~< -_ { - a * ~~ @, e - 7 - er r — ¥. a > C Po ‘ Css or a * Py i _. 4 , es. = ZZ QMS ese eye IE Re EVA EY A sae a7 ECBEN PSRNE at Ye aS x Sy i@ Ee WS OPK (GNA EER (CS ee Im% co A(( 33 WES) A SOO EN BSW GEOG VEZ x ¥ Z C@PUBLISHED WEEKLY WORE <> TRADESMAN COMPANY, PUBLISHERSR 2s) Ws SOOO a ONE ASEM SUCK EINE EES Eighteenth Year GRAND RAPIDS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, 1901. Number 926 Ge ee em ee ee a wo Bo HS f Rubbers Look a Good Deal Alike f in June you want service, so be wise in time and order Beacon Fatts. Your trade will appreciate them, because of their style, fit and quality. We Ww wA f But it is different when the snow flies; WHEN THE WEARING TIME COMES, THE BEACON FALLS RUBBER SHOE CO. ( 207-209 Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois Not mw Any Trust oN a a Bw ?_O HRS ANS) LU teases If so, and you are endeavoring to get along without using our improved Coupon Book System, you are mak- ing a most serious mistake. We were the originators of the Coupon Book plan and are the largest manufac- turers of these books in the country, having special machinery for every branch of the business. Samples free. Correspondence solicited. TRADESMAN COMPANY GRAND RAPIDS. MICH. * Wate atelier Wefelletiehe ase ceed PLAIN TALK We warrant Bay Shore Standard Lime to be not only equal to, but better - ¢ “ than any other lime on the market. Better for stone work, better for brick j AR DA AS 8 work and better for plastering. We warrant Bay Shore Standard Lime to be free from stone or other waste. We warrant Bay Shore Standard Lime to make more mortar (per barrel) than can be made with any other lime. We warrant Bay Shore Standard Lime to slack out as white as the whitest. We warrant Bay Shore Standard Lime not to “pop” in the wall if properly used. (Let it stand a few days after slacking.) This will be the dealer’s authority to settle any “kick” (and charge to us) where Bay Shore Standard Lime does not fulfill all claims made by us. SASVASL ALD A Af Baking \ Powder} Nearly every dealer who has corresponded with us has bought from us and every dealer who nas bought is satished and so P a t ae —_ 4 — ‘ BAY SHORE LIME COMPANY, Bay Shore, Mich, June 1, Igol. HOMER SLY, Secretary. ‘ BRIVAARAARALALAAS AAS AA AE Ae A are his customers. EGG BAKING POWDER Home Office, 80 West street, New York. Western Office, 523 Williamson Bl’dg, Cleveland. Branch Offices: Indianapolis Detroit Cineinnati Fort Wayne Grand Rapids Columbus Ask us for quotations On Street Car Feed, No. 1 Feed, Meal, Corn, Oats, Gluten Feed, Cotton Seed Meal; any quantity, large or small. Prompt shipment. Walsh-DeRoo Milling Co., Holland, Mich. “tne CELEBRATED SweetLoma ‘ar TOBACCO. tT NEW SCOTTEN TOBACCO CO. (Against the Trust.) Capital and Brains These attributes are essential to a grocer in transacting business, but to GET ALL YOUR PROFIT and economize your time it is necessary to secure a ” Stimpson Computing Grocers’ Scale They are better than an extra clerk and will make you more money than most salesmen. They absolutely prevent the most minute loss and are superior to all other scales on the market. Ask for further information. It’s to your advantage. THE W. F. STIMPSON CO. DETROIT, MICH. ae = SCOTTEN-DILLON COMPANY = ~_. KSis3 ee TOBACCO MANUFACTURERS me} 7) ‘ es INDEPENDENT FACTORY DETROIT, MICHIGAN SS .- oS OUR LEADING BRANDS. KEEP THEM IN MIND. xs a? CS FINE CUT SMOKING PLUG oS ws) CoS UNCLE DANIEL. HAND PRESSED. Flake Cut. CREME DE MENTHE., aS SS OJIBWA. DOUBLE CROSS. Long Cut. STRONG HOLD. aS 7 * Ses FOREST GIANT. SWEET CORE. Plug Cut. FLAT IRON. Se Li eS SWEET SPRAY. FLAT CAR. Granulated. SO-LO. a= a eS CS The above brands are manufactured from the finest selected Leaf Tobacco that money can buy. See quotations in Gy aS price current. aS ee - a j — > = 2 + i/ 4 } y av < Y Y D ae x — Volume XVIII. GRAND RAPIDS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, 1901. Number 926 ELLIOT 0. GROSVENOR Late State Food Commissioner Advisory Counsel to manufacturers and jobbers whose interests are affected by the Food Laws of any state. Corres- pondence invited. 1232 Majestic Building, Detroit, Mich. ee Wholesale Ready Made Clothing Nearly all kinds, for all seasons, for Men, Boys and Children. Meet WILLIAM CONNOR ®@ who will be at Sweet’s Hotel, Grand Rapids, June 14 to 19, and you will see a large line of samples to select from. Customers’ expenses allowed. Or if you prefer, write him, care Sweet’s Hotel, and he will call on you. He pays prompt attention to mail orders. RATE TO A. BOMERS, Commercial Broker.. And Dealer in Cigars and Tobaccos, 157 E. Fulton St. | GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Aluminum Money Will Increase Your Business. CA’ e > x PS ZN 6 Cheap and Effective. Send for samples and prices. C. H. HANSON, 44 S. Clark St., Chicago, Ill. ASSOCIATE OFFICES IN ALL PRINCIPAL : CITIES and OF ~_ Nisin SL WD DI eo a na References: State Bank of Michi and Mich- igan Tradesman, Grand —_ S. Collector and Commercial Lawyer and Preston National Bank, Detroit. THE MERCANTILE AGENCY Established 1841, R. G. DUN & CO. Widdicomb Bid’g, Grand Rapids, Mich. Books arranged with trade classification of names. Collections made everywhere. Write for particulars. C. E. McCRONE, [lanager. 900000900000 90699000009 THE 3 FIRE$ ” INS. 3 CoO. ¢ Prompt, Conservative, Safe. : 3 $ 4J.W.CHAMPLIN, Pres. W. FRED McBaIn, = 9O000000000000000000 > Tradesman Coupons IMPORTANT FEATURES. Page. 2. Getting the People. 3. Sad Tragedy on the Prairie. 4. Around the State. Grand Rapids Gossip. Window Dressing. 7. Naming the Grocery Store. Editorial. 9. Editorial. Dry Goods. Clothing. Shoes and Rubbers. Clerks’ Corner. Fruits and Produce. Butter and Eggs. The New York Market. The Meat Market. Woman’s World. Hardware. Some Impositions. Village Improvement. Commercial Travelers. Drugs and Chemicals. Drug Price Current. Grocery Price Current. Grocery Price Current. Grocery Price Current. Experiments in Hybridization. Hardware Price Current. 32. Validity of Future Contracts. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 2%. 28. 29. 30. 31. GENERAL TRADE REVIEW. The general condition of domestic and foreign trade continues nearly all favorable features. The approach of the heated term, while bringing the usual talk of shutdowns and labor settlements, also brings more seasonable demand for goods and the belated spring trade is reaching far into the summer. The strikes of machinists and other labor organizations are cutting less figure in the general output of work than their importance would seem to indicate as the manufacturers are changing their methods largely to meet the trouble. Thus work is being changed into other hands instead of waiting the pleasure of the old workmen. The course of values in Wall Street, while showing considerable fluctuation from day to day, shows comparatively little change on the whole. Prices scored a substantial gain during last week, but there is a reactive tendency now which seems likely to restore the average. Talk of further concentration of railway interests has been a promi- nent factor and has stimulated the values of several systems. Railway earnings continue exceptionally large, some lines reporting an increase of 100 per cent. over the corresponding period of last year. The outlook for crops and the export movement are such as to war- rant a continuance of the activity. Finishing mills in the iron and _ steel industry are working at full capacity in the endeavor to fill contracts due July 1 and it is difficult to find a maker who will attempt prompt delivery on new business. Billets are in great demand from concerns that require small lots to close up work on hand and these sales foot up a considerable total. Structural material moves freely, and in plates and beams there is no sign of weakness, but wide differences of opinion are ex- pressed as to the amount of orders on hand beyond the end of the month. If published reports of pig iron output and furnace stocks can be considered any accurate criterion, there is no rea- son, to;expect_dulness in this industry. With the improvement in furnaces and consequent cheapening of production the number in blast has been reduced from 296 to 252, while the weekly out- put has increased to a new record of 314,505 tons. Nevertheless, furnace stocks have steadily decreased from 670, 531 to 407,723 tons during the last eight months. Contracts for 200,000 tons of Bessemer pig have just been placed at unchanged prices, and $15.25 is quoted at valley furnaces on new business. Forge and foundry iron has also shared in the increased activity. Coke is naturally in brisk demand and prices are well sustained, despite an output close to the top record each week. Anthracite coal sells readily, and higher prices are expected on July 1. Textile improvement is more pro- nounced, especially in the long dor- mant cotton situation. More liberal sales are reported at Fall River than for many months past and stocks are sbowing a healthy depletion. It is es- pecially encouraging that the China trade continues to expand and promises soon to equal that enjoyed before the troubles. The change is not so marked in the woolen goods trade, as the dul- ness had been less pronounced. Orders are increasing in nearly all lines and more mills are beginning to make up stock in anticipation of future demand without orders. Shipments of boots and shoes from Boston continue heavy and shops are reported well occupied in all parts of the country. THE AMERICAN PERIL. While the London Chamber of Com- merce and the New York Chamber of Commerce representatives are wining and dining in London and engaging in good-humored bantering over the keen competition in trade in progress be- tween the merchants of the two coun- tries, statesmen of continental Europe are indulging in the most gloomy fore- bodings as to the damaging effects of American competition on their trade. The German press is openly unfriend- ly, while France and Austria have had the subject of the keen American com- petition under consideration in their Parliaments. In the Austrian upper house a coali- tion of European countries against the United States was openly advocated, a few days ago, and the opinion was ex- pressed that the constantly increasing competition of America would eventual- ly make Europe a mere field for the exploitation of American enterprise. The idea on the continent appears to be that the various countries should com- bine to impose a prohibitive tariff on American goods and to cheapen the cost of transportation in Europe by means of canals and other methods of low-priced transportation, which would enable home producers to compete on more fa- vorable terms with American products. All this is very complimentary to American industry and push, but it should point out to us the constantly growing enmity which is felt towards us on the continent of Europe. That Americans are cordially disliked on the continent has long been apparent, but now that European trade is being in- jured by our competition, this dislike is ripening into open enmity. While Americans demand free oppor- tunity to trade with the whole world on equitable terms, they have no desire to quarrel with Europe. At the same time our European friends would do well to fully understand that no amount of threats will have the least effect in keeping us out of the world’s markets. It is to be hoped that our European friends will soon realize the absurdity of their position and discover that friendly rivalry is their best policy. ECCLESIASTICAL INGENUITY. A great deal of ingenuity is exercised by pastors, deacons and trustees to in- crease the attendance at church and Sunday school exercises. This is com- mendable enterprise for the most part and deserves to be encouraged. There is no reason why ordinary business methods should not be applied in the work of doing good. There is no rea- son why a church should not advertise its services in the hope of having all the pews filled. A congregation in Reading, Pa., had the opportunity re- cently of seeing twenty-three baby boys and girls baptized. It is openly con- ceded that this record breaking number was secured by the pastor’s offer to give each infant a gold dollar, the money to be placed in a trust company to gather compound interest until the child be- came of age. The occasion was im- proved to have a special service, spe- cial music and the minister’s best ser- mon. In the Reading instance the only outright promise made was that of the gold dollar, but the plain insinuation was that members of the congregation would make financial donations and several such were received. This sort of thing might be carried so far that the rivalry between churches would be to the great pecuniary benefit and ad- vantages of the youngsters baptized, just as, when one store offers ten yards of cotton cloth free with a $5 purchase, another makes it fifteen; so when one church offers a gold dollar, another might raise it to a $5 piece, and so on and on, auctioneer fashion, until the infant would be assured of a comfort- able capital with which to begin life. Almost every Sunday school has prizes for good behavior, picnics and Christ- mas trees to swell the attendance at least semi-annually. The Reading ex- periment worked well, and twenty-three is certainly a large number of children to be baptized at a single service. Clearly the churches are becoming very enterprising, are adopting business methods and propose to take advantage of such procedures as have proved profit- able in other places. Thus a great field is opened up, not only for following a good example, but for originating new ideas. If you would know the degree of a man’s respect for you, observe his right hand as he greets you in the street. 2 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN oe F ae = Getting the People What the Merchant Should Expect of His Publisher. There are extremes in newspaper ad- vertising, as in most other lines of work. The publisher may meet his client with a degree of deference that will lose his respect, as attracting no importance to his advertising manage- ment, or he may come with an amount of red tape and such number of arbi- trary rules as will render the service irksome and reduce its quantity. The merchant who wishes to run the newspaper should become its owner. The fact that he pays the publisher a large amount for advertising space should not entitle him to a control of its policy. The publisher is foolish who will needlessly antagonize his patron, but it is for the interest of both that the paper be run to meet the rightful needs of its constituency. It is a mistake for the merchant to say that the paper should be run to suit his ideas in pro- portion as his hundreds of dollars may mpare with the dollar or two of its al subscription. To be most effi- t the paper must be run to serve patron as well as another, regard- sss of the extent of his patronage. It is natural for the wealthy merchant in a town to expect a little more con- sideration, on account of his influence and importance, as well as on account of the amount he pays for advertising service. This may be a justifiable ex- pectation, but it should be kept inde- pendent of any feeling of control on ac- count of the service paid for. The mer- chant is as much entitled to his per- sonal influence as the physician or the lawyer, but this influence should rest on its proper basis. The publisher is entitled to an inde- pendent personality and the merchant should be glad to recognize this and should strive to contribute to such in- dependence, if it should be unfortunate- ly lacking. Instead of following the natural instinct to run the paper, be- cause he finds it in his power to do so, he should strive to recognize all the in- dependence he can find and so increase it if it is lacking. Every one’s inde- pendence is needed for his own busi- ness and it is not desirable to take over the management of other enterprises unnecessarily. The publisher should be independent. Independence is not a quality which can be simulated if it be lacking. An arbitrary manner and the devising of red tape—these will deceive no one. The cultivation of a sense of respon- sibility for what the paper says for its influence in the community and the rec- ognizing of the importance of its busi- ness interests will give a newspaper in- dependence. * * A somewhat argumentative advertise- ment is that of G. E. Hain, which heads the list this week. Mr. Hain has a strikingly-designed, although some- what complicated, signature which the printer brings out to best advantage by giving it plenty of room. In fact, the recognition of white space is one of the best features of the advertisement. The display is well balanced. The only change I would suggest is that the amount of matter in the paragraph should be lessened and the remainder divided so as to get a moderate display of the word ‘‘buggies.’’ It might de- tract from the general artistic effect, but it would be read by more of those pe SS 2S A823 233F3332532322332, A =—sw HAIN’ PROFIT-SHARING HARDWARE. A Mm a Mn whatever. Let us show you our line. to 90.009. WESSEECECECEC CER EECEE RI Two More Cars Just In And Set Up. We have had a magnificent trade on buggies this spring, have sold entirely out of our first lot, but now have a complete stock again, if you need a buggy of any kind- better come in while the assortment is large. Our stock embraces everything, Road Wagons,. Top Buggies, Surries, Two-Seats and Concords. We can sell you a better grade buggy for an equal amount of money, than any other dealer in Newaygo County for the following reasons: We buy in car-load lots and pay spot cash, thereby getting the lowest prices. We personally visit each factory we buy from, and know exactly what material is used, do not depend on the word of any traveling salesman as to the quality we are buying. You get a guarantee from usas well as the manu- facturer on every buggy you buy here, take no chances Prices from $30.00 w e w w BETTER PEAS FOR 12 CENTS Those who bought the ‘Lakeside Brand” Extra Marrow- fat Peas of ns know that they got the finest qual- ity Peas sold in town, but we have found a still better one in the Royal Tiger Brant Sweet Wrinkled Peas This Guarantee on This se on a If there is any reason for dissatisfaction, deaicrs are author- ized to refund price PALO UO ED, If there is any reason for disaatisfastion, alcrsare auth “rear or. faeg to ret und pri Dail ac Peas large, tender and delicious. Cans larger. As we endeavor to give our customers the best yuality that can be obtained for the money, we put this brand in stock. Prise 1ve. HORR BROS., CASH GROCERS in the lead We are always iu the lead with things good to eat. groceries, fresh garden stuff every day. Lettuce, Onions, Radishes, Strawberries, Cabbage, ete. Choice butter, fresh eggs, Fresh | Ath of Jaly will soon be here and you will need anew hat.. You can get any trimmed hat at a reduced price if you call on me. I have a nice line. of’ Street Hats and Children's Plain Hats which, we offer you at cost. Don't fail to in- spect my stock before purchas- ing. MRS. K. ZERAN. Ww sae 7 one yy “pe e y Canned Goods, ete. You will frod that it pays to trade at Trowbridge’s grocery STOLE Trompsoouitic. ¢ HOLIDAY DRESSES Are you ready for the country or seashore? Have you all your waists and skirts made? Hf not, visit our PAPER PATTERN DEPARTMENT * and see what dainty desigus there are for Suinmer wear. Butterick Patterns for the month of July have just been received. THF A. H. LYMAN COMPANY. BOOOW00828 28 088SOS4 06OO800808O448 ONE SWALLOW DOESN'T MAKE A SUMME but if it's from SODA FOUNTAIN ‘it sure tolead_ to other Only the most wholsome and delicious flavors are used in our summer They refresh drinks. one without ill effects. City Drug Store our R, is ‘Ss. interested in the subject matter and co tend to sell buggies. Horr Bros. have a well-written ad- vertisement which is judiciously handled by their printer. I would not use French Clarendon, as in the main line, although it does as well here as it can be made to do anywhere. The place for this type is somewhere else than in adver- tising—I don’t know where. Trowbridge’s grocery affects the ultra new in display by commencing the first line with lower case ‘‘i.’’ The printer is not quite consistent in discarding all capitals in the display lines, except proper names, and still using them in the paragraph. The advertisement is artistically displayed and the heavy border is well helped out by white space. I am not advanced enough to be sure that it would not have been bet- ter with the usual use of capitals, but I am sure Thompsonville should be spelled with a ‘‘v.’’ The A. H. Lyman Company writes a well-proportioned announcement of re- sort goods, which is handled fairly well by the printer. It would have been helped had the upper and lower lines been spaced a little farther from the border. Mrs. K. Zeran would have had a more effective advertisement had some word pertaining to her business received dis- play. At first glance I began to look for fireworks. It would have been bet- ter if the dotted border could have been carried all around. The writing is rather labored and the display should have been on a more generous scale. The best feature is the judicious use of white space. The City Drug Store makes a_ fairly good pun, which may do for a change. The display is a little large for the space, but it is artistic and well bal- anced and gives a good result. —-».