out.  You had  better  in­
clude  some  of  these  in  your  order."

But  the  buyer  was  afraid  to  touch  any 
of  them.  He  thought  they  were  so  new 
in  style  that  customers  would  not  have 
them.

“ They’d  be  all  right 

lor  city  trade, 
but  we  couldn't  sell  them  here,”   he 
said.

1  happened  around  again  after  the 
new  goods  had  arrived  and  while  in  the 
store  a  young  man  entered  and  asked 
to  see  the  hats.  He  wanted  the  latest 
thing  out,  just 
like  the traveling  men 
were  wearing.  The  salesman  showed 
all  the  hats  in  stock,  but  none  of  them 
suited  and  the  young  man  went  away 
with  a  look  of  disgust  on  bis  face.

The  very  next  day  he  went  to  the  city 
and  purchased  a  hat  that  to  all  appear­
ances  was  exactly  like  the  ones  shown 
by  the  traveling man  of  whom  the  coun­
try  merchant  bought  bis  goods.  He  had 
not  worn  that  hat  two  days  before  every 
young  fellow  in  town wanted  one like it. 
Of  course,  they,  too,  had  to  go  to  the 
city  to  get  fitted  out  with  headgear,  and 
while  there  many  of  them  made  other 
purchases.  They  bought  socks,  neck­
wear,  shirts,  etc.,  and  altogether  the

country  merchant  lost  a  large  amount  of j 
trade.  All  of  this  business  would  have 
been  his  had  the buyer been wise enough 
to  purchase  the  latest  thing  out  in  stiff 
hats.

There  may  have  been  a  time  when 
residents 
in  country  towns  were  easy 
picking  for dealers  in “ hand-me-down" 
goods,  but  at  this  late  day  the  villager 
appears  the  same  as  the  dweller  in  the 
city.  The  electric  car  carries  him  to 
town  for  a  few  cents,  where  he  becomes 
familiar  with  the  ways  of  city  life.  He 
reads  the  daily  papers  so  that  be  is  in 
touch  with  the  world,  where  a  few  years 
ago  he  would  have  been  away  behind 
the  times.  This  class  of  persons  the 
merchant  can  not  hope  to  sell  any  but 
the  most  desirable  goods. 
If  he  wants 
the  trade  of  the  best  people  he  must 
study  their  wants  and  then  try  to  satisfy 
them.

Of  course,  I  do not believe in  stocking 
up  heavily  on  the  new  things  that  come 
under  the  head  of  fads.  Such  things, 
while  they  are  desirable  in  a  way,  are 
demanded 
for  a  short  time  only  and,  if 
they  are  not  sold  out  before  their  popu­
larity  wanes,  they  might  as  well  be  rel­
egated  to  the  ash  heap,  for  the  public 
will  not  have  them  at  any  price.

Then,  too,  the  merchant  should  not 
forget  the  people  with  limited  means. 
There  is  a  large class of people who want 
something  cheap.  They  will  go  twenty 
miles  to  attend  a  special  sale  for  the 
purpose  of  saving  a  few  pennies.  This 
class  of  customers,  when  they  become 
attached  to  a  store,  generally  swear  by 
it  as  the  cheapest  place  to  trade  in  all 
the  country  round  about  and recommend 
it  to  their  friends  as  the  best  place  to 
buy  merchandise.  These  are  the  people 
who  make  business  for  the  mail  order 
bouses.

I  believe  that  the  future  of  the  coun­
try  merchant  who  makes  a  practice  of 
studying  the  wants  of  his  customers, 
keeping  the  goods  demanded  by  all 
kinds  of  people  and  advertising  them 
the  same  as  do  the  merchants  in  the 
larger  towns  is  exceedingly  bright.  To 
be  sure,  the  growlers  tell  us  that  the 
electric  railroads  are  killing  the  busi­
ness  of  the  small  towns.  They  say,  with 
all  seriousness, 
that  the  mail  order 
houses  and  the  big  city  department 
stores  will  have  it  all in a short time,  but 
such  talk  is  not  backed  by  substantial 
argument.  This 
is  an  age  of  progress. 
The  competition  between  the  city  and 
country  merchants  is  strenuous,  and  no 
one  will  deny 
it;  but  the  man  who 
hustles,  the  man  who  does  not  have 
time  to  sit  out  in  front  of  his  store  and 
whittle  shavings  all  over  the  sidewalk, 
will  make  more  money 
in  the  future 
than  be  ever  has  in  the  past.

Raymond  H.  Merrill.

The  Peerless

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man  in  a  shoe  store. 
If  I  should  have 
made  a  mistake  and  were  asked  to  ex­
plain  why,  I  should  say  simply  that 
women  are  useful  in  no  part  of  a  shoe 
store  so  much,  perhaps,  as  the  women's 
department  or  the  children's  depart 
ment.  That  they  are  not  useful  else­
where  is  proved  by  the  very  fact  that 
they  are  not  to be found much elsewhere. 
Women  themselves  concede  their  own 
sex  to  be 
inferior  to  men  as  clerks. 
They  know  very  well  that  a  man  knows 
bis  business  better.  They  know  also 
that  if  they  were  as  useful  and  as  profit­
able  to  an  employer  as  a  man  is  they 
would  fill  man's  place  more  largely, 
more  profitably.  As  it  is,  they  fill  little 
more  than  a  boy's  place.  And  their 
chance  to  get  higher  is  not  a  flattering 
one.  For,  as  a  rule,  shop  women  lack 
education.  And  education  is  the  thing 
that  puts  woman  on  a  par  with  man. 
Take  the  office  girls,  the  stenographers, 
and  note  the  difference  between  their 
education  and  that  of  a  mere  shop  girl. 
The  difference 
Shop 
women  are  ignorant.  Were  they,  how­
ever,  educated  as  stenographers  invari­
ably  are,  the  policy  of  employing  them 
to  take  men’s  places 
in  shoe  stores 
would  then  be  largely  solved.

is  manifest. 

Before  women  are  equipped  to  answer 
the  same  useful  purpose 
in  a  store  as 
men  are  they  must  first  become  edu­
cated,  first  come  to  know  their  mind 
better.  And speaking  of  knowing  one’s 
mind,  how  peculiarly  susceptible  to 
other  women's  tastes  or  opinions  the 
is.  You  see  it  in  her 
average  woman 
dress.  She 
is  not  satisfied  with  the  fit 
of  her  dress  unless  she  be  assured  by 
half  of  her dearest  women  friends  that 
it  fits  to  a  T.  Even  then  she  has  her 
secret  doubts  about 
it.  Which  shows 
she  has  no  opinion  of  her  own  upon 
the  matter,  but  is  entirely  dependent  on 
other  people.  Either  this 
is  the  case 
or  she 
is  so  persistently  stubborn  that 
she  won’t 
let  her  best  friends  or any­
body  else  know  she  has  no  mind  of  her 
own.— Robert  A.  Armstrong 
in  Shoe | 
and  Leather  Facts.

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you.can  keep  your  money' 
safe in our  bank,  and  you 
can  g e t i t
immediately  a n d   easily  £: 
when you want to use it. 
Any person living with­
in  the  reach  of  a  Post 
Office  or  Express  Office 
can deposit  money  with 
us without risk or trouble.
Our  financial  responsi­
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Shoes  and  Rubbers
Wliy  Male  Clerks  Are  Preferred  to  Fe­

m ale  Clerks.

Given  a  store  that  can  handle  a  me­
dium  to  a  high  grade  shoe,  say  a  S3  to 
$7  shoe,  and  that  can  employ  ten  cierks 
of  the  male  persuasion,  I  would  not 
seek  the  services  of  women;  no,  nor 
boys,  nor  dudes—unless,  perchance, 
it 
was  to  offset  the  peculiarities  of some 
curious  customers  who  happen  to  want 
nobody  but  a  woman  to  wait  on  them. 
In  that  case  1  would,  to  be  sure,  em­
ploy  one  woman. 
I  have  mentioned 
“ dudes”   because  it  was  my  misfortune 
one  time  to  have  a  dude  in  my  employ 
and  he  made  “ dates”   with  about  every 
nice 
looking  girl  he  waited  on,  which 
was  demoralizing  to  the  girl  and  to  the 
rest of  the  clerks  and  also  to the custom­
ers  who  noticed  it. 
I  should  pay  those 
ten  men  a  good  living salary.  Assuming 
that  they  were  half  of  them  married and 
the  other  half  unmarried  I  should  pay 
each  class  S i5  weekly.  Marriage  would 
make  no  difference  to  me.  Nor would  I 
allow  a  clerk’s  saiesbook  to  influence 
me  in  gauging  his  pay. 
If  he  sold  $ioo 
worth  of  shoes  a  day  he  would  be  as 
valuable  to  me,  but  no  more  so,  than 
In 
the  clerk  who  sold  but $50 a  day. 
truth,  he  might  be  less  valuable. 
I  will 
tell  you  why. 
I  have  known  “ good 
sellers 
so-called,  to  give  very  short 
thrift  to  a  customer  who  they  saw  was 
hard  to  please.  At  times  they  have  had 
no  compunction  in  jumping  up  from  a 
customer  who  they  saw  was  hard  to 
please  and  going  over  to  another  cus­
tomer  whoappeared  to  be  more“ easy.”  
Indeed,  I  have  known  such 
fellows  to 
tell  a  “ hard”   customer  after  a  few  mo­
ments  of  work  with  him,  that  they  were 
entirely  out  of  the  kind  of  shoes  he 
wanted. 
They  would  get  rid  of  a 
troublesome  customer  then,  to  be  sure, 
and  be  able  to  turn  their attention  at 
once  to  some  one  else 
less  difficult. 
Probably  they  would  make  a  speedier 
sale  by  going  over  to  the  second  cus­
tomer  than  if  they  had  dallied  with  the 
first  one.  At  all  events,  they would make 
more  sales  in  a  week  handling  “ easy”  
customers 
fastidious 
ones.  Knowing  this  and  also  that  their 
pay,  as  in  times  gone  by,  was  calcu­
lated  on  a  3  or 5  per cent,  basis,  sucb 
fellows  governed  their  conduct  accord­
ingly  toward  every  customer  throughout 
each  day.  And  their  saiesbook  at  the 
end  of  each  week  showed  it. 
It  showed 
that  in  their  opinion  sales  counted  more 
than  the reputation  of  the house for cour­
teous  service.

than  handling 

it 

Under  the  circumstances 

is  ob­
vious  why  a  gioo  a  day  man  is  of  no 
more  value  to  an  employer  than  a  $50 
man.  The  latter,  in  taking  time  to  wait 
properly  on  a  customer  who  does  not 
know 
just  what  he  wants  at  first,  may 
not  have  the  big  saiesbook  that  the 
other  fellow  has,but  he  has  the  satisfac­
tion  of  knowing  that  his  services  are 
equally  valuable  to  his  employer  and 
probably  more  valuable.

For  S15  a  week  1  should  expect  good 
work 
from  each  of  my  ten  men—no 
girl  s  work,  nor  hoy’s  work,  nor  dude’s 
work. 
It  might  be  asked  what  is  con­
sidered  a  man’s  work?

I  consider  a  man’s  work  plain  ordin­
ary  work,  with  no  sentiment  or chivalry 
thrown  in. 
I  consider  a  man's  work  to 
be  that  of  trimming  windows,  opening 
cases,  washing  windows  or  any  other 
thing  a  woman  is  not  fitted  for.

1  have  taken  it  for granted  that 

it  is 
conceded  a  woman  is  not  the  equal  of  a

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than ours.  Money intrust-  T r  
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Your dealings with us are 
perfectly  confidential.
“ B a n k in g  b y  M a il”
is the name of an  interest­
ing book we publish  which 
tells  how  anyone  can  do 
their  banking  with  us  by 
mail; how to send money or 
make deposits by  mail; 
and  important  things 
persons  should  know 
who want to keep their 
money  safe  and  well 
invested. 
It  will  be 
sent free upon request.
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B ank,

Grand  R apids,  Mich.

This  Trademark Is on  the Sole 

of Every Shoe W e Make

This is  one  of  several  of  our 
durable, practical  and  sensible 
shoes for farm and raiiroad work.
Upon  request our representa­
tive  will  be  glad  to  call  with 
samples of this  and  the  others.
The  wear  of  a  few  pair  on 
the  feet  of  your  patrons  will 
demonstrate the wisdom  of hav­
ing a full line of sizes  constant­
ly on hand.

Rindge, Kalmbach,
Logie & Co., Ltd.,

Grand Rapids, Mich.

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or  her  on  with  the  old  ones.  Do  not 
grab  the  money  and  run  to  have  the 
shoes  wrapped  or  to  wait  upon  another 
customer  at  once.  Treat  your customers 
civil.  They  appreciate  these  little  at­
tentions  and  make  up  their  minds  that 
you  want  to  please  them,  and  they  are 
apt  to  look  you  up  when  in  need  of  an­
other  pair. 
If  you  act  like  a  machine 
they  think  no  more  either  of  you  or  the 
stock,  and  the  next  pair  they  want  they 
will  be  apt  to  drop  in  the  first place that 
catches  their  eye.  Always  make  cus­
tomers  feel  at  home  and  give  them  any 
attention  that  you  can.  Tell  them  to  let 
you  know 
if  the  shoes  are  not  right. 
Tell  them  to  try  both  shoes on when they 
get  home  and  if  not  perfectly  satisfied 
to  return  them.  This  will  convey  the 
idea  that  they  are  getting  their  money's 
worth.  There 
is  no  advertisement  so 
good  as  well  satisfied  customer.—Shoe 
and  Leather  Facts.

The  Benefit  of Fads.

If  you  have  not  a  fad,  acquire  one. 
Fads  are  the  charm  of  life.  A  fad  may 
be  anything ;  some  people  make  a  fad 
of  their  work,  and  better  work  would 
if  more  of  us  tried  it;  but  if 
be  done 
you  get  enough  of  your  work 
in  work­
ing  hours  take  up  something  else.  The 
trouble  with  a  great  many  young  men 
who  go  the  way  they  should  not  go  is 
that  they  have  nothing  to  occupy  their 
in  which  they  are  in­
minds,  nothing 
terested.  When  spare  time  comes 
it 
hangs  heavily  on  their  bands. 
The 
inclination 
natural 
is  to  be  sociable, 
and  that  leads  to  taking  a  drink.  That 
leads  to  more  drinks,  and  by 
in  turn 
If  you  are  in­
and  by  the  crash  comes. 
terested  in  something,  if  you  are 
fasci­
nated  with  it,  time  will  fly  swiftly  and 
you  will  be  happy.  Take  up  some­
photography,
thing—golf, 
physical 
that  will 
arouse  your  enthusiasm  and  hold  it. 
You  won’t  know  yourself  in  six  months. 
It  will  get  your  mind  out  of  a  rut,  get 
it  off  yourself,  and  you  will  be  broader, 
stronger  and  better  for  having  been  the 
possessor of  a  fad.

culture—anything 

amateur 

The  Shoe  Buckle.

The  glint  of  the  shoe  buckle  is  seen 
with  increasing  frequency  on  the  street 
these  days.  A  more  fanciful  summer 
shoe  is  replacing  the  long  favored  Ox­
ford  tie. 
Its  evolution  has  been  helped 
by  the  high  heel  and  the  “ dressiness”  
in  footwear  that  has  set  in  as  a  reaction 
from  the  exaggerated  common 
sense 
effects.  A  shoe  that  is  only  a  variation 
of  a  slipper  is  quite  proper  for the street 
now. 
is  generally  of  a  soft  dull  fin­
ish.  Above  the  large  buckle  of  gilt  or 
steel 
is  a  flaring  tab  which  extends 
above  the  instep.  These  shoes  are  made 
also  in  white  to  be  worn  in  the  country 
with  light frocks.  All  of the  buckles  are 
large  and  very  plain  in  style.

It 

People  who  have  time  to  read  long 
advertisements  usually  have little money 
to  spend.

Buy  Hoods 

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No  better  rubbers  made.  No  better  fitting  rubbers  sold. 
No  better money makers  to  be had.  Mail  us  your  orders  or 
drop  us  a card  and our  salesman  will  call.  We  have  a  big 
stock  and  are headquarters for  Michigan,  Ohio  and  Indiana.

The  L.  A.  Dudley  Rubber  Co.

Battle Creek,  Mich.

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When you see a tough old  customer  come  into 
your store  for  a  pair  of  shoes,  one  that  you 
know to be particularly hard on shoes,  just  put 
a pair of

Our  Hard  Pan

shoes  on  him.  He  won’t  come  back  kicking, 
for there are no shoes  made  that will  come  up 
to Our Hard  Pan  for wear.  Made by

Makers of Shoes 

Herold*Bertsch  Shoe  Co.

Grand Rapids, Mich.

Men’s Work Shoes
Snedicor & 
Hathaway 
Line

No.  743. 

Kangaroo  Calf. 
Bal.  Bellow’s Tongue.  Yt  D. 
S.  Standard  Screw.  $1.75. 

Carried  in sizes 6 to  12.

Geo.  H.  Reeder & Co.

Secret of Buying  Shoes.

How  to  buy  shoes  successfully  is  a 
hard  problem  and  one  that  requires 
years  of  study  as  to  the  needs  of  the  lo­
cality  in  which  you  are  located.

One  of  the  first  problems  presented 
is,  are  you  going  to  handle  novelties? 
Now,  if  you  intend  running  a  first-class 
store  you  must  touch  a  certain  amount 
of  novelties.  The  first  thing,  is  the 
If  it  is  you  can  buy 
novelty  practical? 
heavier  than  otherwise. 
is  not, 
touch  very  very  lightly,  and  at  any  rate 
do  not  buy  too  heavy  on  them.  Buy 
them  when  they  first  come  out.

If 

it 

If  they  prove  a  very  strong  attraction 
last)  you  might  buy  an 
lot,  but  do  not  hang  on  too 

(as  the 
additional 
long.  Get  a  new  one.

freak 

When  your competitor begins handling 
it  drop  it.  Give  people  the  impression 
that  you  lead,  others  follow.

In  buying  for  a 

locality  you  must 
make  a  study  of  the  kind  of  people  and 
the  kind  of  feet. 
If  you  are  starting  a 
new  store,  be  sure  and  put  in  some  ex­
tra  small  sizes  and  some  extra  large 
ones,  as  you  will  get  the  cranks  at  first. 
Pick  out  a 
last  and  look  around  until 
you  find  what  you  want,  for  each  kind 
of  foot,  and  then  buy  sizes  and  widths 
so  you  can  fit  them  when  they  come  in.
Do  not  run  too  many  styles,  but  have 

sizes  on  what  you  have.

If  you  find  certain  ones  are  not  sell­
ing,  do  not  keep  them  because  you  like 
them,  but  give  the  people  what  they 
want.

Do  not  lose  sight  of  the  fact  that  you 
are  supposed  to  make  some  money  on 
the  shoes  you  sell.

People  not 

in  the  business  you  will 
find  know  very  little  about  it,  and  they 
are  not  supposed  to.

If  you  allow  enough  margin  on  your 
shoes  in  case  they  have a complaint,  you 
will  find  it  much  easier  to  adjust  it  and 
you  renew  the  customer’s  confidence 
in 
you.*

When  you  find  the  season  for  buying 
coming  on  look  over  your  stock,  see  the 
shoes  you  will  discontinue,  get  your 
sizes  on  the  ones  you  are  going  to  con­
tinue,  make  a  note  of  what  you  wish  to 
buy 
in  place  of  the  ones  dropped,  and 
you  are  ready  for  the  salesman.

Always 

look  at  goods  every  chance 
you  get.  It  will  enable  you  to  buy  more 
intelligently.  You  can  not  sell  too  many 
lines.  Every  one  will  teach  you  some­
thing. 

Harry  H.  Wilson.

Easy  to  Lose  a Shoe  Customer.

it 

How  easy 

is  to  lose  a  customer. 
While  in  a  certain  shoe  store  the  other 
in,  bringing 
day  a  young  woman  came 
back  a  pair  of  shoes  that  she  had 
just 
purchased  at  that  store,  and  informed 
the  clerk  she  would  like  to  have him  re­
turn  25  cents  to  her,  as  she  paid  $2.50 
for  these  shoes,  whereas  her  sister  had 
bought  exactly  the  same  thing  from him 
last  Saturday  night  for  §2.25.  After  a 
little  parleying  he  returned  her 
the 
difference,  but  she  went  away  in  a  not 
very  good  frame  of  mind,  informing  the 
clerk  at  the  time  that  she  was  obliged 
to  work  for  her  money.  Now  this  store 
certainly 
lost  two  customers  that  we 
know  of,  not  counting  others  that  will 
be  told  of  the  transaction. 
If  this  mer­
chant  had  a  sign  reading,  “ A  child  can 
buy  as  cheap  as  a  man,”   and  adhered 
to  the  rule,  he  would  do  more  business 
and  people  could  depend  on  getting  a 
fair  deal.  When  people  know  that  you 
have  one  price  and  have  the  goods 
marked  in  plain  figures  there  will  be  no 
haggling  about  prices.  When  you  sell 
a  pair  of  shoes  to  a  customer  help  him

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Dry Poods

W eekly  M arket  Review  of  the  Principal 

Staples.

Staple  Cottons—For  home  deliveries 
there  has  been  a  very  pleasing  increase 
in  the  sales  of  printed  cotton  this  week. 
Orders  for  quick  deliveries  have  been 
better  in  every  way  and  there  have been 
very  good  propositions  for  future  de­
liveries.  Spot  prices  have  up  to  the 
present  writing 
remained  unaltered, 
but  for  the  future  there  is  more  trouble 
to  make  contracts  and  sellers  are  very 
reserved.  Four-yard  brown  sheetings 
show  this  condition  fully  as  much  as 
any  other.  Converters  have  been  look­
ing  for  several  lines  of  fine  yarn  goods 
and 
throughout. 
Bleached  cottons  are  steady  in  prices 
and  the  general  character  of  the  trading 
has  shown  no  change  although  there 
are  reasonable  numbers  of  orders  for 
limited  quantities  received  daily.  Wide 
sheetings,  cotton  flannels  and  blankets 
show  no  change  of  moment  and  ducks 
last  quotations.  Coarse 
are  steady  at 
improve­
colored  cottons  show  material 
ment 
in 
price.

in  demand  and  are  steady 

find  prices 

firm 

in  several 

Linings—The  cotton 

linings  market 
has  shown  quite  an  advance  in  the  way 
of  business  since  our  last  report.  Buy­
ers  are  not  preparing  for  spring  needs 
as  yet,  but  fall 
lines  are  selling  well. 
Lower  grades  of  silesias  and  percalines 
are  showing  quite  an  increase 
in  busi­
ness  and 
instances  prices 
have  shown  a  considerable  amount  of 
strength,  more  than  for  some  time  past. 
Kid  finished  cambrics  show  no  change 
of  price  and  a  fair  amount  of  business 
is  coming  to  hand.  Fully  mercerized 
goods  and  allied  effects  receive a  steady 
demand  and  prices  are  steady.  The 
clothing  trade  has  been  buying  full  av­
erage  quantities  of  cotton  Italians, 
twills,  Alberts,  etc.

Woolen  Dress  Goods—Whatever  may 
be  the  ultimate  outcome  of  the  ap­
proaching  spring  season  it  can  be  said 
that  the  preparations  of  the  foreign  and 
domestic  manufacturers  have  run  more 
to  fancy  and  novelty  effects  than  for 
some  seasons  past. 
It  seems  to  be  an 
accepted  opinion  on  many  sides  that 
fancy  effects  are  growing  into  popular 
favor  and  are,  therefore,  slated  a  good 
place  in  the  lightweight  business.  To 
what  extent  fancies  will  displace  plain 
goods  must  remain  a  mooted  question 
for  some  time  to  come.  That  plain 
effects  will  still  continue  prominent  ad­
mits  of  no  question,  but  there  appears 
to  be  some  basis  for  the  belief  that 
fancy  effects 
in  attractive  but  not  too 
decided  color  combinations  in soft faced 
fabrics  will  have  to  be  reckoned  with. 
Considerable  business  has  been  secured 
by 
jobbers  and  garment  manufacturers 
during  the  past  two  or  three  weeks  for 
fall,  and  while  this  business  has  not 
been  reflected  in  an  active,  substantial 
duplicating  movement 
initial 
market,  there  has  been  some  evidence 
of  augmented  operations  in  this  connec­
tion 
leading  first  hands  to  hope  for  a 
more  decided  and  confident  buying 
movement  in  the  near  future.  The  busi­
ness  that  has  materialized  has  followed 
along  in  much  the  same channels as dur­
ing  the  earlier  weeks.  Staple  effects in 
both  smooth  and  rough-faced,  have been 
taken 
fairly  confident  way ;  such 
goods  as  broadcloths,  cheviots,  thibets 
and  Venetians  have  done  fairly  well. 
Some  good  orders  have  likewise  been 
secured  on  sackings  and  henriettas. 
Cashmeres  have  continued  rather  quiet. 
Camei's-hair  effects are attracting a good

in  a 

the 

in 

from  the  high-class 
deal  of  attention 
trade  and  promise  to  be  a  leading  nov­
elty  in  the  fine  trade.  Some  very  en­
couraging  orders  have  been  secured  on 
goods  of  this  class  by  foreign  makers, 
and  certain  domestic  mills  have  also 
been  making  a  successful  bid  for  busi­
ness  of  this  kind.  Novelty  effects  in 
the  form  of  neat  mixtures  of  the  cheviot 
class 
in  dark  backgrounds  and  similar 
fabrics  in  spotted effects have taken well 
with  the  buyer.  Neat Scotch  effects have 
also  won  recognition,  the  success  wen 
on  certain 
lines  of  this  class  for  fall 
causing  agents  to  include  them  in  the 
list  of  promising  factors  for  spring.

Underwear—The 

jobbers  have  found 
an  excellent  season  in  the underwear de­
partments  and  predict  the  fall  and  win­
ter  underwear  business  will  be  one  of 
the  biggest  successes  of  all 
lines. 
Fleeces  have  been  among  the  most 
prominent  of  these 
lines.  The  total 
amount  of  business,  however,  while  it 
might  be  called  good 
is  not  by  any 
means  extraordinary  so  far.  Visiting 
buyers  have 
left  quite  good  re-orders 
with  the  jobbers  and  some  have  placed 
lightweight  orders  with  the  mill  agents 
for  next  spring,  taking  advantage  of  be­
ing  in  town  to  accomplish  this  stroke  of 
work.  The  condition  of  prices  on  raw 
cotton  has  made  mill  agents  careful 
about  accepting  these  orders  to  any 
great  extent,  and  at  present  writing  it 
looks  as  though  the  buyer  who  has  not 
got  in  his  orders  for  spring  goods  would 
be  obliged  to  pay  considerably  more 
than  his  rival,  who  did  it  early.  Even 
on  duplicate  fall  goods  many  lines  can 
be  only  secured  at  an  advance  and 
fleeces 
in  particular  show  advances  of 
from 
12  to  15  cents,  and  according  to 
some  good  judges  more  are  promised. 
The  advances  are  caused  partly  by  the 
higher  cost  of  raw  material,  but  the  low 
conditions  of  the  stock  in  the  hands  of 
both  the  retailers  and  jobbers  also  ac­
count  for  it partly.  The  retailers  in  par­
ticular  do  not  seem  to  realize  the  extent 
of  the  changed  condition  to-day.  They 
have  been  in  the  habit  of  placing orders 
in  a  market  where  there  was  an  over- 
supply,and  now  that  this season  shows  a 
reverse  condition,  they  can  not  under­
stand  it.  The  production  of  underwear 
has  been  better  regulated  this  season 
and  at  the  same  time  consumption  has 
been  better  for  the  past  season,  thereby 
using  up  practically  all  carried  over 
stocks  and  placing  the  buyers  in  a  posi­
tion  where  they  must  select  an  entire 
new  s  ock. 
In  looking  over  the  lines  of 
spring  underwear  we  can  see  very  little 
in  the  way  of  novelty. 
In  fact,  there 
is  practically  nothing  new  except  in 
very  minor  details. 
In  the  cheaper 
lines,  colors  are  much  more  frequent 
than  in  the  finer  grades,  yet  we  find 
some  excellent  colored  goods  in  higher 
grades,  also.

Hosiery—The  hosiery  market  contin­
ues  to  show  an  excellent  condition  and 
re-orders  are  coming  in  with  consider­
able  freedom.  The  jobbers  are  finding 
that  it  is  difficult  in  many  goods  to  fill 
these  re-orders  on  account  of  a  growing 
scarcity  in  their  stocks. 
In  the  primary 
market  there  is  very  little  activity  now, 
the  agents  resting  on  their  oars  and  - 
waiting  for  further  developments.

Carpets—The  carpet  market  contin­
ues  active  and  there  promises  to  be  no 
lull  for  many  weeks  to  come.  The  ag­
gregate  business  in  hand  is  as  large  as 
one  could  wish  for. 
In  fact,  the  manu­
facturing  end  and  the  selling  end  could 
hardly  be  on  a  stronger  foundation  than 
they  are  to-day.  Consumers  are  hun­
for  the  goods  and  they  want  them
gry 

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different  numbers  of  Gloves 
and  Mittens  in  our  Fall  line 
—prices  75  cents  to  24  dol­
lars  per  dozen.  Don’t  you 
think  we  are  in  position  to 
satisfy  your  wants?  We 
know  we  are  and  will  have 
our  salesman  call  if you say.

Grand  Rapids  Dry  Goods  Co.

