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FRANKE BROS., Muskegon, Michigan. 4 Jobbers in Druggists’ and Grocers’Sundries, Fishing { Tackle, Sporting Goods, Notions, Toys, Etc. } CES Vv eer — yy — ee ee ee POOOOOODOOQOOQODOOOODOQOOOQOO Ore ig 8 al @ 3 Four Kinds of C Book g our KINGS OF VOUPON DOOKS 2 © are manufactured by us and all sold on the same basis, irrespective © © of size, shape or denomination. Free samples on application. © : TRADESMAN COMPANY, Grand Rapids, [lich. S QDOODOOOOOGOOOQOOOOQOQOODODODODOQODOQDODODOGDODOODOOQOGQOESHOOOOE In Times of War or Peace, Always Use “MR. THOMAS” The Most Popular Nickel Cigar on Earth F. E. Bushman, Representative, Kalamazoo, Mich. © > o Mail Orders Solicited. OT ANDARD OL 60. DEALERS IN ILLUMINATING AND LUBRICATING NAPHTHA AND GASOLINES Office and Works, BUTTERWORTH AVE., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Bulk works at Grand Rapids, Muskegon, Manistee, Caaillac, Big RKap- ids, Grand Haven, Traverse City. 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Be E SEPA IGN TGN GN GN GN NTN NIGN (CONGO GR CGN GN GN GN ONION ONG Nr aN ke isl ee ee ee Alf one RE A DEALER in LIME and do not handle i PETOSKEY STANDARD : you are not doing as well as you might for No other Lime is as satisfactory to dealer or user. PETOSKEY LIME CO., = Bayshore, lich. NL A GOOD SELLER The Economy Farmer’s Boiler and Feed Cooker GEGOGE EE yourself and your customers. MONOMONCNONG w wy wy w ig The Kettle is of smooth, heavy cast- iron, The furnace or jacket is of heavy, cold rolled steel, and very durable. We guarantee this Feed Cooker never to buckle or warp from the heat. It is designed to set on the ground, or stone foundation, and is especially adapted for cooking feed, trying out lard, mak- ing soap, scalding hogs and poultry, and all work of this nature. Made in four sizes—4o, 60, 70 and 100 gallon. ADAMS & HART, Jobbers, Grand Reews- NOW OPEN # Px aa =a itor =< FUTMISHINGS In the Wholesale == ; Showrooms of 7) BROWN & SEHLER, W. midge bf., Grand Rapids. We manufacture only ‘HAND MADE’ Harness. Prices right. We don’t claim to sell “direct from the factory’’ but do claim that we can sell you at Less than the Manufacturer’s Cost and can substantiate our claim. We sell you sam- ples at about the cost of material and guarantee our goods to be better made and better finished than the stock that goes to the furniture dealers. Our No. 61 Antique Oak Sample Desk has a combination lock and center drawer. Raised panels all around, heavy pilasters, round corners and made of thoroughly kiln dried oak. Writing bed made of 3-ply built-up stock. Desk is castered with ball-bearing casters and has a strictly dust- proof curtain. Our special price to readers of the Tradesman $20. Write for our illustrated cat- alogue and mention this paper when you do so. SAMPLE FURNITURE Co. JOBBERS OF SAMPLE FURNITURE. PEARL AND OTTAWA STS. - GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. A DESK FOR YOUR eee le Tie. Dn eae ee ean ee teal a a rar ne ee NE ED Cee eee eee — j | ] i Hi ADES Volume XVI. GRAND RAPIDS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1898. Number 788 se 99900000 006000000000004 THE ; Cuno. 9 FRE: 2@Ooo INS. ¢ Y =. Prompt, Conservative, Safe. q q J.W.CHAMPLIN, Pres. W. FRED McBarn, Sec. 90000990000 000000000 Commeraal Litgetion emp ae Mm L. J. STEVENSON, Manacern ano Notary, R. J. CLELAND, Atrorney. THE MERCANTILE AGENCY Established 1841. R. G. DUN & CO. Widdicomb Bid’g, Grand Rapids, Mich. Books arranged with trade classification of names. Collections made everywhere. Write for particulars. L. P. WITZLEBEN. [Manager. saan eaeaeaaepaeetaacememactecnaenaas CLOSING OUT BALANGE WINTER GLOTHING Special bargains in elegant Blue and Black Serge, Cheviot, Unfinished Worsted and Clay Worsted Sutts, and greatest line of Kersey, Covert, Boucie Worsted, Worambo, Chin- chilla Overcoats and Uisters, all manutactured by Kolb & Son, of Rochester, N. Y , only house sell- ing realy All- Wool Kersey Over- coats at #5 50 and Boucle Worsted Overcoats at $5.50. Meet our Wm. : Connor at Sweet’s Hotel, Grand Rapids, Oct. 24 31, inc., or address WILLIAM CONNOR Zany O. Box 346, Marshall, Mich. AAARAAARAAAARAARAAAARAAAAA AAA A AP AAAARAAAAAARAAARARAARAAAAAAR ACA AAAAR a” PREFERRED BANKERS LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN. Commenced Business September 1, 1893. Insarance tn force... - 2... 1... ese $2,746,000.00 Net Increase during 1897 .....-....+++. 104,000.00 Niet Aracete: oko secs cos 325798-49 Losses Adjusted and Unpaid.......... None Other Liabilities. ................. .... None Total Death Losses Paid to Date...... 40,061.00 Total Guarantee Deposits Paid to Ben- Cera we ee 812.00 Death Losses Paid During 1897........ 17,000.00 Death Rate for 1897............ -......- 6.31 Cost per 1,000 at age 30 during 1897.... 8.25 FRANK E. ROBSON, PREs. TRUMAN B. GOODSPEED, Sec’y. Se $ lf You Hire Help—.- 3 @ 4 3 You should use our 2 ; Perfect Time Book 3 $ ~=—and Pay Roll. $3 Made to hold from 27 to 60 names 3 Ps and sell for 75 cents to $2. Ps 3 Send for sample leaf. z > $ BARLOW BROS., 3 $ GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. : 9g a a © THE FORGOTTEN PAST Which we read about can never be forgotten by the merchant who be comes familiar with our coupon system. The past to such is always a ‘nightmare.’ The present is an era of pleasure and profit. TRADESMAN COMPANY, GRAND RAPIDS. Snonononenencnenenenenene GROWTH OF GRAND RAPIDS. Its Early Resumption From the De- pression of the Panic. In some regards the years preceding the panic were years of unhealthy de- velopment in the growth of Grand Rap- ids—that is to say, there were boom conditions in some of the enterprises, more especially in the undue urging of suburban interests. On this account the reaction of the panic in real estate seemed more decided, for it was ac- companied by the collapse of under- takings unwarranted by the size which the city had attained. To the natural decline in values accompanying the ar- rest of so great a proportion of business enterprises there was added the total collapse of many of these wild-cat schemes, and this was included in esti- mating the extent of the reaction. The consequence was the greater intensity in the discouragement, and many con- sidered the blow to the city very serious and predicted that the loss could never be regained. The panic reaction unquestionably caused a serious set-back in all the in dustries of the city. The years of busi- ness stagnation, with the suspension of operation of many of the largest furni- ture concerns, were sufficiently hard to bear. But, in spite of the fact that panic conditions are felt most severely in such an industry as furniture, which people can do without, a comparison of the condition, during that period, of our city with others of similar size will show that we retained our position bet- ter than most, and that we sooner showed indications of resuming a sub- stantial and healthy growth. During the panic, and even yet, there are some pessimists who talk of the terrible, and permanent, set-back to the city. Such can not see the most potent evidences of a solider and more assured growth than ever which are all about them. The reaction from the panic through- out the country reduced nearly all prop- erties and productions to new bases of values. In the almost universal change real estate comes in for its share and when there is added the reaction of the unhealthy growth in various localities the delay in recovery is made much slower. Undoubtedly it will be some time before the speculative activity charac- terizing the years preceding the panic will again be apparent. But it is a mistake to conclude that the growth of the city is awaiting a re- sumption of old-time prices and spec- ulations. That there is now, and has long been, a rapid and healthy growth is assured from the fact that all the older industries are in the most flourish- ing condition and that the past year has seen the addition of many new ones in varied lines. These evidences go to prove that capital and population are rapidly accumulating here even if the evidences are not manifest in other ways In sympathy with the lower level ac- cepted by holders of real estate rentals of residence property continue lower than seems pleasant to many house own- ers, but the increase in demand has been very manifest during the past year, And it is significant that this de- mand has been for the medium and better class of houses. Where, two or three years ago, it would seem that nearly half the houses were vacant on some streets in good localities, now all are occupied, and those who are com- pelled to hunt for desirable locations find they have a task of some difficulty on hand. But there are other and still more ap- parent evidences of the healthy, and withal rapid, growth which are not of re- cent resumption, but which began early in the panic and have been increasing ever since. In the beginning there were two factors which operated to anticipate the resumption of business demand— the desire to give needed employment and the thrift which prompted the util- izing of cheap materials and_ labor Thus during the later years of the panic a considerable number of substantial buildings were erected, some of them among the best public and business edifices in the city. It was during the years of the panic that many of the so- ciety and club houses were built, such as the Pythian and Masonic temples, the St. Cecilia and other club houses and various charitable institutions, and a number of fine business blocks were erected. In addition to this line of im provement the city gave considerable attention to the development of parks, the market and other municipal works, showing confidence in the early resump- tion of better conditions. The evidences of rapid and increas- ing growth are becoming more manifest every day, the number of business blocks in course of erection filling most of the vacancies on the principal job- bing streets, and their character is suff- cient evidence of this statement. Note the extent of the new Furniture Exposi tion and the character of the recently- finished Hirth & Krause building, the Rindge, Kalmbach, Logie & Co. build- ing and others under way. Another indication in the same line is the mania for overhauling and im- proving so many of the older business buildings, including many which would be considered new and modern in most cities. Fire gave the opportunity to modernize the Houseman block, which was not an old building. Then note the steady work of changing to medern fronts and interiors which has been go- ing on in the principal wholesale and retail stores during and since the panic until there has been almost a complete revolution and modernizing of both ola and new buildings. For instance, the new building of Corl, Knott & Co., erected seven or eight years ago, has been rebuilt to meet more modern ideas ; the Blodgett building, in which are the offices of the Tradesman, considered as thoroughly up-to-date and the most sub stantial and complete when it was erected, ten years ago, is now being changed to more modern construction and furnished with larger and faster elevators. Blind indeed must be the man who can not see that this city is now enjoy- ing a period of rapid and substantial growth giving more promise and assur- ance for the future than ever in its his- tory. The rapid increase of its special industry is being supplemented by so great a number of other lines of manu- facture, and the jobbing and distributive trade is reaching out to so great an ex- tent in this and other states, that surely there is little room for the croakings of the pessimist or cause for hesitation in the matter of investment or the prose- cution of any enterprise from this cen- ter. a i Failure of Harvey E. Morse, the Mon- tague Druggist. About a year ago Hoffman & Morse purchased the drug stock belonging to the estate of E. P. Allen for about $500. In July of this year, Mr. Morse pur- chased the interest of his partner and has since conducted the business under the style of H. E. Morse. August 2 he uttered a chattel mortgage to his father, Chas. E. Morse, a farmer living near Montague, covering the entire stock and fixtures, which he estimated at that time to be worth $1,275.11. The amount stated in the mortgage was $1,200, be- ing for alleged borrowed money. A few weeks ago Morse purchased a hill of cigars from Ruhe Bros, of Allentown, Pa., amounting to $50. He sent a check for this amount on the Muskegon County Bank of Montague, signed Hoffman & Morse, at the same time ordering $225 worth of goods, which were shipped. The check subsequently went to protest, because there were no funds in the bank to cover it, when Ruhe Bros_ placed their account in the hands of Wm. E. Osmun, of Montague, who secured a promise from Morse that he would pay the entire amount, at the rate of $25 a month. This promise he failed to keep, and on being pressed by Mr. Osmuns and attorneys representing other credit- ors, he made a common law assignment Oct. 25, naming Wm. E. Osmun as as- signee. There are about twenty credit- ors, whose claims aggregate $1,529.30. Among the creditors are the following: Michigan Bottling Works, Muskegon...... $ 27 40 Fred Brundage, Muskezon................. a1 78 Franke Bros., Muskegon es... .-- -+ eeu es 6 69 M. B. & W. Paper Co., Grand Rapids....... 15 76 D. M. Ambere, Grand Rapids............ - 104 06 A. E. Brooks & Co., Grand KRapids..... ... 11-16 W.H Chamberlin & Co, Chicago......... 15 50 Fred Imgraham, Detroit ..... ...... eee eee 12 25 Pieser Valine Mfg Co., Chicago... ........ 4 50 Lord, Owen & Co., Chicapo,............... 63 75 Simmons Hardware Co., St. Louis, Mo..... 5 05 Boydell Bros., Detroit............ ........5 55 00 Schlitz Brewing Co., Grand Rapids ........ 4 50 J) emesis, Milwaukee. .............-6...4.. Gey Ruhe Bros., Allentown, Fa................. 275 00 Pheinps, Brace & Co., Detroit................ 21 a Estate of Geo. Dowling, Montague......... 25 00 —_-+-_~> 0. Silk Thread Making in America. The first silk thread mill in the United States started with a capital of $35,000. To day its capital is $100,000,000. Mas- sachuseitts and Connecticut have half a dozen important silk thread mills, and California has two. There are a few smaller ones. Nearly $10,000,000 is in- vested in the business. The largest mills employ from 800 to 1,500 hands, a total yearly average of perhaps 11,000 to 15,000. The annual output closely ap- proaches the capitalized values of the plants. There would be mighty few militia companies if the members were com- pelled to wear plain clothes on. parade. pe Paes > ame REM ONCRalNR NIe oe a Er RE ED MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Dry Goods The Dry Goods Market. Staple Cottons—There have been no special developments in staple cottons. There have been bids made for large quantities of brown cottons for export, but at prices that do not appear to be inducements to the manufacturers. Sell- ers have rejected them without question. The demand for brown sheetings and drills is nothing beyond immediate wants. Business in bleached cottons has been quite dull throughout the week, al- though there have been a fair number of small orders coming to hand. The total has been unimportant. Prints and Ginghams—There is but little business to report in printed fab- rics for the week, business having been no more than the average. Fancy dark prints show no change. Prices are steady and stocks have become pretty well cleaned up. Knit Goods—Although it has been the policy of the manufacturer of knit goods not to make up stocks, it is reported that some milis have this season stocks they will be glad to dispose of at almost any reasonable price, and they are quot- ing low and irregular prices to any who are in the market for their goods. The effect of this practice is always imme- diately noticeable in a market as sensi- tive to conditions as that of the knit goods; for there is probably no market where eternal vigilance is so necessary or where it is so completely carried out. This is a necessity on account of the nature of the business and extremely low profits; and in view of these conditions it is gratifying to note the excellent position that the majority of the mills hold. It is only through the greatest care, and the firmness in refusing to pile up stocks generally, that business has been kept in such good standing throughout the extremely dull period of business depression. Eosiery—There is considerable irreg- ularity to be noted throughout the hos- iery department, and the season’s busi- ness has so far been reported to be quite unsatisfactory in both staple and fancy lines, and as the end draws near, here is much less satisfaction to both domestic agents and the importers than was supposed at the beginning of the season. The demand for heavy knit goods has been comparatively small, the weather, of course, having had full weight with this business, Sweaters, golf and cycling hose have secured a fair business for the time of year, but, of course, this has not been very large. Sellers are at a loss to account for the general indifference of buyers. They feel that it can not be on account of prices, for, as a rule, they are willing to meet these people nearly half way. They can all do business on a more sat- isfactory basis for themselves than was possible last year at this time, and in only a few places are the spring sea- | son’s sales reported to be satisfactory. These are only for goods that have a wide and solid reputation for intrinsic merit, and a certainty of delivery on time. In looking the market over, as a whole, it is seen that the most unsettled conditions for both hosiery and under- wear are in the lower grades, and that the better lines are less complained of. 2s a__ Cure for the Remnant Trouble. Written for the TrapEsman. Remnants are often reg-rded as a great bugbear in a dress goods stock. They accumulate with wonderful rapid- ity and very often it is found far from an easy matter to dispose of them. Many salesmen argue that one must figure to lose some money on remnants, yet these same salesmen are just the fel- lows who never hesitate about leaving a ‘‘bad end.’’ Look over their stock of remnants and you will find plenty of one and a half and two-yard lengths that are almost unsalable even when quoted at half price or less. I have been behind the dress goods counter for a number of years and it has been my experience that, with proper tact and management, one seldom finds it needful to leave unsalable lengths. I have found it an excelient plan, when a bolt of cloth has been pretty well cut down, to measure what remains and mark the number of yards on the price ticket. Now, say you have ten ora dozen ends with anywhere from seven to eleven yards in each. Keep them to- gether where you can readily put your hand on them, and don't show any of them until you have found out whether your customer wants a dress or a skirt. If she wants a dress show the shorter and the longer lengths in connection with the goods already shown. If she wants only a skirt, hold back the seven- yard lengths and show your eight, nine and eleven-yard lengths. You can cut the eight or nine-yard lengths into two skirt patterns each, and you can geta skirt and a dress pattern out of the eleven-yard length. It can readily be seen that by follow- ing’ this plan there are no bad lengths left. I have been doing this for a num- ber of years and as a general thing have been able to keep my stock free from remnants. This is as good a way to keep from making remnants as I know of ; and the Sure cure for the ‘‘remnant trouble’’ is to avoid making them. Mac ALLAN. DUCK COATS |: MACKINAW COATS ¢ LUMBERMEN’S SOCKS { WOOL SOCKS HOSIERY t P. Steketee & Sons Grand Rapids, Mich. BFFFSSSISSSSSSFFSTSTTSSSTTSTTSSSTSTTTSSTTISTTTSITTG Two Big Specials S$SSSON No. 1. 400 dozen Men’s and Boys’ heavy yarn Mittens in dark colors, at 75 cents per dozen. No. 2. One lot of heavy reversible shawls, regular size, in dark browns and grays, at $1.25 each. Orders by mail or phone receive prompt attention. Voigt, Herpolsheimer & Co., Wholesale Dry Goods, Grand Rapids, Mich. SEELELESOLEELEEESSEEEEELE PELESEESEEEE SESE SES Gf ) Sa th | eel i flit PESTS SSSSTSST SITS SISITFITST TITS ®, ° I'D * POO 'ID sD DO 'D THE GEM UNION SUIT Only combination suit that gives perfect satisfaction. Is double- breasted; elastic in every portion; affords comfort and convenience to \_wearer that are not obtained in any other make. We, the sole manu- facturers and patentees, are pre- pared to supply the trade with a great variety of qualities and sizes. Special attention given mail orders. Grand Rapids. Michigan. _—, Ail lla aA aa lg il hh tn nn A ALL THINGS COME TO HIM WHO HUSTLES WHILE HE WAITS illsaiiite Your Fall Business will be JUST WHAT YOU MAKE IT. Put a little ginger in your business. it good Don’t forget the world moves around each 24 hours—move with it. Be progressive. Buy a few NEW It will do things. They pay a better profit. Besides people will know you as a wide-awake merchant and will choose to trade with one who is up to date. Have you heard of SODIO THE cHEmicaLLy PURE SALERATUS It's NEW, but it’s good and isa winner. We offer beautiful premiums to dealers and consumers and a liberal supply of samples; in fact, we almost sell it for you. Sodio is Michigan Made for Michigan Trade. Write us and we will make it an inducement to handle Sedie. Address MICHIGAN CHEMICAL CO., DETROIT, MICH. ~~ A_A. AAA AA A A ‘ y ee ON ee ee ee ee MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 3 How an Old Butter Jobber Regards the Sale of Oleo. Stroller in Grocery World. A wost vital question of the grocery trade of to-day is, in my opinion, the future of oleo. The big oleo houses of the West have money and they have brains and they have a good thing in oleo, and this good thing they are dili- gently pushing along. When I call oleo a good thing I mean when it takes its mask off and show its colors. I have no use for oleo butter. In all my experience I have never en- countered a subject on which opinions differ so radically as they do on oleo. You will strike one man who thinks oleo is as good as butter. He _ believes it ought to be sold—that it’s a damnable outrage to interfere with its free sale. Then you'll strike another who be- lieves oleo is made in Hades. He thinks it is an equally damnable thing to allow it to be sold even as oleo, or as any- thing. He calls it a counterfeit and a sneaking imitation, and is_ perfectly blind to its really good qualities. Somewhere within the maze of these different opinions lies the truth, and each man must find it for himself. I met an old butter jobber the other day who said some things to me about oleo that are worth printing. He used to sell oleo himself, has been in Chi- cago and seen it made, and, in fact, knows all about it. He is, therefore, well qualified to speak. ‘*T have never known a man who sold oleo,’’ he said, ‘‘who wasn't both a thief and a liar within three months after he started to sell it.’’ ‘“*My dear man!’’ I ejaculated, ‘‘do be careful! Why, do you realize what — strong statement that is? ‘*Certainly I do,’’ he answered, ‘‘and I defy anybody to show me where I'm wrong. I know what I’m talking about, boy. I’ve been there myself.’’ ‘*How can you possibly justify a state- ment like that?’’ [ persisted. ‘‘T’ll tell you how I justify it,’’ was the reply. ‘‘I’ve known hundreds of fel- lows who sold oleo and I've never known one yet who sold it as oleo. They all sell it for butter, because that’s where the profit comes in. If they sold it for oleo there wouldn’t be as-much profit in it as there it in butter, so there'd be no reason to sell it. Very well, The man who sells oleo as butter is a liar to begin with, isn't he?’’ I admitted that it had that look. ‘* And he’s a thief, too,’’ went on the old butter man, ‘‘because he charges an exorbitant profit, and a man who does that is always a thief. He buys oleo at Io cents, say, and sells it as butter for 20 cents. Isn’t he a thief?’’ ‘Oh, I don't Know,’’ I said; ‘‘if get- ting a big profit is stealing, then the world is full of thieves.”’ ‘‘It is stealing in this particular case,’’ persisted the butter man; ‘‘the oleo man robs his customer because he takes his money without giving him the value for it which he implies he gives him. In other words, he obtains his money under false pretenses, and the courts say that’s stealing.’’ I’m not in it with the courts, so I kept still. **T tell you I know what I’m _ talking about,’’ went on the butter man. ‘Why, two years ago I knew a young fellow, sharp as a steel trap, and as honest as the sun. He started in the rocery business and got along right rom the start. After he’d been in business for a few months some infernal sneak representing some big oleo man- ufacturer came along and swelled his head over the profits he could make out of oleo. This salesman showed him how he could make, I think, $15 clear every week by selling a fine grade of oleo instead of butter. He swore no- body could tell the difference, and he even fooled the young fellow himself, which was easy, because he didn’t know anything about oleo. ‘*This young fellow was getting réady to get married, and this increase in profits opened the way to such better living that it addled his brain. He put a lot of it in and pushed it wherever he could. It sold all right, and nobody kicked, but do you know what happened to the grocer? Before he started to sell that oleo he was as straight as a string and had that reputation. Inside of three months afterward he was as shifty as a politician and as tricky as they make ‘em. And people knew it, too, and watched him all the time. He had seen how much money he could make by cheating the people, and it spoiled him Hesold everything adulterated he could, but he charged the full price of the pure. He managed to keep it going for about a year, and in that time he made quite a little money, but people got suspicious of him and gradually quit. Finally he had to shut up, and then he went West. I haven’t heard anything of him for several months. ‘‘Now, there’s a case,’’ went on the butter man, ‘‘where oleo utterly spoiled an honest man. It really ruined him. It made him a thief and a liar inside of a month.’’ ‘‘T don’t think I can agree with you,’’ I said; ‘‘it wasn’t oleo that did this, but the misuse of it. You can misuse any- g. ‘‘Ah,’’ said the butter man, ‘‘but oleo is so much easier to misuse than other things. Its best use is as a mis- use, don’t you see? That’s what it was first made for—an imitation of butter. Its best work comes when it is misused. How many people wouid eat oleo if they knew it? On the other hand, I wouldn’t mind eating it myself if I didn’t know it, for it tastes all right.’ This comes from one of the men who look on oleo as a Satanic invention. While he’s radical in his views, there is still lots of hard sense in what he says; so that oleo now assumes a new role—a maker of thieves and liars. 1. W. LAMB, original inventor of the Lamb Knitting Machine, President and Superintendent. The Lamb Glove & Mitten Go., of PERRY, MICH., controls a large number of the latest and best inventions of Mr. Lamb. It is making a very desirable line of KNIT HAND WEAR The trade is assured that its interests will be promoted by handling these goods. You should always buy PERRIGO'S QQQQ92 O96 FLAVORING EXIRAGIS Manufactured by L. Perrigo Company Allegan, Mich. because they are the best. 