EZIAN CESS aoe C CADE IS Saree) : CK - RATE 9 Zs DONS wy g MON ee ON Naar ag age OS \ ON fC BT coat AD {G RC een (CF f NCy ee a DAG aN Ve cn (eae POY me a eed, AP ea A E \N Ps OS wy, The Ah KANG eX ie wes Te RS ss CSS \ cn a\s yl YY dx Ay WE e ( , < wv + 3 oP) ve ESS 7 | 7 ans ON NC, Ave IAC 6 NEN 275 P ES m= » » ~ ; Li Y G = CS AG 6 ON ~ oe x? NN i hs ee ES 7 aS Ai WN) LED )) RN LAN q KO (AR (ES a A tre EN OE sed St ANS OO RG Sina IL) CABLE CS AN 0-2 Spain’s vexatious and petty imposi- tions upon American commerce in Cuba are breeding trouble for the dons. It looks like a pity they can’t get the drubbing they seem to be hankering after so much. Now that the smoke of the campaign bas cleared away, you will see more smoke from the S. C. W. You do not need silver or gold, but only a nickel to get the S. C. W. Purely Personal. James E. Parks, the Eaton Rapids merchant, has purchased the pacing horse, Lumps, which has a record of 2 1G. Robt. Arnott, Jr., the genial Luding- ton grocer, was married Nov. 18 to Miss Jennie Wood, daughter of an esteemed clergyman of that city. The happy couple received many valuable presents. Geo. B. Caulfield, Secretary of the Lemon & Wheeler Company, surprised his friends on Monday evening by mar- rying Miss Ethelyn M. La Valliere, who has achieved more than a local rep- utation as an elocutionist and dramatic reader. The happy couple, who start out with the hearty congratulations of hosts of friends, have taken up their residence at 507 South Lafayette street. The vacancy caused by the resigna- tion of Frank P. Mills as agent of the Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Co., at Gladstone, has been filled, M. M. Duncan, Super- intendent of the Antrim Iron Co., of Mancelona, having been appointed to the position. Mr. Duncan will take charge of the business of the company at the beginning of the new year. The position of agent of a Lake Superior iron mine is practically that of general manager and is one of great responsibil- ity. The Tradesman regrets to learn of the death of John V. Crandall, the veteran Sand Lake lumberman and merchant, which occurred on Sunday. Mr. Cran- dall was a man of strong parts and made friends wherever he went. He was prominent in the work of the Mich- igan Business Men’s Association and enlivened many a _ banquet and social gathering with speech and _ repartee. He died on the farm on which he set- tled forty years ago. He was respected by his acquaintances and beloved by all his friends. The Tradesman extends heartfelt sympathy to the family in their great bereavement. NO The Grain Market. Wheat, as is usual of late, followed home influences and was not governed much by foreign trade. While cables have shown a decline for several days past, the amount on passage has been extremely large and the world’s ship- ments exceeded 9,800,000 bushels. Wheat made an advance of fully 3c per bushel, which was fully warranted. First of all, the visible showed a de- crease of more than 1,000,000 bushels during the week, against an increase of 1,900,000 bushels the corresponding week last vear. We have now 2,000,000 bushels less in sight than at the same time last year. A small decrease was expected, but no one anticipated that it would be so large, and this is something unusual at this time of the year. A de- crease is never looked for until about the second week in January. The re- ceipts of winter wheat are exceedingly light, taking into consideration the high price paid, as the difference be- tween winter and spring wheat is 15c per bushel. The Northwestern receipts are also decreasing and are about 33% per cent. less than they were at the same time last year, and they are likely to fall off still more. With the present conditions it looks as though we had not seen the pinnacle yet. We might enumerate several more causes fora higher range of values, but these are the most potent ones. Corn, while it tried hard to follow wheat, remains practically the same as when last reported. The same is true ot oats. We can see nothing in sight at present that will change the price of either cereal. While the consumption of both corn and oats is large, the sup- ply is fully equal to the demand. The receipts during the week were as follows: Wheat, 49 cars; corn, I2 cars; oats, 6 cars. The receipts are about normal. Millers are paying 86c for wheat. C Ga AL Venera 0 Answers to Correspondents. M. D. Elgin—We have always be- lieved that May was the best month in the year for those who are matrimonially inclined and we commend this month to you, confident that the fates will be on your side in case you conclude to adopt our suggestion. Charley Remington—Yes, it is a fact that large fortunes have been made through the sale of patented remedies and proprietary articles. Perhaps such a fate awaits you in your contemplated undertaking. C. S. Udell—If it is a fact that your daughter’s contribution in the last is- sue of the Tradesman embodied a bio- graphical sketch of yourself, perhaps it would be well for you to take the hint and send her that coveted wheel with- out further delay. Samuel M. Lemon—We regret to in- form you that one connected with this establishment is a candidate for ap- pointive office under the next adminis- tration. If any of our people hankered after a job under Uncle Sam, we would surely commend him to the considera- no tion of so merciful a mediator as we know you to be. C. G. A. Voigt—We believe it isa part of the curriculum of some business men to forget promises as soon as they are made and then to make new ises with no idea of recalling them afterward. Ben. W. Putnam—yYes, raising pork and poultry is hardly as dignified a pro- fession as manufacturing confectionery, but we presume it pays about as well. prom- Flour and Feed. Evidence is accumulating that foreign demand for breadstuffs is likely to in- crease, rather than decrease, for the next six months. The countries which will harvest grain again before we do in America have but very little of old stocks on hand and it is well known that their crops now growing have been so damaged and are so inferior a condition that they will be more likely to be importers than exporters. With such conditions before us, we may quite reasonably expect that the demand for American flour will be such as to main- tain a higher level of prices than have yet been reached. While the movement is likely to be steadily upward, it must not be forgotten that the market is like- ly to fluctuate wildly at times, and the cautious buyer should watch it closely. The movement of flour from the city mills has been steady and constant for several weeks and the mills are running at full capacity with plenty of orders on the books and more in sight. Feed and meal are steady and un- changed for the week. Millstuffs are in fairly good demand, with prices well maintained. Wma. N. Rowe. a Excessive tea drinking is assigned as the chief cause of the high rate of in- sanity in Onegal, Ireland, and the theory would seem to be strengthened by the fact that there are three female lunatics to one male in the asylums. 9 Ask about Gillies’ New York Spice Contest. Phone 1589. J. P.. Visner. in 6 THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN The Germans and Trade Schools. Written for the TRADESMAN. The American apprenticeship system, while such a system could be said to be in operation, was, naturally, an adapta- tion of the one in use in the mother country ; but to meet the changed con- ditions on this side the ocean the sys- tem was much modified. A most radi- cal change caused by the New World rush was the shortening of the period of service from the ancient rule of seven years to less than half that time, or three years. Still other changes were in the direction of the greater degree of personal freedom which has always ob- tained inthis country. The condition of the early british apprentice at that time closely approximated that of actual slavery if the pictures of the writers on the subject are at all accurate. But now the refiex of American liberty has raised the Englishman to as high a plane of personal freedom as that in this country and the result on the apprenticeship system has been considerable. But there have been more serious causes for its disintegration in both countries, and indeed throughout the in- dustrial world, than modern rush or the increase of liberty. One of these, of universal effect, is the application of machinery in the arts and another is the operation of modern unionism. This has been most destructive in this coun- ry, perhaps, though its power has been seriously felt in reducing the trade learners in many countries of Europe. In this country the effect, added to the introduction of machinery, has been the practical abolition of the system, and, as we have made almost no provision for supplying its place, the acquirement of trades by the young has almost ceased. Recently there have been some attempts to remedy the loss by the es- tablishment of technical and manual training schools in the largest cities, but as yet these are but a drop in the bucket. England has also essayed to supply the place of the lessening trade learners, and has carried the movement farther than the Americans have done, but England can only be said to have commenced the work. But during this time the G their quiet way, Germans, in have been taking the opportunity thus left tothem. In the conservatism of the German character there has been less of interference with the ancient system of trade learning either by the adoption of machinery or the action of trades unions. And yet the interference has been considerable. And this interference they have set about promptly to remedy. The German nation has been criticised by their liberty-loving cousins in Britain and on this continent for the contin- uance of a spirit of too great conserva- tism and submission to authority. The paternalism in government, amounting to a supervision of private affairs and regulation of personai conduct, which would not be tolerated for a moment in this country, has been said to have re- duced the German soldier, and artisan as well, to the condition of a machine. The effectiveness of the military ma- chine was seen in the results of the Franco-German war of 1870. And now the results of the industrial machine bid fair to become as manifest even on a larger scale. When the Germans returned to the quiet of industrial life after the episode with France,they did so with the knowl- edge that the question of their military ascendancy on the continent, where only it was directly interested, was set- ! | tled. |was kept up to a sufficient degree to | | make that ascendancy assured, it yet left | While the military establishment | the nation comparatively free to turn its | attention to the development of indus- | tries. This it proceeded to do by the exercise of the same paternalism which had contributed to make its military power invincible. Technical instruction had been a characteristic of German schools for many years, but after the war the sys- tem was greatly enlarged. Technical and trade schools were established in al- most every city, and the exercise of authority over the pupils in such schools was much greater than would be pos- sible in this country. But the German character took to it kindly and the class of workmen turned out by these schools are the superior of any others. They are superior inthis, that, while the tech- nical training is the most thorough, there is given with it a broad and liberal ed- ucation, usually comprising several languages. The development of these schools dur- ing the past twenty years has been turning out the most competent artisans at a rapidly increasing ratio, and these are fast taking charge of the industries of the world. The failure of the other industrial nations to supply the destruc- tion of the apprenticeship system with some other has proved their opportunity. The degree in which they are taking ad- vantage of it is especially manifest in the prosecution of all industrial enter- prises in the newer colonies and the re- cently deveioping countries south of us, in Africa and other parts of the Old World. This they have done quietly, almost imperceptibly, while the other nations were flattering themselves in the security of industrial prestige, as England, or forgetting the need of prep- aration in the rush of modern progress, as this country. It is the story of the hare and the tortoise. The progress of this movement has already assumed great proportions, but we are not yet hopelessly left in the race. We are the cousins of these pioneers cf technical education and can claim the same natural abilities which have made them so successful. They are now ahead of us in the race, but there is no reason why we may not yet come in close second, or even dispute the first place, for we have the aid of American inventive genius and of wider facilities for the application of indus- trial science. But to do this,action must be taken soon. The first work is the establishment of the trade schools. Every moment lost in every important town is opportunity irretrievably lost for that town, for the industrial centers are to be the places first entering upon this form ot enterprise. w. NF. Oe Otto Shobert, a German machinist who lives in Brooklyn, is a claimant on behalf of his wife of a fortune left by an East Indian nabob named Paul Hofman, who died without leaving a will. Mrs. Shobert is his niece. The fortune is said to be $50,000,000, but ‘* distance always lends enchantment to the view’’ of fortunes as well as scenery, and the fortune will probably shrink in size the nearer the claimant gets to it. ee >? — A fine wine and vinegar are made_ of the juice of pineapples in Mexico. The leaf furnishes a fiber of extraordinary strength and fineness, making it even more valuable than the fruit. The fiber is made into ropes, cables, binding twine, thread, mats, bagging, hammocks and paper. A pineapple rope three and one-half inches thick can support nearly three tons, it is claimed. Parisian Flour Lemon & Wheeler Company, SOLE AGENTS. INO]-] UBISIIed Parisian Flour Parisian Flour ee eee @ © The Cakes made from... Walsh = De Roo Buckwheat Flour 7 Me rats BUCKWHEAT The Flour is not as white as some of the adulterated kinds, but we don’t make it to look at. JUDGE IT BY THE CAKES. Warranted Strictly Pure, Wholesome and Delicious. MILLS AT HOLLAND, MIGH. BOOPQOQOOOODOOOOOOOOPOOOOODQOODQODOOOOQOOOQOOOO© ssl INTTNNTYYRTT NTT YNTH ETT ETT I. W. Lamp, Pres and Supt. E. L. Warxrys, Sec’y. Orders and inquiries solicited. COMOOQOQOOE OOOQDOOOQOOQOODOODOQOQDOOOOQOOOQODQDOOQOQOO@QOE C H. Catxkrins, Vice-Pres- C. G. FREEMAN, Treas. The Lamb Glove and Mitten Co. PERRY, MICH., U. S. A. MANUFACTURERS OF High Grade Gloves and Mittens Made from Pure American and Australian Wools and the Finest Quality of Silks. Season of 1896-97, This Company controls a large number of the latest and best inven- tions of Mr I. W. Lamb, the originator and inventor of the Lamb Knitting Machine, who is recognized as the Leader in originating designs for High Grade Gloves and Mittens, in the invention of machines for their produc- tion, and also in the manufacture of the goods. We will be pleased to send samples for examination — Express pre- paid — to responsible dealers in any part of the Union. Auy portion, or all, of these samples may be returned at our expense. Dealers will consult their own interests by examining these goods. We are sending out THREE lines of these samples, as follows: Line No. 1, for Men, Women and Children, consisting of 18 pairs. Line No. 2, for Men and Boys only, consisting of 12 pairs. Line No. 3, for Ladies, Boys and Children, consisting of 12 pairs. In ordering samples please to say which line you wish. Goods shipped at once, and satisfaction guaranteed. SUN AAAhALalt ha AAAddkbblldddt Four Kinds of Coupon Books Are manufactured by us and all sold on the same basis, irrespective of size, shape or denomination. Free samples on application. TRADESMAN COMPANY, Grand Rapids. mvrrmnennemn tenn \AddAAUAbAAAA4AUAbAAAAAAA4AUUAAAdA44NUAAAAA THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 7 Getting the People Side Lights on Advertising. The simplest and most effective way of writing an advertisement is to write what a good salesman would say. ee It is not the capital in business but the brains in business that make suc- cess. Without brains in advertising capital will soon vanish. * <* * A merchant puts his money in a safe, and it stays there until he goes after it. He puts it in an advertisement and it multiplies and comes back to him. * ££ * A smart looking delivery wagon, drawn by a good horse, can scarcely fail to secure a retail merchant a consider- able amount of respectful consideration. * * *€ If you need any article whatever, from soap up toa sealskin coat, your mind instantly associates with the thing desired the name of the firm which has advertised such goods. That is the beauty of persistent and prominent ad- vertising—it identifies the merchant with his merchandise. oe ee There is not much use in having a trade-mark and talking about it unless you show it, and show it plainly and un- mistakably, every time. It wants to be branded into the reader’s eye by repe- tition, and the plainer, stronger and oftener you can do it, the better. It need not be monotonous, cither. In hard times the advertisements of sharp merchants contain many great bargains. The failures of unsuccessful firms give stronger ones chances to buy goods cheap and sell them under the usual price. Some people’s misfortunes are other people's opportunities. I will not attempt to discuss the rel- ative value of weeklies, monthlies and dailies, but I do not hesitate to say that the policy of a general advertiser should turn, in no small degree, upon whether or not he believes that one thousand circulation among one class of persons is just about as good as one thousand circulation among another class of per- sons, both classes being within the lim- its of ignorance and highest knowledge, and the mediums going to persons of reasonable buying power. ee A paper in a lively town may get out what is called a ‘‘souvenir edition,’’ in which the biography of everybody who has helped to make the town is written, and his face pictured, and in which the various businesses there are described. But, well as it is to do this, and to send a few copies of it to distant parts of the country, its influence is mainly momentary. It is only a some- what magnified and illuminated edition of a weekly or daily paper, and no sin- gle copy of any paper’s issue abices long. vis * * Ok The average advertised article is not apt to be anything the average advertise- ment reader would have any possible use for just at the time he is reading the advertisement. Therefore, the art is to impress the name and use of the adver- tised article upon his mind when he doesn’t want it, so that he remembers it when he does want it, or wants anything in the same line. * + Following are a few sample advertise- ments, clipped from Michigan news- papers, which exhibit excellent taste and_possess strong drawing qualities: $OO0O9OOOOOHHGGHHHOOHHOH\OOOY e i 3 Returning Prosperity $ s ® © e may not strike us all in alump, 2 but it’s coming, su’e as Christ- 2 mas, and we’! all feel the good 2 effects in a short time. 2 If you've put off buying shoes, } come now. Assortments were never better and prices never more favorable—and you must have shoes. Re ( © ® MOQOQDOOODQODDOODOQOOQOQDOQOOQOOOE Be Sure You’re Right On Footwear... There’s lots of tricks in the trade, and they’re practiced more than you think, but not here. This store makes you sure you're right. This store guaran- tees you a safe investment of every dollar you put into the shoes we sell you. It isa good shoe store, full of good shoes. at prices that worry our competitors out of their sleep. GQCOOQDODQDOOOQOOQDO©O QOOGQOQOQOOO Hard Times Made Easy By buying your hirdware of me. No matter what article you may want. you Can save money by buy- ing it here This season of the year you will be Looking for a Stove. I have several of the most reliable makes at reasonable prices I am not tied to any one make, so I can suit you in some of them. I have some bargains in second-hand coal stoves I will trade for your wood stove if you want to burn coal. Everything in the hard- ware line going at prices to suit the times. Come and see my goods before you buy. That Tired Feeling is always in evidence when you’ve made a bad bargain. Especially is this true in CLOTHING. No other article will show its poorness as a Suit or Overcoat that is of unreli- able manufacture and material. You run no risk in coming direct to us for your wearing apparel. We carry nothing but what is first Class and up to date and our prices are as low as those quoted on infe- rior goods by other dealers. We wish to cali your attention to our OVERCOATS at $10. They’re all wool Beavers and Kerseys, made up in elegant style, with first-class linings and trimmihgs, and are equal. if not superior, to any coat you'll find elsewhere at $12. It costs you nothing to make the com- parison and find out for yourself. That's what we want you to do. Diss cease Seba taba ha tad ha ba hn ha tate ba br ttn he hn he tea te. POOF FOF FOG GOGO VO VOU OOOO SCOCOSGS In Buying Groceries..... The first thing you should de- cide upon is, ‘‘where would I be the most apt to get the best quality of goods?’ When you have determined this point, the next question is, ‘‘where can I get the lowest prices?” In Point of Quality Anyone who is at all posted will tell you that Hunt keeps the best, freshest goods that it is possible to get. Every ar- ticle is warranted to be ex- actly as represented and can be returned if it is not satis- factory. The Lowest Prices....... . He will not allow anyone to undersell him on any article, and you are always sure that if you trade at his store you are getting your goods at the lowest possible prices. ta Banta bata bntn bn bn br nbn te te br tn bin bn tn br be tn be Or br bn Br br tp pb bn bp bn be FOF GF FV FFF VV EE OOO OVO OTT OUTTOTSOOCOTSTSOS Sadan bn tn bn br br br br hn hr br ha tr hn ha Mn he hn he Mi i bn he i i i i ht tn tn PPP OO GOO OFFSET GTSTOT SCOTS EO ITSE SDD EGE GSES rVvVvVvVvVvVvVvVvVvVvVvVvVvVvVYvYvYvWVYVWwWVvWGY*" PPP FGFS OOO Movements in the Match Industry. From the N. Y. Shipping List. Many reports are in circulation re- garding competition in the match trade, and if half of them were true, the gro- cery jobbers would be reaping consider- able benefit from a demoralized match industry. The industry, however, hap- pens to be ina flourishing condition, while the numerous statements to the contrary are circulated for speculative effect. Dividends continue to be paid by the leading corporation, and that fact is accepted as evidence that a fair margin of profit is realized from the sale of matches. There is a disposition in some quarters to unsettle the market by agitation, and to make it appear that competition is growing at a rapid rate. At headquarters it will not be acknowl- edged that prices are being cut, but complaint is made that unknown cheap brands have been placed on the market. These matches are inferior in quality, and find their principal outlet through peddlers. Production has increased somewhat during the past few years, to meet the requirements of increased consumption. Although some foreign matches are sold under the domestic, the imports are smaller in volume. During the fiscal year to June 30 the total value of matches received from abroad amounted to $147,377.98, as compared with $183, - 614.50 for the preceding year. The tariff duty of 20 per cent. has no effect, ap- parently, in limiting the imports. For- eign manufacturers have cheaper labor, but lack the improved machinery in use by match plants in this country. The products from abroad have been coming here so many years that they have gained a foothold, and this is what the foreign manufacturers started out to accomplish. Efforts have recently been made to introduce American machinery abroad with the view of an international agreement in the match trade, and we believe negotiations are still in prog- ress, but with little hope of success. We learn from leading jobbers in the city, that the reports of ruinous compe- tition emanate in speculative circles. If they have been given any opportunity to take advantage of cut prices, the re- bate system nips the practice in the bud and maintains a steady market. Like other proprietary articles with a reputa- tion, special brands of matches are called for in all orders, and jobbers are satisfied to fill these at a profit, without using their influence in promoting the interests of new brands. Considerable chaff finds its way into the daily papers concerning this indus- try, because misleading statements are made by competitors and others, with the view of influencing the stock mar- ket, and reflecting on experienced man- ufacturers. Empty Honey Cans... We have on hand a large number of empty Honey Cans, packed two cans in case, which we will sell at very low prices for immediate ship- ment. New York Biscuit Co. Grand Rapids, Mich. A Free Salt Seller. DIAMOND CRYSTAL SALT is a ‘‘free’’ seller be- cause it is free from all salt objections. No odor and no grit—nothing but pure salt. See Price Current DIAMOND CRYSTAL SALT CO0., St. Clair. Mich. New York TRIBUNE 1897. Recognized as a Great, Safe, Clean Family Paper—A Force in Public Affairs and Potent for Entertain- ment and Culture of Every Member of the Family. A GOLORED SUPPLEMENT WITH THE SEMI- WEEKLY. There is a place in the United States for a weekly of really high intellectual quality, and the American people have given the New York Tribune a lavish welcome. During the past year the weekly was taken in over 245,000 fam- ilies and read by about 1, 250,000 people. Every effort will be made to brighten and enrich the paper and make it nec- essary to thousands of new friends. Patriotic, self-respecting, enterpris- ing, the Tribune is fearless and scholar- ly in editorial comment on_ public affairs, steadfast in principle, and not whirled about with every gust of pas- sion; and it exhibits in every issue the truly American qualities of quickness, directness, brilliancy and force. 