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

Exclusively  Wholesale

P.  Steketee &  Sons

Importers and Jobbers of

DRY  GOODS,  NOTIONS 

and Men’s Furnishings

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

j Pour  Kinds  01 Goupon  books

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

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TRADESMAN  COMPANY,  Grand Rapids,  Mich.  §

quickly.  Notwithstanding  the  fact  that 
there 
is  as  much  business  on  hand  as 
weavers  can  comfortably  attend  to  and 
that  prices  are  considerably  higher  than 
they  were  at  the  corresponding  period 
last  year,  much  dissatisfaction 
is  felt 
with  the  way  in  which  the price of yarns 
has  been  advanced  during  the  past  two 
or  three  months.  They  can  not  under­
stand  why  such  a  heavy  advance  was 
made  when  no  corresponding  advance 
was  established  on  the  raw  material. 
Yarn  spinners,  however,  to-day  are  so 
sold  up  on  their  productions  that  their 
deliveries  are  exceedingly  backward, 
and  they  have  marked  yarn  values  up 
in  many  cases  probably  with  the  idea 
that  weavers  anxious  for  yarns  would  go 
elsewhere  for  the  filling  of  their  needs 
rather  than  accept  yarns  on  such  a  high 
basis.  Spinners,  no  doubt,  have  found 
weavers  so  anxious  for  yarns  that,  with 
the 
little,  if  any,  surplus  stock  on  the 
market,  they  felt  that  a  general  accept­
ance  of  the  prices  would  be  the  result. 
In  fact,  the  weavers  have  been,  and  in­
deed are  now,  in  a  position  where  much 
depends  on  the 
spinner’s  actions. 
Nevertheless  the  spinner  should  not  go 
so  far  as  to  take  undue  advantage  of  his 
position  for the  time  will  come when the 
weaver  can  retaliate  for  any  course  that 
is  pursued  to  his  disadvantage. 
In 
-goods  circles  everything  presents  a 
rosy  hue.  Mills  are  working  to  turn  out 
as  much  as  their  help  are  able  to,  which 
means  that  many are  working  more  than 
the  full  quota  of  time. 
In  Philadelphia 
there  continues  a  general  shortage  of 
help  and  it  is  no  unusual  thing  to  see in 
a  mill  nowadays  quite  a  number  of 
looms  idle  owing  to  the  shortage  of 
weavers. 
In  other departments  the  con­
ditions  are  the  same.  Deliveries  to  the 
jobbers  continue  quite  heavy,  but never­
theless  the  jobbers  are  anxious  for  more 
goods.  The 
jobbing  trade  are  doing  a 
very  large  and  handsome  business  now 
all  over  the  country.  Salesmen  report 
that  stocks  in  the  hands  of  the  final  dis­
tributors  at  the  beginning  of  the  season 
were  very 
limited  and  those  who  have 
already  bought  have  taken  some  big 
is  for  all  grades, 
lines.  The  demand 
from  the  very  finest  to 
the  cheaper 
goods.  Brussels  are  big  sellers.  Brus­
sels  rugs,  9x12,  for  rooms  with  hard­
wood  floors,  promise  to  be  in  large  re­
quest  again  this  season. 
Ingrains  of  all 
makes  and  grades  are 
in  big  request. 
The  Philadelphia  weavers  are  well  sup­
plied  with  business.  Some  difficulty  is 
experienced 
in  getting  worsted  stock 
in  any  large  amounts.  Prices  on  yarns 
are  such  that  much  complaint  is  beard. 
Carpet  prices  have  not  changed,  but 
some  action  will  no  doubt  be  taken  if 
a  further  advance 
in  yarns  is  threat­
ened.  Granite  weavers  report  a  good 
business.  Prices  are  pretty  high,  owing 
to  the  firm  state  of  the  yarn  and  cotton 
market.

Curtains  and  Table  Covers—Makers 
of  tapestry  curtains  and  table  covers  re­
port  business  as  very  good.  Orders  are 
numerous  and those in  hand  will  require 
some  weeks  to  produce.  The  demand 
runs  largely  towards  the  cheap  standard 
lines,  retailing  from  $2  to $4  per  pair. 
Makers  of  chenille  goods  report  a  fair 
demand.  The  Western  retailers  seem  to 
have  the  run  of  the  selling.

The  Game  of  M atrimony.

Ted—Is  that  girl  who  married  the  old 
she 

fellow  satisfied  with  the  match 
made?

Ned—Yes.  He  wasn’t  worth  as much 
as  he  claimed,  but as be  turned  out to  be 
ten  years  older  than  he  owned  up to,  she 
considered  it  about  a  stand-oS.

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I.ack  of Consideration  For O ther People’s 

Property.

When  the  cost  is  considered  of  every 
individual  thing  that  is  in  daily  use  by 
the  rich,  and  often  its  exceeding  rarity, 
making  any  replacement  in  case  of  ac 
cident  next  to  impossible,  it  is  a  won­
der  that  guests  are  so  careless,  and  feel 
so 
little  responsibility  in  the  handling 
of  such  costly  articles,  their  only  excuse 
being  (and,  after  all,  it  is  no  excuse  at 
all)  that  they  are  quite  unaware  of  the 
value  of  the  glass,  china  and  fine 
linen 
that  they  treat  with  so  little  considera­
tion.

“ You  are  distrait,  madam,”   said  a 
man  at  dinner,noticing  that  his  hostess, 
next  to  whom  he  was  sitting,  was  not 
listening  to  a  word  he  was  saying.

Why, to  tell  the truth, ’ ’ she answered 
laughing  consciously,  “ I  can  not  take 
my  eyes  off  Professor  Smith,  who  is  so 
absorbed 
in  demonstrating  some  truth 
that  he  is  iabbing  his  fork  right through 
one  of  my  best  napkins. 
If  the  poor 
man  only  realized  what  those  napkins 
cost  me,  he  would  feel  as  uncomfortable 
as  I  do  at  ruining  the  set."

“ Let  me  say  something  to  him  to 
stop  it,”  said  her  guest,  quite concerned 
at  the  situation.

“ Not 

for  worlds,’ ’  answered 

the 
mistress  of  the  house. 
“ The  mischief 
is  done already,  and  I  only  hope  he  will 
remain  unconscious  of  it !”

Laying  lighted  cigarettes  on the table­
cloth  is  no uncommon act  of carelessness 
which  may  burn  a  hole  in  a  cloth  lit­
erally  worth  its  weight  in  gold.

“ I  will  tell  you  an  awful  secret,”  
said  a  young  man  to  a  girl,  “ if  you will 
promise  never,  never  to  tell. 
I  laid  my 
cigar  on  the  table  while  we  were  smok­
ing  just  now,  and  burned  a  big  hole 
in 
Mrs.  Midas’ 
thousand  dollar  cloth. 
Isn’t 
it  horrible?  Nq one  else  saw  it, 
and  as  we  all  change  places  after  you 
leave,  it  can  never  be  discovered  who 
did  it,  for  I  just  covered  it  over  with  a 
plate  and  then  took another  place.  I saw 
‘ Dickie'  M—take my seat, "he chuckled, 
and  as  he  stayed  there  the  rest  of  the 
time  and  talked  to  Mr.  Midas,  who  was 
opposite,  1  trust  he  will  have  the  credit 
of  it !”

Quite  apart  from  the  cost  of  the  arti­
injured  or the  trouble  that  it 
cle  that  is 
involves  to  replace 
it,  every  careful 
house  mistress  has  a  veritable  love  for 
her  house  furnishings.  No  one  who  has 
seen  her  affectionate  little  pat  after  she 
has  finished  her  inspection  of  a  well  set 
out  dinner  table,  with  its  snowy  napery 
and  brilliant  glass  and  silver,  or  a 
daintily  decked  dressing  table  freshly 
arranged  for  some  respected  visitor  can 
doubt  it,  and  it  seems  too  bad  that  the 
indifferent  guests  (for  both  girls  and 
men  alike  are  equally  careless  in  such 
matters)  should  destroy  her  pretty  ac­
cessories  by  sheer carelessness,  leaving 
unsightly  ink  stains  on  the  newly  cov­
ered  writing  tables,  tearing  pieces  out 
of  the  pretty  blotter,  dropping  cologne 
on  the  highly  polished  wood  of  the 
bureau  and  thereby  leaving  great  white 
blotches  on  the  varnish  and  many  other 
iconoclasms  that  destroy  the  lares  and 
penates  dear  to  the heart of their hostess. 
It  goes  without  saying  that  the  offend­
ing  guest  is  generally  quite unconscious 
of  bis  offenses  and  perhaps  sometimes 
he  wonders  why  this  season  be  has  not 
been 
invited  to  Mrs.  A—'s,  where  last 
year  he  made  a  long  visit,  not  realizing 
that  these  trifles,  seemingly  “ light  as 
air, ”   have prejudiced his hostess against 
him.

It  is  the  biggest  kind  of  an 

insult  to 
offer  a  small  sum  of  money  as  a  bribe.

W R IT E   A T   O NCE

for a copy of our  Unabridged  Fall  and  Winter  Catalogue 
No.  325,  containing  over  1,000  pages  devoted  to  every­
thing known  in  the general  merchandise  line

This catalogue  is  the  most  elaborately  illustrated  and 
the  most thorough  in  its  descriptions  of  any  published  in 
America. 
It  quotes prices  on  every  article  we  handle  in 
our establishment,  which  is  the  largest-wholesale  general 
merchandise supply house  in  America.

COPY  OF  THIS  CATALOGUE

should  be  in  the  hands of every  merchant,  as  its  prices are 
a  reliable  criterion  of  correct  market  values. 
It  will  be 
mailed  free  upon  application  only  to  dealers.

AN  APPLICATION  FOR  A  COPY

of this catalogue  implies but one obligation:  that, when you 
receive  it,  keep  it  in  a  place  secure  from  the intrusion  of 
those  who  have  no  right  to the information  it contains.

A great  many of  our  catalogues  come  into  the  hands 
of private  parties  through  the carelessness of dealers  in  al­
lowing them  to  lie around within  easy  reach.

W E  HAVE  AN  ORGANIZED  DEPARTMENT

which  is  maintained  at  a  large  expense  for  the  purpose  of 
preventing  any  but dealers  from  buying  goods  of  us,  and 
we  therefore  would  consider  it  a  special  favor  if  dealers, 
when  aware of  a  “ consumer”   or  a  “ club  of  consumers” 
who are  making  their purchases of us, will put us  in posses­
sion of their names. 
If dealers  will  co-operate  with  us  in 
this,  and  also  be careful  about  keeping  our  catalogues  out 
of the consumers’  sight,  we  are confident  that  we will thor­
oughly root  out  the  names of  all  persons  from  our  books 
who are  not entitled  to buy  at  wholesale.

A  WORD  ABOUT  FILLIN G  ORDERS

Our  shipping facilities  are  being constantly  improved, 
and  with  the  recent  addition  of  more  floor  space,  which 
now gives  us  a  total  area  of  nearly  half  a  million  square 
feet,  we  are in  position  to make  satisfactory  shipments.

LYON  BROTHERS,

Wholesale  Dry  Goods  and  General  Merchandise, 
Madison,  Market  and  Monroe  Sts., 

CHICAGO,  ILL.

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Hardware

B ettering  the  Condition  of the  H ardw are 

Trade.*

satisfactory 

One  of  the  principal  matters that  your 
Executive  Committee  took  up  at 
its 
meeting  in  January  was  the  discussing 
of  various  methods  for  increasing  the 
membership 
in  the  organization.  We 
have  had  experience  with  a  paid  solici­
tor  and  the  result  had  not  seemed  en­
tirely 
to  many  of  our 
officers;  consequently  that  plan  was  not 
again  seriously  considered. 
It  was 
finally  decided  to  offer cash  prizes to the 
traveling  men  of  the  State  as  an encour­
agement  for  them  to  work  in the interest 
of  the  organization,  and  in  addition  to 
these  premiums,  which  were  to  go  to 
those  securing  the  greatest  numbers  of 
members,  a  commission  of  $i  apiece 
was  offered  on  each  member.  A  list 
of  traveling  men  was  secured  from  each 
of  the  hardware  jobbers  and  stove  man­
ufacturers  of  the  city  and  a  personal 
letter  was  written  to  each  one,  inciting 
him  to  use  his  best  efforts  to  secure  new 
members  to  the  organization.  The  re­
sults  of  this  offer  have  not  been  up  to 
expectations.

took  part 

in  the  discussion 

ciation  attended  the  annual  meeting 
the  National  Hardware  Dealers’  Asso 
ciation,  held 
in  Chicago  last  March 
and 
problems  with  which  that  Association 
has  to  deal.  One  of  the  most  important 
matters  which  was  taken  up was the  di 
cussion  of  the  proposed parcels  post  bill 
which  was  then  before  Congress.  By 
the  provisions  of  this  bill  it  would  be 
possible  to  send  parcels  weighing  as 
high as  200  pounds  through  the  mails  at 
a  cost  which  would  be  materially 
less 
than  the  Government  could  carry  the 
same  for.  This  would  place  still  an 
other  weapon  in  the  hands  of  catalogue 
houses  and  department  stores,  and  thei 
business,  which,  though  large, 
is  cur 
tailed  in many districts  by  the  high  cost 
of  transpoitation,  would 
immediately 
flourish 
in  every  section  of  the  country 
to  the  detriment  of  the  retail  merchant 
particularly 
It 
was  decided  to  offer  strong  opposition 
to  the  passage  of  this  vicious  piece  of 
legislation  and  arrangements were  made 
with  a  representative  on  behalf  of  the 
Association  to  oppose  the  bill  when  i 
came  before  the  House.  The  opposi 
tion  to  this  measure  was  so  great  that  i 
was  not  passed  and  I  believe  that  now.
the  merchants  have  taken  the  matter 
up,  it  will  be  impossible  to  secure  its 
passage  at  a  future  date.

in  the  country  towns. 

At  the  time  of  the  annual  convention 
last  year  there  were  252  members  on  the 
list,  including  several  who  were  more 
than  two  years  in  arrears.  Of  these,  122 
have  paid  their  dues  up  to  Jan.  1,  1903, 
79 are  paid  up  to January  1  of  this year, 
a  large  number of  whom  I  believe  will 
pay  their  indebtedness  as  before,  dur 
ing  the  convention,  and  there  are 
19 
who  are  two  or  more  years  in  arrears, 
while  the  remainder  have  either  with­
drawn  or have  stated  that  they  had  pre­
viously  made  a  request  to  the  Secretary 
to  have  their  names  taken  from  the 
membership,  roll.  All  of  these  men 
have  been  written  personally  and  I  be 
lieve  that  we  will  hold  the  majority  of 
them  who  have  not  gone  out of business. 
Ten  new  members  have  been  added  to 
our  list  since  the  last  Secretary’s  report 
and,as  a  result  of  the  invitations  to  this 
convention  sent  to  nearly  1,200  hard­
ware  dealers 
in  the  State,  I  trust  that 
many  new  names  will  be  added  while 
our  meetings  are  in  session.

It  is  to  be  regretted  that  many  of  the 
hardware  dealers  in  the  State  do  not  ar­
range  their  business  so  as  to  be  present 
with  us  at  these  meetings,  which 
from 
personal  experience  I  know  are  a  great 
source  of  profit  to  those  who  attend. 
If 
we  could  arrange  to  have  them  all  here 
at  one  time  their  enthusiasm  would  be 
equally  aroused  and  would  undoubtedly 
bring  them  ail  into the  fold  of  regular 
attendants.  This  might  be  done  if  our 
members would  carry  with  them  to  their 
respective  non-attending  fellow  mer­
chants  the  benefits  which  are  derived  at 
the  annual  convention.  We  propose  to 
see  that  a  copy  of  the  official  proceed­
is  distributed  to  every  hardware 
ings 
man 
in  Michigan,  so that  they  may  all 
become  conversant  with  the  work  of  the 
Association  and  during  the  coming 
year,  if  each  member  who  is  in  attend­
ance  at  this  time  will  feel  it  an  obliga­
tion  to  secure  at  least  one  member  be­
fore  the  time  of  our next  convention,  it 
would  be  the  most  effective  plan  which 
we  could  adopt  for  increasing  our  num­
bers.  The  papers  which  we  hear  at 
these  meetings  are  not  only  an  educa­
tion,  but  give  us  confidence 
in  our­
selves  to  more  easily overcome  the trials 
of  a  business  life.

A  committee  representing  your  Asso
»Report read at annual convention of the Michi­
gan Retail Hardware Dealers’  Association  bv 
¡secretary H. W. Weber of Detroit.

Another question  of  importance  which 
was  discussed  at  the  meeting  of the  Na­
tional  Association  was  the  proposal  to 
establish  in  connection  with  that  organ­
ization  a  retail  hardware dealers' mutual 
fire  insurance  company.  Your commit­
tee  strongly  opposed  this  contemplated 
step  on  the  part  of  the  National  Asso­
ciation  and  it  is  hoped  that  as  a  result 
of  this  opposition  the  matter  will  not  be 
undertaken  by  the  National  organiza­
tion.  The  Secretary  of  the  National 
Association  reported  that  several  com­
plaints  had  been  received  from  various 
state  associations  affiliated  with  the  Na­
tional  Association  and  that  these  had all 
been  settled  amicably  as  soon  as  the 
power  of  the  National  organization  had 
been  employed 
for that  purpose.  One. 
noticeable  instance  of  the  benefits  de­
from  the  organization  of  a  Na­
rived 
tional  Association 
is  the  action  of  the 
Kelly  Axe  Co.,  which  has  succeeded  in 
keeping  its  goods  out  of  the  hands  of 
the  catalogue  houses,  and  it  is  very  en­
couraging  to  see  that manufacturers  pre­
fer  the  patronage  of  the legitimate retail 
hardware  dealer  to  that of  those  large 
concerns  which  have  such  a  detrimental 
effect  upon  the  retail  business  of  the 
country.

Shortly  after  my  return  from  Chicago 
a  letter  was  prepared  and  sent  to  all  the 
members  of  the  organization,  asking 
them 
if  they  had  any  complaints  or 
grievances.  Either  our  members  are 
not  suffering  from  any  evils  which  they 
would  like  to have  your Complaint Com­
mittee  take up  or  they  did  not  take time 
to  write  your  Secretary  about  them,  for 
none  have  been  filed  since  that time.

Since  sending  out  this  letter  your Sec­
retary  has  twice  written  to-all  the  mem­
in  the  State  in  regard  to  various 
bers 
matters  and 
invitations have  been  sent 
to  every  hardware  dealer  in  Michigan 
requesting  his  attendance  at  this,  our 
annual  convention.

In  closing,  I  wish  to say that  each  and 
every  member should  feel  it  bis  duty  to 
assist  in  every  way  possible  the  main­
taining  and  strengthening  of our  State 
Association.  Your  officers,  I  believe 
have  worked  hard  at  all  times,  but  they 
must  have  the  willing  support  of  the 
members  in  order  to  accomplish the best

Bernent 
Peerless 
Plow

When you sell a  Peerless  Plow  it  seems  to  be  a 
sale  amounting  to  about  fifteen  dollars;  but  consider 
that purchaser must  come  back  to  your  store  several 
times a year for several years  to  get new shares,  land- 
sides,  mouldboards,  clevises,  jointer  points  and other 
parts that must sooner or later  wear  out.  During this 
time he will  pay  you  another  fifteen  dollars, and  you 
will sell him other goods.

Remenf Plows
Turk  TU£  Farth.

We  make  it  our  business  to  see that our agents 

have the exclusive sale of Peerless  Plow  Repairs.

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How  much  or how  little  a  dog  under­
is  an  interesting 
stands  our  language 
That  he  comprehends  the 
question. 
difference 
in  certain  expressions,  and 
knows  individual  words,  is  obvious.  If, 
for  instance,  Jack  and  Jill,  two  bright 
little  fox  terriers,  are  apparently  asleep 
on  the  hearth  rug  and  you  try  the  ex­
periment  of  bringing'  the  name  Jack 
into  the  conversation,  the  for­
casually 
mer  will 
invariably  give  a  gentle  wag 
of  his  little  stump  tail  to  acknowledge 
his  interest,  while  Jill  betrays  no  con­
sciousness  whatever.  But 
if  the  latter 
is  mentioned,  she  will  be  the  one to  rec­
ognize  the  name. 
“ I  am  going  fora 
walk, ”   is  a  sentence  that  always  fills 
them  with  the  wildest  glee,  although 
their  mistress  purposely  utters  it  in  her 
ordinary  tone  of  voice. 
If,  however, 
she  turns  to  them  and  remarks  de­
cidedly,  “ No,  Jack  and  Jill  must  stay 
at  home”   the  little  dogs  look utterly  de­
jected  and  miserable,  for  they  know  her 
fist  is  like  that of  the  Medes  and  Per- 
sians.and  that  no  cajolery  and blandish­
ment can  alter  it.  On  the  other  hand,  if 
she  says  gayly,  “ Yes, 
Jack  and 
Jill 
is  almost  too 
may  go,  too,”   the 
joy 
great  for  expression  and  they  roll  over 
and  over  each  other 
in  an  ecstasy  of 
delight.  Then,  watching  with  the  keen­
est  anxiety  until  she  begins  to  make 
unmistakable  preparations, 
they  will 
tear  to  the  front  door and  sit  patiently 
watching  with  eager  eyes  the  staircase 
until  her  appearance,  when  they  will 
tumble  out  into the  street  belter  skelter 
for  a  preparatory  race  before  sobering 
down  sufficiently  to  trot  beside  her  in 
the  decorous  fashion  which  they  know 
is 
perfectly  well 
incumbent  on  a  well 
conducted  dog 
in  the  city,  although  in 
the  country  they  scour  the  fields  far  and 
near  in  their  mad  pursuit  of  bird  and 
butterfly.

“ Of  course,  they  understand  far  more 
than  we  have  any  idea  o f,”   said  a  dog 
lover,  speaking  of  the  subject.  “ Never 
will  I  forget  the  look  of  sudden  compre­
hension,  anguish  and  reproach  I  saw 
once  on  the  face of  old  Ponto.a look  that 
haunts  me  whenever  I  think  of  him. 
He  was  very  old  and  bad  an  incurable 
complaint  which  gave  him  at  times 
great  pain,  so  we  concluded  that  the 
most  merciful  thing  we  could  do  would 
be  to  put  him  comfortably  and  everlast­
ingly to  sleep with  chloroform.  He  was 
a  heavy  dog,  so  we  dug  bis  grave  be­
forehand  at  the  foot  of the  garden, under 
an  apple  tree,  and  when  everything  was 
ready  I  called  the  poor old  fellow,  who 
rose  unsuspiciously  to  follow  me,  and, 
with  the  bottle  of  chloroform  and  towel 
in  band,  I  led  the  way  down  the  garden 
path,  and  on  the  way  called  the  gar­
dener,  who  was  working  at  a  little  dis­
tance. 
‘ I  am  going  to  put  an  end  to 
poor  old  Ponto  now,’  I  said,  without 
thinking,  'and  I  want  you  to  be on hand 
in  case  he  struggles. ’  Ponto  stopped 
short,  he  saw  the  open  grave,  me  stand­
ing  with  a  guilty  countenance  (for  1 felt 
like  a  murderer  and  showed  it)  with 
the  fatal  bottle,  and  the  man  approach­
ing,  and  then  he  gave  me  that  look. 
‘ How  could  you,’  it  seemed  to  say,  ‘ you 
whom  I  loved  and  trusted!’  And  then 
slunk  sorrowfully  away  and  took  refuge 
under  the  veranda.  Here  be  stayed  all 
day,  and  when  at  last  he  crawled  out, 
looking  supremely  miserable,  the  ‘ mis­
‘ Ponto  shall 
sus’  put  her  foot  down. 
like  any  other 
die  a  natural  death, 
Christian,’  she  declared. 
'If  he  is  de­
crepit  and  suffering  he  shall  be  tenderly 
cared  for. 
I  suppose,’  she  added,  look­
ing  at  me,  as  if  I  were  a  monster,  ‘ you 
would  hardly  chloroform  your  grand­
father 
if  he  grew  old  and  troublesome,’ 
a piece  of  logic  which  silenced  if  it  did 
not  convince  me. 
I  was  unreasonable 
enough,  too,  to  feel  profoundly  hurt 
when  from  that  time  forth  Ponto  would 
never  come  near  me.”

for 

results.  We  all  know  how  easy  it  is  to 
come  down  to  our convention  to 
listen 
to  the  valuable  papers  delivered  here 
and  enjoy  the  benefits  of  any  social  fea­
tures  provided 
in  the  programme, 
but  do  we  keep  the  Association  con­
stantly  in  mind  and  talk  to  other  hard­
ware  dealers  throughout  the  year  urging 
them  to  affiliate  with  us 
in  the  work 
which  we  have  undertaken?  There  may 
be  conditions 
in  some  towns  to  make 
impossible  for  any  members  to  do 
it 
much  towards 
increasing  the  member­
ship,  but  there  are  very  few  of  us  who 
could  not  secure the signature  of at  least 
one  member.

I  hope  that  when  we  meet  again  next 
year  the  record  of  our  work  accom­
plished  during  the  coming  year  will 
eclipse  all  the  past  efforts  of  our  Asso­
ciation.

Effect of a  Misplaced  Advertisem ent.
Mrs.  Wilkes  wanted*  a  servant  girl. 
Mr.  Wilkes,  whose  pursuits  are  literary, 
wrote  something  like  this:  “ Good  girl 
for  light  housework ;  reasonable  wages; 
apply  477  Fourth  street,”   and  inserted 
the  same  in  the  morning  paper.  That 
was  at  night.

The  next  morning  at 6:15  the Wilkins 
door  bell  rang.  Mr.  Wilkins,  scantily 
arrayed,  answered  the  summons  and 
confronted  a 
large  woman  with  spec­
tacles.

“ Where is the  girl?”   said  the  woman.
“ You  can  search  me,”   Wilkins  as­

sured  her.

“ Haven’t  you  got  a  girl  here?”   pur­

sued  the  visitor.

“ No,”   said  Wilkins. 

“ Do  you  want 

the  job?

“ M e!”   exclaimed the woman.  “ Well,
I  guess  not.”   And she  flounced  angrily 
down  the  steps.

At  7  Mrs.  Wilkins  arose  and,  going 
to  the  kitchen,  inserted  her  bands  in 
pancake  dough.

“ R-r-r-r-r-ring, ”   said  the  bell.
Mrs.  Wilkins  went  to  the  door.
“ Are  you  the  people  who  advertised 
about  a  girl?”   asked  a  smartly  dressed 
young  matron  who  had  pressed  the  but­
ton.

“ Come 

“ Y es,”   said  Mrs.  Wilkins. 

around  to  the  back  door.”

ently  stood  looking  into  the  kitchen.

The  woman  looked  surprised hut pres­
Now, ’ * she  began, *' how many  after­
noons  do  you  want,  what  are  your  hab­
its,  and  what  do  you  know  about  cook­
ing?”

It  was  Mrs.  Wilkins’  turn  to  be  sur­

prised.

“ I  know  enough  about  cooking,  I 
guess,  madam,”   she  said  tartly,  “ and  1 
do  not  think  the  afternoons  1  want  off 
are  any  of  your  business.  What  refer­
ences  have  you,  and  supposing  you  tell 
me  something  about  yourself.”

servant 
most  self-sufficient  thing  it  ever—”

“ Well,”   snapped  the  woman,  “ for  a 
if  you  aren't  the  nerviest,  the 
"Look  he/e,  madame,“   replied  Mrs. 
Wilkins,  “ whom  are  you  calling  a  serv­
ant?”
'Well,  I  suppose  you  object  to  the 
name,  but  I  want  you  to  understand that 
girls 
I 
want  no  ladies  in  my  kitchen.”
wanted  to  be  in  your old  kitchen?”

“ Well,  for  goodness  sake,  whoever 
The  woman  outside  looked  puzzled.
“ Didn’t  you  advertise 
wanted  a  place?"  she  asked.
a  g irl.”

in  my  employ  are  servants. 

I  advertised  that  I  wanted 

“ Hardly. 

that  you 

The  woman  pulled  a  copy of the paper 
from  her  handbag  and  pointed  at  the 
wants  columns.  Then  it  was  that  Mrs. 
Wilkins  saw  that  her  advertisement  had 
been  placed  in  the  Situations  Wanted 
column.  She  did  not  say  much 
just 
then,  but  when,  after  answering  thirty- 
six  calls  at  the  door-bell and confronting 
thirty-six  men  and  women  who  looked 
her  over  with  the  air of  an  employer, 
she  locked  the  front  door  and  speeding 
away  to  the  house  of  a  neighbor  with 
the  baby  in  tow  she  observed  in  a  srten- 
uous  undertone:

“ Gracious!  I  wish  I  could  get  Tom 

to  swear  for  me.just  a  little!”

M I C H I G A N   T R A D E S M A N
Vocabulary of a  Dog:.

IT
B u c k e y e   P a in t  &  V a r n is h   Co.

An  Iowa woman who was  unable  to get 
possession  of  the  baby  had  the  infant 
arrested  as  a  vagrant  and  herself  ap­
pointed  special  constable  to  take  charge 
of  the  prisoner  pending  a  decision  by 
the  courts  as  to  permanent  custody  of 
the child.  It  was  the  only  way  in  which 
she  could  get  around  the  terms  of  a  law 
recently  enacted  in  Iowa.

Why use  the  Little  Giant  Gas  Machine?  Because  It  has  an  enclosed  gas 
mixer.  It takes the air from out doors,  thereby  leaving  the  only  outlets  for 
gas at burners and the Intake of air.  We use Iron  gas  piping;  can  he  placed  In  ceiling  or  other 
wise.  We produce the most powerful and steady light on the market;  no flickering or vibration of 
light.  We are lighting more  space  with  one burner  than  any  other  system  of  lighting,  thereby 
saving breakage of mantles and glassware;  also saves work In lighting.  No generating at burners; 
not necessary to handle  them  even  unless  you  wish  them  closed.  No  condensing.  The  delight 
of all.  Ask us for.prlces If you want the best.

1 8

HE  KNEW  IT  ALE.

H is  Experience  in  Building and F urnish­

ing a  Home.

Before  I  was  inveigled  into  building 
a  home  of  my  own,  I  was  as  happy  as 
man  can  be. 
1  lived  in  a  rented  house. 
let  the  children  amuse  them­
I  could 
selves  by  drawing  on  the  wall  paper and 
could  drive  nails 
in  the  walls  without 
a  thought,  except  that  I  was  getting  the 
worth  of  my  rent  money. 
In  short,  I 
enjoyed  the  pleasures and privileges of a 
man  who  is  living 
in  somebody  else's 
house.

But  I  bad  a  quiet,deep-rooted opinion 
that  I  could  design  a  house  quite  as 
well,  if  not  just  a  little  better  than  any 
architect  in  the  business. 
I  knew  what 
I  wanted  and  where  I  wanted  it. 
I  felt 
sure  that  although  I  might  possibly  be 
somewhat  unfamiliar  with  a  few  of  the 
technical  terms  of  the  architectural  pro­
fession,  1  could 
lay  out  the  plan  of  a 
in  a  manner  which  would  give 
house 
the  greatest  satisfaction. 
It  was  such  a 
I  pictured  a  quiet  home, 
simple  thing. 
nestling 
in  a  sunlighted  glen,  with 
broad,  inviting  piazzas,  a  stately  recep­
tion  hall,  bright  and  airy  bed  chambers 
and  cosy  nooks  and  corners  that  delight 
the  heart  of  the  domestically  inclined 
man.

On  this  basis,  after  a  few  preliminary 
skirmishes with my better  half,  I evolved 
a  plan  which  my  friends considered per­
fect.  My  friends  are  all  extremely  po­
I  would  have  a  house  with  some 
lite. 
character to  it ;  a  certain 
individuality 
not  possessed  by  the  vulgar  shopmade 
home.  Whatever  faults 
it  may  have, 
my  house  does  possess  individuality.

Somehow  or  other—possibly  because 
the  ignorant  builders  did  not  compre­
hend  my  plans—things  did  not  turn  out 
quite  as  I  anticipated.  My  kitchen 
is

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

next  to  the  parlor,  and  my  guests  can 
always  tell  what  they  are  going  to  have 
for  meals  an  hour  before  they  are 
served.  Occasionally,  when 
some  of 
my  daughter’s  swell  friends  are  visiting 
her,  and  are  sitting 
in  our  reception 
hall,  they  are  partially  choked  by  an 
aroma  of  cabbage  which  floats 
in  upon 
them  with  its  all-pervading  fragrance. 
I  am  occasionally  fond  of  cabbage,  but 
it  has  been  cut  out  of  our  menu  by  the 
feminine  faction  of  the  family. 
I  can 
only  enjoy  this  delicacy  now  by  bribing 
the  cook.

