Twenty-First Year

GRAND  RAPIDS.  WEDNESDAY.  JANUARY  6.  1904

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State, County,  City,  School  D istrict, 

Street Railway and Gas

BONDS

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NOBLE,  MOSS  &  COMPANY 

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M.  C.  Huggott, 8oog-Troaouror

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MANUFACTURERS

28-30 South  Ionia  Street, Grand  Rapids, Mich.

Spring  line  of  samples  now  showing— 
also nice line of Fall and  Winter  Goods 
for immediate delivery.

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portion o f each com pany’s stock  pool®“   *n 
a  trust fo r th e  protection  o f  stockholders, 
and in case o f failure  in  an y com pany you 
are  reim bursed  from   the  trust  fund  o f  a 
su ccessful  com pany.  T h e   stocks  are  all 
w ithdraw n from  sa le w ith  th e  exception o f 
tw o  and w e  h ave n ever lost  a   dollar  for  a 
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5 .  G rand  R apids G ossip.
8.  E d itorial.
9 .  G row th  o f G raft.
19.  B u sy   B easley.
14.  D ry   Goods.
16.  R ace  Suicide.
17.  W1U  P a y  Y et.
18.  C lothing.
90.  C olored  Saint.
95.  H u stle  D u r in g   th e  D u ll  ¡Season.
96.  E ra o f  E xtravagance.
9 8.  W om an's  W orld.
3 0.  C lerks'  C orner.
39.  Shoes and R ubbers.
33.  T he  P lu m b er’s  W ife.
3 5.  Statesm en  In  Stores.
36.  W here  B read   Is  M ade.
37.  H ardw are P rice C urrent.
3 8.  B a tte r  and E ggs.
39.  Saginaw   B e e l  Co.  B anquet.
4 0 .  T ravelin g Salesm an.
4 9.  D r u g s —C hem icals.
4 3.  D r a g  P rice C urrent.
4 4 .  G rocery P r ice  C urrent.
46.  S pecial P rice C urrent.
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M ONUM ENTAL 

Probably  the  most 

INHUM ANITY.
inhuman  act 
ever  perpetrated  by  civilized  men  in 
a  civilized  country  was  the  following, 
related  in  the  press  dispatches  from 
Chicago:

Six  hundred  people  were 

lying 
dead  in  the  ruins  of 
the  burning 
theater  and  as  many  more,  almost 
in  the  agonies  of  death,  were  lying 
on  the  sidewalks  and  on  the  floors of 
stores  and  warehouses,  and  there  was 
an  overwhelming  need  for  means  to 
remove  them  to  the  hospitals  where 
they  could  receive  medical  treatment.
The  union  drivers  of  Chicago  were 
It  was  impossible  to 
on  a  strike. 
get  a  carriage  or  even  a  hearse 
to 
transport  the  wounded.  Fred  W. 
Job,  Secretary  of  the  Chicago  Em­
ployers’  Association, 
to 
W.  D.  Moon,  a  livery  stable  proprie­
tor,  asking  that  carriages  be  sent for 
the  relief  of  the  sufferers.  Mr.  Moon 
replied  that  he  would  give  him  car­
riages  for  the  work.  He  went  to  the 
union  headquarters,  where  the  driv­
ers  who  are  now  on  strike  were  con­
gregated,  and  said  that  he  had  do­
nated  the  carriages  and  asked  if they 
would  drive  them 
Iroquois 
Theater  to  help  remove  the  wounded. 
The  union  was  in  session,  with  a 
large  attendance,  and  the  matter  was 
discussed  at  great  length,  while  600 
writhing  victims  of  the 
fire  were

telephoned 

the 

to 

G A S

E l e c t r ic   L ig h t  & T r a c t io n

B o n d s

EDW ARD M.DEANE  & C 0. 

B A N K E R S

Second Floor. M ichigan Trust  Bu il d in g  

freezing  to  death  for  want  of  means 
to  transport  them  to  the  hospitals, 
which  were  placed  in  readiness  to re­
ceive  them.  On  being  put  to  vote, it 
was  unanimously  decided  not  to  as­
sist  in  the  removal  of  the  dead  and 
dying,  and,  worse  yet,  committees 
were  appointed  to  prevent  non-union 
men  and  volunteer  drivers  from  go­
ing  to  the  rescue!

The  wave  of  indignation  over  this 
action  was  so  intense  that  even  the 
union  monsters  quailed  under  the im- ! 
pending  storm  and,  quickly calling an- j 
other  meeting  of  the  union,  they  re- j 
scinded  their  previous  action,  called 
j  off  their  committees  of  murderers 
and  suspended  their  strike  for  ten 
j  days.

The  action  of  the  union  reached 
I  the  limit  of  human  atrocity.  Any 
organization  whose  laws  require  its 
|  members  to  refuse  common  charity 
j  in  so  tremendous  a  calamity  should 
j  perish  from  the  earth.  The  entire 
civilized  world  can  never  forget  the 
j  impression  made  upon  it  by  the  re- 
I  fusal  of  the  striking  drivers  on  that 
!  terrible  Wednesday  to  lend  a  hand 
j  to  succor  the  multitudes  of  helpless 
sufferers  dying  in  the  streets  for  the 
lack  of  medical  aid  and  nursing  that 
could  only  be  given  them  in  a  bed 
and  in  a  house.  The  dark  side  of 
i  human  nature  is  seldom  wholly  black.
!  There  is  generally  some  redeeming 
j  feature,  but  in  the  case  of  the  union 
j  drivers  of  Chicago  there  is  not  a 
I  single  spark  of  human  light.  Let  us 
hope  that  never  again  in  the  heart- 
1  rending  history  of  human  suffering 
will 
there  be  another  such  exhi- 
!  bition  of  savagery!

GEN ERAL  TRAD E  REVIEW .
It  is  too  soon  after  the  beginning 
of  the  year,  while  action 
in  many 
cases  as  to  reports  and  dividends  is 
still  pending,  for  any  settled  condi­
tion  of  the  securities  markets  to  be- 
come  manifest.  The  passing  of  the 
dividend  on  the  common  stock  and 
the  declaration  of  the  regular amount 
on  the  preferred  of  United  States 
Steel  had  been  fully  anticipated  and 
yet  there  was  enough  of  uncertainty 
to  keep  the  market  stagnant. 
It  is 
significant  that  the  Copper  shares  I 
are  taking  the  lead  in  the  direction  j 
of  better  prices  and  activity  as  it  was 
!  this  branch  that  led  in  the  long  de­
cline  of  two  years  ago.

the 

The  erratic  and  violent  changes of 
cotton  still  dominate 
situation 
in  the  textile  market.  The  price 
broke  all  records  for  a  quarter  of  a 
century  and  then  lost  a  matter  of 
$40,000,000  in  a  single  day  on  the es­
timated  crop.  Footwear  still  main­
tains  its  favorable  standing  as 
in 
many  months  past.

Number  1059

The  Passing  of  Morgan.

One  of  the  most  remarkable  fea­
tures  of  the  year  in  the  stock  and 
money  markets  of  the  country  was 
the  displacing  of  J.  Pierpont  Morgan 
as  the  chief  figure  in  Wall  Street.  A 
couple  of  years  ago  Mr.  Morgan  was 
always  the  one  to  be  consulted  in 
deals  of  importance,  and  his  was  al­
ways  the  last  word.  But  Mr.  Morgan 
has  lost  prestige  through  the  failure 
of  his  Mercantile  Marine  consolida­
tion,  the  connection  of  his  house  with 
the  scandalous  shipbuilding  deal  and 
in  various  other  ways,  and  John  D. 
Rockefeller  is  now  the  foremost  fig­
ure 
in  the  money  markets  of  the 
United  States,  as  he  is,  of  course,  the 
richest.  His  operations  in  the  mar­
kets  are  watched  now  as  Mr.  Mor­
gan’s  used  to  be,  but  not  as  much is 
learned  concerning  his  doings  as was 
j  the  case  with  the  erstwhile 
leader 
of  the  Street.  Mr.  Rockefeller  has  a 
I  tremendously  powerful  following that 
1  is  supposed  to  have  grown  richer  as 
j  the  market  went  down  during  the 
last  year.  Whether  rightfully  or  not, 
i  that  following  has  been  blamed 
re- 
!  peatedly  for  helping  along  by  their 
!  “short”  sales  the  decline  which  be­
gan  in  the  market  a year  or  more  ago, 
and  to  have  made  exceedingly  large 
profits  in  the  process.

However  this  may  be,  it  is  certain 
I  that  the  influence  of  Rockefeller  has 
j  increased  in  the  money  world  during 
j  the  last  year  as  the  influence  of  Mor­
gan  has  waned.  Even 
in  United 
I  States  Steel,  Mr.  Morgan’s  greatest 
project,  the  Rockefeller  influence  is 
believed  to  be  the  more  potent  at 
the  present  time.

The  Boys  Behind  the  Counter.
Lansing— A.  B.  Goffer,  who  has 
been  in  the  employ  of  Gardner  & 
i  Robertson  for  six  months,  has  gone 
to  Big  Rapids  to  finish  his  course  at 
the  Ferris  school  of  pharmacy.

St.  Ignace— Chas.  Miner  has  taken 
a  position  as  pharmacist  in  a  Clin­
ton  drug  store.

Walter  Baker  &  Co.,  Ltd.,  brought 
a  suit  recently  against  the  Cream  of 
Chocolate  Co.  to  prevent  it  from  us­
ing  in  its  advertisements  or  on  its 
labels  an  imitation  of  the  trade  mark 
“La  Belle  Chocolatiere.”  The  Su­
preme  Court  has  now  entered  a  final 
decree  perpetually  enjoining 
the 
Cream  of  Chocolate  Co.  from  using 
in  any  way  “a  picture  of  a  waitress 
or  nurse  wearing  a  cap  and  apron 
and  carrying  a  tray  with  a  cup  of 
chocolate,  or  any  other  picture  so 
closely  resembling  the  trade  mark 
used  by  Walter  Baker  &  Co.,  Ltd., 
as  to  be  calculated  to  deceive.”

People  who  marry  for  money  are 

sometimes  divorced 

for 

love.

Gr a n d  Ra p id s , Michigan

Many  a  man  who  owes  something, 

to  himself  refuses  to  pay  it.

Don’t  cry  over  spilled  milk;  there’s

enough  water  wasted  as  it  is.

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KNIGH TS  OF  TH E  GRIP.

Proceedings  of  Their  Fifteenth  An­

nual  Convention.

in 

tim e 

together 

in  the  days 

this  afternoon 

th e  successful  year  th a t 

The  fifteenth  annual  convention  of  the 
M ichigan  K nights  of  the  Grip  was  held 
a t  Flint  Dec.  29  and  30.  the  initial  m eet­
ing  being  called  to  order  by  President 
Palm er  a t  2:30  p.  m.  on  the  day  first 
named.
Chaplain  Gainard  then  uttered  th e  fol­
lowing  prayer:
Our  F ath er  in  heaven,  we  come 
to 
Thee  a t 
the  attitu d e  of 
this 
prayer  because  Thou  a rt  the  creator  of 
the  universe.  Thou  a rt  the  creator  of 
all  things  in  the  universe.  Thou  a rt  the 
creator  and  ruler  of  our  lives,  and  we 
realize  th a t  it  is  by  the  kind  hand  of 
Providence  th a t  we  are  perm itted  to  a s­
semble 
in  our 
fifteenth  annual  convention.  W e  come 
here  firmly  believing  in  the  fatherhood 
of  God  and 
the  brotherhood  of  m an; 
and  as  we  look  upon  Thee  as  father 
g ran t  th a t  we  m ay  look  upon  one  a n ­
other  as  brothers;  g ran t  th a t  a   feeling 
of  brotherly  love  m ay  exist  am ong  us. 
g ran t  th a t  a   feeling  of  fratern ity   in its 
tru e  sense  m ay  possess  us  a t  this  m eet­
ing,  and 
in  our  deliberations  m ay  all 
selfish  motives  and  all  personal  strife 
be  laid  aside,  and  m ay  our  sole  object 
be  the  good  of  this  order  and  the  good 
of  one  another.
W e  thank  Thee  for  the  year  of  pros­
perity  th a t  is  opening  to  us,  we  thank 
Thee  for 
is 
past.  As  we  stand  a t  the  threshold  of 
another  year  m ay  we  be  hopeful;  grant 
th a t  prosperity  m ay  continue  to  attend 
us  in  every  way.  W e  thank  Thee  for 
our  efficient  officers  and  for  the  work 
they  have  done,  and  as  we  m eet 
to ­
gether  we  ask  T hy  blessing  upon  them. 
W e  ask  Thy  com fort  for  our  presiding 
officer  in  the  m isfortune  th a t  has  come 
to  him ;  w ilt  Thou  ease  for  him  the  pain 
and  give  him  strength  to  endure  it,  and 
be  w ith  him 
th a t  are  to 
follow,  and  g ran t  th a t  he  m ay  recover 
speedily  to  health  and  the  active  duties 
of  life?
W e  than k   Thee  for  the  homes  repre­
sented  here  by  the  wives,  the  sons  and 
daughters  of 
the  M ichigan  K nights  of 
the  Grip;  m ay  our  homes  be  true  homes, 
and  m ay  happiness  abound  there.  W ilt 
Thou  bless 
the  officers  who  shall  be 
chosen  for  another  year;  bless  us  in  all 
our  deliberations,  be  with  us  through life 
and  m ay  success  attend  us,  and  m ay 
we  all  feel  th a t  Thou  a rt  our  God.
W e  ask  all  of  these  favors  in  the  nam e 
of  Jesus  C hrist  our  Lord.  Amen.
The  Chairm an—I  take  great  pleasure, 
gentlem en  and  ladies,  in  introducing  to 
you  Mr.  Alvord.  M ayor  of  th e  city  of 
Flint,  who  will  welcome  you 
this 
beautiful  citv.
M ayor  Alvord—I  am   gratified  to  see 
th a t  the  sam e  rule  applies  to  your  or­
der  as  to  orders  of  more  ancient  times. 
Before  entering  upon  any  g reat  under­
taking  you  invoke  the  aid  of  Deity,  and 
H is  recognition  of  the  fact  th a t  you  are 
of  some  importance,  and  you  ask  Him 
who  rules  above  to  govern  not  only  each 
individual  action,  but  your  actions  col­
lectively  as  an  organization.
th e  representative  of 
the  citizens  of  Flint, 
the  best  city  of 
its  size  in  th e  S tate  of  Michigan,  and 
we  are  represented  here  by  a  large  num ­
ber  of  th e  m em bers  of  this  organization. 
It  becomes  me  and  gives  me  pleasure  for 
a  second  tim e  during  the  tim e  I  have 
been  the  executive  of  this  city  to  wel­
come  this  organization  as  a  convention 
a t  this  place,  and  I  know  from  the  fact 
of  your  having  decided  to  hold  your  fif­
teenth  annual  convention  here,  that,  as 
th e  M ethodists  say,  you  have 
thought 
it  well  to  have  been  here.
W hen,  as  the  city’s  executive,  I  wel­
come  you  to  this  city,  I  welcome  you  to 
th e  best  city  in  the  S tate  of  Michigan, as 
to  th e  best 
we  claim;  I  welcome  you 
people  th a t  there  are  in 
the  S tate  of 
M ichigan;  the  m ost 
the 
m ost  up-to-date;  a  b etter  city  than  this 
can  not  be  found  w ithin  the  borders  of 
this  S tate  or  any  state  in  th e  Union. 
There  m ay  be  some  difference  of  opin­
ion  on  th at,  but  we  claim  it;  and  I  ob­
serve  th a t  nothing  is  given  unless  it  is 
claimed. 
I  know  th a t  our  local  post  of 
your  fratern ity   will  m ake 
and 
every  individual  m em ber  of  this  Asso­
ciation  feel  th a t  they  have  been  to  one 
of  the  very  best  places  in  this  S tate  of 
Michigan,  and  I   know  th a t  the  hospital­
ities 
th a t  will  be  shown  you  by  our 
boys  will  assure  you  th a t  our  local  or­
ganization  is  not  behind  in  th a t  respect 
and  the  entertainm ent  provided  for  will 
show  you 
in 
th a t  respect.  Many  of  you  visit  our  city 
w ith  your  line  of  goods  and  know  th a t 
we  buy  th e  best  and  we  pay  for  w hat 
we  buy.  T hat 
traveling 
the 
m an 
is  w hat  his 
house  w ants  him   to  find;  anything  short 
of  th a t  is  unsatisfactory.
Gentlemen  of  th e  convention,  w ithout 
taking  m ore  of  your  tim e,  as  I   know 
you  have  a 
go 
through'  w ith,  and  m uch  enjoym ent  in 
store  for  you.  I  again,  in  th a   nam e  of 
the  city  of  Flint,  th e  best  city  in  th e 
S tate  of  Michigan,  and  I  think  I  am 
w arranted 
in  saying  it  has  am ong  its 
traveling  men  of 
the  m ost 
population 
any  city  in  M ichigan.  I   welcome  you  to 
all 
th e  hospitalities 
th a t 
the  city  can 
bestow  upon  you.  and  a t  this  tim e  if  I 
had  a   key  to  the  city  of  Flint  I  would 
willingly  tu rn   it  over  to   you,  b u t  unfor­
tunately  th e  key  has  not  been  returned

th a t  we  are  up  to  date 

large  program m e 

is  looking  for; 

I  am   here  as 

is  w hat 
th a t 

enterprising, 

each 

to 

to 

MICHIGAN  TR A D ESM A N

(Applause.)

to  me,  yet  as  executive  of  the  city  I 
have  control  of  the  prison,  and  should 
it  become  necessary  I  will  see  th a t  th at 
m atter  is  properly  attended  to;  you  may 
i  fear  no  trouble  from  th at  source.  I  thank 
j  you,  gentlemen. 
The  Chairm an—Mr.  Mayor,  you  have 
the  finest  city  in  M ichigan  for  its  size.
the  M ichigan  K nights  of 
!  In  behalf  of 
the  Grip  I  thank  you  for  the  cordial  wel­
come  th a t  has  been  extended  to  us  by 
the  executive  of  the  city.  W e  know  the 
city  of  Flint  has  an  enviable  reputation, 
and  our  form er  entertainm ent  here  has 
proven  the  tru th   of  th a t  reputation.
The  Chairm an—The  next  order  is  read­
ing  of  communications.  Mr.  Secretary, 
have  you  anything  in  th a t  line?
The  Secretary—I  have  a   communication 
from  W.  M.  Gibbs,  Fredonia,  N.  T„ 
greeting  this  convention,  and  mentioning 
some  m atters  th a t  I  think  would  be 
more  appropriately  considered  later  on, 
at  which  tim e  I  will  read  the  communi­
cation. 
I  have  also  a  communication  re­
lating  to  railroad  m atters  and  another 
relating  to  hotels  and  busses,  which  wU! 
come  up  in  connection  with  the  reports 
of  com m ittees  on  those  m atters.
A t  this  tim e  the  Chair  announced  the 
following  com m ittees:
Credentials—John  C.  Saunders,  A.  A. 
Weeks,  J.  J.  Machen.
Rules  and  Order  of  Business—F rank R. 
Street,  N.  B.  Jones,  D.  F.  Kinney,  Jam es 
Cook.
V ice-Presidents—Ben.  N.  Mercer,  Man- 
ley  Jones,  J.  W.  Schram.
Resolutions—A.  C.  N orthrup,  A.  F. 
Peake.  John  A.  Hoffman.
Amendments—M.  H ow am ,  H.  P.  Gop- 
plet.  C.  S.  Schofield.
President’s  Address—Geo.  F.  Owen,  H. 
E.  B artlett,  E.  C.  Hamblin.
Bro.  Street—I   would  ask  leave  for  the 
Committee  on  Order  of  Business  to  re­
tire  a t  this  tim e  to  prepare  th eir  report.
The  committee  was  granted  leave  to 
retire,  and  B rother  Fitch  was  perm itted 
to  occupy  the  tim e  by  an  inform al  ad­
dress.
Bro.  Saunders—Mr.  Chairm an  and  gen­
tlemen.  your  Committee  on  Credentials 
re­
begs  leave  to  subm it  the  following 
port:
All  m em bers  who  have  paid  assessm ent 
No.  2  and  annual  dues  for  the  year  1903, 
together  w ith  all  new  members  ju st join­
ing  the  order,  are  entitled  to  a   seat  in 
the  convention  and  a   vote  on  all  ques­
tions.
The  Chairm an—Gentlemen,  you  have 
heard  th e  report  of  your  Committee  on 
Credentials.  W hat  is  your  pleasure?
Bro.  Owen—Mr.  Chairm an.  I  move the 
report  be  accepted  and  adopted.
The  report  was  unanim ously  adopted.
Bro.  Street—Your  Committee  on  Rules 
and  Order  of  Business  beg  leave  to  m ake 
the  following  report:
W e  recommend  th a t  the  order  of  busi­
ness  be  as  follows:
1.  R eport  of  Committee  on  Credentials.
2.  R eport  of  Committee  on  V ice-Presi­
3.  R eport  of  Committee  on  President’s 
4.  R eport  of  Standing  Committees.
5.  R eport  of  Committee  on  Resolutions.
6.  Report  of Committee  on  Amendments 
to  Constitution.
7.  Election  of  officers  to  be  held  a t 
1:30,  standard.  W ednesday,  in  the  follow­
ing  order:  Three  members  of  Board  of 
Directords  to  fill  va'cancies.  Election  of 
President.  Election  of  Secretary.  Elec­
tion  of  Treasurer.

dents.
Address.

accept 

S.  Unfinished  business.
9.  General  business.
The  Chairm an—Gentlemen,  you  have 
heard  the  report  of  your  Committee  on 
Rules  and  Order  of  Business.  W hat  will 
you  do  w ith  this  report?
and 
adopt  the  report.

Bro.  Street—I   move  we 
The  report  w as  adopted  unanimously.
The  Chairm an—The  next  order  of busi­
ness  is  the  President’s  address.  This  is 
a  pretty   dry  subject,  and  I  will  take  a 
little  w ater  before  beginning.
It  affords  me  great  pleasure  to   greet 
you  in  this  our  fifteenth  annual  conven­
tion.  where  we  together  will  review  the 
record  for  th e  p ast  year,  and  also  enjoy 
the  generous  hospitality  of  our  brothers 
in  this  beautiful  city  of  Flint.
W e  have  work  and  business  of  much 
im portance  to  our. Association  to  do; still 
we  shall  find  tim e  for  th e  delightful so­
cial  intercourse,  which  we  all  look  for­
w ard 
to  w ith  so  much  pleasure  from 
year  to  year. 
It  affords  me  unbounded 
gratitude.  B rother  K nights, 
to  be  able 
to  say  to  you  th a t  the  year  which  is 
about  to  close  has  been  one  of  unprece­
dented  prosperity.  W e  have  to-day 1,550 
active  members,  and  170  honorary  m em ­
bers.  W e  have  organized  one  new  post, 
Post  T.  of  T raverse  City,  which  began 
with  a  m em bership  of  40. 
I  am   sure  the 
members  of  this  convention  will  rejoice 
with  them   to  know  th a t  they  are  next 
to  Post  G.,  of  Flint,  who  are  the  prize 
winners  for  1903,  and  we  hope  they  feel, 
as  we  are  sure  they  do.  th a t  the  real 
prize  lies  in  the  fact  th a t  they  have  done 
th eir  best  in  th e  struggle  to  win  out,  and 
not  in  the  fact  of  receiving  th e  $25.  Also 
P ost  G.  of  Flint,  has  been  reorganized 
with  21  m em bers  and  has  added  41 
members,  m aking  them   th e  prize  w in­
ners.  These  posts  have  th e  congratu­
lations  of  this  convention  in  th eir  suc­
cess.  Our  various  com m ittees  have done 
well  their  work  assigned  to  them .  The 
l  egislative  Committee  ought  to  have the 
thanks  of  every  traveling  m an  in  M ichi­
gan  for  the  work  they  did  in  having  a 
bill  introduced  in  our  last  S tate  Legis­
lature  known  as  th e  “Brown  Bill,”  to

regulate  the  sale  of  goods  in  bulk;  and 
largely  through  their  effort  it  passed  al­
m ost  unanimously,  both 
in  the  Senate 
and  House  of  Representatives,  and  they 
were  given  to  understand  th a t  th is  bill 
would  become  a   law;  but,  as  you  know, 
it  was  vetoed  by  Governor  Bliss. 
If  he 
read  the  criticism   on  his  act  in  vetoing 
this  bill  in  the  Michigan  Tradesm an  and 
some  of  our  S tate  papers  his  life  about 
this  tim e  would  not  have  been  very  Bliss­
ful. 
I  think  this  a  m atter  of  enough im ­
portance  to  traveling  salesmen,  honest 
retail  m erchants  and  jobbing  houses th at 
I  would  earnestly  recommend  th a t  the 
coming  Legislative  Committee 
take  up 
the  same,  or  sim ilar  bill,  and  carry  it 
to  a   successful  finish.
Your  special  Committee  on  Revision of 
the  Constitution  have  spent  much  tim e 
and  labor  on  the  same.  They  will  bring 
before  you  for  your  consideration  sever­
al  very  im portant  am endm ents. 
I  can 
assure  you  they  have  given  these  pro­
posed  am endm ents  very  careful  thought, 
and  I  heartily  endorse  and  recommend 
their  adoption,  and  tru st  they  will  meet 
with  your  approval.  Your  Railroad  Com­
m ittee  has  again  been  able  to  secure  re­
duced  railroad  rates  to  this  convention. 
The  work  which  has  been  done  by  your 
Relief  Committee  was  fully  explained  in 
the  letter  you  received  in  your  last  a s­
sessm ent,  and  I  am   pleased  to  report 
th a t  this  m et  with  a  hearty  response 
from  our  members  for  our  afflicted B roth­
er  Matson.  There  was  $60  in  the  relief 
fund  a t 
the  tim e  this  call  was  made, 
Oct.  31,  and  as  it  would  be  about  two 
m onths  before  monies  from 
call 
would  be  available,  your  Board  of  Di­
rectors  authorized  the  Relief  Committee 
to  send  B rother  M atson  $7  per  week  so 
long  as  the  fund  should  last,  or  as  long 
as  he  may  be  in  need  of  it. 
“To  pity 
distress  is  but  human, 
to  relieve  it  is 
Godlike.”  Our  relief  fund  is  sm all  and 
inadequate,  and  I  believe  this  Association 
should  so  enlarge 
the 
this  fund 
Relief  Committee  m ay  be  able 
re­
spond  prom ptly  to  calls  for  help  for  the 
really  afflicted.  W e  have  held  five  Board 
meetings  during  the  year,  all  of  which 
have  been  well  attended.  Your  Secre­
ta ry ’s  and  T reasurer’s  reports  have  been 
approved  by  the  Finance  Committee  and 
you  will  soon  have  an  opportunity 
to 
judge  for  yourselves  w hether  they  have 
done  their  work  well  and  faithfully.

th a t 
to 

this 

in  his 

It  is  a  noticable  fact 

I  will  ask  you  to  rise  for  a  moment.
The  year  1903  has  brought  prosperity 
and  happiness  to  m ost  of  our  homes, but 
to  some  it  has  brought  sadness  and sor­
row.  God 
infinite  wisdom  has 
our 
called  from  our 
honored 
ranks 
and  respected  brothers.  W e  bow  in  rev­
erent  submission 
to 
and 
to  his  will 
these  loved  ones  we  extend  our  heartfelt 
sym pathies  in  this  their  hour  of  sadness. 
“The  dead  are  like  the  stars,  by  day
But  not  extinct,  they  hold  the  way

W ithdraw n  from  m ortal  eye 
In  glory  through  the  sky.”
Will  the  Secretary  read  th e  nam es  of 
our  brothers  departed  during  th e  year?
The  Secretary—Isaac  N.  Lash,  Edwin 
H.  Povah,  Edw ard  Ross,  Elijah  Calkins, 
Joseph  H.  W yek,  F.  H.  W hite,  E zra  N. 
Carrier,  P eter  Huyser,  A.  R.  Ram age, 
F rank  E.  Hooker,  Nelson  Patterson.
th a t  the  new 
members  joining  our  order 
to-day  are 
largely  young  men,  which  m eans  much 
for  the  future  success  of  the  M ichigan 
K nights  of  th e  Grip.  W hat  is  th is  suc­
cess  to  consist  of? 
It  is  a   well  known 
doctrine  th a t  a   m an’s  fortune  lies  in  his 
own  brain  and  character.  This  great 
tru th   can  not  be  urged  too  strongly up­
on  the  young  men  who  are  steadily  and 
surely  taking  the  place  of  th e  veterans 
of  this  order. 
It  is  a  fact  th a t  this  is 
one  of  the  freest  fields  in  the  world  for 
the  expression  of  personal  energy,  and 
that,  as  a   rule,  men  either  fail  or  suc­
ceed,  not  because 
they  are  born  with 
position,  influence,  power  or  wealth,  or 
w ithout  these  things,  b u t  because  they 
are  willing  to  pay  in  firmness  of  ch ar­
acter,  steadiness  of  will  and  tireless  p a­
tience  the  price  of  success.  I  would  ad ­
vise  our  young  men  startin g   out  on  the 
road  not  to  be  too  particular  about  the 
am ount  of  salary  they  are  to  receive  a t 
the  start,  but  to  think  ra th e r  of  th e  tim e 
they  will  m ake  them selves  essential  to 
th eir  employer,  by  superiority  of  charac­
te r  and  of  skill  and  now,  gentlem en  of 
the  convention.  I  wish  to   say  one  word 
about  a   m atter  th a t  seems  to  m e  to  be 
an  injustice  to  the  m em ber  who  has  p as­
sed  the  age  of  50  years.  Y our  assess­
m ent  notice  reads—If  not  paid 
in  30 
days  your  insurance  is 
invalid,  and  if 
vou  are  over  50  years  old  you  can  not 
be  reinstated.  W hy  deprive  one  of  our 
members  who  has  grown  old  and  gray 
in  the  ranks, 
if  by  some  oversight  he 
fails  to  pay  his  assessm ent  (w ithin  the 
30  days)  of  the  sam e  privilege  which  you 
accord  to  his  younger  brother,  viz: 
If 
they  can  sign  a  certificate  of  health  and 
pay  past  assessm ents,  they  can  be  re ­
instated. 
I  subm it  this  m atter  for  your 
In  closing  this  short  ad­
consideration. 
dress,  I  wish  to  thank  you  for  the  honor 
you 
one  year 
ago  a t  B ay  City,  by  electing  m e  to  th e 
highest  office  in  your  power  to  bestow, 
and  I  sincerely  tru st  th a t  I  have  not  been 
weighed  and  found  w anting. 
I  wish  to 
thank  the  Board  of  Directors,  and  the 
various  Com m ittees  for 
th e  courtesies 
they  have  extended 
to  m e  during  th e 
year.  And  to  m y  successor  would  be­
speak  the  sam e  hearty   co-operation  th a t 
you  have  accorded  me.  And  now,  I   w ant 
once  m ore  to  urge  upon  you  all  th e  ne­
cessity  of  vigilence  and  personal  labor for 
the  betterm ent  of  our  Order.

upon  m e 

conferred 

and 

Of  the  personal  work  of 

Bro.  B radner—On  behalf  of  a   few of 
adm irers,  Mr. 
your  lady  friends 
President,  who  sym pathize  w ith  you  in 
your  affliction,  I  wish  you 
to  accept 
flowers  as  evidence  of  their  regord  for 
(P resenting  President  Palm er  with 
you. 
a  handsom e  bouquet  of  flowers.)
President  Palm er—Ladies  and  gentle­
men: 
I  can  stand  broken  arm s,  I  can 
stand  m isfortunes  of  all  kinds,  but  a 
m atter  of  this  kind  touches  me  deeply. 
I  appreciate  fully  this  beautiful  bouquet, 
and  desire  to  express  my  heartfelt  g ra ti­
tude.  Ladies,  I  than k   you.
Secretary  Brown  then  read  his  annual 
report,  as  follows:  Total  membership, 
1.726,  a   net  gain  of  206  during  the  year.
As  the  stability  of  our  organization  de­
pends  upon  our  procuring  new  members 
constantly,  you  m ay  be  interested  in  the 
men  and  cities  th a t  have  done  this  work 
this  year.
Members  in  Traverse  City  have  pro­
cured  th irty   new  m em bers 
this  year, 
which  is  rem arkable  owing  to  the  fact 
th a t  only  eighteen  of  our  members  live 
there.
Flint  has  succeeded  in  getting  41  new 
members.  This  excels  Traverse  City,  as 
on  Jan u ary   1st,  we  only  had  tw enty-one 
members  there.
Saginaw  has  a   m em bership  of  one 
hundred  fourteen  and 
this  year  added 
tw enty-six  new  m em bers  to  the  list.
Bay  City  is  responsible  for  fifteen  new 
members,  D etroit  ten,  Lansing  seven  and 
Grand  Rapids  three.
individual 
members,  leaving  out  your  Secretary, 
George  H.  Randall,  14,  and  Chas.  J. 
Lewis,  15,  head  th e  list  w ith  thirteen 
each.  These  two  brothers  are  so  well- 
known  to  all  of  you  th a t  th e  Secretary’s 
report  can  add  nothing  to  the  honor  th a t 
belongs  to  them.
A.  W.  Peck,  of  Traverse  City,  comes 
next  w ith  ten  new  members.  H e  is  a 
good  m an  to  get  acquainted  with.  One 
of  your  Board  of  Directors,  C.  W.  H urd, 
stands  next  in  line  w ith  10.  Your  Vice- 
President  from   th e  11th  D istrict,  F.  M. 
Bosworth.  procured  six,  and  M.  Ho warn, 
of  Detroit,  alw ays  has  six  new  members 
each  year.
Samuel 
Schaefer,  of  Saginaw,  procured  five.  W e 
from  E x-Presidents 
have  also  heard 
Hoffman,  Owen  and  W eston  w ith  new 
members.
In  securing  honorary  members,  Chas.
L.  Heubner,  of  Saginaw,  stands  first  with 
tw enty-four  to  his  credit;  George  H. 
Randall  second,  w ith  fourteen  and  Sam ­
uel  Schaefer 
third,  "and  m any  others 
have  from  two  to  five.  These  are  K.  of 
G.  men  from   the  ground  floor  up.
The  death  fund  receipts  have  been  $8.- 
805.  as  follows:
Cash  on  hand  Jan.  16,  1903..............$1,759
From   assessm ent  No.  4,  1902.............. 
132
From   assessm ent  No.  1,  1903..........  2,670
From   assessm ent  No.  2.  1903..............2.674
From   assessm ent  No.  3,  1903..........  1,570
The  general  fund  receipts  have  been 
$2,086.43.
The  aid  and  relief  fund  receipts  have 
been  $405.09.
The  total  receipts  have  been  $11,294.52.
T reasurer  B radner  presented  his  a n ­
nual  report,  showing 
total  receipts  of 
$11,564.02  and  total  disbursem ents  of  $7,- 
546.70,  leaving  a  balance  on  hand  of  $4,- 
017.32.
The  report  w as  approved  by  th e  F in ­
ance  Committee  previous  to  its  presenta­
tion  to  the  convention.
W e  will  receive  about  $1,700  yet  from 
assessm ent  No.  3,  w hich  will  give  us 
to  commence 
about  $5,720  w ith  which 
1904,  and  all  claims  paid.
The  eleven  death  w arran ts  draw n  as 
given  in  the  previous  disbursem ent  ac­
count  were  for  the  following  deceased 
brothers  for  $500  each:

Sargeant-A t-A rm s. 

Your 

Isaac  M.  Lash,  Constantine.
Edwin  H.  Povah,  Detroit.
Edw ard  Ross,  Rochester,  N.  Y.
Elijah  Ross,  Holly.
Joseph  H.  W yek,  Saginaw.
F.  H.  W hite,  Grand  Rapids.
E zra  N.  Carpenter.  Grand  Rapids.
Peter  H uyser,  Detroit.
A.  R.  Ram age,  Saginaw.
F rank  E.  Hooker,  Coldwater.
Nelson  Patterson,  Grand  Rapids.
The  average  tim e  from  date  of  death 
until  beneficiaries  have  received 
their 
money  has  been  less  th an   forty  days. 
There  is  not  a   death  claim  unpaid  to 
date,  and  none  to  adjust.
I  received  a   very  kind  suggestion  from 
B rother  F ran k   Mosher,  of  P o rt  Huron, 
to  incorporate  in  m y  report  som ething 
of  w hat  th e  M.  K.  of  G.  had  done.  He, 
like  a  g reat  m any  others  of  us,  was 
often  confronted  w ith  th e  question  by 
prospective  members,  “W hat  good  is the
M.  K.  of  G.?  W hat  has  this  organization 
done?”  This  p art  of  m y  report  will 
cover  the  ground  since  1894.
records 
looking  over 
th a t  our  Railroad  Committees  secured 
th a t  they 
our  N orthern  mileage  book; 
caused 
the 
objectionable  gates  on  the  old  C.  &  W. 
M.;  th a t  they  received  concessions  from 
the  G.  T.  in  stopping  some  of  th eir  fast 
train s  a t  some  of  th e  sm aller  tow ns  and 
th a t  in  1901,  when  the  Lake  Shore  R ail­
road  pulled  out  of  the  N orthern  Mile­
age  B ureau,  our  Railroad  Committee  by 
diligent  work  and  constant  com m unica­
tion  w as  able 
our 
N orthern  mileage  ticket.
Our  Legislative  Com m ittee’s  report  at 
this  m eeting  will  speak  for  itself.  W hile 
we  m et  w ith  defeat—G overnor  Bliss  alone 
being  to  blame—the  fight  is  still  on  and 
we  shall  win. 
If  we  can  cause  legisla- 

to   still  m aintain 

th e  rem oval  of 

indirectly 

I   find 

th e 

in 

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Movements  of  Merchants

Sears—James  Brady  has  engaged  j 
in  the  grocery  business,  with  meat 
market  in  connection.

Byron— Frank  Williams,  of  White  I 
Lake,  has  purchased  the  buggy  and  | 
implement  stock  of  L.  J.  Braden  & 
Son.

Akron— W.  H.  Paugman  &  Son 
succeed  H.  M.  Woolley  in  the  hard­
ware, 
implement  and  bicycle  busi­
ness.

Mason— Receiver  L.  T.  Hemans 
will  sell  the  plant  and  effects  of  the 
Mason  Cold  Storage  Co.  at  auction 
Jan.  8.

Port  Huron—J.  C.  Price  has  sold 
his  grocery  stock  on  State  street  to 
James  Fullwood,  recently  of  London. 
England.

Douglas— David  Weaver  has  pur­
chased  the  Geo.  Plummer  store  build­
ing  and  will  shortly  occupy  it  as  a 
meat  market.

Fremont— The  G.  E.  Hain  Co., 
dealer  in 
implements, 
has  increased  its  capital  stock  from 
$19,000  to  $21,000.

agricultural 

Hanover— T.  H.  Knickerbocker
succeeds  Geo.  W.  Jones  in  the  furni­
ture  and  undertaking  business.  G. 
P.  Ryon  will  have  charge  of  the store.
Croswell— Arthur  Taylor,  who  has 
been  with  P.  I..  Graham  for  the  past 
few years, has  leased the  Swartz  block 
and  will  open  a  shoe  store  on  Feb.  1.
Mulliken— J.  W.  Triphagen  has re­
tired  from  the  boot  and  shoe  busi­
ness  of  J.  W.  Triphagen  &  Son.  The 
business  is  continued  under  the  style 
of  C.  A.  Triphagen.

Charlotte— Lewis  E.  Winegar  and 
Martin  V.  Mulhollan  have  purchased 
the  hardware  stock  of  S.  M.  Horner, 
at  Dimondale,  and  will  take  posses­
sion  of  the  stock  Feb.  IS-

Saginaw— The  shoe  store  of  Schait- 
berger  &  Marwinske, 
7 x 7   Genesee 
avenue,  has  been  closed  as  the  result 
of  a  mortgage  for  $400  foreclosed  by 
John  Wolf,  817  Lapeer  avenue.  The 
liabilities  are  estimated  at  $4,000.

Owosso— W.  H.  Tripp  &  Co.,  who 
have  conducted  the  Globe  notion 
store,  have  filed  chattel  mortgages 
aggregating  $1,500  in  favor  of  their 
creditors.  The  stock  will  be  sold  at 
cost  until  their  obligations  are  met.
Detroit— E.  A.  Bridge,  who  has 
been  with  Phelps,  Brace  &  Co.  the 
past  seventeen  years,  has  engaged  in 
the  produce  and  commission  business 
for  himself  at  81  and  83  Jefferson 
avenue.  The  firm  will  be  known  as 
E.  A.  Bridge  &  Co.

Sparta— Henry  Murray,  who  was 
head  clerk  for  C.  C.  Darling  for  sev­
eral  years,  has 
leased  the  building 
occupied  by  Mr.  Darling  and  made 
an  offer  on  the  stock.  If  he  does not 
get  the  stock  he  will  engage 
in 
business  on  his  own  account  at  the 
same  location.

Kinde— John  Neph,  who 

two 
months  ago  succeeded  Kinde  &Neph 
in  the  general  mercantile  business, 
has  gone  into  voluntary  bankruptcy. 
Jos.  Fremont,  of  Bad  Axe,  has  been 
appointed  receiver  and  has  taken pos-

j  session  of  the  stock.  The  liabilities 
are  $5,000.

Saginaw— F.  H.  Simpson,  who  has 
j  been  head  salesman  for  the  Gately 
j  &  Donovan  Company  for  the  past 
j  twelve  years,  has  tendered  his  resig- 
j  nation,  and  after  Jan.  15  will  be  con- 
I  nected  with  his 
brothers-in-law,
|  Charles  W.  and  Leonard  A.  Henning,
|  in  .the  Saginaw  sausage  works.

Saginaw— A.  M.  Bentley  has  sold 
j  his  grocery  stock  to  his  son,  H.  M. 
Bentley,  who  will  continue  the  busi­
ness  at  the  same  location.  A.  M.
I  Bentley  has  engaged  in  the  broker­
age  business  and  will  make  a  spec­
ialty  of  selling  Gold  Mine  flour  to 
the  trade  of  Northern  Michigan.

Detroit— The  Standard  Metal  Fur­
niture  Co.  has  been  formed  with  a 
capital  stock  of  $325,000  to  deal  in  all 
kinds  of  furniture.  The  members  of 
the  new  concern  are  V.  J.  Gillett, 
5,000  shares;  H.  C.  Bulkly,  3>50° 
shares;  D.  F.  Attland,  3,500  shares 
and  F.  W.  Wheeler,  2,060  shares.

Caro— The  Davison  &  Landsberg 
Co.  has  engaged  in  the  mercantile 
business  with  an  authorized  capital 
stock  of  $15,000,  all  of  which  has been 
paid  in  cash.  The  stockholders  are 
Louis  Davison,  Hillman,  750  shares; 
Louis  Landsberg,  Detroit,  700  shares,
I  and  Geo.  A.  Essler,  Chelsea,  50 
shares.

Muskegon— Isaac  Brandt  and  Rich­
ard  Fisher  have  formed  a  co-partner­
ship  and  engaged  in  the  meat  busi­
ness  at  42  Mason  avenue.  Mr.  Brandt 
has  been  in  the  employ  of  A.  Dick, 
the  Pine  street  meat  dealer,  the  past 
two  years  and  Mr.  Fisher  has  been 
a  cabinet  maker  for  the  Moon  Desk 
Co.  for  several  years.

Traverse  City— A  company  has 
been  organized  at  this  place  under 
the  style  of  the  World  Time  Co.  to 
engae  in  the  sale  and  rental  of  time­
pieces.  The  new  concern  is  capital­
ized  at  $50,000  and  is  held  as  follows: 
Wm.  H.  Foster,  3,600  shares,  and  A. 
H.  Halliday,  A.  B.  Cook  and  W.  O. 
Holden  each  40  shares.

Menominee— J.  Dana  &  Co.,  deal­
ers  in  agricultural  implements,  have 
filed  articles  of  incorporation  under 
the  style  of  the  Dana  Implement  Co. 
The  members  of  the  company  are  W. 
L.  Damkochler,  Menominee;  J.  C. 
Dana,  Sturgeon  Bay,  Wis.,  and  R.  C. | 
Schloessor,  Menominee.  The  capital 
stock  is $15,000, held  in  equal  amounts 
by  the  stockholders.

Kendall  —   George  Deuel, 

junior 
member  of  the  firm  of  J.  W.  Deuel 
&  Son,  general  dealers  at  this  place, 
died  last  Thursday,  afte’r  an  illness 
of  two  or  three  days,  aged  28  years. 
Deceased  was 
identified  with  his 
father  in  the  mercantile  business since 
he  finished  school  and  by  strict  at­
tention  to  details  and  courteous  treat­
ment  of  customers  had  won  for  him­
self  a  large  circle  of  friends.  The 
funeral,  which  was  held  on  the  Sun- ■ 
day  following  death,  was  largely  at­
tended.

Manufacturing  Matters

Lake  Odessa— Robert  Ainsworth 
has  begun  the  erection  of  an  elevator 
at  this  place.

Detroit— The  Victor  Jar  Co.  has 
increased  its  capital  stock  from  $20,- 
000  to  $30,000.

Saginaw— The  Saginaw  Whistle Co.  j 
has  increased  its  capital  stock  from  i 
$5,000  to  $20,000.

Waldron— The  Avis  Milling  Co.  j 
has  decreased  its  capital  stock  from  j 
$30,000  to  $15,000.

Grand  Haven—J.  Olsen  has  engag­
ed  in  the  shoe  business  in  one  side 
of the  Nichols block.

Monroe— The  capital  stock  of  the 
Monroe  Glass  Co.  has  been  increased 
from  $80,000  to  $120,000.

Lake  Odessa— F.  B.  Nims  &  Co. 
have  sold  their  elevator 
to  Smith 
Bros.,  of Woodbury,  who take  posses­
sion  in  two  weeks.

Marion  Springs— A  notice  of  dis­
solution  has  been  filed  by  the  Spring 
Cheese  Association.  All  of  the  prop­
erty  of  the  Association  has  been  sold 
at  private  sale.

the 

Quincy— K.  B.  Etheridge  and  F. P. 
Field  have  purchased 
factory 
building  of  the  Quincy  Knitting  Co., 
of Three  Rivers,  which  they will  equip 
for  a  feed  mill.

Carrollton— Sidney  L.  Eastman, 
manufacturer  of  maple  flooring,  has 
merged  his  business  into  a  stock  com­
pany  with  a  capital  stock  of  $80,000, 
of  which  he  holds  $72,500.

Vickeryville— The  new  stave  mill 
at  this  place  is  nearly  ready  to  start 
operations.  The  proprietor,  H.  H. 
Thomas,  has  succeeded  in  purchasing 
some  fine  lots  of  standing  timber.

Galesburg— The  Blake  Bros.  Stock 
Food  Co.,  Limited,  has  engaged 
in 
the  manufacture  of  live  stock  food 
and  remedies.  The  authorized  capi­
tal  stock  is  $90,000.  The  members 
of  the  new  company  are  Wm.  I.

Blake,  J.  R.  Blake,  G.  R.  Raymond, 
D.  O.  Holden  and  H.  A.  Seeward.

Jackson—A.  J.  Callaghan,  R.  Camp­
bell,  Wm.  F.  Cowham  and  A.  Dett- 
man  have  engaged  in  the  manufacture 
of  petroleum  and  other  oils  and  dis­
infectants  under  the  style  of 
the 
American  Oil  Co.  The  authorized 
capital  stock  is  $10,000.

Jackson— The  Harmon-Whitmore
Co.,  manufacturer  of  flour  mill  ma­
chinery,  will  shortly  remove  to  Mun- 
cie,  Pa.,  and  consolidate  with  a  plant 
at  that  place.  The  company  owns a 
patent  on  a  machine  which  is  very 
popular  with  the  trade.

Cedar  River— Samuel  Crawford  & 
Sons  have  a  large  crew  of  men  in  the 
woods  and  expect  to  have  a  full 
stock  of  hemlock  in  stock  for  the 
mill  next  spring.  They  had  left  on 
their  docks  this  winter  about  200,000 
feet  of 
lumber,  all  of  which  was 
sold.

For  Gillies’  N.  Y.  tea,  all  kinds, 
grades and prices,  Visner, both phones

Commercial 
Credit  Co •» 

Ltd.

Widdicomb  Building,  Grand  Rapids 
Detroit  Opera  Moust  Block,  Detroit

Good  but  slow  debtors  pay 
upon  receipt  of  our  direct  de­
mand 
Send  all  other 
accounts  to  our  ofikes.Jor  collec­
tion.

letters. 

Vege-Meato Sells

People 

Like  It 

W ant  It

—  

Buy  It 

—

The  selling  qualities  of a  food  preparation  is 
If a  food  sells  it  pays 

what interests  the  dealer. 
to  handle it.

You  can  order  a  supply  of  Vege-Meato  and 
rest  assured that it will  be  sold promptly at a good 
profit.  Send for samples  and  introductory  prices.

American  Vegetable  M eat  Co.,  Ltd.

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

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referee  must  be  complied  with  and 
that  the  referee  was  entirely  right in 
his  actions.  This  does  not  end  the 
proposition  for  the  bankrupts  and At­
torney  O’Hara,  however,  as  certain 
peculiar  transactions  will  have 
full 
investigation  and  the  large  sum  al­
leged  to  have  been  paid  by  the  bank­
rupt  to  his  father  on  a  debt  will  be 
brought  up. 
It  is  probable  that other 
contempt  proceedings  may  follow.

The  Grocery  Market.

Sugar— Cuban  sugar  is  now  coming 
in  at  the  reduced  duty,  and  the  re­
finers  have  loaded  up  with  all  they 
need.  The  only  change  in  the  refined 
market  during  the  week  has  been  an 
advance  of  5  points  by  all  refiners 
in  sugar  packed  in  bags.  The  reason 
given  out  for  this  advance  is  that 
the  condition  of  the  cotton  market 
has  raised  the  price  of  bags.  There 
is  some  reason,  however,  to  believe 
that  barrels  have  declined.  The  dif­
ference  between  barrel  and  bag  sugar 
is  now  only  5  points.

Tea— The  market  is  already  feeling 
the  effects  of  the  uncertain  conditions 
in  Japan  and  the  prospects  of  a  war 
in  the  East  have  made  holders  reluct­
ant  to  part  with  their  holdings  on  a 
low  basis.  No  actual  advances  have 
occurred  as  yet,  but  if  unpleasant  de­
velopments  occur  there  will  be  ad­
vances  all  along  the  line.

Coffee— Package  brands  have  been 
marked  up  another  y i c .  This  is  get­
ting  to  be  almost  a  regular  thing, 
although  this  advance  was  not  an­
ticipated  quite  so  much  as  the  pre­
vious  one  had  been. 
It  was  felt  that 
the  market  had  about  reached  the 
limit  for  the  present,  but  it  is  evi­
dent  that  the  makers  of  package  cof­
fee  are  determined  to  take  advantage 
of  the  bull  movement  to  put  prices 
up  as  near  to  where  they  once  were 
as  is  possible.

is 

the 

Canned  Goods— In 

canned 
goods  trade  at  present  the  market  is 
a  very  narrow  one.  Futures  do  not 
command  much  attention  and  the 
movement  in  spot  goods  is  regulated 
by  small  current  wants  of  consump­
tion.  The  outlook  for  trade  is  gen­
erally  held  to  be  excellent,  as,  except 
in  tomatoes,  distributers  are  carrying 
exceptionally  light  stocks  of  all  com­
modities.  There 
little  show  of 
general  interest  in  spot  tomatoes  at 
the  moment.  Stocks  are  said  to  be 
pretty  well  out  of  weak  hands  and 
the market  displays  a  decidedly strong 
tone,  but  little  quotable  improvement 
in  prices 
is  expected  much  before 
spring.  Future  corn  continues  to  at­
tract  more  or  less  attention,  but  of­
ferings  from  the  west  and  south  are 
limited  and  New  York  State  packers 
are  holding  out  for  pro  rata  deliveries 
while  buyers  demand  a  guarantee. 
Maine  futures  are  offered  sparingly 
and  few  packers  have  made  prices. 
Occasional  purchases  of  small  lots  of 
salmon  are  made  by 
jobbers,  but 
there  is  no  disposition  manifested 
anywhere  to  stock  up  at  the  present 
time.  The  market  for  Red  Alaska  is 
somewhat  unsettled  by  offerings  of 
outside  packs  at  a  considerable  con­
cession  from  the  association  price, 
but  the  latter  is  firmly  maintained. 
There  is  nothing  new  in  the  canned 
fruits.  Everyone  has  been  resting for

The  H.  M.  Reynolds  Roofing  Co. 
is  enlarging  its  roofing  factory  at  the 
corner  of  Oakland  avenue  and  the 
P.  M.  Railway,  increasing  its  capaci­
ty  from  50,000  to  75,000  rolls  of  roof­
ing  per  year.  Included  in  the  better­
ments 
a 
capacity  of  250  barrels.

is  a  concrete  tank  with 

VVm.  Logie,  Samuel  Krause,  A 
Herold  and  E.  G.  Studley  left  Mon­
day  noon  for  St.  Louis  to  attend  the 
annual  convention  of 
the  Western 
Association  of  Shoe  Wholesalers. 
The  entertainment  features 
include 
a  banquet  Tuesday  evening  and  a 
lunch  at  the  World’s  Fair  grounds 
Wednesday  noon.

The  Jas.  H.  Fox  Co.,  Ltd.,  engaged 
in  the  shoe  business  at  the  corner  of 
Lyon  and  Canal  streets,  has  merged 
its  business  into  a  corporation  under 
the  same  style.  The  new  concern is 
capitalized  at  $10,000,  held  as  follows: 
Jas.  H.  Fox,  498  shares;  T.  H.  Good- 
speed,  251  shares,  and  J.  W.  Good- 
speed,  251  shares.

for 

their 

securing 

attorney, 

Judge  Wanty,  of  the  United  States 
Court,  has  sustained  the  position  of 
Referee  in  Bankruptcy  Henry  C. 
Briggs,  of  Kalamazoo,  and  effectually 
squelched  Attorney  James  O’Hara, 
of  St.  Joseph,  in  the  consideration  of 
contempt  proceedings  connected  with 
a  bankruptcy  case.  The  estate  of 
Melsheimer  &  Co.,  dry  goods  mer­
chants  of  St.  Joseph,  has  been  in  the 
hands  of  the  referee  for  some  time. 
It  involves  some  peculiar preceedings, 
including  the  sale  of  the  entire  stock 
by  the  firm  a  short  time  ago  for 
$4,900.  One  of  the  partners  also  dis­
posed  of  a  farm, 
it 
$6,000  in  cash.  Soon  after  these  tran­
sactions  the  creditors  of  the  firm  fil­
ed  a  petition  in  the  United  States 
Court  and  Melsheimer  &  Co.  were 
declared  involuntary  bankrupts.  The 
proceeds  from  the  sale  of  the  stock 
had  been  placed  by  the  firm  in  the 
hands  of 
James 
O’  Hara,  and  Referee  Briggs  ordered 
the  $4,900  turned  over  to  the  trustee 
appointed  under  bankruptcy  proceed­
ings.  O’Hara  finally  paid  over  $4,400, 
holding  the  remaining  $500 and  claim­
ing part  of it  due him  for  services  and 
part  held  as  exemptions.  The  $6,000 
received  from  the  sale  of  the  farm 
was  also  considered,  but  its  former 
owner  contended  that  he  had  paid 
his  father  all  but  $1,400  of  it  on  a 
debt.  This  balance  he  was  ordered 
to  pay  over,  but  refused.  Petitions 
were  filed  that  the 
and 
bankrupt  be  summoned  to  appear  and 
show  cause  why  they  should  not  be 
punished  for  contempt.  At  the  hear­
ing  Judge  Wanty  decided  the  case 
held  both  parties  in 
immediately, 
contempt,  and  ordered 
the 
amounts  be  paid  over  to  the  trustee 
before  12  o’clock  noon,  in  default  of 
which  both  would  be  sent  to 
jail. 
The  money  was  paid  and  O’Hara and 
his  client  escaped  the  jail  proposi­
tion. 
case  Judge 
Wanty  gave  the  two  a  strong  state­
ment  of  their  position,  stating  in em­
phatic  terms  that  the  orders  of  the

In  deciding  the 

attorney 

that 

the  past  two  weeks  and  it  is  expected 
considerable  more  activity  will  be 
noted  soon,  but  that  will  all  depend 
on  the  size  of  the  jobbers’  stocks.

Dried  Fruits— Peaches  are  quiet, 
except  a  few  grades,  notably  Muirs, 
which  sell  readily  at full  prices.  Prices 
throughout  are  unchanged.  Currants 
are  slow  at  unchanged  prices.  The 
market,  however,  is  weak.  The  re­
ceipts  were  late  and  heavy.  Seeded 
raisins  are  unchanged  and 
in_  the 
same  poor  demand.  Loose  raisins  are 
also  quiet  and  unchanged.  Apricots 
are  selling  well  at  firm  prices.

Syrups  and  molasses— The  price  of 
compound  syrup  has  been  advanced 
by  practically  all  refiners  ic  per  gal­
lon.  The  demand  now  shows a lull. 
Sugar  syrup  is  unchanged  and  slow. 
Molasses  is  in  light  demand  at  fully 
maintained  prices.

Fish— The  fish  market  remains  per­
sistently  dull.  Mackerel  is  fully main­
tained  and  quiet.  Cod,  hake  and  had­
dock  are  firmer,  but  very  dull.  Sar­
dines  are  unchanged  and  dull.  Sal­
mon  is  dull  and 
there  have  been 
statements  of  sales  of  red  Alaska 
made  on  the  coast  at  $i.i2^2C,  which 
is  I7V2C  below  the 
ruling  market. 
Lake  fish  is  quiet  and  unchanged.

The  Produce  Market.

Apples— Local  dealers  hold  their 

stocks  at  $2@2.75  per  bbl.

Bananas— $1.25  for  small  bunches 

and  $2.25  for  extra  Jumbos.

creamery 

Butter  —   Factory 

is 
steady,  ranging  from  24c  for  choice 
to  25c  for  fancy.  Receipts  of  dairy 
grades  continue  heavy  and  the  qual­
ity  is  fair.  Local  dealers  hold 
the 
price  at  13c  for  packing  stock,  x6c 
tor  choice  and  18c  for  fancy.  Reno­
vated,  IQj'2@20C.

Cabbage— Strong  at  75c  per  doz.
Beets— 50c  per  bu.
Celery— Steady  at  25c  per  bunch.
Cranberries— Cape  Cods  and  Jer­
seys  are  steady  at  $8  per  bbl.  and 
$2.75  per  bu.  The  movement  is  of 
normal  volume,  which 
is  gradually- 
growing  smaller,  or  would  if  it  were 
not  for  the  temporary  spurt  occasion­
ed  by  the  New  Year’s  holiday.  After 
this  week  the  trade  will  decrease  con­
siderably.

Eggs— The  egg  market  is  ic  higher 
than  a  week  ago,  due  to  the  non-re­
ceipt  of  fresh  eggs  in  sufficient  vol­
ume  to  cut  much  figure  in  the  con­
sumptive  demand.  Local  dealers  hold 
fresh  at  29@30c  for  case  count  and

3!@32C  for  candled.  Cold  storage 
command  26@27c  for  case  count  and 
28(0-'29c  for  recandled.  From  now  on 
the  course  of  the  market  depends 
largely,  if  not  entirely,  on  the  hen.
If  she  gets  busy  and  throws  off  her 
daily  quota  of  eggs  the  market  will 
in  all  probability  not  go  higher.  But 
if  the  conditions  should  be  against 
her  working,  there  is  no  telling  where 
the  price  will  stop.  Some  jobbers 
predict  that  35c  will  be 
reached. 
Others  say  that  a  cent  more  wjll  be 
the  limit.  Naturally  the  demand  has 
fallen  off  heavily.  The  bakers,  hos­
pitals  and  the  restaurants  are  the  only 
people  that  buy  eggs  now  to  any 
extent.  Even  the  restaurants  and ho­
tels  are  not  indulging  heavily.  As 
long  as  the  storage  stocks  hold  out 
they  will  supply  a  large  part  of  the 
restaurant  trade,  but  when  they  are 
gone  there  will  be  nothing  but  the 
current  receipts  to  draw  on  and  the 
chances  are  that  the  demand  will  be 
still  further  curtailed.

Game— Live  pigeons,  6o(q)75c  per 
doz.  Drawn  rabbits,  $i@ i.io  per doz.
Grapes— Malagas  have  advanced to 

•$4.50  per  keg.

Honey— Dealers  hold  dark  at  g @  

toe  and  white  clover  at  I2@i3c.

Lemons— Messinas  and  Californias 
I  have  declined  to ^325(0)3.50  per  box.
stock 

Lettuce— Hot  _house 

leaf 

fetches  12c  per  lb.

Maple  Syrup—$1.05  for  fancy,  90c 

for  pure  and  80c  for  imitation.

Onions— In  good  demand  at  75c 

per  bu.

Oranges— Floridas,  $3;  California 
Navels,  $3.25;  California  Seedlings, 
$2(0)2.25.

Parsley— 35c  per  doz.  bunches  for 

hot  house.

Pop  Corn— 90c  for  old  and  so@6oc 

for  new.

Potatoes— The  accumulation  has 
been  cleaned  up,  on  account  of  the 
cold  weather,  and  the  price  is  strong 
and  will  probably  remain  in  that  con­
dition  until  the  weather  moderates. 
Country  buyers  are  paying  45@5oc.

Poultry—--Receipts  are  small,  in con­
sequence  of  which  prices  are  firm. 
Spring  chickens,  12(5)I3c;  fowls,  lo@ 
i 6(3)i8c ;  No.  2 
11c;  No.  1  turkeys, 
turkeys, 
I2@i4c; 
geese,  iofffiic.

I4(u)i5c;  ducks, 

Squash— i % c   per  lb.  for  Hubbard.
Sweet  Potatoes—Jerseys  are  steady 

at  $4  per  bu.

A  Roof  Without  a  Leak

T H A T

is  what  can  be  obtained  by  using

Wolverine Ready Roofing

Put  up  in  rolls  already  to  lay.

Easy  to  handle. 

Sold  through  the  dealer. 

W rite  for  prices  and  samples.

H.  M.  Reynolds  Roofing  Co.

Grand  Rapids, nichlgan

M ICHIGAN  TR A D ESM A N

the 

flat. 

this  construction  has 

the  heart  grow  fonder,” 

best  country  in  the  world  (barring  our 
w ater  deal).
As  said,  flats  are  now  nearing  com­
pletion  and 
left 
I  have  about 
me  com paratively 
decided  to  return  to  my  old  love.
H aving  been  assured  by  the  old  com­
pany,  after  serving  five  years  on  proba­
tion  and  one  year  of  absence,  which 
“m akes 
th a t 
my  old  job  is  open  for  me,  possibly  du r­
ing  the  coming  year  I  m ay  be  discovered 
taking  my  grips  again  and  booking  or­
ders  from  the  genial  trade,  located  where 
the  beautiful  w aters  of  Old  Superior  kiss 
the  northern  shores  of  our  own  fair 
Peninsula,  or 
raging  M ississippi 
empties  her  polluted  and  muddy  m ix­
ture  into  the  Gulf  in  Sunny  Southland.
If  such  shall  be  m y  conduct  I  assure 
you  th a t  I  shall  renew  m y  labors  also 
in  the  interest  of  the  M.  K.  of  G.,  bring­
ing  as  m any  members  into  the  fold  as 
possible.
During  the  past  year  it  has  been  my 
good  fortune  to  secure  one  active  m em ­
ber  (one  scalp  only  dangling  from  my 
belt).  On  May  25  I  forwarded  to  Secre­
tary   Brown 
the  application  of  J.  H. 
Arm strong,  of  Grand  Rapids, 
together 
with  the  $3  fee.  And  right  here  I  wish 
to  state  th a t  if  every  m em ber  had  done 
even  th a t  much  our  m em bership  would 
have  been  doubled,  the  standard  of  our 
banner  raised 
th a t  eminence  which 
it  deserves  and  to-day  we  would  have 
had  even  greater  reason  to  rejoice.
In  conclusion,  I  have  only  to  add:  In 
returning  to  your  keeping  the  tru st  you 
have  so  long  confided  In  me  I  wish  to 
thank  you  one  and  all  and  to  assure  you 
th a t  I  fully  appreciate  the  confidence  you 
have  reposed;  and  I  return  to  you  the 
Vice-Presidency  of  the  F ifth  D istrict  as 
unsullied  and  spotless  as  I  received  it 
three  years  ago;  for  by  no  act  of  mine, 
either  in  public  or  private  life,  have 
I 
brought  discredit  upon  the  office  or  or­
ganization.
Eighth  D istrict—F.  W.  Gore,  Saginaw.
Post  F   of  the  Eighth  D istrict  has  se­
cured  during  the  year  31  new  members, 
which  num ber  as  follows:
S.  Brown,  16;  Sam ’l  Shaftee,  4;  Chas. 
Huebner,  2;  J.  Sonnenberg,  2;  Thos.  Den­
ton.  2;  M.  V.  Foley.  1;  A.  R.  Sutton,  1; 
Chas.  Hodges,  1;  B.  N.  Mercer,  1;  F. 
W.  Gore.  1.
W e  have  also  secured  53  honorary 
members,  of  which  num ber  Chas.  Hueb- 
i  ner  secured  24.
During  the  year  two  of  our  members 
!  have 
and  A.  R.
;  Ramage.
One  local  organization  has  been  kept 
i  up  by 
its  social  entertainm ents,  ban- 
[  quets  and  balls.  The  ball  this  year  was 
I  the  m ost  successful  we  have  ever  held 
and  has  become  one  of  the  events  of 
the  social  life  of  Saginaw.______________

died—Jos.  W yek 

to 

We  cordially 

the  Grip 
is 

T hat  our  enthusiasm   has  not  in  any 
way  abated  is  shown  by  the  fact  th a t j 
we  have  come  to  F lint  w ith  forty  out  i 
of  a  total  m em bership  of  124.
We  show  a  gain  this  year  of  tw enty 
new  members.  Post  F   did  its  best  to 
secure  the  passage  of  the  bill  introduced  | 
the  last  Legislature  to  regulate  the 
in 
sale  of  goods  in  bulk.
invite  any  m em ber  of 
to 
the  M ichigan  K nights  of 
visit  us  a t  any  tim e  they  m ay  be  in 
Saginaw  when  we  meet,  which 
the 
first  Saturday  evening  of  each  month, 
in  P.  P.  P.  hall,  Avery  building.
Tenth  D istrict—F.  L.  Vantile,  Bay City.
Owing  to  circum stance  I  am   very  sorry 
not  to  be  w ith  you  a t  your  fifteenth  an ­
rest  assured 
nual  meeting.  However, 
th at  my  heart  is  with  you  and  w ith  the 
principles  of 
the  M ichigan  K nights  of 
the  Grip.  As  your  V ice-President  from 
the  Tenth  D istrict,  I   wish  to  say,  Post 
D  M.  K.  of  G.,  is  in  fairly  good  condi­
tion.  W e  have  been  able  during 
the 
past  year  to  add  some  fifteen  or  sixteen 
new  nam es  to  the  list.
W hile  we  have  not  held  regular  m eet­
ings  during  the  year  we  have  kept  to ­
gether,  are  out  of  debt  and  sta rt  in  the 
new  year  w ith  good  prospects  of  increas­
ing  our  number.  W ishing  you  all  a   good 
tim e  and  a  successful  meeting.
Eleventh  D istrict—Chas.  M.  Beers,  T rav ­
I  think  th a t  I  have  been  a  little  slow 
in  reporting  our  post  a t  Traverse  City.
W e  organized  last  spring  w ith  about 
forty  members,  with  the  following  offi­
cers:

erse  City.

