Twenty-Second  Year

GRAND  RAPIDS,  WEDNESDAY,  JUNE  14,  1905

Number  1134

We  Buy  and  Sell 

Total  Issues

of

State, County,  City,  School  D istrict, 

Street  R ailw ay  and  Qas

BONDS

Correspondence  Solicited.

H.  W .  NOBLE  &  COMPANY 

Union  Trust  Building, 

BANKERS

D etroit, Mich.

William  Connor,  Proa. 

Joaaph  8.  Hoffman,  lot Vloo-Proo. 

William  Aldon  Smith,  2d   Vloo-Proo. 
df.  C.  Huggott,  Sooy-Treaauror

The William Connor Co.

WHOLESALE  CLOTHING 

MANUFACTURERS

28-30  South  Ionia  Street,  Grand  Rapid*,  Mich.

O ur Spring  and  Summer  samples  for  1905  now 
showing.  Every kind ready made clothing for  all 
ages.  A ll our goods made under our own  inspec­
tion.  Mail and  phone  orders  promptly  shipped 
Phones,  Bell,  12S2;  Citizens, 
1957.  See  our 
children's  line.

Collection  Department

R.  G.  DUN  &  CO.

Mich.  T ra it  Building, Grand  Rapid* 

Collection  delinquent  accounts;  cheap,  ef­
ficient,  responsible;  direct  demand  sys­
tem.  Collections  made  everywhere  for 
every  trader.  C.  E.  M cCRONE,  Manager.

Have Invested  Over  Three  Million  Dol­

lars  For Our Customers  in 

Three Years

Twenty-seven  companies!  W e  have  a 
portion of each company's stock  pooled  in 
a trust for the  protection  of  stockholders, 
and in case of failure  in  any company you 
are  reimbursed  from  the  trust  fund  of  a 
successful  company.  The  stocks  are  all 
withdrawn from sale with the  exception of 
two and we have never lost  a  dollar  for  a 
customer.
Our plans are worth investigating.  Full 
Information furnished  upon  application  to 

C U R R IE  *   FO RSY TH  

Managers of  Douglas, Lacey  &   Company 

1023 Michigan Trust Building,

Grand Rapids, Mich.

IL L U S T R A T IO N S   OF  A L L   KINDS 
STATIONERY .& CATALOGUE PRINTING

GRAND  RAPIDS,MICHIGAN.

SPECIAL  FEATURES.

Page.
2.  W indow   Trim m ing.
3.  Gone  Beyond.
4.  Around  th e  State.
5.  Grand  Rapids  Gossip.
8.  Editorial.
9.  Cyrus  Gray  Luce.
12.  L ittle  N ovelties.
14.  N ew   York  Market.
16.  Clothing.
20.  C lerks’  Corner.
22.  B utter  and  Eggs.
24.  Raisin  River  M assacre.
28.  W om an’s   W orld.
32.  Shoes.
36.  T he  B ankruptcy  Law.
33.  Dry  Goods.
39.  Fifteen  Factories.
40.  Com m ercial  T ravelers.
42.  Drugs.
43.  Drug  P rice  Current.
44.  G rocery  P rice  Current.
46.  Special  Price  Current.

from 

resigning 

D IRECTO RS  SHOULD  DIRECT.
One  by  one  and  two  by  two  the 
directors  are 
the 
board  of  the  Equitable  Life  Assur­
ance  Society.  Their  action  is  prompt­
ed  by  a  desire  to  cut  loose  from  a 
disagreeable  and  disreputable  affair 
and  because  they  no  longer  desire  to 
be  identified  with  such  management 
as  this  corporation  has  and  has  had 
for  some  years.  Resigning  is  not  al­
together  the  bravest  or  the  best  thing 
for  good  men  to  do  under  such  cir­
cumstances.  If these  men, who  are  so 
careful  about  their  reputations 
that 
they  do  not  desire  to  be  longer  con­
nected  with  an  institution  run  as  this 
has  been,  had  taken  a 
little  more 
trouble  about  it  beforehand,  things 
would  not  now  be  found  in  such  dis­
graceful  condition.  The  fact  about  it 
is,  of  course, 
the  managers 
sought  to  have  a  lot  of  good  names 
to  advertise  as  their  board  directors 
and  these  men,  for  reasons  which  to 
them  seemed  sufficient,  accepted  the 
positions  and  carefully  evaded  and 
avoided  most  of  the 
active  work. 
When  a  man  accepts  the  responsibil­
ity  of  a  directorship  or  a  trusteeship 
it  is  his  business  to  see  to  it  that  so 
far  as  he  can  be  of  influence,  the  af­
fairs  shall  be  properly,  honestly  and 
wisely  conducted.

that 

The  Equitable  and  some  of  its  di­
rectors  were  sailing  under  false  col­
ors.  The  company  in  publishing  and 
widely  advertising  the  names  of  emi­
nently  and  thoroughly  trustworthy fi­
nanciers  led  people  to  believe  that  in 
the  management  of  its  affairs  it  had 
the  benefit  of  the  wisdom  and  counsel 
of men  whose  success  had  been  excep­
tional.  People  were  thus  induced  to 
make  investments  with  the  company 
on  these 
the 
other  hand  these  men  gave  the  use 
of  their  names,  but  did  not  spend  any 
time  or  give  any  attention,  and  per­
mitted  abuses  to  grow  up  until  the 
conditions  became 
intolerable  and 
revelations  were  decidedly  disadvan­
tageous.  The  disclosures  are  dis­
creditable.  The  worst  of  it  is  that 
they tend  to  create  uneasiness  and  oc­
casionally 
in

representations.  On 

confidence 

lack  of 

the 

similar  institutions  which  are  better 
If  these  directors,  instead 
managed. 
of  resigning  after 
trouble  had 
been  disclosed  and  they  were  criticis­
ed  by  the  people,  had  devoted  them­
selves  to  preventing  the  abuses  or  to 
remedying  them,  they  would  have 
rendered  much  more  valuable 
serv­
ice.  These  directors  can  not  escape 
responsibility  nor  ought  they  to  es­
cape  criticism. 
It  is  idle  for  them  to 
say  they  did  not  know,  for  while  that 
is  true,  it  was  their  business  to  know. 
Positions  of  this  character  should  not 
be  accepted  unless  the  incumbent  is 
willing  to  and proposes to give the  en­
terprise  a  reasonable  amount  of  care­
ful  attention.

M U N ICIPAL  GRAFT.

The  city  administration  of  Chicago, 
under 
its  newly-elected  Democratic 
Mayor,  Judge  Dunne,  is  engaged  in 
an  active  struggle  to  get  possession 
of,  and  to  operate  under  municipal 
control,  the  street  railroad  system  of 
that  city,  most  of  the  lines  composing 
it  having  reverted  to  the  city’s  con­
trol  under,  of  course,  certain  condi­
tions.

The  Chicago  Tribune,  with  charac­
teristic  enterprise,  has  sent  a  member 
of  its  staff 
to  Glasgow,  Scotland, 
where  the  street  railways  are  success­
fully  operated  by  the  city  govern­
In  a  dispatch  to  the  Tribune, 
ment. 
the  correspondent  asks: 
“Why  are 
British  cities  generally  honest,  and 
why  are  American  cities  generally 
dishonest,  so  far  as  municipal  govern­
ment  is  concerned?  There  should  be 
some  approach  to  a  solution  of  these 
great  questions  before  any  serious  at­
tempt  is  made  to 
turn  over  great 
properties,  involving  the  expenditure 
of  hundreds  of  millions  of  dollars,  to 
the  grafters  and  the  loafers  who  make 
the  rank  and  file  so  often  of  the  or­
dinary  civil  service  in  our  American 
cities.”

Whatever  may  be  the  proper  an­
swer  to  this  question,  the  fact  remains 
that  the  city  governments  of  most 
American  cities  are  rotten  with  po­
litical  corruption  and  graft.  They  are 
commonly  under  the  control  of  poli­
ticians  of  the  pot  house  and  trades 
union  stripe  whose  sole  ambition  ap­
pears  to  be  to  perpetuate  themselves 
or  their  agents  in  office  and  to  enrich 
themselves  at 
the  public  expense. 
This  is  not  to  be  wondered  at  when  it 
that  practically  every 
is 
trades  union  devotes 
itself  almost 
wholly  to  the  creation  and  perpetua­
tion  of  grafting  practices.

recalled 

to 

According 

the  correspondent 
mentioned,  Glasgow  is  in  the  hands 
of  its  business  classes  exclusively,  so 
far  as  all  actual  management  is  con­
cerned.  The  Lord  Provost,  Sir  John 
Ure  Primrose,  for  instance,  is  a  flour 
merchant,  or  at  least  he  was  before

he  undertook  the  duties  of  his  present 
office.  Since  then,  of  course,  he  has 
worked  for  the  municipality  all  day 
long  without a  penny of pay and with 
no  reward  except  the  honor  of  having 
done  well  by  his  native  place,  and  be­
ing  given  a  baronetcy  instead  of  the 
knighthood,  which  is  the  ordinary  re­
ward  for  the  chief  magistrates  of  the 
large  cities.  He  is  of  the  best  type 
of  the  British  merchant,  and  his  as­
sociates  in  the  Council  are  exclusive­
ly  the  same  kind.

Theoretically,  municipal  ownership 
and  control  fill  all  the  requisites  of 
the  American  idea  of  popular  govern­
ment,  but  in  practice  they  have  failed 
most  woefully. 
It  is  a  frightful  re­
flection  on  the  American  people  that 
their  politics,  and  particularly  their 
city  governments,  are  so  corrupt,  but 
the  fact  remains.  The  alleged  best 
citizens  could  have  it  otherwise 
if 
they  would,  but  they  do  not,  and  it 
must  be  assumed  that  they  are  satis­
fied  with  the  corruption  and  graft— if 
they  are  not  parties  to  them.

The  usefulness  and  popularity  of 
the  rural  free  delivery  system  are  at­
tested  by  the  fact  that  4,708  petitions 
for  the  establishment  of  new  routes 
are  now  on  file.  The  work  of  ex­
tending  the  service  is  proceeding  as 
rapidly  as  possible.  Rural  routes  are 
being ordered into  effect  at  an  average 
rate  of  about  six  hundred  a  month. 
With  the  beginning  of  the  next  fis­
cal  year,  July  1,  when  the  new  ap­
propriation  for  rural 
free  delivery 
becomes  effective,  a  large  number  of 
routes  will  be  established,  the  service 
to  start  on  August  1.  New  York  has 
1,630  active  routes,  many 
counties 
being  entirely  covered  by  the  service. 
Only  seventy-eight  petitions  from  this- 
State  are  now  pending.

The  union  street  car  employes  at 
Saginaw  and  Bay  City  are  having  all 
kinds  of  fun  stoning cars,  cutting trol­
ley  wires,  obstructing  tracks  and  as­
saulting  and  maiming  the  employes 
who  refuse  to  quit  work  at  the  behest 
of  the  walking  delegate.  Let  them 
have  their  fun  now. 
In  a  short  time 
there  will  be  no  street  car  union  in 
either  city.  Union  ruffians  and  slug­
gers  and  murderers  will  be  relegated 
to  the  background  and  the  cars  will 
be  manned  by 
industrious, 
thrifty  men  who  would  sooner  cut  off 
a  hand  than  join  an  oath-bound  or­
ganization  whose  sole  object  is  the 
support  of  the  saloon,  the  brothel  and 
anarchistic  doctrines  and  tendencies.

sober, 

The  Japanese  are  to  send  all  the 
Russian  naval  prisoners  home.  As 
Russia  has  no  important  ships  left 
in  service  there  is  not  much  danger 
that  the  prisoners  will  do  any  more 
fighting.

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W i n d o w  
T r i m m i n g

Brilliant  Window  in  Hardware  Es­

tablishment.

The  person  who  is  fond  of  color, 
who  revels  in  it,  who  fairly  gets  in­
toxicated  with  it,  would  rave  over the 
gorgeous  display  to  be 
this 
week  in  the 
large  east  window  of 
Foster,  Stevens  &  Co.

seen 

The  general  study  of  ceramics  is  a 
fascinating  one,  but  when  Japanese 
art  in  pottery  is  considered  one  has 
a  most  engaging  field  of  investigation 
before  him.

*  *  *

information, 

The  following 

taken 
more  or  less  bodily  from  a  noted  au­
thority,  throws  considerable  light  on 
the  subject  for  the  layman:

in 

interested 

Nothing  definite  was  known  of 
Japanese  art  until  the  holding, 
in 
1867,  of  the  Paris  Exhibition,  when 
the  goods  brought  from  that  Orien­
tal  country  surprised  and  delighted 
those  especially 
the 
progress  of  the  far-off  little  yello-.v 
people.  Their  historians  claim  that 
the  making  of  pottery  was  quite  ex­
tensively  practiced  by  (hem  as  ear’y 
as  660  B.  C.,  the  art  developing  from 
the  introduction  of  the  potter’s  wheel 
by a  priest  named  Giyogi,  living in  the 
Province  of  Idzumi.  After  the  inva­
sion  of  Corea,  200  A.  D.,  by  the  Em­
press  Jingo  (who  knows  but 
the 
Yankee  “By  Jingo!”  and  the  modified 
“By  Jinks!”  come  from  this  sou"ce?) 
a  number  of  Coreans  settled  in  Japan 
and  worked  at  the  making  of  wares. 
By  the  end  of  the  seventh  century 
they  had  established  factories  in  Hi- 
zen,  the  Raku  factory  at  Kioto  some­
where  near  1550,  one  at  Seto  about 
1590  and  later  one  at  Hagi.  None  of 
these  had  a  lasting  influence  on  Jap­
anese  art,  with  the  exception  of  the 
celebrated  kilns  at  Satsuma,  the  pot­
ting  invaders  forming  themselves  in­
to  a  distinct  and  clanish  colony.  They 
were  forbidden  to  intermarry  with the 
Japanese.

China  had  a  stronger  influence  on 

the  pottery  of  these  ancients.

In  the  introduction  of  Tea  Cere­
monies  is  found  an  important  effect 
on  the  art,  about  the  fifteenth  cen­
tury.

About  the  close  of  the  sixteenth 
century  Europe began  to  receive  spec­
imens  of  Japanese  pottery,  carried 
thence  by  Portuguese  traders.  This 
was  followed  by  the  most  stringent 
laws  forbidding  these  commercial  re­
lations  on  pain  of  death,  so  bitter 
was  the  feeling  against  the  traders. 
However,  about  1673,  an  intrepid por­
celain  manufacturer  of  “Old  Japan” 
in  Hizen  continued  to  carry  on  the 
proscribed  trade  with  alien  nations  in 
defiance  of.  the  laws.  He  was  dis­
covered  and  “compelled  to  commit 
hara-kari.”  The  possession  of  the  Is­
land  of  Deshima  was  allowed 
the 
Dutch  and  they  continued  business 
relations  with  different  European 
countries.  Hizen,  having 
the  best 
materials,  has  unceasingly  made  the 
choicest  porcelain  of  any  of  the  Prov­

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

inces,  exporting  it  from  the  seaport 
of  Imari,  whence  “ Imari  ware”  de­
rives  its  name.  Miaco,  now  called  the 
Province  of  Owari,  Kaga,  Satsuma 
and  several  other  Provinces  have 
contributed  their  quota  toward  mak­
ing  Japanese  pottery 
famous.  The 
at 
coarsest  wares 
Kutani,  while  the 
fabriques 
come  from  the  Province  of  Hizen, 
Seto  in  Owari,  also  Kiyomidzu  in the 
vicinity  of  Kioto,  the  work  of  the 
latter  having  the  merit  of  extreme 
individuality.

are  produced 

finest 

The  author  to  whom  I  am  indebted 
for  the  above  information  pays  this 
tribute  to  the  Japanese  artist  in  pot­
tery:

“ In  the  animal  and  vegetable  king­
dom  he  finds  his  inspiration  and com­
binations  of  lovely  colors.  In  flowers, 
foliage  and  birds,  so  true  in  form  and 
tender  in  feeling,  and  yet  withal  so 
bold  and  graphic,  the  Japanese  have 
no  rival.  The  chrysanthemum,  wis­
teria,  the  wild  plum  flower,  the  fir 
and  the  bamboo  are  the  favorite  flow­
ers  and  trees.  The  crane,  the  eagle, 
the  carp,  and  less  frequently  the  horse

beauty  in  the  modern  Moriagi  ware—  
to  me  it  is  hideous— though  the  an­
tique,  with  the  foreign  influence  lack­
ing,  is  more  pleasing.

The  Jap  flag  in  the  center  of  the 
half  tone  belongs  to  Mr.  C.  C.  Rood. 
Mr.  Charlie  Camburn  was  the  posses­
sor  of  the  two  gay  paper  umbrellas, 
but  the  immense  one  in  the  center 
has  been  sold  to  an  out-of-town  cus­
tomer,  who  intends  using  it  in  his 
dining  room.  The  handle  is  to  be 
cut  off  and  from  the  extremity  of  the 
ribs  are  to  be  hung,  at  regular  inter­
vals, tiny Jap  lanterns.  Of course,  the 
umbrella  will  be  hung  “right  side  up.” 
If  will  contribute  more  than  a  mag­
nificent  bit  of  color  to  the  room  for 
which  it  has  been  purchased.  The 
rest  of  the  room  will  be  carried  out 
in  harmony  with  this  idea.  These 
resplendent  umbrellas  are  also  very 
decorative  for  porcH  purposes.

The  wicker  ginger  jars  have  a  cu­
rious  history  as  to  how  they  came  to 
be  used  in  this  country  and  in  Euro­
pean  lands  as  lamps  and  jardinieres. 
This,  and  many  other  bits  of  lore 
graciously  furnished  by  Miss  Emma

ities  the  two  full  days  of  the  celebra­
tion  and  encroaching  to  some  extent 
on  the  other  days  of  the  week,  in­
dustrial  as  well  as  other  conditions 
have  been  much  disturbed, and it will 
require  some  extra  hours  during  the 
next  few  weeks,  in  addition  to  those 
that  have  been  necessary  since  the 
beginning  of  the  year  on  account  of 
the  heavy  business,  for  the  factories 
in  the  city  to  get  back  to  a  normal 
basis.  These  institutions 
a 
great  deal  of  time  and  effort  in  pre­
paring  for  the  jubilee.

spent 

The  celebration  last  week  witnessed 
the  dedication  of  two  public  buildings 
and  the  laying  of  the  cornerstone  of 
a  new  postoffice,  representing  a  total 
outlay  of  $190,000,  of  which  $65,000 
have  yet  to  be  expended  in  labor  and 
material.

Will  Run  Trains  By  September  15.
Boyne  City,  June  13— A  large  force 
of  men  are  at  work  on  the  extension 
of  the  Boyne  City  &  Southeastern 
Railroad  from  the  eastern  terminus to 
Gaylord,  a  distance  of  14.6  miles.  The 
road  crosses  the  G.  R.  &  I.  above 
grade  at  North  Elmira  about  seven 
and  three-quarters  miles 
south  of 
Boyne  Falls.  The  road  bed  is  being 
ballasted  with  gravel  and  70  pound 
rail  is  being  laid  the  entire  distance. 
General  Manager  Agnew  predicts that 
cars  will  be  running  into  Gaylord  by 
September  15  at  the  latest.

When  Expense  Did  Not  Count. 
Mamma— Have  some  more  sugar, 

Willie?

Willie— Why,  you  always  tell  me 
that  more  than  one  spoonful  is  bad 
for  my  health!

Mamma— That’s  at  home.  You’re 

at  a  hotel  now— ta.ke  all  you  want.

Saves  Oil, Time,  Lrbor,  Money
Bowser  Measuring  Oil  Outfit

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GRAND  RAPIDS 
INSURANCE  AGENCY

FIRE 

W.  FRED  McBAIN,  President

Grand Rapids, Mich. 

The Leading Agency

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THE  YOUNG  RUG  CO..  KALAMAZOO.  MICH.

Leichner,  in  regard  to  the  bric-a-brac 
in  this  very  charming  window  of  Mr. 
Arthur  Haines,  I  would  like  to  touch 
on,  but  I  have  already  exceeded  my 
allotted  space.

than 

Importance of  Flint as  a  Vehicle  City.
Flint,  June  12— The  importance  of 
this  city  as  an  industrial  center  was 
never  before  more  forcibly  or  con­
vincingly  demonstrated 
on 
Wednesday  of  last  week,  when  600 
or  700 vehicle  workers  marched  in  the 
big jubilee  parade.  Even  this  turnout 
was  not  more  than  a  fairly  good  rep­
resentation  of  this  class  of  mechanics 
who  find  employment  here,  many  of 
whom  own  their  own  homes,  hun­
dreds  of  others  not  being  in  line  for 
the  reason  that  they  had  neglected 
to  provide  themselves  with  the  uni­
form  that  was  adopted  for  the  occa­
sion, 
duck 
throughout.

consisting  of  white 

In  consequence  of the jubilee  festiv-

*  * 

and  fox,  figure  largely,  whilst  the  ex­
tinct  volcano  of  Fusiyama  is  very 
much  in  evidence.  A  keen  sense  of 
humor  is  his,  though  sometimes  lead­
ing  to  broad  caricature.  Beautiful 
fret  borders  abound. 
*  His
sense  of  diversity  prevents  his  using 
one  design  only;  frequently  on  one 
surface  there  are  a  dozen,  bespeaking 
an  immense  wealth  of  creative  power.
*  *  * 
If  he  uses  medallions  they
are  generally  of  different  shapes,  ir­
regularly  disposed  on 
surface, 
and  as  often  as  not  overlapping  each 
other.  He  can  imitate  almost  any­
thing  in  pottery,  wood  with  its  differ­
ent  grains,  ivory,  brass,  bronze,  bas­
ket  work— anything.”

the 

The  author  goes  on  to  state  that 
to 
the  Japanese  potter  has  begun 
model  his  work  after  European  con- i 
ceptions,  “though  why,”  says  he,  “it 
is  difficult  to  understand.”

The  specimens  of  Moriagi  ware—  
fore- j 
the  small  vases  in  the  right 
ground  of  the  picture— are  examples 
of  the  copying 
to.  The 
coarse  colors  and  broad  treatment  of 
the  Austrians 
imitated,  overlaid 
with  a  delicate  tracery  of  beading  pe­
culiar  to  themselves. 
I  can  see  no}

referred 

is 

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

#

GONE  BEYO N D.

Edgar  A.  Hill,  President  Northwest­

ern  Yeast  Company.

Edgar  A.  Hill,  President  of  the 
Northwestern  Yeast  Co.,  who  had 
been  ill  nearly a  year,  died at  the  fam­
ily 
last 
Wednesday.  The  funeral  and  inter­
ment  took  place  on  Friday.

Evanston 

residence 

at 

and 

It  made  him 

Mr.  Hill  was  a  fine  type  of  Ameri­
can  manhood.  He  learned  from  prac­
tical  experience  under  exacting  em­
ployers  and  in minor positions  the  dif­
ficulties 
discouragements  of 
young  men  struggling  for  pay  and 
promotion. 
in  after 
years  exceedingly  thoughtful  and  con­
siderate  of  his  working  forces.  He 
never  asked  as  much  of  others  as  he 
had  willingly  done  himself  in  these 
trial  periods  of  his  life.  Before  he 
came  into  his  fortune  he  was  a  train­
ed  and  able  man  of  affairs,  and  dem­
onstrated  those  qualities  of  sensitive 
honor  and  efficient 
industry  which 
are  the  sureties  of  success.

The  characteristic  of  his  work  was 
conscientious  thoroughness.  He  had 
to  be  satisfied  that  the  thing  was 
clearly  right  before  he  would  lend his 
influence  or  money,  no  matter  how 
alluring  the  prospects  of  profits.  He 
worked  while  others  played  and  over­
came  mountains  of  detail  generally 
left  to  assistants.  Temporary  failures 
might  discourage  others,  but 
they 
energized  his  efforts.  His  relations 
with  the  heads  of  his  departments 
made  work  a  pleasure  for  these  offi­
cials  and- won  their  best  exertions  and 
loyal  service.  Many  are  now  holding 
high  positions  whom  he  recognized 
as  young  men  of  promise,  watched 
with  solicitude  and  promoted.  His 
confidence  was  unbounded  in  those 
trusted.  The  men  who 
whom  he 
were  the 
longest  and  most  closely 
associated  with  him  will  cherish  as 
their  choicest  memories  many  striking 
evidences  of  his  unquestioning  faith in 
their  integrity  and  intelligence.

When  he  accepted  a  place  as  a  di­
rector  or  trustee  for  business,  educa­
tion,  charity  or  the  church,  he  felt 
committed  to  give  to  it  careful  con­
sideration  and  financial assistance.  Se­
rious  risks  and  the  advancing  of large 
sums  of  money  were  often  the  penal­
ties  of  the  positions  he  had  assumed. 
His  business  career  is  rich  with  enter­
prises  he  saved  from  bankruptcy  and 
organizations  and  individuals  he  sus­
tained  until  they  were  successful.

He  gave  most  generously  and  his 
gifts  covered  a  wide  field.  Few  don­
ors  ever  did  so  much  good  with  an 
equal  amount of money.  He knew the 
wastefulness  and  wickedness  of  indis­
criminate  doles.  His  sensitive  con­
scientiousness,  methodical  methods, 
careful  investigation  and  rigid  ac­
counting  governed  his  relations  with 
benevolent  organizations  and  charita-

ble  efforts.  He  felt  that  he  was  the 
trustee  of  his  great  wealth  and  re­
sponsible  for  its  use  to  God  and  his 
fellowmen.

He  sacrificed  ease  and  coveted  rec­
reation  to  promote  the  welfare  of  hu­
manity,  and  wore  out  his  strength and 
impaired  his  health  by  his  labors  in 
the  many  benevolent  enterprises  with 
which  he  was  connected,  and  in  seek- j 
ing  the  most  effective  methods  for 
distributing  the  money  he  gave  an­
nually  in  public  and  private  charity.

Personally,  Mr.  Hill  was  a  high- 
minded  gentleman  in  all  the  relations 
of  life.  He  was  not  sordid;  he  was 
not  petty;  he  was  not  mean-spirited. 
His  catholicity  extended  from  his  pol­
itics  to  his  religion.  He  was  never  a 
trimmer  and  never  a 
time-server. 
What  he  did,  he  did,  and  it  remains 
to  his  everlasting  credit  that  he  never 
attempted  to  shirk  his  responsibility 
for  it  or  to  saddle  the  burden  upon 
another.  He  was  an  American  of 
Americans  in  ambition,  in  sentiment 
and  in  spirit.  He  served  his  family, 
his  business  associates,  his  state  and 
his  country  faithfully, 
intelligently, 
honorably  and  patriotically,  and  the 
full  record  of  his  achievement  gives 
him  a  high  place  in  the  history  of  his 
city,  his  state  and  his  country.

talent. 

The  secret  of  Mr.  Hill’s  brilliant 
career  was  threefold.  He  knew  how, 
and  loved,  to  discover 
Into 
the  hands  of  dozens  of  obscure  and 
untried  men  he  put  the  key  of  oppor­
tunity.  Wholly  free  from  national 
antipathy,  race  prejudice,  or 
social 
narrowness,  he  measured  his  lieuten­
ants  by  the  single  standard  of  ability 
to  produce  results.  As  an  organizer, 
as  a  co-ordinator  and  manager  of 
men,  his  rare 
gifts  would  have 
brought  him  fame  in  public  life.  He 
had  an  eagle’s  eye  for  opportunity 
and  an  insatiable  appetite  for  fresh 
enterprise  in  fields  that  remain  un­
perceived  by  the  dull  vision  of 
the 
mediocre. 
In  the  arts  of  mercantile 
construction  he  was  a  gifted  archi­
tect,  and  to  build  was  the  darling  oc­
cupation  of  his  bold  and  aspiring 
mind.  Every  actuality,  every  present- 
day  condition  that  could  affect  the 
welfare  of  his  company  was  the  ob­
ject  of  his  assiduous  study,  but  his 
also  was  the  rarer  power  to  connect 
the  present  with  the  distant  future 
by  new  lines  of  policy.  He  had  the 
statesman’s  instinct  for  tendencies  as 
well  as  realities;  and  when  the  ten­
dency  of  to-day  became  the  fact  of 
to-morrow  it  found  him  armed  and 
prepared.  With  the  magnanimity  of 
a  true  leader,  he  feared  no  rivals;  he 
reared  and  trained  his  own  successors 
that  his  lifework  might  survive  its 
author,  that  the  company  to  which 
his  labor  was  dedicated  might  thrive 
and  prosper  during  the  generations 
to  come.  Fidelity  to  a  trust  receives

its  supreme, 
its  heroic  expression 
when  the  trustee  strives  to  make 
himself  dispensable.

As  a  just  tribute  to  a  life  rich  in 
effective  performance  and  in  defer­
ence  to  the  sentiments  of  a  wide  cir­
cle  of  surviving  friends,  we  record 
this  testimony  to  the  noble  character, 
the  massive  and  solid  integrity,  the 
large,  warm,  generous  heart,  the  bril­
liant  and  gifted  mind,  the  abounding 
energy of  our  beloved  friend.  As long 
as  life  and  memory  may  linger  in  our 
mortal  frames  we  shall  .cherish  the 
recollection  of  his 
lofty  spirit  and 
winning  manners,  simple,  sweet  and 
genial.  The  benevolence  of  his  heart 
shone  out  in  the  engaging  smile,  in 
the  keen  and  penetrating  yet  kindly 
eye,  which  gained  for  him  a  friend  in 
every  acquaintance.  No  man  ever 
lived  whose  granite-like  probity  in­
spired  quicker  or  more  lasting  trust. 
To  know  Edgar  A.  Hill  was  to  like 
him;  to  know  him  well  was  to  love 
him  and  trust  him  to  the  gates  of 
death.  And  what  living  creature  ever 
trusted  him  in  vain?  His 
simple 
word  was  a  tower  of  strength.  When 
did  he  ever  fail  in  the  whole  span  of 
his  short  but  shining  life  to  fulfill  his 
plighted  faith  with  a  chastity  of  hon­
or  that  knew  no  stain— nay,  when  did 
he  fail  to  beggar  his  promise  by  the 
opulence  of  his  performance?  Gifted 
he  was,  but  his  strength  lay  as  much 
in  moral  weight  as  in  mental  endow­
ment,  and  his 
success 
was  only  the  destiny  of  character.  -

remarkable 

Recent  Business  Changes 

Buckeye  State.

in 

the 

Belleville— J.  W.  Blair  is  succeeded 
by  Black  &  Coleman  in  the  boot  and 
shoe  business.

Dayton— J.  G.  Zwiesler,  grocer  and 
meat  dealer,  is  succeeded  by  Eli  Gus- 
tin.

Findlay—:B.  A.  Wolf  is  closing  out 
his  stock  of  confectionery  and  cigars 
and  will  discontinue  business.

Springfield— H.  J.  Kropp  will  con­
tinue  the  grocery  business  formerly 
conducted  by  W.  H.  White.

Vienna  Cross  Road— A.  T.  Robbins, 
poultry  dealer,  has  gone  out  of  busi­
ness.

Wapakoneta— The  jewelry  business 
formerly  conducted  by  Henry  Hart­
man  will  be  conducted  in  future  by 
O.  A.  &  C.  S.  Hartman.

Dayton— The  creditors  of  Sievert J. 
Lewis,  retail  jeweler,  have  filed  a  pe­
tition  in  bankruptcy.

Findlay— L.  McManness,  who  con­
ducts  a  flour  mill  business,  has  uttered 
a  real  estate  mortgage  for  $10,500.

Mansfield— The  Richland  Vehicle 
Co.,  which  does  a  manufacturing  busi­
ness,  has  uttered  a  real  estate  mort­
gage  for  $50,000.

Toledo— Suit  has  been  commenced 
against  Frank  Warneke,  ladies’  tailor, 
on  a  claim  for  $198.

Port  Clinton— The 

creditors  of 
James  McGrath,  dealer  in  fruit  and 
confectionery,  have  filed  a  petition  in 
bankruptcy.

Warren— The  Cream  of  Oats  Co., 

Ltd.,  has  made  an  assignment.

Recent  Business  Changes  in  the  Hoo- 

sier  State.

Fort  Wayne— Frank  W.  Kelsey has 
sup­

sold  out  his  stock  of  kitchen 
plies.

Indianapolis— M.  Blieden,  whole­
is 

sale  dealer  in  men’s  furnishings, 
succeeded  by  Blieden  &  Blumberg.

Indianapolis— The  Muir  Millinery 
Co.,  which  does  a  wholesale  business, 
has  increased  its  capital  stock  to  $30,- 
000.

Indianapolis— Mrs.  Kate  Ryan,  of 
the  Ryan  Co.,  which  deals  in  hats  and 
caps  and  furnishings,  is  dead.

of 

Logansport— The  name 

the 
Bridge  City  Manufacturing Co., which 
does  a  machinery  business,  has  been 
changed  to  the  Western  Turbine  & 
Foundry  Co.

Michigan  City— Aug.  Wilke,  gro­
in  business  by 

cer,  is  succeeded 
Krueger  &  Hartwig.

Richmond— Ballard  &  Snyder  are 
succeeded  in  the  drug  business  by 
Wm.  H.  Dickinson.

Whiting— Harry  Gordon 

suc­
ceeded  in  the  dry  goods  business  by 
Morris  Reiner.

is 

Atlanta— A  chattel  mortgage 

for 
$1,200  has  been  uttered  by  Menden­
hall  &  Co.,  clothiers  and  men’s  furn­
ishers.

Indianapolis--The  meat  market  of 
Chas.  Sindlinger  has  been  attached  on 
a  claim  for  $700.

Indianapolis— A  receiver  has  been 
appointed  for  R.  E.  Wells  &  Co., 
dealers  in  picture  frames.

La- Porte— A  receiver  has  been  ap* 
pointed  for  the  C.  H.  Michael  Manu­
facturing  Co.,  which  manufactures 
fanning  mills,  gates  and  mattresses.
Making  Money 
Isle 

in  Presque 

County.

Millersburg,  June  10— The  town  has 
been  the  mark  for  a  number  of  fakirs 
the  past  week  or  two,  but  the  crown­
ing  glory  of  all  was  the  work  of  one 
slick  gent  who  was  selling  a  com­
pound  good  for  all  the  ills  that  flesh 
is  heir  to.  He  came  here  from  Ona- 
way,  where  he  had  unloaded  all  his 
stock  and  was  of  necessity  forced  to 
make  more.  He  went  to  the  drug 
store,  bought  fifty-four  bottles  and 
corks,  green  wrapping  paper,  20  cents’ 
worth  of  bitter  aloes  and  some  burnt 
sugar.  Then  with  the  aid  of  a  few 
pails  of  rain  water  he  compounded 
his  dope. 
In  two  days  he  sold  the 
whole  business  at  from  25  cents  to 
$1  a  bottle,  with  the  exception  of  a 
pailful  of  the  “remedy,”  which  he 
left  in  his  room  at  the  hotel.  We 
expect  to  hear  of  great  results  from 
the  “medicine.”

E s ta b lish e d   1883

WYKES'SCHROEDER  CO.

Corn  Meal

Cracked  Corn 

M OLASSES  FEED

GLUTEN  M EAL 

MILLERS  AND  SHIPPERS  OF

Write  tor  Prices  and  8amples

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

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M ICH IG A N   TRADESMAN

ir   Around  TI 
ff The  S t a t e r

Alpena— Wm.  L.  Curtis  succeeds 
Margaret  Healy  in  the  grocery  busi­
ness.

Harbor  Beach— Frost  &  Lorie  suc­
ceed  E.  Ryan  &  Son  in  the  drug  busi­
ness.

Cedar  Springs— D.  A.  Keech,  gro­
cer,  is  succeeded  by  Kester  &  Cay- 
wood.

Port  Huron— Bert  Selby  has  open­
ed  a  grocery  store  on  Twenty-fourth 
street.

Alma— J.  L.  Miller  &  Son  are  suc­
ceeded  by  Roy  H.  Miller  in  the  gro­
cery  business.

Portland— D.  C.  Jones  has  purchas­
ed  the  meat  market  business  of  Sny­
der  &  Wescott.

Ionia— Broad  &  Plant  have  pur­
chased  the  Estep  meat  market  on 
East  Main  street.

Cedar  Springs— D.  A.  Reach  has 
sold  his  dry  goods  and  grocery  stock 
to  Caywood  &  Kester.

Detroit— The  capital  stock  of  the 
Central  Drug  Co.  has  been  increased 
from  $100,000  to  $200,000.

F.lmdale— John  Longcor  &  Son  suc­
ceed  C.  L.  Kelley  &  Son  in  the  gen­
eral  merchandise  business.

Watervliet— Chas.  Allen  will  con­
tinue  the  meat  business  formerly  con­
ducted  by  Chas.  J.  Danneffel.

Port  Huron— William  Sanders  has 
opened  his  new  grocery  store  in  the 
Dixon  block,  on  Military  street.

Detroit— Geo.  Beck  will  continue 
the  business  formerly  conducted  by 
the  Michigan  Beef  &  Provision  Co.

Mt.  Clemens— H.  V.  Groesbeck  will 
continue  the  cigar  business  formerly 
conducted  by  Groesbeck  &  Kracht.

Benton  Harbor—Mrs.  Louise  Ham­
mond,  dealer  in  musical  merchandise, 
is  succeeded  by  Heimberger  &  Ham­
mond.

Bay  City— Ella  M.  Clarkson  suc­
ceeds  John  G.  Clarkson  in  the  whole­
sale  and  retail  cigar  and 
tobacco 
business.

Kalamazoo— C.  Maul  and  R.  John­
son  have  purchased  of  J.  Mead  the 
West  End  meat  market  on  West 
Main  street.

Saginaw— The  livery  business  form­
erly  conducted  by  David  B.  Freeman 
will  be  continued  in  future  by  Mar­
garet  C.  Murray.

Covert— The  grocery  and  meat  firm 
of  Carpenter  &  Wick,  has  dissolved 
partnership,  L.  C.  Carpenter  buying 
out  Jay  Wick’s  share.

Cadillac— Little  &  Wheeler  is  the 
firm  name  of  the  new  owners  of  the 
Cadillac  Pharmacy,  having  purchased 
the  business  from  T.  Burke.

Charlotte— C.  M.  Aulls  and  M.  Hey- 
man  have  formed  a  copartnership  un­
der  the  style  of  C.  M.  Aulls  &  Co.  and 
engaged  in  the  meat  business.

Pellston— John  Imerman  has  pur­
chased  the  store  building 
formerly 
owned  by Jas.  Bryant  and  will  occupy 
same  with  his  general 
stock.  The 
purchaser  has  already  made  plans  for 
a  new  structure  on  the  lot,  to  be  built 
of  brick.

Port  Huron— L.  F.  Scott  has  sold 
his  harness  business  on  Butler  street 
to  David  Ramshaw.  Mr.  Scott  will 
go  on  the  road  for  a  wholesale  har­
ness  house.

Detroit— The  business 

formerly 
conducted  under  the  style  of 
the 
Goodyear  Rubber  Store  will  be  con­
ducted  in  future  by 
the  Goodyear 
Rubber  Goods  Co.

South  Haven— Mark  Remington has 
sold  his  interest  in  the  drug  firm  of 
Remington  &  Patterson  to  his  part­
ner,  Robert  Patterson,  who  will  con­
tinue  the  business  at  the  old  stand.

Muskegon— The  store  in  the  Hack- 
ley  bank  building  formerly  occupied 
by  the  Leahy  Co.  will  be  occupied  by 
the  Independent  Co.  as  a  store  for  the 
sale  of  s  cent  and  10  cent  goods  about 
July  1.

Alpena— The  new  grocery  firm  of 
Watson  &  Rix  has  been  dissolved  by 
the  retirement  of  Mr.  Rix,  his  inter­
est  in  the  business  being  acquired  by 
Mr.  Watson.  Mr.  Rix  retires  by  rea­
son  of  ill  health.

St.  Clair— M.  H.  Millikin,  of  Birm­
ingham,  Ala.,  has  entered  into  part­
nership  with  his  father  in  the  grocery 
and  drug  business  and  the  firm  name 
will  be  changed  from  T.  J.  Millikin 
to  Millikin  &  Son.

Sault  Ste.  Marie— Fred  W.  Roach 
announces  that  he  will  soon  open  a 
dry  goods,  clothing  and  shoe  store  in 
the  new  building  at  the  corner  of 
Portage  avenue  and  Greenough  street 
in  the  eastern  part  of  the  city.

Sault  Ste.  Marie— N.  C.  Morgan  has 
sold  his  south  side  grocery  business 
to  A.  P.  and  C.  H.  Moore,  who  will 
continue  the  business  under  the  firm 
name  of  Moore  Brothers.  They  will 
handle  groceries,  flour  and  feed.

Kalamazoo— Benjamin  F.  Witwer 
has  merged  his  baking  business  into a 
stock  company  under  the  style  of  the 
Witwer  Baking  Co.,  which  corpora­
tion  is  capitalized  at  $10,000,  all  of 
which  is  subscribed  and  paid  in 
in 
property.

Boyne  Falls— Mrs.  Olive  J.  Gager, 
who  with  her  husband  did  business 
in  this  place  for  a  number  of  years, 
has  rented  the  Pat  Doyle  store  and 
will  soon  open  up  a  new  stock,  after 
a  residence  of  three  or  four  years  in 
Petoskey.

Jackson— Eugene  Crane  has  sold his 
bazaar  to  W.  P.  Shenk  &  Co.,  who 
will  continue  the  business  at  140  W. 
Main  street.  The  above  firm  has 
stores  in  Chelsea  and  Grass  Lake.  H. 
J.  Dancer  is  the  local  manager  of  the 
store  here.

Coldwater— C.  Carroll  is  erecting  a 
building,  30x50  feet,  adjoining  his gro­
cery  store  on  Morse  street,  the  first 
story  of  which  will  be  used  as  an  ad­
dition  to  his  present  grocery  store 
and  the  second  story  will  be  divided 
into  three  flats.

Kalamazoo— The  first  of  the  sea­
son’s  crop  of  celery  will  be  shipped 
from  here  within  a  few  days.  The 
present  year  has  been  unusually  cold 
and  wet,  and  the  plants  have  been 
slow  in  developing,  but  the  old  Hol­
landers  who  have  been  raising  this 
crop  for  thirty  years  say  the  yield  for 
1905  should  be  one  of  the  best  in  a 
decade.

S.  Hobart  and  A.  V.  Hobart  will  have 
charge  of  the  Traverse  City  store, 
while  the  Big  Rapids  store  will  be 
operated  by  R.  R.  Hobart,  as  hereto­
fore. 

•

Manufacturing  Matters.

Flint— Glenn  W.  Jones  has  opened 
a  cigar  factory  at  521  Saginaw  street.
Flint— McGillivary  Bros,  are  suc­
ceeded  in  the  manufacture  of  sleighs 
by  Frank  S.  Miles.

Kalamazoo— The  Godfrey-Monger 
Lumber  Co.  has  changed  its  name  to 
the  Godfrey  Lumber  Co.

Detroit— The  Robert  Mitchell  Ma­
chinery  Co.  has  reduced  its  capital 
stock  from  $30,000  to  $20,000.

Port  Huron  —   The  Crosby-Pool 
Company,  Ltd.,  which  manufactures 
plumbers’  woodwork,  has  changed  its 
name  to  the  General  Manufacturing 
Co.,  Ltd.

Potterville— The  stockholders of the 
Potterville  Elevator  Co.  have 
sold 
their  building,  grounds  and  business 
to  the  Stockbridge  Elevator  Co.,  of 
Jackson.

Boyne  City— Harry  Hulbert  and 
Byron  McKimball  have  sold  their  in­
terest  in  the  firm  of  Kerry,  Hulbert 
&  Co.,  planing  mill  operators,  to  Geo. 
M.  Kerry,  Sr.,  who  will  continue  the 
business.

Detroit— A  corporation  has  been 
formed  under  the  style  of  the  Grape 
Products  Co.,  which  will  manufacture 
and  sell  wines.  The  company  has  an 
authorized  capital  stock  of  $20,000,  all 
of  which  has  been  subscribed  and 
$4,000  paid  in  in  cash.

Bronson— The  F.  M.  Rudd  Milling 
Co.  has  been  incorporated  for 
the 
purpose  of  conducting  a  general  mill­
ing,  flour  and  feed  business,  being 
capitalized  at  $30,000,  $15,000  common 
and  $15,000  preferred,  all  of  which 
is  subscribed  and  paid  in  in  property.
Petoskey— W.  L.  McManus  has 
merged  his  lumber  business  into  a 
stock  company  under  the 
style  of 
the  W.  L.  McManus  Lumber  Co., 
which  will  deal  in  lumber  and  all 
timber.  The  corporation  is  capitaliz­
ed  at  $50,000,  all  of  which  is  subscrib­
ed  and  paid  in  in  cash.

Marshall— The  case  of  Dr.  R.  M. 
Gubbins  vs.  G.  J.  Ashley  et  al.  re­
sulted  in  a  verdict  for  the  defend­
ants.  Dr.  Gubbins,  who  lives  in  Ce- 
resco,  made  a  contract  to  buy 
the 
plant  and  business  of  the  Hibbard 
Food  Company,  Ltd.,  of  Battle  Creek. 
He  was  to  pay $40,000,  of which  $1,000 
was  paid  down,  and  he  was  to  pay 
$3,000  more  on  July  21,  1903,  or  for­
feit  the  $1,000  he  had  paid.  His  at­
torney  told  him  that  the  company 
could  not  make  the  second  payment. 
He  then  brought  suit  to  recover  the 
money.

Corunna— S.  M.  Cooley,  of  May- 
ville,  has  decided  to  remove  to  Co­
runna  and  open  a  jewelry  store.  He 
has  secured  a  store  in 
the  Bacon 
block  and  will  open  up  as  soon  as  his 
stock  arrives.  He  has  stores  at  May- 
ville and  North  Branch, and  may com­
bine  the  two  stocks  here.

St.  Joseph— W.  R.  Cochrane  and 
Harry  Stone  have  formed  a  copart­
nership  under  the  style  of  Stone  & 
Cochrane  to  continue 
jewelry 
business  of  Harry  Stone,  the  under­
taking  and  bazaar  business  of  Geo. 
M.  Baitinger  and  the  millinery  busi­
ness  of  Sarah  E.  Bradford.

the 

immediate 

Reading— Geo.  E.  Crane  has  sold 
his  stock  of  clothing  and  furnishings 
to  E.  C.  Corbett,  of  Jonesville,  who 
took 
possession.  Mr. 
Crane  has  been  in  the  clothing  busi­
ness  here  for  twenty  years.  He 
is 
President  of  the  Greene-Ennis  Fence 
Co.  and  intends  to  devote  his  energies 
in  pushing  that  enterprise.

Mears— Ward  &  Walker  will  move 
their  general  stock  to  Hart  about 
July  1.  They  will  occupy  the  store 
now  used  by 
the  Lester  Bargain 
stores,  near  the  First  National  Bank.
Hart— A.  M.  Lester  will  consolidate 
his  two  stores  about  July  1  and  will 
occupy  the  double  store  in  the  Jones 
block  now  under  construction.

Flint—At a meeting of the creditors 
of  A.  W.  Hixson,  Wm.  R.  Franklin,
of  this  city,  was  elected  trustee,  and 
his  bond  was  fixed  in  the  sum  of 
$8,000.  Another  meeting  of  the  cred­
itors  will  be  held  at  Bay  City  on  June 
17.  The  Hixson  stock,  exclusive  of 
the  book  accounts,  has  been  sold  to 
W.  A.  Paterson  for  $2,975.  It  is  likely 
that  the  stock  will  be  transferred  to 
another  party  and  that  the  business 
will  be  continued  at  the  old  stand.

River  Rouge— The  new*  River
Rouge  Savings  Bank  now  being  or­
ganized  by  Rouge  business  men  with 
the  assistance  of  J.  H.  Johnson,  Cash­
ier  of  the  Peninsular  Savings  Bank 
of  Detroit,  will  have  handsome  quar­
ters.  The  bank  will  build  a  home  for 
itself  which,  it  is  said,  will  be  up-to- 
date  in  all  respects,  both  in  its  ap­
pearance  and  appointments.  The  plans 
are  now  being  drawn.  The  officers 
of  the  new  institution  will  be  elected 
in  a  few  days.

Muskegon  —   Extensive 

improve­
ments  have  been  begun  on  Koon  & 
Hopperstead’s  Central  drug  store. 
The  Purity  Candy  Kitchen  adjoining 
on  Jefferson  street  has  been  moved 
one  door  south  and  its  former  quar­
ters  are  given  over  to  an  enlargement 
of  the  drug  store.  The  gallery  at  the 
back  of  the  drug  store  has  been  mov­
ed  into  the  addition.  New  oak  shelv­
ing  and  a  steel  ceiling  will  be  placed 
throughout  the  store,  and  a  new plate 
glass  front  will  be  added  at 
the 
Western  avenue  entrance.

Traverse  City— The  firm  of  Hobart- 
Beecher  Co.,  proprietor  of  the  City 
book  store  in  this  city  and  a  large 
store  in  Big  Rapids,  has  been  dis­
solved.  H.  W.  Beecher,  of  Grand 
Rapids,  for  years  one  of  the  firm,  has 
disposed  of  his  interests 
in  both 
stores  to  A.  S.  Hobart  and  his  two 
sons,  R.  R.  and  A.  V.  Hobart.  The 
new  firm  will  hereafter  be  operated 
under  the  title  of  the  Hobart  Co.  A.

M IC H IG A N   T R A D E S M A N  
The  Grocery  Market.

Pineapples— Prices  are steady, rang­
ing  about  as  follows:  Crate  of  18, 
$3.50,  24,  $3.25,  30,  $3,  36,  $2.75,  42,
$2.50,  48,  $2.25.

Pieplant— 50c  for  40  lb.  box.
Plants— Tomato  and  cabbage  fetch 

75c  per  box  of  200.

Pop  Corn—qoc  for  rice.
Potatoes— As  the  new  potatoes  be­
come  cheaper  less  interest  is  mani­
fested  in  the  old  stock.  Prices  on  the 
former  are  now  about  $1  and 
the 
movement is  good.  From  now  on the 
receipts  of  new  will  increase  rapidly 
and  they  will  soon  take  the  place  of 
the  old.  Stock  is  still  coming  from 
Texas.  Old  potatoes  are  steady  at 
25c.

the 

commands 

Poultry— The  demand  is  strong  and 
all  varieties  are  scarce.  Live  poultry 
readily 
following 
prices:  Chickens  I2@i3c;  fowls,  11 
@i2c;  young 
turkeys,  I4@i5c;  old 
turkeys,  12(0)130.  Dressed  fetch  2c 
per  lb.  more  than  live.  Broilers,  27 
@28c  per  lb.;  squabs,  $1.75(0)2  per 
doz;  pigeons,  75c  per  doz.

Radishes— 12c  per  doz.  bunches  for 

round  and  15c  for  long.

Spinach— 50c  per  bu.
Strawberries— Home 

grown 

are 
now  in  full  possession  of  the  market, 
ranging  in  price  from  $1(0)1.25  per 
16  qt.  case.  The  crop  is 
large  in 
volume  and  fine  in  quality  and,  with 
favorable  weath'er,  the  outcome 
is
likely  to  be  very  satisfactory  to  all 
concerned.

Tomatoes— $2  per 6  basket  crate.
Turnips— $1.25  per  box.
W ax  Beans— $2  per  bu.  hamper.

The  Wurzburg  department  store, 
which  started  out  to  do  the  grocery 
business  of  Canal  street  about  five  or 
six  years  ago  and  which  went  into 
liquidation  a  couple  of  years  ago  and 
settled  with  its  creditors  at  15  cents 
on  the  dollar,  has  decided  to  retire 
from  the  grocery  business  altogether. 
Several  causes  are  assigned  for  this 
action,  the  one  most  generally  accept­
ed  being  lack  of  capital.

Shea,  the  notorious,  says  that  he 
expects  to  live  to  see  every  teamster 
forced  into  the  union  or  taken  to  the 
hospital  or  the  morgue.  Shea  may 
be  a  good judge  of  whisky  and  an  au­
thority  on  slugging  and  boycotting, 
but  as  a  prognosticator  of  the  future 
he  is  a  fizzle.  There  has  been  no 
union  teamster  in  Grand  Rapids  since 
Shea  came  here  a  year ago  and  landed 
in jail.

Wm.  H.  Taylor,  who  claims  to  be 
identified  with  C.  N.  Rapp  in  the  fruit 
and  produce  business,  has  been  tied 
up  by  garnishment  process  during  the 
past  week  on  account  of  numerous 
debts  he  contracted  while  a  member 
of  the  retail  grocery  firm  of  Taylor 
&  Williams.

Guy  Reynolds  and  Henry Tice  have 
formed  a  copartnership  under 
the 
style  of  Reynolds  &  Tice  to  engage  in 
the  grocery  business  at  Hart.  The 
Worden  Grocer  Co. 
the 
stock.

furnished 

It  is  always  easier  to  make  a  bad 
matter  worse  than  a  good  thing  bet­
ter.

Sugar— The  raw  sugar  market  is  in 
all respects  about in  the  same  position 
as  last  week.  Refined  sugar  is  un­
changed  also.  All  the  refiners  are 
now  on  the  same  basis— 5.65c  for 
granulated— the  independents  having 
decided  to  give  the  same  extra  10- 
point  rebate  as  the  Trust.  The  de­
mand  for  refined  sugar  is  about  ordi­
nary  for  the  season.

Tea— The  market  in  Japan  is  now 
within  half  a  cent  of  the  price  a  year 
ago  on  high  grades.  The  current  de­
mand,  however,  is  limited.  Some  new 
crop  teas  have  been  received  in  this 
market  but  the  only  scramble  for 
them  is  for  the  honor  of  having  the 
first  of  the  crop.  There  is  no  short­
age  of  the  old  anywhere.

Coffee— Rio  and  Santos  are  both 
%c  lower.  This  is  due  to  the  fact 
that  the  new  crop  coffees  are  begin­
ning  to  come  in  and  that  the  general 
tendency  is  dull.  Buyers  are  not  tak­
ing  hold  and  the  business  doing  is 
from  hand  to  mouth  wholly.  Stocks 
of  coffee  in  the  interior  of  the  Unit­
ed  States  are  smaller  than  for  years, 
but  this  condition  is 
largely  offset 
by  the  fact  that  the  stocks  at  sea­
board  points  are  larger  than  for  years. 
It  can  hardly  be  doubted  that  to  mar­
ket 
sellers 
would  have  to  make  some  conces­
sions.  As  the  large  holders  seem  to
have  confi dence  in  the  future,  how­
ever,  there  is  not  much  coffee  press­
ing  for  sale.  June  is  naturally  a  dull 
month  in  the  coffee  market  and  this 
year  will  probably  prove  no  excep­
tion.  Mild  coffees  are  steady  and un­
changed,  as  is  Java.  Mocha  is  firm 
and  unchanged.

seaboard 

stocks 

their 

Canned  Goods— The  demand 

for 
canned  fruits  is  moderate.  The  abun­
dance  of  strawberries  and  the  coming 
on  of  various  California  deciduous 
fruits  has  had  a  tendency  to  cut  down 
the  consumption  of  the  cans.  This 
will  be  still  more  noticeable  later  in 
the  season.  There  is  a  good  demand 
for  spot  canned  tomatoes  and 
for 
peas.  The  latter  are  in  exceptionally 
large  demand  and  prices  are  some­
what  firmer.  Corn 
is  doing  fairly 
well  but  is  not  creating  any  excite­
ment.  The  first  of  the  new  crop  gal­
lon  rhubarb  was  received  on  this mar­
ket  the  past  week.  Prices  are  about 
the  same  as  last  year  and  the  quality 
of  the  pack— which  came  from  New 
York— is  excellent.  The  pack  of  Co­
lumbia  River  salmon  still  runs  about 
50  per  cent,  short  of  last  year  and  the 
trade  anticipates  that  there  will  be 
an  unusual  call  for  Alaska  salmon 
if  this  shortage  continues— which  it 
is  practically  certain  to  do.

Dried  Fruits— Peaches  on  spot  are 
dull  and  unchanged.  There  is  a  fair 
demand  from  retailers,  but  very  little 
from  first  hands.  Stocks  are  small, 
both  in  the  East  and  on  the  coast. 
in  particularly 
Future  peaches  are 
light  demand. 
raisins  are 
dull  and  inclined  to be  weak.  Packers 
have  named  prices  on  freshly  seeded 
raisins,  1904  crop,  for  fall  shipment  a 
full  1 J4 c  above  prices  now  ruling. 
There  is  some  demand  for  loose  rais­
ins.  Prices  are  firm  and  stocks  light. 
Apricots  are  quiet  and  unchanged.  It 
looks  like  a  pretty  close  clean-up  be­

Seeded 

I

fore  new  cots  come  in.  Currants  are 
in good  demand,  chiefly  from  the  bak­
ers’  supply  people.  Prices  are  un­
changed.  Prunes  are  in  good  de­
mand.  The  basis  is  still  low,  but  is 
higher*  by 
c.  This  is  due  to
the  fact  that  the  future  market  is 
very  strong  and  the  spot  stock  light. 
Buyers  seem  willing  to  pay  the  ad­
vance,  as  they  seem  to  realize  that 
the  situation  is  strong. 
It  is  now 
about  certain  that  the  carry-over  on 
the  coast  will  not  represent  more 
than  one-quarter  of  last  year,  which 
means  25  per  cent,  of  last  year’s  sur­
plus  of  35,000,000  pounds.  This  is not 
excessive  in  face  of  the  coming short 
crop.  The  big  shippers  of  prunes 
have  named  no  figures,  desiring  first 
to  get  more  information  as  to  how 
the  crop  will  turn  out.  The  2j4 c 
quotations  have  all  been  withdrawn, 
and  there  is  nothing  now  under  22 4c, 
with  a  premium  for  large  sizes.

Molasses  and  Syrups— Molasses  is 
moving  as  well  as  expected  at  this 
season  of  the  year.  Retailers  for  the 
most  part  have  large  stocks  on  hand 
— or  enough  to 
them  well 
through  the  hot  weather,  as  the  ship­
ping  of  heavy  grades  of molasses  dur­
ing  the  summer is  not  advisable.  Corn 
syrups  are  strong  and  in  moderate 
demand.  Maple  and  sorghum  are sell­
ing  fairly  well.

carry 

Rice— There  is  a  very  firm  tone  to 
the  market,  due  to  recent  advances 
and  the  prospect  of  further  advances 
in  the  near  future.  The  acreage  in 
the  South  is  not  over  half  what  it  was 
last  year  and  fully  half  of  the  rice 
actually  planted  has  been  destroyed 
or  injured  by  floods  and  high  water.
Fish— Cod,  hake  and  haddock  are 
unchanged  and  quiet.  Herring  are 
unchanged  and  in  moderate  demand. 
Salmon  shows  no  development.  The 
demand  is  opening  up  a  little.  Lake 
fish  and  whitefish  are  quiet  and  un­
changed.  The  event  in  the  fish  mar­
ket  during  the  week  has  been  the  of­
fering  of  new  shore  mackerel  at  $13 
per  barrel.  This  is  an  unexpectedly 
high  price  and  is  due  to  the  heavy 
demand  for  the  fresh  fish.  The  de­
mand  seems  to  have  taken  them, how­
ever.  Sardines  are  still  in  the  dumps. 
The  general  situations  is  unchanged 
and  there  seems  no  chance  of  any  ad­
vance.

Lansing  and  Bay  City  To  Exchange 

Visits.

Lansing,  June  12— Lansing  and  Bay 
City  grocers  will  probably  exchange 
excursions  this  year.  A  delegation of 
local  business  men  recently  visited 
the  latter  city  and  were  so  pleasant­
ly  entertained  that  a  recommendation 
will  be  made  to  the  local  association 
that  the  annual  excursion  be  run  to 
Bay  City  August  10.

A  number  of  Bay  City  grocers  vis­
ited  this  city  last  week  and  were 
given  a  good  time  by  the  members  of 
the  Lansing  Association  and,  in  con­
sequence,  they  decided  to  come 
to 
Lansing  with 
their  excursion  on 
July  27.

Mrs.  Margaret A.  Britton,  who  has 

been  book-keeper  for  the  Vinkemuld- 
er  Co.  for  the  past  six  years,  has  gone 
to  Los  Angeles,  which  place  she  wil) 
make  her  future  home.

The Produce  Market.

for 

Bananas— $i 

small  bunches, 
$1.50  for  large  and  $2  for  Jumbos. 
The  demand  is  good  in  spite  of  the 
abundance  of  berries  and  other  fruit.

Beet  Greens— 50c  per  bu.
Beets— New  command  $1.50  per 

box.

Butter— Creamery  is  steady  at  20c 
for  choice  and  21c  for  fancy.  Dairy 
is  in  plentiful  supply  at  15c  for  No. 
x  and  13c  for  packing  stock.  Reno­
vated  is  steady  at  18c.  Receipts  are 
heavy  and  the  quality  is  above  the 
average,  owing  to  the  heavy  grass 
crops.

Cabbage— Southern  commands  $2 

per  crate.

Carrots— New  fetch'  $1.25  per  box.
Cucumbers— Home  grown  are  in 
plentiful 
supply  at  45c  per  doz. 
Southern  fetch  $1.50  per  box  of  four 
to  five  doz.

the 

Eggs— Local  dealers  pay  about 
I4@i4’y^c 
for  case  count,  holding 
candled  at  16c.  The  demand  is  still 
nearly  equal  to  the  receipts  as,  on 
account  of 
favorable  weather, 
eggs  are  still  being' stored  in  liberal 
quantities.  There  is  little  doubt  but 
that  the  country  is  loaded  up  to  the 
brim  with  storage  eggs.  Chicago and 
New  York  are  reported  to  be  full  of 
them,  and  this  market  is  not  far  be­
hind.

Grape  Fruit— Florida  stock  com­
mands  $6  per  box  of  either  64  or 
size. 
54 
is  $2 
cheaper.

California 

stock 

Green  Onions— 15c  per  doz.  bunch­

es  for  Silverskins.

Green  Peas— $1.35  per  bu.  box.
Honey— Dealers  hold  dark  at  io@ 

12c  and  white  clover  at  I3@i5c.

Lemons— Messinas  are  steady  at 
$3-25@3-50  per  box.  Californias have 
been  marked  up  to  $3(0)3.25.  With  the 
warmer  weather  the  demand  has  in­
creased  noticeably. 
are 
fairly  liberal.

Supplies 

Lettuce— 7c  per  lb.
Onions— $1.35  per  crate 

for  Ber­
mudas  or  Texas;  $1.35  per  70  lb.  sack 
for  Louisiana.

in  the  orange 

Oranges— There  has  been  re-ar­
list  and 
rangement 
extra  fancy  navels  are  no 
longer 
quoted.  The  oranges  of  this  variety 
that  are  on  the  market,  while  good, 
are  hardly  classed  as  extra  fancy.  A  
large  assortment  of  sizes  in  Mediter­
ranean  Sweets 
the  market. 
Prices  on  these  are  about the  same  as 
they  were. 
Seedlings  and  St.  Mi­
chaels  are  also  unchanged.  Navels  are 
strong  at  $4  for  choice  and  $4.25  for 
fancy.  Mediterranean  Sweets,  $3.25 
@3.50.  Seedlings,  $3(0)3.25.

is  on 

Melons— Receipts  of  melons  in  the 
past  week  have  been  small  but  they 
have  been  heavy  enough  to  supply 
the  demand  at 
the  prices  asked. 
Within  a  week  or  so,  the  supplies 
should  be  more  liberal  and  prices  will 
get  down  to  a  working  basis. 

Parsley-=25c  per  doz.  bunches.

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

a  weird  red  light  which  came  from  a 
huge  Japanese  lantern.

The  exhibition  afforded  pleasure  to 
a  great  number  of  picture  lovers,  and 
the  unique  way  in  which  it  was  car­
ried  out  proved  a  good  drawing  card 
for  the  house. 

Bertha  Forbes.

Will  Turn  Out  Pianos.

Ann  Arbor,  June  11— The  Ann  Ar­
bor  Organ  Co.  is  about  to  engage  in 
a  new  branch.  The  large  factory  has 
been  rearranged  and  a  high  grade 
piano  is  being manufactured.  The  out­
put  for  the  first  year  will  be  600 
pianos,  which  will  be  increased  as  the 
trade  demands.  Piano  experts  from 
the  best  factories  have  been  brought 
here  to  act  as  heads  of  the  different 
department's  essential  to  the  work and
gradually  the  employes  of  the  organ

company  will  be  put  into  the  piano 
departments.  The  Ann  Arbor  Organ 
Co.  has  a  big  trade  in  foreign  coun­
tries  already.

Fishes  That  Attack  Cows.

frequent 

The  Journal  of  Agricultural  Topics 
calls  attention  to  a  very  curious  fish, 
occurring  in  great  numbers  along  the 
banks  of  the  Amazon,  which  attack 
cattle.  The  animals 
the 
shallow  waters  during  the  heat  of  the 
day,  and  while  thus  exposed  are  at­
tacked  upon  the  legs  and  udders  by 
the  fish.  The  bites  are  quite  severe, 
frequently  totally  disabling  the  ani­
mals  and  sometimes  producing  death. 
In  one  instance  a  dairyman  is  report­
ed  to  have  lost  over  400  cows  from 
this  cause  in  a  single  season.

6

O U T  O F  T H E   RUT.

Novel  Ideas  Originated  by  New  Eng­

land  Merchants.

W ritte n   fo r  th e   T ra d e sm a n .

A  dry  goods  firm 

in  Canjbridge, 
rather 
Mass.,  made  the  following 
startling  announcement  in  a  recent 
issue  of  their  weekly  store  paper: 
“A  seashore  house  lot  free.  Watch 
for  this  remarkable  offering  in  next 
week’s  Courier.”

Of  course  this  served  to  whet  pub­
lic  curiosity  and  the  next  issue  of the 
paper  was  eagerly  awaited.  Sure 
enough,  on  the  first  page  of  the  next 
number,  in  big  headlines,  was 
an­
nounced:  “Seashore  lots  given  away. 
Just  x,ooo  of  them.”  Following  this 
it  was  stated  that,  beginning  at  io 
a.  m.  on  May  I,  every  customer  whose 
purchase  amounted  to  one  dollar  or 
more  would  be  given  the  title  to  a 
seashore  lot  containing  1,500  feet,  in 
Martha’s  Vineyard,  “the  garden  spot 
of  New  England.”  The 
lots  were 
situated  on  high  and  dry  land, with a 
beautiful  view  of  the  ocean,  and  a 
clear  title  was  guaranteed. 
It  was 
further  stated that  a  land  agent  would 
the 
be  at  the  store  with  a  plan  of 
property  and  that 
customer 
would  have  the  privilege  of  choosing 
from  the  plan— a  case  of  first  come 
first  served.  The  only  expense  at­
tached  was  a  charge  of  $2  for  a  war­
ranty  deed,  which  was  to  be  drawn 
up  and  delivered  on  the  spot.

each 

This  was  a  right  royal  bonus  for  a 
firm  to  give  and  the  scheme  was  a 
rattling  good  one  to  start  the  season 
with  and  get  the  people  interested 
in  the  store.