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The piquant comicatities of the supplement will lend new value to bound volumes and make each copy valuable long after the date of publication. This edition is not offered in combi- nation with local weeklies. The colored supplement will be sent only to subscrib- ers who forward the regular price of the Semi-Weekly, $2.00 a year, to the Trib- une direct. Sample copies of Friday’s Semi- Weekly free. Daily, $8.00a year. Sunday Tribune, $2.00. Semi-Weekly, $2.00. Weekly, $100. Tribune Almanac for 1897, with full election returns, out in January, 25 cents a copy. THE TRIBUNE, NEW YORK. Hi tivisihnahics beak hai tecisedeane tapas eh Ri AR CARMI RA FAN SB OF 917 eM net I Aa Pe aah 86 IS Couto : 2 ‘ THE’ MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Devoted to the Best Interests of Business Men Published at the New Blodgett Building, Grand Rapids, by the TRADESMAN COMPANY ONE DOLLAR A YEAR, Payable in Advance ADVERTISING RATES ON APPLICATION. Communications invited from practical business men. (Correspondents must give their full names and addresses, not necessarily for pub- lication, but as a guarantee of good faith. Subscribers may have the mailing address of their papers changed as often as desired. No paper discontinued, except at the option of the proprietor, until all arrearages are paid. Sample cores sent free to any address. Entered at the Grand Rapids Post Office as Second Class mail matter. When writing to any of our Advertisers, please say that you saw the advertisement in the Michigan Tradesman. E. A. STOWE, EpITor. WEDNESDAY, « = - NOVEMBER 25, 1896. GENERAL TRADE CONDITIONS. Notwithstanding the speculative re- action of last week, the aggregate of the trade movement continues in the right direction. According to the reports at the end of the week the number of estab- lishments resuming operations exceeded 390 and over 300 had increased their working force. While the reactionary tendency of the week caused disappoint- ment as to the volume of the increase in trade, there was no decrease and most lines tended to increase. Some of the reactions in demand were the result of advancing prices, in the same or controlling lines, as that of orders for shoes by the advance in hides. At the close of last week the reaction seemed to be over, as wheat began to advance on Saturday, and the general upward movement seems to have been resumed this week. In the reaction of last week wheat declined 3% cents in New York and probably a little more than that in Chi- cago. The rapidity of the increase in price naturally checked the export de- mand, hence the break in price, which was the opportunity of the speculators. Corn and other grains shared in the reactionary tendency, though changes in price were small. The last of the week saw the movement forward again, wheat, of course, taking the lead. The tendency in the iron market has been toward better demand and im- provement in prices, but the situation is greatly complicated by the combina- tions. The scales these have been striving to maintain are higher than the market has warranted and dealers have sold below them, resulting in an appar- ent reduction in some lines. There has also been some reaction from the spec- ulative buying attending the result of the election. Wool continues strong. Cotton, which had advanced above 8c toa price suffi- cient to check export demand, has de- clined nearly half a cent and is moving rapidly again. Lumber still continues its upward movement. Exports in all lines continue to in- crease in volume, those for the week exceeding those of any preceding week since October, 1890. Imports for the same week were 17 per cent. smaller than for the corresponding week last year. Thus the increase of the trade balance in our favor is unabated The general increase in the volume of business is makingy itself felt in the bank clearings reported for the country —$1I, 236, 0C0, 000. This exceeds the unusually large total for last week by 4 per cent. Failures have been 50 more than for preceding week, or 308. WHEAT GOING SOUTH. A significant feature of the unusually large export movement, especially of wheat, is that it does not unduly crowd the facilities for storing and handling in New York. Of course, everything is full and space for storage and for ship room is engaged far ahead; but ordi- narily such an increase in the volume of export would have taxed the re- sources of the Knickerbocker to the utmost, for their facilities are gauged to the comparatively small export that has prevailed for a number of years past. The reason why they have met the emergency so easily is that the greater portion of the increased trade has been through other ports. The movement from the Pacific coast cities has been unprecedently large and there has_ been a great increase in the trade of the Gulf and more southerly Atlantic cities. These are more natural directions for the cereal to take, but heretofore it has followed its accustomed channel by the longest way out of the country. The change in the present movement is_ the result of various causes, such as the im- provement of the Gulf harbors, in- creased and more modern facilities for handling grain and lower rates on the railway lines interested. New York still uses the antiquated system of light- erage, necessitating a double transfer of the grain, while Baltimore and the Gulf cities load directly from elevators, a matter of no small importance in the direction of economy. Still another ad- vantage is the operation of the English rule allowing deeper lading of ships on the southern routes on account of the North Atlantic storms. Taking into consideration all these advantages for the southern movement, the wonder would seem to be that so much of the movement still continues in the old direction. This is sufficiently accounted for in the fact that New York is the long-accustomed inlet for the im- port trade brought by the returning ves- sels. But this, also, is beginning to in- crease at the southern ports. That New York will lose her prestige as the great port of the country is acon- tingency undoubtedly remote but this change of trade into channels naturally so much better adapted to it ts, to say the least, a matter of significance. It is significant that in taking up the business of the failed millionaire de- partment store of New York, Hilton, Hughes & Co., John Wanamaker begins his advertising as ‘‘Successor to A. T. Stewart & Co.’’ The career of the failed concern is a forcible illustration of the appreciation of the value of the advertising of a long-established and widely-known enterprise. As compared with the original house, the later names are not considered worthy of notice by the present advertiser, although many thousands were spent annually for a long time in making them known. The original name, A. T. Stewart & Co., is considered of such value that it will likely be used for many years, yet the original successors of the firm seemed to think nothing of dropping it for the sake of seeing their own given promi- nence. The name of the original con- cern would have been of great value if it could have been continued. THE PROBLEM OF IRRIGATION. The United States Supreme Court has rendered a decision in which a large portion of the country is deeply inter- ested. The Court affirmed the consti- tutionality of the California irrigation law, which had been attacked in the Federal courts. There were two cases involving the constitutionality of the law before the final tribunal, and the decision covers both, as they were iden- tical in character. One of the cases was an appeal from a decision of the California Supreme Court, affirming the conustitutionality of the law, while the other was an appeal from a decision of the United States Circuit Court, declar- ing the California law to be uncon- stitutional. The constitutionality of the California act was tested in the Federal court by a property-holder who is an alien, the claim being that it was contrary to the Federal constitution to alienate property for private use, or to permit the use of water from the streams for private pur- poses. The Supreme Court reversed the decision of the Circuit Court, and at the same time affirmed the ruling of the State Court, holding that the use of the water for the irrigation of large tracts of arid lands was using it for public purposes and conferring a public ben- efit besides. The Court decided that the California Legislature was compe- tent to legislate on the subject, and that the act was constitutional and binding. Several states have adopted irrigation laws based upon the same general lines as those of California, hence very great interest attaches to the ruling of the Su- preme Court in the matter. There are vast tracts of arid land in the Western States which are susceptible of a high degree of cultivation if properly irri- gated. To irrigate these waste lands has long been a great public problem with the states interested. Hence, now that means have been found of accom- plishing the great work, and laws cov- ering the case have been passed, it would have been a severe disappoint- ment and hardship had such efforts been neutralized by an unfavorable decision of the tribunal of last resort. The de- cision of the Supreme Court, however, settles the question permanently, and makes it clear that states have the right to provide for the irrigation of their waste lands, to levy taxes for the pur- pose, and to utilize water in the public streams. AN UNJUST JUDGE REBUKED. A notable case of tyranny and_ inso- lence on the bench appears to have been popularly and emphatically re- buked out in the Sacramento, Califor- nia, judicial district in the recent elec- tion, and the Sacramento Evening Bee is laughing best because laughing last over a foe against whom it has been biding its time for more than a year. Too many of our judges are disposed to abuse the power to punish for con- tempt and it seems that one of that cat- egory was on the bench in Sacramento. In a case whose testimony was_ reported by the Bee, the judge desired to shield an attorney against whom damaging evidence was taken. Upon the _ publi- cation of the testimony in full in the Bee, the judge characterized that por- tion relating to the attorney as ‘‘a gross fabrication’’ by the reporter. The Bee sustained the reporter and declared the judge had not told the truth in charg- ing a fabrication. The editor of the paper was cited before the court, the judge. became . prosecutor and jury and fined the editor $500. In the recent election the Bee opened its batteries and kept this case before the people and they repudiated the unjust judge by a large majority. The peopleare always, and justly, quick to uphold the dignity of the courts, but they will not indorse arbitrary and tyrannous conduct on the part of the judges. Too often men dressed ina little brief authority play fantastic tricks and browbeat and abuse their fellow men simply because the mean spirit and opportunity have met, but inevitably such a course results in arousing popular contempt or indigna- tion and ultimate humiliation for the petty tyrant. It is gratifying to know that such cases are exceptions, how- ever, to the rule. The majority, pos- sibly, of the members of the American judiciary are men who have a proper appreciation of the dignity and de- mands of their position and fully rec- ognize, at the same time, the rights of the public, including freedom of speech and immunity and propriety of honest and decent criticism cf public officials. It will be a great day for the Ameri- can people when the freedom of criti- icsm and publication by the press is en- larged still further. If legislatures and courts would take the bridle off the press, public office would soon become in reality a public trust. Punish the press only for malicious mis-statements and let the truth bea justification in every case where no malice is displayed or evil purpose disclosed, REFORMS CAN WAIT. Although, as a result of the recent election, the country has declared un- eqguivocally in favor of sound money, it must not be supposed that all the finan- cial ills from which the nation suffered are atanend. It is true that the ac- cumulation of silver bullion has been stopped by the repeal of the Sherman law, but the problem involved in the ex- istence of the legal tender treasury notes and in the menace they create to the gold supply remains unsolved, while the matter of providing adequate revenue for the maintenance of the Government is still a burning question. These are problems which will not be solved in a day, and it is even doubtful if the coming Congress elected at the recent election will be able to dispose of them. It is equally true that the country will not have fully emerged from its financial difficulties until these ques- tions are disposed of. Granting all this, however, the business world may still view these matters with complacency, now that it is convinced that the sturdy common sense of the American people can be depended upon to take the proper view of financial problems and to promptly dispose of unhealthy and un- sound propagandisms. Never was the country in better posi- tion to await with complacency a delib- erate settlement of these very important questions. The recent vast importa- tions of gold have so fortified our gold reserve that there is no early prospect of further bond issues to meet the drains permitted by the legal tender notes. Moreover, the necessities of Europe will compel her for a long time to come to buy more heavily of us than we are likely to buy of her, thus maintaining a balance in our favor and turning the flow of gold in this direction rather than the other way. With good crops and reviving business, it is likely that the revenue of the Government will also improve, and that, asa _ result, a delay in revising the tariff will not be serious- ly felt, THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 9 LABOR AS A MORAL AGENT. Every person who thinks and observes knows that there would be without la- bor no civilization—no progress, no in- vention or discovery—nothing good, in- deed, in material life; but it is not so generally known that work is also a great moral agent. The races of people which perform no regular and systematic labor are simply savages. They live in idleness, except when engaged in war or hunting. They have no agriculture and they-store up no stock of provisions for the winter, or to be used in bad weather. They live each day without regard to the next, and, in consequence, they suffer extremes of Privations and often lack almost every necessary of life; yet these peoples are So averse to any sort of regular and use- ful labor that they will suffer before they will undertake it. They prefer to live in a state of absolute idleness, except when their violent passions and the ne- cessities of existence impel them to some spasmodic action. It has been said that an idle brain is the devil's workshop. It is true that persons who are by preference persis- tently idle are pretty sure to be addicted to vice and crime. All persons possess certain degrees of vital energy which must be worked off in some sort of ac- tion,and which, if not employed in good and useful exertion, will be exerted for evil purposes. When a man’s physical forces are consumed in useful labor, he has no dispositoin to engage in displays of vio- lent passion. In the course of centuries of the civilizing and subduing power of work, society has come to be what it is. Savage nations are constantly engaged in warfare. Perpetual strife is the chief feature in the life of all primitive peo- ples. Inthe middle ages, in Europe, violence and rapine were the rule, and almost within a century past, in Europe, it was the custom of every man to wear a sword or other weapon on stirring out of his house. The peaceableness of the people in all civilized countries at the present day is the result, to a large extent, of the regular and constant employment of the great masses of the population in sys- tematic work. It is not always the case that the men who desire to be regularly employed can find congenial employ- ment; but it is often the case that men who are out of employment are not will- ing to work steadily, but are given to changing location and _ occupation. Some statistics, quoted by William Ferrero in the November Forum, pre- sent some instructive lessons of the re- lation between work and morals. A work on the economic conditions in their relation to crime in the United States, by William Wright, shows that, of 4,340 convicts at one time in Massa- chusetts, 2,991, or 68 per cent., were re- turnedas having nooccupation. Theadult convicts numbered at that time 3,971; of these, 464 were illiterate, and the war- den of the State Prison for the year in question stated that, of 220 men sen- tenced during that year, 147 were with- out a trade or any regular means of earning a living. In Pennsylvania, dur- ing a recent year, nearly 88 per cent. of the penitentiary convicts had never been apprenticed to any trade or occupation ; and this was true also of 68% per cent. of the convicts sentenced to county jails and work- houses in the same State, dur- ing the same year. Further, in Mr. Frederic Wines’ recent report on homi- cide in the United States in 1890, it is shown that, of 6,958 men, 5,175, or more than 74 per cent. of the whole, were said to have no trade. Sichart, a Ger- man savant, found among, 3,181 prison- ers, 1,347 (42.3 per cent.) who hated work and who were classed as follows: Of 1848 thieves, 961, or 52 per cent., hated work ; of 381 swindlers, 172, OF 45 per cent., hated work; of 155 incendi- aries, 48, or 31 per cent., hated work; of 542 sexual criminals, 145, or 26 per cent., hated work ; of 255 perjurers, 21, or 8.2 per cent., hated work. Mr. Ferrero holds, with good reason, that capacity for methodical work is, in short, the very essence of morality, the quality upon which all others de- pend. Those who do not possess it may be able to partially make up for this de- fect by brilliant intellectual qualities, but they will always remain fundamen- tally imperfect individuals; those who possess this quality and do not endeavor to develop it by practice are dissipating the most precious treasure with which Nature could endow them. There is no more effective _ relief from a great personal grief or anxiety than to spend one’s time in constami and useful labor. The Hindoo philoso- phers and religious fakirs teach that the best means of relief from such de- pressing influences is to live a life of retirement, idleness and contemplation. Such a course may suit the peculiarities of the Oriental character, but it is wholly out of place among the active and restless Western races. As_ the writer quoted well remarks: ‘‘The ca- pacity for methodical work jis the in- heritance which a father ought most es- pecially to desire to transmit to his children and to see increased by a wise education; because it is the magic shield behind which a man can defend himself in the most terrible adversities of life.’’ However it might be with the Orien- tais, it is certain that, in Western Europe and the United States, if men were to live in idleness in order to meditate more freely upon the moral aims of life, they would at last grow weary of this meditation and would be- come irritable, impulsive, easily roused to violence; the amount of mental equl- librium that exists in the character of civilized man would be lost, to make room for the continual want of balance noticeable in the savage and_ barbarian character ; for it is only in very strong and lofty minds that such elevated and abstract meditation as that upon the moral aims of life could possibly main- tain the equilibrium of character, just as the mechanical exercise of method- ical work does nowadays for all men in our society. Without systematic and constant labor for the production of useful articles, and for the development of natural re- sources and the control of physical forces, the human race would in time relapse into ferocious and _blood-thirsty barbarism. If the coffee planters of Brazil do not exactly want the earth they at least want a good slice of it if the proceedings of a recent congress held in Sao Paulo be any criterion. It was proposed thereat that the state should found a bank, with funds to be raised by a foreign loan of £10,000,000, the bank to advance loans on the growing crop, taking Io per cent. interest. Of course, the coffee had to be predicated at a certain price per arroba, but if the present state of the market for the bean be any criterion there is little likelihood of any foreigner advanc- ing the wherewithal to found the bank. A SAMPLE OF NERVE. “Tl tell you just how Barnum, You see—’’ ‘‘One moment, Forney. If I didn’t know about how it was without your telling me, I wouldn't be fit to hold the position Ido. You were ‘in charge of switch tower ‘77,’ just this side of the Sempiola Bridge, last night. You were ordered to run west-bound freight ‘82’ onto the construction spur, and let the fast mail through. While the switch was open a walking delegate came up into the tower and commenced talking politics to you. Something he = said made you forget for just two minutes to clear the main line, and the mail was on top of you before the levers could be reversed. Seeing that the engineer was running by the ‘home’ signal, you landed at the foot of the stairs in one jump, grabbed a red lantern which hap- pened to be lighted, and succeeded in stopping him before the trains came together—though the engine was within four feet of the freight caboose—after which the mail backed down and _ pro- ceeded on the main line as soon as_ you cleared it. Am I right?’’ ‘‘Yes, sir, that’s just how ’twas—but you see there wa’n’t no real harm done. The mail was ten minutes late, but I guess Jefferson made that up before he struck Pittsburgh. ’’ ‘*No, he didn’t! He missed connec- tions at Perryville Junction, and the despatcher had to keep him on orders all along the line—he was over an_ hour late getting in! ‘49’ and ‘65’ were run- ning in two sections each, on account of the convention, and you kept my hair standing on end for six hours, expect- ing every minute to hear from that cussed mail in a smash up. But the loss of time is the smallest part of it, Forney. That delegate had no business in the tower—you disobeyed orders in speaking to him—and you must have known—it was your business to know— that the red glass was broken out of that ‘home’ signal,so that it showed a white light, running west. If Jefferson hadn’t slowed up at the ‘distant,’ saltpeter wouldn't have saved him from smashing into that freight caboose—he said the weather was so thick he couldn’t see the semaphore arm in the dark, until he was right under it, and a second later he caught sight of your lantern. Now you know it’s dead against the rules to talk with any one while you’re on duty. How did it happen?’’ ‘‘Why, Mr. Barnum, I didn’t mean to at first, but when that jay said if I voted for Bryan I’d get sixteen silver dol- lars for every paper dollar, and wouldn’t have tc work as hard as I do now, I asked him did he think I was a d——d fool! Then he sez: ‘No,’ sez he; ‘I thinks you’re a down-trodden workin’ man what the corporations is a-grindin’ an’ oppressin’. I thinks you ain't makin’ enough to buy bread for your fambly, an’ that you could get all the money you want by jest votin’ to down the m/’nop'lists an’ the goid they speckylates with, an’ I thinks you'll be a d——d fool if you don’t do it!’ Then I makes a jump from where I was standin,’ by the levers, an’ pushes his face in for him, an’ chucks him down- stairs—him a-cursin’ an’ a-sayin’ the union’ll be takin’ my card away for a blasted m’nop’list sympathizer; an’ be- tween pinnin’ up my shirt where it got tore an’ gittin’ over the mad I was _ in, I clean forgot about the switch until I heard a stone go smash ag’in the ‘home’ signal, an’ before I could git my fist on the lever, Jefferson’s headlight was right "twas, Mr. on top o’ me, an’ I had to jump down for that lantern. I could see the light a-hangin’ on the semaphore all right, an’ | didn’t know, until Jef told me, that the red glass was out of the frame.’’ “‘T see! Mmmmm-—how did that fel- low get into the tower, anyhow?”’ ‘‘Just opened the lower door and walked in, I suppose. You can’t keep people from goin’ where they like on a dark night, Mr. Barnum- -leastways, not without an army of watchmen. If the section gang don’t happen to be around, there’s nothin’ to hinder ’em, an’ I reckon if you'd be’n in my place when that feller pitched into me, you'd ha’ did about as I done.’’ ‘*Perhaps I would, Forney. But ‘the question just at present is, what am I to do with you now? Put yourself in my place—suppose that you are sitting in this chair as Central Division Superin- tendent of the road, and that I am called before you as switchman in charge of tower ‘77.’ Considering all the circumstances, what would you feel obliged to do to me?’’ ‘‘Well, sir, I suppose I’d dock you for a few weeks to make you keep your mouth shut next time.’’ ‘But that wouldn't make Jefferson feel any more secure when he runs over your switches in future. I’ve no doubt he understands just how it occurred, and doesn’t blame you; but he wouldn’t be human if he didn’t get nervous run- ning by your signals at full speed. And when a ‘runner’ gets rattled, just a lit- tle bit, all kinds of trouble may come of it inside of half an hour.’’ ‘‘T hope you ain't a-goin’ to discharge me, sir?’ ‘‘T’ve got to—haven’t any choice in the matter. But I'll do the best I can. If you don’t find another job within a month, come back here and I'll get Mr. Johnson to give you something on the Western Division. It won’t bea responsible position at first, but ina year or two you can work back into one of the towers, or something even bet- ter.” The perspiration was standing in great beads upon the switchman’s fore- head, and in pulling out his red ban- dana, a small object fell upon the mat at his feet. This he was too disturbed to notice as, with a muttered ‘‘All right, sir; good morning,’’ he turned and left the office. Then the superin- tendent swung his chair around and looked sadly out of the window. The interview had been one of the hard things that enter into the daily life of a railway authority; he knew that the switchman’s discharge probably meant privation and want to his family, yet his duty to the road admitted of no half measures. The most vital necessity in railroad management is that discipline shall be rigidly maintained and every possible element of danger to life or property removed. Trainmen, ordina- rily, seem utterly regardless of the perils to which they are exposed ; but let them get an impression that a comrade in whose hands their safety or destruction may lie has been found careless in one single instance, and it is a long time before they get over an_ unconfessed nervousness in his vicinity. Looking absently around the office, Mr. Barnum presently noticed the ob- ject on the mat where Forney had _ been standing. It was a child’s shoe—just an ordinary baby’s spring-heel dongola, such as one may buy in small stores where the poor man’s dollar goes a long way. The stubby toe had been worn through, and three of the buttons were te liee ecu ne 10 THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN gone. Evidently the switchman had put it in his pocket as a sample for the new pair which he intended to buy when the pay car ran through next day. As the superintendent examined it, noting the fact that his own little girl’s feet were about the same size, he thought for the twentieth time that the irregu- larity in tower ‘*77’’ was one into which the most trustworthy man on the line might have been led, even himself. Finally he took from his pocket a roll of bills and stuffed several notes into the little shoe. Then, hastily wrapping it in brown paper, he called to one of the brakemen sitting outside the train despatcher’s room, and told him to find Forney’s wife as soon as_ possible. ‘““Give it to Mrs. Forney herself, Brown,’’ he said; ‘‘and simply tell her that one of the men on the road saw Tom drop it—you want to forget the name of that man, too. Understand?’’ Meanwhile, Tom Forney had left the building and was walking toward the yard, where he expected to find a fast freight starting up the road. As it was only five o'clock, the strings were not yet made up, and two of the road crews were standing near the operator's office waiting until the yard master was ready for them. Among the best of railroad men there 1s always a certain percentage of discontented ones and a number who are vicious by nature; these are always the first to breed trouble and precipitate strikes. Forney’s affair was by this time known all through the division, and the result of his ‘‘dance upon the carpet’’ in the superintendent's office was under discussion when he appeared. That he would lose his tower was the only logical outcome of the matter; but, in discounting this fact, three of the more unruly spirits had worked them- selves into a rage against the ‘‘supe,’’ out of sympathy for their fellow-work- man. Such thoughts form pretty ex- plosive material when they are warmed by direct evidence of personal distress; and the group of trainmen, though or- dinarily loyal to the road in which they took so much pride, soon shunted the conversation into dangerous channels. At six o'clock the first crew pulled out, with twenty ‘‘straight’’ and_ fifteen ‘‘mixed’’ cars, Forney accompanying them in the caboose. Unfortunately, one of the brakemen happened to be his brother-in-law, and, by remarks con- cerning the switchman’s family affairs, strengthened the impression that his dis- charge meant imminent starvation to them—on account of the expensive last baby and the doctor’s bill for girl num- ber three. Suspending him from the switch tower was one thing, they argued, but ‘‘the old man’’ certainly ought to have given him another job with as much pay. To make matters worse, a walking delegate from District Assembly ‘‘99’’ happened to be taking a sociable ride with the engineer, and, hearing of the affair, crawled back to the caboose with the benevolent inten- tion of magnifying the incident if it were possible to do so. His destination had been Palmerville, but instead of dropping off there, he ran over the en- tire division and spent several hours in he Junction yard at the end of the run. By this time Forney and his mates had been talked out of their ordinary com- monsense, and were chewing over re- flections chock-full of trouble for both the road and themselves. During the following two weeks, busi- ness on the line ran along as usual, with no apparent disturbance, but there was an undercurrent of apprehensiveness all through the Central and Western Divi- sions—a feeling which no one put into words, but which penetrated even to the executive offices and in a measure pre- pared the officials for the startling intel- ligence, one morning, that the Central Division was practically tied up, and that others were likely to be at any mo- ment. Forney’s case had been bunched with those of several men discharged for various reasons, and the unions were at their old game—a sympathetic strike. Mr. Barnum was an official who _ rec- ognzied_the unions because they were a daily menace to his organization—not because he considered them desirable either for the men or for the company ; and in order to maintain his position in various skirmishes with them, he was careful to examine each new situa- tion in all its bearings. So, for the first three days after the trouble com- menced, he waited for the master work- men to show their hands—keeping his passenger service moving, but not at- tempting to haul the stalled freight until matters assumed a more definite shape. On the evening of the fourth day he walked into the train despatcher’s office, after a consultation with the general manager, and ran over the telegrams from up the line. As he did so, he began to whistle softly. ‘‘This begins to look serious, Frank,’’ he said. ‘‘Calling out half our best men is one thing, but stopping mails and expresses is another matter. Anything later than these?’’ ‘*Yes,sir—I’m talking with Perryville now—wait a minute. All right. He says they've taken possession of the Junction yard and the three nearest sections. They’ve put Forney back in charge of ‘77,’ with orders to run everything on- to that spur at the river-bank—mails and all—and they’re talking of burning the stalled freight if the company don’t give in before Saturdav.’’ ‘“Are they! Well, I guess it’s about time for me to take a hand. Confound the boys! What gets me is how the devil men of ordinary sound common sense like ours can be so badly fooled by these cussed delegates from the as- semblies. Most of them are at the Junc- tion, are they? Have they put an opera- tor in 77’ with Forney?’’ : ““Yes; man that was fired from the Richmond-Danville.’’ ‘‘All right; give him this for Tom, straight. The Chicago mail will pull out of here on time, with me in the for- ward car; and a limited express will follow asa second section ten minutes later. The mail will pass tower ‘77’ at I:10 a. m., running sixty miles an hour, and will not stop for any signal in that vicinity. If Forney’s switch is open on the spur, the entire train, myself included, will go to everlasting smash at the bottom of the gorge. If the line is clear, across the bridge, I'll go through with the mail, and return to the Junc- tion, where I’m going to talk to the boys in a way they'll understand, by next train. Now, when you get that off, send for George Harris, tell him to put a couple of green lanterns on the pilot of ‘38,’ and get ready to pull me with that mail. Give him my message to Forney,so that he’ll know just what sort of a run he has before him; and _ if he weakens, try Frazier. Use your own judgment, but bave those two trains ready to pull out on stand?’’ ‘* Perfectly; but I've a darned good mind to knock you down and lock you in the closet here until the doctor can sit on you. Forney and those other fel- time. 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Suppose the district assembly says that you had fair warning and deliberately persisted in going to smash? There ain’t a man on the line who'll believe that either you or George Harris would actually run past danger signals onto a spur that ends ina buffey and trestle hoistway, ninety feet above a stony river-bed; and _ salvation isn’t more of acertainty than that they'll make Forney open the switch in just that way.’’ ‘‘Well, that remains to be seen. I think I know these men, and this strike is going to end inside of forty-eight hours. I may lose my life, of course, but the chances are against it. Come now, get a move on that message. That mail must pull out of here at eleven, sharp. ”’ Shortly before one in the morning, Forney and three other men sat by the levers in tower ‘‘77,’’ excitedly discuss- ing the superintendent’s message. One burly fellow with an ugly face, who represented District Assembly ‘‘go,’’ expressed himself violently to the effect that it was all a d——d bluff; but Forney disagreed with him. ““You don’t know ‘the oid man,’ Brady,’’ he said. ‘‘What he says he’ll do, he generally does; but even if he’d run by a red Jight himself, I don’t think George Harris would pull him. George has got a sick mother besides his wife and ten kids.’’ **Well, we’li see what they’ll do in about nineteen minutes. Daniels, here, says the mail has just passed Perryville goin’ like h—l. That there spur’s open, an’ the signals ll tell "em so; if they want to kili theirselves, ’tain’t any of our funeral.’’ At this moment a woman came up the stairs. When the shawl was unwrapped from her head, it proved to be Forney’s wife. Without even glancing at the other men, she went close to her hus- band and said: ‘*Tom, one of the boys has just told me about Mr. Barnum coming on the mail; do you s’pose he really will?’’ ‘Don’t suppose anything about it, Mary; he passed Perryville at 12:45. The operator there saw him talking with George on the machine.’’ ‘*Then, for God’s sake, clear the line for him before it’s too late. If he said he wouldn’t stop for signals, he won’t.’’ ‘‘D——d if I think he will, myself. Say, look here, Brady; we can’t go kill the ‘supe’ and one of the squarest run- ners on the line. Suppose ‘the old man’ did fire me, he reckoned he was only doing his duty by the road. I’m a-goin’ to close that switch. ’’ ‘*The h—1 you are! ! ! Well, you've got to take hold o’ me first! D’you s’pose the unions is a-goin’ to be monkeyed with by the likes o’ you, Tom Forney !’’ (Here Mary Forney broke in passionately. ) ‘*The unions are a curse to every man on the line, Mr. Brady; they make trouble for us all the time! Look here! Do you see this little shoe? Well, Tom dropped that when he was ‘dancin’ on the carpet ;’ and after Mr. Barnum took away the tower, what does he do but put a hundred dollars in it and send it to me by Paddy Brown. ‘Tell her that one o’ the men on the road saw Tom drop it,’ he says to Paddy, ‘but you forgit the name o’ that man.’ Paddy, he come up on ‘84’ an’ done as he was told, but when I asked him what man on the road had a hundred dollars to give ’way, he seen he was caught—an’ then he said | who 'twas what sent it! Would District ‘gg’ do as much for Tom? I reckon not! Here! If you want to know the kind o’ stuff Mr. Barnum’s made of, clear the main line, but hang a green lantern in place of the white one on the ‘distant,’ hang a red one back of the top arm on the ‘home,’ an hook the white light out- side the glass in the lower arm, ‘stead o' behind it. Fifty feet away there ain't a runner livin’ what would know the spur wa’n’t open or the main wa'n’'t blocked!!! If he’s goin’ to stop, that'll stop him—if he ain’t, you won't have his blood on you!”’ ‘‘By thunder! That’s a_ great scheme! John, grab those lanterns in the corner and run down to the ‘distant,’ while I open the line! Come _ now, Brady, you sha’n’t kick at that! Ifyou do, I'll chuck you clean through the window, an’ my old woman here’ll help me!’’ Just as Grogan came up the stairs with the white lanterns which he had taken from the semaphores, they heard the rumble of the approaching mail around the curve; and a second later the headlight flashed from behind a_ clump of trees. The green ‘‘distant’’ was now in full sight of the engineer, but though they strained their ears, there was no sound of the air-brake. On the train came, running all of sixty-five miles an hour, though the danger lantern on. the ‘*home’’ shone red as blood in the en- gineer’s eyes. Nearer—nearer-—with the roar of four hundred tons thundering over the metal—until the train flashed by the tower and they saw the superin- tendent leaning in the doorway of the forward mail car, the strong light be- hind him revealing the fact that he was caimly smoking a cigar, and that his hands were thrust deep in his trousers pockets, as if the thought of personal danger had never occurred to him. At the same moment the fireman opened his door, and in the red gleam from the burning coal they could see Harris, the runner, sitting on his box like a statue, keenly watching the track ahead. It was an exhibition of nerve which after- ward became a part of the road's his- tory, and it broke the strike. When Forney could get command of his tongue again, he said: ‘*That’s the kind o’ man that took away my job ‘cause ’twa’n’t safe for the road to have me stay—leastways until I'd had a lesson. An’ he know’d I meant to do my duty, too. I reckon if he ain’t afraid to risk his life for the sake o’ the line, it ain’t for the likes o’ us to say we'll tie him up ‘cause he won't take back men what he found wa'’n’t safe. Daniels, you tell the despatcher I'll work these levers for the comp’ny until ‘the old man’ sends a new chap to take charge of them; an’ | reckon, when they hears o’ this night’s run, them men at the Junction ’ll go back to work if he’ll take ’em! There’s your d——d old union card, Mr. Brady! If I ever join another assembly, it'll be one what’s got some sense an’ knows a little more "bout railroadin’.’’ CLARENCE HERBERT NEw. gy Suggestions in Window Dressing. From the Chicago Dry Goods Reporter. As a background for cloaks and suits, furs are as attractive and harmonious as anything that can be used. Robes or rugs of fur are found in the ordinary stock at this season of the year, and to display them in combination with other goods isa convenient plan. They are rich in effect and give the air of warmth to the window that is altogether appro- priate in the winter. Another thing in their favor is that they can be used a Practical great deal without the danger of dam- age by tearing and soiling that is so ex- pensive when good fabrics are used. A scheme that is used a great deal now as a decorative effect is a net work or basket weave of ribbons for part of the background for arches or designs. Ribbon usually of narrow width and of different but harmonious colors are woven in a frame or from one place of attachment to another. It gives sort of a checker board effect, and is either ar- tistic or gaudy, as the operator has been successful in manipulating the shades In a millinery display a pleasing fea- ture that is frequently seen in State Street windows is a number of stuffed birds suspended from invisible wires. In the millinery trade there is some realistic work done in the way of stuffed birds, and to see a number of them apparently flying about the win- dow makes one stop and take a_ second look. It is a good way to fill in the vacant space over the display of hats, which is usualiy filled with an elaborate design. Goods that must be kept before the public for several weeks should be changed from one window to another, so as to allow other lines to share the benefits of the best location. For a small window a beautifully and simple display of black and white silks can be made by covering the back- ground and sides alternately with widths of them. The body of the display need be only three of the piped pyramids. Small articles should be comparatively near the glass and large pieces back. If a large object is close to the glass, the eye of the passer-by will not take it in quickly, and this is necessary if the window is to be a success. It is hardly necessary to say that the smaller the ar- ticles the nearer the glass they should be. Reflection is one of the hardest things the dresser has to contend with, and considerable skill has to be exercised to overcome it. Some windows are situ- ated so that this is exceedingly annoy- ing. Even some of the finest are prac- tically a failure on this account. The only way to overcome reflections is to have plenty of white and light colored goods and as little dark as possible. Dark colors make good reflectors and must be avoided. A variation to the usual line of price tickets has been suggested. For a fall opening, press bright colored autumn leaves and print prices on them. For spring new green leaves can be used in the same way. A department store on State Street took advantage of the harvest season by having a ‘‘Harvest Home Celebration and Sale.’’ The store was_ profusely decorated with agricultural products. Over the entrance was an arch covered with corn stalks, with grapes, apples and other fruits attached here and there, and piles of pumpkins at the base. Three similar arches were across the front of the store on the inside, and at every possible place fruits and vege- tables were used for decorations, a ° DOD SOOO O00O 99000000 00000006 00060000 000000060000060006 DALTY OYSTER CRACKERS Finest on the market. OOOO 000000000 CHRISTENSON BAKING CO., GRAND RAPIDS. ; o OD OOOO OOOOSOO00OSSHH000006 60000096 6060666666600000 ROI SIT SSIS SEINE SZ ISD : WICSRENAex SS YI ABeA awa aAeT Aas eS SS es »@he.. Battering Rat of competition availeth naught against the reputation of our SEYMOUR BUTTER CRACKERS which have achieved fame throughout the country wholly on their merits and have a stable foundation firm as the rock of Gibraltar. ! Because—They are made from the finest ingredients procurable and are the result of years of careful study and experience. Because—They are an all-around family cracker. Because—They have a crowning flavor emphatically their own. Because—They are superior in hundreds of ways to other crack- ers which are claimed to be just as good. ON EVERYBODY’S TABLE—who values a wholesomes and nutritious cracker. ARE YOU SELLING THEM? THE NEW YORK BISCUIT CO., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. SIS SS PSS ZS 2 CSRS JIRA SSIS oS) PISS OSes eS SS SACACASCACACAEA GA. CA. CA CA. CAGACACACACGACAGCA 12 THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN JANE CRAGIN. An Invitation to Dinner, Which Cy and Sid Accept. Written for the TRADESMAN. ‘Will that be all to-day, Mrs. Walk- er?’’ asked the proprietor of the Mill- town store, as he tied the string of the last package she had ordered. **All in this line, thank you,’’ replied his white-haired customer; ‘‘but I shall be glad to have you, Mr. Huxley, and Mr. Benton come to dinner this evening at six o'clock, if you will. I indulge Mrs. Willowby occasionally ina bit of city foolishness, and to-day it is a late dinner. Shall I have the pleasure of seeing you then, and will you kindly tell—oh, here he is. I was just asking Mr. Huxley and you to dinner this evening, Mr. Benton, and I hope noth- ing will prevent you from coming—at Six 0 Clock. ” ‘“Thank you, I shall be glad to come,’’ was the reply; and hostess and guests parted with smiles and bows. ‘*Well,’’ remarked Sid, ‘‘that means swallowtail, | suppose. We shall prob- ably see a good deal of splendor on the part of Mrs. Willowby, for they do say it's stunning the way she blossoms out on occasions. It must be, Cy, that you are the victim this time. I'll do my best to keep Mrs. Walker interested so you can have a fair field. I wonder what started them off?’’ ‘*Well, Sid, I don’t mind telling you: I know I am agreeable to both of the ladies, and they think that I’m a little bit put out because Mrs. Willowby didn’t go to ride the other day when | called for her. Women are queer, some- times. If anybody makes a little of ‘em—anybody, you know, that they can take a fancy to—they get perfectly be- witched. Now I think that Lilian—that is, Mrs. Willowby, you know—is a fine woman, a magnificent woman, and all that sort o’ thing, but—well, the fact of the matter is, my boy, she’s altogether too easily impressed. Mr. Willowby was, no doubt, a fine fellow, but I. hear he was one of these handsome men, with not much stabilitv to him, and I fancy that the widow intends to profit by her experience when she makes a second choice. With all the world to choose from, it seems sort o’ odd that she should be satisfied with what she finds in Milltown, doesn’t it now? Of course, I’ve asked her to ride, and have been over there considerable, and, of course, she sees that we are prosperous here and can have what we want; but thunder! Sid, she ought to know—and if she doesn’t, Aunt Walker ought to—that I am only trying to be perlite. But that’s the way with ‘em all—they pick out what they think’s the best and set their cap at him for all they’re worth. They'll find, though, they're barkin’ up the wrong tree this time and, if the worst comes to the worst, I shall have to ‘look a Igedle oudt.’ Now, this din- ner business is gotten up just to show me that they didn’t intend to hurt my feelings. Well, if it’ll make ‘em feel any better, I s’pose I ought to be glad to sacerfice myself. I think, though, I shall have to play off so far as Mrs. Willowby is concerned; and, so far as you can, Sid, I want you to help me. Between you and me and the hitchin’ post, Sid, I’ve just teetotally ‘made a mash’ on pretty Mrs. Willowby—and I can’t say that I care to go on with it Now, | wish, every chance you can get, you’d sort o’—sort o’ cut in, don’t you know, and give mea little rest, for I’m ‘fraid she'll be hanging ’round me from the time I go in till we come.away.; and, if you see a chance, I want you to make the most of it.’’ At first, there was something likea smile pulling at the corners of Sid’s mouth and creeping into his eyes; but, as the twaddle went on and Sid could see that Cy was ‘‘gittin’ gone on him- self,’’ and, what was worse, that he, Sid, was considered too stupid to see the real condition of things, the smile faded and something strongly resem- bling disgust took its place. Then he began : **You don't seem to be aware of the fact, Cy, that you have been playing a mean, contemptible part in this busi- ness. You don’t seem to know that, if half you say is true, instead of inviting you to dinner, Mrs. Walker ought to wring your neck for you. What if Mrs. Willowby had been my sister—do you think you would have come to the house every day, and stayed three hours out of the twenty-four, and taken her to ride, and lavished no end 0’ candy on her, and got all sorts of notions into her head—al] just because you wanted to iry to make Jane Cragin think you area ‘deuce of a fellow’ around the girls, and to get her jealous? Well, I just don’t think you would! I think, when you had got about as far as you have now, you'd find that vou’d gone a little too far to back out. And I think that’s what this dinner party means. There isn’t a court that wouldn’t decide against you, if the matter had to go there ; and you know pretty well by this time what the temper of the town is. It's a mighty ticklish business, this foolin’ with women; and you'll find it so before you get through with this. Take this dinner. You've got to go, for you've accepted the invitation. Looks to me as if you'd been invited to it as a kind of public recognition that Mrs, Walker, Mrs. Willowby’s nearest relative here, accepts you in this formal way into the family. That looks to me the fix you’re in. Don't you want to stand off and admire yourself? Of course, this isn’t any affair of mine, and |'m not supposed to know anything about it—furthermore, I don't want tu know anything about it; but, when a man of your age deliberately goes about to try and get a woman to liking him because he wants to make another woman jealous—well, somebody’d ought to call a halt; and in this case it looks as if I’m the fellow. I don’t see, though, what you can do now. It looks like a gone case; and I guess you'd better carry the matter out as you've begun.”’ ‘What do you mean, you kid?"’ ‘‘Why’’ (ignoring the appellation), “‘swallow the dose you've been mixing and make the best of it.’’ ‘“Thunder, Sid! I don’t want Willowby !’’ ‘“You want her now as much as you have wanted her all along, don’t you? And that’s all she has to go by. I guess, Cy, you'd better not make a bad matter worse. Go home a little earlier to-day and rig yourself up in your togs long enough beforehand so you can get over feeling like a gawk in 'em; then call for me on your way over there and we'll face the music together. But I tell you now, if Mrs. Walker gets out the family plate and the cut glass, and the ladies have on their dinner gowns, it means—well, you’!! know what it means. And you'll just have to govern yourself accordingly !’’ The customers were getting too numerous for Jim to take care of, and Sid went from the office to help him, while Cy, chewing Jane’s lead pencil, stalked out of the store with a scowl] on his face. RICHARD.MALCOLM STRONG. Mrs. Philosophy of Telephone Service. Written for the TRADESMAN. ‘What a wonderful practical inven- tion the telephone is!’’ remarked a rural friend one day when I had hung up the receiver at the close of a call from another office on the State line. ‘‘It takes one back to the old times when marvelous tales of genii enthralled one’s youthful imagination with the most dazzling impossibilities, that, when rea- son returned, made actual lite so dull and insipid. And now we have a part of them at least accomplished facts, while every day brings more wondrous things to the evidence of our senses. ”’ Remarks like the foregoing have often been uttered in my hearing by people brought for the first time in direct con- tact with this peculiar invisible agency that has arisen from a myth of the in- ventor’s imagination, until, like a gigan- tic spider web, it has spread over every part of the civilized globe and, though no better understood than the mysteries of sunshine and darkness, is almost as frequently used and enjoyed. Viewing this instrument of modern progress in a philosophical mood, one who has for years noted some of its vagaries and unexplained peculiarities is less inclined to wonder at the dynamic effect of sound displayed than at the re- markable effect it produces on the gen- eral public, whose interests it is in- tended to serve. Nearly every agent now employed for the use and benefit of humanity had once its day of novelty and experiment. Many seemed at first to contravene natural law, until their modes of operation became better un- derstood. Afterwards, they grew to be the abject servant of man, to be used, abused, grumbled at or altered to suit every freak of fancy; but rever more to be viewed in the light of romantic con- templation. Any invention that becomes a useful servant of the public, no mat- ter how wonderful in its inception, drops to the commonplace as it is fol- lowed by some fresher novelty. Of all agencies ministering to univer- sal needs the telephone is surely the most erratic, uncertain and aggravating in service between distant points. What- ever the cause--whether rarity or den- sity of atmosphere, induction, crossed wires or weak batteries—the fact is ap- parent that it is not a uniformly accom- modating servant of the public. Yet the public are generally disposed to be patient even with its most seemingly ungracious whims. Business men es- pecially, who are usually pressed for time, show consideration for the perver- sities displayed—perversities calculated to try the best of tempers. I have seen them spend long periods of precious time waiting on its capricious moods, and making most powerful efforts at vocalization in trying to converse through the inconstant medium—quite as the votaries of spiritualism hover around a table to catch the faintest sign of intelligence from another world. As business men they consider the instru- ment a servant to command, but a serv- ant to be humored rather than abused, no matter what the cost in time or money necessary to command its reluc- tant service. Elsewhere, circumstances appear to alter cases. Let the traveling salesman receive ever so little slight or lack of efficient service at a hotel and his choler —if not his collar—rises at once. The landlord is sure to receive marks of his ‘“ distinguished consideration, ’’ sub rosa or otherwise, and fellow knights of the road are warned against that hostelry for all time to come. Should the train be late by which he hopes to make quick connections, his grumblings drown the click-click of the telegraph sounder and he vents his exasperation on the opera- tor. The temperature of the railway car is frequently commented on with em- phatic allusions to Nova Zembla—or the other place. Time tables are compared with one another, and praised or blamed in proportion as they suit or ignore his convenience. The public functionary who faithfully collects fees for excess baggage comes in, at times, for volleys of his protests, and lost or damaged property finds in him a _ pertinacious defender and an unyielding claimant for equitable remuneration. Yet before this one instrument and agent that promises to give audience with those desired he stands and waits in humble submissiveness, or shouts and spells words into the transmitter with desperate energy, straining all the time his auricular muscles to catch the faintest wave of sound in reply. It is hard to explain why the hustling man of business, always anxious to accomplish results by the quickest and most direct route, submits so meekly to conditions that from other sources would uot be accepted without protest, much less with patient silence. And that is why the writer, watching this mental phenomenon exhibited by persons whose practice is to insist al- ways on value for money expended, finds it a problem difficult to solve. He considers it far more wonderful than the mystery of sound waves that so miraculously transmit the human _ voice to distant points every hour of the day and night, over miles of wire, through heat and cold, tempest and sunshine, and thus perform practical service to the world at large. Concerning one’s own experience gained as manager of an office on the State line, there may be something worthy of note in a future article. PETER C. MEEK. —_—__- 02 — Motocycles in New York. An experiment has been in progress for some months in New York City in the use of collecting and sorting postal wagons which is about to offer an ex- ceptional opportunity for the testing of the feasibility of using horseless wagons for regular service in city streets. The experiment referred to has been the use of wagons or large vans with interiors arranged for sorting and stamping the mail while in transit from the street boxes to the general postoffice or mail- ing station. This experiment has been so far successful that the use of the sys- tem is assured and it is probable that arrangements will be made for deliver- ing the mail to postal cars direct, thus greatly expediting the service. It is now proposed to substitute the horseless wagon for those in use. One which is nearly ready for use will be put into the service in the course of a week or two. This experiment will be watched with the greatest interest, as it is the first in this country where the self- propelling wagons have been put into regular daily service. Six months’ steady use of a wagon under these con- ditions wiil do more for the advance of the coming mode of street transit than many exhibits at races and experimen- tal trials. —_>2.___ The Boston Post draws attention to the fact that a number of bogus dollars, halves and quarters bearing the date 1860 are in circulation. The coins are made of brass, heavily silver-plated, and have the genuine ring to them. - on THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Hi Leonard & Sons’ Thanksgiving Letter Grand Rapids, Miche, Nove 25, 1896-6 To the Subscribers of the Michigan Tradesman: Gentlemen--We really feel under obligations to our friend, Mre Stowe, for establishing such a medium of communication as the Michigan Tradesman between us and his subscribers, nearly all of whom handle more or less goods in our lines, and it is very gratifying to consider that we can write an ordinary business letter and know that it will be read by 6,000 or 7,000 business firms largely interested in the lines of China and Holiday Goodse We have such a sense of the value of this opportunity that we are showing our appreciation to-day by a Thanksgiving letter of a full page, which we are sure will at least meet with the hearty approval of the managers of the papere We attribute the extraordinary number of orders now on our books largely to the fact that dealers everywhere are beginning to be- lieve, with us, in a most extraordinary Christmas tradee The people will eagerly demand of their merchants a full assortment of TOYS, DOLLS, GAMES, BOOKS and HOME AMUSEMENTS for their childrene They will certainly want ALBUMS and the many novelties in that line, and they will demand to see the extraordinary assortment we are showing of DECORATED CHINA, NEW VALUES AND NEW DECORATIONS, which will cer- tainly never be so cheap again, owing to the undoubted increase in our tariff, under the new administratione Christmas is the one time of the year when parents never count the coste The mother will spend money freely and the father will rejoice in the happiness of his familye It is the merchant's oppor- tunity and must be planned and prepared for in advancee Our receipts of Dolls, Toys and China, since our last letter, consist of sixty cases from Europe, just cleared through the Custom House here, which happened in in the ‘‘nick of time,'' to fill up many items which had been sold out, and this, with our domestic receipts, makes our stock to-day more complete than Thanksgiving has ever found it beforee We are very busy in all departments, working our full force thirteen hours a day, and the Christmas presents that are going out on every wagon-load, and the many compliments we have received on our display, show that the buyers are satisfied with our lines, and, best of all, the re-orders show that the people are already buying for Christmase The holiday air is over all and the confident faces of the buyers predict, as we have said, the greatest holiday season on recorde We are ready for ite If you have not our catalogue, we will send it to you on requeste If you cannot leave your store, communicate with us and we will endeavor to show you our goodse Hoping everybody sees occasion, and is glad of an opportunity, to give thanks to- day, we remain, Very sincerely, He LEONARD & SONSe 18 ae niet rasan tatapeaes cg araes aera aanai seater aaa Rin ee WR TRARORS Se ee ARE BUEN OE MRIS MS Depa oo ANE RR 14 THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Shoes and Leather Prices Advanced Again. From the Shoe and Leather Gazette. Higher prices are still the all-absorb- ing feature of the shoe and leather trades and they are occasioning much uneasiness in wholesale and manufac- turing circles. Men's grain goods are now held at 17% to 20 cents higher than last season ; women’s grain shoes are Io cents higher; men’s calf shoes 7% cents, and kid and split boots $2 to $2.50 per case of twelve pairs. These prices are held too stiffly by some Eastern manu- factuers, while others are compromis- ing by accepting a half-season’s order from jobbers at a little more than half these advances, the jobbers agreeing to take the balance of the season’s goods later on at prices then prevailing. This makes the condition very unsatisfactory and a difficult one to estimate. Eastern manufacturers are confident that the prospects are such as to make lower prices an utter impossibility fora year or more at least. They have an unimpeachable argument in the low status of retail and jobbing stocks. The trade revival that has set in with such a tremendous rush is another point in fa- vor of the permanency of present or higher prices and it is admitted even by jobbers that had trade been even satisfactory a year ago the slump in prices would not have occurred. Scar- city of leather is indubitable and hides are absolutely hard to get at the very sky-rockety prices asked. There seems in truth nothing lacking that is essen- tial in bracing higher prices. The law of supply and demand is operative here and the advanced figures held to firmly by packers, tanners and shoe manufac- turers find ample justification therein. Yet jobbers are not yet taking the precautions that they should. They are slow to mark prices higher and with the bitter competition existing all seem in- tensely apprehensive of taking the in- itiative. All want the other fellow to try it first. This isa phase of the situa- tion that favors distinctly the retailer and merchants are quite generally tak- ing advantage of it, as the many heavy spring orders now being placed attest. The Gazette would not advise its read- ers to overstock through fear of higher prices, but to place orders for spring goods at once in safe quantity. Every indication now is that unless this is done more money will have to be paid, as jobbers will not delay much longer in putting prices on a profitable basis. Heavy goods at to-day’s prices are an excellent purchase. > 2. ____ The Road Question. There is no time in the vear when agitation of this subject is more likely to be of effect than the present. It is the time for the meeting of farmers’ clubs and other kindred organizations and the time for ambitious legislators to gather the material for distinguishing themselves in their winter work. It is, therefore, encouraging that considerable attention is being given to the subject by the press, which argues that it will receive a hearing this winter. The im- portance of the matter is such that it should receive even greater attention, both by the press and by its advocates in public assemblies. The work of educating for good roads is scarcely begun in Michigan, although a few counties have taken up the sys- tematic improvement plan. To the great mass of farmers the subject ap- peals with a visionary vagueness and impracticability that do not attract their attention, and their perception in this direction is not sharpened by the scarcity of money which has been so manifest a condition the past few years. This has co-operated with the mutual conservatism of the class to provoke an- tagonism to any scheme which suggests systematic work and cash expenditure in place of the customary and conven- tional expenditure of energy in ‘‘ work- ing out the tax.’ The farmer is not the only one to be educated. Indeed, it is not the farmer alone who should pay the expense of improvement. The interests are mutual for town and country and every mer- chant and business man should be brought to a recognition of the fact that he has a direct pecuniary interest in the matter. While the interest may be less direct, every owner of village or city property is a sharer in the advan- tages of good roads and should bea contributor. Thus the subject is one of universal interest and should receive attention at the hands of every one in- terested in the welfare of a community. There is danger that the universality of the interest may operate against the cause, on the principle that what is everybody's business is nobody's busi- ness. There is no direction to day promis- ing so good returns for public enter- prise as the improvement of the roads. The advantages have Leen sufficiently reiterated and are acknowledged by all of intelligence who have given the sub- ject attention. But there is an idea prevalent in the towns that it is the ‘farmer's business and the farmer, as I have intimated, is too poor financially, and too conservative, to do anything of a permanent character. What can be done? If the improvement of the roads is for the benefit of all, some plan should be devised for a sharing of the expense by all. Thus, some plan of state, county or township prosecution of the work should be put into operation. ‘This is a matter for the action of the Legislature and its members should have their attention di- rected to it. The question of which system is the best is one that needs careful consider- ation. New Jersey and Massachusetts have been very successful in devising a state system, which seems to meet their needs, but it may be that a county sys- tem, such as has been tried in some of the counties of this State, is better adapted to our needs, and more likely to produce early results. Let the importance of the subject be urged. Every newspaper should be an apostle of good roads, especially just at this season. Every business man should give it attention, and not only urge the farmers whom they may influence, to take up the matter, but they should rec- ognize the fact that it is their own busi- ness and should join actively in taking measures to secure the accomplishment of the work. W. N. Less than eleven years ago there were only six firms engaged in the business of manufacturing bicycles, with an out- put of a few thousand wheels. There are now more than 500 firms witha product of 1,000,000, and innumerable smaller ones, which will probably add 200,000 more. As nearly as can be learned, more than 3,000,000 bicycles are already in use in the United States, and some authorities make the number greater than this by nearly 1,000,000. Even the smaller estimate shows that nearly one person out of twenty-four has already taken to the cycle as a mat- ter of business, amusement or health. In France, where the number is known because of the collection of a tax, the proportion is only one in each 250 of the population. —___» 0 .—___ Many physicians in Russia charge only 15 cents for a consultation, and, although their number is small, suicides are frequent among them, the cause be- ing inability to make a living. OOOO000S0000SSHSHOHSSSOOHSSHSHHHHHHHHHHHHSSSSSSS Rindge, Kalmbach & Co., 12, 14, 16 Pearl Street, Grand Rapids, Mich. Our Factory Lines are the Best Wearing Shoes on Earth. 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Written for the TRADESMAN. : It is not to be expected that public attention, which has been engrossed by the financial question to such an extent during the past months, will drop the subject entirely, even though it would seem to be so effectually settled by the popular verdict. While the particular phase under consideration will generally be dismissed with the nausea of weari- ness, other phases will come to the front, for there is a considerable pro- portion of the people, and of their serv- ants the lawmakers, who cannot be convinced that much of the recent financial distress is not owing to some defect in the forms of our currency. Thus, as the time approaches for legis- lative meddling, there is much specula- tion as to the changes to be made. It would seem as though the experi- ence of recent years would have suffi- ciently demonstrated the fact that legis- lative and political interference with financial questions has become the most serious drawback to business prosperity in this country. The effect of the re- cent Campaign, as demonstrated by the industrial rebound when the incubus was removed, is an example of the con- sequence of political interference, which is sufficiently fresh in the minds of all. A salient example of the effects of leg- islative meddling was the long-pending consideration of the Wilson tariff bill two years ago, when purchases were so long suspended awaiting the affect on the value of commodities. In addition to these there have been silver bills, bond bills and currency bills almost witbout number, having more or less di- rect effect on current business. It would seem as though the country is unac- countably blind to the effect of these disturbing elements or that it is driven by some infatuation to keep up a de- structive meddling with business inter- ests. Now that the silver question is out of the way, all sorts of schemes are being projected for the improvement of the currency. That the system now in oper- ation is absolutely or nearly pertect is a proposition that none will undertake to maintain. There are, doubtless, too many kinds of money, with too many distinctions as to legal tender qualities and modes of redemption. Thus, the silver certificates were an element of uneasiness during the campaign, on ac- count of the provision for their redemp- tion in silver coin, with possible de- preciation. In the same way the National bank notes are redeemable in Government legal tender or silver. While, practically there is no difference in any of these so long as there is no danger of a depreciation of silver or other forms of currency, they were a source of uncertainty while the silver question was pending. But, while these forms of currency are not theoretically perfect, it is the opinion of the Trades- man that vastly more harm will be done to business prosperity by efforts to change them than can possibly result from their imperfections. But it is not to these questionable forms of the currency that the. attention of the reformers is directed. Actuated by the spirit that prompted the wild- cat banking scheme in Congress last year, or by the interests of those who would like to furnish the paper circula- tion, or of those who still have a prejudice against the name ‘‘green- back’’ on account of the ‘‘ greenback craze’’ of twenty years ago, attacks are being made on the best forms of the currency, not even excepting gold—the greenback and the treasury note. Sev- enteen years’ use of these, since the re- sumption of specie payments, has dem- onstrated to those who have given the subject the most careful attention that they are the best forms in every way, as well as the cheapest and most economi- cal. The furnishing of a circulating me- dium has been claimed as a prerogative of banking; but there are comparative- ly few who would advocate the exercise of the prerogative independent of Gov- ernment guarantee. The experience of the past has sufficiently shown that the most essential quality of the circulating medium is absolute reliability. This can only be given by the Government. To give this guarantee requires a cum- bersome and costly system of guarantee deposits on the part of the issuing banks and supervision on the part of the Government. Thus, if there is any real banking in the furnishing of circu- lation, the Government has tu do the most essential part, and then, accord- ing to Matthew Marshall, the people would have to pay $15,000,000 a year to the banks for the expense of the $400, - 000,000 of circulation, which now costs nothing. The grave charge has been urged against the greenback that it constitutes an ‘‘endless chain’’ for the pumping of the gold out of the Treasury, thus com- pelling the issue of interest-bearing bonds. This has been urged with a plausibility which has given the idea quite extended credence. The point which has given it the fatal quality is that the notes are re-issued and can be used over and over again to draw out the gold. A _ little consideration shows the absurdity of this idea. If the notes were retired when received, the currency would be contracted to that extent. If, to prevent this contrac- tion, new notes were issued and the old destroyed, what difference would re- sult? As a matter of fact, the gold went out of the Treasury to pay the Government expenses, and it was to re- imburse these that bonds were _ issued, and not as the consequence of an ‘‘end- less chain.’" And it went out of the country on account of an unfavorable condition of the trade balance. As this has changed, it has come back into the country; and, in spite of the continued deficit in the expenses of the Govern- ment, it goes back into the Treasury, for it is not wanted inthe circulation. With right trade conditions and sufficient rev- enue for Governmental] expense the gold would remain in the Treasury to any ex- tent desired. Let the currency alone. It may have been the growth of conditions affected by legislative tinkering, which has caused imperfections; but it is now serving the purposes of trade better than at any time in the history of the country. The vol- ume is approximately the correct one, in that business is based upon it, and radical change means radical business disturbance. If changes in volume should be found desirable, let them be made gradually and to as small extent as the needs may seem to require. It is probable that all needful changes will be provided for in the maturing of Gov- ernment securities and the proper issue of silver under the present coinage laws. The proposition and urging of any rad- ical changes in form or quantity will only result in industrial disturbance more serious than any possible good to be attained. We have had enough of this. Let the currency alone! Aluminum in the Kitchen. For domestic utensils, aluminum is destined to be in increasing demand. They are so pretty, so light and so easy to keep clean, and they cost just enough more than other kinds to make them fashionable. Complete kitchen outfits, from coffee pot to frying pan, are now manufactured. It is certain that water can boil quicker in an aluminum pot or = than in a vessel of any other metal, or two reasons—the aluminum is made very thin, and it is an excellent con- ductor of heat. For covered dishes de- signed to retain the heat aluminum is the best metal we have. It is a remarkable feature of some of these utensils that they are cast and not stamped. A tea kettle can be cast only the sixteenth of an inch in thickness, that will stand any amount of banging and denting, which would lead anyone not familiar with the facts to suppose that it was made of rolled or stamped metal. OO See that the goods in your store are the kind that people want. Don’t think they are; make sure of it. If you have any goods that are out of style, or soiled or wrong in any way—and there always are in the best of shops—get rid of them even at an apparent loss. It’s not a real loss; it’s a gain, for goods are only worth what they will sell for. All peo- ple make mistakes, especially buyers, but if you do make a mistake admit it and rectify it at once. Don’t wait—it’s more money lost to wait. A motor car scheme is being pro- moted in Liverpool. It is intended to introduce motor cars capable of drawing three wagons carrying ten tons of prod- uce. The wagons are to be loaded at the ship’s side, and the ordinary high- ways are to be utilized without laying rails or using any other mechanical aids. ul Lg We have cigars to burn. G. J. John- son Cigar Co., manufacturer of the S. C. W. sc Cigar, / “<| This stamp appears Pingree ai on the Rubber of gp all our “Neverslip” "NEY patentep | Bicycle and Winter FES 2001892) Shoes. DO YOUR FEET SLIP? The ‘‘Neverslip’’ gives elasticity and ease to every step taken by the wearer. It breaks the shock or jarring of the body when walking, and is particularly adapted to all who are obliged to be on their feet. None but the best of material used in their makeup. Every walking man should have at least a pair. TiSols uawiiea | tA successors to REEDER BROS. SHOE C0. Michigan Agents for Lucoming and Keystone RUDDETS and Jobbers of specialties in Men’s and Women’s Shoes, Felt Boots, Lumbermen’s Socks. Lycoming Rubbers Lead all other Brands in Fit, Qualities. Style and Wearing Try them. —~Remember The largest stock of Ladies’ and Gentlemen’s Mackintoshes Send for. +. SAMPLES OF CLOTH, In Michigan is with Studley & Barclay, Grand Rapids. PRICE LISTS AND DISCOUNTS. i New @lppes esyewQlippers Neu @lippors 3} New Clipper Bearings. Gentlemen :— I want to congratulate you on your Clipper So far we have not replaced a single bearing, nor heard of one wearing in the slightest manner. Yours truly, Bicycle bearings for ’96. : Sept. Ist , 1896. S Nis @liqpers Neu @linpers Wixi @lippers Pratt 218. **DETROIT, MicH_., Oct. 5, 1896. Grand Rapids Cycle Co., Grand Rapids, Mich. J. F. MACAULEY.” Mr. Macauley sold 344 1896 Clipper Bicycles up to Eh CRA) mula a ee 16 THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Clerks’ Corner How the Society Inclined Clerk Can Bring Grist to Mill. From the Shoe and Leather Gazette. Winter coming on again brings with it the season of sociables, parties, dances and so on—the social season, as it’s called. It is not necessary to say to the average clerk, *‘ You want to be in it.’’ The average clerk usually is in it from Start to finish ; and thereby he sometimes makes mistakes. He wants to go so much that his employer doesn’t like itt This is short-sighted policy on the em- ployer’s part, no doubt, for a clerk who is popular about town with the class of people who buy goods can bring a no. inconsiderable amount of business through ‘‘society.’’ But shortsighted as this policy is, there are some em- ployers who believe in it and, as they are the boss, the clerk must knuckle to it. a. I speak of this subject because I am reminded of a young friend in a small town who wasa Social favorite, but who was obliged to curb his desires in that direction, owing to the objections of his employer, an old merchant, who seem- ingly had lost all count of the fact that he had ever been young himself. The young man stood it one winter, but the next he determined to quit rather than miss most of the affairs, so he Bided his time and waited. The first dance of the season he attended, going after the store closed. The next week there was a church sociable that he was anxious to go to, owing, perhaps, to the fact that a certain fair-haired damsel was to sing a solo early in the evening, His employer objected to his getting away before the closing hour—g o'clock. Visions of the fair hair rose up before him and nerved him to end it then and there. He did. + + + ‘‘Mr. Slater,’’ he said, respectfully, “I am aware that you do not believe in my going to balls and parties. All last winter you refused me every time I asked to get off a little early for that reason. You have just denied meagain. Now I want to ask you to talk this mat- ter over with me on a strictly business basis, if you will. I won’t deny that I want to go to social affairs for the pleas- ure I derive from them—but there is a business side, too, that I don’t believe you have given sufficient attention. Last Friday night I went to a dance. Purposely in my conversation I men- tioned to Ressie Ellis and Sadie Harris the new patent leather slippers we got in last week. Sadie Harris was in yes- terday and bought a pair and Bess has looked at them and says she will get a pair Saturday. Harry Myers’ was bothered about a birthday present for his sister,and I had his promise to come in and look at the fans we got in last month before I left him. He bought a $3.50 fan to-day. I have made five good sales this week that I traced directly to that dance. Now, if you will let me get away early when something of that kind is going on, I will continue this same policy and will guarantee you that it will be profit to you, as well as a big favor to me.’’ ~~ = £ Contrary, really, to expectations, ‘‘the old man’’ did not go off in a huff, He said, ‘‘Well, I'll think about it. You can go to-night and I'll tell you what I think about your proposition to-mor- row.’’ The young man thanked him and that evening did his best to talk just enough shop when he could without giving opportunity for offense or carry- ing the impression that he was a_ walk- ing advertisement. He got two returns the next day,and as luck would have it, Bessie Ellis came in and got a pair of patent leather slippers. In an off-hand way these facts were put in possession of *‘the boss.*’ He capitulated. ‘‘I’ll agree to your proposition,’’ he said, “‘only don’t abuse the privilege or I shall nullify the contract immediately. ’’ In this unique way that clerk secured the desired permission. It paid the merchant, too, SSS eno aa ae Saying that the clerk should make himself popular with those who buy goods does not mean making himself popular with only the bon tons. The bon tons are not the big buyers, but the average Class are the customers to work for. The clerk makes a mistake in be- coming dudish or too good for the blacksmith and the bricklayer. It is not necessary to look down on the carpenter in order to become popular. On the contrary that is the surest way to win dislike. Be a friend to everybody. When you meet Hank Smith on the Street salute with a ‘‘Hello, Hank, how's Pete?’’ as pleasantly and scrupu- lously as you greet Maj. Bond, the banker. At the party make yourself generally agreeable. Don’t eschew the girls and fellows who are not quite top notch, as it were, and keep yourself with the ‘‘dead_ swell’’ set exclusively. There’s policy in all this and playing policy isn’t always a disadvantage by any means, ese There’s one thing, however, that a clerk should look out for, and that is getting mixed with too many social en- terprises which engross his attention and keep his mind on matters other than his work. Making arrangements for parties, etc., requires time and many consultations. It keeps people running into the store to talk it over. This is not right and the clerk should discour- age it. Such consultations should be held during the clerk’s lunch or supper hour or after hours. The merchant who finds that his clerk is devoting most of his thinking to dances and parties isn’t apt to like it. It may do no harm, but the merchant is pretty sure to look at it as being a good deal too foreign to business for the clerk to become wrapped up in it. It is well, there- fore, for the clerk to fight shy of getting too deeply interested in matters social, to the extent, at least, that there may be cause for ‘‘the boss’’ to fancy his in- terests neglected. —-—_~-0-@_______ The Tyrant on the Mantelpiece. From the Pall Mall Gazette. It is no exaggeration to say that the clock is gradually enslaving the whole of the civilized world. Not one of us but can call to mind among our ac- quaintances individuals who belong body and soul to the clock—whose whole lives are dominated by its chimes and intervals, The attitude of such persons is one of servile deference to the clock. Everything they do is with a view of conforming to its wishes. They sleep by the clock, dress by the clock, eat by the clock, sit, walk, read, smoke, work by the clock. ‘Their beads are full of periods of time—hours, minutes and seconds. They spend their lives count- ing them. They can never enjoy them- selves or let themselves go without pull- ing themselves up suddenly for fear they should forget the clock. They will stop doing something useful, interest- ing and enjoyable and force themselves to do something dull and uninteresting, simply because the clock happens to strike. And no matter how greatly they desire to change an irksome occupation, they will stick to it, because, forsooth, the clock has not yet struck. They may be enjoying the most delightful slum- ber, of a morning, but will bound out of bed like a skyrocket because the clock happens to strike. And though they have not the slightest inclination for sleep, they will put themselves forcibly to bed because the finger of the clock marks a certain hour. Their whole lives are spent in trying to force their natures into accordance with a mere machine. Such people are as much slaves to the clock as the genii in the story of Alad- din were slaves to the lamp. They are perpetually at its beck and call and must obey its voice as they would that of the veriest tyrant. —__2»20 s______ The only smoke the insurance agents are not afraid of is that of the S. C. W. 5c Cigar. Best on earth—sold by all jobbers. —_—_o2.___ Mexico produced 53,983,509 pounds of coffee last year, the yield of more than 50,000,000 trees. vorer’s Lid ASPHALT ROOF GOATING Contains over 90 per cent. pure Trinidad Asphalt when dry. You can get full information in regard to this material by writing WARREN CHEMICAL AND MANUFACTURING CO.., 81 Fulton street, NEW YORK. 1120 Chamber of Commerce, DETROIT. Plumbing and Steam Heating; Gas | WV eatherly and Electric Fixtures; Galvanized Iron Cornice and Slate Roofing. Every kind & Pulte, of Sheet Metal Work. 99 Pearl St., Pumps and Well Supplies. Hot Air Furnaces. GRAND RAPIDS. Best equipped and largest concern in the State. CHARLES MANZELIMIANN MANUFACTURER OF BROOMS AND WHISKS DETROIT, MICH. SEND US A Photogyaph «1... Mother-in-Law () R THE BABY YOUR PET DOG YOUR STORE FRONT THE OLD HORSE THAT STRING OF FISH (You didn’t catch) YOUR OWN “PHYS.” YOU ARE NOTHING ANYTHING NOW-A- DAYS You would like to hand out to your friends IF YOU or customers on January Ist. We will re- produce it and get you up a Calendar with ARE NOT an individuality that won’t need a trade ORIGINAL. mark or a patent. WE ALSO HAVE A VARIETY OF DE- | SIGNS IN STOCK WHICH WE CAN FURNISH ON IMMEDIATE NOTICE. Don’t Hang Fire! Jalk Now! TRADESMAN COMPANY, Getters-up of Original Printing. 3° he eo. AD gi is Pei i THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 17 Commercial Travelers Michigan Knights of the Grip. President, S. E. Symons, Saginaw; Secretary, Gro. F. Owen, Grand Rapids; Treasurer, J. J. Frost, Lansing. Michigan Commercial Travelers’ Association. President, J. F. Coorrr, Detroit; Secretary and Treasurer, D. Morris, Detroit. United Commercial Travelers of Michigan. Chancellor,H. U. Marks, Detroit; Secretary, Epwin Hupson, Flint; Treasurer, Gro. A. REy- NOLDs, Saginaw. Michigan Division, T. P. A. President, Gro. F. OwEN, Grand Rapids; Secre- tary and Treasurer, Jas. B. McINNEs, Grand Rapids. Michigan Commercial Travelers’ Mutual Acci- dent Association. President, A. F. PEAKE, Jackson: Secretary and Treasurer, Geo. F. OWEN, Grand Rapids. Board of Directors—F. M. Tyrer, H. B. Fatr- CHILD, GEO. F. OWEN, J. HENRY DAWLEY, GEO. J. HEINZELMAN, CuHas. S. ROBINSON. Lake Superior Commercial Travelers’ Club. President, W. C. Brown, Marquette; Secretary and Treasurer, A. F. Wrxson, Marquette. Gripsack Brigade. The successful old timer on the road never has a good trade, at least he al- ways answers, when asked the condi- tions of trade, ‘‘very dull,’’ but he con- tinues on his route when the great sales- man is forgotten. So far as the Tradesman’s informa- tion goes, there are six candidates for the position of Secretary of the Michi- gan Knights of the Grip-—Geo. F. Owen, Grand Rapids; Dell C. Slaght, Flint; W. V. Gawley, M. Howarn and J. W. Schram, Detroit; J. B. Heydlauff, Jackson. ; The Tradesman hopes to see a large turnout of the Grand Rapids boys at the first social party of Post E, which will be held at Imperial Hall the first Satur- day evening in December. All mem- bers of the Post are requested to come early, to participate in a meeting held for the purpose of making the prelimi- nary arrangements for attending the De- troit meeting. R. N. Hull in Ohio Merchant: Com- mercial travelers have much to be thankful for this year and should hold Thanksgiving day in grateful remem- brance. They should rejoice that the wheels of commerce are still rolling on- ward ; that they have been able to hold their jobs through the depression until the light of better days now illumines the departing gloom. And, last but not least, abundance in sight 1s a guarantee that a prosperous and happy career is opening up that will lead on to success. Two Grand Rapids gentlemen will re- spond to toasts at the annual banquet of the Michigan Knights of the Grip at Detroit Dec. 29, S. M. Lemon having been assigned the topic, ‘‘The Em- ployer,’’ while W. Fred. Blake will dis- cuss the subject, ‘‘The Employed.’’ The first assignment is all right, but whoever has undertaken the preparation of the programme made a serious mis- take in the latter assignment. There is only one subject on which Mr. Blake is thoroughly posted, and that is a topic on which he is admirably fitted to talk, both by association and experience— the simple topic of ‘‘Girls.”’ Stephen T. Bowen, who has covered the clothing trade of Michigan twenty- five consecutive years for Clement, Bane & Co., transfers his allegiance to B. Kuppenheimer & Co. Dec. 1, taking the same territory as heretofore. The transfer is occasioned by a contemplated change in the old house, but whether it will culminate in Clement, Bane & Co. retiring from trade will be determined at the annual meeting of.the .stockhold- ers in December. Mr. Bowen insists that his new line is strictly up-to-date, and asserts that the day of ‘‘job lots’’ and ‘‘bankrupt stocks’’ is passed, so far as he is concerned. Mr. Bowen is universally conceded to be the smoothest salesman who ever traversed the State, his wonderful fertility of resource, per suasive eloquence and nonchalant man- ner enabling him to undertake and con- summate deals in alleged bankrupt stocks which would stagger a man of less ingenuity and determination. The Tradesman has on file full particulars of several transactions of this character; and, now that Mr. Bowen announces his intention of abandoning the ‘‘job lot’’ feature of his work hereafter, the Tradesman will take pleasure in_ regal- ing its readers, from time to time, with the amusing details of the transactions. eee > +O ~< a Quarterly Meeting of the Board of Directors, M. K. of G. Grand Rapids, Nov. 23—The regular quarterly meeting of the Board of Di- rectors of the Michigan Knights of the Grip was held at Lansing Saturday, Nov. 21. All of the members of the Board were present except Director Streat. Secretary Owen presented his finan- cial report, showing total receipts for the death benetit fund of $94 and S10 in the general fund, for both of which he held the Treasurer’s receipts. The _ re- port was approved by the Finance Com- mittee and adopted and placed on file. Treasurer Frost presented his report, showing cash on hand _ in the general fund of $361.78 and disbursements of $330.07, leaving a balance on hand of $31.71. In the death benefit fund he had on hand $2,288.96 and had made disbursements of $1,150, leaving a_ bal- ance on hand of $1, 138.96. The report was accompanied with a certificate from the Cashier of the City National Bank of Lansing, showing that Treasurer Frost had the above amount in the Bank to his credit. The report was approved by the Finance Committee and adopted and ordered placed on file. The following bills were presented and, on recommendation of the Finance Committee, the Treasurer was instructed to draw orders for the amounts: Geo. F. Owen, salary for quarter........... o7 mt Tradesman Company, printing and station- os 19 25 John R. Wood, printing..... eu ee 2 S. E. Symons, attendance Board meeting... 4 % Geo. F Owen, attendance B ard meeting... 4 85 A. F. Peake, attendanc - Board meeting.... 3 0s F. M. Tyler, attendance Board meeting.... 3 20 John R. Wood. attenda’ ce Board meeting 5 02 B. D. Palmer, attendance Board meeting... 4 6 Post C (Detroit) was voted $50 to meet the expense of sending out the in- vitations for our next convention. Proofs of death of Neil J. Browne and Geo. M. Stone were presented anc ap- proved and the Secretary was instructed to issue warrants on the Treasurer to the amount of $500 for each beneficiary. Treasurer Frost reported that, after the payment of above claims, there would be less than $500 in the death fund. The Board ordered the Secretary to issue Assessment No. 3, to be sent out with the notice of the annual dues, making the total payment $3. The special Committee on Amend- ment presented its report, which, after discussion, was adopted and ordered to be printed in a circular letter and sent out to each member with the Assess- ment No. 3. Director Wood was instructed to make arrangements at some hotel for head- quarters during the convention. The Board then adjourned, to meet in Detroit Dec. 29. Gro. F. OWEN, Sec’y. ae Shop-Worn. Solomon—Why do you advertise that your clothing ‘‘tits like a glove?”’ Isaacs-—Pecause I haf had it ‘‘on hand’’ so long, ain’t id? eee All traveling men do not agree on the silver and gold question, but they all agree that the S. C. W, is the best nickel cigar on earth, ... . .. SUCCESSFUL SALESMEN. Dell C. Slaght, Flint’s Candidate for Secretary of the M. K. of G. Dell C. Slaght was born at Grand Blanc, Michigan, a small town seven miles from Flint, in 1862, and lived on a farm until 1876, when he moved with his parents to Flint, where he attended school until 1879. He then entered the employment of Jas. Jacobs, in a gen- eral store at Davison, where he worked one year. From that time until 1884 he was employed by O. M. Smith & Co., the American Express Co. and C. L. Bartlett & Co. He commenced trav- eling for Fuller, Childs & Co., boot and shoe dealers of Toledo, in 1884, and was with that house until March 15, 1886, when he entered the employment of Lawrence Depew & Co., wholesale cracker manufacturers of Detroit, which company merged into the United States Baking Co. in june, 1890, since which time he has traveled continuously and acceptably for that institution. Mr. Slaght was married to Miss Fan- nie B. Eldridge, of Flint,in 1884, where they have since lived. Mr. Slaght became a member of the Michigan Knights of the Grip in 1889— the year of its organization—and holds membership certificate No. 121. He was Vice-President of the organization three years and has never asked for any office in any society that he belongs to until this time. He is alsoa member of the following societies: Genesee Lodge No. 174, F. and A. M. ; Ivanhoe Lodge No. 27, K. of P.; Apollo Council No. 27, Royal Arcanum; Flint Council, No. a9, UL CL) Es Pim) Court) No: 20, L O. F.; Flint Division, No. 1, Loyal Guard; Flint Lodge, No. 222, B. P. O. E. He holds the position of Grand Conductor in the Grand Council of the U. C. T. of Michigan, which order he has been instrumental in organizing in Michigan and in which he has always been an ardent worker. Personally, Mr. Slaght has hosts of friends, at home and on the road where he travels. He is a poor man, finan- cially, for reasons best known to himself and a few personal friends. He has had a good deal of experience in secretary work, being Secretary of Flint Council, No. 29, for six years, and if the Michi- gan Knights of the Grip see fit to elect Dell C. Slaght Secretary, they may rest assured that every detail of the office will be fully attended to by him personally. Mr. Slaght has the names of all the Flint members and several new appli- cants, and will organize a Post Saturday night, Nov. 28. At an informal meet- ing, held Saturday, Nov. 21, Mr. Slaght’s candidacy was endorsed with- out a dissenting vote. ALBERT MYERS. —__—-0+____ Geo. F. Owen Endorsed by Post E. At a meeting of Post E, Michigan Knights of the Grip, held at Sweet’s Hotel last Saturday evening, the Enter- tainment Committee reported that it had arranged to hold a combined pedro party and informal dance on Saturday evening, Dec. 5, at Imperial Hall, 667 Wealthy avenue. The report was adopted. On motion of J. N. Bradford, the Post unanimously endorsed the candi- dacy of Geo. F. Owen for re-election as Secretary of the State organization. The subject of attending the Detroit convention with as representative a del- egation as possible was then introduced, culminating in the adoption of a resolu- tion to refer the matter toa general com- mittee of three members, which com- mittee shall undertake the supervision of the work, appointing such sub-com- |mittees as may be deemed desirable. | The chairman appointed as such general |committee Chas. I. Flynn, Byron S. | Davenport and W. E. Richmond. | It was announced that the railways of ‘the State had granted a half fare rate to | the convention. NEW REPUBLIC Reopened Nov. 25. FINEST HOTEL IN BAY CITY. Steam heat, Electric Bells and Lighting throughout. Rates, $150 to $2 00. Cor. Saginaw and Fourth Sts. GEO. H. SCHINDHETT, Prop Cutler House in New Hands. H. D. and F. H. Irish, formerly landlords at the New Livingston Hotel, at Grand Rapids, have leased the Cutler House, at Grand Haven, where they bespeak the cordial co-operation aud support of the traveling public. They will conduct the Cutler House as a strictly first-class house, giving every detail painstaking at- tention. COMMERGIAL HOUSE Iron Mountain, Mich. Lighted by Electricity. Heated by Steam. All modern conveniences. $2 PER DAY. IRA A. BEAN, Prop. BUSINESS , a (4 y : l/ tt ALMY, DESFROsT, ATSC Leading Business Training Institution of America. Is composed of five superior schools, viz, Business Shorthand, Fnglish, Penmanship end Mechanical Diawing. 11-19 Wilcox St. W. &. Jewell, P. R. Spencer. FREE CHECK ROOM EUROPEANHOTEL. Entirely New. J.T. CONNOLLY, Proprietor, Grand Rapids, 52S. Ionia St., Opposite Union Depot. O® © © © © 0} © © 1 ©) © @ @ © 3 V1 © © © © © @ © I © COO SELL THESE CIGARS and give customers good satisfaction. (e) VOOOOOOOODOQOGQOOO® OO® 18 THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Drugs--Chemicals MICHIGAN STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY. Term expires Dec. 31, 1896 C. A. BUGBEE, Traverse City S. E. PARKILL, Owosso~ - - Dec. 31, 1897 F. W. R. Perry, Detroit - - Dec. 31, 1898 A. C. ScHUMACHER, Ann Arbor - Dee. 31, 1899 Gro. GuNDRUM, Ionia - - - Dec. 31, 1900 President, S. E. PARKILL, Owosso. Secretary, F. W. R. Perry, Detroit. Treasurer, Gro. GuNDRUM, Ionia. Coming Examination Sessions—Detroit, Jan. 6 and 7; Grand Rapids, March 2 and 3; Star Island (Detroit), June—; Upper Peninsula, Aug. —. MICHIGAN STATE PHARMACEUTICAL ASSOCIATION. President, G. C. Partires, Armada. Secretary, B. ScoRoupER, Grand Rapids. Treasurer, CHas. Mann, Detroit. Executive Committee—A. H. WEBBER, Cadillac; H. G. Cotman, Kalamazoo; Gro. J. Warp, St. Cram; A. B. Srevems, Detroit: F. W. R. Perry, Detroit. The Drug Market. Arsenic—Prices here for powdered white are firmly maintained, in sym- pathy with the continued improved sit- uation abroad. Balsams— Copaiba has advanced. Holders of Peru are firm in their views. Cacao Butter—Stocks light, prices firm. Cantharides—Russian, supply and firmer. Cassia Buds—Still in good demand and a very strong feeling prevails. Castor Oil—Market very firm and holders of prime are not willing sellers. Essential Oils—Anise is still going lower and prices have again been re- duced. Citronella, higher quotations from Ceylon have resulted in a firmer feeling here. The business in pepper- mint has improved and quotations are steady. Glycerine—Still but strong. Gums—A fair business is reported as to asafoetida, with the market strong and tending upward. Camphor is ex- ceedingly firm; but the confidently-ex- pected advance at the hands of Ameri- can refiners has not yet materialized, al- though the reported lively situation abroad would seem to warrant higher quotations on this side the water. The reports seem to lack confirmation, how- ever. One was to the effect that a cer- tain Hamburg refiner had taken up the entire stock of crude belonging to the London syndicate. Juniper Berries—Market is active and prices are higher, and they seem to be getting a fair share of attention. Leaves—Demand is good for senna and values are steady. Lycopodium— The market is weak and demoralized, there heing pressure to sell and an entire absence of demand. Morphine—Moderate consuming de- mand but the market is tame. Opium—Demand has very perceptibly lessened Podophyllin—Scarcity and enhanced cost of mandrake root have resulted in advanced quotations Roots—Good seasonable demand for ipecac and prices remain firm. Jalap is steady. Mexican sarsaparilla is very dull. Possibly small lots of mandrake might be picked up, but the stock is practically exhausted. Gentian is very firm at the late advance. St. Vincent arrowroot is higher, being very scarce, with only sma!l quantities obtainable. Seeds—Coriander, market is active and strong. Celery is unsettled, with prices as variable as a woman's fancy. Demand for mustard has bettered in a general way, although there is no change to note in values. A good business is going forward in poppy. Local holders of German rape have advanced their reduced in in limited demand, quotations, owing to higher prices abroad. Cardamons remain very strong at the advance mentioned in last week’s issue. Sugar of Milk—Demand is active, but the long-looked-for advance has not yet put in its appearance. ——_>22>____ Rumors About Camphor. From the New York Shipping List. In the early part of the week, advices were received from London by letter detailing a new campaign of operations in the crude camphor market, to the effect that a camphor refiner of large means in Hamburg had relieved the syn- dicate of the entire stock of crude con- trolled by it in the various markets. After the receipt of this unexpected in- telligence, the announcement came _ by cable that the London price of crude had dropped 16s. This piece of infor- mation was a greater surprise than the first advices, but the amount of the de- cline proved to be a mistake, as subse- quent cables made a correction of §s. The manner of communicating the in- formation indicated an unsettled state of affairs in London, as if the market there had been greatly disturbed by con- flicting rumors, and efforts were made to get at the actual trouble, without suc- cess. Interested parties here hardly know what to think of the situation abroad, but they are patiently awaiting a confirmation or denial of the reports. It is believed that manipulation of some sort is in progress, but it is hard to realize that the bluffing syndicate has succeeded in unloading its stock and deserted the market. If the Hamburg refiner referred to has complete control, it remains to be seen how the one-man power will influence the Formosa mar- ket. The reported decline in price of crude, following the alleged retirement of the syndicate, is one of the puzzling features, but it may be classed among the peculiar speculative tactics for which London is noted. The local mar- ket has not been influenced a particle by the rumors. —___»-2—.