There  are  a  few  other  unimportant 
mistakes,  which  a professional  architect 
might  have  noticed  and  corrected,  hut 
in  the  decoration  of  my  home  I  have 
accomplished  such  a  brilliant  success 
that 
it  more  than  compensates  for  my 
slight  errors  in  construction.

As  soon  as  it  was  rumored  that  I  was 
about  to  make  tba  grand  mistake  of  my 
eventful  life—that  I  was  going  to  build 
a  home  for  myself  and 
family—my 
mail  began  to  assume  enormous  propor­
tions. 
I  received  beautiful  and  elabor­
ate  catalogues,  descriptive  of everything 
from  sewer  pipes  to  canary  birds,  which 
I 
immediately  turned  over  to  my  chil­
dren  for  dissection  and  to  be  pasted  in 
scrapbooks.  That oldest boy  of  mine  has 
instincts  of  a  sailor;  anything 
all  the 
pertaining  to  the  water 
interests  him. 
He  secured  all  the  plumbing  pictures, 
and  his  scrapbook  contains  about  three 
hundred  bath  tubs  and  other  articles 
pertaining  to  every  self-respecting  lava­
tory.  The  other  children  selected  such 
of  the 
literature  as  most  strongly  ap­
pealed  to  their  several  tastes,  while  I 
studied  carefully  every  line  pertaining 
to  carpets,  curtains,  wall  paper  and  in­
terior  decoration.

I  felt  that  now  indeed,  the  grand  op­
portunity  had  come  to  retrieve  the  mis­
takes  I  bad  made  in  building,  and  I  re­
solved  to  do all  the  decorating  myself, 
without  any  outside  aid. 
I  am  a  man 
of  the  finest  taste,  although  it  may  be 
uncultivated.  When 
the  decorators 
called  upon  me,  I  listened  to  them  with 
ill-concealed  disdain,  owing  to  my  su­
perior  artistic 
I  absorbed 
long  explanations of  various  styles  from 
Louis  the  Eleventh  to  the  Twenty- 
eighth. 
learned  dissertations 
regarding Renaissance,  Flemish,  Dutch, 
Colonial,  Oriental,  Delft,  Antique,  Art 
Nouveau  and  others,until  my  brain  was 
in  a  whirl.  Then  an  inspiration  struck 
m e:  Why  not  combine  the  various 
styles?  The  very  thing  I  was  looking 
for.  Originality  is  my  long  suit.

judgment. 

1  heard 

ignorant 

I  took  a  month's  vacation  to  rest  and 
to  furnish  my  new  home. 
1  had  lots  of 
trouble  in  making  my purchases because 
the 
salesmen  hindered  me 
greatly  by  offering  suggestions,  think­
ing,  of  course,  that  they  were  dealing 
with  a  man  who  needed  them.  Some  of 
the  stores  had  furnished  rooms,so  that 
the  buyer  might  see  the  effect  produced 
by  various  combinations;  but  none  of 
these suited  me—they were  too  common­
place. 
I  was  looking  for  originality— 
and  I  got  it.

I  tackled  the 

After  buying  about  seven  carloads  of 
material,  and  having  it  shipped  to  my 
new  bouse,  I  decided  to  get  down  to 
work. 
job  bright  and 
early  one  sunshiny  spring morning when 
the  birds  were  twittering  merrily  about 
something,  I  do  not  know  what,  and  do 
not  believe  they  did. 
If  I  could  live  in 
I 
so  simple  a  home  as  a  bird's  nest, 
could  twitter  merrily,  too! 
I  was  as­
sisted  at  my  work  by  two  able-bodied

men  and  my  oldest  boy.  I  had  the  walls 
papered—not  because  I  did  not consider 
myself  competent,  but  because  I  did  not 
like  the  nasty  paste.

Naturally,  the  first  thing  to  be  done 
was to  lay  the carpets.  This was  easy  in 
the  reception  hall  because  it  bad a hard­
wood  floor,  and  I  bought  a  half  dozen 
rugs  of  assorted  shades  to 
Oriental 
sprinkle  about. 
In  the  parlor  I  met 
with  my  first  serious  difficulty.  The 
broad  piazza  (pride  of  my  heart)  made 
this  room  very  dark,  and,  with  the 
brown  paper  I  had  chosen,  it  resembled 
the 
interior  of  a  sepulcher.  However, 
with  great  forethought,  I  had  purchased 
light  cream-colored  wilton,  with  red 
a 
figures,  which 
lightened  things  some­
what.  I  could  not make the figures match 
—but  nobody  notices  trifles  like  that. 
When  I  had  the  parlor  carpet about laid, 
my  wife  came  in  to 
inspect  the  work. 
She  said  the  room  reminded  her  of  all- 
out  doors,  on  a  pitch  dark  night,  with 
snow  on  the  ground.  But  I  never  place 
much  reliance  on  a  woman's  opinion.

I  next  tackled  the  dining  room,  and 
here  I  was  going  to  display  my  superior 
taste. 
I  did  fairly  well,  except  that  I 
could  find  no  place  for  the  sideboard. 
There  was  not  room  enough  for  it  be­
tween  the  windows,  and  on  the  opposite 
sides  the  folding  doors  and  a  pictural 
panel  were  in  the  way.  The  end  of  the 
room  was taken  up  by  the  fireplace  and 
a  mantel. 
I  remedied  the  matter  by 
placing 
the 
hearth.  My  wife says  the  gases  from  the 
fire  tarnish  our  family  silver,  and  that 
the  sideboard 
looks  out  of  place.  But 
like  the  novelty  of  the  arrangement. 
I 
Upstairs  I  found  a  similar  difficulty. 
I 
had  built  so  many  closets,  which  I  a l­
ways  consider  a  prime  requisite  for  a

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bed  chamber,  and  there  were  so  many 
windows,  which  I  thought  necessary  for 
light  and  ventilation,  that  there  wasn’t 
room  for  the  bureaus.

If  there  was  any  particular  part  of  the 
house  that  received  more  attention  than 
the  others,  it  was  my  “ den.”  
I  was 
determined 
to  have  a  study  which 
should  harmonize  with  my  artistic  tem­
perament. 
I  covered  the  walls  with 
burlap  of  a  dark  green  shade.  I  did  not 
know  how  to  cover  the  rough  edges,  but 
this  only  adds  to  the  Bohemian  aspect 
of  the  apartment. 
Soft  bangings  of 
Oriental  hues,  and  a  few  pieces  of  rusty 
old 
implements  of  warfare  completed 
the  wall  scheme.  On  the  floor  I  placed 
some  real  old-fashioned  rag  carpet,  as  a 
reminder  of  my  boyhood  days  at  the  old 
New  England 
farm  house.  A  Morris 
chair  and  a  couch  were  necessities,  and 
I  added  a  table  for  my  smoking  appli­
ances.  My  wife  says 
looks  like  a 
combination  of  a  harem  and  an  arsenal. 
1  rigged  up  a  punching-bag,  which 
knocked  over  my  pipe  rack  and  broke 
my  favorite  meerschaum  the  first  time  I 
essayed  to  use  it.

it 

Suffice  to  say  that  I  finished  the  fur­
nishing  of  my  house  within  the  month, 
and  that  I  have  a  home  the  like  of 
which  no  mortal  man  had  ever  seen  be­
fore.  When  I  returned  to  my office thin 
and  scarred  and  battered,  my  partner 
told  me  my  hair  had  grown  three shades 
whiter—and  I  guess  it  had.

I  am  now  undergoing  treatment  for

nervous  prostration.

Definition  of Businesi*.

W h a t is business?  A sk the Je w ;
A sk the crafty   Y ankee, too;
A sk th e  Briton, if you  please,
H au g h ty  trad er of the seas;
A sk the  German and the  “ Ja p  ” —
A y e , ask any clever chap;
A ll  will  tell,  at least they  know ,
F o r th eir trades like  pistons go.

W h a t is business?  A sk  th e sage,
A nd  h e’ll stam m er in  his rage:
“  Business is a  th in g  a p a rt—
N eith er science,  neither a rt;
F o r itself and all th e tim e,
M akes no claim  to be sublim e;
G reedv g rab  and stin g y  stint,
C oining gold  w ithout a m int.
R eligion, learning,  love and  all 
W ith e r ’neath  its  b lig h tin g  fall.
A ll  they say is:  * W ell—’um  a h — 
B usiness, sir,  is business’—b ah!”

W h a t is business—th e real th in g ?
A sk an  ho n est business king:
“  B usiness is the th in g  to do,
A nd th e w ay to  p u t it th ro u g h —
H onest as the yard  is long;
H o n est as th e  pure  is stro n g ;
H onest as a pound in w eig h t;
H onest as a  plum m et’s stra ig h t;
P rom pt as  planets in th eir sw ing 
R ound th eir o rbits jo u rneying; 
S elf-com m ending as th e rig h t,
A s a C hesterfield,  polite;
D am on’s honor binds each deal—
A ll  is for the comm on  w eal;
A nd the  vision  of a seer 
M ust all  enterprises steer.”

Business is a cubic th in g ;
S quare  in all  its b arg ain in g ;
Square to God and square to m an;
Square to self on any  plan:
Square to all th e w inds th at blow — 
Squares! tiling th at mortals  know.
Business th a t is not  four-square 
Isn ’t b u sin ess—see?  N o w , there!

A  Few  Conundrums.

What  has  only  one  foot?  A  stocking. 
How  do  bees  dispose  of  their  honey? 
They  cell  it.
What  game  do  the  waves  play  at? 
Pitch  and  toss.

What  soup  would  cannibals  prefer? 
What  sort  of  men  are  always  above 

A  broth  of  a  boy.
board?  Chessmen.

Who  is  the  oldest  lunatic  on  record? 

Time  out of  mind.
When  he  is  beside  bimself.
a  lady’ s  band  and  doesn’t  squeeze  it.

When 
is  a  man  more  than  a  man? 
What  is  a  muff?  Something  that  bolds 

When  is  a  clock  on  the  stair  danger­
ous?  When 
it  runs  down  and  strikes 
one.
in  the  kitchen  like  a 
house  on  fire?  The  sooner  it’s  out  the 
better.

is  a  pig 

Why 

Devoted  Long  Years  to  Paying His Debts.
The  Tradesman  has  had  its  attention 
called  to  a  remarkable  instance  of  ster­
ling  honesty,  where  a  merchant  was  em­
barrassed,  could  have  gotten  off  on  the 
payment  of  50  cents  on  the  dollar,  but 
refused  to  avail  himself  of  his creditors’ 
indulgence.  The  gentleman  who  took 
this  stand  is  now  the  leading  citizen  of 
Patterson,  La.

Born  in  France,  the  subject  of  this 
story  early  emigrated to this country and 
located 
in  Louisiana.  He  was  plucky 
and  started 
in  business  by  opening  a 
blacksmith  shop.  Then  a  small  store 
was  attached  to  the  shop.  Business 
grew  and  the  building  was  increased. 
In  a  short  while  the  store  prospered  so 
much  that  a  full 
line  of  general  mer­
chandise  was  carried.

Other 

lines  were  added.  The  town 
was  growing,  and  this  merchant  took  an 
interest  in  many  enterprises.  One  day 
he  found,  upon  consulting  his  books, 
which  had  received  an  overhauling,that 
he  had  reached  out  faster  than  he  had 
recouped.  The  sheets  would  not  bal­
ance.

His  credit  was  good,  and 

some 
hankers  of  New  Orleans  offered 
the 
cash  to  tide  over  the  several  businesses. 
The  offer  was  about  to  be  accepted 
when,  upon  a  careful  consideration,  the 
proprietor  concluded  that  he  would  not 
be  able  to  meet  the  obligations  in  the 
specified  time.  There  had  been  two 
bad  crops.  The  New  Orleans  agents 
wrote that  they were  satisfied  to  take  the 
paper  anyway.

His  reply  was  a  refusal  of  the  propo­
sition  to  provide  the  money.  As  he 
wrote  the 
letter  the  contract  was  torn 
up.  The 
letter  so  stated.  That  was 
before  rice  had  become  a  factor  in  the 
Louisiana 
Sugar  and  cotton 
were  the  staples,  and  both  had  been 
particularly  bad  the  past  two  years.

crops. 

The  merchant  was  unable  to  pay. 
The  crash  came  and  he  was  wrecked. 
His  friends  went  in  and  offered  to  take 
50  cents  on  the  dollar.  They  thought 
that  would  be  a  very  liberal  settlement, 
for  the  failure  was  for nearly $70,000.

“ No,’ ’  said  be,  “ I  will  net  pay  50 
cents  on  the  dollar. 
I  will  pay  every 
cent  I  owe,  if  it  takes  the  remainder  of 
my  life. ”

The  large  creditors  wrote  to  the  mer­
chant,  suggesting  that  they  would  be 
willing  to  settle  at  50  cents  on  the  dol­
lar.  He  replied  to  them  that  he  would 
pay  28  cents  on  the  dollar  cash  and 
would  make  the  remainder  within  ten 
years.

He  kept  his  word.  He  started  in  at 
the  ground  again—in  the  blacksmith 
shop,  pulling  the  bellows  and  working 
over  the  anvil. 
It  was  the  story  of  the 
first  struggle  over  again.  A  small  foun­
dry  was  annexed  to  the  shop  and  its 
scope  of  manufacturing  was 
increased. 
A  store  followed.  Then  still  more  room 
and  a  larger  sales  place.

In  twelve  years  every  creditor  had 
In  the 
been  paid  in  full,  with interest. 
meantime  the  gentleman  had  reared  a 
good-sized 
family,  and  they  bad  built 
one  of  the  finest  homes  in  the  State. 
The  daughters  were  sent  away  to  school 
and  were  educated and  given  the advan­
tages  of  the  best  culture  and  training 
in  the  East.  To-day  be  is 
to  be  had 
worth  $200,000  and  owns  large  slices 
in 
almost  every  important  business  in  .the 
town.

Energy,  enthusiasm,  enterprise  and  a 
firm  belief  in  advertising  are  the  chief 
characteristics  of  most  merchants  who 
win  success.

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Slander on  the  Status  of  Unm arried  Men 

and  Women.

The  other  day,  in 

lecturing  before 
the  school  teachers  and  summer students 
at  the  University  of  Chicago  Chancellor 
Andrews  urged  all  of  his  hearers  who 
were  not  married  to rush into matrimony 
and  declared  that  a  man  or  woman  who 
voluntarily  remained  singie  was  a moral 
degenerate.

Perhaps  no  more  mischievous  advice 
than  this  was  ever  given.  Hasty  and 
ill-considered  marriages;  marriages  en­
tered 
into  without  sufficient  means  to 
support  a  fam ily;  marriages  contracted 
in  the mistaken belief that passing  fancy 
is  a  deathless  passion  are  responsible 
for  nine-tenths of  the  murders  and thefts 
and  drunkenness  and  misery  of  the 
world.  Such  unions  where 
love  dies 
with  the  honeymoon,  and  where  all  that 
is 
is  a  hated  chain  that  binds  two 
people  together,  is  the  devil’s  workshop 
where  all  that  is  worst  in  the  character 
of  a  man  and woman are developed,and, 
as  a  matter  of  truth,  the  moral  degen■! 
erates  are  not  old  maids  and  old  bache­
lors,  but  men  and  women  who have been 
unhappily  married  and  whose  own  ex­
periences  have  embittered  them  and 
seared  their  belief  in  every  good  and 
true  thing.

left 

The  old  bachelor,  no  matter  how 
wicked  he  may have  been  himself,  cher­
ishes  some  ideal  of  womanly  gentleness 
and  purity;  the  old  maid  hugs  to  her 
heart  to  the  last  her  faith in the supreme 
nobility  of  man;  but  the  man  whose 
wife  has  betrayed  him  or  the  woman 
whose  husband  has  been  false  to  her be­
lieve  in  nothing  and  either go  forth  to 
avenge  their  wrongs  on 
society  or, 
soured  and  disgruntled,  mock  at  the 
gods  of  others.

If  every  marriage  were  a  happy  mar­
riage,  Dr.  Andrews  and  every  other 
preacher  and  teacher  might  well  urge  it 
indiscriminately  on  people, 
for  there 
can  be  no  doubt  that,  just  as  unhappy 
wedlock  develops  all  the 
tares  and 
weeds 
in  the  soul,  happy  marriage  is 
the  sunshine  in  which  all  the  buds  and 
blooms  of  the  heart  find  their  finest 
flower.  The 
love  that  robs  labor  of  its 
toil,  that  makes  sacrifice  a  pleasure, 
that  prefers  another  above  itself,  rounds 
life  into  its  fullest  perfection.

Those  who  have  missed  a  happy  mar­
riage have  missed the best  that the  world 
can  give,  but  those  that  have  kept  out 
of  an  unhappy  marriage  have  escaped  a 
lot  of  misery  and  suffering  and  some­
times  it  is  a  good  deal  better  to  be  safe 
than  to  run  the  risk  of  being  blessed. 
Unless all  the  circumstances  of marriage 
are  propitious—unless  the  man  and 
woman  are  old  enough  to  know  what 
they  really  desire  in  a  life  companion 
and  are  sure  that  their  love  is  founded 
on  something  deeper  and  more 
lasting 
than  the  curve  of  a  cheek  or  an  ability 
to  dance  the  twostep  and  unless  they 
have  sufficient  income to  live  on decent­
ly  in  the  way  in  which  they  have  been 
accustomed  to 
live—it  will  be  a  great 
deal  better  for  their  hearts  and  their 
morals  and  their  tempers  and  their 
purses  to  stay  single,  Dr.  Andrews  to 
the  contrary,  notwithstanding.  There 
have  been 
that 
urned  out  all  right,  but  nobody  has  a 
right  to  take 
it  for  granted  that  they 
will  be  struck  by  lightning.

reckless  marriages 

As  a  further  inducement  to  the  unpre­
pared  to  break 
into  the  holy  estate  of 
matrimony,  Dr.  Andrews  says  that  the 
in
single  man  or woman  has  no  place 

society.  The  facts 
in  the  case  do  not 
seem  to  bear out  this,  either.  Men who 
have  done  great  things  have been mostly 
married  because  women  admired  them 
so  they  could  not  escape,  although quite 
a  respectable  number  of  bachelors  have 
also  made  a  noise 
in  the  world  and 
have  done  things  that  left humanity bet­
ter and  wiser, while  among  women  Flor­
ence  Nightingale,  Frances  Willard, 
Clara  Barton,  Jane  Addams  and  a  hun­
dred  more  one could name off-hand  have 
not  only  had  a  definite  place  in  society, 
but  a  perch  on  the  topmost  round  of  the 
ladder,  although  none  of  them  bad  a 
husband.

In  society—the  gay  society  that  gives 
balls  and  parties  and  rides 
in  automo­
biles—whether  a  middle-aged  person 
has a  place  in  it  or  not  depends,  in  this 
country  at  least,  on  what  sort  of  chromo 
they  can  throw  in  with  their  company 
and  lack  of  personal  attractions  and  not 
on  their  possession  of  a  wedding  ring. 
An  elderly  woman,  stringy  and  sallow 
and  plain,  without  any  particular gift 
of  mind  or  person  to  attract  the  admir­
ation  of  her  fellow  creatures,  must  pay 
for  the  privilege  of  society  if  she  gets 
it.  If  she  is poor  and  can  not  entertain, 
she  wili  find  herself  relegated  to  the 
back  ranks  and  the  church  sociable 
crowd  just  as  much  if  she  is  a  married 
woman  as  if  she  is  an  old maid,  and  by 
the  same  token  the  rich  spinster  never 
has  to  complain  of  neglect  or  being 
overlooked  by  her  acquaintances.  The 
woman  whose  cook  is  a  cordon  bleu  and 
whose  wines  are  of the  proper  vintage 
does  not  find  that  her invitations  are  re­
fused  because  she  is  single  and,  while  a 
husband  may  be  a  luxury,  he  is  by  no 
means  a  social  necessity.

So  far  as  men  are  concerned,the state­
ment  that  a  single  person  has  no  status 
in  society 
is  even  more  untenable,  for 
it 
is  an  axiom  that  so  long  as  a  man  is 
unmarried  he 
is  an  object  of  burning 
interest  and  solicitude  to  every  woman 
in  the  community.  The  old  bachelor  is 
always  persona  grata  with  the  wives  of 
his  married  friends,  a  welcome  guest  at 
their  table  and  a  perennial  object  of 
their  philanthropic  matchmaking  en­
deavors. 
Indeed,  one  of  the  severest 
jars  a  man’s  vanity  ever  gets  is  the 
dull,  sickening  thud  with  which  all 
other  women  throw  him  over the minute 
he  is  married.  Up  to  that  time  he  has 
been  a  figure.  Women's 
faces  have 
brightened  at  his  approach,  they  have 
hung  with  eager  interest  on  his  words 
and 
laughed  at  bis  witticisms,  but  the 
minute  he  gets  married  he  is  of  interest 
and 
importance  to  only  one  woman  in 
the  world  and  no  other  woman  is  mean 
enough  to  do  him  reverence.

But  the  society  that  is  of most import­
ance  in  the  world  is  the  great  brother- 
fa >od  of  min,  and  nothing  could  be  less 
tiue  than  that  the  unmarried  man  or 
woman  has  no  part  in  this. 
In  every 
community  there  are  old  maids  and 
old  bachelors  whose  lives  are  so  helpful 
to  their  fellow-creatures  that 
it  almost 
seems  as 
if  they  had  a  special  call  to 
celibacy  and  that  they were  cut  off  from 
tender  family  ties 
in  order  that  they 
might  assume  a  mission  of  fatherhood 
than  that 
and  motherhood  broader 
bounded  by  blood  and 
far  more  un­
selfish.

We  all  know  the  old  maid  sister or 
aunt  who  is  the  stop-gap  in  the  family 
life  and  makes  good  the  deficiencies 
and  inefficiencies  of the wife  to  the  hus­
band  and  who  mothers  motherless 
little 
children.  We  know  old  bachelors  who 
have  never  known  the  love  of  wife  or 
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about  us  there  are  thousands  of  unma 
ried  women  and  men  who  are  spendi 
their  lives  making  good  the  marri_ 
failures,  and  to  say  that  these  peopfi 
in  society  is  like  bias 
have  no  place 
pheming  against  the  saints. 
It  is  the 
unmarried  men  and  women  who 
carrying  on  the  great  altruistic,  pbilan 
tbropic  work  of  the  world,  for  in  the 
majority  of  cases  family 
life  mak 
people  selfish  and  they  do  not  look  be 
yond  their  own  brood.

Some  of  the  most  beautiful  stories 

unselfish  devotion  that  the  world  has 
ever  known  could  be  told  by  these  u 
married  men  and  women,  and  many 
man  who  buttons  his  prim  little  black 
coat  over  his  withered  heart  is  entitled 
to  pin  there  the  cross  of  the  Legion 
Honor  for  his  gallant  sacrifice  of  him 
self  to  his  duty.  The world  sees  in  hi 
only  a  thin  old  man,  dried  up  and 
wrinkled,  who  has  acquired  fussy,  pa 
ticular  ways  through  much  living alone, 
and 
it  guys  him  good-naturedly  about 
being  an  old  bachelor  and  never  dream 
that  somewhere  down  the  road  of the old 
man  s 
is  a  grave  where  he 
buried  love  and  romance  and  the  hope 
of  wife  and  child  and  turned  his  back 
on  happiness  for the  sake  of  others  who 
often  do  not  even  appreciate  him.

life  there 

in  black 

Somewhere,  in  a  little  country  town 
I  know  an  old  bachelor  who  is  called 
“ Uncle  Jim "  by  half  the  community 
is  a  wizened  old  man  now,  always 
He 
scrupulously  dressed 
in  the 
fashion  of  twenty  years  ago,  and  all  day 
long  he  stands  behind  the  counter  of 
listens  with  unfailin 
drug  store  and 
patience  to  the  “ symptoms”   of  hi 
neighbors,  and  prescribes  for  them,  for 
Uncle  Jim ’s  remedies  are  esteemed  fa 
above  doctor's  stuff,  and  not  a  man. 
woman  or  child  who  does  not  go  to  him 
with  their  aches,  whether  of  body  or 
It  is  a  flourishing  little  town  in 
heart. 
which  Uncle  Jim 
lives  and  he  does  a 
flourishing  little  business and many peo 
pie  wonder  why  he has never  married.

One  night 

it  chanced  that  I  dropped 
last 
into  the  little  store  very  late.  The 
of  the  customers  and  loungers  had  gone 
and  the  store  seemed  deserted,  but  he 
hind  a  screen  in  the  back  of  the  long 
found  Uncle  Jim  sitting  at  his 
room  I 
desk,  with  a 
few  yellow  old  letters,  a 
crumpled  glove  and  a  withered  rose 
spread  out  before  him,  and  on  his  cheek 
the  hard  and  bitter  tears  of old  age.

Abashed,  1  would  have  withdrawn, 

but  he  stopped  me.

“ Don’t  go,  my  dear,”  he  said. 

“ Do 
you  ever  feel  that  the  dear  dead  are  so 
near  you  can  almost  touch  them  and 
hear  their  voices?  All  day  I  have  been 
listening  to  the  rustle  of  angel  wings 
and  the  sound  of  a  voice  that  I  loved,  marry 
?”
and  so  to-night  I  have  been  living  over 
my  youth  that 
left  me—only  these,”  
and  he  spread  bis  bands  pathetically 
over the  little  heap  on  the  desk.

I  was  to  have  been  once. 

'Perhaps you  have  wondered  as  other 
people  do.”   he  went  on,  “ why  I  never 
married. 
I 
was  engaged  to  a  beautiful  girl  whom 
1 
loved  with  all  my  heart,  and  we  had 
already  begun  to  make  the  plans—the 
sweet,  foolish  plans—of  the  little  home 
that  was  to  be  ours,  when  suddenly  my 
sister's  husband  died  and  her  support 
was  thrown  upon  me.  1  could  not  refuse 
the  burden,  you know.  She  was  helpless 
and  destitute  and  there  were  little  chil­
dren  crying  to  me  for  bread,  and  so  1 
had  to  give  up  my  own  happiness  for 
her.

“ Angela  cried  when  I  told  her and 
gave  her  back  her  freedom,  for  I  would

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not  bind  the  woman  I  loved to the  wear­
ing  slavery  of  a  long  engagement,  and 
then  she 
laid  her  dear  head  upon  my 
breast  for  the  last  time,  and  I  held  her 
in  arms  that  1  knew  would  go 
close 
hungering 
for  her  to  the  grave,  as  she 
told  me  over  and  over  again  that  she 
would  be  faithful  to  me  and wait  for  me 
to  the  end.

I  was  not  rich 

in  those  days,  my 
It  was  a  bard  struggle  to  feed 
dear. 
lined 
eight  hungry  little  mouths  and  it 
my  face  and  strewed  my  hair  with  sil-« 
ver  before  my  time;  but,  by and  by,  the 
years  wore  on,  and  I  saw  happiness 
beckoning  to  me  again,  and  Angela  and 
*  took  up  our  unfinished  dream  and  be­
gan  knitting 
its  dropped 
threads.

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“ Then—one  of  my  sister’s  boys—a 
weak,  foolish  fellow,  fell  into  bad  com­
pany  and  got  to  drinking  and  gambling 
nd  robhed  his  employer  of  a  large  sum 
of  money. 
I  sat  here  ail  of  one  long 
ight  fighting  out  the  battle  between 
duty  and  love,  and  when  the  gray  dawn 
broke  -duty  had  won,  but  it  left  me  an 
old  man.  There  was  my  sister’s  broken 
heart  to  consider,  and—the  old  name 
that  had  never  had  a  stain  upon  it—and 

paid  the  money  for the  boy.
“ At  last,  however,  after  middle 

life 
had  passed,  and 
long  waiting  bad 
robbed  Angela’s  cheek  of  its  roses  and 
her  step  of  its  lightness,  when  we  knew 
that  the  fire  and  joy  of  youth  had  gone 
from  us  forever,  it  seemed  that  our  bap- 
iness  was  coming  to  us.  My  sister  had 
gone  to  live  with  her  children,  the  busi­
ness  was  prospering  and  Angela  and  I 
were  planning  once  more  for  the  home 
that  was  to  be  ours  at  last;  but  it  was 
not  to  be.  Angela  sickened  and  died 
nd  all  that  was  left  me  was the memory 
f  the 
long,  long  years  and  this  little 
heap  of  treasures.

It 

is  not  much  for  a  lifetime,  but— 
but  I  have  my  pleasures. 
I  shall  never 
now  the  clinging  arms  of  a  wife  about 
me,  but  I  send  many  a  woman’s  hus­
band  home  to  her  at  night  with  his 
ages  who  would  waste  them  at  the 
1  shall  never 
corner  saloon  but  for  me. 
ave  a  child,  but  many  a  boy  listens  to 
me  when he  would  not  to  his own father, 
nd  many  a  girl  has  the  lessons  and  the 
help  that  enable  her  to  go  out  into  the 
an  honest 
living. 
They  do  not  mind 
it  from  me,  you 
now.  I  am  just  Uncle  Jim,  a  crochetty 
old  bachelor  who  is  not  quite  either  a 
man  or  a  woman,  but  who  has  bis  little 
in  the  world  for  all  that,”   he 

ace 
dded,  with  a  whimsical  sigh.
Sometimes  I  bear  important  fathers of 
mi lies  or gay  young  boys  ask  banter- 
igly:
“ Uncle  Jim,  why  didn’t  you  ever 

earn 

orld 

and 

like  you,”   he 

low 
but  I  know  that  he 

“ Oh,  I  was not  a  handsome young fel­
invariably  replies, 
is  thinking  of  a 
thered  rose  and  a  dead  romance  and 
grave  where  the  grass  is  growing.

Dorothy  Dix.

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Butter  and  Eggs

M anager of the  Union  D airy  Co.  Disap 

pears.

Toledo,  Sept.  8--Court 

judgments, 
protested  checks,  c airns  galore,  a  city 
court  constable  and  a  score of  clamoring 
creditors  anxiously  await  the  return  to 
Toledo  of  one  E.  J.  Moore,  who  posed 
as  the  manager of the Toledo department 
of 
the  Union  Dairy  Co.,  which  did 
business  for  about  two  months  at  42-44 
Ottawa  street.