President-—Chas.  S.  Brooks.
Vice-President—A.  W.  Peck.
Secretary 
and  T reasurer—Chas.  M. 
Beers.
Things  have  been  very  quiet  during  ; 
the  summer.  To-m orrow  night  we  have 
our  first  social  p arty  and  we  expect  to 
follow  it  up  with  more  of  them   and  so 
work  up  some  enthusiasm   for  new  m em ­
bers.  W e  have  considerable  m aterial  i 
th a t  has  not  been  worked  very  hard.  If  I 
we  get  a  hard  shell  fellow  we  send  I 
B rother  Bosworth  after  him,  and 
the 
man  generally  surrenders.
Twelfth  D istrict—W.  G.  Tapert,  Sault 
Ste.  Marie.
I  have  not  prepared  a   very  labored 
report  on 
I  am   \ 
up  here  alone  in  the  N orthern  woods, 
you  m ight  say,  and  am   som ew hat  iso­
lated  from  m y  brother  traveling  men. 
We  have  not  m any  traveling  men  living 
up  here,  yet  I  think  I  can  say  we  have 
the  largest  percentage  of  grow th  to  re­
port  of  any  d istrict  I  have  heard  from 
yet.  W e  have  increased  our  membership 
the 
is 
last  year  100  per  cent.,  which 
one  member.  W e  hope  next  year 
to 
do  likewise. 
thing  I

(Applause.)
The  Secretary—Th ere 

the  Twelfth  D istrict. 

is_one 

it  will 

neglected  to  embody  in  th e  Secretary’s 
report,  and  I  presum e 
interest 
you:  Of  the  139  new  m em bers  I  did 
not  figure  the  average  age,  as  sixteen 
have  come  in  since  we  cam e  to  Flint. 
The  average  age  of  the  139  persons  is a 
trifle  less 
than  34  years.  This  shows 
th a t  th e  new  members  are  young  men.
The  C hairm an—Gentlemen,  you  have 
heard  the  reports  of  the  V ice-Presidents.

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fee 

have 

$83,000. 

the  25  cent 

adm inistration 

tw enty  deaths. 

tion  th a t  will  enable  us  to  say  to  our 
employer.  "I  haven’t   lost  a  dollar,”  our 
salary  will  be  different.  Our  organization 
pays. 
The  records  show  th a t  our  Hotel  Com­
m ittees  have  secured  several  concessions 
from  hotels  in  rates  and  adjusted  num er­
ous  personal  difficulties.  From   commu­
nications  on  file,  I  find  instances  where 
the  landlord  has  promised  a  better  table 
for  the  money  in  the  future.
The  Bus  and  Baggage  Committee  se­
cured 
instead  of  50 
It 
cents  for  single  tru n k   a t  M anistique. 
secured  a   25  -cent  round 
trip   fare  a t 
Sault  Ste.  M arie 
instead  of  50  cents. 
There  are  num erous  other  cases  of  this 
kind.
The  Em ploym ent  and  Relief  Com m it­
tee  has  had  requests  from  tw enty-seven 
firms  for  experienced  traveling  men  since 
1894  and  it  has  been  able  to  put  sixty-  | 
four  of  our  brothers  in  touch  w ith  firms  I 
w anting  salesmen.  Our  aid  and  relief 
work  takes  in  the  H.  J.  M aynard  fund 
of  $343.75;  T ennant  fund  of  $330.90  and 
the  Matson  fund  th a t  is  now  out  and  . 
a t  the  present  tim e  has  $338.85.  W e  are  ; 
paying  B rother  M atson  $7  per  week  and, 
gentlemen, 
if  it  were  not  for  you,  he 
would  be  a  county  charge.  Since  the no­
tice  was  sent  out  w ith  the  last  assess­
m ent  his  wife  has  died.  W hy  do  they  i 
ask.  “W hat  has  the  Michigan  K nights 
of  the  Grip  ever  done?”
W e  will  now  go  back  to  the  insurance 
feature.  Since  the  first  day  of  January, 
1894.  we  have  paid  our  deceased  bro th ­
er  beneficiaries 
no 
m eans  of  telling  w hat  percentage  this 
am ount  is  of  th e  total  insurance  carried 
by  our  departed  brothers,  except  under 
my  own 
as  Secretary.  ; 
L ast  year  we  had 
In  j 
seven  cases,  it  was  all  the  insurance  car- 
ried  by  the  deceased.  This  year  we  had  j 
eleven  deaths  and  in  four  cases  it  was  j 
all  th e  insurance  carried.
tw enty j 
years  ago  can 
rem em ber  of  petitions 
presented  to  you  for  donations  for  the 
fam ily  of  such  and  such  a  brother  tra v ­
eler,  dead,  and  his  fam ily  destitute. 
It 
took  a   five  or  ten  dollar  bill.  You  don’t 
m eet  with  these  petitions  to-day.  The  \ 
M.  K.  of  G.  has  shouldered  th a t  respon­
sibility.
Of  the  future  there  is  trem endous  w ork  , 
It  has  been  sug-  ; 
for  our  organization. 
gested  th a t  the  Legislature  of  the  S tate  j 
of  M ichigan  enact  such  a   law   as 
to i 
compel  a   commercial  traveler  to   stand 
an  exam ination  on  commercial  law,  adul-  [ 
terations  and  derivations  of 
food  i 
products  and  w earing  and  m echanical  j 
products.
Gentlemen,  it  m eans  a  higher  educa-  | 
tion  and  less  competition  w ith  its  emol-  j 
um ents. 
It  m eans  the  undoing  of  your 
w orst  enemy,  the  office  clerk,  out  of  the 
house,  k t  $7  per  week.
This  concludes  my  report  and  I  only 
hope  th e  Secretary’s  work  for  the  last 
two  years  m eets  w ith  your  approval.
The  Chairm an—Gentlemen,  you  have 
report  of  your  Secretary. 
heard  the 
W hat  is  your  fu rth er  pleasure?
Bro.  S treet—I  move  the  report  of  the 
Secretary  be  received  and  adopted  and 
th e  thanks  of  this  organization  be  ex­
tended 
to  our  retiring  Secretary  by  a 
rising  vote  for  the  efficient  m anner  in 
which  he  has  conducted  the  business  of 
the  order.
The  Chairm an—Gentlemen,  you  have 
heard  the  motion.  All  in  favor  will  rise.
The  motion  was  unanim ously  adopted.
Bro.  Ho w arn—Mr.  Chairm an,  I  move 
a   vote  of 
the 
real  Secretary  of  the  M ichigan  K nights 
of  the  Grip,  Mrs.  M ark  S.  Brown,  by  a 
rising  vote.
The Chairm an—It  is  moved  and  second­
ed 
to  the 
real  Secretary  of  this  organization.  All 
those  in  favor  of  the  motion  will  rise.

th a t  we  extend  our  thanks 

thanks  be  extended 

You  who 

traveled 

twelve 

all 

to 

to 

into 

look 

The  vote  was  unanimous.
The  Chairm an—Gentlemen,  w hat 

is 
your  pleasure  regarding  th e  T reasurer’s 
report?
Bro.  W aldron—I  move  it  be  received 
and  adopted.
The  T reasurer’s   report  was  unanim ous­
ly  adopted.
V ice-Presidents’  reports  were  then  re ­
ceived.  as  follows:

F ifth  D istrict—A.  A.  W eeks.

A nother  year  has  come  and  gone.  To­
day  we  find  ourselves  in  convention  a s ­
sembled  to  celebrate  our  fifteenth  annual 
meeting,  to  tran sact  the  business  of  an 
organization  th a t  has  made  rapid  strides 
in  strength,  popularity  and  usefulness; 
to  once  more 
th e  beam ing 
faces  and  extend  the  fraternal  hand  to 
our  brother  travelers  who.  through years 
of  acquaintance,  aided  by  our  annual 
gatherings,  we  have  learned  to  love.
Through  the  courtesy  of  th e  members 
of  this  organization  I  am   perm itted  for 
the  third  tim e  to  stand  upon  the  floor 
of  this  convention  and  render 
to  you 
an  account  of  m y  stew ardship  as  a 
V ice-President.  B ut  my  present  report 
will  fall  fa r  short  of  the  two  preceding 
ones 
in  good  results  accomplished  for 
the  M ichigan  K nights  of  the  Grip.  Not 
through  any  lack  of  zeal  for  the  organi­
zation.  or  because  of  loss  of  in terest  in 
its  noble  purposes,  but  for  other  re a ­
sons.
One  year  ago  I   resigned  m y  position 
w ith  the  Dunkley  Co.  and  laid  aside  my 
grips  to  engage  in  an  enterprise  of  my 
own.  And  during  the  p a st  year  I  have 
been  building  tw o  fiats  in  th e  best  p a rt 
of  th e  best  city.  In  th e   b est  State,  In

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Cut-Over Lands

Eighty-four  thousand  acres  of  land in  Lake  county  to  be  offered  at  public  auction  at 

| the office  of the  State  Land  Commissioner,  at  Lansing,  January  28,  1904.

For  further  information  address

EDW IN  A.  W ILD EY,  Lansing,  Michigan

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7

in 

to 

to 

them  

regarding 

W e  will  act  upon  tnese  various  reports 
a t  one  time.  W hat  is  your  pleasure?
Bro.  Klocksiem—I  move 
they  be  re ­
ceived  and  adopted  and  placed  on  file.
Reports  unanim ously  adopted  and  or­
dered  filed.
The  Chairm an—TJie  chairm an  of  the 
Reception  Committee  and  Ball  a t 
the 
Dryden  this  evening  asks  me  to  say  to 
any  gentlem en  who  have  not  received 
their  little  pasteboards  to  be  sure  and 
get 
is 
the  cheapest  thing  of  the  kind  I  ever 
received  a t  a  convention  and  I  have 
been 
It  is  a  g reat 
surprise  to  me  and  I  presum e  it  is  to 
the  rest  of  the  gentlemen.
Bro.  Brown—X  move  th a t  we  take  this 
opportunity  of  expressing  to  the  travel­
ing  men  of  Flint  our  heartfelt  thanks 
for 
this,  our 
S tate  convention.
The  Chairm an—Gentlemen,  you  have 
heard  the  motion.  Those  in  favor  will 
rise.

the  ante  room.  This 

their  cordial  support 

to  a  good  many. 

this  m eeting 

th a t  have  passed 

the  Brown  bill  be  referred 

Motion  carried.
The  Committee  on  P resident’s  Address 
reported  as  follows:
Your  Committee  on  P resident’s  Ad­
dress  would  recommend  th a t  th e  recom ­
m endation 
the  reinstatem ent 
of  m em bers 
th e  50 
year  age  lim it;  also  regarding  the  in ­
crease  of  the  relief  fund  be  referred  to 
the  Committee  on  Am endments  to  the 
Constitution.
W e  recommend  th a t  the  m atter  known 
as 
the 
Committee  on  Legislation.
The  Chairm an—I   move,  Mr.  Chairm an, 
th a t  this  report  be  received  and  adopted.
The  report  was  adopted  w ithout  oppo­
sition.
Bro.  B radner—I  now  renew  my  motion 
to  adjourn.
Bro.  S treet—Mr.  President, 
inasm uch 
as  you  have  subm itted  by  your  address 
several  questions  of  im portance  to  m any 
of  us.  upon  which  we  desire  an  expres­
sion  of  our  ideas  upon  them ,  we  m ight 
as  well  spend  a   little  tim e  discussing 
them   now.  There  are  some  here  who 
are  considerably  interested  in  the  ques­
tion  of  dropping  from  our  constitution 
the  age  lim it  of  50  afte r  which  if  one 
through 
inadvertence  or  adversity  fails 
to  m eet  his  assessm ents  w ithin 
th irty  
days  he  is  dropped  and  can  not  be  re ­
instated. 
I  would  like  to  hear  an  ex­
pression  of  opinion  on  th a t  question  from 
the  gentlem en  present  and  other  ques­
tions  subm itted  to  the  committee.
The  Secretary—Mr.  Chairm an.  I  w ant 
to  say  in  this  respect  th a t  the  Secretary 
has  stretched  this  clause  as  fa r  as  possi­
ble  regarding 
these  old  members,  and 
when  a  m an 
is  50  years  old  I  have 
given  him  a   second  notice.  And  in  or­
der  to  afford  such  m em bers  relief  I  move 
th a t 
the 
Committee  on  Revision  of  the  C onstitu­
tion  th a t  such  a  provision  be  incorpor­
ated  as  will  give  all  m em bers  a  second 
notice  within  th irty   days  from   the  date 
of  the  first  notice.  W e  can’t  throw   down 
the  bars  entirely;  there  m ust  be  a   lim it 
somewhere. 
I  feel  there  should  be  som e­
thing  done 
this  direction,  because 
in 
such  cases  are  coming  up  constantly. 
Among  th e  seventv  delinquents  dropoed 
last  year  I  think  there  were  four  or  five 
th a t  were  above  th e  age  lim it.
Bro.  S treet—I  don’t  w ant  to  m ake any 
to-day.  but  I  simply  w ant  an 
motion 
I  don’t   w ant  any 
expression  of  ideas. 
second 
notice, 
individually. 
W hen  a  m an  has  become  less  of  a  wage 
earner  than  in  form er  years  I  w ant  him 
to  have  an  equal  chance  w ith  th e  young 
man.  nothing  m ore;  if  I  am   absent  from  
home  for 
th irtv   or  m ore  days  or  by 
some  m ishap  fail 
to  get  m y  notice,  I 
w ant  to  be  put  on  the  sam e  footing  as 
the  young  man.
the  younger 
m em bers  of 
institution  drop  out 
and  rem ain  out  a   year  or  two,  and  we 
are  alw ays  glad  to  reinstate  them   upon 
application,  but  I  don’t  think  th a t  would 
be  a  good  policy  with  m em bers  past 
50.  The  precedent  has  already  been  es­
tablished  by 
the  M ichigan  K nights  of 
the  Grip,  if  I  remember,  a t  the  conven­
tion  a t  Lansing  by  reinstating  a  m em ­
ber  past  50  who  m ade  application 
to 
the  convention 
to  be  reinstated.  The 
convention  ruled  th a t  if  he  would  pay 
all  past  dues  and  assessm ents  he  should 
be  placed 
the 
books,  and  I  think,  as  th a t  precedent has 
been  established,  th a t  is  all  the  gentle­
men  past  th e  age  lim it  should  require 
us  to  do.
correct 
B rother  Street.  W hen  I  say  a  second 
notice  I  would  not  do  any  more  for  the 
old  m an  than  the  youngest  m an  in  the

The  Secretary—I  w ant 

Bro.  H ow arn—M any  of 

in  good  standing 

recommend 

speaking 

this 

on 

to 

to 

life 

line 

is  entitled 

term   “old  m an” 

to  your  sym pathy. 

order;  they  both  get  th eir  second  notice.
Bro.  Jones—I  am   getting  pretty   well 
along  in  years.  A  while  ago  I  received 
a  notice  from  
the  Connecticut  M utual 
Insurance  Co. 
th at  my  paym ent  was 
due  Jan u ary   2  and  if  I  did  not  pay  it  by 
th at  date  my  policy  would  be  forfeited. 
I  have  m et  my  paym ents  for  thirty-five 
years,  and  there  is  no  hardship  in  it. 
The  life  companies  can  not  afford  to  do 
anything  else;  they  m ust  have  a   limit. 
You  are  treading  upon  dangerous  ground 
in  this  m atter,  in  my  judgm ent. 
I  would 
not  put  an  am endm ent  in  the  constitu­
tion  th a t  a  m an  could  be  reinstated  if 
he  comes  up  w ith  his  money  ninety 
days  after  if  he  was  100  years  old. 
I 
would  m ake  him  come  up  and  show  him ­
self  before  this  convention;  and  if  he  is 
poor  and  w orthy  we  will  do  som ething 
for  him   ju st  as  we  are  doing  for  our 
poor  brother  a t  Lapeer.  Suppose  th a t 
m an  has  become  a  confirmed  drunkard 
and  allowed  his  dues  to  lapse  because 
he  spent  his  money  for  Whisky; 
then 
it'  you  open  your  door  you  can 't  help 
yourself.  Suppose  a   m an  has  com m itted 
forgery  or  som ething  of 
th a t  kind  he 
is  coming  in  in  the  sam e  way.  The  old 
m an 
I 
am   entitled  to  your  sym pathy. 
I  have 
been  in  here  some  years  and  done  some 
hard  work,  and  when  I  knock  a t  your 
door  and  w ant  your  sym pathy  I  will 
I  don’t   w ant 
come  to  your  convention. 
any  am endm ent  to  your  constitution  for 
me  any  more  than  anybody  else. 
I  think 
the  subject  is  w orthy  of  consideration, 
but  I  would  urge  you  to  take  care  and 
not  jum p  over  the  fence.  *  *  •
Bro.  B radner—I  don’t  like  the  phrase, 
I  am  
“old  m an.”  They  are  all  young. 
willing  to  vote  for  the  sixty  days,  but 
let  us  tre a t  everybody  alike.  *  * 
•
Bro.  S treet—I  don’t  w ant  any  special 
favors  for  old  m en;  I  w ant  them   on  the 
I  think 
sam e  footing  as  the  young  men. 
the 
is  an  honorable 
one.  W e  are  not  w orking  on  the  lines 
of  old 
insurance.  W e  are  a 
fraternal  association—fraternalism  blend­
insurance;  not  all  one  nor  all 
ed  with 
the  other.
Bro.  Schofield—B rother  Jones  says  we 
I  have  passed  the  lim ­
are  grow ing  old. 
it,  and  I  have  thought  for  several  years 
this  thing  was  not  ju st  right. 
I  don’t 
ask  any  sym pathy,  but  I  agree  with 
B rother  S treet  in  all  he  says. 
I  w ant 
fair  play;  if  I  happen  to  be  aw ay  on  a 
trip  and  don’t  get  home  in  tim e  to  pay 
an  assessm ent,  I  don’t  w ant  to  be  left 
out.
Bro.  Saunders—It  has  been  intim ated 
th a t  old  men  past  50  are  asking  favors 
I  don’t   know  th a t  be­
a t  our  hands. 
cause  a  m an  is  past  50  he  is  unable  to 
pay  his  dues  and  assessm ents,  nor  th a t 
the  same 
he  should  not  be  accorded 
privilege  as  the  young  man.  W hen  the 
am endm ent  was  made  fixing  the 
lim it 
a t  50  years  1  know  of  three  m em bers  who 
were  cut  off  th a t  were  good  risks,  and 
I  have  alw ays  contended  it  was  an  in­
justice  to  tb e  older  members.
Bro.  Owen—I  am   one  of  the  old  men; 
I  have  some 
this  m atter. 
the  old  members 
L ast  Sunday  one  of 
cam e 
to  me  and  said,  “I  don’t   know 
w hat  I  will  do. 
I  am  
doing  nothing.  1  have  very  little  Insur­
I  have  sent  my  assessm ent,  but 
ance. 
I  haven’t  got  my  receipt. 
I  wish  you 
would  see  about 
find  he  has 
I 
paid  and  his  receipt  has  been  sent  him, 
but  he  had  not  received  it.  He  grew 
anxious.  B rother  Jones  is  used  to  com­
ing  before  this  body,  is  thoroughly  fa ­
m iliar  w ith  our  way  of  doing  business. 
How  m any  m em bers  have  any  idea  of 
coming  before  this  body?  It  m ight  be  a 
bardshin  for  one  living  in  a   rem ote  p art 
of  the  S tate  to  come  to  this  convention. 
The  m em ber  B rother  H owarn  referred 
to  lived  in  L ansing  and  the  convention 
happened  to  be  held  a t  his  home  town 
and  he  cam e  before  the  convention;  such 
a  case  m ight  not  happen  again  in  a  long 
time.
Bro.  B urns—I  have  been  Record  Keen­
er  of  the  Maccabees  for  the  last  eight 
years.  W e  receive  m em bers  from  18 to 
50.  A  g reat  m any  tim es  I  have  sent  old­
er  m em bers  whose  assessm ents  run  over 
a  few  days  two  notices  and  they  are  on 
the  sam e  footing  w ith  the  m ap  of  18. 
If  they  have  a   certificate  of  good  health 
within 
in 
the  sam e  as  the  young  man. 
It  is  only 
fair to  give  them   the sam e  chance.  W hen 
they  arrive  a t  th e  age  of  70  we  rem it 
their  assessm ent;,  and  personally  I  would 
be  in  favor  of  rem itting  every  m em ber’s 
assessm ent  after  they  pass  the  age  of 
60.  T hat  would  be  my  personal  idea.  I 
should  certainly  be  in  favor  of  putting 
them   on  a   p ar  w ith  the  younger  man.

they  can  come 

I  am   over  age. 

th irty   days 

interest 

it.” 

in 

talking  on 

Bro.  W aldron—The  more  we  discuss 
this  the  more  we  will  arrive  a t  the  con­
clusion  th a t  we  are  treading  on  danger­
ous  ground. 
I  don’t  think  there  is  any 
one  here 
the  subject  but 
would  hold  up  both  bands  for  the  best 
interests  of 
this  Association,  and  we 
have  got  to  guard  against  tbe  assess­
m ents  becoming  burdensome.  W hile  life 
insurance  is  not  our  prim e  motive,  when 
we  deal  with 
the  subject  a t  all  we 
m ust  be  governed  som ew hat  by  the  rules 
laid  down  by  other  associations  w hether 
they  be  fraternal  or  otherwise.  The  gen­
tlem an  who  last  spoke  said 
their  age 
If  I  am   correct  ours 
lim it  was  50  years. 
is  55.
Bro.  Brown—No,  it  is  50. 
It  used  to 
be  55.
Bro.  W aldron—I  am  glad  we  have 
spent  the  tim e  discussing  the  question, 
but  our  constitution  would  prohibit  us 
doing  anything  with  it  to-day.
said 
about  life  insurance,  and  th a t  being  my 
business  I  can  state  we  m ake  it  a  rule 
alw ays  a t  any  age  to  give  them   a   rein­
statem ent  by  furnishing  a  certificate  of 
health  They  m ust  go  before  our  m ed­
ical  exam iner  and  be  examined. 
If  we 
have 
it  would 
seem  all 
th a t  we 
should  have  it  where  it  is  to-day.  as  we 
do.  not  require  a t  any  tim e  a  medical 
exam ination. 
I  don’t  think  we  should 
change  the  limit.
Bro.  Hill—I  don’t  see  the  injustice  as 
it  is.  A  young  m an  can  drop  out  and 
I 
come 
think  tbe  second  notice  would  cover  the 
ground  fairly  and  squarely  and  give  all 
a  fair  chance  for  protection.
Bro.  Jones—I  move  we  adjourn  until 
9  o’clock  to-m orrow   morning.
Motion  prevailed.

lim it 
the  more  necessary 

Bro.  Begg—Som ething  has  been 

in  again  as  a  new  member. 

to  have  an  age 

(Concluded  next  week)

Why  Some  Men  Fail.

Mv  song  is  this:  W hy  some  men  miss 
They  seek  to  fill,  with  half  the  will—

In  life  their  chosen  goal—
A  plan  th a t  needs  the  whole.

They  sow  the  seed  on  m ount  and  mead.
While,  half  concerned, 

A”d  w ait  to   see  it  spread;

they  leave  un ­

turned

The  clod  upon  its  head.

They  w aste  in  play  the  light  of  day, 
Knowing  th at  there  will  come.
At  even-fall,  the  welcome  call—
To  eat  the  unearned  crumb.

Thus  down  the  tide  of  life  they  glide.
Leaving  undone,  from  sun  to  sun.

In  poverty  and  pain.
The  things  th a t  lead  to  gain.

But  when  the  last  lone  hope  is  past.
And  all  is  lost—they  learn  the  cost 

No  more  to  light  their  way;
Of  doing  things  halfway.

—Edwin  T.  Jones,  in  Success.

After  hearing  a  sermon  in  which 
the  preacher  condemned  the  strife 
for  money.  John  D.  Rockefeller  said: 
“I  indorse  every  word  of  it.  Such an 
example  for  young  men! 
true 
there  is  no  happiness  in  the  posses­
sion  of  great  wealth.”

It  is 

Life  without  toil  would  be  without 

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WEDNESDAY

JANUARY  5,1904

SW ELLIN G   TH E   SWARM. 
There  have 

long  been  outcries 
against  foreign  immigration  into  this 
country.  Since  the  year  1830  some 
15,000,000  foreigners  have  come  into 
the  country.  With  so  vast  a  territory 
as  we  have  to  settle  up  and  develop, 
such  an  addition  to  the  natural  in­
crease  of  population  has  been  abso­
lutely  necessary and  there  is  still need 
for  more  labor,  particularly  in  the 
agricultural  regions.  Up  to  the  pres­
ent  time  the  outcry  against 
for­
eigners  has  resulted  in  excluding  the 
Chinese  only.  All  the  other  peoples 
are  freely  allowed  to  come  in  provid­
ed  they  are  free  from  dangerous  and 
contagious  diseases  and  are  not  pau­
pers,  criminals, 
insane. 
Doubtless  some  further  regulations 
are  necessary  to  keep  out  the  objec­
tionable  classes,  but  at  this  very  mo­
ment  the  country needs  a  large  acces­
sion  to  the  ranks  of  its  agricultural 
laborers.

idiots  or 

Dr.  McLaughlin,  of 

the  United 
States  Public  Health 
and  Marine 
Hospital  Service,  in  the  Popular  Sci­
ence  Monthly  for  January,  declares 
that  from  the  point  of  view  of  the 
public  health  of  the  United  States, 
there  are  three  factors  that  must  be 
considered.  These  are  the  physique 
of  the  immigrant,  his  destination  and 
the  presence  or  absence  of  communi­
cable  disease.

The  first  mentioned,  the  physique 
of  the  immigrant,  is  by  far  the  most 
important 
factor.  Good  physique 
was  much  more  general  among  immi­
grants  a  quarter  of  a  century  ago 
than  among  the  immigrants  of 
to­
day.  The bulk  of the  immigrants pre­
vious  to  1880  came  from  the  sturdy 
races  of  Northern  and  Western  Eu­
rope,  and,  not  only  was  good 
physique  the  rule,  but 
loathsome, 
communicable  or  contagious  disease 
was  extremely  rare.  The  immigra­
tion  from  Ireland,  Germany  and  the 
insignifi-1 
Scandinavian  countries 
cant  to-day  compared  with  the  thous­
ands  of  Slavs,  Italians,  Hebrews  and 
other  immigrants  from  Southern  or 
Eastern  Europe,  which  now  crowd 
American-bound  vessels  and  pour 1 
through  the  ports  of  this  country  in 
an  ever-increasing  stream.

is 

With  the  change  in  the  racial  char­
acter  of  immigration,  most  marked 
in  the  past  decade,  a  pronounced  de­
terioration  in  the  general  physique of 
the  immigrants,  and  a  much  higher 
percentage  of  loathsome  and  danger­
ous  disease  is  noticeable.  Thousands 
of  immigrants  of  poor  physique  are

recorded  as  such  by  the  medical  in­
spectors  at  Ellis  Island,  and  a  card 
to  this  effect  sent  to  the  registry clerk 
or  immigrant  inspector  with  the  im­
migrant,  but  this  mere  note  of  physi­
cal  defect  carries 
little  significance 
under  the  present  law,  and  the  vast 
majority  of  them  are  admitted  by 
the  immigration  authorities,  because 
it  does  not  appear  that  the  physical 
defect  noted  will  make  the  immigrant 
a  public  charge.  When  the  physical 
defect  or  poor  physique  is  so  mark­
ed  that  it  seems  to  the  medical  in­
spector  likely  to  make  the  immigrant 
a  public  charge,  the  immigrant  is  de­
tained,  and  a  certificate  is  made  stat­
ing  his  disability,  which  certificate 
goes  to  the  Board  of  Special  Enquiry 
with  the  detained  immigrant.  About 
two-thirds  of  the  immigrants  so  cer­
tified  as  likely  to  become  a  public 
charge  are  admitted.

that 

Thus  it  is,  many  immigrants  who 
are  liable  to  disease  and  pauperism 
become  inmates  of  the  country  when 
they  ought  to  be  excluded.  The  idea 
of  the  writer  quoted  is 
there 
should  be  but  one  standard  of  phy­
sique  for  the  immigrant,  no  matter 
whether  his  destination  be  the  Penn­
the  New  York 
sylvania  mines  or 
sweat-shops. 
The 
laborer 
should  be  expected  to  possess  the 
same  rugged  physique  as  is  now  ex­
pected  of  the  unskilled  laborer.  The 
standard  should  be  fixed  by  law  by 
comparison  with  other  well-recogniz­
ed  standards  of  physique,  and  should 
be 
sufficiently  high  to  exclude  all 
who  could  not  beyond  doubt  make  a 
living  at  manual  labor.

skilled 

One  of  the  most  serious  objections 
to  many  classes  of  immigrants 
is 
their  tendency  to  stop  in  the  cities 
!  and  swell  the  swarms  of  the  poor  and 
undesirable  classes.  These  new  peo- 
I  pie  are  wanted  in  the  cotton  fields 
of  the  South  and  the  grain  fields  of 
the  West.  They  are  needed  to  fill 
up  the  sparsely  settled  regions  and 
cover  them  with  farms  and  homes. 
On  the  contrary,  too  many  of  them 
stick  to  the  cities,  creating  a  vast 
1  population  of  idlers,  loafers  and  crim­
inals,  preying  on  the  community  in 
which  they live,  while  the  agricultural 
interests  are  suffering  for  labor.

Thus  it  is  that  the  people  of  this 
great  new  republic  are  realizing  what 
has  long been  declared  of the  cities of 
the  Old  World,  that  they  are  fright­
ful  physical  and  moral  ulcers  on  the 
body  politic.

A  judgment  for  $4,000  has  been 
entered  in  the  Circuit  Court 
at 
Nashville,  Tenn.,  against  the  Louis­
ville  and  Nashville  Terminal  Railroad 
for  injury  to  an  adjacent  property 
from  the  smoke  of  locomotives  oper­
ating  in  the  terminal company’s yards. 
Eighteen  other  suits  of  a  like  char­
acter  are  pending  against  the  corpor­
ation.  The  principle 
in 
this  suit  is,  however,  correct.  No 
one  has  a  right  to  conduct  even  a  le­
gitimate  business  in  a  way  to  damage 
his  neighbor’s  property.

sustained 

The 

comprehensive  article  on 
Grafting,  published  elsewhere  in this 
week’s  paper,  is  reprinted  from 
the 
Brooklyn  Eagle  with  the  permission 
of  that  publication.

BUSINESS  VS.  BEER.

The  business  world  in  sheer  self- 
defense  has  been  obliged  to  turn  re­
former.  Little  by  little  it  has  found 
out  that  it  is  not  the  man  with  the 
hoe  but  the  man  behind  that  imple­
ment  of  agricultural 
industry  that 
settles  the  question  of  commercial 
success.  Thus  far  the  theory  has 
been  that  the  better  the  implement 
the  better  the  workmanship  and  that 
the  excellent  tool  in  the  hands  of  the 
average  American  workman  was  the 
foundation  of  the  Nation’s  acknowl­
edged  greatness.  Gradually,  how­
ever,  that  thought  has  been  chang­
ing  and  to-day  it  is  the  workman 
that  has  centered  upon  him  the  at­
tention  he  has  all  along  deserved. 
Now  it  is  the  unsurpassed  machine 
and  the  unsurpassed  man  that  runs 
it  which  together  are  moving 
the 
American  world  and  it  is  because  of 
this  union  that  this  Nation’s  progress 
has  made  so  many  and  so  rapid 
strides.

in 

the 

the 

This  same  fact  has  become  espe­
cially  prominent 
railroad 
world.  Little  by  little  the  railroads 
have  been  looking  after  the  details 
which, 
it  was  thought,  had  every­
thing  to  do  with  the  roads’  general 
prosperity  in  the  search  after  rapid 
transit.  The  engines, 
rolling 
stock  and  the  management  of  them 
were  supposed  to  have  everything to 
do  with  the  number  of  miles  an  hour 
and  they  were  accordingly  looked af­
ter.  Then  it  was  found  that  the road 
bed  was  an  equation  to  be  carefully 
considered  and  worked  out.  Now 
it  was  the  steel  rail  that  must  be 
put  down;  and  so,  item  by  item,  con­
stant  test  was  resorted  to  until  per­
fection  in  these  lines  led  up  to  the 
culminating  thought  that,  no  matter 
how  near  perfection 
the  physical 
condition  of  the  road  might  be,  a 
hundred  miles  an  hour  would  never 
be  reached  and  above  all  kept  up  un­
less  the  brain  that  drove  the  machine 
was  on  a  par  with  the  machine  itself.
Then  it  was  that  business  became 
a  reformer  for  purely  business  rea­
sons.  Then  it  was 
that  beer  and 
what  it  stands  for  became  a  matter 
of  the  greatest  interest.  Then  it  was 
that  the  cigarette  was  found  to  be 
a  bar  to  the  attainment  of  the  requir­
ed  number  of  miles  an  hour. 
In  a 
word,  the  man  with  the  machine  be­
gan  to  receive  the  attention  that  he 
had  deserved  all  along  and  had  not 
received,  until  to-day  the  workman 
and  his  habits  enter  more  largely  in­
to  the  problem  of  rapid  transit  than 
did  the  physical  features  when  the 
matter  became  a  subject  of  concern. 
The  Northern  Pacific  is  a  case  in 
hand. 
It  has  decided  that  temper­
ance  is  an  element  of  success  in  rail­
way  management  and  has  formulated 
an  order  which  is  to  take  effect  on 
the  first  of  the  coming  year.  This 
requires  that  all  employes  of 
the 
company  shall  abstain  from 
liquor 
as  a  condition  necessary  to  a  contin­
uance  in  its  service.  Not  only 
is 
drinking  to  excess  forbidden, but the 
social  glass,  the  forerunner  of  ex­
cess  in  thousands  of  instances, 
is 
forbidden  under  pain  of  dismissal. 
When  the  question  comes  down  to 
business  versus  beer  the  railroad asks 
for  no  time  for  deliberation.

The  action  of 

It  is  easy  to  understand  why  this 
decision  came  to  be 
so  promptly 
reached.  Without  the  fearful  record 
which  beer  has  made  for  itself  in  the 
loss  of  life  and  other  fearful  conse­
quences  from  a  drunken  workman, 
from  trainman  to  engineer, 
it  has 
long  been  a  wonder  that  roads  have 
been  willing  to  place  in  the  uncertain 
hands  of  a  beer-muddled  brain  the 
amount  of  property  which  the  mod­
ern  train  represents.  It  was,  and  has 
been  found,  too  great  a  risk.  Aside 
from  the  question  of  life  and  death 
it  involves  an  amount  of  suffering 
or  the  risk  of  it  which  no  company 
has  a  right  to  assume;  and  every  rail­
road  in  the  country  found  upon  a 
slight  examination  into  the  existing 
condition  of  things  that  beer  and 
its  representative  were  exacting  more 
tribute  from  the  company  than 
it 
could  really  pay.  They  were  giving 
them  a  class  of  men  that  they  could 
not  afford  to  employ  and,  when  the 
question  of  speed  was  taken 
into 
account,  a  class  of  men  too  far  gone 
in  intemperance  to  be  safe  handlers 
of  traffic.  From  every  point  of  view 
it  was  hundreds  to  nothing  against 
the  beer  and  for  purely  commercial 
reasons  business  became  a  reformer.
railroads  has 
been  adopted  in  other  lines  of  com­
mercial  enterprise  and  beer  is  not 
the  only  indulgence  “cut  out.”  The 
deadly  cigarette  is  teaching  a  lesson 
to  youthful  humanity  by  unqualify­
ing  them  for  hoped 
for  positions 
which  nothing  else  can.  No  longer 
are  the  tobacco-stained  thumb  and 
forefinger  considered  the  unmistaken 
signs  of  manhood  and 
for 
commerical  endeavor.  Trained  intel­
ligence  is  to  the  boy’s  astonishment 
not  only  asked  after  but  demanded, 
and  a  high  school  diploma  is  no 
longer  looked  upon  as 
so  much 
worthless  paper.  The  old-time  trav­
eling  man  with  his 
ignorance,  his 
vulgarity  and  his  too  often  dissolute 
life  has  given  place  to  the  gentleman 
who  is  now  valued  in  proportion  as 
he  represents  his  house  from  every 
first-class  point  of  view.  Profanity 
is  not  now  considered  a  commercial 
recommendation  and 
is 
more  and  more  looked  upon  as  an 
essential  in  an  aspirant  for  place  in 
the  world  of  traffic.  The  fact 
is 
business  has  been  compelled  to  be­
come  a  reformer  and  the  improved 
conditions  in matters  mercantile  show 
not  only  the  great  changes  necessary 
but  the  urgent  need  of  his  taking 
up  the  role  he  so  reluctantly  as­
sumed.

character 

fitness 

the 

No  one  who  is  at  all  familiar  with 
the  matter  will  dissent  from  Dorothy 
Dix  in  her  general  statement  in  this 
week’s  contribution  that  membership 
in  a  trades  union “changes well-mean­
ing  people  into  shirks,  sneaks  and 
liars.”  An  instance  in  point  is  afford­
ed  by  the  letter  carriers’  union 
in 
Chicago,  which  held  a  ball  under the 
auspices  of  the  union  two  days  after 
the  horrible  holocaust  in  that  city. 
Letter  carriers  are  generally  men  of 
superior  intelligence,  but  membership 
in  a  trades  union  apparently  changes 
them  into  fiends,  as  it  does  men  of 
other  occupations..

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9

reposed  in  a 

those 

If 

it  would 

It  Threatens  the  Very  Existence  of 

the  Nation.

GROW TH  O F  GRAFT.

The  pickpocket  tunjty 

for  graft.  The 

permit  its  disregard.  Bootblacks  and 
newsboys  pay  blood  money  for  per­
mission  to  ply  their  trades  on  cer-

in-  remarks  expressive  of  envy  or  of j  officials  had  stolen  the  funds  raised 
in  the  services  of  detectives  and 
spectors.  The  engineer  of  many  a  ,  admiration  for  the  successful  grafter I  for  the  support  of  the  men  who 
power  plant  reckons  as  a  fair  part  of j  than  of  condemnation  of  his  methods. 
fought  at  Saratoga  and  Trenton.
his  income  the  commissions  he  re- j  It  is  unreasonable  to  hope  for  the 
The  first  act  of  the  regularly  con-
Graft  is  the  extorted  profit  from an 
ceives  on  coal, oil and everything else |  honest  conduct  of  public  affairs 
so 
stituted  Congress— the  refunding  of 
purchased  for  his  use.  The  commer- j  long  as  the  business  and  professional 
official  representative  position  or  em­
the  public  debt— reeked  of  specula­
cial  traveler  bribes  the  trusted  rep- j  grafter  is  looked  on  not  with  con- 
ployment. 
It  is  the  purchase  price 
tion  and  corruption.  But  such 
in­
of  an  unfair  favor;  an  accepted  bribe 
resentatives  of  his  customers,  and :  tempt,  but  with  admiration.  The tol- 
stances  are  rare  in  the  early  history 
in  consideration  of  which  the  tender 
there  is  a  legend  that  some  of  them  erance  extended  to  the  grafter  dem-
of  the  nation.  There  is  nothing  to 
is  permitted  to  violate  or  evade
i are  not  above  exacting  that  item  ofi onstrates  the  existence  of  a  deplora-
show  that  the  system  of  petty  and 
ft -whjch  js  concealed  in  a  distort- j  bly  low  public  moral  tone.  Grafting 
law.  Graft  is  money stolen  in  perfidy 
wholesale  official  thievery,  which  now 
repre- £(j  expense  account.  The  policeman; has  become  a  science;  it  is  the  beset-
to  a confidence 
goes  by  the  comprehensive  name  of 
It  is the  price  of  official | b 
bis  piace  on  the  force,  and  is i  ting  sin  of  the  American  people.  In
sentative. 
“graft,”  had  yet  been  established.  It 
It  is  a  dishonest  perqui-  disciplined  by  removal  to  a  precinct j  this  world  of  peculation  there  are 
dishonor. 
was  fashionable  to  be  honest.  When 
site.  Graft  is  the  meanest  and  lowest  Qr  district  where  there  is  less  oppor- j  three  distinct  divisions,  viz.:  Those 
a  man  betrayed  a  public  trust  he be­
form  of  thievery. 
contractor  who  receive  the  graft,  those  who  ten- 
came  an  outcast. 
the  Benedict 
betrays  no  confidences,  and  the  cau-  blocks  the  public  streets  with  build-1  der  the  graft,  and  those  who  aspire 
Arnolds  of  to-day  in  a  city  of  the 
tious  man  can  guard  himself  against  ¡ng  materials,  and  feels  secure  from |  to  be  grafters.  Allied  with  these  is  a 
size  of  New  York  or  Chicago  were 
this  nimble-fingered  species  of  thief.  tbe  enforcement  of  the  law  when  he I  fourth  class  who,  while  not  partic- 
to  march  in  solid  ranks  past  the  re­
The  burglar  and  the  highwayman  has  bribed  those  whose  influence will |  ipating  in  the  proceeds,  look  upon
spective  city  halls, 
take 
the  system,  not  with  honest  abhor- 
risk  their  lives  in  their  plunderings. 
them  long  to  pass,  and  it  is  to  be 
ence,  but  as  a  trifling  and  necessary 
They  are  open  and  avowed  enemies 
feared  that  they  would  be  greeted 
evil.  There  has  been  stealing  in  all
of  society,  and  boldly  defy  its  laws 
and  applauded  by  throngs  of  admir­
and  dare  its  penalties.  They  ask  no 
ing  and  envious  followers.  Before 
meed  of  respect  from 
they | 
making  the  serious  statements  which 
would  rob.  They  quarrel  not  that 
follow,  I  desire  to  insert  this  preface: 
them  as  criminals. 
society  brands 
The  vast  majority  of  those  who  fill 
The  forger  operates  against 
those | 
positions  of  trust  in  this  country  are 
who  are  trained  to  be  on  guard  j 
honest  and  honorable  men.  Of  the 
against  his  villainy.
thousands  and  ten  of  thousands  who 
j  fill  political  places  in  the  national and 
!  state  capitols,  and  in  the  cities,  towns 
,  and  villages  between  the  two  oceans,
,  the  overwhelming  majority 
receive 
no  money  which  they  do  not  fairly 
;  earn,  and  in  numberless 
instances 
they  are  but  ill  requited  for  their 
!  services.  There  is  an  army  of  hard 
working  men  and  women  who  have 
spent  the  best  years  of  their  lives  in 
i  faithful  service  in  our  public  depart­
ments.  They  will  retire  in  their  old 
age  with  nothing  but  gray  hairs  to 
!  show  for  weary  years  spent  for  bare­
ly  enough  to  maintain  a  respectable 
!  existence.  There  are  scientists,  spe- 
j  cialists  and  professional  men  holding 
official  positions  who  work  with  an 
|  earnest  most  disinterested  zeal  which 
would  bring  them  fame  and  material 
reward  if  devoted  to  other  than  the 
public  welfare.  Yet  the  reputation 
j  of  such  as  these  is  smirched  by  their 
forced  contact  and  association  with 
j  the  grafter.  Let  us  look  the  truth 
|  fully  in  the  face. 
Is  it  not  a  fact 
i  that  the  man  who  holds  or  aspires  to 
j  a  public  position  renders  himself  lia­
ble  to  the  suspicion  that  he  is  or 
would  be  dishonest?  Is  it  not  a  fact 
that  men  who  value  their  good  fame 
and  name  above  all  other  considera­
tain  corners.  Railroad  passes,  issued  |  ages,  and  as  far  back  as  we  can  look 
tions  hesitate  to  accept  or  compete 
to  members  of  the  clergy,  are  found  i  in  the  records  of  nations  we  learn
for  public  office  for  fear  their  honor 
in  the  office  of  “ticket  scalpers”—   of  men  who  have  attained  wealth  and 
will  be  tarnished?  Is  there  not much 
hardly  an  occupation  or  a  pro-  position  by  taking  mercenary  advan- 
of  truth  in  the  assertion  that  while 
fession  which  does  not  afford  oppor-  tage  of  places  of  trust  and  honor, 
all  officeholders  are  not  thieves,  all 
tunity  for  that  systematic  thievery  There  have  been  those,  who, 
like 
thieves  would  be  officeholders? 
Is 
which  goes by the  name  of graft.  The  Walpole,  defended  corruption  as  a 
it  not  a  fact  that  the  mercenary  vio­
time  has  come  when  graft  is  a  rec-  conservative  force  which  tended  to 
lation  of  public  trusts  and  of  private 
ognized  and  conventional  factor 
Alexander 
positions  is  more  widespread  in  this 
determining  the  incomes  of 
those |  Hamilton  is  on  record  in  a  speech 
country  than  in  any  other?  An  un­
who  profit  thereby.  When  a  posi-  delivered  before  the convention which 
biased  study  of  the  facts  will  compel 
tion  is  under  consideration  the  mies-  framed  the  Constitution  of  the  Unit- 
one  to  answer  all  of  these  questions 
tion  is  blandly  asked,  “How  muai  is  ed  States  as  indorsing  in  part  Wal-
in  the  affirmative.  The  grafter  rules
there  in  it  outside  of  the  salary?”  pole’s  position,  and  certain  of  his 
is  critics  claim  that  he  made  practice  m  the  political  world,  and  he  has  ex­
The  suspicion  that  an  individual 
taking  dishonest  advantage  of  his  of-  of  his  theory.  Certain  it  is  that  dur-  tended  his  sway  into  hundreds  of  the 
fice  or  employment  may  become  a I  ing  the  seven  desperate  years  when  avenues  of  business  and  finance.  The 
certainty  without  seriously  menacing  we  were  struggling  for  our  national 
inexorable  law  of  supply  and  demand 
independence,  there  were  not  want-  governs  and  determines  in  the  world 
his  standing  or  reputation.  Society 
ing  those  who  in  devious  ways  fatten-  of  graft.  As  naturally  as  water  seeks 
frowns  only  on  the  detected  and  ex- 
posed  grafter,  and  has  more  of  con-  ed  on  the .public  revenues.  Our  sold- 
its  level,  and  as  instinctively  as  rats 
tempt  for  his  stupidity  than  of  scorn 
ier  forefathers  went  ragged  and  hun-  discern  the  scent  of  cheese,  does  your 
for  his  knavery.  One  oftener  hears |  gry  because  contractors  and  bribed  grafter  locate  and  reach  out  after

Compared  to  the  grafter,  the  pick­
pocket,  burglar,  highwayman,  forger 
and  others  who  aim  to  secure  money 
without  returning  a  fair  equivalent 
in  goods  or  service  are  deserving of 
some  degree  of  respect.  The  grafter 
deliberately  robs  those  who  have ele­
vated  him  to  a place of power  or hon­
or. 
Ignoring  that  splendid  instinct 
which  impels  a  gentleman  to  do more 
for  his  friends  than  he  would  do  for 
his  own  pleasure  or  preferment, 
the 
grafter  plunders  those  who  have  giv­
en  him  the  guardianship  of 
their 
property  or  the  watching  of  their in­
terests.  The  guest  who  steals  from 
the  table  of  his  host  the  silver spoons 
which  are  placed  by  his  plate  has  in 
him  the  making  of  a  successful  graft­
er.  His  crime,  although  mean, 
is 
small  compared  to  the  public  official 
who  robs  not  one  friend,  but  an  en­
tire  community  of  his  fellow  citizens.
Grafting  is  by  no  means  confined 
to  the  petty  and  wholesome  robbing 
of  the  community  by  public  officials. 
There  is  the  grafter  who  is  false  to 
the  interests  of  his  employer; 
the 
grafter  who,  as  trusted  clerk  or  of­
ficial,  uses  his  position  with  corpora­
tion  or  company  to  a  dishonest  end. 
In  every  branch  and  ramification  of 
the  business,  financial  and  industrial 
world  is  found  the  grafter;  smug  of 
face,  discreet  of tongue, mealy-mouth­
ed  in  pretended 
snake 
warmed  in  the  bosom  of  the  one  he 
systematically  plunders.  This  sys­
tematic  spoilation  of  employes,  pub­
lic,  corporate  and  private,  has  become 
the  besetting  and  shameful  sin  of the 
American  people.  There 
is  not  a 
position  so  high  or  one  so  menial 
without  candidates  and  applicants 
who  desire  to  hold  it  for  its  plunder­
ing.  There  are  janitors  who  exact 
graft  from  tenants  and  landlords; the 
street  laborer  bribes  his  way  into his 
employment  and  shirks  his  work; the 
street  railway  conductor  purchases 
the  influence  which  makes  him  a  col­
lector  of  fares.  The  confidence  of 
the  street  railway  corporation  in  its 
employes  is  evidenced  by 
for­
tunes  expended  in  cash  registers  and

Frederick  Upham  Adams

in j  protect  vested 

rights. 

. . . .  

, ,  

,  , 

.

loyalty— a 

the 

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the  positions  where  graft  is  possible 
and  profitable.  Since  there  are  more 
grafters  than  opportunities  for  graft­
ing,  there  is  engendered  a  lively com­
petition  between  those  who  would 
fatten  at  the  public  expense.  Thus 
there  is  established  a  market  price 
for  official  positions.  At  times 
a, 
combination  of  grafters  will  sacrifice 
one  of  these  positions  to  an  honest 
man  in  order  that  in  an  election  the 
influence  of  his  good  name  will  place 
or  hold  them  in  power.  But  as  a  rule 
these  places  are  sold  to  the  highest 
bidder,  discrimination  being  shown 
to  those  whose  personality  adds  to 
that  popularity  necessary  to  the  win­
ning  of  votes.  No  investment  yields 
so  large  returns  on  money  expend­
ed  as  that  which  establishes  one  as 
a  grafter.  Experienced  politicians 
usually  estimate  the  profit  at  a  min­
imum  of  ioo  per  cent. 
If  a  man 
spends  $10,000  in  order  to  secure  a 
political  job  he  expects  to  make  as 
much  or  more  each  year  out  of  it. 
Like  gambling,  the  profits  are  high 
because  the  risks  are  great.  There 
looms  up  the  shadow  of  the 
ever 
jail. 
It  will  not  be  claimed 
that  of­
ficial  salaries  are  too  high  in  city, 
county,  state  or  nation.  On  the  con­
trary  they  are  too  low. 
It  will  not 
be  claimed  that  there  is  longer  any 
honor  in  serving  a  community  while 
suspicion  attaches 
to  every  office­
holder.  A  capable  man  can  make 
more  in  a  civic  position  than  he  can 
in  a  public  one,  and  his  reputation 
stands  in  no  danger. 
It  may,  there­
fore,  be  fair  to  assume  that  the  man 
who  pays  his  way  into  an  office  pur­
poses  to  rob  the  community  through 
it.  No  other  inference  is  logical.  It 
naturally  follows  that  the  greater  the 
opportunities  for  plunder  the  higher 
the  price  paid  for  the  office.  The  law 
of  supply  and  demand  is  followed 
absolutely. 
It  is,  therefore,  possible 
to  locate  the  more  important  graft­
ers  and  to  determine  the  approximate 
amount  of  their  stealings  by  naming 
the  offices  which  are  sold,  and  by 
determining  the  price  paid  for  them. 
Every  elective  position  in  New  York 
and,  for  that  matter,  in  all  large  ci­
ties  in  this  country,  offers  possibili­
ties  for  graft,  and  all  of  them  in  the 
metropolis  have  been  filled  by  graft­
ers. 
It  is  conceivable  that  an  honest 
man  of  great  wealth  might  pay  as 
a  campaign  assessment  a  sum  of 
money  equal  to  his  salary  for  the 
entire  term  to  which  he  aspires,  but 
in  doing  so  he  evinces  a  sad  lack  of 
delicacy  and  sets  a  most  deplorable 
example.  But  we  may  quickly  dis­
miss  these  figureheads  who  stand  as 
the  standard  bearers  of  the  party. 
They  may  or  may  not  be  intending 
grafters.  As  a  rule  they  pay  cam­
paign  assessments,  and  large  ones.  In 
England,  France  and  Germany  such 
indiscretions  are  not  permitted.  But 
what  shall  we  say  of  aldermen  who 
pay  in  assessments  many  times  the 
salaries?  What 
amounts  of 
shall  we  say  of  candidates  for 
the 
judiciary  who  pay  vast 
sums  of 
money  in  order  that  they  may  be 
elected  to  the  most  respected  places 
within  the  gift  of  citizenship?  The 
demand  is  made  from  pulpit  and  edi­
torial  page  that  no  word  of  criticism 
or  breath  of  censure  be  directed

their 

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

against  the  bench.  They  may  thus 
cultivate  a  respect  among  the  masses) 
hut  the  damning,  practical  fact  re­
mains  that  there  are  communities  in 
which  the  highest  assessments 
in 
proportion  to  the  prospective  sala­
ries  are 
levied  against  the  judicial 
candidates,  and  coupled  with  this  is 
the  additional  and  more  ominous  fact 
that  in  many  instances  these  assess­
ments  are  paid,  not  by  the  candidate, 
but  by  corporate  and  other  interests 
which  reasonably  may  expect  to  have 
litigation  before  the 
judge  whose 
election  is  in  question.  Where  there 
is  reasonable  doubt  as  to  which  tick­
et  will  win,  it  is  customary  for  such 
interests  to  pay  the  assessments  of 
the  rival  candidates.  No  fact  is  bet­
ter  known  to  those  admitted  behind 
the  scenes  in  politics. 
It  is  not  an 
agreeable  thing  to  write  about,  but 
“graft”  is  not  a  poetic  topic.

We  may  accept  it  as  a  self  evident 
proposition  that  the  man  who  buys 
his  way  into  an  office  intends  to  steal 
his  way  out  of  it. 
It  makes  small 
difference  how  he  spends  his  money; 
it  is  bribery  if  it  be  devoted  to  the 
winning  of  an  office.  There  are  ways 
of  bribery  other  than  holding  a  man 
by  the  shoulder  and  jamming  a  roll 
of  bills  into  his  pocket.  The  candi­
date  who  lavishly  expends  money  on 
picnics  and  entertainments  for  his 
constituents;  who  distributes  thous­
ands  of  turkeys  during  the  holiday 
season;  who  pays  police  court  fines 
and  funeral  expenses,  may  be  justly 
suspected  in  most  instances  of  mo­
tives  far  different  from  those  which 
inspire  the  philanthropist.  What  is 
more  significant  is  the  fact  that  the 
recipients  of  these  favors  are  not  in 
the  least  deceived  thereby.  They  rec­
ognize  and  accept  them  as  their  share 
of  the  graft. 
If  the  donor  be  in  of­
fice,  they  realize  that  he  is  expending 
a  small  percentage  of  his  stolen  prof­
its;  if  he  be  a  candidate,  they  know 
that  for  every  dollar  risked  he  hopes 
to  win  ten.

Equally  dangerous  and  far  more 
despicable  is  the  grafter  who  poses 
as  a  respectable  member  of  society. 
The  grafter  from  the  slums—brutal, 
ignorant  and  redolent  of  the  barroom 
—would  not  be  tolerated  for  one  mo­
ment  had  he  not  his  counterpart  in 
the  genteel,  educated  character 
in 
broadcloth  who  prates  of  patriotism 
and  asks  the  blessing  of  Providence 
on  his  peculations. 
It  is  to  fill  the 
hungry  maws  of  such  as  these  that 
lobbies  are  maintained  wherever  rep­
resentatives  have  at 
their  disposal 
franchise  favors  or  special 
legisla­
tion. 
It  is  to  swell  their  bank  ac­
counts  that  certain  corporations  set 
aside  corruption  funds.  By  means of 
iniquitous  favors,  for  which  they  re­
ceived  the  purchase  price,  robberies

The  type  just  considered  may  be 
classed  as  professional  grafters.  They 
make  no  hypocritical  pretense  of  a 
fine-spun  morality.  As  a  rule  they 
are  no  lower  in  the  scale  than  the 
electorate 
them. 
Grafting  is  their  business.  They  are 
“working  for  their  own  pockets  all 
the  time,”  and  scorn  to  deny  it.  The 
answer  to  the  question,  “What 
is 
there  in  it  for  me?”  determines  their 
action  in  all  things  political  or  gov­
ernmental.

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and  extortions  innumerable  are  being 
practiced  on  the  American  people. 
Where  is  the  community  which  can 
proudly  and  truthfully  say  that  it  is 
not  being plundered  as  a  consequence 
of  the  venality  of  its  elected  or  ap­
pointed  officials?

How  many  boards  of  aldermen  are 
there  which  stand  so  high  in  honesty 
as  to  be  above  suspicion? 
In  what 
state  do  legislatures  meet  which have 
the  respect,  approval  and 
implicit 
trust  of  its  people?

This is  the  only nation  in  the  world 
where  the-holding  of  a  public  office 
raises  a  suspicion  as  to  the  character 
In  our  great  mu­
of  the  incumbent. 
nicipalities  we  esteem 
it  a  matter 
for  Congratulation  if  a  man  of  known 
probity  and  of  recognized  character 
and  ability  can  be  induced  to  stand 
for  office.  Derisive  names  are  coined 
to  designate  those  whose  unselfish 
civic  pride  impels  them  to  bear  the 
odium  of  office  holding.  We  call  the 
man  who  places  honest  citizenship 
above  partisan  greed  a  “mugwump.” 
We  term  the  man  who  dares  defy  the 
cohorts  of  organized  rapacity  a  “goo- 
goo.” 
In  most  of  our  large  cities 
and  in  hundreds  of  smaller  ones  it 
is  impossible  to  elect  a  ticket  com­
posed  wholly  of  reputable  men,  ex­
cept  at  long  separated  intervals  when 
disgust  with  outrageous  mis-govern- 
ment  arouses  a  municipal  revolution, 
ii  In  other words  we have  not  enough 
of  civic  pride  to  outweigh  the  energy 
and  influence  of  the  grafter.  Surely 
this  is  an  astounding  and  deplorable 
‘state  of  affairs!  Since  it  obtains  in 
no  other  nation  on  the  face  of  the 
globe  the  inference  is  clear  that  we 
have  reached  a  low  moral  plane, 
which  should  and  which  does  hold 
us  up  to  the  scorn  of  all  students  of 
these  contaminated  institutions.

Look  the  facts  straight  in  the  face 
and  attempt  to  read  the  secret  of  this 
infamy.  Who  is  the  ally  of  the  graft­
er?  Who pays  over  the  money which 
makes  his  ceaseless  activities  profit­
able? 
In  the  answer  to  these  ques­
tions  is  found  the  secret  of  the  suc­
cess  of  the  grafter  and  of  the  shame 
of  American  citizenship.

For  each  grafter  who 

receives 
bribes  there  are  a  score  or  more  of 
men  who  tender  them.  These  pa­
trons  of  the  grafter,  these  producers 
of  graft,  are,  as  a  rule, men  who make 
pretense  of  respectability.  They  have 
bank  accounts.  They  employ  other 
men,  and  expect  and  often  insist  that 
their  employes  shall  not  vote  counter 
to  their  interests.  They  belong  to 
churches,  clubs  and  societies.  They 
are  a  part  of  the  solid  conservative 
element.  Why  are  they  the  patrons 
of  grafting?  W liy  do  they  vote  for 
grafters  in  conventions  and  at  the 
polls?  Because,  like  their  henchmen, 
the  grafter,  they  “are  working  for 
their  own  pockets  all  the  time.”

No  city  on  earth  has  a  criminal 
class  so  strong  or  a  slum  district  so 
populous  as  to  return  a  majority  in 
favor  of  political  thieves.  The  graft­
er  is  to  the  fore  because  criminal 
business 
interests  have  placed  him 
there.  “He  is  on  the  same  pay  roll 
with  the  lobbyist.  He  is  the  hireling 
of  respectable  rapacity.

Whenever  a  bribe  is  tendered,  four 
crimes  are  committed  or  contemplat­

ed.  The  one  who  offers  the  bribe 
wishes  to  violate  or  evade  a  law.  He 
declares  his  intent  as  a  criminal. 
That  is  crime  No.  i.  He  offers  the 
bribe,  or  authorizes  an  agent  to  do 
so.  This  is  crime  No.  2.  The  grafter 
accepts  the  blood  money.  This  is 
crime  No.  3.  He  violates  his  oath 
of  office  and  permits  the  infraction 
of  a  law.  This  is  crime  No.  4.

No  vicious  piece  of 

legislation 
stands  on  a  statute  book  but  that 
bought  it  and  placed  it  there.  There 
is  no  grafter  of  consequence,  who 
in  time  or  stress  of  danger,  can  not 
demand  and  speedily  receive  the  sup­
port  and  influence  of  men  who  stand 
high  in  the  world  of  affairs.

Is  there  any  other  door  at  which 
we  can  lay  these  crimes?  Do  the 
people  as  a  mass 
raise  corruption 
funds  and  assail  the  virtue  of  their 
representatives 
and  officials?  Do 
those  whose  children  are  denied  an 
education  because  there  are  not  suf­
ficient  school  buildings  secure  quick 
relief  by  purchasing the necessary ap­
propriation?  Are  parks  and  play­
grounds  to  be  had  through  the  use 
of  money  in  the  hands  of  a  paid  lob­
by?  Was  a  dollar  ever  expended  in 
bribery  for  other  than  a  personal and 
selfish  purpose?  There  is  only  one 
answer  to  these  questions.

The  grafter 

is  an  effect;  not  a 
cause.  He  is  the  retainer  of  dishon­
est  business  interests;  the  henchman 
of  those  so  carried  away  by  the  lust 
of  greed  that  they  do  not  hesitate 
to  plunder 
citizens 
through  the  bribed  co-operation ^ of 
those  who  are  paid  to  protect  their 
interests.

fellow 

their 

the 

In  foreign  countries,  which  make 
no  claim  to  the  liberty  which  is  our 
heritage,  they  are  partly  recompens­
ed  by  the  service  of  officials  who  find 
honor  and  pleasure  in  the  just  and 
careful  administration  of  the  duties 
In  the  great  mu­
of  their  positions. 
nicipalities  of  England 
citizen 
who  has  served  his 
country  and 
amassed  an  honest  competence  as  a 
business  or  professional  man  looks 
forward  after  middle  age  to  the  pos­
sibility  that  the  riper  years  of  his  life 
may  be  called  into  requisition  by  the 
community  of  which  he  is  a  part. 
Such  men  fill  the  higher  elective  and 
appointive  positions,  serving  gener­
ally  without  pay,  and  finding  their re­
ward  in  the  appreciation  of  those 
who  have  honored  them  by  their  con­
fidence.  The  vast  engineering  works 
completed  in  recent  years  have  been 
planned  and 
supervised  by  men 
whose  only  pay  was  the  applause  of 
their  fellows.  The  great  public  util­
ities  of  Glasgow,  Birmingham,  Man­
chester  and  London  are  in  charge  of 
men  whose  lives  and  acts  raise  them 
beyond  the  reach  of  suspicion.  Brib­
ery  is  a  crime  in  England;  it  is  a 
profession  in  our  beloved  country.

We  have  blured  and  well-nigh  ob­
literated 
the  line  which  separates 
honesty  from  dishonesty.  We  have 
considered  honesty  as  a  policy  and 
not  as  a  virtue.  The  shrewd  trading 
and  business  instinct  of  the  former 
generations  has  degenerated  in  many 
instances  into  an  over-reaching  and 
unscrupulous  avarice.  The  “tricks of 
trade”  had  not  far  to  fall  to  become 
the  crimes  of  business.

Powerful  and  seemingly  unassaila­
ble  as  is  this  alliance  between  crim­
inal  interests  and  criminal  officials, 
it  will  be  ground  to  powder  when 
once  the  American  people  realize  the 
shame  which  has  crept  upon  them. 
There  is  brewing  a  revolution  against 
venality,  whether  of  the  tap  room  or 
of  the  counting 
it 
bursts  it  will 
jails  with 
strangely  assorted  criminals.  There 
will  come  a  day  when  honesty  will 
be  fashionable;  when  probity  will no 
longer  be  the  subject  of  a  sneer.—  
Frederick  Upham  Adams.

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BU SY  BEA SLE Y.

Eccentricities  of  a Customer  Familiar 

in  Every  Store.

W ritten  for  the  Tradesm an.

There  were  a  good  many  customers 
in  the  little  country  store  and  every 
clerk  was  busy  when  Mr.  Beasley 
made  his  appearance.

“I  want  to  git  waited  on  right 
away,”  he  announced  before  the  door 
had  closed  behind  him. 
in  a 
dretful  hurry  and  I  can’t  fool  around 
here  a  secont.”

“I’m 

But  the  force  was  pretty  familiar 
with  Mr.  Beasley’s  eccentricities,  and 
nobody  answered  him.

“Be  you  busy?”  he  asked  directly, 
addressing  Mr.  Williams,  who  was 
filling  a  red  paper  sack  with  dark 
brown  sugar for a man from  way over 
east.

“Why,  rather,”  answered  Mr.  Wil­
liams  without  looking  up  from  his 
work.

“I  didn’t  know,”  said  Mr.  Beasley 
in  an  injured  tone.  “I’m  in  most  an 
awful  rush  jest  now.  The  ole  wom- 
ern  says  we’re  all  out  of  dust  tea— 
hain’t  got  enough 
fer  supper,  an’ 
Bill’s  folks  is  cornin’  over  to  take  a 
clean  meal  with  us  fer  a  change,  an’ 
she  can’t  do  nothin’  about  gittin’  of 
it  ready  without  she’s 
every 
blessed  thing  in  sight  that  she’s  go- 
in’  to  cook.  Say,  how  soon  d’you 
reckon  you’ll  be  at  libe’ty?”

got 

“O,  I  don’t  know,”  replied  Wil­
liams,  as  he  set  the  scales,  “I’ve  got 
to  finish  with  this  man  and  then 
there’s  Mis’  Calkins  and  the  Van  der 
Bunts  and  Billy  Chapin  ahead  of you, 
if  some  of the  clerks  don’t  get  around 
to  pick  them  up  before  I  do.”

“My,  that’ll  take  an  awful  while,” 
sighed  Mr.  Beasley. 
“Say,  d’you 
s'pose  you’ve  got  another  pair  of 
pants  in  the  store  that’ll  fit  me  an’ 
wear  like  them  I  got  here  last  win­
ter?”

“O,  Gee!  I  don’t  know,”  replied  the 
merchant,  as  he  wound  an 
extra 
wrapping  of  twine  about  the  pack­
age  of  sugar,  “I’ve  most  forgot  what 
kind  you  had.  What  else  was  it  you 
spoke  of?”  he  enquired  of  the  man 
from  way  over  east. 
“O,  yes,  I  re­
member  now.  It  was  yarn.  Now  we 
have  several  kinds;  but  more  than 
likely  you’ll  want  some  of  this heavy 
home-spun 
the 
warmest  and  most  durable  kind  there 
is  to  be  had,  and  it’s  mighty  hard 
to  get  hold  of  nowadays,  too.”

It’s  about 

yarn. 

“Say,  le’me  get  a  look  at  that!”  de­

manded  Mr.  Beasley.

“ Is  this  the  jannewine?”  asked  the 

man  from  way  over  east.

“Say,  that  don’t  look  like  what  my 
old  mammy  used  to  spin,”  observed 
Mr.  Beasley,  as  he  ran  the  strands 
through  his  withered  fingers. 
“It’s 
the  single  thread,  an’  it  won’t  wear 
like  what  we  used  to  git.  You  allers 
want  to  buy  the  doubled  and  twisted 
kind  fer  wear,”  and  Mr.  Beasley 
threw  it  down  in  disgust.