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ELY, Salesagent, Alma, Mich. nl a ee ell PostarCano - OnECENT, For only one cent you can have an expert examine YOUR LEAKY ROOF and tell you why it leaks and how much it will cost ‘to stop that hole.” We have had 28 years’ ex- perience in this business, and are reliable and responsible. We have men traveiing and can send them to you on short notice. All kinds of roofs put on and repaired by H. M. REYNOLDS & SON, GRAND RAPIDS OFFICE, CAMPAU & LOUIS. DETROIT OFFICE, FOOT OF FIRST STREET Swnevevenvenenenenvenenenvenevenensenenenene eerie nyt ttyc { i SNUYTVOVYYYT NNT TT TTT ATTA their experiments. you that they are on new article. ; T hey all say ¥ Who urges you to k very presence creates a demand for other articles. QUAAALALLLALUMAALAGAAAAAGLAALLAGGbALbGadAdddddabddde — — — » a oe os oe an ee Ge es eee — — — a “It’s as good as Sapolio,” when they try to sell you = Your own good sense will tell =» ly trying to get you to aid their —s ee eep Sapolio? Is it not the = public? The manufacturers, by constant and judi- —s cious advertising, bring customers to your stores whose —$ = x + ‘ i 2 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Around the State Movements of Merchants. Ellsworth—N. Liscom has opened a meat market at this place. Albion—Frank J. J. Bauer has opened a meat market at this place. Rescue—E. A. Blakeley succeeds Richard H. Case in general trade. Luther—Clarence Ferris has embarked in the grocery business at this place. Morenci—Saulsbury & Hanna succeed J. D. Hanna in the harness business. Cooper—Huntley & Hoare succeeed Howard M. Bigelow in generai trade. Petoskey—J. G. Willis has embarked in the fruit and confectionery business. Detroit—Tena M. Reid has purchased the confectionery stock of Rolin C. Eak- ins. Grant--Colligan & Barnum, grocers, have dissolved, Mr. Colligan succeed- ing. Bangor—Fenimore C. Kent, dealer in harnesses, has removed to Thompson- ville. Caro—Mallory Bros have purchased the meat business of McWethey & Pierce. Homer—Hartung & Hessmer succeed Mrs. G. E. Hartung in the millinery business. Calumet—The grocery store of Otto Parkinen has been closed under chattel mortgage. Kalkaska—Wm. Knowles has sold his meat market to Nelson Cummings and Albert Arnold. Kalamazoo—Neal Nicholson has en- gaged in the confectionery business in the Chase block. Reese—Shiller & Koffman have em- barked in the general merchandise busi- ness at this place. Lennon— Phelps & Stoddard, grocers, have dissolved partnership, R. A. Phelps succeeding. Menominee—Wm. Mallard, of Me- nominee, has purchased the grocery stock of Louis Robert. Bay City—Christ. Merkle will open a shoe store at the corner of Fourth and Johnson streets Nov. 1. Dowagiac—Geo. S. Howard is suc- ceeded by James Glessner in the bakery and restaurant business. Galesburg—The wife of W. A. Bur- dick, the druggist, died last Thursday and was buried Saturday. Owosso—Frank E. Mosely, meat deal- er, has removed to more commodious quarters and added a line of groceries. Harbor Springs—Frank Cook, former- ly engaged in the restaurant business here, will shortly open a flour and feed store. Nunica—Cleveland & Son have sold their drug stock to Geo. C. Gould, of Coopersville, who will take possession Nov. 1. Charlotte—S. B. Rathbun has pur- chased the grocery stock of Chas. Gib- bons and will take possession of same about Dec. 1. Ithaca—A. A. Moy, who has been en- gaged in the grocery and meat ,business at this place for the past ten years, died last week of heart disease. Coldwater—F. E. Calkins bas rented the store building formerly occupied by the grocery stock of C. F. Zapf and will put in a line of groceries. Mulliken—B. I. Whelpiey, formerly engaged in the drug business at this place, but for the past two years en- gaged in the drug trade at Horton, has removed his stock to this place and will re-engage in business here about Nov. 1. Vermontville—The village trustees have instructed the village marshal to enforce the State law relating to the closing of business places on Sunday. West Cooper—H. M. Bigelow hpyjos se his stock of general merchandise to Willard Huntley and Ed. N. Hoare. The new firm will take possession about Nov. 1. Vicksburg—The drug stock belonging to the estate of Dr. Geo. Newton has been purchased by Geo. H. West, for- merly proprietor of the City drug store, at Allegan. Trout Lake—Mrs, Mary Reagan has sold her grocery stock to Harry B. Cline and Alcimus Cline, who will con- tinue the business under the style of Cline Bros. Freeport—It is reported that Buel Wolcott, meat dealer at this place, will remove to Woodland and engage in the same line of trade in partnership with his son, Reuben. St. Louis—A. S. McIntyre has pur- chased the store building occupied by C. S. Harrington & Co. asa clothing store and will refit it for a drug store, taking possession Jan. 1. North Branch—The North Branch Mercantile Co. has been organized with a capital stock of $15,000. The building in which it will conduct busi- ness is neariy ready for occupancy. Pigeon—Foster & Challis, hardware and implement dealers, have made an assignment. The failure is attributed to the credit system and slow collec- tions. Mr. Challis will shortly resume business, Jackson—J. D. Campbell has sold the store building in the Durand block, for- merly occupied by Camp’s Boston car- pet store and now by Richardson & Knight, to C. H Kramer and J. G. Hammond for $17,000. Coopersville—Slater & Hunter suc- ceed E. J. McNaughton in the harness and agricultural implement business. Mr. Slater has been in the employ of Mr. McNaughton for a number of years and Mr. Hunter was formerly engaged in the boot and shoe and men’s furnish- ing goods business. Bay City—Twenty-four years ago Chas. D. Vail, senior member of the firm of C. D. Vail & Co., embarked in the men’s furnishing goods business at this place. From a small beginning the business has assumed large proportions, due to his personal attention and ex- cellent business ability. Traverse City—Thurtell & Gane, Limited, proprietors of the Palace bak- ery, have dissolved partnership. Geo. Gane will continue the business at the same location under the management of his son William. Mr. Thurtell will be identified with the Northern Telephone Co., which will shortly establish an ex- change in this city. East Jordan—Boosinger Bros. have moved their stock of general merchan- dise to the Salisbury brick building, which has been lengthened and thorough- ly rebuilt for them. The store is equipped with an acetylene gas plant and is heated with a hot air furnace. The firm is now more centrally located and occupies the finest-finished store in town. Shelby—A. A. Lewis and L. J). Allen have formed a copartnership under the style of Lewis & Allen and embarked in the dry goods, clothing and shoe business, having purchased the stock formerly owned by P. F. Ernst. Mr. Lewis has been identified with the gen- eral store of Wheeler Bros. for several years and has a wide circle of acquaint- ances. Detroit—Mitchell, Harris & Co. have filed articles of incorporation in the County Clerk’s office. The company will carry on a wholesale millinery business in this city and the capital stock is $25,000, all paid in. The incor- porators are: Arthur D. Mitchell, Wal- ter D. Moody, Charles Garton and Frederick A. Harris, all of Detroit, 500 shares each; Harrison Walter, Clarks- ton, Mich., 500 shares, Manufacturing Matters. Lansing—W. C. Hartman, of this city, has been granted a patent ona centrifugal separator. Grand Haven—The Grand Haven Basket Co. has increased its capital stock from $10,000 to $20,000. Hopkins Station—A. Schafer has erected a grain elevator and feed mill and expects to begin operations by November 1. Escanaba—Work has been begun on the erection of a large woodenware works which, when completed, will give employment to over 200 hands, Battle Creek—L. D. Cooley, of Ovid, has purchased a controlling interest in the Battle Creek Skirt Manufacturing Co. and will take the management of the business. Yale—Local business men are consid- ering the plan of organizing a stock company to engage in the manufacture of the clay fence post recently invented by J. D. Paldi, of Brockway. East Jordan—The present railroad prospects for East Jordan have started real estate to move and several pieces of property have been sold during the past week, at from $40 to $50 per foot front- age. Kalamazoo—Clarence B. Hayes, for the past eight years manager of the Standard Wheel Co., of this place, will shortly remove to Jackson, where he will occupy the same position with the Im- perial Wheel Co. Saginaw—E. B. Gregor, for a num- ber of years superintendent and design- er of the Erd Piano & Harp Co., has resigned his position and, in company with Edward Moran, has embarked in the manufacture of pianos. Hollanc—Lane Van Putten, proprie- tor of the Michigan Toy and Novelty Works, has purchased the wood work- ing shop and grounds of Tim Slagh. He will continue manufacturing wood novelties there and make additions to the plant. Kalamazoo—The Spiral Spring Sus- pender & Garment Co. has been organ- ized for the manufacture of men’s sus- penders and children’s supporters. C. W. Thompson is manager and I. C, Haven has the mechanical supervision of the business. Sault Ste. Marie—The long-talked-of water power canal presents an animated appearance at present. A line of rail- way has been constructed alongside the right of way and four trains are at work hauling dirt out of the canal proper. A large amount will be dumped into the bay, at the upper end of the canal, filling in about forty acres, which will be flatted laterf or manufacturing sites. The canal was begun ten years ago and, after a quarter of a million dollars had been expended, operations were suspended. The canal is to be completed in five years and will have a Capacity of 40,000 horse power. The carbide works has already contracted for one-half of the capacity of the canal and placed orders for the necessary machinery. When all is completed, the carbide works will have a capacity of seventy tons of carbide per day. The Boys Behind the Counter. Tustin—W. I. Steward, who bas been J. H. Worden’s book-keeper for the past three years, has resigned to accept a similar position with the Engel Lum- ber Co., at Cadillac. Ithaca—Ithaca is producing her quota of pharmacists as well as ministers, Frank Cowdre, Fred Munson and Theron Goodwin have decided to make the handling of drugs their life work, and have lately gone to Ada, Ohio, to take the course of study. Ludington—Casper Ramsby, book- Keeper for Butters & Peters, is ona short visit to his home in Petoskey, where he attended a wedding in the ca- pacity of groom. Hastings—H. A. Walldorff has taken the position of Assistant Cashier of the City Bank of Hastings, rendered vacant by the death of W. H. Powers. Mr, Walldorff hails from the Celery City. East Jordan—A. D. Otis, Jr., who for two years past has held the position of book-keeper for W. L. French, has gone to Grand Rapids, where he will take a course in shorthand. Ludington—Miss Rucia Caswell suc- ceeds Miss Ada Gregory in the dry goods store of Olney & Aubrey. Owosso—D. W. Watters has taken a position as book-keeper with Harrison, Swan & Co., the Boston poultry pack- ers. Harbor Springs—M. V. Barnes now has charge of Erwin & Co.’s furniture store. Allegan—Charles B. Thomas, of Cass- opolis, has succeeded Frank Potter as clerk in W. J. Garrod’s drug store. Mr. Thomas is a registered pharmacist of considerable experience. Whitehall—James Bennett, of Mus- kegon, an experienced dry goods sales- man, has accepted a position with Nel- son & Co. Morrice—Ralph Bishop, who has been clerking for Rorick & Lee, has resigned his position, wing to the close confine- ment wearing on his health. Ray Hough succeeds him. Allegan—Fred Riddle, prescription clerk at Wolcott & Letcher’s City phar- macy, will sever his connection with that firm in a few days and goto Men- don to accept a position in Nelson Hower’s drug store. Manton—Jacob Anspack, salesman in B. Danziger’s general store, was mar- ried Sunday to Miss Dora Danziger. After a short honeymoon at Grand Rap- ids, they will go to Howard City, where Mr. Anspack will take charge of the store recently opened at that place by Danziger & Anspack. Benton Harbor—Eugene L. Kreiger, clerk in Chas. Antes’ grocery store, was recently married to Miss Susie D. Rog- ers, of Sodus. St. Ignace—Chas. Whitney, who has clerked several months in the general store at Mulcrone Bros.’, has returned to his home at Standish. ae o__—_ New Rubber Shoe Factory. The Harris Rubber Co. has just been formed at Ansonia, Conn., for the pur- pose of starting a large rubber shoe _ in- dustry to be run entirely independent of the rubber trust. The principal stockholders are J. H. Wettimore, Har- ris Wettimore and A. D. Warner, all of Naugatuck, the last named resigning his position as superintendent of the Goodyear Metallic Rubber Shoe Co., of Naugatuck, to become the general man- ager of the newconcern. A site has been selected in Beacon Falls, a suburb of Ansonia, and a large factory is to be erected to be completed by March 1. The firm expects to commence opera- tions with 300 hands, MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 5 Grand Rapids Gossip The Grocery Market. Sugar—The war between refiners has bad the effect to so lower the market that jobbers have availed themselves of the situation and have bought with more freedom than formerly in a speculative way. This has relieved the refiners of all their surplus stocks, so that in some lines they are oversold. The consump- tive demand is now naturally light, as the canning season is practically over, and the dull season is at hand. Tea—The market is featureless, with the exception that the trade talk of the duty on tea being removed by the next Congress seems to have stopped all buy- ing except for most immediate de- mands. It is the opinion of well-posted tea merchants and cthers that the duty will not be removed. While old stocks of tea remain, the importations will continue light, as they have thus far this season. The consumption of teas has been considerably affected by the high- er price of teas and the low price of coffee. Coffee—Actual coffees remain practi cally unchanged on spot, although firm offers from Brazil are %@¥ cent high- er. The demand has been somewhat improved, and there seems to be a dis- position to take coffee. Mild coffees are quite firm, and a fair jobbing busi- ness is being transacted. Canned Goods—Tomatoes are 2%%c lower East, on account of the favorable weather, which has tended to increase production beyond previous expectation. Corn is unchanged. There is a little enquiry, but no great demand. Noth- ing is doing in peas, which rule at un- changed prices. There seems to be no present demand for Eastern-packed peaches, but some calls are being re- ceived for California goods, chiefly of the cheapest grade. Prices are un- changed. Dried Fruits—The trade in dried fruits is but fair in this market. Prices are comparatively high, except in rai- sins, and the market is likely to hold strong at prices ranging as high as or higher than at present through the sea- son. All West coast fruit, such as prunes, peaches, apricots and pears, is in only medium to light supply, and the export demand is not less than that of last year. New California figs, both the cooking figs and the layer fruit, are on the market, and are in good demand. The layer fruit will take the place in a good part of the foreign fruit, which is unusually high this season. It seems likely that in time the California fig will drive out the Turkish fig, just as the California raisin has cut out the foreign raisin. Provisions—There has been a slight advance throughout the entire list dur- ing the past week. Lard has made a slight advance in a wholesale way. Compound l!ard remains unchanged and the demand is limited, on account of the low prices in pure lard. The ex- port demand is the chief factor in ad- vancing prices, although the home de- mand is very good for this season. Tobacco—The plug tobacco trade is in an interesting condition. The ab- sorption of outside plants by the Amer- ican Tobacco Company has apparently gone no further than taking in the Drummond and Brown plants of St. Louis and the Wright plant of Rich- mond. One of the agreements of the scheme was that each manufacturer was to furnish the brokers a statement of business done and the condition of the business for the last five years. All the manufacturers did this, and, of course, the figures were brought to the notice of President Duke. They showed him which were the strongest and which were the weakest of the factories, the amount of business they did and other details which would serve him well in conducting the plug fights of the future. The American Tobacco Company had between $4,000,000 and $5,000,000 which it could spend in buying out the oppo- sition, and the start was made when the Wrights of Richmond and the Browns and Drummonds of St. Louis were bought out. When these three firms were gathered in, the American Tobacco Company had spent all its money and had no more to invest in other factories which had submitted the items of their condition. While the options given in July do not expire for sometime, Presi- dent Duke’s withdrawal from the agree- ment leaves nothing but a failure of the combination as a result. The collapse will leave the plug market in an _ inter- esting condition. Even’ with the Wrights, the Browns and the Drum- monds as parts of the American Tobac- co Company’s plug interests, Liggett & Myers, Weisinger, Finzer Bros., Sorg, Lorillard and the other independent factories will have an output consider- ably in excess of the American Tobac- co Company, and if the fight is directed against the independent factories it will be made one of the liveliest and most bitter ever known to the plug business. All the independent factories are ex- pecting such a fight and are preparing to meet it, looking for co-operation from the jobbers. The independent manu- facturers profess not to fear any fight that may be brought on. All those who gave figures are in a splendid financial condition, and all have a following which no other factory can get. They declare that a man chews a brand of to- bacco because he likes it, and not be- cause he can get six cuts for the same money that he had been paying for five. —_—__> 2. ___ Hides, Pelts, Tallow and Wool. Hides have been showing a firm front for some time, with advancing tend- ency. The reports, however, show an easier feeling and indicate a decline. To effect sales a concession has to be made. This bobbing of the market looks like the manipulations of the deal- ers of Chicago, who are combined to secure country stocks. Prices are quoted at a lower range, with none for delivery. Pelts are in demand at low prices, with no accumulations. Tallow is strong, with an advancing tendency. Edible sold at %@¥c ad- vance, with a good demand and no sur- plus stock in sight. Wool holds firm at old prices, with a large increase of sales. Some of these sales show a concession, but the soft spots are few. Manufacturers are in need of wool to care for increase of or- ders, for which they have waited pa- tiently. Enquiries are more frequent and holders of wool think their day is near at hand. This country holds the supply of wool and at a lower price than it can be duplicated. When trade does come it is likely to be lively. Wo. T. HEss. >. ___-- J. P. Visner has gone to Greater New York to make E. J. Gillies & Co. a business visit. He will soon return with a lot of special New York Tea and Coffee bargains. Wait forhim. Phone 800. PRODUCE MARKET. Larger Yield Late Apples—New Va- riety of Potato. Apples—Handlers are asking $2@2.50 per bbl. for best winter varieties. The yield of late fruit in this State is turn- ing out to be at least one-third larger than was expected and the quality is also much better than was anticipated earlier in the season. Buyers who pur- chased orchards outright are reaping rich rewards. An instance in point 1s the purchase of the orchard of Aaron Hills, the shrewd Alpine farmer, who originally asked $1oo for his fruit and promptly accepted an offer of $150. The purchaser secured 1,180 bushels of good apples, which he sold at 50 cents per bushel on track at Alpine. Beets—25c per bu. Butter—Dairy is about the same, commanding 17c for choice. Factory creamery is in active demand at 2oc. Cabbage—$4 per too heads for home grown. Carrots—25c per bu. Cauliflower—75c@$1 per doz. There is considerable demand for stock, espe- cially from the Cincinnati and Colum- bus markets. Celery—John Van Dreumel, better known as John Celery, is marketing about 500 doz. bunches per day, which local handlers sell at 15@18c per bunch. Mr. Van Dreumel reports that he has enough stock to meet the consumptive and shipping demands of his customers until Jan. 1, which is only another way of saying that he has a veritable gold mine, as his income from this source is from $60 to $65 per day. Cranberries—Cape Cods command $6 per bbl. or $2@2 25 per bu. Cucumbers—Hot house stock is al- ready in market, commanding Soc per doz. This is the earliest hot house stock that has ever been marketed here. Eggs—Fresh are scarce and firm at 16@17c. Cold storage are in ample supply and weak at 13@!4c. Egg Plant—75c per doz. Grapes—Pony (4-lb.) baskets of Del- awares command toc. Enght pound baskets of Concords, Brightons or Niag- aras command toc. Blue grades are getting scarce and this market will soon have to depend on Ohio and New York shipments. Green Peppers—soc per bu. Honey—Fine new comb commands 12@13¢. Outons—Spanish are now in market, commanding $1.50 per crate. Home grown are coming in freely and all re- ports from the onion sections are to the effect that the yield is large, although the size is not quite up to the average. Dealers pay 25c for Red Globes and Red Weathersfields, holding at 30@35c. A Casnovia correspondent writes the Tradesman that the yield in Eastern Muskegon county is beyond all prece- dent, A. L. Williams—the boss onion and peppermint grower of that section —estimating that his crop will run from 8,000 to 12,000 bushels. Pears—50@75c per bu. for Keefers, which are good size and fine in ap- pearance. Pop Corn—soc per bu. Potatoes—Local handlers are paying 20@25c at outside buying points, hold- ing at 30@35c. Jess Wisler, the Man- celona potato king, is quoting at 28c on track. The late crop turns out to be large all over the country and growers will have to get down in their ideas as to price before the crop will move free- ly. Enquiries from the South and Cen- tral East are pouring in lively, which leads to the belief that the demand will be active as soon as the shipping sea- son fairly opens. Two years ago the railroads assisted Northern growers to market their crop by reducing the clas- sification from fifth to sixth class, which leads many shippers to believe that the same concession can be secured this season in case concerted action is taken in the matter. The Antrim Iron Co. has sent Moseley Bros. and Bunting & Co. samples of a new variety of potato which was originated under its auspices at Mancelona. It is called the Harring- ton Pere, is fair in appearance, unl- form in size, with well-defined eyes, bakes and boils well and yields about 175 bushels to the acre. The company has raised about 12,c0oo bushels this season and expects to produce three or four times as many another season in case the variety meets with the approval of the trade. Quinces—s50@6oc per bu., according to size and quality. Squash—1 gc per Ib. for Hubbard. Sweet Potatoes—Virginias fetch $1 50 per bbl. Jerseys have advanced to $2.50. Turnips—25c per bu. os The Grain Market. During the past week wheat has made an advance of 5c per bushel in all the markets, It was a regular boom market. The receipts were larger than during the corresponding week last year, but our exports were phenomenally large, probably the largest on record. With all the large receipts, the visible showed only 250,000 bushels, while fully 1,500,000 bushels more was expected, which added 2c per bushel advance for the day. Offers to foreigners were ac- cepted as fast as made. It may also be stated that the mills are using upa large amount, as they are all running full capacity. This city probably turned out fully 10,000 barrels during last week. Flour exports are also larger than last year. It now looks as if the top has not been reached. As we said in our last, Russian creps are not up to what was expected. The wet weather in the North- west is also claimed to have ruined millions of bushels. Corn followed wheat in the advance, as the soft weather deteriorated the quality, large amounts being spoiled or rotted, which will affect the final out- put probably 200,000,000 bushels, so an advance can be recorded of 3c per bushel. Oats followed up the general advance. Rye made a gain of 3c per bushel as expected, and bidding up strong. Receipts were 78 cars wheat, 7 cars corn and g cars oats. Millers are pay- ing to-day 65c per bushel for wheat. C. G. A. Vorer. —__—_—_»2.__ Answered by the Parrot. A parrot owned by a leading physi- cian gave signs of possessing ‘‘almost human intelligence’’ the other night. A party of young folks were on the lawn and were spending an hour in guessing riddles Finally a young lady asked: ‘*Why does a dog turn around twice be- fore he lies down?’’ Before anybody could answer, the par- rot croaked: ‘‘One good turn deserves another.’’ >. ____ Colman, the great English manufac- turer of mustard, was once conversing with a society woman, who said: ‘*What a fortune you must make every year off the immense quantities of mus- tard eaten!’’ ‘‘No, madam,’’ said the millionaire, ‘‘not off what is eaten—off what is wasted.’”’ _—~> 0 <> John T. F. Hornburg, proprietor of the New York Electric & Manufactur- ing Co., has transferred his stock and accounts to the Wolverine Brass Works for a consideration of $350. C. W. McPhail has engaged in gen- eral trade at Tallman. The Ball-Barn- hart-Putman Co. furnished the grocery stock. ——___~._2.___- It is proper to write ‘‘ Porto Rico, U. S. A.,’’ but Havana has not yet moved into the United States, and Blanco has hopes. Ce A. F. Richardson is succeeded by M. J. McCarthy in the flour, feed and wood business at 706 South Division street. OEE tere Host anene te 6 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Woman’s World Some of the Mistakes Which Women Make. If, like the immortal Abou Ben Adhem, I should ever have the good luck to reach the abodes of the blest, I should like to be written down as one who loved her fellow women. I delight in the society of women. I believe in them. I glory in the way they will fail in a perfectly simple matter one min- ute and achieve the impossible the next. I never go to a women’s convention without bubbling over with enthusiasm, and tears—they do so many things so well, and make such a mess of so much else! Of course, there is nothing to be as- tonished at in that. Women are bound to make mistakes. They couldn't be the sisters of men and not be as prone to do the wrong thing as the sparks are to fly upwards. The shrewdest and most guileful thing man ever did was to erect a pedestal and put woman on it on the theory she was perfect and could do no wrong. That gave him liberty to criti- cise her every time she tumbled off her perch and to ‘‘make admiration,’’ as Uncle Remus says, whenever she made a mistake. That’s the reason, when a man attempts something too big for him, we hear nothing about it, but when a woman fails we have a whole Wagner opera chorus of ‘‘I told you so’s.’’ A man’s political mass meeting may break up in a free-for-all fight without dis- crediting the parties involved, but woe to the woman’s convention that isn't harmonious aS a prayer meeting. Every- body says it is such a mistake for wom- en to try to argue matters. They can’t be calm and collected and self-contained like men! But there are mistakes and mistakes. There are great big errors and just lit- tle things you wish people wouldn't do, and it is in this latter respect that wom- en chiefly sin. When a man makes a mistake it is generally a great big whopping blunder, that is all wrong from start to finish. A woman’s mistake is, oftener than not, only some little thing that robs a fine deed of fineness or queers some good cause beyond all pos- sibility of redemption. Women’s mis- takes are just as fatal as men’s, only more aggravating, because they are nearly always something that they could remedy if they would. A person may be forgiven for not moving the moun- tain that blocks the roadway, but there is no earthly excuse for not cleaning off the sidewalk. The first and greatest and most amus- ing mistake of our sex is the amazing seriousness with which we take our- selves. We have been told that we were a problem and a wonder, and in the simplicity and credulity of our hearts we have believed it. We have not yet gotten over being surprised that we can do things. If we can write a newspaper Story that anvbody will read; if we can add up a column of figures in a ledger so it will come out twice alike, or do any of the other little common every- day things men have done since time immemorial, we are filled with wonder and delight, and call on the world to come and witness the phenomenon, and the papers to record it. We have found out that we have a few grains of com- mon sense and intelligence, and we have the same artless joy in it as a baby has when it first discovers it has fingers and toes. The mistaken and almost reverential awe with which the woman who isa wife and mother regards the woman who ‘‘does something,’’ to use a femi- nine phrase, is the most amazing thing in the world. The only woman who is a wonder is she who brings up a family of children, who is pulled and hauled and dragged this way and that, who plans and contrives and settles disputes and nurses the sick and dries tears and listens to complaints, and spanks and kisses, and sleeps with one ear listening for the croup and the other listening for the clock to strike when John gets in, and yet doesn’t end her days in the in- sane asylum. Compared to that the woman who merely supports herself leads a life of luxurious ease. There was never a bigger mistake made _ than to suppose it is the so-called working women who reflect credit on their sex and deserve to be glorified in the pub- lic prints. It is the uncomplaining millions of mothers who are martyrs without knowing it. Another mistake that women make very often, and perhaps it is not an un- natural one under the circumstances, is in trying to be like men. The woman who is going into an office, who is studying a profession and is going todo what we call ‘‘man’s work,’’ thinks she advances her interests by being as man- nish as she can be. She often assumes a swaggering air and an ungainly stride, cuts off her hair, wears coats and stiff collars and ties and a bobbed off skirt that looks like it would be trousers if it dared. Nobocy ever made a more fatal mistake. Every imitation is an abom- ination, but the woman who is an imita- tion man isa hoiy terror. It is nothing but crazy folly to pretend a woman can successfully compete with a man in his own line. She succeeds best when she does not even try to doa thing like a man, but does it like a woman. God made our brains as different as he made our bodies, and it is because there is need for the intelligence and strength of both that there is a growing demand and place for women’s work. No work- ing woman subserves her interest by wearing masculine clothes and assuming masculine manners. The rich and fash- ionable daughter of wealth may affect manish tailor-made frocks as a kind of piquant contrast to the luxury of her surroundings; she may indulge in slang and a dainty sportiness uncriticised. It is one of the privileges of money; but the working girl will find the very sheet anchor of success is in clinging to old- fashioned, unadulterated womanliness. There is no record yet of an employer marrying a stenographer who wore short hair and a mannish, so called rational, dress. The jolly good fellow theory is another mistake. There are thousands of agree- able virtues that women possess, but be- ing a jolly good fellow isn’t one of them. She may be bright, witty, genial, tactful, charming; but let her beware of being a jolly good fellow. Men and women Can never meet on an equal so- cial plane any more than they can on an equal business plane. It is always well to recall the fact that the universe was made for man and that woman wasn't even thought of in arranging the laws and conveniences by which it was toberun. Hence it is that man may al- ways do some things with impunity that women never can, and it is just as well to recognize that truth soon as later, I know the temptation for a woman to be a jolly good fellow is strong enough. Men are always dangling it before our eyes and telling us about some other women in a tone of voice that indicates they think it the most delightful atti- tude on earth, but watch out, little sis- ter; they may go to see the woman who tells queer stories and sings risque songs and can dance skirt dances punctuated by kicks at the chandelier, but if you Will notice, when they start on the march to the altar, they are ac- companied by some demure mouse of a girl who couldn’t say boo to a goose. It may not be exciting to stay a woman when you were made one, but it is an eminently safe and respectable career. Sometimes the mistakes we women make are made in the aggregate by the clubs and societies to which we belong, and there is such a pressing need for the fool-killer that I am often filled with wonder and amazement that there is a single one of us alive. We go off half- cocked; we are sv daft to reform this and reform that, that we don’t wait to find out whether it needs reforming or not, and if it does, whether we are equal to the job. We organize societies, and half the time if any one were to ask us_ sud- denly, as Charles Lamb used to ask his maid servant, why we were here, we couldn't tell for the life of us. In our overflowing sympathy we sign any kind of a petition, endorse any kind of a fraud and give any kind of a humbug a certificate of character, hecause we are sorry for them, poor things, and when we do find a good cause it is pure luck if we don't kiil it by injudicious and rabid championship. We raise a hulla- baloo that rasps the country from one end to the other every time a bottle of wine is broken over a ship's prow and give a jab or two with our parasols at any other windmill we may happen to stumble on, and then—God save the mark—fancy ourselves reformers; and that’s another feminine mistake. After all, who would want to live with a woman who never made mistakes? Not I, for one. When we think over the people we love the best it is not those who are austerely perfect that we re- member most tenderly, but those who make mistakes and blunders and re- pent them—and then make them over again next day. Dorotuy Drx. —_—_>0+___ The Fruit and Produce Market at St. Louis. St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 24—It has been stormy, with heavy rains, snow and cool weather here, which has, to a great ex- tent, interfered with business in fruits and produce. The demand has in- creased, not alone locally, but from the Southern States, where ‘‘fever condi- tions’’ are much improved and restric tion by quarantine has been raised. The South is buying, which takes consider- able from this market. The receipts of produce here have been light. Storms have prevented farmers from drawing to market and, with an improved de- mand, prices in all lines are higher, with no accumulation of anything in this market. Markets are all firm, with a good demand. However, it is the general opinion that, as soon as the weather clears up and 1s settled, so that farmers can move their produce which is ready for market now, it will move to market freely and present prices can not be maintained. Potatoes—Receipts light; not suffi- cient to supply demand, which is good, and prices have advanced 3@5c per bu. Market closes strong, with nothing on track in first hands offered for sale and buyers making bids to buy to arrive. Prices to-day are as follows: Choice to fancy white potatoes, when bright, clean, matured and _ well-sorted—Bur- banks, Snowflakes, Rurals, Green Mountains or Carmens—38@42c; Peer- less, Hebrons and straight white mixed, 35@38c; Rose and other Reds, 34@36c; common to fair, 3@4c less. Fancy Early Ohios or Red Cut Rose would sell at 35@4oc to store for seed in the spring. Onions—A good demand prevails for really fancy, bright, dry, clean stock, Red Globes or Red Weathernelds. Some fancy Red Globes have arrived and sold readily. The best stock is coming from Minnesota and Wisconsin, while Michigan stock is generally “very poor. Prices to-day are: Fancy Red Globes, if dry and bright, 40@42c ;° Red Weathersfields and Yellow Danvers, 37@ 4oc; common to choice, 25@35c, as to condition and quality. Good onions are wanted and will sell readily. Cabbage—The demand is active for fancy, hard, Green Holland, small to medium sized heads selling at $7.50. per ton. Large heads, Danish, flat Dutch and kraut cabbage sell at $5 @6 So per ton. White Beans—Much more interest is manifested. Prices are held slightly higher, but buyers are not willing to pay an advance. Choice handpicked pea— new or crop of 1897—are selling at $1.10 @1.11 per bu. Choice screened pea, $1.0244@1.05. These prices are in car- lots, sold to arrive, seamless grain bags. Apples—The situation here is quite favorable. Receipts of poor, bulk stock are over, and some very nice No. 1 and No. 2 red and green varieties, well packed in 3-bu. bbls., are arriving and command good prices. Prices to-day range: Fancy, No. 1, desirable vari- eties, $2.85@3; choice No. 1, mixed, mostly desirable varieties, $2.65@2.80; choice No. 2, $1.75@2.25, if well packed slightly more; fancy red apples are wanted and are in good demand. Some New York stock is being offered at $2.75@3 to arrive, claimed to be fancy, well packed. General price Mich- igan and New York loading points No. 1 fancy is $2 50 f. o. b. loading station. MILLER & TEASDALE Co. —_—_>2.