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GRAND RAPIDS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 1899, Number 827 , ‘We sell to The Latest Ideas In Chamber Sets from the Best English Patterns Newest Outlines Choicest Colorings and Most Artistic Designs Ever Offered ASSORTED PACKAGE OF CHAMBER SET> tonly, 6-piece Oban, choice of colors—green, brown or pink...........ccceeccsseces sees ones 8 1 50 I only, 10-piece Elame, choice of colors—ereen or pink.......... 20.2. cece weeceee -- woeess 225 1 only, 12-piece Oris, choice of colors—green, pearl, brown or pink...............c eee cece ee 4 00 Let us have your order 1 only, 12-piece Princess Tinted, choice of colors --light and olive green or pink............. 6 65 Just the thing to tone I only, t2-pieee Fiown Green Belmont... 5... el Sie eececccsse OF SO LC 1 only, 12-piece Pink Helene, enameled and gold stippled... ...........02.. 2 cscs cesecceees + 9 00 ' for a sample package To up your stock! ess 10 per Gene pee ee eee cece teclectedemces asc. 20) OO RraCaApe, FG COME ec es lc b 3S dealers only es IG Uf (Ze Via af ] ioe aap — ! @ a) a LA A A ee ~~ calle MoM EA Ap — pp org. TO DATE : If you wish to be UP TO DATE and have the UP TO DATE trade of your city you must make your purchases from UP TO DATE houses; then you will have UP TO DATE goods. We are now prepared to furnish you with such well known cigars as The Princess Louise, La Rosa Espanola, Hoffman House Boquet, American Inventors, Barrister, Little Barrister, Gloria, Capt. Corker, Hemmeter’s Champion, Red Rooster, Portuondo, Mr. Thomas, New York Life, Lillian Russell=-in fact, anything you want in the Cigar Line. PHELPS, BRACE & CO., Detroit, Mich. °°’ rinemiaate west. F. E. BUSHMAN, Manager. = a ee ae ae eee eee eee . on ewe Voy y ——— ee ee ee SoS Vy POOL OV SY ain. ig Ee OD roe wT This Showcase orly $4.00 per foot. With Beveled Edge Plate Glass top $5.00 per foot. Ee ee TO-DAY Is YESTERDAY’S PUPIL Grocers are fast learning that it pays to handle only reliable goods. The SILVER BRAND ——EE” ij CIDER VINEGAR TN ULL Oe PAUP TEN Ley Ny CDERVINEGAR has behind it years of reputation to back up the statement that there are no better goods made. Genesee Fruit Co., Lansing, Mich. £ The finest sweet cider, prepared to keep sweet. Furnished October to March, inclusive. Mait OrpErs Given Best Attention. 3 GQODOHOODOOOOGDOOQOGOOQOHODODODDOHOODOOQOOOO®© DOODODDODSOOOOOOOES OO GOOOQQDOOOO® @© My Y Y UY 7 SN WN Manufacturers of all styles of Show Cases and Store Fixtures. Write us tor lilustrated catalogue and discounts. EWE GuarANTEE Our brand of Vinegar to be an ABSOLUTELY PURE APPLE- JUICE VINEGAR. To any person who will analyze it and find any deleterious acids or anything that is not produced from the apple, we will forfeit ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS We also guarantee it to be of not less than 4o grains strength. We will prosecute any person found using our packages for cider or vinegar without first removing all traces of our brands therefrom. Robinson Cider and Vinegar Co., Benton Harbor, Mich. J ROBINSON, llanager. This is the guarantee we give with every barrel of our vinegar. Do you know of any other manufacturer who has sufficient confidence in his output to stand back of his product with a similar guarantee? ROBINSON CIDER AND VINEGAR CO. SSS S ee ee ee eee MICA ; AXLE GREASE has become known on account of its good qualities. Merchants handle Mica because their customers want the best axle grease they can get for their money. Mica is the best because it is made especially to .reduce friction, and friction is the greatest destroyer of axles and axle boxes. It is becoming a common saying that “Only one-half as much Mica is required for satisfactory lubrication as of any other axle grease,” so that Mica is not only the best axle grease on the market but the most eco- nomical as well. Ask your dealer to show you Mica in the new white and blue tin packages. ILLUMINATING AND LUBRICATING OILS WATER WHITE HEADLIGHT OIL IS THE STANDARD THE WORLD OVER HIGHEST PRICE PAID FOR EMPTY CARBON AND GASOLINE BARRELS: STANDARD OIL CO. a Se yt Sunlight at Night! Queer, isn’t it? The Sunlight Gas Lamp Does the work at all times and all the time. One quart of gasoliue makes a 100 candle- power light burn from.15 to 20 hours. Wind will not blow it out nor make it smoke. No torches to hold in lighting. Turn it down and it burns all day, consuming one tablespoonful of oil; turn it up and your room is flooded with light. No escaping gas to scent the room and make you sick. No flicker. Nosmoke. A pure, white light like Sunlight One burner equals four kero- sene lamps at one-fifth the cost. irinsri pr aati a as A A 4. 4 4 We guarantee what we say or no sale. Maybe you've seen the other kind—the cheap kind. Remember, PRICE ALWAYS INDICATES QUALITY. « This Lamp Has Been Approved by the Board of Underwriters. Specially adapted for Stores, Churches and Residences. Local agents wanted in every City, Town and Village in the State. MICHIGAN LIGHT CO., 23 Pearl Street, Grand Rapids. LEP FFF FFF ee ee ee ee ee ee ee OO OVO oT UNO YY NOY wa aA. seit a4 ve eae ia All cesses A em curt lhiet R sine eR sg Cabrel ee —-—- wv oii a risa, aon Meme 2 27 f\ DESMAN Volume XVI. GRAND RAPIDS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 1899. Number 827 The Preferred Bankers Life Assurance Company of Detroit, Mich. Annual Statement, Dec. 31, 1898. Commenced Business Sept. |, 1893. Insurance in Force........ ...........+$3,249,000 00 Ebeeer Assets ec ce 45:734 79 Ledger Liabilities -................. 21 68 Losses Adjusted and Unpaid..... ... None ‘Totai Death Losses Paid to Date...... Total Guarantee Deposits Paid to Ben- eficiaries .. 51,061 0o ee 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, Secretary. Investigate our sys- tem before placing your collections. 2 Take a Receipt for | Everything It may save you a thousand dol- lars, or a lawsuit, or a customer. We make City Package Re- ceipts to order; also keep plain ones in stock. Send for samples. BARLOW BROS , GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN. agesesesesaseseseses : @ OLDEST $ MOST RELIABLE ALWAYS ONE PRICE 3 @ @ Wholesale Clothing Manufacturers in the city of ROCHESTER, N. Y. are KOLB & SON. Only house making strictly ali wool Kersey Overcoats, guaranteed, at $5. _ Mail orders will receive prompt attention. Write our Michigan representative, Wm. Connor, Box 346, Marshall, Mich., to call upon you, or meet him at Sweet’s Hotel, Grand Rapids, July 26 to31inclusive. Cus- tomers’ expenses allowed. and fit guaranted. Prices, quality Sia EE erage! _ ebb bb bbb bbb bbb bb btn Liab DDD DLLLS 6 4 bb Ono bn FIRE INS. 7% co. Prompt, Cunservative, Safe. J.W.CHAMPLIN, Pres. W. FRED McBarty, Sec. ¢< SBA NUR UO Sees q q 4 q q aha & a ee et fe fl 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. [tanager. Trodesinon CUpOn Save Trouble. Save Money Save Time. IMPORTANT FEATURES. E - Dry Goods. 4. Around the State. 5. Grand Rapids Gossip. 6. Woman’s World. 8. Editorial. 9. Editorial. 10. Shoes and Leather. 12. Peculiarities of the G. R. Market. 13. Observations by a Gotham Egg Man. 14. Getting the People. 16. They Couldn’t Go Back to Indiana. 1%. Commercial Travelers. 18. Drugs and Chemicals. 19. Drug Price Current, 20. Grocery Price Current. 21. Grocery Price Current. 22. Hardware. 23. Telephone Topics. Hardware Price Current. 24. Gotham Gossip. Business Wants. The Grocery Market. Sugars—The raw sugar market con- tinues firm, showing an advance of I-16c over last week, and 96 deg. test centrifugals have been sold at 4 7-16c. There is still a very heavy demand for refined, with no change in list prices, but some grades of softs are still being shaded 1-16 to 1-8c. The difference be- tween raws and refined is now 76c, which affords a good profit to refiners. The statistical position shows stocks in the United States and Cuba together of 335.587 tons, against 407,679 tons last year, a decrease of 72,092 tons under last year. Canned Goods—The market for canned goods of all descriptions is very firm, with large sales and prices showing an upward tendency. Corn seems to be in an unusually favorable position. It is re- ported that the probable future pack is all cleaned up everywhere, except in New York State, and the indications are that buyers will take all packers will sell there before the season is over. Late reports indicate that the crop will be unusually large and of good quality, and the pack promises to be the heav- iest for years. The outlook for corn is very promising. Sales continue ona liberal scale at well sustained prices, but canners are not taking large orders under present conditions. Sales for fu- ture delivery are reported heavier than for some years, although no ficures are obtainable regarding the approximate pack. Thesales of future tomatoes this year have been very large—probably the largest on record—and it is probable that present prices will be maintained as a matter of self-defense, because al- most every tomato packer is loaded down with future orders, and again, the cost of producing them is about 12c per dozen higher than it was last year, while the sales have been made on the same basis as the opening price last year. The carryover, compared with previous years, is small, which hasa strengthening influence on the market and causes packers to insist upon high prices for futures. Crop reports indi- cate that the pack will be about as large as was previousiy estimated, and the quality of the product promises to be up to the standard. String beans promise to be short. There is a short- age in green stocks at some points and scme canneries have been obliged to suspend temporarily because of the im- possibility of securing green supplies. Advices from Baltimore say that an un- usual interest has developed in lima beans, which are in small supply and apparently much wanted. From Port- land, Me., comes the information that the blueberry outlook is the poorest the tate has known for years. Shipments of green fruit have fallen off and pack- ers are unable to fill orders taken ahead. The spot price of gallon apples has been reduced to the future gallon basis by the arrival of early fall packed goods from Baltimore. While these goods will temporarily supply the mar- ket, they are not goods that can be held with satisfaction, and in ordinary years they would not be packed. New York State and Michigan packers put up nothing but winter fruit and will not begin operations before the middle of September or the first of October. In the meantime, the market will be sup- plied with these fall packed goods from the South. Nothing is offered in new pack gallon apples packed from win- ter fruit, as packers have sold all they dare to sell under the present outlook for winter varieties. Salmon continues firm at about previous prices. The de- mand is very strong, especially for Alaska grades, and prices are steady on all varieties. Advices from the coast indicate some improvement in the catch on the Columbia River and Puget Sound. It is reported from Eastport, Me., that the sardine fish have moved off the coast and several of the factories have had to close down for lack of sup- plies. Owing to the high prices, lobsters meet witb only a smallsale. New pack have not arrived in this market yet and deliveries are reported very slow this year, on account of the light pack. Other lines are practically unchanged from last reports. Sales are fair at about previous prices, with firmness de- veloping all along the line. Dried Fruit—The dried fruit market is not very active, with only a few small sales for immediate consumption. Apricots attract some attention, and there may be heavy sales later, though so far as known up to date, the quantity purchased has been small. Sales will be larger later, more particularly if the reported output is less than 500 cars, the latest estimate given. Peaches are in rather more demand, bur al! spot supplies are so firmly held that busi- ness is small. The new crop will! not be here for some time and holders are con- fident that they can dispose of all their goods at profitable prices before new goods arrive. Raisins are quiet and unchanged, with trade limited to only small consumptive orders. Crop pros- pects continue favorable, and the out- put for this year is expected to be large, probably as large as last season, and some say possibly larger. Arrange- ments made by the Association and the information received from California indicate that prices will rule higher than last year. There is nothing new in the prune market. There will undoubt- edly be a large export demand this year, especially from France, where the crop will be very short, only about one-third of the average. The California crop this year will undoubtedly be very large; it is now estimated that it will be at least 70,000,000 pounds. Trade in evap- orated apples is not large, but there is a steady consuming business which keeps the market in a fairly good con- dition. Crop reports are conflicting, but as nearly as can be estimated, New York State will have about 35 per cent. of an average crop, with Michigan and Illinois about 40 per cent., while the estimated yield for the country will be about one-half of an average crop. Dates are easy at about previous range of prices. All stocks are held firmly up to quotations. Crop reports continue favorable, but just what the output will be is uncertain. Figs move slowly, demand being limited to present con- sumptive requirements, which at this season are small. Reports from Smyrna indicate a fair yield, about what has been previously estimated. There will be a good sale this season, owing to the shortage lasi season. Fish—Receipts of mackerel are very light and prices are continually advanc- ing. Tea—The demand for tea is improv- ing all the time and the market shows up better now than it has for some time past. Rice—The demand for rice is some- what better than it has been for some weeks and siocks are being cleaned up. The first of the new crop Louisiana rice is reported just received. The condi- tion of the grain is immature and no amount of commercial importance is expected for some weeks to come. Green Fruits—Lemons show but lit- tle or no advance except on some fancy grades. Prices rule steady, with a some- what improved demand, owing to the warmer weather. Bananas remain zbout steady, with only small sales for im- mediate consumption. Nuts—The peanut market is strong, with a good demand. Molasses and Syrups--The demand for both molasses and syrups is very light during the warm weather and prices on glucose syrup have declined %c per gallon, with a coriesponding decline on cases. a Hides, Pelts. Tallow and Wool. Hides are scarce and prices strong, with all the advance one can induce purchasers to pay. Any price asked is above what will yield a profit to the tanner. Pelts are in good demand at a strong advance and are taken readily without much dickering or haggling. Tallow is stronger by K@%c and wanted. There is no accumulation. Wools are selling freely at the ad- vance, but a still further advance is checked by manufacturers, while spec- ulators seem ready to take all offerings. Holders are strong in their views, as every indication here and abroad is for a higher range of values, Consider- able is changing hands East and West and there is some demand for export, while our people are buying for im- port. Ww. T. HEss, Semen ne cramer SE SN a RA ua a tn dk a An ll nlc MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Dry Goods The Dry Goods Market. Staple Cottons— Brown cottons are in active demand. There is also improve- ment to be noted in the request for bleached cottons. There are more or- ders, but individually they are no larger in size. Prices are all reported firm in medium and fine goods. Lower gzades are somewhat easier to buy, although not actually weak. Wide sheetings are quiet. Cotton flannels and blankets show no marked change, either in the price situation or in the demand. Den- ims are called for by the cutting up trade in fair quantities, and other coarse colored cottons are showing more life, and the interest in them is growing. Prints—The most important point in the market since our last report is the reduction in certain lines of prints of %c per yard. Four lines of prints adopted 534c per yard, although the other lines of similar grades were quoted at $c per yard. It has been found that these prices could not be maintained by all, hence the reduction. All will very likely be reduced to the basis of 5c per yard by the time this reaches the hands of its readers. The value of the lines which have been reduced is not enough better than other 5c lines. This action has been construed by the buyers as a sign of weakening in the market, but as a matter of fact the print market was never in a healthier or stronger position than to-day. There has been an enor- mous amount of fancy prints sold for fall, and reordering has begun ona gen- erous scale. The lines that were quoted at 5c per yard and under are not only very firm, but on their part show signs of advancing. Staple Ginghams—Are enquired for, but are not easy to be found. The mar- ket is pretty well oversold on these goods. This renders it difficult to do business, and keeps prices very firm. Madras fabrics and percales have sold well to the manufacturing trades. Tur- key reds, indigo blues and other simi- lar lines have enjoyed a steady sale, and prices are firm. Underwear—The retailers are selling large quantities of fancy underwear and are ready to place orders with the job- bers for good-sized stocks as soon as the time for doing so arrives. The jobbers know this and will prepare their stocks accordingly. The thorough way in which the light-weight stocks have been cleared out this season, and the fact that the mills have been forced to man- ufacture light-weight goods far later than is customary, make it probable that there will be a scarcity of light- weight goods, and the far-sighted buy- er will place his orders as early as possible and for as large quantities as he really feels he can use during the season. This does not mean that it would be wise to speculate, but to use good judgment in regard to early pur- chases and thereby avoid as far as_ pos- sible the annoyance of finding stock short, and that additional supplies can not be got from the manufacturers or jobbers until too late to be of any ma- terial benefit. The duplicate orders for heavy-weight underwear from the job- bers have included a considerable pro- portion of fleeced goods, but great care is being exercised in examining these goods on account of the poor quality of the deliveries made earlier in the sea- son. There is a very limited business coming forward for imported underwear. The deliveries are just beginning to be made of goods ordered for fall. The re- tail trade are calling for some goods to fill out the balance of the season, and reassort their stocks of merino, gauze and swiss ribbed goods. There is every reason to expect an active fall business, much larger than in previous seasons. Hosiery—The importers of hosiery have received quite a number of good orders during the past week to finish up the season’s business, and the prospects are that this will continue throughout the present month and possibly into August. The principal demand for do- mestic goods during the past week has been for lines that will retail at 25c and under. In seamless hosierv, business is tending strongly towards better grades. Carpets—The jobbers of all kinds of carpets report thus far a very satisfac- tory amount of business done this sea- son. The average retailer has placed orders with more freedom, as he finds his customers fully employed as com- pared with other seasons. The holidays and midsummer period have checked business temporarily. This is always expected at this time The demand for better goods this season plainly indi- cates that the buyers realize that if they want a first-class article which will give satisfaction they must pay more money. With the advance in tapestry and vel- vet carpets during the month of June and since July 1, the ingrain manufac- turers have plucked up courage in some instances to consider the advisability of an advance on August | of standard ex- tra supers of 2%c per yard. While the orders at old prices up to this time have been large, the prospect of an advance may induce buyers to place larger or- ders while there is yet a chance at old prices. This is but the natural result of a hardening wool market, coupled as it is with an advance on filling and warp yarn. While special makes of extra super ingrain have been sold from the opening of the season at 44 and 45c, other grades, selling at 42%c, will now be advanced to 45c. The carpet trust, which was the all-absorbing topic for weeks among the manufacturers of all kinds of carpets, is seldom mentioned now, as it is generally understood to be practically dead. With the return of prosperity the average manufacturer is content with the prospect of increasing business at more remunerative prices. —~>_2.>_____ Financial Notes. The fact that Hon. Edwin F. Uhl has joined his son, David E. Uhl, in the purchase of stock in the Fifth National Bank naturally revives the rumor that the Fifth National will be merged into the reorganized Grand Rapids National Bank when the charter of the latter expires next year. The manner in which investors are declining to place confidence in indus- trials is strikingly illustrated in the effort of the American Writing Paper Co. to float its bonds. Five per cent. gold bonds to the amount of $8,600,000 were offered for sale, but only $1, 8c0,000 was taken. This leaves the company with nearly seven millions dollars of its own bonds which it must sell in order to carry out its agreements with the twenty- seven papermakers whose miils have been absorbed by the trust. Unless some way is found. to foist these securities on the market, the proposed writing paper trust will probably lanquish by the way- side. The Procter & Gamble Co. has de- clared a 6 per cent. semi-annual divi- denc on the common stock, payable Aug. 15. The proposed amalgamation of whole- sale drug houses, which has been a dead issue for several weeks, is still be- ing agitated by the promoter, an im- pecunious New York lawyer, who evi- dently has some ulterior motive in con- tinuing the effort to round up the vari- ous jobbing druggists—a plan, by the way, which never was practicable and never found lodgment in the mind of any sensible person. —__> 2. ____ Why He Was Faithful. ‘‘I think the man who works at that place across the street is the most faith- ful and conscientious workman I ever saw. He never takes a holiday, aad always labors away until it’s too dark to see any longer.’’ ‘‘Faithful workman? Great Scott! He's the proprietor of the shop!’’ —___>2+.—___ When a man begins to raise the devil, he always lowers himself. Talked His Arm Off. The boys tell on one of the Southern traveling men that while he was ex- pounding tbe good merits of his line of shoes to one of the rural storekeepers, and had been talking for half an hour on a string, the merchant suddenly reached for a screw driver, excused himself and went into a back room. ‘‘What is he going to do?’’ asked the salesman of one of the clerks standing around. ‘*Oh,’’ replied the latter, ‘‘he has a wooden arm and just stepped in there to screw it on a little tighter. Guess it was coming off.’’ The salesman packed up and left. —___@6_—_ Shipping produce first and enquiring as to responsibility of the firm shipped to afterward is doing business the wrong way. Always enquire before shipping, and thus avoid the risk of loss. pS PS -... BUY.... (GOLD SEAL RUBBERS made. GOODYEAR RUBBER CO. 382-384 E. WATER ST., W. W. WALLIS, Western Manager. Send for price list to we oy oy e we They are Pure Gum and the best MILWAUKEE, WIS. G > OAVE20 PER GENT. - By buying your fall line of neckwear from us. We do not claim that our prices are that much lower than others, but we do claim that our as- sortment of popular priced ties will outsell any line shown in Western Michigan. That’s where the saving comes in. We show you the same © nobby effects in 25 and 50 cent goods that New York and Chicago have © © in the high priced lines. Wholesale Dru Goods, J Puff tres promise to be good sellers this fall. ¢ = You will not make a mistake if you buy liberally. VOIGT, HERPOLSHEIMER & 60, = Grand Rapids, Mich. ¢ yO OU UVQGUVYUeveded y Cut in Two That is what we have done to the prices on all our Light Colored Lawns, Dimities and Percales. is the time to send in your order and secure one of the greatest bargains of the season. P. STEKETEE & SONS, Wholesale Dry Goods, Grand Rapids, Mich. Now = MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 8 —_—————— 3 Byatt ee MUSTARD MANUFACTURERS PURVEYORS BY APPOINTMENT by Special Warrant PURVEYORS BY APPOINTMENT E BY SPECIAL WARRANT 4 = MANUFACTURERS TO THEQUEEN fs ~ E COLMAN’S | Be In the High Court of Justice. ge ig J. & J. COLMAN, LIMITED : Plaintiffs. cs pi GORMAN, ECKERT & CO. - Defendants. ces | Be TO THE PUBLIC. IG aie TAKE NOTICE that in an Action, entitled as above, pending in the High Court of Justice for Ontario, Canada, free 3 the Honorable Mr. Justice Meredith on the 2nd day of June, 1898, directed that a Judgment should issue containing a eat Sige PERPETUAL INJUNCTION restraining the above named Defendants, their Servants, Workmen or Agents, from infringing ate Bigs the Plaintiffs’ Trade Marks registered in pursuance of the Trade Marks Act of 1868, or from selling any Mustard not man- a is 3 ufactured by the Plaintiffs in any tin, package, or wrapper (label), having printed thereon any imitation or colourable imi- ive tation of the Plaintiffs’ Trade Marks or any word or words so contrived as to represent or lead to the belief that the Mus- Sits Exe tard contained in such tin, package, or wrapper, was the manufacture of the plaintiffs. AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE fra = that by the said Judgment the said Defendants were enjoined to destroy or deliver up to the Plaintiffs all labels, wrappers, ae i se blocks, dies, or plates which offend against the said injunction; and to pay certain damages therein fixed together with the Was 4 costs of the action. : : 6 Be CAUTION. ie Similar goods to those manufactured by J. & J. Colman, Limited, of 108 Cannon Street, London (England), occa- Be sionally make their appearance on the market, displaying a Trade Mark liable to be confounded by the Public with their Se the intention to deceive the buyer and consumer. Such goods are generally of an inferior quality. J. & J. Colman, Lim- Bie ited, would be grateful to members of the trade having any goods brought to their notice which appear to them infringe- fiat i TOG e well known Trade Mark of a Bull’s Head and also closely resembling J. & J. Colman’s goods in get up, presumably with a ie Bie ments on J. & J. Colman’s rights if they would at once communicate with them. Traders may rely upon their communi- oS; cations being treated in the strictest confidence. \ | GREER RGIS Oe erin onunimnminmamnanieac nuances MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Around the State Movements of Merchants. Armada—Fred A. Kipp continues the grocery business of Kipp & Torrey. Jackson—Geo, H. Winslow has opened a grocery store at 1104 Francis street. Flint—Albert M. Dodds succeeds Bert M. Garnerin the undertaking business. Saginaw—D. B. Pelton succeeds D. B. Pelton & Co. in the clothing busi- ness. r Charlotte—J. H. Hageman is now es- tablished in his new grocery store in the Fosier block. Beulah—John A. Gibb, formerly of Muskegon, has engaged in the drug business here. Rochester—Stone & Case are suc- ceeded in the hardware business by Teniken & Case. Detroit——The Robbins Pharmacy, Limited, succeeds David L. Robbins in the drug business. Laingsburg—Tbe produce firm of Whitney & Bailey has been dissolved by mutual consent. Hermansville—John G. Neiman suc- ceeds Buch & Neiman in general trade and the meat business. Romulus—Seestadt Bros. continue the furniture manufacturing business of the estate of Henry Seestadt. ; Benton Harbor—Rounds, Warner & Co., bankers and brokers, are closing out their banking business, Jackson—Geo. E, Lewis has removed his grocery stock into his own building just vacated by Wm. Sparks. Beulah—Frank L. Orcutt succeeds Orcutt & Moeller in the general mer- chandise and produce business. Muskegon—Towne Bros. have just sent out another wagon to introduce their line of groceries and druggists’ sundries. Union City—Geo. Spring, hardware dealer at this place, has begun the erec- tion of a two-story brick block, 22x70 feet in dimensions. Hillsdale—The stock of boots and shoes owned by B. E Hinkle & Co. has been sold to W. R. House, of Kalama- zoo, and removed to that city. Kalamazoo—The grocery firm of A. B. Scheid & Co. has been dissolved, A. B. Scheid retiring, A. P. Scheid, the remaining partner, succeeding. Jackson—Oscar E. Robbins has _ pur- chased the grocery stock and fixtures of O. E. Topping and will continue the business at 607 East Main street. Stittsville—I. H. Peck and Glenn Peck have formed a copartnership un- der the style of Peck & Son and engaged in the meat and camp supply trade. Jackson—Wm. Sparks has removed his grocery stock from 702 South Milwaukee Street to his new store building at the corner of Center and Ganson streets. Ludington—Hans Clausen has sold his grocery stock to his son, Charles Clausen, and J. P. Asplund, who will continue the business at the same loca- tion. Grandville—Geo. Hammond has pur- chased the interest of Henry H. Maston in the general stock of Maston & Ham- mond and will continue the business in his own name. Muskegon Heights—E. C. Baumfield, generai dealer, has removed his stock to the new double store building recently built for him a few doors west of his former location. ' Lake City—The hardware firm of Winter & Bielby has been dissolved, Mr. Winter selling his interest to Mr. Bielby, who will continue the business in his own name. Conklin—A. Conklin has taken pos- session of the entire drug stock and enough of the general merchandise stock owned by John Gossard to satisfy a mortgage on same. Hart—E. A. Noret, implement deal- er, is erecting a two-story double brick block with plate glass front. It will be arranged witb store space on the first floor and witb offices on the second floor. Douglas—L. W. McDonald has pur- chased the interest of his partner, Geo. H. Plummer, in the dry goods, grocery, shoe, hardware and imrlement business and also in the double two-story brick store building. Stockbridge—Trim & McGregor have sold their stock of general merchandise to Frank V. Flower and Alex. Boutell, of Ypsilanti, who have taken possession of the stock under the firm name of Flower & Boutell. Jackson—J. B. Champlin has pur- chased the grocery stock and fixtures of J. W. McLetchie at 501 First sireet and added to it his stock at 411 First street, removing to the former location. Mr. McLetchie has resumed his former oc- cupation of commercial traveler. Barryton—The hardware and furniture firm of Wilson, Geiger & Co. has been dissolved by mutual consent, Mr. Wil- son retiring from the business. His place in the firm has been taken by C. J. Cawley, of Greenville. The new firm will carry on business along the same lines as before. Allegan—Chas. B. Thomas has pur- chased the drug stock and fixtures of the City drug store, bought by H. F. Marsh a few weeks ago of W. L. Baldwin, and is preparing to move them to Cassopolis, where he will go into business for him- self. He was formerly pharmacist in W. J. Garrod’s drug store. Manufacturing Matters. Bay City—The hardwood lumber firm of L. E. Noyes & Son has been dis- solved, Lymaz E. Noyes succeeding. Ovid—The new grist mill which is be- ing built by Robert Hyslop will be ready for operation in about two weeks. Ravenna—H. C. Starks has decided to erect and equip a flouring mill at either Moorland or Franksville. Both towns are bidding for the institution. Jackson—The firm of Keeley & Crow- ley, boiler makers and plumbers, has been dissolved. Mr. Keeley has opened a shop on West Pearl street and Mr. Crowley continues business at the old stand. Detroit—The Continental Paper Pack- age Co. has fiied articles of incorpora- tion. Capital stock, $12,000, The in- corporators are John Archer, Charles E. Wisner and George W. Wool, equal shares. West Branch—Work on the new flour- ing mill being built by the West Branch Milling Co. is progressing nice- ly and it will be completed and run- ning by a 1. It will have a capacity of 50 barrels of flour daily, and wiil be much appreciated by the farmers of Ogemaw county. Detroit—The Best Wire Fence Co. has filed articles of incorporation. The capital is $40,000, of which $10,520 is paid in. The stockholders are: Charles F. Farrar, Howell, 900 shares; Alfred A. Mann and William F. Schmeltz, of Detroit, 75 shares each, and Lemuel H. Foster, Detroit, 2 shares, Benton Harbor—J. Sanford Harger, President of the Premier Acetylene Generator Co., of Chicago, came here last Thursday to adjust one of bis gas machines which refused to work. An explosion followed. Three bad holes were blown in his face. A doctor was Called and tuok a dozen stitches, Status of the Michigan Apple Crop. The Tradesman recently addressed en- quiries to gentlemen located in the different apple districts of the State as to the condition of the crop. The replies thus far received are as fol- lows: . H. Montague, Traverse City: The yield is reported as quite uneven—some orchards a full crop, others a balf crop, and a few with very little fruit. We would infer from all information that we will have about two thirds of a crop. The quality is said to be fair. The first shipment of early apples was made from Old Mission yesterday, July 23, via Steamer Charlevoix for Chicago. This is the earliest shipment we have ever heard of from this section, and we are of the opinion that apples on the trees are more advanced than common at this time of the year. A. B. Taylor, Saugatuck: So far as I can learn, there will be about one-third of an apple crop on the Lake shore. Quality of early apples, poor. Season- able weather is causing them to ripen full earlier than usual. Winter apples seem to be somewhat less than usual but the quality will be above the average. C. J. Monroe, South Haven: The ap- ple crop in this vicinity bids fair to be one of the best, as to quality and quantity, we have raised in years. It looks now as though the crop would mature earlier than usual. E. H. Lake, Holly: Our apple crop will be about 50 per cent. of an average crop. Do not think rain will make the crop earlier, unless followed by plenty of rain from now on. It has stopped the excessive falling off and made them noimal size at this season, but no ex- cessive growth. We are again in need of rain for spring crops, such as beans and potatoes, although not suffering. Everything at present writing is look- ing finer than usual at this season. Samuel Moffett, Flint: Report of ap- ple crop for this vicinity is not encoura- ging. The early fall apples are almost a total failure and winter apples do not promise over one-quarter to one-half of az average crop. The few early apples that are coming into market are very inferior, both in size and quality. L. Frensdorf & Son, Hudson: We find the general opinion to be that the apple crop will be a very light one. The ap- ples are small and a large percentage of them have fallen. —_>2——____ Evolution of the Floorwalker. Notwithstanding the remarkable prog- ress of the Nineteenth Century, men have not forgotten their old idea of hos- pitality, but it has been developed in new fields. With all the huge associa- tions and conventions which the last fifty years has brought forth, the ‘‘recep- tion’’ committee has been brought to its perfection, and there has been a divi- sion of labor among such other com- mittees as the entertainment, refresh- ment, and so on, so that the wheels of progress along many lines have been oiled witb good feeling. But in busi- ness, too, has this been the case. No large modern establishment is now withb- out its floorwalker. He is an evolution from the reception committee. In the language of the ragamuffin he might be called the official ‘‘jollier’’ of his con- cern. In the olden times when mercantile establishments were not of the prodi- gious size that they have of late at- tained, there was no need of such an official as the floorwalker. One shop had tallow candles for sale, another powder and bullets, and a third shoes, and each often had but the one person in the three titles—proprietor, clerk, and floorwalker. But times have changed, and buildings have grown story by story, until it is without the power of the customer to tell, as he en- ters a store, just what is for sale there, Like as not the tallow candles, powder and shot, and shoes can all be found un- der the same roof, with many things be- sides. People would be absolutely lost in many of the big department stores if it were not for the presence of the men at the door to show them where to go, tell them on what floor this class of goods is to be found, or whether that is kept at all. So he has come to be an important part of the modern commer- cial house. He is like the reception committee in a modern church, whose purpose is to welcome the arrivals and make them feel at home. He must be a man of exceptional judgment, a goad reader of human nature, pleasing pres- ence, nice address, and must have an inexhaustible supply of good humor. He must read in the face of the man or woman who enters whether or not that person is in need of information, and also something of his or her disposition. He must be prompt in his offer of as- sistance to those whom he sees need it, and he must as well refrain from ap- proaching those who do not need it. There are always some people who would prefer to be left to themselves when they go shopping and who resent any interference with their peculiar manner. These the floorwalker must be careful to avoid, or, if he does mistake them, to make his advances with such delicacy that they can not take offense. There are all sorts and conditions of men and women who shop, and the floorwalker meets most of them. He must, therefore, be tactful and cautious. But the trait that he must possess above all the others is that of being always jolly, of having a pleasant word and a smile for everyone who comes. He can have no ‘‘blue’’ days, not he, for peaple do not like being met at the door by a sour countenance and a moody look. —____>0-~»—___ Death of H. K. Thurber. H. K. Thurber, founder of the wholesale grocery house of H. K. Thur- ber & Co., at one time the largest estab- lishment of the kind in the United States, died July 20 at Hailey, Idaho. He was born at Delhi, Delaware county, N. Y., 71 years ago, began his business career as a clerk in the Delaware Bank, and afterward embarked in the grocery business at Addison, Steuben county, N. Y. About 1858 he entered into part- nership with the late John F. Pupke, under the firm name of Pupke & Thur- ber, doing business on Chambers street, New York. In 1866 this firm dissolved, and Mr. Thurber continued the business under the name of H. K. Thurber & Co., associating with him as junior part- ners, his brother, F. B. Thurber, and Stephen L. Bardash. In 1884 Mr. Thur- ber retired from the active management of the business, remaining, however, as a special partner in the firm, which then became Thurber, Whyland & Co. —__> 0-2 The Boys Behind the Counter. Manton—The Williams Bros. Co. has a new clerk in the person of Orson Park, of Alden. Cassopolis—E. J. Hopkins has taken @ position in the grocery store of Grant C. Underbill. —__» 2-.____ Wanted—Cigarmakers, rollers, bunch breakers, strippers and lady packers. G. J. Johnson Cigar Co., Grand Rapids. om" Se ee sah ae e— mt ! i a MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 5 Grand Rapids Gossip A. Van Dusen has opened a grocery store at Bangor. The Musselman Gro- cer Co. furnished the stock. Theo. Thompson has opered a grocery store at Cedar City. The Worden Gro- cer Co. furnished the stock. C. Kos has opened a grocery store at 196 South Prospect street, purchasing his stock of the Olney & Judson Gro- cer Co. Crandall & Moore have engaged in the grocery business at Pomona. The Olney & Judson Grocer Co. furnished the stock. Jas. Bisnett, shoe dealer at South Arm, has added a line of groceries, The Oiney & Judson Grocer Co, fur- nished the stock. Jesse Van Duinen, formerly junior member of the grocery firm of Buys & Van Duinen, will shortly engage in the grocery business on East Fulton street on his own account. The Olney & Jud- son Grocer Co. has the order for the stock. A. Vidro, the Stocking street general dealer, has taken possession of his new summer cottage at Highland Park. Mr. Vidro is one of those patient toilers who achieve success by keeping everlastingly at it and his friends rejoice with him in that he is on the sunny side of Easy street. Stroup & Carmer, who have carried on a wholesale produce business several years at Perrinton, have removed to this city and engaged in business at 38 South Division street under the same firm name. Tne business will be under the direct personal supervision of F. E. Stroup. At the meeting of the local grocery clerks, held last evening at the office of the Michigan Tradesman, a temporary organization was effected in preparation for the grocers’ parade and picnic to be held Aug. 3 at Reed’s Lake, and in which the clerks will take an active part. F. M. Sterling was elected chair- man and Herbert Lehnen was made secretary of the temporary organization. A committee consisting of Jacob Hart- ger, Ernest Bratt, Frank M. Van Buren and F. M. Sterling was appointed io purchase costumes for the parade, which takes place at 10 o’clock in the morn- ing of Aug. 3. Another meeting of the clerks will be held next Monday nighi. It is a matter of common remark that no city of its size observes the early closing movement more generally than Grand Rapids. This movement was inaugurated by the Retail Grocers’ As- sociation, which is quite as remarkable for the things it has accomplished as the things it has not succeeded in mas- tering. A few small dealers in the suburbs continue to remain open beyond 7 o’clock, but the number is so small and the patronage secured is so meager that an isolated break in the ranks pro- vokes no alarm. Occasionally some downtown dealer tries the experiment of keeping open beyond the schedule time, but the experience of a few even- ings demonstrates that the people have ceased to buy goods except in the day- time to that extent that the evening trade does not pay for the gas burned. At a recent meeting of the Retaii Gro- cers’ Association a member stated that if the organization had never accom- plished anything but the adoption of the early closing movement, that alone justified its existence. To be out of fashion is like being out of the world. It is fashionable for peo- ple to go somewhere in the summer. No matter how much comfort they leave at home and how little they find at the places they go to, they must go, all the same. A local thinker insists that it is hotter at Ottawa Beach or Bay View than on your own piazza, but the sum- mer resort remedy will assert itself, possibly for the simple reason that it in- volves a change in your mode of life. Health and scenery aside, where can you study human nature under circum- stances so favorable as obtain at the summer resort? Aftera brief stay in the country you find yourself upon terms of the most intimate ucquaintance with the animal world—the horses, cattle, dogs, poultry, mosquitoes and flies—and to have got quite an insight into the character of the humans with whom you are brought into contact. The average urban mortal upon chanzing over to country or shore seems to feel called upon to exhibit himself and to illustrate the show by a running account of his life and doings since babyhood. There may be more or less fiction in his story, but if you are possessed of ordinary an- alytic powers it will not be difficult to separate fiction from fact. It is worth going away to see the dress parade of the women. Sometimes it is the rule not to fix up. There is given you an opportunity to see what scarecrows the dear creatures can make of themselves —the city dear creatures, mind you; for the country women are at least pictur- esque in very nearly the same garb that renders the woman from the city what they call a ‘‘sight.’’ When, on the con- trary, the programme is a dress parade, it is worth going miles to see how the dress wearers will fuss and contrive to make the best possible display of their garmental treasures. There are, in short, scores of reasons for you to get away from town to one reason for re- maining in it. Wherever you go you will return refreshed and with new ideas —and you know you are sadly in need of them. Grand Haven Coming in Full Force. Grand Haven, July 24—We are com- ing to the picnic of the Grand Rapids Retail Grocers’ Association 1,000 strong. Have made arrangements for special train service over the D., G., H. & M. Railway and expect to arrive in Grand Rapids at g o’clock in the morning. We will close our doors dur- ing the day and expect that the dry goods and other dealers will do the same. We have appointed the follow- ing Vice-Presidents for the day: John Cook, Bert Bolt, D. Gale, A. VanToll, P. VerDuin, John Hoffman, G. Vette, Wm. Baker, P. Van Lopik, J. Ball, J. M. Cook, J. Juistema, Stephen Brouwer, Ed. Hollestelle, John Boer, C. N, Ad- dison, D. A. Lane, P. Van Woerkom, G. Vanden Bosch, K. T. Vanden Bosch, G. A. Bottje, Fred Pfaff, BV. D. Boomgaard, G. Arkema, Aril Kooi- man, G. L. Lagman and Jacob Baar; R. Osterbof, Ferrysburg ; A. Falls, Geo. Schwab, John Mulder, Spring Lake; J. Stender, Agnew; Andrew White, Bass River; J. F. Parkburst, Nunica. _ JOHN VERHOEKS, Sec’y. —_—_> 0. Glass Lamps Advaneed. Manufacturers of decorated glass lamps have advanced prices from Io to 20 per cent. by common consent. If the present brisk trade continues a further advance may be made later. Many fac- tories are unable to fill their orders. —_—_~>-@-~<@ For Gillies N. Y. tea, all kinds, grades and prices, phone Visner, 800. The Produce Market. Apples—Cooking stock is in plentiful supply at $1.50@1.75 per bbl. Red As- trachans and Early Harvest command $1 75@$2 per bbl. Duchess fetch about 25c per bbl. more. _ Beans—The growing crop is looking fine, but the rains which have been so frequent of late must stop for a time to enable them to pod well, as too much rain causes them to run to vines. The crop will be harvested in the southern part of the State from the roth to the 15th of August and in the northern pait from the 2oth to the 25th of August, and, unless all signs fail and the damp weather of the past thrze months con- tinues, the crop will be large and fine. Beets—4oc per bu. Blackberries—$1@1.25 per 16 qt. crate. The crop is nearly at an end. Butter—Receipts on dairy grades are mostly so poor in quality that the retail grocers are compelled to fall back on tactory creamery, which is in good de- mand at 18. Fancy dairy commands 5c. Cabbage—4o@5oc per doz., accord- ing to size. Receipts are large in amount and fine in quality. Carrots—4oc per bu. Cauliflower—$1 per doz. Celery—16@18c per doz. Receipts are heavy and quality is superb. Cucumbers—Greenhouse stock fetches 15@2oc per doz. Garden stock com- mands 75c per bu. Currants—Black command $1.40 per 16 qt. crate. Red and White fetch 6o@75c. Eggs—Receipts are larger, but the quality is getting poorer. Dealers pay 10%@ Ic, holding choice candled at 13c and dirties and small eggs at 12c. Green Onions—Silver Skins fetch 10 @i2c. Black Seed command g@toc. Honey—White Clover is scarce, com- manding 12%c. Dark amber fetches 8@loc. Lettuce—25c per bu. for curly; 4oc per bu. for head. Live Poultry—The market is weak and lower, on account of the warm weather and the large number of peo- ple out of the city. Broilers are dull at 1o@12c. Fat hens are in fair demand at 6@6'c, while medium hens are in strong demand at 7c. Spring ducks are in fair demand at gc, while old ducks are slow sale at 7c. Hen turkeys find ready sale at toc. Large turkeys are in fair demand at 7c. Squabs are in good demand at $1.25 per doz. Pigeons are in fair demand at Soc per doz. Muskmelons—-Texas Rockyfords fetch $1.25 per doz. Cantaloupes command 85c. per doz. Little Gems are held at 6oc per basket. Onions—Home grown are in moder- ate demand at 75c¢ per bu. Illinois stock is in fair demand at $1.15@1.25 per bu. Peaches—Alexaaders are coming in freely, commanding $1.50 per bu. and 4oc per 1-5 bu. basket. Pieplant—soc per basket of 50 lbs. Peas—Marrowfats command 65@75c per bu. Potatoes—Home grown is now com- ing in in sufficient quantities to meet the consumption and shipping demands of this market. The price ranges around 40@45c for choice stock, although a car- load of wilted stock from the South was closed out Tuesday at 20c. July has been an ideal month for potatoes, inasmuch as we have had frequent showers which have penetrated the earth and cannot help having a good effect on the size and quality of the crop, except on heavy land, where the rains have tended to make the ground so moist that the growers cannot cultivate it. The acre- age is certainly in excess of last year, many farmers having plowed up their wheat to put in potatoes. Radishes—8c per doz. bunches. Squash—Home grown commands 50 @6oc per bu. box. Sweet Corn—tioc per doz. i Tomatoes—Home grown are now in market, commanding $1 per ¥ bu. bas- ket. The quality of the receipts thus far has been fine. Turnips—35c per bu. ee Watermelons—Missouri stock is in ample supply at prices ranging from 12 @2oc, with Jumbos—weighing from 25 to 30 pounds—held at 22@25c. Indiana Sweethearts are expected to begin toar- rive next week. Whortleberries—Receipts are large, but the quality is generally poor, which has a tendency to hold down prices. Dealers pay $1 50@$2 for shipping stock, but some soft receipts have sold as low as $1. 