“Well,  now 

that’s  pretty  good 
yarn,”  said  Williams  with  a  slight 
show  of  annoyance. 
“You’ll  have to 
look  a  good  while  before  you’ll  find 
any  that’ll  beat  it.”

“How  much  is  it  a  pound?”  asked 

the  man  from  way  over  east.

“Yes,”  said  Mr.  Beasley,  “that’s

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

what  I’m  a waitin’  to hear.  How much 
is  it  a  pound?  Can’t  form  no  good 
jedgment  onto  a  piece  of  goods  now- 
erdays  without  you  know  the  price. 
Price  is  what  counts— price  an’  qual­
ity.”

“One  dollar  a  pound,”  said  the  mer­

chant.

“Say,  hain’t  that  a  pretty  stiff  fig- 
ger?”  demanded  Mr.  Beasley.  “Seems 
like  a  body  orter  git  the  like  o’  that 
fer  sixty  or  seventy  cents.”

“That’s  jess  what  I  was  a  thinkin’, 
too,”  remarked  the  man  from  way 
over  east,  who  really  hadn’t  thought 
anything  of  the  kind  until  Mr.  Beas­
ley  suggested  it  to  his  mind.

“Seventy  cents  for  yarn  like  that!” 
exclaimed  Williams  in  well-feigned 
surprise. 
“Yarn  like  that  for  seven­
ty  cents?  Well,  I  guess  not.  The 
way  cottons  and  woolens  are  now 
it’s  a  wonder  I  don’t  have  to  get  ten 
shillings  for  it.  How  much  will  I  do 
up  for  you?”  he  asked  the  man  from 
way  over  east.

"I  reckon  you  could  do  better  over 
to  Jones’s,”  suggested  Mr.  Beasley. 
“They  keep  an  awful  good  stock  of j 
such  like  truck.  Course  I  don’t  want 
to  interfere  with  your  business,  Wil­
liams,”  said  Mr.  Beasley,  apologeti­
cally,  “but  a  feller  ort  to  do  the  best 
he  kin,  and  I  allers  like  to  do  a 
neighbor  a  good  turn.  Air  you  pret­
ty  nigh  ready  to  wait  on  me?  You 
know  I  said  I  was  in  a  dretful  hurry.” 
“Say,”  suggested  Williams,  “don’t 
you  want  to  go  and  sit  down  for  a 
few  minutes?  You’ll  get  tired  stand­
ing  around  so  much,  and  I’ll  attend I 
to  you  just  as  soon  as  possible.”

“No,  by  Mighty!  I  don’t,”  answer­
ed  Mr.  Beasley  with  some  asperity. 
“You  nee’n’t  to  think  1  carry  this 
cane  because  I  n-e-e-d  it.  It’s  an  old 
keepsake,  an’  1  lug  it  around  with 
me  jess  fer  comp’ny. 
I  can  stand 
hard  work  better’n  some  o’  the  young I 
fellers.  Course  if  you  don’t  care  fer 
me  to  be  hanging  around  I  can  go 
somers  elst,”  he  suggested  as  a  look 
of  displeasure  crossed  his  face,  “but 
I  don’t  see  how  you  kin  expect  to | 
sell  yer  goods  onless  you  let  folks 
look  at  ’em,  an’  it  must  be  a  sight 
easier  to  show  two  fellers  to  oncet 
than  to  have  to  haul  down  all  your 
stuff  jest  fer  one,  an’  him  not  know- 
in’  whether  or  not  you  got  anything 
he’ll  want  to  buy.”

“O,  that’s  all  right,”  Williams has­
tened  to  reply. 
“Look  all  you  like,” 
and  with  an  inward  groan  he  turned 
once  more  to  the  man  from  way  over 
east,  and  finally  managed  to  get  an 
order  for  home-made  yarn  at  the 
regular  price.

“Le’me  look  at  some  o’  your  rub­
bers  to  wear  with  socks,”  said  the 
man  from  way  over  east.

“Certainly,” 

replied  Williams, 
promptly  leading  the  way  to  the  rub­
ber  department.

“Say,”  said  Beasley,  “you  want  to 
if 

kind  o’  keep  your  eyes  skinned 
you’re  going  to  buyin’  rubbers.” 

“Why?”  asked  the  man  from  way 

over  east.

“Cus  the’s  such  a  fraud  into  ’em. 
They  sell  rubbers  here  that  look  all 
right,  but  that  hain’t  good  fer  more’n 
three  or  four  days’  hard  knockin’. 
Holes  come  into  ’em  right  off,  an’

they  -cost  enough  to  be  good  ones, 
too.”

“Who  got  poor  rubbers  here?”  de-; 
manded  Williams,  as  he  came  for-1 
ward  with  a  pair  of  long  “leather j 
j  tops”  with  snag  proof  bottoms.  “Did 
I  ever  sell  you  any  rubbers  that | 
!  didn’t  wear  all  right?”

“O,  mine  wa’n’t  nothing  to  brag 

of,”  replied  the  old  man  calmly.

“Got  ’em  on  now?”  asked  the  mer- 

I  chant.

“Yes,  here  they  be,  if  that’s  any 

satisfaction  to  you.”

“Why,  those  look  all  right,”  said 
Williams  after  a  careful  examination. 
“What’s  the  matter  with  t-h-e-m?” 
“Well,  there  hain’t  nothing  very 
!  bad  the  matter  with  ’em  y-i-t,”  said j 
Mr.  Beasley,  “but  I  hain’t  had 
’em j 
’em  a  good |
long  enough  to  give 

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“Never  did  like  to  be  helped  by no  j 

gal,”  remarked  the  old  man.

“Now,  Mr.  Beasley,”  said  the  girl 
airily,  “I  know  you’ll  be  awfully  well  j 
pleased  with  me  for  a  clerk.  We’ve 
got  the 
loveliest  prunes  you  ever 
saw.  Can  I  put  up  some  for  you?”

“I  can  allers  do  better  with 

the 
proprietor,”  said  Mr.  Beasley  quer­
ulously.

“O,  I  guess  not,”  answered  Fannie 
cheerfully,  “just  try  me  once.  Won’t 
you  come  and  see  the  prunes?  They’ 
are  dreadfully 
cheap.  Everybody 
says  so.”

“If  I  had  a  store,”  remarked  Mr. 
Beasley  decisively,  “I’d  never  have 
no  gal  into  it.”

“Did  you  say  you  wanted  some 
tea,  Mr.  Beasley?  How  much  would 
you  like?”

“If  I  had  forty  stores  I  wouldn’t 
have  a  gal  into  a  one  on  ’em,”  growl­
ed  Mr.  Beasley.

“C-a-n-’-t  I  get you  that  tea?”  asked 
Fannie  in  despair. 
“I’d  like  to  s-o 
well,  and  I  know  I  can  do  it  right.”
“If  I  had  stores  to  burn,  and  they' 
was  all  afire,  an’  the’  wa’n’t  nothin' 
but  wimmen  around  to  put  ’em  out, 
an’  I  was  there  to  say  the  word,  I’d 
say,  ‘Let  ’em  burn!’  by  Thunder!”

Fannie  went  out  on  the  back steps, 
threw  her  apron  over  her  head  and 
wept  silently  for  a  long  time.  After 
a  while  Mr.  Williams  found  oppor­
tunity  to  wait  on  Mr.  Beasley,  who 
put  his  packages 
in  his  overcoat 
pocket,  and 
immediately  sat  down 
by  the  stove  and  discussed  army  ex­
periences  with  an  old  comrade  until 
the  whistle  blew  for  six  o’clock.  And 
then,  and  not  until  then  did  he  seem 
to  remember  that  he  was  in  the  hur­
ry  of  his  life,  and  seizing  his  cane 
he  hobbled  through  the  door,  and 
on  out  into  the  darkness  of  the  early 
winter’s  night.

George  Crandall  Lee.

Do  you 

comprehend  what 

this 

means  to  you?

their  approval.

Judges  of  good  things  give  these 

We  live  for  business  and  our  busi­

ness  helps  us  live.

you  see  the  goods.

You’ll  see  what  we  mean  when 

It  never  occurs  to  fools  that  merit 
and  good  fortune  are  closely  united.
When  money  talks  it  seldom  has 

any  trouble  in  finding  a  listener.

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P a ck a g e )

A T T R A C T IV E ,  neat  and 
substantial packages— that 
Is  a  good  way  to draw good 
trade— and to hold it.

Use  our  W R A P P I N G  

PA PER  and TWINE.

If  your  bundles  are  untidy, 
cheap-locking and insecure your 
business will  suffer, particularly 
with women.

Our wrapping  paper is much 
better than any other at the same 
price— stronger,  wraps better.

The colors are bright  and at­
tractive— M ottled  Red,  Pink* 
Blue  and Fawn Color.

It’s thin enough to fold easily 
and quickly and makes the neat­
est  kind of a package.

So  very  tough  that  it stands 
a whole lot of handling  without 
breaking through.

Suppose we send you samples 

and prices?

W H IT T IE R  
Grand 
B R O O M   (0 .
Rapids
u.*s! a.  SUPPLY CO

Greenville 
Planter  Co.

Greenville,  Michigan

Manufacturera of

The Eureka Potato Planter, a  tube plant­
er with locking jaws and  an  adjust­
able depth gauge.

The Pingree Potato Planter, a stick plant­
er with locking jaws  and an  adjust­
able depth gauge.

The Dewey Potato Planter, a non-locking 
stick  planter,  with  an  adjustable 
depth gauge.

The Swan Potato Planter,  a  non-locking 
planter  with  a  Stationary  depth 
gauge.  See cut above.

The Segment Corn and Bean Planter, accu­
rate, light, compact, simple, durable 
and cheap.  No cast parts.

Our  Salesmen

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Will Soon See You

test.  Kin  tell  you  more  about  them  | 
rubbers  after  I  git  through  with  ’em.” 
“How  long  have  you  had  them?” 

asked  Williams.

“Well,  now,  if  I  had  my  ledger 
here  I  could  give  you  day  an’  date 
fer  it,”  answered  the  old  man,  “but 
being  as  accuracy  is  one  of  my  prin­
ciples,  I  don’t  like  to  give  no  dates 
without  the  books  to  show  for  it.  I 
can  fetch  ’em  up  next  time  I  come 
to  the  store,  an’  tell  you  all  about it.” 
“Did  you  get  them  this  winter?” 

persisted  the  merchant.

“O,  goodness,  no. 

I  got  ’em  long­
er  ago’n  that.  Seems  like  you  orter 
to  remember  when  it  was.  Don’t 
you  mind  of  my  being  in  here  and 
Bill’s  woman  was  here  at  the  same 
time,  an’  we  looked  at  a  whole  lot 
of  pairs  afore  we  decided  on  these, 
and  you  said  how  good  they  was 
and  that  I  could  change  ’em  for  an­
other  pair  if  they  didn’t  suit  the 
woman  when  I  got  ’em  home?”

“Was  it  last  winter,  then?”  asked 
Williams,  ignoring  the  rest  of  the 
statement.

“No,  I  don’t  reckon  it  was.  Seems 
to  me  like  it  was  a  year  ago  last 
Janewary,  or  it  might  of  been  in  De­
cember.  Anyhow  it  was  right  along 
after  pension  time.  Course  I  hain’t 
wore  ’em  every  day,  and  they  may 
turn  out  to  be  all  right. 
I  hope  so, 
but  the’  so  many  ways  of  sculdug- 
gerying  a  feller  on  rubbers  now,  that 
I  ain’t  going  to  place  no  dependence 
in  ’em  till  I  know  just  what  they be.” 
Williams  laughed  a  little,  and  even 
the  man  from  way  over  east  saw 
that  Beasley’s  opinions  on 
rubber 
goods  were  of  an  unusual  sort, 
so  he  turned  to  the  merchant  and 
was  soon  in  possession  of  a  suitable 
pair.

“And  now,”  said  he,  “show  me  a 
good,  warm  Mackinaw. 
I  want  one 
that’ll  wear,  and that won’| get wring- 
in’  wet  three  days  afore  a  thaw.  Gim­
me  a  dandy  one  and  don’t  charge 
more’n  thribble  fer  it.”

“Say,  stranger,” 

interrupted  Mr. 
Beasley,  “have  you  see  any  them 
sheepskin  lined  wammusses  they  got 
to  the  Boston 
but 
them’s  warm  an’  good.  Wisht  I  had 
one  myself  some  these  cold  days.” 

store?  Gee! 

“There  now,”  said  Williams  in  des­
peration,  “I  know  you’re  in  an  awful 
hurry,  Mr.  Beasley, and Fannie is just 
out  of  a  job.  She’ll  be  tickled 
to 
death  to  wait  on  you.  Here,  Fan­
nie!”  he  called  to  the  new  and  per­
haps  over-enthusiastic 
“Mr. 
Beasley  wants  to  be  waited  on  right 
away.  Will  you  please  attend 
to 
him?”

clerk, 

“O,  s-u-r-e!”  said  Fannie,  as  she 

rushed  to  the  rescue.

“I  don’t  care  to  be  waited  on  by 
remarked  Mr.  Beasley 

no  gal,” 
grumpily.

for  you?”  asked  the  clerk.

“I’m  a  waitin’  fer  Mr.  Williams,” 
said  the  customer,  without  looking 
up.

“O,  Mr.  Beasley,”  exclaimed  Fan­
nie,  “I  can  wait  on  you  just  splen­
did. 
I  know  where  the  tobacco  is 
and  the  pork  and  the  cheese,  and  I 
guess  that’s  about  all  you  buy,  ain’t 
it,  Mr.  Beasley?”

“Now,  what  do  you  want  me  to  get 

your  own.

Advertising  World  Catch  Phrases, 
We’ve  clipped  off  the  profits.
A  sale  of  best  odds  and  ends. 
Seldom  seen  in  this  quality.
We’ve  values  for  everyone.
Our  goods  argue  their  own  case. 
It’s  here  you  find  the  good  ones.
Up  to  you— use  your  judgment. 
Cost  counts  when  values  are  right. 
Nothing  like  them  at  the  price.
See  them  while  the  stock  is  large. 
Up  to  the  pinnacle  of  excellence.
We  want  you  to  think  well  of  us. 
January  values  without  profits. 
Your  chance  for  reliable  things. 
Cheaper,  but  not  a  poorer  quality. 
Just  the  thing  for  your  present 

Did  you  ever  see  the  like  for  the 

Making  the  dollar 

cover 

your 

Where  our  interest  is  similar 

to 

Isn’t  it  good  to  have  these  good 

Savings  that  will  prove  of  worth 

Closing  the  old  year  in  a  blaze  of 

glory.

Strange  that  any  one  should  miss 

this  chance.

Something  for  the  economical 

think  about.

to 

needs.

price?

needs.

things?

to  you.

It will  be  to  your  advantage  to  wait  for 
them  before placing your orders  for  spring 
goods of all  kinds.

W e  solicit  your  business,  and  will  give 
your orders extra prompt attention.

With  best  wishes  for  a 
Prosperous  New  Year

Fletcher  Hardware  Co.

Detroit,  Michigan

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MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

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reductions  for  there  is  nothing  more 
undesirable  than  an  out-of-date  fan­
cy.  It  has  yet  to  be  proven  that  the 
sentiment  of  consumers  will  not  fav­
or  these  Scotch  fancy  effects  and 
therefore  sellers  of  such  goods  are 
not  cast  down.  Mohairs  are  assured 
of  a  prominent  place  in  the  trading, 
a  good  distribution  having  been  se­
cured  on  plain  mohairs  and  Sicilians. 
Promising  orders  have  also  been  se­
cured  on  mohair,  novelty  and  fancy 
effects. 
In  novelty  effects  lace  and 
embroidered  designs  have  been  well 
considered.  Confidence  in  sheer  fab­
rics  of  the  voile,  etamine,  eolienne 
and  similar  effects  is  undiminished, 
sellers  looking  for  the  best  season 
yet  experienced  on  these  goods. 
It 
is  expected  that  the  wool  and  wool 
and  silk  creations  will  cut  in  to  a 
considerable  extent  on  the  wash  fab­
ric  business,  especially  in  view  of 
the  high  cost  of  cotton.  Plain  effects 
are  in  the  lead.  Net  good  sales  of 
noppe  effects  have  also  been  made. 
These  sheer  fabrics  are  offered  in  a 
wide  range  of  prices  and  in  different 
weights  and  are  calculated  to  fit  into 
the  needs  of  the  popular-priced  as 
well  as  the* fine  trade.

Underwear— A  good  many  under­
wear  salesmen  who  are  on  the  road 
did  not  return  for  the  holidays,  as 
has  always  been  customary. 
In  fact, 
as  a  rule,  the  selling  of  underwear 
for  the  following  fall 
season  was 
practically  over  some 
time  before 
Christmas  and  they  only  made  sup­
plementary  trips  after 
that.  This 
year,  however,  many  of  them,  espe­
cially  those  who  are  a  considerable 
distance  from  home,  stayed  out  and 
are  still  staying  out.  The  reason  for 
this  is  that  it  is  a  very  hard  season 
to  sell  their  goods. 
It  was  expected 
that  it  would  be  so  and  in  this  there 
has  been  no  disappointment.  Before 
the  season  opened  buyers  were  clam­
oring  to  see  the  goods  and  a  great 
many  seemed  ready  to  see  them,  but 
even  to-day  the  traveling  representa­
tives  find  many  who  are  not  yet  anx­
ious  to  see  their  lines.  Furthermore, 
the  radical  advances  in  the  price  of 
cotton  goods  or  goods  containing 
cotton  to  any  extent  make  the  buy­
ers  hesitate. 
sections, 
though,  they  understand 
the  situa­
tion  better. 
It  is  the  far  Western 
trade,  that  does  not  know  or  appreci­
ate  the  strength  of  the  market,  with 
which  the  greatest  difficulty  is  found. 
As  a  rule,  they  believe  that  to-day’s 
prices  for  cotton  are  but  temporary 
and  greatly  inflated.  They  do  not 
know  and  probably  do  not  care  any­
thing  about  the  size  of  the  crop  or 
its  influence  on  the  cost  of  cotton 
underwear.  All  they  know  is  that 
the  prices  asked  for  underwear  to­
day  are  more  than  those  asked  a  year 
ago,  and  they  do  not  appreciate  the 
fact  that  most  of  the  lines  are  not  as 
high  as  they  really  ought  to  be,  con­
sidering  the  cost  of 
raw  material. 
They  do  not  understand  either  why 
it  is  that  the  difference  between  the 
prices  of  the  low-grade  all-wool  lines 
and  the  finer  cotton  mixed  lines  is 
so  much  less  than  usual.  There seems 
to  be  a  lurking  suspicion  that  be­
cause  the  season  opened 
late,  the 
mills  are  trying  to  take  advantage  of

In  nearby 

Grand  Rapids 

Dry  Goods  Company

Exclusively  Wholesale

Grand  Rapids, Mich.

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Our agents  w ill call on you  after January  1, 
1904,  with  a  new and  complete  line  o f  sam­
ples.  See their line before placing your order 
fo r  Spring  Goods.

P .  S T E K E T E E   &   SO N S, 

Wholesale Dry  Goods,

Grand  Rapids,  Michigan

The Best^is 
none too good

A good  merchant buys  the 
best  The  “Lowell”  wrap­
pers  and  night  robes  are 
the  best  in  style,  pattern 
and fit  Write  for samples 
or call and see  us  when  in 
town.

L ow ell M m ulactariiig C o .

S7,  09,  91 Csmpau I t  
Grand Rapids, Mich.

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Weekly  Market  Review  of  the  Prin-  | 

cipal  Staples.

Staple  Cottons— Both  three 

and 
four  yard  sheetings  are  on  a  very 
high  level  as  compared  with  a  few 
weeks  ago  and  drills  are  one  of  the 
firmest  lines  on  the  list.  Ticks  have 
advanced  and  denims  are  exceeding- | 
ly  firm  with  manufacturers  unwill­
ing  to  sell  any  large  quantities.  On 
wide  brown  goods  the  market  has 
further  stiffened,  while  in  bleached 
goods  many  lines 
are  practically  i 
withdrawn.

Wool  Dress  Goods— It 

is  now 
quiet  in  the  dress  goods  market,  the 
buying  being  over  on  initial  orders 
and  the  duplicate  buying  not  hav­
ing  reached  the  active  stage.  The 
aggregate  business  for  the  past  week 
under  such  conditions  has  been  frag­
mentary  and  non-important. 
Inas­
much,  however,  as  sellers  did  not 
expect  much  business  to  develop they 
are  not  disappointed.  The  fact  that 
few  orders  are  coming  in  at  this 
time  does  not,  of  course,  mean  that 
the  manufacturer  is  pressed  for  work,  j 
A s a   matter  of  fact,  the  majority  of 
mills  are  working  busily  reeling  off I 
the  goods  ordered  by  cutter,  jobber, 
etc.  Most  manufacturers  are  bor­
rowing  little  trouble  over  the  future, 
their  lines  being  sold  up  sufficiently ! 
well  to  make  that  unnecessary.  The 
initial  orders  of  the  cutter-up  and  the 
jobber  have  not  been  speculatively 
large,  neither  have  they  been  of  a 
kind  to 
indicate  timidity  and  dis­
trust  of  business  conditions  and  pros­
pects.  They  have  been  of  a  healthy i 
size  and  sufficiently  well  distributed  j 
to  put  the  market  in  a  good  posi- j 
tion.

Fancies— It  is  perhaps  not  unnatur- | 
al  in  this  quiet  period  that  more  or 
less  speculation  should  be  indulged 
in  in  regard  to  the  ultimate  status 
of  fancy  effects  in  the  season’s  dis­
tribution. 
It  is  a  settled  fact  in  the 
minds  of  sellers  in  general  that 
in 
point  of  yardage  sales  monotone  ef­
fects  are  assured  of  first  place,  but 
it  is  not  by  any  means  a  settled 
point  as  to  just  how  important  a 
share  of  the  season’s  trade  is  to  be 
attracted  by  the  fancy  goods  lines. 
On  a  considerable  number  of  lines 
of  fancies  of  a  suiting  character  a 
very  promising  distribution  has  been 
secured  on  initial  orders.  Goods  of 
this  character  embrace  Scotch  chev­
iot,  tweed  and  homespun  effects  that 
savor  strongly  of  the  men’s  wear 
fabrics,  although  in  lighter  weights. 
There  are  a  great  many  mills  bidding 
for  business  on  these  goods  and  in 
the  opinion  of  certain  factors  there 
are  going  to  be  more  than  a  few  dis­
appointments.  These  fabrics  are  well 
adapted  for  knock-about  wear  and 
on  this  account  sellers  of  such  goods 
are  hopeful  for  the  future.  Others 
say,  however,  that  the  mannish  ef­
fects  have  been  overdone  and  that 
a  reactionary  movement 
is  by  no 
means  improbable.  Should  demand 
turn  from 
goods,  holdings 
would  have  to  be  worked  off  at  sharp

these 

their  desire  to  buy  the  goods.  Un­
doubtedly  the  easiest  customers  with 
which  the  underwear  representatives 
have  to  deal  are  the  buyers  for  the 
large  retail  stores  and  department 
stores,  for  they  have  evidently  stud­
ied  the  matter  with  more  care.  They 
make  it  their  business  to  know  why 
certain  things  are 
so.  The  other 
classes  of  trade  are  fighting  shy  of 
business  or  buying  small  quantities 
they  usually 
compared  with  what 
take,  yet  with  all 
total 
amount  of  business  accomplished  so 
far  seems  pretty  fair.

this 

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MICHIGAN  TR A D E S M A N

15

experimental  science— physics, chem­
istry,  physiology,  medicine— is 
im­
peded,  and  a  whole  evolution  in  sci­
ence  is  retarded,  by  the  lack  of  this 
precious  and  unique  material,  which 
can  now  be  obtained  only  at  great ex­
pense.  We  must  now  look  to  indi­
vidual  initiative  to  come  to  the  aid 
of  science,  as  it  has  so  often  done 
in  the  past,  and  to  facilitate  and  ex­
pedite  by  generous  gifts  the  success 
of  researches  the  influence  of  which 
may  be  far-reaching.

It  Does Not Cost  Much  to  Keep 
Warm  This  Cold  Weather

Your dealer can show you how 

with

A  GLADIATOR  STORM  VEST

They  are  wind  proof,  warm  and  practical.  They  Fit.

in 

In 

the 

Carpets— The  men  are  on  the  road 
and  in  general  the  report  is  favorable 
regarding  orders  booked  for  carpets, 
especially  the  tapestry  and  velvets. 
Each  season  finds  an  increased  de­
mand  for  this  class  of  carpets.  The 
higher  grades,  such  as  Brussels,  Ax- 
minters  and  a  few  of  the  other  high 
quality  goods,  while  receiving  a  fair 
share  of  attention,  are  not  what  can 
be  called  active. 
sections 
where  industrial  disturbances  have 
occurred  the  retailers  have  material­
ly  reduced  their  orders.  This  is  in 
in­
part  at  least  offset  by  a  larger 
crease  in  business  obtained 
from 
other  sections  where  the  people  have 
been  prosperous,  and  no  local  disturb­
ances  have  occurred. 
In  the  general 
round-up  of  business  there  is  very 
iittle  doubt  regarding  the  aggregate 
business  on  three-quarter  goods, par­
ticularly  tapestries  and  velvets  run­
ning  ahead  of  last  season. 
In  fact, 
one  instance  is  noted  where  a  large 
mill  on  some  lines  of  three-quarter 
goods  is  already  practically  sold  up 
for  the  entire  season 
sufficient 
amounts  to  not  permit  of  duplicates. 
The  increase  in  orders  is  due  in  part 
to  the  fact  that  buyers  realize  that 
all  classes  of  raw  material  which  en­
ter  into  carpets  (except  possibly jute) 
have  advanced  in  price.  On  this  lat­
ter  class  of  yarn  the  spinners  have 
not  taken  advantage  of  the  increased 
demand  to  advance  price,  as  they 
might  have  done,  but,  on  the  con­
trary,  have  taken  orders  (where  they 
were  covered  with  raw  material)  at 
prices  prevailing  for  several  months 
past.  On  ingrain  lines  the  manufac­
turers  use  cotton  and  wool  and,  while 
worsted  warps  and  wool  filling  yarn 
have  not  for  some  time  shown  any 
material  advance,  the  raw  material 
is  steadily  advancing,  and  it  is  gen­
erally  admitted  by  manufacturers 
that  this  season  will  show  but  very 
meager  profits,  and  many  will  barely 
come  out  whole,  unless  there  is  some 
advance  on  duplicate  carpet  orders 
later  on.  Cotton  ingrain  carpets  con­
stitute  one  of  the  difficult  problems 
to-day  for  manufacturers  to  solve—  
how  they  can  be  gotten  up  to  be 
sold  at  present  prices,  when 
the  cot­
ton  market  continues  to  steadily  ad-1 
vance.

Scarcity  of  Radium.

At  the  present  time  we  possess 
only  about  a  gram  of  the  pure  salts 
of  radium.  However  great  may  be 
the  care  taken 
in  such  researches, 
small  losses  are  inevitable,  and  seri­
ous  losses  have  at  times  resulted from 
unforeseen  accidents  brought  on  by 
the  disconcerting  properties  of  ra­
dium.  Research  in  all  branches  of

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because  customers 
judge 
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Manufacturer* of Gladiator Clothing 

Grand  Rapids, Mich.

M .  I.  S C H L O S S

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MANUFACTURERS

28 and  30 South Ionia  Street, Grand  Rapids,  Michigan

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RACE  SUICIDE.

Argument  of  a  Review  Writer 

Against  Large  Families.

It  is  a  curious  circumstance  that 
an  English  magazine  should  be  the 
medium  through  which  an  American 
writer  first  takes  a  distinct  stand  in 
opposition  to  President  Roosevelt’s 
plea  for  the  large  family.  Under the 
caption,  “The  Small  Family  and j 
American  Society,”  Francis  Albert 
Doughty,  of  Baltimore,  undertakes, 
in  a  recent  number  of  the-Nineteenth  j 
Century  and  After,  to  demonstrate j 
that  to  concentrate  attention  upon j 
the  rearing  of  few  children  is  a  mo­
mentous  step  in  human  evolution.  As j 
Mr.  Roosevelt’s  protest  against  exist­
ing  conditions  was  based  wholly  up­
on  the  parental  selfishness  which  pre­
fers  its  own  comfort  and  liberty  to 
the  responsibilities  entailed  by  the 
rearing  of  children,  this  opposition, 
which  rests  solely  upon  the  greater 
good  to  the  child,  must  command 
attention,  and  carries  with  it  a  cer­
tain  logic.

large 

value  upon 

Beginning  with  the  statement  that 
governments  dependent  upon  mili­
tarism,  as  well  as  colonial  and  terri­
torial  communities,  naturally  set  a 
high 
families, 
through  whom  the  land  may  be  pop­
ulated  and  brought  under  cultivation 
on  the  one  hand,  or  the  ranks  of  an 
army  be  re-enforced  on  the  other, 
the  writer  plunges  headlong  into  his 
argument  with  the  assertion  that the 
vanishing  of  the  large  family  is  a 
characteristic  feature  of  our  refined, 
educated  and  law-abiding  citizenship. 
Briefly  stated,  this  view  is  supported 
as  follows:

clamorous 

The  modern  tendency  in  all  grades 
is  toward  the  development  and  eleva­
tion  of  the 
individual  as  a  unit. 
Among  the  reasoning,  well-bred  class 
the  sense  of parental  responsibility, of 
obligation,  extends  over  a  widening 
area. 
It  is  the  mother  of  the  few 
children  who  develops  the  maternal 
instinct  most  fully  and  most  admir­
ably,  for  she  has  time  to  realize  and 
to  follow  out  its  manifold  bearings. 
The  sorely  pressed  mother  of  a 
swarm  is  forced  to  be  content  if  she 
can  fill  their 
stomachs, 
keep  decent  clothes  on  their  backs, 
and  send  them  abroad  with  tolerably 
clean  faces. 
If  she  thinks  sometimes 
of  the  higher  spiritual  development 
it  must  be,  perforce,  with  a  despair­
ing  sigh.  The  desire  to  expand  all 
of  the  finer  faculties  of  the  child  "in­
creases  among  parents  as  the  social 
scale  is  climbed  and 
the  parental 
means  and  culture  advance,  and  these 
children,  by  force  of  inheritance  and 
of  youthful  environment,  are  found 
more  highly  organized  and  sensitive. 
It  becomes  evident  that  the  self-pre­
serving instinct,  the  necessity for con­
centrating  advantages,  is 
the  chief 
factor  in  this  noticeable  appreciation 
of  the  small  family  on  the  part  of 
our  most  refined  and  best  educated 
citizens.

Pursuing  another  line  of  reflection, 
the  writer  urges  that  if  civilization is 
in  the  future  to  depend  upon 
the 
numbers  of  its  exponents,  it  can not 
be  assured,  as  the  unwashed  will  al­
ways  outnumber  the  washed.  Quali­
ty  rather  than  quantity  is  the  impor­

tant  consideration.  More  vital  ener­
gies,  moral,  mental  and  physical  ad­
vantages,  in  all  probability,  will  be  I 
transmitted  to  posterity  by  three  or 
four  highly  individualized,  well-equip­
ped  representatives  of  a  family  than 
by  eight  or 
ten  poverty-stricken 
weaklings  and  degenerates.  As  an 
odd  illustration,  he  suggests  that the 
locust,  the  potato  bug, 
the  army | 
worm,  even  the  insignificant  house 
fly, 
incalculable  | 
hordes,  might  at  some  future  day 
actually  succeed  in  crowding  out  hu­
man  life,  and  that  if  such  a  catas­
trophe  were  to  be  averted  at 
the 
time  of  imminent  danger,  it  would 
only  be  by  a  supreme  exercise  of | 
the  highly  organized  human  brain as j 
an  offset  to  the  presevering  destruc- j 
tive  instinct  of  the  lower  organism.

in  vast, 

coming 

the 

As  a  matter  of  theory, Mr. Dough- j 
ty’s  reasoning  reads  forcibly,  and  it | 
will  doubtless  win  many  adherents, | 
albeit  many  will  recognize  it  as  a  ; 
new  variation  of  the  old  Malthusian 
doctrine.  But  it  is  not  true  that the j 
most  cared  for become  the  best  mem- ; 
bers  of  society.  The  children  of  large ; 
families,  the  offspring  of  healthy,  in­
dustrious, 
right-minded  parentage, 
usually  gain  in  sturdiness  of  charac­
ter,  something  far  more  valuable  to 
the  national  life  than  a  “highly organ­
ized  individuality”  or  “sensitiveness.” 
The  little  one  who  first  opens  his I 
eyes  in  a  household  where  earnest  i 
effort  is  essential,  where  self-sacrifice 
is  manifest,  where  there  is  little  time 
for  idleness,  gains  early  a  sense  of re -! 
sponsibility,  of  affectionate  solicitude ; 
for  the  young  and  dependent,  a  habit ; 
of  helpfulness,  which  is  one  of  the ! 
best  credentials  that  any  young  man 
and  woman  can  carry  into  business j 
life. 
In  the  necessary  system  and 
organization  of  the  large  family  in 
the  home,  a  breadth  of  view  and  an 
elimination  of 
trivial  occur 
among  the  growing  lads  and  lasses, 
rarely  found  among  the  petted  and 
indulged  young  individuals  who  un­
dergo  the  new  culture. 
In  its  prac­
tical  workings  a  large  family  of  right­
ly  born  children— and  by  rightly  born  ; 
is  meant  those  who  have  their  just j 
heritage  of  sobriety, 
level-headed-; 
ness  and  capability  from  father  and ; 
mother— begin  to  lift  care  from  their j 
parents  much  earlier  in  life  and  with  j 
greater  surety  than  “only”  children, j 
It  is  much  more  likely  to  be  the  old­
est  son  of  a  brood  of  eight  or  ten, 
that  unfortunate  company  which Mr. 
Doughty,  by  inference,  would  have 
us  believe 
“poverty-stricken  weak­
lings  or  degenerates,”  who  is  ready 
to  shoulder  the  father’s  burden,  when 
the  latter’s  strength  begins  to  fail, 
than  the  polished  scion  of  the  ambi­
tious  small  family. 
It  is  the  oldest 
daughter  of  the  large  flock  who  is 
first  to  relieve  the  mother’s  cares, 
j  The  larger 
families  entertain  and 
|  help  each  other,  and,  doing  this,  for­
get  to  be  exacting  and  capricious.
|  No  one  but  the  mother  who  has 
|  watched  the  happy  companionship 
of  little  folks  nearly  of  an  age  and 
j  has  witnessed  with  a  heartache  the 
j  grief  and  discontent  of  the  children 
left  behind  when  death  makes  a  gap 
j  in  the  circle  can  realize  the  actual 
j help  that  even  little  people  render, 
when  their  first  infancy  is  passed.

I

the 

spoke 

fashionable 

When  Mr.  Roosevelt  commended 
the  large  family  to  American  parents, 
he  was  not  merely  bent  upon  de­
nouncing 
folly  or 
crime  which  baned  the  presence  of 
little  ones  from  luxurious  homes.  He 
undoubtedly 
from  a  wide 
knowledge  of American  history.  The 
large  families  bred  upon  farms  East 
and  West  and  amid 
stirring 
scenes  of  frontier  life  have  given  to 
this  Nation  her  noblest  statesmen and 
furnished  a  large  majority  of 
the 
men  and  women  who  count  for  most 
in  the  Nation’s  progress.

the 

Too  Inquisitive.

Samsmith— Piker 

lost  out 

in  his 

attempt  to  win  that  rich  widow.
Jimjones— How  did  it  happen?
Samsmith— She’s 

been  married 
three  times,  you  know,  and  he  asked 
her  if  he  was  the  first  man  she  had 
ever  loved.

Individual  liberty  often  depends 

upon  the  size  of  the  individual.

The
ACME
Potato
Planter

Your  Customers 

I  call  fo r th is  planter. 
I  know n   and  w e ll 
staple tool.

I t  is  w id e ly  
ad vertised — a 

Acme Potato Planters

to  th e 

profit  o f 

|  add 
potato 
i  g ro w in g — elim inate  so  m uch  o f 
th e labor and  expense,  m ake  p ota­
toes  so  m uch  better 
in  qua lity 
I  T h e y   are  kn ow n   every w h e re  to 
produce the standard o f productive*
!  ness in th is crop.
| They Are  The  Right  Tool
rig h tly  m ade and  rig h tly  sold.  N o  
I  ca ta logu e or m ail  order  house ever 
has or  ev er  can  sell  them .  Y o u r  
im plem ent  h ardw are  jobber  does. 
Y o u r custom ers  h ave  to  g e t  them  
o f you.

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ALABASTINE

The Only  Permanent  Wall Coating

Permanent on the  Wall and  in the Market

For twenty years  other  preparations  have  been  introduced, tried, found 

wanting and are now nearly all out of the market.

Still they all t°ld you the same story, “Much cheaper  than  Alabastine—” 

“Just as good as Alabastine.”

But the stuff wouldn’t sell.
Because there was no demand created.
You had to do all the introducing, advertising and pushing yourself
The  Alabastine Company is positively the only manufacturer of wall coat­
ing in the world that does all the introducing,advertising and pushing—creates, 
maintains and adds to the Demand, alike for Jobbers and for Retailers.

This is the reason Alabastine always sells.
This is why no Jobber or  Retailer  (simply  because  it  is  sold  “cheap”) 
ran afford to bay  any  so-called “competing” article which “cometh  up  as  a 
flower and to-morrow is not. ”

ALABASTINE  CO.

Grand Rapids.  Mich., and  105 Water Street, New York

T H E   ID E A L   5c  CIGAR.
Highest in price because of its quality.

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by  those  on  the  spot  it  looks  as  if 
the  stockholders  have  been  skinned 
in  true  Wall  Street  style.  As  a  re­
sult  several  men  of  very  mediocre 
ability  have  grown  rich  and  live  in 
handsome  residences  that  cost thous­
ands  of  Consolidated  Lake  Superior 
dollars.  Had  this  fat-salary  money 
been 
no  val­
in  paying  bills 
ue  was  given—and 
of  those  whose  blunders 
increased 
the  cost  of  the  undertaking,  it 
is 
probable  that  the  Speyer  loan  could 
have  been  paid  and  the  crash  could 
have  been  averted.

saved— for  which 

This  goes  to  show  that  the  under­
taking  in  question  will  be  all  right 
when  managed  right.  The  country 
has  advanced  far  enough  to  support 
these  industries  when 
the  holdup 
man  and  grafter  are  crowded  out. 
Like  the  ship-building  and  steel  fias­
co  it  was  a  game  in  which  lambs 
were  sheared  right  and  left;  but  the 
possibilities  for  profit  are  as  great 
as  ever.  There  is  but  one  steel  rail 
mill  in  Canada,  and  Speyer  &  Co.’s 
representatives  claim  that  it  can  be 
operated  at  a  profit,  as  it  is  protected 
by  a  tariff.  Many  of  the  other  indus­
tries  have  already  shown  a  profit,  so 
it  is  evident  that  with  reorganization 
the  companies  should  be  able  to  go 
ahead  and  to  prosper.  As  far  as  the 
two  Soos  are  concerned  prospects 
are  better  now  than  they  have  been 
in  a  long  time.  But  there  are  sever­
al  gentlemen  who  will  never  enjoy 
the  confidence  of  the  stockholders of 
the  old  company— not  if  they  live  to 
be  a  thousand  years  old!

Raymond  H.  Merrill.

New  Crop  Mother’s   Rice 
>ne- pound cotton  pockets to bale 
P a y s you 60 per cent,  profit

Hand  in  Hand

(FLOUR

New Century  Flour

Produces a profit and 
wins  the  confidence 
of  every  good  house­
keeper,  as  well  as 
the  dealer.  Write 
for  prices.

C a l e d o n i a   Milling  Co.

Caledonia,  Mich.

BAKERS’  O VENS

All  sizes to suit  the  needs  of 
any  bakery.  Do  your  own 
baking  and  make the  double 
profit.

HUBBARD 
PORTABLE 
OVEN  CO.

182  B E L D E N   A V E ., 
C H IC A G O .  ILL.

W IL L   P A Y   YE T .

Resumption  of Operations at the Two 

Soos.

W r i t t e n   f o r   t h e   T r a d e s m a n .

The  report  that  has  recently  gone 
the  rounds  of  the  newspapers  of  the 
country,  to  the  effect  that  the  affairs 
of  the  power  canal  on  the  American 
side  of  the  St.  Mary’s  River  will  be 
looked  after  and  controlled  in  the 
future  by  an  individual  corporation 
that  will  be  in  no  way  connected 
with  the  Consolidated  Lake  Superior 
Company,  has  been  received  by  the 
people  of  Sault  Ste.  Marie  very  fav­
orably.  According  to  the  statements 
of  the  gentlemen  who  informed  the 
newspapers  that  a  move  in  this  di­
rection  will  be  made  in  the  not  far 
distant  future,  it  is  believed  that  by 
operating  the 
independently 
greater  prosperity  will  result.

canal 

With  the  coming  of  this  announce­
ment  the  history  of  this,  the  greatest 
power  canal  in  the  world,  is  again 
recalled.  The  history  of  the  Consol­
idated  Lake  Superior  Company  in all 
its  departments  is  believed,  by  per­
sons  who  have  watched  the  progress 
of  this  great  undertaking  from  the 
time  of  its  inception,  to  be  mirrored 
in  a  large  measure  by  the  way  in 
which  the  great  canal  was  built— or 
perhaps  dug  would  be  better.  Mag­
azine  writers,  men  who  have  to  do I 
in  a  great  measure  with  fiction,  but 
who  occasionally  plunge  into  things 
of  a  more  material  character,  have 
at  great  length  endeavored  to  tell 
the  reading  public  just  how  and  why 
this  gigantic  undertaking,  embracing 
transportation,  mining,  manufactur­
ing  and  power  furnishing,  came  to 
drop  into  the  pit  of  failure  just  at 
the  time  when  everything  seemed 
ready  to  prosper,  at  a  time  when  the 
wheels  were  beginning  to  turn  and 
money  to  come  in.  These  men  of 
letters  have  told  us  in  glowing  lan­
guage,  with  a  diction  wellnigh  per­
fect,  that,  when  the  imaginative  mind 
of  Clergue  evolved  this  great  indus­
trial  plan,  and  when  he  carried 
it 
into  effect,  he  reckoned  ahead  of  his 
time.  They  have  claimed  that  the 
country  was  not  yet  ripe  for  such  a 
gigantic  scheme  and  that  as  a  result 
one  of  the  greatest  financial  catas­
trophes  the  country  has 
in 
years  was  due  to  follow  as  surely as 
the  night  the  day.  The  world  has 
read  all  this— has  believed  it  in fact— 
so  there  is  small  wonder  that  a  feel­
ing  is  entertained  that  the  great  Su­
perior  enterprises  can  never  pay  until 
the  country  in  which  they  have  been 
established  at  such 
ex­
pense  is  developed  greater  than  now.
It  would  seem,  however,  that  peo­
ple  who  have  lived  in  the  vicinity  of 
the  operations  of  this  great  concern 
should  be  better  qualified  to  discuss 
the  subject  than  gifted  writers  who 
have  contributed  to  the  magazines 
articles  in  which  glaring  mis-state­
ments  have  been  made,  not  because 
of  any  intent  to  stretch  the  truth  but 
from  the  fact  that  they  were  writing 
about  something  with  which 
they 
were  not  familiar,  a  good  many  not 
even  having  visited  this  part  of  the 
country.  The  people  of 
the  Sault 
Ste.  Marie  country,  among  whom  are 
bankers,  merchants 
and  business

enormous 

seen 

men  generally,  who  will  compare 
favorably  with  persons  of  the  same 
class  elsewhere,  do  not  believe  that 
the  failure  of  the  Consolidated  Lake 
Superior  Company  was 
brought 
about  through  setting  a  pace  too fast 
for  the  country.  Those  who  had am­
ple  opportunity  to  watch  the  progress 
of  this  gigantic  undertaking  during 
the  half  dozen  years  just  past  attrib­
ute  the  sudden  smash  to 
lack  of 
proper  management,  and  appearances 
seem  to  indicate  that  they  are  not 
far  wrong  in  their  conclusion.

Ask  the  average  Soo  business  man 
what  he  thinks  of  the  way  things 
were  run  when  the  work  on  the  pow­
er  canal  was  under  way  and  he  will 
tell  you  that  the  company  was  held 
up  on  all  sides;  that  thousands  of 
dollars  were  wasted  owing  to  the 
slack  manner  in  which  the  thing  was 
handled.  There  were  too  many  fav­
ored  people  whose  salaries  drew  on 
the  strong  box  of  the  company  in  an 
alarming  fashion.  According  to  the 
stories 
told  here— and,  mind  you, 
not  by  street  and  barroom  loafers — 
high  salaried  men  whose  duties 
seemed  to  consist  mainly  in  dodging 
each  other  were  to  be  found  on  every 
hand.  A  good  many  of  these  men 
were  engineers. 
Everything  was 
done  on  a  grand  scale,  as 
though 
economy  were  a  thing  not  to  be  con­
sidered,  so  that  much  money  was j 
wasted.

the 

One  of  the  things  that  troubled 
It  would | 
the  workmen  was  flooding. 
be  reasonable  to  suppose  that  in  dig-1 
ging  a  canal  of  this  size  some  provi­
sion  would  have  been  made  for  car­
rying  off  water  in  time  of  heavy 
rains,  but  such  was  not 
case. 
As  the  excavating  was  not  started 
at  the  lower  end  there  was  no  possi­
ble  chance  of  escape  for  the  water 
and  as  a  result  much  of  the  com­
pany’s  money  went  to  defray  the  ex­
pense  of  pumping.  As  a  consequence 
of  the  way  things  were  carried  on 
wrangles  with  the  city  officials  re­
sulted.  Five  bridges  span  the  canal 
and  in  the  building  of  the  piers  on 
which  they  should  rest  the  city  had 
hard  work  keeping  tab  so  that  every­
thing  should  be  as  called  for  in  the 
specifications.  To  be  frank  about  the 
matter,  about  nine  of  every  ten  of the 
people  in  Sault  Ste.  Marie  believe 
that  the  company  was  held  up  by  a 
number  of  unscrupulous  persons who 
acquired  riches  through  the  work­
ings  of  the  deal.

On  the  other  side  of  the  River  it 
was  the  same.  The  salaries  of  a 
large  staff  of  people  who  had  to  do 
nothing  but  look  wise  divested 
the 
treasury  of  a  large  part  of  the  con­
tents.  One  gentleman  drew  a  high 
salary  for  dealing  out  permits  to 
sightseers,  which  allowed  them  to in- I 
spect 
the  works  of  the  company. 
The  permits  cost  ten  cents  and  the 
amount  or  money  taken  in,  according 
to  stories  here,  did  not  amount  to  as 
much  as  his  salary.  When  Cornelius 
Shields  took  hold  of  the  company’s 
affairs  he  inaugurated  a  campaign of | 
retrenchment,  placing  everything  on 
a  business  basis.  But  it  was 
too 
late  in  the  day  to  avert  the  crash  and 
the  Consolidated  Lake  Superior Com­
pany  went  to  the  wall.

In  the  light  of  past  events  as  told

flo w   A b o u t  y o u r   c r e d i t   s u s t e i u   ?

Is it perfect or do you have trouble with it ?

W ou ld n ’t you like  to  h ave  a  sy s­
tem  that g iv e s  you  a t  all  tim es  an
Itemized Statement  of 
Each Customer’s 
Account ?

O n e  that  w ill  save  you  disputes, 
labor,  expense and losses, one  that 
does all the  w ork  itse lf— so  sim ple 
your errand boy can  use  it  ?
“'gfl  SEE THESE  CUTS?  tW

T h ey represent our m achines fo r  h andling  credit  accounts  p erfectly. 
Send fo r our ca ta logu e  N o .  a,  w h ich  explain s fu lly .

THE  JEPSON  SYSTEMS  CO.. LTD., Grand Rapids, MIchlQan

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|  

Clothing 

|

Eternal  Effort  Is  the  Price  of  Suc­

cessful  Progress.

Never  in  the  history  of  clothes- 
making  has  the  ready-made  been  so 
triumphant.  Progress  has  been  the 
law  and  the  life  of  success. 
In  no 
department  of  industry  has  the  fact 
been  better  exemplified  than  in cloth­
ing  that  when  things  animate  cease 
to  grow  decay  begins;  that  those who 
have’  stood  still  are  dead.  Eternal 
effort  has  been  the  price  of  prog­
ress,  crowned  with  success.  Hence 
to-day  we  have  with  us  the  ready­
made  triumphant!  And  all  because 
those  who  have  built  up  an  endur­
ing  business  recognize  the  unlimited 
opportunities  for  expansion.

the 

indeed  are  the 

the  made-to-measure. 

in  constant  contact  with 

Properly  made  clothes  count  for 
much  in  business,  where  the  individ­
uals  as  well  as  the  makers  are  con­
cerned,  and  the  philosophy  as  well 
as  the  ethics  of  dress  constitutes  a 
science  mastered  by  successful  man­
ufacturers.  How  much  truth  there 
is  in  the  foregoing  is  apparent 
in 
ready-made 
the  triumphing  of 
over 
Evi­
dences  of  this  fact  frequently  come 
under  the  observations  of  those  who 
are 
the 
growth  of  the  ready-made  business.
All  the  large  and  successful  retail 
houses  are  to-day  enthusiastic  over 
the  number  of  converts 
they  are 
making  from  the  custom  shops.  Nu­
merous 
interesting 
anecdotes  recounting  the  experiences 
of  clothiers  and  salesmen  who  have 
made  those  acquisitions.  Only 
re­
cently  the  writer,  while  visiting  one 
of  the  foremost  high-class 
ready­
made  clothiers,  was 
informed  that 
they  were  very  much  elated  over  ac­
quiring  two  new  customers  who  had 
formerly  patronized  Fifth  ~  avenue 
merchant  tailors,  where 
they  had 
paid  $85  for  a  business  suit  and  $150 
for  an  overcoat.  These  customers 
were  millionaires  and  were  casually 
visiting  some  friends 
in  the  store 
when  they  were  induced  to  try  on 
im­
a  few  garments.  They  were 
fit  and 
mensely  pleased  with  the 
make  and 
bills 
amounted  to  close  to  $1,000  for  suits 
and  overcoats  bought  on  the  spot. 
Both  of  these  gentlemen  stated  that 
they  had  never  bought 
clothing 
ready  to  wear,  and  had  not  imagined 
it  possible  to  wear  garments  requir­
ing  but  slight  alteration,  and  in some 
instances  none. 
clothes,” 
they  had  called  the  ready-made,  and 
said  they  had  always  supposed that 
if  they  wore  them  they  would  look 
like  mechanics  and  not  like  gentle -1 
men.  Yet  so  pleased  were  they  that 
they  declared  they  would  never  again 
pay  the  exorbitant  prices  charged i 
by  the  high-class  custom  shops.

combined 

“Store 

their 

This  is  but  one  of  many  instances, 
indicating  the  necessity  for  the  cloth­
ier  to  continually  extol  the  merits of 
his  merchandise,  even  among  his 
most  intimate  friends,  and  particular­
ly those  who  have been  wedded to the 
made-to-measure  tailors.

The  present  is  the  most  opportune

M ICHIGAN  TR A D E S M A N

in 

time  for  the  clothier  to  get  after 
new  business.  With  trade 
its 
present  condition  men  accustomed to 
good  incomes,  finding  retrenchment 
necessary,  are  less  ready-minded  to 
nay  their  tailors  exorbitant  prices 
than  when  flush  in  the  enjoyment of 
the  fullest  prosperity.  Their thoughts, 
influenced  by  the  pocket,  now  turn 
to  the  ready-made,  since  it  means  a 
saving.  The  man  who  has  been  pay­
ing  $65  for  a  business  suit  makes  a 
visit,  probably  for  the  first  time,  to 
the  ready-made  clothing  store,  and 
invests  in  a  suit  at  $30,  which  he 
finds  well  tailored— equal 
style, 
quality  and  smartness  to  the  best  ef­
forts  of  his  tailor. 
It  gratifies  him 
much,  in  admiring  his  new  ready­
made  suit,  to  find  that  even  his  most 
intimate  friends  would  not  recognize 
that  he  is  not  wearing  what  they 
deemed  the  smartest  apparel.

in 

Many  of  the  best-dressed  men  in 
large  cities  have  discovered 
that 
they  can  go  to  the  leading  clothiers 
to-day  and  get  as  good  business,  for­
mal  and  informal  dress  as  can  be  ob­
tained  from  their  merchant  tailors, 
and  at  half  their  prices. 
If  models 
of  smart  garments  were  needed  for 
proof  of  the  styling  and  excellence 
of  the  ready-made  we  could  select 
no  better  than  the  frock  overcoat of 
this  season,  the  new  belt  overcoat, 
regarded  as  the  success  of  the  sea­
son,  and  none  the  less  important  than 
either,  the  rain  coat,  in  its  most  re­
cent  design,  which  is  de  rigueur from 
Maine  to  the  Pacific  coast,  with  the 
demand  exceeding  the  supply.

to 

Tirelessly  experimenting 

im­
prove  the  quality  of  whatever  they 
produce,  our  foremost  clothing  man­
ufacturers  have  succeeded  beyond 
their  most  sanguine  expectations  in 
equaling  the  best  efforts  of 
those 
much-vaunted 
leaders  of  style— the 
smart  makers  of clothes  for  the  smart 
set— well  named  “the  foster  fathers 
of  the  overdressed  men.”  Contrast 
their  creations,  picturesque  although 
they  may  be,  bedecking  the  dandies, 
whose  number  grow  less  day  by  day, 
with 
the  well-dressed  man  who 
espouses  the  best  ready-made,  and 
is  well  dressed  because  he  is 
less 
conspicuous 
the  overdressed 
man  who  is  overdone.  He  of  the 
ready-made  is  the  typical  good  dress­
er,  whose  attire  you  admire,  but 
hardly  remember.  He  is  the  conserv­
ative  dresser,  who  makes  up  overgo 
per  cent,  of  trade.  According  to 
the  estimates  of  those  who  are  in  po­
sition  to  know,  the  remaining  small 
per  cent,  is  composed  of  hazardous 
dressers,  who  are  finical  in  their  de­
mands  for  the  niceties  of  attire.  Who 
are  they?  you  ask.  The  swell  club 
men  and  dandies  who  ape  the  ex­
tremes  of  the  English  clothesmon- 
ger  and  tout,  the  loud  dressers  of 
Piccadilly.

than 

The  ready-made  is  rapidly  absorb­
ing  the  merchant  tailor  trade  of  the 
country.  The  relationship  between 
the  ready-to-wear  and  custom-cut  in 
this  country  differs  from  that  of  Eng­
land,  where 
tailors 
abound  and  thrive  because  the  ready­
made  there  has  not  attained  the  per­
fection  it  has  in  America.  With  the 
steady  growth  of our  cities  the  possi-

“bespoke” 

the 

Lot 125 Apron Overall

$8.00 per  dot.

Lot  275  Overall  Coat

$8.00 per doz.

Made 

from  240  woven  stripe,  double 

cable,indigo blue cotton cheviot,^ 
stitched  in  white  with  ring  buttons.

Lot 124 Apron Overall

$5.25 per doz.

Lot  274  Overall  Coat

$5.75  per doz.

Made from 250 Otis  woven  stripe, indigo 

blue suitings, stitched  in white.

Lot 128 Apron Overall

$5.00 per doz.

Lot  288  Overall  Coat

$5.00 per doz.

Made from black drill, Hart  pattern.

Suspende/y5 
H o s ie r y , 
S w e a t e r s ,

G 7 o V e r &
Mitte/if.

M ICHIGAN  T R A D E S M A N

Id
Made to Pit

and

Fit to W ear

Let  the  boss  talk;  he  pays  for  your  ) 
time  while  he  is  talking.  Don’t  talk  ' 
back.  If  you  don’t  like  his  way,  hunt 
up  a  new  job  and  say  nothing,  but 
work  harder  until  you  are  ready 
to | 
go.  Then  tell  him  your  reasons  in 
a  short  way.  Don’t  try  to  argue;  i 
he  has  the  funds.  And,  while  he 
may  be,  in  your  mind,  an  ignorant 
dolt,  conceited  and  stubborn,  you  j 
can’t  convince  him  of  it.  You  can’t j 
shorten  a  jackass’  ears  by  pulling: 
his  tail;  nor  make  his  voice  sweeter 
by  jabbing  him  with  a  stinger.

Always  remember  to  be  a  gentle- j 
man  in  your  talk,  actions,  looks  and 
work.  Let  the  other  fellow  be  what 
he  will.  A  fool  can  not  long  hide 
his  foolishness.

Have  an  ambition  to  attain  a  busi­
ness  of  your  own.  Work  and  save i 
all  the  time  until  you  can  start  it. | 
Many  an  American  merchant  prince  j 
has  started  on  a  capital  of  $100  or 
less.  Get  a  going;  other  people  w ill! 
furnish  you  grease 
the | 
wheels  turning.

to  keep 

There  has  never  been  a  hill  s o ; 
It 

high  that  it  didn’t  have  a  top. 
can  be  reached  by climbing.

What  you  do— do  your  level  best 
on.  Don’t  skimp  your  work,  even 
when  you  hurry.  Don’t  loaf.  T h e ; 
boss  rarely  commends,  but  he  keeps 
the  j 
his  kicking  post  on  deck  all 
time.  He  kicks  for  more  work,  for [ 
better  work,  for  more  of  your  tim e,; 
because  he  thinks  he  is  paying  you 
for  it.— Window  Trimmer.

Don’t  believe  all  you  hear,  especial­

ly  if  you  tell  it  yourself.

bilities  of  the  ready-made  clothier 
increase.  The  necessity  is  therefore 
ever  present  for  the  clothier  to  con­
tinue  “trading  up,”  keeping  in  mind 
the  increasing  merits  of  his  merchan­
dise,  and 
losing  no  opportunity, 
through  lack  of  enthusiasm,  to  make 
a  convert  to  the  ready-to-wear,  for 
he  has  all  the  ground  in  the  world 
to  enthuse.— Apparel  Gazette.

Importance  of  Pleasing  Collar  Cus­

tomers.

Although  one  of  the  most  impor­
tant  departments  of  a  haberdashery, 
the  collar  stock  generally  receives 
the  least  attention.  A  card,  bearing 
the  names  of  all  collars  kept  in  the 
reserve  stock,  and  showing  the  num­
ber  of  dozens  for  each  size,  should 
be  kept  within  easy  reach.  It  should 
be  revised  each  time  the  shelf  stock 
is  filled  in.  You  thus  have  a  com­
plete  and  accurate  daily  inventory of 
the  various  shapes,  which  is  of  ines­
timable  value  when  ordering  new 
stock.

Each  morning  the  stock  should  be 
wiped  perfectly  clean  with  a  piece 
of  cheese  cloth.  The  feather  duster 
should  be  tabooed  for  this  purpose, 
at  it  merely  removes  the  coarser dust 
settlings  and  will  not  preserve 
the 
newness  and  lustre  of  the  boxes.

Cleanliness  is  of  first  importance, 
as  the  handling  of  dusty  boxes means 
not  only  finger-marked  collars  but 
larger  laundry  bills  for  the  shop.

The  display  case 

should  always 
contain  the  most  recent  shapes,  and 
better  still,  if  space  permits,  the  en­
tire  range  of  styles  carried  in  stock. 
This  case  should  be  in  a  conspicuous 
place  and  nothing  but 
immaculate 
collars  displayed  in  it.

You  can  draw  a  man  into  your 
shop  “by  the  collar”  easier  than  any 
other  way.  Many  a  man  buys  noth­
ing  but  his  collars  of  you.  Some  day 
you  will  sell  him  a  shirt  “to  fit  the 
collars,”  or  perhaps  a  cravat,  and 
gradually  he  will  develop into a reg­
ular  patron  of  the  place.  The  col­
lar  did  it.

It  has  been  done  before, 

This  is  not  an  extravagant  pen  pic­
ture. 
is 
being  done  to-day  and  will  be  doing 
to-morrow.  Take  care  of  your  collar 
customer.  He  is  too  often  slighted. 
Pay  as  much  attention  to  him  as 
though  he  were  selecting  more  costly 
merchandise. 
you 
say?  No,  Mr.  Clerk,  not  at  all.  Get 
over  on  the  other  side  of  the  counter 
there  and  put  yourself,  mentally,  in 
the  customer’s  place.

“Seems 

silly” 

You  are  hurrying  home  from  the 
office  to  dress  for  some  social  en­
gagement.  You  are  not  quite  certain 
your  launddry  has  been  returned, and 
if  so,  you  perhaps  have  overlooked 
the  pokes  or  straight  standers  for 
just  such  an  occasion  as  this;  so  to 
be  on  the  safe  side  have  dropped  in 
at  Mr.  Wing’s  to  get  them.  An  hour 
later  you  discover 
the  clerk, 
while  wrapping  them  up,  has  left the 
imprint  of  his  fingers  or,  perhaps, 
the 
have  broken 
through  the  wrapping  paper  and  be­
come  a  trifle  soiled.  You  find  it  an 
ill-fitting  collar  anyway— a  brand you 
never  heard  of.  You  are  saying  un­
complimentary 
things  about  Mr. 
Wing’s  shop  and  gradually  getting

sharp  corners 

that 

“hotter  around  the  collar.”  Guess | 
you’ll  not  purchase  anything  there; 
again!

Big  thing  after  all,  this  collar  part j 
of  a  haberdashery,  isn’t  it?  Don’t j 
you  know  the  average  man  pays  more j 
attention  to  the  fit  and  style  of  his 
collars  than  any  other  part  of  his 
dress?  Give  him  plenty  of  your  time 
and  attention.  Put  stylish,  well  fit­
ting  collars  around  his*  neck  and  he 
will  stick  to  your  shop.— Morris  M. 
DeCamp  in  Haberdasher.

Who  Pays  For  the  Coat?

A  business  man  of  Indianapolis, 
Ind.,  went  into  a  clothing  store  this 
week  and  looked  at  a  number of over­
coats.  He  departed  without  making 
a  purchase,  but  went  back  the  next 
morning,  and,  walking  to  the  counter 
where  the  coats  lay,  picked  up  one 
he  had  tried  on  the  day  before.

“I’ve  concluded  to  take  this,”  he 
said,  and,  handing  out  $25,  walked 
out,  wearing  the  coat.

to 

When  he  reached  home  he  learned 
that  his  brother  had  sent  him  an 
overcoat  as  a  present.  So  the  next 
morning  the  man  went  back  to 
the 
clothing  store  and  asked  the  clerk 
if  he  would  take  the  coat  back,  ex­
plaining  the  reason.  The  record  of 
sale  was  looked  up,  but  a  patient 
search  failed 
sale 
ticket.  The  clerk  who  had  shown 
the  coat  recalled  that,  but  not  the 
sale.

reveal  any 

Who  sold  the  coat?  This  was  the 
question  in  which  the  proprietor was 
interested,  and  every  clerk  in 
the 
store  was  called,  but  the  purchaser 
shook  his  head  as  each  appeared. 
Finally  it  dawned  upon 
the  man 
that  someone  who  probably  was 
looking  at  the  overcoats  when  he 
entered  had  taken  the  $25  and  then 
had  left  the' store.

Then  the  proprietor  demanded that 
the  coat  be  paid  for  or  that  it  be 
left  at  the  store,  saying  that  the  firm 
had  received  nothing  for  it.  After 
some  controversy  it  was  decided  to 
leave  it  to  a  lawyer  who  is  a  mutual 
friend  of  proprietor  and  purchaser. 
The  attorney 
investigating 
the  question,  Who  should  lose  the. 
$2S?
Random  Thoughts  for  Progressive 

is  now 

Merchants.

Fly specks  are  the  bane  of  the  win­
dow  trimmer’s  existence,  especially 
when  you  are  displaying  light  goods 
and  are  using  nickel  fixtures.  To 
drive  these  pests  out,  place  saucers 
of  heated  ammonia  in  the  window 
before  you  go  to  work.  This  will 
not  only  drive  the  flies  out,  but  keep 
them  from  coming  in. 
I  also  found 
it  useful  to  use  oil  of  peppermint  in 
the  water  used  in  washing  the  inside 
of  the  window.

this 

Always  bear  in  mind 

fact: 
Your  windows  must  be  attractive. 
The  goods  must  be  placed  in  grace­
ful  positions.  There  must  be  special 
attention  given  to  arrangement  of 
colors.

lazy. 

Don’t  be 

Keep  hustling, 
even  if  you  do  not  feel  you  are  ac­
complishing  much.  The  boss  likes 
to  see  some  action  for  his  money.

Keep  yourself  neat  and  clean;  if 
you  are  dirty,  keep  out  of  the  way 
of  trade  as  much  as  you  can.

We  want  one  dealer  as  an 
agent  in  every  town  in  Michi­
gan  to sell  the  Great  Western 
Fur  and  Fur  Lined  Cloth 
Coats. 
full 
Catalogue  and 
particulars  on  application.

Ellsworth  &  Thayer  Mnfg.  Co.

MILWAUKEE.  WIS.

B.  B.  DOWNARD,  General  Salesman

1904 *** Spring  Season *** 1004

Our Garments Are Made 

To  Sell

Our trade-mark is a  guarantee  that our 
garments  fit, wear, and  please  the pur­
chaser and the seller.
A postal will bring  samples  prepaid by 
express,  or  any  other 
information 
desired.

A  Complete  Spring  Line  Ready  For  Inspection

If  desired,  we  advertise  direct  to  consumer  and 
create  a  demand  for our clothing  which  will  need 
the  duplication  of your order  to  supply.

Wilt Bros. « Weill

makers of Pan American Guaranteed Clothing

Buffalo, n. V.

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M ICH IGAN  T R A D E S M A N

COLORED  SAINT.

Story  of  Aunt  ’Liza,  Told  by  Her- I 

self.

Aunt  ’Liza,  good  natured,  mother-  j 
ly  old  colored  saint,  is  the  house­
keeper  and  general  manager  in  the 
red  brick  mansion  around  the  corner 
on  K.  street,  Washington.  She  was, 
to  use  her  own  phrase,  “borned  wid 
de  family,”  and  it  is  a  debatable  ques­
tion  whether  she  or  the  white  folks 
own  the  place  and  who  is  responsi­
ble  for  its  management.

When  she  has  arranged  matters  in  j 
the  house  to  her  own  satisfaction she 
takes  the  two-year-old  grandson  and 
’lows  dat  she  “gwine  down  to  Frank­
lin  Park  and  git  de  open  air.”  She 
is  too  much  of  a  lady  herself  to  mix 
up  with  the  common  people  who 
sing  common  “chunes”  and  follow 
the  soldiers  and  the  music  on  the 
avenue,  but  with  dignity  befitting  her 
standing  as  a  sort  of  family  heirloom  | 
of  the  days  of  servitude  before  the 
war  she  remains  true  to  duty,  both 
to  family  and  church,  and  sings  “reg­
ular  Sunday  chunes”  to  young  two- 
year-old  marster,  who  were  it  not 
for  her  watchful  eyes  and  the  screen 
about  the  fountain  would  climb  into 
the  granite  basin  with  the  gold  fish.
Well,  somehow  I  have  got  into the 
good  graces  of  Aunt  ’Liza  and  she 
said  to  me,  while  she  fanned  herself 
sitting  on  a  bench  in  the  park,  “Dat 
it  ’pears  to  me  I  bin  a  libin’  a  long 
time.  Now,  at  dis  time  is  dat  boy, 
’fore  him  was  his  mamma,  and  ’fore 
dat  was  his  gran’ma,  and  she  it  was 
dat  I  belonged  to  befor’  de  wah.