The  letterheads  and  other  stationery 
of  the  Union  Dairy  Co.  are  elaborately 
printed  in  colors  and  the  names  of  the 
officers  are  given  as  follows:  George 
W.  Eilis,  President;  William  Rogers 
Vice-President;  Henry  C.  Ellis,  Sec 
retary  and  Treasurer,  and  E.  J.  Moore 
manager  of  the  Toledo  department.
If  the  Union  Dairy  Co.  did  business 
in  any  city  other than  Toledo,  that  fact 
has  not  been  ascertained  by  several  To 
ledo  attorneys  who  represent  the  credit 
ors,  although  it  is  rumored  that  there  it, 
a  St.  Louis  office.  Moore  and  a  female 
stenographer  who  maintains  a  Sphinx- 
like  silence  are  the  only  persons  who 
can  be  connected  with  the  business  in 
a  definite  manner.  No  one  seems  to 
know  anything about the  identity  or  res 
idence  of  the  officers.  And  Moore,  the 
local  manager—where  is  he?
The  assets  of  the  Union  Dairy  Co.  in 
Toledo  now  consist  principally  of  a 
desk  and  a  few  empty  butter  tubs.  The 
Ottawa  street  place  of  business  is  in 
charge  of  Constable  Becker,  of  the  city 
court,  and  the  creditors—whistle.

About  one  week  ago,  the  Elkton 
Creamery  Co.,  of  Elkton,  Mich.,  began 
two  suits  against  the  Union  Dairy  Co. 
in  city  court  for  claims  aggregating 
$392.89.  Default  judgments  were  taken 
this  morning  upon  application  of  Attor­
ney  George  A.  Bassett,  representing 
the  plaintiff.

Mr.  Bassett  says  that  the Union Dairy 
Co.  bought  butter  and  cheese  in  large 
quantities  from  country  producers  and 
immediately  converted  the  dairy  prod­
ucts 
into  cash,  shipping  the  stuff  to 
Eastern  houses.

This  morning’s  mail  brought  a  bunch 
of  letters  directed  to  the  Union  Dairy 
Co.  They  were  opened  by  the  stenog­
rapher  and  Constable  Becker 
took 
charge  of  them.  Nearly  every  envelope 
contained  a  bill,  a  draft  or a  letter  from 
some  dealer 
insisting  upon  settlement 
and  complaining  that  checks  received 
from  the  Union  Co.  had  been  dishon­
ored.

in 

The 

largest 

individual  creditors,  it 
appears,  are  J.  E.  Smith  &  Co.,  of 
Clare,  Mich.  Their  invoices  for  dairy 
products  sent  to  the  Toledo  firm  amount 
to  $636.62.  Correspondence in  the  hands 
of  the  constable  shows  that  the  Union 
large 
Co.  ordered  goods  freely  and 
quantities  from  the  Michigan  firm. 
In 
payment  for  the  first 
invoices  checks 
were  sent,  and  more  goods  were  ordered 
at  the  same  time.  The  goods  were  for­
warded  by  the  Michigan  house,  which 
evidently  believed  that  the  checks  were 
checks  were  deposited, 
good. 
The 
went  the  usual  rounds  and  were  finally 
presented  to 
the  Holcomb  National 
Bank,  upon  which  they  were  drawn,  for 
payment;  but  the  funds  to  the  credit  of 
the  Union  Dairy  Co.  had  been  ex­
hausted  and  the  checks  went  to  protest.
Among  the  creditors,  some  of  whom 
claim  to  have received worthless checks, 
are  A.  J.  Mills  &  Co.,  Novesta,  Mich.  ; 
P._  C.  and  L.  A.  Russell,  Columbia, 
Mich.  ;  William  Yeagley, 
Farmer, 
Ohio;  C.  E.  Morrison,  Williamston, 
Mich.  ;  John  Berger,  West  Bay  City, 
Mich.,  and  the  F.  F.  Vincke  Co.,  Ot­
tawa,  Ohio.  Attorney  Elmer  Davis 
represents  the  Vincke  Co.

J.  E.  Smith  &  Co.,  of  Clare,  Mich., 
recently  received  a  letter from the Union 
Dairy Co.  explaining that the  check  sent 
to  it  bad  been  dishonored  because  the 
bank  account  had  been  overdrawn  to 
meet  a  “big  draft  made  by  an  Eastern 
house,  but  that  the  claim  would  soon  be 
paid.

A  few  days  ago  Constable  Becker  sold 
a  small  quantity  of  cheese,  but  the 
amount  realized  was  only  a  few  dollars, 
while,  it is  believed, the claims of  credit­

ors  will  aggregate  several  thousand  dol­
lars.

Some  tubs  of  butter  that  were  to  have 
been  sold  by  the  constable were returned 
to  the  shippers.

In  connection  with 

its  business  the 
Union  Co.  has  advertised  the  Clover 
Leaf  Creamery  and  the  Clover  Leaf 
brand  of  butter.  There  is  a  Clover  Leaf 
dairy  at  the  corner  of  Indiana  avenue 
and  Thirteenth  street,  which  is  a  reli­
able  concern,  and  which,  Attorney  Bas­
sett  says,  has  no  connection  with  the 
defunct Toledo department  of  the  Union 
Dairy  Co.
O leom argarine  M akers  May  Leave 

the 

Country.

Philadelphia, 

Sept.  4—The  recent 
ruling  of  the  Internal  Revenue  Depart­
ment  in  reference  to  the  exportation  of 
renovated  butter  has  caused  consider­
able  comment  among 
local  firms  en­
gaged  in  the  export  of  this product,  and 
some 
unless  the  Department  makes 
amendment  to  the  new  law,  it 
is  said, 
the  export  trade 
in  butter  and  more 
particularly  oleomargarine  will  shortly 
be  demoralized.

As  it  is,  there  is  some  talk  among  the 
arge  dealers  in  oleomargarine  of 
leav- 
ng  this  country  and  seeking  a  base  of 
rperations  beyond  the 
jurisdiction  of 
the  United  States  Government,  where 
the  provisions  of  the  new  ruling  will 
have  no  effect  upon  their  business.  Sev­
eral  large  firms  in  New  York  State,  one 
of  the  principal  butter  centers  of  this 
country,  have  already  removed  their  es­
tablishments  to  Canadian  cities,  while 
others  have  opened  new  agencies  in that 
country 
for  the  exportation  of  their 
products.

or 

labeled 

is  disastrous 

The  latter  course is  now under consid­
eration  by  several  local  exporters,  who, 
it 
is  said,  are  ready  to  adopt  these 
methods  within  a  short  time,  should  the 
nternal  Revenue  Department  make  no 
tmendment  to  the  ruling.  There 
is 
some  talk,  also,  among  dealers  here  of 
petitioning  the  Department  for  relief  in 
the  situation,  which,  it is claimed,  is  al­
ready  beginning  to  show 
its  disastrous 
fleets.
It  is  required  by  the  new  law  that  all 
exportations  of  renovated  butter or oleo­
stamped 
margarine  he 
‘ adulterated”   or ” process butter.”   The 
ffect  of  this  ruling  upon  the  trade  of 
tropical  countries 
to 
American  exporters,  dealers  say.
“ People  of  the  tropical  countries, 
particularly  South  America,”   said  a 
well-known  exporter  yesterday,  “ want  a 
cheap  grade  of  butter.  Up  to  the  pres­
ent  time  their  wants  have  been  satisfied 
by  American  exporters,  but  they  are 
prejudiced  against  any  product  branded 
‘ adulterated, ’  and  a  stamp  of  this  sort 
bsolutely  prevents  its  entry.
“ is  our 
“ France,”   he  continued, 
chief  competitor  in  this  trade,  and  ex­
porters  in  that  country  are  reaping  rich 
harvests  as  a  Result of  the  new  oleo  law 
here,  which  practically  shuts  out  Amer­
ican  exporters  from  that  business.  Un­
less  some  redress  is  obtained  at  an early 
date  many  American  firms  will  be  set­
tled 
in  other countries,  mostly  in  Can­
ada,  and  a  good  many  more  will  be 
forced  out of  business  altogether.  Con­
gress  should  take  some  action  in  refer­
ence  to  the  matter  at  its  next  session, 
which  undoubtedly  it  will be  asked to do 
by  those  affected  by  the operation  of  the 
present  law.”

Looking  Back.

A s dow n th e bu sy  street  I  w alk, 
In ten t on strenuous w ays,
I seem to h ear the  robin’s song 
I  Iie^rd in o th er da vs;
I  seem to see the orchard  w hite, 
W ith   blossom s bending low, 
A n d  smell th e lilac a t th e g a te  
I loved so long ago.

I see again  the old rail  fence,
T h e  m eadow g reen and fair,
A n d  h ear th e bobolink outpour 
I iis  bubbling carol there;
I see the upland fields, all  w hite 
^  ith daisies starred   like snow , 
A nd  w atch th e sw allow s circle roui 
T h e old barn dow n below .

I  h ear the cow bell tinkle clear 
A n d  see th e lam bs a t play,
\ \  hile all the a ir is frag ran t sw eet 
W ith   breath of new   m ow n hay:
I w ander to th e try stin g  place—*  * 
Bless me!  how  tim e does flow ! 
T h e girl  is now  a  grandm a, tw ice,
I loved so long ago.

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Bananas  and  other  fruits  are 
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Lighter  arrivals  at  the  close  of  the 
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market  and  an  advance  of  about  ic  has 
been  made  on  best  Western  creamery. 
The  rate  of  20c  is  now  seemingly  pretty 
well  fixed  for  a  time.  Seconds  to  firsts, 
I7@I9K c. 
Imitation  creamery,  fair to 
good, 
factory, 
June  make,  I5J£@ i6J£c ¡seconds to firsts, 
I4@ i5c;  renovated  stock,  I5@t7c.

i5 K @ I6K c;  Western 

The  egg  market  is  steady  at  the  ad­
vance.  Best  Western  stock,  22c;  fair 
to good,  21c,  loss  off.  At  mark,  fancy 
candled  goods  are  worth  2 0 ^ @ 2 i c ;   un­
candled,  i 8 @ 2 o c ;  ungraded,  I 7 @ ig c .
There  has  been  little,  if  any,  change 
in  the  cheese  situation  during  the week. 
The  home  trade  is  doing  very  little  and 
were 
it  not  for  a  fair  export  trade  this 
week  the  prospect  would not be especial­
ly  encouraging.  N.  Y.  State  full  cream 
is  worth  ioigc  and  possibly  ioj^cifvery 
good.

Don’t«  F or  M erchants  in Small Towns.
Don’t 

labor  under  the  opinion  that 
goods  a  few  seasons  old  are  near enough 
to  up  to  date.

Don’t  forget  that  there  are  young  men 
in  every  town—yes,  in  your  town—who 
want  the  latest.
Don’t  fail  to  have  the  latest  for  them 
if  they  want  it.

Don’t  buy  big  lots  of  fads,  but  buy  a 
few,  often—you  run  less  risk  of  getting 
stuck.

Don’t  think  you  are  the only merchant 
in  town  when  you  are  buying,  hence 
buy  closely,  but  not  with  the  feeling 
that  nothing  new  ever  talks.

Don’t  set  an  example  of  Don't  Care 
for  your  employes.  Work,  and  see  that 
they  do  the  same.  You  are  at  the  store 
for  that  purpose—so  are  they.  The 
spirit  of  bustle  spreads  out  to  customers 
where  the  “ store  folks”   hustle.  Try  it!
Don’t  fail  to  observe  what your neigh­
bor 
is  doing  that  you  may  do  just 
enough  different  from  what  he  does  to 
be  distinctive 
in  all  things  without  be­
ing  freaky.

Aphorism s  of Trade.

There  is  no  virtue  in  “ money  back”  

if  a  scowl  goes  with  it.

The  window 

is  the  mirror  of  the 
shop—it  reflects  unerringly  what  is  in­
side.

“ How  cheap!”  

is  the  cry  of  the 
tradesman;  “ How  good!”   is the maxim 
of  the  merchant.
The  clerk  who  works  with  one  eye  on 
is  suffering  from  acute  im­

the  clock 
pairment  of  vision.

although 
seemingly  impossible.

Advertising will  not  perform miracles, 
it  has  often  accomplished  the 
You  would  not  kill  a  flea  with  a  can­
non  ball.  No  more  should  you  dignify 
envious  attacks  by  retorting.
Calling  a  lie  “ a  trade  exaggeration”  
does  not  change  its  nature.  Paint  the 
weed  another color and  it  is  yet  a weed.
is  like  a  coy  maid.  To  be 
it  must  be  wooed  with  ardor  and 
“ Faint  heart  ne’er  won 

won 
persistency. 
fair  maid” —or trade.

Business 

The  Evidence.

“ Going  away  on  vacation,  old  man? 
look  all  fagged 

it,  for  you 

You  need 
out. ”

“ Great  Scott,  isn't  that  proof  enough 
that  I ’ve  already  been  on  my  vacation 
and  just  got  back?”

The New York Market
Special  Feat ares  of the Grocery and Prod­

Special Correspondence.

ace Trades.

■wmb

New  York,  Sept.  6—There  are 

lots 
of  buyers  here.  The  hotels  are  said  to 
be  so  filled  that  cots  have  to  be  used  for 
sleeping  purposes  everywhere.  The job­
bers  are  as  busy as bees,  and this applies 
to  practically  every  line  of  trade.

Cogee  had  a  few  days  of  excitement 
again  and,  owing  to  various  reports  of 
damage  to  trees  from  frosts,  there  was  a 
slight  advance.  At  this  writing  it  is 
all over  and  the  market  has  sagged  until 
there  is  nothing  to  record  but  the  same 
old  story  of  band-to-moutb  business.' 
Neither 
jobbers  nor  roasters  are  seem­
ingly  much 
interested  and  the  market 
moves  on  in just an  average  sort of way. 
At  the  close  Rio  No.  7  is  held  at  5^ c. 
In  store  and  afloat  there  are  2,955,026 
bags,  against  1, 747,337  bags  at  the  same 
time  last  year.  Mild  cogees  are  steady 
and  the  better grades  of  stock  from  the 
West  Indies  are  meeting with a quite ac­
tive  movement.  Offerings  are  light  and 
the  outlook  seems  to  be  in  favor  of  the 
little  time  to  come. 
seller  for  some 
Good  Cucuta 
is  worth  9c.  East  India 
cogees  have  been  more  and  more  in  de­
mand  and  the  close  of  the  week  sees  a 
very  satisfactory  trade.
Sugar  refiners  are  from  one  to  two 
weeks  behind  in  filling  orders  and  there 
is  a  great  wailing.  The  trade  is  mighty 
active  and 
likely  to  remain  so  for  a 
month. 
Jobbers  are  taking  supplies  for 
thirty  days'  requirements—when  they 
can  get  them—and  prices  are  well  sus­
tained  as  a  matter  of  course.

There  seems  to  be  an  improvement  in 
the  tea  market  and  this  of  a  steady  al 
though  slight  character.  Prices  are  firm 
and  dealers  seem  to  have  reason  to 
look  for  a  satisfactory  fall  trade.

Fancy  head  rice, 

Sales  are
small,  as to the  individual  buyer.  Prices 
are  well  sustained  and the  ouilook  is  not 
discouraging  from  any  standpoint.  A 
campaign  for^the  purpose  of  educating 
people  to  eat  more  rice  ought  to  be 
in­
augurated  in  this  country.  That  made 
prunes  popu.ar,  and  that  is  what  it  will 
do  with  rice.  Not  one  in  a  dozen  knows 
how  to  cook  it  properly.

There  is  a  good  jobbing  demand 

for 
almost  all  articles  in  the  spice  line  and, 
as  a  rule,  prices  are  well  maintained, 
pepper  being  especially  strong.  With 
supplies  not  at  all  excessive,  the  out­
look  is  for  a  firm  basis  ail  the  fall.  Sin­
gapore  black  pepper  in  an  invoice  way 
is  worth  I2|^@i3c.

Molasses  ogerings  are  comparatively 
light,  but  there  seems  to  be  enough  to 
go  around.  The  week  has  been  rather 
quiet  and  sales  have  been  of  the  small­
est  possible  amounts.  A  change  is  al­
together  probable  as  soon  as  we  have 
cooler  weather  and  dealers  anticipate 
an  excellent  fall.

In  canned  goods  there  is  every 

indi­
cation  that  we  shall  have  full  if not high 
prices  for  many  goods  by  reason  of  a 
supply  that  will  not  be  equal to  require­
ments.  New  York  will  have  a  half  crop 
of  corn  and  in  Maine  it  is  so  late  that 
frost  will  be 
likely  to  make  a  short 
pack.  Salmon  are  short  over  1,500,000 
cases  and  so  on  to  the  end  of  the  list. 
Fresh  tomatoes  are selling  at some Dela­
ware  points  at  80c  per  basket,  while  the 
usual  rate  at  this  season  is  20c.  New 
Jersey  canned  tomatoes,  3  lb.  standards, 
are  worth  95c@S1.10  and  the  whole 
tendency is  toward  a  higher  plane.  New 
is  worth  72%c  and  is  prob­
York  corn 
ably  a  good  purchase  at  that.  There  is 
a  fair  supply  of  canned  apples,  ranging 
for  gallons  at  $2@2.2$.

Dried  fruits  are,  as  a  rule,  firm  and 
the  outlook  favors  sellers. 
It  is  esti­
mated  that,  of  currants,  Greece  will 
have,  for  export,  132,000  tons,  which  is 
not  at  all  an  excessive  amount,  and 
dealers  think  that  we  shall  see  higher 
rates.  Prunes and raisins are  both  mov­
ing  with  some  degree  of  activity  at 
about  unchanged  prices.  Nuts  are  firm.
Lemons  are  in  light request and prices 
sag. 
is 
needed  and  there  can  be  little,  if  any, 
in  prices  now  being  paid.  Or­
profit 
anges  are  doing  fairly  well. 
Fancy

The  supply 

larger  than 

is 

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A  B it  of  E nterprise  That  A m ounted  to 
Written for the Tradesman.

Something.

last 

long. 

When  the  people  of  Spring  Grove 
heard  that  Walt  Manly  was  going  to 
clerk  for  Hank  Raymond  there  were  a 
general  headsbaking  and  considerable 
guessing  that  that  arrangement  would 
not 
It  was  too  much  like 
bringing  extremes  together.  Hank  had 
kept  that  store  in  just  that  way  for  the 
last  twenty  years  exactly  as  his  father 
and  grandfather  had  kept  it  and  there 
was  no  more changing  than  there  was  of 
changing  bis  name  or the  sign  that  had 
hung  and  squeaked  for three generations 
with  an  occasional  forced repair.  Even 
the  “ W.  I.  Goods"  had  to  be  touched 
up  when  sun  and  rain,  conspiring  to­
gether,  had  faded  and  washed  it  out  of 
existence,  Hank  believing,  as  his  an­
cestors  had  done,  that  the  store  would 
not  amount  to  anything  without  that  on 
the  sign.

just 

in  his 

Young  Manly  did  not  believe 

it  did 
anyway—nor  Hank  either,  for that  mat­
ter—but  he  did  want  to  get  in  there  and 
stay  long  enough  to  give  things  a whirl, 
and  that  done  he  would  be  ready  to 
move  on.  That  was 
it.  Do  his 
best  they  would  not  whirl  worth  a  cent 
and  for the  first  time 
life  Walt 
Manly  found  himself  up  against  some­
thing  that  he  could  not  stir. 
Instead  of 
quitting  as  everybody  thought  he  would 
his  square  jaw  shut  Itself  firmly  against 
its  mate,  his  lips  followed  suit  and  hi. 
two  black  eyes  looked things unutterable 
whenever  Hank  sat  down  upon  the  vari 
ous  projects  that  had  millions  in  them 
If  his  father and  mother  and  every 
body  who  knew  the  Raymonds  had  not 
told  him  how 
it  would  be,  he  would 
have 
left  at  the  first  setback;  but  h. 
had  gone  in  with  his eyes wide open and 
here  he  was  letting  things  go  on  in  the 
same  old  way  and  sinking  down  into  a 
barnacle 
like  the  rest  of  them.  He 
talked  and  he  urged  and  he  reasoned, 
but  all  to  no  purpose.  There  wasn’t  any 
use  in  sweeping  out  too  often.  What  i 
the  shelves  and  counter  were  dirty—i_ 
you  washed  ’ em  they’d  get  dirty  again. 
What  if  the  sun  did  beat  in  at  the  front 
window;  that’s  what  'twas  made for and 
a  curtain  would  make 
the  store  so 
dumbed  dark  you  couldn’t  see  your 
hand  before  you,  letting  alone  trying  to 
sell  goods.  No,  the  only  way  was  to 
take  things  easy  and  not  try  to  be  too 
smart.  There  was  a  living  there  good 
enough  for  him  and  that  was  all  he 
cared  for.  He  wasn’t  going  to  have  any 
window  cleaning  nor  any  window  trim­
ming. 
It  was  going  to  be  just  the same 
Raymond  store  that  it  had  been  for  the 
last  seventy  years. 
If  he,  Walt  Manly, 
didn't  like  that  sort  of  store  be  could 
get  out  of  it  just  as quickly as he wanted 
to  and  the  quicker  the  better.

That  was  expected  to  settle  things  as 
it  had  times  without  number  in  that 
same  establishment.  On  the  contrary 
it 
instantly  unsettled  them,  and  the 
words  were  hardly  out  of old Raymond’s 
mouth  when  the  young  fellow  gave  a 
spring  over  the  counter,  took  the  pro­
prietor’s chair with  that gentleman  in  it 
and  without  a  word  carried  it  out  and 
put  it  under the  big  elm  a few  feet  from 
the  door.  Then  the  storm  broke  and 
Raymond  had  his  first  experience  with 
a  cyclone.

"N ow ,  my  man,  you  listen. 

I  came 
here  to  stay  and  stay  I  will,  mind  that.
I’ m  going  to  clean  out  that  store  and 
have  it  from  front  doorstep to  back  door 
a  decent  place  to  be  in,  you  mind  that.

You  needn’t  help  if  you  don’t  want  to, 
but  if  you  get  in  my  way  while  I ’m  do- 
it,  I ’ll  crack  every  bone  in  your 
ing 
body. 
I’ m  going  to  wash  the  front 
window,  and  then  I'm  going  to  trim  it, 
and  there  is  a  lot  of  other things  I’ m 
going  to  do  and  every  one  of  'em  is 
going  to  pay,  mind  that;  and  this  store 
is  going  to  be  a  credit  to  this  neighbor­
hood  in  spite  of  you.  You’ve  somehow 
got  the  notion  into  your  head  that  you 
have  a  right  to  keep  a  store  here  that  is 
a  disgrace  to  the  community  and  you 
haven’t.  The  folks  of  Spring  Grove 
have  rights  and  you've  got  to  respect 
them.  They  want  a  decent  store  and 
they  are  going  to  have  one  and  you're 
going  to  keep  it  and  I ’m  going  to  see 
that  it's  done.  Now  you  sit  there  and 
think 
it  over  and  if  you  dare  to  answer 
me  back  or  try  to  interfere  with  what 
I ’m  going  to do I swear  I ’ll  pommel  you 
until  your  best 
friends  won't  know 
you !’ *

His  speech  ended  the  young  fellow 
waited  a  moment  to  see  if  violence  was 
forthcoming  and,  there  being  no  mani­
festations  of  that  character,  he  went 
nto  the  store  and  was  at  once  at  work.
The  chief  point  of 
interest  at  this 
stage  of  the  proceedings  was  Hank 
Raymond's  face.  His  short  but  ener­
getic  chair  ride  had 
impressed  upon 
him  one  fact:  in  physical  strength  he 
was  no  match  for  the  youthful  giant  he 
was  dealing  with,  and  after  he  had 
gotten  over  the  immediate  effect  of  the 
jar  and  had  taken  a  look 
tremendous 
into  the  determined 
face  of  his  thor­
oughly  aroused  clerk,  discretion,  the 
characteristic  of  age,  asserted  itself.  He 
saw  the  ludicrous  side  and  laughed. 
In 
his  whole  life  never  had  anything struck 
him  as  being  so  funny.  Even  the  ride 
that  for the  time  being  had  made  him 
livid  with  wrath  convulsed  him  now 
and  he  shook  until,  bad  he  weighed 
less,  his  ribs  would  have  rattled.

After  bis  merriment  had  passed  the 
thinking  it  over  came  with  force.  The 
boy,  after  all,  was  right.  The  shop—it 
was  hardly  more  than  that—wasn’t  a  fit 
place  to  stay  in,  much  less  live  in  as  he 
had  lived  in  it  for  years,  and  there  was 
truth 
in  the  statement  that  the  public 
had  a  right  to  expect  a  better trading 
place  than  he  had  given  it. 
It  was  a 
fact  the  store  had  met  the  requirements 
of  his  father’s  day,  but  the  world  had 
moved  since  then.  His  father  had  used I

whale  oil  and  dipped  candles,  but  he 
didn’t  and  in  all  other  respects  he  was 
insisting  that  his  father's  day  was  still 
going  on  and  that  the  folks  to-day  had 
got  to  live  back  there  in  the  good  old 
times  with  the  old-time  ways and means 
and  be  satisfied  with  them.

He  might  have  gone on advantageous­
ly  with  that  train  of  thought,  but  the 
rumpus  had  begun  in  the  store  and  that 
brought  the  proprietor  to  the  Manly 
side  of  the  argument.  Of  the  number­
less  clerks  that had  come  and  gone,  this 
Walter  Manly  was  the  only  one  who  had 
ever  cared  whether  he  sold  anything  or 
not 
In  his  earlier  days  he  used  to 
think  that  cleanliness,  in  a  store  espe­
cially,  was  next  to  godliness  and  had 
insisted  on  a  daily  sweeping.  There 
had  been  a  time  when  soap  and  water 
were  often  called  on  to  keep  things  in­
side  clean  and  sweet,  but  he  always  had 
to  suggest  it.  No  clerk  ever  did  as  this 
one  was  doing  to  make  the  place  re­
spectable  and  here  he  was  at  it  with 
might  and  main  promising  him,  the 
owner,  a 
lickin’  if  he  dared  to  protest! 
That  brought  back  the  ride  and  the 
speech  and  he  ended  his  "thinking  it 
over’ ’  with  another  roar of  laughter.

"W alt!  Oh.  Walt!  See  here!  Walt,

I  say!’ ’

It  would  have  taken  a  good  deal  more 
noise  than  what  was  going  on  inside  to 
drown  an  outcry  like  that  shortly  after 
two  snaky  eyes  gleamed  through  the 
dust  that  was  whirling  about in the  store 
and  pouring  through  the  doorway.

"What  do you want?" growled a heavy 
implied  "On 

voice  with  a  tone  that 
your  peril  you  come  in  here!"

The  glaring  eyes,  the  brush-armed 
fist,  the  belligerent  chin,  ready  to  do 
battle 
in  defense  of  his  own  against 
himself again  awakened  the  storekeep­
er  s  mirth  and  the 
leaves  above  him 
shook  with  his  uproarious laughter.  The 
sight  softened  the dust-covered  figure  in 
the  doorway  and  with  a  less  vigorous 
"W hat?’ ’  but  with  still  protruding  chin 
he  waited  for  Hank  Raymond’s  ultima­
tum.  Here  it  i s :

" I t ’s  all  right,  Walt.  Go  ahead  and 
do  what  you  darn  please.  When  I  get 
over  laughing  at  it  I ’ll  heip  you  a  little. 
The  whole  shebang  is  down  a  good  deal 
lower  than  I  thought  it  was  and  it’s  go- j 
ing  to  take  something  besides  grit  and j 
drive  to  do  it.  There’s where I  come  in. 
By  the  time  you  get  through  you'll |

know  what  we  want  to  bring  us  up  with 
the  times. 
It  isn’t  the  first  case  that  I 
ever  heard  of  a  country  store’s  getting 
up  and  dusting  itself,  but  it  is  the  first 
time 
in  the  memory  of  man  where  a 
clerk did  the  business  and  began his  job 
with  shaking  up  the  old  m an!"

Richard  Malcolm  Strong.

An  artist  is  not  a  success  until  be  can 

draw  a  check  on  a  bank.

You ought to sell

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Commercial Travelers

Michigan Koirhti of the ttrip

President,  J ohn  A.  Weston,  Lansing;  Sec­
retary,  M.  S.  Brown,  Safilnaw;  Treasurer, 
J ohn W. Schram, Detroit.

United Commercial Travelers of Michigan 

Grand  Counselor,  H.  E.  Bartlett,  Flint; 
Grand  Secretary,  A.  Kendall,  Hillsdale; 
Grand Treasurer, C. M. Edblman, Saginaw.

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

Senior  Counselor,  W.  8.  Burns;  Secretary 

Treasurer, L. F. Baker.

Gripsack  Brigade.

If  you stub  your  toe,  cry,  but for good­

ness’  sake  do  not  whine  about  it.

The  still  alarm—the  night  clerk  who 
forgets  to  call  a  guest  for  the  early 
train.

Dining  room  girls  are  entitled  to  civ­
ility  and  the  guest  who  speaks  harshly 
to  them  is  a  gorilla.

When  you  meet  a  woman,  remember 
your  sister  and  mother,  and  no  one  will 
find  fault  with  your actions.

Purity 

is  the  shining  star  in  every 
home,  and  he  who  would  destroy  it  is  a 
vagabond,  a  villain  and  a  scoundrel.

A  low-lived  scoundrel  that  stares  at  a 
lady  on  the  street  is  unfit  to  associate 
with  the  worthless  curs 
in  the  city 
pound.

Byron  S.  Davenport  was  called  to 
Paris  last  Friday  by  the  fatal  illness  of 
his  father.  Death  occurred  the  day  fol­
lowing.

Relatives  of  great  men  make  a  mis­
take  when  they  depend  upon  this  fact in 
going  on  the  road.  Purchasers  do  not 
care  anything  about  your  relatives.

Did  you  ever  give  advice?  Did  no 
one  in  trouble  ever  come to  you for sym­
pathy  and  counsel? 
If  not,  you  know 
nothing  of  the  mysteries  of  this  life.

Teach  your  children  that the destroyer 
of  purity  is  deserving  of  death  on sight, 
and  crime,  misery,  poverty,  want,  un­
happiness  and  all  that  is  bad  will  dis­
appear.

People  will  soon  know  that  traveling 
men  are  not  the  only  sinners 
in  the 
world.  Others  transgress,  also,  and  the 
poor  wandering  salesman 
is  not  the 
blackest  sheep  in  the  flock.

M.  M.  Read  has  entered  upon  bis I 
nineteenth  year  with  E.  B.  Millar  & 
Co.  in  this  State.  He  traveled  for  the 
house  eighteen  months  in  Illinois  prior 
to  his  entering  the  Michigan  field.

Traveling  men  are  occasionally  dis­
graced  by  the  fresh  young  men,  the sons 
of  the  firms,  who  act  now  and  then  like 
downright  toughs,  but  “ the  old  man”  
has  money  and  they  continue  on  the 
road.

Guy  Hankey  succeeds  L.  C.  Hankey 
as  traveling  representative  for  Hankey 
&  Sons,  of  Petoskey.  L.  C.  has  gone 
to  Detroit  to  fulfill  his  new  duties  as 
Treasurer  of  the  Thomas  Forman Floor­
ing  Co.,  Ltd., 
in  which  concern  he 
owns  considerable  stock.

