Twentieth  Year

GRAND  RAPIDS,  WEDNESDAY,  FEBRUARY 4.  1903.

Number  1011

“ Well  Bought  Is  Half Sold”

If  you  buy

BEACON  FALLS

You can  demonstrate the truth  of this maxim.  They are,  f ir s t   o f   a l l ,  G ood  R u b b e r s , and 
then  G o o d  S e l l e r s   because they have so many T a l k in g   P o in t s —extension  heels,  cap toes, 
etc—points that appeal  to the  buyer and ensure a long  profit to tbe seller.  On  Leather  Tops 
we  lead  the  procession.  By  all  means wait for the  “ Beacon  Falls  Man ” or write us  for sam­
ples,  p r e p a id .

The  Beacon  Falls  Rubber  Shoe  Co.

Factory and General Offices,  Beacon  Falls,  Conn.

CHICAGO—307  Monroe Street. 

BRANCH  STORES
NEW   YORK—io6  Duane Street. 

BOSTON—17 7 -18 1  Congress  Street.

Always  look  for this

Beacon Falls mark on your rubbers.

Condensed  Energy

G r a x v u t a p  W n e & x  Y o c &
Cereal Surprise
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Contains in easy assimilable form, 
more  energy  than  can  be  found  in 
any  other  food.  Children  love  it 
and  thrive on  it.
People in  delicate health relish it.
Indigestion  can  be  surely  banished

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Contributes  clearness 
to the brain, strength and 
  vim to  the  entire  body, 
Each package contains 
v  
a   “ benefit”   coupon  that 
will interest you.
Proprietors’  and  clerks’ premi­
um books mailed on application. 
Nutro-Crisp Food 10,, Ltd., 
St. Joseph, M'ch.

♦

OUR

New Deal

FOR  THE
Retailer

This Deal is subject to withdrawal at any time without further notice. ‘*i8 J

Absolutely Free of all Charges

One Handsome  Giant  Nail Puller

to any dealer placing an order for a 5 whole case deal of 

E A G L E   BRA N D S  PO W DERED  L Y E .

HOW   OBTAINED

Place  your  order  through  5'our  jobber  for  5  whole  cases (either one or assorted sizes) 
Eagle Brands Powdered Lye.  With the 5 case shipment one  whole case Eagle  Lye  will 
coine shipped  F R E E .  Freight paid to nearest  R. R . Station.  Retailer will  please  send 
to the factory jobber’s bill showing purchase thus  made,  which  will  be  returned  to  the 
retailer with our handsome  G IA N T   N A IL   P U L L E R ,  all charges paid.

Eagle L ye Works, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

M.  H.  SE E LE Y .  Pres,  and  M *r 

R .  R.  SE E LE Y .  Vice-Pres.  D.  E.  SE E LE Y .  Sec y  and  Trees.

The  Superior  Manufacturing  Co.
The  “ Ann  Arbor”  Quick  Lighting  Gasoline  Lamps

Manufacturers  of

The  “ One  Gallon  Ann  Arbor”  Lighting  System s

And

M antles,  Sh ad es.  C h im n eys,  G as  and  G asoline  Lam p  Supplies 

Dealers  in

IO  South  Main  Street,  Ann  Arbor,  Mich.

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Feb. 4,  1903

Progressive ff. Dealer & Co., Hustletown, U. S. A. 
9ea11e“en:"“The name of your firm has been handed to us as Vhe most1 
Jn!ft,SSIve and up-to-date firm in your town, and we have been told that the
Uskind isto^D M G£?CkiSf t0 
Y0Ur St°re the most comPlete and Perfect of
its Kind is GOOD LIGHT.  May we not aid you to remedy this one defect?  Wp want
you to ask all about the "ONE GALLON ANN ARBOR" LIGHTING SYSTEM, and if we  can 
show you that which will give you the best light in the world fJr the lelst 
money and.i1 1 last for a lifetime, you will fant one, win you not? 
t5 6 first in your town to use this system and we will make  vou
t. 
llnrJi!13! mtroducory offer on a three light system with tubing all fitted 
according to your specifications and ready to install 
thf TNTRnm-Tr"rnpv tramn 
ON THREE 500 CANDLE POWER LIGHTS, LIKE CUT SHOWN ON THIS ^LETTERH^AD^
0WF TY 0 URUPT 0 WN.TA N K   AND  0 0 N N E C T I 0 N S > 
Dio.AHtiHin| VOr  naV°p?’ 
8re T ° T S Very truly*  SUPERIOR MANUFACTURING CO. 
mo. H. H. S.~F. B.  PS.— Three lights will make a 70- store as light as  day.

lN D S YO UT s ™ U R E Dk E ° A C E N C Y

B E   O N LY  | 3 o!  

ESTIMATES

Cheerfully given free on light  ma-  J  
chinery of all kinds.  Prices  right.  ■  
Models for patents,  dies  and  tools  2 
a  specialty.  Expert  repair  men  {  
always ready for quick work.  Let  •  
us know your wants. 
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John Knape Machine Co. 
Grand Rapids, Mich.  « 

2   87 Campau St. 
M M N N N M N M M M m n m

If it* is

Ceresotfl

i t  is guaranteed

The high quality of our flour has 
been maintained for twenty  years, 
and we have too much  at  stake  to 
lower the standard now.  You may 
offer CERESOTA to yonr custom­
ers as  we  offer  it  to  you.  Money 
back  if not sat'sfactory.

Northwestern Consolidated 
Milling Co.,

Minneapolis, Minn.

Judson Grocer Company,

Distributors for 
Western Michigan

£ Facts  in  a 

£

Nutshell

WHY?

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D e tr o it.  M ich
D e tr o it,  D icta. 

They  Äre  Scientifically

PERFECT

3 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

Qrand  R apid«,  M ich.

Walsh-DeRoo 

Buckwheat 
Flour
fresh- 
Is  absolutely  pure, 
ground and has the genuine 
old-fashioned  flavor.

Put  up  in  5  lb.,  io  lb. 
bbl.  paper  sacks, 
and 
I25 lb.  grain bags and bbls.
for 

W rite  us,  please, 

prices.
Walsh-DeRoo Milling Co.
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HOLLAND,  MICH,

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IMPORTANT  FEATURES. 

Twentieth Year___________________ GRAND RAPIDS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY i, 1903. 
Experience and Ability Essentia
One-mine  propositions,  “ home"  companies 
and inexperienced  managem ent  by  gentlemen  o 
high standing as business men in their own locality 
1)111  having  absolutely  no  experience  in  mining 
matters, have done as much to bring mining invest 
ments into ill repute as the thousands of stock-sell 
ing schemes which in  past  years  have  been  pre 
sented to confiding investors'; the investing  public 
however, are now coming to realize that légitimât! 
mining is a  business  in  itself,  requiring  peculia 
ability and years of experience to successfully real 
ize the acknowledged large profits the industry fur 
nishes under proper management  and  supervision 
Any information pertaining to our  companies, fur 
nished on application.

lumber  and 
coal  dealer,  has  sold  his  stock,  land  and 
buildings  to  L.  F.  Wallbrecht,  formerly 
proprietor of  the  Star  Mills.

Wayland—Lee  Deuel, 

Number 1011

Frank  H.  Smith,  Muskegon,  and  Myn- 
dret  P.  Wemple,  Onsted.  The  stock  is 
held 
in  equal  amounts  by  the  stock­
holders.

Montrose—The  grist  mill  property 
owned  by  Fred  Foote  baa  been  pur­
chased  by  Daniel  Sweers,  of  this  place, 
and  Homer  Belford,  of  Taymoutb.  The 
building  was  erected  about  two  years 
ago,  but  has  never  been  equipped  with 
machinery  and  has  lain  idle  since  that 
time.  The  new  owners  expect  to  begin 
operations  in  about  three  months.

Ypsilanti—Henry  P.  Glover,  Chas. 
W.  Glover  and  Fred  C.  Andrews  have 
engaged 
in  a  manufacturing  enterprise 
under  the  style  of  the Michigan Machin­
ery  Manufacturing  Co.  The  authorized 
capital  stock  is  $ioo,ooc,  all  of  which  is 
held  by  Henry  P.  Glover  with  the  ex­
ception  of  20  shares,  which  are  equally 
divided  among  the  remaining  partners.
Ford  River—The  entire  plant  of  the 
Ford  River  Lumber  Co., 
including 
nearly  the  whole  town,  has  been  pur­
chased  by  J.  W.  Wells,  of  Menominee, 
Isaac  Stephenson,  of  Marinette,  Wis., 
and  others.  The  price  paid  is  said  to 
be  about $750,000.  The  new  purchasers 
will  take  possession  this  week,  and  will 
continue  business  under  the  old  name.
Flint—The  Western  Tanning  &  Ja ­
panning  Co.  has  been  organized  with  a 
capita]  stock  of  $50,000.  The  share­
holders  and  the  number of  shares  held 
by  each  are  as  follows: 
James  A.  Pais­
1,000:  John  M.  Strit- 
ley,  Cleveland, 
mater,  Cltveland,  1,000;  Nathan J.Sen- 
ter,  Ashtabula,  1,000;  W.  C.  Hubbard, 
Flint,  r.ooo,  and  John  Haller,  Flint, 
r,ooo.

Fremont—Henry  A.  Brown  has  sold 
his  flouring  mill  to John  and  Joseph  A. 
Wolters,  of  Muskegon,  who  have  been 
running  a 
feed  store  in  that  city  for  a 
number of  years.  Mr.  Brown  has  been  a 
resident  of  Fremont  for  eight  years  but 
now  declares  bis 
intention  of  leaving 
the  place,  and  will  probably  go  South 
for  a  time  before  engaging  again  in 
business.

Bay  City—In  order  to  close  out  the 
business  of  Eddy  Bros.  &  Co.,  salt  and 
lumber  manufacturers,  rendered  neces­
sary  by  the  death  of  the  late  J.  Frank 
Eddy,  a  copartnership  known  as  Eddy 
Bros.  &  Co.,  Limited,  has  been  formed 
with  a  capital  stock  of  $i,ooo,oco.  The 
offices  of  the  company  will  be  located 
in  Bay  City  and  Blind  River and  it  will 
also  operate  mills  in  Canada  owned  by 
the  old  company.

Petoskey—The  Lakewood Lumber  Co. 
has  purchased  the  Barker Cedar  Co.'s 
plant  at  Barker’s  Siding,  near  Lever­
ing.  For several  years  the  affairs  of  the 
Barker company  have  been  in  the  hands 
of  receivers,  Messrs.  Raymond  Gillette 
and  Richard  McKey,  of  Benton  Harbor, 
who  have  greatly  assisted  in  straighten­
ing  out  the  tangled  affairs  of  the  com- 
pany.and  who  now  occupy  he  positions 
of  Secretary  and  Treasurer,  respective­
ly,  of  the  new  organization.

The  Grand  Rapids  Retail  Meat  Deal­
ers’  Association  will  hold  a  meeting 
Thursday  evening  to  elect  officers  for 
the  ensuing  year  and  decide  on  when 
and  where  to hold its annual banquet and

Detroit—The  Art  Novelty  Co.,  Ltd., 
has  reorganized with  $25,000 capital  and 
elected  the  following  officers:  L.  H. 
Robertson,  Chairman;  Morris  Higer, 
Vice-Chairman;  Eugene  H.  Sloman, 
Secretary,  and  Louis  Higer,  Treasurer.
Flint—The  United  States  Household 
Supply  Manufacturing  Co.  has  been  or­
ganized  with  a  capital  stock  of  $25,000, 
owned  by  Frank  C.  Sherman,  Pontiac, 
1,200shares;  Frederick W.  Blake,  Flint, 
1,200 shares,  and  David  S.  Burton,  Pon­
tiac,  100  shares.

Detroit—The  Michigan  Pressed  Brick 
Co.  has  been  organized  with  a  capital 
stock  of $50,000,  the  stockholders  being 
1  as  follows:  E.  W.  Clark,  Detroit,  1,050 
shares;  B.  Henry,  Detroit,  1,050shares; 
John  Ryan,  Bad  Axe,  905  shares,  and 
A.  F.  Doyle,  Saginaw,  405  shares.

Detroit—The  G.  S.  Rivard  Co.,  Ltd., 
has  been  organized  with  a  capital  stock 
of  $10,000  to  erect  a  factory 
in  Detroit 
for  the  manufacture  and  sale  of prepara­
tions  for  increasing  the  weight  and  de­
veloping  the  figure,  together  with  other 
hygienic,  toilet  and  medicinal  prepa­
rations.

Sault  Ste.  Marie—The  Soo  Lumber 
Co.  has  filed  articles of association.  The 
amount  of  the  capital  stock  is  $100,000, 
held  by  the  following  persons: 
Jos. 
Mitchell,  Denver,  Colo.,  4,000  shares; 
W.  B.  Earle,  Sault  Ste.  Marie,  4,000 
shares;  Jos.  T.  Mitchell,  Neola, 
Iowa, 
2,000  shares.

Detroit—The  Hub  Clothing  Co.  baB 
been 
incorporated  with  a  capital  stock 
of  $25,000,  which 
is  held  by  Detroit 
gentlemen  as  follows :  Isaac  Greenberg, 
1,115   shares;  Moses  Greenberg, 
1,115  
shares;  Jacob  King,  85  shares;  David 
King,  85  shares,  and  Jacob  B.  Green­
berg,  100 shares.

Alpena—The  Churchill  Lumber  Co. 
has  been  formed  with  an  authorized 
capital  stock  of  $50,000.  The  sharehold­
ers  are  as  follows:  Wm.  H.  Sanborn, 
1,700  shares;  Fred  A.  Kimball,  1,000 
shares;  Geo.  B.  Holmes,  500  shares; 
John  Nicholson,  500  shares,  and  S.  A. 
Davison,  500  shares.

an 

organized  with 
capital 

Detroit—The  Detroit  Trolley  Wheel 
Electrical  Equipment  Co.  has 
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author 
been 
ized 
$100,000, 
the  principal  stockholders  being  E.  j 
W. 
John 
Lokie, 
1,7623$  shares;  C.  W.  Lokie, 
1,7623$  shares,  and  J.  C.  Forster,  150 
shares.

shares; 

Potts, 

3,750 

stock 

of 

Port  Huron—The  Port  Huron  Cer­
eal  Co.  has  been  organized  with  a  capi­
tal  stock  of  $10,000  to  engage  in  the 
manufacture  of  a coffee substitute known 
as  Cafano.  The  stockhclders  are:  E.
C.  Boice,  2,500  shares;  Geo.  Thomp­
son,  2,500  shares;  J.  C.  Murta,  2,500 
shares,  and  Mrs.  Chas.  Higgins,  2,500 
shares.

Kalamazoo—The  Kalamazoo  Lumber 
Co.  has  been  organized  to  carry  on  the 
lumber  business  here.  The  capital  stock 
is  $16,000,  held  by  Robert  K.  Mann, 
Muskegon;  Wm.  G.  Watson,  Muskegon;

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Page. 
2.  Master o f Mystery.
4.  Around  the  State.
5.  Grand  Rapids  Gossip.
6.  Third Annual  Banquet.
8.  Editorial.
10.  Dry  Goods.
12.  Clothing.
14*  Commercial  Education.
16.  Shoes  and  Rubbers.
80.  W oman’s  W orld.
2 2 .  B ntterm aklng  as  a  Profession.
84.  U niform ly  Good  Butter.
85.  Commercial  Travelers.
86.  Drugs  and  Chemicals.
87.  D rug Price Current.
88.  Grocery  Price  Current.
89.  Grocery  Price  Current.
30.  Grocery  Price Current.
31.  The  Food  Laws.
38.  The  New  York  Market.

M anufacturing Matters.

Ravenna—E.  S.  Powers,  of  Coopers- 
leased  the  creamery  at  this 

ville,  has 
place.

Benzonia—The  Case  Brothers  Lum- 
her  Co.  has  decreased  its  capital  stock 
from  $15,000 to $12,000.

Dearborn—The  capital  stock  of  the 
increased 

Arna  Woolen  Mills  has  been 
from  $20,000 to $50,000.

Sault  Ste.  Marie—The  Trans-St.

Mary’s  Traction  Co.  has  increased 
its 
capital  stock  from  $100,000 to $400,000.
Plymouth—The  Plymouth  Food  Co., 
Ltd.,  has  placed  its  new food,  Plymouth 
Wheat  Flakes,  on  the  market.

Coral—The  Coral  Canning  Co.  packed 
164,000  cans  of  fruit  and  earned  a  div­
idend  of  10  per  cent,  during  the  past 
year.

Saginaw—The  Saginaw  Plate  Glass 
Co.  has  authorized  an  expenditure  of 
$120,000  in  additions  and  improvements 
in  its  plant.

Detroit—The  Detroit  Stay  Manufac­
turing  Co.  succeeds  the  Detroit  Stay 
Co.  in  the  manufacture  of  dress  stays 
and  shirt  waists.

Marquette-----The  Triumph  Health
Food  Co.,  Limited,  has  been  formed 
with  a  capital  stock  of $1,500,000.  The 
enterprise  has  been brought to  this  place 
by  Seventh  Day.Adventists  from  Battle 
Creek.

Kalamazoo—E.  M.  Lawn  has  pur­
chased  the  manufacturing  and 
retail 
cigar  business  of  Henry Fletter,  at 1133$ 
South  Burdick  street,  and  has  moved 
from  bis  former  location  at  820  South 
Rose  street.

Detroit—The  Continental  Construc­
tion  Co.  is  the  style  of  a  new  corpora­
tion  capitalized  at  $100,000.  The  stock­
holders  are  as  follows:  T.  A.  Hutchins, 
7,300  shares,  and  Eugene  F.  Glock, 
2,400 shares.

Petoskey—The  Doctor James  Cannon 
Salve  Co.,  Limited,  has  been  organized 
with  a  capital  stock  of  $9,000.  The 
officers  are: 
James  Cannon,  President; 
Thomas  Cannon,  Secretary,  and  L.  G. 
Grimes,  Treasurer.

Allegan—A  new  food  company  has 
been 
launched  at  this  place  under  the 
style  of  the  National  Bean  Food  Co. 
The  capital  stock 
is  $500,000 and  the 
officers  are:  Dr.  H.  F.  Thomas,  Presi­
dent;  Volney  Ferris,  Secretary,  and  M.
E.  Campany,  Treasurer. 
The  latter 
gentleman is  the  inventor  of  the  process 
of  converting  beans  into  healthful  food.

CURRIE &  FORSYTH,  Managers 

1023 Mich. Trust  Bldg., Grand  Rapids, Mich.

IF YOU HAVE MONEY
and  would  like  to  have  it 
E A R N   M ORE  M O N EY, 
write me for  an  investment 
that will  be  guaranteed  to 
earn  a  certain  dividend.
Will pay your  money  back 
at  end  of  year  if  you  de­
sire  it.

M artin  V.  B arker 
Battle Creek, fllchigan

Noble, Moss & Co.

Investment Securities

Bonds netting 3, 4,5 and 6 per cent.

Government  Municipal
Railroad 

Traction

Corporation

Members  Detroit  Stock  Exchange  and 
are prepared to handle local stocks of all 
kinds, listed and unlisted.

808  Union  Trust  Building,  Detroit

William  Connor  Co.

Wholesale  Ready-Made  Clothing 

Men’s,  Boys’,  Children’s

Sole  agents  for  the  State  of  Michigan 

for the

S. F. &  A. F. Miller &  Co.’s 

famous line of summer clothing, made in 
Baltimore,  Md.,  and  many  other  lines 
Now is the time to buy summer clothing.

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.  MoCBONK,  Manager.

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

MASTER OF  MYSTERY.

How  Adams  Became  a  Rival  o f  K ellar 

and  Herrmann.

Prestidigitateur. 

Presto,  a  Latin 
word,  means  quick  and  digita  means 
finger.  This  explains  the  meaning  of 
the  word.  1  presume  that  I  come  under 
this  class,  as  my  entire  programme  de­
pends  entirely  on  the  quickness  of  my 
fingers. 
It  is  generally  supposed  that  in 
my  boyhood  days  I  was  doing  more  or 
less of  tricks.  This is  not  true. 
I  never 
had  the  faintest  idea  how  the  sleight- 
of-hand performances were accomplished 
until  about  eight  years  ago.  Previous 
to  this time I can recall seeing Herrmann 
and  Kellar  and  was  as  much  mystified 
as  anyone  could  be.  It  was  in  1895  that 
my  first  trick  was  suggested  to  me  and 
it  was  wholly  accidental;  in  fact,  my 
younger  brother  is  to  blame  for  my  now
being  a  trickster.  He  sent  and  got  a 
little trick called the “ magic imp.”  This 
was  a  wooden  bottle  about  one  inch 
high,  which,  by  clever  manipulation  of 
a  little  steel  peg,  one  could  make 
lie 
down  or  stand  op  at  command.  1  was 
then  traveling  in  Pennsylvania  and  he 
gave  this  bottle  to  me  he  being  unable 
to  do 
it  without  being  caught.  For 
some  time  I  found  a  great  deal  of 
amusement  in  showing  the  trick  and  1 
became  quite  efficient  in  doing  it.

One  evening  while  entertaining  a 
small  company 
in  a  parlor  a  lady  sus­
pected  my  using  the  little  steel  peg  to 
accomplish  the  trick  and 
in  order to 
prevent  the  secret  being  discovered  1 
dropped  the  peg  upon  the  floor. 
I  then 
began  to  figure  out  some  sort  of  scheme 
whereby  1  could  conceal  the  peg  in  my 
hand  and  not  have  it  show.  After  some 
practice  I  at  length  devised  a  plan 
whereby 
I  could  make  it  vanish  and 
then  be  able  to  produce  it  quickly.

I  mention  these 

incidents  because 
from  this  trick  I  developed  my  now 
celebrated  dissolving  match experiment. 
Unconsciously  1  found  myself  using  the 
in  the  same  manner  as  1  would 
match 
have  used  the  little  steel  peg  referred  to 
and 
it  was  then  that  the  idea  came  to 
me  that  1  might  be  able  to  use  several 
matches.  After  a  great  deal  of  practice 
I  was  able  to  control  as  many  as  six 
matches  and  make  them  appear  to  dis­
solve  in  my  fingers.  This  trick  in  its 
original  form,  however,  did  not  require 
particular  skill 
in  palming  and,  never 
intending  to  become  a  professional  per­
former,!  would  always  expose  this  trick 
after  doing  it.

The  experiment  as  I  was  doing  it 
then  would  not  permit  me  to  show  the 
back  of  my  hand  and  as  soon  as  I  real­
ized  how  foolish  1  had  been  to  expose 
this  1  at  once  began  to  devise  a  new 
method  whereby  I  could  produce  the 
same  effect  as  before  and  show  both 
sides  of  my  hand. 
It  is  now  conceded 
to  be  the  most  mystifying  as  well  as  the 
most  beautiful  of  all  sleight-of-hand 
tricks.  1  consider 
it  my  very  best. 
Were  1  to  show  anyone  how  1  did  it  the 
skill  necessary  to  accomplish 
it  would 
mystify  one  as  much  as  before  knowing 
how  it  was  done.
It  was  then  over  a  year  before  1  had 
trick  number three.  This  was  shown  to 
me  by  a  young  man  and 
it  completely 
mystified  me.  1  offered  to  show  him 
the  secret  of  the  bottle  trick in exchange 
for  his  secret.  For some  time  I amused 
my  customers  with  these  three  tricks. 
I  then  began  to  get quite  interested  and 
sent  for  one  of  the  many  books  treating 
upon  magic.  Most of the  tricks  in  this 
book  required  more  or  less  apparatus 
with  which  to  perform  them.  There are 
magical  depots  or supply  houses  in New

tricks. 

I  now  have,  but  it  would  be  impossible 
for  me  to  do  them  all  under  four  hours 
of  constant  work.  As  my  programme 
now  stands  I  consider  it  too lengthy,  but 
at  the  same  time  I  am  at  a  loss  to know 
which  of the  tricks  to cut  out.  To  my 
mind  they  are  all  exceedingly  good 
in 
their class  and  when  I  begin  a  perform­
ance  I  would,  if  my  strength  would  al­
low,  be  very  glad  to  continue  until  I 
had done  them  all.  I am  never too  tired, 
nor  never  was  known  to  refuse  to  do a 
few  tricks,  and  one  can  readily see  what 
a  vast  amount  of  pleasure  I  get  while 
traveling  in  entertaining  my 
friends 
and  customers.  The  benefit  derived  is 
a  source  of  great  help  in a business way.
My  first  paid  performance  was  given 
about  six  years  ago  in  a  small  Michi­
gan  town  for  the  benefit  of  a  poor,  sick 
lady.  The  admission  charged  was ten 
cents  for  adults  and  five  cents  for  chil­
I  had  entertained  a  few  friends 
dren. 
the  evening  before,  and  among 
the 
audience  was  the  editor  of  the  local 
paper.  He  wished  to mention  my  en­
tertainment,  but  did  not  know  what  to 
say,  and  he  asked  me  if  I  would  write 
an  article  for  him.  This  I  cheerfully 
I  still  have  copies  of  the  notice in 
did. 
my  scrap  book. 
It  was the  first  I  had 
ever  seen  concerning  my 
1 
never  shall  forget  how  I  felt  upon  arriv­
ing  at  the  place  in  which  I  was  to  give 
my  first  performance.  As  I  got off  the 
train  a  small  boy handed  me  some  bills, 
which  1  found  advertised  my  entertain­
ment. 
It  was  to  begin  at  8  o'clock.  At 
6:30  I  was  so  nervous  that  I  could  hard­
ly  stand  alone,  and  was  compelled  to 
lie  down  until  within  a  few  moments  of 
the  time  to commence.
It  was about  a  year after  this  that  1 
gave  my  first  exhibition  in  a  full-grown 
opera  house,  where  I  was  the  whole 
thing. 
I  felt  equally  as  nervous  upon 
this  occasion  as  upon  my  previous  one, 
but  I  was  consoled  by  the  fact  that  1 
bad  a  great  many  better tricks  to  do. 
Well,  I  had  good  luck,  so  that  1  felt 
quite  cheerful  before 
I 
have  been  told  many  times  that one rea­
son  why  my  entertainments are  so  thor­
oughly  enjoyed  is  because  I  seem  to  be 
having 
just  as  much  fun  as  my  audi­
ence. 
I  wonder 
I  believe  this  is  true. 
sometimes  that  1  never  become  tired  of 
my  tricks  in  doing  them  over and  over 
so many  times,  but just as  soon  as  I  dis­
cover  that  those  who  are  watching  me 
are  being  mystified  1  am  happy. 
It  is 
quite  remarkable  that  I  am  able  to  do 
the  different  experiments without the use 
of  apparatus,  assistants  or  confederates, 
and  I  am  as  much  surprised  at  my  own 
success  as  anyone  could  be.  My  motto 
is  never to  perform  a  trick  until perfect.
I  am  often  asked  how  I  get  hold of the 
different  tricks  I  perform.  Well,  I  re­
ceive  many  suggestions  by  glancing 
over  the  pages  of  different  catalogues 
sent  to me  by  magical  depots,  in  which 
they  state  what  can  be  done  and  what 
the  effect  will  b:  with  the  apparatus 
they  advertise.  Having  the  first  prin­
ciples  of  magic  under thorough  control, 
I  am  able  to  build  combinations accord­
ing  to  my  own  conceptions  and  to  pro­
duce  the  same  effects they  advertise,  al­
though  I  accomplish  them  with  my  own 
I  positively  will  not 
original  method. 
perform  any  trick  by  copying 
from 
some  one  else.  The  effect  upon  the 
audience  may  be  the  same,  but  I  find 
it  a  great  personal  satisfaction  to  know 
that  I  am  doing  it  according  to  my  own 
ideas,  and  hence  1  say  that  all  of the 
tricks  I  now  perform  are  original.

it  was  over. 

I  find 

intense  pleasure  in  studying 
the  mystic  art  and  constantly  taking  in­

line. 

finite  pains  to  become  more  proficient 
along  the  line  of  sleight-of-hand. 
I  am 
at  present  doing  a  great  deal  of  prac­
ticing  in  the  handling  of coins  and  am 
able  to  palm  forty  half  dollars  at one 
time.  There  is  a  great  deal  to  learn  in 
the  art  of coin  experiments  and  they  re­
quire  more  constant  practice  than  any­
1  have 
thing  else  along  this 
insignificant 
learned  that  no trick  is  so 
as  to bear  exposure. 
I  receive  a  great 
deal  of  real  pleasure from  constantly  ex­
posing  a  few  of  my  experiments without 
the  audience  being  any  the  wiser. 
In 
this  work  one  becomes  trained  to  be­
come  a  critical  observer,  and  there  is 
nothing  I  can  think  of  which  will 
quicker  teach  one  to  study  the  different 
phases of human  nature.  The most  diffi­
cult audience  to  fool  is  a  crowd  of  boys. 
They  have  a  quick  eye  and  a  wonderful
imagination,  and  they  think  they  see 
things  when  they  really  do  not,  but  they 
usually  guess  pretty  correctly.

in  mystifying  them  to 

The  strongest  test  I  ever  underwent 
was  when  entertaining at Grand Rapids, 
Mich.  The  audience  consisted  of  over 
a  thousand  newsboys.  The  fact  that  1 
have  entertained  them  upon  three differ­
1  have  suc­
ent  occasions  proves  that 
ceeded 
their 
hearts'  content.  There  is  a  time-worn 
saying  that  the  hand  is  quicker  than the 
eye.  This  is  not  true.  Sleight-of-hand 
is  more  clever  when  done  by  deliberate 
movements,  and  it  rests  with  the  per­
former  whether  he  will  be  successful  or 
not  in  misleading  his  audience.  I  often 
say  to  my  friends  that  if  they  will 
look 
at  the  right  place  at  the  right  time 
they  can  see  just  bow  I  do  all my tricks, 
but  1  try  my  utmost  to  prevent  their 
doing  this  very  thing.

It  is  usually  expected  that  a  magician 
shall  talk  constantly  during  the  per­
formance,  but  I  believe  I  have  intro­
duced  an  innovation  much  more  pleas­
ing  and  far  prettier  by  having  soft 
music  accompany  me  and  not  saying  a 
word  while  performing  several  of  my 
best  experiments. 
is  very  much 
harder to  do this  and  not  talk,  as  I  have 
no  way  of  diverting  their  attention  by 
asking  questions,  etc.  Sleight-of-hand 
is  an  art  by  itself,  and  must  be  born  in 
one  to  be  a  success. 
It  requires  a  vast 
amount  of  assiduous  practice  and  skill. 
To  those  who  find  themselves  endowed 
by  nature  to  be  quick  with their fingers, 
I  would  say  that  they  can  find  nothing 
more  intensely  interesting  than  this  art.

It 

E.  Clinton  Adams.

O ne-Clieut  L a w y e rs .

The  poverty  of  briefless  barristers  is 
as  proverbial  as  that  of  the  church 
mouse. 
It  would  not  be an  unnatural 
mistake  to consider  a  barrister with only 
one  client  hardly  better  off  than  one 
with  none.  But  the  modern  “ one-client 
lawyer’ ’  is  usually  a prosperous individ­
ual.  Said  a  man  well  known  in  the 
business  world  some  years  ago  to  a 
friend:  “ I  want a  young  lawyer  to  put 
down  at  a  desk  beside  mine. 
I  will  fa­
miliarize  him  with  my  affairs  and  then 
I  want  him  to  keep  me  out  of  trouble.”  
The  counterpart  of  this  lawyer,  whose 
duty 
it  is  to  act  as  his  own  client’s 
ounce  of  prevention,  may  be  found  in 
the  office  of  many  large  concerns.  He 
is  often  connected  with trust companies, 
banks,  banking  bouses, 
railroad  and 
other transportation companies and large 
wholesale  mercantile  houses.  When  a 
merchant  found  himself  in  a  tangle,  it 
was  once  the  custom  for him  to  go  to 
his  lawyer  for  advice.  The  results  were 
a  written  “ opinion’ ’  and  a  fee.  The 
business  man  to-day  obtains  a  lawyer 
who  shall  work  for  him  alone.  Again 
the  field  of  the  general  practitioner  is 
narrowed.

York  and  Chicago  where one  may  get 
anything  along  this  line,  but  I  used  to 
think  their  prices  were  outrageous  so  I 
would  get  a  cheap carpenter to make two 
or three  wooden  boxes  containing  false 
bottoms,  duplicate  slides,  etc.,  endeav­
oring  to  mystify  my  friends  with  them.
This,  however,  was a  flat  failure  and 
I  began  to  get  discouraged  in  trying  to 
be  a  magician.  Up  to  this time  I  had 
no  knowledge  of  palming. 
I  was  even 
unable  to  palm  a  coin.  One  day  I  met 
a  traveling  man  in  a  grocery  store.  He 
was  able  to  take  an  ordinary  egg  in  his 
right  hand  and  seemingly  cause  it  to 
vanish,  afterward  producing 
it  from 
some  unlooked-for  place.  Again  I  ex­
changed  one  of  my  tricks  for  his,  but 
after  he  had  shown  me  I  was  unable  to 
do 
idea,  however,  and 
bought  a  very  small  soft  rubber  ball. 
This  was  the  beginning  of  my 
lessons 
in  palming.

I  had  the 

it. 

After  a  great  deal  of  practice  I  be­
in  the  handling 
came  quite  proficient 
of  this  small  ball,  and  at  the  same  time 
unconsciously  developing  the  muscles 
of  my  hands,  and  before  I  knew  it  I 
could  handle  the  egg 'just as  well  as  did 
the  traveling  man.  The  muscles 
in 
my  arms  and  hands  are  now  developed 
to  their  fullest  extent,  and  doctors  who 
have  recently  examined  them  say  they 
have  never  seen  anything  to equal them.
I  am  now  able  to  hold  in  the  palm  of 
my  hand  a  full-sized  ivory  billiard  ball, 
and  I  can  take  a  complete  pack  of  fifty- 
two  ordinary  playing  cards  and  tear 
them 
into  halves,  quarters  and  eighths 
as  easily  as  one  would  ordinarily  tear 
half  a  dozen  cards. 
I  am  often  asked  if 
is  accomplished  by  strength 
this  feat 
alone. 
I  would  say  that  it  depends  en­
tirely  upon  the  strength  of the  fingers 
and  knowing  bow  to  hold  the  cards 
firmly.

During  all  this  time  I  had  neg lected 
the  card  tricks,  practicing  mostly  with 
coins  and  balls. 
I  commenced  doing  a 
few  small  tricks  with  cards,  and  was 
shown  how  it  was  possible  to  conceal  a 
card  on  the  back  of  the  band  without 
being  detected. 
I  well  remember  bow 
happy  I  was  when  I  accomplished  this. 
So  it  is  no  wonder that  I  am  now  sur­
prised  at  my  own  success  when  I  can 
now  conceal  fifteen  full-sized  playing 
cards  in  my  hand,  show  both  sides  and 
keep  the  cards  out  of  sight.  This  exper­
ience  required  over  two  years  of con­
stant  practice.  As  soon  as  I  mastered 
one  or  two  cards,  1  added  to  them  until 
I  now  have  the  trick  as  stated,  with 
the  added  effect  of  seemingly  catching 
one  card  at  a  time  in  the  air.  Next  to 
my  match  trick,  1  consider  this  the 
most  important.

You  must  remember  that  during  all 
this  time  I  was  following  my  occupa­
tion  as  commercial  traveler,  and  my 
practice  came  largely  from  constantly 
showing  my  tricks  to  my customers.  My 
entire  schooling,  in  fact,  has  been  in 
the  stores,  parlors  and  hotel  offices. 
I 
never  care  how  close  I  am  to  my  audi­
ence,  nor  how  bright  the light. 
I  doubt 
very  much  if  any  professional  magician 
would  even  dare to  attempt  the  different 
tricks  which  I  frequently  perform  under 
these  conditions. 
It  may  be  of  interest 
to  know  that  1  use  no  apparatus  what­
ever.  When  the  curtain  rises  there  is 
nothing  in  sight  but  two  ordinary stands 
and  a  glass  water  bottle.  My  entire 
paraphernalia  is  packed  and  carried 
in 
one  ordinary  dress  suit  case,  and  it  is 
no  trouble  at  all  for  me  to  entertain  and 
bold  an  audience  for  two  hours  at a 
time.

I  am  unable  to  say  how  many  tricks

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

S

THE OLD  RELIABLE

POW DER
Absolutely Pure.

No G r o c e r  con sifo n i to  be w ithout st 
fu ll sto ck  o f RO YAL BAKIN G POW DER

THERE IS HO SUBSTITUTE

4

Around the State

M ovements o f Merchants.

Cadillac—O.  L.  Davis succeeds  Davis 

&  Maurer  in  the  drug  business.

Barryton—Perry  Brown  has  purchased 

the  grocery  stock  of  H.  G.  Roberts.

Oxford—Wm.  Skillman  has  sold  his 

grocery  stock  to  Brokensbaw  &  Olive.

Greenville—Bert 

J.  Baker  has  pur­
chased  the  jewelry  stock  of  R.  A.  Bed­
ford.

Detroit—Aeneas  Bert  Johnson,  whole­
sale  and  retail  tobacco  dealer,  has  sold 
out  to  John  Griffith.

St.  Johns—E.  A.  Livingston  succeeds 
Granger  &  Post  in  the  buggy,  harness 
and  implement  business.

Alto—Bancroft  &  Proctor,  merchan­
dise  dealers,  have  dissclved  partner­
ship,  the  latter succeeding.

South  Haven—C.  G.  Robinson  has 
purchased  the  interest  of his partner,  E. 
A.  Boyd,  in  the  South  Haven  Tea Co.

Dundee—Bordine  &  Sanderson,  meat 
dealers,  have  dissolved  partnership,  the 
business  being  continued  by  C.  Sander­
son.

Copemisb—Ed.  Danville  has  pur­
chased  the  furniture  stock  owned  by 
Leo.  M.  Olney, who  will  locate  in  Men- 
don.

Saranac—E.  I.  Arnold  and  Anderson 
& Windsor,agricultural implement  deal­
ers,  have  formed  the  Farmers’  Supply 
Co.,  Limited.

Muskegon—Henry  Scballmo  has  sold 
bis  grocery  stock  at  352  Washington 
avenue  to  John  Berglund  and  his  sons, 
Gustave  and  Joseph.

B.  R.  Smith,  who  has  removed  to  this 
city  to  establish  headquarters  for  the 
Marshall  Furnace  Co.,  has  located  at 
216  East  Fulton  street.

East  Jordan—B.  F.  Zaruba  has  en­
gaged 
in  the  dry  goods,  clothing,  fur­
nishing goods and  millinery business un­
der  the  style  of  the  Chicago  Store.

Ironwood—Andrew  Hedin  has  retired 
from  the  grocery  business  of  A.  &  M. 
Hedin.  The  business  will  be  continued 
at  tne  old  stand  by  Magnus  Hedin.

South  Lake  Linden—J.  B.  Hodges, 
proprietor  of the  Hodges  meat  market 
and  grocery  store,  is  erecting  a  large 
storehouse  in  the  rear of  his  market.

Mt.  Clemens—Geo.  Nicol  has  pur­
chased  the  interest  of  his  partner  in  the 
stationery,  picture 
frame  and  wall 
paper  business of  Nicol  &  VanAtter.

Coopersvilie—W.  D.  Reynolds  &  Co. 
have  sold  their  stock  of  general  mer­
chandise  to  Geo.  Lang,  who  has  re­
moved  his  grocery  stock to that location.
Lansing—Philo  L.  Daniels  has  sold 
his  drug  stock  to  E.  C.  Bacon,  who 
has  been  connected  with  the  office  of 
the  Attorney  General 
in  a  clerical  ca­
pacity.

Cadillac—Charles  Mohnke, 

recently 
employed  in  the  John  Olson  shoe  store, 
has 
Johnson 
building  and  will  engage 
in  the  shoe 
business.

leased  the  Stroberg  & 

Owosso—O.  F.  Harryman, 

formerly 
in  the  boot  and  shoe  business 
engaged 
at  Bennington,  has  engaged  in  the 
im­
plement  business  at  204  North  Washing­
ton  street.

Middleton—Frank  T. 

isham  has 
traded  his  hardware  stock  to  Perry  D. 
Pearce,  of  Elsie,  for  an  80  acre  farm. 
Mr.  Isham  will  continue  in  the  imple­
ment  business.

Carp  “pake—A.  T.  Cope  and  J.  C. 
Clark  have  formed  a  copartnership~to 
continue  the  general  merchandise  busi­
ness  of  A.  T.  Cope.  The  style  of  the 
copartnership 
is  the  A.  T.  Cope  Co., 
Limited, and  it  is  capitalized  at  $1,000.

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

existence  the  total  distribution  by  the 
association  among its  members  has  been 
The  finances  have  always 
$400,000. 
been  kept 
in  the  best  of  condition  to 
meet  any  emergency.  The  company  is 
capitalized  at  $68,000.

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

and  prices,  call  Visner.  both  phones

Rubber
Goods
H igher

Manufacturers have advanced  prices on all 
rubber goods owing to the increased cost of 
crude rubber.  Send in your order for Gar­
den hose, spring delivery at once.

GRAND  RAPIDS  SUPPLY  CO.,  20 Pearl Street, 

Grand  Rapids, Mich.

State  Agents  New  York  Belting  &   Packing  Co.

Live  Merchants
“Sanitary”

will  handle

brand of

Dried  Fruits

Put up  in  1  pound  packages

Convenient
Clean

Economical

Good  fruit  at  a  reasonable  price. 
Neat packages—the fruit free from 
vermin  and  store  dirt,  which  is 
appreciated by all housewives.

Battle Creek—The P.  Hofimaster Sons’ 
Co.,  Limited,  has  been  organized  to 
continue  the  dry  goods  business  of  the 
late P.  Hofimaster.  The  capital  stock  is 
$75,000 and  is  held  as  follows:  W.  M. 
Hofimaster,  $37,250;  R.  F.  Hofimaster, 
$37,250;  Mrs.  Helen  M.  Hofimaster, 
$500.

Plymouth—Fred  Schelke  has  begun 
suit  for  $10,000  damages  against  the 
Connor  Hardware  Co.  for  selling  him 
gasoline 
last 
September.  Schelke  tried  to  light a fire 
with  the  stuff,  when 
it  exploded,  tore 
the  stove  to  pieces  and  set  the  house  on 
fire,  besides  burning  Schelke  badly.

instead  of  kerosene  oil 

Cadillac—L.  J.  Law  bas  taken  a  part­
ner 
in  his  clothing  and  men’s  furnish­
ing  goods  business  in  the  person  of 
Frank  H.  Starkey,  of  Chicago,  who  for 
a  number  of  years  has  been  a  traveling 
salesman  for  Peck  &  Co.,  wholesale 
clothiers  of  Syracuse.  The  new  firm 
will  be  known  as  the  Law-Starkey  Co. 
and  will  be  capitalized  at  $10,000.