To  stimulate  the  interest  of 

the 
clerks  in  their  shoe  department  dur­
ing  one  of  the  dullest  of  the  summer 
months,  the  members  of  one  large 
firm  laid  a  wager  with  the  head  of 
that  department  to  give  a  dinner  at 
one  of  the  leading  hotels  to  the  buy­
er,  the  head  and  the  clerks  if  the 
receipts  for  that  month  reached  a 
certain  figure.  The  local  papers  com­
mented  favorably  on  the  plan, 
the 
clerks  did  considerable  extra  hustling, 
and  at  the  end  of  the  month  it  was 
found  that  the  receipts  on  shoes  con­
siderably  exceeded  the  figure  stat­
ed— in  fact,  the  business  had  been 
away  above  the  average 
that 
month.

for 

A  big  department  store  in  the  East 
has  recently  added  a  piano  salesroom 
to  its  numerous  other  lines,  and  took 
this  method  of  making  the  public  ac­
quainted  with  their  pianos:  They  ad­
vertised  that  up  to  a  certain  date  seal­
ed  bids  would  be  received  on  one  of 
their  $190  pianos,  and  all  deposited 
in  a locked box in  the  department.  On 
the  date  specified  the  bids  were  to  be 
opened,  and  the  piano  would  be 
awarded  to  the  person  making  the 
highest  bid.

It  was  necessary to  visit  the  depart­
ment  to  find  out  the  full  particulars 
of  the  contest,  and  also  to  get  a 
card  on  which  to  write  the  bid.  The 
management  claimed  that  this  scheme 
brought  a  large  number  of  people  in­
to  the  store,  thus  giving  an  oppor­
tunity  to  display  their  pianos  and  dis­
tribute  literature  concerning  them.

An  excellent  idea  is  employed  by 
one  firm  to  call  attention  each  week

to  one  particular  line  of  their  goods. 
Every  Sunday,  in  their  newspaper  ad­
vertisement,  they  offer  three  substan­
three 
tial  cash  prizes  for  the  best 
advertisements  sent  in  during 
the 
week  regarding the  line  specified— one 
week  it  may  be  dress  goods,  another 
millinery,  gloves,  hosiery,  shoes,  etc. 
During  the  week  a  special  window 
display  is  made  of  the  goods  desig­
nated,  and  contestants  are  invited  to 
study  the  display,  visit  the  depart­
ment,  inspect  the  goods  and  compare 
them  with  those  sold  by  other  stores, 
ask  questions  of  the  salespeople— in 
short,  to  take  every  means  possible 
to  inform  themselves  regarding  the 
goods,  so  that  they  may  be  able  to 
write  an  advertisement  intelligently 
descriptive  of  the  goods.

The  winning  advertisements,  with 
the  names  of  the  winners,  are  pub­
lished  in  connection  with  the  firm’s 
advertisement  in  the  next  Sunday  edi­
tion.  This  idea  needs  no  comment. 
As  a  scheme  for  drawing  attention  to 
each  department  in  their  store 
in 
turn  it  is  one  of  about  the  best  that 
could  be  devised.

In  addition  to  their  military  genius, 
the  resourceful  little  Japs  are  adding 
to  their  laurels  as  among  the  most 
wide-awake  merchants  of  the  day.  A 
firm  which  has  existed  for  more  than 
a  century  in  Japan  recently  opened  a 
Japanese  art  store  in  Boston,  which 
represents  much  more  closely  the  real 
Japanese  type  than  any  of  the  other 
Oriental  shops  in  America.  A   new 
idea  is  that  of  keeping  the  bulk  of  the 
stock  stored  away,  so  that  they  may 
have  a  constantly  changing  display 
of  novelties  and  selected  articles.  This 
is  directly  opposed  to  the  ethics  of 
American  merchandising,  where  the 
policy  is  to  aim  to  display  everything 
as  soon  as  it  is  received,  but  of  late 
we  are  prepared  to  listen  with  due 
respect  to  ideas  on  almost  any  sub­
ject  that  emanates  from  the  Mikado’s 
loyalists.

small 

Another  innovation  in  this  store  is 
the  giving  of  informal  teas  on  certain 
afternoons,  which  are  served  with  all 
the  grace  and  daintiness  for  which 
this  nation  is  famous.
The  proprietor  of  a 

shoe 
store  has  shown  rare  discrimination 
in  installing  in  one  show  window  a 
mirror,  and  in  the  other  a  clock,  both 
bearing  his  advertisement.  No  wom­
an  passes  without  a  glance  in  the 
mirror  to  see  that  her  millinery  is 
not  askew,  and  a  man  likes  to  know 
the  time  without  the  trouble  of  tak­
ing  out  his  watch,  thus  the  gaze  of 
many  pedestrians  is  daily  directed  to 
the  windows  and  the  wares  displayed 
therein.

When  enlarging  and  otherwise  im­
proving  their  photographic  depart­
ment  recently,  one  big  store  invited 
its  patrons  to  call  and  inspect  their 
fine  collection  of  photographic  land­
scapes,  portraits,  etc.  These  were 
hung  in  a  large  room  in  the  rear  of 
the  department,  which  was  artistical­
ly  lighted  by  candles  and  Japanese 
lanterns.  The  catalogues  were  given 
cut  by  a  young  lad  dressed  as  a 
gnonie,  who  sat  in  a  darkened  corner 
surrounded 
hemlock  boughs, 
whose  darkness  was  only  relieved  by

by 

Second to none.  Superior to  any.  Duplicate  of 

nothing  Model for all.

The kind wise men smoke, wise merchants sell.
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GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH. 

Distributors  for  Western  Michigan

It 
is  largely  a  ques= 
tion  of  demonstrating 
to  the  retailer  that  the  jobber  can  fill  orders 
promptly  and  completely,  and  that  prices  are 
with the  market.  A  look  at  our  stock  and  con­
veniences for shipping  is  convincing.

Send  us  your  orders.

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Grand  Rapids,  Michigan

M e rc h a n ts’  H a lf  F a re   E x c u rsio n   R a te s   e v e ry   d a y   to   G ra n d   R ap id s.

S en d   fo r  c ircu lar.

New  Projects  Under  Way  in  Celery 

City.

Kalamazoo,  June  12— W.  E.  Hill  & 
Company  will  soon  begin  the  erection 
of  a  new  factory  building  on  Pitcher 
street.  The  company  manufactures 
various  kinds  of  heavy  machines  and 
engines,  and  is  located  in  cramped 
quarters  on  Church  street.  The  new 
factory  is  to  be  built  during  the  sum­
mer  and  it  is  expected  that  the  entire 
plant  will  be  removed  from  its  pres­
ent  location  in  the  fall.

A  special  committee  of  the  Board 
of  Trade  appointed  several  months 
ago  to  investigate  the  merits  of  the 
proposition  of  the  American  Clock 
Company,  which  offers  to  remove  its 
factory  from  Chicago  to  Kalamazoo, 
will  report  to  the  board  next  Thurs­
day  night. 
It  is  understood  that  the 
committee  will  make  a  favorable  re­
port  on  the  matter,  but  will  suggest 
that  the  board  take  no  action  for  the 
reason  that the proposition is too large 
for  the  city  to  undertake.

At  the  last  session  of  the  Board  of 
Trade  a  proposition  was  submitted 
by  Luther  Brown,  of  Battle  Creek. 
He  is  seeking  to  interest  local  capital 
in  a  company  to  manufacture  paper 
milk  bottles,  egg  cases  and  a  special 
coated  paper,  on  which  grease  has  no 
effect.  The patents  have  been  secured 
on  the  articles  named  and  Brown  is 
at  work  perfecting  special  machinery 
for  their  manufacture.  The  proposi­
tion  is  viewed  with  favor  by  Kalama­
zoo  men  and  at  an  early  date  a  com­
pany  may  be  organized  to  manufac­
ture  the  paper  articles.

President  and  General  Manager 
John  H.  Hatfield,  of  the  Kalamazoo 
Corset  Co.,  stated  to-day 
that  his 
plant  would  give  its  employes  their 
annual  vacation  on  June  24  for  two 
weeks.  While  the  company  every 
year  makes  a  practice  of  giving  its 
employes  a  brief  vacation,  regardless 
of  the  rush  of  business,  this  year  the 
plant’s  idleness  will  be  most  oppor­
tune.  A  new  five-story  brick  addi­
tion,  of  the  same  dimensions  as  the 
old  structure,  has just been completed, 
and  during  the  vacation  period 
the 
changes  at  the  factory  will  be  made. 
New  machinery  for 
the  additional 
building  will  arrive  next  week  and  the 
work  of  putting  it  in  place  is  to  start 
at  once.  The  office  of  the  company, 
now  located  in  the  old  building,  will 
be  changed  to  the  new  part  and  their 
equipment  will  be  most  modern.  By 
the  middle  of  July  the  plant  will  be 
in  readiness  for  operation  again  and 
the  capacity  will  be  more  than  dou­
bled.

Lansing,  June  12— With  a 

Retail  Trade  Is  Spreading  Rapidly.
larger 
amount  of  building  under  way  Lan­
sing  has  suffered  severely  from  wet 
weather  ever  since 
spring  opened. 
There  have  been  scarcely  three  days 
in  succession  during  the  past  seventy 
days  that  it  has  not  rained,  and  in 
consequence  builders  have  been  seri­
ously  delayed  in  their  operations  and 
material  damage  has  resulted.

The  work  on  all  buildings  has  been 
pushed  as  rapidly  as  the  weather  con­
ditions  would  permit,  but  none  of 
them  will  be  ready  for  occupancy  un­
til  long  after  the  time  hoped  for.  The

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

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Prudden  building,  which  will  doubt­
less  attract  a  most  desirable  class  of 
tenants  because  of  its  commanding 
location  in  the  business  center,  is  in­
closed  and  the  work  of  finishing  is 
being  vigorously  pushed.  It  will  con­
tain  a  large  number  of  desirable  office 
suites  and  will  be  ready  for  occupancy 
about  the  first  of  August.

The  Cameron  &  Arbaugh  depart­
ment  store  building  is  up  to  the  third 
story.  Two  more  stories  are  to  be 
added.  The  building  will  be  one  of 
the  most  imposing  in  the  city.  It  will

revolutionize  the  south  portion  of  the 
business  section  in  appearance,  and 
promises  to  attract  business  in  that 
direction. 
two  additional 
business  blocks  are  insured  for  that 
immediate  neighborhood.

Already 

Operations  at  a  number  of manufac­
turing  plants  have  been  restricted  by 
high  water  during  the  week.  Some 
plants  were  forced  to  shut  down  en­
tirely,  while  others  found  it  necessary 
to  suspend  work 
in  departments 
which  occupied  the  lower  ground.

Accounted  For.

“Where  on  earth  did  you  ever  learn 
to  spell,  young  man?”  asked  the  law­
yer  of  his  clerk  who  had  been  copy­
ing  some  documents  for  him.

“My  sister  taught  me,  sir,”  was  the 

youth’s  reply.

“ Well,  I  judge  from  your  spelling 
that  your  sister  is  no  school  teacher.”
“No,  sir,”  replied  the  modest  boy; 

“she’s  a  stenographer.”

The  cloth  may  make  the  clergy, 

but  the  man  makes  the  minister.

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B U Y   “ G A R D E N   C I T Y ”

FIREWORKS

F R O M   L Y O N   B R O T H E R S

They  aresure  to  please  your  trade 
and  give  perfect  satisfaction.  They 
have  always  done  so—and  they  are 
better this year than ever before.  It 
does  not  pay  to  buy  an  inferior 
brand  of fireworks—they are  dear at 
any  price.  Garden  City  Fireworks 
are known the world over and recog­
nized  as  a standard, and for this rea­
son we handle no other brand.  They 
are  so  thoroughly  reliable  that  we 
positively  guarantee  them.  They 
are  unequaled  for  brilliancy  and 
colors,  and  the  varieties  are  more 
extensive  than  ever.  Our prices are 
lower  than  others  ask for  unknown 
and  untried  makes.  Buy  the  best. 
Buy  Garden  City  fireworks.  Cat­
alogue  free  to  dealers.  Write  for it.

LYON  BROTHERS

Madison,  M arket  and  Monroe  Sts.,  CHICAGO

I0LESALER8  OF  GENERAL  MERCHANDISE  IH  AMERICA. 

POSITIVELY  NO  GOODS  SOLD  TO  CONSUMERS 

J

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M ICHIG AN  TRADESMAN

“LEST  WE  FORGET.”

in  

to  

th e  

While  the  flood  of  19 0 5  was,  for­
tunately  for  all  concerned,  not  so 
serious  as  the  great  flood  of  1904,  it 
was  sufficiently  menacing  to  impel the 
thinking  portion  of  the  community 
to  consider  the  causes  and,  if  possi­
ble,  evolve  a  solution  of  the  difficulty. 
The  Tradesman  took  up  this  subject 
a  year  ago  and,  under  the  heading 
of  The  Penalty  of  Avarice,  published 
the  following  editorial:
In   th e   good  old  d a y s  of  fo rty   y e a rs   ago, 
w hen  th o s e   w ho  a re   now   p ro m in e n t  In 
th is   c ity   w e re   b e tte r  a c ­
b u sin ess 
q u a in ted   w ith   can o es,  sh o tg u n s ,  m u s k ra t 
tra p s   a n d   bow s  a n d   a rro w s  
th a n   w ith  
th e   e a s t  b a n k   of  G ran d  
o th e r  u te n sils, 
R iv e r  p assed , 
fro m   L y o n   a n d   C am p au  
s tre e ts ,  d iag o n ally   to   a b o u t  w h e re  
th e  
p re s e n t  e n tra n c e   to   th e   F o u rth   N a tio n al 
B a n k   is  seen.  T h e n ce  i t   to o k   a   so u th e rly  
d ire ctio n   to   L o u is  s tre e t  w h e re   it  tu rn e d  
slig h tly   to   th e   w e s t  a n d   e x ten d ed  
to   a  
p o in t  on  F u lto n   s tre e t  d ire c tly   a t 
th e  
re a r   of  th e   old  B a rn a rd   H o u se ,  w h ich   is 
still  sta n d in g .  A b o u t  125  fe e t  w e st  of  th is 
shore  w as  th e   e a s t  b a n k   of  Isla n d   N o.  1, 
w hose 
le n g th   w as  fro m   a b o u t  100  feet 
n o rth   of  P e a rl  s tr e e t  to   a n   e q u a l  d ista n c e  
so u th   of  L o u is  s tre e t. 
T h e   eig h t-ro d  
c h a n n el  th u s   in d ic a te d   w a s  deep  enough 
fro m   th e   o p en in g   of  n a v ig a tio n   to   J u n e  
1.  a n d   so m etim e s  u n til  A u g u st,  to   p e rm it 
th e   sev eral  s te a m b o a ts   p ly in g   b etw e en  
th is   c itv   a n d   G ra n d   H a v e n   to   la n d   re g u ­
la rly   ju s t  below   P e a rl  s tre e t.  D u rin g   th e  
fre s h e t  seaso n s,  th e s e   b o a ts   w ould  com e 
up  th e   e a s t  c h a n n el,  tie   u p   a b o u t  w h ere 
th e   F re n c h   R oom   o f  th e   H o tel  P a n tlin d  
th e   fre ig h t  an d  
now   flourishes,  u n lo a d  
lie  th e re   u n til  m o rn in g .  W ith   p asse n g e rs 
a n d   fre ig h t  a b o a rd , 
lin e s  w ould  be 
c a s t  off  a n d   aro u n d   th e   h e a d   of  th e   I s ­
la n d   th e   b o a ts   w ould  go  on  th e   d o w n ­
riv e r  jo u rn e y .
In   th e   g e o g ra p h y   of  G ra n d   R a p id s  40 
y e a rs  ago.  o u r  riv e r  a t   P e a rl  s tre e t  w as 
ab o u t  a   th o u s a n d   fe e t  w ide  b e c a u se   of  th e 
little   b a y   th a t  s e t  in   a t   th a t   p o in t  to ­
w a rd   C an al  s tre e t. 
In   th e   p re s e n t  geog­
ra p h y   o u r  riv e r  a t  
is  a b o u t 
th a t  p o in t 
600  fe e t  w ide  a n d   a b o u t  th e   sa m e   ra tio   of 
difference  is  show n  fro m   500  fe e t  above 
th e   B rid g e  s tr e e t  b rid g e 
th e   c ity ’s 
p ublic  lig h tin g   s ta tio n .
F o rty   y e a rs  a g o   th e   o n ly   o b s tru c tio n s  to  
th e   h ig h   w a te r  flow   of  G ran d   R iv e r  a t 
tin s   p o in t  w ere  B rid g e  s tre e t  b rid g e   an d  
th e   islan d s,  th e   la tte r   b e in g   e n tire ly   s u b ­
m erged  e a rly   ea ch   sp rin g .  T o -d a y   five 
b rid g e s  sp an   th e   re m a in in g   s ix -te n th s   of 
th e   old  ch a n n el.  F o rty   y e a rs   ag o   th e re  
w as  no  T u rn e r  s tre e t 
tu n n e l  opening 
u n d e r  th e   b ed   of  th e   G ra n d   T ru n k   R a il­
w ay,  so 
th e   delu g e  b ro u g h t  dow n 
In d ia n   M ill  C reek  w a s  h eld  w ith in   bounds 
u n til  it  re a c h e d   th e   riv e r.
th e  
reco rd   flood  of  1904  a n d   th e   “m a d e   la n d ’’ 
o b s tru c tio n s   w ere  th e   c h ief  ca u ses.  E s ­
losses 
tim a te s   a re   m a d e 
th a t  o u r  flood 
th is   y e a r  w ill  a g g re g a te   a   m illion  dollars. 
T h is  figure  w ill  n o t  b e  re a c h e d , 
in  all 
likelihood,  w hen  th e   books  a re   balan ced , 
b u t  th e   a g g re g a te   of  flood  lo sses  th e   p a st 
d ecad e  w ill  m u c h   m o re  
th a n   c o u n te r­
b alan ce  th e   a g g re g a te   of  p ro fits  m a d e  by 
th e   filling  in  of  o u r  riv e r  on  e ith e r  side. 
A nd.  w o rse 
th e se  
profits  h av e  been  en jo y ed   b y   a   few   p e r­
so n s  th e   lo sses  h a v e   a ffec ted   th e   peace 
a n d   p o ck e ts  of  th o u s a n d s   of  o u r  citizens. 
Indeed,  it  seem s  q u ite   p ro b a b le   th a t  th e 
d e p rec iatio n   in   re a l  e s ta te   v alu es  th ro u g h  
th e   flooded  d is tric ts , 
in   con seq u en ce  of 
o u r  ex p e rien ce  th e   p a s t  w eek,  w ill  re p re ­
s e n t  th e   c o st  of  a   lev ee  20  fe e t  h ig h   on 
b o th   sid es  o f  th e   riv e r  fro m  
th e   “ Big 
B en d ’’  to   th e   P la s te r  M ills.  D am e  N a ­
tu re   su b m its  to   m o re  o r  le ss  im position 
a t  
tolls 
tim es,  b u t  sh e  co llects  h e a v y  
ev en tu ally .
All  that  the  Tradesman  said  a  year 
ago  holds  good  to-day. 
In  narrow­
ing  up  the  channel  from  700  feet  to 
300  feet  and  producing  a  funnel  shap­
ed  pocket,  the  people  have  undertaken 
to  circumvent  Nature,  and  Nature 
will  not  be  circumvented,  but  insists 
upon  asserting  herself  on  occasions.
W e  may  not  have  another  flood  for 
fifty  years— there  was  an  interval  of 
half  a  century  between  the  great flood 
of  1854 and  the  greater  flood  of  1904— 
but  whenever  the  next 
flood  does 
come,  the  situation  will  be  just  as 
menacing  and  the  results  just  as  se­
vere  if  something  is  not  done  to  get 
in  harmony  with  Nature’s  laws  and 
Nature’s  requirements.

All  of  th e se   c h a n g e s   a c c o u n t  fo r 

th a t,  w h ile 

th a n  

th a t 

A  fellow  never  realizes  how  many 
people  want  to  treat  until  he  has 
sworn  off.

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H1GAI#ADESMAN

the  one  proposed.  Let  it  be  granted 
that  ten  weeks— it  is  often  longer—  
is  the  average  length  of  the  summer 
vacation  and  that  it  is  too  short.  The 
new  plan,  let  us  say,  begins  on  Sept. 
4.  1905.  At  the  end  of  every  four 
weeks  throughout  the  year  there  is 
a  two  weeks’  vacation.  This  divides 
the  year  equally,  giving  eight  vaca­
tions  of  two  weeks 
each— sixteen 
weeks  during  the  year— leaving  nine 
months,  thirty-six  weeks  for  school 
work.  No  one  can  reasonably  con­
clude  that  a  month’s  study,  supposing 
it  to  be  severe,  will  not  be  counter­
acted  by  a  two  weeks’  vacation,  and 
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vide  the  school  year  into  nine  terms 
of  four  weeks  each  separated  by  a 
two  weeks’  vacation.

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often  equal  to  the  long  season  of  en­
forced  idleness— a  condition  of  things 
not  at  all  in  harmony  with  the  idea 
that  long  summer  vacations  are  bet­
ter.

The  plea  that  the  short  vacation 
the 
would  seriously  interfere  with 
home  is  a  matter  the  question  has 
nothing  to  do  with. 
It  is  the  child 
and  its  welfare  that  is  to  be  looked 
after.  Around  him  must  all  consider­
ations  center,  and  if  theory  and  ex­
perience  are worth  anything,  it  is  sub­
mitted  that,  take  it  all  in  all,  the  two 
weeks’  vacation  will  be  found  to  be 
the  arrangement  which  will  best  ac­
complish  the  purposes  desired.

REVELATION  OF  CHEMISTRY.
Calcium  is  a  white  metal  extremely 
light,  being  but  little  more  than  half 
as  heavy  as  aluminum,  and  it  oxydizes 
by  exposure  to  the  air,  so  that  it  is
soon  destroyed,  being  converted  into 
the  white  powder  known  as  quick­
lime.

is 

long  vacation  the  child 

Wednesday,  June  14,  1905

The  shock  comes  with  special  force

TWO  WEEKS  OR  FOURTEEN.
The  world,  educational  and  unedu- 

they may be placed on  the  mar-
a  day 
ket 
by the ton. Something like  thi
has  happened  in  the  case  of  the  once 
rare  metal  calcium.  A  month  ago 
there  was  only  an  ounce  or  two  in 
England,  and  now  the  metal  can  be 
ordered  by  the  hundredweight.

Yes;  but  in  that  case  the  child  will 
be  in  the  school  room  the  first  and 
the  last  week  of  June,  the  first  three 
weeks  of  July  and  with  the  exception
if  not j  Qf  the  first  four  days  all  of  August—  
Heretofore  it  has  been  regarded  as 
cational,  has  been  startled, 
little  more  than  a  curiosity  of  chemis­
shocked,  by  the  announcement  by  one  the  hottest  part  of  the  summer.  True; 
high  in  authority  and  influence,  that j  but  the  monthly  vacations  throughout 
try,  produced  in  very  small  quanti­
everything  considered  two  weeks’ va- j  the  year  have  prepared  the  child  for
ties  and  at  a  very  high  price.  Re­
cently,  however,  United  States  Con­
cation  in  summer  is  long  enough  and 
this,  and,  it  is  submitted,  with  this 
sul  Liefeld  at  Freiberg,  Germany,  re­
that  more  than  that  is  provocative  of 
preparation  the  school  room  is  the 
ported  that  it  would  seem  to  be  a 
best  place  for  him.  Here,  too,  is  the 
mischief.
risky speculation  to invest  in  the  rarer 
strong part  of the  system.  The  wear- 
to  an  almost  overwhelming  majority, j  iness  of  the  vacation  is  avoided.  Aft-
metals.  One  day  they  may  be worth
who  believe  that  the  school  popula- |  er  the  end  of  the  first  two  weeks  of j  $I00  to  $500  per  ounce,  and  the  next 
tion  are  already  overworked  and  that j  the 
more  of  rest  and  frolic  and  sunshine  plague  to  himself  and  to  all  who 
is  what  these  puny  children  need  with  ought  to  have  control  over  him.  The 
the  text-books  put  carefully  away  un- I  rest  of  the  time  is  worse  than  wast- 
til  cool  weather  shall  make  more j  ed.  He  becomes  demoralized.  With 
tolerable  the  wearisome  study  which j  the  lack  of  bringing  up  usually  found 
in  the  American  home,  he  follows  his 
goes  on  with  monotonous  regularity 
j own  will,  and  that,  then,  asserting  it­
for  nine  or  ten  months  of  the  year, 
Its  price  per  ounce,  according  to 
self  he  is  the  terror  of  all  he  comes 
chemists’  lists,  has  changed 
in  the 
It  would  be  easy  at  this  point  to 
in  contact  with.  Without  the  whole­
following  remarkable  manner:  1903, 
recount  a  long  list  of  the  woes  com­
some  discipline  of  the  school  room  he 
$273.73:  1904,  $121.66;  1905  (January), 
plained  of  by  the  anxious  parent  in 
becomes  not  only  his  own  master,
$43.80;  1905  (March),  36  cents.  From 
behalf  of  the  overworked  child- -the
being  a  mere  laboratory  curiosity  it 
crowded  curriculum  of  study,  its  be- | but  the  anarchistic  ruler  of  the  fami-
lv.  Around  him  the  home  centers.
has  become  cheap  enough  to  experi­
wildering  variety,  the  rapid  progress 
He  gets  up  when  he  pleases  and  goes
ment  with  in  connection  with 
the
which  prevents  thoroughness, 
the  in­
to  bed  when  he  likes.  He  eats  when  manufacture  of  armor  plate  or  hard- 
creasing  demands  of 
the  different 
he  chooses  and his  preparation  for the  ene(j  steel,  and  already  manufacturers
grades  and  the  appalling  examina­
mealtime  depends  upon  his 
fancy. 
are  asking  for  whole  hundredweights 
tions  at  the  end  of  each— but  putting 
"When  he  is  best,  he  is  a  little  worse 
for  this  purpose.
these  aside  the  question  is,  “Is  a  sum­
than  a  boy;  and  when  he  is  worst,  he 
mer  vacation  of 
long 
is  little  better  than  a  beast:”  so  that 
enough  for  the  child's  physical  well­
by  the  time  the  fall  term  begins,  like 
being?”
other  beasts  in  general,  he  has  a  tam­
ing-down  process  to  go  through  with 
before 
real  work  begins.  All  of 
which  on  the  child’s  account  gives 
convincing  proof  that  President  Eliot 
is  right  and  that  the  two  weeks’  va­
cation  even  in  summer 
is 
the 
child's  good:  by  far  the  best.

Whoever  has  even  a  little  to  do 
with  children  of  any  grade  need  not 
be  told  that  the  strain  from  Septem­
ber  to  June  is  too  great.  Where there 
is  any  real  study— and  there  is  an 
abundance  of it— the  passing examina­
tion  leaves  the  pupil  “pretty  well  used 
up.”  For  the  first  few  weeks  the
child  who  has  made  any  record  at 
all  has  little  ambition  for  anything j  side?
but  absolute  rest,  and  for  the  remain- j  There  is  no  other  side.  If  the  teach- 
der  of  the  summer  he  is  busily  em- j  er  is  to  be  considered— which  does 
ployed  in  getting  ready  for  the  com
ing  siege  from  September  until 
the 
holidays.  Then  after  a  pitiful  fort-
night— sometimes  not  even  that— the  :  ed  it  may  be  said  with  much  truth j  When  the  stalk  has  grown  to  the 
grind  goes  on until  June,  and 
so 1  that  the  same  benefit  would  accrue, j  right  length  it  is  chipped  off  and  dip-
a  two :  It  is  doubtful  which  is  worse  after  the |  ped  in  paraffin  wax  to  preserve  it
furnishes abundant proof 
weeks’  vacation  would  be  wholly  in- j  examinations  are  over,  pupil  or  teach-j from  the  action  of  the  air.
adequate  for  the  renovation  required j  er.  The  strain  of  the  long  terms  tells 
of  it. 

Calcium  was  first  made  in  minute 
quantities  by  Humphrey  Davy.  In  the 
new  process  chloride  of  calcium  is 
placed  in  a  receptacle  and  fused  by 
electrolysis.  An  iron  cathode  forms 
a  basis  upon  which  the  molten  cal-
not  follow— it  may be  said  in  the  first cium  deposits  itself,  and  the  once  rare
place  that  the  school  is  intended  for j metal  builds  itself  up  into  an  irregu-
the  child  only. 

The  discovery  which  has  brought 
about  this  extraordinary  “slump”  was 
made  by  two  German  chemists,  who 
have  patented  their  process.  Orders 
are  pouring  in  from  scientists,  such 
as  Sir  William  Crookes  and  Sir  Wil­
liam  Huggins;  schools,  such  as  Har­
row  and  the  Borough  Polytechnic; 
and  steel  manufacturers.

A  curious  point  proved  by  the  new
is
The  opposite  view  furnishes  food j  first  six  weeks  of  the  vacation  are  re- J  white  and  not  yellow.  So  rapidly  does 
j quired  to  repair  damages.  Then,  too,! it  change  its  color— owing  to  the  ac-
The  exhaustion  complained  of is the j  the  long vacation  without  work  is  not j  tion  of  the  air— from  white  to  yel- 
inevitable  result  of  the  present  ar-  all  that  fancy  paints  it  to  the  teacher j low  that  the  white  tinge  has  not 
rangement,  and  the  surest  remedy  is j whose  poorly-paid-for  services  are not J previously  been  observed.

severely  on  the  teacher,  and  often  the j  process  is  that  metallic  calcium 

If  the  point  be  urg- lar  rod  resembling  a  cabbage  stalk,

Is  nothing  to  be  said  on  the  other

for  reflection. 

two  weeks 

that 

for 

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

9

CYRUS  GRAY  LUCE.

Tender  Tribute  To  the  Memory  of  a 

Noble  Man.*

He  was  great  from  the  view  point 
of  those  who  believe  that  greatness 
is  the  child  of  rich  scholarship,  ora­
tory  or  emanates  from  victories  won 
on  land  or  sea. 
If,  however,  great­
ness  lies  in  contentment  to  reach  a 
station  where  all  men  can  truthful­
ly  say,  “He  was  a  credit  to  himself, 
his  family,  his  friends  and  his  State;” 
if measured,  I  say, by such  a  standard, 
we  might  truly  say  that  Cyrus  Gray 
Luce  was  a  great  man.

In  the  quiet  walks  of  life,  by  appli-. 
cation  to  duty  and  faithful  devotion 
to  those  underlying  principles  upon 
which  alone  true  manhood  is  builded, 
he toiled.

thought 

Assembled  here  in  these  legislative 
halls,  this  perfect  summer  day,  to  pay 
tribute  to  the  memory  of  a  man  who 
did  everything  he  could  to  build  and 
maintain  the  institutions  of  our  State, 
the  simplest  truthful 
that 
comes  to  one  and  all  may  be  ex­
pressed  in  few  words,  “He  was 
in­
deed  a  manly  man.”  His  early  life 
was  spent  in  Indiana.  Born  at  Wind­
sor,  Ohio,  July  2,  1824,  he  moved  to 
Indiana  in  1836. 
In  1849  he  settled 
in  Gilead,  Branch  county,  Michigan, 
where  he  lived  and  died.  For  eleven 
years  he  was  Supervisor  of  this  town­
ship.  For  two  terms  he  was 
the 
Treasurer  of  Branch  county.  In  1854 
he  was  elected  to  the  Legislature.  In 
1865  he  was  elected  to  the  State  Sen­
ate  and  served  for  two  terms. 
In 
1886  he  was  elected  Governor  of  the 
State.  For  several  years  he  served 
as  a  member  of  the  State  Board  of 
Agriculture;  was  Master  of  the  State 
Grange  and  President  of  the  Society 
under  whose  auspices  we  have  met 
to-day.  He  was  also  President  of  the 
State  Library  Commission.  He  per­
formed  the  duties  appertaining 
to 
every  office  to  which  he  was  elected 
acceptably  to  the  whole  people.  A 
plain,  blunt  man,  he  was  not  afraid 
to  state  his  convictions  and  when  he 
spoke  it  was  to  the  purpose.

It  would  be  idle  presumption  in  me 
to  attempt  in  this  presence  an  analy­
sis  of  his  character  or  a  portrayal  of 
his  magnificent  manhood. 
In  most 
touching  and  eloquent  phrase  this 
has  been  done  by  Mr.  Campbell,  who 
served  him  as  Private  Secretary  and 
who  was  closely  and  intimately  iden­
tified  with  him. 
In  nothing  were  the 
traits  of  Mr.  Luce  more  sharply  em­
phasized  than  in  the  pride  he  felt  in 
the  institutions  of  his  State  and  in  the 
enthusiasm  with  which  he  cherished 
the  confident  assurance  of  their  up­
lifting.  His  whole  heart  and  his whole 
ability  were  always  in  his  work;  al­
most  from  his  majority  to  his  death 
he  was  officially  connected  with  some 
organization  tending  to  advance  the 
interests  of  his  State.  The  same  un­
tiring  zeal  which  made  him  promi­
nent  in  agricultural  pursuits  was  con­
tributed  to  everything  with  which  he 
was  associated.  The  people  of  this 
State  soon  recognized  in  Mr.  Luce 
a  man  of  keen  and  far-seeing  judg­
ment,  a  natural  leader  of  men,  con-
♦A ddress  b y   H o n .  P .  T.  C olgrove,  of 
H a s tin g s ,  b efo re  a n n u a l  m e e tin g   P io n e e r 
a n d   H is to ric a l  S ociety.

servative  and  at  the  same  time  pro­
gressive.  His  counsel  was 
often 
sought  and  was  always  on  the  side  of 
right,  justice  and  morality.

On  the  pages  of  history,  where  are 
found  the  names  of  illustrious  sons 
of  Michigan  who  have  proven  them­
selves  worthy  and  won  their  spurs  by 
faithful  devotion  to  the  upbuilding 
and  uplifting  of  the  institutions  of  the 
State,  Cyrus  G.  Luce’s  name  will  be 
conspicuous.  He  was  clean— there 
were  no  secrets  in  his  life,  no  hidden 
record  which  he  feared  would  leap 
to  life.  The  consciousness  of  this 
fact  and  that  every  act  of  the  past 
in  the  service  of  the  people  was  from 
a  pure  motive  fortified  him  for  the 
duties  before  him.

It  is  said  that  true  genius 

lives 
two  lives— the  first  with  its  own  gen­
eration;  the  second  in  the  thought  of

to  use  the  ability  he  possessed  for 
good.  The  light  he  carried  with  him 
was  always  the  light  of  the  true  and 
the  just.

In  this  capitol  of  the  State  he  loved 
so  well,  in  these  halls  of  legislation 
where  his  voice  was  so  often  heard, 
we  may  well bow our heads and sit in 
silence  while  we  do  reverence  not 
only  to  Ex-Governor  Luce,  a  former 
President  of  this  organization,  but  to 
a  plain  man  who,  in  all  things  and  in 
every  walk  in 
life,  exemplified  the 
highest  type  of  true  nobility.

There  are  men  who  pride  them­
selves  upon  being  “hard-headed”  and 
“practical,”  who  sneer  at  book  learn­
ing  and  point  to  Lincoln  and  many 
other  great  Americans  who  had  no 
opportunity  to  obtain  a  college  edu­
cation.  While  Mr.  Luce  was  a  hard- 
headed,  practical  man,  he  recognized

Hon.  P.  T.  Colgrove

that 

education.  He  believed 
the 
practical  men  of  the  world  and  the 
men  who  boast  of  being  level-headed 
and  hard-headed— that  these  men  of 
sterling  qualities  would  have  been 
able  to  have  served  their  State  better 
I and  been  more  useful  if  they  had  en- 
! joyed  the  advantages  of  a college  edu- 
i cation.  Believing  this,  he  was  ever 
ready  to  give  assistance  to  our  edu­
cational  institutions.  He  was  a  man 
who  from  boyhood  did  not  wait  for 
something  very  distinguished  to  do. 
He  believed  it  was  better  to  do  well 
whatever  was  before  him  than  to  fail 
in  something  more  conspicuous. 
It 
was  one  of  the  strongest  elements  of 
his  nature  that  all  labor  seemed  hon­
orable  and  he  believed  that  everybody 
could  dignify  and  make  honorable 
whatever  task  he  had  to  perform.
He  believed  that  an  aimless 

life 
could  be  none  other  than  a  wasted 
life  and  that  to  live  only  to  fulfill 
the  pleasures  of  to-day,  to  disconnect 
to-morrow  from  the  present,  to  disin­
tegrate  the  years  and  to  live  for  spots 
and  single  days  was  a  crime.  We 
find  to-day  thousands  of  men  who 
have  failed  of  the  purpose  of  life, 
not  because  they  were  vicious,  not 
because  they  were  criminal,  not  be­
cause  they  were  not  clever  in  many 
respects,  but  because  there  was  noth­
ing  toward  which  they  aimed.  Mr. 
Luce  believed  that  only  the  earnest 
man  succeeds  and  that  the  man  who 
throws  aside  every  weight  and  keeps 
his  eye  on  the  goal  is  the  man  to 
reach  it.  And  so,  deprived  of  the  ad­
vantages  of a  broad  education,  we  find 
him  the  Chief  Executive  of  one  of  the 
greatest  commonwealths  in  the  Na­
tion  because  he  subscribed 
the 
things  I  have  spoken  of.

to 

We  shall  not  profit  by  a  study  of 
his  history  if  his  example  does  not 
inspire  us  to  a  singleness  of  aim  and 
unconquered  persistence.  He  believ­
ed  not  only  in  keeping  on,  but  bend­
ing  and  blending  all  our  energies  up­
on  the  subject  before  us. 
It  may 
be  truthfully  said  of  him  that  he  be­
lieved  in putting aside whatever would 
waste  our  time  and  dissipate 
our 
energies  and  to  press  steadily  along 
the  path  of  choice,  uphill  and  down, 
and 'not  be  satisfied  until  we  attained 
our  aim  and  achieved  at  least  an  hon­
orable position.  He  believed that cen­
sure  and  criticism  never  hurt. 
“If 
false,”  he  said,  “they  can  not  hurt 
| you  unless  you  are  wanting  in  char-

student  of 
subsequent  ages.  The 
Michigan  history  in  the  decades  to 
come  will  not  fail  to  be  inspired  by 
the  noble  life  of  this  plain  man,  who 
had  no  higher  ambition  than  to  per­
form  well  each  duty  that  devolved 
upon  him  and  to  lift  higher  and  still 
higher  the  banner  of  the  State  he  lov­
ed  so  well.

Mr.  Campbell  has  spoken  of  his 
loving  and  kindly  nature.  All  he  has 
said  is  true.  He  might  have  added, 
however,  that  Mr.  Luce  could  and 
did  hate  with  all  the  intensity  of  his 
soul  all  that  was  a  sham  and  false. 
He  hated  hypocrisy  and  deceit.  He 
hated  those  who  were  false  to  their 
profession.  He  hated  the  despoilers 
of  men’s  characters  and  despised  him 
who  would  rob  his  fellowman  of  his 
good  name.  He  had  no  use  for  the 
pretender.  He  called  upon  every  man 
who  was  admitted  to  his  friendship

and  felt  keenly  the  advantages  to  be 
literal
derived  from  a  broad 

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

acter;  if  true,  they  show  a  man  his 
weak  points  and  forewarn  him against 
failure  and  trouble.”

We  murmur  not  at  the  wisdom  of 
natural  laws  that  affect  alike  the mon­
arch  and  the  surf.

The 

lights 

fellows. 

Poor,  indeed,  this  world  would  be 
without  its  graves;  without  the  mem­
ories  of  its  noble  dead. 
“Only  the 
voiceless  speak  forever.”  Lights  and 
shadows  in  the  warp  and  woof  of 
life  give  to  it  its  greatest  value  and 
to  man  his  highest  and  best  views  of 
his 
and 
shadows  in  the  life  of  Mr.  Luce  give 
to  it  its  greatest  value  as  we  look 
back  over  the  years  of  faithful,  loyal 
and  devoted  service,  because  we  see 
in  him  the  real  citizen,  who  loved  and 
revered  his  State  and  Nation  with 
all  the  fervor  and  earnestness  of  his 
great  and  loyal  heart,  applying  al­
ways  a  clear  intellect,  a  tender  and 
unselfish  devotion  to  the  good  of  hu­
manity.  May  I  not  say  he  needs  no 
imposing  shaft  of  bronze  or  marble 
to remind  posterity of his  manly deeds 
because  he  has  left  to  us  an  imperish­
able  memory  of  goodness  and  truth?
In  the  bosom  of  the  great  State, 
among  the  people  who  loved  him  and 
whom  he  loved  so  well,  and  in  our 
hearts  he  rests  forevermore.

His  chair  is  vacant,  his  work 

is 

ended,  his  star  is  set,  but,

Set  as  sets the morning star, that 
Goeth  not  down  behind  the 
Darkened  west,  but  fades  away 
In  the  brightness  of  the  rising  day.

one  or  more  other  retailers,  urging 
them  to  do  likewise,  and  so  on  indefi­
nitely.  Do  not  put  this  off  until  to­
morrow.  Now is  the  time  to act.  Ask, 
by  letter,  the  daily  paper  you  read  to 
publish  this  worthy  appeal.  Do  not 
fail  to  do  this.  Send  the  editor  the 
clipping.  This  will  aid  powerfully,  es­
pecially  in  the  Chicago  Sunday  pa­
pers.  Every  retailer,  no  matter  what 
line  engaged  in,  is  expected  and  urg­
ed  to  respond  to 
call.  Local 
newspapers,  too,  please  copy.  Your 
merchants  are  the  bone  and  sinew  of 
your  towns.  Will  you  not  help  them? 
Retailers,  do  not  slumber,  but  awaken 
to  your  interest.  Let  us  have  an  at­
tendance  of  not  less  than  five  thous­
and  retail  merchants  at  this  conven­
tion. 

W.  H.  Gentner.

this 

Excellent  Legislative  Record  of  Mich­

igan  Merchant.

In  the  Legislature  of  I9°5>  which 
adjourned  sine  die  last  week,  no mem­
ber  took  a  more  commanding  posi­
tion  or  reflected  greater  credit  on 
himself  and  his  constituents  than  C. 
L.  Glasgow,  the  well-known  hardware 
dealer  of  Nashville.  Senator  Glas­
gow  talked  right  and  voted  right  on 
every  measure  which  came  before  the 
Senate  for  discussion  or  action  and 
the  esteem  in  which  he  was  held  by 
his  associates  was  shown  in  his  elec­
tion  to  the  position  of  President  pro

Concerted  Action To  Curtail  Mail  Or­

der  Houses.

Farmington,  Iowa,  June  12— Do  you 
wish  to  be  placed  in  a  position  to  be 
able  to  compete  with  the  mail  order 
houses?  Will  you  agree  to  attend  a 
grand  convention  of  retail  merchants 
to  be  held  soon ¿it  a  place  to  be  nam­
ed  by  the  leaders  of  this  movement? 
At  this  convention  you  will  be  shown 
the  way. 
If  you  have  a  better  plan, 
and  can  show  it  to  be  so,  the  conven­
tion  will  consider  it.  Now,  you  must 
not  hang  back  and  wait  for  your j 
neighbor,  but  act  at  once  and  urge 
others  to  do  likewise.  Bankers,  will 
' you  attend  this  convention  and  there­
by  encourage  the  movement  and  urge 
your  local  retail  merchants  to  fall  in 
line?  Do  you  know  that  the  mail 
order  houses  in  Chicago,  with  assets 
running  into  the  tens  of  millions  of 
dollars,  are  offering  and  guaranteeing 
to  their  customers,  who  are  also  your 
customers,  throughout  the  country  7 
per  cent,  per  annum  on  deposits  in 
amounts  from  $5  up  to  $1,000,  sub­
ject  to  check  at  any  time  and  in  any 
amount,  without  waiving  their  inter­
est?  Do  you  see  how  this  will  af­
fect  your  business?  Will  not  this 
militate  against  the  welfare  of  every 
enterprise  in  your  town?  Then  isn’t 
every  citizen  in  your  town  interested 
in  the  promotion  of  this  movement? 
Will  every  retailer  and  banker  who 
is  in  sympathy with  this movement, in 
every  state  from  Ohio  to  Colorado, 
pledge  themselves  to  attend  such  a 
convention,  if  consistent  to  do 
so, 
by  at  once  writing  me  a  letter?  Also 
write  to  one  or  more  retail  mer­
chants  of  your  acquaintance,  calling 
attention  to  this  call,  and  urge  them 
to  write  me  and  for  them  to  write  to

Hon.  C.  L.  Glasgow

tern  of  the  Senate,  over  which  he 
presided  with  fairness  and  precision. 
Senator  Glasgow  has  always  stood 
high  as  a  merchant  and  his  experi­
ence  in  two  consecutive  sessions  of 
the  Legislature— both 
in  the  upper 
house— have  so  enhanced  his  reputa­
tion  as  a  good  citizen,  a  safe  and 
cautious  legislator  and  a  faithful  rep­
resentative  of  the  interests  of  his  con­
stituents  that  it  is  not  at  all  unlikely 
that  he  may  be  called  upon, 
two 
years  hence,  to  accept  the  nomina­
tion  for  Governor  on  the  Republican 
ticket.  Those  who  know  him  best 
and  appreciate  his  worth  will  agree 
with  the  Tradesman  in  the  statement 
that  no more  fitting selection  could  be 
made  and  that  Mr.  Glasgow  would  be 
found  fully  equal  to  discharge  the 
difficult  duties  incumbent  upon  the  of­
fice  with  credit  to  himself  and  with 
satisfaction  to  both  party  and  people.

A  lone  widow  is  seldom  alone  if 

she  is  young  and  pretty.

• 

If You  Knew

how well my ads.  work for  me you would be  anxious  to 
get next to the writer and pay a good price  for  his  help. 
But how far  would  $10.00  go?  Well,  I  write  my  own 
ads.  and have sold  enough  books  for  more  money  than 
any ad.  writer ever received for an equal  number  of  ads. 

Meet Me Face to Face  They>ve  helped  to  build  my  clothing  and  furnishing 
goods business from  $30,000.00  a year to  $250,000.00  a  year.

My book containing 500 tested  ads.  costs  $10.00.  The  500  have  been 
used and have done business  for  me.  When  you  engage  salesmen  you  want 

experienced salesmen.  My 500 ads.  have had experience.Tom  Hurray

$10.00  with  order,  please. 

Chicago

For Your 
4th  of July 
Celebration

All that is needful is good 
company  and  a  box  of

s. c. w.
5c  Cigars

Let others  burn  their  powder,  while  you,  in  quiet  en­
joyment,  can  burn  the  most  fragrant  of  Havana  to­
baccos contained in the S. C.  W.  cigar.

Try  One  N ow

G.  J.  Johnson  Cigar  Co.,  Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

SEED  CORN

The  seed  Corn  offered  by  us  is  grown  especially  for seed purposes. 
It  not  only  scores  high  but  shows  a  germinating  test  of  90%  and 
better.  We  have  liberal  stocks  of  the  standard  varieties,  also  Fodder 
and  Sweet  Corn. 

“ Ask  for  prices.”

A L F R E D   J .  B R O W N   S E E D   C O .

__________________GRAND  RAPIDS,  MIOH.__________________
SE N D   U S  Y O U R   O R D E R S  

Prompt  Attention

Grass  Seeds— Field  Seeds

Medium,  Mammoth,  Alsyke,  Crimson,  Alfalfa,  White  Clover,  Timothy,  Blue  Grass, 

Redtop, Orchard Grass, Millet, Hungarian, Buckwheat,  Rapeseed,

MOSELEY  BROS..  GRAND  RAPIDS.  MICH.

Ofice sad W arehouse and Avenue and Hilton Street, 

Telephones, Citizens or Bell,  is 17

Field  Peas,  Seed  Corn.

FOOTE  &  JENKS
MAKERS  OP  PURE  VANILLA  EXTRACTS
A N D   O F  T H E   G E N U IN E .  O R IG IN A L .  S O L U B L E ,
TERPENELESS  EXTRACT  OF  LEMON

JAXONI Foote  &  Jenks

FOOTE & JENKS’

Highest Grade Extracts,y

JACKSON,  MICH.

Sold only in bottles bearing our address

Use Cradesman Coupon Books

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

11

Marshmallows

We  make  the  genuine  toasting  marshmallows 
and  put  them  up  in  convenient  pound  and  half 
pound  boxes  at  the  following  prices;
l  dozen  J  lb.  boxes,  $1.75 
I  dozen  V   lb.  boxes, 
i.00

Ask our traveling man to show you his  samples.

Straub  Bros*  &   Amiotte

Traverse  City,  Mich.

Specialties

in

Fireworks

If  you want a  Fine  and  Dandy  Assortment  of  Penny,  Five and  Ten  Cent 

goods  this  is  what  to  buy:

UNXLD  PENNY  A SSO RTM EN T-1  Dozen  E a c h -1 4 4   Pieces 

W ind  Mills,  Jap an ese  Sun  W heels.  M onitor  B atteries,  S earch  Lights,  Dewey 
Guns.  Spray  W heels,  Golden F ountains,  F ire  Tops.  Surprise  Boxes.  F ire  Flies,  Vesu- 
vius  Fountains.  H eavenly Twins.  P rice  per  box,  90  cents.

UNXLD  NICKEL  ASSORTMENT—M  Dozen  Each  -3 6   Pieces 

Surprise Boxes, M agic F ountains,  Sun W heels,  W ind Mills.  Sky S crapers.  S earch  
Lights,  M altese  Cross,  Jap an ese  A crobat,  Vesuvius, Dragon Flyers,  Eagle  S cream er, 
Flying  Bomb.  Price  per  box,  $1.20.

UNXLD  DIME  A SSO RTM EN T-12  Pieces 

Tw o only  G atling B atteries,  2  only  Mt.  Vesuvius.  1  only  S earch   Light  B attery, 
2 only D ragon Flyers.  1 only Scorpion N est.  1  only  F ountain  B attery .  I  only  C racker 
Jack ,  1 only N avy B attery , 1  only Jew eled  J e t.  P rice  per  box,  80  cents.
Remember,  we  carry  a  complete  line  of  Fire  Works.
PUTNAM  FACTORY,  National  Candy  Co.

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

Fireworks

We have the largest stock  of  Fireworks  in  this  part  of  the  State. 
We handle the A.  L.  Due fireworks, which are conceded to  be  the  best 
manufactured.  We  have  all  kinds  and  sizes  of  display  assortments 
made  up ready for  immediate shipment,  or we can  make up any  kind  of 
an assorted display to order.  Will send you prices  and  full  information 
on  application.

Hanselman  Candy  Co.

Kalamazoo,  Mich.

Fire  and  Burglar  Proof

Safes

Our  line,  which  is  the  largest  ever  assembled  in 
Michigan,  comprises  a  complete  assortment  ranging 
in  price  from  $8  up.

We are prepared to fill your order  for any ordinary 

safe on an hour’s notice.

the  minute  that  the  strike  breaker 
wired  “Come.”

These  men  were  those  that  had 
been  weeded  out  from  the  thousands 
that  had  applied  for  work.  They  had 
been  first  asked  if  they  would  stick 
by  the  road  in  case  of  a  strike,  and 
on  answering  in  the  affirmative  were 
told  what  the  situation  was  in  New 
York. 
If  they  were  willing  to  go  to 
help  break  the  strike  they  were  given 
one  day’s  pay  and  told  to  wait  for 
orders.

All  the  work  of  organizing 

this 
small  army  of  skilled  men  was  carried 
on  so  quietly  that  the  union  in  New 
York  was  in  entire  ignorance  of  the 
railroad’s  plans.  The  day  before  the 
strike  was  called  special  trains  began 
to  bring  the  strike  breakers  into  New 
York.  Fifteen  hundred  of  them  were 
put  aboard  a  steamer  as  soon  as  they 
arrived  and  sent  out  into  the  harbor 
to  wait  for  the  crisis.  Others  were 
quickly  housed  in  small  crews  in  the 
quieter  parts  of  the  city.

When  the  unions,  secure 

in  the 
knowledge  that  they  embraced  prac­
tically  all  the  skilled  electric  railroad 
men  in  their  section  of  the  country, 
presented  their  ultimatum  and,  upon 
its  being refused,  called  the  strike,  the 
strike  breakers  had  been  assigned  to 
their  various  positions  along  the  line 
and  were  within  an  hour’s  reach  of 
them.

It  was  4  o’clock  in  the  morning 
when  the  strike  was  called.  An  hour 
later  the  experienced  ones  among  the 
labor  officials  who  had  helped 
to 
bring  about  the  strike  realized  what 
they  were  “up  against.”  Cars  were 
going  out  of  the  company’s  barns, 
and  they were  in  the  charge  of  skilled 
men,  men  who  knew  the  motors  un­
der  their  charge  just  as  well  as  the 
men  who  laid  down  the  controllers 
an  hour  before.  Before  the  day’s end 
skilled  engineers  and 
stokers  had 
stepped  into  the  vacant  places  in  the 
power  houses, 
ticket 
agents  and  bosses— all  new  men  and 
all  experienced— were  in  their  places 
or  hurrying  to  get  into  them,  and  the 
strike  was  won  for  the  railroad.

tower  men, 

Ben.  Insley.

Some  men  are  born  fools,  but  it 

takes  a  lot  of  labor  to  make  a  dude.

A  failure  at  practicing  is  often  con­

strued  as  a  call  to  go  preaching.

A ik m a n   B a k e r y   Co.

Manufacturers  of

Crackers  and  Fine  Biscuits

How  Farley  Broke  Strike  on  New 

York  Railways.

It  took  just  one  day  for  the  Inter­
borough  Rapid  Transit  Company,  of 
New  Yrk,  to  break  the  resent  strike 
on  its  lines.  Twenty-four  hours  after 
the  union men  had  gone  out  the  strike 
was  over,  so  far  as  any  possibility 
of  the  union’s  winning  was  concern­
ed.  The  power  houses  were  running 
to  supply  motive  power  on  all  the 
lines,  new  men  were  at  the  windows 
of  the  ticket  booths  ready  to  take 
fares,  and  the  cars  were  running  with 
but  little  inconvenience  to  the  road 
or  to 
traveling  public.  Five 
thousand  skilled  railroad  men  had 
suddenly  stepped  into  the  places  left 
empty  by  the  strikers  before  the  first 
day  was  over,  and  the  cars  went  on 
almost  as  if  nothing  had  happened.

the 

There  are  few  instances  on  record 
of  such  a  clean  and  complete  job  of 
strike  breaking  as  was 
this.  The 
unions,  when  they  went  out,  were 
sure  they  would  win  their  strike  easi­
ly.  There  were  nearly  6,000  of  them 
— motormen, 
trackmen,  electricians, 
engineers,  power  house  employes  and 
ticket  “choppers.”  They  operated the 
most  complicated  local  railroad  sys­
tem  in  the  country.  They  were  all 
skilled  men  in  their  lines— men  whom 
it  would  be  hard  to  replace  at  short 
notice— and  they  had  thousands  of 
dollars  in  the  unions’  treasuries 
to 
keep their fight  going.  They were  not 
of  the  poorly  paid  classes  of  work­
ers;  most  of  them  had  saved  some­
thing.  They  could  afford  to  lay  off 
for  a 
long  time.  And  when  they 
went  out  they  tied  up  the  system 
tighter  than  a  cat  in  the  proverbial 
sack.  Yet  the  battle  was 
lost  to 
them  before  the  first  day’s  fight  was 
well  over.  They  had  been  replaced 
and  the  cars  were  running.

One  James  Farley,  strike  breaker 
and  detective,  is  the  man  who  made 
it  possible  for  the  railroad  to  win  this 
strike  in  such  short  and  decisive  or­
der.  Farley  began  work  more  than 
two  weeks  before  the  strike  was  call­
ed  to  make  preparations  to  win  the 
strike  for  the  company.  He  was 
called  in  by  the  road’s  officials  at  the 
first  mutterings  of  the  unions  and told 
what  would  be  required  of  him.

“You’ll  have  to  have  5,000  men here 
ready  to  begin  work  within  a  day 
after  the  strike  is  called,”  was  what 
the  officials  said.  Farley  has  got 
used  to  such  orders.  He  left  the  office 
and  went  quietly  to  work.

All  through  the  country,  in  cities 
of  any  considerable  size,  Farley  has 
men  stationed  the  year  around  who 
act  as  his  agents  when  skilled  men 
are  to  be  needed  to  break  a  strike. 
To  these  he  wired  news  of  the  situa­
tion  in  New  York,  along with  instruc­
tions  to  round  up  all  the  skilled  elec­
tric railway  men  that  would  be  availa­
ble.  The  agents  put  small  advertise­
ments  in  the  papers  of  their  towns 
stating  that  men  were  wanted  for 
work  on  a  new  road  at  a  higher  scale 
of  pay  than  was  obtainable  in  their 
town.  Applicants  came  for  the  places 
by  the  hundreds,  and  in  the  course  of 
two  weeks  there  were  5,000  men  on 
Farley’s  pay  roll  in various  cities  who 
were  ready  to  start  for  New  York

Trade  Mark

Our goods and prices a re  right.  W e  guáran­
se both.  Our  line  is  com plete.  S end  us  a 
¿al order.  T hey will give you sa tisfa ctio n -

Port  Huron,  Mich.

Tradesman  Company,  Grand  Rapids

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

12

LITTLE  NOVELTIES.

How  They  Bring  Wealth  to  Their 

Inventors.

In  modern  Chicago  a  man  who  can 
prove  that  his  business  is  the  inven­
tion  of  novelties  in  the  wide  sense  of 
the  term  may  establish  the  conven­
tional  “visible  means  of  support”  to 
the  satisfaction  of  any  court  of  rec­
ord.

Inventing  novelties  to  the  order  of 
manufacturer,  jobber  or  retailer  has 
been  developed  in  recent  years  until 
enough  men  devote  their  time  to  it  to 
rank it  as  a  business.  Incidentally the 
whole  field  of  promise  in  patented 
novelties  is  such  as  to  invite  the  at­
tention  of  thousands  of those  who  are 
of  the  disposition  to  “have  ideas,”  if 
only  as  a  side  line.  Some  of  the  most 
unexpected  ideas  concerning  some  of 
the  simplest  possibilities  in  the  novel­
ty  field  have  made  fortunes  for  the 
one  who  has  availed  himself  of  his 
inspiration  through  the  patent  office.
The  man  who  conceived  the  idea 
of  a  little  brass  paper  fastener which, 
made  of  a  doubled  brass  strip  in  “T” 
shape,  could  be  sold  by  the  quart  at 
a  cost  of  a  few  cents  made  a  fortune 
for  himself  and  for  his  manufacturers. 
In  the  sharpest  possible  contrast  with 
this  is  the  story  of  one  of  the  most 
complicated  and  costly  ventures 
in 
the  typesetting  machine  patents.

This  was  the  Paige  typesetting  ma­
chine,  which  handled  the  newspaper 
type  itself,  setting  it,  justifying  it, and 
afterward  distributing  it.  A  first  ma­
chine  was  built  more  or  less  crudely 
in  order  to  demonstrate  its  practica­

bility,  after  which  a  company  was 
formed  to  manufacture  it.  Practical­
ly  the  first  machine  built  cost  $1,000,- | 
ooo,  having  15,000  pieces  in  its  com- 
position,  the  description  filed  with 1 
the  patent  office  containing  204  pages, 
with  160  of  these  mechanical  draw- j 
ings,  $5,000  having  been  spent  in  pre­
paring  the  case  for  the  patent  office, 
and  a  plump  $2,000,000  going  into  the 
manufacturers’  scrap  heap  before  the 
company  decided  to  go  out  of  busi- I 
ness  altogether.

In  the  eye  of  the  expert  in  patent | 

fields,  the  ideal  conditions  for  a  pat­
ent  are,  first,  that  it  shall  be  in  uni­
versal  demand,  even  if  it  be  some­
thing  that  shall  sell  for  1  cent.  Ex­
perience  points  to  the  fact  that  in 
these  days  of  the  busy  penny,  a  nov­
elty  that  must  retail  for  as  much  as 
5  cents  never  becomes  popular  in the 
widest  sense  of  the  term.  Two  cents 
for  a  simple  novelty  that  may  be 
manufactured  for  every  school  child 
at  a  fraction  of  a  penny  each  has  all 
the  suggestions  of  a  modern  gold 
mine  to  the  patent  attorney  of  experi­
ence.

In  a  practical  way  the  majority  of 
such  inventions  are  of  metal,  and  are 
die  struck,  perhaps  at  the 
rate  of 
scores  in  a  minute,  with  the  stretch­
ing  of  the  metal  to  the  last  limit  of 
1 
economy.  In  the  manufacture  of such | 
novelties  the  greatest  cost  is  for  the  I 
dies  that  shall  strike  the  article  at  a 
blow,  for  ordinarily  the  manufacturer 
of such  an  article has  made  other sim­
ilar  die  struck  articles  and  with  only 
a  change  of  dies  in  a  machine  little 
other  alteration  is  necessary  for  the

production  of  something  entirely  dif­
ferent.
'  Something  distinctly  whimsical and 
novel,  coming  within  marketable  fig­
ures,  making  it  within  the  reach  of 
anybody  to  whom  it  will  appeal,  is 
preferable  to  something  costing  25  to 
50  cents  and  more.  Household  nov­
elties  of  practical  use  will  stand  a 
retail  price  of  25  cents,  but  to  exceed 
5  cents  as  the  limit  on  the  small  nov­
elty  designed  to  amuse  is  to  make  the 
thing  not  worth  while  unless  the  in­
vention  be  of  striking  interest.

There  is  scarcely  a  patent  attorney 
or  a  person  interested  in  a  patent  of 
his  own  who  does  not  refer  to  the 
old  return  ball  of  twenty-five  years 
ago,  and  repeat  the  story  of  the  $150,-
000  which  the  inventor  made  of  it. 
The  original  toy  at  the  time  was  of  a
| character  to  interest  everybody  in the 
household,  from  grandfather  to  baby,
while  it  was  simplicity  and  cheapness 
to  the  point  of  ideality.  A   ball  of 
soft  pine,  attached  to  an  India  rubber 
strip  two  feet  long,  the  whole  cost­
ing  about 
of  a  cent,  retailed  for  a 
nickel  in  those  days,  and  everybody 
in  the  household  had  to  have  one, 
sc-oner  or  later.

In  all  the  line  of  small  inventions, 
perhaps  no  novelty  ever  cost  its  ex­
ploiters  as  much  money  for  advertis-

ing,  as  did  the  little  metal  hook 

made  known  to  everybody 
in  the 
country  who  could  read,  by  that  pio­
neer  of  catch  lines,  “See  that  hump?” 
Tons  of  those  minute  bits  of  wire 
were  sold,  and  money  made  for  all 
concerned.

Not  all  of the  physically  small  nov­

elties  belong  strictly  to  that  classifi­
cation.  The  metal  “link  belt”  was 
one  of  these  small  things  which  revo­
lutionized  former  methods  of  trans­
mitting  power.  One  of  its  first  no­
ticeable  applications  was  to  the  chain 
bicycle  when  the  modern  wheel  bur­
ied  the  old  high  pattern  for  all  time. 
From  the  bicycle  the  chain  has  pass­
ed  to  the  automobile,  where  it  is most
frequently  seen,  but its  field  of  useful­
ness  extends  to  nearly  every  condi­
tion  where  power  is  transmitted  to 
geared  mechanisms.  This 
inventor 
was  a  Chicago  man,  and  he  made 
$500,000  out  of  it.

Chicago’s  place  among  the  cities 
turning  out  inventions  of  universal 
use  is  still  further  attested  in  the  fact 
that  the  modern  mechanism  for  lift­
ing  transoms  and  securing  them  from 
closing,  and  against 
any  possible 
depredator  from  the  outside,  originat­
ed  there,  as  did  the  first  spring  mat­
tress  and  the  first  folding  bed.

To  get  a  patent  on  the  average 
small  novelty  which  is  in  a  class  not 
requiring  the  limit  of  investigation 
into  the  patent  office  records  will cost
the  average  inventor  about  $65,  and 
he  will  have  to  wait  from  two  to 
three  months  for  the  completion  of 
the  necessary  routine.  Some  of  this 
routine  involves  a  good  deal  of  red 
tape,  but  the  patent  attorney  appre­
ciates  some  of  the  difficulties  in  his 
own  investigations,  whether  his  client 
does  or  not.

For  example,  the  fact  that  no  such 
thing  as  the  inventor  has  completed 
can  be  found  on  the  market  does  not 
indicate  that  no  such  thing  was  ever

Window Glass Prices Advanced

June  12th

You  received  one  of  our  postal  cards,  giving  prices  quoted  to-day. 

If  you  did  not,

we  want  you  to  write  and  we  will  send  one.

Another  Meeting  of Jobbers  is  Scheduled

for June  27th

and  there  are  strong  forces  working  for  a  further  advance.

We  advise  you  to  buy  now.  Quotations  may  be  withdrawn  any  day.

Grand  Rapids  Glass  &  Bending  Co.,  Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

Bent Glass  Factory,  Kent and  Newberry  Sts. 

Office and  Warehouse,  199,  201,  203 Canal  St.

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patented.  Mere  lack  of  energy  in the 
inventor  has  buried  scores  of  other­
wise  valuable  productions  in  the  scrap 
piles  of  the  patent  office,  where  many 
of  them  are  merely  obstructing  crea­
tions  blocking  more  or  less  the  later 
ideas  of  other  men  on  the  same  lines.
that  have 
their  origin  in  Chicago  and  elsewhere 
nowadays  are  the  result  of  invitations 
from  manufacturers  of  novelty  goods 
who  have  need  for  a  newer  novelty  or 
who  have  seen  an  opening  in  the  in­
dustrial  world  for  some  appliance that 
is  needed  and  will  make  a  hit.

Some  of  the  novelties 

Edward  De  Long.

Clean  Life  Best  Road  To  Success  in 

World.

To  the  question,  “What  would  you 
urge  on  the  young  man  of  to-day 
as  the  first  principle  of  success?” 
a  prominent  man  recently 
replied: 
“The  clean  life.”

“Evidently  been  reading  Wagner’s 
‘Simple  Life,’ ”  ventured  the  friend 
who  had  asked  the  question.

“No,”  was  the  answer. 

“The  sim­
ple  life  doesn’t  hardly  apply  when  a 
question  of  winning  in  the  race  for 
success  to-day  is  considered.  But  as 
the  first  principle  for  the  guidance 
of  the  young  man  who  wants  to  win 
success  I  would  place  clean  living.  It 
is  only  the  clean  liver  who  wins  suc­
cess  nowadays.”

The  man  who  spoke  thus  is  just  a 
plain,  practical,  Chicago  business 
man.  Pleasant  theories  have  nothing 
attractive  to  him.  All  questions,  of 
whatsoever  nature,  appeal 
to  him 
on  the  practical  side  or  not  at  all.  He 
is  all  business.  When  he  says  that 
clean  living  is  the  first  and  foremost 
requisite  for  success,  when  he  places 
this  above  education, 
training  and 
even  the  hard  work  success  regime 
advised  by  most  men  who  lay  down 
rules  for  the  young  man  to  follow 
to  wealth  and  position,  it  is  up  to 
the  young  man  to  pause  and  give  his 
words  consideration.