+>___ Sold the Check for Twice Its Face. It is not often that a business man gets a check for money that he would rather be without, but that is what hap- pened to a wholesale lumber dealer of New York the other day. The check was sent to him by the re- ceiver of a defunct Boston hardware concern and he was entitled to the money as a creditor. Made out ona Boston bank, it called for the payment of four cents as the first ‘‘and final’’ dividend. After recovering from his surprise the recipient sat down to reckon it all out. There was the two-cent revenue stamp and a two-cent postage stamp on the letter. That meant four cents to send it to him, not counting the cost of paper and envelope and printed form of ac- knowledgment. To acknowledge its receipt and cash the check would in- volve an outlay of about twelve cents more, as banks charge for out of town collections. He was still thinking it over when a friend entered the office and offered twice the face value of the check to se- cure it as a curio. He sold it ina hurry. —_>0___ It is claimed that there are fewer gum chewers in Washington than in any other city of its size in America. Any person who walks down a public street masticating a wad of gum immediately becomes the subject of remark. On the other hand, it-is asserted that more cigarettes are smoked each day in Washington than in any other-city of equal population except those in the extreme southern part of the United States. Thos. E. Wykes Grand Rapids, Mich. Lime, Hair, Fire Brick, Sewer Pi Brick, Lath, Cement, Wood, Coal br » Stucco, Ti 9 . le. Hay, Straw. Distributers of Write for prices. Flour, Feed, Grain, Sleepy Eye Flour. MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 3 Sad Tragedy in the Solitude of the Dreary rairie. Written for the Tradesman. The sun's rays were burning hot. Not a cloud flecked the sky. As far as the eye could reach through the quivering air the land was level. It spread away in all directions to the horizon with that oppressive flatness that wearies both eye and soul. In this prairie solitude a flock of sheep were grazing. Near by a boy of 15 was lying flat upon his face, sobbing as if his heart would break. Beside him sat a shepherd dog with lolling tongue and panting breath. A mile or so to the north squatted a small one- storied frame house, with a cluster of rambling sheds, surrounded by a rude barbed wire fence. Towards this a man was riding a lean grey pony. The faithful dog, realizing that some- thing was wrong, whined in sympathy and pressed his nose against his young master’s cheek. With a final convulsive sob the boy rolled over and sat up. His handsome sun-tanned face was stained with tears. As his eyes fell upon the re- ceding man and pony his expressive mouth and chin again began to twitch and quiver. He shook his clenched fist after the man, then told the dog to be quiet as he wanted to talk to him. “‘Don,’’ he began, ‘‘I’m_— goin’ away,’’ the dog ‘whihed uneasily as if he understood, ‘‘poor old fellow, you love me if no one else does; but you mustn’t mind, for I shall come back some day, when I've made my pile, and get you. That man that took my pony away from me ain’t nothin’ to me, I call him Dad; but he isn’t my dad, an’ he’s got no right to cuff an’ lick me, neither. My father was good an’ kind. I can just remember him an’ that’s all. Then he died an’ after awhile that man come an’ took his place. Mother said 1 must call him Father; but I hated him an’ wouldn’t. You don’t remember my mother, be- cause you was only a little puppy when she died two years ago. She was good to me, Don. She loved me even more than you do.’’ The dog wagged his tail and placed a paw lovingly upon the boy’s knee. ‘‘That brute of a man didn’t dare to kick me when mother was alive. You scared him, though, when he struck mea while ago—lI only wish you'd torn his heart out instead of his trousers.’’ He patted the dog fondly on the head and, rising to his feet, looked about him. “‘If Dad thinks I’m goin’ to herd them sheep afoot, while he gads around the country on my pony, he’s very much mistaken. If ‘twasn’t for the sheep, Don, I’d take you along; but you’ve got to stay an’ look after them.’’ The dog whined up into the boy’s face, but his drooping tail showed that he un- derstood his sentence. ‘‘ Now listen, Don, to what I tell you: You're not to follow me. You must stay right here an’ keep the sheep together until it is time to drive them home. It’s fourteen miles to the railroad an’ I’m goin’ there to wait until I get a chance to board a freight train. Then Dad can go hang if he ever gets a chance to thrash me again!’’ : : Stooping he patted the forlorn dog affectionately and with tear-dimmed eyes turned his face towards the distant horizon and walked slowly away, look- ing sadly back many times. Don did not offer to follow, but with an occasional whine stood watching the diminisking figure of his beloved mas- ter until it faded from his sight. Then he, too, lay down and moaned and cried as if his heart was broken. It was quite dark when the young run- away, hungry and footsore, reached the railroad. Impatiently he sat down to wait for a train to pass. During his long tiresome tramp over the dreary prairie he had built numerous aircastles about his future success. He had determined to go westward, to Colorado, and in one of the dreams he saw himself the owner of a great gold mine, with wealth and power at his command. It was pleasant to imagine that, while he was surrounded with everything that wealth could buy, his hated stepfather was still toiling on his lonely Kansas sheep- ranch. As he sat by the side of the railroad hunger and blistered feet made him realize that his wealth and power were only in dreams. An hour went by and then an east- bound train came rushing along. It was moving too rapidly for him to get on, besides he didn’t wish to go east. An- other hour passed and a headlight away to the eastward hove into view. The boy’s heart beat violently with hope and dread. Perhaps it was a passenger train running thirty miles an_ hour. What if it were a freight train and run- ning as fast as the one that had passed? He would be unable to get on. Then he would be obliged to walk to the nearest town, twenty miles away. That he would be unable to do with his blis- tered feet and his heart sank within him at the thought. The headlight came nearer and nearer. The rumbling of the oncoming train confused him. His heart almost stood still as he saw that it was a freight train and moving slowly. Could he get on? He rose as soon as the engine passed and stood close to the moving train. The sharp click, click, clickety, click of the wheels, as they passed over the joints of the rails, filled him witha strange fear. Half the train passed and then, seeing dimly in the darkness a handrail, he sprang to graspit. He missed it, was caught by the next car and thrown with crushing force upon the track, his feet across the rail. A train- hand thought he heard a shriek, but was not sure, and the great train passed upon its western way. The stars looked down in silent pity upon the dying boy. The moon sailing in the eastern sky hid her face behind a cloud as if she could not bear to look upon his agony. The night wind sweep- ing gently over the prairie moaned and sighed. The boy lay quite still, look- ing up into the friendly sky and _ think- ing of his mother. His dreams of wealth and power were soon to be realized ; but in a much different way, for he was to dwell within the ‘‘pearly gates’’ and walk the ‘‘golden streets.’’ The sound of a sharp, joyful bark was borne to him on the wind and before he could recall his wandering thoughts his faithful dog came bounding out of the darkness, yelping and barking with de- light. With a sob of joy the boy put his arms around the dog, while his soul sped away to join his mother’s. A heartrending howl pierced the si- lence of the night, then all was still, for poor Don’s heart was broken. Mac Allan. —__+__~o_2 Just after a girl gets engaged she de- velops a sudden and most enthusiastic interest in cutting out recipes from the newspapers and pasting poetry ina scrapbook. —__»-0---_—. A woman can have no higher ideal in life than to be good. This beautiful auto, which was designed with especial reference to its adaptation to the cigar business, has started out on a tour of the State under the supervision of Abe Peck, formerly of Lowell. The motive power is steam, which is generated by gasoline, only 5 gallons per day being required. The auto can easily make 30 miles an hour and can climb any sand hill with rapidity. It will visit every town in Michigan—and probably other states later—carrying the name and fame of the justly celebrated S. C. W. G. J. Johnson Cigar Co., Grand Rapids, Mich. TRADE MARK You will see this seal on the ends of each package of biscuit and wafers that is fully protected against dampness, dust It is the sign of the In-er-seal Patent Package. NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY Cd and disease. MICHIGAN TRADESMAN ln Around the State Movements of Merchants. Elsie—James H. Travis has sold his drug stock to R. F, Cameron. Farmington—E. F. Holcomb has sold his drug stock to R. B. Botsford. Detroit—Alvin S. Johnson has pur- chased the drug stock of Jas. H. Joyce. § Lapeer—Geo. L. Grey has purchased the harness stock of E. J. Crankshaw. @ Bay Mills—M. Wile & Co. have pur- chased the general stock of B. Baron & Co. Lansing—Sherman & Williams have purchased the meat market of Fred Schlegel. : Ann Arbor—Chas. M. Cross has pur- chased the bazaar stock of-Mrs. Amanda M. Adams. South Haven—Nelson Goodrode has purchased the drug stock of E. E, Napier & Co. Elkton—Lewis Dondineau succeeds Dondineau & Gregor in the agricultural implement business. Jackson—C. F. Sanborn has pur- chased the Benedict grocery stock on North Jackson street. Flint—Haskell & Stimpson continue the grocery business formerly conducted by Frank H. Haskell. Battle Creek—John Jackson has pur- chased the interest of his partner in the meat firm of Jackson & Orr. Cheboygan—D. C. Horton has pur- chased the W. E. Allair grocery stock and has added largely to same. Carr—Fisher Bros. & Smart is the style of the firm organized to succeed R. E. Smart in the grocery business. Hillsdale—Frank Woodworth has pur- chased the interest of his partner in the jewelry firm of Stevens & Woodworth. Mt. Clemens—E. J. Olde & Co.,deal- ers in general mechandise and wool, have sold out to Fred R. Krauseneck. Detroit—E. I. Grove & Co. have purchased the grocery stocks of Chas. F. DeGrandchamp and Edwin I. Grove. Boyne Falls—Ira Hilton & Co. will open a furniture and house furnishing goods store in the new Mears block about July 1. Charlevoix—Horace Fowler has pur- chased the meat market of Garrett Van Allsburg at the corner of Bridge and Clinton streets. Dansville—Field & North have en- gaged in the general merchandise busi- ness. Their stock was purchased of Joseph C. Seabolt. Frederick C. Miller has gone to Potts- dam, N. Y., where he will locate his family for the season. He will return in about two weeks. Levering—Wm. DeKruif has organ- ized a stock company to continue the agricultural implement business under the style of Wm. DeKruif & Co, Sanilac Center—The State Bank of Sanilac Center is the name of the new banking enterprise established at this place. It has a capital of $20, 000. Allegan—George Williams has sold his interest in the meat market of Wiley & Williams to Albert Lockhart. The style of the new firm is Wiley & Lock- hart. Quincy—All of the stock in the Pearce & Lyon Dry Goods Co. has been pur- chased by E. K. Pearce and Mrs. Geo. Proper and Mr. Pearce has resumed the management of the business. Port Huron—L. A. Sherman has pur- chased the interest of his partner, Fred W. Sherman, in the stationery and book stock of the Sherman Co., and will con- tinue the business in his own name. Otsego—Our merchants are firm be- lievers in the power of music to draw crowds, and have subscribed liberally to a fund to pay for two band concerts in the village each week during the summer. Marshall—Dr. Madden, of Toledo, representing the New York Racket Co., has made arrangements to open a gen- eral store in the building recently occu- pied by the grocery stock of Charles H. Hillabrant. Ishpeming—Samuel Blumenthal is closing out his stock of dry goods and clothing preparatory to engaging in the same line of business at Lake Linden. He expects to be established in his new location by Aug. 1. : Ann Arbor—The drug firm of Schu- macher & Miller, which has been in existence for the past five years, has been dissolved by mutuai consent. Herman F. Miller retires and A. C. Schumacher will continue the business. Muskegon—The Muskegon Butchers’ Association is holding frequent meet- ings in anticipation of the annual butch- ers ‘and grocers’ picnic. It will prob- ably will be held on August 7 at Mona Lake and will be one of the largest ever held in Muskegon. The grocers and butchers aim to make a big day of it and, without doubt, other stores will join in, Saginaw—The Metropolitan Dry Goods Co. has been organized with a capital stock of $50,000, with the fol- lowing officers: President and General Manager, E. E. Stone, of Cadillac; Vice-President, W. J. Bartow, of Sagi- naw, and Secretary and Treasurer, J. H. Sleeth, of Saginaw. The new com- pany will occupy the Bearinger build- ing at 116, 118 and 120 Franklin street. It is a modern structure, four stories high, each floor 60x120 feet in dimen- sions. It expects to begin business the latter part of September. Manufacturing Matters, Flint—The Flint Vehicle Club has been organized with a capital stock of $5, 000. Midiand—The Dow Chemical Co. has increased its capital stock from $850, 000 to $1,200, 000, Flint—The capital stock of the Flint Lumber Co. has been increased from $10,000 to $15, 000, Hillsdale—The Hillsdale Screen Co. is now capitalized at $30,000, having recently doubled its capital stock. Detroit—The capital stock of the Quebradilla Mining Co. has been in- creased from $1,000,000 to $2, 500, 000. Northville—The condensed milk fac- tory at this place is to be converted into a cheese factory. Fred M. Warner, of Farmington, has purchased the prop- erty. Kalamazoo—The Dunkley Co. is the style of the new corporation which has been organized to succeed the Dunkley Celery & Preserving Co. at this place and at South Haven. Portland—Manager McKee, of the Portland Creamery Co., reports that May was the banner month in the his- tory of the company, $1,200 having been paid to its customers for milk. Pokagon—Last week the Pokagon Butter & Creamery Co., composed of farmers in the vicinity of this place, sold its building and land in the village for $223. This is the closing up of a venture which cost those who entered into it, first and last, about $5,600. In one year the creamery, in its palmiest days, ran behind over $700, Detroit—The Globe Furniture Co. has filed articles of association. The capital stock is $10,000 and the orgah- izers are Harry S. Blumenthal, - David J. Marymont, Louis A. Weinstein and Alfred J. Meyers. Port Huron—The Aikman Bakery Co. has been organized with $15,000 capital and will at once begin the erection of a three-story brick factory at the corner of Tenth and Union streets, adjoining the present Aikman bakery establish- ment. The company proposes to enter extensively into the manufacture of crackers, bread and sweet goods. The stockholders are S, O. Aikman, W. F. Davidson, A. D. Bennett, F. G. Mc- Nutt and Robert A. Haney. Detroit—The Merchants’ Salt Block Co., recently organized, has executed a trust mortgage to the Detroit Trust Co. for $25,000 to secure an issue of bonds. The proceeds from these bonds wil! be used to construct the plant on the com- pany’s property at the junction of Roulo Creek and the River Rouge. A chem- ical plant will also be erected, and the company will engage in the manufac- ture of soda ash. The salt plant will have a capacity of 1,000 barrels a day. Muskegon—The capital stock of the Grand Rapids Desk Co. has been in- creased from $40,000 to $200, o0oo— $80, - ooo preferred and $120,000 common stock. Old stockholders receive $40, 000 preferred and $80,000 common for their holdings. New stockholders receive a bonus of common equal to their sub- scription of preferred. Muskegon cap- italists subscribed for $25,000 of the new stock and all but $3,000 of the remain- der has been taken by Grand Rapids investors. Hides, Pelts, Tallow and Wool. The hide market is Strong, with a sharp advance and with stocks held above the selling price. The tannets’ trust is in the market for supplies and is about closing the purchase for a large stock. The receipts have been light of late and the demand took them out as received. A scarcity is reported. Pelts are a neglected article. They can not be bought to pull out even, and pullers leave them to accumulate slowly. Tallow shows a slight advance and is firm with light offering. There is a tendency for a further advance. Wool remains slow and sluggish, with little doing. Local buyers are not sure they have a good purchase at the low value. Few Eastern buyers want it and the few throw so close and hit so low a price that it is questionable if a mar- gin is left to the original purchaser. Eastern quotations and slow sales do not induce consignments. The general public knows as much about the future of wool as an old dealer. Each can guess at it, with large stocks in sight. Wm. T. Hess. After a man has dropped a few thou- sand dollars in stocks, it is useless to tell him that there is no money in them. The Boys Behind the Counter. Hillsdale—C. F. VanAken, who was recentiy elected manager of the Pearce & Lyon Dry Goods Co., ef Quincy, has returned to Hillsdale, the stock of the company having all been purchased by E. K. Pearce, of Quincy, and his mother-in-law, Mrs. George Proper, of Jonesville. Traverse City—Jas. D. Middleton, for nine years with Friedman, of Grand Rapids, has taken a place in the silk and dress goods department of the Bos- ton store. St. Ignace—J. N. Monroe, of Cass City, has entered upon his duties as clerk in C. H. Wilber’s drug store. Saginaw—Geo. C. Luz, of Port Huron, has become a stockholder in the newly-organized Metropolitan Dry Goods Co. and will have charge of the drapery department. Ovid—Ed. Williams, who has been head clerk at Jillson’s, has gone to Lansing to take a position as clerk in E. Glickman’s dry goods house. Ishpeming—August Saunders has _re- signed his position with S. Johnson & Co. to enter the employ of the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. St. Ignace—Ed. Gruber, from Shep- herd, will manage W. M. Laclare & Co.’s jewelry business this summer. —> 2. How to Secure the Rebate on Tobacco. In order to avail themselves of the to- bacco rebate, for which provision will undoubtedly be made by the next Con- gress, retail dealers must take a correct inventory of all original packages in their possession on July 1. This inven- tory must be verified by two disinter- ested witnesses and the work of taking the inventory must not stop until it is completed. In order to obtain the re- bate, retailers must have enough stock on hand so that the rebate will amount to $10, which requires about 417 pounds of manufactured tobacco. The report of the inventory must be made on blanks furnished by the revenue collectors, and merchants must make applications for these blanks direct to the collector and not through their jobbers or traveling salesmen. The blanks must be returned to the collectors within sixty days from July 1. The rebate on cigars and cig- arettes is 60 cents per thousand on goods weighing three pounds and over per thousand and 46 cents per thousand on goods weighing less than three pounds. ——_~>2.—___ S. A. Sears, manager of the Wm. Sears & Co. branch of the National Biscuit Co., and erstwhile manager of several other plants operated by the Same corporation, is spending a fort- night in the East. —_—_>2.__ Daniel C. Steketee and Egbert Kuy- ers, accompanied by their wives, leave Saturday for Buffalo, where they will spend a week at the Pan-American. They will visit New York City before returning. Grand Rapids Supply Company, MILL SUPPLIES Iron Pipe Fittings, Valves, 20 Pearl Street Boiler and Engine Trimmings, Belting, Hose Packing, etc. Write for prices. Grand Rapids, Michigan M. O. BAKER & CO. TOLEDO, OHIO NEW Prepared to fill orders carlots or less. POTATOES wire for prices. Write or yO % $y a cv - . mS . lL ~ oe 4 wi +) w a _ MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 5 Grand Rapids Gossip The Grocery Market. Sugars—The raw sugar market is steady, but unchanged, 96 deg. test centrifugals being still quoted at 4c. Sales are few, as refiners are indifferent buyers, being well supplied with raw sugar. Importers, however, are still very confident and are storing sugars in anticipation of a better market, influ- enced by an increased demand for re- fined sugar. The receipts of raw sugar the past few weeks have been very heavy. The visible supply of raw sugar iS 2,190,000 tons, against I,500,000 tons in 1900. Despite the favorable weather, the anticipated heavy demand in refined did not materialize and buyers seem to have adopted a waiting attitude. Prices remain unchanged. Some buyers ap- pear to think that prices will go lower, but the majority think there is no prob- ability of there being a decline for some time. With the continued favor- able weather a better movement is ex- pected and, if this materializes, in all probability an advance in prices will soon follow. Canned Goods—The canned goods market is quiet, with the exception of one or two articles which display some activity. There is the usual run of small orders which, although quite small, aggregate a fair business. There has been quite a fair demand for 3 lb. tomatoes during the past week at pre- vious prices. Values do not seem to im- prove at all, but rather to the contrary. Corn is quiet. Prospects for the pack are stated to be quite poor in some of the packing districts. The situation on new peas shows increased strength and the trade is taking hold in better shape. Most of the business done in the Balti- more pack was on the cheaper grades— standards, off standards and_ seconds. The fancy grades continue to go very slowly at the high prices named, in spite of the fact that the pack of these grades undoubtedly is lighter than in years. The quality of the Baltimore pea pack, it is quite generally agreed, will be especially good. There will be few marrowfats, not many having been planted. Reports from Wisconsin are that the crop has been favored with ideal pea growing weather and from Indiana also come good reports. There has been an unusually good demand for gallon apples during the past week, our local packer having cleaned up his en- tire pack, aggregating something over 3,000 cases. He is also cleaned up on gallon peaches, some grades of 3 Ib. peaches, and plums; in fact, by the end of this week he will be entirely cleaned up on everything. Receipts of pineapples at Baltimore during the past week have been the largest of the sea- son, but unfortunately the fruit is small. The packers are securing very few of the finest sliced eyeless and core- less, as well as the grated, and if the cargoes now afloat do not contain any larger pineapples than those which have just arrived there will be a shortage of the extra goods. The spot Red Alaska salmon market continues very strong, with holders asking advanced prices. There is a good enquiry from all points, showing that all markets are becoming well cleaned up. The total pack of salmon on the Columbia River up to June 1, according to recent advices, was 15,201 cases, against 52,100 cases reported for a corresponding period last year. The run, however, is stated to be -warm weather, a material decrease was firmer market is due to the report that the fish have stopped running off the Maine coast., The Seacoast Packing Co.