2» The Grain Market. Wheat has hovered amid present low prices, as the receipts have maintained the large proportions until to-day, when there were signs of being a let-up, and the market at once became strong and made an advance of 1c. The trade at last seems to recognize the position the wheat market is in—that it is too low for present conditions; that is, the short crop. Threshers’ returns are disap- pointing, with the exception of a few districts in Michigan. Farmers claim only about enough threshed for seed and bread. This certainly is not encoura- ging to the farmers. However, all of the other crops seem to be in fair condition, so they do not find much fault. The prices for cash and futures are identical with same day one week ago. The vis- ible made another gain, but not as much as was expected, as it was only 1,462,000 bushels increase. This ex- tremely hot weather is not very benefi- cent to the spring wheat which is not ripe. Corn is rather off in price for futures, but it looks as if prices will be better, as the crop outlook is not as favorable as it was some days ago. Oats remain firm, as the crop pros- pects are rather below avesage. Wet weather was a detriment to the crop. Rye has, as was predicted, sagged off 4c per bushel for old crop since last week, and new crop is way below— nearly 14c per bushel. Receipts of grain have been moder- ate, being 58 cars of wheat, 11 cars of corn, 6 cars of oats. Millers are paying 67c for old and 55c for new wheat. C. G. A. Vorer. —_—~>2»___ How Muskegon Is Coming to the Grocers’ Picnic. Muskegoa, July 24—The members of the Muskegon Retail Grocers’ Associa- tion and their guests are going to Grand Rapids via the G. R. & I. Railroad, leaving Muskegon at 8:10 a. m., and ar- riving at Grand Rapids at 9:30 o'clock. We expect a large crowd. Grocers, butchers and bakers will all close and I think the dry goods stores will close also. I enclose herewith a list of our officers and committees, which we should be pleased to see published in the Tradesman. D. A. BOELKINS, Sec’y. The officers and committees referred to are as follows: President—Albert Towl. Secretary—D. A. Boe)kins. Treasurer—J. W. Carskadon. Vice-Presidents—D. Christie, H. B. Smitb, Herbert Brown, John Mellema. Butchers’ Vice-Presidents—John Al- bers, Wm. Castenholz, Martin Birch, Chas. Schoenberg, Chas. D. Richards, W. J. Smith. Committee on Arrangements—Aug. Riedel, W. H. Read, Jos. L. Balbernie, D. A. Boelkins. Honorary Vice-Presidents—W. H. Barney, C. H. Hackley, C. T. Hills, C. C. Billinghurst, L. B. Smith, Col. J. R. Bennett, Wm. D. Hardy, Geo. Hume, F. Jiroch, Jas. Frazer, Fred Brundage, John A. Snyder, Sam Rosen, Dr, J. F. Denslow, Frank Alberts, E. B. Dana, Wm. Steketee, L. E. Man- ning, H. G. Wanty, J. Geo. Dratz, E. L. McDonalds, C. F. Clugston, Thos. Hume, Thos. Monroe, G. A. Abbott, Ed. Kraai, Mat Wilson, A. P. Conner, H. N. Hovey, L. N. Keating, Jobn Emery, C. H. Hillis, I. P. Newton, L. A. Smith, Wm. Moore, P. A. Martin, L, Friedman, S. H. Gray. 6 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Woman’s World Womanly Progress and the Comforts of Traveling. Somehow I never seem to get so clear an idea of what modern progress has done for women as when I take a little journey in the world and meet my emancipated sisters on their travels. Time was, and not so long ago either, when a woman could not stir from her moorings in her own home without she was convoyed by 2 man of war. Ske bad to be ‘‘escorted’’ from Grand Rapids to Petoskey and, if necessity forced her to go a few miles alone, she undertook the trip with fear and trembling, and upon her arrival at her destination offered up prayers and thanksgiving for her miraculous escape. Hotels bestowed a cold, Klondike sori of welcome upon the lone woman traveler, even when they did not refuse her admittance outright, and she was generally looked upon with suspicion as an adventurous person who had better be at home. Nowadays we have changed al! that. The leisure class in this country is com- posed chiefly of people of the feminine persuasion, and a large and constantly increasing proportion oi the traveling public is made up of women. In the sailing lists of ships her name leads all the rest, and on the sleepers she monop- olizes the ‘‘lower middle’’ from Maine to California. No woman waits now for a man to ‘‘tote’’ her around on hisarm. If she has the money and a desire ‘‘strange countries for to see,’’ she packs her grip and buys her ticket and sallies forth as fearlessly and simply as a man, certain that for her benefit rail- roads have made special arrangements, and hotel clerks reserve the first floor front and their smartest smiles of wel- come. Also she is learning how to travel. Thanks be, the lady with the band box and the bird cage is almost as extinct as the dodo, and the practical new woman has learned that the nearer one can reduce her luggage to a clean collar and a tooth brush, the nearer she is to having solved the problem of comfort- able traveling. Reforms are not worked in a day,bowever. There are still wom- en who persist in going loaded down to the guards with an assorted miscellany of traveling impediments, and we stiil have with us the selfish creature who appropriates the dressing-room in the morning and who massages her wrinkles and curls her hair, while her angry sisters beat on the door and anathematize her in vain, but happily she is not so numerous as she used to be and is giv- ing away before popular clamor. - There is also the woman who sits up in stony silence, and who rejects all overtures of her fellow-passengers with an expression that says as plainly as words that, ‘1 suspect you, one and all, of being con- fidence people, and I don’t hold any- body’s baby while they go out to lunch.’’ She, too, is seldomer seen now than formerly, and a worn traveler may cheerfully look forward to a future when women thrown together for a journey will show to each other the same consideration, friendliness and bone camaraderie men extend to one another. I know an old lady who proud- ly boasts that she once made the journey from Grand Rapids to New York, and never spoke to a single person on the whole trip. It may have been proper, but how awfully stupid it must have been ! Probably there is no other feature of modern traveling that meets with such general approval as the dining car sys- tem. Formerly travelers bad only a choice between the hard-boiled eggs and mushy cake of the cold luach basket and the tough steak of the twenty-min- ute eating station, with indigestion and repentance waiting in either case. Now you may dine luxuriously and leisurely en route, with the car measuring off the miles of a comfortable journey between the soup and the coffee. The real dining car is a complete hotel in miniature on wheels; but there are few of them—worse luck—running in or out of Grand Rapids, and what we are most familiar with is its under- study, the buffet car, where the porter resolves himself into the chef, and does mysterious things in the way of provid- ing chicken a la marengo, and fillets of beef and bottled things for a hungry and thirsty public. I confess that for me this miniature kitchen, with its tiny stove,and rows of plates and silver and glass tucked away securely in tiny cupboards, has al- ways had a peculiar fascination, and so the other day when I was in Chicago I went down to the big, brown stone building on Michigan avenue where the hotel-on-wheels people bave their head- quarters, and asked them to tell me something about the housekeeping of a palace car. Down on the ground floor was a half-open door, from which drifted an odor of sugar and spice and everything nice, and in its midst, witb his hands full of printed forms, stood the genial gentleman in charge of the commissary department. It was a big room that looked like a department store. There were drawers full of silver knives and forks and spoons; aud boxes filled up with silver teapots and coffee pots and chocolate pots. There were racks of dishes, enough to furnish scores of houses, with water glasses and beer glasses, and champagne and sherry and claret and whisky glasses, for the palace car patrons are fastidious people with a nice taste in table furnishing; and, in addition to silver and crockery, were stacks and stacks of groceries, and liquors enough to float a ship. ‘“You_ see,’’ said the gentleman, do- ing the honors of his place, ‘‘that we have three distinct patterns in glass and china. This Haviland china is used exclusively on Southern lines ; this other on cars that run into Pennsylvania, while this other—the tree pattern—is only used on buffet cars. ‘‘How do we furnish a car? Pretty much like you set a bride up in house- keeping. First, of course, after the car is completed, come the mattresses and pillows. Then comes the linen, which must be determined by the length of the run. Say there are twenty-four berths. For a trip that takes her out only one night she must have two sheets for each berth, two pillow cases, with half a dozen pairs for accidents, several dozen towels, and napkins and _ tablecloths. If the run is a iong one, like to Califor- nia, the supply must be multiplied by the number of nights, so you can see the linen item alone is enormous. No piece is ever used but once without be- ing washed, and the number of pieces laundried in a year goes up in the mil- lions. We bave our own laundries, where all the washing for the cars com- ing into Chicago is done. ‘‘Then comes the stocking of the pantry, so to speak. A buffet car carries fresh bread and eggs and butter and milk, which are supplied at the end of each run, or en route if they give out. Everything else is canned, but with the present system of canned soups and meats it makes it possible to givea good meal with no cooking beyond the heating. Everything, even to the coffee, is put up in tiny cans, each of which holds one portion ;’’ and he took down from the shelves little cans that looked like a thimble, but each of which heid a big spoonful of pulverized coffee, and which is designed to be made by being poured into a bag and immersed in boiling water, something after the way we make dripped coffee. ‘‘Meats, preserves, pickles, sardines, chocolate, are all put up in these spe- cial small cans for us,.’’ went on the chief commisszry, ‘‘and when a car goes out it is charged with so many cans of each thing—chicken, sausage, vege- tables, cheese, everything, you know—and when it comes back it is checked up, and must turn in the money or the goods, It is a vast and complicated system, but so perfect we can tell toa single cup of coffee what is consumed on the entire palace car system every day. ‘Of course the dining car is run in the same way except that it is more elaborate, as on them we furnish a course dinner, and must provide fresh meats, fish, oysters and fresh vegetables. It is, of course, impossible to know be- forehand what will be required and the loss from perishable food is enormous. ‘*What about the cleaning? Well, we are one degree ahead of the ordinary housekeeper on that score, as our sweep- ing is mostly done by compressed air. When a car comes in from a run we turn on a pressure of air that sweeps every- thing before it, and leaves the car spick and span. It is just like washing it out with a hose, except that we use air instead of water. ‘It’s a big business? Yes, and I often wonder if the traveling public ever think of the system, the work, the care and thought that are required before they can order a meal ora drink on a car and be served as promptly and well when flying through the country at forty or fifty miles an hour as if they were at home with a grocery and a saloon just around the corner. It’s a big business to be bousekeeper for a company like this;’’ and the gentleman sighed as he ran a practiced eye over a table filled high with packages, each of which bore the name of a car being provisioned for the night’s run. Dorotuy Dix. 2. —___ Men who preach by the yard usually practice by the inch. $5.50 $12.00] Special EXCUISiON TO Niagara Falls, Alexandria Bay (Thousand Islands), via the Michigan Central. On August 3 the Michigan Central will sell excursion tickets to the above places at $5.50 and $12 respectively, good going on the morn- ing train at 7 a. m., and to return on regular trains corre Seneree not later than August 17. This is the event of the excursion season. Don’t miss it. Phone 606 for parlor car reser- vations and further particulars. W. C. BLAKE, Ticket Agent, Grand Rapids, Mich. ne Bours Biéndéd Goriees a Ls ae] SS) Beat the world in the two greatest essentials to the retailer—QUALITY and PROFIT. Grocers who use them say that with our brands it’s used. And we can sell them to profit. It will pay you to get our once bought—always pay you a handsome samples and prices— that is, if you are in the business to make money. Some exceptional bargains in Teas just now. ask salesman when he calls. Write or THE J. M. BOUR 60., 129 Jefferson Avenue, Detroit, Mich. 113°115-117 Ontario St., Toledo, Ohio. MICHIGAN TRADESMAN a 6 ois i ciel eniidieaeeaaetaal j 66 | Oo ©©OOOOOOOOGOCOOGCOOOOOOOOO SOCS2 ® Stewart’s Knocking @ . @the Tar Out of ’Em All? , = © | @ ® © A country merchant had been looking over the Tradesman—“kind of getting © =. posted up a bit,” he called it—and the above comment made toa traveling man —< © who was present expressed the sentiments of not only himself, but a great © “i many other retailers in a concise manner. “aS © Stewart offers 10 per cent. trade and 5 per cent. cash on Jaques Mfg. Co.'s © © I. C. Baking Powder from list. 6 SZ Stewart offers to sell from a 30 lb. case up to 500 Ibs. of any Smoking or SZ 6 Fine Cut Tobaccos handled by the Stewart Co., at 5 per cent. trade, and © ae 5 per cent. cash discount from listed prices ondaed with a half chest of 2 aie’ & © any Tea, leaf or dust, at any price quoted on their Tea list, this enabling © 6 any retailer with cash in hand to buy at jobber’s list. 6 6 Stewart offers Laurel or Daisy Best Minnesota flour, no better brands in © 6 the United States, at $3.90 in 4%s and %s paper. First Patent Michigan, 4s © =. and %s Cloth at ¢3.60, Standard Second Patent at $3.30, Good Medium grade = © at $2.95, and Star of Bethlehem low grade in %s cotton at $2.25 per barrel. © =~ Stewart offers the best value in Roasted Coffees ever presented to the re- “~ © tailers of the State: O’Donohue’s 5th Ave. at 27c,a Fine Java Blend at 23c, a © © good Java Blend at 1gc, our Golden Blend at 13%c, Choice Santos Blend at © AZ 11c, Good Rio Blend at gc, our “Git Thar” Blend at 7%c, the best Package SZ © Galic at $8.50 per case. © | 7 Stewart offers a few “rib ticklers” inthe meat line: Breakfast Bacon at : | © 7%c; Picnic Hams at 67%c; Wilson Family Pork at $8.50; Morgan Short Cut © EN Pork at $8.90; Frank Clifton Family Pork at $9.90; Heavy Clear Back Pork at 6 6 © $10.90; Pure Lard, 60 lb. tubs, 534c; Tins, 57c; Armour’s Potted Meats, %s, © © 6oc per doz.; %s, 30c per doz. © SZ It’s doggone easy to sell goods when you can buy them at these prices: ——- 2. Let us send you a copy —free. Robt. N. Shaw Advertising Agency, Grand Rapids Mich. Prompt | Shipment Those of you who have been doing business with us for years have probably noticed that we fill your orders a great deal more promptly than we used to. Those who are new _ customers are pleased to find that we are so prompt. This is not because we are doing less business than formerly- -we are doing more and more every year—but because we realize that when people order goods they want them and want them quickly. Therefore we are making a special effort to give every order, small or large, imme- diate attention and prompt shipment. Let us have yours. Valley City Milling Co., : Grand Rapids, Mich. Sole Manufacturers of “LILY WHITE,” “The flour the best cooks use.” DAARANALAA ARH IAC AR AGH AAA Ae Aaa Anan AeA Walaa Whale fatale WahafaTaha Wa awa 10 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Shoes and Leather The Summer Foot and Shoe. The seasons in their alternations bring marked changes to the feet, as well as to their coverings. These changes, although physically slight, are, nevertheless, important mat- ters to their owners, But in other than physical ways the modern foot is affected in a striking de- gree in respect to the clothing it shall choose to distinguish it from tbe foot of last season. Of course, the summer foot does not differ materially from the winter foot, except that it has become more fervid and is more keenly susceptible to out- ward impressions. The summer girl, too, is pretty much the same fair creature that she was when shivering in her dainty wraps and thicker footwear. But the summer girl, like her shoes, presents a quite different appearance to the admiring eyes of the beholder. The lightness, agility and grace of the tropically clad creature extend natural- ly and sympathetically to her summer feet, and their dainty coverings an- nounce the season just as truly as the al- manac or her hat. The summer foot has its prolonged and delightful outing; and, like its owner, it is intent upon recreation, and, incidentally, of course, on securing its due share of admiration; and it isa for- lorn and isolated modern feminine foot that does not secure plenty of the latter tribute. As the summer glow spreads over the earth and the heat increases, the ques- tion naturally arises, ‘‘How shall the feet be kept comfortable?’’ There are many ways to accomplish this desirable result. There are so many shoes now of cool- looking shades of color, and in such va- riety of light material, that anyone would suppose everybody would be glad to shed their heavy black footwear. Even the old conservatives are sorely tempted to break through the barriers of long-strengthening prejudice, and to avail themselves of the chance to put on something more congruous and com- fortable. The change would mean a gain of several degrees of cool comfort during midsummer. But there are still stubborn shoe wear- ers who will not wear anything but black shoes. A light-weight is, of course, the best suited for hot weather. If our shoes could be constructed out of some sort of fine, strong cotton cloth, colored so as to fairly simulate leather when on the feet, in browns and tans, for instance, and without the faintest suspicion of canvas about it, all feet would be benefited by their use in sum- mer, because perfect ventilation could be secured only by means of some tex- tile fabric. This is hygienically good advice, and the shoe reformer throws it out to the shoe wearer for what it is worth; but, with such soft and dainty and bewitch- ing things in leather as we now have to choose from, the public is against the reformer, and the tanner and _ leather man will encourage the public mightily. As to the cut of the shoe for summer wear, the low one has the advantage of freer ventilation and coolness and less of the upper part of the foot and the ankle is confined. But we are as much inclined to be in- fluenced by taste in this matter as we are ia the cut of other parts of our dress. Now and again a retailer’s window is so completely monopolizd by these low cuts that one would suppose anything higher was uot obtainable or in fashion. And yet a large majority of shoe wear- ers will not wear low-cut shoes on the street, not simply because more attention and expense have to be lavished upon hosiery with such shoes, but by reason of a strong prejudice against footwear that does not cover the ankle. Some persons, indeed, never ought to wear them because of weak ankles which need the firm support of a good shoe- top. In high-cut shoes the variety and beauty of things for the feminine sum- mer foot are so tempting and irresistible that they find great favor now. In fact, the high cut presents greater possibilities for the shoe designer to catch the feminine taste than the low shoe. Even the summer foot has come to be regarded as incomplete without the handsome topped shoe that includes the ankle and above it in its shoe adorn- ment. In high cuts the lace is the best ven- tilated and the button comes next in or- der, while the Congress top, although the goring is textile, by reason of its usually close pressure and drawing qual- ities is the most oppressive about the ankle while new. For real comfort, aside from looks, the old-fashioned prunella_ side-laced shoe for women, and a brogan of like material for men, can not be surpassed for coolness and ease. But the summer foot of our modern girl spurns such a covering. She reveres the memory of her grand- mother, but does not court her shoes. A grateful change in the collection of summer footwear may be found in the pleasing combination of low-cut shoes with a cloth overgaiter. By this means porous material is fur- nished for the upper part of the foot, and the objection to the conspicuous low cut shoe is obviated. It is a little added labor in adjusting fastenings, of course, but to women with whom time is of less consequence than pleasing effects and diversity, this ob- jection will count but little. There is, also, the real cloth-top gai- ter in lace or button which does away with half tbe fastenings of the former combination, and which is cool and comfortable, too. In catering to the wants of the sum- mer foot, the modern woman has a large and varied store to draw from and she is not neglecting her golden oppor- tunity. Although the feminine foot re- mains pretty much the same through all the seasons, the shoe does not, by any means. In spite of the fact that there are only five really distinct kinds of shoes for women—the button, the lace and con- gress, the low-cut walking shoe and the slipper—still a great variety of appear- ances can be produced from these. For instance, the soles in different widths and shapes, particularly the toes, which take on every conceivable form; the heels, in height and surface, the variations in cut of the whole upper, the trimmings, and the union of various kinds of material in the uppers—all these furnish wide scope for turning out what really seem to be genuine novel- ties; and the matter of ornamentation Mnenbnnineg rae are in the market with the best Rubbers on earth and in water. Wales-Goodyear Terms Nov Ist, 30 days. $ AAARAAAD RAAARAAAAAAR Wales-Goodyear, 25 and 5 per cent. Connecticuts, 25, 10 and 5 per cent. Woonsocket Boots, 25, 5 and 5 per cent. We also carry a full line of findings, shoe store supplies, fixtures, etc Write for catalogue. Herold-Bertsch Shoe Co., Grand Rapids. 7m GEF THE BESF 3 Ae WOVOPNEP INP NP INL GOODYEAR GLOVE RUBBERS can be purchased at 25 and 5 off from new price list. Write HIRTH, KRAUSE & CO., Grand Rapids MMA AUL MAUNA JUL AMA JNA ML AMA Sih AMA AMA JUA MA JbA Jhb Abd Jb Jbd.dbd Jhb Jbd ddA ddd UU TULUM SUA Tk UNA AUN JUk Uhh bk bk UUM dbd dbs NUTT TEPTTPNNP NT TEP NEPA NP Not Best If Lycoming Rubbers are not the best made, there’s one sure thing—they don’t make any better rubbers any- where. 25 and 5 per cent. Keystones—seconds that are as good as most firsts—25-5—Io per cent. Woonsockets, 25-5-5 per cent. Rhode Islands, 25-5—5-10 per cent. Our agents will be around to see you soon. It will pay you well to look over our line of leather goods—it will pay you better to order. GEO. H. REEDER & CO., 19 SOUTH IONIA STREET, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. AT HOME, 10-22 N. !IONIA ST. If you want the best Leather Top Lumbermen’s’§ Rubber made, buy our “Ajax.” It is made of duck, with rolled edge, and “oil! grain top, heel and spring. RINDGE, KALMBACH, LOGIE & CO., a RAPIDS. ace eS = ae cw ie ae ck a Bai cr ae MICHIGAN TRADESMAN of the outside of the shoe has reached the standard of a fine art. In the summer shoe for the exacting feminine foot all of these possibilities are worked to their uimost limit by the skllful designer to meet the demands of women. Since colors came helpfully trooping to the front, the glad summer foot has been in its glory. It now 1ejoices in its freedom to make choice among many styles of shoes, but in a wonderful variety of pleasing col- ors as well. And the happy feminine wearer of modern shoes is less troubled with the hygienic doctrines about the welfare of the feet than she is about the numbers of changes she can command; and even the question as to how she shall get comfort for feet during the summer is as nothing in comparison with the more vital problem to her, ‘‘ How shall these feet best retain and display their beauty of symmetry and grace in their cover- ings, and even increase those desirable qualities tenfold?’’ Now, the summer man, if we may be paidoned for suggesting the possibility of the existence of such a being, is aiso rather solicitous about his feet. Perhaps in a different way, because his feet are usually of such ample pro- portions as to preclude the idea that his pride is centered there. ' But his sheos are sometimes things of beauty in a masculine way, and he is not unconscious of this fact. Still, we know that the man who is perpetually conscious of his feet is usu- ally either a coxcomb or a sufferer in tight shoes. A woman is probably solicitous about the laces or buttcns or some disarranged decoration and she is, by reason of her sex, not open to like insinuations. At any rate, our feet and shoes ought always to be in such harmony as to give us no concern beyond a_ pardonable pride in the beauty of their appearance. Sound feet and comfortable footwear permit the rest of the body to labor to advantage while the pedal extremities perform their duties almost automatic ally. Sucb a harmonious and perfect alli- ance between foot and shoe also brings peace of mind to the owner at all sea- sons. Physiologically considered, the needs of the summer foot are somewhat differ- ent from those of the foot in winter. Exceptionally warm weather succeed- ing colder temperature produces in the feet phenomenal effects not unknown to most shoe wearers. Not only do the buds and twigs of trees swell, but the feet enlarge percep- tibly. By the removal of external obstruents, such as atmospheric damp and chilli- ness, the skin, which has long been contracted while out of doors, now be- gins to expand, and the pores open freely ; the last operation alone implies an enlargement of surface, and with this a more vigorous circulation is es- tablished, by which the veins and ar- teries are distended, and the foot puis in a strong claim for more latitude. This is not an unreasonable demand, and if it is disregarded discomfort is the result, But the slightly-enlarged summer shoe need do no discredit to the fem- inine summer foot. It can be a veritable mascot for com- pelling admiration. If there has ever been any doubt as to the existence of such an object as_the summer foot in the masculine ranks of shoe wearers, such doubt has_ been effectually dispelled during the past two summers, Not only has the male biped, despite his professed scorn of foot-attractive- ness, Come out in what were before re- garded as impossible colors for anything but feminine feet, but he now glories in his low-cut tans and maroons, which so daintily display his manly ankle sheathed in blue or ied polka-dot ho- siery, just too lovely for anything. If this sort of masculine vanity in- creases in degree and spreads, the sum- mer girl will soon be at her wits’ end to keep a little in advance of him, by demanding of the shoemaker and the hosier something so strikingly bizarre and exclusively feminine that even the modern Beau Brummel will shrink from adopting it. But, after all, the summer girl's shces will zlways lead those of the dandy be- cause of the latter’s tremendous handi- cap in the matter of feet. These be can never successfully imi- tate. —E. A. Boyden in Boots and Shocs Weekly. ——_> 2. ___— Why He Liked Them. ‘*These pointed-toed shoes,’’ said the common sense man, by way of opening a conversation with the stranger in the smoking compartment of the car, ‘‘are a terrible curse to humanity. They should be abolished by law.’’ ‘‘On the contrary,’’ returned the stranger, ‘‘I think everything possible should be done to encourege the wear- ing of them.’’ “*I take it,’’ suggested the common sense man, after he bad somewhat re- covered from his astonishment, ‘‘that you are a shoe dealer. ’’ ‘‘You are wrong,’’ answered the stranger. ‘‘I am a chiropodist.’’ Aluminum Money Will Increase Your Business. Cheap and Effective. Send for samples and prices. C. H. HANSON, 44 S. Clark St., Chicago. Ill. A CIGAR TRUST ; S. C. W. cigars are NOT made by a trust ® but you can trust S. C. W. cigars. ’ They are sold by all jobbers we can trust, and we trust the dealer whom the jobber can trust will give them a trial. G. J. JOHNSON CIGAR CO., Grand Rapids. a, a, a, 4%, 40, 40, 4Y, 4, 2, dd, dd, dY, 40, 4d, ad, dd, dd, 4¥, 40, 40, 2d, a dd, dd, 4, 4d oC OO OO OLE SO DOLCE SOE ESE DEED a aX we we th i oe es & ah a Cd rc % & % th a Ps e % n od P rd », mg \ @ & a Xe ao 3 This Will at » # IS WI ms & ° a e ¢$ Benefit YOU : », % : Og CC : 0s a, This book teaches farmers to make better butter. Every pound . = s of butter that is better made because of its teaching, benefits the r $e 4% grocer who buys it or takes it in trade. The book is not an adver- ay, a8 , : : : ! @ t& pea tisement, but a practical treatise, written by a high authority on ws butter making. It is stoutly bound in oiled tinen and is mailed : < 4% free to any farmer who sends us one of the coupons which are 2% a packed in every bag of og $ 4% Ww we ‘ lamon rystal 83 a & cm ‘ a, 4 & Butter Salt & we 4% a, Sell the salt that’s all salt and give your customers the means z= ‘ by which they can learn to make gilt-edge butter and furnish them $ ws th with the finest and most profitable salt to put in it. oh a DIAMOND CRYSTAL SALT CO., St. Clair, Mich. : 4% [a & % om Snare hh Saba Sone 6 Soa 6 6h ha oh oh oe SG oS oe 4 oa a gb Ww Ww lay ©, } Php hhh hhh hhh h-hh 944 * NO. 113 Not how cheap but how good. Write for catalogue and prices. THE BELKNAP WAGON CO., Grand Rapids, Mich. PEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE ELE ET EE EEE PEEPLES EE EEE EEE EL EEE EL EET EEE T ET TT x Platform Delivery Wagon _% a pooh oh hhh heh heheheh ep pe epep} + 12 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Fruits and Produce. Some Peculiarities of the Grand Rapids Market. It is noticeable that the Monday mar- ket is coming to be affected by the ob- servance of Sunday more than was the case a few years ago, indicating that there is less of the necessity for Sunday work since the conditions are so much improved. While the offerings are sufficient for the immediate needs of the city, the lessening is great enough to show that the farmers are able to take their needed weekly rest. While the market so far has been sub- stantially a vegetable market, the high prices commanded by berries and other small fruits make them a more impor- tant factor than the relative quantity would indicate. Thecertainty of scarce offerings in peaches has turned the _at- tention of the thrifty housewife to the canning of small fruits, and prices have ruled high all the season and sales have been rapid. It is noticeable that the division of the market into a vegetable and a fruit side is quite pronounced, even in regard to small fruits but, of course, there are more vegetables offered on the fruit side as yet. The observer can not fail to note, in addition to the great profusion of the vegetable offer- ings, the increase in variety. Many articles are being constantly added to supply the increasing demand for vari- ety of dishes. A few years ago a visitor to the market would bave bad no trouble in naming the common and well-known staples which comprised everything in demand. Now, the same visitor, if he has not kept up with the times, will be astonished and puzzled at the profusion of strange looking products which mo- nopolize a considerable portion of the space. So gradual has been the intro- duction of new products that little at- tention is attracted to them, but con- trasting the present with the past will show thai there are material results in the work of the agricultural schools and experimental stations, as well as in the effect of the consular reports and other similar means taken by the Government to add the products of other climes to our means of economy and luxury. It would naturally be thought that a rainy night would be a pretty serious matter for the market; but it is surpris- ing in how little degree the attendance and offerings are affected by the weath- er. Of course, when products are pre- pared they must be taken to market or lost, and people eat regularly whether it rains or not. So, with the best provi- sion for keeping off the moisture obtain- able, they proceed with less regard for the weather than in any other outdoor work, and they find little in the warm rains of midsummer to inconvenience them, except the unpleasantness of the experience and the effort to keep them- selves and their produce as free as pos- sible from the moisture. While in the main the management of the market seems to be giving satisfac- tion, there is neglect in some regards which it is astonishing should be tolerated, especially as the marketmen are taxed sufficiently to meet all ex- ense. The most serious maiter is the lack of care for the streets. The few days of hot, dry weather, on account not only of the market traffic but of the teaming to the garbage mill and the lighting plant, were very productive of dust. Monday morning the dust clouds of filth were so dense that one could not see across the market, and these were borne by the south wind into the restaurant and the produce wagons to an extent that, to characterize it mildly, was decidedly outrageous. The next morning the dust was transformed into a soft mortar which appeared to be more repulsive and unpleasant, but which, in reality, is much less offensive and injurious than when sent in the former shape in the food material all over the city. At the best there is sufficient contamination from the dust of the highways which the farmers can not keep out entirely, but when it comes to opening and exposing the products for hours iz an atmosphere laden with the worst street contamination aided by hun- dreds of standing and moving horses, words fail to properly characterize the situation. It is a commentary on the blind and criminal thoughtlessness not only of officials but of citizens when such conditions are permitted to con- tinue without remark. —_—___~>2 2 _____. Fruit Situation In the Vicinity of South Haven. South Haven, July 21—People will this year get their peaches in small baskets on account of the shortage of the crop. Heretofore peaches have been shipped in fifth baskets. This year the package makers are turning out the off- crop size, which is known as a sixth. R. T. Pierce, a package manufac- turer, says that this year there are not many peaches save at Vineland, N. J, and in California. In Michigan there will be a quarter crop. The cold of last winter killed not only the buds but many of the trees in the territory north of Giand Rapids, Within a few miles of South Haven there are some orchards @| that now promise nearly a full crop. Some of these orchards are owned by S. B. Monroe, A. L. Packard, H. Elken- burg, John Mackey, D. C. Leisenring, R. M. Aylesworth and the Malobne brothers. The first shipment of peaches of the season has just been made. There is a fair crop between Glen Pier and St Joseph. The latter vicin- ity bas the better showing. From Glen Pier to St. Joseph the yellows, the peach-tree disease, has been reduced to 2 per cent. The township yellow com- missioners chop down infected trees without consulting their owners. There is a good crop of plums and pears. Apples along the lake shore have been killed, but two miles back from the shore, where the trees escaped the icy breath of Lake Michigan, the prospects are good. The State at large 1s preparing to market a big crop ol this fruit. Grapes promise a large yield, although in some places the Niagaras were killed last winter. Tne grape industry has grown until it taxes all means of trans- portation in season. Upward of 1,000 carloads from points between Lawton and South Haven were shipped last year. The fruit interests along this line have caused the road to be changed from a narrow to a standard gauge. ‘The fruit country is being greatly de- veloped. Along the Michigan Central, the Chicago & West Michigan and tbe South Haven lines land is being cleared off and set out in fruit. From Covert to South Haven, a distance of eight miles, there has been a transformation— wooded land and swamps have been changed to fruit farms. Near Lake Cora Leonard Shepherd has forty acres, which shows what one man can do with fruit. He borrowed the money to set it out, and in one year he iifted a mortgage of $2,400 and had money in the bank. His land is mostly devoted to grapes and peaches, Edson Woodman is another man who reports good returns from intense farm- ing with an experimental acre of aspar- agus. He expended $25 on seeding, cultivating, gathering, packages, ship- ping and commission. He received $300 in returns from South Water street, Chi- cago. Within the last year or two many Chicago people have made purchases of farms in the vicinity of Lake Cora. A telephone system connects all the farm places of this section, and the fruit shipper may talk with any of his neigh- bors or call up his commission mer- chant on South Water street. ee UR UU ee RO Ue A ee 8 q Ship your BUTTER AND EGGS to R. HIRT, Jr., Detroit, Mich. 34 and 36 Market Street, 435-437-439 Winder Street. 4 Cold Storage and Freezing House in connection. Capacity q 75 carloads. Correspondence solicited. Pe ae ae ae eee ee ee a a ee ae oR Ne ae me Om Mees am Ce ee POTTLITZER BROS. FRUIT CoO., COMMISSION MERCHANTS IN FRUITS OF ALL DESCRIPTION Also POTATOES, CABBAGE, ONIONS AND APPLES In Carload Lots. Our motto: Quick sales and prompt remittance. LAFAYETTE, IND. FT. WAYNE, IND. ORORORTOROROROEORORORONOCROROROHOROROTCHOROHOROROEO MOSELEY BROTHERS 26 to 32 Ottawa Street, Grand Rapids, Mich., Carry Large Stock of all kinds Field Seeds. Fill Orders . quick. Right prices. If not receiving our quotations on Seeds, write us. WATERMELONS AND LEMONS PRICES LOW. SEND ORDERs. MILLER & TEASDALE - WATERMELONS CARLOTS ONLY. ST. LOUIS, MO. I have a steady local demand for fancy Eggs and good table Butter and am prepared to pay the highest market price for same. Quotations on application. I solicit consignments of Honey, Veal and Live Poultry and pay top prices for best stock. 98 South Division St., Grand Rapids vy The Hercules Ventilated Barrels Just the barrels in which to ship apples, potatoes, oniens, vegetables or anything that requires venti- lation. e furnish the barrels to you knock-down in bundles, thereby making a great saving in freight. Fourth-class freight rates apply in less than car lots. One boy can set up from 75 to 100 barrels per day, and with your first order for 500 barrels we furnish free our setting-up outfit, or we charge you $3 for it and refund the $3 when you have purchased 500 barrels. The Hercules been endorced by all prominent fruit and produce commission men in Chicago and is considered the very best barrel for shipping any — requiring ventilation. Our prices f. o. b. Chicago are: 100, heads and hoops complete, knock-down, 22v. 300, heads and hoops complete, knock-down, 21c. @ ‘oo, heads and hoops complete, knock-down, 20c. e etting up outfit included. We can make prompt shipments. For further particulars and sample barrel address Hercules Woodenware Co., 293 W. 20th Place, Chicago, Ill. aah hb hhh hi bb bp bp bp bp bp bp bp bp bn tp by by hp hh bbb bbb bp hhththbthbbb dbGGGoGoeoe AAA, AAA AA AAA ADA A hb hb hd hbhbbbbbh bdbbbbbobr>e GOV GVVVUST VUVVVUVUUVU UU VUE QGOOOOOD GOV V OVO UG VU OVC STO VFI VG ITT CT OC OCTS TIT UU I one MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 13 Observations by a Gotham Egg Man. There is one feature of the egg situa- tion that is causing some comment and that is the persistency of shippers in storing heated eggs. It is argued that such a course, if followed, will result detrimentally to the sale of spring eggs this fall. As there is little likelihood of heated eggs selling to better advan- tage then than now, the storing of them is wrong and will surely act as a wet blanket on sale of spring stock later. Sbippers on the other hand claim that the eggs cost them so much that unless they can at least sell so as to come out even the goods must be stored. One large receiver in speaking of the matter said: ‘‘I will not handle eggs for any- one now. unless I am authorized to sell. The idea that heated eggs must bring top price is foolish, and I don’t want to handle stock that I must store for ship- pers’ account, as I know there is noth- ing to be gained by so doing. If ship- pers can’t purchase eggs in the country during these warm months at a price that will permit them (o sell now, they should leave them alone.’’ It is also stated that one reason for the good egg market last fall was due largely to the absence of inferior quality of storage eggs, such as there would have been had heated eggs been stored last summer. ee I was talking with a large buyer about the losses on eggs and he pulled out of his pocket a memorandum of various samples which he had recently exam- ined, and which he explained as fol- lows: ‘‘That lot represents nearly 300 cases and my candlers make them lose five dozen and eight eggs to the case. One of these lots loses over six dozen to the case and I sent them back in a burry. I will not bother with stock of that kind even if the balance of the eggs are fine. Just see what it means to take out 150 cases when the loss runs between six and seven dozen. Here is a lot of 247 cases that lose a little over four dozen ; that mark of 96 cases is better, the loss showing 3 dozen and 2 eggs. Some of these are from regular shippers and from the best sections—Indiana, Ohio and Michigan. There is one lot here of 123 cases that will not lose much over 2 dozen, and at this season of year I call them fine eggs. I can’t account for there being so many poor eggs, un- less it is that the weather has beer so wet. Hot weather alone does not seem tu bave the same effect that is apparent in wuch of the stock. A few shippers are trying to select and grade closely enough to give us some marks of fancy eggs, and I hope quotations for these will be kept up so as to keep them com- ing this way. There is no use in other markets getting fine stock, and having the trash loaded on us. Let the poor eggs go to cheap trade at whatever they are worth and I'll guarantee that fine stock wil) bring a good price.”’ + + * The egg inspection department of the Exchange has had its hands full of work for a week or two past. The in- spector and his deputy have been called to examine a great deal of stock,the de- fective quality of so many of the well- known packings making it advisable to send an official report to the shippers. Repeated questions have been coming up as to the duties of the inspectors un- der various circumstances, and the Egg Committee recently issued the following instructions : Inspections shall be made only where there are suitable facilities for the same; not on transportation lines nor in cold storage. Refrigerator eggs shall not be in- spected until they have been out of cold storage long enough to have passed the Sweating period. Appiicants for inspection must state the number of lots and number of cases in each lot, at time of application, and inspectors must insert the same in cer- tificates. Entire lots to be inspected shall be shown to the Inspector before he marks samples for inspection. The entire sample must be marked before opening, on the end to be in- spected, by the Inspector or Deputy, and shall be placed where the inspec- tion is to be made, in a manner to pre- vent cases being changed. Inspectors may, when requested, mark samples of a carlot on dock, or in cold storage, which may be taken to store for inspection, 2nd a certificate issued on the entire car. If a portion of a car (not a sample marked by an inspector) be taken to store and inspection requested, it shall be inspected as a lot by itself, and cer- tificate issued accordingly. When a lot consists of less than 50 cases, the number inspected shall be only in proportion to the rule for 50 cases, Unofficial inspection of eggs may be made by the inspectors, in which whole cases may be candled instead of half cases, and a memorandum given of the good, half-loss, loss and short, with mention of the priucipal kinds in _half- loss and loss. Unofficial inspections shall not be made when there are applications for official inspections on file. All applications must be filed in the order received, and receive attention in regular order. 7 * The suling quotations for eggs do not indicate the full vaiue of really fine new- laid stock. The bulk of the eggs now arriving are affected by heat, and no dealer can guarantee to the buyer that the eggs he gets are all fresh. He may get a good average lot for 15c, or a bet- ter one for 16 or 18c, but in order to feel sure he has something that will come out all right at the table be must pay 20 or 23c. The higher prices are not quoted because only a very small portion of the receipts is good enough to command those figures. ‘‘Why not give a quotation for the different grades?’’ was asked of a large receiver. ‘*Well, you see, I am getting certain marks of eggs from the West all the time, and while they are as good as any others that come to market in a large way, they can not be strictly fresh at this time of year. These we return for at the ruling market price’ If we sent out a quotation for new laid, our ship- pers would think it strange that we did not return them within six or seven cents of the top price. When the weather be- comes cooler this great inequality will partiaily disappear.’? The scarcest thing on the market at fresent isa really fresh egg.—New York Produce Review. Her Disadvantage. ‘*T can’t understand,’’ said the great financier to his beautiful young type- writer, ‘‘wby you feel warranted in ask- ing me to pay you a larger salary than the young fellow employed by our vice- president gets for doing the same kind of work.”’ She permitted her long curling lashes to veil her eyes and a wave of color mounted to her soft, round cheeks. ‘‘Well,’’ she said at last, in low, sweet tones, ‘‘I think I am justified in mak- ing the demand. I admit that the young man you have referred to does fully as much work as I do, and yet—and yet—’’ ‘*Yes, yes,’’ the old gentleman urged ; ‘*go on; give me your reason.’’ **Well,’’ she half whispered, ‘‘he can put his feet up on the desk when he gets tired.’’ STROUP & CARMER, #.2rsamcs Wholesale Produce and Commission. — We solicit consignments of Produce. Butter and Eggs handled on commission or bought on track at shipping point. Write for prices. REFERENCES: Grand Rapids National Bank, Grand Rapids, Mich. Ithaca Savings Bank, Ithaca, Mich. F. E. Durfee & Co., Perrinton, Mich. R. G. Dun & Co. Agency. Bradstreet Agency. J. W. LANSING, WHOLESALE DEALER IN BUTTER AND EGGS BUFFALO, N. Y. Iam the only exclusive Butter and Egg house in Buffalo. Handle no perishable goods such as vegetables, berries, etc., to conflict with my Butter and Egg trade, which I keep up toa high grade with complete modern equipments for handling such. I am able to get you for your Butter and Eggs all the market will guarantee, giving it my per- sonal attention Correspondence and shipments solicited. REFERENCES: Buffalo Cold Storage Co., Buffalo, N, Y. Peoples Bank, Buffalo, N. Y. Dun or Bradstreet. Michigan Tradesman. ee DOQDQDODOQOQOODOQOGQOOQOODODODOQOOQOOO©DOQOQOOGO® ©) Vinkemulder Company Jobbers of Fruits and Vegetables This represents a small corner of our establishment, as it appears twice a day—morning and afternoon—after receiving our fresh supplies from the market gardeners and fruit growers, to meet the requirements of our numer- GOGQOOOOO© HOODOO « ous customers. If you are not on our list of patrons, and wish to do busi- ness with the leading house in the fruit and produce line, we invite you to write for our weekly price list and give us your standing order for daily or weekly shipments. CIGARS STANDARD CIGAR CO, Cleveland, Ohio. TURLOW WEED: $70 per rn. TGR FOE RES Tradesman Company Rf Grand Rapids. 14 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Getting the People Some Good Advertising and Some Not So Good. F. E. Boosinger, of Boosinger Bros., East Jordan, writes me as follows: We are very much interested in your department, Getting the People, and are thankful to get such valuable infor- mation. We send you copy of the En- terprise, containing our advertisement. Kindly criticise it. The submitted occupies twelve inches across four columns, The wording is fairly good, although it lacks vim and snap, but the arrangement is poor. There are too many display lines and too many kinds of type used. The measure in which the body-type is set is far too wide. It is a safe rule never to set pica or smaller type to a wider measure than four inches, as a long line of small type is bard for the eye to fol- low. I would suggest to Mr. Boosinger a style of advertisement something like this: the general body-type of the average newspaper to give the necessary amount Special July Sale. From Thursday July 13 untilthe close of the month, prudent folks will find many economical chances; all goods are modestly priced at our store but these prices upset all ideas as to usual values- They're extremely unusual, for instance,— Muslins. Three brands first-class un- bleached Muslin, fine, medium and heavy all at 5 cents. Heavy bleached Muslin 6 cents. Prints, Ete... 1,217 yds. Light Calico, 3% cents. 3,816 yds. Fancy prints (in- cluding blacks, blues & Grays.) Apron Check Ginghams 3cents Lot wide percales 6% cents yard. Lot best yard wide percales 9% cents. ‘Wash Dress Goods. Lot of Challies, Dimities, Cords, etc., 4% cents. 2 pieces figured Pique7 cents (formerly 10c and 123¢c.) Dress Goods. Without reserve our Dress Goods stock will be offered at 20 per cent discount from regu- lar prices. This meansa saving of 20 cents on every Slinthis depart- ment. Shirt Waists. Lot No. lat29cents, Lot No.2 at 39 cents, mostly this year's goods and are decided bargains. If we offer you an article for 9c worth 12c you may be assured that our reason for so doing is be- cause we want your 9c, or the roomthe goods oc- cupy. Come early, Come often and buy liberally. JOHN YORK. BOOSINGER BROTHERS For Your Convenience We have put into service a brand new, up-to-date delivery wagon, which will save you th: trouble of carrying your goods home. dence of the way this store anticipates and provides for your wants. It’s just another evi- ours. $1.50 to $3 A new lot just in | from Edson, Moore “Newland” In Taffeta, Fine Silk Gros Grain, and Siks. | Table oe Umbrellas sticks ae! | inens “oo... ae — oe oe See eee —the season’s novelty. Prices the maker’s guarantee—and range from soc to $1.50—ster- ling values at every figure. Money back on every one that | Napkins to match the better doesn’t give entire satisfaction. | kind, $2.25 to $4 a dozen. \1-3 Off Backward _ season, d a determination Shoes {> to keep our stock fresh and clean is the cause of this reduction. All our Walk- ing Shoes, including the Pin- gree & Smith and Meyer lines are being sold at two-thirds their former prices. (Prices here) New vine 7 BOOSINGER BROTHERS While the style and arrangement of this advertisement are not particularly original, they present an improvement over the other form, in that the matter is arranged so that the display lines balance each other, giving the adver- tisement a much better appearance. Space does not permit of an entire re- vision of the advertisement, but by fol- lowing out the suggestion Mr. Boosin- ger will not only produce more attract- ive advertisements, but also save con- siderable space. Even where space is inexpensive, as it is in most papers of limited circulation, it does not pay to waste it. Use as much as you need to secure proper display, and not an inch more, * * * Bellevue, July 14—-I send you a few specimen advertisements, also the B-lle- vue Gazette of this week, showing our advertisement for this month. The typo- graphical work in this office is poor, and one price was left out of our ad- vertisement, but what we want to know about is the write-up part. The circu- lars we put in customers’ packages. Go for these as hard as you have a mind to; we print them and do the whole thing. Joun H. York. The advertisement in the Gazette has only one fault that I can see, and that is that the heading is not prominent enough. If it were set in the same style of type as the signature, it would make a decidedly stronger appearance. I am strongly opposed to the use of open- faced type in newspaper work. The basic principle of display is contrast. It is used for the purpose of making certain points prominent. Open-faced type too nearly approaches the tone of of contrast and, consequently, is out of place for the purpose of display. I notice that Mr. York says that this is his advertisement for this month. if he only changes his copy once a month, be is making a mistake, and I believe I have said enough in this department al- ready to convince him of the fact that an advertisement should be changed with every issue of the paper. The circulars Mr. York sends me are very cyeditable, both in the matter and the typographical work. They would be much improved, however, by the addition of a few prices. You may harp on quality all you please, but the aver- age woman is more interested in prices than in anything else. And it is quite possible to create the impression, by means of your advertising, that your goods are not*cnly high as to quality, but low as to price, as well. a Ludington, July 14—Under separate cover we send one of our advertisements for criticism. We want to know our mistakes. OLNEY & AUBERY. The advertisement is reproduced here- with, Outside of the too-common fault of having too many styles of type, it is decidedly good. - It is earnest and for- cible, and drives its points home vig orously. Except in the matter of dis- play, I can see no point in which it could be bettered. As I said last week, it is possible for every live local ietailer to adopt a dis- tinctive type-style, even it be has to purchase the type himself. The man who has advertisements which are easily distinguishable from the rest of the ad- vertisements in the paper is sure of gaining the attention of the public. If his advertisement sticks out so promi- nently by reason of its ‘‘differentness, ’’ he can afford to use smaller spaces, so that in a short time his outlay oa type will have paid for itself. As an_ illus- Men's, Boys’ and Children’s Clothing Sale, WF | Dress Goods Sale @ Shirt Waist Sale still goes merrily on, and you are very foolish # you do not profit by it. If you can make $1.00 on the investment of $4.00, you will make the investment as soon as possible. We are offering you that chance, but you do not have to invest $4.00, only $3.00, for we are giving you $4.00 worth of goeds for $3.00, Can you find a better investment? ' Mei's $15-Suits se4 worth every, eet $11.25 Here is a chance to make $3.75; do you know of a better paying investment? The goods are staple and good any time of the year. ae A SUS00 BONE. FOR $9.00 A $10.00 SUIT................ -FOR 37.50 A $500 SUIT...) se2e2 FOR $3.75 Can -you earn $1.25 any easier? A day’s wages saved fh 15 minutes by buying your Clothing at this sale. All Novelty Dress. Goods at One-Fourth Off, saving you 25 cents on every yard of $1.00 Novelty Dress Goods, saving $1.50 on a dress of 6 yards, 18] cents on every yard of 76 cent goods, 124 cents on every yard of 50 cent goods. Don’t you think it cheaper to buy these goods at a sale than to wait til! later when they are sold at fall prices? Even if you do not want to make them up till fall, they will earn money for you every day they are on your shelves. “Money Saved is Money Earned.” = We have got to make room for our fall and win- 2 ter goods; that is why we are selling these goods at = 1-4 off.We are the losers, you who buy are the gainers. 4 Olney & Aubery = Fe | Er Fe a x E E Er a ES x a x 3 a x ¥ a a a a z 4 x x ig ig x x a # sg x j SP Se hhidiherkher ener rere tration: A local retailer in Grand Rap- ids who has been running a 2-inch ad- vertisement in one of the papers adopted my suggestion of using a spe- cially-designed border on his advertise- ment. He had been using preferred position in the paper, at an advance of 25 per cent over regular rates, but when he adopted the new border he found his advertisement was so strong that he could afford to let it go in ‘‘run of paper,’’ at a saving of 20 per cent. on his bills. That border will pay for it- self in a few more issues, and after that it will save money for him. Anda good strong type-style, even if it costs a few dollars at first, will do the same thing for any merchant who is alive enough to try it. * * * I am glad to see the readers of the Tradesman are beginning to take ad- vantage of the opportunities given them in this column and trust that each week will bring its quota of specimens. From present appearances, I shall not be able to answer all enquiries the same week they are received and, in fact, I am obliged to leave one letter unan- swered this week, as my space is limited. W. S. HAMBURGER. ——_-~>_0 > ____ Why They Couldn’t Agree. ‘‘Gentlemen of the jury, have you agreed upon a verdict?’’ asked the judge. ‘*We have not,’’ replied the foreman, ‘‘and what’s more we never will be able to. You see, judge,’’ he added con- fidentially, ‘‘it’s just this way: When the lawyer for the defense got through talking we were unanimously of the opinion that his client should be ac- quitted and the prosecuting attorney disbarred, if not hanged, and when we had heard the prosecuting attorney we decided that the prisoner was guilty and his lawyer ought to get twenty years in the penitentiary as well. Then you gave us about forty-five minutes of in- structions and we were up in the air, so to speak, and so confused that we have been unable to agree upon avytbing ex- cept that both attorneys ought to be con- victed.’’ He Had. ‘*Have you ‘Married in Haste?’ ’’ she asked of the young man behind the counter in the book store. ‘‘IT have,’’ he replied, ‘‘but it’s all right now. I was divorced at leisure.’’ 5) UL Sls as tina On Fea aa eS \ i HEMLOCK BARK MICHIGAN BARK & LUMBER CO., Ww Bark measured promptly by ex- perienced men, no novices em- ployed to guess atit. Top prices paid in Cash. Call on or write HS. +. rN 27 and 528 Widdicomb Bidg., ies * Grand Rapids, Michigan. MICHIGAN TRADESMAN aaa E ENE DIDO DIP O SOOO ISO IPO POP IS ODO! Dod Mhowy 1, 1899. Messrs. Phipps, Penoyer & Co., Saginaw, W.S., Mich., Gentlemen—Your favor announcing the arrival in good order of car Hemmeter's Champion shipped you June 22 to hand. We take this opportunity of again thanking you for the energetic manner in which you are widening the territory and increasing the sale of our goods. We note the probability of your needing another car in the near future and would ask, in view of the large demand now made on us for the Champion, that you give us as much notice as possible. Awaiting your further commands, we are Respectfully yours, The He oe AVA GAVIA 29 aGa Ga Gayo 20 ©: BSD SOI SS PUSS OOO POSS POD OPOeS 16 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Why They Couldn’t Go Back to Indiana. Written for the TRADESMAN. It was midsummer. The hot July sun was sending down its almost vertical rays upon the drought-siricken country. In every direction over the weary ex- panse of level prairie the air quivered and boiled. The earth in many places showed great heat cracks as if it were gasping for something to drink. Oc- casionally a column of dust might be seen traveling with stately ease across the dry fields. By the side of the road, which stretched its brown and dusty length for miles before the eye, a little unpainted frame house sizzled in the sun. The pitch in the pine siding of the house stood out in warts, and here and there wormed its sticky way down- ward to the ground. There wasn’ta tree within twelve miles and the only green thing about was a stunted gera- nium plant growing in a tin tomato can which stood in one of the windows of the forlorn house. Inthe shade of a di- lapidated straw shed a short distance from the house an old grey horse stood stamping his feet and switching his tail in a vain attempt to keep off the flies. At a well just beyond the shed several younger horses, with ears laid back, were disputing possession of the water- trough with two gaunt-looking cows. A motherly-looking woman, with her sleeves rolled above her elbows, was drawing water for the thirsty stock. Every now and then when one of the horses with a vicious snap would fright- en the timid cows away the woman would remonstrate with, ‘‘Here you, Blackie! jest keep yer teeth to yerself; there’s plenty o’ room fer all of ye. Hi there, Mag! ef ye don’t quit a bitin’ I'll take a gad to ye. Fer the land sakes!’’ exclaimed the woman, as she looked iato the full bucket she had just drawn, ‘‘thet water’s roily. I hope to the Lord this well ain’t a goin’ to peter out an’ dry up like the creek has. What on earth ’d we do ef thet sh’d happen, I'd like to know,’’ and she set the bucket down unemptied on the corner of the wellcurb. ‘‘Lord,’’ continued the woman, still thinking aloud, ‘*h’ain’t we cum through enough yit?’’ She clasped her hands and rested them on the edge of the bucket. ‘*Thar warn’t no wheat nor thar warn’t no corn last year. The chintzbugs they e’t up the wheat an’ the hot winds they burnt up the corn. Thar warn't no gardin’ *ceptin’ a few ‘taters 't I eriegated frum the well here. Thar warn't nuthin’ *ceptin’ a little wild bay—’nough to keep the stock frum starvin’ durin’ the winter—an’ thet wuz all. Then them pesky coyotes got into the chicken coop an’ e’t up all o’ the layin’ hens. An’ then, as ef thet warn’t ’nough, my Bill, he had to go an’ run off an’ leave father an’ me here to worry our hearts out a lookin’ an’ a longin’ fer him to come back er to send us word whar he wuz. I wonder whar he is now. I wonder ef he knows thet I think of him every min- ute o’ the day, an’ thet I pray fer him every night an’ mornin’, an’ thet I wish, O how I wish, he’d come back! But, land sakes! thar ain't no use a wishin’. He’s ben gone a’most a year now an’ ef wishin’ 'd a brung him back he'd a ben here long ago. I told father *twarn’t no use a lettin’ Bill go to work in the village store, ’t we couldn't spar him fer good, an’ that '‘twould only make him d’sat’sfied when summer come an’ we had to hev him back on the farm. ’Twarn’t no sort o’ use fer me to argue. Bill he wanted to go, an’ father he said 'twould be an’ edication fer him, ez good ez goin’ to school, an’ ez long’s Crawford wanted Bill, an’ ’ud pay him twelve dollars a month an’ his board, ’t he’d ought to go. 'Twas jest es I said, though—when we iuck Bill out o’ the store, a year ago this last spring, he jes’ couldn’t stan’ farm work ro more. An' thet made father mad, an’ he licked him, an’ then Bill left us. Lord! I’d be willin’ to hev this well go dry—I’d be willin’ t’ stan’ a’most anything ef my boy’d only come back to me.’’ Overcome with the intensity of her longing, the woman buried her face in her hands and burst into tears. ‘“‘Come, come, Mary, cryin’ ain’t a goin’ to help it,’’ exclaimed a big, ro- bust farmerish-looking man whose ap- proach had been unnoticed by the wom- an. ‘‘Tnings is bad, I know; but ef the wust comes to the wusi we kin put the bows an’ canvas onto the wagin’ an’ go back to dear ol’ Injiany, whar they don’t hev none o’ this heart-burnin’ fer a drop er two o’ rain.’”’ ‘‘William,’’ burst out the womar, ‘‘thet’s jes’ the very thing thet we can’t never do! We jes’ got to stay right here an’ grin an’ bear it an’ wait.’’ ‘*Thet’s jes’ whar yer calkilatin’s off, Mary—we don’t hev to stay. We don't owe nuthin’ to nobody, the place is paid fer an’ thar’s $75 in the ol’ china teapot in the cupboard. Besides, I kin git work fer myself an’ team on the way ef we run short o’ funds—I saw ye a leanin’ on the well here when I wuz t’other side o’ the creek yonder, an’ I knew ye wuz a thinkin’ an’ a wishin’ an’ a cryin’; an’ I ‘bout made up my min’ 't we’d pull out o’ here an’ leave it fer what the Lord A’ mighty always in- tended it—the coyotes, the prairie dogs an’ the jack rabbits.’’ ‘‘Leave it!’’ exclaimed the woman, her voice sharpened by a note of fear; ‘‘an’ then some night when it’s quiet an’ silent ez the grave here, when thar’s nothin’ breakin’ the stiliness but the how! of a coyote an’ the sound o’ the wind ez it steals over the prairie, our boy might wander back! No, William, we Can't go, we can’t go—not until Bill comes back !”’ Mac ALLAN. AMERICAN CARBIDE GO., Lit Jobbers of Calcium Carbide and all kinds of Acetylene Gas Burners Distributing agents for The Electro Lamp Co.’s especially prepared Carbide for bicycle and por- table lamps, in 1, 2 and 3 pound cans. 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The Bruce Generator, when left to do its own work, will not blow off or waste the gas. 8. Not least, but greatest. Our Purifier takes out all moisture and impurities from the gas, making it impossible for pipes to clog up or the burners to choke up and smoke. It is extremely simple and is sure. 4- Our Gasometer has no labor to perform, thus insuring forks, < + J . i. American Carbide Co., oifice*and factory, 185 tu e87 West 3d Street, St. Paul, Mian. MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 17 Commercial Travelers Michigan Knights of the Grip. President, Cuas. L. STEvVENs, Ypsilanti; Secre- tary, J. C. SaunpErs, Lansing; Treasurer, O. C. GouLp. Saginaw, Michigan Commercial Travelers’ Association. President, James E. Day, Detroit; Secretary and Treasurer, C. W. ALLEN Detroit. United Commercial Travelers of Michigan. Grand Counselor, Jno. A. Murray, Detroit; Grand Secretary, G. S. Vatmong, Detroit; Grand Treasurer, W. S. Mzst, Jackson. Grand Rapids Council No. 131. Senior Counselor, D. E. KEYEs; Secretary-Treas- urer, L. F. BAKER. Regular meetings—First Saturday of each month in Council] Chamber in McMullen block. Michigan Commercial Travelers’ Mutual Acci- dent Association. President, J. Boryp PantTLINp, Grand Rapids; oa nag and Treasurer, Gzo. F. OwEN, Grand pids. Lake Superior Commercial Travelers’ Club. President, F. G. Truscorr, Marquette; Secretary and Treasurer, A. F. Wixson, Marquette. Gripsack Brigade. Charles F. Ballard (National Biscui Co.) suffered a stroke of paralysis at St. Louis July 14 which deprives him of the use of his left side. He has the full use of his right arm and limb and ex- pects to recover the use of his left side in the course of two or three weeks. F. A. LeSuer’s smiles are now to be seen through the Cashier’s window at the First National Bank of Charlotte. Customers, former fellow travelers and friends generally miss Mr. LeSuer’s visits and companionship, but all are giad to kuzow that one of their number bas been so successful on retiring from the road. D. A. Harrison (Farrand, Williams, & Clark, Detroit) was in Albion one day last week. Just what relation he is to William Henry we have not figured out, but we know he came from the same stock, as he is always cool headed, never in a_ hurry, always has time for everything, making friends and sales while others make many towns and quick time. The Tradesman has 2 serious dis- closure to make this week concerning one of the oldest and most respecied traveling mer residing in this city. L. M. Mills (Morrison, Plummer & Co.) recently went to Ottawa Beach with the Bradley Rifles, of which his sonisa member, and took a week’s respite from business cares and _ responsibilities—an almost unbeard-of dissipation for so se- date and energetic a gentleman. The charge of bad faith made against the captain of the Grand Rapids Trav- eling Men’s Baseball Club by the erst- while captain of the Kalamazoo Club is of so serious 2 nature that an investiga- tion should be instituted at once to de- termine the exact facts in the contro- versy. If the captain of the Grand Rap- ids Club is guilty of the charge pre- ferred by the erstwhile captain of the Kalamazoo Club, he should be drummed out of the Grand Rapids Club in dis- grace, in which case he would probably be elected captain of the Kalamazoo Club, which appears to have 2 penchant for changing captains every week. New Orleans Times-Democrat: ‘‘My business takes me into a great many small towns,’’ remarked a drummer the other evening, ‘‘and while loafing with the natives, who debate the fate of na- tions and carve their monograms on cracker boxes in corner groceries, I hear lots of good old stories, furbished up, retrimmed, dyed, scoured, polished and practically as good as new. There are six or eight of these yarns that I have learned to look upon as old friends, and it warms my heart when | meet them, no matter what local dis- guise they happen to be wearing. A few days ago, for instance, I happened into a strange town in Ohio and felt frightfully bored and lonesome until a storekeeper began to tell me a story about a lawyer named Googan in a place up the road. ‘Hewas a trifling kind of a chap,’ said the storekeeper, ‘and one day he heard of a doctor in New York that had a scheme for taking out the no-account part of a fellow’s brain and replacin’ it with first-class thinkin’ ma- chinery. Knowing that everybody re- garded him as a blamed fool, Googan concluded to go off on the quiet and get fixed up. So he scooted for New York and when he got there the doctor told him that his brain was petrified, hard as a rock, but he promised to make him a new one that he could think with and told him to come back in six months and have it put in. Googan promised, but when the time arrived he didn't show up, and the doctor wrote him a letter. ‘‘I have your brain all ready,’’ he said; ‘‘come and get it.’’ ‘‘It ain't necessary,’’ Googan wrote back; ‘‘I've been ‘lected to the Legislature.’’’ “Thank you kindly,’ says I to the store- keeper when he conciuded ; ‘I feel per- fectly at home now.’ He looked a little puzzled, but consented to join me in some nerve tonic.”’ —__»0-+____ To Sell Eggs By Weight. ‘‘An act to further amend the weights and measures act of Canada’’ has been introduced in the House of Commons, designed to fix the weights at which eggs shall be sold in the Dominion. It provides that ‘‘unless otherwise special- ly agreed upon between the buyer and seller, eggs shall be sold by weight, and the weight equivalent to a dozen shall be one pound and a half.’’ This is the weight demanded by the British market, which is equal to 15 pounds to the ‘long hundred.’’ which is ten dozen. At present, eggs are usually bought by the dozen as they come to hand, and only those which are up to the demand of the British market in size are sent there, which leaves the smaller eggs to be used at home or be seat to the min- ing or other Canadian markets. While an act of parliament can not be ex- pected to enlarge a hen’s egg mould, the proposed law will, if carried out, induce poultry keepers to do away with the hens and breeds of hens that lay small eggs, and keep only those for egg pro- duction which shell out the prope; sized hen fruit. The author of the bill, referring to it in a letter, said: ‘‘The bill is not interded to interfere with the sale of eggs by the farmers to the egg dealers, but to regulate the sale of eggs bought at a distance, as there is often difficulty in deciding wkat a standard dozen of eggs means. This bill defines the standard as_ between local dealers and dealers at a distance in this coun- try, but principally in the British mer- ket.’’ ——___2se._—__ Yearns For Other Worlds to Conquer. Having led the Grand Rapids Travei- ing Men’s Baseball Team to victory on two consecutive occasions, Geo. Rys- dale now yearns for other worlds to con- quer, and, in furtherance of his ambi- tion, he sends the Tradesman the fol- lowing communication: Will you kindly insert in the Trades- man some kind of a challenge to the Jackson, Lansing and Saginaw traveling men for a game of ball, to be played any Saturday they may name. You know how to fix up such an article bet- ter than I. Will consider this a great favor. GEO. RYSDALE, Manager Grand Rapids Traveling Men’s Baseball Team. > ____ Some people are better when they are sick than at any other time. Tender Tribute to the Tireless Trav- eler. The traveling fraternity is composed of what a great many people call drum- mers, and in the estimation of a few people, the drummer is a conglomera- tion of the confidence man, lightning- rod peddler and the book agent, with a through pass and his baggage check for the lower regions. I remember a little incident that happened down in Adrian a few years ago that illustrates the opinion some people have of us. There lived beside me an old Methodist minis- ter. He and his dear old wife had taken their only grandson to raise. He was a handsome little fellow of more than ordinary intelligence. The old minister would often take him around to his neighbors and iell them what a smart and noble man Willie was going to make. As the little boy grew to be five or six years old the grandfather be- came very anxious to know just what profession Willie would jollow when turned out on his own resources. He had often heard the old adage about the Bible, etc., so he prepared a small table in the middle of the room and placed on it a silver dollar, a small Bible and a bottle of whisky. He called the old grandmother in and said to her, ‘‘I am going to find out what profession our little boy is going to follow; if he should take the Bible, he will be a great Methodist bishop; if he should take the dollar he will make a banker or a shrewd business man ; but, God forbid, if he should take the bottle of whisky, he will te a saloon keeper and a drunk- ard;’’ so they placed Willie in the room, and they took their position be- hind the door to watch him. He walked directly up to the table, took the bottle of whisky, looked at it, took the cork out, took a drink and shoved it down in his pocket. Then picked up the dollar and looked at it and put it in his pocket. He tben walked around to the other side of the table and took the Bible, turned over a few leaves, closed it up and put it under his arm and started across the room. With tears rolling down the old man’s cheeks he at once fell to his knees and commenced praying to the good Lord to have mercy on his grandchild. The old lady stood in amazement, and finally asked the old gentleman what was wrong. He said, ‘*T never thought he would come to this. I thought perhaps he might be a saloon keeper or a drunkard. He has drunk the whisky, put the money in his pocket and started off with the Bible under: his arm—this isa sure sign that he is going to be a drummer.’’ As time advances and the people be- come more enlightened, they realize that the drummer is not such a monster after all. Competition has become so strong that the successful traveling man of to- day must have more qualifications than our brothers of forty years ago. He must be a man of excellent business ability, must possess intelligence and morality and be a gentleman at all times, The traveling men of Michigan rep- resent the best citizenship of the State, and constitute a mighty force, not only in trade and commerce, but in the so- cial and political affairs of the State and nation. They are men of recognized ability and intelligence, whose counsel and friendship is sought, cnd whose opposi- tion is dreaded. They have attained a position in the business world that makes them as much of a factor as_ the doctor, the lawyer, the politician or the banker. To raise the standard of our fraternity higher should be the aspira- tion of every true Knight of the Grip. Let us bridge the chasms between capi- tal and labor and raise above them the arches of friendship, love and truth. Capital has built up large manufactur- ing institutions, which give employment to thousands of honest laboring men and women, and this makes our nation pros- perous and great. It isthe lot of the drummer to leave his home and kiss his wife and baby good-bye, take his sam- ples and traverse this broad land and introduce the products of our manufac- turers to the consumers. But for him many of our large institutions would not be in existence, and the products of others would be moulding on the shelves or sleeping in the warehouse. I have long been convinced of the fact that the traveling men have the best ot the land. Our excellent taste and good judgment have become proverbial and are displayed with especial ability in the selection of our wives and sweethearts. We admire the good and the beautiful and this accounts for the fact that many of our handsomest women are the wives and sweethearts of the traveling men. Such prizes are not drawn in the mat- rimonial market by accident; our good fortune is accounted for on the theory that we make first-class husbands. We all believe that woman is the queen of social nobility, the flower of rarest beauty, whose fragrance is designed to perfume the pathway of human life. Burns was right when he said, He tried on man the apprentice hand, And then he made the lassie. F. D. ROBERTS. a Has Nothing to Do With the Meals at Edmore. Grand Kapids, July 22—The party writing over the name of Traveler in the Tradesman of July Ig is in error in sup- posing that the D., G. R. & Ww. Rail- road Company has any connection with the restaurants or hotels along the line of our road. Supper is never furnished at Edmore except on special request of some passenger. ‘The company has an arrangement with the hotel at Alma by which meals are furnished on the cars, but at no other place. I know nothing by personal experience of the character of the meals furnished at Edmore, but I have heard that they are not of the highest grade. Cuas. M. HEALD, President. a Most people like to be called bad in a laughing sort of a way. CHECK PERFORATOR Protect Your Checks. Perforates any part of the check, top, bottom or center, and fills per- forations with Acid Proof Ink. Positive protection. Full nick- eled. Price $5. Sent on ten days’ approval, or delivered free for cash. SCHOOL & OFFICE SUPPLY CO. Jobbers in Stationery and School Supplies Grand Rapids, Michigan. REMODELED HOTEL BUT_ER Rates, $1. I..M. BROWN, PROP. Washington Ave. and Kalamazoo St., LANSING. HOTEL WHITCOMB ST. JOSEPH, MICH. A. VINCENT, Prop. Taggart, Knappen & Denison, PATENT ATTORNEYS _ 811-817 Mich. Trust Bldg., - Grand Rapids + Patents Obtained. Patent Litigation Attended To in Any American Court. 18 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Drugs--Chemicals MICHIGAN STATE BOARD OF ee A. C. ScHUMACHER, Ann Arbor - Dec. 31, 1899 Gro. GunpRumM, Ionia -_ - - . 