~\ UAV E a EEG ER RAE arse ye Git OOF 1 N MON ae ee NO A) Ne SG GS COE — SEY) FZ eS ase Ny ‘ \ i? MR SARE Gav Sea 4, OWI D GS SB Go Bice Bsa ere ar al aes WORE Tay ‘ar el BY ey Ge, Fe eA) \ © Pa i Scaa FR) is /, BY zy) fe Ve A Ps wat y) ISS Ge ee A A ee WE OY Be Sh Se Sad Bp» 1a Ce (GCE NT) 4 mm JSS BA B&B 3 a" Uf (q G OG Y ) A] Dif }, am 7 SO iF ( 3 iA Ryn (Be ( S)) Z m5 2 ay \g eZ he = oN ASA , OaSKA EE REM EO PRIN Soper SS elo a IVE ws MIN MAAS «PUBLISHED WEEKLY % << - y= SN Y VA 4 Y a9 Ao) wT ey S 7 3 " 7 = x — PRS —— SO-OS ASSO ED COP ORL PS PO EL LYF-ASSS Volume XVII. Just What You Want for a Premium FF GRAND RAPIDS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER I1, 1899. Number 838 The Biggest Value Ever Offered Best quality German China TAY Coffee Cup and Saucer Elegant transfer decoration— bright floral design—saucer is trimmed with two gold lines and daintily embossed. Cup is trimmed with one heavy gold line and embossed to match. Notice size particularly. Or- der now, quantity limited. Sold in case or gross lots only. cron $15.00 In case lots of 50 doz. per gross, $14.40 GaN \ ae —\ Ny ¥ aN: AOA AR WS , Illustration is Actual Size Notice dimen- Wt sions: > Saucer 6 in. di- am.; cup 3% in. high, 3% in. wide; capacity, II ounces. Our New Fancy Goods Catalogue No. 96 shows you many equally as good values. Write for one to-day. We sell to dealers only 42-44 Lake Street, Chicago. “ What’s the Use of Monkeying? ve Your customers want good cigars, are bound to have them, and if they can’t get Weve Weve viv Don't Delay.#.#% but send in an order to us for some of the popular brands—the kind that will hold ) \ ) ) your trade and get more for you—-WE HAVE THEM ALL. eae PHELPS, BRACE & CO., Detroit. ¥¥s Largest Cigar Dealers in the Middle West. them of you will go somewhere else for them. eld evel ava wie F, E. BUSHMAN, Manager. | Wa lea alea alae alse alee alae alae aly woe wale whalwa a law vale ae awi vise valve re | Bole FOI III I OI OOO OO er) oS Coco Oa | Cocoa | MN . oe AN GRATEFUL COMFORTING MN ee AN Distinguished Everywhere AN for ah Delicacy of Flavor, Superior Quality and Nutritive Properties. Specially Grateful and Comforting to the Nervous and Dyspeptic. Sold in Half-Pound Tins Only. Prepared by JAMES EPPS & CO., Ltd., Homeeopathic Chemists, London, England. BREAKFAST SUPPER | | MONEY INIT It pays any dealer to have the reputation of keeping pure goods. It pays any dealer to keep the Seymour Cracker. There's a large and growing section of the public who will have the best, and with whom the matter of a cent 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 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 NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. LIOOO OOOO) DOOQOQO®D POOOOQOQOODQODOOOOOE SFOHMOM@ODODO©ODQO©ODOQDOQDOOQDOOQOOQOOOOOO© ON THE RACCED EDCE OF THE LAW? No, the law does not trouble us; neither will it trouble you, Mr. Grocer, if you buy Silver Brand Cider Vinegar. There are no better goods made than these. (fates aN Sweet cider, prepared to keep sweet, furnished October to March inclusive. A strictly first-class article; no trouble from fermentation,burst- ing of barrels or loss by becom- ing sour. GENESEE FRUIT CO. LANSING, MICH. SMOOMDDOOOD DOTF| QODODODOOES QOQOOOOE OO WE (IUARANTEE 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 We also guarantee it to be of not less than 4@ grains strength. We will prosecute any person found using our packages for cider or vinegar without first removing all traces of our brands therefrom. Robinson Cider and Vinegar Co., Benton Harbor, Mich. J ROBINSON, Manager. This is the guarantee we give with every barrel of our vinegar. Do you know of any other manufacturer who has sufficient confidence in his output to stand back of his product with a similar guarantee? ROBINSON CIDER AND VINEGAR CO apple we will forfeit ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS @ RALRLILISILLILLLIIILIIIIS@) cue a att aaler alae WiwyiuWyle haul Bour's Blended OOrbéS COFFEES cs BUSINESS | THE J. M. BOUR 6O., 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 once bought—always used. And we can sell them to pay you a handsome profit. It will pay you to get our samples and prices— that is, if you are in the business to make money. Some exceptional bargains in Teas just now. Write or ask salesman when he calls. 129 Jefferson Avenue, Detroit, Mich. 113°115-117 Ontario St., Toledo, Ohio. ARAN a 2 ; wabebeoig «\ A DESMAN Volume XVII. 3 gteseececsceececeeecs senen Investigate our sys- tem before placing your collections. RHSSESSe RFSTTTFSFSS lige EES SG) SeseseseseseSeSese52 Take a Receipt for « Everything {¢£ Wl lars, or a lawsuit, or a customer. fn We make City Package Re- E v2 ; BARLOW BROS, bi GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN. i 5 It may save you a thousand dol- t ceipts to order; also keep plain ones in stock. Send for-samples. EF ; SSS a 7” @ @ @ 0000000000000000000000O0 OLDEST MOST RELIABLE RELIABLE ALWAYS ONE LWAYS ONE PRICE Wholesale Clothing Manufacturers in the city of ROCHESTER, N. Y. are KOLB & SON. Only house making strictly ali wool Kersey Overcoats, guaranteed, at 8s. Maii orders will receive prompt attention. OOo 666 i Write our Michigan representative, Wm. \@ Connor, Box 346, Marshall, Mich., to call 3 on you, or meet him at ‘Sweet's Hotel, j Grand Rapids, Oct. 12 to 17 inclusive. 4 } Customers’ expenses allowed. 4 7 quality and fit guaranteed. a neal The Preferred Bankers Life Assurance Company of Detroit, Mich. ig Annual Statement, Dec. 31, 1898. Commenced Business Sept. !, 1893. | Insurance in Force........ .........-+--$3,299,000 00 4 —— Pissets: 0 2.2. a5 45,734 79 tm Ledger Liabilities..................... 21 6S Losses Adjusted and Unpaid..... oe None ‘Lotai Death Losses Paid to Date...... 51,061 00 : \ Total Guarantee Deposits Paid to Ben- 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. eee seeronneeeees, Y FIRE: ‘ Aq INS. ; : co. Hs 3 pt, Cunservative, Safe. , © J.W. See Pres. W. FRED McBan, Sec. ‘ 090-0060000000000000004- rvyvy*< 0900990000968 THE MERCANTILE AGENCY n Established 1841. | R. G. DUN & CO. Widdicomb Bid’g, Grand Rapids, Mich. j Books arranged with trade classification of names. ; Collections made everywhere. Write for particulars. L. P. WITZLEBEN, [anager. Save Trouble. Save Money. Save Time. TOUESIDON (UDO GRAND RAPIDS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER II, 1899. IMPORTANT FEATURES. Dry Goods. 3. Dirt in Spices. Around the State. Grand Rapids Gossip. Woman’s World. 8. Editorial. 9. Editorial. Wise in His Day. Crockery and Glassware Quotations. Shoes and Leather. Store Lighting. Observations by a Gotham Egg Man. Gotham Gossip. Mrs. Hen the True American Hero. Commercial Travelers. Drugs and Chemicals. Drug Price Current. Grocery Price Current. Grocery Price Current. Getting the People. Hardware Price Current. The Produce Market. Business Wants. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. HERO WORSHIP. It is to be admitted that the Ameri- can people, despite their democratic spirit, are somewhat given to hero-wor- ship. They are by no means peculiar in this respect, but they are perhaps en- titled to credit for a special aptitude for the discovery of heroic proportions where most other nations would recog- nize nothing more than the indications of the average force of intellect and strength of character. The earliest con- spicuous display of this trait occurred in the memorable political campaign of 1840. There are many men still living who can remember the historic eccen- tricities of that contest, the log cabin and hard cider campaign, won by the a) hes with their battle cry of ‘‘Glory to the hero of Tippecanoe!’’ How the popular wisdom would have been justi- fied in its choice of General William Henry Harrison had he not died so soon after his election must remain an unan- swered question. The same thing must be said of General Zachary ‘Taylor, the only other President elected by the Whigs. The reference just made to Gen- eral Harrison may serve to remind some readers that in 1840 an anti-slavery con- vention met and nominated a ticket, consisting of James G. Birney, of New York, for President, and Francis J. Lemoyne, for Vice-President. Birney was nominated again four years later. In 1852 the free soil party nominated John P. Hale, of New Hampshire. In 1856, now for the first time known as Republicans, the anti-slavery men nom- inated John C. Fremont, then known to fame as the ‘‘ Pathfinder’’ of the Rocky Mountains. The Republicans were look- ing for a popular hero when they nomi- nated him, but available material of that sort seems to have. been somewhat scarce. Fremont lived through the most eventful era in his country’s history, and although there was enough in his career for a hero to ‘‘come out strong,’’ as Mark Tapley would say, hegwould hardly be regarded now as a historical figure but for the single fact of his nom- ination to the Presidency. General Grant’s nomination in 1868 may be said to have been inevitable. He had been the most successful of all the Federal generals, his name was as- sociated with victory in the public mind, and it-was a time when military merit above warded. He was, all, Was a recognized and_ re- great soldier, but in practical politics he was out of his proper He had never taken an active part in politics before the war, and_ there even some doubt as to which party he belonged to up to a short time before his nomination. ‘That he was twice nominated and twice elected not strange when one members largely — public state and Federal, great and small, have filled for the politicians who wear military titles. had appar- ently to a great extent lost its ardor be- fore the beginning of the Spanish war. There seemed to be some ground for the hope that the American people had outgrown a tendency which is more es- pecially characteristic of the youth of individual men and of nations. ‘That brief conflict, however, to the front some two or three new heroes, element. Was does appear re- how offices, been last thirty years by Hero-worship, however, has brought so to speak, whose names are men- tioned in connection with the highest office within the gift of the For the first time naval heroes are spoken of candidates for the Presi- dency and Vice-Presidency. ‘There is no so far as the public of them would not make as good a President as William Henry Harrison or Zachary Taylor would have made had those gallant soldiers lived to undergo the tests of civil office ; but, upon the whole, it is hardly probable that any Admiral on any party ticket in the next general election. As a rule, it is best to keep great men in the special service in which they have achieved distinction. The United States navy can furnish fit employment for its most valiant sailors until they have passed the age of serv- ice in their profession, and then they will have deserved the right to rest upon the laurels they have so nobly won. pee yple. as_ possible reason, is aware, why one will occupy a place The prevalent notion that bicycle rid- ers are not as numerous as they were two or three years ago is not borne out by the statistics of the manufacturers, according to figures furnished by an ex- change. The companies which have been consolidated in the new $40, 000, 000 bicycle trust have sold 841,642 bicycles this year, as compared with 661,232 sold in 1898, and 562,100 in 1897. increased their sales nearly 50 per in two years. ———————— They have cent. A druggist in Cambridge., Mass., has petitioned the mayor to have a free ice- water drinking fountain in front of his store removed, on the plea that it is ruining his soda water trade. He _ says it is ‘not fair,’? and many of his townsmen are actively supporting him in this contention. LT Kipling gets more money poem written now than he good one a few years ago. It ward of fame, which has its rewards, as well as penalties. ————— The history that heroes make is not the same as that which yellow journal- ists write. for a bad did for a is the re- Number 838 THE CHRONIC GRUMBLER. Grumblers old as the Adam in on the before he was put out of the Eden. Everything including himself. had vanced are as human race. started grumble Garden of went wrong there, but no ad- association to tell her Eve grumbled ; she no neighbors, no club, woman's she to troubles snake, very ill-used Adam. that They did the ered themselves in a way with fig leaves, the best them without the to, and gossiped with the think woman, and had nothing best they could, and came she wasa reminded she to wear. and cov made in make magazine up way they could aid of a fashion ; but they still grumbled. Cain came after the happiness of Eden had broken. than bikely that he was born grumbling ; he was a grumbler He tilled the and raised fruits and vegetables and other things to eat. His brother, Abel, shepherd, ‘‘a keeper of sheep, ”’ record has it, and brought Lord ‘‘the firstlings of his flock, the fat thereof, Cain brought to the broken up the easy ways of fruit of the not respected, It is more from the base up. soil was a as the to the and of "and was well received. Lord that had Eden ‘‘the ground,’’ and his gift) was Cain still grumbled, and more than ever, and had it in for his brother. ‘‘And Cain talked with Abel, his brother; and it came to pass, when they in the field, up Abel, his brother, and slew was he same were that Cain rose against him.’ Cain not hanged for mur- der; but a mark was set upon his head that he as a murderer. fore- might live and be known He still grumbled, and said: ‘‘My punishment is greater than I can bear.’’ But he bore it and lived to be the originator of a great race of people, all too swift for the times, and who were eventually drowned at the overflow that made people scarce and gave human beings a_ new start in Noah's ark. Grumbling kept on all the same, and is going on yet. Kings and queens are grumbling because not more respected. they are Respected peasants are grumbling because they are not kings and queens. ‘Those who save nothing grumble because they are not rich, because they can have nothing honestly. The grumble they are not The pretty grumble be- soon, The conceited of men grumble because other men do not think as they do. The broken-down politician grumbles because the people donot keep him in office. The hoodlum grumbles at the police. Grumbling would) make the world very miserable if the grumblers could all have a_hear- ing; but are charged with sweetness and light, and whose presence Those who earn nothing grumble homely because beautiful. cause their beauty fades so teachers volunteer always those who and words bring happiness, give the grumbler no audience. OO It takes genius for a man to bea loafer and a pope favorite in society at the time; but such things are possible. same A man who drinks too much seems to be without shame; but his nose blushes for him. MICHIGAN TRADESMAN _ Dry Goods The Dry Goods Market. Staple Cottons—-Practically everything in the brown goods section of the mar- ket has been advanced within the past two weeks and also most of the lines of standard sheetings and ‘drills. Almost every line of staple goods, even if it has not been openly advanced, has felt the influence of the market, and in many cases calls for higher prices where any goods are to be found. Several lines of ducks and osnaburgs have been placed ‘‘at value.’’ Bleached cottons are well situated. Buyers are looking for chances to make engagements for spring, but generally these offers are re- fused, except on the purely ‘‘value’’ basis. Wide sheeting, cotton flannels and blankets are steady, and coarse col- ored cottons in general are well condi- tioned, and sellers are very stiff in their attitude towards buyers. Prints and Ginghams—There is some increase to be noted in the business for’ fancy calicoes, but it is only fair and not what it ought to be. This is rather remarkable, in view of the fact that job- bers everywhere report a very satisfac- tory business. This branch of the busi- ness is really the only unsatisfactory one in the cotton goods trade. The reduc- tion in price for such staples as indigo blues, etc., has had a very satisfactory effect on these goods, and what stocks there are on hand are being rapidly taken care of. There are very few staple ginghams to be found not under contract, and some of the most promi- nent mills are under contract for several months to come. Prices are firm all along the line. Fine ginghams have sold remarkably well, and dark dress ging- hams and domet fabrics are scarce in everything except the cheaper grades, and in these some few stocks can be found. : Dress Goods--Everybody is still talk- ing plaid backs, but opinions still differ as to their stability; that is, as to whether they are likely to hold to their popularity, or fade away after a period into a ‘‘has been’’ fabric. There are mills turning to fancy backs which have never done anything on this class of goods before. There are some attrac- tive all wool stuffs, 54 and 56 inches wide, selling anywhere from $1 to $1.60 which have found a very good sale. Skirtmakers have use for a large yard- age thereot ; then there isa great variety of fancy backs, ranging anywhere in price from 75@g5c, which represent good money value. The weights of these goods range from 14 up to 20 ounces. Lighter weight goods have been shown, but they have scarcely met the require- ments. Strictly all wool dress goods of 36-inch width stand at 36@4oc for spring goods. With the wool market at its pres- ent height, 36c is a low figure fora purely all wool fabric. Of course, there are so-called all wool fabrics to be ob- tained below these figures, but they are not strictly all wool, although they may be commercially. Plaids will be shown in a variety of colorings, many of the lines being very comprehensive and at- tractive. Large patterns in grays have shown good promise in a number of in- stances. Hosiery—The market is practically _ depleted as far as buyers of hosiery are concerned. The season as a whole has been extremely satisfactory, and the im- porters expect that if no change takes place in regard to the fashions for spring, the present orders will be con- siderably increased between now and that time. The chances are that the demand for fancies will increase rather than anything else, and these, together with men’s half hose in solid colors, will be lively features of the spring business. Carpets—The retail trade have started to cut up carpets freely. While some who were disposed to work off old stocks as bargains have been active during the month of September the average retailer has reported business slow in compari- son with August. The past week the latter have reported trade picking up. Jobbers have not filled their orders as promptly as the retailers expected. This is due to the fact that the large New York mills, as well as others, are be- hind in delivery of fall orders. Already some jobbers are looking around to see the new samples and prepare for their spring trade. The outlook is very favor- able for next season. One of the best indications of improvement is the fact that all the jobbers are anxious for de- livery of goods. There is no talk of cancellations. Even some of the manu- facturers who were overordered will be obliged to carry some of this season’s business into the next. The reason for this is the large demand and the _pros- pect of a further advance next season on all lines. Wilton velvets have re- ceived a much larger call this season and the prospect is good for steadily in- creasing business in this line, which is sold at an average price of $1.15 per yard, wholesale. Tapestry carpets are also selling very freely. The darker shades in all colors hold the lead. On this line, the September demand _ has been good and October is expected to even exceed the past month. The car- pet manufacturers have come through a very busy season and have given their material away in inducing a large vol- ume of business. Lace Curtains—As the cooler weather is now approaching, the demand for this line is increasing with the retailer, who has stocked his shelves with a larger supply of both foreign and do- mestic goods than usual, and those who placed their orders early will be ina position to offer exceptional bargains to their customers, as compared with the prices that will have to be paid later on, as raw cotton and yarn are rapidly ad- vancing. The chances of the low prices thus far offered | this season should in- duce a large volume of trade,.as con- sumers must pay higher prices on all kinds of goods. i A dentist is a man who pulls people’s teeth. A lawyer is one who pulls their legs. : : ; SEELELELELELEEOLEELEEDEELOLOLO DD Corl, Knott & Co., Jobbers of Millinery, 20-22 North Division St., Grand Rapids, Mich. SPECIALTIES Trimmed Hats, Ribbons, Vel- vets, Laces, Veilings; Ostrich and Fancy Feathers, of every variety. FFFFFSFFSSSSTFFSSTSTSFSTSFISFSSS FF a Da br bn by bo bn bn, bb bp bn by by bn by Gn bp bn bn bp bn PUG OOUOOUOT GOUT VUUCTUT TCC VUOCUC 004 00006 60000000* To retailat 50 cents. It is so made as to prevent breaking of the steels over the hips. With- out a doubt the only corset on the market having this feature at so low a price. In drabs only. Price, $4.50 per dozen. VOIGT, HERPOLSHEIMER & CO., Wholesale Dry Goods, Grand Rapids, Mich. What you want for fall business is a good, clean line of Floor Oil Cloth. We have them in bright, tasty patterns. The yard goods are 1-2-3-A and 4 quality and in widths | 4-4, 6-4 and 8-4, from 16c a yard up. Tne Rugs we have in 2-3-A and 4 quality, and 4-4, 5-5, 6-6, 88 squares as cheap as 20c for 4-4 Rugs. P. STEKETEE & SONS, @ Grand Rapids, Mich. WORLD’S BEST Ss De we Ww 5C. CIGAR. ALL JOBBERS AND G.J JOHNSON CIGARCO. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. ae HY > Sea SS y LSE ZZ Wee MICHIGAN’S MOST FAMOUS CIGAR COLUMBIAN CIGAR COMPANY, BENTON HARBOR, MICH. } MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 3 DIRT IN SPICES. cleaned as it might have been, and that The Height of Oratory. ro ’ the producer was careless, instead of a ‘*And is Rockford so much of an ora- Due to the Crowding Down Process in willful cheat tor?’’ c . e Prices. . aie . ‘*Man, he could describe a boarding- . If the Commissioner would provide a ee ee ee ee Written for the Tradesman. seer siete es a oy : : ; * house dried beef supper in such lan- : i : : ample analysis at the head of each di- coi eek sds The August bulletin of the State Dairy : guage that your mouth would water i: i 3 vision of.the Bulletin, showing required | w} ssire.”* and Food Department issues a warning — with desire. on Bic cle against the products of a certain New To U York manufacturer who has no represent- 3 sundriés a may be true, but that his guilt is no less us a card asking for our July 1st discount on the market. tbat some cheap — than that of the dealers who, by de- Prom t sheet on’Bicycle Sundries, ‘Supplies, etc. cern like this could be easily tempted manding cheap and still cheaper goods, Right Goods, Low Prices and Prompt to violate the law is no great wonder, first tempted and later forced him into] 4 Shipments will continue to be our motto. but that month after month and year) +p. production of such goods is equally e Dealers who are not next to us on wheels ah yes > 2 y aly: a . PE uae the names = s reliable true. Good and pure things can not be Shi men { s should appea Sé * — series a ee made cheaply and the grocer knows it. r standards, we could then judge how far short these delinquents really are. That the absolute innocence of the producer fa Wedel and sundries are invited to correspond. ADAMS & HART, PUY TY AAAAAAARRAAAAAY MUYVVVN VV UU YY Yee CNVY SY cent a cup. Their Premium No. 1 Chocolate, put up in Blue Wrappers and Yellow Labels, is the best plain checolate in the market for family use. Their German Sweet Chocolate is good tc eat and good to drink. It is et ote favorite with on other points, but, as laws go, it is a the buyer. Other means were sought pretty good law—clear enough and|for. Many of the larger and more definite enough for those who desire to| reputable manufacturers either ceased live up to it. That it has been admin-| their efforts or formed combinations and istered fairly, and as rigidly as possible | trusts to protect themselves and main- Valley City Milling Co., WR SS AR tious, and healthful; a grea . : fl « : children. with the limited means provided for|tain a price which would allow them to} ] Grand Rapids, Mich. Buyers should ask for and be sure that the 2 itted. make honest goods. The smaller and et the genuine goods. The above trade-mar the department, must be admitted g Sole Manufacturers of “LILY WHITE,” Cia every package. less independent producer in many cases was forced into all sorts of tricks to evade the law and at the same time meet the call for low prices. ‘There is a trite old saying about there being | more than one way to choke a dog, and these tricky and dishonest: manufactur- To suppose that the firms whose names appear in the Bulletin as trans- gressors are willful or conscious viola- tors of the law would be, in most cases, assuming a fact that would be difficult to prove. To believe that either manu- facturers or jobbers whose names for ers are sure to find some way to make j years have been synonyms for honesty , < : ie Z their goods fit the price the dealer pays. y 4 “The flour the best cooks use.” Walter Baker & Co. Ltd. RAAARAAARAAAAAAAAAAAAANAAAAAAA AAA ARAB AAR Dorchester, Mass. wonder, and an ever-increasing wonder, Why, then, does he not meet this propo- q 12 W. Bridge St Phat some very great error exists 1S | ition fairly and honestly and allow. the | 3 Those of you who have been p as patent to the least careful observer. Is], Steen Whe f ae sil et b ith f Grand Rapids, Mich. the law wrong? Is it badly adminis- — yp nee omen ee Wholesale Bicycles and Sundries. soled? tae ol cee situate se: both the pure goods required and al 3 years have probably noticed : : sara profit? Let him remember profits are that we fill your orders a j = firms frauds after all, or does the quite as necessary to the producer as great deal more promptly Established 1780. fault lie with the buyer? Inasmuch as they are to the ee. fececcianaiun’ Stanediee the subject of pure food has been) The retail merchant holds an exceed- | 4 are new customers are © W lf B k & 6 LTD deemed of sufficient ee ingly important and responsible position | 3 leased to find that we are = a df a df 0. C ee A My UY ” S SS and integrity would descend to putting corn meal in their pepper is impos- sible, yet the Bulletin says so, and says it upon the authority of the State An- alyst. His report claims to be no more than a record of the elements contained ‘ Se bias \cgud aah: “cebceasela tp doubtedly one very excellent preventive f : ‘ ‘ {against wrong-doing, but lack of temp- chemical analysis, and as these come to | tation is a better and surer method. him numbered only, any partiality or E. L. Allen. unfairness on his part is made impos- ee I sible. These reports, as given in the Twelve Business Maxims. Bulletin, are a little deep for the unin-| The President of the London Cham- =— itiated, dealing with technical terms and | ber of Commerce gives twelve maxims SS aig chemical percentages, especially as so nant he has tested through years of ————— few of us know what the fixed stand- erie Oa aae = = ~ scape ss ard is. Take, for instance, the sample ee ee ees : B. 195, which is said to contain‘‘anex-| 2. Go straight for it. Manufacturers of all styles of Show Cases and Store Fixtures. Write us for cessive amount of sand.’’ The inference} 3- Master all details. tilustrated catalogue and discounts. would be that the grinder of this pep-| + Always know more than you are expected to know. Hence it follows that every time a gro- cer buys goods below a fair and just price, or induces a_ seller to cut a fair mr = me =f Ai price, he becomes ‘‘accessory to the pu i if crime.’’ Lack of opportunity is | un- eee eee tL C0) | SN pete ree. WII EAg ob ease recente eee: 2 TAS 8 IT - SS . ~ - = SSS SS SES SAA SSS WN EOE USMS EV OI WMI IILMIIIG TRS iteerrreeestas cossasagys per had willfully added sand, with the 5. Remember that difficulties are] $ COOOL OOS OOOOH HSSOOOOSHOOSOSOOS OOS OO OOOO OOOO OOOO OS 2 intention to defraud the consumer. The] only made to overcome. }é ‘i o fact is, the so-called‘sand is simply the} 6. ‘reat failures as stepping-stones| 3 H M e nolds & Son 3 dirt and dust which would naturally ad- | to further effort. é e e y 9° here to the pepper in growing and =: Never put your hand out farther 3 2 handling. I am told by spice millers . a — kame . back. aa @ Manufacturers of @ : ig mes be bold; always prudent. | @ e that black pepper can not be bought in| 4. The minority often beats the ma-| @ Asphalt Paints, Tarred Felt, Roofing Pitch. 2 and 3 °@ train loads in New York under a guar-| jority in the end. . ply and Torpedo Gravel Ready Roofing. Galvanized s antee of less than 3 per cent. dirt. The} 10. Make good use of other men’s} @ Iron Cornice. Sky Lights. Sheet Metal Workers @ red pepper pods would, no doubt, carry — : oe See 3 and Contracting Roofers. : | ere atu 4% per cent. sand in Sociae ee. a en : Grand Rapids, Mich. ESTABLISHED 1868 Detroit, Mich. = this sample is not so bad as would at 12. Preserve, by all means in your] @ Office, 82 Campau st. Foot st St. @ first appear, and proves no more than| power, ‘‘a sound mind in a sound| Q Factory, ist av. and M. C. Ry. 3 that the pepper was not so carefully | body.’’ 800000000000000000000000oeoos 9000000000000000000008 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN apace ceili radial le i ages pe eae pene * _ Around .Movements of Merchants. Mason—-Knapp & Mendell have closed out their bazaar stock. Centerville—R. H. Reitz, baker, has sold out to G. Gemberling. Pontiac--Wm. Jay, meat dealer, has sold out to W. A. Linabury & Co. Saint Charles—-John Stanard has_ pur- chased the drug stock of J. A.