__ Push in busy seasons, and in dull sea sons still push. —_—_2~.__ “‘Look one step onward, and secure that step.’’ FOLDING PAPER BOXE Printed and plain for Patent Medicines, Extracts. Cereals, Crackers and Sweet Goods, Candy, Cough Drops, Tobacco Clippings, Condition Powders, Etc. Bottle and Box Labels and Cigar Box Labels our specialties. Ask or write us for prices GRAND RAPIDS PAPER BOX CO. PHONE 850. 90 Monroe St., Opposite Morton House 81,83 ano 85 CAMPAU ST.. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Henry M. 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When writing to any of our Advertisers, please that you saw the advertisement in the Michigan Tradesman. E. A. STOWE, EpirTor. WEDNESDAY, - = - OCTOBER 26, 1898. HELD UP BY THE GANG. Wm. T. Hess is a well meaning, well-to-do citizen of Grand Rapids who has long enjoyed an enviable reputation for integrity and loyalty to local inter- ests, having furnished a portion of the capital and credit to build up one of the largest manufacturing industries in the city—an institution which furnishes em- ployment to more men than any other manufacturing establishment in the city. Some months ago Mr. Hess conceived the idea tbat an interurban electric line from this city to Holland would be a good thing for Grand Rapids and, in- cidentally, for Mr. Hess. He accord- ingly associated himself wth a couple of gentlemen who bave had somewhat extended experience in exploiting en- terprises of this character and, after securing a franchise to enter Holland under favorable circumstances and op- tions on the right-of-way between this city and Holland, he asked the Common Council of Grand Rapids to grant him permission to enter the city from the southwest and run a loop around some block in the central portion of the city. Instead of going at the matter as most people do who seek franchises of this character, Mr. Hess openly stated that he was not a boodler, that he would not pay a cent for the vote of any alderman, because he believed his project was a worthy one and that the aldermen would so regard it. He was frequently in- formed by his friends that he was mak- ing a mistake; that the Common Coun- cil of Grand Rapids is made up of a considerable number of boodlers who will not record their votes in favor of any matter of public interest unless there is ‘‘something in it’’ for them. Mr. Hess insisted that this belief was an erroneous one and that, after the underhanded opposition of the Consoli- dated Street Railway and another great transportation interest had spent its force, the aldermen would view the matter in the proper light and grant him the concession he craved. The matter bas hung fire for several months, culminating in the adoption of an or- dinance which shows the cunning hand of the consolidated monopoly, which, although it can not get what it wants itself, has evidently determined to pur- sue a ‘‘dog in the manger’’ policy and prevent competing lines from gaining a foothold in the city eet on terms ac- ceptable to itself. While it is not probable that every alderman who voted for the ordinance in its present form was actuated by mercenary motives, yet it is apparent, even to a casual observer, that a large portion of the votes so recorded repre- sented so many bribes, paid in cash or other adequate considerations. It is a very unfortunate state of affairs that Grand Rapids or any other city should be at the mercy of a gang of ruffians whose sole reason for holding office is that they may plunder the city and blackmail the people who seek con- cessions in order that they may exploit enterprises which would be of inesti- mable value to the commercial interests of the city. How lung the people will permit themselves to be misrepresented and mulcted by such a class of profes- sional politicians remains to be seen. The fact that the window glass man- ufacturers have been unable to make a wage settlement with the workers is creating consternation in the trade. A few more independent factories may be started and the imports may be in- creased to 100,000 boxes per month, but with this there ‘is no possibility of getting more than half enough glass to meet the demand. Unless there is a general resumption glass will be scarce within sixty days. The glass made by the independent and co-operative facto- ries has all been contracted for by job- bers. The stumbling block to a general resumption is Simon Burns, President of the Window Glass Workers’ Associa- tion. As an election of officers is on, and, as Mr. Burns is assured of a re- election, he will continue his present policy under the impression that it meets with the approval of the majority of the workers or they would not re-elect him to office. A number of the work- ers threaten to break away from the or- ganization and go to work. Vestadium is a recently discovered white metallic alloy, of a beautiful ap- pearance and great strength. It seems to meet with as quick and general an acceptance as was the case with alumi num. It is said to be firmer and much more practical than any other known metal of equal specific gravity. It is claimed to be composed chiefly of an aluminum alloy, and only weighs one- third as much as aluminum of the same size. Furthermore, it is said not to rust, to withstand sulphuric acid, to take a fine polish, never to tarnish, and, once polished, never to require cleaning. That was a very handsome reception Southampton gave the American line steamer St. Louis when it arrived on tts first trip since the war. The Stars and Stripes floated from public buildings, great quantities of bunting were dis- |. played throughout the town, church chimes were rung and salutes were fired. On reaching its dock the vessel was greeted with cheers from thousands of throats. The entire incident was strikingly illustrative of the cordial re- lations existing between Great Britain and the United States. Santiago de Cuba is enjoying such good fruits of American control that it will be singular if she does not become an object of envy to all the other Cuban towns. She suffered first and worst, but she is having her reward in the first good government she has had in nearly four hundred years! England may soon draw on the large deposit of sympathy which she placed to her credit in this country a few months ago. GENERAL TRADE SITUATION. Events and political complications during the week since last issue have been such as would naturally be ex- pected to create serious disturbance, es- pecially in speculative trade; but the general strength of the situation has been such as to meet all of them with but the slightest material effect. In- deed, the war rumors over the African complications seemed to have more of a stimulating effect in the cereal price situation last week than a depressing influence in the general stock market. The local election agitation has natural- ly exerted a depressing influence in transactions, but seems to have had lit- tle influence in prices. But with these adverse influences it would not be strange if the announcement of the anti- pooling decision by the Supreme Court this week should have caused a decided reaction in railway securities. It is therefore a matter for congratulation that shares only yielded about a dollar and then showed a tendency to prompt recovery again. The wheat market last week showed a decided advance until near the close, when a sharp reaction set in, which is still in evidence. The latter seems to have been simply the natural result of the too rapid advance, and, in view of the fact that futures are higher even than they were a year ago, there can be little doubt of an early recovery again. Export demand continues heavy, tread- ing close on the heels of the unprece- dented movement of last year. The iron and general industrial situa- tion shows little change. New orders in the iron manufacture are reported less urgent, but there are in hand enough to keep the works busy for months to come. The lessening of or- ders, however, is not considered as hav- ing any material significance beyond the natural effect of the numerous disturb- ing influences already referred to. It is worth noting that the reports of new railway construction—twenty-two hun- dred miles for nine months-—-indicate a renewal of the old-time activity in that direction to an extent which promises a considerable influence. The textile situation shows indica- tions of improvement on account of the better understanding and co-operation among manufacturers, manifested in im- proved demand and stronger quotations. Cotton shows an advance of % cent, at- tributed to the unfavorable weather con- ditions in the cotton states. Sales of wool continue small as compared with last year and there is little improvement to be noted in the manufacture. Boots and shoes continue to exceed the out- put of any preceding year at the East Clearing house reports for last week showed a record exceeding any corres- ponding week in the past, although the excess is but slight. PORTO RICO CITIZENSHIP. Now that the island of Porto Rico has been annexed to the United States, the question of the exact legal status of its 800,000 inhabitants becomes one of con- siderable importance. Its settlement will depend upon the terms of the treaty of peace with Spain, and upon subse- quent legislation by our Congress. The general rule of international law is that the relations of the inhabitants of a ceded territory to their former sov- ereign are dissolved and that they be- come citizens or subjects of the new sovereignty. Under this rule, broadly considered, the Porto Ricans become citizens of the United States; but it is a_ well-recognized principle of interna- tional law that, as a naturalized citi- zen’s allegiance to a state is purely stat- utory, he returns, when released there- from, to his original status. Thus per- sons in Porto Rico who became natur- alized citizens of Spain now become again citizens of the sovereignties under which they were born. If any such per- sons do not accept American citizen- ship, or if there are those who refuse to surrender their allegiance to Spain or abide by the new regime, they have their remedy in removing from the is- land, or accepting all the disability at- taching to immigrants to the United States who do not become citizens of this country. In the case of the acquisition of New Mexico the residents of the territory were accorded American citizenship by specific provision of the treaty with Mexico. This, in fact, has generally been the procedure with people sim- ilarly conditioned. It may be prudent, however, for the commission at Paris to avoid any reference to Porto Rico again. In that event the operation of international law would confer Ameri- can citizenship on the islanders, the general principle being that where a treaty is silent upon the subject citizen- ship changes with the soil. All Porto Ricans except those born subject to a third power and those who may elect to remain citizens of Spain, having come under the sovereignty of the United States, Congress must deter- mine the extent to which they shall be entitled to exercise the rights and priv- ileges of citizenship. They will be en- titled to the protection of the United States at home and abroad, and, pend- ing the action of Congress, they will be given such civil rights as to local self- government as may be deemed advis- able by the Washington administration. Congress must determine whether citi- zens of Porto Rico, on removing to the United States, will be given all tie rights of citizens of the several states, or whether they will be required to take some form of oath. Nearly 750,000 letters handled by the English postal system last year were so illegibly dated and addressed that they could be neither delivered nor returned to the writers. The letters undelivered for various reasons, but returned to the senders, were very numerous, and they had inclosures all told of the value of $500, ooo. In his address to the Harvard students the otber day, Rev. Dr. Edward Ev- erett Hale laid down three rules which he said had been the greatest help to him in life. They were: Be in the open air all you can; rub against the rank and file daily, and every day hold intimate conversation with a superior. It begins to look very much as if we would have to give the don a friendly lift to get him out of Cuba. He can't buy transportation, and walking is not good across the intervening space. The long hair ona man too poor to have it cut looks as bad as the long hair on a crank who wears it as a fad; but he has a better excuse for looking bad. It will soon be time for governors to issue Thanksgiving proclamations. They can certainly be thankful that they are alive and have turkey. Spain is like Corbett, an everlasting talker, asserting that she was knocked out only by a chance blow. MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 9 COAL PRODUCTION IN 1897. The report on the production of coal in the United States for the year 1897, by Prof. Edward Wheeler Parker, of the United States Geological Survey, has been issued. Coal is one of the most important in- dustrial agents in the world and is the source of nearly all the power used in the economic operations of modern life. Coal is power stored up in the earth for human use, and the more it is em- ployed the higher in civilization and in- dustrial progress rise the races and peo- ples who use it. The production of coal in 1878 in the United States reached the highest point ever known in this country—namely, over 200,000,000 tons, Of this, 52,500,000 tons was anthracite, the residue, or three-quarters of the whole, being bituminous coal. Anthracite is mined chiefly in Pennsylvania, and to some extent in Colorado and New Mexico. Bituminous coal making up the great- est amount of the mineral fuel mined, and being found in about thirty of the states of the Union, it is an object of more _ general interest than the other. There are eighteen states whose product ex- ceeded 1,000,000 tons. Two of these exceeded 20,000,000 tons and four ex- ceeded 10,000,000 tons. ‘There were eleven states in 1897 pro- ducing more than 3,000,000 tons of bituminous coal, as compared with ten in 1896, Kansas having passed that fig- ure for the third time in her history. Three of these eleven states are west of the Mississippi River—Colorado, Iowa and Kansas. The other eight were Ala- bama, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. The total bituminous coal product of the eight Eastern States was II9,204,914 short tons, an average of nearly 15,000,000 tons each; the three Western States aggregated 11,027,580 short tons, an average of about 3,675,000 tons. There were in all thirteen coal- producing states east of the Mississippi River, whose aggregate product ir 1897, exclusive of Pennsylvania anthracite, was 124,062,806 short tons, against eighteen states west of the Mississippi River, whose product aggregated 23,- 727,096 short tons. Pennsylvania leads with 54,597,000 tons of bituminous coal. Illinois is second, with 20,000,000 tons; West Vir- ginia is third, with 14,000,000; Ohio is fourth, with a product of 12,000,000. Alabama takes the fifth place, witha product of 5,800,000 tons. In the last decade the price per ton of coal at the mines has generally declined, so that it has constantly averaged below one dol- lar. The highest production of coal in the world in 1897 was made (226,000, 000 tons) by Great Britain. The United States, with 200,000,000, came next, and Germany third, with 132,000,000, All other nations are far behind. About the year 1890 the introduction of machines for mining coal took place, greatly decreasing the cost of extracting the product. The use of machines has steadily increased in most of the coal states, and this fact accounts for the de- cline in the price of coal in the face of an increasing consumption. OUR NEW COLONIES. With the formal annexation of Porto Rico, the work of formulating a scheme of government for the possessions which have come into the power of the United States as a result of the war with Spain must now begin. That this problem is a difficult one everybody recognizes; but it must be solved satisfactorily for all that, and with as little delay as pos- sible, That our flag will fly over these new possessions, and that they will be to all intents and purposes American soil, goes without saying; but whether we will consider them territories, states, dependencies or colonies is the question to be debated. There seems to be prac- tically unanimity of opinion in so far as statehood is concerned. All appear to be agreed that it would be impolitic in the highest degree to admit any of these new possessions to statehood, for the reason that they are inhabited by a for- eign race and so thickly populated as to leave little hope that their people can be completely amalgamated with our own peace-loving, thrifty and enter- prising American stock. Moreover, having been acquired by conquest, these people have no just claim to statehood and equal rights with the states of the Union. To continue these possessions as mere dependencies, without local autonomy, is rather foreign to the American idea of liberty, although incapacity on the part of some of the islands for self-gov- ernment may make it necessary to retain such islands as dependencies for a long time to come. A choice really is re- stricted to the territorial and colonial forms of government. With the former we have had ample experience, while with the latter we have had no experi- ence whatever, although Great Britain has conducted so many colonies with conspicuous success as to suggest the prospect that we also might prove suc- cessful as colonizers. The territorial form of government has the disadvantage of making the new territories integral parts of the United States, so far as laws and police power are concerned. Thus our tariff laws would cover the new _ possessions if maintained as territories, and they would not be able to raise a separate revenue from customs. Moreover, our laws might not meet the needs and pe- culiar circumstances of a people whose customs, language and habits differ so extensively from our own. If main- tained as colonies, the new possessions could be granted practical autonomy as far as internal affairs areconcerned. A colonial form of government would obviate the necessity for admitting their products into the United States free of duty, to the prejudice and destruction of our own industries. It would enable the islands to have separate laws, better adapted to their peculiar needs, and it would also enable them to raise revenue sufficient, both from customs and _ taxa- tion, to run their government machinery without being a burden upon the Nat- ional Treasury. Naturally, our colonies would be expected to allow a_preferen- tial duty on American products, and we, on our part, would have to discrim- inate in favor of colonial products. The colonial idea is being seriously considered in connection with plans for the government of the conquered terri- tories, and the protection of American industries demands that the idea should be given careful examination. In the great cities of Japan several of the streets are devoted to the sale of cer- tain lines of merchandise. In one street you will find nothing on sale but wooden shoes ; another is devoted exclusively to wooden and willow wares; another to paper lanterns, while one street re- sembles a forest of bamboo, where the thousands of bamboo articles are sold. THE INVASION OF EUROPE. In the midst of wars and rumors of wars, the world will be surprised to learn that the continent of Europe has been invaded by the American trades- man. In spite of the power of precedent, in spite of excellence in workmanship, the centers of the iron and steel trade in the English Isles are feeling as they have never felt before the competition result- ing from the introduction of American manufactures. Glasgow and Hastings were lately in want of water pipes, and both towns have awarded contracts to an American firm, the bid being lower than the English manufacturer. Liver- pool needed rails for street cars and is busy in laying down the American- made article; and Plymouth is having her wants supplied from the same source. Not an English road is free from the American bicycle and the fa- vor shown to the machine from Yankee- land is full of suggestions. An agent of American steam-engine works has re- cently secured a contract for an English order of $150,000, and two men have been sent to St. Petersburg in answer to proposals for building a large number of locomotives for Russian railroads, while the American market has sent to the other side 150,000 tons of pig iron and steel during the last six months and the exports of machinery and manu- factured goods are increasing. In the matter of food the same in- roads have been made. A leading Chi- cago packing firm has just started a system for furnishing American beef to the English market daily direct from refrigerator cars without help or hin- drance from wholesale houses or agents. Within a few weeks enormous quanti- ties of American beef will rush across the country to the seaboard and thence to England by fast steamships. An idea can be gained of the importance of the undertaking from the statement that the scheme calls for the expenditure of more than $800,000 in the plant of the firm at the Chicago stock yards. When it is remembered that London until now has been the British center of dressed beef, it can readily be understood how great an invasion has been made into the very interior of the English nation. It has been predicted that the univer- sal use of the wheel in all parts of the United States would ruin the business of horse raising. Not so. When the home demand fell off, the exportation of the animal became an important fac- tor in the foreign trade of this country. It has never been so large as now, amounting in a year to 51,150 horses, worth $6,176,569, an average of $120.75 Ten years ago the horses exported amounted in price to $500,000. The list need not stop here. In spite of vigorous opposition, the apple from the American orchard will find its way to stay into the European market; and American pork has already made for it- self lasting friends on the other side of the Atlantic. The continent from Spain to the Arctic Sea has been invaded by the enterprise of the American trades- man and it is only a question of time when it will surrender at discretion and, let us hope, kiss the hand of its con- queror. KNOCKING FOR ADMISSION. Although the matter has attracted but small public attention, owing to the many great events which have diverted the popular mind recently, it is, never- theless, a fact that several of the West India colonies of Great Britain have in- augurated a serious movement having for its object annexation to the United States. While no one believes that this movement fur annexation can ever amount to anything, it, nevertheless, serves to exemplify the serious condi- tions of an industrial character existing in the islands. The main staple product of the HBrit- ish West Indies is sugar. This crop has gradually become less and less profit- able, owing to the competition of cheap bounty-fed European beet sugars, which have almost driven the colonial sugars out of the British markets. The deci- sion of the European beet-growing countries not to abolish the bounties and the refusal of England to resort to coun- tervailing duties have increased the em- barrassments of the West India colonies until there is danger of wholesale bank- ruptcy. Added to their other difficulties are the results of the war between the United States and Spain. Cuba and Porto Rico will now be able to put their sugars in American markets under more favorable conditions than can the British West Indies. This fact will shut them out of American markets and §sstill further depress their sugar industry. While Jamaica may be able to resort to something else besides sugar, the other islands do not appear to have any other recourse but to stick to sugar. In their desperation the colonists are seeking by annexation to secure the advantage of a free market in the United States, It is either this purpose or a desire to coerce the home Government into pla- cing a countervailing duty on bounty-fed sugars that actuates the annexationists. Unfortunately for our West India friends, it takes two to make a bargain, and certainly the United States has no desire to annex them at the risk of offending Great Britain. Their clamor for annexation is, therefore, utterly hopeless, except as a means of arousing the mother country to a full realization of the misery prevailing in her colonies and urging her to take some remedial steps. Twenty years ago American shoes were unknown inGermany. Within the past eighteen months the amount of ex- ports has increased rapidly. The many improvements in American machinery and the careful attention paid by Amer- ican manufacturers to style and finish have placed American shoes in the front rank. The demand for American shoes in Germany has not been created through the efforts of manufacturers, but through consuls and resident Americans. Many Germans are now ordering shoes from American retail houses and have them sent over by freight. ‘‘An American,’’ says the Consul at Leipsig, ‘‘can always be distinguished in a European crowd by his shoes.’’ There is plenty of wood in this country, and no reason why the United States should not make wooden shoes for Dutchmen. Last spring William Waldorf Astor wagered the sum of $2,500 with General Owen Williams, of the British army, that he could get a section of one of the famous redwood trees of California so large as to furnish a table at which twenty-four people could be seated. Mr, Astor has just won his bet, as last week he entertained no less than twenty-seven guests around such a table. The ex- pense of getting the section over to England, it is safe to say, would be many times the amount of the wager. Debs has stopped talking because there is no longer any money for him in vocal agitation. pee maa ky rae papnd Ate 4 ‘ ated Da stories a % i + me 10 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN ‘y Fruits and Produce. How the Potato Situation Is Regarded in Minnesota. From the Minneapolis Commercial Bulletin. There is an even monotony about the potato market that is anything but inter- esting to any one engaged in the busi- ness of producing and handling pota- toes. The market is low,and promises to stay about that way for the entire fall. The weather is against any heavy ship- ment or any extensive harvesting of potatoes, while the demand is not what might be expected if the weather were bright. =George E. Bryant, of McLean, Bryant & Co., says the market is no stronger than last week, the demand being large- ly from local retailers. The best stock to sell to retailers here putting in stocks for the winter is the Burbank variety, or at least some white straight variety. Peerless and Snowflake come next in de- sirability to the Burbank, although the Early Ohio is much sought for at prices at the top of the market. The outside demand is very quiet. Reports from Wisconsin are to the effect that the crop is large and of good quality. Eastern and Chicago buyers are in the Wiscon- sin fields, paying from 17 to 18 cents. There are a good many potatoes west of here that must be marketed this way. =». H. Hall says his predictions of the potato crop are mainly true, namely that that there is a fairly large crop all over the potato producing country, with a good general quality. Prices just now are a little better than they may be ex- pected to average, because the continued rains have made digging slow. But on the whole prices cannot be expected to be any better than they now are, during the fall potato season. Dealers are pay- ing in this market 23 to 25 cents for straight white varieties, and from 20 to 22 cents for other varieties. Early Ohios are worth 25 cents. Movement of pota- toes in Wisconsin and Michigan is very free. There is some complaint of rot- tage in New York, but the crop will probably be larger than that of last year. The New England crop is much larger than last year. Mr. Hall expects the market here to be to cents higher now than in the spring. ——_> 0. ____ How Preserved Eggs Are Regarded in England. From the London Grocer. We may expect to hear more about preserving eggs, but one fact is undeni- able—we are not likely to find the re- sulting product on our breakfast tables yet a while. It is impossible to use all the eggs laid in summer, and eggs being more plentiful at one season of the year than another has led to the trial of many methods of preservation. It seems to promise a large profit if eggs can be kept, from the time when they are plen- tiful and cheap, to be sold when they are everywhere scarce and dear, and the means of making this augmented profit has been diligently sought for. A century ago (February 8, 1791!) William Jayne was granted letters patent for preserving eggs and Jayne’s egg pickle—lime, cream of tartar and water —is one of the most successful preserv- ers in extensive use at the present time. Since 179! some hundred letters patent have been granted for the United King- dom alone, for preserving eggs, but trade experience demonstrates conclu- sively that the generality of these proc- esses are more interesting experiments than practical commercial methods, and importers are well aware that any proc- ess of preserving at the expense of qual- ity, when coupled with a large outlay of cost and labor, is a risk simply out of the question. The ‘‘egg pickle’’ in- troduced by Jayne 107 years ago involves the least expense and trouble. How- ever, a pickled egg is an inferior and spoilt egg, cracking when boiled and good for culinary purposes only. It may be accepted as a commercial fact that all preserved eggs are stale— be they preserved with lime-water or water glass, or treated with oleaginous substances, carbonic acid, etc., or kept in cold storage—and there is no trouble whatever in selecting the fresh from the treated article when the shells are broken or after the eggs have been poached or boiled. A scientific investigation of the measures hitherto taken to preserve intact the complex chemical nature of the contents of an eggshell necessarily leads to the inference that the means employed is directly opposed to the retention of those special qualities of milkiness, limpidity and _ purity of flavor which are the essential character- istics of the genuine article. From the consumer's point of view it would appear that if grocers, etc., would only act judiciously in the matter of their purchases and only take eggs in which they have entire confidence, fresh eggs would be less rare and the old and stale would sell for what they were worth. However, as this is impracti- cable, and cold storage has not proved the unequivocal success anticipated, those interested in acquiring reliable produce must exercise greater care now- adays than formerly in making pur- chases. As a rule, those who deal in perish- able goods have not the training requi- site for investigating that which most nearly concerns them, and there can be no denying the fact that we are indebted to scientists, and not traders, for our improved supply of perishable prodvce from distant countries. Although the facts are not generally known, there is ample evidence to prove that eggs can be scientifically treated, but hitherto the cost has been prohibitive. Were it possible to treat eggs at their source of origin, the egg problem, as far as_for- eign eggs are concerned, would be solved. That trading in stale eggs pays may be inferred from the fact that there are firms that handle from seventy-five to ninety million eggs annually, hence any means that can eliminate risk in trading with .such a perishable article as an. egg inaugurates an entirely new industry, and persons exporting eggs from distant countries can not fail to realize profits hitherto never dreamed of in any trade or industry. ———_>0.—____ An Egg Hint Worth Knowing. From the Philadelphia Grocery World. We have lately seen some lots of eggs which have evidently been dirty when collected, but which the packers have washed as clean as possible, with the hope of increasing their value. For the most part they arrive in bad order and largely rotten. When a dirty egg is soaked in water sufficiently to enable one to remove the dirt on it the gelat- inous substance which ordinarily fills the pores in the lime of which the shell is mostly composed becomes dissolved, subjecting the inside of the egg to the destructive effect of the air. In warm weather wet eggs soon decay and some of these washed eggs lately received here have been almost worthless, while sound candled dirties are worth a good price. —___» +. Don’t try to begin on top. Begin at the bottom, and you will be surer of reaching the top, sometime. FREE SAMPLE TO LIVE MERCHANTS Our new Parchment-Lined, Odorless Butter Packages. Light as paper. The only way to deliver Butter to your customers. (JEM FIBRE PACKAGE C0., DETROIT. POULTRY WANTED Live Poultry wanted, car lots or less. Write us for prices. H. N. RANDALL PRODUCE CO.,Tekonsha, Mich. Sweet Potatoes and Cranberries And all other Seasonable Fruits and Vege- tables, wholesaled in all quantities at the Only Best Place. VINKEMULDER COPIPANY, Grand Rapids. NESIITTTTTSTIFTSSSSTTTTTTSTTGTTSSSTTTTTGTSTSTTSGTTFTTS SEELELESLELSOSE CRANBERRIES, JERSEY and VIRGINIA SWEET POTATOES, Grapes, Apples, Celery, Spanish Onions, Lemons, Oranges and Bananas. Bunting & Co., Jobbers, Grand Rapids, Michigan. POTATOES, BEANS, ALL KINDS FIELD SEEDS Everyone reading this advertisement—you are read- ing it now—who trades in BEANS, POTATOES, SEEDS, APPLES, ONIONS, if in the market to buy or sell, is requested to correspond with MOSELEY BROS., and these we can always SEEDS =: ALFRED J. BROWN SEED CO. 24 and 26 North Division Street, Grand Rapids, Mich. 26-28-30-32 Ottawa Street, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. ' The best are the cheapest Ship Us Your —___, BUTTER, EGGS, POULTRY, VEAL, GAME, FUR, HIDES, BEANS, POTATOES, GREEN AND DRIED FRUIT Or anything you may have. We havea No. 1 lo- cation and a large trade and are fully prepared to place all shipments promptly at full market price and make prompt returns. If you have any ap- ples do not dispose of them before corresponding with us. Thecrop is very short this season and there will be no low prices. Please let us hear from you on whatever you may have to ship or sell. COYNE BROS., Commission Merchants 161 South Water St., Chicago. REFERENCES: Wm. M. Hoyt Co., Wholesale Grocers, Chicago. W. J. Quan & Co., Wholesale Grocers, Chicago. “Chicago Produce,” Chicago. Bradstreet’s and Dun’s Agencies. Hibernian Banking Association, Chicago. BANKERS: Merchants’ National Bank, Chicago. HARVEY P. MILLER. EVERETT P. TEASDALE. MILLER & TEASDALE CO. | WHOLESALE BROKERAGE AND COMMISSION. FRUITS, NUTS, PRODUCE APPLES AND POTATOES WANTED WRITE US. ST. LOUIS, [10. 835 NORTH THIRD ST., 830 NORTH FOURTH ST., 9000000000000 Ship your BUTTER AND EGGS to R. HIRT, Jr., Detroit, Mich. 34 and 36 Market Street, 43574377439 Winder Street. Cold Storage and Freezing House in connection. Capacity 75 carloads. Correspondence solicited. MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 11 GOTHAM GOSSIP. News from the Metropolis—Index to the Market. Special Correspondence. New York, Oct. 22—Rio No. 7 coffee is nominally held at 6%c. It is ‘‘easy”’ at this and perhaps 6c would be nearer the real market. Business during the week has not been of a specially cheer- ful character and the whole situation is a waiting one. Advices from primary points indicate a lack of firmness and _YTeceipts continue large. The amount here and afloat aggregates 1,064,848 bags, against 898,762 bags at the same time last year. In a speculative way hardly anything has transpired worthy of note. Jobbers are wanting good grades of mild coffees, but stocks are light and holders show no anxiety to dispose of holdings at the figures offered. Good Cucuta is worth 8c. For Javas the range is from 25@32c, the latter for a fancy article. The guarantee as to prices having been removed from sugar, it is an- nounced that the war is now officially on. Still, you can’t always tell just when the sanguinary contest will result in flying feathers. The market seems to show a firm feeling and brokers say that no sales have been made below list quotations. There is a freer buying than last week and the general situation seems to be one of confidence. Raws are very firm and importers show no anxiety to dispose of holdings at re- finers’ bids. The tea market has been in normal condition for some time. General busi- ness in teas, however, is decidedly bet- ter than in the summer and the outlook is by no means discouraging. The main demand for rice is for for- eign sorts, which are relatively cheaper than domestic. Coming supplies are sold ahead very readily. The supply from the South is rather more plentiful and, with a better demand, the market presents a very firm appearance. The tales of the destruction of crops seem to be fully borne out by late results in threshing. Every bit of rice is being saved which can be possibly gathered and it is likely that planters will almost recover their loss before another season, by reason of advanced quotations, Pepper continues strong. Cloves are steady and the general line of spices shows more activity than for some time, a good many orders having come from grinders in various parts of the country. Some activity has prevailed in the demand for grocery grades of molasses, but, as a rule, orders are for small lots to last from day to day, or to fill broken assortments. This market will not im- prove much until we have freer receipts of new molasses, which will soon be here. Good to prime _ centrifugals, 16@25c. Syrups are in fair request and dealers profess considerable confidence in the future of the article. Prime to fancy, 16@27c. The canned goods season has closed. Packers are here working off the stocks on hand and the market is steady all around. Some large blocks of cheap corn have changed hands during the week, 5,000 cases New York State sec- onds going at 55c net cash, delivered ; full standard, 65c; geod Maine _ brands, 80@82%c f. o. b. Portland. Tomatoes seem to be rather quiet and 7oc is about the top figure. New Jersey brands are scarce and held at 80@82 4c. The dried fruit market is quiet and steady. The holiday trade is beginning to be felt a little and the general situa- tion is hopeful. Buyers are not inclined to give asking prices, however, and, of course, this blecks the way. Raisins are, perhaps, the dullest article on the list. Seeded Valencia raisins in bulk are worth 6c in 25-lb. boxes; evaporated apples are firm at 8% @8%c; sundried, 4@5c. : Lemons and oranges are about in the same condition as usual. Lemons, $4.25@7 per box, the latter for fancy Sicily, extra 300s. California oranges, $3.50@4 50 for Valencias. Bananas and pineapples are quiet. The butter market is not especially active. The demand for really fancy Western creamery is sufficient to keep the supply pretty closely sold up, but, aside from this, there is a lack of ani- mation. For best grades, 22%c is the prevailing figure, although in some in- stances this has been exceeded by %c. Firsts are offered quite freely at 21@ 21%c; seconds, 18@19c; thirds, 15@ 16%c. Finest.imitation creamery will fetch 17c; firsts, 14@15 4c; Western fac- tory, June extras, 14%4c; Western fac- tory, 12@14c. The cheese market remains in about the same uninteresting condition day after day. Strictly fancy cheese is in fair demand, but, aside from this, the business done is of the usual sorting-up character. Large size full cream white is held at 8!4c; small size, gc. Strictly desirable eggs are in request and range from 23@24c. Fresh-gathered Western, loss off, 20c; fair to good, 18% @loc. Prime table apples and __ first-class greenings are wanted and sell readily from $3 50@4 per bbl. Cranberries are firm and the supply is not excessive at $3.50@6, the latter for strictly fancy Cape Cod. Chestnuts are not in exces- sive supply, all reports of a huge crop to the contrary, but recent frosts will send them down and the market will probably soon be loaded. Northern chestnuts are quotable from $2.50@4 per bushel. —____ 2-2 Sidelines Sell Other Goods. The majority of people prefer to make their purchases in an establisment where an atmosphere of moving business pre- vails. All other things being equal, the average person will bestow his custom upon a store to which others gravitate and where activity rules, rather than upon one where visitors are few and clerks are unemployed and listless for a large proportion of the time. This tendency finds one expression in the fact that those who work in the large cities and live in the suburbs will usual- ly order various articles of everyday use from the large establishments down town, and carry or send them to their homes, when the very same articles could have been obtained from the sub- urban stores at the same prices, and de- livered free of charge in less time than it would take to send them from the city stores. Women, especially, will take their places in line in front of a busy counter and patiently wait their turn for attention sooner than be the only pur- chaser at another counter, It is profitable for the retailer to rec- ognize and meet this demand for activ- ity in the salesroom. A lisless ‘‘spell’’ pervading the store repels rather than invites custom, and should give way to an atmosphere of business, not of that inconsistent nature simulating bustle and hurry, but actuated and supported by the obvious desire and intention to take care of all patrons and their wants in the most prompt and thorough man- ner. The right kind of business is the product of several factors, of which an attractive store, first-class stock, and courteous and obliging clerks are per- haps chief, influenced, secondly, by the weather or season, advertising, etc. The problem of a busy store grows with the decline of the riding season unless side- lines are carried sufficient to take up the time and attention of the clerks. In this way, sidelines have a value distinct from the additional income they ‘bring. One of the inevitable results of inactivity is a feeling of discontent and dissatisfaction throughout the establish- ment. When trade languishes, the pro- prietor grows irritable and dissatisfied with himself and his surroundings. His employes partake of the same spirit, and customers are conscious of the under- going currents of discontent and. pos- sible shiftlessness. In this way bad business is made worse and, failing of betterment, degenerates for a period in- to mere mercantile existence, with the store as the place of imprisonment and worriment. _——___—_.¢<- _—_ Hints by Brains. ‘‘Necessity is the mother of inven- tion.’’ Now, who on earth do you sup- pose invented advertising? We'll bet honey to a bee’s sting that a run-down business was the mother of the first ad- vertisement. It is an old saying that you can lead a horse to water but you can’t make him drink. A_ skillful advertiser, however, would overcome the difficulty by giving him a_ handful of salt and making him want to drink. There are more ways than one of skinning a cat. What could one of the large guns do without powder to throw the projectiles? What good would the powder do if there were no guns in which to use it? It is the combination that is useful. Advertising is the powder that propels a business—the projectile. A business not advertised is as useless as a gun without powder. Good language is like good health. A really well man does not think of his health. So when we read really good language we do not think of the language itself, but of the thought which it ex- presses. Many a good advertisement has been written in mighty bad Eng- lish, but it would have been a better advertisement had it been written in good English. : 0 ri) EGGS WANTED ® Am in the market for any quantity of Fresh Eggs. Would be pleased at any time to quote prices |F. ©. B. station tomerchants hav- your ing Eggs to offer. Established at Alma 1885. O = D O Q) m D S ALMA, MICH. Sulcuicu cutcutcutcutlus 232828 28 33 a3 23 218 218 28 28 a3 32328 Sle Sle Sle Sle Sie Sie Se Sie Sle Sle Sle Sle 2 een T Onn emInIntS ? ;HARRIS & FRUTCHEY Only Exclusive Wholesale BUTTER and EGG House in Detroit. Have every facility for han- dling large or small quantities. Will buy on track at your station Butter in sugar barrels, crocks or tubs. Also fresh gathered Eggs. DOOO0O000060600660006606006000666606660600000000 MAYNARD & REED WHOLESALE Peaches Apples Potatces 54 South Ionia Street, Grand Rapids, Mich. Telephone 1348. J. WILLARD LANSING, BURGE D. CATLIN. LANSING & GATLIN 44 W. MARKET STREET 103 MICHIGAN STREET BUFFALO, N. Y. WHOLESALE DEALERS IN EGGS There is a good demand in our market for fresh Eggs, those that are free from heat and that can be guaranteed strictly fresh selling at 17c. There is a distinction now between storage and fresh and the trade is calling for both, but for the past six weeks they have been using storage principally. QDOHOODE1EHOQ DOODOOOOOOQOQOOQOOE QOOQOQOQODOOQOOQOQOQOOSO a N. WOHLFELDER & CO. WHOLESALE GROCERS. SPECIAL DRIVE: Roiled Oats, 90-lb. sacks, ‘‘fancy stock,’’ per sack. - - $1.50 net Schulte Soap Co.’s Cocoa Castile, 14s in 1S-lb. boxes, S%c per Ib. We want your shipments of Butterand | 399-401-403 High St., E., Eggs. Correspondence solicited. DETROIT, MICHIGAN. PGODOOODE DODODOODQO DOHDODOGDE GOOOGQGOHOGCQOOGDO E1610 POQOQOQOQOE 5 Butter in any shape, Fresh Eggs, Apples and Potatoes; also Beans, Onions, etc., in car lots or less. Correspondence solicited. HERMANN C. NAUPIANN & CO. Main Office, 33 Woodbridge St., W. DETROIT Branch Store, 353 Russell Street. RAAAHALAALAALANAKLAADAAAGAAAAADAARANAAAAAAHARD Special Blanks for Produce Dealers We make a specialty of this class of work and solicit correspondence with those who need anything in this line. TRADESMAN COMPANY, - Grand Rapids, Mich. se! pas cans een yer tan Tn RR OPA inp prse asi REST. 12 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN THE APPLE CROP. The Supply Much Better Than Was Expected. From the New York Evening Post. This year’s apple crop in the United States was reported, two or three months ago, to be as much of a ‘‘failure’’ as the proverbial annual peach crop in Delaware, New Jersey and elsewhere. In this case apple-dealers appeared to be genuine at first in their belief that the crop would be a very short one, and the idea seemed to be borne out by the Government reports, which in July made the outlook discouraging. Of the prin- cipal apple-producing states, these re- ports gave an average of only about 56 on the too for the following : New York, Pennsylania, Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, and Kansas. For the six New England States, on the contrary, the reports gave an average of about 85.4--that for New Hampshire being gg. In the New York apple trade it was long difficult to get an experienced trader to commit himself to any views on the condition or prospects of the crop, and it is only within the last few days that veteran dealers in the fruit have been willing to say anything defi- nite on the subject. Even now their views do not altogether agree, except as to one thing, and that is that the crop has turned out a good deal better than it was expected to do at one time. In reply to enquiries, one of the Messrs. Nix, of John Nix & Co., said: ‘*The crop prospects are now much bet- ter than looked for, but the crop will be less than normal. The warm weather has had a very depressing effect on the market of late, affecting the fall varie- ties offered at this season. In moder- ately cool weather apples both keep better and sell better. A temperature of from 25 to 35 or 40 degrees is the best in which to keep and handle ap- ples. The crop this year, I think, will turn out both of fair quantity and fair quality. In the West the crops of Mis- souri, Kansas, Iowa, and Illinois are reported to be extremely light. Some few of the extreme Western States, how- ever, are believed to have a fairly good product, but most of their fruit is boxed. There are some comparatively scarce varieties of apples that sell in boxes that would not be so much sought for if they were packed in barrels. New- town pippins, which are grown consid- erably in the West and are used largely for dessert purposes, are the principal variety shipped in boxes. Last year the apple crop was light in the East and there was a liberal supply out West. This year it is the other way around. The crop seems to alternate that way annually. New York State appears to have a moderate supply this year, with the quality usually good. The principal varieties grown in this State are Bald- wins, Rhode Island Greenings, the Northern Spy, the Russet, and the Spitzenberg. Seek-no-furthers and the Ben Davis are also grown here to some extent. The Ben Davis is grown very largely in Illinois, Missouri, and Kan- sas, and, in fact, all through the West, being the leading variety out there. In New England the varieties are about the same as in this State. The crop there this year is nearly normal, and buyers are already in there from every section of the West, so that the New England fruit will be shipped all over the coun- try. Canners and evaporaters now gather in, all over the United States, the poorer grades of apples, which are therefore packed much better than they would be otherwise. The demand for apples for cidermaking purposes is not so large, I think, as it was formerly. Export trade in apples is chiefly for speculative purposes, and to relieve the market here when it is depressed, as _ it is at present. The export business and a poor market here help each other. Shipments are now made to all prin- cipal points in England, Scotland, and Germany. No exports of apples are made to France directly, and, except to Germany, very few to any part of the continent. The apples sent abroad are chiefly the Ben Davis and the Newtown pippin from the West, and from this part of the country principally Baldwins and russets. ‘‘Prices this year,’’ said Mr. Nix, ‘tare about the same as last year at this time. The weather as well as the sup- ply has a great deal to do with the rates. The trade is stimulated and buys twice as many apples when the air is cool and dry as when it is warm and moist. I think the outlook for price is favorable, as the people who have pos- session of the good winter varieties can keep them all right in their storehouses. The supply of really choice to fancy fruit is extremely light, and it will be wanted, at good prices ”’ At the office of Austin Kimball & Co., Mr. Kimball said that the apple crop of the country at large had made up a gvod deal better than was feared some time ago, and seemed to be, in the aggregate, not much less than a nor- mal crop, although it was too early yet to speak with positiveness. New Hamp- shire and the New England States gen- erally had a good crop, and the product of New York State was better than had been expected. It was claimed that in Colorado, Washington and California the crop was good, but in other Western States 1t was reported light. The crop in Colorado was aileged to be larger than ever before. Prices now, he said, were rather in a transition state. Late warm weather in the fall had injured both the fruit and the trade. Mr. Watson, of E. P. Loomis & Co., said the reports indicated that the apple crop was very fair in Michigan, Ne- vada and California, and also in New York and New England. In Colorado, Utah, and in all the Far Western Coast States, it might be called very good. It was never definitely known, however, what the crop really was until pretty late in the fall. This season’s appeared to be somewhat less than the average. The East this year would send apples to the Middle West, while last year we drew our supplies not only from that section, but from the Far West. It was a fortunate thing that the crop alternated that way, one year full in the West and the next in the East, for if we ever had a full crop in all parts of the country at once we would simply be swamped with apples. There was an annual increase in the acreage devoted to apple-trees, owing to the demand consequent upon our increase of population, and to that coming from abroad. The apple crop in England was very poor this year, which would naturally be good for our export trade. Germany, too, was tak- ing more apples from us every year. Canada had a good crop this year, Mr. Watson said, and 42,000 barrels of ap- ples were shipped abroad from Montreal alone last week. Some of the Western people, principally in Chicago, were also buying Canadian apples now, de- spite the duty. The present prices of apples in this market ranged all the way from $1 to $3.50 per barrel, according to variety and condition. These prices were a little lower than last year’s at the corrresponding period. Low prices had generally prevailed in the last few weeks because of the late warm weather and the non-keeping qualities of the fall apples. The regular winter varie- ties were only now about coming in the market. If prices did not increase, it was said, the dealers wouldn’t make any money, but an advance was hoped for, as that was the usual thing with the ap- proach and arrival of winter. No surprise was expressed by Mr. Watson when a recently published state- ment was shown to him to the effect that the estimated value of Missouri's apple crop this year was $1,000,000, and that this was only one tenth as much as last year. They usually raised a great many apples in Missouri, he said, and this year the crop was very light. Charles Forster, whose fruit business includes an extensive export trade in apples, said that the Canadian crop was large this year, being much better than had been looked for. He thought that the total product of the United States was hardly half acrop. The export trade drew on all the leading varieties of ap- ples grown in this country, which were PEELE ESTEE ESTES ETT TT poh} ehh hh hhh 44444444 . 