31, 1900 L. E. REYNOLDS, St. Joseph - Dec. 31, 1901 Heney Herm, Saginaw- - - Dec. 31, 1902 Wirt P. Dory, Detroit : - Dec. 31, 1 President, GEo. GuNDRUM, Ionia. Secre , A. C. ScoumacHER, Ann Arbor. Treasurer, HENRY HEim, Saginaw. Examination Sessions. Houghton—Aug. 29 and 30. Lansing—Nov. 7 and 8. STATE PHARMACEUTICAL ASSOCIA™ION. President—J. J. Sourwinez, Escanaba. Secretary, Cuas. F. Mann, Detroit. Treasurer—JOoHN D. Murr, Grand Rapids. How to Retail Cigars in a Drug Store. Of all conditions necessary to make the retailing of cigars a success, neat- ness and cleanliness of a store in gen- eral is one of the first considerations. Take it for granted that such a con- dition exists in the store, the following additional circumstances ought and do bring about the desired result of this article: Have a show case large enough to dis- play goods properly; at the same time, let show case be one with a minimum amount of wood work, which often ob- structs view of contents and brands of Cigars. See that your show case is never dusty, and as near air-tight as possible; as soon as the sun strikes the case cover the part exposed with a heavy paper, thus protecting the goods, and at the same time letting your smokers know that you are keeping your cigars in the best condition. A great mistake which is invariably made by druggists is to keep the cigar cases’ glass too loaded down with other goods often more closely associated with the nursery than the taste of the fastidious smoker. In- stead of corn medicines, easy passage lozenges, perfumes, cards, easels, tootb brushes, etc., let there be on top ofa Cigar case only a neat cigar mat and cigar cutter, but not a lighter, the best of which are a nuisance. In lieu, thereof, have a small Swedish match stand and ash tray; if any more is to be added, let it be a bouquet of flowers, which does more talking on top of your case than all else for the sale of fine Cigars. Another important feature—never per- mit a customer to stand in front of your case waiting to be served, as nothing is more annoying to the smoker; he is often in a burry, and will not wait long, if not waited on, and soon finds another place where he receives more aitentioz. It is, whenever the trade justifies it, very good to have a clerk of neat ap- pearance constantly at, or near, the cigar counter; see that goods are skill- fully displayed in the cuse, and then keep fresh and supplied with moisture, for which purpose use some alcohol from time to time. Catchy window displays, made of empty cigar boxes of your best sellers, attract great attentior, and verify your previous claims on the sale of these goods. Whenever you are taking hold ofa new brand of cigars, send out invita- tions to your prospective customers, asking them to drop in and sample one of your new cigars for the price of their good judgment as to the quality of the new brand. All these things will bring success, if you have not made a mistake in buy- ing your goods, When buying cigars, see that the job- ber or manufacturer you buy from is as much interested in the success of his brands in your store as you are yourself; avoid ail scheme goods, but pay your cash only for cigars, and let the concern alone which has silver and gold watches, bedsteads, and what not, that go with every $35 worth of their $17 cigars. In some localities the cigar wheel (without blanks) sells, and helps the sale of cigars, and, being no scheme, is herein approved. By all means, if you must handle them, keep cigarettes away from cigars; the average cigar smoker abhors these coffin nails. For the clear Havana smoker keep, if possible, a separate chest, in which their favorite brand is kept, in especial- ly nice condition. When you ate satisfied that you have the best goods that money can buy, stick to vour brands, for merit will win, and the goods have your confidence, and come to you irom a reliable house. If the provisions which I have here enumerated do not bring you a good cigar trade, threw out the cigars and make a more profitable use of the space they occupy in your store.—Henry Rall- man in Cigar Talk. ~~ Care of Marble Around the Fountain. The action of acids, viz-, sulphuric, carbonic, citric, phosphoric, lactic, etc., or the fumes emitting therefrom, employed in carbonating and dispensing soda water, attacking marble, are very injurious to the polish; the front of the apparatus, marble slabs, etc., exposed to the spatiering of soda-water, in which one or more of these acids are present, should be immediately rinsed with water and afterwards rubbed quickly with a clean, soft cloth until perfectly dry. Frequent applications of pure olive oil to black or fancy marbles, rubbed vigorously with a soft, smooth fabric, will assist toward retaining their original appearance. Under no circum- stances should oi! or soap be applied to onyx, Italian white, French blue, or Bardillo marbles. Stone of this descrip- tion should be washed frequently with pure water and afterwards rubbed brisk- ly with a clean chamois until it assumes a glossy appearance. A saturated solu- tion of beeswax in turpentine, rubbed into the pores of highly colored marble showing signs of dimness, and after- ward removed by rubbing it smartly with a soft, smooth cloth, will restore its original luster. Light-colored marbles, and especially onyx, should be kept dry and bright by burnishing the surface frequently with a clean chamois, To prevent Belgian black marble from turning gray, it should be oiled and rubbed freely at least once a week. By keeping the pores of marble filled wiih oil, a film is formed over the sur- face which becomes almost impervious to the action of acids, etc. >_< ____ Scott’s Emulsion Vindicated. The case of the Dairy and Food Com- mission of Ohio against Scott & Bowne has finally been decided with an em- phatic verdict for the defendants. The charge, it will be remembered, was that Scott’s Emulsion contained morphine and sbould, therefore, in accordance with the laws of the State, be labeled with the skull and crossbones. This Scott & Bowne refused to do, declaring that no morphine existed in the prepa- ration. At ieast twenty-five chemists have since examined the preparation and found no morphine, and it was in- evitable that a verdict for acquittal should be rendered in the end. Promiscuous Dispensing By Physicians. The pharmacy laws of our several states, and those of Great Britain as well, specifically permit the physician to dispense medicines for his own patients, although this privilege is de- nied him, we believe, in one or two countries on the Continent. Abstractly, there is no reason why a pbysician should be allowed to dispense medicines for his own patients any more than for the patients of other physicians, unless he be found competent by the pharmacy board of the State; for competency is no less necessary in one case than in another. Just why this exemption ever came to be allowed physicians is there- fore rather puzzling. It can be ex- plained only on two grounds. In earlier and less enlightened ages the physician and pharmacist were one. And it seems likely that this practice in the two fields, which is now but traditional and has positively no bearing upon present conditions, for the physician of to-day is not at al] trained in pharmacy, crept into the early legislation governing the practice of both callings and there re- mained. The second explanation is that the physician is held accountable for any accident which may befall his patients through either his negligence, ignorance, or mistake, and that he may therefore be given full liberty of action. But be this as it may, physicians are sometimes wont to enlarge upon the privilege given them of dispensing to their own patients. Sometimes ‘‘ poor picking’’ impels a physician to stray from his own pasture into the clover- field over the fence. Sometimes a grasp- ing nature impels him to do it. Some- times a spirit of revenge impels him to do it. At any rate, it is not infrequent- ly the case that physicians dispense medicines, not alone to their patients, but to all who would permit of it. The writer well remembers an experience which befell him while behind the counter. He had a suffering old cus- tomer who constantly used five-grain powders of phenacetine. These were of course expensive. We charged 80 cents for twenty-five powders; at that time phenacetine cost, if memory serves us correctly, $1.50 per ounce. Well, it suddenly occurred to us one day, as the old fellow was in the store, that he had not gotten any powders in a consider- able time, and so we asked him about it. He replied that Dr. Blank had ac- costed him in the street one day, and found out that he was using powders of phenacetine, and upon hearing his com- plaint of their expense, had told him that he would furnish them for a cent apiece. This was a considerable sav- ing to the old fellow, and so he had gladly availed himself of the oppor tunity, ignorant of the fact that the charitable doctor had given him pow- ders, not of phenacetine, but of ace- tanilid. Before the annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Pharmaceutical Associa- tion, held the cther week in Philadel- phia, Mr. Louis Emmanuel, President of the State Board of Pharmacy, read a paper in which he cited case after case where physicians were dispensing drugs broadcast. He told of the manner in which they sought customers and the subterfuges to which they resorted in order to escape possible conviction un- der the law for selling drugs without a pharmacist’s license. Practices similar to these have evi- dently annoyed the pharmacists of this State, for in a bill which was introduced in the Legislature during the session just closed there was a provision spe- cifically prohibiting ‘physicians from dispensing medicines for, or furnishing medicines to, any but their own patients. There are not many physicians who re- sort to the practices against which this bill was aimed. The medical profession as a whole is made up of honorable and capable men, with whom pharmacists should strive to get on terms of co-oper- ation. But there are black sheep in every flock, and from the black sheep in the medical flock it is desirable to protect ourselves whenever it is possible so to do. It is therefore unfortunate that the Michigan bill did not pass.— Bulletin of Pharmacy. —__ + .____- The Drug Market. Opium—Is slightly lower on account of reports tbat the new crop will be ample. Morphine—Is prices. Quinine—Has been reduced 2c per ounce by both American and foreign manufacturers, Cuttle Bone—Has again advanced. Stocks are being reduced and reports of the catch are very unfavorable. Much higher prices are looked for Jater on. Glycerine—Is unchanged, but manu- facturers are very firm in their views, on account of the small stock of crude. Balsam Copaiba—Is tending higher. Essential Oils—Anise is very firm at the advance noted last week. Cassia is also advancing. Wintergreen bas ad- vanced. Genuine German Chamomile Flow- ers—Have advanced abroad. Other chamomiles called German are offered at lower prices. Arnica Flowers—Are very firm, on ac- count of small crop. ee ee Didn’t Like the Family. Rich Old Party—What do you want a wife for when you can hardly support yourself? Why, sir, my daugbter would starve ! Snookins (with great dignity)—Well, sir, if you are the kind of man to let your daughter and her husband starve I don’t wish to enter the family. —__>2»>—___ How quickly the millennium would come if we would only do the wonder- ful things to-day that we are going to do to-morrow. Steady at unchanged YARNALL [NSTITUTE NORTHVILLE, MICH. FOR THE CURE OF filcoholism or Drunkenness Established over seven years. Permanent and reliable. em- edies positively harmless. Cures ositive and permanent. Send a pamphlet and terms to DR. W. H. YARNALL, Manager NORTHVILLE, MICH. L. PERRIGO CO., Mfg. Chemists, ALLEGAN, MICH. Perrigo’s Headache Powders, Perrigo’s Mandrake Bitters, Perrigo’s Dyspepsia Tablets and Perrigo’s Quinine Cathartic Tablets are gaining new friends every day. If you haven’t already a good sup- ply on, write us for prices. FLAVORING EXTRACTS AND DRUGGISTS’ SUNDRIES + : WHOLESALE PRICE CURRENT. 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Cologne........ @ 2 6) Vermilion, Prime Cliricum ............ 488@ 50 Geranium, ounce... @ ® — 60 | Pil Hydrarg...po. 80 @ 50| Spts. Ether Co...... 50@ a 55| American.......... 13@ 15 Hydrochlor ......... = = om. ‘Sem. gal.. 50@ 60 Aloes and Mver 60 | Piper Nigra. = 22 @ 18/Spt. Myrcia Dom @ ° 00 Vermilion, English. 70@ 75 rocum . = 3) aoe 125@ 135| armies 50 | Pi r Alba. Ss © Sees ¢ Green, Paris ........ 184@ 17% x PE oc os aisws we 12@ 14 Juaipens. oc 1 50@ 2 00 Arm fontia cece 50 Piix aa @ qT Spts. Vini Rect.%bbl @ Green, — _ Phosphorium, dil > 2 aa ab 2 06) aiceee ee 60 Plumbi Acet......_. 10@ _ 12/| Spts. Vini Rect.10gal @ Lead, Red. i 50@ 6 — iseia —, a : onna. 59 | Pulvis Ipecac et i 1 10@ 1 20] Spts. Vini Rect. 5gal @ Lead, white 54@ 6% Mentha Piper......! 1 60@ 2 20| Benzino: go | Pyzethrum, boxes el iicieia Cen ieee a Waiting wait Spin 2 3 s+eeee- 1 60@ 2 20] Benzoin............! a ae ng, g Mortum, gal.---°.. ong 1 19) Bengal G0...00000. sp| Fyrethram, y...... ay 8 | Suiphur, Subl ge “aque «(| * yrcia,.............. 4 00@ 4 50] Cantharides... 211.” . . a . ng, i ia,S.P.&W.. 39 Tamarinds.......... 8@ CT @ 1 40 Stan cae - @ 3 00! Capsicum ....... - eae S. German. g Terebenth Venice... 28@ 30] Universal Prepared. 1 00@ 1 15 Picis Liquida gai... 13 3g| Catdamon..--2 0. 73 | Quinia, N.Y.. 3°@ Theobrome....... 6@ 48 —— - a 1 00 | Catdamon Co... . >| Rubia Tinctorum... 12@ a... " 9 00@16 00 aiisaiaitii jn i. - Seinen acts pv 3 12 4g 23| Zinel Suiph.-.-.--.. 7 mua sda oa PCI oO. see Sasciat rr . - ee i Saeco ] Sanguis Draconis... 40@ Oils Extra Turp......... 1 60@ i = Sabha 90@ 100|Golumba 77” 59 | Sapo, W.. - 12@Q BBL. @AL. | Coach et, Secs : Oe ca ental 9000000000. 50@ 7 00 | Cabeba. 2220027 50 | SPO. M 42a & see iis @S8afras............ Cassia Acutifol.. 50 » Oxtra......... 0 ek ess., ounce. @ 65 Cassia Acutifol Co.. 50 Siedlitz Mixture.... 20 22 Lard, We. 1.......... 33 40 Jap. Dryer,No.1Turp 70@ % pie eiee aac aca 1 70@ 1 80 — ros: 50 caneemenememen nae ——— Thyme. 40@ 50| Erg 50 —— ———— Thyme, opt.. Dee cues @ 1 60 35 Theobromas........ 15b@ 2 56 Potassium = a Bi-Carb. ign i 15@ 18 60 a aoe so 2s Bromide....0.1.0.1. 52@ 57 = ee oe ie R@ 15 = Cortex Chlorate. -po.17@19e 16@ 18 50 oan Canadian.. 18 — A eiciace acca oa 40 50 Cassie .............. Sioa 2 40@ 2 50 50 Cachan Flava..... 18 | Potassa, Bitart, pure 28@ 50 Euonymus atropurp 30 | Potassa, Bitart, com @ ed Myrica Cerifera, po. 20 | Potass Nitras, opt. . 10@ 12 50 Prunus Virgini...... 12| Potass Nitras........ 10@ 11 50 uillaia, gr’d....... 12] Prussiafe. |). |. VW@® DB 50 assafras...... po. 18 12 Sulphate po . i 5b@ 18 50 Ulmus...po. 15, gr’d 5 Radix 50 Extractum Aconitvm...... .... 0@ B oo os Abehea Ts 22@ 95 | Serpentaria .- 22.11: 50 Cs Gey rniss, Bowes ae 30| Anchusa... ......... 0@ 12 Siromonium steseeee 60 Hematox,15!bbox. 11@ 12] Arumpo...... |..." @ B — treet ee eeee es . Hematox, Is ........ 1 14] Calamus ............ 20@ 40 + sar ae ae 50 Hematox, %s....... 14@ 15) Gentiana......po.15 12@ 15} Vera aig eride... 0 camer M8....... 1@ 17 Glyechrrhiza.. -pv.15 16@ 18] Zingiber............. ; PR Hydrastis Canaden . @ 7 Miscellan crra Hydrastis Can., po.. @ 7% | Asther, Spts. Nit-3 oF 30@ 35 Carbonate Precip... 15 | Hellebore,Alba,po.. 18@ 20 AXther, Spts. Nit.4F 34@ 38 Citrate and Quinia.. 2 25/ Inula, po............ 15@ 20} Alumen....... ..... 24@ 3 Citrate Soluble...... % | Ipecac, po... 4 60@ 4 75 Alamacu, gro’d. -po.7 7 4 Ferrocyanidum Sol. 40 | Iris plox....po35@38 35@ 40 40@ 50 Solut. Chloride. .... 15 | Jalapa, pr........... 25@ 30 Sone eu 4@ 5 ( Sulphate, com’l..... 2| Maranta, \s.... 177” @ 35| AntimonietPotassT 40@ 50 ulphate, com’l, by Podophyllum, po.... 2@ 2% fipyrin..- @ 3 bbl, per cwt....... $0) Rhema 0) %@ 1 00] Antifebrin . .. @ 2 Sulphate, pure ..... 7 Rhel, Cn @ 1 25| Argenti Nitras, oz . @ 50 Flora Rhei, apy Le --- %@ 135| Arsenicum.......... 10@ 12 ( 2P@ 14 Spices... 35@ 38| BalmGilead Bud... 38@ 40 Arnica ...........-.- 99@ | Sanguinaria...po.15 @ 18| Bismuth §.N. ..... . 140@ 150 Anthemis........... 30@ 35 —— oe 40@ 45| Calcium Chlor., Is.. @ 9 Matricaria .......... Senega.............. 40@ 45| Calcium Chlor.,%s. @ 10 Polia Similax officinalis H @ 40} Calcium Chlor., 4s. @ 32 sat —o tee oS Saree SE \ Gassia Acutifol, Tin- re ee. Japs. Tuctus, a 5 “i. oe 1 25 | Symplocarpus, Feeti- Capsici Fructus,po. @ 15 W - Cassia Acuiifol,Aix ai =a @ % Gapeicl FructnsB,po es e take pleasure in in = officinalis, 148 Valeriana ,Eng.po.30 @ 25| Caryophyllus ae. 155 12@ - Mi hi pRaaapaeaiel 12@ 20 Valeriana, German. 5@ 20 | Carmine, No. 40... wo * . forming the Mic igan Ure. — 8@ 10) Zingibera........... — =... = ( er” aa Goveun “8 40 trade that our Mr. McKay Acacia, ist picked.. assia Fructus...... : ked.. 45 | Anisum....... @ 12) Centraria........°277 @ 10 Acacia, 3d Picked. 3 = Bhd. te (graveleons) B@ s c Rete gee sop 45 has started out with our ( fted sorts. oroform.......... ! — a -. 60@ «80 | Carul... 221! -po.i8 10@ 12 Chloroform, sauibbs @ 1 10 Cs Cs full and complete line of Aloe, Barb. po.18@20 122@ 14 a ee 123@1 . Chloral Hyd Crs fF 1 : Aloe, Cape....po.15 @ 12} Corlandrum........ 5l°| Chondrus. .... 2212: 5 d ists’ sundries and Rass teeeti pe. 00 @ 30 — Sativa.. 4%@ Cinchonidine,P.&W 3-@ 48 ruggists oa 5s 58 60) C dont — Lae _ 1 = Cinchonidine, Germ , ae ‘ 2 i f M ( UU OM 0) VECHOPpOUlUum ...... ocaing.......... - iene siete = - en Odtente.... 1 40 1 i — list, dis. pr.ct. ~. 70 ( ( holiday goods. er weceeeeeee @ 18] Fooniculum......... reosotum.......... Catech, i @ 14) Fomugreek, po. ..... 7 ,9| Creta......... bb =O 2 chants are respectfully Cateoha, ee @ 16 ak sh 8%@ Pi Creta, prep.......... @ 5 ' 50@ 5 | Lini, gr 3% (4@ 4% | Creta, precip.....___ %@ 1 d def kin Buphorbinm.. ‘po. 3 @ 10| Lobelia... 35@ 40) Creta) Rubra... @ 8 requeste to defer ma g ee @1 = — oe. po 4 . Crocus ae lu 18@ 20 : 1 th ne sete udbear .... er 25 = 30 Reels aa. 9@ 10} Cupri Sulph 6%{@ 88 their purchases unti cy Ring.) 0.6L D. $8.00 @ 3 00| Sinapis Nigra....... 11@ = 12] Dextrine...../.7! 10@ 12 , li Mastic @ Spiritus Ether Sulph... <2... %@ 90 have inspected our line, sess see @ . | Frumenti, W. D. Co. 2 00@ 2 50| Emery, all numbers @ : Cf Opi ~ sain 328+ Frumenti, D. F.R.. 2.00 2 35| BME PO----- 1) BS which is the finest we es rumenti..... ++ 2+. -++-DO. Shellac, bleached... 40@ a Juniperis Co. 0. T.. 1 65@ 2 00 | Flake White........ = = 1 d Tragacanth ......... 50@ Juniperis Co........ 1 %@ 3 50 p nora sie eee oa 8@ 9 have ever disp aye Herba Saacharum N. E.. 210 as Spt. Vini Galli : 75@ 6 50 | Gelatin, Cooper... @ 6 Absinthium..oz. pkg aac. vs 1 25@ 2 00 | Gelatin, French. .... =. ¢ a oe 4 by geen 1 25@ 2 00 Glassware, flint, box =? E Majorum ....oz. pkg 28 Sponges @ 12 H A Mentha Pip. .oz. pkg 2 Florida sheeps’ wool B@ 2 Mentha Vir. -o2 pkg 33 | carriage........... 2 50@ 2 75 14@ 20 Tanacetumv oz. DE ee sheéps wool 2 00@ 2 25 a & P E RKI N S i TARE. 6s... Thymus, V..oz. pkg % Velvet extra sheeps’ Hydraag Chlor Mite @ 9 Magnesia. wool, —— @..... @150 Hodrace pag A = ° : = Extra yellow sheeps x DRU ee S = wool. carriage.... @ 1 2% | Hydraag Ammoniati @1 = °9 Carbonate K.&M.. 20@ 25| Grass sheeps’ wool, aie Hydrargyrum = . Carbonate, Jennings 5@ 36 Hard, for sla use. @ % Ichthyobolla, i &e : % GRA N D Oleum Yellow eet, for — | Andigo. ......... * _ Absinthium........ . 450@ 475] slate use....’..... @14 Jodine, Resi. ~~ RAPIDS, dale, Dulc.. 30@ 50; = gueine | 20doform....... : Amgpiale, Amari § 00@ § % — . Je sg * 3 MICH. ee ccecesece 50 Macis. Bergan Cortex. . : oe : = 3 50 _ Arsen et Hy- ans . Le ee Cajiputi ; si 7 2 g 50 LiquorPotassd rsinit 10@ 12 ( Sareyi .. el a @ 50] Magnesia, Sulph... @ 3 Gotier. eer O27 50@ 60| Magnesia, —. bbl @ 1% ene BB "gieee “Bae C.sronelle sa 40 ‘a | | | | | 1 | i j | | | MICHIGAN TRADESMAN The dealers. oing to press naad ROCERY PRICE CURRENT’. rices quoted in this list are for the trade only hey are prepared just before possible to give quotations suitable for a in such quantities as are usually purchased by retail are an accurate index of the local market. 1 conditions of purchase, and those below are given as representing av- It is im- 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 GREASE. 02 . gTOss ——— J 6 00 CamerOl....... co 700 ero Se eee eee 50 4400 Peeeeee -% 900 IxL Golden, tin vais % $900 Ilica, tin boxes. oy Paragon... .... --55 600 BAKING POWDER. Absolute. 14 ‘ob Cans doz............. 4 % lp Sans dos............. 85 1 ean Ge... -.... 1 50 A Ib Cans 3 dos............ 45 Ib cans 8 dos............ 7% 1 Ib Cans 1 dos..... 1 © Bulk. 10 8 6 oz. cans, 4 doz case....... 80 9 oz. cans, 4 doz case....... 1 20 1 1b. cans, 2 doz case..... 2 00 2% Ib. cans, 1 doz case..... 4% 5 Ib. cans, 1 doz case..... 9 00 El Purity. 44 1D cans per dos......... vp) ¥% lb cans per dos ....... 1 20 1 lo cans per dos......... 2 00 Home. lb cans 4doscase...... 3 Ib cans 4 dos case ..... 55 1 1b cans 2 doz case ..... 90 JAXRON lb Cans, 4 doz case..... 45 1b cans, 4 doz case...... 85 1 Ib cans, 2 doz case...... 160 Jersey Cream. 1 1b. cans, per pas Lo oes 2 00 9 oz. cans, per doz.......... 123 6 oz. Cans, per doz.......... 85 Our Leader. Ee 45 same % a: pee 1 50 riess. op. ces 85 Queen Plake, 3 oz., 6 doz. Case............ 2 70 6 oz., 4 doz. case 9 om., 40s. Case............ 480 1 lb., 2 dos. case..... pelea 400 51lb.,1 — ee 9 00 ATH BRICK. 80 90 Peaches, Fancy.......1 40 Cherries gallons....... @3 25 ee 90 eee eee 70 eas. grated..... 1% 240 —— sliced...... 135 225 ——. Farren....1 70 a 110 aoe 80 Raspberries ........... 8 Oysters, I-Ib........... 9) Oysters, 2-lb........... 155 Salmon, flats, key..... 1 70 Salmon, % Ib. flats... 95 Salmon, Red Alaska. M 25 oe Pink Alaska.. 95 Lobsters, 1-lb. Star....3 20 iene 2-Ib. Star....3 90 Mackerel,1 lb Mustard 10 Mackerel, 1-lb. Soused.1 75 Mackerel, 1-Ib ee v6) bee eeciclemce ccc 00 ysdomestic 3%@ mstrd, dom.5%@ 7% French...... 8 @:22 BLUING. CLOTHES LINES. Cotton, 40 ft, per dos....... 100 Cotton, 50 ft, per dos....... 120 Cotton, 60 ft, per dos....... 140 Cotton, 70 ft, per dos. --1 60 Cotton, 80 ft, per dos. .-1 80 ae per dos... <. oO Jute. 72 ft. per 4os,......... COCOA James Epps & Co.'s. Boxes, 7 ibe... 40 Cases, 16 boxes.. i 38 COCOA SHELLS. i> bape... -. 2% Less quantity............ 3 Pound packages......... 4 CREAM TARTAR. 5 and 10 1b. wooden boxes... . .30 Bulk in Gacks.................5 29 CONDENSED MILK. 4 doz in case. Gail Borden Eagle......... 6% Crown 62 .. 5% -. 450 423 ——_ ‘ PILUB.......... 2 00 -- = olumbia % pints ......... CHEESE COUPON BOOKS. Acme . oe OD Tradesman Grade. fe @ 10 50 books, any denom.... 1 50 Buttern“t........... @ 10 100 books, any denom.... 2 50 Carson City.. @ 9 500 books, any denom. »..11 50 See. @ 10% | 1,000 books, any denom....20 00 — @ 10% Economic Grade. Fe el ee @ 10% 50 books, any denom.... 1 50 Gold oa @ 100 books, any denom.... 2 50 ee @ 10%] 500 books any denom....11 50 SOMIOF . 2. 2. swoe @ 10 | 1,000 books. any denom. =.20 00 Riverside.. —- 2 Superior Grade. Bee @ 12 50 books, any denom.... 1 50 Cie... ... 2.2... @ 70 100 books, any denom.... 2 50 foe @ 17 500 books, any denom....11 50 Limburger .......... @ 13 | 1.000 books, any denom. 20 00 Pineapple ee 50 @ % Universal Grade. p Dense cscs ccee @ 17 50 books, any denom.... 1 50 Chicory 100 books, any denom.... 2 50 Sak 5 500 books, any denom....11 50 Red y 1,000 books, any denom....20 00 CHOCOLATE. Credit Ch c Walter — = = “s- 500, any one denom’n..... 8 00 German Sweet . = ..23 | 1000, any one denom’n..... 5 00 Cee 95 | 2000, any one denom’n..... 8 00 Breakfast Corea 46 Steel panch. .............. % COFFEE. Coupon Pass d —— (aise ce ie cce cece = Aeeere ‘tos. eee nn Ce 14 Oe eo 15 a 16 Peeper 2.0 18 Mandehling...... Moch Imitation ........ Reena 28 Roasted. Clark-Jewell-WellsCo.’s aa Fifth Avenue..... Jewell’s Arabian Mocha.. Wells’ Mocha and Java..... Wells’ Perfection Java..... MORI os Breakfast Blend.. Valley City Maracaibo. Seal Biewd. 2... Leader — ee oe << “30 24 24 Below are given New York prices on —- coffees, to which the wholesale dealer adds the local freight from New York to your shipping point, giving you credit on the invoice for the amount of — t buyer pays 8 from the market in whic urchases to his shipping ouiek, ta ncluding —_ ' Saye also ¥c a b. cases the list Oe ny 100 The. above the price in full cases. poet cece esac 10 50 TicLexghlin’ s XXXX. McLaughlin’s XXX Table, cases, 24 3-lb boxes. .1 50 Dried Lima oem No 472 40 No. 41 50| Table, barrels, 100 3 1b bags.2 75 ma... 5K FLY PAPE Table, barrels, 407 lb -2 40 Medium Hand Picked i “20@1 25 R. 36 Butter, barrels, 280 1b. bnik.2 25 ni and Vermiceili. Tangiefoot, per box........ Butter, barrels, 2014 lbbags.3 50 Domestic, 0 Ib. box...... 60 | Tanglefoot, per —= seceeees 3 20] Butter, sacks, 28lbs......... 25 Imported. 25 lb. box.. ... 250 | Holders, per box of 50.....- > | Butter, sacks, 56 lbs......... 55 1 Barley. Perrigo’s o— gro....2 = Sociiiieds x inaiie — Sep eects cece e : = Petrolatum, per doz......... 1003 —— 1 95 a. 3 50 HERBS. 5-lb sACKS..............2. 1 80 a EES LEE 5| 28 101b eacka.. 2.20! 1 65 Green, Wisconsin, be. 100 Hops ea od siete wie im, eich oleh abies 15 Worcester. Green, Scotch, bu. . - 110 INDIGO. 50 4 Ib. cartons....... .-.-8 2D Split, O° iid Gada, - 250 | Madras, 5 Ib boxes......... 55 = = —_— setts tecee es : . Rolled Avena, bbl......400 | * *»* "Band 6 lb boxes. 60] 9214 Ib. sacks..... .......8 50 Monarch, bbl........---.. 3% G R. 3010 lb. sacks............. 8 50 Monarch, % bbl.......... 2 00 Rifle—Dupont’s. 28 lb. linen sacks............ 32 Monarch, 90 1b —.. Geese ROO Tegel 4 00 | 561b. linen sacks........... - 60 uaker, Cases. 820 ltiteteen 9 95,| Bulk in barrels.............. 250 UTON, CABES...... 220+ 000- 200 | Quarter Kegs...... ee 1% Warsaw. * Pie Cees. s> 3.2550 30 | 56-lb dairy in drill bags..... 30 ——. % PU SANG. cock lT 18 | 28-Ib dairy in drill bags..... 15 tf Dicine Choke Bore—Dupont’s. Ashton. Eesteys Saif ising Pour.” | Choke Bore ms Pome’ | sorb dairy ia tinea sacks... © : Half Kegs...............-04- 2 40 Higgins. 2b. cartons, 2 dz. In case.. 180] Ona er Kegs... ss vee- sss 1 35 | 56-1b dairy in linen sacks... 60 6 1b. sacks, 1 dz. in case.... 2 40 Solar Rock 9 Ib. sacks, 1 dz. in jute.... 3 35 ee eee eee a 56-lb sacks . 21 Entire Wheat. Bagie Dack—Dupont’s. Common. a a § 00 | Granulated Fine............ 60 2 1b. is 2 dz. in case.. 1 80| Quarter Kegs.. To oe > — aa ie 5 1 1b. cans Be acon eden 4% | 5 ip BLLY. <.. . = ¢ Pelouze Household... 12 00 Stet eee 34 LYB. Weighs 24 Ibs. by ounces. 242 1b packages. ¢ PIS Condensed, 2 dos ..........1 20 SBEDS. . Condensed. 4 dos 2 25 | Anise 9 5 Canary, Smyrna 3% Georges cured......... @5 LICORICE. Caraway 8 ee genuine os g % oe ee usc at ecu ” — Malabar . oes ree Be aces cided Strips or gg -6 @9 IM ccs oe enn ee = Hemp, —-- eee sao 4% Bee es ed eee xe ae Holland white nome , bbl. 9 25 Mustard, white........... 5 Holland whitehoop %bbl_ 5 25 MATCHES. ee 10 Holland white hoop, k Diamond Match Co.’s brands. | Rape ....................0. 4% Holland white hoop mc 8 80 | No. 9 sulphur............... 1 6 | Cuttle Bone............... 20 awe ae. eee oe ss — — cca: ioe clue : a SNUFP. — a 2s No. 2 = Baar osenenninner’ 110] scoten, in bladders......... 87 —= See eecce ces . —— : arlOr......--.+--+- _— Macoaboy, aA... 3: Scal eg ey eee 2 gon: ggg a % French ppee. in jars... 43 Mess 100 Ibs............+-. 15 00 MOLASSES. SOAP. Mees 10 Ibs.. (18 egs ce A Mess 181 ee mi JA XON No. 1 100 lbs : . = = Sing 85 —. oo oe 3 | ‘Shox lots, delivered....117"2 ° ‘oO. 81 " 490 Open K pi Va ae 25@35 | 10 box lots, delivered........ 