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The rapidity of the increase in busi- ness activity at the season of the year when it is usually dullest is so great that it is coming to be considered phe- nomenal. Indeed, it would seem that the many who have deprecated the com- ing of a boom are doomed to disap- pointment, for the astonishing increase, if it should continue much longer at the present ratio, will soon bring the country fairly into that undesirable condition. When it is considered that the low prices mean the handling and production of so much merchandise, the fact that records of bank clearings are being broken for the season would argue that in all except prices the boom is upon us. The ratio of increasing bank clearings noted last week is still fully maintained, the amount being 9 per cent. increase. As compared with the corresponding week of last year, the increase is 35 per cent. The condition of the stock market continues to furnish a significant fea- ture of the situation. The attempts of foreign holders to break the market by selling resulted in two slight reactions last week, but from each the market came up with a bound and, on the av- erage, maintained the steady increase of the past weeks. As significant as the steady appreciation of prices is the ac- tivity in the share trade, which, last week, amounted to 3,463,620 shares. The average closed at an advance of 80 cents per share for the week. A notable feature of the week has been the thronging of buyers to all the principal centers for the purchase of goods. This has developed into a lib- erality of buying which has not been seen for years. Of course, the reason may be found in the favorable crop out- look, depleted stocks and the low prices. In the iron and steel trade there is not only the same ratio of increasing activity manifest, but a decided upward tendency of prices as well. Steel billets have been advanced 75 cents per ton and structural forms have been in- creased $2, with a prophecy of still further advance. The upward course of wheat has been scarcely interrupted by the slight spec- ulative reactions which have been un- dertaken. The advance has scored about six cents and the activity of Western shipments has been such as to cause a blockade in many localities. In the textile situation there is the same encouraging report of strengthen- ing prices and increasing activity. It has been so long since print cloths have been included in the lists of rising prices that it marks an era to have them fall in line. Bank clearings for the week, $1, 153,- 000,000. Failures, 214. —_—___» 2. The Grain Market. Wheat during the past week has been extremely lively in its upward flight. Although receipts were extremely large, the export kept pace and there was a decrease of about 4,500,000 bushels, where last year it showed an increase of about 600,000 bushels. The conditions still continue very strong and we can record an advance of fully 6c per bushel since our last review of the market, a week ago. The foreign situation seems to be get- ting stronger, as has often been stated. The newest phase which has turned up is that England has already made quite a shipment of wheat into France. We notice the papers all seem to be giving quotations of not enough wheat. How- ever, we think that ultimately it will equalize itself and that there will be enough to go around, although it will be at considerably higher prices than what has been the going rate for the last few years, as the visible supply has almost disappeared, not only in the United States, but generally in all wheat-pro- ducing countries, so we have nothing to fall back upon, as we usually have, but must depend upon the present crop. We might mention that the rye crop in Europe is also deficient, which will have a bearing on wheat. We will give a comparison as regards the visible in the United States, which iS 17,222,000 bushels, against 45,876,000 bushels in 1896 and 63,994,000 bushels in 1894. The price to-day is climbing near the $1 mark and it may possibly get there later on, but our opinion is that this point will not be reached in the very near future. Corn, owing to the unfavorable weather and the large amount in sight, made an advance of Ic per bushel. We might state here that there is 18,427,000 bushels in sight, against 12,117,000 bush- els in 1896 and only 3,057,000 bushels in 1894. Oats have been losing ground, as they are quite a bit weaker than they were last week. At present it is hard work for any person to predict the market, as the fluctuations seem to vary a great deal daily. Receipts in Grand Rapids during the week were 106 cars of wheat, 11 cars of corn and 4 cars of oats. This, it seems, has been the banner week in many years for the receipt of wheat and it taxes the mills to their utmost to take care of it. The mills are paying 82c for wheat to- day. CG. A. Voter: > o> Judgments Agairst Robb & Co. The Tradesman regrets to note that two small judgments have recently been rendered against the commission firm of W. C. Robb & Co., 36 Woodbridge street, west, Detroit. The firm is com- posed of W. C. Robb and Geo. B. Pratt, and, pending the adjustment of these judgments, the Tradesman feels impelled to advise its patrons to exercise caution in making shipments to the house. Australia rejoices ina lady million- aire, Miss Edith Walker, of Concord, Sydney. She is a very philanthropic lady, and has given munificent benefac- tions to colonial science and art. The latest achievement shows that the lady has peculiar views as regards spending ber money, for it takes the form of a handsome donation towards resuming the work of coral boring in the Pacific, with a view to determining the depth to which the ccral formation extends. Number 726 The Grocery Market. Sugar—The European market for raw sugar has been fluctuating during the week, with an upward tendency. At present the market is decidedly strong, with probable further advances. The consumptive demand is active. Coffees—Prices are still very low, and large arrivals are reported from ports of entry. The receipts of coffee at Rio and Santos thus far this month have been far beyond ail previous records, amounting to 285,000 bags, including 105,000 bags at Rio and 180,000 bags at Santos. The receipts thus far this sea- son have been 464,000 bags at Rio and 800,000 bags at Santos, a total of 1,262,- o00 bags, against 1,000,000 bags last year and 495,000 bags in 1895. Tea—Advices from Yokohama are to the effect that teas below 16c a pound have advanced Ic, making a total ad- vance from the lowest point of 2c. Teas above 17c have made a 2c advance since the first of the month. Provisions —Smoked meats are higher and the market is strong. Beef hams and dried beef also continue to ad- vance. Lard, both pure and compound, seems firmer than the remainder of the provision market, and developed a greater advance last week than meats. There has been a considerable activity in compound lard during the week, more than has been the case for a year past. A week or two ago it was very difficult to sell compound lard, on ac- count of the low price of pure. At present, however, the difference in price is nearly Ic per pound, which brings compound lard into the market again, and has made the movement in it quite large. Dried Fruits—A rather brisk specula- tive demand has developed for future raisins. The estimates of the Califor- nia crop vary, some placing the crop at 4,500 cars, the same as the crop of 1895, and others at 3,500, because of the heavy dropping of the- fruit in some sections. The spot stock of last year’s raisins in California is said to be very large, but it is not of a quality fit for the trade, and will probably go to the wineries. Prunes seem more to be sought after than anything else in the cured fruit line in California. Good European enquiries and purchases, and the usual ‘‘heavy dropping’’ of the crop, make-a foundation on which the Coast dealers are building hopes for better prices. Alaska is taking the re- mains of the spot goods on the Coast. Washington and Oregon will have a large crop of Italian prunes this season. Beans—The market is fully toc per bu. higher than it was a week ago, with every prospect of a continuation of the advancing tendency which began three or four weeks ago. Fish—Several of the New England and Canadian mackerel fishermen, dis- couraged by their small catch, have abandoned mackerel fishing entirely. The demand for mackerel grows _ better as the condition of the market grows more apparent. Cod is moving out bet- ter and the market is firm. Lake fish are selling well and the stock now being re- ceived is of very good quality. Prices are unchanged. Salmon is unchanged in price, with a good demand. 2 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Woman’s World Are Women Growing Selfish? Women have been extolled for their unselfishness so long*that it comes with a shock of surprise to learn that their pet virtue has at iast been called into question. Nay, it has been more than questioned. It has been positively as- serted that woman is the very quintes- sence of selfishness. It is boldly charged that she thinks of nothing but her own pleasures, amusements and _ interests. She is accused of belonging to clubs that are neither more nor less than mutual admiration societies, wuere- women meet together to glorify their own sex and formulate plans for its advance- ment. Worse than that, she goes off in summer to the mountains or seaside, leaving her poor down-trodden husband to swelter in the city, without even the reward of a cool smile ora frozen glance when he returns home at night after his arduous day's work. If this is not in- grained, hopeless, conscienceless selfish- ness, the critics would just like to know what it is, that’s all. From time immemorial it has been the custom of woman to sacrifice herself wherever she got a chance, and any de- flection from the course she was expect- ed to pursue must necessarily occasion a deal of comment. Unseltishness witb her has been a cult. She has worn it os- tentatiously, and flaunted it in the face of the world with a feeling that it would make good any other deficiencies or shortcomings. She has courted perse- cution, and gone out of her way to be- come amartyr. She has accounted it unto herself for righteousness to do those things she did not wish to do, and to leave undone those things she was dying to do. On the platform of pure and unadulterated unselfishness she has taken a stand, and defied com- petition, and now, when she wishes to climb down and off and give other people a chance to practice the virtue they admire so much, she is cruelly misjudged and assailed. It must be admitted, in all fairness, that this attitude of perfect self-abnega- tion is one which men have never failed to praise, but seldom emulated. Men have always taken a saner view of life than women. A woman sacrifices her- self in a thousand needless little ways which do no one any good, but when a man makes a sacrifice it is big with heroism, and counts. A woman thinks she is being good when she is uncom- fortable. A man knows people are much more apt to be good when they are com- fortable. No man with a full purse and a full stomach was ever an anarchist. The truth of the matter simply is that women have awakened to the fact that they have been overdoing the self- sacrifice business. A reasonable amount of unselfishness is all right. It is the sense of justice with which we recognize other people’s rights; it is the love that makes us prefer another to ourselves; it is the adorable grace and sweetness that soften a strong and independent char- acter, and is as far different as possible from the lack of backbone that weakly gives away before everything and every- body. It is woman’s natural impulse to be perfectly unselfish towards those she loves, and it has always gotten her into trouble from the days of our first mother down. I have always felt that Eve's mistaken and fatal unselfishness had a great deal to do with the disaster in the Garden of Eden. If she had only been content to have gobbled down that apple by herself, and say nothing about it, like a man would, it might have made very little difference. But no. It was such a good apple—nobody needs to be told that it had a most engaging and peculiar flavor, being so forbidden and so wicked—and Eve, with the dear un- selfishness of her sex, was bound to save the best bite for Adam. And he did eat, and ‘‘so came sin into the world.’’ Notwithstanding this little contre- temps, the perfectly unselfish woman has always remained the ideal of man- kind. Theoretically, she is only a little lower than the angels. Practically, with the best motives and the most exalted intentions, she has done more harm in a week than malice could invent ina year, for she is responsible for develop- ing more tyrant busbands, and raising up more ungrateful and undutiful chil- dren, and fostering more grasping selfishness in other people than every other agent in the world combined. That isn’t a romantic view to take of the subject, but it is the truth straight off of the bat. The millennium is still some way off, and the perfectly unselfish woman reaps what she has sown. She has made those about her think that she is of no consequence. She has made them overbearing and selfish, and she gets her reward in neglect and brow- beating and contempt, for it is human nature to despise what we trample upon. This should not be thus, of course, but it is a topsy-turvy world, my sisters, where we get precious little that we don’t insist upon having. Those who rail against the selfishness of the modern woman are fond of draw- ing Comparisons between her and the ideally unselfish woman of the past. Ah, there was a woman for you, they cry. There was unselfishness in all its purity and beauty. She never thought of herself. Did she spend her time running around to clubs and studying this and that? Did she leave her hus- band, and go gadding off to the springs in the summer because she felt run dowr in health and didn’t want to get nervous and witchy? Did she ever mount her wheel and ride off in the dewy morning, because the birds and flowers called to her? Never, never! Such a monstrous idea never once oc- curred to her. It has taken the selfish modern woman to think up all these in- iquities of self-indulgence. The wom- an of the past was so unselfishly devoted to her children that she was content to work herself to death for them—and leave them to the tender mercies of a stepmother. She did not care that she grew old before her time, or lost her beauty, or got dull and stupid bending over the sewing machine or the cook stove, if ber children went forth gayly decked and her husband had the pud- ding he liked. Of course, in a little while she became merely the household drudge. As for clothes, any old thing would do if Mamie was dressed finely ; so Mamie walked in silk attire, and mother turned her black cashmere and retrimmed her last year’s bonnet. Mamie played on the piano in the parlor, and mother washed the dishes in the kitchen sink. As for pleasures, nobody ever thought of mother and pleasure in the same connection. She bad so unselfish- ly denied herself, so completely effaced herself and her tastes and desires, that no one remembered she ever had any, and her sacrifices were accepted without appreciation and without gratitude. Is there any other story on earth more pathetic than that? Think of years of toil, of privation, of constantly setting others before oneself, and for reward children who scorn mother’s opinion, who have outgrown her, who are in- different to her, who—pitiful God! are ashamed of her! Surely that is the bitterest draught ever put to a woman's lips, and it 1s one that the too unselfish mother is generally called upon to drain to the dregs. Sometimes, after such a woman as this is. dead, her children awake to a tardy knowledge of her sac- rifices, and write columns of lovely obituary poetry about her, or put up a sky-piercing marble shaft, on which they emblazon her virtues; but it is doubtful if an angel takes any real sat- isfaction in post-mortem love and ap- preciation. There is no other place in the world so full of biting sarcasms as a graveyard. It is the common observation of all thinking people that the woman who has the most dutiful children is the one who insists on the most from them. Sillier woman calls her selfish, because she re- fuses to sacrifice herself unnecessarily for them. She arrogates to herself a certain place. She teaches them she is always the one to be considered, and they grow up to give her reverence and iove and respect. Heaven knows the term ‘‘selfishness,’’ as applied to a mother who is a good woman, is a rel- tive one. There are plenty of oppor tunities of self sacrifice offered her without ber hunting up vicarious ones, The same thing may be said of the attitude of one’s husband. The woman who makes a slave of herself getsa slave’s pay in contemptuous indiffer- ence. No man ever cared for the thing that groveled at his feet, and those women have been best loved who have stood up for their rights, and at every stage of the matrimonial journey have demanded courteous treatment and a fair divide of the pleasures and per quisites of their joint partnership. It is a theory of the perfectly unselfish woman that she must bear everything without complaint. She must put up with drunkenness, and ill-temper, and abuse, and not a murmur must cross her lips. I have often wondered how much these evils were encouraged by this supineness and, if women had the cour- age to kick like men would, if they couldn’t remedy them. You never catch a man bearing a thing until he has made a vigorous protest against it. A drunken woman reeling home is no more disgusting than a drunken man, yét nobody would expect a man to put up with such a state of affairs for a mo- ment. A woman knows very well she isn’t going to be pitied and forgiven, and the result is she keeps soher. I have known a man who browbeat and bullied a meek little self-sacrificing wife into the grave called down and terrorized in- to a decent and considerate husband by a determined second wife. Undoubted- ly, the woman who is imposed upon has only herself to blame. Are women growing selfish? I answer No. They are beginning to realize that there isa middle ground between be- ing a monster of selfishness and a door- mat for everybody to walk over, and on that middle ground they propose to take their stand. But, wherever there isa clarion call to duty, wherever love lies wounded and bleeding and in want of succor, wherever there is need of tender nursing or pitying tears, there, in the future, as in the past, will women be found last at the cross and earliest at the tomb. Dorotuy Dix. ee The ‘‘wheat king’’ of the world be- longs to Argentina. He is an Italian emigrant named Guazone,and his broad acres are situated in the south of the province of Buenos Ayres. His crop occupies an area of 66,270 acres. He numbers his workmen by the thousands and each one receives a certain share of the profits. When his season’s crop is harvested he fills over 3,000 railway trucks with the grain. 0 -@ = One never hears of the losers; it is the winners who do all the shouting. Is (he Law Enforced In Your Township? Under the new law the operations of country peddlers can be con- siderably curtailed—in some cases abolished altogether—by the ener- getic enforcement of the statute. It 1s the duty of the merchant to see that the township board of his township enforces the law. The Tradesman has had drafted by its attorney blank licenses and bonds, which it is prepared to furnish on the following terms: LICENSES, 10 cents per dozen; 75 cents per 100. BONDS, 25 cents per dozen; $1.50 per 100 Please accompany orders with remittances. TRADESMAN COMPANY, Grand Rapids. . TOSS SOO OOOO UU OU UU UU UU UU UU USSU YY BY YY UY VU VU Mr. Groceryman ee eee be all right, but it dones’t. HGOQOQQVQQQGdQOQOQOOQOQCQOdWQVVAQCQWVVVWVOAVOQVVWWVYVO| Q Did you read our effusion in last week’s Tradesman? If not, look it up on the front cover; read it. It may hit you. But to continue on the subject of Silver Polish. There are two classes of silver polish: the “acid kind” and “our kind.” The first depends upon the action of acid to “eat off” the tarnish, dirt, etc. If it stopped right there it would your silver is ruined. “Our kind” is a natural cleaning preparation that cleans by friction and will not hurt your ware in any way. Our kind, that’s SILVER (Gg PouisH is packed in round wooden boxes retailing at 15 cents. Costs $1.00 per dozen. Your jobber will fill your order, or we will upon receipt of cash. HASTINGS & REMINGTON. It keeps right on “eating” until 99090009090900090909090900909090900909090909090909009 Q YQ22909909290290908290290909090090909090000000090000000000000000000029 ae sates MICHIGAN TRADESMAN The Commercial Growth of Los An- geles. Written for the TRADESMAN. In October of the year 1875 I found myself in the city (?) of Los Angeles, California, at that time only to be reached on horseback or by steamer from San Francisco. Cabin fare for the 400-mile run was $20. I made choice of the coast route by water; and one evening boarded the steamer Ventura, a long narrow rakish-looking craft that had done service for Uncle Samuel in chasing blockade runners during the Rebellion. We had in all about 150 passengers, and a large quantity of freight. I had previously engaged as an assist- ant for six months in a real estate office in Los Angeles at $50 a month, board and lodging included. My duties were both in and out of the office; and, when out, usually with a good horse and buggy, so that I had an excellent op- portunity to see and study the city and suburbs in every direction. My employer informed me that the population was said to be 10,o00—of which I soon found that about 2,000 were strangers and invalids—and was made up of many nationalities, Ameri- cans and Mexicans predominating, the latter speaking the Spanish langugage. The commercial business of the city extended from too to 200 miles in every direction except toward the west. The stocks of goods in the wholesale houses were not only large, but, to an East- ern man, in inextricable confusion. Money, principally gold and _ silver, was plenty and credit seldom asked or given. I confess to a feeling of disappoint- ment in the general appearance of the city. Situated near the foothills of a mountain range on the southwest, rich tableland, smooth as a prairie, extends northwest, with a descent of several feet to the mile—twenty miles—to the Pa- cific harbor of San Pedro. This har- bor, then a rambling village of half a dozen dwellings, three or four large and very old warehouses and one or two _ re- tail stores, was connected with Los Angeles by a passably good railroad. The country between could hardly be called inhabited, as the land was held in such large tracts. At that time San Pedro was a veritable mudhole, which only a mule team or a steam engine could pull out of. Within four or five miles of Los Angeles the prospect changed. The land was cut into farms of from forty to 100 or 200 acres, having really good--and many of them modern —buildings, generally embowered ina dense forest of shrubbery. Cattle, horses, mules and hogs, gar- den vegetables, honey and ‘semi-tropi- cal fruits and nuts were the frincipal products. The larger proportion of these were shipped to San Francisco fora market. Little if any corn was grown, consequently the swine were driven to the foothills, and on the mountain sides in autumn, that they migkt be fattened by eating the dwarf acorns which at certain times literally carpeted the earth. Potatoes were brought from Oregon, 800 miles north, as the quality was poor indeed if grown in that almost tropical climate. Grapes of good quality grew in abundance in and around the city. At the time of which I write they were a glut on the market. Two years later, a raisin fac- tory was in successful operation in Los Angeles and producing carloads of loose raisins for cooking purposes. Almonds, figs and English walnuts were grown in abundance for home use, but not as _ yet for export; the trees seemed to be in their natural element of climate. The walnuts were of the finest quality I ever saw, either before or since. An eighteen year old orange orchard of several acres adjoining the city on the west was in full bearing, and a source of large in- come to the young lady owner. Lemons and limes were also grown in consider- able quantities and were always a sure crop. The castor bean was a common roadside weed, thriving and producing abundantly without cultivation. One gentleman, several years previous to my visit, noted that no apples were pro- duced there, although in good demand, and concluded to plant an apple orchard instead of the tropical fruits. I found his orchard in full fruitage, and the quality fairly good; and, when oranges sold at 30 cents a pailful, I noticed the homegrown apples brought 40 to 50 cents for the same quantity, as the latter were wanted as an article of food by all classes. The country was also the natural babitat of the honeybee, they continuing their labor during the entire year, for it is literally a land of peren- nial flowers. The honey is of fine qual- ity and was then selling in 50 or 100 pound cans at 8 cents a pound. It was extracted from the comb by centrifugal + force. The city plat itself was anything but convenient to a stranger. Most of its streets were surveyed—if at all—with- out any regard to width, regularity or symmetry, many of them being too nar- row and some of them terminating against a bank or hill fifty or seventy feet in height. Stores, shops of all kinds and offices were found isolated on most of the streets, so that it was hard to answer the question, ‘‘What is the main street of the city?’’ Nota foot of street pavement had then been laid—to- day it has over thirty miles. As a whole, the buildings were old, and in- ferior in architecture and finish to many of the northern cities of the State, al- though Los Angeles was a city many years before the beginning of San Fran- cisco. The climate of Los Angeles is one of the most salubrious on earth, and that city the Mecca for thousands of invalids from the Atlantic Coast who find a tem- porary or permanent residence there. Water gushing from natural springs, and that of the Los Angeles river, fed with melting snow and ice from the mountains, is of superior quality. Irri- gation was then, and probably still is, a necessity. Only three days’ rain dur- ing the six months of my residence there and very few days of cloudy weather! ‘‘Why,’’ I asked in amaze- ment, ‘‘does not this old tumble-down city thrive and grow and prosper?’’ and every person echoed, ‘‘Why?'’ The land close about the city could then be had at from $40 to $100 per acre and large city lots at from $50 to $300 each, and still real estate went begging for offers. The writer had discovered one origi- nal reason for faith in the city, yet he, also, had little to invest. I one day called the attention of a friend to the mucky appearance of a piece of vacant land adjoining the city on the ‘east where the native grass only partially covered it. Its first appearance, | thought, indicated springs near the sur- face; but I soon discovered my error. ‘*This,’’ said I, ‘‘is certainly bitumin- ous muck, and isa sure indication of oil beneath.’’ Iwas laughed at and as- sured that there was no petroleum in that part of the State. I persisted, how- ever, and proposed that we purchase a few acres together. The project was re- jected. To-day, more than a thousand barrels of oil are taken from that spot of ground every twenty-four hours ! Many persons who had passed the best years of their lives in the city and possessed gold galore beheld none of its superior advantages nor caught even a glimpse of its wonderful future. A few Eastern men, however—my kind employ- er, Mr. Morgan, among the number—be- held its destiny so clearly that the vision was the daily burden of their speech. But these far-seeing men had no money to invest, else it would have been poured out like water. Their faith was based upon a sometime Southern Pacific Railway to the East. ‘‘You just wait till the Yankees come this way in their palace cars,’’ said Mr. Morgan; ‘‘and, when they see our advantages, the echo of a boom will be heard across the con- tinent! And they will not hesitate at prices for real estate either. It is sun- shine we are selling, and the land is thrown in!’’ And the rush came and men who then invested in a few acres only are now millionaires; and modern Los Angeles, with its 50,000 permanent population, its hundreds of palatial homes and business blocks, is. still growing and attracting the capitalists of the continent. ‘There is a tide in the affairs of men, Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune.” FRANK A. Howie. HELLO! Send $4.50 and we will send you by express prepaid two first-class private line te ‘lephone i WwW il talk a long distance. Original price $12.00. Order at once. We have only 400 to dispose of. ELECTRICAL MANUFAFTURING CO., Manistee, Mich. Association 1 Matters Michigan Retail Grocers’ Association President, J. WisLER, Mancelona; Secretary, E. a Stowe, Grand Rapids; Treasurer, 1 wi TaTMAN, Clare. Michigan Hardware Association President, CuHas. F. Bock, Battle Creek; Vice President, H. W. WrxBBER, West Bay City; Treasurer, Henry C. Minniz, Eaton Rapids. Detroit Retail Grocers’ Association President, a KNIGHT; Secretary, E. MARKS; Treasurer, N. L. Kornia. Regular Meetings F irst and third Wednesday evenings of each month at German Salesman’s Hall. Grand Rapids Retail Grocers’ Association President, E. C. WINCHESTER; Secretary, HomER Kuap; Treasurer, J. Gro. LEHMAN. Regular Meetings—First and third Tuesday evenings of each month at Retail Grocers’ Hall, over E. J. Herrick’s store. Saginaw Mercantile Association President, P. F. TREANoR; Vice-President. JouHn McBratnNig; Secretary, W. H. Lewis; Treas- urer, Loure SCHWERMER. Regular Meetings—First and — Tuesday evenings of each month at Elk’s Hall Jackson Retail Grocers’ Association President, Gro. E. Lewis; Secretary, W. H. Por- TER; Treasurer, J. L. PETERMANN Lansing Retail Grocers’ Association President, F. B. JoHNsSON; Secretary, A. M. Daruine; Treasurer, L. A. GILKEY. Adrian Retail Grocers’ Association President, Martin Gafney; Secretary, E F. Cleveland; Treasurer, Geo. M. Hoch. Traverse City Business Men’s Association President, THos. T. Barges; Secretary, M. B. Houziy; Treasurer, C. A. HAMMOND. Owosso Business Men’s Association President, A. D. Wuippue; Secretary, G. T. Camp- BELL; Treasurer. W. E. CoLuins. Alpena Business Men’s Association President, F. W. GitcuristT: Secretary, C. L. PARTRIDGE. Grand Rapids Retail Meat Dealers’ Association President, L. J. Katz: Secretary, Paitip HILBER; Treasurer. S. J. HvuPFoRD ede De She he De She De De De De dhe De De de De de Se The leading modern methods are Photo-Zinc Engraving Halftone Engraving Wood Engraving these methods. The Tradesman Company is fully equipped with complete machinery and apparatus for the rapid pro- duction of illustrations by any of Best results guar- anteed in every case. Tradesman Company, Grand Rapids, Mich. Che She She he She che She ce he De he De he he Se Ga EGG EAR REA AA A 4 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Around the State Movements of Merchants. Negaunee—Will Conway has opened a confectionery store. Beulah—Wm. Huckle succeeds Lavin & Huckle in the grocery business. Fremont—Darling & Smith have sold their clothing stock to Pierson Bres. Bay City—Wm. Walther succeeds Kornwebel & Walther in genera! trade. Sturgis—Cooper & Hellenberger suc- ceed E. E. Cooper in the bakery busi- ness. Flint—Geo. M. Stevens has taken charge of the shoe department of C. D. Elmer. Rosebush—Lanson Wing has _ pur- chased the hardware stock of Frank E. Reeves. Muskegon—Bassett & Co. have opened a grocery store at 141 W. Western avenue. Lyons—Miss Clara Cook is succeeded by Mrs. Rose Sherwood in the millinery business. Benton Harbor—J. W. Lundy & Co. succeed Smith & Lundy in the grocery business. Maple Rapids—W. L. Aldrich & Son succeed Aldrich & Van Sickle in gen- eral trade. Mendon—C. L. Hasbrouck is suc- ceeded by O. A. Baird & Co. in the drug business. Caro—A. J. Ruby continues the fur- niture business formerly carried on by Ruby & Gunsell. Imlay City—W. H. & F. S. Messer, hardware dealers and tinners, have sold out to F. F. Parker. Stetson—Wm., Fisher & Caplin Bros., general dealers, will open a branch store at Scottville Sept. 1. Mendon—A. P. Emery, who was ex- tensively engaged in the sale of essen- tial oils, died recently. Hartford—W. A. Lambert, formerly of Reed, has opened a merchant tailor- ing establishment here. Saginaw—John Schneider succeeds Goesmann & Schneider as proprietor of the German Tea & Coffee Co. Harrisville—D. &. B. Stern, dealers in dry goods, clothing and boots and shoes, have removed to Croswell. Lake Odessa—Simpson & Peer, of Ionia, are considering the project of opening a branch store at this place. Alma—Geo. E. Hutchins has pur- chased the millinery stock of Mrs. L. Grosvenor and will continue the busi- ness. Port Huron—The Hawks Mercantile Co. has purchased the Charles Ross dry goods and notion stock of Edson, Moore & Co. Homer—The drug and grocery stock formerly owned by Sinclair & Lee has been seized by virtue of several chattel mortgages. Barryton—S. S. Wilson will opena hardware store here about Aug. 25. The stock is furnished by the W. Bingham Co., of Cleveland. Big Rapids—The S. I. G. Clothing House will close out its clothing stock, but will continue the hat, cap and _ fur- nishing goods business. Homer—Wm. Waterman has sold his grocery stock and bakery outfit to A. D. Randolph, who will continue the busi- ness at the same location. Menominee—A stock company for the manufacture of boots and shoes has been organized here and will build a large factory here soon. Menominee capitalists have invested $30,000, while outside parties have taken $50,000. Eaton Rapids—Brown, Neesley & Co., formerly of Jackson, have opened an upholstering and mattressmaking shop on North Main street. Homer--The grocery store and meat market of John Welch has been closed for lack of patronage. Several credit- ors are on the anxious seat. Battle Creek—H. E. Burt, of the jewelry firm of Burt & Moody, has tak- en the position of general superintend- ent of the Postum Cereal works. Big Rapids—The L. S. Pressburg grocery business will be continued, the same as heretofore, under the style of L. S. Pressburg, Administrator. Ovid—Fred Palmer, of Mt. Pleasant, succeeds W. J. Reid as prescription clerk for E. D. Beebe. Mr. Reid has returned to his home in Lansing. Au Gres—Jas. Grimore & Co., gen- eral dealers, have merged their business into a limited copartnership under the style of Jas. Grimure & Co., Limited. Portland—A. W. Nisbet, who is now conducting a store in Potterville, has leased the Hinman store building and will open a stock of bazaar goods about Sept I. Bellevue—John H. York announces that he has changed his mind in regard to the removal of his dry goods stock to Eaton Rapids and will remain in Bellevue. Middleville—Putnam Bros., who re- cently sold their drug stock at Kalama- zoo, have removed to this place and are negotiating for the purchase of the Sev- erance drug stock. Saranac—S,. M. Crawford, of the hardware firm of Benson & Crawford, recently fractured his left leg a few inches below the thigh while attempting to mount his bicycle. Hudson—H. Lang, who has been en- gaged in the clothing business for sev- eral years, will shortly remove to Lex- ington, Ky., where he has leased a store building adapted to the clothing busi- ness. Detroit—The Bishop Chemical Co. has been organized with a capital stock of $20,000, held by Jerome H. Bishop, Richard E. Cahalan, John C. Cahalan, James Cahalan, Wm. Gartner and John F. McInnerey. Central Lake—Oroy L. Coulter has retired from the firm of Thurston & Co., general dealers, and taken a clerk- ship in the store of the Cameron Lum- ber Co. The business will be continued under the same style by Francis H. Thurston and Geo. L. Thurston. East Jordan—Gordon Beall, proprie- tor of the Ceutral drug store, on going behind the prescription case recently, stepped into an opening in the floor, usually closed by a trap-door, and fell about a dozen feet to the basement. His shoulder was badly dislocated and he was otherwise bruised. Big Rapids—Weisman & Williski, for- merly engaged in the dry goods, clothing and boot and shoe business at Honor, have removed to this place, where they will continue in the same line under the style of the Chicago Department Store. The dry goods stock was furnished by Edson, Moore & Co. and the boot and shoe stock by the C. E. Smith Shoe Co. Belding—David E. Wilson & Co., who have dealt exclusively in potatoes and beans, will branch out as dealers in wheat, rye, corn and oats, and will, in fact, do a general produce business. They have taken possession of the old elevator near their present quarters, which is being thoroughly refitted, in- cluding the addition of machinery for hand picking beans. Albion—F. W. Briggs, of Jackson, has purchased the Cooper & Hunter stock of clothing of D. E. Bryson & Co. and will continue the business. Detroit—The Sainter Tabor Co. has filed articles of association with the county clerk, and will carry on a gen- eral trade in liquors, cigars and_tobac- cos in this city, on a capital stock of $25,000, of which $10,000 has been paid in. Leopold Tabor, of Buffalo, owns 997 shares; George Rosenberg, Milton Kuttnauer and Abraham Marymont one each. Port Huron—Local bakers have de- cided to advance the price of bread half a cent a loaf, making the retail price 4 cents straight. Heretofore it has re- tailed at two loaves for 7 cents, with 4 cents for single loaves. The bakers claim that they are compelled to take such action owing to the advance in the price of flour, asa result of increased price of wheat. Manufacturing Matters. Kalamazoo—The style of the Feather- bone Corset Co. has been changed to the Kalamazoo Corset Co. Buchanan—The plant of the Hatch Cutlery Co., which has been idle over a year, has started up under new manage- ment. Ionia—G. S. Cooper & Co. have pur- chased the mill and elevator at Bannis- ter and will handle all kinds of farm products. Bannister—Greaf Bros., of Cleveland, have purchased the stave mill of E. C. Bradford. They will add another knife to cut staves for nail kegs. Alto—John Layer and Robert Stone have formed a copartnership and will engage in the grain business Their elevator is in process of construction. Lyons—Jonathan Hale & Sons are to erect an elevator at Six Lakes, where grain will be bought for their Lyons mills. They will also keep a flour and feed store there. Vernon—W. D. & A. Garrison, flour mill operators, general dealers and bankers at this place, have dissolved. W. D. Garrison will continue the busi- ness in his own name. Port Huron—The Cooley-Gould or- gan factory, after being idle for nearly two years, has been re-opened by John- ston, Anderson & Haller, who will man- ufacture doors, sash and inside wood finish. Jackson—The Ames-Dean Carriage Co. has been organized for the purpose of manufacturing cutters, road wagons, surreys, traps, phaetons and light vehi- cles of all varieties. Space 75x345 feet in dimensions has been leased in one of the buildings of the United States Oil Stove Co. Flint—All the manufacturing estab- lishments of this place are in operation and several have materially increased their forces. The sash and door factory reports its sales one-third greater than last year. The hardwood mill, which cuts wagon stock, has largely increased its output. The six concerns engaged in the manufacture of vehicles are run- ning 11 hours a day. Benton Harbor—Ballhouse & Struben, of Kalamazoo, offer to remove their business to this place in case the citizens will furnish them a factory rent free for one year. They manufacture sulky plows, wheelbarrows and machin- ery for purifying water in boilers. A committee is making a canvass of the city, with a view to ascertaining the sentiment on the part of the business men. Escanaba—Joerges & Jense, manufac- turers of hoops and handles, have dis- solved, Chas. Joerges succeeding. Manistee—Local sawmill operators are getting quite stiff in the backbone these days and are not willing to accept prices that were freely quoted a month ago. One man recently offered the old figure on a million of stock,to be moved at once, but was informed that he would have to raise his bid 25 cents if he wanted the stock, and, as a conse- quence, there was no trade. Most of millmen see a chance to make a little something by piling up piece stuff, and those who have dock room are putting all their surplus in that line of stock. East Tawas—The benefit of the tariff law to Michigan is already being seen. The Spanish River Lumber Co. has contracted with the Tawas Bay Lumber Co. to saw 16,000,000 feet of Canada logs, and they are now being brought across the lake. These logs would have been cut in Canada but for the tariff. The mill of the Tawas Bay Lumber Ca. is running day and night with a full crew. It is expected that the Folsom & Arnold sawmill, which has been idle three years, will be put in share for sawing, during the winter, and cut logs next season for the Spanish Lumber Co. —___»> 2-2 —___ Frank E. Bushman, formerly of Kal- amazoo, and for some years State repre- sentative for the Ruhe Bros. Co., cigar manufacturers, since disposing of his business at South Bend, Ind., paid a visit to his former employers, during which time he spent considerable time in and about their factory, and was so greatly pleased with its workings, its large capacity and completeness that he arranged to represent them in Mich- igan. Mr. Bushman states that the Ruhe Brothers’ factory was established in 1856, being one of the oldest cigar fac- tories in the country and at present one of the largest and most complete facto- ries in Pennsylvania. Witb a plant like theirs, they can turn out the very best goods on the market. The reputation they have gained for their cigars is second to none and they are continually increasing their capacity. Mr. Bush- man will shortly call on the trade of the State with a full line of Ruhe Bros.’ cigars and, judging by his former suc- cess, he will be warmly welcomed by his old friends and acquaintances in the State and will meet with that suc- cess which comes to those who furnish goods with merit and who are always working for the best interests of their patrons. —_——— —— ——— Wm. judson (Olney & Judson Grocer Co.) is spending a week at Bear Lake, the guest of his brother-in-law, Willard Barnhart. He is accompanied by his wife and daughter. Sees cank im on Ask Visner for Inducement on Gillies’ New York spice contest. Phone 1589. Laels for Gasoline Dealers The Law of 1889. Every druggist, grocer, or other person who shall sell and deliver at retail any gasoline, benzine or naphtha, without having the true name thereof and the words “explosive when mixed with air” plainly printed upon a label securely at- tached to the can, bottle or other vessel containing the same, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars. We are prepared to furnish labels which enable dealers to comply with this law, on the following basis: 2 75¢ SM Soc per M Ot ee 4oc per M ees, 35c per M 50 NE oa 3oc per M Tradesman Company, Grand Rapids. os ee Grand Rapids Gossip Ernest C. Welton has engaged in the grocery business at Holton. The Lemon & Wheeler Company furnished the stock. John R. Dykstra has opened a gro- cery store at 48 Prescott street. The Clark-Jewell-Wells Co. furnished the stock. Snyder & Wilson will engage in the grocery business at Pewamo. The Olney & Judson Grocer Co. has the order for the stock. Abraham Epstein has removed his general stock from 206 Plainfield avenue to Rockford, where he will re-engage in business. The Hazeltine & Perkins Drug Co. has sold the Watrous drug stock at Ne- waygo to J. A. Damon, who will re- move it to Weidman. It is Geo. Stander, not Jacob, who, in company with Wm. W. Allgier, pur- chased the ©. D. Price & Co. grocery stock at 220 Plainfield avenue. The Grand Rapids Gas Light Co. re- ports net earnings of $5,957 during the month of July. The net earnings from Jan. 1 to Aug. 1 were $68,751, a gain of over 8 per cent. as compared with the same period last year. The A. J. Brown Co. is succeeded by the A. J. Brown Seed Co., with a capi- tal stock of $10,000, of which $8,000 is paid in. The officers of the new cor- poration are as follows: President, Al- fred J. Brown; Vice-President, Jas. R. Wylie; Secretary and Treasurer, Heury Idema. The new corporation has ac- quired all the stock and accounts of the former corporation and will continue the business at the same location. —__> 2+. The Produce Market. Apples—Eating varieties, such as Duchess and Red Astrachans, command $2@2.25 per bbl. Cooking grades fetch $1.50@1.75. The demand is strong and the supply is limited. Beets—3oc per bu. Blackberries—5c per qt. The season is about at an end and another week will probably end the crop for this year. Butter—Separator creamery is strong at 15%4cand choice dairy is active at 12 @13c. While the receipts of dairy grades are large, most of them are cook- ing grades, probably due to the fact that buttermakers are now holding their prod- uct for a higher market. Cabbage—$4@5 per 100. Carrots—3o0c per bu. Cauliflower—$1@1.50 per doz. Celery—-12@15c per bunch. Cheese—All makers have advanced % @ic during the past week and still higher prices are looked for before the end of the month. Conditions are at present very fine for. cheeesmaking, pastures being good and the weather cool. Prospects are for a very good cheese market for the fall and winter ‘season, as the supply is not heavy and the demand is greater than the make at present prices. Corn —Green, 6@8c per doz. Cucumbers—Soc per bu. Eggs—Fancy candled have advanced to ioc, which is a full cent above the market a week ago. The supply of fine eggs is hardly sufficient for the demand at present prices. The egg trade has been very active. Either the favorable weather has had an effect in making eggs better than usual at this season, or the supply is shortening more rapidly than usual at this season. Grapes—Concords from Southern H- linois command 25c per basket. Lemons—The market is steady, al- though the weather has not been very warm. Stocks are very good and the movement is normal, Melons—Sweet _Hearts and Jumbos MICHIGAN TRADESMAN from{Indiana command=*1o@2o0c. The size of the latter is beyond anything ever seen in this market heretofore, some receipts weighing 60 lbs. Osage command $1@1.25 per doz. Cantaloups, large in size and fine in quality, are held at $1@1.25. Little Gems have declined to 50@6o0c per basket. Onions—Dry stock has advanced again, being now held at $1 per bu. Green are about out of market. Oranges—The movement of oranges is light, because rather out of the sea- son, and the stocks are light. There are some new oranges on the market this week, called the Valencia navels. They have the color of the Valencias and are of a late variety, while they have the navel of the regular navels. These are a very superior fruit and are likely to sell very well. Peaches—Hale’s Early are the lead- ing variety on the market this week, commanding $1@1.50 per bu. They are large in size and fine in colorand flavor, but the supply is inadequate to the shipping demand of the city. The consumptive demand is fully supplied. Pears—Bell stock, small in size, com- mands 75@85c per bu. Larger varieties fetch $1@1.25. Plums—Some purple stock has begun to arrive, but the most popular variety so far this season is the new Abundance, which commands $1.25@1.75 per bu. The plum is red in color, fair in size and possesses an excellent flavor. Potatoes—Local offerings are promptly taken on the basis ot 40@s5o0c. The market is advancing in the face of in- creasing receipts. There is a lively shipping demand from Chicago and also from Eastern points. This is aiding in holding the market up. The prospect is that there will be a good price for po- tatoes all the fall, as the Northern crop is light and the Southern crop is by no means adequate to meet local demands. Seeds—Timothy commands $1.35@ 1.50. Medium is in fair demand at $4.50@4.75. Mammoth is very scarce at $4.75@5. Alsyke, $4.90@5. Crimson, $2.75@3. Alfalfa, $4.25@4.5o0. Squash—3c per Ib. Tomatoes—Home grown command $2 per bu. Turnips—3oc per bu. Wax Beans—35@45c per bu. Whortleberries—Receipts are small, all offerings of choice finding ready pur- chasers on the basis of $3 per bu. eine Flour and Feed. The past week has been a very active one in the flour market, but buyers are cautious and unwilling to follow up the advance in wheat, except for actual needs. The advance has been so rapid that only a few, comparatively, got in in time to secure any large purchases, and now they seem afraid to buy. If the foreign demand keeps up for the next few weeks, as it has done for the past few weeks, present prices will soon look cheap ; and if advices concerning their real needs are true, we may reasonably expect a good demand throughout the entire crop year, which will provea great blessing, especially to the farmer, as the advance has come before he has marketed his crop. The city mills are all running at full capacity and are booking orders daily for future shipments, which insures their steady operation for some time to come. Bran and middlings are in good de- mand, with prices stronger. Feed and meal are in fairly good demand, with prices unchanged for the week. We. N. ROweE. There is an eminent physician in London why takes the position that the health of the people would be, on an average, better and the duration of hu- man life longer, if there were not a practicing physician in the world. In other words, he favors the idea often tersely expressed in the words, ‘‘ Physi- cians kill more people than they cure.’’ MORNING MARKET. The Change to the New Location on the Island. The present week is notable in the history of the Grand Rapids public market in that it marks its removal from the streets, which have accommo- dated it for so many years, to a loca- tion prepared for its special use. After having occupied Ionia street two years, the growers have taken their positions and begun business upon the site which was dedicated to market purposes Mon- day. On account of some misunder- standing as to charges and locations, the number of teams is less than usual, yet there are enough to give a sufficient appearance of animation and to indicate that, when the attendance resumes its normal volume, the island will be a busy place. Tuesday morning there were many visitors coming and going, including business men, who had the curiosity to see the opening before go- ing to their work. The dedication exercises were carried out substantially as indicated in the Tradesman of last week. After a mili- tary parace and drill, the crowds gath- ered about a speaker’s platform which had been erected for the occasion and a series of speeches were delivered by the city officials and prominent fruit growers and business men. In his ded- icatory speech the Mayor gave an ap- propriate review of the official acts which had led up to this final result. City Attorney Felker followed with an exposition of the objects of the enter- prise; then, after some reminiscences of the street market of early days by Hon. Robert Graham, and some local references by ex-Alderman DeGraaf, of the ward in which the market is situa- ted, Hon. Chas. W. Garfield gave an interesting talk on the advantages to be gained in hearty co-operation in the enterprise, and gave some interesting accounts of his visits to some of the great markets of the Old World. Homer Klap, Secretary of the Retail Grocers’ Association, gave an interesting address on behalf of that body and advocated the building of a bridge to the market from the West Side,as well as the open- ing of other approaches. Addresses from President Hogadone, of the Fruit Growers’ Association, and President Pierce, of the Grand River Valley Hor- ticultural Society, and from Alderman Gibson, who is appropriately termed the Father of the Market, ended the exer- cises. Some dissatisfaction and misunder- standing have been expressed on account of the prices demanded for the rental of stalls, and when the attempt was made on Saturday to sell them at auction, it ended in failure, although some spaces were disposed of later. Some even went so far in the expression of their dissat- isfaction as to suggest a move for the opening of a private market on another site. Of course, such an undertaking could only end in failure, and it is not probable that any will be carried much beyond the suggestion. While the Tradesman was never par- tisan in the advocacy of any particular site, and looked with especial disfavor upon the island project, on account of the necesarily large cost of proper im- provements, it is of the opinion that the work has advanced to a stage which effectually settles the question. The present market may prove to be a costly one before it is put into a suitable con- dition and the Augean stables separating it from the city are sufficiently cleansed ; b but, when the task is accomplished, the market will be a good one and the cost already incurred ts sufficient to warrant the continuance of the work. It is unfortunate that the matter of rentals could not have been put ona basis to meet the ideas of the growers until such time as they might become educated to a higher one.. It is not too late, however, to make suitable conces- sions and when the advantages are sufficiently demonstrated, there will be no trouble in the collection of a fair revenue. ee Grand Rapids Retail Grocers’ Asso- ciation. At the regular meeting of the Grand Rapids Retail Grocers’ Association, held at Retail Grocers’ Hall, Tuesday evening, Aug. 17, Vice-President Wag- ner presided. Wheeler & Kelly, grocers at 183 Broadway, applied for membership in the Association and were accep ted. The Committee on Sports reported the receipt of cigars from B. J]. Reynolds and the H. Schneider Co. too late to make official acknowledgment; also that the $10 contributed by Chas. Kabler was given with the understanding that it would be made the prize in the base- ball contest. Accepted and adopted and the Committee discharged with thanks The Finance Committee reported the receipts of the picnic, so far as collec- tions have already been made, which was accepted. The chairman of the Committee on Trade Interests was requested to notify the city mulls of the violation of the flour agreement by Peter Schuit, who advertised 25 pounds of Lily White, Calla Lily and Crescent flour at 50 cents, while the established price was 68 cents. It was asserted thht Mr. Schuit had signed the flour agreement and that he should keep it in good faith or expect to abide the consequences—be cut off from the purchase of local brands by the city mills and their job bing agents, and also suffer the loss of his city trade, so far as the sale of his cleaned currants is concerned, Homer Klap offered the following res- olution, which was unanimously adopted : Resolved—That the thanks of the As- sociation are due the contributors to the picnic fund, and advertisers in the pro- gramme, those who contributed prizes and all who in any way contributed to the success of our annual picnic. E. C. Winchester offered the follow- ing resolution, which was unanimously adopted : Resolved—That the thanks of the As- sociation are due the several committees which undertook the work of preparing for and conducting the annual picnic, rendering the event one to be long re- membered by reason of the very effi- cient manner in which they discharged the duties devolving upon them. Henry J. Vinkemulder offered the following resolution, which was unani- mously adopted : Resolved —That the thanks of the As- sociation are due, and are hereby ten- dered, to the H. J. Heinz Co. for the usual contribution of badges for our eleventh annual picnic. Resolved—That the Secretary be re- quested to communicate with the don- ors, expressing the thanks of the Asso- ciation for the courtesy thus conferred. Homer Klap offered the following res- olution, which was adopted: Resolved—That the sympathy of the Association be extended our Detroit brethren in their contest with the co- horts of peddlerdom, and that they have our best wishes for a successful out- come of the agitation now being con- ducted against an impartial enforce- ment of the present ordinance. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned. Op Electricity comes very near annihilat- ing time and space. In the course of time it will raise the mischief with eter- nity. MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Fruits and Produce. Enforcement of Laws Against Adulter- ation of Drugs and Foods. I submit a proposition, almost self- evident, that for the management of legal measures to check drug adultera- tion, a good body of representative pharmacists are and will be more com- petent, more just, more considerate and more effectual than any other official body. To raise, step by step, the gen- eral standard of purity of medicines and to stop the worst impurities ina common sense way is the proper aim of adulteration law. To this end we need just the same qualifications that we reed on the Board of Pharmacy. These qual- ifications are, in fact, as I believe, more likely to be found in a Board of Pharmacy than elsewhere. It is the pro- fession of pharmacy that has built up the standards of purity and strength of drugs and found the methods of analytical determination. It is the duty and privilege of pharmacy to correct its own deviations from its own standards. Over half of the state laws for the reg- ulation and limitation of the practice of pharmacy have a clause making adulteration of drugs an offense. In Wedderburn’s compilation of pharmacy laws, made in 1893, I find an anti-adul- teration clause in the law of Col., D. C., Ga, UL, ia, Kan, Md, Mich. Minn., Miss., Neb., N. J, N. Y., N. Co 2 Ok Ore. Pas Ro LL So. Da., Tenn., Va. and Wash. I may have overlooked others. All of these laws make it the duty of the Board of Pharmacy to enforce them, including these provisions against adulterations. In our own law, and in most others, the provision is explicit. ‘‘The Board of Pharmacy is hereby empowered to em- ploy an analyst or chemist, whose duty it shall be to examine into the so-called adulteration, substitution or alteration and report the result of his investiga- tions.’’ The fines, twenty-five to one hundred and fifty dollars, would go in liquidation of expenses to the State if not to the Board. Nearly all of the states whose phar- macy laws have clauses against adulter- ation of drugs have other laws against adulteration of foods, drinks and drugs, these other laws giving no dutvtoa board of pharmacy. The pharmacy law of Ohio has no anti-adulteration clause, neither has that of Massachusetts nor that of Wisconsin. The active meas- ures to check adulteration of drugs by law in this country have been taken along with like measures for toods, either by boards of health, as in Massa- chusetts, or by dairy and food commis- sioners, as in Ohio. In Michigan, the new law to prevent the adulteration of foods, in the hands of the Food and Dairy Commissioner,does not deal with medicines at all, leaving these to the Board of Pharmacy. The Dairy and Food Commissioner of Michigan is now well inaugurated and was handsomely supported by the Legislature at its last session. All over the world foods and drugs have gone to- gether in suppression of adulterations. In this State, then, there would seem to be a loud call to the Board of Pharmacy to fill the gap. and this is the oppor- tunity to prove the fitness of a board of pharmacy to do this service. How far a true judicial interpretation of the adulter-tion clause of the Michi gar ich carry its ap- p K Woether this application will prove to be limited by would iow the words ‘‘with the intention to de- fraud or deceive the purchaser,’’ I do not know. In the greater number of the pharmacy laws which carry an adul- teration clause, this clause begins with the words, ‘‘Every registered pharma- cist shall be held responsible fcr the quality of all drugs, chemicals and medicines he may sell or dispense, with the exception of those sold in the origi- nal packages of the manufacturer, and also those known as patent medicines. '’ In the case of the law for pure foods in the State of Michigan, the Supreme Court of the State has decided that ‘‘the Legislature did not intend to make criminal intent or guilty knowledge a necesary ingredient of the offense. * * * As a rule, there can be no crime without criminal intent; but this is not by any means a universal rule.’’ It is a question as to the intent of the law; but it is not reasonable that a law which, as its chief end, requires pro- fessional knowledge on the part of the pharmacist should make ignorance or inattention a release from the penalty for malpractice. On the other hand, the man who adulterates a medicine, or manufactures it below a standard, ought to be called to account earlier and more severely than the man who merely allows himself to be the salesman of the same article. At any rate, a board of phar- macy would be the officers of best serv- ice in bringing the law to bear upon the root of the evil. ALBERT B. PRESCOTT. AE What a Woman Always Says About a Trunk. From the Nebraska State Journal. This is one reason why so many mar- riages are a deadflat fizzle and failure. **When a woman tells you a trunk is light, look out for it.’’ These are the words of a baggage expressman and he ought to know. He had gone to a house in the suburbs in response to a hurry call and found the house in a great bustle. The lady was going to leave town in an hour and her trunk was _ up- stairs and had to be brought down and loaded into the wagon. ‘‘It’s not very heavy,’ she said to the man, whereat he spat on his hands and called in his helper. He had all he could do to lift one end. ‘“I’ve found it always the case,’’ said he, ‘‘that when a woman says a trunk is light, it's dead sure to be heavy, and when she says it’s heavy I can usually handle it with one hand. I don't know why a woman is this way, unless she thinks I charge her more for a heavy trunk, and will never find out how much it weighs unless she tells me. But if that is so, why does she tell me that .a light trunk is heavy? I'll give it up.’’ +0. — The Board of Health of San Fran- cisco held a special meeting last week for the purpose of taking up the ques- tion of the use of salicylic acid asa preservative for commercial catsup. Dr. Wenzell, the official analyst of the Board, stated that salicylic acid in food is apt to retard digestion, but not to any injurious extent. Upon his recom- mendation, it was resolved to permit the use of the acid, but to restrain it to the proportions of eight ounces of acid to six gallons of catsup. —_—___»> 0. The California Olive Co. has filed ar- ticles of incorporaticn The principal place of husiness is Los Angeles and its purpose 1s to plant olive trees, pickle and cure olives and manufacture olive oil. ee eRe, The National Lead Company is re- ported to have earned its dividend on the preferred stock for the enti-e year in-the six months ended June 30, and to have $7,000,coo available surplus. > 2. — Appraiser Wakeman decides that silk ribbons: are dutiakle at 60 per cent. as hat trimmings, ind not at 50 percent. as silk manufacture. The matter will doubtless be appealed to the courts. de a te ee te et i Op i i OO i OO Op Oe OO i OO i Oi OO OO OO OO te GOV UOVC UEC COTOCCCEOCCCOCC CTO OOOO OOS OOOO OF FOF GGG OVS SUMMER SEEDS Crimson Clover, Alfalfa, Timothy, Red Top, Orchard Grass, Blue Grass TURNIP SEED Garden Seeds and Implements, Lawn Supplies. ALFRED J. BROWN CO., Grand Rapids, Mich. La bata ba tnt tn bathe te tn tn br rwuwvuvuvuvvvrwvwvuvuvvvuvvvvr”"=vuevuvuvvrvvvwuvvvvvn FPP GFF PE POPP PE OPO D POD OPPDE IO PDDD DTI III OFFSET EOI EEF aie fe Sa On beh te nb te ba FOV VV VV EV VO VY ba banda bn bn tn bn bn bn br by bn tn br OFF OOF OOF GFE OO UL Ship your Butter, Eggs, Produce and Poultry to HERMANN C. NAUMANN & CoO. Who get highest market prices and make prompt returns. DETROIT. —— Main Office, 353 Russell St. Branch Store, 799 [lich. Ave. Special Attention to Fruit and Berries in Season. Correspondence Solicited. REFERENCES: Detroit Savings Bank, or the trade generally. Klondik6 Awatt the Merchant who offers his customers and his neighbors’ customers the fresh and Seasonable Fruits and Vegetables RIS Wan oi PHONE 555 Lhe Vinkemulder Company. SEEDS We carry large stock Field Seeds—Medium, Mammoth, Alsyke, Crimson, Alfalfa Clover Seed:. Timothy, Orchard Grass, Blue Grass Redtop Seeds. We buy and sell Beans, Potatoes, Onions, Cabbage, Apples, Pears, Plums, Peaches, carlots and Jess. Bushel Baskets and Covers. Established 1876 Peaches—Early Alexanders now in market. Hale's and Rivers peaches will soon follow. Give us your daily orders. MOSELEY BROS. 26°28-30-32 OTTAWA STREET, GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN, Wholesale Seeds, Potatoes, Beans, Fruits. BUTTER Handled only on Commission. EGGS On Commission or bought on track. M. R. ALDEN, 98 S. Division St., Grand Rapids, Harris & Frutchey Will buy EGGS on track at your station and can handle your BUTTER to good advantage. 60 Woodbridge Street, West, Detroit, Mich. Michigan Free Stone Peaches | | Large and Fine. a = oS Right Quick We'll get there with the ' SWEET HEART I : R ght Goods WATERMELONS Osage Melons and Cantaloupes, More plentiful and cheaper. Bananas, Oranges, Lemons, Onions, Radishes, Cucumbers, Tomatoes, New Potatoes, Summer Squash, Wax Beans, New Peas, Cabbage. 20 and 22 O tawa Street. BUNTING & CO., Jobbers, Grand Rapids, Mich. PPOOOOOOOOS 099000009 0000000 0000000000000000000060000 Prices Right. POOOOOOOO OO ee Te ereo GOOOOO0SOO0OOOSF 6099900006 60000000 GOTHAM GOSSIP. News from the Metropolis---Index to the Market. Special Correspondence. New York, Aug. 14—It gives a feel- ing of pleasure to record more active markets, large contingents of buyers and everything moving as it did ‘‘befo’ de wah.’’ Twenty million dollars, some say, will be spent here by visit ors this fall, and trade is now a month earlier than usual. Hotels are thronged, the sidewalks in front of the dry goods concerns are piled high with boxes go- ing- to every part of the country, prices are firm and in many cases higher, everybody is full of good cheer—all these go to make a good situation. Of course, with a supply ample for all requirements—and more, too—there will naturally be no great excitement in coffee, which moves along in a quiet Manner, with’ interior roasters and dealers showing little interest. It is said that one of the big concerns, pre- sumably Arbuckles, has been a large purchaser at Rio and Santos. The mar- ket here is ona basis of 7%c for Rio No. 7. In store and afloat there are 741,000 bags, against 497,000 bags at the same time last year. Mild coffees have met with pretty good request for the finer sorts, but the general tone is rather quiet. The demand for refined sugars has been fairly good and prices have re- mained without change to speak of, granulated still being 5c. There is very little sugar being purchased ahead of present needs, unless it is in the Southwest, where the freight war has conferred Jow rates. These low rates, by the way, are mistakenly sup- posed to be a blessing; but they don’t last, and if they did, the result would be disastrous. When ‘tis over, the com- munities now enjoying the cut rates will be squeezed worse than ever and thus will not be any better off than now. There are so many dealers in town that even the tea market is benefited. Sales have been quite satisfactory dur- ing the week, and for once there has been some approach to activity. Prices remain low, however, and the outlook is not favorable for any important ad- vance. Reports from producing coun- tries are firm, it is said, but there need be no alarm felt over a tea famine, so far as this country is concerned. Activity has characterized the rice market all the week. Both foreign and domestic have been in good enquiry and dealers are busy. For Japan, 4%c is paid. Choice to fancy domestic, 5% @6%c. There is very little change to note in spices. Business is of an everyday character. Few orders have come from the interior and the general situation is one that leaves room for the improve- ment which will certainly come a little later on. Good to prime open kettle molasses is held at 15@18c. Open kettle, 23@26c, The market is firm for good qualities of New Orleans. Business is improv- ing every day and dealers express much confidence in the future. The grocery trade is especially in evidence. When you get to this market you see a change that was utterly unlooked for and one that is full of encouragement for the canned goods packer and his broker. ‘Tomatoes, peas and corn are ali higher and the whole market is in- clined to take a whirl upward. Toma- toes are from 5@7'c higher. Excellent weather is now prevailing, and if it keeps up, the supply of canned goods will not be as short as anticipated a while ago. Dried fruits are firmer. The situa- tion improves right along. California raisins are meeting with good enquiry, and here again the visiting buyers come in play. Lemons are about 25c per box higher than a week ago. Oranges are firm, but with no great demand. They are kept in check by the quantities of other fruits, which are here in abundance. There seems to be a little better tone to the butter market, but 15c remains the top quotation for best Western MICHIGAN TRADESMAN creamery, and from this the descent is rapid. The market for full cream cheese .is about steady, although dealers are anx- iously hoping for an increased volume of business before long. There has been a slight advance for full cream cheese, which is held at 8@8 %c. Western eggs are worth 14c. There is an improving demand and, as the ar- rivals show fewer eggs that are dam- aged, the market assumes a healthier appearance all around. Beans are firm, pea beans being held at $1.15@1.20. It is said that the J. K. Armsby Co. has bought the 40,000 bags of California limas for sale there and that his profit will be a very hand- some one. Here is the advantage of having a little pile of ‘‘rocks,’’ as Armsby has, to meet the situation. > 0 Home Catechism Which Hurts. A good many hundreds and even thousands of long-suffering husbands can bear sorrowful testimony to the fact that this is the sort of catechism the wives of their bosoms subject them to every time they put on their hats to go out in the evening: *“Where are you going?’’ ‘‘Oh, I’m going out for a few min- utes. ’’ ‘‘Where?’’ ‘‘Oh, nowhere in particular.’’ ‘*What for?’’ ‘Oh, nothing.’’ ‘Why do you go then?’’ ‘“Well, I want to go; that’s why.’’ **Do you have to go?’’ ‘*T don’t know that I do.”’ ‘“Why do you go, then?’’ ‘* Because. "’ ‘* Because what?’’ ‘*Well, simply because. ’’ ‘‘Going to be gone long?’’ ““N ‘* How long?’’ ‘*T don’t know.’ ‘* Anybody going with you?’’ “No.” ‘‘Well, it's strange that you can’t be content to stay at home a few minutes. Don’t be gone long, will you?’’ ' Ne.’ ‘* Now see that you don’t.”’ —__»-0 ~~» — The Federal Court Against the Meas- ure. Decisions have been discovered that seem to show conclusively that the courts will refuse to affirm the anti-prize provision of the new tariff law forbid- ding the insertion of prize coupons and other gift devices in packages of ciga- rettes or smoking tobacco. The courts have held that no unnecessary hardships should be imposed in the collection of the revenue and it is claimed that, if the Treasury Department were called up- on for an opinion as to whether the pro- vision is necessary to protect the Gov- ernment in making its collections, a negative answer would be_ returned. The revenue officers wil], however, en- force the provision in cases where ar- ticles are inserted in cigarette and to- bacco packages to materially increase the bulk or otherwise allow deception to the purchaser. 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Butter and Eggs wanted # Will buy same at point of shipment, or delivered, in small or large lots. Write for particulars. = eS ie B ie 2 ie @ ABSOLUTE PURE GROUND SPICES, BAKING POWDER, BUTCHERS’ SUPPLIES, ETC. FOR THE TRADE. THE VINKEMULDER COMPANY, PHONE 555. 418-420 S. Division St., Grand Rap'ds. Pee Ciberal=« vances Highest Market Quick Sales # When you ship to % saris 5 Frutchey= Butter and zeEqas BR . 60 Woodbridge Street, West, DETROIT, MICH. OOS) Bee y nA ie 3 NON! DH > DDN 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 copies 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, Eprtor. WEDNESDAY, = = - AUGUST 18, 1897. THE STRIKERS AND THE COURTS The greatest interest has attached to the strike situation during the past few days on account of the legal aids which have been invoked by both the parties to the controversy. On the part of the strike managers especial efforts have been made to turn the legal steps taken by the operaters to their own advantage by influencing fublic opinion and prejudice against the idea of govern- ment by injunction. For several days after the strikers were enjoined from interfering with the operations of the Monongah Coal & Coke Company or assembling or marching on its grounds, there was a tremendous hue-and-cry on the part of the strike leaders that the injunction was aimed at the right of as- semblage and free speech. This was an especially effective weapon in the hands of Debs with his sympathizers on account of his experience with the courts in the same direction as an out- come of the Pullman strike of 1893. To destroy the effectiveness of this manoeuver on the part of the strike lead- ers it became necessary to publish the full text of the injunction, which showed that nothing was enjoined except that which would be manifestly illegal on the part of the strikers. Thus there was only left the opportunity for them to in- veigh against government by courts in general, and against the principle of interfering with lawless acts before they are committed. Surely it is to be dep- recated that it should be necessary to invoke the aid of courts to prevent the violation of law; but, as to the right of such interference when other means are insufficient—as to the proposition that there can be no jurisdiction before the crime is committed—it is too absurd for statement. In the management of the strikers in their marching and endeavoring to coerce the workmen who have refused to come out and in the care that is taken to heed the admonitions of the courts, it is manifest that the experience of re- cent years in defying both laws and courts has taught a salutary lesson. It has been sufficiently demonstrated that there is no public sentiment which will endorse defiance of law uuder any con- sideration. So, as far as the leaders have been able in this struggle, they have stopped short of the degree of vio- lence likely to precipitate actual con- flict with the authorities, and have dis- countenanced rioting and_ disorder. They have been ready enough to en- croach upon private rights,and to inter- fere in every way possible with the operation of the mines under these lim- itations. Whatever may be the result of this struggle as to the main questions at is- sue, it can hardly fail to bring promi- neutly before the people the question of judicial authority in the preven- tion of lawlessness and crime. Much stress has been, and will be, laid upon the invoking of the authority of the courts to serve the purposes of corporate greed. But those who thus attack the authority for enforcing a respect for law are doing it in this way only because, in their estimation, it is a vulnerable point on account of the popular prejudice against tyranny of any kind. The spirit which prompts such attacks is no less the spirit of anarchy than if it were more open in its assaults. To the law-abiding there are no terrors in any possible exercise of judicial authority subject, as in the present instance, to the well-defined principles of right. AN ACTIVE SECRETARY. The present Secretary of Agriculture, Hon. James Wilson, appears to be de- termined, if possible, to make his posi- tion other than a mere sinecure, and in this purpose he, of course, will have the sympathy and active assistance of the good people of the country, regard- less of politics. Secretary Wilson has an idea that the agriculturists are not doing themselves justice in the matter of a variety of crops, or in attention to those products of the farm which pay best. Then he feels that the foreign market is not sufficiently studied and cultivated, and it is his intention to visit all sections of the country and arouse a new _inter- est in both the directions indicated. The secretaries of agriculture heretofore have been political figure-heads_ or wordy theorists, while the present offi- cer seems to be both practical and a man of ideas. We have run the Agri- cultural Department since its creation asa kind of campaign annex for the benefit of Congressmen, through the dis- tribution of reports and seeds. In other countries the department of agriculture is altogether different from ours. There the great interests of agriculture are studied and promoted and the agricul- tural bureaus are of direct assistance to the nation’s production and commerce. It is Secretary Wilson’s idea that ag- riculture in the United States can be stimulated along profitable lines and new markets be obtained through the efforts of his department, as is the case abroad. As a preliminary step, he is now in the West, and later will be in the South. He 1s attempting to post himself as to the conditions and needs of the American farmers in all parts of the country and then proposes to formu- late plans to meet these wants. It isa great work this new cabinet officer has laid out for his department, and if he is but partially successful he will be entitled to a large share of public grat- itude. Contrary to a pretty well-diffused no- tion, farm labor, in some instances at least, pays better than some not by any means undesirable city labor. The Consolidated Iron Mines of Duluth the other day wanted seventy-five men tu go to Hibbing, but could not get them be- cause the farmers were paying higher wages for workers in the wheat fields than were offered at the mines or were being paid in Duluth. PROSPECT OF REVOLUTION. It has been shrewdly suspected that the great standing armies of Europe are maintained as much for the suppression of possible insurrections and revolution- ary movements as for defense against the aggression of foreign foes. Nosuch purpose is avowed when appropriations are asked for the support of a military establishment. It would not be politic to confess any doubt as to the popular- ity either of the form of the govern- ment itself or of its personal head. More or less uneasiness is undoubtedly felt, in some instances, on both these accounts; but the subject is one which the representatives of the sovereign authority prefer to avoid. It is true that the German Parliament——the Reichstag—is occasionally asked to pass stringent election laws, and to take other severe measures, to check the progress of socialism; but even the German Emperor would be slow to ac- knowledge that the security of his im- perial throne is largely dependent upon the strength of a police force of which the army itself is the most considerable part. There is naturally a wide difference between the German and the American view of the proper limit of the preroga- tive vested in the Chief Executive; still, there must exist in Germany some de- gree of that intense aversion which all Americans feel for a gcvernment whose ultimate ground of authority is simply military power. The Europe of to-day is not the Europe of Louis the Four- teenth, nor of Frederick the Great. The old idea that the right to rule absolutely has been conferred upon certain fami- lies, or the heads of certain families, by a divine decree has become _incred- ible in all enlightened countries. In Russia, perhaps, the ignorant millions, cherishing a sentiment of profound rev- erence for the Czar as the head at once of their church and State, may still cling to the ideal of a strictly personal government jure divino. But education is universal in Germany, and although it has been remarked that Germans even now very commonly entertain the an- cient feeling of loyalty to king and em- peror, that country is too much under the influence of modern ideas to accept the theory of a theocracy reposing upon the inalienable royalty of the Hohenzol- lerns. The young Emperor himself is probably the only highly educated Ger- man who does not understand the utter absurdity of any attempt to return to mediaeval conditions—one of the very few, at least, who do not thoroughly un- derstand that modern society is a pyra- mid which rests upon its base, and could not be made to stand upon its apex. There seems to be a good deal of reason to doubt that he really believes that government now depends necessar- ily upon the consent of the governed, although, certes, he, too, has been taught that he must occasionally yield to the force of popular opposition. On the other hand, it is very difficult for Americans, brought up wholly under the influence of their own institutions, with free speech and a free press, to appre- ciate the strength of conservatism in Germany. The average American is not apt to be misled by the reports he finds in the daily press of disaffection in that country; but that disaffection is almost wholly confined to the proletariat —that is,to the laboring and wage-earn- ing class in the cities. The bankers, the wealthy merchants, the small shop- keepers, the great manufacturers and the better paid of their employes, the large landholders, peasants, and the homekeeping, respect- able class generally, are heartily op- posed to revolution, and very generally inclined to support the existing order. The chances are that they would ap- prove even very arbitrary acts on the part of the Emperor in the interest of social repose and the security of prop- erty rights. He says and does things sometimes that appear ridiculous to his own countrymen as well as to others; but the German burgher puts them in his pipe and smokes them withoutdiffi- culty; for, after all, they have led to nothing serious, and the young must be allowed time to grow old. It is not very pleasant, indeed, for a learned pro- fessor or an accomplished artist to be re- minded by a war lord who has never served a single campaign in actual war- fare that the lowest soldier stands high- er in the empire than the highest civil- ian; but in Germany everybody, or nearly everybody, who is physically cap- able serves a term in the army, and so, for the most part, the Emperor’s words may be construed without offense. The people of the United States have always been opposed to the maintenance of a large standing army. The United States army is called a skeleton organi- zation, and it has never been anything else, except in time of war, or for a few months at most after the conclusion of a war. Mr. Cieveland showed how effect- ive even a small Federal force might be for the purpose of suppressing a io- cal riot. He was unquestionably sus- tained by public sentiment, although he was severely criticised in certain quar- ters. But it was never contemplated that the Federal army should be ordi- narily employed as a police force, and certainly the country would not consent to have it largely increased for that pur- pose. No party would venture to pro- pose a step of that sort. It is, there- fore, mainly upon the militia that this country must rely for the suppression of riot and sedition. The militia is, in effect, a popular military organization or system in the United States. It is essentially a volunteer organization. The troops actually enrolled in its ranks are usually perfectly obedient to their officers; but the whole body is infused with the democratic spirit, and would never be found available for any pur- pose of arbitrary power. It will never act except under law and in the name of the people. It need never be appre- hended, then, that free institutions in this country, will be subverted by an undue use of military power in the hands of a daring and unscrupulous ad- venturer. There is no possibility of a coup d'etat here such as that which made Louis Napoleon an Emperor of France, or such as that which the first Napoleon employed to overthrow the Directory and to establish the Consulate. This Government will not be overturned from above; and it is difficult to im- agine how it might be subverted by any sudden popular uprising. There may be from time to time a succession of far-reaching strikes, and these strikes may be occasionally attended by acts of mob violence; but in this country popular movements are sooner or later embodied in party organizations, and every great public question must be set- tled here at last in the arena of politics. Prosperity comes to a man when he has a chance to earn money, and has something left to spend for pleasure after supplying his wants. Prosperity never can come to a loafer, who must always be a beggar, when he is not a crook, the farmers, the MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 9 GOLD BRICK SWINDLES. Apparently, anybody can be swindled. Business experience offers no protection against the swindler. If he bea per- son of sufficient impudence and _assur- ance, and show a fair knowledge of the enterprise he is trying to put for- ward, he will have no more difficulty in imposing his nefarious schemes upon the banker and the merchant than upon the most unsophisticated dweller in the rural districts. The fact is, any person of good ad- dress, fair information and _ sufficient self-assurance to put a showy exterior on his propositions can get the better of almost anybody, no matter how shrewd in matters of finance. Such an operator knows how to arouse human cupidity and to play upon the chords of self-interest. Only make the intended victim believe that an opportunity to gain a great advantage is offered to him, and to him above all others, nd no matter how wild the scheme, if only it be plausibly presented, almost any- one to whom it is presented will bite at the bait. Such masterful confidence men as James Fiske, Ives, Ward, Barnato and other Napoleons of finance began with nothing, but they were able to gain uni- versal confidence and to retain it until the enormous bubbles of speculation which they had blown up finally burst, ruining thousands who had trusted them and dealt with them. Of course, oper- ators on such a gigantic scale are not seen every day; but they rise up every few years; while not a day passes but that business men are plundered in a lesser degree by plausible and ingen- ious rascals. Let some well-known person of proper reputation present some plan for an honest and fair business enterprise, with a reasonable promise of moderate but safe returns, and he will be repulsed, if not actually refused a hearing, by the average capitalist and man of business; but when some smooth operator comes with a scheme that promises hundreds or thousands of percentage of profit, he will have little difficulty in being lis- tened to. Men who are thoroughly cau- tious and wise in business matters with which they are acquainted are often astonishingly credulous concerning promises of vast profits out of enter- prises with which they have no ac- quaintance. Many examples could be named of the wild and unreasonable undertakings into which the people have put money and lost it, but experience only teaches those who have suffered by reason of it. At every moment of time there is born upon the earth an individual who is likely to furnish opportunities for the confidence man and the swindler, and while this goes on there will be no lack of unscrupulous operators to take ad- vantage of the fact. ‘‘Hope springs eternal in the human breast,’’ and al- most everybody hopes to get rich, and to get rich suddenly. It is for this rea- son that even the most unlikely and im- probable schemes will find somebody to risk money on them. “*The present is an age when money has tremendous power in all the affairs of life, and naturally everybody wants to become rich and to become rich rap- idly. This is an age when all sorts of schemes to make money are put for- ward. Many of them are of question- able honesty, and not a few are positively dishonest; but they all find patrons and they all receive countenance. Those who use them have only one prime ob- ject, and that is to get money. The man who purchases stolen gold bricks for a tithe of their supposed value suf- fers no shock to his moral sense until he finds he has been made the victim of a smooth thief, and only then he seems to realize that the man who would plunder the Government of which he was a serv- ant of its gold would also cheat those to whom he proposed to sell his ill-got- ten plunder. It is evident that the consumption of beer has fallen off this year, whatever the cause may be. The semi-annual reports of two large brewing and malt- ing establishments in Chicago and Mil- waukee show a decrease in sales of 47,427 barrels, and the total output of all the breweries in the Chicago internal revenue district decreased 120,751 bar- rels for the six months, and although the hot weather has increased the con- sumption somewhat, it is still below that of the corresponding period of previous years. If it is the bicycle, as is gener- ally supposed, that has done this, the wheel is not likely to prove the wheel of fortune to the liquor trade, for it ap- pears to be the best ally the cause of temperance has had for a long time. In the kingdom of Poland there was formerly a law that a person convicted of slander must walk on all-fours through the streets of the town, accompanied by the beadle, as a sign he was disgraced. At the next public festival the delin- quent had to crawl on hands and knees under the banquet table and bark like a dog. Each guest was at liberty to give him as many kicks as he chose and he who had been slandered must at the end of the banquet throw a picked bone at the culprit, who, picking it up in his mouth, would leave the room on all fours. The officials of the weather bureau are at work compiling statistics going to show what effect the various brands of weather have upon the health and moral- ity of the people. Mr. Moore, the chief, says that the figures already collected show that there is a decided increase in crime during hot weather and he feels that the investigation may develop some interesting facts concerning the ques- tion of criminology. Government ownership of railroads has been a failure in Brazil, and the government has offered to lease its en- tire system of 14,000 miles of track to any responsible company that will pay a bonus of $70,000,000 as rental of the tracks, rolling stock, and other property for a term of fifty years, and guarantee to restore them in good order at the end of that period. The mayor to be elected in Greater New York next November will bea potentate of great power and influence. London’s lord mayor is not a circum- stance to him. He will have a patron- age almost as large as that of the Presi- dent of the United States, with a pay roll bigger.than that of any other city in the world. Packages weighing up to twenty-two pounds and measuring not more than five feet cubic are now transported by the French postoffice for 37 cents to any part of France. Canada wants a new flag of her own. She ought to have it, as a sort of annex nation. The duty of the United States is to give her all the protection she wants. Men have tried to be orators without ideas or common intelligence to feel their eloquence. A Barrel of Flour Branded like this one Is The Best That money can buy. It will make whiter bread and more of it than any other kind. Clark=Jewell=Wells Co., Western Michigan Agents. This brand has always taken first rank among the direct importations of Japan grades and we are pleased to note that the quality of this year’s importation is fully up to the usual high standard of this brand, while some of our customers who are expert judges of tea insist that it grades higher than ever before. JEWELL same as heretofore, on the theory that the We propose handling CHOP on small margins, the nimble sixpence is better than the idle shilling. Clark=Jewell=Wells Co., Sole Owners. ; 10 MiCHiIGAN RADESMAN ANNUAL ADDRESS. President Phillips’ Message to the Michigan Druggists. For the second time in the histury of this Association we meet in this vicin- ity. Those of you who were with us at the last annual meeting wiil remember that the chief interest in that meeting seemed to center around the spot where it was held—that historic oid ground which has been dubbed, ‘‘the tairest spot on God's green earth.’’ but I find, and the experience is, undoubted- ly, the same with you all, that the more 1 travel the more of those ‘‘fairest spots’’ I find. And now we have come to another of the many evidences of the handiwork of the great Landscape Gardener of the universe, and what a surprise it is to many of us, who little realized that a place so unique, so rest- ful, so picturesque lay so near. For the second time, I repeat, we have come to this vicinity. What changes have taken place in the Association in four- teen years! How many of the pillars which then supported the structure have been removed—some by the hand ot Death and some to become supports of other organizations in other lines of business. As | iook over the faces now before me I find comparatively few who were with us in Lansing that November, 1883. This is a world of change and we can but note them as they pass by. Among them I cannot fail to note the sudden call of our ex-Vice-President, S. P. Whitmarsh, of Palmyra, who, on June 21, was stricken down while about his daily duties. A recent pharmaceutical journal says, in commenting on his life, that his aim was to be an ideal country druggist. At least two of our staunchest supporters—corner stones, | might say—have left the ranks of retail pharmacy to join other ranks in more remunerative Callings. Weshall always revere their names for the good work they have done and wish them abun- dant success in the other fields of labor. In the year that has passed there have been a number of stornis at the Capital which bid fair to work havoc in phar- macy. Among them, and most serious, were probably House bill No. 66, which allowed physicians to register without €xamination, and the Coleman bill, which required druggists to make a complete inventory ot all liquors on band each month and imposed a heavy fine if inventory and record of sales during the month did not agree. It also prohipited the sale of all liquors in original bottles. Owing to the faithful work of the Legislative Committee, members of the Board of Pharmacy, your Secretary and some members out- side of office, the skies are once more clear, only to gather moisture in the two years to come, which will be pre- cipitated upon us again by coming in contact with a current from some ice- berg of a legislator at the next session. The report of the Legislative Com- mittee will show more fully the extent of these disturbances and also recom- mend some needed legislation. The Secretary has circulated the cor- respondence relative to tax-free alcoho! which was sent from Washington, and the various letters sent to Congressmen are probably familiar to you all and wiil undoubtedly be mentioned in his report. it is customary tn addresses of this nature for the President to review, from year to year, the status of pharmacy. What, with the dispensing of medicine by phys icians, the cutting of prices by department stores (of course, they are the only ones which cut), the cry of substitution by the manufacturer, and the sale of — to the arch cutter by jobbers, the slang expression ‘‘Where are we at?’’ echos about the only description of the situation to be given. It is much easier to mention these various phases of our situation than it is to suggest successful treatment of any one of them. The cutter and the department store seem to have come to stay and the matter of fighting and leg- islating them away seems about as fruit- less a task as that of attempting to lift one’s self by his bootstraps. Still,there are those who are sanguine in the be- lief that these efforts will preva:l. To the younger ones in our Associa- tion, I would point, as a relief from the burdens which have been placed upon the back of the retail pharmacist by these existing conditions, to ‘higher education.’’ Bacteriology, physiologi- cal chemistry and microscopy are fields wherein the pharmacist may explore with the prospect of a greater amount of future pleasure and profit in store for him than he at present knows. In the modern practice of medicine the diag- nosis of disease has ceased to be the **feeling of the pulse’’ and ‘‘looking at the tongue.’’ The physician must know in some instances all about the urine (specific gravity, reaction, sugar, blood, pus, urea, etc.) ; the contents of every cavity taken by aspirator needs examining aS minutely; in the numer- ous infectious and contagious diseases examinations for bacilli must needs be undertaken; the microscope is again called into play in the examination of tumors, etc. The skilled physician should be and is abundantly able to catry on all these examinations, but many of them need bours and days of careful study and watchfulness, which the busy practitioner is unable to give to them. To whom would the doctor more gladly turn than to the pharma- cist who, by careful training and _ well- equipped laboratories, would be ccm-- petent to work out these painstaking details? Then for the public there are water analyses, food analyses, milk an- alyses, etc. I think I am not too vision- ary when I predict that the Twentieth Century pharmacy will have its micro- scopical, bacteriological and chemical laboratories in connection (in fact, we have at least one instance ona large scale of sucha pharmacy now), and | also predict that the ‘‘higher educa- tion’’ is to be the connecting link that reunites pharmacy and medicine on the old plane of reciprocity. For the druggist of to-day—the ““merchant druggist,’’ as he is more often called—I would advocate as many side lines as space and capital will per- mit. I would also advocate the practice of substitution with a big S. Not the mean, contemptible, criminal substi tution wbich, when Listerine, for in- stance, is prescribed or called for, dis- penses a ‘‘ home grown’’ product of the laboratory, but in the Listerine case— and this would apply to a score or more of secret remedies or doctors’ patents— 1 should advocate putting up a prepara- tion similar to the ones which every manufacturing concern in the country catalogues, giving it some euphonious name, sampling the physicians with it in precisely the same manner in which the aforesaid houses do, asking them to use it in their own mouths and in cuts and wounds in their own practice. (heir experience will dictate to them that it would be just as professional and that the beneficial results would be just as pronounced should they prescribe Eucathyiine as though they wrote the other preparation. Then the dental profession can be worked in the same manner. (Of course,! am not speaking of one’s own neighborhood.) In my own experience, we get a goodly num- ber of prescriptions for Eucatbyline from our D. D. S. Some of the coal tar derivatives can be worked in the same manner, and the ‘way’’ is just as legitimate and honorable as the intro- duction of my line of goods in competi- tion with your line can be. Then, with the general public, I should advocate the putting up of your own housebold remedies and then ad- vertising them by space in newspaper, circular, booklet, sample or otherwise, as experience and locality might sug- gest, to such extent that the customer will ‘‘get what he asks for,’’ and the article will not_be Blain’s or Rood’s, but your own. That is the substitution which I would hold out to you as iegiti- mate. I quote from a recent article on the subject by a Western man: ‘‘ Every pharmacist must make a aiiecanmaal of his own neighborhood, combat the ready-made. cure-alls and what-nots as fiercely as he would the cutter, pay less BASS SSSFSSFFSFSFSFSFSFSSFSSS>>. 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Please the women and you get the fam- ily trade. It is worth while. Order “LILY WHITE” Flour now. We guarantee it. Your money back if you want it. rrneraies Valley City Milling Co. = Grand Rapids, Mich. Mdsabdbdbdbdddbdddd AUN AA Aad dada ab ddd aster « .>--__—_—_ Fraudulent Formula. A brand-new swindle is out, and it is said that many persons have been taken in by it. The swindle is in the sale of a formula which is claimed to make gasoline non-explosive. The swindle is not attempted in cities to any extent, because many people in cities use gas stoves in summer, but in the country and small towns the salesmen are said to be making a big thing out of it. The formula is a fake. o-oo A New Utensil for Grocers. A new combination for grocers’ use consists of a funnel with a plug opera- ted by a thumb lever in the outlet, for use in measuring liquids, the funnels being made in different sizes and also with a graduated scale on the inside, so that when the desired quantity is ob- tained the plug can be drawn and the liquor flows out through the tube at the bottom. ee In France it is a punishable offense for anyone to give infants under one year any form of solid‘food unless such be ordered by written rescription signed by a legally qualified medical man. The Courtesy Due Traveling Sales- men. Wm. H. Young in Shoe and Leather Facts. Speaking about the best way to handle visiting salesmen so that they may not take up too much of the buyer’s time, it is an excellent plan to let the sales- man know at once whether one_ intends to buy from him or not. I do not ap- prove of the method which is peculiar to a great many buyers in Chicago, of keeping a poor salesman running after one from day to day and guessing all the time whether he will ultimately get an order before he leaves town. The buyer should always recognize the fact that a salesman is under con- siderable expense while he is running around town, and probably that expense amounts to $10 every day. If he is made to stay in the city a whole week the amount foots up to $7o. I am in my office every morning from 8 o'clock until 11 o’clock, and I am then always pleased to meet the boys. I invariably tell them on the spot whether their goods interest me or not, however, and never have them chasing after me as if I were a rainbow. 1 always treat them courteously, and invariably do so with the view of being not merely po- lite, but also from a desire to be gen- uinely kind, if possible, and to make them my friends. It pays to do so, and it is the part of wisdom that every buyer should practice until he has made it one of his personal characteristics. To illustrate a point I desire to make, I will suppose the case of some buyer who is, perhaps, never churlish to visiting knights of the grip. Now, whenever the boys have a good thing to dispose of they never forget that buyer. They enter into a sort of reciprocal relationship with him, as it were, and gu to his office whenever they happen to have something in the nature of a bargain and ask him if he is ina position to gather it in. I speak from experience, and without any attempt to eulogize what I have said with reference to my own disposition in this direction. Certain it is that in this way I have time after time secured my share of whatever snaps the boys happened to have in their grips, and which never in the world would have come my way if I had been characteristically repellent in my attitude toward them. Therefore, I believe suavity pays. The travelers re- gard it as a strong manifestation of benevolence in their direction when- ever they perceive it, and the buyer is all the better off for it, because he is enabled to stand in closer relation with them in business matters asa result. Then, the boys require a certain degree of sympathy sometimes to keep up their stamina, and especially is this the case when the salesmen first take to the road. That is the time they have to perform work that tells on the nerves, and, if they are not treated with at least a mod- icum of fellow feeling by those they come in contact with, the result will prove anything but beneficial to them before they get back home. Indeed, an old man will break down altogether under unfavorable circumstances of this kind, while the young man will stand it, perhaps, because he will not be con- scious of the hard work he is doing. Now, look at the buyer who is_ other- wise than genial and straightforward in his dealings with traveling men, and what are the results? One of the results is that he gets the ‘‘go-by’’ every time the boys have a snap to offer. He never gets a snap; never gets the chance to get it, or seldom does, anyway, because he does not deserve it, and that amounts to the same thing. I don’t mean to in- dicate that the buyer ought to pass his orders around indiscriminately among the salesmen that call on him from time to time. Far from it. Tom, Dick and Harry should be eschewed every time, and the buyer who does not turn them away is simply wasting precious min- utes and working indirectly against the best interests of his department. But he should be willing to give a hearing to every drummer who represents a house that has not descended to an- tiguated methods of conducting busi- ness, and which is well known for its progressiveness in its particular sphere of activity. I think almost everybody will agree with me here. That is the point that I have endeavored to em- phasize, anyway. 02 The Klondyke Gold Fields Are now attracting the attention of the whole world, and the results of placer and quartz mining are fully equal to the finds of nuggets in the early Cali- fornia days, and extraordinary induce- ments are being offered to prospectors, practical miners and investors. By next spring the gold fever will have taken possession of thousands of people, and the Western roads will have all they can do to transport the fortune hunters. The Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railway, and its connecting lines, offer the best facilities for reaching the Alaska gold regions. For further information, address Harry Mercer, Michigan Pass. Agt., Detroit. Mich. LYCOMING, 25 and 5 off. KEYSTONE, 25 and 5 and 10 off. These prices are for present use and also for fall orders. 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The fifteenth annual meeting of the Michigan State Pharmaceutical Asso- ciation was called to order at Grand Ledge Aug. 3 by President Phillips, who congratulated the members on the improved attendance, as compared with the convention held the previous year at Mackinac Island. A. B. Schumaker welcomed the druggists to Grand Ledge in the follow- ing well-chosen words: In behalf of the Mayor and citizens of Grand Ledge, I take pleasure in most heartily welcoming you, as citizens of this great State of Michigan, to our beautiful and enterprising village. We are glad to s:e so many of you here and hope your stay will bea pleasant one. We hope your meeting will be of protit to you, both in a business sense and in a social way. The keys of the city are in your hands and we wish you to make the best of everything. We want you to ask for anything you wish; and I can assure you that the Grand Ledge citi- zens are proud of this occasion and will spare no pains to show you that we are happy to have you convene with us and to assist you in making the meeting a happy memory. The response was made by H. J. Brown, of Ann Arbor, as follows: T do not think there is much to be said in answer to such a frank and friendly speech as Mr. Schumaker has just made in behalf of the Mayor and citizens of this delightful place. If the people of this city are glad we are here, I am sure we are glad to be here. Most of the members of the Association who are here to-day have never been iu this particular part of the State before. I have but just arrived and am both sur- prised and enchanted with the pictur- esque scenery and life here. I have only seen a little of Grand Ledge, but from what others say, I judge that it is a beautiful place, and am sure the bal- ance of what I expect to see here will bear me out in saying truthfully that the place is grand and the people alive, good-natured and enterprising. I have but one complaint to make regarding the people of Grand Ledge, which is personal: When I was in the barber shop this morning for the purpose of being shaved, the tonsorial artist, after he had finished his task, calmly and dryly enquired, ‘‘What do you wish on your hair?’’ (Mr. Brown has a slightly bald pate.) I am glad to have the pleasure of meeting Mr. Schumaker and the citizens here and, in behalf of the Association, I beg leave to thank him and the other druggists and business men of Grand Ledge in advance for the honors and hospitality shown to us. President Phillips then called Vice- President Webber to the chair and read his annual address, which is published in full elsewhere in this week’s issue. The address was referred to a special committee, composed of H. G. Cole- man, H. J. Brown, A. B. Schumaker and Geo. McDonald. John S. Bennett, of Lansing, called attention to the danger of inimical liq- uor legislation at the hands of the Leg- islature and urged that the Association solicit a small sum from every druggist in the State, such contributions to con- stitute a fund to be kept separately by the Treasurer for the exclusive purpose of maintaining a lobby at Lansing dur- ing legislative sessions. Secretary Schrouder presented following applications: George O. Young, Lansing. John S. Bennett, Lansing. J. Frank Spinning, Lansing. Fredrich Weinman, Lansing. Robt. S. Kimmich, Lansing. A. C. Bauer, Lansing. John J. Sourwine, Escanaba. D. S. Halleck, Detroit. W. P. Doty, Detroit. Henry Heim, Saginaw, E. S. On motion of H. J. Brown, the appli- cations were approved and the appli- cants duly elected members of the As- sociation. C. N. Anderson, chairman of the Committee on Trade Interests, presented a lengthy report, recommending co-op- erative manufacturing, and an amend- ment to the present pharmacy law which will wipe out the saloon element on certain drugs, the enforcement of the amendment to be placed in the hands of the Board of Pharmacy. The report was referred to a special committee, composed of A. E. Webber, A. B. Schu- maker and Chas. Mann. F, W. R. Perry presented the annual report of the State Board of Pharmacy, which was accepted. Prof. Prescott read a paper on ‘‘En- forcement of laws against the adultera- tion of drugs,’’ which was ordered printed in the proceedings. the The second session was held in the evening, when the Committee on Presi- dent’s Address made the following re- port: Your Committee appointed to con- sider the able and interesting address of President Phillips would report that it has carefully reviewed same, and, from the many valuable suggestions and recommendations which it contains, finds the following, which we think should receive special consideration and on which the Association should take action at this time: 1. His recommendation regarding the popularizing of the metric system of weights and measures and the adoption by the Association of a resolution, as outlined by him, to that end. 2. His recommendation relative to —— % Py See a ol one place for holding our annual meet- ing. 3. His recommendation that we fix the time for our next annual meeting during the séssion. The Committee also ventures to sug- gest that the time for the annual meeting be the Tuesday following the first Mon- day in August. The Committee also fully concurs with the President in urging all members to exert themselves in extending the mem- bership of the Association. The report was accepted and ordered printed in the proceedings. The special committee appointed to consider the report of the Committee on Trade Interests reported as follows: We, the special committee appointed to report on the Trade Committee’s_ re- port, respectfully submit.for your con- sideration the following recommenda- tions: 1. In regard to mutual manufacture for the benefit of the retail druggist, we coincide with the recommedation made by the President in his address, as we think the matter worthy of discus- sion by the Association. 2. We believe the druggists should take action individually in waging a persistent warfare against any and all manufacturers and proprietors who are using the public press in any form for the purpose of creating distrust in the minds of the public regarding the in- tegrity of drugs, medicines, etc., dis- pensed by them. We further recom- mend the selling of our own prepara- tions, as against the ones so adver- tised. In regard to _ legislation, we recommend that the Legislative Com- mittee be requested to take up the question of raising funds for the protec- tion of the retail drug interests of the State of Michigan in the following man- ner: The members of this Association contribute enough money to circularize every druggist in this State, asking him to contribute $1 for the purpose of watching legislation. The amount necessary is estimated at $50 for the announcement, the amount so collected to be deposited with the Treasurer of the Association in a separate account and used only for legitimate purposes. In regard to the amendments of the pharmacy law, we believe that this mat- ter should be placed in the hands of a competent committee of three mem- bers and the present law so revised that it will, in a great measure, em- body a protection of the liquor interests that will relieve the druggists of the odium of the drug store saloons, and that the prosecution of this law be placed in the bands of the Board of Pharmacy,and such other changes made in the law as the Association deems ad- visable. On motion of H. J. Brown, the report was accepted and laid on the table un- til the next session. John S. Bennett invited the members BELLE to hold the next annual convention in Lansing. A letter was read from the Mayor and druggists of St. Joseph, extending a similar invitation for that place. The following invitation was received from N. S. Boynton, Mayor of Port Huron: On behalf of the citizens of Port Huron I herewith extend a cordial and urgent invitation to your Association to hold its next annual meeting in this city. Should you decide to do so, I can assure you that nothing will be left un- done to make your visit here an enjoy- able one. I need not say that Port Huron isa wide-awake city; its people active, and their hospitality up to the highest standard. As Port Huron is not fenced in and whitewashed overhead, we have no gates to open or bars to let down. All avenues, highways and byways leading into the city are open to every- one. You can come by wagon. road, in ordinary vehicles, in carriages, in chaises, or on the festive bicycle. Or you can come by rail in luxuriant cars from any quarter of the State, or you can reach here in palace steamers from the North and South and enjoy a ride on the Detroit River, Lake St. Clair and St. Clair River, the connecting link in the great waterway of commerce between the East and the West. I can assure you that the attractions in and about our city will interest you. Here you will find the greatest subma- rine tunnel in the world, running under- neath the St. Clair River, connecting (not annexing) Canada with the United States. If, perchance, circumstances not un- der your control should require a quick trip to the Queen’s Dominions, you can be transported without a moment’s de- lay by the under ground route,or you can take a ferry boat, a steam yacht or a row boat and find yourself outside of Uncle Sam’s country, quickly and with- out form or ceremony. It will be worth the time of each and every one of you, to spend a few days in our city. Standing on the banks of the St. Clair, or seated in Pine Grove Park, so finely located near the rapids, you will see passing almost constantly up and down that beautiful stream ele- gant passenger steamers, monster steam freighters, immense barges, sail vessels and other water craft the combined ton- nage of which is greater than that which arrives and departs from all the other ports of the United States, making a panorama not soon forgotten. You can bathe in the beautiful water which flows rapidly down that river, wash in it and drink it at the same time without danger of results, unless you get beyond your depth. Our hotel accommodations are ex- cellent. The Hotel Harrington ranks with the best in the State. Our electric street car service is unequalled, while the police department is run in the in- terest and for the sole benefit and_pro- tection of visitors. The chief and the patrolmen will be hypnotized during the session of your body. QUALITY OUR MOTTO ISLE PICNI THE FINEST OF ALL SUMMER DELICACIES FOR PICNIC PARTIES, OUTING PARTIES, FAMILY USE. MICHIGAN . TRADESMAN 165 If you desire any subjects to experi- ment on, in order to ascertain the strength and utility of any drug or com- pound, they will be furnished gratu- itously. We have a very few fossilized inhabitants, and a few chrenic kickers, whose funerals will be well attended, if your mixtures get in their work well. Come, by all means, come. Our live, active citizens will treat you right royal- ly. If you accept this urgent invitation and hold your next annual session in Port Huron and do not find things just as I have represented them, your hum- ble servant will pay the freight. Prof. Stevens then entertained the members with a stereoptican entertain- ment, illustrating the manner in which the practical side of pharmacy is taught at the University. The enter- tainment was thoroughly enjoyable and Prof. Stevens was given a hearty vote of thanks. At the third session, which convened Wednesday morning, Dr. Prescott ad- dressed the Association as follows on ‘*Sale