“You  see,  dis  de  way  hit  was  w’en 
I  was  young.  My  ole  massa  an’ 
missus  libbed  down  in  Georgia,  and 
dey  had  one  home  in  'Gusty  an’  de 
odder  one  twenty  mile  up  de  riber. 
We  had  plenty  of  black  folks  to  do 
de  wuk  and  lib  in  ’Gusty  in  de  winter 
and  on  de  plantation  in  de  summer, 
kase  it’s  a nice, cool place in de house, 
under  de  oaks  an’  de  ’nolias,  an’  de 
fust  wuk  I  had  to  do  was  to  tooken 
kyar  de  baby.  Dere  was  Marse  Fred 
four  years  old  befo’  Miss  Grace  cum 
’long  dat  a  way,  an’  wen  de  young 
lady  gettin’  big  ’nuff  to  kick  I  belong 
to  her,  an’  wen  she  big  ’nuff  to  go 
to  school 
jes’ 
watch  ober  her  same  she  my  prop­
erty  an’  I  got  de  papers  locked  up  in 
my  heart.

’way  from  home 

I 

“She  set  great  store  by  me,  an’ 
seem  like  she  couldn’t  get  ’long  no 
how,  less  I  help.  Lots  ob  de  young 
gentium  in  ’Gusty  sot  dere  eyes  on 
her,  but  she  say  to  me,  sez  she,  "Liza, 
I  wouldn’t  sneeze  at  any  ob  dem 
young  gentium.’  An’ 
’bout  dat  ar 
time  de  wah  dun  cum  ’long,  an’  ole 
massa  say  he  gwine,  but  young  Ma&- 
sa  Fred  he  say  no,  dat  he  gwine,  an’ 
ole  massa  mus’  stay  at  home  an’ look 
after  de  crops;  an’  young  Massa  Fred 
he  taken  de  best  horse  on  de  planta­
tion' an’  he  saddle  an’  good  clo’s,  an’ 
he  tuken  an’  say  ‘Howdy,’  to  all  de 
folkses,  an’  say  dat  he  ’lows  dat  he 
cum  home  soon  wid  all  de  Yankees 
kilt;  but  it  seems  liken  dey  nebber 
git  de  Yankees  all  kilt  off,  an’  it  was 
a  long  time  ’fore  we  see  dat boy  agin, 
an’  wen  he  did  cum  home  he  was  dat 
ragged  an’  dirty  dat  he  look  like  a 
onery  wite  trash,  but  de  rags  want

nuffin’  to  de  hole  dat’s  shoot  in  his 
head,  but  ’lowin’  all  dat  evvy  one  is 
monstus  glad  to  see  him,  an’  ’bout I 
dat  time,  ’fore  he  head  dun  got  fixen j 
up,  ’long  cum  de  conscription  an’ dey 
put  de  paper  on  ole  massa,  an’  wen ! 
young  Massa  Fred  tooken 
’ception ] 
to  dat,  de  ossifer  say  dat  he  got  a I 
mind  to  put  a  paper  on  Massa  Fred, 
too,  an’  ole  massa,  he  cuss  some,  but 
he  gwine  along  wid  de  patroller  jes’ 
de  same.

“Young  Massa  Fred  say  dat  one 
is  ’nuff  outen  de  fambly  to  oncet  an’ 
dat  he  gwine  stay  home  until  de  hole 
in  he  scalp  giten  well.  Leastwise, 
he  ’lows  dat  he  ain’t  gwine  until  he 
gits  a  good  ready.  Den  cum  ’long 
a  letter  wat  say  dat  dere’s  gwine  to 
be  a  big  fight  ’bout  Atlanty,  an’ Mas­
sa  Fred  say  he  mus’  be  dar,  an’  dat 
finish  de  wah.  Suh,  he  ’low  dat  wen 
Sherman  an’  de  Yankees  git 
’long 
side  Atlanty  dey  dun  smirch  dem out 
direc’ly.  Den 
'long 
cum  de  patrollers  an’  dey  tooken off I 
all  de  nigger  men  to  wuk  on  de  dig- 
gins  an’  help  de  solgers,  an’  day  say 
to  missus  we  jis’  gwine  lend  dese 
black  boys  for  a  short  time  an’  den 
we  sen’  dem  back  home,  but  dat  de 
las’  we  see  ob  de  menfolk  niggahs 
for  a  long  time  an’  some  ob  dem 
ain’t  fin’  de  way  back  yit,  an’  dey i 
tuken  evvy  man 
’ceptin’  ole  black 
Isrul.  An’  dey’d  a  tuken  him,  but  he 
slid  outen  de  gin  house  an’  hide  in 
de  woods 
’til  dey  all  gone  by  an’ 
den  he  cum  back.

’bout  dat  time 

“Ole  massa  always  say  dat  it  take 
mighty  smart  white  man  to  keep  an 
eye  on  Isrul,  an’  dey  tie  dat  man  up 
sebral  times  an’  lash  his  back  wid  a 
strap,  but  bless  you,  honey,  it  dun 
no  good.  Dey  do  say  dat  niggah  had 
cat’s  eyes  an’  could  see  in  de  dark.

“Well,  w’en  missus  see  de  boys  all 
go  off  she  feel  mighty  badly  an’  all 
de  black  wimmens  dey  cry,  but  ole 
Isrul  he  say,  ‘Don’t  cry;  I  take  kyar 
you-uns.’  Well,  dat  summer  was 
lonesome  on  de  plantation,  but  de  ole 
missus  an’  de  young  missus  dey  bear 
up  best  dey  know  how,  an’  mos  evvy 
day  ole  Isrul  had  to  go  down  to  de 
city  an’  git  de  letters  if  dey  wuz  any." 
De  missus  sometime  cry  at  de  news 
kase  Atlanty  had  fall  off,  an’  mos’ 
ew y  house  in  de  country  had  sick 
an’  wounded  solgers  in  ’em,  but  seem 
like  de  Lord  watch  over  our  folks 
an’  dey  don’  get  hurt.
-  “’Bout  dat  time  ’long  cum  a  nigger 
boy  one  day,  an’  he  say,  he  do,  dat 
all  de  niggahs  dun  cut  a  streak  to  de 
norf,  an’  all  the  missus’  hans  ’long de 
rest  ob  um.  He  say,  he  do,  dat  all 
de  darkies  gwine  to  hab  a  farm,  an’ 
a  plow,  an’  a  mule.  Seem  like  dat 
niggah  boy  dun  pizen  de  country  all 
about  wid  his  talkin’,  and  den  he 
slide  out  in  de  night  an’  dat  de  las’ 
ob  him.  I  think  he  must  a  died,  kase 
de  patroller  after  him  wid  a  heap  ob 
dogs.

“Well,  de  black  wimmins  dey  ged- 
der  in  de  cotton  an’  dey  dig  de  tat- 
ers  an’  save  up  all  de  craps  an’  make 
ready  fo’  de  winter,  an’  de  missus 
quite  cheery,  w’en  'long  cum  a  let­
ter  fum  de  young  massa;  it  say  dat 
he  shot  in  the  right  shoulder,  an’ 
dat  he  gobble  up  by  de  Yankees  an’ 
dat  dey  gwine  to  be  good  to  him  an’

put  him  up  norf  whar  it  was  cole an’ 
dat  de  doctors  say  he  soon  be  well, 
an’  dey  take  good  kyar  ob  him  to  see 
dat  he  get  well,  an’  dat  he  don’  get 
away  agin.  An’  dats  de  las  we  hyar 
ob  dat  boy for  mos’  a  year.  Den  long 
cum  a  paper  dat  Isrul  got  fum  de 
city  an’  say  for  de  people  to  watch 
out  fer  Sherman’s  army;  dat  dey  dun 
cut  loose  an’  was  lost  in  de  State, 
an’  dey  was  all  liable  to  get  kilt;  dat 
all  de  folks  tu’n  out  an’  swoop  de 
Yankee  army  off  de  yeth.  But  ole 
missus,  she  say  she  know  de 
fool 
man  wot  write  dat  paper  an’  she 
’spect  he  de  fus’  one  to  run  away 
w’en  he  hearn  de  Yankees  was  a 
cornin’  his’n  way,  an’  sho  nuff,  dey 
do  say,  he  dun  dat  vewy  thing,  an’ 
he  dat  scart  dat  he  nebber  find  de 
way  bhck  to  ’Gusty.

“Missus,  she  hab  a  map  on  de  wall, 
an’  she  an’  Miss  Grace  day  jis  look 
at  it  mighty  close,  an’  dey  ’low  at  de 
Yankees - cum  our  way,  an’  evvy  day 
we  hear  bad  news  an’  missus  she  pick 
up  all  de  silver  ware,  an’  dey  was  a 
powerful  lot  of  it,  an’  she  wrap  it  all 
up  nice,  an’  dar  was  sev’ral  bar’s  of 
it,  an’  she  call  ole  Isrul  in  an’  she 
say  dat  he  mus’  go  an’ ,  dig  a  hole 
in  de  wood  down  by  de  river  an’ 
bury  all  de  silver.  An’  ole  Isrul  went 
out  in  de  wood,  an’  he  dig  a  long 
time,  and  den  he  carry  de  silver  all 
away,  long  after  dark,  an’  cover  it 
up  an’  scratch  de  leaves  all  over,  like 
nobody  would  ever  see  de  spot.

“An’  de  nex’  mawnin’  she  say:  ‘You 
Isrul,  mus’  go  ’way  down  to  de  turn 
in  de  road  an’  stay  dere  until  you 
hear  de  music.  When  de  Yankees

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cum  dis  way  you  hear  de  music,  an’  ! 
when  you  hear  de  chunes  run  your-  \ 
self  back  quick  an’  tu’n  de  wine  outen  i 
de  bar’l  in  de  cellar.’  An’  she  tuken  j 
ole  black  Isrul  down  into  the  cellar  j 
an’  pint  out  de  bar’l  an’  she  say,  j 
‘Dat’s  de  best  wine  yo’  massa  ebber 
had,  an’  I  ain’t  gwine  to  let  no  Yan­
kee  solgers  a  drinkin’  of  it. 
If  dey 
git  a  drinkin’  of  dat  wine  dey  feelin’ | 
dat  bad  dey  bun  de  house  an’  tuken  j 
us  all  off  along  de  army.’  An’  she 
tuken  ole  black  Isrul  an’  show  him 
how  to  tu’n  de  fasset  an’  bein’  dat 
it’s  dark  in  de  cellar,  ole  missus  did­
n’t  see  dat  de  ole  coon  let  de  wine 
run  out  in  his  hat,  an’  he  walk  ’hind 
of  missus  an’  drink  it  down,  an’  ole 
Isrul  gwine  off  down  de  road  smack­
in’  his  mouf  an’  a  steppin’  mighty 
spry  for  a’  ole  man.

“’Bout  de  time  de  sun  well  up  in 
de  sky  ole  Isrul  he  cum  back  an’  he 
say:  ‘Missus,  I  hyar  de  chune;  hit’s 
long  way  off,  but  dey  cornin’  shuah! 
an’  I  gwine  down  to  tu’n  de  fasset,’ 
and  ole  missus  she  dat  white  in  de 
face,  but  young  Miss  Grace  she  catch  i 
him  by  de  coat  an’  say:  ‘Isrul,  wat’s 
dat  you  got  under  you  coat?’  an’  she  | 
say:  ‘Put  dat  jug  down,  Isrul,  put  dat ] 
jug  down.’  An’  he  jist  drapped  dat  j 
ar  jug  an’  hung  he  head  down,  an'  j 
Miss  Grace,  she  say:  ‘Isrul,  you  bin  j 
lyin’,  you  ain’t  hearn  de  chunes,  an’ 
de  army  ain’t  cornin’  yit,  an’  you  jis’ I 
fixin’  to  hab  a  feast  on  de  wine.’

“But  ole  Isrul,  he  clar  to  goodness  j 
t’ain’t  so  an’  dat  he  did  heah  de  j 
music  ob  de  Yankees  playin’  chunes, 
an’  missus,  she  ’spect  dat  niggah  an’ 
she  druv  him  outen  agin  to  watch  fo’ 
de  Yankees.  An’  ebry  little  while 
ole  Isrul  he’d  cum  back  an’  ’clar  dat 
he  heah  de  music  an’  it  was  time  to 
let  de  wine  run  off,  but  Miss  Grace, 
she  know  dat  niggah’s  failin’s  an’  she 
know  he  lyin’  all  de  time.  Dat  ole 
Tsrul,  if  he  had  de  chance,  would  lay 
hisself  down  on  he  back- and  let  de 
whole  bar’l  ob  wine  run  down  his 
neck,  an’  I’se  seen  white  men  jist as 
bad.

I 

“An’all  dat  day  went  by  an’  all  de 
time  missus  was  scart  an’  trimlin’, 
but  my  young  Miss  Grace,  she  jist 
walked  about  like  a  solger  hersef. 
She  put  all  de  house  in  order  an’  she 
say: 
‘Fix  up  de  company  room,  an’ 
cook  up  some  chicken  an’  bread  an’ 
make  some  cake,  kase  if  de  solgers 
cum  dat  a  way  best  to  be  good  to 
dem;’  an’  she  say  to  her  mamma:  ‘If 
Gen.  Sherman  cum  along  de  road  I’se 
gwine  to  invite  him  in  and  give  him 
a  cheer  in  de  parlor.’ 
tell  you, 
Massa  Cap’n,  I  neber  seed  no  brave 
lady  like  she  was  dat  time,  an’  de 
house  was  all  dusted  up  like  we  was 
gwine  to  have  a  party. 
just 
’bout  dat  time,  an’  de  day  was  mos’ 
gone,  Miss  Grace,  she  went  out  on 
de  porch,  w’en  she  see  ole  Isrul  a 
runnin’  up  de  road,  swingin’  his  arms 
and  hollerin’,  an’  dat  time  he  didn’t 
hab  a  jug  or  a  gourd,  an’  he  dun  for­
got  de  wine  bar’l,  an’  right*  behin 
him  dere  was  cumin’  three  blue  sol­
gers,  an’  two  ob  ’em  was  holdin’  one 
of  dem  on  his  horse,  walkin’  by  his 
side  an’  leadin’  two  horses,  an’  ole 
Isrul,  he  was  dat  scart  dat  he  run 
right  on  by  de  house  an’  didn’t  stop, 
only  to  holler,  ‘De  Yankees  is  corn­
in’.’ 
I  heah  afterwards  how  dat  ole

An’ 

Isrul  was  sleepin’  in  de  fence  cor­
ner,  an’  somebody  kick  him  in  de 
ribs,  an’  he  open  his  eyes  to  swear, 
an’  dere  was  three  blue  solgers,  an’ 
he  didn’t  stop  to  say  howdy,  but  like 
de  ill-mannered,  no-’count,  low-down 
niggah  dat  he  was,  he  cut  sticks  fo’ 
de  house.

“My  young  Miss  Grace,  she  call 
mamma  to  come  out,  too,  an’  she  say 
dat  she  gwine  to  talk  wid  de  solgers; 
dey  was  three  ob  dem,  an’  w’en  dey 
cum  up  one  ob  ’em  was  white  in  de 
face  an’  de  oder  two  was  holdin’  him 
on  his  horse,  an’  walkin’  by  he  side, 
an’  one  ob  dem  solgers  he  cum  froo 
de  gate  alone,  up  de  walk,  an’  he  say, 
‘howdy,’  an’  tuk  off  his  hat  an’  made 
de  nicest  bow,  an’  to  dis  day  I  neber 
see  such  a  hansom  solger.  An’  he 
say  to  missus,  he  say,  ‘I  hope you par­
don  me  for  de  intrusion,  madam,  but 
dis  is  my  cap’n  an’  he  done  got  shot 
froo  de  shoulder,  an’  it  mighty  pain­
ful  an’  we  mus’  stop  an’  ask  your 
kind  help  an’  take  kyar  ob  him  ’til 
we  kin  git  a  kerridge  to  take  him 
’long  de  army.’  An’  Miss  Grace,  she 
say, 
is.’ 
An’  den  he  went  down  to  de  gate, 
an’  de  two  ob  dem  lifted  de  cap’n 
offen  his  horse  an’  dey  toted  him  up 
de  walk,  an’  put  him  in  a  cheer  on 
de  porch,  an’  you  neber  seed  three 
such  blue  solgers,  dey  was  all  young 
men,  an’  dey  called  de  wounded  man 
cap’n,  an’  how  he  feelin’,  but  dar  was 
no  use  askin’  dat,  for  de  minnit  he 
sot  down  in  de  cheer  his  head  fall 
back  an’  he  went  sound  asleep,  an’ 
he  was  dat  white  dat  ole  missus  she 
don  cry.  Young  missus,  she  tell  me, 
‘Go  put  de  gemmun’s  horse  in  de  sta­
ble  and  fin’  ole  Isrul  and  make  him 
gib  dem  a  feedin’  of  corn  an’  some 
fodder.’  An’  ole  Isrul  he  mighty  spry 
’bout  dat  and  he  rub  de  mud  off  and 
hang  up  de  saddles,  an’  while  he 
doin’  it  he  feel  mighty  big.

‘Welcome,  sir,  indeed  you 

“De  solger,  he  say,  dat  dey  hab 
important  business  to  do,  an’  dat 
’bout  ten  miles  fum  dar  dey  had  a 
scrimmage  wid  a  few  men,  an’  dat 
de  cap’n  was  shot,  an’  dey  didn’t 
want  to  leab  him,  an’  dey  was  tryin’ 
to  go  to  de  army,  but  de  cap’n  was 
too  badly  hurt  to  do  it  until  dey 
could  rest.  The  ole  missus,  she  say, 
dey  welcome,  an’  she  tell  me  to  go 
down  in  de  cellar  an’  get  some  wine; 
dat  it  make  de  wounded  man  feel 
better,  an’  d’en  she  say  dat  she  glad 
old  Tsrul  hadn’t  opened  de  fasset  an’ 
let  it  run  out  in  de  sand,  on  de  floor.
“An’  den  one  of  de  solgers,  he  say 
to  Miss  Grace: 
‘We  got  plenty  good 
money,  an’  we  want  to  pay  for  w’at 
we  get,  an’  I  wish  you  would  let  me 
put  de  cap’n  on  a  bed  an’  we  will 
dress  his  wounds,  an’  leab  him  an’ 
go  on  to  de  army.  We  hab  impor­
tant  business,  an’  we  will  cum  back 
to-morrow  an’  get  him  an’  bring  a 
doctor.’

“Young  Miss  Grace,  she  say,  ‘Sut- 
tinly,  but  we  doan’  want  no  money,’ 
an’  she  tole  ’em  to  bring  de  cap’n 
in,  an’  sho  as  you  lib  she  tuken  him 
into  de  best  room  upstairs,  where  we 
alius  put  de  guests  w’en  dey  cum. 
An’  while  I  was  buildin’  a  fire  in  de 
grate  my  young  Miss  Grace  wid  her 
own  hands  brought  up  a  pitcher  of 
water  an’  de  two  solgers  was  jis’  as 
tender  as  a  chile  ob  de  cap’n,  tuken

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off  his  clo’s,  an’  dey  was  all  blood, 
an’  dey  washed  him  up  an’  missus 
brought  in  one  ob  young  Marse 
Fred’s  best  w’ite  shirts  an’  dey  put 
him  in  de  bed.  All  dis  time  Miss 
Grace  was  makin’  de  cook  fly  roun’ 
an’  she  soon  had  chucken  broth  an’ 
oder  good  t’ings  for  de  cap’n  an’  she 
tuk  ’em  up  to  de  room  herself.  An’ 
she  say  to  her  mamma:  ‘Maybe  some­
body  will  gib  our  darling  Fred  good 
care. 
I  hate  Yankees,’  dat  what  she 
alius  say,  ‘but  dis  un  ain’t  no  reglar 
Yankee, 
like  none  dat  I 
eber  hearn  tell  ob.’  An’  w’en  de 
cap’n  he  drink  de  wine  an’  de  chuck­
en  brof,  he  feel  so  happy,  an’  say 
he  be  all  right  in  a  day  or  two.  An’ 
wen  dey  all  git  supper  de  two  sol­
gers  dey  bof  wisit  de  cap’n  an’  he 
say  dey  mus’  go  an’  leab  him,  an’ 
w’en  dey  cum  back  dey  mus’  cum 
an’  git  him;  dat  he  be  well  in  a  day 
or  so;  an’  sho  as  you  lib  dem  young 
solgers  w’en  dey  go  away  outen  de 
room  de  tears  cum  in  dere  eyes  an’ 
one  ob  dem,  de  hansom  one,  he gwine 
back  an’  say,  ‘Cap’n,  you  an’  I  dun 
fitin’  three  years  now  all  de  time  to- | 
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an’  I  wouldn’t  do  it  if  you  didn’t 
order  me  to. 
I  know  it  my  duty  an’
I  mus’  go.’  An’  he  put  his  arms j 
around  dat  cap’n’s  neck  an’  kiss  him ■ 
on  his  forehead,  an’  widout  saying j 
anuder  word  he  went  out  de  room ! 
an’  den  he  salute  de  cap’n  an’  shet j 
de  do’,  an’  I  watch  dem  two  solgers i 
w’en  dey  rode  away  fum  de  stable 
in  de  night  an’  I  didn’t  see  no  mo’ ¡ 
ob  dem  for  a  long  time.

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M ICH IGA N   T R A D E S M A N

ole  missus  dey  sick  of 
fiten,  an’ 
dey’d  be  proud  to  be  quiten  ob  it, 
an’  dat  de  Yankees  dun  git  inside 
Sylvany,  an’  missus  gib  dem  a  good 
feed,  an’  dey  had  no  more’n  got 
round  de  turn  in  de  road  ’fore  long 
cum  anuder  one  jist  crawling  ’long, 
he  dat  weak,  an’  he  lost  one  arm  fit­
in’.  Dat  man  was  our  nearest neigh­
bor,  but  he  dat  changed  dat  we  did­
n’t  know  him,  an’  while  we  cooken 
him  a  bit  ob  meat  he  gib  ole  missus 
a  letter  dat  was  fum  Massa  Fred;  it’s 
de  fust  time  in  months,  an’  it  say— 
’cause  dey  readin’  it  ober  so  many 
times  dat  I  learn  it  by  sound— dat he 
is  mos’  well,  an’  all  de  same  dat  he 
was  hiten  in  de  shoulder  at  Atlanty 
an’  sent  away  a  pris’ner  to  de  norf; 
dat  all  de  folks  was  good  to  him  an’ 
he  would  soon  cum  home.  An’  it 
say  his  father  well,  too;  dat  he  was a 
pris’ner  an’  had  plenty  to  eat.  Least­
wise  he  say  dat  he  gittin’  mo’  to  eat 
an’  mo’  clo’s  to  wear  in  de  jail  den 
in  de  army,  fitin’  all  de  time.

“Den  ole  missus  tell  de 

solger 
’bout  de  Yankee  w’at  lay  sick  in  de 
best  room,  an’  he  say  he  gwine  talk­
in’  wid  him,  an’  he  go  up  de  stairs 
an’  I  ’low  dat  he  so  weak  hissef  dat 
he  could  skasely  walk,  an’  he  taken 
to  de  cap’n  jist  like  he  is  his  brud- 
der.  It  do  me  good  to  see  dem  two 
men,  an’  he  say  by-an’-by  to  Miss 
Grace,  ‘Dis  man  mus’  hab  some  qui­
nine  an’  whisky  right  off,  an’  some­
body  mus’  go  to  de  city,’  he  mean 
’Gusty, 
‘quick  an’  git  de  quinine.’ 
Dat’s  twenty  miles  away,  an’  Miss 
Grace,  she  say  she  go;  dey  was  no 
man  on  de  place,  an’  all  de  horses 
’cept  de  cap’n’s  had  been  tuken  for 
de  army,  an’  dat  horse  was  too  wild 
fo’  a  lady  to  ride,  but  in  spite  ob  all 
ole  missus  say  Miss  Grace,  wid  de 
help  ob  de  wimins  fum  de  cabins, put 
de  saddle  on  de  horse  an’  she  start 
out,  but 
’fore  she  go  de  confedrit

solger,  he  say,  ‘You  mus’  hab  gold 
to  buy  de  quinine,  kase  dey  won’t 
sell  it  fo’  confedrit  money,’  an’  dat 
make  Miss  Grace  stop  a  minit;  den 
she  walk  in  to  de  cap’n  an’  say, 
‘Cap’n,  I  mus’  hab  some  ob  your 
gold  money,’  an’  he  say:  ‘Bless  you, 
chile,  my  coat  pocket  full  ob  gold; 
take  it  all  an'  welcum,  an’  I  git  more 
w’en  I  gits  well.’  An’  sho’  as  you 
lib,  Miss  Grace  tuken  out  ob  his  coat, 
dat  hanged  on  de  wall,  a  han’ful  ob 
money,  an’  she  went  up  by  de  bed 
an’  she  say: 
‘I  hate  Yankees,  but  I 
don’t  want  dem  to  die.’  An’  de 
cap’n  reach  out  de  han’  dat  was  all. 
right an’  he  take  hold  ob  Miss  Grace’s 
dress  an’  kiss  de  edge  ob  it,  an’  den 
he  laff,  an’  his  eyes  twinkle  so  fun­
ny,  an’  he  say: 
‘Miss  Grace,  I  bet 
you  all  de  gold  in  my  pockets  agin 
a  glass  ob  wine  dat  I  ain’t  gwine  to 
die.  You  and  your  good  mamma, 
an’  Aunt  Rachel  ain’t  gwine  let  me 
die,’  an’  he  smile  agin’  an’  Miss  Grace 
she  say: 
‘Cose  you  ain’t  gwine  to 
die,  but  I  jes’  hate  Yankees.’  Den 
she  fly  outen  de  room,  an’ 
’twan’t 
mor’n  a  minit  ’fore  she  was  on  de 
horse’s  back  an’  flyin’  down  de  road, 
an’  de  ole  missus,  she  sit  down  an’ 
cry,  she  so  ’fraid  sumpin’  would hap- 
pin  to  dat  girl.  An’  den  cum  along 
de  dark,  an’  it  rained  cold  an’  driz­
zlin’,  an’  we  put  wood  on  de  fire  an’ 
jis’  sot  dere  an’  pray,  an’  Aunt  Rach­
el  she  sittin’  up  in  de  cap’n’s  room 
thinkin’  w’at  de  nex’  yarb  to  bile  up 
an’  gib  him,  an’  den  we  heah  Miss 
Grace  cornin’  up  steps,  an’  we  all 
fly  to  de  do’,  an’  dat  po’  girl  she  al- 
mos’  fly  in  de  house,  she  dat  ’fraid, 
an’  she  all  wet.

“I  tuken  a  piece  ob  light  wood  an’ 
put  de  horse  in  de  stable  an’  gib  him 
sum  fodder  an’  w’en  I  cum  in,  Miss 
Grace,  she  talkin’  fas’  as  she  could 
’bout  all  de  tings  she  hearn  in  de 
city,  an’  she  had  a  lot  ob  tings  to

tell  ’bout  de  war,  ’cause  we  ain’t  heah 
much  lately,  an’  she  taken  outen  de 
saddlebag  a  small  package  ob  de 
powders,  an’  she  say: 
‘We  used  to 
pay  two  shilluns  in  money  for  dat, 
an’  now  I  hab  to  pay  twenty  gold 
dqjlars  for  it;  an’  dar  is  a  paper  ob 
needles  dat  we  use  to  pay  five  cents 
for,  an’  I  had  to  pay  two  dollars, but 
we  mus’  hab  needles;  an’  I  got  you  a 
pound  ob  tea,  mother,  but  I  paid two 
hundred  dollars  in  confedrit  money; 
so  yo’  see,  mamma,  dat  is  all  de 
money  we  got  for  de  las’  horse  we 
sold;  but  de  money  is  no  good.’

“An’  de  missus,  -she  gwine  down 
in  de  cellar  an’  brung  up  a  gourd  ob 
wine,  kase  we  nebber  fin’  de  silber 
wat  ole  Isrul  hid  in  de  woods,  an’ 
she  went  up  to  de  cap’n’s  room  an’ 
Aunt  Rachel  she  gib  him  a  powder 
an’  a  good  swig  ob  wine,  an’  she 
sing  to  him  jis’  de  same  he  was  a 
baby  down  in  de  black  folks’  cabin. 
An’  w’en  Miss  Grace  look  in  de  room 
fo’  she  go  to  bed  dey  was  bofe  sleep- 
in’.  Ole  Aunt  Rachel  dun  sung  her-

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dat  de  Sherman  army  wasn’t  cornin’ 
widin  thirty  miles  ob  our  plantation 
an’  dat  she  mustn’t  fear;  dat  he  could 
take  care  ob  dem,  an’  de 
solgers 
wouldn’t  ’sturb  nuffin’  w’en  he  was 
dar,  an’  dat  de  only  thing  he  was 
’fraid  of  was  dat  some  ob  our  folks 
would  cum  long  dat  road  an’  take 
him  off  to  Andersonville  prison.  An’ 
he  say,  if  any  ob  de  gray  solgers  cum 
long  to  not  tell  dem  he  was  dere.

“Dat  night  ole  Isrul  he  gwine  to 
see  his  ole  ooman,  who  was  a  field 
hand,  an’  he  say  dat  he  gwine  off, 
too.  An’  she  say,  ‘Wherfo’  you gwine, 
Isrul?’  An’  he 
say,  ‘All  de  boys 
is  gone  an’  I  gwine  to  see  de  boys.’ 
She  say, 
‘Better  you  stay  here  an’ 
mind  de  plantation.’  An’  she  say, 
‘You,  ole  Isrul,  is  a  fool,  no  count 
niggah,  an'  de  missus  glad  to  git 
shet  ob  you.’  Sho  nuff  fore  sun  up 
de  nex’  mawnin’  ole  Isrul  dun  tuk  a 
mule,  an’  he  was  de  best  one  on  de 
place,  an’  he  lite  out.  Missus  say, 
‘Good  riddance  to  bad  niggah,’  but 
she  ’low  de  mule  was  a  gr’t  loss.  But 
she  soon  forgit  de  mule,  kase  she  got 
to  care  for  de  cap’n,  an’  she  went 
an’  tap  litely  on  de  do’,  an’  he  say, 
‘Come  in,’  an’  he  put  out  his  hand 
an’  say, 
‘glad  she 
well,’  but  he  look  so  wite  missus  was 
scart,  an’  she  went  out  an’  got  de 
best  ole  collud  woman  on  de  place. 
She’s  de  one  dat  take  care  ob  all  de 
sick  folks  an’  de  babies,  an’  dat  oom­
an— her  name’s  Rachel— she 
tuken 
She  wash  his 
care  ob  de  cap’n. 
wounds  an’  brush  his  hair  an’  slick 
up  de  bed,  an’  all  de  time  de  cap’n 
laff,  jis’  as  happy  as  if  he  was  in  his 
own  home  an’  didn’t  have  no  hole 
in  de  shoulder.

‘Howdy,’  an’  he 

“ Leastways  de  days  roll  on  an’  on, 
but  de  solgers  didn’t  cum  back  wid j 
de  doctor  an’  de  kerridge;  an’  de  days 
an’  de  weeks  went  by,  an’  de  cap’n’s 
horse  got  dat  restless  in  de  stable 
dat  he  whinny  so  loud  ’at  de  cap’n 
hear  him.  Dat  horse  ain’t  used  to 
loafin’  in  de  stable  an’  doin’  nuffin’ 
for  de  corn  dat  he  eatin’.  An’  Aunt 
Rachel  an’  de  missus  an’  Miss  Grace, 
dey  jist  a  fitin’  to  keep  dat  man 
alive,  an’  Aunt  Rachel  she  makes 
poultices,  an’  yarb  tea,  an’  liniment 
more  dan  a  bucketful,  an’  he  swallow 
all  de  boneset  an’ 
fermifuge  an’ 
smile,  but  he  losin’  hissef  ew y  day, 
spiten  all  dat  we  could  do.  Ole  Mis­
sus  an’  Miss  Grace  dey  mighty  wor­
rit,  an’  one  day  w’en  he  wery  bad 
’long  cum  a  bunch  of  confedrit  sol­
gers,  an’  dey  say  dey  gwine  take  j 
’long  de  cap’n,  leastwise  day  gwine 
take  his  horse,  but  Miss  Grace  say  j 
no!  dat  her  horse  an’  dey  can’t  hab  j 
him.  Dat’s  de  fust  time  Miss  Grace  j 
eber  tole  a  lie,  an’  I  knows  de  good 
Lord  made  light  ob  dat,  kase  he  j 
were  a  powerful  good  animal,  an’  de  ] 
man  he  look  at  de  cap’n  an’  say,  I 
‘Howdy,  Yank,’  an’  de 
say, 
‘Howdy,  Johnny,’  in  a  mighty  weak 
way  an’  de  confedrit  say,  ‘Poor  deb- 
bil,  he  gwine  die  off,  sho  as  you 
born,  ’deed  he  is,’  and  he  say,  ‘good 
riddance  to  de  Yankees.’  Dat  kind 
ob  talk  make  Miss  Grace  bilin’  mad 
an’  she  say  dat  de  cap’n  was  a  gen’l- 
man  an’  dat  he  ain’t  gwine  to  die 
if  she  can  hulp  it.

cap’n 

“An’  den  de  confedrit  solger  tole

A &   it  was,  is,  and  ever  will  foe.

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solgers 

self  to  sleep  in  her  cheer.  An’  dey 
gib  de  cap’n  de  powders  an’  de  wine, 
and  he  gittin’  better  ebery  day,  but 
he  dat  weak  dat  de  wine  mos’  gone 
’fore  he  could  sit  up,  an’  de  cap’n  he 
dat  nice  ’at  he 
shave  hissef  wid 
young  Massa  Fred’s  razor,  an’  w’en 
he  face  all  clean  an’  nice  he  look  jis’ 
like  a  young  boy,  an’  he  put  his  good 
arm  round  de  missus  kind  a  sly  like 
an’  kiss  her  an’  call  her  his  mamma, 
an’  ole  missus  she  like  it,  an’  she  cry 
for  old  massa  an’  young  Marse  Fred 
to  cum  home,  an’  Miss  Grace,  she 
say: 
‘Cap’n  mighty  welcome  to  stay, 
but  she  hate  Yankees,’  an’  dat  make 
de  cap’n  Iaff  an’  he  sing  a  chuñe.  An’ 
de  spring  days  cum  an’  de  cap’n walk 
out  a  bit,  an’  once  in  a  while  cum  de 
news  dat  Sherman 
gwine 
way  off,  an’  ole  missus  try  to  find 
de  silber  wat  ole  Isrul  hide  in  de 
woods,  but  she  can’t  do  it,  an’  de 
‘So  many 
cap’n  say: 
scallywags 
gwine  all 
’bout  de  country  dat 
better  let  de  silber  stay  in  de  ground, 
an’  a  gourd  good  nuff  for  him  to 
drink  wine  outen,’  an’  den  he  wink 
out  de  corner  ob  his  eye,  an’  ole 
missus  say  to  me: 
‘Bring  de  gourd 
full  ob  wine,  ’Liza,  an’  dat’s  all  you 
can  hab  to-day;  mus’  sabe  sum  ob 
dat  wine  for  our  solgers  w’en  dey 
gits  home.’  An’  de  cap’n  say  he  hope 
dat  mighty  soon,  for  de  cap’n  say, 
‘Soon  I’ll  be  strong  ’nuff  to  ride  to 
Sylvany  an’  I  mus’  be  gwine.  My 
mother  will  think  I’se  dead  an’  it’s 
four  months  since  I  heard  a  word 
fum  home  or  de  army,  an’  I  want 
to  hab  a  hand  in  de  wind-up.’  An’ 
Miss  Grace,  she  jump  up  an’  say, 
‘You  better  go  now,  I  hate  Yankees,’ 
an’  he  jis’  turn  wite  in  de  face  an’ 
laff  a  little,  an’  she  say: 
‘You  stay 
here  until  my  brudder  Fred  comes 
home  an’  he  will  wind  you  up.  You 
ain’t  liken  all  de  confedrit  solgers 
yit.’  An’  she  run  in  de  house. 
I 
it  all  kase  I’se  alius  helpin’ 
heah 
round  de  house. 
I  peekin’  out  de 
winder,  an’  de  cap’n  whistle  soft  to 
hissef,  an’  den  he  walk  round  de 
house  whar  de  ole  missus  sittin’  an’ 
he  smoove  his  hand  ober  her  hair 
an’  talk  low  an’  quiet  to  her,  an’  she 
look  up  in  his  face  an’  cry,  an’  he 
pulled  her  head  over  an’  kissed  an’ 
coaxed  her  until  she  stop  cryin’  an’
I  hyar  him  say  dat  bof  ole  an’  young 
massa  cornin’  soon,  an’  de  war  soon 
ober,  an’  ewything  will  be  all  right, 
an’  sho  as  you  is  bawn  he  make  ole 
missus  laff,  an’  bimeby  Miss  Grace 
cum  out  with  her  needlework  an’ 
she  call  me  an’  say:  "Liza,  bring  a 
book  fo’  de  cap’n  to  read,’  an’  I  say: 
‘W ’at  kind  ob  a  book?’  An’  she  say: 
‘Bring  de  Bible,  an’  bring  two  of 
dem;  one  Bible  ain’t  nuif  to  make  a 
Yankee  good. 
I  hate  Yankees.’  An’ 
de  cap’n  he  say  he  bring  a  book  to 
suit  hissef,  an’  he  gwine  in  de  house 
an’  fetch  out  de  best  book,  wid  a  nice 
kiver,  dat’s  on  de  shelf,  an’  sittin' 
down  in  de  cheer  side  of  Miss  Grace, 
he  begin  to  read.  Fust  she  turn  up 
her  nose,  but  de  cap’n  kep’  right  on 
readin’,  an’  old  missus,  she  move  up 
her  cheer  an’  Miss  Grace,  she  drop 
her  wuk  and  jis’  listen.

“An’  ole  missus,  she  was  makin’ 
a  dress  for  Aunt  Rachel  outen  one 
ob  her  ole  ones,  kase  we’s  gettin’ 
mighty  po’,  an’  we  hab  to  patch  up

fo’ 

’nuff 

‘Seems 

ebrything,  an’  w’en  I  cum  out  to  ask 
w’at  we  gwine  to  git  fo’  supper,  ole 
missus  was  fas’  asleep  in  her  rockin’ 
cheer,  an’  de  cap’n  was  sittin’  bery 
close  to  Miss  Grace,  an’  seemed  she 
couldn’t  keep  her  eyes  off  his  face 
while  he  was  readin’. 
I  jist  whisper 
to  Miss  Grace,  “W ’at  we  gwine  to 
hab  fo’  supper?’  so  not  to  wake  up 
ole  missus,  fo’  she  hab  worry  ’nuff, 
an’  de  cap’n  say, 
like  we 
gwine  hab  company  to  supper  to­
night;  better  cook 
four. 
I’se  hungry,  an’  jis’  like  as  nqt  sum 
po’  debbil  ob  a  solger  will  cum  along 
dis  a  way  an’  want  sumfin’ ;  an’  if  dey 
don’t  I  will  eat  it  all  myself;  git  any­
thing. 
I  dun  feelin’  like  a  Yankee.’ 
An’  lie  went  on  readin’  to  Miss  Grace. 
I  was  jis’  gwine  out  to  call  dem  to 
de  table  w’en  I  heah  Miss  Grace  hol­
ler,  an’  I  thought  she  was  gwine  to 
lose  her  senses,  an’  ev’ybody  run  to 
see,  an’  w’en  I  git  to  de  do’  dar  I 
see  Massa  Fred,  an’  ole  missus  an’ 
Miss  Grace  a  huggin’  ob  him  an’ 
cryin’  an’  takin’  on,  an’ 
I  grabbed 
him  by  de  legs,  kase  dat’s  de  only 
place  left  to  git  hold  ob,  an’  dey  all 
fall  down  on  top  ob  me,  an’  mos’ 
kill  me,  an’  de  cap’n  w’en  he  saw 
de  four  ob  us  rollin’  on  de  porch,  he 
laff  mos’  to  kill  hisse’f.  An’  w’en 
Miss  Grace  git  up  out  ob  de  tangle- 
ment  an’  smoved  down  her  dress  she 
say: 
‘I  hate  Yankees,’  an’  kotch hold 
ob  Massa  Fred  ag’in.

“I  went  an’  set  de  table  ober  an’ 
put  on  anudder  plate,  but  seem  like 
de  cap’n  an’  Massa  Fred  de  only ones 
dat  eat  supper  dat  night.

“Well,  de  cap’n  an’  Massa  Fred 
dey  soon  gittin’  like  brudders,  an’ 
Massa  Fred  he  say  dat  he  like  de 
Yankees.  An’  he  say  dat  he  got 
’nuff  ob  wah  an’  he  gwine  to  pitch 
in  a  crap  ob  cotton;  dat  he  got  no 
money an’  de  niggahs  dun  gone,  ’cept- 
in’  de  wimmin  folks,  an’  he  reckin’ 
dey  go,  too,  soon  as  dey  kin,  but  he 
got  to  make  a  crap  somehow.  De 
cap’n  say  he  got  plenty  money  an’ 
he  let  him  hab  all  he  want,  an’  dat 
make  Massa  Fred  glad,  an’  de  two 
men  talk  e w y  day  an’  evvy  night  an’ 
dey  sleep  in  de  same  bed  in  de  best 
room;  an’  dey  arrange  dat  Massa 
Fred,  he  gwine  to  Sylvany  wid  de 
cap’n  an’  de  cap’n  he  gwine  home  or 
back  to  de  army  ‘to  be  in  at  de  wind­
up,’  so  he  say.  An’  dey  gwine  to 
start  befo’  sunup  de  nex’  mawnin’.

“Dat  night  dey  all  sot  out  on  de 
porch  in  de  moonlight,  an’  ole  mis­
sus,  she  gwine  off  to  bed,  an’  den 
Massa  Fred,  he  say  good  night,  too, 
an’  kiss  Miss  Grace. 
I  dun  sittin’ 
up  in  de  kitchen  to  close  up  de  house 
w’en  dey’s  all  in,  an’  w’en  I  look  out 
in  de  moonlight  I  thought  dey  all 
gone  in,  so  I  went  to  de  do’  an’  I 
heah  de  cap’n  laff  low,  to  hisse’f  like, 
an’  he  holdin’  Miss  Grace 
in  his 
arms,  an’  she  tryin’  to  get  away,  but 
he  kiss  her  fust,  spiten  all  she  could 
do.  Den  he  let  her  go,  an’  she  jis’ 
straiten  herse’f  up  an’  say, 
‘I  hate 
Yankees,’  an’  run  in  de  house.  An’ 
de  cap’n  look  at  de  stars  an’  moon  a 
bit.  an’  went  up  to  de  spare  room  to 
sleep.  An’  in  de  mawnin’,  fo’  sunup, 
dey  went  away,  but,  early  as  it  was, 
Miss  Grace  was  sittin’  by  de  winder, 
an’  watched  dem  out  ob  sight  in  de 
mawnin’  darkness.

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something  has  happened 
in  his  store  that  has 
made  him  think,  and  when  a  man  gets  to  thinking 

once,  somethin^  generally  moves.

T his  time  it  is  that  pound  and  ounce  scale 
that’ s  going  to  move;  he’ s  tired  of  having  his 
clerks  give  overweight.

Tried  it  himself  and  found  it  was  the  scale, 

not  the  clerks’  fault.

Now  he  is  trying  to  find  out  what  this  N ear­
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so  much.

Suppose  you  do  the  same  thing.  Our  cata­

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“Well,  w’en  young  Massa  Fred 
cum  back  he  brung  good  news,  for 
ole  massa  cornin’  home  soon,  an’ 
’fore  de  summer  cum  he  back  safe 
an’  sound  an’  de  wah  dun  end,  an’ 
he  say  to  de  missus  he  don’t  care  fo’ 
de  niggahs,  he  dat  glad  de  wah 
gone  by.

“An’  e w y  time  dat  he  find  he  look 
in  de  woods  fo’  de  silber  dat  ole 
black  Isrul  dun  hidden,  but  dey  can’t 
find  it,  an’  massa,  he  say,  ‘No  use; 
dat  misable  niggah,  he  dun  run  off 
wid  it,’  but  ole  missus  say: 
‘Dat’s 
not  so;  de  niggah  couldn’t  carry  off 
a  cart  load  ob  silber  an  he  back.’  An’ 
she  feel  bad,  kase  some  ob  dat  silber 
ware  bin  in  de  fambly  ’fore  dis  coun­
try  was  found.

“Seem  like  de  country  all  broke 
up  dat  summer,  an’  bofe  ole  massa 
an’  young  Massa  Fred  wuk  hard  an’ 
Miss  Grace  make  all  her  own  clo’se, 
an’  w’en  dey  want  a  letter  dey  mus’ 
go  all  de  way  to  de.  city  for  it,  an’ 
Miss  Grace  seem  like  she  want  to 
go  to  de  city  mighty  offen,  do  it 
tuken  all  day  in  de  saddle.  She  gits 
lots  ob  letters,  an’  in  one  ob  de  fust 
letters  she  git  de  cap’n’s  pitcher  in 
it.  I  see  it  an’  was  de  fus’  to  tell  ole 
missus  w’at  she  got.  She  tole  her 
mamma  dat  she  send  it  back  by  de 
fus’  mail,  but  she  forgit  dat,  aldough 
it  sittin’  on  de  table  in  her  room 
where  she  sleep  all  de  time,  an’  she 
looken  at  it  mighty  offen  w’en  no  one 
is  around.

“Bimeby  dere  cums  a  letter,  an’ in 
dat  letter  de  cap’n  say  dat  he  cornin’ 
shuah,  and  he 
on  Chris’mas  day, 
gwine  bring  his  mamma  an’ 
two 
friends,  an’  from  dat  time  out  things 
had  to  fly  round  dat  house,  an’  de 
good  Lawdy  knows  dat  it worried ole 
missus,  but  Miss  Grace  she  seem so 
happy  dat  de  cap’n  cornin’.  She  say 
dat  de  wah  dun  make  dem  po’,  but 
Massa  Fred  he  say  dat  make  no  dif- 
funce,  de  turkeys  dat  fat  dat  dey  fed- 
ders  won’t  stick  in  dem  no  more.

’long  cum 

“W ’en  Chris’mas  mawnin’ 

cum 
along,  de  house  was  all  trimmed  up 
nice  wid  ferns  an’  holly,  an’  ole  mis­
sus  set  out  de  bes’  dishes; but darwas 
no  silber,  an’  she  cried  a  bit  ’bout 
dat,  an’  say  she  ‘wish  ole  black  Isrul 
was  in  de  bottom  ob  de  sea,’  an’ 
while  she  was  hopin’  dat  ole  black 
scamp  was  drowned, 
a 
tappin’  at  de  do’  an’  ole  missus  say, 
‘Come  in,’  but  dey  don’t  cum  in,  but 
jis’  kept  on  a  tappin’,  and  missus  say, 
‘’Liza,  go  to  de  door.’  An’  de  sight 
dat  I  see  would  kill  you  wid  laffin’ ; 
dere  was  de  raggedist  ole  black  nig­
ger  dat  eber  was.  An’  I  look  twice 
’fore  I  find  out  dat  ’twas  ole  black 
Isrul,  an’  '’fore  he  could 
say  one 
word,  my  ole  missus,  she  say,  ‘You 
ole  rascal,  w’at  you  done  wid  de  sil­
ber?’  an’  he  shooken  all  ober  at  de 
fire  dat  fly  outen  missus’  eyes.  An’ 
he  say,  ‘Dat’s  w’at  I  cum  for  to  tel! 
yer.  Missus,  please  gib  dis  po’  free 
niggah  a  bite  ob  bread  an’  a  bit  ob 
meat,  an’  I  find  de  silber.’  But  he 
say  nebber  since  he  enjoy  de  ’manci- 
pashun  dat  he  git  ’nuff  to  stop  de 
wolf  gnawin’  out  de  life  in  his  body. 
An’  we  got  dat  ole  black  Isrul  a 
big  chunk  ob  bread  an’  meat  ’nuff 
to  feed  a  field  hand,  an’  dey  don’t 
gib  him  no  time  to  eat  it,  for  ole

M ICH IGA N   T R A D E S M A N

massa  git  de  shovel  an’  dey  start- 
away  to  de  woods,  an’  in  no  time  at 
all  dey  cum  in  wid  a  load  ob  silber 
ware,  jis’  as  bright  as  a  dollar.  My! 
how  missus  laff  an’  cry  at  de  same 
time,  an’  de  black  wimmins  dey  fly 
’round  an’  polish  it  up,  an’  set  off  de 
china,  an’  put  on  de  silber,  an’  all 
dis  time  nobody  see  de  young missus. 
An’  massa  say  it  was  time  for  de 
company,  an’  Massa  Fred,  he  bin 
gone  two  days,  to  cum  back  wid 
dem,  an’  it  gittin’  most  dark  w’en 
Miss  Grace,  she  cum  down  outen 
her  room  in  de  top  ob  de  house,  an’ 
she  say,  ‘Dey  cornin’ ;  I  bin  watchin’ 
from  my  winder,  an’  I  see  dey  ker- 
ridge!’  An’  sho  ’nuff  dey  is  at  de 
gate,  an’  de  cap’n  was  de  fust 
to 
jump  out  an’  he  run  up  de  path  an’ 
catch  a  sight  ob  Miss  Grace,  an’  she 
dat  scart  dat  she  run  an’  try  to  hide, 
but  de  cap’n,  he  too  quick,  an’  he 
cotch  her  in  de  parlor  an’  fasten  de 
door.

“Nobody  know  whateber  happen 

in  dat  room  for  ’bout  half  an  hour.

two 

“An’  Massa  Fred,  he  bowed  in  de 
cap’n’s  mamma  an’  de 
friends, 
•an’  dey  was  de  same  dat  left  de  cap’n 
at  de  house  de  year  before.  An’  dem 
Union  solgers  was  jist  de  same  as 
if  dey  bin  confedrit  solgers  an’  wid 
ole  massa  all  in  de  wah.

“An’  bimeby  Massa  Fred,  he  say: 
‘You  don’t  open  de  door,  Miss  Grace, 
I  gwine  take  it  off  de  hinges.’  An’ 
de  cap’n  walk  out  wid  my  young 
missus  on  his  arm,  an’  he  walked  up 
to  his  mamma  an’  say, 
‘Dis  is  my 
prize,  mother,’  an’  she  put  her  arms 
’round  my  young  missus  an’  kiss her, 
an’  de 
to  his 
{  friends,  an’  he  say: 
‘Looken  out for 
her,  kase  she  hate  Yankees.’  An’ dey 
all  laff,  ’cept  Miss  Grace,  her  face 
dat  red  she  couldn’t.

cap’n  bowed  her 

“An’  in  a  little  while  dey  was  all j 
|  sittin’  around  de  table,  an’  ole  massa.
|  he  say,  "Liza,  gib  ole  black  Isrul  a I 
gourd  ob  wine  an’  a  snack  an’  tell 
him  to  looken  sharp  after  de  preach­
er’s  horse.’

“De  ole  house  ring  dat  night  an’ 
dey  kep’  it  up  for  a  week.  An’  dat 
two-year-old  boy  ober  dar  is  Miss 
Grace’s  fust  gran’chile, 
it 
want  for  me  he  be  dead  ’fo  dis  time 
failin’  in  de  fish  basin,  I  reckin. 
I 
gwine  take  him  to  his  gran’ma.” 

an’ 

if 

Charles  E.  Belknap.

Recent  Business  Changes  Among 

Indiana  Merchants.

Brazil—The  meat  market  of  H.  H. 
Hudson  is  continued  under  the  style 
of  Hudson  &  Stezter,  Mr.  Hudson 
having  taken  Mr.  Stezter  into  part­
nership.

Burnett’s  Creek— H.  Beshoer  has 
sold  his  hardware  stock  and  retired 
from  trade.

Cincinnati— Yoho  &  Price  continue 
the  general  merchandise  business 
formerly  conducted  under  the  style 
of  H.  W.  Yoho  &  Co.

Dunkirk— Dunkirk  &  Whitsell have 
stock  of 

the  grocery 

purchased 
George  Shatto.

Lebanon  —   Storm  &  Buchanan, 
grocers,  have  dissolved  partnership. 
The  business  is  continued  by  Buchan­
an  &  Buntin.

North  Manchester— The  Syracuse

Screen  &  Grille  Co.  has  increased  its 
capital  stock  to  $24,000.

Otwell— Whaley  &  Co.,  grocers, 
have  sold  out  to  Wiscaner  &  Good­
win.

Peru— Louis  D.  Ream  recently  suf­
fered  the  loss  of  his  grocery  stock  by 
fire.

Plainville— Gilliatt  &  Henderson 
succeed  Pierle  &  Gilliatt  in  general 
trade. 

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Terre  Haute— Rissler  &  Reitzel, 
grocers,  have  dissolved  partnership. 
The  business  is  continued  by  Rissler 
&  Finley.

Uniondale— Waid  &  Brickley  con­
tinue  the  drug  and  grocery  business 
of  Jas.  M.  Waid.

Wheatland— Commer  Bros,  have 
purchased  the  general  merchandise 
stock  of  McKinley  &  Dunn.

Indianapolis  —   Harry  D.  Segar, 
dealer  in  queensware  and  groceries, 
has  filed  a  petition  in  bankruptcy.

Muncie— A  receiver  has  been  ap­
in  the  case  of  the  Magic 

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25

Hustle During the  Dull  Season Makes 

Business  Lively.

W ritten  for  the  Tradesm an.

Now  that  the  holidays  are  over, 
the  merchant  who  is  not  a  hustler 
will  sit  down  behind  the  store  and 
wait  for  spring  business  to  open  up. 
But  the  merchant  who  is  a  hustler 
will  take  this  opportunity  of  getting 
the  trade  that  goes  by  his  slow  com­
petitor’s  door.  The  man  who  is  not 
a  hustler  still  sticks  to  the  old  out 
of  date  idea  that  the  people  are  not 
buying  goods  now— they  spent  all 
their  money  for  Christmas.

Now  it  stands  to  reason  that  peo­
ple  must  eat  now  just  as  much  as 
they  did  before 
Christmas,  and 
that,  although  Christmas  has  passed, 
Willie  will  continue’  to  wear  out  his 
shoes  just  the  same.  True,  people 
are  not  buying  so  much,  but  the  ne­
cessities  of  life  they  must  have.  The 
man  who  sells  these  necessities  is  the 
man  who  hustles  while  his  competi­
tor  is  sleeping.

It  is  at  this  time  of  the  year  that 
the  shrewd  merchant  pays  especial 
attention  to  his  show  windows  and 
he  places  his  best  goods  in  them  in 
the  most  attractive  manner.  The  en­
terprising  merchant,  during  the  pe­
riod  following  the  holidays,  does  not 
phone  to  the  newspaper  office  and 
tell  them  to  stop  his  advertisement. 
Instead  he  gets  out  some  unusually 
attractive  advertisements  and  runs  a 
different  one  every  day. 
If  mer­
chants  did  but  know  it,  this  is  the 
best  time  of  the  year  to  get  their 
place  of  business  firmly  fixed  in  the 
minds  of  the  public.  The  man  who

does  things  while  others  are  doing 
nothing  attracts  the  most  attention. 
The  man  who  calls  attention  to  him­
self  when  every  one  else  is  quiet  will 
be  remembered  better  than  as  if  he 
did  it  when  every  one  else  was  doing 
the  same  thing.

Another thing the  enterprising mer­
chant  does  not  do  is  to  let  his  stock 
run  down,  with  the  expectation  of 
starting  out  bright  and 
fresh  and 
clean  and  new  in  the  spring.  The 
merchant  who  does  business  as  he 
should  do  it  never  has  to  freshen  up 
his  stock,  it  is  always  fresh.  Just  as 
sure  as  a  merchant  gets  out  of  a  cer­
tain  thing  he  has  a  call  for  it  and, 
besides  losing  the  sale,  stands  a  fair 
chance  of  losing  a  customer.  Keep 
the  stock  up  to  its  usual  standard.

the 

Strive  in  every  way  to  keep  away 
In 
from  the  place  a  depressed  air. 
the  town  in  which  the  writer  lives 
there  are  two  stores  which  will  serve 
as  an 
illustration  of  gloom.  There 
are  no  doubt  others,  but  these  two 
are  the  most  prominent.  At  one 
store  the  general  depression  has  ex­
tended  clear  out  to 
sidewalk, 
which  is  not  cleaned  off  and  people 
go  slipping  and  sliding  past,  not  be­
ing  able  to  look  at  the  show  windows 
if  they  wanted  to.  The  interior  of 
the  store  is  in  semi-darkness  when it 
is  a  cloudy  day,  the  proprietor  being 
too  penny  wise  and  dollar  foolish  to 
keep  the  gas  burning.  The  clerks  for 
the  most  part  have  on  yesterday’s 
aprons— “It’s  no  use  freshening  up, 
nothing  doing  anyhow”— and  present 
a  bedraggled  appearance.  The  cash­
ier  is  lolling  over  her  cash  register,

from  which  comes  no  merry  tinkle, 
and  the  whole  place  seems  shrouded 
in  melancholy.

And  why?  Because  it  is  “the  dull 
time  of  the  year”  and  no  one  is  sup­
posed  to be  doing any business.  Nev­
ertheless,  the  hustler  up  the  street 
is  doing  business.  His  sidewalk  is 
shoveled  off  clear  down  to  the  hard 
cement  and  people  pause  to  stamp 
the  snow  off  their  feet  and 
look 
around  in  relief  at  once  more  being 
on  a  solid  footing;  and  a  smiling 
clerk  with  a  clean,  crisp  apron  opens 
the  door  for  a  customer  and  the 
pleasant  warmth  and 
cheerful 
glow  from  the  light  kept  burning are 
very  welcome  after  the  cold  grey  of 
the  street.  Here  the  cashier  and  the 
clerks  are  all  alert,  it  is  a  vast  im­
provement  over  the  other  place.  The 
owner  of  this  store  prefers  doing 
business  during  “the  dull  season”  to 
laying  around.

the 

And  yet,  taken  as  a  whole,  there  is 
these 
It  is  the  little  things  that 
to 

not  so  much  difference 
stores. 
count,  the  little  things  that  go 
make  up  the  general  atmosphere.

in 

The  most  important  thing  of  all 
those  which  the  sleepy  merchant lets 
go  row  is  the  advertising  in  the  daily 
papei  The  newspaper  men  are  feel­
ing  glum  now,  the  merchants  are 
stopping  their  advertisements.  Yes, 
stopping  them  now  when  they  need 
them  the  worst,  throwing  away  the 
sword  before  going  into  battle. 
If 
John  Jones  advertises  that  he  will 
sell  twelve  cans  of  corn  for  ioc  per 
can  people  go  past  Bill  Smith’s  door 
to  get  it,  whereas  if  John  Jones  had

let  them  know  about 

not 
it  they 
would  have  stopped  at  Bill’s  and  paid 
the  two  cents  more  than  at  John’s.

The  merchant  should  never 

let 
up. 
It  is  the  men  who  let  up  that 
get  left.  The  merchant  who  never 
stops  hustling  never  has  any  dull 
season,  it  is  one  continual  round  of 
business  prosperity  for  him.

Burton  Allen.

Mark  Twain’s  Audiences.

It  was  on  the  train  somewhere be­
tween  New  York  and 
the  West. 
Mark  Twain  was  traveling  between 
towns  on  a  lecture  tour,  and  a  friend 
had  been  drawing  the  humorist  out 
on  the  subject  of  his  experiences.

“What  sort  of  audience,”  he  asked, 
“do  you  like  best?  Who,  in  your 
opinion,  make  the  most  responsive 
and  sympathetic  listeners?”

“College  men,”  replied  Mark,  after 
a  moment’s  thought— “college  men 
and  convicts.”

There  would  be  fewer  wrecks  in 
life  if  there  were  better  trained  men, 
men  who  know  the  value  of  thor­
oughness,  who  have  learned  the  les­
son  that  wealth  which  does  not  rep­
resent 
labor  in  one  of  its  various 
forms  is  not  wealth  but  the  gambler’s 
rake  off.  Current  events *are  produc­
ing  many  impressive  proofs  of  the 
fact  that  superficiality 
in  business 
does  not  pay,  that  inflation  ends  in 
collapse,  and  that  undigested  securi­
ties,  whether  in  the  money  market 
or  in  education,  are  the  result  of  glut­
tony— that  excess  which  comes  from 
over  eagerness  and  unrestrained  ap­
petite.

M essrs.  S .  F .  Boteser  6   C o., F t.  W a y n e . In d .

G e n tlem en :—O il  T a n k  ju s t  a r riv e d   a n d   p u t  u p. 

I   lea n t  to  co n g ra tu la te  you  on  th e 
d e c id e d  im p ro v e m e n t you h a v e  m a d e o v e r  th e  on es I  b o u g h t fr o m  you s e v e r a l ye a rs ago fo r  
o u r R on A ir  sto re .  I  th in k  yo u   h a v e   th e m  a s  p e r fe c t note  a s  ca n   b e   m a d e.  1  am   p e r fe c tly  
d e lig h te d   teith  it a n d   teould  n o t  do  W ithout  i t  fo r   te n   tim e s  its   cost.

R a V en scro ft,  T en n .,  ll- 1 3 - ’03.

Y o u re  V ery  tru ly . 

B o n   A ir   C o a l  6   I r o n   C o .

B y   W m .  B a iley .  S . K .

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ERA  O F  EXTRAVAGAN CE.

Modern  Folly  Exceeded  by  Spend­

thrifts  of  Antiquity.

A  few  days  ago  an  auction  sale 
was  held  in  London  at  which  extra­
ordinary  prices  were  realized  for  sev­
eral  objects.  A  pair  of  Chinese  maz­
arine  blue  porcelain  vases  sold 
for 
$19,162.50;  a  Louis  Quinze  table  was 
knocked  down  for  $9,975,  and  a  700- 
year-old  Latin-Flemish  manuscript 
passed  into  the  hands  of  a  collector 
of  rare  things  of  the  kind,  who  paid 
$12,500  for  it.  These  are  astounding 
amounts  to  pay  for  the  gratification 
of  fads,  but  it  would  be  a  mistake 
to  assume,  as  has  been  done  by  a 
writer  on  an  Eastern  paper,  that  they 
indicate  an  era  of  extravagance  and 
folly  such  as  the  world  has  never  be­
fore  witnessed  and  an  ability 
to 
waste  money  hitherto  unmatched. 
The  evidence  seems  to  be  abundant 
that  once  before,  at  least,  extrava­
gance  ran  riot  as  in  modern  times, 
and  that  the  faddists  carried  their 
follies  as  far  if  not  farther  than  the 
millionaires  and  multimillionaires  of j 
the  twentieth  century.

M ICH IG A N   TR A D ES M A N

ers  in  this  craft,  and  his  familiarity 
with  their  qualities,  indicate  unmis­
takably  that  the  Romans  had  culti­
vated  a  taste  for  elegant  joinery  and 
that  their  inlaid  work  was  not  en­
tirely  dependent  upon  ivory,  tortoise 
shell,  pearl  shells,  ebony  and  am­
ber  for  effect.  The  skill  of  the  artist 
and  worker  in  dealing  with  the  com­
moner  woods  was  as  much  appreciat­
ed  as  the  rich  decorative  material 
which  was  often  applied  with  great 
lavishness.  It  is  true  that  there  were 
wide  departures  from  simplicity,  and  , 
to j 
that  the  futility  of  attempting 
paint  the  lily  or  gild  refined  gold  had  I 
not  impressed 

met  with  in  these  days.  Their  writ­
ings  abound  with  allusions  to  emer­
alds  of  fabulous  dimensions,  and  al­
though  none  of  these  extraordinary 
gems  seem  to  have  survived,  no  one 
doubts  that  they  once  existed.  W hy, 
then,  may  we  not  suppose  that  there 
may  have  been 
immense  diamonds 
as  well  as  monster specimens of beryl 
large  enough  to  fashion  into  images?
There  was  another  fad  which  took 
strong  hold  upon  the  Romans  of  the 
time  of  Cicero,  and  that  was  the 
possession  of  rare  tables.  The  dis­
tinguished  orator,  who  is  spoken of as  ] 
“a  man  of  comparatively  moderate 
itself  upon  the  Ro-
means,”  owned  one  which  was  valued
at  1,000,000  sesterces,  an/amount that  mans-  We  are  told  that  the  cabinet-
makers  in  the  reign  of  Nero  “devis- 
more  or 
less  reputable  authorities 
j  ed  a  plan  of  destroying  the  natural 
say  is  the  equivalent  of  about  $45,- 
appearance  of  tortoise  shell  by  paint­
000.  There  was  another  of 
these 
ing  it  and  that  by  causing  it  to  suc- 
much  appreciated  tables  in  the  family 
1  cessfully  imitate  wood  it  brought  a 
of  the  Cethegi,  which  once  changed 
higher  price  than  in  its  natural  state.” 
hands  for  1,400,000  sesterces  and  was 
Rut  the  fact  that  the  practice  was 
subsequently  destroyed  by  fire.  Juba 
denounced 
that  departures 
II.,  King  of  Numidia,  had  one  which 
like  this  were  uncommon,  and  it  is 
he  valued  at  1,200,000  sesterces,  and 
probable  that  on  the  whole  there  was 
Gallus  Asinius  owned  one  nearly  as 
a  much  higher  level  of  art  apprecia­
valuable.
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As  in  the  case  of  murrhine,  there 
I  is  some  doubt  about  the  causes  or 
qualities  that  caused  these  particular 
tables  to be  valued  so  highly.  Pliny’s 
description  of  them  is  rather  mixed.
I  Some  of  his  references  indicate  that 
their  size  was  the  chief  factor  in  ex­
citing Roman  admiration,  for  he  gives 
the  dimensions  of  what  he  terms “the 
largest  table  that  has  ever  yet  been 
known”  as  four  and  a  half  feet 
in 
diameter  and  a  quarter  of  a  foot in 
thickness.  This  belonged  to  Ptole- 
maeus,  King  of  Mauretania.  But 
Pliny  tells  us  that  it  was  made  of 
“two  semi-circumferences  joined  to­
gether  down  the  middle,”  and 
that 
the  joining  was  so  skillfully  executed 
that  the  keenest  observer  would  fail 
to  note  that  it  was  made  of  more 
than  one  piece.  This,  he  says,  ren­
dered  it  all  the  more  valuable.  The 
Emperor  Tiberius  had  also  a  table 
which  exceeded  four  feet in diameter, 
but  it  was  only  covered  with  a  ve­
neer  of  “citrus”  wood.  Nomius,  his 
freedman,  had  a  very  costly  one,  “the 
material  of  which  it  was  composed 
being  of  knotted  wood.”  After  dwell­
ing  on  these  features,  Pliny  further 
confuses  us  by 
“the 
color  of  the  wood 
is  the  quality 
that  is  held  in  the  highest  esteem  of 
all;  that  of  wine  mixed  with  honey 
being  the  most  prized,  the  veins  be­
ing  particularly  refulgent.  Next  to 
the  color,  it  is  the  age  that 
is  priz­
ed.”  Then  he  ends  with  the.  curious 
assertion:  “At 
time 
whole  trunks  of  trees  are  admired, 
and  sometimes  several  are  united  in 
a  single  table.”

