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Samples cheerfully sent on application. - TRADESMAN COMPANY. Grand Rapide. PURITY AND STRENGTH! FLEISCHMANN & GO.'S COMPRESSED YEAST As placed on the market in tin foil and under our yellow label and signature is ABSOLUTELY PURE Of greater strength than any other yeast, and convenient for handling. Neatly wrapped in tin foil. Give our silverware premium list to your patrons and increase your trade. Particu- lar attention paid to shipping trade. Address, san Sth ANK?2, ee Noone “ng © PS nm sf oe 5 @ sow = recsimie reno “coMESstD S9 > ee hee ee i; a an at Ss FLEISCHMANN & CO. Detroit Agency, 118 Bates St. Grand Rapids Agency, 26 Fountain St. | Banguet Hall Little Gigars These goods are packed very tastefully in decorated tin the vest pocket. 10 cigars in a box retail at 10 cents. They are a winner and we are sole agents. : : boxes which can be carriedin 4 MUSSELMAN GROGER GO., Grand Rapids, Mich. PLUM PUDDING ee Delicious. Made in %, 1, 2, 3 pound sizes and also in cakes, 15 cents per pound. New Confection in Pudding Shape. proves with Age. GRAND RAPIDS CANDY CoO. 0-0-0-0-0-00-00-0-0-:00000-0-000-00-0-0000-000000000000000000000000 No Confectioner’s Stock Is Complete without a line of Hanselman’s Famous Chocolates. Put up in Souvenir, 32, 1 and 2 pound ei ackages; Sweet Violets, % and 1 pound packages; Favorites, 4 pound packages. Also full line packed in 5 pound boxes. HANSELMAN CANDY CO., Kalamazoo, Mich. 0-0-0-0-0-0.0-0-0-0-0-0:0-0-0-0-0-0:0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0:0-0-0-0-0-0:0-0-0-0-0-0:0-0-0-0-0-000000-00 Medicines, Extracts, Cereals, FOLDING PAPER BOXES sss eximas co Candy, Cough Drops, Tobacco Clippings, Condition Powders, Etc. Bottle and Box Labels and Cigar Box Labels our specialties. 9000000000000000 Printed and plain for Patent Ask or write us for prices. GRAND RAPIDS PAPER BOX CO. PHONE 850. 81, 83 ano 85 CAMPAU ST., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Always Ready for Use. Im- A DESK FOR YOUR oe 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 satm- 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 batl-bearing casters and has astrictly 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. JOBBE®S OF SAMPLE FURNITURE. PEARL AND OTTAWA STS. - . GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Cetra tonag, — SS SSAA S SN Manufacturers of all styles of Show Cases and Store Fixtures. illustrated catalogue and discounts. Write us for es 2 —<——> ' fi iN ch a 7 | ! nu This Showcase only $4.00 per foot. With Beveled Edge Plate Glass top $5.00 per foot. BROWN & SEHLER WEST BRIDGE STtT.. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Mfrs. of a fuil line of HANDMADE HARNESS FOR THE WHOLSALE TRADE Jobbers in SADDLERY, HARDWARE, ROBES, BLANKETS, HORSE COLLARS, WHIPS, ETC. Orders by mail given prompt attention. Me z NEE A ok Da aa RI hi Peper nee ROG RO gry Oe aye a ieee Nt pearance isirees ——— Sane eee ee ee sai st / gobgrx oS ale x he _ 5 Wee Volume XVI. GRAND RAPIDS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 1899. Number 806 9999 OOd 90000004 00000000 . THE ] Creo) FIRE: 3 ” INS. : 3 7 ad CO. | Se cuanriin ress Was nebine, seo, 4 POV GF VVUOVVVV YG 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 [lanager. SOO000000 060000000000 SPRING SUITS AND $ OVERCOATS | $ 3 ¢ @ Herringbones, Serges,’'Clays, Fancy Worst- @ cds, Cassimeres. Largest Lines; no_bet- @ ter made; perfect fits; prices guaranteed; 3 $3.50 up. Manufacturers, } KOLB & SON OLDEST FIRM, ROCHESTER, N.Y. Stouts, Slims a Specialty. Mail orders at- tended to, or write our traveler, Wm. Connor, Box 346, Marshatl, Mich, to call, or mert him at Sweet’s Hotel, Grandi Rap- @ ids, March 9 to 14. Customers’ expenses paid. Ta sdeiaiaaiaeia enti $ We have BRANCH OFFICES and con- % nections in every village and city in the t : e oe % United States and in all foreign business centers, and handle all kinds of claims with despatch and economy. FIGURE NOW on improving your office system for next year. Write for sample leaf of our TIME BOOK and PAY ROLL. BARLOW BROS., Grand Rapids. The Preferred Bankers Life Assurance Company of Detroit, Mich. Annual Statement, Dec. 31, 1898. Commenced Business Sept. !, 1893. Insurance in Force.......+ ....+0s+++++$33299,000 00 Leper ASSES ooo eescdcsescsscevecsa, | 450704. 70 Ledger Liabilities bo Sela ae 21 638 Losses Adjusted and Unpaid..... aa None ‘Total Death Losses Paid to Date...... 51,061 00 Total Guarantee Deposits Paid to Ben- eficiaries lesan seee eee oc 1,030 00 Death Losses Paid During the Year... 11,000 00 Death Rate for the Year............... 3 64 FRANK E. ROBSON, President. TRUMAN B. GOODSPEED, S cretary. Save Trouble. Tradesman Coupons ===" The Lost Fortune. To most of us there is nothing else in life so forlorn and pathetic as_ those who have seen better days. Always to have been lonely and poor is’ bad enough, heaven knows, but how much sadder seems the lot of those whose very memories furnish them with a standard by which to measure, hour by hour, their misery. It is theirs to learn, through bitter tears, the strange, hard ways of poverty, to sit by cold and des- olate hearths, where once were warmth and cheer, and to think through solitary years of clinging arms that no longer enfold, and kisses that are but memor- tes on old and unloved lips. Far bet- ter, one would think, never to have known the sunshine, if one must be doomed to leave it behind him. Yet there is another and a broader philoso- phy than this, and, curiously enough, an old negro woman was a few days ago its prophet. She lives in the outskirts of the city in a little shanty-like house, which, poor as it is, still makes some pretence of style among its humble sur- roundings. For one thing there is a fence, and a gate, kept religiously closed, instead of standing hospitably and shiftlessly open to invite any idle wayfarer to stop and gossip, as is the custom in that easy-going community. For another, Aunt Dinah, while a min- istering angel in times of sickness, holds berself with a certain aloofness, and only associates witb her neigbbors on terms of distinct condescension and patronage. ‘‘You see,’’ she sometimes explains, ‘‘it ain't like I was always po’ and ain’t never knowed what it was jest to have oodlins of money. Dese vere niggers, dey was born po’, and dey nas hilt dere own ever sense, an’ scusin’ fe s'ciety don’t bury ’em when dey jies, de corporation will have to. But me, I been rich, an’ I'm gwine to live up to rich folks’ ways, an’ pick an’ choose my company. Huccome you ain’t never heered ‘bout dat time | drawed money in de lottery? Hit was iak dis: One day I was gwine up to Miss Simmons’ to git de washin’, jest 4s I been doing all de time, when, lo, and behold, I found a dollar right in de middle of de street, a lyin’ beside a ole horse shoe. Well, any fool would a knowed dat was luck money, an’ I des went as fas’ as I could go to a_lottery shop and buy meaticket. De ticket was 13 somethin’—I forgot now—but, anyway, it begun wid 13, and_ shore enough when de drawing come off it drawed $5,000, My oie man, Jake, he was a working down town, and when he hears it he des flings down de saw he was sawing wood wid, and come on bome to tell me. I was standin’ by de stove frying liver for supper, and I jest eased de skillet over to de side of de stove so it wouldn't burn, and we set down to spend that money. Jake, he was for buying a pink shirt and yaller shoes and a gold watch, and I was set on havin’ a melogeum. Course I don’t know how to play on hit, neidermore did Jake, but neider more does de white ladies dat is got dem piannys, an’ to my mind dey ain't nothin’ got so much style to it as a melogeum, wid a red kiver over hit. Well, we sot dere, and we sot dere, a talkin’ and at las’ Jake says to git de ticket an’ less look at hit, an’, lo, an’ behold. when we try to find hit hit was gone. We looked everv- where, but hit ‘twarn’t no use. Hit was gone, an’ de money wid bit. An’ | went back to fryin’ de liber, and Jake, he went back an’ hunted up his saw an’ went to sawin’ wood agin. Jake, he was powerful discouraged, but | don’t look at hit dat way. ‘Tain’t everybody dat kin lose dat much money, an’ he ought to be proud he done got de chanst. Me, I sets here in de evenings jest as ca’m an’ satisfied, an’ I t’inks ’bout what I done had an’ now ricb I been, an’ ’tain't like I done been all my life one dese here folks dat ain't never had nothin’. I done seen better days, an’ dere’s a whole heap of comfort in dat.’’ 8 New Departure in the Shoe Trade. C. M. Henderson & Co., of Chicago, have made a new departure in the shoe trade by discarding the sale of all leather goods made by other manufac- turers. Hereafter all their goods will be made at Dixon. Il]., where the house has three large factories. Shipments of leather goods will be {made direct from factory hereafter. a The reputation for honesty and pa triotism so long enjoyed by the new President of France is standing in his favor now and commanding the confi- dence of the conservative forces in the republic. There is never much to fear from honesty and patriotism in office. a 8 Travelers in Austraiia complain that almost the only trees in the continent are eucalyptus, and they afford little shade, as they bave learned to turn their leaves edgeways to the sun. The botan- ical gardens 1n the cities are, however, declared to be dreams of beauty. >» A bill to reduce telegraph rates in In- diana to 20 cents for ten words has been voted down in the Senate. The opposi- tion was on the ground that ‘‘to cut the already meager profits of the telegraph companies in small towns would mean 10 close the offices. ’’ > 2+ __. A scheme is under way to connect Liverpool with all the manufacturing towns within a radius of seventeen miles by electric street railroads, which will carry passengers in the daytime and freight at night. —__~» 2. ____ Emperor William claims to hold his position by divine right; but fault-find- ing people claim that if he had been es- pecially created to rule the German empire the Creator would have made a better job of it. ——__»>2»—__—_ Maine has seventeen spool factories, and the white birch trees of that com- monwealth annually supply the material for 300,000,000 spools, on which is sub- sequently wound about 50,000,000, 000 yards of thread. +» «> A man suffering from gout never gets the sympathy his sufferings deserve. The new bankruptcy law is likely to prove to be anything but satisfactory to the jobbing trade, who have come to realize that it must necessarily result in keeping their lines of credit dawn lower than they have in the past. In spite of the good times and the improved con- Jition of business generally, the losses of the jobbing trade are likely to prove larger this year than during the period ot depression and poor business, because of the number of merchants who are availing themselves of the provision of the law providing for legal discharge from further obligation. Attempts to enforce collection at this time n:turally precipitate unexpected losses, and un- less the law is amended to change tt is feature it will become so unpopular that there will be a universal clamor from the jobbing trade for its repeal. Chis is simply a repetition of previous experience, no bankruptcy law having been long-lived in this country. -- > 0 > -— — The son of the great Worth of Paris, after a calculation of the amount spent in France upon ladies’ dresses, esti- mates the average yearly expenditures for gowns and mantles at the sum of $200,000,000! Fifty millions of this is paid by American, English and Russian women. This recalls the fact that it was the French dressmakers who first denied the reports that France was_ un- friendly to the United Stites during the early days of the war with Spain. ——___~>-0 > —_____ A natural soap mine anda paint mine have been found in the foothills near Ashcroft, B. C. Thesoap mine is real- ly several lakes. Their bottoms and shores are incrusted with a natural washing compound, made up of borax and soda. it is as good as the washing powders in common use. Trials by blacksmiths and farm workmen show that it will remove grease and dirt more quickly than soap. —___~+-2 >. ____ Mrs. Alice Freeman Palmer says that in 1840 there were but seven occupations open to women in the way of wage- earning, whereas now the field includes several hundred branches of industry. Sixty-one per cent. of the women of Massachusetts between the ages of 15 and 35 years are wage-earners, domestic servants forming a much smaller class than other occupations. —_—__> 2. ____ Wellington, Kan., built a new jail last year,and the authorities determined to name it after the first prisoner who migkt be confined in it. This prisoner proved to be a woman, Mrs. Horton, and the institution was promptly named ‘Horton jail.’’ Now it has been proven that the woman was innocent, and she proposes to sue the Wellington authori- ties for damages ee Old Gomez was given a royal welcome in Havana and for the time overshad- owed ail other prominent characters in that city. In the midst of his triumph, however, he should nor forget that, but for the interference of the United States in Cuba, every Cuban soldier who marched behind him last Friday would have long ago been dead from starva- tion or immured in Spanish bastiles, aS . a & ie £ re = % Bs ata eke NE EES GBR ANd os boone. centenetetahe HON Rego hye deratteniitd meme boys a PPS eae SL MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Dry Goods The Dry Goods Market. Staple Cottons—The staple cctton division of the market is exceptionally firm, and business has been of good proportions during the past few days. Bleached cottons are stiffening, and higher prices will be quoted soon. There is a moderate demand for coarse, colored ccttons; prices are firm, and holders are apparently without any anxiety witb regard to sales. Prints and Ginghams—The tendency of prices in printed goods is still up- ward, and for future delivery they arc expected at value only. Fine printed goods, staple ginghams, dress style ginghams, and all napped goods are very strong and entirely against buyers. Und-rwear—All the manufacturers have enough orders now to keep them busy urtil April, and some way into May, and, although they are working overtime, deliveries are late, much to the dissatisfaction of the retailers, whc are asking for earlier shipments than usual. Some large orders have been placed for the great midsummer sale, which are becoming equally as im- portant as the winter ones, and the gen- eral opinion is that those buyers wh wait urtil late in the season before placing orders will not only have to pay higher prices, but, in many cases, will not be able to get any underwear at all, or, at the best, have to wait until per- haps July, when the season is practical- ly over. Some of the large houses sell ing the popular-priced goods will ad- vance their prices this month, while those who are making the finer grades of undergarments are holding off a while, but they w 1] not be able to renew orders at old prices when their present stock of white goods and embroideries gives out, as both of these markets are very high at present, and the narrow margin on which underwear is sold will not permit their paying more for the materials without changing the price Another reason for the great rush amorg the manufacturers is due to the fact tha many of them have turned their atten- tion to the making of white shirtwaists, which they find more satisfactory, as the sales are large and the profits greatly in excess of that of underwear. Hosiery—There has been a small bu fairly steady demand for cotton hosierv during the week, including both staple lines and fancies in hose and half hose; prices are quite irregular, and conse- quently no quotations are made. The market seems to be in the buyers’ fa vor, and they are easily able to place orders, either for spot delivery or for the future. For the immediate future there seems to be evidence of an over supply, but it must be remembered that the cotton crop did not come up to ex- pectations this season, and further, that the recent severe weather has injured the crops that were in the ground. This will undoubtedly have the effect of strengthening the cotton division of the market, although, as the present sup- plies are large, the effect may not be immediate. Wool hosiery has main- tained its price on a steadier basis, and there has been a fair amount of trading accomplished. Dress Goods—There is no particular feature to be noted in connection with the dress goods situation. Things are moving along without any particular hitch or bindrance, the general grist of reorders on spring weight fabrics being very fair; stock goods are being steadily reduced, and by the time fall lines get weil under way, the market will be pretty well cleaned up on many im- portant lines’ N thing has been done as yet on spring lines, unless it has been in a very quiet way, and until such a t me as the fall goods are being put before the buyer for his inspection, things will necessarily pass along rather slowly. In the reordering on spring weights, plain dark fabrics hold their prominent position; tasty serges, neat plaids, striped and dotted effects are being taken; suiting fabrics in small checks, broadcluths, mohair goods, etc., are still in the swim. There has, in fact, been no change in the character of the demand during the week. A con- fident tone pervades the market regard- ing the fzll season; everything gives promise of a good, sound season's trade, both on domestic and fore'gn fabrics, in the various lines of ladies’ wear. While, of course, it is very largely a matter of guess work, it is the general expectation that popular tabrics will be much the same as last season, modified in certain respects. Storm serges, it is believed, w:ll have a good hold on the ordering during the approaching sea- son ; these fabrics are very neat and de- sirable, having many points of excel- l-tce; suiting fabrics are expected to play an important role also, many be- lreving that such goods, ina large va- riety of shades and designs, are going to dominate the market. —___~>4 > ___ The Menace of the Catalogue House. Coloma, Feb. 27—I wish you would please call the attention of the country merchants. through the columns of your valuable magazine, to the fact that the poor trade of the present and the past is due to the catalogue houses selling di- rect to the consumer. In some small villages, the amount of goods received by the consumer from some foreign market is equal to tbe amount received by the merchants. It Is very easy to see where the outcome of the small dealer will be in a short space of time at the prese:t rate of speed. The traveling man of to-day wonders why the dealers do not buy sc many goods as they have bought a few years back. The catalogue houses can answer the question with lit le difficulty. The wholesaler alreadv sees that his relation with the ret:iler is declining -very year. If the retailer can’t sell, he certainly can not buy Is therea remedy? Ithink so. Let the jobber re- fuse to buy goods of the manufacturers that sell to said houses. I am tcli that E. C. Atkins & Co., saw manufacturers, refused a ten thousand dollar order from a cztalogue house. Piease use the matter in anv way you preter, as you know your publ cation is a triend of every jobber and retailer. If you can find any ideas of impo:tance in this conglomerat:on worthy of publica- ticn, you are at liberty to do so. This matter 1s of vital importance to the retailer, also to the jobber. I understand that the nail trust has re- fused to sell nails to said houses, so there is one trust of all trusts that is a benefit to small! dealers. E. A. HILL. The grievance referred to by Mr. Hill presents a serious aspect, because, un- less it is checked by legislation or some other equally effective method, it will result in the ultimate curtailmert of the trade of the country merchant to that extent that it will no longer be profitable for him to continue in business. The menace of the departmert store to the city merchant is not greater than that of the catalogue house to the country mer- chant. Both abuses are an outgrowth of the comp titive system, which has greatly increased in fierceness during the past half dozen years. There is a remedy for both the department store and the catalogue house in countries where paternal governments prevail, like Germany, but in a republic, like the United States, where freedom is fre- quently carried to the extent of mockery and liberty is only another name for license, the problem is more serious. There must be a solution to the prob- lem, and any one who can devise a sys- tem by which the competition of the catalogue house can be extinguished or even curtailed wll be ent't'ed to the gratitude of every retail merchant. With a view to stimulating agitation along these lines, the Tradesman cheer- fully offers its subscribers cash prizes of $5, $3 and $2, respectively, for the best three contributions on this subject. Any merchart who has any suggesticn to offer in the premises is also cordially invited to co-operate with the Trades- man and its readers in endeavoring to reach a solution of this perplexing problem. HANDKERCHIEFS New Ideas in Kid Gloves and Veilings are al- wavs trade winners with the ladies. In gloves we are showing the new- est shades in Grays, Tans, Greens and Reds to retail at a dollar. In We have a fine line of ladies’ and gents hand- kerchief ranging in price from 12 cents to $2.25 per dozen. Send sample order. P.STEKETEE & SONS, GRAND RAPIDS Veilings we have the white with black spots or figures; also a good assortment of blacks from 12% cents upward. Voigt, Herpolsheimer & Co.,, Wholesale Dry Goods, Grand Rapids, Mich. W ANTED==" merchant in every town where we are not already repre- sented, to sell our popular brand of clothing. THE WHITE CITY BRAND a ce i. | | e Ana 7 CUSTOM TAILOR MADE THE WHITE HORSE BRAND READY TO WEAR We furnish samples, order blanks, etc., free, and deliver same. You can fit and please all sizes and classes of men and boys with the best fitting -and best made clothing at very reasonable prices. Liberal commission. Write for Prospectus (C) WHITE CITY TAILORS, 222 to 226 Adams Street, Chicago, III. FRET «= eSHPPNG BILLS waa FFFFFSSFSFFFSTFFFFFFFTFSSTFIFSS BWRESEESELSEESSSSEOOLLESLESELELELODSELED OOO EESEDELOLELE THE EGRY AUTOGRAPHIC SHIPPING SYSTEM : e 3 issues three documents at one writing Ist. The Original - 2nd. Shipping prder - dtd. Copy A complete Bill of Lading in Triplicate. RESULTS satisinctory PRICE Cheapest SPEED Douvlea Address orders or inquiries to L. A. ELY, Sales Agent, Alma, Mich j i i SOG ire cee va MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 3 TIME TO ACT. Michigan Grocers Awakening From Their Lethargy. Clare, Feb. 27—I would like very much to ask every retail grocer in Mich- igan if it is not time for us to make one grand move, with a solid front, perfect- ly united, upon some basis agreeable to all, for a complete organization of all the retail grocers of Michigan, so that we may be able to keep step with the era of trusts and combines? The whole- sale grocers have spent a great deal ot time during the past two months in try- ing to form a more perfect combine—for just what purpose I am not positive— and there have been representatives to meetings held in New York and also Chicago from Michigan and, if we have been properly informed by the press, these meetings have been in connection with representatives of other large com bines, such as tne sugartrust As nearly everything the grocer sells to-day of manufactured goods is controlled or handled by trusts or combines, I believe the retailer should awake and be up to date and have a voice in his business, and if it is to the best interests of our business and the State that these com- bines are right and proper, let us also combine and help perpetuate the same; and, if not, let us be tearless and con demn them as dangerous. While the retail dealer may feel very weak, financially, to face combines rep- resenting millions, yet we are the means used for distributing the output of these combines and trusts and pay whatever prices they may ask, as supply and de- mand do not always tix the price with trust or combine goods. We are informed tbat four big meat firms of Chicago actually fix the retail price of meat in Boston. How long, at the present rate of combines, will it be before the trusts will make the price for the a, both in buying and in sell- ing? Grocerymen, wake up and _ speak. Shall we continue to sell and push the sale of trust-made yoods, such as crack- ers, soaps, tobaccos, sugars, spices and many other articles? Would it not be well for the retaii grocery trade of the State to ask Presi- dent Wisler to call a mass convention of the Michigan Retail Grocers’ Associa tion, to be held in Grand Rapids some time in March or April, for the purpose of discussing these matters face to face, with a view to reaching conclusions and planning a campaign against the contin- uance of existing abuses? I am disposed to make this suggestion in the columns of the Tradesman, be cause it is taken by nearly every gro ceryman in the State and is everywhere regarded as the candid and faithful friend of the retail dealer, never having led the trade astray by bad advice or poor example. J. F. TATMAN. The Tradesman is pleased to receive the communication from Mr. Tatman, because he never undertakes a move- ment of this kind except from the spur of necessity. When the jwholesale gro- cers undertook to exact cartage and box- ing some years ago, it was Mr. Tatman who issued the call for the first conven- tion of Michigan grocers, as a re- sult of which the Northern Michigan Retail Grocers’ Association was ushered into existence. This organization was afterward merged into the Michigan Retail Grocers’ Association, which has done excellent work in several direc- tions. The Tradesman cordially sec- onds Mr. Tatman’s suggestion that a speciai meeting be called to be held in this city in the course of a few weeks, because there are several matters, in- cluding needed legislation, which should be taken up and discussed by the retail grocery trade with as little delay as pos- sible. With a view to making the so- cial feature of the proposed meeting as pleasant as possible, the Tradesman will take pleasure in inviting the gro cers who attend the convention to par- ticipate in an informal spread at one of the city hotels. The views of the Tradesman on the subject of organization are well known to every Michigan merchant, inasmuch as this publication was the pioneer in the West in advocating organization among retail dealers and its editor as- sisted very materially in the organiza tion of the hundred local business men’s associations which flourished in Michi- gan a dozen or fifteen years ago. No longer ago than last week, in sending his regrets to the Port Huron grocers on account of his inability to attend their annual banquet, he expressed himselt as tollows : It is an unfortunate fact that grocers as a Class do not derive all the benefits they might from organization, because of the lack of co-operation, lack of en thusiasm and lack of persistent efforts along certain well-defined lines. I be- 1 eve that if the retail grocers of Granc Rapids or Po:t Huron or Detroit or Sag- inaw or any other city were to stand to- gether as one man in the advancement of their best interests and in oppositio1 t» abuses and trade wrongs, they woulo revclutionize present methods in less han ten seconds. Why grocers asa clas: do not stand together, when their welfare depends on such a-tion, I am unable to understand. With 300 grocers in the city of Grand Rapids and about 150 enrolled m the membership roll of tne Reta)! Grocers’ Association, the regular meet- ing which was held last Tuesday even- ing was attended by exactly twenty members; yet subjects were introducea and discussed which were of vit: | inter- est to every grocer, large or sm: ll, rict or poor, As I looked over the twenty genil-men who attended the meeting, | could not help tecling that if the gathner- ing comprised 300, instead of twenty, and there was one-tenth part of the en- thus asm in the entire membership that characterized the faithful few who were there, the cutter, the dead-beat, the job. ber who sells the consumer, the manu- facturer who sells the department store and every other barnacle which stand: in the way of the success of the groce: would disappear instantly. 