- has withdrawn its price of $3 f. o. b, Eastport and all orders are be- ing taken subject to confirmation of price. Dried Fruits—Trade on the spot con- tinues very dull, the warm weather and the increased supplies of green fruits now coming into the markets having cut down the consumptive demand for all dried fruits to very small propor- tions. Prunes are selling in a small way, 70-80 and 80-90 prunes being in light supply. The new California crop may be all the way from 50,000,000 to 75,000,000 pounds and that of Oregon and Washington 30,000,000 or 40,000, - ooo. The foreign crops, it is now said, will be scarcely equa! to last year’s. There is some enquiry for three and four crown loose muscatel raisins at un- changed prices. Stocks are light and we believe will all be cleaned up be- fore new crop comes in. There isa very good demand for seeded raisins, a large number of orders having been placed within the last few days. Both peaches and apricots are very quiet. Future apricots, however, attract little attention. Most buyers consider prices asked as being too high and the present outlook is for very little future buying of this article. Currants continue very strong, but the trade is still buying in a limited way only to meet immediate re- quirements. Holders of actual spot goods are not disposed to sell any round quantity at present quotations, however. Rice—The business transacted was not up to general expectations, but prices continue to be firmly maintained for all styles of rice. The bulk of sales were of domestic sorts, with Japan styles still attracting the most attention. For- eign sorts sold rather slowly, owing to relative higher prices. Buyers, appar- ently, are purchasing freely for imme- diate wants, without anticipating fu- ture wants. Holders remain confident and it is generally anticipated that a good demand will eventually develop, owing to the short supply throughout the country. Tea—The market was rather dull and trading was small, buyers showing no desire to add further supplies to their present holdings. Importers remain sanguine and prices are steady, particu- larly for green teas. Black sorts and lower descriptions are more or less neg- lected. Jobbers continue to report the distributing business slow, buyers still remaining conservative. Prospects are not encouraging and no improvement is expected in the immediate future. Advices from Colombo report that, ow- ing to the increased output, heavier shipments are expected during the month of June. The quality of tea is hardly up to previous offerings, despite the careful plucking, which has been the general rule. This is due, no coping with the heavy rush of leaf in most districts. Molasses—Owing to the continued noted in the demand for molasses and only a small business was done. Spot stocks continue light and dealers remain firm, prices being fully maintained for all grades. Nuts—In nuts there were some rather interesting developments, the market for Brazils being exceedingly strong and showing some advance. The higher improving. Sardines are stronger. The ? doubt, to planters having difficulty in] pb the new crop, or, rather, to the prob- ability that the supplies that will be gathered in the South American forests will be small. Comparatively few Bra- zils have come forward up to date, and the few holders on the spot are exceed- ingly firm. It is unlikely that any con- siderable quantity could be purchased at quotations. Sicily filberts are quiet and easy on the spot, with very little buying. Advices from Tarragona state that the prospects for Tarragona almonds are good, but that the corp will be late. Jordan shelled almonds are slightly eas- ier, Peanuts are in good demand at unchanged prices. ——__2>-2—.>__ The Produce Market. Apples—While there is a good deal of complaint regarding the apple situation in New York State, any deficiency which occurs there is likely to be made good by the Middle West, some sec- tions of which never had a better yield in prospect. Not all the orchards in Western New York are going to fail, but a majority will not yield as heavily as last year. The effect upon dealers and consumers will scarcely be noticed. It will affect canners and driers more than dealers in fresh fruit. The former are dependent upon good local crops for their raw material. Handlers of fresh fruits can ship to greater distances at a profit. Asparagus—35@4oc per doz. Bananas—Prices range from $1.25@ 1.75 per bunch, according to size. Beans— While the price for pea beans is advancing,the price named for future delivery is droping. The present price of Michigan pea beans ina large way is $1.90@2 a bushel. Large operators in Michigan have named the price for future delivery about 30c a bushel lower than this, which will make next fall’s price for October delivery from $1.60 @1.70. The present price is claimed to be based upon legitimate demands. Stocks are getting into few hands. The acreage in Michigan this year is esti- mated as 30 per cent. larger than last year; in Wisconsin, Io per cent. larger than last year, and 50 per cent. larger than 1899. Farmers are beginning to think that there is more money in rais- ing beans than wheat. Beets—25c per doz. Butter—Creamery is in ample supply and small demand at 18c. Dairy grades range from 1o@11c for packing stock to 13c for choice and 14c for fancy. Cabbage—South Carolina fetches $2.50 per crate and Mississippi commands $3.25. Local dealers make up half crates of the latter. Home grown, $1 per doz. Celery—25c per bunch. Receipts are small in size and limited in amount. Cherries—Sweet, $1.75 per 16 qt. case ; sour, $1.25 per 16 qt. case. Cucumbers—Home grown command 30@35c per doz. Eggs—The supply is heavy, but deal- ers are doing their level best to move receipts as fast as they arrive, paying 1o@10%%c on track. Green Onions—12%c for Silverskins. Green Peas—goc@$1 per bu. for home grown. Honey—White stock is in light supply at 14c. Amber is slow sale at 13c and dark is in moderate demand at 11@I2c. Lemons—Californias command $3 for 300s and 250s per box. Messinas fetch $4 for choice and $4.50 for fancy. Lettuce—Garden, 6c; head, 6oc per u. Maple Sugar—1o@10%c for genuine and oc for imitation. Maple Syrup—$i per gal. for fancy. Onions—Bermudas command $1.50 per crate. Egyptians fetch $2.75 in 112 Ib. sacks, Oranges—Mediterranean sweets fetch $3.25. Seedlings range from $2.75@3. Late Valencias, $3.50@3.75. Parsley—4oc per doz. Pie Plant—6oc for 50 Ib. box. Pineapples——Havana, $1.50@1.75. Florida, $1.75@z2 per doz. Plants—Cabbage, 75c; sweet potato, Potatoes—Old stock has sustained a market is due to the poor prospects of decline, selling down to soc per bu. New stock has declined to $1.10. Every indication from the early potato fields shows that the crop is very short. Let- ters received from potato dealers through the Kaw Valley, around Kansas City, show that the crop there will hardly be half. One heavy grower says his crop of 180 acres will not be half of what it was last year, and his neighbors are in the same condition. The crop of the American Bottoms, around St. Louis, is not only short but late. All these conditions are sure to make a firm tone. Poultry—The market is strong and active. Dealers pay as follows for live: Chickens, 9@10c; medium and small hens, 8@oc; large hens, 7@8c; young turkeys, g@t1oc; old turkeys, 7@8c; young ducks, 12%@1s$c; pigeons, $1 per doz. ; squabs, $1.75 per doz. ; broil- ers, 18@25c per lb. Radishes—12c for China Rose; toc for Chartiers. Seeds—Hungarian, 75@85c; common millet, 7o@75c ; German millet, 80@85c. Spinach—35c per bu. Strawberries—Tuesday was the ‘‘big day’’ for the home grown crop and from now on receipts will gradually decrease. Good shipping stock is in good demand at 75@85c, while soft is plentiful at soc @6s5c. The Kent county crop will be substantially marketed by the end of next week, String Beans—$z.25 per bu. Summer Squash—3c per lb. Tomatoes—$1.65 per 4 basket crate. Water Cress—4oc per doz. Wax Beans—$2.25 per bu. en Miss Grace VanHoesen sails Saturday from New York for a three month’s tour of Europe, accompanied by Miss Chris- tine Keck, a teacher in the public schools. Miss VanHoesen has served Nelson Morris & Co. as book-keeper ever since they established their branch here, thirteen years ago, and enjoys the reputation of being the best book-keeper on the payrolls of the company. Al- though it is customary to inspect the books of each branch at irregular in- tervals, the Grand Rapids house has been visited by an auditor but once during the time Miss VanHoesen has been in charge of the books. ——__> 2. The Fred Macey Co., Ltd., has dis continued negotiations for the Luce Fur- niture Co. plant and has obtained a new option on the Smith tract, running from South Division street to Jefferson avenue, south of the Pere Marquette Railway. It is announced that build- ing material has been ordered and that the work of construction will be begun as soon as Mr. Macey returns from the East, which will be about July 1. —_—_. 2. Hon. Peter Doran has filed a petition in the United States Court, praying that Philip F. Ernst, the Ferry general dealer, be declared a bankrupt. Mr. Ernst made a common law assignment on May 21 to L. M. Hartwick, the Hart attorney. It is alleged in the petition filed by Mr. Doran that the assignment was proof of insolvency and constituted an act of bankruptcy. The case will be heard June 27. > ¢.—___ The Grand Rapids Refrigerator Co. has begun the construction of a new building at the corner of Market and Ferry streets, toox1io feet in dimen- sions. It will be seven stories and basement and built of steel and brick, slow burning construction and equipped with automatic sprinklers. ————_>-2.—__ Alexander Quinin, formerly engaged in general trade at Harrietta, has re-en- gaged in the grocery business at that place. The Olney & Judson Grocer Co. furnished the stock. eat es ee erent For Gillies’ N. Y. tea,all kinds, grades and prices, call Visner, both phones. Oa a Se Rae 6 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Window Dressing Large Windows—Prismatic Glass— Antici- pating Events. Some merchants are the unfortunate possessors of high, broad and deep win- dows that have a capacity almost equal to that of their store, and that require a very large quantity of goods to make them presentable. It therefore becomes very much of a conundrum with them to know how to trim their windows with a. small quantity of goods. In sucha case the best plan is to divide the win- dow into one or two smaller ones by a partition. This can be made of a screen of wood of the depth of the win- dow, which can be screwed to the floor of the window at right angles to the glass. Smooth boards sawed out in some ornamental scroll design will make a pretty division, especially if the screen is polished, stained and oiled or gilded. If this is not done the rough boards can be puffed over with some colored cloth which will generally har- monize with goods displayed. Perhaps a better plan is to fasten uprights at the front and rear of the window, and on a curtain pole supported thereon hang some curtain of suitable material. For decreasing the depth of the window the following plan has been tried: Two rods are fastened parallel to each other on the ceiling of the window, and the ends of a third rod pass over them at right angles, so that it moves freely on them either forward or backward. To this third rod curtains the depth of the window are fastened or hung on rings. If it is desired to decrease the depth of the window this rear curtain is moved forward. If it is desired 10 increase the depth it is moved backward. In case it is desired to permit the entrance of the window, a screen of wood from one to two feet wide is attached to the movable rod and the curtains hung from a rod running along its lower side. Through the apertures of this screen, which can be made very open, the light enters. Such an arrangement is cum- bersome and awkward, and what really should be done with such windows is to have them boxed in with a window box of the proper height. But as this is ex- pensive, the other plan has its advan- tages in some cases. * * * A merchant who is on a dark street or who has a store of such great depth that he needs all possible light from his front windows finds that boxed-in win- dows deprive him of much light that he can not spare. The light coming in above the window box is not sufficient for his purposes. The writer lately saw a window where this difficulty existed and where it had been corrected by the use of prismatic glass in the portion of the window above the window boxes, The quantity of light entering the store above the window box was more than doubled and the appearance of the win- dows as well as their usefulness was greatly increased. * * * Information on all kinds of subjects is of advantage to the trimmer and among the most important subjects for him to be informed upon, if he has the selection of the goods for window dis- plays, is the subject of styles. If he knows what styles are wanting as well as what styles are coming into favor he will be able to save his house many dollars by pushing in his displays goods that should be sold hefore the decline in popular favor is too- apparent. It is not good business policy to fill up a win- dow with goods that are markedly out of ‘style. It is far better to anticipate the course of events and trim windows with them while they still enjoy consid- erable .favor. A reduced price on goods before they are out of favor with the public is a fine advertisement and it will enable a dealer to clear up his stock before great efforts are required for the disposal of the goods. High turndown collars will probably be out of it this fall. Therefore-see that they receive proper attention in your trims before they fall far behind. If fancy vests are going out of favor do not wait until they are disused by the good dressers of your town, but put them for- ward while they are still being worn. Watch the styles on the streets of your town. You will get many valuable hints in this way. You will learn what to show and what not to show.—Apparel Gazette. —_> _2.____ Building Up the Hammock Trade. It is the line of goods not carried by every one which often proves the most profitable for the retail merchant. On such lines there is less competition, with the result that higher profits can be obtained, money can be turned more frequently,and the dealer does not stand the same chance of sustaining loss. A line to which general merchants should devote attention is that of ham- mocks. It is true that many retailers engaged in general mercantile lines carry this class of goods, but there are many who do not, although the latter would if they were aware that a fair profit could be made and that the in- vestment in stock was a small item. The hammock display need not be an elaborate one in the general store. It may be confined to one-twelfth of a dozen in each of several different styles and sizes, or ijt may include a larger stock. The retailer must judge of the requirements of the trade in his local- ity. If a fair demand for hammocks is already established, no difficulty would probably be encountered in disposing of them, if a dozen were purchased at a time, in each of several different vari- eties. In a store where display room is at a premium, a good location as near the front of the store as possible should be secured, although not much space will be required. A sample of each of the different hammocks carried in stock should be shown in the display. Hammocks may be displayed in the retail store in two ways, according to the space available for the purpose. Probably the best method of displaying them is by attaching each sample ham- mock to a hook in the ceiling, so that it will hang three or four feet from the floor, but not so high but what the cus- tomer can examine it thoroughly. These hooks should be a least a foot apart and if the space is available they can be placed a foot and a half apart. A place in the center of the store between the two counters where the hammocks will be out of the way, but nevertheless can be seen and examined at the pleasure of the customers is a good location. If space for such display is not avail- able, all of the hammocks can be fas- tened to one hook in the ceiling, as be- fore described, in as a prominent place as possible. The stock of the average general merchant should include a fair supply of durable hammocks that will retail at 75 cents to a dollar. A fair supply that will sell at $1.50 should also be kept in stock, but purchases which must be sold above this figure should be made spar- ingly and carefully. In a fairly well- to-do community, undoubtedly the two dollar and the two dollar and a half hammock can be sold, but in the aver- age rural community buyers are usually quite willing to limit their expenditures for this luxury to a dollar ora dollar and a half, and a very good hammock can be sold at these figures. During May and June the retailer should advertise his hammocks. He should call attention in his advertising matter to the pleasures derived from a hammock and should quote prices, with a description of the article he is selling. A small illustration ina hammock ad- vertisement helps it out and makes it more attractive, ordinarily. Dealers should not sell hammocks on a less profit than 25 per cent., and if they buy judiciously they ought to make a profit of 30 or 33% per cent.—Com- mercial Bulletin. ——_>+#>__ How to Detect Adulterated Extracts. Dealers sometimes adulterate their fruit extracts and essences with fixed oils, alcohol or turpentine. Adulteration by fixed oils is detected by pouring a few drops of the essence on a sheet of paper and heating it. Upon the evapo- ration of the essence a greasy spot will THE ALABASTINE Com- PANY, in addition to their world-renowned wall coat- ing, ALABASTINE through their Plaster Sales Department, now manufac- ture and sell at lowest prices in paper or wood, in carlots or less, the following prod- ucts: Plasticon The long established wall plaster formerly manufac- tured and marketed by the American Mortar Company (Sold with or without sand.) N. P. Brand of Stucco The brand specified after competitive tests and used by the Commissioners for all the World’s Fair statuary. Bug Finish The effective Potato Bug remain. Alcohol is detected by pouring Exterminator a few drops of the essence into a glass ‘ tube in which a small quantity of chlor- _ Land Plaster ide of lime has been dissolved. The tube is then heated and well shaken,and upon its being allowed to settle, the es- sence will float on the denser liquid. To detect turpentine, pour a few drops of the essence on writing paper, and a strong smell of turpentine will remain after the essence has evaporated. The essence of sour orange, mixed with the essence of lemon, produces an aroma similar to that of the essence of berga- mot ; the latter is much used by confec- tioners, Finely ground and of supe- rior quality. For lowest prices address Z—A0N>SUbr>D Alabastine Company, Plaster Sales Department Grand Rapids, Mich. GRAND RAPIDS PLASTER CO., Grand Rapids, Mich. Manufacturers of secce™ GYPSUM WALL PLASTER “=: We make a specialty of mixed cars of Land, Calcined and Wall Plaster, Portland Cement, etc. Write us for booklet and prices. EAVE TROUGHING State Agents Established 1868. Asphalt Paints Coal Tar, Tarred Felt, Roofing Pitch, Galvanized Iron Cornice, 2 and 3 ply and Torpedo Gravel Ready Roofing, Sky Lights, Sheet Metal Workers Ruberoid Roofing, Building, Sheathing and Contr, acting Roofers Insulating Papers and Paints. H. M. REYNOLDS & SON, Grand Rapids, Mich. 9 0 1 BOOK are manufactured by us and all sold on the same basis, irrespective of size, shape or denomination. Free samples on application. TRADESMAN COMPANY, Grand Rapids, Mi we >. MICHIGAN TRADESMAN | 7 Naming the Grocery Store. Modern merchants no longer designate their grocery store by this commonplace name. The idea that the grocery de- partment needed special attention in nomenclature probably originated with the department stores. At least some of the larger Eastern department stores conceived the idea of designating the grocery department as their ‘‘Pure Food Department.’’ Inthe case of some of the Eastern department store mana- gers this was undoubtedly a wise move. They frequently sold anything but pure foods, and the use of this name threw suspicion away from the adulterated products which they kept in stock and to some extent undoubtedly created a feeling of confidence with the consum- ers. Now that the idea of giving the gro- ’ cery store a distinctive descriptive name has been originated and put in effect, it might be well for the retailers if they resorted to such nomenclature to some extent. In selecting a name for the gro- cery store be careful to select one that is not conventional, and which will at- tract attention through the description which the wording conveys to the pub- lic. One modern grocer in this city ad- vertises himself as ‘‘A Purveyor of What to Eat.’’ This description con- veys the idea, by inference at least, that he purveys what is good to eat, and fol- lowing the idea to its logical conclusion you judge that his stock is selected with rare judgment and care, and in such a manner that it will meet your require- ments for foods. Another merchant advertises his gro- cery business as the ‘‘Pure Food Store.’? This name is also somewhat appropriate, although it has been used to such an extent that it has lost some of its force.- Other names that might be suggested for a grocery business would include: ‘‘Delicacy Store,’’ ‘‘The Economy Grocery,’’ ‘‘The Home Trade Purveyors of What to Eat,’’ ‘‘Home of Pure Foods,’’ ‘‘Home of Food Delica- cies,’’ ‘‘Purveyors to the Table,’ etc. While this list of names for the retail grocery business is not a comprehensive one, it may result in suggestions that will help the man in choosing a better name for his business. In the East the Delicatessen store is a name frequently appied to those retailers who deal in fish, cheese, butter, eggs, canned fish, and such delicacies as home made canned fruit, jellies and bakery goods. The Northwest has comparatively few such establishments and the name is not commonly in use. One thing should be avoided in nam- ing the grocery department, and that is an appellation which make the busi- ness ridiculous. For instance ‘‘Coffee and Tea Emporium’’ or ‘‘Granulated Sugar Bazaar’’ would scarcely he ar- propriate. It is far better to designate the store as a common, ordinary grocery than to give it a name that will result in a laugh every time it is seen and will put the business in the light of a huge joke. If you are going to special- ize the name of your business be sure and give it a dignified name that will convey some meaning to those who see it, and that will attract attention—in other words choose a name that will ad- vertise you.—Commercial Bulletin. —_—__» «+ ___ Familiar Illustration. ‘*Papa, what is a king?’’ ‘‘A king, my child, is a person whose authority is practically unlimited, whose word is law, and whom every- body must obey.’’ ‘*Papa, is mamma a king?”’ Desks With Hiding Places. A desk manufacturer says that in- the last year he has received more orders for desks with hidden springs and secret compartments than in ten preceding years put together. Some-of them have intricate mechanism, and by pushing secret buttons the walls are made to fly open and narrow crevices revealed. As to the cause for this new demand for hidden nooks and crannies in desks he is able to give no satisfactory ex- planation. It would seem, however, that the man of affairs finds himself the possessor of secrets so grave that not even the stenographer is allowed to share them and that the common roll- top desk is forced to give way to the intrictate, many-panelled contrivance which alone is able to hide important papers from the prying eyes of clerks and office boys. ‘* Accepting this theory as plausible, ’’ said the manufacturer, ‘‘it would logic- ally follow that women are burdened with more than their share of secrets, for fully two-thirds of these combination desks are intended for female custom- ers. Why they are going to take the pains of locking up incriminating doc- uments while their tongues are still at liberty is another puzzle, but then the fad savors of the mysterious all the way through, and the feminine phase of the situation is in keeping with the rest of the circumstances. ’’ >_> ___ What Hurt Him. ‘*T shall sue him for libel,’’ said the man who is making large sums of money out of the credulity of the masses. ‘*For what?’’ ‘‘He called me a common swindler. It’s pretty hard for a man who has worked as I have to be original to be referred to as ‘common.’ ’’ § To Our Country’ Trade Last year we had a splendid suc- ® cess in offering our country tradealg ® package whiteware, which was just ® $ the thing for Harvest trade. That @ is what the farmer wants, good @ @® solid whiteware for the least ® money. Goods which can stand a @® tumble and prices can’t be beaten. @ We Offer for This Month Only $ Shipped direct, or any timein July, ® from factory: S 10 doz. Alpine shape handled © Meee. 6 40 © 10 doz.7 inch Alpine shaped La al 5 20 1 doz. 8 inch Round Nappies.“ 96 96 1 doz. 9 inch Round Nappies. 1 44 1 44 % doz. Covered Chambers.... 3 84 1 92 i doz. 1% pint Bowls.......... 64 64 i doz. 8 ineb Piatters......... 80 80 4% doz. 10 inch (114) Platters. 1 44 72 rice for above first-class goods without package $18.08 We can furnish the same package in second selection for $14.89, making 12 cups and 12 saucers 53 cents and the din- ner plates 42 cents a dozen, ete. We have 50 packages. Order @ now before they are all gone Every piece is embossed and is @ not the cheap looking old style ® cable shape. ' Write for special whiteware cat- alogue. eeeseoooesoescoeooss ty DeYoung & Schaafsma, General Agents in Crockery, Glassware, Lamps, Corner Canal and Lyon Streets, (Second Floor) Grand Rapids, Mich. @ common tumbiers now. All the @ @ glassware factories shut @ july tr. ° GOOOOHOOVHHHOGHOHDHDHDOOTSD Are Daehn (he Quesifon ? HETHER it is better to go on using the antiquated booK-Keeping meth- ods of the past, with the annoying and # loss-producing pass book, # or change to the up-to-date coupon book system, which places the credit transactions of the mer- chant on a cash basis and enables him to curtail his losses and annoyances to the lowest possible extent. d 0d gd Jd a If you care to consider maKing a change, send to TRADESMAN COMPANY, Grand Rapids, Mich., for samples and quotations, both of which are to be had for the asKing. 8 < ~ ry MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Honcafhavesuan 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. ar pe cane must give their full names and addresses, not necessarily for pub- lication, but as a guarantee of good faith. Subscribers may have the ma ing address of their a, “ae changed as often as desired. No paper discontinued, except at the option of the a until all arrearages are paid. Sample copies sent free to any address. Entered at the Grand Rapids Post Office as Second Class mail matter. When writimg to any of our Advertisers, please say that yot saw the advertise- ment in the Michigan Tradesman. E. A. STOWE, EpiTor. WEDNESDAY, - - JUNE 19, 1901. STATE OF MICHIGAN County of Kent John DeBoer, being duly sworn, de- poses and says as follows: 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 June 12, Ig01, 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 fifteenth day of June, 1901. Henry B. Fairchild, Notary Public in and for Kent County, Mich. bss, THE BEST TEMPERANCE ADVOCATE. A great deal has been said and _ writ- ten in favor of temperance. There are many and strong organizations whose prime motive it is to promote it. Speeches and sermons without number have been delivered in support of the cause, pamphlets, books and newspap- ers have been circulated for the same purpose, and yet intemperance is a widespread vice. Pretty much every- body will agree as to the truth of the bulk of the arguments indulged in by the temperance workers. Unauestion- ably they doa great deal of good, and yet they fall far short of establishing thorough reform. A_ valuable ally which has recently entered the field is a reliable life insurance company which has devised and which offers a policy whereby those who are total abstainers from alcoholic beverages can be insured for an equal sum for considerably less than the most moderate drinkers. The indication is that total abstainers are looked upon by the insurance men as the best possible risk and one they can afford to take more cheaply than any other. While the temperance talks, sermons, lectures, appeals and interesting arti- cles are all very well in every way, the truth about it is that plain, ordinary, every-day business is one of the most influential and effectual workers. ” No one wishes to employ a man addicted to drink. The great corporations watch their men very closely in this respect. The railroads are particularly careful. Their engineers, firemen, dispatchers and conductors—indeed all ina position of any responsibility—are subjected to closer surveillance than most people appreciate. The same regulations apply in a variety of other employments, and the young man who has the habit of drinking is liable to lose his job, and he knows it. This is the most effective sort of temperance work in which any- body can indulge. A young man is made to understand that if his habits are not correct he need look for no pre- ferment, nor indeed for any perman- ency. Those who win the high places in business life are those who have shown ability to govern themselves, their appetites and their habits. The day when even occasional drunkenness is overlooked is passing. The enact- ment of prohibitory laws naturally ex- cites rebellion and raises the question of interference with personal liberty, but the rule of the employer which says a man must not drink comes down to a very simple business matter, and the employe has the alternative of obeying it and keeping his job or disobeying and losing it. After all that is said and done, business is the most effective temperance agent in this country, pl ln CHICAGO A SEAPORT. One of the all-consuming ambitions of every inland city situated at or near a waterway, be that waterway ever so small, a canal or bayou, is to become a seaport. Memphis, St. Louis, Chicago and other lake cities have nursed that ambition, and some of them have by no means been disillusioned. Chicago now believes that she has solved the problem, and may henceforth consider herself a seaport. Recently a steam- ship, called the Northman, arrived in Hamburg direct from Chicago, having passed through the lakes, the connecting canals and down the St. Lawrence to the sea. The fact that the Northman is a small vessel, and was compelled to unload a portion of her cargo to get through the canals, and the further fact that the trip consumed thirty-five days, are only in- cidental, the main thing, from a Chi- cago standpoint, being that a vessel has actually made the voyage from Chicago to a European port with a cargo. While it is more than probable that Chicago will not rest satisfied with one experiment, and will send other steam- ers, still the result of the first effort clearly shows that, as a paying move, the all-water route to Europe from Chi- cago is hardly likely to prove a success, and, consequently, the seacoast ports, like New York, Philadelphia and Bos- ton, are in no serious danger of losing trade. The success of a port depends upon its comparative proximity to the desti- nations of vessels calling for cargoes, and the dispatch with which cargoes can be carried to those destinations. The fact that the trip from Chicago oc- cupied thirty-five days makes the route to the inland city impracticable as a paying investment. Even if the time could be reduced by some days it would still be an uncommonly slow route. Moreover, the size of the canals which must be traversed makes it impossible for any but small vessels to get through, Small vessels do not pay, and the trans- ferring of a portion of the cargo, which will be always necessary to get through the canals, would make the cost of freight room prohibitive. While the trip of the Northman to Europe demonstrates that Chicago can be reached from the sea, a fact which was well known already, it has not demostrated that Chicago can be made a practicable seaport. America now figures as an exporter of golf sticks. Willie Walledoff Astor, however, still holds the record as being the greatest stick America has exported up to date. KILLING HANDICRAFTS. Within the memory of those whose heads begin to show the frosts of ad- vancing years the greater portion of the industries of the country were either carried on by hand labor or the memory was still fresh of the changes from the introduction of machinery. The tex- tile trades were among the first to be emancipated from manual limitations in the invention of the spinning jenny and the power loom. Gradually the hands of steel have been reaching out into other lines from that day to this, until to-day the great mass of all in- dustrial operations are either carried on by automatic machines or by those _re- quiring comparatively little skill in manual guidance. The story is famil- iar to all. It was natural that there should be an Opposition to this encroachment upon the province of the bandworkers, and it will be recalled that in many cases the introduction of machines was re- sisted by mobs and violence. It was apprehended, and very plausibly, that the workmen were to be robbed of their avocations, being forced to starve or seek others. It took a long time to demonstrate to the ignorant mind that, while there might be individual hard- ship in the adjustment to new condi- tions, the introduction of machinery does not reduce the aggregate demand for human labor. Such opposition as was stubbornly interposed in the march of natural improvement in methods only served often to work more injury to the craft concerned than was brought by the change in the manner of doing the work, The greatest enemy to the crafts in the industrial world is the organized interference with its natural evolution on the part of their membership. This interference operates in various ways. One of these is the driving of the in- dustries away from different localities. For example, in Grand Rapids the ma- chinists have for many years maintained very thorough organizations. This fact has always stood in the way of the es- tablishment of metal working enter- prises here, although on the other hand it has operated to the advantage of other towns making a specialty of such work, like Dayton, where the industries are too strong to be domineered by organi- zation. Probably we have our compen- sation in the fact that wood-working is very likely so controlled there as to send it here where it is too great and varied for union domination. But it works a double injury to the disciple of union methods in that it does injure the crafts to thus arbitrarily drive them from pillar to post and it also drives the trades eventually into the hands of non-union workers. Handicrafts are killed by arbitrary interference with the production of the work. The introduction of machines, if it does not facilitate the work, of course proves a failure. If it isa suc- cess it increases the production, which in turn creates its demand, and, aside from temporary inconvenience to some who may not be able to meet the changes, the results are beneficial to all. There is probably nothing in the or. dinary course of human industry that can work greater injury to a trade than a prolonged and bitter strike. Not only does the interference cut off the aggre- gate of the work done, but it puts a spur upon the movements to do away with the particular kind of labor greater than can result from any other cause. While even under these circumstances there may be no diminution in the total de- mand for human effort, there is often such a violence to the particular trade as to work lasting harm. A writer in a recent magazine notes . the great development of the automatic processes of steel working of which Pittsburg is the center. He makes the Statement that the deathblow to the high priced skilled ironworker was the Homestead strike of ten years ago. While that was in progress the engineers took up the work of designing apparatus which should do away with the great mass ofhigh priced labor by pro- ducing greater results in the hands of comparatively few skilled attendants. The wonder now, in going over a great steél plant, is to see the vast rooms al- most tenantless and the great machines doing their work apparently of their own volition. Many millions were spent in the improvement of methods and there was probably no lessening of the demand for human skill and work, but of the high priced ironworkers who walked out on strike many at least were forced to seek other employment; their craft was killed. Miners’ strikes have filled the mines with machinery and in many other trades the influence in this direction has been potent; but no other has equaled the iron strike in its influ- ence on the trade, unless it may find a rival in the present contest with ma- chinists, This bids fair to have even a greater influence on account of the wide area involved and the greater variety of the work. Nothing can be conceived of likely to work more serious harm to a handicraft as to its relation to its pres- ent workmen than the insane struggle now going on. This injury is working out in many ways. All over the country operators are devising automatic ap- paratus for doing their work. Boys are being instructed in the care of these devices as rapidly as possible. In many cases the manufacture is modified by dispensing with much of that requiring experienced skill. Then in many cases the schools are being drawn upon for their undergraduates in engineering courses and members of manual train- ing classes. Even were the strike to cease now, the influence will be wide- spread—continue it a few weeks longer ‘and the handicraft, as far as the old workers are concerned, will be killed. The world and its industries do not stop for strikes. If we cease our tasks others take them up—the world will move right on; but our handicraft _ will suffer or be destroyed by the injury it may receive at our hands. ———————— Enterprising game dealers in the West are said to be arranging a storage trust of quail. Several states have adopted laws forbidding the slaughter of Bob White for two years, and these forehanded and sharpsighted men of affairs are preparing to accumulate big stocks of these delicate birds before the protective laws go into effect. They ex- pect to control the prices of quail in the Principal cities of the country for a con- siderable period. This is a shrewd plan, and it seems likely to be gainful to the promoters. The laws were prob- ably made for their benefit. In Brittany fairs are held annually at which the peasant girls assemble to sell their hair. The married women prob- ably assemble to sell their husbands’ hair. easel eee It is sees fact that almost every automobilist is a cyclist as well. r £4 t j-4 - + Fs <. = < 2 ae I a ee ‘> MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 9 THE PATRONAGE OF EDUCATION. Mr. Carnegie’s donation of $10, 000, - Ooo to the four universities of Scotland is said to have astounded the British public. The learned foundations of the United Kingdom are largely the creations of individual munificence ; but the bestowal of a sum so immense bya private person is altogether exceptional. Mr. Carnegie’s generosity has, of course, elicited only words of praise so far as he is concerned; but grounds have been found for a difference of opinion as to its possible consequences. It was Mr. Carnegie’s intention to make education free for all in the Scotch uni- versities, but it has been questioned whether it is not a mistake to relieve the rich of the necessity of paying their own way. It has often been contended that the most helpful benevolence is that which enables the poor to support themselves and thus confer upon them the inestimable boon of independence. But if it is wrong to pauperize the poor, why, it is asked, should unneeded ben- efactions be bestowed upon the wealthy or well-to-do classes? Is not that the best policy which compels men of every class to depend as far as possible upon their own resources? But while the general principle, thus defined, may be sound enough, Mr. Carnegie has prob- ably taken the wiser course in provid- ing for the payment of the tuition fees of all students in the Scotch universities without the slightest discrimination on any ground whatever. He has in this way established a basis of fundamental equality between the students, and made each of the universities an impartial alma mater. A stronger objection, perhaps, is that Mr. Carnegie’s donation to the univer- sities may prove injurious to other in- stitutions competing with them in the work of education in Scotland. Rich men, as a rule, are inclined to help col- leges already well endowed rather than poor and struggling institutions of learning. This may be because the ed- ucational service of the smaller colleges is underrated by wealthy patrons of learning who have not carefully consid- ered the question of their comparative merit. H.W. Horwill refers, in the’ Jnne Atlantic Monthly, to the growing impression that the small college is doomed as a misfortune. Notwithstand- ing the greater variety of studies pur- sued in the larger colleges, he holds that the small college contributes more to the promotion of true culture. The larger colleges have more professors and are better provided with the mere ap- paratus of learning; but Mr. Horwill thinks that the small college makes more of the study of ‘‘the humanities, ’’ and does more to emphasize the value of intellectual discipline. A wealthy college, provided with all the equipment necessary to impart instruction in every branch of learning,and giving diplomas to graduates in elective courses of study, might be supposed to be better adapted to meet the demands of an age in which the boundaries of knowledge have been so greatly extended-and which offers so many golden opportunities for the spe- cialist and the expert; but there are thoughtful men of the old school who insist that this claim is based upon a totally false conception of the true pur- pose of education. It would hardly be worth while to attempt the review of the whole argument here. The pressure of competition tends to promote technical education. Time counts in the race for what is called success in life, and the youth who devotes three or four years at college to the study of the humanities must begin his career behind one whose entire schooling has been a preparation for trade or some particular profession. The advantage gained by an earlier Start may be offset by the superior men- tal power and greater breadth of view acquired by a more general culture and a more symmetrical development. Mr. Horwill thinks that the small col- lege is preferred to more numerously attended institutions, because it brings the student into intimate contact with a more perfect social organism and affords a better opportunity for the exercise of personal influence by its teachers. In the larger colleges and universities it is impossible to give to students much in- dividual attention in the classroom or anywhere else. But, if Mr. Horwill’s conclusions be admitted, it follows that a small college might lose a good part of its efficiency through the excessive generosity of a wealthy and sympathetic friend. In reality, most small colleges need help. Their professors should be better paid, and they should be furnished with larger libraries and a more thor- ough scientific equipment. ee BOOKS VS. BEER. It has been asserted, with all the as- surance of fact, that a community can not thrive without the saloon. Among the stimulants of trade this is always to be put down first. Men will go oftenest where this want can be gratified; the trade thus brought to a town will be a permanent one and, with this for a leading idea, many a town naturally ‘‘dry’’ has been changed into a ‘‘wet’’ one. With the same assurance it has been asserted that the thrift coming from such business is limited to that particu- lar commodity; that any business directly or indirectly having a tendency to demoralize both dealer and customer is not a legitimate one; that far better off without such an incentive is any community, even if the absence of the saloon should lead to the desertion of the streets of the town discouraging it. Without presenting the claims of either side of this question, the idea is growing that as a trade getter the pub- lic library, when compared with the saloon, has the better of it at least ten to one. It is no longer a matter of ex- periment. In the Northwest the matter has been tested and it has been found that the extension of library privileges to farmers has proved a means of draw- ing trade. A farmer who can buy or sell at either of two towns will often prefer the one at which he or his fam- ily can obtain a book, and the book must be returned to the library, which brings him again. A question which always comes to the surface when treating such matters is that of expense and it will not bea strange statement that the farmer will be sure to ‘‘kick’’ if he is charged any- thing for book-borrowing. Without dwelling on this phase of the subject longer than to say that therein the farm- er is like his urban brother, it is pleas- ant to state that this feature of the vil- lage library has also been settled satis- factorily. It has been found that when a library in a small city has been estab- lished its running expenses—rent, light, fuel, printing, etc.—are not increased by the opening of it to farmers; that, as a rule, the only increased expense is in the wear and tear of the books, so that the additional cost is slight—a cost that is many times overbalanced_ to the town by the trade which the library brings. As a matter of expense, then, it seems to come down toa question of book vs. beer, with the book on one side at nothing and the heer on the other at five cents a glass or, in times of lively competition, ‘‘two for five!’’ With the commercial side thus satis- factorily disposed of, the moral side at once presents itself. It is not neces- Sary to take up space for that. A good book—and that is what the good library is certain to have—is the source of ever- increasing good and the beer, with its demoralizing fellow-drinks, is just as certain the source of ever-increasing evil. The one is the radiating center of well-kept farms, of well-built roads and of self-respecting communities ; the other of demoralized neighborhoods, where the produce of the fields, be it much or little, is spent at the bar, at the expense of home and comfort and thrift and all that pertains to them. In Wisconsin there are 100 libraries, Of these thirty-eight are open to farmers, without charge. In some instances this noteworthy liberality has yielded a di- rect return in increased trade and, what is better still, the farmers have willing- ly voted upon themselves a small town- ship tax to assist in supporting the library. During the last two years the State law has been amended to authorize school districts and townships to vote money to support neighboring libraries on condition that the people of the dis- trict furnishing such help may have the privilege of the library without cost. It would be easy to go farther into de- tails, but there is no need of it. Instead of discussing the saloon pro and con as a trade getter, the library, as a com- petitor, steps forward and claims the decision at the rate of 5 to o. Instead of reasoning, it states facts, the results of tests, and there they are. Finances aside, which really settles the question, it is submitted that the library building is a better feature in the landscape than the saloon, its patrons are never of the objectionable class and the rosy-cheeked country girl driving home from the li- brary with her book is far more comely as a type than the bleary-eyed, bloated- faced sot that staggers home, a disgrace to himself and the community that _tol- erates him. ——————————— Reports of gold deposits in the Aleu- tian Islands of great richness are brought by experts returning. These are of the opinion that both placer and quartz mining will at an early day be under high development in many of the Aleutian Islands and some of the ex- perts stake their professional reputation upon their report that the ores of these islands are richer in gold deposits than the ores of any mine within the bound- aries of the United States, using the word as distinguishing the states from the outlying territories. New Englartd people say that the rage for antique furniture which has been rampant during the past ten years seems now to be dying out and people are beginning to be willing to !ook at fur- niture of modern, convenient style. The supply of genuine old furniture possible to be obtained by purchase from de- scendants of the early settlers must have been pretty well exhausted. ————————— A new corporation in San Jose, Cal., proposes to manufacture a_ beverage known as prune coffee, and composed of 70 per cent. of prunes and the re- mainder cereals. The goods contain no coffee, chicory or chemicals. The taste is said to be something like coffee. FIELD FOR TRADE EXPANSION. While there is ample ground for self- complacency over the fact that the United States now holds first place as the great commercial nation, enjoying a greater foreign trade than any other country, there are yet some lines in which we make anything but a credit- able showing, and this, too, in cases where we clearly ought to lead all oth- ers. Take the cotton goods trade, for instance. Although we grow the bulk of the world’s supply of raw cotton, and should be able to manufacture it into cloth more cheaply than any other na- tion, yet the fact remains that Great Britain does the lion’s share of the busi- ness in manufactured cotton goods, While there may be some excuse for British supremacy in tke cotton goods trade of the Far East, because of her position with respect to India and her facilities for pushing trade jin China, there is no possible excuse for British supremacy in the cotton goods trade of Latin-American countries. Yet it is a fact that Great Britain controls the vast bulk of this trade. According to the American Consul at Manchester, Great Britain sold to Latin-American coun- tries during 1900 1,784,547,000 yards of cotton cloth, while, during the same time, the United States to the same Latin-American countries sold only 198,814,000 yards. Consul Grinnel also Says that the British average price was about 4% cents, while the American average was 5 cents. The Latin-American countries are al- most at the very edge of our great cot- ton fields, and this country ought cer- tainly to be able to sell to these coun- tries more cheaply than could any other, as the cost of manufacturing here should be lower, and all the Carriage and commission charges which cotton ex- ported to England in the raw state must pay are saved by domestic manufactur- ers, particularly Southern manufactur- ers. Why we fail to secure control of the Latin-American markets for cotton goods is a question which might be profitably considered at the forthcom- ing industrial convention at Philadel- phia. Is it because we do not properly canvass the trade, or do not manufac- ture the class of goods that the Latin- American people desire? The back- wardness of American business houses in exploiting the trade possibilities of Latin-America has often been com- mented on, but the results have not been great as an outcome of the discussion. We not only do not cater to the Latin- American tastes, but we have not yet learned to put up merchandise in pack- ages of the proper size. Transportation in most Central and South American countries is on mule back,and packages must be prepared with that fact in view. — Angora goats are used as land clearers in Illinois. A herd of 130 has just cleared 1,800 acres near Decatur. The goats eat anything in the way of leaves, buds and small shoots, and when a goat comes to a sapling which he can not break down alone four or five others join him, throw their weights on the trunk and bend it over, while others climb on the branches. ———————————— It is said that there were at least 200, - 000 mustangs scattered over the plains of Arizona, New Mexico and Texas ten years ago, and that now nearly all of them are gone. Three causes are as- signed for their disappearance, one of which will suffice for mention: ‘* They were shot and made into ‘canned beef,’ ”’ 10 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Dry Goods Weekly Market Review of the Principal Staples. Staple Cottons—Bleached cottons show a fair improvement in the way of more numerous orders for small quantities. Wide sheetings are quiet, as are also cotton flannels and blankets. There is a moderate demand for denims that is readily met by sellers. Other coarse col- ored cottons are quiet, and in some cases in the buyers’ favor. '¢ Prints and Ginghams—Prices on printed calicoes for the new season are practically all made and buyers now have a solid basis upon which to oper- ate, and an improvement in all sections of this market has been noted. At the prices at which the best lines of staple prints are quoted, buyers feel that they are running no risk, consequently their more liberal action. Fancies have shown no change as yet. Dress Goods—The initial dress goods market is a scene of quiet conditions. Developments have been of an unim- portant character and the market is merely marking time. As the days pass orders of modest volume filter in on certain lines of goods; but they are insufficient in aggregate to call for more than passing mention, furnishing, as they do, no clear indications of the promises of the duplicate season. The business that is coming in is almost wholly from the jobbing trade, being simply sufficient to indicate that the jobbers’ salesmen have secured some modest orders. The cutting-up trade is not yet ready to place further orders, and will not be until the salesmen have taken to the road; their lines are not yet ready and it looks as though it will be two or three weeks before the gar- mentmakers’ salesmen will be able to get out on the road with the new lines. It seems that the sample pieces are not being delivered as promptly, in many instances, aS garment manufacturers could wish, and some cumplaint is heard in consequence. It is but an- other instance ofthe buyer paying the penalty of his dilatory attitude earlier in the season. The jobber’s business in heavyweight fabrics should not be long in developing now, although the retailer may pursue a very careful atti- tude owing to the backward character of his spring season. In skirting fabrics considerable business has been done on plain goods and mixtures. The plaid back, while a dormant fabric, is not without its friends. In fact, there ap- pears to be a growing opinion that the popularity of this fabric will be revived in a considerable measure during the course of the present season. Underwear—Fleeced goods have again been the interesting feature of the heavyweight underwear market. The jobbing market was considerably upset by information received that a number of the manufacturers were to reduce the price of fleeced goods so as to bring them back to the old rate before the 25 cent advance. This, however, was un- founded. On the contrary, another ad- vance of 12%4c is contemplated June 22. This will make a total advance of 37%4c since May 7. At present writing we can find only that the manufacturers have stood by their agreement of ad- vance prices and shorter hours very well. No specific charges of broken faith have been heard, although rumor is, of course, somewhat active, as is al- ways the case. Considering these facts, we believe that it is a safe policy to or- der these goods as soon as _ possible. Salesmen on the road report that it is almost impossible to get orders to-day on these goods, owing to the fact that prices are so very stiff, and buyers are not yet educated up to that point. They feel that breaks are likely to occur, as they have in the past. Hosiery—There has been a moderate demand for staples, but it is far from vigorous. This is due largely to the weather without doubt, which has been hard on the retailers, but since the ad- vent of good weather, this part of the business has picked up very decidedly. Bathing Suits—The business is start- ing along well in the bathing suit divi- sion of the retail market, and in the Southern Coast States it has been boom- ing for some time. This promises to be an especially good business this sea- son. Carpets—The daily press of New York have recently started rumors of a re- newed effort to form a carpet trust. We understand that invitations were sent out, but the promoter did not succeed in attracting any one to hear his honeyed words. Two years previous the same effort was made by promoters who were selfishly interested in what they could get out of the scheme. Carpet manufac- turers generally understand their busi- ness far better than outsiders and, while it is true that instances have occurred within two years where the Lowell and Bigelow carpet mills were consolidated, and recently the Hartford and Higgins carpet mills, this was not done by _pro- moters but by the concerns directly in- terested. When a larger combination is formed, it will be done, if at all, by the manufacturers themselves. But we are confident that, even in the latter case, it will be in the far distant future, as there have been so many disastrous failures among the various industrial trusts that the average manufacturer of textile goods looks with suspicion on such promotions as schemes of the pro- moters to make money for themselves at the expense of other people who are gullible enough to help them float a scheme which will ultimately collapse for lack of funds to pay dividends on excessively watered stock. The trust craze will pass away, as other wild-cat schemes have in the past. ——__>2—._ Hard hearts are apt to grow harder and soft heads to grow softer. Are you not in need of New Shelf Boxes We make them. KALAMAZOO PAPER BOX CO. Kalamazoo, Michigan Chas. A. Coye Manufacturer and Jobber of Awnings, Tents, Flags, Horse and Wagon Covers, Lawn Swings, Iron Hammock Chairs, ne moe & Seat Shades and | 4 Wagon Umbrellas %s— Twines of all Kinds 11 Pearl Street Grand Rapids, Michigan You are all right when you buy right goods right. Are right. The prices are right and our shipments are right. You better write Overalls, Shirts, Coats, Etc. Sterling Overalls Morris W. Montgomery Lansing, Michigan WHOLESALE DRY GCODS, CTT TTOS Hosiery A good line of hosiery is a drawing card. We have a complete line of Gents’, Ladies’ and Children’s hosiery in blacks, tans, grays and fancy colors. Gents’ from 45 cents up to $4 50 per dozen. o{ Ladies’ from 75 cents up to $4.50 per dozen. Children’s from 50 cents up to $3.50 per dozen. Write for samples, P. STEKETEE & SONS, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. \nay Several Lots “nl rT of soft shirts at $4.50 per dozen just received. They are pretty pat- terns and have detached collars and cuffs. If your line of sizes is broken send orders by mail. They will receive prompt attention. Voigt, Herpolsheimer & Co. Wholesale Dry Goods, Grand Rapids, Mich. "MP. "e, O ° 2, e, " LIP. O ° e "e, e, e Q e °, , ° CS . 2 ° ~~ S o ° e ° ° ° S ° <= Abner Junior Generator The best Acetylene Gas Generator on the market for private houses, schools, churches, lodge halls, stores, etc. From 1oto 50 lights. Write for local agency, in- formation, etc. The Abner Acetylene Gas Co., 38 La Salle Street, Chicago, Ill. —~ fioscee yg SeeRRN EI en r i , y i Page oe Rotad - v ) | “g Ks ‘ome erm, wr { ( ~~ a acssvoe 9 Sects St kL , r Y L - 7 me — stalling BROS to ego ¥ MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Clothing The Shirtwaist a Practical Garment For Business Men. Now that shirt manufacturers and de- signers have had an entire season to study the shirtwaist problem and to see the possibilities of it if it is handled and solved in a sensible, practical, manly way, the likelihood is that we will see the shirtwaist worn to a greater extent than fashion students now imag- ine or predict for the coming summer. Last season the shirtwaist sprang into prominence before the shirtmaker had time to grapple with the demand and supply something practical and a gar- ment that should be constructed on sen- sible lines. The result was that all sorts of garmen!s were brought out and all of them were built on a wrong idea. The shirtmakers studied to copy the ladies’ shirtwaists instead of studying the problem from a manly standpoint. Uni- versal ridicule was the result and the shirtwaist was branded as effeminate. After a season’s deliberation the shirt- makers now bring out more practical, sensible garments from which tucks, box plaits, full sleeves and other effem- inate frills are eliminated, and the gar- ment loses its former objectionable fea- tures with the exception of the name. The same garnient under any name than shirtwaist would be adopted by more men. The most practical styles are the blouse and the Norfolk. These styles differ at the waist—the former has a fulness that drops over the upper edge of the trouser band, and the latter fits into about the same snugness as the negligee shirt at the waist line. The blouse shirtwaist is being put upon the market by the leading firms in two distinct styles. The one has sus- pender attachments and the other has the drawstring through the hem at the bottom to enable the wearer to adjust it to the waist. The shirtwaist with the invisible suspenders will be most suited to the many men who can not bear the pressure of a belt on the stomach nec- essary to hold up the trousers. In this class of shirtwaists the construction is of such a nature that the suspenders are supported on the shoulders by tape- loops sewed to the shirtwaist. The ends are attached to buttons sewed on the in- side of the waist. Opposite these but- tons, on the outside of the waist, are at- tachments for the trousers. This takes all strain from the waist or belt and sus- pends the trousers from the shoulders by means of the invisible suspenders. This arrangement also serves to keep the waist in place and prevent the short lower end from coming outside the trousers. A belt is worn merely to give finish to the coatless costume. In the blouse style where the draw- string is used, the suspenders can also be worn. In this case the suspenders are put on first and attached directly to the trousers. The shirtwaist is then put on and the bottom adjusted to the waist by the drawstring. The fullness then bags, giving the blouse effect. In this style there is no short end to come out from beneath the trouser band. This latter style is best suited for men who prefer to leave off the suspenders—add- ing to the coolness and comfort of the costume. The Norfolk style is made form fit- ting—about the same as a shirt but has a band at the waist line. Buttonholes are worked in this band and the trousers (with waistband buttons inside) are buttoned to the waist. This style of shirtwaist supports the trousers. The selection of fabrics will have much to do with the popularity of the shirtwaist the coming summer, and manufacturers whose stocks will be in greatest demand are the ones who 4re showing modest colors and very modest patterns, Fabrics that will look well and sell well in the negligee shirt will not all be appropriate for the shirtwaist. It must be considered that the shirtwaist does not have a coat to hide the greater part of it, hence combinations of colors are not so desirable as solid colors, or a delicate coior tempered with white. Two-toned effects (not considering white as one) will soon tire the eye and the wearer. One of the most desirable, practical shirtwaists for business wear would be the black silk. It suggests itself in many ways and would undoubtedly out- sell the fancy ones if placed side by side on the counter. Several years ago some very prom- inent Chicago newspaper men inaugu- rated a style of their own which was de- cidedly becoming and practical. It was the wearing of soft black shirts (silk) without coats or vests and also without suspenders. Why the style was not more generally adopted at that time is not known. Black is not’ so easily soiled as the light colors and will consequently look fresher under the most trying con- ditions natural in large cities. The shirtwaist for men is a common- sense idea and becomes more favored now that the ridiculous newspaper noto- riety has spent itself. As long as this coatless style of dress makes a man look neat and clean there is no reason to advance why it should not be worn dur- ing hot weather. The success of the shirtwaist will de- pend to a very great extent on the man- ner in which the summer trousers are made. The old conventional methods of making trousers must give way to some- thing more modern in the waist treat- ment which will eliminate the useless amplitude over the hips. The needs to make a pair of trousers which shall best associate with the shirtwaist are: A shorter waist, espe- cially behind—a waist that will not show to any extent a belt worn on the waist- band of the trousers. Another need is a_snugger fit over the hips—a fit that will put the weight of the trousers on the back and hips without undue pres- sure on the abdomen. The buckle and old-fashioned strap-adjustment at the back must be done away with, as it spoils the neatness of the trousers at that point and is conspicuous when the coat is left off. A careful study of the belt loops is necessary. In this some at- tention should be paid to the prevail- ing belt width. In many lines of outing trousers the belt loops are large enough to allow a_ three-inch business card to slip through when the prevailing belt nerd measures 13% inches wide (the widest) and down to 3 of an inch in swell goods. A valuable pointer as to the neatest method of putting on the belt loops was given by a leading Chi- cago tailor, who says: Sew each loop on the inside of the top part of the trousers’ waistband, then turn it for- ward so as to allow a quarter of an inch of it to project or be above the top line of the waistband. “Sew the bottom of -the loop to the front of the waistband in such a width as to neatly take the _pre- vailing belt—about 13 inches or 2 inches at most for this season. By so constructing the loops the upper edge of the waistband is covered and the re- sult is a clean, neat finish between the trousers and the shirtwaist. Negligee trousers made with the needs just stated will fit snugly, carry the weight on the hips and will not bag or sag in the crotch. Everything for the success af the shirtwaist depends upon the neatness of the rest of the costume, and dealers who are out to make a suc- cess of the shirtwaist should not be un- mindful of this very important fact— that the trousers will play an equally important part in the midsummer cos- tume.