___ The Sultan of Turkey a Bad Debtor. From the New York Tribune. A certain lumber firm of this city more than two years ago shipped to the Sultan of Turkey several thousand dol- lars’ worth of its most valuable goods. The order included mahogany and ebony logs of unusual size, and of the finest coloring and general quality that could be obtained. The payment, or rather the promise to pay, was in the shape of a draft on the Sultan, the money to be forthcoming upon the ar- rival of the logs at Constantinople. Naturally the American firm regarded the Imperial Treasury of Turkey as good for the price of a shipment of lumber. In due time the mahogany and the ebony reached the Golden Horn, and the Mediterranean Steamship Company sent in to the shippers a gentle reminder that the settlement of freight charges was in order. But meanwhile nothing had been heard from the Suitan or his agents, and the New York lumber deal- ers did not fancy being held responsible for charges upon goods which were not yet paid for. Cable dispatches and let- ters were sent to the Porte, but the ‘*Sick Man of Europe’’ was apparently too busy attending to his Armenian sub- jects to be able to look after such trifles as settling with American creditors. No satisfactory response of any sort could be obtained. Then the lumber firm made _ applica- tion to Mavroyeni Bey, at that time the Turkish Minister at Washington. He promised to see that his sovereign paid the bill without further delay, and the hopes of the dealers were again raised. But not even Mavroyeni Bey was able to open the Sultan’s purse-strings. The Armenian question still absorbed his attention. Mavroyeni Bey was re- called without having accomplished this bit of work. The firm had a lawyer working on the case, but had for months practically abandoned all idea of ever getting the money. On the last day of October, very ap- Ppropriately on the occasion of the great sound-money parade in this city, things took a most unexpected and joyful turn. Influenced afar off, it may be, by the prevailing American sentiment in favor of paying one’s debts honestly, the Sul- tan, too, decided against repudiation, and about noon on that day word was sent to the firm that the draft had been paid. Since then the actual money has been received. The moral of this transaction would seem to be that, if you have business dealings with Abdul Hamid II., you must be content to wait a while for your money, he being a slow debtor, but one who will come around at last if you give him plenty of time. Oe The Little Dishonesties. Fight shy of deceptions—even small deceptions. When asked if an article be so and so, though it may be quite aS meritorious as that desired, do not say that it is just the thing asked for if it isn’t. Many merchants consider it policy and necessary in trade to tell these little fibs. Nothing of the sort. Though likely plenty of patrons never find out how ‘‘their eye has been shut up,’’ there are many who do realize it, and soon lose confidence, which, once lost, may never be regained. Honesty in small things should be reckoned as part of the assets of a merchant. ae Belgium is no longer the most dense- ly populated country in Europe. It has 202 inhabitants to the square mile, while Saxony has 234. Do Not Cut Too Much. In the effort to economize do not cut the selling force to such an extent that customers are obliged to wait beyond a reasonable length of time in order to have their wants attended to. In fact this is not economy, but extravagance, for by this course dissatisfaction will soon arise and patronage be lost; con- sequently it will prove just the reverse of economical. It is a good plan, also, to provide for holiday trade by engaging salespeople some time ahead and _hav- ing them drilled in their respective duties. By doing so they will be a help instead of a hindrance when the rush of trade is on. Who has not seen a lot of raw recruits calied into action with the resuit that, being unacquainted with prices and methods, many a customer is lost and much dissatisfaction and an- noyance_caused, most of which could be remedied by the adoption of the above or a similar plan. OO The Hudson-Kimberly Printing Co., in the person of its President, Treasurer and Secretary, has been indicted at Kansas City for distributing advertis- ing cards on which had been stamped the imprint of a $20 gold piece. The grand jury held that this constituted a serious offense against the Federal laws regulating counterfeiting. CINSENC ROOT Highest p ice paid hy PECK BROS. Write us. COUGH DROPS 100 PER CENT. PROFIT TO DEALERS Satisfaction guaranteed to consumer. A. E. BROOKS & “RED STAR” OF PURE LOAF SUGAR. 5 and 7 S. lonia St., Grand Rapids, Mich. CO, vvvvv v Cider! ; E Save your cider by using Geo. McDonald’s Cider Saver. harmless and does preserve the cider. any kind. Does not change the natural taste or color of the cider. for preserving Grape Juice, Wine, Vinegar or Preserved Fruits. manufactured by THE JIM HAMMELL HAMMELL’S LITTLE DRUMMER AND ~ HAMMELL’S CAPITAL CIGARS vvvevwy vvvevv—y are made of the best imported stock. e Cider! Absolutely safe and Contains no Salicylic Acid or poison of Equally good Originated and GEO McDONALD, order from Who’esale Druggists If they cannot supply you write to me direct. KALAMAZOO,” MICH. 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Morphia, PW. 1 15@ 2 00 | Sinapls. =... @ 18| Linseed, pure raw.. 9 35 ia ee cd — = ae a i | Sinapis, opt. ate aoa . 30 | Linseed, boiled..... 34 37 Declined—Balsam Tulu, Oil Anise, waujoune ee Moschus Canton... “oO 0 ac een = G@ #4 Spirits Turpentine. 33 0 Myristica, No. 1..... 65@ 80 | Snuff,Scotch, DeVo's 34] c ; oe : Nux Vomica...po.20 @_ 10| Soda Boras.......... 6 g 8 j Conium Mac........ ee eee 2 15@ 18| Soda Boras, po... 6@ 8 — . 4 Aceticum............ 8 8@3 10 Copaiba...... ...... 90@ 1 00| Tolutan............. OU} Pepsin Saac, H. & P. | Soda et Potass Tart. 26@ 28 u acu oe a @ 50 : 2@ 28 Benzoicum, German 75@ 80 |Cubebe.............. 150@ 1 60} Prunus vi a @ 1 00| Soda, Carb Hak - S| Goins, settow Maik. ins On Boracic..........---- & 35| Exechthitos .....1!) 1 20@ 1 30 *e.------- @ | Picis Lig. N.N.%4 gal. (a na CS Sige sues ae ea ae 4 Carbolicum .. 26@ 40| Erigeron........2..- 1 20@ 1 30 : Tinctures Cee @ 200} Soda, Ash..........) 3% @ 4) Ochre, yellow Ber.. 1% 2 @3 | a an oe. i tel ore eee éo| PieisLig.jquaris.|.) @ 1 00| Soda, Suiphac....... ""@ | Putty, Commercial. 34 24@s ; Hydrochlor ......... 3@ 5 ee @ % — a a i. pints. .... @ 8 | Spts. Cologne........ @ 2 60 vensdities, ¥ yime — Nitrocum ...2222221. 8@ 10| Gossippii,Sem.gal:. 50@ 60| Aloes and Myrth. 0 | Pil Hydrarg...po. 80 @ 50| Spts. Ether Co... 50@ _ 55 a Oxalicum ........... 10@ 12 Hedeoma..... ...... 10°@ 1 10 Fe ooeaag Myrrh... 60 Piper Nigra... po. 22 @ _ 18/Spts. Myrcia Dom... @ 2 00 Pi catcst: agg 13@ 15 Phosphorium, di.:) — @ 15| Jumipera. -....."-.- 1 50@ 2 0| Assafwtida | .: 50| Piper Alba..-.po. 3 @ 30| Spts. Vini Rect. bi, @ 2 31 aunts aa e \ a ‘ As | : urg i 7 | Spts. Vini Rec 5 ae , S ..-.-.-. : ao 1“@ = hoa aaa 1 een : . pense Belladonna. 60 | Plumbi hook eee 108 12 ar Vini Sect eens g 5 a Green, Peninsniar.. 1 — ocala ae 1 40@ 1 60 —— —— Pe 1 61@ 2 20 “sev a ech a * ce oe ' 10@ 1 20) -~ Vini Rect. 5gal @ 247 beet ee So on ee Hy = ‘artaricum.......... 34q 36 | Mentha V me i 2 6&@ 2 75| Benzoin Co. al ae eco do @ 125) ieee gal. cash 10days. _ | Whiting, whiteSpan @ 4 Ammonia M > Bal....--. 2 00@ 2 10 | Barosma 50 | Pyreth NV re - | ee) el wi sine @ Myrcia, ounce....... 50| 2 Messe. 50} Pyrethrum, pv...... 30@ 33) Sulphur, Subl....... Sa 8 atin Backs . Aqua, 16 deg........ oe thon...” @ 3 00 Cantharides. . Gab GaSee .......,. 8@ 10; Sulphur, Roll 9 2% White, Paris Amer.. @ 100 Aqua, 20 deg........ 6@ 8| Picis Liquida. |” 10@ ae oe a 50} Quinia, S. P. & W.. 27@ 32) Tamarinds.......... 8, “10 , —_ Paris Eng. Gartoomecne cc HMB HA] Bele Lgwion ais: Mp] Ghaamon gs" | Quins Germen. Bak 3 Feehan Vsnioe” AB | cnivenal Hispana: 1 8 1 eae mae 9 : CO... i nia, N.Y... 2... @ 30|Theobrome........ 2@ 45 pe. Rosmarini... — : . Castor. . ee Ll 1 00 Rubia Tinetorum... 12@ 14| Vanilla.....00..0... 9 00516 O itis 6 os cut. 2 00@ 2 25| Secain te: 6 50@ 8 50| Cinchona......_ a= <2 °° = vere —— | ee ee 80@ 100] Sabina 1” 40@ 45) Cinchona Co......., ‘ San uis Draconis... ” 50 | No. 1 Turp Coach... 1 1 1 20 Red - ernie £0 : 50 oe Se as 1 00 Columba da i = ae 2d ramiiminagresa De aa | Oils Extra — eo 1 boo 1 70 Creer 2 Sassafras. - 2 50@ 7 Mmpebe: 50 | Sapo, M L : BBL. Gal. | Coach Body......... 2 7@ 3 @ ee a ee 8@ 63 Cassia Acutifol. 50 eer G a a 1B | Whale, Winter. ...... 70 70| No. 1 Turp Farm.... 1 3 1 10 Cub 18 1 = ge - 1 og , & | Cassia Acutifol Co’: 50 | Siedlitz Mixture../ 20 @ 2 | [ard'Ne to 0 = @izcewuewcte Gee Cupetwe.—_ ae po. 30 5 a oe eee = 1 % Digitalis ean 5 | bard: Not... .... 35 40 | Jap. Dryer,No.i1Turp 70@ 7% la aeia oclcla Thyme, o oo D D TRO ..... 22. eee 5 ——— et isles _— * Thsekeeuas Le : 6S : Ps aa 35 i co / : ST sam : “ Oe, 50 Potassium Gentian C CSIR SwOoSI ASS S35 Bs3 = RSASSS om... 55@ 60 Sa at 60 SASS OSIEe36 ES A AIS : Pera. oo oe : 2 2 & oe. sagt : 15 18 — oi ee 50 QS SeasaSsPeaS= Saasasya ICSE CN) AS = erabin, Canada.... 5 STOR ecm one 3G poe Ki s Valoted............. 6@ 7% | Bromide.......... 0. 48@ 51 | Hyoscyamus........ 50 x E ee 1: 5 | lodine........ % d 3 Cortex Chlorate..po. 17@19¢ 100 8 lodine, colorless... % A f ( : Abies, Canadian.... 18 | Cyanide............. 50@ 55 | Kino...... .... wees 50 B ee oe 2 90@ 3 00 | Lobelia... wees 50 Y Cinchona Flava..... 18 | Potassa, Bitart, pure 27@ 30| Myrrh. ........ noes 50 0 A Euonymus atropurp 30 | Potassa, Bitart, com @ 15| Nux Vomica........ 50 = LB Myrica Cerifera, po. 2) | Potass Nitras, opt... 8@ 10 Cnt ‘oo ) Prunus Virgini...... 12 | Potass Nitras........ v@ 9 | Ovi, camphorated. 50 Quillaia, gr’d....... 10 | Prussiate....... 2... 25@ 28 | OPil, deodorized.... 150] OSs Sassafras...... po. 18 12| Sulphate po... ...). 15@ ~~ 1g | Quassia............. 50 = p Ulmus.. .po. 15, gr’d 15 Radix ° ee: Se eee 50 K aK Se 5 y} Extractum Aconitvm...... .... 20@ 25 | Sanguinaria Le 30 H Glycyrrhiza Glabra. 24@ 25| Althe....0 200002007 22@ % | Serpentaria ..... 2... ro] i Glycyrrhiza, po..... 28@, 30] Anchusa............ 12@ 15|Stromonium .. |. 60 IS aK Hematox,15lbbox. W@ _ 12] Arumpo........ ae @ %| Tolutan... 2... 60 6 Hematox,1s........ 13@ 14| Calamus ............ 20@ 40| Valerian... 22... i 50 p Hematox, 4s....... 14@ 15] Gentiana...... po 15 12@ . 15] Veratrum Veride ... 50 @ : Heematox, 348....... 166@ 17 Glychrrhiza. .. pv. 15 16@. 18| Zingiber............, 20 ) } Ferru ydrastis Canaden . @ 35 Mi iy iia Os : Miscellaneous Y Carbonate Precip... 15 fee roe Ue 2h ee 35 A our Citrate and Quinia.. 225 | Inula, po. »po.. 156@ 20} Ather, Spts. Nit.4F 31@ 38 \ Si Citrate Soluble. 80 | {UUIa, POW. esses. , BQ | 2 ee a 0) K errocyanidum Sol. 50| Iris plox. ... po3s@3s yo | men, ZrO a. pe.e. ea || 4 Solut. Chloride..... 15 i. 35@ 40| Annatto............ 40@ 50 WA d ora or a4 Sulphate, com’l..... 2] Maranta, %s____, - 40@ 4% Antimoni, po....... G 5 ; : : Sulphate, com’l, b by MHS-- +0. @ 35| AntimonietPotassT 55@ 60 rs y Podophyllum 2 j : bbl, per cwt....... 35| Rhei > Po.... mo _ — ec 1 40 ) { p nie oe Ac. T5@ VU} OMUeCOmD -. ow... 5 Pe i a TY ape sat gre Arent Nine 8] a White Pine Expectorant i NO sects 12@ 14| Shigella. ............ 3@ 38| Balm Gilead Bud |. 38@ 40 ici Anthemis........... 18@ 25 Sanguinaria. po. 20 @ 18| Bismuth s. - 1 oop 110 G4 Popular with Physicians for the p i ae 5@ 30 — are 30@ 35 | Caleium Chlor., is. @ 9 5 treatment of Throat and Lung Diseases. AS : Folia Similax officinalis H @ 45 Calcium Chlor., 4s. @ 10 4 Y) ‘ Barosma............. 15@ 20] Smilax, M. ‘i. UE CE g $502 per Eallon. i Cassia Acutifol, Tin- Sella. ee eee oe eee ee oo 4 nevelly...... ..... 18@ 25] Symplocarpus, Feeti- Capsici Fructus. po. ) * — oo nsdn 3@ 30 ‘ - Pe, @ Capsici Praca @ i. — 5 alvia officinalis, 4% faleriana,Eng.po.30 @ 25| Caryophyllus..po 15 a] AY My ; and \s..... .. 12@ 20| Valeriana, German. 15@ 20 Gutiats : ma - LG Syru H TPO yhos yhites Com Hl Ura Orsi. ..0/) 2... 8@ 10] Zingibera...... a 16| Cera Alba. & os ade Te P j p I i‘ I Pp Guna Zingiber j. . 2@ 27| Cera a 00 2 1 C} ‘cl ill’s p Acacia, 1st picked.. @ 6 Semen setae ae egg @ 4 ad ( aurchill s) Acacia, 2d picked.. @ 45] Anisum....... 15 eee ractas.—. @ x mc Acacia, 3d picked... @ 35) Apium (graveleons) 130 13 —. = = "4 Syru Hy OT hos hit es Co i cacia, sifted sorts. 2a eis = » | wetaceum............ 45 L j ~ Acacia, po....... 60 80 pata ... po.ig | a 12 cuenieon. Libbs “mis ° P : P P P on = 7} ee net orm, squi 35 ] ; re 6S Siac. ee S| oe Chat a a tao] 1D With Iron. Aloe, Socotri..po. 40 @ 30| Cannabis Sativa.... Be 4 oe is eae ( Ammoniac....-—°. . Bo 10)| Cmchenidnee aw me S| Oe 5 H hosphi i = ssafcetida....po.30 22@ 25| Chenopodium ...... | ae ne,Germ | 15 2 ; f ; ‘ ee po. a oe Dipterix ae =o ‘ = Cocaine ..... Ce 4 3LG 4 50 i \ rup 5 pop 1OSP nites ; Catechu, 1s. @ 13 Fonicnlum ga 16 mare am —— @ 2 g With I Ouini dS hni atechu 14 | Foenugreek, po...... 3 sreosotum. ......... 35 ith £FOn, uln e . 7 Catechu, a = ee. es one : a ® @ 2 i Ouinine and Strychnia. Ba oe ee : i i, ae 6 = fees PEGE. iL, 5 <2 2 ¥2 Camphorae --. 5, 58Q 88] Lint, grd...-bbL 344 3440 4) Creta, preeip.... @ | KG ee a @ 100|Pharlaris Canarian. 3u@ 4 Greta, Rubra eee aes Sf $5.00 per dozen. ( Gamboge POs nas 6 “0 ee oe wore ee es 4%@ 5|Cudbear .....2.7777" “a = ID) iain A ti Sinapis Albu... 1!) %¢ Hoos CUCU a... po. 84.00 @ 4 00| Sinapis Nigra.. 1i@ 12| abr! Sulph......... = s 1 ; | Sinapis Nigra....... 2| De: ‘ Mast — 26 cone pextrine 0. ate 8] Be Cod Liver Oil Opi... po. 88.30@3.50 2 35¢ 2 40 | ETumenti, W. D. Co. 2 00@ 2 50| Emery, all numbers @ = 8 N helias — uv & Frumenti, D. F. R.. 2 00@ 2 25| Emery,po..... ..... @ 6 Y Norway. iz Shellac, bleached... 40@ 45|Frumenti..... .... 1350 1 50| Preott...---..po.4d am] Oy A . aes 50@ 80 | Juniperis Co. 0. T.. 1 65@ 2 00 | Flake White........ R@ 15 - In pints, $4.50 per dozen. 2 Suuiperis Co... Pe se OMe. @ 2B A a Herba Saacharum N.E.... 1 0@ 9 10 a 8@ 9 se Absinthium..oz. pkg 95 | Spt. Vini Galli...._. 1 75@ 6 50 | Gelatin, Cooper... .. @ 60 i : i ‘ Eupatorium .oz. pkg 90 | Vini Oporto......... 1 25@ 2 00| Gelatin, French... 3@ 50] go Cod Liver Oil yy Fe ge oz. pkg 95 | Vini Alba........... 1 23@ 2 00 oe flint,box 60, 10410 ajorum ....0z. pkg 98 Less than box.... 60 Mentha Pip..oz. pkg 23 Sponges Glue, brown........ @ iz} f Palatable. Mentha Vir..oz. pkg 35 oe wool i pontent Write 2%: 13@ 2 a f Bae Pe eke 99 | _carriage........... 2 50@ 2 7% | Glycerina...... .... 1 26 i 5 2 TanacetumV oz. a 99 | Nassau sheeps wool Grana Paradisi .... "oO 15 ee a ee Thymus, V..oz. pkg 95 | _Catriage........... @ 2 00| Humulus........... 25@ 55 QF i Magnesia = extra sheeps’ syarsse Colge Mite @ % § Special prices for quantity in bulk i i . : , Carriage. .... @ 1 10| Hydraag Chlor Cor. 65 a anne i i . : ———. Pat 1. |. 55@ 60 Extra yellow sheeps’ Hydraag Ox Salva. S 85 { We guarantee the quality of our preparations. eee eae a clea wot | 6° ieee “eS Wa » K. ea 2 3S Ss ps’ wool, ydraagUng 5 5D 9 ; Carbonate,Jennings 35@ 36 Carritge.: oo... @ & Saeco Bae “6 bb e A - . y @ 60 e otcum weraicig Bittle sa ae 31 KO Hazeltine & Perkins Drug Co Pee nea ks 8 25@ 3 50 slate use.......... @140| Iodine, Resubi...... 3 S00 3 90 a g <<. : e.. é Todoform............ @47 Amygdalx, Amare . 8 00@ 8 25 Syrups tuulin 2 25 1 Anisi.......... ..... 2 40@ 2 50| Acacia ............ a.“ leaden oS 508 * a Wholesale Druggists and Auranti Cortex...-. 2 30@ 2 40] Auranti Cortes... . @ 50|Macis..........0...1. 6@ | & ; i Cajiputl, Sateen ere ne 2 Oe 2 2 oa alee ea g = on sages et Hy- a Manufacturing Chemists, A Caryophyiii ups eeees one . — aa Dee oie o ix rarg lo witeee rene @ x Sea cous Pucci uacew cs § quorPotassArsinit 10@ 12 : += Se geal dese ee 35@ 65} Rhei Arom.......... @ 50) Magnesia, Sulph.... @ 38 5 GRAND RAPIDS MICH. F 4 oe ees CVA onan ee ‘ ae : = a Officinalis... 50@ 60] Magnesia, Sulph,bbl @ 1% ' ; id a eee 50 | Mannia, S. F...... F0@ FNS) ASI SS3 SS SSS SSS Ses SSS} 2 tronella. ........ 40@ 45] Scille...... 2. v2 3-4 eal Oo SB JN THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN ROCERY PRICE CURRENT. The prices quoted in this list are for the trade only, in such quantities as are usually They are prepared just before going to press and are an accurate index of the loc dealers. al urchased by retail market. It is im- possible to give quotations suitable for all conditions of purchase, and those below are given as representing av- erage prices for average conditions of purchase. those who have poor credit. our aim to make this feature of the greatest possible use to dealers. Cash buyers or those of strong credit usually buy closer than Subscribers are earnestly requested to point out any errors or omissions, as it is AXLE GREASE. doz. gross 5D Aurora.. eee 6 00 Castor Oil .. So ce 7 00 i “4 5 50 Prarers ..... 9 00 IXL Golden, tin boxes 75 5 9 00 _........ 70 8 00 Parcacon... ....... 6 6 00 BAKING POWDER. Absolute. 44 Ib cans doz...... eae 45 ip cemedor........._.. 8 [ tp ecane@os....... 1 Acme. RC iDCameSGog.......... - cameos dee............ v6) - tbeassides........:. +o ee. 10 EI! Purity. aj ib cans perdgoz......... ib Cans per dos ........ 1 ’ i> canes perdoz......... 2 00 jaXon w%lbeans4dozecase..... 45 % lbcans4dozcase..... $5 1b cans 2 doz case...... 1 60 Home. lq lb cans 4 doz case...... 35 % lb cans 4 doz case...... 5D i iecans2dozease...... 9 Our Leader. oan. ........ Oe 75 Oe BATH BRICK. oe ae eee ee BLUING. CONDENSED) 1 doz. Counter Boxes..... 40 12 doz. Cases, per gro..... 4 50 BROOMS. Be. i Carpet... _.-... 1 90 Soccer... ..... 1s ees ore... No. 4 Carpet.... fe Parlor Gem... _ 20 Common Whisk............ 70 wanes Wakk. eens... CANDLES. Hotel 40 lb boxes....... 9% Star 40 Ib boxes...............8% Peres. .8% CANNED GOODS. Manitowoc Peas. Lakeside Marrowfat.. 1 00 Lakeside E. J.. 1 30 Lakeside, Cham. of Eng.. i 40 Lakeside, Gem, Ex. Si ifted. 1 65 CATSUP. Columiia, pints...... ...4 Columbia, % pints..........2 50 CHEESE. Aeme.... S bees @ 10% Aaaboy .... ---- 4D 10% Butternut @ 0 ey el oS Carson City, oe cee @ 10 Gold Medal...... 10 eee ee @ 10% Jersey. 10 Lenawee.. ... aq % Oakland C Jounty.. @ 10 Riverside. © 8 ii eee. @ Ww Springdale oe GZ 10% kth Ee Ae @ 9 Edam.. So @ wb aie @ 19 Limburger. ... oS Pineapple...... 0 @& & oer... @ w Chicory. —— -.... Ce 5 ee 7 CHOCOLATE. Walter Baker & Co.’s. German Sweet . ae Pe 31 Breakfast: eee... 42 CLOTHES LINES. Cotton, 40 ft, per doz....... 1 00 Cotton, 50 ft, per doz....... 1 20 Cotton; 60 ft, per doz.......1 40 Cotton, 70 ft. per dox....... 1 60 Cotton. 80 ft. per doz...._.. 1 80 Jute, 60 ft, per doz......... 80 Jute, 72 ft, per doz.......... 95 CLOTHES PINS. 5 gross boxes Z — COCOA SHELLS. 20 1b bags.. ooo 2% Less quantity es 2 Pound packages......... 4 CREAS TARTAR. Strictly Pure, wooden boxes. 35 Strictly Pure, tin boxes... . 37 COFFEE. Green. Rio. —........... eee 18 —.. oe 19 Ce a ee Poapcry Santos. Pee 19 Good 2 Prime . 22 Peaberry eee 23 Mexican and Guatamala. Par... a foot ee 22 ee Maracaibo. Pee 23 ied 24 Java. imperer. .25 Privece Growith...............27 Mandealing... 8 Mocha. Piao Aree ee Roasted. Quaker Mocha and Java......29 Toko Mocha and Java........2°% State House Blend............23 Package. Below are given New York prices on package coffees, to which the wholesale dealer adds the local freight from New York to your. shipping point, giving you credit on the invoice for the amount of freight buyer pays from the market in which he purchases to his shipping point, including weight of package. In 60 Ib. cases the list is 10e per 100 lbs. above the _ in full cases. Arbuckle . ee ees ie oe Jersey . ee McLaughlin’ s XXXX......17 00 Extract. Vailey City % gross ..... % Felix % gross.. : 115 Hummel’s foil % ross. : 85 Hummel’s tin % gross.. 1 43 Kneipp Malt Coffee. 1 1b. packages, 50lb. cases 9 1 1b. packages, 1001b. cases 9 CONDENSED MILK. 4 doz. in case. N. Y. Condensed Milk Co.’s brands. Gail Borden —_—- oe oe Crown .... ess Daisy . a ee Champion . fee oie ies ce eeceee 425 Dime oe ued 3 35 COUPON BOOKS. Tradesman Grade. 50 books, any denom.... 1 50 100 books. any denom.... 2 50 500 books, any denom....1) 50 1,000 books, any Genom....20 00 Economic Grade. 50 books, any denom.... 1 100 books, any denom.... 2 500: books, any denom....11 1,000:books, any denom....20 Ssss Universal Grade. 0 books, any denom.... 1 50 100 books, any denom.... 2 50 509 books, any denom....11 50 1,000 books, any denom....20 00 Superior Grade. 50 books, any denom.... 1 50 109 books, any denom.... 2 . 00 500 books, any denom.. sll 1,000 books, any denom....20 Coupon Pass Books, Can be made to represent any denomination from $10 down. WhOGKS .... 3... ee SOboeks.:............... 2) See Nebooks................. _ 3 PU pOOES ._.......__... Bae MOO uOGEs -... 2.02. 10 60 — Ct 17 50 Credit Checks. 500, any one denom’n..... 3 00 1000, any one denom’n. 5 00 2000, any one denom’n..... 8 00 Steel punch. : vi) DRIED FRUITS— DOMESTIC Apples. Summried.....-.- @ 3% Evaporated 50 lb boxes. @ 4% California Fruits. OE 104%@11% Biackberrics........... Neetarines ............ 6 @ Poets 8. 5 $ 9 Peers..... .--.--..-.-- Pitted Cherries. PreBnenek... ...... |. Raspberrics............ California Prunes. 100-120 25 lb boxes....... 90-100 25 1b boxes....... 80 - 90 25 1b boxes iC 70 - 80 25 1b boxes 60 - 70 25 lb boxes. 50 - 60 25 lb boxes....... 40 - 50 25 Ib boxes 30 - 40 25 1b boxes...... 4q rent less in bags Raisins. London Layers 3 Crown. London Layers 5 Crown. Dehesias 3 59 Loose Muscatels 2 Crown 54 Loose Muscatels 3 Crown 6% Loose Muscatels 4 Crown 74 FOREIGN. Currants. Patras bbls.. ... os Vostizzas 50 lb cases... -@ 5g Cleaned, bul Cleaned, packages.... Peel. Citron American 101b bx @14 Lemon American 10lb bx @I11 Orange American 10lb bx @ll1 Raisins. Ondura 29 lb boxes...... @7% Sultana 1 Crown........ GBs Sultana 2Crown ...... @9 Sultana s Crown........ @9% Sultana 4 Crown........ @9% Sultana 5 Crown........ @10 FARINACEOUS GOODS. Farina. Bee oe a 3 Grits. Walsh-DeRoo Co.’s....... 22 Hominy. Berres oe 3 25 Flake. “30 ib. arums....... 1 50 Lima Beans. Deed... oe 3% Maccaroni and Vermicelli. Domestic, 10 1b. box...... 60 Imported, 25 Ib. box...... 2 50 Pearl Barley Common cl i 1% Onsen 2 rere 2% Peas. Gecen bu... 90 Split, per Ib.. oe Rolled Oats. Rolled Avena, bbl.. 3» 0) Monareh. bbl... ....-. 4 50 Monarch. % bbl.......... 250 Private brands, bbl..... 1s Private brands, 4%bbl..... 2 30 Quaker, cases. 3 Oven Baked ....... ...2 Sago. German ee Mest tadia. cl Be Wheat. (Cracked, bulk. ...........- 3 222 Ib packages... .. 2 40 Fish. Cod. Georges cured......... @ Georges genuine...... @ @ @ Georges selected...... Strips or bricks....... 5 Halibut. Chunks. Strips..... Herring. Holland white hoops keg. ‘ = Holland white hoops bbl. Norwesan. Round 100 Ibs. ............ Round 40 lbs....... MCMee oo Mackerel. No, 1000 1Ds... 2... oe. 11 No.1 @is.... 3 6 8 Family 901bs.............. amily 101ba.....-.:.-.: Sardines. Russian kegs... ........... 55 % Stockfish. No. 1, 1001b. bales......... 10 No.2 100 1b. bales......... Trout. Jennings’. D.C. Vanilla oo... 1 20 | } 70n. 1 50 mf £on.. ..2@ earn con...... 3 90 i, No. 8...4 00 j No. 10. .6 00 P| No. 27.1 25 1\| No. 3'T.2 00 i) No. 47.2 40 | D. C. Lemon Hi2oz.... % H\ 3 0z......1 00 ion.. ...1 @ 6 oz......2 00 No. 8...2 40 No. 10...4 00 | No. 2T. 80 | No. 37.1 35 No. 4T.1 50 Souders’. Oval bottle, with corkscrew. Best in the world for the money. Regular Grad Lemon. doz 20f...:.. 6 fen. 2. 1 50 Regular Vanilla. doz o...... 1 20 CLEGANT s 402...,:- 2 40 FLavorinG | XX Grade Lemon. Son ....10 : 402. 3 00 | fom a Son... 1S 4oz .... 350 GUNPOWDER. Rifle—Dupont’s. ere 4 00 eat Mere... SS Quarter Kegs... ...... 2... J: 12 it COMB. io. 30 oS 1b Cans... 18 Choke Bore—Dupont’s. ee 4 00 Half Meee 225 Quarter Kegs..........:.... 