27 No. 2 100 lbs 11 50 ee 2c extra. co 13] eee (di. 8. KIRK & 6. BRANDS, O<. Z WAIDB....ccrccccccce ™ <—s-—... ..... 1 07 | Horse Radish, 1 doz......... oo ee wee 2 rout. Horse Radish, 2 doz......... =) Cabinet... .......-........-- 2 20 No. 1 100 Ibs blest iis Bayle’s Celery, 1 doz.. ..... 1% | Savon.. 2 Se bcos cs White Russian.............. 2 35 No.1 10]bs... ........... eo 1 79 | White Cloud, laundry......6 25 No.1 8 = see es Clay, No. 216............... 2 White Cloud, inet 3 50 hitof:sh Clay, T. D. full count...... $e, | Dusky Diamond, 50 6 0z....2 10 No. . 6 - Cob, WN Wc cle a ac piocine osie's'« Dus Diamond, 50 8 oz....3 00 100 lbs........ : Cl : 20 POTASH. Blue India, 100 % Ib oo eee 3 00 0 MoPEGHNG. on... es. 3 50 8 Ibs " S|paates nn. im aa one wich EXTRACTS. Salt Oo.S.....--.... 3 00 Sapolio, kitchen, 3 doz vee 2 40 *van Tinie PICKLES. Sapolio, hand, 3 doz ........ 2 40 . ss o2. doz. Medium. ies SODA. in XXX, 2 oz. obert.....1 Barrels, 1,200 count........ 490] Zeon Englisch ae XXX. 40z.taper....22 125 aa. | Kees. English. ‘% XX, 30z. obert..... 100 —— —— on SYRUPS. No. 2, 2 oz. obert 6 Corn. XXX DD ptchr. 6 oz 2 2% | Barrels, 2,400 count....... SOP re 17 XXX D D ptehr, 4 oz 1 75 | Half bbls 1,200count...... 300] Galf bbis................. 19 K. P. pitcher, 6 0z.. 2 2 1 doz. 1 gallon cans......... 29° Northrop B Brand. 1 doz. % gallon cans...... 1 70 ae Taper ee am, = 2 doz. 4 "Bare Cane cane ....: 170 2 oz. Oval.......... % 1 20 16 3 oz. Taper Panel..1 35 2 00 20 4 oz. Taper Panel..1 60 225 , MICHI GAN TRADESMAN 21 qobicEs. hole Sifted Cigars Alispice .. i " Candi i Se ee Clark- 3 ; eee [Seen ee Pehle Crackers 7 ne oe | eee ee 33 00 e ckKe Cassia, Saigon in rolls H.&P.D : Stick Candy and Cassia, Saigon in rolls...... 32 . & P. Drug Co.’s brands. ' Wheat. Swift & ae a scene ccces 14. | Fortune Teller........ 35 00 | Stan bbls. pails ONE so si 67 | follows: Company quote as Glassware _— pamelor 20000000 ona ee Standard pee @7 i a . Nutmegs, fan 2 = Quintetie (2200 36 uo | Stan ee + iB .. @i% Winter Wheat Flour. Barreled Pork. AKRON STONEWARE. Nutmegs, Wo. Yoccece esos 0 G. J. Séhnaon ClaacOa-ptenna. | Out Lond re *@ slp Local Brands. — a 10 00 | 6 gay Batters ‘ ——. | P@mt one gy aig) eer cesc cote tenc acetals 4 on | BaSK ..-.--. ------- gal., per dos..... i Pepper, Singapore, black ..118 Jumbo, 32 1b cases second a ofr) ooo .nlioer peepee Gio 7 | 1 to 6gal., pergal.....2. S Pepper, Singapore, “nie C Extra o ee @ o% ae . 3 25 | P Pig. ae 10 00 4 i —— “us a ce é S- a a Bees cece lal a emer z LB ~ n Cream...... Gio” | Graham eee ee ime 9 50 | 12 gal., each . _ ae Ground in Bulk. - Mixed Candy. yo. .: ee enter 3 25 Pe as hu 2 eal meat-tubs, ‘each...°1 05 AMBPICO ooo enneee ne ta TOTES pica a ren nae Dry S meat- -tubs, each....1 = — - "39 Competition ae @ . — to ‘usuai’ Gash dis. | Bellies ...”.. = uaee. 5% = ost —— tubs, each ...2 0 aoe “740 tatidard®. $7 Flour in bbls.. 25¢ bh : rtekots .... 2... 5 ae each....2 40 Ginger, African M4 18.0. W........ gn eres eu). ee id beseeum..aeree : i ou if _ ga Ginger, janes: a 3 boise Brace & Co.’ 8 Brands. —— eee aeeceu. 3 ss ae -Putman’s Brand H Seed Tate. Churn Das ra 8s sneer emt | Rube Bron 8s te BQ 1s | Gaede ge 9 [Bolg ecco $B] game MIB avenge: 18] enh au ore et Nutmegs a Co = 74 — Co... “een 00 —— on g = Recast os eee 3 85 — =. ae... | is 1 gal. flat a | a ax * epper, Sing , “pina OR | Met 0......35@ 70 00 | F = @ 8% | Quak — ina 134 Pe steered eCoy &Co.... ...... s rench Cream...... emer See Ham dried beef ... , Pine Glazed Mil Pepper cata oe | the Collins Cigar Go..106 35 00 | eee oo Quaker, 0022227777721 $93 | Shoulders av. ¥- cui). rig gee bot., doz.” 60 a co 0 — Bros... ....- 150 70 00 oe Made Cream mxd @13 Gualeer, Ma...............). 3 60 eae = A ii @7™% 1gal. flat or rd. bot.,each 5% oe cuts... 2e| @8 Spring Wheat Plou _t ae 7 Steugans Bernard Stahl Co. .-'35@ 90 00 ee % | Clark-Jewell-Wells Co. ’s Brand, ee ao | 4 gal. fireproof *sil, dos. 8 See _ a Pillsbury’s Best %s........ 42 ed ham............ “iogis” | 1 881: fireproor, bail, dos.1 10 GP. Spr tg &Co...... 55@125 00 = Blas Goodies.. @1 ee 8 Best 148........ 4 7 Lards. In Tier Jugs. — Sprague Sigs Go 10@ 35 0) | Lozenges, plain... Gil | Pillsbury's Best a... 4 03 | Compound co 4 gal., per dos A.B Ballard & Coo BO1e 00 Lozenges, printed... af Pillsbury’s Best canine Oe esa. dom. 2. i E. M. Schwarz & pate 8) oe ean *s Best i¢s paper.. 4 05 | 55 1b Tubs... .. advance %q|lto5gal..pergal... 6 San Telm . a a i ao —ee @ 2% Ball-Barnhart-Putman’s Brand. | 82!» Tubs....... deaane % Tomato Jugs. Havana Cigar Co......18@ 35 00 | #088 Drops... 02... $8 > pa aroma | tal) Oech ee v3 ie + @ach.......... VINEGAR. oS - gaa @ 8% 10 Ib Pails. ...... advance —_% | Corks for gal., per dos.. . Malt White Wine, 40 grain. § Ital. Cream Bubns, 35 1b @9 : = Padie. |.) advance :" Corks for 1gal..perdos.. 30 Malt White Wine, 80 grain ru Molasses Chews, 15 Ib. p's 11 3 Ib Pails....... advance 1% Preserve Jars and Cove 40 Kingsford’s Corn Pare lace Red Sta eo Jelly Date Squates.. “a . Sausages. = ae pean moa i 1-Ib packages.......... io Bologna . pei tng 1... me Pure Cider, Silver...... ....1% Fancy—in 5 Ib. Boxes. Liver Pe on 5 Sealin g Wax. — a Kingsford’s Sil Silver Gloss. ek —— Drops. ee @50 ranifort........... ae lbs. in package, perlb... 2 = No. t —. oS Peppermint Drops. Sov Blood ee 8” | Pints Pe toes we. FO Pee eee ee 95 | Choco} wane ee 00 Diamond. No. 2, pergross.............. 3 | H. Cees tees @f Head cheesé. 2.112112. 9 | Halt ais a Ne c= = = i 00 0. 3, per gross ae 55 H. M Choe. Lt. aod @% di didig sca gu. 6% Cavan ei ec, otc $2 10c and 64 Se packages. =. WOODENWARE. ane Ps See eece @90 Extra Mess Beef. : ab 7? Common Corn : Baskets. Licorice aps ei @30 Boneless ................ "> LAMP BURNERS win cee e.g [ERNE widctan Elton ee ee ee a. - PACKAGES. ....... . scctenangce 100 [AaB niconcerops — Gao | NOM Mma Ti) ies 1p pPlee Peete i . 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Epa 6 | Black. winier........, 1 | Unwashed, fine.... ... 9 @12 nah bbl, bbl. 00.... 1 78 eeeecceee Unwashed, medium . : "14 16 pat Pa, buil’s eye, os. each....... 1 25 papers aes ee MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Hardware Relation of Fence to the Hardware Business.* Fence is that which wards off an at- tack of danger—a defense, a protection. Shakespeare, who knew the peerage of words, the words of high and low de- gree, gave the word a commanding place in the lines: Let us be backed with God, and with the seas, Which he hath given for fence impregnable. Fence—on the fence—a mugwump. I don’t like this kind. I don’t like a man whose convictions are so weak that you must keep them under glass—blue glass. I like a man of iron, a man of rock and oak in the time of storm and in times of trouble, and yet a man ‘‘that any child can rend apart’’—a real man, a hardware man. They say that a man grows to look like his horse—why not like his wife? May not a man’s char- acter be fashioned to his business? I believe that it can, just as certainly as that ‘‘trade follows the flag’’—the red flag of auction. Who sells iron and_ steel grows strong. The great depicter of human character said of the man Miller: ‘‘God made him in the image of a man, so let him live.’ In ancient days, when the soldiers got too fierce and belligerent, the ruler ordered that they be clad in wom- an’s attire. Their valor was cast off with their manly clothing. As Mark Twain says: ‘‘When in doubt tell the truth.’’ I like this kind of a fence—a fence that is a protection, a fence that will keep things in and keep things out, a stone wall, stone fence, wire fence, steel fence, good fence, Page fence, political fence. A fence is a receiver of stolen prop- ertv. Why may not this be a lawyer? Lord Brougham said: ‘‘A lawyer is a man who rescues your property from your enemy and keeps it himself.’’ The lawyer is what his aie: make him. A man was first a preacher, then a doctor and then a lawyer. Whilea minister, he learned that people would give a doliar to save their souls, while a doctor that they would pay five dollars to save their lives, and while a lawyer that they would give twenty-five dollars to have their own way. Then there is the line fence, the law- yer's rich prospect—fat fees. St. Peter and the devil got into dis- pute about the line between the abode of the blessed and the domain of darkness. The day was fixed. In came his ma- jesty from the dark shadows, in tri- umph, with a very army of the brightest lawyers earth in her time bad known. But poor St. Peter came alone discon- solate, lamenting, forsooth, There are no lawyers in heaven. Then, fence is to defend one’s self with sword. This we must do to win. Napoleon said, ‘‘The man that gets shaved may inherit an empire, but the man that takes an empire must shave himself.’’ How true this is. If we cease to struggle for wealth and power and fame, we stagnate. If there were no want, there would be no winning. If there were no desire, there would be no attainment. If all were satisfied, the world would die of dry-rot. The boy was asked if their cow gave milk, and he said, No, she did not give milk, that they had to catch her and take it away from her. The trouble with some fences is that] P they are planned for failure. The wreck is seen from afar. Men are taken, by hope, far up the mountain, to view the prospect they may never reach. They build their fence as the farmer on the windy Western plain, four feet high and six feet wide, so tbat it would be higher after it blew down. There is an Arabian proverb like this: He that knows not, and knows not that he knows not, is foolish. Shun him. He that knows not, and knows that he knows not, is weak. Aid him. He that knows, and knows that he knows, is wise. Follow him. This, my friends, is your fence, your protection ; the security that doth hedge about a king—-wisdom. *Address before Michigan Hardware Association by Hon. Henry C. Smith, of Adrian. There are two shadows that ever fol- low across the retail dealer’s path, and these shadows are growing darker—the shadows cast by the railroads and by the express companies, and the shadow of the later is the deeper and the darker. The trolley lines are the fruit of this injustice and help some. Petitions and prayers will not move these corporations for they have no souls. You must band together in concerted clamor for rea- sonable rates. Concerns like these ex- press companies 2nd the telegraph com- panies, which will not, in times of war, pay a little revenue tax to help sustain the great Government under which they live, thrive and have their being will not do any just thing willingly. When you pay their exaction does not your blood boil that they escape taxation? It can not be right that these companies shall be permitted to make exaction without let or hindrance, and not help to sustain the arm of the Government that protects them. In the language of ex- President Harrison, this land can not long survive half-taxed and half-free. I entreat you that on next election day you look to the political fence and see to it that this Government of the people, by the people, and for the people does not become a Government of the politi- cians, by the politicians, and for the politicians. Put fences and hedges and pledges about your servants, but do not bind and brand and O. K. and chain them until they are led like the ox dumb to the slaughter, chanting : Theirs not to reason why, Theirs but to do or die. (Politically.) A good father, anxious to know what course in life his son just graduated would take, put in his room a bible, a doliar and a2 bottle of whisky. He and the mother reasoned: If he takes the bible he will be a preacher, if he takes the dollar he will be a great financier and the world will tremble at his power ; if he takes the whisky he will be noth- ing good. In breathless anticipation they watched the choice of their darling. He took the dollar and put it in his pocket; he took the bible under his arm, and drank the whisky. The father in consternation exclaimed: ‘‘Ohb, mother, he has taken everything, he is going to be a politician.”’ There is another fence that should be put up and guarded. The gates and the doors of individual enterprise are being closed. Freedom is God's best gift to man. Let us here highly resolve to preserve it. It is our duty to oppose the turning over of this country to the power of money. Money is not all of life’s gain. There is something in this world that rises above mere money. It is not alone the man behind the gun. The man, above the money, should be protected. Money dwarfs and withers the hand it touches. Did you ever see the hills where God planted money, in clinging hidden veins of gold and sil- ver, lying side by side? They are clod and barren peaks. Upon their summit is no tree nor flower nor blade of grass. God’s mark of disapproval is stamped upon the face of greed. Ii affects the land as it does the man who is con- trolled and dominated only by it. In him is no flower of friendship, no blos- som of pity. So, too, with the nation. When the thoughts of the people are en- tirely given over to gold and to silver, to trade and gain, and commerce and money-getting, then is the nation in eril. In all the history of the world, the development of the economic mind at the expense of the romantic has led to certain decay. And so it must ever be. We must not let the fires burn low on the altars of patriotism. I am cor- tent that treasure may be spent to com- pel Aguinaldo to bow his head in hum- ble submission to our sway, that our flag may be raised in triumph above the Philippines. But I am not willing that Old Glory, emblem of freedom, emblem of equality, the flag that stands for equal rights and justice to all, sball wrap its generous folds in protecting cling about the rich man’s trust. The trust is a foreign invasion we must earnestly oppose. Let us this day be enlisted in the army organized to stay its progress. The trust dwarfs endeavor, deadens en- terprise, blights hope, destroys the man yeYvevwvvvevvevvevvevvevvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvyvvvvvyvyvvyvvvvvvv’ PD GOV OV GOGO GVUGV UOC OE OOOO OO OG EOD OOOO OOO OF OO OGG H. M. Reynolds & Son, Manufacturers of Asphalt Paints, Tarred Felt, Roofing Pitch. 2 and 3 ply and Torpedo Gravel Ready Roofing. Galvanized Iron Cornice. Sky Lights. Sheet Metal Workers and Contracting Roofers. Grand Rapids, Mich. Office, 82 Campau st. Factory, 1st av. and M. C. Ry. 900000009000 0000 00000006008 9000000000000 60000000 GUVUVGOUVVUOUUUUeCUy ESTABLISHED 1868 Detroit, Mich. 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MICHIGAN TRADESMAN ww) Q with little means, It gathers the wealth to the great centers and the large cities, and destroys the village and the small city—the hope and the purity and the progress of the nation. What matters it that goods are cheap and wages dear, if we become a nation of serfs and slaves, and the thinking, planning, progressive, responsible man be lost? Men of business, men with families, men of freedom, I exhort you, shake off this power that would engulf us—the power of the love of money. Rise to the old heroic height and break the fetters trat greed would weld upon us, and be not slave to any power. There is another fence I would take down. In this, the gateway of the new century, we sbould welcome the open door. We have expanded until the sun does not set on the land our flag covers and protects. There ought not to be any backward step. Eighty-five per cent. of all the people of the easth look out upon the Pacific Ocean. These markets should be ours. We should have our ‘fair share of the trade of the Flowery Kingdom. I like the words of the President: “*The currents of destiny flow through the veins of the people.’’ I helieve this. We can trace the finger of God in the rise and fall of the nations. At the birth of the Savior, the center of trade was in the Far East, Then it passed on to Babylon and Ninevah, then to Constantinople, then to Carthage, then to Rome, and on to England. The preat pendulum is now swinging over the United States. ‘‘Westward the star of empire takes its way.’’ This is the time of exalted opportunity for the American nation. Let us this day take down the fences and march into our kingdom. And may the Hardware Dealers’ Asso- ciation of Michigan reap the harvest of high integrity. —__~-+.—____ Telephone Topics. ‘‘T was in Muskegon the other day,”’ remerked a business man from a nearby town, ‘‘and had occasion to call at the Bell exchange to talk with a town which does not happen to have an independent telephone connection, and, by the way, is paying two prices foi telephone serv- ice in consequence. I naturally expected to see a number of girls at the switch board, but the premises reminded me of a graveyard. There was a long row of stools which were once occupied by girls who worked at the switch board, but only two girls were present. One of them was chewing gum, while the other was knitting. I asked them if they were kept very busy, but they shook their heads and remarked that one girl could do all the work connected with the Muskegon exchange, but that an extra girl was retained to prevent the one actually employed from getting lonesome. When I recalled the busy place the exchange was before local competition entered the field and sup- planted the Bell institution, my mind naturally reverted to the hundreds of similar circumstances all over the United States, and I could not help wondering how long the Bell peopie can continue to pay dividends on watered stock with millions of dollars invested in dead and idle property in ali parts of the country.’ * * * ‘It is remarkable how low prices for telephone services stimulate the busi- ness,’’ remarked a Holland business man the other day. ‘‘When Mr. Wat- son first came to our city to put in an independent exchange, there were about forty Bell phones in use. The business men did not take kindly to a second exchange, providing arrangements could be made with the Bell people to reduce rates to a reasonable basis. Weaccord- ingly addressed a letter to Manager Forbes, asking him to make us a rate about halfway between what we were then paying and what we were offered by Mr. Watson, agreeing to use our in- fluence to increase the exchange to 100 connections in the event of our request being granted. Our reply was a cold- blooded letter which would chill the en- thusiasm of: a saint, bluntly informing us that the Bell managers were com- petent to manage their business without suggestions from their patrons. That letter sealed the doom of the Bell ex- change in Holland. The business men gave the independent movement hearty Plow support, in consequence of which there are now over 200 local connections in the independent exchange. The Bell people finally reduced rates below the figures we asked them to give us, and have undertaken to bribe our citizens by the offer of free telephone service, yet the Bell exchange has less than 100 con- nections, and the number is getting |g beautifully less every quarter, although a man has to fight like a tiger to get a Bell phone out of his place of business after he has ordered it out, owing to the determination of the Bell people to keep their phones in use, whether they are paid for or not. ee) oe The Michigan (Bell) Telephone Co. recently issued a pretentious looking map of the State, purporting to give its toll lines and toll stations in Michigan. The Citizens Telephone Co. of Grand Rapids has dealt the Bell people a body blow by issuing a fac simile of the map indicating that about a third of the lines shown on the map exist only in the im- agination of the mapmaker. The ar- gumeat is a telling one, because it serves to confirm the statement that no reliance whatever can be placed on any statement made by a Bell official or employe. It is a singular fact that the managers of so large an enterprise | should depend upon falsehood and de- ception to bolster up a decaying insti- tution. No other undertaking of a business character is conducted on the principle of deceiving the public, and such a policy on the pait of the Bell management will surely result in has- tening the ultimate defeat which awaits the one-time monopoly in every city and town in the State. te The service given the patrons of the Bell exchange in this city is so inferior, compared with the service given by the Citizens Co., that any one who is at all familiar with both will have nothing to do with the Bell exchange, even on the basis of free service, which is still the favorite weapon of the Bell people. > -4-e The Widow’s Devotion. There was a man hanged for murder in Sydney, Australia. By his widow's consent, his figure was exhibited ina local waxworks show. Every Sunday for six months the woman, dressed in deepest mourning, called and put a clean shirt on the unresisting form of the wax man. Then her visits stopped. Some time after, happening to meet the manager of the show, the lady explained, with many blushes, that she had married again, and her new husband energetical- ly objected to her wifely attention to the toilet of No. 1’s graven image. Chance For Her. ‘*She says her face is her fortune.’’ ‘Well, she certainly ought to take ad- vantage of the new bankruptcy law.’’ > 2» __-— Those who cultivate the friendship of fakirs and disreputable people should not marvel because respectable folks cease to be neighborly. Hardware Price Current. AUGURS AND BITS oe nee ae ccm aca Jenuias gemming. _—_ J nnings’, imitation BS First Quality, S. B. Bronze ................. 6 CO First Quality, D. B. Bronze....... ee a 10 00 First Quality, S. B. S. Steel.. oo. Soe First Quality, D. B. Steel ..................- 11 50 BARROWS EE 14 00 Gar@em 6. net 30 00 BLOCKS Ordinary Tackle. . a 70 ’ BOLTS ee Ll. 60&10 Casrians OW Te 65 es 50 ‘ BUCKETS Welk: platy... 1... te $3 50 BUTTS, CAST Cast Loose Pin, figured......... ........... 70&10 Wrought Narrow....... iam eo cel CARTRIDGES in Wie lo. 40&10 Sere WATS a 20 CROW BARS CassSteer .- per lb 5 CAPS Riga te...... ... dos one a 65 Heke. F.......- perm 55 ce oa a perm 45 Musket Decl eee ae ue cet Weg perm 7% CHISELS Soemet Mirmice. 70 Socket Framing....... Soece = 70 Socket Corner......... Ke 70 BOGMOL SiGe 70 DRILLS Morses Bi Stochn tlk 60 Taper and Straight Shank................... 50& 5 Morse’s Taper Shagk. .. 50& 5 ELBOWS Gom. 4 piece, Gim...... ............ doz. net 65 Corugme@ 25 Meajeraaeie dis 40&10 EXPANSIVE BITS —_ small, $18; large, @6................ — Ives’, 1, 818; 2, 4: a... FILES—New List em AMICTICN 70&10 Nicholson’s. a se Heller’s Horse “Rasps eel ie ls 60810 GALVANIZED — Nos. 16 to 20; 22 and 24; 25 and 26; aoe 28 List 12 13 14 15 6. oonG 17 Discount, 60 GAS PIPE. Black or Galvyaniszed....... ................ 40&10 GAUGES Stanley Rule and Level] (n’s............... 60&10 HAMM Maydole & Co.’s, new 1iSt........ ...... Ki % 8 Yerkes & Plumb’s........ Mason’s Solid Cast Steel. Blacksmith’s Solid Cast Steel Hand 300 ist 50& 70 niNGKS a. a A dis 60&1: Foes ner dos. net 2 5¢ _—_——— — rOts.,... _... o° EE *-Godel0 ON ee 60&10 HORSE NAILS fe = —_ RO ec Cape well.. ‘ oe list NOUSE FURNISHING GOODS § amped Tin Ware....... ......... new list 70 dapanmed Tim Ware iit eae nean ee 10 KNOBS—New List Door, mineral, jap. trimming;.... ......... 70 Door, porcelain, jap. trimmings. Senos 80 Stanley Rule and Level. Cos See ce. dis 776 MATTOCKS Ame Ve. i oo $17 00, dis 60&10 Hunt — ee el edidle adicials acca eg 815 00, dis 60&10 Hunt’s. Lee 818 50, dis 20&10 “METALS—Zinc Coe pound casks - kk 9 Por poe ce ge 9% M Caled, Parkers Cove. .................--0.- 40 Coffee, P. S. & W. Mfg. Co.’s Malleables.. 40 Coffee, Landers, Ferry & Clark’s............ 40 Coffee, Enterprise een we cae 30 MISCELLANEOUS Bind Gages... Pumps, Cistern...... . Serews, Now List... .......... Casters, Bed and Plate.. Dampers, American..................... MOLASSES — Stebbin’s Pattern.. eee eee 60810 Stebbin’s Genuine............... cece cece cee 60&10 Enterprise. —_———we Pees cus ccciee- cue 30 Advance over bas2, on both ‘o- and 7 Gicolumiie baa. cls. ll, 80 Were teies, Pe ls ll ee 20 to 60 advance asco ecg dicesas oi ctcleie: siete eiciuves) dain ore : Base ete Me eeweree.. ws wt 05 8 advance... 10 6 advance. 20 4advance. 30 3 advance . 45 2advance....... 70 Wine Sadvanec........ 2... coc. .c es a 50 Casing 10 advance...... ease ose sie oeat lala cig 15 TE 25 Ceasme Gamyaneo..... i. 8... 35 Minight IO BGVENES. ... 62. coc cece ccc cces-+e P23) Minish SGGvanee. . 2... oc ew ce oe 35 Mintek Gadvanee...................... : 45 Barrel % advance.......... Cod ee oe 85 PANS Lo A ——er Common, pone ee ATENT PLANISHED IRON “- Wood's patent planished, Nos. 24 to 27 10 20 “*B* Wood’s - atent planished, Nos. 25 to 27 9 20 Broken packages = er peent extra. Ohio Tool Co.’s, tunes eee eee yes case any @50 ee ee 60 Sandusky Tool Co.’s, fancy................. @50 Benen, iracquality.......................-.. @50 Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s wood......... 60 RIVETS Prem aud ined 88... 60 Copper Rivets and Bursa. .................... 45 ROOFING PLATES 14x20 IC, Charcoal, Dean.................... 5 50 14520 TX, Charcoal, Dean ................... 6 50 20x28 IC, Charcoal, Ce ie! 11 06 14x20 IC, Charcoal, Allaway Grade......... 5 00 14x20 1x, Charcoal, Allaway Grade......... 6 00 20x28 IC, Charcoal, Allaway Grade......... 10 00 20x28 Ix, Charcoal, Allaway Grade......... 12 vO ROPES Sisal, i tnen and larger............... ...- 10 Mane _. 12 SAND PAPER ee dis 50 SASH WEIGHTS Bene Byes. per ton 20 00 SHEET IRON com. smooth. com, mos 1te i €3 20 Nee. Sie: 8. 3 20 3 00 eT 3 30 3 20 ee 3 40 3 30 Ce 3 50 3 40 — = ................,.......... 3 30 3 60 All sheets No. 18 and lighter, over 30 inches wide not less than 2-10 extra. SHOT Drop Hand Gaen.. SOLDER 1 70 4@% 17% The prices of the many other qualities of solder in the market indicated by private brands vary according to composition. SQUARES Sicel and ire 5... 70&10 awe GH) CWOME ... ..... 4... 21... 60 eee 50 TIN—Melyn Grade Mie dee Ctareems.. S76 poe Oe 7 FO aeuee Pe Coerces! 