—Apparel Gazette. FREE We will furnish (to clothing dealers only), our hand- somely illustrated Fall and Winter sample book,.show- ing a big assortment of cloth samples representing our Boy’s and Children’s Ready-to-Wear Clothing, enabling you to select your season’s order and and present requirements as thoroughly as though selected from our enormous wholesale stock. Sample Book ready for distribution July 1sth. Limited issue. Order the book now to prevent disappointment, DAVID M. PFAELZER & CO., You can doa large profitable business with it. Largest Manufacturer of Boy’s Clothing CHICAGO, IGTINO Ts, Prices Right y G. H. GATES & CO:, Detroit, Mich. Below is a copy of a letter recently sent out by the firm of M Wile & Co., Buffalo, N. Y., to the Clothing Trade. Should you not have received one, a special invita- tion is extended to you: Burrato, N. Y., May 1, 1gor. GENTLEMEN—Having received a great many requests from our friends and customers to procure suitable accom- modations for them during their stay in Buffalo, while attending the Pan-American Exposition, we deem it advis- able to inform you that the number of strangers coming to Buffalo during the Exposition will be so large that it will be almost impossible to secure proper quarters later on. In order to see you properly cared for, we would sug- gest, if you contemplate coming to Buffalo during the Exposition, that you write to us immediately so we will be in a position to secure suitable quarters for you We would ask you to kindly give dates as nearly correct as possible. At the same time we would add that for the convenience of our friends we have arranged a department where all mail can be addressed in our care. Awaiting an early reply, and assuring you that we will do all in our power to make your visit a pleasant oae, we remain, Very truly yours, | 12 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN : = we a Shoes and Rubbers Requirements of a Good Custom Made Shoe. When a man has his shoes made to measure he naturally expects to obtain an article that is superior to ready- made work, and he also expects to ob- tain footgear that fits perfectly. His presumption is that the stock which will enter into their composition will be carefully selected from among the very choicest material; that the labor will only be intrusted to the most skilled mechanics, and that the one who meas- ures his foot will be so absolutely per- fect in his calling that it would be a physical impossibility for him to fail in fitting that foot. In order to receive a better fitting shoe made from a hetter quality of stock and of superior workmanship he is will- ing to pay the extra dollar or more which they will cost him. As a matter of fact, however, a cus- tom-made shoe, cut to measure and made on lasts that have been fitted up expressly for the purpose, often fails to give the perfect satisfaction that was expected of it. Every one who has had any great amount of experience in cus- tom work will agree with us in the above proposition. In work made to measure the maker may strictly adhere to the given measurements of ball, in- step and heel, and yet the shoe may not feel right on being worn, may fail to conform in all parts to the shape of the foot and may wrinkle and crease in- stead of preserving that smoothness which is of so much importance as far as looks are concerned. In order to attain as nearly as* pos- sible to perfection in the production of custom work the following points must be strictly observed: The lateral forma- tion of the bottom of the last must con- form in every particular to the con- tour of the sole of the foot. Any varia- tion of the sole of the shoe from that of the bottom of the foot, laterally, will result in the shoe being forced out of shape by the pressure of the foot, for as the foot will not yield and conform to the shape of the shoe in those points where they differ in form, the shoe must yield and give way until it assumes the shape of the foot. This is the breaking-in process which a new shoe not conforming to the shape of the foot must necessarily undergo before it can be worn with comfort, and by that time the original form of the shoe has been altered greatly for the worse as far as appearance is concerned. For measured work, a last as nearly correct in the various measurements as can be procured should be selected. A diagram of the bottom of the foot to be fitted should be obtained by placing the foot on a sheet of paper and tracing around it with a pencil held vertically. The profile of the sole of the last se- lected must conform to the diagram thus obtained. Then the last must be fitted by means of leathers to the exact meas- urements of the various parts of the foot. If there are prominent or abnor- mal points to be considered, such as large joints, it is best to begin with these. At the great toe joint where the foot is often enlarged the added leather should extend to the bottom of the last, thus increasing the width of the sole at this point. In increasing the size of a last over the instep it must be observed that the instep is not in the center of the last, but about one-third of the distance from the inside of the foot. The increase should be made accordingly at this point, so as to preserve the original form of the last although adding to the height of the instep. To enlarge the ball of the foot to any considerable degree the extra fullness should mostly be added to the inner side of the front of the last, or just above and at the side of the joint of the great toe. By observing the above rules any portion of a last may be in- creased several sizes without changing its original form. Some cutters of custom work, having taken a measure, proceed to cut a pat- tern from it, using for this purpose one of the regular patterns which approxi- mates in size and form to it, adding to or reducing it in those parts that require it. Others prefer to fit up the last first and cut the pattern from it in the same manner as used for regular shop work. The former plan is correct theoretically, but it can not be successfully used ex- cept by those who are practical drafts- men, while the latter plan, being more simple, can be used by any one who un- derstands the ordinary rules while ig- norant of the more theoretical branches of the craft. In the production of custom work many curiously shaped feet will be en- countered. Sometimes they are abnor- mally mis-shapen as the effect of rheu- matic complaints. In some cases the toes overlap each other, and very fre- quently the great toe joint is so dis- tended as to require much extra room at this point. The custom cutter is sup- posed to clothe these feet comfortably and at the same time in such a manner that they may present a proper appear- ance. The two feet are seldom exactly of a size, the left foot being generally larger than the right one. The reason of this is that the left foot sustains the pressure of any exertion put forth by the right arm. In striking a blow, in pulling or in pushing with the right hand, the re- sisting pressure is always borne by the left foot, and the weight thus continually brought to bear on it causes a conse- quent distention of its muscles and ar- teries, thus increasing its dimensions. For this reason the left foot should al- ways be measured except in the case of one who is left handed, when the principles are reversed. The more pre- cise mechanics prefer to measure both feet, and to make outline diagrams of the soles of each, which is always the best plan- and involves but a slight amount more of time or trouble. That portion of the foot between the ball and the instep, generally called the waist, is an important point to be ob- served in fitting up the last, as much depends on the shoe fitting accurately here, both as to its wearing qualities and the comfort of the wearer. Ina shoe that is loose or baggy here the upper leather will crack long before the sole is worn out, and as it allows the foot to press forward the great toe is forced against the upper at every Step taken in walking. The heel measurement should also be closely observed, as when there is too much room at this point the heel will be apt to slip up and down when walk- ing, creating an unpleasant sensation and being very destuctive to the stock- ings.--O. W. Boyden in Boot and Shoe Recorder. ——_»s>0>__ The Unlucky Burglar. ‘‘ Talk about hard luck,’’ said Jimmy Dores. ‘‘I broke into a lawyer's house last night, an’ the lawyer got the drop on me an’ advised me to git out.’’ ‘‘Huh!’’ exclaimed the other crook, ‘“you got off dead easy.’’ ‘‘Dat ain’t all of it. Den he charged me $10 for his advice,'’ Fit to Wear Our own make of shoes are made to fit, will therefore give the longest wear. Herold=-Bertsch Shoe Co. Our Woman's famous “ Marguerite” f Iusures great comfort to the feet. She is very popular, very swell, As those, who see her, can easily tell. f If you have not met her ’tis a mistake Which no one can afford to make. f Invest in our “ Marguerite;” you’ll make f a hit For every pair is a perfect fit, And the price of this fine Dongola Shoe Will be just One and a Half to you. f Bradley & Metcalf Co. Milwaukee, Wis. a eae ae ee eli ens lace LEGGINGS Over Gaiters and Lamb’s Wool Soles. (Beware of the Imitation Waterproof Leg- - ging. offered ) Our price on 6.00 : Send us your advance order early before the rush is on. Send for Catalogue. HIRTH, KRAUSE &CO. MANUFACTURERS GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN Men’s Waterproof Legging, Tan or Black, per dozen........ Same in Boys’, above knee...... RR RI a Cn tee ie tal es ck It is a self-evident fact, well established by thirty { years’ experience, by the wearers of shoes in this state and others, that the goods manufactured by the firm of Rindge, Kalmbach, Logie & Co., j Grand Rapids, Michigan wa. wr f for fit, hard usage_and appearance, give the great- est possible amount of service at the lowest prices { consistent with the use of good materials and the ( employment of the best class of workmanship. SE RR De ew er a ee ta fe ee ce e Ry 1 C. ha _ ; r of ; . ~s,! wm Bx hy @ 3 1 C. . es ® I. "= i» ~ |- » MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 13 The Vital Test—An Advertisement Which Paid. Some few days ago, while looking over the columns of the Tradesman, I ran across an article touching on adver- tising and, as we believe in letting our light shine, that it may be as a beacon light to our store, we thought to try the experiment along the lines suggested in the article named—Individuality in Ad- vertising--and took for our example a line of ladies’ shoes of special make and at a price within the reach of all and calling attention to them in an original little local, which explains it- self as follows: I am only a little thing, cast down and trodden under feet by both the rich and the poor alike, but the people all like me because I am so neat and sweet. My name is ‘‘Try Me,’’ and I was born ina_ small New England city called Lynn, in the State of Massachu- setts, in the workshop of G. A. Creighton & Son, who make thousands like me, be- cause the good ladies all over America are calling for me whenever they need a good and comforting friend to accom- pany them on their travels, be it at home or aboard, because I have a ‘‘sole’’ as women have souls and know how to comfort them. I am a hard worked subject, but as I am made to ‘‘last’’ I do not grumble, but fulfill my mission on earth, doing my duty where that duty calls, be it in a mansion or ina hovel. Iam everywhere the same, treating all alike, and this is why the ladies like me so, as I can only give my service to the ladies; being by na- ture neat, trim and of a perfect form, our nature’s blend together. Well now, my dear lady readers, if you have not as yet met me I will say that I have taken up my home for the present with F. M. Witbeck, proprietor of the Wit- beck Hardware Co.’s store at Millburg, where I can be seenand my service engaged for life for the small sum of $2 to the rich and poor alike, and, dear lady, don’t cast me aside with contempt because I give my service so cheap, as many others no better than I would charge you from $3 to $5 for the same service. Call and I know my acquaint- ance will be agreeable to you, for I am only a poor little ladies’ shoe called ‘‘Try Me,’’ made to wear and fit and beautify the feet, and for sale at $2 at Witbeck Hardware Co.’s store, Mill- burg, Mich. Allow us to say that we have met with more than remunerative returns for the experiment and increased the sales of our shoe department more than any ad- vertisement we ever put out, except, perhaps, the matrimonial advertisement we ran two years ago, which increased our trade $700. The little ‘‘Try Me’’ does the business and can be changed to fit any line of shoes sold. We do not care to set ourselves up as an expert, but, if you can make use of this in your valuable paper, you are at liberty to do so. Perhaps it may do some one some good, as it is not copyrighted, and it is original, so far as we know. We received a request from the Boot and Shoe Recorder for permission to publish same. I wish the Tradesman the success it deserves as a trade paper. ~ F. M. Witbeck. Millburg, Mich. ——-> 0.____ How to Get On With Customers. There is an old adage that you can catch more flies with molasses than with vinegar. If some clerks would just jot this down it would materially assist them in many sales. Too often a clerk will allow himself to be drawn into an argument in regard to the respective merits or styles of shoes he_ is showing, when by feeling out the customer and falling in with his or her ideas, or in other words, ‘‘getting into the band wagon,’’ he could very often make a sale that by the other method he would be apt to lose; not only that, S ctias but he would also make a customer for the store, and one that was perfectly satisfied. Instead of stubbornly trying to force your ideas upon a customer, keep the main fact in mind that what you are there for is to sell the goods, and like a skillful general, advance, retreat, coun- termarch, etc., until the desired end is attained. Politic coercing goes a long way with the average customer, for instance, with the woman who knows more about the shoes than the clerk, and leaves no opening for an attack until she makes the remark that he need not tell her anything about leather, as her father was a shoemaker in the old country. The astute clerk immediately remarks that nothing pleases him better than to hear that, as he feels convinced that she will certainly see the merits of this (banding her a_ shoe to inspect which she had examined before, but had for- gotten about), and wiil estimate the value of it much better than he could explain it, that she is the kind of cus- tomer he always prefers to serve, as she knows what she is looking at. The flattered woman or man will catch at this bait and buy nine times out of ten. The writer has seen this case exem- plified many times, and knows from actual experience ‘‘which way the wind blows.’’ ‘ 20 a___ Quality in Rubbers. In selecting their rubber boots and shoes for the coming season dealers will do well to remember that the question of quality was never a more interesting one than right now. The fitting quali- ties and the general appearance of the goods are, as ever, important factors, but under the circumstances not to be mentioned in the same breath with quality. » The temptation to ‘‘skin the goods,’’ or to adulterate them more than good judgment would permit of, is a natural consequence of the little war between the rival companies as to the matter of price. Some of the producers are firm in their position, that under any cir- cumstances the quality of their produc- tion will not be impaired, and the deal- ers will buy goods on these promises. If they are deceived, they are likely to discover it sooner or later, and in that event there is trouble ahead for some- body. Prices will change by and by, for it is said to be a fact that they must, and then there will be no incentive strong enough to induce a dealer to do busi- ness with a manufacturer who has de- ceived him. Let there be no decep- tion. —__> 2 2>__ Care of Patent Leather. The amount of patent leather goods being sold this vear is greater than ever before, and it necessarily follows that retail merchants should be guarded against the loss in this line as far as possible. How many merchants take the necessary care of patent leather shoes? While ina store the other day it was very noticeable the condition in which these shoes were put back in stock. After showing several pairs to a customer, they were thrown along the ledges and other shoes were thrown on top of them. They were left in this condition until the rush of the day was over, when they were hurriedly put into the cartons without anything between them, so that the surface of one shoe rested directly against the surface of the other. -o > {Rubbers For Service. Extension heel (so-called) rubbers may cost more than the ordinary rubber to produce and may cost the retailer a little more money. In either or both cases they are well worth the difference. They give the dealer something to talk about, and the something will interest at least 90 per cent. of the rubber foot- wear buying public. For the coming season dealers should make it a point to investigate these extension heels. Care in Attaching Heels. The nails in the heel of a shoe pro- truding at about the time the heel com- mences to wear away is a serious point. It may be that the operative is careless and does not use the right length nail, or it may be that the correct size is not at hand and another is substituted, with results mentioned. Substitution is very apt to creep in and many a case of shoes damaged by so doing. Too much care can not be used in attaching heels, for the reputation of a manufacturer is often at stake on this account. fn a ‘ Praise a man and he'll not call you a iar. =: ? D . -~, . a, -B, BW, .' e AN Adopt 20th century methods and buy direct from the manufacturer. AN i a C. M. Henderson & Co. W AN “« Western a" AN Shoe Builders”’ “ae a Chicago cae SSS... LM LM Me. Sy LQ LFS SESS= Men’s English Welt Shoes No. 152 Stock No. 152—Velours Calf, Bal. English Welt - $200 Stock No. 153—Russia Calf, color) Bal. English $2 00 (wine Welt - - - on D. E. EE. widths. We take pleasure in calling your attention to this line as we consider them _ honest, made, good fitters and splendid values. well : The above are carried in stock THE IMPROVED a i Y/ COPYRIGHT 1900, GEO. H. REEDER & CO., Grand Rapids, Mich. eeeeeeeceeeeceeeeeeeceeececececeeeeeeececeeeccee ; a /7 HYDRO-(ARB ON [AMPS No Odor. No Dirt. No Smoke. No Wicks. GUARANTEED TO BE 5 TIMES CHEAPER THAN KEROSENE AND TO GIVE 3 TIMES MORE LIGHT Made in six different designs, suitable for home, store, hall and church. OUR GUARANTEE MEANS SATISFACTION OR MONEY REFUNDED Write for illustrated catalogue and special prices to A. T. KNOWLSON, 233-235 Griswold St., Detroit Conducting Michigan supply depot for Welsbach Company. OFFICE: COR. PEARL AND MONROE, A. B. KNOWLSON, —Wholesale— Portland Cement, Lime, Land Plaster, Stucco, Fire Brick, AND ALL KINDS OF BUILDING MATERIAL. Write for delivered prices. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH, 14 apa a Ee pe tae haere eee MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Clerks’ Corner. Told to Keep a Still Tongue in His Head. ‘*There is one serious trouble with you, Mr. Barker,’’ said the junior part- ner of the house of Biglow, Payson & Wardner. ‘‘You don’t know when to keep your mouth shut, if you'll excuse the remark.’”’ Barker colored, hesitated a moment, then he said: ‘‘Why, the mistake involved only a small amount, and it was my mistake, and I thought it would be the square thing to tel] the man about it. ‘*T thought,’’ he added, after a mo- ment’s pause, ‘‘that it wouldn’t do the house any particular harm to have the confidence of the man—as a mere matter of policy—even if it did cost $4.38.’’ ‘‘T think,’’ said Mr. Wardner, coldly, ‘‘that Iam the best judge of the busi- ness policy of the house. We had his confidence already, so far as that goes. It’s a lucky thing for you that the amount was a small one or I think that you would have found yourself without a job within five minutes. As it is, please try and remember that the man who keeps a still tongue in his head stands the best show of getting on here. The mistake was in our favor, and, while $4.38 may not seem much to you, there is a principle involved. That’s all.”’ ‘‘T'll try and keep the principle in mind, sir,’’ said Barker humbly. ‘*As he went out he said: ‘‘I should call it lack of principle, but he’s the doctor. ’’ The morning after this conversation took place a well-dressed man came in- to the office and asked for Mr. Wardner. Barker happened to catch his eye and walked up to the railing that barred out the public. The other men were too busy to notice him. ‘*Mr. Wardner isn’t in. I think that he has gone out of town,’’ said Barker. The stranger looked very much an- noyed. ‘‘Do you know when he will be back?’’ he asked. ‘Rather uncertain, but he may be back to-morrow. Is there any message that you would care to leave?’’ “I ought to have made an appoint- ment,’’ muttered the stranger, looking at his watch. ‘‘It’s rather an important matter that I wanted to see him about, but I expect that there’s no help for it. I might ‘telegraph, I suppose, and get him in here. Has Mr. Pollock, of Pol- lock & Sims, been in here yet?’’ “*T haven’t seen him.’’ ‘*Well, I guess he will call me _ here. Where is your telephone? *‘Will you allow me to use it?’’ ‘‘Certainly,’’ said Barker, opening the gate and indicating the boxed tele- phone. ‘‘I’m sorry that Mr. Wardner isn’t in.”’ The stranger bowed politely in ac- knowledgment and walked into the box, closing the door behind him. In a min- ute or two he came out and took a seat close by it, pulling out a handsome morocco notebook and making some memoranda with an air of intense ab- sorption. Presently the telephone bell rang harply and the stranger got up and went into the box again. **Hello!’’ he said. ‘*Hello!’’ said the other end. this Biglow, Payson & Wardner?’’ “Ves, sir. ”* ‘*I want to talk to one of the firm.’’ ‘“‘Well, I’m Mr. Wardner; who is this?’’ , ‘*Is ‘‘This is the Probity and Integrity bank, Mr. Wardner. There’s a man in here who has just presented a check for $3,000 from Pelham & Sykes, of Pitts- burg. It’s endorsed ‘Identification waived,’ but we thought it was just as well to take no chances, and he says that your people know him.’’ ‘‘What’s his name?’’ ‘‘J. P. Donahue. He says he is a stock man.’’ ‘‘Undersized man, with blue eyes and a long, red mustache?’’ ‘‘Yes, sir. You know him, do you?’’ ‘*Oh, he’s all right. Wait a moment; hold the wire. Mr. Biglow has just come in. I'll speak to him about it.’’ The stranger covered the transmitter with his hand for a minute and then taking it away, said: ‘‘ Hello, Probity !’’ “Ves, sir, "7 ‘Yes, Donahue is ail right—a little twist to his nose, isn’t there?’’ ‘‘Yes, sir. I’m very much obliged. We thought that he was all right, but we thought that we would make sure. Good-by.’’ **Good-by.’’ The stranger hung up the receiver and walked out of the box. As he passed Barker he said: ‘‘I'm very much obliged. I wish that you’d tell Mr. Wardner when he returns that Mr. Hol- lis called and is staying at the Auditor- ium.’’ ‘*T will, certainly,’’ said Barker. ‘*Thank you,’’ said the stranger, and with another polite bow he walked out. But it happened that Barker was very busy and forgot all about the matter until a day or two after, and then ‘there was a stir in the office. Mr. Fabin, the Vice-President of the Probity, came in to see Mr. Biglow, and Mr. Biglow came out of his office after a few min- utes’ conversation with the banker and called Mr. Wardner in. Then voices raised in anger were heard through the partition. Barker was not particularly curious, but he liked to know things, and he found business at the copying press close to the door. “‘It doesn't make any difference,’* he heard the banker say, angrily. ‘‘We applied to you for information, as we had a perfect right to do under the cir- cumstances, and on your assurance we paid out $3,000. Now you seem to want to disclaim responsibility entirely.’’ ‘*See here,’’ Wardner broke in, ‘‘I’ve already told you that I did not give any assurance. I was out of town that day, and | could hardly have answered your call at the telephone here.’’ ‘*Our teller is positive that you did— that you described the man and said, after consultation with Mr. Biglow here, that he was all right.’’ *“Mr. Wardner never held any consul- tation with me on the subject. I don’t know any stockman of the name of Donahue—or any other name. Further- more, I know that Mr. Wardner was out of town on Tuesday.’’ ‘‘Il’ve no doubt that -you will make your story good,’’ sneered the banker. ‘‘At the same time we shall sue you. Frankly, I don’t expect that we shall win the case, but several little stories of the little cheats that you people have practiced have come to us, and I think that there has been some dirty work here,and if there is a chance to ferret it out we don’t mind spending a little money to do it. There isn’t much dis- tinction in my mind between a small swindle and a big one. You may withdraw your account from our bank at once.’”’ “*T warn you not to make any charges against us unless you have pretty solid foundation for them,’’ said Wardner. ‘“*You come in here and say that a man presented a check for $3,000, which you find to bea forgery. You say that on Tuesday morning at 10 o’clock you called us up by telephone and asked if the man was all right—’’ Barker walked quietly back to his desk and began writing industriously. In a minute or two the two members of the firm and the banker came out of the private office and confronted the office force. ‘‘Was Mr. Wardner here at any time on Tuesday, gentlemen?’’ asked Big- low. The clerks looked at each other in wonder, and said that they thought not. Barker said that he was sure that he was not. ‘*Do any of you remember what time it was when I arrived at the office?’’ The stenographer said she remem- bered that it was 12 o’clock, because she was waiting for him to go through the correspondence that Mr. Wardner usual- ly attended to. ‘*Thank you,’’ said Mr. Biglow. ‘*Now one question more. Did any of you answer a telephone call from the Probity and Integrity Bank?’’ | A general chorus of denial. ‘*You had better investigate a little more,’’ said Mr. Biglow, turning to the banker. ‘‘Good day!’’ “‘It doesn’t satisfy me, however,’’ said the banker. ‘‘You don’t beara very good—’’ : Here he checked himself and went out. Barker drew a deep breath and then bent over his work. ‘‘The policy of the house doesn’t seem to be working well,’’ he said to himself, ‘‘but I can be de- pended upon to keep my mouth shut.”’ >. ___ The Financial Influence of the Diploma. Written for the Tradesman. With the coming of the summer high school, college and university swing open their doors and send out into ac- tive life a host of young men and young women armed with the diploma, as a testimonial of what they have done to prepare themselves for the work they are to enter upon. What the commer- cial value of the diploma is there is little need to discuss. Prized or laughed at, the fact is patent that the number of students in these higher institutions of learning is rapidly increasing and the holder and the defender of the ‘‘sheep- skin’’ are insisting that it stands for a higher order of American citizenship, that trade, comprising a part of that citizenship, is made better by what the diploma stands for and that the di- ploma, in itself, is an incentive to greater trade activity. At this late day there is little inclina- tion to challenge the first two asser- tions; but there is a strong sentiment outside of the cities to the effect that there is a tendency to overproduction in the educational, as in the other, mar- kets of the world. The ubiquitous tax- payer in the country, as elsewhere, is loudly insisting that the common school, with the time-honored Three R’s, is all that healthy childhood needs to get ready for this workaday world and that anything more than these ‘‘cometh of evil.’’ Country life and living have nothing to do with the ‘‘dead languages and the higher mathematics and the folderol of the sciences.’ Muscle and backbone are the essentials for farm in- dustry and anything beyond plain ‘readin’, ’ritin’ an’ ‘rithmetic’’ is about sure to lift the boy and girl above their position and unfit them for their destined work. One store is all the farm- ers of a neighborhood or district want and the essentials of the country store- keeper are wit enough to buy and sell to advantage and sense enough to make change. Everybody knows that what- ever creates excitement paralyzes trade and that is just what follows every high school graduation in the country. Without waiting for the inevitable ‘‘therefore,’’ and with no desire to en- ter into extensive argument, it may be well to say that here, as elsewhere, fact is better than theory and that more than one country merchant can be found who has learned from experience that the reverse is true—that the occasion of which the presentation of the diploma is the culmination is, in itself, an in- centive to trade and has a tendency to lead to trade of the better sort. There are excitements and excitements. Polit- ical excitement attendant upon a presi- dential election is detrimental to trade until the future policy of the country has been determined upon, but that is where the financial welfare of the coun- try centers the business attention of the country upon a single event which has gained possession of men’s minds by a general anxiety, and is hardly to be classed with the little flurry centering in the graduating exercises of a high school in city or country. Here is a casein hand: The little village of Rexleigh, under the manage- ment of an intelligent school board and an up-to-date teacher, introduced a course of study four years ago, and last year the first class, five in number, was graduated. There was considerable so- licitude about it. The graduation took place in June and for six weeks before nothing else was thought of or talked of. The ‘‘event’’ was advertised far and wide, and for a circuit of miles, when the day came, the interested- populace— and that in the country means every- body—came in from all points of the compass. After the graduation there was a general reception, which was fol- lowed in the evening by a ‘‘graduation ball’” under the management of the alumni—or those who would have been the alumni had the course of study been determined upon years before. When it was over and the storekeeper at Rex- leigh was asked what he thought of ‘*graduations as such’’ he answered that he did not quite grasp the ‘‘as such’’ idea, but that financially he was better off by several hundred dollars all told and he hoped that ‘‘graduations as such’’ would be a permanency-—an ex- perience which has not been confined to Rexleigh. It is to be hoped that the diploma, financially, will no longer be considered the sign of calamity. It is far from that. It may not stand for all the vir- tues that its strongest supporters claim, nor yet for all the ewils its enemies as- sert, but from the trade point of view it is not an evil, as the returns of-many a country trader abundantly testify. R. M. Streeter. —a ee ae The Cleveland rivals of the Standard Oil Company have given up the battle against that concern and are combining to sell out their interests to their fue. The Standard Oil is to pay about $1,000,000 for the whole of the proper- ties. There are three of the concerns —Scofield, Shurmer & Teagle; the Cleveland Refining Company, and the Scio Refining Company. R. T. Wil- son, of New York, is credited with en- gineering the deal, which extinguishes the last spark of competition with the Standard Oil Company in Ohio, 4 we MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 15 ¢ @ @ WILE BROS. & WEILL. BUFFALO. N. Y. @# @# @ e ssSFFF5F5F2> 3355555355552 > SSSS3y |* & Seéccce< Write for Our Booklet of Buffalo and the Exposition. WILE Bros. & WEILL, Cor. Ellicott & Carroll Sts., Buffalo, N. Y. MAKERS OF PAN-AMERICAN GUARANTEED CLOTHING SNOINVSA O1VSAANG SAVIN SVH SONIHLOTO YNO it sa od & * 16 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Fruits and Produce. Made a Specialty of Horseradish. A very interesting story about Augus- tus Cliff, a Chicago dealer in produce and fancy groceries, is told in Printers’ Ink. Cliff has built up a considerable business in a small basement store by novel advertising methods. A few years ago, when he made up his mind to do some advertising, he also decided that a single staple from his stock must bear the expense of the campaign. Horse- radish having never been advertised much, Cliff decided to feature it. He also sank his own identity under the business name of ‘‘ Horseradish Jack, ’’ by which name thousands of people know him. Cliff’s first advertisement was a gro- tesque wagon, drawn by a jackass— Cliff's trade-mark. This wagon at- tracted much attention. It was covered with cleverly worded signs. Cliff now uses from twenty to fifty lines of want advertisements in the daily papers. Here is how some of his advertisements read : Wanted—Forty married women, not over 40 years old, to call for samples of horseradish. Horseradish Jack, 68 Randolph street. Wanted—Furnished mile of business center. must eat horseradish. Horseradish Jack’s. Personal—No_ Pain, plain horseradish at Horseradish Jack. Personal—If young lady who rode on Madison street cable last night will try horseradish she will improve her com- plexion. Horseradish Jack for sample bottle. __Cliff’s advertising was heard from right from the start. People who came in to try horseradish out of curiosity learned that he sold good butter, cheese, eggs, condiments, etc. His horserad- ish business has gradually grown to enormous proportions. A while ago he bought a forty acre farm and planted it to the much wanted root. Even this large crop is not enough for present needs and he has contracted with a number of farmers for further acreage. All his advertising is of the funny or grotesque order. During the past five years nearly every cent of profit on the staple has been spent in exploiting it, while bar- rels have been given away in samples. The appropriation has crept up to $25 per day, but this sum is laid out in small mediums—want advertisements, programmes, circulars and novelties. A glass fruit dish is given in return for each empty bottle brought back to the Store, and in nearly every case the cus- tomer who claims this premium makes purchases of other articles sufficient to compensate for the gift. An enviable trade has been built up with hotels, res- taurants, clubs and wholesalers, and the entire business of the little basement store is made to hinge upon the one ar- ticle that advertises it. —_2s0t>__ Uncle Sam’s New Vegetables. Have you ever eaten a crosne, a stachys or a vegetable marrow? These are some of the new fruits and vegetables which the agriculturai de- partment is about to introduce into the United States. Some time ago Congress appropriated $20,000 to collect valuable fruits and vegetables in foreign countries. An ex- pedition was sent to Italy and other Mediterranean countries in search of new foods. The vegetable marrow is the most familiar of the lot. It isa sort of summer squash, and looks like a large green cucumber. It is eaten before it is fully ripe, and is digestible. The department suggests that it should be served with meat. The finest mar- rows come from Algeria. One of the most important finds was the crosne, a little known French vegetable. It comes originally from Japan and looks like a room within a Landlady Get sample at No Gas—Just 10 cents a bottle. string of large beads. These beads or tubers are two or four inches long and about as large as one’s finger. The plant is boiled or fried and served with meat. It is extremely hardy and will grow in any ground. Anew variety of strawberry was also found. It is known as the *‘large fruited, ever bearing strawberry.’’ Or- dinary berries will yield only a few weeks, while the new variety will —pro- duce for months from the same stem. A new muskmelon has been brought from Smyrna, which is said to be superior in sweetness and flavor to anything in this country. An attempt is also to be made to _ in- troduce the pistache nut into general use. In Italy this nut is more popular than the walnut. Several superior vari- eties of asparagus, lettuce and onions were also brought back from Europe. ——>_22.__ Snappy Retailing. A merchant can do a good deal in the way of increasing his business by thinking for the people about him. We are creatures of habit to a large extent, and we fall into ruts and ways of liv- ing. The people of a community get into the habit of buying certain things. They do not branch out much, not be- cause they would not be willing to, but it has never occurred to them to do it and they do not know how. The merchant steps in at this point, and makes some suggestions to those of his patrons to whom this would apply. The patron is pleased with the interest manifested by the merchant and the suggestions are adopted without injury to the buyer and to the benefit of the seller. By judicious practice along this line a merchant can increase his busi- ness in a year sufficiently perhaps to pay a profit and thus make the differ- ence between no profit and a favorable result. The idea is worth trying. —Com- mercial Bulletin. —_—_2-22>—__ The Typewriter Who Was Too Observing. ‘*Mr. Smoothly?’’ ves. ‘That Mrs. Gunhild, the charming widow, who is such a great friend of our typewriter, called again to-day and guess what she said about you.”’ ‘‘Oh, I can’t,’’ said the old gentle- man, beginning to get interested. **What was it?’’ ‘I heard her say to Miss Brown that she thought you were such a handsome looking man and held your age so well.”’ ‘“She did, eh?’’ he replied, pushing out his chest and pretending that it didn’t make any particular difference to him what she had said. ‘‘But,’’ the young lad continued, ‘“‘Miss Brown told her she ought to see you preparing to go out for lunch. She said it took you five minutes whitening the enamel on your false teeth and ten minutes more to get the side hair slicked up over your bald spot.’’ Thirty minutes later. *““Gordon,’’ said Mr. Smoothly, speaking to his confidential office man, “the dull season is upon us and we must retrench,cut down expenses for a while. To-night pay Miss Brown, the type- writer, and let her go.’’ ——_>4.__ A Chicago man having paid $1,200 for a whistling canary, a New York authority on caged song birds says that whistling canaries are not rare, and that $1,200 is much too great a price. He says whistling canaries could be had from $100 to $150. in order to teach canaries to whistle, they are taken from the nest when but a few days old and placed in a cage, near which a music box that plays hut one or some- times two tunes is kept constantly in action. The authority mentioned also says he once knew of a canary that could whistle My ‘‘Country, 'Tis of Thee, ’’ VINEGAR LAW PROOF. Use our goods and avoid prosecution by Food Inspectors. CIDER The Standard of Excellence for 24 years. For prices see price current. Chicago. Kansas City. St. Paul. So. Haven, Mich. a. CTT Y ca —_ Our Vinegar to be an ABSOLUTELY PURE APPLE JUICE VIN- EGAR. To anyone who will analyze it and find any deleterious acids, or anything that is not produced from the apple, we will forfeit We also guarantee it to be of full strength as required by law. We will Prosecute any person found using our packages for cider or vinegar without first removing all traces of our brands therefrom. Benton Harbor, Michigan. J.ROBINSON, Manager. i ether a Awnings, Tents, Flags see = Order your Awnings before it gets hot. TENTS TO RENT Stack binder and thresher cov- ers, horse and wagon covers. We make everything made of canvas. THE M. I. WILCOX Co. COFFEES MAKE BUSINESS — + 4. > ree 2 ae 4 te r 4 2 re MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 17 Butter and Eggs Observations by a Gotham Egg Man. Talking about washed eggs, a re- ceiver told me a tale the other day that will bear repeating. It is in confirma- tion of what I have always claimed— that eggs had better be left dry and dirty than washed, when intended for distant shipment. To begin at the be- ginning, I saw this lot of eggs in the receiver’s store the day they arrived—it was perhaps two weeks or more ago. The consignment contained firsts, dirties and checks, and the eggs in question constituted a grade by themselves. There was a question as to what they were. They were clean and handsome but weak before the candle, and there was some discussion as to their selling value. Passing the store one day last week the receiver recalled the matter to my memory and told me his experience with the eggs. ‘‘I sold them,’ he said, “‘to a cheap buyer at 10%c at mark. Shortly afterwards he came back and said he found he could not use them at all; he urged me to take them back and do the best I could with them for his account. Well, I did so and found an- other buyer at I1c, the market for under grade eggs having improved a little in the meantime. But the second buyer found all sorts of trouble with the goods ; every man he sold to madea great kick, many of the eggs were returned, and the bulk of the lot finally came back to me for the second time. They had gone rapidly to the bad, become ‘stinkers,’ and in spite of their nice looks were finally closed out at $1.50 a case.’’ These eggs were evidently washed and it only goes to show how keeping qual- ity is ruined by the process. Of course egg packers who have a local trade where eggs can be put out at once and very promptly consumed dirties to advantage to the extent of such outlets, but to wash them for dis- tant shipment is foolish if not dishon- orable. ee The circumstances leading to con- tinued very free storage of eggs seem to be about as anticipated when the April speculators set the pace so high. When everybody was grabbing for April eggs at prices equivalent to a range of 14@ 15c delivered at the seaboard—general- ly 14@14%c—Western egg collectors were very free sellers. They were mak- ing pretty good profits as a rule and let everything go. Few of them had any confidence in storing eggs at the prices ruling and those who loaded up with April packings were chiefly the storage houses and egg jobbers in various parts of the country. But this demand slack- ened after April and the lessened outlet from high priced buyers served to re- duce first cost considerably at country points. Then Eastern freight rates took a tumble and between the lower first cost and the reduction in transportation charges, storage goods could be put in Eastern houses on a considerably lower basis than during April. The May weather was bad for quality only for about a week; as a rule the month was cooler than usual and much of the sup- ply was very good for storing. The lower cost of May eggs at Eastern stor- age points led to steady large inward movement, in which Western packers themselves took part to a very consider- able extent. Probably the actual cost to May storers in Eastern houses was fully 2c per dozen less than the prices paid for the April accumulations, con- can- wash- sidering both the reduced cost of the eggs and the reduced freight rates. And still production is keeping up well and accumulations of fine eggs have heen added to by the storage of cheap stock obtained already in considerable quan- tity during depressed market condi- tions. There is likely to be further free storing of under grades; whenever lines of goods can be bought at 1o@11c—even if they show heat pretty badly—there are likely to be speculative buyers among the cheap trade and as the sea- son advances the prediction that stor- age accumulations would not reach the maximum until early fall seems more and more probable.—N. Y. Produce Review. ——-_- +? S—____ Bogus Commission Merchants. There are plenty of these the year around, but they usually become more numerous and more active in the fall, when farmers have more produce to ship, and are especially active in seek- ing consignments of poultry. Their methods of securing shipments are nu- merous, and their schemes for evading payment for goods received are even more numerous. They manage to se- cure lists of names of shippers, often by sneaking around the stores of rep- utable receivers and stealing the names from their consignments. They secure lists of names of producers in certain localities by cunningly devised adver- tisements, and in other ways. Then the usuai way is to send out a letter in im- itation of typewriting, often on a letter head adorned with a cut of an immense building, showing the place of busi- ness. This letter sets forth the peculiar advantages enjoyed by the writer for getting higher prices for consignments than any one else in the trade, and often promises absolutely several cents per pound more than the ruling market price. This one thing alone is enough to stamp any such promiser as a fraud. But it usually brings heavy shipments. It may be that, with some products, and in some cases, remittances are made for first shipments at promised prices, with the expectation that this will bring other and larger shipments—and it usu- ally does. But sooner or later, there is trouble. In some cases no remittance is made, and a visit shows that the bird has flown. Some firms or individuals have scooped in thousands of dollars in this way in a few weeks’ time, and then perhaps got around the corner and opened up under another name, only to go through the same game. Or the shipper may receive word that the mar- ket went all to pieces, and his shipment had to be sold for what it would bring, often not enough to pay freight. Or it arrived in bad order. Or—dozens of other excuses. These frauds are famil- iar in all large markets. A remedy? Yes! Don’t ship tothem. They can not do business without shippers.— Poultry Monthly. ——_~> 2. ___ ‘*There are,’’ says The Buffalo Ex- press, ‘‘some businesslike young women employed as demonstrators at the food exhibits on the Pan-American grounds. One of them dishes out apple butter (or some such dope) on a cracker, to whom- soever will eat. A young man took his dose the other day and then, wishing to be jocular, remarked with an ingratiat- ing air: ‘That’s good apple butter. Just like mother used to make.’ The young woman struggled wito her desire to be polite for a moment; then her business instinct triumphed, and she replied: ‘Much better. Your mother had neither the knowledge nor the facil- ities to make such apple butter.’ *' : , FP PPOOPO POF FGF GFUOF FF FGeSG Write us for prices for Butter and Eggs We pay prompt cash. Our guarantee is worth some- thing. We have been in business in Detroit for over forty years. PETER SMITH & SONS DETROIT, MICH. J. W. Keys General Produce and Commission Merchant, Detroit, Mich. I want your consignments of Butter, Eggs, Poultry. Correspondence silicited. Please inves- vestigate. Send for weekly quotations. City Savings Bank, Commercial Agencies. pwwvevewvvvevvevvel PF FO OU VUVUUUC YS Ba ba b> bn b> b> b> An bn by b> tp tn tp a hi hi hh hh hh tp te tb i tp li i tt it te : : | Sabana ba br be bd by tp by tn tn tp tp tp PpuvrwvvwevVvVvVVUUVCTCCTCrUOOG References: Summer Resorts ON THE G.R& 1 | ‘‘ The Fishing Line’’ The oe Department of the Grand Rapids & Indiana Railway has issued a 36- page booklet, entitled ‘Michigan in Sum- mer,”’ that contains 250 pictures of resorts in Northern Michigan. In eresting information is given about these popular resorts: Petoskey Mackinac Island Bay View Traverse City Harbor Springs Neahtawanta Harbor Point Omena Wequetonsing Northport Roaring Brook Northport Point Emmet Beach Edgewood Walloon Lake and other points It contains a list of hotels and boarding houses in Northern Michigan, with their rates by the day and week, and passenger fares from the principal points in the Middle West. This booklet will be sent free upon request to C. L. LocKwoop, General Passenger and Ticket Agent, Grand Rapids, Michigan. The summer train schedule goes into effect June 30. Time cards and full information regarding connections, the “‘ Northland Ex- press ’’ with cafe car service, will be sent, and assistance given to plan a comfortable trip via the Grand Rapids & Indiana Railway The Imperial Gas Lamp Is an absolutely safe lamp. It burns without odor or smoke. Common stove gasoline is used. It is an eco- nomical light. Attractive prices are offered. Write at once for Agency. The Imperial Gas Lamp Co. 132 and 134 Lake St. E., Chicago Butter and Eggs Wanted Write for Cash Prices to R. Hirt, Jr., 34 and 36 Market Street, Detroit, Mich. References: City Savings Bank and Commercial Agencies. RIE Ay eee ogstpe eter ngidgamala tianlian WANTED ; 1,000 Live Pigeons. f Coolers in building. Will pay toc each delivered Detroit; also Butter, Eggs and Poultry. Will buy or handle for shippers’ account. Cold Storage and 55 CADILLAC SQUARE, DETROIT, MICH. SNS RB BB SS. RE RE RE aR. f GEO. N. HUFF & Co., Retting & Evans Wholesale Fruits, Produce and Commission Michigan Berries now in. Wax Beans, Home Peas, Cabbage, Vegetables of All Kinds. 