1. Dettenthaler Jobber of Anchor Brand Oysters Leading Brand for Fifteen Years. Once Sold, Always Called For. If you wish to secure the sale of a brand which will always give satisfaction, arrange to handle Anchors, which are widely known and largely advertised. When ordering oysters through your jobber, be sure and specify “Anchors.” SLEEPS EEE EEE EET TTT Poh h hhh hhh hhh hhh hh hh hh 4 4 ++ +> 50600000 pOoCOGCdCoCoOoOoCoCOOgGagdocCocoggeC pDOoOoOgCoCGCGCoOGCoCCoOoCoOoOoOoOoOoGeoOeee ag G WE GUARANTEE Our brand of Vinegar to be an ABSOLUTELY PURE APPLE- JUICE VINEGAR. To any person who will analyze it and find any deleterious acids or anything that is not produced from the apple, we will forfeit ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS We also guarantee it to be of not less than 40 grains strength. We will prosecute any person found using our packages for cider or vinegar without first removing all traces of our brands therefrom. Robinson Cider and Vinegar Co., Benton Harbor, Mich. J. ROBINSON, Manager. This is the guarantee we give with every barrel of our vinegar. Do you know of any other manufacturer who has sufficient confidence in his output to stand back of his product with a similar guarantee? ROBINSON CIDER AND VINEGAR CO. pg0gQqQdgdgdgOggaC Ogg oogagegegogoogoogo0oqgo0oe@eqoo0d p99000000000000 p90000000000000000 PoevVvVvVvVvVvVvVvVVUVVUVUUVUYWUVUVUVUUUVUYVYUVUVUUUUVUUVUVUUUUUUUYUVUUUUUWT!. ab by by by bn bn bn bn bn by bn bn by bo bn bn bn bn bn bn bn, ttn ln tn btn tnt oly FV VV VU VUUVU VV VUE EVE UU VU VO OV OG VV ee bn bb bo bp Dhl, by bn be ho ho hr ho hn br br hi ha ha ha ho ha ha hn ha hi a ha ha ha hn ha hi ho ha hi hn he hi hh hr Price Has @ Loud Voice QUALITY also, but a duet be- tween Quality and Price brings down the house. The SILVER BRAND CIDER VINEGAR has no equal. ¢ Genesee Fruit Company, Lansing, Mich. & Every Grocer should sell it. MICH. The finest sweet cider, prepared to keep sweet. Furnished October to March, inclusive. DA bb bf Ob 6 4 6 OO OO fy by Oy Ob bn bn bp by bb bb bb bn by by bp bp Op by Op Oy On > by > ypevuvvwvevrdvwvvvvvvvvvvvvvvuvvvvvvvvv*. _a eb bb 4D 4b 444444 4444444 4 4 4 bet tet bp tnd bh he bp bn bb bn bi br hin hn hi hi hi hi hi hi hi hi hn hn hin hi hi hi i hi inh ha hn hi hn hn hi ha hi i hn hi ha ha i ha i MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 13 Newton pippins, Baldwins, the Northern Spy, the Ben Davis, Greenings, Rus- sets, and ‘‘Seeks, *” as the Seek-no- furthers were called in trade parlance. The same kinds were raised in Canada, with the exception of the Newtown pip- pin, the supply of which on the Atlan- tic seaboard was drawn from Virginia and the Hudson River region. In both sections the production of these favorite apples was very light this season, but the shortage would be made up by Cal- ifornia and Oregon, both of which had good crops. Canada was now exporting heavily, chiefly from Montreal, and a few apples, comparatively, were shipped from Canada in bond by way of Boston and New York. It was true that some Canadian apples were also being taken in the West, although the duty upon them was 80 cents per barrel. The ex- ports last week were 75,000 barrels, all told, of which Canada forwarded about 46,000 and Nova Scotia 15,000 barrels. Nova Scotia had a good crop this year and exported largely to London. From New York the exports were chiefly to London, Liverpool and Glasgow, with a few to Hamburg. —_-—_->- 0 How the Customers Stood by the Old Clerk. This was the letter that the young man brought around to the houses on the first trip of the grocery wagon on Monday morning : Dear Mrs. O’B—: This will introduce to you our representative, Harry Hev- ens, who will call as usual hereafter for your orders. Trusting for a continuance of the friendly relations that have hitherto existed between us, we remain as formerly, your respectfully, Luke LuNGLEY & Co. That is rather a strange letter for a grocer to send around to his customers, and as the letter was printed, it evi- dently bad been sent to all the custom- ers, at least on one route. But it wasn’t the letter that excited the customers; it was the suggestion of a change in the person of the man who took the orders. For Henry Hevens was not the usual taker of orders on that route. The usual man did not need any introduction. He had taken orders on that route for thir- teen years for old Payne & Son, and when old Payne died and the son closed up the business, he had gone over to Lungley, and taken most of old Payne’s customers with him, and for eight years on top of the thirteen he had been serv- ing the same route and mostly the same customers. : If you wanted a ribbon matched, why, Washington could match it; if the ket- tle needed repairs, Washington would take it over in the morning and bring it back as good as new when he made his last round in the afternoon. Any- thing else—Washington would do it for you. Then who got all the news so early as he? Wasn’t he the first to pre- dict that there would be a change in the management of the big home for sailors? Didn’t he know, almost before the de- fendant did, that Mrs. Runabout was bringing a suit for divorce? Couldn't he say something different about the weather at every house he went to, and express different views on the political situation with each voter? And wasn’t he always right? So, naturally, the sug- gestion in the letter made a sensation. There was great excitement in the houses on the route. When the men came home the wives and daughters at- tacked them at once. ‘*Did you know Luke Lungley has discharged Washington?’’ There may have been sleep in the town that night, but if there was, it certainly was not near the old grocery route. Why was Washington going to leave Lungley & Co., or, rather, why had he left? No one could learn the first day. Mr. Henry Hevens was non-committal, although questioned by every woman in every house he visited. But the next day Washington walked up the street. ‘‘Why, mother!’’ cried one astonished child, ‘‘Washington can walk!’’ She had never seen him out of his wagon before. If Washington walked up the street gloomily he went down jauntily. For be had been to see his old customers and had told them his story, and had ob- tained from each and every one a prom- ise to give his or her custom to whatever grocery firm he, Washington, might honor with his services. His story was simple: When he got to the store on Saturday evening the manager told him that his services would not be needed thereafter. That was all. On Wednesday Washington appeared in a new wagon, gorgeous in fresh paint; and it had on its sides the sig- nificant sign, ‘‘No. 2.’’ For the new employer had had to buy a new wagon to cover the increase of territory. When Henry Hevens called for orders that day he got very few; and on Thursday the grocery firm of Luke Lungley & Co. withdrew its wagon from Wash- ington’s old route. There wasn’t any business for them to do—not even in the way of gleaning. —__>2.__ What Was Wanted. Book Agent—I have here a little valuable work on ‘‘ What to Do Until the Doctor Comes.’’ Mr. Owen Doe—Don’t want it. Why don't you get out something on whaf to do when the collector comes? —__> 20> —____ There is no success so sweet as that achieved by acting contrary to the ad- vice of our knowing friends. Best Quality. Northrop Spices. One and Inseparable. To think of the one is to suggest the other. It takes the best to make the best. NORTHROP, ROBERTSON & CARRIER LANSING, MICHIGAN. is SROROR OROROEOHOROROHOROROHOROR OCHO OROROSOCHOROEOHOHOR HOST POPULAR ILLAR’S URACOA ROASTED COFFEES ANDHELING JAVA hl ON THE EDAL OCHA AND JAVA HARK JAVA ROWN MIXED MARKET ~~ Diplomas ; Awarded these goods AND at World’s Columbian iE JAVA ARABIAN MOCHA 5 Medals Awarded these goods at World’s Columbian Exposition. 5 Exposition. Purity is ancient his- aT TTT Poke Aad cade ‘a A Trade Mark which we call attention is Testing is proving a Badge First-class grocers wili of Honor tell you so. Try MILLAR’S PEARLED PEPPER, Granulated. Importers and Grinders, E. B. Millar & Co., os WE MoP THE WORLD We are manufacturing an article that will suggest itself to you as most desirable for its salable quality. Itis the Fuller Patented Eccentric Spring Lever Mop Stick It is adapted to your trade; in Neatness and Convenience it has no equal; the price is reasonable; it is being extensively ad- vertised; it has proven a phenomenal suc- cess wherever introduced. aay BLS | | | | I We Realize——-— The J. M. Bour Co., E. F. ROWE, Ludington, Michigan. That in competition more or less strong Our Coffees and Teas Must excel in Flavor and Strength and be constant Trade Winners. All our coffees roasted on day of shipment. 129 Jefferson Avenue, Detroit, Mich. 113-115-117 Ontario St., Toledo, Ohio. y VUYVvUYVvUeyUVeveuUVUeVyvyeuVeeueVuieVuVUuVyUeUYVvyeY’ ei 2 E oe qi 3 Spel reuta teak a he 14 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Shoes and Leather Knew What He Wanted. He came into the store in a hesitating sort of a way as if he wasn’t quite sure if he was in the right place. Edging bashfully up to one of the clerks, he re- marked in a quiet way that he would like a pair of shoes. The clerk sized him up pretty thoroughly before he answered. Dressed in a suit of ‘‘store clothes’’ that cost possibly $12 and with a black hat and black tie on, he didn’t look as if he was very well acquainted ’ with city ways. ‘*Yes, sir,’’ answered the salesman, ‘‘sit down, please,’’ and he sat him down on one of the settees and began to take off his old shoe. When he got it off he looked at it a moment and then at his customer again in rather a surprised way. It was a fine hand-made vici shoe. ‘*You want a black shoe, I suppose, ’’ he enquired. ‘‘T guess so, but I'll leave it to you to give me the right thing, ’’ answered the customer. This seemed to renew the clerk’s con- fidence, for he took down a glaze kid shoe McKay sewed, that they usually got three dollars for and showed it to the old gentleman, remarking: ‘**Now, here is a boot that you should have. It’s a fine Vici stock, soft and comfortable and dressy. It’s well made, too, and will wear.’’ The customer took the shoe gingerly and looked at it, pinched the stock, then looked upward and enquired: “It’s a Vici, you say?’’ "Mes, sir. 7” ‘*I want a Goodyear welt,’’ stated the customer. ‘‘That shoe is a Goodyear welt,’’ affirmed the clerk. ‘*Is it?’’ innocently asked the old man. ‘‘Well, put it on and we'll see how it fits.’’ It didn’t fit at all and several other pairs were brought out and tried, with no better results. Then the customer turned to the clerk and remarked: ‘If you will get me a welt and a gen- uine vice on a glace toe you can prob- ably fit me. I don't believe I want one of these McKays.”’ The clerk looked at him in surprise, then recovered himself and hastened to repeat his assertions as to the stock and make-up of the shoe. When he stopped the old man laughed and remarked : ‘“You mean well, young man, but I really can’t agree with you. I have made shoes for forty years and don’t make mistakes of this kind. Come now, get me a better shoe.’’ He got the shoes and the clerk’s fel- low salesmen haven’t done guying him yet. ———2>2.>___ Proper Profits and How to Maintain Them. It seems that one should first consider what is a proper margin of profit. In these days of close competition it is almost impossible for a merchant to adhere strictly to a certain percentage, as some lines of goods will bear a much larger profit than others. There is also a great difference in different localities, goods being sold at a much closer margin in larger cities than in the smaller towns, but the amount of goods sold being so much greater the gross profits in proportion should not be so very different. If, on an average, a merchant can realize twenty-five per cent. his busi- ness should be a good-paying one. There is usually more money ina gen- eral than in a special line of goods, except possibly in such cities as New York, Boston, Chicago, etc. In smaller cities the demand would not be great enough for a special line; and the majority of people prefer to trade where they can get whatever they need— for instance, a family needing shoes would be more likely to go toa store where all the members could be suited than to different stores each making a specialty of one line. Undoubtedly, dealers carrying a spe- cial line can show a larger variety of that one class of goods, and possibly give better value in that line; but usual- ly to the retail merchant a general, well-assorted line would prove most profitable. If goods are bought carefully the mul- tiplicity of styles should not materially affect the profits. Buying a quantity of any novelty, goods of unusual color, style, etc., which to get rid of would have to be sold at cost, or even less, would certainly do so, but with wise buying this can be avoided. If dealers would agree together not to sacrifice profits to obtain trade it would mean a great deal to them, but in the smaller towns particularly they are so rarely congenial that an agreement be- tween them would be almost an impos- sibility. Profits can be maintained by doing a strictly one-price cash business. By carrying good, reliable merchandise, By giving customers full value for their money, and by treating them honestly and courteously, thereby gaining their confidence and making a good reputa- tion for the store, to which they will certainly ‘‘come again.'’—Boots and Shoes Weekly. ——_»2.___ The Wrong Way and the Right Way. Correspondence Boots and Shoes Weekly. “If the shoe business is getting down to such a basis as that, I am ready to go into some cther line just as soon as the Lord will let me,’’ remarked a Bos- ton retail shoe dealer who criticises the ‘‘special-priced’’ fellows for showing shoes in their display windows far su- perior both in appearance and material to the goods they have for sale. He says they do not all do this, but condemns the practice, which he claims is spread- ing. There isa possibility, of course, that this dealer may be mistaken, but it is a fact that I have often heard man- ufacturers remark, ‘‘Where can they get them?’’ while looking at a tempting display of footwear at prices which are so much below the market that it would not be surprising if some such a scheme as this was being worked. It costs one manufacturer about as much as it does another to produce his shoes, and when one dealer, either posing as the producer or not, offers geods at unreachable prices as far as competition is con- cerned, it is not surprising that the reg- ular shoe dealers feel quite certain that there is a colored individual somewhere in the woodpile. Goods that are used exclusively for window display purposes, and at prices designated, should not, in my opinion, be superior to the goods that the cus- tomer buys. In other words, a dealer who is really honest and not tricky will not show $3.50 shoes in his windows, and sell shoes for $2.50 from his regu- lar stock, and impress upon the buyer that he is getting just the same thing as was displayed. It may not be swindling, but is, nevertheless, so close to it that many legitimate retailers would hesitate a long time before Stooping to such methods. The buyer looks at the $3.50 shoes which may be marked $3 or $2 (the scheme is the same whether the dealer shows a $3.50 or $5 shoe, and marks it at a much lower price) and fancies that he is getting a great bar- gain. And so he is, if he got the same kind of shoes that he thought he was getting. There is a wrong way and a right way to do business, and it occurs to the writer that, in selling shoes, or selling anything whatever,the dishonest or tricky way is the wrong way, and the honest way is the right way, SIUMNOSOSICL 4OF SIITAA Hirth, Krause & Co., Agents, Grand Rapids, Mich. POOOOOOOOOOOQOOOOOOOOOOOQOO® HEROLD-BERTSCH SHOE CO. MANUFACTURERS AND JOBBERS OF GOOD SHOES AGENTS FOR anp connecricut RUBBERS GRAND RAPIDS FELT AND KNIT BOOTS. BIG LINE OF LUMBERMEN’S SOCKS. OOOQOQOOQOOOO 5 AND 7 PEARL ST., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. PQOODOOOOOOOOOQOOOO @©OOOOO@ QOOOOOOOQOOQOHOOOOOOOOOOOOO 0-0-0-0-0-00-0-0-0-00000000000 Boots, shoss and Rubbers We make the best-wearing line of Shoes on the market. We carry a full line of Jobbing Goods made by the best manufacturers. When you want Rubbers, buy the Bos- ton Rubber Shoe Co.’s line, as they beat all the others for wear and style. We are selling agents. See our lines for Fall before placing your orders. Rindge, Kalmbach, Logie & Co., Gravina mez 00000-0606 Weare the ———___ Oldest Exclusive > Rubber flouse in Michigan and handle the best line of rubber goods that are made. Candee Rubber Boots and Shoes are the best. The second grade Federals; made by thesame Company. The third grade Bristol. Write for Price Lists. See our line of Felt and Knit Boots, Socks, Mitts, Gloves, Etc., before you bny. Studley & Barclay, 4 Monroe Street, Grand Rapids, Mich. — RAM nt HEM ROME ies aa nvonptebeteynidinggar ore oe a By Me & € MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 15 Carbolite As a Possible Rival of Acety- lene Gas. If report be true, acetylene gas will shortly have a rival in carbolite, for the production of which blast-furnace slag is stated to be especially suitable. Prep- arations are being made at Hammond, Ind., near South Chicago, for utilizing slag for this purpose. The inventor of the process of manufacture is Herman L. Hartenstein, a Chicago chemist, who has taken out a patent for utilizing the waste products of blast furnaces in the manufacture of carbolite, from which ethylene gas is produced, defined as an improvement on acetylene, but having the same characteristics. Carbolite is a combination of the carbides of cal- cium, aluminum and silicon, and for its production blast-furnace slag is es- pecially suitable. The method of production is described as follows: The slag is almost as fluid as water, and by means of ladles, oper- ated by hydraulic power, it is passed into converters similar to those used for the manufacture of Bessemer steel. The tuyeres are so arranged that finely pulverized coke may be fed through them. Before the slag is poured into the converter a strong gas blast is forced through the pipes to keep the molten mass from running into and filling them up. As soon, however, as the slag is poured into the converter the pulverized coke is fed into the molten mass. This is continued until the slag is thoroughly impregnated with the coke. When the mixture is complete the converter is turned on its shaft so as to allow the mass to flow between a series of carbon bars or electrodes, which serve to in- troduce a powerful electric current. Coke is an excellent conductor of elec- tricity, while slag is a resistant. The result is that the particles of slag, in connection with the particles of coke, form innumerable electric arcs, produ- cing a most intense heat within the mix- ture. In the course of about twenty minutes the mass becomes so super- heated that the slag is fused or car- bureted with the coke. When this fusion is effected the ma- terial is finished. It is then poured into moulds. When cool it is of crystalline formation, has a metallic glitter, and is nearly twice the weight of coal. The finished product is carbolite, which can be kept indefinitely and _ transported without difficulty. Protected by wood- jacketed tin cans from water and air moisture, it can be kept as a common article of merchandise, and supplied to the consumer with much less difficulty than illuminating oil. Each pound of carbolite will produce five feet of gas. Each cubic foot is equal in illuminating power to fifteen feet of ordinary coa] or water gas. The unused Bessemer plant at Ham- mond has been secured for the manu- facture of carbolite, and is now being fitted with the necessary electrical ap- pliances. If the claims of the inventor are substantial, he will turn out a prod- uct which will make a better gas than acetylene for isolated lighting, at a much lower cost. If the slag can thus be made valuable, the cost of produ- cing iron may be considerably dimin- ished. 8 The Toxic Properties of Acetylene Gas. The English physiologist, Oliver, recently conducted a series of animal experiments, with the object of ascer- taining the toxic properties of acetylene gas. The results may be summarized as follows: A guinea pig which was kept in an atmosphere containing acety- lene gas exhibited no unusual symp- toms. This result is just the reverse of that obtained when the exposure was made in an atmosphere containing il- luminating gas. The latter, in virtue of its high per cent. of carbon mon- oxide, rapidly produced all the symp- toms of asphyxiation, and soon caused death. A very stable combination of carbon monoxide and the haemoglobin of the blood is formed. Only after ex- posure of the animal in an atmosphere of pure acetylene gas were any disturb- ances noted. After prolonged inhala- tion of pure acetylene gas the animal relapsed into a state of profound stupor without any previous stage of excite- ment. This condition was rapidly made to disappear by allowing the animal to inhale Ben air, even in a limited amount; no signs of paralysis were afterward noticed. Death resulted only when the asphyxia was very pronounced, the previous cyanotic appearance being replaced by a marked paleness. Upon spectroscopic examinations of the blood, during the different stages of intoxica- tion, no marked changes were noted. Two distinct oxyhaemoglobin bands are seen and reduction by means of ammonium sulphide, warming slightly, is easily accomplished, thus reversing the conditions found after asphyxia caused by illuminating gas. Blood pressure remains unchanged at_ all stages, excepting in the stage of most profound asphyxia. Owing to the de- layed appearance of asphyxia signs, and the very rapid recovery when pure air is supplied, it would appear that the toxic properties of acetylene gas are very much below those of illuminating gas. The arteries in the stages of pro- found asphyxia were found to be greatly contracted, so much so, in fact, as to be considered noteworthy. After death from inhalation of this gas, a post-mor- tem examination revealed the heart firmly contracted and filled with dark, clotted blood, quite the reverse of the condition found after asphyxia from other causes. +> 0-2 ____-- Minor Shoe Notes. It is possible to make a success of the shoe manufacturing business to-day by making a one price shoe of strictly re- liable quality and letting the people know by constant advertising that such a shoe is in existence. The biggest successes in shoe manufacturing ina financial way have been made along these lines when singleness of purpose has been faithfully followed out. Chicago is responsible for the new fad of giving a free hair cut with every pair of boys’ shoes sold. Why not give them the shoes and charge to cents for the hair cut? ——_>2.—___ Make all the money you can, honest- ly; do all the good you can with it while you live; be your own executor. —_2>02>—__ Push, tact and persistency will ac- complish wonders, but can not entirely take the place of capital. We have. . A line of Men’s and Wo- men’s Medium Priced Shoes that are Money Winners. The most of them sold at Bill Price. We are still making the Men’s Heavy Shoes in Oil Grain and Satin; also carry Snedicor & Hatha way’s Shoes at Factory Pricein Men’s, Boys’ and Youths’. Lycoming and Keystone Rubbers are the best. See our Salesmen or send mail orders. GEO. H. REEDER & CO., 19 S. Ionia St., Grand Rapids, Mich. THE OWEN ——— —————— ACETYLENE GAS GENERATOR + Mattawan, Mich., July 14, 1898. Gentiemen—Find enclosed $75.00 to pay for machine. It is all right; would not have it taken out for $300.00 if we could not get another. Yours truly, RIX & CAMPBELL, roms Gin NNN GNGN CANN GN CON ANON TN (ON GATONGGA ONTO GONGNONCONTON CONN ACETYLENE GAS WHAT IT IS AND HOW TO GET IT Cieza iz ie a SP : ee . im a 3 Grand Rapids . = Ged. F. Owen & 0. Michigan. TG i It is the finest and best-known illumi- nant in the world to-day, and to get it buy the celebrated BUFFINGTON GAS MACHINE We do not claim to have the cheapest machine, but we do claim that we have the best, as thousands who are using it will say. We carry a large supply of CALCIUM CARBIDE in stock and can fill all orders promptly. Write usif you j want to improve your light and we will furnish you estimates. MICHIGAN & OHIO ACETYLENE GAS CO., Ltd , Jackson, Mich. APPROVED BY THE NATIONAL BOARD OF UNDERWRITERS THE “KOPF” ACETYLENE GAS MACHINE HAS DOUBLE LIGHTING CAPACITY COSTS NO MORE TO GET THE BEST SEND FOR DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE, PRICE LIST AND DISCOUNT SHEET AND YOU WILL SEE WHY THE “KOPF” IS THE BEST MANUFACTURED BY M. B. WHEELER ELECTRIC CoO.,; 99 OTTAWA ST., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. vvwvvvvvvvvvTVvvVVWY. i i hh ha hi hi i i he he i Is the Biggest and Best plug of Tobacco on the market to-day. tor has it for sale. : Your competi- JESS TOBACCO FOR SALE ONLY BY MUSSELMAN GROCER CO. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. FUG VS VV VV VV VV VU VU VU VUVUVUVUVUVUVUVUVUVS rywwvvvvvvvvvvvvvwvw*" eb bp bb bp bb bo bp by bp bb OUR LEADER hbo oa pwwuvvvvvwrwervrevrtwy™.°efekveeeveerlwv+revrerervevevewwevevevevvvuvvy- a VGOUVV GT VVUVVVCVEUVUVU VU VU VUE UU UOTE EE OCU O UO OO EUV VV OVE Ob bp bn bn bo bn bb bn by by, Oy bn bn bn bo bn bb, Gn by bn bn bn bn bn bn ln bn hn he, Saabs VuVvvy 2o66 vuVvy ee ¢ ¢ RUE ARIES Svar ae Beanie cs ai is 1e MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Albert C. Antrim’s Youthful Experi- ence on a Ranch. Albert C. Antrim, the veteran Alabas- tine salesman, than whom none of ‘‘the boys’’ have traveled farther, and few longer, tells the following as happening to himself when a young man ona ranch out in the Wooly West: “*When I was a young man,’’ he be- gins in that pleasant reminiscent way of his, ‘‘I was employed as a pasture rider on one of the big cattle ‘outfits’ in Wyoming. My work was to ride through the different pastures and inspect the fences, if need be repair a broken wire, and note the condition of the grass and drive out any stray cattle. The western half of the ranch was situated among the foot-hills of the Rocky Mountains ; and, when I had to ride over this por- tion of it, it frequently happened that I did not get through much before sun- down. Then there was the long ride of eleven miles home to the ranch house, which was located at the extreme east- ern end of the ranch. ‘“*It was on one of these occasions that I had been delayed later than usual, and was riding along the ridge of one of the foot-hills, the gathering of dusk and the rough country making my progress necessarily slow, when I saw at a short distance down the hillside a monster animal with a bead fully half as large as its body. My horse saw the strange object at the same time and stopped suddenly with a snort of terror. I fully appreciated his fright, for my own feel- ings were as nearly akin to his as_pos- sible. My first impulse was to ‘turn tail’ and get away as quickly as my horse could take me; but after a mo- ment’s reflection I made up my mind to find out what the strange monster was. I always carried a six-shooter in my belt. Drawing this, I began to urge my horse forward ; but, spur as I would, torward he would not budge. Realizing that I was wasting precious time, and twilight, I rode back a short distance to where there was a scrub pine tree, to which I tied my horse and, taking in one hand the hatchet that I always car- ried for fence repairing, and my trusty six-shooter in the other, I went cau- tiously towards the strange terror. As I advanced I could see the animal mov- ing its huge head from side to side, and now and then it would bump on the ground what appeared to be its nose. **Dodging from rock to rock, I finally got within twenty feet of the great beast. Imagine my surprise when, as I cautiously peered from behind a boul- der, I discovered that the strange mon ster was a big steer, with his head in a barrel! Some camper had, in all prob- ability, discarded the barrel when he broke camp and the big steer, in trying to get at its contents, had wedged his head into it, making himself a prisoner. With the aid of my hatchet it was but a moment's work to cut the hoops and liberate the poor brute, which was in an exhausted condition. Judging by its gaunt sides and protruding tongue, it must have been a prisoner for several days. As soon as the animal realized that it was free, it scampered off, bel- lowing with joy, towards a small stream at the foot of the hill. ‘‘Knowing that the brute would kill itself if allowed to drink freely in its present condition, I hastened back to where my horse was tied, mounted and gave chase. Sure enough, when I reached the stream there was the steer up to its body in the water, and drink- ing as if it had not tasted water fora week. Swinging my lasso over the steer’s horns, I turned my horse and pulled him out of the water. ‘*But the damage was already done. The poor brute fell with a groan as he reached the bank, and five minutes later was dead. ‘*When I related this incident to the boys at the ranch, they declared that I had better use some other brand of liquor. ’’ ——__~-0-»___ Human Nature As Viewed from Be- hind the Counter. If any student of human nature has exhausted all the species possible to him, he should report to some general store for a few weeks’ service behind the counter, and if there is a day passes which does not provide him ample work, with plenty of rare subjects in his pet line, he must be located in a queer country. Within a given week he may all but run the gamut of the entire Shu- man race. He will see the close-fisted, well-to-do farmer buy a reaper or mow- er, winding up with a pound of chew- ing tobacco and probably a jug, while at the same time he refuses his patient wife a labor-saving washing machine or churn, and tells her ‘‘that four-cent caliker is good enough for you, and shorely is good enough for daughter Ann. We can’t go in for fol-de-rols just yet a while. Wait’ll we sell the hogs. Wait’ll we sell our wheat. We don't sell none soon, Prices is goin’ up, and I’ve changed my mind, and I’li hold on till she goes to the top.’’ He will see a hard-visaged woman, hard through toil and exposure, whose butter is al- ways better than her neighbors’, her eggs fresher, and her measure the most liberal, and therefore she must get better prices. He will see pretty Marjorie in the throes of agony caused by picking out all alone her first dress from her first earnings, gained through picking ber- ries, raising chickens or helping a neighbor out with her kitchen work dur- ing the harvesting season. Mrs. Brow- beater, who is determined to get every- | thing she buys at a cut price, ‘‘or I guess I'll have to quit trading in this skimpy town and go over to Slocum’s{/| Emporium of Trade at Parkerville. They do say he is selling goods powerful cheap.’’ Then comes the man who is always in a rush and demands that every clerk shall leave customers and wait on him, so he may start back home at once—‘‘got hay on the ground, an’ it’s goin’ to rain afore night, shore as shootin’.”” Hesees the boy (all but a young man), permitted for the first time to buy his fall suit all alone, undergo- ing perfect torture through his desire to select the ‘‘prettiest’’ suit and his ab- solute lack of taste and knowledge as to ‘‘what’ll wear good.’’ Last, but not least, is the bluff, hearty, good- -natured man who must shake hands with every- body, the kindly, big-hearted, motherly woman, God bless her, who not only asks about your health, but that of your mother and sister and entire family, and sympathizes with you in a way one can not forget—and would not if one could. ——__2 2 The Americans are a nation of coffea drinkers, according to the Treasury Bureau of Statistics, which has just is- sued a —_ showing that American imports of coffee for the present fiscal year reach 870,514,215 pounds and that the annual coffee bill for the country for the past ten years has averaged $87, - 500,000. America has usually pur- chased the bulk of her coffee in Brazil, paying chiefly cash instead of goods of American production, and attention is now Called to the fact that in the acqui- sition of Cuba, Porto Rico and Manila, America has secured sufficient coffee- growing territory to supply her wants in this direction. MERCANTILE ASSOCIATIONS Michigan Business Men’s Association President, C. L. WuitNzy, Traverse City; Sec- retary, E. A. Stowe, Grat Grand Rapids. Michigan Retail Grocers’ Association President, J. WISLER, — Secretary, E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids. Ss. Michigan Hardware Association President, C. G. Jexwrrt, Howell; Secretary, Henry C. Mrnnig, Eaton baton Rapids. Detroit Retail Grocers’ Association President, JoszPH Knieut; Secretary, E. MARKs. 