Flint—David  Moss,  formerly  of  the 
New  Orleans  Fruit  House,  has  pur­
chased  a  notion  and  crockery  stock  at 
Battle  Creek.  His  object  in  buying 
was to  secure  a  location  for  a  large  fruit 
store, but  instead  of  closing out the  stock 
be  has  concluded  to  increase  it and  con­
tinue  the  business  and  is  now  looking 
for  another  location  for  a  fruit  store.

Traverse  City—L.  Roscoe  and  Arthur 
L.  Bacbant  have  formed a  copartnership 
under  the  style  of  Roscoe  &  Bacbant  to 
engage  in  the  shoe  business  in  the  store 
in  the  McNamara  block  now  occupied 
by  the  Hamilton  Clothing  Co.  Mr.  Ros­
coe 
is  clerk  in  the  shoe  store  of A.  V. 
Friedrich.  Mr.  Bachant  has  been  man­
ager  of  the  shoe  department  of  the 
Hannah  &  Lay  Co.  for  several  years.

Ann  Arbor—Alvab  P. 

Ferguson, 
hardware  dealer,  has  filed  a  petition  in 
bankruptcy,  claiming  to  be  in  debt  for 
$28,001.40, with  no  available  assets.  Of 
the  226  creditors,  Lee  Underwood,  of 
Detroit,  is  the  largest,  his  claim  being 
$2,600.  Debts  from  70  cents  up  are 
recorded.  The  Ann  Arbor Savings Bank 
losses  $1,800  and  the  Peninsular  Car­
riage  Co.,  of  Saginaw,  is  out Si, 154.69. 
The  only  thing  Ferguson  now  owns,  the 
petition  states,  is  $225  worth  of  house­
hold  furniture,  all  of  which,  be  says,  is 
exempt.

Calumet—The  directors  of the  Tam­
arack  Co-Operative  Association  have | 
declared  a  dividend  of  8  per  cent,  on j 
the  capital  stock  and  9  per cent,  on  all 
purchases  was  declared.  Those  inter­
ested  in  the Association  will  thereby re­
ceive 
share  of 
$40,000.  The  Tamarack  store,  unlike  a 
great  many  other  co-operative stores,has 
been  a  great  success  ever  since  the  in­
stitution  of  the  business  twelve  years 
ago,  due,  perhaps,  to good  management 
more  than  anything  else.  During  its

their  proportionate 

BUY  OF  YOUR  JO BB ER  

Geo.  D.  Bills  &  Co.,  Chicago,  III. 

SOLE  AGENTS

Alpena—The  stock  of the Cheney Shoe 
Co.  has  been  acquired  by  the  Star  Co. 
Joseph  Hout,  who  has  been  a  clerk  in 
this  establishment  fora number of years, 
is  one  of  the  proprietors.

Owendale—Palmer  Bros,  have  en­
in  the  grocery  business.  Their 
gaged 
stock  was  purchased  of  Wm. 
J.  Mc­
Guire,  and  they  will  continue  the  busi­
ness  at  the  same  location.

Manistee—The  Racket  store  will  be 
15  at  the  same 
reopened  about  March 
In  addi­
location  in  the  Haley  block. 
tion  to  the stock of novelties,lines of wall 
paper,  paints 
and  brushes  will  be 
bandied.

Menominee—The  Carpenter-Cook  Co. 
is  making  preparations  to  occupy  the 
wholesale  field  on  a  more elaborate scale 
than  heretofore  and  will  add  dry  goods 
and  clothing  to 
its  wholesale  grocery 
business.

Barryton—O.  S.  Wood  will  open  an 
exchange  bank  at  this  place about April 
1.  He  will  occupy  bis  building 
in 
whicb  bis  grain  business  is  located,  and 
will  remodel  and  improve  the  same with 
a  new  front.

Lucas—The general merchandise stock 
of  Henry  Mindell  was  destroyed  by  fire 
last  week,  the  loss  being  estimated  at 
about $2,000,  against  which  he  received 
only  $500  insurance.  He  will  shortly 
re-engage  in  business.

Kalamazoo—Cowlbeck &  Waldo,  deal­
ers  in  men’s  furnishing  goods  and  bats, 
have  dissolved  partnership,  Frank  A. 
Cowlbeck  purchasing  the  interest  of  bis 
partner,  A.  L.  Waldo,  and  continuing 
the  business  in  his  own  name.

Calumet—Albert  Ruttenberg,  proprie­
tor  of  the  People’s  Clothing  store,  has 
filed  a  petition 
in  bankruptcy,  with 
Benj.  O.  Pearl,  the  referee  at  Mar­
quette.  The  assets  are  estimated  to  be 
$5,000 and  the  liabilities  $7,000.

Sault  Ste.  Marie—W.  J.  Freeborn  has 
filed  a  chattel  mortgage  on  his  grocery 
stock  and  other  property  for $17,000. 
to  John  V. 
The  mortgage 
Moran,  trustee,  and 
is  made  for  the 
benefit  of  Mr.  Freeborn’s  creditors.

is  made 

Nashville—G.  W.  Gribbin,  engaged 
in  the  clothing  and  men’s  furnishing 
goods  business  at  this  place,  has  pur­
chased  an 
interest  in  the  produce  and 
maple  sugar  business  of  Downing  & 
Bullis. 
is  Downing, 
Buliis  &  Co.

The  new  style 

Escanaba 

Escanaba—The 

Steam 
Laundry  Co.  bas  been  formed  at  this 
place. 
It  has  a  capital  stock of $15,000, 
held  by  M.  N.  Smith,  460 shares;  O. 
O.  Wolf,  355  shares;  C.  A.  Miller,  370 
shares;  J.  P.  Miller,  255  shares,  and 
Lizzie  Kendall,  60 shares.

Stanton—Carotbers  Bros.,  who  have 
been  engaged  in  the  grocery  business  at 
this  place  for  the  past  seven  years,  have 
dissolved 
George  H. 
Carotbers,  the  senior  partner,  selling his 
interest  to  Wm.  Buckrell.  The  new 
style  is  Carotbers  &  Buckrell.

partnership, 

Shelby—Edwards  &  Girard,  of  this 
place,  and  Girard  &  Edwards,  of  Pent- 
water,  dry  goods  dealers,  have  dissclved 
partnership  by  mutual  consent.  Mr. 
Girard  has  taken  the  Pentwater  end  of 
the  business,  while  C.  W.  Edwards  will 
continue  the  business  at  this  place.

Detroit—Newcomb,  Endicott  &  Co., 
dealers 
in  dry  goods,  carpets  and  mil­
linery,  have  merged  their  business  into 
a  corporation under the style  of  the New- 
comb-Endicott  Co.  The  capital  stock  is 
$500,000,  held  by  the  following  persons: 
Cyrenius  A.  Newcomb,  15,000 shares ; 
Geo.  T.  Moody,  10,000 shares;  H.  B. 
Scott,  10,500  shares,  and  John  Endicott, 
4,000  shares.

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6

Grand  Rapids  Gossip

The  Urucery  Market.

Sugars—The  raw  sugar  market  shows 
some  weakness,  price  of  96  deg.  test 
centrifugals  now 
being  quoted  at 
311-16C.  Very  little  stock  is offered  for 
sale  and  but  little  interest  is  manifested 
by  refiners.  No  changes  are  noted  in 
the  refined  market,  either  in price or  de­
mand.  Very  little  buying  is  done  and 
that  is  really  for  present  requirements 
only.  Every  one  seems  to  be  awaiting 
further  developments  and  can  not  be  in­
duced  to  buy  any  more  than  his  pres­
ent needs  warant.

in 

Canned  Goods—Trade 

canned 
goods  is  of  moderate  proportions,  with 
the  market  generally  in  a  healthy  con­
dition  and  with  a  renewed  activity  ex­
pected  as  soon  as  the  regular  spring 
trade  begins.  Taken  as  a  whole,  the 
market 
is  firm,  with  no  prospects  of 
lower  prices  on  anything  in  the 
imme­
diate  future.  Spot  tomatoes  are  quiet, 
but  prices  are  firmly  held  and  no  shad­
ing 
in  prices  is  noted.  Only  a  few 
packers  here  and  there  have  any  stocks 
of  these  goods  on  band,  and  they  are 
very  firm 
in  their  views  and  hold  for 
full  prices,  many  expecting  an  advance 
shortly.  Corn  continues 
in  good  de­
mand  at  full  prices.  There  is  very  lit­
tle  being  offered,  as stocks  of this  article 
are  nearly  exhausted.  Peas  of  the  better 
grades  are  still  very  scarce,  but  would 
meet  with  a  ready  sale  if  they  could  be 
obtained.  The  cheaper  grades,  how­
ever,  are 
in  abundant  supply  and  in  a 
great  many  cases  have  to  be  substituted 
for the  better ones.  Peaches  show  some 
little  improvement  in  demand,  although 
prices  show  no  change.  Stocks  of  these 
goods  are  only  fair  and  would  soon  be 
exhausted  with  much  of  a  demand. 
Trade  on  salmon 
is  fair,  with  stocks 
moving  out  well  to  the  consuming 
trade.  Prices  show  no  change,  but  are 
firmly  held.  Sardines  are  more  firmly 
held, with a  good  demand  for  all  grades.
Dried  Fruits—The  dried  fruit  market 
is  rather  quiet,  with  no  changes  of  note. 
Prunes  are  still  selling  in  a  small  way 
at  full  prices.  Stocks  are  moderate  and 
are  considered  sufficient  for  the needs  of 
the  consuming  trade  the  balance  of  the 
season.  Raisins  show  no  change 
in 
price,  but  are  firmly  held.  This  is  par­
ticularly  true  of  seed,  which  are 
in 
quite  good  demand.  Stocks  of  these 
goods  are  quite  liberal,  and  although  no 
lower  prices  are  expected,  no  advance 
is  looked  for  in  the  immediate  future, 
or  until  the  present  stocks  are  somewhat 
reduced.  Apricots  are  in  fair  demand, 
with  prices  firmly  held  and  the  prospect 
of  higher  prices  soon.  Peaches  are 
firmly  held,  but  are  meeting  with  only  a 
fair  demand.  Stocks  of  these  goods  are 
very  light.  Not  much  business  in  this 
line 
is  expected  at  this  season  of  the 
year  as  it  is  rarely  very  large.  Figs are 
quiet,  with  a  somewhat  weaker  tend­
ency,  owing  to  large  stocks.  Dates also 
show  some  easiness,  demand  for  these 
goods  being  very 
limited  at  present. 
Currants  are  in  moderate  demand  at  un­
changed  prices.  Trade 
in  evaporated 
apples  is  of  moderate  proportions,  with 
no  change  in  price.  Stocks are  fair,  al­
though  with  any  very  active  demand 
would  scarcely  last  until  the  end  of  the 
season.

Rice—The  rice  market  is  very  firm, 
but  with  no  change  in  price.  Demand 
is  moderate, the  trade  buying  usually  in 
small 
immediate  use  only. 
Offerings  of  the  common  grades  are 
quite 
liberal,  but  the  better grades  are 
scarce  and  held  at  high  prices.

lots 

for 

Molasses  and  Syrups—The  molasses 
market  is  firm,  with  a  very  good  de­
mand,  especially  for  the  better grades. 
These  grades,  however,  are  in  light  sup­
ply  and  are  held  at  rather  high  prices. 
The  corn  syrup  market shows no change. 
Prices  are  very  firmly  held  and  refiners 
are  still  badly  oversold,  with  shipments 
greatly  delayed  even  after  they  are  once 
started  from  the  refinery.

Fish—Trade 

in  fish  of  almost all  va­
rieties  is  very  good  indeed,  in anticipa­
tion  of  the  usual  increase  in  trade  dur­
ing  Lent.  Supplies  on  hand  at  present 
are  light,  but  are being considerably  in­
creased  by  heavy  purchases.  Mackerel 
is  firmly  held  and  in  good  demand,  but 
the  bulk  of  the  trade  at  present  is  on 
halibut  and  codfish,  especially  for  the 
goods  in  packages.

Nuts—There  is  very  little  business 
being  done  in  nuts  at  present,  with  the 
exception  of  peanuts,  which  are  mov­
ing  out  well  at  unchanged  prices.  On 
all  varieties  except  filberts  and  pecans, 
however,  prices  are 
firmly  held  and 
stocks  are  only  fair.

Rolled  Oats—The  rolled  oats  market 
continues  very  strong  with  the  mills 
badly  oversold.  There  is  no  change 
in 
prices  as  yet.

Hides,  Pelts,  Pars, Tallow  and  W ool.
Hides  do  not  change 

in  value  ma­
terially.  Country  take  off 
is  scarce. 
Western  and  Southern  are  poor  in  qual­
ity,  running  largely  to  No.  2.  Tanners 
for  the  past  year  have  been on the wrong 
end  of  the  deal  and  they  are  wary  in 
buying.  While  packers  have 
large 
quantities  of  bides,  there  are  few  from 
country  points  and  those  held  above 
dealers’  offerings  are  too  high  for tan­
ners.  Trade  is  slow  on  small  margins.
Pelts  are  not  plenty.  No  lots are being 
held,  while  values  are  strong  and  well 
up  and  taken  freely.  Furs  are  in  good 
demand  for  good  goods.  The  late  catch 
is  inferior  and  grades  are  lower.

Tallow  is  slightly  easier  and  in  good 
demand  for  all  grades.  Little  edible  is 
on  the  market.

Wool  is  in  slight  advance,  with 

light 
offerings 
foreign 
market  is  held  too  high  for  imports  and 
another  advance  is  locked  for.

in  the  West.  The 

Wm.  T.  Hess.

Traverse  City  Record:  A  plan  is  on 
local  branch  of  the 
foot  to  organize  a 
Knights  of  the  Grip 
in  this  city.  A 
meeting  was  held  in  the  Park  Place  to 
this  end  yesterday,  and  the  idea  was  re­
ceived  with 
favor.  There  will  be  an­
other  meeting  next  Sunday  at  3  o'clock 
to  take  definite  action.  There  are  about 
fifty  traveling  men  whose  headquarters 
are  in  this  city,  and  a  strong  branch  of 
the  order  will  probably  be organized.

The  Battjes  Fuel &  Building Material 
Co.  has  been  organized  with  a  capital 
stock  of  $20,000.  The  shareholders  and 
the  number of  shares  held  by  each  are 
as  follows:  N.  H.  Battjes,  400  shares;
F.  Battjes, 
100 shares;  C.  A.  Hauser, 
Soshares;  E.  Owen,  50  shares;  E.  and
G.  M.  Ames,  50 shares.

G.  E.  Butler  and  E.  W.  Wray  have 
formed  a  copartnership  under  the  style 
of  Butler  & Wray  to  continue  the  manu­
facture  of  the  Perfection  gasoline  light­
ing  system.  Mr.  Butler  has  removed  to 
this  city  from  Chicago  and will  superin­
tend  the  factory  here.

The  Grand  Rapids  Hand  Screw  Co. 
from 

its  capital  stock 

increased 

has 
$20,000 to $50,000.

Lots  of  poor  men  are  the  architects 

of  other  men's  fortunes.

The  Produce  Market.

Apples—Cold 

storage 

stock 

is  in 

Bananas—Good  shipping  stock,  $1.25 

steady  demand  at $2.5033  pet  bbl.
@1.75  per  bunch.
yellow  stock.

Beeswax—Dealers  pay  25c  for  prime 
Beets—50c  per bu.
Butter—Country  merchants  must  re­
duce  their  paying  prices  or  get  caught 
in  the  slump  which  is  already  in  sight. 
Local  handlers  pay  13 3 14 c  for  packing 
stock,  15316 c  for  choice  and 
17318 c 
for  fancy.  Factory  creamery  is  weak  at 
25c  for  choice  and  26c  for  fancy.  As 
the  price  of  dairy  declines,  dealers  are 
disposed  to  grade  closer,  which  makes 
a  larger  proportion  of  poor  stock.

75c  per  doz.  for California.

Cabbage—40c  per  doz.
Carrots—35c  per  bu.
Celery—17c  per  doz.  for  home  grown ; 
Cocoanuts—$3.25  per  sack.
Cranberries—Cape  Cod  and  Jerseys 
are  strong  at  $4  per  bu.  box  and  $12  per 
bbl.  The  price  has  reached  a  point 
where 
is  practically 
stopped.
Dates—Hallowi,  5c;  Sairs,  4 ^ c ;  1 

consumption 

lb.  package,  7c.

is 

candled 

Egga—Case  count commands  20322c, 
fetch  22323c.  Cold 
while 
storage  have  declined  to  17319c.
lb.  box  of  Califor­
Figs—$1  per  10 
nia;  5  crown  Turkey,  16c;  3 crown,  14c.
Game—Rabbits  are  strong  and  in  ac­
tive  demand  at  90c3 $ i  per  doz.
Grape  Fruit—$4.25  per  case  for  Cali­
fornia ;  $5.25  per  case  for  Florida.

Grapes—Malagas,  $5.2535.75.
Honey—White  stock 

in  moderate 
supply  at  15316c.  Amber  is  active  at 
13314 c  and  dark 
is  moving  freely  on 
the  basis  of  12 313 c.

Lemons—California 

360s  command 
$3.25  per  box.  Messinas  3003-360s 
fetch  $3.50.
Lettuce—Head  is  so  high  as  to curtail 
consumption—20c  per  lb.  Leaf .fetches 
14c  per  lb.

Maple  Sugar—ioj^c  per  lb.
Maple  Syrup—$1  per gal.  for fancy.
Nuts—Butternuts,  65c;  walnuts,  65c; 
Onions—In  increasing  demand  at  60c 

hickory  nuts, $2.35  per  bu.
per  bu.

Oranges—Floridas 

command  $3.25 
per  box.  California  Navels,  $2.85  for 
fancy  and  $2.75  for  choice.  California 
Seedlings,  $2.25.

Parsnips—$1.35  per  bbl.
Poultry—Live  pigeons  are  in  active 
demand  at  75c3 $ i.  Neater  squabs, 
either 
live  or  dressed,  $2  per  doz. 
Dressed  stock  commands  the  following : 
Chickens,  12 3 13 c ;  small  bens,  1 1 3 1 2 c ; 
ducks,  14 3 15 c ;  young  geese,  n 3 I2c; 
turkeys,  15 3 17 c ;  small  squab  broilers, 
14 3 16 c ;  Belgian  hares,  839c.  Ducks, 
geese  and  broilers  are  scarce  and  in  ac­
tive  demand.
Radishes—25c  per  doz.  for  hothouse.
Spanish  Onions—$1.50  per  crate.
Spinach—90c  per  bu.
Sweet  Potatoes—Jerseys,  $4  per  b b l.; 
Turnips—40c per bu.
Ralph  A.  Foote,  of  the  firm  of  Foote 
&  Furniss,  dealers  in  drugs  and  jewelry

Illinois,  $3.7$.

at  Nashville,  was  operated  upon  at  the 
U.  B.  A.  Hospital  here  Sunday  and 
died  the  day  following.  The  remains 
were  taken  to  Nashville  for  interment. 
Mr.  Foote  was  a  young  man  of  much 
promise.

Piles C ured

By  New  Painless  Dissolvent 
treatment;  no  chloroform  or 
knife.  Send for book.

Dr.  Willard  M.  Burleson 

Rectal Specialist

103 Monroe St., Grand Rapids, MJcb.

Wiens’  Dustless 
Hygienic  Sweeper

Nickel  Plated 

Oil

Reservoir.

Will keep  your

Stock and Store Clean

ft kills the dust  while  you  sweep 
the  floor.  Send  us  $2.00  for  a 
Fiber Dustless  Sweeper  or  $3.50 
for a pure Bristle Dustless Sweep­
er.  Best made.  Express charges 
prepaid by  us.  All our  sweepers 
guaranteed.  Money  back  if  not 
satisfied.  Order one now.  Agents 
wanted quick.
The A.  R. Weins 
Dustless Brush Company,

227-229 Cedar  Street, 
Milwaukee,  Wls.

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

THIRD  ANNUAL  BANQUET

Of  the  Retail  Grocer*  and  Batcher*  of 

Kalamazoo.

The  third  annual  banquet  of  the  Kal­
amazoo  Grocers  and  Meat  Dealers’ 
Association, which was  held  in the Audi­
torium  building  Thursday  evening,  was 
fully  up  to  the  standard  of 
former 
events  of  a  similar  character  held  under 
the  auspices  of that  organization.  The 
grand  march  started  about  9  o’clock 
and,  after all  bad  been  seated,  the  fol­
lowing  menu  was carefully  discussed : 

Olives. 

New  York  Counts.

Celery. 

Pickles.

Oysterettes.  Long  Island  Wafers. 

Aqua  Pura.
French  Rolls.

Home-made  White  Bread.

Boston  Brown  Bread.

Cream  Chicken.

Mashed  Potatoes. 

Apple  Jelly.

Fruit  Salad.  Salted  Wafers.

Ice  Cream.

Nabisco  Wafers.
Assorted  Cake.

Fruit.

H. 

R.  Van  Bochove  spoke  on  Science 

in  Manufacture,  as  follows:

A  man  in  the  grocery  trade to-day,  is, 
or  must  be,  a man  of  brains.  Now  don't 
get  the  big  bead. 
In  making  tbis state­
ment,  I  base  my  assertion  on  what  a 
shrewd  business  man  said  to  me  not 
long  ago.  He  said  there were  more  fools 
in  the  grocery  business  than 
in  any 
other  known 
line  of  trade.  He  may 
have  bad  the  trade  at  large  in  view,  but 
to  me  it  seemed  quite  personal.  Never­
theless,  I  adhere  to  my  assertion  that  a 
man in  the  grocery  trade to-day must not 
only  have  a  good  understanding,  but  a 
capping-off  that  borders  on  nothing  less 
than  the  big  head.  This,  of course,  we 
never_  have 
in  our own  mind,  notwith­
standing  that  in  the  estimation  of  oth­
ers  we  may  have  a  splendid  stock. 
When  you  take 
into  account  the  large 
number  of  salesmen 
in  and  out  of our 
city,  all  of  whom  you  may justly  say  are 
men  of  bright  minds,  keen  and  shrewd 
in  their  way,  yon  will  agree  with  me  in 
my 
first  statement,  that  a  man  in  our 
trade  must  have  brains. 
If  we  are  not 
so  fortunate  as  to  have  them 
in  the 
mind  of  the  public,  we  can  at  least 
have  them  in  our  own  mind’s  eye. 
In 
tbis  way  we  can  all  have  an  unstinted 
supply.

Oranges. 

Coffee. 

London  Layer  Raisins.

Bananas.
Cigars.

After  the  wants  of  the  inner  man  bad 
J.  E.  Van 
been  properly  supplied, 
Bochove,  President  of  the  organization, 
delivered  an  appropriate  address  of wel­
come,thanking the  members  and  invited 
guests  for  the  generous  manner 
in 
which  they  bad  turned  out  to the  ban 
quet.

Wm.  H.  Johnson  was then  introduced 
as  toastmaster—a  position  he  also  filled 
with  credit  to  all  concerned  on  both  the 
previous  banquets—and  introduced  as 
first  speaker  of the evening E.  A.  Stowe 
editor  of 
the  Michigan  Tradesman 
whose  response  to  the  Food  Laws  is  re 
produced  verbatim  elsewhere  in 
this 
week’s  paper.

Edward  B.  Desenberg roasted  some  of 

his  friends  in  rhyme,  as  follows:
To H.  R.  Van  Bochove—

“ For the land’s sake,”
The first upon the list I  see 
Is ray good friend, H.  R.  Van  B.
^ ° u know him by his merry smile,
By temperance talks, quite free from guile, 
borne time ago, five pails of creams 
Were hauled through snow and ice bv teams,
And after Christmas Henry cried,
And hemm’d and ha1___Mun,
**Ah me! my debts I cannot pay;
I*» dump those sweets without delay,
Right back and pay the cash I  owe 
In full of all demands, just so.
B. D.  & Co. a new brick cheese 
Have bought, I’m sure just me to please.
Tis named  Prince Henry, and ’twill make 
A   splendid scent, “ for the lands sake.**

I'ed and talked and sighed,

I want to be a Hoekstra,
And with the Hoekstras stand.
Success sheathed in  mv scabbard,
And held within my hand.
*Tis quite a wondrous story 
Of this Celery City son,
To Sam belongs the glory,
Here’s health to you, Well done.

Henry Schaherg, of Kalamazoo,
H* v,nS P^d for a horse that  chewed glue. 

Became much depressed,
And fully confessed 

How it happened his syrup was blue.
When  our genial  Walter C.  Hipp  was 
a  blushing  clerk  of  sixteen  summers, 
one  of  bis  fair  lady  customers  entered 
one  day  and  asked  him,  "H ave  you  the 
song,  'A  Heart that Beats with  Love?’  ”  
to  which  Walter  replied,  " I   should  con­
sider  it  highly  imprudent  on  a  salary  of 
$5  a  week. "  
"E v e r  since  the  flood  there  have  been 
™ eP  »ho  went  against  schemes  that 
looked like  less  work  and more money. ”  

'

Prof.  Eduard,

Inventor  and  Purveyor of Trecola. 
permons  are  always  too  long  for  the 
audience  and  too  short  for  the  minis- 
,er- 

H.  R.  Van  B.

Stephen  Marsh,  Kalamazoo  represent­
ative  for  the  Standard  Oil  Co.,  dis­
cussed Mistakes in  Business  in  an  intel­
ligent  manner,  citing 
instances  where 
retail  grocers  could  mend  tbeir  ways  to 
advantage.

It  is  some  seventeen  years  since  1 em­
barked 
in  the  grocery  trade,  and  it  is, 
no  doubt,largely  due  to  my  contact  with 
these  Men  of  the  Grip  that  I  have  any 
knowledge  at  all  on the subject—Science 
in  Manufacture  or  How  Everything  Is 
Made.  Since  I  have  been  willing  to  be 
taught,  I  have  always  found  a  ready 
teacher  in  my  drummer  friend.  He 
is 
not  the  exception,  and  I think  I am  safe 
in  saying  that  it  is  the  rule  that  when 
he  calls  on  you  he  will  not  only  tell  you 
—and  this 
in  confidence—all  he  knows 
about  the  make  of  a  certain  article  or 
the  ins  and  outs  of  a  certain  deal  on 
which  be  has a cinch but,  not least of all, 
will  throw  all  tbe  light  possible  on  what 
be  thinks  you  do  not  know.  Since  my 
trade  does  not  exceed  a  hundred  thous­
and  dollars  a  year,  it  has  been  my  good 
fortune,  or  misfortune,  to  have  had  tbe 
tutorship  of  only  a  few  of these  men  of 
brawn  and  brain.  Of  these  few,  one 
stands^  out  conspicuously  for  having,  at 
least 
in  bis  own  mind,  the  controlling 
interest 
in  the  grocery  trade,  not  only 
of our  city,  but  of  the  State.  No  doubt 
(in  his  own  mind)  he  has  constantly 
running  from  the  Pacific  coast  a  train­
load  of raisins,  prunes and salmon ;  from 
the  East  a  trainload  of  sugar;  from  the 
South  a  consignment  of  not  less  than 
500  barrels  of  molasses;  from  the  North 
tbe  entire  output  of  the  cheese  supply 
of  Michigan  factories  and,  last  but  not 
least,,  a  cargo  of  teas  from  tbe  planta­
tion  in  Japan—all  in  bis  mind,  just  like 
my  brains  and  my  knowledge  of  science 
:n  manufacture.
Is  it  any  wonder  that  such  an  aggre­
gation  of  business  running  to  one  center 
should  give  tbe  coal  combine  an  excuse 
for  sidetracking  tbeir  hard  coal  and 
getting  ten  dollars  a  ton!  Now  then, 
gentlemen,  take  in  tbe  view :  All  of  our 
freight  yards  clogged  with  cars,  each 
car  consigned  and  conspicuously 
la- 
beled:  " B .  Desenberg  &  Co.,  whole-

Kent  County

Savings  Bank  Deposits 

exceed  $2,300,000

3K %   interest paid  on  Sav­
ings certificates  of  deposit.

The  banking  business  of 
Merchants,  Salesmen  and 
Individuals solicited.

Morris  Desenberg  responded  to  the 
topic,  Personalities  and  Generalities, 
in  an  acceptable  manner.

Cor.  Canal and Lyon Sts.

Grand  Rapids, Michigan

Quickly  recognized  the  double  profit 
opportunities  afforded 
in  Diamond 
Crystal Salt.  The chance to make two 
profits by selling their dairy customers 
"the  salt  that's A L L   salt, ”   instead  of 
common  salt,  was  too  good  to  miss. 
They realized  that  the better  the  salt 
they  sold  their  dairy trade,  the better 
the butter would  be  they bought,  and 
the  better  would  be  the  retail  butter 
prices.  This  is  the  sort  of  business 
tact  that  builds  success.  Are  you 
building this way ?

Diamond  Crystal  Salt,  put  up  in 
%  bushel  (14 lb .; sacks,  retailing  for 
25c.  is  a very  convenient and  popular 
form  with  both  grocers and  dairymen. 
Also sold in barrels and smaller sacks. 
For further information,  address
DIAMOND  CRYSTAL  SALT  COMPANY

ST .  C LAIR,  M IC H .

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leaving  in 

im­
sale  grocers,  manufacturers  and 
porters,”   and  each  car,  bearing  their 
popular  trademark—a  guaranty  of  the 
purity  and  quality  of  the  goods,  a  suc­
cess  wherever  used—pushing  its  way  to 
the  front  and 
its  wake  a 
phosphorescent  glory  to 
illumine  the 
lives  of  all  those  who  never  sold  or  used 
If  you  never  live  to  see 
their  goods. 
this  sight 
in  reality,  you  can  at  least 
have  the  share  of  it  in  your  mind.
Is  it  any  wonder  that  after  seventeen 
years  of 
contact  with  such  men  1 
should  know  the  science  of  trade  or  bow 
everything 
If  I  have  learned 
anything,  I  have  gained 
from  the 
source  mentioned.  If  I  have  not,  I  leave 
it  for  you  to  judge  the  source  of  my  ig­
norance.  As  a  man  thinketb,  so  be 
is. 
If  you  have  not  the  wealth  of  the  world 
or  ail  the  business  of  the  world  or all 
the  knowledge  of  the  world,  you  can  at 
least  have  a  part  of  these  in  your  imag­
inative  powers. 
It  will  do  you  no 
It  may  bring  you  real  pleasure.
harm. 
Walter  C.  Hipp  was  down  for  a  talk 
on  Union  Made  vs.  Trust  Goods,  but 
asked  to  be  excused  on  account  of  the 
lateness  of  the  hour.

is  made! 

H.  J.  Schaberg  spoke  on  the  New 
Woman  in  his  usually  happy  vein,  de­
scribing  the  ideal  housewife  and  help­
meet.

it 

Several  others  were  called  upon  for 
voluntary  remarks  and responded  briefly 
and  acceptably.

Passing o f the  Dreamer.

What use to pipe an idle  lay,

When the wide world is filled with  sound? 
The discords of to-day have drowned 

The sweetest songs of yesterday.
Furnace, and forge, and whirling wheel— 

These win the triumphs of the hour;
These are the symbols of the power 

That rules our noisy age of steel.
Each age some miracle invents:

The pulsing tones of living speech 
Flow to ana fro in streams that reach 
Across the world’s wide continents.
A  million quivering nerves of  wire 

Spread round the earth by sea or land;
Wide wastes of storm and foam are  spanned 

With arches of electric fire.
Vast leagues of clanging railways gleam 
From zone to zone, from brine to brine;
And even the muses’ voice divine 

Is strangled by the hiss of  steam.
And daily round and round the earth 

The wonders of the Press are wrought 
Evangel of the later thought 
And prophet of the newer birth.
Old superstitions melt away,

A s science, from her skyward height,
Draws back the curtains of the night 

And ushers in the dawning day.
The rhymer’s rhyming is amiss;

The dreamer must his dream forswear;
The crowded tides of commerce bear 

Not Fancy’s fairy argosies.
Man’s dreams to*day in deeds are wrought; 

The prestige of the past is his,
The wisdom of the centuries,

By blood and anguish dearly bought.
Only he wins who joins the fray;

And for this dreamer—him who stands 
With yearning face and folded hands—

Earth hath no place for him to-day.

Theo.  M. Carpenter.

No great  characters  are  formed  in  this 
world  without  suffering  and  self-denial.

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in 
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mailed in the usual  manner.  And  further 
deponent  saith  not. 
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There  are  complications 

AUTOHOBl LGSCHEMK I'XPROMISING.
in  the  re­
quirements  of  self-propelling  vehicles 
for  use  on  American  highways  which 
make  them  exceptions  to  most  Euro­
pean  inventions  which  the  Yankee  has 
essayed  to  take  up,according  to  his  cus­
tom,  and  carry  to  a  state  of  perfection 
hardly 
imagined  by  the  original  pro­
jectors.  The  conditions  of  use  have  so 
many  elements  of  uncertainty  that  it 
took  a  considerable  time  for  all  to  be­
come  manifest,  and  so  the  first  years 
were  largely  wasted  in  putting  out  ma­
chines  with  so  many  elements  of  weak­
ness  that  as  these  developed  in  the  tests 
of  use  the  majority  of types  soon proved 
failures.

One  of  the  early  stumbling  blocks  to 
be  encountered  was the  natural  effort  to 
secure  greater  simplicity.  Theoretical­
ly  the  operations  to  be  performed  were 
so  few  that  it  seemed  as  though  a  ma­
chine  of  few  parts  and  simple  construc­
tion  could  be  easily  attained.  But  it 
was  soon  found  that  the  necessary  light­
ness  of  parts  and  provision  to  prevent 
undue  friction  through  lack  of  balance 
and  the  need  of  provision  for cooling 
the  machinery  and  many  other  unex­
pected  difficulties  wete 
fatal  to  the 
idea  of  simplicity  and  low  cost.  Much 
was  said  a  year  or  two  agool a  practical 
three  or  four  hundred  dollar  machine, 
or  even  less,  but  now  the  attainment  of 
such  a  product  seems  much  farther  off. 
Experience  has  demonstrated  that  most 
of  the  radical  departures  in  the  line  of 
invention  have  been  failures  and  that 
success  seems  to  lie  along  the  lines  first 
projected  by  the  French  engineers.

The  consequence  is  a great  proportion 
of  the  enterprises  that  were  launched 
during  the  first  years  of  American  de­
velopment  have  come  to  grief.  Espe­
cially  is  this  the  case  with  those  based 
on  radical  departures  from  the  imported
types  and  on  what  seemed  the  most 
promising  inventions.  The  builders  of 
the  promised  cheap  machines  are  con­

WHY  NOT  PLAT  FA IR ?

For  the  third time within three months 
the  Tradesman  is  compelled  to  put  this 
question  to  the  State  Dairy  and  Food 
Department.

issued  Nov. 

Inspector  Bennett  prepared  an  opin­
ion,  which  was  published  in the October 
Bulletin, 
14,  bolding  the 
sale  of  terpenless  lemon  extract  to  be 
illegal  and  warning  the  grocery 
trade 
that  the  sale  of such  goods  must  cease 
on  and  after January  1.

The  Illinois  law  requires  one  year’s 
notice  of  a  change  of  this  character and 
the  Tradesman  immediately  called  the 
attention  of  Food  Commissioner  Snow 
to  this  law  and  reminded him of the  fact 
that  six  weeks  was altogether  too  short 
a  time 
in  which  to  compel  either  a 
wholesale  or  retail  dealer to  change  his 
lines  and  a  manufacturer  to  revise  his 
formula  and  labels.  Mr.  Snow  admitted 
that  the  notice  was  inadequate  and  un­
just  and  promised  to  rectify 
it,  but 
failed  to  keep  his  word.

Then  the  Tradesman,  acting 

in  be­
half  of  hundreds  of  retail  grocers  who 
have  appealed  to  it  for advice,  took  up 
the  matter  with  the  new  Commissioner, 
who  replied  that  he  was  “ investigating 
the  matter.”

And,  while  he 

is  “  investigating  the 
matter,”   Inspector  Bennett  is  sashaying 
up  and  down  his  district,  threatening 
hundreds  of  retail  grocers  with  arrest 
for  handling  a  product  which  every 
chemist  of  national  reputation  asserts  is 
superior  in  every  respect to  the  oil  ex­
tract  Col.  Bennett  is  undertaking  to 
force  upon  the  people  against  their 
protest  and  their  better  judgment.

common 

As  the  points 

involved  in  this  con­
troversy  are  now  before  the  Supreme 
Court,  on  appeal  from  the  Muskegon 
Circuit, 
fairness,  common 
decency  and  common  honesty  dictate 
an 
immediate  cessation  of  hostilities 
and  an 
immediate  suspension  of  the 
Bennett  ruling,  pending  the  final  de­
cision  of the  Supreme  Court.

Unless  this 

is  done,  and  done  at 
once,  the  Tradesman  will  be  reluctantly 
compelled  to  consign  Dr.  Smith  to  the 
same  category  as  Storrs  and  Snow,  in­
stead  of  placing  him  on  the  elevated 
plane  occupied  by  Commissioner  Gros 
venor  during  the  four  years  he  honored 
the  office  of  Dairy  and  Food  Commis­
sioner.

Nothing 

is  so  disastrous  as  uncer­
tainty.  The  people  can  stand  any  law 
or ruling if  it  is  a  settled  fact  that they 
must  conform  thereto.  To  attempt  to 
enforce  a  ruling  which 
is  not  in  har­
mony  with  the  spirit  of the  times  and 
is  in  opposition  to  the  opinion  of  every 
chemist  of  national  reputation 
is  bad 
enough;  but  to  ride  roughshod  over  the 
people  while  the  controversy  is  before 
the  Supreme  Court  is  an  exhibition  of 
bad  faith  and  bad  judgment  and  bad 
policy  which  ought  not  to  be  tolerated 
for  a  moment. 
If  Dr.  SmitB  permits 
another  week  to  go  by  without  suspend­
ing  the  Bennett  ruling  on  terpenless 
lemon  extract he  will be  guilty  of  one  of 
the  grossest  abuses  of  power  which 
Michigan  people  have  ever  witnessed.

is  the  movement  of  some  of  the  large 
railroad  properties  to  increase  capital 
for the  prosecution  of  improvement  and 
extension  enterprises.  Money  has  been 
plentiful,  which  has  made  it  more  diffi­
cult  for  banks  to  continue  their restrain­
ing  influence.  The expectation that  gold 
would  begin  its  usual  Eastern  flow  at 
this  season  has  been  disappointed,  and 
for  no  apparent  reason.  The  accumu­
lation  of  Government  gold  still  con­
tinues,  until  the  phenomenal  total  of 
$623,804,109  has  been  reached.

Merchandise  distribution 

continues 
unusually  active  for  the  season,  the  only 
hindrances  owing  to  lack  of  goods  to 
fill  orders  and  to congestion  of traffic. 
It  is  so  common  now  for  shipments  to 
be  behind  on  account  of  either  of  these 
troubles  that  buyers  accept  the  excuse 
as  a  matter  of  course.  When  the  block­
ade  is  finally  broken  there  is  no ques­
tion  but that  the  movemeut  will  be  tre­
mendous.  Reports  of  building  opera­
tions 
activity 
wherever  weather  conditions  are  not 
too  unfavorable.  Buying  of  machinery, 
implements,  and  hardware  as  well  as 
furniture  and  household  utensils  is  on 
an  unusually  liberal  scale.

exceptional 

indicate 

The  iron  and steel  industries  continue 
the  activity  which  has  come  to  be  usual 
long  continued  pressure  of 
under  the 
demand. 
The  improved  coal  situation 
makes  that  feature  more  favorable  to 
universal  activity  in  all industrial  lines. 
Textiles  are  still  increasing  in  activity 
and  with  prices  of the  raw  staples  ad­
vancing  there 
is  no  lack  of  strength  in 
the  finished  product.  Advance  business 
is  reported  more  favorable  in  boots  and 
shoes and  with  hides  at  a  more  favor­
able  level  the  outlook  is  good  for  the in­
dustry.

for  threatening 

A  Brooklyn  school  boy  has  been  ar­
rested 
to  shoot  bis 
teacher,  an  attractive  young  woman  for 
whom  he  bad  conceived  a  consuming 
passion.  He  sought  to  propitiate  her 
favor  by  presenting  her  with  mince 
pies,  and  when  she  refused  to  receive 
them  he  resolved  that  she  should  die 
rather  than  live  to  love  another.  When 
he  pulled  his  pistol  the  school  teacher 
unexpectedly  showed  nerve  enough  to 
put  the  precocious  youth  to  flight  and 
later  had  him  put  in  a  place  where  his 
ardor  might  cool.  All  school  ma’ams 
may  now  be  expected  to  look  out  for 
overtures  in  the  form  of  pie.

Prof.  Goldwin  Smith,  famous as a stu­
dent  and  writer  upon  political  condi­
tions,  has  made  a  confession.  He  says 
that  in  municipal  elections  he  generally 
votes as  his  butler  advises.  The  Pro­
fessor’s  attention  is  fixed  on  things  far 
off,  and he  thinks  his  butler  understands 
much  more  clearly  the  circumstances  of 
local  situations.  Many  men  would  vote 
nearer  right  if  they  were  to  take  their 
cues  from  similar  sources. 
In  every 
community  there  are  hundreds  of  men 
who  are  well  posted  on  national  ques­
tions  who  have  no  adequate  conception 
of  the  influences  and  forces  that  operate 
in  local  affairs.

»ENERAL TRADE  REVIEW.

Dulness 

in  the  speculative  markets 
has  been  continued  until  the  general 
strength  of  the  situation  seems  to  force 
a  greater  volume  of transactions.  There 
was  no  very  apparent  reason  for  the
long  dulness except the Venezuelan  com­
plications  and,  what  was  of  more  real 
significance,  the  reluctance  of  the  banks 
to  see  a  bull  movement  inaugurated. 
Another  possible  conservative 
influence

Pierpont  Morgan  is  permitting  more 
and  more  of  bis  work  to  fall  upon 
younger  men,  while  still  retaining  gen­
eral  supervision  of  the  enormous  enter­
prise  in  which  he  is  interested.  Among 
these  young  men  George  W.  Perkins 
is 
regarded  as  first  lieutenant.  Mr.  Per­
kins  has  been  tried 
in  many  different 
places,  but  always  rose  to  the  situation, 
and,  therefore,  naturally  stands  next  to 
the  world's  financial  nabob.

spicuous  by  their  absence.  To-day  the 
successful  machines  are  of  great  appar­
ent  complexity.  Moving  parts  have  to 
be  duplicated 
for  obviating  vibration 
and  noise  and  securing  freedom  from 
undue  friction.  Oiling  needs  and  de­
vices  must  be  so  arranged  that  the  in­
evitable  neglect  sooner or  later  to  be en­
countered  will  not  cause 
irreparable 
damage.