Will  Ephlin  (Ball-Barnbart-Putman 
Co.)  slipped  and 
fell  in  attempting  to 
pass  from  the  passenger  to  the  baggage 
coach  of  the  G.  R.  &  I.  at  the Union 
depot 
left 
scapula  and  injuring  his  shoulder.  He 
was  taken  to  the  Butterworth  hospital 
and  will  probably  be  laid  up  six  weeks 
or two  months.

last  Friday,  breaking  his 

Petoskey  Democrat:  W.  B.  Scatter- 
good,  from  Saginaw,  has  been  placed 
in  charge  of  the  Cornell  Beef  Co.’s 
office  here  and  has  moved  with  his 
family 
into  one  of  Thos.  Quinlan's 
houses on  Harvey  street.  Mr.  Scatter- 
good  has  been  connected  with  the  Cor­
nell  Co.  in  Saginaw  and  has  a  fine  rep­
utation  as  a  business  man.  He  expects 
to  make  Petoskey  his  permanent  home.

Manley  Jones,  who  carried  sample 
cases  for  the  Lemon  &  Wheeler  Com­
pany  many  years,  has  engaged  to  cover 
a  portion  of  Western  Michigan  for  the 
Telfer  Coffee  Co.  Manley  is  as  enthus­
iastic  over  bis  new  position  as  a  boy 
with  bis  first  pair  of  top  boots  and  the 
Tradesman  gives  its  friends  in  the  gro­
cery  trade  of  Manley’s  territory  fair 
warning  that  if  they  permit  themselves 
to  he  crowded  into  a  corner  by  the  irre­
pressible  salesman  they  will  either  put 
in  a  line  of  Telfer  coffees  or  die  as  the 
result  of  too  copious  conversation.

Did  you ever stop  to  think  that  speak­
ing  a  kind  word  for  some  one 
left  you 
in  a  better  frame  of  mind  than  scolding 
or  criticising? 
It  is  easy  to  find  fault, 
and  the  habit  once  acquired  is  difficult 
to  break.  Something  is  always  wrong, 
you  become  morose  and  cross  and  live 
in  constant  misery.  How  much  better 
it  is  to  look  on  the  bright  side  of  every­
thing  and  treat  reverses 
lightly.  The 
criticism when  deserved  should be given 
openly  and  fearlessly,  but  to  become  an 
habitual  fault-finder  is  unfortunate. 
It 
will  pay  you  better  by  far  to  give  your 
attention  to  kind  words  than  to  growl­
ing.

it 

Some 

Nearly  every  hotel  has  a  few  double 
rooms.  These  rooms  are  provided  with 
two  beds,  and  when  the  bouse  is  full 
of  guests,  two  are  assigned  to  one  of 
these  rooms. 
landlords  never 
consult  guests  about  their  likes  and  dis­
likes  regarding  this  plan.  Very  often 
there  are  two  men  well  acquainted  who 
prefer  such  a  room  and  would  gladly 
it,  but  the 
accept 
if  assigned  to 
thoughtless  landlord  always 
‘ knows  his 
business”   and  marks  two  strangers  for 
the  double  room.  This  custom  is wrong. 
One  man  may  belong  to  some  snoring 
brigade  and  disturb  his  companion’s 
rest. 
It  is  needless  to  argue  this  ques­
tion.  Every  traveling  salesman  has  had 
experience and knows the custom.  Land­
lords  should  consult  guests,  and  not  ask 
them  to  forfeit  a  night’s  rest  in  order  to 
accommodate  him. 
Let  them  assign 
the  double  rooms  to  agreeable  friends 
as  early  as  possible  and  reserve  the 
single  rooms  for  later  arrivals.  Some­
times  cots are  required  in  order  to  care 
for  all.  Guests  should  be  entitled  to 
rooms  in  the  order  in  which  they  regis­
ter,  and  the  unfortunate 
late  arrivals 
should slumber  on  the  cots.  Some  hotels 
adopt  this  plan,  but  now  and  then  the 
kicker,although among  the  late  arrivals, 
slumbers  sweetly  on  a  bed  of  down, 
while  his  quiet  companion,  who  arrived 
earlier,  but  never  murmurs,  gets  a  cot. 
Do  not  find  fault  unless  you  have  cause 
to  do  so;  but  when  you  have  reason, 
make  a  vigorous  protest,  and 
improve­
ments  will  be  the  reward.

A  novel  way  of  settling  the  question 
of  whether  or  not  women  shall  vote  has 
been adopted  in  New  South  Wales.  The 
matter  of  woman  suffrage  has  been  un­
der  discussion  there  for  some  time,  hav­
ing  able  advocates  and  opponents.  It  is 
now  proposed  to  submit  the  question  to 
the  women  of  legal  age  and  the  major­
ity  verdict  will  be  affirmed  by  the  Leg­
islature. 
If  more  than  half  the  New 
South  Wales  women  want  to  exercise 
the  elective  franchise  and  say  so  at  the 
test  vote,  that privilege will be  accorded 
them.  Some  of  the  most  earnest  ob­
jectors  and  able  opponents  to  political 
equality  are  among  the  women  and  in 
this  instance  they  are  to be  permitted  to 
settie  the  question  for  themselves,  the 
men  standing  by  as  interested  specta­
tors  pledged  to  abide  by  the 
judgment 
of  the  feminine  majority.

Serving the  W rit.

She  vras  a  w idow, gTacefud, y<)ungf,
W ith swan-1like neck and rosy lips
A n attachm e nt issued frorn thie co u rt—
And 1to her 1 (idgings,  w ith the w rit,

Amcl oh, sc»  very neat.
An.d  daintif little feet.
She:’d  faile d to pav  h er ren t-
T h t: const;!:ble w as sent.

T h e e onstabl e - lik e  all  his ilk-
W a s a  m ari o f ten d er he:art.
W ho strove :as g en tly  as  he could
H is busine ss  to  im part.
H e  bowed and stam m ered :  “ M adam e,
A n attachm ent I ’ve for 1you;
It Kri.eves  me: sore to tell  you s
B ut nevertheless ’tis true.”

“ P ra v  do not g rieve,”  th e w idow   cried,
F o r this same  passion vou avow  
“  B ut, madame,  dear,” he stammered  forth, 
Y ou  m ust proceed to court forthw ith,

“ *1 is  very fortunate;
I  do  reciprocate!”
“ Y ou  do not understand;
F o r such  is the com m and.”

“  B ut, m y dear sir.  I  m uch  prefei
Thait vou should take the ilead,
F o r w omen are so very shy,
O h, ves. thev are,  indeed.
I  w ill  1be fran k : 
I'll  not ref
If VC>u the courting- do,
But,  p rav,  do not exact ironi  me
T he part w hich  falls to vt>u.”
A m azem ent sa t upon  his  brow ,
H e gasped to catch  his  breath;
A nd never w ill he  paler g row ,
E ’en  in  the h our o f death.
“  D ear madame,  you  m istake my  w ords, 
T h is  paper w ill  explain.
Yoii  m ust,  fo rth w ith , accom panv me 
T o  Squire  D avid  Blaine.”

She threw   her arm s about his neck,
A nd seem ed about to faint,
A nd on  the collar o f his coat 
L e ft copious streaks of paint;
A nd clin g in g  there,  like ivy  vine 
A bout the  sturdv oak,
’T w as full  a m om ent ere ag ain  

H e r voice the silence broke.

"  H ow   could you  he so very  bold 
A nd even g e t the license,  too,
W ith  g ian t stren g th  he tore a  wav 
A nd sw ore h e’d never serve th at  w rit, 

A s to engage the squire,
W ith o u t know ing my desire.”
A nd ran  like a gazelle,
N o m atter w hat befell.

Tbe  Prussian  Poles  are  not  among 
the  devoted  subjects  of  Emperor  Wil­
liam.  They  do  not  enthuse  over  any  of 
his  schemes  to  Germanize  them.  He 
has changed  the  names  of  some  of  their 
towns,  he  has  sought  to  obliterate  their 
traditions  and  has  endeavored  to  eradi­
cate  their  language.  Nearly  2,500,000 
people 
in  Prussian  Poland  still  speak 
the  Polish  language  and  cling  to  Polish 
is  now 
traditions.  Emperor  William 
visiting  Posen,  their  chief  city. 
It  is 
not  surprising  that  be  has  received  no 
greeting  except  from  his  own  officials 
and  from  Germans  residing  there.  The 
state  of  popular  feeling  is  illustrated  by 
the  fact  that  the  Emperor  is given credit 
for  great  courage  for  riding 
into  the 
city  at  the  head  of  his  troops  instead  of 
surrounded  by  them.

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An  Italian  town  which  happens  to  be 
long  on  art  and  short  on  hospitals  pro-  j 
poses  to  sell  several  valuable  objects 
reposing  in  its  museum  to  procure  tbe 
money  to  erect  a  building  to  house 
its 
sick  and  care  for  them 
in  a  modern 
way.  Doubtless  a  howl  will  go  up  in 
certain  quarters,  but  the  sensible  men 
who  have  reached  the  conclusion  that 
necessaries  are  more  desirable  than 
luxuries,  and  that  it  is  wise  to  sacrifice 
the  latter  to  obtain  the  former,  will  be 
applauded  by  utilitarians.  Their  course 
will  also  be  regarded  approvingly  by 
peoples  already  provided  with  hospitals 
and  who  can  afford  the  luxury  of  main­
taining  art  galleries.

it 

Nowhere  abroad, 

is  said,  is  the 
personality  of  President  Roosevelt  more 
admired  than  in  France.  The  French 
people  delight 
in  strong,  picturesque 
characters,  and  a  prominent  statesman 
is  quoted  as  saying  that  he  “ has  quite 
captured  the  Gallic  heart,  and  the  en­
thusiasm  with  which  they  would  prove 
it,  if  ever  President  Roosevelt  should 
come  over  here,  would  surprise  tbe  Old 
as  well  as  the  New  World.”

Slang  is always inventing new epithets 
of  opprobrium.  They  change  as  rapidly 
as  the  feminine  fashions.  One  that  has 
been  some  time  in  vogue  is  “ lobster.”  
Thus  to  designate  a  man  is  to  make  un­
complimentary  comment.  A  case 
in 
Richmond,  Va.,  has  established  a  prec­
edent  to  tbe  effect  that  tbe  use  of  this 
epithet  is  a  serious  offense.  Lieutenant 
John  W.  Stark  called  a  brother  officer  a 
“ lobster”   and  for  that  reason  has  been 
dishonorably  discharged  from  the  V ir­
ginia militia  and  sentenced  to spend two 
months  in  the  city  jail.  Thus  the  legal 
status  of  the  term  is  fixed  and  those  in 
tbe  habit  of  using  it  will  do  well to  take 
notice  thereof  and  govern  themselves 
accordingly.

,  The  Betterment  of  London  Associa­
tion  has  started  a  vigorous  crusade 
against  the  practice  of  expectorating  in 
public  places  in  tbe  British  metropolis. 
This  announcement  smashes  tbe  charge 
which  English  authors  have  been  wont 
to  make  since  the days  of  Charles  Dick­
ens  that  spitting  was  a  peculiarly Amer­
ican  habit,  growing  out  of  the  vice  of 
tobacco  chewing.  As  a  matter  of  fact, 
every  city  in  the  world  is  afflicted  with 
tbe  habit,  which is  reasonably suspected 
of  being  responsible  for  tbe  spreading 
of  many  contagious  diseases.

The  farmers  read  the  newspapers  and 
keep  right  up  to  date  nowadays.  The 
day  after  tbe  accident  at  Pittsfield,  a 
farmer’s  wagon  was  struck  by  a  trolley 
car  in  Watertown.  When  he  was  pulled 
out  of  the  wreck  with  only  a 
few 
scratches  the  first  thing  tbe  farmer  said 
was: 
“ Well,  me  and  the  President 
seem  to  be  having  the  same  kind  of 
luck. ”

Traverse  City  Eagle :  The  Michigan 
Tradesman  this  week  enters  upon  the 
twentieth  year  of  its  existence. 
It  is  a 
carefully  edited  paper,  devoted  to  the 
interests  of  merchants  and  other  busi­
ness  men. 
is  deserving  of  tbe  sup­
port 
In  the  nineteen  years 
since  its  inception  it  has  seen  ten  con­
temporaries  bud  but  die  before  they 
bloomed.

it  receives. 

It 

Geo.  McOmber,  general  dealer,  Vas- 
sar:  Your  statement  of  account  at  hand. 
Enclosed  find  check  for  $1  in  payment 
of  same.  Kindly  continue  sending  us 
your  valued  paper.  We 
it 
eagerly  every  week  and  would  hate  to 
do  without  it.

look  for 

Fair

Visitors

Will  be  interested  in  knowing 

that the

LIVINGSTON  H OTEL,

the  modern  fire-proof  hotel  of 
Grand  Rapids—corner  South 
Division  and  Fulton  streets— 
is  on  the  street  car  line  that 
runs directly to the fair grounds 
without changing cars.

The Warwick

Strictly first class.

Rates $2 per day.  Central location. 

Trade  of  visiting  merchants  and  travel­

ing men solicited.

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

Keeping; Track  o f the  Doctors.

A  card 

index  of  data  pertaining  to 
physicians  should  be  established.  On 
the  face  of  the  card,  besides  the  name 
and  address,  should  be  noted  such  in­
formation  as  may  from  time  to  time  he 
obtained  regarding  each  physician,  his 
school  of  practice  and  the  size  of  his 
practice,  whether a  liberal  prescriber or 
furnishing  medicine  himself,  his  credit 
and  reputation,  his  peculiarities,  likes 
and  dislikes,  the  pharmaceuticals  pre­
ferred  by  him,  and  so on.  Not  all  of 
this  information can be obtained at once, 
so  that  the  pharmacist  must  be constant­
ly  on  the 
lookout  for  pointers  of  this 
character  and  enter  them  in  the  index 
for  future  reference.  Information  of  this 
kind  will  be  found  of  the  greatest  value 
in  future  interviewing  or  in  the  distri­
bution  of  advertising  matter.  An 
in­
dex  that  has  been  kept  in  this  way  for 
two  or three  years  will  come  to  embrace 
a  mass  of  information  and  data  that  en­
ables  the  right  sort  of a  business  man to 
skim  the  very  cream  of  the  physicians' 
trade  in  his  vicinity  and  to  laugh  at  the 
efforts  of hia  competitors  and  the  supply 
housestoget  it  away  from  him.  All they 
will  get  will  be  what  he  leaves  and  that 
they  will  be  certainly  welcome  to.

In  addition  to  physicians,  the  index 
should  contain  the  names  of  dentists 
and  veterinary  surgeons,  each  class  of 
names  being  kept  on  cards  of  a  differ­
ent  color,  and  after  visiting  the  physi­
cians,  the  dentists  and  veterinary  sur­
geons  should  also  be  called  upon  per­
sonally.

Household  Disinfectant.

A lu m ...............................................  jo  ozs.
Sal  soda.........................................   10  ozs.
Ammonium chloride....................   2  ozs.
Sodium chloride............................   2  ozs.
Zinc  chloride................................ 
1  oz.
q.  s.
Hydrochloric  acid......................... 
Water,  sufficient  to make.............. 
1  gal.
Dissolve  the  alum  in  one-half  gallon 
of  boiling  water,  and  add  the  sal  soda, 
which  will  give  a  precipitate  of  alumi­
num  hydrate;  then  add  hydrochloric 
acid  until  the  precipitate  is  dissolved. 
Dissolve  the  ether  salts 
in  water  and 
add  to  the  previous  solution.  Finally, 
add  enough  water  to  make  the  whole 
measure  one  gallon,  and  filter.

In  use,  this 

is  diluted  with  seven 
parts  of  water.  The  cost  of  pint  bottles 
for  the  product,  including  label,  bottle, 
and  all,  will  not  exceed  five  cents,  and 
it  can  readily  be  retailed  at  fifteen  or 
twenty  cents,  in  view  of  the  fact  that  a 
bottle  makes  one  gallon  of  disinfectant.

Customers’  Suggestions.

I  am  personally  acquainted  with  a 
merchant  who  is  in  the  habit of  request­
ing  his  customers  to  make  suggestions 
covering  certain  points  in  bis  business. 
These  questions 
include  requests  for 
ideas  upon  the  location  of showcases 
and  general  store  arrangements.  He 
asks  them  with  a  view  of  ascertaining 
public  sentiment  upon  the  minor  de­
tails,  which,  although  small  they  may 
be,  are  not  to  be  despised.  Aside  from

the  fact  that  the  suggestions  are  valu­
able  there  is a  certain  amount of interest 
shown  in  the  customer  which  will  make 
him  your  friend.  There  are  few  people 
whose  vanity  may not  be  easily  flattered 
by  trivial 
little  personalities  like  this. 
Of  course  I  do  not  mean  by  this  that 
you  should  be  governed  by  the  opinions 
ot  others;  not  so. 
I  simply  mean  that 
it  is  a  good  idea  to  get  the  general  con­
sensus of  opinion  regarding  store  mat­
ters.

Take  these  opinions 

in  the  abstract 
and  from  them  evolve  a  concrete  idea 
of your  own,  which  in  addition  to  being 
your own  idea  will  in  many  cases  meet 
with  the  approval  of  others.  This  is 
one little  illustration  of  the  many  differ­
ent  ways 
idea  may  be 
utilized.  Opportunities  will  come to  you 
in  your daily  store  life  that  I  at  present 
know  nothing  about.  Take  advantage 
of  them.—Ad.  Sense.

in  which  this 

A.  C.

McClurg  &  Co.

CHICAGO

will  display  their

Holiday

lines at

DETROIT 

Cadillac  Hotel

From  Sept. 7th to Sept.  19th

GRAND  RAPIDS

Kortlander  Block 
146  Fulton  St.

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M USKEGON,  M ICH.

Drugs—Chemicals

Michigan  State  Board of Pharm acy

- 
.

Term expires
Henry  He im , Saginaw 
-  Dec. 31,1902
  Dec. 81.1«19 
Wirt  P  Doty  Detroit.
.
Clarence B. Stoddard, Monroe  Dec. 31,1904 
J ohn  d  m cir.  i, i .nu  sauitk 
Dec. si  iwc 
Arthur H. Webber, Cadillac 
Dec. 31,1906 

President,  Henry  He  m,S aginaw 
Secretary. J ohn D. Muir, Grand Rapids. 
Treasurer,  w.  r .  U tm ,  Detroit.

Exam ination  Sessions.

Lansing, November 5 and 6.

Mich.  State  Pharm aceutical  Association. 

President—Lou G. Moore. Sasrnaw.
Secretary—>v  h  Burke  Detroit.
Treasurer—C. F.  Hu b e r, Port Huron.

Use  of  the  Card  System  in  Preserving 

Prescri pt inns.

Some  business  men  look  on  innova­
tions  and 
improved  methods  of  doing 
things  with  aversion  and  contempt  be­
cause  they  entail  a  little  time  and  ex­
pense  to 
install,  although  when  per­
fectly  established  they  may  save  in  a 
month  sufficient  time  to  have  made 
up  for  that  consumed  in  their  install­
ment  and  when 
they  pre­
vent  mistakes  and  this  makes  possible 
better  service.

installed 

There  has  always  been  a  great  deal  of 
discussion  as  to  the  best  method  of  fil­
ing  prescriptions  so  that  ready reference 
may  be  had  to  them.  Every store  has  a 
system  of  its  own  and  each  possesses 
some  good 
features,  although  I  have 
never  seen  any  which  just  met  all  the 
requirements.

There 

is  probably  no  druggist  who 
will  say  that  so  much  time  or  trouble 
can  be  expended  in  properly  caring  for 
prescriptions.  Whether one  files  them 
on  a  spindle  or  pastes  them  in  a  book 
or  copies  them  into  a  book,the main  ob­
ject  is  to  preserve  them  in  a  manner  so 
that  they  can  be  refered  to  readily  and 
quickly.  Filing  on  a  spindle  is  as un­
handy as  it  can be,  for frequent handling 
often  causes  the  spindle  hole  to  tear  out 
and  the  prescription  becomes  lost  or  so 
torn  and  soiled  as to  be  almost illegible. 
By  pasting  them  in  a  book,  one  may  be 
certain  of  preserving  them,  but  this 
method  certainly  does  not  secure  facil­
ity  of  reference  as  but  one  person  can 
use  the  book  at  a  time  and  it  is  often 
necessary  for  three  or  four to  have  ac­
cess  to  back  prescriptions  at  the  same 
tim e;  then,  by  this  method,  the  pre­
scriptions  have  to  be  stuck  on  a  spindle 
for  a  day  anyway—it  is  impossible  and 
impractical  to  paste  them  in  a  hook  as 
fast  as  they  come  in.  Writing prescrip­
tions  in  a  book  serves  no  particular pur­
pose  except  that  the  book  used  for refer­
ence 
is  not  as  large  as  when  they  are 
pasted in ;  but  the  same  objection  arises 
as 
instance—but  one 
person  can  use  the  book  at  a  time.

in  the  previous 

requisite 

I  have  given  this  matter  a  great  deal 
of  thought  and  attention,  and  being 
thoroughly  equipped with  the knowledge 
of what  I  wanted,  it is  not  strange  that  I 
have  succeeded 
in  devising  a  system 
which  I  believe  to  be  practical,  and 
adaptable  alike  to  every case  with  equal 
promise  of  satisfaction.  The  parapher­
nalia 
for  establishing  this 
method  I  have  devised,  while  simple  in 
the  extreme,  will  need  detailed  ex­
planation  to  be  thoroughly  understood, 
as  the  drug  business  is  not  of  a  nature 
calculated  to  admit  of  its  proprietor  be­
ing  familiar  with card  systems.  He  may 
have  a  general  idea  of  them  from glanc­
ing  at  advertisements  in  various  maga­
zines,  but  I  am  sure  that  his  intimate 
knowledge  of  them  is  limited.

In  my  opinion  the  card  system  is 
superior  to  books  for  any  purpose,  even 
is  much
for  book-keeping.  A  name 

it 
easier  located  and  the  card  on  which 
is  found  may  be taken  out and  carted 
around  anywhere,  which 
is  sometimes 
convenient,  while with a large,  unwieldy 
book  this  is  out  of  the  question.  Then 
a  card  system  is flexible  or  elastic,  so  to 
speak,  if  one  adds  to it  as  be  has  to-b e 
does  not  have  to  buy  a  large  book  in 
anticipation  of  future  business  and  then 
handle 
it  when  a  smaller  book  would 
really  do.  The  card  system  expands 
with  business  or  your  requirements.

Now  to  apply  the  card  system  to  the 
filing  of prescriptions.  Buy  plain  ruled 
cards  of  the  large  size,  4x6,  and  of good 
quality  of  bristol  board ;  the  cost  will 
not  in  any  case  exceed  $3  for one  thou­
sand.  The  prescriptions  are to be copied 
on  these  cards  after this  fashion :  The 
original  prescription  can  be  filed  in  a 
very  small  box,  as  it  is  not  likely  that 
reference  will  ever  be  made  to  it  again, 
but  it  is  best  to  preserve  it  in  case  of 
emergency.  By  filing  this  in  rotation 
compactly  in  a  small  box  of  sufficient 
capacity  to  hold  a  thousand,  and  by 
marking  the  outside,  they  will  be  very 
handy 
indeed  and  will  take  up  very 
little  room.

The  cards  themselves  should  be  filed 
in  a  cabinet  reserved  for  that  purpose— 
1,000  in  a  drawer  with  a  top  card  to  de­
note  each  one  hundred.  Suitable  cabi­
nets  can  be  purchased  for the  purpose 
at  a  very  small  cost.  On  the  outside  of 
the  drawer  should  appear  some  guide  to 
indicate  the  number therein.

By  filing  copies  of  prescriptions  in 
this  way  the  possibility  of  mistake  from 
confusion is eliminated  and  facility  and 
quickness  of  reference  are  assured.  Any 
number of  persons  may  use  the  pre­
scription  file  at  the  same  time.  All 
it 
would  be  necessary  to  do  would  be  to 
go to  the  cabinet,  take  the  prescription 
wanted  to  the  prescription  counter  until 
the  prescription  was  compounded,  and 
then  return  it  to  the  cabinet.

I  think 

it  would  pay  any  druggist  to 
adopt  this  system—its  cost  is  small  and 
it  is  bound  to  be  satisfactory  to  anyone 
just  right. 
who  likes  to  have  things 
There  are  other  points 
in  which  this 
plan  excels  that  readily  reveal  them­
selves  on  a  short  trial  but  which  do  not 
suggest  themselves  in  a  brief  resume  of 
this  character. 

Harry  M.  Graves.

The  Drug;  M arket.

Opium—Is  dull  and  unchanged. 
Quinine—Is  firm  at  the  decline  noted 

last  week.

Morphine—Is  unchanged.
Cocoa  Butter—On  account  of  lower 
prices  at  the  last  Amsterdam  sale,  has 
declined  2c.

Elm  Bark—Is  very  scarce  and  has 

advanced.

Juniper  Berries—Have  again  ad­

vanced  on  account  of  scarcity.

Oil  Cassia—On  account  of  higher 
prices 
in  the  primary  markets,  has  ad­
vanced.  Higher  prices  are  looked  for.
in  better  supply 

Oil  Pennyroyal—Is 

and  has  declined.

Oil  Peppermint—Is  very  firm  and 

higher  prices  are  looked  for.

Oil  Spearmint—Is  in  very  small  stock 

and  has  advanced.

.Short  Buchu  Leaves—Continue 

firm 

with  a  higher  tendency.

Senega  Root—Is  scarce  and  has  ad­

Ipecac  Root—Is 

in  fair  supply  and 

vanced.

has  declined.

Serpentaria  Root—Has  advanced. 
Linseed  Oil—Is  unsettled  and  tend­

ing  lower.

All Kinds 

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Menthol..................
Morphia, S., P. & W.  2 
Morphia, S..N.Y. Q. 2
Morphia, Mai...........2
Moschus  Canton....
Myrlstlca, No. 1 ......
Nux Vomica...po. 15
Os Sepia..................
Pepsin Saac, H. & P.
D  Co....................
Plds Llq. N.N.V4 gal.
doz.......................
Plds Llq., quarts__
Plcls Llq., pints......
Pll Hydrarg. ..po. 80 
Piper  Nigra...po. 22
Piper  Alba__po. 36
Pllx Burgun............
Plumb! Acet............
Pulvls Ipecac et Opli  1 
Pyrethrum, boxes H.
&P. D. Co., doz...
Pyrethrum,  pv........
Quassias..................
Qulnia, 8. P. &  W... 
Qulnia, S.  German..
Qulnia, N. Y............
Rubla Tlnctorum.... 
50
Saccharum Lactls pv
Saladn....................  4
Sanguis  Draconls...
so
Sapo, W...................
5o
Sapo M....................
Sapo G....................
so
60
5o
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W H O L E SA L E   DRUG  PRICE  CURRENT

Advanced—Elm Bark, Juniper Berries, Senega Boot. 
Declined—Iplcac Root, Cocoa Butter.

Acldnm

Acetlcum............... $  6©$
Benzolcum, German.  70®
Boraclc.................... 
®
Carbollcum.............   94®
Citrlcum...................  49®
Hydrochlor.............. 
3®
8®
Nltrocum................  
12®
Oxallcum................. 
Phosphorlum,  dll... 
®
Sallcyllcum............. 
so®
Sulphurlcum...........  IX®
Tannlcum................  1  10®  1 20
Tartartcum............  
38®
A m m onia
3
Aqua, 16 deg............
Aqua, 20 deg............
Carbonas................. 
13®
12®
Chlorldum...............  
A niline

Black.......................  2 00®  2 26
Brown......................  80® 1  00
Bed..........................  48®  80
Yellow.....................   2 60®  3 00

Baccae
Cubebae.......... po,26  22®  24
Junlperus................  
Xanthoxylum.........   1  80®  1 60
Balaam um

8®

Copaiba......... —
Peru  .......................
Terabin,  Canada—
Tolutan.................... 
Cortex
Abies, Canadian......
Cassis.....................
Cinchona  Flava  —
Euonymus atropurp.
Myrica Cerlfera, po.
Prunus Vlrglni........
Qulllala, gr’d ___
Sassafras....... po. 15
Ulmus... po.  18, gr’d 
Extraetum  
Glycyrrhlza  Glabra.
Glycyrrhlza,  no......
Hsmatox, 16 lb. box
Hsmatox, is........... 
Hsmatox, Vis.........  
Hsmatox, Vis.........  

F erru
Carbonate  Preclp...
Citrate and  Qulnia..
Citrate Soluble........
Ferrocyanldum Sol..
Solut. Chloride........
Sulphate,  com’l......
Sulphate,  com’l,  by
bDl, per  cwt.........
Sulphate,  pure........
Flora

46i

24®
28®
11®
13®
14®
16®

16
2 26 
76 
40 
16 
2

16®  18
Arnica..................... 
Anthemls................   22®  26
30®  36
Matricaria...............  