He  does  not  advise  clean  living  be­
cause  he  is  particularly  interested  in 
the  spiritual  welfare  of  the  young 
man  of  to-day.  He  worries  not  about 
the  future  of  the  human  race.  But 
when  nailed  down 
the  prime 
principle  of  a  recipe  for  success  he 
says,  “Live  clean.”  And  he  knows, 
for  he  came  up  from  the  bottom  him­
self  and  has  hundreds  of  men  under 
him  now.

for 

There  is  nothing  Utopian  nor  fini­
cal  about  the  “clean  life”  proposition. 
There  are  a  whole  lot  of  young  men 
in  every  city  in  the 
country  who 
could  give  a  good  definition  of  the 
phrase  from  having  dabbled  deeply 
in  its  exact  opposite. 
It  means  to 
live  in  a  way  that  is  best  calculated 
to  keep  the  body  and  mind  free  from 
disease  or  decay— to  live  clean.

In  these  days  when  it  is  the  strenu­
ous  life  that  obtains  in  business  af­
fairs,  it  is  the  man  of  health, 
the 
man  of  good  physical  stamina,  ener­
getic,  clear  minded  and  sane,  who 
wins  the  position  worth  having.  The 
weakling  who  has  spent  his  best 
days  in  dissipation  that  has  cost  him 
his  health  is  the  man  who  winds  up 
at  the  bottom  of  the  ladder,  in  the 
places  where  the  failures  of  the  age

are  relegated.  The  pace  is  too  swift 
for  them  and  they  drop  behind  mut­
tering  that  the  hand  of  Fate  is  turned 
cruelly  on  them  and  that  less  capable 
men  than  they  are  being  promoted 
over  their  heads  through 
influence, 
etc.

We  all  know  this  type.  Every  of­
fice,  store  and  business  house  in  the 
country  has 
them— the  Men  Who 
Kick.  Many  of  them  are  good  men 
in  their  lines,  and  it  seems  incredi­
ble  that  they  do  not  rise.  But  look 
them  up  after  hours,  see  how  they 
spend  their  evenings,  their  half  days 
off,  and  see  if  you  can  not  find  the 
reason  for  their  failure  to  rise.  Nine 
times  out  of  ten  they  will  be  found 
to  be  “rounders,”  “sports,”  and 
if 
there  are  any  words  that  suffice  as 
an  explanation  why  some  men  fail 
they  are 
“sport”  and 
“rounder.”

the  words, 

A  young  fellow  is  paid  $15  a  week. 
He  pays  out  of  this  $6  for  his  board 
and  out  of  the  rest  he  tries  to  be  a 
“sport.”  He  goes  out  with  the  “boys” 
at  night,  drinks  and  dissipates  as  far 
as  his  money  will  take  him,  then 
goes  home  at 
tired, 
“knocked  out.”  He  has  a  hard  time 
getting  sobered  to  go  to  work  in  the 
morning  and  he  leaves  off  at  noon 
to  go  home  and  get  the  rest  that  he 
lost  at  night.

night 

logy, 

He  is  not  himself  for  three  or  four 
days.  Then,  when  the  system  has 
rid  itself  of  the  poison  that  he  shot 
into  it,  he  has  another  opportunity 
to  go  out  and  he  a  “sport.”  And  it 
takes  him  the  same  time  to  recover 
from  this  night  as  from  the  other. 
And  a  man  can  keep  at  this  for  a 
long  time,  an  awfully  long  time,  for 
the  human  system  is  adaptive  and 
will  secrete  much  poison  before  mak­
ing  the  final  outcry  that  brings  down 
the  crash.  But  a  man  can  not  do 
his  best  work  while  he  is  living  in 
this  manner,  and  if  a  man  wishes  to 
win  nowadays  he  has  to  do  his  best 
work  first,  last  and  all  the  time.

The  clean  liver  can  do  this.  He 
knows  that  it  is  not  well  to  try  to  be 
a  “sport.”  He  may  not  have  any 
religious  scrupies  nor  be  any  para­
gon  of  virtue.  But  he  is  sensible, and- 
he  knows  it  does  not  pay. 
It  is  sim­
ply  a  question  of  dollars  and  cents 
with  him,  and  he  solves  the  question 
in  the  right  fashion, 
made  in  the  office  or  store  that  he 
is  in  he  gets  it.  Maybe  he  is  not  a 
better  worker  than  the  other  fellow, 
the  “sport.”  He  may  even  be  less 
capable  than  the  “sport”  is  when  he 
is  “right.”  But  the  clean 
is 
reliable,  he  can  be  depended  upon  to 
do  his  work  day  after  day,  and  to 
last.  The  man  who  plays  the  sport, 
whose  energy  is  continually  below 
par,  sees  the  other  fellow  get  the 
promotion,  curses  his  superiors 
for 
favoritism,  and  goes  out  to  get  drunk 
over  it.  Soon  be  is  one  of  that  large 
army  of  “booze  fighters,”  who  drink 
because  their  system  craves 
liquor. 
When  they  lose  their  jobs  and  go 
to  the  bad,  and  finally  fall  victims  to 
the  drink  habit,  their  friends  all  say, 
“Too  bad.”  And  the  clean  liver  is 
then  just  getting  into  the  prime  of  a 
long  and  satisfactory  life.

liver 

Henry  Oyen.

Michigan  Fire  and  Marine  Detroit 
Insurance  Company  Michigan

Established  1881.

Cash  Capital  5400,000. 
Surplus to  Policy  holders $625,000. 
OFFICERS

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j *  M arket,

Special  Features  of  the  Grocery  and 

Produce  Trade.

S pecial  C orrespondence.

New  York,  June  io— The  general 
tendency  of  the  coffee  market  is  to­
ward  a  lower  basis  and  speculators 
have  been  liquidating  to  quite  an  ex­
tent.  The  market  for  spot  stock  has 
been  quiet,  as  buyers  are  not  dis­
posed  to  make  purchases  ahead  of 
current  wants,  as  they  think  the  de­
clining  tendency  may  continue.  Rio 
No.  7  is  worth  7%c. 
In  store  and 
afloat  there  are  3-903,883  bags,  against 
2.801,403  bags  at  the  same  time  last 
year.  Mild  grades,  in  sympathy  with 
Brazil  sorts,  have  been  quiet  and  the 
tone  is  anything  but  cheerful.  Good 
Cucuta,  9%@9lAc;  good  average  Bo- 
gotas, 
India 
grades  there  is  a  light  volume  of 
business  at  about  recent  prices.

In  East 

i o 3 4 @ i i c . 

New  business  in  sugar  has  been 
quiet  all  the  week,  but  there  is  a 
steady  improvement 
in  withdrawals 
under  old  contracts  and  the  market 
generally  exhibits  a  better  tone  than 
last  week,  as  naturally  might  be  ex­
pected. 
In  fact,  the  demand  of  the 
past  day  or  so  has  caused  some  of 
the  refineries  to  be  behind  in  deliv­
eries  from  three  to  five  days.

There  has  been  a  very  small  de­
mand  for  teas.  The  consuming  pub­
lic  seem  to  have  enough  on  hand  to 
cause  them  to  refrain  from  calling 
on  the  retailer  and  the 
latter  has 
stocks  sufficiently  large  to  tide  him 
over.  Prices  are  pretty  well  held  and 
dealers  seem  to  think  a  fair  trade 
will  spring  up  this  fall.

There  is  a  fairly  active  trade  in  rice 
and  holders  are  quite  well  pleased 
with  the  outlook.  There  is  a  good 
call  reported  from 
consuming 
public  and  stocks  in  the  hands  of  deal­
ers  are  not  especially  large,  so  the 
situation,  upon  the  whole,  is  in  favor 
of  the  seller.

the 

In  spices  there  is  no  interest  in 
anything  save  pepper.  Advices  indi­
cate  a  very  limited  crop  this  season 
and  already  the  markets  of  the  world 
are  exhibiting  a  hardening  tendency. 
Singapore  is  now  worth  i i 34@I2c; 
West  Coast,

Stocks  of  molasses  are 

running 
light  and  dealers  are  making  no  spe­
cial  effort  to  dispose  of  holdings,  as 
a  higher  range  is  anticipated  later  in 
the  season.  Quotations  are  well  main­
tained  and  unchanged.  Syrups  are 
steady  and  about  unchanged.

In  canned  goods  there  is  not  much 
to  note.  The  Maryland  pack  of  peas 
promises  to  be  very  short,  and  not­
withstanding  this  the  trade 
is  not 
much  disposed  to  interest  itself.  The 
new  pack  shows  fine  quality  and  will 
* probably move freely after a month  or 
so.  Corn  is  about  as  dull  as  the 
trade  has  ever  known  it  to  be,  no 
interest  whatever  being  shown  in  fu­
tures.  Tomatoes  of  desirable  quality 
would  be  rather  hard  to  pick  up  be­
low  65c  for  standard  Maryland  and 
futures  are  quite  generally  held  at

67^c.  Salmon  is  steady,  but  there 
is  mighty  little  business  going  for­
ward.

Dried  fruits  are  moving  about  as 
well  as  might  be  expected  in  summer. 
Currants  show  some  advance,  owing 
to  higher  prices  abroad,  and 
seems  to  be  the  rate  here  for  un­
cleaned  in  barrels.  Prunes  are  firm 
and  tend  to  a  higher  basis.  Little  is 
doing  in  futures  for  peaches  or  apri­
cots.

The  butter  market  is  decidedly  dull 
this  week.  While  current  arrivals  are 
not  especially  large,  they  have  seem­
ingly  been  sufficient  to  meet  require­
ments  and,  as  there  was  quite  an  ac­
cumulation,  prices  have  sagged.  Ex­
tra  creamery,  20@20I/£c;  seconds 
to 
firsts,  i7H@i9/^c;  Western 
imita­
i 6}4 @ i8c;  Western 
tion  creamery, 
factory  firsts,  i6@i6j4c;  seconds,  15 

renovated,  I5@i7lA c-

The  cheese  market  is  in  a  little  bet­
ter  condition  and,  although  prices  are 
still  on  a  pretty  low  level,  there  is  a 
better  feeling.  New  full  cream,  9@ 
9 lAc.

Arrivals  of  eggs  continue  fairly  lib­
eral,  but  there  is  no  great  abundance 
of  really  desirable  stock.  Best  West­
ern  is  held  at  I7^@ i8c;  average  best, | 
17c,  and  from  this  down 
through 
every  fraction  to  15c  or  lower.

Fearless  and  Independent.

The  Chicago  Record-Herald  is 

independent  newspaper, 

conspicuous  example  of  the  success 
with  which  the  public  rewards  fear 
less  nonpartisanship  in  the  columns 
of a  great metropolitan  daily paper.  It 
is  an 
in 
which  men  and  measures  are  invaria­
bly  viewed  wholly  from  the  stand­
point  of  the  public  good,  and not  from 
that  of  the  interests  of  any  particular 
political  party.  It  is  the  very  reverse 
of  neutral— fearless  and  outspoken  on 
all  the  great  questions  of  the  day, but 
presenting  its  editorial  opinion  upon 
independent  judgment  and  entirely re 
gardless  of  political  affiliations.  Par­
tisanship  is  barred  as  strictly  from the 
news  columns  as  from  the  editorial 
page.  All  political  news 
is  given 
without  partisan  coloring,  thus  ena­
bling  the  reader  to  form  correct  con­
clusions  for  himself. 
In  the  ordinary 
partisan  newspaper  political  news  is 
usually  colored  to  such  an  extent  as 
to  make  it  difficult  if  not  impossible 
for  the  reader  to  secure  a  sound  ba­
sis  for  intelligent  judgment.

Twelve Thousand  of These 
Cutters  Sold  by  Us  in  1904

W e herewith g iv e the names o f several concerns 
showing how  our  cutters  are  used  and  in  what 
quantities by b ig concerns.  T hirty are  in  use  in > 
the Luyties Bros., large stores  in  the  city  o f  St.  I 
Louis,  twenty-five  in  use  by  the  W m .  B u tler' 
Grocery C o., of Phila.« and twenty  in  use  by  the 
Schneider Grocery &  Baking  Co.,  o f  Cincinnati, 
and this fact should  convince  any  merchant  that 
this is the cutter to buy,  and  for  the  reason  that 
w e w ish this to be our banner year w e w ill,  for 
short time, give an extra discount o f io per cent.

COMPUTING  CHEESE  CUTTER  CO., 

621.23-25 N.  Main. St 

ANDERSON,  IND.

June

Is The Month

When you will sell a lot  of  Lily White 
if you are careful to keep well supplied. 
The demand for this flour is  increasing 
e v e r y  day; although our mills have been 
increased  in  capacity  time  and  time 
again,  there are periods during the year 
when we are unable to  make  flour fast 
enough.

The great success of  Lily  White is 

due to its merit and its reliability.

Good every time.
It is  easy  to  claim  reliability  and 
uniformity  in  flour  but  it  is  quite  an­
other matter to live up to it.  And peo­
ple soon  get  disgusted  with  flour  that 
isn’t uniform.  They can’t depend on it 
and 
time,  patience  and 
money every time they buy  it.

they 

lose 

When you  sell  them  Lily  White 
they feel grateful to you for giving them 
such  good  flour.  They  remember  it 
and  come  back  for  more  and  say, 
“Your flour is so good  I’m going to  try 
some of  your  tea,”  or  whatever  they 
happen to need at the time.

Thus  you get more  of  their  trade 
and they tell their neighbors about you 
and you get the neighbors’ trade.  And 
so it  goes  on  and  on  until  eventually 
you get most of the trade of your town.
The buying of  Lily White  doesn’t 
need  to  worry  you  because  you  can 
always  sell  it. 
If  you  have  to  pay 
more for it you can get more from your 
customers.  Many of  them would  pay 
twice what you  ask  for  it  rather  than 
go without it.  The people  who  use  it 
are  those  who  want  good, 
reliable 
goods.  They don’t buy shoddy of any 
kind  and  their  trade  is  worth  more 
than all other trade combined

Get Lily White and get that trade.

Valley  City  Milling  Co.

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

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“ Vou have tried the rest now use the best.”

€en  Reasons  UJby  Vou  Should  Buy

Golden  Rom 

Flour

Reason no. 6.—Profit Producing.

The dealer’s first consideration  is profit.  First  have a good article, then 
sell it at a profitable  figure and push  sales to the utmost. 
It is the business- 
getter who makes the money these days.  The  man  who starts something— 
who  makes things happen.  Confidence  and  enthusiasm  get  the  business. 
Any dealer can  make better profit on a good  article  by  employing  energy 
and brains in the sale than by selling cheap goods at cut prices.

GOLDEN  HORN  FLO UR  is always reliable,  a  good  seller  and  a 
money maker.  Every sale  makes a customer and every  sack  sells  another. 
This is true because no better  flour is  made. 
It is  sold on  its merits  and  at 
reasonable prices.  Your profits will  increase in  proportion  as  you  increase 
the  sale of  Golden  Horn. 
It  depends  on  yourself.  Double  your  energy 
and enthusiasm and double your  profits.  Our  particular  delight  is  a  cus­
tomer who wants something better than  the  ordinary  and  will  not  waste 
his time  looking for  the  lowest  bidder.  One  who  knows  a  good  thing 
when  he sees it.

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Distributed by

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Special  Prices  on  C ar  Coad  Cots

Plea  for  Annual  Vacation  for  Clerks. 
W ritte n   fo r  th e   T ra d e sm a n .

Once  more  the  time  has  come  when 
every  one,  from  the  bundle  boy  to  the 
general  manager,  is  dreaming  large 
variegated  dreams  of  a  week  of  un­
limited  ball  playing  in  the  back  lot  or 
a  period  of  undisturbed  bliss  by  the 
lapping  waves  or  among  the  moun­
tain  crags,  according  to  his  situation 
in  life  and  condition  of pocket  book.

This  same  question  of  a  vacation 
is  just  now  disturbing  many  people. 
There  are  some,  like  John  D.  Rocke­
feller,  who  never  took  a  vacation  in 
their  lives  and  they  think  that  no  one 
else  should.  These  are  the  employers 
who  are  filling  the  breasts  of  their 
employes  with  woe  and,  as  they  drag 
through  the  weary  round  of  the  day’s 
duties,  it  does  not  take  a  Sherlock 
Holmes  to  deduct  the  fact  that  these 
are  the  people  who  are  worth  the 
least  to  their  employers.

It  is  a  long-recognized  fact  that  the 
human  body  is  but  a  machine  and, 
like  all  machines,  needs  repairing  and 
oiling  to  do  good  work,  but  the  man 
behind  the  business  cheerfully  goes 
ahead  in  his  misguided  way  telling 
the  humble  supplicant  for  rest  that  he 
wants  people  who  do  not  need  a  va­
cation  and  if  the  aforesaid  supplicant 
wants  one  he  can  take  it  for  the  rest 
of  his  life  as  far  as  he,  the  employer, 
is  concerned.  So  the  poor  clerk  goes 
back  to  his  duties  with  his  lack-lus­
ter  eye,  his  pale  cheek  and  his  halt­
ing  step.  He  is  cross  to  the  cus­
tomers  and  unwilling  in  his  work,  and 
things  go  wrong  in  general.

deserving 

And  yet  the  perverse 

employer 
wonders  what  is  awry.  Surely  every 
one  is  there  attending  to  his  business. 
If  half  the  force  was  off  on  a  vaca­
tion  there  would  be  some  excuse,  but 
here  he  mops  his  pale  and  beaded 
brow  and  goes  down  and  soundly  be­
rates 
and  undeserving 
clerks  alike  because  he  is  run  down 
and  nervous  and  needs  a  vacation 
himself.  Many  men  who  have  the 
ability  to  engineer  great  deals, to  han­
dle  a  large  business  in  all  its  minute 
details,  have  not  the  good  common 
“horse  sense”  to  know  that  every  one 
connected  with  the  establishment,  in­
cluding  himself,  would  be  greatly 
benefited  by  a  period  of  rest  during 
the  hot  summer  days.

Let  the  reader  who  likes  to  find 
out  things  for  himself  look  around 
at  the  clerks  in  all  the  stores  he  en­
a 
ters  this  summer.  He  will  see 
brown  faced  girl  going 
about  her 
work  with  a  vim  and  zest  that  are 
commendable.  She  is  just  back  from 
her  vacation,  and  had  you  seen  her 
two  weeks  ago  you  would  not  have 
recognized  in  the  pale-faced,  droop­
ing  girl  the  proud  creature  radiant 
with  health  who  now  stands  before 
you  pleasantly  enquiring  as  to  your 
needs.

the 

See 

Go  down  the  street  a  block  or  two 
and  go  into  the  store  operated  by  the 
commercial  Napoleon  who  never  took 
a  vacation. 
limp-looking 
young  man  loafing behind  the  counter 
and  avoiding  your  eye  that  he  may 
escape  waiting  on  you.  Notice  the 
spiritless  young  lady  who  seems  by 
the  expression  of  her  face  to  be  tak­
ing  a  most  pessimistic  view  of  life.

Here  are  no  active  young  people  who 
enjoy  their  work  and  are  anxious 
as  to  your  wants.  They  are  waiting 
until  6  o’clock,  when  an  hour  or  two 
at  some  inadequate  park  and  a  night 
of  tossing  in  a  sultry  bedroom  is  ex­
pected  to  remove 
them  all 
traces  of  the  toil  of  the  previous  day. 
It  is  needless  to  ask  which  are  the 
more  valuable  to  their  employers.

from 

If  the  employer  would  but  conjure 
up  visions  of  shady  pools  where  the 
sunlight  filters  through  the  trees  and 
dapples  the  surface  of  the  water  in 
the  cool  depths  of  which  the  speckled 
trout  is  lurking,  then  might  the  toil­
ing  people  behind  the  counter  be 
given  a  chance  for  recuperation.  For 
to  but  dream  of  these  delights  is  to 
long  for  them,  and  the  man  who 
comes  back  from  the  enjoyment  of 
them  is  filled  with  a  desire  to  make 
every one  else happy in  the  same  way.
Let  us  hope— for  the  sake  of  the 
workers,  most  of  all,  for  the  sake  of 
the  masters,  too— that  the  day  is  not 
far  off  when  a  vacation  will  be  a 
recognized  and  usual  part  of  every 
one’s  year. 

Burton  Allen.

Don’t  Grind.

Don’t  grind.  Work  and  work  hard 
— but  there’s  a  difference  between  ac­
tual,  accomplishing  labor  and  heart- 
slavish  plugging-away.  Get 
heavy, 
your  breath— deep 
inspirations  are 
needed  for  clever  ones.  Before  you 
moisten  your  palms  and  go  grimly 
at  it  again,  settle  back  and  rest  a  bit. 
The  strenuous  life  is  all  right.  So  is 
the  simple  existence.  But  it  is  the 
philosophical  mixture  of  the  two  that 
produces  ideal  living.  Laziness  never 
brought  happiness. 
Enforced  idle­
ness  is  worse  than  enforced  toil.  But 
there  is  little  to  be  accomplished  by 
hammering,  and  hanging  on,  and hold­
ing  fast  to  the  thing  in  hand  until 
specks  come  before  your  eyes  and 
your  head  thumps, 
are 
atremble  with  the  strain  of vain think­
ing.  Give  the  thoughts  a  chance  to 
come.  Give  business  tangles  an  op­
portunity 
themselves 
out.

to  straighten 

you 

and 

The  moment  your  work  becomes 
unpleasant;  the  moment  it  becomes 
a  sort  of  ogre  demanding  your  all, 
that  moment  you  are  beginning  to 
hurt  your  work.  Then  it’s  time  to 
relieve  the  tension  and  give  your 
think-machinery  a  rest.  For  soon  as 
you  cease  striving  after  the  idea,  or 
struggling  for  the  solution  of  a  busi­
ness  problem,  it  is  pretty  certain  to 
come  and  perch  within  easy 
reach. 
Don’t  grind. 

D.  Herbert  Moore.

A  man  with  a  pull  is  worth  two  in 

the  push.

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ready  been  secured,  there  are  some 
buyers  still  holding off,  either through 
ignorance  of  the  actual  course  of  the 
market  on  woolens,  or  else  because 
they  expect  prices  to  drop  before 
they  will  actually  need  the  merchan­
dise,  and  are,  therefore,  playing  a 
waiting  game  in  expectation  of  sav­
ing  some  money.  But  the  tardy  buy­
er  will  either  have  to  pay  more 
money  for  his  woolens  or  be  satisfied 
with  goods  of  inferior  quality, 
as 
where  the  mills  have  not  advanced 
prices  in  conformity  with  the  higher 
cost  of  raw  goods,  they  have  taken 
the  equivalent  of  the  increase  cost out 
of  the  quality  of  their  products. 
It 
is  said  by  the  mills  and  jobbers  that 
another  rise  is  inevitable  before  many 
weeks.

Repeat  orders 

for  summerweight 
mesh  goods  of  linen  and  ramie  are 
|  coming  in  satisfactorily.  There  is  an 
increasing  call  for  short  sleeve  shirts 
and  knee-length  drawers.  Orders  are 
also  coming  from  the  West  for  union 
suits  of  mesh  goods.  These  are  spe- 
!  cial  orders,  however,  as  few  if  any 
of  the  mesh  goods  houses  care  as  yet 
I to  venture  the  making  of  combina- 
tion  suits  for  stock.

The  hosiery  line  continues  to  grow 
I  in 
importance,  and  notwithstanding 
that  trade  has  been  light  in  under­
suits  the  same  can  not  be  said  of 
half-hose,  which  continues  to  be  one 
of  the  most  active  lines  in  the  furn­
ishings  stock.  Just  now  there  is  un­
usual  demand  for  plain  black  cotton 
and  lisle,  tans  and  navy  blue,  while  in 
the  fancy  varieties  the  clocked  and 
1 embroidered  instep  styles  are  selling 
best  in  solid  but  dark  colors.  As 
previously  noted,  there  is  a  very  nice 
business  in  white  hose  with  self  and 
black  clocks  in  lisle  and  silk,  but  this 
demand  is  peculiar  to  the  upper  class 
trade  only.— Apparel  Gazette.

Market  Conditions  in  Underwear  and 

Hosiery.
returning 

from 

Salesmen 

their 
Western  and  Southern  trips  report 
that  almost  during  the  whole  time 
they  were  out  they  encountered  good 
weather,  with  a  plenty  of  repeat  or­
ders,  while  the  Eastern  contingent 
found  the  weather  East  so  cool  that 
there  was  practically  little  duplicat­
ing  for  the  present  season.  From  the 
West  and  South,  however,  there  has 
been  an active  demand  for  high grades J 
in  undersuits. 
the 
from 
general  call  from  all  parts  of 
the 
country  as  if  the  better  grades  have j 
the  call  and  that  there  is  a  more 
widespread  trading  up  tendency  than j 
characterized  last  season’s  business. 
Even  the  light  duplicating  indulged 
in  by  Eastern  dealers  is  for  the  best 
qualities.

It  appears 

Standard  goods  are  in  excellent  re­
quest,  and  as  the  best  always  carry 
quality  it  is  not  surprising  that  both 
domestic  and  foreign  agents  report 
that  they  are  shy  about  accepting  too 
large  orders  for  immediate  delivery, 
doubting  their  ability  to  make  ship- 
ments,  owing  to  the  scarcity  of  stock 
in  the  best  grades. 
Some  under­
wear  people  go  so  far  as  to  predict | 
light- j 
a  scarcity  of  fine  qualities  of 
weight  undersuits.  Last  year  the  sit­
uation was  directly  opposite,  there be- j 
ing  a  pronounced 
scarcity  of  low-1 
priced  goods.  Jobbers  say  they  had 
not  anticipated  so  active  a  market  on 
good  merchandise  and 
them­
selves  not  oversupplied  with  stock.

are 

There  is,  however,  a  generous  sup­
ply  of  popular  grades,  and  it  is  be­
cause  there  is  such  an  overstock  of 
cheap  goods  in  the  market  that  some 
very  large  sales  of  undersuits  have 
already  been  held  early  this  season 
by  the  big  dry  goods  emporiums,  and 
at  prices  indicating  there  has  been  a 
slaughter  of  stock,  either  by  the  mills 
or  the  jobbers.  However,  much  of 
this  stock  has  been  of  defective  char­
acter  and  represents  the  first  ship­
ments  from  the  mills  of  “seconds.” 
As  one  buyer  explained  his  position 
to  the  writer: 
“I  had  the  same  lot 
that  Messrs.  So-and-So  are  selling 
offered  to  me  at  a  very  low  price,  but 
I  figured  that  as  the  weather  was 
against  its  selling,  it  would  pay  me 
to  let  it  go  and  wait  for  another  ship­
ment  from  the  same  mill,  because  the 
second  lot  is  bound  to  be  better  in 
quality  and  I  don’t  expect  I’ll  have 
to  pay  any  more  for  it.  Usually  they 
pick  the  worst  out  to  put  in  the  first 
lots  shipped,  and  by  waiting  I  stand 
a  better  show  of  getting  nicer  goods 
and  striking  a  more  favorable  time 
for  my  sale.”

Realizing  that  woolens  are  not  go­
ing  to  be  any  cheaper,  buyers  have 
been  more  plentiful  as  fall  operators 
during  the  fortnight.  As  previously 
reported,  the  orders  placed  for  fall 
are  large,  and  every  dealer  is  in  need 
of  heavyweights,  and  while  the  great 
bulk  of  the  season’s  business  has  al­

The  more  truth  you  put  into  your 
business  the  better  for  the  business 
and  you.

Faith  is  turning  the  face  toward 

God.

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safe.  The  Oldsmobile is  built  foi 
use every  day  in  the  year,  on  ali 
kinds  of roads  and  in  all  kinds  oi 
weather.  Built  to run  and does it. 
The  above  car  without  tonneau, 
$850.  A  smaller  runabout,  same 
general  style,  seats  two  people, 
$750.  The curved  dash  runabout 
with  larger engine  and  more power 
than  ever,  $650.  Oldsmobile  de­
livery wagon,  $850.

Adams & Hart

12 and  14 W. Bridge  St.,  Grand  Rapids, Mich

Fall  Goods  Shown  in  the  Neckwear 

Line.

Although  the  low  temperature  pre­
vailing  up  to  this  month  had  a  re­
tarding  influence  on  the  general  neck­
wear  business,  there  was  a  little  ac­
tivity  in  retail  stores  on  certain  types 
of  neckdress.  This  activity  was large­
ly  distributed  to  white  cotton  goods 
and  string  ties.  According  to  the 
judgment  of  retailers,  the  good  de­
mand  for  silk  ties  and  cotton  scarfs, 
despite  the  cool  weather  through­
out  May,  is  accepted  as  significant  of 
popular  taste  and  indicates  a  large 
summer  business  in  these  goods.  At 
this  writing  interest  is  held  by  Rum- 
clmndas  and  cottons  and 
retailers 
everywhere  are  giving  prominence  to 
both,  but  without  results  satisfactory 
enough  to  induce  repeating  orders, 
and  not  until  they  have  been  forced 
into  market  to  repeat  their 
initial 
buys  will  the  business  in  neckwear  be 
declared  satisfactory.

Some  dealers  believe  that  wing  col­
lars  will  be  worn  through  the  sum­
mer  and  that  the  turndown  collar 
with  its  wide  spreading  points  be­
coming  more  and  more  popular,  the 
wide  forms  in  four-in-hands  will  be 
in  demand,  especially  with  young  fel­
lows.  But  while  more  turndown  col­
lars  are  being  worn,  it  appears  from 
a  canvass  of  the  retail  trade  that  al­
though  great  expectations  are  enter­
tained  of  the  revived  old-fashioned 
collar  vogue,  it  is  yet  only  in  its  ex­
perimental  or  trial  stage,  as  at  best 
the  collars  are  selling  by  twos  and 
threes.  With  this  style  of  collar  the 
string  tie  with  its  wide  ends  is  as 
swell  as  a  large  knotted  four-in-hand, 
and  it  appears  from  the  sales  so  far 
that  the 
four-in-hand  is 
as  popular  as  the  bow  tie.  Yet  the 
printed  twills,  pongees  and  Shantungs 
are  more  plentiful  this  season,  and  are 
shown  in  greater  variety  than  ever 
before.  And  as  retailers  are  selling 
four-in-hands 
in 
these  materials  at  half  a  dollar,  the 
scarfs  made  up 
reversible  and 
French  seam  styles,  they  are  giving 
excellent  values  and  should  reap  suc­
cess  on  the  printed  silks,  as  their 
attractiveness  has  never  been  dis­
puted. 
So  that  just  what  will  be 
in  greatest  vogue  for  summer  is  yet 
uncertain.

cotton 

long 

fifty 

inches 

in 

The  backward  spring  trade  with 
retailers  does  not  make  the  fall  out­
look  extra  encouraging  for  manufac­
turers,  and  just  now  there  is  no  de­
sire  to  get  out  early  with  new  lines. 
The  new  trips  are  now  being  plan­
ned,  and  with  a  view  of  getting  sales­
men  off  the  last  week  of  this  month 
or  the  first  week  in  July.

Plain  or  solid  colors  will  again  fig­
ure  prominently  in  the  fall  collec­
tions,  but  the  new  types  present  a 
different  order  of  weaves  than  has 
heretofore  been  introduced  in  solid 
colors.  The  call  for  new  weaves  is 
more  insistent  than  ever  before,  and 
the  problem  of  getting  them  out  has 
never  taxed  the  weaver  so  severely 
as  at  present.  Many  of  the  old  weaves 
have  been  revived  in  a  new  form  in 
varying  combinations  of  weave  and 
colors  as  well  as  effects.  Among  the 
old  favorites  are  natte  and  mogadore, 
the  latter  in  its  improved  state  being

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

17

more  like  a  French  faille. 
It  is  loom 
finished  and  very  soft  and  lustrous. 
In  fact,  all  of  the  season’s  cravattings 
are  more  lustrous  because  of  the  new 
loom  finish  now  given  to  them, which 
renders  the  fabric  soft  and  pliable 
and  better  wearing,  a  finish  particu­
larly  suited  to  the  plain  weaves  and 
solid  colors  now  so  much  in  request. 
Even  the  new  natte  weaves  are  com­
bined  with  mogadore 
effects  and 
grounds,  resulting  in  an  exceedingly 
rich  scarfing  eminently  suited  to  high- 
grade  goods.

The  new  failles  have  been  introduc­
ed  in  solid  colors  with  bias  pencil 
stripes  in  contrasting  colors;  also  in 
broad  stripes  of  two  matching  colors, 
such  as  garnet  and  maroon,  royal 
and  indigo,  bronze  and  myrtle,  bishop 
and  King  Edward  purple,  the  broad 
stripes  separated  by  pencil  lines  of 
white  and  contrasting  colors.

Faconne  iridescents  are  shown 

in 
two  and  three  color  changeables  with 
set  and  fancy  figures  of  unique  de­
sign.  The  new  types  in  fancies  re­
flect  this  same  order  of  fancy  weave 
grounds  with  separate  figures  of  a 
more  or  less  set  character,  the  sepa­
rate  figure  designs  being 
favored 
above  all-over  patterns.

An  inspection  of  the  various  lines 
brought  out  for  fall  shows  preference 
given  to  bias  stripes,  changeables and 
fancy  weaves  in  solid  colors.  And 
the  principal  colors  for  the  holiday 
lines  are  dark  buff,  a  new  shade  of 
brown  between  chocolate  and 
the 
lighter  golden  brown  of  the  past  sea­
son,  garnet,  maroon,  bishop  and  King 
Edward  purples,  olive,  a  new  reseda, 
as  green  as  green  can  be  without  be­
ing  obtrusive,  and  not  unlike  a  light 
Russian  green;  blues,  begining  with 
China  blue  and  including  royal  and 
indigo,  pearl  gray,  and  pearl  with 
white  to  produce  a  still  softer  tone. 
Pearls  and  lavenders  are  holiday  fav­
orites.

“Alpak”  is  a  new  weave  recently  in­
in 
troduced  here  and  brought  out 
London  last  fall. 
It  met  with  big 
sales  on  the  other  side,  and  is  al­
ready  a  success  here. 
Its  name  is 
derived  from  the  peculiar  weave,  and 
end-and-end  construction  in  two  col­
ors,  resembling  a  two-toned  alpaca. 
This  ground  in  the  new  cravatting  is 
brocaded  with  set  and  all-over  de­
signs,  which  show  plenty  of 
the 
ground.  The  fabric  is  soft  and  dura­
ble.— Apparel  Gazette.

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Savings  Bank

OFGRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH

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new  account,  call  and  see  us.

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Not Selling
Clothes  of Quality f t
you  are  not  giving  your  customers 
what  they  are  entitled  to.

Every seller  of  clothes  who  critic­
ally  examines  this  season’s  models 
unhesitatingly  places  an  order  for 
them.

Why not look them  over?
Our  salesmen  are  in  your  State 
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M A D E   IN   B U F F A L O

M.  Wile  &  Company,

E S T A B L IS H E D   1877

Wc  have  Moved

We  are  now located  in  our large  new  quarters

31  North  Ionia  St.

Right on  the  way  to  the  Union  Station

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prospective  new ones.  We  are now  selling  a  line  of

Clothing,  Woolens, 
Tailors’  Trimmings

Immediate  delivery on  Spring  and  Summer  Clothing,  as 
we  still have  a nice line  to  select  from  for  the  benefit  of  our 
customers.  Mail  and  phone  orders  promptly  attended  to. 
Citizens  phone  6424. 
If  preferred  will  send  representative.

Grand  Rapids  Clothing  Co.

Dealers  in  Clothing, Cloth  and  Tailors’  Trimmings 

Grand  Rapids,  Michigan

Banking  By  Mall

Resources  Exceed  2J£  Million  Dollars

One of  the strong features  of  our line—suits  to  retail at  $10  with a 

good profit to the dealer.

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Autumn  and  Winter  Styles  in  Shirts.
Cold  weather  has  put  a  spoke  in  the 
wheel  of  spring  business.  Early  buy­
ing  was  brisker  than  in  several  years, 
and  hopes  ran  high,  but  the  demand 
was  not  sustained.  However,  if  sum­
mer  proves  really  and 
sum­
mery, 
instead  of  blowing  hot  and 
blowing  cold  by  turns,  the  business 
of  retailers  will  go  much  beyond  the 
normal  volume  of  the  last  few  sea­
sons. 
In  fact,  some  manufacturers 
are  preparing  to  meet  a  scramble  for 
goods  during  June  and  July,  believ­
ing  that  retail  stocks  will  melt  quick­
ly  under  the  thawing  influence  of  fav­
orable  weather.  First  purchases  by 
retailers  were  not  as 
large  as  the 
probable  measure  of  demand  seemed 
to  warrant,  and  it  is  likely  that  quite 
a  few  dealers  will  be  “caught  short” 
when  the  sun  begins  to  blaze.  All  in 
all,  the  prospects  for  summer 
are 
bright.  Owing  to  the  large  quanti­
ty  of  goods  carried  over  during  the 
last  few  seasons,  the  retailer  has  been 
on  his  guard  against  overbuying  and 
stocks  are 
in  a  healthy  condition. 
An  old  but  ever  applicable  warning 
is  not  amiss  here.  Cutting  prices 
during  the  flush  of  the  summer  sea­
son  has  greatly  upset  the  shirt  trade 
in  former  years  without  bringing  any 
real  benefit  to  the  price-cutter. 
It 
is  perfectly 
“mark 
down”  when  the  season  has  run  its 
course  and  the  deck  must  be  cleared
for  winter  goods,  but  it  is  the  blind­
est  of  policies  deliberately  to  sacri­
fice  staple  shirts  for  the  mere  sake 
of  shout-and-hurrah,  and  to  the  hurt 
of  the  whole  season.

legitimate 

to 

last  year  was  due 

Regular  stiff  bosoms  and  pleated 
stiff  bosoms  are  dividing  attention 
for  autumn.  It  is  now  established  be­
yond  a  doubt  that  the  stiff  bosom | 
will  be  a  prominent  factor  in  sales, 
and  many  retailers  who  hesitated  to 
order  when  the  lines  were  first  shown 
bought  freely  last  month.  The  fact | 
that  the  stiff  bosom  was  not  very 
in  a j 
successful 
measure  to  the  shortsightedness  of 
some  dealers  who  did  not  recognize 
its  possibilities  and  withheld  orders 
until  the  manufacturers  could  not  get 
the  goods  to  fill  them.  Signs  multi­
ply  that  the  consumer  is  tiring  of  the 
negligee,  pure  and  simple,  and  that 
next  autumn  he  will  be  ready  to  re­
turn  to  the  stiff  bosom  and  its  half 
brother,  the  pleated  stiff  bosom  lined 
in  the  back.  Of  course,  as  we  have I 
maintained  from  the  beginning,  the 
future  of  the  stiff  bosom  rests  with 
the  retailer  himself.  He  has  it  in  his 
power  to  launch  the  autumn  season 
with  distinctively  winter  styles  or 
with  styles  which  are  simply  repro­
ductions  of 
spring  garments  and 
which  exert  no  strong  claim  upon  the 
attention  of  the  consumer.  The  con­
ditions  which  brought  about  what  has 
resolved  itself  into  virtually  a  one- 
season  shirt  business  have  lessened 
sales  to  such  a  degree,  that  a  change 
back  to  normal  conditions  is  impera­
tive.  Makers  and  dealers  working to­
gether  can  do  much  to  form  public 
taste— indeed,  the  makers  have  al­
ready  done  their  share. 
It  remains 
for  the  dealer  to  decide  whether  he 
shall  govern  conditions  or  shall  be 
governed  by  them.

Cross  stripe  bosoms  are  shown  for 
autumn  in  limited  lots  and  mostly  in 
neat  effects.  Buyers  have  not  ap­
proved  of  bold  cross  stripes  and  they 
are  too  risky  property  for  the  aver­
age  shop.  Pinks  and  helios  are  still 
gaining  measurably,  although  blues, 
blacks  and  even  tans  are  yet  leading 
colors  in  autumn  garments.  Plaids 
and  checks  are  worthy  of  being  con­
sidered,  and  embroidered  figures  on 
white  grounds  have  found  some  de­
gree  of favor.  Dark  colors  are  sought 
in  stiff  bosom  shirts.  Combination 
shirts  have  been  brought  out  in  many 
new  and  effective  designs,  and  there 
is  a  noticeable  absence  of  the  clash­
ing  colors  which  marked  former  sea­
sons  and  have  proved  the  undoing  of 
the  combination  shirt.

Pleated  white  shirts  for  wear  with 
the  dinner  jacket  appear  in  the  con­
ventional  models  save  one— a  shirt 
with  bosom  pleats  so  fine  as  to  con­
stitute  practically  a  stiff  front  with­
out  the  binding  discomfort  of  the  or­
dinary  stiff  front.  Embroidered  pique 
shirts  for  afternoon  wear,  although 
an  extreme  development  of  fashion, 
I  have  the  endorsement  of  one  of  the 
smartest  metropolitan  haberdashers. 
There  is  a  tendency  to  make  the  cuffs 
on  dress  shirts  less  narrow  than  here­
tofore,  as  the  narrow  cuff,  while  per­
haps  trimmer  and  more  convenient, 
does  not  launder  so  well  nor  keep  its 
shape.— Haberdasher.

Some  Things  Men  Will  Wear  This 

Season.

There  will  probably  be  enough 
serges  to  go  around  this  summer,  but 
one  might  doubt  it,  judging  by  the 
great  to-do  being  made  by  wholesale 
clothiers,  who  can  not  get  the  piece 
goods  to  begin  to  fill  the  demand. 
While  there  will  be  many  more  men 
than  usual  who  will  wear  a  blue, 
black  or  gray  serge  this 
summer 
there  are  always  enough  who  prefer 
other  material  to  give  a  spice  of  va­
riety  to  the  clothing  business.

The  exclusive  tailors  who  make  a 
business  of  catering  to  fancies  just  a 
little  ahead  of  the  styles  are  looking 
with  much  favor  upon  the  latest  nov­
elty,  which  promises  to become  a  very 
smart  fashion  indeed.  This 
is  an 
Irish  handwoven  homespun,  or  wool 
crash.  The  original  fabric  is  import­
ed  in  small  quantities  from  Ireland 
and  Scotland,  and  is  expensive,  but  it 
can  be 
imitated  to  perfection  by 
mills  which  use  the  native  Irish,  Eng­
lish  luster,  or  Scottish  wools,  and 
which  pay  particular  attention  to  the 
weaving,  which  must  be  nearly  per­
fect  to  approach  comparison  with  the 
product  of  the  handloom.

Indeed,  there  are  representatives  of 
American  mills  abroad  at  the  present 
I time  who  are  credited  with  attempt- 
| ing  to  corner  the  market  on  certain 
lines  of  Scotch  and  Irish  wools.  There 
are  a  number  of  Scotchmen  in  the 
mill  business  in  the  United  States 
who  are  past  masters  in  the  art  of 
making  homespuns  and  crashes.  They 
are  anticipating  a  busy  summer, mak­
ing  the  goods  which  wrill  reach  the 
consumer  next  summer.  This  fact  is 
important  as  an  indication  that  home- 
spun  suitings  and  wool  crashes  will 
1 be  among the  leading fashions  of next

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

A claim so broad that it becomes 
a  challenge  to  the  entire  clothing 
trade.

The  B est 
M edium “Price 
A claim  which is  being  proven 
Clothing in the 
by  the  splendid  sales  record  we 
have already rolled up for Fall.
United  S ta tes
Hermanwile Guaranteed Gothing
is  well  made  and  well  finished  AND  IT   F IT S   better 
than any clothing at $7* to $12. in the market.

Every  retailer  who  wants  a  splendidly  advertised  line, 
GUARANTEED T O   GIVE ABSOLUTE SATISFAC­
TIO N , should see Hermanwile Guaranteed Clothing before 
placing his order.

Our  salesmen  cannot  reach  every  town—the  express

companies can—at our expense, too. 

Write for samples.
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B U F F A L O ,   N .   Y .

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That  the  Long  Distance  Service of  this  Company  is

Beyond  Comparison

A  comprehensive  service  reaching  over  the  entire  State  and 

other  States.

One  System  all  the  Way

When you travel  you  take  a  Trunk  Line.  When  you  tele­

phone  use the best.  Special  contracts  to large users.

Call  Local  Manager or address

Michigan  State  Telephone  Company 

C.  E.  WILDE,  District  Manager 

Grand  Rapids

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Wholesale  Ready  Made  Clothing

For  Men,  Boys  and  Children

M anufactured  in  our  ow n  facto ry   and  under our  personal  supervision.  O ur fall  and 
w inter line for  com ing  season  1905-6  is  making a g re a t hit,  being o f very b est  quality, 
m ake and  fit,  and  biggest  line  by  long  odds  show n  in  M ichigan  a t  equitable  prices, 
reasonable term s and one price as usual  to   all.  Many  retailers  p re fe r  to   com e  here 
and m ake selections,  but  w e  will  gladly  send  our  rep resen tativ e  if  so  desired.  Mail 
and phone  orders  prom ptly  shipped.  BeU  phone  1283-Citizens  1957.  T he  founder  of 
this business established 26 years.  W e  still  bave  a  nice  line  o f  Spring  and  Sum m er 
goods to   sele ct  from.

THE  WILLIAM  CONNOR  CO.

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

F o r  convenience  of  re ta il  tra d e  w e  a re   providing  fo r  a   special  o rd er  dep art- 

J  m ent  fo r  fall  trad e. 

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year.  The  man  who 
fortunate 
enough  to  obtain  a  suit  of  this  fab­
ric  this  year,  therefore,  will  be  able 
to  regard  it  as  a  wise  investment.

is 

With  the  advent  of real  hot weather 
and  the  approach  of  the  vacation  sea­
son  there  are  few  fabrics  which  ap­
proach  the  wearable  qualities  and  the 
sightliness  and  style  which  it  is  pos­
sible  to  obtain  in  a  homespun.  With 
the  outing  flannel  they  constitute  the 
bulk  of  the  suits  worn  for  outing  pur­
poses.  The  most  appropriate  colors 
in  homespun  are  black  and  white  ef­
fects,  some  browns  and  greens,  and a 
few  yellowish  plaids.  The  simon- 
pure  gray  effect,  which  will  be  pre­
dominant  this  year  and  next,  is  ob­
tainable  in  homespuns  and  wool 
crashes  to  perfection.  Owing  to  the 
absence  or  rather  the  impossibility  of 
cotton  or  shoddy  adulteration  the  col­
or  and  style  effects  of  the  homespun 
are  bright  and  clear,  and  have  that 
snappy  effect  essential  in  latter-day 
suitings.

The  weave,  as  stated,  must  be  per­
fect,  the  threads  being  laid  close  to­
gether  and  the  body  of  the  cloth  hav­
ing  great firmness  and  elasticity.  The 
roughness,  which  is  the  quality  of the 
homespun  fabric  first  appearing  to  the 
lay  observer,  comes  only  from 
the 
coarse,  harsh  wool  employed.  This 
very  harshness  is  the  dominant  quali­
ty  of  the  Scotch  and  Irish  crossbred 
wools  used,  and  by  means  of  it  the 
elasticity  of  fiber  is  obtained  which 
makes  the  homespun  so  valuable  for 
summer  clothing.  Dampness  or  ill- 
usage  should  not  affect  it,  nor  will 
it  be  easily  stretched,  pulled,  creased 
or  wrinkled.  The  best  way  to  tell  a 
good  homespun  is  to  see  if  you  can 
crush  it  into  wrinkles. 
If  the  fabric 
is  not  elastic  and  stays  wrinkled,  do 
not  buy  it.
The  Great  Importance  of  Governing 

One’s Temper.
W ritte n   fo r  th e   T ra d e sm a n .

The  art  of  governing  one’s  temper 
is  a  necessary acquirement.  On every 
hand  we  find  instances  where  a  hasty 
temper  has  caused  much  loss  and  sor­
row.

From  childhood  we  find  it  is  of 
great  moment  to  us  to  be  able  to 
govern  our  temper— in  school  life,  in 
society  and  in  business.

In  school  life  we  form  the  acquaint­
ance  of  companions  and  professors 
and  we  may  cause  them  to  be  our 
friends  or  to  dislike  us  by  the  use 
of  our  temper.

In  society  we  make  friends  only  to 
lose  them  by  the  ill  use  of  our  tem­
per.  Our  friends  fear  us  and  avoid 
us  because  our  ungovernable  temper 
makes  all  surrounded  in  the  atmos­
phere  of  fear.  Something  might  hap­
pen  that  would  cause  us  to  flare  up 
and  render  all  those  near  us  humiliat­
ed;  consequently  we  lose  friends  and 
favor.

In  business  numerous  things  pre­
sent  themselves  every  day  over  which 
we  must  preside  with  great  care,  so 
that  our  temper  will  never  get  the 
better  of  us.  We  will  never  be  suc­
cessful  unless  we  can.  We  lose  pat­
ronage,  favor  and  the  good  will  of 
all.  We  do  things,  say  things,  which 
we  are  ashamed  of when  we  take  time 
to  reflect  on  our  past.  W e  make  our­

temper, 

selves  and  those  around  us  miserable; 
make  people  who  try 
to  be  our 
friends  fear  us,  and  others  despise  us. 
We  should,  for  the  sake  of  ourselves 
and  others,  act  wisely  and  govern 
our  own 
thereby  helping 
others  to  control  theirs.  We  should 
so  live  that  in  after  life  we  will  have 
but  few  regrets.  Can  we  do  this 
while  our  temper  is  fiery  and  irrita­
ble?  No,  we  must  learn  to  control 
ourselves,  think  before  we  speak,  lay 
plans,  and  do  so  wisely  before  we  act. 
Every  word  or  deed  should  be  watch­
ed  over,  every  sentence  thought  out 
and weighed before  spoken, then judg­
ed  as  to  whether  or  not  it  would  be 
as  we  would  wish  it  to  be.

Then  another  essential  thing  is  for 
us  to  learn  to  deal  lightly  with  the 
things  which  would  have  a  tendency 
to  sour  our  dispositions.  Let  them 
pass  as  if  unnoticed;  heed  them  not, 
and  in  a  short  time  they  will  disap­
pear.  Others  will  see  that  it  is  fruit­
less  to  attempt  to  ruffle  us,  and  they 
will  cease  to  try,  and  in  a  short  time 
we  will  notice  that  our  life  is  in  a 
more  peaceful  state,  our  conscience 
clear  and  our  brow  crowned  with  a 
wreath  of  eternal  sunbeams  when  we 
can  say  to  ourselves,  “I  have  fought 
the  foe  and  have  won.”

Lucia  Harrison.

Frenzied  Science.

The  newspapers  are  fond  of  print­
ing  the  strange  cerebrations  of certain 
Chicago  professors who  seem  to make 
a  specialty  of  “frenzied  science.”  The 
“Chicago  professor”  brand  of  science 
is  highly  entertaining,  even  although 
it 
is  usually  denied  in  toto  within 
from  two  to  ten  days  after  publica­
tion.

The  latest  effusion  of  this  type  con­
cerns  the  origin  of  life,  Adam  and 
Eve,  and  other  questions  of  great  in­
terest  and  antiquity.  The  professor is 
alleged  to  have  stated  bravely,  that 
life  could  be  prepared  artificially;  that 
he  considered  it  merely  the  result  of 
certain  physical  and  chemical  com­
binations.  “There  is  no  doubt  in  my 
mind,”  he  is  reported  to  have  said, 
“but  that  in  a  short  time  real  life  will 
be  produced.  Wonderful  advances 
have  been  made 
physiological 
chemistry  in  the  last  decade. 
It  is 
now  only  a  question  of  a  short  time 
before  some  scientist  will  discover the 
process  of  the  final  stage.  We  can 
now  make  everything  but  the  nucleus 
in  the  laboratory.”

in 

All  of  which  is  considerably  more 
daring  than  original.  Others  have 
preached  of  the  magical  power  of 
chemistry  and  prophesied  of  wonders 
to  come,  but  the  fulfilment  is  rather 
long  in  coming.  So  long  as  physio­
logical  chemistry  is  still  groping  in 
dense  ignorance  of  the  composition of 
proteids  and  peptonoids,  the  raw  ma­
terials  in  life’s  laboratory,  talk  about 
the  manufacture  of 
living  beings 
seems  a  bit  premature.  There  will  be 
time  enough  to  begin  figuring  on  the 
artificial  creation  of  the  animal  when 
science  has  learned  to  produce 
the 
food  necessary  to  keep  the  poor  beast 
alive.

said, 

“Least 

soonest  mended.” 
Quote  this  to  the  crank  who  would 
talk  your  arm  off.

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on  The  McCaskey  Register  say  that  their  customers  pay  promptly 
as they get an  Itemized  Bill  and the Total of  their Account every  time 
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wants  to  earn  just  as  much  money 
as  he  can.  The  average  store,  wheth­
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any  high  pay  for  the  beginner.

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Where  the  Boy  Should  Start  as  a 

Clerk.

"W hat  do  you  think  of  the  young 
man's  chances  in  your  store  today?”
This  question  was  asked  of  four  dif­
ferent  men  who,  as  heads  of  stores 
in  four  lines  and  of  four  sizes,  are  in 
a  position  to  know  just  what  the  an­
swer  to  the  question  should  be.  Here 
are  the  answers  condensed  and  weld­
ed  into  one:  “Just  as  good,  I  think, 
as  the  young  man’s  chance  in  an  of­
fice.  The  big  positions  are  there  to 
be  won.  They  are  always  filled  from 
the  ranks  of  the  man  in  the  store.  It  ! 
is  up  to  the  man.”

Business  men  have  a  way  of  ex­
pressing themselves  tersely  and  to  the 
point. 
“It  is  up  to  the  man,”  might  I 
stand  as  a  permanent  epigram  for 
the  basis  of  any  “ How  shall  I  suc­
It  means  more | 
ceed”  propaganda. 
than  appears  on  the  face  of  it. 
It 
carries  with  it  the  cheerful  optimism ] 
of  the  man  who  knows  what  it  is  to 
succeed  through  his  own  efforts,  and ! 
the  stern,  just  decision  that  it  all  de­
pends  on  the  individual.

The  writer  has  been  both  store  em­
ploye  and  office  clerk.  Of  the  two 
the  office  work  paid  more,  but  it  was j 
the  more  narrow— the  less  develop- j 
ing— of  the  two. 
In  an  office  there j 
are  the  desk,  the  ledger,  the  pen  and j 
ink,  and  the  same  never  ending  rou- j 
tine  of  the  day’s  work  to  go  through j 
with  day  after  day.  week  after  week, j 
year  after  year,  until  promotion j 
comes,  if  it  does  come.  There  is  lit­
tle  or  no  contact  with 
the  outer i 
world.  As  a  consequence  the  clerk; 
is  in  danger  of  becoming  the  narrow-! 
est  of  men.  the  least  acquainted  with j 
life  at  large,  and  so  the  least  fitted j 
for  battling  with  the  world  in  general  i 
of  any  of  the  better  class  of  workers,  j 
He  must  succeed  by  staying  with  one , 
firm  for  so  long  that  promotion  is 
sure  to  come  to  him.  or  else  by  leav­
ing  the  work.  He  gains  little  or  no  j 
active  experience 
real  business 
life.

in 

The  situation  is  different  in  a  store. 
The  clerk  or  salesman  meets  and 
deals  with  dozens— possibly  hundreds 
•—of  people  intimately  each  day.  He 
is  actively  a  factor  in  the  business 
world.  His  business 
faculties  are 
constantly  on  the  alert  through  neces­
sity.  His  experience  of  the  world 
and  business  is  added  to  every  day 
of  his  life.  He  meets  people  often 
in  a  fashion  where  a  sale  is  a  question 
of  the  sharper  wits,  so  he  learns  ag­
gressiveness  and  how  to  sell  goods, 
and  generally  his  business  ability  is 
being  constantly  developed.

The  low  pay  that  prevails  among 
the  majority  of  stores  is  the  great 
drawback  to  the  desirability  of  a  ca­
reer  in  a  store.  The  young man  about 
to  choose  a  life  vocation  quite  prop­
erly  wants  to  begin  by  making  as 
much  as  he  can.  provided  a  place 
holds  out  to  him  the  offer  of  a  fu­
ture.  He  knows  that  it  will  be  a 
long  time  before  success  will  knock

inexperienced  man 

If  an  inexperienced  applicant  in one 
of  the  large  department  stores  is  of­
fered  a  position  at  more  than  $7  a 
week  he  may  consider  himself  fortu­
nate.  This  rate  will  prevail  in  most 
stores  of  any  size,  for  it  is  calculated 
that  an 
is  not 
worth  much.  Yet  here  is  the  pay 
received  by  men  in  different  lines,  ac­
cording  to  themselves  and  their  em­
ployers :
Salesman  department  store.........$18
Salesman  wall  paper  house
Salesman  hat  store...............
Salesman  jewelry  house...
Salesman  grocery  house................   18
It  must  be  borne  in  mind,  how­
ever,  that  these  are  all  experienced 
men  in  their  various  lines.  Still  this 
is  not  an  excessive  average  for  good 
store  salesmen.

The  beginner,  of  course,  will  be  ut­
terly  incompetent  to  sell  many  lines. 
To  sell  wall  paper  competently 
re­
quires  a  good  working  knowledge  of 
the  wall  paper  business,  of  wall  pa­
per  hanging,  and  a  good  eye  for  ef­
fects  and  colors. 
In  any  line  a  man 
must  be  familiar  with  the  goods  he 
is  handling  before  he  may  hope  to 
make  a  customer  believe  what  he  is 
saying.

What  holds  goods  with  wall  paper 
| selling  is  proportionately  right  with 
| other  lines.  A  man  must  know  hard- 
I  ware  if  he'  is  to  sell  hardware,  silk 
j if  he  is  to  sell  silk,  chinaware  if  he 
is  to  sell  dishes.  And  it  takes  time 
| to  learn  these  things,  which  is  the 
I great  reason  for  the  low  pay  of  the 
store  clerk.

So  the  beginner  must  be  content 
j  with  $7  or  $S  a  week  to  start  with, 
j  and  must  begin  humbly  to  learn  the 
j business  of  a  store,  just  as  if  he  were 
i mastering  a 
the 
|  start  is  where  the  majority  of  young 
j  men  who  begin  work  in  stores  make 
|  their  big  mistake.  They  refuse  to 
j consider  the  work  of  a  store  in  the

trade.  Right  at 

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light  of  a  profession  or  trade.  They 
stay  behind  the  counter,  selling  one 
kind  of  goods  in  a  half  hearted  cmn 
kind  of  goods  in  a  half  hearted  man­
ner  and  making  no  effort 
toward 
learning  anything  outside  their  own 
narrow  domain.  Many  a  clerk,  after 
he  has  sold  goods  for  a  few  weeks, 
is  prone  to  think  that  he  could  run 
the  store  with  one  hand  and  play  golf 
with  the  other  without  being  at  all 
worried.  But  the  man  who  is  in  the 
store  manager’s  chair  got  there  by 
taking  the  business  of  the  store  seri­
ously  and  by  learning  it  while  he  was 
drawing  small  pay  in  a  minor  posi­
tion.  There  is  no  time  for  him  to 
learn  it  after  he  gets  into  the  chair.
long  before  the  clerk  will 
experience  his  first  promotion  will 
depend  entirely  upon  himself.  He 
may  be  a  salesman  for  three  or  four 
years.  Then,  if  he  is  the  right  man 
in  the  right  place,  he  will  find  that 
there  are  plenty  of other  places  where 
a  good  man  can  be  used  to  advantage 
in  a  store  besides  behind  the  counter. 
As  he  rises  his  pay  will  grow  pro­
portionately  larger  and  his  opportu­
nities  for  showing  the  kind  of  stuff 
that  is  in  him  will  increase.

How 

in  this  line  any  more  than 

Not  that  success  is  to  be  had  for 
all 
in 
others.  But  it  is  certain  that  most 
of  the  men  in  high  positions  in  large 
stores  and  most  owners  of  smaller 
establishments  came  up 
the 
ranks  of  the  salesmen  and  other  store 
employes.  They  were  good  sales­
men,  and  as  salesmen  they  received 
the  training  that  makes  them  good 
business  men  now.  The  man  who 
will  make  a  good  salesman  will,  with 
further  training,  make  a  good  active 
business  man.

from 

But  it  is  not  only  in  the  store  that 
the  salesman  may  win  his  way.  His 
experience  fits  him  for  many  things. 
He  can  go  on  the  road  if  the  op­
portunity  is  offered  him;  he  can  be­
come  an  office  correspondent,  any  of 
the  many  positions 
in  a  business 
house  that  call  for  a  man  with  tact, 
ability  and  business  sense  he  will  be 
ready  for  after  a  course  in  a  store.

Perhaps  it  were  well  to  advise  a 
man  to  time  his  service  in  the  store 
with  care. 
If  nothing  to  satisfy  you 
looms  up  in  sight  after  you  are  in 
the  thirties  quit  the  work  and  get 
into  something  else.  But  you  will 
hardly  regret  that  you  put  in  a  few 
years  in  a  store. 

Jonas  Howard.

The  Christian  Business  Man’s  Re­

sponsibility.

The  Christian  of  to-day  is  begin­
ning  to  get  a  new  idea  of  what  it 
means  to  carry  his  religion  into  his 
business;  he  has  found  out  that  it  sig­
nifies  an  earnest  effort  to  make  his 
business  not  only  a  means  of  gain, 
but  an  instrumentality  of  help  and 
service  to  all  his  fellow  men.  An­
drew  Carnegie  said  some  years  ago, 
for  instance,  that  a  man  may  be  as 
selfish  as  he  pleases  in  the  accumula­
tion  of  a  fortune  if  he  will  only  be 
benevolent  in  the  distribution  of  the 
fortune  after  it  is  made.  That  is  not 
the  best  theory  of  the  business man s 
responsibility.  His  greatest  opportu­
nities  of  benevolence  are  those  which 
come  to  him  in  his  business. 
It  is

while  he  is  making  his  fortune,  not 
after  it  is  made,  that  he  must  prove 
himself  a  Christian.

Gifts,  no  matter  how  munificent, 
which  have  been  heaped  up  by  extor­
tion  and  trickery,  are  not  Christian 
benefactions.

Some  of  the  most  gigantic  robbers 
that  the  world  has  ever  known,  men 
who  have  accumulated  hundreds  of 
millions  by  wicked  methods,  are  by 
some  persons  praised  and  flattered 
for  their  liberal  gifts  to  churches and 
colleges  and  missions.  Such  an  esti­
mate  does  not  represent  the  Chris­
tianity  of  to-day.

The  Christian  of  to-day  distinctly 
sees  that  the  Christianization  of  the 
great  realm  of  industry  and  traffic  is 
the  most  urgent  problem  now  before 
him. 
It  is  a  tremendous  undertaking, 
but  not  too  arduous  for  the  all-con­
quering  grace  of  him  who  has  banish­
ed  infanticide,  abolished  slavery  and 
lifted  women  to  an  equality  with  men.
The  state  is  just  as  truly  a  divine 
institution  as  the  church  is,  and  the 
governor,  the  mayor,  the  superintend­
ent  of  police,  the  member  of  the  leg­
islature  or  the  city  council  or 
the 
school  board  is  just  as  much  a  min­
ister  and  servant  of  God  as  I  am.

I  have  just  as  good  a  right  to  use 
my  opportunity  in  a  church  to  en­
rich  myself  or  to  push  my  personal 
ambitions  as  they  have.

If  the  scandal  in  the  case  of  a  pas­
tor  would  be  greater  than  that  of  a 
public  servant  it  is  only  because  our 
notions  about  the  service  of  the  state 
have  been  terribly  perverted.

Washington  Gladden.

In  some  parts  of  the  West  and 
South  the  people  are  getting  inter­
ested  in  a  new  paving  material,  call­
ed  Kentucky  rock  asphalt,  that 
is 
said  to  have  peculiar  qualities  fitting 
it  for  road  making. 
It  is  ground  up, 
spread  over  a  prepared  roadbed  to 
the  thickness  of  three-fourths  of  an 
inch  and  thoroughly  rolled.  With­
out  heating  it  becomes  in  the  course 
of  a  few  days  solid,  resembling  any 
asphalt  pavement. 
It  is  said  to  be 
dustless,  free  from  mud  and  not  slip­
pery.

Some  of  us  are  not  content  with  a 
little  profit  unless  we  are  threatened 
with  a  big  loss.

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

u t t e r ^ E g g s I

American  Hens  in  Lead  in  Egg  Lay­

ing  Contest,

The  American  hen  has  proved  her 
worth  in  an  international  egg  laying 
competition  for  the  second  time.  The 
great  profit  possible 
from  poultry 
keeping  has  been  demonstrated  by 
the  strictest  test  ever  made.  Six  hun­
dred  hens,  kept  under  observation 
in  pens  for  one  year,  made  a  profit  of 
$1,240  after  paying  for  the  feed  they 
consumed.

These  are  a  few  of  the  interesting 
things  concerning  poultry  keeping 
which  are  shown  in  the  result  of  the 
third  Australian  egg  laying  competi­
tion,  which  ended  April 
the 
Hawkesbury  Agricultural  College, 
near  Sydney,  New  South  Wales.

1  at 

The  care  given  these  hens  was  only 
the  ordinary  good  care  which  may 
be  given  on  any  farm  in  America  or 
Australia.  The  feed  was  of  the  kind 
that  any  farmer  conveniently  can pro­
cure,  and  all  the  details  were  carried 
out  without  any  attempt  to  force  egg 
production.

Three  of  these  competitions  have 
been  held  in  Australia.  No  American 
hens  were  entered  in  the  first.  At 
the  end  of  that  one  a  poultry  editor 
in  the  United States scoffingly said the 
Australians  ought  to  send  over  for 
some  American  hens  if  they  wanted 
real  egg  producers.  This  led  to  a 
challenge  to  send  over  four  pens  of 
six  hens  each  for  the  next  competi­
tion,  and  this  was  done.

This  competition  ended  April  1, 
1904, with  a record  never before  reach­
ed.  An  American  pen  of  Rose  Comb 
Brown  Leghorns  stood  second,  with 
a  record  of  206  eggs  each.

ord  of  1,224  eggs.  An  American  pen 
of  Rose  Comb  White  Leghorns  from 
America  was  third  with  a  record  of 
1,179  eggs.  The  next  best  American 
pen  was  composed  of  White  Wyan­
dottes,  which  stood  ninth  with  a  rec­
ord  of  1,101.  An  American  pen  of 
Rose  Comb  Brown  Leghorns  stood 
sixteenth  with  a  record  of  1,071  eggs, 
and  an  American  pen  of  Rose  Comb 
Rhode  Island  Reds  stood  eighteenth 
with  a  record  of  1,056  eggs.  Twenty- 
seven  of  the  100  pens  produced  more 
than  1,000  eggs  during  the  year,  and 
forty  pens  produced  from  899  eggs 
to  as  low  as  532.  The  pen  next  to  the 
last  was  Silver  Wyandottes,  and  the 
lowest  of  them  all  was  a  pen  of  Part­
ridge  Wyandottes.

Butter

I  would  like  all  ¿he  fresh,  sweet  dairy 

butter  of  medium  quality  you  have  to 

send.