*Griffin. Holly--B. Durdle & Co. have sold their hardware stock to H. W. Holmes. Port Huron—W. H. Mann chased the grocery stock of N. E. lein. Ovid—-N. E. Preston, of Gaines, has purchased the grocery stock of A. S. Jorae. Flint—Z. Chase & Son, dealers in carriages, have dissolved, Z. Chase suc- ceeding. Almont-——H. H. Mair & Co. continue the general merchandise business of H. H. Mair. = Houghton—Minnie L. Sullivan suc- ceeds Berg & Sullivan in the millinery business. Trufant—Blackburn & Son, of Sand Lake, have opened a meat market at this place. Fremont—Jacob Weiss has removed his stock of general merchandise to Michigamme. Crystal Falls—Meyer Savlan has pur- chased the dry goods stock of L. War- showsky & Co. Alpena—John R. McDonald succeeds McDonald & Ash in the harness and bicycle business. Saginaw—Richman & Son continue the grocery business formerly conducted by D. Richman. Essexville—Sandorf & Mahler suc- ceed A. L. Sandorf in the dry goods and shoe business. Scotts—Adams Wells has purchased the implement and flour and feed stock of Wilson & Gilson. - Saginaw—W. R. Murray has_ pur- chased the drug stock of Jay Ostrander at 32 Genesee avenue. Port Huron—Fisher & Cronan will open their agricultural implement store on Broad street Oct. 16. Charlotte——-Wm. A. Randall _has opened a grocery, confectionery and cigar store at this place. Lansing—A. M. Birney will open a grocery store with an entire new stock at 111 Michigan avenue. Minden City—The Farmers’ Mercan- tile Co. succeeds Lena (Mrs. Isaac) Schulman in general trade. Flushing—Stevens & Niles have pur- chased a new stock of groceries and en- gaged in business at this place. Saginaw—Kalzow & Reinke continue the grocery business formerly conducted under the style of C. J. Kalzow. Port Huron—George Close, formerly a marine engineer, has embarked in the the grocery business at this place. Port Huron—Timothy Walsh will close his River street grocery store and em- bark in the same line on St. Clair street. Bangor —J. W. Pedrick, dealer in drugs, tobacco and cigars and wall paper, has removed from Lacota to this place. Trufant-——-Mrs. N. Soules has put in a line of millinery and fancy goods in the store building recently occupied by A. Medler. Otsego—J. D. Woodbeck has added a railroad ladder and other betterments to his drug store, making it one of the best arranged and most completely equipped stores of the kind in the State. has pur- Lam- Tecumseh—W. W. Marsh has_ pur- chased the Lawrence VanTyne block and will shortly occupy same with his meat market. Coldwater—H. P. Eldridge and son, Roy, have purchased the drug stock of Z. G. Osborn & Son and have taken possession of same. Bradley--Lee Deuel has sold his store and stock of general merchandise to N. L. Birchard, of Plainwell, Mr. Deuel taking in exchange a farm. Grawn—-Henry McCowan has_ pur- chased a store building here and will embark in the hardware business about Nov. 1. Mr. McCowan hails from Scott- ville. Port Huron—The International Tea Store Co. has discontinued its retail grocery business, except among railroad employes, which is conducted on the order plan. Newaygo—James Herron has sold his grocery stock to Seymour B. Gauweiler, who will continue the business at the same location. Mr. Gauweiler hails from Croton. Eastport—Byron Sweet has purchased of D. D. Blakely the stock of general merchandise formerly owned by F. M. Harris and will continue the business at the same location. Menominee—The Ramsay & Jones block, which will be occupied by the Northern Hardware & Supply Co. when completed, will be ready for occupancy about November 1. West Bay City—-jay Ostrander has sold his drug stock in Saginaw and _re- moved to this place. He has accepted the position of chief clerk in the drug store of D. B. Perry. Maple Rapids—John Watkins, of the grocery firm of Redfern & Watkins, has sold his interest to O. G. Webster. The business will be continued under the style of C. M. Redfern & Co. Scottville—T. R. Reeder has pur- chased the interest of J. C. Mustard in the general stock of Reeder & Mustard and will continue the business under the style of T. R. Reeder & Co. Port Huron—Port Huron merchants will hereafter purchase potatoes at the rate of 60 pounds to the bushel. This condition of affairs has béen brought about by the action of the farmers in dealing unfairly with the merchants. Croswell—Forest B. Brake has merged his dry goods and clothing business in- to a corporation under the style of the F. B. Brake Co. The authorized capi- tal stock is $5,000. The incorporators are F. B. Brake and D. A. Brake, of this place, and G. Beal, of Marine City. Boyne City—Wm. H. White and John F. Fairchild, who have conducted a general merchandise business here many years under the style of White & Fairchild, have dissolved by mutual consent, Mr. Fairchild purchasing the interest of his partner and continuing the business in his own name. Scottville—J. C. Mustard has formed a copartnership with Olney & Aubrey, the Ludington dry goods merchants, and engaged in general trade here under the style qf the Scottville Department Store. The dry goods stock has been removed from Ludington and lines of shoes and clothing will be added shortly. Hillsdale—A representative of the Chicago Trading Association has suc- ceeded in interesting a number of Hills- dale business men in the trading stamp scheme. Each merchant is to give a 10 cent trading stamp for every 10 cents’ worth of goods sold. A collection of 300 of the stamps entitles the holder to a choice of a variety of premiums. Grand Marais-——-E. G. Endress & Co. purchased at chattel mortgage sale all the property of Morse & Schneider, which includes a store building and a stock of general merchandise, said to be worth about three times the amount of the purchase price, which was $6,715. The new firm at once took possession and is continuing the business at the old stand. Battle Creek—The five new buildings now undergoing erection in this city are being pushed to completion as fast as the scarcity of labor will allow. The Penniman block is built up as far as the sidewalk, the first floor being all laid. The hotel being erected by C. W. Post on the old Alvord property has its foun- dation nearly completed, while the office building on McCamly street is finished as far as the excavation work is concerned. The block to be con- structed by Mr. Post on the old Hub- bard property has as yet not been started. The business block to be erected on East Main street by Messrs. Brown, Adams and Stewart has not been started yet, but the ground has been excavated to the depth of six feet for the cellar. Manufacturing Matters. Trufant—J. C. Christensen has en- gaged in the lumber business and is putting in a well-equipped yard here. Port Huron—Henry Herr has __ pur- chased all of the machinery belonging to the American Egg Case Co. and will put it into the new machine shop he will shortly open at this place. Belding—The Belding Shoe Co. denies that it contemplates removing its factory away from Belding, the recent report to that effect having started without its knowledge or consent. Lansing—Molitor, North & Moyers have purchased a controlling interest in the Lansing Boiler and Engine Works and will continue the business, includ- ing the manufacture of springtooth har- rows. Port Huron—The Eskimo Fur Robe & Tanning Co. has been organized to engage in the tanning and fur business. Capital, $10,000. Incorporators: O. E. Harrington, C. A. Hovey, H. G. Bar- num, J. B. McGregor, E. F. Law, all of Port Huron. Detroit—The M. Mitshkun Co. has filed articles of incorporation to engage in a general machinery and _ iron _busi- ness, in connection with railroad and marine interests. The capital stock is $5,000, all paid in, and the incorpora- tors are Sarah and Lillie Mitshkun and Annie Wilson. Saginaw—J. H. Zubler, who has been the manager of the Saginaw Suspender Co. since it located in this city, has gone to Breckenridge, where he has en- gaged in the hardware business. The Suspender company has suspended ; that is, it has gone owt of business for the present. The enterprise was a success in a small way, but it did not grow into the large business that was anticipated, and has been closed up. Saginaw—A large amount of cedar is being brought down the Detroit & Mackinac Railroad, and three Eastern buyers are picking up all the ties they can find at 38 cents each, double the price that was paid two years ago: Cedar camps are being started all through the northern section of the State. The Cleveland Cedar Co., which has its headquarters here with T. B. Simons as manager, has contracted to furnish Eastern parties with 160,000 fifty-foot poles. The Porter-Morse Cedar Co, is starting camps in Clare county. cna ee ee Tne The Boys Behind the Counter. Anh Arbor—D. N. Travis succeeds Edward DePont as manager of the _fur- nishing goods department of Mack & Co. Elk Rapids—Fred Winnie is now prescription clerk for W. J. Mills. Dowagiac-—Charles Secord, of South Haven, has taken the place of Paul Warner in the G. W. Moore grocery house. Newberry—John Tait has taken a po- sition as salesman in C. B. Noble’s clothing store. Saginaw—Moses Reichman, the well- known dry goods clerk, who entered the employ of J. Bauman some ten years ago, and who continued with Mr. Bau- man’s successors, Porteous, Mitchell & Co., will engage in the dry goods business on his own account at 1,000 Gratiot street. Kalamazoo—Bert Ward, a clerk in Brownell’s supply store, has taken a po- sition with S. Stern & Co., of Marcellus. Saginaw—Charles S. Emerson, late advertising writer of the Saginaw Dry Goods & Carpet Co., left the city last Saturday and his present whereabouts are unknown, even to his employers. It was ascertained that he had jumped the town on three hours’ notice, taking his family with him. There was some mys- tery attached to his sudden and unex- plained departure—probably the mystery of unpaid bills. He is a ‘‘skipper’’ of some experience, having left Grand Rapids people in the lurch to the tune of several hundred dollars several years ago. Youth’s Best Aspirations. It is fortunate when the youth of a country have an ideal. No nation is truly great without a common ideal, capable of evoking enthusiasm and call- ing out its energies. And where are we to look for this if not in the youth, and especially in those to whom fortune and leisure give an opportunity of leader- ship? It is they who can inspire by ex- ample, and by their pursuits attract others to a higher conception of the na- tional life. It may take the form of patriotism, as in this country, pride in the great republic, jealousy of its honor and credit, eagerness for its command- ing position among the nations, patriot- ism which will show itself in all the ardor of believing youth, in the admin- istration of law, in the purity of -poli- tics, in honest local government and _ in a noble aspiration for the glory of the country. It may take the form of cul- ture, of a desire that the republic—liabie like all self-made nations to worship wealth—should be distinguished, not so much by a vulgar national display as by an advance in the arts, the sciences, the education that adorns life, in the noble spirit of humanity and in the noble rec- ognition of a higher life, which will be content with no civilization that does not tend to make the country, for every citizen, a better place to live in to-day than it was yesterday. Charles Dudley Warner. en EEO aa Telephone Topics. Twenty-nine Bell telephones were taken out at Hastings on Oct. 1, leaving only 16 Bell phones in use in that city. On the same date the Citizens Co. had 186 phones in operation. Eight Bell phones were taken out at Nashville Oct. 1, leaving only two Bell phones in use at that place. The Citi- zens Telephone Co. has 52 telephones in use there. The Bell telephone system in Michi- gan is rapidly being extinguished. a ti 'S , [- oO p ee) SON mM = WM fp . e as a ti MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 5 Grand Rapids Gossip The Produce Market. Apples—Winter fruit is meeting with ready sale on the basis of $2.25 per bbl. for choice, $2.50 for’fancy and $2.75 for extra fancy. Beans—-The market has advanced so rapidly that handlers hardly know where they are at. Local dealers pay about $1.30 for unpicked beans, holding city picked at $1.45@1.50. Beets—$1 per 3 bu. bbl. Butter—Receipts of dairy grades are much more liberal than they have been, due in part to the recent rains. The quality of the receipts has also im- proved. The price holds up well, extra fancy commanding 2oc, fancy fetching 18c and choice bringing 16c. Factory creamery is strong at 22c. Cabbage——35@4oc per doz. Carrots—-$1 per 3 bu. bbl. Cauliflower--$1@1.25 per doz. Celery—-12@t5c per doz. bunches. Crab Apples—-Very scarce at $1.50 per bu. : Cranberries—-Cape Cod stock is meet- ing with ready sale on the basis of $6@6.25 per bbl. Dressed Poultry—Spring chickens are in good demand at 1to@1ic. Fowls are in fair demand at 1oc. Ducks command ioc for spring and 8c for old. Geese are beginning to come in and finda market on the basis of 8c. Turkeys are in good demand at 12%c for spring and toc for old. Eggs—Dealers pay 17c for fresh stock, holding candled stock at 18c and cold storage at 17c. Most of the receipts from the country illustrate the crafty hand of the thrifty farmer, who has held his summer eggs for higher prices, mix- ing them with his fresh eggs and palm- ing them off on the retail dealer as strictly fresh. Of course the old eggs are shrunken and unfit for use except for baking purposes, but the farmer is the gainer and the shipper sustains the loss. Game-—Mallard ducks are in fair de- mand and ample supply at $4.50 per doz. Teal ducks are higher, readily commanding $2.50@2.75 per doz. Com- mon ducks fetch $1.75@2. Snipes will be taken in after Oct. 20, sand snipes opening at 75c per doz. and yellow legged $1.50 per doz. Grapes—-Blue varieties are practically all marketed, but considerable quanti- ties have been placed in cold storage, which will come out later. From pres- ent indications the usual shipments of New York grapes to this market will be omitted this year, due to shortage at home. Niagaras are still being marketed in a limited way, on the basis of 16c for 8 lb. baskets. Honey—White clover is strong and scarce at 15c. Dark amber commands 13@14c. : : Live Poultry—Squabs are in fair de- mand at $1.20 per doz. Pigeons are in strong demand at.5oc per doz. Onions—Dealers hold Spanish at $1.40 per crate and home grown at 40@45c. Shipping has not started much _ yet, owing to the anxiety of shippers to get the apple crop out of the way first. Parsnips—s$1.50 per 3 bu. bbl. _ Pears—Keefers are coming in and find ready sale at $1.50 per bu. or $4 per bbl. Plums—-German Prune from cold stor- age are held at $3 per bu. Potatoes—Dealers pay 30c on the lo- cal market and supply local demands on the basis of 35c. The outlook for the Michigan crop is notas bright as could be wished. Missouri claims to have nine million bushels, as compared with three million bushels last year, and Colorado is reported to have an unusually large crop. The same is true of Minnesota and Wisconsin, which will prove to be formidable competitors with Michigan in the Southern market again this year. The tendency of Michigan growers Is to dig their tubers too early in the sea- son, before they have fully matured, but there appears to be a disposition to per- mit them to remain in the ground longer this season. The Michigan crop report for September places the estimated yield at 68—7o in the northern counties, 68 in the central counties and 67 in the southern counties of the State. uinces—$1I.75@2 per bu. Squash— Hubbard commands 2c per Ib. Sweet Potatoes--Jerseys are in good demand at $2.75 perbbl. Virginias are active on the basis of $1.80 per bbl. Turnips—$1 per bbl. Tomatoes—Ripe stock fetches 65¢ per bu. for frosted and $1 for cold. storage. Green is billed out at 50c per bu. a The Grain Market. Wheat has been somewhat depressed during the week, owing to the advance in export freight rates and the scarcity of vessel room at seaboard, also stocks growing large in the visible, which is 44, 300,000 bushels. The large increase is in the Northwest and probably will increase somewhat yet unless more room can be obtained for export shipments. Winter wheat is not overplentiful. There is only a limited supply of No. 2 red. Local mills are fairly well supplied for the present. Corn remains steady. The demand fully keeps pace with receipts and there is no change in price. Oats, while not as strong as they were, are steady and there is more enquiry for them at full prices. Rye demands fully tc above _ last week’s prices. The demand keeps up remarkably well with the fine weather. Deliveries in grain, except wheat, have been fair. The demand for flour, as well as_ mill feed, has been good, both locally and domestic, and prices have been well sustained. Receipts have been fair, being 77 cars of wheat, 7 cars of corn, 6 cars of oats and 4 cars of rye. Mills are paying 66c per bushel for wheat. C. G. A. Voigt. a Hides, Pelts, Tallow and Wool, Hides remain high in price. With large sales of packers at big money, country hides have reached a_ price where many tanners are working to only one-half the usual tannage. Others keep working on in hopes that leather will advance. There can be no _ profit on present values of hides and leather. Pelts are a scarce article, bringing a high value beyond what can be realized from the value of the wool on them. The advanced price has not resulted in bringing an additional pelt to market. Tallow is in good demand from soap- ers and others. The market is short of stock. The high prices of seed oils force soapers to look for animal fats. The stock of soaps is small and a further advance in both fats and soaps is looked for. Wools are selling freely. They are in good supply, although the original cost keeps them out of the market to some extent. Manufacturers are ready buy- ers, as they have sold their product at a fair advance. Fine wool is in small supply, the mills using a coarse wool in order to keep running. The to per cent. advance obtained at the opening of sales in London on coarse wool has been _ lost the past week, which reacts on our market. Considerable States wool is moving out. Wm. T. Hess. oo ~ Best Brand of Oysters. F. J. Dettenthaler, who has handled the celebrated Anchor brand of oysters for the past fifteen years, has arranged to handle the same brand this season, See quotations in grocery price current. 02> Marks Not Meant For Feminine Eyes. From the Washington Post. ‘People often ask me the meaning of the apparently crazy hieroglyphs and figures that are stamped on the inner side of the uppers of ready-made _ shoes nowadays,’’ said a shoe dealer. ‘*As every shoe manufactory has a se- cret stamp code of its own, and there is, therefore, no possibility of the general public learning more than that such codes exist, | may as well tell you that the vanity of customers shall | say, of women customers particularly?.—is at the bottom of these queer stamped char- acters and figures. You'd be surprised to know, for instance, how many women there are who imagine that they wear a No. 3 shoe, when in reality their size is a couple of figures larger. A shoe salesman who understand his business can tell precisely the number of the shoe a woman customer wears at a glance. But, as often as not, a woman whose foot is a No. 5 calls for a couple of sizes smaller, and so the mysterious stamped hieroglyph scheme was devised for the purpose of encouraging her in the belief that her foot is a couple of sizes smaller than it really measures in shoe leather. ‘*When a woman calls for a No. 3 to fit a No. 5 foot,no shoe salesman of this period who cares for his job is going to tell her that she requires a No. 5. He simply brings out a shoe of the style she wants, that he feels confident will fit her comfortably, and lets it go at that. A woman rarely thinks to enquire if the shoe is really the size she asked for, for she takes it for granted that the salesman has given her what she re- quested. But when a woman does ask that question, it is the shoe salesman’s business to unblushingly reply in the affirmative and I don’t think these lit- tle necessary white lies are stored up against men in business. The woman customer might examine the hieroglyphs inside the uppers for a week without finding out differently, and, even if she had the key to the puzzle, it would only make her feel bad, so what would be the use? There are tricks in all trades but ours, ’”’ MICHIGAN TRADESMAN -— Woman’s World of the Moving Penalties Mania. Some of the To me there is no more curious social development than the restlessness that prompts so many women to be forever tearing up their household goods and rushing with them from place to place, as if they found in the mere moving something that satisfied, for the time being, their craving for excitement. A homely old story used to relate that in the country, when a Methodist circuit rider’s chickens saw a covered wagon they flopped over on their backs and crossed their legs, preparatory to being tied and moved, and, similarly, none of us would be surprised if the furniture of certain women we know should de- velop the power, through long force of habit, of packing itself and climbing unassisted unto a furniture-moving van. Heaven knows it has had experience enough. Inexplicable as this mania for mov- ing is, it is none the less an established fact, and it has given us a race of nomads, forever on the march, with no settled abiding place, and whose ideal is the Arab of the poem, who could fold his tent at daylight and silently steal away, without even having to turn over a key to anybody. In its most aggra- vated and violent form it finds expres- “ sion in the woman who flits from board- ing-house to boarding-house, never sat- isfied, always changing, and who in time develops into a kind of genteel tramp. Once she lets this passion take hold of her it becomes an affliction as incurable as the opium habit. It is in vain that landladies try to please her and hotelkeepers try to stay her wander- ing footsteps. Although they should provide her with the forty mattresses of ease, without the crumpled _ rose leaf,’ and should regale her on humming birds’ tongues like the princess of the fairy tale, she would still go on. It is not that she is more dissatisfied one place than another, because all places look alike to her after the novelty has worn off. The only explanation she ever offers is that ‘‘she is tired staying here, and wants to move,’’ and she packs her trunk and goes. ‘There is no place in her wandering life for ties of affection for any place. She never stops still long enough for any friendship to grow up about her, and so in moving she moves away from some of the best things in life. She never even accum- ulates any belongings. The little knick- knacks and souvenirs that other women like to accumulate she discards as worthless rubbish in order to keep _her- self in light marching order for the next hurried move, and the room she sarcas- tically calls ‘‘home’’ breathes about as much of the real home spirit as the one- night lockup ina jail. Bad as this way of living is for the unattached woman, it becomes an appalling crime when she drags around in her wake, as she often does, little children, who are taught to be vagrants in their very babyhood, and whose holiest associations of a home are comprised in a receipted board bill. Pressing this woman hard for place is the sister who never camps two years in succession in the same house. Ap- parently, as far as anyone else can tell, she merely takes one house as a kind of temporary resting spot while she hunts another. She never stays in the same place long enough for her furniture to get to look at home in her rooms, and you never ring her doorbell without ex- pecting to see a strange face and hear she has moved on further. Still another woman with the moving mania is the one who varies the monot- ony of life by continual changes from housekeeping to boarding, then to fur- nished apartments and meals at _ restau- rants, interspersed with seasons of gas stoves and light housekeeping, and goodness knows what other makeshifts of existence devised for the discontented and lazy. She is always a woman with an eloquent grievance. If she is board- ing she spends her time discoursing on the superior delights of and privacy of one’s own home, and planning what she is going to do when she takes her things out of storage in the fall and goes to housekeeping for the forty-eleventh time. If she is keeping house she forces you to listen to her tale of woe about the degeneracy of servants, the robbery of tradespeople, the slavery of a woman to her house, and of the heaven- ly and ecstatic state of bliss she expects to enjoy when she gets rid of her lease and sells her furniture out at auction. The great and unapproachable Amer- ican husband never appears to my eye to be as near an unfledged angel, and as full-fledged a goose, as when he lets himself be dragged about, the victim of the whims of this kind of a woman with the moving craze, and who is_ perfectly certain to be discontented and dissatis- fied whichever way she does. Nor is this restlessness confined to those who rent. People who own their own houses are every whit as fickle, and it is no uncommon thing to see a home broken up with no more concern than a last year’s bird’s nest. Anything goes by way of excuse. The cook leaves, and presto! the house is put into the hands of a real estate agent. Perhaps madame wishes to. travel or go off for the summer. Sraightway the house is let, furnished, to another nomad who thinks she would like to vary her discon- tent by keeping house a while. Or, fashion has moved up town. They tack a ‘‘ For Rent’’ sign on the old house that has sheltered their parents and grandparents, and pursue the fickle jade into a brand new home, in a brand new street. One must change her residence nowadays like she does her frock, to keep in the fashion, and there seems to be no more sentiment in discarding an old home than an old pair of shoes. Nothing could more clearly mark the distance we have gotten away from the past than this. Fifty years ago nothing save financial stress could induce a man to part with his home, and for one to rent his house because ht was to be ab- sent from it for a few months would have been to advertise stringent busi- ness necessities. Now, rich men rent their houses, and the society columns are filled with the flitting and lettings of people of means who are changing their homes. To have simply walked out of her house, as the woman of to-day thinks nothing of doing, leaving strang- ers to sleep in her beds, entertain in her parlors, eat off of her mahogany, make free with all the accumulated treasures of her years of housekeeping, would have been something impossible to our grandmothers. But then, they, poor souls, had never been bitten by the mania for change and were content to live and die in the same house, whose every fault grew dear to them through habit and association. Of course, the woman who is always on the move has a plausible and glib ex- cuse. She talks of modern conven- iences, and urges the necessity of keep- ing up with the march of progress and says by always taking the last thing she is sure of the newest improvements. Perhaps, and yet never having a stable home is a pretty high price to pay even for sanitary plumbing and built-in side- boards. This is to say nothing of the waste and break, the turmoil and tribu- lation, the work and worry that make movinz as aggravating and irritating as an eruptive disease. Undoubtedly, doing away with a stable home—the place that was the cradle of one’s race—does away with much of the poetry and finer feeling of life. Those of us who were so fortunate as to have such a home know that its memories are among our priceless treasures. We think of the old father and mother sitting by the fireplace where we knelt as a child, where we saw pictures in the hollow of the coals on winter evenings,and where, as the years went by, we dreamed the long, sweet dreams of youth. We have only to shut our eyes and the garish lights of the city grow dim and we see the shabby old wall with the marks still on it of where we ‘‘measured’’ with lit- tle sisters and brothers—-dead, alas! now these many years or gone out to fight their own battle in the world. We know every twist in the glass in the old win- dows ; we could go blindfolded through every turn of the hall; we remember every inch of our own little room where mother used to come to tuck us up at night and give the last good night kiss. We could not go so far in the world but what the old home would seem to stretch out loving arms to us, we could not stray so far but what the tender and innocent memories of it would still come back to us, and we believe we are better men and women for it. No such associations, no such senti- ment can cling about a_ house where one lives temporarily and where one is always holding oneself in readiness to move. Such a love of a home must be watered with the dews of many evenings and warmed by the suns of many sum- mers before it can flower, and it is one of the many misfortunes of the child of to-day that he is so often robbed of this sentiment. It is well enough to say that home is where the heart is and that the house we are renting by the month and which we mean to leave at the end of thirty days is just as mucha home while it lasts as an hereditary castle. So isa chair ina railroad eating-house yours for the time you occupy it, for that matter; but no one can imagine _enter- taining any affection for it. There must be permanence. Love of home must have time, if it isto strike its roots down into the soul, and the child who has no idea of home except the flitting pano- rama of a street full of different houses, in all of which he has lived, is to be pitied for all he has missed, and for be- ing the innocent victim of the moving mania. Dorothy Dix. -_—~> Oe - Desire For the Unattainable. There is a charming little story of Queen Victoria which relates that in her childhood she was once taken to visit Queen Adelaide, who said to her, ‘‘ Now my dear, you have an hour and a half to spend with me and you shall do ex- actly as you like.’’ ‘‘May I do exactly as I like?’’ asked the little princess. ‘“‘Yes,’’ replied the queen, ‘‘ precisely whatever you please.’’ ‘‘Then,’’ said the little princess, ‘‘dear aunt Adelaide, if I might only clean the windows,’’ and it is pleasant to know she got her heart’s desire and did clean the win- dows, The little story has its pathos, as well as its humor, in illustrating the univer- sal human desire for the thing we have not. There is no rose so sweet as the one that grows just beyond our reach; there is no pleasure: so fascinating as the one we are not permitted to enjoy; there is no land so fair as the one we may never see. Perhaps the woman in whose commonplace path our forbidden rose grew found it set about with thorns, and blighted at the heart; perhaps the pleasures that seem so alluring to us are dull enough to the people who are going through their monotonous rounds ; perhaps the little princess even found washing windows a_ laborious and w- exciting occupation after all and its only charm was the charm of the for- bidden. It is curious to think how much this desire for the unattainable enters into all our ideas of happiness. The woman who is socially ambitious is sure that there is no society so brilliant and. en- tertaining as that of the rich people, of whose dinners and receptions she reads in the society columns of the papers, while, very likely, the woman doomed to constant companionship of the same little set groans over the’ stupidity of forever hearing about the same things, and thinks nothing on earth would be so delightful as to break away from it into some delightful Bohemian _ set, where there was neither money nor talk of money, and from which, when one went away, one carried memories of the talk instead of the food. The domestic woman, ‘complaining of the round of household duties, imagines that that woman only is to be envied who has achieved fame, and that she would have been perfectly contented if such had been her lot. Yet one of the greatest women the world has_ ever known wrote of how desolate it was to sit still by solitary fires and hear the na- tions praising her afar, No one need doubt that there were times when fame offered a poor substitute for the love of husband and children, and in her loneli- ness it seemed to her that she had missed the road that led to happiness. It is part’ of the general human dis- content to be forever desiring the un- attainable, but it is well to stop and re- member that the one we envy may be envying us, and that every lot has its drawbacks. To us in the valley nothing may seem so desirable as the storm- swept mountain top. To reach that height we think it is worth striving for, and dying for, but the man who knows how lonely and how barren it really is only dreams of the green valley, where the peaceful waters are, of which he may never drink. And so we spend our lives at cross purposes, like foolish children, each desiring the thing his brother has gotten, and that in reality is no better than our own, but only seems so because it is unattainable. Cora Stowell. Aluminum Money Will Increase Your Business. pagttbaee a Cheap and Effective. Send for samples and prices. C. H. HANSON, 44 S. Clark St., Chicago, Il. as well univer- reach; x as the enjoy ; one we man in bidden thorns, ips the xy to us yho are ounds ; | found nd un- nd its he for- h this rs into woman re that id en- ple, of reads ya pers, oomed same ity of hings, uld be rom it tL - Set, or talk n one of the ing of agines -nvied iat she ted if of the ever was to the na- e need 1 fame ve of loneli- = had 1eSs. in dis- he un- nd re- lay be 1as its othing storm- that ig for, knows ally is where ich he nd our oolish g his lity is seems yell. ; MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 7 ba, YON BROTHERS coney fur, 5)4-inch collar, braid trimmed and fur edged to match. 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Made of Salt’s best plush, fast color black sateen fining, collar and fronts edged with a inch row of black patent Thibet fur. Cape is cut from 36- inch wide plush so that there is but one { ve seam at the back. The most staple and 4 salable garment at the price. Bach, $4.75 a 44 Y ——d “| j | en | an Special Lot 584 Length 29 in- i y yi — | ches, 98-inch 4 4 sweep. Large plain crushed plush cape, Aa extra fine quality strong black rhadame 2 oj lining, full interlined, fronts and collar edged Yr’ with 3 ’4-inch black Thibet fur. Each, $4.75 a : os The complete Fall and Winter edition of our Catalogue is now ready for mailing. This Catalogue is the most complete we have ever + published, containing 832 pages of General Merchandise. We mail this Catalogue free to merchants upon application only. It is the i most complete for General Store Supplies, Dry Goods, etc , ever published in this country. Up-to-date merchants should have them. } ] Importers and 246, 248, 250, 252 E. Madison St., | LYON BROTHERS, ‘ctvers‘or"” General i es ee Chicago, lil a a MICHIGAN TRADESMAN a Devoted to the Best Interests of Business Men Published at the New Blodgett Building, Grand Rapids, by the TRADESMAN COMPANY One Dollar a Year, Payable in Advance. Advertising Rates on Application. Communications invited from practical business men. Correspondents must give their full names and addresses, not necessarily for pub- lication, but as a guarantee of good faith. Subscribers may have the mailing address of their papers changed as often as desired. No paper discontinued, except at the option of the proprietor, until all arrearages are paid. Sample copies sent free to any address. "Entered at the Grand — Post Office as Second Class mail matter. When writing to any of our Advertisers, please say that you saw the advertise- ment in the Michigan Tradesman. E. A. STOWE, Epitor. WEDNESDAY, - - OCTOBER II, 1899. STATE OF MICHIGAN ( go County of Kent ) John DeBoer, being duly sworn, de- poses and says as follows: I am pressman in the office of the Tradesman Company and have charge of the presses and folding machine in that establishment. I printed and folded 7,000 copies of the issue of Oct. 4, 1899, and saw the edition mailed in the usual manner. And further deponent saith not. John DeBoer. Sworn and subscribed before me, a notary public in and for said county, this seventh day of October, 1890. Henry B. Fairchild, Notary Public in and for Kent County, Mich. THE AMERICAN BUSINESS MAN. The phrase is rather quaint, but un- til very recently it would have been, perhaps, impossible to find any other that would have more adequately con- veyed the popular ideal of the respect- able, solid and conservative citizen. In France, and, indeed, in Europe gener- ally, there has been a degree of preju- dice against the typical bourgeois, be- cause of his supposed lack of ideality and his reputed bondage to conventional standards. The old Bohemian of the Latin Quarter is gone; at least, his class is extinct. Ambitious young writ- ers and artists are no longer distin- guished by eccentricities of dress or manner. Men of that ilk now cultivate the graces most admired in polite so- ciety, and are only too happy when it is in their power to exhibit, in the most refined and unostentatious manner, the evidences of an ample bank account. But the artistic and literary world has not surrendered without reserves; it still prefers the peasant, the artisan and the soldier to the bourgeois. In the United States, however, there has been comparatively little perceptible feeling of that sort. Possibly this is because there has been in this country no class corresponding exactly to the ‘*bour- geoisie’’ of Europe. Here, in fact, neither individuals nor families regard themselves as permanent representatives of any fixed class. Here there is a career for talent along all the lines of legitimate endeavor, and there are so many examples of men moving upward from the lowest to the highest rung on the ladder of fortune that there are very few strong and earnest young people who regard themselves as placed for life. So it happens that the hard and fast lines which divide the different classes in the Old World are not so distinctly drawn in the United States, and traits peculiar to particular persons are not so likely to be transmitted from one gen- eration to another. On the other hand, the people of this country pay a tribute of high admiration to their ideal business man. They re- gard him not as the representative of a class or of any recognized social rank, but rather as an example or illustration of a particular style of manhood. He is honest, prompt, industrious, vigilant, shrewd, resourceful and enterprising. When a man here calls his neighbor a business man the words are accepted as eulogistic. He probably means, in the first place, that his neighbor recognizes both his obligations and his opportuni- ties; that he understands the inexorable nature of the law of cause and effect: that he does not expect something for nothing, and, in general, that, so far as his trade or his profession may be con- cerned, there is no nonsense about him. From the American point of view, all this demands that the man_ should possess a certain liberality of mind or breadth of view, and that, in his busi- hess, at least, he has the courage of his opinions. His courage and enterprise are, perhaps, the traits which appeal most powerfully to the popular imagina- tion, although it is essential to his stand- ing that he shall prove himself absolute- ly trustworthy. Of late, however, it has been appre- hended that, as this country grows older, a tendency towards the establish- ment of fixed classes and of impassable social barriers will becomé more and more pronounced, and that certain forms of oppression wilt result in a growth of ineradicable prejudices on the part of the masses; that is to say, of the ma- jority of the people against the organ- izers of capital and the managers of trading and industrial enterprises. Such a result would, on several accounts, be a great misfortune. It used to be said— and there seems to be no reason why it should not still be said-—that every American boy expects to be President of the United States. That saying, al- though an exaggeration, conveyed a cer- tain truth; but certainly the road to wealth in the United States has hitherto been broader even than the road to po- litical distinction. What a grand stimu- lus it has been to labor, to self-denial, to honest dealing and sober living and to the development of all the noble traits of manhood, the feeling that, how- ever poor the boy, the man might be a millionaire! Certainly the whole num- ber of millionaires is still comparatively small; but, as a rule, the great Ameri- can fortunes have been amassed by the sons of poor parents ; and, although it is true that the great majority can never be rich, it is equally true that every honest and healthy American boy may count with confidence upon securing a competence. When that promise can no longer be made by evident oppor- tunity, then, indeed, hard times will have arrived. Meanwhile, let every one labor to maintain the old ideal of the American business man, and strive with whatever power and influence he may possess to keep the old highways to in- dependence and distinction open to all. The man who thinks the world owes him a living, and will not hustle to col- lect it, comes to be sorry he was ever born, and in that sorrow he agrees with all friends who feel obliged to support him. A lazy man trusts to luck for a good position. A hustler will go out and Capture one, BUSINESS CONDITIONS. The accidental disturbance in the sup- ply of money for the vast operations of the New York stock exchange has prov- en a great boon to the speculative ele- ment in that market, which was in shape to avail itself of its benefits. With all values enhancing, backed by a con- stant and steadily increasing tide of activity in all lines—increasing railway earnings, pressure of demand _ stimu- lating industrials—all values on a uni- form rise, there is no chance for the speculator-the betting is all one way. The demand for money in the general track of increasing business continues so great that the recovery from the strin- gency has been slow. Weak holders of stocks have been struggling to hold on, but having finally to unload, prices, not values, have suffered. The reaction is not one of values but of speculative opportunities for investment. Thus holdings are being absorbed by the stronger financiers and preparations are being quietly but surely made for a marked advance in all legitimate lines as soon as the causes of temporary de- pression are removed. It is to be no- ticed that the bear element is availing itself of every possible aid in keeping the prices down—making all possible capital of the Transvaal situation, rumors of disturbance between England and Russia, the coming elections, any- thing for excuse to keep up the process of freezing out the weak holders. The conditions which in the natural course should govern values are all fa- vorable to an advance except the specu- lative supply of money. There is money enough at reasonable rates for all legiti- mate uses, and there is no trouble in obtaining it with proper security. Of the great industries iron is still taking the lead in activity. It is sur- prising how many transactions, some of them heavy ones, are taking place at the present high prices. This feature, coupled with the fact that so many works are long oversold, would indicate that the present high scale must hold for a considerable time to come. The same conditions of strong demand continue in the industrial world. Cur- rent sales of wool are four times as great as for the corresponding time last year, and manufacturers are taking goods freely. Worsted goods continue strong, with works sold to capacity. Cotton goods are still steadily appreciating in value and the raw staple is still on the rise. Hides are still higher in Chi- cago, although there is no change in leather. There is no check in the general vol- ume of business throughout the country. Exchanges at clearing houses in Sep- tember amounted to — $7,068,000,000, against $5,496,000,000 last year and $4,826,000,000 in 1892, and October opens with payments 80 per cent. larger than last year and 78.9 per cent. larger than in 1892. THE INCREASE IN THE NAVY. The naval parade in New York bay, in honor of Admiral Dewey, serves to call fresh attention to the fact that we are really a naval power. Although there is quite a large fleet in the Philippines and respectable squadrons on the Pacific coast, as well as in the South Atlantic, besides a number of ships laid up in ordinary or in reserve at the navy yards, the Navy Department was still able to spare a formidable squadron for the ceremonies at New York. Although our fleet has now assumed a respectable size, it will be actually doubled within a comparatively short period, as more than fifty vessels of va- rious classes are building and will all have been commissioned within the next three years, while most of them will be in service in less than a year. This list of ships building or authorized includes battle-ships, armored, protected and unprotected cruisers, monitors, gun- boats, torpedo boat destroyers and or- dinary torpedo boats. Of the battle-ships building three-— namely, the Kearsarge, the Alabama and the Kentucky—will be ready for com- missioning within a few months. An- other lot of vessels which will soon be ready for service will be the torpedo boat destroyers, a class of small gun- boats of very high speed, but of good sea-going qualities. The ordinary tor- pedo boats, while useful enough near ports, are too frail to keep the sea for any time, and are exceedingly uncom- fortable for their crews, unless spend- ing the greater part of the time in port. The destroyers, being much: larger, are better seaboats, and also afford more room and comforts for their crews. A great navy is not composed merely of ships. The personnel must be in- creased in proportion to the number of ships added. This applies both to offi- cers and enlisted men. The Navy De- partment, while active in seeking for grants for new ships, is following a de- cidedly narrow-minded policy with re- spect to the personnel. There are not nearly enough men to man our ships _ at present in service, and it will be im- possible to find crews for the new ships without withdrawing many of those now is a notorious fact in commission. It that all our ships are ridiculously under- manned, while in the matter of officers there is not half the number actually required. The trouble with the Navy Depart- ment is that it is under the hack of a clique of officers who are bitterly op- posed to any*expansion which will ad- mit officers from the merchant marine or from civil life, no matter what the ability of such officers may be. This narrow-minded policy is sure to have evil results in,course of time. Whena sudden demand is made, as it will be sooner or later, for the mobilization of the entire fleet, the naval service will be found woefully short of experienced officers. It certainly would not be unwise to imitate the example of the British navy, which, after all, is the model upon which all naval establishments are based. The British Admiralty has al- ways appointed officers from the mer- chant marine when there was a demand for additional officers over and above the supply afforded in the regular way, and this number of appointed officers is being constantly added to as the fleet expands. If, therefore, we are to have really a great fleet, we must increase the number of officers and men, as well as the num- ber of ships. A widow who can not for the life of her keep a mournful expression on her face long enough to collect a life insur- ance finds great comfort in a mourning costume, which is all put on. Combines are nothing new under the sun. The old-time miller who owned the only grist mill in the country town had what the stump speakers would now call a grinding monopoly. A man may be decidedly honest when he is reasonably mean, __ A, aa ay short Vae | all the them year. rized -cted gun- 1 or- »edo yun- z00d tor- near . for om- end- ort. are nore rely in- of offi- De- for de- re- not at im- Lips now fact jer- Sers ally art- of a op- ad- ‘ine the ‘his ave na | be 1 of | be ced > to vy, pon are al- 1er- ind ove ay, ; IS leet the ed wn Ow en | 1» bay \ 4 soe” “igen MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 9 AN UNPARDONABLE INTRUSION. The engine builders of Great Britain are indignant. Not only have their ter- ritory been invaded and their preroga- tives infringed upon, but their sensibil- ities have been wounded and trampled under foot. Wasn’t Stevenson the in- ventor of the engine and wasn’t England his birthplace? And yet the Midland Railroad Company, whose road, as its name declares, is in the heart of Eng- land, has placed heavy orders for loco- motives in the United States. The offense is equivalent to an outrage and the company has been approached with a threatening Why? Is this the way to build up home industries? Hasn't the country had enough and seen enough of the pushing, crowding, aggressive, om- nipresent Yankee in every form of in- dustrial development, without having him come into the heart of Old Eng- land with his confounded machinery? Where is the pride of the Englishman? Where is his patriotism? Did English ingenuity die with Stevenson and, more important than all, is English pluck dead? From the days of the Saxons un- til now the ‘‘Isles’’ have stood at the head of machine makers. Has Eng- land’s glory in this field of endeavor de- parted? Like a culprit the railroad company has been dragged to the bar of public justice and an explanation de- manded to satisfy outraged public opin- ion. A single sentence has sufficed: ‘‘We had to;’’ and a tremendous Why has brought out a list of astonishing facts, especially interesting to the United States of America. In the first place the English disposition is too slow and the workman still slower. There is no use of being in such an everlasting hurry. The order for an engine to-day is put on the order book and will receive at- tention by and by in its turn. There is no partiality in the English office and it’s ‘‘First come, first served,’’ every time. The company ordered 170 engines in England—home industries should be encouraged—in December, 1897. The engines were to be delivered the follow- ing July. Not an engine has yet been received, and when another and a larger order was given not even the promise of a machine could be obtained sooner than fifteen months—a pretty fair reason for ordering somewhere else. When the American engine has been delivered, it is found to be the best ma- chine that can be made. Yankee in- genuity has carried to perfection, in planning, in inventing and execution, every part of ‘‘the stupendous whole.’’ It is made for use, not show; to work, not to play with, and the money paid for it is sure of securing value received. Nothing would be easier than to com- pare the English work with the Ameri- can and mention point by point how the one is inferior to the other. The result, however, would be the same and as conclusive: that the Midland Rail- road Company needed the best ma- chines, found them in the United States, and ordered them; and every toot of the American engine whistle will assert in the shocked and shuddering ears of England the fact that American iron and steel and American workmanship are at the head of the manufacturing in- dustry the world over and that even the home of Stevenson, the father of the lo- comotive, is paying tribute to-day, will- ingly or unwillingly, to the genius and the skill of the workman of the Western World. Now, in this English resentment at America’s unpardonable intrusion there is an idea which it may be well for the manufacturer and the tradesman irre- spective of nationality to consider. It is no uncommon complaint-—the Trades- man has often recorded it--that the home industry should be encouraged in every possible condition. The Mid- land Railroad Company has shown that this can not always be done. If the home industry is what it ought to be, the best or among the best anywhere, it need ask no favors of home patrons. Its success is assured. ‘The excellence of the goods settles the question, that and nothing else. Grand Rapids, as a man- ufacturer of furniture, asks no odds of furniture manufacturers anywhere. Semi-yearly she opens her warehouses and from the four quarters of the earth the dealers come to buy. Better goods can be found nowhere. They, too, have made an unpardonable invasion of the Old World, but the beauty of the goods and their unequalled excellence prove beyond all doubt that home industry will be encouraged if it shall show itself to be worthy of encouragement. A corner grocer whines that the neigh- borhood doesn’t patronize him. The neighborhood complains that his store is dirty, his goods are inferior and serv- ice is abominable. The dealers in small towns radiating from a large city in- sist that their best trade has gone to the city. They as well as their former cus- tomers know why, and the reason is a good one. The second-class tailor, no matter where he is located, will be a discourager of home industry just so long as he is willing to turn out second- class work. The milliner and the dress- maker will be idle so long as the one makes monstrous headgear and the other sews a crooked seam and calls _ it straight. The fact is, first-class articles only secure first-class trade and incom- pentency, no matter what its form of development, may howl until doomsday over the claims of home industry, the home industry will thrive and thrive only when it is worthy of the encourage- ment of the home patronage which it insists upon claiming as by right its own. Real worth is the standard of ex- cellence everywhere and where this fact fails to be recognized there is and al- ways will be an unpardonable intrusion into the territory which inferiority has monopolized too long. ee A remarkable charge has been made against the public school teachers of Washington by the board of directors of the Business Men's Association. As in most cities, the teachers are enabled to get stationery and similar articles at wholesale rates. It is charged that they have gone into the stationery business, purchasing these articles in large quan- tities and making customers of their pupils, to whom, of course, they sell at the regular retail figures. The evil is said to have reached such proportions as to injure the stationery trade in Washington. aauuUEURSSeteeeneeeeeeeeee ee An employers’ association, represent- ing from $7,000,000 to $9,000,000 of local capital, has been organized in Spokane, Wash., to resist any demand of organized labor which its members may regard as unjust. The lumber mills, breweries, flour mills, street car companies, electric light companies, gas company, water company, fagtories, contractors, merchants and other inter- ests are represented in the association. If a young man will only get into the push, those who crowd in behind will help him along. THAT ONE MACHINE. It looks as if there is to be trouble in Cape Colony, South Africa. It is not to be a strife of ‘‘flood and field,’’ where brave men are to lay down their lives and bones are to ‘lie unburied and bleaching under a burning sun, but it will be a machine war from start to finish, another battle of Hastings, where a modern William the Conqueror will take possession of a well-fought field. Cape Town has not received from the American manufacturers that attention which it has deserved. Now and then in a desultory sort of way a small in- voice of goods from the United States finds its way to that faroff shore; but all the articles called for and which the people there are longing after do not come. Soaps, if there is any confidence to be placed in reports, are in great de- mand. Glue, lead and zinc would se- cure good prices; plated ware and fur- niture would meet with ready sales; po- tatoes and canned goods are called for: bicycles of American make —and that, according to European opinion, means the best in the world —would easily get the inside track in the wheel market, although out of $850,000 worth of im- ported wheels to Cape Colony $667,000 worth were shipped from England. Among the typewriters $31,000 worth have been so far imported. Of these typewriters only one is an American machine; and it will be a matter of na- tional interest to note what the result will be. The English typewriter has the great advantage of precedence. There will be the usual bluster and brag of the superior English make. Ridicule will play its part in the condemnation of the Yankee contrivance. There will be slurs and sneers and wonders of what will come next and the click of the despised typewriter, with all the spirit of its inventor, will keep right on with its writing and do easily better work and more of it than any other two makes in the town. The others will show early signs of wearing out; but the unassuming American clicker will go right on more smoothly than ever, the pride and boast of its owner, who will invite his unbelieving friends to come in and see for themselves and not take his time to answer foolish questions. That one machine, like the old Nor- man, will conquer Cape Colony, and will make itself the acknowledged leader in less than the four years William took to subdue the island. The machine is do- ing in Africa what the large family from which it comes has done for the rest of the civilized world. The reason is a good one and easily told: Given a machine to make, the Yankee is not alive who would be contented to make a machine without some improvement. The spirit of the inventor in him calls for something better. The old will do for those who are satisfied with the things of yesterday. He and _ his work are for the living of to-day and, so far as he can anticipate, for those of the morrow. When the work is done it is the best up-to-date machine in the mar- ket and the people of Cape Colony, if they are English and German and Dutch and so not expected to grasp easily the newly embodied idea, are intelligent enough to appreciate a good machine when they see it and, for the sake of the extra shilling it will bring them, will soon be calling for the American typewriter. The same idea is working itself out in other parts of the world. A corpora- tion was formed the other day in Sche- nectady, N. Y. They are going to carry on a general electrical business in Aus- tralia. With a capital of $50, 000 they are going to let their light shine before the men who have made up their minds to send to America for what they want where they are sure of getting the best article for the least money. Poor old Germany has got sick and tired of failing in her efforts to make better tools than the