8 50 Each additional X on this grade, $1.25. a Grade po 6 25 Soe ee Cees ....... ..... ..... ae 6 2 eee ee .......................... 7 50 eee by Cearces!.... =... 7 50 Each additional X on this grade, $1.50. 14x56 IX, oa = TIN PLATE x! or No oilers 14x56 1X’ for No 9 Boilers, ¢Per pound... 10 TRAPS Sicel Game... 75&10 Oneida Community, Newhouse’s....... Oneida Community, Hawley & Norton’s 70&10 Mouse, Gugker. 3... per doz 15 Mouse, delusion................. per dos 1 26 WIRE COE ee 60 Ampeaied Market........................... 60 Copverca Maree. .............. 50&10 Wnned Mermee. .- 5... -. 50&10 Coppered Spring Steel...... ‘ 45 Barbed Fence, —. 3 50 Barved Fence, painted................ .... FO Barved Wenee, Fisin....................... 2 8u — GooDSs a on Screw Eyes.. os 80 —————aEe 80 Gate Hecke and inves. a 80 WRENCHES Baxter’s Adjustable, nickeled.............. 30 Ct eee . 40 Coe’s Patent Agricultural, wrought ea 7 Coe’s Patent, malleable. ................... 75 New Pri6 on Bicycle sundries Dealers of Michigan are requested to drop us a card asking for our July 1st discount sheet on Bicycle Sundries, Supplies, etc. Right Goods, Low Prices and Prompt Shipments will continue to be our motto. Dealers who are not next to us on wheels and sundries are invited to correspond. ADAMS & HART, 12 W. Bridge St., Grand Rapids, Mich. Wholesale Bicycles and Sundries. MUSKEGON AND RETURN Every Sunday cents R. & I. Train leaves Union Station at 9.15 a. m. Bridge Street 9.22 a. m. Returning leaves Muskegon 7.15 p. m. 24 a MICHIGAN TRADESMAN GOTHAM GOSSIP. News from the Metropolis—Index to the Market. Special Correspondence. New York, July 22--The coffee mar- ket exhibits little animation and the chief topic of the trade has been the recently-issued circular from Arbuckles, which may be construed as containing a threat to supply dealers direct if they (Arbuckles) do not have the support of the wholesale trade. Whether this be true or not, it seems the independent refiners are placing a good deal of sugar. A moderate distributing business was done on Thursdzy in coffee, but, as a rule, both buyer and seller seem to be waiting to see what the future has in store Hardly anything was done in an invoice way. No. 7 is quoted at 5%c, nominally. West India and other mild grades have been slow of movement, only enough changing hands to keep up assortments. Good Cucuta is still held at 756c. East India coffees are dull and easy. Some tea dealers say they have had quite a satisfactory run of orders, but these are the exceptions which prove the truth of the assertion that trade gen- erally is very quiet. The sale next week will be very small at auction, and this may help the street. There have been no notable changes in quotations. In- voice trading is light. Trading in sugar has again been active and on Wednesday the volume of business was such as to make one think another ‘‘boom’’ had struck town. Re- finers generally guarantee prices until Jan. 1. Quotations are unchanged. There has been a fairly satisfactory trade in the better sorts of domestic rice, with still more enquiry for foreign. Prices are unchanged and seem to be firmly held. Prime to choice domestic is worth 534@65éc; Japan, 4%@4%c. Pepper is strongly held at 10%@11c. The whole line of spices seems to be in good position and holders will make no concession whatever, and indeed none seems to be looked for. Buyers pay full tates if they find what they want and ask no questions. It is said that some buyer has purchased about 2,000 barrels of Jamaica ginger—practically all that could be found here and in London. It is to be used for a special purpose, it is said. Wonder if we shall see a new gin- ger medical announcement staring from every dead wall in the country! Bleached Jamaica ginger is quotable at 16@18c; but if it has been cornered there will be a ‘‘steep ascent."’ In molasses and syrups very few or- ders have come to hand, and these of the smallest amounts, being only enough to last from day to day. The very best grades of grocery molasses show a little activity, but the weather is too hot to warrant large transactions. Syrups have been in some demand from the export trade, but there is room for improve- ment and this, it is confidently thought, will be sure to come a little later in the season. Prime to fancy sugar syrup is worth 18@22c. In canned goods, the history of the trade shows no better July demand than thai of 1899. Leading jobbers seem to be crowding each other to obtain sup- plies, the purchases running up into thousands of cases at a time of such things as gallon tomatoes. Poor returns have been reported from the salmon canneries to date, and if the tide doesn’i turn there will be a mighty big shortage of fish. It seems like a good time to lay in a winter stock. There is springing up quite a specu- lative demand for some lines of dried fruit and the prospects of an excellent trade a little later on are extremely good. There is a good steady demand for prunes and prices seem to be firmly adhered to. Some choice dried apricots in 25 pound boxes have been offered at toc. Raisins are rather dull and quo- tations are nominal. A vast quantity of watermelons have been received and the market is simply overwhelmed. It is said tht 200 carloads are here, besides a lot via steamer. The consequence is that a_ lot of the fruit will have to be dumped at what it will bring. Oranges are quiet, with sales in small lots, although prices are pretty well sustained. Lemons are selling at about previous prices and the demand is improving. Sicily lemons, $2.75 3 50. While the home demand for butter is comparatively light, it bas been suffi- cient to prevent any undue accumula- tion and, as exporters have been taking a fair amount of choice creamery, the market is pretty well sustained. The top price of 18c seems to be pretty well maintained. Imitation creamery is rather slow of movement and is quotable at from 14@15%c. Factory is steady, with a range of from 12@14%c, the lat- ter for fancy June. There is a little better feeling in cheese, as the export as well as the home demand has shown more activity and the market gains strength. Large full cream white cheese is worth 8%%c, with smal! size .,colored about %c higher. The egg market is quiet, although for desirable stock there is a call that seems to take care of al} arrivals without any trouble. Western stock that will stand the test required to grade as extras will bring 15@15%c. A good deal of the stock ariiving shows deterioration and sells for 11@12Cc. The bean market is dull all around. Choice marrows, $1.50; choice pea, $1.37%3@1.40; Red Kidney, $1.70. See ak eee eee How the Salesman Got His Order Cashed. ‘*T had a postoffice money order on a little town in Northern Michigan,’’ re- marked a Cleveland drummer the other day, ‘‘and when I showed up to get it cashed I was dead broke and found the postoffice in charge of a girl about 20 years old She was chewing gum and reading a novel as I walked into the place, and as she was slow in getting a move on her and I was in a deuce of a burry, I gave ber some pretty sharp talk. She sassed me back and we had some lively words for about five minutes. I never did a more foolish thing in my life. You know what a postoffice money order is, of course. It makes a man mad all over to waste the time to get one, and when you present it at another post office you must satisfy the authori- ties that you are the person named. I signed my name and all that, but the girl quietly remarked: ‘** *T don't know that you are the per- son named. You will have to be iden- tified.’ ‘‘I had letters in my pocket of course,’’ continued the drummer, ‘‘but she waved them aside. Any one can carry letters around addressed to thei: proper name. I had my initial on my cuffs and collars, but they were n0 good. I had telegrams, but she was obdurate. As a matter of fact, she bothered me a whole day, and when the office closed I was stili without my money. The order called for $50 and | went to every merchant in town to get the money and transfer it. Nobody would let me have the cash. There was but one way to do, and I did it. I = into the postoffice next day and said: ** “My name is John Blank. Here is an order calling for $50 Yesterday I was fool enough to snub you. To-day | beg your pardon.’ ‘‘Two minutes later I had my money and was out on the sidewalk, and you can bet your shoes I don't get caught that way again. When] feel like snub- bing another girl I'll tackle one who isn’t employed by Uncle Sam in a po- sition where she can hold me and set me to looking around for a pawnshop."’ ——__>2»—____ A firm that solicits shipments of prod- uce at a flat price and then turns down the drafts drawn against such ship- ments is not doing business on the square. —_> 2. _____ If the sun had nothing else to do but sbine on the righteous, it wouldn't have to rise so early in the morning. ———__> 2. ____ It is a severe strain on the angelic qualities of a woman when she has to use her wings to dust the furniture. Bad Faith Charged By the Kalamazoo Boys. Kalamazoo, July 24—There has been so much said, pro and con, regarding the baseball game between the Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo teams, touching upon the ‘‘alleged’’ poor work of the Kalamazoo men, that I deem it my duty to give a truthful and unwritten account of it,and trust after I have done so to at once and forever put at rest any ques- tion as to the superiority of the Kazoo team over the Grand Rapids men. Apropos of this, it might be well to state that I have been elected manager over Zander and Verdon and that the pro- ceeds of our game at Long Lake, amounting to 32 cents, bas also been turned over to the writez. When we began practicisg at Alger Park before the game, the Grand Rap- ids boys at once saw that we were a much stronger team than they could bring against us, and, as a result, one of the Grand Rapids men came to me with this proposition: That in view of the fact that their wives and friends were out to the game,and in view of the fact that our wives remained behind, they besought us to allow them to win the game, in consideration of which they would do the same when they came down to Kzzoo. They said that their wives would so roast them for losing the game that they would never bear the last of it. Well, to makea long story short, after a consultation with our boys, we decided to throw the game (there being no money up) to them. We, of course, would have the game at Kazoo. Well, Grand Rapids won, 16 to 10, and the Kazoos never gave the snap away. We didn’t think it necessary to put on our strongest team at Kazoo, and, as we wanted some of the boys to play that had contributed, we benched such players as Verdon, Ryder and Lewis and put in players that never saw a game until that Saturday. Did those fellows from Grand Rapids do as they agreed? Not much. They went right in as if they bad not seen a dime in ibree weeks and before we could recover from our surprise, indignation and other things, we awoke to the fact that we had been given what is called in the vernacular the double cross, Even then we were too courteous to say any- thing, even when we found, on looking up their records, that their manager was a professional and had been hired to play center fielder for the two games. Without intending any insinuztion, none of the Grand Rapids men outside of Fear could play ball. Such, Mr. Edi- tor,isa true and unvarnished account of what should have been but was not. However, to show our faith in the su- periority of our team, I was deputized by the stockholders to challenge the Grand Rapids team to a third game of baseball for $5,000.32 a side, the 32 cents being the aforesaid money in the treasury. If they are not afraid, they will put up the money. If they don’t— well, we wouldn't blame them anyway. B. S. ALDRICH, Manager and Treasurer. Bushass Danas Advertisements will be inserted under this head for two cents a word the first insertion and one cent a word for each subsequent in- sertion. No advertisements taken for less than 25 cents. Advance payment. BUSINESS CHANCES. OR SALE—GROCERY STOCK AND FIX- tures in one of the best locations in the city on a main street. Cheap for cash on account of sickness. Address No. 23, care of Michigan Tradesman. 23 LEAN STOCK OF HEAVY AND SHELF hardware and groceries for sale. B. Han- cock, Cedar Springs. Mich. 21 OR SALE—CARRIAGE SHOP WITH GOOD established business in general repairs and shoeing. J. S. Cowling, Three Rivers. Mich. 20 O RENT—A GOOD BRICK STORE CEN- trally located ina thriving town. Address = aaa Mrs. E. F. Colwell, Lake — ch. OUNTY FAIRS—®% TO $10 A DAY MADE with our Futurescope at county and state fairs, church fairs, picnics, stores, etc. Write for particulars. Jonas N. Bell & Co., 586 W. Lake St., Chicago. 19 OR SALE—GOOD BAZAAR STOCK. EN- quire of Hollon & Hungerford, Albion, Mich. 16 OR SALE CHEAP—A HAND ELEVATOR with capacity of 3,000 pounds. Adapted to use of country store or elevator. Hugh E. Wil- son, Trustee Rutka Hamilton Hardware Co., Grand Rapids. 18 ODERN CITY RESIDENCE AND LARGE lot, with barn, for sale cheap on easy terms, or will exchange for tract of hardwood timber. Big bargain for some one. Possession given any time. Investigation solicited. E.A.Stowe, 24 Kellogg street, Grand Rapids. 993 ANTED TO EXCHANGE—STORE BUILD- ing in Lake Odessa for bazaar or china stock. Address No. 17, care Michigan = man. JOR SALE—NICE CLEAN STOCK OF hardware, invoicing about $2.500; also tin- shop in connection; store building and ware- house valued at $700; located in the best farming country in Southern Michigan; good live town; good railroad, elevator, roller flouring mill, saw mill, planing and heading mills. Good reasons for selliug. Address No. 14, care Michigan Tradesman. 14 OR RENT—IN A HUSTLING TOWN OF 20,000 inhabitants a solid brick store, two floors and basement, 80x24 feet; desirable loca- tion; terms reasonable. Address E. Major, 311 Sycamore St., Manistee, Mich. 13 OR SALE OR EXCHANGE FOR GENERAL Stock of Merchandise—60 acre farm, part clear. architect house and barn; well watered. Il also have two 40 acre farms and one S80 acre farm toexchange. Address No. 12, care Michi- gan Tradesman 12 EAUTIFUL LITTLE FRUIT FARM FOR sale in Petoskey. Address No. 9, care Mich- igan Tradesman. 9 HE SHAFTING, HANGERS AND PULLEYS formerly used to drive the Presses of the Tradesman are for sale at a nominal price. Power users making additions or changes will do well to investigate. Tradesman Company, Grand Rapids, Mich. 983 ANTED—YOUR ORDER FOR A RUBBER stamp. Best stamps on earth at prices that are right. Will J. Weller, Muskegon, Mich. 958 JOR SALE—NEW GENERAL STOCK. A splendid farming country. Notrades. Ad- dress No. 680, care Michigan Tradesman. NY ONE WISHING TO ENGAGE IN THE grain and produce and other lines of busi- ness Can learn of good locstions by communi- cating with H. H. Howe, Land and Industrial Agent C. & W. M. and D., G. R. & W. Railways, Grand Rapids, Mich. 919 JOR SALE—A RARE OPPORTUNITY—A flourishing business;* clean stock of shoes and furnishing goods; established cash trade; best store and location in city; located among the best iron mines inthecountry. The coming 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, also a dis- count on stock; use of fixtures free. Store and location admirably sdapted for any line of business and conducted at small expense. Get in line before too late. Failing health reason for selling. Address P. O. Box 204, Negau- nee, Mich. 913 MISCELLANEOUS. ANTED—PHARMACIST OR ASSISTANT. Allan Little, Rapid City. Mich. 11 ANTED—POSITION IN A GENERAL store; twenty years’ experience; good ref- erences. Address No, 997, care Michigan Tradesman. 997 ANTED—SITUATION AS TRAVELING salesman, commission or salary, clothing, boots and shoes, men’s furnishing goods or gro- ceries. Good references given. Address 998, care Michigan Tradesman. 998 JANTED— A FIRST-CLASS TINSMITH. Must be capable of clerking in store. Single man preferred. Must give good refer- ences. No drinkers need apply. Address No. 992, care Michigan Tradesman. 992 rvvvvvvvvvyvyvyvyYvyvyvvvVvVvVVWY?* ee ee ee ee we Simple Account File Simplest and Most Economical Method of Keeping Petit Accounts File and 1,000 printed blank bill heads.) $2 75 File and 1,000 specially printed bill heads...... 3 00 Printed blank bill heads, per thousand........... 1 25 Specially printed bill heads, per thousand..... ete EN Tradesman Company, Grand Rapids. yyvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvevvyd¢es DRO GRUGVUVVUOVVGUV UU U USE VEU VUE OU VE VOU VV OOO UU UU ba be bn bb by bn bn bn bo, by bb bn bb bn bn by by bn by bn bn bn br, Oy br, bn, br br br bn br, bn br bn bon bn bn bn br, bo br, FF FOV OO VOGT OVO OU VO OVO VV FOF OU OU OVO OOUV IG VT HO GbbGbbbb bd bg bb bb & 4 bb bt 4 a ee ee ee ee ee ee ee oe a - = Travelers’ Time Tables. | MERCANTILE ASSOCIATIONS | i i. WUVevIevveuvvwese June 18, 1899. President, C. L. Watney, Traverse City; Sec- | he Worker S re oo CHIC AGO and West Michigan Ry Michigan Business Men’s Association retary, E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids. mol Chicago. ’ } Lv. G. Rapids..7:10am 12:00nn 5:05pm *2:15am Michigan Retail Grocers’ Association f Ar. Chicago....1:30pm 5:00pm 11:15pm *7:25am | President, J. WisteR, Mancelona; Secretary, E. Lv. Chicago... 7:15am 12:00nn 4:15pm *8:45pm| A. Srows, Grand Rapids. i Ar. G’d Rapids 1:25pm 5:05pm 10:15pm *1:50am | i “ Traverse City, Charlevoix and Petoskey. Michigan Hardware Association \ v. G’ vids. 7:30am 2:05am 1:45pm 5:30pm | president, C. G. JewETT, Howell; Secretary ; Ar. Tray. City..12:40pm 6:10am 5:35pm 10:55pm nea aa S00 OOCOC060 20000 = Charlevoix.. 3:15pm 7:53am 7:38pm.......... uees (ieee, Baton Rapes. Fa Bay View 30pm &:20uin ee z ——— Retail Grocers’ amen Build it on a biscuit basis—a Uneeda basis. tawa Beach. resident, Jos—EPH KNieHT; Secretary, E. MARKS a ic “ e Lv. G. Rapids..9:00am 12:00nn 5:30pm.......... 221 Greenwood ave; Treasurer, CH. FRINKE. f Use any kind of a relish, but one kind of a founda Ar. G. Rapids..8:00am 1:25pm 5:05pm 10:15pm tion— Uneeda Biscuit. They possess as es tan i Saturday leaves at 2:15pm for| Grand Rapids Retail Grocers’ Association i : f ! Sunday train leaves Bridge street 8:40am, | President, Franx J. Dx; Secretary, Homer dainty a flavor as is ever found in the best bread. Union depot 9:00am; leaves Ottawa Beach| Kap; Treasurer, J. Gzo. LEHMAN. 7:00pm. eee Trains arrive from north at 2:00am, 11:15am, Saginaw Mercantile Association 4:45pm, and 10:05pm. President, P. F. TREANOR; Vice-President, JoHN \ Parlor cars on day trains and sleeping cars on McBratniz; Secretary, W. H. LEwIs. + — - ~~ — Chicago I R a : . ee Meee lackson Retail Grocers’ Association *E k d “ ne See President, J. FRANK HELMER; Secretary, W. H. ] PorTER; Treasurer, L. PELTON. ¥ a a | D ETROI Grand Rapids & Western. Adrian Retail Grocers’ Association iZ 9 June 26, 1899. President, A. C. CLARK; Secretary, E. F. CLEvE- ; LAND; Treasurer, WM. C. KoEHN. Detroit. us ‘ Ly. Grand Rapids...... 7:00am 12:05pm 5:25pm Bay Cities Retail Grocers’ Association | oe 9 pesca e.. on ee ee President, M. L. DeBats; Sec’y, S. W. WATERS. : vw. Detroié...0 0... 1... :40am 1:10pm 6:10pm : Ar. Grand Rapids..\.."1:30pm_ 5:10pm 10:55pm Ksiesicinen Wistell Geecees? Aasecletion have started the thoughtful housewife crackerwards. e ag ee ee ae com er a President, W. H. JoHNsoN; Secretary, CHas. In Uneeda Biscuit she finds food novelty SS Ly. G R7:00am 5:10pm Ar. G@R11:45am 0:40pm H 2 ’ ’ E arta : 2 Parlor cars on all trains to and from Detroit YMAN. without loss of nutritive value; a complete, satisfy- ; and Saginaw. Trains run week days only. i oe = ae ; : oo a a Guo. Dadlawee. tencesl oe coon, Traverse City Business Men’s Association ing, health giving food that is always ready, always President, Taos. T. Bates ; Secretary, M. B. fresh, always dainty. These are the reasons why OLLY; Treasurer, C. A. HAMMOND - : ’ ’ ; make the ideal lunch for the Trunk Railway System Owosso Business Men’s Associati ee corpnaapaa ic—for everybody. Ord Detroit and Mibwankcs Bie eae mg = a SS 5 8 nae ae usiness man or Se mecl anic—Ior everybDody. 7cer resident, A. D. WHIPPLE; Secretary, G. T. CamP- i = toe w ieee one of the new 5 cent air tight packages. q (In effect May 1, = 9, © -S —— ie lca eave Arrive Alpena Business Men’s Association We = SEE : SEE Saginaw, Detroit & N Y.......¢ 6:45am + 9:55pm President, F. W. Gricurist; Secretary, C. L. Detroit and East...... [1H10:16am + 5:07pm| PARTRIDGE. Score e Saginaw, Detroit & East...... + 3:27pm +12:50pm Grand Ra ’ — : pids Retail Meat Dealers’ Association e an a p S a Ox O "ae ee Dra E = 7:20pm *10:16am r 1 er ’ President, L. M. Witson; Secretary, Paiirp Hi1- GOING WEST BER; Treasurer, S. J. HUFFORD. Ga. — ond “ Pea = ——— : Manufacture . Haven Express........... :2lam * 7:15p a . . 4 Gd. Haven oad ae Pts. 5s +12:58pm + 3:19pm St. Johns Business Men’s Association. Solid Boxes for Shoes, Gloves, Shirts and Caps, Pigeon Hole Files for Gd. Haven and Milwaukee. ..+ 5:12pm +10:11am | President, Taos. Bromuzy; Secretary, FRANK A. Desks, plain and fancy Candy Boxes, and Shelf Boxes of every de- Gd. Haven and Milwaukee...+10:00pm + 6:40am| PERcy; Treasurer, CLARK A. Port. Sun We al ic Boldi B coe M : i Gd. Haven and Chicago * 7:30pm * 8:05am ——— scription, e also make Folding Boxes for Patent Medicine, Cigar Eastbound 6:45am train has Wagner parlor car Perry Business Men’s Association Clippings, Powders, etc., etc. Gold and Silver Leaf work and Special = or, eastbound 3:20pm train has parlor car | president, H. W. WALLACE; Sec’y, T, E, HEDDLE. Die Cutting done to suit. Write for prices. Work guaranteed. *Daily. " +Except Sunday. ’ « . Ege City Pass. Ticket Agent, Grand Haven Retail Merchants Association GRAND RAPIDS PAPER BOX CO., Grand Rapids, Mich. 97 Monroe St., Morton House. | President, F. D. Vos; Secretary, J. W. VERHOEKS. Yale Bnsiuess Men’s Association rine GR AND Rapids & indiana Railway President, Cuas. Rounps; Sec’y, FRANK PUTNEY. e anse man’s ine oco a es = July 9, 1899. e Ha I F Ch I t = a : : . Northern mee — = TRAVEL e Name stamped on each piece of the genuine. No up-to-date S Trav. C’y, Petoskey & Mack...* 4;10am :COpm 2 i Tray. C’y, Petoskey & Mack...t 7:45am + 5:15pm VIA e dealer can afford to be without them. . Trav. City etoskey.......... :40pm ¢ 1:10pm R ' e Cadillac accommodation...... + 5:25pm +10:55am F. & P . MI. R. R. e Hanselman Cand Co a Petoskey & Mackinaw City....t1!:00pm t+ 6:36am a y . e i 4:10am train, The Northland Express, sleeping AND STEAMSHIP LINES e Kal Mich. @ and dining cars; 7:45am and 1:40pm trains, TO ALL POINTS IN MICHIGAN a aiamazoo, MICh. @ parlor cars; 11:00pm train sleeping car. e = Southern Div. Leave Arrive H. F. MOELLER. a.G.P.a. BOROROCOCTORORORORUOCHRORONE BHOROCHOHOCUCOROROHOHOHOHOHROHOHO Cincinnati...............-..... + 7:10am t+ 9:45pm Ft. Wayne ....._ ......-.... + 2:00pm + 1:30pn. A Kalamazoo and Vicksburg... * 7:00pm * 7:20am | Chicago and Cincinnati....... *10:15pm * 3:55am sice oe tee ates e| UNV YYYYYYYYNVVVYYYYYYTINNNTITT DNDN TTT NNN NS apolis, Louisville and St. Louis. hicago Trains. : TO CHICAGO. | Lv. Grand Rapids... 7 10am 2 00pm #10 15pm . Ar. Chicago......... 230pm 8 45pm 6 2%am = depm * 8 15pm *11 32pm 7! a Ly. Chicago......... m EE oi Ar. Grand Rapids... 9 45pm 3:55pm 7 20am e a Sd ea” a= Gs Gee CE Train leaving Grand _— 7:10am has parlor wr car; 10:15pm, coach and sleeping car. Train leaving Chicago 3:02pm has Pullman parlor car; 8:15pm sleeping car; 11:32pm sleep- ing car for Grand Rapids. Muskegon Trains. GOING WEST. : Ly @’d Rapids.........¢7:35am +1:35pm +5:40pm Ar Muskegon..... .... 9:00am 2:45pm 7:05nm Sunday train leaves Grand Rapids 9:15am; ] arrives Muskegon 10:40am. “It's as good as Sapolio,” when they try to sell you their experiments. Your own good sense will tell { you that they are only trying to get you to aid their AN e e mew ariel ct US lUctlUctl ctl ctl lt ce aoe = 4 Who urges you to keep Sapolio? GOING EAST. Lv Muskegon....... .. +8:10am +12:15am +4:00pm Ar@’d Rapids... .... 9:30am 1:25pm 5:20pm Sunday train leaves Muskegon 6:30pm; ar- ; rives — — ==. 7 xcept Sunday. aily. i : ia . ©. L. LOCKWOOD, Gen’! Passr. = a Agent. Is it not the Poverveeeyvyy yan yaeeee ryt | wishes gs Ge cian. ublic? The manufacturers, by constant and judi- P en y ) : inane cious advertising, bring customers to your stores whose MANISTEE associ stra very presence creates a demand for other articles. Via C. & W.M. Railway. UMN M LUMA AAAMakkkdddd el wT sensanoeannsaare i MONEY INIT Be Coss On GRATEFUL COMFORTING It pays any dealer to have the reputation of keeping pure goods. It pays any dealer to keep the Seymour Cracker. Distinguished Everywhere for Delicacy of Flavor, There’s a large and growing section of the Supesies ey public who will have the best, and with whom the matter of acent or soa pound makes no impression. It’s not “How cheap” with them; it’s ‘‘How good.” For this class of people the Seymour Cracker is made. Discriminating housewives recognize its and Nutritive Properties. Specially Grateful and Comforting to the Nervous and Dyspeptic. Sold in Half-Pound Tins Only. Prepared by JAMES EPPS & CO., Ltd., Homeopathic Chemists, London, superior Flavor, Purity, Deliciousness, and will have it. If you, Mr. Dealer, want the trade of particu- lar people, keep the Seymour Cracker. Made by England. BREAKFAST SUPPER NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. eps | Be we “aa “a” oa? o™a° “an? “an” “a” wa? Maa’ aa’ RE ASS SAS Dee ee ae owe Come Into the ..Fold.. Sixty thousand have ‘‘caught on,’’ why not you? The BOBO B ES Money Weight System of weighing your merchandise is the greatest plan ever invented for saving money. Money saved is money earned. Wouldn't you like to have your business earn you more money? Of course you would. Now, why not begin business aright before another week is past? Drop us a postal for our 32 page Hand Book on Money Weight Scales. Long time and easy payments ought to help you out if you are at all doubtful about the ready money. Half the business of the world is done on credit, you know. THE COMPUTING SCALE CO. DAYTON, OHIO.