221 Greenwood ave; Treasurer, C. H. FRINK. Grand Rapids Retail Gr Grocers’ Association President, Frank J. Dyx; Secretary, Homer KuaP; Treasurer, J. Gxo. Gro. LEHMAN. Saginaw Mercantile Association President, P. F. TREANOR; Vice-President, JoHn McBRATNIE; Secretary, 1 W. H. Lewis. Jackson Retail Grocers’ Association President, Gro. E. Lewis; Secretary, W. H. Por TER; Treasurer, L. PELTON. Adrian Retail Grocers’ Association President, A. C. CLarK; Secretary, E. F. CLEvE- LAND; Treasurer, WM. C. KoEHN. Traverse City Business Men’s Association President, THos. T. Bares; Secretary, M. B. HOLLY; ‘Treasurer, C. A. HAMMOND. Owosso Business Men’s Association President, A. D. WHIPPLE; Secretary, G. T. Camp BELL; ‘Treasurer, W.E. Coins. Alpena Business Me! Men’s Association President, F. W. Giucurist; Seeretary, C L. PARTRIDGE. Grand Rapids Reta Meat Dealers’ Association President, L. J. Katz; Secretary, Poiuie HILBER: Treasurer, S. J. HUFFORD. St. Johns Business Men’ s Association. President, THos. BRoMLEY; Secretary, FRANK A. PERCY; Treasurer, CuiaRK A. Port. Perry Business Men Men’s Association President, H. W. WattacE; Secretary, T. E. HEDDLE, Grand Haven Retail Merchants’ Association President, F. D. Vos; Secretary, J. W. VERBHoEKS Yale Business Men’s Association President, Cuas. Rounps; Secretary, FRANK PUTNEY. is “The Floar the Best Cooks Use” And the kind you ought to Sell. & Made only by @ Valley City Milling Co. Grand i Mich. ‘ | nisileeiiiaaciiiiaaal MUSKEGON MILLING Co., MUSKEGON, MICH. Mills and Office: Water Street, Foot of Pine. Manufacturers of FLOUR, FEED AND MILL STUFFS Receivers and _ Shippers of GRAIN Write or wire us for anything needad in our line in any quantity. MIXED CARLOADS A SPECIALTY. Who Gets the Oyster T rade? The man whose oysters are the freshest and best flavored. Who Loses Other Trade? The man who sells fishy oysters diluted with ice to disgust his customers. Avoid such a calamity and in- crease your tr-de by using our OYSTER CABINETS, made of Ash, insulated with mineral wool. (Seecut.) They are lined with copper. All parts easily re- moved for cleaning without dis- turbing theice. Porcelain-lined cans. Send for circular. Ask for our prices on Roll Top Butter Refrigerators. Grand Rapids Refrigerator Co., Grand Rapids, Mich. i = : i FE s oo | “ns MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 17 Commercial Travelers Michigan Knights of the Grip. President, Joun A. Horrman, Kalamazoo; Secre- tary, J C. SaunpERs, Lansing; Treasurer, Cas. MeNotry, 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. Ann Arbor; Grand Secretary, G S. VaLmorg, Detroit; Grand Treas- urer, W. S. WgstT, Jackson. Michigan Commercial Travelers’ Mutual Acci- dent Association. President, J. Boyp PanTLiIND, Grand Rapids; Secretary and Treasurer, Geo. F. Owen, Grand Rapids. Lake Superior Commercial Travelers’ Club. President, F. G. Truscott, Marquette; Secretary and Treasurer, A. F. Wixson, Marquette. GRADED ASSESSMENTS. Amendments Proposed by a Veteran Member. Detroit, Oct. 21—It has been deemed necessary by a great many of our mem- bers that we ought to adopt a graded plan of insurance, to induce yonng men to join our Association. Enclosed find copy of amendments to constitution of Michigan Commercial Travelers’ Asso- ciation, which I have offered, to be acted on at our annuai meeting, Dec. 30, 1898. I think it would be fcr the best interests of our Association to adopt some such plan and therby in- crease our membership. Our Associa- tion is no longer an experiment, but an assured fact; but to continue it it 1s necessary to get in new blond to reduce the cost of our insurance. New blood is available if the members desire it and do their duty. THomMAS MACLEOD. The changes proposed by Mr. Macleod are as follows: Section 1. The members who are ad- mitted to this Association after the Ist dav of January, 1899, shall be graded as follows: Those aged between: 21-25 years shall be the first grade. 26-30 years shall be the second grade. 31-35 years shall be the third grade. 36-40 years shall be the fourth grade. 41 45 years shall be the fifth grade. Whenever an assessment 1s ordered by the Board of Trustees to pay the death benetit of a deceased member, each member shall be assessed according to the grade and denomination of bis mem- bership certificate and the denomina- tion held by the deceased member, as follows: Certficate A. Grade 1, $2.00. Certificate B. Grade 1, $1.00. Grade 2, 2.50. Grade 2, 1.25. Gride 3, 3 20. Grade 3, 1.60. Grade 4, 4.00. Grade 4, 2.00, Grade 5, 5.00. Grade 5, 2.50. Benefits accruing trom Certificate A shall be limited to $2,500 and benefits from Certificate B shall be limited to $1,250. All members admitted prior to January 1, 1899, shall remain in fifth grade and their ce tificate designated and classified as Certificate A It is further provided that when the members in grade No, 1 shall reach 26 years of age, they shall be transferred to grade No. 2 and be subject to the assessment as ordered from grade No. 2, and when the members ot grade No. 2 shall reach 31 years of age they shail be transferred to grade No. 3 and be subject to the assessment ordered for grade No. 3 and when the members of grade No. 3 shall reach 36 years of age, they shall be transferred to grade No. 4 and be subject to the assessment or dered for grade No. 4, and when the members of grade No. 4 shall reach 4o years of age, they shall be transferred to grade No. 5 and be subject to the assessment ordered for grade No. 5 and shall not be increased. Sec. 2. Upon proof of death of any member of this Association which shall be satisfactory tothe Board of Trustees, they may order an assessment against each member of the Association, in ac- cordance with the deceased member’s grade and denomination of his certifi- cate (as provided in Section 1, Article VI.), and the denomination of the de- ceased member’s certificate, and shall order paid the amount collected upon such mortuary assessment to the person or persons designated by him, or in case no designation is made, to his widow, and in case he leaves no widow, then the legal representatives of the de- ceased. Amount of payment to be made upon any membership certificate not to ex- ceed $2,500 or $1,250, as determined by the denomination of certificate in force and held by the member at the time of his death and recorded in the books of the Association. A payment by said Association of any death loss under and in pursuance of this section of said article of its consti tution shall be a complete and valid sat- isfaction to and discharge of said Asso- ciation of and from any and all claims which may arise out of or be made against it for or under such death loss. Amend Article II., Section 4, to read: All applications for membership must be accompanied with five dollars as ini- tiation fee (unless otherwise ordered by the Board of Trustees) and with an amount to pay one death assessment in advance, in accordance with applicant’s age and denomination of membership certificate applied for. Add Section § to Article II. : Any member holding a certificate of larger denomination mav reduce to one of a smaller denomination, upon writ ten application and the filing of papers satisfactory to the Board of Trustees. Any member under the prescribed age limit and holding Certificate B may, by passing a satisfactory medical exam ination and the approval of the Board of Trustees, increase from Certificate B to Certificate A. Amend Article read: Every member shall pay in April and October of each and every year, as dues: Members holding Certificate A, $5. Members holding Certificate B, $2.50 which shall be placed to credit of ex- pense fund. Amend Section 2, Article VIII., to read: Upon the death of any member of this Association, and the Board of Trustees, in consequence thereof, having ordered an assessment, the Secretary shall im mediately notify every member, by mailing to his last known postoffice ad dress, a written or printed notice of such death, and shall at once, under the direction of said Board of Trustees, proceed to collect an assessment from each member for such de2th an amount in accordance with the assessed mem- ber's grade and denomination of his certificate (as provided in Section 1, Article VI.), and the denomination of the deceased member's certificate. which moneys, when collected, are to be credited to the death assessment fund. > 2. ____ Movements of Lake Superior Travelers. Marquette, Oct. 25—Charles Doty is on his maiden trip for his new house— Carson, Pirie, Scott & Co., Chicago. C. D. Danaher, Newberry, is the ban- ner purchaser of the 1899 directories of the Lake Superior Commercial Trav- elers’ Club. He ordered twenty-four extra copies. H. F. Nickerson (I. E. Swift Co.) left his territory for a week to remain in the house during tbe absence of the manager, J. M. Hayden. ' A. P. Simpson has resigned his posi- tion with the Northern Hardware Co., Duluth. Alex expects to represent a Detroit house in the near future. A. T. Van Alstvn is now well estab- lished in his new quarters at Marquette —a strictly first class, up-to-date dry goods establishment. Mr. Van A. repre- sented Carson, Pirie, Scott & Co. in this territory for years. ———___> 2.__—. William P. Baillie, of Detroit, is now traveling for the firm of George H. Wheelock & Co, of South Bend, Ind Mr. Baillie represented the firm of Chas. H. Werner, of Detroit, sixteen years. He now travels through the east- ern part of the State. IV., Section 3, to Perfecting Arrangements for the Sagi- naw Convention. Saginaw, Oct. 23—A large and enthu- siastic meeting of Post F., M. K. of G., was held Saturday evening at the Vin- cent Hotel, at which the following com- mittees submitted their reports: Tne Hall Committee reported that the new Germania Hall was the largest, best and most appropriate place in which to hold the annual meeting and couid be obtained for $50. The Committee was instructed to engage same for Dec. 27 and 28. The Music Committee submitted a report and presented figures from the leading bands and was granted another week to obtain prices from outside bands. The Committee on Entertainment submitted estimate of expense and mapped out part of the programme pro- p sed. The Printing Committee presented samples of programmes, invitations, etc., and prices for same. No designs were adopted, but the Committee was instructed to have 500 tickets printed and placed on sale at the following prices: Double ticket, to admit lady and gentlemen to banquet and ball. $3; additional tickets, for more than two, $1.50 each, to be sold to any one other than members of the organization. The Committee on Badges could not submit samples or prices until the next meeting. The Reception Committee reported that it had appointed a ladies’ auxiliary for the reception of ladies, consisting of Mesdames C. E. Cornwell, C. E. Smith, S. E. Symons, W. H. Lewis and John Segars; also a committee to take charge of headquarters, composed of J. P. Sheridan, C. J. Fox and Seth Davis. The Committee also submitted a report, estimating the expense of the arrangements, The next meeting is to be held Nov. 29 at the Board of Trade rooms, in con- junction with the Retail Merchants’ As- sociation, for the purpose of arranging ways and means for the entertainment of the guests while in the city. This Associa‘ion has taken great interest in the coming meeting and will leave noth- ing undone to create the impression in the minds of the boys that Saginaw is alive and has a keen eye for business. O. C. GouLp, Sec’y. 8 The Apple Outlook From a Minnesota Standpoint. From the Minneapolis Commercial Bulletin. The demand for fall varieties is about over. The supply is also about cleaned up. There is a steady and increasing demand for winter varieties. This mar- ket is now getting the large part of these winter apples from the East. New York and New England are furnishing the greater part of these. The New Eng- land stock is this year unusually good, and dealers here are trying to get good shipments of these. The New York stock is well up to the average in quality also. The supply of apples in the East is rather better than was at first reported. But that it is not excessive is shown by the fact that handlers of apples in the East are making few concessions to Western buyers. The year has been quite a disappoint- ment to dealers in apples here. Much time and money were wasted in hunting about for apples earlier in the season. The Michigan crop is not proving to be of good quality, the shipping qualities heing poor in many cases. New Hamp- shire and Vermont stock have been found to be of unusually good quality. The movement of apples will probably be rather better in volume than last year, and will certainly be better in the matter of profit to producers and deal- ers. Prices can not go very high, be- cause with apples at more than $4 per barrel, the box stock from the coast can come in and do business. The West coast has this season the largest apple crop ever raised there. Any reasonable quan- tity of this is ready to come this way as soon as prices will permit. —_—___> 0» __ Curled Hair Contract Captured. A remarkable example of the success of American manufacturers in capturing foreign trade is presented in the fact that Armour & Co, the Chicago meat packers, were recently awarded the con- tract for supplying the British Admiralty with the whole of the curled hair re- quired for the use of the British navy. The contract was formerly divided up between four English firms. Comment- ing upon this circumstance an English exchange remarks: ‘‘It must be con- fessed that Mr. Armour’s curled hair, which is supplied at 4c a pound less than the lowest English quotation, is of very excellent quality and is a dis- tinct testimony to the perfection to which the Americans have brought their machinery and their manner of working 1. ++ ~~ Room for One More. Brown—I’d join the church if it wasn't so full of hypocrites. Towne—That needn't deter you. There’s always room for one more. —~>2 > —_ Keep a superior class of goods. Peo- ple remember quality longer than they do price. rvyuvvvvvvwvvvvvvvwvvyevvvvvw™" FUG OOOO VOC VV VV VV VUVVVUVUTG GARDINER & BAXTER rwwvvvvvvwvevevvvvvyvyvvvvvvv* FUG OOO OG VOU V OO OV OV OVO VUUY oahboaoaoahth habbbibi tot OUR EXPERIENCE enables us to give you the best in SHIRTS AND LAUNDRY WORK. FUP FEV EV VV VVUV VY bod OOOH as hb bhi h bb bb bbb boty br by Oyo bn bn tn bn 55 MONROE STREET, GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN. 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Term expires Dec. 31, 1898 - Dec. 31, 1899 Dec. 31, 1900 - Dec. 31, 1901 Dec. 31, 1902 F. W. R. Parry, Detroit - = A. C. Scoumacuzr, Ann Arbor Guo. Guxprum, Ionia - - - L. E. Rurxoups, St. Joseph Hewry Hem, Saginaw - - - President, Gro. GunprRvuM, Ionia. tary, A. C. ScoumMACcHER, Ann Arbor. Treasurer, HENRY HeErm, Saginaw. Examination Sessions. Lansing— Nov. 1 and 2. STATE PHARMACEUTICAL ASSOCIATION. President—J. J. SouRWINE, Escanaba. Secretary, Cuas. F. Mann, Detroit Treasurer JOHN D. Muir, Grand Rapids. How to Build Up a Prescription Trade and Increase Profits. This is a subject of interest to every druggist, and one that requires both work and thought tocompass. Pharma- ceutical books, drug journals, price- lists and catalogues are among the best helps toward the building up of a good business. Drug journals are’ essentials—from them you can obtain the best thought of the leading men of the profession and the advancement made in pharmacy and chemistry long before they are published in book form. Without them you can not progress. Every druggist should take at least three pharmaceutical jour- nals and one medical journal. The medical journal should be taken to keep posted on what is advertised or used in the practice of different physicians. The editors of pharmaceutical journals are ready at all times to furnish for- mulas and to make answers to any ques- tions the subscribers may ask. Remem- ber that everything published in a jour- nal may be of some benefit to you. Every pharmacist should possess a U. S. Pharmacopoeia, a National Formu- lary, a U. S. Dispensatory, Reming- ton’s ‘‘ Practice of Pharmacy,’’ Homeo- pathic Pharmacopoeia, and a copy of Griffith's ‘‘Non-Secret Formulas.’’ Physicians often ask for one or the other of these books, and they are dis- appointed if you do not have them. Try to possess yourself of one of every manufacturing house available in this country, not for the prices they furnish, but to educate yourself on specialties, so that if a physician asks you about any special preparation, you can tell him its composition. You will also learn something to your advantage by reading the notes on preparations printed in most manufacturers’ catalogues. You will notice that many solutions, elixirs, syrups, etc., have similar formulas un- der different names. This will save you a great expense, as it will be unneces- sary to keep each kind in stock. Call the physician’s attention to this, so that should he prescribe a preparation and you have Bi of the same formula, he will not object to your using Bi, unless he is an enemy of the store. First of all gain the confidence of the physician, and leave nothing undone to retain it; after you have succeeded in this he will often consult you about the preparations he uses, and you will never have trouble in getting him to use prep- arations of your own manufacture, Call on every physician within a mile of your store at least once a month, al- though once a week is better. To those whom you do not call upon send a pre- scription blank by mail. Do not go in- to a physician’s office and throw the blank on his desk and retire without even passing the time of day.’ If he is not busy, tell him about the prepara- tions you are manufacturing. Never joke nor tell a story toa physi- cian, unless you are well enough ac- quainted with him to know that he likes to hear them, and then it is better to have him tell the first one. Ifa patient should enter the office while you are conversing with the physician, excuse yourself at once. In this way he will see that you regard his time as valuable, and nine times out of ten he will write a prescription and send it to your store. I have been writing of physicians who write prescriptions; now to those who do not write prescriptions—these are the hardest to please. In asking physi- cians of this class why they do not write prescriptions, nine out of ten will ex- cuse themselves by saying: ‘*Well, you number my prescriptions, and the patient never comes back to me.’’ ‘Would you write prescriptions if you were sure your prescriptions were never repeated ?’’ Some will say yes to this, and to them I say: ‘‘If you will send your prescrip- tions to me I will assure you that they will never be repeated, as I will not number or date them or return copy or the original prescription to the patient, but will return the prescriptions to you on the first of every month if you wish it, or I will number the prescriptions and return them to you, so that if the patient comes back for a refill I will send him to you, and you can write a new prescription.’’ I am happy to state that there are now six physicians who send their prescriptions to us who be- fore never wrote a prescription. Another excuse is this: ‘‘Well, my patients are so used to getting their medicines of me when they come to my office that they won’t take prescriptions, as they say it costs too much to have them filled at the drug store.’’ I would ask this physician if he ever figured out what it cost him for the medicine he used and never got paid for. He will invariably say he does not know, but it amounts to a big sum. Most physicians admit the disadvantages of dispensing their own medicines. I would ask the physician how many kinds of medicine he keeps on hand. He will answer, only a few. Then I would mention some new remedies and ask if he ever used them. He will probably say no, they cost too much, and he could not afford to keep them in his office. By further conversation I would show him that if he had written prescriptions instead of doing his own dispensing, he would have known more about the practice of medicine and would have bad a greater variety of medicines to select from. He will probably say that he never looked at it in that light be- fore, and will take to prescription writ- ing. One such case I know. Never treat a physician with disre- spect and never gossip about one physi- cian to another—always let him think he is right; never charge for trifles he uses in his own family, unless he is one who never writes a prescription, then charge him for everything he gets. As nearly all physicians have poor patients, tell them that whenever they write a pre- scription for such patients to mark it with some private mark designated by you, when you will give it to them at Cost. This is a work that is overdone. First, too large a sample is given at one time; second, too many are given at once. Never give more than two ounces as a sample, and never more than one sample at atime. You can impress the virtues of one article on a physician easier than a_ half dozen articles. Sampling should be done systematically once every three months, and the sam- ples should consist of articles that are in season. You will find some physicians who are sample fiends—they will take all you give and come for more. The answer to give to such is that you are now selling the sample for 25c a_ pack- age. He will never come the second time. Whenever a manufacturing house samples the physicians of your city or village make a note of what is being distributed ; observe who prescribe the preparation. Assoon as the sample man has left the city, which is usually ina week, call on the physicians with your own preparation and the one that was sampled, so that you can compare the two at the physician’s office. He can then see that your preparation is as good as that which the manufacturing house was sampling the week before. By following these methods a great many physicians have told me_ that whenever they prescribe a preparation and I manufacture one similar to it, to use my own preparation. I will describe one which I think has brought more people to our store than newspaper advertising. The blank is in pad form, with our name on each corner and the physician’s name in the center. On the other side is nothing but R in one corner, and the physician's name in the right-hand corner. It is not nec- essary to have the physician's office hours and location on the blank, as no one sees it. If the physician should move, your blanks are as useful as_ be- fore, whereas, if they bear his address, they will bea loss to you. It does not matter how the physician folds the pre- scription, your name will be visible to the patient. Try and keep everything used in pre- scriptions. By this we do not mean raw chemicals that are used but once ina lifetime; but keep all chemicals and stains that are used in bacteriology. By watching the medical journals and get- ting the smallest original package, you will never have to let a prescription leave your store without being filled. Here is where the greatest saving is made. Remember that everything you buy has got to be made before you get it, and that the manufacturer makes a profit of from 100 to $00 per cent., which you can save. Manufacture a prepara- tion similar to every trade-mark prepara- tion used in your city or village. Make your own fluid extracts, syrups, cordials —over I!oo per cent. can be saved on any of them. Use Merz soft elastic capsules and fill them yourself. Youcan save 100 per cent. on the best jobbing price. Make your own compressed tablets, and tablet triturates—here you can save an- other !oo per cent., and on some of them 500 per cent. In making fluid extracts and tinctures, force out the menstruum with water,or a mixture of wood alcohol and water where water can not be used. Always allow from three to four ounces of the menstruum to every pound of drug that can not be recovered. Never use string, but buy stickers, and have an advertisement on them ad- vertising the prescription department. We use one that is diamond shape. That these methods have been success- ful after being tried one and one-half years, I will let you judge for yourself by giving the number of prescriptions put up by us in January, 1897, as com- pared with January, 1898: January, 1897, 1,265; February, 1898, 2,060, a gain of 759, and February is showing a greater gain than January.—Wm. C. Kirchgessner in American Druggist. —_—__>0.—__ The Drug Market. Opium—lIs slightly lower, but ina firm position. Morphbine—Is unchanged. Quinine—Is in good demand at un- changed prices. Castor O:l—Has again declined 4c per gallon. Ergot—It is reported by cable that the Russian crop is a failure and prices have advanced about 20 per cent. dur- ing the past week. Essential Oils—There is no change to note. Worm seed is a trifle firmer. Lemon, orange and bergamot are un- changed. Anise is a trifle weak. Roots—Golden seal is firm and stocks are light. Mexican sarsaparilla is also scarce and advancing. —__—~»»+____— Ordering in Small Quantities. The manufacturer of a successful spe- cialty, in reply to a question as to the state of business, answered in substance that it was only fair and that the gen- eral bulk had been reduced by the tend- ency to order small lots. Retailers who formerly bought in dozen and gross lots were only ordering in one-third, one- quarcer and even one-twelfth dozen lots. REED CITY SANITARIOM 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 jvurnals. ALWAYS A WINNER! GREEN _ . SN: AHR iN TRH ES Wass $35.00 per M. H. VAN TONGEREN, Holland, Mich. 5C. WORLD’S BEST Ss. “WwW: CIGAR. ALL JOBBERS AND G.J. JOHNSON CIGAR CO. GRAND RAPIDS. MICH. MICHIGAN TRADESMAN WHOLESALE PRICE CURRENT. Advanced— Declined— Acidum oe Mae... 2... ‘ =. , = omar es . = Aceticum............ 8 6@s 3/2 Bec se ee seeeee . 2 OlUtTAN ......... «2. Benzoicum, German 70@ 75 Gubebse NS 90@ 1 00| Prunus virg......... @ 50 Boracic.............- @ 15 Exeenthiisa eee 1 0@ 1 10 Tinctures Carbolicum ......... 20@ 41 | Erigeron ............ 1 00@ 1 10) Aconitum NapellisR 60 Citrieu: 45@ 48|Gaultheria..... .... 1 50@ 1 60} Aconitum Napellis F 50 Hydrochlor ......... 3@ 5|Geranium, ounce... @ %5/ Aloes................ 60 Nitrocum. ......... 8@ 10| Gossippii,Sem.gal.. 50@ 60 60 Oxalicum........... 12@ 14 Hedeoma..... ...... 1 0O@ 1 10 Arnica . 50 Phosphorium, dil... @ 15|Junipera............ 1 50@ 2 00| Assafcotida .. 221.1” 50 Salicylicum. ........ 60@ 65 | Lavendula.......... 9@ 2 00) Atrope Belladonna. 60 Sulphuricum. ...... 1%@ 5/| Limonis............. 1 30@ 1 50/ Auranti Cortex..... 50 Tannicum 1 25@ 1 40| Mentha Piper....... 1 60@ 2 20] Benzoin....... 60 Tartaricum.......... 38@ 40| Mentha Verid....... 150@ 1 60| Benzoin Co. 50 Se Morrhue, gal.. 1 10@ 1 25] Barosma . 50 Ammonia Myrcia, aE 4 00@ 4 50 Cantharides. 5 Aqua, 16 deg........ 4 6) Ove. %@ 3 00| Capsicum .. 50 Aqua, 20 deg........ 6@ =e 8| Picis Liquida. ..... 10@ 12] Cardamon..... rt} Carbonas............ 12@ 14/ Picis a, gal... @ 35| Cardamon Co.. 5 Chloridum .......... 12@ 14] Ricina.............. 96@ 1 05 | Castor............... 1 00 Aniline Rosmarini Beee ca @ 1 00) Catechu............. 5p Rosx, ounce........ 6 50@ 8 50| Cinchona... 50 Bigek.: .... 2.2.2... 2 00@ 2 25 Sueemt 40@ 45 100 Cinchona Uo.. 60 Brown .....-........ 80@ ——— 90@ 1 00 Columba ........... 50 GD . eee seers eee eeee 2 Hoe 5 Ab | Santal...-.. 2.202022. 250@ 7 00| Cubeba. .. 2.21.” 50 Yellow. ...........- 50@ Sassafras............ 55@ 60/ Cassia Acutifol..... 50 Bacce. Mell. ess., ounce @ 6] Cresre souiitet Co.. 50 Cubese........ po.18 13@ 15| TPigii....... ........ 1 70@ 1 80 LB _ oe 50 Juniperus........... 61@ «8 a ee au tr eee ees = Sie 50 Xanthoxylum.. .... 25@ 30 yme, opt......... @ Ferri Chioriau ’ 35 Theobromas ........ 15@ 20 tian . Balsamum Gen oe we 50! cain 50@ 5 Potassium on Co... ! 4 — Be. cece cee cccee os Bicarb 1 18 etait) as wae al glia a itn 4 @ 2 7" | Bichromate ......... ix ‘ieee & Tolatan 5S Bromide a a 50 . Iodine. at ae % eeveseesseees BOD 55] Garp Or rerstrres: 5 ee Cortex : Chlorate. .po. 17@19e 163 18 Todine, colorless. . = adian.. 1 Weeige... SO Gia = le ao. 12 | Todide....20.77.2 1117 2 60@ 2 65 Lobelia te . Cinchona Flava..... 18 | Potassa, Bitart, pure 28@ 30 Nox —— = Euonymus atropurp 30 Potassa, Bitart, com @ 15 — = Myrica — po. 20 | Potass Nitras, opt... 10@ 12 0 Pi, “camphorated. 50 Prunus Virgini...... 12 | Potass Nitras........ 10@ i1 Opi. deodorized 150 Quillaia, gr’d....... 12| Prussiate....... .... — Sie oo Sassafras...... po. 18 12| Sulphate po ....... 1I@ 18 hatany....... ea 50 Ulmus...po. 15, gr’d . Radix ee 50 Extractum Aconitvm Sh 0@ 2 a - a, 50 Glabra. 25 sc. 25 rpentaria ......... ‘ Sea rhisa, ee me 30] Anchusa............ 100 12 | Stromonium ........ 60 Hematox,15lbbox. 11@ 12] Arumpo...... ...... @ 2/| Tolutan............ a 60 Hematox, 1s........ 13@ 14|Calamus............ 20@ 40| Valerian............ 50 Heematox, %S8..-..-- 14@ 15] Gentiana...... po. 15 12@ 15] Veratrum Veride... 50 Hematox, 48....... 16@ 17} Glychrrhiza...pv.15 16@ 18| Zimgiber............. 20 ieee Hydrastis Canaden . @ 60 iscellaneous Hydrastis Can., po.. @ 65} AXther, qua Nit.3F 30@ 35 Carbonate Precip.. 15 | Hellebore,Alba, po.. 18@ 20 AKther, Spts. Nit.4F %@ 38 Citrate and Quinia.. 2 25/ Inula, po............ 15@ 20] Alumen....... ... 24@ = 3 Citrate Soluble...... 7 | Ipecac, po........... 2 80@ 3 00| Alumen, gro'd. pet 48 : Ferrocyanidum Sol. 40 | Iris plox....po35@38 35@ 40| Annatto 40@ 50 Solut. Chloride. .... 15 | Jalapa, pee 25@ 30| Antimoni, po....._. 4@ 5 . Sulphate, com’]..... 2| Maranta, \s........ @ 35| AntimonietPotassT 40@ 50 = — —. * by 50 ae po.. 2Q B Antipyrin ea @ 35 perecwe....... Wiha... 1 00; Antifebrin. ........ 15 Sulphate, pure ..... 7| Rhei, cut. . Le oe 1 25| Argenti Nitras, oz. g 50 Plora Rhei, pv........ ... %%@ 135| Arsenicum........__ 10@_ 12 si 2@ 14 Spigelia. So a. 35@ 38) Balm Gilead _ 3B@ 40 —— cele corpo abi 2 3 Sanguinaria. ..po. 15 @ 18/ Bismuth S.N 1 40@ 1 50 Macioate 0 30@ 35 — os 30@ = —— Chior., te. @ 9 ee ey aleium 10 Polia Similax oe H ie 40 | Calcium Chior. is. @ 12 cea. 23@ 28| Smilax, M. @ 25| Cantharides, Rus. po @ Cassia AGutifol, Tin- Scilla. a 0.35 10@ 12] Capsici Fructus, af. @ nevelly...... ..... 18@ 25 | Symplocarpus, coti. Capsici Fructus, po. @ 15 Cassia ‘Reutifol, Alx. %@ 30]_ dus, po............ @ 2/| Capsici FructusB,po @ 15 Salvia officinalis, 4s Valeriana ,.Eng.po.30 @ B&B aera. iS 12@ 14 and MS...... .-.. 12@ 20| Valeriana, German. 15@ 20| Carmine, N 0. i. @ 3 00 Urn Cat 8s@ 10 Zingiber a. ees .-- 12@. 16| Cera Alba.. 50@ 55 : Gummi Zingiber j. ......... 253@ 27 — win... 40@ 42 CCU 40 Acacia, ist picked.. @ 6 oe Cassia Fructus. __ $3 Acacia, 2d picked.. @ 45| Anisum....... 2 @ 12] Centraria.. i @ 10 Acacia, 3d picked.. @ 3% fpium = eons) = 15 | Cetaceum......._.." @ 6 Acacia, sifted sorts. @ 2 6| Chloroform... .._ |"! 60@ 63 Acacia, po....... ... 