Under  these  requirements  the  enter­
prises  which  promise  endurance  are 
those  which  have  been  most  conserva­
tive  as  to  adhering  to  proved  types  of 
construction.  These  are  such  as  have 
commanded  an  abundance  of  capital 
and  have  used  sufficient  care  to  prevent 
its  employment 
in  the  construction  of 
machines  which  must  go too  far in meet­
ing  untried  conditions.  Thus  the  tend­
ency 
is  to  sell  oniy  the  higher  priced 
machines  and  the  promise  of  rapidly 
superseding  the  horse, even  in stage  and 
freight  duty,  seems  much  farther  from 
realization  than  a  year  or two  ago.

There  is  no  question  but that  the  ma­
chines  which  are  the  most  successful 
to-day  are  still  much  too  complicated  to 
meet the  needs  of  general  transporta­
tion.  There  is  yet  much  of  simpliicty 
and  durability  to  be  conquered  by  the 
American  inventor, and  he  will  not  give 
up  the  contest  until be is successful.  But 
this  success  must  be  attained  through 
the  most  thorough  preparation  and  most 
careful  prosecution  of  the  work. 
In 
other  words,  the  one  who  essays  to go 
forward  in  this  work  to-day  must master 
thoroughly  all  that  has  been  done  and 
advance  from  present attainment.  This 
means  that  the  day  for  new  automobile 
enterprises  under  anything  less  than  the 
employment  of  every  advantage  that 
experience  and  money  will  buy is bound 
to  be  a  failure.  This  phase  of develop­
ment  has  already  weeded  out  the  most 
of  those  who  brought  less  of'equipment, 
and  the  hopelessness  of  the  success  of 
such  new  enterprises is increasing daily. 
In  this,  as  in  many  other  similar  lines, 
there  will  always  be  a  host  of  industrial 
adventurers,  with  nothing  to  lose,  who 
will  entrap  the  unwary  into  schemes  of 
building new enterprises ;  but of ail lines 
this  is  probably  the  most  certain  of fail­
ure.

The  Tradesman  expects  to  hear  that 
the  retail  grocers  of Grand  Haven  have 
been  apprehended  and  arrested  this 
week.  Col.  John  Bennett  was  there  two 
weeks  ago  and  threatened  to  cause  the 
arrest  of  every  grocer  who  had  any  ter­
penless 
lemon  extract  on  band  a  fort­
night  hence.  The  genial  Colonel  has 
been  known  to  make  threats  which  he 
did  not  carry  into  execution,  but  the 
Tradesman  is  assured  that  be  means 
business  this  time  and  that he  has  a  job 
lot  of  warrants  of  assorted  sizes  ready 
to serve  on  his  victims  on  the  slightest 
provocation.  Of  course,  he  will  arrange 
matters  so  as  to  have the warrants served 
on Saturday afternoon and evening.  That 
is  evidently  his  idea  of  the  eternal  fit­
ness  of  things.  Unprejudiced  attorneys 
on  the  other  band,  assert  that  the  serv­
ing  of a  warrant  on  Saturday  afternoon 
is  prima  facia  evidence  of  malice.

The  “ hero  of  two  wars’ ’  racket  did 
the  business  for  Col.  John  Bennett  in 
pressing  his  claims  for  re-appointment 
before  Governor  Bliss  Such  a  record 
was  too  much  for  the  Executive  to with­
stand.

Wills  of  rich  men  still  remind  us  that 
men  do  not  always  grow  generous  as 
they  grow  old.

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Dry Goods

W eekly  Market  Review  of  the  Principal 

Staples.

Staple  Cottons—Tbere  is  a  good  gen­
eral  demand  for  staple  cottons  in  tbe 
market  to-day,  but  the  actual  business 
transactions  have  been 
limited  by  the 
sellers  and  orders  have  been  repeatedly 
turned  down,  botb  for  immediate  and 
forward  deliveries,  on  account  of  a  de­
cided  scarcity  of  merchandise.  Buyers 
state  that,  unless  this  condition  is  al­
tered  before  long,  it  will  begin  to  result 
in  hardship,  that  is,  they  will  be  unable 
to  supply  their  customers;  furthermore, 
this  condition  is  likely  to  create  an  ad­
vance 
in  prices.  Up  to  the  present 
writing  prices  of  print  cottons  have  not 
shown  any  open  changes,  although  the 
tone  of  the  market  in  both  heavy  and 
lightweight  sheetings  and  drills  is  ex­
ceedingly  firm.  Home buying  has  been 
fully  up  to  tbe  recent  average  although 
tbe  export  business  has  been 
lighter 
than  formerly.  Ducks  and  brown  osna- 
burgs  are  firm  in  price  and  tbe  demand 
for  bleached  muslins  is  practically  tbe 
same  as  duting  our  previous  reports. 
The  trading 
in  bleached  muslins  has 
been  good.  There  has  been  a  steady 
business 
in  these  goods.  Business  in 
denims,  plaids,  cheviots,  shirtings,  etc., 
has  been  limited  and  greatly  hampered 
by  the  scarcity  of  supplies;  as  it  is,  tbe 
actual  selling  has  been  moderate  and 
full  prices  have  been  easily  obtained.

individual  trade 

improved  demand  this  week 

Prints  and  Ginghams—There has been 
for 
an 
printed  calicoes 
in  both  staples  and 
fancies.  The number of  orders  have  in­
creased,  but 
is  com­
paratively  small. 
Conditions  of  tbe 
print  market  are  reported  good  as  far  as 
stocks  on  hand  are  concerned.  Fancy 
calicoes  show  a  limited  supply  of  goods 
for quick  delivery  and  staples  are  over­
sold  in  a  number  of  directions.  Prices 
shew  no  change but practically every one 
looks  for  a  higher  plane  before  long 
in 
some  of  the  staples.  This  is  based 
partly  on  tbe  condition  of  stocks  and 
partly  on  the  strength  of  tbe  print  cloth 
market.  Print  cloths  have  advanced, 
while  up  to  the  present  writing  prices 
have  not  changed  for  prints. 
In  fine 
printed  fabrics  the  market  shows  no 
change  and  is  generally  quiet  on  thin 
goods. 
Printed  flannelettes  are  well 
sold  ahead  and  firm.  Domets  and  other 
woven  patterned  napped  goods  are 
scarce  and  have  been  well  sold  for  the 
fall  season.  Ginghams  are  firm.

Underwear—In  fleeced  goods  the  me­
lower  grades  are  pretty  well 
dium  and 
taken  care  of. 
It  is  but  occasionally 
that  we  can  find a  line  open for any  con­
siderable  amount  of  business;  in  fact, 
we  doubt  if  even  these  would  take addi­
tional  orders  if  all  of  their  original  or­
ders  held,  but  some  of  them  seem  to  be 
hedging,  as  if  they  bad  not  much  con­
fidence 
in  some  of  their  orders.  This 
new  business,  however,  is  not  taken  ex­
cept  with  a  promise  of  late  deliveries. 
All  fleeced underwear of standard makes, 
those 
that  have  a  reputation,  were 
early  sold  up  and  a  good  many  buyers 
that  came  late  to  tbe  market  have  been 
disappointed,  for  in  some  cases  they 
were  able  to  secure  promises  for  deliv­
ery only at a very late  date.  Most of  the 
higher  grades  of  fleeced goods,  however, 
are  open  for  a  larger  number of  orders, 
although  they  are  stated  to  be  in  a  com­
fortable  condition  at  present.

Hosiery—Buyers  are  looking  around 
in  the  hosiery  market  before  making 
their  purchases.  The  market  is  firm  and 
the  outlook  very  satisfactory,  but  this

firmness  does  not  create  much  enthus­
iasm  among  the  buyers.  Prices  far  be­
yond  all  expectations  stare  them  in  tbe 
face  wherever  they  go,  and  they  have 
not  yet  gotten  to  the  point  where  they 
can  accept  these  with  good  grace.  Some 
look  for  a  slightly  lower  level  of  prices 
in  the  future,  claiming  that  yarns  will 
go  down  somewhat,  but tbe  agents  say 
that  such  a  thing 
is  impossible,  and 
even  if  yarns  did  take  a  moderate  drop, 
it  could  not  be  enough  to  affect  their 
prices. 
In  fact,  they  say  that  prices  to­
day  are  lower  than  could  be  made  if 
they  were  obliged  to  buy  yarn  in  the 
open  market  now.  The  only  way  they 
can  do  it  is  by  mixing  yarn  bought  at 
early 
low  prices  and  combining  that 
with  part  at  higher  prices,  making  a 
fair  average.

Carpets—The  bulk  of tbe  season’s  or­
ders  for  carpets  is  in  and  weavers  find 
time  for  little  else  but  to  attend  to  tbe 
immense  business  that  has  been  placed 
in  their  hands.  What  new  business  is 
being  received  comes  under  tbe  head  of 
duplicates  and  is  taken  at  more  advan­
tageous  rates  on  the  part  of the weavers. 
The  large  Eastern  mills  have  given  hut 
little  attention  to  tbe  duplicate  business 
as  yet  and  probably  will  not,  as  their 
production  for  the  season  is  pretty  well 
spoken  for  now.  They  have taken  this 
opportunity  to send out  notices of  an  ad­
vance  this  month  on  three-quarter  car­
pets,  ranging  from  two  to  five  cents,  al­
though,  as  a  general  thing,  they  can  not 
take  orders  at  tbe  new  figures. 
If  these 
prices  are  lived  up  to,  the  smaller  man­
ufacturers  in  some  cases  might  reap 
some  benefit  from  the  advance,  but  even 
the  smaller  mills  are  pretty  well  sold 
up.  These advances  were  declared  more 
for  a  purpose  than  to  establish  the  pres­
ent  values  on  a  higher  footing.

Rugs—Rug weavers are well  employed 
on  old  business  which  will  keep  them 
busy  for  weeks  to come.  The  large  car­
pet  sized  rugs  in  Wiltons  and  Brussels 
are  well  sold  up,  as  are  also  tbe  Smyrna 
rugs  in  small  sizes.

The  thought  of  a  possible  helpless  old 
age  gives  all  of  us  moments  of  anxiety.

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Carefully Made.

Prints and  Percales.

Lawns and  Dimities. 
Price $7.50 to $15 

per dozen.

Send  for  samples. 
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Grand  Rapids, Mich.

White Goods

Don’ t  wait  too  long  in  placing  your  order  for  W hite  Goods. 
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Michigan  in  India  Linons,  Victoria  Lawns,  Nainsooks,  Mer­
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Ask  our  agents  to  show  you  their  lines.

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Grand Rapids, Mich.

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will  be  at  its  best.  We  know 
our  line  of  Calicoes,  Ginghams,
Dimities,  Batistes,  Piques,  Ducks 
and  White Goods is ahead of any 
we have ever  shown.  Don’t  you 
think  it  would  pay  to  look  us 
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Chocolate  Sticks

Dainty  and  delicious.  From  ioo  to  120 
to  the  lb.  Pails,  20  lbs.  Boxes,  5  lbs.

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Grand  Rapids,  Michigan

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Paint,  Color and  Varnish  Makers

Mixed  -Paint,  W hite  Lead,  Shingle  Stains,  Wood  Fillers 

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the market for grocers, butchers, bakers, etc., or any place where a light package  is  required

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Cadillac, Mich.

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Clothing

Features  in  Furnishing .Goods  in  Three

Markets.
Chicago.

Neckwear  salesmen  are  doing  well  on 
the  road.  The  factories  have  plenty  to 
do,  even  with  pushing,  to  turn  out  or- 
ers,  for  merchants  are  asking  that  the 
goods  be  delivered  early.  While  the 
summer  styles are not definitely planned, 
the  four-in-hand  has  been  meeting  with 
the  greatest  success,  and  it  lcoks  like  a 
four-in-hand  season.  The  scarfs  will  be 
wider  than 
last  year,  however.  Two 
inches  is  the  favorite  width  for  early 
spring.

The  neckwear  market  is  marked  by 
the  absence  of  novelties. 
Retailers 
have  commented  on  this  and  would  be 
glad  enough  if  the  summer  would  pass 
without  bringing  out  a  large  number  of 
“ freaks."  So  far there  has  been  noth­
ing  in  the  “ freak''  line.  Last year there 
was  so  much  complaint  from  retailers 
on  the  overproduction  of  strange  de­
signs,  that  destroyed  the  regular  staple 
neckwear  trade,  that  manufacturers  may 
not  expend  much  energy  this  year  in 
their  production.  Manufacturers  them­
selves  say  little  on  this  question.

Of  the  shirt  market  little  can  be  said. 
The  only market  is  for  spring goods  and 
these  have  been  sold.  Traveling  men 
are  home  from  their  trips,  satisfied  with 
the  outcome  of the  season's  work,  and 
the  factories  are  busy turning  out  spring 
orders. 
is  no  chance  that  the 
immediate  delivery  shirt  business  will 
grow  any  better. 
It  has  been  very  poor 
all  season,  and,  with  the  dull  times  at 
hand,the  sbirtmaker  has  very  little  hope 
of  doing  any  more  winter  shirt  busi­
ness.

There 

In  hosiery  clockings  will  be  promi­
nent  again  this  spring.  Lace  effects 
will  sell  as  well  as  ever.  The  colors 
are  not  prominent.  The  modest  hosiery 
wiil  continue  to  hold  its  own.

New  York.

A  good  start-off  has  been  given  to  the 
wholesale  furnishing  goods  trade  for  the 
spring  season.  Salesmen  on  the  road 
are  reporting  to  their  various  bouses 
that  retailers  all  along  their  routes  en­
joyed  a  busy  holiday  season,  and  that 
their  stocks  are.consequently  low.  The 
fact  that  liberal  ordering  has  been 
in­
dulged  in  is  attested  by  the  orders com­
ing  in  with  requests  for  hurry  deliver­
ies.  These  orders  are  accompanied  by 
the  explanation  that  some  retailers  are 
sold  sc  close  on  their  winter  lines  that 
they  need  new  goods  to  refurnish  their 
stocks.

Neckwear  houses  are  reaping  a  very 
satisfactory  business  with  their  new 
lines.  The  new  ranges  of  neckwear are 
so  attractive  in  styling,  weave,  patterns 
and  colorings  that  they  win 
friends 
wherever  shown,  and  the  leading  houses 
report  good  business  secured 
in  conse­
quence.  One of  the  best  sellers  thus  far 
has  been  grey,  also various combinations 
of  black  and  white.  Efforts  have  been 
made  to  push  heliotrope  and  other  light 
shades,  and  they  have  taken  hold  fairly 
well.  Merchants,  however,  are  as  usual 
little  fearful  of  attempting  radical 
a 
color  changes.  Solid  colors 
in  biue, 
green,  purple,  gray,  castor  and  mode 
have  taken  well.  Four-in-hands  of  me­
dium  width  are  leaders.  Houses  show­
ing  novelties  in  high-priced  neckwear 
report  that  their  specialties  have  met 
with  a  cordial  reception.

Despite  the  fact  that  retail  stocks  of 
spring  and  summer  shirts  carried  over 
from 
last  year  are  larger  than  they

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

should  be,  wholesalers  report  that they 
have  done  very  good  business  for  the 
season  and  have,  therefore, 
little  to 
complain  about.  There  has  been  a  rad­
ical  change  from  the  light  grounds of 
the  present  to  dark  grounds,  and  this 
has  been  an  incentive  to  increased busi­
ness,as  every  furnisher  has felt  the  need 
of  new  goods  to  impart  life  and  good 
looks  to  his  stock.  Dark  grounds  in 
stiff  bosom  shirts,  plain  and  pleated 
have  gone  well,  stripes  being  strong, 
with  figures  a  good  second.  The  best 
colors  are  gray  with  black  or  color 
stripes  and  also  small  figures  dotting 
the  ground.  Blues,  modes  and  tans  are 
likewise  good  sellers.  These  are  the 
style 
leaders  of  the  season.  Stripes  in 
colors  from  a  hair-line to  half an inch  in 
width  are  also good  property  in percales 
and  madras.  Pleated  bosoms are taking 
in  single  and  double  pleat  styles,  rang­
ing  in  width  from  a  quarter  to  an  inch, 
the  wide  pleats  being 
in  the  double- 
pleat  style,  and  the  narrow  with  a  plain 
wide  space  in  the  center  and  on  each 
side  of the  bosom.

The  demand  for  goods  to  retail  at 
special  prices,  together  with  the  busi­
ness  coming  to  band  for  the  future  sea­
son,  has  been  so 
large  that  factories 
have  been  running  incessantly.  Some 
manufacturers 
say  that  their  greatest 
difficulty 
is  to  keep  pace  with  the  de­
mands  of their customers.  They  report 
that  another  great  run  on  double-fold 
collars  will  be  experienced  in  the  com­
ing  season.  This  prediction 
is  based 
on  the  large  number of  orders  received. 
Wing  collars  are  but  a  drop 
in  the 
bucket  as  compared  with  the  business 
done 
in  straight  and  turn  over  styles. 
Round  corner  cuffs,  too,  are  selling, 
while  the  square  corners  are  not  en­
quired  for  near as  much  as  formerly.

Manufacturers,  jobbers  and  importers 
of  underwear  inform  us  that  they  have 
the  spring  season’s  business  well 
in 
hand. 
It  has  been  a  big  season  in  un­
derwear,  particularly  for  medium  and 
lightweight  balbriggan  and  lisle  goods 
in  both  the  flat  and  derby  rib  knits.

A
Great
Suspender

Wear a pair yourself  and 
you’ll  advise  your  cus­
tomers to buy

“ The 
Kady ”
We  have  some 
h an d so m e  litho­
graphs  and  glass 
signs awaiting your 
Good 
r e q u e s t  
things  to  use 
in 
your  store.  Good 
suspenders  are  so 
w e ll  appreciated 
that  we  are  going 
to  increase  our  ca­
pacity about  40  per 
cent

Try it yourself. 
Mail  orders  are 

quickest

The  Ohio 
Suspender  Co.

Mansfield,  Ohio

. 

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new
Styles
for
' *  IT Spring
and
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Summer
How Ready

»pyright by David Adler &  Sons

Adler  suits  and  overcoats  are  world  famed  for 
their superior  fashion,  excellence  of  workmanship  and 
perfect  fit.  There are  no  other  ready  to  wear  clothes 
so perfect in every  particular.

Large  book  of  sam ples  sent  free  by  pre- 

paid express to merchants.  W rite at once.
David  Jldlcr # Sons  Clothing  Co*

Itlilwaukce, uJis.

Pay  For  Themselves
E ve ry  M onth

It  is  only  necessary  to 
show  them  to  sell  them. 
They do their own  talking.

Combination  S uit 

Peerless

Hangers

press  the  trousers  while  hanging.
They  hang  the  whole  suit  on 
one  hanger  and  with  a  Peerless 
Improved  Closet  Bar you  hang six 
suits where you  formerly hung one,
and any suit removable without dis­
turbing the rest.

Write  for  sample  and  testi­

monials free to dealers.

on^TiCuion.  Hincher Mfg. Co., Burr Oak, Mich.

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

I S

The  natural  balbriggan  and  white  lisle 
goods  have  taken  best  with  the  furnish­
ing  goods  trade.  Colors  have  taken 
fairly  well 
light  shades,  mostly  in 
light  tones  of  slate,  blue,  heliotrope  and 
pink.

in 

leaders 

The  season  in  hosiery  promises  well, 
judged  from  the  orders  already  secured 
and  the  reports  from  wholesalers  and 
importers  that  retail  stores  want  early 
deliveries.  The 
in  half-hose 
are  grays,oxfords,  white  and  black  com­
binations, 
glaces,  tans,  castors  and 
mode 
Black, 
grey,  castor  and  the  leather  shades  are 
best  in  plain  hose.  There  will  be  very 
little  openwork  for  the  season,  the  de­
mand  even  for  fine  goods  being 
for 
thin,  sheer  hosiery  with  very  plain 
effects  either  in  embroidery  or  ajour 
work.

in  the  novelty  goods. 

The  new  season is  going to  be  marked 
by  the  number  of  new  ideas  introduced 
in  suspenders,  all  of  which  are  taking 
well  and  bringing  good  profits  to  the 
makers.

There  will  be  radical  changes  in  belt 
styles 
for  the  season  under  review, 
many  of  which  will  make  a  popular  hit, 
and  some  will  not  become so popular be­
cause  they  are  simply  lreak  ideas.

Cincinnati.

Neckwear  salesmen  are  on  the  road 
with  their  spring 
lines.  Reports  are 
that  the  sales  are  larger  this  year  than 
last.  Mr.  Ornstein.of Ornstein  &  Rice, 
says  that  spring  orders  are  very  good 
and  that  if  the  present  rate  keeps  up 
this  will  be  their  banner  year.  The  de­
mand  is  for  the  better  grade  of  goods.

Local  shirt  manufacturers are  working 
hard  to  fill  orders  now  on  hand.  All 
salesmen  are  at  home  waiting  for  bouse 
trade  to  commence.  Quite  a  number of 
merchants  here  visited  this  market  dur­
ing  the  past  fortnight  and  the  reports 
from  the  salesmen  are  that  they  have 
purchased  large  bills.  A  number of  re­
tailers  who  were  interviewed  stated  that 
business  is  very  good  in  the  country.

Ail 

local  haberdashers  are  having 
special  sales.  Business  has  been  very- 
dull  in  all  branches,  with  the  exception 
of  the  heavy  underwear  trade.  Geo. 
Golde  has  inaugurated  a  special  sale  of 
neckwear,  advertising  all  his  fifty-cent 
neckwear  for twenty-five  cents. 
In  the 
early  part  of  the  season  sentiment  was 
against  special  sales,  hut  the  trade  was 
very  quiet  after  the  holidays  and  retail­
ers  bad  to  start  sales  to get  rid of stocks.
There  is  a  new  shirt  shown  by  Burk 
hardt  Bros.  &  Co. 
is  a  solid  blue 
with  a  white  dot,  making  a  very  neat 
pattern.  The  demand  for this  shirt 
is 
very  good.  This  concern  has  inaugura­
ted  a  special  sale,  25  per cent,  off of

It 

everything 
in  the  house  in  the  way  of 
furnishings.  The  Frank  N.  Simmons 
Company  have  a  similar  sale  of  25  per 
cent,  off on  all  furnishing  goods.—Ap­
parel  Gazette.

E ntirely Too Skillful.

“ We  had  a  very  clever  book-keeper 
last  year.  He  used  to  be  an  athlete  in 
a  circus.”

‘ ‘ Indeed?”
“ Yes.  You  ought to  have  seen  him 
balancing  the  books.  He  could  keep 
the  day  book  in  the  air  while he juggled 
the 
ledger  on  bis  nose  and  totaled  up 
the  journal  with  either  the  right  or  left 
band.  Ob,  be  was  fine,  but  we  had  to 
let  him  go. ”

“ How  was  that?”
“ He  was  too  much  of an  adept  at  the 

horizontal  bar.”

W inter  in  California.

line. 

Three 

Sunshine  and  summer,  fruit  and  flow­
ers  all  winter  long  in  California.  The 
quick  way  to get  there  is  via  the  Chi­
cago,  Milwaukee  &  St.  Paul  and  Union 
Pacific 
through  trains, 
Chicago  to  San  Francisco,  every  day.
Robert  C.  Jones,  Michigan  Passenger 

Agent,  32  Campus  Martius,  Detroit.
A  Safe Place 
for your money
No matter where you live 
you can  keep  your  money 
safe in our  bank,  and  you 
can  g e t it
immediately  an 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
bility is

s i , 9 6 0 , O O O
There  is  no  safer  bank 
than ours.  Money intrust­
ed to us is absolutely secure 
and draws

3 %  interest
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 
It  will  be 
invested. 
sent free upon request.
Old National 

Bank,

G ra n *  mapftfrn.  Mg aft.

WILLIAM  CONNOR,  President 

WILLIAM ALDEN SMITH, Vice-President

M. C.  HUGGETT, Secretary and  Treasurer

The

William  Connor  Co.

Incorporated

W holesale  C lo th in g

28  and  30  S.  Ionia  St.
Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

We solicit  Inspection  of  our  Immense  line  of  samples  for  Men,  Boys  and 
Children.  Men's Suits as low as $3.25;  also up to the very highest and best grades 
that are made by hand. Including full dress or swallow tails, Tuxedos, etc.

No manufacturers can give better values and  more  popular  prices.  Suits not 
giving satisfaction we make good;  that’s how WlUlam Connor  has  held  his  trade 
for a quarter of a century.  Union label  goods  without  extra charge;  these  help 
some of our customers’ trade, as the goods are made by most skilled union men.

Pants of  every  description  from  $2  per  dozen  pair  up.  Summer  Alpacas, 

Linen, Serge, Duck, Clerical Coats, White Vests of every kind.

We represent Rochester,  New  York,  Syracuse,  Buffalo,  Cleveland.  Chicago 
and other cities’ houses, which gives you  the  largest  lines  In  the  United  States 
to select from.  We will gladly send one of our travelers to  see  you  with  line  of 
samples, but prefer to allow customers’ expenses to  come  here  and  select  from 
our gigantic line, in two  extra  large  and  splendidly  lighted  sample  rooms,  one 
altered and  arranged so as to get the best of light.

We carry In stock a large line of goods  for  Immediate  use,  such  as  Ulsters, 
Overcoats, heavy winter and early spring suits.  Mail orders promptly attended to.
Office hours 7:30 a. m. to 6 p. m. dally except Saturday, when we close at l p. m.

All of our garments  are  made  to  or­
der  and  contain  the  United  Garment 
Workers’ “ Made to Measure”  label.

We  do  not  handle  any  ready  made 

clothing-.

snIcSsigmtSKgh

We are the only tailors who are mak­
ing  (without  extra  charge)  SO FT  as 
well  as  stiff  front  coats,  that  do  not 
twist up or break.  All of our coats  are 
N O N -B R E A K A B L E .

Gold  Medal  Tailors

Chicago,  HI.

We guarantee perfect  cut,  style  and 
fit,  also  that  our  garments  will  give 
perfect  satisfaction  in  every  respect 
and  will  build  up  an  increasing  and 
lasting trade for our agents.

W e send sample outfits, express  pre­
paid,  to  merchants  and  corporations 
running  commissaries. 
If  you  want 
the best that’s going write  for our  line 
and please mention this paper.

Now  is  the  time  to  send  in  your  application  for  our  Spring  Line

stands the  light

ISSUED  BY AUTHORITY  OF  _
?UN1P p;^ ^ « N T 5 E
w m r p f

-it  bears  critical  inspection.

It’s all  wool  and  well  made,  good  substantial  trim- 
mmgs, haircloth, linen canvas, every  seam  stayed—and  it’s 
guaranteed.

“A  New Suit for Every Unsatisfactory One ”

We ve put the union  label  on  it,  too—we  can  sell  better 
finished clothing now for our old  prices.

Men’s Suits and Overcoats 

$ 3 -7 5  to  $ 13 . 5 0 .

Boy's  and  Children’s  Clothing—a full  line  from  lowest  to 
highest grade.
Every  line with a little extra  profit to the dealer.
Detroit office at  19  Kanter Building has  samples—salesmen 

have them, too.

And we’re all ready to tell you about our 
Retailers’ Help Department.

B u f f a l o , n /

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m

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

S Perfect  Fitting  Garm ents \

You know what they mean—for  gar­
ments that set perfectly  and  hang  cor­
rectly are  trade  makers. 
I  have  them 
in the  most  complete  variety  of  styles 
and patterns.

Drop  me  a  line  for  samples;  it’s  to 

your  advantage.

M. I. SdllOSS,143  ^d e t r o It Tm ic h .

Manufacturer of Men’s, Boys’ and Children’s Clothing.

“FIGURES WON’T  LIE.  BUT  LIARS  CAN  FIG U RE.”

the  world  by  which  they can  attain  their 
goals  successfully  and  without  loss  of 
time. 
It  is  not  until  they  have  many 
times  bumped  themselves  against  the 
rocks  of  reality  that  they  begin  to  real­
ize  the  great  difference  between  theory 
and  practice  that  confronts one  at every 
turn  in  this  world.  This  is  as  true  of 
the  theory  of  business  and  the  practice 
of  business  as  it  is  true  of the  theory  of 
life 
in  general  and  the  practice  of  life 
in  general.  Success  is  a  matter of  cut­
ting  your  coat  to  fit  your cloth.  You 
may  buy  or  learn  by  yourself to  make 
your pattern  and  your cloth, but  the  pos­
session  of the  best  of  patterns  does  not 
guarantee  the  skill  to  use  it.  Yet  there 
is  no  reason  why  there  should  not  be  a 
systematized  body  of  facts  connected 
with  commercial  life  and  methods and  a 
theory  based  on  those  facts  for  the guid­
ance  of  beginners.  Life  is  a  constant 
oscillation between  the  material  and  the 
ideal,  between 
thought  and  action. 
Theory 
is  as  essential  as  practice  and 
the  mischief  only  begins  when  it  is  for­
gotten  that  in  ordinary  affairs  an  ounce 
of  practice  is  worth  a  ton  of theory.

impart 

One  can  see  no  reason  why  competent 
men  who  have  by  hard  work and experi­
ence  mastered  the  difficulties  of  certain 
branches of  business  should  not  formu­
late  some  systematic  theory  and  course 
of study  to cover  that  department  of hu­
man  activity  and 
valuable 
knowledge  to  their  pupils.  But  pupils 
will  make  a  great  mistake  if  they  think 
that  anything  will  take  the  place  of 
learning 
in  the  school  of  experience. 
Advertisement  writing,  or  any  other 
kind  of  commercial  work,  requires  not 
only  a  knowledge  of  the  rules and  the 
practices  of  the  past,  but  also  an  abil- 
ty  to  act  under sudden emergencies and 
in  new  ways  to  meet  new  conditions.

Ellsworth  &  Thayer  Mnfg.  Co.

14

COMMERCIAL  EDUCATION.

Systematic  Instruction  and  Training  of 

Great  Advantage.

Any  observer  of  the  course  of com­
in  the  United 
mercial  development 
States  during  the 
last  five  years  must 
have  been  struck,  time  and  time  again, 
by  the  increased  attention  that  is  being 
given  to  the  matter  of commercial  edu 
cation  in  its  various  branches.  Not  only 
have  schools  for  the  teaching  of  the  tex­
tile  and  other  arts  come  prominently 
before  the  public,  but  it  is  now  possible 
for  young  men  or  women  anxious  to  im­
prove  their  condition  to study 
in  some 
school  almost  every  department  of  mod­
ern  commercial  life.  Courses are  given 
which  are  said  to  fit  the  student  for 
higher  salaried  positions  or  to  insure 
greater  usefulness  in  the  position  held.
Altogether  aside  from  the  question  of 
the  value  of  this  training  in  practical 
affairs,  it  is  significant ¿hat  the  number 
of  these  institutions  seems  to  be  in­
creasing  and  that  an  ever  increasing 
number  of  young  men  and  women  are 
enrolled  by  them  as  corresponding  or 
resident  students.  The  great  American 
public  has  naturally  and  inevitably  a 
hunger  for  education.  Conditions  are 
such  in  this  country  as  to put a premium 
on  intelligence  and  the  work  of  intelli­
gence.  Every  young  American  eager  to 
rise  is  prepared  to  listen  attentively  to 
any  plan  whereby  he  can  get  a  system­
atic  knowledge  of  the  thing  by  which 
he  gains  his 
is  not  at all 
strange,  then,  that  any  plan,  which  by 
educational  means  proposes  to  increase 
the  earning  capacity  of  young  men  and 
women,  should  be  favorably  received  by 
them  and  their  parents,who  are  anxious 
for  their  proper start  in  life. 
If  any 
thing  has  been  thoroughly  drilled  into 
the  minds  of  the  citizens  of  this  coun 
try,  it 
is  the  fact  of  the  pre-eminent 
value  of  education.  The  fact  has  be­
come  with  us  net  only  a  religion,  but 
also  a  superstition.  What  wonder,  then, 
that  education  along  the 
line  of  im 
proved  economic  efficiency  should  ap­
peal  to  the  education-loving,  commer­
cially-minded  youth  of  the  country?

living. 

It 

For  precisely this  reason  it  is  natural­
ly  to  be  expected  that a  host  of  impos 
tors  will  present  themselves  as  instruct­
ors  in  fields  of  activity  in  which  they 
are  themselves  either  densely 
ignorant 
or  in  which  they  have furnished striking 
examples  of  failure.  We  read  not  long 
ago  a  most  flattering  offer directed  to 
the  universe 
in  general,  in  which  the 
advertiser  offered  to  teach  the  whole  art 
of  advertising 
(guaranteed  position 
thrown 
in)  to  any  person  who  would 
pay  a  certain  sum,  whether  that  person 
lived  in  Maine  or  Zululand.  Errors  in 
spelling  and  grammar  abounded  in  the 
announcement  and  the  literary  quality 
of  the  phrasing  suggested  a  primary 
school  education  watered  down  with 
slang.  The  circular  itself  was convinc 
ing  evidence  of  the  fellow's  inability  to 
teach  what  he  claimed  to have mastered.
But  undoubtedly  his  large  promises  will 
attract  a  considerable  clientele  of  stu 
dents  before  he  is  found  out. 
In  these 
in  others,  the  wise  grow 
matters  as 
cautious  in  proportion  as  the 
induce 
ments  offered  grow  magnificent.  But 
the  foolish  pass  on  and  are  punished.

While  we  have  no  doubt  that  the  fu 
ture  is  to  see  a  great  enlargement  and 
expansion  along  the  lines  of  systematic 
commercial  education,  we  believe  that 
a  word  of  caution  is  necessary.  To  in 
experienced  young  men  or  women,noth­
ing  is  easier  than  to  suppose  that  some 
body  has sufficient  knowledge  and  skill 
to  map  out  for  them  a royal road through

M ILW AU KEE,  W IS.

M A N U FA C T U R E R S  OF

J O S E P H   S H R IE R

Manufacturer  and  Jobber of

H A T S ,   C A P S   A N D   S T R A W   G O O D S

193-195  BAN K  S T ..  C L E V E L A N D ,  O H IO  

Write F. H. Clarke, 78 Woodland Avenue, Detroit, Michigan Representative.

Allen  Gas Light Company, Battle Creek, Mich 
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is possible to have. 
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GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICHIGAN

Box  Makers

Dte Cutters

Printers

Great Western  Fur and  Fur  Lined 

Cloth  Coats 

The Good  !• it. Don’t-RIp kind.  We  want  agent 
in  every  town.  Catalogue  and  full  particulars 

on  application.

R.  B.  DOWNARD,  General  Salesman

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

15

Roller
S t e p   L a d d e r

Some goods  get  old  be­
cause  you  can  not  conve­
niently get at them.

A  Roller  Step  Ladder 
puts you  in  easy  reach  of 
your  stock.

Do  not  put  it  off,  but 
for  a 

write 
catalogue and price  list.

immediately 

H irth,  Krause &   Co.

G rand  R apids,  M ichigan

TAYLOR 

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IMPORTERS  AND  MANUFACTURERS'  AGENTS 

>35  JEFFERSON  AVENUE 

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2

DEAR SIR:

Jan. 27,  1903.

DETROIT, Mich., 

B  
E  
g:  MR. MERCHANT, 
g  
Perhaps you are one of the very
E 
E  few merchants who have not as yet 
E  learned how much more satisfactory it  2  
E  is to place your orders for Fancy 
E   China, Glassware and Dolls for the 
2
E   Holiday Trade in February and March,  2
E  letting the factories make up for you  2  
E   just such lines as you can sell in 
E  your particular town,  than to buy from  2  
E   stock in the fall.  Itfs also cheaper 
E  to do this.  We will save you from 
E  10X up on the same lines by taking 
E  care of you in this way.  Our 1903 
E   samples are arriving daily, and by 
2
E  February 15th we will be ready to show  3  
E  these lines.  By far the strongest 
E  lines we ever offered. 
3
E  
Think this proposition over and 
3  
3
Yours for more business, 
3
THE FRANK B. TAYLOR COMPANY.  3  
"Every IMPORT order taken in 1902  3
p   we delivered ON TIME.»* 
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come in and see us. 

Theory  too often  is  a  positive  detriment 
to  men  because  it  encourages  them  to 
think  that  general  formulas  will  fit  spe­
cific  cases.  The  young  man  trained 
in 
a  school  of  any  branch  of  commerce 
ought  to  be  well  prepared  to  see  some 
commercial  problems  in  a  more  intelli­
gent  way  than  would  otherwise  be  pos­
sible,  but  nothing  can  take  the  place  of 
the  experience  gained  in actual business 
life.

A  literature  of  business  and  a  system­
atization  of  data  about business is  some­
thing  that  we  are  getting  and  that  will 
be  of  great  value.  But  it  will  be  of 
value  to  the  person  who  knows  how  to 
distinguish  between  the  practical  and 
the  theoretical,  and  who  has  no  absurd 
hopes  that  the  financial  rewards  of  long 
experience  are  to  be  gained  at  once 
after  a  course  in  the  theory  of  a  branch 
of  business.  The  personality  of  a  man 
is  of  more  practical  value  than  any 
amount  of  knowledge  with which he may 
be  filled.  What  he 
is  will  determine 
bis  success  far  more  than  what  he 
knows.  There  are  no  short  cuts  'to 
glory,  either  through  colleges  or  com­
mercial  schools,  in  the  field  of  active 
life.

Still,  commercial  education  is  neces­
sary  and  valuable.  Systematic  instruc­
tion  and  training  are  of  great advantage 
and  will  be  more  and  more  appreciated 
at  their  true  worth  as  time  passes  on.

A  Bluff That  Worked.

A  good  example  of  wbat a man can  do 
when  he  means  business,  even  at  the 
expense  of  veracity,  is  illustrated  by a 
little  experience  of  J.  S.  Dickie,  Vice- 
President  of  the  J.  L.  Hudson  Co.  and 
Manager  of  the  Cleveland  store.  He 
in 
started 
life  as  a  miller's  boy  and 
worked 
in  a  flouring  mill  at  Lancaster, 
Pa.,  until  he  was a  young man.  All  this 
time  he  drew  the  princely  salary  of  $10 
per  month.  Then  with  barely  enough 
money  in  his  pocket  to  purchase  a  rail­
road  ticket,  be  started  for Detroit,  where 
be  landed  completely  "broke.”   After 
having  searched  the  town  for  employ­
ment,  be  drifted 
into  Mabley’s  store 
and  found  J.  L.  Hudson, manager of  the 
house,  whom  be asked  for  work.

"Out 

"Y e s, 

Mr.  Hudson  at  once  asked  him  if  he 
had  bad  any  experience  in  the  clothing 
business. 
indeed;  lots  of  it ,"  
replied‘Dickie.  "Where?”   asked  Hud­
son. 
in  Iowa,”   the  young  man 
replied.  The  bluff  worked  all  right, 
and  he  was  told  to  come  around  the 
following Monday  and  begin  on  a  salary 
of $10  per  week.  It  is  said  that  he spent 
the  remaining  days  of that  week  trying 
on  suits  in  other  stores  and asking about 
prices  and  clothes and  makes,  but  never 
buying  a  one.  The  first  week  at  the 
store  was a  busy  one,  and  the  manager 
did  not  have  much  time  to  watch  the 
new  clerk,  but  be  had  learned  enough 
from the  others  to  make  the  start.  He  is 
still  with  Hudson,  although 
in  a  very 
different  capacity  from  that  in  which  be 
started.

N ot  Yet  H is.

" I   bear  you’ re  the  owner  of  a  very 
handsome  watch  that  your  wife  gave 
you  for Christmas.”

"O h !  no. ”
"B u t  I  beard  it  from  the  very  best 
authority. ”
"Impossible.  The  best  authority  as 
to  my  ownership  of  that  watch  is  the 
jeweler,  and  I  haven’t  paid  him  for  it 
yet. ’ ’

By  desiring  what  is  perfectly  good, 
we  are  part  of  the  power  against  evil, 
widening  the  skirts  of  light  and  making 
the  struggle  witii  darkness  narrower.— 
George  Eliot.

Lot 125 Apron Overall

$7.50 per doz.

Lot 275  Overall  Coat

$7.75 per doz.

Made  from  240  w o v e n  
stripe, double cable,  indigo 
blue cotton cheviot, stitched 
in  white with  ring  buttons.

Lot 124 Apron Overall

$5.00 per doz.

Lot 274  Overall  Coat

$5.50 per doz.

Made  from 250 Otis woven 
stripe, indigo blue suitings, 
stitched in white.

We  use  no  extract  goods 
as they are tender  and will 
not wear.

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Shoes and  Rubbers

The  Outlook  For  Tans  and  Colonials  For 

Spring.

Whether  Colonials  and  tan  shoes  will 
sell  to  any  extent  this  spring  is  a  ques­
tion  very  much  on  the  minds  of a  great 
many  shoe  buyers  and  dealers  at  the 
present  time.

In  Greater  New  York  and  vicinity 
representative  buyers  who  dispose  of 
enormous  quantities  of 
shoes  and, 
through  coming 
in  constant  contact 
with  all  classes  of  trade,  are  well  situ­
ated  to  give  an  unbiased  opinion,  are 
not  over-enthusiastic  on  the  subject. 
Some  of them  say  that  they  are  not buy­
ing  any  tan  shoes  at  a ll;  others  very 
carefully  and  in  very  small  quantities.
These  men  have  made  a  study  of  this 
problem,  and,  having  been  successful  in 
the  conduct  of great  departments,  their 
opinion  should  have  weight.

We  do  not  mean  to  infer  that  these 
men  are  dictators  of  the  fashions 
in 
shoes,  nor  do  we  believe  they  wish  to 
be  so  considered ;  but  the  fact  remains 
that there  are  many  signs  of  the tan shoe 
coming  back 
into  vogue,  and  possibly 
in  time  to  prove  as  strong  a  teller  as 
before;  but  it  will  not  be  this  year.  A 
majority  of the  buyers  of  medium-grade 
shoes  are  not  buying  tans  at  ail,  espe­
cially  for  women,  while  they  touch  the 
men’s  end  very  lightly.  The  buyers of 
finer  grades  are  not  so  skeptical;  in 
fact,  a good  many  are  quite  enthusiastic 
and  are  buying  very  liberaliy  of  both 
in  the  boot  and  oxford,  mostly  in  the 
In  a  few  cases  a  dark 
Russian  calf. 
vici  kid 
is  being  bought  for the  men, 
while  for  women  the  vici  seems  to  be 
the  most  favored.  However, the Russian 
calf  is  a  close  second.  While  these  have 
been  bought  also  in  both  the  hoot  and 
oxford,  the  boot  seems  to  be  the  most 
favored.  The 
leathers  are  of  medium 
weight 
in  both  kid  and  Russian  calf. 
The  heels  are  much  higher  in  Cuban 
and  military  styles,  some  running  as 
high  as  two  inches,  while  the  soles are 
light  welt  in  a  majority  of  cases,  with 
close-trimmed  edges.  The  toes  are  all 
narrower. 
It  is  also  a  fact  that  but  lit­
tle  perforation  has  been  ordered  on  this 
class  of  shoes.  Buyers  have endeavored 
to  keep  away  from  that,  as  the  people 
who  buy  this  shoe  will  demand  one 
without  the  filigree-work  or  ornamenta­
tion  which  was  so  popular  when  tans 
were  previously  in  vogue.  This  seems 
to  be a  good  indication  that  tans  will  be 
on  the  market  and  worn  by  the  best 
class  of  trade. 
indication 
that  tan  shoes  will  follow  in  popular  fa­
vor  in  medium  and  cheaper  grades.