and registration of poisons :’’ I wish to call your attention to the question arising in the American Pharmaceutical Association which is creating so much _ interest—so much that some of us have been giving new thought to the subject in the past year —the question regarding the law regu- lating the sale of poisons. When we think of it, it is a subject of the very first importance, inasmuch as the re- sponsibility and importance of the pharmacist lie almost entirely in the sale of poisons. We all understand that a registered pharmacist is such because he has poisons to sell to the public. We know that there is scarcely any distinction between medicines used for poisons or otherwise, only a differ- ent degradation between medicines that are poisons and medicines which may be said not to be poisons. The public naturally holds the pharmacist responsible in respect to the furnish- ing of poisons, for this reason: We have a State law for the regulation of the sale of poisons. This law requires of the pharamcist when selling a poison that said poison be properly labeled, also that the pharmacist keep a com- plete record of all poison sales, the record to consist of the name of the purchaser, amount purchased, date of purchase and the use the purchaser intends to make of said poison. In my judgment, the poisons sold by pharma- cists are labeled faithfully and his sales and record thereof comply as well as can be expected. I believe Prof. Stev- ens voices my sentiment regarding poison furnished on the prescription of the regular physician. I believe these prescriptions should contain no other label (unless so specified by a physi- cian) and that no other iegislation is required for a law to compel the regis- tration of these prescriptions, the law requires that there shall be some action taken to hold the purchaser responsible for his act in the purchase of poisons. The danger of poisoning applies to ac- cidental poisoning, suicidal and homi- cidal, the physician to make the proper enquiries in a case of accidental poison- ing or poisoning as to whether the pur- chaser was of sound mind, acting in good faith and capable of exercising the right of acitizen to buy such medicines as he may want in the treatment of dis- eases. The pharmacist has a certain responsibility to enquire into such cases. He naturally feels that it is a great question as to the advantage of registering certain poisons, because he says he cannot help this individual from buying poison. The pharmacist is apt to confine his thoughts to this matter of the second many purposes for the registration of poisons to avoid a fuss. Many states have no laws re- quiring the registration of the sale of poisons. In some instances there is no poison law of any kind; nevertheless, many pharmacists in those states keep a careful record of such sales and are very Cautious in dispensing such medi- cines—an act of their own which is purely voluntary and wise. If we are to have any new legislation in the mat- ter of the sale of poisons, I would rec- ommend that the Association fix a schedule of poisons, and one so narrow and simple that every pharmacist could and would strictly adhere to it. Secondly, I would recommend that the State Board of Pharmacy take this same law in hand and enforce it to the letter. John J. Sourwine, of Escanaba, then presented his paper on ‘‘ How to pre- vent price-cutting,’’ which will appear in a subsequent issue of the Trades- man. The plan outlined by Mr. Sour- wine was endorsed by the Association. Election of officers resulted as fol- lows: President—A. H. Webber, Cadillac. Vice-Presidents—W. R. Cutler, Ionia; John J. Sourwine, Escansaba; C. N. Anderson, Detroit. Secretary—Charles F. Mann, Detroit. Treasurer—John D. Muir, Grand Rapids. Executive Committee—A. B. Stevens, Ann Arbor; H. G. Colman, Kalamazoo; W. S. Winegar, Lowell; E. E. Calkins, Ann Arbor; A. B. Schumaker, Grand Ledge. Delegate to National Wholesale As- sociation Convention—John J. Sour- wine, Escanaba. The Executive Committee reported that it had found the reports of the Sec- retary and Treasurer correct, but that the Secretary’s report was not quite as lucid as could be desired, owing to the amount of goods taken in exchange for advertisements in the proceedings and announcements. The Committee also recommended that both officers here- after furnish a satisfactory bond. The report was adopted. On motion of Prof. Stevens, the sal- ary of the Secretary was fixed at $225 per year, providing there are funds enough in the treasury to warrant such payment, Co-operative manufacturing was then discussed at some length, resulting in the appointment of C. N. Anderson, H. G. Colman and F. A. Thompson as a special cotmmittee to take the matter under consideration and report at the next meeting. Stanley E. Parkill called attention to the slurring references to the retail drug- gist in the daily and weekly press, suggesting that if druggists would Je- cline to use the columns of such papers for advertising purposes, the unkind items would quickly disappear. On motion of Geo. Gundrum, every one present was requested to contribute $1, tocreate a fund to be used for print- ing circulars and mailing one to each druggist in the State, soliciting a con- tribution of $1 to create a fund which shall be used for legislative purposes. The result was $26. On motion of Mr. Church, Mr. Sour- wine was unanimously elected a dele- gate to the next meeting of the National Wholesale Drugyists’ Association. Prof. Prescott presented the following resolution, which was unanimously adopted : Whereas, The Michigan State phar- macy law, in Section 11, provides for legal procedure in cases of adulteration of medicines, and Whereas, This provision constitutes the Board of Pharmacy as State officers for procedure against adulteration of medicines, therefore Kesolved, That this Association re- quests the Board of Pharmacy to take into immediate consideration its duty in the execution of Section 11 of the pharmacy law, and that we pledge to the Board our moral support toward a reasonable policy in taithful legal measures to preserve the true standard of medicines in this State. Prof. Stevens then read a paper on ‘Chlorinated Lime,’’ which will appear in a subsequent issue of the Tradesman. At the concluding session of the con- vention the Committee on Prize Papers recommended that the $5 prize for the best paper on pharmacy be awarded to Prof. Stevens, and that the $5 prize for the best paper of practical interest to the retail trade be awarded to Mr. Sour- wine. The report was adopted. It was decided to hold the next con- vention at Port Huron and the date se- lected was the first Tuesday after the first Monday in August. On motion of Mr. Anderson, a hearty vote of thanks was tendered the drug- gists and citizens of Grand Ledge for the hospitality shown the members dur- ing the convention. On motion of Mr. Phillips, Ed. J. Rodgers, of Port Huron, was elected Local Secretary for the next annual con- vention. A vote of thanks was then tendered Local Secretary Schumaker and the con- vention adjourned. > o> While discussing the qualifications of a traveling man ina party of friends a few days ago, a veteran traveling man remarked: ‘‘An unfortunate quality in a traveling salesman is bashfulness. Not a common you say? It is, however, to be found. Shy manners are most generally the result of a faulty ed- ucation, but are sometimes inborn, and caused by lack of self-confidence and, in a measure, by over-estimation of others. Moreover, bashfulness is oftener met with among highly cultivated per- sons than among the comparatively ig- norant. Some very intelligent people are almost childlike in their timidity ; and as the world is apt to judge more by the exterior than by the true per- ception of worth, it is not an easy task for such persons to keep up or to reach the social standing which their capaci- ties undeniably merit. On the other hand, a person destitute of superior worth or excellence is often seen to have the better of them, and they lose the ad- vantage and profits which life offers to those who have the confidence to seize them. Very sensitive people could never be successful as drummers. When bash- fulness is inborn it is difficult—almost impossible—to overcome it, even by the only means which might be tried with the expectation of success, namely, that of continually mixing with other peo- ple. But, although exaggerated mod- esty and timidity are undesirable qual- ities in a commercial traveler, arro- gance and haughtiness are no less ob- jectionable and have a very detrimental effect on business transactions. An over- bearing, insolent person is never well liked wherever he may go. He is treat- ed with impatience or contempt if obliged to be tolerated at all, and he is gotten rid of as soon as_ possible. Furthermore, presumption is generally a sign of stupidity. My young fellow travelers may ask themselves how they would feel if an insolent prig intro- duced himself to them. Nowadays storekeepers have many and_ various means of keeping themselves supplied with goods,and are almost overwhelmed with applications for orders; and, be- yond question, only those on the long list of commercial travelers who under- stand the art of making themselves ap- preciated can hope to be prosperous.’’ A drug store window has a display of goods marked: ‘‘Everything that baby needs.’’ It does not pretend to show everything that baby wants and cries for. one, DEALERS--Turn your money over! The enormous amount of advertising being done NEW VYORK.N. POLISH WITH 4 FLANNEL See, OR BRUSH. a ae enables merchants “A nimble nickel is better than a slow dime.” | elire | ce ane APPLY WITH A DAMP FLANNEL | ad to make quick sales and fair profits. ov to familiarize house-keepers with the name of ameline The Modern STOVE POLISH Don’t load up with dead stock. ee Ee a a MICHIGAN TRADESMAN JANE CRAGIN. End of the Romance Begun in the Milltown Store. Written for the TRADESMAN. The almost miraculous escape from death, and the shock resulting from the loss of the Doctor and Miss Marchland, threw Jane into a violent fever. For days her life was despaired of and for weeks fears were, entertained that she would never be herself again. .< Slowly, however, the strong’{constitution she had received from a sturdy ancestry as- serted itself and one bright, October morning the partners of the Milltown store started on the long journey east- ward across the continent. It had not been a long time since she had come to that bright spot in the wide waste of plains, but the events of a lifetime had been crowded into it. Then, she had looked out upon the green of the early summer ‘‘in maiden meditation, fancy free;’’ now, the chill fall winds com- plained of an ended summer that had brought only death and sorrow. The journey was made with but little discomfort, and when the station near- est Milltown was reached and Jane looked out upon the autumn splendor tkat brighened it and all about it, a bit of the crimson that dyed the maples crept into her pale cheeks, a welcome sight to all Milltown, who had come to the station to give a hearty home-com- ing to the two in whose welfare they were so much concerned. The welcome was boisterous and hearty. Cy’s appearance on the plat- form was the signal for three rousing cheers, hardly finished when Jane’s dear face was seen. Then the cheers were multiplied by three and a tiger, ‘‘that fairly lifted the hair right off’m yer head!’’ There was no end to the hand- shakings and many were the expressions of sympathy and condolence, Amanda Bettis’s speech to Cy being the most condensed and covering the most ground: ‘‘You poor critters! There ain’t one on us that don’t feel as if you'd come to us right from Death’s door; an’, now’t we got ye back where white folks live, we ain’t never goin’ to let ye break away agin! Josiah says, ‘When the Lord’s taken the trouble to fix up a place way off in one corner sumers tor cloudbusts an sicklones an’ sich, ‘tain’t anyways likely that he’s calc’latin’ to hev any dumbed idjit botherin’ rcund an’ gittin’ in the way!’ He’s digzin’ pertaters ter-day an’ couldn't leave, but he tole me to tell ye that, now ye’ve found out thatZye ain't quite so alfired smart ’s ye thought ye was, an’ got some o’ the conceit knocked out of ye, he don't know any- body he'd cabbage to quicker’n he would to you; an’ when he read in the papers about yer fightin’ uv the flood with one han’ an’ savin’ uv Jane with t’other, an’ both on ye comin’ out all right,he jes’ made up his mind, b’gosh, that you'd got the right sort o’ stuff in ye. An’ he says ef ye want ter set in the next Legislater,all ye got ter dew is ter say so!’’ This was not the only way that these homely people took to let Cy and Jane know that their welcome was a hearty one. At intervals all the way from station to village there was some pleas- ing device, some cheery word which proclaimed the deeper feeling the sturdy New England character is always loath to show; and, when the carriage turned into the business street of Milltown, and the eye took in the display and still better the heart-work behind it, to do his best Cy had hard work to keep the lump out of his throat and Jane at once embraced the privilege of her sex and cried to her heart’s content. There were flags everywhere. There were wreaths and festoons of fall flowers. There were ribbons in streamers and in knots, and Hello! Jane’s and Hello! Cy’s were heard in a continued strain from the bend to the store, which Sid had literally covered with colors, and sentiments ‘‘from grave to gay.’ Then the store was transformed into a reception room, with Sid and Jim to do the honors, where those who had not welcomed the returned—and many of those who had—with hearty handclasp and old-fashioned phrase expressed their delight at receiving them at last safe and sound. It scarcely need be said that Jane did not resume her place at the desk. For weeks, which soon became months, the thought of the old work seemed distaste- ful to her; and, after a great many con- ferences with Cy, it finally seemed best to fit Jim for the place, who promptly refused it unless the ‘‘fitting’’ should come from Jane. Whether by nature or design on the part of the learner, the task did not prove an easy one and Jane's sweet face brightened the office and cheered the customers, who liked to come to the window and ‘‘exchange the time o’ day’’ with ‘“‘the best kusi- ness woman in the kentry, thet hed be’n the makin’ 0’ Cy Huxley—an’ the Mill- town store int’ the barg’in ’f the trewth must be spoken.’’ At last, in spite of his dulness, real or feigned, Jim mas- tered the books and Jane’s life asa business woman was over. It was pleasing to see, however, that, as the store missed her, the interests of the little village increased and widened in every direction. The library, which Cy had become discouraged over, re- ceived new books and renewed life. The church societies, which had waged unrelenting war upon each other time out of mind, for reasons which have never been satisfactorily explained, for- got to contend and surprised everybody one day by meeting to confer upon methods pertaining to the common _in- terest and parted, after accomplishing their purpose, without even calling each other names! This state of affairs con- tinued and in time resulted in the union of the two churches, so that, instead of each starving a minister, both, united, supported one respectably. One day, Jane found time to step into the schoolhouse and see what was going on there. That one visit didn't satisfy her and she went again. Then, when the term had closed and the question came up in regard to the teacher for another term, everybody had come to the conclusion that Milltown deserved a teacher who understood his business. The result was that within a short time the ‘‘Milltown Academy’’ became the center of attraction for students from all parts of the country and is, to-day, a leading educational center. These changes did not all come about ina day ; but it is an acknowledged fact that, while plans had long existed in regard to them, they never began to materialize until Jane Cragin breathed into them some of her abundant enthusiasm. None saw this more clearly than Cyrus Huxley; and he felt more keenly the fact that, with all this prosperity going on in the village life around him, there remained still one barren spot, uncared for and untouched. A year after their return from Colorado went by, and an- other, and the same ache and unrest filled his heart. He watched Jane as she went her daily round of duty—for he often saw her—and it seemed to him the graces of her womanhood increased the farther she became removed from the influences of trade and the store; and, at last, when he was feeling one day the utter loneliness of his life, and won- dering what it would be if she drifted wholly away from him, he could endure the thought no longer and went out to banish it in a walk under the green leaves of the early June. The air was sweet with roses; and he thought of the rich red one whose wearer had loved him with all her heart. Then he thought of another as red and as rich whose wearer he had saved from the rushing torrent of an angry flood. A shadow fell on the ground at his side. Looking up, he saw the dear be- ing who made it. ‘*T saw you, Cy, and I wanted to walk with you.’’ ‘*Walk with me always, Jane, won’t you?’’ And Jane Cragin, with a smile upon her happy, upturned face, answered, ‘‘Yes, Cy, always!’’ And that Jong, blissful walk began that very June. RICHARD MALCOLM STRONG. — PBOOQQOOQOOGOOOQDOQOQOCOQOOHOE 3 @) @ © 1) @ @ @ e can reach. tities to suit purchasers. © © @ @ @ FIRE PROOF ASPHALT PAINT AND VARNISH--~~ We are offering to the trade the genuine article, and at a price that all Our paints are suitable for any use where a nice raven black is required. Contains no Coal Tar, and will not crack, blister or peel. H. M. REYNOLDS & SON, 8 GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. CHOCOOPCODOOOOGOOQOOOMOOCOOOOOOQOQOOGOODOOQOOOOOQOOOQOOOOO COHOQOOQOOOQOOOO OQOODOOOQOOQOOQOOQOQOQOO© ®» @ © @ @ @ @ @ $ Sold in quan- © @ @) ©) @ @ © @ © @) ® Bicycle Sundries Everything up to date. Lamps ,Tires, Pedals, Saddles, Locks, Bells, Pumps, Cements, Etc. ADAMS & HART, Wholesale Bicycles and Sundries, Send for catalogue and discount sheet. 12 W. Bridge St., Grand Rapids. Mention where you saw this ad. ness. Sl YYYYYYYYYYYYYYVTTTPT THT THTTTrrrTTrP ROTOR THT The use of a suitable system of Coupon Books will cut off all annoyances and loss and thus eliminate the principal uncertainties of busi- The best are made by the TRADESMAN COMPANY, GRAND RAPIDS. Samples and prices will be sent on request. TUIITETECCUUVUTTTTTTTPPee ery yy' POPPTTNYDTTNV DVN NNO a NNO ONL > Don’ t get mixed 7 up tn the Web of | Breer as to the condition of your business through the compli- cations of accounts. SUNMAAUUUULLLLLLLLLLtN LLG hhkkGkaklk kdl MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 17 Commercial Travelers Michigan Knights of the Grip. President, Jas. F. HAMMELL, Lansing; Secretary, D. C. Staeut, Flint; Treasurer, Cras. McNo.ry, Jackson. Michigan Commercial Travelers’ Association. President, S. H. Harr, Detroit; Secretary and Treasurer, D. Morris, Detroit. United Commercial Travelers of Michigan. Grand Counselor, F. L. Day, Jackson: Grand Secretary, G. S. Vatmorg, Detroit; Grand Treas- urer, GEO. A. REYNOLDs, Saginaw. Michigan Commercial Travelers’ Mutual Acci- dent Association. President, A. F. Pzaksg, Jackson; Secretary and Treasurer, Gro. F. Owen, Grand Rapids. Board of Directors—F. M. Tyter, H. B. Farr- . CHILD,Jas. N. BRADFORD, J. HENRY DAWLEY,GEO. J. HEINZELMAN, CHas. S. RoBINSON. Lake Superior Commercial Travelers’ Club. President, W. C. Brown, Marquette; Secretary and Treasurer, A. F. Wrxson, Marquette. Gripsack Brigade. Big debts come from big promises. Little minds make the biggest dis- play. Leaks in business are like gimlet holes in a barrel. If you jump at conclusions you will leap over reason. Little ideas and big successes never go in the same set. {f you are afraid of yourself the world will be afraid of you. Success is coy and will stay with you only when treated well. A careless salesman will have careless customers—about paying. The sneer of the man who won’t pay his bills is sincerest flattery. i If excuses had a money value, some traveling men would be rich. Watch shaky customers more and your competitors less and you will get along better. A man who intends to pay his bills is never afraid to ask for credit before a crowd. Successful traveling saltsmen do not ‘‘jump on’’ their competitors. They are too busy. If all that glitters were gold, the brass in the cheek of some men would pay their bills. A salesman should care more for the interests of his house than for his indi- vidual record. Some men on the road cultivate their mustaches more carefully than they do business sense. The successful man with peculiar ways is called original. If he fails he is called an idiot. The man who knows the weak side of his nature and is afraid of it is usu- ally a strung man. When you have once established a good trade, hang onto it like a colored preacher to a fat pullet. Egotism and intolerance, twin sisters themselves, are ever the handmaidens of tyranny and oppression. These ‘ don’t-give-a-durn’’ customers will bear watching. They ‘‘don’t give a durn’’ if they owe you, and they tell people so. Some men who haven’t sense enough to couple joints of stovepipe or lay carpets think they.can become success- ful traveling salesmen. On account of the rain which pre- vailed Saturday morning, the Grand Rapids -traveling men concluded to postpone their annual picnic until Sat- urday, Aug. 28, at which time it is ex- pected there will be a large turnout. Special efforts are being made to render the programme interesting to all who attend. When a man thinks more of his bank account than his honor, he is bankrupt in the latter. M. M. Read (E. B. Millar & Co.), of Ypsilanti, has taken possession of his new summer cottage at Ypsilanti Re- sort, located on Portage Lake, six miles north of Dexter. Wm. Boughton Co.), who has been confined to his bed at Butterworth Hospital for the past two weeks by a recurrence of his old trouble, is improving so rapidly that he expects to be able to resume his work on the road in the course of a couple of weeks, Geo. W. Howell, who has represented Merriam, Collins & Co. (Chicago) in Western Michigan for some time past, is under arrest at Muskegon ona charge of having forged the name of a repu- table person to the bond given his house to secure it against his failure to turn in collections. It is alleged that Howell is several hundred dollars short in his accounts and that the shortage is due to the pernicious system of giving rebates indulged in by Mr. Howell. If the al- legation is correct—and the Tradesman is assured that the demoralization inci dent to Mr. Howell’s visits to the trade leaves little ground for doubt on this point—his fate should be a warning to other salesmen in the same line who may harbor the delusion that they can keep on making rebates and still retain their positions. Local railroad men assert that the new interchangeable mileage book will be on sale Sept. 1, but they do not an- ticipate that it will meet with the ap- proval of the traveling fraternity because of the obnoxious provision relating to the exchange of mileage slips for trip tickets. It is asserted that the local lines of Michigan voted solidly against this provision, but that it was insisted upon by the Vanderbilt interests—the Michi- gan Central and Lake Shore—who suc- ceeded in carrying their point. Inas- much as all Michigan roads will con- tinue to issue family mileage books, good in Michigan, the Tradesman ad- vises those members of the fraternity who do not travel outside the State to reject the new book altogether and refuse to have anything to do with it, as it is the product of bad faith on the part of Michigan railway men who promised the boys a ‘'satisfactory’’ mileage book in the event of their staying away from the Legislature. In the meantime, the boys should remember the position of the Vanderbilt lines and govern them- selves accordingly when they have an op- portunty to divert any freight—and such opportunities sometimes come to trav- eling men. DS gees en Interesting Game Between Soo Gro- cers and Hardware Dealers. Sault Ste. Marie, Aug. 16—Hoops, bloomers and roller skates have had their day and we are in the midst of a wheel craze, yet the hardware and gro- cery proprietors and clerks had it bad enough to lay business aside and ad- journ to the stone yard to play ball. What a game it was! Everybody was captain and there were a dozen coach- ers ona side. There were glass-arms, has-beens, charley-horse and ice-wagons galore; and for genuine up-and-up noise-making, tough ward kids are not ED it, The line up of the grocery team was as follows: Dried Apple Aitken, Tapioca Pud- ding Mackin, Egg Shell Royce, An- cient Ham Eddy, Wafer Shaped Free- burn, Herring Bone Ramsay, Easy Bright Miller, Jaw Breaker Maloney, Asparagus Woodhull, _ (C. E. Smith Shoe 99 -zthe hardware line up was composed of the following: Flue Cleaner Robbins, Anti-Leak Ferguson, Road Scraper Hernon, Plan- ished Iron Deyotte, Strap Hinge Knee, Japanned Screw Barton, Jack Knife Slurton, Jack Rabbit Frederick, Car- rigge Jack Thoenen. Umpire Higgins was the busiest man in town. The attendance was less than 9. The score at the end of the sixth in- ning was 47 to 54 in favor of the gro- cers. The hardware side was composed largely of plumbers, who got in their work well, as plumbers usually do. They thought they had a lead pipe cinch on the game and could wipe the joints of all the grocery players, as well as be able to plug the ball at every turn. In this they were disappointed. They got in a trap, got wiped themselves and were piped off by the rooters, The hardware battery was pretty square. The pitcher threw corkscrew curves and scooped in everything that came his way. Whenever he sawa man napping, he shot the ball to a baseman, who would rake it in. The hardware catcher showed a pretty level head, the way he handled himself. He seldom spoke, and tackled every foul fly, tried to brace up the balance of the team a bit, plainly saw from the first he had no snap, yet in the face of it all he bore up well. The spouting on the stands and track did not make him lose his sand. He knew the game hinged on the battery and so they played until the end, when darkness compelled the umpire to call the game and they all filed out— cranks and all. OvurIx. ———_~>-2 +> ____ Gasoline and Similar Explosives Must Be Labeled. Grand Rapids, Aug. 16—Please in- form me, through the columns of the Tradesman, if there is a law compelling those who sell gasoline or naphtha to brand it as such, so that it will not be mistaken for kerosene. Several deaths have recently been caused in this city by people filling lamps with gasoline in place of kerosene; and if there is no law covering this point, I think it is time such a provision was added to the statutes. The law is very strict in re- gard to the handling of Paris green and other deadly articles. It would be safe to say that not more than one accident happens by a careless use of Paris green to a thousand from gasoline. ENQUIRER. The Legislature of 1889 took up the question of labeling vessels containing gasoline and enacted one of the shortest laws on the statute buoks, as follows: Every druggist, grocer or other per- son who shall sell and deliver at retail any gasoline, benzine or naphtha, with- out having the true name thereof and the words ‘‘explosive when mixed with air’’ plainly printed upon a label se- curely attached tu the can, bottle or other vessel containing the same, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars. The existence of this law is not gen- erally known, but the Tradesman finds that it is rigidly enforced in a few lo- calities in the State. The frequency of accidents resulting from the mistaken use of gasoline certainly affords reason for the observance of the law. ta Spm French newspapers are suggesting a new system for the prevention of ma- rine accidents, which proposes to place strongly smelling chemicals in floating receptacles to be attached to the exist- ing light buoys and bell buoys. Cliffs and dangerous shoals are very often hidden by thick fog, which does not allow light to penetrate nor sound to be heard until too late, while the strong smell of some chemical substances would be carried far way, and would indicate to the seafarer with a keen ol- factory sense at great distance that he was nearing a dangerous ‘coast. ———-~>-0 A duty is not to be shirked because it is disagreeable; but if it can be made agreeable, by all means make it so. HOTEL WHITCOMB ST. JOSEPH, MICH. A. VINCENT, Prop. Wihhitmey House Best Hotel in Plainwell, Mich. Only house in town holding contract with Travelers’ Educational Association of America. Chas. B.Whitmey, Prop. Cutler House at Grand Haven. Steam Heat. Excellent Table. Com- fortable Rooms. H. D. and P. H. IRISH, Props. Northern Hotel, J. L. Kitzmiller, Prop. Cor. Grove and Lafayette Sts., Greenville, Mich. Hotel Normandie of Detroit Re- duces Rates. Determined to continue catering to popular de- mand for good hotel accommodations at low prices, we reduce the rates on fifty rooms from $2.50 to $2 per day, and rooms with bath from $3.50 to $3. The popular rate of 50 cents per meal, established when the Normandie was first opened, continues. Change of rates will in no way affect the quality, and our constant aim in the future will be, as in the past, to furnish the BEST accommodations for the rates charged. Carr & Reeve. The New Griswold House Has NOT reduced its rates but has too of the Newest Rooms in Detroit at $2.00 per day. “Meals Fifty cents. Rooms with bath and parlor $2.50 to $3. Most popular moderate priced hotel in Michigan. Postal & Morey, Detroit, Mics. NEW CITY HOTEL HOLLAND, MICH. We pledge the Commercial Travelers of Michigan our best efforts. Rates $2.00. E. 0. PHILLIPS, Mgr. GOLUMBIAN TRANSFER COMPANY CARRIAGES, BAGGAGE AND FREIGHT WAGONS 15 and 17 North Waterloo St., Telephone 381-1 Grand Rapids. Commercial House Iron Mountain, Mich. Lighted by Electricity, Heated by Steam. All modern conveniences. IRA A. BEAN, Prop. NEW REPUBLIC Reopened Nov. 25. FINEST HOTEL IN BAY CITY. Steam heat, Electric Bells and Lighting throughout. Rates, $1.50 to $2.00. Cor. Saginaw and Fourth Sts. GEO. H. SCHINDHETT, Prop. CnfGey Young men and women acquire the greatest inde- pendence and wealth by securing a course in either the Business, Shorthand, English or Mechanical Draw- ing departments of the Detroit Business University, 11-19 Wilcox St., Detroit. W.F. Jewell, P. R. Spencer. HOTEL NEFF FRANK NEFF, Propr. GRAND LEDGE, MICH. One block east of depot. $2 per day. Rates, $1.00. Is MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Drugs--Chemicals MICHIGAN STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY. ee Term expires S. E. ParkKitL, Owosso - . Dec. 31, 1897 F. W. R. Perry, Detroit | Dec. 31, 1898 A. C. ScHUMACHER, Ann Arbor Dee. 31, 1899 Gro. GunpRUm, Ionia Dee. 31, 1900 L. E. REYNOLDS, St. Joseph Dec. 31, 1901 President, F. W. R. Perry, Detroit. Secretary, GEO. GUNDRUM, Ionia. Treasurer, A. C. SchUMACHER, Ann Arbor. Coming Exami nation Sessions—Sault Ste. Marie, Aug. 24 and 25; Lansing, Nov. 2 and 3. MICHIGAN STATE PHARMACEUTICAL ASSOCIATION. President—A. H. Wesser, Cadillac. Secretary—CHas. Mann. Detroit : Treasurer—Joun D. Murr, Grand Rapids. CALIX CHLORATE. Prize Paper Read at Grand Ledge by Prof. A. B. Stevens. Chlorinated be advan- re Cannot tageously prepared by either the retail or manufactur seu It is man- ufactured in enormous quantities by treating freshy slaked lime with chlo- rine gas, which combines to form cal- cium chloride and hypochlorite. Near- ly all the chlorinated lime is imported from England esr Scotland. It comes in casks containing 800 pounds or more. These are si ven stly divided into kegs or barrels and sent out to consumers, or it may be transferred to quarter, half blorin ated lime, in a cool, dry loses As often as it is transferred from one con- tainer to another, there occurs a loss of chloride. By the time it reaches the small consumer it cannot be expected to stand the highest Yet there no excuse for the deplorable condition or pound Aiea es unless a place, constantly sealed kept chlorine. is test. of the chlorinated lime found in the market at the present time. Dr. Squibb has shown that chlorinated lime put up in amber bottles and wrapped in paper kept without loss from December to March, but during the next ten months lost 8 per cent., and in sixteen months lost 9.5 per cent. When chlorinated lime is put up in packages, the label should bear the date of packing, also the per cent. of chlorine available at that time. The U. S. Pharmacopoeia very justly re- quires that it should be of a definite strength and furnishes an easy method of estimation. It is both interesting and instructive to review some of the results of estimations made during the past ten years an d compare them with results obtained at the present time. The Pharmacopoeia of 1880 states that chlorinated lime should contain at least 25 per cent. of available chlorine. Dr. Squibb, in 1885, referring to the above requirement, writes as follows: ‘‘This standard, adopted thirty-five years ago, has been too low for twenty years past. The standard strength of the British manufacturers has long been 32 per cent. of available chlorine, and it would be difficult to find in first hands any below 30 per cent. » while 35 to 37 per cent. is always available and 38 to 40 per cent. is not very uncommon.’’ M. M. Schroeder, in 1889, gave the results of the est imation of eighteen samples with a maximum strength of 37-84 per cent.; minimum, 22.63 per cent. ; average, 29.83 per cent. Only three specimens were below the stand- ard of 1880, while four were above our present standard. Of the eighteen sam- ples, eight were in bulk, with an aver- age of 31.39 per cent. The remainder were in packages, with an average of 28.58 per cent. strength. The Pharmacopoeia of 1890 increased the standard of strength from 25 to 35 per cent. In 1892,Dr. Squibb examined eight samples obtained from retail houses, each specimen, with a single exception, being enclosed in metal or pasteboard boxes. Maximum, 36.4 per cent. ; minimum, 18.2 per cent. ; aver- age, 28.65 per cent. Only two of the samples would meet the requirements of the U. S. P. With one exception all were above the standard of 1880. In 1895, C. H. Wall reported the re- sults of nine estimations: Maximum strength, 38.36 per cent.; minimum, 6.2 per cent. ; average, 25.2 per cent. Only two were up tothe U. S. P. re- quirement. Three were in bulk, with an average of 35.25 per cent. The re- mainder were in pasteboard boxes, with an average of 20.34 per cent., after successive estimations. J. U. Lloyd reported in October, 1895, an average of 20.51 per cent., and in May, 1896, an average of 31.47 per cent. Since last November the writer has examined thirty-two sam- ples, with the following results: No. 1, 8.0 per cent. No. 2, 2.0 per cent, No. 3, 14.7 per cent. No. 4, 7.7 per cent. No. 5, 12.0 per cent. No. 6, 5.8 per cent. No. 7, 17.6 per cent. No. 8, 1.8 per cent. No. 9, 7.6 per cent. No. Io, 13.5 per cent. No. II, 14.3 per cent. No. 12, 23 6 per cent. No. 13, 31.3 per cent. No. 14, 26.4 per cent. No. 15, 20.2 per cent. No. 16, 24.1 per cent. No. 17, 14.1 per cent. No. 18, 23.8 per cent. No. I9, 20.5 per cent. No. 20, 23.8 per cent. No. 21, 26.8 per cent. No. 22, 27.3 per cent. No. 23, 31.0 per cent. No. 24, 16.5 per cent. No. 25, 28.9 per cent. No. 26, 19.3 per cent. No. 27, 18.9 per cent. No. 28, 27.9 per cent. The first ten samples packed in this State furnished an average of 9.07. per cent. The first eight were labeled ‘‘high test.’’ Just why they were so labeled we-are unable to understand. All were in metal cans. Numbers 11 to 15 inclusive were of one brand and gave an average of 26.16 per cent. The labels on Nos. 11, 12 and 13 furnished the following interest- ing information: ‘‘This being put up in airtight metallic cans, the contents will keep for any length of time.’’ If this statement were true, we can only infer that the packers must have put up an inferior article, as every sample was below the U. S. P. requirement. Numbers 16 to 22 inclusive were of one brand and all in pasteboard boxes, with an average of 22.9 per cent. The remainder were in bulk, with an aver- age of 23.75 percent. Nos. 6, 8, 14, 15, 21 and 22 were obtained from whole- sale houses; No. 7 direct from the packer, and the remainder from retail houses. Number 26 was from a_ too pound keg, opened the day it was re- ceived and tested at once. No. 23 was from a jar which had been opened sev- eral months, but kept in a cool place covered. No. 24 was the last of a 100 pound keg. No. 28 was from a barrel which had been opened one month. The following four estimations were not included in the above report : No. 29, one- -quarter pound metal can, wet, 0.6 per cent. No, 30. This sample had been in stock three years and kept in a loosely covered jar. Sometime previous to es- timation, it had been transferred to a sealed jar. It was represented as being a very good sample, because the odor from the jar was very strong, but on estimation it yielded only 1.7 per cent. No. 31 was the last of a barrel which had been in stock one year, dry, yielded o.4 per cent. No. 32 had been transferred from a batter to jars, covered, but not sealed, very damp, yielded 0.7 per cent. Many erroneously judge the quality of chlorinated lime by the odor, which is very misleading. Several students, de- pending upon the odor as an indication of quality, rejected a number of pack- ages containing 12 and 14 per cent. and accepted a partially filled jar, the con- tents of which contained less than 2 per cent. A number of the poorest samples examined by the writer gave a very strong odor of chlorine. This is easily accounted for when we reflect that it is the decomposed hypochlorite or free chlorine that produces the odor and not that in combination. A very little de- composed hypochlorite is sufficient to fill a large jar with a suffocating odor of chlorine. No reliance can be placed upon anything short of a chemical es- timation. Wholesale and retail houses alike should not purchase more than can be disposed of in a few months and should insist on having a standard arti- cle. As it is essential to the preservation of life and the progress of the arts that all drugs and chemicals should be not only of the purest character but of the required strength, it becomes the chem- ist and the pharmacist, as guardians of the public welfare, to decrease, so far as possible, the sale of inferior articles. I would that our Association might have a hand in this good work. Let us begin with chlorinated lime—an article valuable as a sanitary agent and useful in the manufacturing arts. To assist in this improvement I will, until our next meeting, analyze and report, free of charge, upon every original package sent me by any brother pharmacist in our State. Let us refuse to handle any brands falling below the standard strength, and soon a _ better brand of chlorinated lime will be upon the mar- ket. This will be an advantage both to the health and the commercial inter- ests of the State. > 0 > - A man must be a pretty good orator to make his troubles sound interesting to others. The Drug Market. There are no important changes to note this week. Trade in this line is in a healthy condition, with prospects of a large fall trade. Opium—The situation is unchanged. It is stated that there is enough opium in the United States to last eight or nine months, but a large portion of this is not fit for manufacturing. Morphine—The demand is large, with unchanged prices. Quinine—The demand is large for the season and the market is firm. Quicksilver—This article has de- clined. This may affect the price of all mercurials. American Saffron—Has again de- clined, owing to large stock on hand. Camphor—On account of reduction in price of crude, refiners have reduced their price 1%c per lb. Linseed Oil—Is very firm at the last advance and in good demand. 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Declined— Acidum pei Mac. ...:.-. ep $650) Stille Oo... ...... @ 88 ceticum............ $ cas ¢| Copaiba.....: ...... i 30 1.20) Tolutan......°....,. @ 50 eens German 70@ 75| Cubebe.............. 90@ 1 00} Prunus virg.. : @ 50 Dee. @ 15| Exechthitos ........ 1 00@ 1 10 Tinctures Carbolicum ......... 20@ 41| Erigeron ............ 1 00@ 1 10) Aconitum Napellis R 60 Curiewie ...... 00... 40@ 42) Gaultheria..... .... 1 50@ 1 60 Aconitum Napellis F 50 Hydrochlor ......... 3@ 5 | Geranium, ounce. @ | Aloes. 60 Nitrocum. ......... 8@ 10 Hedeoma, Sem. gal. ; re 2 Aloes and Myrrh.. 60 ee 2@ 14 reste eeeeee 1 00@ i, 5 + dil... "eo iS | vamipers. -.--....-.- 2 OB 2 OO Asoafontida Sy 30 Salicylicum. ........ 65 | Lavendula.......... %X@ 2 00! Atrope Belladonna. 60 Sulphuricum. ...... @ & | tamer. 1 20@ 1 40] Auranti Cortex 50 Tannicum .......... 1 25@ 1 40 — _ oe 1 = 2 20! Benzoin............. 60 Ri MEGrsurin, ¥ CFIG....... 4 Geno > j . . Tartaricum.......... 38 Mershue. gal. ¢ Gus i 10 Be nzoin Oe. 50 Ammonia M ; d = Poke oo 50 rc ah -++ 400@ 450) Cantharides......1. 75 Aqua, 16 deg........ oe GVOive (ee, 15@ 3 00| Capsicum 50 Aqua, 20 deg.. 4 6@ &} Picts Liquida. .... .- 10@ 12] Cardamon........ : ® Carbonas............ 12@ 14] Picis-Liquida, gal.. @ 35| Gardamon Co "5 Chloridum.......... 12@ 14 — es 99@ 1 04] Gastor...... Ce 1 00 ORPISEIBD. 8... cs, @ i 00] Catechu......... 5 Aniline Rose, ounce... 6 50@ 8 50 pcos oer = Black.. - 2 OG : = Suecini 40@ 45 Cin — Co = >in allo alba ill nc © ¥ > ¥ i 60 Rp . RI 90@ 1 00 haa i 5 rr sahee SOUR 2 OO l eeieee = WHE oo. ‘ Sassafras............ 50@ 55] Cassia Acutifol.. | 50 Bacce. — ess., ounce. @ 65! Cassia Acutifol Co . 50 : 5 a 40@ 150) p li : = ——— lO eee 40@ 50] Rrgot... 20.2. ‘ 50 Xanthoxylum.. .... 2@ 30| Thyme, opt......... _@ 1 60) Ferri loriaem:. 35 siliiiaeeds Theebromas ._.. .._. 1b@ 20] Gentian. 50 Copaiba. = Potassium aoe Co 60 sere veccsves wn Ce 50 en 2 40| Bi-Carb............. 15@ 18 | Guiac ; Terabin, errs | ees 45| Bichromate ........ B@ 15 — sani a alutan.............- 7@ 80 ve ene e tee eee ee fe = — at % Cortex Chlorate..po. 17@ide 16@ 18 | ledine, coloriess.: % Abies, Canadian.... 1S) Cyanide (70 33@ 40 ewe Bes et te aaa Casa oc 12 | Iodide... 2 60@ 2 65 | ye TT sa Cinchona Flava..... 18 | Potassa, Bitart, pure u@ 28 Nox Vv a ah = Euonymus atropurp 30 amean, Eitan cm @ 15 oo. omica... = Myrica Cerifera, po. 2 otass Nitras, opt.. 8@ 10 a Bs Poul Virgini...... 12} Potass Nitras........ % 9 = camphorated.. : 50 Quillaia, gr’d....... 12| Prussiate. 1...) ). 6 oo 50 Sassafras...... po. 18 12) Sulphate po ........ 16@ 18 eens a - Ulmus...po. 15, gr’d ” Radix nee 50 Extractum Aeonttym ..... 25 | Sanguinaria . ...... 50 Glycyrrhiza Glabra. 24@ 25} Althe............... 2 25 | Serpentaria ..... 50 ycy ma : Glycyrrhiza, po..... oa, ou) Aviehtsa. 8 10@ 12| Stromonium 60 Hematox,15lbbox. l@ 12] Arumpo............ @ 2% Tolutan.............. 60 Hematox,Is........ 13@ 14) Calamus ...... 20@ 40| Valerian............ 50 Hematox, MOG... 14@_~=«'15 | Gentiana...... po. ‘5 12@ 15| Veratrum Veride... 50 Heematox, 148....... 146@ 1% | Glychrrhiza..-pvy.15 16@ 18| Zingiber............. 20 Becca Hydrastis Canaden . @ 3 lliscellaneous 15 Hydrastis Can., po.. @ 40| Ather, Spts. Nit.3F 35 Carbonate Precip... 32 | Hellebore, Alba, po.. 15@ 20] Aither, Spts. Nit.4F %@ 38 — — oe | SIS 5. 5@ 20| Alumen....... . 24@ 3 ra MeO. ge. te 2 o oe ee 4 Ferrocyanidum Sol. 40 Ipecac, BO: 2 00@ 210) Alumen, gro’d..po.7 3@ 4 é ris plox. .. P0338 a0 40) Anmatio, oo. 40Q@ 50 Solut. Chloride..... 15 | Jalapa, pr........... 25@ 30| Antimoni, po....... 1@ 5 Saree. com. .... “| Maranta, ia... 1. @ 35/ AntimonietPotassT 40@ 50 hate, com’l, by 50 Podophyiliim, po.. 2b 20) Antipyrin. | @ 1 40 : bbl, per — as 7 ek @ 100) Antifebrin. ........ @ Sulphate, pure ..... Rhel, CMe @ 1 25| Argenti Nitras, oz. @ 50 Flora ee se 2 1 = Arsenicune 6. .| 10@ 12 Fea 1 14| 2pigeia............. 35@ 38] Balm Gilead eed. 38@ 40 Arnica 20, 95 | Sanguinaria...po.40 @ 35| Bismuth §. 1 40@ 150 ee a ae 35 | Serpentaria 30@ 35 g aleium Chios. 1 @ 9 5 | verpentaria .. 2... 2... D or « Matricaria ,......... Ronee ula 35@ 40] Caleium Chlor. vig @ 10 Folia Similax, ameeatis H @ 40 Calcium Chlor., 14s. @ Barosma............. b@ 2 ae @ 2 | Cantharides, Rus.po @ @& Cassia Aeulttel, Tin- Serie 7. .po.35 10@ 12]| Capsici Fructus. af. @ meyvery...... -.... 18@ 2B i ampiaensial Feti- Capsici Fructus, po. @ 6 Cassia Acutifol,Alx. 25@ 30] dus, po............ @ | Capsici FructusB. po @ t& Salvia officinalis, 4s Valeriana,Eng.po.30 @ 25} Caryophyllus..po.15 110@ 12 end '66....0: ... 12@ 20| Valeriana, German. 15@ 20 Carmine, No. 40..... @ 3 00 Ure Ors = ee Zingiber a. eae 12@ 16| Cera Alba, S. & F 50@ 55 Gata Pinger) 3.3 =. 25 27 — Minva 40@ 42 POGCGS @ 4 Acacia, 1st picked.. @ 6 Semen ocu settee eee Acacia, 24 picked... @ 45|Anisum....... p15 @ WB ae wees g S Acacia, sit — . = — (graveleons) 13@ Slime a a Acacia, sifted sorts 2 Ire 4 6l ec eee : i Acacia, po....... ... 60@ 80| Carui...... PO-18 W@ 12| Chineterny canine "aoe Aloe, Barb. po.i8@20 12@ 14 | Cardamon:. 1 5@ 1 % | Chioral Hyd oe 50@ 1 60 Aloe, Cape .... po. 15 @ 12] Coriandrum. 8@ 10 ¢ ‘hondrus. ae 0 5 Aloe, Socotri. - po. 40 @ 30} Cannabis Sativa.... 3%@ 41 Cine noistdias Saw 3 ae Ammoniac.......... 5@ 60/Cydonium........... 75@ 1 00 Cinehonidine’ G b@ 2 Assafcetida....po. 30 2e 28 | Chenopodium ...... 10@ 12| Gocaine 7OTM 0G 3 35 Benzoinum ......... 55 | Dipterix Odorate... 2 00@ 2 20 Gorks, lis t, di ‘ae pot : oe 3| Feniculum .. ( ( sh a a . Catechu, Is.......... ge 1 yess. @ 10} Greosotum @ 3 Catechu, s......... @ 14| Fenugreek, po...... 7 Sit... ae. 6S Catechu, \%s......... @ 16/ULini............. 33; 2%@ 41| Greta, prep...... |... @ 3 ies 2 oe ee eee *22 4h | Creta, precip. --.! @ 11 uphorbium..po. 35 @_ 10| Lobelia ........00 7 : a Galbanum..... - co @ 1 00| Pharlaris Canarian. 3%@ 4 Creta, ubra........ 186 = Gamboge po........ ma OW Rape OQ 5 Gudea @ 4 Guaiacum..... po. 35 @ 3 | Sinapis Albu.......: 7@ 8 Cupri Sin 5@ "6 Kino........ po. 83.00 : 3 = Sinapis Nigra....... 1@ 12) peste 10@ 12 Spiritus Ether Sulph..:.... TQ 9 @ 40 Hig elk 1 ee : 3 | Frumenti, W. D. Co. 2 00@ 2 50} Emery, a r os @ 8 oe 2 | Frumenti, D.F.R.. 2 00@ 295 — PR ee me a a Frumenti..... . 125@ 1 50 Dene eae -Po ‘ D oa 500 > Juniperis Co. 0. T.. 1 65@ 2 00 | Flake — reeeeees P@ lb Caer et ae nee Juniperis Co........ 1 75@ 3 50 ae Q@ 2 Herba Saacharum N. E.... 1 9@ 2 10 Gambier. ..-, vette tee es s@ 9 Absinthium..oz. pkg 25 | Spt. Vini Galli...... 1 %@ 6 50 | Gelatin, Cooper.. @ 60 Eupatorium .oz. pkg 30: Vini Oporto: |. ...°. 1 25@ 2 00 | Gelatin, French..... 35@ 60 Lobelia...... oz. pkg oS Vind Alba... 1 25@ 2 00 oe ee box 60, a Majorum ...oz. pkg 28 ate Q 7 A Mentha Pip..oz. pkg 2% co es Glue, brown........ @ Rk Mentha Vir..oz. pkg 95 | Florida sheeps’ wool Gine, white..... .... 13@ 25 Rue ae pkg 39 Carriage... ... 2 50@ 2 7 | Giycerina........ @ 2 Tanacetumv oz. pkg 99 | Nassau sheeps wool Grana Paradisi .... @ 15 Thymus, V..oz. pkg on] Gatriage,... 00, .2:, @ 200. Haman, 2@ 55 ane ee Velvet extra sheeps’ Hydraag Chlor Mite @ 80 Magnesia. wool, carriage. . @ 1 25| Hydraag Chlor Cor. @ 70 Calcined, Pat..... .. 55@ 60) Extra yellow sheeps’ Hydraag Ox Rub’m. @ 90 Carbonate, Pat.. ... 20@ 2 wool. carriage.... @ 1 00 | Hydraag Ammoniati @ 1 00 Carbonate, K. & M.. 25 | Grass sheeps’ wool, arnt nguentum 45@ 55 Carbonate, Jennings 35@ 36 ie... @ 1 00 Hydrargyram eee @ & Hard, for slate use. . @ % a Aon. 6@ 7 Oleum Yellow Reef, for Ind ee 7>@ 1 00 p ecamirae sApage : 3 25@ 3 50 siate Use..5 12)... @ 1 40 a Resubi...... 2 60@ 3 7 Amygdale, Dule. 30@ =O OGOEGr 8... @42 depetsion Ans 2 Gon 8 aie mon @235 Aoee ee 2 40@ 2 0| Acacia. : @ 50} Lycopodium... ..:. 40@ 45 Auranti nema Denes 2 00@ 2 20 Auranti Cortes...... im iMate = oo 5 ve) Borgamis.......:.... 2 40 250| Zingiber....... ...:. @ 50} Liquor Arse-. et By- Ostipiit 2.025016). B@ Ipecac eae @ | dramiod 2 ooo... @ % oe foe. . Gu | Perr lod 0.0. 3. @ 50/| LiquorPotassArsinit 10@ 12 Cedar SO Gi Bbhei Arom...: ..... @ 50} Magnesia, Sulph.. 2@ 3 Chenepadil.. @ 4 00} Smilax Officinalis.. 50@ 60) Magnesia, Suiph, bbl @ 1% Cinnamonii. 75@ 1 90| Senega........ ee @ 50 oe, Pe 50@ «60 Nitronelia 0@ 45| Scills.. @ | Mencaal .. ,.,.. @ 2 40 Morphia, S.P. .& W.. Morphia, S.N.Y. Q.& CO. Ceo Moschus Canton.. Myristica, No. 1 Nux Vomica...po.20 Os Sepia i . a Saac, H. & P. Ce... ck, Picis Liq. N.N.% gal. Picis Lig. ,quarts.... Picigs Ligq., pints..... Pil Hydrarg.. -po. 80 Piper Nigra...po. 22 Piper Alba....po. 35 Pie Burgun........ Frombpi Acet........ Pulvis Ipecac et Opii Pyrethrum, boxes H. “& P. D. Co., doz.. Pyrethrum, pv...... Cieseaiee. Quinia, S. P.& W.. Quinia, S.German.. Quinia, N.Y. ; Rubia Tinctorum.. SaccharumLactis pv Seinen oc... Sanguis Draconis. . apo, G Siedlitz Mixture.. - 1 S@ 2 20 Sinapis eee eS sSinapis, opt......... @ 8 1 8@ 2 ai Snu a Macecaboy, De @ 40 | ee @ & 65@ = snuff, Seoteii, DeVo’s @ 34 @ 0} Soda Moras... . 02... 7 @ 9 1@ 13 | | Soda Boras, po...... 7 €@ 9 Soda et Potass Tart 26 28 1 00) Soda. Carh.......... 1%@ 2 is Soda, Bi-Carb....... 3@ 5 @ 2 00} Soda, ee. 8... 3%@ 4 @1 00 | Soda, Sulphas....... @ 2 @ 8 Spte. Cologne,....... @ 2 60 @ 50; Spts. Ether Co...... 5 55 @ 18} Spt Myrcia Dom.. @ ? 00 @ 30) Spts. Vini Rect. bbl. @ 2 42 @ 7 | Spts. Vini Rect.%4bbl @ 2 47 10@ _=12/| Spts. Vini Rect. logal @ 2 50 1 10@ 1 20} Spts. Vini Rect. 5gal @ 2 52 Less 5c gal. cash 10 dars. @ 1 2 | Strychnia, Cr ag ud 40@ 1 45 30@ 33) Sulphur, Subl....... 24@ 3 8@ 10/ Sulphur, Roll.. 2@ 2% 28@ 33| Tamarinds.. es 8@ 10 22@ 31/| Terebenth Venice... 2320 2 on 33 | Theobrome....... ~~ a 45 De Mi Vania............. 9 00@16 09 1 46 «| Zine? Sulph......... 7@ 3 on 3 = 2S = Oils BBL. GAL. 10@ 12! whale, winter....... 7m 7 @ 15| Lard, extra......... 40 45 -20 @ 2) Tard’ No.1.........) 5) 40 Linseed, pure raw.. 32 Linseed, boiled..... 34 Neatsfoot,winterstr 65 Spirits Turpentine.. 30 Paints BBL. Red Venetian... ... 1% 2 Ochre, yellow Mars. 1% 2 Ochre, yellow Ber.. 1% 2 Putty, commercial... 2% 2% Putty, strictly pure. 2% 2% Vermilion, Prime American.......... 13@ Vermilion, English. 70@ Green, Paris casesses Se Green, Peninsular... 13@ EOed, Med... ...... 5%@ Lead, white........ 54@ Whiting, white apne @ Whiting, gilders’. @ White, Paris Amer.. @ 1 Whiting, Paris Eng. me @ 1 Geiveusai Prepared. 1 00@ 1 \ Varnishes No. 1 Turp Coach... 1 10@ 1 Extra For......... 1 60@ 1 Coach Hogy......... 2 TF@ 3 No. 1 Tarp Furn.... 1 @ 1 Extra Turk Damar.. 1 55@ 1 Jap. Dryer,No.1Turp 7 Hazeltine & Perkins DPUd 60. fer. |. H. Magy ollndry Department We invite examination of our remodeled and handsome sundry department now in charge of We display in sample show cases complete lines of the following goods. Mirrors Perfumes Soaps Combs Powder Pufis Tooth, Nail, Hair, Cloth, Infant, Bath, and Shaving Brushes Fountain and Family Syringes Tweezers Razors Key Rings Cork Screws Razor Strops Violin, Guitar and Banjo Strings Atomizers Suspensory Bandages Toilet and Bath Sponges And many other articles too numerous to mention. Goods are up to date and prices right. razeltine & Perkins Drud GO. Grand Rapids, Mich. 40 15 aSss3ae 20 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN GROCERY PRICE CURRENT. The prices quoted in this list are for the trade only, in such quantities as are usually purchased by retail dealers. They are prepared just before going possible to give quotations suitable for all con erage prices for average conditions of purchase. those who have poor credit. our aim to make this feature o Subscribers are earnestly requeste f the greatest possible use to dealers. to press and are an accurate index ditions of purchase, and those below Cash buyers or those of strong cre d to point out any errors or of the local market. It are given as representing av- dit usually buy closer than It is im- omissions, as it is AXLE GREASE. doz. gross Soren 55 6 00 ee 6 7 00 Dismeed.... 50 4 00 Paes 75 9 00 IXL Golden, tin boxes 75 9 00 Pica, tin boxes. ....... 7D 9 00 Paracen... ._-._.. 6 00 BAKING POWDER. Absolute. lg Ib cans doz............. 5 % ib cans doz............. 85 [ beens eo............ 1 50 Acme. ig Ib cans 3 doz...........- 45 46 Ib Cans 3 dos............ 7 | candi Gos............ £& Cee 10 Arctic IMPROVED NG POW _e 14 1b ca 4 doz case 1 Ibecans, 2 doz case.. 5 Ibcans, 1 doz case 6 oz Eng. Tumblers......... El Purity. 14 lb cans per doz........- vey % Ib cans per doz ....... 1 20 1 Ibeens per doz........ 2 00 Home. 44 lb cans 4 doz case...... 35 4 lb cans 4 doz case...... 55 lb cans 2 doz case ..... 90 JAXON 14 1b cans, 4 doz case i 45 ¥% 1b cans, 4 doz case . o- 1 Ibcans, 2 doz case...... 1 60 Jersey Cream. i tb. cans, per dos. ........ 2 00 0 ox, Gans, yer dos........-. is 6 on. cans, per doz.......... 85 Our Leader. oe. 45 [oe | [tees - 1 50 Peerless. [ih cone 2... 85 BATH BRICK. eee 70 OS EE Se ESE CER BLUING 1 doz. pasteboard Boxes... 40 3 doz. wooden boxes...... 20 BROOSIS. a tee... ...-...-.....- 7 rere... 1% ee ee ee el 115 oe ee ee 2 00 CHEESE. Ae...) .-...e. @ 9 Amboy @ 8% Dy ren...--.....-..-- @ 8% wees @ 9 ee ee a 2 Gola Medal......... bee) oo Ge oa 3 Perey oS Ss Ponawee....2.--.... eo 8s Biverseae... .. ....... eo 9 i @ 8% EN oe. 9 woe @ 7 Ceo... ..... 2... @ 18 Tambureer.......... 6. @ 15 Pincapps.......-..< 48 @ 8 Sap Gago......--.... @ 18 CHOCOLATE. Walter Baker & Co.'s. German Sweet Premium. .... Breakfast Cocos CLOTHES LINES. Cotton, 40 ft, per doz....... 1 00 Cotton, 50 ft, per desz....-.-. 1 20 Cotton, 60 ft, per doz.......1 40 Cotton. 70 ft. per doz.......1 60 | Cotton. 80 ft per doz i 86 Jnte. 66: per doz af Jate. 72 ft. p-- dn. 95 Chicory. Bulk 5 Red - COCOA SHELLS. ie bee... 2% Less quantity.......-..- 3 Pound packages....... 4 CREA! TARTAR. Strictly Pure, wooden boxes. 35 Strictly Pure, tin boxes...... 37 COFFEE. Green. Rio. ae 10 Pie GR i ce i Peaberry .......--.-....---... 15 Santos. ie 14 ee cee ete ew ewe 15 OE 16 Posperty ....:..---....---.--- 17 Mexican and Guatamala. ee ie eee ce 16 eae Wy Penuty. -...........-....--..+-. 18 Maracaibo. RN nc ce ere ee 20 ee ee 21 Java. Interior ........-.---.20+-+---+ 20 Private Growth. .............-22 Mandebling ............- 2... 24 Mocha. hetation ...... cee 24 Roasted. Clark-Jewell-Wells Co.’s Brands Fifth Avenue..... a Jewell’s Arabian Mocha....28 | Wells’ Mocha and Java..... 254% | Wells’ Perfection Java..... a ee | Valley City Maracaibo. ....18% ‘tie Bienes |. oc 14 iso pipe. ...... i. ... ae Worden Grocer Co.’s Brands Quaker Arabian Mocha.....31 Quaker Mandehling Java. .20 Juaker Mocha and Java... 28 oko Mocha and Java,.....25 Quaker Golden Santos.... .21 State House Blend..........18 Quaker Golden Rio.........17 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 10¢c per 100 lbs. above the price in full cases. NS vei, 11 50 NT ee scoo a cee. oy 11 50 CANNED GOODS. licLaughlin’s XXXX......11 50 Manitowoc Peas. Extract. Lakeside Marrowfat....... 1 00| Valley City % gross ..... vis) Lameiied. J... ::......-. 2 Oot rele 6 eromt Lakeside, Cham. of Eng.... 1 40 | Hummel’s foil % gross... 85 Lakeside, Gem, Ex. Sifted. 1 65' Hummel’s tin % gross... 1 43 CATSUP. Columbia, pints.......... 4 2 Columbia, % pints.......... 2 50 CLOTHES PINS. S erage boxes... -:.......-.-- 40 CONDENSED MILK. 4 doz in case. Gail Borden Eagle......... 6% a -6 2 oe ......... 5% Champion ....... .-4 50 PE ona sane soa oo Challenge... ..cccecrr.es sees 3 50 ea 3 35 COUPON BOOKS. Tradesman Grade. 50 books, any denom.... 1 50 100 books, any denom.... 2 50 500 books, any denom....11 50 1,000 books, any denom....20 00 Economic Grade. 50 books, any denom.... 1 50 100 books, any denom.... 2 50 500 books, any denom....11 50 20 00 1,000 books, any denom.... a ; Xn Universal Grade. 50 books, any denom.... 100 books, any denom.... 500 books, any denom.... 1,000 books, any denom.... Superior Grade. 50 books, any denom.... 100 books, any denom.... 500 books, any denom.... 1,000 books, any denom.... Coupon Pass Books, Can be made to represent any Bore Swe SSss S558 denomination from $10 down. Se ueenke.:_... 3. 0-- 2. ee 1 00 aie: ee 2 00 —————— 3 00 ce ov tee en eae ¢ Cee naems...-..-.. >. 10 00 op books,..... -....--2)-- 17 50 Credit Checks. 500, any one denom’n. 1900, any one denom’n 2000, any one denom’n : Steci punch. <........-.... DRIED FRUITS—DONMESTIC Appl Sundried : Evaporated 50 lb boxes. California Fruits. hee 5... 5.3 a 9 Blackberries........... Nectarines ............ Peaches........ ae ee Pitted Cherries........ Prunnelies............ Raspberries............ California Prunes. 100-120 25 Ib boxes....... 90-100 25 = Dboxes...-.., SL serene @ 3 @ 1% @10 6 @ veveeree THO 9 8 @ 12 3 Sa pe © 2 a ‘ 5 he o 8 & ® nD Raisins. London Layers 2 crown. Lundon Layers 3 Crown. London Layers 5 Crown. DGREIGE . oa nee see Leose Museatels2 Crown 4% Loose Muscatels 3 Crown 5 Loose Muscatels4Crown 5% FOREIGN. Currants. Peieds UDA, ~...) 3 oe. @ 5% Vostizzas 50 Ib cases...... @ 5% Cleaned, bulk .....--....: @7 Cleaned, packages.......- @ 7% Peel. Citron American 101b bx @14 Lemon American 10 lb bx @12 Orange American 10]lb bx @12 Raisins. Ondura 28 Ib boxes.....74@ 8 Sultana 1 Crown....... Sultana 2Crown....... @ 9% Sultana 3 Crown.......9%@ Sultana 4 Crown....... @ Sultana 5Crown....... @11% FARINACEOUS GOODS. Souders’. SALERATUS. Oval bottle, with corkscrew. Packed 60 lbs. in box. Balk 00. — Ss 3 |Best in the world for the| Church’s........... ..... * 3 30 Grits. money. pie ties cca eu Uae calane : = ; Ww 2 SS ee w= eee 2 00 WaviGr so 3 00 Barrels Co eas 2 SAL SODA. Flake, 50 1b. drums......- — 7 | Granulated, bbls........ 110 : Beans. Granulated, 100 lb cases..1 50 Dried Limwsnd Picked.._.1.00 —— 1 edium Han 1ckeg.... Li , 1451b kegs......... Maccaroni and Vermicelli. ee = Domestic, 10 Ib. box...... 60 SALT. me oo -.-2 50 Diamond Crystal. ie cre Cases, 24 3-lb boxes......... 150 eee 2 0 Barrels, 100 3 1b bags...... 2% ae Barrels, 40 7 lbbags...... 2 40 Daan: Butter, 28 lb. bags........... 30 rees, BG... Ee Butter, 56 lb bags........... 60 Split ae Butter, 20 141b bags........ 3 00 ’ Rolled Oats. Butter, 280 lb ‘bbls.......... 2 50 Rolled Avena, Dbbl.......3 50 aa. a... 2 ee Monarch 36 BbE 1% 2003 IO RRORS. cosa 2 60 Private brands, bbl... 3 00 oeey RGGRS .23 35. te 1 8 Private brands, %bbl..... 1 62 SO 11h eaeks. 5... 1 70 Quaker, aan ee eee 3 20 Worcester. i 3% 50 4 Ib. cartons........... 3 25 East India ie 3 | Jackson Liquid, 1 oz....... 115 2%lb. sacks..... ....... 4 00 Wheat. Jackson Liquid, 2 0z....... gg| 60 5 Ib. sacks............. 3% Cracked, bulk............. 3 | Jackson Liquid, 3oz....... 1S) ee eee > p AMOR 242 Ib packages.....-.---- = GUNPOWDER. 28 Ib. linen sacks... 32 : if "., «eT SACKS... as 60 Fish. a een 2 50 Half Kegs.............-..... 2 2 Warsa i Pe te 25 56-Ib dairy in cea 30 me 3 DOORS o.oo sola, 30 AZS..... ome a a e Oc te eel. 1g | 28-Ib dairy in drill bags..... 15 Georges meee cee @5 Choke Bore—Dupont’s. Ashton. SS €«6=—hlha eee Chunks... 