Some  of  the  statements  made  in  j 
the  most  matter  of  fact  manner  by 
the  elder  Pliny  in  his  “Natural  His­
tory”  are  calculated  to  excite  the in­
credulity  of  those  who  have  not  tak­
en  the  trouble  to  examine  the  evi­
dence,  which  points  to  the  fact  that 
during  the  first  century  of  our  era the 
fabulous  wealth  of  the  Romans,  ac­
quired  by  conquest,  production  and 
trade,  was  lavished  in  a  fashion  com­
pared  with  which  the  spendthrift  ex­
like 
ploits  of  our  own  time  seem 
careful  disbursements  made  for 
a 
utilitarian  purpose.  He  tells  us  of 
beautiful  cups  of  murrhine  valued  j 
at  1,000,000  sesterces;  of  tables  that 
sold  for  1,400,000  sesterces;  of  two 
pictures  bought  by  Caesar  for  80  tal­
ents,  and  of  slaves  whose  masters 
paid  700,000  sesterces  for  them. 
It 
is  not  safe  to  translate  into  terms  of 
modern  money  the  coins  of  the  an­
the 
cients,  for  although  we  know 
weight  of  the 
in 
them  or  of  the  gold  in  a  talent,  no 
data  have  been  preserved  which  will 
enable  us  to  construct  a  set  of  index 
numbers  that  would  permit  us  to  de­
termine  their  exact  purchasing  pow­
er.  According  to  an  English  author­
ity,  the  murrhine  referred  to,  which 
was  owned  by  Nero,  was  worth  over 
$40,000.  Petronius  is  said  to  have  de­
stroyed  one  worth  about  $12,000 
in 
order  to  prevent  its  falling  into  the 
hands  of 
that  covetous  Emperor. 
Just  what  these  cups  or  vases  were 
composed  of  is  a  matter  of  doubt. 
The  assumption  that  they  were  what 
we  call  crystal  seems  preposterous, 
for  the  Romans  were  great  miners 
and  must  have  been  as  familiar  with 
From  the  confusing account we may 
its  ordinary  forms  as  we  are  to-day. 
safely  infer  that  the  value  of  these 
Whatever  it  was,  the  substance  must 
tables  depended  upon  natural 
fea­
have  been  extremely  rare  to  be  so 
tures  as  well  as  upon  art.  There cer­
highly  prized,  and  that  makes 
it 
tainly  can  be  no  ground  for  the  as­
probable  that  these  so-called  crystals 
sumption 
indulged  in  by  “eminent” 
may  have  been  diamonds  fashioned 
critics  that  the  cleverness,  in  joining 
into  drinking  vessels.  The  fact  that 
was  one  of  the 
contributing 
no  diamond  has  been  found  in  mod­
elements,  for  the  testimony  is  over­
ern  times  sufficiently  large  to  form 
whelming  that  cabinet-making  had 
a  cup  does  not  militate  against  this
reached  a  high  stage  of  development
theory.  The  ancients  must  have  pos- j  before  Pliny’s  time.  His  list  of  rare 
sessed  precious  stones  of  a  size  not i  and  ordinary  woods  used  by  work-

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is  that  of  extravagance. 
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a  public  auction  for  a  single  picture 
of  Aristides.  That  is  nearly  as  large 
a  sum  as  has  been  paid  in  modern 
times  for  a  painting,  and  the  signifi­
cant  thing  about  the  transaction 
is 
that  an  Asiatic  kingdom 
like  Per- 
gamum  should  have,  a  couple  of  cen­
turies  before  our  era,  produced  bid­
ders  against  a  King  willing  to  pay 
$50,000  for  a  single  specimen  of  a 
great  artist’s  work. 
It  is  more  won­
derful  to  read  of  this  sale  than  of  the 
purchase  made  by  Caesar,  who  paid 
80  talents  for  the  Medea  and 
the 
Ajax  of  Timomachus.  Caesar  had ac­
cumulated  vast  riches  in  Gaul,  but 
he  had  predecessors  in  Asia  Minor 
and  Greece  who  seemed  to  have  been 
more  lavish  with  their  money  than 
he  was,  especially  when  art  or  liter­
ature  was  concerned,  as  witness  the 
purchase  made  by  Attalus;  or  the  in­
teresting 
Isocrates  was 
able  to  sell  a  single  oration  for  20 
talents.

fact  that 

is 

In  the  last  century  of 

When  we  read  of  these  doings  we 
are  sometimes  inclined  to  doubt  the 
correctness  of  the  too  readily  reach­
ed  conclusion  that  the  present  era 
of  extravagance  has  not  been 
ap­
proached  by  our  predecessors.  The 
mainspring  of  faddism  and  eccentric­
ity  in  disbursement 
excessive 
wealth. 
the 
Roman  republic  and  during  the  first 
two  centuries  of  the  empire  there 
were  many  enormously  wealthy  men. 
fortunes 
There  were  some  whose 
must  have  exceeded 
the  greatest 
amassed  in  these  days.  Dives  Cras- 
sus  was  reputed  to  own  land  worth 
200,000,000  sesterces. 
It  must  have 
been  productive,  for  he  used  to  say 
that  “no  man  was  rich  who  could 
not  maintain  a  legion  upon  his  year­
ly  income.”  Sylia  was  still  richer, and 
C.  Marcius  Censorinus,  who  had  suf­
fered  greatly  during  the  civil  wars, 
left  by  will  4,116  slaves,  3,600  pairs 
of  oxen  and  257,000  head  of  other 
kinds  of  cattle,  and  60,000,000  ses­
terces  in  ready  money.  Pliny  tells 
us  that  although  Crassus  was  “the 
first  to  become  memorable  for  his 
opulence  *  *  we  have  known  of  many 
manumitted  slaves  since  his 
time 
much  more  wealthy  than  he  ever 
was,”  and  his  evidence  is  abundantly 
corroborated,  for  during  the  first cen­
tury  of  the  Christian  era 
subjects 
vied  with  the  Caesars  in  their  dis­
plays  of  wealth,  and  were  often  able 
to  outshine  them.  So,  on  the  whole, 
we  may  safely  assume  that  the  ex­
amples  of  riot,  luxury  and  lavish  ex­
penditure  for  the  gratification  of  fads 
witnessed  in  modern  times  do  not 
begin  to  equal  those  of  antiquity.

Frank  Stowell.

Easy  to  Fool  Even  Experts  on  Bo­

gus  Cut  Glass.

“There  are  only  a  few  persons  in 
the  world  that  I  could  not  fool  on 
so-called  cut  glass,”  said  a  merchant 
the  other  day  to  a  reporter. 
“The 
couple  just  going  out  want  to  make 
a  wedding  present  and  came  to  me 
to  select  a  berry  bowl.  When  I  of­
fered  one  at  $95  they  got  mad. 
It 
was  a  little  thing,  about  as  big  as  a 
saucer.  I  thought  they wanted  some­
thing  nice.  They  actually  believed 
I  was  trying  to  cheat  them.  The

price  seemed  preposterous,  so  they 
protested.

“They  had  seen  an  advertisement 
of  a  firm  offering  a  bowl  of  the  same 
size  at  $7-45  and  thought  it  would 
answer  quite  as  well.  The  woman 
said: 
‘Our  friends  really  would  not 
be  able  to  tell  the  difference  between 
the  two.  They  know  absolutely noth­
ing  about  cut  glass  and  will  be  just 
as  happy  with  the  cheaper  bowl.’ 

“Cut  glass  must  now  be  very  fine 
and  expensive  to  hold  its  own  against 
imitations.  Only  the  rich  can  afford 
it  for  daily  use  on  their  tables. 
It 
must  be  made  of  the  purest  crystal 
and  so  cut  as  to  rival  the  diamond in 
the  brillance  of  its  facets.  The  edges 
of  the  facets  must  be  as  sharp  as  ra­
zors,  yet  as  smooth  as  velvet.
. “ It  is  the  easiest  thing  in  the  world 
to  cut  glass.  You  can  witness  the 
operation  in  some  of  the  department 
stores;  but  the  main  point  is  the 
quality  of  the  glass  to  be  cut.  We 
do  a  good  deal  of  our  own  cutting 
right  here,  but  import  the  shapes, 
which  are  blown  from  the  brilliant 
crystal.

“Pressed  glass  is  a  Yankee  inven­
tion  which  has  done  more  to  cheapen 
fine  glass  than  anything  else  in 
the 
trade.  Even  an  unskilled  workman 
can  manipulate  the  pressing  machine. 
One  man  puts  a 
lump  of  red-hot 
glass  into  a  mold  and  another  works 
a  lever.  That’s  all.  You  can  turn 
out  any  designs  you  want  of  tum­
blers,  vases,  goblets,  inkstands,  dishes 
or  statues.  This  pressed  glass  is made 
to  imitate  Bohemian  and  Venetian cut 
glass.  The  only  difference 
is  that 
the  facets,  which  should  be  cut,  are 
cast,  and  the  edges,  instead  of  being 
sharp,  are  slightly  rounded.  That, 
of  course,  renders  the  article  luster­
less  to  a  degree.

glass 

“As  the  cost  of  cut 

lies 
chiefly  in  the  cutting,  a  cheap  quality 
of  crystal  is  not  worth  cutting.  And 
in  the  cutting  you  will  always  find  a 
certain  irregularity,  one  facet  being 
a  trifle  lower  than  another,  or  sharp­
er,  or  smaller  at  the  base,  etc.  A 
great  many  clever  judges  look  for 
this 
deciding 
whether  they  are  buying  genuine cut 
or  an  imitation.  They  regard  it  as 
an  infallible  sign,  for  hand  work  is 
never  regular.

irregularity 

before 

“But,  to  show  you  how  easily  peo­
ple  can  be  mistaken,  the  smart  man­
ufacturers  of  pressed  glass  will  get 
hold  of  the  most  beautiful  and  costly 
designs  of  Bohemian  cut,  with  the 
irregularities  mentioned,  make  molds 
from  them  and  produce  a  perfect 
imitation  of  the  feal  thing  that  will 
fool  eighty  men  in  a  hundred.  They 
will  make  for  7  cents  a  satisfactory 
imitation  of  a  bowl  that  costs  $100. 
You  will  find  these  bowls  in  nearly 
every  household  in  the  United  States, 
even  on  the  tables  of  persons  of 
wealth  who  are  particular  about  their 
genuine  cut  glass,  and  set  out  for 
their  neighbor  friends  the  imitation.
“Some  of  our  best  customers  have 
duplicate  pieces  of  every  bit  of  gen­
uine  cut  glass  in 
their  possession. 
There  is  a  woman  on  the  Highlands 
of  Fifth  avenue,  New  York,  whose 
cut  glass  is  worth,  at  the  lowest  esti­
mate,  $40,000,  but  she  uses  it  only  on

state  occasions.  Each  article  is  du­
plicated  in  American  pressed  glass, 
and  the  whole  imitation  set  didn’t 
cost  over  $500.

“So  long  as  your  guests  know  you 
have  the  genuine  stuff  it  makes  no 
difference  what  you  place  before 
them.”

The  Old  and  the  New.

Ring  out  th e  old,  ring  in  th e  new,

Ring,  hanny  bells,  across  the  snow; 
The  year  is  going,  let  him  go;

Ring  out  the  false,  ring  In  the  true.
Ring  out  a   slowly  dying  cause,

And  ancient  form s  of  party  strife;
Ring  in  the  nobler  modes  of  life,
W ith  sw eeter  m anners,  purer  laws.
Ring  out  false  pride  in  place  and  blood. 

The  civic  slander  and  the  spite;
Ring  in  the  love  of  tru th   and  right. 
Ring  in  the  common  love  of  good.
Ring  out  old  shapes  of  foul  disease;
Ring  out  the  narrow ing  lust  of  gold; 
Ring  out  the  thousand  w ars  of  old.
Ring  in  the  thousand  years  of  peace.
Ring  in  the  valiant  m an  and  free,

The  larger  heart,  the  kindlier  hand; 
Ring  out  the  darkness  of  the  land. 

Ring  in  the  C hrist  th a t  is  to  be.

—Tennyson.

Colored  races  possess  a  keener 

sense  of  hearing  than  whites.

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she  had  company;  of  maids  who  took 
French  leave  in  time  of  sickness  and 
distress,  when  a  good  servant  would 
have  been  the  greatest  assistance  on 
earth;  of  servants  that  she  has  help­
ed  with  food  and  clothes  and  money 
in  times  of  need  in  their  family,  and 
who  returned  the  favors  with  black 
ingratitude.  All  of  us  could  present 
a  bankrupting  account  of  good  food 
that  is  wasted  in  our  kitchen  without 
one  pang  of  compunction;  of  silver 
forks  and  spoons  and  napkins  thrown 
in  the  garbage  can  in  wanton  care­
lessness;  of  fine  bric-a-brac  heedless­
ly  smashed  and  not  even  deplored  by 
the  vandals  who  have  marched 
through  our  houses  and  whose  brush 
and  broom  could  hit  every 
single 
thing  in  a  room  except  the  dirt.

Surely,  if  there  is  any  sympathy 
going  to  waste,  some  of  it  belongs 
to  the  mistress  who  spends  her  life 
in  a  frantic  and  ineffectual  struggle 
with  hirelings  who  have  no  pride 
about  their  occupation  and  who  do 
not  even  desire  to learn  the  rudiments 
of  it,  much  less  to  do  it  well.  The 
impossible  state  of  beatitude 
that 
every  woman  is  looking  forward  to 
is  finding  a  housemaid  that  she  won’t 
have  to  follow  to  see  that  she  sweeps 
under  the  bed,  and  a  cook  that  will 
be  able  to  strike  some  sort  of  a  de­
cent  average  in  her  art,  and  whose 
culinary  efforts  will  not  be  cooked 
to  a  cinder  one  day  and  raw  the  next, 
and  when  a  woman  does  land  such  a 
servant,  nobody  need  worry  over  her 
abuse  of  her.  Philanthropy  may  fail 
at* times,  and  the  milk  of  human 
kindness  turn  to  clabber,  but  selfish­
ness  never  fails,  and  may  be  trusted 
to  look  after  its  own.

Looking  at  the  matter  dispassion­
ately 
it  does not seem as if there was 
really  any  more  need  for  an  organi­
zation  of  servants  than  there  is  for 
a  trust  of  any  kind  of  autocrats,  but

it  is  interesting  to  note  some  of  the 
objects  of  the  union  as  they  are  set 
forth.  These  are:

x.  To  secure  rest  of  body  and  a 

fair  measure  of  pleasure  in  life.

2.  To  secure  an  agreement  that the 
relations  between  mistress  and  maid 
shall  be  purely  of  a  business  nature.
3.  To  establish  the  10  hour  day, 
all  extra  work  to  be  considered over­
time  and  paid  for  at  double  wages.

4.  To  secure  two  half  days’  recrea­

tion  each  week.

5.  To  remove  the  sting  of  servi­

tude.

6.  To  guarantee  that  the  maid shall 
have  the  use  of  the  parlor  or  sitting 
room  three  nights  a  week.

7.  To  prevent  the  employment  of 

any  but  union  maids.

8.  To  prevent  the  discharge  of  any 
maid without  the  consent  of the  walk­
ing  delegate.

0.  To  permit  the  walking  delegate 
to  establish  the  amount  of  work  each 
maid  shall  do— how  many  beds  she 
shall  make,  how  much  washing  and 
ironing  she  shall  do  and  how  much 
baking  she  shall  undertake.

10. 

To  permit  the  use  of  the  tele­

phone  by  the  maid.

11.  To  insist  that  the  maid  eat  at 
the  family  table,  unless  the  head  of 
the  house  agrees  to  pay  double  price, 
in  which  event  the  maid  can  eat  at 
the  second  table.

12.  To  establish  the  right  of  the 
maid  to  have  one  guest  occupy  a  seat 
at  the  family  table  as  often  as  once 
a  week.

communicate  with 

13.  To  place  all  agreements  and 
negotiations  in  the  hands  of 
the 
walking  delegate,  no  maid  being  per­
mitted  to 
the 
housewife  or  housekeeper,  except 
through  the  walking  delegate,  on pen­
alty  of  expulsion  from  the  union.
All  of  the  above  demands  are 

in 
harmony  with 
the  propaganda  of 
trades  unionism  generally,  but,  like 
all  rules  formulated  by  the  cohorts 
of  Ananias,  disorder  and  chaos,  they 
are  not  practicable.

in 

No 

servant  wants 

justice;  she 
wants  privileges  and  she  would  be 
the  very  first  to  rebel  if  these  rules 
were  put 
force.  Suppose  you 
tried  them  on  Mary Ann.  Your  pure­
ly  business  relations  with  her  would 
cause  you  to  dock  her  every  time 
she  was  a half hour late  and  to charge 
her  up  with  the  china  she  broke  and

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What  Trades  Unionism  Will  Do  for j 

Servant  Girls.

a 

In  Connecticut  the 

servant  girls 
have  met  and  organized 
labor 
union,  with  a  headquarters  and  a 
walking  delegate  and  a 
10  hour  | 
clause,  and  all  the  other  parapherna-  j 
lia  peculiar  to  an  organization which  | 
immediately  changes  decent  people j 
into  shirks,  sneaks  and 
liars.  Ac-  j 
cording to  the  telegraphic  report,  this | 
great  movement  was  brought  about 
by  a  petticoat  reformer  who  dis- j 
guised  herself  as  a  servant  and  hired i 
out  to  various  families  in  order  to 
spy  out  the  grievances  of  the  down- j 
trodden  cook  and  housemaid.  She  j 
went  out  hunting  for  grievances  and : 
she  found  them  and  she  comes  back  ; 
with  a  tale  of  the  oppression  of  the j 
hired  girl  that  makes  the  sufferings  j 
of  the  ancient  Christian  martyrs  look 
like  30  cents.

Now,  one  doesn’t  like  to  question  j 
the  veracity  of  a  self-constituted mis- j 
sionary,  neither  is  one  inclined  to  ex-  | 
ploit  domestic  service  as  a  light  and 
agreeable  occupation.  There  may 
even  be  isolated  cases  where  serv- ‘ 
ants  are  overworked  and  under  fed 
and  under  paid,  but  experience  and 
observation  show  that  the  servant 
girl,  instead  of  being  the  victim  of 
circumstances,  is  the  boss  of  the  sit-1 
uation.  She  is  in  reality  the  tyrant 
of  the  earth  Uefore  whose  awful 
threat  to  leave  civilization  trembles, 
and  the  mere  suggestion  of  anybody 
being  able  to  oppress  her  is  all  rank 
nonsense.  Nobody  can  do  it.  All  : 
she  has  to  do,  when  she  is  displeased 
with  your  treatment  of  her,  is  to  put 
on  her  bonnet  and  walk  out  of  your 
house  into  somebody  else’s  who  is 
so  worn  and  harassed  with  the  serv­
ant  question  she  is  ready  to  take  any­
thing  that  comes  along.

them 

The  very  idea  that  anybody  would 
mistreat  a  good  servant  is  preposter­
ous  on  the  face  of  it.  She  is  too 
necessary  for  our  peace  and  comfort 
to  be  trifled  with.  She  is  too  precious 
a  jewel  to  run  any  risk  of  losing  and 
there  are  too  many  people  standing 
ready  to  snatch  the  treasure  out  of 
our  kitchen  if  we  give 
the- 
chance. 
Instead  of  abusing  her,  it 
is  a  solemn  truth  that  most  of  us  are 
a  good  deal  more  polite  to  our cooks 
than  we  are  to  our  friends,  because 
the  one  is  so  much  more  plentiful 
than  the  other.  The  world  is  full 
of  people  who  are  companionable  and 
sympathetic,  but  there  is  precious lit­
tle  good  gravy.  Being  human,  there 
are  times  when  even  the  most  am­
iable  of  women  loses  her  temper and 
spanks  the  baby,  and  talks  back  to 
her  husband,  but  none  is  so  rash  as 
to  “sass”  a  good  cook.  She  has  the 
means  of  retaliation  too  handy.  She 
can  leave.

In  this  country,  at  least,  it  is  the 
mistress  who  is 
the  down-trodden 
and  oppressed  victim,  and  if  anybody 
is  to  tell  a  tale  of  woe,  she  has  a 
right to  the  floor.  There  is  no  house­
keeper  who  can  not  relate  a  story  of 
cooks  who  always  got  drunk  when

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the  food  she  wasted  in  cooking.  Her | 
excuse  that  she  did  not  go  to  do  it j 
or  that  the  stove  burned  up  the  roast 
itself  would  not  suffice  then.  A  clerk j 
is  required  to  pay  for  the  blunders  j 
he  makes.  The  purely  business  rela­
tionship  would  also  stop  the  contin­
ual  flow  of  little  presents  from  mis­
tress  to  maid— the  last  year’s  frock 
or  hat,  the  children’s  clothes  that 
they  have  outgrown,  the  extra  flan­
nels  of  a  cold  morning— which  vir­
tually  eliminates  the  clothes  problem 
from  her  expenses.  No  business  man  | 
undertakes  to  dress  his  employe’s | 
family.

If  a  certain  amount  of  work  is  to 
be  done  for  a  certain  amount  of  pay 
it  surely  obligates  the  giving  of  good j 
work,  not  eye  service.  No  merchant 
would  hire  a  book-keeper  whose  ac­
counts  were  so  badly  kept  that  he 
to 
had  to  go  over  them  personally 
see  that  they  were  correct. 
“Two 
half-holidays  a  week.”  Um,  hum!  Is 
not  that  rather  steep?  No  merchant 
prince  thinks  of  even  getting  one; no 
hand  in  a  factory  or  clerk  in  the 
store  gets  so  much,  but,  as  a  matter 
of  fact,  the  average  servant  does 
get  more  holidays  than  any  other 
worker.  Moreover,  you  may  be  as­
sured  that  Mary  Ann  would  never 
stand  up  to  her  part  of  the  contract 
a  minute 
soaked 
through  her  head  that  she  was  ex­
pected  to  give  something  as  well  as 
to  receive.  The  minute  she  found 
out  that  her  own  rules  bound  her  she 
would  fold  her  tent  like  the  Arabs I 
and  silently  steal  away,  and  the  next 
morning  we  would  get  up  and  get 
breakfast just  as  we  have always  done 
when  the  cook  came  up  missing.

longer 

than 

it 

As  for  removing  the  sting  of  do­
mestic  servitude,  that  lies  in  the  serv­
ants’  own  hands.  Nobody  can  do  it 
for  them;  fine  words  mean  nothing, 
and  if  housework  is  considered  a  de­
grading  occupation  it  is  because  it  is 
habitually  the  worst  done  and  most 
dishonest  work  in  the  world. 
It  is 
the  worker  who  makes  the  work  hon­
orable,  and  if  law  and  medicine  and 
journalism  are  considered  honorable 
professions,  it  is  because  most  of  the 
people  engaged  in  those  occupations 
give  honest  and  capable  work  in  ex­
change  for  honest  pay.  No 
labor 
can  be  habitually  performed  without 
intelligence  or  interest  or  care  with­
out  its  reflecting  on  the  person  who 
so  performs  it.  It  lies  with  the  serv­
ant  herself  by  good  work  to  raise  her 
profession,  and  when  she  does  she 
may  rely  upon  it  that  she  is  not  go­
ing  to  be  looked  down  upon  or  mis­
treated  or  suppressed.  On  the  con­
trary,  her  praises  will  be  sung  in  the 
market  place  and  her  price  will  be 
above  rubies, for no  matter  how much 
the  other  avenues  of  occupation  are 
crowded  there  is  a  big  and  lonesome 
place  on  the  top  of  the  ladder  where 
the  few  good  cooks  are  perched.  Be­
tween  the  poor  work  and  poor  pay of 
the  poor  cook  who  does  things  hit 
or  miss  and  seasons  to  taste  and  the 
culinary  triumphs  of  the  chef  whose 
heart  is  in  his  pots  and  pans,  there 
is  a  difference  between 
starvation 
wages  and  a  princely  salary,  and  this 
fact  is  carefully  commended  to  the 
consideration  of the  servant  girls who

are  contemplating  striking  for  higher 
pay.

However,  the  servant  girls'  union, 
should  it  ever  get  into  working  order, 
will  add  fresh  horrors  to  the  servant 
problem.  If  it  was  hard  to  get  along 
with  the  old  Mary  Ann,  how  will  it 
be  when  you  have  to  add  the  dangers 
and  difficulties  of  your  neighbor’s  re­
lations  to  their  Bridgets  and  Noras 
and  Sallies?  Will  all  the  wash  ladies 
in  the  community  go  on  a  strike  be­
cause  the  Smiths  put  too  many  white 
petticoats  in  the  wash?  Will  you 
have  to  get  your  own  breakfast  be­
cause  all  the  cooks  have  gone  out 
on  a  sympathetic  strike  on  account 
of  the  Joneses  having  Sunday  night 
supper?  How  are  we  going  to  keep 
our  neighbor  servants,  when  we  can 
not  keep  our  own? 
It  is  a  dark  and 
gloomy  prospect,  unless,  indeed,  as 
is  promised,  science 
in  and 
brings  us  a  beatific  state  of  affairs 
in  which  there  shall  be  neither  cook­
ing  nor  washing  of  dishes,  but  we 
shall  satisfy  the  pangs  of  hunger  on 
the  compressed  food  tablets  from the 
nearest  drug  store.  In  the  meantime 
every  one  will  regard  with  interest 
the  new  attempt  to  solve  the  domes­
tic  problem,  because  it  affects  every 
individual  in  the  whole  country. 
If 
it  can  be  put  on  a  rational  basis, 
where  fair  work  will  be  given  for 
fair  pay,  it  will  be  to  the  advantage 
of  the  mistress,  as  well  as  the  maid, 
for  it  is  the  mistress  who  is  the  op­
pressed  one  now. 

- Dorothy  Dix.

steps 

Proud  of  Their  Incapacity.

It  must  be  admitted  that  some 
women  and  girls  have  no  taste 
for 
housekeeping,  but  this  is  a  distinct 
misfortune.  They  ought  to  have  it. 
They  should  try  to  acquire  it.  They 
have  no  reason  to  glory  in  such  inca­
pacity,  nor  to  look  on  it  as  a  mark 
of  superiority,  of  an  artistic  tempera­
ment,  a  fastidious  nature.  Not  a  bit 
of  it.  The  really  fastidious  people 
are  always  good  managers,  for  they 
can  not  endure  to  live  in  discomfort 
and  squalor,  and,  rather  than  endure 
it,  set  bravely  to  work  to  remedy it.
The  young  woman  who  can  not 
cook  a  mutton  chop,  boil  a  potato, 
or  make  a  decent  cup  of  tea,  what­
ever  her  station  in  life,  has  no  rea­
son  to  feel  proud  of  her  incapacity.

every  girl 

Some  things 

should 
know,  whatever  her  wealth  and  posi­
tion— how  to  make  a  fire,  how  to 
bind  up  a  wound,  how  to  cook  at 
least  some  simple  dishes,  and  how to 
act  in  case  of  fire  or  pcfison.  On 
such  knowledge  life  or  the  loss  of it 
may  depend,  and  she  who  does  not 
possess  it  is  ignorant  of  an  essential 
to  a  woman’s  education.  A  thousand 
possible  accidents  may  make  it  of 
the  first  importance.

cultivated 

The  perfect  woman,  the  woman 
the  world  wants,  is  the  all-around 
woman  who  can  put  her  hand  to any­
thing,  should  the  need  arise,  and  who. 
having  a 
intelligence, 
quickly  grasps  how  tasks  unfamiliar 
to  her  should  be  done.  The  cultured 
lady,  accomplished,  equally  at  home 
in  the  drawing-room,  the  nursery and 
to  entertain  her 
the  larder,  able 
guests  with 
grace— no 
drudge,  no  mere  upper  servant,  but 
capable,  womanly,  versed  in  all  that

ease 

and 

Little  Gem 
Peanut  Roaster

it  becomes  a  modern  woman 
to j 
know;  mistress,  perhaps,  of  an  art or  | 
profession,  but  in  addition  to  and  be- I 
fore  all  that,  a  good  wife,  a  good 
mother,  a  good  mistress— that  is the ; 
kind  of  woman  of  whom  there  can i 
not  be  too  many.

She  may  not  be  required,  by  her | 
circumstances,  to  busy  herself  with  ; 
household  details,  but 
she  knows 
how  everything  should  be  done.

When  she  finds  fault  it  is  with  rea- | 
son  and  out  of  the  fullness  of  her 
knowledge.  She  does  not  give  im­
possible  commands  or  expect  impos­
sible  perfections. 
is  just  and 
reasonable,  but 
if  anything  goes 
wrong  she  knows  just  why,  and  she 
can  point  out  the  reason.

She 

the 

She  commands 

respect  and 
confidence  of  her  servants. 
If  cir­
cumstances  compel  her,  she  is  ready 
to  work  for  her  husband  and  chil­
dren.

She  manages  under  all  circum­
stances  to  preserve  her  grace  and re­
finement  and  to  import  it  into  her 
method  of  work. 
She  makes  the 
poorest  cottage  pretty  and  homelike, 
and  by  a  deft  touch  transform  the 
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The  Necessity  of  Having  a  Definite 

Plan.

A  very 

iarge  percentage  of  you 
clerks  would  be  unable  to  tell  the 
object  of  your  work  if  you  were  ask­
ed  the  question  as  to  why  you  are 
clerking and what you  expect to bring 
out  of  it.  Of  course,  you  would  say 
that  you  wanted  to  work  into  a  first 
class  position,  but  I  will  wager  a 
dollar  against  a  doughnut  that  you 
don’t  know  how  you  are  going  to  do 
it  and  have  no  definite  plans  for  the 
work  of  accomplishment.

You  began  clerking  because  it  was 
about  the  best  thing  offered  at  the 
time  when  you  sorely  wanted  and 
needed  a  job. 
It  appeared  to  be 
steady  work  and  a  place  to  earn 
enough  money for present  needs.  You 
had  to  do  something  and  so  you  be­
came  a  clerk  in  a  store.  Of  course, 
you  began  as  the  underling  and  did­
n’t  get  very  much  pay  as  a  starter, 
but  you  thought  you  would  try  it—  
and  that  is  as  far  as  you  reasoned 
at  the  time.

After  you  had  worked  a  little  into 
the  ways  of  business  you  began  to 
fix  your  mind  on  getting  more  money 
out  of  your  work.  The  definiteness 
of  your  plans  was  hinged  on  the  pos­
sibility  of  getting  more  pay,  and  you 
improved  mainly  because  of  the  in­
centive  of  more  money  in  it  and  you 
looked  no  farther 
than  what  you

M ICH IGAN  TR A D E S M A N

might  be  able  to  make  out  of  it  by 
and  by.  Now,  isn’t  that  so?

And  how  much  farther  than  that 
course  of  reasoning  have  you  reach­
ed  at  the  present  time?  Your  plans 
for  betterment  of  your  condition  are 
what?  How  much  have  you  really 
studied  the  possibilities  before  you? 
Isn’t  a  good  part  of  your  hope  for  a 
betterment  of  condition  and  an  in­
crease  of  pay  hinged  on  the  possi­
bility  of  someone  above  you  in  rank 
either  hiring  to  another  firm  or  dy­
ing  and  getting out  of the  way?  May­
be  that  is  a  strong  way  to  put  the 
fact,  but  fact  it  is  and  it  will  continue 
to  be  so  until  you  fellows  who  are 
working  under  such 
schemes  and 
plans  begin  to  look  farther  than  the 
ends  of  your  noses  for  good  business 
inspiration.

You  are  perhaps  to  the  mark where 
you  are  thinking  of  settling  ahead 
because  of  good  salesmanship.  That 
is  good  as  far as  it  goes,  but  it  is  very 
likely  you  are  doing  your  best 
to 
get  into  the  ways  of  better  salesman­
ship 
through  plain  bullheadedness 
and the  strength  of good luck brought 
about  by  persistence  instead  of  real 
ability  as  the  result  of  careful  study.
How  much  attention  have  you 
really  paid  to  improving  your  knowl­
edge  of  dry  goods  and  general  stocks 
during  the  last  year?  You  have  per­
haps  read  a  great  lot  of  matter  in 
various  journals  and  called 
all 
good  and  worth  trying,  but  you  have 
forgotten  nine-tenths  of  what  you 
have  read  simply  because  you  have 
not  tried  to  remember  it  and  apply 
it.  Or  it  may  be  that  you  have  read

it 

little  and  absorbed 
in  proportion, j 
What  good  has  this  reading  done  you 
as  a  mere  amusement  or  entertain- | 
ment?

How  much  have  you  studied  the 
characteristics  of 
the  people  you  i 
have  waited  on  during  the  year,  and j 
how  readily  can  you  adapt  yourself | 
to  the  varying  moods  and  fancies  of j 
the  people  who  come  to  you  for i 
goods?  Do  you  really  try  to  serve  ! 
your  customers  as  they  would  be 
served  and  at  the  same  time  can  be 
influenced  toward  the  ways  of  the 
store?  Or  do  you  attempt  to  fetch 
the  customers  over  to  our  way  of 
thinking  something  as  a 
cowboy 
would  rope  a  steer?

looking 

No  matter  what  your  disposition 
or  what  your  manner  of  doing  busi­
ness,  you  are 
for  more 
money  and  a  better  place,  aren’t  you? 
That  is  good,  but  you  are  laboring 
under  an  impression  similar  to  that 
of  the  deluded  foreigner  who  thinks 
he  can  come  to  America  and  pick 
money  from 
the 
bushes.  You  may  not  be  altogether 
to  blame  for  this,  but  it  is  a  fault 
that  not  only  keeps  the  quality  of 
the  store  work  down  but  prevents 
the  really  ambitious  young  man  from 
getting  to  where  he  would  like 
to 
reach  and  that  is  the  reason  why you 
should  study  more  closely  the  ways 
I  and  means  of  better  clerking  and 
j  better  merchandising.

streets  and 

the 

Because  you  sort  of  blundered  into 
I  the  work  of  being  a  clerk  is  not  at 
]  all  a  good  reason  why  you  should 
continue  to  blunder.  So  far  as  you 
j  can  see  ahead  you  are  going  to  be

a  clerk  for  a  good  while,  and  you 
may  be  sure  that  you  won’t  reach to 
higher  mercantile  positions  by  wait­
ing  for  all  the  men  ahead  of  you  to 
be  discharged,  hire  elsewhere,  or die. 
So  why  not  get  closer  down  to  the 
real  business  and  figure  out  what  you 
intend  to  do  and  how  you  are  going 
to  get  to  it?

Perhaps  you  are  one  who  wants  to 
become  head  clerk  of  the  store  in 
which  you  are  working  and  finally get 
a  stronger  hold  by  becoming  one  of 
the  firm.  Unless  you  work  steadily 
and  definitely  toward  that  end,  there 
are  ninety-nine  chances  against  you 
to  one  in  your  favor.  You  have  not 
only  got  to  study  your  goods  and be­
come  intimate  with  the  stuff you  han­
dle,  but  you  have  got  to  become  well 
acquainted  with  your  trade  and  make 
yourself  agreeable.

Then,  it  is  a  part  of  your  plan  to 
find  out  whether  you  can  sometime 
become  a member  of  the  firm,  for  un­
less  you  are  acceptable  to  the  house 
there  will  be  little  use  in  attempting 
your  plan,  and  you  can  not  work  to 
your  purpose  without  a  plan.

It  may  be  you  desire  to  become  a 
traveling  man,  yet  you  have  no  defi­
nite  plans  as  to  where  and  when  and 
how.  You  are  just  hanging  on  and 
waiting  and  hoping,  with  the  expec­
tation  that  you  will  sometime  and 
somewhere  see  something 
turn  up 
that  you  can  get  hold  of.  You  have 
no  plan  ahead  and  you  have  never 
consulted  with  anyone  who 
could 
really  help  you  in  the  direction  you 
want  to  go.  You  have  just  been 
blundering  around  and  hoping  that

Unknown  Leaks

Suppose  a clerk  makes  a  25-cent  sale  and in  changing  a $5  bill  returns  the  customer  $3  too  much. 

Will  you  know  which  clerk  made  the  mistake?

Can  you  be  certain  that  any  mistake  at  all has occurred?
This  $3  which  you  have  lost— lost without  knowing it— lost  without any  method of stopping similar 

losses  in  the  future— this  #3  may represent  the  profit on a dozen one  dollar  sales.

Think  of what will  happen  if such  mistakes  continue  to  occur.  Much  of your future  profit,  maybe 

your chance  of final  success— all  placed  at  the  mercy of careless clerks!

This is  only  one  instance. 

Think  of  the  other  leaks  in  that  ‘ ‘money  till”  that  could  happen 
without  your  knowledge.  Think  of  how  prices  could  be  cut,  how  credit  sales  could  be  forgotten 
and  money  received on  account  lost.  There  are  a dozen other  ways  in  which  errors  lessen  your 

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ed  in  edge  and  bending  qualities  even 
the  famous  Damascus  blades.  At the 
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the 
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the  hilt,  and  which  would  also  cut 
through  an  iron  bar.  More  than  this 
no  blade  has  ever  done  or  can  do.

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ago  because  of  these  changes  and 
necessities  and  because  better  train- 
I  ed  men  are  every  year  needed  in 
I  all  sorts  of  merchandising  fields.

It  is  up  to  you  clerks  to  realize 
I  these  facts,  and  the  sooner  you  begin 
¡  to  work  definitely,  the  sooner  you 
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Evolution  of  the  Sword.

The  evolution  of  the  sword  has 
passed  through  five  distinct  stages: 
First  came  the  epoch  of  pure  carn­
age,  when  men  seemed  to  hew  and 
hack  each  other  for  the  mere  pleas­
ure  it  gave  them.-  Next  the  era  of 
legend,  when  stupendous  and  impos­
ible  feats  of  arms  were  said  to  have 
been  accomplished.  Then 
followed 
the  feudal  time,  a  curious  mixture  of 
bloodshed  and  religion,  when 
the 
piety  of  the  crusaders  was  proved by 
the  equally 
their  ability  to 
slash 
bloodthirsty  Saracens. 
Succeeding 
this  brutal  period  sprang  the  noble 
season  of  skillful  fence,  as  a  sword, 
no  longer  a  weapon  of  pure  attack, 
became  a  mixed  arm  of  offense  and 
defense  combined.  Finally  we  see 
its  fall,  being  to-day  a  mere  military 
accoutrement,  after  attaining  a  glory 
that  no  one  dreamed  of  during  the 
days  of  its  first  rude  and  barbarous 
use.

The  most  celebrated  weapons 

in 
history  uniting  miraculous  sharpness 
with  wonderful  elasticity  are  un­
doubtedly  the  blades  of  Damascus. 
The  sabers  of  Japan,  although 
as 
hard  as  a  diamond,  and  taking  an 
edge  so  acute  that 
they  will  go 
through  a  pillow  or  poker  as  if  it 
were  air,  can  not  compete  with  the 
old  Syrian  swords,  because  they  have 
no  elasticity.  This  elasticity  is  not 
altogether  a  lost  art,  as  even  to-day 
one  may  see  in  Toledo,  Spain,  blades 
packed  in  coils  like  watch  springs. 
Swords  have  been  made  during  the

sometime  the  blundering  will  bring 
to  light  a  way  that  will  give  you  an 
awfully  nice  job.

It  makes  no  difference  whether 
you  are  ambitious  to  become  a  mana­
ger,  a  superintendent,  a  big  buyer, or 
what  not  in  the  business  world,  un­
less  you  can  work  by  a  determined 
and  definite  plan  you  will  never  get 
there  except  by  chance. 
I  do  not 
mean  that  you  can  take  a  piece  of 
paper  and  a  pencil  and  write  out  a 
course  that  you  can  follow  for  a  cer­
tain  length  of  time  and  on  a  certain 
date  step  calmly  and  completely  into 
what  you  are  after,  but  it  is  reason­
able  to  argue— and  it  is  truth— that 
no  clerk  can  expect  to  become  a 
power  in  the  mercantile  world  with­
out  studying  and  working  hard  to 
this  end  any  more  than  a  young  man 
can  hope  to  become  a  good  engineer 
simply  because  he  would  like  to  and 
hopes  to  blunder  into  it  somehow.

Why  shouldn’t  you,  as  clerks,  study 
your  work  as  closely  as  the  student 
in  any  other  course  of  applied  ef­
fort?  Natural  aptitude  and  taste  go 
a  long  ways  toward  making  a  man 
what  he  wants  to  be,  but  it  will  not 
accomplish  a  satisfactory  result  in 
the  face  of  the  fact  that  young  men 
and  women  everywhere  are  studying 
their  places  and  are  advancing  swift­
ly  beyond  those  who  do  not  study, 
or  who  study  but  little  and  trust  to 
chance  for  the  rest.

If  you  were  required  to  pass  an 
examination  in  the  business  of  clerk­
ing,  you  couldn’t  answer  a  score  of 
questions  whose  answers  are  under 
your  nose  every  day. 
If  you  were 
given  a  particularly  difficult  customer 
to  wait  upon  and  told  that  you  could 
sell  that  customer  from  your  stock 
if  you  handled  her  right,  you  would 
fail  because  you  have  not 
studied 
closely  enough  the  ways  of  people 
and  understood  what  is  your  privi­
lege  and  your  duty  to  understand  in 
the  business.

A  customer  comes  to  you  for goods 
in  your  stock.  You  know  you  should 
make  the  sale.  The  customer  goes 
without  buying  and  you  call  her'  a 
shopper  or  the  meanest  customer  in 
town.  You  let  the  matter  pass  and 
do  not  attempt  to  understand  why 
you  have  failed. 
If  you  were  given 
the  liberty  to  buy  a  certain  stock  of 
goods,  you  couldn’t  do it, because you 
have  not  studied  that  class  of  goods 
and  don’t  know  much  about  it  ex­
cepting  what  you  have  blundered  in­
to.

Let’s  get  down  to  real  seriousness 
about  this  work  of  clerking  and  find 
out  why  you  are  in  it  and  what  you 
expect  to  get  out  of  it. 
If  you  have 
no  definite  plans  for  the  years  ahead 
of  you,  make  some  just  as  soon  as 
you  can  get  your  thinking  machine 
into  good  working  order. 
If  you 
have  any  plans  of  the  indefinite  kind, 
untangle  them  and  get 
to 
working  in  a  smooth  course  at  once.
Making,  selling  and  handling goods 
becomes  a  more  difficult  work  every 
year  because  of  the  multiplicity  of 
changes  in  styles  and  demands  and 
because  of  the  increasing  fancies  of 
the  buying  public.  Clerking  to-day 
has  got  to  be  a  far  different  thing 
than  the  clerking  of  twenty  years

them 

A   Barber

W ho  had  worked  in  a  shop  where  the  F .  P.  System   of  lighting  was 
used  moved  to  a  town  in  M ichigan  and  started  a  little  shop  of  his 
own,  and  at  once  ordered  a  plant  for  himself  He  told  the  people 
that  he  was  going  to  have  a  light  that  would  make  their  lights  look 
like  “ tallow d ips.”  T hey  laughed  at  him.

H e  installed  his  plant  and  since  that  time  (three  months  ago)  we 

have sold  six  plants  in  that  town,  one  of  which  was  a  63  light  plant  in  a  large  factory.

Now  he  is  laughing  at  them.
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(Fool  Proof)  Fn P*  S Y S T E M  

(Fire Proof)

Made  at  the  rate  of  fifty  com plete  plants  a  day by  T h e  Incandescent  L ig h t  &  Stove  C o.,  Cincinnati,  Ohio 

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M ICH IGA N   TR A D E S M A N

!  Shoes and Rubbers  \

Wisdom  of  Retailers  Acting  as | 

Agents  for  Manufacturers.

In  the  past,  and  not  a  very  distant 
past  either,  advertised  specialty shoes 
were  few  in  number,  and  wise  was 
the  retailer  who  pondered  long  the 
advisability  of  “taking  an  agency.” 
When  I 
enormous 
amount  of  money  which  the  manu­
facturer  has  expended  in  the  maga­
zines  and  journals,  opening  up  a  new j 
and  exceedingly  rich  field  of  patron-1 
age,  I  am  only  surprised  at  the  mea- j 
gerness  of  the  result.

consider 

the 

No  law  of  nature  or  of  business j 
is  more  certain  than  change,  and  in i 
these  days  of  electricity  changes  are 
both  rapid  and  radical. 
It  is  doubt- j 
ful  if  the  consumer  will,  in  our  day, 
settle  down  to  buy  goods  wholly  on 
their  merit.  He  must  have  his  atten­
tion  attracted  by  some  novel  and 
unique  method;  he  must  be  led  to  be­
lieve  that  some  new  scheme  has  been 
discovered,  whereby  he  is  to  reap  a 
reward  that his judgment, if he should | 
stop  to  use  it,  would  tell  him  was 
impossible.

There  are  certainly  many 

shoe j 
stores  that  have  sold  shoes  bearing j 
their  own  name  only,  and  have  suc­
ceeded  in  building  up  a  good  and 
steady  business,  because  of  the  fact 
that  they  disposed  of  shoes  which 
were  well  and  strongly  made,  and 
gave  satisfaction  as 
regards  both 
wear  and  fitting  qualities.

The  large  sale  of  specialty  goods 
in  the  last  year,  and  the  readiness 
with  which  some  of  the  best  dealers 
have  taken  hold  of  advertised  lines 
would  suggest  an  affirmative  answer 
to  the  question:  “Is  it  to  the  interest 
of  the  retail  dealers  to  push  the  sale 
of  advertised  specialty  shoes?”  And 
yet  I  fail  to  see  any  advantage  the 
dealer  has  gained  by  placing  himself
on  a  basis  of  dependence.

to  have 

The  successful  dealer  has  always 
the 
taken  the  precaution 
shoes  which  bore  his  name  possess 
all  the  good  qualities  consistent  with 
the  price  that  was  paid.  Whether 
the  shoe  sold  at  $1.50  or  $5.50  it  bore 
his  name  and  he  held  himself  per­
sonally  responsible  for  its  wear.  His 
customers  profited  by  the  care  the 
dealer  had  taken 
selecting  his
styles,  were  satisfied  with  their  pur­
chases,  and  returned  to  buy  another 
pair,  relying  upon  equally  good treat­
ment,  and  on  the  guarantee  that  ac­
companied  the  first  purchase.

in 

Let  the  dealer  choose  appropriate 
names  for  certain  price  shoes,  say 
$3,  $4  or  $5:  let  him  apply  the  addi­
tional  cost  he  is  obliged  to  pay  for 
the  manufacturer’s  adopted  name,  to 
advertise  his  own  store,  and  his  own 
specialties,  and  he  will  build  up  a  rep­
utation  of much  greater  value  to  him­
self  than  if  he  sold  shoes  under  the 
name  the  manufacturer  has  chosen 
for  him.

The  retailer  who  has  undertaken 
to  push  a  specialty  shoe  with  a  name 
belonging  to 
somebody  else  will 
sooner  or  later  suffer  the  penalty  for 
his  short-sightedness.  He  has  given

the  manufacturer,  gratis, 

to 
the 
strength  of  the  influence  he  has  been 
years  in  acquiring  in  the  community 
and  placed  it  where  it  will  surely  be 
used  against  him,  for  he  will  not  al­
ways  submit  to  such  conditions  as 
are  certain  to  be  imposed  upon  him 
by  the  party  who  really  owns  the 
business  and  can  dictate  terms  or  set 
his  goods  up  in  opposition  to  his 
own.

Manufacturers  have  steadily  main­
tained  that  their  profits  were  small 
and  have  proven  their  assertion  by 
advancing  the  price  of  their  product 
whenever  the  price  of 
leather  or 
other  material  advanced,  and 
yet 
they  introduce  their  “specialty”  with 
promises  of  extensive  advertising. 
“We  advertise  the  shoes  in  your  daily 
paper  at  our  expense,”  is  generally 
the  inducement  held  out  and  accept­
ed.  Now,  then,  if  the  shoe  manufac­
turer’s  profit  has  been  so  small  that 
he  has  been  obliged 
raise  his 
prices  or  lower  his  discount  upon  the 
slightest  fluctuation 
leather 
market,  how  can  he  afford  to  con­
tract  the  additional  expense  of  ad­
vertising  in  the  daily  papers,  with­
out  adding  it  to  the  price  of 
the 
shoe?  He  can  not.

the 

to 

in 

My  idea  is  to  keep  hands  off  of 
lines  which  tend to  build  up  some  one 
else’s  reputation,  to  pay  strict  atten­
tion  to  your  own  name,  and  to  im­
press  on  customers  the  fact  that  the 
shoes  sold  are  warranted  in  all 
re­
spects  and  any  defects  will  be  speed­
ily  remedied.

Suppose  conditions  arise  which will 
induce  the  manufacturer  to  transfer 
his  agency  to  a  rival  dealer,  who has 
j  a  larger  store  and  greater  business, 
and  can  probably  handle  more  of the 
“specialty”  than  the  first  merchant. 
Who  will  blame  the  maker  for  such 
a  change?  He  is  jubilant  over  his 
good  fortune,  whereas  the  dealer, who 
has  contributed  directly  and  indirect­
ly  to  the  prominence  which  the  “spe­
cialty”  has  attained,  is  thereby  injur­
ed,  with  no  recourse  whatever.

specialty 

“advertised 

Think  what  such  a  predicament this 
would  place  you  in,  especially  after 
you  have  impressed  upon  your  cus­
tomers  the  goodness  of  this  partic­
ular  shoe,  and  told  them  you  are  sell­
ing  as  good  a  shoe  at  $3  as  ever  sold 
before  at  $4.  You  have  stated  so 
in  your  newspapers,  and  all  other  ad­
vertising matter  over  your  name.  Can 
you  fall  back  and  drop  the  shoe  af­
ter  having  created  a  demand  for  it? 
The 
shoe” 
made  its  appearance  partially  in  re­
sponse  to  a  demand  of  the  people 
for  novelty  and  change,  which  is  a 
constantly  growing  factor  in  the  dis­
position  of  all  merchandise,  but 
more  largely  as  the  result  of  the  ef­
fort  of  the  manufacturer  to  control 
his  output  and  establish  for  his  goods 
a  demand  that  is  wholly  and  exclu­
sively  his  own,  thus  relieving  him, 
in  a  large  degree,  from 
fierce 
competition  of  the  general  market 
and  making  him  altogether  indepen­
dent  of  the  retailer,  to  whom  he  has 
heretofore  been  subject.

the 

When  the  retailers  all  over  this 
land  wake  up  to  the  fact  that  if  they 
advertise  their  own  shoes,  as 
the 
I  leading  merchants  are  doing  to-day,

and  hustle  for  their  own  stores  and 
shoes,  they  need  not  worry  about 
the  specialty  question.— B.  Jacobson 
in  Shoe  Retailer.

To  Clean  Wall  Paper.

To  clean  wall  paper 

the  dust 
should  first  be  removed  by  lightly 
brushing,  preferably  with  a  feather 
duster,  and  the  surface  then  gently 
rubbed with  slices  of moderately  stale 
the 
bread,  the  discolored  surface  of 
bread  being  removed  from  time 
to 
time  so  as  to  expose  a  fresh  portion 
for  use.  Care  should  of  course  be 
taken  to  avoid  scratching  the  paper 
with  the  crust  of  the  bread,  and  the 
rubbing  should  be  in  one  direction, 
the  surface  being  systematically  gone 
over  as  in  painting,  to  avoid  the  pro­
duction  of  streaks.

Quite  Different.

“Did  papa  have  any  money  when 

you  married  him?”

“No,  dear.”
“ How  did  you  come  to  make  such 

a  sorry  blunder?”

“You  mustn’t  call 

it  a  blunder, 
child.  You  know  your  father  has 
plenty  of  money  now.  Besides 
I 
would  do  the  same  thing  again.”

“Then  why  are  you  making  such a 
fuss  because  I  want  to  marry  a  poor 
young  man?”

“Arabella,  if  you  can’t  talk  sense 

don’t  talk  at  all!”

A  person  usually  begins 

lose 
height  at  the  age  of  50,  and  at  the 
age  of  90  has  lost  at  least  one  and 
one-half  inches.

to 

Che Eacy Shoe Co.

(Karo,  lllicb»

Makers  of  Ladies’,  Misses’,  Childs’  and  Little  Gents’

Advertised Shoes

Write  us  at once  or ask  our salesmen  about  our 

method of advertising.

Jobbers  of Men’s and Boys’ Shoes and Hood Rubbers.

When  Looking

over our spring line  of  samples  which  our  men 
are  now carrying

D o n ’t   F o r g e t

to ask  about our  KANGAROO  KIP  Line for  men,  and 
what  goes  with  them  as  advertising  matter.  Prices 
from  $1.20 to  $2.50.  Strictly  solid.  Best  on  earth  at 
the price.

GEO.  H.  REEDER  &   CO.,  Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

We  are  still  making  onr  famous  Kangaroo  Calf 
shoes,  stock  No.  no,  Ladies’,  $1.20,  Misses’,  1.10, 
Childs’, $1.00

Our No.  104 is  still  in  the  lead  of  all  other  $ 1  50 
Ladies’ Fine  Shoes  For  style,  fit  and wear  they  have 
no equal.  Order sample doz.  and you will use no other.

Send us your Rubber  orders.

Walden  Shoe Co.

Grand Rapids, Mich.

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33

TH E   PLUM BER’S  W IFE

Takes  It  Into  Her  Head  To  Be 

Shod.

It  was  six  of  the  clock  and  thirty 

minutes  after.

that  was 

Mrs.  Fawcett— she 

a 
Nichol,  but  did  not  insist  on  being 
called  Nichol-Fawcett,  partly  be­
cause  she  was  the  wife  of  a  master j 
plumber  and  partly  because  she  was 
acting  a  part  in  the  famous  saying, 
“Shirt  sleeves  to  shirt  sleeves 
in 
three  generations,”  and  Mrs.  Fawcet' 
was  still  a  part  of  the  first  genera­
tion—

Mrs.  Fawcett  had  had  the  supper 
ready  for  sixteen  minutes  and  she 
was  angry.

She  had  hustled  like— everything— 
to  hurry  things,  because 
she  had 
ben  fourteen  minutes  late  in getting 
the  repast  ready,  but  now  that  Faw­
cett  was  not  home  and  did  not  know 
this,  she  could  merely  mention 
to 
him  that  it  was  no  fault  of  hers  if 
the  food  was  spoiled  when  he  came 
in  a  full  half  hour  after  supper  time, 
instead  of, 
like  a  good  wife,  tak-1 
ing  fourteen-thirtieths  of  the  blame . 
herself,  instead  of  charging  him  with 
the  full  time.  This  was  not  so  much 
because  she was  dishonest in  the  mat­
ter,  as  because  she  was  not  good  at 
figures.

Things,  however,  got  no  worse, for 
at  this  moment  Mr.  Fawcett  ap­
peared.

speed  which  you  put  on  as  an  exam­
ple  to  the  others,  which  makes  nine­
ty,  which  multiplied  by  two  for  ex­
tra  time  makes  $1.80.  The  shoes  I 
want  will  cost  $3.30  and  I  have  $1.70 
saved  in  the  cracker  jar  to  contribute 
to  the  fund.
“Now,  after  supper,  you  can  take j 
a  secondary  wash-up  and  go  down j 
town  with  me.
Mr.  Fawcett  opened  his  mouth  to | 
say  something,  but  there  was  a  cer- j 
tain  look  on  the  face  of  Mrs.  Fawcett j 
which  he  had  learned  to  respect,  so j 
he  simply  filled  the  opening  with  a j 
little  spaghetti  and  held  his  peace.

Shortly  after  7:30 

that  evening, j 
both  of  the  Fawcetts  might  have j 
been  seen  running  for 
the  down i 
town  car.  And  it  was  just  a  little j 
before  eight  when  they  made  a  quar­
ter  bend  and  entered  the  neat  foot­
wear  joint  of  Lacey  &  Gore.

Mr.  Gore  had  just  finished  selling 
Mrs.  Somebody,  from  one  of  the  nice 
streets,  a  pair  of  shoes  for  $5  cash, 1 
and  he  was  certainly  feeling  chesty. 
He  knew  the  Fawcetts  on  sight.  Mr. 
Fawcett  had  once  done  a  bit 
of 
plumbing  for  him  when  he  was  work-1 
ing  as  an  independent  artisan,  and 
it. 
Mr.  Gore  had  never 
forgotten 
Not  so  much  the  work  as  what 
it 
“Good  evening,  Fawcett,”  h e , 
cost. 
tongue, 
said,  with  honey  on  his 
“Good  evening,  Fawcett.”
“Good  evening,”  said  the  Fawcetts j 

in  turn.

grimly. He had  for-

j
sa,d  1 

turn  me off,”  said

“Ha!  Ha!” 

laughed  -  Mr.  Gore, 

“That’s  where  you re  off, 

“I  suppose,”  said  Mr.  Gore,  “that 
Mr.  Fawcett  has  got  out  of  shoes

membered.  Oh,  how  hard  he  was re­
membering.

their gotten  about the  bill for  the  job  in
head- the  long  ago, 

He  explained  promptly  that  the 
delay  was  occasioned  by  the  fact 
that  all  the  plumbers  on  the  job  were
called  out  at  5:08,  because  it  was |  a&am- 
learned,  with  horror,  that  the  black- | 
smith  who  set  the  tires  on  the  wagon  i  Fawcett.  “It’s  the  other  Fawcett, 
which  brought  lead  pipe  to  the  build- j 
ing  was  a  non-union  man  and,  hence, j  “The  other  Fawcett  is  good.” 
com- j  “Yes,  you  can 
none  of  the  plumbers  could',  in 
mon  honesty,  this  being  a  free  coun- j  the  plumber, 
try,  use  any  of  the  pipe  in 
work  and  the  extra  meeting  at 
quarters—which  had arranged an am­
icable  settlement  with  the  contract­
ors,  and  an  era  of  good  feeling  all 
around,  on  the  consideration  that  the 1 
tires  be  taken  from  the  wagon  by  a | 
the j 
union  blacksmith,  after  which 
pipe  be  hauled  back  to  the  ware­
house  and  rehauled  to  the  job,  and j 
the  time  taken  for  the  meeting  be 
paid  for  by  the  contractors  as  extra j 
work  at  double  rates— had  consumed I 
time until well  after  six,  and  Mr. Faw- j 
cett  added,  by  way  of  a  clincher  on  i 
his  consideration  for  the  household | 
time  table,  that  when  all  of  the  fel­
lows  went  down  stairs  to  have  a j 
drink  with  the  contractors,  he  had 
excused  himself  and  hurried  home. 
And  that’s  a  good 
sentence, 
now,  isn’t  it?

replied  Mr. 
Gore  sweetly,  “what  ought  to  be  the 
common  foot,  but  isn’t.  The  perfect 
foot  which 
shoes  are  made 
for, 
but  which  we  so  seldom  find.”

Mr.  Fawcett  looked  apprehensive, | 
sometimes j 
as  husbands  will 
when  their  wives  are  praised  by  nice j 
smooth  gentlemen.

“Oh,  yes,  Mrs.  Fawcett,”  he  pur­
red.  “I  always  like  to  sell  you  shoes, 
because  it  is  so  easy  to  fit  you.”

“Such  a  common  foot,  I  suppose,”  j 

“What  sort  of  a  shoe— something j 

“Yes,  something  pretty  good,”  re­

“On  the 

contrary,” 

plied  Mrs.  Fawcett.

said  Mrs.  Fawcett.

for  nice  wear?”

long 

look 

she  had  thoughts.

Mrs.  Fawcett  said  no  more,  for  | 
“You  must  have  got  about  enough j 
extra  on  the  extra  time  to  get  me 
a  pair  of  shoes,  didn’t  you?”  she 
queried  gently.

Mr.  Fawcett  almost  choked  on the 
spatula  full  of  cold  bird,  which  he 
was  urging  upon  his  epiglottis,  as 
he  looked  up  in  sudden  horror.

“Enough!”  he  cried,  “enough!  You 

know  well  enough  what  I  got.

“Yes,  dear,”  she  said,  soothingly. 
“Seventy  cents  an  hour  plus  twenty 
cents  on  the  side  for  the  hustling

“P.ut  not  too  high  priced,”  added 

Mr.  Fawcett,  hastily.
Mr.  Gore  turned  to  the  shelves 
and  had  pulled  a  handsome  enameled j 
paper  covered  carton  part  way  out, 
but  as  Mr.  Fawcett  added  his  remark, j 
he  turned  with  apparent  reluctance, 
leaving  the  carton  still  sticking  out 
from  among  its  mates,  and  reached | 
with  studied  carelessless  to  another 
part  of  the  shelving  and  pulled  down 
an  “individual.”

“Here  is  a  pretty  fair  shoe,”  he 
said,  “that  we  are  making  a  special  j 
run  on.  Splendid  wearing quality and |

but 

the shoe dealer  re­

Keep Us In 

Mind

We  carry  the  widely  known  and  durable 

Boston  and  Bay  State  brands  of  Rubbers.

Our  large  stock  enables  us  to  make  quick 

shipments  on  sorting-up  orders,  even  during 

the  rush  season.

Rjodge,  Kalmbach,  Logie &   Co.,  Ltd. 

Grand Rapids, Mich.

R U B B E R S

W H O L E S A L E

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383-384  E.  Water Street 

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W.  W.  Wallis, Manager

Herold-Bertsch  Shoe  Co. 

Makers  of  Shoes 
Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

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only  $3.50.  A  great  bargain  for  the  ] 
money  and  we’re  selling  a 
lot  of 
them.”

“That’s 

the  checker,” 

said 

the  I 

plumber.

“They  don’t  seem  very  nice  style,” 

said  Mrs.  Fawcett.

“N— o.  Not  as  stylish  as  some  of 
the  higher  priced  goods,  but  splendid 
value,  wear  like  one  of  your  hus­
band’s  fine  plumbing  jobs  and  with 
as  much  style  as  they  can  put  in  for 
the  money.  Of  course,  to  get  the 
quality  into  a  shoe  at  that  price  they 
have  to  sacrifice  «  little  on  the  ex­
treme  of  fine  style  and  the  extra 
fine  workmanship.  Like  your  busi­
ness,  Mr.  Fawcett— almost  any  sort 
of  a  fair 
‘helper’  could  run  a  gas 
pipe  through  a  cellar  that  would  be 
as  serviceable  as  though  you  did  it 
yourself,  but  when  it  comes 
to  a 
strictly  high-class  job,  they  have  to 
get  a  strictly  high-class  man  like  you 
to  do  it  and  naturally  it’s  a  little 
more  expensive— you  see  the  point.”
Mr.  Fawcett  saw,  but  he  merely 
nodded  his  head  and  looked  appre­
hensive  again.

“Let  me  see  something  a  little  fin­
er,”  said  Mrs.  Fawcett,  in  her  decid­
ed  tone,  from  which  it  was  known 
there  was  never  any  appeal.

Mr.  Gore  turned  and  with  great 
care  and  delicacy,  almost  reverently, 
as  though  he  were  handling  a  piece 
of  costly  jade,  he  pulled  down  the 
carton  and  with  great  daintiness  re­
moved  the  shoe  from  its  tissue  wrap­
pings.  He  fondled  it  gently,  as  you 
have  done  yourself,  gentle  retailer, 
to  make  an  effect— don’t 
say  you 
haven’t,  for  the  writer  knows  better—  
and  handed  it  to  Mrs.  Fawcett.

“Is  it  not  beautiful?”  he  asked.
_  “It  is  a  pretty  shoe,”  she  said.

“How  much?”  queried  the  plumber,  j
“Let  me  fit  it  on,”  evaded 
the 

cett.

dealer.

With  an  expert  twist  and  gentle I 
rubbings  of  the  kid,  he  drew  the shoe 
on  Mrs.  Fawcett’s  not  unshapely 
foot. 
“Superb,”  he  said.  He  drew 
the  laces  together  a  little  and  held 
them  in  one  hand  while  he  turned 
his  head  a  little  on  one  side.  “Beau­
tiful,  beautiful.”  he  ejaculated.  Then  ! 
he  laced  the  shoe  all  the  way  up,  and 
set  the  foot  gently  down  on  the 
floor,  while  he  swung  the  foot  mirror 
into  position  and  stepped  back  with­
out  a  word,  as  one  who  would  indi­
cate  by  his  action,  “There  is  no  need 
for  me  to  say  anything. 
If  you  are 
a  connoisseur,  you  will  appreciate it, 
and  if  you  are  not,  there  is  no  need 
for  me  to  waste  words  on  you.”  Of 
course,  you  understand,  he  didn’t 
really  say  that,  but  that  is  what  his 
action  said.  And  actions,  you  know, 
speak  so  much.

“ How  much?”  asked  the  plumber.
The  dealer  did  not  reply,  for  an­

ticipating  the  question  he  had,  at  that  I 
moment,  dropped  on  his  knee  and  1 
smoothed  out  a  wrinkle  under  the  in­
step.

Mrs.  Fawcett  turned  her  foot  on 
one  side  and  looked  for  a  moment 
at  the  shoe,  while  she  allowed  her 
upper  teeth  to  bite  thoughtfully  at 
her  lower  lip  and  with  the  first  fin­
ger  of  her  right  hand  pressed  care­
lessly  against  the  center  of  her chin.

they?”

Gore.

“I  hate  to  tell  you,”  smiled  Mr. 

“Oh,  be  brave,”  said  the  lady.
“I  saw  a  pair  just  like  them,  which 
a  lady  from  New  York  who  is  vis­
iting  Mrs.  Tong  had  on,  and  she  said 
she  paid  $7.50  for  them— ”

The  plumber  drew  in  his  breath 

sharply.

“Rather  than  have  you  take  any­
thing  which  would  not  look  so  well,” 
continued  the  shoe  man,  “I  am  go­
ing  to  make  them  to  you  at  $6.50.”

“Very  well,”  said  Mrs.  Fawcett, 
with  an  air  which  had  been  assumed 
the  moment  Mrs.  Tong’s  name  was 
mentioned,  “You  may  do  them  up.”

“Why,  Uneeda,”  said  the  plumber, 

but  she  did  not  hear  him.

“We  have  a  slipper  for  evening 
wear,  made  by  the  same  firm,”  said 
the  shoe  man,  “which  is  a  wonder.  I 
want  to  show  them  to  you  whether 
you  need  any  or  not,  they  are 
so 
pretty.”

He  pulled  down  another  carton.
“Oh!”  exclaimed  Mrs.  Fawcett.
Without  a  word  Mr.  Gore  dropped 
on  his  knee  and  slipped  the  slipper 
on  in  a  twinkling.  It  did  fit  neatly.

“How  much?”  queried  the  lady this 

time.

“Oh,  we  can  make  them  for  $3-75- 
We  don’t  care  to  get  New  York 
prices  on  them.  Just  get  them  for 
a  few  special  customers.”

“I  will  take  them,”  said  Mrs.  Faw­

“Anything  else?”  said  Mr.  Gore.
“No,”  said  Mr.  Fawcett.
“Nothing  for  your  own  wear,  Mr. 

Fawcett?”

“No!”
In  return  for  the  pink  paper  parcel 
tied  with  the  violet  twine,  Mr.  Faw­
cett  handed  out  a  ten  dollar  bill  and 
a  silver  quarter.  Mrs.  Fawcett  said 
“Good  evening,” 
re­
sponse  to  the  shoe  dealer’s  remark 
of  the  same  nature,  as  he  held  the 
door  open  for  them  to  pass  out,  but 
the  plumber, Hollowing  after, 
said 
never  a  word— then.

sweetly, 

Mr.  Lacey  strolled  along  by  the 
cash  register,  as  his  partner  rang  up 
$10.25. 
“Wasn’t  that  our  $3.50  shoe 
and  that  $2.25  slipper?”  he  queried.

in 

“ It  was  so,”  replied  Gore,  smil­
ing.  “It  ware  indeed.  It’s  three  long 
years  now  since  he  fixed  the  water 
pipe  which  burst,  but  you  know  the 
old  proverb,  Lacey:  Bread  cast  up­
on  the  waters— Bread  cast  upon 
the 
waters.”— Ike  N.  Fitem  in  Boot  and 
Shoe  Recorder.

Stopped  Inside.

“Hello,  Leo,”  panted  the 

lioness, 
“I’ve  been  chasing  a  wounded  ante­
lope  for  several  miles.  Did  it  pass 
by  here?”

“No,”  replied  the  lion,  licking  his 
chops  contentedly;  “it  didn’t  pass 
here.”

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“I  will  take  them,”  she  said  sud­
denly,  as  though  there  was  nothing 
else  which  could  be  said.

“But,  Uneeda,” 

the 
plumber,  aghast,  “you  haven’t  asked 
the  price?”

exclaimed 

“Oh!  so  I  haven’t.  How  much  are 

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STATESM EN  IN  STORES.

Blaine  a  Freaky  Buyer—John  Sher-  ! 

man  a  Close  One.

“James  G.  Blaine  was  a  customer  \ 
of  ours  for  many years,”  he  said.  “He | 
was  a  peculiar  man.  He  bought  a  . 
thing  because  it  had  for  the  moment i 
appealed  to  his  fancy,  and  without j 
the  least  regard  for  the  fitness  or j 
utility  of  the  object  purchased.  He 
was  as  great  a  terror  to  managers  ! 
and  floorwalkers  as  the  man  who or­
ders  fried  oysters  and  mince  pie  for 
breakfast  is  to  waiters.  He  used  to 
come  into  the  store,  stroll  about  a 
few  moments,  and  then  exclaim: 
‘I 
like  that  chair;  send  it  to  my  house.’
“Then  perhaps  I  would  have  to 
explain  to  him  that  the  piece  of  fur­
niture  would  not  harmonize  with  the 
plan  and  decorative  scheme  of  his 
residence.  Usually  Blaine  yielded to 
the  better  judgment  of  managers  or 
proprietors,  but  there  were 
times 
when  he  had  his  heart  set  on  having 
a  thing,  and  then  he  rebelled. 
I  re­
member  one  day  he  came  into  the 
store  and  selected  a  bookcase  that 
was  not  at  all  suited  to  the  interior 
arrangement  of  his  house.  This  I 
explained  to  him.  He  admitted  that 
I  was  right  and  seemingly  abandoned 
his  determination  to  have  the  case. 
But  as  soon  as  I  had  turned  my  back 
he  beckoned  to  one  of  the  store  por­
ters  and  told  him  to  send  the  case 
up  to  his  house.

“President  McKinley always bought 
with  but  a  single  object 
in  view, 
"and  that  was  to  please  Mrs.  McKin­
ley.  They  would  frequently  visit  a

store  together.  This  was  especially 
the  case  at  the  time  when  they  were 
furnishing  their  home 
in  Canton. 
Mrs.  McKinley  was  fastidious  as  to 
colors,  preferring  the  more  delicate 
shades,  whereas  her  husband  was 
fond  of  dark  blues,  reds  and  browns. 
It  was  in  the  selection  of  such  things 
as  upholstering  goods,  carpets,  rugs, 
and  curtains  that  they  differed  most.  \ 
He  would  hold  the  samples  up  to  the 
wall  and  argue  like  a  diplomat,  always j 
gently  and  soothingly,  however,  for  i 
one  or  two  colors,  on  which  his  fan-; 
cy  had  set.  Sometimes  he  won,  but  j 
not  often.  Mrs.  McKinley  generally | 
decided  such  matters  in  her  own  way.  j 
a 
Christian  in  his  business  dealings  as  | 
any  man  going. 
I  remember  once  ; 
that  we  were  a  little  hard  run  for 
ready  cash. ~  We  had  large  outstand­
ing  accounts,  among  the  number  be- j 
ing  a  bill  of  $1,000,  purchased  by  Col.  j 
Ingersoll,  which,  however,  was  not 
I  therefore  sent  our  col­
quite  due. 
lector  to  him  with  instructions 
to 
ask  him  for  a  few  hundred  dollars 
on  account,  telling  him  to  explain 
cur  situation,  and  in  collecting  the 
money  under  no  circumstances  to 
annoy 
the  colonel.  The  collector 
reached  Col.  Ingersoll’s  residence just 
as  he  and  a 
leaving, 
walking  rapidly  in  an  opposite  direc­
tion.

“Bob  Ingersoll  was  as  good 

friend  were 

At  first  the  collector  was  at  a  loss 
to  know  what  to  do;  but  finally  he 
decided  to 
risk  approaching  him. 
hoping  that  he  would  not  give  of­
fence.  He  had  all  he  could  do  for  a 
time  to  overtake  the  two,  and  when

he  did,  Col.  Ingersoll,  before  he  had 
time  to  announce  his  mission,  gave 
his  to  understand  that  he  was  in  a 
hurry  and  could  not  under  any  cir­
cumstances  be  detained.

“The  collector  said  he  would  walk 
along  with  him.  As  he  did  so  he 
quietly  and  politely  explained  the  ob­
ject  of  his  call.  At  this  Ingersoll 
stopped  short,  returned  to  his  house, 
and  in  the  kindest  manner  imaginable 
made  out  a  check  for  $1,000,  the  full 
amount.  The  same  day  the  same  col­
lector  called  on  a  popular  preacher 
with  a  bill  of  like  magnitude,  long 
since  overdue,  in  the  same  polite  man­
ner  explaining  that  we  were  badly  in 
need  of  funds  and  requesting  a  few 
|  hundred  dollars  on  account.  Where- 
!  upon  the  worthy  divine  flew  into  a 
j  high  dudgeon,  cavorting  about  at  a 
I  great  rate,  and,  writing  out  a  check, 
j  flung  it  at  the  collector’s  feet  as  he 
I  would  have  thrown  a  bone  to  a  ter- 
[  rier.  Such  was  the  difference  be- 
i  tween  Bob  Ingersoll’s  infidelity  and 
|  some  men’s  Christianity.

came 

“The  closest,  shrewdest,  hardest 
;  buyer  among  the  public  men  of  the 
1  last  thirty  years  was  Senator  John 
Sherman.  Whenever  he 
to 
your  store  or  you  went  to  his  house 
to  do  business  you  could  .rest  assur­
ed  that  he  would  get  the  best  end of 
the  transaction.  There  was  nothing 
mean  or  small  about  his  buying,  no 
splitting  of  pennies  or  any  of  that 
sort  of  business,  but  at  the  same  time 
you  could  depend  on  it  that  whatever 
you  sold  him  would  be  at  bottom  fig­
ures,  with  very  little  margin  of  prof­
it.”— Washington  Post.

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Where  Do  You  Go  From  Here?

“Where  do  you  go  from  here?”

How  tired  I  get  of  that  phrase!

Out  of  the  year  it  greets  my  ear 

Three  hundred  and  sixty-five  days; 

As  I  leave  home  after  a  rest 
The  conductor  at  the  train 

Takes  a  grip  on  my  mileage  strip 

And  fires  it  at  me  again.

The  hotel  man  gets  sociable,

As  I  pay  for  his  high-priced  cheer, 
And  drops  my  bill  in  his  yawning  till 
With  a  “Where  do  you  go  from 

here?”

The  barber  stands  with  a  tip  in hand 

And  as  I  disappear,

“Come  in  again!”  he  yells,  and  then—• 
“Say,  where  do  you  go  from  here?” 

The  friends  I  meet  upon  the  street 

Keep  dinging  it  in  my  ear;

Their  only  song  the  whole  day  long 

Ts  “Where  do  you  go from  here?”

Till  at  last  I  dreamed,  and  to  me  it 

seemed

That  my  time  had  come  to  die, 

\nd  with  angels  bright  I  took  my 

flight

To  the  pearly  gates  on  high.

St.  Peter  stood  in  a  thoughtful  mood 

At  the  foot  of  the  golden  stair.

But  raised  his  eyes  as  we  drew  nigh 

And  asked,  with  a  doubtful  air, 

“Your  papers,  please— what  ails  your 

knees?”

Then,  grinning  from  ear  to  ear,

!  “Oh,  you  are  one  of  those  traveling 

men—

Well,  where  do  you  go  from  here?”

Sanitation  is  not  salvation,  but  sal­

Leap  year  greeting

vatio n   will  include  sanitation.

These are the candy men for  1904

J. H. Miliar

Jos. W . Putnam

H. L. Qregory

O. W . Stark

R. R. Bean

M. Ellis

W . Orsinger

Representing

P U T N A M   F A C T O R Y   n a t i o n a l   c a n d y   c o .

GRAND  RAPIDS,   MICH.

Our  Motto:  Honest Dealing and Good Goods.

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36

W H ERE  BREAD  IS  M ADE 

For  the  People  of  Many  Nationali- 

ties.

The commandments  of the  City and  j 
State  of  New  York  say  to  the  bakers j 
and  the  people,  concerning  the  loaf 
of  bread:
It  shall  be  made  of  good  and J 

wholesome  flour  and  meal.

It  shall  be  made  in  rooms  with 

walls  eight  feet  high.

It  shall  be  made  in  rooms  where j 

no  person  sleeps.

It  shall  be  made  in  rooms  where no 
domestic  animals  but  cats  are  allow-1 
ed.  Dogs  are  barred.

It  shall  be  made  in  rooms  so  ar­

ranged  that  they  are  easily  cleaned. 

I 

It  shall  be  made  by  persons  work­
ing  no  more  than  ten  hours  per  day.  i 
It  shall  be  made  in  no  room  con­

taining  an  ash  pit.

It  shall  be  sold  by  avoirdupois.
It  shall  not  be  exposed  for  sale I 

out  of  doors  unless  covered.

These  are  the  laws  epitomized,  the 
laws  that  are  kept  in  spots  and  brok­
en  frequently,  some  of  them  persis- i 
tently.  Yet  four  state  and  city  de­
partments  have  a  hand  in  enforcing j 
regulation  of  the  bakeries.

In  no  city  in  the  world  is  so  cos­

mopolitan  variety  of  flour  food  prod- | 
ucts  to  be  bought  as  in  New  York.  I 
Americans  rank  with  the  Spaniards 
as  bread  consumers.  Every  Ameri­
can  according  to  statistics  consumes 
one  pound  of  bread  daily.  When 
far-away  foreigners  from 
the 
lands  of  the  globe  are  assimilated, 
that  daily  pound  of  bread  is  the  last 
thing  that  changes.  A  man,  a  whole 
family,  may  turn 
its  back  on  the 
strictest  tenets  of  the  most  orthodox 
Its  bread  is  still  “twist,” 
of  faiths. 
The  thing  that  produces  most  of 
subways 

his  strength,  that  builds 
and  great  railroads,  changes  last.

all 

He  may  forget  to  eat  it,  crouched 
in  Oriental  fashion,  cross-legged  on 
the  floor,  in  the  form  in  which  it  is 
still  known  in  the  Syrian  quarter  of 
Washington  street,  but 
the  good 
bread  may  still  bear  the  holy  form 
of  the  holiest  Greek  cross.

New  York  consumes  annually  mil­
lions  of  pounds  of  flour,  and  6,500 
men  working 
bake 
shops  produce 
loaf  of  bread 
for  each  inhabitant  daily,  besides 
endless  sweet  stuffs  and  pastry.

in 
a 

2,250 

The  greatest  bread  eating  races  in 
the  city  are  the  Germans,  Hebrews 
and  Italians.

When  inroads  on  “mother’s  home­
made  bread”  were  first  effected  by 
foreign  methods,  it  was  the  French­
man  who  drove  the  wedge.  Vienna 
bread  followed. 
In  New  York,  on 
the  West  Side,  in  the  blocks  west of 
Sixth  avenue,  below  the  Thirties,  the 
Frenchman,  “le  boulanger,”  overran 
the  section  and  poured  his  crisp  and 
crusty  products  into  the  town.

Then  the  German  arrived,  with the 
Austrian  in  tow.  The  Italian  pushed 
the  Frenchman  out  of  many  of  his 
haunts,  and  the  Jewish  and  Polish 
bakers  came  with  the  rest  of  the  im­
migrants.  The  hungry  hordes  had 
to  be  better  fed  on  this  side  of 
the 
Atlantic  than  in  the  half-starving sec­
tions  from  whith  they  were  fleeing. 
Swedes,  Norwegians  and  Danes

looked  with  favorable  eyes  on  Brook­
lyn  rather  than  the  Manhattan  end 
of  the  Bridge.  Bake  shops  to  sup­
ply  the  peculiar  Northern  European 
tastes  were  established.  Even  China­
town  has  its  own  bakery,  although 
bread  is  not  one  of  its  products,  and 
the  State  exercises  its  functions  of 
supervision  over  the  funny  little  half­
underground  Chinese  pastry  shops 
just  as  it  does  over  the  most  hy- 
gienically  devised  establishment  of 
the  richest  sections.
When  the  State 

laws  regulating 
bakeries  were  first  put  into  effect  it 
amounted  to  a  crusade  on  conditions. 
Now  the  shops  are  run,  as  a  general 
rule,  in  compliance  with  the  princi­
ples  of 
commandments.  The 
new  tenement  house  laws  have  af­
fected  the  construction  of  bake  shops 
and  render  a  return  to  the  conditions 
of the  ’60s  and  ’70s  impossible.

the 

The  fire  department  takes  a  hand 
too,  and  altogether  the  chance  of 
bakeshops  breaking  many  laws  isn’t 
very  good.

But  the  product  of  the  shop,  appar­
ently,  is  left  to  its  own  conscience. 
This  product,  except  as  it  is  affected 
by  sanitary  conditions  of  production, 
is  supposed  to  be  in  charge  of 
the 
health  department.

The  health  department  runs  a  reg­
ular  crusade,  a  perpetual  war  on 
milk.  Sometimes  milk  is  put  into 
bread.  Baking  powder,  of  course, is 
used  in  cake  and  pastry  and  some 
German  kuchens,  and  also  biscuit,  in 
place  of  germ  yeast.

That’s  all.  Otherwise  the  health 
department  has  a  simple  and  child­
like  faith  in  the  purity  of  flour  and 
its  most 
loaf 
bread.

important  product, 

Stunned  is the only applicable adjec­
tive  for  the  expression  on  the  faces 
of  two  of  the  oldest  attaches  when 
asked  if  analyses  of  flour  and  tests 
of  bread  for  excess  alum,  sulphate  of 
copper  or  other  adulterants  were  not 
regularly  made. 
In  the  chemical  di­
vision  nothing  of  the  kind  had  ever 
been  heard  of  within  the  memory  of 
the  oldest  inhabitant  chemist.  The 
conscience  of  the  baker  was  unim­
peachable  in  that  laboratory.

In  the  sanitary  code  of  the  Board 
of  Health  is  a  section  forbidding  the 
offering  for  sale  of  any  flour  products 
outside  any  building  unless  properly 
protected  from  dust  and  dirt.

Down  in  the  East  Side  street  mar­
kets  it  is  easier  to  count  the  compli­
ances  with  this  section  than  its  vio­
lations.  There  Bread  is  spelled  with 
a  capital  letter. 
It  comes  under  the 
dietary  laws  of  the  Jewish  religion 
to  the  extent  that  if  to  be  eaten  with 
meat  it  can  contain  no  milk  or  fats 
obtained  from  milk.

takes 

Bread  baking 

The  entire  East  Side 

its 
bread  seriously.  It  has  not  become  a 
dead  tradition,  as  in  American  homes
important 
event  of  the  week.  Shared  with  the 
baker,  however,  is  the  responsibility. 
On  the  night  of  the  sixth  day  its 
creation  begins.

is  an 

“Add  a  quart  of  flour,”  the  Ameri­
can  recipes  usually  say  as  a  standard 
quality.  The  Jewish  matron  would 
scorn  one  quart.

Ten  or  even  twenty-five  pounds  of 
flour,  especially  before  any  holiday,

is  set  to  rise  in  a  pan  big  enough 
It  is  tint­
for  the  bath  tub  of  twins. 
ed  cream  with  a  saffron  thread. 
It 
may  even  contain  half  a  dozen  or 
more  eggs. 
It  doesn’t  contain  any 
shortening  usually,  although  some­
times  olive  oil  is put  into  it.

Most  East  Side  housewives  send 
their  bread  to  the  baker  to  be  cook­
ed.  Down  at  the  corner  of  Cherry 
and  Jefferson  streets  is  one  of  those 
basement  bakeries  that  are  the  friend 
of  the  Jewish  housewife.  This 
is 
run  by  a  prosperous  grocer.  His 
own  customers  may  get  their  bread 
baked  free  sometimes.  On  a  day 
like  Friday,  or  the  two  days  before 
any  great  holiday,  this  shop  never 
has  space  in  its  oven.  To  look  at  the 
building  nothing  apparently  is  going 
on  within.  Little  girls  come  along 
with  big  pans, 
sometimes  covered 
with  cloth,  sometimes  with  the  bril­
liant  coloring  of  the  inks  of  a  comic 
pictorial  supplement  lying  upon  the 
damp  bread,  which  is  in 
the 
most  favorable  condition  to  absorb 
any  poisonous  matter  from  the  ink.

just 

two 

sides 

Small  boys  join 

the  procession. 
Women  come  hurriedly  along.  All 
vanish  down  a  hatchway-like  flight 
of  steps,  landing  one  in  an  under­
ground  basement.  The  place  is  full 
of  everything,  jammed  in  with  the 
bakeshop.  No  window  admits  any 
light  or  air.  Gas  jets  must  furnish 
illumination.  On 
are 
cleanly  scraped  tables,  covered  with 
pans' of  bread  and  “strudels”  of  every 
kind,  in  every  sort of a vessel.  There 
is  one  eight-inch  high  copper  sauce­
pan  full  of  “strudel,”  strewn 
thick 
with  cinnamon.  The  women  all  say 
that  it  will  be  fine.  There  is  even 
one  little  japanned  serving  tray  cov­
ered  with  the  thinnest  kind  of  “stru­
del,”  and  it  is  going  to  be  baked  on 
that  tray.  Anything  that  will  hold  a 
cake  is  pressed  into  use.  One  part 
of  another  board  is  kept  free  from 
pans.  A  woman,  who  is  the  busy 
agent  for  two  big  tenement  houses, 
bustles  in,  drops  a  big  lump  of  dough 
on  the  board,  divides  it  into  even 
sections,  rolls  them  deftly  into  long, 
slender  pieces  and  begins  braiding 
them.  Other  women  look  on  encour­
agingly.  Half  a  dozen  women  are 
picking  out  loaves  from  a  heap  of 
those  already  taken  out  of  the  oven.
A  little  girl  lands  beside  the  big­
gest  loaf  in  the  heap. 
“I  want  my 
bread,  Mr.  Benjamin.  Here’s  five 
cents.  Gi’  me 
the  change.”  The 
pink  faced  baker  looks  at  her.  “That 
loaf  yours?” 
six 
cents  to  bake.”  Rachel  looked  an­
grily  at  the  extra  cent.  “Your  moth­
er  made  a  fine  loaf  for  the  holiday,” 
said  Mr.  Benjamin,  soothingly,  as  he 
counted  the  strands  on 
the  bread. 
“How  many’s  there?”  pointing  to  the 
center  braid  on  the  loaf. 
“Sixteen,” 
answers 
little  girl,  proudly. 
“Here’s  your  money.”  And  the  big 
bread  “paddle”  slides  another  even 
finer,  shinier  and  bigger  loaf  from 
the  oven  on  to  the  heap  as  the  little 
girl  removes  her  two-foot  loaf  and 
starts  up  the  stairs  with  it.

“That’s 

“Yah!” 

the 

It  costs  twenty-five  cents  to  bake 
such  a  masterpiece  of  braided  bread 
as  this  last  loaf. 
in 
three  hours,”  explains  the baker,  “and 
it  takes  lots  of  attention."

“It  has  been 

Over  in  one  corner  is  a  big  heap 
of  ashes.  Boxes  stand  on  it  full  of 
loaves  that  are  already  cooked.  The 
baker  and  his  men  have  been  hard  at 
it  since  8  o’clock,  and  until  sundown 
just  such  a  rush  of  women  will  fill 
the place.  Every loaf or  pan  contains 
a  slip  of  paper  with  the  name  and 
address  or  number  of  the  customer 
carefully  jammed  into  the  dough  as 
a  means  of  identification.  Hundreds 
of  family  loaves  are  baked  in  this 
way  in  each  shop,  and  as  there  are 
hundreds  of  similar  bakeries  it  makes 
a  pretty  total  of  home-made  bread 
with  a  bakery 
the 
housewife  starts  in  baking  at  home, 
she  follows  the  baker’s  methods,  and 
puts  her  bread  right  on  the  bottom 
of  the  coal  or  gas  stove  without  any 
pan.  When  she  invests  in  a  bread- 
pan 
in 
American  methods.

is  a  sign  of  education 

finish.  When 

it 

Out  on  the  street  over  in  the  mar­
kets  are  great  stacks  of  bread  for 
sale.  Sometimes  the  rye  and  black 
bread  is  baked  in  loaves  big  enough 
to  do  for  a  very  plump  lady  to  sit 
on.  This  is  the  only  place  and  the 
only  case  where  that  ordinance  of 
the  city  commanding  that  bread  be 
sold  by  avoirdupois  is  obeyed.  Here 
one  buys  a  hunk  of  black  or 
rye 
bread,  sometimes  wheat  bread,  by the 
pound,  which  is  measured  by  scales 
and  not  guessed  at.  The  most  pic­
turesque  feature  of  the  bread  sale 
introduces  the  clothes  basket.  Here 
comes  the  baker  himself.  He  has 
made  the  bread  himself  and  baked 
it,  and  now  he  comes  with  his  warm 
loaves  in  the  family  clothes  basket. 
Immediately  he  is  surrounded.  This 
is  fresh,  and  the 
shrewd  women 
empty  the  basket  quickly.

That  other  ordinance  relating  to 
the  offering  and  sale  of  flour  prod­
ucts  outside  of buildings  except  when 
cause 
properly  protected  doesn’t 
many  of  the  peddlers  a 
second’s 
thought  and  certainly  no  worry. 
Once  in  a  while  there  are  two  glass 
windows  lifted  like  the  frames  of  a 
hotbed,  and  tied  to  the  awnings  of 
the  pushcart.  Never  could  they  be 
put  over  the  bread,  however,  until 
the  cart  is  nearly  empty.  Often  the 
husband  has  baked  or is  baking while 
the  wife  is  out  with  the  bread  push­
cart.

In  the  Italian  bakeries  the  scenes 
are  even  more  picturesque.  At  the 
hour  when  the  baker  has  his  oven 
heated  just  right  all  patrons  of  that 
bakery  are  on  hand.  They  form 
in 
line  behind  him.  At  one  side  of  the 
oven  is  the  white  garbed,  energetic 
baker.  Two  long  lines  of  women  are 
there  with  immense  pans  of  bread 
poised  on  their  heads.  All  are  care­
fully  covered  with  tablecloths.  The 
Italian  bread  may  not  suit  American 
palates;  but  the  women  are  careful 
in  guarding  it  from  dirt  before  it  is 
baked.  When  Giorgio  gives  the  sig­
nal  flop  goes  the  first  woman’s  pan. 
An  immense  loaf  a  foot  and  a  half 
in  diameter  is  turned  on  the  bread 
paddle.  With  a  quick  thrust  Giorgio 
sends  it  back  into  the  rear  of 
the 
oven. 
-Another  and  another  follow, 
as  quickly  as  the  women  can  empty 
them  onto  the  paddle  and  Giorgio 
can  arrange  them, until,  in  the orange 
white  light  9Í  the  oven,  there  rest  so

many  great  fat  white  cushions  of
dough,  and  Giorgio  shuts  the  doors.
The  oven  is  full.  Four  or  five  hours II
later  the  women  will  come  again. 
Some  bring  small  boys  to  bear  the 
big  loaves  home  upon 
their  backs. 
Some  with  the  loaf  wrapped  in  cloth | 
will  walk  home  with  overgrown  j 
crowns  on  their  heads.

the 

In  the  Syrian  and  Oriental  down­
town  quarter  there  are  a  few  bake- 
shops  where  eighteen-inch  rounds of 
bread,  thin  like  pancakes,  are  baked. 
In  the  bakeshop  or  grocery  where | 
these  are  peddled 
storekeeper 
piles  one  on  top  of  another  and  rolls 
the  circle  up  as  if  it  were  a  piece  of 
flannel. 
In  one  dark  basement  shop 
in  Carlisle  street,  the  Syrian  baker, 
used  to  the  stone  oven  of  the  village 
street  of  his  native  place,  has  adapt­
ed  a  gas  range  which  he  has  standing 
in  an  antique  open  fireplace.

The  bread  here  is often  made,  espe­
cially  at  the  time  of  festivals  of  the 
church,  in  the  form  of  a  Greek  cross, 
and  is  sprinkled  with  sesame  seeds, 
giving  it  a  sweetish,  oily  flavor.

In  the  absolutely  dark  front  room 
of  this  place,  through  which  it  is  nec­
essary  to  pass  to  reach  the  baking 
room,  sleep  six to  ten  peddlers.  Such 
violation  of  the  law,  however,  is  rare 
now.

While  it is claimed  that  many  bake- 
shops  abroad  are  finer  than  in  this 
country,  it  is  maintained  by  bakers 
themselves  that  the  product  in  this 
city  is  superior  in  quality  to  that 
found  on  the  continent,  and  that  per­
sonally  the  baker  here  has  facilities 
for  cleanliness  that  his  brother 
in 
Europe  does  not  possess.— N.  Y. 
News.

“Odd”  and “Even”  Paper  Money.
“If  anybody  comes  up  to  you  and 
wants  to  bet  you  that  they  can  tell 
whether  the  number  on  any  of  Un­
cle  Sam’s  paper money is odd or even 
by  looking  at  that  part  of  the  bill  on 
which  the  number  does  not  appear, 
shun  him  as  you  would  the  plague,” 
said  a  guest  at  the  Hotel  McKay,  out 
in  Duluth,  the  other  night.

“Why?  What  is  the  joke?”  asked 

another  guest.

“Only  this,”  replied'  the  first,  “I 
was  out  this  afternoon  with  a  num- 
of  men  with  whom  I  have  business 
dealings.  We  ate  lunch,  and  then 
one  man  wanted  to  bet  me  that  he 
could  call  the  even  or  odd  on  the 
number  of  any  bill  that  I  had,  the 
loser  to  pay  for  the  lunch.  I  took  a 
bill  from  my  pocket,  folded  so  that 
the  number  did  not  show,  and  after 
he  had  looked  at  it  he  said  ‘Even.’
“It  was  even.  Soon  afterward 

I 
got  stuck  for  the  cigars  the  same 
way.  After  I  had  been  done  four 
or  five  times  they  explained  to  me 
that  all  the  bills  marked  ‘A ’  and  ‘C’ 
were  odd,  while  those  marked 
‘B’ 
and  ‘D’  were  even. 
It  cost  about  $6 
to  find  it  out,  but  I  guess  it  was  a 
good  investment  at  that. 
It  is  the 
same  on  all  bills.  Be  careful  when 
attempting  to  do  the  work  not 
to 
take  the  series  letter  in  front  of  the 
number,  but  hunt  for  a  small  letter 
on  the  left  hand  side  of  the  bill.”

A  wasted 

opportunity,  seldom 

comes  back  for  a  second  trial.

Hardware Price  Current

A M M U N IT IO N

C a p s

G.  D.,  full  count,  per  m ... 
H icks’  W aterproof,  per  m .
M usket,  per  m .........................
E ly’s   W aterproof,  per  m ...
Cartridges

.........  40
.........  60
.........  76
.......................   60

N o.  22  short,  per  m .................................... 2 60
long,  per  m ....................................... 3 00
No.  22 
N o.  32 
short,  per m ...................................... 6  00
No.  32 
long,  per  m ....................................... 6  76

No.  2  U.  M.  C.,  boxes  260,  per  m ...........1  40
No.  2  W inchester,  boxes  260,  per  m . . l   40 

Prim ers

Gun  W ads

Black  edge,  N os.  11  A   12 U . M.  C..........  60
Black  edge.  N os.  9  &  10, per  m ............  70
Black  edge.  No.  7,  per m ..........................  80

Loaded  Shells

N ew Rival—-For  Shotguns

Drs.  of
No. Pow der
120
129
128
126
135
154
200
208
236
265
264

Size
Shot
10
9
8
6
6
4
10
8
6
5
4
D iscount  40  per  cent.

4
'  4
4
4
414
416
3
3
314
316
316
Paper  Shells—N ot  Loaded 

oz. of
Shot
114
116
116
116
116
116
l
l
116
116
116

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

Per
100
32  90
2  90
2  90
2  90
2  95
8  00
2  60
2  60
2  65
2  70
2  70

No.  10,  pasteboard  boxes 100,  per  100..  72 
No.  12,  pasteboard  boxes  100,  per  100..  64

G unpow der

K egs,  25  lbs.,  per  k eg ...............................   4  90
U   K egs,  1 2 ii  lbs.,  per  16  k e g ...........2  90
14  K egs,  614  lbs.,  per 
14  k e g ...............1   60
Shot

In  sack s  containing  25  Ibe.

Drop,  all  sizes  sm aller  than  B ...........1  76

Augurs  and  B its

S n e ll's ............................................................... 
Jennings’  genuine  ...................................... 
Jennings’  im itation 
.................................. 

60
26
60

S. B. Bronze 
F irst  Q uality, 
...................6  60
F irst  Q uality,  D. B . B ronze  ...................9  00
F irst  Q uality, 
S. B. S.  Steel  ................. 7  00
F irst  Q uality,  D. B .  S t e e l ...................10 60

Railroad 
..........................................................13  00
Garden  .................................................. n et  29  00

S tove  ................................................................ 
Carriage,  new   list 
.................................... 
P low  
............................................................... 

70
70
50

W ell,  plain 

..................................................   4  50

Butts«  C ast
C ast  Loose  Pin,  figured 
W rought  N arrow  

A xes

Barrows

B olts

B uckets

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

C hisels
Socket  Firm er 
............................................  65
Socket  F ram ing  ......... 
65
............................................  66
Socket  C om er 
Socket  S lic k s ..................................................   66

 

 

6

Elbow s

Com!  4  piece,  6  in.,  per  d o z ..........n et 
Corrugated,  per  doz. 
A djustable 

75
................................1  25
........................................dis.  40A10

E xpansive  B its

Clark’s  sm all,  $18;  large,  $26  ...............   40
Ives’  1,  318;  2,  324;  3.  330  ...................   25

Flies— N ew   L ist
N ew   Am erican  ...........................................70&10
N icholson’s  
....................................................   70
H eller’s  H orse  R asps  ................................  70

N os.  16  to  20;  22  and  24;  25  and  26;  27.  28 
16.  17
L ist  12 

G alvanized  Iron
12 
D iscount,  70.

15 

14 

G auges

G lass

Stanley  R ule  and  L evel  Co.’z  . . . .   60A10 

Single  Strength,  by  b o x ...................dis.  90
Double  Strength,  by  box 
...............dis.  90
................................dis.  90

B y  th e  L igh t 

Ham m ers

M aydole  &  Co.’s,  new   l i s t ...........dis.  3316
T erkes  A   Plum b’s   ........................dis.  40A10
M ason’s   Solid  C ast  S t e e l.30c  list  70

H inges

Hollow  W are

Gate,  Clark’s   1,  2,  3......................... dis.  60& 10

P ots 
K ettles 
Spiders 

............................................................  504610
...........................................................604610
...........................................................604610

H orseN alls

A u  S a b le ..............................................dis.  404610
Stam ped  T inw are,  now   list  . . . . . . . .  
70
Japanned  T inw are  ..................................204610

H ouse  Furnishing  Geode 

........................  70
........................................  60
Chain

14 in.  6-16 in.  % in.  V6in. 
7  c . , , 6   C ...6   c...4 % c .
8 1 4 c ...7 1 4 c ...6 1 4 c ...6  c.
8 % c...7 % c ...6 % c...6 1 6 c.
Crowbars

Sheet  Iron
N os.  10  to  14  .............................
Nos.  15  to  17 
...........................
N os.  18  to  21  .............................
Nos.  22  to  24  ............................. .4 10
N os.  25  to  26 
......................... .4 20
No.  27  ........................................... .4 30
inches  wide,  not  less  than  2 -10  extra. 

...3 3   60
. . .   3  70
. . .   3  90
3  00
4  00
4  10
A ll  sh eets  N o.  18  and  lighter,  over  30 

Common 
BB. 
BBB 

MICHIGAN  TR A D E S M A N

37

per  doz. 48
each  . . .  6
per  doz. 60
each  . . .  6

Iron

B ar  Iron  ......................................... 2  25  c  rates
L ight  Band 
3  c  rates

.................................... 
Nobs— N ew   L ist

Door,  m ineral,  Jap.  trim m ings 
Door,  porcelain,  Jap.  trim m ings 

...........  76
. . . .   85 

Stanley  R ule  and  L evel  Co.*s 

. . .  .d is 

Levels

M etals—Zinc

600  pound  cask s 
Per  pound 

.............................................716

......................................................   8

Bird  Cages 
Pum ps,  Cistern 
i Screws,  N ew   L ist 
Casters,  Bed  and  P late 
Dam pers,  A m erican 

M iscellaneous
....................................................   4 0 1
............................................  75;
....................................  85
................50A10A10
................................  50

M olasses  G ates

Stebbin’s  Pattern 
.................................... 60A10
Enterprise,  s e lf-m e a su r in g .....................   30

Pans

Fry,  A cm e  .............................................6046104610
Common,  polished 
704610

 
P atent  Planished  Iron 

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

"A”  W ood’s  pat.  plan’d.  N o. 24-27..10  80 
"B”  W ood’s  pat.  plan’d,  N o.  26-27..  9  80 

Broken  packages  16c  per  lb.  e x tr a .. 

P lanes
............................  40
Ohio  Tool  Co.’s   fan cy 
Sciota  B ench 
................................................   50
......................  40
Sandusky  Tool  Co.’s  fan cy 
Bench,  first  quality  ....................................  45

N alls

A dvance  over  base,  on  both  Steel  A   W ire
Steel  nails,  base  ........................................  2  75
W ire nails,  b a s e ..........................................  2  30
20  to  60  advance  ........................................ B ase
10  to  16  advance 
5
........................................ 
....................................................  
8  advance 
10
....................................................   20
6  advance 
4  advance 
....................................................   30
....................................................   45
3  advance 
2  advance  ......................................................   70
Fine  3  advance 
..........................................  50
C asing  10 a d v a n c e ........................................  15
C asing  8  advance  ........................................  25
C asing  0  advance  ........................................  35
Finish  10  advance 
......................................  25
Finish  8  a d v a n c e ..........................................  35
......................................  45
Finish  6  advance 
Barrel  %  advance 
....................................  86

Iron  and  Tinned 
50
Copper  R ivets  and  B u r s ...........................   45

 

R ivets
................................  

Roofing  P lates

14x20  IC,  Charcoal.  D e a n .......................  7 50
14x20  IX,  Charcoal,  D e a n ..........................9 00
20x28  IC,  Charcoal,  D e a n ....................... 15 Oo
14x20  IC,  Charcoal,  A llaw ay 
14x20  IX,  Charcoal,  A llaw ay 
20x28  IC,  Charcoal,  A lla w ay 
20x28  IX,  Charcoal,  A lla w ay 

Grade . .   7 50
Grade . .   9 00
Grade .. 15 00
Grade ..IS  00

Ropes

Sisal,  16  inch  and  larger  ..
Sand  Paper

L ist  acct.  19,  ’86  .....................
Sash  W eights
Solid  E yes,  per  t o n .................

. . .  

.dis 

10

60

.. .36  00

Shovels  and  Spades

F irst  Grade.  D o z ..............................................  6 00
Second  Grade,  D oz.............................................6 50

Solder

Squares

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

14@16 
19
The  prices  of  the  m any  other  qualities 
of  solder  in  the  m arket  indicated  by  priv­
ate  brands  vary  according  to  com position. 

Steel  and  Iron  .......................................60-10-5

Tin— Melyn  Grade

10x14  IC, Charcoal 
................................. 310  60
14x20  IC.  Charcoal  ...................................  10 60
10x14  EX,  Charcoal 
.................................  12 00
E ach  additional  X   on  th is  grade,  31.25. 

Tin— A llaw ay  Grade

10x14  IC,  Charcoal  ................................. 3  9  00
................................  9  00
14x20  IC,  Charcoal 
10x14  IX, Charcoal 
..................................  10 50
14x20  EX. Charcoal 
..................................  10 60
E ach  additional  X   on  th is  grade,  31*50. 

Boiler  Size  Tin  P late 

14x56  IX,  for N o.  8  A   9  boilers,  per lb. 

13

Traps

Crockery and  Glassware

STONEW ARE

Mlllutans

Fine  Glazed  M ilkpsns 

B utters
16  gal.  per  doz. 
48
.......................................  
1  to  6  gal.  per  doz.................................... 
6
8  gal.  each 
62
...............................................  
10  gal.  each 
............................................... 
66
12  gal.  each 
78
................................................ 
15  gal.  m eat  tubs,  each  ....................... 1  20
20  gal.  m eat  tubs,  e a c h ...........................   1   60
25  gal.  m eat  tubs,  each 
....................... 2  26
30  gal.  m eat  tubs,  e a c h ...........................   2  70
Churns
to  6  gal.,  per  gal  .................................  616
84
bottom , 
bottom , 
bottom , 
bottom , 

2 
Churn  D ashers,  per  doz  ..................... 
16  gal.  flat  or 
1  gal.  flat  or 
16  gal.  flat  or 
1  gal.  flat  or 
16  gal.  fireproof,  bail,  per  doz................  
1  gal.  fireproof,  bail  per  doz...............1  10
16  gal.  per  doz........................................... 
60
45
14  gal.  per  doz........................................... 
1  to  5  gal.,  per gal  ...............................   714
5  tbs.  in  package, per  lb.......................... 
2
36
.......................................... 
No.  0  Sun 
 
N o.  1  Sun 
............................................... 
36
48
............................................... 
No.  2  Sun 
............................................... 
No.  3  Sun 
86
........................................................... 
Tubular 
60
N utm eg 
..........................................................  
50
MASON  FRUIT  JARS 

round 
round 
round 
round 

LAMP  BURNERS

Sealing  W ax

Stew pans

W ith  Porcelain  Lined  Caps
Per  Gross.
................................................................  4  25
P ints 
Quarts 
............................................................   4  50
16  Gallon  ........................................................   6  60

Fruit  Jars  packed  1  dozen  in  box. 

Jugs

LAMP  CHIM NEYS—Seconds

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

Per  box  of  6  doz.
....................................................  1  60
..................................................   1  71
2  64

86

Anchor  Carton  Chim neys 

Each  chim ney  in  corrugated  carton

Rochester

La  B eetle

Pearl  Top

X X X   Flint

................................................  1  80
No.  0  Crimp 
No.  1  Crimp 
................................................  1 7 8
No.  2  Crimp 
..............................................  2  78
First  Quality
No.  0  Sun,  crimp  top,  wrapped  A  lab.  1  91 
No.  1  Sun.  crim p  top.  wrapped  A  lab.  2  00 
No.  2  Sun,  crim p  top,  wrapped  A  lab.  3  00 
No.  1  Sun,  crimp  top,  wrapped  A  lab.  3  25 
No.  2  Sun.  crim p  top,  wrapped  A  lab.  4  10 
No.  2  Sun,  hinge,  wrapped  A  labeled.  4  25 
No.  1  Sun,  wrapped  and  labeled  . . . .   4  60 
No.  2  Sun,  wrapped  and  labeled  . . . .   5  30 
No.  2  hinge,  wrapped  and  labeled  . .   5  10 
No.  2  Sun,  “sm all  bulb,’’ globe  lam ps. 
80 
No.  1  Sun,  plain  bulb,  per  d o z ...........1  00
No.  2  Sun,  plain  bulb,  per  doz...........1  26
No.  1  Crimp,  per doz...................................1  85
No.  2  Crimp,  per  doz............................... 1  60
No.  1  Lim e  (65c  doz.)  .............................   3  60
No.  2  Lim e  (75c  doz.) 
...........................   4  00
No.  2  F lint  (80c  doz.) 
...........................   4  60
No.  2.  Lim e  (70c  doz.)  ...........................   4  00
No.  2  Flint  (80c  d o z .) ...............................   4  60
1  gal.  tin  cans  w ith  spout,  per  d o z ..  1  25
1 1  gal.  galv.  iron  w ith  spout,  per  doz.  1  40
2  gal.  galv.  iron  w ith  spout,  per  doz.  2  30
3  gal.  galv.  iron  w ith  spout,  per  doz.  3  25 
5  gal.  galv.  iron  w ith  spout,  per  doz.  4  20 
3  gal.  galv.  iron  w ith  faucet,  per  doz.  3  70 
5  gal.  galv.  iron  w ith  faucet,  per  doz.  4  60
5  gal.  T ilting  cans  ....................................  7  09
5  gal.  galv.  iron  N acefas  .......................   9  00
No.  0  Tubular,  side  l i f t ............................   4 65
No.  1  B   Tubular  ..........................................7  26
No.  15  Tubular,  dash  .............................   6  50
No.  2  Cold  B last  L a n te r n ........................   7 75
No.  12  Tubular,  side  la m p .....................IS 50
No.  3  Street  lam p,  each  .......................  3  60
No.  0  Tub.,  cases 1 doz. each.bx,  10c. 
60
No.  0  Tub., cases 2 doz.  each, 
bx, 15c. 60
No.  0  Tub., bbls.  5 doz.  each, per bbl.  2  25
No.  0  Tub.,  B ull's eye, ca ses 1 dz. e’ch  1  25 

LANTERN  GLOBES 

LA NTER N S

OIL  CANS

Electric

BEST  W H ITE  COTTON  W ICK 8  
Roll  contains  32  yards  in  one  piece.

No.  0,  16  in.  wide,  per  gross or  roll. 
No.  1,  %  in.  wide,  per  gross or  roll. 
No.  2,  1  in.  wide,  per  gross  or  roll. .  
No.  3,  116  in.  wide,  per  gross  or  roll. 

24
33
46
75

Steel.  Game  ..................................................
Oneida  Com m unity.  N ew house's 
Oneida  Com’y,  H aw ley A  N orton’s . .  
M ouse,  choker,  per  doz...........................  
M ouse,  delusion,  per  doz...........................1  25

75
..40A10 
65
15

W ire
B right  M arket 
60
............................................ 
A nnealed  M arket 
...................................... 
60
Coppered  M arket 
.................................... 50A10
Tinned  M arket  .......................................... 50A10
Coppered  Spring  Steel  ............................ 
40
Barbed  Fence,  G alvanized  ...................3  00
Barbed  Fence,  P a in te d ...........................   2  70

W ire  Goods
............................................................. 80-10
B right 
Screw   E yes 
.................................................80-10
............................................................. 80-10
H ooks 
G ate  H ooks  and  B y es  ............................66-16

W renches
B axter’s   A djustable,  N ickeled  ...........  
86
Coe’s   Genuine 
46
............................................  
Cob’s   P a ten t A gricultural,  W rought.76A16

COUPON  BOOKS

50  books,  any  denom ination  ...........1  60
100  books,  any  denom ination  ..........2  60
I  500  books,  any  d en o m in a tio n .............11  50
1000'  books,  any  denom ination 
...........20  00
Above  quotations  are  for  either  T rades­
man,  Superior,  Econom ic  or  U niversal 
grades.  W here  1,000  books  are  ordered 
at  a  tim e 
specially 
printed  cover  w ithout  extra  charge. 

custom ers 

receive 

Coupon  P a ss  Books

Can  be  m ade  to  represent  an y  denom i­
nation  from   310  down.
50  books 
.................................................  
......................................................  2 60
I  100  books 
.....................................................11  60
500  books 
1000  books 
.....................................................80  00
500,  an y  one  denom ination  ............... I   00
1000,  an y  one  d e n o m in a tio n ................. 8  00
2000,  a n y   one  denom ination 
............... 6  00
■teal  punch  ................................................. 
I I

Credit  C hecks

 

1 50

38

MICHIGAN  TR A D ESM A N

Butter  and  Eggs

imposed  upon 

Observations  of  a  Gotham  Egg  Man.
Coming  down  Reade  street  one 
day  last  week  I  was  reminded  of  the 
time,  years  ago,  before  the  high  tariff 
was 
imported  eggs, 
when  even  a  moderately  high  win­
ter  price  used  to  draw  thousands  of 
cases  of  European  eggs  this  way. 
The  odd  shaped  60  and  120-dozen 
cases  then  so  familiar  have  appeared 
again  for  the  first  time  in  a  good 
many  years,  the  extreme  prices  rul­
ing  having  induced  a  German  egg 
merchant  to 
forward  part  of  his 
storage  eggs  from  Hamburg.

These  eggs  arrived  by 

steamer 
Belgravia  and  came  on  the  market 
last  Wednesday.  There  were  200 
cases  of  them,  consigned  to  a  large 
Brooklyn 
jobbing  and  commission 
house,  part  of  which  were  sent  to a 
New  York  receiver  for  sale.  The 
stock  was  of  held  fresh  quality,  con­
siderably  shrunken,  but  seems  to  be 
sweet  and  in  good  order.  The  large 
cases  contain  120  dozen  eggs  each, 
packed  in  layers  in  coarse  excelsior, 
so  that  the  shipment  of  200  cases  is 
equal  to  about  two  carloads  of  our 
domestic  product.  The  goods  have 
now  been  mostly  sold  at  a  range  of 
25@27c,  although  recent  business  has 
been  chiefly at  26@27c.

It  is  said  that  some  further  stocks 
of  these  eggs  are  likely  to  be  for­
warded  here  if  market 
conditions 
warrant,  but  their  presence  in  the 
market  and  the  meager  information 
as  to  prospective  supply  have  not 
been  sufficient  to  affect  the  tone  of 
our  market.

Our  reserve  stock  of  cold  storage 
eggs  is  growing  steadily  less 
and 
nothing  has  happened  to  change  our 
previous  belief  that  the  supply 
in 
store  here  will  be  practically  exhaust­
ed  by  the  15th  or  20th  of  January. 
The  quantity  remaining  on  hand  now 
in  New  York  and  Jersey  City 
is 
probably  not  more  than  40.000  cases, 
but  there  are  evidences  that  the  rate 
of  reduction  is  decreasing  somewhat, 
the  extreme  prices  ruling  having  had 
some  further  effect  upon  the  con­
sumptive  demand.  Recent  advices 
from  Chicago  are  to  the  effect  that 
refrigerator  holdings  there  are  work­
ing  down  to  very  small  figures,  and 
latest  Boston  reports 
indicate  that 
that  city  will  carry  scarcely  20,000 
cases  over  the  turn  of  the  year.
refrigerator 

eggs 
have  lately  been  depended  upon  for 
so  considerable  a  part  of  trade  re­
quirements  and  the  prospect  that  the 
reserve  goods  will  be  practically  ex­
hausted  before  the  close  of  January 
make  it  certain  that  consumption  will 
have  to  be  further  reduced  before 
long  unless 
increase  of  production 
proves  sufficient  to  take  the  place 
of  the  older  goods.

The  fact  that 

So  far  there  are  no  general  re­
ports  of  material  increase  in  produc­
tion  in  any  section,  but  at  this  season 
the  hens  in  the  South  and  South­
west  are  likely  to  respond  promptly 
and  liberally  to  the  influence  of  mild 
weather;  if  such  prevails  we  may  ex-

pect  larger  fresh  receipts  by  the  lat­
ter  part  of  January.— N.  Y.  Produce 
Review.

The  Squab  Trade.

few  men 

Make  way  for  the  squab  business! 
It  is  fast  becoming  one  of  our  great 
industries.  Up  to  a  very  few  years 
ago  pigeon-raising  was  considered a 
boy’s  sport  only,  but  their  interest­
ing  ways,  the  fascination  of  breeding 
them  for  the  show  pen  and  the  de­
mand  for  squabs  by  hotels  and  res­
taurants  prompted  a 
to 
take  them  up  as  a  recreation  or  a 
business,  and  the  success  of  these few 
caused  others  to  join  them,  until  now 
it  has  become  quite  a  large  industry.
There  is  only  on  variety  of  pig­
eons  used  for  breeding  purposes— 
the  common  variety.  They  are worth 
nothing  for  the  show  pen,  but  are 
very  prolific,  each  pair  rearing  eight 
or  nine  pairs  of  squabs  a  year. 
It 
takes  squabs  but  one  month  to  ma­
ture— that 
is,  they  are  full  grown 
and  ready  for  market  one  month 
from  hatching.  The  old  birds  have 
made  their  second  nest  and  laid their 
eggs  before  the  last  young  ones  are 
grown. 
It  takes  the  eggs  eighteen 
days  to  hatch,  so  that  about  every 
month  and  a  half  there  is  a  pair  of 
squabs  ready  for  market  from  each 
pair.  The  principal  food  for  pigeons 
is  wheat,  although  a 
little  cracked 
corn  with  this  is  good  for  them.

Cleanliness  and  system  mean  suc­
cess  with  squabs,  and,  although  much 
is  said  to  the  contrary,  they  require 
considerable  care  in  order  to  get  the 
very  best  results.  They  do  well  in 
nearly  any  climate,  although  a  place 
where  the  winters  are  short  and  not 
severe 
is  the  best.  The  Southern 
States  and  California  are  the  best 
industry,  and  they 
suited  for  this 
contain  many  farms  that  make 
a 
specialty  of  squab  raising.  One farm 
in  California  has  nearly  200.000  old 
birds.

The  official 

figures  show  that,  of 
122,141  immigrants  settling  in  Mani­
toba  during  the  year,  4,100  came  from 
the  United  States.

WE  NEED  YOUR

Fresh  Eggs

Prices  Will  Be  Right

L. 0 .  SNEDECOR  &  SON

Egg  Receivers

3 6 Harrison Street, New York 

R eferen ce:  N . Y .   N ational E x ch a n g e B ank

Buyers  and  Shippers of

P O T A T O E S
in carlots.  Write or telephone os.
H.  ELM ER  M 0 8 E L E Y   A   C O .

GRAND  R A P ID S .  M ICH.

JOHN  G.  DOAN  COMPANY

WHOLESALE  OYSTERS

I N   C A N   O R   B U L K  

A l l  m ail orders g iv e n  prom pt attention.

Main office  127  Louis  Street,  GRAND  RAPIDS

C itizen s’  P hone  1881

Removal  Notice

On  account of  my  constantly  increasing  busi­
ness  I  have  been  obliged  to  remove  to  larger 
quarters. 
I  am  now  located  at  3  North  Ionia 
Street,  where  I  have  better  facilities  in  every  way, 
a larger salesroom  and wareroom,  larger office  and 

location on  the  railroad.

I  will  endeavor  to  serve  my  old  friends  in 
the  same  prompt  manner  as  heretofore  and 

shall  be  pleased  to  welcome  new  ones.

C.  D.  Crittenden

Wholesale  Butter and  Eggs,  Fruits  and  Produce

3  North  Ionia Street,  Grand  Rapids,  Michigan

F O O T E  &   J E N K S ’

Pure  VANILLA  Extracts  and  h igh est  quality
EXTOACT*?  LEM ON  th e on ly gen u in e, origin a l S oluble

FOOTE  Ä  JENKS9

JAXON

Highest Grade Extracts.

TERPENELESS  LEMON  P R O D U C T S

“ JAXON”  and  “ COLEflAN” brands

FOOTE  &  JENKS,  Jackson, rtich.

G rand  R a p id s trade supplied bv W .  F . W a g n e r, N o .  12 P o rts­

mouth  T erra ce,  B e ll ’ P hone,  M ain  N o . 357»

Egg  Cases  and  Egg  Case  Fillers

Constantly  on  hand, a large supply of Egg Cases and Fillers.  Sawed  whitewood 
and veneer basswood cases.  Carload lots, mixed  car lots or quantities to suit  pur­
chaser.  We manufacture every kind 
’ 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.  Warehouses and 
factory on Grand River, Eaton Rapids, Michigan.  Address

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

RYE  S T R A W

We  are  in  urgent  need of good  rye  straw  and  can  take 
all  you will  ship  us.  Let  us  quote  you  prices  f.  o.  b. 
your city.

Smith  Young & Co.

1919 Michigan  Avenue,  Lansing,  Mich.

References, Dun and  Bradstreet and City National Bank, Lansing.

We have the  finest line of Patent  Steel  Wire  Bale  Ties  on  the

market.

MICHIGAN  TR A D ESM A N   • 

39

goods  handle  more  or  less  poultry  j 
which  is  only  partly  plucked, 
the  ! 
neck,  tail  and  wing  feathers  being; 
left,  probably  to  give  the  bird  a  bet­
ter  appearance.  However,  an  un­
plucked  chicken  so  seldom  reaches  j 
the  average  American  market  that  j 
feather  and  comb  tests  are  of  little  j 
value  here.  More  commonly 
the  j 
wings  of  turkeys,  ducks  and  geese  | 
are  left  unplucked  and  furnish  a  clew  i 
to  the  age. 
If  the  tips  of  the  quills i 
at  the  end  of  the  wing  are  sharply ; 
pointed,  the  bird  is  probably  young; i 
th.e  blunter  they  are  the  older  the I 
bird.

sex 

Commonly,  it  takes  a  trained  eye 
to  distinguish  the 
in  dressed 
birds,  but  fortunately  this  is  not  im­
portant  save  in  the  case  of  capons. 
When  caponizing  has  been  properly 
done  the  head  is  small  for  the  size 
of  the  body,  the  comb  is  pale  and i 
withered,  the  body  is  plumper,  round- | 
er  and  larger  than  in  an  ordinary 
fowl,  and  the  spur  abortive. 
If  the 
operation  is  incomplete,  the  head  will  j 
be  .like  gfghaotathip. ,avbg23BFWL 
be  like  that  of  an  ordinary  bird  and 
the  body  less  rounded.  Such  birds, 
known  technically  as  “slip  capons,” 
are  much  inferior  to  true  capons.

TH E  VINKEM ULDER  COMPANY

Car  Lot  Receivers  and  Distributors

Sweet  Potatoes,  Spanish  Onions,  Cranberries,  Figs, 

Nuts  and  Dates.

14-16  Ottawa  Street,  Qrand  Rapids,  Michigan

Write or 'phone us what you have to offer In Apples, Onions and  Potatoes  In  car 

lots or less.

FLOUR That  is  made  by  the  most 

improved  methods,  by  ex­
p e rie n ce d   millers, 
that 
brings  you  a  good  profit  and  satisfies  your  customers  is 
the  kind  you  should sell.  Such is the  S E L E C T   FLO U R  
manufactured  by  the

ST.  LOUIS MILLING CO.( St. Louis, Mich.

SH IP  YO U R

Apples,  Peaches,  Pears  and  Plums

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R.  H IR T.  JR..  D ETR O IT,  M IC H .

Also  in  the  market  for  Butter  and  Eggs.

The  Saginaw  Beef  Co.  Banquets  Its j 

Employes.
Saginaw,  Jan.  2— The 

sales  and j 
clerical  forces  of  the  Saginaw  Beef j 
Co.,  with  its  tributaries  at  Bay  City,  j 
Cheboygan, 
Petoskey,  Manistee, 
Traverse  City,  Sault  Ste.  Marie,! 
Jackson  and  North  Bay,  Ont.,  were  ! 
very  royally  entertained  at  the  first; 
annual  banquet  and  smoker  given  i 
this  year  under  the  auspices  of 
the j 
oyster  department,  the  management 
of  which  has  been  since  its  origin,  i 
four  years  ago,  entrusted  to  G.  G.  j 
Laird,  whose  aggressive  qualities | 
have  forced  its  recognition  into  terri- j 
tory  formerly  unknown  to  Saginaw  ' 
in  a  jobbing  sense.

An  elaborate 

spread,  beautifully 
decorated  with  smilax,  wreaths  and  j 
carnations,  had  an 
inspiring  effect 
upon  the  appetites  of  the  jovial  par­
ticipants.  After  the  collation,  W.  G.  j 
Tapert,  “Soo”  house  manager,  dis­
played  admirable  tact  in  the  capaci- I 
ty  of  toastmaster,  calling  first  upon 
A.  L.  Rose,  manager  of  the  Cheboy­
gan  house,  to  respond  to  the  toast 
“Origin  and  Growth.”  Mr.  Rose  re­
viewed  very  briefly  and  satisfactorily 
the  history  of  the  concern,  beginning 
in  1861  when  L.  Cornwell  was  his 
own  cattle  driver,  buyer  and  sales­
man  down  to  the  present  time  when 
over  100  busy  men  are  required  to 
properly  care  for  the  fast-increasing 
interests.

Mr.  Kinney,  of  Bay  City,  then  en­
tertained  his  hearers  with  his  funny 
stories  and  native  wit,  a  thing 
to 
which  he  is  very  much  addicted.

E.  E.  Ross,  the  only  one  present 
to  represent  the  Canadian  interests, 
responded  with  his  customary  orig­
inality.

W.  C.  Cornwell,  who  is  and  has 
been  for  some  nineteen  years  the  ac­
tive  manager,  expressed  his  keen  ap­
preciation  of  the  combined  efforts  of 
employes  and  co-workers  which  have 
made  possible  the  flattering  success 
attained,  and  predicted  a  repetition 
of  this  gathering  one  year  hence.

The  toasts  were  concluded  by  T. 
J.  McKay,  on  Future  Possibilities, 
in  which  he  very  gracefully 
com­
mended  the  sales  force  in  general  for 
its  sincere  appreciation  of  the  free­
dom  enjoyed  in  adjusting  the  differ­
ences  that  are  inevitable  where 
a 
large  business  is  being  conducted, 
favorably  commenting  on  the  enthu­
siasm  of  each  salesman  to  advance 
his  firm’s  interests  without  resorting 
to  that  very  deplorable  means  vul­
garly  yet  accurately  called 
“grand 
stand  play.”

The  vocal  ability  of  W.  J.  Bridges, 
a 

who  was  in  excellent  voice,  was 
decided  feature.

After  J.  H.  Locke  concluded  his 
ravings  of  John  McCullough,  follow­
ed  by  his  Chinese  opera  and  chicken 
song,  with  incidental  mimicry,  all 
adjourned,  feeling  that  new  force and 
vigor  had  been  acquired  through  the 
medium  of  association.

To  Tell  Age  of  Poultry.

In  ducks  and  geese  the  flexibility 
of  the  windpipe  is  a  mark  of  youth. 
When  the  bird  is  young  it  can  be 
easily  squeezed  and  moved;  later  it 
grows  rigid  and  fixed.  Some  of the 
dealers  in  fancy  and  out-of-season

Loss  of  Weight  in  Eggs.

The  newly  laid  egg  is  entirely  fill­
ed  with  yolk  and  white  enveloped 
by  a  fragile  shell,  remarks  an  ex­
change. 
It  is  at  this  moment  that 
it  possesses  its  highest  alimentary 
qualities,  but  the  calcareous  shell  is 
provided  with  pores,  through  which  j 
is  soon  established  a  cross  circulation 
of  water  and  microbes.  The  water 
leaves  the  albumen  and  passes  to 
the  exterior  in  the  form  of  vapor, 
while  legions  of  bacteria  enter  and  i 
fill  the  air  chamber  formed  by  evap­
oration.  This  causes  the  egg  daily 
to  lose,  on  an  average,  half  a  grain 
of  its  weight.  We  can  assure  our­
selves  of  this  by  immersing  it  in  a  I 
quart  of  water  containing  four ounces 
of  salt.  On  the  first  day  it  will  de­
scend  to  the  bottom;  on  the  second 
it  will  not  sink  to  so  great  a  depth; 
on  the  third  it  will  remain  near  the 
surface;  and  beginning  with  the  fifth 
it  will  project  above  the  surface  so 
much  the  more  in  proportion  as  it 
is  older.  Such  behavior  of  the  egg 
in  salt  water  may,  up  to  a  certain 
point,  be  used  as  a  means  of  control. 
The  loss  of  weight  would  not  be  of 
so  much 
importance  if  it  did  not 
keep  pace  with  the  entrance  of  mi­
crobes.— British  Confectioner 
and 
Baker.

-------—

--------

In  London  a  million  and  a  quarter 
persons  live  on  $5  or  less  a  week  for 
a  family  of  five.

b e a n s

We  want  beans  and  will  buy  all  grades. 
mail  good  sized  sample.

BROWN  SEED  CO.

QRAND  RAPIDS.  MICH.

If  any  to  offer 

WE  CAN  USE  ALL  THE

H O N E Y

your TURKEYS.

/ou can ship us, and will  guarantee top market price.  We are  in  the  market  for 

S.  OR W A N T  Su  SON.  g r a n d   r a p id s ,  m ic h .

Wholesale dealers in Butter,  Eggs,  Fruits and Produce.

R eference,  F ourth  N ational  B ank o f Grand  R apids.

Citizens Phone 2654.

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Warner,  and  engaged  in  the  coffee 
and  spice  business  at  91  Canal  street, 
inaugurating  the  Enterprise  Coffee 
&  Spice  Mills,  which  continued  in 
existence  under  various  owners  for 
several  years.  Mr.  Warner  remained 
in  the  firm  only  six  months,  selling 
his  interest  and  returning  to  the  em­
ploy  of  L.  H.  Randall  &  Co.,  with 
'■  which  house  he  remained  through its 
j  various  changes  until  April  9,  1883, 
when  he  resigned  to  accept  the  po- 
1  sition  of  manager  for  the  new  firm 
j  of  L.  H.  Randall  &  Co.  When  this 
!  business  was  wound  up  at  the  end  of 
a  year,  he  sought  a  new  alliance  with 
i  the  Clark-Jewell-Wells  Co.,  with 
which  house  he  remained  from  1884 
j  to  1889  as  city  salesman.  During the 
I  year  1900  he  was  identified  with  the 
|  Telfer  Spice  Co.,  both  as  city  sales- 
:  man  and  stockholder.  Jan.  x,  1901, 
!  he  entered  the  employ  of  the  Lemon

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J Traveling  Salesmen j

M ich iga n   K n ig h t s  of  the  G rip  

President,  B.  D.  Palm er,  D etroit:  Sec­
retary.  M.  S.  Brown,  Saginaw ;  T reas­
urer,  H.  E.  Bradner,  Lansing.

United  C om m ercial  T rave le rs  of  M ich iga n  
Grand Councelor,  J.  C.  Em ery, Grand R a p ­
ids;  Grand  Secretary,  W.  F.  Tracy. 
Flint. 

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G ran d   R a p id s  Council  No.  131,  U.  C.  T. 
Senior  Councelor,  W.  B.  Holden;  Secre­

tary-T reasurer,  O scar  F.  Jackson.

SUCCESSFUL  SALESM EN.

R.  D.  Warner,  Sr.,  the  Well-Known 

Grocery  Salesmen.

Richard  D.  Warner  was  born  in 
this  city  Aug.  20,  1849,  and  was  edu­
cated  in  the  public  schools  of  Grand 
Rapids. 
In  his  early  youth  he  en­
tered  the  employ  of  J.  H.  Thomp-

sociation,  was  the  second  Vice-Pres­
ident  of  that  body  elected  from  this 
city,  and  has  always  been  identified 
with  every  move  intended  to  benefit 
the  “boys,”  by  whom  he  is  held  in 
high  esteem.

Mr.  Warner  is  a  member  of  Doric 
Lodge,  F.  &  A.  M.,  and  all  of  the

order  that  he  may  not  receive  the 
attention  of  burglars,  he  keeps  the 
i  collection  in  the  safety  deposit vaults 
|  of  the  Michigan  Trust  Co. 
j  Mr.  Warner  attributes  his  success 
j  to  keeping  everlastingly  at  it,  to  do- 
|  ing  as  he  agrees,  to  telling  the  truth 
j  at  all  times  and  under  all  circum- 
!  stances  and  to  keeping  all  his  ap­
pointments.  He  studies  the  interests 
I  of  his  customers,  and  about  the  only 
j  fault  any of  his  employers  have  found 
!  with  him  is  that  he  thinks  of  the 
i  customer  first  and  of  the  house  after­
ward,  whereas 
in  most  cases,  the 
I  traveling  man  is  expected  to  think 
of  the  house  first,  himself  next  and 
the  customer  last.

Hotel  Cody,  C.  E.  Bondy,  Prop. 

First  class,  $2  and  $2.50.  Meals,  50c.

It  takes  all  of  life  to  know  all  of 

love.

L I V I N G S T O N   H O T E L

Mr.  Warner  in  F is  Fighting  Clothes

higher  orders,  including  the  K. T.  and  j 
Shrine.  H e   is also a member of Valley  ;
City  Lodge,  K.  P., Michigan Knights 
!  of  the  Grip  and  the  Western  Com- 
j  mercial  Travelers’  Association.

Mr.  Warner’s  one  hobby 

is  the 
j  collection  of  coins,  of  which  he  has  ; 
j  assembled  upwards  of  2,000,  includ- J 
I  ing  many  of  the  rarest  pieces  coined  :  First-class  service 
by  the  United  States  mints.  He  val- j 
lues  his  collection  at  $2,000  and,  in  j  Cor. Fulton & Division St».. Grand Rapid», Mich.

location.  GIVE  US  A  TRIAL,

in  every  respect.  Central 

GOLD IS WHERE YOU FIND IT

Thé “ IDEAL”  has  it

(In the Rainy River District, Ontario)

It  is  up  to  you  to  investigate  this  mining  proposition. 
I  have 
personally  inspected  this  property,  in  com pany  with  the  presi­
dent  of  the  com pany  and  Captain  W illiam s,  mining  engineer. 
I  can  furnish  you  his  report;  that  tells  the  story.  T h is  is  as 
safe  a  mining  proposition  as has  ever  been  offered  the  public. 
F or  price  of  stock,  prospectus  and  M ining  E ngineer’ s  report, 
address

j .   A.  z   A  H  N

1318  M A JE S T IC   B U ILD IN G  

D E T R O IT ,  M IO H.

Resolved to  Always  Buy

S. B. <Sb A.
C h o c o la te s

No money is saved, no time is spared in 
the production of our goods.

Straub  Bros.  <8b  Amiotte,  Traverse  City,  Michigan

Write for list of case assortments.

Mr.  Warner  in  His  Sunday  Best

kins,  who  at  that  time  conducted  the 
New  York  photograph  gallery  on 
Canal  street,  to  learn  the  trade.  On 
the  destruction  of  the  gallery  by  fire 
in  1865,  he  worked 
for  Mohl  & 
Schneider  six  months  as  cigarmaker, 
returning  to  the  photograph  business 
as  soonas  the  gallery  with  which  he 
had  been  identified  had  been  re-es­
tablished. 
In  1869  he  entered  the 
employ  of  L.  H.  Randall  &  Co.  as 
porter,  rising rapidly in  the  estimation 
of  the  house  until  May  20,  1870,  when 
he  was  made  city  salesman.  A  year 
later  he  was  given  outside  territory, 
covering  the  G.  R.  &  I-  from  Petos- 
key  to  Mendon,  the  D.  &  M.  from 
Grand  Haven  to  Owosso,  and  the 
Michigan  Central  from  Grand  Rapids 
to  Eaton  Rapids,  seeing  his  trade 
every  four  weeks.  In  1875  he  formed 
a  copartnership  with  Jas.  McSkimin, 
under  the  firm  name  of  McSkimin  &

&  Wheeler  Company  as  city  sales­
man,  with  whom  he  has  now  been 
connected  for  the  past  thirteen years 
and  from  which  house  he  appears  to 
be  inseparable.