It  is  also  an 

The  leaders  of  fashion  to take  up  a 
style  are  as  likely  as  not  to  set  their 
choice  on  something  not 
in  popular 
vogue  for  the  moment,  but  rather a  re­
creation  of  something  which  apparently 
ran 
its  course  some  time  back;  then, 
after  a  period,  the  masses  take  it  up, 
and  then  it  becomes  generally  popular.
It  looks  as  if  this  will  be  the  case 
with  tans.  The  tan  shoe  will  be  worn 
almost  exclusively  in  the  better grades 
this season.  When  we  say  there  will  be 
none  worn  in  the  medium  grades  we 
mean  none  in  comparison  to  the  quan­
tity  that  was  worn  when  tans  were  more 
in  vogue;  but  it  is  a  fact  that  three  of 
New  York’s  most  important  shoe  buy­
ers,  whose  sales  are  practically made  up 
entirely  of  goods  under  five  dollars,  are 
not going  to  buy  any  tan  shoes  in  either 
men's  or  women's.  The  rest,  we  might 
say,  are  only  buying  lightly  in  an  ox­
ford  or  boot  for  women,  and  now  and

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then  a  buyer  will  also  add  a  few  men’s. 
Now,  this  does  not  look  as  if tans  were 
going  to  acquire  any  degree  of  popular­
ity  this  spring. 
It  is  the  very  highest 
class  trade  which  will  revive  tans,  and 
there  seems  to  be  a  strong  tendency  to­
ward  them  in  this  limited  branch  of  the 
trade.

Some  buyers  predict  that the tan shoe, 
when  once  it  regains  its  popularity  with 
the  masses,  will  become  a  standard  shoe 
for  summer,  just  as  the  black  shoe  is 
now  the'thing  for  winter,  due  to  the 
fact  that  tan  leather  is  cool,  porous, 
light  and  durable.

As  to  the  Colonial,that is  a  dead  issue 
with  the  exception  of a  very  few  high 
grades. 
Last  year  there  were  more 
Colonials  sold  than  any  other  style  of 
low  shoe,  and  they  were  to  be  bad  in  all 
grades.  There  are • a  few  bouses  who 
handle  the  cheaper grades  who  will  at­
tempt  to  do  some  business  on  this  style 
of  low  shoe,  but  the  opinion  is  that 
there  will  be  little  or  no  demand  for  it. 
in  any  event,  the  brass  buckle  that  was 
so  popular  last  season  will  to a  consid­
erable  extent,  if  not  altogether,  be  re­
placed  by  one  of  less  striking  effect.— 
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give  satisfactory  service  and  hold  the  trade.  Six 
hundred  skilled  workmen  are  kept  busy  turning  out 
all  grades  of  shoes  from  the  ordinary  everyday  shoe 
to  the  finest  for  dress  wear,  suitable  for  all  classes  of 
trade.  Mayer’s  shoes  give  satisfaction  where  others 
fail.  Write  for  particulars.
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but we also carry an assortment of the old  reliable

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Write for prices and catalogues.

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YOU  WILL  FIND

This  cut  on  all  our  cartons.  W e  sta n d   behind  our  a ssertion s;  if 
goods  are  not  as  represented,  remember  that  the  railroad  runs  both 
ways.  We  will  send  the  following  shoes  on  approval  because  w e  
know you  can  not  better th em . 
“ Honesty  is  the  best  policy,”   so 
we  are  honest  in  what  we  advertise.  Three  of  our  good  things  made 
by  us  at our  Northville  factory  are:

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Each  pair w ith   a  g u aran tee ta g  attach ed

The  Rodgers  Shoe  Company,  Toledo,  Ohio

FACTORY,  NORTHVILLE,  MICH.

O,  YES!

We  make  other  shoes  beside  the  Hard  Pan,  and  good  ones, 
too.  But  our  Hard  Pans  receive  the  most  painstaking  at­
tention  from  the  moment  the  order  reaches  the  factory.  The 
upperstock,  the  insole,  the  outsole,  the counter,  the  gusset, 
even  the  thread,  and  every  smallest  part  are  most  carefully 
selected,  scrutinized  and  examined.  And  the  greatest watch­
fulness  is  exercised  in  putting  these  parts  together;  every 
process  is  closely  followed,  every  mishap  guarded  against. 
Everything  is  done  and  nothing  left  undone  to  produce  the 
greatest  wearing  shoe  that  can  be  made  out  of  leather.  To 
make  our  “ Hard  Pan  Shoes— W ear  Like  Iron”   is  our  great­
est  ambition.  T ry  them.

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M A K ER S O F   S H O E S  

Q RAN D  R A P ID S .  M ICH.

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Men’s and 
Women’s 
Warm  Shoes 
and  Slippers

Prom inent  Public  Man  On  Shapes  and 

Styles.

‘ ‘ Make  ’em  str-ong,”   is  the  direction 
which  President  Roosevelt  gives  when 
he  orders  shoes  in  a  certain 
little  boot 
shop  in  Sixth  avenue,  where  be  has  bad 
his  footwear  made  since  the  days  he 
wore  out  much  shoe 
leather  as  police 
commissioner,  trying  to  better  the  dis­
cipline  of  the 
force.  However  his 
shoes  varied  in  style,  according  to  the 
requirements  of  his  activity  as Assistant 
Secretary  of  the  Navy,  rough  rider, 
Governor  and  President,  the  exponent 
of  the  strenuous  life  invariably  directed 
the  shoe  man  to  “ make 
’em  str-ong,”  
with  a  characteristic  stretching  out  of 
the  last  word.

The  fitter  of  feet  needs  no  more  ex­
plicit  instructions.  He  constructs  for 
the  presidential  foot  a  common-sense 
shoe  of  stout  calfskin,  double  soled, 
with  the  fiat  of  the  foot  broad  and  the 
toe  medium  width.

In  striking  contrast  to  the  Roosevelt 
type  of  shoes  is  that  worn  by  former 
Vice-President  Levi  P.  Morton,  who 
patronizes 
the  same  shoe  shop.  He 
wears a  boot  very  light  in  weight,  with 
a  broad  toe  without  tip.  His  boot  is 
soft  and  pliable  as  a  glove  compared 
with  the  stout  footwear  of  the President, 
and  he  requires  an  easy  fit  and  elastic­
ity  rather  than  strength.

Elihu  Root,  the  Secretary  of  War,  is 
up  to  date  in  bis footwear,  following  the 
changing  styles,  although  probably  pay­
ing  no  attention  whatever  to  the shapes. 
He  does  not  have  his  shoes  made  to  or­
der.  When  he  needs  new  boots  be  drops 
into  the 
little  Sixth  avenue  shop  and 
asks  for  “ what  is  being  worn  now.”  
The  salesman  selects  a  stock  shoe  for 
the  Secretary  and  puts  it  on  bis  foot. 
Mr.  Root  takes  a  turn  up  and  down  the 
shop and  is  satisfied  witb the  salesman's 
selection  if  it  “ feels comfortable.”

The 

late  Thomas  B.  Reed  did  not 
care  a  fig  about  being  up  to  date.  What 
be  wanted  was  something  that  required 
neither  buttoning  nor  lacing,  for  be  did 
not  have  a  valet  So  be  stuck  to  tbe  old 
fashioned  elastic  congress  gaiter,  and 
insisted  on  having  tbe  toe  made  much 
broader  than  fashion  approved.

Ambassador  Choate  and  his  family 
stick  to  American  shoes,  to  tbe  chagrin 
of  London  bootmakers.  Quite  often  a 
case  of  shoes  goes  from  Sixth  avenue  to 
tbe  American  Embassy  in  London,  with 
an  assortment  of  footgear  for  all  pos­
sible  occasions  for  each  member of  tbe 
family.  Tbe  Ambassador  likes  a  pretty 
substantial  shoe  for  everyday  wear.

Senator  Clark,  on  the  other  hand,  has 
in  shoes

bis  long,  slender foot  encased 

of a  very  light weight,and  he  invariably
orders  half  a  dozen  pairs  at  a  time.

Andrew  Carnegie  buys  a  stout  but 
trim  and  neat  shoe,  and  be  tramps 
about  tbe  grounds  of  Skib  Castle  in 
American-made  boots.

Gen.  Sbafter  of  necessity  bas bis shoes 
made  to order.  No  stock  shoe  would  fit 
his  short,  chubby  foot,  and  be  is  par­
ticular  about  tbe  fit,  always  insisting 
on  two  or  three  fittings  for  every  pair of 
shoes.

J.  Walter  Wood,  son  of  tbe  former  su­
perintendent  of  public  schools,  is  one 
of  tbe  few  well-to-do  men  of  New  York 
who  still  wear  the  old-fashioned  Well­
ington  high  boot.

Dr.  W.  Seward Webb  wears  an  assort­
ment  of  footgear  ranging  from  stout 
boots  for  his  Vermont  stock  farm,  to 
light  patent  leathers,  all  carefully  fitted.
President  George  F.  Baer,  of  the 
Reading  Railroad,  encases  bis  small 
foot  in  neat  calfskin,  caring  little  for 
“ what  is  being  worn,”   but  insisting  on 
a  good,  easy  fit,  suitable  for  the  active 
life  which  he  leads,  witb  two  offices, 
one  sixty  and  the  other  140  miles  from 
his  Pennsylvania  home.

The 

little  place  in  which  these  and 
other  prominent  men  have  their  foot 
wear  manufactured  is  unique  among  the 
high  class  shops  of  New  York  in  the 
modesty  of  its  quarters,  both  in  outward 
appearance  and 
interior  dimensions. 
Yet  here  men  of  national  fame  are fitted 
witb  shoes  as  they  talk  of public  affairs, 
and  women  of  fashion  try  on  dainty 
creations  of  tbe  shoemaker  while  they 
exchange  the  gossip of Fifth avenue,and 
actresses  are  fitted  with  stunning  boots 
while  they  chat  of  tbe  life  behind  tbe 
little  shop  are  tbe 
footlights. 
lasts  of  hundreds  who  are  frequently 
in 
the  public  eye,  and  tbe  men  who  fit 
their  feet  have  opportunity  to  estimate 
tbe  peculiarities  of  people  of  promi­
nence  from  a  point of  view  not  enjoyed 
by  many.—New  York  Times.

In  this 

A  cat  has  nine 

lives—and  at  least 
eight  of them  are  devoted  to  vocal  cul­
ture.

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sorting orders.
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possible  for  a  dealer  to  see  that  such 
shoes  are  not  of  frequent  occurrence  in 
the 
If  they  are  of 
frequent occurrence,  he  will  make  more 
money  by  changing  his  brand.

lots  that  he  orders. 

Some  men  are  tempted  by  the  pros­
pect  of  extra  profit  into  buying  poorly 
made  shoes. 
It  would  be  well  for  such 
men  to  figure  up  how  much  they  lose  in 
time,  money  and  trade  from  thé  dissat­
isfied  and  then  strike  a  balance  between 
their  savings  on  original  cost  and  their 
losses on  later  outlay.  A  man  bought a 
bicycle  for ten dollars.  He congratulated 
himself  on  his  bargain  until  in  going 
down  a  hill  the  cheap  forks  broke  and 
threw  him  into a  stone  wall.  His  doctor 
received  the  price  of  a  trip  to  Florida 
on  a  Pullman  before  the  man  was  well 
again.  There  are  disadvantages  in 
buying  too closely.

A  dealer  learns  by  sad  experience 
wbat  defects  he  needs  to  look  out  for  in 
shoes.  He  should  know  what  defects 
are  remediable and  what  defects  are  un­
avoidable.  Unless  he  takes  these  facts 
into  account  in  buying  he  has  yet  to 
learn  how  to  buy.  Unless  he  knows 
something  of  the  way  in  which  a  shoe 
is  made,  he  should  improve  any  oppor­
tunity  of  enlarging  his  knowledge  of 
manufacturing  processes.

judgment,  skill 

Aside  from  buying  goods  with  skill 
and 
in  selling  them  is 
necessary  to  minimize  the  number  of 
complaints. 
If  the  proprietor of  a  shoe 
tore  will  take  pains  to  investigate  the

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3i  North  Ionia St., 

Grand  Rapids, Mich.

Factory at Grand  Haven

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Necessity  o f  the  Dealer  Satisfying  His 

Castomers.

Like  the  clothing  and  the  provision 
business,  the  shoe  business  enjoys  the 
great advantage  that  must  accrue  to  any 
traffic  in  the  necessities  of  life.  People 
may  dispense  with jewelry  or fine house­
hold  furniture.  They  can  not  for  very 
shame  dispense  with  shoes  that  will 
hide  the  nakedness  of  their  feet.

Yet  the  shoe  business  labors  under 
one  marked disadvantage.  The  sboeman 
must  and  does  expect  that a very consid­
erable  proportion  of  his  customers  will 
return  to  find  fault  with  the  shoes  that 
they  have  bought  and  to 
insist  that 
they  be  taken  back,  or that  they  be  ex­
changed  for  a  new  pair  or that  certain 
faults  be  corrected,  or  that  something 
else  be  done  that  involves  the  dealer  in 
an  amount  of  expense  that  is  often 
practically  equal  to  making  the  sale 
over again.

It 

is  not  at  all  strange  that  people 
have  many  complaints  to  make  about 
their  shoes.  A  badly  fitting  shoe  at­
tracts  attention  to  the  fact  at  once  by 
the  pinching  felt  under  the  first  strain.
If  the  shoe 
is  abused  in  any  way,  the 
wearer  is  very  likely  to  be  unconscious 
of  it  and  to  ignorantly  attribute the fault 
that  arises  to  some  original  defect  in 
the  shoe  itself.  A  suit  of clothing  may 
fit  badly  and  the  wearer  be  unconscious 
of  it  because  be  is  not  rendered  uncom 
fortable. 
If any  part  of  the  outer cloth­
ing  suffers  injury  the  fact  is likely  to  be 
discovered  when  the  injury  occurs  and 
any  subsequent  defect  in  the  garment  is 
attributed  to  the  proper cause.  But  in­
jury  may  be  done  to  shoes  that  will  not 
be  noticed  so  directly.  Then,  for some 
reason,  a  great  deal  of  human  whim­
in  the  matter  of 
sicality 
shoes  that  does  not  show  itself 
in  con­
nection  with  other  articles  of apparel.
So  for  a  variety  of  reasons  the  shoe 
dealer  must  expect  to  devote  much  time 
to  satisfying  those  who  return  to  him 
with  unsatisfactory  shoes.

is  displayed 

It  should  be  laid  down  as  an  elemen­
tary  principle  that  the  first  and  great 
aim  of  the  dealer  must  be  to  satisfy 
every  discontented  customer  who  thus 
returns  to  him. 
It  does  not matter wbat 
the  cause  of  complaint  may  be,  every 
effort  should  be  made  to  give  satisfac 
tion. 
In  a  small  place  the  possible 
number of  patrons  is  limited.  In  a large 
city  the  cost  of  making  new  customers 
leads  the  merchants  to  highly  esteem 
the  patronage  of  the old ones.  A dealer’s 
success  will  be  determined  by  bis  abil­
ity  to  satisfy the public.  The dissatisfied 
customer  is  that  public  returning to  him 
and  putting  to  him  a  test  question.  Be­
cause  of the  principle  represented,  the 
satisfaction  of  one  discontented  custom­
er 
is  often  worth  the  approval  of ten 
satisfied  patrons  who  never  have  made 
complaint.

the 

But  the  shoe  dealer's  troubles  are  like 
all  troubles—"an  ounce  of  prevention  is 
worth  a  pound  of  cure. ”   The  dealer 
can  not  give  too much attention and care 
to 
character  of  goods  that  he 
bandies.  Of  course,  every  dealer  wishes 
to  carry  the  best  goods  that  can  be 
bought  at  a  price,  but  too  many  can 
trace  their  troubles  with  customers  di­
rectly  back  to  the  fact  that they are  poor 
It  is  to  be  expected  that  in 
buyers. 
every 
large  lot  of  shoes  there  will  be 
some  that  have  hidden  defects  that  have 
escaped  the  eyes  of  the  examiners.  A 
weakness  in  the  leather,  a  hidden  fault 
due  to  tanning, and a  slightly  misplaced 
line  of  stitching  may  work  together  to 
product  a  serious  fault.  Such  faults can 
not  be  eliminated  entirely.  But  it  is

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number of  complaints  received  be  will 
be  surprised  to  see  bow  many  of  them 
can  be  traced  directly  to  some  defect  of 
judgment 
in  selling  tbe  goods.  The 
clerk  bas  disposed  of  a  customer  before 
making  him  satisfied  with  bis purchase, 
be  bas  sold  a  shoe  that  is  manifestly 
unfitted  to  tbe  purposes  of tbe  wearer, 
or  he  bas  not  paid  enough  attention  to 
matters  of  personal  taste  or  peculiarity. 
Careful 
if 
complaints  are  to  be  infrequent.  Tbe 
complaint 
is  often  tbe  demonstration 
that  the  clerk  bas  bungled  his  work.  A 
bungler  is  in  tbe  long  run  an  expensive 
proposition.

salesmanship 

is  essential 

But  after  all  precautions  have  been 
taken  in  buying  and  selling,  misun­
derstandings  and  complaints  will  arise. 
A  man  takes  off  bis  shoes  while  they 
are  wet  and  sets  them  over  a  radiator to 
dry.  As  they  dry  tbe  life  is  dried  out 
of  tbe  leather.  He  does  not  notice  any­
thing  wrong  with  them  until  he  has 
walked  some  distance  and  then  he  dis­
covers  a  ragged  break  along  the  sole. 
Knowing  nothing  of  the  cause  of  tbe 
trouble,  he  naturally  concludes  that tbe 
dealer  sold  him  a  shoe  of  inferior  qual­
ity  and  demands  a  new  pair  for  tbe  old. 
This  is  a  typical  case  where  tbe  defect 
in  the  shoe  is  due  to  tbe  customer’s  ig­
norant  abuse  of the  shoe.  In  such  cases, 
it is  the  dealer's  business  to  point  out 
where  the  trouble  lies  and,  although  it 
may  be  unjust  to  shoulder  part  of  tbe 
responsibility  for the  defect,  to  remem­
ber  that  the  man  who  lost  a pair of shoes 
is  sore  and  that  considerate  treatment 
at  such  a  time  will  have  more  effect  in 
winning  him  than  it  would  have  at  an 
other  time.  People  are  always  willing 
to  pay  dearly  in  the  long  run  for the  in­
dulgence  of their whims and weaknesses.
It  is  tbe  dealer's  business  to  satisfy 
his  customers  and  if  be  can  do  this  in 
any  way  it  is  wise  policy  for  him  to  do 
it. 
In  cases  where  he  is  clearly  not  re­
sponsible  for  the  cause  of dissatisfaction 
be  will  usually  find  it  profitable  to  im 
press  the  customer by  bis liberality  after 
tactfully  pointing  out  that  he 
is  not 
If  the  customer 
properly  accountable. 
can  not  be 
led  to  see  that  the  fault  is 
not  the  dealer’s,  there 
is  all  the  more 
reason  for  conciliating  him.

In  cases  where  the  fault  complained 
of  is  clearly one  that tbe  customer  is  not 
responsible  for,  nothing  but  instant  and 
full  satisfaction  is  sufficient.  A  young 
man  bought  a  pair  of  shoes  of  a  dealer 
in  whose  store  be  had  never  been  be­
fore.  Some  three  weeks  after  be  had  oc­
casion  to  stop  in  the  store  again.  The 
dealer  noticed  him 
talking  with  bis 
companion  and  after  be  had  finished 
“ Excuse  roe,  but  you  bought 
said : 
that  pair  of  shoes  here,  did  you  not?”  
“ Well,  1  notice  that  the  shoe 
" Y e s .”  
has  been  improperly  sewed.'  In  a  month 
more 
it  will  burst  across  tbe  instep. 
The  shoe  should  not  have  been  allowed 
to  leave  tbe  store.  Sit  down  and  I  will 
fit  you  with  a  new  pair.”   All  this  was 
entirely  unsolicited  and  the  new  shoes 
were  put  on,  to  the  surprise  of  tbe  cus­
tomer.  —

Here  was  a  man  who  gained  far  more 
than  he 
lost  by  bis  action,  for  trade 
went  to  him  that  would  not  have  been 
sent  otherwise.  Liberality  as  well  as 
justice  are  particularly  necessary  in  the 
shoe  business.  Tbe  satisfied  customer 
is  doubly  valuable  because  he  has 
learned  by  actual  test  that  his  shoe 
dealer  will  “ treat  him  right.”

Only 

those  who  have  sympathized 
with  others  in  the  hour  of  need  have  the 
right,  in  their  hour of trouble,  to  expect 
comfcrt  and  help.

M I C H I G A N   T R A D E S M A N
Use  o f False Teeth.

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Probably  not  less  than  two  million 
artificial  teeth  are  manufactured  in  this 
country  each  year,  and  still  the  output 
goes  on  increasing.  Never  before  was 
such  great  care  manifested  for  teeth  as 
has  been  exhibited  during  tbe  last  five 
years. 
In  this  respect  Americans  lead 
tbe  world,  not  even  the 
fastidious 
French  excelling  the  people  of  the 
United  States  in  their  solicitude  for tbe 
preservation  of  natural  teeth and in their 
application  of  the  arts  of  dental  science 
when  substitutes  have  to  be  provided 
for  nature’s  molars.
Englishmen  are  notoriously  careless 
about  their  teeth,  although  in  late  years 
great  progress  has  been  made  in  this 
matter.

A  prominent  dentist  of  New  York  de­
clares  that  nearly  every  patient  with  a 
mouthful  of  decayed  teeth is a foreigner. 
“ They  let  things  drift,”   be  says,  “ and 
come  only  when  pain  drives  them  here. 
Americans,  and  especially  Southerners, 
hasten  to their dentists immediately they 
detect  even  tbe  slightest  signs of coming 
trouble,  and  tbe  result  is  that  there  are 
by  far  more  ‘ saved’  teeth  in  this  coun­
try  than  in  any  other.  Englishmen  and 
Irishmen  are remarkably apathetic about 
their molars, and  will  go about  for  years 
with  hopelessly  decayed  teeth."

Particular  at  the  Outset.

Mr.  justwed—Shall  I  order  anything 
for  tbe  house  on  my  way  to  the  office 
this  morning,  my  dear?
Mrs.  Justwed—Yes,  love.  Stop  at  the 
grocery  store  and  tell  them  to  send  up  i 
five-pound  bag  of  salt  right  away.  And, 
George,  tell  them  to  be  sure and see that 
it  is  fresh.

A  Sym pathetic  Thought.

“ I  see  that  they  have  closed  up  the 
matrimonial  agencies  in  Chicago.”  
“ Isn't  that  too  bad?  Why,  what  on 
earth  will  become  of  all  those  lovely- 
women  with  large  fortunes  in  their  own 
names  who  are  so anxious  to secure kind 
and  loving  husbands?”

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Woman’s World

Tyranny  From  W hich  Women  Suffe 

From  Their Children.

The  Dean  of  one  of the  largest  worn 
en’s  colleges  in  this  country  is  reported 
to  have  recently  made  an  address  to the 
graduating  class  in  her  school  in  which 
she  implored  the  young  women,  should 
they  marry,  not  to  let  wifehood  and 
motherhood  interfere  with  their  further 
studies,  but to turn  their  children  over 
to  trained  nurses  and  kindergartners 
and  devote  their  time  and  energies  to 
their own  intellectual  development.

This  would  be  iniquitous  advice,  if  it 
were  not  so  utterly  futile.  Fortunately, 
the  instincts  of  motherhood  are  stronger 
than  college  training.  The  first  shrill 
cry  of  a  baby 
is  more  eloquent  and 
convincing  to  a  woman  than  all  the 
logic  and  precepts  of  the  sages,  and 
there  is  no  danger  of  any  alarming 
number  of  mothers  neglecting 
their 
babies  while  they  devote  themselves  to 
the  differential  calculus,  or  to  a  recon­
dite  investigation  of the  philosophy  of 
Hegel.

Motherhood is  the  touch  of  nature  that 
levels  all  ranks,  and  reduces  all  women 
to  a  common 
intellectual  plane.  The 
queen  and  the  peasant,  the  blue  stock 
ing  and  the 
ignoramus,  Aspasia  and 
Mary  Jane,  are  just  women  before  the 
cradle,  with  every  interest  in  life,  every 
hope  and  fear  and  anxiety  bound  up  in 
the  tiny,  red,  squirming  bundle  within 
it.  The  woman  of all  schools,  and  the 
woman  of  no  school,  talk  the  same  Yol- 
apuk  to their offsprirg,  see  in  them  the 
same  beauty,  and are  just  as  irrationally 
foolish  and  fond.

A 

college  education  does  not  cut 
much  figure  in  a  woman's  mental  atti­

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

tude  or  actions  when  she  becomes  a 
mother. 
It  matters  not  that  her con­
versation  may  once  have  been  redolent 
of  culture. 
It  reeks  of  baby  foods  now. 
It  is  nothing  that  she  once  pursued  a 
career.  She  is  now  on  a  still  hunt  for 
a  reliable  remedy  for  colic.  The  voice 
on  which  thousands of  dollars  and  years 
of  time  have  been  spent fitting  it  for 
grand  opera  is  only  used  to  sing 
lulla­
bies  now.  All  of  the  aspirations,  am­
lifetime  have 
bitions,  purposes  of  a 
been 
in  the  gulf  of 
motherhood.

swallowed  up 

This  is  as  it  should  be.  The  greatest 
work  that 
is  ever given  to any  woman 
to  do  is  raising  a  child,  and  the  broad­
est  culture,  the  profoundest  knowledge, 
the  most  thoroughly  disciplined  mind 
are  none  too  much  to  bring  to  the  task. 
Compared  with  it  writing  a  book,paint­
ing  a  picture,  the  finding  of a  new  star, 
or  the  elucidation  of a  new  philosophy 
of  life  are  nothing,  and  the  college-bred 
woman  who chooses  motherhood  as  her 
career  has  elected  to  enter  into 
the 
noblest  profession  on  earth,  and  the  one 
n  which she  can  best  serve  her day  and 
generation.

To  turn  over  the  bringing  up  of  a 
child  to  hirelings  is  a  crime  unspe*k- 
ble,  and  any  woman  who  advises  other 
women  to  farm  out  their children  while 
they  devote  themselves  to  study,  is  not 
only giving  them  bad  advice,  but knows 
'ittle  of  human  nature  and  less  of her 
sex.  The  possibility,  however,  of  the 
mothers  of  the  land  hot-footing  it  after 
hstract  science  while  their  babies  are 
being  raised  in  incubators  is  so  remote 
t  is  not  worth  worrying  over.  Women 
will  have  to  be  made  over again  before 
their  beads  have  the  call  over  their 
hearts,  or  the  sound  of  the  trumpet  of

voice.

I fame  drowns  out  the  babble  of a  child’s 

■  Somewhere,  though,  in  the  seditious 
¡and  treasonable  utterances  of  the  Dean, 
there  lurks  a  hope  that the  time  will  yet 
come  when  the  mothers  of  this  country 
will  rise  and  throw  off  the  yoke  of 
tyranny  under  which  they  are  suffering, 
and  will  assert  their  inalienable  right  to 
life,  liberty  and  the  pursuit  of  some 
sort  of  happiness  outside  the  walls  of 
the  nursery.  The  trouble  with 
the 
American  mother  is  not that she neglects 
her children,  but  that  she  does  not  neg­
lect  them.  She  is  so  afraid  of  not  do­
ing  her  duty  that  she  overdoes  it,  and 
the  result  is  that  there  is  nowhere  else 
in  the  world  such  a  grinding, overbear­
ing  despot  as  the  American  child,  or 
any  creature  so  downtrodden  and  op­
pressed  as  the  American  mother.

Now,  no  one  will  argue  for  a  minute 
but  what  it  is  a  mother’s  highest  priv­
ilege,  as  well  as  her  duty,  to  see  that 
her  children  are  properly  clothed,  and 
taught  and  fed  and  guarded.  Hers  is 
the  responsibility  for  the  life  she  has 
brought  into  the  world,  and  woe  to  her 
if  she  attempts  to  shirk  one  iota  of  her 
duty;  but  this  does  not  mean,  as  the 
average  mother  interprets  it  to  mean, 
that  she  shall  bind  herself as  a  slave  at 
the  wheel  of  the  perambulator.

This 

is  good  neither  for  the  mother 
nor the child,  for  with  children,  as with 
grown  people,  familiarity  breeds  con­
tempt,  and  the  mother  who  is  the  daily, 
hourly,  incessant  companion  of her chil­
dren—who  never  lets  them  out  of  her 
sight,  as  the  phrase  runs—is  invariably 
less  loved,  and 
less  well  obeyed,  than 
the  mothers  whose  presence  and  society 
make  a  kind  of treat  to  her children. 
Therp  arp  a  onnrl  man«  »Ilia*»« 
J:

that  we  worship  as  fetiches  instead  of 
looking  at  rationally.  One  of  these  is 
the  pretty,  poetic  tradition  of  a  mother 
rocking  a  child  to  sleep,  or sitting  and 
holding 
its  hand  and  telling  it  stories. 
That  is  a  bit  of sentiment  that  never 
fails  to  bring  down  the  house  at  a  play 
or dissolve  us  to  tears  in  a  story,  but  in 
real  life  it has  made  martyrs  of  millions 
of  women  who  have  felt  it  their  sacred 
duty  to  jiggle  a  child  back  and  forth  in 
a  rocking  chair  until  they  were  half 
dead  with  fatigue,  or  tell 
imbecile 
fairy  stories  until  their  very  tongues 
were  paralyzed  with  repeating  over  the 
same  inane  nonsense.

it 

Why  should  not  women  look  at  this 
matter  with  a  grain  of  common  sense? 
It  can  do  a  child  no  possible  good  to 
into  seasickness  at  bedtime 
be  rocked 
or  to  have  its  brain  excited  with 
lurid 
romances.  It  would  be  a  thousand  times 
better  for  it  to  be  put  quietly  to  bed, 
and  the  mother—tired,  nervous,  har­
assed—have  the  bedtime  hour  for  he‘r 
own,  to  pick  up  the  thread  of  some 
agreeable  story  or  chat  with  her hus­
band.  Any  child  can  be  trained  in three 
nights  to  go  to  bed  without  any  story­
telling  or  singing  or  rocking,  and  there 
is  absolutely  neither  rhyme  nor  reason 
for  a  mother  sacrificing  herself  by going 
through  a  lot  of  mental  or physical gym­
nastics  for  the  little  tyrant's  pleasure.

There  are  plenty  of  homes  in  which 
the  wife  is  so  completely  swallowed  up 
n  the  mother that her husband never has 
a  minute  of  her  uninterrupted  society 
after  the  first  baby  comes.  She  can  not 
sit  downstairs  of  an  evening  because 
she  has  to  put  the  children  to  bed.  She 
can  not  go  to  the  theater  because  she 
can  not  leave  the  children.  She  can  not 
dress  herself  up  because  baby  pulls  at

More  than  nine  and  one-half billions  of pins 
were  made last year.  Where have  they gone?

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To stop these leaks by ordinary" methods of 

handling  cash  would  be  as  difficult  as  tracing
.  t^ie  career  of  each  individual  pin  made.
It  will  give  you  an 

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\   National  Cash  Register will  stop  them. 

takes place in your store. 

exact  and  detailed  record  of  each  business  transaction  that 
It will enforce carefulness,  abso­
lutely prevent mistakes and soon  pay for  itself in  money 
sayod.  Let us  try  to  convince  you  that  you  need  a 
  Natl°nal  Cash  Register.  Detach the  coupon,  fill it 
^  

out and mail  to us todav.

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N a t io n a l  C a s h  
R e g is t e r  C o . 
Dayton , Ohio.
G entlem en : Please 
send us printed matter, 
prices and  fu ll  informa- 
tion as to why a  merchant 
should use a National Cash 
Register, as per your “ ad”  in 

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Michigan  T radesm an.

Name_

M ail address.

NATIONAL  CASH  REGISTER  CO.

Dayton,  Ohio
“ Cost  Me  Nothing99

figure  ihat  my  No.  83 Register  has  cost  me  nothing. 
1  he  Register  has  more  than  paid  for  itself  in  charge 
sales  that  were  formerly  left  to  memory in  a rush 

of  business.

Cambridge,  Minn.

G .  A .  P r e s l e y ,

Druggist.

OnlV  m   L?r  this  ,hor°ughly practical 
UIIIJ 

National  Cash  Register.

250  styles  at  higher  prices.

Some  styles  of  second-hand  registers 

always  in  stock.

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her  pretty  ribbons  and  laces.  She  can 
not  entertain  because  the  children  ate 
bound  to  be  at  the  table.  Home  be­
comes one  vast nursery, with  baby  things 
scattered  all  over  it,  and  the  very  talk 
is  sterilized  baby  talk,  and,  in  sheer 
desperation,  the  man  takes  to  bis  club 
for  companionship  and 
or  elsewhere 
amusement,  for,  while  men 
love  their 
children  sufficiently,  there  are  precious 
few  of  them  who  can  live  on  an  unadul­
terated  diet  of  baby.

Because  a  woman  desires  to  do  her 
duty  by  her  children 
is  no excuse  for 
making  herself  a  slave  to  them.  There 
is  reason 
in  all  things,  and  while  few 
would  advocate  the  Dean's  theory  of 
turning  one’s  children  over  to  trained 
nurses and  kindergartners to raise,  there 
is  no  doubt  but  what  it  would  be  vastly 
to  the  child's  benefit  as  well  as  the 
mother’s  if  she  devoted  more  time  to 
herself  and  less  to  it.  In  other countries 
the  children  form  the  background  of so­
ciety.  In  America  they  occupy  the  cen­
ter  of  the  stage  and  get  all  the  lime­
light.  They  monopolize  conversation, 
decide  what  the  family  shall  do  and 
where  they  shall  go  and  are  the  pivot 
around  which  life  revolves.

The  result  is  appalling.  There  is  no 
longer  any  simplicity  of  child 
life. 
From the. minute  a  baby  is  born  it  takes 
the  whole  family  to  entertain  it,  and  in 
the  midst  of  all  this  hurly-burly  is  the 
poor  downtrodden  mother,  uselessly  and 
foolishly  sacrificing  herself.

If  anything  can  be  done  to stop  that— 
if  the  mother  of  the  future  can  be  made 
to  see  that  she  best  serves  her  child  by 
keeping  herself  well  and  strong  in  mind 
and  body—the  Dean’s  words  shall  not 
have  been 
in  vain  and  we  shall  owe 
college  training  a  debt  of  gratitude. 
For  there  is  no  doubt  now  that  the  pre­
vailing  nervous 
prostration  among 
women 
is  chiefly  owing  to  the  tyranny 
from  which  they  suffer  from  their  chil 
dren. 

Dorothy  Dix.

Should W idows  Rem arry?

There 

is  a  prejudice  among  many 
people  against  the  idea  of  a  widow  en­
tering  into  a  second  matrimonial  alli­
ance.  The  cynical  woman—especially 
the  woman  whose  married  life  has  not 
been  as  happy  as  she  bad  hoped  it 
would  be  when,  in  the  full  flush  of  her 
young  womanhood,  she  gave  her  hand 
and  heart  with  perfect  confidence  to  the 
man  of  her choice—is  apt  to  echo  the 
familiar  proverb,  “ Once  bitten,  twice 
shy,’ ’  and  to  declare  that  once  is  once 
too  often.  Happily,  however,  in  spite 
of  what  a  certain  set  of  people  say,  and 
in  spite  of  the  fact  that  even  with  the 
most  romantic  marriages  the  sun of hap­
piness  does  not always  shine  in  an  un­
clouded  sky,  the  majority  of  marriages 
are  not  productive  of  disillusion  and 
misanthropy,  and  women  do  find  in  the 
love  of  a  man  not  only  a  compensation 
for  the 
inevitable  disappointments  of 
life,  but  a  positive  gain.

If,  then,  a  woman  has  the  misfortune 
to  lose  her helpmate,  she may  for  a  time 
feel  that  her  sun  has  become  lost  in  the 
blackness,and life can never be  the  same 
again. 
It  may  be  questioned  whether 
any  more  beneficial  thought cr  emotion 
would  come  to  a  woman  at  such  a  time, 
for the  soul  expands  with  sorrow just as, 
under  the 
influence  of  an  overclouded 
sky,  the  soft  rain  besprinkles  the  earth, 
making  the  seeds  of  life  within  it  ready 
to  sprout  again  into  beautiful  life  after 
a  certain  period  has  elapsed,  a  period 
which  may  not  be 
inaptly  likened  to 
that  of  mourning. 
Shakespeare,  who 
searched  out  the  mysteries  of  the  hearts

of  man  and  woman,  made  the  queen- 
mother  in  Hamlet  ask  her  son :

Why shouldst thou with thy veiled lids 
Seek for thy noble father in the dust.

is  the  great  healer  of  all 

_ And  we  all  know  by  experience  that 
time 
ills, 
whether  they  be  of  the  body  or  of  the 
in  the  full  tide  of 
soul.  To  a  woman 
her  grief  for  the 
loss  of  her  beloved 
husband,  the  idea  that  any  one  could 
hll  his  place  after  the 
lapse  of  time 
must  seem  heartless  brutality,  yet  we 
know  by  experience  that  the  edge  of 
grief  is  worn  dull 
in  time,  and  the 
bowed  heart  revives  again  under  the  in­
fluence  of  sympathy.

If  a  woman 

is  alone  in  the  world, 
without a  son  or  daughter  in  whose  so­
ciety  she  can  find  companionship,  it 
would  be  a  hard  lot  indeed  which would 
consign  her  to  perpetual  widowhood. 
Perhaps  a  new 
love  introduced  to  her 
[life  will  restore  the  old  happiness  and 
thus  make  up  for  the  sorrow  which  the 
previous  years  have  given  as  their  leg­
acy. 
It  is  not,  however,  always  that  a 
widow  is  left  without  children,  and,  al­
though  the  case  is  complicated  by  their 
presence,  there 
is  no  doubt  that  they 
may  serve  to  bring  a  solution  of  their 
own  to a  problem  which  may cause their 
mother  much  consideration. 
Perhaps 
the  woman  has a  daughter, or  more  than 
one  daughter,  and  she  sees  that,  with 
the  means  with  which  she  has  been  left, 
she  is  unable  to  advance  their  interests 
in  the  world  as  she  would 
like  to,  and 
indeed  as  she  feels  she  ought  to  do. 
If 
she  marries  again,  she will  find  not  only 
a  home  for  them  but  a  better  prospect 
of  settling  them  in  the  world,  and  en­
abling  them  to  marry  well  and  have 
homes of  their own.

loves  very  dearly. 

Again,  a  woman  may  be  left  with  a 
son  whom  she 
In­
deed,  she  may  adore  him  to  such  an 
extent  that  she  is  not  only  blind  to  his 
shortcomings—and  every  boy  has  them, 
since  he  is  only  human—but she  may  by 
her  constant 
indulgence,  so  spoil  the 
lad  as  to  seriously  hamper  his  chances 
in  the  world,  when  the  time  comes  for 
him  to  take  his  place  among  men  and 
submit  to  the  buffets  which  fate  bestows 
sooner  or 
later.  Such  a  child  is  apt  to 
rule  his  mother  rather  than  be  ruled  by 
If  she  marries  she  gets  the  advan­
her. 
tage  of  a  man’s  strong  hand 
in  the 
bringing  up  of  her  son  and  the  constant 
presence  of a  man’s  point  of view which 
is  always  different  from  a  woman’s  and 
is  of  eminent  use  to a  boy who learns in­
stinctively  merely  from  his  association 
with  his  stepfather,the  attitude  to  adopt 
toward 
ever-recurring  questions 
which  he  will  be  called  upon  to  decide 
for  himself  in  the  future.

the 

Cora  Stowell.

C.  C. Wormer 

Machinery  Co.

Contracting  Engineers  and 
Machinery  Dealers

Complete  power  plants  designed 
and erected.  Estimates cheerfully 
furnished.  Let u$ figure with you. 
Bargains in  second-hand  engines, 
boilers,  pumps,  air  compressors 
and  heavy  machinery.  Complete 
stock  new  and  second-hand  iron 
and brass and  wood  working  ma­
chinery.

Large  Stock of  New Machinery

DETROIT,  MICHIOAN 

Foot of Cass St.

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Made  from  clean  grains.  No 
doctoring.  Wholesome  and 
nutritious.  Best  substitute  for 
coffee  made.  Put  up  in  cases 
containing  24  packages  of  20 
ounces  each.  Free  sample  if 
desired.  Try  it  and  be  con­
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Grand Rapids,  Mich.

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when  placing  your  orders  this  month 
with  your jobber. 
Samples  and  liter­
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Lansing, Michigan

Oscar Kroppf 
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In Your Section

Wm. P. Bailie 
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Will  E.  Robertson

Are  out  and  sending  in  orders  for 
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M I C H I G A N   T R A D E S M A N

BUTTERMAKING  AS  A  PROFESSION.
W hat  a  Butterm aker  Ha«  to  Contend 

W ith.

I  will  venture  to  say  that  buttermak­
ing  is  as  much  of  a  profession as  that of 
a 
lawyer  or  physician.  Buttermaking 
at  the  present  time  is  a  science.  The 
buttermaker  must  know  and  understand 
the  composition  of  milk  and  its  prod­
ucts.  He  must  have  a  thorough  knowl­
edge  of  the  fermentations  of  milk,  their 
cause  and  effect.  He  must  know  the 
effects  on  milk  on  the  different  food­
stuffs  fed  to  the  cows,  their  care,  and 
which  are  the  most  profitable  for  the 
dairyman  to  keep.  He  should  also  be 
able  to give  such  hints  and  information 
to  the  farmer  regarding  the  care,  feed­
ing  and  selecting  of  the  dairy  cow  as 
will  be  of  value  to him.  The  butter­
maker  must  be  a  diplomat  and  know 
bow  to  deal  with  the  patrons  and  keep 
them 
in  harmony.  The  buttermaker 
must  be a  man  of  clean habits,  as  clean­
liness  plays  a  most  important  part  in 
buttermaking. 
The  old  saying  that 
“ cleanliness  is  next  to  Godliness”   ap­
plies  very  well  in  the  art  of  buttermak­
ing.

In  order  to  make  good  butter  the  but­
termaker  must  understand  the  composi­
tion  of  milk  and  butter.  He  must  know 
the  effect  of  bacterial  growth  in  milk 
and  cream.  He  is  dealing  with  a  multi­
tude  of  bacteria,  with  perhaps  as  many 
different  species,  which  will  all develop 
very  rapidly  at  the  right  temperature, 
and  each  kind  of bacteria will impart  its 
own  particular  kind  of  flavor  to  the 
cream  and  butter. 
In  buttermaking,  it 
is  desirable  to  have  only  such  bacteria 
as  will  produce  a  clean  fine  flavor  and 
aroma 
It  is  in  dealing 
with  this  multitude  of  bacteria  where 
the  science  of  buttermaking  comes  in.

in  the  butter. 

Milk  will  very  readily  absorb  odors or 
bacteria  floating  around  in  the  air.  Air 
that  is  foul 
in  any  way  will  in  a  very 
short  time  contaminate  the  milk  and 
plant  a  multitude  of  bacteria,  which 
will  in  a  very  short  time 
implant  their 
own  flavor.  A  few  causes  might  be 
mentioned  which  are  the  most  common 
in  producing  the  bad  and  undesirable 
flavor  in  milk.  First  of  all  if  the  milker 
is  unclean  and  careless  by  not  properly 
washing  nad  cleaning  the  cow's  udder 
and  sides,  by  wearing  filthy  and  dirty 
clothes,  or  having  dirty  bands,  and  if 
the  milking  is done  in  a  foul and  dirty 
place  where  myriads  of  bacteria  are 
abounding  in  the  air,and  will  drop  into 
the  milk  where  they  will  rapidly  com­
mence  to  multiply.

Another common  cause  for  bad  flavor 
in  the  milk  is  the  habit  of  placing  the 
milk  in  the  kitchen  in  the  winter  time, 
under  the  excuse  that  it  shall  not  freeze, 
where  the  air  also  is  filled  with  odors 
and  bacteria  too  numerous  to  mention, 
caused  by  the  frying,  cooking,  stewing 
and  baking  of  different  kinds  of meat 
and  vegetables  which  will  all  very  rap­
idly  impart  their own  flavor to the milk, 
and  will  cause  an  endless  lot  of  trouble 
in  the  making  of butter.  Another  cause 
of  bad  flavors  in  milk  which  the  butter- 
makers  have  to contend  with  is  the  im­
proper  feeding  of  different  foodstuffs 
such  as  potatoes,  turnips,  mangels,  cab­
bage  and  other  vegetables  which  if  im­
properly  fed  will produce an undesirable 
flavor  in  the  milk  and  butter.  And 
in 
many  places  the  pastures are full of such 
weeds  as  onions,  garlic,  and  others 
which  will  cause  a  vast  amount  of 
trouble  which  adds  to  the  burden  of  the 
buttermaker.

To  overcome  the  result  of  these  bad 
and  undesirable  flavors  the  buttermaker

life 

will  have  to  use  skill  and  diligence 
in 
up-to-date  methods.  The  buttermaker 
will  set  to  work  to  produce  an  abund­
ance  of  such  bacteria  which  are  desir­
able  and  will  produce  a  rich  and  fine 
flavor  in  the  butter. 
In  procuring  this 
particular  kind  of  bacteria,  a  certain 
amount  of  milk  is  taken  and pasteurized 
where  all  bacteria  and  germ 
is 
killed  and  destroyed  and  renders  the 
milk  perfectly  free  from  all  flavor-pro­
ducing  bacteria.  Then 
in  the  milk  is 
added  what  is  known  as  commercial 
butter culture,  which  contains only  such 
bacteria  as  are  desirable  and  which  will 
produce  the  fine  flavor  and  aroma  so 
much  wanted  in  butter.  Then  this  cul­
ture  or  starter  is  set at  a  certain  tem­
perature  to  ripen  and  develop.  When  a 
right  amount of  these  bacteria  have  de­
veloped  this  starter  is  added  to  the 
cream.  Now  a  terrible  struggle  for  su­
premacy 
is  being  carried  on  by  the 
different  kinds  of  bacteria,  and  those 
strongest  and  greatest  in  number  will 
take  in  the  forts  and  strongholds  of  the 
“ enemy”   and  in  turn  be  supreme  rul­
ers,and  their flavor  will predominate.  It 
is  a  fact,  however,  that  if  the  bad  and 
undesirable  bacteria  have  developed  to 
any  marked  degree  their  particular  fla­
vor  will  also  prevail  to  a  greater  or  less 
degree.  Therefore  it  becomes  necessary 
in  order  to  make  butter with  the  best 
possible  flavor,  even  with  the  help  of  a 
good  commercial  starter,  to  see  that  the 
is  free  as  much  as  pos­
milk  received 
sible  from  any  bad  odors  or  flavors. 
In

Gas or  Gasoline  Mantles  at 

50c on the Dollar

GLOVER’S WHOLESALE  MDSE.  CO. 

M a n u f a c t u k k r s ,  I m p o e t e k s  a s d  J o b b e r s  

of  GAS  AND  GASOLINE  SUNDRIES 

Grand Rapid«. Mich.
You ought to sell

LILY  WHITE

“The flour the best cooks use”

V A L L E Y   C IT Y   M ILLIN G  CO ..

CRANO  RAPID«.  MICH.

ELLIOT  O.  GROSVENOh?

Late  State  Pood  Commissioner

Advisory  Counsel  to  manufacturers  and 
jobbers  whose  interests  are  affected  by 
the  Food  Laws  of  any  state.  Corres­
pondence  invited.
12 3 2  rUjestic  Building.  Detroit,  filch.

Assignees.

Our experience  in  acting 
as  assignees  is  large  and 
enables us to  do this work 
in a  way  that  .will  prove 
entirely satisfactory.  Our 
records show  that  we  do 
the work economically and 
in a business-like manner, 
with good  results.

The Michigan 
Trust Co.

GRAND  RAPIDS, MICH.

30  Y EA R S  SELLING  DIRECT

We  are the largest manufacturers of vehicles  and har­
ness in the world selling to consumers exclusively.

WE HAVE NO AGENTS
, but ship anywhere tor ex­
amination,  guaranteeing 
safe delivery.  You are 
out nothing if nofcsat* 
isfied  We  make 195 
^  styles of vehicles and,

IN  / J   T-rfr*.  7 T T "   85 styles of harness.
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V isito rs  a r e   alw a y s
w elcom e  a t   o u r

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No. 43—Doable Surrey Harness. Price« 19.50. 

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As good as sells for 810 more. 

Large Catalogue I  R E E —Scnd fa r  it. 

ELKH ART CARRIAGE ft HARNESS MFG. CO , Elkhart. Infl. 

As good as sells £  8

la e to ry . 

go. 331—Surrey.

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SH IP  YOUR

BUTTER  AND  ECCS

R.  HIRT.  JR..  DETROIT,  MICH.
and  be  sure of getting  the  Highest  Market  Price.

-TO-

BEANS  AND  GLOVER  SEED  WANTED

Mail  us  sample  with  price  Beans and 
Clover Seed if any to offer.

M O S ELEY   BROS.«  GRAND  RA PID S,  MICH.

26 -28 -30-32  OTTAW A  S T .

Parchment Paper

For Roll Butter

Order now from

€. D. Crittenden, OS $. Div. St., Grand Rapids 
Wholesale Dealer in Butter, €aa$, fruits and Produce

Beth P hones 1300

Egg Cases and  Egg Case  Fillers

Constantly on hand, a large supply of Egg Cases and  Fillers.  Sawed white- 
wood and veneer basswood cases.  Carload lots, mixed car lots or quantities to  suit 
purchaser.  We manufacture every kind  of  fillers  known  to  the  trade,  and  sell 
same in  mixed cars  or lesser  quantities  to  suit  purchaser.  Also  Excelsior,  Nails 
and  Flats constantly in stock.  Prompt shipment and courteous treatment.  Ware­
houses and factory on Grand River, Eaton  Rapids,  Michigan.  Address

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

We  are  in  the  market  for

C LO V ER ,  A LS Y K E

B E A N S ,  P E A S ,  P O P   C O R N .  E T C .

If any to offer write us.

A L F R E D   J .  BROWN  S E E D   C O .,  GRAND  R A P ID S,  M ICH.

24.  AN D  2 6   N.  D IV IS IO N   S T ..  2 0   AN D  2 2   O TT A W A   S T .

W E  ARE  HEADQUARTERS

for California Navel Oranges  and  Lemons,  ¡sweet  Potatoes,  Cranberries, 

Nuts, Figs and Dates 

Onions, Apples and  Potatoes.
The  Vinkemulder  Company,

14-16 Ottawa  Street 
Grand  Rapids,  Michigan
We buy  Potatoes in carlots.  What have you to offer for prompt  shipment?

P O T A T O E S

Carlots  only  wanted.  Highest  market  price.  State variety and quality

H .  E L M E R   M O S E L E Y   &   C O .

GRAND  R A PID S.  M ICH.

Long  Distance T elephones-C ltizens  2417 
BeU  Main  66 

304  &  305  Clark  B uilding,

Opposite  Union  Depot

fact,  the  greatest  of  precautions  should 
be  taken  to  guard  against  receiving  any 
milk  which 
as  no 
amount  of  skill,  starters,  or  diligence 
can  overcome  the eSects of contaminated 
milk  on  the  flavor  in  butter.

is  contaminated, 

Therefore 

it  becomes  necessary  for  a 
man  in  the  profession  and  art  of  butter- 
making  to  know  and  understand  the 
effects  of  the  different  kinds  of  bacteria 
on  the  flavor  of  milk  and  butter.  He 
must  know  the  cause  and  how  to  pre­
vent  the  bad  and  undesirable  flavors 
in 
milk  which  are  so  numerous  and will  be 
impure  or 
found  wherever  the  air  is 
where  perfect  cleanliness 
is  not  ob­
served.

It  may  be  proper  to  mention 

in  con­
nection  with  this  that  the  strictest  rules 
of  cleanliness  must  be  observed  in  the 
creamery  in  making  the  butter,  as  per­
fectly pure  and  sweet  milk received may 
be  spoiled  and  contaminated 
in  the 
process  of  making  it  into  butter,  if  the 
buttermaker 
is  filthy,  careless  or  negli­
gent.

The  buttermaker  must  be  a  man  of 
knowledge,  skill  and  diligence.  He 
must  have  a  knowledge  of  the  care  and 
management  of  machinery  necessaiy  in 
the  creamery,  such  as  a  boiler,  engine, 
separators,  pumps,  churn,  vats,  etc., 
the  operating  of  which  requires  skill 
and  experience.  Then  the  buttermaker 
must  be  a  diplomat.  He  has  to deal 
with  the  patrons  and  he  must  be  able  to 
regulate  the  little  differences  which  so 
often  will  appear.  Upon  the  butter­
maker  rests,  in  a  large  degree,  the  re­
sponsibility  of  success  or  failure  of  the 
creamery.

The  buttermaker  should  also  be  able 
to  give  advice  and instructions  as  to  the 
proper  care  and  selection  of  the  dairy 
cow,  how  to  feed  and  what  to  feed  to 
produce  the  best  results  in  the  produc­
tion  of  milk,  and  he  should  be  able  to 
give  such  other  information  as  will  be 
of  value  to  the  creamery  patron.

Buttermaking Js   a  science  and  profes­
sion  and  no  man  with  inadequate  ex­
perience,  or  one  who  has  not  mastered 
the  details 
in  all  its  phases  should  try 
to  pass  as  a  buttermaker.  There  is  no 
specified 
length  of  time  laid  down  in 
which  to  prepare  and  master  the  details 
of  the  profession,  as that  depends  large­
ly  upon  the  adaptability  of  the  individ­
ual,  but  I  would  recommend  that  two 
years’  of  active  work  as  apprentice  un­
der  one  or  more  well  qualified  butter- 
makers,and  at  least  one  term  in  a  dairy 
school  should  constitute,  with  the  aver­
age  person,  the  necessary  amount  of 
time  in  which  to  prepare  himself for the 
work.

1  fully  believe  and  most  earnestly 
recommend  that  for  the  future  welfare 
of  the  dairy  industry  that  there  should 
be a  law  passed  to  grant  license  or  cer­
tificate  of  qualification  to  those  quali­
fied.  The  creamery  patron  demands  it 
for  his  own  protecticn  against  the  so- 
called  cheap  buttermaker,  who  in  most 
instances  has  very  little  experience  and 
will  work  disaster to  the  creamery  com­
pany  where  he  may  be  employed.

E.  J.  Holmes.

A Tip  For  the  Waiter.

asked  again  presently.

the  waiter.
waiter  hovered  near.

“ Everything  all  right,  sir?"  asked 
The  patron  nodded,  but  still  the 
“ Steak  cooked  to  suit  you,  sir?"  he 
Again  the  patron  nodded.
“ Potatoes  the  way you  like ’em,  sir?”  
“ Yes.“
Another  period  of  silence.
“ I  hope  the  service  is  satisfactory, 

sir?”

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

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manded  the  patron.

of  it.  Well,  I'll  give  you  one.”

“ Are  you  bidding  for  a  tip?”   de­
tips 
“ Well,  sir,  of  course  we  get 
sometimes  and  I ’ve  got  to  go  to  the 
kitchen  for another  party,  so—”
“ So  you’d  like  a  tip  now,  to  be  sure 
“ Yes,  sir.”
‘.‘ Here 

I  have  a  large 
strident  voice  that  l  am  capable  of  us­
is  wrong  I ’ll  let out 
ing. 
a  roar  you  can  hear  in  the  kitchen. 
If 
you_  don't  hear  it  you  can  know  I  am 
dining  in  peace  and  comfort,  for  it’s  no 
fun  to  have  to  pass  verbal  judgment  on 
every  mouthful  I  eat.”

is  the  tip.: 

If  anything 

“ But  the  tip.”
“ That’s  the  tip,  and  a  mighty  good 

one  it  is,  too.”

H yde, W heeler  C o m p a n y   |j

41  North  Market Street  and  41  Clinton Street 

B O S T O N  

Strictly  Commission  Merchants

Consequently we are able to give consignments our 
undivided attention.  We want shipments of 
POULTRY  AND  EGGS 

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Proof Positive.

Green—How  do  you  know  that  Scrib­
bles  and  wife  are  such  a  loving  couple?
Brown—Because  she  reads  everything 
he  writes,  and  he  eats  everything  she 
cooks.

You can not make a very big mistake if you give us a few trial  shipments.  We  will give  <  ' 
you the market price and remit promptly.  Write for stencils, information  relative  to  ad- 
(  , 
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vances  or  anything  you  wish  to  know  about  our  line.  We  do our banking with the 
Fourth National, Board of Trade Bldg., Boston.  When you write mention the Tradesman. 
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The  Improved

Perfection

Gas

Generator

E.  S.  Alpaugh  &  Co.

Commission  Merchants

16 to 24 Bloomfield St. 

17 to 23 Loew Avenue

West Washington  Market
New  York

Specialties:  Poultry,  Eggs,  Dressed  Meats and  Provisions.

The receipts of poultry are now running  very  high.  Fancy  goods  of  all 
kinds are wanted and bringing good  prices.  You can make  no  mistake  in 
shipping  us all the fancy poultry  and also fresh  laid  eggs  that you are  able 
to gather.  We can assure you of good prices.
References:  Gansevoort Bank. R. G.  Dun & Co .  Bradstreet’s  Mercantile  Agency  and

upon request many shippers In your State who have shipped us

for the last  quarter  of  a century.

Cold  Storage and  Freezing Rooms 

Established  1864

We want your  P O U L T R Y

Butter  and  Eggs

Highest  cash  prices  paid.
Write  and 
let  us  know 
what you have.  Do it now, 
not to-morrow.

JAMES  COURT  &  SON,  Marshall,  Michigan

Cold Storage 

Branches  at  Allegan,  Bellevue  and  Homer

References:  Dan or Bradstreet or your own  Banker

Cold  Storage  Eggs

W hy  pay  25 per  cent,  more  for  fresh  when  you  can  get  just  as 
good  by  using  our  April  stock?  Give  us  an  order  and  be  con­
vinced.  W e  store  Fruit,  Butter,  Eggs,  Poultry  and  Meats. 
Liberal  advances  on  produce  stored  with  us,  where  desired. 
Rates  reasonable.  W rite  for  information.

Grand Rapids Gold Storage 

$ Sanitary m ilk Go«
Grand Rapids, tffiebigan

is  clearly  the  leading 
illuminating 
machine of  to-day.  While  trying  to 
make a saving in your  gas  and  elec­
tric bills let us assist you.

We can  generate  gas  for  n c   per 

thousand feet.

We can illuminate  a  store 60x20,  12 
foot  ceiling,  with  6  mantles,  giving 
3,000 candle power light at  a  cost  of 
2c per hour.

We can burn 3 mantles for  a  given 
length of  time  against  2  mantles  of 
any other machine  on the market giv­
ing the same candle power.

We control  all territory  and  solicit 
all correspondence  direct.  All  busi­
ness of the late Perfection Lighting Co. 
is turned over to us.

We are the sole  owners of  the  ma­
chine and do our own  manufacturing, 
hence  our  ability  to  g u a r a n t e e 
every machine.

Butler & W ray

Grand Rapids, Mich.

17 S. Division St.

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

Uniform ly  Good  Batter  Increases 

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Demand  and  Price.

The  question  is  often  asked:  Why  i_ 
it  that  the  price  of  butter has  been  so 
high  during  the  past year compared with 
that  in  previous  years,  and  this  in  spite 
of  the  fact  that  creameries  are  being 
built  by  the  dozens  all  over the country 
One  explanation  for this  is  that  the con 
sumption  of  butter  per  capita  is increas 
in g;  and  this  increased  consumption  i 
largely,  if  not  entirely,  due  to  the  im 
provement  in  the  quality  of the  butter
A  creamery  that  is  making  extras the 
year around  began  doing  business  about 
ten  years  ago,  with  farmers  who  bad  a. 
ways  made  their own  butter.  The  butter 
made  by  these  farmers  was  not  much 
different  from  that  found in  other  place 
where  dairy  butter  holds 
sway,  and 
therefore  represented  as  many  differen 
grades  of  butter  as  there  were  butter 
makers.  After 
the  creamery  began 
handling  the  milk  of  these  farmers,  the 
butter  needed  by  them  was taken  at the 
cteamery.  An 
inspection  of  the  books 
at  the  creamery  showed  that  the  amount 
of  butter  taken  by  the  farmers  was grad 
ually  increasing,  so  much  so  tbat at  the 
close  of  the  second  year’s  run, the books 
showed  that the  same  patrons  had  taken 
more  than  twice  as  much  butter  the  sec 
ond  year  as  they  had  taken  the  first. 
This  goes  to  show  tbat  when  people  get 
a  product  of  superior quality,  they  will 
gradually  consume  more  and  more of 
it,and  this  furthermore  at a much higher 
price  than is  paid  for  an  ordinary  or  in 
ferior  article.

When  the  College  here  began  receiv' 
ing  milk  from  the  farmers  a  little  more 
than  a  year  ago,  attempts  were  made  to 
dispose  of  the  butter  in  Lansing,  a  city 
tbat  bad  been  handling  dairy  butter and 
oleomargarine  in  large  quantities.  The 
College  at  this  time  could  not dispose of 
more  than  20  pounds  of  butter  daily 
in 
this  'city  at  top  market  prices,  the  com 
plaint  being  that  the  price  was too high. 
Efforts  were  made,  however,  to  sell  as 
much  College  butter  in  Lansing  as  pos 
sible, with the  result  that  the  demand  for 
the  butter  was  increasing.  During  the 
past  summer,  the  College  was  send 
ing  150  pounds  of  butter  daily  to  the 
city  at  top  market  prices  with no furthei 
complaint  about  high  prices. 
In  fact, 
when  the  demand  became  so  great  that 
our supply  fell  short,  requests  came  to 
send  the  butter at  any  price.

The  people of  Lansing  had  not  been 
in  the  habit  of  getting  a  first  quality  of 
butter,  which  we  attempted  to  furnish 
them,  but  they  soon  learned  to appre 
ciate  the  difference  between  high  grade 
and  inferior grades  of  butter.

These  examples go to  show  tbat  a  sure 
way  to  increase  the  consumption  of  but* 
ter  and  to  displace  inferior gtades,  is 
to  improve  the  quality  of  our  creamery 
butter. 
Just  as  soon  as  creameries  will 
turn  out  a  more  uniform  high  grade 
product,  made  under  the  cleanest  and 
most  sanitary  creamery  conditions,  just 
so  certain  will  they  be  that  competition 
inferior  grades  of  butter  will  be 
from 
lessened. 
laid 
upon  keeping  creameries  clean  and  san­
itary  so  as  to  give  no  possible  founda­
tion  for  the  stoik  arguments  of  the  oleo- 
consumers  that  this  product  is  made  un­
der  more  cleanly  condition  than  cream­
ery  butter. 

John  Michels,

should  be 

Emphasis 

The 

State  Instructor in  Dairying.
Cheese Stocks  Lightest  For  Many  Tears.
issuing  by  Stephen  Underbill  of 
an  annual  tst’ mate  of  the  visible  stocks 
of  cheese  in  the  United  States,  Canada 
and  Great  Britain  is  looked  forward  to 
with  much  interest  by  those  engaged  in

interest.  Mr.  Unde 

this  important  branch  of  trade,  and  the 
figures  that  have  been  compiled  are  of 
more  than  usual 
bill  has  the  reputation  of candor  and 
fairness  and  in  the  statement  that  ha 
just  been  published  he  has  sought  to 
give  the  figures  which  in  his 
judgment 
came  from  the  most  reliable  sources 
His  estimate  at  the  various  points  of 
distribution  is  as  follows :
Points  of  Distribution 
New  York  C ity ...............................>°5.759
Canada............................................. 180,000
Liverpool.........................................  64,000
London............................................. 125,000
Afloat  from  New  Y ork...............  
8,974
New  York  State.............................   89,900
C hicag o ..........................................  96,700
Wisconsin  and  vicin ity................115,000
O h io..........................................................   40.000
Boston..............................................   20,380
Philadelphia...................................  23,000
Baltimore.......................................  24,16
Pittsburg.........................................  18,000
Penn,  (creams)..............................  13,500
St.  Louis.........................................  n,447

1903

Total  935,82
His  previous  estimates  of  a  simila 

character  were  as  follows:
1902................................................ 1,214,340
‘9° * ..............................................   999.395
*900 ..............................................   948.547
Mr.  Underbill  adds  a  footnote  tbat 
“ of  the  above  stock  I  find  there  are
120.000 boxes  averaging  twenty  pounds 
each  and  227,000  boxes averaging thirty 
five  to  forty  pounds each.”  
It  appears 
from  the  reports  in  hand  that  most  of 
the  Pittsburg,  Baltimore 
and  Ohio 
stocks  are  small  sizes,  while  the  same 
kind  make  up  a  very  considerable  part 
of  the  holdings  at  Philadelphia,  Chi 
cago  and  in  Wisconsin.  More  than  two 
thirds  of  the  cheese  in  New  York  City 
as  well  as  New  York  State  are  small 
sizes.

It  will  be  seen  from  these  figures  th 

the  total  holdings  are  nearly  30,000 
boxes  less  than  on  January  1,  1902,  ex 
elusive  of  the  Bristol,  England,  stocks 
which  have  never  before  been  given 
Figuring  120,000  boxes  of  this  year’ 
holdings  at  twenty  pounds each,  227,000 
boxes  at  forty  pounds  each,  and  608,821 
boxes  at  sixty  pounds  each  it  gives  a 
total  weight  of  48,009,260  pounds  of 
cheese.  Last  year  the  report  included
970.000  boxes  of  twenty  pounds  each. 
22,000  boxes  of  forty  pounds  each,  and
995,340  boxes  of sixty  pounds  each,  or 
a  total  weight  of  66,534,400  pounds. 
This  would  make  the  shortage  this  year 
equal  to  18,525,140  pounds,  or about  28 
per cent,  less  than  last  year.  This  is 
the  real  basis  of  the  higher  prices  tbat 
now  ruling  in  all  the  consuming 

markets  of  the  world.

Our  lamps  do  but  cast  shadows  when 

the  true  light  is  shining.

P O U L T R Y
LAMSON &  CO.,  BOSTON

S h ip  T o

Ask the Tradesman about us.

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E. F. Dudley

Owosso,  Mich.

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In any quantity.  Let us know what you have and  we  will  quote  prices 

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for same F. O.  B. your city.  Extensive jobbers  in

PATENT  STEEL  WIRE  BALE  TIES

Prices guaranteed.  Write for price list.

Smith  Young (& Co., Lansing, Michigan 

1019  MICHIGAN  A V E .  E A S T  

References:  Dun’s and Bradstreet’s, City National Bank. Lansing,  Mich.

DON’T  SHIP  US

if  you  have  a  doubt  about  our ability to render you good service.  MICHIGAN 

1 KrtUtaM AN  knows we are all right or we would  not be here.

P O U LT R Y ,  B U T T E R ,  E G G S .  V E A L ,  P O T A T O E S

C O Y N E   B R O R ..  C H IC A G O ,  IL L .

Michigan  Maple Sugar Association,  Ltd.

PRODUCERS OF

High  Grade

Maple  Sugar  and  Syrup

119 Monroe Street,

Pure Maple Sugar

30 lb. Palls Maple  Drops, per lb__16  c
301b.  Pails  astd.  Fancy  Moulds,

50 to 60 drops per pound.

20 to 30 moulds to pound.

per lb.............................................15  c
100 lb. Cases. 26 oz. bars, per lb.......... 9j£c
60 lb. Cases, 26 oz. bars, per lb.........10  c
100 lb. Cases  13 oz  bars, per lb.........10  c
60 lb. Cases, 13 oz. bars, per lb.........1054c

Grand Rapids, Mich.

Pure Maple Syrup
10 Gal. Jacket Cans, each........  
$8  so
5 Gal. Jacket Cans, each.............   ”  4 50
per case
S*i* i> ns- 54 doz. In case................  5 75
5*  Gai. Cans, 1 doz. In case.................. 6  26
$  it*}- 5ans>2 doz. In case.................   6 no
54 Gal. Cans, 2 doz. In case.................4  26

Mail Orders Solicited.  Goods Guaranteed.

Commercial Travelers

Vicbiru birhti of the Grip 

PÎS2ÎSrnt’MB n Di»  P alm ek-  St.  Johns;  Sec
H .T B “ blEKB,S n g 8aglnaW;  TreaiUrer

DiiM Cmunreial Tnnion of lichini

Grand  Counselor,  F.  C.  Scutt  Rav  rih, 

Grand  Secretary,  Amos.

Orud Kapidi  Cooncil Ko. 13!, D. C. T.

^ S ïï« S S IfL F f'8 Æ .8-

Gripsack  Brigade.

H.  F.  Campbell,  traveling  represent 
ative  for  E.  N.  Lightner  &  Co.,  of 
Detroit,  has  engaged  to  represent  that 
bouse  a  second  year.

F.  F.  Hunt,  formerly with  the  Perfec 
tion  Lighting  Co.,  has  taken  a  position 
with  Butler  &  Wray,  manufacturers  of 
the  Perfection  lighting  system.

Manistee  News:  Charles  Hawley  has 
left  his  chair  in  Seeley’s  barber  shop  to 
take  a  position  as  traveling  salesman 
for the Manistee Shoe Manufacturing Co.
Lansing  Republican.  Clinton  Leon­
ard  left  last  night  for  Nashville,  Tenn., 
to  take  a  position  as  salesman  for  C.  j! 
Austin,  formerly  of  the  Austin-Burring- 
ton  Co.

Vermontville  Echo:  Alton  J.  Hager, 
formerly  of this  place,  has  resigned  bis 
position  as  traveler  for  the  Fred  A. 
Ross  Lumber  Co.,  of  Detroit,  to  take  a 
position  with  the  Eagle  Lumber  Co.,  of 
Grand  Rapids.  As  a  result  Mi.  and 
Mrs.  Hager  will  move  from  Charlotte 
to  Grand  Rapids.

Grand  Rapids  Council,  No. 

13  
United  Commercial  Travelers,  wi 
meet  in  regular  monthly  session  Satu 
day  evening,  in  their  council  cbambe 
over 66  Pearl  street.  Fifteen candidates 
await  initiation,  and  it  is  expected  tb._ 
will  be  the  banner class  of  the  year.  All 
members  are  requested  to  put  in  an  a 
pea ranee.

Traverse  City Eagle:  Joseph  W.  Zim 
merman  has  resigned  his  position  of 
traveling salesman for the Hannah &  Lay 
Co.  and  will  go  into  business  for  him 
self.  He  will  devote  bis  time  to  buy 
ing  and  selling  real  estate,  stock,  etc. 
Mr.  Zimmerman  has  been  connected 
with  the  company 
for  several  years. 
His  place  on  the  road  will  be  taken  by 
Charles  E.  Hall,  who  has  looked  afte 
the  wholesale  trade  in  the  city.  S.  W 
Burns,  of  the  grocery  department,  wil. 
hereafter  visit  the  wholesale  trade  in the 
city.  These  changes  take  place  next 
week.

It  is  expected  that  the  annual meeting 
of  Grand  Rapids  Council,  U.  C.  T.  will 
be  held  in  the  new  hall  in  the  Willard 
Barnhart  building.  The  floor  leased  by 
the  Council  has  been  divided  into  two 
large  rooms,  with  ante  and  property 
rooms  between.  The  front  room,  look­
ing  out  on  Ionia  street, will  be  used  as  a 
club  room. 
It  is  being  beautifully  dec­
orated  and  will  be  filled  with  up-to-date 
furniture,  including  billiard  and  pool 
tables  and  card  tables.  The  rear  rcom 
will  be  used  as  a  lodge  room,  with  a 
small  room  in  one  corner 
in  which  the 
goat  is  confined  except  during  business 
hours.  The 
is  the  largest 
ever  occupied  by  the  Council  and  will 
be  decorated  and  furnished  in  a  man­
ner  which  will  probably  excite  the  ap­
proval  of  every  member.

lodge  room 

Marquette  Traveling Men  Come  Out  Sec- 

ond  Best.

Negaunee,  Feb. 

2—The  much-her­
alded  basket  ball  game  between  the 
Marquette  and  Twin City traveling men, 
which  was  played  here  Saturday  even­
ing,  ended  in  a  victory  for the  Ishpem- 
ing  and  Negaunee  team  by  the  score  of

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

2?.  J f .  6;  T£e 
icore  was  tied  •“   ‘be 
bird  inning,  but  the  Twin  City  players 
took  the  lead  from  that  point  and  kept
inm 
thf - end  t£ the  game.  There  was 
some  good  individual  playing,  but  the 
aggregations  were  about  on  a  par  so  far
’ V k  
i i ua 
team  work  was  concerned.
"IarcIu®*,e  Players  came  on a spe­
cial  train,  and,  with  the  rooters,  filled 
two  coaches.  They  brought  along  the 
famous  U.  C.  T.  Zobo band.  The  efforts 
I*  *he  musicians,  combined  with  the 
®£“ ° n*.tra,on»  of  the  gallery,  seemed  to 
affect  the  nerves  of  the men  in  the  field, 
tor  when  the  noise  was  the  loudest  the 
fumbles  became  more  frequent  and  the 
batters  bit  the  ball  for  longer  runs.
.T he  attendance  was  the  largest  that 
the  rink  has  accommodated  this  season 
the  galleries  were  packed  with  ladies, 
every  one  with  a  horn,  upon  which 
its 
possessor exhausted  the  capacity  of  her 
lungs  in  one  continuous  performance.
_B. 
J   Miller and  Walter Yeazel  um 
pired  the  game.  Their  decisions  were 
accepted  without  any  kicking  and  the 
Marquette  men  took  the  defeat  good 
naturediy. 

6

Th® Grain  Market.

is 

the  case. 

Wheat during  the  past  week  has  been 
active  both  ways:  the  fore  part,  it  had 
a  downward  tendency,  and  to-day,  the 
opposite 
Fluctuations 
have  been  2c  in  cash,  and  3c 
in  May 
options.  The  bare  wheat  fields  and  an­
ticipation  of  cold  weather  made  the 
shorts  feel  anxious,  and  they  would  bid 
up  on  the  strength  of that  to cover  short 
sales.  However,  if  we  get  a  good  cov 
ering  of  snow,  it  will  change  the  tone. 
Argentine  shipments,  also  large  receipts 
during  the  past  week, had  a  tendency  to 
depress 
the  market.  However,  we 
think  it  was  an  unnecessary  scare  as  the 
foreigners  want  our  wheat  at  present 
prices,as  we  are  sending  some  out  right 
along.  Franee  has  taken  considerable 
of  our  wheat  until  within  a  few  days 
when  she  seems  to  have  held  off.  We 
still  think  wheat around  present  prices 
is  good  property.

Corn  has  been  active;  there  has  quite 
a  demand  sprung  up  for  export,  about 
three  times  as  much  as  has  been  ex­
in  the  last  few  weeks.  Report 
ported 
has 
it  there  were  700,000  bushels  ex­
ported,  which 
is  a  great  deal.  Prices 
have  been  very  firm;  in  fact,  have  been 
advanced.  The  visible  made  an 
in- 
crease  of 900,000  bushels, which  must  be 
expected  at  this  time  of  the  year;  in 
fact,  it  usually  increases  more  at  this 
time  of  the  year.  We  look  for  no reces­
sion  in  prices.

Oats  have  been  extremely  strong.  The 
demand  keeps  pace  with,  if  not  ahead 
of the supply;  as  long  as  this  conditions 
exists,  we  may  not 
look  for any  lower 
prices,  but  they  may  be  elevated^ime 
what.

Rye  has  been  at  an  even  tenor,  noth 
ing  to change  it.  While  there  has  been 
nothing  to  strengthen  it,  still  there  has 
been  nothing  to  depress  it—we still  look 
for  lower  prices  in  that  cereal.  Export 
demand  has  not  been  urgent,  and 
it 
looks  now  as  though 
it  would  not  be. 
We  thought  at  one  time,  on  account  of 
the  shortage  of  the  rye  crop  in  Europe, 
there  would  be  a  better  demand  for  our 
rye  and  prices  might  go  higher;  they 
seem  to  get  along  on  the  other  side  with 
less  than  we  anticipated  they  would 
need.

Beans  have  also  remained  very  even 
in  price ; the demand  is  not  as  urgent  as 
it  was  a  few  weeks  ago.  Holders  are 
not  willing  to  sell,  but  are  not  holding 
for  higher  prices,  simply  because  they 
all  think  the  market  is  strained and  top 
heavy.

Flour  has  been  very  steady,  with  firm 
prices,and  some  advance bas  been  made 
in  spring  wheat.  Demand 
from  the 
home  mills  bas  been  exceedingly  good, 
and  they  have  been  able  to  place  all  of 
their  output,  the  only  trouble  just  now 
being  the  scarcity  of cars. 
I  presume 
other  shippers  have  also  been  delayed 
on  account  of  the  scarcity.

In  mill  feed  there  is  nothing  to  de 
press  quotations;  prices  are  as  firm  as 
ever;  in  fact,  a  little  firmer.

Mills  are  paying  74c  for  No.  2  red,
70c  for  No.  2  white,  and  69c  for  No.  3 
red- 

C.  G.  A.  Voigt.

After  the game the members  of the  two 
teams  and  their  ladies  and  all  the  com-
i?e"Va!»  i” en  who  acceP‘ed  invitations, 
that  had  been  extended  to  all  the  mem­
bers  of  the  fraternity,  about  seventy-five 
'n  ail,  sat  down  to  a  banquet  in  the 
inmg  hall  at  the  Breitung  House. 
After  the 
last  course  had  been  served 
the  toastmaster  called  upon  Fred  Ben- 
nett  who  responded  with  a  solo,  and 
Will  Monroe,  the  “ bandmaster”   of  the 
crack  Zobo  band.  Mr.  Monroe confessed 
that  he  was  not  an  after-dinner orator 
nd  confined his speech to a few remarks 
Mr.  btifts,  a  magician  from  St.  Paul, 
next  amused  the  company  with  several 
very  clever  feats.  A  numher  of  the 
Breitung  House  boarders  got  bold of  the 
hand  instruments  and,  after  practicing 
for  some  time, 
into  the  dining 
room  with  Harvey  Pearce  at  their  head 
Piping  forth  “ A  Hot  Time”   in  rather 
an uncertain  key.  The  performers  were 
loudly  applauded,  but  their leader blusb- 
ingly  acknowledged  that  the  repertoire 
had  been  exhausted.

filed 

The  Marquette  people  left  on  their 
special  tram  at  12:00 and  the  Ishpem- 
ng  contingent  went  home  on  a  special 
car.  All  seemed  to  enjoy  the  occasion 
and  probably  another  game  will  be  ar­
ranged  before  the  close  of the  winter

it 

in  March. 

The  Fancy  Dress  B all  Not  a  Masqnerade.
Grand  Rapids,  Feb.  2—The  February 
meeting  of  Grand  Rapids  Council,  No. 
n i.U .  C.  T.,  at the council rooms should 
is  the  last 
be  largely  attended,  as 
meeting  before  the  annual  election  of 
officers,  which  occurs 
It  is 
expected  at  this  meeting  to  initiate  one 
of  the  largest  bunches  of  tenderfeet  ever 
put  in  at one  time 
in  Michigan.  Sat- 
urday  evening,  Feb.  14,  at  St.  Cecilia 
ball,  will  be  the  eventful  party  of  the 
season—the 
“ fancy  costume” —it  is 
not  a  masquerade,  but  a  fancy  or  comic 
dress  party,  without  masks,  and  no  one 
will  be  admitted  on  the  floor  without  a 
costume,  and 
is  anticipated  a  very 
large  crowd  will  be  present.  So  get  a 
bustle  on  and  join  the  merry  throng.

it 

Let us be joyous, happy and gay,
We have plenty of work—now lor play.
Ja  Dee

Going A fter the  D ead-Bests.

Menominee,  Feb.  3-T h e   Menominee 
Retail  Grocers  Association has engaged 
a  collector  for  the  purpose  of  making  a 
general  round  up  of  bad  debts  owed  to 
the  various  members  of  the  organiza- 
tion.  According  to  the  rules  observed 
by  the  Association,  any  person  that  con- 
tracts  a  bill  for  groceries  and  permits 
thirty  days  to  elapse  without  making  a 
cash  settlement  will  be  placed  on  the 
proscribed 
list  and  no  member of the 
Association  will  furnish  supplies  to  the 
delinquent  until  the  outstanding  ac­
count  is  fully  liquidated.  Nearly  all  the 
grocers 
in  the  city  belong  to  the  Asso­
ciation  and 
in  a  short  time  it  will  be 
impossible  for  a  man  who  is  trying  to 
beat  the  grocers  by  trading  at  different 
stores  and  leaving  a  trail  of  debts  be­
hind  him  to  get  bis  daily  bread  with­
out paying  for  it.

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The  Oceana  Telephone  Co.  bas  paid 
a  6  per cent,  dividend  during  the  past 
year.  The  stockholders  bave  voted  to 
increase  the  capital  stock  from  $20,000 
to $50,000.

The  Northeastern  Telephone  &  Tele­
graph  Co.,  which  will  have 
its  bead- 
quarters  in  Bay  City,  bas  completed  its 
wire  from  Bay  City  to Alpena  and  with­
in  a  few  days  conversation  can  be  car­
ried  on  with  the  town  on  the  up-shore. 
The 
line  is  in  working  order as  far  as 
Tawas,  and  takes  in  Standish,  which  is 
off  the  line  of  the D.  & M.,  along which 
the  wire  runs.  As  soon  as  the  Alpena 
are  completed  and  the 
connections 
company  can  get  to  work,  a  wire  will 
be  run 
from  Standish  to  West  Branch 
and  from  there  up  the  Michigan  Cen- 
tral  to  Mackinaw  City,  the  company 
thus  covering  the  entire  northeastern 
portion  of  the  State.
•  ® n0Ildaffa  business  men  have  organ­
ized  a  telephone  company  to  create 
and  equip  a  local  exchange.
Shoe  Dealers  Considering:  Organization.
Kalamazoo,  Feb.  3—There  is  a  move­
ment  on  foot  to  form  a  Retail  Dealers' 
aHd  Shoe  Association  of  the  State 
of  Michigan.  The  purpose  of  the  same 
retail  shoe 
is  the  betterment  of  the 
trade;  also,  among  numerous  other 
things are  advertising and the discontin- 
“ lng ° t   any  retail  shoe  merchant  of 
handling  or  selling  the  product  of  any 
shoe  manufacturer  who 
is  now  or  has 
been  operating  any  retail  stores 
in 
Michigan  or  elsewhere.  The  Associa­
tion,  after  being  formed,  is  to  meet  at 
least once  a  year.  Any  retailer of  shoes 
desiring  to  join  such  an  Association  is 
invited  to  send  bis  name  to  J.  F. 
Muffley,  Kalamazoo,  or  F.  A.  Place" 
Three  Rivers.

We Don’t  Want»
you to think that  this  is  the 
only hotel in  Grand  Rapids; 
it is not-  But  we  do  want 
you to think that it is

The  Best»

first, last  and  all  the  time. 
And you  will  think  so,  too, 
after you  have been  a  guest 
for a short time.

Livingston  Hotel

The  W arw ick

Strictly first class.

Rates $2 per day.  Central location. 

Trade  of  visiting  merchants  and  travel­

ing men solicited.

A .  B.  OARDNER.  Manager.

Telephone  Topics.

At  the  annual  meeting  of  the  stock­
holders  of  the  Benzie  County  Telephone 
Co.  a  dividend  of 
io #   per cent,  was 
declared,  and 
it  was  voted  to  increase 
the  capital  stock  from *20,000 to $50,000. 
It  was  also  voted  to  build  extensions  of 
the  line  from  Benzonia  to  Saile  and 
Bear  Lake,  from Chief  to  Copemish  and 
froin  Tbompsonville  to  Wallin,  Lake 
Ann'and  Empire.

Write for 1903 catalogue.

D.  E.  VANDERVEEN, Jobber, 

Grand  Rapids.  Mich.

If you  have  money  to  invest 
read  The  M.  B .  Martin  Co.’ s 
advertisement  on  page  31.

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

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Drugs—Chemicals

Michigan  State  Board  of Pharmacy

Term expires
•  Deo. 81,1903
Wirt  p.  Dorr, Detroit  - 
* 
Clarence B. Stoddard, Monroe  Deo. 81,190* 
Deo. si, 19U6
John  D. Muir, Grand Haplds 
ARTHUR H. Webber, Cadillac 
Dec. 81, 1906
Hit o t   Hr ik , Saginaw 
*  Deo. 81,I9t7

- 

President,  Hik r y  H s u , Saginaw.
Secretary, John D. Mum, Grand Rapids. 
Treasurer, W.  P.  Doty,  Detroit.

Examination  Sessions.

Grand Rapids. March 3 and 4.
Star Island, June 16 and 17.
Houghton. Aug. 28 and 26.
Lansing, S ot. 3 and 4.

Mich.  State  Pharm aceutical  Association.

President—Lou G. Moore, Saginaw. 
Secretary—W. H. Burke, Detroit.
Treasurer—C. F. Huber. Port Huron.

The  Happy  Land  For  Chemists.

In  Denmark,  Norway  and  Sweden 
pharmacy  is  practically  a  close  corpora­
tion,  much 
in  the  nature  of  a  trust. 
Licenses  are  tinder control  of  the  body 
which  corresponds  to  our  Pharmaceu­
tical  Society,  and  the  number  of  them 
is  only  very  sparingly  increased  with 
the  population.  Except  for  this  slight 
expansion  a  new 
license  is  never  is­
sued,  unless  where  an  old  one  has  be­
come  extinguished  through  the  death 
of  the  holdei  or  his  retirement  from 
business.  The  whole  trade  acts 
to­
gether ;  prices  are  fixed  by  agreement 
catting 
is  unknown  and  one  chemist 
will  not  bid  against  another  in any way. 
Chemists  do  not  prescribe,  and  doctors, 
who  work  hand  in  hand  with  the  chem­
ists,  do  not  dispense.  By  way  of  rec­
iprocation  for this  abstinence,  chemists 
will  not  put  up  a  prescription  by  any 
foreign  doctor,nor  will  they  repeat  pres 
criptions.  Consequently, 
the  patient 
has  to  pay  a  fresh  fee  to  the  doctor 
every  time  he  needs  a  fresh  bottle  of 
medicine—a  happy  state  of  affairs  for 
the  druggists  and  doctors,  but  hardly 
generous  to  the  public.

As  for  proprietary  medicines,  they  do 
not  want them,  and  the  chemists  are  not 
going  to  encourage  the  sale  of  proprie 
taries,  even  at  full  face  prices,  to  the 
discouragement  of  dispensing.  Conse 
quently  these  Northern  wildernesses  are 
practically  deprived  of  the 
inestimable 
benefit conferred upon more appreciative 
publics  by  the  enterprising  vendors  of 
proprietary  medicines.

One  effect  of  the  peculiar  adjustment 
of  the  prices  to  avoid  competition  is 
that  a  prescription  taken  in  to  be  dis 
pensed 
is  often  charged  a  very  odd 
price,  the  prices  of  the  drugs  being  cal 
culated  out  to a  fine  point,  as  if  a cbem 
ist  here  should  charge  is.  7)£d.  for 
mixture.  They  do  not  have  a  set  price 
for  all  mixtures,  but  figure  them  out 
according  to  the  drugs  contained 
in 
them.  This  does  not  prevent  the  profit 
being  large.

Naturally,  the  pharmacies  of  these 
countries  are  palatial  establishments 
and  the  fortunes  accumulated  by  the 
happy  proprietors  are  enormous.  Lest 
by  any  chance  any  foreigner  should  get 
a  look  in  at  the  drug  trade,  the  custom 
house will  not  sanction  entry  of  chemic 
als  used  in  pharmacy  except  to  licensed 
pharmacists.  Patent  medicines  are  by 
law  only  permitted  to  be  sold  on  a  doc 
tor’s  prescription,  and  are  stopped  at 
the  custom  house except  when  addressed 
to  a  registered  pharmacist.  Happy 
chemists  of  Scandinavia!

Menstruation  and  Headache  Powders.
The  following  two cases  occurred 

my  practice  recently: 
In  the  first, 
lady  aged  33,  of  a  “ nervous”   tempera 
ment,  had  an  unusually  severe  head

ache  in  July.  She  had  always  kept 
headache  powders”   in  the  house,  and 
usually  found  one  sufficient to  give  re­
lief.  On  this  occasion  she  had  taken 
two  powders at  once,  and  within  a  short 
time  she  began  to  feel  numb  and  cold. 
An  hour  later  I  found  her  prostrated. 
Cyanosis  was  extreme,  the 
lips  and 
finger  nails  were  blue,  the  extremities 
were  cold  and  clammy,  and  the  skin  of 
the  face  was  a  deathlike,  ashen  pallor. 
The  radial  pulse was  just faintly percep- 
tihe  and  numbering  102  and  the  heart 
sounds and  impulse  were very weak.  On 
attempting  to  sit  up  she  fell  back  in  a 
faint.  She  bad  vomited  once,  the  mat­
ter  consisting  of coffee  and  undigested 
food.  Aromatic  spirit  of  ammonia  and 
brandy  were  alternately  administered  in 
small  doses,  and  she  gradually  recov- 
red.  A  powder  still  remaining  in  the 
box  I  found  later to  contain  no  less than 
ten  grains  of  acetanilid.

The  second  case,  that of  a  lady,  aged 
24,  came  to  my  notice  in  April  last,  the 
patient  showing  the  same  symptoms  as 
n  the  case  above  described,  although 
with  less  severity  and  no vomiting.  The 
treatment  was  the  same.

The  point  of  special  interest  to  me  in 
these  cases  was  the  fact  that  both  pa­
tients  were  menstruating  at  the  time, 
the  first  being  in  the  second  day  of  the 
period  and  the  other 
in  the  last  day 
While  this  may  have  been  a  mere  coin 
cidence,  yet  the  first  mentioned  patient 
assured  me  she  had  for some  years  past 
taken  these or  similar powders  for head 
ache,  often  two  powders  at  a  dose,  but 
did  not  remember  having  before  taken 
one  dating  a  menstrual  period.  Neithe 
patient  had  ever  before  experienced  the 
symptoms. 

Geo.  W.  Williamson

Pineapple  as  a  D igestive.

The Lancet  discusses  the  power of  the 
Its 
pineapple  as  a  digestive  agent. 
digestive  activity  varies,  says 
the 
writer,  in  accordance  with  the  kind  of 
proteid  to  which 
it  is  subjected.  Fi 
brin  disappears  entirely  after  a  time 
With  the  coagulated  albumin  of  eggs 
the  digestive  process  is  slow,  while  with 
the  albumin  of  meat  its  action  seems 
first  to produce a pulpy,  gelatinous mass 
which,  however,  completely  dissolves 
after  a  short  time.  When  a  slice  of fresh 
pineapple  is  placed  upon  a  raw  beef 
steak,  the  surface  of  the  steak  becomes 
gradually  gelatinous,  owing  to  the  d 
gestive  action  of  the  enzyme  of  the 
juice.

Of course,  it  is  well  known  that  d 

gestive  agents  exist  in  other  fruits,  but 
when  it  is  considered  that  an  average 
sized  pineapple  will  yield  nearly  two 
pints  of 
juice,  it  will  be  seen  that  the 
digestive  action  of  the  whole  fruit  must 
be  enormous.  The  activity  of  this  pe 
culiar  digestive agent  is destroyed in the 
cooked  pineapple.  The  active  diges 
tive  principle  may  be  obtained 
from 
the  juice  by  dissolving  a  large  quantity 
of  common  salt  in  it  when  a  precipitate 
is  obtained  possessing  the  remarkable 
digestive  power just  described.

The  Drug  Market.

Opium—Is  very  firm  on  account 

higher  foreign  market.

Morphine—Is  unchanged.
Quinine—Is  steady.
Cod  Liver  Oil—Has  advanced  $5  per 
barrel  and  it  is  said  that  the  seals  have 
driven  the  fish  away  from  the  Norway 
coast  and  that  the  catch  will  be  light 
this  year.

Pyrogallic  Acid—Has  declined 

10c 

Oil  Wormwood—Is 

in  better  supply 

per  lb.

and  lower.

A  Good Polish  For Brasswork.

For  brasswork,  such  as andirons, etc., 
the  following  is  an  excellent  and  cheap 
composition:
Rotten stone................................   16  parts.
Bath  brick...................................  8  parts.
Emery  flour.................................  2  parts.
Infusorial  earth..........................  2  parts.
Oxalic  acid.; .............................   3  parts.
Cottonseed  oil,  refined............. 6-8  parts.
Powder  the  solids  and  mix  by  pass­
ing  two  or  three  times through  a  fine 
sieve,  then  add  the  oil,  working  the  in­
gredients  up  together  until  a  paste  of 
the  desired  consistency  is  obtained.  In­
fusorial  earth,  which  may  be  obtained 
n  quantity  very  cheaply  from  the  man­
ufacturers  of  filters,  etc.,  may  be  used 
the  place  of  rottenstone  and  bath 
brick,but  it  must  be  very  carefully pow­
dered. 
It  is  now  very  cheap,  as  com­
pared  with  the  prices  demanded  a  few 
years  ago.  Very  dirty  brass  should  be 
ipped  primarily 
in  a  bath  of  oxalic 
acid,  or  dilute  sulphuric  acid,  and 
rinsed 
in  running  water,  before  being 
ubbed  with  a  pomade  of any  kind,  as 
the  treatment  wonderfully  curtails  the 
labor of  rubbing.  Fine  brasses,  cleaned 
with  a  paste  of the  class  of  that  above 
given,  will  retain  their  polish  a  much 
longer  period  if  they  are  finally  rubbed 
off  with  precipitated  chalk  carrying 
bout  20  per cent,  of  sodium  bicarbon­
ate,  thus  neutralizing  any  residual  acid 
remaining  on  the  surface.

P.  H.  Quinley.
Fruit*  and  Vegetables  as  Medicine.
“  If  people  understood  the  medicinal 
values  of  foods  they  would  use  them 
more  for  physical 
ills;  and  doctors 
might  have  to  go  to  something  else  for 
a  living,”   says  John  A.  Morris  in  What 
to  Eat. 
“ For  instance,  spinach  and 
dandelion  are  good  for  kidney  troubles; 
celery  is  good  for  rheumatism,  neural­
gia,  disease  of  the  nerves  and  nervous 
dyspepsia;  lettuce  and  cucumbers  cool 
the  system,  and  the  former  is  good  for 
insomnia.  If you  want  to  perspire  freely 
to  relieve  the  system  of  impurities  just 
try  asparagus.  Tomatoes  contain  veg­
etable  calomel  and  are  good  for  liver 
troubles,  and  strawberries  make  a  fine 
complexion.

“ There 

is  nothing,  medicinally 
speaking,  so  useful  in  cases  of  nervous 
prostration  as  the  poor  and  humble 
onions.  They  are  almost  the  best  nerv­
ine  known,  and  may  be  used  in  coughs, 
colds  and 
influenza,  in  consumption, 
scurvy  and  kindred  diseases.  White 
onions overcome sleeplessness, while  red 
ones  are  an  excellent  diuretic.  Eaten 
every  day,  they  soon  have  a  whitening 
effect  upon  the  complexion.

“ For  malaria  and  erysipelas  nothing 
is  better  than  cranberries.  Fresh  carrots 
and  yellow  turnips  are  good  for  nervous 
disorders,  gravel  and  scurvy;  carrots 
for asthma ;  watermelon  for epilepsy and 
fever;  watercress 
yellow 
for  scurvy; 
for  feverish  thirst  in  sickness, 
lemons 
biliousness, 
low  fevers,  rheumatism, 
coughs,  colds  and  liver complaints.

"Honey  is  a  fine  dish  to  take  and 

is 
wholesome,  strengthening,  healing  and 
nourishing.  Eggs,  beaten  up  raw  with 
sugar,  are  used  to  clear  and  strengthen 
the  voice,  while  with  lemon 
juice  and 
sugar  the  beaten  white of eggs  may  be 
used  to  relieve  hoarseness. ”

B u ll  in  Drug Store.

An  enterprising  druggist,  of  Geneva, 
N.  Y .,  recently  employed  a novel means 
of  advertising  “ beef,  iron  and  wine.”  
Contrary  to  bis  expectations the  venture 
proved  most  unprofitable,  and  the  drug­
gist  to-day 
is  a  wiser,  if  not  a  better 
man.  He  placed  a  bull  calf  in  his  win­
dow  with  tbe„  mistaken 
idea  that  J t

would  serve  as  a  docile  reminder  of  the 
merits  of  “ beef,  iron  and  wine.”   At 
the  approach  of  a  woman  attired  in 
bright  red  the  young  bull  got  angry  and 
proceeded  to  demonstrate,  in  a  manner 
satisfactory  to  the  most  skeptical,  that 
the  source  of  the  bovine  element  that 
entered 
into  the  composition  of  the 
factor.  He 
wine  was  an  energetic 
quicklv  demolished  the  fancy trimmings 
of - the*  window,  and  was  soon 
in  the 
street,  where he  was captured  with some 
difficulty. 

_____

If  you  are  going  on  a  journey  be  at 
the  station  when  the  train  comes  along.

Valentines

Write for catalogue and  discount 
before placing your  order.

Grand  Rapids  Statioaery  Co.

29 No. Ionia St.

GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.

Do  you sell 
Wall  Papers?

If you have  not  ordered 
your  Spring  stock  or  if 
your  stock  needs  sort­
ing  up,

Let us send our Samples,
Prepaid express, for your inspection

We have a very fine  as­
sortment  at  the  right 
prices.  Drop us a card.

Heystek  &  Canfield  Co. 
Grand Rapids,  Michigan 

The Michigan Wall Paper Jobbers

F R E D   B R U N D A G E

wholesale

a  Drags  and  Stationery a
3»  &  34  Western  Ave„

MUSKEGON,  MICH.

Little Giant

$ 2 0 . 0 0

Soda Fountain

Requires  no  tanks  or  plumbing.  Over 
10,000  in  use.  Great  for  country  mer­
chants.  Write for

Soda Water Sense Free

Tells all about it.

G ran t  M an u factu rin g  Co.,  Inc., 

Pittsburg,  Pa.

Cheaper  Than  a   Candle
and  many  too times more  light from

B rilliant  and  Halo

Gasoline  Gas  Lamps 

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

B rilliant  Gas  Lamp  Co.

National  Fire  Insurance  Co.

of  Hartford.

W.  Fred  McBaia,

Grand  Rapids, Mich.

The Leading Agency.

WHOLESALE  DRUQ  PRICE  CURRENT

Advanced- 
Declined—

M I C H I G A N   T R A P E  S M  A  IV

22i

A clduzi
Aceticum................. $
Benzolcum, German.
Boraclc......................
Car boll cum..............  
Cltricum....................
Hydrochlor...............
Nltrocum..................
Oxallcum..................
Ptaosphorlum,  dll...
Sallcyllcum  ..............  50®
Sulphurlcum............
Tannlcum.................1  io®  1
Tartarlcum................   38®

Am m onia
Aqua, 16 deg.............  
Aqua, 20 deg.............  
Car bon as................... 
Chlorldum................. 
A niline

4®
6®
13®
ia® -

Black...........................2  oo® 2
80® 1
Brown.......................... 
Bed..............................   48®
Yellow.......................   2  60® S

3
Ï

eof

Baecse
Cubebse............po,25
Junlperu»., 
Xanf

noxylum,

lino:

Balaam am
Copaiba....................  
Peru  .........................
Terabln,  Canada....
Totutan.....................
Cortez
Able«, Canadian.......
Cassl».......................
Cinchona  Flava.......
Euonymus atropurp.
Myrlca Cerifera, po.
Primus Vtrglnl........
QulUala, gr’d............
Sassafras........po. 16
Ulmua...po.  20, gr'd 
Bztractom
Glycyrrhlza  Glabra. 
24
Glycyrrhlza,  po......   28
Haematox, 16 lb. box  n<
13
Hsematox, l i ............ 
Haematox, Ha.......... 
I4i
Haematox, Ha.......... 
i6i

Ferrn
Preelp... 
Carbonate  Precii 
Citrate and 
Quima., 
Citrate Soluble 
ible.........
Ferrocyanldum Sol..
Solut. Chloride.........
Sulphate,  com’l.......
Sulphate,  com’l,  by
bbl, per  cwt..........
Sulphate,  pure........
Flora
Arnica.......................
Anthemla..................  221
aoi
Matricaria................  

3

Folia

8#

358
Baroama......................  
Cassia Acutlfol,  Xln-
nevelly..................   208
Cassia, Acutlfol, Alx.  25S  
Salvia officinalis,  Ha
12®
and Ha.......... ........ 
Cva Ural........................ 
Gnmml 
Acacia, lat picked...
Acacia, 2d  picked...
Acacia, 3d  picked...
Acacia, sifted  sorts.
Acacia, po.................
Aloe, Barb. po.18820
Aloe, Cape__ po. 25.
Aloe,  Socotrl.. po. 40
Ammoniac.................
Assafoetlda.. ..po. 40
Benzoinum...............
Catechu, is ...............
Catechu, H*.............
Catechu, Ha.............
Camphor*...............
Eupnorblum... po. 36
Gaibanum.................
Gamboge.............po  1
Gualacum...... po. 35
Kino............po. 10.75
M astic......................
Myrrh.............po. 46
Opil----po.  4.10®4.30 3
Shellac ......VTT!...
Shellac, bleached....
Tragacanth..............
Herba

Absinthium. .oz. pkg 
Eupatorlum. .oz. pkg 
Lobelia........ oz. pkg 
Majorum .... ok. pkg 
Mentha Pip..oz. pkg 
Mentha Vlr..oz. pkg 
5?«  -.........oz. pkg 
Tanacetum V oz. pkg 
Thymus, V...oz.pkg 
Hagnmlm
Calcined, Pat............ 
Carbonate, Pat........  
Carbonate, K. & M.. 
'arbonate, Jennings 

100
21
21
21
2f
23
21
aa
22
2*
ss® 
so
li®   20
is®  20 
18®   20 

Oleum
Absinthium..............6  »6®  6 60
Amygdalae,  Dulc__  
so
60® 
Amygdal*.  Amarae.  8 00®  8 26
1 06
Anlsl...........................1 eo® 
Aurantl Cortex........ 2 10®  2 20
a 10
Betgamll.................  2  75© 
Cajlputl.... 
-
Caryophylll 
Cedar  ......
Chenopadtl.
Clnnamonll 
Cltronella..

Conlum Mac.
Copaiba............1
’  1
CuDebae....... 
Bxeehthltog....!.'*!"  1
'  1
Erlgeron............ 
Gaultherta............. ’  2
Geranium, ounce "."" 
Goaslppll, Sem. gal”
Hedeoma.............  
’  j
Juniper».......1
Lavendula  ....
Limoni*............. 4
Mentha Piper. .* **"  5
Mentha Verid.........!  6 ^
22^
Moirnuae, *jrai.. 

Plcli Liquid»__
Plols Llqulda,  gai. .*
Blclna.....................
Rosmarinl........*” **
Bos», ounce....  """  g
Succlnl............... 
*
Sabina.........
Santal...............*
Sassafras.............
Single,  ess., ounce!
Thyme..’.!!’.".*.'.!.......*
Thyme,opt..............!
Theobromas............ !  15®

Potassium
160
Bl-Carb...................... 
3 1
Bichromate.... 
33«
Bromide.............  
12®
Carb  . .. .. .. .. .. .. ..  
Chlorate... po. i7®i# 
is®
o3i
Cyanide......... 
* 308
Iod id e....... 
Potassa, Bl tart .'pure  28®
7®
Potass Nltras, opt... 
80
Potass  Nltras......... 
230
Prusslate................. 
15®
Sulphate  po.............  

Radix

16
2 28 
76

Aoonltum...
Althse..................” !! 
3
iga
Anchusa.......... ! 
®
Arum  po............!"” 
280
Calamus.......... 
12®
Gentians........ po.'ie 
Glyohrrhlza...pv.  16 
is® 
® 
Hydrastis  Canaden. 
o
Hydrastis Can., po 
12®
Hellebore, Alba, po 
Inula,  po............. 
is®
Ipecac, po............!!’  2 76®
ufs  plox...po. 36®38  38®
260
Jalapa, pr__  
M&ranta,  h *... 
jk
Podophyllum,  po!!!  22®
Bhel,  cut.......... !!!!! 
7#g
7*0
Bhel, pv........  
Splgella.............!."!!
Sangulnarla.. .po.  16 
sfi
850
Serpentarla............ 
8enega.....................   1  100
Smllax, officinalis H. 
o
<£.
Smllax, M................. 
oeiua............po.  35
8dllae.............w>.  38
10®
28  Symplocarpus,F®tl-
30 
dus,  po................
Valeriana, Eng. po. 30 
20  Valeriana,  German.
10  Zingiber a ................
Zingiber ]..................
Semen
Anlsum..........po,  is
‘ plum (graveleons).
4®  g
rd, is ........................  
Carui...............po.  15 
io@ 11
cardamon................   1  28®  1  76
Coriandrum.............. 
Cannabis Saliva....... 
Cydonlum...................   70® j  go
Chenopod turn.......... 
Dlpterix (Morale..
Foenlculum...............
Foenugreek, po!.!!.’! 
L inl...............

«0  in
6®  6
i,

> ¿ 8 1

71

Pharlaris Canarian..  7  ®
Rapa................. 
g  ®
9® 
Sinapls  Alba............ 
11® 
Sinapls  Nigra.......... 
Spirltns

in
j2
Frumentl, W. D. Co. 2 00® 2 60 
Frumentl,  D. F. B..  2 00® 2 26
Frumentl..................  1  28®  1 60
Juniper!s Co. O. T...  1  65®  2 00
Juni peris  Co............1 78® 3 80
Saacnarum  N. E__   1  go® 2  10
Sot. Vlnl Gain..........  1  76® 6 M
Vinl  Oporto.............   1  28® 2 00
1  2s® 200
Vlnl A lto................ 
Sponges 
Florida sheeps’ wool
carriage........  .......  2 eo® 2 78
Nassau sheeps’ wool
........2 so®  2 76
carriage^ 
Velvet extra sheeps’
wool, carriage.......
®  1  to
Extra yellow sheeps'
wool, carriage.......
Grass  sheeps" wool,
carriage.................
Hard, for slate use..
Yellow  B e e f,  for 
slate use.................
Syrnps
Acacia......................
Aurantl Cortex........
Zingiber....................
Ipecac.......................
Ferrl Iod..................
Bhel  Arom...............
Smllax  Officinalis...
Senega ......................
Solllae....................... ...

a  100 
a   76
a   1 40

so
50
60
60
60
60
60
60
60
6050
75
50
75
76 
t 00
60 
60 
SO 
60 
60 
60 
60 
60 
60 
86 
50 
60 
60 
OO 
BO 
76 
76 
BO 
Bo 
BO 
BO 
75 
60 
1  So 
Bo 
60
2?

Bo
30

60 
1  86 
2  00

Miscellaneous 

Soffi»  Co.................
Tolu tan..............
Prunua  vlrg.......” ”
Tinctures 
Aoonltum Napellla B 
Aconltum Napellla F
Aloes........................
Aloes and Myrrh  .!" 
Arnica  ......
Assafoetlda......... !!!!
A trope Belladonna.*, 
Aurantl Cortex..
Benzoin..........
Benzoin Co..............!
Barosma..........
Cantharldes...!!!!!!
Capsicum..................
Cardamon..........." "
Cardamon Co......
Castor.................. .
Catechuf...............
Cinchona..........
Cinchona C o....!’""
Columba............... *
Cubeb*...............
Cassia Acutlfol........
Cassia Acutlfol Co...
Digitalis...........
Ergot.......................
Ferrl  Chlorldum....
Gentian...............
Gentian Co.........
Gulaca.......................
Gulaca ammon........
Hyoscyamua.............
Iodine  ................... !
Iodine, colorless.!!!!
Kino  ..
Lobelia 
Myrrh.
Nux Vomica 
Op»........................
Opil, oomphoratod 
Opil, deodorized...
Quassia.................
hatany 
.
RheUT. 
Sangulnarla
Serpentarla.............
Stromonlum....
Tolutan....................
Valerian............
Veratrum  Veiide"  !
Zingiber....................
•«¡her, Spts. Nit. t F  30® 
dfther, Spts. Nit. 4 F  84®
Alumen....................  2)4®
Alumen,  gro’d..po. 7 
3®
Annatto.
Antlmonl, po.
AntlmonleiPi
otaai T
Antipyrin................. 
_
®
Antifebrin............... 
®
Argentl Nltras, oz"..! 
10®
Arsenicum........  
Balm Gilead  Buds."  46®
Bismuth 8. N............  1  ge®
®
Calcium Chlor., is... 
®
Calcium Chlor.,  Hs.. 
®
Calcium Chlor.,  Hs.. 
®
Cantharldes, Bus. po 
®
Capsid Fruetus, af!. 
Capsid  Fruetus. po. 
®
Capsid Fruetus B, po 
®
Caryophyllus.  po. 16 
12®
Carmine, No. 40....... 
®  ;
66®
Cera Alba...............  
Cera  Flava...............  48®
4
Coccus.....................  
Cassia Fruetus........  
®
®
Cent rar la..................  
Cetaceum..................  
®
Chloroform............ 
66®
ft 1
Chloroform,  squibbs 
Chloral Hyd C m ....  1  36® 1
200
Chondrus................ 
Clnchonldlne.p! ft w   38®
Clnchonldlne, Germ.  38®  w
Cocaine....................4  so®  6 00
Corks, list, dls.pr.ct.
Creosotum..........
Creta............. bbl. 76
Creta, prep.
Creta,
Creta,
Crocus 
Cudbear................
Cuprl  Sulph.......... Ü  a Hi
Dextrine:........... 
y1
Bther Sulph.............  78
Emery, all numbers.
Emery, po
E rgots........... po. 90
12®
Flake  W hite..!/.... 
Gambler..................  
g®
Gelatin,  Cooper....... 
ft
Gelatin, French.......  350 
75  ft
Glassware,  flint, box 
Less than box.......
110
Glue, brown.............. 
Glue,  white.............
Glycerins.................  1714
Grana Paradlsl........
H um  u lu s ........................
Hydrarg  Chlor  Mite 
Hydrarg Chlor Cor..
Hydrarg Ox Buh’m.
Hydrarg  Ammoulatl 
HydrargUnguentum
Hydrargyrum..........
Ich thyobolla,  Am...
Indigo.......................  76®
Iodine,  Besubl........   a 40®
Iodoform.................  8 go®
LupuUn...................... 
2»
Lycopodium..............
Liquor ArsenetHy-
drarglod............... 
LlquorPotassArstnlt 
Magnesia,  Sulph.... 
Magnesia, Sulph, bbl 
Mann la. 8,  F.,__ __ 

®
io®
2®
a
75®

,

.

2 7

47
48
59
69

50
A0
65
76

®  

Menthol......................    so®  8  qo
Morphia, 8., P.ft W. 2 U 
Morphia, 8., N.Y. Q.  2  11
Morphia, Mai.__ .7. 2  l(
Moechus  Canton....
Myristlca, No.  1......  3g a   40
Nux Vomica...po. 16 
io
36®  37
Os Sepia.................... 
Pepsin Saac, H. ft p.
®  100
_p   co .....................  
Plds Llq. N.N.H gal.
doz.........................
Plds Llq., quarts__
Plds Llq.,  pints.
PJ1 Hydrarg...po.  80 
Piper  Nigra...po. 22 
Piper  A lba....po.38
Pllx Burgun.............
Plumbl Aeet.............
Pulvls Ipecac et Opli 
Pyre thrum, boxes H. 
ftp . D. Co., doz...
Pyrethrum,  pv........
Quassi»....................
Qulnla, 8. P. ft  W...
Qulnla, 8.  German.,  n ft
ulnlajN. Y.............   28®
12®
ubla Tlnotorum__  
Saccharum Lactls pv  20®
Saladn......................4 so®
Sanguis  Draconls... 
5 8
i2®
Sapo, W.................... 
Sapo M......................  u S
Sapo G...................... 
ft

Paints  bbl.  l

Bed  Venetian.......... 
Ochre, yeUow  Mars. 
Ochre, yeUow Bor...
Putty,  commercial..
Putty, stridly  pure.
Vermilion,  P r im e  

20® 22 Linseed, pure raw...
18 Linseed,  boiled........
«£
30 Neatsfoot, winter str
«5
© 41 Spirits  Turpentine..

Setdlltz Mixture. 
Sinapls.
Sinapls,  opt. 
Smut, r  
•
_  
. Maooaböy, De
V oes......................
Snuff,Scotch,De Vo’s
Soda, Boras..............
Soda,  Boras, po.......
_
Soda et Potass Tart. 
Soda,  Carb...............  114,
Soda,  Bicarb........  
a
Soda,  Ash.................  3v4i
Soda, Sulphas..........
8pts. Cologne...........
Spts. Ether  Co........
Spts. Myrda Dorn...
Spts. Vlnl Beet.  bbL 
Green, Peninsular... 
Spts. Vinl Beet. Hbbl 
Lead, red..................  3
Spts. Vlnl Beet. lOgal 
Lead,  white.............   6
Spts. Vlnl Beet. 5 gal 
Whiting, white Span 
Strychnia, Crystal...
Whiting, gilders’.... 
Sulphur,  Subl..........
White, Paris, Amer.
Sulphur, Boll............  2Hi
3H  Whiting, Paris, Eng.
Tamarinds............
10 
cliff.........................
Terebenth  Venice...  28®
30 1 Universal Prepared.
4s®
Theobrom».........  
60 I
Vanilla......................g
00@16 00 
Varnishes
Zlnd Sulph...............
7® 
8

1 v  2
1442 
i*   2 
2K 2V 
2H  2K®3
13®  16
66 j  VermUlon, English..  70® 
78
00  Green,  Paris............  14HC&  18H
¡g
13® 
8H
@  90
@  96
®  1  25
O  1  48 
1  10®  1  20

American

Oils

BBL. 
.  70
.  86

Whale, whiter. 
Lard, extra..... 
Lard, No. 1 ......

No. 1 Turp  Coach...  1  1
Extra Turp.
4L.  Coach  Body...............2
70  No. 1 Turp Fum.......1
90  Extra Tura llamar..  1 
86  Jap.Dryer.No.iTurp

ip w w w w w w w w w  I

D r u g s

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  D ruggists’ 

Sundries.

We  are  the  sole  proprietors  of  W eath­

erly’ s  Michigan  Catarrh  Remedy.

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

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

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

ADVANCED
W hitefish
Lima  Beans

DECLINED

Canned  Pum pkin.
Jelly

3

Shrimps
Standard..................
Succotash 
Fair...........................
Good.........................
Fancy
Standard..................
Fancy 
......
Tomatoes
Fair...........................
Good.........................
Fancy.......................
Gallons........

Strawberries

COCOANUT

Dunham’s tts.....................  26
Dunham’s )4s and Ms.......  26)4
Dunham’s  Ms....................  27
Dunham’s  Ms....................  28
Bulk....................... 
........   73
COCOA  SHELLS
20 lb. bags........................  
Less quantity.................. 
Pound packages............. 

2)4
3
4

COFFEE
Boasted

Dwlnell-Wrlght Ca’s  Brands.

1  40

1  25
1  4«
1  10
1  40
1  10
1  15
1  26
8  65

Index to  M arkets \

B y Columns

c

B

A

Col.
Akron  Stoneware.................  151
Al&bastine................................  1
Ammonia..................................  1
Axle Grease.............................. 
l
Baking Powder......................... 
l
lath Brink................................  J
Maine.. 
...............................   *
breakfast  Food.......................   J
Brooms......................................  J
Brushes..................................   1
Batter Color............................ 
l
Candles.....................................  M
Candles....................................  J
Canned Goods........................  2
Catsup.....................................  ®
Carbon o ils ............................  J
Chewing Gam.........................  8
Chicory....................................   3
Chocolate................................   3
Clothes Lines..........................  3
Cocoa.......................................  3
Cocoanut.................................  3
Cocoa Shells............................  3
Coffee......................................  3
Condensed  Milk.....................   *
Coupon Books..........................  15
Crackers.................................  *
Cream Tartar........................   5
Dried  Fruits..........................   5
Farinaceous  Goods...............  5
Fish and Oysters.....................  18
Fishing Tackle.......................  f
Flavoring Extracts................  6
Fly  Paper...............................  J
Fresh Meats............................  3
Fruits......................................  14
Gelatine...................................  $
Grain Bags.............................   J
Grains and Flour..................  74
Herbs......................................  7
Hides and Pelts.....................  18 |
Indigo......................................  1
Jelly........................................  7
Lamp Burners........................  15
Lamp Chimneys.....................  15
Lanterns.................................   15
Lantern  Globes.....................   15 j
Licorice...................................  7
Lye.......... ...............................   7
Meat Extracts........................  7 \
Metal Polish..........................   8
Molasses.................................   7
Mustard..................................   7
Nuts.........................................  1«

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I.

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F

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M

G

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Oil Cans...................................  15
Olives......................................  7
Pickles.....................................  7
Pipes........................................  7
Playing Cards......................... 
|
Potash......................................  3
Provisions...............................   8
B
Rloe.................  
8
8
Salad Dressing.......................  9
Saleratus.................................  9
Sal Soda...................................  9
Salt...........................................  9
Salt  Fish.................................  »
Seeds........................................  9
Shoe Blacking.........................  9
Snuff........................................  *•
Soap.........................................   9
Soda.........................................   JO
Spices...............  
JO
Starch.....................................   }9
Stove Polish............................  10
Sugar.......................................  »
Syrups..............   
I®
Table  Sauce..............................ll
Tea...........................................  U
Tobacco..................................   ll
Twine......................................  12
Vinegar...................................  12
Washing Powder......................13
Wleklng..................................   13
Woodenwar*..........................   18
Wrapping Paper....................  13
lea st  C ake.............  
13

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AXLE GREASE
aurora.............. 
„..55 
Castor  Oil..................... 80 
Diamond.......................60 
Frazer’s ........................ 76 
IXL Golden, tin boxes 75 

doz.  gross
8 oo
7 oo i
* 26
9 oo
9 oo

9 00
8 00

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

BAKING  POWDER 

M lb. cans,  4 doz. case....... 3 76
M lb. cans.  2 doz. case........3 76
lib. cans,  1 doz.case........3 76
5 lb. cans, M doz. case........8 00

JA X O N

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

Royal

10c size__  90
M lb. cans  l  36
6 oz. cans.  1  90
M  lb. cans  2 50
M lb. cans  3 76
l lb.  cans.  4 80
3 lb.  cans  13 00
5 lb. cans. 21 50

BATH  BRICK

American...............................  75
English...................................  86
Arctic, 4 oz  ovals, per gross 4 00 
Arctic, 8 oz. ovals, per grossfi 00 
Arctic 16 oz. round per gross 9  00

BLUING

Small size, per doz.
Large «tze. per d o z ............
BREAKFAST  FOOD

CEBU NUT FLAKES

Case«, 36 packages............... 4 50
Five case tots.........................4 40

u m

m
't h & H e & f y  Coo\£fc&

®

A h cl^ h lfu l C iit61 Surprise 
Cases, 24 1 lb. packages.......2 70

TRYABITA

BKOOMS

Peptonized  Celery  Food,  3
doz. In case.............. — 4 05
Hulled Corn, per doz...........   95
No. 1 Carpet................................2 ’ 0
No. 2 Carpet................................2 26
No. 3 Carpet............................... 2 15
No. 4 Carpet................................1 76
Parlor  Gem................................2 40
Common Whisk....................  86
Fancy  Whisk..............................1 "0
I  Warehouse................................. 3 40

BRUSHES

Scrub

Solid Back,  8 In....................  45
I Solid Back, 11 In..................   95
Pointed Ends........................   86
No. 8.......................................   76
No. 2............................................ 1 10
1 No. 1............................................ 1 75

Stove

CARBON  OILS 

Barrels

Eocene......................... @12M
Perfection.................... @11)4
@ 1!
Diamond White
@14)4
D. 8. Gasoline............
Deodorized Naphtha. 
_
Cylinder........................ 29  @34
Engine...........................16  @22
Black, winter...............  9  @10M
Colombia,  pints.................. 2 00
Colombia  >4 pints 
.1 25

H ATflTTP

CEREAL  COFFEE

Put up  In  cases  of  twenty four 
packages, twenty  ounces  each
50
Per ca se..............................9 “

For sale by all jobbers 

@15
@14)4
@14
@14)4
@15
a@14
@14
@14M
14@15
090
@17
13@14
69076
@19

CHEESE
Acme.........................
Amboy.....................
Elsie..........................
Emblem....................
Gem...........................
Gold Medal...............
Ideal.......................
Jersey.......................
Riverside..................
Brick.........................
Edam........................
Leiden......................
Llmburger................
Pineapple................. 
Sap  Sago..................  
CHEWING GUM 
56 
American Flag Spruce....
60 
Heeman’s Pepsin..............
55 
Black Jack.........................
60 
Largest Gum  Made..........
Sen Sen..............................
66 
1 00
Sen Sen Breath Perfume-
Sugar Loaf......................... 
66
Yucatan.......... ................... 
55
5
Bulk.......................  
 
7
Red.......................................... 4
Eagle......................................  7
Franck’s ...............................   8
Schener’s ...............................
Walter Baker & Co.'s.

CHICORY 
 

CHOCOLATE 

German  Sweet......................  23
Premium...............................   31
Van!'la...................................  41
Caracas..................................  3>
Eagle......................................  28

CLOTHES  LINES 

Sisal

60 ft. 3 thread, extra........   1  00
72 ft. 3 thread,  extra........  1  40
90 ft. 3 thread,  extra........  1  70
60 ft. 6 thread,  extra........  129
72 ft, 6 thread,  extra..................
Jute
75 
60 ft.........................
90 
72 ft.........................
1  05
90 ft.........................
120ft....................................  160
Cotton  Victor
. ......................
95 
6f f t......................................
1  10
70 ft.....................................
Cotton Windsor
1  20 
59 ft......................................
1  40 
60 ft......................................
1  65 
70 ft......................................
1 86
80 ft.....................................
Cotton Braided
75
40 ft......................................
85
50 ft.........................  ..........
96
80 ft.........................•••••••
Galvanized  W ire 
1  90
No. 20. each 100 ft long....
No. 19, each 100 ft long....
2  10
Baker’s ...................................  38
Breakfast..............................  46
Cleveland...............................   41
Colonial, Ms  .........................  36
Colonial, Ms...........................  38
Epps.................. 
42
Huyler...................................  45
Van Houten, Ms...................   12
Van Houten, M*...................   20
Van Houten, Ms...................   40
Van Houten,  is ...................   70
31
Webb................................... 
Wilbur, Ms............................  41
Wilbur  »4« 
«2
CLEANER  &  POLISHER

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

COCOA

 

 

2
Shoe

....1  00
No. 8................................
No. 7................................ ....1  30
No. 4................................. ....1  70
1  90
No. 8 

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

W iens’ D ustless Sweeper

No  6  .............................. ....1 50
No. 8 ................................ ..  .2 fO
.............................. ....3 ro
No  1 
No. 2 ............................... ....3  50
BUTTER  COLOR
W., R. & Ca’s, 16c size. ..  1  25
W.. R. & Co.'«. 25c size.. ..  2  00
CANDLES
Electric Light, 8s............ ....12
....12)4
Electric Light, 16s........
Paratone, 6s.................... ....  9)4
Paraffine, 12s ................... . .. . ’.0
............ ..  17
Wlcklns. 

CANNED  GOODS

Blackberries

..  1  90
1  00
1  50
..  1  92
..  3 60
..  7  20
30@1  60
1  50
90
1  00
@1 40
22
19
16
11
90
86
2 00
3 60
2  40
1  80
2  80
1  90
2 80
1  80
2 80
18@20
22@26

Apples
85
3 lb. Standards  ......
Gallons, standards..  2 00@2 26
86
Standards................
Beans
RXfcl  90
Baked .......................
80 @  90
Red  Kidney.............
70
String.......................
76@  80
Wax...........................
Blueberries
Standard.....................
Brook  Trout
2 lb. cans. Spiced..........
Clams.
Little Neck, 1 lb----
Little Neck.2 lb.  ...
Clam  Bouillon
Burnham’s. M pint.......
Burnham’s, pints.........
Burnham's, quarts.......
Cherries
Red  Standards..........1
White...........................
Corn
Fair..........................
Good.........................
Fancy.......................
French  Feas
Sur Extra Fine.............
Extra  Fine....................
Fin a. ..............................
Mnvan  ........... ..............
Gooseberries
Standard..................
Hominy
Standard.................
Lobster
Star, Mlb..................
Star, 1  lb..................
Picnic Tails..............
Mackerel
Mustard, lib ............
Mustard, 2 lb............
Sous 3d, lib ...............
Sous ad, 2 lb.............
Tomato, 1 lb.............
Tomato, 2 lb.............
Hotels........................
Buttons.....................
Oysters
Cove, 1 lb...................
1 55
Cove, 2 lb..................
95
Cove. 1 lb  Oval........
Peaches
8E<@  90
P ie............................
Yellow.................. . •  1  36@1  86
Pears
1  00
Standard..................
1  25
Fancy..................   •••
1  00
Marrowfat...............
90@1  60
Early June...............
1 66
I  Early June  Sifted
Plum s
88
Plums........ 
..  ._.
Pineapple
Grated......................  1  25@2 76
Sliced.........................  1  36@2 66
Pum pkin
Fair...........................
Good.........................  
9
Fancy.......................  
11
Gallon....................................2 5
Raspberries
1  16
Standard 
Russian  Cavler
M lb. cans..........  ...............  3 75
)4 lb, cans............................   7 00
1 lb. can..............................  12 00
Salmon 
@1 66
Columbia Elver, tails 
@1 80
Columbia River, flats 
@1  30
Red Alaska..............  
Pink Alaska 
....... 
@
Sardines
Domestic, M*...........  
Domestic, M s.......... 
Domestic,  Mustard. 
[ California, ms.......... 
California Ms...........  
1 French, ms............... 
I French, ms............... 

Mushrooms

3A
5
6

Peas

86

 

 

11@14
17@24
7@14
18028

White House, 1 lb. cans......
White House, 2 lb. cans......
Excelsior, M. & J. 1 lb. cans 
Excelsior, M. & J. 2 lb. cans 
Tip Top, M. & J., 1 lb. cans.
Royal Java............................
Royal Java and Mocha........
Java and Mocha Blend.......
Boston  Combination...........
Ja-Vo Blend..........................
Ja-Mo-Ka  Blend..................
Distributed by Judson Grocer 
Co.,  Grand  Rapids,  C.  El­
liott & Co.,  Detroit,  B.  Desen- 
berg & Co., Kalamazoo, Symons 
Bros. &  Co.,  Saginaw,  Jackson 
Grocer Co.,  Jackson,  Metsel  & 
Goeschel.  Bay  City,  Fielbach 
Co., Toledo.
No.  9........................................»
No. 10.....................................10
No. 12. ...................................  12M
No. 14.....................................14
No. 16.....................................18
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........................................30
Koran......................................14

Telfer Coffee Co. brands

Delivered In 100 lb. lots.

Rio

Santos

Maracaibo

Common................................  8
Fair......................................... 9
Choice.................................... 10
Fancy.....................................15
Common................................   8
Fair.......................................   9
Choice.................................... 10
Fancy.................................... is
Peaberry................................ 11
Fair........................................13
Photae.....................................10
Choice.....................................18
Fancy......................................17
Choice.....................................13
African...................................12
Fancy African......................17
O  G.........................................26
P  G.........................................31
Arabian................................  21

Guatemala

Mexican

Mocha
Package 

Java

New York Basis.