American work- man. There is only one way to prevent it--shut them out of the country just as she did the dried apple. For that purpose a machine tool trust company has been formed to conduct an organized cam- paign for the exclusion by tariff of American The combination is going to work also for the reduction of transportation rates to countries of Northern and Eastern Europe, so that the German tools will enjoy the addi- tional advantage. After they get every- thing finished to their satisfaction the company will sing ‘‘ Hoch der Kaiser, ”’ while the American tool in the hands of the German workman, who will insist on having the best in spite of trust and tariff, will keep time to the exultant song both in theme and chorus. In these and other instances—the trad- ing world is full of them it is the one machine which tells the story and does the business. The rest follows as a mat- ter of course. England grumbles about the American locomotive and buys it. France, the humbug, shrugs her shoul- ders at ‘‘goods made in America’’ and fills her shops with them. Germany bars out with her tariffs and combina- tions the Yankee inventions and don- nerwetters at her failure to accomplish her purpose. The same opposition may not be met with in Cape Colony by that one typewriter, but the Tradesman prophesies that it will prove ‘‘the mother of a mighty race.’’ en tools. Agents taking the next census will not be required to offend the public by en- quiring into family secrets and asking questions calculated to provoke a fight. The number of questions has been greatly reduced, and they are simpler than before. Director Merriam has_re- cently had several conferences with President McKinley, and the President maintained that it was unwise to ask questions that tend to humiliate a citi- zen. The general range of the work, which will be taken up next June, has been gone over. The list of questions prepared by Director Merriam has been approved by the President, and will soon be printed. One of the queries that aroused the most antagonism in 1890 was whether a person had any acute or chronic disease, and this, along with similar enquiries, has been omitted. ec Cattle raising in Georgia has reached a point where there is a surplus, and the surplus is coming West. The de- mand is presumably caused by the shortage of cattle in the West. The ‘Georgia cattle can be had at a compara- tively low: price, and the hope of the State is that a better grade of stock will be introduced, on which the profit may be greater. et The ancients believed the world was Square ; but that was before horse-racing was invented. enn A woman can throw a stone with a curve that would make the fortune of a professional baseball pitcher. sneha isa There is not much to be expected of a person who is both ignorant and fool- . ish. 10 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN WISE IN HIS DAY. How the Village of Rushville Was Es- tablished. Written for the Tradesman. The subject of this sketch and his business career were exceptions to the general rule of business in the year of our Lord 1836, the period to which this recollection reaches . back. Charlie Castle was what would be called a hustler, in the business world to-day, and admired for his business enter- prise; but in those early days his pe- culiar methods of building up a busi- ness were either met with ridicule or treated with scorn. Any innovations upon their old slow-going methods were treated with contempt. Such a thing as advertising any special sales at \, \% or % off from regular prices was un- known, and the merchant who made the announcement in the newspapers would have been regarded as on the verge of bankruptcy. Anadvertisement covering one-quarter column of the weekly newspaper, and only changed upon the receipt of new goods in the spring or fall, was the extent of adver- tising indulged in by the general deal- ers. There was a total lack of aggres- sive push. Their headings were written in the most courteous language. They were conspicuous for their modesty, reading something like this: The public are respectfully requested to call and examine the stock of goods just received by Messrs. Slowboy. Or, The undersigned take pleasure in in- forming their friends and the public generally that they have just opened their spring assortment of goods, which they politely request them to examine. Not a line or word about prices or specialties. (The editor and reader will both over- look this seeming digression when in- formed that the intent of this truthful narrative is to furnish an object lesson showing what a judicious and persistent course of advertising is sure to accom- plish. ) Charlie Castle was a fellow clerk with the writer in a general store in the beautiful village of Canandaigua, New York, being in the employ of Mr. Na- thaniel Gorham, one of the most courte- ous and dignified representatives of a ‘class of merchants who were the solid men of those early days. Charlie was a farmer’s boy, the son of Lemuel Cas- tle, the owner of a fine farm at a cross- roads about eight miles from Canan- daigua called Castle’s Corners. In ad- dition to farming Mr. Castle ran a blacksmith shop, and had accumulated what in those days of thrift and small fortunes was considered an independ- ence. He had money to loan his neigh- bors. Charlie was his only son, and it was to relieve him from the laborious life which had been his own lot that he obtained for him a situation in the store of his old friend, Mr. Gorham. For three years Charlie and the writer worked together, handling all sorts of merchandise from a barrel of potash to a paper of needles. He was a cheerful companion and fast friend, always in advance with his ideas of how business might be done, and sometimes he was mildly snubbed by his employer for his disposition to do business outside of the regular stereotyped fashion. It was in August, 1840, that a few neighboring clerks had met in our store after business hours for a quiet game of whist, when Charlie surprised us by saying that he was going to throw up his ‘‘ job’’—he always spoke of his clerk- ship asa ‘‘job.’’ In surprise we all asked the natural question, ‘‘ what are you going to do?’’ ‘‘Go into business on my own hook,’’ was his reply. ‘‘ Where?’’ was our next question. ‘‘Castle’s Corners,’’ said he. ‘‘Why, Charlie,’’ I exclaimed, ‘‘you will be eight miles from no- where.’’ ‘‘1 will show you,’’ said he, ‘‘that a business can be built up eight miles from nowhere. I have a little money of my own and father says he will furnish all that I need in addition, and he is already altering the black- smith shop into a store. 1 am going to New York with Mr. Gorham when he goes for his fall purchases.’’ We all listened to this with open mouths of as- tonishment as he went on: ‘‘ Father and mother are getting old, they want me at home, and | am going to try a scheme for building up a business that I have long had in my mind, which 1 think will open some people’s eyes.’’ We all knew that he was thoroughly in earnest, but did not enquire what his scheme was, and the subject was lost in the interesting game of whist we were playing. Castle’s Corners was about the same distance from Canandaigua and Geneva, two of the most beautiful and flourish- ing villages in Western New York, not on the direct line of travel between the two places, but at a point where the roads leading to both places diverged, so that in going to either place the peo- ple of a rich farming country must go directly past Charlie’s store. Upon Mr. Gorham’s return from New York I-asked him what kind of a stock of goods Charlie had purchased. He replied, ‘*Charlie has bought as good a general stock of staple goods as there is in On- tario county—all bought for cash—but what he is. going to do with them out there at Lem Castle’s corners is more than | can see.’’ A few days later Charlie came into the store and surprised us again by in- viting us all to his wedding, which was to take place at the Methodist church the next morning. Of course, we all went, and gave them a good send-off with rice and old shoes. The bride was the daughter of the village baker, and her father’s assistant at the baking counter. She was a comely, bright busi- ness girl, and afterward proved to be an excellent wife and mother. 1 asked Charlie if he had opened up yet. ‘*No,’’ he said, ‘‘I thought I would get married first and have that off my mind. I shall open the blacksmith shop for business Monday morning,’’ adding, “‘you watch the newspapers as_ they come out.”’ I knew from his manner that some- thing out of the ordinary was coming, and obtained a copy of the Ontario Messenger early on the morning of pub- lication. Then I saw an advertisement, with prominent heading and good sized type, which read: Castle’s Corners! Eight miles from nowhere. Lemuel Castle’s old black- smith shop has been altered into a first- class general store, where Charlie Castle will show you as good a stock of. staple goods in all lines as can be found in Ontario county. Call as you pass on your way to Canandaigua or Geneva and save eight miles’ travel over a sandy road. Then followed the announcement that ‘*All kinds of country produce are re- ceived in exchange,’’ and, finally, spe- cial notice was called to some familiar kinds of goods in each line, with prices attached, which were at ‘‘cut rates.’’ The same advertisement appeared in the other village paper, the Ontario Repository. It occupied nearly half a column of space, more than double that used by any merchant in the village. The two newspapers published in Ge- neva had substantially the same matter, only a little varied in its phraseology. As the village merchants read these advertisements, some were surprised, others seemed to be only amused. As they became the subject of conversation all had some comment to make upon the success or failure of Charlie’s ‘‘ wild goose chase after customers,’’ as they called it. Some foresaw that Charlie would ‘‘soon reach the end of his rope.’’ His old companions only remarked that ‘*Charlie was going it with a rush,”’ Each succeeding issue of the news- papers had something in them calcu- lated to’ keep their readers looking in the direction of Castle’s Corners, and business throve and multiplied, much to his satisfaction and the surprise of the neighborhood. Nothing was left un- done that would call attention to Castle’s Corners. He built a convenient shed to shelter the farmers’ teams from the hot sun and the storms and a brimming watering trough occupied the center of the four corners. Thraugh the Castle farm there ran a rapid unfailing stream, called Castle’s Creek, and the following spring there appeared in the newspapers this no- tice : Given Free! A mill site at Castle’s Corners, with ample water power for two run of stone and a sawmill. A warrantee deed will be given any re- sponsible person who will build a grist mill thereon by the first of August. Signed, Lemuel Castle. Applicants for this privilege wete numerous and an experienced miller soon had the mill in process of build- ing. The district schoolhouse, which was located a mile away, was moved by common consent to Castle’s Corners, and did service as a Methodist chapel on Sundays. Half acre village lots were advertised and sold at prices and upon terms within the reach of any industri- ous mechanic or laboring man. The postoffice was moved into the store and Charlie was made the deputy. Lots sold readily and very soon little dwell- ings and shops sprung up like magic. The second year a small church was built—the church-going community had outgrown the schoolhouse. A year later the blacksmith shop store received an addition that made the old part look like a dwarf beside a giant. No more extra efforts seemed necessary to keep the ball of progress in motion and Cas- tle’s Corners spread out from year to year. His constant and characteristic mode of advertising Charlie persisted in keeping up. 20 gal. meat-tubs, each 1 40 25 gal. meat-tubs, each 2 00 ‘ 30 gal. meat-tubs, each......... 2 40 Churns 2196 g3l., per gal... wc 5 Churn Dashers, per doz............... 84 ( Milkpans 4 gal. flat or rd. bot., per doz.......... 40 ‘ 1 gal. flat or rd. bot.,each............ 4% Fine Glazed Milkpans ¥4 gal. flat or rd. bot., per doz......... 1 gal. flat or rd. bot.,each............ 5% Stewpans ¥% gal. fireproof, bail, per doz......... 85 1 gal. fireproof, bail, per doz......... 110 Jugs a gna A et oR res 40 i RO OAL er Gee.) 5. os ee. 50 , 1 tod wal, per gal. ... 2.5... --.. 5... 6 Tomato Jugs \ RE Per COL). l 6. ce ee 50 | il Ga COCR. ce 6% Corks for % gal., per doz.............. 20 Corks for 1 gal., per doz.............. 30 j Preserve Jars and Covers rx Y% gal., stone cover, per d0z........... 75 1 gal., stone cover, per doz.......... 1 00 i Sealing Wax 5 Ibs. in package, per Ib............... 2 c FRUIT JARS PARES oe ee ea 400 ARES ee 4 25 ee GONOUS. |... se te 6 00 MeO se ea a ea 2 00 mf MOR S ee a 25 LAMP BURNERS Ne Oban. oo 37 q RR SO re 38 A ee ee 60 (3 ee ee 1 00 AMR 45 Perurmy NO Pe as 60 : Soon: NO 2 80 é eR a eee ay 50 : LAMP CHIMNEYS—Seconds : Per box of 6 doz. INO: @Su8 o.oo). 1 28 NO. tae 1 42 MOO SIME okie ae te 2 12 Common Ne Ore ee 1 50 ING A ee ee oc 1 60 BO. ee ee 2 45 First Quality No. 0 Sun, crimp top, wrapped & lab. 2 10 No. 1 Sun, crimp top, wrapped & lab. 215 No. 2 Sun, erimp top, wrapped & lab. 315 XXX Flint No. 0 Sun, crimp top, wrapped & lab. 2 55 No. 1 Sun, crimp top, wrapped & lab. 2 75 No. 3 Sun, crimp top, wrapped & lab. 3 75 CHIMNEYS—Pear!l Top No. 1 Sun, wrapped and labeled...... 3 70 No. 2 Sun, wrapped and labeled...... 470 No. 2 Hinge, wrapped and labeled.... 488 No. 2 Sun, “Small Bulb,” for Globe POPS 80 La Bastie No. 1 Sun, plain bulb, per doz......... 90 No. 2 Sun, plain bulb, per doz......... 115 No. 1 Crimp, per doz.................. 1 35 No. 2 Crimp, per doz... -............-. 1 60 Rochester No. t Lime (65e doz)....:...........-- 3 50 No. 2 Lime (70e doz).................. 4 00 No. 2 Flint (80¢ doz)****... 4 70 Electric No. 2 Lime (70e pe 4 00 No. 2 Fint (800 dez)..<. .............. 4 40 OIL CANS tin cans with spout, per doz.... 1 gal. galv. iron with spout, per doz.. 2 gal. galv. iron with spout, per doz.. . galv. iron with spout, per doz.. . galy. iron with spout, per doz.. . galv. iron with faucet, per doz. . . galv. iron with faucet, per doz.. sing CANS ce . galv. iron Nacefas.............. Pump Cans Rapid steady stream............ . Eureka, non-overflow........... eee Sues ce J EROMAD ABO oo. S50 20s 5 gal. Pirate Hing... .-...... 2... 6 LANTERNS No. 0 Tubular, side lift............... INO. FB repeal oes et No. 13 Tubular, dash........... Se No. 1 Tubular, glass fountain......... No. 12 Tubular, side lamp............. No. 3 Street lamp, each.............. LANTERN GLOBES No. 0 Tub., cases 1 doz. each, box, 10¢e. No. 0 Tub., cases 2 doz. each, box, 15¢. No. 0 Tub., bbls 5 doz. each, per bbl.. No. 0 Tub,, bull’s eye, cases 1 doz. each 1 gal. OV OU He 0 0 at SRRRAAKRAS 8 50 10 50 10 50 12 00 9 50 4 50 7 00 6 75 7 00 14 00 3 75 i 45 45 1 78 1 25 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 1L SSSRISEUE oot me INE BBER_ SHOE CO. IR eda ih BACKED BY THE QUALITY OF THE GOODS. te SSSus SSSRSERS SBS 2 Ot om em Oo Oe et ee SERRKAKAS CnNnoon Sssss RINDGE, KALMBACH, LOGIE & CO., Agents GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. SU NLT NCEE ORION HSsass Rags eS = 4 ee | 12 et eet etka ne ee ee [Tere : : pees Pe Bese EE BMS Te ie Re POR a RE eae Me ee ee 3 ~ MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Shoes and Leather Better Profits For the Shoe Manufacturer Imperative.* The most important subject to-day . to the shoe manufacturer is that of profit, fair, legitimate, necessary and well- earned profit, that is frequently not forth- coming or else very meager and_ uncer- tain. .. The artist, the mechanic, the clerk, the salesman and the merchant can de- mand and get a fair and generous re- muneration for their services and wares -that’s their profit. Not. so with the manufacturer. - 0 <> -- Perish the Old Time Meter. It’s against human nature to love it. Serving on your premises it keeps tally with unmeasured boldness against you for another party. It works in the dark, making returns from which all right of either appeal or argument is debarred. Being utterly blind to every interest but its owner's, it may be wholly oblivious to the fact that your house is closed for a month in summer, but turns in its tally of gas consumption as_ usual. Should there be any deduction, even for shorter evenings, you can consider your- self in luck. But the greatest unkind- ness is when the gas comes to you so wretchedly inferior that you grope as one in the dark, and the old meter joy- fully chalking down figures as fast as ever. Why not? If it can measure out cheap stuff at the price of the best, whose is the advantage? Is not the meter in the seller’s employ? You may guess so. And yet it is for you to say whether this servant of another master shall be tolerated on your premises a single day longer.’ Acetylene offers the complete release. It stands absolutely for independence, economy, and with these it brings you daylight. —— Acetylene in Warfare. Berlin Correspondence London Standard. Amongst the newest inventions in the sphere of war technics is an acetylene reflector designed by Lieutenant von Kries. The fact can not be disregarded that acetylene will play an important part in war; some believe it will rival, if not entirely replace, electricity. This port- able reflector can also be connected with fa specially-constructed eperation lamp for use in the ambulance detachment. The reflector, for searching for the wounded on the battlefield, consists of an acetylene developer, borne on the soldier’s back, and _ the reflector itself, which is made of a Mannesmann tube. The developer is filled with about two pounds of calcium carbide, and gives out a light of fifty or sixty normal can- dle power, lasting about eight hours. By means of an arrangement of para- bolic magnifiers this candle power is doubled. The developer is self-regu- lating. The reflector is made of nickel, and can be turned in all directions. By the use of this new invention the wounded can be seen, even in_ unfavor- able circumstances, at a distance of 300 feet. The lamp used in the operating tent, is far more practical than all for- mer kinds of so-called ambulance lamps, especially electric and benzine lamps. Whether the introduction of acetylene lamps for all the movements of troops is advisable is worth discussion. > 02> An Unmentioned Gift. From the Kansas City Journal. A gift that was not included in the published list of wedding presents re- ceived by a newly married Missouri couple was a receipt for ten years’ back subscription due from the groom to one of the neighboring county papers, the generous contribution of the big-hearted publisher. os Setting a High Mark. Son—I hope, governor, that when I attain to your years I’ll know more than you do. Father—I’ll go you one better, my dear boy, and hope that when you reach my age you'll know as muchas you think you know now, If you need light, when you need light, you need light that will light you up Cheaply, Brilliantly, Quickly The Sunlight Gasoline Lamp More brilliant PAT'D MAY ff 10, 1899. is cheaper than kerosene. than electricity. eSeses5eSesesesese The Insurance Underwriters say that it is perfectly safe by writing policies on it with- out one cent of extra premiums. Money talks Churches, Residences, Stores, u Lodges, Halls, Hotels, Offices and Shops cannot afford to be without it. : , You will be sorry if you fix stock; but we have lately increased our facilities so as to enable us to fill all future orders promptly. Moneymaking terms to local agents. Michigan Light Co., - Pearl Street, Grand Rapids, Mich. _ Rs SesesesecesesesesSeseSeSeseseSese5e25e255e5 a 1. The generating capacity is larger than any other Gen- erator on the market, ho!ding 1 lb. carbide to 4 foot burner. 2. Our carbide container is a compartment pan, with SS pockets holding from 1 to 3 ibs. each, the water acting on | but one at a time, thus no heating or wasting of gas. Te TA a 3. There are no valves to be opened or closed by forks, } | your winter lighting before writing to us. Owing to excessive orders we have been unable to keep in The Best of Reasons why you should be prejudiced in faver of ratchets or levers. It is extremely simple and is sure. 4. Our Gasometer has no labor to perform, thus insuring at all times the same even pressure. 5. All pipes are self draining to the condens- ing chamber. 6. Our Gasometers for same rat d capacity are the largest on the market, and will hold a large supply. It saves. 7. 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. BRUCE GENERATOR CO., MIrS. 183-187 W. 30 S1., SI. POU! MINN | Agenestor mich. Jackson 3 Ask for My 248 Page Catalogue If you handle or Intend handling House Furnishing Goods School Supplies or Holiday Goods You should have my complete Fall and Winter catal gue which is the most complete and com- prehensive catalogue of GENERAL MER- CHANDISE ever published; quotes lowest prices on ads that interest all classes of merchants. Beginners will find everything they want for an opening order at lower prices than elsewhere. Mailed to merchants free on application. I sell to merchants only. Visit- ing merchants invited to call. rs C. M. LININGTON, 229-231 Monroe St., cor. Franklin St., Chicago, Ill. ececceoceceeqocooosoccsoees eee . | Hii : WL ma iy HATH Ta Hi ee 14 MICHIGAN — ————————— i ni IES ta ic i ee ls TRADESMAN | : Fruits and Produce. Ubservations by a Gotham Egg Man. The subject of egg packing has been treated so much in our columns that some of our regular readers may think it has been pretty well exhausted. But 1 see so much defective packing in my travels through the egg stores that there seems to be good reason for hammering a little longer in the same direction. Even packers who think they know it all may get a pointer or two. What particularly drew my attention to the matter this week was a lot of eggs which showed a breakage of 5 to 8 dozen to the case—rather a serious matter. Incredible as it may seem, these eggs had been packed without any padding whatever between the top layer and the cover and in some of the cases there was none on the bottom either. It was astonishing to me that the goods were not more than half smashed. My attention was also called to an- other lot in which there was plenty of excelsior on the top of the eggs-—rather too much—causing the cover to bulge up considerably ; this would have done no harm except that the packer had nailed the cover down to the middle partition and in doing this a good many eggs had been_ cracked by the undue pressure. A fault which I find very common in- deed, and one which very often causes breakage, is a bad misfit between the fillers and the cases. Very often (in fact it is generally the case) the fillers are not big enough to fit snugly when placed in the cases and there is room for side motion ; then the height of the fillers and cases is very often not properly matched ; sometimes the cases are too high for the fillers—leaving too much room on top and bottom-—-sometimes they are not high enough leaving no adequate room for padding. I presume most egg packers buy their cases and fillers in the same place, al- though, of course, many may obtain each from a_ different source. But, at all events, nearly all egg case manufac- turers sell fillers. I never could under- stand why there seems to be so little effort made to secure a proper fit be- tween the two.. An egg case manufac- turer who woul] make a special point of this, and advertise to guarantee fillers to fit cases properly, ought to draw trade. The height of the fillers with flats be- tween and on top and bottom should be just one inch less than the height of the case. And the fillers should be of a size so that the projecting ends of the card- board should bind the case on every side. The fact that such proper fitting is the exception rather than the rule indi- cates that shippers may have difficulty in securing it; when they are buying cases and fillers from one source they should continually complain until the manufacturers realize the necessity of providing what is best; but in the meantime every man employed to pack eggs should be impressed with the ne- cessity of overcoming the defects of fit by extra care in handling and prepar- ing the packages for market. A saving of breakage is a saving of dollars and cents and a careless packer can easily cost his employer more than his wages amount to. The first point to observe is the nail- ing of the case; it should be well nailed at both ends and bottom and _ sides should be firmly nailed to the middle partition. The next thing is to find out how much difference there is be- tween the height of a proper number of fillers with flats between and the height of the cases. This difference should be divided by two to allow proper padding at bottom. and top. The best padding for goods intended for storage is cork shavings; for shipments intended for current use excelsior is best, and it answers very well for storage also if made of well-seasoned wood—not pine. For current use good dry straw is all right and clean sweet hay is not ob- jectionable. Paper is not good. The packing should be evenly placed in the bottom of the case to the proper depth and covered with a cardboard flat. The fillers and eggs should then be put in place and if the fillers are too small for the cases a little packing should be placed between one end and side of fillers and the case to prevent shifting Over the top layer a cardboard flat should be placed and more padding over that, the amount being adjusted so that the cover will draw down snugly when nailed at the ends. The cover should never be nailed to the middle partition.__New York Produce Review. een The Adulteration of Flour. From the New York Commercial. The habitual adulteration of flour in this country is becoming a very serious matter, and one which should be regu- lated, or rather, annihilated by anact of Congress. There is no other article so extensively used as a foodstuff. It is on every table in the land three times a day. The man who adulterates it with white clay is a criminal at heart. It is said. that the average chemist can not detect the adulteration. What, then, are grocery storekeepers, from whom the vast majority of people get their supply, to do? The clay with which flour is said to be adulterated is found in South Carolina. It is claimed that by judiciously using it as an ingredient $400 can be saved on one carload of flour. Of course it has no nutritious properties, and, therefore, in addition to endangering health, it affects the quality of bread. Another adulterant is a white rock which is ground and mixed in. This is not so popular, because in long shipments it sifts to the bottom. Then there is a by-product of glucose which is very popular with some of the mill men. It contains sulphuric acid, and there is in it so little nutriment that fifty pounds would not be any more sus- taining than one good hot biscuit like our mothers used to make. A less in- jurious mixture is corn flour; that is, Indian meal ground until it is as fine as the wheaten flour. Government experts at Washington have failed to detect 15 per cent. of this adulterant in samples set before them. The Louisville Cour- ier-Journal calls attention to a sinister feature of this adulterating habit into which the millers have fallen. The do- mestic consumption of wheat is about 300,000,000 bushels a year. Five per cent. adulteration would displace I5,- 000,000 bushels and 15 per cent. adulter- ation, which is common, would triple the quantity. 0 2s—____ Increasing Demand For American Apples. The demand for American apples in Great Britain and other parts of Europe has been very large and exports during the past year were 1,217,767 barrels. They exceeded the exports of the pre- vious year by 461,355 barrels. By far the greater part went to Great Britain, only 24,521 barrels having gone to Hamburg, and 58,710 to other European countries. This fall there is a good demand for early varieties of American apples, especially in Glasgow, as_ Liv- erpool is being supplied to a great ex- tent from the Continent. - —__—_—_s 0 >—__ It is not what the player does in a baseball game, but what’ the umpire Says, that counts. \¥-a2-A—_Aa-ra-- Aa Aa a A ea sr rm yu HHH KAKA A KRA KAG q Are you looking for a good market to place your Apples, Peaches, Pears and Plums * If so ship to R. HIRT, Jr., Detroit, Mich. 34 and 36 Market Street and 435-437-439 Winder Street. FIs 4 We have every facility for handling your fruits to best advantage. Cold Storage and Freez- q ing Rooms in connection Seventy-tive carload capacity. Correspondence solicited. 