20. 22.62. ecco 10 | Quarter Regs es Higgins. Stripe. ....- icine: cies ce 9}1 oem ee 34 | 56-lb dairy in linen sacks... 60 Holland white hoops keg. 60 — "s 00 Solar Rock. yeee — hoops bbl. 7 50| Half Kegs..... oo... cesses 425|56-Ib sacks............. 0... 21 arate. 250 Quarter Kees... 2.03... ... 2 Co: — a Tgp | Lib. CAMS......:. ceeeeeeeees 45 os mmon Fine. Senay ........... eo 70 Sealed. .... econo adem 18 —_ LICORICE. se Manistee (0000000007) 70 — ‘o Calabria ............ +020 ..2. 3 SEEDS. oe ee 1 30 ey i hee... 18 oe ee 107 Roe. 10 ——e ee cic sates - No. 4 109 Ibe 2%| MASON FRUIT JARS. |Cardamoa Naiabar ‘1° & ant Oe 113 Pints, 1 doz. box, per gross 4 75 | Hemp, Russian........... 4 ae eee 93 | Quarts, 1 d’z. box, per gr’ss 5 00 Mixed Bird............... 4% aa 8 00 alf gal. 1 d’z.b’x, p’rgr’ss 7 00 | Mustard, white........... 6% ae eee 3 50 Fruit Jar Rubbers, p’rgr’ss 25] Poppy .................... 8 No.2 ie 95 Mason Caps only. per gross 2 25 | Rape ...................6.. 5 em ne ee Cuttie Bone............... est” Fru eeper. Russian — pecans ears 55 Pints, 1 doz. box, per gross 5 50 SNUFR. : uarts, 1 d’z. box, per gr’ss 5 75 | Scotch, in bladders......... 37 — ? ang —->- on alf gal. 1 d’z b’x, p’rgr’ss 7 75 Maccaboy, im Pere.... 5... 35 Trout. MINCE MBAT. French Rappee, in jars..... 43 ag ge a 4 00 | Ideal, 3 doz. in case......... 2 25 SPICES. Ne.1 ibe... ......:..... 55 MATCHES. Whole Sifted. No.1 8 1bs........ “ame 47 Diamond Match Co.’s brands. OS oe cee a 9 eT ie: 2 damn] BO 8 eee... ....---- 0s 1 6 | Cassia, China in mats....... 10 100 lbs 2 6 “40 5 00 1 75 Anchor WE sn cd aloe 1 70 Cassia, Batavia in bund... .20 aa co eee tet s ee... 1 10 | Cassia, Saigon in rolls...... 32 Cae Se a eet Pe... 4 00 | Cloves, Amboyna........... 15 Sie Se MOLASSES mo eee 60 FLAVORING EXTRACTS. sis aaeoa Nutmegs, fancy............ 160 Bigs Ceo 11 | Nutmegs, No. 1............. 50 Me i 14 | Nutmegs, No. 2....-.. ..... 45 Goce. Sas 20 | Pepper, Singapore, black... 9 igeg 24 | Pepper, Singapore, white. . .12 Open Kettle...... 22.2.2... 25@35 | Pepper, shot................ 10 alf-barrels 2c extra. Pure Ground in Bulk. PIPES. Ne ee 12 Clay m0. Sie, cs, 1 70 | Cassia, Batavia ............. 22 Clay, T. D. full count...... 65 | Cassia, Saigon.............. 35 eb; MOS... 1 Cloves, Amboyna...........20 POTASH. Cloves, Zanzibar............ 15 ci tena Ginger, African............ 15 Babbitt’s........ ee st = ©. D.C Penna Sit €0.76.000 0000. 3 00| Stace, Batavia... 000..20-70 OB... 1 20 2 oz. v6) PICKLES. Mustard, Eng. and Trieste. .20 — - = ee3 a = Tedium. ae "Trieste........ me. 25 60z......3 0 6 0z......2 00 | Barrels, 1,200 count........ 3 75 | Pepper’ Sing., biack ... “jopia No. 8 400 No. 8...2 40 | Half bbls, 600count........ 2 40| Pepper, Sing., white. ...15@18 No. 10...6 00 No. 10. ..4 00 Small. Pepper, Cayenne........ 17@20 No. 27 N “aia _ : ae = _ - = Barrels, 2,400 count........ 4 7p | SABE... .-------ee eee eee ee 18 No 472 40 No. 471 50 Half bbls, 1,200 count...... 2 90 SYRUPS. HERBS. RICE. Corn. — Di puee ies duns vecsu msn ase s Domestic. ae. tle cece ete ce = eS ee Carolina head.............. 6 &. Biccccee eccncccee _ , INDIGO. ens CS P Madras, 5 lb boxes......... 55 | Carolina No. 2 4% ure Cane. 8S. F., 2,3 — lb boxes.... 50] Broken...... ere cua g | Fair ............0.ee eee ee 16 een ee es ROMs cies ect ced ak so culae 20 15 Ib ee 60 ; Imported. MN ccetice ss cscca 25 as Sa aces Se Moan. MO.1.......2..-:5- 6 - LYE. Serek, No.4 US 5 SODA. Condensed, 2 doz .......... S901 dave, Wo; 8...) 3c. 8 css pee eee oak ees 5% Condensed, 4 dos........... 225'Table..... Cisse nea 5% | Kegs,English............... 4% MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 21 SOAP. Laundry. Armour’s Brands. Armour’s Family.......... 2 70 Armour’s Laundry.... 3 25 Armour’s White, 100s _- ts Armour’s White, 50s....... 3 20 Armour’s Woodchuck..... 2 55 Armour’s Kitchen Brown. 2 90 Armour’s Mottled German 2 40 JAXON STN OK cee oe ee ccs 2 = 5 box lots, delivered........ 2 10 box lots, delivered....... 2 3 dAS. 8. KIRK & C0.’S BRANDS. American Family, wrp’d.. American Family, unwrp a. 3 Oa oo 3 33 Cabins cs cs. -2 20 BAO ee 2 50 Dusky Diamond, 50 6 oz....2 10 Dusky Diamond, 50 8 oz....3 00 Blue India, 100 3% Ib......... 3 00 Mopeoetine. oo. ol 3% oe. 3 65 ly One box American Fami free with five. Schulte Soap Co.’s Brand. 100 as (6) Ibs. Single Pex. 25 0. 5. 2 80 POM Ie ek es 2% 10 box lots... 5... 2.5.6. <2 OO Porm TOU ee coe col. 2 60 Wolverine Soap Co.’s Brands. WOLVERINE OW Wy Sear eet Fai’ Single box ... 3 ab sicee Oe 5 box lots, delivered........ 2 60 10 box lots, delivered........ 2 50 Allen B. Wrisley’s Brands. Old Country, 80 1-lb. bars ..2 75 Good Cheer, 60 1-lb. bars....3 75 Uno, 100 %-Ib. bars........... 2 50 Doll, 100 10-oz. hars......... 2 05 Scouring. Sapolio, kitchen, 3 doz ..... 2 40 Sapolio, hand, 3doz........ 2 40 Washing Powder. A Moat Pleasant, but Most Chective Len 100 12 oz pkgs...........0+-. 3 50 STARCH. Kingsford’s Corn. 40 1-lb packages............. 6 201 Ib packapes............. 614 Kingsford’s Silver Gloss. 40 1-Ib packages............. 6% Sib pores -<..... 5... 7 Diamond. 64 10c packages ........... 5 00 128 5¢ packages.. -5 00 32 10c and 64 5c packages. -5 00 . Common Corn. S03 howes. ... ol. .. 4% 40-Ih hoves 4% Common Gloss. Fib packages............... 4 3-lb packages............... 4 6-lb packages. . es . 4% 40 and 50 lb boxes........... 2% oe... 2% STOVE POLISH. NI as y No. 4, 3 doz in case. - 450 No. 6, 3 doz incase...... .. 7 20 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 eredit on the invoice 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. ms oat... 5 63 Dee 5 50 CeCe 5 2 Powered ... XXXX- aided 0 38 MOU Acc 5 25 Granulated in bbls..: ...... 5 OU Granulated in cook 00 Fine Granulated............ Extra Fine Granulated..... Extra Coarse ogee amas : Diamond Confec. — Standard < TABLE SAUCES. Lea & Perrin’s, large..... 4 2 Lea & Perrin’s, small.....2 7 Halford, large. Eee ease gee 3 3 Halford small.. 2 20 Salad Dressing, large... . 4 55 Salad Dressing, small..... 2 65 TOBACCOS. Cigars. Clark-Jewell-Wells Co.’s brand. New Brick...... ese ol aeeus 35 00 Morrison, Plummer & Co.’s b’d. Governor Yates, 4% in..... 58 00 Governor Yates, 4% in..... 65 00 Governor Yates, 54 in.....70 00 DEorwiser Coos "30 00 H. & P. Drug Co.’s brand. Giumteife - os... 35 00 G. J. Johnson Cigar Co.’s brand. A S.C W... H. Van Seen: 8 a R mbar Goeen 2.0.0... Miscellaneous Brands. American Queen........... 35 MOSMOTN 6... Michigan... .°-. .... 2... Royal Knight........ ae Bue Ieee. ws 35 VINEGAR. Peroux Cider. oo oe 10 Robinson’s Cider, 40 grain....10 Robinson’s Cider, 50 grain. ..12 WICKING. No. 0, pergrogs.... :......... 25 Oo. 1 pera. ............. 30 No. 2, per gross. ....-..- 2. 40 oO. 3 pores...) 5... 75 Fish and Oysters Fresh Fish. Per lb. Whitetish «:.. 05... @ 8 OME a @ 8 Biack Gass.......... @ 10 ames 8. oc @ 15 Ciscoes or Herring.. @ 4 emense. @ 10 Live Lobster....... @ i8 Boiled Lobster...... @ 20 Cee @ 10 Hadgdock.... 2... .... @ 8 No. 1 Pickerel...... @ 8 PYG ee. @ 7 Smoked White...... @ 8 Red Snapper. @ 10 Col River Salmon.. @ Mackerel .......... @ 12% Oysters in Cans. P, B. Counts... .. @ 4 Shell Goods. Oysters, per 100.......1 25@1 50 Clams, per 100....... 90@1 00 ° s Candies. Grains and Feedstuifs Stick Candy. Wheat ceed Delis: pale | Wheat.) cc. 82 CRMC O Standard Hit. 2 ena es Winter Wheat Flour. Standard Twist..... 8 Local Brands. Cut Loaf............ @ &% Patents .... SS de Jumbo, 321b ........ @ 6% rae. oa ro Extra HoH... Se Boston Cream...... Graham .. 2. Mixed Candv. Sacsgenh aeRO 3% Competition......... p Subject to usual cash dis- Stannard a g 2? count, Header @ 7% Flour in bbls., 25¢ per bbl. ad- Conserve. @ 7g ditional. a Re oe ee. @i% Worden Grocer Co.’s Brand. BOOM ; . me Broken 000000 @ , | Quaker ec ae a MUL ee eee ene uaker, 4 . 455 English Rock....... & : Kindergarten....... g 8% Spring Wheat Flour. a ae @9 Clark-Jewell-Wells Co.’s Brand. ear Can... 10 5 45 Valley Cream.. .... G13 Pillsbury" = Bont + se > » eR OF Fancy—In Bulk. Pillebee sees 4S ‘paper. 5 35 Lozenges, plain..... @9 Pillsbury’s Best 34s paper.. 5 25 Choe. ‘Dr printed.. @ 9 Ball-Barnhart-Putman’s Brand. oc. Drops | 14 7 - 4 55 ches, Monmacuiais "" iS | Grand Rebublie BR 8 Gum’ jo rete eeee @ ft Grand Republic, %s........ 5 30 Sour a ee g Bi Lemon & Wheeler Co.’ s Brand. Perperigig:: .. @ &% | Gold Medal ts... ......... 5 50 Gold Medal wai. 5 40 Fancy—In 5 Ib. Boxes. = Medal \%s.. acuce oO) oe parser 368... & oO Lemon Drops.. @50 Parisian, a, 5 40 Beppermint Drops. a2 | Parisian. san... 80 Chocolate oe @60 Otney & Judson * Ss | Brand. H. M. Choe. Drops.. '@e | CeresOta ee... ls Se ve ee Soe. @30 ercooen, 446. ......,........ 4 40 icorice Drops...... @i COreGsOtm, 46.0 |. 4 30 A. B. Licorice Drops D0 r POC ‘0."5 Lien eee P po Ww orden Grocer Co.’s Brand. Lozenges, p; printed. @50 a, “ge mani Ss = mperials i @50 ie AB re ee oe om tina» U Monee @35 MN eS 4 30 Cream Bar 6 50 Molasses Bar ....... 3 : — Hand Made Creams. 80 @90_ | Bolted ..............00..... 1 50 Plain Creams....... 60 @80 Granulated: oo. 1 7% i Snenee.. @9 Feed and Milistufis. ming Rock...) | 60 3t. Car Feed. screene 35 Burnt Almonds... 125 @ | Ra Panera screened ----18 50 Wintergreen Berries @5 | Unbolted Corn Meal....... 12 00 Winter Wheat Bran... . . 9 56 Caramels. Winter Wheat Middlings..1: 00 No. 1 wrapped, 2 Ib. Sereentngs 9 00 Pexes @30 The O. E. Brown Mill Co. No. - 1 wrapped, 3 Ib. quotes as follows: ee 45 ae "2 wrapped, 3 i: @ _ New Corn. . Sao Less than éar iots./....7.) 34 Oats. e Car lots. ... Fruits. Carlots, clipped... | Less than car lots.. | Oranges. Hay | ae | i ~~ Naples. No. 1 Timothy carlots.. 9 50 | 160s... esis @3 50 | No. 1 Timothy, ton lots. ...10 50 | 200s. i san . @3 75 odis. i 160 Lmperiaa aces @4 50 Crackers | 20U Fancy @5 00 ° | cs St. Michaels. i ene | 150-176-200. ......... @4 50) hen. Y. Biscuit Co. quotes | — Lemons. as follows: | Strictly choice 360s.. @3 7 | Strictly choice 300s.. @4 00 =e Fancy 3608. ..... ... @4 x oe a. 31b. carton 1 Ex.Fancy = Set on @4 50 Family XXX... 4 a anas. Family XXX,31b carton.. 4% | Medium bunches...1 25 @1 50 | Salted XXX.. 4 | Large bunches.... .. 175 @2 00 | Salted XXX. 3lbcarton.-. 4% | Foreign Dried Fruits. Soda. oo Layers — xxx. sib 4 eis. sl. oda carton. 4% _ New Smyrna Soda, City. se. oO 14 lb boxes.. at @12 Topiyrelte. oo... 9 Figs, Naturals ‘in Long Island Wafers....... 9 30 Ib. bags,......... @6é6 |UL.I. Wafers, 1 lbcarton .. 10 Dates, Fards in 101b Oyster. ee @8 ad Square Oyster, XXX. 4\ | — - _ @6 Sq. Oys. XXX, 1 Ib carton. 5% Dates, Persians,H.M. Farina Oyster, XXX....... 4 B., 60 Ib cases, new @ 5% SWEET GOODS—Boxes. Dates, Sairs 60 Ib AS 9 Cases ............. @4 | Bent’s Cold Water......... 13 Bolle Hose jo 6 N ts eee ee Se | u il offee Cakes noes, a Brosted Honey............. 10 Graham Crackers .......... 6 Almonds, Tarragona.. @12% | Ginger Snaps, XXXround. 5 Almonds, Ivaca....... @l1 | Ginger Snaps, XXX city... 5 Almonds, California, Gin. Snps,XXX homemade 5 soft shelled......... @ Gin. a — scalloped.. 5 Brastis new........... @ 7% | Ginger Vanilla............ a Milberts 9 | oer... Gc Walnuts, Grenobles .. au eunmunes, Honey........... 10 Walnuts, Calif No. 1. @10 Molasses Cakes............ 6 Walnuts, soft shelled ca ee eo = ee ec 12 TS ow Creams..... Table Nuts, fancy.. oi Pretzels, hand made ..... 6 Table Nuts, choice... @10 Pretzelettes, Little German ae Pecans, Mad @ —— ec. a | Pecans, Ex. Large... @10 ultamas ............. _.. = | Pecans, Jumbos....... @i2 | Sears’Lunch............... 6 | Hickory Nuts per bu., Vanilla Square........... 7 Ohio, new. @ Vaniila Water. ........ | 12 Cocoanuts, full sacks @3 50 | Pecan Wafers... 10. 1.0... 12 Peanuts. ee eee 11% teedeecoceae 72 ee - B” —. @7 pone eves Usa... 6 ancy, “lags Shimmie Fadden _ S IOARUOG ooo. 65... @7 Pineapple Glace...... ..... 12 Choice, = P., Extras. @i Penny Cabes.......... 5... 6 Choice, H. P., = Marshmallow Walnuts.... 13 Roasted ..7......... @6 | Belle Isle Pienic........... 10 } Roast beef, 2 ib..... | Potted tongue \%s...... | Fore quarte rs. | Plates Provisions. Swift & Company quote as follows: Barreled Pork. Meee Back Oo ee sees ae Clear back.... oe Pea ER aN Family ~— Salt ‘Masts. Belies.. . Heeewe ......... Extra shorts.. Smoked Pleats. Hams, 12 lb average .... Hams, 14 lb average Hams, 16 1b average..... Hams, 20 lb average..... Ham dried beef.......... Shoulders (N. Y. cut). Bacon, clear. on Oe California hams. i Boneless hams.. Cooked ham.. Lards. Compound. .............. Kettle.. cis 55 1b Tubs... ne advance 80 1b Tubs.......advance Ooi Tins ....... advance 20 lb Pails.......advance 10 lb Pails.......advanee Bib Pats... 1. advance Sib Pais. ...... advance Sausages. as... ........ [ver ....,..... 1... ‘ or... ,........ i Blood momeee Heae cheese............. Beef. a Boscless 2 Rump ..... . a Pigs’ ‘Pest. Bits, 15 iba... . MM Dols, 401be.... oe Obs Seite... |. Tripe. Rite Gis... ......... bois, 4010e............ 44 bbls, 80 lbs.. : Casings. Pork . a Beef rounds............ Beer middies........_... Secon... ent Rolls, dairy....... One, Gairy............. ROMS, Creamery ....*... . Solid, creamery ......... Canned Meats. Corned beef, 2 lb . Corned beef, 14 lb....... Potted ham, igs....... Potted ham, ‘%%s...... Devile@ham, s....... Deviledham, ‘s..... Petied tongue \s..... Carcass ... Hind quarter LineeseG. a Sues, ........... | Leaf Lard. 1. = | Mutton. | Carcass ..... an. 6 Spring Habe lS Veal. Carcase ....... “ae tn Tierces l | 150 9 00 9 50 9 7 9 50 13 7 8 50 9 00 80 | No. 0 Sun UO 20 | 80 _ko 60 ta 60 -~1.@ | Corks for i gal., [No.1 Sun, Crockery and Glassware. AKRON STONEWARE. Butters, i wal.. per GOs.......,.. 50 A tO.G ga1., per gal,....... 54% S Onl, Der Mal... ...... 6% 10 gal. » ber gal.. vo 6h 12 gal, pergal...... % ee 15 gal. meat-tubs, per gal. 8 20 gal. meat-tubs, per gal.. 8 25 gal. meat-t tubs, per gal.. 10 30 gal. meat-tubs, per gal. 10 Churns. 2 to 6 gal., per gal.... 5% Cc thurn Dashe rs, per doz... . & Milkpans. 4% gal. flat or rd. bot., doz. 60 1 gal. fatorrd. bot.,each 5% Fine Glazed Milkpans. % gal. flat or rd. bot.,doz. 65 1 gal. flatorrd. bot.,each 5% Stewpans. gal. fireproof, bail, doz. 85 1 gal. fireproof, bail, doz.1 10 | Jugs. | +4 gal., a ne 40 % gwal.. per dos.... a. oe tap pel agfionnaee yf cue On Tomato Jues. % gal., per doz...... ae i gal. | OO isc eau awe 7 | € sorks for 4 4 gal., perdos.. WW per doz.. 30 Preserve Jars and Covers. 4 gal., stone cover, doz... 7%} 1 gal., stone cover, doz...1 00 Sealing Wax. lbs. in package, perlb... 2 LAMP BURNERS. | No. 0 Sun. : _ =< No. 1 San. te eteecces | ae NO 3 Sam .c.......... ve ie 50 eecuray, WG. t.............: @& | cecuray, No.2 ............ & be a sa. | Climax.. ' 1 50 | LAMP CHIMNEYS— Common. Per box of 6 2 No. 1 aan. eee a ey i 83 No. 2 Sun. 2 oo | First ‘Quality. No. @ San crimp top, wrapped and i abeled.... 2 10 No. ft Stn, se top, wrapped and labeled.... 2 25 No. 2 Sun, crimp top, wrapped and labeled.... 3 25 XXX Flint. No. 0 Sun, crimp top, wrapped and labeled.... 2.55 No. 1 Sun, ¢crimp top, wrapped and labeled. .. 2 75 No. 2 San, — top, wrapped and labeled.... 8 75 CHIMNEYS—Pearl Top. wrapped and _labeled eee aa 2 § wrapped and ge, wrapped ‘and abeled.... . 488 | No. 3 Sun, “Small ‘Bulb, Y for Globe Lamps......... 80 Le Bastie. No. 1 Sun. plain bulb, per aa de ‘ 1 50 p 1 NOL IC rimp, per dee 1 35 “| No. 2 Crimp, per doz.. 1 60 | Rochester. No. 1, Lime (G5c doz)...... 3 5 No. 2, Lime (70e doz). -- 4006 No. 2, Fiint (06 dos)...... 47 | Electric. | No. 2, Lime (706 dos) ..... 4 00 No. 2, Flint (80c doz)...... 4 40 OIL. CANS. Doz. i gal tin cans with spout.. 1 25 1 gal galv iron with spout. 1 65 > gal galv iron with spout. 2 87 gal galy iron with spout. 4 00 ra] lv iron with spout. 5 00 galv iron with faucet 6 00 "TVG OOM... oa. c, 9 00 | 5 gal galv iron Nacefas ... 9 00 Perkins & Hess pay as fol- Pump Cans 5 gal Rapid steady stream. 9 00 5 gal Eu reka non-ov — 10 50 Seal Home Rule..... ....- 10 50 5 gal Home Rule. “veeccke Go | 5 gal Pirate King.. Sede ee ee 9 50 LANTERNS. ime. O27 apenas. ............ 4 25 No. ff Topaier.......... 6 50 | No. 13 oe Dash. ..;. €90 | No. 1Tub., glassfount.... 7 00 No. 12 Tubular, side lamp. 14 0C |No. 3Street Lamp........ 37 LANTERN GLOBES. No. 0 Tubular, cases 1 doz. each, box 10 cents... ..... | No. 0 Tubular, cases2 doz. lows: Hides. (Green ol eae | Part Glired............ @ 7% | Pull Cured............ Tq S¥ Be aa 8 @9 Mins. green... .....; 6 @7 oe cured.. --- 14%@ 8% Calfskins, green oc 6%@ 8 | Calfskins, cured...... 844@10 Deaconskins .........2% @30 Pelts. POCernes,...:..... sa 30 PAMBDS....4.........., Sa oO Old Wool.. 60@ 90 "Barrels. Eocene .. @i1% A We. W. .Mich. Halt @ 8% W W Michican........ @ 8 High Test aude @i7 D., S. Gas @ 8 Deo. Naptha eeu es @ 7% Cyrmger..........,... 2 @36 Engine. . ieee 1. Gal Black, winter......... @8 each, box 15 cente....... No. 0 Tubular, bbls 5 doz. each, bbl 35]. ..... 40 No. 0 Tubular, bull's 8 “eve, cases 1 doz. each. AMP Wicks. No.6 pera. occ.c. | Oe ea i NO. 2 Der erogs ............ NG. 3 per eroee........ . 58 PEOMOMAOEN, 3... c.. «es WF MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Hardware Some Hardware Snags and How to Remove Them. At the present time we realize that there are many obstacles and hindrances in all lines of trade to such a much-de- sired, and we are inclined to think for- tunate, state of affairs. Trade has a great deal to contend with—the financial depression of the times, owing in a large measure to the recent campaign, changes in administration, and unsettled political issues, opposition, competi- tion and numerous other business evils, commonly called business snags, that must be encountered and overcome daily. A hardware dealer has to have capital, brains, experience and a good share of business enterprise and energy to get to the top these days. However, we do not despond, but anticipate better things for the future. Our fathers, mothers and teachers were ever wont to impress us with the fact that ** The road to success is steep and strewn with many difficulties.’’ Cheer up, then; we are undoubtedly on the right road. Speaking of business snags, I regard competition as one of them. We recog- nize, of course, that there is such a thing as legitimate competition. We do not wish to be a monopolist or ‘‘cock of the walk’ in any community, realizing that a fair degree of competition is healthful, in that it is a stimulus in business and suggestive of enterprise in athriving locality. There is, how- ever, a reckless competition, and this is the snag I have reference to, a reck- less competition that is indulged in, to the demoralization of prices. We are all aware that there are dealers in some towns who, because they have capital, have no compunction about driving a rival out of business by a systematic cutting of prices on leading articles, and more especially on staple goods. They seem to be utterly wanting in the spirit of public, or, rather, local inter- est, that would tend for a regard for the business welfare which ought to be fos- tered and preserved among mercantile men in business centers. This brings to mind another business snag or evil, one whose harassing influ- ence has been felt throughout this coun- try, more especially in the West, and which may be considered as perhaps our most formidable adversary. I refer to department stores. They have been the subject of much earnest consideration and consultation on the part of the business men of the Northwest. Peo- ple generally seem to be in sympathy with the retail dealers, but not to the extent that they are willing to pay afew cents more for an article than they can get it for at the bargain counter of a department store. The universal senti- ment is strong against this hindrance to legitimate business and local prosper- ity. Let me quote a few remarks on the subject from a trade paper: The opposition to the great depart- ment stores is taking a tangible form that promises to array the best retail in- terests of the country agaiust this giant monopoly. It is the universal sentiment that there is just at present especial need that efforts be made everywhere to revive trade and place our manufactur- ing, mercantile and financial interests on a firm footing. To such progress the department store is an obstacle, and legitimate business should not be ham- pered by the demoralizing policies of such establishments, which, avoiding the burdens and responsibilities com- mon to the regular retailers, keep within no settled boundaries of action, depend on others to carry stock and pay ex- penses, destroy adjacent real estate val- ues, and take the cream of the retail trade from the men who bave built up and still maintain the real business of the country. Thus it is evident that others realize how unequal is the contest and are anx- ious for a solution to the difficult prob- lem. Has it not been proved more than once in the history of our country that centralization of power in one or a few individuals is not .only contrary to all ideas of democracy, but also a threat against national power? The same ar- gument holds good in reference to in- stitutions that do business on piratical principles. They are a menace to trade. Therefore, for the sake of the many, as opposed to the selfishness or cupidity of the few, department stores should be suppressed. Another snag looms up in the inter- ference with our trade on the part of manufacturers and jobbers. We are glad to say we personally have nothing to complain of. Nevertheless, it isa grievance which some dealers have. The selling of goods and quoting of prices direct to the consumer constitute the worst kind of opposition and hurt the retailer more than hard times, crop failures or anything else, Again, another evil, one that is not common to hardware dealers only, but is a source of annoyance, if not worry, among merchants in various lines of business, is the lack on the part of the people of what may be termed local patriotism or loyalty, and I am sorry to say that business men are often to blame in that they otten thoughtlessly encour- age it. Take, for instance, a druggist who allows bis wife to send to Milwau- kee for a steel range and trimmings for a new house. A good hardware house is right in the same block, pleasant _re- lations otherwise existing between fam- ilies and dealers, yet that druggist has a kick coming because the hardwareman allows his wife to go to Green Bay to take advantage of a sale there, in buy- ing wall paper for her new house. We merchants are aware, or should be if we are not, that the prosperity of the place in which we live is of vital im- portance to us. Our influence should be directed toward strengthening and building up the resources of our own town and in the protection of home in- stitutions. Not alone this, but we should impress that opinion upon our families and friends. How many here who do not know of instances where business men allow their wives and daughters to buy out of town, even encouraging them in the practice, because they can save a few dollars? Nevertheless, these same men expect the patronage of the wives and daughters of other local dealers. | tell you there is no surer way than this of destroying confidence and creating business jealousies in a community. J. A. WIEKIE, Fond du Lac, Wis. ———_>9>—___ The Hardware Business of To-day. In my opinion the hardware store of to-day differs vastly from the old one of twenty years ago. I can picture the average hardware store of that time as dark, dingy, gloomy, poorly-lighted and uninviting, and then note the con- trast as you step into one of the hard- ware stores they are building and ar- ranging now. A hardware store can and should be made as attractive and invit- ing, even to ladies, as a dry goods, millinery or jewelry store, and I am glad to note that every year there is a forward movement in the direction of making them so. This is a progressive age, and a man, to keep up with the procession, must study up and employ new methods to display and arrange his goods so as to attract the attention of the people. An attractive store front, with a tasty win- dow display, which ought to be changed often, will make a favorable impression on a passer-by and invite him to come in, and once in, if properly handled, you can probably make a customer of him. Particular attention should be paid to keeping the stock clean and in order. There is always some time during the day when there are no customers to be waited on that can be employed in cleaning,dusting and rearranging goods on shelves or on the floor, and thereby help you to more quickly wait on cus- tomers in busy hours. The hardware business of to-day could not be carried on_ successfully and profitably in the same manner it was twenty, fifteen or even ten years ago, as competition has been growing sharper and profits have been growing smaller year by year; in fact, so much so, that to-day many articles are being sold for less money than the profits for- merly made on them. For instance, Universal wringers used to retail at $8, leaving a profit of $1.75 to $2 each; to- day the retail price is $2 or less. I re- member selling 6-quart plain IC pressed dairy pans at $4 per dozen, leaving 75 cents to $1 per dozen profit, while nuw they sell at 75 cents per dozen, netting 12 cents to 15. cents per dozen profit. The first barbed wire I sold at 12 cents per pound, leaving 2 cents to 2% cents per pound profit, and J could mention many similar items. Then, on the other hand, you take the growing tend- ency of dealers in other lines to put in some lines of hardware, either to help keep up their diminishing profits or use as trade-catchers. I know of instances of lumber dealers selling building paper, nails, paint and also house trimmings, and selling them at, or nearly at, cost in order to catch the order for lumber, on which they would make larger profits. Dry goods, grocery and notion stores have put in 5-cent and Io-cent counters of hardware, besidespocket knives and tinware. Drug stores are selling cutlery and fishing tackle. Bicycles are sold in all kinds of stores and shops, even in butcher and barber shops, and last, but not least of all, is the department store, with almost every thing 1n the hardware line where there is; any profit for the legitimate hardware dealer, ea CeO.) ee eA RR Appleton, Wis. —_—_~>-0 Woman's tongue is her sword, which she never lets rust, This is our FRUIT AND DELIVERY WAGON. Racks when desired. The Best is none too good. Furnished with Fruit See this and our complete line of hand made Harness, Carriages, etc. Write for new catalog. BROWN & SEHLER, Grand Rapids, Mich. SS SDA LHe 2S SES SAS SRS SWB Rae 0 - We love handsome women from in- clination, homely women from interest, and virtuous women from reason. Hardware Price Current. AUGURS AND BITS Ne eee 70 ecunings fenmino ...............-........- 25&10 Jenningn WmitaGom .. -..... 2.2... .. 2... 6bkI0 AXES Misst Quality, S. B: Bromse ................. 5 00 First Quality, D. B. Bronze................. 9 50 First Quality, S. B. S. Steel.. secede. O aU First Quality, D. B. Steel Seg e eae - 10 50 BARROWS OO $12 00 14 00 Gertie net 30 00 BOLTS OS ee ae. beens. 60&10 Carriage new Hat................. 70 to 75 OE ae 5 BUCKETS Wier i ee BUTTS, CAST Cast Loose Pin, fisured....................- 7O&10 Wrought INGEN 70&10 BLOCKS Ordinary Tackie.... ........... oo. 70 CROW BARS OnBe SCOR .-per lb 4 CAPS ye ee ee per m 65 PRCA wo: perm 55 oy. .. per m 35 Se perm 60 CARTRIDGES Rim: Fire... ...-. 50& 5 Comtaal five 2& 5 CHISELS Neemes Pitmer. 8. 80 Socket Framing.............. 80 Socket Corner............ 80 SOGHCE Sileks....:............ 80 DRILLS mGrec = Bie Seis 8 8 oes ll. 60 Taper and Straight Shank................... 50k 5 MMorse’s Taper Sime. c.f... lk. 8. 50k 5 ELBOWS Com. 4 piece Gin... ..- .... doz. net 55 Corrugated....... ee 1% POPU dis 40410 EXPANSIVE BITS Clark’s small, ou large, $26.. tee Ives’, 1, $18; 2, 8 EO ec, aaa List INGw American. ta un TO0&10 DNROOMN, oo sesegue eee 70 eller s Horee Hagpe...................... 60410 GALVANIZED IRON Nos. ae: ae aie asi > 28 List 12 - .... 17 wuceeet 75_to 7-10 GAUGES Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s............... 60416 KNOBS—New List Door, mineral, jan. trimmings.............. 70 Door, porcelain, jap. trimmings............ 80 MATTOCKS Adee Byes... $16 00, dis 60410 ee ee. $15 00, dis 60410 PC 818 50, dis 20410 NAILS Advance over pees on both Steel and Wire. Steel nails, base.. oe ee 1 65 Wire nails, base..... We ae tccaee de ose 1 % 20 to 60 advance.......... Base BONO PO AOVANCE, cc eek cases vice swecess OO ie cece e sees sees 10 Coie... 20 Ie 30 ee zt) Ee pew leat 70 Wine Ss aauanee. ec. 50 Casing 10 advance. ............... eovececeue 15 Caine BOGUAMOG.. sk. ee tec es 2 Te 35 Wimeen CU SGveNee oe 2% Wintel: 8 aeyanee.... 3.0... 35 Wintel Gadvenee 0. ee 45 BOGPHGR % GOVANGCE. 6 5 ci. keels cones — MILLS cree, Parterm Ces...) 0.0... e, oa 40 Coffee, P. S. & W. Mfg. Co.’s Malleables.. 40 Coffee, Landers, —— ie Craem 8... . 1... 40 Coffee, Enterprise.... i 30 . MOLASSES GATES Stebbin’s Pattern + owe CLIO Stebbin’s Gen ... 60&10 Enterprise, self-r neasurin g ' 30 PLANES rm ee OY a eee ee, @50 Sciota Bench ...... oe ee 60 Sandusky Tool Co.’s, ‘fancy @50 Bench, Hratquality.....,.... Seka asco caa, Ge Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s wood... | 60 PANS Bry, Acme..... i i -60&10&10 Common, polished. a. _ TO& 5 RIV E rs [ron aud Tinned .... .... | bolle 60 Copper Rivets and Burs...... PATENT PLANISHED IRON ‘*‘A’’? Wood’s patent planished, Nos. 24 to 27 10 20 “B”? Wood’s patent planished, Nos. 25 to 27 9 20 Broken packages 4c per pound extra. HAMMERS May dole & Co.’s, new list ..dig 33% ae i « «ne 25 Vorles i Plumb dis 40&10 Mason’ 8 Solid Cas .30¢ list 70 el . ‘ lacksemith’s Solid C ast Stea Hand ®Me Hat 40410 HOUSE _~— — Stamped Tin Ware. - new list 75410 Japanned Tin Ware. «3 tie 5 eee ae Granite Iron Ware. “new list 40&10 HOLLOW Ww ARE oe es »o. Goad Te ...60&10 Spiders ..... . 6010 ‘HINGE s Gate, Clark’s, 1, 2, 3.. . dis 60&10 State.. _per doz. net 2 50 WIRE GOODS ec / eee a, 80 Screw Eyes.. Cee oa. 80 Hoon s, ..... nee. \ . 80 Gate Hooks and Eyes. meee cae chee ecu, 80 LEVELS. Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s............dis 70 ROPES Sisal, 4 inch and larger........-...... .... Gag Manilla.. “ te ee ae "SQUARES: Steel and Iron. ' eee eau, 80 Try and Be wel 0 t Mite i SHEET IRON com. smooth. com. aos... Le euae = = ® 40 NOs, 1b to 17....... a at 2 40 oe 2 6C TO ee ee a7 Pee ee se ea, +. 37 2 80 NG. 2d .. 2 90 All sheets No. 18 and Tig rhter, ‘over 30 inches wide not less than 2-10 extra. St screny ee List acct. 19, ’ : <4 0 Oe SASH WEIGHTS Solid Eyes. \ .per ton 20 00 “TRAPS Steel, Game.. Oneida Communi ity, ‘Newhouse’s. 50 Oneida Community, Hawley & Norton’s 8 7O&10810 Mouse, choker. : <+++ seo. Der Coe 60&10 Mouse, delusion. . : . per doz i = “WIRE Bright Market So v6) Annealed Market. Le eee ede daev ee yee. a. TE Coppered Market. 70&10 T’nned Market...... ie 62% Coppered Spring Steel eee lg, 50 Barbed Fence, galvanized ........ 2 06 Barbed Fence, painted. 1 70 —— NAILS” An Sable. —— Pine 8 dis 5 PIORURWORECIE fo.) ee ec cee WRENCHES Baxter’s Adjustable, ni > 30 Coe’s Genuine Wes 50 Coe’s Patent Agricultural, wrought ....... 80 Coe’s Patent, malleable 4 80 MISCELLANEOUS Bird Cages. ........ oo 50 Pumps, Ci istern.. Screws, New List.. Wale caueue icc) 85 Casters, Bed and hake, -». 10&10&10 Dampers, American......... : 50 METALS- ae 600 pound casks.... le 614 Peenound,.........., oe ee 6% SOLDER EE re 12% The prices of f the many other qualities of solder in the market indicated by private brands vary according to composition. TIN—Melyn Grade route 7C, Charcoal... ........... ee | ee, CO 5 75 20x14 IX, Charcoal . 00 Each additional X on this grade, 35 TIN—Allaway Grade iOnt6 1C, Charcoal ............... dew ies Pee, CHOON ee lle 10x14 [X, Charcoal . beac ese arses cudene as 14x20 IX, Charcoal .... ene Each additional X on this grade, a. 50. ROOFING PLATES 14x20 IC, Charcoal, Dean.. ‘ oi oe 14x20 IX, Crereue), eam ci. . 20x28 IC, Charcoal, Dean...... Sey cere ate 14x20 IC, Charcoal, Allaway Grade 14x20 Ix, Charcoal, Allaway Grade.... 20x28 1C, Charcoal, Allaway Grade.... 20x28 IX, Charcoal, Allaway Grade BOILER SIZE TIN PLATE 14x56 IX, for No. 8 Boilers, } 14x56 IX; for No. 9 Boilers, { P&* Pound... Qaocdcw S8ss mounoan SSSS888 -_ 24 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Saginaw Grocers Score Their Seventh Success. Saginaw, Aug. 13—The retail grocers of Saginaw have a remarkable regord as entertainers on the occasion of their annual picnic, but never before have weather and all other conditions com- bined to make the day a success in such a fortunate manner as yesterday. The spectacle of two rival excursions starting from one depot at one time was a novel one. It was marked by the noisy accompaniment of the enthusiastic, self-constituted ticket seller, who strove by all means to ensnare the doubtful picnicker. Rival bands rent the air with competing selections at the F. & P. M. depot before the start, and the puffing and whistling of rival engines combined to make the scene a memor- able one. The grocers’ excursion went in two sections of ten coaches each. A moder- ate estimate places the number of peo- ple at 1,400 and they made noise-and gladness enough for twice that number. The trip of both sections was without incident, and upon arriving at Port Huron, the excursionists scattered about to enjoy themselves as their tastes dicta- ted. Some went to Sarnia, some to Huronia Beach, some to the base ball game, some down the river to St. Clair, some to Stag Island, and others to va- rious parts of Port Huron. The major- ity, however, went direct to Riverside Park, where the picnic and games oc- curred. The feature of the games was the fast time made in the bicycle races, break- ing all amateur records for Port Huron. There was more pure fun caused by the comical efforts of the contestants in the footraces and in the fat men’s race. The officers of the day were Charles Schwartz and F. L. Keating, starters and judges, F. Spatz and F. Crowley, timers,and George Holcomb, announcer. After the regular program had been car- ried out, Starter Keating announced that one event had been forgotten, the old maids’ bicycle race, and asked if there were any entries. One comely maiden rode up to the front of the stand who would not be taken for one who would naturally enter in that class, amidst roars of laughter from the crowd. The results of the vee events were as follows: One-mile mae sf race, open to gro- cers only—Otto Rohde, Saginaw, first; George Holcomb, Saginaw, second : F. Spatz, Saginaw, third. Time, 2:15. One-mile bicycle race, open to gro- cers’ clerks only, B. Gain, Port Huron, first; A. Hammel, Port Huron, second; W. Foster, Port Huron, third. Time, 2 25. One-hundred yard footrace, open to grocers only—C. W. L. Wartenberg, Saginaw, first; G. Holcomb, Saginaw, second; O. Rohde, third. Time, 11 seconds. Fat men’s race, 50 yards—G. Hill, Port Huron, first; J. J. Williams, Port Huron, second; P. P. Hiller, Saginaw, third. Time, 6 ue Delivery boys’ too-yard race—W. Rey- nolds, Port Huron, first; L. Flint, Port Huron, second; A. Hammel, Port Huron, third. The first train to return left Port Huron at 7:30, and arrived in Saginaw at 10:30 and tbe last one left at 9g o'clock, and arrived here about mid- night. The first train contained the members of the Saginaw baseball team and the passengers were entertained by selections by an octet composed of Messrs. Ganzel, Moore, Hennhager, Sny- der, Cole, Irwin, Tarbill and Beville. All the popular songs of the day were rendered in a pleasing manner and the performance concluded with a comedy sketch entitled, ‘‘A Hot Time in a Colored Camp Meeting,’’ by Snyder and Moore. a Death of a Veteran Adrian Merchant. Adrian, Aug. 16—Hon. John R. Clark, founder of the firm of Clark, Mason & Co., wholesale ‘grocers and packers, has passed into the Beyond. He had been confined to the house since January,and had been in a critical con- dition several times since. He re- tained consciousness almost to the last, and his end was peaceful. Mr. Clark was born in Ontario county, N. Y. (which county is now known as Wayne), September 4, 1822. He came to Adrian with his parents in the spring of 1836, and has remained here ever since. He graduated in 1840 from Brewster's select school, and then en- tered his brother’s store as a clerk, re- maining in that capacity until 1845, when he became a partner in the busi- ness. In 1847 he purchased his brother’s in- terest in the business, and erected a brick store on Maumee street, in which he carried on general merchandising until 1853, when his health failed. He then sold out to Col. L. F. Comstock and A. H. Wood, and purchased and moved upon the Pease farm in Madison township. During the years 1854 and 1855 he erected the finest farmhouse in the county at that time. In 1855 he formed a partnership with A. H. Wood, and embarked in the dry goods business, which they continued until 1859, when he bought out his part- ner’s interest, and carried on the busi- ness himself until 1863, when he closed out and decided to give his attention to farming and stock dealing. In 1866 he became interested in the erection of the Madison cheese factory, and was its President and Manager for three years. He was elected supervisor of Madison township for five years. In 1858 he was elected a member of the House of Representatives and was chairman of the Committee on Mines and Minerals, as well as served on four other committees. In 1874 he {sold his farm to A. H. Russell, and moved to this city. In 1871 he engaged in the wholesale cheese business with Henry F. Shattuck, and afterward in the pork packing business. In 1877 Clark & Shattuck admitted to the firm as partner the late Lafayette Ladd, and continued the copartnership until 1878, when E. L. Baker was ad- mitted and the firm of Clark, Baker & Co. entered upon a_ prosperous career in the wholesale provision, cheese and pork packing business. In 1875 Mr. Clark was elected alder- man of the Fourth ward, and was re- elected in 1877. Politically, he was in early life an old-line Whig, and cast his first presidential vote for Henry Clay. Since the organization of the Republican party he was affiliated with it and gave it earnest support. April 8, 1846, Mr. Clark was married to Miss Emily E., daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Wadsworth, of Adrian, by whom he had four children, only one of whom, Mrs. Ira Z. Mason, is now iving. Low Rate Excursion to Northern Mich- igan Resorts. Wednesday, Aug. 25, is the date for our popular excursion to the Northern resorts this year. Trains will leave Grand Rapids via C. & W. M. Railway at 7 a. m. and:1:16 p:: m. The round trip rate is only $4 to Petoskey, Bay View, Charlevoix or Traverse City, with return limit to Sept. 3. Full particu- lars given by agents and posters. Gro DEHAVEN, G. P. A. —~> 0 -e Attention is directed to the announce- ment published elsewhere in this week’s paper to the effect that the Schulte Soar Co. has arranged to make an exhibit of its celebrated Clydesdale brand at the State Fair to be held in this city the first week of September. In addition to the regular exhibit, the company will have on exhibition an original cake of soap as it comes from the frames, and an opportunity will be given every per- son who visits the fair to register a guess as to the exact weight of the mass, the one whose guess comes near- est to the exact weight to receivea high grade bicycle. Mr. Cooper, the local representative of the house, is sending out invitations to his customers, requesting them to make their head- quarters at his exhibit during the fair, and those who know Mr. Cooper and the large-heartedness of his employers are assured that their welcome will be cordial and complete. The New Peddling Law to Be Dis- tributed Soon. Kent City, Aug. 11—In the Trades- man of July 7 | found a copy of the new law imposing licenses upon ped- dlers driving through the country. I have repeatedly called our township clerk’s attention to the matter, but no attempt has been made to enforce the law. -He says the board can do nothing until they receive a copy of the law and the necessary;.blanks from Lansing. Now, can you in any way assist us in hastening this matter? The law is ex- plicit, but what the town board wants is instructions from the proper source. A. H. Saur & Co. The Tradesman immediately submit- ted the enquiry to the Secretary of State, receiving the following reply: Lansing, Aug. 16—I have your letter of Aug. 13, together with enclosure from A. Saur & Co. There isa weak point in our method of publish- ing the laws, especially those which have been given immediate effect. Un- til the present session, never before in my experience in legislative matter has the Legislature authorized or al- lowed the publication of the immediate- effect acis in any form. This yeara bill was passed at the suggestion of this Department, but the distribution of the immediate-effect acts was limited to circuit judges, county clerks, prosecut- ing attorneys and a few others. No pro- vision whatever was made for notifying township boards of a change in the law relative to hawkers and peddlers, or, in- deed, of a number of other important changes. However, the State Treasurer had a small edition of the law, as passed, printed and distributed to those who asked questions in regard to the matter. This Department has also sent cut three or four hundred copies. The Public Acts will be out and placed in the hands of township officers in the course of a week or ten days, and in that manner the law will be thorough- ly published. s. W. SELDEN, Deputy Secretary of State. WANTS COLUMN. BUSINESS CHANCES. JOR SALE—A STORE BUILDING AND dwelling combined at Levering, Mich. An Al place for a general stock. A. M. LeBaron, Grand Rapids, Mich. 369 EsT. LOCATION FOR GRIST MILLIN THE State. Good grain region. Location and building will be given outright to man with $4,000 capital. Address for particulars J. C. Neuman. Dorr, Mich. 370 beret ag Ai gcenereartel FOR WESTERN NEW York for permanent staple line. Sell to retailers. Address Buffalo, care Michigan Tradesman. 371 OWN SEVERAL GOOD FARMS LOCATED in Ringgold and Union counties, Iowa. The best grazing country in the world—right in the midst of the celebrated Biue Grass region of Southern Iowa. All have No. 1 good soil and can’t be beat for grain and stock raising. I want to trade any or all of these farms for a well established store. Write at once. A. O. Ingram, Mount Ayr, Iowa. 373 77 EXCHANGE—160 ACRES OF HEAVIEST hardwood timber land in Michigan, finely located, clear title, for stock goods. If differ- ence will pay cash. Address Z. V. Payne, St. Louis, Gratiot Co., Mich. 367 USINESS OPENINGS—MEN HAVING MOD- erate capital at their command, with expe- rience, who seek advantageous openings in dry goods, cloaks, millinery, clothing, merchant tailoring, hats and caps, gentlemen's furnishing goods, shoes, notions, groceries, crockery, or any other department of trade, may find it to their advantage to correspond with me, with the view of taking an interest in a department store. L. A. Sherman, Port Huron, Mich. 374 NOR EXCHANGE—A WELL-ASSORTED drug stock that will inventory $1,200 for a stock of groceries. Address John Cooper, 340 Woodworth avenue, Grand Rapids. Mich. 366 OR SALE—MEAT MARKET DOING A cash business. Will sell« heap forcash. I. Frankford, Insurance and Real Estate, 53 West Bridge Street. Phone 12: 364 _ TRADE-—-A GOOD FA RM, STOCK, TOOLS and crops for a stock of goods. Wm. Neilan, Ferry, Oceana Co., Mich. 5 TORE TO RENT AT LAKE ODESSA, BRICK, location very best; fine chance for general store. E. F. Colwell, Lake Odessa. 372 AOR SALE—DRUG STOCK INVOICING about $700. Best location in Northern Mich- igan. Address Drugs, care Michigan Trades- man. 362 NOR SALE—STOCK OF GENERAL MER- chandise in a good location in a growing town. Good business. Will rent building. Reason for selling, poor health. For further particulars inquire of or write to Il. J. W igent, Watervliet, Mich. 359 We SELL MY FOUR DEPARTMENT stores of general merchandise, as I must retire from business. Here is a fortune for somebody. Julius H. Levinson, Petoskey, Mich. 353 OR SALE—CLEAN STOCK GROCERIES and crockery, enjoying cream of trade in best growing city in Michigan. Lake port and center of fruit belt. Patronage mostly cash. Rent, $0 per month, with terminable lease. Stock and fixtures will inventory $3,500, but can be reduced. Reason for selling, owner has other business which must be attended to. Business established five years and made muney every year, Answer quick if you expect to se- cure this bargain. Address No. 358, c.re Mich- igan Tradesman. 308 Ko SALE—CLEAN NEW STOCK GENERAL merchandise, located in brick buiiding in growing town, surrounded by excellent farming country. Established trade. Address No. 334, care Michigan Tradesman. 334 JARTIES WISHING TO BUY, SELL OR exchange real estate or merchandise, any quantities or description,- can depend upon Townsend & Morous, of Jackson, Mich., for quick and responsible ‘dealing. 318 OR SALE—ONE 100-HORSE POWER SLIDE valve engine, especially adapted to sawmill work, and fitted with a Nordberg Automatic Governor. Can be seen running any week day at Wallin Leather Co.’s tannery, Grand —— 31 ANTED—PARTNER WITH $2,000 FOR one-half interest in hardware, stoves and tinshop, plumbing and furnace work and job- bing, roofing, etc. Have several good jobs on hand and a well-established trade; best location in heart of city. Address Box 522, Big Rapids, Mich. 298 ANTED—WE ARE THE OLDEST, LARG- est and best laundry in the city of Grand Rapids. We do considerable business out of town and want more of it. We want good live agents in towns wher? we do not now have any. We pay a liberal commission and give satisfac- tory service. Terms on application. American Steam Laundry, Otte Brothers, proprietors. 289 fOR EXCHANGE—TWO FINE IMPROVED farms for stock of merchandise; splendid location. Address No. 73, care Michigan Trades- man. 73 ANTED—1,000 CASES FRESH EGGS, daily. Write for prices. F. W. Brown, Ithaca, Mich. - 249 PATENT SOLICITORS. NREE—OUR NEW HANDBOOK ON PAT- ents. Ciiley & Allgier, Patent Attorneys, Grand Rapids, . Mich. 339 MISCELLANEOUS. OUNG MAN, COMPETENT BOOK-KEEP- er, understands double entry, desires posi- tion. Best of references furnished. Address W., care Michigan Tradesman. 347 Tr Everybody Guess! puesser to We shall make an exhibit of our CLYDES- DALE SOAP at the State Fair, including an enormous cake of Clydesdale as it came originally from the frames. invited to register a guess on the weight of the cake and the nearest guess entitles the gentleman’s or lady’s. Schulte Soap Zo., Detroit, Mich. : Premium given away with Clydesdale Soap Wrappers. Everyone is a high grade bicycle, either Established 1850. 5 D 20.8 50.0 50.8 20.0 20.8 50.0 20.8 50.8 50.8 50.8 50.8 50.8 °50.020.0 20.4 Sells Best Because it salts best, tastes best, keeps best— is best. DIAMOND CRYSTAL SALT. See Price Current. Diamond Crystal Salt Co., St. Clair,Mich, Bn ee sl i i I i The Leader of all Bond Papers Made from New Rag Stock, Free from Adulteration, Perfectly Sized, Long Fiber Magna Charta Bond A paper that will withstand the ravages of Time. Carried in stock in all the standard sizes and weights by TRADESMAN COMPANY Manufacturer’s Agent, GRAND RAPIDS. Eos Pre OOS For Sale at Public Auction: The plant of the McBain Creamery Co., at McBain, Mich., on the ist day of October, 1897. Cost $3,600, Good as new. Run only two months. Will sell building and machinery separately if desired. Terms, 10% cash day of sale, balance 60 days if desired. Full a by Foe igens J PACKARD, Sec’y. Vogel Center, Mich. QUEEN & CRESCENT During the Tennessee Centennial and International Exposition at Nash- ville, Tenn., a low rate special tariff has been established for the sale of tickets from Cincinnati and other ter- minal points on the Queen & Crescent Route. Tickets are on sale daily until. fur- ther notice to Chattanooga at $6.75 one way or $7.20 round trip from Cin- cinnati, the round trip tickets being good seven days to return; other tick- ets, with longer return limit, at $9,90 and at $13.50 for the round trip. These rates enable the public to visit Nashville and other Southern points at rates never before offered. Vestibuled trains of the finest class are at the disposal of the passengers, af- fording a most pleasant trip, and en- abling one to visit the very interesting scenery and important battle-grounds in and about Chattanooga, Lookout Mountain and Chickamauga National Military Park. Tickets to Nashville to visit the Centennial can be repur- chased at Chattanooga for $3.40 round trip. Ask your ticket agent for tickets via Cincinnati and the Q. & C. Route South, or writeto W. C. RINEARSON, Gen’! Pass. Agent, Cincinnati. Cn. I Fo Z =a" Z og / Y. An Advertisement should attract at- tention and impress its value upon the teader’s mind. Ef- fective and appro- priate illustrations help to do this. % We prepare designs for all purposes and devote particular at-- tention to the illus- trating of advertise- ments, booklets, cat- alogues, etc..% mt Sketches and esti- mates furnished on application. PETOSKEY and MACKINAC EXCURSION G.R.& I. The Annual Ten-Day Excursion to North- ern Michigan via the Grand Rapids & Indiana 24. $4.00 Rapids at rate of $4.00 round trip to Pe- R’y will be run on Tuesday, Aug. Tickets will be sold from Grand toskey or Traverse City, and $5.00 round Tickets to Mackinac and $5.00 trip to Mackinac. will admit stop off at Petoskey either going or returning. Tickets will be sold for trains leaving at 7.45 a. m. and 2.20 p. m. Aug. Good returning until Sept. 2. For further information apply to G. R. & I. ticket 24th. — : agents or C. Lt, EOXR WOOD, SHIP YOUR FREIGHT AND TRAVEL via the THE MOST POPULAR LINE TO CHICAGO: AND ALL POINTS WEST. Leave MIUSKEGON at 6:00 p. m. Leave GRAND HAVEN at 9.00 p. m. Daily, arriving in CHICAGO the follow- ing morning im time for the outgoing trains. THIS IS THE SHORT LINE TO CHICAGO. Passengers should see that their tick- ets read via this popular line. Through tickets to all points via Chicago can be had of all agents on D., G. H. & M., C. & W. M. R’y, T., S.& M. R’y, G. R. & I. R. R., and of W. D. Rosiz, Agent Goodrich Line, Muskegon, or N. ROBBINS, JR., Grand Haven. H. A. BONN, Gen’! Pass. Agent, CHICAGO. Travelers’ Time Tables. and West Michigan R'y June 27, 1897. CHICAG Going to Chicago. Ly. @ Rapids. 8:35am 1:25pm *6:25pm *11:30pm ar. Chicago....3:10pm 6:50pm 2:0vam 6:40am Returning from Chicago. Le OCMO@SROs. ..c6.. 5. 7:20am 5:15pm * 9:30pm At, G’d Rapids....... 1:25pm 10:45pm * 4:00am Muskegon. iy. Ga Banies..... .... 8: 35am 1 25pm 6: 25pm ar. Go Rapes... 6... . 1:25pm 5.'5pm 10:45am Traverse City, Charlevoix, Petoskey and Bay iew. Uy. Gd Ranids........ 7:30am 11:30pm 5:30pm Ar, Traverse ee ete 12:40pm 5:00am 11:10pm Ar, Charleyoix.. 3:16pm 7:00am *. 2.4. “s at. Petoskey. 45... ... S:om GCM. 5... i445, ie BY VIGW cies os S-b6pm 5: 1a ios, PARLOR AND SLEEPING CARS. CHICAGO. Parlor cars leave Grand Rap ds 8:35 am and 1:25 pm; leave Chicago 5:15pm. Sleeping cars leave Grand Rapids *11:: *9:30 p m. TRAVERSE CITY AND BAY VIEW. 30 pm; leave Chicago Parlor car leaves Grand Rapids 7:30 a m; sleeper at 11:30 p m. *Every day. Others week days only. Gro. DeHaven, General Pass. Agent. GRAND Rapids Northern Div. & Indiana Railway June 20, 1897. Leave Arrive Tray. C’y, Petoskey & Mack...* 4:15am *10:00pm tray. C’y, Petoskey & Mack...t 7:45am + 5:10pm Trav. C’y, Petos. & Har. Sp’gs.t 2: — + 9:10pm Cadillac 5:25pm +t1i:10am weenes & Mackinaw.. -t11:10pm + 6:30am Train leaving at 7:45 a.m. has parlor car to Petoskey and Mackinaw. Train leaving at 2:20 p.m. has parlor car to Pe- toskey, Bay View and Harbor Springs. Train leaving at 11:16 p.m. has sleeping cars to Petoskey and Mackinaw. Southern Div. Leave Arrive a + 7:10am + 8:25pm RE, I oe Cece deep teen cs + 2:00pm + 2:10pm MIO goes cccees Sac n as + 7:00pm t+ 9:10am Cincinnati, Louisville & Ind..*10:l5pm * 4:05am Kalamazoo Bee ence cece ca at ¢ 8:05pm } 8:50am +:10a.m. train has parlor car to Oluetinans. 2:00p.m. train has parlor car to Fort Wayne. 10:15p.m train has sleeping car to Cincinnati, Indianapolis and Louisville. Muskegon Trains. GOING WEST. Lv G@’d Rapids.......... +7:35am . a +5:40pm Tov GG RADI. c. os ee 00am $7:00pm Ar Muskegon........... 9:00am 2. 10pm 7:00;.m Ad MBN OGOT as cele oe tics 10:25am 8:25pm Ar Milwaukee, Steamer........ 4:00am GOING EAST. Ly Milwaukee, Steamer. . (20am Ly Muskegon....... .. — 10am tL 45am 4:10pm Lv Muskegon.. ¢ 8:35am {6:35pm Ar@’d Rapids. . | 9:30am “12: 5dpm 5:30pm Ar Gd Rapids. . Pidop enews ene 10:00am 8:00pm +Except Sunday. *Daily. {Sunday only. Steamer leaves Muskegon daily except Satur- day. Leaves Milwaukee daily except Saturday and Sunday. A. ALMQUIST, Cc. Ticket Agt.Un. Sta. CANADIAN Patific Railway: EAST BOUND. L. Lockwoop, Gen. Pass. & Tkt. Agt. ie OWE. eo 411;45am *11:35pm Fd A ep Re ee $:30pm 8:15am AY: MORGMGGI o. osct. Ul 7;20am 8:00pm WEST BOUND. Dv. MONGAl. C06. 565... 8:50am 9:00pm Do Toronto... ce 4:00pm 7:30am Pe . 10:45pm 2:10pm D. MeNicoli, Pass. Traffic Mgr , Montreal. E. C. Oviatt, Trav. Pass. Agt., Grand Rapids. D ET RO | Grand Rapids & Western. June 27, 1897. Geng to Detroit. Ly. Grand Rapids.. 7:00am 1:30pm 5:35pm Ay. Der, 5.56... 52. < i 40am 5:40pm 10:20pm Retrtas = Detroit. Ly. Detroit.. 00am 1:10pm 6:10pm Ar. Grand Rapids Sea + ‘00pm 5:20pm 10:55pm naw, Alma and Greenville. Lv. GR7:1 4:20pm Ar. G R12:20pm 9:30pm Parlor cars on all trains to and from Detroit and Saginaw. Trains run week days only. Gro. DEHAvEN, General Pass. Agent. GRAN (In effect May 3, 1897.) EAST. Trunk Railway System Detroit and Milwaukee Div Leave. Arrive. + 6:45am..Saginaw, Detroit and Hast..+ 9:55pm +10:10am....... Detroit and East.... ..+ 5:07pm + 3:30pm..Saginaw, Detroit and East. 412: akeen *10:45pm...Detroit, East and Canada...* 6:35am WEST * §:35am....Gd. Haven and Int. Pts....* 7:10pm +12:538pm. Gd. Haven and ores 3:22pm + 5:12pm....Gd. Haven Mil. and Chi....+10:05am * 7:40pm....Gd. Haven Mil. and Chi....* 8:15am +10:00pm...... Gd. Haven and Mil....... + 6:40am Eastward—No. 14 has Wagner parlor car. No. 18 parlor car. Westward—No. 11 parlor car. No. 15 Wagner parlor car. *Daily. tExcept Sunday. . H. Huenss, A.G. P. & T. A. BEN. FLETCHER, Tray. Pass. Agt., Jas. CAMPBELL, 7 Pass. Agent No. 23 Monroe St. South Shore and Atlantic Railway. DULUT WEST BOUND. Ly. Grand Rapids (G. R. & 1.)ti1:10pm +7:45am iv. Mackrraw Olty....°.:..... 7:35am 4:20pm Ar. St. Ignace......... eobce ews 9:00am 5:20pm Ar. Sault Ste. Marie.......... 12:20pm 9:50pm AD. oo hg dll al aaa g aaa oe 2:50pm 10:40pm Ar. Nestoria. . cane 5:20pm 12:45am EN PIU oie se Sc eeuascenus se 8:30am EAST BOUND. By TIO oo se sac aees cee ek +6:30pm Ar. Nestoria..... til:ljdam 2:45am Ar. Marquette........ 1:30pm 4:30am Lv. Sault Ste. Marie...... SOOO coves Mackinaw City. 8:40pm 11:00am G. W. HipparD, Gen. Pass. Agt., _— E, C. Oviatt, Tray. Pass. Agt., Grand apids. Ar. MINNEAPOLIS, ie Marie Railway. WEST BOUND. Lv. Grand Rapids (G. B..&L)............ +7 :45am Lv. Mackinaw City.......... vecveewccens 4:20pm a ee 9:50pm Se SG.: POE oi os. ook wee sie Mw eicdeaincdeuns 8:45am Ar. Minneapolis. ..... eehetecuen\ suas aed - 9:30am EAST BOUND. as PELICAN 66 oo ln doko ete ue tiio tan +6:30pm Ade BG PAE oe oo ss oi ec cewwmn se ecus 7:20pm Ar. Gladstone... . 5... cser0s edeaiee ces 5:45am Ar. Mackinaw City..........+. iecuveeees 11:00am AY, CO TAB oo ee is oo os be eon 10:00pm W. R. Catiaway, Gen. Pass. Agt-, Minneapolis. E. C. Oviatt, Trav. Pass. Agt., Grand Rapids ppg i Na RA SEES a SHI SPL RS BES ane SAR | ‘ This Patent Ink Bottle FREE The Stimpson To Fly Button Dealers Computing Scale Simplicity, accuracy, weight and Gre S os °o De (09 50 ( oe yo oe oe °o ng iF o' ESSE 9° 0° ° p) °o oo ‘O° GQ wy) So os o Gj 2 ° w) os Ne one B) o CSSA ik iG ® ' Value shown by the movement of 52 $) one poise. : 6 It is the acme of perfection and is ‘ows not excelled in beauty and finish. oD go oS o CO's 7 We have no trolley or tramway to fo handle. , We have no cylinder to turn for oS 2 o Hi d 3 3 - each price per pound. r] Ero A We do not follow, but lead all SjOK5 e i A competitors. : ey > ~ } F We do not have a substitute to 0}025 o}O25 ( meet competition. We do not indulge in undignified SFIS FI OI CS ° © o a o 5900 (Ft ow ‘oes IN They consist of six thick circular sheets of green poisoned pa- ICCA CEES and unbusinesslike methods to : . i i tlc asbou-cixe best Sibaibobdeaien AU oo per three and one-half inches in diameter, with red label. The @% y Se oe a 0626 sheets are used in small saucers, and having no corners, are so 0}6%6 (Os Sh 2 cleanly, compared with large square sheets of CATHARTIC Fly ° Paper, that carry the poisoned liquor to outer side of dish. Will kill more FLIES or ANTS than any poison made. A neat counter oS Go’ not have to spend most all of their CSN) time trving to convince the trade . ; Ral ee ne if display box, holding three dozen, costs you go cents, retailing for WX? that our scale was no good if the = : ° o $1.80. Each box contams a coupon, three of which secure the a Stin did not possess the most O (1) G e- 8 9° 3 °o o O° O° So o EX ° ° SAIS Ink Bottle free by mail; will never be troubled with thickened ink while using it;. you would not part with it for cost of Fly Buttons. ‘J ° ll we ask is an opportunity to s , you the Scale and a chance to convince y« < " : . All . L i a PI i ) t show you the Scale and ince to convince you that ° Should your jobber fail to supply your order, upon receipt of cash os = our claims are facts. Write us and give us the opportunity. je we prepay express. Jove f e So 2 $ 0 Gro Ox Sold by the leading jobbers of the United States. Order from jobbers. The Fly Button Co., 9; o ‘oD 0 A9%o The Stimpson Computing Scale Co., ELKHART, IND. PI SIVGIVFIOS oS) Nee o 4 SASS SAIS CEAS os 1 SowG a a : ae . paige 6 ew Represented in Eastern Michigan by Represented in Western Michigan by o : BAO i =x P. BIGELOW, Cc. :.L. SENSENEY, DE Maumee, Ohio. Owosso. Grand Rapids. Telephone No. 266. a = ae COAL HROHRIHNARO come Bs ° LIALHALHRINRLH G ow 5 SI cS we TN GoSCowGe AOC ASHG OG oO CHOC aE c a ° adSG o SG oDOEG a OG oS MSASASSaS SASS SaAS PA SAS aasaaaaSea) pemmeeeemaieteaion — fOLOTEN OF WATGHING YOUR PROFITS AND Al FINE SCALE COMBINED It is the Money-Weight Scale System made at Dayton, Ohio, by The Comput- ing Scale Company. It has simplified weighing systems and is a source of profit to a merchant and pleasure to his customers. at 5 ; \ rn a Nae or bases Profit-saving ei — em- | | \ at ROBBERY < bodied in scales of different sizes and > } = kinds, to suit all your needs. We are always pleased to receive an in- 7 vitation to personally call upon or write THE GOODS BALANCE idee ala you more information. Tell us on a GIVES THE SAME ACCURACY IN GOODS AS IN CHANGING MONEY pee a ee upon you. THE COMPUTING SCALE CO., Dayton, Ohio. |