Arbnokle...............................10
DUworth...............................10
Jersey....................................10
Lion.....................................9M
M c L a u g h l i n ’ s X X X X  
McLaughlin’s  XXXX  sold  to 
retailers  only.  Mall  all  orders 
direct  to  W.  F.  McLaughlin  & 
Co., Chicago.
Holland. M gross boxes......   9)
Felix M gross.......................1  15
Hummers foil M gross........   86
Hummel's tin M gross .  —  1  43 

Extract

CONDENSED  MILK 

4 doz In case.

6 oz. can, per  doz...............  1  35
Quart can, per doz..............2 25
Gallon can, per  doz............7 50
Samples and Circulars Free.

Gall Borden Eagle....................6 40
Crown......................................... 6 90
Daisy...........................................4 70
Champion..................................4 26
Magnolia....................................4 00
Challenge...................................4 «0
............................... 3  85
Dime 
Peerless Evaporated Cream.4 00
Milkmaid.................................... 6 10
Tip  Top......................................3 85
Nestles........................................4 25
Highland  Cream....................... 5 00
St. Charles Cream., ..............4  so

6

CRACKERS

9

Soda

Oyster

B utter

  7M
7
7M
7

National Biscuit Co.’s brands 
Seymour................................  
6M
6M
New York.............................  
Family..................................   ®M
Salted..................................... 
6M
Wolverine........................... 
7
Soda  XXX......................... 
7
Soda, City........................... 
8
Long Island  Wafers..........  13
Zephyrette..........................  18
F au st................................  
Farina...................................  
Extra Farina...................... 
Sal tine Oyster....................... 
Sweet  Goods—Boxes
Animals..............................  10
Assorted  Cake..................   10
Belie Rose........................... 
8
Bent's Water.....................   16
Cinnamon Bar....................... 
Coffee Cake,  Iced..............  10
Coffee Cake, Java.............   10
Cocoanut Macaroons........   18
Cocoanut Taffy.................    10
Cracknells............................  18
Creams, Iced........................  
8
Cream Crisp.......................   10M
Cubans...............................   11)4
Currant Fruit......................  10
Frosted Honey..................   12
8
Frosted Cream..................  
Ginger Gems, 1’rge or sm’ll  8 
6M
Ginger  Snaps, N. B. C—  
Gladiator............................  10M
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
8
Mary Ann........................... 
Mixed Picnic......................  11)4
7M
Milk Biscuit.......................  
Molasses  Cake..................  
8
Molasses Bar...................... 
9
Moss Jelly Bar..................   12M
Newton...............................   12
Oatmeal Crackers.............. 
8
Oatmeal Wafers.................  12
9
Orange Crisp...................... 
8
Orange Gem.......................  
8
Penny  Cake........................ 
7M
Pilot Bread, XXX............. 
Pretzelettes, hand made.. 
8
Pretzels, hand  made........  
8
Scotch Cookies...................  10
Sears’ Lunch...................... 
7M
Sugar Cake......................... 
8
Sugar Biscuit Square........ 
8
Sugar squares.................... 
8
Sultanas..............................  13
Tuttl Fruttl........................  16
Vanilla Wafers..................  16
Vienna Crimp.................... 
8
E. J.  Kruce & Ca’s baked goods 

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

with Interesting discounts.
CREAM TARTAR
5 and 10 lb. wooden  boxes...... 80
Bulk In sacks............................ 29

D R IED   FBUIT8 

Apples

California Prunes

Sundried..........................   Q  4M
Evaporated, 50 lb. boxes.  @  6M
100-120 25 lb. boxes........   @
90-100 26 lb. boxes........   @ 4M
80-90251b.boxes........   @ 4M
70 - 80 26 lb. boxes........   @ 5M
60-70 28 lb. boxes........   @ 6
SO-60 26 lb. boxes........   @6)4
40 - 60 28 lb. boxes........   @7)4
30 - 40 26 lb. boxes........

M cent less In 60 lb. cases

California Fruits

@10

@ 8)4
8)4

Citron
Currants

Apricots......................
Blackberries...............
Nectarines..................
Peaches.......................  7
Pears............................
Pitted Cherries...... .
Prunnelles..................
Raspberries................
Corsican..................... 13 @13)4
Imported, 1 lb package  8X@ 
Imported bulk.............  6)4@
Lemon American 10 lb. bx.. 13 
Orange American 10 lb. bx.. 13
London Layers 2 Crown. 
1  96
London Layers 3 Crown.
Cluster 4 Crown.............
2 60
7
Loose Muscatels 2 Crown
Loose Muscatels 3 Crown
7)4
8
Loose Muscatels 4 Crown
L. M„ Seeded, 1  lb....... @  9
L. M„ Seeded, &  ib ....
7
...10
Sultanas, bulk...............
Sultanas, package........
...10)4
FARINACEOUS  GOODS

Raisins

Peel

Beans

Dried Lima.....................
Medium Hand Picked 
Brown Holland...............
241 lb. packages............
Bulk, per lQOlbi..............

Farina

...  5)4
2 40

....1  60 
....2   50

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

Hom iny

Veal

Pearl  Barley

gvr ®  ru
6  a   7H
.........................  «  P  8*
GELATINE

Mutton
Flake, BO lb. sack................... 
so
Carcass..................... 
Pearl,  200 lb. bbl........................5 00
Lambs.......................  
Pearl, 100 lb. sack...................... 2 to
_ 
Maccaroni  and V erm icelli
Domestic, 10 lb. box.............   60
Imported. 2* lh. hox.......... .  2  Bt
Common...................................2 66 1
Chester........................................2 61
Empire.........................................8 60
Green, Wisconsin, bu...........1  80
Green, Scotch, bu...................... 1 SB
Spilt,  lb....................................   4
Boiled A vena, bbl......................4 85
Steel Cut, 100 lb. sacks.......2  so
Monarch, bbl..............................4 60
Monarch, 90 lb. sacks...........2 23
Quaker, cases.............................3 jo

Knox’s Sparkling.............  1 20
Knox’s Sparkllng.pr gross  14 00
Knox s Acidulated...........   1  20
Knox's Acidulat’d,pr gross 14 00
Oxford
75
* 
Plymouth Bock....'......"
1  80 
Nelson's..................... .......
1  50 
Cox’s, 2-qt size.............. ”
1  61 
Cox’s, l-qt size...................
1  10
g r a i n   b a g s  
Amoskeag, 100 in bale  .... 
Amoskeag, less than bale.

GRAIN8  AND  FLOUR 

R olled  Oats

15*4 15*

Peas

Wheat

Grits

Walsh-DeBoo Co.’s Brand.

ufacturers.

Sold by all jobbers or write man­

Packed 1 dozen In case.

OLIVES

Search Bar Polish.

Paste, 3 oz. box. per doz__  75
Paste, 6 oz. box. per doz....  1  25 
Liquid, 4 oz. buttle, per doz  1  00 
Liquid, J4  pt. can, per doz.  1  so 
Liquid,  1  pt. can, per doz..  2  so 
Liquid, % gal. can, per doz.  8 50 
Liquid,  1 gal. can, per dot.14 00 
1 lb. sifters, per doz...........   1  75
„  
Bulk, 1 gal. kegs............. . 
135
l 10
! **}• S8*8................  
Bulk, 5 gal. kegs................  
1 05
Manzanllla, 7 oz................. 
go
Queen, pints.......................  2 35
Queen, 19 oz.......................  4 so
Queen, 28  oz.......................  7 00
Stuffed, 5 oz.......................  
on
1  4g
Stuffed, 8 oz....................... 
Stuffed, 10 o r......................  2  *
Clay, No. 216.......................... ..  70
Clay, T, D., foil count..........  8i
ff
Ofth, No. * 

PIPES

PICKLES 
Modi am

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

74

W inter W heat  Floor 

Local Brands

Patents................... 
4  33
Second Patent...............3 go
Straight...............................  3 to
Second Straight...............  3 fo
Clear.............................   3  15
Graham.................... 
3 ¿0
Buckwheat.................. 503
E ye....................................  3 00
Subject  to  usual  cash  dis­
count.
Flour In bbls„ 25c per  bbl. ad­
ditional.
Worden Grocer Co.’s Brand
Quaker Ns..........................   3 90
Quaker 14s......................  3 so
Quaker Ms..........................  3  ,o

Spring W heat Flour 

Small

Barrels, 1,200 count.............8 60
Clark-JeweU-Wells Co.’s Brand 
PUlsbury’s  Best Ms........   4 60
Half bbls, 600 count..;.........4 75
Puìsbury’s  Best Ms..........  4  52 I Bereis, 2,400 count............9  50
PMsbury’s Best Ms paper,  4  40 I  HaU 5?*! *l?î® “ )unl.........6 20
PLAYING CARDS
PUlsbury’s Best Ms paper. 
90
No. 90, ¡Steamboat.............  
___ ____ 
Lemon & Wheeler Co.’s Brand
WingoTd  Ms__ .T?.T??.?.*M<4J40 I S°. 15, Btval, assorted___ 
1 20
4 30  S°- **• Rover, enameled..  1  60
WIngold  ms.................... 
J »   NS. 572, Special...................  1  75
Wlngold  MS...............: : : ; 
\ $
CerMOSte*GsrOCer C0'’S Br&ai
Ceresota Ms.'” YYY. 
4 40  No’6321 T°f o t a Î h  Wst'  2 28
y ^ J à r ^ r  ^ B n ^   Ba4® . *  ^
...4  00 I 
...3 00 j
t e i   ms' : :::::::::::.......i   «°  pennasauco.’.....::;::
Laurel  Ms.........YY. Y. Y... Y.  4  40
Laurel Ms and Ms paper..  4 40
Meal
_ 
2 70
Bolted...................... 
Granulated.......................  2 80

PROVISIONS 
Barreled  Pork

^.B°cyc?e!n. 

Mess..........................
Back.........................
Clear back................
Short out.................
Pig............................
Bean..........................
Family Mess Loin...
Clear.........................
Bellies......................
S P Bellies

Feed and  M lllstulb

Oats
Corn
Hay

St. Car Feed screened__   20 50
No. 1 Corn and  Oats........   20  to
Corn Meal,  coarse...........   20 00
Corn Meal, fine old...........   20 00
Winter W hSf 
.......  >?  00 | o r nemos..
^owtF e^ hea‘  M1,,dl,IlgB  £   °° !  Extra shorts
Screenings.........................  18 00
Car  lots.............................  33
Corn, oar  lots, new..........  47M
No. 1 Timothy car lots....  9 50 
No. 1 Timothy ton  lota....  12 00 
Sag®............................................15
H°P« j v ......................................
Laurel Leaves...........................15
senna Leaves.............................
Madras, 5 lb. boxes.................55
S. F., 2,8 and 5 lb. boxes..........so
5 lb. palls.per doz...........  
1  85
161b. palls..............................  35
30 lb. palls..............................  67
Pure.......................................  30
23
Calabria........................... 
Sicily.....................................;  14
Boot........................................  10

LICORICE

INDIGO

HERBS

JELLY

Sago

Tapioca

FISHING  TACKLE

Cases, 24 2 lb. packages.......2 00
East India.............................   3)4
German, sacks......................  3*
German, broken package..  4 
Flake,  110 lb. sacks.............   tu
Pearl, 130 lb. sacks...............  3*
Pearl, 241 Repackages.......  ei*
Cracked, bulk.......................   8)4
24 2  #•. packages..................2 50
M to 1 Inch.............................  6
114 to 2 Inches..........................   7
1M to 2 Inches.......................   9
IN to 2 Inches...................... 
1 1 .
2 Inches..................................... 
15
3 Inches.....................................  30
No. 1,10 feet..........................   5
No. 2,15 feet..........................   7
No. 3,15 feet...........................  9
10
No. 4,15 feet..........................  
11
No. 5,15 feet........................... 
No. 6,15 feet...........................  12
No. 7,15 fe e t.........................   15
18
No. 8,15 feet..........................  
No. 9,15 feet...........................  20
Small......................................   20
Medium.  ...............................  26
Large.....................................  34
Bamboo, 14 ft., per  doz........  50
Bamboo, 16 ft., per doz.......   65
Bamboo.  18 ft , per doz........   80
FLAVORING  EXTRACTS

Cotton  Lloes

Linen  Lines

Poles

FOOTE  A JE N E S’

JA XO N

H ighest  Grade  Extracts
imon

Vanilla

IS!

1 oz full m .l  20 
aozfullm .2  10 
No. s fan’7 8  15

1 oz full  m.  80
2 oz full m  l  25 
No.8fan’y .l  76

Vanilla 

Lemon

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

Ft-4VOF(i NG EXTRACTS

Taper Bottles 

_  _  _ Folding B oxes 
D. C. Lemon 
D. C. Vanilla
2 oz..........  75  2 oz..........  1 20
4 oz..........  1  50  4 oz..........  2 00
6 OZ..........  2  00  6 oz...........  3 00
D. C. Lemon 
D. C. Vanilla 
2oz..........  75  2 oz..........1 25
3 OZ..........  1  26  3 OZ...........2  10
4 OZ..........  1  50  4 OZ...........2  40
D. C. Lemon 
D. C. Vanilla
1 oz..........  65 
lo z ..........  85
2 OZ..........1  10  2 OZ...........1  60
4 OZ..........  2  00  4 OZ...........3  00
Tropical  Extracts 
2 oz. full measure, Lemon.. 
75 
4 oz. full measure, Lemon..  1  50 
2 oz. full measure, Vanilla..  90 
4 oz. full measure, Vanilla..  1  80 

F u ll  Measure

FRESH  MEATS 

B eef

Carcass......................  4*@  7
6  @  5M
Forequarters..........  
Hindquarters.......... 
6  @8
Loins............................ 
8 
Bibs.............................   7 
Bounds...................... 
Chucks........................   5 
Plates..........................  4 
Dressed.................... 
Loins......................... 
Boston  Butts............ 
shoulders................. 
_eaf  Lard---------- .. 

7M@  7*
@10
8KQ  9
e   8£
qiiim

5M@  6M

Pork

LVE

High test powdered  lye.

Eagle  Brand 
Single case lots.
Quantity deal.

10c size, 4 doz cans per case  3 50 
*3.«o per case,  with  1  case  free 
with every 5 cases or % case free 
with 3 cases.
Condensed, 2 doz..................1  20
Condensed. 4 doz..................2  25

MALTED  FOOD

MALT-0LA

MEAT  EXTRACTS

Cases, 12 packages.............  1  35
Cases, 36 packages.............  4  05
Armour’s, 2 o z ..................  4  45
Armour’s. 4 o z ..................   8  20
Liebig’s, Chicago, 2  oz__   2 95
Liebig's, Chicago. 4  oz....  5 50 
Liebig’s. Imported, 2 oz...  4 55 
Liebig’s, Imported, 4 oz...  8 60 

MOLASSES 
New  Orleans

@14
@10
@ 5M
@  4M

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

Half-barrels 2c extra 
MUSTARD

Horse Radish, 1 doz.............1 75
Horse Radish, 2 doz............ 8 60
Bayle’s Celery,. doz............

40
36
26
22

RICE

Domestic

7
, Carolina head...................... 
Carolina  No. 1 ..................  ’"evi
Carolina No. 2 ....................   'g
334
Broken.................... 

Sutton’s Table Rice, 40 to the 
bale, 2 54 pound pockets ....i n  

Imported.

Japan,  No.  1 ..................5*4®
Japan,  No.  2..................5  @
Java, fancy head............  @
Java, No. 1 ......................  S
Table.................................   ®

Trout

STARCH 

T .**® 4

Common Corn

Common Gloss

No. 1 100 lbs........................  5 50 I
1-lb. packages, 
S®-î  « {£ •........................  2Bo U-m.p«n;«*ge.....................  5
70 j 3-lb. packages....................   4«
packages.
........................ 
w n'î 
59 I 6-lb.  nackaS«.
NO. 1  8 lbS.......................... 
packages............
M ackerel
40 and 50-lb. boxes....
Mess 100 lbs........................  16 50
Barrels-------------- 
Mess  50 lbs........................  8  75
Mess  10 lbs 
20i-lb.  packages............... 
1  80 
Mess  8 lbs.
40i-lb.  paokaset  ...........4H@M<
1  47 
No. 1100 lbs....... YYYYYYY.
15 00 
No. 1  50 lbs.
S 00
_  
No. 1  10 lbs........................  1  65
Barrels......................................
No. 1  8 lbs........................  1 36
Half bbls...........................2 6
No. 2 100 lbs......................
10 lb. cans, % doz. In case'.'l  P5 
No. 2  51 lbs........................
5 lb. cans, 1 doz. In case....  1  85 
No. 2  10 lbs.  ..................
2M lb. cans. 2 doz. In case...l  85 
Vo. 3  «**.
_  
Pure Cane
le
Pair........................................ 
„  
30
Good............................. 
1»  lbs........... 8 25 
Choice.................................  26
50  lbS........... 4 60 
10 lbS...........   #• 
«»ha  ... 
(o 
SEEDS

STOVE  POLISH

W hite fish

8YRUP8 

Com

g

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

No. 1  No. 2  Fam
8 81
2 25
bp
3
Anise.........................................
Canary, Smyrna........ .YY.YY.  6
Caraway.................................  ju
Cardamon, Malabar.” ” ” ” 1  00
Celery..................................... ..
Hemp, Russian............
4’*
Mixed Bird..................  
7
Mustard, white.............. 
Poppy......................................  6
. .. ..............................   4
Rape 
14
Cuttle Rone........................ 
 
SHOE  BLACKING
Handy Box,  large.............   2 50
Handy Box, small.............   1  26 j
ss
Blxby’s Royal Polish........  
86
Miller’s Crown  Polish.__ 

SOAP

Beaver Soap Co. brands 

I

SUGAR

No. 4, s doz.ln oase, gross..  4 00 
No. 6,8 doz In oase, gross  .  7 20 
7 os
Domino»........................ 
Cut Loaf................................  b 46
5 46
Crushed.........................  
...........................  6l0
Cubes... 
Powdered...........................  4 95
Coarse  Powdered.......YYY.  4  95
XXXX Powdered..............  500
Fine Granulated.................  47#
2 lb.  bags Fine  Gran........   4 .5
5 lb. bags Fine  Gran........   4 90
Mould A.............................  b ‘0
Diamond  A........................   4 95
Confectioner’s  A ...............   4 60
No.  1, Columbia A............  4  75
No.  2, Windsor A.............   4 70
No.  8, Ridgewood A ........   4 80
No.  4, Phoenix  A .............   4 66
5®* 5*........  4 «
No.  6, Empire A ...............  4 60
2®-  l ...................................  4  45
:  \ f 6
v o   a.............. . 
go. 11............::::::::::::::  I  U
NO.U...................................  4  15
NO. 18..................................   4  10

M

100 cakes, large size.............6 50
50 cakes, large size.............3 25
100 cakes, small size.............3  86
50 cakes, small size.............1  95

JAXON

Single box................................... 3 ¿0
5 box lots, delivered............3  15
10 box lots, delivered............3  10
Johnson Soap Co. brands—

@17 75 
@20 00 
@20 (0 
@18  50 
22  00 
@16  7« 
19  76 
@19  00
IO*
nth
10M
@  12*  
@ 12* 
@  12* 
@  12 M 
@  12 
o@  14 
@  9* 
@  17M 
“  13M

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

B*@6

8ALT

9m@  10

TEA
Japan

SAL  SODA

8ALERATUS 

Dry  Salt Meats

Smoked  Meats 

Diam ond Crystal 

Lautz Bros, brands—

Packed 60 lbs. In box. 

Proctor ft Gamble brands

@ 7H 
@ 10*  
M 
M 
M 
«  
X

Cost of packing in  cotton pock­
ets only Me more than bulk.
SALAD  DRESSING
Durkee’s, large, 1 doz..........4 50
Durkee’g, small, 2 doz.........5 25
Snider’s, large, 1 doz...........2 30
Snider’s, small, 2 doz...........1  80

Schultz ft Co. brand—
A. B. Wrlsley brands—

no. is............ ::::::::::::
TABLE  SAUCES
LEA & 
PERRINS* 
SAUCE
The Original and 
Genuine
W orces t ersh Ire.

Silver King............................  3 66
Calumet Family....................  2 76
Scotch Family.......................  2 86
Cuba.......................................  2 36
Jas. S.  Kirk ft Co. brands—
American Family  ............4 06
*0 
Dusky  Diamond 50-8oz.. 
Dusky Diamuon 100 6 oz  .3 80
Jap  Bose..........................  3 75
Savon  Imperial...............  3  1»
——  
White  Russian................   *  00
6
 
Dome, oval bars...................... 3 10
Lea ft Perrin’s, pints........   5 00
Satinet, oval.....................   2  15
Lea ft Perrin’s,  M pints...  2 75
White  Cloud......................4 00
Halford, large....................  3 7*
Halford, small....................  2 25
Big Acme..........................  3  90
Acme 5c............................   3  60
Marseilles.........................  3  0
„ 
Snow Boy.........................  3 90
Sundrled, medium...........24
Sundried, choice...............” 30
Lenox...............................   3  10  Sundrled, fancy..................  „
Ivory, 6oz...........................4  00 ! Regular, medium............   "’21
Ivory, 10 oz......................   6  75  Regular, choice................  “ so
Regular, fancy..................".'33
Star...................................   3 25
Basket-fired, medium...........31
Basket-fired, choice.............. 3»
Gflbd Cheer......................  4 00
Basket-fired, fancy...............43
Old Country.....................   3 40
Nit»..................................22@24
Siftings............................  9udi
Fannings..........................ia@i4
Moyune, medium..............   39
Moyune, choice.................... 32
Moyune,  fancy....................  40
Plngsuey,  medium................30
Plngsuey,  choice...................30
Plngsuey, fancy.....................40
_  
C h o ic e ...,.....,..,,,. 
on 
Fancy.......................... YY.YYY.9B
_  
Formosa, fancy.......................
Amoy, medium.................."25
Amoy, choice..........................
„   E nglish Breakfhst  ’
20
Medium........................... 
Choice.................... 
“ ’’so
Fancy..................... ..::.\::::?o
India
Ceylon, cholee................ 
ga
Fancy.............................

Church’s Arm and Hammer 3  10
Deland’s................................... 00
Dwight’s  Cow.............................3 15
Emblem..................................    10
L.  P............................................. 3 00
Wyandotte. 100 * s .................... 3 00
Granulated,  bbls.................  95
Granulated, 100 lb. cases....1  05
Lump, bbls...........................  90
Lump, 146 lb. kegs................   96

Hams, 12 lb. average.
Hams, 141b, average.
Hams, 16 lb. average.
Hams, 20 lb. average.
Ham dried beef.......
Shoulders (N. Y. out)
Bacon, clear.............   12
California hams.......
Boiled Hams...........
Picnic Boiled Hams 
Berlin  Ham  pr’s’d.  9Mt_
Mince Hams.......... 
Lard
Compound................
Pure...........................
60 lb. Tubs.. advance 
80 lh. Tubs.. advance 
50 lb. Tins... advance 
20 lb. Palls, .advance 
10 lb. Palls.. advance 
5 lb. Palls.. advance 
iis..advance
«1*» 
Vegetole....................
Sausages
Bologna.................... 
Liver.......
Frankfort
g?rk  .......................  
Blood 
JR
Tongue.....................
Headcheese..............
Rsmf
Extra Mess...............
Boneless....................
Bump, N ew .............
Pigs’  Feet
M bbls., 40 lbs..........
Mjbbls.,......................
1 bbls.,  lbs.............
Tripe
Kits, 15  lbs...............
M bbls., 40 lbs..........
M bbls., 80 lbo..........
Casings
Pork........ .. ........ 7..
Beef rounds.............
Beef middles............
Sheep........................
Solid, dairy...............  11M@12
Bolls, dairy............. .  12  @12M
Bolls,  purity............ 
15M
15
Solid,  purity............ 
2 B0
Corned beef, 2 lb ....
Corned beef, 14 lb...
17 so  Holland white hoopsMbbl.  5 »   Ginger, C o c h i n .
Boast beef, 2 lb........
2  501 Holland white hoop, keg..
Potted ham, Ms.......
50  Holland white hoop mens.
90  Norwegian.........................
Potted ham, Ml.......
Deviled ham, M*__
50  Bound 100 lbs.....................  3 60
Deviled ham, Ms__
90  Round 50 lbs......................  2 10
Potted tongue,  M>- 
50 !  Scaled.............................   13M
90  Bloaters..............................  1 50
Pelted tongue,  Mo..

Table, cases, 24 3 lb. boxes.. 1  40 
Table, barrels, 100 3 lb. bags.3 00 
Table, barrels, 50 6 lb. bags.3 00 
Table, barrels, 40 7  lb. bags.2  75 
Butter, barrels, 320 lb. bulk.2 66 
Butter, barrels, 2014lb.bagi.2 86
Butter, sacks, 28 lbs............  27
Sapollo, gross  ots................9 00
Butter, sacks. 56 lbs.............   67
Sapollo, half gross lots........4 60
Shaker, 24 2 lb. boxes...........1  50
Sapollo. single boxes...........2 25
Sapollo, hand........................ 2 25
100 3 lb. sacks.............................. 2 26
60 51b. sacks.............................. 2 15
Boxes......................................  bm
2810 lb. sacks........................    06
Kegs, English......................... 4*
56 lb. sacks.........................   40
28 lb. sacks.........................  22 j
Scotch, In bladders.................  37
Maccaboy, In jars.................  35
56 lb. dairy In drill bags.......  40 '  French Rappee, In Jars.......  43
28 lb. daliy In drill bags.......  201 
66 lb. dairy In linen sacks...  80 
56 lb. dairy In Unen sacks...  60 
56 lb.  sacks.............................  28
Granulated  Fine..................   75
Medium Fine.........................  go

Allspice...............................
Cassia, China In mats.......
Cassia, Batavia, In bund... 
Cassia, Saigon, broken.... 
Cassia, Saigon, In rolls....
Cloves, Amboyna...............
Cloves, Zanzibar................
Mace...................................
Nutmegs,  75-80..................
Nutmegs,  105-10
_   ,  —  
Nutmegs, 116-20.................. 
Pepper, Singapore, black. 
Pepper,  Singapore, white. 
Pepper, shot.....................  
Pure Ground in B ulk
Allspice............................... 
Cassia, Batavia................... 
Cassia, Saigon.................... 
Cloves, Zanzibar................. 
Ginger,  African................. 
.
@75  Ginger,  Jamaica.............. 
85 | Mace.................................... 
Mustard.............................. 
Pepper, Singapore, black. 
Pepper, Singapore, white. 
Pepper, Cayenne............... 
Sage..................................... 

Large whole................  @ 5*
Smail whole.................  @5
Strips or  bricks.......... 7  @  9
Pollock.........................   @  3M
Strips...................................  12
C h u n k » .................................... 
13
Holland white hoops,  bbl.  10  50

12 
12 
28 
40 
56 
17 
14 
66 
50
40
35
is 
28
]g
J6
28
4g
17
u
i s
25
gg
ig
17
25
20
jo

„  H. ft P. Drug Co.’s brands.
gg 00
Fortune Teller.............. 
Onr Manager..................... ...  00
Q u in tette......................85 00
G. J. Johnson Cigar Co.’s brand.

11  75 
@11  75
1  85 
3 60 
1 76
70
1  40
2 70
26 
6 
12 
65

Less than 600..................... ...  00
600 or more.......................... 32 00
1000 or more.........................gi 00

Solar  Bock
Common

Uncolored  B ntterine

Enoch Morgan’s Sons.

.  Young  Hyson 

Ashton
H iggins

Common  Grades

6M
@7M
7H@8M

Canned  Meats 

W hole 8plces

SALT  FISH 

Gunpowder

TOBACCO

_______ 
Warsaw

Sconring

Halibut.

Herring

SPICES

8NUFF

Oolong

Cigars

SODA

Cod

 

 

3 0

12

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

13

14

16

Lubetsky Bros, brand*

Ping

Smoking

Fine Cat

B.  L........................................... 36 00
Daily Mail, 5c edition.......... 36 00
Cadillac................................. 64
Sweet  Loma.........................83
Hiawatha, 6 lb. pails...........66
Hiawatha, 10 lb. palls......... 64
Telegram...............................82
Pay Car................................. 31
Prairie Rose...........................49
Protection 
...........................87
Sweet Burley.........................42
Tiger......................................88
Red Cross.............................88
Palo......................................81
Kylo.......................................84
Hiawatha............................. 41
Battle A xe...........................33
American Eagle..................32
Standard Navy......................36
Spear Head, 16 oz.................41
Spear Head,  8 oz.................43
Nobby Twist........................48
Jolly Tar..............................36
Old Honesty.........................42
Toddy....................................S3
Piper Hetdalck.................... 61
BootJack............................. 78
Honey Dip Twist.................39
Black  Standard...................38
Cadillac................................38
Forge.................................... 30
Nickel Twist.  ......................SO
Sweet Core...........................34
Flat Car................................39
Great Navy...........................34
Warpath..............................26
Bamboo, 16 oz......................24
IX L ,  61b...........................26
I X L, 16 oz. palls.................30
Honey Dew......................... 36
Gold  Block...........................36
Flagman.............................. 38
Chips.....................................32
Kiln Dried...........................21
Duke’s Mixture...................38
Duke’s Cameo......................41
Myrtle Navy........................39
Yum Yum, IX oz................. 39
Yum Yum. 1 lb. palls.......... 87
Cream................................... 36
Corn Cake, 2K oz.................24
Corn Cake, lib .....................22
Plow Boy, IS  oz...................39
Plow Boy, 3M oz...................39
Peerless, 3X oz.....................32
Peerless. IX oz.................... 34
Air Brake............................  36
Cant  Hook........................... 30
Country Club.................... 32-34
Forex-XXXX.......................28
Good Indian........................23
Self  Binder  ......................20-22
Silver Foam......................... 34
Cotton, 3 ply..........................16
Cotton. 4 ply......................... 16
Jute, 2 ply.............................12
Hemp, 6 ply..........................12
Flax, medium...................... 20
Wool, l lb. balls....................  7*
Malt White Wine, 40 grain..  8 
Malt White Wine, 80 grain.. 11 
Pure Cider, B. & B. brand... 11
Pure Cider, Bed Star...........11
Pure Cider, Robinson......... 11
Pure Cider, surer................11
WASHING POWDER
Diamond  Flake................ .  2 75
Gold  Brick— .  .................. 3 26
Gold Dust, regular.............. 4 50
Gold Dust, 5c....................... 4 00
Klrkoline,  24 4 lb................   3 90
Pearline................................2 75
Soaplne..................................4  10
Babbitt’s 1776......................   3 75
Roselne............................ ....3 60
Armour’s......................... ....3 70
Nine O’clock................... ....3 35
Wisdom.......................... ....3 80
8 courine.......................... ....3 SO
Bub-No-More.................
. ..8 76
No. 0, per gross.............. ....28
...30
N o.», per gross...............
No. ?, per gross...............
...40
No. 3. per gross...............
...56
WOODENWARE

WICKING

VINEGAR

TWINE

Baskets

Bushels..................................
Bushels, wide  band.............l 26
Market..................................  30
Splint, large...........................6 00
Splint, medium.....................6 00
Splint, small..........................4 00
Willow Clothes, large...........8 00
Willow Clothes, medium...  5 so
WUiow Clothes, small...........5 00
Bradley  B atter Boxes
2 lb. size, 24 in case........... 
72
3 lb. size, 16 In case.............   68
5 lb. size, 12 In case.............  63
10 lb. size,  6 In case.............  60
No. l Oral, 260 In crate........   40
No. 2 Oral, 250 In crate........   46
No. 3 Oral, 250 In crate........   60
No. 5 Oral, 250 in crate........   60
Barrel, 5 gals., each...............2 40
Barrel, 10 gals., each.............2 65
Barrel, 15 gals., each.............2 70
Round head, 5 gross box....  50
Round head, cartons...........   75
Humpty Dumpty..................2 26
No. i, complete....................  29

Batter Plates

Clothes  Pins

Egg Crates

C hum s

Faucets

Cork lined, 8 In.....................   65
Cork lined, 9 In...... ..............   75
Cork lined, 10 In....................  85
Cedar. 8 In.............................   65

Mop Sticks

Tabs

Palls

Traps

Troian spring....................  90
Eclipse patent spring.......  86
No 1 common.....................  75
No. 2 patent brush holder..  86
12 X>. cotton mop heads....1  26
Ideal No. 7.........................  90
2-hoop Standard.............
...1  50
3-hoop Standard.............
...1  65
2-wlre,  Cable..................
...1 60
...1  80
3-wlre,  Cable..................
Cedar, all red, brass  bound. 1  26
Paper,  Eureka...............
...2 26
Fibre................................. ...2 40
Toothpicks 
Hardwood........................ ...2 50
Softwood......................... ...2  75
...1  50
Banquet..........................
Ideal................................. ...1  50
Mouse, wood, 2  holes...........  22
Mouse, wood, 4 holes...........  45
Mouse, wood, 6  holes...........  70
Mouse, tin, 5  holes...............  66
Rat, wood..............................  80
Rat, spring.............................  75
20-lnch, Standard, No. 1......7 00
18-tnch, Standard, No. 2......6 00
16-lnch, Standard, No. 3......6 00
20-lnch, Cable,  No. 1............7 60
18-lnch, Cable, No. 2............6 so
16-inch. Cable,  No. 3............5 60
No. 1 Fibre............................9 46
No. 2 Fibre............................7 96
No. 3 Fibre........................... 7 20
Bronze Globe........................2 so
Dewey.................................. .1 75
Double Acme........................ 2 75
Single Acme......................  2 25
Double Peerless................   3 26
Single  Peerless.....................2 60
Northern Queen..................2  50
Double Duplex.....................3 00
Good Luck............................2 76
Universal...............................2 25
12 In....................................... 1 66
14 In....................................... 1 85
16 In....................................... 2 30
11 In. Butter..........................   75
13 In. Butter...........................1  10
15 In. Butter...........................1  75
17 In. Butter...........................2  75
19 In. Butter...........................4 25
Assorted 13-16-17...................1  75
Assorted 15-17-19  .................8  00

W indow  Cleaners

Wash  Boards

Wood  Bowls

YEAST  CAKE

WRAPPING  PAPER
Common Straw..................  
IK
3%
Fiber Manila, white.......... 
Fiber Manila, colored....... 
4
No.  1  Manila..................... 
4
Cream  Manila...................  3
Butcher's Manila..............   2%
Wax  Butter, short  count.  13 
Wax Butter, full count....  20
Wax Butter,  rolls.............  15
Magic. 3 doz..........................1 00
Sunlight, 3 doz...................... 1 00
Sunlight, 1V4  doz..................  50
Yeast Cream, 3 doz.............. 1 00
Yeast Foam, 3  doz...............1 00
Yeast Foam, 114  doz............  60
Per lb.
White fish..................... 10®  11
8
Trout............................   O
Black Baas................... li®   12
Halibut.........................  O  u
Ciscoes or Herring__   a   5
Blueflsh.........................u a   12
Live  Lobster................  a   20
Boiled  Lobster............   a   22
Cod................................  a   19
Haddock.....................   a
8
No. 1 Pickerel..............  a
8K
7
Pike..............................  S
5
Perch...........................   a
Smoked White............  a
11
Red  Snapper................  a   10
Col River  Salmon... 13  a  
'4
Mackerel......................   a   18

FRESH  FISH

OYSTEBS 

B alk

per gal.
F. H.  Counts............... ....  175
Extra Selects...............
...  1  50
...  1  40
Selects..........................
Baltimore  Standards. ....  1  15
Standards....................

Cans

F. H.  Counts...............
Extra  Selects.............
Selects  ........................
Perfection  Standards.
Anchors.......................
Standards.....................

per  can
35
27
23
22
20
18

HIDES AND  PELTS 

Hides
a  7 
Green No. 1.............
a  s a »s 
Green No. 2..............
Cured  No. 1 .............
a ;$4 
Cured  No. 2.............
a »* 
Calfskins .green No. 1 
a 8
Calfsklns.green No. 2 
Calfskins .cured No. 1 
aioH 
Calf skins, cured No. 2
®  9 
Steer bides 60 lbs. or over
10
Calves hides 60 lbs. or over  8H 
Pelts
Old Wool..................
seat  00
Lamb......................... 
40®  75
Shearlings............... 
No. 1..........................  
a  sx
N o . 2 ................................. 
© 4 %
©20
Washed, fine............ 
Washed,  medium... 
©33
Unwashed,  line.......  16  ©17
Unwashed, medium.  16  ©19

W ool

CANDIES 
Stick Candy

Mixed Candy

Fancy—In Pails 

Standard.................. 
Standard H. H......... 
Standard  Twist....... 
Cut Loaf.................... 
Jumbo, 32 lb............. 
Extra H. H ............... 
Boston Cream.......... 
Beet Re-- 
Grocer*.....................  
Competition.............  
Special...................... 
Conserve................... 
Royal.......................  
Ribbon...................... 
Broken.....................  
Cut Loaf.................... 
English Rock........... 
Kindergarten.......... 
Bon Ton  Cream....... 
French Cream.......... 
Dandy Pan...............  
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Champ. Crys. Gums. 
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Pony  Hearts............ 
12
Fairy Cream Squares 
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Fudge Squares........  
9
Peanut squares....... 
11
Sugared Peanuts.... 
Salted Peanuts........  
10
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Starlight Kisses......  
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Lozenges, plain....... 
©10
Lozenges, printed... 
Champion Chocolate  ©11
Eclipse Chocolates... 
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Quintette Choc........  
Gum Drops............... 
© 5K
©  9
Moss  Drops.............  
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Lemon Sours............ 
a  9
Imperials.................. 
©12
Ital. Cream Opera... 
Ital. Cream Bonbons
201b. pails.............  
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Molasses  Chews,  16
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Golden Waffles........  
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Chocolate Drops__  
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Licorice  Drops........  
Lozenges,  plain....... 
©66
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Lozenges, printed... 
Imperials................ .. 
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Mottoes....................  
©80
Cream  Bar............... 
©66
Molasses Bar............ 
©66
Hand Made Creams.  80  ©90 
Cream Buttons, Pep.
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String Rock.............  
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Wlntergreen Berries 
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Oranges
Florida Bussett........ 
Florida Bright........  
Fancy Navel*..........  3 oo©3 5C
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Seedlings................... 
Medt. Sweets...........  
Jamalcas.................. 
Rod!.......................  
Lemons
Verdelll, ex fey 300.. 
Verdelll, fey 300....... 
Verdelll, ex chce 300 
Verdelll, fey 360....... 
Call Lemons, 300.......  3 60©3  75
Messinas  300s..........  3 60@4 (0
Messlnas  360s..........  3  50©4  CO
Bananas
Medium bunches__   1  50@2 00
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Extra Choice, Turk.,
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Fancy, Tkrk.,  13  lb.
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Fards in 10 lb. boxes 
Fards in 60 lb. cases.  @
Hallowi.....................  5  ©
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©12
Pecans, Ex. Large... 
©13
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Hickory Nuts per bu.
Ohio,  new.............  
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Cocoanuts, foil sacks  @3  50
Chestnuts, per bu... 
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Peanuts—new  crop 
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Fancy,  H.  P.,  Suns
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8 gal. each........................................
10 gal. each.......................................
12 gal. each........................................
16 gal. meat-tubs, each....................
20 gal. meat-tubs, each....................
25 gal. meat-tubs, each....................
30 gal. meat-tubs, each....................

Churns

M ilkpans

2 to 6 gal., per gal.................................
’’burn Dashers, per doz......................
tt g&i.  fiat or rd. hot, per doz.............
1 gal. nat or rd. bot„ each..................
Fine Glazed  Milkpans
K gal. flat or rd. hot., per doz.............
1 gal. flat or rd. hot.,each............. ...

K gal. fireproof, ball, per doz.............
l.gal. fireproof, bail, per doz.............

Stewpans

Jogs

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

Sealing Wax

6 lbs. In package, per l b ...................... 

LAMP  BURNERS

No. 0 Sun................................................ 
No. 1 Sun................................................ 
No. 2 Sun................................................ 
No. 3 Sun................................................ 
Tubular................................................... 
Nutmeg..................................................  
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Pints.................................................. 4 26 per  gross
Quarts................................................4 50  per gross
K Gallon............................................6 50  per gross

Fruit Jars packed 1 dozen in box 
LAMP CHIMNEYS—Seconds

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

Per box of 6 doz.
1  74
1  96
2  92

Anchor Carton Chimneys 

Each chimney in corrugated carton.

XXX  F lint

First  Quality

No. 0 Crimp...........................................  
No. 1 Crimp...........................................  
No. 2 Crimp...........................................  
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No. 2 Sun, crimp top, wrapped & lab. 
No. l Sun, crimp top, wrapped & lab. 
No. 2 Sun, crimp top, wrapped & lab. 
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No. 1 Sun, wrapped and labeled........  
No. 2 Sun, wrapped and labeled........  
No. 2 hinge, wrapped and labeled......  
No. 2  Sun,  “Small  Bulb,”  for  Globe
80
No. l Sun, plain bulb, per  doz............ 
No. 2 Sun, plain bulb, per  doz...........  
No. 1 Crimp, per doz............................ 
No. 2 Crimp, per doz............................ 
No. 1 Lime (66c  doz 1............................ 
No. 2 Lime (76c doz)............................ 
No. 2 Flint (80C doz)"” ...................... 

Lamps............................. 
La  Bastie

Rochester

Pearl Top

Electric

OIL  CANS

No. 2 Lime (70c doz)............................ 
No. 2 Flint (80c  doz)............................ 
1 gal. tin cans with spout, per doz__  
1 gal. galv. iron with  spout, per doz.. 
2 gal. galv. iron with  spout, per doz.. 
3 gal. galv. Iron with  spout, per doz.. 
5 gal. galv. Iron with  spout, per doz.. 
3 gal. galv. Iron with faucet, per doz.. 
6 gal. galv. Iron with faucet, per doz.. 
5 gal. Tilting cans.................................. 
900
5 gal. galv. Iron Nacefas........ 
LANTERNS
No.  0 Tubular, side lift....................... 
No.  1 B Tubular................................... 
No. 16 Tubular, dash............................  
No.  1 Tubular, glass fountain............. 
No. 12 Tubular, side lamp.................... 
No.  3 Street lamp, each...................... 
LANTERN GLOBES 
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No. 0 Tub., cases 2 doz. each,  box, 16c 
No. 0 Tub., bbls 5 doz. each, per bbl.. 
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2  08
3  02
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3 08
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3 1

THE FOOD  LAWS.