4... ees: — ws UA UR CA UR OR ER. HE (OYSTERS > BANANASS There is a vast difference in the grades and qualities offered and it pays to buy the best at all times. I make a specialty of items named and the people who buy of me get GOOD values. F. T. Lawrence, 5 North lonia Street, Grand Rapids, Mich. BEANS If you can offer Beans in small lots or car lots send us sample and price. Always in the market, MOSELEY BROS. 26-28-30-32 OTTAWA ST., GRAND RAPIDS Seeds, Beans, Potatoes, Onions, Apples. . ee a a ee ee oe a ee ee are Aang SHIP YOUR BUTTER ano EGGS To ; STROUP & CARMER, | 38 SO. DIVISION ST., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Financially responsible, actively alert to shippers’ interests, Square, prompt remitters. Produce handled on commission or bought at a definite stated price ontrack. Refer to Grand Rap- Perrinton, ids National Bank; Ithaca Savings Bank, Ithaca, F. E. Durfee & Co., Bankers, Mich.; Commercial Agencies. PAL PLN LPP PL APG PLL mera AL Gr Clover, Timothy, Alsyke, Beans, Peas, Popcorn, Buckwheat | If you wish to buy or sell correspond with us. ALFRED J. BROWN SEED CO., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. GROWERS. MERCHANTS. IMPORTERS. MAKE A NOTE OF IT. WE HANDLE POTATOES APPLES CABBAGE ONIONS CABBAGE nowwantep. auoteus. MILLER & TEASDALE Co. ST. LOUIS, mo. RECEIVERS AND DISTRIBUTORS. ... WE BUY... BUTTER *» EGGS CARLOTS OR LESS. WRITE FOR PRICES F. O. B. New York 215 T. B, TRUESDELL & Co;, 22" ES fe ee ee ae, ~ MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 15 GOTHAM GOSSIP. News From the Metropolis—Index to the Market. Special Currespondence. New York, Oct. 7--Matters in the markets have resumed their normal con- dition and dealers can now tell about what to depend on. Jobbers are busy as can be and it seems as though orders would never be anything but ‘‘rush.’’ The coffee market is sustaining the strength mentioned last week and the general situation is quite encouraging for the seller. The demand has been better, but jobbers are very reluctant to pay any advance in quotations, although Rio No. 7 is slightly higher than at one time during the week and is now gen- erally held at 5%c. Arrivals at primary points (Santos and Rio) are still reported large by the daily cables, 55,000 bags coming Thursday: The amount in store and afloat aggregates 1,395,763 bags, against 930,574 bags at the same time last year. Mild grades are quiet and both roasters and jobbers are seemingly indifferent as to carrying supplies larger than needed for everyday use. Good Cucuta is worth 8c. East India coffees have moved in a very moderate way and prices are without change. Mocha, 16 @i7c; fancy, 18@Igke. Most of the sugar business going for- ward consists of withdrawals under old contracts. The trust agents assert that the list prices were actually the bottom rate and the impression prevails that the rebate of 1-16c on old contracts is no longer allowed. Arbuckles are still 1-16c below the trust. New orders have not been numerous. Raw sugars are dull and _ uninteresting. The auction sale of teas next week will comprise some 9,000 packages and, pending this sale, the market is quiet, although what business is being trans- acted is.-being conducted on a firm basis and full rates are generally asked and obtained. Little has been done during the week for invoices. The rice market continues to show considerable firmness and sellers seem uite well content with the outlook. Or- ers from out of town have come to hand with auite a good degree of freedom and prices, both for foreign and do- mestic, are well sustained. The former is not in large supply. Jobbers of spices have had a pretty good run of business and the market generally is steady and quite firm. Pepper, especially, is strong and the chances are that the present is as good a time to buy as there will be this year. Singapore, 114%@115¢c; West Coast, 1I@11 Kc. The molasses market has shown some activity for TT grades and prices are well sustained. Lower class of goods are not much sought for and quotations are hardly as firm as they were. Syrups are firm. Home dealers seem to be will- ing to pay full prices and it is not al- ways possible to get desirable goods even then. Exporters have been doing quite a trade and altogether the outlook is favorable. Offerings of canned goods are not large and business is restricted thereby. The assortment of California goods, es- pecially, is very much broken and prices all around are firm and advanc- ing: Maryland corn is worth all the way from 55c up to 8oc, the latter for a fancy grade of goods. New York corn of this year's pack is said to be of very unsat- isfactory quality, while the Maine goods are exceptionally fine. Tomatoes are rather flat and good New Jersey brands are worth from 7714@8oc. The tendency of California dried fruits continues upward and the market generally is very firm. Buyers are showing more interest and the enquiry is to some extent for holiday goods. Prunes are stronger and all grades are very firmly held. Domestic fruits are in good demand. Lemons are dull and uninteresting. Prices are somewhat lower, Sicily fruit ranging from $3.25@4.25 per box. Or- anges are scarce. Jamaicas can be picked up at $7.50@8 for repacked_bar- rels. California navels, $6 per box. Potatoes are firm. The market ranges from $1.25@1.75 per bbl. ; sweet, $1.75 @2.25. The butter market is very firm, and this statement applies to about all grades. Jobbers at the beginning of the week had pretty fair stocks, so the sup- ply has been about equa] to the de- mand, although present prospects are that there will be some change in this state of affairs next week, for receipts are lighter and the demand seems to be steadily ‘‘on the mend.’’ Best Western creamery is worth, at present, 24c and this price is obtained without difficulty. Firsts are rather more liberal in supply and are working out at about 22c. June creamery is steady and tends upward, fancy stock bringing 22@23c. Western imitation creamery is worth 19c_ for extras; 15@17'4c for seconds to firsts ; extra Western factory, 15@16}4c. The cheese market is firm for first- class stock and fancy full cream is working out at 12@12%c for small size ; large, about \c less. Arrivals of eggs are not large and the market exhibits a considerable degree of strength. Fancy Western, candled, at mark, 19%@2oc; Western fresh- gathered, 20c, loss off; fair to good, at mark, 15@16%ce. : Two dollars per bushel seems to be about the rate for choice old marrow beans. Choice pea, new Michigan stock, too, have been quickly taken at $1.55 and the tendency is upward. Choice red kidney, $2. a a Task Enough. ‘*Ah,’’ exclaimed the youth, ‘‘we have fallen upon evil times! What is there left for one who is over forty, nowa- days?’’ ‘*Well,’’ the old man replied, ‘*he can put in his time after that trying to be- come as great as he thought he was at twenty.’’ ~~» 0-2 Doctors often disagree, but they don’t disagree half so much as their medi- cines do. ge A short horse occasionally wins in the yons run. i iinet The Vinkemulder Company Jobbers and Shippers of Fruits and Vegetables We buy Butter, Eggs, Wood, Popcorn, Honey, Apples and Onions. If you have any of the above to offer write us. AMM AMAGMAAMA ADA Jd 144 Abb dbb.JbA Abb Abd 444 24h Jd J44 bb ddd J44 bh ddd Jb4 ddd Add TN Suit Your Taste Stop fermentation in cider : at just the stage where it best tickles your palate and keep it constantly uniform for any length of time. Contains no Salicylic Acid. Affords dealers good profit selling at 25 cents. J. L. CONGDON & CO., Pentwater, Mich. RED STAR BRAND CIDER VINEGAR MMA dUA AMA AAA AAA 444 244 444 444 db4 264 444 2b4 04 > | strereereereernereereereereevereereerervtr is not excelled by any vinegar on the market. A trial will convince. A GUARANTEE BOND goes to every purchaser, warranting its purity and protecting him in its sale. Let us quote you prices. @ THE LEROUX CIDER AND VINEGAR CO., Toledo, Ohio. $ Our Business Grows Each Week But as it grows we increase our facil- ities. Ever tried our spicks? They are the best that money and skill can produce and we sell them at prices that command the serious attention of progressive money making merchants. Northrop, Robertson & Carrier, Makers of Northrop Spices, Lansing, Mich. Just the barrel in which to ship apples, potatoes, onions, vegetables, or anything that requires ventilation. We 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 barr:Is per day, and ane with your first order for 500 barrels we furnish free our setting - up outfit, or we charge you $3.00 for it and refund the $3.00 when you have purchased 500 barrels. The Hercules has been endorsed and recommended by all prominent fruit and commission men in Chicago, and is con- sidered the very best barrel for shipping any product requiring ventilation. Our prices, f. 0. b. Chicago, are as follows: Apple-barrel size, 174%-inch head, 29-inch stave; 12 pecks. In lots of 100, heads & hoops complete, knock down, each. .22c { In lots of 200, heads & hoops complete, knock-down, each. .21¢ In lots of 500, heads « hoops complete, knock-down, each. .20c Setti ig-up outtit included. We can ship promptly. For turther particulars and sample barrel address, Hercules Woodcnware 60., 293 W. 20th Place, Chicago, Ill. 16 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. Mrs. Hen the True American Hero. A movement has recently been started in London for doing honor to unheroic heroes—the rank and file who somehow seem to get lost in the shuffle and of whose brave deeds the world never hears. It is one of the discouraging, but apparently inevitable, things of life that the real workers and the real heroes the men behind every great achieve- ment--so seldom get their just reward. Let a dozen people, or a hundred peo- ple, be engaged in any undertaking, and there is always one who manages to get all the credit, while the remainder are ignored and forgotten. Every man who went into Santiago Bay with Hob- took the same risk as he did and was every bit as daring and dashing, but it is Hobson who will go down in school histories the hero of the Merri- mac, while nobody, even now, bothers to remember the other men’s names. Every private who goes into battle with a gold-laced officer is as brave as his commander, but it is the officer who gets the jeweled swords and has dinners given in his honor and babies named after him when he gets home. The pri- vate merely did his duty, and no one thinks he deserves any credit for that. Every now and then some politician arises who thinks he saves his state or city. He is mistaken. It was the quiet men behind the ballot who did it. We hear of the marvelous financial ability of some man who makes fortunes and conducts enterprises. | Nobody gives a thought to the patient, toiling multitude, in shop or office, behind him, each of whom must be doing his best and giving his share to the success in which he never shares. The same principle holds good all along the line. When we speak of the resources that make America rich, we all think of her enormous mineral deposits and her vast production of grain. Michigan declares that copper is entitled to the crown; Minnesota and the Dakotas assert that wheat is king; Kansas points to her walls of corn as rich and_ yellow as minted gold; Tennessee and Alabama talk of their iron-ribbed hills, while in the Far South they bend the knee before King Cotton. Nobody has ever givena thought to the patient, derided, unas- suming but persistent hen, yet she is the greatest wealth producer in the land, and when it comes to bragging about money-making she is the one who really has something to crow over. Speaking for one State alone—and wherever the hen is she may be counted on to be al- ways attending strictly to business—the Labor Commissioner of Missouri says that last year the gross value of Mis- souri’s shipments of poultry and eggs exceeded the combined value of all the corn, oats, flax, hay, timothy and clover seed, cotton, tobacco, broom corn, cas- tor beans, popcorn, buckwheat, apples, peaches, strawberries, fresh fruit, dried fruit, molasses, game, fish and feathers, and still had several thousand dollars to the good. In view of these facts, it seems only justice to haul down the eagle and exalt the hen as the proud emblem of America, as a slight token of our gratitude. As a matter of fact, nothing could be more typical of the real American spirit than the hen. She has grit in her craw. Put her where you will, she wastes no time in idle repin- ing, but immediately starts to scratch for a living. Of sound judgment, she is always on the right lay, and if oc- casionally she asserts her right to go on a strike, she shuns the walking delegate as a child would spurn a poisonous son vast snake, refusing to respond to his insid- ious advances or become enfangled in his shiny folds. Although a bird, she is the entre to the most fashionable dinner seldom fly, and even although she has tables, she cares nothing for being in the swim. Unassuming, industrious and prosperous, it is the hen, and not the soaring political eagle, that should set the example for American youth to imi- tate. ———>>- 4 The Inquisitive Tongue. The curiosity of the tongue does not cause the human being so much trouble as the curiosity of the eye. But the tongue, within its limits, is the mest curious of all. Let the dentist make a change in the mouth; let him remove a tooth, or re- place with his admirable artifice one that has long been absent; let him change the form of a tooth by rounding off a corner or building up a cavity, and see what the tongue will do! It willsearch out that place, taking careful and minute account of the change. Then it will linger near the place. If it is called to other duties it comes back as soon as they are discharged, and feels the changed place all over again, as_ if it had not explored and rummaged there already. It makes no difference that these re- peated investigations presently cause annoyance to its supposed master, the man; the tongue in nothing more than in this matter proves that it is an un- ruly member and will not be controlled. It seems to have an original will and consciousness of its own, and nothing will serve it except the fullest satisfac- tion of its curiosity. It will wear itself out, perhaps, but it will find out all about the strange change. ean AGT aoa Good Reason For Change. ‘“Why did you change milkmen?’’ ‘‘Well, I discovered that the one I am taking milk from now has a nice, clear spring on his farm, while the other had nothing but a cistern.’ —__2>2.____ An Indiana citizen, 106 years old, who evidently believes that as the twig is bent the tree will grow, recently chas- tised his son, aged 70 years, because the latter came home drunk and abused _ his wife. The judge fined the young sower of wild oats for his condition, but took no judicial cognizance of the father’s exercise of his parental prerogative. ..OYSTERS.. IN CANS AND BULK F, J. DETTENTHALER, Grand Rapids, Mich. ee Sy dae Te Highest Market Prices Paid. Regular Shipments Solicited. 98 South Division Street, Grand Rapids, Mich. e e a 5 Hanselman’s Fine Chocolates s . Name stamped on each piece of the genuine. No up-to-date s 3 dealer can afford to be without them. = ° Hanselman Candy Co. — : : Kalamazoo, Mich. : BOROROCOTOROTOROROROECHs TOROEOHOTOROROBOZONOHOROEeRE nga S252. lf You Would Be a Leader fh fi > o> Tete ttt ttt tht ¥ Platform Delivery Wagon “ NO. 113 Not how cheap but how good. Write for catalogue and prices. THE BELKNAP WAGON CO., Grand Rapids, Mich. SEEEEEE EEE EEE EEE ESTE EE ETE EE ETE ET TT * bb hhh 4445444444 hh \ a eg. ee eed Cee Cee 8 Cd Led Od J Od CJ) OC Cocoa oo eS ‘8 — «sgt: oti yon chp a & *. MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 17 Commercial Travelers Michigan Knights of the Grip President, CHAS. L. STEVENS, Ypsilanti; Sec- retary, J.C. SAUNDERS, Lansing; Treasurer, /O. C. GOULD, Saginaw. Michigan Commercial Traveler 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. VALMORE, Detroit; Grand Treasurer, W. S. MEsT, Jackson. Grand Rapids Council No. 131 Senior Counselor, D. E. Krys; Secretary- Treasurer, L. F. Baker. Michigan Commercial Travelers’ Mutual Accident Association President, J. BoyD PANTLIND, Grand Rapids; Secretary and Treasurer, GEO. F. OWEN, Grand Rapids. Give the Drummer His Due. Get rid of the drummer is the advice of one of the latter day reformers of everything that is. His name doesn't really matter, but it’s easy, owing to its fishy associations—-—-Pickerel, P. A. Pickerel, is the man. He has taken his pen in hand and written down the com- mercial travelers as a lot of parasites who swarm over the country producing nothing but always consuming. That these bright fellows may produce ideas in the minds of good people they visit and lead them to realize that they need an article they didn’t know they needed in the least, and to make _ business where otherwise there had been none, seems never to have entered the Pickerel head. ‘‘The elimination of the drum- mer,’’ he decides, is an important step in industrial development. ’’ Look at the silliness of this. Drum- mers are a useless expense, Mr. Pick- erel submits, because they do not _ pro- duce. The money they get is so much tribute exacted for trade. So is ad- vertising of any kind a useless expense, then. So are the elevators in modern business buildings and all the other means for assisting the customer to get at and select from the merchant’s wares. If you have a horse or a cow you want to sell, don’t go about among your neighbors and tell them about it; don’t advertise the animal in your town paper. Take Mr. Pickerel’s advice and save time and money by quietly staying at home until someone finds out he wants a horse or a cow and comes to you to get it. Of course, there is one way of ‘‘elimi- nating’’ the drummer. If a trust can get an absolute cinch on all the sources of production of a certain article that people have to have, it can save the drummers’ salaries. It will be in the position of the farmer who has the only fence post timber in his county. No need for him to go about selling posts. He has a monopoly. As _ fast as trusts secure monopolies of various lines, the traveling men in those lines will be eliminated, but most people will hardly see why they should want to hasten this ‘‘important step in industrial develop- ment.’’ Between competition, handi- capped with the drummers, and monop- oly, with all the expense of the drum- mers eliminated, nine men in ten will take their chances with competition every time. Theoretically, if one man could get control of all the grocery stores in any city, no end of duplicated and _re- duplicated expenses could be saved; and still, theoretically, this monopolist grocer ought to supply everything at greatly reduced prices. But would he? The trouble with the theorists is, they leave human nature out of their calcu- lations, They are like the perpetual motion inventors, who overlook friction. If it were not for selfishness the millen- nium would be easy. When that golden era arrives it will be well enough to eliminate the drummer. Sut until then, folks will do better to keep their elismi- nating apparatus at work on the com- bines and monopolies, and_ if there’s any spare time, on the unproducing theorists‘like Mr. Pickerel. a Gripsack Brigade. During the temporary sojourn of - Al- lison D. Baker at Alma, his route is being covered by Peter Hendricks, for- merly invoice clerk in the wholesale de- partment of Foster, Stevens & Co. Ann Arbor Argus: Edward DePont, who for some time has had charge of the men’s furnishing department at Mack & Co.'s, has resigned his posi- tion and accepted one as traveling sales- man for Ream & Co., dealers in frater- nity supplies at Detroit. R. N. Hull (Standard Tobacco and Cigar Co., Cleveland, Ohio) is con- fined to his bed with pleurisy. ’Tis hard for a man so active as R. N. to be shut up and tied down. His cus- tomers, his friends and the commercial tourists miss his smiles, encouraging words and the fruit of his pen. Stephen T. Bowen, whe represented Clement, Bane & Co. in the Michigan territory for twenty-five years, but for the past three years has carried the line of J. G. Miller & Co. in the same field, has changed to Whitney, Christenson & Bullock, for whom he_ will cover Michigan and the southern half of lowa. Mr. Bowen is a_ genial gentle- man and energetic salesman and is to be congratulated on the change. Owosso Argus: Count Johannes Deck- er is the name of a commercial traveler who makes regular trips to Owosso. He is of royal blood, a scion of the nobility of Holland. Count Johannes, however, was born in New York, and is a loyal American and ardent Republican. He has lived forty-five years in Michigan, his home being in Battle Creek. He has been on the road twenty-three years for a New York dry goods house, and says business is better this year than it has been since 1892. ee A dealer down town announces by card in his window, ‘‘Swell headgear.’’ It should attract the attention of a young fellow who has been named for a high position. He should get some of the gear before it goes higher. +. 2 Mrs. M. Robinson has engaged in general trade at Bristol. P. Steketee & Sons furnished the dry goods and the Clark-Jewell-Wells Co. supplied the gro- ceries. s>eoe.-— Gogarn & Co., general dealers, Turin: We are highly pleased with the Trades- man and would not be without it for three times the amount of the subscrip- tion price. > 0-@--- Cone & Co. have sold their grocery stock at 691 Cherry street to Jesse Van Duinen, formerly of the grocery firm of Buys & VanDuinen. A 0 Moses is the only man who ever played Pharaoh and got away without losing a cent. ai ai Records are immortal things; you can’t break an old one without making a new one. ——_+ 0. ___ The Indian summer is more delightful than the real thing. +0. _A man with a good mind is not all the time changing it. TRUSTS AND DRUMMERS. Not True That the Traveling Salesman is Dying Out. From the New York Sun. In a letter on trusts, printed in a New York newspaper several weeks ago, Pierre Lorillard, Jr., the then Treasurer of the Continental Tobacco Company, declared, in substance, that the forma- tion of trusts in all lines of business would be a great boon to the public, because the trusts would do away alto- gether with commercial travelers. He said that the cost of employing com- mercial travelers by the wholesalers was an unnecessary tax on the consumer and that, since the members of trusts had no need of traveling salesmen, the prices of the products sold by trusts would be reduced by the amount saved in salaries paid to traveling men. Since the publication of that letter, it has been reported, from time to time, that this or that firm or company had discharged its traveling salesmen and did not purpose to employ that class of help in the future. The H. B. Claflin Company, Charles Broadway Rouss and Butler Brothers were among those re- ported to have done away with their **drummers,’’ and the Sun was informed recently that many other firms and com- panies were going to do likewise and that the commercial travelers were about to join hands with the Populists and others in a crusade against Trusts. A Sun reporter made an investigation of these reports the other day and found that they had little foundation in fact. On the contrary it was learned that not only has there not been, nor is there in contemplation, by wholesale dealers, a general discharge of traveling salesmen, but the supply is not equal to the de- mand. Never has there been in this country a more favorable opportunity to sell goods, those in various lines of trade aver, and never were greater vari- eties demanded. All that the retailers throughout the country want is to see samples and liberal orders follow. It is not every retailer who can come to New York to pick out his goods. There- fore, the wholesaler must go to him and that can only be done through the trav- eling salesmen. Hence the increased demand for good men. The Russell & Erwin Manufacturing Company, said to be the largest makers and sellers of hardware in the world, are in need of several expert hardware salesmen. ‘*Not only have we never had a thought of dispensing with our traveling salesmen,’ said the manager to the Sun reporter, ‘‘but we would very much like to increase our force, if we can get the right kind of men. The heaviest ex- pense charge we have is that which in- cludes the salaries and expenses of our agents on the road and we would be only too glad to do away with it. But the thing can’t be done at present, and I see no way of accomplishing it. What is true of us is true, | am sure, of all the concerns in our line. If it were otherwise, | would have heard of it. Furthermore, I don’t believe that trav- eling salesmen are being generally dis- pensed with anywhere inthe country. If such were the case, some of the men, at least, would drift to New York. We have not seen or heard of any such and I guess you'll find it to be a fact that the supply of good traveling salesmen is not equal to the demand. These gentle- men are the ablest, brightest and most necessary evil | know of.”’ John C. Eames, managing director of the H. B. Claflin Company, took the wind all out of the story that his com- pany had been discharging their ‘‘road agents’’ in droves. ‘* This house,’’ said Mr. Eames, ‘* has never solicited trade through traveling salesmen. Our policy has always been to try to bring buyers to New York. We want them to come to this market and once they’re here, we’ll take our chances with our neighbors of selling them. We spend thousands of dollars every year in correspondence in the en- deavor to bring our customers to this market and we have _ been fairly suc- cesstul. In order to bring home to buy- ers throughout the country the force of our written arguments and suggestions, and also to show our goods in localities containing buyers who seldom, if ever, come to New York, we sent into differ- ent parts of the country, about four years ago, fifteen salesmen. They were in- tended to be animated advertisements for the company and for the city, rather than sellers of goods. When they had accomplished that for which they were sent out, they were recalled. A few were then discharged, but the majority were retained in other employment. You will see, therefore, that we never did regularly employ commercial trav- elers and that, of the few we did employ for a specific purpose for a short time, the majority are still with us doing other work. You will find, I think, that firms and companies, in all lines of trades, who have always employed traveling men have not only not discharged any, but have increased.their force to meet the demand of increased trade.’’ This statement was verified wherever the reporter went. Charles Broadway Rouss hasn't been discharging any of his traveling salesmen, because he never employed any. On the other hand, firms like Mills & Gibb, Calhcun, Robbins & Co., and Sweatser, Pembrook & Co., among the largest of wholesale dry goods merchants, who have always had large corps of men on the road, still have them and intend to keep them. What was found to be the situation in dry goods and hardware was found to be true in the drug, liquor, cigar, gro- cery, boot and shoe trades and most other lines. The commercial traveler is still drawing his salary, and no em- ployer was found who was willing to dispense with his services, because those services were still valuable. Morton D. Bogue, one of the firm of Tefft, Weller & Co., made this state- ment in reference to commercial travel- ers and trusts: ‘*We have never employed traveling salesmen,’ he said, ‘‘but most of the wholesale houses do, and | have heard of no effort being made to dispense with their services. It may be that, where trusts have been created, the need of such salesmen has decreased, or, in Lsome cases, has ceased altogether. But, when you think of it, there aren’t so many lines of trade which are controlled by trusts. There isn’t any dry goods trust, for instance, and there isn’t any hardware trust, although we heard there was going to be one. When the raw material can be controlled by combina- tion, and that control can be extended to all the products of that raw material, then a trust would be possible. But how could there be a_ wholesale dry goods trust, for instance, when every dry goods store sells forty-eleven products of a dozen different kinds of raw material. What is true of the dry goods trade is true of most other lines, and you'll find that, until somebody learns a different form of business combination than that known as the trust, those who now em- ploy commercial travelers will continue to employ them and find increased need for them as trade increases with the de- velopment of the country.’’ How Do You Know That all the money goods sell for gets into your till? You can know this if you will. How do your customers know that mistaken credits and charges don’t affect the amount of their bills? They can know this, if you will. How do your clerks know that suspicion can not wrongfully be held against them by you or your{customers? They can know, if you will. = How can your creditors know their extension of credit is not abused? They can know if you will. How can your competitors know that you are on your feet solid and to stay? They can know if you will. now can the world at large know that you are pros- perous and progressive? They can know if you will Will what? If you wil! put in the Egry Auto- raphic Register System, adapted to your needs. ‘his System insures every dollar sold saved. Makes forgotten charges and wrong credits im- ossible. Causes suspicion of clerks to disperse. ‘orces competitors to recognize your business judgment. Leads to greater confidence in your creditors, and satisfies the world at large, on whose opinion your success depends, that you are pros- perous and up-to-date. If you will let us help you, write for particulars to L. A. ELY, Alma, Mich. 18 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Drugs-=Chemicals Michigan State Board of Pharmacy Term expires A.C. SCHUMACHER, AnnArbor - Dec. 31, 1899 GEO. GUNDRUM, Ionia - - Dee. 31, 1900 L. E. REYNOLDS, St. Joseph - Dec. 31, 1901 HENRY HEIM, Saginaw” - - Dec. 31, 1902 Wirt P. Dory, Detroit- - - Dee. 31, 1903 President, GEo. GUNDRUM, Ionia. Secretary, A. C. SCHUMACHER, Ann Arbor. Treasurer, HENRY HEIM, Saginaw. Examination Sessions Lansing—Nov. 7 and 8. State Pharmaceutical Association President—O. EBERBACH, Ann Arbor. Secretary—CHAS. F. MANN, Detroit. Treasurer—J. S. BENNETT, Lansing. Responsibility of the Prescription Drug- gist. The prescription’ counter should be kept from being overcrowded with ar- ticles so likely to accumulate there, but which had better be elsewhere in the store. The scales and the prescription holder, together with neat boxes for powder papers, some small containers for pill-drying powder, and a few fre- quently needed articles, are about all that should constantly stay there. It is an excellent plan to have suitable shelv- ing immediately behind the prescription stand to hold materials most frequently needed in this work. Just to the right or left of the counter place a small writ- ing-desk, for use in writing directions on labels, etc. The desk should have drawers for holding labels, partitioned off so that the labels may be alphabetic- ally arranged in rows. The writer uses a desk 23 by 33 inches top, and 14 inches deep, and varnished to corres- pond with the other furniture. It entirely fills the bill as a satisfactory writing- desk and label-holder. Beneath the prescription counter it is well to have a shallow drawer for holding spatulas, tablet triturate molds, suppository molds, one or two clean towels, glass scale-pans, and other small articles reg- ularly needed in this class of work. The morphine bottle and other similar dangerous articles should under no cir- cumstances be kept handy on the pre- scription stand. These should be stored in some special place, best in a poison- closet, and as soon as the required quan- tity for use is weighed out they should be returned to their proper places. This rule, which quickly becomes a good habit, ought to apply likewise to each substance used in prescription filling. As soon as weighed or measured out, put the article back where it belongs, after carefully looking at it again to make sure the right substance has been used. Also remove weights from the scale- pan in order to preserve the delicate balance by allowing it to oscillate. Wipe the pans, and cover the scales so as to keep out dust. It is not only good to be neat as a prescriptionist, but it is abso- lutely necessary. Accurate prescription scales should be the rule in every store. The weighing of alkaloids and other powerful medicaments should be a mat- ter of exactness. If the scales are not correct this exactness is impossible. Therefore, the habit of neatness is as- necessary as any other qualification to make one safe in prescription filling. Carelessly kept scales, half-washed and improperly cleaned graduates, and rusty spatulas make such work dangerous. A very important rule is not to con- verse with anyone while engaged in weighing or measuring the ingredients of a prescription. If some one ‘ap- proaches to speak, make him wait until this part of the prescription work is completed ; do not let him interrupt you by talking. If drug store proprietors in general will adept and rightly execute this very simple rule, the writer be- lieves they will find it one of the best precautions which can be taken. A well-regulated drug store should have many good general rules. The foregoing is one of the simplest and most important.. What great responsi- bility rests on him who compounds pre- scriptions! He must never make even a single mistake. He daily handles dangerous medicines in the most par- ticular and delicate way, and so perhaps goes through an enttre lifetime. He must not forget even a little unimportant thing: the prescription label must be exact as to number, name of physician, and wording of directions. Moreover, he must be a judge of the physician's liability to error, a critic of dosage, and a correct reader of almost illegible writ- ing. George D. Case. ~~» 6 -» ___ How to Cap a Bottle of Toilet Water. The finish, the stamp of elegance, that a fancy bottle-cap imparts to a toi- let preparation is too evident to need argument. A bottle of perfumery, violet or lavender water presented wearing a neat cap of white or delicate hue, tied with a bit of blue ribbon, or a color to harmonize well with the cap, will arouse the fragrance-loving instincts of a woman to the buying point quicker by far than one which is devoid of such ap- pealing characteristics. The most uni- versally accepted material for capping such products is either the thin white leather called ‘‘split skin,’’ or an ani- mal membrane, thin and very pliable, known as ‘‘baudruche.”’ For the benefit of the many who have not been initiated into the mysteries of capping with these materials, and also those who seem to have been ‘‘let in the wrong door,’’ we will give, on the process, a lesson in words, with some indebtedness to Snively’s Treatise on the Manufacture of Perfumes. First, the material selected should be cut into strips, one-half or three-eighths inch wider than the distance from the lip of the bottle on one side of the stopper to the lip on the opposite side, measured across the top of the stopper. To be applied, a section thus shaped is moist- ened in water. This is done to make it more easily accommodate itself to the contour of the stopper, by rendering it pliable, and by causing it to retain this artificial shape when dry, through its becoming stiff from the wetting. If leather be used, it should be made only slightly wet (damp); much water im- pairs the texture and grain. The opera- tor now gently pulls the cap down over the stopper, and, as well as he can, makes it lie neatly. A piece of strong cord is then wrapped two or three times around the neck sufficiently tight to confine the skin closely, and yet to permit it to be further adjusted by pull- ing the projecting edges. By carefully manipulating the skin when thus se- cured—loosening or tightening the cord as occasion may require—the operator can usually remove all wrinkles. When the cap is as perfect as it can be made, it is secured by a single coil of string, tightly tied, and the projecting edge is then clipped evenly off with a pair of shears. It will be found quite difficult to make a neat finish, with either leather or baudruche, over some of the stoppers of odd pattern often used in such bottled products. To satisfactorily cover some stoppers—pretty, but in this case awful- ly intractable—it is not possibl2 to use leather, baudruche being substituted. When the cap has become fully dry, it is made to bear a bit of bonny ribbon, very narrow, called perfumers’ tie rib- bon. In color it can be had to suit the taste or requirements of the purchaser. To arrange and tie this ribbon, it would be well to dissect and make study of the work of adepts, examples of which are plentiful about the pharmacy. It is not difficult to ornament with ribbon the cap of a bottle stoppered with a common cork. 22___ The Drug Market. Opium—Is firm but unchanged. As the primary markets are also firm, bet- ter prices are looked for. Morphine— Unchanged. Codiene—As the season approaches for its use and the demand sets in, codiene is in a very firm position. Quinine—Is in good demand at the reduced prices and is very firm. Citric Acid—Manufacturers reduced their price Ic per pound and, as the season is about over, there is little de- mand. Wood Alcohol—Has been advanced 5c -per gallon by the manufacturers. This is only upon 95 and 07 per cent. Columbian Spirits—Unchanged. Carbonate of Ammonia—Is very firm and has been advanced 'c per pound by the manufacturers. Cocaine—Has advanced 25c_ per ounce. The scarcity of cocoa leaves and higher prices would indicate a further advance in this article. Glycerine—Crude has again advanced and refined will probably follow. Balsam Fir—Is firm at the advance noted last week. Essential Oils—There are no changes. Wintergreen is very firm. Wormwood is very firm. Bergamot is tending higher. Buchu leaves are very firm at the advance noted, and higher prices are looked for on account of the trouble in the Transvaal. : Senna Leaves—Are very firm. Stocks are light and prices tending upward. Linseed Oil—Is firm but unchanged. ply on, write us for prices. L. PERRIGO CO., 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- FLAVORING EXTRACTS AND DRUGGISTS’ SUNDRIES Mfg. Chemists, ALLEGAN, MICH. - a 1S- 1s to . m an MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 19 _— Declined— Acidum Aceticum ... § eas 8 Benzoicum, ‘German. 70@ 75 Borgee =, os a. @ 6 Carbolicum .......... 60 37 Citricwm. 260... HQ 48 Hydrochlor.. 3@ 5 Nitrocum............° 8@ 10 Oxalicum...........- w@ 114 Phosphorium, dil.. @ WW Salicylicum ......... @ 50 Sulphuricum ........ 143@ 5 Tannicum........... 90@ 1 00 Tartaricum ......... 38@ 40 Ammonia Aqua, 16 deg......... 4@ 6 Aqua, — Feta soe 6@ «8 Carbonas .. “cy 2 6 Chloridum..........- 2@ 1 Aniline Bigek 6 os. 2 00@ 2 25 Brown sss. 80@ 1 00 Sea 45@ 50 Wonow. =. 02.5. 2 50@ 3 00 Baccee Cubebe.. ..po,1ls 12@ 14 Juniperus. ey ee 6@ 8 Xanthoxylum . 20@ 2 iin Copaiba 0. -.-+.:--: 50@ 55 Pe sis. @ 2 40 Terabin, Canada.... 40@ 45 ‘Tonite. 5.62.32... - 40@ 45 Cortex Abies, Canadian... .. 18 Cassie So 12 Cinchona Flava. .... 18 Euonymus atropurp. 30 Myrica Cerifera, po. 20 Prunus V irgini oe 12 Quillaia, gr’d........ 12 Sassafras .....po. 18 12 Ulmus.. . po. 15, gr’d 15 ixtractum Glycyrrhiza Glabra. 24@ 25 Glycyrrhiza, po..... @ 30 Heematox, 15 Ib. box 1@ 12 Hematox, Is.......- 13@ 14 Hzematox, 4S....... M@ 15 Hematox, 4S....... 16@ 17 Ferru Carbonate Precip... 15 Citrate and Quinia.. ° 2 25 Citrate Soluble...... 75 Ferrocyanidum Sol.. 40 Solut. Chloride. . 15 Sulphate, com’l. .... 2 be phate, com’l, =. bbl, per ewt. . 80 Sulphate, pure... ee 7 Flora Arnica .. 1@ 16 Anthemis.. oS 92@ as Matricaria........... 30@ = 35 Folia ' Barosma.. 2@ 30 Cassia Acutifol, ‘Tin- nevelly . 18@ 25 Cassia, Acuiifol, ‘Alx. 25@ 30 Salvia officinalis, ae and \%s : 12@ 820 Uva Urai., ee Se aia ete 8@ 10 Gummi Acacia, ist picked... @ 65 Acacia, 2d picked.. @ 45 Acacia, 3d_picked.. @ 35 Acacia, _— sorts. @ 28 ACAGEE PO... 2... 2: 45@ 65 Aloe, Barb. po.18@20 12@ 14 Aloe, Cape....po. 15. @ 2 Aloe, Socotri. . po. 40 @ 30 Ammoniae........... 55@ 60 Assafcetida.. =? 30 2@ 30 Benzoinum .. 508 55 Catechu, 1s.:.......- @ 13 oo ae @ 14 Catechu, \4s.. @ 16 Camphoree . 50@ = 52 Euphorbiunn. “Po. "35 @ 40 Galbanum. . : @ 100 Gamboge ......... po 6@ 70 Guaiacum...... po. 25 @. 30 Kino........ po. $2.00 @ 2 00 Mastic .............. @ 60 Myrrh. ........ po. 45 @ 40 Opii....po. 4.50@A.80 3 40@ 3 50 Speuae 8 ae... 25@ 35 Shellac, bleached.... 40@ 45 Tragacanth.......... 50@ ~=80 Herba Absinthium..oz. pkg 25 Eupatorium..oz. pkg 20 Lobelia ...... = pkg 25 Majorum . pkg 28 Mentha Pip. a a 23 Mentha Vir. = pkg 25 Rae. co, z. pkg 39 Tanacetum V —§ pkg 22 Thymus, V...oz. pkg 25 Magnesia Calcined, Pat........ 55@ «60 Carbonate, Pat...... 18@ 20 Carbonate, K.& M.. 18@ 20 “arbonate, Jennings 18@ 20 Oleum Absinthium......... 6 50@ 6 75 Amygdale, Dulc.. 30@ ~=50 Amygdale, Amare. : 00@ 8 25 fh ee ee 1 85@ 2 00 Auranti Cortex...... 2 40@ 2 50 — j Sol saline Agana 2 80@ 2 90 Cajiputi® ooo 03.05.02. 80@ 8 Cantona Mess 70@ 80 Cedar . ‘ 35@ 45 Chenopadii.... -. @2 7% Cinnamonii . 1 40@ 1 50 Citronella ....,.... - 38@ 40 SALAM EIN WGP, AAG a WHOLESALE PRICE CURRENT. | Conium ree. 35@ 40) Scille Co............ @ 50 = eee 1 15@ 1 25} Tolutan.. ee @ 65 Cu ae 90@ 1 00 | Prunus virg. ... Exechthito 1 00@ 1 10 ‘ es t ee Erigeron . 1 00@ 1 10 ctures Gaultheria «. -.. 1 65@ 1 75 peer crt 60 teranium, ounce @ 75| Aconitum Napellis 50 Gossippii, Sem. Bal. so — 60 | Alves... 60 Hedeoma... 25 1 3d aeee and Myrrh.. 60 i unipera .. i my 2 op | Sites 50 Lavendula .......... » 2 09 | Assafoetida .. 50 Limonis . Decay » 1 45 | Atrope Belladonna... 60 Mentha Piper. , 200 fae Cortex...... 50 Mentha Verid. : 1 Go | Benzoin . wees 60 mor rhue, » Bal. noe DLW sierra Co. 50 reia . oe 145 arosma. . 50 Olive Pe .- @ 3 oo | Cantharides 15 Picis Liquida........ 10@ 12 2 apsicum ............ 50 Pieis L iquida, eal. @ 35|Cardamon........... 75 Ricina. 9%@ 1 05 ae Cone 75 Rosmarini. . vee @1 00 | Castor .. vee 1 00 Ros, ounce...... 6 50@ 8 50 | Catechu -. cei 50 Suceini .....0.200 022. 407 45 | Cinchona ..-..- 2, 50 Sabina . sees. 9@1 00 Cinchona Go Co... 22... co OURO eevee ey 2 50@ 7 00} & no : Sassafras... 45. 59 | Cubebe.. ie 50 Sinapis, es eSS., ounce. @ 65 | Cassia Acutifol.... 50 Tigli 50@. 1 60 aoe Acutifol Co. .. 50 PB NG ss 40@, 50 | Digitalis. < 50 Thyme, opt. @1 oo | Ergot. ane 50 Theobromas ........ 154% 2 | Ferri Chloridum | * 35 2 Seat - pe 50 Potassium Gentian Co. 60 Bi-Carb.. 15@ 18 3 ' aca 50 Bichromate . . Be a ammon...... 60 —e Sleeseg soy Oe ee | Hiyoseyamus. é 50 ‘arb -.-- 12@ 15} lodine ie 75 oe “Po. 17°19 16a 18 | “ing , colorless... M4 yanide ova Sig AO) WOE i Iodide..." 2 40@ 2 x | Lobelia . Bt Potassa, Bitart, pure 28@ 30; Myrrh..... 50 Potassa, Bitart, com. @ 15| Nux Vomie 50 Potass Nitras, 7“. 7@ ~=10| Opii.. iP 75 Potass Nitras.. 6@ 8 | Opii, “comphorated + 50 oo. ---- 2B@ 2% Po deodorized..... 1 5p Sulphate po.. a 15 «18 | Qudesia -...-........ 59 Radix —— 50 : : nei g oe aoa dole ea 20g 25 Sagi | ia. mY BP tid ssi giar cate al a! aula 220 25 " Anchusa ............ 10@ 12 Serpents : eo Arum po............ @ Bi folutan |... |. e Calamus............. %@ 40| Valerian 1.” 3 Gentiana......po.15 12@ 15} Veratrum Veride... 5p Glyehrrhiza...py.15 16@ 18 | Zingiber . a 2, Hydrastis Canaden. @ 7 i” Hydrastis Can., po.. @ 7 Miscellaneous Hellebore, Alba, ass 122@ 15| #ther, Spts.Nit.3F 30@ 35 — po.. 15K@ 20 — r, Spts. Nit.4F 34@ © 38 pecae, po 95 4 35 AlUmMen .'......-....2. 24@ 3 a plox.. “Po. 350 35m 0 Alumen, gro’d..po.7 3@ 4 dalapa, Pr... nS 95 © 30 | Anmatto..........2. 40@ 50 Maranta, 4s........ @ 35} Antimoni, PP 4@, 5 Podophyiin, m- 220@, 2 | Antimonie PotassT 40@ 50 el sicees. 761 08 | AMtipyrin ............ @ 6 sene1, Cut... @, 1 28 Antifebrin Dee ae @ w» eee esc THQ. 1 85 ——— Nitras, oz. @ 48 pigelia 35@ 38 rsenicum . 10@ = =12 Sanguinaria.. “PO, “15 A 18 | Balm Gilead Buds.. 38@ 40 ~~ pentaria . oe 00 45 Caiehum © ta : 1 1 1 50 senega . 50@ 65 | Calcium or., a oe Smilax, officinalis H. @ 49} Caleium Chior., 4s. @ 10 Smilax, ee ea @, 2%} Caleium Chior., @ 12 Seille . -po. 35 10M 12 mano ue po @ 7 Symplocarpus, Feeti- Capsici Fructus, a’ @ 15 Gus; po... 2 @ 6 Capsici Fructus, po. @ 15 Valeriana,Eng. po. 30 @ 5 | Capsici Fructus B, po @ Valeriana, German. 15@ 20|Caryophyllus..po.15 12@ 14 Zingiber a........... 12@ 16 | Carmine, No. 40..... @ 30 Zingiher § 0.5) 3. 2@ 27| Cera Alba........... 50@ 55 aaa pa Flava.. 40@ 42 ‘oceus . . » Anisum . -po. 15 @ 12| Cassia Fructus.. @ 33 Apium (graveleons). 13@ 15 | Centraria. @ 10 Cari Ee, po. ig 10@ ° aeeeste... g 83 Cardamon.... l 25@, 1 75 | Chloroform, s @110 eee as 3S to * Son | 2. . xe >| Chondrus . 20@ 2 Cydonium . 7x@. 1 00| Cinchonidine,P.& W 38@ 48 Chenopodium .- 10@ 12| Cinchonidine, Germ. 38@ 48 Dipterix Odorate.... 1 40@ 1 50} Coeaine .... 6 050, 6 25 Feeniculum.......... @ 10/ Corks, list, dis. pr. et. 70 ae PO. 2... oe ae c ee a @ 35 4 rene eee 1g@, 2 | Creta »b1. 75 @, 2 Spe ah ee bbl. ‘34 oan 43 eee: a. hee ge se of 2 L i‘ 3 jreta, OOM ass a ioe laris Canarian. ae 5 oe Rubra ean a @ 8 beens us. ie 6@) Sy Cres... sco: 15@, § Sinapis Alba.. xa 10 Cudbear Bee awe “O 2 Sinapis Nigra. . 11@ 12] Cupri Sulph......... 64@ 8 Spiritus oe oe. i ie 7@, 10 > sow Bese ? er Sulp TQ, 9 Frumenti, W. D. Co. 2 00@ 2 50 Emery, al numbers. @ 8 ee D. F.R.. 2 00@ 2 25 Emery, po @ 6 rumenti..... 25) 150 mean a oe = Juniperis Co. O.T... 1 65@ 2 00 Les — Whi ere 5@ - Juniperis Co........ 1 75@ 3 50| aan rite... = Saacharum N. 1 9@ 2 10 —— ee 2 . Spt. Vini Galli.. 1 75@. 6 50| Gatnt} er > Vini Oporto. . 1 2@ 2 00 | Gelatin, oper. . — = Vini Alba... 1 Bun 2 Gelatin, French. .... 35@ 60 ae ee —. ini box 75 & 10 onges ess than box 70 Florida sheeps’ wool Glue, brown 1@ 13 carriage.. 2 50@ 2 75| Glue, white......... 15@ 28 Nassau sheeps’ wool z Glyeerina....... 16@ 24 carriage.. 2 50M 2 75 Grana Paradisi. @ 25 Velvet extra sheeps’ Humulus . 2 55 wool, carriage. .... @, 1 50| Hydrarg Chior Mite @ # Extra yellow sheeps’ Hydrarg Chlor Cor. @ 80 wool, carriage. .... @ 1 25| Hydrarg Ox Rub’m. @ 100 Grass ‘sheeps’ wool, Hydrarg Ammoniati @ 115 carriage . @ 100| HydrargUnguentum 45@ 55 Hard, for slate use. @ 75\| Hydrargyrum....... Q 7 Ye low Ree f, for Iehthy obolla. Am.. 65Q@ 75 slate use........... @ 1 40 | Indigo. seses | T@ 1 00 Se : iodine, Resubi...... - 3 60@ 3 70 ates oe i eae Todoform.. a @ 3 75 BOM ee @, wupulin So G® 50 Zingiber Cortex...... @ = Lysopai Oe aati 45a, > Ipecac..... ves ey @ 60 | Liquor Arsen et. Hy- 5 ae ~.. @ 50 rarg I @ B @ 50! Liquort otassArsinit 10@ 12 Smilax ‘Officinalis 50@ 60| Magnesia, Sulph.. @ 3 Semegs.........., -... @ 50! Magnesia, Sulph, bbl @ 1% Scille., @ &) Mannia,S.F....... K@ 60 | | Seidlitz es ies Menthol ............. @ 3 00 20@ 22) Linseed, p s Morphia, S., P.& W. 2 20@ 2 45 | Sinapis .. ceca @ 18) Tenet oo aa 3 e a 5. N.Y. © ara — is. opt... mae @ 30) Neatsfoot, winter str 54 60 Sasiins Gibson sat ve aceaboy, De i Spirits Turpentine.. 54 60 Myristica, No. 1..... 65@ 80) Snuff,Scotch, De Vo's @ 41 Paints BBL. LB Nux Vomica...po. 15 @ 10} Soda, Boras....... @ il ne Os $ Sepia... 25@ 30) Soda, Boras, p 9% 11 Red Venetian. . 1% 2 @8 Pepsin Saac, H. & P. Soda et Potass Tart. 4a, 9 | Ochre, yellow Mars. 1% 2 @A : A lees cee 2: @ 100) Soda, Carb.. .. ee 2 | Ochre, yellow Ber... 1% 2 @3 Picis Lig. N.} Soda, Bi-Carb..... 3 ‘5 Putty, commercial... 244 2%@3 loz ed @ 2 00 | Soda, Ash. ' BLL 4 Putty, strictly pure. 2% 2 4@3 Picis Li iq. , quarts . i @. 1 00 | Soda, Sulphas.. @ 2 Vermilion, *rime Picis Liq., pints. . @ 85) Spts. Cologne.. @ 2 60 American . , 2a Pil Hydrarg. . —_ 80 @ 50) Spts. Ether Co. bo@ 55| Vermilion, English.. 70@ 75 Piper Nigra... po. 2 @ 18) Spts. Myrecia Dom.. @ 200 Green, Paris.. / oe 17% Piper Alba. aie 35 @ 30) Spts. Vini Reet. bbl. @ Green, Peninsular... 13@ «16 Pix Burgun. . @ 7 Spts. Vini Reet. 4bbl @ | Lead, red..... - 6 @ 6% Plumbi Acet. 100@ 12} — Vini Rect. 1ogal @ Lead, white. . 6 @ 6% Pulvis Ipecac et Opii 1 30@ 1 50 | Spts. Vini Rect.5 gal @ Whiting, white Span eo 7 Pyrethrum, boxes Ss rychnia, Crystal... 1 00@ 1 20) Whiting, gilders’. @ 9 & P. D. Co., doz.. @ 75 | Sulphur, Subl....... 24@ 4 White, Paris, Amer. @ 100 Pyrethrum, DY... 26 30) Sulphur, Roll. . 2%@ 3%) Whiting, Paris, Eng. Quassiz . s@ 10) Tamarinds ......._. 8@ 10} _ cliff. @ 1 40 Quinia, S. P. & W. 30@ 35 /| Terebenth Venice... 28@ 30 | Universal P repared. 1 00@ 1 15° Quinia, S. German.. 24@ 34. Theobrom: Pa... Se Ue Quinia, N. Y. 2am 34) Vania... 9 007.16 00 Varnishes Rubia Tinectorum.. 12@ 14) Zinei Sulph. 7@ 8 : oe Lactis pv 18@ _ 20 Oils No. 1 Turp Coach. : 10@ 1 20 a 3 50@ 3 60 Extra Tur 1 60@ 1 70 Sanguis Draconis.. 40a 850 BBL. GAL. | Coach pn - 27%@30 pane we. 12@ 14; Whale, winter...... 70 70 No. 1 Turp Furn..... 1 00@ 1 10 Sapo M Bd a as 10@ © 12) Lard, extra..........- 30 60 Extra Turk Damar.. 1 55@ 1 60 mee Oe @ 15| Lard, No.1.......... 35 40 Jap.Dryer,No.iTurp 70@ 75 Druggists & % Sundry Department We Call Special Attention| «=—s§s—>s—§— P a 2S 2S OS Bs aS oS Bae as Os HE as BAB Following Lines RUBBER GOODS have advanced and will be still higher about Sept 15th. PIPES. We havea full line ranging from 75c to $12 00 per doz, TABLETS. Penand pencil at attractive prices. ATOMIZERS. Anelegant assortment of fancy perfume up to $18.00 per dozen PERFUMES. All the leading odors from the leading manu- facturers. POCKET BOOKS. New fall styles at attractive prices We have a full stock of COMBS, TOOTH BRUSHES, HAIR BRUSHES, CLOTHES BRUSHES, LATHER BRUSHES, TOILET SOAP, RAZORS, NAIL FILES, ETC. Basasasgsasasasysas sas as as ao as a ae ao a a3 ae as se ab SS Hazeltine & Perkins Drug Co., Grand Rapids, Mich. ’ MICHIGAN TRADESMAN ROCERY PRICE CURRENT’. The prices quoted in this list are for the trade only, dealers. They are prepared just before going to press and possible to give quotations suitable for all conditions of pur erage prices for average conditions of purchase. those who have poor credit. our aim to make this feature of the greatest poss Subscribers are e in such quantities as are usually purchased by retail are an accurate index of the local market. chase, and those below are given as representing av- Cash buyers or those of strong credit usually buy closer than arnestly requested to point out any errors or omissions, as it is ible use to dealers. It is im- AXLE GREASE CANNED GOODS CIGARS COUPON BOOKS | | ee Grits _ Y Q ‘igar Co’s brand. | 0Z. gross | Apples 2 cee on —— Tradesman Grade | Walsh-DeRoo Co.’s Brand. * Aurora... ..............55 6 00) 3 Ib. Standards. =e2 °° 5 | Columbian Special... .) |) 65 00 | 50 books, any denom... 1 50 named oe ic oye = 7 00 | Gallons, standards. . H.& P. Drug Co.’s brands. | 100 books, any denom... 2 50/ Frazer's i. ae oe = | Fortune Teller 35 00 | 1 oo pore: ped ——— 2 ae = | el nee cicine “ 9 |p, mn an | RAN ola cin aos lc 11 Ss, any > A 3 | IXL Golden, tin boxes75 9 00 | Baked .-........... ‘+ 95@1 30 | Our Manager... |... 2222.2") 35.00 | a ee Mica, tin boxes.......75 9 00) — Kidney......... 7%@ 85} Quintette...... 2222222227" 35 00 | Economic Grade | Paragon............ ..55 600 War’ ee ere eis 99 | G. J. Johnson Cigar Co.’s brand.| 50 books, any denom... 150 ee . | 100 books, any denom... 2 50 | BAKING POWDER Blackberries | 500 books; any denom.. 11 50) Aisoluto | Standards 75 | @ | 1,000 books, any denom... 20 00 | 4 Ib. cans doz.............. 45} Cherries | Superior Grade | 44 Ib. cams doz...0...... . = | peandards ......-...., 90) > 50 books, any denom... 1 50 | 1 Ib. cams doz..............1 i Corn 100 books, any denom... 2 50 | 242 1b. packages ............1 80 Acme eo 75 | | 500 books, any denom. .. 11 50 | 100 tb. Kegs..2...0000 002007. 2 70 ; ‘ Ppa : . Ca es 85 | | 1,000 books, any denom... 20 00 | 200 fh. barrels ........ 5 10 a. Ge | RARE i. PIS CW ee ee 35 00 | Universal Grade Hominy 1 Ib. cans 1 doz. | Hominy | Phelps, Brace & Co.’s Brands. 50 books, any denom... 1 50 Barrels ..... Sietis eee es SK. .......--.-............. 10] Standard |... a 85 | Vineente Portuondo ..35@ 70 00 | 100 books, any denom... 2 50 Flake, 50 Ib. drums. . : Acetic | Riebster | Ruhe Bros. Co.........25@ 70 00 | . 500 books, any denom... 1150) Maccaroni and Vermi i ee Lhaagee a ge, | Hilson Co.............35@110 00 1,000 books, any denom. .. 20 00} Domestic, 10 Ib. box......... 60 Sor. Eng. Tumblors......... ae oeeke oar : = | T. J. Dunn & Co... ..35@ 70 00 | Credit Checks | Imported, 25 Ib. box.........2 50 fe eet ot > or | McCoy & Co...........35@ 70 00 parece 5 Pearl Barley | Pienie Talis... 2 a5 | Rho Collins Cigar Oo--9p 26 | ioe an! ang eee” telco ee Mackerel | Brown Bros... ........15@ 70 00 | 9999; any one denom ||, B00 | Chesser a Sap Mustard, 1lb........ 1 75 | Banner Cigar Co... - 80@ 70 00 Steel punch............... 75 | Empire: -.. .... 0 ..2 50 Mustard, 21b........ 2 80 | Bernard Stahl Co.. ....35@ 90 00 ' Pass B ' Peas Soused, 1Ib.......... 1 75 | Banner Cigar Co...... 10@ 35 00 ee a ee Green, Wisconsin, bu 110 Soused. 2 Ib 2 89 | Seidenberg & Co...... 55@125 00 Can be made to represent any escent Scotch ta. "1 99 2 ib... : 2 pas eee ees ae : “iseagre : : en, Se oe ae Tomato, 11b......... 175} G.P. Sprague Cigar ( — = = denomination from $10 dow =. Split, bu.......... "O50 Tomato, 2 Ib 2 so} Fulton Cigar Co... 20 books.... Rolled Oats ; | A. B. Ballard & Co....354@175 00! 50 books...) 2 90 Mushrooms __,| E. M. Schwarz & Co...35@110 00| 100 books............|/_) 3 00] Rolled Avena, bbl...........4 75 Stem 14@16 | San Telmo.............35@ 70 00| 250 books.............'-2 6 25] Monarch, bbl... 11 4 40 Buttons. ........ 20@25 | Havana Cigar Co......18@ 3500! 500 books......... 12.1) 10 00 eo 3 geet selec += Oysters | CLOTHES LINES 1,000 books....... . 17 590; Monarch, : ». SACKS. ......2 10 : io ; Quaker, cases...............3 20 1 Cove, ible 90 | ane’ = = 0d — “ = = CREAM TARTAR eng Cases eS Cove, 2 Ib i a vai aoe | Cotton; 60 ft. a doz. "14915 and 10 Ib. wooden boxes. .... 30 es Sago ‘ | eaches | Cotton, 70 ft. per doz........1 69 | Bulk in saecks..... 0.000. 200....29 Fast India ttt etdte vee eee yn ve a | pj ola i “ 2 is Pa CMM ie es € ore ees see: — o Yellow Le 1 6x@t 90 ia ak oe Cae 30 DRIED FRUITS— Domestic Salus Breakfast Food : 0Z. Cans, 4d0z. case........ Oe cerca ere: Or NW | Jute, 60 It. per doz.......... 50 | A ates eae tact apibaie aed . cans, 2 doz. case... 2 00 Pears | Jute, 72 ft. per doz......... 95 | Apples 36 two pound packages .... 3 60 a3 is pom 1 ao aso Standard — “0 COFFEE (Sunttied @ 5% 18 two pound packages .... 1 85 5 Ib. cans, 1 doz. case...... 9 00 | coon a 80 | Ronstea | Evaporated, 50 Ib. boxes.7@ 74 | F. A. MeKenzie, Quiney, Mich. El Purity | ee Se | Rio California Fruits ales Tapioca : 14 Ib. cans per doz........... 75 | Marrowfat.......... 1 09 | Fair . ey enn ce 9 | See an AR co ek a 44 Ib. cans per doz eek 20 | Early June...... ° 1 00} Good tees ae | Mackathan: ase ee Pearl, 241 1b. packages... 6% 1 Ib. cans per doz..........2 00) Early June Sifted’. 1.60 | or sees at ce on | Wheat Hose | Pineapple tae ae | Cracked, bulk............... 3% 14 Ib. cans, 4 doz. case.. 35 | Grated .............. 1 25@2 75 | "Santos Pitted Cherries. ...... % | girl ices te ery 1 Ib. cans. 4 doz. case... 55 Preoee el 135@2 25!par _.... 44| Prunnelles ec eteie cua: FLAVORING EXTRACTS 1 Ib. cans, 2 doz. ease...... 90 | Pumpkin 60d 15 Raspberries .. ens | : Fair 5b | SPAM! ose as es ol ge California Prunes A C a Geode 65 | Peaberry................ 18 | 100-120 25 Ib. boxes ...... @ 3% >< Waney 85 | Maracaibo 90-100 26 Ib. boxes ...... @ 415 14 Ib. cans, 4 doz. case...... 45 Raspberries (ibime ie es — — = Benes ... @ A % Ib. cans, 4 doz. ease... . 85 | Standard............. 90 | Milled... os aT | SS ones: @ 64 1 Ib. cans, 2 doz. case......1 60 Sadan | Java 50 - 60 2 Ib. a ae Jersey Cream Red Alaska 1 35 | Interior... 2.0.2.2... 2.2... 296 | 40-59 25 Ib. boxes ...... @ 9% 1 Ib. cans, per doz...........200) Pink Alaska 771 95 | Private Growth. 2.2.02. /2!) 39 | 30-4025 Ib. boxes .| 2.1! 9 0Z. cans, per doz...........1 25 baurclaievcs | Mandehling. = =. 55 14 cent less in 59 Ib. cases 6 OZ. cans, per doz........... 85 ere ne — . oe Mocha Raisins Our Leader omestic, 148........ 33% | fmitation ‘ yy | London Layers 2 Crown. Jennings’ bs canis . | Domestic, Mustard. 64@6% | Milation.......... 65.2... 5, | London Layers 3 Crown. D. C. Vanilla I. C. Lemon 6 CAMS... ......-------. Be Peele sq@2z | Avabian................. “81 Chister 4Crown........ 2 On. 1 20 907.2 Og meee "150 Strawberries Package Loose Muscatels 2 Crown 3 07 SOm sh 1 00 : s "4 ae Saree Siaedand 195| Below are given New York | Loose Muscatels 3 Crown 7% ciel Sern 1 40 eeriess Pancy 75 | Prices on package coffees, to | Loose Muscatels 4¢ rown 8 6 0Z......2 00 ote Ll 85 | Sinieceimaae | Which the wholesale dealer adds | L. M., Seeded, choice ... 10 No. 8... .2 40 Queen Flake fo imo conse | the local freight from New York | L. M., Seeded, faney .... 9% No. 10....4 00 as ea me | Fair pe ee ee On 90 | to your shipping point, giving ‘ Pe No.2 T.. 80 3 02., OZ. case. coeeteen oe WOLCGOod |... 1 00 | you credit on the invoice for the | DRIED FRUITS—F oreign No.3 T..1 25 emg : — pe rites | _ (fae 1 20 | amount of freight buyer pays Citron No. 4 T..1 50 a ae od Tomatoes |from the market in which he DeChOrR ss oe, ae Northrop Brand a i a 7 = | Fair | purchases to his shipping point, | Corsiean 222020277) 00 0010/72 | P Ten. Van. - "esa am ae ee taste Bae 80 —— —— a package, Currants | 20z. Taper Panel.... 75 1 20 ‘ i= ee ~ | aso 4¢ a pound. In601b. cases i 262. OVA co ee 20 : —— pee wp | PADEY «+--+ 22 eee eee 115 | the list is 10e per 100 Ibs. above | Patras, bbls................. 64 | 3 07. tare Panel. 135. - 2 00 American... tite cete eee 70 | ‘ATSU | the price in full eases. Cleaned, bulk ............... ie z. Taper Panel... 1 6¢ 9 9) CATSUP + 0z. Taper Panel. ) HY English : 80 ‘ Pe Yes are oui 7 02. Lay 4 Me i : ej Arbuekle...................10 50 | Cleaned, packages........ 7% eae BLUING | Columbia, pints............:2 00 | Jersey 10 50 ahah Perrigo’s_ Columbia, ¥2 pints....... 0.271 25 | Mer aughlin’s XXXx Peel Van. Lem. McLaughlin’s XXXX Ci — : “ ; peceees Ae | | into XYXYYY co itron American 19 Ib. bx...13 doz. doz. CHEESE | a . ae = be Lemon American 10 Ib. bx..104s | XXX, 2 0z. obert....1 25 z nner Acme................° @13% | direet to W. F. Mel anwhiin ® | Orange American 10 Ib. bx. 10% XXX, 40z. taper....225 125 st me, mow ore @ 13'9 | Co., Chicago. “Lang & Raisins = 2 ee ----1 00 Re - Carson City. 1.1227.) G = | Extract | Sititana 2 Crown. ...---.-.... XXX DDptehr,60z © 2% Stee ne eee Riste: be @13__| Valley City % gross......... 75 co oo ae | XXX D D ptehr, 4 oz 1 5 Emblem on @12% | Felix % gross........ 20171) 111 45 Senn Beene a K. P. pitcher, 6 02... 2 25 ee @13', | Hummel’s foil "4 gross... 1) g5 | Sult eta FLY PAPER | Gold Medal 241 H als i : » | Sultana 5 Crown............. oe eis ; . | Gold Medal.......... @12% | Hummel’s tin 'y gross .... 14 43! > ae Oh Perrigo’s Lightni TO....2 50 Small 3 d | Ideal : e Sultana 6 Crown...... 2.2... errigo s Lightning, gro... .2 nee 40 | 1@Cal .- 2... @12%,4 | CONDENSED MILK nitana packs Petrolatum, per doz......... 75 Large, 2 doz 75 | Jersey.. @13_ | re nanny Sultana package ............ euNrownean pee. ee | re ws one oi od doz in ease. IN a BROOMS | — ttteeee @13 | Gail Borden Eagle ..........675| FARINACEOUS GOODS Ritle—Dupont’s SOitarpet 26 haa Pa a} COMMS ere U0 gape Beans Bere ee ie nS =o woes te eect seen ae @70 | Daisy. Puce ome cc 5 75 i ae pi, | Half Keps..2. 0.020) .5.°. 9 95 se ee OR @7 | Champion 450 Dried Lima.................. 54 ( tee Bees 1 95 Yo. 3 Carpet... 2.2251 85 | Limburger........... @13 | Magnolia .....1|/°7' "°°" -°; 22 | Medium Hand Picked 1 45@1 50 | Quarter a OES 2+ aa No. 4 Carpet..... 2.2.22.) 1.111 45 | Pineapple 5 BB ae eee 3rown Holland 1 1b. cams ........... 