1 25 Cf Came ee Eagle Duck—Dupont’s. — ce Half Kegs............ -- 4B Quarter Kegs................ 22 PIpCARS 45 HERBS. See 15 Home. 15 INDIGO. Madras, 5 lb boxe . ae s. r.2 ’Sand5 Ib | i 50 JELLY. ib pee 8: 33 Mc 1b POA. 8s eo: 43 S01 pails... -... 1... LYE. Condensed, 2 doz .......... 1 20 Condensed, 4 doz........... 2 2 LICORICE. ee eee 30 Calabria Se eee ee eca cic ues 25 Pe 14 OCR e . 10 MINCE MBAT. Ideal, 3 doz. in case......... 2 25 Mince meat, 3 doz in case..2 75 Pie Prep. 3 doz in case...... 275 MATCHES. Diamond Match Co.’s ae Mo. 9 sulphur... Anchor Parlor......... 7 9 No. 2 Home 1 10 Export Pavior 4 MOLASSES. Blackstrap. Sugar house............. -10@12 Cuba Baking. Oraiary. 2 os 122@14 Porto Rico. Pee ee 20 Ro ys 30 New Orleans. Fancy ns Half-barrels 3c extra. PICKLES. Medium. Barrels, 1,200 count........ 3 50 Half bbls, 600 count........ 22 Small. Barrels, 2,400 count........ 4 50 Half bbls, 1,200 count...... 2% PIPES. Clay. Wo. 216..:. 00. 6... 1 70 Clay, T. D. fullcount...... 65 Cob Nos 1 POTASH. 48 cans in case. Baebes... 4 00 Penna Salt Co.’s........... 3 00 RICE. Domestic. Carolina head.............. 64 Carelina No.1. ........... 5 Carolina No. 2........:.... 4% Brokem: 2. os 3 Imported. gapan. Woo) 5. 5% Japan, No.2... ... Ree oava, Net 43% Tale 5% SALERATUS. Packed 60 lbs. in box. Church’s 3 Deiand’s Dwight’s Taylor’s SAL SODA. Granulated, bbls........ -1 10 Granulated, 100 lb cases..1 50 Lump; bbls 1 Lump, 145lb kegs.......... 110 SEEDS. Anise .. ... oceceeees OS Canary, Smyrna. eae ce oto 4 COMGMey ooo Lt. 10 Cardamon, Malabar ..... 80 Hemp, Russian.......... 4 Mixed Bird............... 4% Mustard, white....... ... 6% PPE - 2. ees cs. g WE ere eee seek 5 Cuttle Bone............... 20 SNUFF. Scotch, in bladders......... 37 Maccaboy, 1 JES... 35 French Rappee, in jars .... 42 SYRUPS. Corn. Barren. 14 Half bbls ace ae Pure Cane. a 16 Coed 20 Choice . 25 "SPICES. Whole Sifted. Mee ee Dy Cassia, China inmats....... 10 Cassia, Batavia in bund .. 15 Cassia, Saigon in rolls...... 32 Cloves, Amboyna........... 15 Cloves, Zanzibar............ 10 Mace, in. 2 70 Nutmegs, sae oleae 65 Nutmegs, No. 1...........:: . Nutmegs, No. “- Pepper, Singapore, black... 0 Pepper, Singapore, white. . .20 Pepper, smo... 16 Pure Ground in Bulk. Apes... 1 . cane. Detavis. “— Cassia, Saigon.. ......... a Cloves, Amboyna... a Cloves, Zauzibar............ 10 Ginger, Aatieey 3... 15 (anger. Cochin... 3... | 20 Ginger, Jamaica............ 22 Mace, Batavia.... ..... 60@65 Mustard, Eng. and Trieste. .20 Mustard, ries. Nutmegs, Sol pete Pepper, Sing., black . Ogee eeeper, cee, white.. -- 15@18 epper, Cayenne........ 17@20 Reece ey ca ad + esate ae 18 4 8 = i i E i = pea aes THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 21 SALT. Diamond Crystal. Cases, 24 3-lb boxes......... 1 60 Barrels, 100 31bbags......2 75 Barrels, 40 7 lbbags...... 2 50 Butter, 56 lb bags....... <- 0 Butter, 20 14 1b bags. ..3 00 Butter, 280 lb bbls.......... 2 50 Common Grades. 1003 aseks.:..- 2... 2 @OS-lb sacks.... .......-...1 © 25 lib poems... 8... 170 Worcester. 504 “iD. Gartons.........-. 3 2 115 2b. sacks..... ......- 4 00 OO 5 1b. saeks............. 3% 22 14 lb. SacCKe..... .......5 o8 30 40° TO. SACKS... .... ..... 3 50 28 ib. linen saGks............ 32 56 lb. linen sacks............ 60 Butk in Darreis............-. 2 50 Warsaw. 56-lb dairy in drill bags..... 30 28-lb dairy in drill bags..... 15 Ashton. 56-lb dairy in iinen sacks... 60 Higgins. 56-lb dairy in linen sacks . 60 Solar Rock. 56-lb sacks.. " _. 2 Common Pine. Soctaaw -. - ee 60 Manisice ..... 8. 60 SODA. Homes 5% fogs "Bneitah pote Stee 4% STARCH. Diamond. 64 10e packages ........... 5 00 128 5c packages a 5 00 32 10c and 64 5c packages...5 Gu Kingsford’s Corn. 20 1-lb packages............- 6% 40 1 lb packages............. 6 Kingsford’s Silver Gloss. 40 1-lb packages............. 6% 616 DOecS..<. 2.5... C....- 7 Common Corn. 30 1p HOKeR.......... ..-.... 5 aG1> DOMCH.........-.-.-.... 43% Common Gloss. 1-lb packages............... 4% 3-lb packages.............. 4% Git puckages............... a 40 and 50 1b boxes........... Barrels ....... ane SOAP. Laundry. Armour’s Brands. Armour’s Family. 20 Armour’s Laundry. 2 Armour’s Comfort 7 3 90 Armour’s White, 100s...... 6 25 Armour’s Whit--, 50s....... 3 20 Armour’s Woodehuek .... 2 55 Armour’s Kitel-en Brown. 2 00 Armour’s Mottled German 2 65 Gowans & Sons’ Brands. Cre 3 10 German Family............ 2 15 American Grocer 100s..... 3 30 American Grocer 60s...... 2% Mystic White... ........ 3 80 Dosage... .:. 0.1: 3 90 Oak beaf........- Se Old Style. Scie aca cee oo Happy Day........ 3 10 AXON Single box....-.... 5 box lots, delivered. . 10 box lots. deliv ered. re Jas. S. Kirk & Co.'s Brands. American Family, wrp’d...3 33 American Family, plain.. .3 27 Lautz Bros. & Co.’s Brands. = > ee 2 Coes, OH... 2.2). 5 75 Marsentes -.. 3... 4 00 eee... ee 3 70 Henry Passolt’s Brand. Single box.. le. 2 85 5 box lots, delivered . a 10 box lots, delivered.. a 2 Whey Tate Aelivored Thompson «& Chute’s Brand. Single box. .. coves eves OO 5 box lot, delivered........ 2 95 10 box lot, delivered ...... 2 85 25 box lot, delivered........ 2% Allen B. Wrisley’s Brands. Old Country, 80 1-lb. bars...3 00 Good Cheer, 60 1-lb. bars. . 3 90 Uno, 100 %- -Ib. bars..........2 2 80 Doll, 100 1U-0z. bars......... 23 Scouring. Sapolio, kitchen, 3 doz ..... 2 40 Sapolio, hand, 3 doz ........2 40 SUGAR. Below are given New York prices on sugars, to which the wholesale dealer adds the local freight from New York to your shipping point, giving you credit on the invvice for the amount of freight buyer pays from the market in which he purchases to his shipping point, including 20 pounds for the weight of the barrel. Cue Eoat 5 00 Domino Sc CORON 4 62 Powderee «....-...... i: 4 62 XXXX Powdered......... .4 75 Mould A. ae .4 62 Granulated in bbls... ...... 4 37 Granulated in bags.........4 37 Fine Granulated............ 4 37 Extra Fine Granulated..... 4 50 Extra Coarse Granulated...4 50 Diamond Confee. A........4 37 Confec. Standard A......... 4 2% Me ft ... 4 00 no 2... 8... 4 WU TABLE SAUCES. Lea & Perrin’s, large..... 475 Lea & Perrin’s, small..... 2% Halford, large’ Ll . 3 75 Halford small....... ....- 22 Salad Dressing, large..... 4 55 Salad Dressing, small..... 2 65 TOBACCOS. Cigars. G. J. Johnson’s brand CW... 35 00 H. & P. Drug Co.'s brand. Ouinteite Clark Grocery Co.’s bind New Brick. .:.0..........- 5 00 VINEGAR. Peroux Cider... ...... ........ 10 Robinson’s Cider, 40 grain....10 Robinson’s Cider, 50 grain. ..12 WICKING. No. 6, per g@ress............-. 25 No. 1, persross.........-..-- 30 No.2 pergrogs.-....-...._.. 40 INO. 3, per erose.........-...- % Fruits. Oranges. Fancy Seedlings Mexicans 150-176-200 @3 50 Lemons. Strictly choice 360s.. @3 50 Strictly choice 300s.. @4 50 Pancy 3608....:---... @ Fancy 2e.......... @5 00 Bananas. A definite price is hard to name, as it varies according to size of bunch and quality of fruit. Medinm bunches...1 25 @1 50 Large bunches...... 1% @2 00 Foreign Dried Fruits. et Choice Layers ee @10% Figs, oe Smyrna eto. S @13 Figs, —e in au tp. Oeee.........- @i Dates, ‘Pards in 101b a @8 Dates Fards in 601b CUBES ce. @6 Dates, Persians,G K., 60 lb cases, new @7 Dates, Sairs ee @ Candies. Stick Candy. bbls. pails Standard..-....0.... : 4@ 7 Standard H. H...... 4@ 7 Standard Twist..... @i Cut boat... 25... ... MO 8% cases mxtran.. ||. @ 8% Boston Cream...... @ 8% Mixed Candv. Competition......... @6 Pree... .... a... @ 6% eS a @7 _ooerre...... _.... @7 Royal @i% eee... ........ @ Bremen ............. @s Cut teat... 2... @8 English Rock....... @ 8 Kindergarten....... @ 8% French Cream...... @9 Dandy Pan...-...... @10 Valley Cream. . @i13 Fancy — In Bulk. Lozenges, plain..... @ 8% Lozenges, printed.. @ 8% Choe. Drops........ 11 @l4 Choc. Monumentals @1l2% Gum Drops......... @5 Moss Drops......... @i% Sour Drops.......... @ 8% Eiperiads ......_...- @ 8% Fancy—In 5 Ib. Boxes. Lemon Drops....... Sour Drops:.-..:..- @50 Peppermint Drops. . @60 Chocolate Drops... @65 H. M. Choe. Drops.. QT (um Drops......... @35 Licorice Drops...... @i5 A. B. Licorice Drops @50 Lozenges, plain.... @55 Lozenges, printed.. @60 Emperiais.:......... @60 Motmocs. ..... 6.0... @65 Cream Bar.......... @a50 Molasses Bar ... @50 Hand Made Creams. 80 @9 Plain Creams.. . 60 @s0 Decorated Creams.. @# String Rock......... @60 Burnt Almonds..... isa @ Wintergreen Berries @55 Caramels. No. 1 wrapped, 2 lb. boxes @30 No. 1 wrapped, 3 Ib. boxes @45 No. 2 wrapped, 2 2 Ib. Mexes 1.0... Fresh Meats. Beef. ee ie ._s @7 Fore quarters......... 4 @6 Hind quarters........ 6 @7% Lome No. 3........... 9 @12 a... .. .... 1.7 oe HOGS |... 2.6.4... 54@ 6% Cnmers . o..:. 4%4@ 54 Plates ..... cee @ 4 ‘Pork. Dressed . <.-- £ @ % Pens @i7 Shoulaers. .. .-.....- @5 Leat Bard... ..... @7 Mutton. ———. ....... ...... 5 Be Spring Lambs......... 6%@ 7% Veal. Oarease 5K@ 7 Crackers. The N. Y. Biscuit Co. quotes as aakeae: Butter. Seymour XXX .........0 0.” 6 Seymour XXX, 31b. carton 6% Family XXX 6 Family XXX,31b carton.. 6% Salted XXX 6 Salted XXX, 3lbecarton... 6% Soda. Soda XXX 614 Soda XXX, 31b carton. 6% Soaa, Ciy................. %% Zephyrette a Oh 10 Long Island Wafers....... 11 L. I. Wafers, 1lbcarton .. 12 Oyster. Square Oyster, XXX. Sq. Oys. XXX, 1 Ib carton. 7 Farina Oyster, XXX....... 6 SWEET GOODS—Boxes. Pee 11% Bent’s Cold Water......... 12 eMC HORG 6. 8 Cocoanut Taffy............ 9 Comes Cakes... ........... 8% Frosted Honey............. 12 Graham Crackers ......... 8 Ginger Snaps, XXX round. 7 Ginger Snaps, XXX city... 7 Gin. Sups,X XX home made 7 Gin. Snps,X XX sealloped.. 7 Ginger Vanilla............ Pmperaw 8% Jumples, Honey.. a Molasses Cakes. 8 Marshmallow .... i. 2 Marshmallow Creams..... 16 Pretzels, hand made ..... 8% Pretzelettes, LittleGerman 6% Busse Came. We Sears EMMGR 2.2... 8. i Sears’ Zephyrette.. ..... ..10 Vanilla Square........... 8% Vanitia Wafers ..........- 14 Peean Waters... .:. ...... 16 Pratt Comed................ 10 Mixed Picnic... ..... .. 10% Cream Jumbles...... ao Boston Ginger Nuts........ 8% Chimmie Fadden.......... 2) Pineapple Glace............ 16 Grains and Feedstuffs Wheat. Wheat.. uo 86 Winter Wheat pie. Local Brands. Pelee. 5 25 Second Patent............. 4% Sarai ee oe 4 00 Graham ....... ...... Pores... Ci;#s 4 00 Rye OU Subject to usual cash dis- count. Flour in bbls., 25e per bbl. ad- ditional. Worden Grocer Co.'s Brand. Quaker, 768-- ee ae 4 75 Quaker, 4s. . 475 Quaker, %s.. 4% Spring Wheat niet: Olney * eae s Brand. Ceresota, cuca coc OF ae Ceresota, 4s. Le 4 90 Ceresota, 4s....... a 4 835 Ball-Barnhart-Putman’s —_— Grand Republic, \s....... 00 Grand Republic, 14s.. .. a 90 Grand Republic, 4s........ 4 80 Worden Grocer Co.’s Brand. Hauvel %a8................. 5 00 Eamrel, 45. ..........-..... 48 Laurel, %s.. nc . 485 Lemon «& Wheeler C ’o.’s Brand. Parisian, \s. 00 Parisian, 48 ee 4 90 Parisian. \s. a 4 80 Meal. Bolted . _.1s2 Granulated 2 00 | Feed and Millstuffs. | St. Car Feed. screened ....13 00 No. 1 Corn and Oats. .12 50 Noa theeg 2 00 Unbolted Corn Meal.......12 Winter Wheat Bran. : Winter Wheat Middlings. 110 Sereenings....... 3. oon The 0. EL Sien Mill Co. quotes as follows: Corn. Car lots.... | 4 Less than ear lots.. = oats. Car lots. .... _ 21 Carlots, clipped.. oe Less than car lots......... 28 Hay. No. 1 Timothycarlots..... 10 00 No. 1 Timothy, tonlots ...11 00 Fish and Oysters Fresh Fish. Per lb. woe ........... @ °* Treue.............- @ 8 Diack Wass.......... @ 10 i ............, @ Ciscoes or Herring.. @ 4 Brechin. 0... s. @ ti Live Lobster....... @ 18 Boiled Lobster. @ 2 eg... @ 10 Haddock! (| @ 8 No. ft Piekerel...... @ 8 Fike. .... oe @ 6&6 Smoked White...... @ & Red Snapper........ @ 13 Col River Salmon. @ 12% Mackere: .......... @ 20 Oysters in Cans. PF. 0 Cognts........ @ 3 F. J. 2 Selects.. @ 2 Selects... .. @ = Pr. J. D. Standards... @ 21 Aneto... 2... @ 18 Siane@erds... ....... @ 16 Favorite... @ i4 Oysters in Bulk. cools. .......-...... it Extra Selects.......- 1 60 Sees... ............. 1 40 Anchor nent 16 Standards.. io. % oa... ........ 13 Shell Goods. Oysters, per 100.. -1 25@1 50 Clams, per 100.. . 90@I1 00 Nuts. ' Almonds, Tarragona. . @13 | Almonds, Ivaca....... @ | Almonds, oe | soft shelled........ @12% Brazils new. 4 @ 8 Rites ....-. 2. @l1 Walnuts, Naples., .... @l2z | Walnuts, Calif No. 1. @i1 Walnuts, soft shelled Cale... @i12 | Table Nuts, fancy.. @l2 Table Nuts, choice... @10 | Pecans, Small........ @6 Pecans, Ex. Large. oe @i2 Pecans, Jumbos....... @l4 Hickory Nuts per bu., Onio, new. _.. @1 40 | Cocoanuts, full sacks @4 50 Butternuts per bu.. @ 60 | Black Walnuts per bu @ 60 | Peanuts. Fancy, H. F., Game | Cocks --...:.... @ 4% Fancy, H. P., Flags MOGHeG. 0. 4.2... @ 6% Choice, H. P., Extras. @ 14 Choice, H. P., Extras, moesied 22.205... .. @ 5% ""10 00 | Provisions. Swift & Company quote as follows: Barreled Pork. aaa 8 00 Back 8 4a | Clear back. .. &oe Boemteat. 8 50 Ea li 3 Dee ow... et 7 75 Dry Salt Meats. Memes 2 oo 5 Bitekew ..........-._.... 5 Extra shorts..... . 434 Smoked eats. Hams, 12 1b average .... 9% Hams, 141b average ... 0% Hams, 16 1b average..... 914 Hams, 20 lb average..... 9 Ham dried beef.... ' 1014 Shoulders (N. Y. ¢ ut). | 514 Bacon, clear.. eo a California eT 5% Boneless hams........... Si Cooked Wam............. "4s Lards. In Tierces. Compound. .-..........- 4% Betue....... . os | 55 lb Tubs. advance Lg | 80 lb Tubs.......advance 14 | 50 lb Tins advance 14 | 20 lb Pails ... advance M% | 10 Ib Pails.......advance % | 5 lb Pails .. advance % | S1b Pars. .....- advance a; | Sausages. | A 45 -~: eo 5 | Liver. & | Frankfort... 6% | Pork 644 | Blood fe 6 } oe ee, . 4 Head cheese 0 6 Beef. os eo... FSC | Beneless ...... -10 00 =~ Feet. | Kits, 1 ihe... . = 4% bbls, BO 1 65 i bbls, 80 Ibs... oe oe | Tripe. | Bits ie... ...... = 4 bbls, 40 Ibs...... oe 4% bbis, 80 lbs.. 2 | Casings. Pork . : . Beef rounds............. 5 Beef middles.. a Butterine. | Bole, daly... .-...... 10% | Sond, Gairy...... ..._... 10 Rolls, creamery . 14% Solid, creamery . 14 Canned Meats. Cored beef, 2 Ib....... 2 00 Corned beef, 4 Ib 14 00 Roast beef, 2 ib....... 2 00 Fotted ham, ‘s....... @ Potted ham, ‘%s....... 1 @ Deviledham, ‘s.-..... @ Deviledham, %458....... 1 00 Petted tongue {s....... 60 Potted tongue s....... 1 00 Hides and Pelts. Perkins & Hess pay as fol- lows: Hides. Green... ......... ... Se a Pom Gured............ @7 Full Cured.. _.7| @ea Dy 2.5... _o Qi Kips. green. . 54@ 6% Kips, cured.. ot Ba Calfskins, green. _ 6 @v Calfskins, cured...... 7%e@ iy Deaconskins .........2 @30 Pelts. Shearlings........... s@ 0 oe ye Poe ae . = 50 | Old Wool.. a. a el Wisk |, 30@ 1 00} Cee oe ae Simom oi... Ls. 40@ 80 [ee ee a Mea Pex. | ....... 80@ 1 25 | Gay eon............. 30@ = 60 | Crom Fox .......... 2 S°@ 5 00| eS 2@ 50] — + ............ 20@ 30 Cat, House........... 10@ x0) Pisher......... ...3 00@ 5 00} Lynx... .. ..... ... LOG 2) Martin, Dark.. ..1 00@ 2 50] Martin, Yellow ...... 65@ 1 00 | Otter. occ. Oe «oe Wolf . .1 0@ 2 00}: Bear .7 CO@15 C0} Beaver. .2 00@ 6 00 Deerskin, dry, per Ib. 1I@ 25| Deerskin, gr’n, per lb 10@, 12% | Wool. | Washed ee. 10 @16 | vores ........ ..- Ss ae Miscellaneous. | | —o. ............... @s | Grease Butter......... i @z | Samenes ............. 3 Ginseng........ Oils. Barrels. Paes ............... @10%, | XXX W.W.Mich.Hdlt @ 8% | Ww W michigan........ 814 | High Test guinea @ 74 DA. Gas......... @ 9% | Deo. Napa .......... @ 8% Cylinder .............. 30 @38 HNngine......... -11 @21 Black, winter......... @ 9 Crockery and Glassware. “AKRON STONEWARE. Butters. % gal, per doz...... ou 50 1 to 6 pal., per gal........ 5% Seal, pergal............ Ge 10 gal., per gal....... ss 6% 2 per ea..... . 15 gal. meat-tubs, per gal. 8 20 gal. meat-tubs, per gal.. 8&8 25 gal. meat tubs, per gal.. 10 30 gal. meat-tubs, per gal.. 10 Churns. 2 to 6 wal., per gal.... . 54g Churn Dashers, per doz... % Milkpans. \% gal. flat or rd. bot., doz. 60 1 gal. fat orrd. bot.,each 5% Fine Glazed Milkpans. % gal. flat orrd. bot.,doz. 65 1 gal. flatorrd. bot.,each 5% Stewpans. ¥% gal. fireproof, bail, doz. 8 1 gal. fireproof, bail, doz.1 10 Jugs. aa wal... per Gom............. 40 My gal. perdee.... ........ oe 1 to 5 gal, per gal... ..... 6h Tomato Jugs. ly gal., per doz...... = 1) Ghen...........4... KC Corks for %4 gal., per doz.. 20 Corks for 1 gal., per doz.. 30 Preserve Jars and Covers. 4 gal., stone cover, doz... 7 1 gal., stone cover, doz...1 00 Sealing Wax. 5 lbs. in package, perlb... 2 LAMP BURNERS. ; Noe. 0 Sum.......- a, No. 1 Sun. a. |e. 2 Se... 7a Tubular.. ey ee 50 | Security, ee 65 Seay, Naz............ & a 5 ee 1 15 LAMP CHIMNEYS—Common. Per box of 6 = No. 0 Sun. ne Wo, EO... i 88 | No. 2 Sun. <1, ae First ‘Quality. No. 0 Sun, crimp top, wrapped and labeled.... 2 10 No. 1 Sun, crimp top, wrapped and pare. gy 22 No. 2 Sun, crimp top, wr “upped and cananed.. . 28 XXX Flint. No. 0 Sun, crimp wrapped and labeled No. | San, crim DP, wrapped and Geees” 2 No. 2 Sun, crimp top, wrapped and labeled.... 3 75 CHIMNEYS—Pearl Top. No.1 Sun, wrapped and _labeled SOP No. 2 Hinge, wrapped and labeled No. 2 Sun, “Small Bulb,” for Globe Lamps......... La Bastie. No. 1 Sun. plain bulb, per d ” OZ No. 2 Sun, plain bulb, per eee 50 No. 1 Crimp, per dos. ...... 1 35 No. 2 Crimp, perdos.. .... 1 @ Rochester. No. 1, Lime (65¢ doz)...... 3 50 No. 3%, Lime (@edos).. .. 400 i No. 2, Flint (806 dox).....- 4 70 Electric. | No. 2, Lime (70¢ dos) ..... 4 00 No. 2, Flint (80¢ doz)...... 440 OIL CANS. Doz. | 1 gal tin cans with spout.. 1 60 1 gal galv iron with spout. 1 7% 2 gal galv iron with spout. 3 00 3 gal galv iron with spout. 4 00 5 gal galv iron with spout. 5 00 5 gal galv iron with faucet 6 00 Seal Titing €ans.........- 9 00 5 gal galv iron Nacefus ... 9 00 Pump Cans, 5 gal Rapid steady stream. 9 00 5 gal Eureka non-overflow 10 50 Seal Home Rule.... -...- 10 50 5 gal Home ee 12 00 5 gal Pirate King...... _. on LANTERNS. No. 0Tubular..... .. £2 Wo te Tune... ...... 6 50 No, 13 TubularDesh. .... 6% No. 1'Pub., giassfount.... 7 No. 12 Tubular, side lamp. 14 3 328% | No. 3 Street Lamp oe a 75 | LANTERN GLOBES. —— | No. 0 Tubular, cases | doz. each, boxi0cente........ @ | No. 0 Tubular, cases 2 doz. |. each, box iscenty....... & No. age bbls 5 doz. each, Del ae... 40 | No.0 Tubular, bull’s eye, cases 1 doz. each.... 1 | LAMP wee. | No. 0 per gross.. _ . = L No. 1 per gross... ..--..- > | No. 2 per groes............. 38 Ne Sper eraad ...:......., 58 Mammoth per doz......... 7 THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN A large number of hardware dealers handle to show the goods ; too frequently as late as December Ist space is made on Hardware The Hardware Market. So far as general trade is concerned, conditions remain about the same as re- ported in our last issue. The desire to buy goods among the average dealers is not very marked. Everyone is pursu- ing a conservative policy, as the first of the year will soon be here, which will, with most of us, be inventory time, and no one is desirous of having more goods on hand at that time than are nec- essary. In some lines, where the mer- chant is positive advances will take place, moderate buying is being done. Wire Nails—While the Association is still in existence and the prices at which the jobbers can buy their nails remain without change, a feeling that its dissolution is near at hand produced widespread demoralization among the jobbers and each one is trying to see who can unload his stock the quickest and how low a price it is necessary to make in order to induce the retail dealer to purchase. Prices are quoted at $2.25 rates to everyone and we find a price of $2 to be quite regular. This uncertain condition of the nail market will continue until December 1, when the next meeting of the Nail Associa- tion takes place. It is then hoped that some permanent action will be taken, either by the dissolution of the Associa- tion or the making of a lower price which will be satisfactory to all. Barbed Wire—Owing to the recent advance in steel billets, manufacturers are withdrawing prices and at the pres- ent time are declining to make prices for spring shipment. They say, how- ever, that in a few days they hope to be able to do so. Poultry Netting—lIn our report a short time ago we mentioned that an agree- ment had been arrived at between all the manufacturers, making an advance in the price. We regret to say that, be- coming suspicious of each other, they were unable to maintain this advance; and, while the price is not as yet as low as was made last season, it is grad- ually nearing that point. Window Glass—No arrangement has yet been arrived at between the glass- makers and their workmen and there is no indication that there will be a re- sumption of the factories this year. The present condition of the markets is not, What is the price but, Have you the sizes wanted and may we have them at any price? Jobbers are nom- inally asking 60 and 20 per cent., and are filling very few orders, even at this price. In many instances dealers can only secure the size they want by pay- ing as high as 60 per cent. Gas Pipe—Manufacturers have ad- vanced their prices another 5 per cent., and indications of still higher prices are more than evident. ee Get Ready for the Christmas Trade. From the Toronto Merchant. In these days of getting-ahead-of -your- neighbor, the retail merchant who one of the upper floors to accommodate a stock of dolls and playthings that have been bought, and almost surreptitiously smuggled into the store. The regular customers make the discovery acciden- tally, sometimes even after their wants in this line have been supplied. The general public is supposed to be pos- sessed of more than ordinary powers of second sight, for without a word of an- nouncement they are expected to come in and buy, just as though it had been an everyday occurrence for them to get toys at that spot. Of course, not a thing must be carried over, so during the last few days preceding Christmas, when crowds are found in every store, some lively price-cutting has to be in- dulged in. The whoie thing winds up with a balance on the wrong side of the ledger, and the venture is voted a fail- ure. How could it be otherwise? A new department must be well heralded or nobody outside a small cir- cle will be aware of its existence. Dolls and picture-books are not the only ar- ticles necessary, either, to make an up-to- date toy or fancy goods department, and the goods provided for it should not be the exclusive perquisites of Santa Claus. His advent is too late for profit- able business. The new venture should be started in good season and every- thing done to make it a pronounced suc- cess from the start, in order to counter- balance the price-cutting at the close. The earlier the merchant completes his purchases and arrangements the _ better are his chances for doing a large, profit- able trade. The best way to buy, prob- ably, is by a_ personal canvass of the markets, to see the latest novelties, games and puzzles that will interest and amuse both young and old; then get the exclusive right of them for your town, if possible, and advertise them in such a way that people will become curious to know more about them. If the article or lines selected possess merit, they will not only advertise your new department, but the whole store will reap the benefit. Devote a window, if possible, to articles suitable for prizes and presents, etc., that will be wanted for birthday parties, anniversaries and other social gatherings. Arrange special doll sales and set the children talking about your lines of toys. Keep things lively until the rush of Christmas buy- ing sets in, and you will find the de- partment will not only be profitable, but a great help. Many country merchants lose thou- sands of dollars by neglecting to get ready in season for the fall and winter trade. Summer weather has lingered long and fondly this autumn, but snow- flakes are about due, and the days when there will be an active demand for heavy goods for winter wear and use in a variety of ways are almost upon us. Are you fully ready to supply this de- mand? One reason why storekeepers accumulate so many unsalable articles is that they order too late. There is always, at this busy season of the year, more or less delay in obtaining and shipping goods. By the time the retailer receives the goods and gets them unpacked and displayed on his shelves and counters the demand for them may have ceased and the season be almost over. If the goods are carried over until the next season they become more or less out of style, shopworn-and unsalable. Custom- ers want novelties—goods that are fresh and new—and they want them when they ask for them. They do not want to be told that you will order them and hope to be able to supply them in a few THE Of10 LINE FEED GUTTERS OHIO PONY CUTTER Fig. 783. No. 114. Made by SILVER MAN’P’G CO., Salem, Ohio. This cutter is for hand use only, and is a strong, light-running machine, It is adapted to cutting Hay, Straw and Corn-fodder, and is suitable for parties keeping from one to four or five animals. There is only one size, and is made so it can be knocked down and packed for shipment, thus securing lower freight rate. Has one 1144 inch knife, and by very simple changes makes four lengths of cut. We also have a full line of larger machines, both for hand or power. Write for catalogue and prices. ADAMS &* HART, General Agents, Grand Rapids. a doesn’t take time by the forelock and days. The success of a retail merchant| ‘*eee®@ x take advantage of his earliest opportu- largely depends upon his shrewdness ae Send for Catalogue. nities to get prepared for special seasons, | and judgment in anticipating the de- 2000@ such as the Christmas holiday trade, | mands ot his customers—in being able| -eee@ will simply find himself not in the race|to say to every patron: ‘Yes, here it a when the time arrives for doing the! is; just what you want;’’ not ‘‘I will °200@ : business. From now until the end of | get it for you by and by.’’ Every mer-| -e 0 > - Rev. Miles Grant, of Boston, thinks he has solved the problem of living. He is a strict vegetarian, and never uses meat, pies, cakes, tea, coffee, sugar, salt or spices. His daily food is unleavened graham bread, vegetables, cheese and milk, and he says that he lives well at a cost of 87 cents a week, the result being that he is healthy and strong. Pri HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS Hardware ce Current. ‘Stamped Tin Ware.. a -new list 75410 sepemmod Tin Were......................... 20410 Granite von Ware................. new list 40410 AUGURS AND BITS HOLLOW WARE ee Tet ta eens ce as oo a Joniitign’ senuine. 0.00.0... 25410 Kettles .................................. ...6O&10 Jennings’, titation 6.) 60&10 | Spiders Salk wn dciale ag etn te ss a CONROE HINGES AXES Gate, Clark's, 1, si Bias dis 60&10 First Quality. Be eee EOS S@ighis . ....... .per doz. net 2 50 First Quality, D. B. Bronze................. 9 50 w E First Quality. 8. B.S. Steel.0°0°°°0000.7.. 5 50] prignt.. VIRE Goops First Quality, D. B. Steel ................... 10 50 Screw Eyes.. LENE 80 BARROWS Hook ae EE Eee ENE ae B12 00 14 00 Gate Hooks and fives. 2000000002000. 80 ee net 3000 LEVELS BOLTS Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s............dis 70 Stove. S clecite |< otal wie | Sava ea 60 Sisal, % inch and ee 6 Carriage new list... 2... -- 8 to 65-10 | Manitia..ssesesee. cue 8 Se SQUARES BUCKETS a nd Bevel ee 80 7 < y an ee SS e.....,ti‘(‘“COCOCOCSCCSC*sCsCtsi;é«ié‘ay«CL #32 Teta | ne EAE ea BUTTS, CAST SHEET IRON Cast Loose Pin, figured..................... com. smooth. com. Wrought Narrow........... ........ ...... 75410 a ee $3 30 #2 40 , 3 30 2 40 BLOCKS ee eS LE RAT: 2 60 Ordinary Teele... oe wl ll... 0 Gm oe 0G ee... sll... ae 2 70 > a 9 CROW BARS ge a 0 ae... Primes a 2 Cane Seen per lb 4} All piace ‘No. 18 and lighter, over 30 inches CAPS wide not less than 2-10 extra. : L SAND PAPER - . oe see desea a aa perm ee A dis 50 = = ee = = = SASH WEIGHTS Masked 000 SIIIIITIIIBSE | Soltd Byes. +--+ per ton 20 00 “TRAPS” CARTRIDGES Steel Came. 60&10 Rim Fire. .. ................ 0,-2.2... ...50 5 | Oneida Community, Newhouse’s....... 50 Cm hose 2%& 5 | Oneida Community, Hawley & Norton's 70410410 CHISELS [ee per doz 15 : Mouse, delusion................. per doz 1 25 CEOS EER ee. 80 WIRE fae DN noone wats as % Noceee Sched 80 Aieeece Mereet.......................,.- 75 eer Commer Marmct.. 4... . DRILLS ie We 52% Morsea Bit Stocks 3), 60 | Coppered Spring Steel.. ee Taper and Straight Shank................... 50& 5 | Barbed Fence, galvanized . Se Morse’s Taper Shank..................... ..50& 5 | Barbed Fence, painted.. aes aaa | ELBOWS : HORSE NAILS @om. 4 pieee, Gin... ............ doz. net 55 ——— Ey = — Corrugated....... ee 1 No ‘os CO di 10&10 MO ee” eee — EXPANSIVE BITS Baxter’s Adjustable, nickeled.............. 30 Clark’s — eis; laree WG... weet | Coes Gommne.. Ct 50 Ives’, 1, $18; 2. , $24; MO oe ot... 25 | Coe’s Patent Agricultural, wrought ....... 80 FILES—New List Coes Patent, malieable..................... 80 ee Sa ii 70&10 eee “ Nicholson’s.. Ty .. 70 | Bird Cages ...............-.. te 50 Heller’s Horse Rasps... 60610 — ecg e * & GALVANIZED TRON Casters, Bed and Plate. 50&10&1 po Nos. 16 to 20; 22 -_ 24; 25 and 26; 27. ..... 28 Dampers, American........ List 12 13 15 16.0. 17 METALS—Zinc Discount, 7% 600 pound casks. . ee GAUGES Pergo... 6% Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s............... 60&16 SOLDER KNOBS—New List RE earn one ‘tan ad aaltt ; e prices of the many other qualities of solder Pong eon _. cuuaen a bo in the market indicated by private brands vary i i rokee ee according to composition. dze E 16 00, dis 60410 TIN—Melyn Grade Oo a 10x14 IC, Charcoal.....20..c+0001 es rsseee 8575 EOC * x2 COE i eee $18 50, dis 20410 20x14 1X, Charcoal .............. 11s... 7 00 MILLS Each additional X on this grade, 81.25. = aa ee ess aie 2 TIN—Allaway Grade offee, P. S. ‘ g. Co.’s Malleables. .. } Coffee, Landers, Ferry & Clark’s........... 40 a ay ae 1 HRS aI chet : = sesseearesgaes 0 oro nama 80 | 10x14 IX, Chareoal -...2..02000.000000000 600 MOLASSES GATES Hew TN Chapeent 6 00 Stebbin’s Pattern.. i oe ..60&10 Each additional X on this grade, $1.50. Stebbin’s Genuine... ...........-.00e0c sees — Enterprise, self-measuring ....... oe 30 ROOFING PLATES M20 IC, Charcoal, Dean... ...........5..... 5 00 NAILS 14x20 IX, Charcoal, Dean ........ .......... 6 00 Advance over base, on both — and Wire. Zens IC, Charcoal, Dear........ .......... 10 00 Sager tne DANG 6 gc cl 2 15 | 14x20 IC, Charcoal, Allaway Grade......... 4 50 Moen bee... 2 25 | 14x20 IX, Charcoal, Allaway Gradc......... 5 50 10 to 60 Giigaies 0 aE 50 | 20x28 1C, Charcoal, Allaway Grade......... 9 00 ee i ee 60 | 20x28 IX, Charcoal, Allaway Grade......... 11 00 ate ee. - BOILER SIZE TIN PLATE a cc Se ee ee A Oe, Te 1 60 | 14x56 IX, for No. 9 Boilers, { per Pr oe ee 1 60 Catete es eee 65 Oe ee ee % Cece ©... 90 inish 1@.......... oe. v6) eee 6 90 Mime ©... 10 Clinch 10... 70 Clinch 8 80 Clinch 6 90 Barrel % 1% — LEDGERS Ohio Tool Co.’s, fancy..... eg oe sess ieee o wrcines W350 — _—_ Career etait ey en Sandusky Tool Co.’s, fancy................. i = co Bench. mrecquahey.............-............ @50 Size 8 1-2x14—Three Columns. Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s wood.. oF 60 Quires, 160 peges............. $2 00 PANS See er oenen,.... ....... 2 oe ee, AO ee 6010410 4 Quires, 320 pages............. 3 00 cman, sala De eg case ce eee ses W& 5 5 Guires, 400 pages...... ...... 350 RIVETS G@ Quires, 460 pages............. 4 00 Mia CE Invoice Record or Bill Book. PATENT PLANISHED IRON 80 Double Pages, Registers 2,880 in- ‘‘A”” Wood’s patent planished, Nos. 24 to 27 10 20 WOR ec. $2 ““B” Wood’s patent planished, Nos. 25 to 27 9 20 Broken packages 4c per pound extra. he hen ene HAMMERS ee @ Os, mew fist........ ...... = 30% TRADESMAN COMPANY ae ee dis 40810 GRAND RAPIDS. Mason’s Solid Cast Steel.. .30c list 70 Blacksmith’s Solid Cast Steel Hand 30c list 40&10 Dense 4g 4) on enaRER THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN A SHORT BOOM. One of the most interesting phases of the later portion of the political cam- paign and its ending was its effect up- on the business situation. The pressure of political distraction and uncertainty was sufficient to effectually hold back the conditions favoring the revival ex- cept that here and there some branch would attempt to break away from the incubus. Occasional factories would resume operations, induced by confi- dence that the outcome would be fa- vorable to the views of the proprietors, and the same considerations allowed occasional advances in certain products, as hides and leather, for instance. The advance in cereals was owing to foreign conditions; but, as a whole, the pres- sure was maintained to the last. When release finally came the rebound was instantaneous. The revival was universal. In any lines where it was not sufficiently warranted by the actual conditions, as the iron trade, it was sufficiently anticipated by speculative buying ; so that the movement comprised all branches of trade. However, the Tradesman was compelled to predict at the time that there would follow a par- tial reaction. This has been realized during the past few days. The movement following the election was a veritable boom. The business world, released from the long incubus, became intemperate. Speculation was active everywhere and the. activity quickly outstripped the condition— there was a boom. All booms of this sort are followed by reaction; but booms under certain circumstances are not matters of serious concern. If the reaction comes early, before the artificial movement has too far outstripped the underlying conditions, it is a matter of comparatively little importance. The present reaction has come at the right time and in the right way to prevent in- jurious consequences. If the velocity of the trade movement for the first two weeks had been maintained any length of time, it would have led to a more serious reaction. Prices would have been unduly inflated ; wages would have gone beyond support, and the reaction, when it did come, would have been fol- lowed by a long and serious depression. The experience of the unwarranted iron boom of last year is an illustration fresh in the minds of all. The reaction has been a very slight one. While the decline in wheat was considerable, it was principally specu- lative and was not of significance as to the general trade condition; but there has been a slight reaction in general activity all along the line, especially in speculative circles. This amounts to a healthy stopping to take breath, which augurs well for the maintenance of the future pace. There has been no change in the con- ditions favoring the general return to prosperity. The balance of foreign trade continues to improve in our favor, domestic demand is increasing and money is abundant and easy to obtain and confidence is restored everywhere. But the return, to be lasting, must be gradual. HO The Produce Market. Apples—-Dealers report occasional or- ders from localities where the fruit is not grown, which are filled on the basis of $1 per bbl. Bananas—In fair demand, owing to the approach of the holidays. The supply is not excessive. Beans — Unchanged. Local dealers are handling large quantities of stock on exceedingiy small margins. Butter—Receipts are more liberal, in consequence of which the price has sus- tained a decline, choice dairy bringing loc and fancy about 2c more. Factory creamery is firm at Igc. Cabbage—4o@5oc per doz., according to size and quality. In carlots dealers are quoting $8 per ton. Celery—12@15c per bunch. Cider—$4 per bbl., including bbl. Cranberries—The apple glut is affect- ing them disastrously. The holiday de- mand will probably move large lots, but will hardly affect prices. Dealers have reduced their quotations to $2 per bu. and $5.50 per bbl. Cheese—Factories are holding their cheese for a little more money than buyers are willing to pay, and large markets are about on a parity with the country. In consequence but a very little stock is moving either way. Eggs—Strictly fresh candled stock commands Igc. Candled cold storage brings 16c, while candled pickled stock is in fair demand at 15c. Supplies of fresh are not equal to the demand. Grapes--Home grown Niagaras com- mand 12c for 9 lb. basket. Honey—White clover commands I2c. Dark buckwheat brings toc. Nuts—Ohio hickory, $1.50 per bu. Onions—Spanish are in fair demand, commanding $1.50 per bu. crate. Home grown are in fairly good demand at 28 @3oc per bu. Potatoes—The market continues to rule low, but indications point to a higher range of values and a steady de- mand later in the season. Squash—Hubbard brings $1 per 100 Ibs. or $15 per ton. Sweet Potatoes—The market about the same, Baltimore and Virginia stock commanding $1.75 per bbl., while gen- uine Jeresys, kiln-dried, bring $2.50. The furniture trade journals are de- voting much space to the discussion of the question whether the semi-annual furniture exposition shall be abolished, changed to one a year, or to one held in Grand Rapids, New York, Chicago or Rockford, or to one in each of two or more of those baliwicks. The manu- facturers who respond to the numerous enquiries sent out on the subject are pretty unanimous in their opinion that they should be done away with. Yet laws over which the trade journals, the manufacturers or anybody else have no control have enacted that these exposi- tions shall be held in Grand Rapids, and the manufacturers and exhibitors are preparing for the inevitable with as good a grace as possible. +» 0-2 The City of New York has asked for the loan of the Sunday school rooms for common school purposes. The popula- tion of New York is growing more rap- idly than its educational facilities, and we may expect still greater percentages of illiteracy in its population in a few years than it presents now. One of the most striking evidences of the igno- rance there now is the Pharisaism and arrogance of its press. ——_+> 2. The labor agitators should not object to starting up of all the mills and facto- ries in the country. They can form combinations and organizations with the men who have secured employment, threaten strikes and manage to make the men who are working support them in idleness. The walking delegate is the rooster that picks up the food where the industrious hen scratches. —__+2—.___— In a country of Central Africa there is an admirable custom that all public speakers must stand on one leg—with- out changing legs—while speaking. This rule insures two good things—one is that the speaker is reasonably sober and the other is that he will not speak very long. This reform should be brought over and adopted in this coun- try. The Onion King. Henry J. Vinkemulder, the South Division street produce dealer, has been designated the Onion King, owing to the large amount of stock he handles in that line. He also handles apples in carlots. He is achieving an enviable reputation as a.mail order house, due to good stock, right prices and square dealing. es F. J. Dettenthaler has had many over- tures to handle other brands of oysters, but has held tenaciously to the famous Anchor brand. The experience of the past few weeks has demonstrated the correctness of his conclusion. WANTS COLUMN. Advertisements will be inserted under this head for two cents a word the first insertion and one cent a word for each subsequent in- sertion. No advertisements taken for less than 25 cents. Advance payment. BUSINESS CHANCES. EST OPENING IN THE sTATE—THE business men of Dorr offer a two-story fr-me mill! building and two acres of ground to an experienced miller who wiil erect an engine room and equip the plant with power and roller process machinery. Address J C. Neuman, Do r, Mich. 145 SNAP! CILY OF 25,000. OPPOSITION light. Location good. Rent reasonable. Bakery, candy, ice cream soda. Restaurant and lunch counter. Everything made on premises in first-class shape. Reason O.K. Ata bargain. One-half cash, ba’ance secured. Pay monthly. Apply at once to No. 144, care Tradesman. 144 POR SALE—sSMALL CIGAR AND CONFEC- tionery stocs. Excellent location for gro cery. Rentlow. Frank Hinds, 232 Lyon street, Grand Rapids. 143 VOR SAt_E—COMPLETE SET TINNER’S MA; chines, stakes, shears, wrenches, etc. Used less than six months. Will sell very cheap or will work for firm and furnish tools. Address No. 140, care Michigan Tradesman. RUG STOCK FOR SALE—THE BEST LO- cated suburban store in Kalamazoo, Michi- gan. Stock is clean; rent low. Address Hazel- tine & Perkins Drug Co., Grand Rapids, Mich. 138 OR SALE AT A BARGAIN THE WAT- rous’ drug stock and fixtures, located at Newaygo. B-st1 cation and stock in the town. Enquire of Hazeltine & Perkins Drug Co.. Grand Rapids, Mich. 136 VOR SALE—WELL-ESTABLISHED GOOD- paying business in Grand Rapids; capital required from $5, 00 to 10,000. No brokers need apply. Address Business, care Michigan Tradesman. 134 Fee SALE OR RENT—A FINE NEW GRO- cery store, with dwelling attached for room- ing and boarding students and others, in the best locality in city of Ann Arbor for doing an exclusively cash grocery business. Meat business may be combined; better than any other place in the State for that business. For terms ad- dress Hudson T. Morton, 46 South University Avenue. Ann Aroor, Mich. 131 7 ANTED—A FEW HUNDRED CORDS OF first-class, thoroughly seasoned 16 inch beech and map'e wood, in exchange for flour, feed, meal, grain, hay or anything else in our line. State price f. o b. your station Thos. E. Wykes & CO., Grand Rapids, Mich. 129 OR SALE—IMPROVED 80 ACRE FARM IN Oceana county; or would exchange for merchandise. Address 380 Jefferson Avenue, Muskegon. 110 YOR EXCHANGE—TWO FINE IMPROVED farms for stock of merchandise; splendid location. Address No. 73, care Michigan Trades- man. %3 MISCELLANEOUS. ANTED—SITUATION AS CLERK IN A clothing, shoe or general store by a young man of 25. Best references. Six years’ expe rience. Address No. 145, care Michigan Trades- man. 145 wes — REGISTERED ASSISTANT pharmacist. Give references and salary desired. Address No. 141, care Michigan Tradesman : 141 W ANTED—POSITION AS ENGINEER AND blacksmith by expert workman who holds first-class license from State of Minnesota. Sawmilling preferred. Best of references. H. D. Bullen, 27 New Houseman Block, Grand Rapids 142 ICHIGAN STAMP WORKS, ALLEGAN, Mich., rubber stamps, stencils, dies, seals, etc. Satisfaction guaranteed. M. A. Nelson, Proprietor. 135 nn MERCHANTS’ PRICE AND SIGN markers, $2.50 a.set. Send for circular. Will J. Weller, Rubber Stamps, Muskegon, — 139 ANTED TO CORRESPOND WITH SHIP- pers of butter and eggs and other season able produce. R. Hirt, 36 Market street, Detroit. 951 OR SALE—ONE KIT TINNER’S TOOLS, nearly new. Willsell cheap. B. W. &I. E. Hewitt, Maple Rapid’, Mich. 137 ANTED—SEVERAL MICHIGAN CEN- tral mileage books. Address, stating price. Vindex. care Michigan Tradesman. is fais pig a ve as as as as ra as as as ces ae fe quick. PhP ehh heheheh distance modern appliance for doing business Cha OF COURSE WE'RE BUSY & But not so busy that we cannot give me prompt attention to every letter of in- quiry, every letter asking for quotations, and every order that is received, a whether for one barrel of flour or ten carloads of mixed goods. We have a Western Union operator se in our office and direct line to Chicago. Weare posted on the markets and we will be glad to keep you posted. We will advise you to the best of our ability if you write or wire. We have a long “Phone.” We have every a We are constantly improving all along the line. We have competent Ne men watching every detail. We buy — —— No. 1 wheat. We are Bie “LILY WHITE FLOUR” than ever before. Is it any wonder? VALLEY CITY MILLING CO., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. : - eaneaeaeareraeeeres ae as ee aa er ee: Travelers’ Time Tables. CH ICAGO and West dienes Going to a © © © © © © © © © © © © © © © © © © ©OO®D — aT uv: Gd. Rapids .......- 3vam 1:25pm +11:00pm js CCR Os ys. ks 3: Vupm 6:50pm + 6:30am Returning from Chicago. t CORRO cas 7:2uam 5:uvpm 11:30pm : 2 .G'd Rapids. . 1:25pm 10:30pm + 6:10am 4 Muskegon via Waverly. 4 ivi Gd, Mapas... -..¢. S:duam 1:45pm 6:25pm « . af. Oa, Raiden. .-. 10:isam =... 10:30pm 2 Manistee, Traverse City and Petoskey. ° : uv. G’d Rapids........ 7:22am 5:3UpmM ....-... * Ay Matiatee .c...... 2:05pm 10:25pm ........ % Ar, Traverse City..... Iz: 40pm 11:10pm ...... os : 7 ES Ar. Charlevoix. :...... z eco — soi ae ; * =~ ; (1 at. Pewoskoy.......... S:BGpam 5... 3) Trains arrive from Hy at i: 00p.m. and 9:50 > p.m. bs E i . PARLOR AND SLEEPING CARS. Chicago. Parlor cars on afternoon trains and sleepers on night trains. North. Parior car for Traverse City leaves Grand Rapids 7:30am. tHvery day. Others week days only. © © © © © ©© DETROIT , cansing & nanan RR Saginaw, Alma and St. Louis. Ly. G@R7:vvam 4:2Zupm Ar. G kt ll:doam 9:15pm To and from Lowell. Ly. Grand Rapids......7:.vain 1:30pm 5:25pm Ar. from Loweil....... I2:Wpm 5:2upm ....... THROUGH CAR SERVICE. Parlor cars on ail trains between Grand Rap- ids and Detroit and between Graud Rapids and Saginaw. ‘Trains run week days only. Gro. DEHAVEN, General Puss. Agent, G R AN Trunk Raiiway System Detroit and Milwaukee Diy. Eastward. +tNo. 14 +tNo.16 tNo.18 *No. & .G’d Rapids.6:45am 10:10am 3:3Upm 10:45pm » SOMIB. cs. 7:40am 11:17am 4:34pm 12:30am . St. Jobns..5:25am lZ:lupm 5:x3pm 1:67am . Owosso....9:0uam 1:10pm 6:03pm 3:25pm . E.Saginawll:5vam . ...... 8:Uupm 6:4vuam . W. Bay C’yll:wvam ........ $:35pm 7:ldam A is cs RO esc cee 7:48pm 5:40am . Pt. Huron. 1:06pm. ........ 9:50pm 7:Jupm . Pontiac.. 10:53am 2:57pm 8:25pm 6:luam . Detroit...1l:ovam 3:55pm 9:25pm 8:00am Westward. For G’d Haven and Intermediate Pts.... 7:00am For G’d Haven and [utermediate Pts.. ..12 :53pm For G’d Haven and Intermediate Pts.... 5:lgpm tDaily except Sunday. *Duily. ‘Trains arrive from tne east, 6:35a.m., 12:45p.m., 5:U7p.m., 9:55 p.m, irains arrive from tne west, lu:05a.m., $:22p.m., 10:15p.m. Eastward—No. 14 has W agner parlor car. No. 18 parlur car. Westward—No. il parlor car. No. lo Wagner parlor car. . H. Huenss, A. G. P. &T. A Catcabss BEN. FLETCHER, Tray. Pass. Agt., Jas. CAMPBELL, City Pass. Ageut, No. 23 Monroe St. ( 6) Gone & ~ Detroit. 3 | uv. Grand Rapids... 70a 1:30pm 5:25pm : : . fl Ax. DOGCO, 0c. cn. ey l:4uam 5:4Upm 10:lupm nas om Vetroit. Ly. Detroit. . --...7:4Uam l:lupm 6:00pm ; A z | Ar. Grand Rapids aa ine 12: dupm 5:2Zupm 10:45pm © © @¢ © ©) © © ©) By discarding antiquated business methods and adopting those in keeping with the pro- gressive spirit of the age. If you are still using the pass book, you should lose no time in © abandoning that system, supplying its place with a system which enables the merchant to ©© . avoid all the losses and “annoyances incident to moss grown methods. We refer, of course, to the coupon book system, of which we were the originators and have always been the largest manufacturers, our output being larger than that of all other coupon book makers combined. We make four different grades of coupon books, carrying six denomi- © © nations($1, $2, $3, $5, $10 and $20 books) of each in stock at all times, and, when re- quired, furnish specially printed books, or books made from specially designed and en- ¥ e © graved plates. Briefly stated, the coupon system is preferable to the pass book method because it ©© Sos’ (1) saves the time consumed in recording the sales on the pass book and copying same on blotter, day book and ledger; (2) prevents the disputing of accounts; (3) puts the obligation GRAN D Rapids & Indiana Railroad. Northern Div. a Leave Arrive Trav. C’y, Petoskey & Mack...+ 7:40am t 5:ldpm Trav. C’y, Petoskey & Mack...t¢ 2:15pm t¢ 6:3vam WING oc ce + 5:2dpm til:lvuam ‘Train leaving at 7:45 a.m. has parlor Car to Petoskey and Mackinaw. ‘Train leaving at 2:15 p.m. has sleeping car to Petoskey and Mackinaw. Southern Div. : Leave Arrive Cincinnati... -t T:luam ¢t 8:2opm Kt. Wayue.. -t 2:vupm ¢ 1:50pm ACHING oo. cs nme ds wou * 7:00pm * 7:24am 7:luu.m. train has parlor car to Cincinnati. 7:0Up.n. train has sleeping car to Cincinnati. in the form of a note, which is PRIMA FACIE evidence of indebtedness; (4) enables the mer- © © See @ ‘ © chant to collect interest on overdue notes, which he is unable to do with ledger accounts; (5) holds the customer down to the limit of credit established by the merchant, as it is al- ©) most impossible to do with the pass book. © ©© If you are not using the coupon book system, or are dissatisfied with the inferior books put out by our imitators, you are invited to write for samples of our several styles of books ©) © and illustrated price list. ©© OO $ cat . Muskegon Trains. GOING WEST. Ly G’d Rapids.......... 7:35am +1:00pm 5:40pm 2 . | Ar Muskegon........... 9:vuaimm 2:lupm 7:v5pm : : . GOING East. Ly Muskegon pisces ae +8:lUam +11:45am +4:00pm ArG'd Rapids... . 9:3uam 12:50pm 5: 2pm 9 si +Except sunday. “*Daily. : : "i A. ALMQUIST, C. L. LocKWwoopD, Ticket Agt.Un, Sta. Gen. Pass, & Tkt. Agt, x ©O© GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. ©OOOOOOGOD oe ee ee oo ee e eo 6 ©OG Every Merchant Who uses the Tradesman Company's COUPON BOOKS, does so with @ seuse of security and profit, for he knows he is avoiding loss and annoy- ance. Write TRADESMAN COMPANY, Grand Rapids ©) Q@© © ©) OOC! ftttstestetes F cepasicnarat Haeiamicn ee ee a BeSWVeVeVesewsoews e . dO 00090090 04609000006660¢ OOO6O6 d< -hOhAOOSOOGObOSE dOHOOOHOOOOOOO9O0OO90O090008 OOOO OOOS Od g ® # ee 9 ® $¢ BORDEN’S PEERLESS BRAND ; 3 ) g ‘3 <<. 3) ~<=—_EVAPORATED CREAM 3 © oo Ter @ as 1 Re Is pure milk reduced to the consistency of cream, light in color, natural $ NX a3 PD) a in flavor. 3 WY _ ® It cannot be compared with any unsweetened milk or evaporated cream 3 <—— CH ‘3 heretofore offered. $ \ . It is not dark in color. It does not thicken with age. 3 . It is not disagreeable in flavor. It does not spoil. { . ¢ ¢ i Prepared and guaranteed by the... . 3 $ (3 NEW YORK CONDENSED MILK COPPANY 3 $ For Quotations See Price Columns 3? é JHOHOOHH64OO4HOH9GH4HOOHE4HH4H9OHOOYO09OOOO99OOY9OYO}H4OOHGOFOHOOOOOGOGHOOGOOOGGOEOOOOO4OOOS-9OOOE bOOe 4 ee oee eae nea 7S SY VSB BS '™ SS 7 D8 BVCVOBBSDTBO1SVOSBASBS 5) ; 3 ; ; bh hh h-hh} + ; * “p “} “ “~~ “> ® Bankers, less than 2 per cent. Fa I lures: Grocers, over 60 per cent. OOWOOOKO .t .8 to your interest to investigate our money-saving system. At preset t vrices its use will prove a gold mine. THE COMPUTING SCALE Co., if you use THE DAYTON COMPUTING SCALE SYSTEM The Profit Basis °c eno pe cone tee Grocers should measure their goods as accurately and as closely } and Discipline as Bankers. This can only be done by the Money-Weight System of The Dayton Computing Scale. DIYQDQDDODD) Prices can be Pounded Down a Quite a bit lower, and still allow you the SAME MARGIN OF PROFIT, OOWMOLO ~ ehhh ohhh Fy * The Accuracy to which the MONEY-WEIGHT SYSTEM of the Dayton Computing Scale subjects yourself and clerks are ALONE OF UNTOLD VALUE SESS EEE ET TTS DAYTON, OHIO, U. S. A. hhh hoh hhh hp Our New Hub Runner. In Time of Peace Prepare for War Winter is coming and sleighs will be needed. We make a full line of Patent Delivery and \aP 8aSP6 SI6ICHs. WRITE FOR PRICE LIST. The Belknap Wagon Co., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH