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GRAND RAPIDS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17, 1898.

GENERAL TRADE SI! UATION.

The burden of all commercial reports
for the week is the prospect of an al-
most unlimited increase in all lines of
business, consequent upon the resump-
tion of peace, which seemed only to be
lacking to enable the universally favor-
able conditions to becotne effective.
Since the declaration of peace there bas
been a great impulse in the placing of
orders and in the projection of all sorts
of business enterprises. The general
tendency of prices has been toward im-
provement, although changes in no cases
have been especially marked. It seems
to be recognized that, fer this country
to take its place in the markets of the
world, lower planes of prices—more
moderate wages and closer margins
of profits—must be accepted than pre-
vailed in the more insular business of
former periods of prosperity.

The greatest factor in the situation
this year, as last, is the agricultural
outlook. The season is now far enough
advanced to give assurance as to abun-
dance in most leading products. In-
deed, in some, as in cotton, the abun
dance is so great as to be somewhat dis-
quieting as to the possibility of its dis-
ARTE AERE j pra Wheat reports show unusual
abundance and the prospects of other
coMiRGAR. NCR are good. The farmer will, no
doubt, be a little more independent in
his selling, but having largely paid off
his mortgages, he will give even more
attention to buying for both house and
farm.

The feature of the week in iron has
been generally increasing activity of de-
mand in all lines. There has been an
effort to curtail production of Bessemer
pig in the. interest of better prices,
which has been successful in some de-
gree in both lessening output and im-
proving prices. But the pressure of de-
mand is too great to permit such move-
ments to be operative long

The wheat market has continued quiet
during the week, the small variation in
prices tending downward. The facts
that stocks were closely sold and that
farmers are not obliged to sell are suffi-
cient to account for the conservatism in
the trade. The aggregate of export is
considerable, however, nearly equaling
that of the corresponding period of last
year.

The improvement in demand for tex-
tile products brings with it little en-
couragement as to prices, especially in
cotton goods, on account of the abun-
dance of the raw product reported.

The year just closing has brought to
light no less than 11,000,000 bales, and
all reports unite in pronouncing the
yield for this year still greater. As
this quantity is said to exceed the
world’s entire consumption, it is not
strange that there should be a slight de-
cline in price to 6 cents. But, notwith-
standing this discouraging feature, de-
mand for goods is increasing with the
general impetus of business and works
are resuming and increasing output to
a considerable degree. The improve-
ment is still more pronounced in the
better grades of wool products.

Railway transportation has been sub-
jected to some anxiety on account of

 

rate wars, but the aggregate of earnings
on the principal lines continues heavy.
That there is a steady improvement in
these stocks is sufficiently accounted for
in the fact that the crop cutlook assures
a profitable traffic for the year to come

Congress will bave plenty of work—
and important work—next winter. It
must adopt a system of laws and gov-
ernment for Hawaii and another code for
Porto Rico, and it must determine what
we are to do in Cuba and with Cuba.
Then there will be the Philippine
problem in some form or other. More-
over, the Nicaragua canal will come in
for consideration, and work on its con-
struction may possibly be ordered. The
army and navy will demand attention.
All these topics will grow out of the
war. In addition to these will be the
report, probably, of the Canadian com-
mission, which is likely to raise many
questions and create much debate. And
ever with us, until it shall be settled
on a sound basis, is the money problem.

It is not to be wondered at that China
is a backward nation. In China men
wear skirts; women wear trousers; men
wear their hair long; books are read
backwards; men carry on dressmaking ;
compass points to the South; launch
their vessels sideways; women wear
their hair short; old women serve as
bridesmaids; mount their borses from
the off side; hands of clocks are im-
movable; the dial revolves; begin their
dinner with dessert; end with soup and
fish; dress in white at funerals, and in
Mourning at weddings; the spoken
language is not wriiten, and the written
language is not spoken.

 

The number of railroad men dis-
charged for excessive use of liquor dur-
ing the past twenty-two years has de-
creased from 20 to 1 per cent., and dur-
ing the past twenty-five years the pro-
portion of men owning their homes has
increased tenfold.

 

 

 

An exposure of a preacher in Iowa re-
vealed the fact that he was engaged to
fifteen girls. It may have been his way
of building up a congregation. Only
those who know how to throw the first
stone, sure and hard, should be his ac-
cusers.

 

 

It will be well for this Government to
remember that the Sultan of Turkey is
one of those men from whom you can
only get money by a direct hold-up.
Nearly every American community is
familiar with the type.

 

 

The bulk of the ‘‘Remember the
Maine’’ poetry is all in now, though a
sample occasionally comes from some
obscure town where the news of the de-
struction of Spain’s entire fleet has not
been heard.

 

The bicycle in war, talked about in
Europe, is a failure in Cuba. Soldiers
will persist in fighting where the roads
are bad,

 

Spain’s mind is so small and scat-
tered that it takes a long time to make
it up.

 

Number 778

The board of directors of the Westing-
house Air Brake Company, at the gen-
eral office at Wilmerding, have declared
a stock dividend of 100 per cent.,
amounting to $5,000,000, and transferred
to the treasury the sum of $1,000,000 in
stock to be issued by the directors from
time to time for the purchase of prop-
erty or other uses as may be deemed
best by the board. This enormous div-
idend is in addition to a cash dividend
of 50 per cent., or $2,500,000, declared
within the past year. America is full
of rich men, rich corporations and com-
»anies that make tremendous profits,
but no corporation or firm in the world
has ever made the enormous proportion-
ate profit that has this association of
men during the past twelve months.
The net earnings of the company for the
past ten years are stated to be $17, 500, -
ooo, of which the cash dividends have
been $14, 596,000.

 

Cold storage is Australia’s
rabbit problem. Trappers are employed
to catch rabbits in New Zealand, and
one exporter vets 20,000 a day. The
total number sent to London this sea-
son is estmiated at 6,000,000. The
dressed rabbits are packed in boxes,
frozen and sent to England in that con-
dition. If the industry continues to de-
velop, the rabbit plague, whicb has so
long dismayed Australia, will at length
be solved.

solving

 

Since ae hivth a eer was
the harbinger of peace on earth and
good will to men—it is estimated that
4,000,000,000 men have been slain in
battle.

 

There is this to be said wi reference
to the European war clouds—it can
cloud up oftener without raining over
there than in any other part of the
globe.

 

Hides, Pelts, Tallow and Wool.

Hides are a scarce commodity through-
out the country, with prices remaining
firm. The price to-day admits little
margin to the tanners, but they keep
them cleared up. Tanners expect they
will decline. The dealers look at it as
doubtful, but sell as fast as received all
the same.

Pelts are in good demand, with few
offerings. Farmers do not like to de-
crease their flocks, especially as they

are getting good money from their
crops.

Tallow is slow and sluggish at low
value.

Wool is firm and strongly held, with
an increase of business east and west.
The volume of sales is far below other
years at the same time, but so much of
an increase over the past six months
that holders feel hopeful of realizing a
good margin on high cost wools. The
cost of all holdings is fully up to selling
prices east, but money is plenty in the
country towns and has sought the invest-

ment, Wm. T. HEss.
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A. Schwartz & Co. have opened a

grocery store at Boon. The Lemon &
Wheeler Company furnished the stock.

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

 

 

 

 

Dry Goods

The Dry Goods Market.

Staple Cottons—Excepting bleached
cottons, the price position of the market
has been gradually strengthening dur-
ing the last three months, yet up to the
present time there has been no increase
in demand. Leading lines of brown
sheetings, sbirtings, drills, duck and,
in fact, nearly all varieties of cotton
goods, were never upon a Stronger price
position. Prices are to-day lower than
at any time in the history of the trade.
Conditions are so changed that they can
never recover all the ground that has
been lost, but any future change can be
only in an upward direction, The buy-
er now has absolutely nothing to deter
him from making liberal purchases an-
ticipatory of higher prices and an in-
creasing consuming demand. The price
fluctuations of raw material cut no figure
whatever in the market to-day. Prices
are already based upon as low priced
cotton as is likely to be bought during
the year, and manufacturers have
worked for little or no profit for so long
that they will not sacrifice the small in-
creased margin between the sale price
and cost of production that may accrue
from lower priced cotton.

 

Prints and Ginghams—The reorder
demand for dark fancy calicoes, both
at the stores and by mail, has improved
considerably. Jobbers are able to meet
the demands readily enough in nearly
all styles, although there are one or two
said to be somewhat scarce. Certain
houses handiing exceptionally popular
lines are well along in the season's
business and report they will be obliged
to refuse orders before the natural end
of the season if the present rate of busi-
ness continues for a while longer. In
staple prints there is but little change
to note in the situation. The demand
for indigoes, turkey reds, etc., has con-
tinued at about the average volume at

prices previously quoted. Chocolates,
madders, checks, etc., are dull and
slightly irregular in price. Staple

ginghams have received about the aver-
age amount of attention and dress
styles are receiving a good amount of
business and napped goods of all de-
scriptions are in good condition.

Dress Goods—There has been no ma-
terial change to be noted in the direc-
tion of styles and prices in goods, and
while some _ houses report fair success,
others report a continued dullness, and
a dullness that is hard to account for;
still, in spite of the existing conditions,
the tone of the trade is healthful, and
there is no sign of discouragement
among the selling agents. It is merely
a condition of impatience, for while
they know that there must be business
and good business, before the end of the
season, it is merely a question of how
soon that business will materialize.

Carpets--Some western jobbers have
sold tapestry, velvet and axminster car-
pets since the auction sales for a less
price than the manufacturers of the same
goods are quoting to the jobbers. There
has been a strong effort made by some
of the leading mills to bring about an
united effort to advance prices five cents
per yard on all new orders. So far,
however, we have not heard that they
have met with any success. It is an
acknowledged fact by those conversant
with the situation that sales made at
present prices are at the sacrifice of
capital invested, and no profit can be
expected while the present conditions
continue. It is about time the buyers

 

realized this fact, and the time is fast
passing away when the manufacturers
will continue to sell at a loss. With in-
dustrial conditions gradually but surely
improving, the beneficial effects of a
larger distribution of money for labor in
the great industrial centers, including
the iron interests of Pennsylvania, must
bring about a more healthy condition to
trade.

Lace Curtains—There is a larger vari-
ety of goods in the market this season,
and some very choice lines of ruftled
bobbinet are attracting attention, and
merchants are increasing their samples.
Among other choice goods offered are
Swiss, Saxony and French curtains, and
low and medium priced Brussels cur-
tains, also Duchess and imitation Ren-
aissance. American manufacturers are
constantly improving their lines, and
have a very large selection of Notting-
hams at prices that are inducing a good
trade. There are also some very choice
offerings by the domestic makers in fine

lines.
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She Was Out of Job Lots.

Down in one of our Southern cities
there lives a Hebrew merchant, Isaacs
by name, who does an tmmense busi-
ness supplying peddlers with shoes and
slippers. He has been in the business
for twenty odd years and has accumu-
lated a substantial fortune. He and his
wife have worked and saved until they
are now on Easy street and can afford to
take things easy. The old gentleman
runs the store, and the old lady runs
the old gentleman as well as the bal-
ance of the house.

They have raised three daughters
and for some time it looked as if the
two older ones were liable to become old
maids for they reached the age of
twenty and then twenty-one before they
even had a beau, and old Isaacs and his
wife began to fear that they would have
to support them all their life. Of course
they didn’t object to this, but like all
parents they wanted to see their children
married and in a home of their own.
Their fears were groundless, however.
Among Isaacs’ customers was a young
German who was an honest, industrious
sort of a fellow and who had an eye to
business. He had long thought that it
would be a pleasant way to get set up
in business to marry one of Isaacs’
daughters and go in with the old man.
So one day when he was in the city he
braced himself up and asked the old
lady tor Rebecca, the oldest one. She
told him she liked him pretty well and
that if he could make a living he could
have her. So the marriage took place
the following month.

Now the German had a brother in the
peddling business, and this brother
acted as best man at the wedding and
there met the second girl. He was very
envious of his brother's good luck and
soon decided to try for himself. So for
two months he assiduously cultivated the
acquaintance of both Mrs. Isaacs and
ber daughter Ruth, and at the end of
that time asked the old lady for Ruth.
Mrs. Isaacs at first refused, saying she
didn't want brothers in the family, but
finally consented and the wedding was
celebrated in great style. i

This left but the youngest, a girl of
nineteen, and for her Mrs. Isaacs had
high aspirations. She said that Mary
should never marry a peddler. But all
the same one of the young fellows who
traded around the country soon saw
Mary and wanted to marry her So he
went to her mother and told her he
loved Mary and wanted to have her for
his wife.

‘*You vant my Mary,"’ cried Mrs.
Isaacs, ‘‘ young man, mein job lots vas
all gone, and you haven't got the price
for mein regular goods.’’

It is said that the young man went his
way and never said any more about the
regular goods.

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The Danger of Overstocking.

In discussing the question of selling
goods, a prominent hardware dealer re-
marked that most salesmen were ‘‘too
anxious to sell large orders.’’ He con-
sidered that many of the failures could
be traced directly to the fact that the
retailer had been loaded up with too
large a stock, which he had to carry
long after it was paid for, or worse still,
perhaps, had found it necessary to  set-
tle for with notes, which fell due before
the stock was turned over.

There can be no question regarding
the salesman’s feeling on the subject.
His object is to sell quantity and make
a showing at the end of the year. His
position depends entirely upon results.
If he is a salaried man and the profit on
his yearly business does not warrant the
expense his salary is cut down or his
services dispensed with. If he is on
commission and does not earn a fair
living he makes otber arrangements
himself. Therefore he goes forth to
make big sales and gain the sweet smile
and gladsome hand of the head of the
house upon his return. His instructions
all bear on the same point The fact is
impressed upon him by his employers
that he must push sales, and probably
the only question he encounters from
his house is: ‘‘Do you consider this
man good for the amount of the order?’’

The query as to whether the buyer’s
business warrants the quantity or the
quality of the line ordered is of second-
ary, or, more often, no importance.
‘‘Why,’’ argues the manufacturer or the
jobber, ‘‘should we constitute ourselves
judges of another man’s business? Let
him be the sole judge of what he re-
quires. He is the one who must pay,
and he would very properly regard any
interference on our part as an imperti-
nence.’’ All this is true in part, but
there is another side to be considered.

In the first place, a far-sighted busi-
ness man should not be satisfied with
the sales of to-day. He must build up-
on the future, and having secured a cus-
tomer, he should seek to foster his trade
by protecting his interests at every
point as jealously as he would guard
his own. This is not from any humani-
tarian standpoint, but is simpiy and
purely good business policy. What
stronger claim can be put forth to ob-
tain—and retain—a retailer’s custom
than the knowledge of the fact by him
that his interests are safe in the hands
of his jobber? Cut prices can always be
met. Excellence in goods may always
be equalled. Friendship in business is
a slender reed at best. But when this
friendship is fortified by the feeling of
identity of interests in which each par-
ticipant receives equal consideration,
the shock must be profound indeed
which will sever such relations.

In the second place, the wholesaler is
in a better position to see the general
trend of affairs and to discount future
depression. His business is on a broad-
er basis; he comes in contact with trade
from a more general standpoint and he
has means and ways of obtaining infor-
mation and thereby forming accurate
conclusions in regard to future business
that are usually denied the retailer.
That the latter should in all cases re-
ceive the benefit of the greater oppor-
tunities of the former there can be no
question. If the retailer, over-per-
suaded by the plausible salesman, shows
an inclination to stock up too freely on
any one line, or displays a desire to
put in too many goods that are naturally
slow sellers, would it not be better to
ship part of the order and hold the bal-

 

 

ance for a
with a stock which will

little, than to Joad him up
remain on his
shelves until the interest eats up his
protit?

If he runs short he will not be long
in announcing the fact, while if he dis-
covers that his wants are. sufficiently
supplied by the partial order, he will

ask that the remainder be held indefi-

nitely. Some will be inclined to argue
that this is a dead loss to the supply
house. That is where the mistake is
made. Had the retailer received his

whole order and found that the goods

.did not sell as quickly as he expected,

he would be very likely to conceive a
prejudice against a good line, and this
feeling would soon be transferred to the
house selling them. If he had paid for
them he would feel that he had suffered
a loss. If he had not yet paid for them
his inclination will be to put the matter
off ; and the wholesaler would probably
get his second order and the money for
it, as quickly as he would get paid for
the first.

Some jobbers may argue that during
the past few years of depression the
trcuble has all been on the other foot;
that instead of over-stocking, the retail-
er could not be induced to buy enough.
This is also misleading. At no time
do the arguments of this article apply
more strongly than in dull times. As
an example of this, the merchant re-
ferred to at the beginning instanced the
action of his house at that time of po-
litical uncertainty some few years ago.
The dealers of a certain section, feeling
an over-confidence in the result of a
general election, were inclined to order
more freely than the conditions war-
ranted in the opinion of the whole-
saler. Orders were cut in two by him,
and the retailers notified that the bal-
ance would be held until required. It
was not long before the wisdom of this
was seen by the retailers, who wrote in-
structing the balance to be held indefi-
nitely. The result was that the whole-
saler made many friends, and his opin-
ion and advice carried weight in the fu-
ture. The retailers found that instead
of having their shelves filled with slow-
selling goods, and the inevitable big
bills therefor, their stock was large
enough for the demand and their bills,
correspondingly small, could be met
promptly.

The whole question resolves itself in-
to one of self-interest. The wholesale:
who looks into the future and seeks to
build thereon will seek in every way to
foster the interests and good will of his
customers, and bv so doing build up a
constituency that in time becomes the
most valuable asset the firm possesses.
— Hardware.

a
Woman’s New Point of View.

To the intelligent observer of social
developments no phase of the new wom-
an problem is more curious than the
fact that the difference between men and
women, so far as character and thought
and opinions go, 1s growing daily less
and less marked. This has, of course,
been prophesied by them of old, and
we were told from the beginning that
when women went out into the world to
compete with men they would be coars-
ened and bardened, and that we should
be treated to the daily spectacle of a
short-haired, shrieking sisterhood who
stood about with their hands in their
pockets and smoked cigarettes on the
street corners.

Nothing of the kind has occurred, but
the prophecy has been fulfilled in a
different way that leads one to believe

   

 

 

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

that after all human nature is pretty
much the same in man and woman, and
that the same training and environment
will foster the same virtues and the
same faults in both, Woman may not
‘be undeveloped man, but diverse,’’ as
the poets affirm, but put her in the same
position and she very soon tinds out that
she has very similar needs and tastes to
her brother.

Take the matter of home, for in-
stance. To the general woman who has
never known anything else but living
under her own roof-tree, there seems
something almost absurd in the fetich
that a man makes of the idea of having
a home of his own. Above all, she
can't understand why he should be so
upset when he comes home and finds
that the cook has gone, and the dinner
is poor,or any other little domestic con-
tretemps has occurred. But to the work-

 

4 1ng woman who is away from her home |

all day the matter is perfectly clear.
She knows how the man, tried to the ut-
termost all day by the stupidity of em-
ployes or the injustice of an employer,
looks forward to the clean swept hearth,
the loving welcome and the peace of
home as a place where burdens can be
laid down and a respite taken from the
cares of life. And that to be disappointed
in this is sometimes just the last crush-
ing blow to overwrought nerves and ex-
hausted strength.

Many of the faults that are regarded
as being essentially feminine are sim-
ply the result of ignorance and sur-
roundings. Women are accused of never
being on time, of dilly dallying and
not knowing their own minds and of
lack of system in managing their affairs.
It 1s true, but bow should one cultivate
promptness when it doesn’t matter half |
the time whether a thing is done to-day |
or next week, or how should any one}
gain decision of character when some-
body else does all the deciding anyway?
Who can wonder that women fall vic-
tims to bargain-counter frauds or buy |
stock in wild-cat companies when no|
one has ever taught them anything about |
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get a glimpse into the busy, working
world, and find out the value of prompt-
ness and they make shrewd financiers
and out Herod Herod in their ability to
run things on schedule time.

Another noticeable thing in which the
working woman comes to resemble her
brother is in her avoidance of petty gos-
sip. In a little while it seems to her
that life is too big a thing, with too
Many interests and too much to learn
do to make it worth while to de-
vote one’s time to a discussion of
whether the neighbors have steak for
breakfast or have hash, or whether their
new piano is bought or only rented. She
learns to keep her own counsel, to make
a new fight if the old one goes against
her, to be just, and that there is a high-
er way of judging things than by her
own feelings. For all these things she
is indebted to a closer association with
men in the business world. His needs
are her needs, and out of the new con-
ditions have grown a truer knowledge
and a closer sympathy.

 

 

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of the Lamb Knitting Machine,
President and nnn

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of PERRY, MICH.,

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inches in size, printed on heavy S8- ply coated
litho. cardboard, with portrait of merchant,
or his clerks, or his family at top of card
and large monthly calendar pads wire
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of which will cheerfuliy be sent on applica-
tion. We can make calendars in any size
desired, printed either from engraved plates
or from type, with monthly pad, in one or
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Around the State

Movements of Merchants.

Conklin—J. H. Bunton succeeds John
W. Merrick in the grocery business.

Petoskey—DeGuiselle & Fisher suc-
ceed Foster H. Geyer, novelty dealer.

Delray—Joseph Miller & Co. succeed
Frank T. Hopfhauer in general trade.

Albion—Henry Young succeeds Baugh-
man & Young in the hardware business.

Port Huron—W. Sylvester succeeds
the drug frm of E. Brunesseaux & Co.

Vassar—Grossell & Son, grocers,
have dissolved, L. R. Grossell succeed-
ing.

Ovid—Gardner Stanton will shortly
open a grocery store in the Bowen build-
ing.

Alma—Mrs. Wm. Wixon _ succeeds
Anna (Mrs. M.) Scallan in the millinery
business.

Oscoda—W. D. Hammond is suc
ceeded by H. J. Markham in the drug
business.

Cassopolis—Van Antwerp & Johnson
are succeeded in the meat business by
Geo. McCabe.

Saginaw—H. & M. Rich succeed
Joseph Rich in the clothing and boot
and shoe business.

Lansing—L. S. Hudson has opened a
drug store on Washington avenue. O.
F. Burgess will act as manager.

Vernon—W D. & A. Garrison suc-
ceed Wm. D. Garrison in general trade
and the floyring mill and banking busi-
ness.

Port Huron—Charles Baer will retire
from the grocery business. Mr. Baer
is the pioneer groceryman of Port
Huron.

Edmore—Jobn Lewis and James Mc-
Namara have opened a meat market at
the stand recently vacated by Sparks &
VanAuken.

Ludington—S. W. Mendelson has
opened a_ new shoe store, which he will
conduct under the style of the Milwau-
kee Shoe Co.

Lansing—M. H. & H. M. Sherman
have opened a new drug and grocery
store at the corner of Washington avenue
and Franklin street.

Saginaw—The Crystal Oil Refining
Cu., of Cleveland, has opened a branch
house at 123 North Tilden street. John
O'Donnell is in charge of the branch.

Lapeer—Crawford & Wright, of Flint,
have purchased the C. A. Mapes cloth-
ing stock and will continue the business
as a branch of their Flint establishment.

LeRoy—Jobn Glerum is building an
addition to his hardware store, 24x60
feet in dimensions. The new building
will be two stories, with basement and
elevator.

Rapid River—Jerry Madden, dealer
in general merchandise and cedar, has
merged his business into a stock com-
pany, under the name of the Jerry Mad-
den Shingle Co.

Traverse City—Mrs. E. S. Jones has
purchased of Mr. Mills the stock and
leased the building used as a grocery
on the corner of Randolph street and
Elmwood avenue.

Lansing—The Simons Dry Goods Co.
bas purchased the corsets, hosiery and
underwear stock of Mrs. V. O’ Bryan.
Mrs. O'Bryan will continue in business,
but will not handle this line of goods
hereafter.

Owosso—The Dodge Outfitting Co. is
the name of the nrm succeeding to the
business of J. Dodge & Sons. The
business in future will be conducted on
a cash basis, the contract system being
discontinued.

 

 

 

Mancelona—Jess Wisler has purchased
the Young bazaar stock and will prob-
ably continue the business. Mr. Wisler’s
new store building, which is about com-
pleted, wiil be the finest business struc-
ture in the place.

Ishpeming—William Malmborg, who
engaged in the wholesale and retail
bakery business in Marquette a couple
of years ago, will return to Ishpeming.
He is having an oven installed at his
place on East Cleveland avenue.

Jackson—C. A. Maynard, late travel-
ing salesman for Lee & Cady, of De-
troit, will soon open a retail grocery
store at the corner of Mechanic and
Cortland streets. The store is being re-
fitted throughout, including a plate glass
front.

Kalamazoo—Gilmore Bros. have pur-
chased the Merrill block on South Bur-
dick street, and will tear it down and
erect a fine three-story building, to be
entirely devoted to their dry goods busi-
ness next spring. It will be the largest
store of its kind in the city—all three
floors are to be used.

Ionia—Geo. J. Cutler has _ purchased
the interest of Geo. F. Lauster in the
boot and shoe firm of Cutler & Lauster,
which will be continued by Geo. Cutler
and Geo, J. Cutler under the style of
Geo. Cutler & Son. Mr. Lauster has not
decided on his future business venture
as yet, but it is hoped he will remain
in Ionia. His health has been rather
poor recently, and he will first take a
good rest, commencing with an outing
of two months on the inland lakes near
Traverse City, where he will take his
family within a few days.

 

Manufacturing Matters.

Hancock—Peter H. Brustmaker has
purchased **The Leader’’ cigar factory
and will continue the business.

North Lansing—Hughes & Klemm,
flowing mill proprietors, have dissolved,
A. D. Hughes continuing the business.

Negaunee—F, Braastad and S. John-
son, of Ishpeming, are organizing a
stock company to operate the old plant
of the Negaunee Sash & Door Co., and
expect to have it in operation shcrtly.

Saginaw—The shingle product this
year in Eastern Michigan is going to
be very short and shingles are taken as
fast as they come from the machines.
Manufacturers did not have good luck
last winter in securing stock anda short
crop is the result.

Marquette——George Tuxworth, of
Manistee, and D. Russell, of Munising,
will build a saw, shingle and hoop mill
near Carlsbend, on the line of the Mun-
ising Railway. The mill is proposed
to have a capacity of 100,000 shingles
or 30,000 feet of lumber a day.

Ypsilanti—The Scharf fag, Label
and Box Co. has bought out the Metal
Rimmed Tag Co., of Chicago, and will
move the stock and machinery to this
city this week. This means a good deal
to Ypsilanti, as it will necessitate the
employment of at least fifteen more peo-
ple.

Flint—The Flint Dash Co. is the
name of a new manufacturing concern of
which H. G. Newcombe is the promoter
and owner. He has bought the build-
ing of the Flint Mattress Co. on West
Kearsley street adjoining the Stewart
plant and by September 1 will have the
needed machinery in position and ready
to begin operations. The plant will be
fitted with the latest improved machin-
ery and appliances and the output for
the first year will be 50,000 buggy
dashes.

STOCKS AND BONDS.

 

News and Gossip Pertaining to Local
Finances.

The war tax on checks and drafts
may curtail their use somewhat, but lo-
cal bankers agree that the curtailment is
so small as not to be noticed. Small
checks, perhaps, are not quite so
numerous, but in the general course of
business they seem to be as freely used
as ever. The return of prosperity has
largely increased the volume of business
and it is possible this has prevented the
curtailment of checks being noticed.

The objections to the stamps are not

pronounced among the business men,
but, on the contrary, everybody seems
to have accepted the infliction as a mat-
ter of course and the impression is
growing that it will be many a long day
before this method of raising revenue
will be abolished.
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‘The Old National has reduced its in-
terest rate on certificates of deposit to
2% per cent. on six months and 3 per
cent. on a full year, and other banks
will probably do the same. There is no
uniformity in the interest rates among
the banks. The rates in different insti-
tutions range from 2% per cent. on six
months to 4 per cent. on three months,
each bank setting its own pace, regard-
less of what the others may do. The
tendency, however, is toward the lower
rate, because money is abundant and
its earnings capacity is not what it was.
Money in the local market used to
command 7 and 8 per cent. and it was
easy to get this interest as it is to get 5
and 6 per cent. now. In addition to the
reduced earnings, the banks have in-
creased burdens to bear in the way of
war taxes. The war tax is not burden-
some, exactly, but it cuts into the net
profits.

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A local savings bank cashier relates a
story of his experience. Several years
ago two girls came in to -Eorrow $600.
They were sisters, employed as domes-
tics, and between them had saved some-
thing like $400. They had purchased a
house and lot, their joint savings was
to be the first payment and they wanted
the $600 to compiete the transaction.
The money was loaned them on a mort-
gage with the permission to pay an in-
stallment of $50 whenever they had the
money. They paid the money in due
time and not long after they came in to
borrow a few hundred dollars to buy an-
other house and lot. This second loan
was repaid and the girls are now pay-
ing up a third loan. They own three
houses, each of which rents readily for
$10 to $12 per month, and the girls are
getting rich. .

Mortgages are scarce in the local mar-
ket and the capitalist who wants to buy
one as an investment is liable to dis-
appointment. More mortgages are be-
ing paid off than-made, and this is es-
pecially true in farm mortgages. When
new mortgages are made the rate is
more often 6 per cent. than 7, if the se-
curity is desirable, and large mortgages
for long periods on gilt edged city prop-

erty are negotiated at considerably less.
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The last of the State war bonds were
sold last week at a premium of 1 per
cent. The bonds bear 3 per cent. in-
terest and, without any special adver-
tising, the subscriptions for the last in-
stallment of $100,000 considerably ex-
ceeded the amount available. Michi-
gan’s credit in the bond market ought

 

to be good, for the State has no other

 

bonded indebtedness than the latest war
issue, except a few thousand of the old
$5,000,000 loan of sixty years ago, upon
which the interest has long since been
stopped and which have probably been

lost.
x OK x

This successful issue of 3 per cent.
bonds at par, simultaneously with the
Government’s issue, speaks volumes for
the credit of the State, especially when
comparison is made of the two issues
from an investor’s standpoint. Leaving
out of consideration the fact that on the
one hand the bond is the obligation of
but a single state, while on the other
are pledged the combined faith and
credit of all the states of the Union, the
Government bonds are further made
more desirable for investors because
they have double the period to run,
bearing interest payable quarterly, are
payable in coin and are specifically ex-

empt from all taxation.
Se ae

Each citizen of Michigan who made
application for bonds in accordance
witb the circulars issued by the State
Treasurer this year received at least a
portion of the amount subscribed for,
All subscriptions for $1,000 or less were
allotted in full, the policy having been
adopted of giving the smaller subscrib-
ers preference over the larger ones in
the matter of allotment.

It is understood that Chas. E. Olney
is already about $25,000 ahead on his in-
vestment in the stock of the glucose
trust, which was organized less than two
years ago, when subscribers to the
stock received 140 shares of common as
a bonus with each too shares of pre-
ferred. The preferred stock is now
worth about 112 and the common is sell-
ing at 65, so that an investment of
$1,000 in preferred stock at the incep-
tion of the enterprise would yield $2,030
on the basis of the present market. In
the meantime dividends have been paid
on the preferred at the rate of 7 per
cent. and the surplus bas accumulated
so rapidly that it is confidently expected
that a dividend will be paid on the
common stock in November.

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National Biscuit Co. stock has scored
a new record during the past week, pre-
ferred having advanced to 99 and com-
mon to 35. Grand Rapids investors
have lately purchased considerable of
the common on the basis of 30 and 31
and confidently expect to see the stock
go to 60 or 65 before the end of the
year.

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A Delray correspondent writes: ‘‘A.
H. Phinney, of the banking firm of

Phinney & Whittemore, Tawas City,
was in Delray last Tuesday interview-
ing our business men with regard to
Starting a bank. The result of his in-
vestigation was highly satisfactory, so
much s) that he will open a bank in
Delray on Saturday, October 1."’
++ x

A Jackson correspondent writes:
‘‘John O’Brien has been elected mana-
ger of the People’s National Bank.
When President Root passed away Mr.
Reynolds was chosen President, but his
somewhat impaired health and many
other business interests made it impos-
sible for him to assume the active man-
agement of the Bank but temporarily.
The directors have therefore created the
new office of manager and chosen Mr,
O’Brien to fill the responsible position.

*

The State Bank of Midland and the
Midland County Savings Bank have
been consolidated, with Stewart B. Gor-
don as President, Maxon Anderson and
Chas. Brown as Vice-Presidents and
F, E. Barbour Treasurer,

 

 

 

 
   

 

 

 

 

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MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

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Grand Rapids Gossip

Grand Rapids Retail Grocers’
ciation.

At the regular meeting of the Grand
Rapids Retail Grocers’ Association held
at the Tradesman office Tuesday even-
ing, Aug. 16, Vice-President Wagner
presided.

Final reports from the Picnic Com-
mittee were received and accepted,
showing a handsome balance on the
right side of the ledger.

The following communication was re-
ceived from B. S. Harris:

I beg leave to call your attention to a
trade evil which has never, to my
knowledge, been brought up or dis-
cussed by the Association and one that
needs looking after for the interest of
each and every member. It looks like
a small matter, but it is not so by any
means, as perhaps some of you may
have already found out

I refer to the practice of outside firms
selling teas, coffee and spices by chil-
dren solicitors. These people, by this
means, put their goods directly in the
hands of consumers at practically no
cost to them, as these children are paid
in premiums according tothe sales they
make. Their mother, their relatives
and neighbors buy of them to help them
get these premiums, and oftentimes not
only buy, but help them select. They
can sell adulterated goods by this meth.
od and not be amenable to the pure
food law of the State, while the inspector
can find you at any time.

They pay no salaries, except, per-
haps, a man to deliver; they pay no
tribute to the city in any way. At the
same time they are quietly but surely
stealing away from you the trade on the
very goods tbat pay you the best profit;
and, like Jones, you ‘‘pay the freight,’’
for you are taxed to keep up the city.

I would suggest, as a remedy, that
each member consider himself an in-
dividual committee to counteract this
evil and start in this way—get some one
to give one of the children an order for
spices, get the name and address of the
firm they come from, the address of
the party delivering, deliver the goods
so procured to the Secretary of the As-
sociation,to be forwarded to Lansing for
analysis If the result is that the goods
are found to be impure, give the State
Agent this ground to work on and re-
quest him to do the rest and fully pub-
lish the result. This remedy I merely
suggest, and would like the matter fully
discussed, as there might be a better
plan and one that may be the means of
heading off an evil to the trade, that in
my opinion needs the urgent effort of
every member, not only for the good of
the Association, but for the protection of
their own business.

The suggestion was discussed at some
length and made the special feature for
consideration at the next meeting.

The following resolutions were unani-
mously adopted :

Resolved, That the hearty thanks of
the Association are hereby tendered the
retail merchants of Grand Haven for the
splendid entertainment accorded our
members and their guests on the occa-
sion of our twelfth annual picnic. No
feature which could contribute to our
enjoyment was overlooked or omitted
and we shall ever recall the day as one
of the most enjoyable of our lives.

Resolved, That the thanks of the As-
sociation are due the H. J. Heinz Co.
for the usual complement of badges.

Resolved, That our thanks be ten-
dered the National Biscuit Co. for the
liberal donation of circulars for distri-
bution among our customers.

Resolved, That our thanks be ten-
dered the C. & W. M. Railway for the
excellent train service accorded us.

Resolved, That our hearty thanks be
tendered the patrons of our programme
for their liberal patronage.

Resolved, That our thanks be ten-
dered our Picnic Committee for the en-
ergetic manner in which they exploited
the event and carried out the work in-
cident to the anniversary.

On account of the time required to
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picnic, it was decided to defer the elec-
tion of officers until the next meeting,
which will be held on the evening of
September 6.
—_____ 02. -—
The Produce Market.

Apples—Reecipts are large and the
prices are lower in consequence. __Eat-
ing varieties, such as Astrachans, com-
mand $1.25 per bbl. Duchess fetch
$1.50@1.75 and Sweet Boughs about
$1.50. Pippins and other cooking va-
rieties command $1 per bbl.

Beets—25c per bu.

Butter—Fancy dairy is scarce at 16c
and separator creamery is firm at 18c.
The market has not been quite so ac-
tive during the past week. The receipts
have not increased to any great extent,
but the demand is quiet. The prevail-
ing weather and rains have increased
the make considerably, and the general
feeling is accordingly not so firm. Sell-
ers are anxious to keep stocks moving
and shade prices in order to do so.
There will probably be a larger supply
of butter d tic pastures remain good
until the time of heavy frost, which will
cut off the make to some extent. The
trade do not look for very bigh prices.

Cabbage—$3@4 per too heads _ for
home grown.

Carrrots—3oc per bu.

Cauliflower—$1 per doz.
grown.

Cocoanuts—4@5c.
Corn—Green, 8@toc per doz.
The quality continues to improve.

Cucumbers—toc per doz.

Eggs—-Dealers pay toc and hold at
t1c. The receipts of fresh eggs have
been very light during the past week,
due to shippers’ reluctance to ship on
account of the warm weather. The out-
look is for somewhat higher prices.

Green Onions—8@loc per doz.

Honey—Fine new comb commands 12
@13¢.

Muskmelons—Cantaloups fetch $1 per

for home

ears.

doz. Little Gems con:mmand 75c per
basket of about 20. Osage fetch $1 per
crate.

Onions——Home_ grown command

$2@2.25 per bbl. for yellow or red.

Peaches— Hale’s Early are coming in
very freely, commanding 50@75c per
bu. Early Michigans will begin to
come in the latter part of the week.
The crop is large in amount and the
quality is fine. The variety known as
Louise will also be in market next
week,

Pears—Clapp’s Favorite are in ample
supply at 75c@$1 per bu. Sugar fetch
about 5oc.

Plums—Abundance is nearing their
end, but the quality is superb, readily
commanding $1 for choice selections.
Bradshaws and Guyos fetch about 75c
and Arctics about 5oc. The crop was
never so large or the quality so fine as
this season.

Pop Corn—5oc per bu.

Potatoes—Home grown
ample supply at 40@45c.

Radishes—5@6c per doz. bunches.

Tomatoes——Home grown command
$1.25 per bu., butthe price will grad-
ually drop to a lower level. The late
rains have helped the crop wonder-
fully.

Wax Beans—75c per bu. and scarce at
that.

Watermelons—!2c_ for
18c for Sweethearts.

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The Columbian Transfer Co. has
leased the cold storage warehouse for-
merly conducted by the Valley City
Storage Co., and will take possession of
the property early in September. The
lessees will maintain separate apart-
ments for butter, eggs and fruit, and,
in case the business develops as they
expect it will under their management,
the system of refrigeration will be
changed from ice to chemical.

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Amos S. Musselman and Wm. Judson
leave Saturday for New York, whither
they go to attend a meeting of the Ex-
ecutive Committee of the various state
wholesale grocers’ associations.

stock is in

Missouri and

 

ON THE MARKET.

How a City is Fed and Who Feeds It.

It is worth losing that ‘‘best nap of
all’’ some bright summer morning to
visit the city market. The market is
down on the Island, below Fulton street
bridge, and is reached by way of Water-
loo street. During the day it is, in gen-
eral aspect, about as dreary a place as
can be imagined. The wide expanse
of rolled gravel is broken by a double
line of sidewalks, extending north and
south through the middle, and from the
center walks shorter walks extend east
and west to the market limit, which
on one side is the river and on the other
the old steamboat channel. Around the
north end of the market is a fringe of
sheds and a restaurant, which may an-
swer the purpose for which it was
erected, but is not particularly pictur-
esque.

In the early morning the appearance
of the place is far different than the
midday visitor will find it. The side-
walks, both main and lateral, are lined
with farmers’ wagons, and the wagons
are loaded with farm truck of all sorts.
The walks and even the drive ways are
thronged with buyers and sellers; and
while the scene is never noisy, it is al-
ways animated.

The farmers begin arriving at the
market as early as 2 o'clock in the
morning, and the early comers, after
taking a location, blanket the horses and
often curl up on the wagon seat or un-
der it for a nap before business begins.
Along about 4 o'clock the farmers are
arriving in bunches, and form a long
procession as they file through the gate
from the street. They keep coming un-
til 5 or 6 o’clock, but most of them are
in place by 5, and at this season of the
year they occupy most of the available
space. The number of teams will range
from 300 to 700 each market morning
and when the fruit season is at its
height, which will be soon, the number
some mornings will reach nearly 1,000.
This aggregation represents the farming
interests of the country within a radius
of 15 miles of the city, and often will
be seen farmers who have come 20 and
even 25 miles.

The farmers are of all descriptions and
of every degree of prosperity and thrift,
and their character and worldly condi-
tion can be sized up pretty accurately
by their outfit The prosperous farmer
will be seen with sleek, well-groomed
horses, a substantial, even handsome,
wagon and the farm products put up in
a manner to attract favorable attention.
The man or boy in charge has a well-
bred appearance and talks and acts as
though he had money in his pocket and
didn’t care particularly if he sold out or
not. His stock is high grade and he has
no trouble in unloading at top prices.
The prosperous farmer usually has a
season ticket and a fixed location on the
market andewill always be found in the
same place.

All the farmers are not of the well-fed
kind,and the visitor will find all grades,
down to the shiftless worker of a few
acres of grub lands in some forsaken
corner of the country, who appears on
the scene with a hack-number horse, a
dilapidated wagon, poor quality of
product and takes such a place on the
market as he can get and accepts such
a price for his stuff as may be offered.
The ‘‘poor’’ farmer may be as horny
handed as his prosperous neighbor, may
work as hard and as_ steadily, but
whether from lack of capital or lack of

 

gumption, it is writ all over him that,
as a farmer, he is not a success.

Whether by rule of the market man-
agement or by common consent, the
market is divided. On the west side
are the fruit growers, while east of the
main drive are the growers of vegetables
and truck. The early morning visitor
will draw the conclusion, if he observes
closely, that fruit growing is largely a
Yankee industry, while the Dutch are
in for onions, cabbages, potatoes and
similar products. The truck side of the
market has a larger representation of
the Holland nationality than any other,
although, of course, Germans and
Americans are among them, while the
Americans largely predominate on the
fruit side.

The grocers begin arriving on the
market about 5 o’clock in the morning
and continue to come until 6 or 6:30
o'clock. The grocers have free access
to the market with their wagons, and
as soon as they appear the traffic begins.
There is no shouting of wares and no
pulling of coat tails. The farmers stand
at the end of their wagons waiting for
purchasers to come. The grocers pass
around, picking up such stuff as they
may need to supply the daily wants of
their customers. The small grocers, and
some of the others as well, load what
they buy into their own delivery carts
and drive off when they have enough,
while often it is mutually agreed that
the farmers shall deliver the purchase
at the store. At this season, when the
fruit is coming 1n, among the grocers
are commission men, well dressed and
suave, who pay special attention to the
fruit side of the market and make their
purchases by the wagon lvad, the de-
livery to be made at a warehouse or de-
pot. There are several outside fruit-
buyers now in the market and more will
be here when the better grades of fruit
are marketed.

About 6 o’clock ancther element be-
gins to arrive on the scene. It is the
housekeepers, boarding house keepers
and the men with families in search of
fruit and vegetable bargains. They
come with baskets on their arms to carry
home their purchases and sometimes
have small carts and baby cabs are even
pressed into service. These visitors
buy in small lots, to supply the house-
hold wants for a day, and usually depart
heavy laden. Some of the truck grow-
ers cater to this trade and make a_ spe-
cialty of selling in lots to suit at prices
that net them more than they would ob-
tain if sold in the usual.way. There is
one little German woman who does a
big business in this line. She is always
in the same place, is always brimming
over with good nature and never goes
home with stock unsold.

The market closes about 8 o’clock,
but usually most of the wagons have de-
parted before that time. The farmer
who has not succeeded in selling out
will take his stuff home with him or sell
it in town from house to house, if he is
unable to find a grocer to relieve him
of his burden.

A visit to the market is interesting
and at this season especially is well
worth the exertion of turning out at 5 or
6 o'clock in the morning. Not only is
it interesting, but it is instructive, for
it gives an idea of hcw a great city is
fed and who feeds it

- eee —

Ferdinand Starr has purchased the
meat market of Walz & Co., at 63 West
Leonard street.

~~

Gillies New York Teas at old prices

while they hold out. Phone Visner, 800.

 

  

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MICHIGAN TRADESMAIN

 

 

Shoes and Leather

Proper Profits and How to Maintain
Them.
1. What is the cause of the preva-
lence of close margins for the retail
merchant?

 

 

From what I have observed, it is
principally due to where merchant No.
1, finding that merchant No. 2 has a
line of shoes similar to his in style,
quality and price, in order to try and
get some of his trade, will reduce said
line five or ten cents lower and advertise
the fact. Merchant No. 2, finding such
to be the case, will go his competitor
one better by reducing his line still
lower. Merchant No. 1 will cut again.
Merchants No. 3, No. 4, No. 5, as the
case may be, will be forced to fall in
line; and this will be kept up, not only
with one line, but with others, until the
profits are reduced to almost nothing.
After cutting their own thrvats by such
practices, and in order to save them-
selves, they will replace the former
lines with inferior and lower-priced
goods.

2. In which is there the most money
—a general or special line?

It is my opinion that there is more
money in a general line. Families pre-
fer trading where they can purchase
everything under one roof, instead of
having to go toa men and boys’ shoe
store for that part of their trading and
to an exclusive ladies and children's
shoe store for the other part of their
trading, thereby saving much time.

3. How can the manufacturer aid
the dealer in securing a reasonable
profit?

First: By reducing the number of

styles and not changing the same so
often. Second: By uniting to not sell
to any dealer who makes it a practice
to cut prices on staple lines of shoes.
The dealer who has a mania for cutting
prices not only injures himself and com-
petitors, but also the manufacturers,

4. How does the multiplicity of
styles affect the item of profit?

The multiplicity of styles during the
last nine years has proven to be the
greatest curse that has ever afflicted the
shoe trade. If what I have learned from
traveling men is true, it has been the
cause of driving more merchants into
bankruptcy than any other cause. The
manufacturers are as much to blame for
this state of affairs on the one hand as
the merchant who cuts prices on the
other,

The result from changing or adding
new styles every six months can be
plainly seen in every shoe department.
They are over-stocked with out-of-date
styles to such an extent that the mer-
chant is forced to sell them at slaugh-
tered prices. Does this not affect the
item of profit?

Furthermore it is educating the ma-
jority of the people up to the practice
of buying only shoes that are being sold
at a slaughtered price, leaving the up-
to-date lines lay on the shelf until an-
other change of style comes around, and
they too become out of date.

I might ask what is the cause of the
multiplicity of styles? Is it not due to
the multiplicity of manufacturers, each
one trying to outdo the other by adding
another style? I cannot see how the
manufacturer can aid the merchant
while this state of affairs exists.

It is my opinion that the sooner the
number of manufacturers become re-
duced and the sooner they become
united and adopt a limit;to the number

 

of styles, the better it will be for the
merchant.

I have known merchants who, thirty
years ago, had only two styles, retire
from business in a short time wealthy,
and I have known others who became
wealthy in the same manner, continued
in business until the rapid changes in
styles soon swamped them, and I can
see merchants to-day who are having
clearance sales, struggling to save them-
selves.

5. How can the competition of the
department store best be met and its in-
fluence overcome?

It is my serious conviction that the
competition and influence of the de-
partment store cannot be overcome.
People who pay cash will trade wherever
they can receive the best accommoda-
tions. It is an undisputed fact that the
department store is equipped to a much
better advantage than is possible for the
exclusive dealers. The exclusive deal-
er, witb his two or three prices, has also
done a great deal toward building up
the influence of the department mer-
chants who start out with one price and
stick to it.

I have conversed with a great many
people who prefer trading with the de-
partment store on account of the one-
price system alone. They will say that
where they can talk a man down two or
four bits on a pair of shoes they even
then don’t know whether they are pay-
ing a legitimate price or not.

Again I believe many people prefer
trading with the department store be-
cause they can do all their trading un-
der one roof, and not have to run from
one store to another, which is very dis-
agreeable during extremely hot or cold
weather.

I also find the department store very
convenient for country people, who or-
der by mail from the catalogue. In-
stead of writing to four, five or six
different stores, as the case may be,
and having the same number of ship-
ments made, he writes only one letter
with one money order to the department
store, and has all his different purchases
put up in one shipment, saving much
time and expense.

6. Would it be feasible, at least in
smaller cities and towns, for the dealers
to come to an understanding by which
profits should not be sacrificed to obtain
trade?

Yes, but not until the dealers have
either sold out or given away all unde
sirable stock and the manufacturers
come to an understanding as to the
limiting of styles.

After bringing my thoughts together
and writing them out the best I know
how on the foregoing subject, I will
stop, think again and ask myself what
is the sequel to all those contentions
which seem to have been brought about
as if by unseen hands during the last
twenty years.

Can it not be compared with a storm
of rain that comes at a seQson of the
year when few are injured and many are
benefited?

The multiplicity of manufacturers
and the multiplicity of styles naturally
gives employment to thousands more
people, putting that much more money
in Circulation.

The merchant becomes overstocked
with out-of-date styles and is forced to
slaughter them, thereby giving large
numbers of poor people (who are also
accumulating) opportunities of purchas-
ing good shoes for little money.

Last but not least, the department
steres come into existence, reaching far

 
    
 

 

out beyond the confines of the exclusive
dealer, although injuring few, they are,
as I have shown, benefiting many.

I do not wish to be understood as_ be-
ing partial to the department store.
The exclusive dealer has the same op-
portunities only on a smaller scale, and
if he will only exercise them in a judi-
cious and honorable way, he will com-
mand a fair and sufficient share of the
public patronage, department or no de-
partment store.—Boots and Shoes
Weekly.

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What He Claims.

‘I don’t claim to be a divine healer,
but, just the same, there isn’t a better
heeler and soler, too, in this part of the
country, if I have to say so myself,’ is
the way a cobbler in West Philadelphia
gets up his business card.

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Too Thrifty by Haif.
Written for the TRADESMAN.

Ned Aldrich had been in the employ
of Wingate & Co. for something over
five years. He had come to the firm
with the best of recommendations. He
was industrious and honest. He wasn’t
afraid to work over time occasionally
without charging it up to the company.
He was neat in his habits. He was
good looking—a stout, well-made young
fellow, with as good a disposition as
could be asked for. Above all, espe-
cially in the eyes of his employes, he
was saving, and it was supposed by
those who had the means of knowing
that Ned had a comfortable balance to
his credit at the Second National Bank.

For some reason or other this was a
sore subject for his fellow clerks. It
was always coming up for discussion,
always called forth the bitterest, most
uncharitable expressions and invariably
ended in the hope that the fellow would
get hold of the hot end of the poker one
of these days. ‘‘Oh,it’s all well enough
for a fellow to be looking out fora rainy
day. Nobody is finding fault with the
fact that every day should find some-
thing of the day’s wages put by. A
clerk with three dollars a day can't
afford’ to smoke too many _ ten-cent
cigars, unless somebody else pays for
them, and beer and billiards are awfully
expensive unless a man has a good grip
on himself. That’s one thing; but in
my mind the other way is just as bad if
not worse. I’ve seen Ned Aldrich wear
things that I wouldn't wear and eat
things that I wouldn’t eat; and I’ll give
any one of you a handful of ten-cent-
ers, straight, if you will take your oath
that you've smoked a cigar of any sort
that Ned Aldrich ever paid for. Talk
about pinching the eagle on a quarter
till it squawks! That fellow would
pinch the bird out of existence and then
charge the Government with circulating
counterfeit money. The fact is, he is
stingy, and that kind of man I don’t
want around me.’’

The firm treasurer had looked upon
these things ina different light. A strict
adherence to business and an utter ab-
sence of the qualities of the spendthrift
strengthened the growing regard of
Wingate & Co., composed of father and
son, and both were giving more than a
passing thought to the possibility of
having just such an enterprising, go-
ahead fellow in the firm whenever the
senior member should make up his
mind to take things more easily—an
event which was growing nearer every
day.

For certain reasons which need not be
stated here, Sam Wingate, the junior
firm member, decided to take his vaca-
tion in June, the whole month. He had
been wanting for a good while to go to
Washington; he had some little busi-
ness to attend to in Baltimore and he
wanted to get back before the summer
heat set in;home, in his mind being
the only place where be could be com-
fortable during the heated season.

Among the limited weaknesses of
young Wingate, was an intense liking
for the wheel. Strongly inclined to
athletic sports, he had found a combina-
tion of pleasure and profit in the exer-
cise the wheel afforded him and derived
much benefit therefrom. It will be no
surpise, therefore, to learn that Mr.
Wingate’s wheel was a ‘‘ James-dandy’’
and strictly up to date. Money in this
line was no object and all that was _ val-
uable in wheel virtues was sure to%be
found a part of this paragon of wheels.

When the vacation had been fixed

 

upon, the first momentous question to be
decided was what was to be done with
his wheel. It never would do to let the
thing stand unused for an entire month.
A wheel is like a horse. Let it stand
in the stable for a week unused and _ it
would be sure to have the wheel floun-
ders and require no end of doctoring.
Like a horse it needed daily cleaning,
a piece of work by ro means to be en-
trusted to hired hands. He wanted to
leave it with somebody who would use
it as Ike Walton, the old fisherman, used
the fly he impaled, as 1f he loved it;
and the only man he could think of who
would be faithful to his trust was Ned
Aldrich. He would do this because it
was a part of his make-up in the first
place and, what set Wingate’s heart
aglow at the thought, because Ned liked
him. So the evening before he went
away, Sam had Aldrich to dinner and
then spent the evening in telling his
friend about the peculiarities of the
machine and how he wanted it taken
care of.

For a day or two after the departure
of the owner the wheel, the object of
little less than awe, stood untouched,
save the daily careful wiping in Ned
Aldrich’s bedroom, In due time human
nature asserted itself and the guardian
began to wonder if the machine was,
after all, so much better than any other.
He began to have doubts about that kind
of saddle and whether a man wasn’t tak-
ing his life in his hands in using it. He
didn’t believe he liked the gearing and
while that sort of chain might be what
Sam cracked it up to be, he had the
gravest doubts. Still, he promised to
take good care of it and he would. He
went to the store on it the fifth morning
after Sam went away, and he mounted
the machine, convinced that it would
prove to be like the rest, a very good
article but only as wheels go.

There are a class of people in this
world, and Ned Aldrich is one of them,
who have no faith in the cussedness of
inanimate objects To him the idea
was absurd that a wheel can assume at
pleasure the attributes of humanity and
the fact that Sam’s machine had de-
signs against him was an idea which
never entered his brain. The wheel,
however, had a plan. It was on its
good behavior that morning. It adapted
itself at once to its new rider and in
every way completely charmed him.
After that the two were constantly to-
gether. In season and out of season, in
sunshine and in storm—a fact to lift
Sam Wingate’s hair had he known it—
that fine wheel was on duty, and after
the first few days, the care it received
was noticeable only by its absence. It
wasn’t wiped. It wasn’t oiled. It was
left at the curb and fell over. It was
out over night, got wet and became
rusty. Ned was a reckless rider and
was constantly running, or run, into,
and at last walked home one day witha
crippled wheel, an accident which hap
pened the last week of Sam’s vacation.

‘*What you going to do now?’’ asked
one of the evil-prophesying and hoping
fellow-clerks.

**Do,’’ was the reply, why there is
only one thing to be done. I’m not re-
sponsible for the accident. The wheei’s
at the repair shop and Sam will get it
when he gets home; it’ll be done by that
time.’’

‘*Yes, but it'll cost like thunder to re-
pair a damage like that.’’

‘*All right. ’Taint my wheel.
told me to use it and I did. It got
crippled. That’s a part of the risk and
he’ll have to take it. You don’t sup-

Sam

 

pose, do you, that I smashed the thing
a purpose? Well then, I can’t be held
responsible I’d have a wheel of my
own if it wasn’t for the expense of
keeping the thing in repair. Never you

mind. The wheel will come out all
right. "”
It did. In due time the wheel came

home and some weeks after a collector
presented Sam with a bill which, be
said, Aldrich had refused te pay be-
cause the wheel didn’t belong to him.
He left after receipting the bill with
Sam muttering something wicked.

On the first of September, after busi-
ness hours, the clerks came down to the
store, opened a box of choice cigars,
the result of a liberal chipping in and
with a delight which they didn't try to
express—they couldn’t—celebrated the
discharge of Ned Aldrich which took
effect that day. It took a long time to
‘tell all about it ;’’ there wasn’t a cigar
left when they gct through, and the
seance wound up with a hearty ‘‘that's
so,’’ when Jim Sterling remarked as he

 

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just what I have always said, boys. It’s
all right for a fellow to be prudent and
saving, but when he gets so stingy and
mean as to cheat himself ovt of the best
position a man ever had, I for one am
mighty glad of it!’’
RICHARD MALCOLM STRONG.

 

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THE RETURN OF PEACE.

Not only the people of the United
States and the masses of Spain, but the
nations of Europe also, will hail the
cessation of hostilities between America
and Spain with more than satisfaction.
Short as has been the struggle, it has
lasted long enough to develop many of
war's horrors, to cost hundreds of mil-

lions of dollars, and hundreds of lives |
far more precious than the money ex- |

pended.
Peace will be greeted with immense |
Satisfaction by this country because

everything has been obtained for which
the war was undertaken and in an in-
credibly short time. We have been sur-

prised at our own successes, for we nat- |
urally anticipated a more stubborn and |

costly resistance. The Spanish masses,
ignorant though they are, will accept
the peace as the termination of a hope-
less fight on Spain’s part and as the
harbinger of better days, in many re-
spects, than they have enjoyed for some
years past while their ranks and re-
sources were being depleted to main-
tain military operations abroad. The
continental nations will welcome the
peace as the restoration of national trade
conditions and the removal of a danger-
ous situation that at any moment might
become intensely critical.

Now that the war is finally con-
cluded, it can be said, without fear of
intelligent contradiction, that it has
been worth to us all it has cost. The
territorial prizes are of themselves an
offset to the money cost, while the pres-
tige which our victories have given us,
the international standing secured for
this country, the revival of National
spirit and the removal of many sectional
prejudices constitute a rich compensa-
tion for the other sacrifices that have
been made from a National standpoint.

Nothing can ever completely heal the
sorrow that has been caused in scores of
bomes, but this sorrow is softened by
the reflection that the precious lives
which were offered up were given ina
noble cause and for the glory, the honor
and the upbuilding of the Nation.

Wars are not always unmixed evils.
In the present constitution of human so-
ciety and under the present develop-
ment of human nature, wars are yet
necessary to advance liberty and progress
and beat down ignorance, selfishness
and tyranny. The world moves forward
through conflicts such as that just fin-
ished. It is the nation that is prepared

to assert itself with force that yet com- engaged in it; but they think they do. ;

mands the respect of the world. We
may wish that it were otherwise, but the
millenium is still in the dim distance.

In the chivalry of our interference,
the exhibition of the vitality of the rul-
ing force of the new world and the ac-
tual results and assured consequences,
few wars in this or any other century
have done more for the cause of human
advancement than the Spanish-Ameri-
can conflict. It furnishes us every oc-
casion for pride and satisfaction, but as
a peace-loving people we will rejoice
that it is at last ended.

 

 

SOUTH AFRICAN MUDDLE.

The British Empire is now engaged
in watching with interest the progress of
a political contest in one of its im-
portant autonomous colonies which may
turn out of such proportions as to neces-
Sitate imperial interference as a final
culmination. Since the defeat of the
Ministry, Cape Colony has been in the
throes of a campaign preceding a gen-
eral election made necessary by the dis
missal of the Colonial Parliament and
the appeal of the Ministers to the elec-
tors.

The fight in progress is not merely
one of parties, but it is the most dan-
gerous of all contests, namely, a race
conflict. The Africander interests in
the colony, which are important outside
of the towns, assisted by the moral and
material support of the Boers of Trans-
| vaal and the Orange Free State, are en-
| deavoring, with the assistance of a
| small section of anti-ministerialists, to
|secure control of the government, and

 

at the beginning of the campaign there
was some danger of their succeeding.
More recently, however, the British
sentiment among the masses has been
rekindled, and Cecil Rhodes, the pow-
}erful politician who was forced into

|temporary retirement by the ill-fated
Jamison raid, has entered actively into
the fight, so that the prospects are now
bright for the success of the Imperial-
ists.

It is not the numerical strength of the
Africanders in Cape Colony which ren-
ders them so formidable, but the num-
ber of seats in the Parliament they are
able to control. Their strength is main-
ly in the rural districts, and, as the
rural constituencies have a representa-
tion out of all proportion to their popu-
lation, compared with the town dis-
tricts, the Boers are thus able to con-
trol a larger vote in the Assembly than
they are properly entitled to.

The contest becomes important be-
cause of the active agitation which the
Boers of the Transvaal Republic have
carried on against British influence in
South Africa. Should the Africanders
succeed at the elections and gain control
of the Government of the Cape, they
would undoubtedly lend all the aid and
comfort in their power to President
Kruger in bis attempts to shake off the
restraining honds of British suzerainty.

As far as the Africanders are con-
cerned, their efforts are undoubtedly
| disloyal, and little short of treasonable.
Of course it cannot be imagined fora
|moment that Great Britain would per-
|mit any open exhibition of disaffection
| in so important a colony, but the polit-
| ical triumph of the anti-British ele-
ments would be embarrassing and might
eae, complications which would
give trouble while so many important
international problems claimed the at-
| tention of the London Government.

 

 

————————
It is not true that men who Stay at
_ home know more about a war than those

 

EFFECTS OF PEACE ON BUSINESS

While the adverse influences of the
war with Spain were so largely antici-
pated as to prevent serious financial
disturbance, there was yet an undoubted
hindrance to the tide of returning in-
dustrial prosperity. This was most
manifest in the Atlantic coast cities, in
which municipal improvements and
new business undertakings were largely
suspended. Then in the general dis-
traction of public attention there was a
decided conservative influence affecting
all parts of the country. So, although
it is a matter of astonishment that the
injurious effects were so little in evi-
dence, there was no question that there
was restrictive power which materially
affected the general result.

The ending of the war means the re-
movai of this adverse influence and. the
opening of the flood gates of business
prosperity which was manifestly so im-
minent prior to its commencement: and
the flood which has been hindered not
only appears to have increased in vol-
ume during the interval, on account of
the pre-existing conditions, but the
effect of the conflict has been to intro-
duce many new elements and factors
which promise to greatly augment the
tide.

Perhaps the factor which will have
most influence is the general feeling of
expectation which seems to permeate
all ranks of the business world. It is
readily recalled that during the years of
panic and depression the most serious
hindrance to the return of better times
seemed to be the universal feeling of
misgiving and apprehension, which
made the business world abnormally
sensitive to all depressing influences.
Thus the pendency of tariff bills and
the discussion of other financial and
economic policies were enough to in-
tensify the general stagnation to an as-
tonishing degree. It is fair to presume,
and observation confirms the presump-
tion, that the wide feeling of confidence
which now prevails will have an equal
influence in sustaining the prosperity
now opening so auspiciously. It jis
largely by reason of this feeling of con-
fidence that disturbing political ques-
tions have been put so effectually in the
background. Another manifest effect
of this confidence is the opening of the
coffers of capital to any legitimate busi-
ness enterprises.

The war was a surprise on account of
its slight influence in the values of in-
vestment and indu trial stocks. The
slight reaction attending the opening
was followed by quick recovery and the
months since have shown an almost uni-
form improvement, manifestly depend-
ing upon the steady strengthening of the
financial and industrial situation. So
the declaration of peace is followed by
no radical changes, only a_ general
Strengthening all along the line, until
the average of quotations has reached a
point higher than since the months pre-
ceding the panic. And it is to be noted
that the buying is very largely foreign
as well as domestic, a fact which shows
that the outcome of the war has been
such as to command the confidence of
Old World capital.

A still more specific effect will be
found in the improved status of Ameri-
can products in the markets of the
world. The prestige won for American
mechanical genius in military utensils
and science will havea corresponding
effect in other manufactures. Thus the

name American will have a trade value
greater than that possessed by Ger-
many, England or any other nation.

 

This will undoubtedly create an im-
mense demand for our manufactured
products, and it only remains to be seen
whether we shall adopt a policy of en-
couragement to our merchant marine
which will enable us to reap the benefit.

Already our iron and machinery man-
ufacture has received a tremendous im-
petus from the declaration of peace.
Iron prices have finally been compelled
to advance and the deluge of orders for
machinery is said to be without prece-
dent. In jobbing and wholesale trade
there has been a rapid increase for the
last two weeks and the final announce-
ment of peace gives a still greater im-
pulse to the movement. Mills are start-
ing which have long been idle, and
thousands who have long been on the
verge of poverty are being given em-
ployment.

The political changes attending the
outcome of the war are opening wide
avenues for the movement of American
products. Old lines of steamships have
been restored and new are projected;
and the effect in the general markets of
the world will be tenfold that of the
opening of trade with our colonial pos-
sessions.

 

Freaks of patriotism are everywhere

noticeable. There is no more Spanish
mackerel in New York, but Cuban
mackerel is served at the restaurants.

The dressmakers have dropped the name
of Spanish flounce, though they retain
the graceful style. At the Anglo-Amer-
ican dinner recently held in London,
the bill of far was printed entirely Eng-
lish, because of the French sympathy
with Spain. These are only straws, but
thev show how the wind blows the Star
Spangled Banner.

 

 

One result of the war with Spain will
be to enhance the vaiue of American
citizenship in the eyes of the world.
Hereafter the American flag and the
American citizen will be respected
abroad as they have never been _ before.
Among all but the best educated and
most traveled classes we have always
bad the reputation of heing a nation of
shopkeepers, shrewd, boastful, vulgar,
but of little account outside of commer-
cial transactions. They know better
now

 

Spain was originally formed from
fourteen kingdoms, and _ has an area of
196,173 square miles and a population
of 17,000,000. If Spain ever tackles
America again she will not have king-
dom enough left for a small boy king to
have the measles in.

 

It is hoped a healthy place will be se-
lected for the next war. Madrid, or
Cadiz, or Barcelona, or any Spanish
town, none which have been touched,
will do for carrying on a war with Spain
without borrowing old_ islands that
Spain does not own.

When Spain becomes able to fight
again she will not be handicapped by
islands and things that have been her
ruin, She will go direct to Boston and
other approachable towns and do her
bombarding and looting before she does
her talking.

——————————i

Shafter, Schley and Sampson is the
‘*S. S. S,"’ remedy that Spain has been
forced to swallow. The patient is rest-
ing quietly now.

—_—_—

The only thing Spain has done in the
war worthy of note, was blowing up the
Maine. At that time she had no oppo-
sition,

 

 

 

 

    

 

  

 

 

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THE SCEPTER OF DOMINION.

There is a phrase, current among
public political speakers, that ‘‘ Trade
follows the flag,’’ meaning that con-
quest, or the planting of the flag on
some foreign shore, is the first step in
increasing commerce.

The pharse quoted expresses some-
thing that is not true as to a whole, but
is only partially so. Commerce always
seeks the cheapest markets in which to
buy and the highest in which to sell.
Wherever these are to be found there
trade will go. This is no longer an age
of conquest by arms and force; but the
victories of commerce are victories of
peace. The American republic is one
of the great commercial nations of the
earth, but until very lately its flag has
not floated over a square foot of National
territory that is beyond seas. All its
vast trade has been the result of being
able to furnish to the nations of the
earth a good market to buy goods in and
to sell in.

The history of commerce shows that
the scepter of dominion in international
trade has been shifted from one nation
to another until it has been wielded by
many different peoples. It was long held
by nations bordering on the Mediter-
ranean Sea, and although it was at
different times shifted from one to an-
other, it was always held there until the
discovery by Vasco da Gama, in 1497,
of the ocean route to India around the
Cape of Good Hope. Up to that time
the trade had been carried overland
from the East to the Mediterranean,
where it took ship for its final destina-
tion; but the opening of marine transit
from India to Europe changed every-
thing and resulted in dwarfing the
power of all the Mediterranean coun-
tries.

Another common expression among
writers and speakers on political econ-
omy is that the richest trade moves on
north and south lines. The _ proper
statement of the case would be, that the
richest trade is always from southern to
northern countries, and _ reciprocally
from northern to southern. The reason
for this is very simple. Countries in the
same latitude commonly produce the
same or like articles, but countries vary-
ing greatly in latitude and climate need
to exchange their products. The coun-
tries that control the handling of these
exchanges are always at the head of
commerce.

The respective positions of the prin-
cipal nations in commercial importance
are taken from the Antwerp Journal of
Marine Interests and embodied in a re-
port to the State Department of the
United States by Consul Morris, at
Ghent. It gives the official figures of
the export trade of the leading nations
of the world for 1896, as compared with
1872, tabulated as follows:

Amount of Exports

Countries 1872 1896
Meetand ... 6. . $1,235,200,000 $1,422,000,000
Sreted Sintec. ........ 430,583,000 —_1,050,692,000
Germany. ...... ...... §99/700.000 994, 156,000
Peete 726,066,000 656,393,000
Bees 270,586,000 513,908,000
Austria-Hungary...... 250,900,000 300,016,000
ERCIPUS os a 163,000,000 283,324,000

The following gives the amount of
increase in trade as shown in the figures
above, and the relative commercial
rank of the several nations in the years
mentioned :

Relative Rank

   

Countries Increase 1872 1896
England...... $207,475,000 I I
United States . 620,109,000 4 2
Germany .. 384,456,000 z 3
France... #69,6073,000 2 4
Russia... . 261,322,000 5 5
Austria-Hungary....... 118,116,000 6 6
on. 8... 90, 324,000 q 2

* Decrease.
The most remarkable feature of this
statement is the decrease in the trade

of France, which has fallen from second
to fourth place. The trade of the United
States, on the contrary, increased more
rapidly than that of any other country,
or nearly 150 per cent. in the twenty-
five years.

Besides the countries mentioned,
Japan, Australia and the East Indies
have, in greater or less degree, in-
creased their exports. France alone
sees its trade gradually declining in the
volume of the world’s commerce.

This is the age of railways, of iron
and steel ships, bridges, houses and
machinery, and it has come to be held
that the position of a nation in the
scale of commercial importance is
gauged by the amount of iron it pro-
duces and consumes. Mr. Brooks
Adams, in a philosophical article in
the August Forum, gives some figures
on the relative production of iron by
several of the principal nations. He
sets forth that, in the middle of the last
century, the eighteenth, France led in
the production of pig iron; England
and Germany were nearly equal; while
America produced but little. The pig
iron produced in 1740 was as follows:
France, 26,000 tons; Great Britain,
20,000; Germany, 18,000; America,
1,000 tons.

During the next hundred years Eng-
land distanced France; France gained
relatively on Germany, and America
increased her product from one-twen-
tieth to more than one-fifth of that of
the United Kingdom. The following
was the product of pig iron in 1840:
Great Britian, 1,390,000 tons; France,
350,00c; United States, 290,000; Ger-
Many, 170,000 tons.

After 1870 the movement became ac-
celerated. Between 1880 and 1806 the
German output grew from 2,729,038 to
6,372,816 tons; while that of France,
which had been 1,725,293 tons in 1880,
was only 2,333,702 in 1896. But if Ger-
many has outstripped France, the activ-
ity of America has been even gretaer.
In 1840 the United States had not en-
tered the field of international compe-
tition; in 1897 she undersold the Eng-
lish in London, and her product for 1898
promises nearly to equal that of Great
Britain and France combined.

In Great Britain the production of

pig iron in 1880 was 7,749,233 tons; in
1896, 8,563,209, and in 1897, about
8,700,000 tons. Her exports of the same
were: In 1880, 1,632,343 tons; in 1896,
1,059,790, and in 1897, 1,200,746 tons.
Thus it would appear that the English
iron industry is relatively stationary.
The United States, on the other hand,
in 1870 produced 1,665,179 tons of pig
iron; in 1880, 3,835,191, and in 1897,
9,652,680 tons; while for the present
year the estimates reach a million tons
a month.
These figures, allowing that they are
correct, as doubtless they are, show how
closely pre eminence in commerce is
connected with national power and do-
minion. This is essentially a commer-
cial age. The highest efforts of states-
manship are devoted to the extending of
a nation’s trade, and among the most
intelligent peoples war is only made for
self-protection and in defense of trade
rights and advantages. For a nation to
lose trade heavily is to fall into decay,
but greatly to increase its commerce is
to rise in the scale of national power.
The statesmen of the United States, in
seeking to solve the problems growing
out of the war with Spain, must on no
account neglect to gain for their conu-
try all the commercial benefits possible
out of the situation.

ALMIGHTY DOLLAR.

 

How the Scramble for Wealth Unfits
Us for Pleasure.
Written for the TRapEsmaN.

Nothing impresses a foreigner more
than the difficulty the American men
find in resting and enjoying themselves.
It matters not in what country in Europe
one travels, each nation expresses the
same opinion. ‘‘The Americans are very
practical, They can wait for nothing,
but all must come immediately.*’ How
has the United States earned sucha rep-
utation?

No one can spend tive minutes on our
soil without feeling the spirit of unrest
in the atmosphere, and being imbued
with the idea of working and getting
rich. It is born and bred in the bone.
A child is not out of the cradle before it
gets its first lessons in political econ-
omy. It hears its father and mother
talking together about getting this com-
fort or that luxury and how they can
meet the obligations. How common
are conversations of this style. Mrs.
Smitb has been to call on Mrs. Brown,
her next door neighbor. When her hus-
band comes home in the evening the
first words from her mouth are, ‘‘ Did
you know Mrs. Brown has bought a new
parlor suit at Berkey & Gay’s. It was
beautiful and so cheap, too, only $100. "’
Then Mr. Smith (for he is like all
other American men, the best husbands
in the world) remarks, ‘‘Why don’t you
get one, too? I have noticed lately how
shabby our chairs are, and you remem-
ber when we married we had so many
things to buy we thought we could save
better on our parlor furniture than on
some other things. No we cannot very
well afford them now either, but then
we must keep up appearances. Well, I
must work all the harder and make
more money. I have good credit, so
we do not need to pay all the money
cash down, so I guess we can manage
the matter all right.’’ Then Mrs. Smith
chimes in, ‘‘Oh, yes, we can manage all
right. Pauline is not giving satisfac-
tion, and I have wished to change girls
for some time. Now I will give her a
week’s notice and do my own work for
a spell. Yes, and I think I can man-
age to make the children’s clothes and
I have heard only to-day of a good
dressmaker who comes to the house, so
I need not pay Miss Teal’s prices for
my new dresses. ’’

The children at two and three years
old are paid in money for being good;
and by the time a little boy is eight or
nine years old, he is eager to get a
newspaper route. Already he is plan-
ning what he will do when he gets to be
aman. When children see their par-
ents bending all their energies toward
making money, is it strange they wish
to do the same thing? In a country
where all people are equal before the
law, they wish to appear equal from a
worldly point of view. What is the re-
sult?

There are no people in the world so
well housed, so well clothed, so well fed
as the Americans. Do you ever find a
naturalized American wishing to return
to his native land tolive. He may speak
lovingly of his boyhood home and _ even
declare certain tbings are made better
there, but he is sure to add, ‘‘ America
is the place for the poor man. He has
a chance here.’’ How many men have
come over steerage from the old country
and without five dollars to their names,
and scarcely clothes to cover them-
selves. Yet within five or ten yea‘s
they have paid for excellent farms or

 

 

earned for themselves good positions in

 

the business world. They cross the
ocean second class for their brides and
bring them back to comfortable and at-
tractive homes. Their children, very
likely, will have the advantages in edu-
cation and the culture of the nobility
in Europe, and would not think of
traveling any way except first class.

Yet in spite of ail this, it is safe to
Say there are no people equal to the
Americans in lacking the ability to en-
joy. Every bit of nerve and muscle are
consumed in getting on in the world.

The Americans are veritable para-
doxes. They invent the greatest ma-
chines for saving labor and time, yet
who work harder and have less time.
No problem is too vast for them to
solve. They can create in three months
a navy to compete with the world. They
can collect, equip and train an army in
the same length of time which will
make the Europeans shake in their
boots. The American eagle conquers
every time. Even the nations whe are
most imbued with the ideas of warfare,
and exhaust their treasuries and con-
sume their best manhood to keep up an
immense standing army are beginning
to question the expediency of sucha
course. But it would be well for such
nations to weigh the conditions before
attempting any radical change.

In the first place all food stuffs, in
fact all creature comforts, are expensive
in Europe, and, as a result, the com-
mon people must suffer the conse-
quences, and go through life half
starved and illy fed. Is a race horse
kept on a diet of straw, and is a limited
express engine made to go on half the
necessary amount of fuel? Is it a won-
der the laboring people do not work
swiftly, but must plod along at a raw-
boned, wheezy pace?

I remember meeting ex-Minister Uhl
soon after his arrival in Berlin and of
his inviting me to to call on his family.
To the question as to where he was
stopping he replied, ‘‘Oh, we arestill at
the Kaiserhof, but we are getting very
tired of hotel life, and want to get set-
tled as soon as possible. We have rented
a beautiful apartment on Thiergarten
Strasse, and our furniture has been here
at least two weeks, but the officials are
slow about getting through business
and there is so much red tape to be
gone through, I do not know when we
shall be able to get our belongings.’’

Slowness and red tape are the gilding
of the throne. They add grace and dig-
nity toa kingdom, and cast a glamour
over the ignorant and unthinking mass
of the population In that lies the power
of a kingdom or an empire. Did not
Rome seek during its decline to keep
the rebellious people quiet by means of
gifts and shows.

There is an even more vital reason for
not ensuring success to a monarchy in
such an undertaking. There is a lack of
motive force. Ina kingdom the soldiers
are servants forced to service. If they
are successful in battle the king, living
his life of luxury in his palace, receives
all the credit of the victory and disposes
of honors and rewards as pleases His
Highness. If they are unsuccessful they
have nothing to lose and possibly the
new conditions will be even more bear-
able. In such a republic as ours the
country belongs to the people and it is
for them to preserve or lose their native
land. Their highest obligations belong
to their country. If they win in battle
it is not President McKinley who gets
the credit, but the army. If they lose it
is the people of the United States who

 

must bear the ignominy. Is it a wonder

  

 

 

 

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MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

 

 

that the Americans with such responsi-
bilities must feel the earnestness, the
realness of life, and never be able to
relax enough to enjoy a joke, or to lose
consciousness of the continuous warfare
of life for life.

How do they spend their lives? Our
most successful men in business in the
professions, nay, even the President
himself, have during their lifetime
spent long periods in working during
the day and burned the midnight oil in
study. The Americans are a remark-
ably versatile people. A boy beginning
work does what he can do, no matter
how simple, how laborious, how little
to his taste. But if he has the proper
spirit be does not stay in such a place
long. He makes himself too valuable
and gets a promotion. If one kind of
work does not suit him, he is on the
lookout for another position more to his
taste. But, while he is in the wrong
place, he does not play the martyr and
wear an abused, dissatisfied expression.
He puts his heart in his work for the
time being, and makes or finds what he
wants.

Of course, there is a time in his life
when he is scrupulous, over nice in his
clothes, cultivates the graces of the light
fantastic toe, never seems tired of the
theatre and accepts every invitation to
parties he receives. But such a dude-
like existence does not satisfy him long
and he is generally eager at a compara-
tively early age to embrace the respon-
sibilities of a home. His pleasures ever
after center at the hearthstone with his
wife and children. He may pursue his
studies further after his marriage, and
sometimes even studies for a profession,
but by middle life the storm and _ stress
period of his life is over, and when his
day’s work is over he is glad to get
home as soon as possible and rest. He
is loath to dress for a reception or the
opera, and much prefers to read his
newspaper and goto bed early. If he
is persuaded to make a call he gets off
in a corner with a friend and talks busi-
ness as though his life depended upon
it. Holidays he does not know what to
do with himself and generally goes to
the store for the morning to read over
his letters and do some odd jobs. It is
the same Sunday. He leaves religion
to the women of his household and seeks
the consolation of his office. In the
afternoon he possibly makes a call or
two but generally dozes over the news-
paper and longs for Monday morning.
How is it with his wife?

She, perhaps, earned her living before
her marriage and has learned thorough-
ness and business methods. She is not
content to be a housewife and nothing
else as in the olden time. She realizes
the necessity to-day of making a pro-
fession of home-keeping and mother-
hood. She puts her heart and soul into
her work, but she has no competition
in trade to fight against as does her
husband and so her best energy goes to
study. It is the women who become
cultured, who read the books, who en-
joy the graces of society, who belong to
clubs, who travel, in short, who have
a taste for the polite arts. How long
are husband and wife to be companions
when they have absolutely no tastes in
common. Is it a wonder there are di
vorces on account of incompatability?
How many wives really love their hus-
bands, but become satiated with the
practical humdrum, bread and butter
existence and find an excuse to go to
Europe on the plea of educating the
children. Why, Dresden and Florence
are full of just such women, and for-

 

eigners say, ‘‘The American ladies cer-
tainly cannot love their husbands or
else they would not spend all their time
over here away from them.’’

I have not forgotten various conver-
sations I overheard while I was in
Dresden. One case especially impressed
me. A lady was saying good-bye to her
friend. ‘‘Yes, I must go. My husband
has sent for me, and says he just must
see the children. It is a perfect shame
that I must go. To think of having to
give up our cozy little flat, where we
have been so comfortable and happy
fairly makes mecry. The children are
broken hearted over leaving. They have
become very deeply attached here dur-
ing the two years and a half we have
remained. I really do not know what I
shall do with them when I get them
home. They have made wonderful
progress in music and speak French and
German better than English. We all
shall be quite lost without the Art Gal-
lery and the divine operas every even-
ing. Well, of course I must go, but I
hope it will not be long before I can
manage to get back here,”’

This condition of affairs is all wrong.
How long shall we he able to sustain our
ideal of a republic if the mothers prefer
the pomp and pageantry of court life
and the children receive an European
education. America may well rejoice in
her youthful strength and spirits, still
she can profit as does the pretty maiden
who learns valuable lessons from her
mother, relation and friends of wider
experience.

In America, we measure a man's
brains by the kind of work he does,
simply because his business consumes

all bis energy. We decide whether a
man is a gentleman or not by the size
of check he can make out, for money
buys everything in the United States.
As much cannot be said for the Euro-
pean. Birth is an important factor.
To-day the different classes of society
are almost as strongly marked as before
the time of the republic. In no coun-
try except England isa man liable to
rise from one class of society to an-
other. The government, nay even pub-
lic sentiment many times, is against
such a change. Therefore, if a man is
endowed with more ability than is nec-
essary to succeed in his trade, he seeks
either the freedom of America or else
he consumes his surplus time and
strength in culture. An American is
dumbfounded to see how people plying
the humblest crafts can still have the
most refined tastes for music, art and
literature and can be most just critics.
There is no nation which shows this
tendency stronger than the Germans.
They really enjoy the best advantages
in education, and, if they had more
chance, they would not need to come to
the United States to reap brilliant suc-
cesses. But to illustrate their culture.
Two years ago I was at Ejisenach to
visit some of the haunts of Martin
Luther. I lost the key to my little hand
b g and it was necessary to replace it.
I was directed to the nearest locksmith,
who had the humblest of shops fronting
on an alley in the outskirts of the vil-
lage. The little parlor of the bouse bore
strong imprints of poverty and depriva-
tions, yet that room was rich in art
treasures. There were plaster casts of
several of Michael Angelo’s immortal
statues, and a number of photographs of
masterpieces in art. As I gazed enrap-
tured about the room, a little old,
wrinkled, weather-beaten man entered
the door and asked me what I wished.
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needs before I exclaimed over his_ pos-
sessions. His face was illuminated and
almost transfigured as he told me how
much he loved these things. Then he
brought out several books of valuable
engravings over which his face glowed
and enthused That man could not travel
and see many of the originals. What
was just as likely be would go to bed
hungry many nights, his clothes might
be too thin and threadbare to keep him
warm, yet could a king boast of a more
refined taste.

But the art in which the Germans ex-
cel is music. Everybody has the talent
more or less developed, and nobody
lacks the power of appreciating the
most difficult or the most classical
music. It seems to be a heaven-born

gift to the Germans just as religion was-

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street urchins can whistle, and whistle
correctly, snatches from the heavy Ger-
man operas. The rough, uncouth youth
from the country, the kitchen-maid,
the busy housewife who plods through
her duties each day, the skilled work-
man who revels in sausage, sauerkraut
and beer, all may wear habitually the
most heavy, silent and stolid expres-
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tioned their faces brighten up and their
tongues seem to be loosened at each
end. They have heard the best concerts
and operas and seen many of the great
artists. Their eyes sparkle, their
cheeks become rosy as they dilate on
their past experiences. They hum over
their favorite parts, they tell how this
artist interpreted the part, how that
artist. They are as familiar with the
best music as the American school-boy
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isfied with anything less than the best,
yet the prices are low enough to admit
even the poorer classes of people. In
each town there is a theatre and an
opera bouse. To them is attached the
necessary corps of actors or musicians
just as certainly as a minister to a
church. Most companies can boast of
several artists. It is only the artists who
ever travel and they exchange as min-
isters do pulpits. When a new opera
comes out it is first tried in Leipsig.
If its presentation is successful, it is
then put on the stage in Berlin, Dres-
den, Munich and in the lesser towns and
villages, so that all the people in Ger-
many are able to enjoy the same _ things
at the same time.

Why is not such a condition possible
in America? In a few of the largest
cities here it is possible if one is rich
to enjoy fine opportunities, but the
mass of the population must go unfed
except by husks. There are plenty of
millionaires to found a university or to
endow a hospital, but how many men
realize the importance of making pro-
vision for the leisure of the working
classes. More people suffer from mis-
use of their leisure than from overwork.
If a taste for culture and refinement is
cultivated, then the lower tastes and de-
sires must die a natural death very
much as the savages disappear in the
presence of civilization.

There is nothing like music to rest
tired nerves and relax over-strung ones.
Every year physicians realize more and
more the necessity of music as a nerve
tonic and introduce it freely into sani-
tariums and even insane asylums. It
cannot cure insanity but it isa sedative,
and in less extreme cases it often com-
pletes important cures, bringing about
harmony in the nervous organization.

There is nothing which takes a man
out of himself and makes him forget his
business cares and responsibility more
than an opera ora drama to bis taste. It is
a pity the Americans do not develop as
refined tastes for music and acting as
for coffee and beefsteak. But it takes
time, and, before such a condition can
be brought about there is yet another
lesson to learn from the Germans, viz.,
to begin the hours of amusement earlier
in the evening. In Germany the play,
opera or concert begins at six or seven
in the evening and is always through at
ten o'clock, so that people can be ready
to go to bed at 10:30 and so have proper
rest before morning. Husbands meet
their wives and children at the place of
entertainment. There is always a res-
taurant in the building, so it is possible
to have a hot supper ora cold lunch
without any loss of time. Many peo-
ple bring lunches and_ serve picnic
style. Under such conditions there is
little dressing for the occasion. People
go there for enjoying and learning, and
go home rested and refreshed.

The same can be said of art galleries
and museums. These are open several
hours each Sunday and holiday and they
are always crowded. All sorts and con-
ditions of men visit them and revel in
their glories.

Why do people retain their old super-
stition for Sunday and church? Whether
people believe it to be wicked to work
on Sunday or not, statistics prove that
people remain in better health and live
longer if they rest and have a complete
change one day in every seven. But
what an uncomfortable day Sunday is to
many people anyway. If they do not go
to church they are at quite a loss to
know how to occupy themselves. Then

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day when it is needed less. By evening
everybody is so tired, irritable and_ ill-
natured it seems sometimes as_ though
there was more real Christian grace on
week days

If people enjoy church they cought to
go and have as much help as they can
get, but it is becoming evident that
church appeals to fewer people as time
goes on. In the older time the church
was the center of society. It represented
all learning, all education, all social
functions, all charitable undertakings.
If a man did not belong to some church
he was tabooed and had no chance in
the world. Then there was no trouble
to raise money or to get people to work,
for the church demanded the best

in a
man's nature. To-day the conditions
are entirely different. Cheap news-

papers, cheap books, libraries, lodges,
clubs, public education and charitable
institutions do the work which was
earlier undertaken by the churches. A
minister must now bea scholar and a
man of wide experience in order to be
a help to his congregation. A church
dies a natural death if it does not. real-
ize these tacts.

Now for the people who do not care
for church, why is not there something
else to take its place. Why is there not
a movement to have fine lectures, clubs,
concerts, art galleries, etc. Then peo-
ple would have wider interests and need
not wear out so soon. Those men who
have amassed a sufficient fortune need
not continue the treadmill of business
on the excuse of not knowing what to
do with themselves outside of that par-
ticular grinding. Leisure would mean
opportunity, and the busy man would
look forward to the time when he would
be able to retire and enjoy study and

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edicts.

She was as sweet a little woman as
ever wore a tailor-made suit and jaunty
hat that made every fellow who passed
her straighten his tie and look bis pret-
tiest. She walked into the telegraph
office and timdly inquired of the clerk:
“Can I send a telegram to my husband
here?’’

‘“Yes’m,’’ responded the hollow- eyed
functionary, brightening up a little and
handing her a blank with a pen and
ink

“‘T guess it will go all right if I put
the street number, won’t it?’’ she asked
again.

‘*Yes’m,’’ —laconically replied the
clerk with a sad, anticipatory smile.
She frowned a little while collecting
her thoughts, and then wrote:

“‘Dear Charlie—You don’t know how
much I miss you while away from
home, though auntie is very kind, and
we have been shopping all afternoon. I
bave bought some of the loveliest swiss
to go over my green dress and three
pairs of French kid gloves because they
were very cheap, but I know you won't
care, will you, dearest? I think of you
always and wish you were here with me
to see the cute baby carriages and
cradles and table chairs for little Mary.
I was tempted to buy all three of them,
but only took the carriage. Be sure to
scald bottle every mea! and that the
milk is fresh before it is warmed for the
baby. Bless her little heart! She is
her mama’s darling dear, so she is, and
when she cries it may be a pin sticking
her and not the colic at all remember.
Give her a drop of camphor on a nice
big lump of sugar if that cough returns,
and two drops of peppermint or pare-
goric in sugar and water in a teaspoon
if she has a cramp in her poor little
stomach. The key to the cake box is

under the corner of the mat in the front
hall, and if the icing sticks to the knife
butter it, and don’t give the baby any,
besides, be sure to crumble the crackers
well in her gruel.

Annie wants me to stay all week,
but I don't feel satisfied away from
you and baby so long, dearest, and will
come home Wednesday. It seems to me
like a year since I saw you, love, though
it was only yesterday evening, so now
you see bow much I love you and can-
not bear to be away from you at all. O,
if you should die, or anything should
happen while I am away! On thinking
it over I shall come home Tuesday « n
the first morning train, this being Mon-
day night. Tell the girl to warm up the
roast from Sunday, or else cut it down
real thin with chili sauce to eat over it,
and to see that the bread does not get
musty in the pantry, and to keep the
ants out of the sugar box above all.
Kiss baby for mama, and I send a bun-
dred for yourself. From your loving
little wife, SUSIE BRown.

Gathering together the piles of sheets
filled with the message, she handed them
to the clerk. He read the telegram
while she stood there and blushed,

‘““How much will it be2’’ she asked
shyly.
‘‘ Twenty-five cents, madam. You

see, we can shorten it by leaving outa
few of the unnecessary words, and save
you money.”’

‘*Oh, thank you,’’ she said, beaming;
‘“but be sure not to leave out any of the
necessary words,’’ and away she went
as happy as a lark.

The operator picked up the blank and
hurriedly dashed off:

‘‘Charles Brown-—Will be home Tues-
day morning by first train.

SUSIE BROWN.

He was a married man himself,

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minister.

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I suppose,’’ said the good man.

‘‘No,’’ replied the other; ‘‘I lost it
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President, J. WIsLER, Mancelona; Secretary, E.
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Fruits and Produce.

Experimental Export of Eggs by the}

Department of Agriculture.

For the purpose of testing the merits
of American eggs in English markets,
Boardman Brothers, of Nevada, Iowa,
selected and packed for the Department
in April, three of fresh eggs, 240
dozen in each lot. These were sorted
carefully, so that one lot ‘B) contained
only dark brown eggs, one lot (W
pure white eggs and one lot (M
mixed as to color, as usual in
mestic

wholesale markets.
test the risk of breakage in transit, half
of each lot were packed in ordin
cases holding 30
other half in patent cases
wool packing and holding only 18 dozen
each. The latter mode of packing was

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‘hin quantities, the proportion ad- |

| vised would be 2 brown, 6 mixed and 2
|white. The patent cases are not of
practical use here; grocers do not want
|to keep eggs longer than a week.”’

| ‘‘A firm who have a select egg trade

| took two boxes of brown eggs in patent
| Cases at 6s. 6d. per to dozen. They re-
tailed them a illing dozen, the

same price One
partner took
test them in
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keeping quality of the eggs.

These eggs left Iowa April 23
were exported via Philadelphia, arriv-
ing at Liverpool May 13, and at Man-
chester the next day.

The eggs, together with a lot of
creamery butter from the United States,
were placed for sale in the hands of
Dowdall Brothers, of Manchester, who
have long conducted a large and high-
class business in this line. A special
agent of the Department was present
ana reported the facts in full.

In the Manchester market, to dozen
is the unit for quotation and trade in
eggs, and the standard weight of this
quantity is 15 pounds. The American
eggs, upon first examinaion, were com-
pared with others on sale as follows:

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30 Av., 6s. 2360.

The average for the United States
eggs was, therefore, a little more than
the highest rate for the British domestic
product, and some of ours sold as high
as 6s. 6d. The average was about 15
cents per dozen.

The selected brown and white eggs
cost 12 cents per dozen f. o. b. in Iowa,
and the mixed lot to cents; average,
11% cents. The items of cost in export
and sale were $41.34 or about 53% cents
per dozen. Including all expenses
(excepting the patent cases), the eggs
cost a little over 17 cents per dozen in
Manchester and sold for 15 cents net, a
loss of rather more than 2 cents per
dozen. There are several reasons, how-
ever, why this transaction cannot be re-
garded as upon a correct commercial
basis. Upon a large scale and with closer
management, the experses of export
and sale might be reduced 2 cents per
dozen and perhaps more.

In regard to the quality of the eggs
and the satisfaction they gave, two ex-
tracts from numerous reports received,
tell the story as well as more:

‘“Respecting eggs, we can also, we
are glad to say, give unqualified praise
for the style of packing and for the
freshness and condition of the eggs in
every respect. The prices returned show
how well they stood relatively in the
market. The brown eggs take the high-
est place and after them the mixed; it
would be difficult to place large quan
tities of the browns, bowever, and the
white would be in least request. In

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California Will Try To Crowd Out
Foreign Walnuts.

variety of walnuts commonly
‘‘English walnuts’’— have never been
able to compete to any extent with the
foreign walnuts of the same sort. One
reason is that the California nuts have
always been quoted at a higher price
than the foreign, and the second reason
is the fact that the quality of the latter
was always better. This anomaly was
thoroughly in conformity with the usual
absurd California policy of competing
with foreign goods by asking more
money for pocrer goods.

The poor quality of the California
walnuts has been especially a stumbling
block. Heretofore the domestic nuts
have been graded and bleached by indi-
vidual growers, each of whom had a
different method. By this process a car
of uniformly-graded nuts was almost an
impossibility. Careless grading has al-
ways been the standing complaint made
of California walnuts by nut handlers
all over the country.

This year the California growers claim
to have fixed this difficulty by forming
an association whose members have
erected a co-operative factory and will
bleach all of their output by the same
process. This will allow greater uni-
formity and improve the quality,

The price difficulty has been met by
a heavy reduction in the price of the
new-crop walnuts. Last year the Cali-
fornia people asked 9 cents per pound
for their walnuts. This allowed the for-
eign nut shippers to undersell the Cali-
fornia nuts in American markets, even
after paying the duty of 1 cent per
pound. As the foreign nuts were better,
they bad the call, and the California
nuts were neglected.

This year, if all their promises are
realized, the California nuts ought to
have a good sale.

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Locating the Responsibility for Frozen
Fruit.

Pontiac, Aug. 12~A sells car of ap-
ples, to be delivered at a distant point,
orders a refrigerator car for that point
through B and ships, but no through
rate is quoted by initial line B, and
rate to destination consists of joint rate
to the Ohio River, plus a joint rate
Ohio River to destination, less differ-
ential allowed. Apples arrive at desti-
nation badly damaged by frost. A re-
fuses to receive as car has been trans
ferred en route. A enters claim with B
for value of apples, papers are lost and
A supplies duplicates. After a year or
two of investigation claim is declined
with report that weather was warm all
the way through and damage was before
shipment. A gets Government report
of weather, which shows severe blizzard,
with temperature below zero. A asks
B for papers so as to show where trans-
ferred and why, but is refused them, be-
Cause not customary by railroads to part
with such papers. B in the meantime
has gone into receiver’s hands and been
sold, also several other lines in the
through route.

From the investigation I learn from
inference (but have no proof that would
be admitted in a court) that ihe apples
were transferred at New Orleans from
the refrigerator car in which they were
thoroughly packed in straw for protec-
tion when shipped, into a ventilated
car in order to save mileage. At Fort
Worth the weather being severely cold
they were retransferred into a refrigera-
tor car, but without any packing for
protection ; value of property was about
$300; have submitted the papers to sev-
eral attorneys, but none of them are
able to tell against whom or where to
begin suit. If commenced against initial
road they would simply show that they
quoted no through rate or made through
contract, and that no damage occurred
on their line.

Who is responsible, and is A helpless
to recover? Can suit be brought against
initial line as agent of whichever inter-
mediate line transferred the car?

To the enquiry the New York Com-
mercial replies as follows:

It is apparent that the case is one of
great difficulty by reason of the obstacles
placed in the way by the railroad com-
pany to an ascertainment of the facts.
As we cannot undertake to investigate
facts for our subscribers we can only
answer the question on the basis of the
assumption that the results of your in-
vestigation are correct.

An initial carrier is liable only to the
extent of its line under the usual bills of
lading, unless there is a state statute
making it primarily liable in all cases.
Not knowing the location of the initial
Carrier we cannot consider the statutory
law, but as in most states there is no
such statute we assume there is none
applicable to this case.

The carrier in whose custody the ap-
ples were at the time they were frozen
is the company responsible to you,
This company seems to be the one
which transferred the apples from the
refrigerator car in which they were
originally shipped into the ventilator
car and again from the ventilator car
into the refrigerator car, in which they
were not properly packed. ‘lhis con-
necting carrier was bound to furnish
proper cars, and it is apparent that it
failed to do so, and it is therefore liable
for the damages which resulted.

We would advise you to employ an
attorney at Fort Worth and sue this car-
rier; if, by reason of any mistake in
your facts, you do not succeed in the
suit you are almost sure to learn from
it which ts the responsible road. In
prosecuting this suit it will only be nec-
essary for you to show that the goods
were delivered to that line in good or-
der, and when delivered over by it
were damaged. Thereupon the burden
will fall upon defendant of accounting
for the injury to the fruit, and you can
hold in reserve your information about
the transfer from the well packed car to
the ventilator car and from the ventila-
tor car to the badly packed car.

Our advice to sue is upon the assump-
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fer is not one of those which has gone
into the hands of a receiver and been
foreclosed under a mortgage. If such
has been the case and the road did not
bring the amount of the mortgage (as
is usually true) then you are without
remedy.

You cannot sue B on the ground that
it was the agent for the connecting line.
In the first place B was not the agent of
the connecting line, but was the agent
of A to deliver the goods to that line,
besides this, other insurmountable ob-
stacles to the suit exist.

+2.
How the Potato Crop Looks in Min-
nesota.
From the Minneapolis Commercia’ Bulletin.

Potatoes are in good supply this fall,
and low prices may be lcoked for unless
some dire and widespread calamity be-
falls the potato now in the hill. S. H.
Hall, the leading potato authority of
his market, and of the northwest, says
regarding the present condition of the
crop and of the prospects for the year’s
product: ‘‘The trade starts out slowly
with a limited demand. The range of
prices is much lower than that of the
corresponding period a year ago. The
market is 30 cents on track Minneapolis
now. With good weather conditions the
balance of the season Minnesota should
produce 20,000,c00 bushels of potatoes
this year. This would be the largest
crop the state ever raised except the
bumper crop of 1885, when we had
25,000,000 bushels. In their proportion
the Dakotas promise as well as this
state, and Wisconsin with good condi-
tions is likely to produce from 22,000,000
to 23,000,000 bushels. The Michigan
crop has been damaged by drouth and
frost, so much so that with fair weather
conditions the product there is not like-
ly to exceed 20,000,000 bushels, though
this is a very fair crop for that state.
The early New York crop was very poor
but the late crop promises well. They
have had abundant rain for the late
crop, the item the early crop lacked.
Unless there shall be blight because of
too much rain, the state will havea
good crop. The New England acreage
is unusually large, and if there is no
blight because of late excessive rains,
that section will also have a large crop.
The price to farmers of potatoes this
fall in this market I do not anticipate
will be above 25 cents on track in this
city. I believe that the demand will
be fairly good, however, exceeding the
demand for 1895 and 1896, the great
crop years.’’

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American Apples Regarded with Favor
in France.

Washington, Aug. 11—During the
past year upward of 12,000 barrels of
dried apples were received by the mer-
chants of Nantes. These apples are
chopped into slices just as they come
from the trees, including stems, seeds
and skins. After being dried or evapo-
rated they are packed into barrels ready
for shipment. They are used for mak-
ing cider. The apples are soaked in
water, to which a little sugar is added.
They retail for a little more than 7 cents
a pound. In nearly every grocery in
Nantes one can find these American
dried apples for sale. Owing to the
light crop in France last year there was
a special demand for the foreign prod-
uct, but from present indications there
will not be more than half a crop there
this season. Apples from Germany,
which are also used in making cider,
are very inferior to the American prod-
uct, which is much preferred. The mer-
chants of the United States can make
shipments in cargo lots direct to St.
Nazaire and Nantes, which would place
the goods on the market at a much lower
price than by sending them to Havre
and having them reshipped.

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Cider-Selling Jobbers Taxed.

Wholesale grocers at Atlanta, Ga.,
who sell cider have been assessed by the
local customs collector on the grounds
that they are liquor dealers. and must
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not be over one-third of a crop of ap-
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QUARTER HUNDRED.

Different Varieties of Cheese, Foreign
and Domestic.

Excepting as condensed milk, cheese
gives the only form in which milk may
be transported indefinitely. In looking
for a better outlet we must turn our at-
tention to a better form.

Standard American factory full cream
cheese may be considered with the Eng-
lish cheddar, which it closely resembles.
Both are made from whole milk of
Standard quality and with rennet, and
belong to the class known as hard.

The great bulk of the American out-
put is of this well-known round flat
cheese. The cheddar takes its name
from the parish in Somersetshire where
it was first made; has been known in
commerce under this name through two
centuries. The perfect cheese has a
clear flavor, mild and sweet with nutty
taste, and has a firm and solid and at
the same time elastic texture. A small
piece rubbed between the thumb and
finger becomes oleaginous. In England
it is not put upon the market until rip
ened—self-digested and wholesome. On
this market it is placed too soon and is
too green; our market calls for the
greener article. The component parts
are water, casein, fat, ashand salt. The
sugar of milk is not desired in cheese
and escapes in the whey. In this cheese
all the cream of the milk should be
used. Full cream means not skimmed.
The cheese is colored; would be nearly
white otherwise. The English market
calls for a white cheese. In butter there
is no curd; in cheese it is all curd.

In making cheddar the refuse is the
whey. In this there is albumen, sugar
and ash. Albumen does not curdle with
rennet. The cheddar, roughly speak-
ing, is one-third water, one-third fat,
one-fourth casein aud one-twelfth sugar
and ash. It is nitrogenous and flesh
forming ; too concentrated to eat alone;
with crackers or bread it is a well bal-
anced ration.

The English dairy cheese is about
four inches thick and is known as flats.
A smaller cheese is made that is richer
in fat. A New York cow owner started
a cheese factory, using enriched miik,
making a specialty of rich cheese of
small size, ten or twelve pounds, and is
getting 14 cents instead of the market 8
cents; he cannot begin to supply the
demand.

The English Stilton cheese is of cows’
milk, either whole rich milk or average
milk enriched; . made with rennet, not
much pressed ; in form of a small
cylinder, 6 to 8 Souietic has a drab col-
ored, wrinkled skin; blue mold runs
through it; flavor is a combination of
mold and fermentation. This mold is
cultivated on wooden sticks and the
cheese is punctured with these. The
mold is a necessary part ot the Stilton
and is a local production. This cheese
does not come to us in any large quan-
tity. An imitation is made in this coun-
try, but instead of the long time curing
that is part of the English process,
quicker methods are adopted with only
fair success,

Edam is a round cheese made in
North Holland of partly skimmed milk.
The sweet curd is worked dry and col-
ored artificially inside and out; is high-
ly digestible because well ripened; bas
about / per cent. of fat. It is made in
wooden molds and is not sold until a
year or more old. Will keep indefinite-
ly. Like a watermelon you can’t tell
about it till you open it. Is imitated in

 

this country, the best made equaling
the second rate imported.

The Gouda, also a Dutch cheese, is
made of richer milk and is not quite
so hard.

Emmenthaler is made
tains of Switzerland, the ‘‘factory’’ being
but little more than a camp outfit. Is
of cows’ milk, with rennet; crushed,
but not very hard; smells louder than it
tastes; is of elastic yet firm texture.
The peculiarity is the spherical holes
made by the formation of gas while the
cheese is curing. These should be uni-
form in size and evenly distributed. The
inner surface of these holes is highly
polished ; sometimes a drop of brine re-
mains in them. The flavor is peculiar,
and said to be due to the grasses of the

in the moun-

pasture. Some have herbs added. The
making calls for skill rather than
science. They are in the millstone or

cartwheel shape, from two to four feet
in diameter, and not very thick; weigh
from 60 to 120 lbs.

The American imitation comes very
near, but just misses the flavor, which
leads to the belief that feeding has
something to do with it. The Califor-
nia make is in more convenient shape,
being like bars of soap, about 24 inches
long and 2 by 4 thick. The American
product is made by Swiss colonies, in
New York, Ohio, Wisconsin and Cali-
fornia. These use _ half and half
skim milk.

The ltalian or
must be cut with a saw;
in cooking and grated. The best are
to be found in Italian stores. The Ital-
ians know a good cheese. Jt is made of
cows’ milk, although some say to the
contrary. Is a skim cheese, the fat be-
ing below 20 per cent. The three local
names of it mean the different stages of
ripeness, namely, the first, second or
third year. It should be at least three
years old, so that the casein may be
broken down when the flavor is pleas-
ant. That four years’ old is best.

Another kind, the Romano, used
largely by Italian laborers, is said to be
made of the milk of a sort of buffalo,
which is without cream. The compo-
sition of the Parmesan is 30 per cent.
water, 23 casein and 20 fat it jisia
food cheese; one could live on it for a
long time

The pineapple cheese is American
and comes from Wyoming county, New
York. The marking is made by the net-
work in which it is hung to dry. It is
of cows’ milk, with 16 per cent. of
cream added, the curd formed by _ ren-
net. All of this cheese is made during
the grazing season.

The sapsago or green cheese is made
in Switzerland of cows’ milk. Isa sour
curd cheese, and one of the oldest known
varieties. Put into a warm and moist
place it will empty a house of the in-
mates. Is colored with dried and pul-
verized herbs of a species natural to
Switzerland. Ripens in six to eight
months.

Limburger is a sweet curd cheese,
made of halt whole and half skim milk.
Is strongest smelling of all the cheeses.
Can be made here as well as abroad.

Pot cheese is made ordinarily from
skim milk, strained and dried. It can
be made from cream and gives an out-
let for the milk, but the richer the milk
of which it is made the better. The
venders sell all they can get of it and
want more. The coagulation is by heat.
One can get more money for skim milk
in pot cheese than for full milk in the
market.

Neufchatel is a rich pot cheese, made
largely in the country. It is of whole

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milk enriched, curdled by rennet; con-
tains 15 per cent. of curd and 25 per
cent. of fat; is cured in from two days
to two weeks. The French do not con-
sider it good under eight or ten weeks.
These people cure it in caves to get the
white mold.

Another still richer cream cheese is
the Philadelphia, so named because _ its
first market was there. It was first made
in Orange county, N. Y.

DeBrie is best known and most popu-
lar of the French soft cheese. This is
made of cows’ milk and rennet; should
be loud in tone when in its best estate.
The mold of it is at first white, then be-
comes reddish yellow. This cheese is
cured in willow mats, the willow being
the host of the mold. It is shipped
with cushions at both sides on mats or
straw. The French find it best when
the interior is broken down.

D'Isigny is the American Brie, and
is made by Swiss in Orange county.

Roquefort cannot be made _ success-
fully out of France. This was at first
made of sheeps’ milk, then with goats’
milk added, but now is of cows’ milk;
is cured in limestone caves, with un-

varying conditions of temperature and
moisture. The proportions are 35 of
fat, 25 of casein and 30 of water. The
mold peculiar to it is cultivated upon
stale bread and worked into the cheese
as a Starter.

The Gorgonzola or Italian Roquefort
is made in Lombardy. The curing re-
quires six months or more. It is of
cows’ milk and is drained rather than
pressed. It is ripened in caves and its
mold is white

The prepared cheese, as the Imperial,
American Club House and Meadow
Sweet, are all of cheddar, with a little
butter or other oleaginous substance to
make a homogeneous mass, and flavored
with sherry, brandy or something of the
sort.

The American cheese food has the
sugar lost in the whey reincorporated.
This is done by boiling the whey until
it is a syrup and then working it in.

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GOTHAM GOSSIP.

News from the Metropolis---!ndex to
the Market.
Special Correspondence.

New York, Aug. 13—The volume of
business among jobbers is steadily en
larging and, with the reduced railroad
rates, the number of visiting buyers has
been largely augmented. Prices are
well adhered to and in some lines there
is every likelihood of an early advance.
Especially is this true of some kinds of
canned products. The early ending of
the war gives cheer and, altogether,
New York is in fine trim for any amount
of business,

The coffee market is practically un-
changed, although, perhaps, there has
been a trifle more activity in the de
mand from small roasters and interior
dealers. Jobbers are quite confident as
to the future and show no anxiety to dis-
pose of holdings except at fuli quota
tions, The quotation for Rio No. 7 is
nominally 6%c. Stocks here seem to be
ample to meet the demand for some
time. In store and afloat there are 946,-
411 bags, against 741,067 bags at tte
same time last year. There is a little
more speculation in futures than prev-
iously, but at reduced prices. Mild
coffees are pretty well cleaned up and
the market generally is firm, Good
Cucuta being quotable at 9@o\(c.

The volume of the tea business is
small, but there is shown a little im-
provement over last week. Prices are
firm and holders are determined to
make no concessions. Nothing was
done in invoice lines, as buyers seem
to be waiting for future developments.
A prominent dealer says exports will
fall off 10,000,000 pounds by next year.

Raw sugars are firm. The Trust and
independent refineries were both seek-
ers after supplies and, asa result, st-cks
are pretty well cleaned up. The sales
have been the largest for a long time
and indications are favorable for a
steady fall business) Refined sugar is
also firm and the demand is good.

Rice is firm. The demand from the
interior has been quite satisfactory and
sales made were at steady prices

Southern, prime to choice, 6%@63c;
Japan, 5 %c.

Nothing of interest has transpired in
spices during the week. The demand
is hardly as active as previously, but
prices are very firm and holders will
make no concessions. Singapore pep-
in an invoice way is steady at 914
@9%¢c.

Grocery grades of molasses are firm,
but there is scarcely any business go-
ing forward. Low grades are moving
slowly and, altogether, the market at the
present time Is not especially encoura-
ging. Good to prime centrifugal,
16@26c.

The syrup market is firm. Stocks
are light and holders are disposed to
hold on until their figures are obtained.
Prime to fancy sugar syrups, 16@2oCc.
In canned goods, salmon has been the
center of interest among dealers. It is
said that the Columbia River pack will
be 100,000 cases short. Against this is
the fact that the pack for several prev-
lous years was very large—larger than
could be taken care of—and there are
large stocks in warehouse, both in this
country and England. The light pack
this year will necessitate bringing this
forward and the probabilities are that
we shall see a very firm market for sal-
mon during the comiug twelve months.
The tomato prospect in Maryland has
improved, but there is no likelihood of
an excessive pack. Peas are firm at
80@goc for desirable grades. There
has been a very light enquiry for corn,
with fancy New York State steady at 7oc.
Peaches have advanced and the situa-
tion is firm.

All lines of dried fruits have remained
rather quiet. There has been rather
more enquiry for nice evaporated ap-
ples, which are worth from 934 @loc.
Pacific Coast fruits are rather quiet at
the moment, but all are looking toa
better condition soon.

As arrivals of fancy creamery have
been rather light and the demand good,
the feeling in the butter market is firm,
yet dealers are not quite satisfied,

 

While the best stock is worth toc, it
must bear close inspection and much of
it will not come up to the standard.

Lower grades are in about the usual re- |.

quest. The range is about as follows:
Western creamery, firsts, 174@18%c;
seconds, 16@17c; thirds, 14%@15c%;

extra Western Junes, I9c. Western imi-

tation creamery, extras, 15%@16c;
firsts, 1414%@14'%4c. Western factory,
June extras, t4c; firsts, 13c; current

make, 13c for desirable goods.

Cheese receipts are moderate and yet
sufficient for meeting the demand,
which has been decidedly light. Large
size State cheese, full cream, is quot-
able at 73¢c. Fancy small size, 73(c.

Best Western eggs are firm at I4c.
However, there is not much activity to
the market and it is said that quite a
quantity is being put into cold storage,
owing to lack of huyers. There is the
usual supplv of inferior stock, which
sells for what it will bring.
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How to Keep the Store Attractive in

Summer.
From the American Grocer.

It should be absolutely clean, refresh-
ing, cool, inviting in appearance, free
from flies, and always inorder. The
display should bring into prominence
seasonable goods, and be so arranged as
to be attractive to outing parties, ex-
cursionists, or whoever must carry food
out of doors.

Keep in the background the goods
that sell best in winter, and so display
summer specialties as to invite buyers
to inspect the store. There is a wonder-
ful power in handsome ferns, palms, and
decorative plants to win customers—a
charm and grace that are irresistible—
and, besides, they help give a cool and
heat appearance to the store. Do not
think that it is necessary to makea
flower sbop of the display windows or
to crowd the counters with blooming
plants. Art in display is quite as effect-
ive aS art in advertising or any other
feature of store life.

If fresh vegetables are kept in stock,
don’t put them all along the sidewalk
in front of the windows, exposed to
dust, dirt, insects, and depradations,
but have them in a shady, cool place,
neatly arranged, and so that beautiful
color effects are produced. This latter
feature is very easy to one who has an
eye for color. If deficient, it is easy to
find some one that can bring the red,
green, yellow, white, orange, lemon,
and other colors of fruits and vegetables
into bewitching relation to each other,
and make a veritable picture which will

appeal to the appetite and awaken de: |

sire for possession Such a display will
make talk and advertise the store. The
point is to get consumers to visit the
store, provided it is so beguiling in ap-
pearance that it invites all comers to
linger and look. Said one custumer to
a fellow who kept that sort of a store:
‘‘T always like tocome in here, because
there is something new to see.’’ It was
always new to the visitor, because the
dealer was continual'y rearranging stock
and bringing some new thing into prom-
inence every few days.

Attention to ventilation is of the ut-
most importance if the store is to have
a pleasing smell in summer. During
the dog-days, or whenever general hu-
midity gets in its fine work, the store
will have an unpleasant and heavy odor
unless it is properly ventilated at night.
The transom over the front door should
be open, and a draft of cool air kept
circulating. We have entered stores in
the early morning where the air was
fairly suffocating by reason of its foul-
ness. The thousand and one things in
the store had been steaming all night in
a high temperature, so that means veg-
etables, fruits, dairy products, and
dried fish had each been contributing to
the conglomeration of flavors that was
noticeable. This ts ruinous to all ar-
ticles sensitive to foreign flavor, such
as salt or butter.

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fire never goes out tn the other place.

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If men were serpents the woods would
be full of female snake charmers.

 

Use of Trade Checks Prohibited.

Solicitor Maurice D. O'Connell, of
the United States Treasury, has ren-
dered a decision in which he holds that
tbe manufacture and distribution of
aluminum and brass trade checks con-
stitutes a violation of the statute enacted
Feb. 10, 1891, which prohibits the man
ufacture of a metal or its compound,
which in color, design or inscription
resembles coin of the Government.
These trade checks distributed largely |
by extensive business houses have at- |
tained such a circulation among the
small towns and logging camps of Wis-
copsin, Minnesota and Michigan that it
is difficult to secure real money. In
fact, it is said at the Treasury that con- |
tractors at logging camps who own the |
stores at which the inhabitants secure |
the necessaries of life have inaugurated
the system of paying their employes}
with these checks to the exclusion of
Government money. Federal inspectors |
in these districts will be instructed to}

 

seize al] illegal coins and warn distrib- |
utors against manufacturing the ‘‘trade |
checks.”" If they persist in manufac- |

turing and distributing them they will |
be vigorously prosecuted. |
- Poe  - |

It may not be proper to precede the |
father of your best girl down the stairs— |
but sometimes you have to.

Established 1180.

Walter Baker & Go,

Dorchester, Mass.
The Oldest and
Largest Manufacturers of

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Their Breakfast Cocoa is absolutely pure,
delicious, nutritious, and costs less than one
cent a cup.

Their Premium No. 1 Chocolate, put up in
Blue Wrappers and Yellow Labels, is the best
plain chocolate in the market for family use.

Their German Sweet Chocolate is good to
eat and good to drink. It is palatable, nutri-
tious, and healthful; a great favorite with
children.

Buyers should ask for and be sure that they
get the genuine goods. The above trade-mark
is on every package.

Walter Baker & Co. Ltd.

 

Dorchester, Mass.

‘PEACHES AND MELONS

BETTER AND CHEAPER.

Pears, Plums, Apples.

Lemons, Oranges and Bananas.
Home Grown New Potatoes, Cabbage, Celery, Tomatoes,
Green Onions, New Dry Onions, Turnips, Carrot, Squash.

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Grand Rapids, Mich.

 

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MOSELEY BROS.

26-28-30-32 OTTAWA ST.

EST. 1876.

GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.

 

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The best are the cheapest
and these we can always

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ALFRED J. BROWN SEED CO.

24 and 26 North Division Street,

Grand Rapids, Mich.

 

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Woman’s World

The Troubles of the Good.

Next to a bad reputatiomthere is noth-
ing in the world so uncomfortable and
inconvenient as a good one. If you want
to live in peace and happiness and com-
fort, and avoid wrinkles and troubles,
you must never establish a reputation for
excellence in any particular line. If
you do you are its bond slave for life.
You cannot run away from itor leave it
behind. Go where you will it will fol-
low you, and you can no more rid your-
self of it than the hero of the story could
rid himself of the Tinted Venus that
made his life a burden. You may think
you have lost it or lived it down, but
just as you get ready to enjoy yourself
somebody is sure to come along who
knows your record for superior goodness
or self-sacrifice or whatever it is, and
so rivets your chains on you again.

In one of his poems Saxe has told the
sad story of a man who had the misfor-
tune to have a reputation asa wit.
Wherever he went he was expected to
dazzle every company. When he was
invited out he was expected to pay for
his dinner with bon mots and his lodg-
ings with funny stories. If he was ever
serious people felt defrauded, and if he
was dull and melancholy they regarded
him as nothing short of a rank impostor
and fraud. His friends demanded that
he keep them in a state of hilarious
merriment, and the price he paid for his
reputation as a wit was to be kept for-
ever on the rack trying to invent new
jokes.

 

 

In a similar, if a very minor, way,
every one of us who has a reputation for
anything has to pay for it. The beauty
must take much more care of her ap-
pearance than the homely woman. She
must dress with more elaborateness and
taste than the woman who has no _ repu-
tation for good looks to maintain. Peo-
ple expect it of her, and we are quick
to notice the least falling off in beauty
and the first sign of approaching age in
her, whereas the plain woman can go
through all the gradations from youth to
middle life without anybody being the
wiser. It is one of the ineffable compen-
sations for never having had a reputa-
tion as a beauty that no one will ever
remark on how you have faded.

One doesn’t have to look far about
them in life to become convinced that
there is no other folly equal to acquiring
a reputation for conspicuous goodness
in any particular line. It establishes a
precedent that you have to live up to,
and, in consequence, you make yourself
a shining mark for criticism. Take the
woman, for instance, who has a reputa-
tion as a notable housekeeper. Hasn't
she just let herself in for life-long
drudgery? Other housekeepers may have
a picked-up dinner; other women may
draw a blind down hastily to hide where
the housemaid neglected to sweep under
the bed; other people’s cake may be
sad now and then, or their bread heavy,
and we think nothing of it. But no such
blessed privilege is hers. If every-
thing in her house isn’t just on time to
the minute and spick and span, we say:
‘‘We don’t know what people can see
in Mary Jones’ housekeeping to be al-
ways talking about. Of all the heavy,
indigestible stuff we ever ate in our
lives that Sally Lunn of hers,’’ etc. And
poor Mary Jones knows it and she
works herself to death trying to live up
to the blue-ribbon-prize style of house-
keeping she has inaugurated.

It is very sad to think that we have to

 

guard against our most amiable im-
pulses, if we wish to live in reasonable
peace, but it is a fact nevertheless. I
presume there isn’t anybody with a
heart in them as big asa nickel who
doesn’t love little children, but if you
are once rash enough to make an undue
parade of this, and get a reputation for
it your life will be made a martyrdom.
Every time your neighbor gets busy
making a dress or wants to go off to play
progressive euchre all the afternoon she
bundles her nursery in on you, ‘‘Of
course I wouldn’t do this with anybody
else,’’ she says, ‘‘but I know how fond
you are of children.’’ Fond! Bah!
When you had planned a nice quiet
afternoon with a novel and a fan and
are feeling like a female Herod! But
you can’t say anything. It's your fatal
reputation.

Of course, everyone likes to entertain
their friends, but once get a reputation
for hospitality and you had as well hang
up a sign of free entertainment for man
and beast. People you never heard of
write and tell you they are coming to
see you; people you have met at sum-
mer resorts and on railroad trains de-
scend upon you at unexpected moments:
distant relatives who had forgotten your
existence until they happened to see a
chance to shirk a hotel bill, look you up
when they come to your town. They
come with queer trunks and nobby
bundles and they stay and stay and Stay.
Goodness gracious! haven't we all slept
on the dining-room sofa while our cous-
in Sally and the twins occupied our
bed, and eaten the scraps after six un-
expected guests had dropped in to din-
ner? ‘*You see I am perfectly uncere-
monious with you,’’ say these uninvited
deadbeats, ‘‘because everyone knows
how hospitable you are.’’ And there
you are. Who has the courage to stand
up and deny the good reputation that is
sure to land them in the poorhouse?

There is positively no other such
drawback to charity as the danger of
getting a reputation in that line. Once
give to a poor family and you have es-
tablished a precedent that you can never
live down. Nine times out of ten they
expect you to support them the balance
of their lives, and send the boys to col-
lege and give the girls a debut party.
You can't give what you can afford and
then stop; you can’t listen to a tale of
woe and weep with the narrator and then
enjoy yourself. If you once start there’s
no limit, and nobody can see the finish.
You are the perpetual repository of all
the woes of the community. A young
man in this city whose mother has a
reputation as being very charitable said
not long ago that if he should go home
and not find an object of charity with a
baby and a basket occupying the hall
settee, and his mcther crying with some
woman in the dining-room, he would
know he had gotten into the wrong
house. She is the victim of the good
she has done, and is made to bear the
burdens of all the shiftless and lazy and
unfortunate around her,

A funny phase of this question is that
after one once acquires a reputation for
doing a thing nobody ever gives them
the slightest credit for any virtue in do-
ing it. They seem to think that self-
sacrifice and hard work and self-denial
just come natural to you and you enjoy
it. I once knew a woman to whose care
fell six orphan children. The moderate

income that had been sufficient for her
own wants and had enabled her to live
in great comfort, was, of course, the
barest pittance when divided among
seven. There were no more pretty frocks

 

for her, no more jaunts abroad, but she
bravely took up the burden and worked
early and late, denying herself every-
thing that the children might be edu-
cated and given a start in life, and not
a one of them ever seemed to have the
slightest appreciation of it, or thank
her for it, but they went into fits of grati-
tude when another aunt now and then
would send them an old party dress or
a pair of 75-cent mousquetaire gloves,
There’s the difference between the one
who had established her reputation for
self-sacrifice so that it was taken for
granted and the other of whom nothing
was expected so that what she did came
as a kind of surprise.

Just the same thing happens all along
through life. If you have a reputation
of being kind to the sick you may go
and sit up with a person at night and
nurse her until you are ready to drop,
you may stand over the stove cooking
jellies or making broth until you are
burnt to a cinder, and she takes it as a
matter of course; Dut let some woman
who never sacrifices herself for anything
in the world come by and leave a card
with ‘‘kind inquiries’’ penciled on it
and she will brag about it for six
months. ‘‘So sweet of her. Did you
ever hear of anything so kind?’’ But
grateful to you? She never thinks of
such a thing. Your reputation for
nursing the sick has gone before you,
and she probably thinks the whole affair
has been a kind of picnic to you.

Who hasn’t had experience of this
kind of thing? Who hasn’t had some-
body they didn’t want come and stay
months with them without manifesting
the slightest appreciation of the hospi-
tality shown them, and then see them go
into ecstacies of delight because some
other friend or relative—on whom they
had just the same claim—invited them
to tea? Who hasn’t paid for the fuel for
some poor family all the winter with-
out one word of thanks and then heard
them overwhelm somebody else with
gratitude because they had given them
a dinky little hat or a feather boa? Of
course we ought not to care for these
things, but we do. We don't want any-
body to go before us sounding our
praises on a brazen trumpet, but we do
like to feel that when we make a sac-
rifice it is at least understood and ap-
preciated.

After all it comes back to the same
point. If we once get a reputation for
doing things we have got to keep on
doing them, and the only safe and com-
fortable way is to avoid establishing any
precedents. There is no fame, but great
safety, in mediocrity.

DorotHy Dix.
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The report that Peru is purchasing
some warships in Europe, and is show-
ing a disposition to have a racket with
this country on account of some alleged
grievance, indicates that Peru has not
kept up with the news since the war
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Michigan Knights of the Grip.

President, Jonn A. Horrman, Kalamazoo; Secre-
tary, J C. Saunpers, Lansing; Treasurer, Caas.
McNOoury, Jackson.

 

 

Michigan Commercial Travelers’ Association.

President, C. C. SNEDEKER, Detroit: Secretary
and Treasurer,C. W. ALLEN Detroit.

 

United Commercial Travelers of Michigan.
Grand Counselor, J. J. Evans, Bay City; Grand
Secretary, G. S. Vatmorg, Detroit; Grand Treas-
urer, W. S. WEst, Jeckson.

Michigan Commercial Travelers’ Mutual Acci-
| dent Association.

President, J. Borp PaNTLIND, Grand Rapids;
Secretary and Treasurer, Geo. F. OwEeN, Grand
Rapids.

Lake Superior Commercia! Travelers’ Club.
President, W. C. Brown, Marquette; Secretary
and Treasurer, A. F. WLxson, Marquette.

Gripsack Brigade.

Wagers®@are being made among the

traveling men that the train gates on the
Heald system will be off by Sept. 1.

Geo. H. Jewett, formerly with L.
Perrigo & Co., of Allegan, has engaged
to cover the city trade for DeBoe, King
& Co.

The report that the Heald system will
run freight trains only three times a
week so long as the gates remain on the
passenger trains is probably a canard.

Jas. N. Bradford (Olney & Judson
Grocer Co ) is seriously ill with pneu-
monia and grave fears are entertained
as to his recovery. He was taken ill
while witnessing the ball game last Sat-
urday. His son Jamie, has been sum-
moned here from Fernandina, Florida,
where he was stationed as a member of
the 32d Michigan volunteers,

A Houghton correspondent writes:
The business men of the copper country
will learn with deep regret of the death,
at his home in Chicago, of Simon P,
McIntyre, one of the best known and re-
spected salesmen who ever visited this
section. Mr. McIntyre sold boots and
shoes in this territory the past twenty-
five years or more, and was bere less
than two months ago. He was employed
by the M. D. Wells Shoe Co., and was
born in New York State fifty-five years
ago. Mr. McIntyre leaves a widow and
one son, Moses, a recent graduate of
the University of Chicago.

 

‘“*You may talk about your baggage
smashers,’’ remarked a grocery drum-
mer the other day, ‘‘but I had an ex-
perience which shows a great amount of
carefulness on the part of a number of
people concerned. While in Kalamazoo
last week I received from a friend a
folder advertising a certain resort hotel.
Being busy, I laid it down on top of
my sample case, had it taken down to
the depot by a drayman and _ there
checked by him to Sturgis. When I
called for the grip the next day, I found
the folder still lying on top of the case,
just as I had left it in the store at Kal-
aimazoo,’”’

Said a prominent traveling man to a
group of boys at the Morton House last
Saturday night: ‘‘I have always stopped
at (naming certain hotels in towns), but
I have made up my mind to quit them
cold and patronize dollar-a day houses,
restaurants or private boarding houses if
I can’t find a better house. The fare
these hotels give you is simply worse
than that set out by a Io cent restaurant
and I am not going to give up $2 a day
for such rotten fare. The chuck they
set out for us to eat couldn't be worse.
I hate so to change from one hotel to
another that I have always stood it, but
have made up my mind that I have been
a fool, and won't be any longer.”’

 

The annual picnic of the Grand Rap-
ids traveling men, which will be held
at Reed’s Lake Aug. 27, promises to be
the most enjoyable event of the kind
ever held by the fraternity. B. S. Dav-
enport has been designated as chairman
of the Committee on Athletics, in place
of Fred Ephlin, who is temporarily out
of the city, but will return in time to
attend the picnic in his usual disguise
of Uncle Rube. At the request of John
A. Hoffman, President of the Michigan
Knights of the Grip, the boys will im
prove this opportunity to select a mem-
ber of the Board of Directors in place
of Frank M. Tyler, who has removed to
Boston. Chas. M. Heald, President of
the Heald system, will be present by
invitation and address the boys on the
subject of the train gates, which have
been discussed at rare intervals and
with great moderation by the boys dur-
ing the past six months. Perhaps some
of the boys have never heard of the train
gates, in which case Mr. Heald’s ad
dress will be of a didactic character.

‘‘When I first started out on the
road,’ remarked a well-known traveling
man,’’ I was induced by the prospect
of adding a few shekels to my exchequer
to take as a side line the catalogue of
an extensive company engaged in the
manufacture of coffins and caskets.
Armed with my price list and book of
illustrations, I boldly entered the ware-
room of the leading undertaking estab-
lishment in Detroit and was kindly
greeted by the proprietor, as my house
was a favorite one with the trade. I was
told that many solicitors had presented
themselves, but as they were only carry-
ing the goods as a side line he did not
patronize them. Having convinced him
that I was straight goods, he proceeded
to show me the stock, on which I com-
mented favorably. After visiting the
different departments, he proceeded toa
lower floor and conducted me to a dark
room, from which emanated a peculiar
odor. In the center of the apartment
was a table, and on it what appeared to
be a bundle of clothing ; withdrawing a
sheet, he exposed to view a corpse. |
nearly fainted at the unexpected sight,
but partially recovered, when he said:
‘What do you think of that for first-class
embalming? Feel the flesh; it’s as firm
as a rock.’ I tremblingly acquiesced,
and felt the cold perspiration oozing
from my brow. The atmosphere was
getting too close, so on asking if he
ever indulged, and he replying that he
generally did about that time, we re-
paired to a neighboring laboratory,
when I obliterated the recollections, as
well as I could, of that grewsome sight.
I sold that man goods for three years be-
fore he learned through a loquacious
brother drummer that I was only a side-
liner.’

—_—__»2.___
Movements of Lake Superior Travelers

Marquette, Aug. 15—-Friday evening,
Aug. Igth, is the date of the second an-
nual reception given by the Lake Su
perior Commercial Travelers’ Club at
Hotel Superior, Marquette. The boys
have spared no pains to make it an en-
joyable affair and a large number of
travelers, their wives and sweethearts
will participate. The Club is flourish-
ing at present, having a membership of
159.

H. W. Bradley {H. W. Bradley &

Bro., Romeo) is doing the east end of
the Peninsula.

M. A. Dunning (Morley Bros.) was in
the copper country last week.

Charles Doty (Edson, Moore & Co.)
is in disguise. He shaved off his mous-
tache with a view to humbugging inno-
cent maidens into the belief that he is
a young lad. Heisnot. He is quite

 

old in knowledge of the ways of the
world.

S. A. Erickson (Edson, Keith & Co. )
is with us again or, rather, with the
ladies. He sells millinery.

T. G. Gregory is representing Steele,
Weddles & Co. (Chicago) in this terri-
tory now. Tim isa hustler and an all-
round good fellow and has a host of
friends who will be pleased to know he
will remain with us.

T. L. Hilton (Forman-Bassell-Hatch
Co.) did the copper country last week.
He had his bass voice with him.

Arthur McMillan (Johnson Electrical
Service Co.) is in the copper country,
letting his lights shine.

H. F. Nickerson (I. E. Swift) will
soon remove from Ishpeming to Hough-
ton. Nick cleans up an extensive busi-
ness in the copper country and finds it
necessary to live there so as to be on
hand at a moment's notice.

S. D. Oppenheimer (McCauley & Co. )
is in the east end of the Peninsula.

Alex. Stevenson (Buh! Sons & Co.)
will be missed from this territory. Alex
has traveled here for fifteen years and
no traveler ever visited the Peninsula
who had more friends or sold more
hardware than he. He did business al-
ways in a straightforward manner and
no competitor was ever heard to com-
plain of unfair treatment at Alex.’s
hands. Success to him in his business
venture, as resident partner of Buhl
Sons & Co.’s branch store at Menomi-
nee! OUIX.

SL
Courteous Request to Withdraw the
Train Gates.

The following courteous request to
discard the train gates was recently pre-
sented to General Manager Heald:

We, the undersigned wholesale deal-
ers of Grand Rapids, respectfully re-
quest you to discard the train gates now
In use on some of the passenger trains
of your system,

We make this request in behalf of our
traveling salesmen, who maintain that
the train gates interfere very seriously
with their work on the road and prevent
their making as good time as they were
able to make prior to the introduction
of the gates.

We expressly disclaim any intention
or inclination to dictate to you in the
matter, believing that a courteous re-
quest from your townsmen and _ business
associates will receive due attention
and careful consideration.

The names attached to the petition
were as follows:

Olney & Judson Grocer Co., Hazeltine
& Perkins Drug Co., Voigt, Herpol-
sheimer & Co., Jennings & Smith, Her-
old-Bertsch Shoe Co., Foster Stevens &
Co., Ball-Barnhart-Putman Co, H.
Leonard & Sons, Worden Grocer Co.,
The Putnam Candy Co., Lemon &
Wheeler Company, Musselman Grocer
Co, Clark-Jewell-Wells Co., lark-
Rutka-Jewell Co, Steketee & Sons,
Wilhelm & Co., Rindge, Kalmbach,
Logie & Co., Valley City Milling Co.,
Hirth, Krause & Co.

Mr. Heald received the gentleman
who presented the petition courteously,
promised to give the request due atten-
tion and acquaint the petitioners with
his decision in the matter at an early

date.
———_-#

The Morning Market.

The increase in the offerings of early
fall fruits has been steady in all lines,
culminating in the largest of the season
thus far on Tuesday morning. The
heavy rain of last night and the fact
that Wednesday is always a lighter day
than Tuesday are sufficient to account
for a material lessening of attendance
this morning. It is now the height of
the season for Hale’s early and other
leading early varieties of peaches and
the offerings aggregate several thousand
bushels.

Considerable comment is heard on the
market as to the prevalence of yellows
in the tributary district, which is,

 

doubtless, caused—the comment, not the
disease—by the increased thoroughness
of inspection. Notes are compared
among the growers as to the number of
trees each has been compelled to offer
up in ashes, and while some have found
the sacrifice unpleasantly heavy, most
of them seem to recognize the proposi-
tion that there is in the ravages of this
mysterious disease nothing more than
one of several fortunate checks upon the
abundance of the peach which serve to
increase its value and so keep the mar-
ket in a healthy condition. It does not
work a serious hardship to those who are
thorough in fighting these checks and
in renewing with healthy stock, while
the more negligent are not to be pitied
if their carelessness serves to reduce an
undue aggregate.

Apples, pears and plums are in un-
usual abundance for the season, but
prices keep at points which make the
work of the producer reasonably _profit-
able. It is noticeable that an unusual
difference in qualities, especially in ap-
ples and peaches, is recognized in
prices, the choicer qualities, which
seem the most abundant, commanding
several times the price of the poorer.

There might be apprehension as to
whether suitable prices can be main-
tained when the market season reaches
its height, but a study of the conditions
seems to give assurance as to the pros-
pect. In the first place, there is not
likely to be an unlimited abundance of
either apples or peaches. The yield,
while quite general, is not unduly heavy
anywhere, and in many cases with some
leading varieties is too light to be
pleasant for the grower. Then the con-
ditions of the market are unusually re-
assuring. The demand from Southern
and Eastern localities promises to be
much above the average, both on ac-
count of the lack of other supplies and
the abundance of money with which to
buy. Recognizing these conditions,
buyers and commission men have made
unusual preparation for the handling of
the crops and transportation companies
are ready for their share of the work and
profit.

The same conditions apply with equal
force to the outlook for the potato crop,
The yield was checked by the unfavor-
able conditions of the early season and
yet there is likely to be a healthy sup-
ply, while the market conditions in the
regions to be supplied promise demand
for all that can be offered. The contrast
between the present realization of 35 to
50 cents per bushel is in marked con-
trast with that of 1o cents or nothing
which was so frequently the experience
of recent years. The difference is suffi-
cient to account for much of the change
in general local trade.

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Drugs-=Chemicals

MICHIGAN STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY.

 

 

 

Term expires
Dec. 31, 1898
Dec. 31, 1899
Dec. 31, 1900
Dec. 31, 1901
Dec. 31, 1902

F. W. R. Perry, Detroit - -

A. C. ScHUMACHER, Ann Arbor -

Geo. GunpRvUM, Ionia - - -

L. E. REYNoLpDs, St. Joseph

HENRY HEM, Saginaw -- - -
President, Gro. GuNpDRUM, Ionia.
Secretary, A. C. SchUMACHER, Ann Arbor.
Treasurer, HENRY Heim, Saginaw.

Examination Sessions.
Marquette—Aug. 30 and 31.
Lansing— Nov. 1 and 2.

All meetings will begin at 9 o’clock a. m. ex-
cept the Star Island meeting, which begins at 8
o’clock p. m.

MICHIGAN STATE PHARMACEUTICAL
ASSOCIATION.

 

President—J. J. Sourwinz, Escanaba.
Secretary, Cuas. F. Mann, Detroit
Treasurer JOHN D. Murr, Grand Rapids.

 

 

Practicability of Volumetric Testing for
Pharmacists.

For more than fifteen years volumetric
tests of an unusually practical character
have been a distinguishing feature of
the Pharmacopoeias of 1880 and 1890,
and yet how rare is it to find a pharina-
cist who makes actual use of these in
his daily work? These tests are pre-
eminently practical and commercial and
require so little apparatus and time in
actual use that a very urgent cause must
exist for this condition of affairs.

In seeking reasons from practicing
pharmacists I found that many seemed
to think a high knowledge of chemistry
was an essential requisite to an un-
derstanding of the volumetric solutions,
and, secondly, that the processes were
apparently intricate.

As to the knowledge of chemistry _re-
quired it may be said that in many of
the large chemical works in this country
work of this nature is done hundreds of
times per day by men who are little
more than ordinary laborers and who
could not differentiate between morphine
sulphate and absorbent cotton, and the
pharmacist accustomed to the prepara-
tion and dispensing of drugs and galen-
icals can quickly attain the skill re-
quired if he desires to do so.

The Pharmacopoeia is blamable for
the idea of complexity and intricacy
in the operations indicated. The al-
phabetical arrangement of volumetric
solutions seems at first sight eminently
proper, but in this particular case it is
the cause of all the trouble. It happens
that the two solutions heading the list
are used with difficulty ever by those
who are experts in this work, and,
furthermore, having an _ exceedingly
limited application, they are the veriest
errors in practice and would hardly be
missed, though useful enough to the
practicing chemist, but the Pharmaco-
poeia is not intended for chemists, but
for pharmacists. The remainder of the
solutions are easily prepared and still
more easily used.

If the following order is followed in
the preparation of these valuable ad-
juncts to the practicing pharmacist and
the tests practiced on the substances
named, the work will be one of pleasure
and profit from every possible stand-
peint.

First prepare normal oxalic acid
volumetric solution ; from this prepare
normal potassium hydroxide solution,
and then test various acids. Next pre-
pare normal sulphuric acid solution
with the aid of the potassium hydroxide
solution and test ammonia water, salts
of ammonium, lithium, sodium and po-
tassium, such as carbonates, hydroxides,
ignited organic acid salts with alkali
metals, etc.

 

Next prepare decinormal sodium hypo-
sulphate volumetric solution and with
this test tinctures of iodine and of irun
chloride, lime chloride and various iron
salts and solutions. Now prepare deci-
normal potassium permanganate volu-
metric solution by the second process,
which gives good enough results and is
not as intricate as the first process; with
this test hydrogen peroxide, hypo-
phosphites, etc. Finally prepare deci-
normal silver nitrate solution, and then
test chlorides, bromides, iodides, etc.

The other volumetric test solutions of
the Pharmacopoeia may be tried if time
is abundant, and the work will be found
interesting. Their preparation, how-
ever, is not really necessary.

The time required to make a test
after a solution is prepared is only a
few minutes and the result a necessity
for the up-to-date pharmacist. As to
cost, the only apparatus required, in ad-
dition to that owned by every pharma-
cist, is a burette, a burette holder anda
measuring flask, costing not over three
dollars, and, with care, lasting forever.

The chemicals needed, not usually
found in drug stores, would be about 2
ounces of chemically pure oxalic acid,
the same quantity of chemically pure
sodium hyposulphite, and. very small
quantities, savy one-eighth ounce each
or even less, of the important indica-
tors, such as phenolpthalein, methyl or-
ange, rosolic acid, etc., the total cost of
chemicals being about 50 cents. I would
recommend a piil tile as an excellent
base to place beakers or graduates on to
note color changes and end reactions.
Prof. J. U. Lloyd has suggested to me
the use of a capillary glass tube as an
excellent method to note color changes;
he says he has found that by the use of
this method duplicate tests can be made
to exactly equal each other. The sug-
gestion is well worth a trial.

If a few pharmacists in the same
town would meet once or twice a month
for two or three hours, they could, with
a little outside aid, or even unaided,
learn sufficient of volumetric quantita-
tive analysis in six or eight lessons to be
of great value in many directions.

JosEPH FEIL.
—____2—+___
The Drug Market.

Opium—Is in a strong position at un-
changed prices.

Morphine—Is steady.

Quinine—Is in good demand and
prices are firm.

Citric Acid——Manufacturers have
again advanced the price. There is a
good demand and the market is firm.

Cocaine—The price continues firm,
with prospects of an early advance.

Coca Butter—Has advanced abroad
and in this country, owing to scarcity.

Oil Cloves—Is very firm, owing to the
advance in the spice, and is advancing.

Canary Seed——Has advanced at
Smyrna and is higher here,

Spices—Are all very firm.
have advanced.

Linseed Oil—Is very irregular, the
National Co.’s price being 2@3c above
outside crushers. It is almost impos-
sible to name a price for different
brands,

Cloves

—_—_+>+2__
For Lime in the Eye.

_ In cases where lime is accidentally
introduced into the eye the use of water
should be avoided. The best thing for
washing out the eye is a pure heavy
petroleum oil. The use of a few drops
of syrup has also been recommended,
the ohject being to form a soluble com-
Pa with the remaining particles of
ime.

 

Missouri Druggists Take Summary
Action.

Sedalia, Mo., Aug. ro—At a meeting
of the Pettis County, Missouri, Retail
Druggists’ Association, the following
resolutions were adopted and a com-
mittee instructed to send copies through-
out the State to retail druggists and
drug trade journals, requesting their co-
operation in resisting the demands of
such manufacturers of patent medicines
as have advanced their prices on ac-
count of the war revenue tax:

Fearing that an overwhelming calam-
ity is threatening the retail druggists,
unless a united action be taken at once
to counteract the influence, wealth and
mercantile prestige of the manufactur-
ers of patent medicines and proprietary
articles, the following is submitted:

Whereas, Many manufacturers of pat-
ent medicines have advanced the price
of their products, not only to the ex-
tent of the war revenue tax, but demand
a profit of from Ioo to 200 per cent. for
their investment in the stamps, and
forced upon the retailer more than his
share of the war tax burden; therefore,
be it

Resolved, That we feel that such man-
ufacturers are the natural enemy and by
their action have incurred the contempt
of the retail druggists throughout the
land. That other manufacturers have as
striking contrast shown commendable
liberality and good business policy by
assuming the cost of the revenue stamp,
thereby proving their friendship to the
retail dealer and consumer.

We, the undersigned, retail druggists
of Sedalia and Pettis County, Missouri,
promise and agree on our word of honor,
that after August 25, 1898, we will dis-
continue to carry in stock, or in any way
handle the medicines or advertising
matter of such concern whose list price
does not afford the retail druggist a de-
cent profit. Recommending that such
preparations as are sold or listed above
the following schedule be returned to
the jobber and not to be carried in
stock, under a forfeiture of fifty dollars
for violation of this agreement:

8 75 per dozen for.. .... .
x to pet dozen for. ._...
200 per dozen for...... ..
4 00 per dozen for....

6 oo per dozen for...... : 75 cent goods,
8 oo per dozen for........ $1 00 goods.

We invite the co-operation of all lo-
cal, county, state and other organiza-
tions, and suggest that they hold special
meetings to act upon the matter and
make an active fight for our rights
against the avarice and greed of the
manufacturer, and request drug trade
journals to give publicity of the action
of all individuals and organizations who
are striving to maintain the rights of
40,000 or more retail druggists in the
United States whose business and liveli-
bood are in jeopardy.

——__> 0.

A Meal in a Capsule.
From the Army and Navy Journal.

The samples of various things devised
for the comfort of soldiers and the
models of implements to be used in
warfare received by the President
would, if placed on exhibition, eclipse
the sights in the National Museum. The
Secretary of the Navy is also deluged
with all sorts of contrivances and de-
vices, as well as samples of improved
methods in cooking and clothing. In
one of the rooms of the Navy Depart-
ment are shown some of these ‘‘sup-
plies,’’ and they are more interesting
to see than the famous Hotel Cluny in

10 cent goods.
15 cent goods.
25 cent goods.
50 cent goods.

 

Paris. One man has actually ‘‘bouillon
capsules’’ that vou swallow at one bolt,
then drink some water, and lo and be-
hold! your stomach is full of soup. An-
other genius has sent to the department
specimen bottles of prepared castor oil
to be used in connection with the
edibles. A benevolent old gentleman of
Pennsylvania sent a recipe— there are 16
pages of it—for preparing all kinds of
food for soldiers sans teeth who have
only their gums to depend upon and
who must either swallow soup or starve.
In the War Department the same story
is told. One bright genius has put up
specially prepared packages of paris
green and wants Secretary Alger to re-
quire every soldier ta carry one in his
knapsack. The idea is that all the bugs
of Cuba will thus be kept at bay—as if
the troops were tomato plants. Some
of the patent medicine men_ have
evolved ‘‘yellow pilis,’’ which are war-
ranted a sure cure for yellow fever.
Then there are patent splints for setting
broken limbs, which almost ,dispense
with a doctor, and litters on wheels.
This last invention is the work ofa
well-known artist—Mr. Remington. It
is nothing more nor less than the ordinary
bicycle wheel, carrying the framework
for a cot, upon which the wounded is
placed and pushed to the hospital. An-
other curious invention offered the Gov-
ernment isan apparatus for peering into
the depths of the ocean to hunt for
cables and keep a sharp lookout for
submerged mines and torpedoes. The
invention is called an ‘‘aquascope.’’
+0

The Tartar Emetic Case.

A Canadian case which has _ attracted
much attention in tbe Dominion was
argued before the Judicial Committee
of the Privy Counci] in London on July
12, and decided on Tuesday last. It
was a suit by a Dr. England, in behalf
for himself and his infant son, against
one Kerry and others, composing a firm
of wholesale druggists in Montreal, for
damages resulting from the death of Dr,
England’s wife. It appeared that the
doctor ordered some bismuth from a
druggist named Dart, who furnished a
substance which he had purchased as
bismuth from Kerry’s firm; that the
drug was administered to Mrs. Eng-
land, who shortly afterward died, and
tbat it was in fact tartar emetic instead
of bismuth. Upon the trial a Montreal
jury found that he lady’s death was due
to previous disease, ‘‘but was acceler-
ated by the tartar emetic, theugh not to
any appreciable extent,’’ and thev ren-
dered a verdict of a thousand dollars in
favor of the infant son. Neither side
was Satisfied with the result. Dr. Eng-
land contended that the award was _ ut-
terly inadequate, while the defendants
insisted that the tartar emetic had noth-
ing to do with Mrs. England’s decease.
The telegraphic announcement of the
decision from London, however, indi-
cates that the judgment rendered in the
trial court has been in all respects sus-
tained.

i ——~ > —--——
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Young Doctor—Patient out here wants
to be operated on for appendicitis, but
I don’t believe he can stand it.

Old Doctor—Well, I suppose we can
operate on him for something cheaper.
SEE Ena
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man, poor man, loves to be snared by a

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Citroen 49@ 50| Gaultheria..... .... 1 50@ 1 60 Aconitum Napellis F 50
Hydrochior......_.. 3@ 5|Geranium, ounce... @ 5] Aloes................ 60
Nitrocum. ....._... s@ 10| Gossippii,Sem.gal.. 50@ 60 wee and Myrrh.... 60
Oxaliquma 000000. 12@ 14| Hedeoma..... 27... 1 O0@ 110) Arnica .....2........ 50
Ehosphorium, ¢ dil. @ 15} Junipera. -+++ 1 50@ 2 00) Assafoatida ..... 1.1) 50
Salicylicum. . 6@, 65 Lavendula . .- ie ail ay ca 90@ 2 00 Atrope Belladonna. 60
Sulphuricum. oo 1X@ 5 Limonis... Cees cee 1 30@ 1 50| Auranti Cortex..... 50
Pannen 200). 1 25@ 1 40 | Mentha Piper....... 1 60@ 2 20] Benzoin............ 60
Tartaricum.......... 38@ 40| Mentha Verid....... 150@ 1 60| Benzoin Co.......... 50

a i Morrhus, gal....... 1 10@ 1 26| Barosma............ 50

ee Deyn 4 00@ 4 50/ Cantharides........ 75
Aqua, 16 deg... .... a. SP Olve ol %@ 3 00| Capsicum .......... 50
Agua, 20 dee........ 6@ 8 Picis Liquida. ..... 10@ 12] Cardamon........ |”. 5
Carbonas:.-......... 12@ 14] Picis Liquida, gal... @ 35)|Cardamon Co... ... 5
Chloridum ......... fam Mi Rica |... 9:@ 1 10} Castor.... ii 100

Aniline OsmArini. |... @ 1 00} Catechu. ot 50
i : Rose, ounce........ 6 50@ 8 50| Cinchona... ........ 50
Black... ............ 20@ 22 | Suecini 40@ 45| Ginch u 60
Brown 30) OO 1 Oise H@ 1 00 Gate aa Jo. 50
ES tees sans... Sai oioeee 30
Yellow. ............ 2 50@ = Sassafras............ 55@ 60 Cassia / cutifol.. 50

Bacce. Sinapis, ess., ounce. @ 65) cy acutifol Co : 50
Cubeme........po.18 13@ 15 Tiglii ee we ce 1 70@ 1 80} _, ai _ : 50
Juniperus. 0. 6@  8| Thyme. .... ++» 40@ 50! Beecc..... 50
Xanthoxylum.. .... %@ 30| Thyme, opt @ 1 60 Ferri Ghioridu + 35

Bal Theobromas 5@ 20)| Gentian. ...... 50
: * alsamum oo Potassium —— Co... 60
JOOGIDG. ...... 2.5.4. a2€ " a 1... ll. 50
bere. CC @ 275 Poke oa A = Guiacaammon...... 60
Terabin, Canada.... 45@ 50 ee a eas = ° | Hyoscyamus . 50
Tobucee. 5. 5 50@ 53 ladiae |. B

Cortex Todine, colorless. V6)
Abies, Canadian... is} © Sanaa 50
Chait 2 ( Myrrh 50
Cinchona Flava..... 18 itart, pure ” 2@ Nuk Voules i 50)
Euonymus atropurp = tukene fiicen — — s Opil aioe —
Myrica Cerifera, po. 20 | Potass Nitras, op ( et on as >

Prunus Virgini.. 12] Potass Nitras........ Woe 1 Opi! pra. seo gg 1 =
Quillaia, grd.. 12| Prossiate 6... 21, 5 sh 50
Sassafras...... po. 18 12| Sulphate po... ..... 15@ 18 oa 50
Ulmus...po. 15, gr'd . Radix a2. 50

Extractum Aconttva...... 20@ 25 |Sanguinaria....... 50
Glycyrrhiza Glabra. 24@ 25| Althe............... 22@ 25 | Serpentaria . oo 50
Glycyrrhiza, po..... — wi oeee............ 1c@ 2) Stromonium ...._... 60
Hematox,i5ibbox. l1@ 12] Arumpo...... ...... @ %/|Tolutan.............. 60
Hematox,Is........ i3@ 14|Calamns 0. |. 20@ 40; Valerian............ 50
Hematox,4s..-..-- 14@ 15] Gentiana...... po 15 12@  15| Veratrum Veride... 50
Heematox, 4{8....... 16@ “| Glyechrrhiza..pv.15 16@ 18| Zingiber..........__. 20

Posen Hydrastis Canaden . @ 50 Miscellaneous

Hydrastis Can., po.. @ 69| Ather, Spts. Nit.3F 30@ 35

Carbonate Precip... 15 | Hellebore, Alba, po.. 18@ 20] Asther, Spts. Nin4F %@ 38
Citrate and Quinia.. 2 | Inula, po... 15@ 20) Alumen....... ..... 24@ 3
Citrate Soluble...... ri Ipecae, DO 80@ 3 00 Alumen, gro’d. po. 4¢ 4
Ferrocyanidum Sol. 40 | Tris plox.. -- POS5@3B 3@ 40| Annatto . 40@ 50
Solut. Chloride..... 15 | Jalapa, pr.. -.-  2@ 30] Antimoni, po....... 4@ 5
Sulphate, com’l..... 2) Maranta, ¥s.... 1... @ 35|AntimonietPotassT 40@ 50
Sulphate, com’l, by Podophylium, po.... 2@ 2%] Antipyrin.......... 35

bbl, per cwt....... joel) oe a a %@ 100} Antifebrin ........ $ 15

Sulphate, pure ..... 7 Rel, Ce @ 1 25| Argenti Nitras, oz . 50
Flora BOL py). 7@ 1 35| Arsenicum.......... a 12

Aven 00.5... 12@ 14| Spigelia 35@ 38) Balm Gilead | Bud . BQ 40
Anthemia.. ........ tha SS Sanguinaria. ..po. i5 @ 13| Bismuth SN. . 1 40@ 1 50
Matricaria . J so 3s Serpentaria ........ 30@ 35/ Calcium Chlor., is. 9
° oo eee Sencrn ..... eee 40@ 45) Calcium Chlor., %s. 10

Polia Similax,officinalis H @ 40} Calcium Chior., 4s. 12

Harogma. 000000... Sp 2S) omiiax, Mo... @ %/| Cantharides, Rus. 7
Cassia Acutifol, Tin- Se po.35  10@ 12| Capsici Fructus. af. 15

nevely...0.. |... 18@ 25 | Symplocarpus, Feeti- Capsici Fructus, po. g 15
Cassia Acutifol,Alx. 2@ 30] dus, po. @ 2%| Capsici FructusB,po 15
Salvia officinalis, 4s Valeriana, Eng. ‘po. 30 so 25 | Caryophyllus. ” a B bee

ang %s...... -.... 12@ 20| Valeriana, German. 15 20 | Carmine, No. 40..... @ 3 00
Ore Ursi............. 8 Zingiber a.. : = 16| Cera Alba........... 50@ 55

Creager s. 25 27 | Cera Fiava.... |... 40@ 42

Gummi

Semen Coceds 40

Acacia, ist picked.. @ & Cassia Fructus... ... 33
Acacia, 2d picked.. @ 45|Anisum....... _ 15 @ 12) Gentraria........7 10
Acacia, 3d picked.. @ 35|Apium (graveleons) 13@ 15| Getaceum..... 1). 45
Acacia, sifted sorts. @ 28| Bird, Is........ 20... 4@ 6) Chloroform........”! 63
Acacia, po.. 60@ 80} Carui.......... -18 10@_ 12| Chloroform, sauibbs @115
Aloe, Barb. po. 18@26 2@3 «14; Cardamon.....|._... 1 25@ 175) Ghioral Hyd Crst.... 1 65@ 1 90
Aloe, Cape ....po.15  @ 12|Corfandrum......... 8@ 10) Chondrus. ........ M@ Bw
Aloe, Socotri.po.40 _@ 30| Cannabis Sativa 4@ 4% | Cinchonidine, — 2 35
Ammoniac.......... 55@ 60| Cydonium........... *5@ 1 00| Cinchonidine, Germ 2@ 30
Assafoetida....po.30 25@ 28| Chenopodium ...... 10@ 12) Cocaine............. 3 30G 3 50
Benzoinum ......... 50@ 55 | Dipterix Odorate... 1 80@ 1 90| Gorks, list. dis. pr.ct. 70
Cateahn, is... |... @ 13} Feniculum......... @ 10) Greosotum...... 35
Catechu, %s......... @ 14 oe po...... 7@ 91 Creta...... 2... bbl. 7% 2
Catechu, %s......... @ in... 3%@ 4%! Greta, prep ......... 5
Camphorse 38q 42 Lint, grd....bbl.3% 4@ 4% | Greta’ reeip. | il
Euphorbium. -PO. ‘3 «= @_«10| Lobelia 35@ 40) Greta; Rubra... ||, 8
Galbanum.. @ 1 00 | Pharlaris Canarian. 4@ 4%|Crocus.. ....... 111) 18@ 20
Gamboge po........ 65@ 70} Rapa 4%@ 5|Cudbear ........277" @ 2
Guaiacum..... po. 25 @  30|Sinapis Albu...) 7! 9@ 10/ Cupri Sulph..... 2) 5@ 6
Wines po. 83.u0 @3 00| Sinapis Nigra....... N@ 12) Dextrine...../2..2/. 10@ 12
a - aus : [ Spiritus Ether Sulph Ne BO .

Tr. y mery, all n

Opi. “po. “$5.3005.40 3 “= ‘up eee R. tance Bey, PO. a

Pe dee < or. cs Erg ee 35
Shellac, bleached... 40@ 45 |Frumenti..... 1 a@ 1 60| Ergot... -..po. 40 re =
Tragacanth ......... 5g ces LO * 4 65@ 2 00 Galla 23

Juniperis ~~... 1 BOQ 3 50 | SSHS. ..----......... @ ~
Herba Saacharum N.E 1 90@ 2 10 Cammor 8@ 9
Absinthium..os. pkz 25 | Spt. Vini Galli.....| 1 75@ 6 50 ee —— a
Eupatorium .oz. pkg 20 | Vini Oporto......... 1 25@ 2 00 | GTaesy ac Ora 5@ G
Lobelia...... oz. pkg oa Vee Alba. 1 25@ 2 00 a int, box ;
“ ess than box.... 60
Mecha tik ox pee = Sponges Glue, brown 9@ 12
Men ae ‘ : : tlue, brown........ 1
Mentha Vir..oz. pkg 35 —— wool i. pas — Real a 25
Rae. 3. . pkg 39 1age........... 2 50@ 2 75 | Glycerina........... 54@ 2
TanacetumV oz. pkg go | Nassau sheeps wool Grana Paradisi .... @
MEwads Von. pkg on | Carriage... @ 200) Homuis.. 23@ 55
ey ace Velvet extra sheeps’ Hydraag Chlor Mite @ 8%
Magnesia. wool, carriage... @ 1 25 | Hydraag Chlor Cor. @ %
Calcined, Pat..... .. 55@ 60| Extra yellow sheeps’ Hydraag Ox Rub’m. @ %
Carbonate, Pat...... 20@ 22| wool. carriage.. @ 1 00 | Hydraag Ammoniati @ 110
Carbonate, K.&M.. 20@ 25/| Grass ae wool, HydraagUnguentum 45@ 55
Carbonate, Jennings 35@ 36 Carvare.:.. 3. @ 1 00| Hydrargyrum....... @ 70
Hard, Sor slate use. @ 7%} ichthyobolla, Am.. 6@Q 7

Oleum Yellow Reef, for POO. 75@ 1 00
Absinthiom......... 3 50@ 3 75 BIQt0 USE. ....... ... @ 1 40| Iodine, Resubi...... 3 60@ 3 70
Amygdale, Dule.. 30@ «50 s lodoform....... .... @ 4 20
Amy gdale, Amare . 8 00@ 8 25 yrups eo @ 22
Anisi.. sous 2 1 2 | AGacia .......- 8... @ 50 een. — 45
Auranti Cortex..... 2 25@ 2 40} Auranti Cortes...... @ 50 5 B
Gerearit 3 00@) 3S 261 Zingiber......: ..... @ +50 — Arse=, et By-

CONDE ooo. 6. 0 Seiipecac. §  ........ @ @|_ arargiod.......... @ B
Caryophylli SO 831 Rortifod |. @ 50} LiquorPotassArsinit 10@ 12

Medar... : u 65| Rhei Arom.... ..... @ 50| Magnesia, Sulph.. 2@ 3
Chenopadii. 2 7% | Smilax Officinalis.. 50@ 60/| Magnesia, Sulph, bbl 1%
Cinnamonii. — . er henere sd ... @ 50} Mannia,S. F........ 60
C tronella . £@ 50 Selita. ee ee @ 50| Mentha! ee 2%

 

 

 

 

 

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cco... 2 45@ 2 70| Snuff, Maccaboy, De
Moschus Canton.. @ 40 .. @ «A
Myristica, No. 1. 66@ 80; Snuff, aah. DeVo’s @
Nux Vomica.. _po. 20 @ i0| Soda Boras.......... $2 th
OS Sema. |... 15@ 18] Soda Boras, po...... s$@ tt
Pepsin Saac, H. & P. Soda et Potass Tart. 26@ 28

2 .......... ... @ 1 00| Soda, Carb...... i 1%G@ 2

——n Liq. N.N v.% gal. Seda, Bi-Carb....... 3@ 5

eel @206| Soda, Ash........... 34@ 4
Pick Lig., quarts. . @ 1 00} Soda, Sulphas. @ 2
Picis Lig., pints... .. @ 8%) Spts. Cologne........ @ 2 60
Pil Hydrarg.. - po. 80 @ 50| Spts. Ether Co...... 50@ =A
Piper — = = @ 18|Spt. Myrcia Dom... @? 00
Pi per Al @ 30| Spts. Vini Rect. bbl. @ 2 52
pilx Burgun.. el eee @ 7 | Spts. Vini Rect.44bbl @ zi
Elnpmbi Acet........ 10@ 12) Spts. Vini Rect.10gal @ 2 69
Pulvis Ipecac et Opii 1 10@ 1 20) Spts. Vini Rect. 5gal @ 2 62
Pyrethrum, boxes H. Less 5e gal. cash 10 dars.

& P. D. Co., dos... @ 1 25| Strychnia, Crystal... 1 40@ 1 45
Pyrethrum, pv oo 2)@ 30/ Sulphur, subl. 3u4@ 4% |
Guiasgite. 8... 8@ 10} Sulphur, Roll.... 34@ 4 |
Quinia, S. P.& W.. oo. 3t| Tamarinds.... ...... 10 |
Quinia,S.German.. 22@ 32] Terebenth Venice... = G 30
Quinia, N.Y. -- 29@ 34| Theobrome.. ; 48
Rubia Tinctorum.. 12@ 14} Vanilla.. Se done 00 |
SaccharumLactis pv 18@ 20 | Zinci Sulph. eee. 7@ 8
Saige 3 00@ 3 =
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apo, W.--.... 8... 1L22@ id BBL.
Sapo, M.... ......... 10@ 12! whale, winter....... m0  H
Sapo. G.. @ 15) Lard, extra..... ..- 500
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Spirits Turpentine. .

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Ochre, yellow Ber.
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GROCERY PRICE CURRENT.

The prices quoted in this list are for the trade only,
They are prepared just before

dealers.

I in such quantities as are usually purchased by retail
oing to press and are an accurate index of the local market.

It is im-

possible to give quotations suitable for all conditions of purchase, and those below are given as representing av-

erage prices for average conditions of purchase.
those who have poor credit.

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ae... 6 00

Seer Oil... 60 7 00

miamond......... 50 4 00

Pyeasers....... 9 00

TX L Golden, tin boxes 75 8 00

Mica, tin boxes... .....7 9 00

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BAKING POWDER.
Absolute.

og 0 Cans doz...... —. 45

‘ip seme ao............ &

pean Goc..... _... 150
Acme.

<< ID CARES GOS............ 45

Se ie Came Sidog............ %

A tcans i G@oez...........- 1 00

Boe 10
Arctic.

Sos. Eng. Tumblers. ....... 85

E! Purity.

a 1b Cans per doz......... 7

'; ip icane per dos ........ 1 20

. iDane per dos......... 2 00
Home.

ig Ib cans 4 dozcase...... 35

% lb cans 4 doz case...... 55

Ib cans 2 doz case......

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44 1b cans, 4 doz case..... 45
% lb cans, 4 doz case...... 85

lb cans, 2 doz case...... 1 60
Jersey Cream.

1 7b. Cans, perder... ....... 2 00

§ oz. Cans, per doz..... i

SO. Gans, per Gon.......... 85

Our Leader.
mite 45
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Peerless.
fib cans 85
Queen Flake.

Sen. Ger fase. _......... 2 70

Sozr.,4doe.Cace ........... 3 2

won. i don. case............ 4 8D

Lip. 2 Gen Case ........... 4 00

6 ib. ' dor casc............ 9 00

SATH BRICK.

Sma. 7

 

Speeae sao... 49
Large, 2 doz.... 75

SROOTIS.

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CANNED GOODS.
Manitowoc Peas.
Lakeside Marrowfat....... 95
Se 5
Lakeside, Cham. of Eng.... 1 20
Lakeside. Gem, Ex. Sifted. 1 45
Extra Sifted Early June....1 75
ATSUP.

Columbia, pints..........2 00
Columbia, % pints.......... 1s
CHEESE

eee @ 10
aeey ; @ 9%
Baerit........... @ 9
Carson City.......... @ 9
Pee @ 10
a. @ 10%
—.......... @ 10
wereey @ 9%
iomewee @ 8s
Reverse @ 10

peeres. @ &
Springdale..... : a .
ao @ il
eee @ 70
come @ i7
impaereer .... @ 12
Persone... . 50 @ &
San cao... ao wv
Chicory.
Bulk 5
Red 7
CHOCGLATE.

Walter Baker & Co.'s.
German Sweet . 23
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Breakfast Cocoa..... .. .....45

 

CLOTHES LINES.

Sotton, 40 ft, per doz....... 1 00
Cotton, 50 ft, per dos....... 1 20
Cotton, 60 ft, per doz....... 1 40
Cotton, 70 ft, per dosz....... 1 60
Cotton, 80 ft, per dos....... 1 80
Jute, OOTt, per Jos_........ 80
Jace. 7 oe- aes. .... 36
COCOA SHELLS.
ie bars...
ieess Guantity..__........- 3
Pound packages...._._ .. 4

CREAM TARTAR.
5 and 10 1b. wooden boxes..30-35
COFFEE.
Green.
Rio.

 
     
 
 
  

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Peaberry
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Pawel 14
Peavery ........-. 15
Mexican and Guatamala.
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Maracaibo.
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Java.
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Private Growth.._........... 39
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Mocha.
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Roasted.
Clark-Jewell-WellsCo.’s Brands
Fifth Avenue..... . 29

Jewell’s Arabian Mocha....29
Wells’ Mocha and Java..... 24
Wells’ Perfection Java..... 24
Sencaiboe ....,...... ---..... 21
Breakfect Blend........... 18
Valley City Maracaibo. ....18%
eo ................ 14
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Package.

Below are given New York
prices on package coffees, to
which the wholesale dealer
adds the locai 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, also 4c a

pound. In 601b. cases the list
is 10c per 100 lbs. above the
price in full cases.
Arenas... 8.
scree... 8 9 50
"Mel eugkiin’s XXX
McLaughlin’s XXXX sold to

retailers only. Mail all orders

i direct to W. F. McLaughlin &
| Co., Chicago.

Gxtract.
Valley City % grors .... 7
Max &% eross...... ..... t &
Hummei’s foil % gross... ab
Hummel’s tin & groxs 1 4

CLOTHES PINS.
5 gross boxes a
CONDENSED MiLk.

4 doz in case.

Gail Borden Eagle........ 6 %5
eee 6 25
Paes 5 %
Deemer ...........: 1. oe
Merpeus ......... ee
CIA ce 3 35
Dime — 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

1,900 books. any denom....20 90
Superior 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

Coupon Pass Books,

Can be madeto represent any

denomination from 810 down.
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Ppoeks... . 00
we peeks.......... 2 00
Peonens 3 00
POR 6B
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Universal Grade.
50 books, any denom....
100 books, any denom....
500 books, any denom....
1,000 books, any denom....

Credit Checks.
500, any one denom’n.....
1000, any one denom’n.....
2000, any one denom’n.....
Seoe yee.
DRIED FRUITS—DONESTIC
Applies.
pameried...... 5...
Evaporated 50 lb boxes.
California Fruits.
Agee ...._-.........
Bisckherricn.....>.....
Rectermes.......-....

6
eae 8
Pitted Cherries........
Prannoes............
Raspberries............
Calitornia Prunes.
100-120 25 lb boxes.......
90-100 25 Ib boxes.......
80 - 90 25 lb boxes.......
70 - 80 25 lb boxes.......
60 - 70 25 lb boxes... ....
50 - 60 25 lb boxes.......
40 - 50 25 lb boxes.......
30 - 40 25 1b boxes.......
1¢ cent less in 50 1b cases
Raisins.
London Layers 3 Crown.
London Layers 4 Crown.
Dewees
Loose Muscatels2 Crown 3
Loose Muscatels 3 Crown 4%
Loose Muscatels 4 Crown >
FOREIGN.
Currants.

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Patras bbe: @ 7%
Vostizzas 50 Ib cases......@ 7%
Cleaned, balk _..........- @ 84
Cleaned, aaa eee e @ 8%

eel.
Citron American 10lb bx @i3
Lemon American 101b bx @12
Orange American 10]b bx @12

Raisins.

Ondura 28 ib boxes.....8 @ 8%
Sultana 1 Crown....... @
Sultana 2Crown .

Sultana ?Crown....... @7%
Snltana 4 Crown....... a
Qnitana & Crown . =
Sultana 6 Crown..... . ae

Sultana package....... @'4
FARINACEOUS GOODS.
Parina.

A1lb. packapes........ 1°50
Bulk, per 100 Toc..... _...3 56

Grits.
Walsh-DeRoo Co.’s Brand.

   

 

ZAS lb. packapes.......... 2 00
melt. kees. 3 00
S00 ib: barrels... ........2.5
Hominy.
Powe 2 50
Flake, 50 1b. drums 1 00

Dried tims. |

Medium Hand Picked....
Maccaroni and Vermicelli.

Domestic, 10 1b. box......

  
 

Imported, 25 lb. box.. ... 2 50
Pearl Bariey.
Common 1 9
Cueeier .. ... 3. 2 25
rapes 3 Ou
Peas.

Geen, Ma. .-).. 3... 95
Spelt. perip...... 2... 2%
Rolled Oats.

Rolled Avena, bbl.......4 25
Monarch, bbi...... 3 80

   

Monarch. % bbl..... a
Monarch, 90 1b sacks...... 1 &
pueker. GOBER. .....-...-.. 3 20
Eren, Gages. ..... 5... 13
Sago.
os... 4
Mest Ian 3%
Tapioca.
Wiake ...... a 3%
Mn i eee ook 35g
Anchor, 40 1 1b. pkges.... 5
heat.
Cracked, buik.............. 34
242 lb packages........... 250

 

Salt Fish.

Cod.

Georges cured... .... ..
Georges genuine......
Georges selected......
Stripe or bricks....... 6

 

Herring.
Holland white hoops, bbl.

Holland white hoop %bbi 2 75
Houand, 4 bpl........... 30
Holland white hoop, keg. 30
Holland white hoop mechs 85
eee
oan 0 ie... 2 75
Bound ©) ibs............. 1 30
Beate 13
Mackerel.
i... .... .. oe
— i. ............. 6 30
=o we iee....... .......
Moet 8 ibe... 1%
et oeree.......... .... 13 2
No. 2e......... ....
Not Mie... 1 48
No.4 Se... ........- 1 20
Nos eee... .-......... 8 50
MoS Site... -...: se
No.2 Oise... .... 1 00
Ne. Gibe: 83
Trout
No. 1 100 lbs. 52
No.1 ibe. ...... 2 40
No.1 101bs.. 68
No.1 Site.. ae 7
Whitefish.
No.1 No.2 Fam
—o........ 6 65 22
40 lbs _. im
o....._. 81 38
Sipe......_. 68 33

FLAVORING EXTRACTS.

 

 

Jennings’.
D.C. Vanilla D. C. Lemon
SOm...,..29 2Os.. ... ww
50x... 1 50 3 02. 00
4 0z.. 2 00 40
_-..... 3 U0 Le oe
No. 8 00 No. 8.-.2 0
No. 10. .6 00 No. 10...4 00
No. 2T.1 25 No. 27. &
No. 3T.2 00 No. 37.1 3
Mo (TZ eS No. 471
Northrop Brand

Lem Van.
20s. Taper Panel.. 75 1 20
Pon val.......... 75 1%
30z. Taper Panel..1 35 2 00
4 oz. Tuper Panel..1 60 223

Souders’.
Oval bottie, with corkscrew.
Best in the world for the
money.

   

Regular
Grade
Lemon.
doz

  

Regular
Vanilla.
doz

INDIGO.

Madras, 5 lb boxes.........
S. F., 2,3 and 5 lb boxes....

5o
50

 

 

  

 

 

GUNPOWDER.

Rifle—Dupont’s.
CPR ee 4 00
Ret Mees 2 2
arter Kegs... a Be
eee 30
OO 18

Choke Bore—Dupont’s.

J 42
feate Mere ea
ugmer Bees... .... 1 35
ee 34

Eagie Duck—Dupont’s.
Meer. .-8 00
Half Kegs........ 43
Gariter Hors.. ....... .... 2 oe
a 45

JELLY.
am pee. 35
Oe 5
Cre.

Condensed, 2 doz ... 4 2
Condensed. 4 doz 22
LICORICE.

Meee ee 30
Calabria 25
Sicily 14
Root... 10

MINCE MBAT.
Ideal, 3 doz. in case......... 2 2
MATCHES.

Diamond Match Co.’s brands.
Me. Samir. 1 65
Anchor Parier.....-...-_... 1 70
No.2 Meme. 110
Maxport Favier........ -_...: 400

MOLASSES.

New Orieans.
ea 11
Fair 14
foee 20
i 24
Open Reme.............. 2 35

Half-barrels 2c extra.

MUSTARD.
Horse Radish, t doz......... 1%
Horse Radish, 2 doz.........3 50
Bayle’s Celery, 1 doz.. .....1 7
PIPES.
iCiay, We. 2000. 1 70
Clay, T. D. fullcount...... &
Coe, 40.6... 0. 85 |}
POTASH.

48 cans in case.
SS a en eal 4 00
Penna Salt Co.’s........... 3 00

PICKLES.
Medium.

Barrels, 1,200 count........ 5 70
Half bbls, 600 count........ 3 00
Small.

Barrels, 2,400 count....... 6 00
Half bbis 1.200 count...... 3 £0
RICE.

Domestic.
eolies heed.............. 6%
Looe Oe ............ 5
cores FO.e.....-....... 4
PROM 3%
imported.
cope, 20.3... ok. 6%
coe, mO:2 8... 8
Java, fancy head.......... 6
fewer 8 5%

Senet.

SALERATUS.

Packed 60 lbs. in box.
CNS 3 3C
OO es 315
DAPRER 3 30
Ter Se el 3 00

60 Ib.

case

$3.15

SAL SODA.
Granulated, bbis........ . 7
Granulated, 100 lb cases.. 9)
Lae bee 7
Lump, 145ib kegs.......... 85
SNUFP.

Scotch, in bladders......... 3
Maccaboy, in jars........... By
French Rappee, in jars..... 4?

 

SEEDS.
a ee 9
Canary, Smyrna........... 3%
Carawee oc 8
Cardamon, Malabar ..... 69
etery os 1}
Hemp, Hussey, ..... | 3%
Mince Hire. - 4%
Mustard, woite....... ... 6
ee 10
ee iv
Cuttic Bone............... 20

SALT.

Diamond Crystal.

Table, cases, 24 3-lb boxes..1 50
Table, barrels, 100 3 1b bags.2 75
Table, barrels, 407 lb bags.2 40
Butter, barrels, 280]1b. bnlk.2 25
Butter, barrels, 2014 lbbags.2 50

 

Butter, sacks, 28ibs......... 25
Butter, sacks, 56 lbs......... 55
Common Grades.
1003-Ibsacks..... ... a 1 90
GGG ibsaces. |. 1 %
25 Oso seeks. 1 69
Worcester.
po 4 Ib. cartons... |. 3 25
a 2610 GAcks..... _...... 4 00
OS tb seeks. a
pet ih. seers. |. 3 50
pete te aeees 3 50
28 lb. linen sacks............ 32
06 fo. nen sacks... OD
Bulk tn barrelg. 2... | 2 50
Warsaw.
56-lb dairy in drill bags..... 30
28-lb dairy in drill bags..... 15
Ashton.
56-lb dairy in iinen sacks... 60
Higgins.
56-lb dairy in linen sacks... 60
Solar Rock.

Delp Seems... le
Common.
Granulated Fine. ........... 7
Medium Wine.........: ..... 70
SOAP,

Gast & Pulte’s Brands.
White Rose, 100 bars, 7* lbs.2 75

White Rose, 5 box lot...... 2
White Rose, 10 b :x lot..... 2 50
|G, & P.’s Leader, 1€0 bars...2 70

+. & P.’s Leader, 5 box lot.2 40
7. & P.’s Leader, 10 box lot.2

 

Manet BOE ea
5 box lots. delivered.... ...2 70
10 box lots. delivered....... 2 6

(JAS. 8. KIRK & C0.’S BRANDS.

American Family, wrp’d....2 66

Dome 8... haem e ra acaes 275
eek a cc 2 20
Ot 2 50
White Russiay. 2 35
White Cloud, laundry... .. 6 25
White Cloud, toflet......... 3 50

Dusky Diamond. 50 6 oz....2 10
Dusky Diamond, 50 8 oz....3 00

Blue India, 100 % Ib......... 3 00
BirOre ie oe
ee 2 50

Schulte Soap Co.’s Brand.

100 cakes, 75 Ibs.

  

Me POE -..2 80
BOX lots. ..: ..... <.e e

10 box fot. oes: eee 70
PY DOS TO 2 60

Allen B. Wrisley’s Brands.

Old Country, 80 1-Ib. bars ..2 75
Good Cheer, 60 1-lb. bars....3 75

Uno, 100 %-lb. bars.......... 2 50
Doll, 100 10-oz. bars......... 2 05
Scouring.

Sapolio, kitchen, 3 doz ..... 2 40
Sapolio, hand, 3 doz........ 2 40
SODA.

BOxes ....... by
Kegs, English 4%

 

 

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MICHIGAN

TRADESMAN

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SPICES.
Whole Sifted.
Aimpies .... 2... Ba she >
Cassia, China in mats.......12
Cassia, Batavia in bund....25
Cassia, Saigon in rolls...... 82
Cloves, Amboyna........... 14
Cloves, Zanzibar............ 2
Mace, Daisyvia .. .:....... 53
Naimegs, fancy..........; .6u
Martmers, NO. 1... 51... 50
Nutinces, No. 2....... . |. 45

Pepper, Singapore, black...11
Pepper, Singapore, white. ..12
Pepper. aoe. 12

Pure Ground in Bulk.

  

Alispiee ... _..- ..-
Cassia, Batavia ee
Cassia, Saigon oe
Cloves, Zanzibar........ i4
Ginger, African . .........%
Ginger, Cochin ...........18
Ginger, damaica ........... 23
Mace, Batavia. ............. "5
Weare ee 12@18
Dubos, .............. 40enc8
Pepper, Sing , black ........ 12
Pepper, Sing., white........20
Pepper, Cayoune. 3... 2u
ae: 15
SYRUPS
Corn.

Bete
Haat bole......_... Lr
Pure Cane.

 

Kingsford’s Corn.

40 Lib packages... .... 6
20 1 1b packages... 614

Kingsford’s Silver Gloss.
0 i-Ib packages. ............ 6%

Sip boxes...
Diamond.
G2 ife packases ........... 5 00
ie o6 peeesees......... .- 5 00
32 10c and 64 5c packages...5 00
Common Corn.

20 11b. packages.......... .. 5
201 lb. packapes. ........... 4%
Common Gloss.
i-ib packapes........-. |. 4%
3-lb packages............... 4%
Gib packages............... 45%
40 and 50 lb boxes........... 33

Barrels ee 3

STOVE POLISH.

v¥-L.PRESCOTTS C2
La rare

adalat ad

 

No. 4, 3 doz in case, gross.. 4 50
No. 6, 3 doz in case, gross.. 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
credit on the invoice for the
amount of freight buyer pays
from the market in which he
purchases to hisshipping point,
including 20 pounds for the
weight ef the barrel.

     

SO oc cee 5 &8
Os TOG is 5 88
Crushed....-..... 5 8&8
Cones 2. acu a oe
Pomme oo... 5 63
XXXX Powdered......... .5 69
Granulated in bbls... ...... 5 38
Granulated in bags......... 5 38
Fine Granulated............ 5 38
Extra Fine Granulated..... 5 50
Extra Coarse Granulated...5 50
Mom 8... ..5 6

   

Diamond Confec. A.

Confec. Standard A.... 5 35
ee Ue es 5 06
Pe ee sae 5 06
i Se 5 06
We Fe ee... 5 vd
ee 8 es 4 94
We. 6 4 88
No. 7 ...4 81
eo Be 475
oe 4 63
Be a 4 63
Bo. i.: ..4 63
No, 12 -. 450
WO i. 4 44
WO Pe a 4 38
We ce 4 31
a 4 25

 

TOBACCOS.
Cigars.
Clark-Jewell-Wells Co.’s brand.
New Grek... 33 00

H. & P. Drug Co.’s brand.
Cyintette 35 00

G. J. Johnson Cigar Co.’s brand.

 

Co We oe... .33 00

Ruhe Bros. Co.’s Brands.

Double Eag'es. 6 sizes.$552%70 00
Gen. Maceo, d5sizes.... 55@iv 00
Mr. fhomes.. |... 35 vv
Cuban Hand Made.... 35 00

Crows Vive... 25 00
oo wes... 35 00
Clue Vive... .... 35 v0
Gens. Grant and Lee.. 35 60
Die reery | 35 00
Meee) Five... ||. 35 10
Knights of Pythias.... 35 00

Key West Perfects,2sz 55@60 00

TABLE SAUCES.

Lea & Perrin’s, large... 4 75
Lea & Perrin’s,small... 2 75
Hatford, targe.. 3 75
calfordsmal ..... |... 38 95
Salad Dressing, large.....4 55
Salad Dressing. small..... 2 6

VINEGAR.
Malt White Wine, 40 Grain.... 6

Malt White Wine, 80 Grain.... 9
Pure (iden lu
Fure Cider, Leroux... il

Pure Cider, Genesee..

<a oe
Pure Cider, Robinson..... ..

 

on 2 |

WICKING.
No.@ pereross. | 25
No: 1 pergross..... |. oO
No. a, Pererogs...3 40

 

No. 3, per gross

 

Crackers.
The National Biscuit Co.
quotes as follows:

Butter.
SevOur ANE og
Seymour XXX, 3 lb. carton 614
Mamiy Se 53,
Salted XaN 534
New YOrkENe

: : uly
Wolverine 614
BOO The

Soda.
ROGk SAN 614
Soda XXX, 3 1b earton.... 63;

Soda, me 3
Long Island Wafers....... ll
L. 1. Wafers, |lbearton .. 12
meopnyrede

Oyster.
Salting Wafer 5
Saluine Wafer, 1lb carton. 6%
Maria Oviter gs
Extra Farina Oyster....... 6

SWEET GOODS—Boxes.

anima . 100%
Bem s Water 8 1
Cocoanut Tatty 10
Coffee Cake, Java......._._ ty
Cuffee Cake, Iced...... ... 10

Cxecunele 15%
Cutan... 1lk&
Prosted Cream...
GingerGems .. ... (oe

  

 

 

 

Ginger Snaps, XXX... 7%
Graham Crackers ... ! 8
Graham Wafers... 10
Grand Ma Cakes............ 9
Gpperiis. 8
Jumpies, Honey... 1.2... | 11%
Marshmaliow ............. ls
Marshmallow Creams..... 16
Marshmallow Walnuts 16
Mich. Frosted Honey.... 12%
Molasses Cakes............
Owe 12
Pee OCR 8
Orange Gems...... ease tes 8
Penny Assorted Cakes..... 8%
Pretzels, hand made ..... 8
Né@ers 16 8 358... 7%
Ruger Care. ooo 8
Sugar Squares. ........... 9
Vanilia Wafers .........: 14
SUNeOaS 12%

Oils.

Barrels.
MOCO oo. @i11%
XXX W.W.Mich.Hdlt @ 9%
WW Michican........ @ 8%
Diamond White....... @ 7%
Pe ee oe @ 9
Deo. Naptha .......... @i
Cynger 2% @34
“Engine........ .. ....11 @2l
Berk’ winter nm?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

Candies. Grains and Feedstuffs Provisions. Crockery and
ee aay : S.
Stick Candy. Wheat. —o Company quote as ___ Glassware.
bbls. pails Wiese 65 Barreled Pork. AKRON STONEWARE.
Standard............ A@ 1 Winter Wheat Flour. NE a 9 75 Butters,
Seandarca F. ..... 64@ 7 Back 1 % gal., per doz 40
Standard Twist..... 6 @8 Local Brands. Wat al Pl ao ea 5
Cnt Boat @ 8% Clear back..... 10 7% to 6 gal., per gal........ a
as Gases | Patents... ............... 4 50] SBorteut.. 10 56 8 gal., cach............... =
Jumbo, 321b ........ @ 6% | Second Patent............. SOOT re 14 50 = ao a
a a @ 8% ital See ee a 3 £0 Ponily 2 50 e Dee ia étnbe. cach _ 90
Hosen Geoawa @ ee Fe shag, (oe eoersnmognresagae
Cranam aa Dry Salt Meats ee ee et ee ee
? i 25 gal. meat-tubs, each....2 25
Mixed Candy. om Ces sre eee ;: - Bellies ....__.. oe 6% | 30 cal meat-tubs. each....2 Tu
Grocers..0000000. 00. @6 Subject to usual cash dis- oa cA Churns.
Competition ...... |. @ 6% | count. i oF eee eee... 5
Sisndard @7 Flour in bbls., 25¢ per bbl. ad- Smoked [eats. Churn Dashers, per doz... 85
Conserye...... 1... @ 7% | ditional. Hams, 12 1b average 8% Fruit Jars
MOM @ 7% Hams, 14 lb average i" 8y2 | Pint ny 5 50
Ripen @ 8% | Ball-Barnhart-Putman’s Brand | Hams, 16 Ip average..... 3 | Ce ae
Broken 2000.70” @ Sig | Diamond, 368... 000. .eeon 400| Hams, 2b average... i | Spat RB
Cut a eee @ Sq | Diaihond, a... 4 00 — _ ee ua oe ee aware . 200
tnglish Rock....... 8 | Diamond, %s. ..............4.00| Shoulders (N. Y. cut). . 6 | Rubbers "Ss
Kindergarten....... g 8% : ” Bacon, clear...... .....74@8% | ~ rr eas um
French Cream... @ 8%| Worden Grocer Co.’s Brand. | California hams... 6 Hi Milkpans. — u
Dandy Pan...... Mie | Quaker S46 3 90} Bonelesshams........... 9 “ oo = Pe aad ys
Valley Cream.. ie | Quaker see 3 99 | Cooked ham............ 10@13 a vo a Te a =
i Ree age 3 90 ' i ine Glazed Milkpans.
Fancy—In Bulk. Quaker, Lards. In Tierces. % gal. tlat or rd. bo eg
. gal. fat orrd. bot.,doz. 60
Lozenges, plain..... @ 8% Spring Wheat Flour. a LEN a“ a es ae
—— printed.. @9_ | Clark-Jewell-Wells Co.’s Brand. | 55 1b Tubs...... advance “ Stewpans.
Cnee. Drones... __.. @l4 ae a . 5 | 80 1b Tubs...... advance gq | & Sl. fireproof, bail, doz. 8
Choc. Monumentals @il Pillsbury’s — Z8..-..... 4% 50 lb Tins penser ig | 1 gal. fireproof, bail, doz.1 10
G TieanA , | Pillsbury’s Best t4s........ 4 80 ee peolahiemaa 76
ee ees cette @6 | Pillsbury’s Best 4s... .... 4 70 | 20 Jb Pails....... advance 28 Jugs.
Moss ooo ........ @s8 Pillsbury’s Best \s paper.. 4 70 | 10 1b Pails....... advance ™ ft 36 al. per doz. ........... 40
sOgr Drops... @ 9 Pillsbur - Best = — n “0 Sib Pails ||... advauce 1 44 Gal. Per doz... ..... 1. 48
faperais @ 9 8 y a Sib Pais... advance 14 | £005 gal, pergal......... 5%
Ball-Barnhart-Putman’s Brand. T
F uo Sausages. a omato Jugs.
ancy—In 5 Ib. Boxes. Bologns 1 eb Lt 5uq | 4 Sal, per doz..........., a2
Lemon Drops....... @50 Ce 6% 1 gal., each Lee te sae dan 5%
Sour Drops... @50 Frankfort... _. : 7 | Corks for % gal., perdoz.. 20
Peppermint Drops.. @é0 Pee cc 64 | Corks for 1gal., per doz.. 30
Chocolate Drops. ... @60 Blood |.| |. ae Preserve Jars and Covers.
H. M. Choe. Drops.. @i fous 9 % gal., stone cover, doz... 7%
jpsicbaine oe. = Head Geese 6% | 1gal., stone cover, doz...1 00
sorice Drops... .. 735
ieorice ; = Beef. Sealing Wax.
ioe = Matra Mess. os 5 lbs. in package, perlb... 2
Lozenges, printed... @50 Ce sof LAMP BURNERS.
Imperials........... @30 Rep 14 00 ee
Motiecs. @55 Pigs’ Feet. No. 1 Sun...... 20.22... 4)
Cream Bar......1 1! @50 SSE Ee nL eee 58
Molasses Bar ... @ Mm DEIS 40ioe a as NO Sm 1 00

Bo. @s0 4 ; a
Hand Made Creams. 30 @1 00 . Onis, Shie ...._. 2 50 hoes 7 eee eee ua 5u
Plain Creams....._ : 60 @90 Tripe. security, wee ee 60
Decorated Creams. . @90 Kits, 15 lbs.. saa) ea estan fy eee tes ae
String Rock... Sn - @60 4 bbls, a oe soaee aaniaoaiioes ci a

rnt Almonds..... 25 i DBS SOs. |. 2 25 A M Common.
Wintergreen Berries Soo ' Fi rs r “Per box of 6 doz

ied Po Casings. 11 mo, OSom | 1 32
: i Beet rounds.) sy, | No. 1 Sun...... canaaa tna
~ 1 wrapped, 2 Ib. Beef middles wT mG 250m... le

DONOR ce 35 ; os a Veet

No. 1 wrapped, 3 Ib. * Duluth Imperial, %s....... 475 Sheep .................... 60 No. 6 een ee we
Denes @50 | Duluth Imperial, 4s. ... . 4 65 Butterine. _ wrapped and labeled...” 2 10

" 2 wrapped, 2 Ib. Duluth Imperial, %s....... 4 55 ——_ part cee 10 | No. 1 Sun crimp _ top,
sl ’ Pee ees. S61 va ‘ ‘i ) * @ of
eer il Lemon & Wheeler Co.’s Brand. | Rolls, creamery ae 14” | Tapped and labeled... 2 2%
nae Gold Medal \s 475 Solid, creamery ...... 11! 13% “=> staee cee 3 25

° oo 4e............. 75 r ea a. oa
Fruits. Gold Medal we... 465| Canned Mea _ XXX Flint

~_ Modal ts... 4 5A aun — 2 - 8 0) I No. 6 Sun crimp top
EISIAN, SMe... 4) eet, TS tp..-... £8 50 wrapped and labeled...: 2 55

Oranges. Parisian, }48...... ..... ... 4 65 eons hn 2 Ib....-..235 [No fT Sun, crimp top,
Medt Sweets........ @3 00 | Parisian. 48................ 455 Petiea See’ - “+2 90 _wrapped and labeled. .. 2 7%
Lute Valencias ..... @3 50 Olney & Judson’s Brand. Deviledham, ijs....... 50 | N2 ae Tae

: a . Deviled ha oa wrapped and labeled.... 3 75

iis Cercsnta, 368, s 5 00 P a AS... | OO CHIMNEYS—Pearl T
wa : | Ceresota, \s.. _... 400) £0ted tongue ts... 50 : s —F earl Top.
Strictly choice 360s.. @5 0 | Ceresota, %s.. ............. 4.80 | Potted tongue %s....... 9) | No.1 Sun, wrapped and
Strictly choice 300s.. G5 00) w ‘ man Sr = labeled................... 3.70
Fancy 360s or 300s... @> 50 | _ Worden Grocer Co.’s Brand. | el 2 an wrapped and
Cl leer Ee) Peels Menta. | et as
ox.Fancy 360s...... @6 00 — 45... 5 “ d -F : ha wrapped and

te AS. 4... oO ADELEd.... ..............

B i Beef No. 2 Sun, ‘‘Small Bulb,”
ae cine a Meal. iis 6%@ 73 for Globe Lamos......... 80
medium ounches...125 @i 50| Bolted _............ oe ee gt oe oo
Large bunches...... 1 @e | Granulated =. 210 trai oneal 8 g ; No. 1 Gus. gee beth per

Foreign Dried Fruits. Feed and Milistuffs. Loins SL a Ty ae ial igi wae
Figs. St. er Feed, screened 82 06 os rer 3 os i aa sls _ 1
: No. 1 Corn and Oats..... 16 501 3 a ce ceaean No. 1 Crimp, per ¢ tee 0 :
Choice, 101b boxes.. @ Unbolted Corn Meal....... 15 50 | Gbucks.......... 2 hl as sae a
= choice, 14 1b Winter Wheat Bran... . -14 00 inne ne at wag oy 2
»WOXES...-.. ... reese @ Winter Wheat Middlings. .15 50 Pork No. 1, Lime (65¢ doz). .... 3 50
é » 21k 3 -: Nerccrrngs.--___-__.._ |_|. 16 Oo! : ec | Noa. & ti 70e
+ forage @ 15/s j Bireeead : 4%@ | No. 2, Lime (70e doz)...... 4 00
—— - ~ Corn. | hots 9222220022001 8B tay | No. 2 lit (Bue doz)::..2. 4 70
Pulled, 6 1b boxes... @ Can lose ---. 36% | Shoulders.........00.5 @6 |y y Li Esectete.
Naturals, in bags.. @ 6% | Less than car lots......... 44 | Leaf Lard..........1” 64@ | a 2’ Flint ae > ; :
Dates. Oats. Mutton. OIL CANS. Doz.
Fards in 10 lb boxes 3 | Car Ss om Ohreasa ie g | 1 gal tin cans with spout.. 1 25
Fards in 60 ib cae ° 3 Carlots, CARPE... 29 Spatings Linnie we 9 23 | 1 gal galv iron with Spout. 1 55
@ @ Se
Persians. G. Ws... @5 Less than ¢ar lots......... 32 | 2 gal = iron bao spout. 2 75
1b cases, new...... 7:} Hay. Veal. | 3 Sal galv iron with spout. 3 5u
Sairs, Wlb cases... @ 8% | Nod Timetke cations... ag ne eee ee ee
No. 1 Timothy, ton lots ...10 00 e 5 wal aly i ri ‘aucet 5 35
— ’ e | 0 gal galv iron with faucet 5 25
Nuts = == Hides and Pelts. | 5 gal —— oe. eae. 8 00
e | 5 gal galv iron Nacefas.... 9
" Fish and Oysters | a ae Pump Cans, ”
The Cappon & Bertsch Leather | 5 gal Rapid steady stream. 9 00
Almonds, Tarragona.. @Q13 Fresh Fish. be sha Canal Street, quotes as | 5 gal Eureka non-overflow 10 56
Almonds, Ivaca....... @ Per Ib. ee |3gal Home Rule.... .....10 50
Almonds, California, [Whitefish ......... @ 8 Hides. | Seal Home Hale.... ....,. 12 00
soft shelled......... Ge oom. @ &§ el , |o@el Pirate King.......... 9 66
Brazils new........... @ 7% | Black Bass...) 2... ‘oe 8 ieee @ 8% | LANTERNS,
ee... Ot | Gatos .......... | ieee; OES ee oe... 42
Walnuts, Grenobles.. @I13 | Ciscoesor Herring. 2 4 | Cured No. Lees... @ 9% | No. 1B Tubular..... . 6 25
Walnuts, Calif No. 1. @l0 | Bluefish............. @ 10 |Gaifekine, cresu No.i @ 8%| No. 13 Tubular Dash. .... 6 60
Walnuts, soft shelled Live Lobster....... @ i6 cae oobi >spni 1 @ o1, | No. 1Tub., glassfount.... * 00
@ Boiled Lobster...... @ 18 Ohne crocn No.2 @ 7% | No. 12 Tubular, side lamp.14 0C
Table Nuts, fancy @10 Cod @ Ww Calfskins, cured No. 1 @10% | No. 2Street Lamp 2.
Table Nuts, puaiea | @ 9 Haddock @ 8 Calfskins, cured No. 2 ae | al peng GLOBES.
Poeans, Med... |... @S | No. 1 Pickerel...... @ 8 Pelts. | No. 0 Tubular, cases 1 doz.
Pecans, Ex. Large.... GA Mie 7 | each, box 10 cents.. ..... 45
Pecans, Jumbhos....... is i Pere g 4 | Petts, eaeh. 0.01... 50@1 00 | No. 0 Tubular, cases2 doz.
Hickory Nuts per bu., Smoked White...... @ & | each, box 15 centa....... 45
Cnlo now. @1 60; Red Snapper........ @ 10 Tallow. | No. 0 Tubular, bbls 5 doz.
Cocoanuts, full sacks @350/Col River Salmon... @ 12 No 4 @3 | each, bbl 35 ....... ects. 35
Mackerer ..... @ 18 nas 2 | No. 0 Tubular, bull’s eye,
eanuts. esac cases I doz. each......... 1%

- ” Oysters in C. ° ” | : . '
Fancy, H. P., Suns. @7 FHC ss rian - 40 Wool. No.0 LAMP WICKS. 1b
Fancy, H. P., Flags - H. Counts........ : No. 0 per gross.........-.

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Choice, H. P., Extras. @4% Washed, medium...... a |Nozpergrom..........
Steotee, PF. P., Extras, Cymax, per 100.......1 2@1 50 | Unwashed, fine.... ...11 @13 | No.3 per gross....... coon 2

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MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

 

MILLIONS IN MINES.

 

Graphic Glimpse at the Prosperity of
the Copper Country.

Houghton, Aug. 13—Last week was a
red letter one in the history of this town,
made so by the fourth annual tourna-
ment of the Upper Peninsular Firemen's
Association. Standing room was ata
premium. Visitors had to overflow into
Hancock, across the narrow Portage
Lake; and the location of the two
towns, built on a side hill, made it nec-
essary for people to promenade one
street principally, which made the jam
more noticeable.

Three months ago Houghton was an
ordinary Lake Superior town void of un-
due restrictions. Somebody put the
sheriff’s cow in pound and, to retaliate,
he ordered every saloon closed accord-
ing to law. Several found, to their sor-
row, that for a time drinks out of hours
were at a premium, but with the advent
of the firemen, all was changed. Fora
week all the fakirs known to man were
at hand. One could run up against any
known gambling game. In one saloon
building were three bars where the vari-
ous drinks were dispensed to the music
produced by two colored ‘‘ professors. ’’
The accompaniment was one roulette
table, three crap tables and others in
sight that your ignorant scribe cannot
name. Ali saloons were open day and
night and a hilarious time was in-
dulged in. A ‘‘midway’’ was estab-
lished, where the tented frauds held
Sway.

The next annual ‘ let loose’’ conven-
tion will be held at Marquette. It is as-
sured all visitors that a glorious time
will be had then without fear of being
run in, aS a movement is already on
foot to send to Klondike the gentiemen
of Marquette who make it their busi-
ness to watch all doors of saloons when-
ever a Sunday excursion comes to town.

The committee in charge of the tour-
nament at Houghton compiled a lot of
interesting facts about Houghton county
in the program they issued, a few of
which I reproduce as follows:

If in September, 1893, you had bought
Calumet & Hecla stock at $247, you
could now sell it at $575, and clean upa
profit of 133 per cent. on the investment,
besides having received 12 percent. in-
terest by way of dividends paid in the
meantime.

If you had bought Tamarack stock at
$64 per share, you might sell it now at
$157.

If you had bought Quincy stock for
$80 you would have since received an-
other share for $25 and could sell the
two shares for $115 each for what cost
$105, besides having dividends of from
Io to 20 per cent. per annum on the
money invested,

Osceola stock sold for $20 a share in
September, 1893, and is now worth $50.

Atlantic stock was $7 a share five
years ago. It is now worth four times
as much.

Wolverine stock was worth 75 cents a
share five years ago. An assessment of
one dollar per share has since been paid
and the shares are now worth over $24,
a profit of 1,400 per cent. to those who
bought then and still hold the stock.

Allouez stock sold at 50 cents last
year. People are now paying $4 for it.

Arnold stock sold at $1.50 last year.
It is now $15.

Centennial sold for $2.50 last year. It
is now worth seven times as much.

People who thought Baltic too high at
$7 last winter have since paid $24 for it.

Humbolt stock was 15 cents last year.
It is now $4 75—an increase of 3, 500
per cent. in one year.

The world’s production of copper in
1896 was 373,208 net tons, of which the
United States furnished 203,893 tons;
Spain, 53,325 tons; Chili, 23,500 tons;
Japan, 21,000 tons ; Germany, 19,065 tons;
Australia, 11,000 tons; Mexico, 10, 150
tons. Of the United States production,
Montana made 93,276 tons; Lake Su-
perior, 64,669 tons; Arizona, 31,548
tons.

The largest mass of native copper ever
found came from the Minnesota mine,
Ontonagon Point. It took three years
to cut it up under ground. It weighed
one million pounds.

 

DeBeers consolidated diamond mines
are worth $106,650,000. The company
has earned profits of $7,500,000 ina
single year.

The Consolidated California & Vir-
ginia Mining Co., which controls the
celebrated Comstock lode, has paid
$77,608,800 in dividends and levied as-
sessments of $5, 156, 130.

The Calumet & Hecla mine is worth
$57,500,000 and has paid dividends of
$53, 800,000 to date.

The Annaconda copper mine, of
Butte, Montana, has paid dividends of
$6,750,000 and is worth $30,000,000.

The production of the Lake Superior
copper mines in 1897 was as follows:

 

 
 

 

Pounds

Felgen tA ES Ee NE CN eh 5,109,663
eee oe 16,924,618
eee 2,908, 384
eet & ecin 86,809,266
ere A ee
Osceots Conscimated, 2... 11,201,103
Meowertee 2,400,000
Come 100,000
Coie ee 614,891
National.. oe / 39,256
Massachusetts... 33,760
Bigee 2 31,490
Bemsesot 2 28,040
Sovewitee 15,316
Se 6,603
ee 2,563

Petal oo... 146,447,532

Copper mine dividends paid to Aug.
1 were as follows:

 

ee $ 780,000
CSlgmet 8 53,350,000
ee 1,970,000
ee 2,518,630
Copper Falls... .. 100,000
Pamiklin -. 2... 1,280,000
hears i... : 160,000
ee OS ea 1,829,000
eee 359,255
——-=a. |... rts 2,263,500
Pewee 460,000
Puceste 20,000
— lL cee eies - 350,120,000
a 100,000
Segerien 5,550,000

 

 

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The Atlantic mine is worth a million
and a quarter dollars and employs 500
mean,

The Baltic opened last year, employs
350 men and is worth $2,000,000, al-
though not yet producing copper.

The Quincy mine is worth $11,000,-
ooo and employs 1,100 men.

The Arcadian mine is worth $2,000, -
ooo and employs 300 men. °*

The Isle Royale Consolidated mine
employs 150 men and is worth $2, 250, ooo.

The Osceola Consolidated mine is
worth $5,000,000 and employs 1,000 men.

The Calumet & Hecla is worth $57,-
500,000 and employs 4,000 men.

The Tamarack is worth $10,000,000
and employs 1,600 men.

The Franklin is worth $600,000 and
employs 350 men.

The Centennial is worth $1, 500, 000
and employs 200 men.

The Wolverine is worth $1, 500, 000
and employs 225 men.

Ten million dollars’ worth of stock in
the mines is owned in Houghton
county. A drayman at Calumet owns
$350,000 worth of Calumet & Hecla
stock and is just as anxious to earn a
quarter by bauling your trunk as any
other man.

The Winona, Arnold, Isle Royale,
Arcadia, Humbolt and Ashbed mines
are being reopened. The Mattapan
and other old mines will soon be re-
opened. ‘These mines are already em-
ploying nearly 1,000 men. ;

The Arnold and Atlantic mines are
each building railways.

The Arcadian and Franklin, Jr., will
join in building a ten mile railway
line.

The Osceola and Franklin are each
building a new stamp mill.

The Arcadian and Quincy will each
build a new stamp mill.

The Isle Royale will build a new rail-
road.

The Tamarack-Osceola companies are
building a 50,000 ton coal shed at Dol-
lar Bay.

The Calumet & Hecla has just com-
pleted a_ 150,000 ton all steel coal shed
at Lake Linden.

The stamp mills of the Calumet &
Hecla at Lake Linden are the greatest
in the world, having twenty-two steam
Stamps, each stamp having a capacity
of 300 tons of rock in twenty-four hours.

The pumping engine ‘‘ Michigan’’ of

- $81,351,385

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hardware store.

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Allorders filled promptly at bottom
ruling prices. Mail orders solicited.

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the Calumet & Hecla at Lake Linden
is the largest in the world, having a
daily capacity of 60,000,000 gallons,

The Osceola has just placed an order
for a 40,000,000 gallon pump, the second
largest in the world. The next largest
in the United States is in Philadelphia,
which has a daily capacity of 24,000,000
gallons.

In Houghton county thirty-four lang-
uages are spoken.

The Red Jacket shaft of the Calumet
& Hecla at Calumet is the deepest in
the world, having a vertical depth of
4,900 feet.

No. 5, a vertical shaft of the Tam-
arack mine, now sinking, will eventual-
ly be the deepest in the world—a full
mile straight down into the earth. It
was begun in 1895 and will be finished
in Igol.

The *‘Jumbo’’ engine of the Calumet
& Hecla, at Calumet, has 4,700 horse

power.

The Red Jacket shaft of the Calumet
& Hecla, at Calumet, has ten boilers of
1,000 horse power each. Its double
hoisting engine bas 8,000 horse power.

The temperature at the bottom of the
Red Jacket shaft is 87 6-10 degrees
Fahrenheit.

The hoisting drum at No, 3 shaft,
Tamarack mine, is 3634 feet in diam-
eter.

Calumet build more houses in 1897
than Grand Rapids and nearly as many
as Detroit.

Part of the Quincy copper is smelted
electrolytically to save the silver, which
runs as high as 28 oz. to the ton of cop-
per.

Taking all in all, one must visit this
wonderful country and spend the neces-
sary time in inspection to fully realize

the magnitude. OurIx.
—_—_> 9.
Are Hardware Dealers Thoroughly
Honest? *

There is, first, a legal honesty—that
is, an honesty which is just honest
enough to keep out of the hands of the
law. To this class belongs the closed
front door of the salocn, while the alley
door is wide open; the one-quarter off
sale that is not a quarter-off sale and
whose figures, from which a customer is
to get the 25 per cent. reduction, area
lie and a cheat; the misfit clothing in
which the only thing misfit is the name
and which has never been any nearer
to a custom tailor store than the ordi-
nary politician comes to telling the
truth; the bankrupt sale in which the
only bankruptcy that has occurred is in
the truth-telling capacity of the so-
called agent or trustee.

Do we as a body live up to this stand-
ard—low as it is? When this subject
was first assigned to me I asked our
worthy and well-posted Secretary if any
of our members had ever been in jail or
the house of correction, to which he re-
plied on his honor as a gentleman that
he had never heard of a bhardwareman
in his life who had ever been detained
a single minute as an inmate of such a
place. This question, therefore, it is
needless to argue. Seriously, however,
if you will look around you in whatever
city or town you chance to be in, you
will see far jess of this deceitful ‘style
of business among the hardware stores
than in any other line of business.

There is, second, the man who is hon-
est because that is the best policy. Of
this class Bishop Whately said: ‘‘Hon-
esty 1s the best policy, but he who acts
on that principle is not an honest
man.’’ I once heard the Rev. Dr.
Reid, of the Southern Methodist church,
say with an emphasis I shall never for-
get: ‘‘Policy—that catch word of the
devil to lure his victims to their de-
struction.’’

The merchant who will not misrepre-
sent bis goods to a wealthy or influential
customer because of his influence, but
who will tell a poor man anything to
make a sale, belongs to this class, and
I shall leave it to you without arguments
as to whether he is an honest man.

Do we as a body live up to this stand-
ard of honesty? Candidly, I believe that
there is less misrepresentation—or over

 

*Paper read by J L. Capen of Detroit, at an-
nual convention of the Michigan Hardware
Association.

 

representation—in our line than in al-
most any other; that there are more in-
structions given to clerks by hardware
merchants to tell a customer exactly
what a thing is than in most of the
other lines. Is not that your experi-
ence?

Passing over various other definitions
or grades of honesty, we come to good,
sturdy honesty—that kind that is honest
for honesty’s sake; that kind that does
not feel like going out of the back door
when some deceived customer comes in
at the front door; that kind that meets
a customer and looks him squarely in
the face; that kind that goes home
pleasant and cheerful at night knowing
that if business has gone wrong there
are at least no sins of deceit at his
door; that Mr. Jones has not been told
that the pocket knife he has bought
from the 25-cent case is a genuine Wos-
tenholm; that Mr. Brown has not been
assured that the 50-cent square he bought
is correct and accurate, or that the
coffee-pot which Mrs. Thomas insisted
on buying as cheap from you as from
your curbstone neighbor has not been
deceived in thinking that she got a first
and not a half-dipped cull.

Are we, as a body, sturdily honest? I
take my answer from some of the for-
eign letters which it has been the pleas-
ure of our firm to receive, in which our
correspondents say that they know when
they get an engine, a machine, an ag-
ricultural implement, an electrical in-
vention or a tool of American make,
they know that it is honestly made and
will do the work for which it is in-
tended; they also know that if there
should be a defect it will be remedied
without a growl or a kick. They, there-
fore, pay more for toois and implements
of American manufacture than for those
of other makes, feeling sure that after
all they are not paying too dearly for
what they actually get. I might also
take my.answer from the honorable
roster of hardwaremen—the Ducharmes,
the Bubls, the Fosters, the Standarts,
the Morleys, the Blacks, the Bocks—but
I might keep this up indefinitely and
not name one the history of whose suc-
cess was not epitomized in that one
word ‘* Honesty. ’

.-ee
He Wanted the Slippers Madeto Hurt.

A young man entered a shoe store
hastily, after having glanced cautiously
around to see that no one was about. He
hurried past the assistant to the farther
end of the shop, where he produced a
small brown paper parcel from under
his coat.

‘*See these slippers?’’ he asked. ‘‘I
want a good pair of heels put on.’’

** But—er—these are very old slippers,
very much worn,’’ objected the man.
‘*They will hardly stand heeling.’’

‘‘T only want them for one occasion,’
replied the young man. ‘‘Only fora
minute or two. But I wanta good sond
pair of heels, hard leather.’’

‘*They will hardly be a creditable
pair,’ continued tbe assistant, ‘‘even
if you only wear them for a few min-
utes. _ Certainly a cheap new pair would
be—

re m not going to Spend money ona
new pair for that,’’ said the owner,
doggedly. ‘‘I want some good, thick,
big, hard heels on these—you can make
them of iron, or stone, or anything you
like, so long as they are hard.’

The man stared at him, in doubt
whether his customer was in full pos-
session of his senses.

‘*You don't catch on,’’ said the cus-
tomer, looking round the shop and
speaking in a low voice. ‘‘I’}l tell you
what I want ’em for. I was courting a
pretty girl, and Black cut me out.
They are to be married to-morrow, and
I’m going to throw a pair of old slip-
pers at him—for luck, you know—and
if I don’t give him something to re-
member his wedding day by you can set
me down as a heathen Chinee.’

—_$—~»> 2. —___—
An ¥ Honest Confession.

‘*What do you find the most difficult
task?’’ asked the idle friend.

‘*The hardest thing about my job,’’
the all-round clerk replied, ‘‘is going
on with my work when I have drawn my
pay in advance.”’

 

Hardware Price Current.

 

 

AUGURS AND BITS
a 70

 

 

SCRMINAN, MEMUING oo ee 25&10
scnuitign tmitetion.. ................. _. 60610
AXES»

Hirst Quality, S. B. Bronee ................. 5 00
First Quality, D. B. Bronze.. __. oO
First Quality. . mS See... Soo
Mirst Quality, B. Bi Steel |... 8... 10 50
BARROWS
OREO 812 00 14 00
Cetden net 30 00
BOLTS
Bee wu. 60&10
Carriage new list.. eae. 70 to 75

EEE CO eee 50
BUCKETS
Wel pam 832
BUTTS, CAST
Cast Loose Pin figured. =... 4... 70&10
Wrought Narrow es ue boc eu eas cance T0&10
BLOCKS
Ordinary Packie.... ........... cous 70
CROW BARS
Cast Steel... _ per ib 4
CAPS
yeti -- perm 65
Fe A NE AA per m 5d
Soe per m 35
ee perm 60
CARTRIDGES
me 50& 5
Cente, We 2& 5
CHISELS
SOCCe Pa 80
DOCKes MiMIRie 8. 80
Cee 80
DOGHOG Mime wo. 80
DRILLS
More's BIC RIOGKe 1... 60
Taper and Straight Shank. 50K 5
Mlorme’s Paper Siam... ea S
ELBOWS
Comm fpicee Gin... _.......... doz. net 30
COMen 1%
AO dis 40&10
EXPANSIVE BITS
Clark’s small, $18; a —.......... 30. —
Ives’, 1. Sis; 2 04; 3 Se... .
FILES—New List
How American... 7O&10
bo 70

 

Heller’s Horse Rasps.. i"
GALVANIZED IRON

Nos. 16 to 20; 22 and 24; 25 and 26; 27. ..... 28
List 12 13 14 15 m .... 17
Discount, 75 to 75-10
GAUGES
Stanley Hule and Level Co.s............__. 60410
KNOBS—New List
Door, mineral, jap. trimmings.... ......... 70
Door, porcelain, jap. trimmings............
MATTOCKS
eee Mee $16 00, dis 60410
eee Bye $35 U0, dis 60&10
ieee $18 50, dis 20410
NAILS

Advance over base, on both Steel and Wire.
Steel nails, base..... ...

   
 
 

 
  
  
  

et ala a 55
Wire nails, base..... He ee goes oe 1 60
ie 1) GU Sevarice... ............... ‘ Base
Mite 1@ndvemee. Ud
ee 10
le celine Se 20
4advyance........ ee 30
eee 45
eo ee 70
ae 2 OO 50
Conte tenance (oi... 15
Came SMMveee 25
Castam Gateaneo 35
Mipeen S0a0verce - ce %
Mimien Baivanee. a 35
Pints GAGvaree 45
Basrel' AGGanCe 85
MILLS
Codec, Parmer Coe... 40
Coffee, P. S. & W. Mie. Co.'s ie. . 40
Coffee, Landers, Ferry & Clark’s........... 40
Coffee, Enterprise ee dc cles cacy ay 30
MOLASSES GATES
Stebbin’s Pattern.. ies ol
Stebbin’s Genuine.. eee ee ee ee 60&10
Enterprise, self-measuring . oa 30
PLANES
Gmio Tee Oc 8. faney... @50
Sciota Bench " 60
Sandusky Tool Co.’s, fancy...... @50
Benen, firstquaitty................. - @50
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s wood......... 60
PANS
Wey Acie. 8 60&10&10
Ga. aia Ls clita ieee Medea -- TO& 5
RIVETS

fron ame Tiunee .... <....-.... 2... 60
Copper Riveta and Burg.....-............... 60
PATENT PLANISHED IRON
‘*4’? Wood’s patent planished, Nos. 24 to 27 10 20
‘““BY” Wood’s patent planished, Nos. 25 to 27 9 20

Broken packages 4c per pound extra.

HAMMERS
ee & Cais, new fist........ 2... dis 233
ee ee dis 2
Yerkes & Plumb’s................0... 0005 dis w&id
Mason’s Solid Cast Steel. .80¢ lim. 70

Bliscksmith’s Sclid Cast Steel Hand We iss 40610

 

HOUSE FURNISIEING GOODS

Stamped Tin Ware....... .... -new list 75&10
Japanned Tin Ware..... -20&1
Granite Iron Ware.

HOLLOW WARE

“new list 40&10

rom... 4... : Pee ces oes Oe

Bete eee

Rete ee
HINGES

Gate, Clark’s, 1, 2, 3.. old aoe oe, Ce Oe oo

State... , per doz. net 2 50

“WIRE ‘Goops

Botene. 8... Meee oleae cl. 80

Rekew MOR 80

Ce ee 1. 80

Gate Hooks and Huce....................... 80
LEVELS

Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s cis 70
ROPES

Sisal, —— and — bee |

Manilla : et dete daa, | REO
SQUARES:

Steel and Iron.. : Meee eee sss. CU

Try and Bevels . ee Be eee 60

Mitre. 4 ee aces 50

"SHERT IRON

com. smooth. com.

Moe Mieke #2 40

mee tote .. . C..., Se 2 40

A 2 2 45

INGs 2 tect ...................... ae 2 55

Nos. 25 tO 26....... <1... 2 2 65

No. 27.. 3 20 2 75
All sheets No. 18 and lighter, ‘over 30 inches

wide not less than 2-10 extra.
SAND PAPER
Bist acct oe... dis 50
' SASH WEIGHTS
mona Nyca.o, per ton 20 00
TRAPS
Rece, COG . 60&10

Oneida Community, Newhouse’s.
Oneida Community, Hawley & Norton’s 70&10

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Miouae, Chigier.. 8... per doz 15
Meuse delsion ....... per doz 1%
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Bright Market.. . . vi)
Annenied | Maree et) 5
Copperce Marmen 70&10
T‘nned Market.. eatin se dedadaceecy, Gone
Coppered Spring ene eee. 50
Barbed Wenee, galvanized. ............ —_
Barbed Fence, painted.. i ocd 2
HORSE NAILS |
AN Oe = _

GO ee
Ret ee dis 10810
WRENCHES
Baxter's Adjustabie, niekeled.............. 30
Coe’s Genuine ee 50
Coe’s Patent Agricultural, — uc. 80
Coe’s Patent, malleable. . aa 80
MISCELLANEOUS
Bird Cages ......... 1. 50
Pompe Creer... 80
merown New tise 85
Casters, Bed and Plate.. -... 50&10&10
Dampers, American. .......... . 50
METALS—Zinc
600 pound casks.. _..... oe
rer pound. .._........ Re oun 6%
SOLDER
4%@* . 12%

The prices ‘of the many other qualities of solder
in the market indicated by private brands vary
according to composition.

ens Grade

10x14 IC, Charcoal.. eccueancue @ oe
eo 10, Chace 5 7
20x14 IX, Charcoal ... _.
Each additional X on this grade, 81.25.
TIN—Allaway Grade
mute Or Cmeseee: ..... 8. Wl, 4 50
ote cae, ee ee
10x14 IX, Charcoal . 5 50
14x20 IX, Charcoal . 5 59

Each additional X on this grade, ‘81. 50.
ROOFING heed

14x20 IC, Charcoal, Dean.. Ce eos
eau 1, Charcoal, Deaa ................... Sa
Zoucs 1, Charcoal, Dean........ ........... 9@
14x20 IC, Charcoal, Allaway Grade 4 00

5 00

8 00

50

14x20 IX, Charcoal, Allaway Grade.........

20x28 1C, Charcoal, Allaway Grade........

20x28 IX, Charcoal, Allaway Grade......... 10 90
BOILER SIZE TIN PLATE

14x56 IX, for No. 8 Boilers, |
14x56 IX, for No. 9 Boilers, ¢ P&T pouné

Pioture Gards for
GOUNITY Failsese

Nothing takes so well with
the visitors at fairs as pic-
ture cards, which are care-
fully preserved, while ordi-
nary cards, circulars and $
pamphlets are largely de-

e
stroyed and wasted. We
have a fine line of Picture

 

Cards, varying in price
from $3 to $6 per 1,000, in-
cluding printing on back.

Samples mailed on appli-

cation.
: TRADESMAN COMPANY
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.
seoecces oveseooe

 

 

 

 

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

 

 

  

BELL BOYCOTT.

Peculiar Tactics of the Michigan Tele-
phone Co.

The long-promised Bell telephone
block is being built on the corner of
Fountain and Ionia streets.

For five or more years the promise was
held out that a six story building would
he erected. Soon after the Citizens Co.
took the field, the building shrunk to
five stories. The Bell Co. finally bought
a lot, 40x97% ft., but before the plans
could be completed (over a year's job!)
the building shrunk, both horizontally
and perpendicularly, so that the pres-
ent structure is 40x70 feet and only two
stories high! The foundation is a brick
wall, amply sufficient to carry so large
a structure, and inasmuch as the com-
pany has decided it will in future need
no larger building, it would be a need-
less expense to put ina stone foundation
for a structure similar to what local en-
terprise bas heretofore built, and prob-
ably in future will continue to build, in
our City.

i. + /

The new block—‘‘exclusively for the
Bell Co.’’—is to cost $16,000. The lot
Cost $12,000, so that, while it formerly
had over $60,000 per year profit in this
city, it now proposes to invest in this
City nearly six months of its former
earnings, or, rather, of the $750,000 re-
cently realized on its blanket mortgage.
Inasmuch as all supplies (other than
directories) are purchased elsewhere—
even to brooms and stationery—it is
with feelings of gratitude that our citi-
zens can behold six months’ earnings
in a permanent structure in the heart of
the city! The stockholders of the local
company need fear nothing from acom-
pany that builds in such a manner, nor
one that sends $1 bills on July 1 to all
its former free resident phone users and
on August 1 another $1 bill for August
to all who paid the July bill and to those
who would not pay, gave free service!
The same is true of all offices. When
the phone is not paid for, it is left in
free.

~* *

In preparing for its new structure, the
Bell Co. continued a policy which a
free people do not admire and which
should react against it. No bids were
allowed to be made except by users of
Bell telephones, and some were told,
“‘Your bid will be considered if you
will put ina Bell telephone, otherwise
not.’’ Contractors were required not to
sublet any part of the contract except
to a user of the Bell telephone. The
company dictated from whom material
was to be purchased when two or more
in the same business used the Bell tele-
phone. In other words, a boycott was
placed on all who did not use the Bell
telephone and an unfair discrimination
was made among users of the Bell in-
struments. This same policy has been
urged by the company upon some of its
‘*free phone’’ patrons, to the detriment
of certain grocers and meat merchants
who refused to put in Bell telephones—
some Bell patrons refused to permit a
Citizens merchants’ delivery wagon to
call at their houses! The failure of the
Citizens Co. to secure the Bridge Street
House telephone is owing to the fact that
the Bell Co. has its tall line crew stop
there frequently and has notified the
landlord that if a Citizens telephone goes

in the Bell business goes out!
* * *

When one recalls that the Bell Co. is
a foreign corporation, doing business in
our city without a franchise and with no
guarantees; that for over ten years it

 

did not hesitate to rob our business men
by extortionate rates for service; that
the Citizens Co. is entirely local; that
it has a franchise, limiting rates; that
it is giving a better average service
than the Bell Co. gave—with these facts
in mind, it is a grave question whether
the business men should not resort to
extreme measures to drive out the Bell
Company, or, at least, to inspire
those of our citizens who have, unwit-
tingly, taken free Bell telephones, to
show loyalty to the community's best
interest by refusing to continue to aid
the Bell Co. in its futile attempt to
crush the local company, even by this
subtle proposition of a ‘‘free’’ phone.
Fortunately the great majority of our
business men understand and have
thrown their influence against the un-
certain for the certain—against high
rates for guaranteed reasonable rates—
against the Bell and in favor of the lo-

cal company.
——_—_o 0» ___

The Grocery Marxet.

Sugar—The market is strong, with a
firm undertone. There seems to be no
doubt that the Doscher Refinery has re-
ceived several thousand bags of sugar.
It is supposed that this retinery will
soon begin to melt sugar experimental-
ly. Perhaps the Doscher people will
have sugars on the market early in Oc-
tober. If they do, they will be more
fortunate than the trade expected, for
it has been generally supposed that
they would not get in thorough working
order much before the end of the year.

Tea—The general movement of teas is
very small, for there is but little in the
market, and exceedingly little that can
be sold at a low price. The new second-
picking teas are not yet in this market,
though the movement on first-pickings
is good for this class of high-priced
teas.

Coffee—The receipts from Rio and
Santos have thus far this crop year—that
is, since the first of July—been but
about two-thirds of those of the corres-
ponding period of last year. The re-
ports are that the drought has damaged
the coming crop to a considerable ex-
tent. These conditions and reports give
a strength to the market that it has not
had for some time. There is no reason
to believe that prices can be high on
Rios and Santos coffee the coming
week, because the crop is certain to be
large and the supply in sight is also
large, but conditions seem to favor
rather better prices than those now pre-
vailing.

Spices—-Maii advices report cloves
very strong at primary points and the
Spot market for cloves is firm, with a
rising tendency, although prices are
without material change.

Canned Goods—Spot tomatoes have
declined, both for the old pack and the
new Baltimore goods The quality of
the latter does not compare with that of
the old. There is nothing doing in
corn, which rules at unchanged prices.
Peas are also dull and prices are un-
changed. But little is doing in peaches,
Eastern packers have not named prices
yet, but the expectation is that the new
pack will command a higher price than
the old, because of the scarcity of stock.
California peaches are unchanged in
price, and very few are offered.

Dried Fruits—There is a very good
supply of prunes and peaches, although
the market is very strong on both. The
raisin market alone of all is weak, with
too much medium grade and inferior
fruit on the market for the good of the
better grades, which are really not ex-

 

cessive. The expectations of the grow-
ers that a pool might be formed for the
handling of the coming crop are likely
to be dashed. Though it was reported
that 80 per cent. of the production was
represented in the subscription to the
pool, yet it is feared that the movement
will not be a success. With the largest
crop of raisin grapes ever raised now
in prospect, and sales on the every man
for himself plan, there is nothing in
sight but a low market for raisins for
the coming year. Nearly the entire
crop of dried apricots on the coast is
reported already sold. Comparatively
few new peaches have gone to the driers
on the coast this season, the canners
paying too high prices to permit the
driers to handle them at a profit. The
California crop of prunes will be un-
doubtedly light and run to small sizes.
Owing to the scarcity of apricots the
peach supply will undoubtedly be drawn
on more heavily than usual.

Syrups and Molasses—Syrups and mo-
lasses show some improvement over that
of the preceding week. Usually at this
season the market is very dull and list-
less, but the fall awakening seems to be
coming rather earlier than usual. Prob-
ably the cause is the universal lightness
of the stocks and the fact that buying
bas been from hand to mouth. There is
a little better demand for compound
syrup, which rules at unchanged prices,
although the market is very firm. Sugar
syrup of good flavor has advanced be-
cause of scarcity. The export demand
has been especially large during the
past week; the general line of sugar
syrup is well cleaned up in first bands.
Molasses is rather dull at unchanged
prices.

Salt Fish—There has been a good de-
mand for mackerel during the past
week, and prices show a gradual’ hard-
ening tendency. The domestic catch is
still very discouraging. Cod and lake
fish are moving out fairly at unchanged
prices. Salmon is firm and advancing,
on account of reports of a short pack of
all varieties. The sardine market is
quiet and dull.

WANTS COLUMN.

 

 

ORSALE A GOOD BUSINESS THAT WILL
average ¥8,0)0 to $10,000 a year. Terms, cash.
Addres. Lock Box No, 1, Thompsouville, Mich.
677
te CHEE~E FACTORY. STATE
capacity and lowest cash price. Cliff Bros.,
68 E. Rendolph st., Chieago. 678
UR SALE—ELEGANT GROCERY STORE.
P yi g business. Finest locality. Busy
town. Snap. Audress No. 681, care Michigan
Tradesman. 681
YOR SALE—DRUG, BOOK AND STATION-
ery stock. invoicing $4.50), and fixtures
invoice ng $3900, which include show cases, shelv-
ing and bottles. Daily cash sales in !891, $2 ;
892, $30; 1893, $31; 1894, $34.65: 1895, $25; 1898,
$21.20, and 1897,32413 Located in manufactur-
ing town. No cut prices. Rent reasonable, $29
per month. Living rooms in connection. Ad-
dress Ne. 668, cure Michigan Tradesman. 668
OR SALE—FURNITURE AND UNDERTAK-
ing business in the most enterprising town
in Southwestern Michigan, Best location in the
city. Add-ess No. 673, care Michigan Trades-
man, for particulars. 673
OR SALE CHEAP FOR CASH—WELL IM-
proved farm, good buildings, +0 acres choice
land, located in Ionia county. J. H. Putnam,
Custer, Mich. 663
PFXOR sALE—A _ $1y,000 STO. K
goods; doing a gocd business.
some unincumbered real estate.
Lansing, Micn.
OR SALE—HARDWARE STOCK INVOIC.
ing about $2.20) and bu Iding and lot valued
az about $800 1n a good live town of 1,500. Coun-
try is being rapidly settled with farms. One
good factory em. l>yiug 100 men. Good reasons
for telling. The only hardware store in town,
Must be cash. Address No. 655, care Michigan
Tradesman. 655
4VOR SALE—STOCK OF DRY GOODS AND
greceries. Will sell cheap for cash. Ad-
dress Box I, Montgomery, Mich. 656
TS SALE DRUG STORE IN BKST CITY IN
Michigan. Average daily sales, #2): per
cent. profits, 50 per cent. Monthly ex-
penses, 360. These are facts. Investigate. Ad-
dress No. 659, care Michigan Tradesman. 659
OR KENT OR SALE—A STORE SUITABLE
for general merchandise. located in a pros
perous village in Berrien county, Mich. splen-
did opportunity for a live man to establish a
pert, business. For particulars address I. W.
Allen, St. Joseph, Mich. 649
Es'l' LOCATION IN MICHIGAN FOR A
cold storage aud general produce dealer.
Write te tue Secretary of tue Otsego Improve-
ment Association, Otsego, Mich. 631
ERCHANTS—DO YOU WISH CASH QUICK
for your stock of merchandise, or any part
of it? Address John A. Wade, Cadillac, a

 

 

 

 

UF DRY

Will take

Address G.,
661

 

 

 

 

 

{OR SALE—A PROSPEROUS DRUG AND
grocery stock, invoicing from $4000 to
$5,000, consisting of drugs, groceries, school
books, wall paper, crockery, paints and oils and
notions, in live town Carson City; best town of
its size in State; brick store building in best
location in town. Cutside business averages
inside running expenses. Reasons for selling,
loss of partner and poor health. Kelley & Cad-
well invite inspec ion. 625

O EXCHANGE—FOR CLOTHING, DRY
goods or shoes. very nice well rented Graud

 

 

Rapids property. Address No. 552%, care Michi-
gen Tradesman. 5a2
O EXCHANGE— FARMS AND OTHER

property for dry goods, clothing and shovs.
Address P. Medaiie, Mance!una Mich 553

BROOMS

 

 

BUSINESS CHANCES.
HAVE ABOUT $.900 STOCK OF GENERAL
merchand’se and a new brick store 2 x60,
two stories, which I will sell or exchange for
good reel estate, Store buildirg is worth
$2,500. A good chauce fer some one. Address
F. Salisbury. Middleton. Mich. 685
OR SiLE CHEAP—AN OLD ES! ABLISHED
confectionery business in Jackson, Mi h.
Wr te or call on L C Townsend. Room 18, Brink
Blo k. Jackson, Mich. €89
OR SALE—A FIRST-CLASS sTOCK OF
hardware, tinwa:e. stoves. cutlery and build-
er’s hardware; also tin shop and fu!'l set of
tools, in a town of 100,000, situated in a desirab e
locality. Low rent for bnilditg. Business
averages about $25.00 per annum Reason for
selling, I have other business which demands
all my attention. Stock will invoice between
$5.000 and $6,000. Suitable terms can be made if
it ‘s not convenient to pay all czsh. Address
Other Business, care Michigan Tr:desman. 679
VOR S\LE—NEW GENERAL sTOCK A
splendid farming country.

 

 

No trades. Ad-
dress No. 6-0, care Michigan Tradesman 680
VV ANTED—BANK LOCATION, OR WILL
as ist local parties in organizing. Address
No. 682 care Michigas Trad. sman, 682
ENTRALLY LOCATED DRUG STORE, DO-
ing a good business in the city, for sale.
Good reasons for selling. Address I, Frank-
ford, Fire Insurance and Reai Estate Agent,
Phone 1236, 53 West Bridge Street, Grand
Rapids. er
NO EXCHANGE FOR A STOCK OF GEN-
eral merchandise or shoe stock—grod 89-
acre farm all improved, three miles north of
Coopersville, Mich Also a sawmi and edger
with 20,000 capacity per day Address R. D.
McNaughton Coopersville, Mich. 71
OR SALE—PATENTS COVERING TRAVIS
Adjustable Blackboard Eraser. Also ma-
chines and all stock on hand. A rare opportu
nity for right party. An article upon which 1:0
per cent. profit may be realized, Must be sold at
once. Address Box 222, Clinton, Mich. 675
OR RENT OR SALE—FACTORY AND TWO
warehouses, belonging to Michigan Fire
Ladder and Engine Company, on D., G. R. & W.

 

 

 

 

 

R.R., near East street crossing. Call upon or
address The Michigan Trust Company.

672

 

| ga SALE--MODERN, WELL-ESTABLISHED
and equipped broom factory and good trade.

Other business commands our attention. Ad-

dress No. 5-4, care Michigan Tradesman. 584

COUNTRY PRODUCE
V ANTED — FIRST-CLASS BUTTER FOR
retail trade. Cash paid. Correspond with
Cautkett & Co.. Trave-se City. Mich. 381
\ 7 \NTED—1,000 CASES FRESH
daily. Write for prices. F. W.
Ithaca, Mich.

 

 

 

 

EGGS,
Brown,
550

__ FIREPROOF SAFES)”

YEU. M.5MITH, NEW AND sECONDHAND
sxfes, wood and brick building mover, 157
Ottawa street, Grand Rapids. 613

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AVE YOURS MA'"'E TO YOUR MEASURE.
Send for measurement blanks. Frank T.
Coliver, 103 Washtenaw St. E., Lansing, Mich. 635
MISCELLANEOUS,
EXPERT BOOK-KEEPER-S. H. SHERMAN
will make examina’icns and adjustmer ts
of accounts or do other expert work in or out
of the city. Address 382 Lyon st. 683
ANTED-—SITUATION IN A CLOTHING
or general store by an A No. 1 salesman.
Address No. 685, care Michigan Trade-man. 685
OSITION WANTED—BY DRUG, DRY
goods and grocery clerk, Address No.
684, care Michigan Tradesman. 684
OSITION WANTED BY A SINGLE MAN.
Laree experience in general merchandise.
Can give good references. Address No. 664, care
Michigan Tradesman 664

REED CITY SANITARIU

REED CITY, MICHICAN.

A. B. SPINNEY, M. D., Prop’r. E. W. SPINNEY,
M. D., Resident Physician, with consulting phy-
sicians and surgeons, and professional nurses.
The cheapest Sanitarium in the world: a place for
the poor and middle class. Are you sick and dis-
couraged? We give one month's treatment FREE by
mail. Send for question list, prices and journals,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Travelers’ Time Tables.

& Northeastern Ry.

MANISTEE

 

 

 

CHI C AGO and West Michigan R’y
June 19, 1898.
Chicago.
Ly, G@. Rapids... <2... .. 7:30am 3:40pm * 2: l5ar
Ar. Chicago.............2:10pm 9:C5pm 7:3tar
Ly. Chicago Cae --+-. 7:20am 4:15pm * 8: 45 pr

Ar. G’d Rapids.. . 1:25pm 10:30pm * 2:153r
Traverse city, ‘Chaitieeix and Petoskey.
Ly. G’d Rapi -+-e.-2:15am 8:05am 2:10pm
Parlor or Sica Cars on afternoon and

night trains to and from Chicago.

 

 

 

*Every day. Others week days only.
DET ROI Grand Rapids & Western.
June 19, 1898.
Detroit.
Ly. Grand Rapids.. ——— 1:35pm 5:35pr
Se ewes... eo. 1:40am 5:45pm 10:05px
Ly. Detroit... mi 7 00am 1:10pm 6:10pr
Ar. Grand Rapids one 112: 55pm 5:20pm 10:55pr

Saginaw, Alma and Greenville.
Lv. G R7:00am 4:20pm Ar. G R 12:20pm 9:30pr
Parlor cars on all trains to and from Detroit
and Saginaw. Trains run week days only.
Gro. DEHAVEN, General Pass. Agent.

GRAN D oe oa. Div

(in effect May 15, 1898 )

 

 

 

Leave. EAST. Arrive.
+t 6:45am.Sag., Detroit, Buffalo & N Y .+ e 55pm
+10:10am... ... Detroit and WOO cs oo +5

:27pm
+ 3:20pm..Sag., Det., N. Y. & Boston..+12: ‘5pm
* 8:00pm... Detroit, East and Canada...* 6:35am
7i0:45am...... Mixed to BUS s.66. 5 + 3:15pm
WEST
* 8:35am....Gd. Haven and Int. Pts....* 7:05 om
+12:53pm. Gd. Haven and Intermediate. + 3:12pm
+ 5:32pm..Gd. Haven and eee +10:0ham
* 7:40pm...Gd. Haven and Chicago.. 8:15am
+10: oopm ee Gd. Haven and Mil....... 6:40am
Eastward—No. 16 has Wagner parlorcar. No
22 parlor car.
No. 17 Wagner parlor car.
*Daily. +Except Sunday.
E. H. Huewss, A. G. P.& T. A.
BEN. "FLETCHER, Trav. Pass. Agt.,
C. A. Justin, City Pass. Agent.
97 Monroe St. Morton House.

GRAN D Rapids & Indiana Railway

Northern Div.

Trav. C’y, Petoskey & Mack...
Tray. U’y, Petoskey & Mack.. + 2:15pm + 6:35am
Trav. C’y, Petoskey & Mack... ........ $10:50pm
ORAS cee ee 5: 25pm +11 :15am
Train ‘oaehae at 7:45 a. m. has parlor car, and
train leaving at 2:15 p. m. has sleeping car to

 

 

 

 

Leave Arrixt
* 7:45am + 5:15pm

Mackinaw.

Southern Div. Leave = Arcriv
CUROINEAS. 33502-0007. -. .-% 72:10am + 82267: -
BE AYNG, cece ei + 2:10pm +t 2:00p
Cincinnati.. --* 7:00pm * 7:25a,

7:10 a. m. train “has | parlor car to Cinein: pat!
2:10 p. m. train has perior car to Fort Wayne.
7:00 p.m train has sleeping car to Cincinnati.

Chicago Trains.
FO CHICAGO.

 

Ly. Grand Rapids...t7 10am +2 1%pm #11 35pm
AY, Chieaso:.. ..-.-. 20pm 9 10pm 6 30am
FROM CHICAGO.

Ly: Chicago .:.. ...-. --.-43 02pm ¥*11 45pm
Ar, Grand Rapids. 3..<..0050.... 9 30pm 7 2am

Pp:

Train leaving Grand Rapids 7.10 a. m. has
buffet parlor car to Chicago. Train leaving
Grand Rapids 11 35 p. m. has coach and Pullman
sleeping car to Chicago.

Train leaving Chicago 3.02 p. m. has buffet
parlor car to Grand Rapids. Train leaving
Chicago 11.45 p. m. has coach and Pullman
sleeping car to Grand Rapids.

Muskegen Trains.

GOING WEST.
Ly @’d Rapids......... +7:35am +1:00pm +5:40p
Ar Muskegon........... 9: _— 2:10pm 7:055m
GOINe E.
Ly Muskegon....... .. +8: 0am +11:45am +4:00p:
ArG’d Rapids... ..... 9:30am 12:55pm 5:20pr

Sunday trains leave Grand Rapids 9.00 a. m.
and hig m. Leave Muskegon 8.35 a. m. and
Saturday only.
LOC

6.35 p.
thxcont Sanday... *Daily.
Oy Le. JK WOOD,
Gen’! Passr. and Picket Agent.
W. C. BLAKE,
Ticket Agent Union Station.

 

 

South Shore and Atlantic
Railway.

DULUT

 

WEST BOUND.

Ly. Grand Rapids (G. R. &1.)+11:10pm = +7:45am
Ly. Mackinaw City............ 7:35am 4:20pm
PE BE. TOR eo os os é: 5:20pm
Ar. Sault Ste. Marie.. 12:20pm 9:50pm
Ar. Marquette................. 2:50pm. 10:40pm
Ar. Nestoria................... 5:20pm 12:45am
Aes TER ods ks scpcachetie ee Ck eccn 8:30am
EAST BOUND.
Ey DO ois eae sos casein 5 nlou ce wa +6:30pm
Ar. Nestoria.................. til:l5am 2:45am
Ar. Marquette................ 1 on 4:30am
Ly. Sault Ste. Marie. . BAe erase
Ar, eee eee RP isco 11:00am

W. Hipspagp, Gen. Pass. aoe Marquette.
Ee ‘Oviatt, Tray. Pass. Agt., Grand Rapids

Westward—No 11 parlor ear.

 

 

 

Via C. & W.M. Railway.
Ly Grand Hapids ooo. oo. 7 RB. io. 3
Pe PUMISRES i cee | 12i0o$pm ke
iy Meagntees 20 Ole ar eee S:30am =4:1lopm
At Grand Rapids 0.00... 2h...) Foopm 9:55pm
TRAVEL
VIA

F.& P.M. R. R.

AND STEAMSHIP LINES
TO ALL POINTS IN MICHIGAN

H. F. MOELLER, a. a. P.a.

HOLLAND & GHIGAGO LINE

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating the elegant and fast steamers ‘‘Soo
City” and “City of Holland” between Holland and
~-licago, ‘connecting at Holland with the C. & W.
M. Railway for Grand Rapids and all points east
and north, SUMMER SCHEDULE.

In effect June 25th.

Ly. Holland, daily (except Sunday)........ 8:00 p.m.

bv, Monahe, Sundays a 3:00 p.m.

Ly. Holland, Saturday (special)............ 6:30 a.m,

Ly. Chicago, daily (except Fri. and Sat.)..7:00 p.m.

= v. Chicago, BRAGG oe ee eg ' :00 p.m.
Vv.

Chicago, Saturday...... 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
R Single Round
Between Holland and Chicz 1g0 $2.25
Between Grand Rapids and Chics AZO 3.15
Berth included.
SPECIAL RATES.
Chicago to Holland and Resorts, Friday and eo
urday, leaving Chicago at 4 p. m. one way, $1.7
round trip, $2.50. Saturday morning, leavi ing
Chicago and Holland, $1.00 each way. Above
special rates for tra insportation only.
Office, No. 1 State St., Charles B. Hopper,
Chicago. Gen’! F. & P. Agt.

$3.50

5-00

 

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Dwight’s Liquid Bluing §
never will.

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SIZE—8 1-2 x 14.
THREE COLUMNS.

 

2 Quires, 160 pages.. .. $2 oo

3 Quires, 240 pages........ 2 50

4 Quires, 320 pages. =. 3:60

5 Quires, 400 pages. ek 3 50

6 Quires, 480 pages........ 4 00
£

INVOICE RECORD OR BILL BOOK

80 double pages, registers 2 es
Invoices #2

Tradesman Company
Grand Rapids, Mich.

Best route to Manistee. |

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DEAD EASY:

are our FREIGHT ELEVATORS of all
capacities, and they are easy in price.
Our 800-Ib SCALE TRUCK is indispen-
sable as a regular warehouse truck.
We also make Engines, Boilers,
Smokestacks, Iron and Brass Cast-
ings, Steel Culvert Pipe and Gen-
eral Machine Work.

Repairs done any part of the
State. Reach us any hour, day or
night, by long distance phone.

LANSING BOILER
& ENGINE WORKS

LANSING, MICH.

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JESS TOBACCO

MUSSELMAN GROCER CO.
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.

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Tiling.

Mantels, Grates and
Galvanized Work of Every Description. Largest |

Concern in the State.

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GRAND RAPIDS, WICH.

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PORT HURON at the foot of Lake Hu-

9 ron, 55 miles northeast
of Detroit, is one of the most prosperous cities in
Michigan. Population 20,000.

The elegant building shown in this cut has been
fitted up for a Department Store, sections of which
will be rented separately, or the first floor and base-
ment, with such space on upper floors as-may be de-
sired, will be rented asa whole. Fixed rental or com-
mission to those occupying departments to suit.
Splendid opening for Dry Goods in all branches,
Clothing, Hats and Caps, Boots and Shoes, Carpets
and House Furnishings, ee Groceries, etc.
Departments can be operated and locked up sepa-
rately. Best opening for parties seeking location for

any line of mercantile business. Address or call upon
L. A. SHERMAN, Port Huron, Mich.

 

 

 

 

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