30 Y Meapple........... 50 @75 | Challence grown Holland.............. Parlor Gem. ................2 50| Sap Rate ae ws (CS Cereals es Fancy Whi gi ee CHICORY ee cocoa Cream of Cereal... toa ee "y a. ee J /OCOz 2 Pade. eee ee So MOeS a ae oe Warehouse.... ... S49 Bi 5 | James Knope & © Grain-O, small ...... ---1 35) Half Kegs 2 40 : oe ewe inion gue | tee ee ee o | a ‘ Pps & Co.'s ee ‘ a Ge Hal Kegs rigiee aialisie Sale oc wie os a 2 CANDLES | Bed... ee “| Boxes, 7 Ibs . Grain-O, large...............2 25] (Quarter ees 6 a ae oe CHOCOLATE Rene she ee. 40] Grape Nuts 0 a ge 1 Ib. eans 34 Electric Light, 8s............ 914 | : | Cases, 16 boxes..........°!.. 38 | Postum Cereal, small ..”"""1 35 Buea a ne d Electric Light, 16s.-..2.!.."119 "| Walter Baker & Co.'s. COCOA SHELLS | Postum Cereal, large........2 25] , Eagle Duck—Dupont’s Paraffine, 6s....... 2.2... 1)1) 914 | German Sweet...... 23 | 20 Ib. bags Farias OES anne aes ne ate ae ne 00 Faraffine, 12s...............10° | Premium... Ll Set eee eee 27 | — es 25 Te =s. e | eee 46 Pound packges 077.3 MET MD. packages ............1 25/ Quarter Kegs .. .. | PAO Hae Sign! ails | acKe es NS a adage 4 3 00 | Bulk, per 100 Ibs..... 2. ...0..% | HERBS | Saee ee 15 [MOps as | INDIGO Madras, 5 Ib. boxes ...........55 |S. F., 2,3 and 5 Ib. boxes...... 50 JELLY (ADD. PAHS eee on 35 | 30 Ib. pails eee a 62 | LICORICE | Pure eee eee ea 30 REE 5 oe ck 25 [RCH a | Root. 2... .. 10 LYE Condensed, 2 doz............ 1 20 Condensed, 4 doz............2 5 MATCHES Diamond Mateh Co.’s brands. [PUD CAMS reese ee 45 No. 9 sulphur...... a Anchor Parlor ..............15 NO. 2 Home fo ss 1 30 Export Parlor... 4 00 Wolverine. 5220 a MOLASSES New Orleans AMG 11 PM a eg ae 14 COON Pe 20 BAOCY 24 Open Kettle... 2... 2.2.2... 25@35 Half-barrels 2c extra MUSTARD Horse Radish, 1 doz......... 175 Horse Radish, 2 doz .3 50 Bayle’s Celery, 1doz........ 1 75 PICKLES Medium Barrels, 1,200 count ......... 5 7E Half bbls, 600 count......... 3 38 Small Barrels, 2,400 count ......... 6 75 Half bbls, 1,200 count ....... 3 88 PIPES Olay, No: 216 1 70 Clay, T. D., full ecount....... 65 Con; Nos 85 POTASH 48 cans in case. Bape s 400 Penna Salt Co.’s.............3 RICE Domestic _ Carolina head.............7..6% Oarohma No.d o.oo 5 Carolina No.2...............4 SrOken 2 ae Imported. Japan, No. 1............5%@6 Japan, No. 2. --444@5 -D @5% Java, fancy head......, - @ Java, No. 1.... One ee SALERATUS Packed 60 Ibs. in box. Chureh’s Arm and Hammer.: Delanrs: a | Dwight’s Cow. ...... 20.2... Peewee Sette a Wyandotte, 100 %{s......... SAL SODA Granulated, bbls............ 80 Granulated, 100 Ib. cases.... 85 IND, BRIS. co ae Lump, 145 Ib. Kegs........... 80 SALT Diamond Crystal Table, cases, 24 3 lb. boxes..1 50 Table, barrels, 1003 Ib. bags.2 75 Table, barrels, 407 Ib. bags.2 40 Butter, barrels, 280 Ib. bulk.2 25 Butter, barrels, 20 141b.bags.2 50 Butter, sacks, 28 Ibs......... 25 Butter, sacks, 56 Ibs......... 55 Common Grades Warsaw 56 Ib. dairy in drill bags. .... 30 28 Ib. dairy in drill bags..... 15 Ashton 56 Ib. dairy in linen sabks... 60 Higgins - 56 lb. dairy in linen sacks... 60 Solar Rock BG ID: SQCHS ce 21 Common Granulated Fine............ 70 Medium Fine................ 80 38 ss S Sans a 4 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 21 SALT FISH Cod Georges cured......... @5 Georges genuine...... @ 5% Georges selected ...... @ 6 Strips or bricks. . .6 @9Y Halibut. Shrines. 20s. oe Chunks. . oo. 15 Meovine Holland white hoops, bbl. Holland white hoops!bbl. Holland white hoop, keg.. 95 Holland white a ache. 1 05 NGrWORIaN (0c 50 cls. Round 100 Ibs......... 3% | Round 49 Ibs. 1 65 | Seueg 6.6 52 15 Mackerel a eee... ........ 15 00 Mess its. 0... 6 Mess 10 Ibs... .4... 1 | Not Meee. .............. B No.1 40 Ibs. 5 No. 1 10 Ibs. 1 48 | Nout Si. 0 il se No? 1000s... NO:2 401s... a No.2 f00S) gay Nev? Sisco: 107 | Trout NO. 1 100 IDG. oo Net Oe... No.) 40106. oca.c. No.1 8Ibs.. ee Ww hitefish | No.1 No.2 Fam | 10) Ibs... .- 5. 700 6 50 2 95 | ee sm tm. hs 20 | is: ... -..: 8S 80 38 | oe, ....... oe 66 SEEDS Anise ....~ Se Canary, Smyrna............. 4 Caraway ... eos Cardamon, Malabar... .... ..60 Celery.. Se Sa Hemp, Ea pik geschoweN oe 4% | Mixed Bird.; ......:........ 2% Mustard, Witite.. 0s Pepe te. :10 Rape ee se 4% Ee 15 SNUFF Seoteh, in bladders. au Sea Maceaboy, in jars........... 35 French Rappee, in jars..... 43 SOAP JAXON Single box.. so. OO 5 box lots, delivered........ 2 80 10 box lots, delivered ........ 2% dAS. 8. KIRK & G0. 8 BRANDS American ——— w — .2 6 Dome... eee 2 75 Cabinet... 2 20} Savon.. ie ee White Russian. . pees oe White Cloud, laundry. eS 6 25 White Cloud, toilet.. ..38 50 Dusky Diamond, 50 6 OZ.....2 10 Dusky Diamond, 50 8 0z..... 3 00 Blue — 100 % Ib. .<..-... 3 00 Kirkoline .. Diels ay ta eee Eos. Sere Gieeasiies: Sapolio, kitchen, 3 doz......2 40 Sapolio, hand, 3 doz.........2 40 SODA Boxes.. oo, Kegs, English. - i... SPICES Whole Sifted ICG Se se 10 Cassia, Chine mats..... 12 Sassia, Batavia, in biind.. 25 Cassia, Salgon, in rolls.... 32 Cloves, Amboyna.......... 14 Cloves, Zanzibar........... 12 Mace, Batavia. a ee 5d Nutmegs, fancy ewes eatee 60 Nutmegs, No. i bot oats 50 Nutmegs, No. 2 45 Pepper, Singapord: black. 13 Pepper, Singagore, white. 16 Pepper, shot. 2:00.05 55. 15 Pure Ground in Bulk Allspice.. . 14 Cassia, Batavia. io. 30 Cassia, Saigon............. 40 < loves, Zanzibar........ 14 Ginger, African... 15 Ginger, Cochin............ 18 Ginger, Jamaica.......... 23 Mace, Batavia............. 65 Misano. Pot 18 Nutmegs . 50 Pepper, Singapore, ‘black. 15 Pepper, Singapore, white. 22 Pepper, Cayenne.......... 20 MORE ee 15 Ay Ee ucue \ Y.-L PRESCOTTE €2 iar tere’ ems No. 4, 3 doz. in ease, gross. 4 50 No. 6, 3 doz. incase, gross. 7 20 | prices on sugars, to which the | wholesale dealer adds the local | | to his shipping point, including | 20 pounds tor the weight of the STARCH | Butter Plates | ) [No.1 Oval, 250 in erate... 0 Grains and Feedstutts No. 2 Oval, 250 in crate......2 00) — No. 3 Oval, 250 in erate......2 20 i No. 5 Oval, 250 in erate.. ....2 60 Wheat : Clothes Pins Wee 66 2»0XES, age epont * 40 Winter Wheat Flour Mop Sticks “ “¢ . Trojan ia 9 00) ,,, canes Bienes Eclipse patent spring ....... 9 09 Patents .... seseeess 400 No 1 common. 118 09 Seeond Patent. 0 = al No. 2 patent brush holder ..9 00 | Straight. ae Kingsford’s Corn 12 tb. cotton mop heads.....1 25 Bea CM cee ta a 40 1-lb. packages........... 6 Pails Buckwheat... 20 1-Ib. packages... 6% | 2-hoop Standard.............1 35) pye 3 95 Kingsford’s Silver Gloss 3-hoop Standard............. 150; ‘Subject to usual cash dis- 40 1-Ib. packages........... 6% | 2-Wire, —.. 135 | count: Hi 6 Ib. boxes. . .... 7 |3Wire, Cable... 160) Flour in bbls., 25¢ per bbl. ad- Diamond | Cedar, all red, brass bound.1 25 | ditional. a r 64 10¢ packages............ 5 00 a r, Penge. .2 25 ae dake eee 128 5¢ packages. ._ |. he Bie oo. 2 95 | Ball-Barnhart-Putman’s Brand 30 10e and 64 5¢ pae kage 's.. 5 00 Tubs | ee eg 3 60 Common Corn 20-inch, Standard, No.1. .... 6 00! Ss... $ = 0 1-Ib. packages........... 5 Daisy '4S.... 3 6 | 40 1-lb. packages . Se Common Gloss 1-Ib. packages... 434 3-lb. packages... eas 44 6-lb. packages. . ee ee 40 and 50-Ib. boxes......... 3 Barrels. . oe dae ee “ SYRUPS- Corn | Barrels.. ..18% | Half pbis.. : ...20% 14 doz. 1 gallon cans. .3 10 ji doz. \% gallon eans. .-1 85 2 doz. 44 gallon cans. ..1 90 Pure Cane Fair .. reece he aeey occ svi cys GOOG oo a a ee Cheese 25 SUGAR Below are given New York freight from New York to your | | ship ving point, giving you credit | | on the invoice for the amount | | of freight buyer pays from the | market in which he purchases | barrel. | Domino.. 5 44 | Cut Loaf. 5 56 | | Crushed.. ee Powdered . 1. Oe XXXX Powdered. ........ 5 31 Cubes. . on Standard Granulated... Standard Fine Granulated Above Granulated in 5 Ib. bags. . i Above Granulated in 2 PAR cs ls: Extra Fine Granulated. Extra Coarse Granulated, Mould A. ie Diamond Contec. Confec. Standard = Cra _ ee Coo ee ee ee ee OL OT OT OT OT g © TAnGe SAvoeS LEA & PERRINS’ SAUCE The Original and Genuine Worcestershire. Lea & Perrin’s, large...... 3 75 Lea & Perrin’s, small..... 25 Halford, large: 2. 23...0-. 3 76 Halford, small............. 2 2 Salad Dressing, large..... 4 55 Salad Dressing, small. .... 2 %5 VINEGAR Malt White Wine, 40 grain.. 744 Malt White Wine, 80 grain..11 Pure Cider, Red Star........12 Pure Cider, Robinson....... 12 Pure Cideg, Silver........... 13% WASHING POWDER Mirk’s Bos..: 2. 2224 2 00 Wttenr. 3 75 Roseine.. ss cance als oy aan Nine O’clock.............. 3 50 Babbitt’s 1876.............. 2 50 Gold Dust........ ie vices hose 4 25 Johnson’s . Seep ages ae ee Switts 2 ee ogee Rub-No-More..........--.. 3 50 Pearline, 100 6s. a. oo Pearline, 36 18............. 2 85 Snow Boy. 2 35 Lier... 3 90 WICKING No. 0, per gross... 1.2.0... DB No. 1, per gross........ No, 2, per pross.. .. 2... No. 3, per gross... a WOODEN WARE Baskets RS gt om Bushels .. pe ssn Sa Bushels, wide band......... Market . 5 Willow Clothes, large. 6 Willow Clothes, me jum... 5 Willow Clothes, small....... 5 _ RaISsso 18-inch, Standard, No. 2.... 16-inch, Standard, No. 3..... 20-inch, Dowell, No.1.... 18-inch, Dowell, No. 2.... 16-inch, Dowell, No. 3....... No. 1 Fibre. te ees I ee No. 3 Fibre. . Sasso oo ys coe Wash ‘Boards Bronze Globe.. .. . Wee ee Double Aeme......... 1.1... Single Acme... Double Peerless.......... Single vn egal eee Ge Northern — Double en te bo Ge be te Oo IS IS Provisions Swift & Cocaginant quote ¢ | follows: Barreled Pork Mess... ' ee @10 00 | Back . tseeae, SO Oe Clear back... 1.21). @10 75 Short cut.. . @10 50 es a @14 00 meee. ye @ 9 BO Family . eee ee @11 00 ee Salt Meats Bellies. oi . 6% Briskets 0000 5M Extra shorts......._. 5% Smoked Meats Hams, 12]b. average. @ 11 Hams, 141b. average. @ 1% Hams, 161b. average. @ iN Hams, 20lb. average. @ 10% Ham dried beef. . @ 15% Shoulders (N.Y. cut) @ 7 aos a Clear... Ca 7 California ham iL @ 6% Boneless hams...... @ 8%} Cooked ham......... 100 @5 | Lards—In Tierces | Compound........... 5Y | GRO. 2 orl. go 55 Ib. Tubs. .advance 34 | 80 1b. Tubs..advanee ly | 50 Ib. Tins... advanee a | 20 Ib. Pails. .advance 56 | 10 Ib. P¢ advanee % | 5 1b. Pails..advanee 1 3b. 1 vals. .advanee 1% ee Bologna . 64% Liver . bean oe % Frankfort ........... 814 -ork 6% Re 6% Tongue... ee as 9 Headcheese.......... ¥ Beef Extra Mess.......... 10 25 BONCIOSE:. <2... ss 12 50 Rump .. ao 12 00 | Pi igs’ ‘Feet Kits, 15 Ibs. 4 70 4 bbls., 40 Ibs... ; 1 35 \% bbls. 80 Ibs... |. 2 50 Tripe Wits t5 IDR: . 2. 70 4 bbis., 40 Ibs....... 1 25 % bbls., 80 Ibs....... 2 25 nee . 20 3 Beef middles.. 10 Sheep.. 60 | altevine | Rolls, dairy. . 11 Solid, dairy. . bss 10% Rolls, creamery... le 15% Solid, creamery. .... 14% Canned Meats Corned beef, 21b.... 2 25 | Corned beef, 14 1b... 16 00 | Roast beef, 2 Ib...... 2 25 | Potted ham, \s..... 50 | Potted ham, 4s..... 90 Deviled ham, 4s.... 50 Deviled ham, \s.... 90 Potted tongue, \4s.. 50 Potted tongue, %s.. 90 Good Luck . Universal.. : a Wood Bowls. ll in. Butter... ae ) 13 in. Butter. ..2 2.222222.) 1 00 | BOT. BUner. 0 ,........., 31,60 17 in. Butter. .... 2 00) 19 in. Butter. . 42 Oe YEAST ‘CAKE Yeast Foam, 1% doz........ 5O Yeast Foam, 3 doz...... ...1 00 Yeast Cream, 3 doz..........1 00 Magie Yeast 5e, 3 doz... ....1 00 | Sunlight Yeast, 3doz........1 00 | Warner’s Safe, 3doz........1 00 | | As 5 | Pillsbury’s Best tas paper. 25 | Pillsbury’s Best 4s paper. Worden Geocer Co.'s Brand | Quaker 4s........ 3 60 1 ORRer 569..: 2.2.0... > SO | Cer Gk... .... se. 3 60 Spring Wheat Flour Clark-Jewell-Wells Co.’s Brand Pillsbury’s Best 's....... 4 45 | Pillsbury’s Best \4s.. 4 35 | Pillsbury’s Best ‘4s 4 25 4 25 4 25 Ball-Barnhart-Putman’s Brand | Duluth Imperial *4s.. 425 Duluth Imperial ea... 4 Duluth Imperial 's....... 4 05 Lemon & Wheeler Co.’s Brand Gold Medal %és............ 435 Gold Medal \4s............ 4 25 | Gold Medal '%s as 415 Parisian pect eo Parisian 4s.. eee a oe Fatigue 548... ..:. 2. 415 Olney & Judson’s Brand Cenmesote F465. .-.-:. >)... ...° 2a oe 1e............... 4m Coresom 446.020... Worden Grocer Co.’s Brand Raver os. Ae Baate, Me... ee Pane Ss a ee Meal Bolted . eo. 1 90 Granulated. >. 2 10 Feed and Millstuffs St. Car Feed, screened.... 16 00 No.1 Corn and Oats...... 15 50 Unbolted Corn Meal.... .. 14 50 Winter Wheat Bran..... . 14 00 Winter Wheat ne: 15 00 | Sereenings a : 14 00 Corn New corn, car lots........ 36% Less than car lots....... . 37% Oats Re OR a cic 26 Car lots, Clipped. eas weak 30 Less than ear lots......... 32 Hay No. 1 Timothy car lots.... 10 00 No. 1 Ce ton lots.... 12 00) _ ‘Hides and Pelts The Cappon & Bertsch Leather | Co., 100 Canal Street, quotes as | follows: Hides Green No.1........ @ 8 Green No. 2:........ @7 Pe ee ies oe ok @ 6 Cured No. t...7.. -. @ 944 | Cured No. 2. : @ 8% | Calfskins wreen No.1 @9 Calfskins,green No. 2 @ 7% Calfskins ured No.1 @a : Calfskins,cured No.2 @ 8% Pelts | Pens, caen.,:. 3... 5O0@1 00 Tallow TOO ie is ede @ 3% OS aw @ 2% Wool Washed, fine........ @16 Washed, medium... @20 Unwashed, fine..... 9 @l12 Unwashed, medium. 14 @I16 Fresh Meats Beef Carcass . Candies Stick Candy 7 @ 8X bbis. pails Forequi irters seoeeee © @ 6M) Standard i 7 @ 7 ‘4 ae ocsose- %754@10% | Standard H. H 7 @ ts Loins No. ; 10 @l4 Standard Twist..... 7%@ 8 Ribs .... $ @i | Cut Loaf....... @ 8% Rounds 7 @8 cases Couees....... 6 @ 6% | Jumbo, 32 Ib.. @ 6% Plates a oe @ 8% Pork Boston Cream....... @10 Dressed @6 Mixed Candy Loins . canbe (10 Grocers. A @6 Shoulders 12.1021! @7 Competition. . @ 6% leat Lard....:..... @ 6% | Standard.. @7 Mutton or - @8 na oy ee @ 7% Save sania ey ‘ os : — ce @ 8% r _ Pn hees - % MONO 65.20, @8 Veal Cut Loaf... @ 8% Carease s4@ 9 | English Rock. @ 8% c Kindergarten @ 8% C r oe me ream. @9y rackers Jandy Pan. @ 84 rackers Hand Mi ‘Cream ; aaa ie ‘ Mixer a @i14 a TS PO eee cn 8 1 oe ee Crystal Cream mix. aie caaieiaee =. “ Fancy—In Bulk : Ad oye N6 » (lo mee > Seymour EEX, sib. carton 6 | _ Blas —— st @il WORE... 8... 0s 0 |e coe @9 SaltedX XX. 51, | Lozenges, printed. . @9 New York XXX.. 514 | Choe. Drops. ... @u Wolverine aT Eclipse Chocolates. @12"% Boston tase ~,, | Choe. Monumentals. @12% : een 7% | Gum Drops.. @6 Soda | Moss —- i. @ 8% Soda XXX... 6% | Sour Drops.. @ 8% soda XXX, 3 Ib. carton. 7 | Imperials.. @ 9% Soda, City. vee 8 Ital. Cream Bonbons Long Island Wafers....... 11 36 Ib. pails........ @i1 L. 1. Wafers, 11b. earton.. 12 | Molasses Chews, 15 Zephyrette . 10 some = ‘i ‘ @13 Jelly Date quares @10%4 ae Oyster Iced Marshmellows 14 Saltine Wafer.... ... 6 F ee : Saltine Wafer, 1 lb. carton 7 ee n 5 Ib. Boxes Farina Oyster............. 6 | Lemon Drops. @b0 Extra Farina Oyster 6% — Dro i as i @b0 on a eppermin rops.. @60 Sweet Goods Boxe $s | Chocolate Prope, a ARNE 555... 1014 M. Choe. Drops. @75 Bent’s Water 15 | H. M. Choe. Lt. and Cocoanut aon 10 Eee, WO. Fe... .... .. @90 | Coffee Cake, Java 10 | Gum Dro} IS. ae (30 Coffee Cake, leed... 10 M ie orice Jrops. ie 7b Cracknells ...... 15's | A. B. Licorice Drops @n0 Cubans ..... 11 I ue nge s, plain. @bb Frosted Cream. 8 Lozenges, pr er @55 Ginger Gems.... 8 Imperials. (bb Ginger Suaps, See Ce @60 Graham Crackers 8 Cream Bar...... @bd aoe Waters... 10 | Molasses Bar........ @dd Grandma Cakes........... 9 | Hand Made Creams. 80 @90 Imperials .. 8 | Cream Buttons, Pep. Jumbles, Honey... 2% One Wink, ooo... @65 Marshmallow . a String Rock. ' @60 | Marshmallow Creams..... 16 Burnt Almonds. ....1 25 @ Marshmallow Walnuts.... 16 | Wintergreen Berries (55 Mich. Frosted Honey. ... = / c 1 : Molasses Cakes. .......... ee Sewer "2 | No. lw —* 3 Ib. Nie Naes. boxes... aw cronee Gems. od ; 8 nn . ?enuy Assorte Cakes... 844 Pretzels, hand made...... 7% | IF ruits Sears’ Lunch........ Loeea e a Sugar a. Dee e eaa wee 8 Oranges | Sugar SGUSTGS ..........°.. 9 lp ‘aney Mexic; Vanilla Waters............ 14 (Sane — ' os ca Sultanas. . 12% neh i | vemons | eae — 360s . . GA 2% | Strictly choice 300s.. GA BO OF ish an nl Oyst sters | eee ma (a5 00 UX. Fancy 300s...... ) Fresh Fish — pore @ Per lb. Sananas White fish. . @ 10 | Medium bunches.. 1 00@1 25 Trout.. 2S. ae Large bunches... 1 50@1 75 Black Bass............ 8@ 10 | Foreign Dried Fruits Halipat ...... oo Fie Ciscoes or Herring. @ 5 Ss Bluetish . _ a Californias, Faney~ (M13 Live Lobster. @ 17 Choice, 10 ib. boxes. @12 Boiled Lobster @ WW | Extra C hoice, 10 Ib. Cod.. @ 10 boxes, new @16 Haddoek |... 2...212.1. @ 7 | Faney, 12 Ib. boxes.. (@22 No. 1 Pickerel......... a ft 4 | Imperial Mikados, 1 Pike a a « lb. boxes. . @ Perch .. oo @ 8 | Palled, 6 Ib. boxes... @ Smoked White... |... @ 8 | Naturals, in bags.. @7 Red Snapper. @ 10 | Hates Col River Salmon. @ 13 | Fards in 10 lb. boxes @10 | BEMOMOEOP. 00.425... @ 20 | Fards in 60 Ib. eases. @ 6 Oysters in Cans. i. eas P.H.V. @ : 7 1 ‘ | cases, new. Dee @ iene: U6 § jee: Ee Belects RS ee oe ae ). Standards. me | Anchors....... 20 | ON uts- ee Standards ..... . 18 | Almonds, ‘Tarragona @16 Bulk. gal. | Almonds, Ivica ..... 14 FE. 1. Counts.......... _ 175} Almonds, — Extra Selects............... 1.60} soft shelled.. 15 Sereers:.......... tpyncae 4 90 | Dt, OW... Q7 Anchor Standards... ~1 27 Filberts ............. @10 | Standards . ae | Walnuts’ Galt Waa: @is) alnuts, Calif No. 1 @\1 Shell Goods. iW ‘alnuts, soft shelled Clams, per 100......... 10) California . 4 @\ poke rs, — 100....... 1 20@1 50 iz able Nuts, fancy. @i1 : a —= | Table Nuts, choice.. @10 Oj | | Pecans, Med.. @ 7% is Pecans. Ex. Large... @9 | Pecans, Jumbos..... @12 Barrels | ey Nuts per bu. : 9 | . Ohio, new. @1 60 ee G . | Cocoanuts, full sacks @3 50 XXX W.W. Mich. Hdit = @1t (Chestnuts, — =. @ W. W. Michigan ...... @10% | Peanuts : ns White.. @ 9% | Faney, H. . ” Suns.. @7 , 8. Gas. i @i1 Faney, H. ‘lags Tea: Naphtha... i op twos @11% Roasted . @7 Cylinder. . soc cessed @34 | Choice, i. P.,. Extras @ 5 Engine . . ‘11 @21_ | Choice, H. P., Extras : | Blaek, winter.. @9 Roasted ........... 6 ane enon 22 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN A Review of Some Advertising—Good and Otherwise. S. Maudlin & Co., of write me as follows: We peruse your advertising talks in the Tradesman with much interest from time to time and enclose you herewith a copy of our latest effort in this line of work. Not having a newspaper here, we have resorted to circulars, which we issue every thirty to sixty days and mail to every family within reasonable Bridgman, week would not be too often to issue them—using, perhaps, three smaller circulars and one big one every month. The plan is one that can be adopted by every firm similarly situated, with a great deal of profit. ce x _L. A. Ely, of Alma, is an advertiser in the Tradesman—or, rather, he uses three inches of space in this paper each week and crowds into it matter enough ALL ROADS LEAD TO THE BIG STORE S. MAUDLIN & CO. SOUTH SIDE OF MAIN STREET Bridgman, Michigan HE constant aim of The Big Store since it opened business has been to give the people goods of a character and quality at the lowest prices possible. The great success that has attended our efforts accounts for the wonderful business that it has received, and which continues to grow higger day by day. Great Autumn Clearing Sale OCTOBER 2nd TO 14th INCLUSIVE N order to clear our shelves of all broken lots of goods—short lengths, remnants, ete.—before our immense line of winter goods I shall arrive, (reat Money-Saving Opportunities. In view of the higher prices that are now prevailing in all lines, this is an we offer you opportunity careful buyers cannot afford to miss. Underwear Specials ——_—. a7 pieces Men's beavy ribbed, fleece lined, Just the stuff for school wear 1a Dress Goods we offer you your choice of 10 different patterns, in fancy plaids and stripes, former price 15¢ per yd, at fic 2 pieces extra heavy Glenwood Twilled goods in red and white stripes. Satine effect, former price 124c. going at 10¢ Large line of Renmants, Short Lengths, etc former prices soc, going at, each 38¢ Regular winter weights. Warm Ones Still Another Our entire line of Men's faucy laundried Shirts, with collars and cuffs to match. Sizes 34% to 17 Prices soc to $1 onal 39c going now at 25c Line Ask to see our 25 line of Ladies’ and Gents’ fleece lined Underwear. Nothing better in the land for the price. WALL PAPER AND PAINTS You will want something in this lime. We have a laage assortment of both and can suit you in price and stvles you will get out ef them. COAL Tf you have tried us on Shoes you know we have the right kind, and prices are ALWAYS RIGHT We carry both hard and soft Coal. Hard coal, best grades egg and nut size. $6.50 per ton. Our Queen Shoe at $1.25. Our Lady Elgin at 1.50. Verily, verily, more and more, It pays to trade at the South Side Store ! Take of the lot for GALVANIZED BARBED WIRE |, nag ‘We have a quantity of this wire which we are selling at $3.75 per 100 Ibs., which is a very close price at this time. tion to our line of Leather Under the Red, White and Blue the great American SELZ have won endless victories, until there are now more SELZ SHOES made and sold than any other one kind. We have them for you because we know them to be all mght and will win your friend- ship, while vou can buy them without paying an extra cent for the extra wear Stand unequaled for the money Special for this Sale 79 pair Ladies’ fine Shoes, former price $1.25 to $2.50. In Rubbers we handle such well-known brands as Banigan's, Mish awaka, Ball Brands, and Woonsockets) We have them in all styles and widths, sure to please Owing to higher prices on Rubbers, we have paid particular atten- Boots. i The Red, | “WF White Thoughts for Food and Bl ue People often lack appetite because they have eaten what was unwholesome. It requires care in selecting food stuffs if are the colors that cannot you would guard the health of those who fade and that never run. meet around your board. Proven on many battle : fields and on every sea | 100K HERE Granulated Sugar, 19 Ibs. for $1.00 White Ex C Sugar, 20 Ibs. for 1.00 Gold Dust Washing Powder, 200 pkg why pay 25c? Yeast, all kinds, 4c pkg. Why pay sc? Rice, an extra fine one at ge lb. Package Coffees toc pity. Tea (special for this sale) age Ib. egular 40c. Clothes Pins, 5 doz. in nice box for sc We pay highest prices for produce of all kinds. Our Sappho at - $2.00 ee In Meats we have Swift & Company’s cele- brated goods exclusively Hams, Bacons, Fresh Sausage and Bologna. 8%} = Stoves We have them. Best makes and prices as low as the lowest. Stove Pipes, Elbows, Dampers, etc. We have an extra fine Oil We have plenty of Room and Competent a RA HEY is AP EA Grain Boot with heavy tap sole at $2 50. See our Assessor Calf Cis ‘eho wih « ¥ POTATOES WANTED at market prices. | ,povt a $2.50. and our genuine Kip Boot at $3.00 ueyacus eT re Come and see us, we are looking for you. ‘Yours truly, Ss. MAUDLIN & CO. distance of us. In this circular, we make no claim to originality, as we have copied some parts of it from papers, etc., when it suited the oc- casion. We feel under obligations-to you for the many good pointers we obtain from your talks. Accompanying this letter are two cir- culars, the smaller of which is repro- duced herewith. They are both well printed-on a fair quality of white paper, and. as can be seen, the typographical work is good. The reading matter is, for the most part, interesting, and should sell goods. I quarrel, however, with the use of the flag as an _ introduc- tion to the Selz shoe advertisement. The space could have been much better em- ployed in a descripiton of the points that are alleged to make the Sel: shoe better than other shoes. A good rule for all advertisers to think of when writ- ing advertising copy is, ‘‘Talk busi- ness in your advertisements as long as there is any business to talk about. When there’s none left, stop talking.’’ The idea of issuing the circulars is decidedly good, but it would seem to me that they are not put out often enough. I would suggest that once a to filla quarter page. His advertise- ments are long, wordy and _ not at all convincing. Take the accompanying specimen, for instance: The Howwhowhat. In has been said that, unquestionably beyond reach of successful contradiction, more retail mer- chants make a failure of their business from for- gotten charges, caused by lack of systematic man- agement, than from all other causes combined, which statement leads one to think things ought to change; but how? By whom and what? First, How? By introducing a system to this class of business men that insures them against the possi- bility of a forgotten charge, used in connection with a system for retailers which saves the profits, only from which are fortunes made. Second, By whom? By the Egry Autographic Register Co., who plan systems for retailers in all lines of busi- ness, enabling them to save the profits by stopping the leaks. Third, By what? By us- ing the Egry Auto- graphic Register— adapted to any class of business needs. Address inquiries % or send orders for what you want to L. A. ELY, Alma, Mich. Mr. Ely’s sentences are too long. His style resembles that of the German gs VT EYEE FEE PL Air Tight | Stoves Write - for Price List. FOSTER, STEVENS, & CO., GRAND RAPIDS. UA GA MAGA SUA AAA Gb 464 bh. J44 44h dd J4d Abb Abd 46d bd Jd 46h dd ddd bd Jd db Send For It The Grand Rapids Paper Box Co. Manufacture Solid Boxes for Shoes, Gloves, Shirts and Caps, Pigeon Hole Files for Desks, plain and fancy Candy Boxes, and Shelf Boxes of every de- scription, We also make Folding Boxes for Patent Medicine, Cigar Clippings, Powders, etc., etc. Gold and Silver Leaf work and Special “Die Cutting done to suit. Write for prices. Work guaranteed. GRAND RAPIDS PAPER BOX CO., Grand Rapids, Mich. PUNT NTN NNTP EP tT NNT PIT TUM UUA AML AUAdbN Ubi JUN SUA Abb ANG bh AL ADA Abd JAA 44h 464 Abd 4b bh dd dd ddd JIVE TTP NIP NET HEP rerNerNeP Herne Our descriptive price list of Robes and Blankets is a valuable thing to have. It tells you about the best stock in Michigan and makes prices that are getting the busi- ness. Our harness illustrated catalogue and price list shows everything just asit is, with a detailed description. , Brown & Sehler, Grand Rapids, Mich. If in need of Air Tight Heaters, Car Stoves, Stove Pipe or other fall goods, we would be pleased - to hear from you and can make you right prices. Wm. Brummeler & Sons, 260 South Ionia Street, Grand Rapids, Mich. UNIAN AMAA AMA Uh AAA UA UA bk SUN dA Ak bk bk bk bk bk bk UUM UAING ). 4 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 23 author of whom Mark Twain speaks, who disappears from view ina sea of words and finally emerges, gasping, at the other shore, with the verb in his mouth. I do not doubt that Mr. Ely knows what he is talking about, but like many other good men, he does not know how to impart his knowledge to other people. I am sure that the Egry Auto- graphic Register is a good thing, but not through any argument that Mr. Ely has adduced. i There are three requisites to every ad- vertisement : First, it must be seen. Second, it must be read by the people to whom it is addressed. Third, it must be so worded as to im- press upon its readers’ minds the merits of the article it advertises, with a view to making them buyers. Mr. Ely’s advertisements are so small that they are difficult to find in the paper. They are set in such small type, and are so crowded, that they are hard to read. And, last of all, when read, they are not convincing. What Mr. Ely should do is either to take more space or say less. Let him use a style something after this order: Ce {Stop § Business {Leaks With the Egry Autographic Reg- ister, every transaction is ,reg- istered when made. You have no chance to forget charges It pays for itself in the money it saves. Adapted to every business — and every business j needs one. { j wa oR RE OU Write me about it. r ft A. ELY, Alma, Mich. eee ienerenwed A series of advertisements like this, which would drive home a few forcible truths every time, would make Mr. Ely’s space in the Tradesman a paying investment. oe oe It is possible to’ say too many good things about the article you are adver- ete and ‘thus spoil your own cause. CROROROCROROCR CBOCRORUOCEORO Its Last Use When a man buys a hat of us it lasts so long that he gets tired of it. It is not worn out. It is what you might calla tired hat. Of course this kind costs a little more than the hat that tears off the brim, and cracks at the crease, or breaks when indented. We guarantee our goods. Backed up by the maker. One Hat . at $3.50 to $5.00 is cheaper than four hats at $2.00 to $2.50. We have some cheaper grades, but don’t insist upon you buying, for we want every man to be as correctly dressed as possible. ll The advertisement of Bidelman & Lane, of Manistee, is an example. Now, as a matter of fact, no man wants to buy a hat that wears so long that he gets tired of it. The average mortal wants a_ hat that will look well for a season or two, and then he wants to throw it away without any pangs. | doubt if anyone will want to pay any extra money for the privilege of having a hat of the immortal variety advertised by Bidelman & Lane. If they had started out with the assertion that one hat at $3.50 to $5 is cheaper than four hats at $2.50, and followed it up with the remark that hat styles do not change radically, and their $3.50 to $5 hats would wear well and look well until the last, they would have avoided the con- sequences of the rather rash statement incorporated in their present advertise- ment. * *°:* The accompanying advertisement was clipped from a recent issue of a Manis- 1 You Don't Mind--~- The heat of a kitchen range in summer, sir, perhaps you mind the cost of it. If you mind either the one or the other, you have much to gain in physical and financial comfort by investigating the merits of our oil and gasoline stoves. E.R. Welsh, 429 W. River St. tee paper. It is from the pen of E. R. Welsh, the somewhat fiery gentleman who took exception to my criticism of his advertising once before. This wasn’t a bad advertisement when it was ripe, but to allow it to hang unplucked upon the tree so long savors of carelessness. | should advise Mr. Welsh to pack it carefully away with his stock of gasoline stoves until next summer, and_ to run something a little more timely. W. S. Hamburger. —-> > Tight as a Bottle. ‘It seems to me,’’ remarked the prospective tenant as he noted four inches of water in the basement, ‘‘that 2 this cellar leaks. ‘‘Leaks! Not a bit of it,’’ spoke up the hustling agent. ‘‘Why, that water’s been there for a month, and not a drop has escaped.’’ ——_+02____ No Time for Other Matters. First Lawyer—You are a cheat and a swindler! Second Lawyer—You are a liar and a blackguard ! The Court (softly )}—Come, gentlemen, let’s get down to the disputed points of the case. Answered, ‘*A fool can ask more questions than a wise man Can answer. Ain't that so?’’ ‘*T can’t answer you.’ 0 Admiral Dewey, although not a total abstainer from liquors, has a horror of heavy drinking among naval officers. ‘I had rather sleep wih a madman,’’ he once said in speaking of a captain who had just been put ‘‘on pledge.”’ ‘‘I could restrain a lunatic, but not a drunk- ard. If I had my way no officer in either branch of the service who was once dis- missed for drunkenness should ever be restored to the active list unless his ref- ormation was absolutely sure.”’ _ Hardware. Price Current Augurs and Bits Snell's .. Sea eas co 7 Jennings’ ‘genuine. Pee ec eae aes 6 25&10 Jennings’ imitation.. 60 pve First Quality, S. B. Bronze agains 6 50 First Quality, D. B. Bronze........... 10 00 First Quality, S..B.S. Steel........... 7 75 First Quality, D. B. Steel............. 11 50 Barrows i ec cl 400 Geeeee .. net 30 00 Bolts Stove . a 60 Carr’ iage, new list. 5 Plow .. i i 50 ‘Buckets es se $3 50 Butts, Cast Cast Loose Pin, figured ........ 70 Wrought Narrow . a 60 c antridig ges et ee 40810 Manteal ie 20 Chain 4 in. 5-16 in. a in. % in. SS a ck og 6%c. oe ey 54. Pe TM .. 6% 64 Ge... 8: ou 8 a 7 Crowbars Cast Steel, per Ib.. oN Ge Wepe a ye 6 a Ely’s s 1-10, per m. 65 Hiek’ sC. F., perm. 55 as =. Occur sabe eon 45 i... Ot 75 Chisels Socket Firmer Le sea ed vate sles 65 OCR PUG, 6 oc 6 ca ok css es 65 Soenet Commer. ......-.....-.-.-- 06s: 65 ECE FIMO ERS cs a a ok 65 Elbows Com. 4 piece, 6 in., ag r doz.. net 65 Corrugated, — doz.. os 1 25 Adjustable... dis 40&10 ‘Expansive Bits. Clark’s small, $18; large, $26 .......... 30810 veg’ 1, $18; 2, S24; 3, G0... 5... 25 Files—New List New American . 70&10 Nicholson’s. 70 Heller’s Horse Rasps ae 60&10 Galvanized ponies Nos. 16 to 20; 22 oy 24; 25 — 6: 27, * 28 List 12 13 16. 17 Discount, 65 Gas Pipe Black or Galvanized. . Deu uss 40&10 Genge:. Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s.......... 60810 Glass Single Strength, by box. . ..dis 80&10 Double Strength, by box.. ..dis 80&10 By the Light.. .dis 80 tinenens Maydole & Co.’s, new list.............. dis 3334 Yerkes & Plumb? a ee eatin ec eas otis dis 40&10 Mason’s Solid Cast Steel........... 30¢ list 70 Hinges Gate, Clark’s 1, 2, 3. oe dis 60&10 Hollow Ware i 50&10 ra ay ei eae ma alee 50&10 SHUN cs be GL See een geet 50&10 Horse Nails Au Sable .... 2.2.2.2. 2.2. see cece cece ee dis 40&10 Putnam.. ..dis E House Furnishing ‘Gente Stamped Tinware, new list............ 70 Japanned Tinware................6.-+. 20810 Iron a cs i cl ces ts oy oa loe 3 erates Light ONG ae 3% rates Knobs—New List Door, mineral, jap. trimmings.. 85 Door, porcelain, jap. trimmings... 1 00 Lanterns Regular 0 Tubular, Doz................ 5 00 Warren, Galvanized Fount........... 6 00 Levels Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s..........dis 70 Mattocks Adze Eye.... .-$17 00..dis 60 Metals—Zine 600 pound ame Be ee de as ac tig 9 Per pound.. : ies 9% ‘Miscclianceus Bird Cages ....... 40 Pumps, C en, : . 70 Serews, New List ................. i. 80 Casters, Bed oo PNG css. 50810810 Dampers, American..................- Molasses Gates Stebbins’ Pattern.....................- 60&10 Enterprise, self-measuring 30 Pans Fry, Acme.. ese 60810810 Common, polished . . ee es cea 70&5 Patent Planished Iron “A” Wood’s patent planished, Nos. 24 to 27 10 20 “B”? Wood’s patent planished, Nos. 25to27 9 20 Broken packages %c per pound extra. Planes Ohio Tool Co.’s, fancy. . 50 Sciota Bench... eae oan 60 Sandusky Tool Co.’ s. fancy. De dies peck 50 Bench, first quality.. .. ae ene 50 Nails Advance over base, on both Steel and Wire. ee ce ies ce ee Wire nails, base.. i ees 20 to 60 advance... ......... eee eee es. i to 06 Savane ..............+--..-..-- SN aS GA eg ie ate IG) ME We rks oe cients cic cues I ceca ecec oes 3 advance......... 2advance..... Fine 3 advance... Casing 10 adv ance. Casing 8 advance. . ee Casing 6 advance............. a gl Finish 10 advance..... ae Finish 8 advance .............. eS ee ee DE Rivets Iron and Tinned.. aga ep cas 5 Copper Rivets and Burs. ae 45 Roofing Plates 14x20 IC, Chareoal, Dean.. .... 6 50 14x20 IX, Charcoal, Dean. noel 7 20x28 IC, Chareoal, Dean. 13 00 14x20 IC; Charcoal, Allaway Grade. .. 5 50 14x20 IX, Charcoal, Allaway Grade. . 6 DO 20x28 IC, Chareoal, Allaway Grade. .. 11 00 20x28 IX, Charcoal, Allaway Grade... 13 00 Ropes a. \g +m _ ee 11's Manil : 14% Sand euiiee Rist aoot. 16, OS........ dis 50 Sash w state Solid Eyes, per ton.. ia aed 20 00 Sheet Iron com, smooth. com. Woe, 16:00 14.........--.....-. -... 9 oe $3 00 Wee tee... 8... soe 3 60 ee . 3 30 32 WO es cee ce tec tes Oe 3 30 Mee to S...................... 3 40 Ree a7... ee 3 50 All Sheets . 18 and lighter, over 30 inches wide, not less than 2-10 extra. Shells—Loaded Loaded with Black Powder...........dis 40 Loaded with Nitro Powder...........dis 40&10 Shot rop. ee ee 1 45 B Band ee 170 Shovels and maihon First Grade, Doz.. 8 60 Second Grade, Doz.. 8 10 Solder 4@‘.. 20 The prices. of the many ‘other qualities of solder in the market indicated by private brands vary according to composition. Squares poe 65 Tin—Melyn Grade 10x14 IC, Charcoal. . oe $ 8 50 fixdo 1C, Charcoal......... 2... 0265.6: 8 50 20x14 41X. Charcoal. . 9 75 Each additional X on ‘this grade, $i. 25. Tin—Allaway Grade 10x14 IC, Chareoal..............-.2--4. 7 00 pease Fy Comeeene ~~ -+- i 7 00 10x14 [X, Charcoal... 8 50 14x20 IX, Charcoal. . 8 50 Each additional X on this ‘grade, $1.50 Boiler Size Tin Plate 14x56 IX, for No.8 Boilers, " 14x56 LX, for No.9 Boilers, { per pound.. 10 Traps Bia Cae... ........ see ee - + 758110 Oneida ( ‘community, Newhouse’s.. 50 Oneida Community, ew & Nor- ton’s. : 70&10 Mouse, choker, per ‘doz.. ae 15 Mouse, delusion, per ae 1 25 Wire Bright Market... 60 Annealed Market. 60 Coppered Mar ket... les eee sine 50&10 Tinned Market. fie ease tee 50&10 Cop pened Spring BR cee 40 Bar Fence, Galvanized ...........- 3 85 Barbed Fence, Painted.. wou ok 3 70 Wire Guede Bright.. 75 screw Eyes... 75 Hoo 75 Gate Tiooks and E yes... 75 Wrene hes Baxter’s Adjustable, Nickeled.. 30 Coe’s Genuine 30&10 Coe’s Patent Agricuitaral, ‘Wrought. “70810 MUSKEGON AND RETURN - | Every Sunday VIA G.R.& I. Train leaves Union station at 9.15 a. m. Bridge Street 9.22 a. m. Returning leaves Muskegon 5.30 p. m. : | } : ie ‘ : ¢ 24 fa iS atch pen etme eens * oan ett RR =e ne MICHIGAN TRADESMAN ee oe The Grocery Market. Sugars—Because of the absence of . offers, practically no business in raw sugar has been done during the past week. Quotations on same are un- changed, .being still on the basis of 4 5-16c for 96 deg. test centrifugals, but it is thought by many that there will be a reduction in the near future. are not anxious buyers, being amply stocked with raws to carry them along for the present. One of the Howell re- fineries, the National of Yonkers, is closed for an indefinite period, the in- tention being not to run again until the business is on a paying basis. The other Howell refinery, the Mollenhauer of Brooklyn, has been closed for several weeks, but will start up again soon. The instability of the prices of refined and the fear that some fresh move in the contest between the American Sugar Refining Co. and its competitors may lead to even lower prices have had a very bad effect upon distribution and dealers are buying only in small quan- tities, preferring to await the outcome of the present unsettled condition of the market. New beet sugar from the Michigan Beet Sugar Co. is now being offered to the trade. The total stock of sugar in the United States is 179,317 tons, against 188,702 tons at the same time a year ago. Canned Goods-—-There is an exceed- ingly active market on canned goods of almost all varieties and prices tend_to- ward an advance.- Corn is in active de- mand and prices are strong, with an up- ward tendency. ‘The pack is about over and in all the large packing states ex- cept Maryland is short from one-third to one-half. Prices tend upward in con- sequence and promise to rule much higher before the season closes. Nearly all packing centers report an unusually large proportion of desirable quality, although the output of fancy stocks is said to be small. Tomatoes are much firmer and an advance is looked for very soon. Some Western packers are still buying in the. Eastern markets, but the heaviest buying seems to be over. String beans are firm with good demand at unchanged prices. Peas are steady, but sales are small and prices rule high. The supply will not nearly equal the de- mand and prices will probably be ad- vanced soon. All fruits are firm ata high range of prices and the tendency of quotations is upward. The pack of minor vegetables promises to be about an average, and according to present in- dications prices will rule steady at about present range. The demand for such canned goods increases every year. Regarding the advance in_ sardines noted last week and a further advance of 25c per case which has taken place this week, it is claimed that this would have taken place months ago if the two companies controlling the industry had then agreed to act jointly in maintain- ing prices, as is now the case. It seems that they have come to an agreement to sell the fish at a certain figure, below which neither concern can go. Gener- ally speaking, raw materials are about 100 per cent. higher this year than last and are still advancing so that as_ there is but a small margin of profit in the present prices; it is probable that a further advance will take place soon. This season’s pack will be considerably shorter than that of last year, as at pres- ent there is a great scarcity of raw fish, and many plants are idle for lack of supplies. It is difficult to estimate this season’s pack, but as nearly as can be learned, it will be somewhere between Refiners: 700,000 and 1,000,000 cases. The de- mand for oysters is very good this sea- son. One Baltimore packer writes that his booking of oyster orders to be shipped out of new packing is larger than ever before. Late advices from Portland, Me., are to the effect that the domestic pack of lobsters will be the smallest in the history of the business. There has been an enormous demand for fresh lobsters, and this cut down the supply of the canners. Dried Fruits-—-The upward tendency in all varieties of dried fruits continues and prices are on the verge of an ad- vance in a number of prominent lines. Even although business has seemed ex- ceedingly dull for some weeks, as a matter of fact the fall demand has_be- gun much earlier than usual in some lines. This is due to the fact that the market is virtually bare of some sorts and buyers are compelled to go into the market early to supply their customers. Everything indicates an unusually heavy consumptive demand during the re- mainder of this season. Owing largely to heavy purchases on the Coast, peaches have developed considerable activity after the previous dulness. Dealers began to realize that peaches, while plentiful, were cheap—in fact, about the cheapest fruit to be had-—-and if the present demand is any indication of what is coming later on, we will have an unprecedented consumption of peaches this year. The present market is so strong that prices have advanced nearly ic per pound in about a week, with prospects of still higher prices shortly. Raisins are very active and there are large sales even at the high prices. The short crop in California and the total cleaning up of the market are expected to compel heavy sales, notwithstanding the high prices. Buy- ers feel safer in taking liberal supplies than they did last year, because the As- sociation has proved itself capable of controlling the situation and fulfilling its promises to both growers and buyers. The packers were permitted to sell only 75 per cent. of their allotment at the opening prices, as established by the Growers’ Association, and it is claimed that this 75 per cent. allotment has al- ready been sold. The remaining 25 per cent. will be sold at the advance just made—¥%c on 3 crown and %c on 4 crown. Prunes tend upward, particu- larly the small sizes, which are nearly unobtainable. Buyers pay a premium for all small sizes they get, and gos, 80s and 70s are very scarce. The demand is increasing and the movement is much heavier. No new figures have been given out on the crop, hence it is as- sumed that previous statements are sub- stantially correct. The coast situation in dried apricots is constantly increas- ing in ‘firmness and there are not over ten carloads left in first hands. Pears are likely to be scarce, and prices will rule high. The crop in California was short and, as the bulk of dried pears come from there, the outcome is ob- vious. Figs are selling well at full pre- vious prices and the'tendency is upward. Supplies are small and holders are not anxious sellers under present conditions. Dates are being gradually absorbed and the market will be bare within two or three weeks more. The new crop goods, which will arrive in November, will come upon a virtually bare market and ought to meet a liberal demand. Rice —There is a fair demand for both foreign and domiestic rice. Supplies of new crop rice are coming in in large quantities and are being readily sold. Advices from the South continue to show a firm upward tendency, although there is no change in price. Molasses and Syrups—-There is a fair demand for molasses, but corn syrup seems to be the greatest seller in this line at present. There is an enormous demand for these goods and a great many cars have been sold. During the past week prices have advanced 1%c per gallon on bulk goods and g@12%c on cases, with the market very firm at the advance. Green Fruits—There is practically no demand for lemons. No one seems to want them, or, if they do, it is only the smallest quantities. While there is no change in prices as vet, the market is inclined to be rathzr weak. The new crop of Sicily lemons is in good shape and the output promises to be large. Nuts—Trade in all varieties of nuts is improving and there is a firm feeling in the market, indicating better prices to come. Buyers are getting their sup- plies of nuts for the holidays and most of them are placing fairly liberal or- ders, which include a good proportion of all sorts. Walnuts are in rather sharp demand and buyers are experiencing some difficulty in securing what they want. There are no Californias offering and supplies of other varieties are scarce. Almonds are up a fraction. The de- mand for Tarragonas and Ivicas has im- proved so much that prices have ad- vanced Yc. The demand for Brazils continues very active, but prices are lower than usual at this season. Stocks are sufficient for present needs, but if demand continues as brisk as_ now, higher prices are certain. Filberts are unchanged, but the tendency is upward. Sicily filberts are becoming scarce and high prices are paid for this grade of nuts. Pecans are firmer and show a slight advance. Peanuts are inclined to be weak with but a fair demand. —— oe Enamored With Her Occupation As a Commercial Tourist. From the Adrian Times. ‘*Miss C. R.~ Pollock, Cleveland,’’ was the inscription on the register at the Emery Hotel to-day. There was nothing out of the ordinary about its appearance. Enquiry revealed the fact that the owner of the name is a com- mercial traveler, and led to further en- quiries on the part of the Times. Miss Pollock is an exceedingly clever young woman, good looking, quick wit- ted and full of vim. She was not averse to being interviewed, and related some of her experiences and impressions as a drummer. She was always fond of can- vassing, and when 16 years old started out as a book agent. She was a suc- cess from the beginning, but the work was too hard and she was compelled to abandon it. Then she became a ‘‘demonstrator,’’ and traveled about the country explain- ing the merits of a novelty she was in- troducing. Four years ago she entered the employ of the Adelaide crown lining company, of Cleveland, and is still in their employ. ‘*Yes, I like the work,’’ she said, in answer to an enquiry. ‘‘I] am accorded every courtesy wherever I go, both at the hotels and on the trains. Railroad accommodations have improved so dur- ing the last few years it is really a pleasure to travel. And then the mer- chants are so kind to me. ‘‘T like Michigan. There are so many good towns and the business men are wide-awake and hustling. During the time I have been on the road I have traveled all over the country, and | never found a territory I liked better than this.’’ Miss Pollock is a close observer, a fluent talker, and makes an interesting companion. She arrived from Monroe Monday evening, and went to Hillsdale this noon. Business Wanls Advertisements will be inserted under this head for two cents a word the first insertion and one cent a word for each subsequent insertion. No advertisements taken for less than 25 cents. Advance payments. BUSINESS CHANCES. (ges SALE—OWEN ACETYLENE GAS MA- chine. Cone & Co., 80 Fitzhugh St., Grand Rapids. 97 For SALE—RETAIL LUMBER AND COAL yard in live town in Northeastern Indiana; good country. Poor health reason for selling. Address Hoosier, care Michigan Tradesman. 93 ee SALE—STORE BUILDING, TWO RESI- dences, barn, warehouse and general stock located in rich agricultural section. Will sell buildings alone or buildings and stock together. Reason for selling, owner has other business. Address No. 92, eare Michigan Tradesman. 92 ILLBROOK, MICHIGAN, MECOSTA CO. Best business property, with good dwelling, for rent cheap; excellent location for a good general store; none better in the state. Enquire of A. M. Bendetson, 234 East Main street, Battle Creek, Mich. 95 ] OR SALE—LA DIES,’ MISSES’ AND CHILD- ren’sshoes. Willinvoice close to $600, mostly Drew Selby make; all desirable styles. I wish to close out the line; will sell at a bargain for spot cash only. Address, M. Lightstone, Otsego, Mich. 94 —- OPENING FOR JEWELER. Room for small stock if desired. Address No. 81, care Michigan Tradesman. 81 O EXCHANGE—160 ACRE FARM IN IONIA county for good merchandise or good city property. Address M. D.S., Lock Box 155, Car- son City, Mich. : 96 YOR SALE—40-ACRE FARM, IMPROVED. Would exchange for small stock of goods, gue preferred. Address Box E, - ich. 1 50 CASH BUYS NEW SUBURBAN e grocery in best city in Southern Michigan of 20,000 population; nice store; chance for hustler. Object, other business. Address “Sam,” care Michigan Tradesman. 89 pros SALE—ONE PRICE, CASH CLOTHING stock, established ten years on best corner in a thriving town of 2,500 population in Eastern - Michigan. Store has made good money every year. Best of reasons for selling. Address * Quick,”’ care Michigan Tradesman. 87 SPLENDID OPPORTUNITY TO BUY /\ outa ‘paying meat market, doing one-half the business in town of 4,000 inhabitants; only two eee tools rent with building. Il health the cause for wishing to retire. For aoe information write A. R. Hensler, Battle ‘reek. 88 OR SALE—A FIRST-CLASS SHINGLE mill complete. Ca a: 40,000 per day. Just closed, having finished the cut in that sec- tion. Address Lock Box 738, Belding, Mich. 80 HOICE FARM FOR SALE OR TRADE. Address Box 33, Epsilon, Mich. 74 ge 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 in the country; good trade and good times the year around; terms the most liberal that could be offered (must be cash). Want to retire from business. Address P. O. Box 204. Negaunee, Mich. 912 VOR RENT—FINE WASHINGTON AVENUE store. three doors from center of business. New plate glass front. Best location in city for boots and shoes. J. W. Bailey, Real Estate, In- surance and Loans, Lansing, Mich. 78 O RENT—ONE OR TWO BRICK STORES with deep cellars, 22x75 feet, on Main street, in Opera House block, Mendon, Mich. Write to Levi Cole. 54 DRUG STOCK FOR SALE VERY CHEAP on account of the death of the proprietor. For particulars write to Mrs. Anna Tomlin, Bear Lake, Mich. 41 \ ’ ANTED—YOUR ORDER FOR A RUBBER stamp. Best stamps on earth at prices that are right. Will J. Weller, Muskegon, Mich. 958 OR SALE OR EXCHANGE FOR GENERAL Stock of Merchandise—60 acre farm, part clear, architect house and barn; well watered. I also have two 40 acre farms and one 80 acre farm to exchange. Address No. 12, care Michi- gan Tradesman. ee TOR SALE—NEW GENERAL STOCK. A splendid farming conntry. No trades. Ad- dress No. 680, care Michigan Tradesman. _ 680 NY ONE WISHING TO ENGAGE IN THE grain and produce and other lines of busi- ness can learn of good locations by communi- eating with H. H. Howe; Land and Industrial. Agent C.& W.M.and D., G.R. & W. Railways, Grand Rapids, Mich. 919 MISCELLANEOUS. ITUATION WANTED BY. EXPERIENCED lady clerk, bazaar preferred. References furnished. A. M. Enos, Albion, Mich. 1 ANTED—POSITION AS MANAGER OR head clerk in general store. Have had valuable experience as manager and buyer for ten years. Annual sales, $50,000. Address No. 77, care Michigan Tradesman. V7 ANTED—POSITION AS CLERK. NINE years’ experience in dry goods and general trade. Address No. 43, care Stichigan rades- 43 man. a ee ee ee 14 - years’ experience. ress No. 40, care Michigan Tradesman. 40 Travelers’ Time Tables. | MERCANTILE ASSOCIATIONS Mich gan Business Men's Association and West Michigan R’y : : : President, C. L. WHITNEY, Traverse City; See- Oct. 1, 1899. retary, E. A. Srowk, Grand Rapids. Michigan Retail Grocers’ Association Chicago. President, J. WisLER, Mancelona; Secretary, Ly. G. Rapids, 7:10am 12:00m = 4:35pm *11 FE. A. SrowF¥, Grand Rapids Ar. Chicago, 1:30pm 5:00pm 10:45pm = *7 Ly. Chicago, 7:15am 12:00m = 5:00pm *11: Ar. G. Rapids, 1:25pm 5:05pm 10:55pm *6:20am Detroit Retail Grocers’ Association President, JoskpH KNIGHT; Secretary, E. Traverse City, Charlevoix and retoskey. MARKs; Treasurer, C. H. FRINK. Ly. G. Rapids, 7:30am 4:00pm . es a Ar. Trav City, 12:40pm 9:10pm Graud Rapids Retail Grocers’ Association Ar. Charlev’x, 3:10pm 12:25am President, FRANK J. DYK; Secretary, HOMER Ar. Petoskey, 3:40pm 12:55am KLAP; Treasurer, J. GEORGE LEHMAN. , e r e Trains arrive from north at 2:40pm, and —_—— tar ur Ne ataln ‘i . i a ie Li | i ) Av) sane and 10:45pm. Saginaw Mercantile Assocration a Parlor cars on day trains and sleeping cars on night trains to and from Chicago. *Every day. Others week days only. President, P. F. TREANOR; Vice-President, JOHN MCBRATNIE; Secretary, W. H. LEWIs. THE REGENT MFG. CO. JACKSON AND MARKET STS. ~~ CHICAGO Jackson Retail Grocers’ Association President, J. FRANK HELMER; Secretary, W. DETROI Grand Rapids & Western | H. Porter: Treasurer, L. PELTON. ' = Adrian Retail Grocers’ Association President, A. C. CLARK; Secretary, E. F. CLEVELAND; Treasurer, WM. C. KOEHN. Detroit. cee ae Ly. ca Rapids.... 7:00am 12:05pm 5:25pm Muskegon Retail Grocers’ Association a, Me Ar. Detroit............ 11:40am 4:05pm 10:05pm | president, ALBERT TOWL: Secretary. D. A Ly. Detroit........... 8:40am 1:10pm 6:10PM | -BoRLKINS:, Treasurer, J. W. CASKADON. Ar. Grand Rapids.... 1:30pm) = 5:10pm) 10:55pm = 2 ; z Saginaw, Alma and Greenville. Bay Cities Retail Grocers’ Association Ly. G.R.7:00am 5:10pm Ar. G. R. 11:45am 9:40pm | President, M. L. DEBATs; Secretary, S. W. Parlor Cars on all trains to and from Detroit | WATERS. ; and Saginaw. Trains run week days only. : 9 peer GEO. DEHAVEN, General Pass. Agent. Kalamazeo Retail Grocers’ Association President, W. H. JOHNSON; Secretary, CHAS. HYMAN. Trunk Railway System Traverse City Business Men’s Association GRA President, THos T. BATES; Secretary, M. B. e WE WANT TO SUPPLY YOUR PREMIUMS @0O00000 « 2 990O0OODH ¢ ©2 PHOOHOOOLC VOLO! 1919191010101 ©POHOGOHODO© DOOOOOOO9WBSOe Gore Detroit and Milwaukee Div HO.uty; Treasurer, C. A. HAMMOND. (In effeet June 19, 1899.) Owosso Business Men’s Association Going East. President, A. D. WHIPPLE; Secretary, G. T. Leave Arrive CAMPBELL; Treasurer, W. E. COLLINS. Saginaw, Detroit & N. Y...... + 6:40am + 9:55pm se = _ one peggsee 37 — — Alpena Business Men’s Association Saginaw, Detroi Rast... 3:27pm +12:50pM | pracge Mr Ge ey Sees ae ee Buifalo, N. Y., Toronto, Mon- I pace GILCHRIST; Secretary, C. L. treal & Boston, ee 7:20pm *10:16am | ~” eee ee Going West. (ry ids oat Dealers’ Agsociati Gd. Haven and Int. Pts.......* 8:30am *10:00pm Ps — poems ee eee IP Gd. Haven Express............*10:2lam * 7:15pm HILBER: ‘Treasurer, § ae HurFoRD 7 Gd. Haven and Int. Pts. ..412:58pm + 3:19pm eee oe cs s Gd. Haven and Milwauk ..+ 5:12pm +10: 1am Th Ides Heat ie deca Gd. Haven and Milwaukee....+10:00pm + 6:40am]... 1. JOHNS business Men's Association Gd. Haven and Chieago.......* 7:30pm * 8:05am President, PHOS. BROMLEY; Secretary, FRANK Eastbound 6:45am train has Wagner parlor A. PERCY; Treasurer, CLARK A. PUTT. ear to Detroit, eastbound 3:20pm train has parlor eho car to Detroit. < Business Men’s Association *Daily. +Except Sunday. : President, H. W. WALLACE; Secretary, T. E. Cc. A. Justin, City Pass. Ticket Agent, HEDDLE. 97 Monroe St., Morton House. Grand Haven Retail Merchants’ Association President, F. D. Vos; Secretary, J. W. VER- G AND Rapids & indiana Railway ee ie R October 1, 1899. Yale Business Men’s Association President, CHAS. ROUNDs; Secretary, FRANK : PUTNEY. Northern Division. Going From North North : Tray. City, Petoskey, Mack, + 7:45am + 5:10pm TRAVEL Traverse City & Petoskey... + 2:25pm +10:15pm \ Cadillac Accommodation... + 5:25pm = +10:55am VIA Everybody needs Uneeda Biscuit. The invalid who re- Petoskey & Mackinaw City 11:00pm = + 6:20am sin cee trains, parlor cars; 11:00pm F. & P. MI. R. R. quires nourishment; the child of delicate digestion; the worker of sturdy ution Division Going From AND STEAMSHIP LINES appetite, find in Uneeda Biscuit both substance and sustenance. Sold South — South TO ALL POINTS IN MICHIGAN )] everywhere in 5 cent, dust proof, air tight packages. Always fresh. Kalamazoo, Ft. Wayne Cin. + 7:10am + 9:45pm Kalamazoo and Ft. Wayne. + 2:00pm + 2:00pm H. F. MOELLER. A. G. P. a. Kalamazoo, Ft. Wayne Cin. * 7:00pm = * 6:45am Kalamazoo and Vieksburg. *11:30pm_ * 9:10am 7:10am train has parlor ear to Cineinnati, ceca EES sonyyyyygnonennnennnnnnnennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnntnn Chicago Trains. TO CHICAGO. —/_ * 4 ha Ly. Grand Rapids...+7 10am +2 00pm = *11 30pin ae ees ’ Ar. Chicago. .. — —_ 2 45pm «6 25am e-— a" = ; $ Ly. Chicago. .... vcceeecveaee. 43 02pm *11 32zpm ee aa» a —_ ne oe ee, S y os cee a cs _leavthu'Chiengo 3:02pm has coach; 11:52pm has | @=— — a & sleeping car —— oy ee a —_p st a Muskegon rains. eo CC , e —<—p Aa “a | Ly. Grand Rapids 7 eu 35pm +5 40pm | ge ; It's = good - Sapolio, when they try to sell a — pp HE | Sumday ‘train leaves “Grand Rapids 9:15um; | — their experiments. Your own good sense will tell —» mine 7 arrives Muskegon at 10:40am. heating ah e&— e id h e — »_ ae OS you that they are only trying to get you to aid their —s ays, ; Ly. Muskegon. .....+8 loam +12 15pm +4 oopm ea \ ° l e s . ‘ . m . ‘ a _ _ Z . eS oe Mee tt tS tS ee Gout Hast ant igket Agent | go " Who urges you to keep Sapolio? Is it not the = ces r ricket Agent Union Station. -— be : : =a ef Tieket Agent Union Station, | =~ | public? The manufacturers, by constant and judi- —» Hor MANISTEE §Semtesster | $= cious advertising, bring customers to your stores whose —S ae ’ Best route to Manistee. ° TE ee 2 very presence creates a demand for other articles. <> eral ‘ Via C. & W. M. Railway. aes ae -~ Ly. Grand Rapids................ 7 0am ....... ,. ty \ } } } Ar. Wamnistee, 0 | ee os Ar. Grand Rapids.............. 1 00pm 9 55pm RE SmNNe 2 JP PFFFdF>9> The Money Weight System Is Sky High | In Public Favor eT! v — Remember our scales are sold on easy monthly payments. W - pai a _— os Goce = 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. FSSe BOD of butter that is better made because of its teaching, benefits the grocer who buys it or takes it in trade. PEE peeauensbbensnsnnsentng os & Sees This Will Benefit YOU This book teaches farmers to make better butter. Every pound The book is not an adver- butter making. It is stoutly bound in oiled linen and is mailed ae tisement, but a practical treatise, written by a high authority on 2% free to any farmer who sends us one of the coupons which are o packed in every bag of ws 2 $ Di d Crystal a lamon rysta od e Butter Salt e ucter oa a Sell che salt that’s all salt and give your customers the means by which they can learn to make gilt-edge butter and furnish them oo] with the finest and most profitadle salt to put in it. & DIAMOND CRYSTAL SALT CO., St Clair, Mich. PEAS IIS ISSISISaaage SGGGGGGCESsesseeseescsesaeceas