Deplorable  Condition  o f   tbe  Department 

Under Commissioner Snow.*

When  I  met  with  you  on  the  occasion 
of  your  first  banquet,  two  years  ago,  I 
commented  favorably  on  tbe  four  years 
of  progress  the  State  Dairy  and  Food 
Department  bad  made  under the admin­
istration  of  Commissioner  Grosvenor 
and  congratulated  you  on  the  fact  that  _ 
citizen  of  your  own  county  bad  been 
appointed  to  act as chief of that Depart 
ment,  expressing  the  hope  that  his  ad 
ministration  might  be  as  creditable, 
and  that  during  the  time  he  held  the 
office  the  progress  made  might  be  a 
noticeable,  as  during  the  administra 
tion  of  Commissioner  Grosvenor.

Little  did  I  think  at  that  time  that 

would  be  possible  for the  short  space  _ 
two  years  to  bring  about  so  much  de 
moralization, 
indifference 
and  ridicule.

suspicion, 

I  have  had  some  personal  experience 
in  undertaking  to  discuss  food  affair 
with  him  and  found  him  wholly 
ignor 
ant  of  the  work  of  the  Department, 
When  1  asked  him  what  stand  would  __ 
taken 
in  tbe  next  Bulletin  on  a  subject 
which  was  of  vital  interest  to  the  trade, 
he  frankly  acknowledged  that  be  never 
knew  what  was  in  the  Bulletin  until 
after  it  appeared  in print.  He  made  two 
different  appointments 
to  meet  the 
wholesale  grocers  of  Grand  Rapids  and 
failed  to  keep  either, without  an apology 
or  explanation.  The  President  of  the 
Grand  Rapids  Board  of  Trade  wrote 
him  an 
important  letter  some  months 
ago,  which  has  never  been  replied  to 
Inspector  Bennett  tells  me  that  he  has 
written  Mr.  Snow  time  and  time  aga 
on 
important  matters  pertaining 
affairs  connected  with  bis  district  and 
that he  has  never  received  a  reply  in re 
turn. 
Instead  of  directing  the  work  of 
the  department, as  the  chief  of  a  bureau 
is  expected  to  do,  be  has  apparently 
been  content  to  permit  his  subordinates 
to  pursue  their  duties 
in  accordance 
with  their  own  ideas,  without  restraint 
restriction  or  direction  of any  kind 

Under  such  circumstances  it  is  not  to 
be  wondered  at  that  unscrupulous  men 
have  gotten  on  the  force  and  that  things 
have  been  done  in  tbe name of pure food 
which,under  other circumstances,  would 
be  designated  as  blackmail.  Othe 
inspectors  have,  in  some  cases,  gone 
through  their  districts 
like  wild  men, 
causing  arrests  right  and  left  without 
submitting  the cases  to  the  Department 
and,  in  many  instances,  the  arrests  can 
be  traced  to  mercenary  motives  and  not 
to  a  disposition  to  protect  the  peopl 
who  pay  the  bills  and  naturally  expect 
their  representatives  in  the  Food  De 
partment  to  be  actuated by tight motives 
instead  of  by  passion  and  prejudice.

Why  have  such  conditions  assumed 
control?  Because  of  the  exigences  of 
politics.  Governor  Rich  disgraced  him­
self  and  betrayed the people by dragging 
the  office  of  Food  Commissioner  into 
the  mire  of  party  politics  and  Gov­
ernors  Pingree  and  Bliss  naturally  fol­
lowed  in  his  footsteps,  Insisting  on  ap­
pointing  the  subordinates  as  well  as  tbe 
head  of  the Department.  Such  a  policy 
necessarily  destroys  the  effectiveness  of 
the  Department,  because  a  chief  who 
does not select  bis  own  lieutenants  will 
not  be  held  responsible  for their actions. 
Nor  will  they  pay  due  attention  to  the 
instructions  of  such  a  chief,  because 
they  realize  that  they  owe  their  posi­
tions  to his  superior officer and  can  al
•Paper read by E. A. Stowe  at  annual  banquet 

Kalamazoo Bétail Grocers’ Association.

ways  go over his  head  in  the  event 
conflict  or controversy.

The  first  Commissioner,  Mr.  Storrs 

of  Muskegon,  resembled  Mr.  Snow 
many  respects.  He  was  totally  ignorant 
of the  duties  devolving  upon  him  and 
stopped  off at  Grand  Rapids  to  discuss 
the  situation  with  me  on  his  way  to 
Lansing  to  be  sworn  in.  He  asked  me 
what  course  I  would  recommend  him 
pursue  and  I  suggested  that  he  first 
write  the  other  Food Commissioners  and 
obtain  copies  of  their  reports,  so  as  to 
note  what  was  being  done  elsewhere.

'What!”   he  exclaimed,  ‘ ‘ are  there 

other  food  commissioners? 
was  the  only  one. ”

I  thought 

lemon  extract,  providing 

Just  so  long  as  the  Food  Department 
is  made  the  prey  of  politicians  and, 
without  regard  to  their  personal  fitness 
or  unfitness,  men  are  appointed  com 
missioners  or inspectors because they ob 
tained  a  county,  township  or  ward  dele 
gation  for  some  successful  candidate, 
just  so  long  will  the  administration  of 
the  food 
laws  be  a  byword  among  de 
cent  men  and  afford  excellent  oppor 
tunity  for  the  grafter  and  blackmailer 
It  is  a  commonly  conceded  fact  that 
there  are  only  two  lawmaking  powers  in 
this  State—the  Legislature  and  the 
Supreme  Court.  About  the  middle  of 
last  November a  third lawmaking  power 
appeared  on  the  horizon  in  the person of 
Col.  John  Bennett,  of  Muskegon,  who 
prepared  a  ruling,  which  was  published 
in  the  Bulletin  of  the  Food Department, 
holding  that  all  lemon  extract  must 
conform to  the formula of the U.  S.  Phar 
macopoeia.  This  publication,  which  is 
issued  every  ten  years  under the  author 
ity  of 
the  Government,  prescribes 
medicinal and pharmacopoeia! standards 
~>nly. 
It  does  not  pretend  to  be a stand- 
rd  for  food  products,and  the  fortbcom- 
ng  edition  will  expressly  disclaim  any 
such intention.  Commissioner Grosvenor 
lways  held  that  there  was  no  statute 
covering 
i 
did  not  contain  by  any  substance  dele 
terious  to  health. 
Inspector  Bennett 
however,  conceived  tbe  idea  of  usurp 
ing  the  province  of  the  Legislature  or 
the  Supreme  Court—or  both—by  pro­
mulgating  a  ruling  which  has done more 
to  bring  the  Department  into  disrepute 
than  any  one  of the  many  foolish  blun­
ders  it  has  made  in  the  past. 
In  pur­
suance  of  this  idea,  a  reputable  citizen 
of  Grand  Rapids  was  arrested  on  a  Sat- 
rday  afternoon  and 
lugged  off  to  a 
neighboring  city,  being  refused  permis­
sion  to communicate  with  his  family  or 
consult  with  his  attorney.  When  Com- 
lissioner  Grosvenor  caused  an  arrest, 
he  always  notified  the  person 
in  ad­
vance,  so  that  he  might  be  in  readi­
ness.  Mr.  Bennett  is  apparently  so  in­
tent  on  humiliating  those  against  whom 
he  proceeds  that  he  loses  sight  of  the 
fact  that  a  man  is  presumed  to  be  in 
nocent  until  he  is  proven  guilty  and  he 
so  unfortunately  constituted,  mental 
that any  one  who  crosses  bis  path  or 
questions  his  judgment  is  immediately 
consigned  to  the  category  of  enemies 
and  criminals,  to  be  hounded  into  sub­
mission.  Tbe  reason  Mr.  Bennett gave 
for  taking  Mr.  Jennings  to  Muskegon 
was  that  he  “ has  no  confidence  in  Kent 
county  courts  and  prosecutors,”   which 
believe  to  be  a  flimsy  pretext,  un­
worthy  of  serious  consideration. 
Judge 
Russell,  before  whom  the  case  was  tried 
Muskegon,  sustained  Mr.  Bennett's 
contention  and  the  matter  is  now  before 
Supreme  Court  for  review.  Able 
attorneys  and  members  of  the  Food 
Commission  assure  me that  that tribunal 
will  make  short work  of  tbe  pernicious

activity  of  Mr.  Bennett  in  setting  him 
self  up  as  a  lawmaking  power  in  oppo­
sition  to  such 
as  Dr. 
Vaughan,  Prof.  Prescott  and  Prof. 
Kremers.

authorities 

I  believe  that  turpenless  lemon  ex­
tract  is  superior  in  every  respect  to  an 
oil  extract,  based  on my  own  experience 
as  a  drug  clerk  and  grocery  clerk;  and 
this  opinion 
supported  by  every 
chemist  of  national  reputation  who  has 
expressed  himself on  the  subject.

is 

The  duty  of  the  retail  grocer  at  this 
time 
is  plain:  He  must  obey  the  law. 
Pending  the  decision  of  the  Supreme 
Court.be  must  bend  the  knee to  Inspect­
or  Bennett  and  greet  him  with  a smile, 
while  he  feels  more  like  showing  him 
the  door  and  asking  him  to  right  about 
face. 
If he  were  a  fair  man,  the  grocer 
could  meet  him  halfway,  but  he  has 
come  to  regard  tbe  retail  dealer  as  his 
enemy,and  has  been known to assert that 
nine-tenths  of  the  retail grocers of Micb- 
gan  ought  to  be  behind  the  bars—an 
opinion  he  is  welcome  to  entertain  all 
alone  by  himself.  1  do  not  share  it  with 
him  and  I  candidly believe  that any  one 
who  entertains  such  an  opinion  is  unfit 
to  serve  the  State  in  any  capacity.

As  a 

loyal  citizen  of  Michigan  and 
one  who  probably  did  more 
than 
any  other  man  in  the  State  to  create  the 
sentiment  which  ultimately  resulted 
the  enactment  of  food  laws  and the crea 
tion  of  tbe  Food  Department,  I  clai 
the  right  to  contend  that  the  offices 
the  Department  shall  be  held  by  capa 
ble  and  honest  men; 
that  the  laws 
shall  be  equitably  and  energetically  en 
forced,  without  malice  or  vindictive 
ness ;  that honest  differences  of  opinion 
shall  be  respected;  that  hairsplitting 
and  technicalities  shall be avoided;  that 
due  notice  shall  be  given  the  trade  of 
ny  changes  the  Department  may  seek 
to  carry  into effect;  that  blackmail  and 
bluff  and  bluster  forever  cease;  that  un 
derbanded  means  and  treacherous  meth 
ods  to  entrap  tbe  unwary  be  forever  dis 
carded.  Until  these  changes  are  effected 
and the  Department is placed on a decent 
basis,  those  of  us  who  are  responsible 
for  the  food  laws  will  continue  to  hang 
our  heads 
in  shame  and  the  manufac 
turer  and 
jobber  will  be  compelled  to 
do  as  they  have  in  the  past—submit  to 
expensive  court  costs  or  find  tbe  man 
price  and  settle.

Buys 25,000  Bearing  Trees

$30,000
t 33°   acres,  all  improvements, 
( Crop  now  on trees,  ripe June, 

on easy  payments.  New  yel- 
1 
June Plums—4 years old.  Sold 
last season $10,000 from  trees.

SOUTHERN  ALABAMA 
THE FRUIT PARADISE

worth $20,000. 

low  peach, 

“  Slappey. 

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of the world.  Rich  lands,  high,  dry  and  ! 
healthful;  plenty  fuel,  building  material  ' 
and markets.  No crop failures.  Prospects  |

investors.  Owing to health of owner, will  t

crosses the farm.  Si de tracks  and  station  I

( the finest for  1903  crop.  L.  &  N.  R.  R. 
( jn orchards.  Greatest bargain ever offered  1 
t seU this  valuable  property.  Write  quick  ] 
i   E. M. RUMPH, Red Level, Alabama, j

for particulars, pictures,  etc.  Address

An  Unusual 
Opportunity

FOR

Safe - - Sure - - Profitable

Investment

IN  A  COMPANY  HAVING 

No  Debts 
No  Bonds 
No  Preferred  Stock 
No  Promoters’  Stock 
No  Salaried  Officers 
No Individual  Liabilities

All  stock  fully  paid  and  non« 

assessable

In  fact,  nothing  has  been  omitted 
which  should  go  to  make  an  invest­
ment in  the  purchase  of  the  treasury 
shares  fair  and  equitable.  Stock  is 
now for sale at 25 cents on the dollar or

$2.50  Per  Share
Par Value $10 Each

We offer an opportunity  for  enormous 
profits with the risk ail  taken  out  We 
are exclusive  manufacturers  of  "im i­
tation meats ”  and an unlimited  market 
awaits ns.  We can  retail  our  product 
one-quarter cheaper than  meat  and yet 
make 200 per cent,  profit.  Present fac­
tory capacity,  five  tons  a  day.  Con­
sider the  facts fairly and we  are  confi­
dent that  you  will  find  a  way  and  a 
reason to join us.
The time to  invest  in  a  proposition 
of this kind is at its  inception.  Al] the 
large fortunes which  have  been  made 
by investments  in food companies  and 
other corporations have  been  made by 
the wise ones who got in  at  the  start, 
before  permanent  results  had  estab­
lished a market value for the stock.
There is no stock  for  sale  outside of 
the treasury stock,  as  the  officers  and 
incorporators  have  every  faith  in  the 
proposition and their stock  can  not  be 
bought,  so  stockholders  can  rest  as­
sured of a conservative business policy.
We  believe  that  the  proposition  is 
worthy  of  your  consideration  and, 
furthermore, i f you desire  to  invest  in 
a straight, honest,  legitimate "  Whole­
some Food ”   proposition, you can make 
no mistake by becoming  a  stockholder 
in The M.  B. Martin Co., Ltd.
In soliciting your subscription  to  the 
capital stock of  our  company,  we  can 
assure you of a careful and honest man­
agement.  We ask you  to  take  an  in­
terest  in  the  enterprise  as  a  stock­
holder and  thereby  become  interested 
in what is  everywhere  considered  the 
best food proposition ever known.
For prospectus and other information 
address

The  M.  B.  Martin  Co.,  Ltd. 

117*119 Monroe Street 
Grand  Rapids, Mich.

S30.00

will  buy  a  R O V A L   GEM  
Lighting Plant  complete.

It  will  produce  1,500  candle 
power  light  at  the  cost  of  ic 
per hour.

Can be installed in two hours. 
No more trouble than gas. 
W ill last a lifetime.
A  child can operate it  
3  single  fixtures  of  500  can­
dle  power  each  will  light  a 
store 20x70 as bright as day.

Complete  Piping,  Fixtures, 
Glassware,  Mantles,  ready  to 
put up only

$30.00.

Agents wanted.

Royal Oas Co.,

199 West Monroe Street,  Chicago,  IIL

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

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The New York Market

Special  Feature»  of the Grocery and Prod 
Special Correspondence.

nee Trades.

is 

New  York,Jan.  31—There  is  certainly 
a  good  trade  being  done  among the New 
jobbing  grocers  this  month  and 
York 
any  one  will  agree  with  this  statement 
if  be  will  note  the  activity  in  every 
store.  Prices  are,  as  a  rule,  well  sus 
tained  with one  or  two  exceptions  and 
the  spring  promises  to  be  eminently 
satisfactory.
Coffee  is  the  exception.  Ask  how  the 
market is  and  we  get  the  same  old  story 
of  "nothing  doing.”   The  whole  situa 
tion 
in  favor  of  the  buyer and  hai 
been  so  for  so  long  that  the  buyer  ha 
come  to  look  upon  himself  as  the  only 
factor  to  be  considered 
in  the  coffee 
market.  While  no  change  has  been 
made  in  the  quotation  of 5# c  for  Rio 
No.  7,  cables  from  Europe  and  Brazil 
tend  toward  a  lower basis  and  there  are 
those  here  who  look  for a  drop  of a frac 
tion  at  any  time.  Business  has con 
sisted  of the  average  daily  demand  and 
nothing  more. 
In  store  and  afloat  there 
are  2,673,762  bags,  against  2,408,979 
bags  at  the  same  time  last  year.  The 
crop  movement  shows  that  since  July  1, 
last  year,  the  amount  received  aggre­
gates 9,938,000  oags,  against  11,364,000 
bags  during  the  same  time  last  year.  In 
mild  grades  buyers  seem  to  be  waiting 
for  the  blockade  to  be  raised  off  Vene 
zueia.  At  least  that  is  what  they  say. 
Meantime  little  is  being done and prices 
are  pretty  strongly  adhered to.
Tea  importers  are  not  pushing  them 
selves  forward  at  all.  They  realize  that 
if a  man  wants  tea  he  must  pay  for  it 
and  that  is  the  situation.  There 
fairly 
satisfactory  trade  being  done 
every  day  and  prices  are  seemingly 
gaining  in  strength  right  along.
hardly  anything  doing,  either  in  new 
business  or  in  withdrawals  under old 
contracts.  Nor  can  any  active  sugar 
trade  be  looked  for  in  January.  Prices 
are  steady  and  this  is  the one redeeming 
feature  of  the  situation.
Canned  goods  are  decidedly  quiet. 
Probably  there 
is  less  activity  in  the 
canned  goods  market than  has  prevailed 
for  twelve  months.  Grocers  seem  to  be 
pretty  well  stocked  up,  packers  are  not 
anxious  to  talk  about  futures and  the 
whole  situation  is  simply  a waiting  one. 
Some  rather  harsh  criticism 
is  being 
heard  regarding  the  recent  action  of  the 
Alaska  Association 
in  reducing  the 
price  of  salmon  below  the  cost  ot  pro­
duction  and,  while  the  consumer  is  en­
joying  the  results  of  the  cut,  the  trade 
seem  to  think 
is  unjustified.  An­
other  salmon  deal  or  report  of  a  deal 
that  makes  some  fun  for  the  boys is  that 
of  the  combine  of  the  Southeastern 
Alasks  packers  and  the  control  of  the 
same  by  the  Griffith-Durney  Co.  The 
fun 
in  the  remarks  made  by  Mr. 
Ktjley,  of  the  Kelley-Clarke  Co.,  who 
intimates  that  Mr.  Durney  is  a  spinner 
of  fairy  stories. 
In  this  case,  perhaps 
"fish  story"  would  be  the right designa­
tion.  Aside  from  salmon,  prices  are 
generally  pretty  well  sustained and deal­
ers  seem  to  be  hopeful  of the  future. 
New  Jersey  standard  tomatoes  are  worth 
$ 1 . 1 0 ;  fanev  Maine  corn,  S i.2 0 ;  future 
Maine,  8 2>¿@850.
is  sufficient  call  for  the  best 
grades  of  eggs  to  keep  the  market 
steady,  although  the  week  has  shown  a 
slight  decline  from  outside  rates.  West 
ern  stock  ranges  from  iS@22c,  the  latttr 
being  probably  almost  outside.

Sugars  are  mighty  dull.  There 

There 

is 

it 

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BUSINESS  CHANCES.

P   heads.SALK—GOOD  PRINTING.  500  NOTE 
T?O R 
90  cents;  500  . nvclope-.  90  c  nts. 
S*nd  for  samples.  Tradesman  Printing  Co.. 
VY lnchester, Ind. 
73

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Ir'OR  SALE —GROCERY.  BAKERY  AN 
market;  cash  business of  $6>; 000 last yen 
central  location;  city of  30/00  in  Michigan;  L 
health  reason  for sale:  is .101 to *7.0 0 required 
no agents.  B. J. Kingston, Jackson, Mi  h.  71
B ESl  OPEMNH  IN  IOWA—A  LKAOIN 
dry  goods  room  for  forty  years.  Town
5 000;  only two competitors 
Write E. Penn, Mt 
Pleasant. Iowa.
60
Fo b  s a l e —o b  e x c h a n g e ,  f ix t u r e s
suitable  for  grocery  store.  Addiess,  Lan­
caster,  Cary Station, ’ll.
■\X7ANT  TO  BUY  A  DRUG  STO  K  IN 
» *  good town.  Would prefer north of '¿rand 
Rapids.  Address C. J. Becker, Rockford, Mich.

w ANTED TO KENT—WE WANT A LARG 

store-room  and  good  location  in  good 
country  town;  Michigan  or  Illinois  preferred; 
will carry general stock of  $35.0 0;  give  full  par 
tlculars and  best terms  In  first  letter.  Address 
K  H..  136-138 Fifth aye . Clinton, Iowa. 
ia o k   sa l e  ok  e x c h a n g e  f o r   go o d 
r   Iowa, N01 them Illinois  Southern Wisconsin 
or Michigan farm a first-clas» stock of dry goods, 
clothing  and  groceries;  will  Invoice  from  $6,000 
to $3,000;  located In good  Illinois  country  town 
g  od business.  Address H. K., 136-138  5th ave. 
Cli»ton. Iowa 
54
J1»5j0  M1LI.INEKY  STOi  K  IN  EXCELLENT 
UP  condition  Mu-t be sold at once.  Best open­
ing  in  Michigan.  Town 3.000 inhabitants;  com 
petition  light.  E.  B.  Mowers,  Eaton  Rapids 
Mich.
$1,800  BAZAAR STOCK.  WILL  SELL  IT  AT 
your  own  price  or  divide  it  in  lots  to  suit 
purchaser.  Address  E. B. Mowers,  Eaton Rap­
ids. Mich. 
1AOK  SALE —A  MERCHANTABLE  STOCK 
JU  of  dry goods and kindred lines in progress 
ive  town  of  Waterloo,  Iowa.  Liberal  terms  to 
responsible  persons.  Opportunity  unexcelled 
Owner  going  into  banking business.  Fassig & 
Davis Co.. Waterloo, Iowa.
ITKIB  SALE —DRUG  FIXTURES,  SECOND 
band and cheap, for cash.  For description 
address C. J. Rouser, Lansing. Mich.
I70R   SALE — #4.000  GENERAL  STOCK; 
a 
largely shoes. In best small railway town in 
Michigan;  cash  business;  will  sell  right;  ill 
health;  shall retire.  Address No  67, care Mich 
lg*n Tradesman. 

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Ex p e r ie n c e d   b u s in e s s   m a n  a n d

general  merchant  with  finest  references 
desires to  Invest  $500 with services  in  any  bust 
ness, or in grocery or  general  business  as  man­
ager  and  bookkeeper.  Address  Box  300,  Cros 
well, Mich. 
tpOR  RENT—ONE-HALF  OF  MILLINERY 
store;  best  location  in  a  growing  city  of 
25,eoo. Address Miss M. Sales, 477 Main st .Fond
du L<c. Wis._ 
117 HOLESALE CLOTHING  HOUSE  DR
tt 
sires to employ an  experienced  salesman 
to  travel  in  Eastern  and Central  Michigan.  A 
salary guaranteed and commission paid on sales 
good  references  r  qutred  Apply  under  letter 
to K, care Michigan Tradesman. 
/^ROCKERY  AND  BAKAAK  STOCK  FOR 
v /   sale.  Inventories—say  $6,000;  can  be  re­
duced  to $5,000 or $4,500;  this  stock  is  new  and 
complete, and  a  paying  business;  good  reasons 
for  selling;  populat.on  of  city,  25.010;  a  fine 
chance  for a bustler;  will  make  terms  satisfac 
tory to purchaser  who  will  talk  business.  Ad 
dress No. 61, care Michigan Trade-man 
61
F>OR  SALE —COUNTRY  STOKE  STOCK 
and  fixtures.  Valued  about  $1 500:  sales 
lrom  $4 000  to  $5,000  per  year.  Good  location. 
‘  ood chance  to  build  up.  Address No. 49, care 
Michigan Tradesman. 
U ’OR.S \LE-M Y  BUSINESS AT MANISTEE.
consisting of dry goods, cloa  s. suits 
millinery,  trunks  and  boys’  clothing.  Doing a 
cash business at a good profit.  Reason  for  sell 
lng,  other  business  claiming  my  attention out­
side.  Apply to H. McKenzie. 
Fm n e  b a z a a r   sto c k, g o o d t o w n , fo r 
sale, $2,000.  Clark’s  Business  Excharge, 
Grand  Rapids.__________________ 
4“
T^OB  SALE—STOCK  OF  BAZAAR  GOODS, 
A 
about  $1,200,  brand  new  and In fine shape. 
No  high  priced  goods.  Fvery article Is  staple. 
Low rent.  Best country town In the State.  Town 
about  2.500.  A  big  snap  for  somebody.  Will 
give particulars and reason for selling to per  0'<s 
who mean business.  Address No. 69, care M-ch- 
Igan Tradesman.______  
PARINER WANTED WITH A  $5,000 STOCK 
of  dry  goods  and  groceries  or  dry  goods 
alone.  St  ck must  be in goo 1 shape to put with 
another stock of  like  amount or cash.  Address 
50
No. 50, care Michigan Trade-man. 
T HE  HonsiER  HUSTLER,  the  noted  mer 
ebandise auctioneer now  selling  stock  for 
Geo. 8. Smith, Albion, Iowa.  Address  Box  355.

49

69

44

45

TENANTED  — TO  SELL  O'E-HALF  OR 
’ ’  who e Interest In the best business for the 
money  Invest, d  in Central Mh-hig„n.  Cause of 
Kelli  g, poor health.  Write to No. 45, care Mleh- 
lg-n Tradesman. 
T^OK  SALE —STOCK  OF  SHOES  ABOUI 
$l«3i0;  to  good shape to lo sold and  moved
-I- 
at once.  Address No. 3», care Michigan Trades- 
mao* 
on
/CHOICE  FARM  FOR  SALE  OR  TRADE 
1 
,  „  merchandise.  Shoe  stock  preferred.
Lock Box 491, Shelby, Mich._________  
CODA  FOUNTAIN  FOR  SALE —TUFT’S 
confectioner's;  new,  used  only  three  sea­
son«;  complete  with  gas;  drum  for charging 
eighteen  syrups;  co  t  $476:  will  sell  for  *350' 
Address J.  W. Runner. Shelby.  Mich. 
32

33

SALE -   COUNTRY  STORE  AND 
. 
dwelling  combined;  general  merchandise 
stock, barn, custom saw mill  and  feed  mill with 
good patronage, bargain lor cash.  Eli Runnels, 
Corning, Mich. 
Ij'AKM  TO  EXCHANGE  FOB  STOCK  OF 
Jt 
goods.  Address  No.  36,  care  Michigan 
Tradesman. 

31

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25

I^OR  SALE-STOCK OF  GROCERIES  AND 
’ 
crockery;  will  Inventory about $2.000;  best 
location In  summer  resort  town  of  500  inhabi­
tants;  good  farming  country;  fine  opportunity 
for p. rsons  wishing  to  carry  a  general  stock: 
rent. $ 5 per month for two-story  and  h tsement 
tui ding, 25x75 feet;  located  on corner.  Address 
H  E  H  miUon. Crystal,  Mich
TX7'ANTED — STOCK  OF  MERCHANDISE 
tv  must  he  clean  and  up  to date.  Answer
with full particulars, 
Address No. 28, care Mich- 
igan Tradesman.
28
i 'OR SALE  $3 DOWN AND $3 PER MONTH 
for  sixteen  months  buys five acres of  rich 
undeveloped zinc and lead land in the very heart 
ot  the  Missouri  District  No  d (Terence  where 
you  live,  an  investment  in  this land will make 
you money.  Send for my circular and learn why 
Address W. B. Sayier, Carthage, Mo.
F OR  SALE  CHEAP —TUFT’S  20  SYRU 
oda fountain, with all appurtenances.  Will 
sell cheap.  Address  Bradford & Co., St. Joseph 
Mich. 
26
Ch a n c e  o f  a   l if e t im e—w e l l e s t a B
lished general  store,  carrying  lines of dry 
goods,  carpets,  furs,  cloaks,  clothing,  bazaar 
goods,  shoes and groceries,  located  in  thriving 
Western Michigan town.  Will sell good stock at 
cost and put In small amount ot shelf worn goods 
at value.  Stock can be reduced to $15,000.  Owner 
Is going into  manufacturing  business.  Address 
No. 4  , care Mlchlgau Tradesman.
L vuR  SALE—THE LARGEST WALL PAPER. 
A  paint and  picture  frame  business  in  Sauit 
Ste.  Marie.  Invoices  about  $7.000  and  does  a 
business of $25.000 yearly.  Reason for selling, 111 
health of owner.  Address  A.  M.  Mathews Co. 
Sauit Ste.  Marl«, Mich. 
23
DO  YOU  WANT  IT?  A  DRUG STORE Do­
ing  business  of  $5,000 a  year,  with  only 
$1.500 Invested. 
In Northern Michigan  town of 
10,000.  a  bargain.  Address  No. 25, care Michi­
gan Tradesman 
\V7ANTED — EVERY  READER  OF  THE 
I “  Michigan  Tradesman  to  use  our  Handy 
Self Inking Pocket Name Stamp.  Two  lines  50 
cents.  American Novelty Works, Kokomo, Ind 
____ 
Jj'OR 
SALE — A  SMALL  ST< >CK  OF 
JT  watches,  jewelry  and  clocks;  also  bench 
and some  too s;  good chance  for jeweler;  plen­
ty of  repair work;  will rent on« window In  drug 
store.  Address  No.  17,  care  Michigan  Trades 
man.
f jVOK  SALE  OR  EXCHANGE  FOB  GOOD 
farm—a stock of  general merchandise In 
good  farming  locality.  No  competition. 
Dee
_________________________ !_16_
Carrier. Colonvllle. Clare Co., Mich
tfOR BALE—ONE NEW DELIVERY WAGON 
suitable  for  grocery or laundry.  Address. 
Lock Box 48, Shepherd. Mich. 
Lj’OR  RENT—SPLENDID OPENING  FOR A 
a   department  store  at Seneca, county seat of 
Nemaha county, Kansas.  A suitable brick build 
lng, now vacant, at one of the two main business 
corners for sale or rent  Two cellars, each 20x60, 
connected by a large door; two store rooms, each 
20x60.  connected  by  large archway;  brick addi­
tion.  20x45,  connected  by  very  large  archway 
practically a continuation of the store room;  an­
other  addition,  20x30,  and  a  shed  20x25  Has 
counters  and  shelving;  *70.00  a  month  rent  by 
the  year  or  longer.  Eight rooms up stairs rent 
for  $20.00  a  month.  No  Incumbrance.  Price 
$9,000.60.  Three  large stores recently destroyed 
th«re  by  fire. 
Investigate  by  communicating 
direct  there  with  the owner, 8. K. Woodworth 
10
S 1TOCK  GENERAL  MERCHANDISE,  IN 
invested; 
earned over 30 per cent, last year.  Address  No. 
g
“  care Michigan Tradesman. 
L’OR  RENT—BKST  LOCATION  FOR GROG 
a  
ery stock in  a  rapidly growing city In East­
ern  Michigan-  Stand  has  been  occupied  by  a 
successful grocer for several years.  Kent, reason 
able.  Address No. 7. care Michigan Tradesman 
7
Ba k e r y   f o r  s a l e —o w in g   to  il l
health  of  my  wife  I  wish  to  sell  bakery 
restaurant;  good  trade; 
fine  town.  Addres 
Box 
5
f X)R  SALE —CLEAN  STOCK  CROCKERY, 
china and bazaar goods; about $3,500; good 
location:  well  established.  Address C. H. Man 
devlile, Ionia, Mich. 

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good  village,  for  sale;  $4,000 

Grand Ledge. Mich. 

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discount; 

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pOR SALE—AT A BARGAIN—$1,500 CLOTH 
lng, or would exchange for a stock of shoes 
Address No. 9*6. care Michigan Tradesman.  98*5
Drug  stock  f o r  s a l e,  w it h   a  good
in  Northern  Indiana,  twenty 
miles from Michigan  State  line;  stock  Invoices 
about  $8*X).  Address  No.  995,  care  Michigan 
Tradesman.
995
L"OKr  stock  inSALE—THE  LEADING  GROCERY 
1  lD  the  b0st  manufacturing  town  In 
...  ci 
Mich Dan;  c-mh  sales  last  year,  $22.000;  books 
open to  Inspection;  Investigate  this.  Address 
No. »9 4, care Michigan Tradesman. 
L’ OR  S A L E —D R U G   S T D R E __
a   Rapids;  good  b"siness;  good  reason.GRAND
».On.  Ad-
dress No. 993. care M chig.p Tradesman.  993
IX)  EXCHANGE 
IMPROVED  FARM  FOR 
1   stock  of  merchandise.
Address  Box  242, 
rant-fort, Ind.
992
LX)K  RENT—URST  AND SECOND FLOORS 
A  of brick store In  hust ing  town;  city  water 
electric lights,  good  storage  below;  now  occu­
py*«1  by  department  store  doing  big  business. 
Hue chance  to  secure  an  established  business 
location if taken  at once.  Address  Mrs.  C  W 
Moon  Howell.  Mich._________  
972  '
LX)K  SALE— WHOLESALE  GROCERY  IN 
faaa thriving city  of  30,000  in  the  Northwest.
\ n f lt o Q n   K .  M r<*  M l p h l# # n   T r u | f i # ( n % n  
I^OB  SALE—DRUG  STOCK  IN  ONE  OF 
I 
the best business  towns  in  Western  Michi­
gan;  good chance for a  physician.  Enquire  of 
No  947, care Michigan  Tradesman. 
/CHICAGO  PURCHASHING  CO.,  221  6TH 
V  ave., largest cash buyers of stores and stocks 
of all descriptions. 

947

9x3

(W t

FOR  SALE—DRUG  8TOCK  AND  F ix ­

tures, Invoicing about  *4.800;  located  In one 
of the best  resort  towns  In  Western  Michigan. 
Address No. 923, care Michigan Tradesman.  923
LX>K SALE-STOCK  OF  DRUGS  AND  F1X- 
A  
tures invoicing about  $2 001. in a prosperous 
Michigan  city  of  6,000;  competition  slight;  full 
prices.  Term 1  cash  or  negotiable  paper.  Ad­
dress Chemist, care Michigan Tradesman. 
990
L’OK  SALE—$3,000 GENERAL  STOCK  AND 
a   $2,500  store building, located In  village  near 
Grand Rapids.  Fairbanks scales.  Good  paying 
business, mostly cash.  Reason for selling, owner 
has other business.  Address No. 838, care Mich­
igan Tradesman. 
LN)R  SALE-FIRST-CLASS,  EXCLUSIVE 
a  millinery business In  Grand  Rapids;  object 
for  selling,  parties  leaving  the  city.  Address 
Milliner, care Michigan  Tradesman. 
OAFKS—NEW  AND  SECOND-HAND  FIRE 
O   and burglar proof safes.  Geo. M. Smith Wood 
&  Brick  Building  Moving  Co.,  376  South  Ionia 
St., Grand  Rapids. 
I HAVE  SOME  REAL  ESTATE  IN  GRAND 
Rapids.  Will  trade  for  a  stock  of  general
merchandise
Address  No. 751,  care  Michigan 
Tradesman,
761

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\ \ J ANTED—A  TINNER  AND  PLUMBER. 
I )   T. Frank Ireland  Beldlng, Mich. 
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W ANTED—AT  ONCE,  FOB  A  PERMA- 
nent position, first-class dress goods sales­
man  and  trimmer.  Young  man, single.  Write 
references and salary expected.  Crusoe’s  Dept. 
Store. Rhinelander. Wis. 
AX’ANTED  —  FIRST-CLASS  DRY  GOODS 
1 1   man  who  has  had  experience in general 
store.  Give references and state salary wanted. 
Address No. 63. care Michigan Tradesman.  63
ANXED-A  YOUNG  MAN  WHO' THOR- 
oughly understands stenography and type­
writing  and  who  has a fair knowledge  of office 
work.  Must be well rec ommended, strictly tem­
perate and  not afraid of  work. Address stenog­
rapher, care Michigan Tradesman. 
HARDWARE  CLERK 
position at once, wholesale or retail; 
good  references.  Address W. B. Ross, Pontiac, 
Mich. 
\ \ 7  ANTED — KEPRESENTAl 1VES  WITH 
v t  wide acquaintance, ability and standing. In 
States  of  Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Wis­
consin,  Pennsylvania,  Iowa,  Kansas,  Nebraska 
and  Minnesota,  to  place  an  Issue  of  treasury 
stock In a safe and  reliable  corporation,  for  the 
purpose  of  extending  present  business.  Paid 
15 per cent,  net  last year, 17V4 per cent, net  this 
year.  A good talking proposition;  big money to 
right  parties;  no  speculation,  but  a  sale  and 
guaranteed investment;  highest references given 
and  required;  no  triflers  need  apply;  time  Is 
money in this case  Address  the Tioga Mineral 
Wells Co , Tioga, Texas. 

w ANTED — EXPERIENCED  SALESMAN 

for  our  Lusterlne  Liquid  Metal  Polish, 
bought by all grocers,  hardware,  paint  and  gas 
fixture stores, plumbers, etc.;  acknowledged the 
best in the  market:  cans  one-third  larger  than 
those of our competitors;  article  the  best.  Ad­
dress Oscar Schlegel Manufacturing Co..  182-186 
Grand St., New York. 
W Ai£? V ~ SALESMAN  ACQUAINTED 
v v  with furniture trade to represent  leading 
New  York  manufacturer  of  varnish,  stains, 
lacquers,  brushes,  bronze  powder  and  other 
specialties.  Address  No.  35,  care  Michigan
W A N T E D —FIRST-CLASS TINSMITH  FOB 
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general  shop;  furnace and outside work: 
wages,  82-25  per  day  for  year  around;  booze 
fighters need not apply.  Antrim Hardware Co., 
Elk Rapids, Mich. 
\ \ r ANTED — ONE  OK  TWO  FIRST-CLASS 
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experienced traveling salesmen to call  on 
the  grocery  and  drug  trade.  Address,  giving 
references, Dunkley Company, Kalamazoo,Mich!
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W Ai h Et>  -fT  ONCE —A  REGISTERED 
„ V   Pharmacist, young man  preferred.  Send 
«Î?i?nces-ran<î state salary.  Address No. 6, care 
Michigan Tradesman. 

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Cheney & Tuxbury

the Real  Estate Men

are in the market  for  Hemlock  and  Cedar  Lands.

24 Canal  St..  Grand  Rapids.  Mich.

‘ ‘ THE  O’NEILL  S A L E S ”

absolutely sell  io per cent, of your stock in a  day.
Retail  Selling—New  Idea  System

If  you  knew 
that  we  could 
clear your  store 
of  all  old  stuff 
and  any 
lines 
you  would  like 
to eliminate and 
get  you 
thou­
sands of  dollars 
in  cash,  would 
you try our 
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ID E A  
S A L E ?

If so, write us 
and  we  w i l l  
give  yon 
full 
details  and  in­
formation.

C.  C.  O’Neill  St  Co.

SPECIAL  SALESMEN  St  AUCTIONEERS 
408 Star Bldg., 356 Dearborn St., Chicago
rt,»JV™alsoi ,lyandseU  Store Fixtures  and  take 
them on consignment.

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Manufactured  by  a  prosperous  company;  now  in  its 
second year.  We could sell three carloads  a  day  if  we 
could make them.  We  must  have  additional  buildings 
and offer a limited amount of treasury stock for this pur­
pose.  No  uncertainty,  no  new  undeveloped  proposi­
tion;  but  a  prosperous  institution,  running  night  and 
day.  Come and look us over  or write  to  us  for  terms.

NATIONAL  PURE  FOOD  CO.,  LTD.

Grand  Rapids,  Michigan

187  Canal  Street

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for Preserves,  Pickles, Fruit, Butter and 
Cheese. 
Just what  yon are looking for.
It  will  increase  your  sales wonderfully 
in these lines  and  save  time. 
It  is  a 
silent salesman. 
It is  dirt  cheap  as we 
are  the  largest makers  of glass display 
jars in the world  and  bought  the  glass 
six years ago at a low price, so give you 
the  benefit.  Write  for  catalogue  and 
price list or order half a dozen jars.
The  Kneeland Crystal Creamery Co.,  72 Concord  S t ,  Lansing,  Mich.

For sale by Worden Grocer Co.  and  Lemon  &  Wheeler Co.,  Grand  Rapids 
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your profits,  but  also  gives  com­
plete  satisfaction to your patrons.

Fleischmann  &  Co.,

Detroit Office,  in   W .  Lamed  St.

Grand  Rapid« Office, 39  Crescent Ave.

Grand Rapids Fixtures Co.

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This Is the finest Cigar Case that we have ever made.  It Is an elegant piece of store furniture  and 

would add greatly to the appearance of any store.

No.  36  Cigar Case.

G orn er B a rtle tt  and  South  Ionia  S tre e t*.  G rand  R ap id*,  M ich.

You  will  have enquiries  for:

Stock  It  Promptly!
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Do  not  let your neighbors  get  ahead of you. 
It will  sell  because  we 
are  now  determined  to  push  it.  Perhaps your first customer  will 
take  a  dollar’s  worth.  You  will  have  no trouble  in disposing  of  a 
box.  Sam e cost as Sapolio.

ENOCH  MORGAN’S  SONS  CO.

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AXLE

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

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L U B R IC A T IN G   O IL S

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H. Leonard & Sons

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICHIGAN

Manufacturers 

and Manufacturers’  Agents

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White  and  Decorated  Crockery  and  China.
“ Leonard  Cleanable ”  and  “ Champion ”  Re­

frigerators.

Insurance ”  Gasoline Stoves.

Children’s Carriages.

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Low  Prices 
Prompt  Service 
Ask  for  Catalogue

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Templeton  Cheese  Cutter

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Mr.  Craigue gives  the  situation:

We  have  recently  taken  up  the  manufacture  and  sale  of  the 
machine  illustrated  herewith  after  a  careful  investigation  of  its 
merits  among  dealers  who  have  operated  it  for  the  past year.

That  the  problem  of  saving  the  waste in merchandising cheese 
which  has  always  confronted  the  dealer  heretofore,  can  be  solved 
by  this  machine,  we  have  no  doubt  at  all.

There  is  absolutely  no  waste  in  cutting.
It  keeps  your  cheese  fresh.
Saves  half  the  time  of  the  clerk.
Cuts  automatically  and  accurate  to  weight.
Saves  approximately  50  cents  0» each  cheese  cut,  and  conce- 

quently  save  more  than  its  cost.

We  have  never  before  introduced  an  article  to  the  grocery 

trade  which  has  attracted  more  attention  than

jigs

The Templeton  Cheese  Cutter
and  we  anticipate  a demand  that  will  task  our  capacity  to  fill..

" G e n t l e m e n :—A look at my cheese used to give me horrors-  The waste was enormous, not less than $100.00 per year. 
“ Your Templeton Cheese Cutter, though, has solved the problem, and I now save absolutely every pound.
A.  D.

"Very truly yours, 

CRAIGUE."

Co lo r a d o  S p r in g s,  Colo. 

Sold  on  easy  monthly  payments.  Write  for  particulars.

COMPUTING  SC A LE   COMPANY

MANUFACTURERS 

DAYTON,  OHIO,  U.  S.  A.