Averaging the  whole lot  the  produc­
tion  of  eggs  per  hen  was  152,  mak­
ing  a  total  of  91,200  eggs  during  the 
year.  These  were  sold  in  the  regu­
lar  market  at  Sydney  for  eating  pur­
poses  at  an  average  of  24  cents  a 
dozen.  The  cost  of  feeding  each  hen 
during  the  year  was  $1.07,  and  the 
average  amount  received  for  the  eggs 
from  each  hen  was  $3.06,  leaving  a 
profit  over  feed  of  $1.99  for  each  hen. 
This  is  merely  a  comparative  esti­
mate,  not  figured  exactly  at  the  rate 
of  exchange.  The  profit 
received 
from  eggs  was  $1,240.

The  birds  were  fed  bran  and  mid­
dlings,  mixed,  in  the  morning,  boiled 
liver,  chopped  up,  twice  a  week  at  10 
o’clock,  and  a  grain  mixture  of  three 
parts  wheat  to  one  part  corn  in  the 
evening.  On  the  days  that  meat was 
not  fed,  green  stuff,  such  as  rape  or 
alfalfa,  was  fed  at  10  o’clock.  The 
bran  and  middlings  were  mixed  with 
the  water  in  which  the  liver  had  been 
boiled  on  the  days  when  liver  was 
fed,  and  with  hot  water  in  winter, 
and  cold  water  in  summer,  during  the 
other  days.

Prof.  Thompson,  who  had  charge 
of  the  birds  during  the  contest,  pays 
a  tribute  to  America’s  great  cereal, 
corn,  by  saying  that  last  year  twice 
as  much  corn  was  fed  as  this  year 
with  better  results,  and  that  he  be­
lieves  the  results  would  have  been 
better  if  more  corn  had  been  used 
in  the  competition  just  ended.

The  weather  during  the  year  of 
competition  varied  from  24 above  zero 
to  115  above,  in  the  shade  in  both 
cases.

In  breeds,  the  Rose  Comb  Brown 
I.eghorns  made  the  largest  average 
record,  178  eggs  each;  the  Rhode  Is­
land  Reds,  next  largest,  176 eggs  each. 
Both  the  pens  making  this  record 
were  from  America.  The  reason  the 
winning  breed  did  not  show  so  great 
an  average  was  that  some  poor  hens 
were  in  the  competition.

Miller  Purvis.

If the  other  fellow gets  there  before 
you  it’s  an  unmistakable  sign  that  he 
hustles.

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In  the  meantime arrangements  were 
made  to  send  American  hens  for  the 
competition  beginning  on  April  1, 
1904,  and  seven  pens  of  six  hens  each 
were  entered.  These  hens  were  se­
lected  from  pullets hatched  after  April 
1,  1903,  and  were  sent  to  Australia 
in  November  of  that  year  in  order  to 
acclimate  them.

Going  from  this  country  at  the  end 
of  the  summer,  they  entered  Australia 
at  the  beginning  of  the  spring,  south 
of  the  equator,  and  were  given  good 
care  until  April  1,  1904,  when  the 
competition  began.

A  pen  each  of  Rose  Comb  Brown 
Leghorns,  Rose  Comb  White  Leg­
horns,  Single  Comb  White  Leghorns, 
Rhode  Island  Reds,  White  Wyan- 
dottes,  White  Plymouth  Rocks,  and 
Partridge  Wyandottes were  sent  over.
The  weather  during  the  year  was 
against  best  results,  but  the  Ameri­
can  hens  showed  their  quality.  One 
hundred  pens  of  six  hens  each  were 
entered  in  the  competition,  seven  of 
which  were  from  America.  Four  of 
the  American  pens  were  among  the 
first  twenty  at  the  end  of  the  com­
petition,  and,  curiously  enough,  three 
of  them  were  among  the  last  twenty.
The  winning  pen  in  the  competi­
tion  was  a  pen  of  Silver  Wyandottes 
bred  in  Australia,  which  made  a  rec­

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Men  Who  Try  New  Jobs  Are  Ones 

Who  Succeed.

The  popular  idea  that  the  man  who 
dabbles  in  many  kinds  of  work  be­
fore  settling  down  to  the  work  that 
is  to  be  his  life  vocation  is  worthless 
is  hardly  applicable  to  things  as  they 
are.  Most  men  nowadays  try  many 
kinds  of  work  before  striking  the  line 
that  is  to  be  theirs  for  life. 
In  the 
sense  that  the  old  proverb,  “a  rolling 
stone  gathers  no  moss,”  is  used  to 
apply  to  the  man  who  shifts  from  one 
position  to  the  other,  most  men  to­
day  are  rolling  stones. 
Some  roll 
farther  and  longer  than  others.  But 
they  all  roll  considerably  before  lodg­
ing  in  the  spot  that  is  to  be  their 
permanent  resting  place.

is 

If  you  are  the  average  American 
citizen  with  a  settled  occupation  at 
present,  you  have  changed  your  occu­
pation  more  than  once.  Leaving  the 
rural  district,  where  a  man 
a 
farmer  or  nothing,  out  of  the  case, 
the  average  man  changes  his  occu­
pation  something  like  three  times  be­
fore  he  finds  the  work  that  he  sticks 
to.  This  is  not  saying  that  it  only 
requires  three  changes  for  one  to  find 
the  life  work,  or  that  every  man  finds 
it  at  all.  But  this  is  close  to  the  prop­
er  number  of  changes  that  the  aver­
age  city  man  makes  before  he  gets 
the  “job”  that  he  holds,  according  to 
a  man  who  makes  a  specialty  of  find­
ing  positions  for  people.  Seldom  is 
it  that  a  man  falls  into  the  line  that 
he  is  especially  adapted  for  at  the 
first  trial. 
It  matters  apparently  not 
if  he  is  especially  trained  for  a  voca­
tion,  he  usually  must  change  before 
he  is  in  the  right  one.

Take  the  case  of  the  average  city 
boy  with  the  high  school  education 
starting  out  in  life.  Usually  he  is 
able  to  secure  a  position  that  holds 
forth  good  prospects  for  the  future. 
As  a  minor  clerk  in  a  large  house 
he  has  only  to  “stick”  long  enough 
and  he  will  be  rewarded  by  a  posi­
tion  high  enough  to  satisfy  any  mod­
erate  ambition.  This,  at  least,  is  the 
theory.

But  he  seldom  sticks  in  one  place 
or  even  in  one  line  long  enough  to 
win  success  by  the  slow  process  of 
working  up,  despite  the  success  stor­
ies  of  prominent  men  to  the  contrary. 
1 here  are  any  number  of  possible 
reasons  why  he  should  not  stick.  The 
first  and  greatest  reason  is  that  it 
may  not  be  his  work.  This  in  it- 
relf  is  enough  to  insure  that  he  will 
change  occupation  before  he  “settles” 
into  a  place.

No  man  works  long  at  any  work 
which  is  not  congenial  or  to  which  he 
is  not  adapted  without  the  fact  soon 
becoming  apparent,  and  as  soon  as 
this  fact  is  established  with  á  man’s 
employer  it  will  not  be  long  before 
he  will  be  spared  the  necessity  of  do­
ing  his  changing  himself.  On 
the 
other  hand,  the  average  man,  if  he 
is  not  a  shirk  and  a  loafer,  will  not 
in  making  the  change  as 
hesitate 
soon  as  he  knows  that  he 
is  the 
right  man  in  the  wrong  place. 
If  he 
does  not  he  will  suffer  the  fate  of  the 
square  peg  in  the  round  hole  and 
never  fit  in  properly.  But  most  men 
change.

Nor  do  they  usually  find  the  line

for  which  they  are  adapted  on  the 
second  trial.  There  are  hundreds  of 
circumstances  and  conditions 
that 
work  against  a  man  staying  in  the 
second,  or  even  third,  work  that  he 
essays,  even  without  the  supreme  fact 
that  he  does not in  them  find the work 
that  shall  be  his.

change  work  before 

Employment  agencies  of  the  bet­
ter  class  are  frequently  in  a  position 
to  see  the  number  of  times  a  man 
may 
finding 
something  which  he  stays  at  perma­
nently.  Often  they  are  the  medium 
of  effecting  the  changes.  Some  men 
have  a  penchant of changing from  one 
line  of  work  to  the  other  in  a  man­
ner  that  passes  all  belief,  but  the  ma­
jority  of  men  who  work  in  a  city  are 
only  sincerely  anxious  to  find  the 
work  wherein  they  can  labor  to  the 
best  advantage.

“A  try  at  an  office  clerkship,  as  a 
store  employe, possibly at  a trade,  and 
then  a  good  position  where  the  ex­
perience  and  knowledge  of  human  na­
ture  gained  in  the  previous  positions 
can  be  utilized  to  the  best  advan­
tage,  this  may  be  said  to  be  the  ca­
reer  of  the  average,  untrained  city 
man  in  his  search  for  a  vocation,” 
said  a  man  who  finds  hundreds  of 
men  places  each  year. 
“With  the 
trained  man,  the  man  with  a  business 
school  training, 
the 
course  is  different.  Naturally,  if  he 
fails  to  find  his  work  in  a  clerical 
position  he  will  try  for  something 
better,  an  executive  position  prefera­
bly.  But  it  takes  him  usually  as many 
tries  as  it  does  the  untrained  man  be­
fore  he  makes  a  hit. 
It  is  simply  a 
question  of  finding  the  line  that  he 
can  work  best  in.

instance, 

for 

“Even  professional  men  have 

to 
change  their  profession  sometimes be­
fore  striking  the  one  that  just  suits 
them,  and  there  are  dozens  of  profes­
sional  men  who  tried  their  luck  in 
other  lines  before  starting  to  study 
what  has  turned  out  to  be  their  life 
work.  But  so  long  as  a  man  event­
ually  settles  down  into  the  right  ca­
reer  it  does  not  matter  how  many 
changes  he  makes  in  getting  to  it.  In 
fact,  he  is  all  the  better  for  it,  his 
knowledge  of  life  is  broader,  and  this 
will  help  him  no  matter  what  line 
he  settles  into.  One  has  only  to  look 
about  and  see  that  there  are  a  whole 
lot  of  misfits  who  would  be  the  bet­
ter  off  for  making  a  shift  or  two.” 
W.  S.  Beard.

No.  2

30 doz. Egg Cases

At a Sacrifice

Wc want Butter, Eggs, Poultry and Veal

We  pay  highest  prices  all  the  year  around.

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Reference 

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and veneer basswood cases.  Carload lots, mixed  car lots or quantities to suit  pur­
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mixed cars or lesser quantities to suit purchaser.  Also Excelsior, Nails  and  Flats 
constantly in stock.  Prompt shipment and courteous treatment.  Warehouses ana 
factory on  Grand River, Eaton Rapids, Michigan.  Address

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We want to hear from shippers who can send us eggs every week.
We pay the highest market price.  Correspond with us.
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and  quick  returns.  Send me all  your shipments.

10c  each  while  they  last,  for  new 

white  wood  cases,  nailed  up.

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Cadillac,  Mich.

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Lata  5t a t .  Pood  Commlaalonar 

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jobbers  whose  interests  are  affected  by 
the  Food  Laws  of  any  state.  Corres­
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M I C H I G A N   T R A D E S M A N

RIVER  RAISIN  MASSACRE. 

Monuments  Erected  To  the  Memory 

--------  

of  the  Heroes.

It  was  the  morning  of  August  16, 
1812,  that  the 
traitorous  American 
General,  Hull,  made  his  ignominious 
surrender  of  two  thousand  men,  with 
arms,  ammunition,  supplies  and  docu­
ments,  to  the  British  General,  Brock, 
at  Detroit.

Colonels  Cass  and  McArthur,  with 
their  commands,  had  been  ordered 
from  the  River  Raisin  and  marched 
all  night  and  reached  Detroit  in  time 
to  be  included  in  this  disgraceful  ca­
pitulation.

the 

into 

Capt  Elliot,  a  British  officer,  was 
immediately  sent  to  Col.  Brush,  who 
occupied  the  River  Raisin  block­
house,  which  is  near  the  city  of  Mon­
roe.  Brush,  being  informed  by  a 
scout  of  the  approach  of  a  white  flag, 
sent  out  a  guard,  who  blindfolded  El­
liot  and  his  Indian  companions  and 
brought  them 
stockade. 
When  Brush  was  given  a  copy  of  the 
capitulation,  he  would  not believe  that 
Detroit  had  surrendered,  did  not  see 
how  it  was  possible  that  it  could  have 
been  taken  and  thought  the  copy  a 
forgery.  The  next  day  the  surrender 
was  confirmed  by  an  escaped  Ameri­
can  soldier  from  Detroit.  Brush  lost 
no  time,  but  hastily  gathered  all  the 
supplies  and  ammunition  he  could 
carry,  even  taking  Elliot’s  horse  to 
carry the  sick  and  wounded,  and, driv­
ing  his  cattle  before  him,  escaped  in­
to  Ohio,  leaving  word  to  release  El­
liot  the  next  day  from  the  stockade.

The  settlers  were  not  idle.  During 
the  night  they  carried  away  and  se­
creted  all  the  supplies  they  could  ob­
tain  from  the  fort.

When  the 

released  Capt.  Elliot 
found  Brush  had  escaped,  his  indig­
nation  knew  no  bounds.  He  sent  for 
the noted  Indian  chief,  Tecumseh,  and 
ordered  him  to  pursue  Brush  and  rav­
age  the  settlement.

This  surrender  of  the  Northwestern 
army  was  a  great  surprise  to  the 
whole  country.  The  Northwest  was 
now  open  to  the  incursions  of  the 
savages.  The  British  considered  De­
troit  and  Amhertsburg  the  keys  of the 
Western  country  and  the  aid  of  the 
Indians  of  infinite  importance.

An  army  was  hastily  gathered  un­
der  Gen.  Harrison,  with  the  avowed 
intent  of  retaking  Detroit.  Gen.  Win­
chester  commanded  a  part,  camp­
ed  at  Maumee  Rapids,  waiting  for 
other  troops,  when  an  urgent  request 
came  from  Frenchtown,  near  Monroe, 
a  settlement  of  thirty-five  families  on 
the  River  Raisin,  to  come  to  their 
assistance.  He  gave  them  no  encour­
agement  that  he  could  help  them,  but 
messengers  came  the  second  and  third 
day  imploring  help,  as  the  whole  set­
tlement  was  threatened  with  massacre 
by  the  Indians  and  that  only  a  small 
force  of  British  held  the  place  and 
that  prompt  action  alone  would  avert 
the  danger.

Gen.  Harrison  called  a  council  of 
officers  and  decided  the  true  object 
of  the  expedition  was  to  protect  the 
frontier  from  the  merciless  Indians, 
as  well  as  to  retake  their  lost  ground.
Col.  Lewis,  with  four  hundred  men, 
started  for  Frenchtown  on  the  morn-

ing  of  January  17,  1813.  This  was  < 
i
five  months  after  the  surrender  of 
]
Detroit.  He  was  instructed  to  at-  ; 
tack  and  rout  the  enemy.  His  force 
was  followed  a  few  hours  later  by 
Col.  Allen,  with  one  hundred  men. 
Deep  snow  lay  on  the  ground'.  They 
had  their  own  paths  to  make  and  it 
was  bitterly  cold.  On  the  morning 
of  the  18th  they  were  within  six  miles 
of  the  River  Raisin  before  they  were 
discovered  by  the  enemy,  who  were 
commanded  by  Major  Reynolds  with 
one  hundred  Canadians  and  four  hun­
dred  Indians  under  the  noted  Chiefs 
Roundhead  and  Splitlog.  When  Lew­
is  and  Allen  reached  the  frozen  river, 
now  near  the  old  docks,  they  were 
fired  upon  by the  enemy,  on  the  north 
side  of  the  river.  They  moved  steadi­
ly  forward,  finally  making  a  furious 
charge  with  bayonets,  driving  the  Ca­
nadians  and  Indians  from  their  posi­
tion.  The  battle  lasted  from  3  p.  m. 
until  dark.  The  Kentuckians  were  so 
impetuous  that  they  were  drawn  into 
an  ambush  and  lost  thirteen  men.  The 
Americans  returned  to  the  river,  oc­
cupied  the  abandoned  British  camp 
and  established  guards  at  the  picket 
fences.  The  enemy  retreated  to  Mal­
den,  eighteen  miles  away.  Col.  Lew­
is  hastened  to  inform  Gen.  Winches­
ter  of  his  victory.  On  the  19th  two 
hundred  more  Americans  arrived  un­
der  Col.  Wells.  On  the  afternoon  of 
the  20th  Gen.  Winchester  came  with 
Col.  Madison  and 
three  hundred, 
whose  forces  were  united  with  Lewis 
and  Allen  at  the  upper  camp,  while 
Gen.  Winchester  took  up  his  head­
quarters  in  the  house  of  Col.  Navarre, 
on  the  south  side  of  the  river,  about 
three-fourths  of a  mile  from  his  army, 
now  the  residence  of  Mrs.  A.  I.  Saw­
yer  and  daughter. 
Scouts  brought 
Winchester  word  that  the  British  and 
Indians  were  preparing  with  three 
thousand  men  before  his  reinforce­
ments  could  arrive,  as  they  were  de­
termined  the  Americans  should  not 
get  a  foothold  in  this  Northwest  ter­
ritory.  Again  and 
settlers 
brought  word  to Winchester  and  tried 
to  impress  on  his  mind  the  enemy 
would  soon  attack.  Winchester  dis­
missed  them  with  a  laugh  and  made 
no  preparations  to  meet  them.  Late 
at  night  word  was  brought  to  Col. 
Lewis  that  a  large  force  of  Canadians 
and  Indians were  at  Stony  Creek, only 
four  miles  away.  Again  Winchester 
was  warned.  Even  this  did  not  dis­
turb  his  slumber.  Col.  Lewis,  who 
remained  at  his  post  nearly  all  this 
night  of terror,  was  startled  between 4 
and  5  on  that  dark  wintry  morning 
with  a  sharp  crack  of  the  sentinels’ 
guns,  followed  by  shell  and  canister 
from  the  six  field  pieces.  The  shots 
of  the  almost-invisible  British  and  the 
terrible  yells  of  the 
savages  made 
them  think  their  last  day  had  come, 
which,  alas!  was  too  true  for  many. 
This  was  the  morning  of  January  22. 
The  British  force,  under  Gen.  Proc­
tor,  was  led  against  the  upper  camp, 
occupied  by  Major  Madison  and  Cols. 
Lewis  and  Allen,  and  the  Indians, 
commanded  by  the  Chiefs  Roundhead 
and  Splitlog,  were  led  against 
the 
lower  camp,  defended  by  Col.  Wells, 
with  only  two  hundred  men.  The  In­
dians  were  so  impetuous,  the  Ameri-

again 

can  force  so  small  and  the  yells  of 
the  savages  so  terrifying  that,  after 
a  brave  struggle,  they  gave  away  and 
ran  across  the  river.  They  were  met 
by  Cols.  Lewis  and  Allen,  who  at­
tempted  to  rally  them  and  lead  them 
under  cover  of  a  bank  to  the  upper 
camp.  The  war  hoops  so  confused 
them  that  they  fled  across  instead  of 
up  the  river.  They  ran  over  the  so- 
called  Hull  road  on  the  way  to Ohio, 
pursued  by  the  revengeful 
Indians, 
who  outran  them,  getting  ahead  and 
surrounding  them.  Some  of  the  sold­
iers  had  thrown  away  their  arms  and 
were  thus  defenseless.  These  were 
slaughtered  in  the  usual  Indian  way 
and  their  scalps  taken  to  Detroit  to 
receive  the  promised  price  offered  by 
the  British  government.

The  upper  camp  was  so  well  de­
fended  that  Gen.  Proctor  was  re­
pulsed,  and  withdrew.  While  those 
Americans  were  breakfasting,  a  white 
flag  was  seen  approaching.  Major 
Madison,  supposing  it  was  a  flag  of 
truce  from  the  British  to  get  leave 
to  bury  their  dead,  went  out  to  meet 
it.  What  was  his  surprise  and  indig­
nation  to  find  it  was  borne  by  one  of 
Gen.  Winchester’s  staff,  accompanied 
by  Gen.  Proctor,  with  an  order  from 
Winchester  for  an  unconditional  sur­
render  of  all  troops  and  prisoners  of 
war.  This  Madison  flatly  refused  to 
do.  Winchester  then  went  to  Madi­
son  and  told  him  his  own  life  and 
the  safety  of  the  army  depended  up­
on  his  prompt  and  unconditional  sur­
render.  Madison  again  refused,  but 
was  finally  persuaded  to  surrender  on 
condition  that  all  private  property 
should be respected;  that  sleds be  pro­
vided  to  take  the  sick  and  wounded  to 
Malden;  that  a  guard  should  protect 
them  and  their  side-arms  be  restored 
to  them  at  Malden.  This  Proctor 
agreed  to  faithfully  do.

Winchester  had  been  taken  prison­
er  by  the Indian Chief Splitlog and led 
to  Proctor,  who  now  felt  he  held  the 
whiphand,  as  the  Americans  were 
without  a  commander.

On  the  morning  of  the  23d  Gen. 
Winchester  and  the  other  prisoners 
were  started  for  Malden.  Before  this 
Proctor  had  forfeited  his  word  by 
allowing  the  Indians  to  plunder  the 
settlement.  All  departed  except  the 
sick  and  wounded  American  soldiers, 
guarded  by  only  two  or  three  British 
soldiers.  They  were  left  to  wait  for 
the  promised  sleds  that  never  came, 
but  instead  three  hundred  painted  In­
dians  determined 
the 
wounded  Americans  in  revenge  for 
their  loss  the  previous  day.  Break­
ing  into  the  houses  where  the  de­
fenseless  Americans  were,  everything 
of  value  was  taken, 
the  Americans 
tomahawked  and  the  houses  set  on 
fire. 
If  any  attempted  to  crawl  out 
they were  pushed back  into  the  flames 
and  consumed.  Thus,  sick  and  wound­
ed  and  alone,  without  care  or  protec­
tion,  these  nameless  heroes  gave  up 
their  precious  lives  for  their  country’s 
defense.

to  massacre 

All  honor  is  their  due.  Some  still 
lie  where  they  fell.  In  later  years  all 
that  could  be  found  of 
them  was 
gathered  and  buried  in  the  old  ceme­
tery  at  Monroe  that  for  so  many 
I years  was  a  blot  and  disgrace  to  that

city.  Perhaps  you  have  seen  a  simi­
lar  one.  Surrounded  by  an  old  brok­
en-down  board  fence,  all  overgrown 
with  weeds  and  underbrush,  the  head­
stones  at  various  angles!  We  could 
not  speak  of  it  without  a blush.  Spas­
modic  attempts  had  been  made  to 
change  this,  but  it  remained  for  the 
Civic  Improvement  Society  of  the 
Women  of  Monroe  to  determine  and 
do  what  had  been  neglected  so  many 
years.  Through  process  of  law,  per­
mission  was  granted  to  take  charge  of 
the  cemetery,  which  has  now  been 
a  beautiful  Memorial 
made  into 
Place,  with 
smooth 
lawns,  walks, 
fountains  and  flowers.

The  Legislature  was 

importuned 
and  $5,000  was  given  by  it  to  build  a 
monument  for  this  beautiful  memorial 
place  to  commemorate  the  battles  and 
massacre  of  the  River  Raisin.  Sept. 
13,  1904,  saw  the  culmination  of  our 
efforts  in  the  dedication  and  unveiling 
of  this  monument.

Hon.  H.  V.  McChesney,  Secretary 
of  State  of  Kentucky, represented that 
State  in  the  absence  of  the  Governor.
Judge  Robbins,  of  the  Monument 
Committee,  presented  the  monument 
to  the  State,  and  Gov.  Bliss,  of  Michi­
gan,  responded  an  acceptance.

The  American  flag  that  veiled  the 
monument  was  withdrawn  by  de­
scendants  of  those  active 
in  River 
Raisin  battles.  Senator  Burrows  was 
orator  of  the  day,  followed  by  Col. 
Bennett  H.  Young,  of  Kentucky,  and 
ex-Gov.  Crittenden,  of  Missouri, 
a 
greetings 
former  Kentuckian, 
from  patriotic  societies  of  the  United 
States.  At  the  close  Bishop  Foley 
pronounced  the  benediction  and  the 
Bugle  Corps  stepped  to  the  front  and 
sounded  taps  for  the  slain  warriors. 
It  was  a  beautiful  day  and  the  im­
pressive  ceremonies  were  attended  by 
thousands  of  distinguished  people 
from  this  and  other  states.

and 

A  committee  of  four  members  from 
our  Civic  Improvement  Society  for 
the  past  three  years  had  been  gather­
ing  data  and 
looking  up  historical 
places,  consulting  with  aged  people 
and  histories,  visiting  again  and  again 
historical  and  alleged  historical places, 
determined  that  before  it  would  be 
forever too  late  these  places  should  no 
longer  remain  unmarked.  There  was 
no  money  in  the  treasury  that  could 
be  spared  for  this  purpose.  W e  then 
got  up  a  newspaper,  sold  badges  and 
buttons  with  pictures  of  the  monu­
ment,  got  up  ball  games  between  city 
and  county  officials,  between  doctors 
and  lawyers,  and in various other ways 
raised  the  money.  We  found  every­
one  kind  and  willing  to  help  the  good 
cause  along.  We built  a  monument  of 
cobble-stones  or  round-heads,  on  the 
actual  scene  of  the  River  Raisin  mas­
sacre.  This  monument  is  twelve  feet 
high,  seven  feet  broad  at  the  base, 
with  two  granite  tablets  on  opposite 
sides,  bearing  inscriptions.

While  excavating  for  the  founda­
tion,  parts  of  four 
skeletons  were 
found,  thus  demonstrating  the  site  of 
the  battle  field.  This  monument  is 
situated  on  the  north  bank  of 
the 
River  Raisin,  between  the  Michigan 
Central  Railway  and  the  Lake  Shore 
Railroad,  and  is  beautiful  and  artistic. 
I9°4-
It  was  dedicated  October 

14, 

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

25

Perpetual

Half  Fare

Trade Excursions
To  Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

Good  Every  Day  in  the  Week

The firms and corporations named below,  Members of  the  Grand  Rapids  Board  of  Trade,  have 
established permanent Every Day Trade Excursions  to  Grand  Rapids  and  will  reimburse  Merchants 
visiting this city and making purchases aggregating the amount hereinafter  stated  one=half  the  amount  of 
their railroad fare.  All that is necessary for any merchant  making purchases of any of the firms  named  is  to 
request a statement of the amount of his purchases in each place where such purchases are  made,  and  if  the 
total amount of same is as stated below the Secretary of the Grand Rapids Board of Trade, 89 Pearl St.,
will  pay back in cash to such person one=half actual railroad fare.

Amount of Purchases Required

over  50,  purchases  made  from  any of  the following firms  aggregate............................. 

If  living  within  50  miles  purchases  made  from  any  member  of  the  following  firms  aggregate  at  least.......................... $100  00
If  living  within  75  miles  and 
150  00
If  living  within  100  miles  and  over  75,  purchases  made  from  any of  the following firms  aggregate.............................  200  00
If  living  within  125  miles  and  over  100,  purchases  made  from  any of  the following  firms  aggregate , ............................   250  00
over  125,  purchases  made  from  any of  the following firms  aggregate.................................300  00
If  living  within  150  miles  and 
If  living  within  175  miles  and  over  150,  purchases  made  from  any of  the following firms  aggregate...............................  350  00
If  living  within  200  miles  and  over  175,  purchases  made  from  any of  the following firms  aggregate..............................   400  00
If  living  within  225  miles  and  over  200,  purchases  made  from  any of  the following firms  aggregate.............................  450  00
If  living  within  250  miles  and  over  225,  purchases  made  from  any of  the following  firms  aggregate .  ...........................   500  00
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as  purchases  made of  any  other firms  will  not  count  toward  the  amount
l l d l U v S   of  purchases  required.  Ask  for  “ Purchaser’s  Certificate”  as  soon  as 

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you  are  through  buying  in  each  place.

W c i r C T l l l i y  

Automobiles 

A dam s  A   H art 
R ichm ond-Jarvis  Co.
Bakers 
N ational  B iscuit  Co.
Belting  and  Mill  Supplies
F.  R aniville  Co.
Studley  A   Barclay 
Bicycles  and  Sporting  Goods 
W .  B.  Jarvis  Co.,  Ltd.

Billiard  and  Pool  Tables 

and  Bar  Fixtures 

Brunsw ick-B alke-C ollander  Co.
Books,  Stationery  and  Paper 
Grand  Rapids  Stationery  Co. 
Grand  Rapids  Paper  Co.
M.  B.  W .  Paper  Co.
Mills  Paper  Co.

Confectioners 

A.  E.  Brooks  A Co.
Putnam   Factory,  N at'l  Candy Co 

Clothing and Knit Goods 

Clapp  C lothing  Co.
W m .  Connor  Co.
Ideal  C lothing  Co.
Clothing,  Woolens  and 

Trimmings.

Grand  Rapids  C lothing  Co.
Commission—Fruits,  Butter, 

Eggs  Etc.

C.  D.  Crittenden 
J.  G.  Doan  A Co.
Gardella  Bros.
E.  E.  H ew itt 
V inkem ulder  Co.

Cement,  Lime  and  Coal 

s.  P.  B ennett  A   Co.  (Coal  only) 
Century  Fuel  Co.  (Coal  only)
A.  H im es 
A.  B.  Knowlson 
S.  A.  Morman  A   Co. 
W ykes-Schroeder  Co.

Cigar  Manufacturers

G.  J.  Johnson  Cigar  Co.
Geo.  H.  Seym our  A   Co.
Crockery,  House Furnishings
H.  Leonard  A   Sons.
Drugs  and  Drug  Sundries 
H azeltine  &  P erkins  Drug  Co.

Dry  Goods

Grand  Rapids  Dry  Goods  Co.
P.  Steketee  A   Sons.

Electrical  Supplies 
Grand  Rapids  E lectric  Co.
M.  B.  W heeler  Co.

Flavoring  Extracts  and 

Perfumes

Jennings  M anufacturing  Co.
Grain,  Flour  and  Feed 

V alley  C ity  Milling  Co.
V oigt  Milling  Co. 
W ykes-Schroeder  Co.
Grocers

C lark-Jew ell-W ells  Co.
Judson  Grocer  Co.
Lemon  A   W heeler  Co. 
M usselm an  Grocer  Co.
W orden  Grocer  Co.

Hardware 

C lark-R utka-W eaver  Co. 
Foster,  S teven s  A   Co.
Jewelry 
W .  F.  W urzburg  Co.
Liquor  Dealers  and  Brewers 
D.  M.  Am berg  A   Bro.
Furniture  C ity  Brewing  Co. 
Grand  Rapids  Brewing  Co. 
K ortlander  Co«
A lexan d er  Kennedy

Music  and  Musical 

Instruments 

Julius  A.  J.  Friedrich

Oils

Republic  Oil  Co.
Standard  Oil  Co.

Paints,  Oils  and  Glass

G.  R.  G lass  &  Bending  Co. 
H arvey  A  Seym our  Co.
H eystek  &   Canfield  Co.
W m .  Reid
Pipe,  Pumps,  Heating  and 

Mill  Supplies 
Grand  Rapids  Supply  Co.

Saddlery  Hardware 

Brown  A   Sehler  Co.
Sherwood  Hall  Co.,  Ltd.

Plumbing  and  Heating  . 

Supplies

Ferguson  Supply  Co.,  Ltd- 
Ready  Roofing  and  Roofing 

Material

H.  M.  Reynolds  Roofing  Co.

Safes

T radesm an  Com pany
Seeds  and  Poultry  Supplies 
A.  J.  Brown  Seed  Co.

Shoes,  Rubbers and  Findings 
H erold-B ertsch  Shoe  Co.
H irth,  K rause  &   Co.
Geo.  H.  Reeder  &  Co.
Rlndge,  Kalm 'h,  Logie & Co.  Ltd

Show  Cases  and  Store 

Fixtures

Grand  Rapids  Fixture  Co.

Tinners’  and  Roofers’ 

Supplies

W m .  Brum m eler  A   Sons 
W .  C.  Hopson  A   Co.

Undertakers’  Supplies 

Durfee  Em balm ing  Fluid  Co. 
Pow ers  &   W alker  C asket  Co.

Wagon  Makers 

Belknap  W agon  Co.
Harrison  W agon  Co.

Wall  Finish

A labastlne  Co.
A ntl-K alsom in e  Co.

Wall  Paper

H arvey  A   Seym our  Co. 
H eystek  A  Canfield  Co.

If  you  leave  the  city without  having  secured  the  rebate  on  your  ticket,  mail  your  certificates  to  the  Grand  Rapids  Board 

of  Trade  and  the  Secretary  will  remit  the  amount  if  sent  to  him  within  ten  days  from  date  of  certificates.

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The  public  and  parochial  schools  were 
closed.  The  children  whose  pennies 
had  been  given  so  they  could  have  a 
part  in  its  erection  were  assembled, 
each  given  a  tiny  flag  and  a  program, 
with  the  order  of  exercises  and  songs, 
“Michigan,  My  Michigan,”  “Old  Ken­
tucky  Home”  and 
“America,”  and 
marched  in  an  imposing  body  to  the 
bank  of  the  River  Raisin,  adjacent  to 
the  monument.  This  day  was  more 
especially  for  our  own  young  peo­
ple  and  children,  that 
they  might 
know  the  significance  of  these  exer­
cises.

Hon.  E.  R.  Gilday  was  master  of 
ceremonies,  Rev.  Shaw  gave  the  in­
vocation,  Ex-Mayor  Martin  presented 
the  monument  and  Mayor  Sisung  ac­
cepted  and  Rev.  Father  Downey made 
the  address,  followed  by  chorus  sing­
ing  by  the  assembled  school  children 
and  citizens.

A  marble  tablet  on  the  corner  of 
the  mammoth  electric  power  house 
at  Monroe  marks  the  spot  where  the 
block-house  stood,  and  where  the first 
American  flag  was  raised  on  Michi­
gan  soil.

Four  bronze  tablets  placed  on  four 
huge  boulders  mark  the  various  other 
historical  spots.

Not  in  our  hearts  alone,  but  as  long 
as  marble  and  granite  will  endure, 
these  will  show  to  our  children  and 
those  that  come  after  the  love  and 
honor  we  bear  for  those  brave  sold­
iers. 

Josephine  D.  Elmer.

The  Difference  Between  Success  and 

Failure.

Some  recent  newspaper  utterances 
on  the  difficulties 
encountered  by 
clerks  in  retail  establishments,  who 
desire  to  improve  their  positions and 
work  into  something  better,  interest­
ed  me  to  such  an  extent  that  I  start­
ed  on  a  tour  of  investigation  in  or­
der  to  satisfy  myself  of  the  facts  in 
I  have  recently  spent  con­
the  case. 
siderable  time  in  going  through 
a 
number  of  the  large  retail  establish­
ments  and  some  of  the  smaller  ones 
as  well.

I  have  carefully observed the  clerks, 
their  methods  of  work,  and  have  al­
so  taken  the  pains  to  make  the  ac­
quaintance  of  a  number  of  them  and 
get  their 
in  regard  to  their 
work  and  the  opportunities  which  it 
offers  for  advancement.

ideas 

Then,  in  order  to  get  further  light 
on  the  subject,  I  went  to  the  employ­
ers  and  got  their  views  on  the  sub­
ject  of  salespeople  and  the  chances 
for  their  bettering  themselves, 
and 
after  hearing  both  sides  of  the  ques­
tion  and  being  aided  by  my  own 
observations,  I  have  come  to  the  con­
clusion  that  the  retail  clerk,  in  most 
instances,  has  as  great  an  opportuni­
ty  for  an  increase  in  salary  and  an 
advancement  to  a  better  position  as 
has  a  person  in  any  other  line  of 
work.

As  in  all  other  callings,  his  success 
or  failure  depends  almost  altogether 
upon  himself.

In  my  trips  through  the  various 
stores  I  found  it  a  comparatively  easy 
matter,  after  a  little  observation,  to 
In 
put  the  clerks  into  two  classes. 
the  first  class  was  the  alert, 
cour­
teous  salesman  of  neat  appearance,

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

who  was  always  on  the  lookout  for 
an  approaching  customer  and  ready 
to  serve  such  an  one  promptly  and 
pleasantly.

In  the  second  class  were  the  care­
less  clerks,  who  were  either 
too 
listless  or  too  indifferent  to  notice 
the  approach  of  a  customer  and  who, 
when  a  customer  directly  applied  to 
them, responded  in  a very perfunctory 
manner,  evincing  no  interest  as 
to 
whether  a  sale  was  made  or  not,  and 
in  many  cases  displaying  a  lack  of 
courtesy  and  tact  which  was  not  only 
displeasing  to  the  customer  but  which 
frequently  sent  the  would-be  purchas­
er  to  some  competitor.

that 

Later  on  in  conversation  with  the 
managers  of  these  stores  I  found,  al­
most  without  exception, 
the 
clerks  whom  I  had  placed  in  “Class 
i ”  were  given  the  same  standing  by 
the  managers;  while,  to  a  greater  or 
less  extent,  the  deficiencies  of  the 
others  were  equally  well  known  to 
them,  and  it  was  merely  a  question  of 
time  when  “Class  2”  clerks  would  be 
replaced  by  others.

The  proprietor  of  one  of  the  larg­
est  department  stores,  when  I  asked 
him  what  was  the  greatest  trouble 
he  had  to  overcome  with  his  sales­
people, 
“Indiffer­
ence.”

instantly  replied, 

While  acknowledging  that  a  retail 
clerk  had  much  to  contend  with,  in 
the  way  of  dealing  with  disagreeable 
and  discourteous 
customers  which 
might  tend  to  make  him  gradually  be­
come  indifferent,  yet  he  very  emphat­
ically  asserted,  that  the  minute 
a 
clerk  yielded  to  this  feeling  and  be­
came  indifferent  his  chances  for 
in­
creased  salary  and  promotion  were 
gone.

When  I  asked  this  same  proprietor 
what  he  considered  the  most  impor­
tant  qualities  in  his  clerks,  he 
re­
plied,  “Unfailing courtesy  and  willing­

ness  to  work.”  When  I  asked  him 
if,  in  an  immense  establishment  like 
his,  it  was  not  extremely  probable 
that  the  work  of  a  courteous,  patient 
and  efficient  salesman  might  be  over­
looked  among  so  many  employes  and 
given  no  more  credit  than  that  of  the 
lazy, 
indifferent  and  discourteous 
salesman,  he  very  promptly  replied: 
“No,  sir,  not  by  any  means. 
It  is 
the  duty  of  every  department  mana­
ger  in  this  establishment  to  quietly 
and  unostentatiously,  but  nevertheless 
thoroughly,  familiarize  himself  with 
the  work  of  each  clerk  in  his  depart­
ment,  and  we  can  give  you  a  pretty 
accurate  estimate  of  every  clerk  in 
this  establishment  who  has  been  with 
us  for  any  length  of  time.”

Continuing  he  said:  “Let  me  prove 
to  you  that  this  statement  is  correct. 
You  go  down  right  now  into  our  shoe 
department.  Unless  he  is  busy,  the 
first  man  to  step  up  and  ask  if  he  1 
can  serve  you  will  be  a  young  fel­
low  about  25  years  old,  of  medium 
height,  with  black  hair,  dark  eyes  and I 
weighing  about  one  hundred  and  fifty I

We

Carry in Stock

a  large line  of
Top  Buggies 

Driving  W agons 

Spring  W agons 

Su rreys,  etc.
We  make

Prompt Shipments 

Brown  &  Sehler  Co.

Grand  Rapids,  Mich. 

Wholesale  Only

DO  IT  N O W

Investigate the

Kirkwood Short Credit 
System of Accounts

It earns you 525  per  cent,  on  your  investment. 
W e   w ill  prove  it  previous  to  purchase. 
It 
It makes disputed 
prevents forgotten charges. 
It assists in  making  col­
accounts impossible. 
lections.  It  saves  labor  in  book-keeping. 
It 
systematizes credits. 
It establishes  confidence 
between you  and your  customer.  One writing 
does it all.  For full  particulars writ** or call on

A.  H. Morrill  & Co.

105  O tta w a  S t., G rand   R a p id s, M ich  

Both Phones 87.

Pat. Marrh 8,  1808, June  14,  i8g8, March  19,  ioox.

You  have  had  calls  for

HIND  SflPOLIO

If  you  filled  them,  all’s  well;  if  you 
didn’t,  your  rival  got  the  order,  and 
may  get  the  customer’s  entire  trade.

HAND  SAPOLIO  is  a  special  toilet  soap—superior  to  any  other  in  countless  ways—delicate 

enough  for  the  baby’s  skin,  and  capable  of  removing  any  stain.

Costs  the  dealer  the  same  as  regular  SAPOLIO,  but  should  be  sold  at  10  cents  per  cake.

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wherever  he  went;  but  we  don’t  pro­
pose  to  let  him  leave  us.  On  the  con­
trary  we  intend  to  make  him  manager 
of  that  department  in  the  very  near 
future.

“It  is  the  same  way  in  all  our  de­
partments,”  he  continued.  “We  know 
our  people  thoroughly  and  can  tell 
you  who  the  good  ones  are  and  who 
are  the  indifferent  and  lazy  ones.  The 
good  ones  we  advance  as  fast  as  op­
portunity  offers,  and  the  poor  ones 
we  get  rid  of  as  rapidly  as  we  can 
find  some  one  who  we  think  will  do 
better.  Every  department  manager 
in  this  store  started  in  our  employ 
as  a  clerk.  Every  buyer  we  have 
started  in  the  same  way.

“You  ask  me  if  there  are  oppor­
tunities  for  our  clerks  to  get  ahead. 
There  certainly  are.  Anyone  with 
brains,  a  determination  to  succeed, 
and  fondness  for  work  is  certain  to 
get  ahead.

“I  do  not  mean  by  that  that  he  is 
sure  to  get  rich  because  I  do  not  con­
sider  the  accumulation  of  wealth  a 
sure  indication  that  a  man  has  been 
successful. 
If  he  has  determination 
and  the  desire  to  work  and  in  addi­
tion  to  these  two  qualities  a  fund  of 
good  common  sense,  his  future  is  as­
sured.

the  country  came  to  work  for  us  at 
$io  per  week.  He  is  no'w  25  years 
old  and  we  are  paying  him  $50  per 
week,  and  he  is  only  at  the  beginning 
of  the  splendid  career  which  lies  be­
fore  him,  for  he  is  a  great  worker 
and  intensely  interested  in  his  em­
ployer’s  business.

“As  a  general  thing  it  is  not  the 
brightest  clerks  who  succeed  the best. 
It  is  the  plodders;  the  industrious  fel­
lows  who  never  give  up,  who  never 
get  tired  but  keep  constantly  at  it, 
who  make  the  greatest  success.

“There  is  no  rcyal  road  to  success; 
it  is  work,  work,  work  which  counts.
“Once  in  a  while  we  run  across  a 
genius  who  does  things  without  any 
effort  and  apparently  succeeds  with­
out  toil,  but  the  average  man  must 
earn  his  bread  and  achieve  his  suc­
cess  by  ‘the  sweat  of  his  brow.’ ”

Such  words  coming  from  a  man 
who  is  to-day  the  head  of  one  of  the 
biggest  mercantile  institutions  of  the 
country  with  immense  stores  in  De­
troit,  Cleveland,  Buffalo  and  Toledo, 
!  and  who  has  fought  his  way  up  from

a  humble  clerkship  in  a  country store, 
should  certainly 
inspire  with  new 
courage  every  clerk  who  is  wondering 
whether  it  will  pay  him  to  do  his 
best.

is  an  opportunity  for 

As  I  stated  at  the  commencement 
of  this  article,  I  firmly  believe  that 
there 
every 
clerk  who  will  earnestly  and  consci­
entiously  work,  in  season  and  out  of 
season,  for  his  employer’s  interests. 
If  his  present  employer  does  not  ap­
preciate  his  value,  he  may  rest  as­
sured  that  some  other  employer  will.
In  being  always  alert,  courteous, 
prompt  and  faithful,  he  is  making  a 
reputation  and  many  friends  for  him­
self.  These  are  his  assets  which  are 
bound  to  make  him  valuable  to  his 
present  employer  or  to  another  mer­
chant,  and  sooner  or  later  assets  of 
this  kind  can  be  turned  into  dollars 
and  cents. 

John  Robert  Dyer.

Never  complain  of  your  business; 
if  you  don’t  like  it,  or  can’t  make  it 
go,  get  out  of  it.

This Man’s Experience 

baskets, when the best  (Ballou’s)  cost no more.

"LIE

Moral:  Buy Ballou  Baskets
We make  several grades of stave 

baskets.
Common  Narrow  Band

Standard  Wide Band 

Extra Wide Band

Oak Stave 
Shall be pleased to quote you  on 

a single dozen or a carload. 

Ballou  Baskets  Works

Belding,  flich.

pounds. 
I  guess  you  can  recognize 
him  from  this  description.  His  name
is  M r.----- .  There  are  not  apt  to  be
many  people  in  there  at  present  and 
I  do  not  think  you  will  find  him 
busy. 
I  want  you  to  let  him  show 
you  some  shoes.  Let  him  show  you 
a  dozen  different  styles;  find  fault 
with  them;  tell  him  they are  not  com­
fortable  on  your  feet;  make  all  the 
objections  you  can  and  do  not  put 
yourself  out  to  be  particularly  pleas­
ant  about  it  either,  and  then  come 
back  and  tell  me  what  you  think  of 
him.”

I  did  not  really  like  the  job  that  he 
had  laid  out  for  me,  but  I  went  down 
into  the  shoe  department  neverthe­
less,  and  sure  enough  the  first  man 
to  greet  me  was  the  man  he  had  de­
scribed. 
I  told  him  I  wanted  to  look 
at  some  shoes.  He  pleasantly  asked 
me  to  be  seated,  and  then  removing 
a  shoe  from  mv  foot  he  noted  the 
size  and  style  of  it.  I  happened  to  be 
wearing  a  button  shoe,  although  I 
am  not  particularly  addicted  to them. 
He  brought  several  pairs  of  button 
shoes,  some  of  them  similar  in  style 
to  the  ones  I  was  wearing,  and  also 
several  new  styles.  These  he  showed 
me,  calling  my  attention  to  the  dif­
ference  in  style  and  the  difference  in 
price.

While  I  was  examining  these  he 
brought  several  styles  in  lace  shoes, 
at  different  prices,  which  he  offered 
for  my  inspection  and  then  proceed­
ed  to  try  on  a  shoe  which  I  had  been 
looking  at  with  some  show  of  inter­
est. 
I  proceeded  to  make  objections 
in  accordance  with  the  instructions  I 
had  received,  and  he  continued 
to 
try  on  one  shoe  after  another,  with 
unfailing  good  nature  and  with  an 
apparent  degree  of  interest  in  getting 
me  fitted  to  my  entire  satisfaction.

I  did  not  like  the  part  I  was  play­
ing,  but  I  carried  it  out  to  the  best 
of  my  ability,  and  must  have  tried 
that  young  man’s  patience  very  sore­
ly,  but,  to  make  a  long  story  short, 
he  proved  equal  to  every  emergency. 
His  good  nature  never  failed  for  a 
moment.  He  was  extremely  cour­
teous,  although  I  fear  that  he  would 
not  say  the  same  of  me.  He  showed 
tact  all  through,  and  won  a  most 
decided  victory,  for  I  ended  up  my 
experiment  by  purchasing  a  pair  of 
$5  shoes  for  which  I  had  no  earthly 
need.

I  went  back  to  the  office  of 

the 
proprietor,  who  greeted  me  with  a 
smile  and  the  one  word,  “Well?”

I  had  to  smile,  too,  and  holding out 
my  recent  purchase  I  simply  said, 
“He  sold  me  a  pair  of  $5  shoes  which 
I  didn’t  need.”

After  a  hearty  laugh  at  my  ex­
pense, 
the  proprietor  said:  “That 
young  man  is  my  idea  of  a  first-class 
salesman.  As  you  found  him  this 
morning,  so  yon  find  him  every  day 
in  the  week,  always  bright,  cour­
teous  and  good  natured,  with  a  won­
derful  amount  of  tact  and  a  manner 
which  makes  friends  of  every  cus­
tomer  he  waits  on.

“He  has  done  much  to  help  us build 
up  the  big  shoe  trade  which  we  now 
have,  and  I  haven’t  a  doubt  but  that, 
if  he  should  leave  us  he  would  carry 
a  large  portion  of  the  trade  with  him

“Many  men  feel  that  they  are  doing 
all  that  they  are  paid  for  and  very 
carefully  avoid  doing  anything  more 
than  what  they  consider  a  fair  return 
for  the  amount  of  wages  paid  them. 
They  are  too  short-sighted  to  see 
that  the  only  way  to  get  more  is  to 
earn  more.  These  men  are  the  first 
to  get  out  at  night  and  they  manage 
to  come  in  the  morning just barely  on 
time  or  even  a  few  minutes  late. 
I 
have  seen  such  men,  and  girls,  too, 
for  that  matter,  stand  on  the  cor­
ner  for  fear  they  would  get  into  the 
store  a  few  minutes  early  and  thus 
give 
their  employer  a  little  extra 
time.  Such  people  never  amount  to 
much.  The  employe  who  temporarily 
forgets  how  much  his  salary  is,  who 
forgets  the  clock  and  who  is  as  much 
interested  in  the  business  as  his  em­
ployer  is,  always  succeeds.

“Six  years  ago  a  young  man  from

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IW oavan’s'Wo rldI

Some  Women  We  Can  Get  Along 

Without.

filled  with 

There  are  times,  I  suppose,  when 
all  of  us  are 
intensest 
envy  of  Adam  before  Eve  was  creat­
ed,  because  there  were  no  women  in 
the  world  to  bother  him.  There  were 
no  female  reformers,  no  women  with 
missions,  no  mothers  of  infant  prodi­
gies,  no  ladies  with  careers,  and  life 
must  have  been  to  him  one 
glad, 
sweet  song  of  untrammeled  freedom 
that  the  balance  of us  can  never know.
Of  course,  this  mood  does  not  last. 
We  are  bound  to  have  women,  if  for 
nothing  else  than  to  have  someone 
to  complain  to  and  somebody  to  lay 
the  blame  on  when  things  go  wrong. 
They  are,  so  to  speak,  a  blessing 
thrust  upon  us.  Nevertheless,  it  is 
sadly  true  that  woman  is  far  from 
being  always  the  soothing  presence 
that  she  is  poetically  reputed  to  be, 
and  there  is  no  denying  that  a  con­
siderable  proportion  of  our  feminine 
fellow  creatures  exist  as  a  kind  of 
mustard-plaster,  whose  chief  mission 
seems  to  be  to  irritate  and  raise  a 
blister  upon  society.

To  aver  this  is  rank  heresy.  These 
are  the  days  of  woman-worship, when 
woman  regards  herself  as  a  guardian 
angel  with  a  divine  commission  to 
run  the  universe,  and  the  suggestion 
that  she  does  anything  but  add  to  the 
sweetness  and  beauty  of  life  will  be 
hotly  resented.

Nobody  is  going  to  question  hu­
manity’s  debt  to  woman  in  general. 
But  for  her  we  would  not  be  here  at 
all,  or  have  the  privilege  of  working, 
or  the  diversion  of  taking  patent  med­
icines.  Still,  great  as  has  been  the 
sex’s  service  to  the  world,  the  indi­
vidual  woman  is  frequently  an  afflic­
tion  that  reconciles  us  to  the  brevity 
of life,  and  in  our  secret  hearts  we  all 
keep  a  little  list  of  the  women  who 
never  would  be  missed  did  an  inscru­
table  Providence  see  fit  to  remove 
them.

First  and  foremost  is  the  woman 
who  has  a  mania  for  tendering  un­
sought  advice.  Whenever  there  is  a 
call  for  a  Solomon  in  any  community 
she  always  bobs  up,  ready  to  answer 
for  everybody 
all  the  conundrums 
around  her. 
It  makes  no  difference 
that  she  has  not  ordered  her  own 
affairs  successfully;  that  her  house is 
notoriously  ill  kept;  that  her  children 
are  badly  reared;  that  she  is  chroni­
cally  out  of  a  servant.  She  may  not 
know  what  she  ought  to  do  herself 
under  all 
she 
knows  what  you  ought  to  do,  and  she 
has  no  hesitation  in  settling  the  great 
problems  of  your  life  for  you,  gratis.
Do  you  contemplate  moving  to  a 
new  house?  She  takes  an  afternoon 
off  to  come  and  tell  you  that  you 
should  move  to  such  and  such  a  street 
because  of  its  being  a 
fashionable 
neighborhood,  or  being  high  and  dry, 
or  she  counsels  you  not  to  take  the 
place  that  you  had  picked  out— and 
all  without  knowing  anything  of  the

circumstances,  but 

reasons  that have  caused  you  to  select 
some  particular 
locality.  Are  you 
changing  servants?  She  is  sure  to 
hear  of  it,  and  toddle  around  to  tell 
you  that  you  ought  to  hire  an  Irish 
woman,  or  a  Swede,  or  a  colored  girl, 
or  a  Jap,  when  the  truth  is  that  all 
nationalities  look  alike  to  you  if  they 
know  how  to  cook  and  to  sweep  un­
der  the  beds.  Have  you  a  child  so 
delicate  and  nervous  that  a  harsh 
word  almost  shatters  its  sensitive  or­
ganism?  She  makes  no  bones  of  im­
pressing  on  you  that  it  is  your  duty 
to  whip  its  nonsense  out  of  it,  al­
though  you  may  know  that  a  blow 
would  almost  be  fatal.

She  knows— and  she  alone— if  you 
are  unfortunately  married,  whether 
you  ought  to  get  a  divorce  from  your 
husband,  or  suffer  and  be  strong.  She 
knows  how  high  your  grocery  bill 
ought  to  run,  and  whether  a  new 
dress  is  rank  extrayagance  or  neces­
sary  self-respect.  Only  she  knows 
whether  you  should  encourage  young 
Brigsby,  who  is  honest  and  worthy 
but  poor,  to  visit  your  daughter,  or 
turn  a  cold  shoulder  on  him  in  favor 
of  old  Gotrocks,  who  is  rich  but  de­
crepit;  and  whether  you  should  send j 
your  son  to  college  to  study  the  pro­
fession  of  football,  or  put  him  in  a 
grocery  store  where  he  can  acquire 
the  price  of  salt  codfish.

The  old  proverb  that  fools  rush  in 
where  angels  fear  to  tread  was  writ­
ten with  special  reference  to  the  wom­
an  with  the  free-advice  habit.  She  is 
one  of  the  greatest  pests  of  society, 
and  although  an  epidemic  among  her 
would  cut  down  the  census  report  io 
per  cent.,  how  heroically,  nay,  how 
cheerfully,  would  we  do  without  her.
Close  akin  to' her  is  the  estimable 
lady  who  feels  it  her  sacred  duty  to 
censor  all  your  amusements 
and 
pleasures  and  little  habits.  She  has 
an  iron-bound  code  of  ethics  that con­
sists  of  an  unfaltering  belief 
that 
everything  that  she  does  not  enjoy  is 
wrong.  This  is  a  nice,  optimistic, 
self-conceited  theory  that  is  all  right 
for  the  one  who  possesses  it,  but  is 
pretty  hard  on  the  victims  to  whom  it 
is  applied,  for  such  a  woman  is  ut­
terly  incapable  of  arising  to  the  gen­
erosity  of  allowing  other  people  to 
have  as  good  a  right  to  have  their 
own  point  of  view,  and  to  run  their 
own  consciences  to  suit  themselves, 
as  she  has.  She  is  the  Standard  of 
correct  conduct  and  unimpeachable 
morals  and  the  only  Christian  virtues, 
and  she  has  no  false  modesty  about 
setting  herself  up  as  an  example.

This  world  is,  alas,  a  vale  of  tears 
and  sorrows,  and  in  it  none  can  hope 
to  escape  visits  from  the  Standard, 
even  if  one  does  not  have  to  live  with 
her,  as  is  the  unhappy  lot  of  many. 
She  comes,  and  no  matter  how  happy 
and  cheerful  and  above  reproach  you 
may  have  esteemed  your  family  life 
to  be,  her  eagle  eye  immediately  per­
ceives  the  weakness  and  laxness  and 
general  decadence 
you 
have  fallen,  and  that  you  are  auto- 
mobiling  along  on 
the  downward 
grade  at  about  ninety miles  an  hour.

ifito  which 

“Maria,”  she  says,  sternly— for  she 
is  not  the  coward  to  refrain  from 
saying an  unpleasant  thing merely  be­
cause  it  would  hurt  your  feelings— “is

it  possible  that  you  allow  your  hus­
band  to  smoke  in  the  parlor,  and  that 
you  have  wine  on  your  table,  when 
statistics  show  that  rum  and  tobacco 
pave  the  way  to  a  drunkard’s  grave? 
Or,  she  takes  you  sternly  to  task  for 
reckless  extravagance,  and  a  wanton 
cultivation  of  a  frivolous  spirit,  be­
cause  you  have  put  a  few  fluffy  ruffles 
on  little  Susie’s  dress;  and  she  bitter­
ly  prophesies  that  your  half-grown 
son  will  bring  your  gray  hairs  in  sor­
row  to  the  grave,  because  you  are 
foolish  enough  to  trust  him  with  a 
latch-key  and  put  him  on  his  honor 
about  his  conduct,  instead  of  keeping 
him  a  close  prisoner  under  home  sur­
veillance,  which  she  is  confident  is the 
only  proper  way  to  raise  a  boy.

It  is  idle  to  exploit  to  the  Standard 
your  own  theories  of  domestic  expe­
diency— that  the  man  who  is  permit­
ted  freely  to  do  as  he  pleases  in  his 
home  stays  there  of  an  evening;  that 
it  is  cruel  to  force  a  child  to  wear 
ugly  clothes  when  it  may  just  as  well 
have  pretty  ones;  that  the  boy  who 
can  not  go  openly  out  of  the  front 
door  always  sneaks  out  of  the  win­
dow,  and  that  there  is  no  way  to 
make  the  fruits  of  forbidden  pleas­
ures  so  tempting  as  to  build  a  high 
wall  about  them.  These  are  not  the 
Standard’s  theories,  and  consequent­
ly  she  knows  that  you  are  wrong.  No 
doubt  the  Standard  has  her  uses  in 
keeping  us  chastened  and  humble,  but 
we  could  worse  spare  a  worse  woman 
and  it  is  observable  that  men  who 
have  been  married  to  this  kind  of  a 
wife  always  bear  up  with  a  remarka­
ble  fortitude  under  her  death.

The 

lacrimose  woman  is  another 
sister  that  we  could  do  without. 
There  are  women  who  always  salt 
us  down  in  their  tears  every  time  we 
meet  them.  They  wear  depressing 
black  gowns  and  funereal  gloves  and 
weepy  veils,  and  they  talk  with 
a 
sniff  in  their  voices.  This  kind  of 
woman  is  melancholy  and  dyspeptic 
by  nature,  and  she  would  not  be  hap­
py if she  could.  A  death  in  the  family 
is  a  positive  treat  to  her,  a  secret  sor­
row  that  she  can  tell  to  everybody  is 
a  luxury,  while  a  husband  who  is  a 
drunkard  and  starves  and  beats  her 
is  a  perfect  joy  forever  for  the  ex­
cuse  he  gives  her  for  going  on  a  per­
petual  debauch  of sorrow.

Our  melancholy  friends  would  not 
be  such  an  affliction  if  we  could  al­
ways  remember,  what  is  really 
the 
truth,  that  when  they  are  pouring 
their  tale  of  woe  into  our  ears  and 
sobbing  on  our  necks  they  are  really 
enjoying  themselves,  and  that  when 
we  pity  them  most  they  are  having 
the  most  fun.  They  would  not  be 
They  nourish 
comforted  for  pay. 
their  griefs  by  dwelling  on 
them, 
they  feed  their  sorrows  by  talking 
about  them,  they  keep  their  wounds 
sore  by  always  pulling  them  open 
when  they  show  a  sign  of  healing; 
and  they  are  so  utterly  selfish 
that 
they  do  not  perceive  they  are  taking 
their  pleasure  at  our  expense,  for 
there  are  few  things  that  are  a  great­
er  drain  upon  us  than  the  never-end­
ing  call  that  is  made  upon  our  sym­
pathies  by  the  women  with  perpet­
ual  sorrow  that  we 
impotent 
equally  to  remove  or  to  assuage.  In

are 

a  world  that  has  trouble  enough  for 
even  the  luckiest  of  us,  the  woman 
with  the  ever-flowing  tear-duct  is  the 
drop  that  makes  the  cup  of  misery 
run  over,  and  if  she  could  be  gently 
and  painlessly  removed  no  one  would 
regret  her.

The  woman  who  achieves  the  repu­
tation  of  a  fine  conversationalist 
is 
another  of  the  bores  of  society  from 
which  we  would  gladly  escape  if  we 
could.  She  is  Cultured,  with  a  big 
C,  and  she  feels  that  a  charge  is  laid 
upon  her  to  enlighten  the  world.  To 
her  all  places  are  a 
rostrum,  and 
every  gathering  of  people  an  audi­
ence.  She  never  talks.  She  never 
gossips.  She  is  never  betrayed  into  a 
colloquialism.  She  always  orates,  in 
sounding  periods  and  polished  phras­
es,  and  she  never  by  any  chance  lets 
you  get  a word in edgewise.  She  nev­
er  takes  into  consideration  that  the 
sweetest  earthly  music  to  all  of  us  is 
the  sound  of  our  own  voices,  and  that 
we  would  rather  babble  about  our 
own  affairs  than  listen  to  the  elo­
quence  of  a  Demosthenes.  She  as­
sumes  that  we  consider  it  a  privilege 
to  sit  in  silence  at  the  feet  of  one 
so  gifted  as  she,  and  so  she  maunders 
on,  upon  conversational  stilts,  with­
out  pity  or  regard  for  the  suffering 
depicted  in  every  face  about  her.

Like  Samson,  the  brilliant  conver­
sationalist  has  slain  her  thousands 
with  the  jaw-bone  of  an  ass,  and  it  is 
a  singular  proof  of  the  restraining 
influence  of  civilization  that  nobody 
has  retaliated  upon  her  with  her  own 
weapon.

instead  of  the 

Another  woman  that  we  could  do 
without  is  the  unconventional  woman. 
Conventionality  is  the  set  of  rules 
that  society  drew  up  to  keep  us  from 
trespassing  on  our  neighbors’  rights, 
treading  on  their  corns,  and  in  conse­
quence  being  in  perpetual  shindy  with 
them,  but  the  unconventional  wom­
an  refuses  to  play  the  game  of  life 
according  to  Hoyle.  If  she  lives  near 
you,  she  is  always  popping  in  at  the 
kitchen  door 
front 
door. 
If  she  comes  to  visit  you,  she 
invariably  surprises  you,  instead  of 
waiting  for  an  invitation,  and  the  re­
sult  is  inevitable.  You  hate  her  for it.
she 
ruins  your  table  by  bringing  along  a 
friend.  You  settle  yourself  for  a 
morning’s  patching,  and  she  runs  in 
unceremoniously,  instead  of  waiting 
for  your  At-home  day.  She  asks  you 
impertinent  questions,  and  tells  you 
home  truths  that  your  own  mother 
would  not  dare  to  utter— and  all  be­
cause  she  is  so  unconventional.  There 
is  nothing  in  your  house  secret  or 
hidden  from  her,  and  if  you  could, 
oh,  how  gladly  would  you  shut  her 
up  in  the  closet  with  the  family  skele­
ton  and  lose  the  key!

You  ask  her  to  dinner,  and 

Perhaps,  though,  after  all,  the  two 
women  that  we  could  do  best  with­
out  are  the  women  who  are  paragons 
themselves,  and  those  who  are 
the 
mothers  of 
infant  wonders.  The 
woman  who  is  a  model  is  hard  to bear 
because  she  presents  such  a  contrast 
to  the  general  faulty  and  dissatisfied 
lot— a  contrast  to  which  she  is  never 
weary  of  calling  our  attention.  She 
has  the  perfect  house, 
the  perfect 
servants,  the  perfect  dressmaker,  the

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Your  brain  has  a  limited 
capacity.  Remove  one- 
half  its  load  and  the  re­
mainder is handled twice 
as well.  The  five  greatest 
troubles  of  a  merchant—  
the handling of cash sales, 
credit  sales,  money  re­
ceived on account, money 
paid  out  and  m oney 
changed  for  customers—  
are  taken  care  of  by  a 
National  Cash  Register.

Michigan  Tradesman

J\[.  C.  It-  Company,  Dayton,  Ohio.

I  would like to  know how a  National  Cash Register 
wipes out a  retailer s troubles. 
Iam  sending this coupon 
with  the  understanding that  it puts  me  under  no  obliga­
tion  to  buy.
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perfect  doctor,  the  perfect  preacher; 
or  if  these  were  not  perfect  aforetime, 
they  become  perfect  the  minute  they 
pass  into  her  possession.  Her  touch 
is  the  Midas  one  that  turns  inferior 
metal  into  gold.

“You  should  have  Mme.  Celestine 
make  your  frocks.  She  does  mine,” 
she  will  say,  with  a  complacent glance 
toward  her  own  commonplace  dress 
and  a  sniffy  look  at  yours  that  bears 
the  sacred  name  of  a  Parisian  house 
on  its  belt.  “I  don’t  see  how  you  can 
bear  to  live  in  town  when  the  sub­
urbs  are  so  much  more  desirable; 
of  course  where  I  live  is  the  only  real 
place,”  she  will  remark.  “Is  this  the 
way your  cook  dresses  her  salad?”  she 
will  ask  at  dinner;  “now 
right 
way,  and  the  way  I  do  it,  is  so  and 
so.”  Such  vanity  is  its  own  reward, 
but  common  humanity  demands  that 
such  women  should  be  shut  up  in  sol­
itary  confinement.

the 

Quite  as  wearing,  and  more  numer­
ous,  is  the  woman  who  is  the  mother 
of  wonderful  children,  and  what  we 
are  all  called  upon  to  suffer  from  in­
fantile  bons  mots,  and  the  precocious 
performances  of  our  friends’  children, 
must  surely  be  accredited  to -us 
for 
righteousness  by  the  recording  angel. 
Who  knows  a  house  in  which  there 
are  children  where  the  whole  conver­
sation  is  not  inspired  from  the  nurs­
ery?  Who  has  escaped  having 
to 
hear  little  Johnnie  read,  with  the  elo­
cutionary  effect  peculiar  to  seven,  or 
who  has  not  had  to  applaud  little 
Mary’s  recitation  mendaciously,  or  to 
perjure  himself  politely  after  writhing 
under  little  Sallie’s  strumming  on  the 
piano?  Who  does  not  know 
the 
woman  who  spends  hours  and  hours 
in  a  monologue  that  you  dare  not  in­
terrupt,  in  which  she  exploits  the  ge­
nius  of  each  particular  child,  in  one 
of  whom  she  sees  a  Bernhardt,  in  an­
other  a  Gibson,  in  a  third  a  Rockefel­
ler,  in  a  fourth  a presidential  certainty 
of the  future,  and  in  none  of  them  the 
commonplace,  ordinary  little  creature 
that  it  is?