2-2. It Was a Dream. Husband (at breakfast)—I had ar awfvl dream last night. Wite—What was 11, John? Husband—I dreamed that your m: the: was out riding and tbe horses ran away. Just as they approached a fright ful precipice, with a sheer declivity of 500 feet— Wife (pale-faced)—Oh, Jobn, was awful! Husband—I woke up and found it was alla dream. It was simply terrible. —____> 0. "Twas Ever Thus. ‘*How women change!’’ said the mar who had been married a year. ‘‘M\ wife used to write to me and send me a bushel of kisses in her Ictters.’’ ‘‘Um,’' said the man who had beer married a quarter of a century. ‘*But now when I leave for the offic: she just gives me a peck, and a shor one at that.’ that o> Behind Lock and Key. Jones—Dear me! You say you ofte lay down the |:w ts your wife. How da you go abott it? Bones—Why, all you need is firmness [ usually go into my study, lock the door and do it over the transom. All you need is firmness—in the door! —__>2>__ **My dear,’’ said a frightened hus- band in middle of the night, shaking his wife, ‘‘where did you put that bot- le of strychnine?” {On the shelf nex: to the peppermint.’ ‘*Oh, Lord 1" he groaned, ‘‘J've swallowed it”: ** Well for goodness’ sake, ’’ whispered his wife ‘*keep quiet, or you'll wake the baby.’ Sey ea Every workman in Japan is ticketed the labels attached to his cap and_ back bearing his name, his business and his employer’s name. Feed Corn and Qats § Our feed is all made at one mill. It is all ground by the same man. He thinks he knows how to do it right because he has been doing it for a dozen years. Webelieve he does it right or we would get another man. Our customers evidently think he does it right be- cause they keep on or- dering, and our feed trade has been enormous this winter and doesn’t seem to let up. We don’t want it to ‘‘let up,’’ and your order willhelp along. Send it in. We’ll give you good feed at close prices. $ Valley City ¥ Milling Co., Grand Rapids, Mich. Sole Manufacturers of “LILY WHITE,” “The flour the best cooks use.” COSCO LHOEH EHUD oc ea es LABELS iv FOR DEALERS | | 2a DEALERS g The Law of 1889. Every druggist, grocer or other person who shall sell and deliver naphtha without having the true name thereof and the words ‘ ‘explo- sive when mixed with air” at retail any gasoline, benzine or plainly : printed upon a label securely at- vessel containing the same _ shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars. tached to the can, bottle or other ply with this law, on the follow- ing basis: Se... 75¢ Se .....50c per M 1G) 4oc per M =e..... on 35c per M SO 30c per M Tradesman Company, Grand Rapids, Mich. We are prepared to furnish labels which enable dealers to com Fis ieaaeeaaneeale Wm. Brummeler & SPRAYERS| We make the best Sprayers on earth. Get our circular and prices before buying elsewhere. Patentees and Manufacturers Sons, 260 S. lonia St., Grand Rapids. Do Not Overlook The fact, for it is a fact, that the easiest lime to sell is the Petoskey Standard It gives perfect satisfaction for every class of work. If you do not handle Petoskey Standard Lime, you should investigate its merits at once. PETOSKEY LIME CO., Bayshore, Mich. e | e a e a e » e = e a e s @ = e a e a e BS e a e = e a e Write us. . a e s e a hae RSTO Seen TE ee TEE tee Par eR wer raahaeaed : MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Around the State Movements of Merchants. Bancroft—Conrad Frye succeeds Kent & Frye in the meat business. Escanaba—Chas. Grunerd, meat deal- er, bas sold out to F. Brunner. Ida—P. D. Woodring succeeds P. D. Woodring & Co. in general trade. Mt. Pleasant—Piper Bros. have re- moved their bazaar stock to Marion. St. Joseph—Bert W. Ricaby succeeds Ricaby & Failing in the drug business. Detroit—C. Francis Stewart has pur- chased the drug stock of W. Gaynor & Co. Benton Harbor—W. L. Hogue has purchased the general stock of M. Min- del. Flushing—Chas. E. Penoyer has pur chased the grocery stock of J. S. Thomp- son. Sand Beach—David Comar has re moved his drug stock back to Marine City. Coldwater—H. A. Wirley succeeds Gamby & Wurley in the grocery busi- ness. Armada—E. D. Arnold bas removed his stock of furniture into the Robertson block. Ida—Albright & Hanson succeed Chas. Hanson in the meat and grocery business. Quinnesec—D. J. Basso succeeds Far- reil & Basso in the grocery and meat business. Brooklyn—A. C. Coffin has sold his boct and shoe and grocery stock to M. G. Every. Detroit—J. H. Sammer & Co. have purchased the hardware stock of Lemuel Hurl surt. Charlotte—Prindle & Co., Limited, succeed A. J. Prindle in the clothing and shoe business. : Menominee—W. H. Ball has removed to Charlotte and engaged in the flour and feed business. Jackson—The store building vacated by E. C. Greene will be occupied by C. B. Farnham, cl :thier. Escanaba—G l.nett: & Pierce, furni- ture dealers and undertakers, have sold out to J. C. Maynard. Pont:ac—H. H. Wilson & Co. succeed Henry H. Wilson in the grocery and boot and shoe business. Durand—F. B. Sabins & Co. is the name of the hardware firm which suc- ceeds Sabins & Brewster. Buchanan—Richards & Emerson suc- ceed Geo. B. Richards in the furniture and undertaking business. Fennville—P. L. Soloman has re- moved his stock of clothing to Grand Junction, his former home. Aliegan—The Home Bakery is the style adopted by Mrs. Flora Thompson, successor to Mrs. L. S Turner. Hill nan—The lite John Murphy, pro- prietor of the Hiliman Hardware Co., is succeeded by Wm. M Levyn. Battle Creek—W. A. Watiles has pur- chased the agricultural implement and harness stock of Frank H. Latta. Laingsburg— Miss Bertha Throop has sold her bazaar stock to Mrs. Edith Eaton and Miss Georgie Robrabacher. Armada—Fred A. Kipp and Morton Torrey bave formed a copartnership and embarked in the grocery business. Jackson—F. D. Hamilton, who oc- cupied the building purchased by E. C. Greene, bas scld his crockery and gro cery stock to W. H. Hamilton, of B.- ttle Creek, who will dispose of as much of the stock as possible and add the re- mainder to his stock at Battle Creek. Sault Ste. Marie—J. L. Sandelman has leased a store building and opened a clothing and men’s furnishing goods store. Albion—Robert L. Staples will here- after conduct the boot and shoe busi- ness of Amidon & Staples in his own name. Niles—The H. E. Lowry grocery stock bas been turned over to Kidd, Dater & Co. who have shipped the goods to Ben- ton Harbor. Owosso—C. S. Allison & Co. have purchased the H. W. Mann store build- ing and will occupy same with their jewelry stock. Quincy—M. J. Condra bid in the boot and shoe stock of J. C. Joiner at auction sale and will continue the business. His bid was $585. Carson City—M. Medler has sold his interest in the general merchandise firm of Medler Bros to his partner and will remove to Alma. Ludington—Geo. Adams and Jas. Rye have resigned their positions in the Big Store and embarked in the dry goods business on their own account. Alpena—Benj. Kramer, who has been engaged in business here for nineteen vears, will remove his tailoring estab- lishment to Bay City early in March. Mason—H. S. Holmes, of Chelsea, has leased the store building vacated by the Mills Dry Goods Co. and wili oc- cupy it about April 1 with a stock of dry goods. St. Joseph—Edward J. King, who has resided in Chicago for some time, has returned to this place and purchased the grocery stock and meat market of Stre- low & Co. Hillsdale—Oscar Hancock, who has conducted the grocery business at his present location for nearly forty years has scli out to Lawrence & Co., of Syracuse, N. Y. lonia—G. F. Whitney & Son have leased the Gorham store building and are making extensive improvements before removing their dry goods and grocery stock therein. Hillsdale—W. H. Woodward, employed as salesman by C. S. Welcott, piano dealer, bas removed to Cincinnati, where he will engage in the music busi- ness on his own account. Lansing—Frank McKinley, clerk at the New Grand Hotel, and J. Lewis Warren of this place, have formed a co- partnership and engaged in the tailor- ing business at Jackson. Bay City—Frank A. Tepoorten has just celebrated the 2oth anniversary of bis entrance into the drug business. For the past eight years he has been located at 500 Lafayette avenue. Elkton—D. G. Neuber writes the Tradesman thst the report thet he was offering 50 ce: ts on the dollar is untrue; thet he has paid 100 certs on the dollar and proposes to cort:nue to do so. Charlotte—F. A. Goldsborough, re- cently of Mt. Pleasart, will shortly erect a building in which he will em- bark in the marble business. Chas. E. Henion will represent him as soliciting salesman. Greenville—The stationery, furniture and crockery tirm of Nelson & Wilson bas been dissolved, W. G. Nelson and Charles Wilson each taking a share of the goods and opening separate estab- lishments. . Charlotte—W. B. Harmon has pur- chased the interest of his partner, S. B. Rathbun, in the North End Grocery. Mr. Rathbun will probably take a posi- tion as traveling salesman for a Chi- cago house. Shepherd—Frank R. Lathrop has pur- chased the grocery and bazaar stock of Squire Wessels and will continue the business under tbe management of M. C. Lathrop, formerly engaged in gen- eral trade at Riverdale. Montague—Geo. Mindrop_ has as. signed his grocery stock to W. E. Os- mun. The total indebtedness is $1,183.40, of which about $800 is owing Geo. Hume & Co., of Muskegon. The assets inventory $790 40. Fennv:ille—Geo. F. Goodrich has sold his drug and paint stock to Mrs. E. A. Andrews and Dr. R. W. Harrold, of Chicago. The firm name will be E. A. Andrews & Co. . The business will be conducted by Mrs. Andrews. Hancock—S. D. North & Son have incorporated under the same style to continue the general merchandise busi- ness. The capital stock is $65.000, all paid in. The incorporators are Geo. S. North, W. H. Whittle and Frederick F. Wagener. Jackson—E. C. Greene has purchased of W. H. Hamilton the building known as the Diamond T store at 115 East Main street. He has also leased the Morrison building adjoining and will convert both into one large store, re- moving his clothing and men’s furnish- ing goods stock therein. Big Rap:ds—The stock of the Big Rapids Hardware Co., owned by the Saginaw Hardware Co., will be removed to some other location about April 1. A. B. Jackson has had the management of the business. M. A. Wells & Co. have leased the building and will oc- cupy it with their clothing stock. Detroit—Henry Allen, Charles H. L. Allen, William Y. Allen and Barto Belworthy have become incorporated under the firm name of Henry Allen & Sons, and will deal in cloths, woolens, tailors’ trimmings, etc. The capital stock is not stated in the articles of as- sociation, but Mr. Belworthy, who is a special partner, has put in $8,0co cash. Houghton—B. T. Barry is closing out his drug and stationery stock, pend- ing the erection of a three-story block which will shortly be erected by Mrs. Sheldon on the site of his present loca- tion. Mr. Barry will occupy the corner store in the new block, and during his vacation will devote his time to ex ploiting Parke, Davis & Co.’s line in the Upper Peninsula. Breedsville—B. J. Robertson, who was formerly engaged in the diug and grocery business here, will shortly re- sume business at this place on a larger scale than ever before, handling a half dozen different lines. So far he has purchased st cks as follows: Groceries from B. Desenberg & Co.; crockery from H. Leonard & Sons; shoes from Rindge, Kalmbach, Logie & Co.; clothing from Ideal Clothing Co. Hougkton—The Lake Superior Pro- duce and Cold Storage Co. has been or- ganized to engage in the business of buying and selling at wholesale and re- tail all kinds of merchandise, etc. Authorized capital, $65,coo. Capital subscribed, $65,0co. Paid in, $9,750. Incorporators: Adolph J. Ruhl, Adolpb J. Ruhl, trustee, Houghton; Johnson Vivian, Jr., Opechee; Jobn P. Peter- man, Allouez; Henry L. Baer, Han- cock. Middleville—Dr. Nelson Abbott has filed a voluntary petition in bankruptcy, which action was precipitated by the foreclosure of a $500 mortgage on his drug stock, held by Cornelius Crawford. Appraisal of the stock while it was in the hands of the sheriff shows total as- sets of $1,700 and liabilities in excess of $3,200. It is alleged that the transfer of a branch stock to the father of Mr. Abbot was made with fraudulent intent, and this claim will be the basis on which his creditors will act in opposing his discharge from bankruptcy. Manufacturing Matters. Clarksville—Thadeus Mercer has _ be- gun operations for the season in his cheese factory, with Mr. Love as maker, Detroit—The Davidson Pipe and Nov- elty Co. has changed its corporate name to United States Chemico Wood Co. and increased its capital stock to $25,000. Lansing—The Lansing Cooperage Co. has been organized to manufacture, purchase and sell cooperage with a paid in capital of $6,000. Incorporators: Jacob F. Schultz, John Warner, J. Fred Schultz, Christine Schultz. Calumet—The Calumet & Heckla Mining Co. has purchased of tbe John Spry Lumber Co. several tracts of pine and hemlock land for a consideration of $100,000 Some of the land is situated in the eastern portion of Luce county and a portion in Whitefish township, Chippewa county. Wayland—The Wayland Creamery Co. has been organized to secure and manufacture milk and its products. Authorized capital, $5,000. Capital sub- scribed and paid in, $5,000. Incorpo- rators: Arthur H. Clark, L. F. Wall- brecht, F. E. Pickett, U. S. Kenfield, E. O. Hanlon, E. F. Clark, E. W. Pickett. ———_e_0-.__-—. The Boys Behind the Counter. Menominee— Frank Williams, who has been employed as clerk in the hard- ware store of the Northern Hardware & Supply Co. for a number of years, has resigned his position and will work in the same capacity for Herman Berthcldt in his new store. Traverse City—W. E. Wilson, sales- man in J. W. Slater’s house furnishing store, bas returned to his home in Grand Rapids on account of sickness. Cadillac—Al. Letts is now employed at the W:lcox Bros. grocery store. Escanaba— Eugene Godin bas taken a position with Matt Smith, who will soon open a men's furnishing goods store at 813 Ludington street. Eaton Rapids—N. D. Carlton, who has been employed as clerk for the firm of Stirling & Crawford for the past four years, has severed his connection with them and has commenced clerking for the Knapp Grocery Co. Albion—Dwight W. Robinson has taken a position in the dry goods store of Geo. T. Bullen. Paw Paw—E. Smith & Co. have a new Clerk in their cl thing store in the person of J. I. Huff, of Decatur. Howard City--John B King is now employed in Bradley & McGeorge’s grocery store. Ishpeming—C. G. Senecal, of Mar- quette, has taken the management of the dry goods department of Kahn & Skud. St. Joseph—Louis E. Finn, prescrip- tion clerk for Howard & Pearl, was married recently to Miss Orah Rust, of Lockland, Ohio. The ceremony took place in Chicago. Middleville—W. B. Brown has severed his connection with M. C. Hayward & Son to take a more responsible position with F, L. Burdick & Co., at Sturgis. —__o99—___ Henry Meijering succeeds Stephen Ford in the meat business at 45 Foun- tain street. He was formerly a resident of Jamestown. Dns siitieonmmameeinc ee cacene Recmamaianin once. ee 2 me ae ee Denne itttanmaneedtnc: sso ee age Te 2 me ae ee MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 5 Grand Rapids Gossip The Grocery Market. Sugars—Rawsare stronger and higher. Refined grades are weak and slight con- cessions are being made from quota- tions. Tea—The tea trade has not been ac- tive. A fair business has been done, considering the circumstances. The market is fully as strong, however, as it has been, and no concessions are pos- sible. Coffee—Dealers are beginning to feel that the heaviest trade of the year for the present season is practically over. Figures will show that the sale of pack- age coffee in this territory was slightly in excess of a year ago for the three heaviest months in the year, November, December and January. This was no doubt due to the severe cold weather which prevailed during these three months and the natural increase in de- mand,as well as the fact that consumers generally have been better able to pur- chase than they were the preceding year. Canned Goods—Tomatoes are practic- ally unchanged. Corn has been dull, generally speaking, although some fair- sized blocks have moved out. Prices show no change. Peas are very quiet and nothing is doing except on regular brands that the trade must have. Stand- ard grades of peas are not abundant in supply. Peaches are rather slow. There is some enquiry for Baltimore seconds at full prices and California goods are moving in a fair way. There have been no changes in price, and a better de- mand is expected. Dried Fruits—Prunes are the best sellers on the list and prices are firmly held at the advance noted last week. Small sizes are getting rapidly cleaned up and further advances are not unlike- ly. Peaches are rather quiet, the radi- cal advance of a few days ago having killed the sale toa great extent. Cur- rants are unchanged and the demand for the cleaned variety is fairly good. Raisins are in rather small demand, the bulk of the calls being for the ungraded variety. The announcement of the dis- solution of the raisin trust has not yet affected the secondary markets. Apri- cots are not moving very well, but prices are firm. Molasses—The values on molasses continue firm, with only a fair move ment, such as is required for the im- mediate needs of the retail trade. A difference of opinion prevails as to the effect of the recent Southern frosts on the Louisiana cane crop. Some of the more optimistic are inclined to believe that no great amount of injury was done to the crop. Others, however, take contrary view of the situation. If the prospective crop was injured to anv great extent it ought to have a future influence on prices, with a tendency to advance them. Salt Fish—Some changes have been made in the prices of several lines of salt fish the past week. They have for the most part been toward an easier basis. This is true of the highest grade of herring, in which there has been a decline amounting to about $1.50 per barrel, and smaller lots in proportion. The salt fish market is beginning to show a trifle more activity than was noticeable last week and as the Lenten season progresses it is more than likely that trade will improve. Rice—Thbhe movement of rice is only fair. High grade imported lines of rice are reported to be in good demand in the Eastern markets with a very firm undertone of feeling that may result in better prices. ——__—_~> 0. The Produce Market. Apples—The market continues strong and satisfactory. Goad solid cold _stor- age stock commands $3 for Tallman Sweets and Pippins, $4.25 for Baldwins and Greenings and $4 50 for Spys and Kings. Bananas—Supplies are more liberal, but not yet equal to the demands of tbe trade. A_ brisk demand continues from city and country buyers. Beans—Handlers pay 50@75c for un- picked, holding city picked mediums at 9goc@$lI. Io. Beets—25c per bu. Butter—Factory creamery is strongly held at 20c for fancy and Iogc for choice. Fancy dairies are scarce, due to the in- terruption of shipments incident to the cold weather, readily commanding 15@ 16c. Ordinary grades of dairy are in plentiful supply at 10o@12c. Cabbage—Scarce and higher, due partially to the large amount of stock trozen. Dealers hold at $30 per ton. Carrets—-25c per bu. Celery—18@2oc per doz. bunches for White Plume. Cranberries—The market is without charge. Cape Cods command $7 per bbl., Wisconsins fetch $6 and Jerseys are slow sale at $5. 50. Cucumbers—Hcthouse stock he'd at §1 per doz. Eggs—The past week has been an ex- citing one, quotations having kited to 4oc in some markets and to 3oc in this market. The result was that consump- tion ceased almost instanter. Locaily, eggs have declined to 20c, with indica- tions of a further decline to 15c by the end of the week. Country merchants should be careful not to be led astray by temporary quotations and pay higher prices than can be realized when the eggs are sent to market. Game—Rabbits are grabbed up as fast as they arrive at 80c per doz. Honey—Amber bas declined to 8c and white to loc. The demand is small. Lemons—Eastern advices are to the effect that 1t has been several days since any fresh arrivals of stock and in the larger produce markets the opinion is quite general that the market will take on better prices before long, unless re- ceipts within the next few days are lib- eral. Californias are in moderate re- ceipt in this market. Prices rule firm. Lettuce—14@15c per pound. Nuts—Hickory, $1.50@2, according to size. Walnuts and butternuts, 6oc. Onions— Dealers meet no difficulty in getting 50c for red and 6oc for yellow. Oranges—The movement out since the shipping weather developed has been decidedly heavy. Local trade has also increased since the fresh stock came in. Fully three quarters of the orange crop is reported to have been barvested and crop Statistics give tone to the belief that the grand totals for the season will be much smaller than they were a year is still go. Parsley—The market is still hovering around soc per doz., due to the enor- mus consumptive demand of the Chi- cago market. Parsnips—soc per bu. Pop Corn—Soc per bu. Potatoes—The market is decidediy stronger and higher, but no one appears to be able to form a definite conclusion as to the outcome. Local dealers are paying 30@35c at outside buying points, holding at 40@45c for city trade. The situation at St. Louis is thus described by the Miiler & Teasdale Co. under date of Feb. 28: ‘‘The market is very strong, indeed. We anticipate even higher prices in the next week or ten days, but we do not believe that prices can be maintained long. We may be wrong, but it is our opinion that as soon as the movement begins at loading stations prices will decline.’’ Poultry—Scarce. Chickens, 12@13c; fowls, 10@11c; ducks, 11@12c; geese, loc; turkeys, 12@14c. Sweet Potatoes—lilinois Jerseys are in fair demand at $3.50. The Telephone Situation. While the local telephone situation has attracted much attention during the past three years, the last sixty days has been of greatest interest, for with the advent of the new year came a new management on the part of the Michi- gan Telephone Co, The cherished tra- ditions of the past were suddenly and dramatically thrown aside by the Bell Co. and an aggressive activity of new methods, new plans, new promises, new theories and new threats was heralded by the leading newspapers in every city and town in the State. Where heretofore the Bell Co. refused to patronize the newspapers, at the beginning of the new year a new leaf was turned and on the ledger appears a new account. Con- tracts were made with every daily paper of importance in the State for one year's advertising for a daily announce- ment and special rates for special mat ters. Payments were made in advance, as a rule, for the entire year’s advertis- ing. Judging the remainder of the State by the amourt of space contracted for and used in this city during the past two months, the Bell Co. will pay over $20,000 to Michigan newspapers dur- ing 1899. fe He Why do corporations whose existence depends on securing from the public unreasonable profits and unjust charges ever parade their ‘‘millions!’’ The $2,000,000 Erie Co.’s bonds offered in January and the $2,500,000 Michigan Co.'s bonds offered in February can not fail to impress the public with the fact that the independent companies have thoroughly threatened the overthrow of the Bell Co., and that only by the most liberal use of money to create public opinion unfavorable to the independent companies; by rebuilding much of its property to enable it to compete in qual- ity of service with the independent companies; by installing in this city a modern switch board and other appa- ratus, and the keeping of a large number of professional solicitors in the field, can the Bell Co. ever hope to regain its lost prestige and patronage. * *« * The struggle between the Bell Co. and its opponents is most severe in Michigan and in ali the State no com- pany has had the atticks made upon it so persistently and savagely by the Bell Co. as has the local Citizens Co.—and no company is better prepared to with- stand the assault. Every prophecy made by the Bell Co. three years ago bas proved false. The Citizens Co. has grown and prospered, while the Michi- gan Bell Co., rather than abandon the field a bankrupt, has reorganized since January 1. Stock in the Citizens Co. is eagerly sought at par and better, and pays 2 per cent. quarterly dividends with the regularity of clockwork. Stock in the Bell Co. pays no dividends and is going begging, no one wanting it at any price. In spite of the fact that the Bell Co. has bad from two to twelve solicitors after subcribers at any rates (or no rates if only it could secure con- tracts), this company has to-day less than 1,200 instruments inservice in this city, including both the free and paid telephones. Previous to the Citizens Co. beginning service the Bell Co. bad 1,481 telepbones in this city. Of the subscribers using Bell telephones pre- vious to the beginning of service by the Citizens Co., and who to-day use t: le- phones, but twenty-five offices and fifty- one residences do not use the Citizens instruments. Of the 2,600 Citizens tel- ephones in service in Grand Rapids 1,980 are in offices and residences not using any other telephone. * * * Last month (February) the Citizens Co. took 102 new contracts, being the largest number in any one month in two years, Of these contracts, sixty-five were secured during the last fifteen days of January—seventeen being taken on Feb. 28. The Citizens Co has maintained its rates—being $20 anywhere in the city for residences and $390 for business places within one mile of exchange— and has paid all expenses of operation and maintenance and 2 per cent. divi- dends each quarter for the past two years. oe a The Citizens Co. has kept its prom- ises with our people. It gives good service. It has more toll! line telephones in Western Michigan than has the Bell Co. It has established and maintains as low rates as it is possible to make and give first class service and by its franchise from the city has guaranteed its rates. The Bell Co. has no francbise limiting or guaranteeing rates. Where there is no competition the Citizens Co. makes the same reasonable and low rates as to points having competition. The Bell toll rates are low only where there is competition. The improve- ment in service and reductions in rates were brought about by the Citizens Co. Can any Grand Rapids business man afford to bestow his telephone patron- age in such a way that if others follow his example the local company would be driven out? In this, the greatest struggle the people have yet had with corporation rule, shall there be any ques- tion as_to the attitude of any Grand Rapids citizen? Shall the 300 local business men who own the Citizens Co. continue to receive the support of this community, or will some considerable number of unworthy citizens aid a com- pany whose record is one of extortion and insult,simply because of temporary, less-than-cost rates? ——_—~» 0 >____ The Herold-Bertsch Shoe Co. author- izes the announcement that Russell W. Bertsch will cover the trade heretofore visited by the late Albert C. Wetzel. Alonzo Herold will cover the lake shore territory formerly visited by Mr. Bertsch and S. H. Simmons will also enlarge his territory. These changes will ren- der unnecessary the employment of an add.tional s lesman at th:s time. s+ Lucas H. Mulder has purchased the grocery stock at the corner of Lagrave street and Wenham avenue formerly con- ducted by G. Van Dam, who has re- tired from trade to embark in agricul- tural pursuits. Mr. Mulder was former- ly engaged in the grocery business un- der the style of Kloet & Mulder. ——__>-2-2—_—_ The style of W. C. Hopson & Co., wholesale dealers in tin and tinners’ supplies at the corner of Louis and Campau streets, has been changed to the Hopson-Haftenkamp Co., not incorpo- rated. O. A. Fanckboner, who recently sold his drug stock at 427 East Bridge street to D. T. Paulson, has opened a 5 and Io cent store on East Main street, Kala- mazoo. 2 Peter Jasper, meat dealer at the cor- ner of North Coit and Palmer avenues, has added a line of groceries. —_—___» 2» —____ For Gillies N. Y. tea, all kinds, grades and prices, phone Visner, 800. 6 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Woman’s World Putting Yourself in His Place. The gray and ashen days of Lent are upon us, and you have been tiinking, my dear I:ttle girl, of the way in which you could best observe the penitential season. You have danced the soles off your dainty sztin slippers; you have screamed and screeched at teas and re- ceptions until you were hoarse; you have talked nonsense at dinners unti] you disgusted yourself, and flirted zt the theater unt | you were deadly weary of it all, and felt that you could cry out with the preacher of old, ‘‘ Vanity of vanities, all is vanity and vexation of spirit.”’ But underne. th the apparent frivclity tkere is the true and womanly heart of you, jist as tae sound wine lies under the froth and bubbles on the top of the glass, and you feel that you would like to be of some real use tn the world and to know that some one was the better and happier for your having lived Sometimes in the morning when you first awaken, or in the quiet dusk, you think that you have gotten pretty far away from the ideals with which you started out so short a time ago and th t you would blush to meet, face to face, the lofty sentimerts about a woman's career that you expressed in your gradu ating essay. Then you intended to go into society only enough to keep in touch with your fellow creatures. You had no idea of letting it absorb all thought and feeling and ambition and strength. On the contrary, it was to be merely a diversion and not interfere with your serious purposes and profound study. You did not know then, as you do now, that there is no halfway ground for a girl, and that she must be either swept along with the current in the swim of society or else stay safely out high and dry on the bank, and you smile, as older and wiser people have done, to realize how little we can fit our theory of life to the actual conditions. Now, however, you have time to think quietly, and to ask yourself in the words of the politician, ‘‘What are we here for?’’ And I would like to suggest that about the best thing along the line of right-ousness that any girl can do is to try the experiment of putting herself in otber people’s places and attempt, for a time at least, to do as she would be done by. It may not sound romantic or picturesque, but to most girls who have only thought of themselves it is likely to be a startling novelty. Suppose you try putting yourself in your mother’s place, for instance. You have never thought there was anything especial about her. She was simply a watchful providence that stood between you and unpleasant things, and you have taken her devotion as such a mat- ter of course it wasn't worthy of men- ton. But think of it now. Do you re- member in the old days, before your father had made bis fortune, how in or- der that you might go with richer girls and not be ashamed she slaved all day long and half the night over your clothes, making them dairty and fine? Nobody knows the self-sacrifice of those years when she did the work of seam- stress and cook and nurse and chamber- maid, and wore made-over clothes to save for her children’s sake. She loved pretty things. She bad a taste for books and a beautiful tilent for music, but she let them rust out, that the fine new house and the piano and the luxury might be all for you. Don’t you think if you bad done all that for another per- son that you would wart some return for it? Don’t you think it seems bitter hard that she should get nothing now but snubs, that ber opinion should be de- rided as old-fashioned and that there should never even be a word of grati tude for all that she has sacrificed? I you were in her* place, wouldn't you like to feel kisses on your work-worn bands and to know that in your chil- dren’s loving eyes there was a halo about your gray old head? Then there's your father, Try putting vourself in the place of a hard-headed business man and _ see what sort of ar investment you must seem to him. He spent thousands of dollars on your edu- cation and must have looked forward to some returns in the way of companion- hip. What does he get? The privilege of signing checks. Nothing more. If be asks you to sing, you are always toc tired or too cut of voice or too some- thing. If be wants to talk you are ina fidget to get off with some giggling girls ‘r addle-pated dudes, and so far as he can see, you haven't an idea in the world above a cotillion favor. Don't you think, justasa mere matter of busi ness, it must seem to him that he has gotten a pretty poor return for his money? It ought to be easy enough to put our- selves in other women’s places and do as we would be done by, seeing we all want the same things and have the same grievances, but when we realiy do it the millennium will be in sight. Just con- sider, for instance, if vou were a hostess, how you would like a girl who appar ently thought that you gave entertain- ments for no cther purpose than to fur nish her with a picturesque background for her flirtations, and who was sulky and jull when routed out from behind the palms? If you were an elderly lady, what would you think of a girl who took no pains to hide the fact that she was bored to death by having to spend a few minutes in your company? If you were a married woman, how wouli you | ke for a pretty young girl to try to get up a flirtation with your husband and rid- icule you for being jealous when you re- sented it? If you were a homely girl, would you enjoy having the popular gir] spend the time recounting her triumphs and what this man said and the other man thought, and how toeater parties and candy and flowers were lavished upon her? You know very well that you would get tired of it very quickly. We may do many of these things thought- lessly, but no one is dull when it comes to their own feelings, and when in doubt about any line of conduct a safe guide is to make a personal test. If it would be unpleasant to us we may be pretty sure it would be to other people. Then, for goodness’ sake, put yourself in the place of the average young man and refrain from hinting. Try to re- member that his entire salary for a month would not pay for one of your silk-lined frocks, and out of that he must settle with bis landlady and wash- woman, and that it doesn't allow any Margin over for extras Every time you inveigie him into sending you violets or candy or roses you are sending him to the lunch courter or into debt There is a general theory that every man is a millionaire and has money to burn. Nothing is so far from the truth, We can count all the rich men in town by name, and there is something infinitely pitifal in the way so many girls force a man either to spend money on them or seem mean. When a man is in love witb a girl, and wants to please her, it takes the courage of a hero for him to nave enough determination to resist her nints, and many a man makes his first start on the downward road of dishon- esty to gratify bis sweetheast’s silly de- Sire to be able to brag about presents her best beau sent her. Put yourself in a man's place, girls, and think of how much more respect he must have for a zirl who will not hint, and how heart- feltly grateful he must be to one who will not receive any kind of a present. Lent, as you have observed, little sis- ter, is a time of sermons intended for wher people, and perbaps this one is no exception to the rule. We can all see how other sinners ought to profit by them and feel very self-righteous as we make the application and think how conscience-smitten our neighbors ought to feel. There is Mary Smith, who is so envious, and Susie Perkins, who is such a_ horrid little gossip, and Elsie Perkins, who is sucha fibber. As for 1s, thank heaven, ncne of these things apply to us, and we run over the cata- logue of our virtues as complacently as a merchant ‘‘O. K.-ing’’ the items of a good account. But there are times when we preach sermons to ourselves from which there is no escape, and we never zet nearer the very heart of all true zoodness and charity than when we take as our text the golden rule, and try to do unto others as we would that they did unto us. Dorotuy Drx. ——__+>2.___ The Texas Legislature is considering a bill which is of interest to liars there and everywhere else. If this becomes a ‘aw, proof that a man has been called a liar will become a full defense in as- sault and battery—that is to say, the man with the battered nose, blackened eye and hiatused front teeth will learn in a court of justice that it ‘‘served him right.’’ The laws governing liars ‘in other states vary. In Kentucky it isa misdemeanor punishable by a $20 fine to call any man a liar, and a police jus- tice of Louisville has declared from his bench that a lie in Kentucky means a blow. This memorable declaration was given in discharging honorably a man who had knocked down another fellow for calling him a liar and had been hrought into court to answer. In Vir- ginia, by the law of 1896, a man who calls another man a liar is guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction may be fined nct more than $25. In Georgia it is Slander, punishable by $1,000 fine or a year in the penitentiary, or both, to call a man a liar unless you can prove that he is one, in which case you get clear. The Georgia courts hold that a lie constitutes the first blow and justifies a violent response. In Arkansas passing the lie is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine. In Mississippi insulting words are Civilly actionable. In South Caro- lina and West Virginia the same. ———_3>_2>___ Since the cultivation of rice first be- gan, in the early eighties, in Russia, there has been a steady increase in its production, and the annual product now amounts to about 50,000 tons. It is now quite generally used by the peasants, and the quality of the native article is reported to be equal to the imported, ———_ se? s__ An ordinance has been introduced in the Indianapolis Common Council pro- hibiting any street car company or em- ploye from demanding a fare of a pas- senzer to whom a seat can nct be given in the car. For any violation of the or- dinance a fine of not more than $25 is provided for each separate offense. Old-Fashioned Remedy. In these highly civilized and humani- tarian days, when it is proposed to rule the world, and convert sinners from the error of their ways by ethical means in- stead of force, many good, old-fashioned customs have fallen into disuse. Among these is the shake. Not even naughty children are shaken now when they are bad, although it used to be found a potent and effective means of grace, so of course the feasibility of applying it to grown people is unhappily entirely out of the question. But how many women one knows who could be so much berefited and made so much more agreeable by a real good shaking! There is the complacert woman, for instance, who goes through life with an assumpticn that she is in- carnate wisdom, and perfectly capable of deciding everybody’s affairs for them better than they can do it for them- selves. She makes her family eat what she likes, she forces them to believe in ber particular brand of theclogy, she compels them to follow the careers she picks out for them, and to conform to her ideas in all respects. In clubs ard church societies she must rule cr die, simply because she knows she knows better than any one else. Generally she is a good woman and an intelligent woman, and she would be a real benefit to any community if she could only get a good jar that would shake her self- conceit. Then there is the woman who is al- ways imagining herself ill. She makes a career of invalidism. It is an ex- cuse for all she does and leaves undone. Her children are neglected, her servants waste and destroy, but she feels that she has excused everything by moaning something about ‘‘my poor head’’ or “‘my poor nerves.’* Of course there are wsmen who are hopelessly afflicted. No pity nor patience is too great to extend to these sufferers, but nine terths of the women who go complaining around, making life a burden for all about them, are invalids simply because they are too lazy and self-indulgent to be well. They just need something to shake them up, out of their lethargy. All of us have known women who had been invalids for years who were cured by some great shock. The death of the husband or father, who had borne with their whims and complaints, forced them to beccme bread winners, and they sud- denly found themselves cured. Every now and then we meet some dissatisfied woman. Sometimes she is a girl, the indulged and petted daughter of adoring parents, sometimes she is a wife and mother with a good home, but she scorns the simple peace and _ plenty in which she lives, and yearns fora career. She thinks only of dazzling the world, and does not realize how few suc- ceed and how many fail, or how long and bitter, and beset with weary labor, and tears, and toil, is the pathway of those few who do reacb the top of the ladder. What a shaking up she needs to make her appreciate the blessings that have fallen to her lot. Sometimes, indeed, fate takes the business into its own hands, and through bitter sorrows a woman learns the value of what she has despised. She sees her confident judgment overthrown, she feels the ten- der care that surrounded her taken away, over a little grave she learns how pre- cious was the clinging of the little arms that once wearied her, and it is this that makes so many women in later life so much sweeter and better than in youth, Cora STOWELL. Tas) acneens a toe) MICHIGAN TRADESMAN WW alata a wll Wir aaa aol a Waal a . M. Henderson & Co. Chicago, Ill. si) ppnDERSONS ENORMOUS SHOE Puy ot , J aaa aaa8a BaEaE ES), SgAEaERRBR5 i ageennaaaney te + cae eens March, 1899 After forty-seven years’ successful expe- rience in the wholesale boot and shoe busi- ness, and after careful consideration, we have decided upon a most radical change from the old and traditional lines of doing business. First. In leather goods we shall handle exclusively the product of our own factories. SECOND. This product will include every- thing in footwear. THIRD. We shall manufacture for and sell to retail merchants only. FourtTH. We shall give to our patrons the benefits to accrue from doing away with the profit required by the middleman. FirtH. Our goods will be shipped direct from our consolidated factories. SIxTH. We shall continue to carry a full line of rubbers. SEVENTH. Our general business offices, including our financial department and sam- ple rooms, will be maintained at our present location on the corner of Adams and Market streets (where we have been for fourteen years) in the city of Chicago, where we have been engaged in business for forty-seven years. We are Chicago merchants. Some of the Reasons First. Our factory plants, consolidated at Dixon, near Chicago, are completed to the point where we are able to make all styles and grades of boots and shoes. SECOND. The capacity of these plants is 10,000 pairs daily. THIRD. The present demand on the part of the retailer is for freshly made goods shipped direct from the factory, thus avoiding the cost entailed by handling through the mid- dleman. We have been manufacturing and selling our own product to retailers for years, and we have established the fact that a supe- rior general line of boots and shoes can be made here in the West, with Western labor and Western skill, and sold to much better ad- vantage to the retailer than it is possible to supply them to him from Eastern factories through middlemen or any other channels. FourtH. The railway and mail facilities of to-day, the advanced methods in all de- partments of trade, and the universal demand from every quarter for the production of the necessities of life at‘a fair price with no unnec- essary middleman to control their distribution, conclude us in the belief that we, with our mag- nificent factories, unexcelled if equalled in the United States, should at once set the pace— should unhesitatingly pioneer this method of doing business in the West. Will you join us? Faithfully yours, C. M. Henderson & Ce. AAARARARARARARARARARARAA : t 3 a 8 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN MAICHIGANTRADESMAN CB Devoted to the Best Interests of Business Men Published at the New Blodgett Building, Grand Rapids, by the TRADESMAN COMPANY ONE DOLLAR A YEAR, Payable in Advance. ADVERTISING RATES ON APPLICATION. Communications invited from practical business men. Correspondents must give their full names and addresses, not necessarily for pub- lication, but as a guarantee of good faith. Subscribers may have the mailing address of their papers changed as often as desired. No paper discontinued. except at the option of the proprietor. unti! all arrearages are paid. Sample copies sent free to any address. Entered at the Grand Rapids Post Office as Second Class mail matter. When writing to any of our Advertisers, please say that you saw the advertisement in the Michigan radesman. E. A. STOWE, EpitTor. WEDNESDAY, - - - MARCH I. 1899. NEW PROBLEMS FOR AMERICA. The problems confronting the Ameri- can people, who are proposing, for the first time in the history of their country, to undertake the contro! and exploiting of tropical countries, are many and strange. Disregarding the troublesome ques- tions that attend at every step the de- vising of governmental and pol tical systems for the people of the East and West Indian countries that have fallen into the hands of the American people, it may weli be asked how those coun- tries are to be made profitable to the Great Republic to which they are ex pected to owe allegiance or submission. In order to gain material or pecuniary benefits out of Puerto Rico and the Philippines, it is necessary that they should furnish a large and profitable trade to the American people or that they should pay adequate tribute irt» the National Treasury over and above all the money spent in maintaining con- trol and administration over them. It is plain that such territories must be made self-supporting or else they will be a burden to this country. Then they must furnish tribute, either in the form of an internal or tariff revenue, or in some other way, in order to make it worth while to keep them and spend money on them. No direct revenue can be expected from such colonies, how- ever, for all the money that can be raised from their people by taxation will be required for local administration and public improvement. As _ those countries now are, they can not be ex- pected to afford any large markets for American products, since the bulk of the population of the Philippines is made up of semi savages and barba- rians. The only way in which any special pecuniary benefits are to be derived from the possession of tose islands is in exploiting and developing their wealth. How is this to be done? The East and West Indian Islands under consideration are agricult iral countries They have no important mineral wealth. Whatever is got out of them must be done by cultivating the soil. Americans can go there and purchase ard operate plantations for the growth of cotton, sugar, rice and tropical fruits, for for- eign trade; but in order to do this they must have labor. That is lacking. It is no solution of the difficulty to say that the Philippine Islands have some ten