0@ 80 Carui........., “po. 18 10 12 Chloroform, squibbs @ 115 Aloe, Barb. po.18@20 -12@ 14 | Cardamon.:..... -- 1 25@ 1 % | Chloral Hyd Crst.... 1 65@ 1 90 ’ Cape ....po. 15 12 | Coriandrum.... Chondrus. 0@ 2 Aloe, Socotri..po.40 @ 30 Cannabis Sativ Cinchonidine pee 5@ jae veeeecee a e S ens Cinchonidine, Germ , =. : ‘oe -«2 oom.. % | tmitation ......----++-eee eee 20 : oe... 1 50 vate ae 22 Peerless. ** Roasted. 1 lb. cans ...... =e 85 | clark-Jewell- Wells Co.’s Brands cen se ng | Fifth Avene... --.----- 29 Saag) ag aR Rae 2 3) | Jewell’s Arabian Mocha....29 6 oz.,4 doz. case . ....-.-. 3 2) | Wells’ Mocha and Java. ....24 0z., OZ. CASE.....- ceccee 4 80 Wells’ Perfection Java..... 24 11b., 2 doz. Case..........+. S00 ee 94 a —-------- 9 00) Breakfast Blend........... 18 BATH BRICK. Valley City Maracaibo. .....18% ee 70 | Ideal Blend...............-- 14 ee 80 | Leader Blend....... ....... 12 BLUING. Packa Small, 3 doz... 40 Garge,2dor................ % BROOrS. Re: t Carpet... ............ 1 90 No. 2 Carpet......... ...... 1% No. 3 Carpet................ 150 Mo. 2 Carper................ 1 15 Parlier Gomi ................ 00 Common Whisk............ 7 wascy Waiek,.............. 80 Maerceouse. ............... 22 CANDLES. a EE eRe 8 oe. ee 8 oe 20 CANNED GOODS. Tlanitowoc Peas. Lakeside Marrowfai....... 9 Eekomade H.37............. 115 Lakeside, Cham. of Eng.... 1 20 Lakeside. Gem, Ex. Sifted. 1 45 Extra Sifted Early June....1 75 CATSUP. Columbia, pints.......... 2 00 Columbia, % pints ........ 1 25 CHEESE Acme... @ 10 Amboy... @ _ Butternu @ 10 Carson Cit @ W Emblem.... @ 10% mm... @ il Ideal @ 10% Jersey . @ 10% Lenawee. oo @ 10% Riverside............ @ il Bee @ 12 eee. 4. co... @ 70 Leiden .......... ~o— @ Limburger.......... @ 13 Pineapple............ 50 > v6) jap o......--.... 17 Chicory. Bulk ..... 5 Red . ‘ CHOCOLATE. Walter Baker & Co.’s. German Sweet................ ge. Below are given New York prices on package coffees, to which the wholesale dealer adds the local freight from New York to your shipping point, giving you credit on the invoice for the amount of freight buyer pays from the market in which he purchases to his shipping point, including weight of package, also %c a pound. In 601b. cases the list is 10c per 100 lbs. above the price in full cases. Acpeekio ...3-. . -.... 10 50 SEPACG os. cece - 10 50 Tcl aughiin’s a McLaughlin’s XXXX sold to retailers only. Mail all orders 70 | direct to W. F. McLaughlin & Co., Chicago. Extract. Valley City % gross ..... %5 Felix % gross............ 115 Hummel’s foil % gross... 85 Hummel’s tin % gross... 1 43 CLOTHES PINS. 5 gross boxes Se ee cee eee 40 CONDENSED MILK. 4 doz in case. Gail Borden Eagle........ 6 7% Peame@ ......:.... 6 Daisy .... ® Champion . 50 Magnolia . Shee - os Challenge. ......cecce....-s0- 3 35 a 8 35 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 1,000 books. any denom....20 00 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 made to represent any denomination from 810 down. peees.. 3... TE os ions owe 2 00 Up oens |... c. 8... 1. cc 3 00 Booms. 2... . 3... es 6 ~eneens 10 00 eee monee:.. . ck. 17 50 nr = =I 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..... Steel punch. .............. DRIED FRUITS—DONESTIC Apples. Rondried......-...-....- Evaporated 50 lb boxes. @7 California Fruits. Apricots ..............- Blackberries........... Nectarines ............ Poeaeneg.............-.. Pears..... lee Pitted Cherries........ Prunnelies..........-.- Raspberries...........- California Prunes. 100-120 25 ib boxes....... 90-100 25 Ib boxes....... 80 - 90 25 Ib boxes....... lb boxes....... Bron asses sss e ~ DNnw 6696 886898898 Raisins. London Layers 3 Crown. London Layers 4 Crown. Dehesias.......-........ Loose Muscatels 2 Crown Loose Muscatels 8 Crown 6 Loose Muscatels 4 Crown FORE Citron. Leghorn ........--++s++++5 @12 Corsican......._........ 4 @13 Currants. Patras bbis..............-- @ 5% Vostizzas 50 Ib cases......@ 6 Cleaned, bulk ............ @7 Cleaned, ST Eee @ %% eel. : Citron American 101b bx @13 Lemon American 10 1b bx @12 Orange American 101b bx @i2 Raisins. Ondura 28 ib boxes..... Sultana 1 Crown.. : Sultana 2Crown.. Sultana 3 Crown. Suitana 4 Crown.. Sultana 5 Crown....... Sultana 6 Crown ....... Sultana packag kage....... @ FARINACEOUS GOODS. 8S8699ees Parina. 2411b. packages.......... 1°50 Bulk, per = ae 3 50 242 1b. packages........... 1 80 100 1h. kees..-............- 270 200 ib. barrels... ... --..... 5 10 Hominy. Maeemois ... .- 2 50 Flake, 50 lb. drums....... 1 00 Beans. iIbries f40enn . ......-....-- 3% Medium Hand Picked.... 1 10 Maccaroni and Vermicelli. Domestic, 10 lb. box...... 60 Imported, 25 Ib. box.. ...2 50 Pearl Barley. Gemmon......-<..;..°...-.. 298 hoster .. >... 2 25 Empice .......-...------.. 3 00 Peas. Green, bu.......-......... 90 Split, perlb.............-. 2% Rolled Oats Rolled Avena, bbl.......4 00 Monarch, bbl........... .3 40 Monarch, % bbl.......... 1 83 Monarch, 90 1b sacks...... 1 60 Quaker. cases. ...........8 20 Huron, CaseS.......--.---- 1% Sago. Rormmae .. 2.00.05... 4 East India........... or Tapioca. Flake ......-..00+--+---- 3% DGGE 26. pone ch oute sole ceca ae 356 Anchor, 40 1 lb. pkges.... 5 Wheat. Cracked, bulk.........-... 34 242 lb packages........... 2 50 Salt Fish. Cod. Georges cured......... Georges genuine...... Georges selected...... Strips or bricks....... 6 Herring. Holland white hoops, bbl. §& 00 Holland white hoop %bbl 4 50 Holland, % bbl........... 2 60 Holland white hoop, keg. 6% Holland white hoopmchs 70 Norwegian... .........-.- Round 100 lbs............. 2 7% Round 40 lbs............. 1 30 Hesiod... .. 14 be 866698 ONT em Mackerel. Mess 100 Ibs.........-..-+- 1 Mess 40 1bs.......-......- Mess 10 tbe....... ....... No.2 Ming... .....-..... Ne? ae. No.2 SIDS..............- Trout. No, 1100 tbe. ..........-..- No.1 40 ]bs............... No. t tihs............... Not Site.-............ Whitefish. No.1 No.2 Fam 2 00 no SSSR SSSSBVESRARRSES 8 lbs........ 88 31 120 50 00 408...... 1 40 00 | 6ox...... 2 00 00 o. 8...2 40 00 No. 10...4 00 25 No. 2T. 80 00 No. 37.1 3 40 No. 47.1 50 Northrop Brand. - Lem. Van. 2o0z. Taper Panel.. 7% 1 20 S ez. Oval.......... % 2 3 oz. Taper Panel..1 35 2 00 4 oz. Taper Panel..1 60 2 2 Souders’. Oval bottle, with corkscrew. Best in the world for the Regular Grade Lemon. dos 2en. 2. % 2o...... 1 50 Ri Vanilla. doz cos...... 1 20 2 OS. :.<.2 2 40 XX Grade on. Son... 1 50 40z ..-3 00 XX Grade Vanilla. 2 Oe. ....- 1% £08.... .. 3 50 BAGG. ee es 15 REGUS 26sec ee soe 1 INDIGO. Madras, 5 ib boxes........- 55 8. F., 2,3.and 5 lb boxes.... 50 GUNPOWDER. Rifle—Dupont’s. Choke Bore—Dupont’s. Mom 2... 4 Hatt Ress... 2 40 Quarter Kegs................- 1 3 ib. Came. .c tc. occa 34 Eagie Duck—Dupont’s. Meme 3s .-8 00 Half Kegs..... 4 25 Quarter Kegs.. ... 22 fie cans... =... . JELLY. ip pas. 6.2. 35 301% pals... 65 LYE. Condensed, 2 dos .......... 1 20 Condensed. 4 dos...........2 25 LICORICE. ee Calanrte ........ 2.25.2... 5 5 Sigtiy........-...-..... 22. 14 6 oe cc 10 MINCE MBAT. Ideal, 3 doz. in case......... 2 2 MATCHES. Diamond Match Co.’s brands. No. 9 sulphur.............-- 1 65 Anchor Parlor........-....- 1 70 No. 2 Home................- 110 Export Parlor.........----- 400 MOLASSES. New Orleans. 11 14 20 24 a1 alf-barrels 2c extra. MUSTARD. Horse Radish, 1 doz........-. 1% Horse Radish, 2 doz......... 3 50 Bayle’s Celery, 1 doz.. .... 1% PIPBS. Clay, No. 216.........--..-- 1 70 Clay, T. D. full count...... 65 Geb, Ne. 8............-..... 5 POTASH. 48 cans in case. abies 6... --.---.-.--<-- - 4 00 Penna Salt Co.’s.......-.-. 3 00 PICKLES. Medium. Barrels, 1,200 count........ 425 Half bbls, 600 count........ 2 62 Small. Barrels, 2,400 count....... 5% Half bbls 1,200 count...... 3 38 RICE. Domestic. Carolina head...... 6% Carolina No.1 .. 5 Carolina No. 2... - 8 Broke... .-... 0.2025... 3% Imported. Japan, No.1......--. 5%@ 6 Japan, No.2... --. 4n@5 Java, fancy head......6 @ 5% Java, No.1............. 8 @ Wap @ SALERATUS. Packed 60 lbs. in box. OAPI cc onc ns 3 een 3 eee... et 3 15 Deets .....:..-.-..... 3 30 Teves ......0. 2...) +2. 3 00 60 lb. case $3.15 SAL SODA. Granulated, bbis........ 35 Granulated, 100 1b cases.. 90 Lump, bbls. .... .......... 7% Lump, 145]b kegs.......... 8 SNUFP. Scotch, in bladders......... 35 Maccaboy, injars........... 35 French Rappee, in jars..... 43 SEEDS. eae cc 5 9 Canary, Smyrna........... 3% Caraway -.......... ..... 8 Cardamon, Malabar ..... 60 COS ee 11 Hemp, Russian.......... 3% Mixed Bind..............- 4% Mustard, white....... ... 5 Peppy wc 10 HA ee 4% Cuttle Bone............... SALT. Diamond Crystal. Table, cases, 24 3-lb boxes. .1 50 Table, barrels, 100 3 1b bags.2 75 Table, barrels, 407 1b bags.2 40 Butter, barrels, 280 1b. bnlk.2 25 Butter, barrels, 20 14 lbbags.2 50 Butter, sacks, 28lbs......... 25 Butter, sacks, 56 lbs......... 55 Common Grades. Worcester. 50 4 Ib. cartons........... 3 25 155 24lb. sacks..... ....... 4 00 Oo 5S Ib. saexs ..- ..- 3% Sem ip sacks... .-....... 3 50 3080 Jo. seeks...) : 28 Ib. linen sacks............ 56 lb. linen sacks............ 60 Bulk in barrels.............. 2 50 Warsaw. 56-lb dairy in drill bags..... 30 28-1b dairy in drill bags..... 15 Ashton. 56-lb dairy in linen sacks... 60 Higgins. 56-lb dairy in linen sacks... 6 Solar Rock. SG6ib sacks... ¢ «5. 3c. SE Common. Granulated Fine............ 70 Modinm Wine..............- %0 SOAP. Single ber... 2. ce 27% 5 box lots, delivered........ 270 10 box lots, delivered........ 2 65 JAS. §. KIRK & GO.'S BRANDS. American Family, wrp’d....2 66 MOMS. 2 75 Cabinet... 3. 22 I oe es ca ce 2 50 White Russian..............2 35 White Cloud, laundry...... 6 25 White Cloud, toilet......... 3 50 Dusky Diamond. 50 6 0z....2 10 Dusky Diamond, 50 8 oz....3 00 Blue India, 100 % 1b. -3 00 Mirkeline.......... .38 50 OG ee 2 50 SCHULTE SOAP CO.’S BRANDS Clydesdale, 100 cakes, 75 Ibs... .2 75 No-Tax, 100 cakes, 62 1-2 Ibs... .2 00 Family, 75 cakes, 75 Ibs....... 2 50 German Mottled, 60 cakes, 60 Ibs. .1 75 Cocoa Castile, 18 lhs., cut 1-4 & 1-2..1 80 Chipped Soap for Laundries. Allen B. Wrisley’s Brands. Old Country, 801-Ib. bars ..2 % 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. Bee eg, - 5% Kegs. English ....... ...... 4% etre Seay eateomneyentenenon snes: ccf: i A Aa wit MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 21 SPICES. Whole Sifted. Allspice ... a Cassia, Chiua in mats....... 12 Cassia, Batavia in bund....25 Cassia, Saigon in — ase 32 Cloves, Amboyna.. <<. 24 Cioves, Zanzibar............ 12 Mace, Batavia.............. 55 Nutmegs, fancy........... -60 Nutmegs, No: fies 50 Nutmegs, No. 2............. 45 Pepper, Singapore, black... 11 Pepper, Singapore, white.. ‘12 Pepper, shot................ 12 Pure Ground in Bulk. Ailspice 15 Cassia, Batavia ............. 30 Cassia, Saigon.............. 40 Cloves, Zanzibar............ . Ginger, African.. .... Ginger, Cochin............. 18 Ginger, Jamaica. ...........23 Mace, Batavia.............. 65 ee 12@18 BC 40@20 Pepper, Sing , black........ 13 Pepper, Sing., white........ 20 an Cayenne Deas Sree Gece - SYRUPS — cee oe Hair’ ay ese noel oleae 17 Pure Cane. Kingsford’s Corn. 40 1-lb packages............. 6 20 1 Ib packages............. 614 Kingsford’s Silver Gloss. 40 1-lb packages............. 6% Gib bores ....... 1... GF Diamond. 6410c packages ........... 00 {28 5c packages... be 5 00 32 10c and 64 5c packages... 5 00 rt Common Corn. 2011b. packages.......... .. 5 401 1b. packages............. 4% Common Gloss. i-lb packages............... 4% 3-lb packages............... 4% 6-lb packages............... 4% 40 and 50 lb boxes........... 3% arrest. 3 STOVE POLISH. Z EN Peeing cs es mrese raat boa 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 poe a from — — to your shipping point, giving you coat - the invoice for the amount of freight buyer pays from the market in which he Paes to his shipping point, neluding 20 pounds for the weight of the barrel. Domine oo. 5 25 Cut Pest. coo ole. 50 Ormpped..--. cc oe 5 50 Powdered ........ <...8 IS XXXX Powdered. oS Capes 225. Granulated in bbls.. Granulated in bags.. Fine Granulated. . Extra Fine Granulated.... Extra Coarse Granulated Mould A...........-.... Diamond Confec. = eres ° . pele wee a - eee reece corer evens BAB ER HBS AB HS AP ia AER he He TON ON ON OOO SSOSSESRASRSSLSSRSRGGSCSa ee eae TOBACCOS. Cigars. Clark-Jewell-Welis Co.’s brand. New Brick: oc)... 33 00 H. & P. Drug Co.’s brand. Gutmitette 2 35 00 G. J. Johnson Cigar Co.’s brand. ag © aN SOW: . 33 00 Ruhe Bros. Co.’s Brands. Double Eagles, 6 sizes. —— 00 Gen. Maceo, 5sizes.... 55@70 00 Mr. Thomas........... 35 00 Cuban Hand Made.... 35 00 Crown Five......- 2... 25 00 Sir William.........., 35 00 Club Five... ...... 2... 35 00 Gens. Grant and Lee.. 35 00 Little Peggy .......... 35 00 Signal Wive........... 35 U0 Knights of Pythias.. 35 00 Key West Perfects, 2 5z 55@60 00 TABLE SAUCES. Lea & Perrin’s, large... 4 Lea & Perrin’s,small... 27 Halford, large. eee cee ae 3 7% Halford small... aa er Oe Salad Dressing, large Bee 4 55 Salad Dressing, small 2 VINEGAR. Malt White Wine, 40 grain.. “— Malt White Wine, 80 — Pure Cider, Genesee.. n Pure Cider, Red Star.......... .12 Pure Cider, Robinson......... ll WICKING. No.0, pergross.............. 20 Net pereross.......... 2 No. 2 er @ress. 8. s... 35 No. 3. PerSrers. 55 Crackers. The National Biscuit Co. quotes as follows: Butter. Seymour Xex 1... 5% Seymour XXX, 3b. carton 6 Family XXX 5 Salted XXX New York XXX.. Wolverine ...... Boston... Soda. Seda xXx... Soda XXX, 3 1b carton Seda, City....... |. Long Island Wafers....... ll L. I. Wafers, —— ~- 1 Zephyrette.. a Saltine Wafer. ee 5% Saltine Wafer, 11b carton. 6% Farina Oy- Beer en 5% Extra Farina Oyster SWEET GOODS—Boxes. Amimgig 2. 10% Bent’s Water.. 15 Cocoanut Taffy. 10 Coffee Cake, Jay lu Coffee Cake, Iced 10 Cracknells.... 15% Cubans ... 11% Frosted Cream 9 Ginger Gems....... 8 Ginger Snaps, XXX.. 7% Graham Crackers ......... 8 Graham Wafers.... Grand Ma Cakes. araportals es. 8 Jumoples, Honey........... 11% Marshmallow ............. 15 Marshmallow Creams..... 16 Marshmallow Walnuts.... 16 Mich. Frosted Honey.. 12% Molasses — a Newton . ee aoe - Nic Nacs........-.......... 8 Orange Gems............... 8 Penny Assorted Cakes... 8% Pretzels, hand made ..... 8 Sears’ Lunch............... q Supar Cake... 7... ........ 8 Sugar Squares............ a Vanilla Wafers ........... Sumenes le. 12% E fen winter......... Candies. Grains and Feedstuffs Provisions. Swift & Company quote as Stick Candy. Wheat. dee: y Dbis. paile | Wheat............. 2... .... 65 Barreled Pork Standard............ 64@ 7 Winter Wheat Flour. : Standard H. H...... 40 7 Local Brands. Mess .................... 10 Standard Twist..... @s | Patents 400; Back ....... 1... it Cut Gost. @ 8% | Second Patent............. 3 50| Clear back.......... 10 —_ 00 Gases | Straight 0 3 30 | Shorteut................. 50 Jumbo, 32 1b ........ OGG Clea 3 00 | Pi ope @ 4 Graham .............. 1... 3 30 Boston Cream...... @10 oO eee oe co. ; 00 Oe a le. 25 Mixed Candy. Subject to usual cash dis- co eee | 8 rreerte tote, tcc per ta ot Standard.....2.... 77 @7_ | ditional. Smoked Meats Conserve...... ..... @ 7% | Ball-Barnhart-Putman’s Brand Hams, 12 1b average ... 8% OvVaE kl. 8. @ 7% | Diamond, ¥s................ 3 50| Hams. 14 Ib cearaee Bon 8 Eibbem. 2.2: ........ @ 8% Diamond, Me 3 50 Hams, 16 lb sacaee 7 ay Broken 000i @ 8% | Diamond, %s. . | 2.1.2.2... 23 nae ah ac 1% Cut Loaf... 2.2... @ 8%} wordenG Cc Brand. | Ham dri es cna English Rock @8 orden Grocer Co.’s Bran am dried beef ......... 12 iia @ 8% oe = ee ea. = oe oe Y. cut). j ont ae Socata cnc eee fe. a settee 7 Quaker, ia) 3 50| California hams......... Valley Cream... |. @l2 Spring Wheat Flour. on a 9 o ; Clark-Jewell Wells Co.'s Brand. pe een anaes 0@ 12% ancy—In Bulk. Pillsbury’ 8 Best ee 6 . Lards. In Tierces Lozenges, plain..... illsbury’s Best 4s........ 4 0|Compound................ ian, pore 2 &% Pillsbury’s Best %s........ 440 Kettle. Seale gc Choc. Drops.. @14 | Pillsbury’s Best %s paper. 4 40 | 55 1b Tubs.. -advance % Choc. Monumentals @i1 | Pillsbury’s Best %s paper.. 4 40 [80 1b Tubs...... advance 1 Gum Drops......... @6 | Ball-Barnhart-Putman’s Brand. | 901b Tins ....... advance % Moss Drops. i @8 20 lb Pails.......advance 5g Sour Drops.. i @9 10 lb Pails....... advance k Imperials .. i @9 Sib Pails... .. advance 1 3 Ib Pails... .._. advance 14 Salieri 5 Ib. Boxes. Retain Lemon Drops....... @50 Bologna ........ = cane 5% Sour Drops......... @50 Ee 6% Peppermint Drops.. @60 Meankfere 7% a rn Drops.. @60 ee 8% M. Choe. Drops... @s Ce 6 Gum Drops... 0... @30 Renee 9 Licorice Drops...... @i Head cheese............. B% A. B. Licorice — @50 Beef Lozenges, plain.. @50 Extra Mess i 10 23 Lozenges, printed. @50 ~~ hig gpa eg dante a a aa = Boneless ...........02.0. 50 Mottoes ........27.." O55 ._.. . 14 00 Cream Bar.......... @a0 Pigs’ Feet. Molasses Bar ....... @50 ar Is, 40 1 ES RGR 1 33 Hand MadeCreams. 80 Bese wee nne tele Gea > Sigg % bbls, 80 lbs...... 1. 2 50 Decorated Creams.. @90 ie. String Rock......... @60 Kits, 15 lbs.. eee ca Burnt Almonds..... 15 @ ios % bbls, 40 Ibs...... intergreen Berries @8 | duluth Imperial, %s....... 420| % bbls, 80 lbs. ..... Caramels. Dulutb Imperial, 4s. ..... 4 .0 Casings. No. 1 wrapped, 2 lb. Duluth Imperial, %s....... 410 — See 14 bores 0 @35 | Lemon & Wheeler Co.’s Brand. Becf middles ele sia a% No. t 1 wrapped, 3 Ib. Gold Medal s............. 4 30) sp Bee l 60 Se @50 Gold Medal 4s............. 4 20 ~ No. (2 wrapped, 2 Ib. Gold Medal %s............. 410 Butterine. Sale Barham soe 4m HOUs, dairy ig Parisian, 48...... 1... 2. 20 | Solid, dairy ............. 9% Parisian, %s............. i 4 10 Rolls, creamery ......... = a Creamery ......... | Olney & Judson’s Brand. Fruits. Ceresota, %S............ a6 Canned —. Ceresota, 348.. 4 49 | Corned beef, 21b...... Oranges. Ceresota, s.. ..........0.. 4 39 | Corned beef, 14 Ib. Worden G. Cc B a. Roast beef, 2 Ib. Late Valencias ..... @4 00} Laurel, a Coe oo Potted ham, ¥s. sao. Florida ia a8 aes ; : et = ies. style box.......... pos EEE, ME eis cece oe ten | ov evile am ‘a. y @3 75 | Laurel; %s........ 20217277 4 20) Deviled ham’ So Lemons. Meal. Petted tongue 18... Strictly choice 360s.. @5 75 | Bolted .............. a 1 90 | Potted tongue Ks Strictly choice 300s. @ Granulated 0... 210 ‘aucy 360s ... ‘ @6 00 Feed and ate. Ex.Fancy 300s.... @ St. Car Feed. screened ....15 00 Fresh Mea Ex.Fancy 360s...... @é6 50 te . te Oata....... 14 59 ts. ubolted Corn Meal....... 14 00 Bananas. Winter Wheat Bran.. 13 00 Beet. Medium bunches...1 00 @1 25| Winter Wheat Middlings. ($4 06) Conces 64@ 8 Large bunches...... 150 @I1 7% | Screenings.. .-14 00] Fore quarters......... 5 @6% Foreign Dried Fruits. Corn. Hind quarters........ CAG ¥% Figs. Can late 34% — No. 3.........., 7 = eee os i Choice, 10 1b boxes... @ —_ neers TT 6 G 6% Extra choice, 10 lb Car lots. ... +++ eee 27% | Plates . 4@ boxes new......... @ 15| Carlots, clipped...) oo 20% Cl Fancy, 12 lb boxes... @ 16 Less than ~~ see Pork. mperial Mika Ss ib boxes. — @ No. 1 Timothy cariots Be : . nag a an +@ 44 Pulled, 61h boxes... @__ | No.1 Timothy. tonlois _-. 9 00 | HOWE sarees! oo° Naturals, in bags.. @7 ——— se Beat Yard. @ Dates. Fish and Oysters ‘Sie —_ = 10 - boxes @8 @areass 6 @7 “ards in 60 ib cases 6 Fresh Fish. meee | 6 Vamar a Per Ib, | SPFing Lambs...1.11. 8 @ 9 = cases, new...... @6 | Whitefish...... : @ 8 Veal. Sairs, 601b cases. @5 7 2 s Carcass ....... .7 @&% @ 15 Nuts. @ 4 |Hides and Pelts. @ 16 The Cappon & Bertsch Leather ae ——.. = S = Co., 100 Canal Street, quotes as Almonds, California, —- bea @ 8 | follows: soft shelled... @ 8 Hides. i. Green NO. Leessseeses @ 8% Walnuts Naple @ 8 areen ‘0. Bs crchdee aieas ch sg Walnuts’ Calif No. i. @12 @ 10 — ; Sees ooo $ oe Walnuts, soft shelled Col River Salmon.. @ 12 ee Nai 9 a @ | Mackerel ........|) 6 Se 6S Table Nuts, fancy.. @ll Oysters in Cans. pr aes Ca Table Nuts, choice... @10 | F.H.Counts........ ‘2 So _.. SS Pecans, Med.......... @ 7% | F. JD. Selects...” Ss |e attes 6 Pecans, Ex. Large.. @10 — See eeeciaed @ B Pelts. Pecans, Jumbos.. @12 : F.J. a Standards.. “ 22 Hickory Nuts per bu., NnChOTs .... ....... 20 elie, cach............ 50@1 00 ikory ‘Nuts pe i, @1 60| Standards.....-..355 =6©@ 18 — Cocoanuts, full sacks @3 50 ulk. gal. Tallow. Chestnuts per bu...... @450] Counts ..............0..0... 1%lno4 @3 I Seleete 1 65 N ooo ater. @2 Peanuts. Bele Se cr nearest Fancy, H. P., Suns. @7 | Auchor Siandards Bee oss aoa 110 Wool. Fancy, H. P., Flags Penasco 1 vv oasted............. Gert (Clam. 1 25] Washed, fine ......... ° Choice, H. P., Extras. @ 4% 11 Goods. Washed, medium...... as H, P., Extras, Oysters, Po “100 Peeees 1 1 50 Unwashed, fine.... ...01 o3 Roasted ...... ona 5% | Clams, per 100....... 1 25 Unwashed, medium . -16 @18 Crockery and Glassware. AKRON STONEWARE. Butters, % Gal, per dos............ 40 1 to 6 gal., wn i ——— 5 8 gal ,each.. bed eceenas : ae 10 gal., each.. etdcee OO 12 gal., each.. << 15 gal. meat- tubs, ‘each....1 10 29 gal. meat-tubs, each....1 50 25 gal. meat- tubs, each....2 3 30 gal. meat-tubs, each....2 70 Churns, 2 to 6 gal., = eal. ........ 5 Churn Das ers, per doz... 8 Fruit Jars. Pint.. coves 40 i 5 Ye gal Hee sOO 66086 Ke eece oe 6 50 Cavers... 2 00 MOUUCES ee Lo tl, 25 Milkpans. % gal. flat or rd. bot., doz. 45 i gal. fatorrd. bot.,each 5 Fine Glazed Milkpans. \% gal. flatorrd. bot.,doz. 60 1 gal. flat or rd. bot., ‘each 5% Stewpans. % gal. fireproof, bail, doz. 8 1 gal. fireproof, bail, doz.1 10 Jugs. i gal., per dos............. 40 4 gal. perdos.... ........ 42 Eto S gal.. per eal......... 5% Tomato Jugs. 14 2al., per doe... ....... 42 Peal Gmen. 5% Corks for % gal., perdos.. 20 Corks for 1 gal., per doz.. 30 Preserve Jars and Covers. % gal., stone cover, dos.. 1 gal., stone cover, doz...1 00 Sealing Wax. 5 lbs. in package, per lb.. 2 LAMP BURNERS. Ne. @ fan Nes Sa. Ne 2 San... Ne SSan.......... “ Tubular.. — Security, No. rr a Security, No. 2.. a Nueen LAMP CHIMNEYS— Seconds. Per box of 6 doz. NG OS. 1 32 Nas Sa 1 48 NG. 2 OG8 jw... 2 18 Common No @San. 8... 1 50 ING. Te 1 NO Shan... 2 45 Pirst Quality, No. 0 Sun, crim top, = and labeled.... 2 10 No Sun, crim top, wrapped and labeled.... 2 15 No. 2 Sun, crim top, wrapped and labeled.... 3 15 XXX Flint. No. 0 Sun, crimp top, SSSFSaER auanees and lane Pn No. 2 Sun, crim top, wrapped and labeled.. CHIMNEYS—Pearl + wrapped an . 8% No. 2 Hinge, wrapped and labeled... No. 2 Sun, “Small ‘Bulb, ” for Globe Lamps......... La Bastie. — 1 Sun. plain bulb, per Oz 7 2 Sun, plain bulb, - No. iL Crimp, per doz...... eee No. 2 Crimp, per dog... ... Rochester. No. 1, Lime (65c don): el — mt pt No. 2, Lime (70e doz No. 2, Flint (80e doz Electric. No. 2, Lime SS a sauias No. 2, Flint (800 doz)...... OIL CANS. 1 gal tin cans with spout.. 1 1 gal galv iron with spout. 1 48 2 gal galv iron with spout. 2 48 3 gal galv iron with spout. 3 32 5 gal galv iron with spout. 4 28 3 gal galv iron with faucet 4 1 5 gal ge aly iron with on 4 5 gal Tilting cans. 2 5 gal galv iron Nacefas.... 9 mim co 38s Ser mam wo ss SRS5 Pump Cans, 5 gal Rapid steady stream. 7 80 5 gal Eureka non-overflow 10 54 3 gal Home Rule..... ..... 10 59 5 gal Home Rule........... 12 0) 5 gal Pirate King.......... 9 59 LANTERNS, No. 0 Tubular side lift.... 4 60 No. 15 Tubular.......... 6 25 No. 13 Tubular Dash.. .... 6 50 No. 1Tub., glassfount.... 7 00 No. 12 Tubu ar, side lamp. 14 0C No. 3 Street Lamp Lc aiea - 8% LANTERN GLOBES. No. 0 Tubular, cases 1 doz. each, box 10 cents.. No. 0 Tubular, cases? dos. each, box 15 cents....... No. 0 Tubular, bbls 5 doz. each. bOI SH. ............. No. 0 Tubular, buil’s eye, cases 1 doz. each......... 1 & src smn Pee Menr inate lara tae rage NT Bae ri : 3 £ Fa a MICHIGAN ' TRADESMAN Hardware The Loose Screws of Business. From the Stoves and Hardware Reporter. A curious incident was witnessed on one of the streets of St. Louis recently. Stooping men and boys were observed scrambling down the middle of the street picking up and putting into their pockets something which had fallen on the ground. Upon closer investigation it was found that the crowd was pick- ing up screws which had dropped from a heavily laden wagon that had just assed along. Men and boys had fol- owed it and were replenishing their stock of screws from the negligence of the people who had packed their goods = carelessly that they were all being ost. What a moral may be drawn from such an instance of neglect! People often speak of some one having screws loose in the metaphorical sense of the term, as applied to morality or business laxness—but how much worse than mere looseness it is to have the screws drop out altogether! Every one may be sub- ject to periods of neglectfulness which may be more or less culpable, accord- ing to the degree of importance which the deed may assume, but how much worse is it to be so criminally careless as to lose a thing completely. To be sure, it is an ill wind that blows nobody good, and the loose or lost screw which acts so detrimentally up- on the business of the unfortunate in- dividual serves to aggrandize some one else. There are rivals lying in wait for opportunities to take advantage of a competitor’s gross disregard of some as- pect of business which will give them the mastery over palpably weak points. The combatant in ancient days of chivalry looked for weak places in the opponent’s armor and directed his shafts toward them, thus striking a vital part with fatal results. That every one may have more or less vulnerable parts in his character and methods of doing business can not be gainsaid, but the broad-minded man capable of self- analysis will be able to detect these weaknesses and modify and improve them until they are made less _ conspic- uous and injurious to him and his busi- ness. It would be well to give the mind and methods of doing business a kind of in- ventory now and then; see wherein they are deficient ; how they may be improved, and just what the resources are in this direction. As the poet sings, ‘‘ Pick out the vicious quitch of blood and cus- tom and make all clean and whole again.’’ Seldom is this done, for there is nothing more difficult to alter or amend than temperament. It is almost as unalterably fixed as the laws of the Medes and Persians; and yet it can be done if sufficient will power is exerted to bring the mind from the rut of routine and monotonous sameness to a realiza- tion of its shortcomings, and with a strong resolve to accept and adapt the examples and teachings of others which lead to a higher and broader and more profitable plane of thought. An instance might be cited where the dealer in the small town wastes time and breath in fiercely vituperating a more successful rival in a neighboring town. Instead of studying his methods and following his example in making his store better and increasing its ad- vantages by care and forethought, he denounces, criticises and endeavors to run down his competitor, thinking by this means to turn people away from his rival and bring them back to his own store. The writer has frequently had opportunity to study the results of such attempts and they rarely if ever have been found to meet with success. Such a proceeding is undignified, re- covers no lost screws, nor does it tighten any that are loose, but rather tends to accelerate than retard the imminent catastrophe of failure, or what is simi- lar to it, a dragging along from hand to mouth which is almost as humiliating and a great deal more worrisome. No one certainly can wish to go on as the driver of the wagon mentioned at the beginning of this article and remain oblivious to the losses which occur un- til everything isgone. The opportunity then to repair the damage comes too late. ‘‘An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.’’ —_s 0 2__—_ Plenty of Store Room. There is certainly nothing more unat- tractive or confusing tu customers than heterogeneous quantities of goods piled together without rhyme or reason. Viewed as a whole, they present a chaotic appearance which gives indi- viduality to nothing and lack of charac- ter to the mass. Goods which are dis- played on or in counters to attract cus tomers’ notice should have plenty of space allotted to them in order to give each one an opportunity to beseen. As has been frequently said in these columns, a proper mean must be ob- served in everything that appertains to the store;‘but a scarcity of goods may give as bad an impression as an over- supply will prove bewildering. It is ‘true that a large quantity and ample stock gives an air of prosperity, al- though it is not as effective as a suffi- cient supply which leaves room for ade- quate display. Hardware particularly may be crowded so that it is impossible to get a stove into a position where the customer may examine it carefully and in a good light. What every merchant should attempt first of all to secure is adequate space in his store. This may frequently be accomplished in great part by the neat and systematic arrange- ment of the goods so that no valuable space is lost by careless disposal of them. A desirable and attractive arti- cle can only be seen to advantage when taken alone, comparatively speaking. It strikes the attention more forcibly and quickly. In a sentence of his jubilee speech at Chicago, President McKinley showed how it happens that events come in the train of war which were not anticipated. President Lincoln did not have the free- ing of the slaves in view at the begin- ning of our civil war, but the preserva- tion of the Union. Emancipation came as an accompaniment and consequence of that war. Our war with Spain was not undertaken to acquire territory, or to gain a foothold in Asia. It has brought upon us responsibilities we can not evade. gh: ini yor e At cn? 6, ope wast | ge ce Lean MS cre* SIZE |2 x 3 “No. 27 in High. CASH WITH ORDER. J quartereo |¥ -OAK [3 4 HAND POLISH | i pare ie SIZE 36 INCHES (PF STERLING FURNITURE (0 GRAND HAVEN. MICH. FOOD into Clean Cut Uni- form Pieces as FINE or COARSE as wanted. Other machines chop meat THIS DOES AWAY WITH THE CHOPPING BOWL ALTOGETHER. only. CHOPS Potatoes, Meat, Bread.— Apples, Cabbage, EVERYTHING. | sissies ALL KINDS al nl THE UNIVERSAL FOOD CHOPPER This is the time of year to have these goods : a on hand. - Write for descriptive circular and discount. + Foster, Stevens & Co. Grand Rapids. 8Se525e2525e525e5e5e5eSeSe5e SesesesesesSeSeseseseseses HDDDDHHHHHHOOOOOD 2 Olark-Rutka-_2.