We  forgive  much,  for  the  world  is 
more  charitable  than  it  is  reputed  to 
mother-love  that  makes  a  woman  see 
swans  in  all  her  ugly  goslings;  never­
theless  there  are  very  few  of  us  who 
are  not  ready  to  take  to  the  woods 
when  the  mothers  of  infant  prodigies 
dawn  on  our  horizon.

Nor  are  these  all  of  the  women 
that  we  could  do  without.  From  the 
woman  who  giggles,  from  the  woman 
who  tries  to  be  vivacious,  from 
the 
woman  who  has  an  illusion  that  she  is 
a  fascinator  of  men,  and  from  all 
women  who  talk  of  dress,  disease  and 
domestics,  good  Lord  deliver  us!
For  they  never  would  be  missed.
Dorothy  Dix.

There  is  a  vast  difference  between 
wishing  and  winning.  Many  a  good 
man  has  failed  because  he  had  hir 
wishbone  where  his  backbone  ought 
to  have  been.

Have  confidence 

if 
you  would  have  your  customers  have 
confidence  in  you.

in  your 

line 

Competition 

life  of  trade, 
of  course.  Don’t  stifle  it,  but  don’t 
let  it  stifle  you.

is  the 

Woman’s Hardest Task To  Overcome 

in  Business.

In  all  of  a  woman’s  business  life 
she  is  handicapped  by  an  overwhelm­
ing  sense  of  her  own  personality. 
If 
she  did  but  know  it,  it  is  a  change  of 
attitude,  more  than  a  change  of  hab­
its,  which  will  protect  her  from  both 
tears  and  knocks  when  she  goes  in­
to  the  business  world.  Upon  her  at­
titude  toward  her  work  her  success 
and  happiness  depend.

The  situation  which  the  working 
girl  confronts  is  this:  Ordinarily she 
has  to  make  a  choice  of  two  evils  in 
the  way  of  business,  both  of  which 
call  for  the  suppression  of  her  indi­
viduality.  Either  she  goes  into  of­
fice  life  or  into  the  trades. 
In  the 
first  she  has  only  her  employer  to 
please,  but  her  usefulness  depends 
upon  her  self-effacement  and  upon 
the  entire  loss— during  business  hours 
— of  her  individuality.  In  the  second, 
where  her  usefulness  depends  upon 
her  pleasing  not  only  her  employer 
but  everybody  else,  her  individuality 
counts,  but  must  become  subservient.
How  does  the  working  girl  adapt 

herself  to  these  conditions?

When  the  man  called  his  stenog­
rapher  “Queen”  he  hit  upon  a  good 
word.  In  almost  every  case  the  orig­
inal  attitude  of  the  business  woman 
is  that  of  a  queen  going  out  to  work. 
When  she  succeeds  it  is  the  meta­
morphosis  of  a  queen  into  a  working 
girl.

If  you  doubt  the  working  girl’s 
claim  to  royalty  look  her  over  as 
she  is  at  home.  See  how  she  dress­
es,  how  she  is  deferred  to,  how  she  is 
worshiped  by  her  father  and  mother, 
how  she  is  admired  by  her  friends, 
how  she  dispenses  her 
favors— in 
short,  how  she  is  the  “whole  thing.”

With  all  her  airs  of  royalty  she 
has  other  shining  attributes.  She  is 
generous,  with  an  overabundance  of 
energy  and  a  burning  desire  to  con­
fer  favors.  So  she  gets  herself  a  job. 
She  has  definite  ideas  of  how  she  will 
fill  it,  which  are  after  the  spirit  of 
noblesse  oblige.  The  first  of  them  is 
to  put  on  becoming  white  turnover 
collars  and  cuffs,  and  the  second  is 
to  get  down  on  time.  She  concedes 
this  as  important.  Of  course  she  ex­
pects  to  do  what  her  employer  says, 
that  is  a  disagreeable  necessity,  with 
the  less  said  about  it  the  better.  Be­
in g   a  man,  he  is  not  always  unim­
p r e s s e d   w ith   h e r   o v e r p o w e r in g   p r e s ­
ence,  and  defers  to  it  by  ordering  her 
around  as  little  as  possible.  More 
men  keep  stupid  stenographers  be­
cause  they  have  not  moral  courage 
to  call  them  down  or  to  tell  them  to 
get  out,  than  anybody  except  them­
selves  and  the  stenographers  know. 
The  girl  who  goes  into  this  kind  of 
an  office  frequently  does  not  abdicate 
her  throne,  neither  does  she  attain 
any  great  usefulness  in  business.

the 

into 

When,  however,  a  girl  gets  a  job 
where  she  bumps 
other 
queens,  her  throne  begins  to  totter. 
“The  most  awful  trial  I  have  had,” 
said  a  woman  in  a  responsible  public 
place,  which  she  keeps  because  of  her 
ability  to  be  civil  to  women,  “is 
to 
smooth  down  every  woman  with  the 
little  tribute  to  her  personality  which 
she  expects  every  time  she  comes

Jennings  Terpeneless  Messina Lemon, Mexican Vanilla,  True Rose, Almond, etc.

are economical and satisfactory cooking extracts or money refunded.

JENNINGS  MANUFACTURING  CO.  owners  Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

Judson  Grocer Company

SUGAR
Fresh  Cane  Sugar

Supply  your  wants  from  our  daily  arrivals  of  fresh, 
Eastern  Granulated  and  other  grades.  Manufactured  exclu­
sively  from  Cuban  cane.

None  better  for table,  canning and  other family purposes.
The  best  to  stand  damp  and  warm  weather.

Powdered  Sugars

We  grind  daily  in  our  own  mill,  from  pure  granulated 
sugar,  XXXX  Powdered,  Standard  Powdered  and  Fruit 
Powdered.

It  is  therefore  fresh  and  free  from  lumps.  The  finest 

powdered  sugar  obtainable.

Buy  From  Us

Judson  Grocer Company

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

D U T C H   R U SK

Made  from  wholesome  ingredients  under  approved  sanitary 

conditions.

A  Health  Food  sold  at  moderate  price.

Sold  in  barre's  and  cartons.

See  quotations  in  Grocery  Price  Current.

DUTCH  RUSK  COMPANY, 

Manufactured  only  by

Holland,  Michigan

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into  contact  with  you.  She  demands 
your  attention  and  admiration  at  her 
blunders,  when  she  even  does  such  a 
little  thing  as  to  sign  a  check.  My 
whole  success  in  my  job  is  to  as­
sume  a  society  tone,  which  will  make 
her  feel  flattered,  when  I  tell  her 
how  to  do  it.  What  I  feel  like  telling 
her  is  that  she  hasn’t  enough  sense 
to  last  her  to  bed.”

Any  woman  who  makes  this  kind 
of  a  success  in  her  business  life  has 
only  done  so  by  losing  her  sense  of 
the  importance  of  her  own  individ­
uality  and  keeping  it  in  the  back­
ground  in  her  relations  with  others.

Ask  any  number  of  women  what  is 
the  hardest  thing  they  have  had  to 
learn,  and  nine  out  of  every  ten  will 
answer  that  it  was  to  fight  temper 
or  to  form  the  habit  of  deferring  to 
other  people  instead  of  being  the  one 
deferred  to.  Or  the  answer  will  be 
that  it  was  to  overcome  sensitiveness.
This  last  is  a  difficulty  which  she 
experiences  in  relation  to  her 
em­
ployer,  and  which  she  avoids  by  con­
sidering  herself  a  business  unit  in­
stead  of  an 
individual.  The  thing 
that  shocks  the  working  girl  to  her 
foundations 
is  the  ordeal  of  being 
corrected.  From  her  point  of  view 
it  is  a  personal  hurt  rather  than  a 
necessity  demanded  by  the  business. 
She  puts  it  down  to  the  fact  that  her 
employer  does  not  like  her.  Until 
she  has  recovered  from  her  wound the 
interests  of  the  business  are  in  the 
background  of  the  picture  and  her 
own  hurt  individuality  occupies 
the 
front.  Upon  her  quickness  in  recov­
ering  from  this  point  of  view  de­
pend  both  her  usefulness  and  happi­
ness.  Upon  it,  too,  often  depends  her 
position.

One-third  of  the  girls  who  try  to 
work  downtown  give  it  up  and  go 
home,  because  they  can  not  stand  up 
under  the  first  few  corrections.  On 
this  account  some  positions  are  clos­
ed  to  women  entirely.  Many  a  man 
has  been  known  to  say  that  he  would 
not  employ a woman  because  he  could 
not  swear  at  her.  This  may  sound 
absurd,  but  put  it  to  yourself:  Sup­
pose  the  employer  wants  to  call  the 
attention  of  the  “young  lady”  work­
ing  for  him  to  an  error  in  her  way 
of  doing business,  and  he has  to  spend 
as  much  time  thinking  how  to  ap­
proach  her  as  he  would  to  correct 
the  error.  He  is  confronted  by  an 
annoyance  at  once. 
Is  she  going  to 
weep?  Will  she  sulk?  Will  she  flush? 
The  first  and  the  last  will  make  him 
feel  like  a  brute,  and  the  other  will 
make  him  rage  inwardly.  The  advan­
tage  of  regarding  herself  in  an  im­
personal  way  and  the  business  as  the 
main  thing  is  evident.

One  of  the  reasons  that  a  woman 
often  can  get  along  with  men  em­
ployers  where  she  can  not  with  wom­
en  is  that  he  is,  to  a  certain  extent, 
conscious  of  her  personality  aside 
from  her  use  to him  as  a  business  fac­
tor.  There  is  an  occasional  bit  of 
homage  to  her  as  between  sexes.  A 
woman  employer  has  not,  as  a  rule, 
any  interest  in  the  personality  of  the 
women  who work for  her.  Her whole 
idea  is  what  can  be  got  out  of  those 
who  are  placed  under  her.  She  sel­
dom praises,  and exacts  to the  utmost.

The  employe  has  to  stand  complete 
self-effacement  and  to  forego  any  ex­
pression  of  appreciation  of  her 
ef­
forts,  which  is  life  to  the  ordinary 
woman  worker.

This  sensitiveness 

to  praise  or 
blame,  if  she  could  conquer  it  enough 
to  work  evenly  . and  unemotionally, 
would  add  to  a  certain  extent  to  the 
woman  worker’s  value. 
If  she  is  of 
the  right  sort  it  makes  her  keen  to 
avoid  error  and  profit  by  hints  that 
would  ordinarily  not  be  perceived. 
Usually,  however,  woman  again  suf­
fers  by her supersensitiveness here  by 
considering  that  the  most  common­
place  remarks  of  her  employer  are 
meant  for  her  personal  correction.

One  of  the  things  frequently  urged 
against  the  woman  worker  is  the  fact 
that  she  gets  nervous  whenever  there 
is  a  great  pressure  of  work.  Here 
again  is  the  cause  of  her  undue  sense 
of  her  own  individuality.  That  she 
should  fail  is  impossible  to  contem­
plate.  The  mere  thought  of  it  drives 
her  into  a  panic.  The  man  in  the 
same  place  admits  the  possibility  of 
failure. 
If  it  can  be  done  it  will  be 
done,  and  if  it  is  not  it  is  because  it 
can  not.

The  fact  that, women  put  their  own 
individuality  and  its  effect  upon  other 
people  away  ahead  of  the  importance 
of  work  itself  is  often  shown  by  the 
kind  of  work  which  a  woman  takes 
up.  There  are  thousands  of  women 
who  begin  as  book  agents  and  as  free 
lances  in  other  directions  which  re­
quire  the  most  skilled  labor  in  order 
to  make  them  pay,  together  with  the 
most  practiced  subserving  of  time 
and  other  interests.  They  do  this 
apparently  so  they  can  say  to  some­
body  else  that  they 
their 
own  time. 
It  is  only  some  dire  ex­
perience  with  work  of  this  kind  that, 
in  many  instances,  makes  a  woman 
think  it  better  to  take  her  chances 
by  conforming  to  the  work  of  an 
employer.

control 

It  is  this  same  question  of  individ­
uality  which  makes  a  woman  fail  so 
often  with  women  boarders.  All  goes 
well  until  she  observes  that  she  works 
hard  all  the  time  and  that  the  other 
women  in  the  house  are  living  a  life 
of  ease.  She  is  up  in  arms  and  be­
gins  to  find  ways  to  assert  herself, 
oblivious  of  the  fact  that  when  she 
made  the  arrangement  the  work  was 
the  thing  she  desired.

One  woman  who  kept  a  few  board­
ers  in  her  house  had  frequent  appli­
cations  from  a  neighbor  to  be  allow­
ed  to  bring  her  family  in  to  meals. 
The  compensation  was  good  and from 
some  points  of  view  the  arrangement 
desirable,  but  the  question  that  the 
woman  put  was: 
“Why  do  you  not 
get  your  meals  yourself?”  The  ques­
tion  of  expediency  was  stronger  than 
individuality. 

Grace  Clarke.

Banana  on  Fashion’s  Horizon.
Banana  colors  are  Paris’  latest.
Banana  red  is  a  great  favorite  and 

banana  yellow  is  quite  raved  over.

All  the  hats  are  small.  One  of  ba­
nana  yellow  crinoline  (here  we  call 
is  a  sunshine  beauty, 
it  horse-hair) 
charmingly 
shaded 
roses.

trimmed  with 

A  Case  With 
A  Conscience
A  Word  About  Brackets
Now,  we’ll  admit  we  haven’t  always 

used  this  bracket  we’re  showing.

Frankly,  we  didn’t  invent  it;  but  as 

soon  as  we  saw  it  we  “cinched”  it.

We couldn’t stay in business  if  we  didn’t  absorb 

the good things.

No man  should  think  of  buying  a  case  without 

reading what follows.

Then  he  will  do  as  he  likes,  but  we  think  we 

know what he’ll like.

These  brackets  and  standards  are  made  entirely  of 
wrought  steel,  heavily nickel  plated.  They  can  be  removed 
from  either  end  of  the  standard  and  can  be  adjusted  with 
the  fingers.  The  set  screws  can  be  fastened  more  securely 
by  using  a  wire  nail,  and  when  fastened  in  this  way  the 
brackets  are  perfectly safe for  any  weight  of goods.

The  standards  are  ruled  to  quarter  inches  as  shown  in 
the  illustration,  making  it  very convenient  to  set  the  shelf  at 
any desired  height.

When  glass  shelves are  used,  the brackets  are fitted with 
tight  fitting  steel  rests.  This  prevents  the  shelves  from 
sliding off  from  the  brackets.

In  shipment  the  brackets  are  packed  in  the  base  of  the 
show case,  the  standards  being  in  position  inside  the case  all 
ready for  use.  We  carry these  brackets  in  stock  in  6,  8,  io, 
12,  14  and  16  inch  lengths.

Grand
Rapids
Fixtures
Co.

S.  Ionia and 
Bartlett  Sts.

GRAND  RAPIDS, 
MICHIGAN

BOSTON  OFFICE: 
125  Summer St.

NEW  YORK  OFFICE: 

724  Broadway

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The  Flying  Snow  Shoe  Store
The  Fortress
The  Forum
The  Footery
Footwear  Emporium
The  Foundation  Shoe  Store
The  Frost  King  Shoe  Store
Fryman  Foot  Furnishing  Parlors
Fryman  Foot  Furnishing
The  Fryman  Footery
Fryman  Honest  Shoe  Store
Fryman’s  Footwear  Fortress
Fryman’s  Modern  Shoe  House
Fryman’s  Reliable  Shoe  Parlor
Fryman’s  Resort
Fryman’s  Tuxedo  Shoe  Store
The  Gem
The  Gem  of  the  North 
Generous  Shoe  Store 
The  Gent
George  Washington  Shoe  Store
The  Giant  Shoe  Store
The  Gilt  Edge  Shoe  Store
The  Gloge  B.  &  S.  Store
The  Gold  Contest  Shoe  Store
The  Gold  Medal  Shoe  Store
Gold  Prize  Shoe  Store  of  Petoskey
The  Gold  Seal
The  Golden  Ball
Golden  Beaver  Shoe  Store
The  Golden  Cross  Shoe  Store
Golden  Gate  Shoe  Store
The  Golden  Rule  Shoe  Store
The  Golden  Star
The  Good  Luck  Shoe  Store
The  Good  Satisfaction  Shoe  Store
Governor
The  Grand  Central  Shoe  House 
The  Great  Chief  Shoe  Store 
The  Great  Foot  Comfort  Store 
Great  Northern  Shoe  Store 
The  Guarantee  Shoe  Store 
Haberdasher
The  Happy  Foot  Shoe  Store
The  Hee  Haw  Shoe  Store
The  Heel  and  Toe  Shoe  Store
The  Herald
Highland  Shoe  House
Home  of  the  Sole
The  Home  Trade  Shoe  Store
The  Honest  Deal  Best  Shoe  Store
The  Honest  Jew  Shoe  Store
The  Honest  O.  K.  Shoe  Store
Honest  Reliable  Shoe  Store
The  Honest  Shoe  Store  of  Petoskey
Honor  Bright  Shoe  Store
The  Honorable  Shoe  Store'
Howard  Shoe  Store
The  Hummer
The  Hustler
I.  X.  L.  Shoe  Store
The  Ideal  Shoe  Store
The  Imperial  Shoe  Store
The  Illalee
The  Independent  Shoe  Store 
The  Invincible
Jerusalem  Shoe  Store  of  Petoskey 
The  Jewell  Shoe  Store 
The  King
The  King  Shoe  Store 
The  King’s  Empire 
The  Klondike  Shoe  Store 
La  Vogue  Shoe  Store 
The  Leader
Leading  Shoe  Store  of  Petoskey 
Legion  Standard  Shoe  Store 
The  Lily  of  the  North 
The  Lion  Shoe  Store 
The  Little  Traverse 
The  M.  I.  Fryman’s  Great  Bargain 

The  M.  &  E.  Shoe  Store 
The  Main 
The  Majestic 
The  Mercury
The  Metropolitan  Shoe  Store 
Meyer  Eye  Shoe  Store 
Meyer  &  Fryman’s  Uncomparable 

Michigan  Shoe  Store
Minnehaha
The  Moccasin
Model  Shoe  House
Modern  Shoe  Store
The  Monarch
The  Money  Back
Money  Saver  Shoe  Store
The  Moneyback  Shoe  Store
The  Money’s  Worth  Shoe  Store
The  Monitor
The  Morocco  Shoe  Store 
National  Shoe  Store 
The  Nethersole  Shoe  Store 
The  New  Equator

Store

Shoe

TOP-ROUND  $3.50

No.  53.  Always  in  Stock.

A staple  sh o e- 
one that is a  great 
fitter, and  for  ser­
vice there  is  noth­
ing like our patent 
colt,  which  we 
guarantee.  Let us 
send  you  a  sam­
ple  dozen  freight 
paid,  and  if  not 
as  represented we 
want them back.  Write now.  Our man  is  in  your 
State—let him call on you.

a  a

Whitc-Dunham  Shoe  Co.,  Brockton, Mass.

W.  J.  Marshall,  Detroit,  Michigan  Representative.

Wear

Our make  of  Boys’,  Youths'  and  Little  Gents’ 
Shoes,  made  as they are from  the strongest leather, 
and properly  strengthened  at  every  point  of  strain, 
contain an unusual amount of  wear.

And wear in these shoes  is  so  essential  a  trade 
bringing  quality that  you  can  not  afford  not  know­
ing about so strong a line as ours.

We go everywhere for business.

Rindge,  Kalmbach,  Logie  &   C o.,  Ltd. 

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

V

Selecting  a  Name  for  a  Shoe  Store.
M.  I.  Fryman,  the  Petoskey  shoe 
dealer,  recently  offered  a  prize  for  the 
best  name  for  a  shoe  store.  He  re­
ceived  several  hundred  entries,  among 
which  were  the  following:

The  Acme  Shoe  Store 
Advance  Shoe  Storé 
The  Alvarado
The  Always  Come  Back  Shoe 

Store

The  Amazon 
The  American  Shoe  Store 
The  Anchor  Shoe  Store 
The  Arbutus 
The  Arctic
The  Artistic  and  C.  S.  Shoe  Store 
The  Axle
The  Banner  Shoe  Store 
The  Bargain  Shoe  Store 
The  Battery  Shoe  House 
The  Bee  Hive 
The  Bee  Store 
The  Bell  Shoe  Store 
The  Belle
The  Best  Understanding 
The  Blue  Line  Shoe  Store 
The  Bon  Ton  Shoe  Store 
The  Boss  Shoe  Man 
The  Boss  Shoe  Store 
The  Boston  Shoe  Store 
The  Bostonian  Shoe  Store 
Buckhorn  Shoe  Store 
The  Busy  Shoe  Store 
The  Busy  Bee 
The  Busy  Shoe  Store 
Cain  Shoe  Store 
The  Cap  Sheaf  Shoe  Store 
Capitol  Shoe  Store 
The  Central  Shoe  Store 
The  Century  Shoe  Store 
The  Chadwick 
The  Challenger 
The  Champion 
Chief  of  Petoskey 
The  Chief  Shoe  Store 
The  Cinderella  Shoe  Store 
The  City  Shoe  Store 
The  Climax
The  Columbia  Shoe  Store
Comfort  Shoe  Store
The  Crescent  Shoe  Store
The  Crown
The  Cub
Cyclone
The  Daisy
The  Diamond  Shoe  Store
Dimencio  Shoe  Store
The  Dorothy  Dodd  Shoe  Store
The  Driving  Down  Shoe  Store
The  Dwarf  and  Giant  Shoe  House
Eagle  Shoe  Company
The  Eagle  Shoe  Store
The  Easy  Fit
Thè  Eclipse
The  Economic
Economical  Shoe  Store
Economy  Shoe  Store
The  Empire
The  Emporium
The  Enterprise  Shoe  Store
The  Equality  Shoe  Store
The  Equity  Shoe  Store
The  Equivalent
The  Eureka  Shoe  Store
The  Eureka
The  Eutopia
The  Everlasting  Shoe  Store
Everybody’s  Store
The  Excelsior  Shoe  Store
Fair  and  Square
The  Fair  Bargain  Shoe  Store
The  Fair  Deal
The  Fair  Place
The  Fair  Play  Shoe  Store
The  Family  Shoe  Store
The  Famous  Shoe  Store
Fashionable
The  Favorite  Shoe  Store 
First  Class  Shoe  Store 
First  National  Shoe  Store 
The  Fit-in  Shoe 
The  Fitwell  Shoe  Store 
The  Fitwell  Shoe  Store

The  New  Era  Shoe  Store 
New  Ideal  Shoe  House 
The  New  Prosperous 
The  New  Style 
New  York  City  Shoe  Store 
New  York  Store 
The  Nimble  Six  Pence 
The  Northern  Emporium 
The  Northern  Pearl 
The  Northern  Star 
The  Northern  Victor 
The  Northland  Champion  B.  &  S. 

Emporium

The  Northland  Reliable
The  Northland  Shoe  Store
The  Novelty  Shoe  Store
The  O.  K.  Shoe  Store
O-So-Easy  Shoe  Store
Old  Honest  Shoe  Store
The  Old  Reliable
The  Old  Trusty
The  Omega  Shoe  Store
Only  Honest  Place  in  Petoskey
The  Only  Shoe  Store
The  Open  Eye  Store
The  Palace  Shoe  Co.
The  Palestine 
The  Paragon 
The  Peerless
The  People’s  Bargain  Shoe  Store 
The  People’s  Shoe  Parlor 
The  Perfect  Shoe  Store 
The  Perfection 
The  Petoskey  Best  Store 
The  Petoskey  Cow  Hide  Shoe  Co. 
The  Petoskey  Easy  Shoe  Emporium 
Petoskey  Gem  City  All  Leather 

Petoskey  Ideal  Shoe  Store
The  Petoskey  Leader
The  Petoskey  Monarch  Shoe  Store
Petoskey  Palace  Shoe  Store
Petoskey  Queen
Petoskey  Shoe  Arcade
Petoskey  Shoe  Co.
Petoskey  Shoe  and  Rubber  Empor­

Shoe  Store

Red  X  Shoe  Store
The  Reliable  Shoe  Store
Rex
The  Right  Place
The  Right  Shoe
The  Rock  Bottom  Shoe  Store
The  Roosevelt
The  Royal  Axiom
The  Royal  Oak  Shoe  Store
Satisfactory  Shoe  Store
Savings  Bank  Shoe  Store
The  Seek-No-Farther  Shoe  Store
The  Shamrock
The  Shoe  Emporium
Solid  Comfort
Sound,  Successful  Shoe  Store
The  Sovereign  Shoe  Store
The  Square  Deal  Shoe  Store
A  Square  Deal
The  Standard
The  Star  Shoe  Store
Store  of  Petoskey
The  Submarine  Shoe  Store
The  Success  Shoe  Store
The  Sun  Shine
The  Sunshine  Shoe  Store
Superb  Shoe  Bank
The  Superior
A  Sure  Fit
Sure  Fit  Shoe  Store
The  Tenderfoot
The  Thoroughfare
Tip-Top  Shoe  Store
Top  Notch  Shoe  Store
The  Tornado
The  Treadwell
The  Trilby  Shoe  Store
The  Triumph  Shoe  Store
The  True  Shoe  Store
20th  Century  Shoe  Store
U.  C.  L  X.  L.  in  Shoes

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The  Petoskey  Shoe  Market 
Petoskey  Shoe  Store 
Petoskey  Star
The  Petoskey  Universal  Shoe Store 
The  Popular  Shoe  Store 
The  Power  Shoe  Store 
The  Pride
The  Prince  Shoe  Store 
The  Prize  Shoe  Store 
The  Progressive 
The  Progressive  Shoe  Store 
Prosperity
The  Public’s  Shoe  Store 
Quality  Store  of  Petoskey 
The  Queen  Drawing  Room  Shoe 

Store

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The  Unabridged  Shoe  Renew
The  Uncle  Sam  Shoe  Store
The  Union  Shoe  Store
The  Universal  Shoe  Store
Up-to-Date  Shoe  Store
The  Up-to-Date  Shoe  Store
Victor  Shoe  Store
Victoria
The  Vogue
The  Wakeup
Waukon
Welcome
The  Whirlwind
The  White  House
White  Lily  Shoe  Store
The  Wide-Awake  Shoe  Store
The  Wolverine
The  Wonderland
The  Worth  More  Shoe  Store
Ye  Bootery
Your  Money’s  Worth
The  Zenith  Shoe  Store

Don’t  Neglect  the  Interior.

impression. 

If  you  have  good  window  displays, 
your  store  inside  should  be  kept  up 
in  appearance  with  the  window. 
If 
not,  the  ideas  of  neatness  and  taste 
suggested  by  the  window  display  will 
be  much  lowered  upon  the  customer’s 
stepping  into  the  store,  and  that  of 
itself  forms  a  bad 
If 
there  is  to  be  a  difference  between 
the  two,  the  store,  as  a  whole,  should 
present  the  better  appearance,  for 
there  the  ideals  produced  by 
the 
window  display  will  be  elevated  and 
rendered  more  pleasurable  by 
the 
Timely  decorations 
store  display. 
help  greatly  to  beautify  a  store,  and 
the  retailer  would  do  well 
to  give 
some  attention  to  them.  Gorgeous 
and  lavish  decorations  are  not  neces­
sary,  but  something  simple  in  char­
acter  and  good  taste  will  serve  the 
purpose.— Clothier  and  Furnisher.

C h arley   the  C o b b ler

d ay

H a s   p assed   in   th e   h isto ry ,  fo r  b u sin ess 

do n ’t   pay.

H e  th in k s   he  w ill  p u t  on  a   w h ite   w in g  

su it,

F o r  th e   H AR D-PAN   people  a re   g e ttin g  

th e   fru it

W ith   th e   H A R D-PAN   shoe  of  e n d u ran c e 

a n d   sty le ,

But  Charley  the  cobbler  is 

lost  by  a 

mile.

Dealers  who  handle  our  line  say
we  make  them  more  money  than

other  manufacturers.

Write  us  for  reasons  why.

Herold-Bertsch  Shoe  Co.

Makers  of Shoes 

Grand  Rapids,  Mich

The  Ruling  Passion

“Tans”

In  Oxfords  and  High  Cuts 

For  Summer  Wear

Tans are  bound  to  be the thing this summer.  We have  a 
full  line—all  grades— all  styles— all  prices— up  to-the-mlnute 
in  every way.  Send  us your mail  order  for  prompt  service.

OXFORDS

813 M en’s  Russia  Calf  Blu Ox..  Rex Cap Toe, G oodyear W elt. 3, 4 and 5 w ide.........$2  50
811  Men’s Russia Calf Blu Ox.,  Bronx Cap Toe. G oodyear W elt, 3, 4 and 5 wide 
...  2  25
809  Men’s Russia Calf Blu Ox., Lenox Cap Toe, G oodyear  W elt. 4 and 5 w ide..........   2  15
806  Men’s Russia Calf Blu Ox., College Cap Toe.  G oodyear W elt,  4 and 5 w ide.......  1  75
804  M en’s Russia Calf Blu Ox.. College Cap T oe,  %  D.  S., M.  S.. 5 w id e .....................  1  50

HIGH  CUTS

972  M en’s Russia Calf Blu Bai,  Bronx Cap Toe, G oodyear W elt.  4 and 5 w ide...........$2  50
966  M en’s C hocolate Kid Bai,  Y ork Cap Toe. G oodyear W elt. 4 and 5 w id e ............   2  50
956  M en’s Russia Calf Blu Bai, Lenox Cap Toe, G oodyear W elt, 4 and 5 w ide...........  2  15
938  Men’s Russia Calf Blu Bai. College Cap Toe.  % D.  S.. M.  S„ 5 w id e .....................   1  75
923  M en’s R usset Grain Blu Bai.  College Cap Toe.  'A D.  S.. M. S.,  5 w ide...................   1  50

Be up-to-date  and carry  a line  of  TANS  to  meet  the  demand  of  your 
trade.  We also carry a swell line  of  Boys’ , Youths’  and  Little Gents’ Tan 
Shoes  and  Women’s,  Misses’  and  Children’s  Tan  Oxford,  Ties  and 
Strap Sandals.  Don’t forget we are headquarters for good things in shoes. 

Try us  and get your money’s worth.

C.  E.  Smith  Shoe  Company,  Detroit,  Mich.

M ention  this  p ap er  w hen  ordering.

Womens
Oxfords

Black— T an— Patent

We  Have  Them  in  Stock for  Immediate  Shipment

W om en’s  Kid Blucher Oxford, 
W om en’s   Kid B lucher Oxford, 

t ie ................................................$1.00
2478—W om en’s  Kid  Sandal, ribbon 
W om en’s  Kid  Sandal,  4  stra p ................................................. 80
2806—  
2807— 
W om en’s  Kid  Sandal,  4  stra p ................................... ••  1-1°
2809— W om en’s  Kid  Blucher  Oxford, patent  tip ....................................80
p aten t  tip .................... 1.10
2480— 
2481—  
patent  tip ....................1.00
2378— W om en’s  Kid  Oxford, p atent  tip ................................................  1.00
2805—W om en’s  Dongola  Tan  O xford....................................................  1-00
2472—W om en’s   Calf  Tan  O xford...........................................................  1-15
W om en’s   P atent  Vam p  O xford.........................i ..............1-20
2813— 
2814—  
W om en’s  Vlci Blucher Oxford, 
p aten t  tip ....................1.20
2439__W om en’s   Vlci  B lucher  Oxford, p aten t  tip ................................. 1.60
2444— W om en’s   V iel  Tan  Oxford,  p aten t  tip ....................................  1.60
2446__W om en’s   P atent  B utton  Oxford,  light  w e lt............................1.85
2503— W om en’s  R ussia  C alf Oxford,  w e lt............................................. 2.00
2504— W om en’s  P atent  Colt  Oxford,  w e lt...........................................   2.00

We know you will be pleased if  you  buy  any  of  the 

above.  T ry  It.

Geo.  H.  Reeder  &  Co.

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

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“In  the  shoe 

line, 

I  mean,  of 

course.”

“No,  I  think  not.”
“I  am  sure  I  can  wait  on  you  if 
there  is  anything  you  have  especially 
on  your  mind.”
“Perhaps  so.”
“Have  you  anything  especially  on 

your  mind?”

“Yes,  indeed.”
“If  you  don’t  think  that  I  could  do 
as  well  as  Mr.  Lacey,  I  trust  you 
will  wait  for  him.”

“Yes.”
“Don’t  you  think  I  could  do  just 

as  well?”

“I’m  quite  sure  you  could.”
“Well,  then,  please  let  me  try.” 
“You’d  probably  refuse.”
“Indeed  I  would  not.”
“I  think  you  would.”
“I  swear  I  wouldn’t.  I  never  ’tend­
ed  in  a  shoe  store,  but  I’ve  done  about 
everything  else  on  earth  and  I  think 
I  could  make  good  here.”

“Not  in  this  particular  case.”
“In  any  case.”
“Even  if  you  could,  you  wouldn’t 

want  to.”

“T ry  me.”
“Well,  I  am  Mr.  Lacey’s  daughter, 
and  I  want  $10  with  which  to  buy  a 
new  spring  hat.”

And just  then  the  shoe  dealer comes 

back.

*  *  *

It  is  the  early  morning  and  a  lad 
is  coming  down  the  village  street.  He 
is  not  whistling,  but  his  hands  are  in 
his  pockets. 
If  he  were  a  country 
lad  he  would  be  whistling,  even  al­
though  he  had  had  no  breakfast  yet, 
but  he  is  a  village  lad,  and  works  in a 
shoe  store,  so  he  does  not  whistle. 
I 
do  not  know  why  this  is  so,  but  it  is. 
Country  boy,  whistle,  anyway;  vil­
lage  boy,  no  breakfast,  no  whistle.

The  shoe  store  is  still  two  blocks 
off,  but  he  is  beginning  to  feel  in  his 
pockets  for  the  key  of  the  store.  Now 
he  has  found  it,  and  as  he  walks  along 
he  is  trying  to  get  the  folding,  old- 
fashioned  key  unsnarled 
the 
piece  of picture  wire,  and  the  wad  of 
string,  the  jack-knife  with  the  weak 
spring,  the  piece  of  pitch,  the  key 
ring  puzzle  and  the  jew’s-harp  with 
which 
lad’s 
pocket.

it  has  mingled 

in  the 

from 

He  is  near  the  store  now  and  all 
articles  have  been  stripped  away  from 
the  key,  except  the  pitch,  and  as  that 
is  on  the  handle  it  will  not  matter 
and  can  be  gnawed  off  at  leisure.  He 
opens  the  door.  The 
store 
smell  comes  out  to  greet  him.  You 
do  not  know  the  morning  smell  of  a 
shoe  store?  Then  you  have  never 
opened  one  when 
in  an  observing 
mood.

shoe 

He  spreads  the  door  wide  open  and 
blocks  it  with  a  settee,  so  that  it 
j shall  not  blow  shut— Bang!  when  he 
opens  the  back,  or  rear  door.  He 
drags  all  the  rugs  out  on  the  walk 
by  their  corners.  He  drags  all  of  the 
pieces  of  brussels  carpet,  which  have 
pieces  of  galvanized  iron  riveted  on 
the  ends,  out  on  the  walk.  Then  he 
mixes  the  sawdust  and  water  in  the 
basin,  until 
like  cornmeal 
mush  and  throws  it  recklessly  on  the 
floor.  His  employer  has  told  him  a 
great  many  times  that  torn  bits  of

looks 

it 

Silhouettes  Seen  in  a  Country  Shoe 

Store.

in 

zig-zag 

A  click  of  the  latch.  A   swinging 
door  on  noiseless  hinges.  A   breath 
of  sharp  sweet  air  from  the  outside 
world.  The  customer  is  in  the  shoe 
store.  The  clerk  is  coming.  The 
customer  waits.  Waits  that  he  may 
be  waited  on.  The  clerk  is  coming. 
They  will  meet.  Never  before  in  this 
life.  Never  before.  These  two  souls 
have  drifted 
courses 
through  this  world,  but  always  sepa­
rate.  Sometimes  they  have  been  so 
close  together  that  their  paths  were 
side  by  side,  but  neither  knew  it,  and 
their  eyes  did  not  meet.  Now  the 
clerk  is  coming.  The  customer  is 
waiting.  The  customer  is  a  woman. 
The  clerk  is  a  man.  She  watches  his 
approach  curiously.  She  feels 
that 
somewhere,  sometime,  that  face  has 
been  familiar.  She  knows  it  has  not. 
It  is  only  a  feeling  she  has.  He  lifts 
his  eyes  as  he  nears  her  and  their 
glances  mingle.  Never  before  have 
they  gazed  each  into  the  other’s  eyes. 
They may never  gaze thus  again.  But 
they  have  met.  “ I  would  like  a  bottle 
of  shoe  strings,”  she  says.  But  she  is 
confused.

The  commercial  traveler  has  been 
left  alone  in  the  shoe  store.  The  pro­
prietor  has  gone  to  the  bank  to  get 
a  deposit  in  before  the 
institution 
closes  its  doors  for  the  day.  The 
drummer  is  tending  store.  He  is  a 
traveling  salesman,  but  he  is  not  a 
shoe  man.  He  has  not  even  taken  a 
course  in  shoe  storing  by  correspon­
dence.  He  sold  whips  before  he  got 
the  job  with  the  Scheuzenfitter  Com­
pany.  Before  that  he  sold  choice  li­
quors  to  consumers  from  a  Kentucky 
distillery.  Before  that  he  sold  pools 
at the  races.  Before  that— but  it  does 
not  matter.  He  can  talk  the  Scheu­
zenfitter  line  all  right,  all  right.  But 
he  does  not  know  retailing.  As  he 
waits  a  customer  comes.  The  cus­
tomer  is  a  little  one.  Only  about  58 
inches  long  and  size  2  B.  How would 
you  like  to  be— but  that  is  not  in  the 
picture.  “How  do  you  do?”  says  the 
substitute. 
“How  do  you  do?”  says 
the  entering  one.  Then  there  is  a 
pause.  “ I  am  staying  here  for  a  few 
minutes  while  Mr.  Lacey  goes  to  the 
bank.”  This  is  said  by  the  tourist. 
Absolutely nothing  is  said  6y  the  cus­
tomer. 
(The  customer  is  a  “she.” ) 
“Mr.  Lacey  said,”  continues  he  of  the 
sample  cases,  “that  if  any  one  should 
come  in  I  was  to  attend  them.”

“Yes?”  says  the  customer.
“Yes,”  says  the  tourist.
“Just  as  if  he  were  here?”  says  the 

customer.

“The  same  as  he  would  if  he  were 

here,”  says  the  commercialer.

“How  delightful,”  says 

tomer.

the  cus­

“Can  I  not  attend  to  you?”  he 

continues.

“I  do  not  know.”
“May  I  try?”
“I  should  think  so.”
“What  can  I  show  you?”
“I’m  sure  I  don’t  know.”
“Isn’t  there  something  you’d  like 

to  see?”

"Oh,  yes;  a  great  many  things.”

In Our  N e w  

Q u arters
146 and  148 Jefferson Avenue

W e  are  better  able  to  take  care  of  our 
customers  than  ever.  W e  carry  a  com­
plete  line  of  everything  we  handle  and 
can  ship  on  a moment’s  notice.  W e  had 
a  reputation  for  quick  shipments  be­
fore— we  will  improve  on  that  reputa­
tion  now.

Michigan  Shoe  Co.

Detroit,  Mich.

Slippers and Oxfords

Black,  White and  Tan for Summer Wear

No.  3552.  Women’s  White Canvas Blucher Oxford,  2j£  to  7 ........  $1.00
No.  3452.  Misses’  White Canvas Blucher  Oxford,  n   to  2...................... 80
No.  3352.  Child’s White  Canvas Blucher Oxford, 
to  12...................75
No.  3252.  Child’s White Canvas  Blucher  Oxford,  5 to 8........................ 70
Nc.  3554.  Women’s  White  Canvas Southern Tie,  2%  to 7.................... 80
No.  500.  Men’s White Canvas Bals, 6 to  11............................................75
No.  501.  Men’s White Canvas Bals, 6 to  11..............................  
1.00
 
No.  502.  Men’s White  Canvas  Blucher Oxford, 6 to  11.................  
1.00

Hirth,  Krause 

Co.

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

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old  newspaper,  soaked  for  a 
long 
time,  are  better,  and  he  knows  that 
it  is  so,  for  he  has  tried  it  once,  but 
ever  since  he  has  always  forgotten 
to  put  the  paper  soaking  far  enough 
ahead.  He  gets  a  broom  and  goes 
at  the  floor.  He  sweeps  just  as  care­
fully  in  front  of  the  do-up  counter 
as  he  does  behind  it.  The  dirt  in 
front  of  the  counter  he  takes  up  on 
a  dustpan  quickly,  and  with 
great 
care,  but  behind  the  do-up  counter 
he  has  found  a  knot  hole  in  the  floor 
and  he  spends  a  great  deal  of  time 
and  extra  labor  sweeping  all  of  that 
dirt  down  through  the  knot  hole.

Then  he  gets  a  feather  duster  and 
rushes  rapidly  three  times  around  the 
store,  hitting  the  ledge  every  little 
while  with  the  feathers  and  brushing 
the  polished  top  of  the  do-up  counter 
vigorously.  Then  he  takes  the  cloth 
from  over  the  cash  register,  and  is 
about  to  sit  down  when  a  man  with 
his  derby  hat  all  crushed  in  sticks  his 
head  in  the  door  and  asks  him  what 
he  means  by  leaving  his 
(naughty 
words)  old  rugs  out  where  a  man 
can  not  help  stumbling  over 
the 
(naughty  words)  old  things,  and  that 
he  has  a  mind  to  come  in  and  thump 
(naughty  word)  out  of  him,  but  he 
goes  on  and  then  the  little  boy  goes 
out  and  sweeps  a  clean  place  on  the 
sidewalk  and  unfolds  a  rug  on 
it. 
Then  he  beats  the  rug,  and  turns  it 
over  and  beats  it  again,  and  lays  it 
aside, and  sweeps a  clean  place on  the 
sidewalk  and  goes  over  the  process 
with  the  second  rug,  and  with  the 
third,  and  with  the  fourth,  and  the 
fifth.  And  then  he  sweeps  another 
clean  place  and  lays  a  rug  down  and 
sweeps  the  top  all  off  and  then  he 
rolls  up  one  end  of  the 
rug  and 
sweeps  the  rolled  place,  and  keeps 
sweeping  as  he  rolls,  and  bye  and 
bye  all  of  the  rugs  are  swept  and 
rolled  up,  and  it  is  T-45  and  the  next 
clerk  above  him  ought  to  have  been 
there  a  quarter  of  an  hour  ago,  and 
he  is  hungry  and  he  carries  the  rugs 
in  and  spreads  them  down.

And  then  he  closes  the  back  door 
and  gets  his  gum  from  where  it  is 
tucked  on  the  under  edge  of  the  end 
of  the  ledge  on  the  gents’  shoes  side, 
and  the  store  is  open.— Ike  N.  Fitem 
in  Boot  and  Shoe  Recorder.

Clerks  Should  Educate  Patrons  To 

Trade  Up.
W ritten  for  the  Tradesman.

To-day  I  ran  across  the  following 

quotation:

“An  original  sense  of  the  beautiful 
is  just  as  necessary  to  aesthetic  judg­
ments  as  a  Sense  of  right  and  wrong 
to  the  formation  of  any  just  conclu­
sions  on  moral  subjects.  But 
this 
‘sense  of  the  beautiful’  is  not  an  arbi­
It  is  under  the  guid­
trary  principle. 
ance  of  reason. 
It  grows  in  delicacy 
and  correctness  with  the  progress  of 
the  individual  and  of  society  at  large. 
It  has  its  laws,  which  are  seated  in 
the  nature  of  man,  and  it  is  in  the  de­
velopment  of  those 
laws  that^  we 
find  the  true  standard  of  taste.”

The  foregoing  quotation 

sounds 
very  nice  and  all  that,  but  the 
true 
standard  of  taste”  is  most  lamenta­
bly  lacking  in  the  case  of  hundreds 
nay,  thousands— of buyers,  in  city  and

see 

village  alike.  Where  taste  and  fitness 
are  in  concernment  neither  the  one 
nor  the  other  cuts  much  of  a  figure 
in  the  purchases  of  many  a  store  en- 
terer.  Far  too  often  they  drift  into  a 
place  without  any  definite  need  or  de­
sire  to  be  satisfied, 
something 
that  strikes  them  as  “rather  pretty” 
them­
and  straightway  they  say  to 
selves,  a  companion  or 
the  clerk, 
“Guess  I’ll  buy  that.”  Maybe  they 
stand  in  no  more  necessity  of  the 
article  in  question  than  does  a  mal- 
tese  kitten  of  an  Easter  bonnet,  and 
perhaps  the  purchase  is  diametrically 
opposed  to  their  express  individuali­
ty;  nevertheless,  they  buy  it,  seem­
ingly  for  no  other  reason  than  be­
cause  they  have  the  dollars  and  they 
burn  in  their  pockets  to  be  spent.
lucre 

Sometimes  this  burning 

is 
easy-come-and-easy-go  money,  some­
times  it  is  money  wrung  from  those 
who  acquired  it  with  aching  backs 
and  aching  hearts.  Be  that  as  it  may, 
the  dispensers  at  the  store  appear oft­
en  criminal  in  its  vain  and  wreckless 
throw-off.  The  “sense  of  the  beauti­
ful”  is  no  “arbitrary  principle”  with 
them  and  the  “guidance  of  reason”  is 
nowhere  in  evidence.

In  such  circumstances  it  is  a  pity 
that  a  clerk  urges  the  procuring  of 
articles  at  once  mediocre  and  inap­
propriate;  but  as  he  is  handling  mer­
chandise  to  turn  it  into  cash  for  a 
profit,  the  sooner  he  gets  rid  of it  and 
the  bigger  quantity  the  better,  from 
his  view-point.

Let  the  one  behind  the  counter  seek 
to  educate  his  patrons  to 
trade  up. 
Let  him  endeavor  gently  to  influence 
those  on  the  other  side  to  be  govern­
ed  by  “delicacy 
correctness,” 
and  thus  do  his  share  in  “the  develop­
ment  of  those  laws  that  we  find  the 
true  standard  of  taste.”

and 

Jennie  A lc o tt.

The  size  of  a  family  Bible  doesn’t 
always  indicate  the  amount  of  relig­
ion  there  is  in  the  family.

A  little  charity  to  the  living 

is 
worth  a  wagonload  of  flowers  to  the 
dead.

Your  Children’s 

Health

IS  OF  V IT A L   IM P O R T A N C E .

A  large part of their time is  spent in the 
schoolroom  and  it  becomes  the  duty  o f 
every parent and  good  citizen to  see to it 
that the schoolrooms are free from disease 
breeding germs.  Decorate  the  walls with 

*

Cleanly,  sanitary,  durable,  ar­
tistic,  and  safeguards  health.

A  Rock  Cement  delicate  tints.

Does not rub  or  scale.  Destroys  disease 
germs and vermin.  No  washing  o f  walls 
after once applied.  Any one  can  brush it 
on—m ix  with  c o ld   water.  The  delicate 
tints are non-poisonons and are made with 
special reference  to  the  protection  of  pu­
pils’ eyes.  Beware of paper  and  germ-ab­
sorbing  and  disease-breeding  kalsomines 
bearing fanciful names andmixed with h o t  
water.  B u y   A la b a s t in e   o n ly   i n   fiv e  
p o u n d  p a c k a g e s ,  p r o p e r ly   la b e le d . 
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“ Hints  on  Decorating.”  and our  artists 
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M I C H I G A N   T R A D E S M A N

Evils  of  Saving  Money— One  Man’s 

Novel  View.

“Save,  save,  save,  save”— we  hear 
the  cry  from  the  cradle  to  the  grave. 
Our  parents,  our  friends,  our  wives— 
especially  our  wives— our  sons,  and 
our  daughters— everybody  we  know 
preaches  the  gospel  of  saving  money.
It  is  all  wrong.  We  begin  wrong 
and  keep  getting  further  away  from 
right  all  our  lives.  What  we  should 
teach  and  practice  is  spending— not 
saving.  The  statement  that  money 
is  the  root  of  all  evil  is  untrue  and 
unjust. 
It  is  not  money  that  is  the 
source  of  evil— it  is  the  saving  of 
money.  No  one  teaches  us  to  save 
pebbles— unless  we  are  in  the  gravel 
business— but  silver  dollars  are  no 
more  valuable  than  pebbles  except 
for  the  fact  that  we  are  taught  to 
save  them.

It  is  the  spendthrift,  and  not  com­

make  it  cry,  so  as  to  touch  the  heart 
of  the  referee,  but  there  was  evidence 
of  dishonesty,  and  I  am  pleased  to 
say  that  the  heart  of  the  referee  was 
not  touched.  Jail  life  was  not  lik­
ed,  and  in  a  short  time  our  friend 
deposited  the  necessary  amount, and 
the  creditors  received  the  share  to 
which  they  were  entitled.

The  bankruptcy  law  has  great  ad­
vantages,  and  when  a  merchant  or 
firm  goes  into  bankruptcy,  either  vol­
untarily  or  involuntarily,  if  there  is 
any  appearance  of  crooked  work  it 
is  the  duty  of  every  creditor  to  ap­
pear 
in  court  and  by  co-operation 
assist  the  referee  and  trustee  in  pre­
venting  the  discharge  of the  dishonest 
bankrupt.

From  observation  and  experience 
I  agree  with  the  Hon.  William  H. 
Hotchkiss,  referee  in  bankruptcy  for 
the  Western  District  of  New  York,

THE  BANKRUPTCY  LAW.

The  Creditor’s  Position  Improved 

Under  Present  Conditions.

In  this  line  of  business,  as  in other 
lines,  it  is  necessary  to  give  credit, 
but  we  are  obliged  to  take  greater 
risks,  for  the  reason  that  there  is  no 
other  line  of  business  which  a  man 
can  engage  in  with  so  limited  a  capi­
tal  as  the  retailing  of  groceries.

In  extending  credits  and  opening 
accounts  we  first  obtain  all  the  in­
formation  we  can  as  to  the  character 
and  ability  of  the  applicant,  this  to 
determine  the  moral  risk,  then  the  in­
vestment,  etc.,  and  if  all  is  satisfac­
tory  we  extend  to  him  the  courtesy 
to  which  he  is  entitled,  thus  placing 
in  him  the  utmost  confidence.  Mis­
takes  will  occur,  and  it  is  true  that 
large  losses  often  come  through  mis­
placed  confidence.

Before  the  bankruptcy 

law  was 
passed  a  merchant  having  the  con­
fidence  of  the  trade,  with  an  unlim­
ited  line  of  credit,  and  carrying  a 
large  stock  of  goods,  would  discover 
at  the  end  of  a  few  years  that  he 
had  lost  money,  his  liabilities  were 
large,  and 
if  he  could  only  avoid 
paying  his  creditors  he  would  be  in 
good  shape  financially.  Now,  what 
was  the  first  move?  A   mortgage  to 
secure  a  real  or  imaginary  debt  made 
to  his  father  or  father-in-law,  his 
mother  or  mother-in-law,  to  his 
banker or lawyer, or perhaps  if he  had 
a  warm  spot  in  his  heart  for  one  of 
his  creditors  he  would  prefer  him. 
Business  would  continue  under  the 
mortgage,  and  about  the  only  thing 
that  the  other  creditors  got  was 
the  hope  that  perhaps  some  day  he 
would  pay.

When  it  would  get  out  that  a  mer­
chant  wras  in  bad  shape,  how  attor­
neys  would  rush  from  all  directions 
in  order  to  be  first  on  the  ground, 
the  theory  being  that  to  the  diligent 
belong  the  spoils. 
If  one  of  the  at­
torneys  who  got 
little 
left  had  a 
fighting  blood  in  him  then  there  was 
the  attachment,  replevin  and  other 
suits;  but  this  is  a  thing  of  the  past. 
The  bankruptcy 
law  has  brought 
about  good  results.

cite 

I  can 

the  bankruptcy 

instances  where  we 
have  made  settlements  and  received 
our share  pro  rata.  If it had  not  been 
for 
law  creditors 
would  not  have  received  one  cent, but 
I  wish  to  cite  one  case  in  particular:
A  short  time  ago  a  merchant  in 
Northern  Michigan  failed.  He  took 
his  father-in-law  in  to  help  carry  out 
the  deal,  and  on  the  face  of  it  it  look­
ed  as  if  there  would  be  nothing  left 
for  the  creditors;  but  by  getting  to­
gether  and  putting  him  into  bank­
ruptcy,  by  investigating  the  case  and 
assisting  the  referee,  a  discrepancy 
was  found  and  the  court  ordered  that 
the  bankrupt  make  a  deposit  of  $1,500 
or  upwards  into  the  court  or  be  con­
fined  in  jail.  Fifteen  hundred  dollars 
touched  the  sore  spot  in  his  heart. 
He  went  to  jail  with  a  cry  that  it 
was  an  outrage,  as  his  was  an  honest 
failure.  He  then  tried  the  sympathy 
act.  He  had  his  wife  go  into  court 
with  tears  in  her  'eyes  and  a  small 
infant  in  her  arms.  The  attorneys 
claim  that  she  pinched  the  child  to

who  said  it  is  the  best  law  of  its 
kind  on  the  books  of  any  commercial 
nation.  The  credit  man  would  regret 
very  much  to  have  to  go  back  to  the 
old  law  that  favored  the  preferred.  I 
say  to  you  honestly  that  I  believe 
our  commercial  interests  need 
the 
bankruptcy  law  and  the  bankruptcy 
law  needs  the  honest  co-operation  of 
creditors.  It  protects  the  honest man 
and  is  protection  against  the  dishon­
est  one. 
It  stands  for  equality  for 
all  and  a  preference  to  none.

Richard  J.  Prendergast.

You  can  not  tell  whether  a  man  is 
humble  in  heart  until  you  see  him 
with  his  inferiors  in  station.

The  devil  snores  right  through peal 

after  peal  of  stolen  thunder.

The  hypocrite  is  the  only  one  who 

is  deceived  by  his  antics.

petition,  that  is  the  life  of  trade— and 
it  is  the  saving  of  money  that  makes 
hard  times.

So  many  times  we  hear  the  spend­
thrift  rebuked  and  the  man  who  has 
drawn  his  salary  Monday  night  and 
spent  it  before  Tuesday  morning 
spoken  of  scornfully.  Possibly  we 
should  feel  sorry  for  them  and  re­
gret  that  they  have  not  more  to 
spend,  but  instead  of  looking  upon 
the  spendthrift  with  scorn  we  should 
hold  him  up  as  the  model  for  the 
community.

The  teaching  of  children  that  they 
must  save  money  is  the  source  of  all 
evil,  and  economy  is  the  cause  of 
most  human  woes. 
If  every  child 
was  taught  to  spend  all  the  money 
it  could  get  just  as  rapidly  as  possi­
ble,  and  if  every  one  followed  this 
idea,  every  person 
the  world 
comforts  and
would  have  all 
the 

in 

many  of  the 
luxuries,  want  would 
disappear,  and  theft  and  crime  and 
most  of  vice  would  become  obsolete.
The  socialist  who  can  persuade  the 
people  of  the  world  to  erect  monu­
ments  to  noted  spendthrifts  will  es­
tablish  “immediate”  socialism.

To  see  how  it  would  work,  figure 
this  way:  Suppose  a  town  of  100  in­
habitants,  where  every  one  suddenly 
decided  to  quit  saving  money  and  to 
spend  all  as  fast  as  possible. 
If  this 
town  were  entirely  cut  off  from  the 
world— so  that  no  outsiders 
could 
come  in  and  get  the  money— those 
roo  persons  would  be  the  most  ideally 
happy  in 
the  world.  The  average 
wealth  per  capita  probably  would  be 
$100,  so  there  would  be  $10,000  in  the 
town.  Everybody  would  rush  at  once 
to  buy  everything  he  or 
she  ever 
wanted.  Trade  would  boom.  Every 
shopkeeper  would  be  busy  as  long  as 
the  doors 
remained  open.  Every 
worker  would  toil  diligently  to  pro­
duce  enough  to  supply  the  increased 
demand  and  get  more  money 
to 
spend.  Public  works  would  flourish, 
new  houses  would  go  up,  parks, 
streets  and  gardens  would  be  beau­
tified.

Crime  would  immediately  disappear 
because  there  would  be  no  motive 
for  murder  or  theft.  There  would  be 
no  jealousies  because  all  persons 
would  be  equal.  The  man  who  did 
the  menial  work  would  have  to  be 
paid  the  largest  salary  or  he  would 
not  do  it,  and  what  he  lost  in  prestige 
by  being  forced  to  clean  a  sewer  he 
would  make  up  by  spending  more  for 
adornment  or  entertainment.  Every 
man  could  afford  to  keep  his  children 
in  school,  every  young  man  could  af­
ford  to  get  married.  There  would  be 
plenty  of  money  for  all  who  were 
willing  to  work  for  it,  and  those  una­
ble  to  work  would  be  cared  for  at 
public  institutions  or  in  their  own 
homes  at  the  expense  of  the  rest  of 
the  community.  No  man  could  be 
elevated  above  the  other  ninety-nine 
by  election  to  office  because  there 
would  be  no  crimes  or  misdemean­
ors  and  no  officers  would  be  needed.
Take  the  same  town  under  present 
conditions.  Every  man 
taught 
from  birth  to  save.  Ten  men  prove 
better  savers  than  the  others  and  ac­
cumulate  $92,000  out  of  the  $100,000. 
Then  five  get  the  better  of  the  other 
five,  and  then  two  beat  the  three  out 
of  their  money,  and  eventually  one 
gets  it  all.  One  man  then  has  per­
haps  $85,000,  and  ninety-nine  have 
$15,000.  The  one  loans  money  at  4 
per  cent,  and  in  a  few  years  has  all 
the  money  and  mortgages  on  all  the 
property.  Times  are  dull,  people  are 
out  of  work,  hungry,  without  peace 
or  comfort,  crime  and  vice  and  dis­
order  increase.

is 

And  yet  we  teach  everybody  to 

save!  Why?

Probably  there  is  nothing  new  in 
any  of  these  statements  of  fact.  The 
world  has  known  them  for  ages.  No­
body  disputes  them.  Yet  everybody 
keeps  on  saving,  in  theory  at  least, 
and  advising  everybody  else  to  save. 
The  ultimate  result  of  all  saving  is 
that  the  ninety-nine  save  for  the  one. 
If  the  socialists  prevailed  and  all 
wealth  was  distributed,  it  would  all

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

go  back  to  the  one  again,  unless  the 
world  could  be  taught  to  spend.

It  is  a  fact,  known  to  every  busi­
ness  man,  that  war  makes  business. 
It  releases  stored  up  gold  and  pros­
perity  follows. 
It  is  equally  well 
known  that  a  war  scare  injures  busi­
ness. 
It  causes  the  people  who  have 
money  to  cling  closer  to  it  and  the 
result  is  hard  times.

Everybody  —   especially  business 
men  and  gamblers— knows  that 
a 
“wide  open”  town  means  a  thriving 
town,  where  business 
is  good  and 
money  “easy.”  W hy  is  this?  Sim­
ply  because  a  gambler,  or  a  drinker, 
usually  is  a  spendthrift.  Gambling 
and  drinking  loosen  up 
stores  of 
money  and  prosperity  follows.  Shut 
down  on  gambling  and  drinking,  and, 
in  the  language  of  the  gambler,  “the 
town  is  dead.”  He  means  not  only 
dead  from  a  sporting  standpoint,  but 
from  a  “legitimate  business” 
stand­
point.

This  explains  the  reason  the  “prom­
inent  business  man”  favors 
saloons 
and  gambling  and  looks  upon  viola­
tions  of  the  law  with  lenience.  They 
“make  business.”

If  everybody  spent  all  the  money 
that  fell  into  his  hands  gambling 
would  cease  to  be  hurtful— and  near­
ly  cease  to  be  interesting— and  there 
would  be  little  drinking  because there 
would  be  no  troubles  to  drive  a  man 
to  drink,  nor  any  “bums”  seeking  so­
lace  in  whisky.  Drinking  would cease 
to  be  an  evil.

The  writer  has  been  striving  for 
years  to  bring  about  this  condition 
of  affairs.  That  is  why  he  is  writing 
this  on  space  rates.

Now— all  together— everybody quit 

saving  money. 

A.  S.  Pendthrift.

How  Photographers  Manufacture  Ex­

pressions.

“A  remarkable  fact  in  my  profes­
sion,”  said  a  photographer,  “is  that  we 
portrait  artists  can  give  to  a  sitter 
is  desired.  A 
any  expression  that 
bland  look,  a  noble 
look,  a  serene 
look—it  is  no  trouble  to  us  to  put 
any  one  of  these  expressions  on  the 
most  wooden  face.

“The  matter  is  achieved by the repe­
tition  of  certain  words. 
If  you,  for 
instance,  came  to  me  and  said  you 
wished  to  look  distinguished  I  would 
pose  you  in  a  distinguished  attitude 
and  then  I  would  get  you  to  say 
‘brush’  just  before  I  snapped 
the 
shutter.  For  some  inexplicable  rea­
son  the  pronunciation  of  the  sample 
word  ‘brush’  gives  to  the  mouth  an 
air  of  the  most  striking  nobility  and 
distinction.

“ If  you  want  to  have  in  a  photo­
graph  a  look  of serenity  you  must say 
‘bosom.’

“ If  you  want  to  make  your  mouth 
If  you  want  to 

look  small  say  ‘flip.’ 
make  it  look  larger  say  ‘cabbage.’ 

“To  have  an  expression  of  melan­
choly it  is  necessary  to  say ‘kerchunk.’ 
“To  have  an  expression  of  pride  or 
hauteur  it  is  necessary  to  say  ‘phoe­
nix.’ ”

Stand  right  up  for  trade  upright­
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The  best  biographies  are  those  on 

two  feet.

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Caps

G  D.,  full  co unt,  p e r  m . . .  
H ick s'  W aterp ro o f,  p e r  m ..
M usket,  p e r  m ...........................
E ly’s  W aterp ro o f,  p e r  m . . . .

___   40
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C artridges
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Prim ers

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D iscount, one-third

P a p e r  Shells—N o t  L oaded 

No.  10,  p a ste b o a rd   boxes  100, p e r  100.  72
No.  12,  p a ste b o a rd   boxes  100, p e r  100.  64

G unpow der

K egs,  25  Tbs.,  p e r  k e g ...............................  4 90
%  K egs,  12%  lbs.,  p e r  %  k e g .................2 90
%  K egs,  6%  Tbs.,  p e r  %  k e g .................1 60

In   s a c k s  co n tain in g   25  lb s 

D rop,  all  sizes  sm aller  th a n   B ...........1  85

S hot

A ugurs  and  B its
........................................... 

S nell’s 
J e n n in g s ’  gen u in e 
J e n n in g s ’  im ita tio n ............................  

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60
25

A xes

F ir s t  Q uality,  S.  B.  B r o n z e .....................6 50
F irs t  Q uality,  D.  B.  B ro n ze.................9 00
F irs t  Q uality,  S.  B.  S.  S teel.................. 7  00
F irs t  Q uality,  D.  B.  S teel..........................10  50

B arrow s

R ailro ad ..............................................................15  00
G ard en .......................................  
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Bolts

S tove 
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P low ............................................................

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70
70
50

W ell,  p la in ..................................................... 4  60

B uckets

B u tts,  C ast

C hain

C a st  Loose  P in ,  figured  .......................  
W ro u g h t,  n a rro w .......................................  

70
60

%  in   5-16 in.  %  in.  % in.
C om m on...........7  C. . . . 6   C. . . . 6   c ....4 % c
B B ......................8% c____ 7% c-----6% c------ 6  C
B B B ................... 8% c-------7% c-----6% c------ 6% c

C row bars

C a st  S teel,  p e r  lb .............................................  

C hisels
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S ocket  F irm e r. 
S ocket  F ram in g . 
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S ocket  C o rn er.............................................. 
S ocket  S licks...................................................... 

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76
1  25
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H eller’s   H o rse  R a sp s................................ 

G alvanized  Iron

N os.  16  to   20;  22  a n d   24;  25  a n d   26;  27,  ¿8 
17
L is t 

16 

13 

12 

15 

D iscount,  70.

40
25

¿0
70

S tan ley   R ule  a n d   L evel  Co.’s   ------- 60*10

S ingle  S tre n g th ,  by  b o x ................... dis.  90
D ouble  S tre n g th ,  b y   box 
..............d is  
90
B y   th e   lig h t  .......................................... ¿ is. 
90

M aydole  &  Co.’s   new   lis t...............dis.  33%
Y erkes  &  P lu m b ’s .......................••d is.  40*10
M ason’s  Solid  C a s t  S t e e l -----80c  lis t  70

G ate,  C la rk ’s  1,  2,  3.........................d is  60*10

H ollow   W a re

P o ts  
.50*10
...........................................................22512
Ketties*. 
S p id ers...............................................................50&10
A u  S able.............................................dis.  40*10
S tam p ed   T in w a re,  n ew   list. 
JO
J a p a n n e d   T i n w a r e ................................... 50*10

H ouse  F u rn ish in g   G oods

H orse  N alls

.......... 

14 
G auges

G lass

H am m ers

H inges

Iron

B a r  Iro n   .................................................2  25  ra te
........................................ 3  00  ra te
L ig h t  B a n d  

K nobs— N ew   L ist

D oor,  m in eral,  J a p . 
trim m in g s 
D oor,  P o rcelain ,  J a p .  trim m in g s 

. . . .   75 
. . . .   85

S tan ley   R ule  a n d   L evel  Co.’s   . ...d i s . 

600  pound  c a sk s   ...........................................8
P e r  pound 

.....................................................   8%

Levels

M etals—Z inc

M iscellaneous

.....................................................  40
B ird  C ages 
P u m p s,  C iste rn .............................................75&10
S crew s,  N ew   L is t 
....................................   85
C aste rs.  B ed  a n d   P l a t e ..................50&10&10
D am pers,  A m erican .....................................   50

M olasses  G ates

S teb b in s’  P a tte r n  
...................................60&10
E n te rp rise ,  s e lf-m e a su rin g ........................  30

F ry ,  A cm e 
........................................... 60&10&10
Com m on,  p o lis h e d .....................................70*10

P a te n t  P lan ish e d   Iron 

"A ”  W ood’s  p a t.  p la n ’d.  N o.  24-27..10  80 
" B ”  W ood’s   p a t.  p la n 'd ,  N o.  25-27..  9  80 

B roken  p ac k ag es  % c  p e r  lb.  e x tra . 

O hio  Tool  C o.'s  fa n c y .............................. 
S cio ta  B ench 
S an d u sk y   Tool  Co.’s   fa n c y ...................  
B ench,  firs t  q u a lity ....................................  