Mr.  Warner’s  personal  characteris­
tics  are  a  matter  of  common  knowl­
edge  with  almost  every  dealer  who 
buys  at  this  market.  A  German  by 
birth  and  a  fluent  conversationalist 
in  that  language,  he  has  a  large  trade 
among  German  tradesmen,  which  he  1 
is  able  to  hold  indefinitely.  His  ag­
gregate  sales  during  1882— the  last 
year  he  was  with  the  firm  of  Free­
man,  Hawkins  &  Co.— were  $I57>~ 
764.65,  and  his  collections  during  the 
same  period  amounted  to  $115,165.09, 
which  is  one  of  the  best— if  not  the 
best— records  made  by  a  Grand  Rap­
ids  traveler  up  to  that  time.  He 
was  one  of  the  first  members  of  the 
Michigan  Commercial  Travelers’  As-

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41

Friends 
immediately  volunteered  to 
make  the  egurts 
eoersfth,.: ) .oOU 
make  the  gestures  for  the  presiding 
officer  if  he  would  do  the  talking,  and 
he  went  ahead  with  the  work  of  the 
convention  as  if  nothing  had  hap­
pened.

Hides,  Pelts,  Tallow  and  W ool.
The  hide  market  has  changed  its 
base.  Prices  have  slumped  off  one- 
half  cent  and  selling  is  demoralized. 
The  end  is  not  yet,  as  dealers  are 
demoralized.  Those  with  holdings 
are  firm  talkers  that  it  must  recover. 
The  advance  in  prices  brought  out a 
surplus  of  stocks  that  were  said  not 
to  exist,  but  they  came  from  every 
hole  and  corner.  Prices  are  lower 
and  the  tendency  is  downward,  with 
a  good  demand  at  lower  values.

Pelts  are  firm,  with  few  to  be  of­
fered  or  coming.  Prices  advance as 
quality  improves.

The  tallow  market  is  very  strong, 
with  limited  offerings.  Edible  and 
I  prime  stock  are  selling  in  the  same 
notch.  The  demand  is  good  on  all 
grades,  with  no  accumulations.

There  is  but  a  small  amount  of 
wool  held  outside  of  Eastern  mar­
kets.  The  supplies  there  are  ample 
for  present  wants,  but  there  is  no 
surplus  in  the  East  or  in  the  foreign 
markets.  Prices  are  well  sustained.

Wm.  T.  Hess.  "*

Gripsack  Brigade.

Adrian  Times:  Carl  May  has  tak­
en  a  position  as  traveling  salesman 
for  the  Worthing  &  Alger  Co.,  of 
Hillsdale.

Lansing  Republican:  E.  J.  Jen­
kins  has  taken  a  position  as  salesman 
for  the  Peerless  Motor  Co.,  having 
resigned  as  agent  for  the  Prudential 
Life  Insurance  Co.

Traverse  City  Eagle:  E.  S.  Wil­
liams,  traveling  salesman  for  the  Mi­
ami  Cycle  Co.,  has  started  on  the 
road  again,  after  spending  the  holi­
days  at  home  in  this  city.

Quincy  Herald:  George  Day,  Jr., 
has  secured  a  position  as  traveling 
salesman  with 
the  wholesale  dry 
goods  house  of  Baumgardner  &  Co., 
Toledo,  beginning  work  Jan.  io.  He | 
will  be  in  the  house  for  a  time  to j 
familiarize  himself  with  the  business.
Lyons  Herald:  H.  E.  Hizer  has 
taken  a  position  as  traveling  sales­
man  for  Porter’s  Pain  King,  his  terri-  j 
tory  being  Saginaw,  Bay,  Gratiot and 
Isabella  counties.  His  headquarters 
will  be  at  Alma  for  the  present.  He 
expects 
to  begin  work  early  this 
month.

W.  J.  Carlyle,  who  has  covered  the 
Michigan  trade  several  years  for  the 
Buckeye  Paint  and  Varnish  Co.,  has 
accepted  the  district  management of 
the  Acme  M^hite  Lead  &  Color 
Works  for  the  New  England  and 
New  York  territory,  with  headquar­
ters  at  Boston,  and  has  already  en­
tered  upon  the  duties  of  his  new  po­
sition.

Geo.  K.  Coles,  for  the  last  twelve 
years  traveling  representative  for the 
Royal  Remedy  &  Extract  Co.,  of  | 
Davton,  Ohio,  has  made  an  engage-  j 
ment  with  the  Jennings  Flavoring ' 
Extract  Co.  to  take  charge  of  its  j 
traveling  force,  the  arrangement  to 
take  effect  at  once.  Mr.  Coles  will I 
also  call  on  the  jobbing  trade  of  the j 
large  cities  in  Michigan,  Ohio  and j 
Indiana.

Jos.  Dean  has  returned  from  St. 
Louis,  where  he  attended  the  annual  | 
reunion  of  the  traveling 
force  of 
the  Steinwender-Stoflfregen  Coffee 
Co.  Before  he  left  St.  Louis  his  ter­
ritory  was  re-arranged  so  that  he 
will  hereafter  cover  the  retail  trade 
tributary  to  Traverse  City,  Jackson 
and  Indianapolis.  He  left  immedi­
ately  on  his  return  for  the 
latter  | 
city,  where  he  will  be  for  the  next 
two  months.

St.  Johns  Republican :  President B. 
D.  Palmer,  of  the  Michigan  Knights 
of  the  Grip,  who  arrived 
in  Flint 
Monday  morning  to  get  everything 
in  good  working  order  before  the 
opening  sessions  of  the  annual  meet­
ing,  met  with  a  painful  accident which 
resulted  in  a  broken  bone  in  his right 
wrist.  Mr.  Palmer  started  for  the 
Grand  Trunk  passenger  station  to 
meet  some  of  the  delegates  who  were 
coming  in  from  the  West,  and  slip­
ped  on  the  icy  sidewalk  leading  from 
Saginaw  street  to  the  station.  His 
wrist  pained  him  considerably, but  he 
did  not  regard  the  fall  seriously,  and 
pluckily  spent  the  evening  playing 
cards  with  a  party  of  the  Knights 
and  their  ladies.  Later  in  the  even­
ing,  however,  the  pain  was  such  that 
a  physician  was  called  in  and  it  was  i 
found  that  a  bone  had  been  broken,  j

Match  Trust  Sued 

for  Breach  of j 

Contract.

Alexander  and  Aaron  Branower, I 
doing  business  under  the  firm  name 
of  Branower  &  Son,  match  m er-; 
chants,  208  Rivington 
street,  N ew ! 
York,  have  begun  suit  to  obtain  dam­
ages  from  the  Diamond  Match  Co. 
for  alleged  breach  of  contract  on the 
part  of  the  Independent  Match  Co., 
which  was  absorbed  by  the  Diamond 
Co.  They  purchased  twelve  carloads 
of  matches  from  the  Independent Co. 
on  December  5,  1898,  and  the  com­
pany  failed  to  deliver  them,  as  the 
Independent  had  been  sold  to  the 
Diamond  Co.,  which,  it  is  alleged,  in­
duced  the  Independent  Co.  not 
to 
carry  out  the  contract.  Branower  & 
Son  this  year  obtained  a  judgment 
for  $4,99312  against  the  Independent 
Co.,  which  they  were  unable  to  col­
lect,  as  the  Diamond  Co.  had  ab- 
I  sorbed 
it.  Therefore,  they  sue  to 
recover  from  the  Diamond  Co.  The 
Diamond  Match  Co.’s  answer  denies 
all  of  Branower  &  Son’s  material  al­
legations.
Annual  Meeting  of  the  M.  K.  of  G.
At  the  fifteenth  annual  convention 
of  the  Michigan  Knights  of  the Grip, 
held  at  Flint  last  week,  the  following 
officers  were  elected:

President— Michael  Howarn,  De­

troit.

Secretary— Chas.  J.  Lewis,  Flint.
Treasurer— H.  E.  Bradner,  Lan­

sing.

The  Tradesman  publishes  else­
where  in  this  week’s  paper  the  offi­
cial  proceedings  of  the  first  day  of 
the  convention,  taken  in  shorthand 
by  a  stenographic  reporter,  and  will 
publish  the  second  day’s  proceedings 
with  the  same  degree  of  complete­
ness  in  the  issue  of  next  week.

We  need  to  look  forward,  for  we 

must  some  day  look  back.

Late  State  Items
extensive 

Hessel— Some 

logging 
operations  are  in  progress  north  of 
this  place,  where 
the  Buchanan 
Cooperage  Co.  is  lumbering  a  large 
tract  of  hardwood.  Tt  is  reported 
that  a  manufacturing  plant  will  be 
built  by  the  company  near  Hessel 
in  the  spring.

Pigeon— H.  H.  Gould,  dealer  in  ag­
ricultural  implements,  has  organized 
the  Gould  Carriage  Co.,  with  a  capi­
tal  stock  of  $30,000,  to  manufacture 
buggies,  carts,  carriages  and  automo­
biles.  The  stock  is  owned  by  H.  H. 
Gould,  1,950  shares;  F.  W.  Merrick, 
1,000  shares,  and  Maggie  Gould,  5° 
shares.

take 

stories  and  basement,  to 
the 
place  of  the  present  frame  structure.
Lyons— The  personal  estate  of  the 
j  Ash-Harper  Co.,  manufacturer  of 
gasoline  engines,  has  been  sold  at 
chattel  mortgage  sale  to  six  Lyons 
men  and  nine  Mt.  Pleasant  men  for 
$7,088.46.  The  company  was  organ­
ized 
in  September,  190L  anfl  was 
capitalized  at  $11,000.  one-half  of 
which  was  held  by  local  people.  Some 
time  ago  the  capital  stock  was  in­
creased  to  $16,000.  the  $5,000  being 
purchased  by  Mt.  Pleasant  parties 
at  par  with  the  view  of  moving  the 
factory  to  that  city.  The  $7,000  chat­
tel  mortgage  represents  debts  that 
have  been  contracted  since  the  in­
crease  of  the  capital  stock.

Frankenlust— John  Becker,  of  West 
Bay  City;  August  Krauss,  of  Sebe- 
waing,  and  John  A.  Miller,  of  Akron, 
have  organized  the  W^est  Bay  City j 
Brick  Co.,  Limited,  operations  to be j 
carried  on  in  Bay  City.  The  com-  j 
pany 
the 
shares  being  held  in  equal  amounts 
by  the  stockholders.

is  capitalized  at  $4,500, 

Jackson— The  Clyde  Kraut  Co.,  of 
Clyde,  Ohio,  will  shortly  establish  a 
kraut  and  pickle  factory  at  this  place, 
furnishing  employment  to  seventy- 
five  men  and  providing  an  annual  de­
mand  for  25,000  empty  barrels.  Busi­
ness  men  of  this  place  will  furnish  a 
site  and  the  company  will  erect  a 
factory  building  in  the  spring.

The  authorized 

Detroit—The  Everson  Continuous 
Match  Machine  Co.  has  been  formed 
j  to  manufacture  machines  for  making 
matches. 
capital 
!  stock  is  $250,000,  held  by  Geo.  Ever- 
I  son,  of  Walkerville,  Ont.,  with  the,
|  exception  of  30  shares,  held  in  equal  j 
I  amounts  by  Jos.  Wayworm,  Robt.  H.  j 
:  Murray  and  Robt.  Swart,  of  Detroit.  ;
West  Bay  City— The  Robert  Beu- j 
i  tel  Co.,  canned  goods  dealer,  has  or- 
|  ganized  the  Beutel  Pickling  &  Can- i 
I  ning  Co.  for  the  purpose  of  planting, j 
growing,  buying  and  selling  fruits and  !
I  vegetables,  pickling  and  preserving ;
same.  The  authorized  capital  stock  ;
1  is  $25,000. held by  Robert  Beutel, 1,775 
j  shares;  A.  Chisholm,  625  shares,  and 
|  J.  Jordan,  100  shares.
Lansing— W.  K.  Prudden  &  Co., j 
j  manufacturers  of  vehicle  wheels  and  ;
I  other  articles  of  wood  and  metal, have j 
j  merged  their  business 
into  a  cor-  [ 
I  poration  under  the 
style  as | 
heretofore.  The  stock  is  held  by  W.  : 
K.  Prudden,  with  the  exception  of; 
three  hundred  shares,  that  are  ownectj 
in  equal  amounts  by  J.  E.  Roe,  A.  E. j 
Stebbins  and  J.  P.  Edmonds.

same 

Allegan— The  Roe  Bros.  Manufac- ’ 
turing  Co.  has  been  formed  to  manu­
facture  mouldings,  carvings  and  other 
wood  articles.  The  capital  stock  is 
$10,000.  The  stock 
is  owned  by 
H.  Rowe,  Grand  Rapids,  187  shares, 
and  the  following  Allegan  gentlemen: 
K.  B.  Jewett,  120  shares;  I.  P.  Gris­
wold,  100  shares:  F.  I.  Chichester, 100 
shares,  and  C.  W.  Young,  50  shares.
Sturgis—The  Aulsbrook  &  Sturgis 
Furniture  Co.  has  its  new  building 
enclosed  and  the  tower  completed. 
The  structure  is  60x108  feet  in  di­
mensions,  three  stories  high  and  the 
tower  is  84  feet  high,  all  brick.  An 
engine  room  will  be  built,  with  a 
smoke  stack  140  feet  high. 
In  the 
spring  work  will  be  begun  on  another 
brick  building,  6ox2ifi 
three

feet, 

Took  a  Little  Precaution.

A  farmer  in  Saginaw  county  was 
driving  across  a  railroad  track  when 
a  train  killed  both  his  horses  and 
knocked  him  about  ten  rods  off  his 
course. 
for 
damages  the  plaintiff  was  on  the  wit­
ness  stand,  making  out  a  good  case, 
when  the  defendant’s  lawyer  asked 
him:

the  resulting  suit 

“ Did  you  take  any  precaution  be­

In 

fore  driving  upon  the  track?”

The  witness  seemed  reluctant 

to 
answer,  but  being  pressed  to  do  so, 
finally  stammered  out:

“Wall,  judge,  I  took  a  little—just a 

couple  of  swallows;  that’s  all.”

This  started  a  new  line  of  defense, 
and  it  turned  out  that  the  couple  of 
swallows  were  the  last  in  a  pint  flask 
that  had  consoled  the  honest  old  far­
mer  along  the  road.  This  put  a  new 
face  on  the  situation.

country’s  population 

Statistics  of  population  show  that 
|  after  long  and  severe  wars,  in  which 
j  many  men  are  killed  and  the  male 
part  of  a 
is 
I  greatly  decreased,  there  is  for  sever­
al  years  a  preponderating  birth  of 
|  male  children  until  the  normal  pro- 
|  portion  between  the  sexes  is  restor- 
|  ed.  This  has  been  noted  after  the 
thirty  years’  war  in  Germany,  after 
j  the  Napoleonic  wars  in  France,  and,
I  even  in  more  recent  times,  after  the 
I  siege  of  Paris.

F.  E.  Burleson  has  severed  his  re­
lations  with  the  local  branch  of  the 
National  Grocer  Co.  to  take  a  posi- 
I  tion  as  Michigan  traveling  represen­
tative  for  the  Powers  Tea  Co.,  of 
New  York.  His  successor  is  George 
Shields,  who  has  been  connected  with 
the  sales  department  for  several years.

L  p.  and  F.  J.  Ohler  have  formed 
a  copartnership  under  the  style  of 
Ohler  Bros,  for  the  purpose  of  engag­
ing  in  general  trade  at  Jenison.  The 
Lemon  &  Wheeler  Company  has the 
order  for  the  grocery  stock.

Mrs.  Nettie  Clark,  for  several years 
past  book-keeper  for  the  bank 
at 
Caledonia,  has  taken  a  similar  posi­
tion  with  the  Jennings  Flavoring 
Extract  Co.

send for

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I

Venetian  red  brightened  with  Vermil­
lion,  or  employ  all  vermillion  where 
a  vivid  red  is  wanted;  for  blue,  take 
common  ultramarine,  or  any  dry 
blue;  for  yellow,  use  golden  ochre 
for  a  dull  color,  and  chrome  yellows 
when  bright  colors  are  desired.  The 
various  shades  of  chrome  green  may 
be  used  to  produce  green  wax.

With  aniline  dyes  one  may  run  the 
whole  gamut  of  tints  known  to  the 
silk  dyer.  A  lightly-tinted  wax  hav­
ing  a  silky  luster,  which  combined 
translucence  like  that  of 
with  a 
parchment  paper,  admits  of 
some 
beautiful  effects.

Novel  and  beautiful  effects  may 
likewise  be  obtained  with  real  or  im­
itation  gold  and  silver  leaf,  and  the 
various  colored  bronze  powders  and 
metallic  “flitters.”  The  latter  is  a 
variety  of  bronze  powder  where  the 
particles  of  metal,  having  been  sub­
jected  to  enormous  pressure  between 
steel  rollers,  are  flattened  into  the 
form  of  scales  or  irregular  spangles. 
Obviously,  the  trade  name  “flitter” 
is  a  corruption  of  “flicker.”

As  an  example  of  how  a  paraffin- 
seal  may  be  used  in  dressing  a  toilet 
specialty,  let  us  take,  say,  a  “chap” 
lotion  made  with  a  glycerin  and  mu­
cilage  basis.  First  we  will  name  it 
“Cream  of  Violets.”  We  will  give 
the  mixture  a  faint  violet  tint  with 
aniline  violet;  the  label  will  be  print­
ed  upon  paper  of  a  light  violet  tint 
in  a  deep  violet  ink  with  border  and 
ornaments  of  silver  bronze;  the  bot­
tle,  of  course,  will  be  of  the  finest 
crystal  flint  and  of  suitable  shape; 
and  the  capping  and  sealing  com­
pound  will  be  a  very  hard  and  white 
paraffin  wax,  tinted  with  aniline  vio­
let  and  with  a  small  quantity  of  sil­
ver  flitter,  or  particles  of  silver  or 
aluminum  leaf  suspended  in  it.  A 
the 
cork-top 
top  of  the  cork,  as  it  will 
show 
through  the  transparent  silver-span­
gled  and 
violet-tinted  wax.  The 
bottles  should  be  dipped 
into  the 
melted  wax  to  cover  about  two-thirds 
of  the  neck.

label  may  ornament 

In  a  similar  manner  a  sealing  com­
pound  may  be  made  to  match  or  to 
make  a  pleasing  contrast  with  the 
color  of  any  particular  preparation.—  
W.  A.  Dawson  in  Bulletin  of  Phar­
macy.

The  Drug  Market.

Opium— Is  a  little  more  firm,  but 

the  price  is  unchanged.

Quinine— Is  in  better  demand  and 

firmer.

Morphine— Is  unchanged.
Wood  Alcohol— Has  been  advanc­

ed  by  the  distillers  5c  per  gallon.

Rochelle  Salts  and  Seidlitz  Mix­

ture— Have  advanced  ic  per  pound.
Cream  Tartar—Is  also  very  firm.
Elm  Bark— Is  exceedingly  scarce 

and  has  again  advanced.

Straight  Tip.

“Where  will  I  get  a  marriage 

li­
cense?”  asked  a  young  man  in  the 
City  Hall.

“You  might  try  the  bureau  of  en­
cumbrances,”  replied  the  man  with 
the  bald  head,  as  he  passed  on.

Adversity  borrows 

its 
sting  from  our  impatience.

sharpest 

K ICK ED   HIM  OUT.

Summary  Treatment  Accorded  a 

Trade  Union  Organizer.

A  Northern  Michigan  merchant 

writes  the  Tradesman  as  follows:

“A  thrifty  blackmailer  called  on me 
the  other  day— thrifty  because  he 
made  me  a  voluntary  proposition 
to 
leave  town  on  the  first  train  and  re­
frain  from  organizing  a  clerks’  union 
if  the  merchants  here  would  raise 
him  a  purse  of  $25. 
I  kicked  him out 
of  the  store,  as  I  would  any  other 
walking  delegate,  because  I  have  read 
enough  of  trades  union  methods  to 
satisfy  me  that  no  one  can  come  in 
contact  with  the  dirty  dogs  who  are 
sowing  the  seed  of  distrust,  discon­
tent  and  disorder  without  becoming 
contaminated. 
I  immediately  related 
the  circumstance  of  his  call  and  the 
proposition  made  me  to  the  other 
merchants  of  the  town  and  that  after­
noon  we  called  all  the  clerks  in  the 
stores  together,  told  them  the  black­
mailing  proposition  the  walking  dele­
gate  had  made  to  me  and  frankly 
asked  them  to  decide  for  themselves 
if  they  wished  to  join  hands  with 
such  a  sneak.  We  then  withdrew 
from  the  meeting,  leaving  the  clerks 
to  discuss  the  situation  in  their  own 
way.  They  evidently  reached  a  con­
clusion  unfavorable 
trades 
union  blackmailer,  because  the  walk­
ing  delegate  waited  until  10  o’clock 
that  evening  for  -some  one  to  show 
up  at  his  meeting,  without 
result, 
when  he  packed  up  the  papers  he  had 
laid  out  on  the  table  before  him, 
sought  the  consolation  of  the  nearest 
saloon  and  left  town  on  the  midnight 
train,  uttering  curses  on  the  town 
and  the  men  who  had  defeated  his 
cherished  ambition.

the 

to 

“Now,  what  I  would  like  to  know 
is,  if  you  think  we  took  the  right 
course  with 
the  union  organizer? 
Personally,  I  would  rather  follow  my 
clerks  to  their  graves  than  see  them 
affiliate  with  an  oath-bound  organiza­
tion  which  is  conducted  in  defiance 
of  all  law  and  which  converts  its  ad­
herents  into  sneaks  and  bullies  and 
sluggers— and  worse. 
I  would  ten 
times  rather  bury  my  son  than  see 
him  wear  a  union  button  or  display 
a  union  card,  because  I  would  consid­
er  that  the  worst  disgrace  which 
could  befall  him.”

the 

The  Tradesman  gives  its  hearty as­
sent  to  all  its  subscriber  has  done  in 
the  interest  of  decency  and  morality. 
The  maintenance  of  a  union  in  any 
town  is  a  menace  to  the  place,  the 
same  as  the  saloon  and  the  brothel, 
only more  so,  because  of the  insidious 
character  of 
institution.  The 
union  converts  well-meaning  men in­
to  sneaks  and  shirks— and  worse. 
It 
preaches 
the  doctrine  of  higher 
wages,  level  scale,  less  hours  and  re­
stricted  output,  so  that  the  member 
can  contribute  more  liberally  to  the 
union  and  the  support  of  the  saloon, 
which  is  everywhere  the  hand-maiden 
of  unionism.  No  union  man  is  worth 
as  much  to  his  employer  as  a  non­
union  man,  because  he  is  pledged  to 
restrict  his  output  to  a  point  where 
there  is  no  profit  in  his 
services. 
Time  and  again  the  Tradesman  has 
had  its  attention  called  to  the  fact 
that  two  non-union  clerks  do  the

same  work  as  three  men  as  soon  as 
a  store  is  unionized  and  the  clerks 
become  imbued  with  the  idea  that 
they  must  shirk  their  duties  in  order 
that  more  men  may  be  employed. 
Any  man  who  has  ever  employed 
union  men  is  a  good  person  to  con­
sult  on  this  question,  because  he  will 
invariably  confirm  the  statement  that 
as  soon  as  a  man  joins  the  union  he 
becomes  a  grafter,  a  scale  worker  and 
a  till  tapper.

Liquid Bluing.

Pulverize  8:3  parts  of  solid  indigo 
in  a  porcelain  dish,  and  add  33  1-3 
parts  of  sulphuric  acid.  Let  it  stand 
for  six  hours  with  frequent  stirring 
with  a  wooden  or  glass  rod,  and  pour 
into  a  flask  containing  one-half  gal­
lon  of  water,  not  too  cold.  Throw 
powdered  chalk  into  the  flask  until 
effervescence  ceases, 
to 
remove  the  sulphuric  acid,  which  is 
injurious  to  the  clothes.  The  whole 
is  then  allowed  to  stand  quietly  for  a 
few  days,  then  filtered  through  blot­
ting  paper,  and  can  be  kept  for  years 
without  fear  of  spoiling.

in  order 

Spiteful.

He— She  appears 

to  have  great 

beauty  of  face  and  mind.

She— Huh!  But  she  can’t  begin to 
make  up  her  mind  as  quickly  as  she 
makes  up  her  face.

Every  man  is  a  volume,  if  you 

know  how  to  read  him.

You  never  know  how 

can  do  until  you  try.

little  you 

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M ich iga n   State   B o ard   o f  Pharm acy.

Term   expires
W irt  P.  Doty.  D etroit, 
Dec. SI, 1903
C.  B.  Stoddard,  Monroe, 
Dec. 31,1903 
John  D.  Muir,  O rand  Rapids,  Dec. 31,1905 
A rthur  H .  W ebber,  Cadillac,  Dec. 31, 1906 
H enry  Heim,  Saginaw, 
Dec. 31, 1907

President—H enry  Heim,  Saginaw. 
Secretary—J.  D.  Muir,  Grand  Rapids. 
T reasurer—W .  P.  Doty,  Detroit.

beck,  Ann  Arbor.
B attle  Creek.
Freeport.

M ich.  State   P harm aceu tical  A ssociation . 
President—A.  L.  W alker,  Detroit. 
F irst  V ice-President—J.  O.  Schlotter- 
Second  V ice-President—J.  E.  W eeks, 
T hird  V ice-President—H.  C.  Peckham , 
Secretary—W.  H.  Burke,  D etroit. 
T reasurer—J.  M ajor  Lemen,  Shepard. 
Executive  Committee—D.  A.  H agans, 
M onroe;  J.  D.  Muir,  Grand  Rapids;  W. 
A.  Hall,  D etroit;  Dr.  W ard,  St.  Clair;  H. 
J.  Brown,  Ann  Arbor.
Trade  Interest—W.  C.  K irchgessner, 
G rand  Rapids;  Stanley  Parklll,  Owosso.

Sealing  Bottles  With  Paraffin.
Pharmacists  are  now  pretty  well 
posted  on  how  a  large  trade  in  praf- 
fin  wax  may  be  worked  up  by  edu­
cating  housewives  about  its  useful­
ness  as  a  sealing  compound  for  pour­
ing  over  the  top  of  jellies  and  jams, 
for  closing  up  jars  of  apple  butter, 
pickles  and  preserves,  and  for  seal­
ing  such  condiments  or  beverages as 
are  put  up  in  bottles— pickles,  cat­
sup,  sauces,  wines,  unfermented  grape 
juice,  and  the  like.  Few  pharmacists 
realize,  however,  what  an  ideal  seal­
ing  compound  paraffin  is  for 
such 
pharmaceutical  preparations  and  spe­
cialties  as  are  put  up  for  sale 
in 
nearly  every  drug  store.

Take,  for  instance,  chapped  hand 
preparations  containing  glycerin, par­
ticularly  if  the  bottles  are  left  unseal­
ed  or  are  sealed  only  by  ordinary 
methods:  the  glycerin  soon  saturates 
the  cork  and  creeps  out  upon  the 
neck  of  the  bottle,  soiling  cap,  label, 
and  wrapper.  This  soon  mildews  and 
collects  dust,  until  the  stain  becomes 
absolutely  black;  and  if  the  packages 
the 
are  not  immediately 
toilet  preparation 
should  be 
dainty  and  attractive  becomes  dirty 
and  repellent.

redressed 

that 

The  paraffin  used  for  capping  may 
be  suitably  colored  by  mixing  with 
it  various  dry  pigments  in  fine  pow­
der,  or  it  may  be  stained  with  aniline 
or  other  transparent  dyes.  The  col­
orings  possible  to  use  are  almost 
limitless  in  number,  embracing 
as 
they  do  every  known  dry  color  and 
every  oil-soluble  dye.  With  the  use 
of  dry  colors,  opaque  sealing  com­
pounds  are  obtained  that  may  re­
semble  the  better  grades  of  sealing- 
wax  in  appearance,  while  they  are su­
perior  to  the  latter  in  that  they  make 
a  better,  air-tight  seal,  do  not  be­
come  brittle  and  chip  off  with  han­
dling,  or  crumble  and  drop  into  the 
bottle  when  the  cork 
is  removed. 
Such  compounds  cost  considerably 
less  than  the  best  grades  of  sealing- 
wax,  ranging  from  io  to  25  cents  per 
pound;  and  they  go  much  farther,  a 
pound  capping  twice  or  thrice  the 
number  of  bottles,  since  the  coating 
upon  the  stopper  and  the  neck  of  the 
bottle  is  thinner.

An  opaque,  white  paraffin-seal  may 
be  made by stirring precipitated  chalk 
into  the  melted  wax;  for 
red,  use

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43

W H O LESALE  DRUG  PRICE  CURRENT

Advanced— 
Declined—

6 0  

Ferru

4 0  
6 0  

Acldum
Aoeticum  
t
...............  
1 0  
Benzoicum ,  G e r..  7 0 0   75
0  77
Boracic 
................... 
Carbolicum 
...........  2 3 0   27
Citricum 
.................  3 2 0   40
3 0  
........... 
H ydrochlor 
6
N itrocum  
8 0   10
............... 
...............  1 2 0   14
Oxallcum  
O  IS
Phosphorium ,  d ll. 
Salicyllcum  
...........  4 2 0   45
Sulphuricum  
5
..........1440 
Tannieum  
............. 1 100 1  20
...........  3 8 0   40
Tartaricum  
Am m onia
Aqua.  18  d eg ......... 
0
Aqua.  20  d eg ......... 
8
...............  1 3 0   10
Carbonaa 
Chloridum 
.............  1 2 0   14
A niline
B lack 
....................... 2 0 0 0 8  85
Brown 
.....................   8 0 0 1 0 0
Red 
...........................   4 5 0   60
..................... 2 5 0 0  3 00
Yellow 
Baceae
...p o . 25  2 2 0   84
Cubebae 
Junlperus  ............... 
8
X anthoxylum  
. . . .   8 0 0   35 
Balaamum
Cubebae  . . .  .po.  20  12©  15
Peru 
...........................  
0 1 5 2
Terabin,  C anad a..  6 0 0   05
Tolutan 
..................  4 6 0   80
Cortex
18
Abiea,  C anad ian .. 
C assiae 
13
...................  
18
Cinchona  F la v a .. 
30
Euonym us  a tr o .. 
M yrica  C erlfera.. 
20
Prunus  V lr g ln l.... 
12
Quillala,  gr’d ......... 
12
14
Sassafras 
. .po. 18 
U lm us  ..25,  gr’d .. 
40
Extractum
O lycyrrhlza  G la.. .   241 
Glycyrrhlza,  p o ...  28<
H aem atox 
...............  Ill
H aem atox, 
l a . . . .   1S< 
H aem atox,  % s— .  141 
H aem atox,  V is ....  16<
Carbonate  P r ed p .
Citrate  and  Quinta 
C itrate  Soluble 
.. 
Ferrocyanldum   S.
Solut.  Chloride-----
Sulphate,  c o m l—  
sulp hate,  com ’l,  by 
bbl,  per  c w t ....
Sulphate,  pure 
..
Flora
.....................   15
...............   22
.............  30'
Folia
A cutifol,

A rnica 
A nthem ls 
M atricaria 
B arosm a  .................  2 0 0   33
C assia 
.........  201b  25
C assia,  A c u tifo l..  2 6 0   80
Salvia 
1 2 ®   20
8®  10
U va  U rsl.................... 
Gumml 
65
A cacia,  1st  p k d ..
45
Acacia,  2d  p k d ..
35
A cacia,  3d  pkd ...
28
Acacia,  sifted   sts.
65
A cacia,  p o...............  45l
14
Aloe,  B arb.............  12<
25
Aloe,  Cape...............
30
. . . .
Aloe,  Socotrl 
60
A m m oniac 
.........       55
40
A ssafoetida 
.........  35
65
Benzoinum   .............  50
13
Catechu,  I s .............
14 
Catechu,  % s...........
16 
C a t e c h u .  >48............
70 
Cam phorae 
...........  66
40
Buphorbium  
........
100 
..............
Galbanum  
185 
G am boge  . . .  .p o .. .1 25 
85 
G uaiacum  
. .po. 85
75 
K ino 
...........po. 76c
60 
M astic 
.....................
40 
Myrrh 
.........po.  46
3 40
Opii 
.........................3 30'
66
__
Shellac 
...................  55' 
Shellac,  bleached  6541  70
Tragacanth 
.........  7 0 0 1 0 0
Absinthium ,  ox  pk 
Eupatorium  oz  pk
Lobelia  ___ oz  pk
M ajorum 
..o z   pk 
M entha  Pip oz pk 
M entha  V lr  oz pk
Rue 
............... oz  pk
T anacetum   V .........
Thym us  V   . .oz pk 
M agnesia
Calcined,  P a t.........  55
Carbonate,  P at.  ..   18 
Carbonate  K -M ..   18 
Carbonate 
.............  18
Oleum  
____
A bsinthium  
.........3 0 0 0 3  25
60
Am ygdalae,  D ulc.  606
Am ygdalae  A m a. .8  0 0 0 8  25
........................1 6 0 0 1  65
A nlsi 
Aurantl  C o rtex .. .2 1 0 0 2  20
Bergam li 
................3 8 5 0 8  35
Cajlputl 
.................1 1 0 0 1 1 5
Caryophylll 
...........1 8 6 0 1  40
Cedar 
8 5 0   22
Chenopadll 
............... 
Cinnam onil 
...........1 0 0 0 1 1 0
C itronella  ...............   8 5 0   40
Conium  M ac.........  80i
. 1 1601 25 
Copaiba 
------
.1 8 0 0 1 I I
Cubebae  ------

T innevelly 

offlcinaliB,

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

%s  and 

H erbs

......... 4 250 4  50
B xechthitos 
Brigeron  ................. 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
............. 2 40 0  2 50
G aultheria 
Geranium 
75
.........oz. 
Gossippii,  Sem   gal  5 0 0   60
H edeom a 
............... 1 400 1  60
..................1 5 0 0 2  00
Junipera 
Lavendula 
............   9 0 0 2  75
Lim onis 
.................1 1 6 0 1  25
M entha  Piper  . . .  .3 350 3  40 
M entha  V erld ...  .5 0 0 0 6  50 
Morrhuae,  g a l...  .5 0 0 0 6  25
M yrcia 
...................4 0 0 0 4  60
.......................   7 6 0 3  00
Olive 
P id s   Liquida  . . . .   1 0 0   12 
0   85
P id s   Liquida  g a l. 
R icina 
.....................   9 0 0   94
Rosm arin! 
............. 
0 1 0 0
Rosae,  oz  ............. 5 0 0 0 6  00
S u cd n l 
...................  4 0 0   45
Sabina 
...................   9 0 0 1 0 0
Santal 
.................2 7 6 0  7 00
Sassafras  ...............  7 0 0   75
Sinapis,  ess,  o z ... 
0   65
....................... 1 6 0 0 1  «0
T iglil 
T hym e 
...................   4 0 0   50
Thym e,  o p t ........... 
0 1  60
Theobrom as 
.........  1 5 0   20
Potassium
B i-C arb 
.................  11
B ichrom ate 
...........  13
Brom ide 
.................  40
Carb 
.......................   12
C hlorate  po 17019  16
Cyanide  ...................  84'
Iodide 
................. 2 SO
P otassa,  B itart  pr  28 
P otass  N itras  opt 
7 
P otass  N itras 
. . .  
6
P russiate 
...............  23
Sulphate  p o ...........  15
Radix
A conitum  
...............  20
A lthae 
...................  Si
A nchusa 
.................  10
Arum  po
Calam us 
...............  20
G entiana 
. .po  15  12 
Glychrrhlza  pv  15  16 
H ydrastis  C a n a .. 
H ydrastis  Can  po 
H ellebore,  A lb a ..  12
Inula,  po 
...............  18
Ipecac,  p o .............2 7 5 0 2  80
Iris  plox 
...............  3 5 0   40
Jalapa,  pr 
...........  25
M aranta,  %s 
Podophyllum   p o ..  22
.........................  7 5 0 1 0 0
R hel 
Rhei,  cut 
............... 
0 1  25
Rhei,  pv 
...............  7 6 0 1 3 5
...................  3 5 0   88
Spigella 
0   22
Sangulnarl,  po  24 
Serpentaria 
.............  6 5 0   70
Senega 
.....................  7 6 0   85
. 
0   40
Sm ilax,  offl’s  H  
Sm ilax,  M 
........... 
0   25
Scillae  ...........po  35  1 0 0   12
0   25
Sym plocarpus 
. . . .  
V aleriana  B n g ...  
0   25
Valeriana,  Ger 
. .   1 5 0   20
Zingiber a 
.............  1 4 0   16
Zingiber  J ...............  1 6 0   20

Semen

.  6%

......... 

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

Anisum   ___ po.  20 
0   16
Apium  (gravel’s ) .  1341  15
Bird,  I s  
4 0  
................. 
6
Carui 
...........po  15  1 0 0   11
Cardamon 
...............  7 0 0   90
Corlandrum 
8 0   10
Cannabis  Sativa 
Cydonium 
.............  7 5 0 1 0 0
Chenopodlum  ____   2 5 0   80
D lpterix  O dorate.  8 0 0 1 0 0
......... 
Foenlculum  
18
Foenugreek,  po  . .  
Lini 
Lint,  g r d ___ bbl  4 
Lobelia 
Pharlarls  Cana’n  6%
Rapa 
7
. . . .  
Sinapis  Alba 
Sinapis  N ig r a ___  
9 0   10
Spiritus
Frum entl  W  D ___2 0 0 0 2  59
...............1 25(j II 50
Frum enti 
Junlperls  C oO T .16602O O  
....1 7 5 4 1 8  50 
Juniperis  Co 
..1 9 0 0 2 1 0  
Saccharum  N  E  
Spt  V inl  Galli 
...1 7 5 0 6  60
Vini  Oporto 
.........125SI2 00
Vinl  Alba  ...............1  2 5 0 2  00

.....................  7 5 0   80

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

7
4'
4 _

6

.............2 5 0 0 2  75
.............2 5 0 0  2 75
0 1  60
.  ©1  25

Sponges 
Florida  sheeps' wl
carriage 
N assau  sheeps’ w l
carriage 
Velvet  extra  shps’ 
wool,  carriage  .. 
B xtra  yellow   shps’ 
wool,  carriage 
G rass  sheeps’  wl,
carriage 
............. 
Hard,  slate  u s e ... 
Yellow  Reef,  for 
........... 

slate  u se 

0 1 0 0
0 1 0 0  
©1 40

T inctures 
A conltum   N ap’s   R 
A conitum   N ap's  F
A loes 
.......................
A loes  &  Myrrh 
..
A rnica 
.....................
...........
A ssafoetida 
Atrope  Belladonna 
Auranti  Cortex 
..
Benzoin 
.................
Benzoin  Co  ...........
Barosm a  .................
C antharldes 
........
Capsicum  
.............
.............
Cardamon 
Cardamon  Co  . . . .
.....................
Castor 
.................
Catechu 
...............
Cinchona 
Cinchona  Co 
. . . .
Columba 
...............
Cubebae 
.................
C assia  A cutifol 
..
C assia  A cu tifd   Co
D igitalis 
.................
Ergot 
.......................
Ferri  C hloridum ..
.................
G entian 
G entian  Co  ...........
Guiaca 
...................
Guiaca  am m on 
..
H yoscyam us 
.....................
Iodine 
Iodine,  co lo rless..
.........................
K ino 
Lobelia 
...................
.....................
Myrrh 
N ux  V om ica  ........
Opil 
.........................
Opil,  com phorated 
Opil,  deodorized  ..
Q uassia  ...................
R hatany 
.................
.........................
R hei 
S a n g u in a r ia ..........
...........
Serpentaria 
S tra m o n iu m ...........
Tolutan 
.................
V alerian 
.................
Veratrum   V erld e ..
Zingiber 
.................

.........  *

M iscellaneous

...........  40

A ether,  Spts N it 3  SO 
A ether,  Spts N it 4  34' 
3
Alum en.  gr’d po 7 
A nnatto 
.................   40'
Antim onl,  po 
. . . .  
4
Antlm oni  e t P o T   40
Antipyrin 
...............
.............
Antifebrin 
Argent!  N itras,  oz
A rsenicum  
.............  10
Balm   Gilead  buds  45 
B ism uth  S  N   . . . . 2  20' 
Calcium  Chlor,  Is 
Calcium  Chlor,  H s 
Calcium  Chlor,  %s 
Cantharldes,  Rus.
Capsici  Fruc’s af..
Capsici  Fruc’s po..
Cap’i  Fruc’s  B  po. 
Caryophyllus 
. . . .
Carmine,  N o  40...
Cera  A lba...............
Cera  F lava 
Coccus 
.....................
C assia  Fructus 
..
Centrarla 
...............
Cetaceum  
.............
Chloroform 
...........  55
Chloro'm,  Squlbbs 
Chloral  H yd  C rst.l 36
Chondrus 
...............  20
Cinchonidine  P -W   38 
Cinchonid’e  Germ  38
Cocaine  ................. .4 05@4 25
Corks  list  d  p  ct.
Creosotum 
.............
Creta  ..........bbl  76
...........
Creta,  prep 
9'
Creta,  p red p  
. . . .  
Creta,  Rubra 
. . . .
.....................  45'
Crocus 
Cudbear  ...................
Cupri  S u lp h ...........6K'
D extrine 
............... 
7i
Ether  S u lp h ...........  78i
Em ery,  all  N o s..
Em ery,  po 
...........
.........po  90  85i
B rgota 
l2i
Flake  W hite 
. . . .  
Galla 
.......................
Gambler 
.................  
8i
G elatin,  Cooper  ..
Gelatin,  French  . .   S5< _ 
G lassware,  lit  box  75  4k  5 
L ess  than  box  ..
Glue,  b r o w n ...........  Hi
Glue,  w hite  ...........  15
G lycerina 
.............17%
..
Grana  Paradlsl 
H um ulus 
...............  26'
H ydra rg  Ch  Mt.
H ydrarg  Ch  Cor  .
H ydrarg  Ox  Ru’m 
H ydra rg  A m m o’l .
H ydrarg  U ngue’m  50 
H ydrargyrum  
. . . .  
Ichthyobolla,  A m .  651
Indigo 
.....................   75i
Iodine,  R esubi 
. .  .8  40(
Iodoform 
.............. 3  601
Lupulin 
.................
Lycopodium  
........   651
.....................   65i
M a d s 
Liquor  A rsen 
et 
i 
H ydrarg  Iod 
. . .  
Liq  P otass  A rslnlt  10i 
2<
M agnesia,  S ulph.. 
M agnesia.  Bulk bbl 
i

. . . .   7 5 0   80
Mannla.  8   F  
M emthol  ................. 6 7 5 0 7  00
Morphia,  S P  4k W .2 3 5 0 2  60 
Morphia,  S N Y Q . 2 S 5 0 2  6O
M orphia,  M a i ___ 2 3 5 0 2  60
0   40
M oschus  Canton  . 
M yristica,  N o.  1.  3 8 0   40 
N ux  V om ica.po  16 
0   10
Os  Sepia 
...............  2 5 0   28
Pepsin  Saac, H  4k
P   D   C o ............... 
0 1  00
P lcis  Liq
N N %
gal  doz 
...............
2 00 
P icis  Liq,  q t s . . . .  
1 00 
P lcis  Liq,  p in ts..
85 
Pil  H ydrarg  .po 80 
50 
Piper  N igra  .po 22 
18 
SO 
Piper  Alba  . .po 35
P lix  B u r g u n ...........
7 
Plum bi  A cet  ...........  IOi
12 
P ulvis  Ip’c et O pil.l 30i 
160
Pyrethrum ,  bxs  H  
4k P  D  Co.  d oz.. 
75 80 
Pyrethrum ,  pv 
. .   25
Q uassiae 
............... 
8i
10 
87 
Qulnia,  S P  4k W ..  27' 
Quinta,  S  Ge r. . .   27i
37 
Quinia,  N Y .........  27
37 
R ubla  T inctorum .  12< 
14 
22 
Saccharum   La’s . .   20(
Salacin 
...................4  50
4 76 
Sanguis  D rac’s . . .   40i 
50 
Sapo,  W  
.................   12i
14

Sapo,  M ...................   10
Sapo,  G ...................
Soldiitz  M ixtu re..  20
Sinapis 
...................
Sinapis,  opt 
.........
Snuff,  M accaboy,
D e  V oes  ............
Snuff,  S’h D e Vo’s
9
Soda,  B o r a s ........... 
9 
Soda,  Boras,  po.. 
Soda  et  P ot’s  T art  28
Soda,  Carb 
.............1%
. . .  
Soda,  Bl-Carb 
3
Soda.  Ash 
...............3%
Soda,  Sulphas 
. . .
Spts,  Cologne 
. . .
Spts.  E ther  Co . . .
Spts.  M yrcia Dom 
Spts.  V ini R ect bbl 
Spts.  V i’i  Rect  %  b 
Spts.  V l’l R ’t 10 gl 
Spts.  V i’i R 't 5 gal 
90<
Strychnia,  Crystal 
. . .   2%
Sulphur,  Subl 
Sulphur.  Roll  ____ 2%
........... 
T am arinds 
8
Terebenth  V enice  28 _
Theobrom ae 
.........  44©
V anilla 
...................9 0 0 0
7 0  
......... 
Zinci  Sulph 

50«

8

O ils
W hale,  w inter 

bbl  gal
..   70©  70

Lard,  extra 
Lard,  N o.  1 
Linseed,  pure  raw 
Linseed,  boiled 
..
N eat afoot,  w  s t r ..
Spts.  T urpentine.
P aints

Am erican 

Red  V en etia n ... .1%  2  0 8  
Ochre,  yel  M ars  1%  2  0 4  
Ochre,  yel  Ber  . .1%  2  0 3  
Putty,  com m er’1.2%  2%©3 
Putty,  strictly  pr.2%  2% 03 
Verm illion,  Prim e
..........  1 3 0   15
Verm illion,  B n g..  7 0 0   75 
. . . .   1 4 0   18 
Green,  P aris 
Green,  Peninsular  1 3 0   16
Lead,  red  .................6% 0 
7
Lead,  w hite 
7
.......... 6% 0 
0   90 
W hiting,  w hite  S’n 
0   96 
W hiting.  Gilders.’ 
0 1   25 
W hite.  Paris, Am ’r 
W hit'g.  Paris, E ng
....................... 
©1 40
U niversal  Prep’d .l  10©1  20

cliff 

V a rn ish e s

No.  1  Turp  C oach.l 1001 20
E xtra  Turp  ...........1 6001 70
Coach  Body 
.........2 7 5 0  3 00
No.  1  Turp  F u m .1 0 0 0 1 1 0  
E xtra  T  D am ar. .1  5501  60 
Jap  D ryer  N o  1 T   7 0 0

Drugs*

W e  are  Importers  and  Jobbers  of  Drugs, 

Chem icals  and  Patent  Medicines.

W e  are  dealers 

in  Paints,  Oils  and 

Varnishes.

W e  have  a  full  line  of  Staple  D ruggists’ 

Sundries.

We are  the sole proprietors of Weatherly’s 

M ichigan  Catarrh  Remedy.

W e  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.

Syrups
A cacia 
...................
A urantl  Cortex 
.
.................
Zingiber 
Ipecac 
. . . : .............
...............
Ferri  Iod 
Rhei  Arom  
...........
Sm ilax  Offl’s  
. . . .
...................
Senega 
.....................
Scillae 
.............
Scillae  Co 
Tolutan 
.................
Prunus  virg 
.........

0 3  00

44

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

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

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

ADVANCED

DECLINED

Beef

Linen  Lines
...............................   20
Small 
..........................  26
Medium 
Large 
..............................  34
Poles
Bamboo,  14  ft.,  p r  d z ..  50 
Bamboo,  16  ft.,  pr  dz.  65 
Bamboo,  18  ft.,  pr  dz.  80 

FRESH  MEATS 

C arcass 
................5  @ 8
Forequarters  . . . .   5  @ 6  
H indquarters 
..  .5%@  9
Loins  .....................  8  @14
.....................  7% @12
Ribs 
R o u n d s ..................5%@  6%
Chucks  ..................4%@  5%
Plates 
......................  @ 4
Pork
@6
.................... 
Dressed 
@9
Loins 
.........................  
Boston  B utts  . . . .  
@7%
Shoulders  ..................  
@7
Leaf  Lard  ................  
@8
Mutton
Carcass  ...................5  @6
...................8  @9
Lambs 
Carcass 
................6%@  8%
Knox’s  Sparkling, dz.  1  20 
Knox’s  Sparkling, gro.14  00 
Knox’s  Acidu’d.,  doz.  1  20 
.14  00
Knox’s  Acidu’d, gro 
Oxford 
75
Plym outh  Rock 
...........1  20
Nelson’s 
....................... ’  1  50
Cox’s.  2  qt.  size  ...........1  61
Cox’s.  1  qt.  size  ...........1  10
Amoskeag,  100  In  b’e.  16% 
Amoskeag,  less  thanb.  16% 

GRAIN  BAGS 

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

GELATINE

Veal

GRAINS  AND  FLOUR 

W heat

W in te r  W h e a t  F lo u r

@  3% 
@  4%
Local  Brands
@  4%
..4 65
@  5% P atents 
.......................
Second  P aten t  .......... ..4 25
..4 05
@  6% Straight  .......................
@  7% Second  S tr a ig h t........ ..3 75
Clear  .............................
3 45
@
cases
............................3  8b
Graham  
Buckw heat 
.................... 5  00
@15
Rye 
.................................  8  00
Subject 
cash 
discount.
in  bbls.,  25c  per 
Flour 
hbl.  additional.
W orden  Grocer  Co.’s Brand
Quaker  %s 
.................... 4  20
Quaker  %s  .................... 4  2(
Quaker  %s 
...................4  20

to  usual 

Spring  W heat  Flour 

Meal

Brand

Brand

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

Feed  and  Muistuffs 

Clark-Jewell-W ells  Co.’s 
Pillsbury’s  B est  % s.  6  35 
Pillsbury s  B est  %s  . . .   5  25 
Pillsbury’s  B est  % s..  6  15 
Lemon  &  W heeler  Co.’s 
Wingold  %s 
..............6  10
Wingold  %s 
.................. 5  00
W ingold  %s 
.................. 4  90
Judson  Grocer  Co.’s Brand
Ceresota  %s 
................5  25
Ceresota  %s 
................5  15
Ceresota  %s 
................5  05
W orden  Grocer  Co.’s Brand
................5   20
Laurel  %s 
Laurel  %s 
....................5  10
Laurel  %s 
....................5  00
Laurel  %s &  %s paper.5 00
Bolted 
2  60
G ranulated  ...................... 2  70
St.  C ar  Feed  screened22  00 
No  1  Corn  and  O ats  . .22  00 
Corn  Meal,  coarse  ....2 1   00
W heat  B ran 
..............17  00
W heat  M id d lin g s........21  00
Cow  Feed  ......................19  00
Screenings 
.................... 18  00
Oats
Car  lots 
......................... 40
Corn
Corn,  old  ....................... 51
Corn,  new 
....................46%
Hay
No.  1  tim othy  carlots.10  50 
No.  1  tim othy ton lots.12  50 
Sage 
.................................  
I f
Hops  .................................   15
............ 
la u re l  Leaves 
I f
Senna  Leaves 
..............  25
f f  
Madras.  5  lb.  boxes  .. 
S.  F..  2. 3.  5 lb. boxes.. 
I f  
5Tb.  pails,  per  doz 
..1   70
15Tb.  pails 
......................  36
301b.  p a i l s ........................  05
..................................  20
Pure 
..........................  23
Calabria 
................................  14
Sicily 
Root 
..................................  11
Condensed,  2  dz  ...........1  60
Condensed.  4  dz  ...........3  00
Armour’s,  2  o z ....................4 45
A rm our's  4  oz  .............. 8  20
Liebig’s.  Chicago,  2 oz.2  75 
I  Liebig’s,  Chicago,  4 oz.5  50 
Liebig’s,  im ported,  2 oz.4  55 
Liebig’s,  imported.  4 ox.8  60

MEAT  EXTRACTS

LICORICE

INDIGO

HERBS

JELL Y

LYE

3

Cotton  Braided

Galvanized  W ire 

40  ft..................................   90
50  ft...................................1  00
60  ft..................................1  75
No.  20.  each  100  ft long.l 90 
No.  19,  each  100  ft long.2 10 
COCOA
B aker’s 
...........................   38
.......................   41
Cleveland 
..................  35
Colonial,  14s 
Colonial,  14s 
..................  33
Epps 
.................................   42
Huyler 
.............................   45
Van  Houten,  %s  ..........  12
Van  Houten,  14s  ..........   20
Van  Houten,  %s 
........   40
Van  Houten,  Is  ............  72
W ebb 
...............................   31
W ilbur,  %s  ......................  41
W ilbur,  14s 
....................  42

COCOANUT

Rio

........... 

................ 3
.............4

COCOA  SHELLS

.........  26
.........  27
.........  28
.............................   12

Dunham ’s  14s 
D unham ’s  % s& % s..  2614
Dunham ’s  14s 
Dunham ’s  %s 
Bulk 
20  Tb.  bags  ....................  2%
Less  quantity 
Pound  packages 
COFFEE
.......................... 10%
..................................11%

Common 
F air 
Choice 
..............................13
..............................17
Fancy 
Santos
..........................  8
Common 
F air 
.................................   9
..............................10
Choice 
..............................13
Fancy 
Peaberry 
........................ 11
Maracaibo
13
 
F air 
..............................16
Choice 
Mexican
Choice 
............................. 13
..............................17
Fancy 
Guatem ala
..............................13
Choice 
Java
African 
.................... ....1 2
Fancy  African 
.............17
O.  G....................................25
P.  G.................................... 31
Mocha
A rabian 
..........................21
Package
* 
Arbuckle 
Dil w orth  ......................... 12%
Jersey 
................, ...........12%
Lion 
.................................12%
McLaughlin's  XXXX 
M cLaughlin’s  XXXX sold 
to  retailers  only.  Mail  all 
orders  direct 
to  W.  F. 
McLaughlin  &  Co.,  Chi­
cago.

New  York  Basis.

....................... 13

E xtract

Holland,  %  gro  boxes.  95
Felix,  %  gross  ..............115
Hummel’s  foil,  % gro.  85 
Hummel’s  tin,  %  g ro .l 43 
COFFEE  SUBSTITUTE 
2  doz.  in  case  ............  4  80

Javril

CRACKERS

N ational  Biscuit  Company’s 

Brands 
Butter

Oyster
...............................6%
............................. 6%
.............................   7%
...................................6%
..............  7%
Sweet  Goods

Seymour  ............................6%
......................6%
New  York 
Fam ily 
............................. 6%
SalWd 
............................. 6%
W olverine 
......................  7
Soda
N.  B.  C............................ 6%
Select 
.............................   8
Saratoga  F la k e s ..........13
Round 
Square 
Faust 
Argo 
E xtra  F arina 
Animals 
........................... 10
Assorted  Cake 
..............10
..............  8
Bagley  Gems 
Belle  Rose  ......................  8
................16
Bent’s  W ater 
B utter  Thin  ..................13
Coco  B ar 
....................... 10
Cococanut  T a f f y ..........12
Cinnamon  B a r ..............  9
Coffee  Cake,  N.  B.  C. .10
Coffee  Cake,  Iced  ------10
| Cocoanut M acaroons  ..  18
Cracknels 
....................... 16
C urrant  F ru it  ................10
Chocolate  D ainty 
. . . .   16
Cartwheels 
....................  9
Dixie  S u g a r ...................... 8%
Frosted  Cream s 
........   8
Ginger G e m s................  8
Ginger  Snaps.  N B C ..  6% 
G randm a  Sandwich 
..  10
Graham   Cracker 
-----  8
........................10
H azelnut 
Honey  Fingers, Ic e d ..  12
Honey  Jum bles 
............12
Iced  H appy  Fam ily  .. .11 
Iced  Honey  Crum pet  .  10
Im perials 
......................  8
Indiana  Belle  ................ 15
..............................  8
Jerico 
Jersey  Lunch 
..............  7%
l.ndv  Fingers 
................12
Lady Fingers,  hand m d 25 
Lemon  B iscuit  Square  8 
Lemon  W afer  ................16

..............12
Lemon  Snaps 
Lemon  Gems  ................10
Lem  Yen 
......................10
Maple  Cake 
................10
Marshmallow  ................16
Marshmallow  C ream ..  16 
M arshmallow  w ainut.  16
Mary  Ann 
...................  5
M alaga 
........................... 10
Mich  Coco  F s’d honey 12%
Milk  Biscuit  ..................  7%
Mich  Frosted  Honey  ..  12
Mixed  Picnic  ................11%
Molasses  Cakes,  Sclo’d  8
Moss  Jelly  B ar 
..........12%
Muskegon  Branch, Iced 10
Newton 
........................... 12
Newsboy  A sso rte d ---- 10
Nic  Nacs  .......................   8
. . . .   8
Oatmeal  C racker 
Orange  Slice 
..................16
Orange  Gem 
..............  8
Orange  &   Lemon  Tee  ..  10 
Penny  Assorted  Cakes  8
Pilot  B read 
..................  7%
Ping  Pong 
....................  9
Pretzels,  hand  made  ..  8 
Pretzelettes,  hand  m ’d  8 
Pretzelottes,  mch.  m ’d  7
..................  8
Rube  Sears 
Scotch  Cookies 
............10
Snowdrops 
..................... 16
Spiced  Sugar  Tops  . . .   8 
Sugar  Cakes,  scalloped  8
Sugar  Squares 
............  8
Sultanas 
......................... 13
Spiced  Gingers  ............  8
U rchins 
......................... 10
Vienna  Crimp  ..............  8
Vanilla  W afer  ................16
W averly 
.........................   8
Zanzibar 
........................  9

D R I E D   F R U IT S  

Apples
..................  @5
............6  @7

California  Prunes

Sundried 
Evaporated 
25Tb.  boxes. 
100-125
25 Ib.bxs..
90-100
80-90 25 Tb. bxs..
25 lb. bxs.
70-80
60-70 251b.  boxes. @  6
25 Tb. bxs.
50-60
25 Tb.  bxs.
40-50
25 Tb. bxs.
30-40
%c  less  in  bu  .-  
Citron
................
C urrants

Corsican 
Im p’d,  lib.  pkg.  .  7%@ 
Im ported  bulk  ...6% @   7 
Lemon  A m e ric a n ...........12
Orange  American  .........12
London  Layers  3  cr 
I,ondon  Layers  3  cr 
Cluster  4  crown. 
.
Loose  M usca’s  2  cr..
Loose  Musca’s  3  cr.
Loose  Musca’s  4  cr.
L.  M.  Seeded,  1  Tb.  9@  9% 
L.  M.  Seeded.  %lb.7%@7% 
Sultanas,  bulk  . ..  
9
Sultanas,  package.  @  9% 
FARINACEOUS  GOODS 

1  90
1  95
2  60 
.  6%  

..7.8

Raisins

Peel

Beans

Peas

Hominy

Pearl  Barley

Dried  Lim a  ..................... 4%
Medium  H and  Picked.2  15
Brown  Holland 
...........2  25
Farina
24  1  Tb.  pkgs  ................ 1  50
Bulk,  per  100  lb s..........2  50
Flake,  50  lb.  sack  -----1  00
Pearl,  200  Tb.  sack  ...4   00 
Pearl,  100  lb.  sack 
...2   00 
Maccaroni  and  Vermicelli 
Domestic,  10  Tb.  box  .  60
Imported,  25  lb.  box  .. 2  50 
Common 
........................2  50
C hester 
............................2  65
Em pire 
............................3  50
Green,  W isconsin,  b u .l  35
Green,  Scotch,  b u ..........1  40
Split,  lb .............................  
4
Rolled  Oats
Rolled  Avenna,  bbl. 
. .5  25 
Steel  Cut,  100 lb sacks.2  65
M onarch,  bbl...................5  00
Monarch,  90Tb.  sa c k s ..2  40
.............. 3  10
Quaker,  cases 
Sago
E ast  India 
....................  •>%
German,  sacks  ..............3%
German,  broken  pkg 
.  4 
Flake,  1101b.  s a c k s ---- 4%
..  3% 
Pearl,  130  lb.  sacks 
Pearl,  24  1  lb.  pkgs  ..  6% 
Cracked,  bulk 
. ...2   50 
I  24  2  Tb.  packages 
FISHING  TACKLE
%  to  1  in  ...................... 
8
1 >4  to  2  In  ..................... 
7
1%  to  2  in  ...................... 
9
1  2-3  to  2  in  ..................  11
2  in  ...................................   15
3 
.................................   80
Cotton  Lines
No.  1,  10  feet 
5
..............  
No.  2,  15  feet  .............. 
7
No.  3,  15  feet  .............. 
9
No.  4.  15  feet  ................  10
No.  5.  15  f e e t ................  11
No.  6,  15  feet 
..............  12
No.  7.  15  feet  ................  15
No.  8,  15  feet  ................  18
Ifo.  9,  15  feet  ..............  20

..............3%

Tapioca

W heat

in 

Index to  Markets

By  Columns

Col

Axle  Grease  ......................  1

A

B

B ath  B rick  ......................  1
Brooms 
..............................  1
B rushes 
.............................   1
..................  1
B utter  Color 
C 
i
......................  11
Confections 
..............................  1
Candles 
..............  1
Canned  Goods 
Carbon  Oils 
....................  2
Catsup 
...............................   2
...............................   2
Cheese 
Chewing  Gum 
..............  2
Chicory 
..............................  2
.........................   2
Chocolate 
Clothes  L ines- ..................  2
Cocoa 
......................*.........   3
Cocoanut  ...........................   3
Cocoa  Shells  ....................  3
.................................  3
Coffee 
Crackers 
............................  3

Dried  Fruits  ....................  4

D

F

. . . .   4
Farinaceous  Goods 
Fish  and  Oysters  .............10
F ish in g . Tackle 
...........      4
Flavoring  extracts  ........   5
Fly  Paper  . .......................
Fresh  M eats  ....................  6
F ruits  .................................   11

G
Gelatine  .............................   5
Grain  Bags 
......................  5
G rains  and  Flour  ..........  5

H

H erbs 
Hides  and  Pelts 

.................................  5
..........  10

Indigo  .................................  5

Jelly 

J

...................................   5

L

Licorice  ..............................  5
Lye 
.....................................   5

M

M eat  E x tracts 
Molasses 
M ustard  ..................  

................  5
..............................  6
3

 

N

O

P

S

N uts 

....................................   11

Olives  .................................   6

Pipes  ...................................  6
Pickles  ...............................   6
Playing  Cards  ..................  6
...............................   6
P otash 
........................  6
Provisions 
R

Rice  .....................................   6

 

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

Salad  D ressing 
..............  7
..........................  7
S aleratus 
Sal  Soda 
.................... 
7
Salt 
  7
Salt  Fish 
.........................   7
.................................   7
Seeds 
Shoe  Blacking  ................  7
Snuff 
...................................  7
...................................   7
Soap 
Soda  t .................................   8
Spices 
.................................  8
Starch 
...............................   8
..................................  8
Sugar 
Syrups 
................................  8

T

T ea 
Tobacco 
Twine 

.......................................   8
..............................  9
..................................  9

V inegar 

..............................  9

W ashing  Powder  ..........  9
W icking 
............................  9
W oodenware 
....................  9
W rapping  Paper  .............. 10

T east  Cake 

Y

...................... 10

V

W

AXLE  GREASE

BATH  BRICK

dz  gre
A urora 
......................56  6 00
.............. 65  7 00
Castor  Oil 
Diamond 
.................. 50  4 25
....................75  9 00
F razer’s 
IXL  Golden  ............ 75  9 00
American 
........................  75
English  .............................   85
No.  1  C arpet 
..............2  75
No.  2  C arpet  ..................2  35
No.  3  Carpet  ..................2 15
No.  4  Carpet  ..................1 75
Parlor  Gem 
....................2 40
Common  W hisk 
..........   85
Fancy  W hisk  ................ 1 20
W arehouse  ..................... 3  00

BROOMS

BRUSHES

Scrub

Shoe

Stove

Solid  Back,  8  in  ..........   75
Solid  Back,  11  in  ........   95
Pointed  E n d s ..................  85
.  75 
No.
No.
. 1 1 0  
.175
No.
No.  8 
.........................100
No.  4  .................................1 70
.1 90
No.  3
W.,  R.  &  Co.’s,  15c  size .l 25 
W.,  R.  &  Co.’s.  25c size.2 00 
C A N D L E S
Electric  Light,  8s 
. . . .   9%
Electric  Light,  1 6 s ___10
Paraffine,  6s  ..............   9 %
..............10
Paraffine,  12s 
W icking  ........................... 19

B U T T E R   C O L O R  

Corn

C la m s

Blueberries

B ro o k  T ro u t

Clam Bouillon

C A N N E D   G O O D S  
lb.  Standards .. 
Blackberries
............ 
Be ans

A pples
3 
80
Gals,  Standards 
. .2 00@2 25
Standards 
85
Baked  ......................  80@1 SO
Red  Kidney 
........  85@  90
String  ........................70@1  15
W ax 
.......................   75@1 25
Standard  ............ 
@  1  40
1 90
2  Tb.  cans.  Spiced.
Little  Neck, 1  Tb.l 00@1  25
L ittle  Nqck, 2  lb.
150
B urnham ’s, %  p t . .. . . .1 92
........ ..3 60
B urnham ’s, pts 
B urnham ’s, qts 
........ ..7  20
Cherries
Red  S tan d ard s.. .1 30@1 50
W hite  .....................  
150
F air 
...................................1 20
.................................1 25
Good 
............................... 1 50
Fancy 
French  Peas
Sur  E xtra  F ine..............  22
E x tra  Fine  ......................  19
Fine 
........j.......................  15
Moyen 
.............................   11
Gooseberries
..........................  90
Standard 
Hominy
Standard 
..........................  85
Lobster
Star,  %  lb ..................... 2  15
Star,  1  lb ........................ 3 75
Picni  Tails  ..................... 2 40
M ustard,  1  lb 
..............180
M ustard,  2  lb .................2 80
Soused,  1  lb .....................1 80
Soused,  2  Tb.....................2 80
Tomato.  1  lb ...................1 80
Tomato.  2  Tb...................2 80
Mushrooms
H otels 
....................  18@  20
B uttons  ..................  22@  25
Cove,  1  lb  ............  85@  90
Cove,  2  Tb  ............ 
1 65
Cove,  1  lb.  Oval  . 
1 00
Peaches
Pie 
........................1  10@1  15
Yellow 
................. 1 45 @1  85
Standard 
1 00
Fancy 
1 25
..........  90@100
M arrow fat 
E arly  J u n e ................90® 
1  65
E arly  June  S ifted .. 
P lu m s ...................... 
85
Pineapple
G rated  .................. 1 25®2 75
Sliced  ...................... 185® 2 55

Pears
.............. 
............... 
Peas

Mackerel

Oysters

Plum s

Salmon 

Russian  Cavler

Pumpkin
70
........................ 
F air 
80
Good  ........................ 
1 00
F a n c y ...................... 
2 25
G a llo n ...................... 
Raspberries
Standard  ...............  
115
14  Tb.  c a n s ......................   3 75
%  tb.  cans  ....................  7  00
1  lb  can  ..........................12 00
Col’a   River,  tails..  @1 65
Col’a   River,  flats.  @1  85
Red  A laska  ........ 
@1  65
Pink  Alaska  ........  @  90
Sardines 
Domestic. 
3%
14b . . . .  
Domestic,  %s . . . .  
5
Domestic,  M ust’d ..  6®  9
California,  14s 
California,  %s 
French,  14s  ............ 
French,  14s  ..........  
Shrimps
Standard 
Succotash
F a i r .........................
1 40
Good  .......................  
1 50
Fancy  ...................... 
Straw berries
Standard 
110 I
......... 
1 40  i
Fancy  ...................... 
Tom atoes
......................  85®  95
F air 
Good 
...................... 
115
Fancy 
...................1  15@1  40  I
Gallons 
................2  75@3  00  j
Barrels

. ..   11@14
. ..   17@24
7@14
18®28
..............1 20® 1 40

CARBON  OILS 

.......... 

.......   @1314
..  @1514
@1214

............. 29  @34
.................16  @22
CATSUP

Perfection 
W ater  W hite........  @13
D.  S.  Gasoline 
Deodor’d  N ap’a... 
Cylinder 
Engine 
..  9  @10%
Black,  w inter 
Columbia,  25  p ts ......... 4 50
Columbia,  25  1 4 p ts....2  60
............3 25
Snider’s  quarts 
Snider’s  pints 
..............2 25
Snider’s  14  pints 
........130
CHEESE
Acme 
...................   @12
Amboy 
................  @12
Carson  City  ----   @12
@13
Elsie  ...................... 
Emblem  ................ 
@1214
Gem 
..................... 
@1214
Gold  Medal 
11
Ideal 
....................  @12
Jersey  ....................  @1214
Riverside 
............  @12
...................12%@13
B rick 
Edam  
...................   @1  00
Leiden 
.................   @17
Lim burger  ...........12%@13
Pineapple 
............  50@75
Sap  Sago 
..........  @20
CHEWING  GUM 
55
American  Flag Spruce. 
Beeman’s Pepsin 
...........   60
....................  55
Black  Jack 
..  60
la rg e s t  Gum Made 
Sen  Sen  ...........................  55
Sen  Sen  B reath P er’e.100
....................  55
Sugar  Loaf 
.........................   55
Y ucatan 
Bulk 
5
Red 
7
4
Eagle 
F ranck's 
7
Schener’s 
6

.................................  
...................................  
...............................  
.........................  
........................ 
W alter  B aker  &  Co.'s

CHOCOLATE 

CHICORY

German  Sweet 
Prem ium  
Vanilla 
Caracas 
Eagle 

.............  23
.....................  31
.............................   41
.....................  35
...............................   28

CLOTHES  LINES 

Sisal

Ju te

60  ft,  3  thread,  e x tra .. 100 
72  ft,  3  thread,  ex tra  ..140 
90  ft,  3  thread,  extra  ..170 
60  ft,  6  thread,  ex tra  ..1  29 
72  ft,  6  thread,  ex tra  .. 
60  ft.  ..................................  75
72  ft.....................................  90
90  ft......................................1 95
120  ft.  ................................1 60
___  Cotton  Victor
50  ft. 
................................1  10
1 60
60  f t..................................... 1 25
70  ft......................................1 40
Cotton  W indsor
50 ft...................................... 1 30
60  ft..................................... 1 44
70  f t.................................... 1 80
80  f t......................................2 00

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

45

1 0

Egg  Crates
H um pty  D um pty 
___ 2
i  No.  1,  complete  ............
1 No.  2,  co m p lete..............

Faucets

Cork  lined.  8  i n ..............
i Cork  lined,  9  i n ..............
1 Cork lined,  10  i n ............
I Cedar,  8  in.......................

Mop  Sticks

| Trojan  spring 
..............
E Eclipse  patent  spring  ..
No.  1  common  ..............
| No.  2  pat.  brush  holder. 
12!b.  cotton  mop  heads.l
i Ideal  No.  7  ......................

Pails

Traps

Toothpicks

2-hoop  Standard  .........1
|  3-hoop  Standard  ......... 1
2-wire.  Cable  ................1
I  3-wire,  Cable  ................1
Cedar,  all  red,  brass  .. 1
Paper,  E ureka  .............. 2
Fibre  ..................................2
Hardwood 
....................... 2
Softwood  .......................... 2
Banquet  ............................ 1
Ideal 
..................................1
j Mouse,  wood.  2  holes  ..
] Mouse,  wood,  4  holes  .. 
j  Mouse,  wood,  6  holes  ..
[ Mouse,  tin,  5  holes  . ..
......................
! Rat.  wood 
Rat,  s p r in g .....................
T ubs
¡20-in.,  Standard,  No.  1.7 
18-in.,  Standard.  No.  2.6 
I  16-in.,  Standard.  No.  3.5 
120-in.,  Cable,  No.  1 
..7 
I 18-in.,  Cable,  No.  2 
..6  
I  16-in.,  Cable,  No.  3 
..5
| No.  1  F ib r e .................... 10
j No.  2  Fibre  ..................  9
j  No.  3  Fibre  ..................  8

W ash  Boards 
1 Bronze  Globe  . .. .
! Dewey 
..................
1 Double  Acme  . . . .  
i Single  Acme  . . . .  
i  Double  Peerless 
! Single  Peerless  ..
| N orthern  Queen  .
! Double  Duplex  ..
I Good  Luck  ..........
|  Universal 
............

Window  Cleaners
¡12  in.................................
114  in....................................1
: 16  in....................................2

Wood  Bowls 

11  in.  B utter
.3  in. B utter
l5 
in. Butter
7 
in. Butter
.9  in. B utter
IS
Assorted  13-15-17 
Assorted  15-17-19

..1  75 
. .3  50

H alf  barrels  2c  extra 

MOLASSES 
New  Orleans
Fancy  Open  K ettle  . ..   40
..............................  35
Choice 
F air  ...................................   26
Good 
................................  22
MUSTARD 
H orse  Radish,  1  dz 
H orse  Radish,  2  dz  .
Bayle's  Celery,  1  dz 
OLIVES
Bulk,  1 gal.  kegs 
..
1  00 
85 
Bulk,  3  gal.  kegs  ..
Bulk,  5  gal.  kegs  .. 
85 
M anzanilla,  7  oz  . . . .
80
Queen,  pints 
................ 2  35
.............. 4  50
Queen,  19  oz 
Queen,  28  o z .................... 7  00
..................  90
Stuffed, 5  oz 
Stuffed,  8  oz  .................. 1  45
Stuffed,  10  oz 
.............. 2  30
Clay,  No.  216 
.............. 1  70
Clay,  T.  D.,  full  count  65
Cob,  No.  3  ......................  85

PIPE S

PICKLES 
Medium

Small

PLAYING  CARDS

..7  75 
Barrels,  1,200  count 
..4  50
H alf  bbls,  600  count 
.5  50 
H alf bbls,  1,200  count 
.9  50
Barrels,  2,400  couni 
No.  90,  Steam boat  ___  90
No.  15,  Rival,  assortedl  20 
No.  20,  Rover  enam eledl  60
No.  572,  Special 
...........1  75
No.  98,  Golf,  satin finish2  00
No.  808,  Bicycle  ...........2  00
No.  632,  T ournm 't  whist2  25 

POTASH 

48  cans  in  case

B abbitt’s 
........................ 4  00
Penna  Salt  Co.’s  .......... 3  00

Sausages

Dry  S alt  Meats 

PROVISIONS 
Barreled  Pork
Mess 
................................ 13  0"
Back,  fa t  ...................... 14  00
Clear  back 
.................. 13  75
Short  cut  ...................... 12  oO
P ig 
..................................20  (Mi
Bean 
.............................. 12  00
Fam ily  Mess  Loin 
..17  5"
Clear  Fam ily  ...............12  50
Bellies 
.............................   8 %
5  P   BeUies  ....................10%
E x tra  shorts 
................  8 Vi
Smoked  Meats 
12  lb  average. 12 
Ham s,
141b.  average. 12 
Ham s,
161b.  average. 11% 
H am s,
20tb.  average. 11 Vi
H am s,
Skinned  ham s  ...............10%
Ham,  dried  beef  sets,12Vi 
Shoulders,  (N.  T.  cut; 
...1 0   @13 
Bacon,  clear 
. . . .   7Vi
California  ham s 
Boiled  H am s 
................17
Picnic  Boiled  H am s  ..  12 Vi 
9
Berlin  H am   p r’s’d
Mince  H am s 
..............
9Vi
Lard
Compound 
.
............ |.
.6%
Pure 
...............................
.8
tubs, .advance, 
60  lb. 
Vi
tubs, .advance, 
80  lb. 
Vi
tins, .advance, 
%
50 
lb. 
palls, .advance.
%
20  lb.
10  lb.  pails, .advance.
%1
6  lb.  pails, .advance.
1
8  lb.  pails, .advance.
Bologna  .........................   6 Vi
..............................  6%
L iver 
F rankfort 
......................  7Vi
P ork 
..............................  8
V e a l.................................   7 Vi
..........................  9
Tongue 
Headcheese 
............... ..  6%
............
E x tra  Mess 
..................... ..1 1   00
Boneless 
.1 1  00
Rump,  New 
.............
P ig ’s  Feet
%  bbls........................... ..  1  20
.....  2  10
%  bbls.,  40  lbs. 
%  bbls......................... ..  4  00
1  bbls................... ...........  8  00
70
K its,  15  lbs  ..............
%  bbls.,  40  l b s ........ .  1  25
%bbls.,  80  lbs  ........ .  2  60
Hogs,  per  lb.............. ...  26
Beef  rounds,  set  . . . ...  15
Beef  middles,  set  ..
Sheep,  per  bundle  .. ...   70
Uncolored  Butterlne
SoUd,  dairy  ........10  @10Vi
Rolls,  dairy  ........ 10Vi@13
14
Rolls,  p urity  . . . .  
ItU
Solid,  ourltv 
-2  40 
Corned  beef,  2  . ..
17  50 
Corned  beef,  14  ..
2  40 
R oast .beef,  2  @  ..
45 
P otted  ham ,  %s 
85 
P otted  ham ,  Vis  .
45 
Deviled  ham ,  %s 
85 
Deviled  ham ,  Vis 
45 
P otted  tongue,  V4s 
85
P otted  tongue.  Vis 

Canned  M e a ts 

C a sin g s

T rip e

Beef

R I C E  

D om e stic

.......... 6@6Vi
............6%
..........  6

Carolina  head 
Carolina  No.  1 
Carolina  No.  2 
Broken 
Japan,  No.  1  ........ 5
Japan,  No.  2  ........ 4%@5
Java,  fancy  head  .  @5Vi
^ S l 
§5%
Java,  No.  1

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

S A L A D   D R E S S I N G  

Durkee’s,  large,  1  doz.4  50 
Durkee’s  small,  2 doz. .5  25 
Snider’s,  large,  1  doz..2  35 
Snider’s,  small,  2 d o z ..l  35 

Packed  60  Tbs.  in  box 

S A L E R A T U S  
...3   15
Arm  and  H am m er 
Deland's 
..........................3  00
Dw ight's  Cow 
.............. 3  15
..........................2  10
Emblem 
L.  P ................................... 3  00
W yandotte.  100  %s 
..3  00 
Granulated,  bbls  ..........  85
Granulated,  1001b cases.l  00 
Lump,  bbls......................  75
95
Lump,  1451b.  kegs 

S A L   S O D A

Diamond  Crystal 

S A L T
Table

B utter

B utter

Cases.  24 3 Tb.  boxes 
. ..1 40
Barrels,  100 31b. bags ..3 00
Barrels,  50 6tb.  bags
..3 00
Barrels,  40 71b.  bags
.2 75
Barrels,  320  Tb.  bulk ..2 65
.2 85
Barrels,  20  14tb.  bags
27
Sacks,  28  Tbs 
..........
Sacks,  56  lbs..............
67
.......... ..1 50
Boxes,  24  2tb 

Shaker
Buckeye
Table
Brls,  120  bags,  2Vi  lbs  3  25 
lbs  3  00 
Brls,  100  bags,  3 
lbs  3  00
Brls,  60  bags,  5 
tbs  3  00 
Brls,  50  bags,  6 
Brls,  30  bags,  10 
lbs  2  75 
Brls,  22  bags,  14 
lbs  2  85 
Brls,  320  lbs,  bulk  ...   2  25 
Cases,  24  cts,  3  lb s .. ..   1  25 
Brls,  280  lbs,  bulk___2  25
Linen  bags,  5-56  lbs  3  00 
Linen  bags,  10-28  lbs  3  00 
Cotton  bags,  10-28  lbs  2  75 
5  barrel  lots,  5  per  cent, 
discount.
10  barrel 
lots,  7 Vi  per 
cent,  discount.
Above  prices  are  F.  O.  B. 
One dz.  Ball’s qt. Mason

Jar-S alt

jars,  (31b.  each) 
Common  Grades

..  85
............1 90
100 3Tb.  sacks
............1 80
60 5Tb.  sacks
............1 70
28 101b.  sacks
30
56 tb.  sacks  ..
15
28 tb.  sacks  ..
56  lb.  dairy  in  drill bags  40 
28  lb. dairy  in drill bags  20 
56  Tb.  sacks 
..................  22
G ranulated  Fine  ..........  80
Medium  Fine  ................  85

Solar  Rock
Common

W arsaw

Cheese

SALT  FISH 

Cod

T rout

Large  whole  ..........  @6
Small  whole  ..........   @5%
Strips  or  bricks 
..7   @9
Pollock  ......................  @3 Vi
Halibut
Strips 
................................14
Chunks 
............................15
Herring
Holland

W hite  hoops,  bbl............8 50
W hite  hoops,  Vibbl.  . ..  4  50
W hite  hoops  keg. ..60@65 
W hite  hoops  mchs  .. 
75
Norwegian 
......................
Round,  100  lbs  .............. 3  60
Round,  50  lbs  .............. 2  10
Scaled 
..............................  17
Bloaters 
..........................1  50
No.  1,  100  l b s ..................5 50
No.  1,  40  lbs  ................ 2  60
No.  1,  10  l b s .................. 
70
No.  1,  8  lbs..................  
59
Mess  100 
lbs................. 14 50
Mess  50  lbs.......................7 75
Mess  10  lbs.......................1 75
Mess  8  Tbs........................1 45
No.  1,  100  lbs................13 00
No.  1,  50  lbs..................... 7 00
No.  1,  10  lbs..................... 1 60
No.  1,  8  lbs......................1 35
No 1  No. 2  Fam
3  75
2  20
53
46

W hitefish 
lbs  ___7  75 
lbs.......... 3  68 
lbs...........   92 
lbs  ___  77 
SEEDS

100 
50 
10 
8 

Mackerel

Anise 
............................... 15
Canary,  S m y rn a ............6
Caraw ay 
.........................  8
Cardamon,  M alabar 
. . \ . ......................10
Celery 
Hemp,  Russian 
............. 4
Mixed  Bird 
.................  4
..........  8
M ustard,  w hite 
.............................   6
Poppy 
Rape  .................................   4Vi
Cuttle  Bone 
................ 25
H andy  Box,  large. 3 dz.2  50 
H andy  Box,  sm all  . .. .1   25 
Bixby’s  Royal  Polish  ..  85
Miller’s  Crown  Polish.  85 
Scotch,  In  bladders  . . .   87 
Maccaboy,  In  Jars  . . . .   SS 
French  Rappls,  la J en .  «

SHOE  BLACKING 

SNUFF

.. 1  00

SOAP

Jaxon  brand
Single  box  ......................3  10
o  box  lots,  delivered  . .3  05 
10  box  lots,  delivered.. .3  00  : 
Joiinsou  Soap  Co.  brands  :
Silver  King 
................3  6o
Calumet  Fam ily 
...........2  75
Scotch  Fam ily 
............2  85
Cuba  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2   35
J.  S.  K irk  &  Co.  brands
American  Fam ily  .........4  05
Dusky  Diamond, 50 8oz.2  8o 
Dusky  D ud.,  100 6oz..3  80
Jap   Rose 
........................3  75
Savon 
Im perial 
......... 3  10
..........3  10
W hite  Russian 
Dome,  oval  bars 
.......3  10
Satinet,  oval  .................. 2  15
W hite  Cloud  .................. 4  00
Lautz  Bros.  &  Co.  brands
...................... 4  00
Big  Acme 
Acm»,  100-%Ib.  b a rs .. .3  10
Big  M aster 
.................... 4  00
Snow  Boy  P d’r.  100 pk.4  00
Marselles 
........................4  00
Proctor  &  Gamble  brands
...............................3  lo
Lenox 
Ivory,  6  oz  ...................... 4  00
ivory,  10  oz 
.................. 6  75
..................................3  25
6ta r 
Good  Cheer 
.................. 4  00
Old  Country 
.................. 3  40

A.  B.  W risley  brands

Scouring

Enoch  M organ's  Sons, 

iiapolio,  gross  lots  . . . .  9  00 
Sapolio,  half  gross  lots.4  50 
Sapolio,  single  boxes  ..2   25 
Sapolio.  hand 
.............. 2  25

SODA

Boxes 
wegs,  English 

...............................   5 Vi
................ 4%

Whole  Spices

SPICES 
Allspice 
............................  12
Cassia,  China in m ats.  12 
cassia,  Batavia,  bund.  28 
Cassia,  Saigon,  broken.  40 
Cassia,  Saigon,  in rolls.  55
Cloves,  Amooyiia  ........   20
Cloves,  Zanzibar  ..........  17
Mace  .................................   5j
Nutm egs,  75-80 
............  50
Nutm egs,  105-10  ..........  40
Nutm egs,  115-20  ..........  35
Pepper,  Singapore,  blk.  15 
Pepper,  Singp.  white  .  28
Pepper,  shot 
................  13
............................  16
Allspice 
Cassia,  B atavia  ............   28
Cassia,  Saigon 
............   4&
Cloves,  Zanzibar  ..........  18
Ginger,  A frican 
..........  15
Ginger,  Cochin  ..............  18
Ginger,  Jam aica  ..........  26
Mace 
...............................   69
M ustard  ............................  18
Pepper,  Singapore,  blk.  17 
Pepper,  Singp.  white  .  25
Pepper,  C a y e n n e ..........  20
Sage 
.................................   20

Pure  Ground  In  Bulk

STARCH 

Common  Gloss

lib.  packages  ................5
31b.  packages  ................  4%
6Tb.  packages  .................. 5%
40  and  50  tb.  boxes  .3@3%
Barrels 
........................3@3%
20  1Tb.  packages  .............5
40  lib.  packages  ___ 4%@7

Common  Corn

SYRUPS

Corn

B arrels  ..............................21
H alf  b a r r e ls .................... 23
201b.  cans,  %dz.  in  easel  55 
101b.  cans,  %dz. in easel  55 
51b.  cans,  1  dz. in easel  75 
2%Ib.  cans,  2 dz. case...l  75 
F air  ...................................   16
Good 
.................................  20
Choice 
..............................  25

Pure  Cane

TEA
Japan

....2 4
Sundried,  medium 
Sundried,  choice  ...........32
Sundried,  fancy 
...........36
.........24
Regular,  medium 
Regular,  c h o ic e .............. 32
Regular,  fancy  .............. 36
Basket-fired,  medium  .31 
Basket-fired,  choice 
. .38 
..43
Basket-fired,  fancy 
Nibs 
.......................... 22@24
Siftings 
...................... 9@11
Fannings  ..................12 @14
Gunpowder
....3 0
Moyune,  medium 
Moyune,  choice  .............32
Moyune,  fancy 
.............40
Pingsuey,  medium  ....3 0
Pingsuey,  choice 
.........30
Pingsuey,  fancy 
...........40
Young  Hyson
C h o ice................................30
Fancy 
...............................36
Form osa,  fancy  .............42
Amoy,  medium  ..............25
Amoy,  choice  ................ 82
Medium 
.......................... 20
Choice 
..............................30
Fancy  ................................40
Ceylon,  choice  ...............88
F h m f 
.........................u

English  B reakfast

Oolong

India

TOBACCO 
Fine  Cut
............................54
Cadillac 
Sweet  Loma  .................. 33
H iaw atha.  5!b.  pails  . .55
H iaw atha,  10Ib.  pails  . .53
Telegram  
........................ 22
Pay  C a r ............................31
P rairie  Rose  .................. 49
Protection 
......................37
Sweet  B u rle y .................. 42
Tiger 
................................38

Plug

Red  Cross  .......................
Palo  ...................................32
K y lo ....................................34
H iaw atha 
....................... 41
B attle  Axe  ......................33
American  Eagle 
...........32
Standard  Navy  ............ 36
Spear  Head,  16  oz.......... 42
Spear  Head,  8  oz...........44
Nobby  Tw ist 
.................48
Jolly  T a r ..........................36
Old  H onesty  ...................42
Toddy 
..............................33
J.  T ......................................36
.............63
Piper  Heidsick 
Boot  Jack 
...................... 78
Honey  Dip  Tw ist 
....3 9
Black  S ta n d a rd ...............38
Cadillac  ............................38
Forge 
................................30
Nickel  Tw ist  .................. 50

Smoking

Sweet  Core  .................... 34
F lat  C a r ............................32
G reat  N avy  .................... 34
W arpath 
........................ 26
Bamboo,  16  oz............... 25
I  X  I..  R  tb...................... 27
I  X  L,  16  oz.,  pails  ..31
.................. 37
Honey  Dew 
Gold  Block 
.................37
.......................... 40
Flagm an 
Chips 
............................... 33
Kiln  Dried  ......................21
L uke’s  M ix tu re .............. 39
Duke's  Cameo  .............. 43
M yrtle  Navy  .................. 40
Yum  Yum,  1  2-3  oz. 
. .39
Yum  Yum,  lib.  pails  ..37
Cream  ...............................36
Corn  Cake,  2%  oz. 
...24
Corn  Cake,  lib ................ 22
Plow  Boy,  1 2 -3   oz.  ..39
Plow  Boy,  3%  oz...........39
Peerless,  3%  oz.............. 35
Peerless,  1  2-3  oz...........36
Air  Brake  ........................ 36
C ant  Hook  ...................... 30
..........32-34
Country  Club 
Forex-XXXX
28 
Good  Indian 
_
23
Self  B in d e r................ 20-22
Silver  Foam 
.................. 34

 

 

TW INE

Cotton,  3  ply  .................23
Cotton,  4  ply  ................ 23
Jute,  2  ply  ...................... 12
Hemp,  6  ply  ...................12
Flax,  medium 
...............20
Wool,  lib.  balls  ............  6

VINEGAR

M alt  W hite  Wine,  40 gr.  8 
M alt W hite  Wine,  80 g r.ll 
Pure  Cider,  B & B  
..11 
Pure  Cider,  Red  S tar. 11 
Pure  Cider,  R obinson.il 
Pure  Cider,  Silver  ....1 1
WASHING  POWDER

Diamond  Flake  ............2  75
Gold  Brick 
................... 3  25
Gold  Dust,  regular  . . . .  4 50
Gold  Dust,  5c 
..............4  00
Kirkoline,  24  41b.......... 3  90
......................... 3  75
Pearline 
Soapine 
........................... 4  10
.............. 3 75
B abbitt’s  1776 
Roseine 
........................... 3  60
....................... 3  70
A rm our’s 
Nine  O'clock 
................3  35
Wisdom 
..........................3 80
Scourine 
..........................3 50
Rub-No-M ore  ................ 3 75

WICKING

No.  0,  per  g r o s s ............25
No.  1,  per  gross  ...........35
No.  2,  per  gross  ...........45
No.  3,  per  g r o s s ............70

WOODENWARE

Bradley  B utter  Boxes 

Basket*
Bushels 
........................... 1  00
Bushels,  wide b a n d ___1  25
M arket  .............................   35
Splint,  large  .................. 6  00
Splint,  medium 
.............5  00
Splint,  small  .................. 4  00
Willow,  Clothes,  la rg e .7  25 
Willow  Clothes, m ed’m . 6  00 
Willow  Clothes,  sm all.5  50 
size, 24  in case  ..  72
21b. 
size, 16  in case  ..  68
31b. 
size. 12  in case  ..  63
5Tb. 
101b. 
size,  6  in case  ..  60
B utter  Plates
No.  1  Oval.  250  in  crate.  40 
No.  2  Oval,  250  in  crate.  45 
No.  3  Oval.  250  in  crate.  50 
No.  5  Oval.  250  in  crate.  60 
Barrel,  5  gal.,  each 
..2   40 
Barrel,  10  gal.,  each  ..2   65 
Barrel,  15  gal.,  each  ..2   70 
Round bead,  5 gross bx.  66 
Round  head,  cartons  ..  76

Clothes  Pins

Churns

Pelts

Cured  No.  1 
..................81/2
Cured  No.  2 
...................7%
Calfskins,  green  No.  1.  9 
Calfskins,  green  No.  2.  7% 
Calfskins,  cured  No.  1.10% 
Calfskins,  cured  No.  2.  9 
Steer  Hides  60tbs.  over9 
Cow  hides  f.OTbs.  over  . . 8% 
Old  W o o l..................
Lam b  ....................... 50@1  25
Shearlings 
............. 25@1  00
Tallow
No.  1  ........................  @ 4%
......................  @ 3%
No.  2 
W ashed,  fine  ..........  @20
Washed,  medium  ..  @23
Unwashed,  fine 
..14@16 
Unwashed,  medium  @18 

Wool

CONFECTIONS 

Stick  Candy

Pails

Mixed  Candy

t  Fancy—In  Palls

..............9
.................................11

Standard  ..........................  7
Standard  H.  H .............. 7
Standard  Tw ist 
..........  8
Cut  Loaf  .........................   9
cases
Jumbo,  32Tb....................... 7%
E xtra  H.  H ......................9
...............10
Boston  Cream 
Grocers 
............................6
Competition 
...................  7
Special 
..........................   7%
| Conserve 
.........................  7%
...............................  8%
I  Royal 
Ribbon 
.............................   9
.............................  8
Broken 
Cut  Loaf............................8
English  Rock 
..............9
| K in d e rg a rte n .................... 8%
I  Bon  Ton  Cream  ...........   8%
I  French  Cream 
[  S tar 
Hand  made  C ream __.14%
I  Premio  Cream  mixed. .12%
| 
O  F   Horehound  D rop..10
Gypsy  H earts 
...............14
Coco  B011  B o n s ...............12
Fudge  Squares  ...............12
Peanut  Squares 
...........  9
j  Sugared  P e a n u ts ..........10
j Salted  Peanuts 
.............10
Starlight  Kisses 
...........10
San  Bias  G o o d ies........12
Lozenges,  plain  .............. 9
Lozenges,  printed 
. , . . 1 0  
| Champion  Chocolate  ..11 
j  Eclipse  Chocolates 
...13 
¡Q uintette  Chocolates... 12 
I Champion  Gum  Drops.  8
M oss  Drops  ...................  9
Lemon  Sours 
................  9
Im perials 
.......................   9
Ital.  Cream  Opera 
... 12 
| Ital.  Cream  Bon  Bons.
20  lb.  pails  .................. 12
I  Molasses  Chews,  15Tb.
cases 
...........................1 2
] Golden  Waffles 
............ 12
Fancy—In  STb.  Boxes
| Lemon  Sours  .................. 50
Pepperm int  Drops  ....6 0
Chocolate  Drops  ...........60
H.  M.  Choc.  Drops  ...85 
H.  M.  Choc.  Lt.  and
D ark  No.  12  ..............1  00
Gum  D ro p s .....................35
O.  F.  Licorice  Drops  .. 80
Lozenges,  p la in .............. 55
....6 0
Lozenges,  printed 
Im perials 
........................55
i Mottoes 
............................ 60
Cream  B a r ...................... 55
j Molasses  B ar  ................ 55
■ H and  Made  Cr'ms..80@90 
i Cream  Buttons,  Pep.
...65
String  Rock 
.................60
W intergreen  Berries  ..55 
j  F.  Bossenberger’s  brands.
I  Caram els 
........................ 12
i  N ut  caram els 
.............. 14
I  Kisses 
12
Chocolates 
.................11-20
¡Maple  Jake,  per  case..3  00
C racker  Jack 
................3  00
Pop  Corn  Balls 
/ ........ 1  30
NUTS
Whole
Almonds,  Tarragona.. .16
Almonds,  Ivica 
............
\ Almonds,  California  sft 
shelled,  new 
..14  @16
' 
|  Brazils 
........................... 10
Filberts 
........................... 11
I  W alnuts.  French 
........12.
: W alnuts,  sofL  shelled,
j Cal.  No.  1  . . . . ................ 16
¡Table  Nuts,  fancy  ....1 3
Pecans,  Med...................... 9
Pecans,  Ex.  Large  . ..  10
j  Pecans,  Jum bos 
...........11
| Hickory  N uts  per  bu.
i  Ohio  new 
E Cocoanuts  ........................  4
I Chestnuts,  per  bu..........
I  Spanish  P ea n u ts.6%@  7
............. 38
■  Pecan  Halves 
\  W alnut  H a lv e s ...............32
Gilbert  M eats  ................25
Alicante  Almonds  ........36
Jordan  Almonds  .......... 50
Fancy,  H   P,  Suns.5%@  6 
Fancy.  H.  P.,  Suns,
i  R oasted  ........................@  7
Choice,  H   P,  J ’be.7%@  8 
Choice.  H.  P..  Ju m ­
bo,  R oasted  . . . . 8%@  9

................. 
Pop  Corn

and  W intergreen 

.................. 1  75

Peanuts

Shelled

 

WRAPPING  PAPER

. . . .   2% 

Common  Straw  
............  1 %
Fibre  Manila,  whito  ..  2% 
Fibre  M anila,  colored  .  4
No.  1  M anila  ................  4
Cream  Manila 
..............3
Butcher’s  Manila 
W ax  B utter,  short  c'nt.13 
W ax  B utter,  full  count.20 
W ax  B utter,  rolls 
...-.15
Magic,  3  doz............................1 15
I Sunlight,  3  doz.....................1 00
! Sunlight,  1%  doz..........   50
I  Yeast  Foam.  3  doz.  . . . 1   15 
! Yeast  Cream,  3  doz  .. 1  00 
Yeast  Foam,  1%  doz.  ..  68

YEAST  CAKE

FRESH  FISH

P er  lb.
W hite  fish  ...............10<gp 11
T r o u t..................... 
  @  8
Black  B a s s ...............11@12
H a lib u t...................... 10@11
Ciscoes  or  H erring.  @  5
Eluefish  ....................11 @12
Live  L o b s te r...................... @25
Boiled  L o b s te r........  @27
¡Cod 
..............................  @12*
Haddock 
..................  @  8
No.  1  Pickerel  . . . .   @  8Vi
Pike  ...........................  @ 7
Perch,  dressed  . . . .   @ 7
Smoked  W hite 
....  @12%
Red  Snapper  ..........  @
Col.  R iver  Salmonl2%@13 
M ackerel  .................. 19@20

OYSTERS

Cans
P er  can
F.  H.  Counts 
... ........  35
E xtra  Selects  ___ ........  28
Selects 
.................... ........  23
Perfection  S tandards...  22
Anchors 
................. ........  20
............. ........  18
Standards 
Favorites 
.............. ........  17
Bulk
Standard,  gal 
... ........1  30
Selects,  gal 
........ ........1  50
E xtra  Selects,  gal ___1  60
Fairhaven  Counts, g a l.l  75
Shell  Oysters,  per 100.1  00
Shell  Clams,  per 100.1  00
Clams,  gal 
........... ----   1  25

H I D E S   A N D   P E L T S  
Green  No.  1  ...................7
Green  No.  2  ...................6

H id es

MICHIGAN  TR ADESM AN

Starting  the  New  Year  Right

It may  be  easy  and  it  may  not  to  make 
1904 show that smart  gain  over  its  predecessor 
to  which  you  have  grown  accustomed  in  the 
fat years since  1898.  The tide  must  quit  rising 
sometime.

Therefore  the  more  reason  why  you 

should  start the new year right.

Of course you’ll  have  all  the  usual  sales— 
“Stock  Reducing,”  “Clearing,” “Pre-inventory,” 
etc.  But  with  every  merchant  on  the  street 
singing  the  same  song of cut prices on regular 
goods none of you will  get  business  enough  to 
make you happy.

Unless  you  do  something 

more  and  different.

The very best way to  start  the 
new year right is  to  do  these  four 
things:

1.  Restock  the  bargain coun­
ter or  bargain  basement with  stuff 
that will  burn  its way  through  the 
chilliest indifference.

2.  Push 

low  priced  goods.

jawe  i)cvw\\\vwcc

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BUTLER  BROTHERS

SIMS..
i I M B

is to offer interesting goods  in  an  interesting 
way.

People  are  tired  of  staples.  Talk  them 
ever  so  loudly—butcher  prices  relentlessly—  
and  folks  will  still  be  apathetic.  They want 
a change.

Give them what they want.
You can  perhaps  run  a  real  stirring  Jan­
uary  campaign  without  Butler  Brothers,  but 
why try it?

W e  save  you  the  need  of  shopping  the 
market  over  to  find  the  right  variety  of  low 
priced  goods.  Our  buyers  have 
skimmed  the  world’s  cream  from 
every  line  and  we  lay  the  result 
before you in one compact  book.

W e save you the need of  mak­
ing bargains by  the  crude  method 
of gouging off all  your  own  profit 
For  we 
furnish  values  that  will 
pull like a cut  price  on  Amoskeag 
gingham,  and  at  costs  that  leave 
some profit  for you.

After the rush holiday buying  your  people  feel 
poor.  They will  not buy high priced goods.

3.  Make  a  feature  of  HOMEGOODS— 
the  ever  quick  sellers  in  kitchen  and  dining 
room needs. 
In especial push the  always  pop­
ular 5 and  10 cent goods.

4  Hold special  sales—many  of  them  and 
many kinds.  And in order that each may work 
off its share of the odds  and  ends  that  clutter 
up  your stock, spice each  sale  with  a  few  new 
fresh bargains in stuff the people want.

The way to  make trade  brisk  in  January

Our January catalogue—just out—furnishes 
both the ways and the  means  for  a  successful 
January campaign:

W A Y S  in the  form  of  plans  for  pushing 
business  that  have  been  tested  and  found  re­
sultful  by other good merchants.

M EAN S in  the  form  of  interesting  goods 
to coax attention and stirring bargains  to  com­
pel attention.

The retail  merchant who  is  resolved  to 
start  the  new  year  right  will  find  our  Jan­
uary catalogue a mighty  big  help.  It  is  free 
to  m e r c h a n t s .  Ask  for catalogue  No. J49°-

Butler  Brothers  New  York 

Chicago  St.  Louis

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SPECIAL PRICE CURRENT

!  New York  Market  I
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Special  Features  of  the  Grocery  and 

Produce  Trade.

New  York,  Jan.  2— The  coffee  mar­
ket  has  been  fairly  active  so  far  as 
the  actual  article  goes,  and  although 
the  week  has  been  seriously  inter­
fered  with  by  the  holidays  a  pretty 
fair  volume  of  business  has  been 
done.  Quotations  are  firmly  main­
tained,  and  buyers  seem  to  think  they 
are  a  few  points  too  high  for  their 
consideration,  so  many  are  acting  in 
a  conservative  manner  and 
taking 
only  supplies  sufficiently  large  to  re­
pair  broken  assortments.  The  gen­
eral  feeling  is  unmistakably  in  favor 
of  the  seller  and  the  thing  that  gives 
them  most  hope  is  the  continued  re­
ports  of  short  crop.  The  receipts at 
Rio  and  Santos  from  July  1  to  Dec. 
30,  1903,  aggregated  8,081,000  bags, 
against  8,179,000  bags  in  1902,  and 
10,509,000  bags  in  1901.  Mild  coffees 
remain  firm  although  the  volume  of 
business 
large.  Good 
Cucuta  is  quotable  at  9^4 c.

is  not  very 

There  is  a  better  feeling  to  the  su­
gar  market,  and  some  refiners  re­
port  a  good  run  of  business  at  some 
advance.  This  advance,  started  by 
Arbuckles,  will,  it  is  said,  be  followed 
on  Monday  by  the  others.  Everybody 
is  hopeful  and  through  the  whole 
market  we  hear  only  of  a  big  trade 
looked  for  during  the  coming  season.
Holders  of  teas  are  not  especially 
anxious  to  sell  on  the  present  basis, 
as  they  incline  to  the  belief  that  the 
war  news  fully  justifies  them  in  ask­
ing  full  rates  if,  indeed,  they  do  not 
advance  same.  Line  trade  is  quiet. 
Package  teas  sell  freely  and  this  is 
true  of  all  sorts.

The  supplies  of  rice  here  are  light 
and  held  in  few  hands.  The  enquiry 
is  only  moderate,  nor  is  any  rush 
ever  looked  for  at  this  time  of  year. 
Quotations  are  firm  and  likely  to  re­
main  so.  Choice to head, 4K@5Mc.

Spices  have  been  in  moderate  en­
quiry.  Such  sales  as  have  been  made, 
however,  are  at  full  rates,  and  on 
pepper  and  cloves  the  upward 
ten­
dency  still  continues,  although  no  ac­
tual  advance  has  been  made 
this 
week.

There  is  a  pretty  good  demand  for 
the  better  sorts  of  molasses  and  with 
comparatively  light  supplies  holders 
ask  full  rates.  Stocks  are  not  likely 
to be  much  augmented  and  no  decline 
from  present  figures  is 
for. 
Syrups  are  steady  and  unchanged.

looked 

the 

coming 

There  is  practically  nothing  what­
ever  doing  in  canned  goods,  either in 
spot  goods  or  futures.  Dealers  are 
balancing  books  and  getting  matters 
in  shape  for 
season. 
There  is  no  esjpecial  weakness  and, 
upon  the  whole,  holders  are  quite 
confident that  before  new goods  come 
on  the  shelves  there  will  be  a  strong­
er  feeling  for  almost  everything,  un­
less  it  be  tomatoes.  The  supply  of 
the  latter  is  so  ample  that  no  notable 
advance  is  expected.

There  is  practically  no  change 

in 
the  butter  market,  either  as  regards 
supply  or  demand.  Supply  seems  to

be  just  about  large  enough  to  meet 
all  requirements  and  quotations  are 
practically  without  change. 
Best 
Western  creamery,  23}£c;  seconds to 
firsts,  I7@23c; 
imitation  creamery, 
I5 @ i9 c ,  the  latter  for  extra  stock; 
factory  ranges  from  I4@I5J4c;  ren­
ovated,  I5@i8c;  rolls,  I4@i5c.

in 

Quietude  prevails 

the  cheese 
market.  Stocks  must  be  pretty  well 
cleaned  up  on  some  grades,  and 
a 
better  feeling  is  likely  to  set  in  with­
in  a  fortnight.  There  has  been  hardly 
a  fractional  change  in  quotations  for 
cheese  for  months.  Small  size  full 
cream,  12c  and  large  sizes,  % c   more.
The  high  rates  for  eggs  still  pre­
vail  and  supplies  of  really  desirable 
sorts  are  quickly  snapped  up  at  42(a) 
45c  for  near-by  sorts.  Western fresh- 
gathered,  extras,  36@37c;  firsts,  35c, 
and  seconds,  3i@34c;  candled,  26(a) 
27c;  refrigerators,  27@29c,  and  limed 
stock,  25@ 28c.

Back  to  “Slavery  Days.”

An  old  negro  sold  himself  back  in­
to  slavery  at  Indianapolis  the  other 
day— or  into  what  amounts  in  prac­
tice  to  that.

is 

told 

story 

As  the 

locally 
the  Women’s  Christian  Temperance 
Union  of  Indianapolis  had  been  hold­
ing  a  rummage  sale  for  several  days. 
One  afternoon  a  colored  man  en­
tered.

“ I  wish  you’d  sell  me,”  he  said 
to  one  of  the  women. 
“I’m  tired 
tramping  around  the  country,  and 
I’ll  work  for  anybody  the  rest  of 
my  days  for  my victuals  and  clothes.”
One  of  the  women  suggested  that 
the  old  man  be  placed  on  a  table 
with  a  price-mark  on  him,  but  after 
further  talk  with  the  negro  to  be 
certain  that  he  was  in  earnest, 
it 
was  decided  to  auction  him  off  to 
the  highest  bidder.  The  old  man was 
put  on  a  stool  and  one  of  the  women 
got  on  the  counter  and  began  to  cry 
the  bargain.

explained  that  he 

The  first  bid  was  fifty  cents.  The 
simply 
bidder 
wanted  to  give 
the  auctioneer  a 
start.  The  next  bid  was  seventy-five 
cents,  and  quarter  bids  wrere  receiv­
ed  until  the  old  man  was  valued  at 
$2.  Then  there  was  a  lull  in  the 
bidding,  but  the  crier  persisted,  and 
the  bargain  was  finally  knocked down 
to,  H.  W.  Shea,  a  commission  mer­
chant,  at  $2.39.

The  negro  eyed  the  commission 
man  closely,  and  announced  that  be 
believed  he  would  like  to  live  with 
him.  He  said  he  had  had  no  home 
for  years,  and  he  was  tired  of  living 
from  hand  to  mouth.  Mr.  Shea  told 
the  women  that  he  would  give  his 
new  purchase  some  light work around 
his  commission  house  and, 
if  he 
proved  to  be  trustworthy,  the  job 
would  be  permanent.  He  agreed  to 
give  the  negro  a  suit  of  clothes  and 
plenty  4o  eat.

The  old  man  thanked  the  women 
for  having  found  a  home  for  him,  and 
went  away  with  his  new  master, 
seemingly  quite  satisfied.

How  He  Advertised.

Smith— I  found  a  piece  of  valuable 

lace  on  the  street  yesterday.

Jones— And  did  you  advertise  it?
Smith— Sure;  I  told  my  wife.

AXLE  GREASE

Mica,  tin  boxes 
Paragon 

.. 75  9  00 
..................55  6  00

B A K I N G   P O W D E R  

Jaxon  B ran d

%lb.  cans,  4  doz.  ease  45 
%Ib.  cans,  4  doz.  case  S5 
lb.  cans,  2  doz.  easel  60

11 

R oyal

10c  size.  90 
>4 lb cans  135 
6  ozcans  190 
% lbcans  250 
% lb cans  375 
1  lb cans  4 80 
3  tb cans 13 00 
5  lb cans 2150

B L U IN G

Arctic  4 oz ovals, p gro 4 00 
Arctic  8 oz ovals, p gro 6 00 
Arctic  16 oz ro’d, p gro 9 00

B R E A K F A S T   F O O D

O xford  F lake s

No.  1  A,  per  c a s e ....3  60
No.  2  B,  per  case........... 3 60
No.  3  C,  epr  case........... 3 60
No.  1  D,  per  case......... 3 60
No.  2  D,  per  case......... 3 6Ò
No.  3  D,  per  case........... 3 60
No.  1  E,  per  case........... 3 60
No.  2  E,  per  case........... 3 60
No.  1  F,  per  case........... 3 60
No.  3  F,  per  case........... 3 60

G rits

W alsh-DeRoo  Co.’s  B rands

G.  J. Johnson Cigar Co.’s bd.
Less  than  500............... 33 00
500  or  m ore..................... 32 00
.,000  or  m ore................. 31 00

C O C O A N U T

B aker’s  Brazil  Shredded

70  %lb  pkg,  per  c a s e ..2  60 
35  -»lb  pkg.  per  c a s e ..2  60 
33  %lb  pkg,  per  case . . 2  60 
16  V&lb  pkg,  per  case . . 2  60

C H E W I N G   G U M

Celery Nerve

1  box,  20  packages  . . . .   60 
5  boxes in  carton  . . . . . . 2   60

C IG A R S

S A F E S

W hite  House,  1  lb ..........
W hite  House,  2  lb ............
Excelsior,  M  &  J,  1  lb .. 
Excelsior,  M  &  J.  2  lb .. 
’lip   Top,  M  &  J,  1  lb . .. .
Boyal  Jav a  .......................
Royal  Java  and  M ocha.. 
Java  and  Mocha  B lend.. 
Boston  Combination  . . . .
Judson 
Grocer  Co..  Grand  Rapids; 
National  Grocer  Co.,  De­
tro it  and  Jackson;  B.  Des- 
enberg  &  Co.,  Kalamazoo; 
Symons  Bros.  &  Co..  Sagi­
naw;  Meisel  &  Goeschel. 
Bay  City;  Fielbach  Co., 
Toledo.

Distrionted 

by 

C O N D E N S E D   M I L K  

4  doz  in  case

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

Gail  Borden  Eagle  . . . .  6  40
Crown 
..............................5  90
Champion 
  4  25
Daisy  ................................4  70
M ag n o lia........................... 4 00
Challenge  ........................4  40
Dime 
................................3  85
Peerless  Êvap’d  Cream .4  00
F L A V O R IN G   E X T R A C T S  
Coleman’s 
2oz.  P a n e l........................1  20 75
3oz.  T a p e r ...............2  00  1  50
No.  4  Rich.  B lake.2  00  1  50 

Foote  &   Jenks 

Jennings

Terpencless  Lem on  

No.  2  D.  C.  p r  dz  . . . .   75 
No.  4  D.  C.  pr  dz  . .. .1   50
No.  6  D.  C.  pr  d z ........2  00
Taper  D.  C.  pr  dz  . ...1   60 
. . . .  
No.  2  D. C. p r  dz  ....1   20
No.  4  D. C. p r  dz   
2  00
No.  6  D. C. pr  dz  ....3   00
Taper  D. C. pr  dz  ....2   00

Mexican  Vanilla 

Van. Lem.

in 

by 

stock 

fire  proof 

Full  line  of  th e  celebrated 
Diebold 
safes 
kept 
the 
Tradesm an  C o m p a n y .  
Tw enty  different  sizes  on 
hand  a t  all 
tim es—twice 
as  m any  of  them   as  are 
carried  by  any  other  house 
If  you  are 
in  the  State. 
unable  to  visit  Grand  R ap­
ids  and 
line 
personally,  w rite  for  quo­
tations.

inspect 

the 

SOAP

Beaver  Soap  Co.’s  Brands

Place Your 
Business 

on a

Cash  Basis 

by using 

our

Coupon  Book 

System.

We

manufacture 
four kinds 

of

Coupon  Books 

and

sell  them 
all at the 
same price 

irrespective of 

size, shape 

or

denomination. 

We will 

be 
very 
pleased 

to

send you samples 

if you ask  us. 

They are 

free.

100 
50 
100 
50 

cakes, large  size . . 6 50
cakes, large  siz e ..3 25
cakes, sm all  size. .3 85
cakes, sm all  s lz e ..l 95

Tradesman Company 

Grand Rapids

MICHIGAN  T R A DESMAN

BUSINESS-WANTS  DEPARTMENT

Advertisements  inserted  under  this  head  for  two  cents  a  w■ord  the  first  insertion  and  one  cent  a  word  for  each

subsequent  continuous  insertion. No  charge  less  than  25  cents.  Cash  must  accompany  all  orders.

Good  opening  for  first-class  jew eler 
784

taken  a t  once.  Address  No.  <94,  caiv
M ichigan  Tradesm an.__________  

of 

One 

stock 

located  and 

For  Sale—$1,600 

trial  will  prove  how  quick  and 
well  we  fill  orders  and  how  much  money 
we  can  save  you.  Tradesm an  Company.
;  Printers.  Grand  Rapids.
Jewelry, 
w atches  and  fixtures.  New  and  clean 
and  in  one  of  the  best  villages  In  Central 
i  Michigan.  Centrally 
rent 
! cheap.  Reason  for  selling,  other  busl- 
| ness  interests  to  look  after.  Address  No.
I 733.  care  M ichigan  Tradesm an. 
733 
1  We  w ant  a   dealer  in  every  town  In 
! Michigan  to  handle  our  own  m ake  of  rur 
; coats,  gloves  and  m ittens. 
for 
catalogues  and  full  particulars,  Ellsw orth 
| &  T hayer  Mfg.  Co.,  Milwaukee,  W is.  617 
For  S ale^N ew   complete  line  of  fancy 
! groceries,  fixtures,  horse,  delivery  wagon, 
roomy  store  and  dwelling  combined, w ith 
:  modern  improvements,  good  cem ent  cel­
lar,  barn  and  large  lot  south  side  K ala­
mazoo.  $4,500  cash.  Doing  cash  business 
of  about  $550  monthly.  Good  reason  for 
selling.  Address  No.  941,  care  M ichigan 
i Tradesm an. 

________________241

Send 

language 

pharm acist 

W anted—R egistered 

salesm en,  executive, 

A  Good  Position—Is  alw ays  open  to a 
com petent  man.  H is  difficulty  is  to  find 
it.  We  have  openings  and  receive  daily 
treasurers  of 
calls  for  secretaries  and 
business  houses,  superintendents,  m ana­
gers,  engineers, 
expert 
book-keepers, 
traveling 
clerical 
and  technical  positions  of  all  kinds,  pay­
ing  from  $1,000  to  $10,000  a   year.  W rite 
for  plan  and  booklet.  Hapgoods  (Inc.), 
Suite  511.  309  Broadway,  New  York.  37
by 
Grand  Rapids  druggist,  one  who  speaks 
Address 
Holland 
No.  31.  care  M ichigan  Tradesm an.  31
W anted—Experienced  cabinet  m akers; 
steady  work  all  the  year;  m en  w ith  fam i 
lips  preferred.  The  Ha, mil ton  M anufac­
turing  Co.,  Two  Rivers,  W is,_______998
W anted—Clerks  of  all  kinds  apply  a t 
once. 
Enclose  self-addressed  envelope 
and  *1  covering  n ecessary  expense.  The 
Globe  Em ploym ent  &  Agency  Co.,  Camil­
la o.  Mich.___________ _____________
to 
do  m anufacturing  and  a   good 
stock- 
keeper.  Need  not  be  registered  if  has 
had  good  experience.  Address  No.  991, 
care  M ichigan  Tradesm an. 

W anted—Pharm acist, 

com petent 

preferred. 

991

BUSINESS  CHANCES.

For  Sale—Small,  well-selected  stock of 
drv  goods  and  groceries;  everything  new 
within  a  year;  best  location  in  square; 
county  seat:  best  portion  of  Illinois;  rea­
sonable  rent;  good  reasons  for  parting 
with  paying  business. 
J.  Slate,  Monti-
cello.  111.______ _____________________
For  Sale  or  E x change-S tock  dry goods 
clothing  and 
about 
improved  property. 
$7  000, 
Address  H.,  care  Michigan  Tradesm an.

invoicing 

land  or 

shoes, 

for 

I 

land 

Store 

town. 

22x100; 

located 

netting 

contract. 

the  best 

guaranteed 

T radesm an.___48

in  operation;  full 

trade;  price  $3,200-  m ight 

to r   Rent  or  Exchange—Illinois  farm. 
Will  consider  good  stock  m erchandise,  i 
Send  description  of  stock  with  first let­
ter.  Address  J.,  care  Michigan  Irad e s-
man.  _____ ______ _________-________ ——
For  Rent  or  Trade  for  Land  or  M er­
chandise—Store  and  lot  in  good  N orthern 
first-class 
Iowa 
shape.  Address  W.. 
care  Michigan
T r a d e s m a n . ______________________r “—
r o r   Sale  C heap—G eneral  stock  an d   fix­
tu re s   W ill  sell  or  re n t  sto re  building,  or 
sell  sto ck   to   be  rem oved.  A ddress  N o.
51.  care  Michigan  Tradesm a n ._____ 51_
For  Sale—Flour,  feed  and  buckwheat 
mill;  full  roller  process;  steam   power; 
in  Southern 
one  of 
Michigan: 
first-class  custom  and  m er­
chant 
take 
other  property  in  p a rt  exchange  if  gpo? 
rentable.  G.  W.  Bibbins,  Hanover,  Mich.oo
W anted—Second-hand  refrigerator  for 
m eat  m arket.  S tate  size  and  price.  W.
oickinson.  Colon,  M i c h ._______ 49
j, or  Kent—A  store  suitable  for  a   gro- 
eery  or  hardw are  in  a  hustling  live  town 
ir.  Upper  Peninsula;  only  one  hardw are 
store  in  a  great  farm ing  country.  Don t 
lose  this  chance.  Address  a t  once,  No.
48.  care  Michigan 
«•> 000—Buys  simple,  valuable  patent, 
easy  to  m ake;  small  place  started;  can 
information.  . 
be  seen 
W.  L.  D..  63  Kinzie  St..  Chicago.  111.  47 
j 
120  acre  farm   two  and  a-  half  miles 
from  railroad.  Wish  to  trade  for  stock 
491.  Shelby.
of  hardware.  Lock  Box 
Mich.________ __________ ____________ ~ —
W a n ted —To  buy  a  stock  of  m e rc h a n ­
dise  from   $5.000  up  W ill  Pay  sp o t  cash. 
C orrespondence  solicited.  A ddre-S  No.
44.  c a re  M ichigan 
T radesm an.___44___
su re  Profits—Buv  stock  in  our  Land 
Co 
small 
N orth  Dakota  m ortgages 
the  | 
Durchaser  7  Der  cent.  Look  us  up  and 
call  and  see  or  w rite  Wm.  H.  Brown  Co. 
B rittain.  131  LaSalle  St..  Chicago,  111.
— For  gale—General  stock  of  m erchan- 
dise 
inventorying  about  $3.000.  Annual 
sales  about  $20,000.  mostly  cash.  Lo­
cated 
in 
railroad 
which  has  always  enjoyed  steady  p a­
tronage 
little  com ­
petition.  Reason  for  selling,  owners  de- 
idre 
trade  perm anently. 
For  full  particulars  address  Dell  W n sb b  
care  Musselman Grocer  Co.. Grand  Rap-
ids. 
....------------------- t —
with 
to  *10.000  w ith  service  to  invest  in  a  re­
tail  lumber,  sash  and  door  business  in  a 
live  and  hustling  town  and  fast  im prov­
ing  country. 
is  also  a 
saw   and  planing  mill  doing  a  fine  busy- 
ne^s 
too  m uch  for  present 
capital.  P arties  looking  for  location and 
investm ent  of  this  nature  will  do  well 
to  Investigate  a t  once.  For  particulars
«ddress  Box  46.  Lena.  W i s ._______ 41
For  Sale—Country  store;  clean  stock 
staple 
invoice 
about  $2.000;  can  be  reduced;  good  paying 
fence  and  agricultural  lines;  good  farm ­
ing  country;  sales  1903  $12,500;  m erchan­
dise  sold  only  with 
real  estate,  good 
reason  for  selling;  No.  1  chance  for  a 
live  man.  Address  B ennett  &  Co.,  M at-
tison.  Mich. 
 
—
—For  Sale  Cheap—Two  good 
second­
hand  coolers—one  8x13  McCray,  and  one 
6x 8  Stevens.  Enquire  A.  R.  Hensier,
B attle  Creek,  M ic h .______________ 2"—
for  keeping 
eggs  and  b utter  to  lease,  rent,  or  will 
take  in  a  partn er  who  will  furnish  the 
money  and  handle 
the  business;  1200 
eo^e  capacity:  natural  ice  stored  above. 
W.  J.  Hum phreys,  Elmwood,  Peoria
County.  111.______________________ 4»
F ar  W est  poultry  yards  w ith  ten  pens 
of  fancy  poultry; 
advertised 
business;  good  dwelling  house,  chicken 
houses  and  grounds,  close  to  car  line; 
five-cent  fare  and 
to 
business  center.  Only  $1,200  for  grounds, 
buildings,  poultry  and  business.  Calvin 
Philips  &   Co.,  211  California  Bldg.,  Ta­
coma,  W ash. 

town  rem ote 
Good orofits  and 

A  Jackson  R efrigerator 

P artner  W anted—Man 

general  m erchandise; 

tw enty  m inutes 

to  retire  from 

In  connection 

____________  

Business 

a  well 

from 

28

in  a  

Iowa;

small 

located 

$5,000  Shoe  Stock 

For  Sale—A  drug  store  in  Grand  Rap 
ids.  Good  location  and  stock  up-to-date 
and  clean.  Good  trade  established  and 
a  money  m aker.  For  the  last  four  years 
it  has  paid  40  per  cent,  a  year  above  ex­
penses  on  the  price  asked  for  it—-$5^000. 
i  Address  Chemist,  care  M ichigan  Trades-
I  man.____ __________________  
32 
1  For  Sale—Drug  store  a t  Marion,  Ohio; 
invoice  $2,500.  Address  Box  675,  Colum-
I  bus.  Ohio.  _______ _________________ 33
W anted—P a rtn e r  fo r  g ris t  m ill.  F irst 
!  class  m ill  an d   location.  M ust h av e 
three ;
I  th o u san d   dollars.  A ddress  No.  8,  ca re i
M ichigan  Tradesm an.__________________ 8_I
A  special  and  very  desirable  opportu- 
i  nity  to  invest  in  Florida.  W rite  J.  E.
I  Botsford,  Lakeland,  Florida.___________9_
I 
to  Exchange—¿For 
!  $2,000  cash  or  bankable  paper  and  bal­
ance.  Good  unincum bered  real  estate;
!  business  established 
in  city  of  8,000,
I  Southern  Michigan.  Address  No. 
11,
care  M ichigan  Tradesm an.___________ 11
For  Sale—Num ber  nine  “Eagle”  Auto- 
;  m atic  Acetylene  Generator.  W arranted 
in  excellent  shape.  C.  A.  Peck  H ardw are
Co.,  Berlin,  Wis.____________________ 14 _
For  Sale  or  Exchange—Complete  stock 
of  shoes  and  fancy  groceries  in  a  th riv ­
ing  m anufacturing  town  of  2,000;  stock 
invoicing  about  $5.000.  Address  No.  15,
care  M ichigan  Tradesm an.  ________ 15
For  Sale—$4,000  stock  of  general  m er­
chandise, 
country 
town  on  railroad;  nice  clean  stock;  doing 
a  good  business.  L.  F.  Cox,  Kalamazoo,
Mich._______________ _ _____________ M_
For  Sale—Cash  only,  fresh  stock  of  gro- 
ceries;  good  location.  Address  H.  Gil­
man,  F armersville,  111.
____________*3
FoFlSale-^R acket  store,  Eldora,  Iowa, 
county  seat  of  H ardin county, 
2  : 00 
inhabitants;  best  farm ing  section 
I  in  Iowa;  stock  $4,000  to  $5,000;  no  old  or 
!  out-of-date  goods  on  hand.  This  is  a 
good  clean  stock  and  doing  a  good-pay- 
ing,  strictly  cash  business;  ^ established 
six  vears;  cheap  rent;  good  living  rooms 
upstairs  over  the  store  (brick  building), 
occupied  by  my  fam ily;  $20  per  m onth 
for  the  entire  building;  no  trades.  R ea­
son  for  selling,  my  Oklahoma  store m ust 
have  my  entire  attention.  Address  H. 
E.'  L..  Box  325.  Eldora.  Iowa. 
Cash  for  Your  Stock—Or  we  wifi  close 
out  for  you  a t  your  own  place  of  Dusi-  j 
ness,  or  make  sale  to  reduce  your  stock. 
W rite  for  information.  C.  L.  Yost  &  co., 
*S77  Forost  Avp..  Wftst.  Ftetrcm.  Mien 
For  Sale—Good  building  for  stock  of 
general  m erchandise;  also  dwelling  and 
blacksm ith  shop.  Splendid  location  for 
business.  A.  Green,  Devil s  Lake,  Mich.
I  For  Sale—A  whole  or  one-half  Interest 
in  good  im plem ent  business.  Some stock 
on  hand  and  have  agency  for  some  of 
the  best  goods.  Reason  for  selling,  have 
too  much  other  business.  Address  Box
I 367.  K alkaska.  Mich._______________
For  Rent—Large  store  building  and 
I  basement.  Good  town,  fine  location.  Ad­
dress  No.  971,  care  M ichigan  Tradesm an.
In  Oregon, 
W ashington  and  California,  in  tra c ts  to 
suit  buyer.  Also  mill  sites.  E stim ating 
tim ber  lands  a  specialty.  Cruising  done 
accurately  and  w ith  dispatch.  Lewis 
Mead  Tim ber  Co..  204  McKay  Bldg., P ort-
I land.  Ore. 
_____________ *®3__
For  Sale  or  Trade—A  good  first-class,
I three-story  brick  hotel  w ith  all  modern 
for  good
Will trade 
improvements. 
located.  Address  M.
land 
I w.  Moulton.  Bellevue.  Iowa. 
910 
I  Geo.  M.  Sm ith  Safe  Co.,  agents  for  one 
; of  the  strongest,  heaviest  and  best  flre- 
i  proof  safes  made.  All  kinds  of  second­
hand  safes  in  stock.  Safes  opened  and 
'repaired.  376 
South Ionia street.  Both
| phones.  Grand  R ap id s.___________ 226
!  For  Sale—R are  chance.  One  of  only 
i  two  general  stores 
In  best  village 
in 
I Genesee  county.  W rite  for  description.
| Address  No.  881,  care  M ichigan  T rades-
i  Good  opening  for  dry  goods ;flre t-c lass 
store  to  ren t  in  good  location.  H.  M.  W il-
I  Upttib  M a s o n .  M lf h ____________
For  Sale  or  W ould  Exchange  for  Small 
Farm   and  Cash—Store,  stock  and  dwell­
ing,  about  $5,000.  Address  No.  857. care
__________837
M ic h ig a n   T r a d e s m a n . 
F or  Sale—420  acres  of  cut-over  h ard ­
wood  land,  three  m iles  north  of  Thom p­
son ville.  House  and  barn  on  premises. 
Pere  M arquette  railroad  runs  across  one 
1 com er  of  land.  Very  desirable  for  stock 
I raising  or  potato  growing.  W ill 
ex- 
I change  for  stock  of  m erchandise  of  any 
kind.  C.  C.  Tuxbury,  301  Jefferson  St.. 
Grand  Rapids. 

F or  Sale—Tim ber 

if  desirably 

from $5,000

lands 

835

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POSITIONS  W ANTED.

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46, 

Pharm acist,  Registered,  w ants  position; 
competent,  experienced  and  good  refer­
ences.  Address  F.  W.  H am ilton.  Lake 
City.  Mich. 
W anted—Position  as  clerk,  experienced 
in  groceries,  shoes,  clothing.  Also  some 
knowledge  of  drugs.  Address  Box  7
Sturgis,  Mich._________ _ _ _______  _  55__
W anted—Grocery  position  as  clerk  or 
m anager  by  young  m arried  m an  with 
ten  vears’  experience.  Can  give  best 
of  references  as  regards  business  ability, 
care 
character,  etc.  Address  No. 
Michigan  Tradesm an. 
46
W anted—Em ployment  as  book-keeper 
or  clerk  by  a  graduate  of  the  Ferris  In ­
furnished. 
stitute.  B est  of  references 
Address  Garfield  Blades,  Cobmoosa, Mich.40
i  W anted—Position  in  shoe  store  or  gen- 
! eral 
References 
i furnished.  Address  No. 975,  care  Mi chi -
i  gan  Tradesm an. 
275
!  W anted—Steady  position  by  registered 
pharm acist. 
competent. 
references.  Address  Pharm acist.
Good 
care  M ichigan  Tradesm an.___________ 993___
in  dry 
goods  store  in  outside  town.  H ave  good 
position  in  Grand  Rapids,  but  wish  to 
get  in  closer  touch  w ith  the  dry  goods 
business.  Am  first-class  sign  w riter  and 
window  trim m er.  Address  No.  992,  care 
M1<*hiean  Tradesm an.  _____________887

Position  w anted  as  salesm an 

Experienced. 

Thoroughly 

store. 

 

 

SALESMEN  WANTED.

W anted—Experienced  salesm an  to  car­
ry  a  line  of  crockery  on  a  commission 
basis.  Address  the  Wm.  B runt  Pottery
Co.,  E ast  Liverpool,  Ohio.____________17
W anted—Salesmen  to  sell  as  sMo  ltn* 
or  on  commission  Dilley  Queen  W asher 
Any  territory  but  M ichigan.  Address 
i  Lyons  W ashing  M achine  Company
| Lyons,  Mich. 
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take 
- orders  by  sample  for  the  finest  m erchant 
tailoring  produced;  good  opportunity  to 
grow 
into  a   splendid  business  and  be 
i  your  own  “boss.”  W rite  for  full  infor­
mation.  E.  L.  Moon,  Gen 1  M anager. 
■  Station  A.  Columbus.  O ._______  

W anted—Clothing  salesm an 

to 

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AUCTIONEERS  AND  TRADERS

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H.  C.  F erry  &  Co.,  the  hustling  auc- 
tloneers.  Stocks  closed  out  or  reduced 
anyw here 
th e  United  States.  New 
methods,  original  ideas,  long  experience, 
hundreds  of  m erchants  to  r e fe rto .  We 
i have  never  failed  to  please. ^  W rite  for 
i  term s,  particulars  and  dates.  14l4-16_wa- 
j  bash  ave.,  Chicago. 
(Reference.  D uns 
i  M ercantile  Agency.)______________ 872

M I S C E L L A N E O U S .

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Lady  and  Gentlemen  D em onstrators— 
For  house-to-house  w ork;  salary  and 
commission.  Address,  with 
references, 
Vegetable  &  Hemlock  Oil  Medical  Co., 
Detroit.  Mich 
Are  You  Satisfied—W ith  your  present 
position  and  salary? 
If  not.  w rite  us 
for  plan  and  booklet.  W e  have  openings 
for  m anagers, 
advertis­
ing  men,  salesmen,  book-keepers, 
etc., 
paying from  $1,000  to  $10,000  a  year.  High 
grade  exclusively.  Hapgoods  (Inc.),  Suite 
511.  309  Broadway,  New  York. 
W anted—No.  1  sausage  m aker  and an 
all-round  m an  to  work  in  an  up-to-date 
m arket.  Apply  to  G.  M.  Peet,  Chesan- 
ing,  Mich. 

secretaries. 

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at

Close corporation 
composed of Detroit 
and  Saginaw  cap­
italists manufactur­
ing  staple  article, 
with  English  and 
American 
t r a d e  
established,  desires 
c o n n e c t i o n  with 
competent  man  to
superintend force of  travelers  and  manage  state 
department; compensation $3,000 per anm m; refer­
ences  required;  address  Secretary,  Boa  644, 
Detroit, Mich.

_ 

F O R   S A L E

the  undersigned 

W holesale  grocery  stock  and  business 
of  W .  L  B rotherton  &  Co.,  B ay  City, 
Mich.
Sealed  proposals  or  bids  will  be  re ­
ceived  by 
trustee  for 
creditors  of  said  firm  up  to  2  o’clock  in 
the  afternoon  of  Mondaji,  Jan u ary   11, 
1904.
Proposals  or  bids  m ay  be  subm itted  as 
follows: 
(1),  For  the  stock  of  goods; 
(2),  For  the  furniture  and  fixtures;  (3). 
For  the  accounts  receivable;  (4),  For 
the  real  estate  consisting  of  the  store and 
warehouse  w ith  150 
feet  frontage  on 
W ater  street,  in  B ay  City,  and  including 
the  warehouse  and  dock  in  th e  re a r  of 
the  property. 
(This  real  estate  will  be 
sold  subject  to  a  $4,000  m ortgage,  dated 
August  31,  1903.  and  also  subject  to   all 
taxes  and  assessm ents  levied  In  th e  year 
1903).  Proposals  or  bids  m ay  be  made 
for  all  of  the .property,  or  for  th a t  com ­
prised  in  either  class  as  above  specified.
The  goods  and  property  and  th e  In­
ventory  thereof  are  open 
inspection 
and  exam ination  a t  the  prem ises,  1105- 
1111  N orth  W ater  street,  in B ay City.  The 
right  to  reject  any  and  all  bids  Is  re ­
served. 
Dated,  Bay  City,  Mich.,  December  31, 
1903.

to 

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L.  M  PERSONS.  Trustee.

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