8®

Folia
Barosma..................   36®
Cassia Acutlfol, Tln-
nevelly................. 
20®
Cassia, Acutlfol, Alx.  26® 
Salvia officinalis,  Vis
and Vis................. 
12®
CvaUrsl...................... 
Gummi
Acacia, 1st picked...
Acacia,2d  picked...
Acacia,3d  picked...
Acacia, sifted  sorts.
Acacia, po...............
Aloe, Barb. po.i8@20 
Aloe, Cape.. ..po. 15.
Aloe,  Socotrt.. po. 40
Ammoniac...............
Assafoetlda__po. 40
Benzolnum..............
Catechu, is ..............
Catechu, Vis............
Catechu, ü s ............  
Camphors..............  64<  t
Euphorbium... po. 36 
“
Gaibanum................
Gamboge............po
Gualacum.......po. 38
Kino...........po. 80.75
Mastic  ....................
Myrrh............ po. 46
Opli....po.  4.10®4.30 3
Shellac ,..................
Shellac, bleached__
Tragacanth.............   70® 1  00
H erba

16

26
20
28
28
23
26
39
22
26

Absinthium. .oz. pkg 
Eupatorlum..oz. pkg 
Lobelia........oz. pkg 
Majorum__oz. pkg 
Mentha Plp..oz. pkg 
Mentha Vfr..oz. pkg 
Rue..............oz. pkg 
Tanacetum Y oz. pkg 
Thymus, V.. .oz. pkg 
Magnesia
Calcined, Pat...........  66®  60
18®  20
Carbonate, P at........ 
Carbonate, K. & M.. 
18®  20
'arbonate, Jennings 
18®  20
Absinthium............   7 00®  7  20
Amygdalae,  Dulc__   60®  60
Amygdalae,  Amars  8 00® 8 26
Anlsf.......................  1  60®  i 66
Aurantl Cortex........2  10® 2 20
Bergamll.................  2  59® 2 66
Cajlputl...................  80®  86
Caiyophyll!............  
76®  80
Cedar.....................   80®  86
©  2 76
Chenopadll.............. 
Clnnamonl!............   1  00® 1 10
Cltronella...............  
88®  40

Olenm

Conlum Mac............
Copaiba..................
Cubebae ..................
Exechthltos............
Erigeron.................
Gaultherla..............
Geranium, ounce.... 
GosslppU, Sem. gal..
Hedeoma.................
Junlpera.................
Lavendula..............
Llmonls..................
Mentha Piper.........
Mentha Verld.........
Morrhus, 'gal.........
Myrcla....................
Olive.......................
Plcls Llqulda...........
Plcls Liquid a,  gal...
Rlclna.....................
Kosmarlnl...............
Ross, ounce............
Sucdnl....................
Sabina....................
Santal.....................
Sassafras.................
Slnapls,  ess., ounce.
Tiglfl.......................
Thyme.....................
Thyme, opt..............
Theobromas  ...........
Potassium
Bl-Carb....................
16®  18 
Bichromate............
13®  16
Bromide.................
C arb....................... 
12® 
16
Chlorate... po. 17@19  16®  18
Cyanide..................   34®  38
Iodide.....................   2 30® 2 40
Potassa, Bitart, pure  28®  30 
Potass Nltras, opt... 
10
Potass  Nltras.........  
8
Prusslate.................  23®  26
Sulphate po............  
18

60®  1  60
® 1  60 
16®  20

7® 
e® 
16® 

Radix

Aconltum................. 
20®  26
30®  33
A lth s...................... 
io@ 
Anchusa................. 
12
Arum  po................. 
O  26
Calamus..................  
20®  40
12®  15
Gentlana.......po.  15 
16® 
Glychrrhlza.. .pv.  15 
18
®  76
Hydrastis  Canaden. 
®  80
Hydrastis Can., po.. 
12® 
Hellebore, Alba, po. 
16
Inula,  po................. 
18®  22
Ipecac, po...............   2 75® 2 80
Iris  plox...po. 36@38  36®  40
Jalapa, pr...............  
26®  30
Maranta,  Vis........... 
®  36
Podophyllum,  po...  22®  26
Rhel.........................  76®  1  00
Rhel,  cut.................  @  1  26
Rhel, pv..................   76®  1  36
Spigella..................   36®  38
Sanguinaria...po.  15 
18
Serpentarla............  
so®  66
Senega....................  80®  86
®  40
Smllax, officinalis H. 
Smllax, M...............  
®  25
Scllls............po.  36 
10® 
12
Symplocarpus,Foetl-
dus,  po.................  @  28
Valeriana,Eng.po.30  @  26
16®  20
Valeriana,  German. 
Zingiber a ...............  
14®  16
Zingiber j.................  26®  27

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Semen

Anlsum......... po.  18 
®  16
Aplum (graveleons).  13® 
15
Bfrd, is.................... 
4® 
6
Carol..............po.  15 
10®  11
Cardamon...............   1  26®  1  76
Coriandrum............. 
8® 
10
Cannabis Satlva......  
5®  6
Cydonium...............   76®  1  00
16®  16
Chenopodlum.........  
Dipterlx Odorate....  1  00®  1  10
Foeniculum.............. 
® 
10
Foenugreek, po........ 
9
7® 
L lni.........................  4  ® 
6
Llnl, grd...... bbl. 4 
4  @ 
6
Lobelia...................   1 60®  1  66
6
Pharlarls Canarian..  5  ® 
6
Rapa.......................  5  @ 
Slnapls  Alba........... 
9® 
10
Slnapls  Nigra......... 
11® 
12
Spiritns
Frumenti, W. D. Co.  2 00®  2 60 
Framentl,  D. F. R..  2 00® 2 26
Frumenti................   1  26®  1  60
Junlperls Co. O. T...  1  66® 2 00
Junlperls  Co...........  1  75® 3 60
Saacnarum  N. E __ 1  90® 2  10
Spt. Vlnl Gain.........  1  76® 6  60
Vlnl  Oporto............   1  26® 2  00
Vlnl Alba................   1  26® 2  00
Sponges 
Florida sheeps’ wool
carriage...............  2 60® 2  75
Nassau sheeps’ wool
carriage................   2 60®  2 75
Velvet extra sheeps’
wool, carriage___ 
®  1 60
Extra yellow sheeps’
wool, carriage......  
®  1 25
Grass  sheeps’  wool,
carriage...............   @  1 00
Hard, for slate use.. 
@  76
Yellow  R e ef,  for
slate use...............  
®  1 40
Syrups
® 
Acacia.................... 
eo
Aurantl Cortex........ 
®  50
®  50
Zingiber..................  
Ipecac...................... 
®  60
Ferrl Iod................. 
®  eo
Rhel Arom.............. 
®  50
50© 60
Smllax  Officinalis... 
Senega.................... 
®  50
8 o tH » ........................... . 
A   60

60
50
60
60
50
60
60
so
60
60
60
75
60
75
75
1  00
so
60

Sclllse  Co.................  @  60
Tolutan...................  
®  50
Prunus  vlrg............   @  50
Tinctures
Aconltum Napellls R 
Aconltum NapelUs F 
Aloes....................... 
Aloes and Myrrh__ 
Arnica.................... 
Assafoetlda.............. 
Atrope Belladonna.. 
Aurantl Cortex.......  
Benzoin..................  
Benzoin Co.............. 
Barosma..................  
Cantharldes............  
Capsicum................  
Cardamon...............  
Cardamon Co..........  
Castor.....................  
CatechuJ..........................  
Cinchona................. 
Cinchona Co............  
Columba......................... 
Cubeb®............................ 
Cassia Acutlfol........ 
Cassia Acutlfol Co... 
Digitalis..........................  
Ergot............................... 
Ferrl  Chlorldum__  
Gentian..........................  
Gentian Co...................... 
Gulaca.............................  
Gulaca ammon........ 
Hyoscyamus............ 
Iodine  ............................ 
Iodine, colorless...... 
K ino............................... 
Lobelia...........................  
Myrrh.............................  
Nux Vomica............  
Opli.................................  
Opil, comphorated.. 
Opli, deodorized...... 
Quassia..........................  
Rbatany..........................  
Rhel................................  
Sanguinaria........... 
Serpentarla............  
Stramonium............  
Tolutan..........................  
Valerian......................... 
Veratrom  Verlde... 
Zingiber..........................  
Miscellaneous 

5n
60
I  60

60
60
75

&o
5o
60

60
5o

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3e

■dither, Spts.Nit.? F  30®  36
¿Ether, Spts. Nit. 4 F  34®  38
Alumen..................   2Vi® 
3
4
3® 
Alumen,  gro’d..po. 7 
Annatto...................   40®  60
Antlmonl, po........... 
4® 
5
Antlmonl et Potass T  40®  50
Antlpyrln...............  
®  28
Antifebrln..............  @  20
Argent! Nltras, oz...  @  46
Arsenicum.............. 
10® 
12
46®  60
Balm Gilead  Buds.. 
Bismuth S. N...........  1  65®  1  70
® 
Calcium Chlor., is... 
9
®  10
Calcium Chlor., vis.. 
®  12
Calcium Chlor.,  Vis.. 
®  80
Cantharldes, Rus.po 
® 
Capsid Fractus, a t.. 
16
Capsid  Fractus, po. 
®  15
Capsici Fractus B, po 
® 
16
Caryophyllus. ,po. 15 
12®  14
Carmine, No. 40......  
® 3 00
Cera Alba.............. 
56®  60
Cera  Flava..............  40®  42
Coccus....................  @  40
Cassia Fractus........ 
®  36
Centrarla................. 
® 
10
Cetaceum................. 
®  45
Chloroform............ 
55®  60
Chloroform,  squlbbs 
®  1  10 
Chloral Hyd Crst....  1  36®  1  60
Chondras................   20®  26
Cinchonldlne.P. & W  38®  48
Clnchonldlne, Germ.  38®  48
Cocaine...................  4  06®  4 ?5
Corks, list, dls.pr.ct. 
76
Creosotum...............  
®  46
Creta............bbl. 76 
®  2
Creta, prep.............. 
® 
5
Creta, preclp........... 
9® 
11
® 
Creta,  Rubra........... 
8
Crocus....................  30®  36
Cudbear..................  
®  24
Cupr?  Sulph............   6 Vi®  8
Dextrine................. 
7®  10
Ether Sulph............  78®  92
Emery, all numbers.  @ 
8
Emery, po...............  
6
® 
E rgota.........po. 90  86®  90
12®  15
Flake  White........... 
Galla.......................  
®  23
8® 
Gambler................. 
9
Gelatin,  Cooper......  
®  60
36®  60
Gelatin, French......  
75 &  5
Glassware,  flint, box 
Less than box...... 
70
Glue, brown............  
n®  
13
Glue,  white............   16®  25
Glycerlna................   17 Vi®  28
®  25
Grana Paradlsl........ 
Humulus.................  26®  56
®  1  00 
Hydrarg  Chlor  Mite 
®  90 
Hydrarg  Chlor Cor.. 
Hydrarg Ox Rub’m. 
® 1  10
® 1  20 
Hydrarg  Ammonlatl 
HydrargUnguentum  60®  60
Hydrargyrum......... 
®  86
Icnthyobolla,  Am...  66®  70
Indigo.....................  
76®  1 00
Iodine,  Resubl........  3 40® 3 60
Iodoform.................  3 80® 3 86
Lupulln.................... 
®  60
Lycopodium............   66®  70
M ads......................  66®  76
Liquor Arson et  Hy­
drarg Iod.............. 
26
LlquorPotassArslnlt 
12
Magnesia,  Sulph.... 
3
Magnesia, Sulph, bbl 
lvi 
Mannia. ft, 
ss

® 
10® 
2® 
® 
HQ 

SeldUtz Mixture......
20© 22
Slnapls....................
® 18
Slnapls,  opt............
® 30
Snuff, Maccaboy, De
a
Voes....................
41
41
Snuff,Scotch,De Vo’s
Soda, Boras.............
11
Soda,  Boras, po......
11
Soda et Potass Tart.
25® 27
2
Soda,  Carb..............
IK®
Soda,  Bl-Carb.........
3® 5
Soda, Ash...............
3K@ 4
Soda, Sulphas.........
®
2
Spts. Cologne..........
® 2  60
Spts. Ether  Co........
60® 56
Spts. Myrcla Dom...
© 2  00
Spts. Vlnl Rect.  bbl.
©
Spts. Vlnl Rect. Vibbl
©
Spts. Vlnl Rect. lOgal
©
Spts. Vlnl Rect. 5 gal
@
Strychnia, Crystal...
80® 1  06
Sulphur,  Subl.........
4
2K©
Sulphur, Roll........... 214© 3K
Tamarinds..............
8® 10
Terebenth  Venice...
28® 30
Theobromae.............
48® 50
Vanilla....................  9 oo®16 00
Zlncl Sulph.............. 
7© 
8

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

70
86
60

BBL. OAL.

2 7

Linseed, pure raw... 
68 
Linseed, boiled.......   59 
Neatsfoot, winter str  65 
Spirits  Turpentine..  53 

61
62
80
54
P aints  BBL.  LB.
Red Venetian.........   1%  2  @8
Ochre, yellow  Mars. 
IX  2  ©4 
Ochre, yellow Ber... 
IX  2  @3 
Putty,  commercial..  2Vi  2Vi@3 
Putty, strictly  pure.  2Vi  2X@3 
Vermilion,  P r i m e
American............  
13®  16
Vermilion, English..  70®  76
Green,  Paris...........  i4Vi@  i8Vi
Green, Peninsular... 
13®  16
Lead, red................   3  @  6Vi
Lead,  white............   6  @  6Vi
Whiting, white Span  @  90
! Whiting, gilders'__ 
®  95
®  1  25 
i White, Paris, Amer. 
I Whiting, Paris, Eng.
ciis....................... 
a   140
Universal Prepared.  1  10®  1  20

Varnishes

No. 1 Turp  Coach...  1  10®  1
Extra Turò..............  1  60®  1
Coach  Body............  2 75® 3

20
70
00
70 No. 1 Turp Fura......  1 00®  1 10
90 !Extra Turk Damar..  1  56®  1 60
65 Jap.Dryer.No.lTurp  70® 79

D ru g s

75
60
60
60
76

So
5n
60

60
60
20

We are Importers and  Jobbers of Drugs, 

Chemicals and  Patent  Medicines.

We  are  dealers  in  Paints,  Oils  and

Varnishes.

We have  a full line of  Staple  Druggists' 

Sundries.

We  are  the  sole  proprietors  of  Weath 

erly’s  Michigan Catarrh  Remedy.

We  always have  in  stock  a  full  line  of 
Whiskies,  Brandies,  Gins,  Wines
purposes

We  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

GROCERY  PRICE  CURRENT

T hese quotations are  carefully  corrected  weekly,  within  six  hours  of  m ailing 
and  are  intended  to  be correct a t tim e of going to  press.  Prices,  however,  are  lia­
ble to change at any  tim e,  and  country  m erchants  will  have  their  orders  filled  at
m arket  prices at d ate of parchase.

ADVANCED

Some  T rust Tobaccos 
Lamp  W ick

DECLINED

Spring- W heat  F lour 
H olland  H erring 
Lard  Compound

Fair,,...
Good
Rspcy
Fair 
Good ... 
Fancy.. 
Gallons.

Index  to  Markets!

B y   C olum ns

 

 

C

B

H

A

O

D
F

Col.
Akron  Stoneware..................  15
Alabastlne............................  1
Ammonia..............................   1
l
Axle Grease..........................  
Baking Powder...................... 
l
Bath  Brick............................  1
Bluing. 
1
Breakfast  Food.................... 
l j
Brooms..................................  1
Brushes................................   1
Butter Color............................  1 j
Candles..................................   14
Candles..................................  1
Canned Goods......... ..............   2
Catsup.....................................  3
Carbon Oils............................  3
Cheese.....................................   3
Chewing Gum.........................  3
Chicory....................................  3
Chocolate................................   3
Clothes Lines..........................   3
Cocoa.......................................  3
Cocoanut.................................  3
Cocoa Shells.......................... 
  3
Coffee.....................................  3
Condensed Milk......................  4
Coupon Books.......................  15
Crackers...............................  4
Cream T artar.......................  5
Dried  Fruits.........................  5
Farinaceous  Goods..............  6
Fish and Oysters..................   13
Fishing Tackle......................  6
Flavoring Extracts...............   6
Fly  Paper.............................   6
Fresh Meats..........................  6
Fruits....................................  14
Gelatine................................   6
Grain Bags............................  7
Grains and Flour.................  7
Herbs...................................   7
Hides and Pelts....................  13
Indigo.
Jelly.......................................   7
Lamp Burners.......................  Is I
Lamp Chimneys.....................  15
Lanterns................................   15
Lantern  Globes.....................  15
Licorice..................................  7
Lye........................................  7
Meat Extracts........................   7
Molasses................................  7
Mustard................................  7
Nuts.......................................   14
Oil Cans.................................   15
Olives.....................................   7
Pickles.....................................  7
Pipes.....................................  7
Playing Cards.......................  8
Potash.....................................  8 I
Provisions...............................  8
Rice........................................   8 J
Salad Dressing......................  
9
Saleratus.................................  9
Sal Soda..................................   9
Salt..........................................  9
Salt  Fish.................................  9
Seeds.......................................  9
Shoe Blacking.........................  9
Snuff.....................................   10
Soap........................................   9
Soda.......................................  10
Spices...................................  10
Starch...................................   10
Stove Polish..........................  10
Sugar.....................................  11 j
Syrups...................................  10
Table  Sauce..........................  11
Tea........................................  11
Tobacco................................   111
Twine...................................   12
Vinegar................................   12
Washing Powder................... 13
Wlcklng................................   13
Woodenwar«.........................  13
Wrapping Paper...................  13
Y Bail  Cake.
13

N
o

V
w

R
8

H

T

L

P

AXLE GREASE

doz. gross
»urora 
.........
6 00
..55
Castor  OH......
......... 60
7 00
Diamond........
4 25
.........50
Frazer’s .........
9 00
......... 75
IXL Golden, tin boxes 75
9 00

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

BAKING  POW DER 

Egg

H lb. cans,  4 doz. case......3 75
Vi lb. cans,  2 doz. case......3 75
l lb. cans, 
1 doz. case......3 75
5 lb. cans,  Vi doz. case......8 00

J A X O N

lb. cans, 4 doz. case........  45
H lb. cans, 4 doz. case........  85
lb. cans. 2 doz. case........l  60
l 

lOcslze__  90
14 lb. cans  l 35 
6 oz. cans.  1  90 
Vi  lb. cans  2 50 
X lb.  cans  3 75 
1 lb.  cans.  4  80 
3 lb. cans  13 00 
5 lb. cans. 21  50

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 00

Small size, per doz..............  40
Large size, per doz..............  75 I

BREAKFAST FOODmniiKEs:

Cases, 36 packages...............4 50
Five case lots....................  .4 40
No. 1 Carpet........................ 2 •’O
No. 2 Carpet........................ 2 25
No. 3 Carpet........................ 2 15
No. 4 Carpet........................ l  75
Parlor  Gem..........................2 40
Common Whisk...................  85
Fancy Whisk.........................1  10 I
Warehouse........................... 3 so

BROOMS

BRUSHES

Scrub

Solid Back,  8 In..................   45
Solid Back, 11 In .................  95
Pointed Ends.......................  85 I

Shoe

No. 8..................................
No. 7......................................1 30
NO. 4......................................1 70
No. 3...................................... 1 go

Stove

No. 3....................................   75
No. 2...................................... 1 10
No. 1......................................1 75

BUTTER  COLOR 
W„ R. & Co.’s, 15c size....
W., R. & Co.'s, 25c size....

1  10 
3 35

CANDLES

Electric Light, 8s................ 12
Electric Light, 16s...............12)4
Paraffine, 6s..........................lOVi
Paraffine, 12s.......................11
Wtoklnv 
.  J7

CANNED  GOODS 

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

Blackberries

Standards...............
Beans
Baked......................  1  00@l  30
Bed  Kidney............  
75®  86
String...................... 
70
Wax  .......................  
75
Blueberries
Standard.................... 
90
Brook  T rout

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

Clams.
1 00
Little Neck, 1 lb...... 
Little Neck. 2 lb...... 
1 50
Burnham's, V4 pint...........  1 92
Burnham's, pints.............   3 60
Burnham's, quarts...........  7 20

Clam  Bouillon

80 
86 
1  00

85

Mushrooms

22
19
15
11
90
85
2  15
3 60 
2 40
1  75
2  80
1  75
2 80
1 75
2 80
18®20
22@25

Cherries
Red  Standards...........
White.........................
Corn
Fair..........................
Good.......................
Fancy......................
French  Peas
Sur Extra Fine............
Extra  Fine...................
Fine..............................
Moyen..........................
Gooseberries
Standard................
Hominy
Standard...
Lobster
Star, m b .................
Star, 1  lb.................
Picnic Tails.............
M ackerel
Mustard, lib ...........
Mustard, 21b...........
Soused, llb ..............
Soused, 2 lb............
Tomato, 1 lb............
Tomato, 2 lb............
Hotels
Buttons
Oysters
Cove, 1 lb.................  
l  66
Cove, 2 lb................. 
95
Cove, l lb  Oval........ 
Peaches
P ie..........................  
8E@  90
Yellow....................  1  65® 1  85
Standard 
1  00 
Fancy__
1  25
Marrowfat 
1  00 
Early June. 
1  00 1  60
Early June Sifted..
Plum s
Plums....
85
Grated....................  1 25@2 75
Sliced.......................  1  35@2 66
Pum pkin
F air.........................
Good.......................
Fancy ......................
Raspberries
Standard..................  
1  15
Russian  Cavier
14 lb. cans..........................  3 75
£  lb, cans..........................  7 00
1 lb. can...........................  12 00
Salmon
Columbia River, tails
Columbia River, flats
Red Alaska— ........
Pink Alaska............
Shrim ps
l  00 I Standard.................
Sardines
Domestic, >48...........
Domestic, Ms.........
Domestic,  Mustard.
California, 14s.........
California Ms..........
French, 14s..............
French, 14s..............
Standard.................

Strawberries 

Pineapple

Pears

1  25
2 00 ¡ Fancy.

Dwlnell-Wrlght  Co.’s Brands.

96 
1  00 
1  2»
1  10 
1  15 
1  16 
3 00

CARBON  OILS 

Barrels

Eocene.......................   @11
Perfection..................   @10
Diamond White.........   @ 914
D. 8. Gasoline............  @14*
Deodorized Naphtha..  @12
Cylinder...................... 29  @34
Engine.........................16  @22
Black, winter..............   9  @10X

CATSUP

Columbia,  pints....................... 2 00
Columbia, 14 pints.................... l 25

®11V4
ffiHH
@1H4
@l?V4
@12
S ’2
@11
@11V4
dllVi
14@15
@90
@17
13@14
60@76
19@20

CHEESE
Acme.......................  
Amboy.................... 
Carson City.............  
Elsie........................  
Emblem..................  
Gem......................... 
Gold Medal.............. 
Ideal...................... 
Jersey.....................
Riverside................. 
Brick....................... 
Edam....................... 
Leiden.................... 
Llmburger...............  
Pineapple................ 
Sap  Sago................. 
CHEWING GUM 
56
American Flag Spruce —  
60
Beeman's Pepsin.............  
Black Jack.......................  
55
Largest Gum  Made................... 60
»
Sen S en ............................ 
Sen Sen Breath Perfume..  1  00
Sugar  Loaf.......................  
j®
Yucatan............  
56
 

 
CHICORY

Bulk....................................  6
Bed........................................2
Eagle...................................   4
Franck’s .............................   7
Schener’s .............................  6

CHOCOLATE 

Walter Baker & Co.’s.

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

Runkel Bros.

Vienna Sweet....................  21
Vanilla................................  28
Premium.............................   31

CLOTHES  LINES 

60 ft, 3 thread, extra........  1  00
72 ft, 3 thread, extra.......  
l  40
90 ft, 3 thread, extra.......   1  70
60 ft, 6 thread, extra.......   1  29
2 ft, 6 thread, extra............

Sisal

Ju te

60 ft.. 
72 ft  . 
90 ft.. 
20 ft.
50 ft. 
6f ft. 
70 ft.

59 ft.
60 ft. 
70 ft. 
80 f t

Cotton  Victor

Cotton W indsor

75 
90 
1  05 
1  50

1  20 
1  40 
1  65 
1  85

1  90
2  10

White House, 1 lb. cans.__
White House, 2 lb. cans......
Excelsior, M. & J.  l lb. cans 
Excelsior, M. & J. 2 lb. cans 
Tip Top, M. & J., 1 lb. cans.
Royal Java..........................
Royal Java and Mocha.......
Java and Mocha Blend.......
Boston  Combination..........
Ja-Vo Blend..  ....................
Ja-Mo-Ka  Blend................
Distributed hyOlney  & Judson 
Gro. Co..  Grand  Rapids.  C.  El­
liott &  Co.,  Detroit,  B.  l)es«n 
berg & Co., Kalamazoo, Symons 
Bros. &  Co.,  Saginaw,  Jackson 
Grocer Co..  Jackson,  Melsel  & 
Goeschel.  Bay  City,  Fielbach 
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
Juvo..................................... 28
Koran...................................14

Telfer Coffee Co. brands

Delivered In 100 lb. lots.

 

Bio

Santos

Maracaibo

Common..............................  8
F air.....................................  9
Choice.................................. 10
Fancy...................................15
Common..............................   8
F air.....................................  g
Choice.................................. 10
Fancy.................................. 13
Peaberry...............................11
F air..................................... 13
Choice.......  
is
Choice.................................. 13
Fancy...................................17
Choice.................................. 13
African.................................12
Fancy African.................... 17
O  G......................................25
P- G......................................31
Arabian............................ 

G uatem ala

Mexican

Java

Mocha
Package 

.. 

New York Basis.

21

Arbuckle............................10m
Dtiworth............................ iom
Jersey.................................iom
Lion....................................10
M cLaughlin’s XXXX 
McLaughlin’s  XXXX  sold  to 
retailers  only.  Mall  all  orders 
direct  to  W.  F.  McLaughlin & 
Co., Chicago.
Valley City M gross............   75
Felix M gross............................ 1 15
Hummers foil Vi gross........  86
Hummel’s tin M gross........1  43

E xtract

CONDENSED  MILK 

4 doz In case.

Cotton  Braided

40 ft. 
54 ft 
0 ft.
Galvanized  W ire 
No. 20, each 100 ft long —
No. 19, each 100 ft long.... 

COCOA

COCOANUT

Cleveland.............................  41
Colonial, 144  .......................   35
~iotonlal, Ms.........................  33
Epps....................................   42
Huyler.................................  45
Van Houten, 14s..................  12
Van Houten, 14s..................  20
Van Houten, Vis..................  40
Van Houten,  is..................  70
Webb................................ 
30
Wilbur, M s........................   41
Wilbur. 14s ..........................   42
Dunham's Ms...................   26
Dunham's Ms and Ms......  26 M
Dunham’s  Ms..................   27
Dunham's  Ms..................
13
Bulk..................................
COCOA  SHELLS
@1  85 20 lb. bags......................
@1  80 Less luantlty.................
@1 30 Pounc[ packages...........
@  90
1  40
3*
6
611014 
17® 24 
7®14 
18® 28
1  10 
1  40

Mandehllng.........................30M
?urity.................................. 28
Noi  Hotel...........................28
Monogram...........................26
Special Hotel.......................23
‘‘arkerhouse.........................21
Honolulu  ............................ 17
ancy  Maracaibo................ 16
Maracaibo.............................13
Porto  Rican......................... 15
Marexo....................... „ „ ..jiK

COFFEE
Boasted 

F. M. C. brands

2Vi
3
4

 

Gall Borden Eagle...............6 40
Crown...................................5 90
Daisy.................................... 4 70
Champion............................ 4 26
Magnolia..............................4 00
Challenge............................. • 10
Dime............... 
3 36
Peerless Evaporated Cream.4 00
Milkmaid.............................. 6 10
Tip  Top................................3 85
Nestles................................. 4 25
Highland  Cream..................5 00
St. Charles Cream.................4 50
National Biscuit Co.’s brands 
Seymour...........................  
6 Vi
New York......................... 
ew
Family.............................  
6M
Salted................................  8Vi
Wolverine...........7

CRACKERS

B atter

5
Soda

Oyster

7Vi
  7
7Vi
7

Soda  XXX....................... 
7
Soda, City......................... 
8
Long Island Wafers.........  13
Zephyrette........................  13
Faust 
.............................. 
Farina................................ 
Extra Farina......................  
Sal tine Oyster..................... 
Sweet  Goods—Boxes
Animals...........................  
10
Assorted  Cake................. 
10
Belle Rose........................  
g
Bent’s Water....................  16
Cinnamon Bar.....................  9
Coffee Cake,  Iced............  
10
Coffee Cake, Java............ 
10
Cocoanut Macaroons.......   18
Cocoanut Taffy................. 
10
Cracknells......................... 
16
Creams, Iced......................  
8
Cream Crisp.......................  
lOVi
Cubans................................ 
11 m
Currant  Fruit  .................  12
Frosted Honey.................   12
Frosted Cream.................  9
Ginger Gems, l’rge or sm’U  8
Ginger  Snaps, N. B. C__ 
6M
Gladiator............................ 
lOVi
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...................  
16
Marshmallow Creams......  
16
Marshmallow Walnuts__  16
Mary Ann......................... 
8
Mixed Picnic...................... 
11M
M'.lk  Biscuit......................... 
7 Vi
Molasses  Cake................. 
8
Molasses Bar....................  9
Moss Jelly Bar................. 
12Vi
Newton............................. 
12
Oatmeal Crackers............   8
Oatmeal Wafers...............  
12
Orange Crisp....................  9
Orange Gem.....................   9
Penny Cake......................  8
Pilot Bread. XXX............ 
;vi
Pretzelettes, hand made., 
ivi
Pretzels, hand  made.......  
f-vi
Scotch Cookies.................  9
Sears’ Lunch....................  7Vi
Sugar Cake....................... 
g
Siixar Presm . VXX................ 8
Sugar Squares..................   8
Sultanas............................  13
Tutti FruttI......................  
16
Vanilla Wafers................. 
le
Vienna Crlnm..................  
8
E. J.  Kruce & Co.’s baked good

Standard < Packers.
Blue Ribbon Squares.
Write for  complete  price  list 

with Interesting discounts.
CREAM  TARTAR

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

DRIED  FRUITS 

Apples

California Prunes

Sundrled........................   ©5
Evaporated, 50 lb. boxes.  @  9 
100-120 25 lb. boxes........  @4
90-100 25 lb. boxes........  ®
80 - 90 25 lb. boxes........  @514
70 - so as lb. boxes........  @ 5X
60 - 70 25 lb. boxes........  @ 6V4
50 - 60 25 lb. boxes........  @  ¡yK
40 - 50 25 lb. boxes........  @ 8V
30 - 40 25 lb. boxes ...... 
9
California  F ruits

Vi cent less In 50 lb. cases 

i2jz

Peel

Citron

Raisins

Currants

Apricots.....................  @11 vi
Blackberries..............
Nectarines.
8M
Peaches.
@9M
Pears..........................  9Vi
Pitted Cherries...........
Prunnelles.................
Raspberries...............
.eghorn..............................  n
Orslcan........................... 
allfornla, 1 lb.  package....
Imported, 1 lb package.......   7
Imported, bulk...................   6X
ltron American 19 lb. bx...i3 
emon American 10 lb. bx.  13 
Orange American 10 lb. bx.. 13 
ondon Layers 2 Crown. 
1  75
1  90
London Layers 3 Crown. 
Cluster 4 Crown............
Loose Muscatels 2 Crown 
7
Loose Muscatels 3 Crown 
Loose Muscatels 4 Crown 
814
L. M., Seeded, 1  lb...... 9V@in
L. M„Seeded. \   lb.... 
g
Sultanas, b u lk .....................u
Sultanas, package.......... "!uvi
FARINACEOUS GOODS 
Dried Lima................. 
514
Medium Hand Picked  .......1  go
Brown Holland......................    25
24 1 lb. packages...................... 1 13
Bulk, per too Tbs....................... o jg
Hominy
Flake, 60 lb. sack__ 
yn
Pearl,  2001b. bbl........5  00
Pearl, 100 lb. sack............... 2  60
Maccaronl  and Vermicelli
Domestic, 10 lb. box...... 
60
Imported, 26 lb. box........'.'.'2 so

Farina

Beans

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

8

PICKLES
Medium

Barrels, 1,200 count............ 8 00

Small

Barrels, 2,400 count............9 so

Im ported.