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

 

40
60
40
45

P a n s

P lan e s

N ails

A dvance  o v er  b ase,  on  b o th   S teel  &  W ire
S teel  n ails,  b a s e  
........................................  2 35
W ire  n ails,  b a se   ...........................................2  15
20  to   60  a d v a n c e ........................................... B ase
5
10  to   16  a d v a n c e ........................................... 
8  ad v a n ce  .....................................................
6  a d v a n ce 
...................................................  
20
4  ad v a n ce 
................................................... 
30
3  a d v a n ce  .....................................................  
45
70
2  a d v a n ce  ................................................... 
50
F in e   3  a d v a n c e ............................................. 
C asin g   10  ad v a n ce 
15
................................  
26
C asin g   8  a d v a n c e ......................................  
C asin g   6  a d v a n c e ......................................... 
85
F in ish   10  a d v a n c e ....................................... 
25
F in ish  
......................................   35
F in ish  
......................................   45
B a rre l
....................................   85

8  a d v a n c e  
6  ad v a n ce 
%   a d v a n c e  

Iro n   a n d  
C opper  R iv e ts  a n d   B u rs  

tin n e d  

R iv ets
.........................................  50
46

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

Roofing  P la te s
14x20  IC,  C harcoal,  D ean 
..................... 7  50
14x20  IX ,  C h arco al,  D e a n ..................... 9  00
20x28  IC,  C harcoal,  D ean  
................. 15  00
14x20,  IC,  C harcoal,  A lla w ay   G rad e.  7  50
14x20  IX ,  C harcoal,  A llaw ay  G rad e  . .   9  00 
20x28  IC,  C harcoal,  A lla w ay   G rad e  ..1 5   00 
20x28  IX ,  C h arco al,  A lla w a y   G rad e  ..  18  00 
9%

S isal,  %  in c h   a n d   la rg e r  ...................

Ropes

L is t  a e c t.  19, 

................................dis

60

S an d   P a p e r
'86 
S ash   W e ig h ts

Solid  E y e s,  p e r  t o n .........................................28 00

S h eet  Iron
to   14 
N os.  10 
....................................
N os.  15  to   17 
......................................
N os.  18 
....................................
to   21 
N os.  22  to   24  ..................................4  10
N os.  25  to   26  ................................4  20
N o.  27 
...............................................4  30
in c h es  w ide,  n o t  le ss  th a n   2-10  e x tra .

.3  60 
.3  70 
.3  90
3  00
4  00 
4  10
All  s h e e ts   N o.  18  a n d   lig h te r,  o v er  30 

S hovels  an d   S p ad es

F irs t  G rade,  D oz 
S econd  G rade,  D oz............................................. 5 00

.........................................5  50

S older

%@ %  ...................................................................   21
T h e  p ric es  of  th e   m a n y   o th e r  q u alities 
of  so ld er  in   th e   m a rk e t  in d ic a te d   b y   p ri­
to   com po­
v a te   b ra n d s   v a ry   ac co rd in g  
sition.

S teel  a n d   Iro n  

S q u ares
.......................................60-10-5

T in — M elyn  G rade

10x14  IC,  C h arc o al....................................... 10 50
14x20  IC,  C h arc o al  .....................................10  50
.................................12  00
10x14  IX ,  C h arc o al 
E a c h   ad d itio n a l  X   on  th is   g rad e,  $1.25 

T in —A llaw ay  G rade

10x14  IC,  C h arco al  ....................................   9  00
..................................  9  00
14x20  IC,  C h arc o al 
10x14  IX ,  C h arc o al 
...................................10  50
14x20  IX ,  C h arc o al 
...................................10  60
E a c h   a d d itio n a l  X   on  th is   g ra d e ,  $1.50 

B oiler  S ize  T in   P la te  

14x56  IX ,  fo r  N os.  8  &  9  boilers,  p e r  lb  13 

T ra p s

W ire

S teel,  G am e 
...................................................  76
..4 0 * 1 0  
O neida  C om m unity,  N ew h o u se’s 
O neida  C om ’y,  H aw ley   &  N o rto n ’s . .  66
M ouse,  cho k er,  p e r  doz.  holes 
........... 1  25
M ouse,  delusion,  p e r  d oz.......................... 1  25

B rig h t  M a rk e t  ..................... 
60
A n n ealed   M a rk e t 
........................................   60
C oppered  M ark et  .......................................60*10
T in n ed   M a rk e t  ...........................................60*10
C oppered  S p rin g   S teel 
............................  40
B a rb e d   F en ce,  G alvanized 
................... 2  75
B arb e d   F en ce,  P a in te d  
.......................... 2  45

 

 

W ire  G oods

B rig h t..................................................................80-10
S crew   E y e s............. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 0 - 1 0
H ooks........................................... . . . . . . . . . . . 8 0 - 1 0
G ate  H ooks  a n d   E y e s................................ 80-10
B a x te r’s   A d ju stab le,  N ickeled. 
...........   30
Coe’s   G enuine.  ...............................................  40
C oe’s   P a te n t A g ric u ltu ra l, W ro u g h t,  TOlblO

W ren c h es

37
Crockery and Glassware

STO N EW AR E

B utters

%  gal.  p e r  doz..............................................  48
1  to   6  gal.  p e r  doz...................................... 
6
 
....................................  
8  gal.  ea ch  
56
 
10  gal.  ea ch  
...............................................  70
12  gal.  ea ch  
........................................  
. . .   84
15  gal.  m e a t  tu b s,  ea ch  
......................1  20
20  gal.  m e a t  tu b s,  e a c h ..........................1  60
........................2  26
25  gal.  m e a t  tu b s,  ea ch  
30  gal.  m e a t  tu b s,  ea ch  
..................... 2  70
Churns

2  to   6  gal,  p e r  g a l.....................................  6%
C h u rn   D ash ers,  p e r  doz 
......................  84
Milkpans

%  gal.  fla t o r  ro u n d   b o tto m ,  per  doz.  48
6
1  gal.  fla t o r  ro u n d   b o tto m , 

each 

. .  

Fine  Glazed  M ilkpans 

each  . .  

S tew pans

%  gal.  fla t o r  ro u n d   b o tto m ,  p e r  doz.  60
6
1  gal.  fla t o r  ro u n d   b o tto m , 
86
..
............1  10

%  gal.  fireproof,  bail,  p e r  doz 
b ail, p e r doz 
I   gal.  fireproof 
Jugs
%  gal.  p e r  d oz.................. 
60
%  gal.  p e r  d oz.................................................  4.
1  to   5  g al.,  p e r  g a l.....................................7%

 

 

Sealing  W ax

9

5  tbs.  in   p ack ag e,  p e r  lb .......................... 

LAMP  BU R N ER S
N o.  0  S u n .......................................................  81
N o.  1  S u n  
......................................................   88
N o.  2  S un 
......................................................   60
......................................................   85
N o.  3  S un 
T u b u la r  .............................................................   50
...........................................................   60
N u tm e g  
MASON  FRUIT  JA RS 
W ith  Porcelain  Lined  Caps
P e r  g ro ss
P in ts  
.......... 
 
6  00
................................................................5  25
Q u a rts  
%  g allo n ............................................................... 8 00
C ap s.........................................................................2 25

F r u it  J a r s   p ac k ed   1 dozen  in   box.

 

 

LAMP  CH IM NEYS—Seconds

P e r  box  of  6  doz.

A nchor  Carton  C him neys 

E a c h   ch im n ey   in   c o rru g a te d   tu b e

N o.  0,  C rim p   to p ..................................................1 70
No.  1,  C rim p   to p ..................................................1 75
No.  2,  C rim p   to p ................................................. 2 75

F ine  F lint  G lass  In  C artons

N o  0,  C rim p   to p ..................................................3 00
N o.  1,  C rim p   to p ..................................................3 25
N o.  2,  C V rim p  to p ........................................ 4  If

Lead  F lint  G lass  in  Cartons

..o .  0,  C rim p  to p ...........................................3  80
N o.  1,  C rim p  to p ........................................... 4  00
to p .........................................5  00
N o.  2.  C rim p 

Pearl  Top  in  Cartons

N o.  1,  w rap p ed   a n d   lab eled ......................4  60
N o.  2,  w rap p ed   a n d   la b eled ....................3  30

R ochester  In  Cartons 

N o.  2,  F in e   F lin t,  10  in.  (85c  d o z .) ..4  60 
N o.  2.  F in e   F lin t,  12  in .  ($1.35  d o z .).7  50 
N o.  2,  L e ad   F lin t,  10  in.  (95c  d o z .). .6  50 
N o.  2,  L e ad   F lin t,  12  in .  ($1.66  d o z .).8  75 

Electric  In  Cartons

N o.  2,  L im e, 
........................4  20
...............4  60
N o.  2,  F in e   F lin t,  (85c  doz.) 
N o.  2,  L e ad   F lin t,  (95c  doz.)  .............. 6  50

(75c  doz.) 

N o.  1,  S un  P la in   T op,  ($1  doz.)  ........5  70
N o.  2,  S un  P la in   T op,  ($1.25 doz.) 
..6  90

L aB astle

OIL  CANS

gal.  tin   c a n s  w ith   sp o u t,  p e r  doz.  1  2\
1 
1  gal.  galv.  iro n   w ith   sp o u t,  p e r  doz.  1 21
2  gal.  galv.  iro n   w ith   sp o u t,  p e r  doz.  2 1(
3  gal.  galv. iro n   w ith   sp o u t,  p ee r  doz.  8 II
5  gal.  g alv.  iro n   w ith   sp o u t,  p e r  doz.  4 II
3  gal.  g alv. iro n   w ith   fau ce t,  p e r  doz.  8 75
5  gal.  galv. iro n   w ith   fa u c e t,  p e r  doz.  4 75
5  gal.  T iltin g   ca n s  ....................................   7  00
5  gal.  g alv.  iro n   N a c e f a s ........................  9  00

L A NTER N S

N o.  0  T u b u lar,  sid e  l i f t ............................4  65
N o.  2  B   T u b u l a r .......................................... 6  40
N o.  15  T u b u lar,  d a s h   ..............................6  60
N o.  2  Cold  B la s t  L a n t e r n ..................... 7  76
N o.  12  T u b u lar,  side  l a m p ..................... 12  60
N o.  3  S tre e t  lam p ,  e a c h   ....................... 3  60

LANTERN  GLOBES

N o.  0  T ub.,  c a ses  1  doz.  ea ch ,  b x.  10c.  50 
N o.  0  T ub.,  c a se s  2  doz. each , bx.  15c.  50 
N o.  0  T u b .,  bbls.  5  doz.  ea ch ,  p e r  bbl.3  00 
N o.  0  T u b .,  B u ll’s  eye, c a se s 1 az . e a c h l  25 

BEST  W H IT E   COTTON  W ICKS 
R oll  c o n ta in s  32  y a rd s   in   o ne  piece. 

0 %  in.  w ide,  p e r  g ro ss  o r  roll.  26
1, %  in.  w ide,  p e r  g ro ss  o r  roll.  30
2, 1 
in.  w ide,  p e r  g ro ss  o r  ro ll  46
3, 1%  in .  w ide,  p e r  g ro ss o r  ro ll  86

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

in  the  primary 
will  be  brightened 
market.  Some  business  is  being  done 
on  fall  lines,  as  many  importers  have 
lines  to  show and  are, because  of  price 
considerations,  moving  goods  in  con­
siderable  volume. 
It  is  reported  by 
jobbers  who  have  taken  thought  of 
the  fall  business  that  there  is  an  in­
creasing  demand  for  higher  grades  of 
plain  and  fancy  white  goods.

Carpets— The  improvement  in  the 
carpet  trade  continues.  Several  lines 
have  been  withdrawn  from  the  mar­
ket,  as  the  entire  production  of 
the 
plants  manufacturing  the  goods  has 
been  sold  up.  The  heavy  demand  for 
rugs  has  also  resulted  in  several  lines 
being  withdrawn  for  the  time  being. 
The  marked  uncertainty  and  hesita­
tion  with  which  the  fall  season  open­
ed  up  is  undoubtedly  fast  disappear­
ing.  Buyers  are  showing  more  and 
more  confidence  in  the  situation,  and 
every  indication  now  points  to  a  fav­
orable  outcome.  Large  numbers  of 
their  re­
salesmen  are  now  visiting 
spective  territories,  and 
the  orders 
which  are  being  forwarded  to  head­
quarters  are  ample  proof  of 
their 
statements  that  business  indications 
promise  well.  The  fear  expressed  by 
carpet  agents  at  the  opening  of  the 
present  season,  that  there  was  still 
too  much  stock  left  over  in  retailers’ 
hands  from  the  “Smith”  auction 
to 
permit  of  liberal  buying  at  the  open­
ing  of  the  new  season,  has  in  a  great 
measure  been  relieved.  What  has sur­
prised  the  trade  more  than  anything 
else  is  the  apparent  unlimited  capaci­
ty  of  retailers  for  consuming  rugs. 
Very  large  quantities  of  these  goods 
were  purchased  at  the  auction  sale; 
yet  the  purchases  this  fall  season have 
been  larger  than  ever.  This  is  ac­
counted  for  in  one  way  by  the  in­
creased  consumption  in  this  country 
during  the  past  two  or  three  years, 
both  of  domestic  and  Oriental  goods. 
Imports  of  Oriental  rugs  to  this  coun­
try  since  the  first  of  the  year  already 
show  a  heavy  increase.  Not  alone  is 
this  noticeable  in  the  cheaper  grades, 
but  also in the  more  expensive  fabrics. 
In  addition  to  the  rug  end,  fall  lines 
of  carpets  have  also  shown  a  notice­
able  improvement.  Axminsters  have 
sold  well,  also  tapestries  and  wiltons.

The  worst  thing  about  patching  up 
a  quarrel  is  that  the  patches  always
show.

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Weekly  Market  Review  of  the  Prin­

cipal  Staples.

Dress  Goods— The  condition  in  the 
dress  goods  end  of  the  market 
is 
showing  marked  improvement.  The 
business  here  has  not  been  so  well 
distributed  as 
in  the  men’s  wear 
market.  Certain  lines  of  dress  goods 
were  quickly  sold  up  and  taken  off 
the  market,  while  others  were  scarce­
ly  touched.  The  cutters-up  were slow 
to  operate,  being  too  busily  engaged 
in  summer  goods  to  turn  their  atten­
tion  to  those  of heavier  weight,  and  as 
a  consequence  they were  late  in  enter­
ing the  market.  Initial  orders  were  in 
many  cases  small.  The  duplicate  or­
ders,  however,  are  now  being  placed, 
and  because  of this  other  lines  are  be­
ing  withdrawn  or  sold  up.

is 

Hosiery— There 

comparatively 
little  doing  in  the  hosiery  market  to­
day,  and  judging  by  appearances  it is 
more  than  likely  that  this  condition 
of  affairs  will  continue  for  a  week  or 
two  to  come,  unless  new  develop­
ments  arise  in  the  immediate  future. 
So  far  laces  seem  to  be  in  the  ascend­
ant  in  favor,  to  judge  by  the  com­
ments  of  buyers  who  have  been  in 
town  looking  over  the  market.  These 
goods  have  been  eagerly  sought  for. 
in  the  past,  and  more  than  once  com­
plaint  has  been  made  on  the  score  of 
delayed  deliveries,  knitters  having 
evidently 
napping. 
Whether  this  feature  of  the  situation 
will  hold  good  during  the  coming 
months  or  not  remains  to  be  seen, 
but  it  would  be  by  no  means  surpris­
ing,  as  the  situation  is  inclined  to 
show  decided  strength.

caught 

been 

Domestics— A  fair  demand  is  re­
ported  and  although  activity  is  not 
so  prevalent  as  to  be  noticeable,  still 
a  fair  volume  of  orders  has  been  re­
ceived, made  up  of many  small  instead 
of  any  large  purchases.  That  prices 
are  not  yet  at  the  highest  point  is 
vouched  for  by  the  amount  of  orders 
received  on  general  lines,  which  have 
been  more  than  sufficient  to  maintain 
present  quotations,  but  still  not  large 
enough  to  warrant  advances.  Coarse 
yarn  goods  for 
immediate  delivery 
have  been  taken  by  converters,  which 
goods  they  are  in  need  of.

White  Goods— Are  only  in  moder­
ate  demand  and  the  fabrics  which 
are  being  taken  are  the  plain  fabrics 
at  a  medium  price,  for  which  the  de­
mand  is  practically  constant.  Buyers 
in  most  instances  filled  their  summer 
needs  at  the  opening  of  the  special 
sales  last  month,  and  the  buying  of 
the  past  week  has  been  on  the  part 
of  those  who  either  were  unable  or 
did  not  wish  to  fill  their  wants  at  that 
time.  This  market  has  been  some­
what  affected  because  of  the  unsea­
sonable  weather  conditions.  The  tar­
dy  approach  of  hot  weather  has  kept 
the  retailers’  stocks  practically 
in­
tact.  As  white  goods  are  expected  to 
be  a  strong  factor  this  summer,  re­
tailers’  stocks  will  be  depleted  in  the 
near  future  and  consequently  business

The  Latest 

Fad

In  neckwear is  the  four-in-hand  made 
of  blue  silk,  having  white  dots  or 
neat,  small  white  figures.  We  are 
showing a  fine  assortment  put  up  in 
boxes of one-half  dozen  each.  These 
prove  to  be  rapid  sellers at  fifty  cents 
each.  Price  is  $4.50 per dozen.

Note also  the  following  shapes  and 
styles  now  in  stock  which  are  excep- 
tional  values for  the  money: 
FO U R -IN -H A N D S 

%  dozen  boxes,  black  silk  or  satin
light  or  dark  colors................. $4.50
1  dozen  boxes,  black  silk  or  satin
and  light  or dark  colors............ $2.25
1  dozen  boxes,  black  silk  or  satin
(narrow  sh ap es).................... $2.25
1  dozen  boxes,  assorted  colors (one
inch  wide),  for  ladies’  w ear__$1.25
1  dozen  boxes,  black  silk  or  satin 
(one inch  wide), for ladies’ wear  $2.00 
1  dozen  boxes,  changeable  silks, 
assorted  (one  inch  wide),  for
ladies’  wear  ............................$2.00

ST RIN G  TIE S.

1  dozen  boxes,  black  silk  or  satin
1  dozen  boxes,  black  silk  (mid­
1  gross  boxes,  white  lawn  at  90c,

and  light  or  dark  colors........... $2.25
gets)  ........................................$2.00
$1.25  and  ................................. $1.50

S H IEL D   BOWS.

1  dozen  boxes,  black  silk  or  satin
and  light or  dark  colors...........$1.25
1  dozen  boxes,  black  silk  or  satin 
and  light  or  dark  colors  (large
shape)  ..................................... $2.00
1  dozen  boxes,  black  silk  or  satin 
and  light  or  dark  colors  (small
shape) 
1  dozen  boxes,  white  lawn  band 
bows  at  75c,  90c,  $1,  $1.25,  $1.50
$2  and....................................... $2.25

.....................................$2.00

S H IEL D   T E CK S .
 

1  dozen  boxes,  light  or  dark  assort
ment  (job)  ....... 
%  dozen  boxes,  black  silk  or  satin 
and  light  or  dark  colors  (nobby
stuff)  ....................................... $2.25

$1.75

 

 

BAND  TE CK S .

WINDSO R  TIE S

%  dozen  boxes,  black  silk  or  satin
and  light  or  dark  colors........... $2.25
%  dozen  boxes,  assorted  colors.. .$4.50 
1  dozen  boxes,  plain  colors,  as­
sorted........................................ $..90
1  dozen  boxes,  plain  colors,  light 
or  dark  assortment  and  blacks..$2.00 
1  dozen  boxes,  plain  colors,  light 
assortment  with  embroidered fig­
ures  on  ends............................. $2.25
Also  the  “Buster  x>rown”  (made 
up  having  rubber  loop  to  attach) 
assorted  colors  .........................$2.25
Give  us  a  trial  order  by  mail  or 
through  salesman.  We  are  sure  you 
will  be  pleased.
GRAND  RAPIDS 
DRY  GOODS  CO.

Exclusively  Wholesale 

Grand  Rapids,  Michigan

Pcrcival  B.  Palmer  &  Company

M anufacturers  of

Cloaks,  Suits  and  Skirts 

For  Women,  Misses  and  Children 

197.199  Adams  Street,  Chicago

CORL,  KNOTT  &  CO.

Jobbers of Millinery and manufacturers of

Street and  Dress Hats

20-26  N.  Division  St.  GRAND RAPIDS,  MICH.

Mica Axle Grease

Reduces friction  to  a  minimum.  It 
saves  wear  and  tear  of  wagon  and 
harness.  It  saves  horse  energy.  It 
increases  horse  power.  Put  up  in 
1  and  3  lb.  tin  boxes,  10,  15  and  25 
lb.  buckets  and  kegs,  half  barrels 
and  barrels.

Hand  Separator  Oil

is  free  from  gum  and  is  anti-rust 
and  anti-corrosive.  Put  up  in  y2, 
1  and  5  gal.  cans.

Standard  Oil  Co.

| 

Forest  City 

Paint

gives  the  dealer  more  profit  with 
less trouble  than  any  other  brand 
of paint.

Dealeis not carrying paint at th« 
think  of 

present  time  or  who 
changing should w rite us.

Our  P A IN T   PROPO SITION  
should  be  in  the  hands  of  every 
dealer.

It's an eye-opener.

Forest City Paint

& Varnish Co.

C le v e la n d ,  O h io

A  Whole  Day  for  Business  Men 

in

Half  a day saved,  going and coming,  by 

New  York
taking  the  new

Michigan  Central 

“ Wolverine”

Leaves  Grand  Rapids  11:10  A.  M., 
daily;  Detroit  3:40  P.  M.,  arrives  New 
York 8:00 A. M.
Returning,  Through  Grand  Rapids 
Sleeper  leaves  New  York  4:30  P.  M., 
arrives  Grand  Rapids  1:30 P. M.
Elegant up-to-date equipment.
Take a trip on the Wolverine.

This  is  a picture of ANDREW 
B.  SBINMSV,  M.  D.  the  only 
Dr. Spinney in this country.  Be 
has had forty-eight years experi­
ence In the study and practice of 
medicine,  two  years  Prof,  in 
the medical college, ten years In 
sanitarium  work  and he  never 
fails in his diagnosis.  He  give« 
special attention  to  throat  and 
lung  diseases  m a k i n g   some 
wondertul cures.  Also all forms 
of nervous diseases, epUepsy, St. 
Vitus dance,  paralysis, etc.  Be 
never falls to cure plies.
There is  nothing  known  that 
he does not use  for  private  diseases of both  sexes, 
and  by  his  own  special  methods  he  cures  where 
others fail.  If  you  would  like  an  opinion of yoni 
case  and  what  ft  will  cost  to  cure  yon,  write  out 
all your symptoms enclosing stamp for your reply.
„__  „   ^  ANDREW  B.  SPINNEY.  M.  Dl  '
Plop. Reed City sanitarium. Seed City, Mlctk

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in  the  beet  greatly  increased,  and  the 
manufacturer  has  succeeded 
in  ex­
tracting 25  per cent, more of the  sugar 
content,  and  has 
enormously  de­
creased  the  cost  of  manufacturing. 
American  methods  will  still  further 
decrease  the  cost  of  production,  and 
the  American  farmer,  upon 
lands 
costing  much  less  than  land  made  use 
of 
in­
crease  the  yield  per  acre  and  the  sug­
ar  content.

in  Germany,  will  gradually 

A $2 Corset Retailing 

at  One  Dollar

FIFTEEN  FACTORIES.

Michigan  Has  Produced  110,000,000 

Pounds  of Beet  Sugar.

The  beet  sugar  industry  has  become 
of  great  importance  to  the  communi­
ties  in  which  its  operations  are  con­
ducted. 
In  the  State  of  Michigan 
there  were  in  actual  operation  last 
year  fifteen  factories,  which  produced 
approximately  1x0,000,000  pounds  of 
refined  granulated  sugar.  To  produce 
this  sugar  required  500,000  tons  of 
beets,  as  from  each  ton  there  was  ex­
tracted  220  pounds  of  granulated  sug­
ar.  To  produce  500,000  tons  of  beets 
required  something  like  65,000  acres 
of  land.  For  these  beets  the  farmers 
received  in  cash  during  the  months of 
October,  November,  December  and 
January  $2,800,000.  That  is,  the  man­
ufacturer  paid  the  farmer  as  the  first 
cost  of  the  raw  material  an  average 
price  of  $2.33 
each  hundred 
pounds  of  sugar,  or  2  1-3  cents  a 
pound.  The  factories  pay  for  more 
sugar  than  they  sell  for  the  reason 
that  they  assume  all  loss  occasioned 
by failure  to  extract  all  the  sugar  con­
tained  in  the  root.

for 

The  manufacture  of  the  juices  of 
the  beets  into  marketable  sugar  of 
fine  quality  requires  intricate  machin­
ery  securely  placed  and  well  housed. 
The  seventeen  plants  built  in  Michi­
gan  represent  an  investment  of  some­
thing  like  $12,000,000.

The  process  of  extracting  the  sugar 
requires  much  heat  and  power,  and 
the  quantity  of  coal  consumed  has 
created  an  enlarged  market  for  the 
coal  of  the  Saginaw  Valley.  The  use 
of  limestone  for  the  purpose  of  puri­
fying  the  juices  has  created  a  new 
use  for  the  small  stone  quarried,  and 
the  stone  quarries  of  Alpena  and  vi­
cinity  have  found  a  new  and  lucrative 
market.

the 

The  exact  chemical  control-  of  the 
different  Stages  in  the  process  of 
manufacture  demands 
training 
and  employment  of  many  chemists, 
and  both  the  University  of  Michigan 
and  the  Agricultural  College  have  in­
augurated  special  courses  for  instruc­
tion  in  the  chemistry  of  sugar  mak­
ing.  The  young  men  who  started  as 
chemists  have,  in  a  large  measure, 
been  able  to  replace  the  Germans 
who  in  the  first  years  of  the  business 
in  this  country  were  the  only  ones 
scientifically  equipped  to  occupy  the 
positions  and  were  able  to  obtain 
large  salaries  as  manufacturing  su­
perintendents.

The  American  farmer  knows  that 
the  German  and  French  farmer  pro­
duces,  not  seven  or  eight,  but  fifteen 
to  eighteen  tons  of  beets  to  the  acre, 
having  a  sugar  content  higher  than 
the  American  farmer  has  thus  far 
been  able  to  obtain.  Knowing  this, 
he  believes  that  if  the 
industry  is 
protected  through  the  revenue  laws 
of  the  United  States  against  competi­
tion  from  continental  countries  and 
our  colonial  possessions  he  can  ob­
tain,  after  experience  has  taught  him 
how  to  prepare  the  soil  and  attend 
the  beets  when  growing,  the  same 
profitable  crop.

Since  the  growing  of  sugar  beets 
began  in  this  country  the  tonnage  per 
acre  has  nearly  doubled,  the  sugar

If  the  industry  is  allowed  time  to 
develop  America  can  produce  her  own 
sugar  for  her  own  people.  When  the 
industry  started  in  this  country,  sev­
enteen  years  ago,  but  1,600  tons  of 
sugar  were  produced  the  first  year. 
Last  year  America  produced  250,000 
tons,  or  500,000,000  pounds  of  sugar, 
worth  $25,000,000.  The  number  of  fac­
tories  has  grown  so  that  to-day-there 
are  seventeen  factories  in  Michigan, 
ten  in  Colorado,  seven  in  California, 
five  in  Utah,  three  in  Wisconsin,  two 
in  Nebraska,  two  in  Idaho,  one  in 
Ohio,  one  in  Oregon  and  one 
in 
Washington.

Last  year  in  excess  of 2,500,000  tons 
of  raw  sugar  were  imported  for  the 
use  of  the  American  people.  The 
value  of  this  sugar,  after  being  manu­
factured  into  refined  sugar,  was  $250,- 
000,000. 
If  the  American  people  are 
permitted  to  produce  sugar  for  their 
home  market,  this  enormous  sum  of 
money  will  yearly  go  to  our  farmers, 
laborers  and  manufacturers  and  the 
cost  of  sugar  eventually  cheapened to 
the  consumer.  Charles  B.  Warren.

Property  Divided  by  Lot.

The  will  of  an  Australian  detective 
provided  an  unusual  way  for  dividing 
his  property  among  his  six  children. 
His  estate,  about  $35,000,  consisted 
most  of  realty.  He  ordered  that  six 
envelopes  should  be  placed  in  a  box, 
each  child  to  draw  one  and  have  the 
portion  of  the  property  described  on 
the  paper  inside  the  envelope.

W e  face  you  w ith   fa c ts   a n d   c le a n -c u t 
ed u c ated   g en tlem en   w ho  a re   sale sm en   of 
good  h a b its.  E x p e rien ce d   in   all  b ra n c h e s 
of  th e   profession.  W ill  co n d u ct  a n y   k in d  
of  sale,  b u t  e a rn e stly   a d v ise  one  of  o u r 
“N ew   Id ea”  sales,  in d e p en d en t  of  au c tio n , 
to   c e n te r  tra d e   a n d   boom   b u sin ess  a t   a  
profit,  o r  e n tire   serie s  to   g e t  o u t  of  b u si- 
n ess  a t   cost.

G.  E.  STEVENS  &  CO.

209  S ta te  St.,  S uite  1114,  Chicago.
N   B.  Y ou  m a y   becom e  in te re s te d   in 
e n title d  
a   300-page  book  b y   S tev en s, 
m e r c h a n ts  
“W icked  C ity,”  s to ry   o f 
If  so,  m erely   sen d   u s 
siege  w ith   b an d its. 
y o u r  n a m e   a n d   w e  w ill  w rite   you  r e ­
g a rd in g   it  w hen  re a d y   fo r  d istrib u tio n .

Merchants,  Hearken
W e are business builders and 
money  getters.  W e  are  e x ­
perienced  W e succeed w ith­
out  the  use  of  hot  air.  W e 
don't  slaughter  prices.  I f  we 
can't  make  you 
reasonable 
profits,  we  don’t  want  your 
sale.  No company  in  our  line 
can  supply  better  references.  W e  can  convert 
your stock, including  stickers,  into  cash  witho  t 
loss.  Everything treated confidentially.

Note our two places of business, and  address us

RAPID  SALES  CO.

609-175  Dearborn  S t.,  Chicago,  III.

Or  1071  Belm ont  S t.,  Portland,^Oregon.

The  sooner  you  get 
away  from  the  idea 
that  Price  Repre= 
sents  Value 
the 
more money you will 
make and the greater 
satisfaction  you  will 
give  your  trade.

PURITAN  CORSET  CO.

Kalamazoo,  Mich.

Summer

Underwear

Don’t  wait  too  long  in  filling  in  your 
stock  of  Summer  Underwear.  The  good 
numbers  are  going  fast.  Our  stock  this 
spring  is  the  finest  we  ever  carried.

Gents’  in  balbriggan,  Jersey  knit  and 
plain black, which is  being  used  very  exten­
sively by  firemen  and  engineers.

Ladies’  underwear,  Jersey  knit,  in  long 

sleeves,  short  sleeves  and  sleeveless.

Prices  ranging  from  $4.50  to  $9.00  the 

dozen.

P.  S T E K E T E E   &   SONS,  Grand Rapids,  Mich. 

W holesale Dry Goods

40

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

$1 Co m m e r c ia l^  
7   Travelers  1

Michigan  Knights  of  tho  Qrlp. 

P resid en t,  Geo.  H.  Random,  B a y  C ity; 
Secretary,  Chas.  J.  Lewis,  Flint;  Treas­
urer,  W .  V .  Gawley,  Detroit.

United  Com m ercial  T ravelers  of  M ichigan 
G ran d   C ounselor,  L .  W illiam s,  D e­
tr o it;  G ran d   S e c re ta ry ,  W .  F .  T ra c y , 
F lin t. 
Grand  Rapids  Council  No.  1SL,  U.  C.  T .
S en io r  C ounselor,  T h o m a s   E .  D ry d en : 
S e c re ta ry   a n d   T re a su re r,  O.  F .  Ja c k so n .

_______

Story  of  the  Salesman  Who  Sold 

Himself.

When  Keely— otherwise  Henry  P. 
— struck  Chicago,  he  was  broke;  that 
is,  financially.  He  had  still  an  un­
limited  supply  of  nerve— and  what 
better  capital  could  a  man  desire?

Being  broke  is  purely  a 

relative 
proposition.  What  constitutes 
that 
state  in  some  men  would  mean  af­
fluence  to  others.  Henry  P.  had  in 
his  purse  a  ten-dollar  bill  and  some 
change.  This  to  him,  however,  was 
being  broke.  He  could  not  recall 
when  he  had  been  so  near  to  hard 
pan  before. 
to 
“move”  at  once.

It  behooved  him 

A  little  biography  will  aid  the  read­
er  to  appreciate  Henry  P.’s 
story. 
Henry  had  for  years  been  a  sales­
man  who  had  been  up  against  a  “hard 
proposition;”  these  words  are  his.  He 
had  been  selling the  “perfectly  turned, 
superhardened  grind-stone,”  an  arti­
cle  which  he  knew  all  about.  He  had 
met  with  success  and  his  head  got 
a  bit  swelled.  Finally  he  conceived 
the  idea  that  he  was  cut  out  for 
better  things.  Henry  was  by  no 
means  modest.

His  sales  manager  was  not  long 
in  having  this  view  of  the  case  called 
to  his  attention.  Strangely  enough, 
the  boss  could  not  see  it  from 
the 
same  viewpoint,  and  as  a  result  there 
was  a  warm  ten-minute  interview,  at 
the  close  of  which  Henry  emerged 
from  the  private  office  without  a  job. 
He  drew  his  salary  and  cashed  in  his 
expense  slips,  and  then  started  out 
to  make  good  his  belief  that  he  could 
sell  a  line  of  cut  glass  and  bric-a- 
brac  as  well  as  grind-stones.

one 

The  first  house  he  visited  with  the 
idea  of  impressing  this  view  upon 
them  turned  him  down  cold.  Grind­
stones  were 
thing;  precious 
wares  and  cut  glass  entirely  another.
Henry  was  not  phased,  however, 
and  tried  again.  The  second  man 
asked  him  a  few  questions  as  to  the 
relative  value  of  Sevres  as  compared 
with  Dresden,  and  when  Henry  said 
he  would  deliver  them  both  f.  o.  b. 
Chicago  for  the  same  price,  the  man 
said  “good-day”  and  left  him.

These  experiences  happened  in  his 
native  city,  which  it  is  not  necessary 
to  locate  more  specifically  than  to  say 
that  it  was  in  the  East.  Henry  made 
up  his  mind  that  he  was  cut  out  for 
the  way  they  did  business 
the 
West.  Hence  his  appearance  in  Chi­
cago  broke.

in 

After  a  night’s  rest  at  one  of 

the 
numerous  “two-dollar”  hotels,  and  a 
fairly  good  breakfast,  he  set  out  to 
find  the  job  which  he  felt  sure  was

awaiting  his  arrival  somewhere  in  the 
big  city,  where  the  only  thing  that 
secures  you  an  entree  into  business 
circles  is  a  satisfactory  answer  to  the 
question,  “What  can  you  do?”  He 
had  spent  twenty-five  cents  on 
a 
shave,  and  this,  with  his  good  clothes, 
made  him  a  fairly  good  front.

It  was 

twenty-five  minutes  after 
nine  when  he  sent  his  card  to  the 
sales  manager  of  the  firm  of  Meck- 
ling  &  Deerfoot,  the  makers  and  sell­
ers  of  the  celebrated  threshers  and 
grain  separators.  The 
reader  will 
please  note  that  there  had  been  a 
modification  of  Henry’s  ideals.  Cut 
glass  was  no  longer  the  goal  of  his 
ambition.  The  card  which  he  sent 
in  was  the  only  one  he  had— his  old 
grind-stone  firm’s  card,  with  his  name 
as  salesman  printed  in  the  lower  left- 
hand  corner.

“This  fellow  wants  the  purchasing 
department,”  growled  Marshall,  the 
sales  manager,  to  the  office  boy. 
“Send  him  over  to  Connor.” ’

The  boy  returned  in  a  few  minutes.
“Please,  Mr.  Marshall,  the  man says 
he  guesses  he  knows  who  he  wants—  
it’s  you.”

“Well,  tell  him  to  wait  and  I’ll 
see  him  in  a  few  minutes,”  answered 
Marshall,  in  a  tone  which  bode  ill  for 
the  hapless  Henry.

That 

His  ill  humor  was  heightened  by 
the  next  letter  which  he  took  up.  It 
was  from  the  President  of  his  con­
cern. 
individual  wanted  to 
know,  among  other  things,  when  the 
sales  department  was  going  to  get 
action  in  the  Eastern  field.  The  writ­
er  also  begged  to  be  informed 
if 
Marshall  knew  that  the  trust  had  just 
gotten  away  with  a  $700,000  contract 
in  Dakota  which  was  rightfully  theirs.
Marshall  swore  under  his  breath, 
for  the  typewriter  girl  was  in  the  ad­
joining  room  and  the  door  was  open. 
Did  he  know  it?  Well,  rather.  He 
had  reason  to  know  it,  for  the  second 
letter  back  had  been  from  his  man  in 
Dakota,  who  had  fallen  down  on  the 
deal.  The  fact  that  the  same  letter 
contained  an  expense  account 
for 
$674.95  for  the  month  tended  to  furth­
er  fasten  the  happening  in  his  mind.

“That  fellow  has  got  to  go,”  was 
Marshall’s  mental  conclusion.  “This 
house  has  no  use  for  men  who 
lay 
down.  What  we  need  is  men  who 
don’t  know  when  they  are  beaten.”

Just  at  this  point  he  was  interrupt­
ed  by  the  office  boy,  who  came  in  and 
said,  “Mr.  Marshall,  that  grind-stone 
man  says  he  can’t  wait  on  you  all 
day.”

“Send  him  in,”  snapped  Marshall.
The  boy  went  out,  and  a  moment 
later  Henry  P.  Keely  was  in  the  pres­
ence  of  his  future  boss.  That  the 
boss  was  without  knowledge  of  the 
relationship  did  not  make  a  particle 
of  difference  to  Henry.

“Mr.  Keely,  I  believe,”  said  Mar­
shall,  with  the  cordiality  of  a  healthy 
icicle.

“The  same,”  echoed  Keely;  “Henry 
P.  Keely,  late  of  the  sales  force  of 
Jones  &  Jones,  handling  the  super- 
hardened  grind-stone,  of  which  you 
have  doubtless  heard.”

“Never  heard  of  the  firm  or  their 
“What 

product,”  growled  Marshall. 
can  I  do  for  you,  Mr.  Keely?”

“You  can  put  me  on  your  sales 
force,  at  $150  per  month  and  all  ex­
penses  paid,”  came  back  Keely.

“ Is  that  all?”  sarcastically  queried 
Marshall.  Then,  in  spite  of  his  bet­
ter  judgment,  “What  on  earth  do 
you  know  about  our  machines  that 
makes  you  think  you  can  sell  them?”
“Don’t  know  any  more  about  your 
machines  than  you  do  about  grind­
stones;  but  I  know  that  I  wouldn’t 
have  let  the  trust  put  it  all  over  me 
like  they  did  over  that  man  of  yours 
in  Dakota.”

“What  do  you  know  about  that 
interested; 

deal?”  asked  Marshall, 
“were  you  there?”

Marshall  read  the  story. 

“Only  what  this  paper  tells  me,” 
and  Keely  pointed  to  a  half-column 
story  in  the  journal  of  that  morning, 
giving  the  facts  of  the  deal.  Keely 
had  evidently  not  been  idle  while  he 
was  waiting  outside  Marshall’s  door.
It  was 
palpably  a  paid  advertisement  which 
the  trust  had  telegraphed  all  over  the 
country. 
It  put  the  deal  in  its  most 
favorable  light,  and  one  reading  it 
would  imagine  the  trust  was  an  angel 
of  light  and  that  the  farmers  of  Da­
kota  would  receive 
threshing 
machines  and  grain  separators  for the 
next  year  at  a  greatly  reduced  price 
on  account  of  the  “large  facilities  for 
manufacturing  and  the  reduced  rates 
for  shipping  which 
the  Harvesting 
Machine  Corporation  had  and  could 
secure.”  It  filled  Marshall’s  soul  with 
wrath.  He  almost  forgot  the  man 
who  had  brought  it  to  his  attention.

their 

Henry  P.  was  not  an 

individual, 
however,  who  could  be  eclipsed  for 
more  than  a  few  minutes  at  a  time 
by  anything  less  than  a  large-sized 
landslide.

“Mr.  Marshall,”  he  began,  “I  sup­
pose  you  have  no  use  for  a  large 
grind-stone,  one,  say,  about  five  feet 
in  diameter,  and  a  foot  thick?”

“Oh,  confound  your  grind-stones,” 
almost  shouted  Marshall. 
“You  cer­
tainly  know  that  I  have  no  use  for 
such  a  thing,  and  if  you  don’t  know, 
I  want  to  tell  you  that  this  is  not  the 
time,  the  place,  nor  am  I  the  kind  of 
a  man  who  enjoys  being  made  a 
fool  of.”

Marshall  had  forgotten  the  open 

door  and  the  typewriter  girl.

“I  have  no  intention  of  doing  that,” 
said  Keely,  in  a  tone  which  was  so 
even  and  earnest  that  Marshall  could 
not  help  but  take  notice.

“What  I  wanted  to  say,”  continued 
Henry  P.,  “was  that  since  you  had 
no  earthly  use  for  a  grind-stone  and 
did  not  want  to  buy  one,  if  I  can 
get  you  to  sign  an  order  for  one,  will 
you  put  me  on  your  force  at  the  fig­
ure  named?”

Marshall  liked  the  audacity  of  the 
in 
“If  you  can  do  it  in  six 

man  and  his  evident  confidence 
himself. 
minutes,”  he  said,  “I’ll  go  you.”

Keely  moved  over  to  a  seat  on  the 
same  side  of  the  desk  on  which  Mar­
shall  was  sitting,  drew  out  the  leaf 
and  produced  a  pencil  and  pad.  While 
doing  this,  he  was  making  up  his  plan 
of  campaign. 
It  was  a  ticklish  mo­
ment. 
In  a  flash  his  mind  reverted 
to  the  seven  dollars  and  some  odd 
cents  in  his  pocket,  and  it  annoyed 
him  that  this  should  occupy  his  mind

when  he  should  have  been  thinking 
of  what  to  say  to  the  man  before 
him. 
It  came  like  an  inspiration  at 
the  last  second.

Looking  Marshall  straight  in  the 
eye,  Keely  began: 
“Mr.  Marshall, 
since  you  have  no  use  for  a  grind­
stone  in  an  industrial  sense,  I  need 
not  quote  prices  to  you. 
I  want  you 
to  know,  however,  that  I  am  going 
to  sell  you  one.  There  are  a  number 
of  varieties  of  grind-stones,  but  their 
purpose  and  use  are  the  same.  In  a 
nail  mill  they  use  the  stones  to  sharp­
en  the  cutting  tools  so  that  they  can 
cut  more  and  better  nails;  in  the  plan­
ing  mills  they  use  another  kind  to 
sharpen  the  planers,  the  mortise  chis­
els,  and  other  edge  tools,  so  that  they 
can  turn  out  better  window  sashes, 
doors,  molding,  and  so  on;  in  the 
cooper  shop  they  use  them  so  that 
their  knives  may  make  better  pro­
portioned  hoops  and  barrels. 
Is  this 
not  so?”

Marshall  was  interested  in  spite  of 
himself.  He  nodded  his  head  in  as­
sent.

“These  stones,”  continued  Keely, 
“cost  the  owners  of  these  mills  and 
factories  money.  They  do  not  hesi­
tate  to  buy  them,  however,  because 
they  need  them  in  their  business. 
I 
come  along  with  a  contract  for  a  new 
grind-stone  something  like  this  (pro­
ducing  a  closely  written  sheet  of  pa­
per,  with  a  few  blank  spaces),  and  I 
say  to  them,  ‘My  grind-stone  will  do 
the  work;  it  will  sharpen  your  tools 
better  than  any  other  kind.  You  sign 
your  name  here  and  one  is  yours.’ 
They  sign  and  they  get  the  best 
grind-stone  on  earth.

“Now,  you,”  swinging  about  and 
addressing  Marshall  personally,  “do 
not  need  this  kind  of  a stone.  You  do 
need  something  to  sharpen  up  and 
keep  on  edge  the  tools  with  which 
you  have  been  doing  business  in  Da­
kota— you  need  a  business 
grind­
I  have  here  a  little  contract 
stone. 
in  which,  if  you  will  permit  me  to 
write  the  name  of  your  respected 
house,  and  affix  your  signature  here, 
will  secure  for  you  the  best  business 
grind-stone  on  earth. 
Its  name  is 
Henry  P.  Keely,  and  it  is  here  boxed 
or  crated,  no  f.  o.  b.  or  anything  else 
to  bother  about.  The  cost  is  $150  per 
month  and  expenses.”

Marshall,  without  a  word,  reached 
for  his  pen  and  signed his  name  to  the 
contract,  which  he  had  read  while 
Keely  was  talking.  He  put  the  firm’s 
name  in  the  blank  space,  and  Henry 
P.  Keely  had  his  job.

“Come  in  this  afternoon  and  we  will 
arrange  the  details,”  was  Marshall’s 
parting  comment  as  Keely  went  out.
Ten  minutes  had  elapsed  since  he 
had  come  in  the  door.  Marshall  re­
turned  to  his  desk.  The  day  seemed 
brighter.  He  felt  as  if  he  had  done 
the  right  thing.

Henry  P.  returned  to  his  hotel.  He 
was  no longer broke.— J. W.  Binder in 
System.

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MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

41

Quarterly  Meeting  of  the  Directors, 

M.  K.  of  G.

Flint,  June  12— The  regular  quarter­
ly  meeting  of  the  directors  of 
the 
Michigan  Knights  of  the  Grip  was 
held  at  Hillsdale  Saturday,  June  10, 
all  members  of  the  Board  being  pres­
ent.

The  report  of  the  Secretary  show­
ed  receipts  for  $2,392  in  the  death 
fund,  $38.50  in  the  general  fund  and 
$78  in  the  entertainment  fund,  all  of 
which  had  been  turned  over  to 
the 
Treasurer.

The  Treasurer  reported  a  balance of 
$211.40  in  the  employment-relief  fund, 
$834.78  in  the  general  fund,  $4,027.59 
in  the  death  fund  and  $146  in  the  en­
tertainment  fund.

The  following  amendments 

to  the 
constitution  were  ordered  printed  and 
mailed  with  the  next  assessment: 

Article  V.,  Section  III.

in  

to  

fro m  

th e   n a m e   of 

th e   A sso ciatio n  

J a n u a r y   m e etin g .  All 

T h e   T re a s u re r  sh a ll  receiv e  all  m oney 
b elo n g in g  
th e  
h a n d s   of  th e   S e c re ta ry   a n d   sh all  d isb u rse 
th e   s a m e   only  u p o n   th e   allo w an ce  by  th e  
B o ard   of  D ire c to rs,  th e   sam e  to   b e  d e­
p o site d  
th e   M ichigan 
K n ig h ts   of  th e   G rip  in   som e  b a n k   to   be 
d esig n a te d   b y   th e   B o ard   of  D irecto rs  a t 
th e ir 
v o u ch e rs 
sh a ll  h e  sig n ed   b y  
th e   T re a s u re r  an d  
c o u n te rsig n e d  
an d  
th e   P re s id e n t 
S e c re ta ry .  T h e   T re a s u re r  sh a ll  fu rn ish  
a  bon d   fro m   a n   ap p ro v ed   in d e m n ity   co m ­
p a n y   in   th e   su m   o f  $2,000  o r  m o re  to   th e  
B o ard   of  D ire c to rs, 
fo r 
th e  
fa ith fu l  c a re ,  ac c o u n tin g  
p a y m en t 
o v er  of  all  m oneys  co m in g   in to   h is  h an d s. 
H e   sh a ll  be  p re s e n t  a t   a ll  b o a rd   m eetin g s 
a n d   s u b m it  a   d e ta ile d   re p o rt  of  th e   r e ­
ce ip ts  a n d   d isb u rs e m e n ts  
th e  
co n d itio n   of  th e   tre a s u ry .

co n d itio n  
th e  

sh o w in g  

b y  

Article  IX.,  Section  V.

T h e   E m p lo y m e n t  a n d   R elief  F u n d   shall 
c o n s is t  of  5  p e r  ce n t,  of  all  D e a th   F u n d  
collections  a t   all  tim e s   w hen  th e re   is  less 
th a n   $1,000  in   th is   fu n d ,  th e   E m p lo y m e n t 
a n d   R elief  F u n d   to   be  su b je c t  to   th e   o rd er 
of  th e   B o a rd   of  D ire c to rs  fo r  th e   relief 
of  w o rth y   d is tre ss e d   b ro th e rs   a n d   th e ir 
fam ilies.

The  following  claims  were  allowed

claim  

and  orders  drawn  to  pay  same:
A n n a   S p ark s,  claim   of  J o h n  S p ark s
(3561) 
....................................................... $500.00
E llen   M.  H ig g s, 
of  w m .
H e n ry   H ig g s   (3200) 
.......................   500.00
N ellie  M .  C la rk ,  claim   of  A lex.  M.
C la rk   (1851) 
........................................   500.00
E m m a   S m ith ,  claim   of  R ic h a rd   H .
........................................   500.00
S m ith   (1484) 
E liz a b e th   A.  B ro o k s,  claim   of  F re d ­
e ric k   W .  B ro o k s  (4395) 
...............  500.00
E m elin e  M.  K in m a n , 
of
...........  500.00
G eorge  A.  K in m a n   (1871) 
R.  P .  B igelow , 
claim   of  F .  G.
(4492) 
H o o p er 
................................. •  500.00
A.  G.  P itts ,  claim   of  A.  S.  D eG olia
(1579 
.........................................................   500.00
of
J u lie tte   ’  tiin g e n fe lz e r, 
H e n ry   L in g e n fe lz e r  (4299) _...........  500.00
M innie  S.  H u m p h re y , 
of
N ew to n   E .  H u m p h re y   (5652)  -----  500.00
C.  C.  H elling,  claim   of  A.  F .  P e a k e
.............................................................   500.00
q \ 
M a ria   E .  H all,  claim   of  C h arles  E .

claim  
claim  

claim  

H a ll  (3288) 
............................................   500.00
The  following  bills  were  allowed

and  ordered  paid:
C.  W .  H u rd ,  b o a rd   m e e tin g ..............
J a m e s   Cook,  b o a rd   m e e tin g ...........
H .  C.  K locksiem ,  b o a rd   m eeting.
G.  H .  R a n d a ll,  b o a rd   m e etin g . 
..
C.  J .  L ew is.  b o a rd   m e e tin g ............
C has.  W .  S tone,  b o ard   m eeting.
.
H .  E .  B ra d n e r,  b o a rd   m eetin g . 
H .  P .  G oppelt,  b o a rd   m e e tin g ----
A.  A.  W e ek s,  b o a rd   m e etin g . 
._..
M.  S.  B ro w n ,  ex p e n se  to   D e tro it.
C.  J .  L ew is,  ex p e n se  to   D e tro it..
J .  A.  W e sto n ,  ex p e n se  to   D etro it.
C.  J .  L ew is,  s a la ry  
..........................
C.  J .  L ew is,  s u n d rie s .........................
C.  J .  L ew is,  s ta m p s ...........................
F .  J .  P ie rso n ,  p rin tin g .....................
H .  E .  B ra d n e r,  s a la ry   ...................

$10.47
4.20
5.88 
7.60 
9.86 
6.14
5.88 
8.17
9.88 
6.00 
5.56 
6.52
135.5
.30
24.00
4.73
50.17
Moved  and  supported  that  James 
Cook  be  appointed  a  committee  of 
one  to  obtain  as  favorable  rates  as 
possible  for  the  annual  convention. 
Carried.

Moved  and  supported  that  an  order 
be  drawn  on  the  Treasurer  for  $5° 
for  stamps  and  $50  for  printing  for 
annual  convention.  Carried.

Moved  an  order  be  drawn  on  the 
Treasurer  for  $50  in  favor  of  C.  J. 
jLewis  for  stamps.  Carried,

Moved  an  assessment  be  called  for 

June  20,  to  close  July  20.  Carried.

Moved  an  assessment  be  called  for 
August  1,  with  annual  dues,  to  close 
Sept.  1.  Carried.

Moved  an  order  be  drawn  in  favor 
of  Brother  Matson  for  twelve  weeks 
at  $7  per  week.  Carried.

Moved  the  President  and  Secretary 
extend  a  vote  of  thanks  to  Mr.  Wat­
son,  of  Smith’s  Hotel,  for  courtesies 
shown.  Carried.

Moved  we  adjourn  to  meet  in  Jack- 
son  at  the  Otsego  Hotel  August  28. 
Carried. 

C.  J.  Lewis,  Sec’y.

The  Grain  Market.

The  visible 

There  has  been  very  little  change 
in  the  cash  wheat  situation  the  past 
week.  The  demand  for  milling wheat, 
both  spring  and  winter,  has  been 
good,  while  receipts  have  been  only 
normal. 
supply  has 
shown  a  decrease  in  wheat  of  1,828,- 
000  bushels;  corn,  1,180,000  bushels, 
while  oats  showed  an  increase  of  406,- 
000  bushels.  The  Government  report 
coming  out  on  the  10th,  gave  the 
condition  of the  growing spring wheat 
crop  as  93.7,  and  the  winter  wheat 
crop  as  7  points  lower  than  on  May 
1,  which  would  give  an  estimated 
yield  of  both 
and  winter 
wheat  of  714.000.000  bushels,  as  com­
pared  with  an  estimate  of  624,000,000 
bushels  for  the  same  date  last  year. 
This  report  is  largely  discounted  by 
the  trade,  at  the  same  time  there  is 
no  inclination  on  the  part  of  millers 
or  grain  men  to  go  short  on  the  mar­
ket.

spring 

The  corn  market  continues  very 
strong  and  has  shown  an  advance  of 
practically  2c  per  bushel  on  cash  corn 
for  the  week.  Stocks  are  compara­
tively  light,  while  the  demand  is  very 
good.  The  outlook  for  the  growing 
crop  is  fair,  the  weather  having  been 
very  favorable  the  past  few  days.

The  oats  market  is  dull,  receipts  are 
airly  good  and  the  demand  up  to  the 
average,  but  prices  are  dragging 
heavily  and  the  market  is  influenced 
argely  by  other  grains.

L.  Fred  Peabody.

Chas.  E.  Morgan,  who  was  on  the 
road  for  the  former  firm  of  Jennings 
&  Smith  for  five  years  prior  to  1892, 
but  who has  been  traveling  in  Indiana 
for  several  years  past  for  Wm.  E. 
Scotten  &  Co.,  of  Detroit,  has 
re­
turned  to  his  first  love  and  will  here­
after  represent  the  flavoring  extract 
department  of  the  Jennings  Manufac­
turing  Co.  in  the  same  territory.  He 
will  make  his  headquarters  at  Logans- 
port.

A  Marquette  correspondent  writes 
as  follows:  John  Johnson,  of  Hough­
ton,  formerly  of  this  city,  has  com­
pleted  arrangements  to  bring  a  base­
ball  team  composed  of copper  country 
commercial  travelers  to  Marquette, 
June  17,  for  the  purpose  of  playing  a 
match  game  with  the  Marquette  trav­
eling  men.  The  game  will  be  played 
at  the  new  fair  grounds  park.

The  Detroit  Retail  Shoe  Dealers’ 
Association  has  issued  a  call  for  a 
general  meeting  for  the  purpose  of 
forming  a  State  association,  to  be 
held  in  Detroit  Aug.  22,  23  and  24.

Manufacturing  Matters.

Detroit— The  Twitchell  Brothers 
Manufacturing  Co.  has  been  incor­
porated  under  the  same  style  and  will 
continue  to  deal  in  wire  and  wire 
goods.  The  corporation  is  capitalized 
at  $50,000,  $25,000  common  and  $25,- 
000  preferred  stock,  all 
subscribed 
and  paid  in  in  property.

Detroit— A 

corporation  has  been 
formed  under  the  style  of  the  Hofel- 
ler-Brooks  Aluminum  &  Brass  Foun­
dry  Co.  for  the  purpose  of  manufac­
turing  and  dealing  in  metal  articles. 
The  authorized  capital  stock  of 
the 
company  is  $6,000,  of  which  amount I 
$3,000  has  been  subscribed  and  $2,500 
paid  in  in  cash.

Detroit—The  Twitchell  Bros.  Man­
ufacturing  Co.,  dealer  in  wire,  brass 
and  other  metal  goods,  has  incorpor­
ated  with  a  capital  stock  of  $50,000. 
The 
E. 
Twitchell,  Frank  C.  Twitchell,  Earl 
Rosco  Ryno,  Andrew  Smith 
and 
Thomas  J.  Parker.

stockholders  are  James 

Clare— J.  F.  Tatman  has  purchased 
a  half  interest  in  the  shingle  mill  of 
Geo.  McKeever  and  Mr.  McKeever 
has  bought  a  half  interest  in  the  gen­
eral  stock  of  Mr.  Tatman.  Although 
equal  partners  in  both  projects,  each 
will  continue  to  conduct  the  business 
which  he  formerly  owned.

Hart  —   A  corporation  has  been 
formed  for  the  production  of  gas  and 
electricity  under  the  style  of  the  Pere 
Marquette  Light  &  Power  Co.  The 
company  has  an  authorized 
capital 
stock  of  $150,000,  of  which  $75,000 has 
been  subscribed  and  $25,000  is  alleg­
ed  to  be  paid  in  in  cash  and  $50,000 
in  property.

Detroit— The  National  Soap  Co., 
taking  over  the  plant  of  R.  L.  Hall, 
at  438-40  Franklin  street,  has  filed  ar­
ticles  of  association  with  the  county 
clerk.  The  capital  stock  is  $50,000, of 
which  $1,500  has  been  paid  in 
in 
cash  and  $13,500  in  other  property. 
The  stockholders  are  Robert  L.  Hall, 
John  E.  Rowland,  Albert  H.  Cramer 
and  Charles  K.  Latham.

Owosso— C.  W.  Gale,  H.  C.  Frieskc, 
Tod  Kincade  and  S.  P.  Watson,  the 
heaviest  stockholders  in  the  Vigoro 
Health  Food  Co.,  bid  in  the  factory 
at  mortgage  sale  June  13  at  $16,622.66, 
the  amount  of  their  claim  against  the 
company.  The  purchasers  will  endeav­
or  to  interest  a  flour  miller  in  the 
project  to  conduct  a  flour  mill.

Ann  Arbor— Ernest  W.  Hurd  and 
Charles  Hurd,  father  and  son,  have 
filed  petitions  in  bankruptcy  in 
the 
United  States  District  Court.  Ernest 
Hurd  places  his  liabilities  at  $37.- 
099.41  and  his  assets  at  $250,  claimed 
as  exempt,  while  Charles  Hurd  says 
his  debts  are  $42,995.14  and  that  all 
he  now  has  is  a  $920  equity  in  an  in­
surance  policy  and  household  proper­
ty  worth  $250.  Nearly  all  of  the  lia­
bilities  are  in  promissory  notes,  and 
the  Farmers  &  Mechanics’  Bank  of 
Ann  Arbor  will  be  one  of  the  heaviest 
losers.  The  Hurds  were  interested 
in  the  Peninsular  Tool  Manufactur­
ing  Co.,  which  has  gone  through  ex­
tended  litigation  the  past  year  or 
more.

Antrim  Iron  Co.,  died  June  5  as  the 
result  of  an  incurable  malady.  Mr. 
Vaughan  was  born 
in  South  Arm 
township,  Charlevoix  county,  Dec.  15. 
1869,  thus  being  in  his  thirty-sixth 
year.  He  remained  on  his  father’s 
farm  until  about  12  years  old,  wh'en 
he  went  to  Ironton,  and  took  a  po­
sition  in  a  store. 
After  remaining 
there  five  or  six  years  he  came  to 
Mancelona  and  clerked  in  the  Hull 
Freeman  store  two  years.  He  then 
became  a  salesman  in  the  store  of  the 
Antrim  Iron  Co.,  where  he  remained 
a  faithful  employe  until  compelled  to 
relinquish  his  position  on  account  of 
illness.  Over  six  years  ago  he  be­
came  manager  of  the  store,  a  position 
he  filled  with  rare  ability.

Holland— Pharlo  Soles  has 

taken 
the  position  of  prescription  clerk  for 
the  Martin  Estate  drug  store.  Mr. 
Soles  was  formerly  head  clerk  for 
Chas.  E.  Kellogg,  of  Grand  Rapids.

Belding— Alfred  Foy  Ireland, who is 
a  valued  employe  in  the  T.  Frank 
Ireland  hardware  store,  was  married 
recently  to  Miss  Marcia  May  Potter, 
of  St.  Joseph.  The  Tradesman  ex­
tends  congratulations.

Adrian— Fred  Clark,  clerk  in  the 
Wood,  Crane  &  Wood  clothing  store, 
while  waiting  on  a  customer  June  9, 
dropped  dead  from  heart  disease.  He 
leaves  a  widow  and  two  children.

Record-Breaking  Shipments  of  Iron 

Ore.

A  new  record  for  iron  ore  ship­
ments  from  Lake  Superior  docks  was 
made  in  May,  the  total  shipments  be­
ing  4,619,431  tons,  more  than  500,000 
tons 
in  excess  of  any  previous 
month’s  record.  At  this  rate,  there 
will  be  no  difficulty  in  handling  30,- 
000,000  tons  during  the  season.

It  is  a  noticeable  fact  that  since  the 
beginning  of  the  war  there  has  been 
no  change  among  either  the  military 
or  naval  commanders  of  Japan.  They 
have  all  accomplished 
things 
the 
whexeunto  they  were 
sent.  They 
would  prefer  death  to  failure  in  any 
enterprise  confided  to  them.

Corunna— Chas.  Davison,  a 

local 
grocery  and  dry  goods  merchant,  has 
executed  a  trust  deed,  for  the  pur­
pose  of  securing  his 
to 
Burnham,  Stoepel  &  Co.  The  assets 
and  liabilities  will  nearly  balance.

creditors, 

The  Steele-Wedeles  Company,  of 
Chicago,  has  inaugurated  a  pipe  de­
partment  under  the  management  of 
Gerson  J.  Brown,  who  is  in  charge 
of  the  cigar  department__________

n

1

LIVINGSTON

HOTEL

T he  steady 

improvement  of  the 
Livingston  with  its  new  and  unique 
writing room unequaled  in  M ichigan, 
its large  and  beautiful  lobby,  its  ele­
gant  rooms  and  excellent  table  com­
mends  it  to  the  traveling  public  and 
accounts for  its  wonderful  grow th  in 
popularity and  patronage.

Cor. Fulton and  Division  Sts.

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

The  Boys  Behind  the  Counter. 
Mancelona— Wm.  E. 

manager  of  the  general  store  of  the L

Vaughan,

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

lots  and— when  I  am— a  big— big—  
man  I  am  going  to  play  with  other 
mans— and— I  don’t  want  to  be— like 
Robinson  Crusoe— and— have  only  a 
bow  wow— to  play  with— and— I.” 
My  baby  had  gone  to  dreamland’s 
playground,  but  not  until  with  baby 
words,  from  baby  thought,  he  had 
solved  the  problem  that  I  alone  could 
not  solve.  He  had  shown  me  that  the 
spirit  of  progress,  with  or  without 
organization,  is  fraternity.

Of  the  two  organizations  that  puz­
zled  me,  one  was  lighted  by  the  glow­
ing bonds  of true  fraternity;  the  other 
was  merely  a  loose  collection  of  sel­
fish  units.  The  members  of  one  of 
these  associations  have  learned  that 
community  of  commercial 
interests 
can  only  be  beneficial  where  all  the 
character,  all  the  individuality  of  each 
man  is  used  for  the  general  good 
through  real  fraternal  unity,  while  the 
members  of  the  other  organization 
know  each  other  as  druggists  only, 
and  have  not  learned  that  commercial 
bonds  alone  are  but  shattering  shac­
kles  of  clay.

If  you,  my  brothers  of  the  trade, 
had  lived  and  wandered  for  a 
few 
weeks  as  I  lived  and  wandered  for 
years;  if  you  had  but  known  the  aw­
ful  solitude  of  the  crowd;  if  you  had 
sat  as  I  have  in  the  crowded  lobby 
of  a  hotel  and  looked  upon  the  hun­
dreds  of  faces  without  seeing  one  you 
knew;  if  you  had  day  after  day,  week 
after  week,  spoken  to  scores  of  men 
and  not  been  able  to  call  one  your 
friend,  your  brother;  then  you  would 
know  what  fraternity  really  means, 
and  would  cherish  this  bright  gem 
in  the  jeweled  chain  of  life.

Look  around  you  and  see  who  they 
are  that live in  the  sunshine  of  others’ 
smiles.  See  what  sort  of  men  they 
are  who  cower  111- the  shadow  of- soli­
tude;  see  how  the  miser  hermit  trem­
bles  in  fear  of  other  men  and  then 
leaves  the  only  gold  he  knew  for 
other  men  to  spend,  knowing  nothing 
but  a  self-made  hell  on  earth;  ex­
pecting  nothing  but  a  deserved  hell 
beyond.

W e  seem  to  think  that  other  men 
are  unfit  for  our  fraternal  confidence 
because  in  the  hours  of  business  care 
they think  and  do  as  we  do.  Suppose 
that  our  forefathers  had  reasoned  so; 
they  were  all  limited  in  occupation 
to  the  axe,  the  gun,  the  plow  or  hoe; 
suppose  that  they  had  not  learned  to 
know  each  other  as  men,  within  the 
home  and  church;  the  hand  of  each 
would  have  been  against  all 
the 
others,  and  each  would  have  faced 
the  red  savage  alone— and  died.

We  face  the  common  trade-demor­
alizing  foe  together,  for  a  few  mo­
ments  or  at  most  a  few  hours  at  a 
time,  and  then  we  glare  at  each  other 
in  suspicion,  break  ranks  and  scatter. 
W hy not bivouac  together?  W hy  not 
sit  around  the  same  camp  fires  and 
find  greater  strength  for  the  battle 
of  to-morrow  by  forgetting  our  trade 
war  in  talk  of  other  things  that  will 
make  us  know  each  other  as 
sons, 
fathers,  men  and  brothers?

The  hard  commercial  conditions  of 
the  day  have  put  upon  nearly  every 
business  man  a  coin-hard  mask,  that 
hides  his  true  character  during 
the 
business  hours  at  least.  Remember,

M ichigan  Board  o f  Pharm acy. 
P re s id e n t—H a rry   H eim .  S ag in a w . 
S e cretary —A rth u r  H .  W eb b er,  C adillac. 
T re a su re r—J .  D .  M uir,  G ra n d   R ap id s. 
S id  A.  E rw in ,  B a ttle   C reek.
W .  E.  Collins,  Owosso.
Meetings  for  1905— Star  Island,  June  26 
and  27;  Houghton,  Aug.  16,  17  and  18; 
Grand  R ap id s,  N ov.  7,  8  and  9.
M ichigan  S tate  P harm aceutical  A sso cia ­

tion.

P re s id e n t —W .  A.  H all,  D etro it.
V ice  P re s id e n ts —W .  C.  K irc h g e ssn e r, 
D e tro it;  C h arles  P .  B a k e r,  S t.  J o h n s ;  H . 
G.  S pring,  U nionvU le.

S e c re ta ry —W .  H .  B u rk e,  D e tro it. 
T re a su re r—E .  E .  R u ssell,  Ja c k s o n . 
E x e cu tiv e  C o m m ittee—J o h n   D .  M uir, 
G ran d   R ap id s;  E .  E .  C alkins,  A nn  A rb o r; 
L.  A.  S eltzer,  D e tro it;  J o h n   W a llac e,  K a l­
am azo o ;  D .  S.  H a lle tt,  D e tro it.
th re e -y e a r 
te rm —J .  M.  L em en,  S h ep h erd ,  a n d   H . 
D olson.  S t.  C harles.

T ra d e   In te re s t  C o m m ittee, 

Pathetic  Plea  for  Larger  Measure  of 

Co-operation.

Among 

The  week  had  held  a  peculiar  and 
puzzling  experience. 
the 
places  to  which  my  contracts  had 
been  sent  were  two  small  cities  in 
neighboring  counties.  The  number 
of  retailers  in  each  was  about 
the 
same,  and  I  felt  well  acquainted  with 
the  trade  in  both  places. 
In  addition 
to  the  circular  letter  that  accompan­
ied  the  contract,  I  had  sent  a  few 
personal  lines  to  each  of  the  druggists 
in  these  cities;  I  had  written  as  friend 
to  friend,  for  I  was  the  friend  of  each, 
and  felt  that  each  was  mine.

. 

From  one  of  the  cities  50  per  cent, 
of  the  contracts  were  returned  sign­
ed,  within  forty-eight  hours;  and  with 
nearly  all  of  them  came  a  few  kind 
words  of  encouraging  approval.  One 
man  had  asked  that  I  let  him  know 
who  had  not  signed,  that  he  might 
use  his  ’phone  tc  hurry 
them  up; 
others  offered  show-window  space;
there  was  hardly  one  that  did  not 
evince  some  real  sentiment  of  fra­
ternity;  and  not  one  had  failed 
to 
clearly  understand  the  proposition—  
every  retailer  had  signed  by  the  end 
of  the  week.  From  the  other  city 
only  12  per  cent,  of  the  contracts haa 
been  signed  by  the  week-end,  and  the 
only  lines  of  writing  with  them  were 
in  the  nature  of  expressed  doubt  and 
suspicion.

-

Both  of  these  cities  are  organized. 
W hy  were  the  results  so  different? 
Even 
in  the  peace-and-love  atmos­
phere  of  my  own  home  this  problem 
was  with  me  as  l  sat in  my  easy  chair 
and  tried  to  read  the 
in 
meerschaum-built  castles  of  smoke.

solution 

“Papa,  rock  boy  to  sleep!”  The 
imperious  command  came  from 
the 
lips  of  a  little  white-robed  figure  that 
stood  at  my  knee. 
I  lifted  my  dar­
ling,  and  he  cuddled  snugly  in  my 
arms.

“Papa,  has  my  hobby  horse  got 

real  skin  and  a  really,  truly  tail?” 

“Yes,  honey-boy;  horsey  has 

real 

skin  and- real  hair.”

“That  little  boy  who  came  to  play 
with  me  said  my  hobby-horse  had 
real  skin. 
I  love  my  horsey  better 
now,  and  wasn’t  he  a  nice  little  boy 
to  tell  me?  I  love  to  play  with  other 
little  boys,  and  when  I  am  a  great 
big  boy  I  am  going  to  play  awful

that  it  matters  not  how  many  things 
a  man  may  seem,  he  has  but  one  true 
self,  one  soul.  The  God  within  him 
is  that  self.  We  call  it  mind.  Let 
us  know  each  other  truly  and  not 
superficially,  let  us  learn  to know  each 
other  as  men  first,  and  druggists  last; 
then,  as  brothers,  we  can  accomplish 
more  for  our  drug  interests.

Away  back  in  the  dark  days,  the 
days  of  wandering,  I  used  to  say  that 
happiness  was  a  meaningless  word. 
That  it  was  like  to-morrow,  a  some­
thing that never  comes.  I  know,  row, 
that  happiness  is  real,  beautifully real. 
Why,  boys?  I  am one  of  the  happiest 
and  richest  men  in  all  the  world,  and 
in  my  storehouse  of  happiness  one 
of  the  rarest  gems  is  friendship.  All 
the  men  friends  I  have  are  in  the 
trade,  and  yet  their  friendship  is  not. 
trade  bound, 
i  know  my  friends  in 
their  homes,  .and  they  know  me  in 
mine;  we  know  each  other’s  wives 
and  children;  we  are  friends  first—  
druggists  incidentally.  Do  you  not 
envy  me? 
I  hope  you  do,  because 
what  we  envy  in  another  we  strive 
to  gain  for  ourselves.

“Bear  ye  one  another’s  burdens”—  
how  hard  it  is  to  do  it  when  we  think 
of  financial  burdens  alone.  See  your 
friend  in  his  home,  see  him  take  in 
his  hand  the  picture  of  some  loved 
one  who  has  gone  into  the  Great  Be­
yond;  see  the  tears  gather 
in  his 
eyes  and  feel  the  moisture  springing 
to  your  own;  know  the  impulse  that 
draws  your  arm  about  his  neck 
in 
depth  of  fraternal  feeling  that  no 
words  can  express;  know,  feel,  that 
love  in  fraternity  is  as  truly,  purely 
love  as  in  parental,  filial  or  conjugal 
bonds.

Learn  the  beauty  of  fraternity  and 
the  world  grows  bright;  practice  it 
and  you  in  the  world  grow  strong. 
To  an  army  going  out  to  battle  for 
a  great  cause  no  general,  no  ruler, 
not  even  the  Ruler  of  the  Universe 
could  give  any  more  encouraging, 
strengthening,  manly advice  than  this: 
“Love  ye  one  another.”

Joel  Blanc.

The  Drug  Market.

Opium— Continues  very  firm  and  is 
tending  higher  on  account  of  condi­
tions  in  the primary market.
Morphine— Is  unchanged.
Quinine— Is  steady.
Norwegian  Cod  Liver  Oil— Contin­
It  is  said  the  crop  is 

ues  to  decline. 
very  large.

Menthol— Is  very  weak  and  tend­

ing  lower.

Oil  Sassafras— On  account  of better 

supply  has  declined.

Dutch  Caraway  Seed— Has  advanc­

ed  and  is  tending  higher.

Base  Ball  Supplies

Croquet

Marbles,  Hammocks,  Etc.

Grand  Rapids  Stationery  Co. 

29  N.  Ionia  St.

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

Invincible

119

As  good  as  cigars  can  be  made 
for  $33  and  $30  respectively. 
If 
you are not handling  these  brands 
include  a  sample  lot  in  your  next 
order.

Handled  by all  jobbers and by 

the  manufacturers

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June’s  the  month  of

Roses

The  advertising  starts  the  sale

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Rectal  Specialist

103  Monroe  Street 

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

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

WHOLESALE  DRUG  PRICE  CURRENT

A dvanced—  
Declined—

Acldum
.............   _§<

A oetloum  
B ensolcum ,  O er.
B oracic 
...............
.........   264
C arb o llcu m  
C ltricu m ...................  424
.........   M
H y d ro cld o r 
N ltro c u m  
84
...........  
O xalicum  
.............   104
P h o sp h o riu m ,  d ii.
S alicyllcum  
.........  424
. . . .  144 i.
S u lp h u ric u m  
T a n n ic u m .............   764
T a rta ric u m  
.........   384

A m m oni«
44
A qua,  18  d e s   . . .  
A qua,  20  d e g   . . .  
64
C a rto n a »  
..........      184
C h lo r ld u m .............   124
A niline
....................2 90©:
B lack  
.................... 522
B row n 
4 5 0
R ed 
..........................
....................*  5 * 0
Yellow 
B acca«
. .  .p o . I I
C ubebae 
80
J u n ip e ru s  
...........
. . . 8*0
X an th o x y lu m  
B alsam um
4 5 0
C opaiba  ..................
........................ 
P e ru  
0
T e rab in ,  C a n a d a . 522
I li
T o lu ta n   ..................
C o rte x  
Abie»,  C a n a d ie n ..
C assiae 
..................
C ln ch o n a  F la v a .. 
B uonym us  a t r o . . 
M y rica  C e rife ra .. 
P ru n u s   V irg in l  .. 
Q uillaia.  g r'd   . . . .  
S a s sa fra s  
. .p o  26
U lm us 
....................
Extractum
G ly cy rrh lza  G la ..  84 
G ly cy rrh lza,  p o ..  28 
H a e m a to x   .............   11
H a e m a to x ,  I s  
H a e m a to x ,  H a   ••  141 
H a em ato x ,  H a  ••  W  

25@  30
154»
25 0

Ferru

U* Î

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

T in n ev elly  

C a rb o n a te   P recip . 
C itra te   a n d  Q ulna 
C itra te   S oluble  . .  
P erro c y a n id u m   S. 
S olut.  C hloride  . .  
S u lp h ate,  co m ’l  . .  
S u lp h ate,  com 'l,  by 
bbl.  p e r  c w t  . .  
S u lp h ate,  p u re   ..
Flora
I f
A rn ica 
A n th em is 
.............   82
...........   20
M a tric a ria  
F olia
B a ro sm a  
...............
C assia  A cutifol, 
. . . .  
C assia,  A c u tifo l.. 
S alv ia  officinalis,
% s  a n d   H *  ••
U va  U r s l ...............
G um m l 
A cacia,  1 st  p k d .. 
A cacia,  2nd  p k d .. 
A cacia,  3rd  p k d .. 
A cacia,  s ifte d   sts .
A cacia,  p o   ...........   46
A loe,  B a rb   . . . . . .   12
A loe,  C ape  .
A loe,  B ocotrl
A m m oniac 
...........   65
...........   36
A sa fo etid a 
B e n z o in u m ...........  60
C atech u ,  Is  
C atech u ,
C atech u ,
C am p h o rae 
E u p h o rb lu m  
. . . .  
1
G alb a n u m   .............
G am boge  . . . . p o . . l   25 
G u ala cu m  
. .p o  25
K i n o ...........po  45o
M astic 
....................
M y rrh  
.........po 50
O pil 
...................  4 0 0
S h ellac 
S hellac,  b le ach ed   4 5 0
T ra g a c a n th  
.........  7 0 0 1
H erbs
.........4  5004
A b sin th iu m  
E u p a to rlu m   o s p k
L o b elia  ----- o s p k
M ajo ru m  
. .ox pk 
M e n th a   P i p o s p k  
M e n th a   V er o s p k
R u e  ............... o s p k
T a n a c e tu m   V   . . .
T h y m u s  V   o s p k  
M agnesia 
650
C alcined,  P a t 
. .  
1 8 “
C a rb o n a te,  P a t   ..  
IS
C a rb o n a te   K -M .
C a rb o n a te  
...........   1*
Oleum 
A b sin th iu m  
. . . . . 4   M 0 6  
A m ygdalae,  D ulc.  6 0 0  
A m y g d alae  A m a .2   0 0 0  8
A nisi 
.......................1  4 5 0 1
A u ran tl  C o rte x  
.2  2 0 0 2
B erg a m ii  ................2  5002
C a jip u tl  .................   8 * 0
C ary o p h illl  ...........  80©
C ed a r 
,
C h enopadii 
......... 3  7 5 0 4
........... 1  0 0 0 1
C in n am o n l 
C itro n ella................   6 0 0
. . .   8 0 0
C onium   M ae 
C o p aib a 
..........* . . l   j j g l
C ubebae 
................1  2001

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

81@  85

.............. ..........3  254x13  35

. . . . 1   0901  10
E v sc h th lto s 
................1  0001  10
E rig e ro n  
G a u lth e ria  
............2  25 @2  35
75
. . . . o z  
G eran iu m  
G ossippll  Sem   g al  5 0 0   60
H edeom a 
............1  400 1   50
...............   4 0 0 1   20
J u n íp e ra  
L a v en d u la 
...........  9 0 0 2   75
lm onis  .................  9 0 0 1   10
M en th a  P ip e r  ...3   40@3  50 
M en th a  V erid  ...6   00®5  50 
M o rrh u ae  gal. 
.. 1   2 5 0 1   50
M y rcla  .................. 3  00
O live 
.....................   75
P icls  L iq u id a 
. . .   10
P icis  L iq u id a  cal
....................  92
Itic ln a  
R osm arin! 
...........
R o sae  oz 
........... 5  00
S u c c l n i...................   40
S ab in a 
...................   90
S a n ta l  ..................... 2  25
S a s sa fra s  
.............  7 5 0
S inapls,  ess.  o s ... 
0
......................1  1 0 0
T iglll 
T h y m e  ...................   40©
T h y m e,  o p t ......... 
0
T h e o b ro m as  ___   15 0
P o tassiu m

B l-C a rb   .................   15
B ic h ro m ate 
.........  13
B rom ide 
...............  25
C arb  
.....................  12
.........po.  12
C h lo ra te 
C yanide 
...............  24
......................3  60
Iidide 
P o ta s s a ,  B ita rt p r  30 
P o ta s s   N itra s   o p t 
7 
P o ta s s   N itra s   . . . .   6
P ru s s ia te  
.............  23
S u lp h ate  po 
. . . .   16

R adix
........... 

TO

.................   30

A conitum  
20
...................   30
A lth a e 
...............  10
A n ch u sa 
A rum   po
C alam u s 
...............   20
G e n tia n a   po  1 5 ..  12 
G ly ch rrh iza  pv  15  16 
H y d ra stis,  C an a d a. 
H y d ra s tis .  C an.po 
H ellebore,  A lb a .
In u la,  po 
.............
Ipecac,  po.............. 3
.............
Iris   plox 
J a la p a ,  p r 
...........
M a ra n ta ,  % s 
. . .  
P odophyllum   po.
R hei 
.......................
R hel,  c u t 
..........1
R hel,  p v  
. . . . . . . .
S plgella 
S an g u in a rl,  po 24
.........
S e rp e n ta ria  
.................
S en eg a 
S m llax.  offl’s  H .
S m llax,  M  
...........
S cillae  po  8 5 ....  104
S ym plocarpua 
.
*8  V a le ria n a   E n g  
„   V ale rian a,  G er
? •  Z in g ib er  a  
..........  12©
1®  Z in g ib er  J ............   1 6 0
12 
Sem en
45  A niaum   pe.  2 8 ...
35  A pium   (g rav el’s).  13
21  B ird,  la   .................  
4
. . . .   10
65  C arul  po  15 
14  C ardam on  .............  70
26  C o rta n d ru m  
. . . .   12
5
41  C an n a b is  S ativ a. 
48  C ydonium   .............  75
40  C nenopodium  
. . .   25
65  D lp te rix   O dorate.  80
18  F oen lcu lu m  
.........
14  F o en u g reek ,  p o .. 
7
4
18  L ln l  .......................... 
2
L inl,  g rd.  bbl.  2% 
L o b e lia ...................   76
P h a rla rls   C a n a 'n  
8
5
R a p a ........................ 
S ln ap ts  A lba  . . . .  
7
S in ap ls  N ig ra   . . .  
9
S p iritu s

F ru m e n tl  W   D ..3   * 9 0 1
F ru m e n tl 
.............1  250 1
J u n ip e rls   Co  O  T .l  650 2  
J u n lp e rls   Co  . . . . 1   750 8  
S acc h aru m   N   1 .1   9 0 0 2  
..1   7 5 0 6
S p t  V lni  G alli 
V inl  O p o rte  ___ 1  250 2
........... 1  250 2
V in a  A lba 

S ponges

F lo rid a   S h eep s’  wl
c a r r i a g e .............2  0003
N a ssa u   sh eep s’  w l
c a r r i a g e .............3  500 3
V elvet  e x tra   s h p s' 
0 3
w ool,  c a rria g e   .
E x tra   yellow   sh p s’ 
01
w ool  c a rria g e ..
G ra ss  sh eep s’  wl,
c a rria g e  
............
8!
H a rd ,  s la te  u se  ..
Yellow   Reef,  fo r
0 1
s la te   u se ............
S yrupe
A cacia 
...................  
A u ra n tl  C o rte x   . .  
Z in g ib e r .................  
Ipecac  ...................... 
F e rri  Iod 
............. 
R hel  A rom   ------
S m llax  Offl’s  
S enega 
.........
S c il la e .............
SclUae  Co 
..
T o lu ta n  
. . . .
P ru n u s   v trg

J
0
0
O
©
. . .   50«

T in c tu re s  
A cçn ltu m   N a p ’sR  
A conitum   N a p ’s F  
.....................  
A lbes 
A ttic a  
...................  
A loes  &  M y rrh   . .  
A sa io e tld a  
........... 
A tro p e  B elladonna 
A u ra n tl  C o rtex   . .  
B enzoin 
...............  
B enzoin  Co  ......... 
...............  
B aro sm a 
C a n t h a r id e s ......... 
C apsicum  
.............  
........... 
C ard am o n  
C ard am o n   Co  . . .  
C asto r 
...................  
C atech u   .................  
C in c h o n a ...............  
C inchona  Co  . . . .  
C olum ba 
...............  
C ubebae 
...............  
C assia  A cutifol  . .  
C assia  A cutifol Co 
D ig italis 
...............  
...................... 
E rg o t 
F e rri  C h lo rld u m . 
G e n tian  
...............  
G en tian   Co. 
. . . .  
G u iaca  ...................  
G uiaca  am m o n   . .  
H y o scy am u s 
. . . .  
Iodine 
...................  
Iodine,  co lo rless.. 
K in o  
...................... 
L dbella  ................... 
M y r r h .....................  
N u x  V o m ic a ......... 
O pil  .......................... 
O pil,  c a m p h o rate d  
Opil,  d eo d o rized .. 
Q u assia 
.................  
............... 
R h a ta n y  
........................ 
R hel 
S a n g u in a ria  
........  
S e rp e n ta ria  
......... 
S trom onium  
. . . .  
T o lu ta n  
.................  
V ale rian  
............... 
V e ra tru m   V erid e. 
............... 
Z in g ib er 

M iscellaneous

69
69
60
50
60
59
69
50
60
50
50
75
50
75
75
1  00
50
50
60
50
60
50
50
50
50
35
50
60
50
$0
50
75
75
50
50
50
50
75
50
1  50
60
50
5«
50
50
61
66
60
5(
2C

..........  32

A eth er,  S p ts N it Sf 30 
A eth e r,  S p ts N it 4f 34 
3
A lum en,  g rd  po 7 
A n n a t t o .................   40
A ntim onl,  po  . . . .  
4
A ntim oni  e t  po  T   40
A n tip y rin   ..............
..........
A n tlfe b rin  
A rg en ti  N itra s   oz
A rsen icu m  
...........  10
B alm   G ilead  b u d s  60 
B ism u th   S  N  
..2   80 
C alcium   C hlor,  Is  
C alcium   C hlor. H a 
C alcium   C hlor % s 
C a n th arid es,  R us.
C apsicl  F ru c ’s  a f 
C apslci  F ru c ’s po 
C ap’l  F ru c ’s B  po 
C aro p h y llu s 
. . . .
C arm in e,  N o.  40..
C era  A l b a .............  50
C era  F la v a  
.........  40
C rocus 
................. 1  75
C asala  F ru c tu s   ..
C e n tra rla  
.............
C ataceu m  
.............
C hloroform  
C hloro’m ,  Squibbs.  ©
C hloral  H y d   C rs t 1  350 1   60
C h o n d ru s  ..............   20©  25
C lnchonldlne  P -W   38©  48 
C lnchonld’e  G erm   3 8 0   48
C ocaine 
................. 4  050 4   25
75
C orks  lis t  d  p   ct. 
C reosotum  
0   45
........... 
C r e t a ...........bbl  75 
©  
2
5
©  
C reta,  p re p   ......... 
C reta,  p recip  
. . .  
9 0   11
0  
C reta,  R u b ra  
. . .  
8
C rocus 
..................... 1  200130
...............  
C u d b ear 
0   24
C uprl  S ulph 
. . . .
D e x trin e  
...............
E m ery ,  all  N o s..
-----
E m ery ,  po 
E rg o ta  
. . .  .po.  65 
E th e r  S ulph 
. . . .
F la k e   W h ite   . . . .
G alla 
......................
G am b ler 
  84
.............. 
©
G elatin,  C ooper  . 
G elatin ,  F re n c h   .  3 5 0
G lassw are,  fit  box 
.
th a n   box 
G lue,  brow n 
. . . .   11
G lue,  w h ite   .........  15
G ly cerln a 
............   15
G ra n a   P a ra d lsi  ..
H u m u lu s 
...............  35
H y d ra rg   C h  M t.
H y d ra rg   Ch  C or 
H y d ra rg   O x R u ’m  
H y d ra rg   A m m o'l 
H y d ra rg   U n g u e’m   50« 
H y d ra rg y ru m  
IchthyoD olla,  A m .  90«
In d ig o  
...................   75
Iodine,  R esu b l 
..4   85
Iodoform  
..............4  90
L u p u lin  
i
L ycopodium ...........1  15«
......................  65'
M acls 
L iq u o r  A rsen   e t 
i 
H y d ra rg   Io d   ..  
L lq   P o ta s s   A rsln lt  10 
M agnesia.  Sulph. 
2 
— 

S ulph  bbl.

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

L e ss 

- 

0 1   • •
0 2   99

M annla,  S  F   . . . .   4 6 0   6«
................ 2  4 0 0 2   60
M enthol 
M orphia.  8 F & W 3  3 6 0 2 M  
M orphia,  S N  Y  Q2 3 5 0 2  6t  
M orphia,  M ai. 
. .2  3 5 0 2   69 
0   49 
M oschus  C a n to n . 
M y ristica,  N o.  1.  2 2 0   39 
N u x   V om ica  po 15 
0   19
O s  S e p i a ...............   2 5 #   28
P ep sin   S aac.  H   4b
P   D   C o ...............  
P icis  L lq  N   N   %
g al  d o z ...............  
P icis  L iq  q ts   . . . .  
0   80 
P icis  Llq.  p in ts . 
0   60
P il  H y d ra rg   po 80 
0   18
P ip e r  N ig ra   po  22 
P ip e r  A lba  po  35 
0   30
P ix   B u r g u n ......... 
0  
7
P lu m b i  A cet  . . . .   1 8 0   15
P u lv is  Ip ’c  e t  O p lll 3 0 0 1  50 
P y re th ru m ,  b x s H
0   76 
&  P   D   Co.  doz. 
P y re th ru m ,  p v   . .   2 0 0   25
Q u assiae 
...............  
8 0   16
Q uina,  S  P   &  W .  22©  32 
Q uina,  S  G er.  . . . .   22©  32
Q ulna,  N .  Y ..............22©  32
R u b ia  T ln c to ru m   1 2 0   14 
S ac c h a ru m   L a ’s .  22©  26
S alacln  
................. 4  5 0 0  4  75
S an g u is  D ra c ’s   . .   4 0 0   50
Sapo.  W  
.............  1 2 0   14

0 1  *9

D eV oes 

Sapo,  M .................   1 0 0   12
Sapo,  G .................  
0   16
S eidlitz  M ix tu re ..  2 0 0   22
S ln ap is 
0   18
.................  
0   SO
S in ap ls,  o p t ......... 
Snuff,  M accaboy,
©   61
............. 
0   61
Snuff,  S ’h   D eV o’s  
Soda.  B o r a s ......... 
9 0   11
9 0   11 
Soda,  B o ras,  p o . 
S oda  e t  P o t’s   T a r t  25©  28
............1 H 0  
Soda,  C a rb  
3
. .  
3© 
Soda,  B l-C a rb  
5
4
Soda,  A sh 
..............3 % 0  
Soda,  S u lp h as 
. .  
0  
2
© 2  60
S pts,  C ologne 
. .  
S p ts,  E th e r  C o ..  60©  55 
S p ts,  M y rcia  D om  
@2  00 
S pts,  V lnl  R ec t bbl 
S pts.  V l’i R ec t  % b 
S p ts,  V i’i R ’t  10 gl 
S p ts,  V l’i R ’t  6 gal 
S try c h n ia ,  C ry s ta ll  0 5 0 1  25
S u lp h u r  S u b l .........2% ©  
4
S u lp h u r,  R oll 
. . . . 2 % 0   3%
T a m a rin d s  
8©   10
T e re b e n th   V enice  28©  30
T h e o b r o m a e .........  4 5 0   50
V an illa 
Z inci  S ulph 
8

................ 9  00©
7©  

........... 

......... 
Oils

bbl  gal
W h ale,  w in te r  . . .   70@  70

43

L a rd ,  e x tra  
. . . .   70©
L a rd .  N o.  1 .........  6 0 0
L inseed,  p u re   ra w   49© 
L inseed,  boiled 
...5 0 0  
N e a t’s-fo o t,  w  s t r   66© 
S pts.  T u rp e n tin e .  6 1 0

P a in ts  

A m erican  

bbl 
R ed  V en e tia n  
...1 %   3  4
O chre,  yel  M a rs . 1%  2  6
O chre,  yel  B e r  . .1%   2  4 
P u tty ,  co m m er’1.2i4  2%( 
P u tty ,  s tric tly   p r2 H   2% i 
V erm ilion,  P rim e
.........  13©
V erm ilion,  E n g ...  75©
..........14©
G reen,  P a ris  
G reen,  P e n in s u la r  13©
L ead, 
..............6 % 0
Lead,  w h ite  
. . . .   6% ©  
W h itin g ,  w h ite   S ’n   ©  
W h itin g   G ilders’ 
0  
W h ite,  P a ris   A ra’r   @1 
W h lt’g   P a ris  E n g
.....................  
©1
U n iv ersal  P re p ’d  1  100 1

cliff 

red  

V a rn ish es

N o  1  T u rp   C oach 1  1 0 0 1  
E x tr a   T u rp  
. . . . 1   60©1 
C oach  B ody 
. . . . 2   7 5 0 3  
N o  1  T u rp   F u r n l  0 0 0 1  
E x tra   T   D a m a r  .1  5 5 0 1  
J a p   D ry e r N o  1  T   7 0 0

Drugs

We are  Importers and  Jobbers of Drugs, 

Chemicals and  Patent  Medicines.

We  are  dealers 

Varnishes.

in  Paints,  Oils  and

We have a full  line  of  Staple  Druggists’ 

Sundries.

We are the sole proprietors of Weatherly’s 

Michigan  Catarrh Remedy.

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

Qrand  Rapids, Mich.

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

GROCERY  PRICE  CURRENT

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

ADVANCED
Im p o rted   Rice
C loves

DECLINED

S p rin g   W h e a t  F lo u r.
C heese

1

Index to Markets

B y   C o lu m n s

Col

A

axle  Grease  .................... 

1

B

1
1
1
1

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

Bath  Brick  .................... 
........................... 
Brooms 
Brushes 
........................... 
Butter  Color 
................  
C
...................... 11
Confections 
1
Candles 
1
Canned  Goods 
..................   2
Carbon  Oils 
.............................  2
Catsup 
.............................  2
Cheese 
Chewing  Gum 
.............  2
Chicory 
...........................  2
Chocolate 
.......................   2
Clothes  Lines  ................   2
Cocoa  ..............................   2
Cecoanut  .........................  2
Cocoa  Shells  ...............  
  3
..............................   2
Coffee 
Crackers 
2

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

 

D

Dried  Fruits  ..................   4

F

farinaceous  Goods 
. . . .   4
Fish  and  Oysters  ............10
Fishing  Tackle 
.............  4
Flavoring  e x t r a c t s ........  S
Fly  P a p e r .......................
Fresh  M eats  ..................   5
Fruits  ......................  
11

 

G

Gelatine  ...........................  5
Grain  B ags  ....................  S
Grains  and  Flour  .........   6

Herbs 
Hides  and  Pelts 

..............................   6
........... 10

H

I

Indigo  ..............................  

J

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

 

Jelly 

i

f

L

Licorice  ...........................  

Ift  ...................  s

M
Meat  Extracts 
i
Molasses  .........................   6
Mustard 
.........................   6

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

1

Nuts 

 

11

N
.............  
O

F

Hives  ...............................  0

 

 

 

Pipes  ................. 
i
4
Pickles  ................... 
Playing  C a r d s ................   6
.............................  6
Potash 
......................  0
Previsions 
R

B i c e ..................................   4

S

Salad  Dressing  .............  7
Saleratus 
.......................   7
Sal  Soda 
7
..................  
..................................  7
Salt 
Balt  Fish 
.......................   7
Beads 
..............................   7
Shoe  Blacking  ...............  7
Snuff 
...............................   7
Soap 
................................  7
Soda 
................................   8
Splees  ..............................  8
.............................  8
Starch 
Sugar 
.............................  8
Syrups 
........  
8
T

Tea 
Tobacco 
Tw ine 

..................................   8
.........................   9
t

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

 

 

Vinegar 

V

.........................   B

W ashing  Powder  .........   9
W M ttag 
.........................   9
Wsadenwnre  ..................   9
W reptdug  Pager  ........... M

Y east  OaBe  ....................IB

W

V

A X L E   G R EA SE 

F ra z e r’s

lib .  w ood  boxes,  4  dz.  2  00 
lib .  tin   boxes,  3  doz.  2  35 
3% Ib.  tin   boxes,  2  dz.  4  25 
101b   p ails,  p e r  doz. 
. .6  00 
151b.  p alls,  p e r  doz 
. .7  20 
251b.  p alls,  p e r  d oz  . .12  00 

B A K ED   B E A N S 
C olum bia  B ra n d  

P lu m s

............... ................   85
P in ea p p le
................... 1  25@2  75

P lu m s

G ra te d
S liced

F a ir   .. .
G ood 
.
F a n c y   . . .  
G allon

P u m p k in
...................  
.................  
........... 
...................  
R asp b e rrie s 

70
80
1  00
@2  00
@

R u ssian   C av ier

BATH  BRICK

S ta n d a rd   ...............

..............................  
BROOMS

. . . .   90 
lib .  ca n ,  p e r  doz 
. . . . 1   40 
21b.  ca n ,  p e r  dos 
. . . . 1   80 
Sib.  c a n ,  p e r  d oz 
........................  75
A m erican  
'Alb.  c a n s   .......................... 3  75
E n g lish  
85
% lb .  c a n s  
........................ 7  00
........................ 12  00
lib   c a n s  
................... 2  75
N o.  1 C a rp e t 
S alm on
................... 2  35
N o.  2 C a rp e t 
Col’a   R iv e r, ta ils . 
@1 80
................... 2  15
N o.  3 C a rp e t 
Col’a   R iv e r,  fla ts .l  85@1 90
___  
N o.  4 C a r p e t .....................1  75
. . . . . . . . .2  40  !  S * 4,   -Alaska.  ..........1  3 5 # 1  45
P a rlo r  G em  '.  
#   95
r i n k   A la s k a  
C om m on  W h isk  
...........  85
............... 1  20
F a n c y   W h isk  
W a re h o u se  
......................3  00

. .   3%@   3% 

 

S hoe

S to v e

S crub

C A N D L E S

B lac  -e r r ie s

C lam   B ouillon

B U T T E R   COLOR 

B R U S H E S
Solid  B ac k   8  In 
.........  75
I n .........  
Solid  B ack ,  11 
95
85
P o in te d   e n d s ..................- 
 
75
N o.  3 
N o.  2 
.................................1  10
..................................1  75
N o.  1 
..................................1  00
N o.  8 
N o.  7 ....................................1 30
N o.  4 
..................................1  70
N o.  3 
..................................1  90
W .,  R .  &  C o's,  15c s lz e .l  25 
W .,  R .  &  C o.’s,  25c size.2  00 
E le c tric   L ig h t.  8s  _____9%
E le c tric   L ig h t,  1 6 s ___ 10
P araffin e ,  6s  
.................   9
P araffin e ,  12s 
9%.20
W ick ln g . 
. . . .
C A N N E D   GOODS 
A pples
80
3  Tb.  S ta n d a r d s ..  75®
G als.  S ta n d a rd s. 
2  25@2 35
85
S t a n d a r d s .............
B eans
B a k e d ..........................  80@1 30
R ed   K id n e y   ___   8 5 #   95
S trin g  
...................   7 0 0 1   15
W a x  
........................  7 5 # t  25
B lu e b erries
1  40
S ta n d a rd   .............
B rook  T ro u t
6  75 
G allon.....................
1  90
21b .  c a n s,  s .p lc e d  
C lam s
L ittle   N eck,  lib .  1  00@1  25
L ittle   N eck,  21b.. 
@1 50
B u rn h a m ’s   %  p t 
......... 1  90
B u rn h a m ’s,  p ts  
........... 3  60
B u rn h a m ’s,  q ts  
..............7  20
C h erries
R ed   S ta n d a rd s   ..1   30@1  50
W h ite  
.................... 
1  50
F a ir ..................................... 7 5 090
G ood 
1  00
 
.................................1  25
F a n c y  
F ren ch   P e a s
S u r  E x tra  F in e  
...............  22
E x tr a   F in e  
....................  19
....................................   15
F in e  
M oyen 
................................  11
G ooseD errles
S ta n d a rd  
..........................   90
H om iny
S ta n d a rd   ............................  85
L o b ste r
S ta r,  % lb 
...................... 2  15
l i b ...............................3 75
S ta r, 
P ic n ic   T a ils 
.................... 2  60
M u stard ,  l i b ........................1 80
M u sta rd ,  21b........................2 80
S oused,  1% ..........................1 80
S oused.  21b........................... 2 80
T o m a to  
lib .  ....................1  80
T o m ato .  2 Tb......................... 2 80
M ushroom s
H o te ls 
...................   15@  20
B u tto n s   .................   2 2 #   25
O y sters
@  90 
Coe,  l i b ...................
Cove,  21b.................
@1  70 
@1  00
Cove,  lib .  O val  ..
P eac h es
P i e .............................1  10@1 15
Y ellow ........................1  65@2 25
S t a n d a r d ................ 1  00@1 35
@2  00
F a n c y  
Peas
...........   9 0 # 1   00
M arrowfat 
“  
9 0 0 1   «9
J —  
S 3

C o m
................... 

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

M ackerel

P e a rs

. . . .  
S a rd in e s
D om estic,  % s 
D o m estic,  % s  . .  
5
D om estic,  M u st’d  6  @  9
C alifo rn ia,  % s  . . .   11@14 
C alifo rn ia,  % s ...l 7   @24
F re n c h ,  % s  .........7  # 1 4
F re n c h ,  % s ......... 18  # 2 8

S h rim p s

S t a n d a r d .............1  20@1  40

F a ir  
G ood 
F a n c y  

S u cco tash
........................ 
........................ 

95
1  10
.....................1  25@1  40
S tra w b e rrie s

S ta n d a rd   ...............  
F a n c y ........... 

1 4 0

1  10

T o m ato e s
F a ir   .........................  
@  80
@  85
........................ 
G ood 
F a n c y .....................1  15@1  45
G a ll o n s ...................2  50@2  60

C A R B O N   O ILS 

B a rrels
P e rfe c tio n  
@10%
...........  
W a te r   W h i t e ___ 
@1
D .  S.  G asoline 
# 1 3
. 
D eodor’d  N a p ’a  . . .   @12
C y lin d er 
E n g in e  
...................16  # 2 2
B lack ,  w in te r 

...............29  @34%
. .   9  # 10%

C E R E A L S  

B re a k fa st  F oods 

P illsb u ry ’s   V ito s.  3 doz  4  25 
B o rd eau   F la k e s,  36  lib   4  05
M a lta   V ita ,  36  lib   ___ 2  85
G rap e  N u ts ,  2  doz.......... 2  70
..2   40 
M a lta   C eres.  24  lib  
C ream   of W h e a t,  36 21b  4  50 
E g g -O -S ee,  36  p k g s 
.. 2  85 
M a p l-F la k e,  36  lib  
.. . 4   05 
E x cello   F la k e s,  36  lib .  2  75 
E xcello,  la rg e   p kgs.  . . .  4  50
V igor,  36  p k g s .................. 2  75
F o rce.  36  2Tb 
................4  50
....................4  10
Z e st,  20  21b 
Z est,  36  sm all  p k g s  . . .  4  50
R a lsto n ,  36  21b 
............4  50
D utch  R u sk
C ases 
...................................4  75
B ulk,  p e r  100 
..................  55
Rolled  O ats.
..4   50 
R olled  A v en n a.  bb ls 
S tee l  C u t,  1001b  s a c k s 2  25
M on arch ,  bbl 
..................4  10
M o n arch ,  1001b  s a c k s   1  90
Q u ak er,  c a s e s ..................3  10
C rack ed   W h e a t
...................................  3%
B u lk  
..............2  50
24  21b.  p a c k a e s 

C A T S U P

C olum bia,  25  p t s ...........4  50
C olum bia,  25  % p t s . . . 2   60
S n id er’s   q u a rts  
..............3  25
S n id er’s   p in ts  
................2  25
S n id e r’s   % p in ts   ........... 1  30

C H E E S E
A cm e  .......................
C arso n   C ity  
. . . .
P e e rle s s  
................
.......................
E lsie  
................
E m b lem  
.........................
G em  
Id e a l 
.......................
J e rs e y  
.....................
R iv e rsid e 
.............
W a rn e r’s 
..............
B ric k ..........................
E d a m  
....................
L eiden 
....................
L im b u rg r. 
P in ea p p le 
S ap   S ag o .................
S w iss,  d o m e stic  .
S w iss,  Im p o rted   .

.................
.............40

@11
@11
@ 10%
@12
# 11%
# 11%
#11
@11
# 11
@ 11%
@15
@90
@15
@60
@19
@14%
#20

14%

C H E W IN G   GUM 

A m erican   F la g   S pruce.  55
B ee m an ’s  P e p sin  
.........  60
B la ck   J a c k  
......................  55
L a rg e s t  G um   M ade 
. .   60
55
S en   S en 
..................... 
 
S en  S en  B re a th   P e r f .l   00
S u g a r  L o a f 
......................  55
Y u c a ta n  
............................  55
B u lk   ....................................  
5
7
....................................... 
R ed 
E a g le  
4
..................................  
F ra n c k ’s  
............................ 
7
S chem er's 
.......................... 
6
W a lte r  B ak e r  &   Co.’s

C H O C O L A T E  

C H ICO RY

G erm an   S w e e t ................  22
P re m iu m  
..........................  28
V a n i l l a ................................   41
C a ra c a s   ..............................   35
E a g le  
..................................   28
COCOA
B ak e r’s  
..............................   35
C leveland 
..........................  41
C olonial,  % s 
...................   35
C olonial,  % s  ...................   33
E p p s   . 
 
 
42
H u y le r 
................................   45
V an   H o u te n ,  % s ...........   12
V an   H o u ten ,  % s ...........  20
V an   H o u ten ,  % s ........... 
40
V an   H o u te n ,  I s .............   72
W eb b  
...................................  28
W ilb u r,  % s ........................  41
W ilb u r.  % s 
...................   42
D u n h a m ’s  % s .............   26
D u n h a m ’s  % s & % s ..  26%
D u n h a m ’s   % s 
...........  27
D u n h a m ’s   % s .............  28
B u lk  
................................   13
201b.  b a g s ............. 
I ,ess  q u a n tity  . . . . . . . . .   3
P o u n d   p a c k a g e s  ................4

COCOA  S H E L L S

CO COA N UT

............2%

 

C O F F E E

Rio

 

C om m on................................11
......................................12
F a ir  
C hoice 
................................15
F a n c y .......................  
.18
S an to s
C om m on 
.............................11%
F a ir ......................................... 12%
C hoice....................................15
F a n c y .................................... 18
P e a b e r r y ............................
M aracaibo
F a ir ........................................16
C hoice 
................................18
C hoice 
.................................16%
................................ 19
F a n c y  
G u ate m ala
C hoice 
................................15
A frican  
..............................12
F a n c y   A frican   ............... 17
O.  G...................................... 25
P .  G ....................................... 31
M ocha
A ra b ia n  
............................21
P ac k a g e  

M exican

J a v a

N ew   Y o rk   B asis

d ire c t 

A rb u ck le..............................13  50
D ilw o rth .............................. 13  00
J e rs e y . 
.............................. 13  50
........................ . . . . . 1 3   50
L io n  
M cL aughlin’s   X X X X  
M cL a u g h lin ’s  X X X X   sold 
to   re ta ile rs   only.  M ail  all 
o rd e rs  
to   W .  F . 
M cL au g h lin   &  Co.,  C h i­
cago.
H o llan d ,  %  g ro   boxes.  95
F elix ,  %  g r o s s ................ 1  15
H u m m e l’s  foil.  %  gro.  85 
H u m m e l’s  tin .  %  g ro .l  43 
N a tio n a l  B iscu it  C om pany’s 

C R A C K E R S

E x tra c t

B ra n d s 
B u tte r

S oda

S ey m o u r  B u t t e r s ...........6%
N   Y   B u tte rs   ...................   6%
S alted   B u tte rs   ..................6%
F a m ily  B u t t e r s ..................6%
N B C   S o d a s ...................... 6%
S ele ct 
.....................................8
S a ra to g a   F la k e s   ............13
O y ster
R ound  O y s t e r s ..................6%
S q u a re   O y ste rs 
................6%
F a u s t 
.....................................7%
....................................... 7
A rgo 
E x tr a   F a rin a   ....................7%
S w e et  Goods
A n im a ls 
.............................10
A sso rte d   C ake  ................11
A sso rte d   N o v elty   ............8
B ag ley   G em s 
.................... 9
B elle  R o se 
........................ 9
B e n t’s   W a te r  ..................17
B u tte r  T h i n ...................... 13
C h o co late  D ro p s 
............17
Coco  B a r 
.......................... 11
C o co an u t  T a f f y ..............12
Coffee  C ake,  N .  B .  C. .10 
Coffee  C ake,  Iced  
. . .  .10 
C oco an u t  M acaro o n s  ..1 8
C rac k n els 
.......................... 16
................11
C u rra n t  F r u it 
C hocolate  D a in ty  
....1 7
C artw h e e ls 
...................... 10
D ixie  C ookie  ...................... 9
F lu te d   C ocoanut  ............11
F ro ste d   C re a m s 
..............9
G in g er  G e m s ...................... 9
G in g er  S n ap s,  N   B   C  7% 
I G ra n d m a   S an d w ich   . . .  11
G ra h a m   C r a c k e r s .........9
.12 
H o n ey   F in g e rs,  Iced  
H o n ey   J u m b le s 
. . . . ,  .12 
Iced   H o n ey   C ru m p e t 
,12

4

6

  8%

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

Im p e ria ls  
............................ 9
..................15
In d ia n a   B elle 
J e rs e y   L u n c h  
..................8
L a d y   F in g e rs  
................12
1 Jid y   F in g e rs,  h a n d   rad  25 
L em on  B isc u it  S q u are  9
L em on  W a fe r 
................16
L em on  S n ap s  ..................12
L em on  G e m s .................... 10
T .era  Yen 
.....................1 1
M arsh m allo w  
..................16
M arsh m allo w   C rea m   ..1 7  
M arsh m allo w   W a ln u t  .17
M ary   A n n  
M a l a g a .................................11
M ich  Coco  F s ’d  h o n ey . 12
M ilk  B iscu it 
...................  8
M ich.  F ro ste d   H oney  12
M ixed  P icn ic 
..................11 %
M olasses  C akes,  Scolo’d  9
M oss  J e lly   B a r 
............12
M uskegon  B ran c h ,  Ic e d ll
...............................12
N ew to n  
O atm eal  C ra c k e rs 
. . . .   9
O ran g e  Slice 
..................16
O ran g e  G em   ...................... 9
P e n n y   A sso rte d   C akes  8
P ilo t  B rea d  
7
P in e a p p le   H o n e y ...........15
P in g   P o n g .......................... 9
P re tz e ls,  h a n d   m a d e  
.. 8% 
P re tz e le tte s ,  h a n d   m ’d  8% 
P re tz e le tte s ,  m ch.  m ’d  7%
R a isin   C ookies.................... 8
R ev e re................................... 15
R ic h m o n d ............................. 11
R ich  w ood 
R u b e  S e a r s ........................  9
. . . . . . .  10
S co tch   C ookies 
S n ow drops 
........................ 16
S piced  S u g a r  T o p s 
. .   9 
S u g a r  C akes,  scalloped  9
S u g a r  S q u ares  ..................9
............................ 15
S u lta n a s  
S u p e rb a ................................... 8%
S piced  G in g e r s ...............   9
U rc h in s 
..............................11
V ien n a  C rim p ...................... 9
V an illa  W a fe r  ................16
W a v e rly  
............................ 10
............................10
Z a n z ib a r 

.........................  8%

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

 

CREA M   T A R T A R

B a rre ls   o r  d ru m s   ..............29
B oxes  .......................................30
S q u are  c a n s 
........................ 32
F a n c y   ca d d ies 
...................35

D R IE D   F R U IT S  

A pples
................. 4  @  4%

S u n d ried  
E v a p o ra te d .............6  @ 7
C alifo rn ia  P ru n e s 
100-125  25Tb  boxes.  @  3 
90-100  251b  boxes @ 3 %
#  4
80-  90  251b  b o x es 
70-  80  251b  b o x es 
* 4%
60  -70  251b  box es  @ 5
50-  60  251b  boxes  @ 5%
40  -50  25tb  b o x es  @ 6%
30-  40  251b  box es 
#  7%
% c  le ss  In  501b  cases.

C itron

C o rsica n ...................  
C u rra n ts

@15

Im p ’d,  lib   p k g   . .   6%@  7 
Im p o rted   b u lk  
P eel
L em on  A m erican  
O ran g e  A m erican  

....1 2  
....1 2

. .   6%@  7% 

R aisin s

1  50 
1  95 
2  60

L ondon  L a y ers,  3  c r 
L ondon  L a y e rs   4  c r 
C lu ste r  5  cro w n   . . .  
L oose  M u scatels,  2  c r . .  5 
L oose  M usc ate ls,  3  cr. .6 
Loose  M usc ate ls,  4  c r ..6% 
L.  M.  Seeded.  1  lb.6% @ 7%  
L.  M.  Seeded.  %  lb  5  @6 
S u lta n a s,  b u lk  
. . . .   # 8
S u lta n a s,  p a c k a g e   . 
# 8%
F A R IN A C E O U S   GOODS 

B eans

D ried   L im a  
M ed.  H d.  P k ’d. 
B ro w n   H o lla n d  
F a rin a

......................7

.1  75@1  85
..............2  25

24 
lib .  p a c k a g e s............1  75
B ulk,  p e r  100  l b s . .........3  00

H om iny
. . . . 1 0 0  
F lak e ,  501b  s a c k  
. . .  .3  70 
P e a rl,  2001b.  s a c k  
. . . . 1   85 
P e a rl.  1001b.  sa c k  
M accaroni  an d   V erm icelli 
. .   60
D om estic,  101b  b o x  
Im p o rted ,  251b  b o x  
..2   50 
P e a rl  B arley

C om m on................................2  00
C h e ste r 
.............................. 2  20
E m p ire   ................................3  25
G reen,  W isco n sin ,  b u ..l   15 
.. . 1   25
G reen,  S cotch,  bu. 
S plit,  tb ................................ 
4

P eas

S ago

E a s t  In d ia  
........................ 3%
G erm an ,  s a c k s ..................3%
G erm an ,  b ro k en   p k g .  4 
F lak e ,  110Tb.  s a c k s   . . . .   3% 
P e a rl,  1301b.  s a c k s  
. . .   3 
P e a rl,  24  lib .  p k g s  . . . .   5
FLA V O R IN G   E X T R A C T S  

T ap io ca

J e n n in g s

T e rp en ele ss  L em on

D oz.
N o.  2  P a n e l  .D   C . . . . . .   75
N o.  &  P a n e l  D.  C .............1  50
N o.  6  P a n e l  D   C ...........2  00
T a p e r  P a n e l  D.  C .........1  50
1  oz.  F u ll  M eas.  D.  C .. .   65
2  oz.  F u ll  M eas.  D.  C ...1   20 
4  oz.  F u ll  M eas.  D.  C ..2   25
Doz.
P a n e l D. C ............1  20
N o.  2 
N o.  4 
P a n e l D. C ............2 00
P a n e l D. C ............3  00
N o.  6 
T a p e r  P a n e l D.  C...........2 00
1  oz.  F u ll  M eas.  D .  C ..  85
2  oz.  F u ll  M eas.  D.  C . .1  60 
4  oz.  F u ll  M eas.  D.  C ..3   00 
N o.  2  A sso rte d   F la v o rs  75

M exican  V an illa

GRAIN  BAGS 

A m oskeag,  100  in   b alel9  
A raoskeag.  le ss  th a n   b l  19% 

GRAINS  A N D   FLOUR 

W h e a t 

O ld  W h e a t

N o.  1  W h ite   ...................   96
N o.  2  R e d ..........................  96

W in te r  W h e a t  F lo u r 

L ocal  B ra n d s
P a te n ts  
..................... ___ 5 70
S econd  P a t e n t s __ . . . . 5 30
................... . . . . 5 10
S tra ig h t 
.. __4 70
S econd  S tra ig h t 
C lear 
........................... ....4 10
..................... ___ 4 50
G ra h a m  
............. ___ 4 60
B u c k w h e a t 
R ye................................. __4 20
S u b jec t  to   u su a l c a sh  d is ­
co unt.
F lo u r  In  b a rre ls,  25e  p e r 
b a rre l  ad d itio n a l.
W o rd en   G ro cer  C o.’s B ra n d
Q u ak er  p a p e r  ..................5  00
Q u ak er  cloth 
................... 5  20

S o rin g   W h e a t  F lo u r 
R oy  B a k e r’s   B ra n d  

D elivered

G olden  H o rn ,  fa m ily   ..6   15 
G olden  H o rn ,  b a k e rs   ..6   05
lig h t 
P u re   R ye, 
............4  45
P u re   R ye,  d a rk  
..........4  30
.............................5  40
C alu m et 
D earb o rn  
.......................... 5  30
C la rk -Je w e ll-W e lls  Co.’s 
G old  M ine,  % s  clo th   @6  60 
G old  M ine,  % s  c lo th   . .6  50 
Gold  M ine,  % s  clo th  
. .6  40 
Gold  M ine,  % s  p a p e r  .. 6  45 
G old  M ine,  % s  p a p e r  .. 6  40 
Ju d so n   G ro cer  C o.’s  B ra n d
C ere so ta,  % s  ................... 6  65
C ere so ta,  % s  ................... 6  55
C ereso ta.  % s  ................... 6  45
L em on  &  W h e e le r’s  B ra n d
W ingold,  % s  ....................6  40
W ingold,  % s  ....................6  30
W ingold,  % s  .................... 6  20
W o rd en   G ro cer  Co.’s   B ran d
l  a u rel,  % s  clo th  
......... 6  60
L a u re l,  % s  clo th  
..........6  50
L a u re l,  % s &  % s p a p e r 6  40
L a u rel.  % s 
........................6  40
Sleepy  E y e,  % s  clo th   .6  30 
S leepy  E y e,  % s  clo th   .6  20 
S leepy  E y e,  % s  clo th   .6  10 
S leepy  E ye,  % s  p a p e r  .6  10 
S leepy  E y e,  % s  p a p e r  .6  10 
B o lted .................................... 2  50
G olden  G ra n u la te d   . . . .  2  65 
S t.  C a r  F eed  screen e d   22  00 
N o.  1  C orn  a n d   O a ts  21  00
C om .  c r a c k e d ................20  50
C om   M eal,  c o a rse  
.. 22  00
Oil  M eal 
.......................... 27  00
W in te r  W h e a t  B r a n .. 18  00 
W in te r  w h e a t m ld ’n g s 19  00
Cow   F eed   ........................ 18  60
C a r  lo ts  
............................ 34%
C om ,  n ew  
.....................59%
N o.  1  tim o th y   c a r  lo ts  10  60 
N o.  1  tim o th y  to n  lo ts  12  50

W y k e s-S c h ro e d e r  Co. 

O ats
C om
H ay

M eal

H E R B S

S ag e 
.....................................  15
H o p s  .....................................  15
L a u re l  L e a v e s  ...............   15
S en n a  L e a v e s 
................  25

J E L L Y
. 
....................... 

5Tb  pails, p e r  doz 
.1  70
75Tb  p a lls  
  85
301b  p a lls   ..........................  65

L IC O R IC e

 

L Y E

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

P u re  
................................. 
80
C a la b ria  
23
S icily 
..................................   14
R o o t 
.....................................  11
C ondensed,  2  doz 
. . . . 1   60
C ondensed.  4  doz  ......... 3  00
A rm o u r’s,  2  oz 
..............4  45
A rm o u r’s   4  oz  ................8  20
L iebig’s,  C hicago,  2  oz.2  75 
L ieb ig ’s,  C hicago,  4  oz.5  50 
L ieb ig ’s  Im p o rted ,  2 os.4  55 
L ieb ig 's,  Im p o rted ,  4 oz.8  50 

M EA T  E X T R A C T S

M O L A SSES 
N ew   O rlean s
40
F a n c y   O pen K e ttle  
C hoice 
................................   85
  26
F a i r ................................. 
G ood 
22
 

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

H a lf  b a rre ls   2e  e x tra .

. .  

 

M INCE 
Coluatbia,  pet

M E A T

. . I   75

F o o te  A   J e n k s  

C olem an’s 
2oz.  P a n e l 
............1  20 
75
3oz.  T a p e r 
...........J   00  1  60
N o.  4  B lob.  B lake. 2  00  1  50

V an. L em .

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

m
È
Ê
m
Ëi
È
Ê
È
Ê
Ê
K
K
È
Ê
Èi
Ê
Ë
mi

M U STA R D  
H o rse   R ad ish ,  1  dz 
H o rse   R ad ish ,  2  dz.
B a y le 's  C elery,  1  dz 

..1   75 
..3   50
.. 

............................3  00
D eland’s 
D w ig h t’s  C o w ................... 3 15
E m blem  
............................ 2  10
L.  P ..........................................3 00
W y a n d o tte,  100  % s 
...3   00
SA L  SODA

......... 

. . . 1.00

G ran u lated ,  b b ls 
85
G ran u lated ,  1001b  c a s e s l  00
L um p,  bbls 
...................   75  |
L um p,  1451b  k eg s  ___   95

O L IV E S
1 gal. k eg s 
B ulk, 
2 g a l  k eg s 
. . . .   95
B u lk , 
k eg s. 
B ulk, 
. . .   90
5 g al 
M an zan illa,  8  oz............  90
..................2  35
Q ueen,  p in ts  
................4  50
Q ueen,  19  oz 
Q ueen,  28  oz 
................7  00
S tuffed,  5  oz 
ioo  31b  sa c k s  
,  ?0 
.................1  95
S tuffed,  8  oz 
1  45  !  60  51b  sa c k s   ..................1  85
S tuffed.  10  o z ...................2 30
28  10%  sa c k s   ............... 1  75
...............   30
56 
C lay.  N o.  216 
................1  70
28  lb  s a c k s .....................   15
lu ll  co u n t  65
C lay,  T . D ., 
C ob,  N o.  3 
.  85
56  lb.  d a iry   in   d rill b a g s  40 
28  lb.  d a iry  in drill b ag s  20 
S o lar  Rock
561b.  s a c k s ..........................  20
Com m on
G ran u lated ,  fine 
...........  80
M edium   fine......................  85

P IC K L E S  
M edium

C om m on  G rades

lb .  sa c k s  

W a rsaw

P IP E S

SA L T

.

S m alt

P L A Y IN G   C A R D S 

..5   00 
B a rre ls,  l.zuO  co u n t 
..3   00
H a lf  bbls.,  600  c o u n t 
..7   00
B a rre ls,  2,400  c o u n t 
H a lf  bbls.,,  1,200  co u n t  4  00 
N o.  90  S te a m b o a t 
. . .   85
N o.  15,  R iv a l,  a s s o rte d  1  20 
N o.  20,  R o v er  en a m e le d l  60
............1  75
N o.  572,  S p ecial 
N a   98,  G o lf,satin  finish2  00
N o.  808  B icy cle 
............2  00
N o.  632  T o u rn ’t   w h is t 2  25 

P O T A S H  
B a b b itt’s
.............................4  00
P e n n a   S a lt  Co’s   ......... 3  00

48  c a n s   in   c a se

S A L T   F ISH  

Cod

L arg e  w hole 
@ 7
. . . .  
S m all  W h o l e ___  
@ 6%
S trip s   o r  b ric k s. 7%@11
P ollock 
.................  
@ 3 %
H alib u t
S trip s .....................................14
C hu n k s 
.............................. 14%
H erring 
H olland

T ro u t

S E E D S

Sm oked  M eats 

D ry  S a lt  M eats

1001b..........................9 50
501b.......................... 5 00 
101b.......................... 1 10 
81b...........................  90 

W hitefish 
N o.  1  N o.  2 F am
2 10
52
44

H a n d y   Box,  larg e,  3 dz.2  50
H an d y  B ox,  sm all  -------1  25
B ixby’s  R oyal  P o lish   . .   85
M iller’s  C row n  P o lish .  85 

A nise 
...................15
C an a ry ,  S m y rn a   ...........6
...........................   8
C ara w ay  
C ardam om ,  M ala b ar  ..1   00
C elery 
................... 12
H em p,  R u ssia n  
.............4
M ixed  B ird  
..................... 4
M u stard ,  w h ite  
.............8
................................  8
P o p p y  
R ap e 
..................................  4%
C u ttle   B one 
................... 25
S H O E   BLA CK IN G  

W h ite   H oop,bbls 8  25 @9  25 
W h ite  H oop,  % bbl4 25 @5 00 
W h ite   H oop,  keg.  60@  70 
@  75
W h ite   hoop  m ch s 
N o rw e g ian  
........... 
@
R ound, 
............... 3  75
lOOtbs 
R ound,  4 0 I b s .....................1 75
................................  15
S caled 
..................7  50
N o.  1,  lOOtbs 
....................3  25
N o.  1,  40Ibs 
lOIbs 
I  N o.  1, 
.................   90
75
...........
N o.  1,  8tb s  
M ackerel
.13  50 
M ess, 
lOOtbs...........
.  5  80 
40Ibs............
M ess, 
.  1  65 
M ess, 
lOIbs.............
.  1  36 
8 lb s...............
M ess, 
.12  00 
N o.  1, 
100lbs. 
. . .
.  5  20 
4 lb s ...............
N o.  1, 
.  1  55 
lOIbs...........
N o.  1,
.  1  28
N o.  1,  8tbs.

P R O V IS IO N S  
B arreled   P o rk
M ess 
...................................13  00
F a t  B a c k ........................... 14  00
B ac k   F a t............................ 14  50
...................... 13  60
S h o rt  C u t 
B e a n  
.................................. 12  50
.....................................18  00
p i*  
B ris k e t................................15  00
................12  50
C le ar  F a m ily  
S  P   B ellies 
......................  9%
................................  9%
B ellies 
E x tra   S h o rts  
.................   8 Vi
H am s,  12tt).  a v e ra g e   ..11 
H a m s,  141b.  a v e ra g e   ..11 
H a m s,  161b.  a v e ra g e   .. 11 
H a m s,  181b.  a v e ra g e   . .  11
S k in n ed   H a m s   ................11%
H a m ,  d rie d   b eef  s e ts   .. 13 
S houlders,  (N .  Y.  cu t)
B acon,  c le a r  ___ 10% @11%
C alifo rn ia  H a m s ................ 7%
...1 2
P icn ic  B oiled  H a m  
B oiled  H a m   .....................17
B e rlin   H a m   p r ’a’d  
. . .   8
M ince  H a m  
....................10
L a rd
C om pound 
.......................... 5%
P u re ........................................  8
%
tu b s , .a d v a n c e  
601b. 
801b. 
% 
tu b s  
. .a d v a n c e  
t i n s .,  a d v a n c e   %
601b. 
% 
. .a d v a n c e  
201b .  p a ils  
. .a d v a n c e  
101b .  p a ils  
% 
1 
51b.  p a lls  
. .a d v a n c e  
31b.  p a ils  
.  a d v a n c e  
1 
S a u sa g e s
B olo g n a 
.............................   6
L iv e r 
..................................   6%
F ra n k fo rt  ..........................7
....................................... 6%
P o rk  
V eal 
.................................... 8
........................ . . .   9%
T o n g u e 
............... . . . 6%
H ead ch e ese 
E x tr a   M ess  ............... . .   9 50
..10 50
.....................
B oneless 
............... ..10 50
R u m p ,  new  
P ig ’s   F eet.
J a x o n  
............................. - - 2  85
.......................... ...1 10
%  bbls 
................4  00
B oro  N a p h th a  
%  bbls.,  401bs............. .. .1 85
% bbls............................... .. .3 75
A ja x  
.................................... 1  85
i   bbl............................... ...7 76
B ad g e r  ’................................3 15
Tripe
 
B o ra x   ......................  
3  40
70
K its,  16 
C alu m et  F a m ily   ........... 2  35
......... .. .1 50
% bbls.,  40  % s 
C hina,  la rg e   ca k es 
. ..5   75
% bbls„  80!bs.............. . ..3 00
C hina,  sm all  ca k es 
.. 3  75
C asings
E tn a ,  9  oz........................... 2 10
28
lb ..............
H o g s,  p e r 
E tn a ,  8  o z ........................... 2 30
16
B eef  ro u n d s,  se t. 
..
........... 2  10
E tn a ,  60  ca k es 
45
..
B eef  m iddles,  s e t 
G alvanic 
............................ 4  05
70
S heep,  p e r  b u n d le  .
M ary  A n n  
........................2  35
Uncolored 
M ottled  G erm an  
........... 2  25
S olid,  d a iry   . 
N ew   E r a .............................2 45
R olls,  d a iry . 
S cotch  F am ily ,  60
Canned
c a k e s...................................2 30
C orned  beef,  2  . . . . ___ 2  60
S cotch  F am ily ,  100
.. . ....1 7   50
C orned  beef,  14 
ca k es................................... 3 80
R o a s t  B e e f ...........2  00@2  50
.............................. 2  85
W eldon 
___   45
P o tte d   h am ,  % s
I  A ssorted  T oilet,  50  c a r­
. . . .   85
P o tte d   h a m ,  % s
to n s  .................................. 3  85
D eviled  h am ,  % s ___   45
A sso rte d   T oilet,  100
D eviled  h am ,  % s ___   85
c a rto n s ..............................7  50
P o tte d   to n g u e ,  % s ___   45
C ocoa  B a r,  6  oz 
. . .  .3 25
P o tte d   to n g u e,  % s ___   85
I  C ocoa  B ar,  10  oz............ 5 25
S en ate  C astile  ............... 3  50
R IC E
P a lm   O live,  t o i l e t .........4  00
S creen in g s 
...............,2%@2%
F a ir   J a p a n   ...........i
P a lm   O live,  b a t h ..........10 50
P a lm   O live,  b a th   . . . .  11  00
C hoice  J a p a n
4%@
@
R ose  B o u q u e t.................. 3  40
Im p o rted   J a p a n  
@4%
F a ir   L o u isia n a   hd.
A m erican   F a m ily  
.........4  05  |
_ 
C hoice  L a.  h d. 
..
@5%  D u sk y   D iam ond, 50  8oz 2  80
F a n c y   L a.  h d   . . . .
D usky  D 'nd,  100 6OZ...3  80
@6% 
C a ro lin a  ex.  fa n c y  
J a p   R ose,  50  b a rs   ----- 3  75
S avon  Im p e ria l  ............. 3  10
C olum bia,  %  p in t 
. . . .  2  25 
W h ite   R u s s i a n ................3  10
C olum bia,  1  p in t 
. . . .  4  00 
D om e,  oval  b a rs   ........... 2  85
D u rk ee’s   la rg e,  1  d oz.4  50 
S a tin e t,  oval  ....................2  15
D u rk e e 's   sm all,  2  d oz.5  25 
S now berry,  100  c a k e s.  4  00
S n id er’s   la rg e,  1  d o z ...2   35 
S n id er’s   sm all,  2  d o z... 1  36 
LAU TZ  BROS.  &  CO. 
A cm e  soap,  100  ca k es  2  85 
N a p th a   soap,  100  ca k es 4 00

S cotch, 
....3 7  
. . . .   35 
M accaboy,  in   ja r s  
F re n c h   R appie.  in  ja rs .  43 

B utterlne 
@10
... 1 0%@11% 
M eats

Arm  and  Hammer  ....!  16

P a c k e d   SOlbs.  In   box. 

C e n tra l  C ity  Soap  Co.

SA LA D   D R E SSIN G  

Jo h n so n   S oap  Co.

J .  S.  K irk   &  Co.

SALA R ATU S 

in   b la d d ers 

tb s ................

S N U F F

SO A P

Beef

4

P ro c to r  &  G am ble  Co.

B ig  M aster,  100  b a rs   4  00 
M arseilles  W h ite   s o a p .4  00 
Snow   B oy  W a sh   P ’w ’r  4  00  I 
L enox 
................................ 2  85
Ivory,  6  oz.........................4  00
Iv o ry ,  10  oz...................... 6  75
S ta r 
.................................... 3  10
A.  B.  W risley
......................4  00
G ood  C heer 
Old  C o u n try  
....................3  40

Soap  P ow ders 

C e n tra l  C ity  Coap  Co. 

Jack so n ,  16  oz  ............... 2  40
Gold  D u st,  24  la rg e  
..4   50 
Gold  D ust,  100-5C 
. . . . 4   00
K irkoline,  24  41b............. 3  80
P earlin e  ..............................3  75
.............................. 4  10
S oapine 
B a b b itt’s   1776  ..................3  75
R oseine 
..............................3  50
A rm o u r’s  
.............; ..........3  70
W isdom   .............. 
3  80
Jo h n so n ’s  F i n e ................5  10
Jo h n so n ’s  X X X .............4  25
N in e  O 'clock  ....................3  35
R ub -N o -M o re  ..................3  75

S oap  C om pounds

 

S couring

E n o ch   M o rg an ’s   Sons. 

SODA

W hole  Spices

Sapolio,  g ro ss  lo ts  . . . .  9  00 
Sapolio,  h alf  g ro ss  lo ts 4  50 
Sapolio,  sin g le  b oxes  ..2   25
Sapolio,  h a n d   ..................2  25
S courine  M a n u fa c tu rin g   Co 
S courine,  50  ca k es 
..1   80 
S courine,  100  ca k es  . ■ .3  50 
B oxes  ..................................  6%
K egs,  E n g l i s h .................   4%
SO U PS
C olum bia 
..........................3  00
R ed  L e t t e r ........................  90
S P IC E S  
..............................  12
A llspice 
C assia,  C h in a  in   m a ts .  12
C assia,  C an to n  
.............  16
C assia,  B a ta v ia ,  b u n d .  28 
C assia,  S aigon,  b ro k e n .  40 
C assia,  S aigon,  in  rolls.  55
Cloves,  A m boyna...........   22
Cloves,  Z a n zib ar  ..........   14
M ace  ....................................   55
[  N u tm eg s,  75-80  ...........   45
N u tm eg s,  105-10  ..........   35
I  N u tm eg s,  115-20 
..........   30
P ep p er,  S ingapore,  blk.  15 
P ep p er,  Singp.  w h ite .  25
P ep p er,  sh o t  ...................   17
A llspice 
..............................  16
1  C assia,  B a ta v ia
28
C assia.  S aigon  ...............   48
Cloves,  Z a n zib ar  ...........  18
G inger,  A frican   .............   15
G inger,  C ochin 
.............  18
G inger,  J a m a i c a ...........   25
M ace  ....................................  65
M u sta rd  
............................  18
P ep p er,  S ingapore,  blk.  17 
P ep p er,  Singp.  w h ite  
.  28
P ep p er,  C ayenne  ; .........  20
S age 
....................................  20

P u re   G round  In  B ulk

STA RCH

Com m on  Gloss

* 
lib   p a c k a g e s ................4@5
31b.  p ac k ag es...................... 4%
6tb  p a c k a g e s ......................5%
40  a n d   501b.  boxes  2%@3%
B a rre ls ...........................   @2%
201b  p ac k ag es 
..................5
401b  p ac k ag es  ____4%@7

C om m on  Corn

Corn

SY R U P S
.............................. 22
..................24 

B a rre ls 
H a lf  B a rre ls  
201b  ca n s  %  dz  in   ca se  1  55 
101b  ca n s  %  dz  in   c a se  1  50 
51b  ca n s  2 dz  in   c a se  1  65 
2% lb  ca n s  2  dz in   ca se 1  70 

P u re   C ane

F a ir 
....................................  16
Good  ....................................  20
C hoice 
................................  25

T E A
J a p a n

....2 4
S undried,  m edium  
S undried,  choice  ............32
............36
S undried,  fa n c y  
R egular,  m edium  
..........24
R eg u lar,  choice 
............32
R eg u lar,  f a n c y ................36
B ask et-fired ,  m edium   .31 
B ask et-fired ,  choice  ...3 8  
B ask et-fired ,  fa n c y  
...4 3
N ib s 
............................ 22@24
S iftin g s 
........................9@11
................. 12 @14
F a n n in g s  

G unpow der

M oyune,  m edium  
......... 30
. . . ------32
M oyune,  choice 
M oyune,  f a n c y ........... ... 40
|  P in g su ey ,  m edium  
....3 0
P ingsuey,  choice 
......... 30
P in g su ey , 
..........40
fa n c y  

Y oung  H yson

................................ 30
C hoice 
F a n c y   ...................................36

Oolong
..........42
F o rm o sa, 
fa n c y  
A m oy,  m edium  
..............25
A m oy,  choice  ..................32

. 

S m oking

TOBACCO 
F in e  C u t
C adillac 
...........................54
S w eet  L o m a  ..................34
H ia w a th a ,  51b  p ails 
..5 6  
H ia w a th a ,  101b  p ails  ..54
T e leg ram  
............... ..........30
P a y   C a r .............................. 33
P ra irie   R ose  ............. ...4 9
P ro te c tio n  
....................... 40
S w eet  B u rle y  
...............44
T ig er 
................. ................«0
Plug
R ed  C r o s s .......................... 31
P alo  
....................................35
H ia w a th a  
.........................41
K ylo 
....................................35
B a ttle   A x  ......................... 37
...........33
A m erican   E a g le  
S ta n d a rd   N a  vy 
...........37
S p e a r  H ead   7  oz. 
....4 7  
S p ear  H ead.  14%  oz.  ..4 4
N obby  T w ist......................55
Jo lly   T a r. 
.........39
Old  H o n esty  
.................43
T oddy 
................................34
J .  T .........................................38
P ip e r  H e id s ic k ................66
B oot  J a c k .......................... 80
H o n ey   D ip  T w is t 
....4 0
B lack   S ta n d a rd   .............40
C adillac 
..............................40
F o rg e 
..................................34
| N ickel  T w i s t ....................52
M ill 
......................................32
G re a t  N a v y  
................... 36
S w eet  C ore 
..................... 34
F la t  C a r.............................. 32
............................26
W a rp a th  
B am boo,  16  oz................. 25
I   X   L,  51b 
....................... 27
I   X   L ,  16  oz.  p a ils  ....3 1
H o n ey   D ew   ..................... 40
Gold  B lo ck ......................... 40
F la g m a n  
............................40
C hips 
.33
K iln  D ried ..........................21
D u k e’s  M ix tu re  .............40
.............43
D u k es’s  C am eo 
M y rtle  N av y  
................. 44
Y um   Y um ,  1%  oz 
....3 9  
Y um   Y um ,  lib .  p a ils  ..4 0
C ream  
.................................38
C orn  C ake,  2%  oz.......... 25
C orn  C ake,  l i b ................ 22
P low   Boy,  1%  oz. 
...3 9
I  P low   Boy,  3%  oz...........39
P eerless,  3%  oz................35
P eerless,  1%  oz................38
A ir  B ra k e ............................ 36
C an t  H ook.......................... 30
C o u n try   C lub................... 32-34
F o rex -X X X X  
..................30
Good  In d ia n   ..................... 25
S elf  B in d er,  16oz,  8oz  20-22
I  S ilv er  F o am  
....................24
S w e et  M arie  .................3 2
R oyal  Sm oke 
..................42
C otton,  3  p ly   ..................20
C otton,  4  ply  ..................20
...................... 14
J u te ,  2  ply 
H em p,  6  p ly  
.................. 13
F lax ,  m edium  
................20
W ool,  lib .  b alls 
..............6

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

T W IN E

V IN E G A R

M alt  W h ite   W in e,  40gr  8 
M alt  W h ite   W in e,  80 g r l l  
P u re   C ider,  B  & B  
. .11 
P u re   C ider,  R ed  S ta r. 11 
P u re   C ider,  R obinson.10 
P u re   C ider,  S ilv er  ....1 0  

W IC K IN G

N o.  0 p e r  g ro ss 
.............30
N o.  1 p e r  g ro ss 
.............40
N o.  2 p e r  g ro ss 
............50
N o.  3 p e r  g ro ss  ............. 75

W O O D E N W A R E

|

B ask ets

B u tte r  P la te s  

B radley  B u tte r  B oxes 

B u sh els..................................1  10
B ushels,  w ide  b a n d  
..1   60
..............................  35
M a rk e t 
S plint,  la rg e  
....................6  00
S p lin t,  m edium  
..............5  00
S plint,  sm all  ....................4  00
W illow .  C lothes,  larg e.7   00 
W illow   C lothes,  m ed ’m .6  00 
W illow   C lothes,  sm all.5  50 
21b  size,  24  in   c a se  . .   72 
31b  size,  16  in   c a se   . .   68 
51b  size,  12  in   c a se  . .   63 
101b   size,  6  in   c a se  . .   60 
N o.  1  O val,  250  in  c ra te   40 
N o.  2  O val,  250  in   c ra te   45 
N o.  3  O val,  250  in   c ra te   50 
N o.  5  O val,  250  in  c ra te   60 
B arrel,  5  g al.,  ea ch  
..2   40 
B arrel.  10  g al.,  each 
..2   55 
B a rre l,  15  g al.,  each  
..2   70
C lo th es  P in s 
R ound  head ,  5  g ro ss  bx  55 
R ound  head ,  c a rto n s   ..   75
H u m p ty   D u m p ty  
.........2  40
N o.  1,  com plete 
...........   32
N o.  2  co m p lete 
...........  18
F a u c e ts

Egg  C ra te s

C ork  lined,  8  in ...............  65
C ork  lined,  9  in ...............   75
C ork  lined,  10  in ............. 
85
C edar,  ?  in ........................  55

C h u rn s

E n g lish   B re a k fa st

.............................. 20
M edium  
C hoice 
.................................30
................................ 40
F a n c y  
In d ia
C eylon,  choice 
..............32
F a n c y ........... .........................42

Mop  S tic k s

T ro ja n   sp rin g  
...............   90
E clip se  p a te n t  sp rin g   .  85  |
N o.  1  com m on  ...............   75
N o.  2  p a t.  b ru s h   h o ld e r  85 
121b.  c o tto n   m op  h e a d s 1  40 
Id e a l  N o.  7.......................  90

IO
P ails
hoop  S ta n d a rd  
2 - 
hoop  S ta n d a rd  
3 - 
2- 
w ire.  C able 
.1 70
3- 
w ire,  C able 
.1 90
C edar,  a ll  red,  b ra s s   ..1   25
P a p e r,  E u re k a   ................2  25
F ib re  
...................................2  70
T o o th p ick s

H ard w o o d  
Softw ood 
B a n q u e t 
Id eal 

........................2  50
.......................... 2  75
............................ 1  50  j
.................................... 1  50

T ra p s

M ouse,  w ood.  2  holes  .  22 
M ouse,  w ood,  4  holes  .  45
M ouse,  w ood,  6  holes  .  70 
. .   65
M ouse, 
R a t,  w ood 
........................  80
R a t,  sp rin g   ...................... 
75

tin ,  5  holes 

T u b s

20-in.,  S ta n d a rd ,  N o.  1.7  00 
18-in.,  S ta n d a rd ,  N o.  2.6  00 
16-in.,  S ta n d a rd ,  N o.  3.5  00 
20-in.,  C able,  N o.  1. 
..7   50 
18-in.,  C able.  N o.  2. 
..6   50 
16-in.,  C able,  N o.  3. 
..5   50
No.  1  F ib re   ................. .10  80
N o.  2  F ib re  
................... 9  45
N o.  3  F ib re   ...................   8  55

W ash   B oards

B ronze  G lobe 
................2  50
.................................1  75
D ew ey 
D ouble  A cm e 
..................2  75
S ingle  A cm e  ....................2  25
D ouble  P e erless 
........... 3  50
S ingle  P e e rle ss 
............2  75
N o rth e rn   Q ueen 
............2  75
..............3  00
D ouble  D uplex 
Good  L uck 
......................2  75
U n iv ersal 
.......................... 2  65
W indow   C lean ers
in .......................................1 65
12 
14  in ........................................1 85
16 
in .......................................2 30

W ood  Bow ls

11 
in.  B u tte r 
...............   75
13  in.  B u tte r 
................. 1  15
15  in.  B u tte r 
................. 2  00
17  in.  B u t t e r ................... 3 25
19  in.  B u tte r 
................. 4  75
. . . . 2   25 
A sso rted .  13-15-17 
A sso rte d   15-17-19 
. . . . 3   25

. .   2% 

W R A P P IN G   P A P E R

C om m on  S tra w  
...........1%
F ib re   M anila,  w h ite  
F ib re   M anila,  colored  .  4
N o.  1  M an ila 
................. 4
............. 3
C ream   M an ila 
B u tc h e r’s  M an ila 
W a x   B u tte r,  s h o rt c’nt.13 
W a x   B u tte r,  full co u n t 20 
W a x   B u tte r,  ro lls 
....1 5

. . . .   2% 

Y E A ST   C A K E

M agic,  3  doz.....................1  15
S u n lig h t,  3  doz................ 1  00
S u n lig h t,  1%  doz.........  50
Y e a st  F o am ,  3  doz  . . . . 1   15 
Y east  C ream ,  3  doz 
..1   00 
Y east  F o am .  1%  doz  ..   58

F R E S H   F ISH

P e r 
lb.
Ju m b o   W h itefish   . .11@12 
. .   @ 9
N o.  1  W h itefish  
T ro u t 
@10
.....................  
H a lib u t 
.................  
@10
C iscoes  o r  H e rrin g .  @  5
B luefish....................10%@11
L iv e  L o b ste r  . . . .  
@25
B oiled  L o b ste r. 
@25
. 
Cod 
H ad d o ck  
...................   @ 8
N o.  P ick e rel  ...........  @ 9
P ik e  
............................  @  7
P e rc h ,  d ressed   . . . .   @ 7
S m oked  W h ite   . . . .   @12%
R ed  S n a p p e r ...........  @
Col.  R iv e r  S alm on.  @11 
M ackerel 
................. 15 @16

..............................  @12%

O Y ST E R S

C ans
F .  H .  C o u n ts 

P e r  ca n
...............   40

B ulk  O y sters

F .  H .  C o u n ts  ..................2  25

Shell  Goods
P e r  100
.................................1  25
.............................. 1  25

C lam s 
O y sters 

H ID E S   A N D   P E L T S  

H ides

G reen  N o.  1 
...................   9%
G reen  N o.  2 
...................   8%
C ured  N o.  1 
................... 11
C ured  N o.  2 ..................... 10
C alfskins,  g reen   N o.  113 00 
C alfskins,  g re e n   N o.  2.11%  
C alfskins,  cu re d  N o .l.  13% 
C alfskins,  cu red  N o.  2.  12 
S te e r  H id es,  60tbs o v e rll % 

P e lts

Old  W ool....................
|  L am b  
|  S h e a rlin g s 

.........................90@2  00
...............25 @  80

N o.  1 
N o.  2 

T allow
...................... 
...................... 

@ 4 %
@ 3 %

W ool
U n w ash ed ,  m edium30@ 31 
...23@ 26
U n w ash ed ,  fine 

C O N F E C T IO N S  

S tic k   C an d y  

P ails

S ta n d a rd  
..........................  8
S ta n d a rd   H .  H ................8
S ta n d a rd   T w is t 
C u t  L o a f 
. . .   9

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

.............8%

45

M

ca ses

60
75

.1 
Ju m b o ,  321b.......................... 8
.1 
E x tra   H .  H .........................9
B oston  C ream  
................19
O lde  T im e  S u g a r  s tic k  
...................... 12

301b  c a se 

M ixed  C andy

.................................6
G rocers 
C o m p etitio n ...........................7
.................................7%
S pecial 
C onserve  .............................. 7%
R oyal 
..................................   8%
R ibbon  .................................10
B roken 
..............................   8
C u t  L o a f 
.............................9
L e ad er 
..........  
K in d e rg a rte n  
................. 10
B on  T on  C ream   ..............9
F re n c h   C rea m ...................10
S ta r 
.................................... 11
H a n d   M ade  C ream  
. .  15 
P rem io   C ream   m ixed  13
0   F   H o reh o u n d   D rop  11

8%

 

F an cy — In  P alls

G ypsy  H e a rts  
............... 14
...........12
Coco  Bon  B ons 
F u d g e  S q u ares 
..............12%
P e a n u t  S q u ares 
........... 9
S u g ared   P e a n u ts  
.........11
S alted   P e a n u t s ............... 11
S ta rlig h t  K isse s..............11
S an   B ias  G o o d ie s .........12
L ozenges,  p la in  
...........10
L ozenges,  p r i n t e d .........10
C ham pion  C hocolate  ..11 
E clipse  C hocolates 
...1 3
E u re k a   C hocolates.  __ 13
Q u in te tte   C hocolates  ..1 2  
C ham pion  G um   D rops  8%
M oss  D ro p s 
................... 10
................. 10
L em on  S ours 
Im p e rials 
..........................11
ita l.  C ream   O p era 
..1 2  
Ita l.  C ream   B on  B ons
201b  p ails  ...................... 12
M olasses  C hew s,  151b.
...............................12
c a ses 
G olden  W affles 
..............12
T o p azo las...................... . . 1 2
F an cy — In  5tb.  B oxes
L em on  S ours 
..................55
. . . .  60
P e p p e rm in t  D ro p s 
C hocolate  D rops 
............60
II.  ‘M.  Choc.  D rops 
.. 35 
H .  M.  Choc.  L t.  an d
B itte r  S w eets,  a s s ’d  
B rillia n t  G um s.  Crys.60 
A.  A.  L ico rice  D rops  . .  90
L ozenges,  p la in  
..............55
Lozenges,-  p r i n t e d .........55
Im p e rials 
............................60
M ottoes 
.............................60
C ream   B a r ........................ 55
G.  M.  P e a n u t  B a r  ....5 5  
H an d   M ade  C r’m s.  80@9< 
C ream   B u tto n s,  P ep. 
..65
S trin g   R ock 
....................66
A V intergreen  B e rrie s  ..6 0  
Old  T im e  A sso rted ,  25
B u s te r  B ro w n   G oodies
30tb.  c a se 
U p -to -D a te   A sstm t,  32
lb.  ca se 
T e n   S trik e   A ss o rt­
T en  S trik e   No.  2  ___ 6  00
T en  S trik e   N o.  3  ............8  00
T en  S trik e ,  S u m m e r a s ­

lb.  ca se  .......................... 2  75
........................3  50
............................ 3  75

a n d   W in terg ree n . 

..............1  00
..1  25

D a rk   N o.  12 

m e n t  N o.  1...........................6 50

A lm onds 

s o rtm e n t................................. 6 75
K alam azoo  S p ecialties
1  H a n se lm a n   C andy  Co.
C hocolate  M aize 
.........18
G old  M edal  C hocolate
........................18
C hocolate  N u g a tin e s  . .18 
Q u ad ru p le  C hocolate 
. 15 
V iolet  C ream   C akes,  bx90 
G old  M edal  C ream s,
................................13%
P op  Corn

p ails 

D an d y   S m ack,  24s 
. . .   65
. .2  75 
D an d y   S m ack,  100s 
P op  C orn  F ritte rs ,  100s  50 
P op  C orn  T o a st,  100s  50
C rac k er  J a c k  
................. 3  00
P op  C orn  B alls,  200s  , . l   1' 

j 

N U T S —W hole 

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

A lm onds,  T a rra g o n a   .. 15
A lm onds,  A v ica 
...........
A lm onds,  C alifo rn ia s ft
shell,  n e w .........15  @16
B raz ils  .................... 13  @14
@13
F ilb e rts  
........ 14  @15
C al.  N o.  1 
W a ln u ts,  s o ft  shelled.
W a ln u ts.  C hili  ___   @12
@13
T a b le  n u ts ,  fa n c y  
@10
P e c a n s  M ed........... 
P e c a n s,  ex.  la rg e  
@11
P eca n s.  J u m b o s   . 
@12
H ick o ry   N u ts   p r  bu
C o co an u ts 
C h e s tn u ts,  N ew   Y ork

O hio  new  

..................... 1  75
.......................... 4

S ta te ,  p e r  b u  
Shelled

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

. . .   @45
@28
@25
@33
@47
. .   6 
R o a ste d   ............................ 7

|  S p an ish   P e a n u ts   6%@  7% 
P e c a n   H a lv e s 
W a ln u t  H a lv e s .. 
F ilb e rt  M eats  . . .  
A lic an te  A lm onds 
J o rd a n   A lm onds  . 
P e a n u ts
F an cy ,  H .  P .  S uns 
F an cy ,  H .  P .  Suns,
C hoice  H .  P .  Jb o . 
Choice,  H .  P .  J u m ­
bo,  R o aste d   . . .  

@7% 
@

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

S p e cia l  P rice  Current

Wifli

A X L E   G R EA SE

M ica,  tin   b oxes  ..7 5  
P a ra g o n  
...................55 

9  00
6  00

BAKING  PO W DER

J A X O N

% lb.  c a n s,  4  doz.  c a s e ..  45 
iilb .  c a n s,  4  doz.  c a s e ..  85 
lib .  c a n s,  2  doz.  c a se   1  60

R oyal

10c  size  90 
% lb c a n s  1 35 
6oz.  c a n s 1  90 
)6R>  ca n s 2 50 
% !b  c a n s 3 75 
lib  c a n s   4  80 
31b c a n s  13 00 
51b  c a n s  21 50

BLUING

A rctic,  4oz  ovals, p  g ro  4 00 
A rctic,  8oz  ovals, p  g ro  6 00 
A rctic,  16oz  ro ’d, p  g ro  9 00

B R EAK FA ST  FOOD 

W alsh-D eR oo  Co.’s   Brands

S u n lig h t  F la k e s  

P e r   c a se   ..........................4  00

W h e a t  G rits

C ases,  24  21b  p a c k ’s ,.  2  00

CIGARS

Pork.

..........................  
L o in s 
...................... 
D resse d  
B o sto n   B u t t s __  
................. 
S h o u ld ers 
L e a f  L a rd .  ________ 

C a rc a ss  
L a m b s 

Mutton
....................  
...................  

@ 8

@ 9%
@ 6%
@ 7%
@ 7%

@ 8)6

@12

Veal

Carcass  .............  5Vs@  8

24 
12 
6 

10c c a n s   ....................1  84
25c c a n s  ............... . . 2   30
50c c a n s 
.................2  30
C L O T H E S   L IN E S  

S isal

Jute

3 th re a d , e x t r a .. 1  00
COft. 
3 th re a d , e x t r a ..1  40
72fL 
3 th re a d , e x tr a .  1  70
9<>ft. 
6 th re a d , e x t r a .. 1  29
60ft. 
6 th re a d , e x t r a ..
12ft. 
•,0fL 
.....................................  75
72fL  .......................................  90
90ft......................................... 1  05
..................................1  50
120fL 
Cotton  Victor
toft
.1  10 
1  »5 
«Oftboft
.1  60
. .1  30 
50ft.
. .1  44 
60ft.
70ft.
. .1   80 
80ft.
. .2  00

Cotton  W indsor

Cotton  Braided

•40ft.
50ft.
60ft.

Vo.
No.

.  95
.1  35 
.1  65

G alvanized  W ire 
20.  each   100ft.  lo n g l  90 
19,  ea ch   100ft.  long2  10

Cotton  L ines

...........  5
N o.  1,  10 fe e t 
N o.  2,  16 te e t  ...................   7
N o.  3,  15 fe e t 
...................   9
N o.  4,  15 te e t  .....................  10
N o.  5,  15 fe e t 
.....................  11
...................... 12
N o.  6,  15 f e e t 
15
...................... 
N o   7 
15 f e e t 
No.  8.  15 fe e t 
.....................  1»
.................... 
N o.  9.  15 fe e t 
*0

•Small 
Medium 
L a rg e  
.. 

Linen  L ines
. . .  

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

2«

.................. 26
.  ................  S*

Poles

B am boo.  14  ft.,  p e r  doz.  55 
B am boo.  16  ft.,  p e r  doz.  60 
B am boo,  18  fL ,  p e r  doz.  80

G E L A T IN E

C o x 's  1  q t.  size  .............1  10
Cox’s   2  q t.  size 
...........1  61
K n o x 's   S p ark lin g ,  doz  1  20 
K n o x 's  S p ark lin g ,  g ro  14 00 
K n o x ’s   A cid u ’d.  doz 
..1   20 
K n o x ’s   A cid u ’d.  g ro   14  00
N elso n ’s  
............................1  50
Oxford..........................   75
P ly m o u th   R o ck ................1  25

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W h ite   H ouse,  21b 
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E x c elsio r,  M   &  J ,  li b  
E x celsio r,  M   &  J ,  21b. .  
T ip   T op,  M   &  J ,  lib  
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R o y al  J a v a   a n d   M o c h a .. 
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35  )6Ib  p kg,  p e r  c a se  2  60 
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16  % fb  p kg,  p e r  c a se   2  60

4  doz.  in   ca se

G ail  B o rd en   E a g le   . . . . 6   40  ; 
C row n 
................................ 5  90  j

FR ESH   M EATS 

B eef

C a rc a ss 
........................ 5®  8
F o re q u a rte rs   _____5%@   6
H in d q u a rte rs   . . . .   8  @10
L o in s 
......................  9  @16
R ibs............................8  @14
R o u n d s 
C h u ck s 
Plates. 

................... 
...................  5%@
...............  

@  8%
O  4

C h allen g e 
D im e 
3  85  !
P ee rle ss  E v a p ’d  C ream   4  00  ;

.......................... 4  40

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B U S IN E S S   C H A N C E S .

F or  Sale—A n  u p -to -d a te   sh o e  stock. 
W ill 
invoice  $2,500.  A d d ress  N o.  668, 
c a re   M ichig a n   T ra d esm an .___________ 668 _
F o r  S ale—C lean  s to c k   of  d ry   goods. 
W ill 
invoice  $6,000.  A d d ress  N o.  669,
c a re   M ic h ig an   T ra d esm an .____________669_
F o r  Sale—F u rn itu re   a n d   u n d e rta k in g . 
invoice  a b o u t  $2,500.  A d d ress  N o.

W ill 
670,  c a re   M ichigan  T ra d esm an .______ 670

6*>6

F o r  S a le —G rocery  a n d   cro ck e ry   stock. 
A   good  clean   sto ck ,  good  s to re   building 
s itu a te d   in   b e st  of  lo catio n   a n d   on  p o p u ­
la r  side  of  th e   s tre e t,  in  a c tiv e   u p -to -d a te  
to w n   of  1,500  in  th e   m id st  of  good  fa rm ­
in g   c o u n try .  A d d ress  N o.  666,  c a re   M ichi-
g a n   T ra d e sm a n . 

______________  

P a te n t  rig h t  fo r  sale..  S tea m   h o t  w a te r 
pum p,  one  cy lin d er,  u ses  no  p ack in g .  C an 
be  seen   in   w o rk in g   o rd e r  a t  1405  B u c h a n ­
a n   S t.,  D es  M oines,  la .  _ 

L ocation—F o r  d ry   goods  o r  d e p a rtm e n t 
s to re   in   co u n ty   s e a t  tow n.  S tock  an d   fix­
tu re s   fo r  sale.  B oston  S tore,  W in ch ester,
In d . 

______________ ________________  664

G ood  lo c atio n   w a n te d   fo r  d ry   goods  o r 
g en e ra l  sto re.  N o rth e rn   In d ia n a   o r  Il­
linois,  S o u th e rn   M ichigan  o r  N o rth w e s t­
ern  O hio  p referre d .  M ust,  h a v e   good 
in  good  lively  to w n   of  fro m   4,000 
room  
to   15,000  in h a b ita n ts .  G ive  full  p a rtic u ­
la rs   in  first 
A d d ress  B ox  22,
G oshen.  Ind._________________________ 663

le tte r. 

665

Kor  S ale—C o nfectionery,  b ak e ry   a n d  
ice  c rea m   esta b lish m e n t  in  a   u n iv e rsity  
tow n,  sta n d in g   p o p u la tio n  
18.000,  w ith  
s tu d e n ts,  22,000;  all  la te s t  im p ro v em en ts 
a n d   flo u rish in g   b u sin ess;  only  u p -to -d a te  
c a te re r  in  to w n ;  b u sin ess  m u s t  be  sold  a t 
once  a s   o w n er  died  suddenly.  A ddress 
J .  R.  T ro jan o w sk i,  A nn  A rb o r,  M ich.  661 
la d y   d esire s  p o sition  a s  
clerk   in  g en e ra l  sto re ,  sp e a k s  G erm an  an d  
E n g lish .  G ood  referen ces.  A lso  u n d e r­
s ta n d s   bookkeeping.  A d d ress  B ox  105,
L oyal.  W i s . _______________________660 _

E x p e rien ce d  

F o r  S ale—S tock  g ro ceries  a n d   fixtures, 
co n fectio n ery ,  bak ed   goods,  cig a rs  an d  
living 
tobacco. 
room s. 
Invoice  ab o u t  $800.  R eason  fo r 
selling,  poor  h ea lth .  A ddress  F. L.  G ib­
658
bons.  W illoughby,  O hio. 

lo c atio n ; 

th re e  

Good 

F o r  Sale—A 

sto ck   of  g en e ra l  m e r­
ch an d ise,  c o n sistin g   of  d ry   goods,  c lo th ­
ing,  boots,  sh o es  a n d   g ro ceries.  L o c ated  
in  M ichigan. 
in  o ne  of  th e   b e st 
H av e  le ase  of  s to re   b u ild in g   fo r  te rm   of 
y e a rs  a n d   a   fine  g ro cery   bu sin ess. 
If  you 
w a n t  to   lo c ate  in  b u sin ess  th a t  w ill  m a k e 
you  m oney  from   th e   s ta r t,  it  w ill  p a y   you 
to  
in v e stig a te .  A d d ress  No.  676,  c a re
M ichigan  T ra d esm an .________________676

to w n s 

W a n te d —T o  b u y   a   good  d ru g   sto re   on 
c o n tra c t  A ddress  N o.  675,  c a re   M ichi­
g an   T ra d esm an . 

675

I

I

clean  

sto ck  

F o r  Sale—Good 

g en e ra l 
m e rch an d ise  in   good  to w n   in   C e n tra l  Illi­
In v o ic e s ' $6,000  to   $7,000;  n o t  less 
nois. 
th a n   tw o -th ird s   ca sh ,  b alan ce  tim e   a t  6 
p e r  ce n t.;  no 
tra d e s .  A d d ress  W .^ H .
. ________ 674__
H an co ck .  N eoga,  I
a   good

F o r  S ale—O r  w ill ex ch an g e, 

g en e ra l  sto ck   of  ab o u t  $7,000  fo r  a   w ell 
im proved  fa rm .  N o  tra d e rs   need  apply. 
A d d ress  C.  W .,  c a re   M ichigan  T ra d e s-
m an. 

________ _______________________ 673
F o r  Sale—O r  ex c h an g e  fo r la n d   o r  m e r-

eh an d ise,  sto re   a n d   lo t  in   good  N o rth e rn  
Iow a 
in 
firs t-c la s s   sh ap e.  A d d ress  W .,  c a re   M ichi-
g a n   T ra d e sm a n ._____ 

to w n ;  s to re   22x100;  c le a r  a n d  

672

T o  ex c h an g e  by  ow ner,  a   firs t-c la s s   im ­
proved  Illinois  fa rm   fo r  sto ck   of  goods. 
W a n t  a   sto ck   to   ru n ,  a n d   w ill  tra d e   on  a  
fa ir  b a sis.  N o  tra d e rs   need  an sw er.  A d­
d re ss  j .   D .,.c a re   M ichigan  T ra d e sm a n .  671 
or 
m a n u fa c tu rin g   b u sin ess.  W ill  p a y   ca sh . 
G ive 
lo w est  price. 
A d d ress  N o.  652,  c a re   M ichian  T ra d e s ­
m a n . 

W a n te d —E sta b lish e d  

full  p a rtic u la rs   an d  

m e rc a n tile  

F o r  Sale—H o tel  in  th riv in g   city .  S team  
h ea ted ,  e lectric  lig h ted ,  31  room s,  $2  p e r 
day .  E v e ry th in g   new   an d   m odern,  fine 
tra d e .  Good  location.  B ar.  A d d ress  N o.
648.  c a re   M ichigan  T ra d esm an ._____648

652

ones  m ended. 

F a c to ry   co st  s y ste m s 

in tro d u ced   and 
C om prehensive 
fa u lty  
m o n th ly   re p o rts   fo rm u la te d   fo r  b o ard s of 
d ire cto rs.  B u sin ess  p ro p o sitio n s 
looked 
in to   fo r  in v e sto rs  an d   fra u d u le n t  sch em es 
exposed.  D isin te re ste d   ad v ice  in   all  m a t­
te rs   of  co m p an y   in c o rp o ratio n ,  o rg a n iz a ­
tio n ,  fin a n cin g   a n d   o p eratio n .  H ow  
to  
u n d e rw rite   sto ck s  a n d   b onds,  re alize  on 
p a te n ts ,  etc.  S pecial  te rm s   to   sm all  co n ­
c e rn s  a n d   th o se   ju s t  s ta rtin g .  Geo.  F. 
C ard,  M.  E .  E .  E .,  T h re e   R iv ers,  M ich.

F o r 

Sale— 3 2 -statio n   L am son  C able
in  fa irly   good  co n d itio n ; 
C ash  S y stem , 
p ric e  $25  p e r  s ta tio n .  A d d ress  H erp o l- 
sh e iin er  Co.,  G ran d   R ap id s,  M ich. 

646 

especially 

'-'or  Sale— Saw   a n d   p la n in g   m ill  p la n t, 
40,000  feet  d aily   ca p acity .  A d m irab le  lo ­
catio n , 
fo r  m a n u fa c tu re   of 
boxes,  b a rre ls   a n d   tru c k e rs ’  p a c k a g e s  of 
all  kinds.  W ill  sell  a t   a   b a rg a in .  W rite 
fo r  p a rtic u la rs   to   E .  L.  W illiam s,  Y ork-
ville,  V a.______________________________ 623

R e p re se n ta tiv e s   E v e ry w h ere— W ho  can 
p re se n t  a   fin an cial  p ro p o sitio n   w e  believe 
will  p ay   g re a te r  profits  th a n   B ell  T e le­
phone.  w hich  w as  b o u g h t  fo r  50c  a n d   sold 
a t  $4,000  a   sh a re .  O ur  booklet  (24  p ag e s) 
full  p a rtic u la rs   m ailed   free. 
In v e n to rs' 
an d   F in a n c e   Co.,  H oboken,  N .  J . 

622 

F o r  Sale— $3.500  buys  o n e -h a lf  o r  $7,000 
buys  w hole  h a rd w a re   a n d   g ro cery   sto re ; 
good  tow n,  bu ild in g s  a n d   lo c atio n ;  sales 
in  1904,  $36,000.  A d d ress  box  143,  O na- 
w ay.  M ich. 

Q uick—W a n te d   g e n e ra l  sto ck   o r  sto ck  
sh o es  fo r  ca sh .  G ive  full  p a rtic u la rs   first 
le tte r.  A d d ress  R oss  E .  T hom pson,  1004
Ig le h a rt  S t„   S t.  P a u l,  M inn._________643

616

F o r  Sale— C lean  g en e ra l  sto ck   an d  sto re  
b uilding  a n d   w areh o u se  lo c ated  
in  good 
to w n   on  P e re   M a rq u e tte   R ailw ay.  85 
m iles  fro m   G ran d   R apids.  Good  fa rm ­
ing  co u n try . 
in v e n to ry  
ab o u t  $8.000.  O w ner  w ill  sell  fo r  $4,000 
dow n  a n d   b alan ce  on  tim e.  T h is  is  th e  
o p p o rtu n ity   of  a  
lifetim e.  A d d ress  No.
656.  c a re   M ichigan  T ra d esm an .____ 656

P ro p e rty   w ill 

B ak e ry   an d   co nfectionery.  O nly  b a k e ry  
in  co u n ty   s e a t  N o rth e rn   In d ia n a,  2.500 
in h a b ita n ts ,  do in g   p ay in g   b u sin ess;  good 
sh ip p in g   fa c ilitie s;  sev en  
room s 
| ab o v e;  ch e ap   re n t;  s to re   a n d   b a k e   shop 
well  sto ck e d ;  price  $650.  C om e  a n d   see 
it.  O th er  b u sin ess  com pels  m e  to   sell. 
Geo.  W .  B rab ro o k ,  K nox,  Ind. 

liv in g  

644

S to res  B o u g h t  a n d   Sold—I  sell  s to re s  
an d  
fo r  ca sh . 
I  ex ch an g e 
re a l  e s ta te  
s to re s   fo r  land. 
If  you  w a n t  to   buy,  sell 
or  ex ch an g e,  it  w ill  p a y   you  to   w rite   m e. 
F ra n k   P .  C leveland,  1261  A d am s  E x p re ss
Bldg.,  C hicago.  Ml,___________________ 511

••Vanted—T o  buy  sto ck   of  m e rch an d ise 
from   $4,000  to   $30,000  fo r  ca sh .  A ddress 
N o  253.  ear«   M ieh igan   T ra d e sm a n   253 

g e n e ra f 

F o r  Sale—C lean 

in  N o rth e rn   M ichigan, 

an d  
fra m e   s to re   building.  Ideated  a t   railw ay  
p o in t 
trib u ta ry  
to   g ro w in g   fa rm in g   c o u n try .  O nly  sto re  
in  tow n.  S tock  in v e n to rie s  a b o u t  $1,500. 
T e rm s 
to   s u it  p u rc h a s e r.  A d d ress  N o.
561.  c a re   M ichigan  T ra d e sm a n .____ 561

s to c k  

W anted—S tock  of  g e n e ra l  m e rch an d ise 
o r  clo th in g   o r  shoes.  G ive  full  p a rtic u ­
la rs.  A d d ress  “ C ash ,”  c a re   T ra d esm an .

324

F o r  S ale—S m all  sto c k   of  g ro ceries  an d  
notions,  lo cated   in   th e   th riv in g   to w n   of 
M artin ,  A llegan  C ounty.  G ood  reaso n  fo r 
selling.  W rite   o r  en q u ire  of  E d w a rd   J .
A nderson.  P lainw ell,  M ich.__________539

C ash   fo r  y o u r  sto ck .  O u r  b u sin ess  is 
closing  o u t  sto c k s  of  goods  o r  m a k in g  
sale s  fo r  m e rc h a n ts   a t  y o u r  ow n  p la ce  of 
business,  p riv a te   o r  au c tio n .  W e  clean  
o u t  all  old  dead  s tic k e rs   an d   m a k e  you a  
profit.  W rite   fo r  in fo rm atio n .  C has.  L
Vost  &   C o„  D etro it.  M ich._________ 250

F o r  Sale—480  a c re s   of  c u t-o v e r  h a rd ­
wood  lan d ,  th re e   m iles  n o rth   of  T hom p- 
sonville.  H o u se  a n d   b a m   on  prem ises. 
P e re   M a rq u e tte   R ailro ad   ru n s   a c ro s s   one 
co rn e r  of  land.  V ery  d e sira b le   fo r stock 
ra isin g   o r  p o ta to   g row ing.  W ill 
ex ­
c h a n g e  fo r  s to c k   of  m e rch an d ise.  C.  C. 
T u x b u ry ,  28  M o rris  A ve.,  S o u th ,  G rand
R apids.  M ich._________________________ 835

F o r  Sale—C lean  h a rd w a re   sto ck   e s ta b ­
lish ed   15  y ea rs.  O n  ex c elle n t  b u sin ess 
is  co n ­
c o m e r  in   G ran d   R apids. 
d u cted   in  co n n e ctio n   w ith   la rg e   g en e ra l 
sto ck ,  b u t 
S tock 
w ill  in v e n to ry   a b o u t  $4,000.  R e n t  of  sto re  
reaso n ab le.  T e rm s 
to   be  a g re e d   upon. 
A d d ress  N o.  545,  c a re   M ichigan  T ra d e s ­
m an. 

S to re 
in   s e p a ra te   building. 

545

F o r  Sale— A  s ix -lig h t  A nn  A rb o r  S to re 
L ig h tin g   S y stem ,  used   one  y e a r,  good 
condition,  w ill  sell  ch eap .  A d d ress  H .  C. 
W a lk er,  B yron,  M ich. 

F o r  Sale— O ld  esta b lish e d   w all  p ap e r, 
p a in t  a n d   p ic tu re   fram e  stock,  in clu d in g  
d e c o ra tin g   a n d   c o n tra c tin g   b u sin ess.  A n ­
nu al  volum e  of  b u sin ess,  $25,000.  R eason 
for  selling,  w ish  to   leav e  city.  A ddress 
No.  651,  c a re   M ichigan  T ra d e sm a n .  651 

649

in 

W a n te d --A   p a rtn e r  in   th e   b a n n e r  to w n  
of  C alum et,  M ichigan, 
in ­
th e   b e st  selected,  a n d   m o st 
te re s t 
p o p u la r  sty le s  of  b o o ts  a n d   sh o es  in   th e  
county,  h a v in g  
tra d e ,  w e ll-es­
ta b lish ed .  N o  h a rd   tim e s  h ere.  A lw ays 
p le n ty   of  m oney.  A d d ress  B ox  504,  H a n -

to   ta k e   h a lf 

fine 

a  

F o r  Sale—$8,000  s to c k   of  boots,  shoes 
an d   ru b b er  goods.  Good  e sta b lish ed  b u si­
n ess  a n d   all  new   d e sira b le  goods.  O nly 
exclusive  sh o e  sto ck  
in  c ity .  O w n er’s 
h e a lth  
failed  a n d   sto ck   w ill  be  closed 
o u t  fo r  ca sh   o r  good  se cu rities.  T h rifty   , 
tow n  of  3,000  in  C e n tra l  M ichigan.  A d ­
d re ss  L ock  B ox  83,  C o ru n n a,  M ich.  641__
sto ck , 
$3.GU0.  L ive  tow n,  25  m iles  fro m   G ran d  
R apids.  A pply  E .  D.  W rig h t,  c a re   M us- 
selm an   G rocery  Co.,  G ran d   R ap id s,  M ich.

F o r  S ale—F irs t-c la s s  

g e n e ra l 

576

40-A cre  F a rm ,  w ire 

fenced,  15  a c re s 
cleared.  G ood  fra m e   house.  Y oung  o r­
ch a rd .  W ill  sell  o r  ex c h an g e  fo r  sto ck  
of  g en e ra l  m erch an d ise.  A d d ress  L ock
Box  227,  R oscom m on,  M ich. 
___634__

F o r  Sale—G ood  clean   d ru g   stock,  doing  I 
good  b u sin ess  in   a   h u s tlin g   to w n   of  500. 
Invoices  a b o u t  $1,200.  N o  co m petition. 
O w ner  h a s   too  m u ch   o th e r  bu sin ess.  A d-  i 
d re ss  L ock  B ox  213,  R ose  C ity,  M ich.  637 
s to c k  
in 
F o r  Sale—F irs t-c la s s   d ru g  
to w n   of  | 
first-c la ss  S o u th ern   M ichigan 
Invoices  $2,500.  W ill 
1,300 
ta k e n   b efo re  J u ly   1.  1 
sell  fo r  $1,800 
O th e r  bu sin ess.  A d d ress  J .,  c a re   T ra d e s-
m an.__________________________________ 639

in h a b ita n ts . 
if 

W a n te d —M an  to   en g a g e  in  a n   u p -to - 

d a te   b aking,  co n fectio n ery   a n d   c a te rin g   | 
business.  G ood  lo catio n   ca n   be  secu red   i 
a n d   e le g a n t  o p ening  fo r  m oney  m a k in g  
b u sin ess  in   th is   lin e  a w a its   th e   rig h t m an.
I  w ould  be  w illing 
to   help  good  m a n  
if  j 
g et  s ta rte d   an d   b a c k   him   fin an cially  
n ec essary   u n til  he  could  c a rry   it  alone. 
The  to w n   Is  g re a tly   in  need  of  a n   u p -to - 
d a te   e sta b lis h m e n t  of  th is   kind  a n d   th e   I 
need  is  c o n tin u ally   in c reasin g ,  so  a   good 
J .  H . 
ma n  could  n o t  fail 
E dsall,  G reenville,  M ich. 
628

to   succeed. 

lo c ated  

D e p a rtm e n t  stor'e 

in  one  of 
M ich ig an ’s  b e st  cities.  S tock  ab o u t  $35,- 
000.  A nnual  bu sin ess,  $125,000.  W ill  sell 
o r  re n t  building.  A pply  fo r  p a rtic u la rs   ! 
to   “ Y  R .”  c a re   M ichigan  T ra d esm an .  627 
F o r  Sale—H a v in g   o u tg ro w n   o u r  p re s ­
e n t  q u a rte rs,  w e  offer  fo r  sale  th e   th re e  
la rg e   buildings  w e  now   occupy  on  O tta w a 
an d   M a rk e t  s tre e ts   an d   G.  R .  &  I.  ra il­
road.  w ith   su ch   p o rtio n   of 
th e   pow er 
p la n t  a s   m a y   be  d esire d ;  200,000  s q u a re  
fe e t  of  floor  surfa.ee,  sp rin k le d   th ro u g h ­
lo c atio n   u n su rp a sse d   fo r  w holesale 
o u t; 
•business, 
sto ra g e  
w areh o u ses  o r 
in v e stm e n t 
c e n tra l 
b u sin ess  p ro p erty .  A pply 
to   W m .  H .  | 
G ilbert,  A gent,  104  N o rth   O tta w a .  G ran d  
R a p id s  R e frig e ra to r  Co.,  G ran d   R apids,
M ich.__________________________________ 613

purp o ses, 
in 

ex h ib itio n  

W a n te d —T o  bu y   sto ck   of  g e n e ra l  m e r­
ch an d ise. 
$10.000  to   $15,000.  O utside  of 
C hicago.  A ddress  N o  620,  c a re   M ichi-
g an   ’.tra d esm an .______________________ 620 

j
O ur  16.  18  an d   21  ft.  fam ily   lau n ch es 
m a k e  a h   en jo y ab le  outfit.  W e  build  all  | 
k in d s  of  p le a su re   b o ats.  M ain  office  an d   ' 
w orks,  M cH enry.  111.,  on  F ox  riv e r,  co n ­
n e c tin g   w ith   F ox  l a k e   regions.  H u n te r- 
W c ck ler  B o at  Co.,  138  W a sh in g to n   S t..  !
Chicago,  m.__________________________   619
W e  p a y   cash   fo r  in fo rm atio n .  R e p re ­
s e n ta tiv e s   ev ery w h ere,  a n   o p p o rtu n ity   to  
in c re a se   y o u r 
to   $25  w eekly 
w ith o u t  in te rfe re n c e   w ith   re g u la r  o cc u p a­
tio n .  N o  c a n v assin g .  C olburn  &  S h arp ,
H oboken,  N.  J.________________________621

incom e  $5 

F o r  Sale—A  la rg e   n u m b e r  of  selected  
D ela w are 
located. 
b eau tifu lly  
W rite   fo r  fre e   1905  ca ta lo g u e  
to   C has. 
M.  H am m ond,  R eal  E s ta te   B ro k er,  M il­
ford,  D elaw a re ._______________________ 609

fa rm s, 

F o r  Sale—B ak e ry .  Good  lo catio n .  D oing 
nice  b u sin ess.  A pply  to   Ju d so n   G rocer  Co.

589

W a n te d —T o  re n t  fo r 

te rm   of  y ea rs, 
s to re   fo r  g en e ra l  m e rc h a n d ise  
in  good 
to w n   in  C e n tra l  M ichigan.  W ould  p u r­
ch a se   sm all  sto ck   to   se c u re   location.  A d­
d re ss  N o.  532,  c a re   M ichigan  T ra d esm an .
______________ ______________ ____________ 532

F o r  S ale  o r  T ra d e —O ne  h u n d re d   s h a re s  
of  th e   W a tso n ,  D u ra n d -K a sp e r  G rocery 
Co.’s  c a p ita l  sto ck ,  of  S alin a.  E n q u ire  
W .  J.  H u g h es,  B ox  367,  E n id ,  O.  T .  598 

located 

e lectric 

la m p s  an d   cro ck e ry , 
th e   b rig h te s t  b u sin ess 

F o r  S ale— A  good  clean  sto ck   of  g ro ­
in 
ceries. 
one  of 
to w n s  In 
C e n tra l  M ichigan.  H a s  
lig h ts, 
w a te r  w o rk s  a n d   telep h o n e  sy stem ,  p o p u ­
latio n   1.50C  a n d   su rro u n d ed   by  sp lendid 
fa rm in g   co m m u n ity . 
is  s itu a te d  
on  p o p u la r  side  of  th e   s tre e t  an d   one  of 
th e   fin est 
th e   s tre e t.  N o 
tra d e s   will  be  e n te rta in e d ,  b u t  re a so n s 
fo r  sellin g   w ill  be  e n tire ly   s a tis fa c to ry   to  
th e   p u rc h a se r.  A d d ress  N o.  422,  c a re
M ichigan  T ra d esm an . 

_____________ 422

lo c atio n s  on 

S to re 

M ining  In v e s to rs   A tte n tio n !  F o r  sale, 
u n listed   tre a s u ry   sto c k s  of  m e rit.  C h ris 
S lagle,  B ox  120,  P a rk   C ity,  U ta h . 

585

POSITIONS  W A N TED ._______
W a n te d —P o sitio n   in  shoe  s to re   a s   clerk 
o r  m a n ag er.  H av e  h a d   15  y e a rs ’  ex p e ri­
ence.  B est  of  refere n ces  fu rn ish ed .  A d ­
d re ss  N o.  667,  c a re   M ichigan  T ra d esm an .

667

H E L P  W A NTED .

W a n te d —S alesm en  to   sell  on  co m m is­
sion  o u r 
ju m p e rs ; 
only  ex perienced  need  apply.  B en.  J. 
M a rtin   M fg.  Co.,  S pringfield.  Mo. 

lin e  of  o v eralls  a n d  

659 

W a n te d —D ry   goods  sa le sm a n  

ex ­
p erience.  W a g es  $50  p e r  m o n th .  P a lm e r
&  H obbs  Co.,  K a lk a ska.  M ich.______653

of 

W a n te d —A  ca p ab le  m an   of  ex p erien ce 
to   ta k e   c h a rg e   of  a   s e t  of  books,  w hich 
S ta te  
h an d les  b ra n c h   house  a c co u n ts. 
s a la ry   expected,  a g e   a n d   ex p e rien ce  a n d  
give  refere n ces.  A d d ress  F ra n k   H .  H a d ­
ley  &  Co.,  d e a le rs  in  eggs,  p o u ltry   an d  
b u tte r,  Seym our,  Ind. 

W a n te d —C apable  m a n  

to   ta k e   ch a rg e 
of  clo th in g ,  g ro ceries,  b o o t  a n d   shoe  a n d  
d ry   goods  d e p a rtm e n ts.  A u d ress  N a tio n a l 
S upply  Co..  L an sin g ,  M ich. 

624

662

S alesm an   to  c a rry   a   good  sid e  line th a t 
w ill  p ay  
to  
bouse  fu rn ish in g ,  g en e ra l  a n d   h a rd w a re  
sto res.  P o c k e t  m odel  free.  S eason  now  
on.  N ovelty  M fg.  Co..  O tta w a .  Ili.  339

tra v e lin g   expenses. 

Sells 

AU C T IO N E E R S   AN D  TR AD ER S .
H.  C.  F e rry   &  Co..  A u ctio n eers.  T h e 
len d in g   sale s  co m p an y   of  th e   U.  S.  W e 
can  sell  y o u r  real  e s ta te ,  o r  a n y   s to c k   of 
goods,  in  a n y   p a r t  of  th e   c o u n try .  O ur 
m eth o d   of  a d v e rtis in g   “th e   b e s t.”  O ur 
“te rm s ”  a re   rig h t.  O u r  m en  a re   g e n tle ­
m en.  O ur  sale s  a re   a   success.  O r  w e 
w ill  bu y   y o u r 
324 
D earb o rn   S t..  C hicago.  111. 

490
W a n t  A ds.  co n tin u ed   on  n e x t  page.

stock.  W rite   us, 

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day.

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

UNION  HEADQUARTERS.

They  Are  Usually  Established  in  a 

Brothel.

The  opposition  of  the  Tradesman 
to  union  labor  is  due  very  largely  to 
the  fact  that  bad  men  invariably  get 
to  the  front  and  that  the  more  venal 
and  unscrupulous  the  union 
leader 
happens  to  be  the  more  enthusiasti­
cally  he  is  encouraged  and  supported 
and  blindly  followed  by 
the  poor 
dupes  who  make  up  the  rank  and  hie 
of  the  average 
trades  union.  The 
Tradesman  has  known  a  good  many 
labor  leaders  in  its  day  and  has  never 
yet  had  the  privilege  of  meeting  but 
one  union  leader  who  was  not  only 
unscrupulous  in  business  transactions, 
and  immoral  in  his  personal  relations, 
but  who  invariably  used  his  position 
to  extort  blackmail  and  perpetuate  a 
system  of  graft.  That  exception  was 
the  late  P.  M.  Arthur,  head  of 
the 
Brotherhood  of  Locomotive  Engi­
neers,  who  had  no  more  use 
for 
unionism  in  its  present  form  than  a 
child  has  for  a  hyena.

When  the  notorious  and  disreputa­
ble  Shea  came  to  this  city  to  direct 
and  control  the  teamsters’  strike  a 
year  ago,  his  first  enquiry  at  the  ho­
tel  where  he  stopped  was  for  the  lo­
cation  of  the  barroom.  His  next  en­
quiry  was  for  the  nearest  house  of 
prostitution  and,  from  all  reports,  he 
made  full  use  of  both  institutions.

to 

When  President  Roosevelt  permit­
ted  such  a  wretch  to  appear  before 
him  and  make  an  address,  which  con­
tained  an  insulting  allusion 
the 
American  people  and  the  American 
army,  the  Tradesman  felt  that  the 
President  had  stultified  himself  and 
brought  discredit  upon  his  high  office 
and  upon  the  American  people  who 
love  him  dearly.  Recent  disclosures 
in  Chicago  tend  to  confirm  all  the 
Tradesman  has  had  to  say  in  this 
connection,  judging  by  the  following 
report,  which  was  sent  out  from  Chi­
cago  last  night  by 
the  Associated 
Press:

th e  

also  

h a v e  

liste n  

tim es, 

T h e   police 

is  “ b o ssin g ” 

th e   g r a f t  c h a rg e s 
In   co n n e ctio n   w ith  
th e   g ra n d   ju r y   w ill 
to   te stim o n y  
b y   w om en  fro m   “K e n tu c k y   h o m e.”  2317 
In d ia n a   av en u e,  th e   d iso rd e rly   h o u se used  
a s   c h ief  ren d ez v o u s  of  P re s id e n t  C or­
n eliu s  P .  S hea,  w ho 
th e  
p re s e n t  strik e .
T h e   w om en  w ho  w ill  a p p e a r  b efo re  th e  
g ra n d   ju r y   a re   M rs.  L aS alle,  k e e p e r  of 
th e   re s o rt;  B la n ch e  M o rg an   a n d   M aude 
S t.  C lair.  O th e r  w om en  m a y   follow ,  a s  
th e   d e te c tiv e s  a r e   s e a rc h in g   fo r  som e w ho 
h a v e   le ft  th e   house.
T h e   s to ry   th a t  th e   w om en  fro m   “ K e n ­
tu c k y   H o m e”  w ill  te ll  th e   ju r y   re a c h e s 
b a c k   to   a   m o n th   b efo re  th e   s trik e .  O ne 
w o m an   w ill  s w e a r  th a t   S h ea  h a s   b een   in 
th e   h o u se  m a n y  
in   s p ite   of  h is 
a s s e rtio n s   th a t   h e  w as  th e re   b u t  once. 
T h e   ho u se,  sh e   told  th e   d e tectiv es,  w as 
la b o r 
u sed   a s   a   m e e tin g   p la ce  b y  
m en.  T h e y   n e v e r  ca m e  th e re   alone.
a  
y o u n g   m a n   w ho  liv ed   in   th e   h o u se  fo r 
se v e ra l  m o n th s,  a n d   w ho  w a s   p re s e n t  a t 
m a n y   of  th e   “ o rg ie s”  in   w h ich   S h e a   an d  
h is   m en  a re   alleged  to   h a v e   en gaged.
“I   h a v e   seen   S h ea  th e re   a   h a lf  dozen 
tim e s .” 
“ H e 
ta lk e d   freely   to   th e   w om en,  a n d   s p e n t  a 
good  deal  of  m oney.  H e   ta lk e d   so  m uch, 
in   fa c t,  th a t  M rs.  L a S a lle  th re a te n e d   to  
re v e a l  som e  of  h is  s e c re ts   u n le ss  h e   p aid 
h e r  p a r t  of  th e   m oney.  D riscoll  w as  a t 
th e   h o u se  o ften.  H e  lived  w ith   a   w om an 
in  
ta lk   am o n g  
th e   w om en  in   th e   h o u se  w as  open,  an d  
th e y   m a d e  no  s e c re t  of  th e   so u rce  o f  th e  
m o n e y   th a t  w as  flow ing  in to   th e   coffers 
o f  M rs.  L aS alle.
ta k e n  
b e fo re   th e   g ra n d   ju r y   w ere  k e p t  u n d e r 
police  g u a rd   la s t  n ig h t.
In s p e c to r  L a v in .  w h o   h a s   c h a rg e   of 
th e   in v e stig a tio n   u n d e r  A s s is ta n t  S ta te ’s 
A tto rn e y   F a k e , 
is  h u n tin g   fo r  w om en 
w h o   h a v e   le ft  th e   p la ce  a n d   is  try in g   to  
d isco v e r  o th e r  re s o rts   fre q u e n te d   b y   th e  
la b o r  m en. 
In s p e c to r  L a v in   b eliev es th a t 
d a m a g in g   evidence  w ill  be  rev ea led   b y  h is

th re e   w om en  w ho  w ill  b e 

th e   neighborhood. 

to ld   th e   police. 

d isco v ered  

th is   m a n  

T h e  

T h e 

i t  

“W h e n  

w om en  p riso n ers.
is  k n o w n ,”  h e   said,  “ju s t 
how   S h ea  s p e n t 
th e   m o n e y   h e  g o t  fo r 
w o rk in g   th e   s trik e   to   s u it  th e   m en   w ho 
p aid   h im   he  a n d   h is   co n fe d e ra te s  w ill  lose 
th e ir  jo b s,  o r  th e y   o u g h t  to.
“ S h ea  s p e n t  h u n d re d s  of  d o llars  th e re  
som e  n ig h ts.  H e   w as  a   fool  fo r  ta lk in g  
so   m uch,  fo r  h e  told  th o s e   w om en  th in g s  
th a t  o u g h t  to   p u t  h im   b eh in d   th e   b a rs. 
T h is   w a s  n o t  th e   only  p lace  w h e re   he  w as 
in   th e   h a b it  of  sp e n d in g   m oney.  T h e re 
a re   h a lf  a   dozen,  b u t  th is   w as  th e   ch ief 
o ne  a n d   th e   o ne  w h e re   th e y   a ll  m e t  w hen 
so m e th in g   b ig   w a s   o n .”
I t   is  d ec lared   th a t  on  o ne  o ccasion  D ris ­
coll  g a v e   a   w o m an   a tta c h e d   to   th e   h ouse 
a   p a ir  of  d ia m o n d   e a rrin g s   v a lu ed   a t 
$600  a n d   a   se a lsk in   coat.

Great  Activity  in  Summer  Hardware 

Goods.

continues  excellent, 

Though  the  demand  for  builders’ 
hardware 
the 
business 
in  strictly  summer  goods 
is  far  in  excess  of  that  in  any  other 
lines.  Some  manufacturers  and  job­
bers of wire  products  and  other  minor 
lines  are  shading  prices  slightly,  and, 
although 
the  quotations  on  most 
classes  of  general  hardware  are  be­
ing  well  maintained,  it  is  now  consid­
ered  doubtful  whether  any  radical  ad­
vances  in  prices  will  be  made  until 
the  autumn.  The  manufacturers  are 
no 
longer  experiencing  much'  diffi­
culty  in  making  prompt  deliveries  on 
their  orders.

The  volume  of  orders  booked  by 
the  jobbers  in  all  lines  during  the 
month  of  May  was 
considerably 
larger  than  that  secured  in  the  cor­
responding  month  last  year.  In some 
instances,  there  is  a  tendency  among 
the  retailers  to  be  conservative  in 
their  purchases  for  forward  require­
ments,  but  as  general  conditions  are 
favorable  and  full  of  encouragement, 
this  tendency  is  not  spreading  rapid­
ly-

Wire  cloth  continues  rather  weak, 
selling  to  retailers  in  less  than  car­
load  lots  at  $1.20  per 
ioo  pounds. 
The  only  articles  in  the  list  which 
appear  likely  to  be  advanced  in  price 
within  the  near  future  are  cast  and 
steel  punched  registers.  Both  gal­
vanized  and  black  sheets  are  weak 
and  there  is  considerable  competition 
in  the  trade  so  that  these  products 
are  generally  selling  at  prices  ranging 
from  io  to  15c  per  100  points  below 
the  official  prices.  Cut  nails  are  also 
easing  off  slightly,  several  sales  hav­
ing  been  made  recently  at  10c  below 
the  official  basis  for  wire  nails.

Kalamazoo  Grocers  To  Picnic  at  Ot­

tawa  Beach.

Kalamazoo,  June  13— The  Kalama­
zoo  Retail  Grocers’  Association,  at a 
meeting  held  last  evening,  named  Ot­
tawa  Beach  as  the  destination  for  the 
excursion  of  this  year,  and  Thursday, 
June  22,  as  the  date.

As  usual,  there  will  be  a  program 
of  sports,  including  baseball,  a  tug  of 
war,  apple  ducking  and  cheese  cut­
ting contests  and various  other sports. 
It  is  expected  that  there  will  also  be 
a  balloon  ascension.  A  band  will  ac­
company  the  excursionists  from  this 
city.  The  committe  in  charge  is  made 
up  of  H.  R.  Van  Bochove,  Oliver 
Rasmus,  William  Moerdyke,  A.  L. 
Hoekstra,  J.  E.  Van  Bochove,  E.  Pur- 
| dy,  H.  J.  Schaberg  and  W.  C.  Hipp. 
Complete  arrangements  as  to  accom­
modations  and  fare  have  not  been 
made  yet,  but  will  be  shortly.

Preparations  for  the  National  Con­

vention in  August.

At  the  last  meeting  of  the  Master 
Butchers’  Association  of  Grand  Rap­
ids,  over  seventy-five  members  were 
in  attendance,  and  much  interest  was 
manifested 
in  the  various  matters 
brought  up  for  consideration.  Impor­
tant  among  these  was  the  summer 
half-holiday  and  the  Sunday  closing 
propositions. 
It  was  the  decision  of 
the  meeting  to  close  every  Thursday 
afternoon  during  the  months  of  July 
and  August.  An  amendment  was 
made  to  this  motion  making  it  sub­
ject  to  the  decision  of  the  Grocers’ 
Association. 
It  was  also  decided  by 
the  butchers  to  close  their  markets 
all  day  July  4.

Another  matter  which  received  se­
rious  attention  was  in  regard  to  Sun­
day  closing.  It  has  been  learned  that 
many  of  the  markets  are  not  closed 
on  this  day,  a  direct  violation  of  the 
It  will  be  the  endeavor 
trade  laws. 
of  the  butchers  to  bring  about 
a 
rigorous  reformation  in  this  respect 
and  secure  the  closing  of  all  markets 
on  Sunday.  The matter was  placed in 
the  hands  of  a  committee  to  investi­
gate  and  report  at  the  next  meeting. 
A  committee  from  the  local  associa­
tion,  which  visited  Kalamazoo,  Battle 
Creek  and  Jackson  recently,  report­
ed  that  all  of  these  cities  are 
in 
favor  of  running  excursions  to  Grand 
Rapids  during  the  national  conven­
tion  of  the  Master  Butchers’  Asso­
ciation,  which  will  be  held  in  Grand 
Rapids  August  1,  2,  3  and  4 .

The  following  committees  were  ap­
pointed  to  arrange  the  details  of  the 
big  picnic,  which  is  to  be  held  at  the 
West  Michigan  fair  grounds  on  Au­
gust  3:

Grounds— L.  J.  Katz,  S.  J.  Hufford 

and  W.  J.  Kling.

St.  Louis,  Mo.,  April  12— The  pota- 
: to  market  both  on  new  and  old,  and 
especially  old,  not  only  in  St.  Louis 
but  in  every  market  in  the  country, 
is  about  as  uncertain  as  anything 
could  possibly  be.  The  quality  of 
the  stock,  on  a  whole,  is  about  as 
poor  as  anything  we  ever  saw.  Most

Programme  and  Printing— S.  J. 
Hufford,  Fred  W.  Fuller,  Louis 
Hoelzley  and  August  Schuschardt.

Badges— L.  J.  Witters,  J.  H.  Bow- 

ditch  and  Frank  Padelt.

Music— S.  J.  Hufford,  Leon  Cen- 

tilli  and  Henry  Uhrbrock.

Privileges— L.  J.  Katz,  John  Rauser 

and  R.  Burton.

Sports  and  Attractions  —   Henry 
Giebe,  John  Roe sink,  F.  J.  Ferguson, 
John  Gezon,  Frank  Burns  and  Homer 
Klap.

Parade— John  Den  Herder,  C.  M. 
Bradford,  Charles  Wertsch,  Walter 
Thomasma  and  John  Lindermulder.

Information— Albert  Stein,  James 
Wickham,  Warren  Cole  and  Arthur 
Watkins.

Judges— J.  A.  Van  Zoren,  G.  Waltz, 
Jacob  Sanford,  John  Eble,  J.  H.  Mc- 
Cleary,  Ralph  Andre,  Frank  Merrill, 
Herman  DeBoer,  Ed.  Compton  and 
Ed.  Wykel.

The  Reception  Committee  will  be 
composed  of  all  of  the - members  of 
both  associations.

Status  of  the  Potato  Market  at  St.

Louis.

of  the  stuff  is  in  bad  condition,  is 
poorly  sorted,  has  not  been  properly 
handled,  is  crowded  into  the  cars  and 
arrives  in  a  heated  and  damaged  con­
dition;

In  St.  Louis  the  market  for  good 
potatoes  this  week  has  been  good, 
the 
but  a  very  small  percentage  of 
arrivals  have  been  in  good 
shape, 
most  of  them  showing  rot  and  are 
heated  and  damaged,  and  they  have 
sold  at  a  wide  range  of  prices.  The 
market  to-day  in  St.  Louis  for  strictly 
first  class  stock,  good  size,  well-sort­
ed  and  in  good,  sound  condition  is 
S°@SSC  per  bushel.  Yet  new  pota­
toes,  which,  if  they  had  been  handled 
properly,  would  be  good,  show  dirt, 
poor  quality,  are  generally  undesira­
ble  and  are  selling  at  prices  ranging 
from  20@40c  per  bushel.

There  is  an  abundance  of  this  stock 
selling  at  low  prices,  while  good  new 
potatoes,  such  as  we  describe  above, 
are  very scarce and wanted,  and really 
fancy  new  potatoes,  clean,  bright, dry 
and  firm,  would  bring  to-day  60c  per 
bushel.  There  is  very  little  of  such 
stock  offering.

the 

The  Arkansas  and  Indian  Territory 
potatoes  are  very  dirty,  so  are  the 
Louisiana 
from  around  Alexandria 
and  that  section;  this  is  most  unde­
sirable  and  not  at  all  satisfactory  to 
the  trade.  A  number  of 
cars 
which  we  have  sold  were  in  such  con­
dition  that  they  could  not  possibly 
go  beyond  St.  Louis.  A   good  many 
cars  were  sold  here 
freight 
charges  by  the  railroad  companies, 
because  the  potatoes  were  in  such 
bad  condition  that  they  were  not 
worth  the freight  charges.  This makes 
a  very  unsettled  market, 
but  the 
poor,  trashy  stock  is  cleaning  up  now, 
the  quality  of  the  arrivals  is  better 
in  the  last  two  days 
it  has 
been  and  prospects  for  next  week 
show  a  better  market,  better  prices 
and  more  favorable  conditions.

than 

for 

Miller  &  Teasdale  Co.

Butter,  Eggs,  Poultry,  Beans  and  Po­

tatoes  at  Buffalo.

Buffalo,  June 

14— Creamery,  i 8@  
20c ;  dairy,  fresh,  14(0)170 ;  poor,  I 2@  
14c.

Eggs— Fresh,  i6j£@i7J^c.
Live  Poultry  —   Fowls, 

ducks,  I 2@ i 3c ;  geese,  i o @ i i c .

I 2@ i 3c ; 

Dressed  Poultry— Fowls, 

old  cox,  10c.

13(0)140; 

Beans— Hand  picked marrows, new, 
$2.75(0)2.85;  mediums,  $2.15;  peas, 
$ i -75@ i .8o ;  red  kidney,  $2.50(0)2.60; 
white  kidney,  $2.75(0)2.90.

Potatoes— Round  white, 

25@28c; 

mixed  and  red,  23(3)250.

Rea  &  Witzig.

B U S IN E S S   C H A N C E S .

F o r  S ale—D ru g  

in  
good  to w n .  D oing  good  b u sin ess,  $1,500. 
A d d ress  Q uinine,  c a re   M ich ig an   T ra d e s ­
m a n . 

firs t-c la s s , 

sto ck , 

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P O S IT IO N S   W A N T E D

W a n te d —P o sitio n   b y   y o u n g   m a n .  E x ­
p e rien ced   a t   g ro c e ry   b u sin e ss.  C ap a b le 
m a n a g e r,  b u y er,  s a le sm a n   a n d   a d v e rtis e ­
m e n t  w rite r.  W ill  a c c e p t  p o sitio n   a s  
m a n a g e r  o r  clerk .  G ilt-ed g e  re fere n ces. 
A d d ress  G rocer,  c a re   T ra d e sm a n . 

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