___ Yale Business Men Conclude to Co- operate. Yale, Oct. 20—The business men of Yale have been considering for some time the advisability of organizing an association similar to the one that has been so successfully operating in Port Huron for over a year. The idea hav- ing fully crystallized, last Thursday night an organization was effected, which in the future shall be known as the Yale Business Men’s Association. Charles Rounds was made President, W. H. Balientine Vice-President, T. H. Park- inson Treasurer and Frank Putney Sec- retary. The officers are among our best business men and almost every business concern in the village has a representa- tive in the organization. J. T. Percival,of Port Huron, who is at present the Secretary of the organiza- tion in his city, was present to do the organizing and initiate the new officers. Mr. Percival is a successful business man of Port Huron and is an enthusias- tic advocate of business men’s associa- tions. He will soon organize Marlette and Brown City and then expects to set associations going in smaller towns in the neighborhood of these larger places. His ambition is to make the movement so general as to result in a State organ- ization. ——_>+>—___ Always be at the head of your own business, Hardware Price Current. AUGURS AND BITS ee ee 70 Jennings’, genuine.................. 2.2.2 ee 25&10 Jonningn’, imitation... ........ 6...) 60&10 AXES First Quality, S. B. Bronze ................. 5 00 First Quality, D. B. Bronze................. 9 50 First Quality, 8. B.S. Steel...... 2-........ 550 First Quality, D. B. Steel ................... 10 50 BARROWS Os $12 00 14 00 Ce net 30 00 BOLTS See a 60&10 Carriage new list..................... .. 70 to 75 CT 50 BUCKETS Ce 833 BUTTS, CAST Cast Loose Pin, figured........ Seed oc... re Wiredght Narrows 70&10 BLOCKS CrGinarytaekie 70 CROW BARS Cast Steck -. pee lb 4 Ely’s 1-10 — ee eka Ce on a $3 Se perm 35 ee. owes perm 60 CARTRIDGES Hem Mire... Le - -50& 5 Cone re B& 5 CHISELS Rocke Mame 80 Suckes Wramine 80 Seckce Corer 80 BOGCKOE Sie 80 DRILLS Morse’s Bit Stocks ............. fee see ece. 60 Taper and Straight Shank................... 50& 5 Morse’s Taper Shank........................ 50& 5 i ELBOWS Com. 4 piece, 6in...... ...... Mid ed doz. net 30 Oa 1% MATERA E dis 40&10 EXPANSIVE BITS Clark’s small, $18; large, $26................ 30&10 ves, CSS. 2 Stee. 25 FILES—New List New American 70&10 IIGROINOT Me ae Heller’s Horse Rasps........................ 6C6&10 GALVANIZED IRON Nos. 16 to 20; 22 and 24; 25 and 26; 27. ..... 28 List 12 13 14 15 ie .... 17 Discount, 75 to 75-10 GAUGES Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s............... 60&10 KNOBS—New List Door, mineral, jap. trimmings.............. 70 Door, porcelain, jap. trimmings............ 80 MATTOCKS eee RVG ee 816 00, dis 60410 RRS Pye 815 00, dis 60410 Hunt’s...... see eceees sees 818 50, dis 20&10 NAILS Advance over base, on both Steel and Wire. Steel MANA Dake 1 55 Were wate beee aee ae ca GU advamec Base iG@ta 16navence..... 8, 06 SOME. 10 ie ne 20 SOP Se 30 eo eee 5 ee ee mses 70 ime eAGVaMee 8 50 Casing 10 advance. . 15 Casing 8 advance.. 25 Casing 6 advance.. 35 Finish 10 advance...... 25 Finish 8 advance........... 35 Mipish Gadvanée................... ‘ 45 Barrel % advanee. oll 85 MILLS Coffee, Farlerm@ors. ooo... 40 Coffee, P. S. & W. Mfg. Co.’s Malleables... 40 Coffee, Landers, Ferry & Clark’s........... 40 Coffee, Enterprise. SS a 30 MOLASSES GATES Stebbin’s Pattern............. . . ..........60&10 Stebuin’s Genuine... ..-.... fo... oe 60&10 Enterprise, self-measuring ............ .... 30 Ohio Tool C f : - @50 io Foor Cos. faney........... 2... 3. ccs PIOR DCR 60 Sandusky Tool Co.’s, fancy................. @50 Benen, Mracqusiity.... kc. @50 Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s wood......... 60 PANS Mey, Acme ORO Common, polished............... oudadel- 70& 5 RIVETS Iron and Tinned .... ....... 60 Copper Rivets and Burs............---...... 60 PATENT PLANISHED IRON ‘““A” Wood's patent planished, Nos. 24 to 27 10 20 ““B” Wood’s patent planished, Nos. 25 to 27 9 20 Broken packages %c per pound extra. HAMMERS a & Co.'s, new Hat... 2. dis 335 ee wormes & Pinmabs........................, dis 10&10 Mason’s Solid Cast Steel 70 iccicle patie. cane Some Blacksmith’a Solid Cast Steal Hand Me isi 40&10 HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS HINGES Gete, Clark's, 152, 6... 600. ike45cc.. oS dis 60&10 ee cee sus ce cea per dos. net 250 WIRE GOODS Bee 80 SC 80 80 Gate Hooks and Eyes....................... 80 LEVELS Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s............ dis 70 ROPES Sisal, 34 inch and larger............... .... 9% 10% SQUARES Sacer md Trem 70&10 Try and Bevels ... ... a ee ee el, 60 Mere... eae oe Lae te 50 SHEET IRON com. smooth. com. Nene Wie Me 82 70 82 40 Nos. 15 to 17.. 2 40 Nos 18 te2t............ 2 45 Nos. 22 to 24 2 55 Nos. 25 to 26....... 2 6 Ne Se... 2% AND PAPER Ting acet dis 50 SASH WEIGHTS Meni Myce i per ton 20 00 TRAPS Siccl Game... ane 60&10 Oneida Community, Newhouse’s....... 50 Oneida Community, Hawley & Norton’s 70&10 Mone, Chewer. per doz 15 Moune, delusion................. per doz 1 2 WIRE Bright Market..... 5 Annealed Market. v6) Coppered Market.. --70&10 Tinned Market........ - BY Coppered Spring Steel.......... . 50 Barbed Fence, galvanized ............ -. JG Barbed Fence, painted................ .... 175 HORSE NAILS ve ae dis 40&1C COE a dis 5 INGrtnwemtery... 3 dis 10&10 RENCHES Baxter’s Adjustable, nickeled.............. 30 Cees Genre... jo... 50 Coe’s Patent Agricultural, wrought ....... 80 Coe’s Patent, malleable. .................... 80 MISCELLANEOUS ira Cages... 50 Pumps, Cistern..... : 80 Screws, New List... ... os 8 Casters, Bed and Plate........... -. 50&10&10 Dampers, American..................... 50 METALS—Zinc Co potmid Cate. 3 634 a a 6% SOLDER TN 12% The prices of the many other qualities of solder in the market indicated by private brands vary according to composition. TIN—Melyn Grade Peete iG, Chareogs ee $5 75 eer i Charcoms.. 5 75 wenre PM Chereeg) eae 7 00 Each additional X on this grade, $1.25. TIN—Allaway Grade DS Te 4 50 Pours 10, CHATOOME oo. e. l. 4+ 50 ROuPt TN Charcoal... 5 50 oo 5 50 Each additional X on this grade, 81.50. ROOFING PLATES 14x20 IC, Charcoal, Dean............0.ceee0s 4 50 14x20 IX, Charcoal, Dean ...............0008 5 50 20x28 IC, Charcoal, Dean........ .......00- 9 00 14x20 IC, Charcoal, Allaway Grade......... 4 00 14x20 IX, Charcoal, Allaway Grade......... 5 00 20x28 IC, Charcoal, Allaway Grade......... 8 00 20x28 IX, Charcoal, Allaway Grade......... 10 00 inaes a" _ TIN PLATE x ,»for No. 8 Boilers, 14x56 IX: for No. 9 Bollers, | per pound... 9 The “Concave” Washboard GLOBE CRIMP, Per Doz., $2. SAVES THE WASH. SAVES THE WASHER. = ae li a dc RASS IOC SOROEE SA A aI DSaath anes INTENTIONAL 2ND EXPOSURE 24 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN CARNIVAL DECORATIONS. How Local Merchants Have Prepared for the Event. The ‘‘hot time’’ has come and Grand Rapids is now in gala dress for the long-anticipated Carnival. Under the cloak of patriotism, freedom is synony- mous with license, fun with vice. In spite of all, there is much innocent sport,and Grand Rapids wears a jolly ex- pression which need not harm the sturdy, steady-going, serious-minded American. The principal business streets are one mass of color during the day, and of lights at night. A majority of the mer- chants have confined themselves to trim- ming the outside of their stores with bunting in red, white and blue, used either as flags, drapes or streamers, but there is such a uniformity of design about the decorations as to be very wearisome to the eyes. In fact, most of the merchants have not seemed to carry out any special design, simply, either willingly or under protest, stuck out a quantity of bunting, which seems to thrust itself upon the passer-by and assert in most emphatic terms, “we'll get there all the same."’ Monroe street taken ensemble is not picturesque in the least, but here and there are stores which attract attention. The most popular place Tuesday was J. P. Platte’s umbrella establishment. He and the weather prophet seemed to have formed a partnership, for in the doorway was a banner which bore the comforting assurance, ‘‘We shelter all.”’ The front of the building from cellar to attic was decorated with series of nor- mal-sized umbrellas covered with red, white and blue cloth. One window was draped in pink, against which rested imnumerable umbrella or parasol handles of every sort and description. The other window was draped in red and contained nothing except umbrellas Some of the simplest and most effec tive decorations were found in the win- dows of the W. L. Douglas Shoe Co. One window was draped in red bunting. Over this were stuck innumerable bunches of shredded white tissue paper, which gave a soft, graceful and artistic effect. The other window was the same with the exception of being draped in blue instead of red. These backgrounds were most fitting for the gentlemen’s black and tan shoes. Spring & Co. seem to have been as successful as any of the firms in drap- ing in the conventional way. _ There are the Eagle and flags draped over the doorway and enough of the patriotic bunting in other places. On the other hand, N. & M. Friedman have put on so much cheap bunting without any de- sign being carried out, that one ques: tions whether the bunting was not bought at an auction sale and that there is a wager to put on as much to the square foot as possible. The Boston Store, Lyon, Beecher, Kymer & Palmer Co., A. Preusser, P. Steketee & Sons and some others are conservative in their methods of decorating and can not be charged with overdoing the mat- ter. The Houseman & Jones Clothing Co. seems to have made the most extensive preparations for the Carnival of any dealers on Monroe street. Each win- dow contains some suggestion of the festivites, but one window bears spe- cial mention. Perched high up is the great American Eagle dropping red, white and blue ribbons to small boys dressed in the latest styles of children’s clothing. In the same window is a large saints cinnamon es rnemrenmenmeranarenoaronsacaass aaa picture of a naval officer who has a great flag draped about him anda pistol in his hand ready to shoot as he seems to say, ‘What Uncle Sam says goes.”’ He says, ‘‘Now is your time to buy an overcoat.’’ Canal street is as gorgeous as Monroe street. Sweet’s Hotel 1s a mass of bunt- ing arranged in pretty designs. Both the Giant Clothing Co. and the Star Clothing House have arranged the bunt- ing to similate arches, niches, etc. One window of ‘‘The Star’’ is devoted to a dramatic representation of the song, ‘‘Get your money’s worth.’’ An old colored woman, wearing ared dress and blue goggles, is complacently sitting at one corner of her fruit stall. The stand is covered with blue and white bunting On it are arranged schooners of red lemonade and piles of red apples. Some little boys on the other side of the stall where Aunt Dinab can not see them are cunningly sipping lemonade through straws and stealthily stealing apples, while a policeman near by is on the alert to catch them at their tricks. Crozier Bros. have perhaps as unique window decorations as any of the mer- chants, although they have only two win- dows and they are not overlarge. The sides and floor of each window are Jined with red, white and blue crepe tissue paper. At the back of one window stands a life-size plaster of Paris Goddess of Liberty dressed, or robed, in the Na- tional colors. At her feet is the Ameri- can shield. In one hand she holds in- numerable red, white and blue ribbons, each attached to a shoe, which is tagged with the price mark. In the other win- dow is a lifelike representative of Uncle Sam, who, too, is driving a bar- gain in the shoe trade. Could anything be simpler than these designs, but peo- ple are fascinated and can not get away from those windows, simply because ideas have been carried out which the stupidest or the most clever person can enjoy. All lines of business furnish the same opportunities for originality and, at the same time, furnish a sure method of advertising. Instead of lumbering each window with mountains of so-called bargains, make each window a picture so fascinating people must enter the store whether they will or not. Take, for instance, a furrier. He could drape the floor and part of the sides with blue and white bunting to represent snow and ice, while above could hang sus- pended a representation of the aurora porealis in reddish bunting. About the snow and ice some stuffed animals might stand in the most natural positions. But it is at night when the thousands of lights have been turned on and Grand Rapids is ready for the ball that she ap- pears most brilliant. One is fairly dazzled by the light and color along Monroe and Canal streets and there are glimpses of the same thing in other ways and byways and one imagines himself in fairyland. There seems to be only one thing lacking to make Grand Rapids as great a pandemonium as Parisitself. Every- thing abnormal, unnatural and super- natural in the universe has congregated in Grand Rapids for a four days’ visit, and as there is ‘‘only one of the kind in the whole world,’’ she ought to consider herself blessed and show her apprecia- tion by using confetti and serpentine. Serpentine are stripes or ribbons of va- rious colored paper rolled up much as ribbon is. Confetti are tiny disks of various colored paper. During Carnival time in Paris the spectators each have rolls of serpentine. Grasping one end, they let go the roll and send it in the direction of the passing procession, in order to show appreciation of any par- ticular float. The confetti is used nights. Everybody buys it and throws it at each chance passer-by much as he would light snow. The next morning one wakes up to find the streets and walks six or eight inches deep with confetti and the tele- graph wires wound with great tangles of serpentine, so that Paris glorified with rainbow tints seems even more than ever the City Beautiful. Zaipa E. UDELL. —__eoe eo His Business Instinct. One of the brightest traveling sales- men in modern commerce was thinking seriously of going to war. ‘*You see,’’ he was saying to the old military man whose stories of adventure and achievement had kindled his ambi- tion, ‘‘I have had experience in every branch of trade that amounts to very much except fighting. ‘‘T have sold nails, barbed wire, cigars, dry goods, paper, pins, oils, and a number of things. Now, it strikes me that I'd like to handle lead for the Government a while.’’ ‘*You would have to undergo a good many hardships,’’ remarked his friend. “‘T don’t care. I’m not married; ne- body but myself to think about, and I'd like to see 1f I can’t do something. Of course I may never be heard from, but I’m willing to take my chances at get- ting a monument some day with the rest of them.”’ ‘‘Of course you would want to go as an officer,’’ remarked the old military man. ‘I'd like to. But if I found it couldn’t be arranged, 1 wouldn’t stay away for that reason.’’ ‘*Young man, I Iske your spirit. Any- thing I can do for you I will gladly un- dertake. I'll see if it can be arranged for you to have a commission. ”’ The salesman looked startled. ‘*No,’’ be exclaimed ; ‘‘don't do that. Of course, I don't like to seem mercen iry, but I don’t want to do anything on that basis. I have tried it over and over, but I never got any satisfaction out of working on commission. Give me a salary every time.’’ es Sa A cloth jacket is warmer than a fur- lined cloak, because there is no temp- tation to leave it open. —__» 2 .—___ There is no open door to the temple of success, no royal road to your tri- umph. —_—__# @@__—_ Cultivate your customers. This is the best way to begin to push your business. —_ #0 @?__ A pleased customer is a good adver- tisement. WANTS COLUMN. Advertisements will be inserted under this head for two cents a word the first insertion and one cent a word for each subsequent in- sertion. No advertisements taken for less than 2s5cents. Advance payment. BUSINESS CHANCES. rs SALE—Gh OCERY STOCK IN CENTRAI Michigan, city of 3,090 inhabitants. Will -ell at s»crifice. Address No. 745, care Michigan Tradesman. 745 ILL BUY AT A BARGAIN STOCK OF general goods and groceries iu a thrifty town of about 3, 0Uin Central or Western Mich igan. Address No. 746, care Mich.gan Trades- man. 746 Sees SALE—AN OLD ES: ABLISHED DRUG store in city of 30,000; good t:ade; low rent; full prices; one-half cash, balanceon time. Ad dress 740, care Michigau Tradesman. 741 AVE SMALL GENERAL STO: K, ALSO A stock of musical gocds, sewing machines, bicycles, notions, etc., with wagons and teams— an established business. Stock inventories from $2,600 to $3.500, as may be desired. Will take free and clear farm in good location of equal value. Address Lock Box 531, Howell, . 40° V JANTED — SHUES, CLOTHING, DRY goods. Address R. B., box 351, — 99 Mich. OR SALE—CLEAN GENERAL STOCK AND store bu Iding in smai] town surrounded by excellent farming and fruit country less than fifty miles from Grand Rapids. Good reasons for selling. Inspection suli-ited. Terms reason- able. Address for particulars No. 691, care Michigan Tradesman. 691 NOR SALE—NEW GENERAL STOCK. A splendid farming country. No trad s. Ad- dress No. 6-0, exnre Michigan Tradesmen €80 -. uth ATED 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. 667 yes SALE—DRUG, BOOK AND STATION- ery stack invoicing $450), and fixtures invoicing $300, which include show cases. shelv- ing and bottles. Daily cash sales in 1891, 82°; $92. $30; 1893. $21; 1894, $34.65: 1895, $5; 1896, 21.20, and 1497.#2413 Located in manufactur- ing town. Nocut prices. Rent reasonable, 329 per mouth. Living rooms in convection. Ad- dress Ne. 668, care Michigan Tradesman. 668 JEST LOCATION IN MICHIGAN FOR A cold storage ard general produce dealer. Write to the Secretary of tue Otsego Improve- met Association Otsego. Mich 631 — LIKE TO EXCHANGE STOCK farm of 6v acres, |ocated in fonia county, for general merehandie. Address Box 2, Math: rten. Ionia county. Mich 730 Ke SALE—A GENELF STUCK OF MER- chardise valued at 5,000 Huve cleared $1,000 annu lly for the pasttwo years: easy pay- ments. Address 729, cure Michigan Tradesm'n. 29 I RUG STOCK FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE— Located i: best city in Michigan; no cut- ting; ins ovces #2 750. Will take goud real estite “us part payment. The more ca~h the move lib- eral discount from invoice. Bus n ss is now a good paving investment. Address B. b., care Michigan Tradesman. wea IG BARGAIN—A HOUSE AND LOT ON Pleasant averue which has come into my possession by foreclosure. Geod barn on prem- ises. Place is well worth $2,500. but I will sell for $2,600, on peyment of vv down and baiance on time to suit p rechaser. Such a bargain Comes only once in a lif time. Address Zeno, eare Michigan Tradesman. 735 HAVE A DWELLING HOUSE AND TWO jots on Arthur avenue. Grand Rapids, which I wish to exchange for dry goods, zroceries or shoes i c AsTamin business in Northern Mich- igun and cann: t look after the prop:rty. lam disposed to make a favorable cea for a clean stock, Nemo, eare Michigan Trate-man 73 = SALE OR EXCHANGEL—5,000 TO $ 0,000 in notes and judgments Address H. G. Cobbs. Kome City, ind G25 O RENT IN MENDON, ST. JOSEPH COUN- ty, Mieh’—One or 'wo large brick stores in Opera Hou‘e B'o: k. Write t» Levi Cole. 722 NOK SALE—Ci EAN STO K OF DRY GOODS, clething, boo s and ~hoes. hats and caps and men’s furnishing zoods and gr: ceries, Well- ad«pted frame store building and couvenient residence, well located in a thriving Northern Michigan town. Sales aggregate $10,003 per year, pract cally al] cash transxctions. No oid stock. No book accounts. Reasou for sel ing, ill health. Investigation so'icited. Address No 709, care Michigan Tradesman 709 a VO 20 HORSE POWER PORT- able encine and bciler, with engineer, to furnish power during ice cutting season. Write, tsting terms, Consumers’ Ice Co., Grand Rapids. Mich 743 Ke SALE—FURNITURE AND UNDERTAK- ing business in the most enterprising ‘own in Southwestern Michigan, Best jocation in the city. Add-ess No. 673, care M.chigan Trades- man, for particulars. 673 N ERCHANTS—DO YOU WISH CASH QUICK a¥i for your stock of mereh«ndise, or any part of it? Address John A. Wade, Cadillac, Mich. 628 7 EX! HANGE—FOR CLOTHING, DRY goods or shoes. very nice well rent. d Graud Rapids property. Address No. 552, care Mi_hi- gon Tradesman. 5A2 7: EXCHANGE—FiRMS AND OTHER property for dry goods, clothing and shows. Address P Meda.ie. Manceluna Mich 553 COUNTRY PRODUCE \ ANTED—BUTTER, EGGS AND POUL- try; any quantities. Write me. Orrin J. Stone. Ka'amazoo, Mich. 706 ANTED — FIRST-CLASS BUTTER FOR retail trade. Cash paid. Correspond with Caulkett & Co.. Trave’se City, Mich. 38 W \NTED—1.000 CASES FRESH EGGs, daily. Write for prices. F. W. Brown, Ithaca, Mich. 5db ~ FIREPROOF SAFES | Y Ev. Mo.sMLPH, NEW AND -—ECONDHAND s»fes, wood and bricx building mover, 157 Ottawa street, rand Rapids. 613 MISCELLANEOUS. i dress to represent unique insurance in State. — Good money forr ghtman. Address at once, Knights of America, Kalamazoo, Mich = 4 ANTED— LACE TO LEARN RETAIL bout and shoe business, Have had expe- rience as clerk. Gd references. Address 740, care Michigan Tradesman. 740 yo LUATION BY REGISTERED pharmacist wf teu years’ experience. Mar- ried, age 27. Capaltle of managing. ployed in Grand Rapids now. refe'ences. Desire a change. eare Michigan Tradesman. TJANTED—A PERMANENT PUSITION AS prescription clerk or manager of first class pharmacy after Nov l. Can furnish Al refer- ences. Married, good salesman xnd can make my services valuab'e. R-gistered by examina- tion in Michigan. Can register anywhere, Ad- dress No 736. care Michigan Tradesman. 736 EGISTERED PHARMACIST WANTS sITU- ation in Michigan. est of r ferences. Large experience. Address L. J. Shafer, 31 Calkins Ave., Grand Rapids Mich. 744 Am em- Can give good Address No. 738, 733 1 Ane te ane 5:5 Baerga | ; £ Siar wione Tite atte ines a aK eston le dei tingentee Stitoesmtncn 2 PAR REF ES eT gis eaoh — Travelers’ Time Tables. CHICAGO recs. 208. Chicago. Lv. G. Rapids......... 7:30am 12:00am *11:45pm Ar. Chicago........... 2:10pm 9:15pm 7 2.am Lv Chicago.. 11:45am 6:50am 4:15pm *11:50pm Ar. G’d Rapids 5:00pm 1:25pm 10:30pm * 6:20am Traverse City, Charlevoix and Petoskey. Lv. G’d Raplids..........7:30am 8:05am 5:39pm Parlor cars on day aan and sleeping cars on night trains to and from Chicago *Every day Others week days only. D ET RO | T Grand Rapids & Western. ¢ Sept. 25, 1898. Detroit. uy. Grand i 1:35pm 5:35pm Ay. Pecroie....::.0...2 1:40am 5:45pm 10:05pm Lv. Detroit... 8:00am 1:10pm 6:19pm ar. Grand Rapids.. 12: 55pm 5:20pm 10:55pm Saginaw, Alien and Greenville. Ly. G R7:09am 5:10pm Ar. G@ Ri1:45am 9:30pm Parlor cars on all trains to and from Detroit and Saginaw. Trains run week days only. Gro. DEHAVEN, General Pass. Agent. GR AN Trunk Railway System _ Detroit and Milwaukee Diy (in effect Oct 3, 1898 ) Leave. E Arrive. + 6:45am Sag., Detroit, Buffalo & N Y .t 9: 55pm +10:10am... ... Detroit and East.... . + 5:27pm + 3:20pm..Sag., Det., N. Y. & Boston ..+12:45pm * 8:00pm... Detroit, East and Canada...* 6:35ain WEST *7:00am....Gd. Haven and Int. Pts....* 7:20om +12:53pm.Gd. Haven and Intermediate.+ 3:12pm + 5:32pm...G@d. Haven and Chicago..... ........ +10:00pm...... Gd. Haven and Mil....... 6:40am Eastward—No. 16 has Wagner parlor car. No. 22 parlor car. Westward—No 11 parlor car. No. 17 Wagner parlor car. *Daily. tExcept Sunday. E. H. Huewss, A.G. P. & T. A. BEN. FLETOHER, Trav. Pass. Agt., C. A. Justin, City Pass. Agent. 9% Monroe St. Morton House. GRAND ** frees Northern Div. Leave Arrive Trav. C’y, Petoskey & a -* 7:45am + 5:15pm Tray. C’y, Petoskey & Har. S..¢ 2:15pm *10:00pm Cadillac accommodation...... +5 :25pm 10:55am Petoskey & Mackinaw City....t1!:00pm + 6:25pm 7:45am and 2:15pm trains have parlor cars; 11:03pm train has sleeping car. — Div. Leave Arrive Cincinnati ic i ..-t 7:10am + 9:45pm Richmond ..... ee ....+ 2:10pm + 2:00pm Cimemeet 8. ees 410:15pm * 7:10am For Vicksburg and Chicago..*11:00pm * 9:10am 7:10 am train has parlor car to Cincinnat and parlor car to Chicago; 2:10pm train has parlor car to Richmond; 10:15pm train has sleeping cars to Cincinnati, and on Sept. 27-29, Oct. 2, 5, 9, 12 and 16 to Indianapolis, Louisville. and St. Louis. 11 :00pm train has sleeping car to Chicago. Chicago Trains. TO CHICAGO. Ly. Grand Rapids... 7 10am 2 10pm *11 00pm Ar. Chicago......... 20¢pm 910pm = 6 2%am FROM CHICAGO. by. Chieago.:..-. 2. 5:6... 3 02pm *11 45pm Ar. Grand Rapids.............. 945pm 7 10am Train Saas Grand Rapids 7:10am has ‘parlor car; 11:0@pm, coach and sleeping car. Train leaving Chicago 3:02pm has parlor car; 11:45pm, sleeping car. Muskegon Trains. GOING WEST. Lv @’d Rapids......... *7:35am *1:00pm *5:40pm Ar Muskegon.......... 9:00am 2:10pm 7:05pm GOING EAST. Lv Muskegon....... .. *8:10am *11:45am *4:00pm Ar@’d Rapids... ..... 9:30am 12:55pm 5:20pm Sunday trains leave Grand Rapids 9.00 a. m. — m. Leave Muskegon 8.35 a. m. and ae Sunday. *Daily Cc. L. LOCKWOOD, Gen’! Passr. —_ Ticket Agent. . BLAKE, Ticket hase Union Station. DULUT : South = ~ - WEST BOUND. Ly. Grand Rapids (G. R. wine dae > 10pm +7:45am Ly. Mackinaw City............ 7:35am 4:20pm Ar. St. Ignace................. 9:00am 5:20pm Ar. Sault Ste. Marie.......... 12:20pm 9:50pm Ar. Marguette ......-...2...5- 2:50pm 10:40pm Ar. Nestoria................... 5:20pm 12:45am (EDGR ec ce so cect tecces | ec. 8:30am BAST BOUND. res SUR cde ee eee a +6:30pm Av TARRROEUE cc06) coss.t.... +11:15am 2:45am Ar. Marquette................ 1:30pm 4:30am Lv. Sault Ste. Marie.......... 3:30pm_s......... Ar. Mackinaw City. .......... 8:40pm 11:00am G. W. Hussamp, Gen. Pass. Agt. Marquette. E. C. Oviatt, Trav. Pass. Agt., Grand Rapids MANISTE Via C. & W.M. Railway. & Northeastern Ry. Best route to Manistee. Iv Grand Mapids. 2 300.65. oe. Oem oo. Ay Mactce 12:05pm Ly Manistee. Bee ec . S3goam 4: lopm Ar Grand Rapids a Icoopm 9:55pm TRAVEL VIA F.& P. M. R. R. AND STEAMSHIP LINES TO ALL POINTS IN MICHIGAN H. F. MOELLER, a.a.P.a. Walter Baker & Co, Established 1780. Dorchester, Mass. The Oldest and Largest Manufacturers of LTD. af PURE, HIGH GRADE COCOAS on this Continent. : No Chemicals are used ‘Trade-Marl - their manufactures. | CHOCOLATES in 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 te eat and good to drink. It is palatable, nutri. tious, and healthful; a great favorite with children. Buyers should ask for apd be sure that the get the genuine goods. The above ‘nde is on every package. Walter Baker & Co. Ltd. Dorchester, Mass. se f LABELS FOR GASOLINE DEALERS The Law of 1889. Every druggist, grocer or other person who shall sell and deliver at retail any gasoline, benzine or naphtha without having the true name thereof and the words “explo- sive when mixed with air’ plainly printed upon a label securely at- tached to the can, bottle or other vessel containing the same shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars. We are prepared to furnish labels which enable dealers to com- ply with this law, on the follow- ing basis: Dee ee 75c Se 50c per M TOM 2. 2.2L. 4oc per M ZO Mo 35c per M SOMe foe, 30c per M Tradesman Company, Grand Rapids, Mich. Sese5e5e ) : | | : : =P PPB BVBVW BV DDB BV-@W-B-BWB@W@V-®W-®@W-®AW-@VW.@aA.ea.aa a OOOO OO OI IO OI OI OPO OO OOO Oo ° =. eo “ee = aS = A. B. Chase, Hazelton, Fischer, Franklin, WW Ludwig, Kingsbury and other pianos. W > fF ~~ Sf -~ -@, aaa a | oe. yz = A. B. Chase and W Ann Arbor \ Organs Wy A full assortment of Sheet \ Music and Musical Mer- W chandise. Everything in VW the Music line at lowest VW prices. Catalogues sent free on application. i JULIUS A. J. FRIEDRICH vy AN 30 and 32 Canal St., Grand Rapids, Mich. W Pe THE LEADING MUSIC HOUSE OF WESTERN MICHIGAN. W Nesssccsczwswwwsw eee a ibs N ea SSS PSSSPSSPSSSSTE SHOW CASES OF ALL STYLES Until Nov. 1 we will furnish these highly finished show cases with inlaid wood corners at the following low prices f o b Bryan: 3 feet... 4.50 gic. .... $7.25 7 ten. .... $ 9.25 @ feet......8¢2.2: ieteet. .. -. 6.25 G@ fect. ._._. 8.15 S feet... 10.50 10 feeé..... 13.26 Cases are 15 inches high, well finished, all double thick glass, mirror lined panel doors in rear. Guaranteed satisfactory in every respect. Cases 17 inches high to cents extra per foot. Write us for circulars and catalogue of our Combination Cases THE BRYAN SHOW CASE WORKS, Bryan, Ohio. ron | @INDRPIDs MicH. — a ite ——— i HN This Showcase only $4 00 per foot. With Beveled Edge Plate Glass top $5.00 per foot. Everything in the Plumbing Line Everything in the Heating Line Be it Steam, Hot Water or Hot Air. Mantels, Grates and Tiling. Galvanized Work of Every Description. Largest Concern in the State. WEATHERLY & PULTE, 99 Pearl St., Grand Rapids p i Is It a Wonder a ot < oo # Oem that merchants who buy our line 7 eK of premium goods report that they would not have believed that premiums influence trade SES DA CSA HEARS >. we to such an extent until they had been convinced by an actual n FEE CPS trial? Our goodsare attractive, well finished, honestly made and low in price. In quadruple rere Cae 4 plated silverware, in bronzed = \ ¢ \ (se; | clocks, family scales, hatracks, os | holiday goods, useful and orna- e mental, we show a large line of the latest up-to-date goods. We ae give you the choice of your own ime c , selection or recommend our oO < j popular $25 or $50 assortments a sold with special inducements. We issue separate catalogues ry , stad on silverware, clocks or holiday goods. Let us know which to send you. The Regent Manufacturing Co. * Ye om % ox wi B's SDA DRM EDAIW BESS ESAT HERES HIRES a ei 174 Wabash Ave., Chicago, Ill. I eee rere : a ane EEA eS ES RES ESE OPE APE BRERA THE “HOME RULE” OIL AND GASOLINE CAN Has a Strong Hinged Cover over Entire Top, and may be carried in the rain without getting water into the can. No Dirt in the Top to be washed into can with the oil, and No Screw Top to get lost or damaged. Absolutely Rain, Dirt and Evaporation Tight. Has a Steady Stream Pump, which is Removable from the Can in case of Obstruction or for Repairs, and is in every way Strong, Durable and _ Prac- tical. where Oil is used. Sold by jobbers everywhere Needed in every family | ce Manufactured by so THE WINFIELD MANUFACTURING CO., Warren, Ohio. eececcce eecccece SM SAS SaASSaAS Sass Old methods of weighing your merchan- dise are about done for; but a few remain to remind us of the past. In a few years all pound and ounce scales will be no more and the man who invented them will be forgotten. The March of Progress Is Led by The Money Weight System the system of handling your goods as ie CIES} CS KASS ASSESSES iC Ls money. Dayton, Ohio. The Computing Scale Co., “KICKING A FALLEN FOE” SS ES SSE SSE Se Bee SSS SS PI PILI LILI S