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

PLAYING CARDS

No. 90, Steamboat.......
No. 15, Rival, assorted.
No. 20, Rover, enameled
N5. 572, Special.........
No  98, Golf, satin  finish
No. 808. Bicycle........
No. 632, Tournam't Whist.
POTASH 
48 cans In case.
Penna Salt Co.’s............
PROVISIONS 
Barreled  Pork

90 
1  20 
1  60
1  75
2  00 
2  00 
2 25

..4 00 
..3 00

@17 50 
@19 50 
@20 50 
@19 59 
22  00 @17 »0 
21  00 
@19  50

UM
12M
UM

@  12% 
@   12% 
©   12% 
@  12% 
@   12% 
@@  14H 
@  9M 
@  18M 
@  14M 
9@  9M

9M@  10

Dry  Salt  Meats

Smoked  Meats 

Mess........................
Back......................
Clear back...............
Short cut.................
Pig..........................
Bean............
Family Mess Loin...
Clear.......................

Bellies.....................
S P Bellies...............
Extra shorts............
Hams, 12 lb. average.
Hams, 14 lb, average.
Hams, lBlb.average.
Hams, 20 lb. average.
Ham dried  beef......
Shoulders (N. Y. cut)
Bacon, clear............
California hams......
Boiled Hams.......
Picnic Boiled Hams 
Berlin  Ham  pr’s’d
Mince Hams......... 
Lard
Compound...............
Pure.........................
80 lb. Tubs.. advance 
80 lb. Tubs.. advance 
50 lb. Tins... advance 
20 lb. Palls, .advance 
10 lb. Palls..advance 
5 lb. Palls.. advance
® 
p*ils  (uf-run/'p
Vegetole..................
Sausages
Bologna.
Liver...........
Frankfort...
P o rk ...........
Blood.........
Tongue........
loheese.

Beef
I Extra Mess..............
Boneless..................
Rump, New............

Pigs’  Feet
M bbls., 40  lbs.........
M bbls.,....................
l bbls.,  lbs............
Tripe
Kits, 15 lbs...............
M bbls., 40 lbs.........
M bbls., 80 lbs.........
Casings
P o rk .......................
Beef rounds............
Beef middles......... .
| Sheep......................
Solid, dairy
Rolls, dairy..............
Rolls, creamery......
Solid,  creamery......
Corned  beef, 2 lb ....
Corned beef, 14 lb ...
Roast beef, 2 lb........
Potted bam,  Ms......
Potted ham,  Ms......
Deviled ham,  Ms__
Deviled ham, Ms__
Potted tongue,  M*-- 
Potted tongue  Ms.,
RICE 
Domestic 

Canned  Meats 

Uncolored  B ntterlne

@13
@14
ISM16
2 60 
18 00 
2 60 
50 
90 
50 
90 
50 
90

8M
6
6M
7H
@8
«
6M

13 ! 
@  3

1  75 
3 25 
7  50

Best  grade  Imported Japan,
3 pound pockets,  33  to  the
bale...................................6

Cost of packing In cotton  pock­
ets only Me more than bulk.
SALAD  DRESSING 
Alpha Cream, large, 2 do/.  .1  85 
Alpha Cream, large, 1 doz...l  9u 
Alpha Cream, small, 3 doz..  95
j  Durkee’s, large, 1 doz..........4  15
Durkee’s, small. 2 doz......... 4 85

SALERATUS 

Packed 60 lbs. In box. 

Church’s Arm and Hammer. 3  16
I Deland’s....................................3 00
j Dwight’s  Cow...........................3 15
Emblem....................................2 10
L.  P ..........................................3 00
: Wyandotte. 100 Ms...................3 00

@ 7X 
@UM 
M

SAL 8ODA

Granulated,  bbls.................  95
Granulated, 100 lb. cases.... 1  00
Lump, bbls.........................  90
Lump, 145 lb. kegs...............   95

SALT

Diamond Crystal 

Table, cases, 24 3 lb. boxes.. 1  40 
Table, barrels, 1003 lb. bags.3 00 
Table, barrels, 40 7  lb. bags.2 75 
| Butter, barrels, 280 lb. bulk.2  65' 
Butter, barrels, 20141b.bags.2 86
Butter, sacks, 28 lbs............   27
Butter, sacks, 66 lbs............   67

Common  Grades

100 31b. sacks..................... .2  26
60 51b. sacks....................... 215
28101b. sacks......................205
56 lb. sacks.........................  40 i
281b. sacks.......................  
22

56 lb. dairy In drill bags......   40
28 lb. dairy in drill bags......   20

66 lb. dairy In linen sacks...  60 | 

W arsaw

Ashton

Higgins

66 lb. dairy In linen sacks...  eo 

Solar  Rock

66 lb. sacks..........................   26
Granulated  Fine.................  85
Medium Fine.......................  90

Common

SALT  FISH 

Cod

Large whole...............  @ 5if
Smal whole................   @ 4^
strips or  Drlcks.........   6  @ 9
Pollock.......................   @ 3%
Strips.....................................
Chunks............................. 
13

H alibut.

10
SEEDS

Anise...................................   9
Canary, Smyrna..................   3M
Caraway.............................   7M
Cardamon, Malabar............1  00
Celery.................................   10
Hemp, Russian....................  4
Mixed Bird..........................   4
Mustard, white....................  7
Poppy...................................  6
Rape...................................   4
14

Rnnn. 
SHOE  BLACKING
Handy Box, large............  2 50
Handy Box, small............  
1  25
Blxby’8 Royal Polish.......  
85
Miller’s Crown  Polish...... 
85
Beaver Soap Co. brands

SOAP

.. 

JVQHDffL

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

Lautz Bros, brands—

Proctor & Gamble brands—

Jas. S.  Kirk & Co. brands—

Single box...........................3 45
5 box lots, delivered..........3  -to
10 box lots, delivered..........3 35
Johnson Soap Co. brands—
Silver King.....................   3 65
Calumet Family.............   2  76
Scotch Family................   2 85
Cuba...............................   2 35 ;
Dusky  Diamond.............   3 55
Jap Rose........................   3 75
Savon  imperial.............   3 56
White  Russian...............   3 60
Dome, oval bars..............  3 56 I
Satinet, oval...................   2 50
White  Cloud..................   4  10 |
Big Acme....... ................  4 25
Acme 5c..........................  3 65
Marseilles.......................  4 00
Master...........................   3 70
Lenox.............................  3 55
Ivory, 6oz.......................4 00
Ivory, 10 oz.....................  6 75
Schultz & Co. brand-
star.................................3 40
Search-Light Soap  Co.  brand. 
“Search-Light”  Soap,  100
big, pure, solid bars.......   3 75
A. B.  Wrlsley brands—
Good Cheer....................  4 00
Old Country....................  3 40 j
Sapollo, kitchen, 3  doz....... 2 40
Sapollo, hand, 3 doz............ 2 40
Boxes....................................  5M
Kegs, English.......................  4%
Scotch, In bladders................  37 j
Maccaboy, In Jars.................   35 j
French Rappee, In  jars......   43

Scouring

SNUFF

SODA

SPICES 

W hole Spices

Allspice................................ 
Cassia, China In mats...... 
Cassia, Batavia, In bund... 
Cassia, Saigon, broken.... 
Cassia, Saigon, In rolls.... 
Cloves, Amboyna................. 
Cloves, Zanzibar................... 
Mace.................................... 
Nutmegs,  75-80................. 
Nutmegs,  105-10...............  
Nutmegs, 115-20................  
Pepper, Singapore, black 
Pepper,  Singapore, white. 
Pepper, shot......................... 
P ure Ground in B nlk
Allspice................................ 
Cassia, Batavia....................  
Cassia, Saigon...................... 
Cloves, Zanzibar................... 
Ginger, African................... 
Ginger, Cochin....................  
Ginger,  Jamaica................. 
Mace....................................  
Mustard............................... 
Pepper, Singapore, black. 
Pepper, Singapore, white. 
Pepper. Cayenne................. 
Sm «... 

STARCH

2 9

II

Common Corn

20 l-lb.  packages............  
! 40 l-lb.  packages............  

6
5%

SYRUPS

Corn

; Barrels..................................27
¡  Half bbls..............................29
10lb. cans, M doz. In case..  1  85
5 lb. cans, 1  doz. In case_  2  10
2M lb. cans. 2 doz. In case.. .2  10
F air.....................................  
16
Good...................................   20
Choice................................   us

P nre  Cane

STOVE  POLISH

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

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

8UGAR

Domino............................   6 80
Cut Loaf....................................5 .0
Crushed  .........................  5 20
Cubes................................  4  95
Powdered.........................  4  «0
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  60
No.  1, 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  24
No.  8...............................  4  20
N*  » 
•  10
No.  8.  ............................  4  00
............................  3  9'
No  « 
No. 10................................  3  to
No. 11................................  3  85
NO. 12................................  3  80
NO. 13................................   3  80
NO. 14...............................  3  80
No. 15................................  3 75
No. 16................................  3

 

 

TABLE  SAUCES

I L E A  & 

P E R R IN S’ 
SA U C E

The Original and 
Genuine 
W  orcestershlre.
Lea & Perrin’s, p in ts......  5 00
Lea & Perrin’s,  H pints...  2 75
Halford, large...................  375
Halford, small..................   2  26

TEA
Japan

12
28
38
55

50
40
36
18
28

17
25
2f

Gunpowder

Sundried, medium.............. 31
Sundried, choice..................¿3
Sundried, fancy...................43
12
Regular, medium...............  31
Regular, choice.................. 3.4
Regular, fancy....................¿3
Basket-fired, medium.......   31
Basket-fired, choice.............38
17
Basket-fired, fancy..............43
14
Nibs..................................... 30
56
Siftings...........................19@21
Fannings........................20@i2
Moyune, medium............... 29
Moyune, choice.................. 38
Moyune,  fancy....................53
20
Plngsuey,  medium.............. 28
16
Plngsuey,  choice................. 13
Plngsuey, fancy................... 43
28
48
17
Choice.................................. 30
15
Fancy...................................36
18
26
65
Formosa, fancy....................42
18
Amoy, medium....................25
Amoy, choice....................... 32
29
Medium................................27
Choice.................................. 34
Fancy.................................. ..
Ceylon, choice....................  32
Fancy.................................  42

English Breakfast

Young  Hyson

Oolong

India

TOBACCO

Cigare

H. & P. Drug uo.*s brands.

Fortune Teller.................  35  00
Our Manager....................  35  00
Quintette..........................  35 08
G. J. Johnson Cigar Co ’s brand.

>
0

7

Peas

Pearl  Barley
.  3 00
Common....................  ..
Chester...........................
.  2 76
Empire............................
.  3 65
Green, Wisconsin, bu__ ..1  90
Green, Scotch, bu...........
..2  10
Spilt,  lb..........................
4
.. 
Rolled A vena, bbl...........
..5  25
Steel Cut, 100 lb. sacks..
2  75
Monarch, bbl..................
.  5  00
Monarch, M bbl............... ..2 65
Monarch, 90 lb. sacks__ ..2 45
Quaker, cases.................
.  3 20

Rolled  Oats

Grita

Walsh-DeRoo Co.'s Brand.

Sago

Wheat

Tapioca

Cases, 24 2 lb. packages......2 09
East India...........................  3%
German, sacks....................   3%
German, broken package..  4 
Flake,  no lb. sacks............   4H
Pearl, 130 lb. sacks..............  3%
Pearl, 24 l lb.  packages...... 6%
Cracked, bulk.....................   3!«
24 2 lb. packages.................2 50
FISHING  TACKLE
M to 1 Inch.......................
6
7
1M to 1 Inches...................
9
114 to 2 Inches..................
1%  to 2 Inches..................
11
2 inches.............................
15
3 Inches............................. ..  30
No. 1,10 feet......................
7
No. 2,15 feet.....................
No. 3.15 feet.....................
9
No. 4,  '5 feet.................... .. 
10
No. 5,15 feet...................... .. 
11
No. 6,15 feet...................... .. 
12
No. 7,15 feet...................... ..  15
No. 8,15 feet..................... ..  18
No. 9,15 feet...................... ..  20
Small................................ ...  20
Medium............................. ..  26
Large..................................  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 A  JE N E S'

JAXON

Highest  Grade  Extracts

V anula 

Lemon

1 oz full m  l  20  1 oz full m.  80
2 oz full m  2  10  2 oz full m  l  25 
No  sfan'v  a  is  Vo. sfan’y  l  7F

Vanilla 

Lemon

2 oz panel..1  20  2 oz panel.  75
3 oz taper.  2  no  4 oz taper.. 1  50

Folding  lioxes 

Taper  Bottles 
...  75  2 oz—
...  1  25  3 OZ...
...  1  50  4 OZ...
Full  Measure 

I>. C. Lemon 
i>. C. Vanilla 
75  2 oz.........  l  20
2 oz......... 
4 oz.........  1  50  4 oz........ .  2 00
6 oz...... 
2  00  6 OZ..........  3 00
1>. C. Vanilla 
1>. C. Lemon 
2 oz.
1  25
3 oz.
2  10 
4 oz.
2 40
I). C. Lemon 
D. C. Vanilla
1 OZ.........  65  1 oz.........  85
2 OZ.........1  10  2 OZ..........1  60
4 OZ.........  2  00  2 OZ..........3 00
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 
Tanglefoot, per box.............   36
Tanglefoot, per  case...........3 20

Tropical  Extracts 

FLY  PA PER

FRESH  MEATS 

 

Carcass.
5M@  8M
Forequa 
5 @  6
8 @10
Hlndqua 
9 @14
Loins...
Ribs.........................  7  @12
7 @12
Rounds
7 @  9M
5 @ 6H
_
 
Chucks 
Plates.....................  
5  @
5 @
Pork
Dressed..................
@  8M
Loins ......................
@13
Boston Butts..........
11 @>'M
Shoulders...............
@10H@11%
Leaf Lard...............
Mutton
Carcass...................  
s  @  7
5 @  7
Lambs...................... 
7H@  9*
Carcass...................   6M@ 8

Veal

Beef

GELATINE

Knox’s  Sparkling...........
1  20
Knox's Sparkling,pr gross 14  00
Knox’s Acidulated........... 1  20
Knox’s Acidulat'd,pr gross 14 00
< »xford..............................
75
Plymouth  Rock...............
1  20
Nelson's...........................
1  50
Cox’s, 2 qt size.................
1  61
Cox’s, l-qt size.................
1  10
GRAIN  BAGS
Amoskeag, 100 in bale__
Amoskeag, less than bale. 15%

GRAINS  AND  FLOUR

W heat

67

Wheat..............................

W inter  W heat  Flour

Local Brands

Spring W heat  Flonr 

Worden Grocer Co.’s  Brand

Patents............................
4 20
Second Patent..................
3 70
Straight............................
3 50
Second Straight...............
3  20
Clear................................
3  10
Graham...........  .............. 3 30
Buckwheat................. 
.. 4  BO
Rye...................................
3 00
Subject  to  usual  cash dis-
Flour In bbls., 25c per  bbl. ad­
ditional.
Ball-Barnhart-Putman’s Brand
Diamond Ms.....................   3  60
Diamond Ms.....................  3  69
Diamond Ms.....................   3  60
Quaker Ms........................   3 81
Quaker Ms........................  3  su
Quaker Ms........................  3 80
Clark-Jewell-Wells Co.’s Brand
Plllsbury’s  Best Ms.........  4  50
Pillsbury’s  Best Ms.........   4  40
PlUsbury’s  Best Ms.........  4  30
Plllsbury’s Best Ms paper.  4  30
Plllsbury’s Best 14s paper.  4 30
Ball-Barn hart-Putman’s Brand
Duluth  Imperial Ms.........  4  40
Duluth  Imperial 14s.........  4  30
Duluth  Imperial Ms.........  4  20
Lemon & Wheeler Co.’s Brand
Wlngold  Ms.................... 
4  06
Wlngold  Ms....................  4  21
Wlngold  Ms.................... 
4  16
Ceresota Ms.....................   4  40
Ceresota Ms......................  4  30
Ceresota Ms......................  4  20
Laurel  Ms.........................  4  40
Laurel  Ms.........................  4  30
Laurel  Ms.........................  4  20
Laurel Ms and Ms paper. 
4 20
Bolted..............................   3  OO
Granulated.......................  3  10
St. Car Feed, screened__  25  00
No.«  f nm and  Oats........24  so
No. 2 Feed........................  24 00
Unbolted corn  Meal........  24  5
Winter Wheat Bran.........  18  00
Winter Wheat  Middlings.  20 00
Screenings.......................  19 00
Car  lots new 

Worden Grocer Co.’s Brand

..............  32
Corn, car  lots..................   65
No. 1 Timothy car  lots__  o9  00
No. 1 Timothy ton  lots__  12 00
Sage.................  
15
Bops.....................................  15
Laurel Leaves..........................15
*enn® Leave«. 
ys

Olney & Judson’s Brand

Feed  and  MillstuflfS

Oats
Corn
Hay

HERBS

Meal

 

 

 

Madras, 5 lb. boxes................56
S. F„ 2, 3 and 6 lb. boxes  ....  60 

INDIGO

JELLY

5 lb. palls.per doz........... 
1  »6
15 lb. palls............................  40
30 lb. palls............................  80

LICORICE

Pure....................................   30
Calabria...............................  23
Sicily.................................... 
14
Root..................................... 
10
Condensed, 2 doz.................. 1 20
Condensed, 4 doz.................. 2 25

LYE

40 1 
35 1
26 I 
22

MOLASSES 
New  Orleans
Fancy Open Kettle........
Choice...........................
Fair...............................
Good..............................
Half-barrels 2c extra
MUSTARD

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

OLIVES

Bulk, 1 gal. kegs...............  
1 35
1 20
Bulk, 3 gal. kegs............... 
Bulk, 5 gal. kegs............... 
1 15
Manzanilla, 7 oz...............  
80
Queen, pints.....................   2 35
Queen, 19  oz.....................  4 50
Queen, 28  oz.....................   7 00
Stuffed, 5 oz...................... 
90
Stuffed, 8  oz.....................  
1 45
Stuffed. 10 oz....................  2 30
vlay, No. 216........................ 1 70
^lay, T. D., full count.........   86
ob, No. a............................  80

PIPES

MEAT  EXTRACTS
Carolina head.......................7
n Ä  ?  L0 ’8’2 “ ........ 
Carolina  No. i ......................6*
Liebig S, 2  oz....................  2 76  Carollna  No. 2 ......................6
Broken................................  3M

Mackerel 

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

Mess 100 lbs 
Mess  50 lbs,
Mess  10 lbs 
Mess  8 lbs,
No. 1100 lbs 
No. 1  59 lbs.
No. 1  10 lbs.
No. 1  8 lbs.
No. 2 mo lbs,
No. 2  5 1 lbs 
No. 2  tO lbs 
9  a l»»«

6 50 
2 50 
70

11

H erring

Holland white boops,  bbl. 
Holland white hoopsMbbl, 
Holland white hoop, keg.. 
Holland white hoop mchs, 
Norwegian 
Round 100 lbs,
Round 40 lbs..
Scaled...
Bloaters „

White&sh

100  lbs... .......7  50
59 lbs... ......4 06
10  lbs...
....  90
8  lbs... ......   75

No. 1  No. 2 F am
3 85
2 30
53
45

Kingsford’s  Corn 

.  . 

8M

40 l-1h. packages.. 
Kingsford’s Silver Gloss  {
40 l-lb. packages............... 
i
6 lb. packages...............  
9M
Common Gloss
l-lb. packages..................   6
3-lb. packages...................  5M
6-lb. packages..................  
6 M
40 ana 50-lb. boxes............  
4
4
I Barrels.............................  

Sutton’s Table Rloe, 40 to the 

bala, 2M pound pockets 

7M

8. C. W..............................  85 90
8. C. W..............................  85 90
Cigar Clippings, per lb......  
Cigar Clippings, per lb......  
26
26

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

13

14

Hardware  Price Current

30

12

Lubetsky Bros, brands

B.  L................................... 35 00
Dally Mail, 5c edition.........35 00

Fine  Cat

.... 

Plug

....... 

Smoking

Cadillac................................ 54
Sweet  Loma.........................33
Hiawatha, 5 lb. pails  ..........*6
Hiawatha. 10 lb. palls.......   6t
Telegram..............................32
Pay Car............................... 31
PthWa 
49
Protection............................ 37
Sweet Burley....................... 38
Tiger....................................37
RmI Cross.............................s2
Palo.....................................
Kylo..................................... 83
Hiawatha.............................41
Battle A xe.........................  33
American Eagle...................31
Standard Navy.....................35
Spear Head, 16 oz................40
Spear Head,  8 oz................42
Nobbv Twist....................... 47
Jolly T ar..............................35
Old Honesty.........................41
Toddy................................... |2
Piper Heldsick.................... 60
Boot Jack.............................82
Honev DID Twist................. 37
Black  Standard...................38
Cadillac...............................38
Forge.................................. 30
Nickel Twist....................... 50
Sweet Core.......................... 34
Flat Car............................... 3'
Great Navy.......................... 34
W arpath............................. 24
Bamboo, 16 oz......................24
I X L,  5 lb...........................25
I X L, 16 OZ. palls................. 28
Honey Dew......................... 34
Gold Block.......................... 34
Flagman..............................37
Chips....................................31
Kiln Dried.......................... 21
Duke’s Mixture................... 37
Duke’s Cameo......................41
Myrtle Navy....................... 39
Turn Yum, IK oz................. 38
Yum Yum. 1 lb. palls...........33
Cream.................................. 35
Com Cake, 2*4 oz.................22
Com Cake, l lb.................... 20
Plow Boy. IK oz...................37
Plow Boy, 3K oz...................38
Peerless, 3K oz.................... 32
Peerless. IK oz....................34
Air Brake............................36
Cant  Hook.......................... !®
Country Club...................32-34
Forex-XXXX...................... 28
Good Indian................... ---23
Self  Binder  .................... 20-22
Silver Foam.........................34
Cotton, 3 ply........................ t6
Cotton, 4 ply........................16
Jute. 2 ply............................ 12
f--
Hemp, 6 ply 
Hemp, 6 ply.........................J*
Flax, medium......................20
Flax, mealui—
Wool, 1 lb. balls..................   7*4
Malt White Wine, 40 grain..  8 
Malt White Wine, 80 grain.. 11 
Pure Cider, B. & B. brand.  .11
Pure Cider, Red Star..........11
Pure Cider. Robinson.........ll
Pure Cldar, Silver...............11
WASHING  POW DER
Diamond  Flake...................2 75
Gold  Brick......................... 3 25
Gold Dust, regular............. 4  50
Gold  Dust, 5c...................... 4 00
Kirkoline,  24 4 lb................   3 90
PearUne..............................2 75
Soaplne.....................................4  10
Babbitt’s 1776.....................   3 75
Roseine...............................3  50
Armour’s............................ 3  70
Nine O’clock.......................3  35
Wisdom..............................3  80
Scourjne..............................3  50
Rub-No-More......................3 76

VINEGAR

TW INE

W1CKING

No. 0,  per gross...................26
No. i ,  per gross...................30
No. ?,  per gross...................40
No. 8.  per gross..  .............. 56

WOO DEN WARE 

Baskets

B a tter Plates

Bushels................................  85
Bushels, wide  band............ 1  15
Market................................  30
Splint, large......................... 6 oo
Splint, medium.................  5 oo
Splint, small........................ 4 00
Willow Clothes, large.......... 5 50
Willow Clothes, medium...  6 00
Willow Clothes, small..........4 75
Bradley  Butter Boxes
2 lb. size, 24 in case..........
3 lb. size, 16 in case............
5 lb. size, 12 in case............
10 lb. size,  6 In case............  60
No. l Oval, 260 In crate........  40
No. 2 Oval, 260 In crate........  45
No. 3 Oval, 260 In crate........  50
No. 5 Oval, 250 In crate........  60
Barrel, 5 gals., each......... ..2  40
Barrel. 10 gals., each............2 55
Barrel, 15 gals., each............2 70
Round head, 5 gross box....  50
Round head, cartons...........  75
Humpty Dumpty................ 2 25
No. 1, complete...................  29
No. 2, complete...................  18

Clothes  Pins 

Egg Crates

Churns

Faucets

 

Tabs

Traps

Mop  Sticks

Toothpicks

W ash  Boards

Cork lined, 8 in....................  65
Cork lined, 9 in....................  75
Cork lined, 10 in...................  85
Cedar. 8 In............................  65
Troian spring......................  90
Eclipse patent spring........  85
No 1 common......................   76
No. 2 patent brush holder..  85
12 ti. cotton mop heads...... 1  25
Ideal No. 7 ..........................  90
Palls
hoop Standard..1 B0
2- 
3- hoop Standard....................l 65
2- wlre,  Cable........................ l 60
3- wire,  Cable........................ l 80
Cedar, all red, brass bound. 1  25
Paper,  Eureka....................2 25
Fibre.................................... 2 40
Hardwood............................2 50
Softwood..............................2 75
Banquet...................  
l  80
Ideal.....................................l 6°
Mouse, wood, 2  holes.........  22
Mouse, wood, 4  holes.........   45
Mouse, wood, 6  boles.........  70
Mouse, tin, 5  holes..............  65
Rat, wood............................  80
Rat, spring...........................  75
20-lnch, Standard, No. 1.......7 00
18-lnch, Standard, No. 2.......6 oo
16-lnch, Standard, No. 3.......5 00
20-lnch, Cable,  No. 1............ 7 60
18-lnch, Cable, No. 2............6 53
16-lnch. Cable,  No. 3............5 60
No. 1 Fibre...........................9 45
No, 2 Fibre.......................... 7 95
No. 3 Fibre...................    
.7 20
Bronze Globe....................... 2 60
Dewey.................................J 75
Double Acme....................... 2 75
Single Acme....................   2  26
Doable Peerless...............   3 25
Single  Peerless.................... 2 50
Northern Queen................. 2 50
Double Duplex.................... 3 00
Good Luck.......................... 2 76
Universal.............................2 26
12 In......................................* 65
14 In......................................1 85
16 In..................................... 2 30
ll In. Butter.........................  76
13 In. Butter......................... 1
16 In. Butter..............................1 76
17 In. Butter..............................2 75
19 In. Butter............................. 4 oo
Assorted 13-15-17  .  ............. 1  75
Assorted 15-17-19  ................2 50
Common Straw.................  1*4
Fiber Manila, white.........   3*4
Fiber Manila, colored......   4
No.  1  Manila.................... 
4
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.........................i oo
Sunlight, 3 doz......................i 00
Sunlight, 1*4  doz.................  50
Yeast Cream, 3 doz...................l 00
Yeast Foam, 3  doz................... 1 00
Yeast Foam, 1*4  doz...........  50
FRESH  FISH
Per lb.
White fish................i0®
© 9
Trout.......................   ©
10© 11
Black  Bass..............10©
© 14
Halibut...................   ©
© 6
Ciscoes or Herring—   ©
© 11
Bluefish...................  ©
© 20
Live  Lobster...........  ©
© 22
Boiled  Lobster........  ©
© 10
Cod..........................   ©
© 8
Haddock.................  ©
© 8*4
No. l Pickerel.........   ®
© 7
Pike.........................  ©
© 5
Perch......................   •
© 11
Smoked  White.......   ©
©
Red  Snapper..........   ®
!K@ 13
Col River  Salmon... 12*4©
© 18
Mackerel.................  ©

W RAPPING  PA PER

W indow  Cleaners

YEAST  CAKE

Wood  Bowls 

HIDES  AND  PELTS 

Hides

® 9*4

Pelts

©  8
© 7_
©  9K
©
® 8
©10*4
© 9

Green  No. 1............. 
Green  No. 2............. 
Cured  No. 1............  
Cured  No. 2............. 
Calfskins,green No. 1 
Calfsklns,green No. 2 
Calfskins .cured No. 1 
Calfskins,cured No.2 
Old Wool................. 
50® 1  60
Lamb.......................  
30®  60
Shearlings.............  
30®  4
Tallow
No. 1................... 
 
  &   6
No. 2......................... 
© 5
Washed, fine........... 
@20
Washed,  medium... 
©23
Unwashed,  fine......  
®16
Unwashed, medium. 
16@18
CANDIES 
Stick Candybbls.  palls
© 7 
© 7 
®  8 
© 9 
cas es 
© 7*4 
©10*4 
©10 
0 8

Standard.........
Standard H. H.
Standard  Twist 
Cut Loaf...........
Jumbo, 32 lb... 
Extra H. H —  
Boston Cream. 
Beet Roc#

Wool

Mixed Candy

Grocers....................
Competition.............
Special....................
Conserve.................
Royal......................
Ribbon....................
Broken....................
Cut Loaf..................
English Rock..........
Kindergarten.........
Bon Ton Cream......
French Cream.........
Dandy Pan..............
Hand  Made  Cream
mixed...................
Crystal Cream mix..

© 6 
® 7 
© 7*4 
© 7*4 
© 8*4 
® 9 
&   8 ©  8*4 
@ 9 
& 9 
® 8*4 
®  9 
©10
©14*4
©13

Fancy—In  Pails 

Fancy

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

8*415
12
129 
11
10 
10
©12 
© 9 
©10 
©11 
©13*4 
©12 
© 5*4 
© 9 
© 9 
© » 
©12
©11
©13
©12
In  5 lb. Boxes 
©50 
0N
a n
©85
® i  oo 
©35 
©75 
©55 
@60 
©60 
©60 
@55 
©56 
©90
©65
©65

Lemon  Sours.........
Peppermint Drops..
Chocolate  Drops__
H. M. Choc. Drops.. 
H. M. Choc.  Lt.  and
Dk. No. 12............
Gum Drops..............
Licorice Drops........
Lozenges,  plain......
Lozenges, printed...
Imperials.................
Mottoes...................
Cream  Bar..............
Molasses Bar...........
Hand Made Creams. 
Cream Buttons, Pep.
and  Wlnt..............
String Rock............
Wlntergreen Berries
Caramels 
Clipper, 20 lb. 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’ls 31b 
FRUITS 
Oranges
Florida Russett.......
Florida  Bright........
Fancy Navels.........
Extra Choice
Late Valencias........  6 so ©6 oo
Seedlings.................  
Medt. Sweets..........  
Jamalcas................. 
Rod]...................... 
Lemons
Verdelll, exfcy 300.. 
Verdelll, fey 300......  
Verdelll, ex chce 300 
Verdelll, fey 360...... 
Call Lemons, 300......  
Messlnas  300s........   3 50@4 50
Messlnas  360s.........   3 &0@4  so

© 8*4 
©12*4 @13 
@55 
©65 
@60 ©60 ©50

@
@
©
©
©
©
@
®
©

Figs

Bananas
Medium bunches__  1  50@2 oo
Large bunches........

Foreign  Dried F ruits 
@
@
@

Californlas,  Fancy.. 
Cal. pkg. 10 lb. boxes 
Extra Choice, Turk.,
10 lb. boxes...........
Fancy, Tkrk.,  12  lb.
boxes....................
Pulled, 6 lb. boxes...
Naturals, In bags....
Dates
Fards In to lb. boxes 
Fards In 60 lb. cases.
Hallow!....................
lb.  cases, new......
Sairs, 60 lb. cases....
NUTS
Almonds, Tarragona
Almonds, Ivtca......
Aimonas, California,
soft shelled...........
B razils,.......................
Filberts  .................
Walnuts  Grenobles.
Walnuts, soft shelled 
California No. l...
Table Nuts, fancy...
Pecans,  Med...........
Pecans, Ex. Large...
Pecans, Jumbos......
Hickory Nuts per bu.
Ohio,  new............
Cocoanuts, full sacks 
Chestnuts, per b u ...
Peanuts 
Fancy, H. P., Suns..
Fancy,  H.  P.,  Suns
Choice, H. P., Jumbo 
Choice, H. P., Jumbo 
Roasted................ 
Span. Sklld No. l n*w  6  0  7

@ 6*4
«8
5  @5*4
i©
@15
@
15@16
@10@13
@13
12*4313*
@13*»
@10
@13
@14
©@3 50
@
6K@ 6*4
Roasted................  6K@ 7*4
@7*4 
9*4
@

A m m unition

Caps

Primers

Cartridges

Gun Wads 

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.
No. 2 U. M. C„ boxes 250,  per m........
No. 2 Winchester, boxes 250, per  m...
Black edge, Nos. 11 and 12 U. M. C.. ■
Black edge, Nos. 9 and 10, per m.......
Black edge, No. 7, per m....................
New Rival—For Shotguns

Loaded  Shells 
Size
oz. of
Shot
Shot
10
1*4
9
1*4
8
IK
6
IK
6
IK
4
IK
1
10
1
8
6
IK
5
IK
4
IK
Discount 40 per cent.

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

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

Drs. of
Powder

Gunpowder

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

Kegs, 25 lbs., per  keg......................... 
*4 kegs, 12*4 lbs., per  *4  keg.............. 
*4 kegs, 6*4 lbs., per *4  keg...............  
In sacks containing 25 lbs.
Drop, all sizes smaller than  B...........

Shot

Angara  and  Bits

Axes

Barrows

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............................................... net 
Stove.................... .....................
Carriage, new ll«»  ....................
Plow........... 
....................
Backets
Well, plain................................
Butts,  Cast
Cast Loose Pin, figured.....................  
Wrought Narrow............................... 

Bolts

Chain

5-16 In. %  in.
- .  6*4 
. .  6X 

K In.
Kin
7  c.  ...  6  0.  .. .  6  C.  . ..  4XC
Com.......
BB.........
...  6
8K  ■..  7K 
8K 
. ..  7X 
BBB..............  8K
. -.  6H
Cast Steel, per lb.
Socket Firmer  .. 
Socket Framing. 
Socket Corner... 
Socket Slicks....

65
65
65
65

Corrugated, per doz.

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

14

13

List  12 

Discount,  65

16
Ganges
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’i 
Glass

Pots  ... 
Kettles. 
Spiders.

Hinges

Hollow  Ware

Horse  Nalls

Stamped Tinware, new list.
Japanned Tinware..............
Iron

__net
. ..dis

27,
16.

__dis
...d is
....dis

....dis
....dis
30c list
....dis

76
1  25
40&10

40
25
70&10
70
70

28
17

60&10
85&20
85&20
85&20

33K
40&10
70
60&10
50&10
00&10
50&10

__ dis
oods

40&10
70
20&10
....2 © 0 rates

Door, mineral, jap. trimmings... 
Door, porcelain, fap. trimmings.
1 Regular 0 Tabular, Doz...............
• Warren. Galvanized  Fount........

Lanterns

75
86
• M
00

40
60
76
60
2 50
3 00 
6  00 
5  75
1  40 
1  40

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  25

Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s............. 01s

Levels

Mattocks

Adze Eye................................W  00..dls

Metals—Zinc

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

7*4
8

Miscellaneous

40
Bird Cages.........................................
75&10
Pumps, Cistern...................................
85&20
Screws, New List
Casters, Bed and Plate......................   50S10«10
Dampers, American........................... 
80

Molasses  Gates

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

60*t*5
30

Pans

Fry, Acme...........................................  60*ll25ii2
Common,  polished.................. 
70S»

 

 

Patent  Planished  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 >4c per pound extra.

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

 

40
40
45

Advance over base, on both Steel and Wire.

Planes

Nalls

Steel nails, base................................ 
Wire nails, base.......................... . 
20 to 60 advance.................................. 
10 to 16 advance..................................  
8 advance........................................... 
6 advance.... 
.................................
4 advance..........................................  
3 advance........................................... 
2 advance..........................................
Fine3 advance............................  .... 
Casing 10 advance............................... 
Casing 8 advance................................  
Casing 6 advance................................  
Finish 10 advance............................... 
Finish 8 advance................................  
Finish 6 advance................................  
Barrel  % advance............................... 

Rivets

60
25
so
650
9  00
6 00

29 00

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

10 50
12 00

Ropes

Sisal, *4 Inch and larger. 
Manilla..........................

List acci.  19, ’86..................................dis

Sand  Paper

Sash Weights 
Solid  Eyes, per ton.....................

70
60

2 60
2 3ft
Base
8
i®
30
45
88
U
26
35
26
35
45
85

50
46

7  60
9 00
IB 00
7 50
9 00
15 00
18 00

10*4
15*4

30 oo

Sheet Iron

com. smooth.

com, 
$3  60 
3 7C 
8 90
3 90
4 00 
4  10
All Sheets No.  18 and  lighter,  over  30  Inches 

Nos. 10 to 14................................
Nos. 15 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.

Shovels and  Spades
First Grade,  Doz................................
Second Grade, Doz.............................
*4® *4................................................ 
1#
The prices of the many other qualities of solder 
In the market Indicated by  private  brands  vary 
according to composition.
Steel and Iron...........7..........................

60—10—6

Solder

8  00 
7  50

Tin—Melyn Grade

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

Each additional X on this grade, $1.25.

Tin—Allaway Grade
10x14 IC, Charcoal..............................
14x20 IC, Charcoal..............................
10x14 IX, Charcoal..............................
14x20 IX, Charcoal...............................
Boiler Size Tin  Plate

Each additional X on this grade, $1.50

14X56IX, for No. 8 Boilers, ¡ m rnoi,nii 
14x66 IX, for No. 9 Boilers, J P®r P0*“1“"

Traps

Wire

Steel, Game......... ..............................
Oneida Community, Newhouse’s.......
Oneida  Community,  Hawley  &  Nor­
ton’s................. ...............................
Mouse, choker  per doz.....................
Mouse, delusion, per doz........  .....
Bright Market.....................................
Annealed  Market...............................
Coppered Market................................
Tinned  Market...................................
Coppered Spring Steel.......................
Barbed Fence, Galvanized.................
Barbed Fence, Painted.......................
Bright................................................
Screw Eyes.........................................
Hooks..................................................
Gate Hooks and Eyes.........................

Wire Goods

Wrenches

Baxter’s Adjnstable, Nickeled.........
Coe’s Genuine.....................................
Coe’s Patent Agricultural. Wrought, .rs

$10 50 
10 50 
12 00

9 00 
9 00 
10 50 
10 60

13

75
40&10
65
151 20
60
60
60&10 
50&10 
40 
3 25 
2 96
80
80
80
80

30
30

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It lists over forty thousand items 
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lustrates  nearly  every  one. 
It 
should  be  an  important  part  of 
your  buying  equipment,  Mr. 
Merchant,  for  it  is the standard 
by  which  close  buyers  gauge 
prices. 
If your  name  is  not  on 
our  mailing  list,  it  should  be. 
Send  for  this  catalogue and see 
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The  Woman  and  the  Horse.

is 

“ Ah,  there's  nothing  like  a  horse!”  
said  the  young  woman,  as  she  patted 
her  favorite’s  glossy  neck. 
“ You  can’t 
get  attached  to  a  machine,  and  it  can't 
respond  to  every  touch  and  every  mood. 
A  sensitive  animal 
like  a  part  of 
one’s  self. ’ ’
“ I  knew  you  loved  your  horse person­
ally,”  said  the  friend,  who  was  about  to 
drive  with  her,  and  who  had  already 
climbed 
into  the  trap,  “ because  you 
have  no  check  rein  and  you  have  left 
him  his  beautiful  long tail. ”
“  It  was  difficult  to  find  a  good  car­
riage  horse  with  a  tail, ”  said the owner. 
“ They  are  usually  mutilated  before  you 
get  them,  but  I  insisted  upon  buying  a 
whole  horse  or  none!”
“ 1  wish  you’d  give  me  a  lessen  in 
driving, ”  said  the friend,  as they started 
off. 

“ I ’m  always  nervous  about  it.”

“ Well,  it  isn’t  easy  to  describe.  The 
lesson,  if 
I  learned  to  drive 
infancy;  my  father  loved  a 

horse  could  give  you  the  best 
he  could  only  speak. 
aimost 
good  horse.”

“ I  don't  see  how  a  small  child  could 

in 

have  strength  enough  to  drive.”
‘ It  doesn’t  require  strength.  My 
father  bought  a  handsome  mare  which 
had  been  spoiled  by  had  handling  and 
had  become  a'puller.'  In a  few  months’ 
time  he  was  proud  to  show  the  former 
owner  that  1  could  drive  that  mare  at 
the  age  of 6.  Of  course.no  child  should 
drive  alone,  for  if  a  horse  takes  fright, 
a  firm,  strong  band  is  needed.  But  if 
is  bound  to  run,  no  one  can  stop 
he 
him. ”
“ But  now,  leaving  out  emergencies, 
what general  rules  would  you  give?”
“ Well,  in  the  first  place,  keep  your 
horse  in  hand;  feel  his mouth, ”   as  they 
say.  Don't 
let  your  iines  bang,  but 
make  him  conscious  of  your  mastery  by 
a  firm,  perceptible  hold.  And  don’t 
wobble!  Don’t  jerk  at  him,  or  flop  the 
reins,  or  keep  slackening  and  gathering 
them  up. 
If  you  make  nervous  move­
ments,  your  horse  will  be  nervous.  The 
rein  is  like  an  electric  wire;  it  brings 
him  all  your  moods.  Don't  forget  your 
horse,  nor  allow  him  to  forget  you ;  but 
don't  tease  or  fret  him. 
I  drove  a  horse 
one  summer which was frequently driven 
by  another  woman—a  fidgety  driver. 
It  was  a  good  horse and very responsive. 
That  woman  kept  him  tossing  his  head 
and  going 
in  spurts.  He  would  be  all 
in  a 
lather,  and  when  I  took  him  he 
would  calm  down  and  cool  off  and  go 
like  a  clock.”
“ I ’ve  noticed  that  some  people  can’t 
get  any  speed  out  of  a  horse.  They 
make  him 
jog  along  as  if  he  were  half 
asleep. ”
the  weak,  undetermined 
hand.  Such  drivers  are  not  fussy,  but 
the horse  feels  that  they  lack  power over 
him,and  he  quietly  does  as  he  pleases— 
hurries  along  only  when  he  is  headed 
homeward. 
I  told  you  that the  thing 
could  not be  described.  The  horse  could 
tell,  if  he  had  the  power. 
learned 
by  practice,  and  by  sympathy  between 
yourself  and  your  horse.  It’s  like  social 
intercourse—getting  en  rapport  with 
people.  You  get  en  rapport  with  your 
horse,  or  your  team,  and  you  know  what 
to  do.  That’s  all. ’ ’
“ It  sounds  very  nice,  but  it’s  awfully 
vague!  Be  more  explicit.  How  did 
your  father  cure  the  ‘ puller,’  for  exam­
ple?”
If  you  drag 
on  a  horse’s  mouth  it  will  resist,  and  if 
the  mouth 
like  a 
game,  trying  who  can  pull  the  harder. 
Pulling  either  stops  a  horse  or  sets  him 
to  pulling 
in  turn.  You  must  feel  the 
mouth,  and  yet  yield  to  it.  But  a 
is  dangerous 
slack 
in  case  of 
rein 
stumbling. 
It’s  hard  to  reform  an  ill 
trained  animal,  but  to  drive  one  like 
this  is  sheer  joyful  companionship.”

“ By  not  pulling  at  her. 

it  will  be 

“ That’s 

is  bard 

It’s 

External Use of Olive Oil.

From the Vegetarian.

One  of  the  most  wholesome  and  nu­
tritious  articles  of  diet  is  olive  oil,  and 
it  is  as  beneficial  for  external  as  for  in­
ternal  use. 
It  was  the  custom  of  the 
ancients,  who  were  most 
luxurious  in 
their  bathing  habits,  to  anoint  the  body 
with  vegetable  oils  after  the  bath. 
Athletes  and  gladiators  anointed  their

bodies  with  oils.  Roman  athletes  were 
in  the  habit  of  using  the  freshly  ex­
pressed  oil  of  the  olive  to  give  agility 
and  suppleness  to  their  limbs.  Some  of 
the  greatest  beauties  of  whom  history 
tells  have  also  been  prone  to  the  use  of 
oil.  Mme.  Recamier  was  in  the  habit 
of  partaking  freely  of  olive  oil  with 
her  food  and  using 
it  also  after the 
bath.  Her  beautiful  skin  and  clear 
complexion  were  doubtless  due  to  this 
rather  than  to  powders  or  paints.  Tra­
dition  says  that  both  Cleopatra and Zen­
obia  partook  freely  of olive  oil  and used 
oils  after  the  bath. 
In  the  countries 
where  the  olive  flourishes,  such  as  Italy, 
medical  practitioners  use  the  oil  very 
freely  for  a  host  of  ailments. 
is 
maintained  in  the  Levantine  countries 
that  the  external  use  of  oil  prevents 
rheumatism,  gout  and  other  kindred 
maladies  which  are  aggravated  by  e x ­
ternal  chills,  and  that  the  internal  use 
of the  oil  removes  the  toxic  condition  of 
the  blood  which  leads  to  the  generation 
of  these  maladies.

It 

The  Man  Who Wins.

T h e m an  w ho w ins is the m an w-ho w orks— 
T h e m an  w ho toils, w hile the next m an  shirks; 
T he m an  w ho  stands in  his deep distress 
W ith  his head held h ig h  in th e deadly  p ress— 

Y es, he is th e  m an w ho w ins.

T h e  m an  w ho w ins is th e m an  w ho know s 
T h e  value o f pain and th e w orth of w oes— 
W h o  a lesson learns from  the m an w ho fails 
A nd a  m oral finds in  his  m ournful w ails;

Y es, he is the m an w ho w ins.

T he m an w ho w ins  is the m an  w ho stays 
In th e u nsought paths and the rockv  w ays; 
A nd  perhaps,  w ho lingers, now  and then,
T o  help some failure to rise again.
A h!  he is the m an w ho w ins!

A nd th e m an w ho w ins is the m an w ho hears 
' T h e  curse of th e envious in  his ears,
B ut  who goes his w ay  w ith  his head held high 
A nd  passes the w recks o f the failures by—

F o r he is th e  m an w ho w ins.

Henry Edward Warner.

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payments.

BUSINESS  CHANCES.

723

t 'OR  SALE—STOCK  OF  GENERAL  MER- 
chandise.  consisting  of  dry  goods,  shoes, 
groceries  and  queens ware;  situated  in  one  of 
the  most  flourishing  little  towns  in  Northern 
Indiana;  stock  is clean and salable  and will  in­
voice about $4,500;  can be  reduced  to  suit  pur­
chaser;  nice brick  building  to  do  business  in; 
rent and all other  expenses  are  low;  is  consid­
ered the  most  central  and  up-to date  store  in 
town;  average  daily  sales,  $50;  cleared  over 
$2,000 last year above all expenses;  nice class  of 
people to deal with;  three churches  one  graded 
school;  more  produce  and  stock  shipped 
from this place by actual figures  than any other 
town of its size In the State;  do very little credit 
business;  our reasons for selling are poor health 
and wish to retire from business;  this  is  a  gen­
uine money maker for the right  person  and will 
bear Investigation;  no  speculators  need  apply. 
Address No  <12, care Michigan Tradesman.  712 
l/'O R  SALE—BAKERY,  GOOD  LOCATION 
X  in Central Michigan;  will invoice  from  $800 
to $1.000;  have  the  lead  in  catering  and  party 
orders;  must sell at once on  account  of  health. 
For particulars address No.  723,  care  Michigan 
Tradesman. 
ITOR  BALE-WHOLESALE  AND  RETAIL 
J?  bakery, confectionery and ice cream factory 
business.  Will  stand  the  closest  inspection. 
Price about $1,803 without 6tock.  Present owner 
must retire  permanently.  Jos.  Holi,  607  State 
St., Milwaukee, Wls. 
TJ'OR SALE—CLEAN  STOt K  OF  GROCER- 
x  
ies in business  part of Cedar  Rapids,  Iowa. 
Stock  and  fixtures  will  invoice  about  $1,500. 
Sales  $12,000  a  year.  Address  No.  724,  care 
Michigan Tradesman. 
724
MERCHANTS.  MANUFACTURERS,  LAW- 
yers using stenographers can savefiom $600 
per year and upwards  if  they  correspond  with 
W. B. Ferguson. Suffolk, Va., and send $1.50 and 
a stamped envelope.___________________718
ITOR  SALE—FURNITURE  AND  UNDER- 
taklng stock in good Iowa town of about 900; 
stock new and up to date;  room may  be  leased; 
doing  good  business;  good  reasons  given  for 
selling.  Address Lock Box  C,  Wyoming,  Iowa.
717
f iX)R SALE—DRUG  STOCK  DOING  GOOD 
business.  No  cut  rate.  Address  No.  716, 
care Michigan Tradesman. 
716
TATILL  PAY  SPOT  CASH  FOR  STOCKS 
TT  dry  goods,  boots  and  shoes,  hardware, 
furniture or groceries.  Lock  Box  74,  Ypsilanti, 
Mich. 
MR.  CLERK—HERE 
IT  18.  A  WF.LL- 
founded shoe, clothing and men’s furnishing 
good« store;  town of 1.500; brick room;  $12  rent 
per month;  stock  invoices  $4,500;  annual  sales, 
$10,000.  Better write us to-day, as this  will  sell. 
Address No. 714, care Michigan Tradesman.  714

726

715

706

707

IjMNE  FAST  DRIVING  MARE. WITH LOTS 
1  of speed, for sale cheap;  gentle,  sound  and 
extremely kind.  Further  particulars enquire of 
A. R. Hensler, Battle Creek, Mich._______ 713
ITOR  SALE-STOCK  OF  GENERAL  MER- 
'  chandise invoicing from $1,000 to $1,200,  con­
sisting of millinery  ($123  to  $150),  crockery  and 
glassware (less than $103), dry goods, dress trim­
mings,  notions;  stock  in  splendid  conditlou; 
also store fixtures for sale and store building for 
rent;  stock located in hustling little town  of  70J 
in southern part of  State;  splendid  opening  for 
a general store.  Reason  for  selling.  Ill  health. 
Address No.  <20, care Michigan Tradesman.  720
ITOR SALE—A GLEAN UP-TO-DATE  STOCK 
X  general merchandise in a city of 3,600 inhab­
itants;  good established trade, which  is  strictly 
cash;  will invoice about $9.000;  will give ail- eral 
discount for spot cash;  only  one  other  store  of 
this kind in city;  a splendid opening  for  an  up- 
to-date dry goods  man.  Address  No.  721,  care 
Michigan Tradesman. 
_______________721
S450TAKES NEAT GROCERY; NEW STOCK;
centrally located;  doing good  business.  Ad­
dress J. E  Berg. Saugatuck.  Mich. 
722
ITOR  SALE—BRICK  STORE  BUILDING. 22 
X  x60 feet, with frame addition on  bacx,  22x40 
feet, two stories, with living  rooms  above.  For 
particulars address J. L.  Farnham,  Mancelona, 
Mich. 
JNOR  EXCHANGE  AT  A  BARGAIN—1,000 
j?  acres  heavy  hardwood  timber  land—oas, 
ash, hickory, black walnut,  etc.—for  stock  gen­
eral merchandise.  Address No. 706, care  Michi­
gan Tradesman. 
L'OK  SALE—A  t LEAN  STOCK  OF  DRY 
X  goods, shoes and groceries.  Well-established 
paying business.  Will sell right.  Reason, other 
business.  Clarence A. Fox. Flushing. Mich.  703
tTOR  SALE—HARD Wr A RE  BUSINESS  LO- 
1  cated  in prosperous  farming  and  manufac­
turing  center:  tin  shop  in  connection;  stock 
clean and  well assorted;  will  Inventory  $3,000; 
must sell on account of sickness;  a  rare  oppor­
tunity.  Address Hardware,  35  Stephenson  St., 
Freeport. Ill_________________________ 702
F'UR  SALE—CLEAN  UP-TO-DATE  STOCK 
of groceries, china, crockery and  glassware, 
located in a thrilng village in Eastern Michigan; 
population about 700;  stock will  Inventory about 
(1,700.  Address Grocer, care  Michigan  Trades­
man. 
IN OR  SA LE—GOOD  CLEAN  STOCK  OF 
X  groceries and fixtures;  invoice about  $1.8U0; 
doing  a  $1,200  business  a  month;  terms  cash. 
Address Box 654. Union City. Iud. 
l/'OR  SALE—WELL ESTABLISHED  JEW- 
X  elry aud  crockery  stock,  $2,000;  also  good 
bazaar stock, $2,000:  both In good farming towns. 
Clark’s Business Exchange, Grand Rapids.  697
■  ARD  TO  FIND—A  FIRST  CLASS  DRUG 
store in city of 50.000 people in Michigan for 
sale.  Best of reasons for  selling.  Add-ess Mrs 
B., Room 801.377-9 Broadway. New York < ity. 694
l/'OR  SALE—A GOOD CLEAN  UP-TO-DATE 
X  stock of general  merchandise;  will  Invoice 
about  $5 500.  dolug  a  good  business;  popular 
place to trade;  a splendid chance to  step  into  a 
moneymaking business;  best corner  location  in 
a prosperous growlug town of 1,500  in Northwest 
Iowa;  large territory  to draw  trade  from;  will 
sell at a bargain and give time on part.  Address 
J. Forbes, Fouda, Iowa. 
692
ETOR SALE—DRÜG STORE.  PAYING  OVER 
$H0 month net on purely  drug  stock;  other 
lines could be added;  growing town  of 800  Ad­
dress 699. care Michigau Tradesm <n. 
699
l/'OR  SALE  AT  A  BARGAIN—A  DRUG 
IP  store in a  good  location  and  doing  a  good 
business.  Address  No.  7C0,  care  Michigan 
Tradesman. 
-1X7 ANTED —  PURCHASER  FOR  MEAT 
VV  market;  only stand  in  town  of  450.  Ad­
dress  No.  515. c a re   M ichigan  T ra d esm a n . 

696

700

698

515

F TOR SALE—STOCK GENERAL  MERCHAN- 

dise in small town;  stock will  invoice  $2.500 
to $3,000;  good clean stock and  doing good  busi­
ness.  Address No.  685,  care  Michigan  Trades­
man_______________________________ 685
7TH>  . RENT—WE  WILL  RENT  THE  UP- 
X  stairs over our  planing  mill,  together  with 
power, lights aud heat;  also dry  kiln  and  ware­
house room if desired;  room is 54x70 feet  and  Is 
well lighted;  would be suitabl : for  any  kind  of 
light manufacturing or sash and  door  work,  for 
which there is  most  of  the  machinery  already 
in,  or  for  cabinet  work.  Call  on  or  address 
Traverse  City  Manufacturing  Co.,  Traverse 
City. Mich 
673
ITOR SALK—A CLOTHING  AND FURNISH- 
ing goods store in oue of the  best  towns  of 
Southern  Michigan;  established  in  1893;  yearly 
sales, $12,000, all cash;  not a  dollar ever  sold  on 
credit;  goods all brand  new;  stock  cleaned  out 
every  season,  rent,  $425;  will  be  sold  on  easy 
payments to a responsible  party;  a  reasonable 
down  payment  required;  stock  about  $8,000; 
reason  for  selling,  dissolution  of  partnership. 
Address No. 676, care Michigan Tradesman.  676
ÏTOB  SALE—A  GOOD  FIRST-CLASS  »  
1  horse livery;  only one in town  of  9G0;  good 
trade and  everything  in  good  order.  Address 
Philip Taylor, Saranac. Mich. 
6'6
ÎTOR SALE—MY  GENERAL STORK STOCK 
and  fixtures  for  $2,000  cash.  Did  $15,000 
worth of business last year.  Best of reasons for 
selling.  This is certainly the best bargain in the 
State.  Call or write  at once. 
J.  E.  C.,  Farns­
worth, Wexford county. Mich. 

ing goods and children’s clothing;  also store fix­

tTOR  SALE—A  CLEAN  $6,500  STOCK  OF 

staple dry goods, ladies’ and  gents’ furnish­
tures;  stock only one year old.  Best  location in 
town.  Long lease.  Want cash  or  good  paper. 
Address Max M. Kavlan, Petoskey, Mich.  667 
YX7ANTED—STOCKS  OF  GENERAL  MEK- 
Vt  chandise, for which I  will  pay  spot  cash. 
Must be cheap  enough  to  enable  me  to  move 
them.  F. L. Orcutt. Beulah. Mich. 
p O R   SALE—DRUG  STOCK  AND  FIX- 
X   tures;  only one in good prosperous  town on 
railroad;  good  business;  stock  about  $1,200; 
cash, no trades.  Address  George,  care  Hazel- 
tine & Perkins Drug Co.,  Grand  Rapids,  Mich.
671

657

668

TJ'OR SALE—$1,700 DRUG STOCK  AND  FIX- 
X1  tures;  can be bought  at  great  discount  for 
cash.  Address P. O.  Box 222, Saginaw, Mich.
674
F'OR  s a l e —c l e a n  d r u g a n d  g r o c e r y
stock which will prove good  investment  for 
live  man.  particularly  registered  pharmacist; 
located  in  thickly  populated  portion  of  Flint, 
about  one-half  mile  from  any  competition  in 
drug line;  only one other  grocery  In  the  imme­
diate  vicinity;  rent  reasonable.  Address  No. 
679. care Michigan Tradesman.__________ 679
I TOR  SALE—HOME  IN  FLORIDA;  FOUR- 
1  teen acres, eight acres bearing orange trees; 
good buildings;  good  neighbors;  near  railroad; 
healthy location;  will sell for $3,000 cash or  take 
clean stock of merchandise (Northern  Michigan 
or Wisconsin preferred)  in  exchange.  Address 
No. 672, care Michigan Tradesman.______ 672
ICE  BUSINESS  FOR  SALE:  EXCLUSIVE 
trade.  John Jeffrey, Union City, Mich.  655
ITOR  SALE—WELL-ESTABLISHED,  PROS- 
perous dry goods business in  one of the best 
towns In State.  Splendid opportunity  for enter­
prising man.  Stock new ana fresh.  Reputation 
for first class goods.  Must retire  on  account  of 
health.  Write for  particulars.  Henry  Wright, 
Harbor Springs, Mich.________________ 705
TJ'OR  SAL E—CLEAN  GROCERY  AND 
X   crockery stock and  bakery plant  In best  lo­
cation in  rapidly  growing  city  of  5.C00  popula­
tion;  rent reasonable: trade mostly cash:  reason 
tor  selling,  ill  health  of  manager;  purchaser 
must have at least $1 500 to pay  half  down.  Ad- 
dress No  644, care Michigan Tradesman.  644

He l l o , b r o t h e r   g r o c e r a n d  e v e r y -

body using Liquid Measure.  Write for  cir­
cular on my Patent Lip.  It  will  pour  from  full 
gallon Measure into Teaspoon  and  not  waste  a 
drop.  Chas. Martin, Patentee and  Grocer,  Tif- 
fln, Ohio.____________________________ 631
I  HAVE  FOUR  VACANT LOTS  IN  GRAND 
Rapids, free and clear;  will trade  for general 
stock;  will pay balance cash.  Address  No.  583, 
care Michigan Tradesman.______________583
ITOR  SALE—DRUG FIXTURES—ELEGANT 
wall cases,  counters,  show  cases,  prescrip­
tion case; all  tight oak; will  sell  at  half  price. 
O. A. Fanckboner. Grand  Rapids.________534
ITOR  SALE—GOOD  DRUG STOCK. INVOIC- 
X  ing $2.800. in one of the best Southern Michi­
gan towns.  Terms on application.  Address No. 
521, care Michigan Tradesman.__________ 621
(TOR  SALE -   FINK  YIELDING  40  ACRE 
farm  In  Kalamazoo  county;  buildings;  all 
under cultivation;  value,  $1,200.  Address  No. 
522, care Michigan Tradesman.__________ 522
FTOR  SALE—FIRST-CLASS,  EXCLUSIVE 
millinery business in  Grand  Rapids;  object 
for  selling,  parties  leaving  the  city.  Address 
507
Milliner, care Michigan  Tradesman. 
T ' H K K K   VACANT  LOTS  IN  GRAND 
X  Rapids,  free  of  incumbrance,  to  exchange 
for drug, grocery or notion  stock.  Address  No. 
485. care Michigan Tradesman. 
OAVES—NEW  AND  SECOND-HAND  FIRE 
O   and burglar proof safes.  Geo. M. Smith Wood 
&  Brick  Building  Moving  Co.,  376  South  Ionia 
St.. Grand  Rapids. 
TJ'OR  SALE—MOSLER,  BAUMANN  &  CO. 
X  fire  proof  safe.  Outside  measurement—36 
Inches high, 27 Inches  wide  and  24  inches deep. 
Inside measurement—16H Inches high, 14 Inches 
wide and 10 Inches deep.  Will sell  for  $50  cash. 
Tradesman Company, Grand Rapids. 
U'OR  SALE  CHEAP—SECONDHAND  NO.  4 
X  Bar-Lock  typewriter,  in  good  condition. 
Specimen of work done on  machine  on  applica­
tion.  Tradesman Company, Grand Rapids. 465 
ITOR SALE—DRUG STOCKLAND FIXTURES, 
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
Set month.  Good  reason  for  selling.  Address 
fo. 334, care Michigan Tradesman._______ 334

485

368

321

MI8CKLLANKOU8

\XTANTED—SPECIALTY SALESMAN  WHO 
TT  visits mill supply houses, to carry  a line of 
Square Flax  Packing.  For  particulars  address 
Box 847, Charleston, S. C. 
711
R e g is t e r e d   p h a r m a c is t   o f  lo n g
experience  wants  position.  Practical  gin­
seng grower.  References furnished.  Arthur L. 
710
Haight. Woodland, Mich. 
I’iLERK  WANTED—WANTED  A  YOUNG 
J  man  of  good  habits  to  clerk  in  a  general 
store.  Good  opportuntles  for  advancement. 
Address Haak Lumber Co , Haakwood. Mich. 708
Me a t   c u t t e r   w a n t e d —w a n t e d   a  
young man to cut meat  and  assist  as  clerk 
in a general store.  Address Haak  Lumber  Co., 
Haakwcod,  Mich. 
709
■PHARMACIST.  GRADUATE  UNIVERSITY 
X  of Michigan, desires position,  Grand  Rapids
ireferred.  Address  No.  686,  care  Michigan 
686
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