millions of population. The fact remains thet the natives of tropical is- lands w Il not work, save in a most ir- regular and desultory way. They will do just what is necessary to furnish a bare subsistence, and beyond that they will not labor. The Spaniards early discovered that the native islanders in the East and West Indies could not be relied on as laborers, and so they im- ported negroes from Africa to work in the mines and cultivate the fields. Later, when slavery was abolished in the Spanish West Indies, Chinese labor- ers were carried in great numbers to Cuba and Puerto Rico, while Chinese are the only reliable laborers in the Philippines. There are 100,000 of those Asiatics there, and in their hands are the principal industries. In Cuba and Puerto Rico the freed negroes can not be depended on to do any work. Chinese who are there under contract are the only laborers who can be depended on. It should aiso be noted that most of the labor in the Hawaiian Islands _ is done by Chinese, Japanese and Poti. guese. As to the natives, they are, like all such islanders, easy-going, indclent ind self-indulgent. Here, then, at the very beginning, comes up the all-impo:tant question of libor in any consideration of the ex- pluting and developing of the wealth of the newly-acquired Spanish islands. The West Indian negroes can nct be de- pended on. Those in Cuba make up the bulk of the Cuban army, and the wild, free, brigandish life of their alleged campaigning places them out of the quest on as laborers. Negroes from the Southern States of the Union could be sent to the West Indies; but in the Philippines the entire dependence would bave to be on Chinese contract labor. W. Alleyne Ireland, writing in the February Popular Science Montbly, de- clares that, after ten years of life in the British tropical countries, the depend- ence for work of all sorts is on im ported. contract labor. Such labor is used in British Guiana, Trinidad, Jamaica, Queensland, tke Fiji Islands, the Str2its Settlements and Mauritus. The coclie system in use in the British colonies is under governmental control. The coolies imported for labor are bound to their contract for five years. Under the system in use, the laborers must be furnished with houses, rent free, and water. The planter is bound to pay to the men a minimum wage of 24 cents a day and to each woman 16 cents. Such is the sort of business to which the Americans who shall undertake to settle and develop new tropical posses- sions will have to engage in. It would be the beginning of a new sort of slav- ery and the establishing of social and political abuses without end. Regarded no matter from what point of view, the task of controlling and developing the tropical regions surrendered by Spain is full of difficulty and per:l and must be approached with extreme care, The Tradesman heartiiy commends the suggestion of a Clare merchant that a special meeting of the Michigan Re- tail Grocers’ Association be held in Grand Rapids this month or next to consider matters of vital interest to the trade. The suggestion is so pertinent that the Tradesman trusts that Presi- dent Wisler will conclude to authorize a cali for the convention at =n early date. A Chicago ‘justice bas fined a man $25 for lying. If this punishment should become general, the revenue from such fines would support a city government without other assessment. RETURNING OUR STOCKS. According to the financial reports from New York, large blocks of Ameri- can securities have been recenily return- ing from Europe to be delivered to pur- chasers on this side of the Atlantic. This is rather a new thing, within cer- tain qualifications, and, consequently, is deserving of more than passing men- tion. Fora long time after the panic of 1893, large blocks of American secur- ities were unloaded by Europe; but these securitics belonged, for the most part, ts the speculative class, many be- ing non dividend-paying stocks, and bonds hardly ranked among the gilt- edged properties. The present move- ment in this direction consists of in- vestment stocks—that is, securities pay- ing dividends and otherwise classed as gilt-edged. Referring to this mztter, Bradstreet’s, which is an authority on matters finan cial, mentions a circumstance which has 0>—___ The Chinaman’s Diagnosis. A Chinaman is speaking to himself as he irons a shirt. Picks up a shirt showing evidence of having been well cared for and says: **Blachelor. Him landlady flix him.’’ Picks up another, buttonless and all frayed at the wrists and neck. ‘*Mlallied man.’”’ —_< 6 __ Well-dressed clerks, but of course not ‘‘dudey’’ clerks, but clerks well brushed and with clean linen, add char- acter to the store, and make sales easier. The appearance of the seller counts. BABASASABGASBABGACGAESOR, We make a specialty of Store Awnings $§ Roller Awnings 3 Window Awnings Tents, Flags ¢ and Covers § Drop us a card and we will quote § you prices. 5 Chas. A. Coye, Il Pearl Street, Grand Rapids. SOE CHUOHOUPED SASASAPSASASASASACACASGACASCA, —e ing. Better write us. SS SS SS SS SS SS SS S a SS & PESLESESSESS ELSES SLES LESS Lg Our Bicycle Traveler a SS may not have been able to reach you as yet, but if you will drop us a line we sball be glad to send him promptly or else mail you a WORLD . Catalogue and talk about Agency. We are selling agents in Michigan ¢ for different factories and can quote prices that will no doubt be interest- ¢ Adams & Hart, ! 12 West Bridge Street, Grand Rapids, Mich. Have you our ’g9 catalogue of Bicycle Sundries? 2 YA SS a SS SS S SS SS a S&S Oo Se EET a acter On a 7 ne MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 11 Shoes and Leather Pertinent Hints to Progressive Shoe Dealers. There isa class of retailers on Eighth Street in Philadelphia that rush into blood curdling headlines telling of the ‘*Greatest Shoe Values on Earth,’’ us- ing superlative upon superlative in tbe descriptions of their reductions. Better avoid such buncombe. The shrewd re- tailer will not allow himself to be car- ried away with enthusiasm in the tell- ing of his store news. He will stick to the confidence-inspiring style of adver- tisement that has held him in such good stead on all other occasions. Look at the Wanamaker style of writing. Point- ed, chatty, descriptive, conservative. Such a method of writing store news never fa'ls to draw the expected busi- ness. It will not be his fault, nor the fault of the advertising, if the reta:ler who adopts this style doesn’t get along well. i el) te An old-time custom shoemaker, who, some years ago, had fallen from grace as a retailer of shoes to the humble po- sition of a mere cobbler, was buried in Trenton last week. There is a story about his career that was told to the writer and that should serve to remind the retailer and the clerk of the value of a good temper and a pleasant smile. The old cobbler’s death has deprived the town of one of its most familiar fig- ures. He had not always been a cob- bler, for it was only a few years ago that he had a double store and a rating of $4,000. He finally failed. He made several attempts after he failed to keep a more ambitious -lace of business than his cobbling shantv afforded. But he always came to grief and regularly re turned to his shop on a side street. The cause of all his failures was a lack of the amiability necessarv to retain the good w'll of the persons who came to buy from him. It became established at an early stage of his career that his temper was bad, but experience seemed a possible teacher that might ul:imately compel him to be polite to his custom- ers. That day never came. He was well known by sight to so many people and was such an established figure about the town that he might have prospered bad it not been for the infirmities of temper that made contact with him so disagreeable. coe Another thing was told to the writer while he was in Trenton last week: A certain wide-awake retailer of the town, it was said, makes it a practice to look over the marriage license list in the daily papers every morning and then to mail to each woman a circular in which he assures her of his best wisbes for her future married bliss and suggests that economy will be conserved by her mak- ing his store her trading place. This scheme, it was said, has been used to good advantage by the retailer for over a year. It would probably not be suc- cessful in every instance, however, the results depending largely upon the class of trade addressed. While one class of people would think such a circular very nice, others would be apt to be offended. + 1% Have you ever looked over an English newspaper and noticed the difference between their advertisements and ours? Have you observed that there is less variety of style of address in them than we see in our newspapers, just as there is greater sameness in the typography and make-up?; If you haven't noted these, do it next year, when you go to the Paris Exposition. There is not so wide a divergency between the French and American methods, however, for some forms of advertising are decidedly American in appearance, apparently heralding a marked change in the Paris way of addressing possible customers. The old-time assertion, ‘‘ They do things better in France,’’ will, therefore, scarcely hold good to-day with refer- ence to display advertisements. The Paris advertisement writer, unlike Wanamaker’s ad-smith, does not make use of any introductory remarks in order to induce the reading of his announce- ment.—Sboe and Leather Facts. —___» 2. ___ Telling Rubber Advertisement. The following announcement of rub- ber goods appeals so forcibly to the women that the Tradesman feels no hes- itation in recommending it to its friends in the shoe trade: Now and then one finds a woman who objets to wearing rubbers because they make her feet look large and untrim. It was only a few years ago that many, many women objected to wearing rub- bers because they detracted from the trim appearance of the foot. But every- bodv knows that nothing else ruins the hezlth so quickly as wet feet, and the only possible way to have dry feet, es- pecially in winter, is to wear rubbers. So rubbers have come back into style as indispensable to good health. The added fact that rubbers are now so much more shapely and graceful in their lines than they were a dozen years ago, and that they are now made in such infinite va- riety, has served, of course, still further to increase their popularity. But there remain a few fastidious women, mostly of the younger generation, who still ad here to the old prejudice against rub- bers. They do nct, however, belong to the new woman class. There was a time, not so many years back, when it was not quite fashionable to appear too robust. They would have been thorough- ly up-to date if they had been old enough to flourish in those days, for a little languor was considered rather be- coming in a young woman. But that day bas passed. The pale, drooping, indoor girl, who wears no rubbers on the street, has given way to the riding, walking, golf-playing girl. Health has received the seal of fashion. —__>02.___ Wise Sayings. a Cold coffee is apt to make the boarders ot. The smaller a man's mind is the less he seems to know it. For a merciless critic commend us to the unsuccessf. | author. The man who is in love with himself has no fear of being jilted. The rooster is a tidy bird. He invari- ably carries a comb with him. Men sometimes worship women be- cause they are unable to understand them. Culture doesn’t always make a gentle- man. Some very large beets are cultured. The water shark bites a man's leg off, but the land shark merely pulls it. ——_~>-0>_____ Retort Courteous. ‘I punish you, my child, to show my love for you.’’ “‘It isn’t necessary for your love to work overtime on my account, ma.”’ ———> 02> ____ An Honest Admission. ‘*So you want to marry my daughter, young man? What are your prospects?’’ ‘*Pretty poor, unless you give your consent. ’’ —_~>-0-2—____ A city man, who had just moved into the country, was trying to milk a cow, his wife standing by and looking on admiringly. After a time, the husband exclaimed: ‘‘Oh, dear! I wish I knew how long cows ought to be milked!’’ ‘*Why the same as sbort ones, my love,’’ said his wife, with an air of superior wisdom. 1899 Net Price List on Combinations Combination «Uncle Sam” (1st quality Rubbers and Ist quality Knit Boots) ! : Net per case. Men’s Knit Boots 12 prs each. With 2 bk]. Gum Perfections.$25 00 With Duck Perfections...... 24 00 With Gum Perfections....... 22 00 With Gum Hurons, Heel..... 21 00 Boys’ Knit Boots With Gum Perfections....... 20 00 Youths’ Knit Boots With Gum Hurons, no Heel.. 14 50 Terms, Nov. 1, 30 days, net. | | j Combination «A” ({st quality Rubbers and Ist quality Felt Boots) Net per case. Men’s White Felt Boots 12 prs each With Duck Perfections...... $23 00 With Gum Perfections....... 22 00 Men’s Gray Felt Boots With 2 bk]. Gum Perfections. 23 00 With Duck Perfections...... 22 00 With Gum Perfections....... 20 50 With Gum Hurons, Heel..... 20 00 Boys’ Grey Felt Boots With Gum Perfections....... 18 50 With Gum Hurons, Heel..... 17 50 Youths’ Gray Felt Boots With Hurons, no Heels...... 13 00 HIRTH, KRAUSE & CO., Grand Rapids, Mich. HEROLD-BERTSCH SHOE CO. MANUFACTURERS AND JOBBERS OF RELIABLE FOOTWEAR D°@, @°O; @°O; @°O; @°@; « Our Spring line is a Winner; wait for our travelers and ‘‘win’’ with us.— When in the city see our spread.—Agents for Wales Goodyear Rubbers. PEEEESEESE ES 5 AND 7 PEARL ST., GRAND RAPIDS. D°@, @°0;} ll aa ltl i a oll Ml lll a ll ll lll ll ow ttn an nnn edi hn Rindge, Kalmbach, Logie & Co., 12, 14 and 16 Pearl Street, Grand Rapids, Michigan. Manufacturers and Jobbers of Boots and Shoes Agents Boston Rubber Shoe Company. A full line of Felt Boots and Lumbermen’s Socks. We have an elegant line of spring samples to show you. Be sure and see them before placing your order. ee SB FN OO COCR] LV SY YS Geo. H. Reeder & Co., 19 South Ionia Street, Grand Rapids, Mich. Agents for LYCOMING and KEYSTONE RUBBERS. Our stock is complete so we can fill your orders at once. Also a line of U. S. RUBBER Co. COMBINA- TIONS. Send us your orders and get the best goods made. Our line of Spring Shoes are now on the road with our travelers. Be sure and see them before placing your orders as we have some “hot stuff” in them. TRADESMAN ITEMIZED | EDGERS SIZE—8 1-2 x 14. THREE COLUMNS. 2 Quires, 160 pages........ $2 00 3 Quires, 240 pages........ 2 50 4 Quires, 320 pages........ 3 00 5 Quires, 400 pages........ 3 50 6 Quires, 480 pages........ 4 00 £ INVOICE RECORD OR BILL BOOK 80 double pages, registers 2,880 wwOeeS Jc $2 00 £ Tradesman Company Grand Rapids, Mich. 12 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Fruits and Produce. The Demand for Uniformity in Butter. From the St. Louis Interstate Grocer. ‘*The demand for fine butter is exact- ing,’’ said W. N. Tivy, the North Third street commission merchant, ‘‘and it is wanted the same all the time in color, flavor, salt, etc. Give the retailer of such butter a single tub that is off, and he will soon fire it back to you, or in- vite you in no uncertain tones to send for it at once, probably a distance of three or four miles. The grocer him- self may not have noticed it when re- ceived, but as he may probably dish it out to as Many Customers as there are pounds in the tub, about 60, it is very soon discovered and returned to him. Often in anger he dumps it back in your tub, in anything but a careful mannert, as he feels that this poor butter has hurt his trade, and forced some of his cus- tomers to go elsewhere to get what suited them, to his loss You may try to excuse it, but it is a hard matter to try to even pacify him for the injury done, and he cautions you never to send him a tub like that again, or he will quit trading with you altogether. In fact, you are lucky if he has not decided on that already, and got a tub elsewhere. You may offer him another tub ‘‘of the same brand, ’’ and the probability is that he will never look at it, or take any chances on it. There are grocers in St. Louis so particular that they will go short of butter a day or two rather than change from what has been pleasing and has increased trade. Such butter as this finds ready and constant sale to the same party, while an irregular make has to hunt a buyer and coax him by low prices instead of quality. It remains with the farmers, therefore, to crowd out the sale of butterine. As long as they are content with marketing an in- ferior grade of butter, they must be con- tent with inferior prices and to put themselves on a level with butterine competition. Say what they will, the butterine manufacturers depend upon prices to sell their goods. Of course, they make their products as attractive as possible and use every means w thin their power to convince the public that the spurious article is as he-lthy and as palatable as the genuine, but they would not find willing converts if they were not backed up by their low prices and the low grades of country butter placed on the market. To bring about this de- sired end every state should have a com- petent dairy commissioner,and until we secure the appointment of such com- missioners the dairy interests will suffer,’’ —_—-_~>-0 2 Effect of the Oleo Industry on Kansas. From the Topeka Daily Capital. The statesmen who conducted the oleomargarine business for the benefit of the downtrodden masses have in- volved the public in much mystery concerning the merits and demerits of the butter question, many people being persuaded that butter is a more or less dangerous product. The oleo makers bave confined their demands in legisla- tures within what they consider very conservative limits, but their success will inspire them to new exertions and in a few years we will probably see _re- formers pressing bills against the tyran- nical buttermakers, crowding them off the earth in the interest of the poor man's friend, the packing house com- bine Buttermaking has of late made such a stand against the oleo trust that the latter, long suffering as it is, will not endure it without a mild protest Meas ures will be introduced into the legisla- tures requiring dairymen to color their butter green and to stamp the name, age and previous condition of the cow from which the article purports to be derived. The name, sex, age and color of hair of the milkmaid will also be re- quired, with a picture of the red- cheeked damsei printed on the package, showing her head closely shaven or her curly locks securely enclosed in a net. Affidavits will be required showing how often the milk pail is cleaned, together with a certificate from the Secretary of the Live Stock Commission testifying to the good health of the cow. These requirements being met all that the oleo philanthropists will demand in addition will be a small tax of a few cents a pound on all butter brought to market. The oleo makers establish themselves on the principle that butter is a relic of barbarism, while the only simon-pure, fin de siecle article is the new product of oleomargarine. What is oleomarga rine? Assistant Commissioner of Agri- culture Kracke states that it is made of different kinds of fat, cotton-seed oil, chemiczls, sometimes other products, colored to represent pure butter. On his recert trip from New York to the Na- tional Congress at Texas, they were fed exclusively on oleomargarine except in the dining cars. If oleomargarine were driven out of the market, the average price for butter would be from 2 to 3 cents a pound higher than it is. He said that some of it runs into New York City yet; that it comes in largely in the night-time in hearses, paint barre.s and similar packages. He showed a sam- ple of paraffin wax which weighed 35 grains, which had heen taken out of less than an ounce of oleomargarine. This is at the rate of six to seven pounds to 100 pounds of butter. It gave a stiffness to the oleomargarine, to make it better represent butter. Paraffin wax is in- soluble and indigestible, and, in fact, is net affected by acids Oleomargarine consists largely of lard, cottonseed oil and otber soft fats, to which paraffin wax 1s added to make the product ‘‘stand up’’ like butter. The oleomakers point out that if their prod- uct 1s not encouraged by legislation and if the people are not tauglt to eat it in preference to butter the cattle business will yo to the demnition bowwows. Oleo statistics prove that the cattle rais- ers of Kansas get 25 cents a head more for their cattle because of the oleomar- garine industry. But cleo statistics ig- nore the fact that three-fouiths of oleo- Margarine made in this country is shipped abroad, so that 1f no oleo were sold at all in this country the total loss to cattle raisers would not be over 6 cents a head on cattle. It is not be- lieved that a fall of 6 cents a head would ruin the cattle business and it is known that some of the jeading dairymen in Kansas are selling their herds and going into the cattle business, being dis- couraged with the outlook for butter and alarmed at the encroachments of cleo- margarine, backed as it is by gigartic capital. The cattle business will suffer more from the destruction of the dairy industry than from tie reasonable regu- lation of oleomargarine, probib ting these manufacturers of spurious buiter from coloring their paraffia to resemble yellow butter. ————># Florida Orange-Growers See S-me Light. F. B. Keith, District Passenger Agent of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad, just returned from a tour through Florida, said, concerning the damage done the orange groves by the storm: ‘‘The impression generally prevails that the older trees are saved. Olid orange-growers with whom | dis- cussed the situation told me that in their opinion the voung trees were killed, but the old trees would be able to do their full productive duty in the future. Orange gatherers are now pluck- ing the fruit from the grove near the Tampa Bay Hotel, and the oranges seem to be in good condition. I have an orange grove at Dade City, and the reports I receive from it are to the effect that the trees stood the test better than they did in 1894. and that in all proba- bility all the old trees are safe.’’ —_>2.—_____ How She Came To Hold Him. Policeman—I don’t see how a little woman like you succeeded in capturing and holding a big burglar like that. Little Woman (weakly)—It was dark, and I—I thought it was my husband try- ing to—to elope with the servant girl. —_> 2. ___ Have what the people want and they will want to buy of you. 90000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 0000000000000000 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. FIELD-SEEDS A SPECIALTY LOWEST PRICES ALWAYS IN THE MARKET FOR rPOTATOES, BEANS, ONIONS, ETC. revere"? MOSELEY BROS., errs: OTTAWA ST., 1876 GRAND RAPIDS aaa aaa aaa ; B E ( NS We are in the market : ; or less, good or poor. W every day in the year v ; Wrie us for prices, your track. The best equipped elevators v wv wv a SG SOGGGS ddA bb PROG FO Poy VGUVVUGVVUVC®D : : : 4 for beans; car loads oo C. E. BURNS, Howell, Mich. and these we can always SEEDS =: ALFRED J. BROWN SEED CO. 24 and 26 North Division Street, Grand Rapids, Mich. Extra Fancy Navel Oranges Car lots or less. Prices lowest. Maynard & Reed, 54 South Ionia Street, Grand Rapids, Michigan. The best are the cheapes HARVEY P. MILLER. EVERETT P. TEASDALE. MILLER & TEASDALE CO. WHOLESALE BROKERAGE AND COMMISSION. FRUITS, NUTS, PRODUCE APPLES AND POTATOES WANTED WRITE US. ST. LOUIS, F10. FREE SAMPLE TO LIVE MERCHANTS Our new Parchment-Lined, Odorless Butter Packages. Light as paper. The only way to deliver Butter to your customers. GEM FIBRE PACKAGE C0., DETROIT. FOOOOOOOOO0 90000000 00000000000000000000000000000000; Hermann C. Naumann & Co., 353 Russell Street, Detroit, Mich. { Opposite Eastern Market, ‘ ‘ q q 835 NORTH THIRD ST., 830 NORTH FOURTH ST., HS Are at all times in the market for FRESH EGGS, BUTTER of all kinds, any quantity, FOR CASH. Write us. 090O00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 ® @ PPO FOGVO GF VU SVUVUOUUG . > MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 13 GOTHAM GOSSIP. News from the Metropolis—Index to the Market. Special Correspondence. New York, Feb. 25—We are once more ‘‘on deck’’ here and everything is jogging along merrily. Business is good and a very large number of out-of-town buyers are here looking over the ground for spring trade. Mighty little is doing in the coffee market beyond the everyday transac- tions. Prices at primary points are relatively about as high as here. Rio No. 7 is worth 63c. Prices for invoices have sagged, but the decline has been very slight. In store and afloat the ag- gregate amount of coffee is 1,426,679 bags, against 1,172,517 bags at the same time last year. Mild coffees are mov- ing slowly. Stocks are fairly large and no disposition to try to advance rates is shown. The most desirable sorts of East India coffres have been in good request and larger quantities have changed hands than for many weeks previously. Trading in sugar has been moderately active—only moderately—yet the market is decidedly firm. Arbuckle quctes Rranulated at 4 94 in Ioo bbl. Icts and the Trust at even 5c. Most of the trad- ing has been in small lots, sufficient for the wants of every day. Transactions in teas are mostly for the lower grades and a fair volume of trade has taken place. Orders have come to hand from nearly every section of the Union and the tea market of to-day is a thing of beauty, as compared with last week. Full values have been paid for rice this week by purchasers and, while prices are firm, the volume of trading is only moderate, especially of lower grades. Foreign rice is firm, but rather quiet. Prime to choice Southern, 5% @6%c; Japan, 4% @5 ke. There is the same old story of contin- ued strength for black pepper, which is now held at !1c at the lowest The re- mainder of the spice line is unchanged. The molasses market is firm and fair- ly active. Full values have obtained for mecium grades, and low grades, too, are well held. Fancy sorts of foreign are firm and Puerto Rico is quotable at 28@35c; Domestic, good to prime, 16@ 26c; open kettle, 32@36c. Syrups are moderately active. Cane syrups have been most sought for. Prime to fancy sugar, 19@25c. he canned goods market during the week has been very quiet. It seems to be the period ‘‘between seasons’’ and everybody is waiting for the spr ng tide, which will probably set in good and strong. There has been a pretty good demand for futures, especially for goods of well known merit. Prices have remained practically without change. Spot New York corn commands 65c and for future delivery from 60@65c Future Maine corn is worth 80@8s5c f. o. b. Portland. Large lots of future Maine corn have changed hands,or will when it is in the market, on quotations made this week. New York future peas have sold from 85c up to $1.75, as to variety, brand, etc. No 3 New Jersey tomatoes are worth 82!4@8s5c. New York State futures have sold pretty well within a range of $1@1.05 There has been a pretty fair demand for most sorts of California dried fruits and jobbers generally report a fairly satisfactory condition of things. Prunes are steady and peaches and apricots are especially firm, while the amount on hand is not at ail large. Lemons and oranges have sold with just about the usual freedom. Sicily lemons, as to size, $2.60@3 35. Re- packed Jamaica oranges are worth per barrel $5@5 50; Caiifornia navels, $2 75@3 50: Florida russets, $3@3.75; brights, $3 25@5. The butter trade generally is satisfac- tory, but quotations show no advance and the supply on hand is sufficiently large to prevent any upward tendency of importance. Stricty fancy creamery is held at 23c, but it must be strictly up to mark to bring this quotation. Firsts, 20@z2Ic; seconds, 18@1gc; finest West- ern June creamery, 18@19c; Western imitation creamery, fancy, 18@18%c;. firsts, 15@16c; Western factory, 12@14c; rolls, 14@14%c. The cheese market continues in a very satisfactory condition. Stocks are nar- rowing down and the general tone is firm. Fancy large size State cheese is worth 10%c; small size, colored, fancy stock, 11@11 ce. Eggs are ‘‘out of sight,’’ near-by fancy commanding 36c. New York and Pennsylvania, 35c; Western fresh gathered, 34@35c, and even Southern stock is worth 30@32c. There is money in eggs sure now and they are almost the * golden eggs.’’ There never was a better time for ‘‘hustling’’ in this mar- ket, and ‘‘the quicker the sooner.’ If we have a spell of warm weather there will be a slump, but just now eggs are the best things a grocer can gather in. +» 0» — Possibility of a Prune Pool. From the New York Commercial. Rumors have been floating about all the week regarding the possible concen- tration of spot supplies of prunes, but but little definite information has been obtainable. It was said the first of the wrek that two or three strong firms were trving to secure contro] of the spot sup- plies of -2-—>—____ Three Visits Were Enough. A young man once went to a Phila- delphia millionaire with a request for pecuniary aid to start him in business: **Do you drink?’’ asked the million- aire, **Once in a while. "’ “Stop it! Stop it for a year, and then come and see me.’’ The young man broke off the habit at once and at the end of the year came to see the millionaire again. ‘*Do you smoke?’’ asked the success- ful man. ‘*Now and then.’’ **Stop it! Stop it for a year and then come and see me again.’’ The young man went home and broke away from the habit. It took him some time, but finally he worried through the year and presented himself again. *‘Do you chew?’’ asked the philan- thropist. “Yes, I do,’’ was the desperate reply. ‘Stop it! Stop it for a year and then come and see me again."’ The young man stopped chewing, but he never went back again. When asked by his friends why he never called on the millionaire again, he replied that he knew exactly what the man was driv- Ing at. ‘‘He’d have told me that now that I have stopped drinking and smok- ing and chewing I must have saved sue to start myself in business. And ave, “Lactoputt’ What is ‘‘Lactobutu’’? It is purely a vegetable compound, con- taining nothing injurious. A child can eat any quantity of it without the least harm. What will ‘‘Lactobutu’’ do? It will purify and sweeten old rancid butter and, with our process of treat- ment, make good butter out of it, with uniform color, and also increase the uantity one-third. INCREASING THE UANTITY ONE-THIRD may seem ab- surd, but this is . How it is done: Take, for example, to pounds of butter; add 5 pounds of fresh milk, then add a small amount of ‘‘Lactobutu’’ and with our process of treatment, the milk will all turn to butter and you will then have, by adding a little more salt, 15 ounds of good butter ready for sale. The question is sometimes asked, “Is not the milk worked into the butter, and can be worked out agam?” No, such is not the case. The milk turns to butter, and will always be butter until consumed. Every merchant knows that when he sells his poor butter for 4 and 5 cents per pound it is purchased by some process firm who make good salable butter out of it. WHY DON’T YOU? Our process does not adulterate; it purifies, and does not conflict with State laws. Increasing the quantity with only pure sweet milk has been known here- tofore by only a very few most success- ful process butter workers. The great advantage To the merchant is—say he has 200 pounds of mixed grades of butter which is undesirable; some dull or rainy day his clerks can in one hour's time treat the entire lot and make 300 pounds of butter, all one color, and improve the quality so that it will bring a much higher price at home or in tke market. Note the profit! Butter treated by our process will keep sweet twice as long as ordinary butter. Our terms: On receipt of $5.00 we will send you the secret of how to treat the butter, in- cluding a package ‘‘Lactobutu’’ suffi- cient to treat 500 pounds. After you buy the secret we will supply the ‘*Lacto- butu’’ sufficient to treat 500 pounds at $2.00 per package. Our process for treating butter is so simple that a boy to years old can operate it. e only thing you need besides what we furnish is a simple, home-made box or vat, or tub, in which to treat the butter. f It requires only a few minutes to treat the butter by our process There is no excuse for any merchant’s selling bad butter in his store. The merchant who uses our process for treating butter can pay more for butter. He can sell butter cheaper, and can always have a better quality of butter, and make more money out of it than his competitors. For testimonials write us. When you order, men- tion this paper. THE LACTO BUTTER CO. 145.La Salle Street, ‘CHICAGO, Ill. ft 9 é ¢ = ee S 2 = e MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 15 Status of the St. Louis Potato Market. St. Louis, Mo., Feb. 27—-All produce is higher; this should be welcome news to shippers and farmers, but we have found that shippers and farmers are generally better posted than receivers. Cabbage is booming and we hear prices of $40 at loading station, and very little to offer at any price. California and Texas will supply us soon. Since our last letter, potatoes have advanced, not because there are not plenty of potatoes back in farmers’ hands—there are—but because _ the weather was so cold nothing could be loaded, and later bad roads iuterfered so that few potatoes have been shipped from anywhere. Potatoes are scarce in all the large markets, but we believe they are more scarce here than any- where. Dealers are buying from each other and stocks are fast being used up. Seed stock, that had been stored for the spring seed trade South, is being turned out for eating purposes. Receipts were never so light, being entirely inadequate to supply the demand, and the towns nearby here are drawing on St. Louis for their supplies, as they are not able to draw any from the North. This nat- urally tends to reduce stocks here. Even Triumphs are being used for eat- ing, and anything sells. But wait! As soon as farmers can draw to the station, there will be plenty to go around, but it will take a little time to reach the mar- kets and, in the meantime, consump- tion goes on steadily. MILLER & TEASDALE Co. —_——_ 9 > The Storage of Eggs. From Chamber’s Journal. An interesting experiment in egg stor- age was recently brought to a success- ful conclusion in the warehouse of Messrs. Christianson, of Bernard street, Leith. In August a batch of 50,000 Scottish, Irish and Danish eggs was sealed up in patent storage apparatus and was examined four months after- ward, only a small proportion of the eggs being found unfit for use. The secret of the method is to keep the eggs cool, to allow free access of air around each egg, to keep them up- right in position and to turn them periodically so that the yolk of the egg is constantly embedded in the albumen. These desiderata are brought about by placing the eggs in frames, which, by the action of a lever, can be inclined in different directions as needed. In this way 23,000 eggs can be turned over in balf a minute without risk of break- age os are at hand from reli- able sources showing that eggs so treated will remain perfectly fresh and good for at least five or six months. 0 Paraffine in Oleomargarine. From the American Creamery. Not content with forcing upon the public an article so strongly in imita- tion of butter as to become a fraud, some of the manufacturers of oleomar- garine are now adulterating their prod- uct with paraffine. Slight traces of this substance have been found from time to time, but some of the recent analyses of commercial oleo have shown nearly 10 rr cent. of this wax. Professor Geisler, ‘Memist for the metropolitan district of ‘the New York State Agricultural De- partment, has just completed a very careful analysis of a sample of oleo taken from one of the retail grocery stores of this city by Assistant Commis- sioner Kracke, and the results of his investigation are astonishing. From the sample of a trifle less than one ounce of oleo there was extracted 40.88 grains of paraffine. This is so close to Io per cent. that in a 60-pound tub there would be six pounds of this tasteless but exceedingly ebjectionable matter. It is a well-known fact that paraffine is absolutely indigestible, that it resists the action of nearly all acids, and that 105 degrees of heat is required to ren- der it soluble. The best medical author- ities in the country agree that the intro- duction of such substance into the hu- man stomach is dangerous to health, and the laws against the adulteration of a food product in that way should be most rigorously enforced. It is time that the unscrupulous methods of the makers of oleomargarine were more _ thoroughly aired, and that an unsuspecting public should receive greater protection from this gigantic fraud. —__-—_> 4» ___ Tricks of Mind and Muscle. When a college professor gravely apol- ogizes to the cow he has stumbled against or a literary woman repeatedly runs against one of her own shade trees while discussing metaphysics, the trifling blunders are often attributed to some peculiar constitution of mind supposed to belong to genius; but these tricks of mind and muscle are common to many in the familiar footpath way. The lack of co-ordination between brain and muscle leads to many a laughable mis- take, a few instances of which are here given: A woman recently went to pur- chase some Hamburg trimming and, wishing to put on her spectacles, opened her umbrella instead, and having a merry heart as well as tricky biceps, she hurried away from the counter con- vulsed with laughter, the saleswoman no doubt thinking her would-be customer was something of a lunatic. A_ teacher in a well-known academy has a habit of carrying his umbrella over his shoulder like a gun, and one cloudy morning, picking up a broom instead of the um- brella, he hurriedly walked off with it and would no doubt have gone directly to prayers so accountred had not his wife called him back. A young lady took an ice cream soda, and took the long spoon away with ber, discovering her mistake when she undertook to fan herself with the spoon ata lace counter. Who that uses pen and mucilage has not dipped the brush in the ink, and sprawled over the paper with pen inadvertently dipped in the wrong bottle? One of the most embarrassing blunders, however, happened to a dainty little lady who has to wear not only false teeth but two pairs of spectacles. Sewing at some Dorcas Society not long since, she wished to change her glasses, but her hand, like a hasty or careless child, but half attended to her brain, and she dis- covered herself with her teeth in her hands instead of her spectacles. Car conductors could tell many a laughable story of postage stamps offered for fares, and of passengers both vexed and vexa- tious who pass their own stations or at- tempt to stop short of them. Perfectly sober and perfectly sane men _ have walked in at neighbors’ doors and even entered the dining-room before discov- ering that they were perhaps several docrs from their own. The ludicrous errors of hand, eye and ear would afford a valu- able study to the psychologist, but they serve a better purpose perhaps in giving occasion for laughter as we jog on or hent the stile. —_—__~»> 0. —___ Oranges From Japan. A feature of the orange trade last week was the receipt of several carloads of oranges from Japan, which arrived by way of San Francisco and _ Seattle. These oranges are of the tangerine va- riety, packed in small boxes, of about twenty-five pounds net, and generally came in good condition. The fruit was of handsome appearance, high color and sweet. It brought $1.30 a box, a fairly satisfactory price, remembering that the fruit reached here too late for the holi- day demand, something which will be remedied next season. Dwight’s Cleaned Currants If you want nice, fresh, new stock, buy Dwight’s. If you want cheap trash, don’t look for it in our pack- ages. All Grand Rapids jobbers sell them. GOQDOOQOQDOODOOOQDOOOODOGDOODOOO® Wolverine Spice Co., Grand Rapids. QO@QOOOOO® The Neatest, Most Attractive and Best Way to handle butter is to put it in our ARAFFINED ARGHMENT-LINED AGKAGES Write for prices. MICHIGAN PACKAGE CO., Owosso, Mich. lll lili) RIP nequaled for Purity and Honest Value Fine goods are readily sold if the article is one in everyday use. The pleased palate is fond of gratification and so yields readily to temptation; and, therefore, the dealer in food should be an adept in tempting consumers. the article offered, and this can only come by testing, and then when the proof that a good thing is in stock has been’ obtained he can talk quality with perfect confidence. are concerned in getting the grocer io order the first lot of our goods. After that our anxiety ceases, because we know that qual- ity talks and that our goods, once in stock, are never discarded. Northrop, Robertson & Carrier, Spice Grinders and Baking Powder Manufacturers, ii Si Si ii BBS GS il i By BB BB SE SES BS OE OR OS SRS : : He must have faith in That’s why we LANSING, MICH. PTL OH HO I OO OO — BOUR'S We Realize———— UJ 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. S 129 Jefferson Avenue, Detroit, Mich. The J. M. Bour Co., 1131157117 Ontario St., Toledo, Ohio. e 7ngqQggqggqdgdgegdgedgedgdgedaegdegesdgeswegedvsedsedvdisvesedyY SI ee 16 MICHIGAN eee erenateenttnarunannannensaasansscnaaacenaeiacinicte aan SSer SETA TRADESMAN Acetylene Lighting Essential Features of a Successful Generator.* [CONTINUED FROM LAST WEEK] As regards the complete decomposi- tion of the carbide, it has been already pointed out that in generators of the first subdivision there may be a small quantity of the carbide left undecom- posed if water enough to flood the resid- uum be not admitted, while in non- automatic generators of the second sub- division this is practically impossible. In generators of the third subdivision, in which carbide drops into a large ex- cess of water, it might be imagined that any carbide in the residue was an im- possibility; but in point of fact, this class is often the worst offender in this respect, as, if the generation has been in action for some time, a thick sludge of lime collects at the bottom of the generator, into which the carbide sinks. and a large lump of carbide will often bake for itself so tough a layer of oil and lime that it resists the action of the water, and is found unacted upon when the generator is cleaned out. The usual explanation given by the generator maker is that ‘‘it is crust present in the bad carbide.’’ In a good generator the maximum yield of gas should be evolved from the carbide, but a fact which the generator makers have utterly _over- looked up to the present time 1s that if you take a number of different machines and supply them all with exactly the same carbide, no two will give the same yield of gas, the best generators giving volumes approximating to 5 cubic feet per pound of carbide, while the worst will give barely 4 cubic feet, a result, as usual, placed at the door of the car- bide. The causes which tend to diminish the volume of acetylene given off are: 1. Undue pressure in the generator. 2. The acetylene after generation having to pass through a column of water. : 3. Undue heating, causing polymeri- zation. The first of these is very noticeable, and is due to the increased volume of gas dissolved by water under pressure. Although ten volumes of water at ordi- nary atmospheric pressure only dissolves 11 volumes of acetylene, at two atmos- pheres pressure it dissolves double the quantity. When acetylene is generated at or above the surface of water, but lit- tle dissolves at once, the top layer of water rapidly becoming saturated, but when the gas has to bubble up through a mass of water, as in generators of the third class, a heavy loss from solution takes place. The last cause has already been discussed, and is not so notice- able in its resu:t. The pressure in all parts of a genera- tor should be as nearly as possible equal, and as low as possible, and this is best obtained b- working freely into a gas holder of sufficient size. The home office fixed 100 inches of water as the limit of pressure permissible in genera- tors, but I think it was a mistake to allow more than 20 inches, and | should certainly not advise the use of a genera- tor which gave more than that amount. Every part of the generator should be easily accessible, and complicated taps and valves should be avoided, while ease of charging and clearing valves should be attended to, and ample room provided in the generator for the in- crease in bulk which takes place when carbide is converted into lime. One pound of pure calcic carbide yields 1.15 pounds of slaked lime—1 kg. of carbide yields 1156 grains of slaked lime—and the volume this wil] occupy depends en- tirely upon the way in which the water is brought 1n contact with it. In an automatic generator of the first subdivision, where water drips slowly upon the carbide in sufficient quantity to decompose it but not to flood it, the lime swells up and occupies from 2 to 2.5 times the bulk of the original car- bide; when, however, the water flows in more rapidly, the impact of the water *Lecture by Prof. V. B. Lewes, before British Society of Arts. beats down the lime, and the space oc- cupied is not so large. In generators of the second class, in which water rises from below, the weight of the undecom- aaa carbide above it presses down the ime below and keeps it in a compact mass, occupying about one-half more space than the carbide from which it was formed. In designing a generator of the third subdivision, the tank con- taining the water into which the car- bide falls should be provided witha false bottom, so as to leave at least 8 inches to 1 foot of water below the point at which the carbide is decomposed for the lime sludge to settle in. Another requisite of a good generator, overlooked up to the present time, is that there should be an arrangement by which the air present in the generator can be rinsed out by some of the acety- lene already in the holder, or by some inert gas like carbon dioxide. I think this is a most important precaution, as recent researches by H. Gerdes show that instead of acetylene requiring to be diluted with about twelve times its bulk of air in order to obtain the maximum pressure on explosion, mixtures of equal volumes of acetylene and air give the most powerful result. It must be re- membered that the temperature at wbich acetylene decomposes into carbon and hydrogen, with evolution of heat, is 780 degrees C., but the temperature of ign tion is 480 degrees C.; and in sucha mixture the degree of heat needed to cause explosion will more nearly ap- proach the latter than the former tem- perature, and it is quite conceivable that in working on a big scale the car- bide might easily reach the necessary temperature while such a mixture of acetylene and air still remained in con- tact with it. Indeed, I have come across several cases of explosion which could only be explained by this. If a mixture of equal volumes ‘of acetylene and air be ignited in an open cylinder 18 inches high, a lurid disk of flame runs down the cylinder,and a vast cloud of carbon is given off, but no sign of anything approaching explosion oc- curs. If, however, this be done in a closed vessel, the very lowness of the combustion brings about the explosion, as the combustion of the portion of the mixture first ignited creates a pressure under which the remainder detonates at the temperature of combustion, and gives the high pressure noticed in those experiments. In experiments which I have made I have found it extremely difficult to’ ig- nite such a mixture of air and acetylene in a tube by means of an electric spark, but if a flask be employed, so that a considerable volume of the mixture is present, the spark at once causes a vio- lent explosion, the finely divided parti- cles into which the glass is blown being an ample proof of the explosive force having been of an extremely sharp char- acter. The fact that a mixture of one volume of air and one volume of acetylene burns extremely slowly in an open cylinder, and also the fact that it is difficult to ignite by a spark the mixture in small portions, is no argument against the ex- plosibility of the mixture, as, if you take a mixture of carbon disulphide and nitric oxide in a short cylinder, it burns with simply a bright flash of light, which is noted for its richness of actinic rays; whereas, if a very long, narrow cylinder be employed, it burns down to a certain point, and then detonates, biowing the cylinder to pieces, such phenomena being entirely due to the in- crease in rapidity of combustion, which finally terminates in an explosive wave. A good deal of the trouble arising in generators is due to the irregular de- velopment of the acetylene, which at first comes off with tremendous rapidity, and then, as the exterior carbide be- comes coated with lime, gets slower and slower, while the after cracking off of this coating then gives irregular rushes of gas. Many attempts have been made to get over this trouble, perhaps the most successful being the decomposition of the carbide by means of a solution of sugar, which has the power of dissolv- ing the lime as it is formed, and so gives a uniform and less rapid evolution of gas. It of course increases the ex- pense, and it would only be available in the generators of table and bicyle lamps, where cost is a secondary co¥ sideration. Alcohol, also, when mixe with the water, tends to regulate the generation. The effect of various oils in regulating the evolution of the gas has also been tried with a_ certain amount of success. If the carbide is coated with oil it is protected from the action of water all the time the oil is clinging to the material. In one form of automatic generator a layer of light oil is placed on the surface of the water. As the water rises past the carbide the oil rises with it, and the action of the water on the carbide commences a few minutes after the water has come in contact with it and has had time to dis- place the oil, while on cutting off the gas the water is again driven down, and as the oi! on its surface comes in con- tact with the partially decomposed _ car- bide it is supposed to coat it and stop the after generation. With very small generators working well within their Capacities this may be successful, but with any large charge of carbide the heat remaining in the lumps of solid material would probably be sufficient to distill out some of the light oil em- ployed. In concluding this part of the subject I can only say that I believe that as time goes on the tendency on the part of acetylene consumers will be to use the simplest form of generator available, with a holder proportionate to the needed consumption. [CONTINUED NEXT WEEK] > 6» _____ She Did Not Repeat the Question. Wife—Here’s an article in this paper on ‘‘How Men Propose.’’ Do you re- member how you propose i to me? Husband—Not exactly; but it must have been in the dark and by mistake. eal Cordiality in every form and not ob- jectionable urging to buy amounts to a great deal, and helps business. it, UCU VCCUWEUWUCOMULOUWNEN aula evalua Willd ASA AS on a Wolvebell vival ewe ve > Send to the manufacturers for booklet and prices. M. B. WHEELER ELECTRIC CO., 99 Ottawa Street, : Grand Rapids, Mich. Owe) Cooler an GE aT Acetylene Gas Generator THE MOST SIMPLE AND COMPLETE DEVICE FOR GENERATING ACETYLENE GAS IN THE MARKET. ABSOLUTELY AUTOMATIC. To get Pure Gas you must have a Perfect da Perfect Purifying Apparatus. We have them both and the best made. The Owen does perfect work all the time. active operation in Michigan. Write for Catalogue and particulars to Over 200 in O. F. OWEN & CO., COR. LOUIS ano CAMPAU STS., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Also Jobbers of Carbide, Gas Fixtures, Pipe and Fittings. The BYUGe GenerOtOr IS The Machine of all Machines 10 Buy No more smoke nor dust to destroy your g Noratchets nor levers attached to the water sup- ply to get out of order and your lights going out. No biowing off of gas as in other chines. sible for the machine to waste gas. in a factory that makes gas machines fora ness, and will last a lifetime if proper- ly cared for. Look into the merits of il the Bruce before .buying. We sell | Carbide to users of all machines, giv- ||| ing manufacturers’ prices. All orders promptly filled, as we carry a large stock on hand constantly. For infor- mation and prices, address, Its capacity is such that it is impos- | It is the | highest priced machine on the market, because it is made of the best material and constructed Hl oods. ma- \f busi- Mil 7 AAT THE WIGHIGAN AND OHIO AGETYLENE GAS GO., Lid, JOCKSON, WICH, 4. F. rKAKE, Secrotary. Pips scue Pips scue MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 17 Commercial Travelers Michigan Knights of the Grip. President, Caas. S. STEvENS, Ypsilanti; Secre- ta C. SaunpErs, Lansing; Treasurer, O. C GouLD. Saginaw, Michigan Commercial Travelers’ Association. President, James E. Day, Detroit; Secretary and Treasurer, C. W. ALLEN Detroit. United Commercial Travelers of Michigan. Grand Counselor, J. J. Evans. Ann Arbor; Grand Secretary, G S. VaLmore, Detroit; Grand Treas- urer, W.S. WEstT, Jackson. Michigan Commercial Travelers’ Mutual Acci- dent Association. President, J. Boyp PAnTLIND, Grand Rapids; a and Treasurer, Gzo. F. OwEN, Grand pids. Lake Superior Commercial Travelers’ Club. President, F. G. Truscott, Marquette; Secretary and Treasurer, A. F. Wixson, Marquette. GONE BEYOND. Death of Albert C. Wetzel, the Shoe Salesman. Surrounded by all that human love could bestow—the devotion ot wife, rel- atives and friencs—the soul of Alvert C. Wetzel passed to eternal rest Friday morning, February 24 All his life was filled wito the high endeavors and toe nobl¢ aspirations that make true man- hood. He chose the profession of trav- eling salesman as his life’s work; bravely, step by step, be climbed until he attained the position that worth, ability and courage could win. He entered upon bis 37th year while strick- en with his fatai ill:ess, but the years that lay bebind were fil:ed with tender, kind deeds —loyalty to friends, charity to the poor, and those sad and beaten by life’s combat always found a smile, a kind word, a willing hand. About him, as he lay in his long last sleep, crowded friends ; tears flowed from aching hearts, remembering some past kindness; beau- tiful flowers came from relatives and friends and business associates—mute messages of love and appreciation. So much was he beloved, so deeply will he be missed—a man true to himself, true to his fellowmen, and around whose memory shines the halo of truth and urity. P y Kk oe x ‘The deceased was apparently as_ well as he ever had been in his life a week before be died. On Thursday, Feb. 16, he called on his customers at Coleman and spent the night at the Calkins House at Clare. During the night he was taken sick, and Chas. F. Young, who had been his companion during the day and who occupied an adjoining room at the hotel, asked him 1f he could be of any assistance. The repiy was that the ill- ness was probably a temporary matter and that he would surely be all right in the morning. Instead of being better, however, he was very much worse, and Mr. Young accompanied him on his ride to Reed City,during which he slept most of the time. He was unable to get home until the afternoon train Friday, when a physician was called and every- thing possible was done to allay the rav- ages of the disease, which proved to be an acute form of typhoid pneumonia. A counsel of physicians was held and everything that medical skill and careful nursing could do was done, without re- sult. Death brought release on Friday morning. The funeral, which was held at the family residence, 10 Portsmouth Terrace, Sunday afternoon, was very largely attended, being under the aus- pices of local members of the Michigan Knights of the Grip and F. and A. M. *|many and beautiful. Lodge No. 86, of which the deceased was an esteemed member. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. Ed- ward G. Lewis, assisted by Geo. G. Whitworth. The floral offerings were The interment was made in Valley City cemetery. + ££ Deceased was born in Bay City, Feb. 21, 1863. While still a child the family removed to Zilwaukee, where he was early sent to school. Until 14 years of age he attended the German school, where he graduated, and then went to the English schools, taking a _ three years’ course, with bis diploma at the end of it. With two languages at his command and the years of shooo! train- ing to back them, he left the school- hcuse for the beginning of a commer- cial life. This be found in a general st re, one of the best places in the world later, on the organization of the Herold- Bertsch Shoe Co. in December, 1892, Mr. Wetzel became a _ stockholder and director of the corporation, and was elected Treasurer, which position he filled to the date of his death. He was naturally assigned to the Eastern Mich- igan trade of the house, which he cov- ered regularly up to the time of bis death with credit to himself and with profit to his house. Deceased was an attendant of the Di- vision Street M. E. church, and a mem- ber of the Y. M. C. A. He wasa Mason of fourteen years’ standing and a worthy brother of the Michigan Knights of the Grip, which organization has honored him and itself several times by selecting him to fill positions of trust and respon- sibility. He leaves a wife and one child, a boy of 4 years—the first child having died in infancy—father and for an all-round commercial training, and, whereas in this instance, the duties of postoffice. and express office are added it means long hours and busy ones. This life-beginning took place in 1881 and continued for two years and a half. He returned to Bay City in 1883 and entered the house of Rose, Lewis & Co., where he remained five years. Think- ing that the time had come for a part- nership, he suggested the advantages of such an arrangement for life to Miss Helen Swaby, a high school teacher of Bay City, with so much confidence in the success of the enterprise that she consented. This was in 1887. Sever- ing his connection with Rose, Lewis & Co., he and his partner came to Grand Rapids, the senior member of the firm joining his fortunes with F. W. Wurz- burg’s dry goods hcuse. Five years mother and family of four brothers and one sister to mourn his untimely death. >. 2. __ Gripsack Brigade. Jacob F. Best, who has traveled for the finding house of Wilhelm & Co. ever since the inauguration of the busi- ness, has retired from that position on account of the consolidation of the house with the Herold-Bertsch Shoe Co, Muskegon News: J. A. Hanna, who has been on the road for the Alaska Re- frigerator Co. since October 15, has_ re- turned here to remain during the sum- mer months and will take his old _posi- tion in the company’s office. Mrs. Hanna and child spent several months at Battle Creek but also returned last evening. St. Louis Leader: Emil Wolf, who has been traveling for the last four or five years fora Racine shoe firm, will commence for the Hamilton Brown Co. of St. Louis, Mo., in a_ short time. Emil is a St. Louis boy who has worked his way up from the bottom round of the ladder and deserves the success he Is attaining. Another lodge of the U. C. T. will shortly be inaugurated in Detroit under the name of Cadillac Council. Permis- sion to organize a_ second society has been granted by the original council and the work of mustering in recruits will be begun as soon as the dispensa- tion is received from the headquarters of the order at Columbus. Detroit Journal: In connection with his duties as a traveling salesman for the Banner Cigar Co. Chas. H. Fee, about nine i ago, began to solve the problem of growing Havana tobacco on Michigan soil on a farm belonging to the M. B. Milis estate. He is at present preparing a consignment of 30,000 pounds for shipment to New York. Chas. L. Stevens, President of the Michigan Knights of the Grip, came to Grand Rapids Sunday to attend the funeral of the late Albert C. Wetzel, in- stead of going to Ypsilarti to spend the day with his family, as is his usual custom Mr. Stevens’ thoughtfulness in this respect was favorably commented on by many local members of the Knights of the Grip. Willard H. James, who covers North- ern Michigan and the Upper Peninsula for C. M. Henderson & Co., of Chi- cago, suffered the loss of his mcther by death at Chicago last Wednesday. The funeral and interment were held on Friday. The Tradesman joins Mr. James’ many friends among the frater- nity in extending to him heartfelt sym- pethy in his bereavement. REMODELED HOTEL BUTLER Rates, $1. I..M. BROWN, PROP. Washington Ave. and Kalamazoo St., LANSING. HOTEL WHITCOMB ST. JOSEPH, MICH. A. VINCENT, Prop. $2 PER DAY. FREE BUS. THE CHARLESTON Only first-class house in MASON, MICH. Every- thing new. Every room heated. Large and well- lighted sample rooms. Send your mail care of the Charleston, where the boys stop. CHARIL.ES A. CALDWELL, formerly of Donnelly House, Prop. met em — RA, ms SSSS= CUBAN HAND WORK CIGAR. BEST HAVANA LEAF. $35 PER M. NAVEL LONDRES SIZE. SEND MAIL ORDER. TRURLOW WEED CIGAR. $70.00 per M. TEN CENTS STRAIGHT. CLEVELAND, AARON GAN AGENT STANDARD CIGAR CO., OHIO. 18 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Drugs--Chemicals MICHIGAN STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY. Term expires F. W. R. Perry, Detroit - - Dec. 31, 1898 A. C. ScHUMACHER, Ann Arbor - Dec. 31, 1899 Gro. GunpRoM, Ionia - - - Dec. 31, 1900 L. E. Rgynoups, St. Joseph HENRY Hem, Saginaw - - - President, GEo. GuNDRUM, Ionia. Secretary, A. C. ScoumacHER, Ann Arbor. Treasurer, HENRY Herm, Saginaw. Examination Sessions. Grand Rapids—March 7 and 8. Star Island—June 26 and 27. Houghton—Aug. 29 and 30. Lansing—Nov. 7 and 8. - Dec. 31, 1901 Dec. 31, 1902 STATE PHARMACEUTICAL ASSOCIATION. President—J. J. SouRWINE, Escanaba. Secretary, CHas. F. Mann, Detroit. Treasurer— JOHN D. Murr, Grand Rapids. Some Evil Features of Exchanging Goods. To be generous and lenient is a grand, good thing, so good, indeed, that per- haps many will question my good pur- pose in advising anything to the con- trary. But, although in many instances advice of this nature might be con- demned, yet, when to be guided by these good principles is a source of dan- ger to the pharmacist’s patrons and a menace to the stability of his reputa- tion, he is justified in b only in a limited way either generous or lenient. By this I do not mean that every gener- ous act of the pharmacist will result in harm either to himself or his patron. My remarks apply only to that generos- ity and leniency sometimes shown cus- tomers in changing articles either for their accommodation or for the rectifica- tion of mistakes which they have made. As an example of what I mean I will cite a case which every pharmacist will recognize as one of daily occurrence. A child purchases, let us say, ten cents’ worth of syrup of tolu, to be dispensed in a bottle which she has brought for the purpose. The child takes the package and goes home, everything being appar- ently satisfactory. But it is not long be- fore she returns, and states that she has made a mistake, or, perhaps, accuses you of having given her the wrong arti- cle. She then requests you to change it, which, of course, you are expected todo. But before doing so your own interest behooves you to consider the possible consequences. This bottle comes to you in a condi- tion of cleanliness of which you can know but little if anything definite. The bottle may have contained some poison- ous substance or may have been in con- tact with a person ill with some conta- gious disease. Again, it might contain traces of some chemical substance which might cause you trouble in a prescrip- tion should it happen that the returned article came in contact with another preparation incompatible with it. Any one of these, if known to you, would be sufficient to prevent your returning the material to the stock container. If this is so, and if you can not tell positively the condition of the bottle, then you are justified in telling your little customer that you can not change the syrup, or, if the child is too small, in writing a note explaining briefly your reasons for being unable to exchange it. If the amount or value is small you may find it expedient to throw it away, and give in its place the desired article. In the example given above I have mentioned only liquids, but the same principles are applicable to powders. With powders, however, it is usually possible to tell whether the package has been tampered with or not. In any case if the package is not returned within a reasonable time to change it would be inadvisable. Rubber goods must be exchanged with almost the same care accorded other lines. They are used for such purposes that they are much exposed to infectious diseases. Even with nipples little free- dom should be allowed the customer. Many people, not content to try a nip- ple by holding it to the light, wish to do so by putting it in their mouth. This practice is most reprehensible and should be resolutely put down. The same may be said of the practice of re- turning syringes or atomizers after using them, unless, of course, they are defect- ive. Even ina case like this an effort should be made to repair the article and return it to the customer rather than supply another in place of it and return the repaired article to stock. These points about exchanging goods are too little observed by the average pharmacist. Part of this negligence— for negligence it is—is due to a desire to please, and part is due to a desire to avoid the trouble of explaining a refusal to exchange an article. These reasons will appear to many to have merit, but do you think that a lady could stand by and see a man ask to see some nipples, try all of the nipples shown him in his mouth which but a moment before had held a strong-smelling pipe, and then step up to make her choice? If she could she would be the most unnatural of mothers. Her first impulse would be to flee from a store where such repulsive tests of goods were permitted. Care in a matter of this kind requires but little effort. The greatest effort is to introduce the rule, but that once done your customers will respect you for it.— Geo. L. Keiley in American Druggist. SS Deodorization of Kerosene. A new method of both deodorizing and decolorizing gasoline or kerosene is de- scribed in a German exchange. This method consists simply in the addition of 1 per cent. of amyl acetate. To de- stroy alike the offensive odor of kero- sene and to render it colorless, the fol- lowing treatment is found successful: To a mixture of one-fourth litre of sulphuric acid and one and three-fourths litres of water is added, after cooling, thirty grams of potassium permanganate, followed by mixing with four and _five- tenths litres of kerosene, the whole to stand for twenty-four hours, with occa- sional shaking. After this period, the kerosene is lifted off and agitated for several hours with a solution of seven and five-tenths grams of the potassium permanganate and fifteen grams of so- dium carbonate in one litre of water, the separating kerosene being, it is said, thus rendered odorless and colorless. ———>-_ 0 + ____ Moths in the Show Case. Having once deposited their eggs, it is very difficult, in fact, impossible, to wholly get rid of moths until that crop of larvae have developed and done such damage as they can. We would suggest that you clear out the show case com- pletely, pour a little chloroform into the crevices under the case, beat out the in- sects as much as possible from the pow- der puffs, etc., and keep the air of the show case filled with chloroform vapor by keeping an open vial of chloroform in the case. This will limit the damage considerably and will prevent the further development of moths and the deposi- tion of new eggs. A man can’t check his creditors un- less his bank account is all right. The Purity of Antipyrine. Antipyrine is official in the British Pharmacopoeia under the name _ phena- zone, the patent-law monopoly having expired, and a member of the Pharma- ceutical Society bas recently contributed a note bearing on the quality of the commercial samples of the antipyrine substitutes sold as antipyrine. One of these attracted special notice from the fact that when placed in water minute magenta-colored spots were noticed at various points. The sample was laid aside and examined later to ascertain the cause of the colored spcts. Ex- amined with the naked eye the sample looked all right. On examining it with a lense certain minute dust particles were seen, some of which did not ap- pear to be acted on by water, but others were immediately dissolved, with. pro- duction of a deep magenta color which slowly changed to a brownish color. These latter were undoubtedly the cause of the magenta spots. They presented all the qualities of fuchsine or rosaniline hydrochloride. On adding a very few particles of fuchsine to a sample of pure phenazone it was found to behave in ex- actly the same way as the sample in question. The spots seemed undoubted- ly due to the presence of minute par- ticles of fuchsine in the samples of phenazone. Probably fuchsine was be- ing handled in the same works while the phenazone was being dried, and some floating particles of the fuchsine dust had settled down on it. It was well for pharmacists to be on their guard, es- pecially when the patent monopoly for any of these synthetic remedies expired. During the currency of the monopoly one might rely generally on the reputa- tion and ability of the patentee, but after that a great many new makers ap- peared and there was greater risk of some not being up to proper standard. —___»-0 +. __-— Watching the Individual. Merchants are prone to regard their customers only in the mass; it is better to think of them as units, each of which is a little center of influence that may help to make or mar your fortune. With- out giving it thought, the average re- tailer will overestimate the number of his customers. He is apt to guess that he has a thousand, when in fact he may have but a few hundred that are in any true sense his regular patrons. In many cases, especially in country towns or small cities, where the pro- prietor knows or should know his trade personally, it is easy to keep a definite record of regular customers, and to make this record the basis for individual work. It will take a little time, to be sure, but the average druggist has an abundance of time, and this suggestion is for those who have not yet gotten to the point where their business keeps them on the jump. Take a moderate-sized blank book (one with subdivided index is best, or use a Graves’ index.) In this book de- vote a page to each customer. Put down his name and address, and then let follow a running memorandum of your business with him. Youcan make a record of each visit to your store, of the amount of his purchases, of any special price given him, of any personal peculiarities that it may be well to re- member, of any article sold him that you may wish to make enquiry about later, etc. A tablet can be kept behind the coun- ter on which a quickly penciled memo- randum can be made at time of visit, to be posted to the record later. Every one of your customers is an asset. By some such system you can soon learn how many such assets you have and what each is worth to you You will also know when you lose a customer and can take direct steps to regain him. With- cut some record a customer may drift away, be gone a year, and become firm- ly attached to some other store before you find you have lost him. In many cases you will never miss him at all without some such reminder. The live manufacturer or jobber now- adays bas an elaborate card index sys- tem by which he keeps track of you, and the plan which he finds profitable can, in a modified form, be applied to your own business. > 2 2>__ The Drug Market. Opium—Is weak and lower, on ac- count of cables from primary markets stating they are having favorable weath- er in the growing sections. Morphine—Is unchanged. Quinine—Is steady, but firm at ad- vanced prices. Glycerine—Has advanced Ic per lb., with prospect for higher prices. Cocaine—Is very firm and, with the high prices for crude material, another advance is expected. Norwegian Cod Liver Oil —Is tending lower. Balsam Fir—On account of scarcity, Oregon has advanced to the same price as Canada and both are very firm. Goldenseal Root—On account of scar- city has again advanced. Strychnia—Has_ declined toc per ounce. —___»_0~<.____ Our misfortunes would not amount to much _were it not for the comments of our friends upon them. PAAS aaa pha Paas TABLETS. 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Bat ael el el cae 1 50@ 2 00 Assafctida 50 Salicylicum. 6o@ 65| Lavendula.......... 90@ 2 00] Atrope Belladonna. 60 a 1%@ 5| Limonis............. 1 40@ 1 50| Auranti Cortex..... 50 Tannicum .......... 1 25@ 1 40 — Piper....... 1 60@ 2 20| Benzoin............. 60 Tartaricum.......... 38@ a 150@ 1 60/ Benzoin Co.......... 50 orrhue, gal....... 1 10@ 1 25} Barosma............ 50 Ammonia Myreta 4 00@ 4 50| Cantharides 5 Aqua, 16 deg........ @. 6) Olive... 7@ 3 00| Capsicum........__ 50 Aqua, 20 — tee ae 6@ 8| Picis Liquida. ..... 10@ 12] Cardamon........ it Carbonas.....-...... 120 14 | Picts Liquida, gal... @ 1 33 | ardamon 1 a. B oridum.......... 129@ 14| Rieina .............. oe aa "gia cee "30 Black 2 00@ 2 2 cine ounce........ 6 50@ 8 50] Cinchona............ 50 Brown . a ee ee 80@ 1 00 vance torte eee ee eee i ee. eaten 60 Red ...... 45@ | 50| Santal.............. 90@ Columba ......... 50 Te 2 50@ 7 00 b Yellow 2 50@ 3 00| Sassat Cubeba. .......... 50 i a 55@ 60] Cassia Acutifol..... 50 Mel” ess., ounce ‘ — ; : Cassia Azutifol Co . 50 Gubone. P18 BB IE Beye 22 WG | 50| Brgot 50 ——— en le ele = 50@ 55 Potassium — Co.....:.. 60 — Sees es @ 2 75 | BiCarb............ B@ 18 Guiaca ac 50 Terabin, Ganada.... 45 50| Biehromate <.-.7._. = 50 oa... 50@ 55 | Bromide... 2... <2 Sivas 7 Cortex ae “po. 17@ide 16@ 18 Iodine, colorless.... 6 | Abies, Canadian.. 18 | Cyanide........-.... 7S pec og ieee ae 50 Cassia .............. 12 | Todide...200000 2.1077 36S woe = Cinchona Flava. .... 18 | Potassa, Bitart, pure 2%@ 30 =} amit = Euonymus atropurp = Potassa, Bitart, cm @ 15l9 pil oo = ‘otass Oe ce. Se Vagina - 12 | Potase Nitras 08 "| 9 Opll cam mphorated. 50 Quillaia, gr’d....... 19 | Prussiate W@ 2 = = orized 1 50 Sassafras...... po. 18 12| Sulphate po .. ..... 15@ 18 | Quassla ............. 50 Ulmus...po. 15, gr’d 15 Radix hetany. Se = Extractum Aconitvm eu 0@ Sanguinaria . ts 50 cyrrhiza — Si athe erpentaria ......... 50 Gere chisa, Lo ee 30} Anchusa... ......... oe = Stromonium ........ 60 Heematox, 15 pon. 11@ 12] Arumpo...... ...._) @ 25| Tolutan.............. 60; Heematox, Is ........ 13@ 14| Calamus ............ 20@ 40| Valerian....... 50 | Heematox, 48....... 14@ 15| Gentiana...... po 15 12@ 15| Veratrum Veride... 50 | Heematox, 48...... 16@ 17 Giyehrrhisa. . pv.15 16@ 18 ne eos eine a 20 Per oo so selene Carbonate Preci 15 | Hallebore, Alba “DO.. @ 9 | Atther, Spt Nie se 30D 35 Citrate and Quinia. 2 25/ Inul @,Ppo.. 18@ 20| Ather, Spts. Nit4F %@ 38 pear a 3 cea a, oo —- . . 15@ 20 —e eee 24Q 3 en Sol. = — — *. . P035@38 035@38 =o ? : jaa — — ‘ oo olu oride..... alapa, een 2 Sulphate, com’l..... 2 Maranie, Ks 30 Antimoni, -_ 5 Sulphate, com'l, b haa, @ & ntimonietPotassT 40@ 50 pha' y “ : lophyllum, po 2Q@ 2%| Antipyrin.......... 35 ena. gage 7 bow : ee 7%@ 100| Antifebrin ........ 20 ulphate, p - og ope ee eee. @1 — Nitras, oz . 50 : Oe a ses eS = ---- Sanguinaria... po. 15 18| Bismuth §. N. 1 1 Anthemis.. . 2 BD s @ oe 40@ 1 50 iain... 30@ 35 earn Sele 30@ 35 Calcium Chlor., 1s.. @ 9 Folla 5 om pestle ses. 40@ 45/ Calcium Chlor., es. @ 10 — ee ax, pirat H : 2 SS. 4s. @ 12 Baseams.........0.-- ea, antharides, Rus. %5 Cassia omy Tin- —— eas Ro-35 10@ = 12| Capsici Fructus, Poy @ 1 ak ase” )6 Cle tee CT assia Acutifol,Alx. %25@ 30|_ dus, po............ ructus Salvia officinalis, \s Valeriana »Eng.po.30 @ 25 Caryophyllus. iS R@ 14 and Ma...... 2.25. 12@ 2 Valeriana, German. 15@ 20| Carmine, No. a @ 3 00 Ura Ural. Ee bewecsec ee 8@ 10 a oc .«. 122@ = 16} Cera Alba.. 50@ 55 Guus ingiber j. ......... 3@ 27 = Fisva.......... 0@ 42 Semen OCCUS ......... @ 4 Soma: = Lee e S io ie “a — mance. a @ 3 Acacia, 84 picked.. @ %|Apium (graveleons) 19g 15|Ccmecum.. 0B Acacia, sifted sorts. wos ioe 31a 108 18 | Chloroform... 50@ #3 Acac a Po.. oo ao a po. : = = Chleroform, =— @ 110 Aloe, Cape po' 18 @ 2|Corlandrum:.-°-"""" ' “ag | 10| Chondragt cst | 3B 1 Aloe, Socotri..po. 40 @ = pecs a Sativa... 4%@ 5 | Cinchonidine P. ‘cig 5 35 ono no gO — = ane = 1 2 Cinchonidine, Germ ‘ 2@ = Assaf eo ee ee ee tt meme. 40 Benzoinum ......... 50@ _ oo ee. 1 = 1 = pee list, dis. pr.ct. ie 70 i4| Fomugreek, po...) 1 8 Greta. bb Oe 16 | Lint. os @ 4 ool tink wea. tk acu % | Creta, prep.......... @ 5 38 | Lobel - 3.4 me Bic Creta, recip a @ 11 00 — Canarian. 4@ i Gusta, | eee 18 oo 70 fae ac 4%@ Cudbear ............ @ a = —— mi Mecies, 9@ 10 Cupri Sulph......... 6%4@ 8 pis Nigra....... @ 12] Dextrine....... 0.277) 10@ 12 ; Spiritus Ether Sulph......... m@ 9 = | Frumenti, W. D. Co. 2 00@ 2 50| Emery, al numbers @ 8 Pai @ 35 | Erumenti, D. F. R.. 2 00 2 2 Emery,po.......... @ 6 ae ee 06 © Frumenti..... 1 3@ 1 50 Ergota......... po. 40 0@ 35 = sonore ae Juniperis Co. 0.7.) 1 65@ 2 00 Flake White........ 2@ 15 gacanth ......... : Juniperis Co......., 1 75@ 3 50 | Gala. .... = = Herba Saacharum N.E.... 1 90@ 2 10| Gambier. oo 000.001. s@ 9 Absinthium..oz. pkg 25 | Spt. Vini Galli... 1 7%5@ 6 50 | Gelatin, Cooper..... @ Eupatorium oz. pkg 20 | Vini Oporto........_ 1 25@ 2 00 Gelatin, French..... 35@ ~=«60 Lobelia oz pkg 25 Vini “ Mme 1 5@ 2 00 Glassware, flint, _ 5 & 10. Majorum ....oz. pkg 28 ene lie Less than box.. 70 | Mentha Pip..oz. pkg 3 pong: Glue, brown........ @ 12 Mentha Vir..oz. pkg 25 Florida sheeps’ wool Glue, white. . 13@ 25 Rue pkg 39 | _Carriage........... 2 50@ 2 75 | Glycerina.. 14@ 2: wesaansaas® on pkg gg | Nassau sheeps wool Grana Paradisi . @ % | Thymus, V..oz. pkg 95 | _ Carriage........... 2 00@ 2 25| Humulus............ 3@ 55} i Velvet extra sheeps’ Hydraag Chlor Mite @ 8 Magnesia. wool, carriage..... @ 1 2 | Hydraag Chlor Cor. @ 6 Calcined, Pat..... .. 55@ 60} Extra yellow s eeps’ Hydraag Ox Rub’m @ % Carbonate, Pat...... W@ 2 wool. carriage.. @ 1 00; Hydraag Ammoniati @ 110 Carbonate, K.&M.. 20@ 25/| Grass —— wool, HydraagUnguentum 45@ 55 Carbonate, Jennings 35@ 36/ Carriage........... @ 1 00; Hydrargyrum....... @ Steins poe oa . @ % — Am... 6@ al ellow ee ‘or OGIO cco 7@® 1 Sen... ees 3 75@ 4 = slate use.......... @140 — Resubi...... 3 3 tig : 70 | yedale, Dulc. 30@ odoform....... .... Amygdale > Amare. § O08 § 35 a. Syrups sa Lycopodini @ 2% ea a ai i eae yco Ec Auranti Cortex..... 2 40@ 250] Auranti Cortes...... @ | Macias =o... oe | bie - Bee adios 3 = 3 = —* see eae cle eg = — — et Hy- o “| Bye pecac. ee rarg Iod.......... Garyophyiii pic ceees &@ 90] Ferrilod............ @ 50| LiquorPotassArsinit 10@ 12; r. veseeees 85@ 65| Rhei Arom.... ..... @ 50| Magnesia, Sulph.. 2@ 3 | ee: Sse cous ; @ : = Soames Officinalis. . ae = on ee bbl @ 7 ! Rae 60@ ee nnia, 50@ C tr nells. 4@ 50] Seitio.... ™ '50| Menthol 323! Morphia, S.P.& W... 2 20@ 2 45 | Sinapis.............. @ 18] Linseed, pure raw.. 43 46 Morphia, S.N.Y.Q.& Sina ee One... 25... @ 30| Linseed, boiled..... 44 47 Cpe 2 10@ 2 2 = ° peenesigetacay Neatsfoot,winterstr 65 70 Moschus Canton... @ @ Voew.............. @ | Spirits Turpentine.. 52 60 eee No. Ae 2 a gant Scotch, ,DeVo’s ‘ $ 34 ux Vomica...po i& BOTAS.......... 11 Os Sepia............ 15@ 18| Soda Boras, po...... 9@ Il Paints BBL. LB Pepsin ae H. & P. Soda . — Tart. 26@ 28] Rea Venetian... ... 1% 2 @a eee, @ 1 00| Soda, Lctcacoces Sie 2 Ochre, yellow Mars. 1% 2 @4 Picis Liq. N.N.% gal. Soda, Bi Carb eae 3@ 5! Ochre, yellow Ber.. 1% 2 @3 A @ 200 Soda, Ash. .......... Sea 4 Putty, commercial.. 2%@3 Picis Liq., quarts.. @ 1 00| Soda, Sulphas....... @ . 2| putty, strictly pure. 2 2%@3 Picis Liq., pints..... @ 85| Spts. Cologne........ @ 2 60| Vermilion, Plinre Pil Hydrarg...po. 80 @ _ 450/| Spts. Ether Co...... 50@ 55 American...... 13@ 15 Piper — -- po. 22 @ 18|Spt. Myrcia Dom @°? 00 Verutian, n english. 0@ 5 Piper Alba....po. 35 @ 30| Spts. Vini Rect. bbl. @ 2 54| Green, Pari 2 @ 17 Piix Burgun........ @ 7|Spts. ViniRect.4bbl @259| Green, Peninsular. 13@ 16 Plumbi Acet........ 10@ 12} Spts. Vini Rect.10gal @ 2 & Rea 5u@ 614 Pulvis Ipecac et = 1 10@ 1 20} Spts. Vini Rect. 5gal @ 2 64| Lead) white..._..... 5K@ 614 Pyrethrum, boxes Less 5¢ gal. cseh 10 days. Whiting white Span @ & P. D. Co., doz.. @ 1 25| Strychnia stal... 1 20@ 1 35| whiting’ gilders’.. @ w a, PV...... = = ener’ — settee - fame a White, ParisAmer.. @ 1 00 ee ee ae phur, guints, SPaW. sg 2 Tamarinds, ioe &@ "10 Whiting, Paris Eng. eis uinia, S.German.. 41| Terebenth Venice... 28@ 30] universal Prepared. Guinia, ae ee cae x3 = oe ae 4 46@ sat Universai en 7 ubia Tinctorum. 4| Vania 7. 00@1 Selacit ie pV = 18@ . = Zinci Sulph......... 1@ Varnishes oe 00@ Sanguis Draconis... 40@ 50 Olls mate tone = setae eeeeeees 2@ 14 BBL. @AL. | Coach Body......... 2 7@ 3 00 res M.... .....+... 10@ 12! whale, winter....... 70 70|No.1Turp Furn.... 1 00@ 1 10 ee een @ 15) Lard, extra......... 55 60 Extra Turk Damar.. 1 55@ 1 60 Siedlitz Mixture... 20 @ 22/ Lard, No.1.......... 40 45|Jdap.Dryer,No.1Turp 70@ 75 | | | | | ——————— oe ee your orders. Flat Wall bound in rubber, brass and leather Oval Paint Round Paint Oval Chisel Varnish Oval Chisel Sash Round Sash White Wash Heads PAINT AND ARTIST’ BRUSHES Our stock of Brushes for the season of 1899 is complete and we invite The line includes Kalsomine All qualities at satisfactory prices. Camel Hair Varnish Mottlers Flowing Flat Varnish Square and Chisel Color Badger Flowing, single or double C. H. Pencils, etc. HAZELTINE & PERKINS DRUG CO., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. iain cnn Ee a a MICHIGAN TRADESMAN ROCERY PRICE CURRENT’. The prices quoted in this list are for the trade only, in such quantities as are usually purchased by retail dealers. They are prepared just before going to press and are an accurate index of the local market. It is im- possible to give quotations suitable for all conditions of purchase, and those below are given as representing av- erage prices for average conditions of purchase. Cash buyers or those of strong credit usually buy closer than those who have poor credit. our aim to make this feature of the greatest possible use to dealers. Subscribers are earnestly requested to point out any errors or omissions, as it is AXLE GRBASE. CANDLES. doz. gross be coe oes coeeececees OER Serene Castor O11... .......... OO 00; tareiinse ... ..... seco 8 Diamond.. ........... SO £00) Wirking...... .............. 20 ee 9 00 TXLGolden,tinboxes% 900] , CATSUP. ica, tin boxes....... " 9 00| Columbia, pints.......... 2 00 oe 6 00 | Columbia, % pints.......... 12 BAKING POWDER. CHEESE Absolute. AGMS ........ 2.22220 @ 12 | piteme ges... .... 45 | Amboy ..........-... @ 13 Ip sans dos............. 85| Emblem............. @ Ib can dos...... ' 150] Gold Medal..... .... @ nua Ee ee @ Yh cans8dos............ 45 | omey, 5°: @ 12% Ib cans 8 dos. io - eeecese eoee Tr’ c ne @ Ib cans 1 dos............ ‘= Edam... @ 70 Oe recar eres ccesesseseere Leiden | @ 17 Arctic. Limbu ot @ 13 6 oz. Eng. Tumblers........ 85 Pineappl jee ---50 @ Bl Parity. P Sago.... 22.2 00 . @ 17 4 lb cans per dos.... % Chicory lb Cans per dos......... 1 20] Bulk aa 5 1 Ib cans per dos......... 2 00] Red 7 —— CHOCOLATE lb cans 4 dos case...... 35 = 2 Tb cans 4 dos case...... 55 Walter Baker & Co.'s. 1b cans 2 doz case ..... 90 | German Sweet............ : re AXO N Breakfast Cocos..... .. ..... 46 CLOTHES LINES. lb cans, 4 doz case...... 45 | Cotton, 40 ft, per dosz.......1 00 lb cans, 4 doz case...... 85 | Cotton, 50 ft, per dos....... 120 lb cans, 2 doz case...... 160 a ——- <> Jersey Cream. n, » POT GOS....... 1 Ib. cans, oan ee 2 00 a. ft, per dox.......1 80 9 oz. cans, per doz.......... 1 25 | Jute, 60 ft, per dos......... 80 6 oz. cans, per doz.......... §5 | Jute. 72 ft, per Cox...... 9% Our Leader. COCOA SHELLS. ORM oo 720% bage.......... 5... 2% eT 7% | Less quantity............ 3 eee 1 50] Pound packages......... 4 Peerless. CREAM TARTAR. 1 Ib. cans ............. 85 | 5 and 10 1b. wooden boxes.... .30 ee oo Plake, Sultana package......- FARINACEOUS. GOODS. j Fa 1 50 Tae 3 50 Walsh-DeRoo Co.’s Brand. Hominy. ce sae re papery - gaia oremes 100 |§.F.,2,8and51b boxes.... 50 Dried Lima . ............. 4 GUNPOWDER. Medium Hand Picked.... 1 6 ™ Rifle—Dupont’s. Maccaroni and Vermicelli. Domestic, 10 lb. box...... 6 Imported, 25 Ib. box.. ...2 50 Pearl Barley. Common... cs. . 28 Chester .. eae - 22 NES 2% Peas. Green, Wisconsin, bu..... 100 Green, Scotch, bu. ...... 1 10 Spit, bu.......-...- <--s SOe Rolled Oats. Rolled Avena, bbl.......4 2 | Monarch, bbl......... .4 00 Monarch, % bbl...... -.2 13 Monarch, 90 1b sacks......1 90 uaker, cases. ...........3 20 UrON, CASES........ --2 00 Sago. i> pele... ce 85 Gaemeam..-..:. .. 4 = Ce —— Tapioca Flake ....... sii eae 5 LYE. Poa “4% | Condensed, 2 dos .......... 120 Anchor, 40 1lb. pkges.... 5% Condensed. 4 dos........--. 223 Wheat. Cracked. buli...........+- eo _ 242 Ib packages..... ----.250 | Galabria 020... o.. eee eees % SALT FISH. _— se Cod. Georges cured......... @4 MINCE MBAT. Georges genuine...... @5 Georges selected...... @ 5% | Ideal, 3 doz. in case......... 22 Strips or bricks....... 6 @9 Herring. MATCHES. Holland white hoops, bbl. 9 25 Diamond Match Co.’s brands. Holland white hoop %bbl 5 25| No.9 sulphur.........------ 16 Holland white hoop, keg. 70 | Anchor Parlor.........----- 170 Holland white hoop mechs 8&0] No.2 Home..........-.----- 1 10 a) ese SaaS Export Parlor........------ 400 1 40 lbs MOLASSES. ee eas New Ort ; Mess 100 Ibs.. 00 | Black...........---cesesees 11 Mess 40 lbs SO Wale... .... 22. -- owe wees 14 Mess 10 lbs. = —- cei sce sean = 25 | Open Kettle............-.- 25@35 60 alf-barrels 2c extra. 48 : 20 MUSTARD. 50 Horse Radish, 1 doz......... 1% 2 9) | Horse Radish, 2 doz......... 3 50 at 07 | Bayle’s Celery, 1 doz.. ..... 1% Trout. PIPES. No. 1 100 lbs... 5 25 Clay, No. 216.........------ 170 Not {pipes 2 7 | Clay. b. tulleount....°- "6 Not @6ie 0 57 | Cob, No. 8........------++++ 8 Whitefish. POTASH. No.1 No.2 Fam tworbs...... "76 “6 276] pie MO gon 40 lbs........ 310 270 140) Penna Salt Co.’s.........-. 8 00 PICKLES. Medium. Barrels, 1,200 count........ 3% Half bbls, 600 count........ 2 38 Small. Barrels, 2,400 count....... 4% Half bbis’ 1,200 count...... 2 88 RICE. Domestic. Carolina head.............- 6% Carolina No.1 ...........- 5 Carolina No. 2.......-.---- 4 Jennings’. eek ee el D.C. — D.C. iene imported. i 2on.....| 751 Japan, No.1.......... 5K@ 6 oz.. ...2 00 40n....1 40| Japan, No.2... ... 4n@5 602...... 3 00 6o0z...... 2 00 Java, fancy head...... : @ 5% No. 8 400 No. 8...2 40 moa me fo : _ es = = = 00 Bos oO. . oO. . SALERATUS. No. 3T.2 00 No. 37.1 3 No 47.2 40 No. 4T.1 50 ner oF ee Deland’s CII 15 . «| Dwight’s .......--sceesseeees = — Panel.. = ‘= I oc cocoa contd 3 00 Os. OVAL. ..... 5... 3 oz. Taper Panel..1 35 2 00 SAL SODA. 4oz. Taper Panel..160 2 25/ Granulated, bbis.......... % HERBS. Granulated, 100 Ib cases.. 90 Bios ue se peso eee saan 15| Lump, bbls. .... ......... 7% Hops . Soh 15 | Lump, 145lb kegs.......... 85 SAUERKRAUT. Dares... os ss So Serres. 2 60 SNUFF. Scotch, in bladders......... 37 Maccaboy, in jars........... 35 French Rappee, in jars..... 43 SEEDS. MOG coe et Canary, Smyrna........... 3% COPeWEy 0.0... oS .. Cardamon, Malabar ..... 60 Hemp, Russian........... 4% Mixed Bird... ........... 4% Mustard, white........... 5 ES Ee 10 = Siecbeeti cies cacebire sai cle 4% Cuttie Bone............... 20 SALT. Diamond Crystal. Table, cases, 24 3-lb boxes. .1 50 Table, barrels, 100 3 lb bags.2 7% Table, barrels, 407 1b —* 40 Butter, barrels, 280 1b. bnik.2 25 Butter, barrels, 2014 lbbags.2 50 Butter, sacks, 28lbs......... Butter, sacks, 56 lbs......... Common Grades. 100 3-lb sacks..... aia 60 5-lb sacks.......... 28 10-lb sacks......... Worcester. 50 4 Ib. cartons..... 8 25 115 2%lb. sacks... 4 00 60 5 Ib. sacks... 3% 2214 lb. sacks..... .-3 50 3010 lb. sacks......... .3 50 28 Ib. linen sacks............ 32 56 lb. linen sacks........... - 60 Bulk in barrels.............. 2 50 Warsaw. 56-lb dairy in drill bags..... 30 28-lb dairy in drill bags..... 15 Ashton. 56-lb dairy in linen sacks... 60 Higgins. 56-lb dairy in linen sacks... 60 Solar Rock. SOith sgebe. occ. SE Common. Granulated Fine............ 65 Medium Fine............... 5 SOAP. Simple pen. 2% 5 box lots, delivered........ 2°0 10 box lots, delivered........ 275 ’ JAS. 8. KIRK & C0.’S BRANDS. American Family, wrp’d... + : 2 20 Raven. ccs ssgrost OO White Russian.............. 2 35 White Cloud, laundry......6 2 White Cloud, toilet......... 3 50 Dusky Diamond. 50 6 oz....2 10 Dusky Diamond, 50 8 oz....3 00 Blue India, 100 % lb..... 222-3 00 Kirkoline............ a 8 50 Oe ce ee 2 50 Allen B. Wrisley’s Brands. Old Country, 80 1-lb. bars ..2 7% Good Cheer, 60 1-1b. bars....3 7% Uno, 100 %-1b. bars.......... 2 50 Doll, 100 10-oz. bars......... 2 0 Scouring. Sapolio, kitchen, 3 doz ..... 2 40 Sapolio, hand, 3 doz ........ 240 SODA. Ce ee ae 5% Kegs, English............... 4% bab bob MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 21 SPICES. Whole Sifted. AUBNOG 14 Cassia, China in mats....... 12 Cassia, Batavia in bund....25 Cassia, Saigon ~ rolls...... Cloves, Amboyna........... 14 Cloves, Zansibar. Secu cece R Mace, Batavia.............. 55 Nutmegs, fancy............. 60 Nutmogn, No. 1............: 50 Nutmegs, No. 2............. Pepper, Singapore, black...13 Pepper, Singapore, white. . = Pepper, shot.........:...... i, — Ground in Baik. Cassia, Batavia ............. 30 Cassia, Saigon.......... ... 40 Cloves, Penerber............ 14 Ginger, African.. ......... 15 Ginger, Cochin............. 18 Ginger, Jamaica............ = Mace, Batavia.............. Mistare : oc ists DB Pepper, as. black Pepper, Sing., white 0 1192 — — aes ceeelceed 20 Rage 15 ’ SYRUPS Corn. Darteie 17 rel Geis C8. 19 1 doz. 1 gallon cans......... 2 99 1 doz. % gallon cans...... 1 70 2 doz. 4 gallon cans ..... 1% Pure Cane. Kingsford’s Corn. Sie ee Kingsford’s Silver Gloss. 0 Diamond. 64 10c packages ........... 5 00 {28 5c packages......... .. 5 00 g 32 10c and 64 5c packages...5 00 Common Corn. 2011b. packages.......... .. 5 4011b lb. packages............. 4% Common Gloss. 1-lb ee 4% 3-1b caenee eee ee 414 6-lb packages............... 5 40 and 50 lb boxes........... 3 Berree 3 STOVE POLISH. No. 4, 3 doz in case, gross.. 4 50 No. 6, 3 doz in case, gross.. 7 20 SUGAR. Below are given New York TOBACCOS. Cigars. Clark-Jewell-Wells Co.’s brand. mow Brick. 2000s. | 33 00 H. & P. Drug Co.’s brand. Caintette 35 00 G. J. Johnson Cigar Co.’s brand. C Sew... . -35 00 Ruhe Bros. Co.’s Brands. Double Eagles, 6 sizes.8557.70 00 Gen. Maceo, 5sizes.... Mr. Thomas........... Cuban Hand Made.... Crown Five........... é Q e o a 8 RRKKKKKKKS SSSSSSsssEes Knights of Pythias.. Key West Perfects, 26z 550) TABLE SAUCES. Lea & Perrin’s, large... Lea & Perrin’ “ small... Halford, la Halford’ sm: E alia Salad Dressing, large ces Salad Dressing, small VINEGAR. Malt White Wine, 40 grain.. 2 Malt White Wine, 80 — 8 RARATA Pure Cider, Red Star. . = Pure Cider. Robinson......... 11 Pure Cider, Silver........ .... 11 WICKING. No. 0, per gross.............. 20 No.1, s POP RTOs. 5... 25 No. 2) Poreross.... 5... 35 No. 3, PCESTORS. 5... 55 Crackers. The National Biscuit Co. quotes as follows: Butter. Seymour Xxx. 5% ee _ 3b. . carton 6 Family X 5% Salted KK eal New York XxxX.. 4 @ Wolverme. |... 6 POOR e T%% Soda. Soda xxx 8 Soda = 3 1b carton.. 6% Soda, City.. Sous Long Island Wafers....... lu L. I. Wafers, 1 lb carton .. 12 Zephyretie....... ........ 10 Oyster. Saltine Wafer. Ee dialocd co elo aie 5 Saltine Wafer, 1 lb carton. on Farina Oy- fee 5% Extra Farina Oyster....... 6 SWEET GOODS—Boxes. Animals ........ 2... c..... 1646 Bent’s Water..... .......... 15 Cocoanut Taffy. Eds eecidaes 10 Coffee Cake, ava. Seale lu Coffee Cake, Teed... ... 10 Cracenela.... ck. 15% prices on sugars, to which the | Cuba: AO oe 1% wholesale dealer adds the local | Frosted Gxcom ue freight from New York to your | Ginger Gem oe : shipping int, giving you | Ginger Snaps, ae 7% credit on the invoice for the | Graham Crackers ......... amount of freight buyer pays Graham Wafers............ 10 from the market in whic Grand Ma Cakes............ 9 urchases —— ing point, | Imperials .................. 8 including 20 pounds for the | Jumples, Honey........... 11% weight of the barrel. Marshmallow ............. NG sc 5 25 | Marshmallow Creams..... 16 OME POGE os. ss 5:0] Marshmallow oes 16 Crushed. 5 50| Mich. Frosted Honey.... 12% POMGREO 5 13| Molasses Cakes............ 8 ZXEE Powdered........... 5 25 | Newton ese 12 ee ee cas ee oe a = ee Se cede casas : ee 5 00 MRS GCTAE. os acne oxen Granulated in os ce 5 0u| Penny Assorted Cakes..... 8% Fine Granulated............ 5 00 | Pretzels, hand made ..... 7% Extra Fine Granulated..... 5 13} Sears’ Lunch............... 7 Extra Coarse Granulated...5 13 | Sugar Cake................ 8 MEO A 5 25| Sugar Squares............ 9 Diamond Confee. A.......- 5 00} Vanilla Wafers........... 14 Confee. 8S ne Daa ap os 4 S| Sultanas.....-.. 2-2... .:. 12% Mo. 1... .-4 68 a ‘3 No <. 1114 56 Oils. No. 5. ..-4 50 No. 6.. 4 4 Barrels. No. 7.. ---438 No. 8.. @ Gt | MOCONC. ..... 65. cess. @i11% No. 9.. 4B Sx W. W.Mich.Hdlt @10 No. 10.. ..419| W W Michigan........ @ 9% No. 11.. ...4 19| Diamond i... Ges No. 12. +4 19 , 8. Gas... ona. @12% No. 13.. ...4 19 | Deo. Naptha .......... @12% No. 14. w++-4 19 | Cylinder .............. 29 oe occ acce ce 4 Bueine................ ll 1 No. 16.... cevcipccbeccss. 0, Ue, WIMGOr........ Candies. Grains and Feedstuffs Provisions. Crockery and Stick Candy. aie ‘ Swift & Company quote as Glassware. oa bbls, pails ao... on auuiuiiaemaiaan ep is ‘ Standard H. E es 6%@ 7 Winter Wheat Flour. ne alee allel a geal a clela: aigi gaia 0 00 B < 3 Local Brands. ee utters, Out ee Re - g | Patents... . 40) Clear eee @'0 23| 4 gal., perdos ........... 45 — cases — — 3 50 | Short cut................. 10 00 jan ‘gal., the gal........ a raight...... 2 EL 400| Sgal., each............... Jumbo, S21b ........ @ 6% | Clear... c-Si epRaameaan "9 50| 10 gal., each ie a 6 gio” | Graham... 3*0| Family .........c sss. 11 0 | 12 gal., each.. a Buckwheat ee oy Galt ets” | BAR Ben ib. 1 eee ccs ‘ [ g -tubs, each.... Mixed Candy. Subject to usual cash dis-| Bellies........ ......... 5% | 25 gal. meat-tubs, each ...2 00 Briskets . 0 >_____ These are the principal nicknames of the states: Alabama, Cotton state; Ar- kansas, Bear; California, Golden; Con- necticut, Nutmeg; Delaware, Blue Hen; Georgia, Empire State of the South : Iliinois, Prairie; Indiana, Hoosier; Iowa, Hawkeye; Kansas, Garden; Ken- tucky, Blue Grass; Louisiana, Creole; Maine, Pine Tree; Maryland, Old Line; Massachusetts, Bay; Michigan, Wolver- ine; Minnesota, Gopher; Mississippi, Bayou; Nevada, Sage brush; New Hampshire, Granite ; New York, Empire; North Carolina, Tar Heel; Ohio, Buck- eye; Pennsylvania, Keystone; Rhode Island, Little Rhody; South Carolina, Palmetto; Texas, Lone Star; Vermont, Green Mountain; Virginia, Old Domin- ion; Wisconsin, Badger. The states not given have no nicknames accepted gen- erally. ——-> 6-2. Apropos of the vigorous discussion which has for some time been in prog- ress in scientific circles as to what the horseless carriage shall be called, a correspondent of a New York paper suggests the good old werd ‘‘go-cait.’’ This term has the merit of being short, fully descriptive and thoroughly Anglo- Saxon. Hardware Price Current. AUGURS AND BITS Snell's. ae ee ea ee 70 Jenning genuine ee oe ee cee 25&10 Jonmings anitation . ................. .. 60&10 AXES First Quality, . a. Brewmie 2... 5 00 First Quality, D. B. Bronze................. 9 50 First Quality, - toe... ..... 5 50 First Quality, D. B. Steel ................... 10 50 BARROWS a - a Se ee 812 00 14 00 Cre net 3000 ie BOLTS ve Mee dee sl: Seases) occa es 60&10 Carriage. ee 70 to 75 ee Tl 50 BUCKETS Well, plain....... aaa 833 BUTTS, CAST Cast Loose Pin, figured..................... 70&10 Wreashs Narrow ee. wl. 70&10 BLOCKS Ordinary Tackle. ok, 70 CROW BARS Cast Steck -- per lb 4 Ely’s 1-10 _— ee rm 65 = lu ed m 5 Ce se ae i ees es. coucae «5 Stee Comite Pie a) CHISELS Socket Firmer................ 45D Socket Framing... aoe % Socket Corner...... ed oes ee es 75 NGCHCe SCRA 7s DRILLS Morea tit SOCKS 8. wt 60 Taper and Straight Shank................... 50& 5 Morse’s Taper Shank................ 2... 50& 5 ELBOWS Com. 4 meets Ci... doz. net 930 Coram ee. 1 2% Sojustable ee See ee dis 40&10 EXPANSIVE — Clark’s — 818; large, _ ..30&10 Ives’, 1, $18; 2 , 824; 3, 830. ee. 25 FILES—New List New American: T&10 Nicholson’s............ siete slcie - ae 70 Heller s Horse Kaspe...................... 606&10 GALVANIZED _— Nos. 16 to 20; 22 and 24; 25 and 26; noes 28 List 12 13 14 15 is. 4 7 Discount, 70-10 to 7% GAUGES Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s............... 60&10 KNOBS—New List Door, mineral, jap. trimmings.............. 70 Door, porcelain, jap. trimmings............ MATTOCKS Adee Bye. 816 00, dis 60&10 Hunt =. a $15 00, dis 60&10 Hunt’s.. Spee eas “B18 50: aie 20&10 “MILLS - Coffee, Parkers Co.’s........................ 40 Coffee, P. S. & W. Mfg. Co.’s — 40 Coffee, Landers, Ferry & Clark’s 40 Coffee, Enterprise... os alee aos 30 MOLASSES GATES” Stebbin’s Pattern............ wee... 60810 Stepbars Geunine....-.... .. tee 60&10 Enterprise, self-measuring . Bae oe oe 30 NAILS Advance over base, on both ~— and Wire. Steel nails, base..... ... Wire nails, base..... - 20 to 60 advance. soo 10 to 16 advance......... Sadvance............... Ce ee a a 20 OC ee 30 Ri ee ee 45 Ie a, 70 ime SeGvanee.... . eee te Le aos 50 Casing 10 advanee................ tes .. 15 Casing 8 advance....................-.-+..- 25 Casing Gadyamee.................. .......- 35 Pimish 10advance ...... .. ..........-..-. bs) Bini Sagvanee.............. 3... ee . 35 Finish @advanee........................ . 45 Harel % advanee.......... -............. 85 —— Obie Tool Co.'s, fancy...................... @50 Rete Hemen ee 60 Sandusky Tool Co.’s, fancy.......... oe Beneh, firstquality.................. Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s wood......... PANS Fry, Acme..... aia a eae - -60&10&10 Common, aed. Slee ere se Sccc on. W0& 5 RIVETS fron ang Timmed .... .......... ........... 60 Copper Rivets and Burs..................... 45 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 —s We per pound extra. AMMERS Maydole & Co.’s, Bs Mee dis 23% ea dis 25 Worvoe @ Pinmbe..............-......... dis 10&10 Magnn’s Solid Cact Staal Me igs "70 Blacksmith’s Solid Cast Steel Hand vs list 50&10 HOUSE FURNISHING GOOD Stamped Tin Ware ...... ......... new int = Jagenmod Fin Ware.......................:. 20&1¢ HOLLOW WARB Ce cae 60&1 Kotties ees cela ce oa sa cariya ce side cele a .. 60&10 Cee ee ee . 60&10 HINGES -_ es 4 1, 2, ” Bede pote demecccyeceus dis 60&10 Sta .... per dos. net 258 ROPES Sisal. % inch and larger............... -.. 8% occ eee. eats ence oy cade ck 9% WIRE GOODS Te ce 80 SOTO i ee 80 es 80 Gate Hooks and Eyes....................... 80 LFVELS 4 Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s........%.. dis 70 SQUARE= Cer AiG Eve a oc, 70&10 Try and Bevels ... ... Le geese simple oem cece 60 ee 50 SHEET IRON com. smooth. com. es ee ................ 82 70 $2 40 iNoe tetety .... sl. 2 70 40 Nos. 18 to 21..... - 2 80 2 45 Nos. 22 to 24.. 3 00 2 55 Tie, Wate Oe 3 10 2 6 Mo Se... 3 20 2% All sheets No. 18 and lighter, over 30 inches wide not less than ns extra. SA PAPER bist acct 1... dis 50 SASH WEIGHTS Mole ven. per ton 20 00 TRAPS Siecl Game... 75&10 Oneida Community, Newhouse’s....... 50 Oneida Community, Hawley & "ae 8 70&10 Mouse, cheier................... r doz Mouse, Gemmsien . 3... oo doz 1 26 WIRE Oe Ee a % Annealed Market...........ssscccevee % Coppered Market........ --70&10 T'nned Market.......... . 62% Coppered Spring Steel.......... ........ 4 Barbed Fence, galvanized ............ —.. ooo Barbed Fence, a ees as le. 2 HORSE NAILS ee dis ners Putnam...... be oe a dis OE — —————————————— net list WRENCHES Baxter’s Adjustable, nickeled.............. 30 Coen Gemtime. we 40 Coe’s Patent Agricultural, wrought ....... 7% Coos Patent, mialicatie..................... Wb, MISCELLANEOUS Becd Cages... 4) Pumps, eaten a ea 2 Serowa, Now List... ................ 04. Casters, Bed and Plate. . " 50610610 Dampers, American. . aca 50 METALS—Zinc Ge pound caskn .........: 8. 8 Per pound............ Sees ba 8% SHOT ee 1 45 B B por a 1 70 SOLDER eee The prices of the many other qualities of es in the market indicated by private brands vary according to composition TIN—Melyn Grade EE $5 7 14x20 IC, Charcoal ............... 20x14 IX, Charcoal ............... Each additional X on this grade, $1.25. a Grade 10x14 IC, Charcoal oc. 14x20 IC, Charcoal . oo ee 10x14 Ix, Cleeers:...............-. 5 14x20 1x, Charcoal . Each additional X on this grade, $1.50. ROOFING PLATES 14x29 10, Charcoal, Dean..................... 4 14x20 IX, Charcoal, Dean ................. Lo Seuco 1G, Cumreoal, Deam.:...... .......... 9 00 14x20 IC, Charcoal, Allaway Grade......... 4 00 14x20 1X, Charcoal, Allaway Grade. . —. ooo 20x28 IC, Charcoal, Allaway Grade.... 8 20x28 1x, Charcoal, Allaway Grade... 0 snidais a = TIN PLATE xé ; for No. 8 Boilers, 14x56 IX, for No 9 Boilers. { per pound... ™ i ae PURPOSES Pe a LUMPANY Ata RAPIDS ‘24 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN How a Woman Stops a Car. The alleged humorists like to talk of the way a woruan stops a car, or tries to. She waves her hand, she shakes her umbrella, she nods her head, and alto- gether she acts like an overexcited Chinese mandarin. It is all very true, and the man pats himself figuratively on the shoulder and thanks his lucky stars that his noble masculinity was not fash- ioned after the manner of this queer femininity. And that is where the man is unreasonably hard on the woman, as he often is. If the motormen were motorwomen, perhaps the woman who would like to be a passenger on the next car would not be obiiged to waste so much of her valuable nervous force. But the motorman is very much of a man. He sees the woman when she makes the first little faint motion for him to stop the car, and he thinks, after the fashion of a man, mannishly: ‘* There is one of those fool women motioning to me. I have seen her; 1 see everyone who looks in the direction of the car; but, of course, she doesn’t know that. I’m going to stop the car, but she won't expect me to, and she will have a dozen fits, and probably dance on the track before I get anywhere near her.’’ Then the motorman looks coldly abead, and there is not a motion of his body to in- dicate that he knows there is a woman within a thousand miles. The woman sees this cold unconsciousness and she begins to talk to herself. ‘‘There’s that wretched motorman’’—perhaps she says ‘‘beastly’’ if she is very late and she is very anxious to get that particular car—‘‘he isn't looking at me at all. 1 know what it means; it means that he is late and he intends to make up time, and he will just fly by me; but I'll make him see me or know the reason why."’ Then she begins the Chinese mandarin gyrations that make every man who sees her chuckle with delight. If she tells her husband at night how she nearly missed her engagement because the motorman almost refused to stop, he remarks: ‘‘I don’t see why you women don’t do as the men do, The motorman sees you fast enough, and he will stop if you give him time. I only give him the slightest nod.’’ ‘‘Yes, and that’s enough,’’ says the woman, indignantly, ‘tand then he only slackens the speed of the car, or, if he doesn’t, you jump on and don’t give it another thought And will he stop if I give him time? When you have had three cars pass you one after another, as I have, you may do something more than nod at the mo- torman. I declare I have been so mad sometimes that I could have killed the motorman and conductor, bcth. Some of these days I believe I’ll jump on if I do get killed, and it will serve them right.’’ And every word that the woman says is true, and the conductors and motormen will some time have a vast amount of feminine wrathfulness to answer for, to say nothing of the ac- counting for wasted nervous energy. —___~-0-@ Invented a Hermetically-Sealed Package. Kalkaska, Feb. 27—-Alfred H. Sack has applied for letters patent on an orig- inal Santis sealed package for shipping goods to foreign countries. Mr. Sack has made a careful study of the subject for several months and has satisfied himself that deterioration in canned goods is principally caused through atmospheric changes 1n transit, also germs, bacteria, animalcules, or parasites. Some of these organic bodies and odors are in the cars, wharves, docks, holds of vessels, subterranean vaults or basements. They work through Has the pores of the barrels, tubs, firkins, etc., although not always discovered by the naked eye, sense of smell, or taste, but have commenced their work of de- composition while the goods were en route. If you have butter in a tub or firkin, it will taste of the wood and any odor it is in contact with. That is proof that impurities, as mentioned before, are attracted to or are drawn inside. If but- ter and meats are well preserved from contact with outside organic matter, they wili keep for an indefinite period. No foul odors can enter this package. It is hermetically sealed. It can be opened at either end for examination and can not be opened in transit with- out destroying the package. On arriy- ing at the commission house, custom bouse or foreign port, the seal can be broken at either end, one or both ends taken out for examination and replaced without injury to the package, a key be- ing forwarded for that purpose. An oyster or fish dealer on the coast can ship inland his products in the pack- age. A butter dealer can use the same package that was used for fish to ship butter in. Merchants and shippers can not ask for rebates on weight of butt-r packages because the variation is so small. A barrel of pork, lard or butter can be sent to foreign port and an ex- porter can use the same package fur consigning valua*le oils, spices, teas etc., and the package can be bandl-d without risk of injury in loading or un- loading. The cost will not exceed 25c on a barrel package, or 15c on a_ pack- age holding 50 pounds of butter, more tian present prices of barrels, tubs and expect it to be less than thet amount. It will require special machinery, made under his directions. A _ plant fully equipped for the manufacturing of the above named packages would not cost to exceed $10,000, employing twenty-five to thirty men. The output would be from $300 to $500 per day of finished goods. ——> 6. ____ Hides, Pelts, Furs and Wool. The hide market is without change. Offerings are light and tending toward poorer quality. Prices are high and firm, except on special lines. Pelts are few and far between, witb prices to full value. Furs are in good demand for No. 1 goods. Many kinds show the spring de- terioration in color and quality and are not eagerly sought after. The catch is light in Michigan. Wool remains firm in price, with slight advance on some grades. Sales are not large, but there is quite a de mand at strong value. The new clips, near at hand, wiil be wanted, buyers even now talking of last year’s prices as a basis, with last year’s purchases on hand at a loss on present seaboard mar- kets. Ww. T. HEss. a Mancelona Herald: D. McWhorter, a Grand Rapids traveling man, who was in town just after Mr. Bates’ house burned a couple of weeks ago, upon be- ing told that the occupants lost every- thing in the shape of wearing apparel, informed Mr. Handy that as soon as he returned home he would send up some ‘*plunder’’ to help them out. That he remembered his promise is shown by the fact that last Saturday Mr. Handy re- ceived from him a large trunk packed with clothing, much of it being new, for the unfortunates who lost so heavily in that fire. Traveling men are often accused of being reckless, devil-may- care sort of fellows, but it can not be denied that some of them are sympa- thetic and big hearted just the same. —__>-2-___ An Exception. ‘“*Have you noticed, pa, how often ma says, ‘and so on, and so on?’ ’’ “*Yes, my son; but it never applies to buttons. ’’ The Grain Market. Wheat was dull all the week, bit w th all the indifference in trading, wheat could nct be crowded down but re- mained firm and with a strong under- tone. Some dealers who are _ bearishly inclined began to doubt the wisdom of short selling under present conditions. While crop damage is largely talked of, we think it too early to pass an cpinion, so will ket t me tell t at. Wenctice that the daily papers have been saying daily that wheat is higher, which would in- dicate quite an advance, when the fact i> that cash wheat is about 3{c and May wheat %c higher than one week ago. Our exports are still large, owing to the fact that Russia is not furnishing her ‘sual quota, which certainly means a shortage in tnzt quarter. Should crop damage prove what many talk of, the prices will be considerably higher. Corn has held its own remarkably wel! ind we think that it 1s getting a strong- er posit:on and wiil sell some higher. Oats have been losing a t-1fle and can 1t be said to be strong, but rather on the dull and drooping order. Rye remains very steady and firm. Receipts during February were 188 cars of wheat, 107 cars of corn and 38 cars of oats, which shows a decrease of 50 cars of wheat, but an increase of 59 cars of corn and 11 cars of oats, as com- pared with the corresponding week in 1898. The weekly receipts were: wheat 4! cars; corn, 27 Cars; oats, 16 cars. Millers are paying 68c per bushel for wheat. C. G. A. Voter. 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 2s cents. Advance payment. BUSINESS CHANCES. WISH TO bUY A BAKERY IN A TOWN OF 2 000 or more inhabitants. Have $150 cash to putin. Address Baker care Michigan Trades man. 872 r= SALE—A KARE OPPORIUNITY—A flourishing business; clean stock of shoes and furnishing goods; established cash trade; hest store and location in cit ; located among the best irou mines in the country. Thecoming spring will open up with a boom for this city and prosperous times for years to come a Cer- tainty. Rent free for six months. alsu a dis- count on stock; use of fixtures free. Store and location admirably adapted for any line of bu-iness and conducted at small expense. Get in line before too late. Failing health reason for selling. Address P. O. Box 20, Negau- nee, Mich 848 V ANTED— SHVEsS, CLOTHING, DRY goods. Address R. B., Muskegon, M:ch. 699 OR SALE—CLEAN STOCK SHOES. OWN- ers wish to discontinue shoe department. Competition light. Address No. 869, care Mich- igan T adesman. 869 Fe SALE—PATENT UN A GOOD, PRAC- tical Cash Rec rder Has money drawer attached. Keeps reco'd of each cierk's sales separate. Willseil outright or part cash with royalty. Wagner Manufac.uring Co., Sidney, Ohio. *70 ANTED—LOCAIION FORK DRUG STOKE in town of trum 60 to 1,500 inhabitants; t will buy stock of crugs. Address No. 471, care Michiza” Trade m+n. 871 PUR SALE—HALF INTE: Est IN OL Es tablished m- at market. located in excelleut residence district of Grand Rapids. Investiga- tion solicited) Address No. 86 , care Mich gan Tradesman. 866 OR SALE BEST GROCERY BU INESS in Grand Rapids. Stock clean and active. Trade well establi-hed. Right man can e.sily clear $3,.0 per year Terms easy Rent low. Address No. 864. care Michigan Tradesman. 86, ALEs«AN— KNTLEWMAN OR FIRM OF undoubted ee for sele patent- ees and manufacturers of folding baby cur- riages and go-carts; c mmission basis; must carry stock. Full particulars, Patent Folding Carriave ('0..13 Broadway. New York. 822 OR SALE— CLEAN HARDWARE STUCK located at one of the best trading points in M‘chig+n. Stock will inventory about $, 00. Store a d warehouse will be rented for $30 per month. Wii! sell on easy terms. Address No. 868. c re Mich gan Tradesman. 868 {OR SA! E—1 HREE LOTS AND DESIRABLE residence propeity at 37 A:thur aveiue. Grand Rapids. Proper y cost $3.500 at low valuation. Will sell cheap forcash or exchange for clean stock of merchandise. B. N. Pickard, Mich. : 860 OR SALE—DRUG STOCK AND FIXTURES, includiig « fine soda fountain, which will invoice avout $2,500. Will be sold at great re- duction if taken at once. Located in one of the finest corner blocks in a town of 4.0 0 inhabit- ants. For info:mation address H. F. Marsh, Allegan. Mich. 861 = SALE—ONLY sTOCK OF GEN RAL merchandise in small town in Central Mich- igan; on railruad; doing str ctly cash business; staple goods as good as new: wil: invuice about $2.000. Owners desire to devote entire attention to butter and egg business. Stroup & Carmer, Perrinton, Micn. 85s HE iION BREWERY FOR SALE. REA- son for-elling, poor health. Address Mrs. Augustin Leins, 1227 Chisholm St., Alpens, Mich. 849 AFE INVESTMec£Ni—IN THE WAY OF A very large fire proof s»fe, w:th burg ar proof Chest, at one quarter the uriginal cost. Forde sc iption and price, write E. King & Sons, Lis- bo, Mich. 857 JEAS—WANT iv, 5 CARLUAUS UF SMALL Wh te Canada Field P. as, and 2 carlo’ds of Biack Eye Marrowfat Peas. wail -amples and state lowest price for prompt cash. Add-ess Jerove B. Ric & Co, Cambridge, N. Y. 843 NOR SALE—TUFT’S SODA FUUNTAIN, complete, in good order, with three draught tubes and ten syrup tubes and 5x8 foot marble slabs. Address Hazeltine & Perkins Drug Co., Grand Rapids. 827 NO BXCHANGE—DESIRABLE AND CEN- trally located reside: ce property in Kala- mazoo for general or grocery stock in good town in Central Michigan. Wil sell same on long tme. Address Box 257. Ka'amzoo. Mich. +11 7 EX: HANGE—Y LUTS Us INCLUMBERED on Highland avenue, near Madison, for merchandise Will Hol.omb, Plymouth. 414 UR HAY, STRAW AND OATS IN CAR lots at lowest prices. address Wade Bros., Cadillae or Traverse C ts Mich R17 RUG STORE FOR SALE OR TRADE IN A town of 8 O inhabitant. on South Haven & Eastern Railroad in VanBuren county stock will invoice about $1.00 ; has been run only about four years; new fixtures; low rent. Ad- dress No. 812, care Michigan Tradesman. 842 PUR SALE—GROCERY AND BAKERY stock, best in city; cash business of $18,000 to $20.0 yearly; good location, cheap rent. Pvor health reason fur selling. Address Comb. Lock B»x 836, Eaton Rapids, Mich. 803 OR SALE— WELL-EsTAbBLISHED AND good-psying implement and harness busi- ness, lucated in smal] town surrounded with good farming country. Store has no competi- tion within radius of eight miles. Address No. 806, care Michigan Tradesman. 806 YOR POTATOES IN CAR LOTS, ADDRESS Wade Bros., Cadillac or Traverse City, Mich 793 12 ACRE FARM. VALUEv AT&#,0)0, FREE and clear from encumbrance, to trade for merchandise; also $10,000 worth of Grand Rap- ids property, free and clear, to exchange for merchandise. Address Wade Bros., Cadiilac or Traverse City. Mich. 792 OR SALE—NEW GENERAL STOCK. A splendid farming country. Notrad s. Ad- dress No. 680, care Michigan Tradesman 680 ERCHANTS—DO YOU WISH CASH QUICK 4Vi for your stock of merchandise, or any part of it? Address John A. Wade, Cadillac, a COUNTRY PRODUCE ANTED—BUTTER, EGGS AND POUL- try; any quartities Write me. Orrin J. stone, Ka amazoo, Mich. 80 \ JE PAY SPOT CASH ON TRACK FOR BUT- ter and eggs. It will pay you to get our prices and particulars. Carmer, Per- rinton, Mich. T71 V ANTED—1.000 CASES FRESH EGGS, daily. Write for prices. F. W. Brown, Ithaca, Mich. 556 FIREPROOF SAFES \ Ev. M. SMITH, NEW AND sECONDHAND safes, wood and brick building mover, 157 Ottawa street, Grand Rapids. 613 MISCELLANEOUS. AN: ED — FIRST-CLASS GROCERYMAN, one c:pable of managing business. Ad dress No 88. care Michigan Tradesman. 863 Oy aot) -oerres BY A KEGISTERED pharmac:st, with a view to buying the stock; married; nine year~’ experience with country and city trade. Address No. 841, care M chigan Trxade« man. 8:l TANTED-SITUATION IN DRUG STORE Re-istered by examination; fourteen years’ experience; widower. Address No. 840, care Michigan Tradesman. 840 Stroup SAFE AND PERMANENT INVESTMENTS No class of securities has been more high- ly esteemed in the past than stock in banks and trust companies. The people are now temporarily insane on the subj -ct of so- called industrial stocks, but they will ulti- mately turn to something more solid and substantial, when financial stocks of ali kinds will undoubtedly sustain a higher range of values. Those who have idle money awaiting investmient in perfectl sate channels are invited tocorrespond wit the undersigned. who is in a position to give reliable advice on investments of this character. VINDEX, care Michigan Trades- man, Grand Rapids. amen, - 4 eae gee BP Rg, Travelers’ Time Tables. CHICAGO rss ito. - Lv. G. Rapids.. . 7 30am 12 00nn *11 45pi Ar. Chicago... ..:....: 2:lupm 5.15pm 7 20.a Lv. Chicago.. 11:45am 6 50am 4:15pm #11 500n Ar G’d Rapide 5:00pm 1:25pm 10:150m * 6:20ar Traverse es SS and Petoskey. Lr G’d Rani 7:30am 5:39pm Parlor cars = dav trains and sleeping cars on night trains to and from Chicago *Every day. Others week days only. DETROIT,“ see Detroit. Ly. Grand Rapids boas 7:00am 1:35pm 5:25pn Ar. Detroit... ......... 11:40am 5:45pm 10:05pn Ly. Detroit.. --8:00am 1:10pm 6:10pm Ar. Grand Rapids.. 1 12°55 pm 5:20pm 10:55pr Saginaw, Alma and Greenville. Lv G@R7:00am 5:10pm Ar. G@ R11:45am 9:30pr Parlor cars on all trains to and from Detroit and Saginaw. Trains run week days only. Gso. DeHaven. Genera! Pass. Agent. GRAN (In effect Feb. 5, 1899.) Traok Railway System Detroit and Milwaukee Div ucave Arrive GOING EAST Saginaw, Detroit & N Y....... + 6:45am + 9:55pm Detroit aud East... ..... +10 6am + 5:07pm Saginaw, Detroit & ‘Bast...... + 3:27pm +12:50pm Buttulu. N Y, Toronto, Mon- treal & Boston, Litd Ex....* 7:20pm *10:16am GOING WEST Gd. Haven Exp#ess........... *10:2lam * 7:150m Gd. Haven and int Pts...... t12:58pm ¢ 3:19pm Gd. Haven and M lwaukee...¢ 5 2pm +10:11.m Eastbound 6:45am truin has Wagner parlor car to Det oit, eastbound 3:20pm train has parlor car to Detroit. es +Except Sunday. . A. Justin, City Faas: Ticket Agent, 97 Monroe St. ., Morton House. Northern Div. Leave Arrive Trav. C’y, Petoskey & — -t 7:45am t+ 5:15pm Trav (ity & Petoskey .-t 1 50pm 110:45pm Cadillac a: commodation...... . 5:25pm +10 55am Petoskey & Mackinaw City.. :00pm + 6:35am 7:45am train, parnor Car, ll: pie train, sleep- ing car. Southern Div. Cineinnatl.....- t Ft. Way :e Clracinuati..... cocee © 7 OO .m * 6:DU> Vicksburg and Chicago ..*11:3 pm * 9:0 am © 10 em trait Das parlor ca Uluciun and parlor car ‘o Chicago; z 06pm train has parlor car to Ft. Way e; %:'Upm train has sleeping car to Cincinnati; 11:30pm train has coach and sleeping car to Cuicago. Chicago Trains. To CHICAGO, Ly. Grand Rapids... 7 \W«m 2 0'pm Ar. Chicago......... 23 pm FROM CHICAGO. iw. Chieage........ =... goon 3 02pm *11 32pm Ar Grand Rapids Le ae cil ci eisai 9 45pm 6 30am Trai leaving Grand Rapids 7:10am has parlor ear; 11:00pm, coach and sleeping car. Train leaving Chicago 3:02pm has Pullman parior car; 11:32pm sleeping Car. Muskegon I rains. GUING WEST. Lv @’d Rapids... .. +7:35am +1:00pm +5:40pn Ar Muekeg:: 9-WMam 21i0%mM 7:9 m Sunday train leaves Grand Rapids 9:15am; arrives Muskegon 19:4Jam. GO -# BAST. Lv Muskegon. . ..48 10am ti1:45am +4 OUp: ArG'a Rapids . 7“ 9-Wam 12:hAnm >» Zim Sunday train leaves Muskegon 5: 30pm; ar- rives Grand Rapids 6: — tExcepl Sunuay. *Va Rapids & ‘udiana Railway Feb. 8, 1899. Leave Arr'v 7:10am ¢ 9 45pm *209m tt 3 « *11 30pm 6 25am . LOCKWOOD, Gen'} Soca a: d Ticket Agent. W C. BLAKE, Ticket Agent Union Station. South Shore and Atlantic Railway. DULUT WEST BOUND. Lv Grand Rapids i R.& L e 10pm +7:45am Lv. Mackinaw City . eeeee $13FQm = «4:20pm Be St lee joc ice eee, 9: Oam 5:20pm Ar. Sault Ste. Marie.......... 12:20pm = 9:50pio Ar. Marquette’. ....--...-..... 2:50pm = 10:40pm Ir. Ne mOre. so. ce 5:20pm 12:45am Ar. Dai wee ee aw ee 8:30am BAST BOUND. iy. Durnth oe cs oe... +6 :30pm At, Nestoeia” oo oc2 0.30. | ¢i1: ‘ham 2:45am Ar. Marquette erst ida ed ace 1:30pm) 4:36am Lv. Sault Ste. Marie.......... 3 c0pm :... .. Ar. Mackinaw City. 8:40pm 11:00am G. W Hissarp. Gen. Pasa. Agt. Marquette. EC Oviatt Trav Pass Agt. Grand Rapids MANISTE “Via C. & W.M. Railway. & Northeastern Ry. Best route to Manistee. Lv Grand Rapids.................- 7:00am Ae Manistee. ....< 5.5. .,- ce IRORDM 1. LS. Lv Manistee............. 8:30am =4:1lopm Ar Grand. Rapids a ee I0opm 9:55pm DOOQODOOQOO© DOQQOOQOO FE QOQDOOQOOE @ Wall ; Paper 3 Dealers ° Attention Have you bought your Spring Stock? Do you need any Wall Paper to sort up your stock? Remember that we are the only jobbers in Michigan. The line of Wall Papers we show this spring can not beequaled. We represent fifteen of the leading factories in the United States. Our prices, terms and discounts we guarantee to be identically the same as fac- tory we represent. Correspondence Invited. Heystek & Canfield Co., The Wall Paper Jobbers. . Grand Rapids, Mich. © © ice aaa @ Established 1280. Walter Baker & Go, Dorchester, Mass. The Oldest and Largest Manufacturers of PURE, HIGH GRADE COCOAS CHOCOLATES on this Continent. — No Chemicals are used in Trade-Mark. their manufactures. Their Breakfast Cocoa is absolutely pure, delicious, nutritious, and costs less than one cent a cup. Their Premium No. 1 Chocolate, put u = Blue Wrappers and Yellow Labels,” is the plain chocolate in the market for family an 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 and be sure that they et the genuine goods. The above trade-mark is on every package. Walter Baker & Co. Ltd. Dorchester, Mass. LTD. he President 0 sREETING: To HENRY KOCH, your clerks, attorneys, ager. OOO i O yrwvvvvvvvyVVW!ww?N. BO 9990900890 H9O09990009 OO Simple Account File PFRUGVVUVVUVUVvyVvVyVvVyVyV VY hhh bbb bb hbhbhibhb bbb bbb tr bn, bg tbo bh hb bbb QGGQGbboo@oe && Simplest and Most Economical Method of Keeping Petit Accounts File and 1,000 printed blank > > > > > » > > : bil Readaiy 300003. $2 75 7 : File and 1,000 specially 4 > printed bill heads...... 3 25 ; § Printed blank bill heads, ; . per thousand. oo 0000. 0). 1 25 ¢ » Specially printed bill heads, ; : per thousand) 00000000) 0) 96 ’ > 4 > q > Tradesman Company, 3 Grand Rapids. > > 4 bah sbb bb hhh bbbbbthibhbbbttr tray & OD SGOVOCVVUCVVvVvvvvvvvveweVvVvVvVvvwvVvvVvVvVVUVVVVVVVVVV VY salesmen and workmen, and all claiming holding through or under you, f the United States of America, ~ 2 On Whereas, it has been represented to us in our Circuit Court of the United States for the District 0 New Jersey, in the Third Circuit, on the part*of the ENOCH MORGAN’S SONS COMPANY, it has lately exhibited its said Bill of Complaint in our said Circuit Court of the United States for the of New Jersey, against you, the ‘omplained of, and that the said said HENRY KOCH, Defendant, to be relieved ENOCH MORGAN’S SONS COMPANY, C. mplainart, Complainant, t Dist ha‘ ric! touching the matters therein is entitled to the exclusive use of the designation ‘‘SAPOLIO” as a trade-mark for scouring soap. Mow, Cherefore, we do strictly command and perpetually enjoin you, the said HENRY CS uy MOET absolutely soap not made or produced by or for the Complainant, in connection with the and from directly, desist and refrain from in any manner unlawfully using the word ‘‘SAPOLIO,” substantially similar thereto in sound or appearance, that you your clerks, attorneys, agents, salesmen and workmen, and all claiming or holding through or under you “er the pains and penalties which may fall upon you and each of you in case of disobedience, —_——e = de or any word or words manufacture or sale of any scourina or indirectly, By word of mouth or otherwise, selling or delivering as “SAPOLIO,” or when “SAPOLIO” that which is not Complainant’s false or misleading manner. said manufacture, and from is asked for, ‘mn any way using the word *“‘SAPOLIO” in any avituess, The honorable MELVILLE W. FULLER, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the [sear] ROWLAND COX, United Sta*es of America, Jersey, this 16tn day of December, eight hundred and ninety-two. at the City of Trenton, [sIGNED} Complainants Sokcittor S. D. OLIPHANT, Clerk in said District of New in the year of our Lord, one thousand, Be SSeS ewes ewes POPS EOI SS Re SS SES ESESSESESS aa _ The laziest man in Slumberville Opened and closed his store at will. (LL fo ‘ Meg \ ‘ im ing WES ; Ha Cx Ufc. Teens Y Tm Gj E * as a G 4 an \ We A((Qas> mT Md S eK = : — i Be. ys [SB ISOS SO SN SDI SSSI ESS SN ‘‘No system in mine,’’ he always said, y , ‘Just give me my good old comfortable bed.’’ He knowed his business an’ knowed it well, Needn’t no Agent attempt to tell Him how to run a grocery store Cause he’d been in this business afore. “I’m makin’ a livin’,’’ he’d always say, ‘‘An’ ef folks don’t like my easy way Of gettin’ along an’ runnin’ a shop, They can deal somewhere else ef they want ter stop.’’ But it wasn’t long until right next door A fellow he dubbed ‘‘A Dude from Lenore’’ Had opened a shop with goods bright and new With the Money Weight System right in view. It’s needless to tell what became of the man Who tried to get on without any plan. He’s perhaps sleeping yet in some desolate place, For he hadn’t a System to help him keep pace. Write to THE COMPUTING SCALE CO., Dayton, Ohio, Money Weight System, easy payments, etc. 25S SS — for full particulars about the ea) : SAIC WIC WRIE NSIC YQE WE : SCS SASOSASASAaSASaSASASASS DEALERS IN ILLUMINATING AND LUBRICATING NAPHTHA AND GASOLINES Office and Works, BUTTERWORTH AVE., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Bulk;works at Grand Rapids, Muskegon, Manistee, Cadillac, Big Rap- one ids, Grand Haven, Traverse City, Ludington, Allegan, Howard: City, Petoskey, Reed City, Fremont, Hart, S07 Whitehall, Holland and Fennville ° Highest Price Paid for Empty Carbon and Gasoline Barrels. Ss e, e, O G e, G LP. G e, O e, e, O O O mie. mis, G = = - The Tradesman Com- © pany has long been of = : the opinion that the ideal method of keeping small accounts has never yet been invented, and it therefore makes a standing offer of $500 to the person who can devise a satisfactory system that shall be simple, economical and practicable. It must occupy small space and be so easily handled that inexperienced people may use it with safety. It isa condition of the office that the article be patentable and that the pat- ent be sufficiently broad to be valuable. Forsuch a device, no matter by whom invented and patented, the Tradesman Company will cheerfully pay $500. TRADESMAN COMPANY, GRAND RAPIDS.