33 Ottawa Street, Grand Rapids, Mich. FIELD SEEDS All kinds Clover and Grass Seeds. Field Peas. HUNGARIAN AND MILLET SEEDS MOSELEY BROS. Jobbers of Fruits, Seeds, Beans and Potatoes 26, 28, 90, 32 Ottawa Sfreet Grand Rapids, Michigan MICHIGAN TRADESMAN . The New York Market Special Features of the Grocery and Prod- uce Trades. Special Correspondence. New York, June 15—There is some speculative business going on in the coffee market and perhaps this sustains the whole situation, for prices are fairly firm. The demand for actual coffee, however, is mighty slack. Importers and roasters seem to have fairly large stocks on hand and for the time being are showing no interest beyond daily transactions. At the close Rio No. 7 is worth only 6c in an invoice way and this is lower than for some time. In store and afloat the amount aggregates 1,220,653 bags. The receipts at Rio and Santos from July 1 last year to June 12, 1901, have aggregated 10,558,000 bags—almost 2,000,000 more than last year and more ‘than 2,000,000 more than two years ago. There is a fairly active trade in the mild coffees and Good Cu- cuta is firmly held at 8c. Notwithstanding the time of year, there seems to be no great amount of activity in sugar. Of course, in the ag- gregate a good deal of sugar is moving, but orders for large lots are not frequent and would-be purchasers seem to think that the less they carry the better off they will be. Arbuckles seem to be the busier of the two big concerns, if one may judge from the fact of their being five days behind in deliveries. Teas are dull and easy for greens; easy and dull for blacks. Indifference all around is the way one man reports the situation. Prices are steady, how- ever, and it is difficult to find sellers who are willing to make any conces- sions. They seem confident as to the future. In the better grades of rice there is a fair trade going on, but, asa rule, the same old story is told of quietude. Or- ders are for small quantities and the only redeeming feature is that prices are firm. Exporters are doing little and seem to be content with that. Canned Goods—Business is _ fairly = although with the supply of fresh uits now on hand there is, of course, less call for the canned article. From all parts of the country come reports of active canneries and the chances seem to be favorable for a good big pack of everything under the sun. Apples in New York State are pretty sure to be short crop and, so far as Baldwins are concerned, the output will be very light indeed. Prices are about as last noted. Best brands of tomatoes, 75@77 %c. There has been some call for currants, but, aside from this, the dried fruit market lacks animation. They are worth, in barrels from 9@9%c; cases, 9%@io%c. Prunes seem to ie doing a little hetter, but there is room for im- provement. Peaches are quiet; Califor- nia unpeeled bags, 5%@10%c; peeled, 11@18c. Holders of spices are not making any great effort to dispose of stocks, but, as the situation now stands, it is a good time to buy. The demand is light, however, and, while matters might be worse, they will probably have that tired feeling until cooler weather. There is no demand for any grade of molasses—good, better or best. The weather is not adapted to the use of this article just at present and neither buyer nor seller is apparently interested in the molasses situation. Syrups are quiet, as buyers and sellers ‘‘can not agree. Best Western creamery butter is marked up a peg this week and closes fairly firm at I9%c; firsts, 18%@19c; seconds, 17@18c; imitation creamery, 14%@I7C; factory, 13@14%4c—latter for fancy; renovated, 16@17¢. For’ the best full cream cheese gc is paid. This is the top, however, and some very good stock has moved for less ; palace 81%@8%{c. Above are for ‘large sizes, which seem to be the only kind taken, and the result is an accumulation of small sizes. The sup- ly of white cheese is not excessive ; In act, is rather limited. With lighter arrivals and a reduction of previous accumulations the egg mar- ket is in a fairly satisfactory condition. Quotations are about 13c for Michigan, Indiana and Northern Ohio stock of regular packing. The general run of stock is about 12c for Western. There is a little better feeling in beans, with prices practically without change from last week. Choice mar- rows, $2.50; medium, $2@2.02% ; pea, $2.05. Some red Alaska salmon, it is said, has been offered for $1.27%4 spot. The general rate is 2%@5c more. The acreage of tomatoes in New Jer- sey is said to be smaller than usual and canners are offering $6 a ton. A tomato famine is not anticipated. Lemons at the auction yesterday showed a tendency to higher rates and an advance of about 25c was made. eS a A woman would never be successful in running for an office; she would have to stop too often to see if her hat was on straight. shipped fruit For a number of years we have s to grocerymen on orders by mail and it has or satisfactory to the buyer and to myself. he fruit is raised on the high ground just out- side the city limits. I have a large and con- venient packing house and good shipping facili- ties, long distance telephone and mail delivery at 8:30 o’clock every week day morning by rural route No. 4. My orders are always shipped complete in the afternoon of the day received, which will forward the fruit twenty-four hours quicker than if bought on the city market the next morning. I can give prompt service and ood stock put in full sized packages. I can urnish of my own raising strawberries, rasp- berries, gooseberries, currants, cherries, plums and red, white and blue grapes—by the thousand baskets, ton or car load. Peaches and pears I can obtain of nearby neighbors. Give me a trial or standing order and we will try to please you. Give plain shipping directions. No fruit shipped on commission. WM. K. MUNSON, i Proprietor Vine Croft, Grand Rapids, Mich. reli wav aa aes Established 1876 Charles Commission Merchant = Richardson Wholesale Fruits Carlots a Specialty 58-60 W. Market St. and 121-123 Michigan St. Buffalo, N. Y. References—City National ee. Manfrs. & Traders Bank, Buffalo, N Y. Any responsible Commercial Agency, or make enquiry at your nearest bankers. Fanay Dist. "Phone 158 A, 158 D For a Quick Sale and Money Promptly ship us your Butter, Eggs, Poultry and all Farm Products. We are ina position to take care of your goods on arrival and get you top prices. Grand Rapids Cold Storage Co., curd Rapids | : Grand Rapids, Michigan. @ Citizens Phone 2600. We do a general storage, and solicit your patronage. Season Rate on Eggsto Jan. 1, 1901: 400 case lots, per d0Z................. 1%c 600 case lots, per dOz..............--- 14%e 1000 case lots and over, special rate on —- Thos D. Bradfield, Sec. @ : Sonic sesecuunensaanen J. B. HAMMER & CO. WHOLESALE FRUIT AND PRODUCE DEALERS Specialties: Potatoes, Apples, Onions, Cabbage, Melons, Oranges in car lots Write or wire for prices. 119 E. FRONT ST., CINCINNATI, OHIO SEEDS Our stocks are still complete. All orders filled promptly and properly. We carry the largest stocks and best grades of seeds for the garden, farm and flower garden. ALFRED J. BROWN SEED CO. Seed Growers and [erchants Grand Rapids, [Michigan ALL GROCERS Who desire to give their customers the best vinegar on the market will give them RED STAR BRAND Cider Vinegar. These goods stand for PURITY and are the best un the market. We give a Guarantee Bond to every customer. Your order solicited. THE LEROUX CIDER & VINEGAR CO., TOLEDO, OHIO. MARK YourR SHIPMENTS BUSH & WAITE Commission Merchants, 353 Russell Street Detroit, Mich. e References, Home Savings Bank, Com’l Agencies The best and only the best are sold by us You can pay more but can not find better BOOOO000 09000000 00000000 00000060 000000000000 0000 STRAWBERRIES Pineapples, New Garden Truck and fancy long-keeping Messina Lemons at the most favorable prices. EGGS WANTED THE VINKEMULDER COMPANY, 14 OTTAWA STREET, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. OOOO SOOOOOO0O0S 09920000 00000000 000000000000 0008 a 00000000000 Highest Market Prices Paid Regular Shipments Solicited. 98 South Division Street, Grand Rapids, Mich. We are making a specialty at present on fancy Messina Lemons Stock is fine, in sound condition and good keepers. Price very low. wire for quotations. E. E. HEWITT, Successor to C. N. Rapp & Co. 9 North Ionia Street, Grand Rapids, Mich. Write or L.O. SNEDECOR Ezz Receiver Start in with us now. You will find a friend youcan stick to 36 Harrison Street, New York REFERENCE:—NEW YORK NATIONAL EXCHANGE BANK. NEW YORK during hot weather. All sales case count. ne par ipa y i Were =. cP Gn we , weight. i MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 19 The Meat Market Consumes a Ton of Frogs’ Legs Daily. From the New York Sun. One ton of frogs’ legs a day! That is the size of the June supply for New York City. As the season lasts from April 1 to October 1, the frog eaters ought to be able to jump well enough to liven things up when the melancholy autumn days set in. : Frogs’ legs come to town in various ways. Some of them arrive attached to the frogs to which they belong. Other come independently ; simple frogs’ legs unadorned. They do not even have any skin to conceal the pale beauty of their complexion. The only unnecessary or- naments they wear are two rather splay feet and half a spinal column, which same nest of bones, by the way, is a monument to the thrift of the canny Canadian. But let us begin with Master Froggie while he is still on his native swamp. He’s not a particular beast when it comes to a place to live. Almost any old mud hole will do fora frog. Lati- tude is nothing to him, and he does not care a croak about questions of longitude either. East, West, North or South, he flourishes everywhere. Froggie does not care where he comes from, but the persons who eat his legs do. At any rate, they would if they knew anything about it. Early in the spring the supply comes from the South; a little later the Jersey home product comes in; then the Canadians and the Northern New Yorkers get to work. They are last of all, but also best of all. Fulton Market is the place to go if one wants to study the fascinating sub- ject of frogs’ legs—in the uncooked State, of course. There are several men there who know a little about frogs and a great deal about their legs—the frogs’ legs. Two of these men backed each other up in the following statements: ‘‘Canadian frogs are the best. Frogs from the South come early in the sea- son, but the meat is too soft. It is like everything else from the South, it is hard to keep. The Southerners are lazy, too, or not up to date. They ship the whole frog instead of just the hind legs, the only part worth anything. ‘Lots of these frogs come from the lower Chesapeake and around Balti- more. They are packed in grass and shipped in crates. A good many die on the way and anyhow they might just as well be killed when they are caught so that only the legs need be shipped. ‘*The French-Canadians, who corral most of the frogs which come to us from Canada, are more accommodating. They ship only the legs as you see them here. But they are too hasty them- selves. They pack the legs too soon after killing the frog and while the flesh is still warm. That causes it to spoil, and we lose a good deal that way. They ought to let it cool naturally before they begin packing. *“But why do they leave this piece of the back sticking onto the legs? It is quite ornamental, but does not look as if it would be good picking for a hun- gry man. “*Good picking? You could not get enough meat off that piece of back to fill a hole in a baby’s tooth. It is pure waste. They leave it on to make Frogs’ legs are bought and sold by the pound and that spinal sam- ple makes a good deal of difference when you have several hundred dozen pairs of legs. Sometimes they put in whole frogs; that is both pairs of legs and the back; that’s all there is toa frog and there’s nothing but bones to the back and the front pair of legs. There are tricks even in the frog leg trade.’’ Most of the frogs from this part of the country are natives of Jersey, but they are a picayune product of the effete East; mere babies alongside of the whoppers sent in from the West. The legs that come from the Missouri frogs look like chicken drumsticks. Some of the frogs from the banks of the Big Muddy weigh two pounds and half of that goes to a pair of hind legs, which would make a pretty fair meal fora man with not too hearty an appetite. But the Missouri frogs are true sons of the West; hardy products of the wild, free life of the frontier. In other words they are as tough as a_ bronco, or a cowboy, or certain luck, or anything else of a purely Western breed. But for all these frogs’ legs, attenuated ones from Hackensack, flabby, lazy ones from Dixie, brawny busters from out West, and fine-fettled ones from along the St. Lawrence, there is a de- mand which jumps at the supply as a frog himself would jump at a fly. *‘Look at that,’’ said one dealer, picking up a pair of legs on each of which was just about one mouthful of meat—if the mouth wasn’t too big. “‘They send us those because they know we'll take all we can get and still want more. The demand is always ahead of the supply.’’ Anybody who was ever a small boy knows that there are several ways of catching a frog. Probably a good many of those sent here are netted. A few are shot, but that is a rank waste of material, as all small boys know. A piece of red flannel, a common fish- hook, an old pole, a club, a tin pail— why, ifa Jefferson county boy can’t glut the home market with that outfit he isn't worth his salt. ‘‘Frogs’ legs?’’ said a man who was once a jefferson county boy. ‘'‘I’ve caught thousands of frogs. Just tied a piece of red flannel on a hook and dangled it in among tbe lily pads. In a minute I’d see a big fellow coming out of the shadows to investigate and all his friends and neighbors were right behind him just waiting to be caught. Oh, it was too easy! I had another boy in the boat to hit ’em on the head with a club and then we'd skin ’em and toss the hind quarters into the pail. They’d kick arcund in there sometimes for an hour or more. -“*It’s hard to kill a frog. I’ve known "em to hop out of the boat after they’d had their heads clubbed. They never hopped in, though. Very intelligent animal, a frog. I used to catch ’em and keep ’em ina tub of water. Then I'd catch a bumblebee by the wings and throw him down hard onto the water and while he was buzzing around try- ing to get off, the frog would jump for him and get him. ‘But the bumblebee had his revenge all ready and you couldn't count one- two before a look of pained surprise would come into that frog’s eyes. The bumblebee had stung him. With that rare intelligence, however, for which | give the species credit, the frog would then take his fore foot, reach down and pull the bumblebee out. That is a fact. ‘‘ They work those forefeet very clev- erly, anyway. When hooked, a frog will often take hold of the fishline and try to get the hook out. Failing that, he will hold the line so as to ease up on the hook. As for what they eat, I once found a big frog which had choked to death on a swallow. I suppose the bird had come down to the river bank to get mud for his nest. At any rate, there it was, with its tail sticking out of the frog’s mouth. I've caught frogs that had eaten little catfish about four inches long. ‘‘I’ve gone home with a two-quart pail full of frogs’ legs as the result of an afternoon’s work. The trouble then was to dispose of them. Ship them? We never thought of that. I don’t believe there was much of a market anywhere then. Nobody would buy them there in the village except an old Frenchman who ran a little hotel and he gave us only Io cents a dozen for them. Ah, but when the circus came around then we were in clover. They were the old over- land circuses and they seemed to ap- preciate the sterling qualities of Indian River frogs’ legs, for they paid us 25 cents a dozen for them.’’ Frogs’ legs don’t sell by the dozen nowadays; at least, not inthe New York market. Only the best hotels and res- taurants buy them, but one of the _larg- est of these establishments will order fifty pounds atatime. At this season the average is about four pairs of legs to the pound. But the extremes are the little Jersey frogs, which run about twenty pairs to the pound, and the big Missourians at a pound a pair. The Fulton Market dealers also keep some live frogs in stock to supply spe- cial orders. ‘“We occasionally have a customer who wants live frogs, or wants them killed and skinned while he waits, so we have a small supply on hand for that purpose. It’s a mistake, though, to cook frogs’ legs too fresh. They’re not like fish, that should be lifted from the water to the coals, if possible. Here’s our live stock,’’ showing a tank con- taining thirty or more frogs, half of them camped on a shingle which was floating around. They were of all sizes and shades. ‘“There’s a good deal of difference between them in color and markings, but they may all come from the same locality,’’ said the dealer. ‘‘It’s hard to tell by looking at him where a frog comes from, The difference is more in quality of the meat.’’ ‘“Are frogs like chickens? der in the spring?’’ ‘‘No. They seem to be just about the same all through the season. Six months of jumping on and off a bank doesn’t seem to toughen them up any.”’ ‘‘Are there frog farms where they are raised for the market?’’ don’t know. I’ve heard that there are, but I don’t know. A few years ago I read of a young woman who had fenced in a Jersey swamp with wire netting and was going to make her everlasting fortune in frogs. She had _ practiced with a revolver and would stand on the edge of her farm and shoot frogs as fast as she could load and fire. But I guess some people think a frog is a fish when it comes to stories.’’ ‘‘ People seem to be getting over their objection to frogs’ legs because they didn’t think a frog was an appetizing animal, don’t they?’’ ‘‘Judging by the demand for frogs’ legs they do. Folks will eat most every- thing nowadays. They’re beginning to eat snails, but we have to import those. More ten- Over here there is nothing but the little snail like a periwinkle. Crabs are the great thing just now. Soft shell, of course. There must be at least 7,000 dozen of them eaten every day."’ ‘“You say folks eat everything. Is there much of a demand for eels?’’ ‘‘Well, not in the best places. Peo- ple haven't succeeded in overcoming their prejudiec against things that wrig- gle like a snake.”’ ‘‘Wouldn’t a boneless shad be likely to wriggle?’’ ‘‘I suppose so, but there is no such thing. At any rate,I’ve never seen one, and I’ve seen a few fish in my day."’ Gas Lamp | Our genera- A \ Nie tion is what pleases all our patrons, Quick, per- fect and al- ways reli- able. | runs forty Fount hours, gives by actual test Ioo can- dle illumina- | tion. Write for | our new Cat- alogue. Pentone Gas Lamp Co., 141 Canal St. Grand Rapids, Mich. Bell Phone 2929 STONEWARE We can ship promptly all sizes of Stone- ware—Milk Pans, Churns and Jugs. Send us your order. W. S. & J. E. GRAHAM Grand Rapids, Michigan If you want tos In Cash Profits in 190 but one dozen per day of FLEISCHMA will secure $25 REWARD thorough satisfaction to your patrons, the sale of YELLOW LABEL COMPRESSED YEAST Grand Rapids Office, 29 Crescent Ave. Genenevencneneseucnoneneconoueneneneuenenenesenese ecure more than I, and in addition give NN & CO.’S that result. Detroit Office, 111 W. Larned St. We solicit your shipments of Fresh Eggs and Dairy Butter. Reference, Home Savings Bank, Detroit. ae ene eae ene a Cera Ae “= DETROIT 1HE LEADING PRODUCE HOUSE ON THE EASTERN MARKET. i DICT er aCe on ‘© We make a specialty of poultry and dressed calves. Write for our weekly price list. 20 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Woman’s World Graphic Glimpse at the Life of the Studio Girl. One of the most interesting person- ages in New York is the studio girl. You do not hear much about her, and her name does not figure in the columns of the society journals, but, neverthe- less, she is present in great numbers, and, in a way, has established a quiet, demure, perfectly proper feminine Latin Quartier that is as peculiar to New York as the naughty quarter is to Paris. The studio girl is the true cosmopoli- tan. She comes from everywhere—from seedy little Southern towns and the prairies of the Far West and little New England farmhouses, and she is_ study- ing everything under the sun. Some- times it is art, sometimes music, or it may be acting or singing or physical culture or dancing or dressmaking or millinery; but it is always something by which she hopes to not only make a living, but, perhaps, earn fame and for- tune, since nowadays the extra com- petent and progressive woman worker has not only a chance to earn her bread and butter, but Bar le Duc preserves to go on it. “Is New York really the center of culture and information on every point?’’ I asked one of the students. ‘*Do you find the advantages here so much better than in other cities?’’ ‘‘Not at all,’’ she replied ; ‘‘we mere- ly come to get the trade mark ‘Studied in New York’ branded on us. It is like the flim-flam waving of hands with which conjurors do their tricks. The public would not believe in us if we did not do it. The superior prestige of having studied in New York or Europe is worth just so much cold cash in your salary.’’ When a girl comes on to study any- thing she begins by going to a boarding- house, and if anything on earth can reconcile one to the shortness of life it is a New York boarding-house. She is given a dark and dingy cubby-hole of a room, reeking with a smell of perennial boiled beef and cabbage, which floats up through the register, and with an adamantine bed and prehistoric chair that make a lump come in her throat every time she thinks of home and mother. After a few weeks of this she meets up with one or two other home- sick girls similarly located,and they de- cide to club together and start to house- keeping. This is easily done in New York. There are innumerable buildings, con- sisting of small flats, furnished or partly furnished, that are dignified with the entrancingly fascinating name _ of **studios,’’ and which may be had fora moderate rental, as rents go in New York. Here the girls install themselves with a small gas stove, and with the aid of the delicatessen shop around the cor- ner, where they may buy all sorts of cooked food, even to so little as one slice of roast fowl, they enjoy all the comforts of a home at less price than even the most second-rate of boarding- houses. Of course, their housekeeping is full of makeshifts that would probably cause their orderly and particular mothers to faint with horror. Every inch of room is at a premium in a studio, and every article of furniture is made to do double duty. The Turkish couches, bereft of their spreads, are beds at night. The fancy cushions have their embroidered covers whipped off and cotton ones put on and become merely pillows. A cur- tained alcove is an armoir in disguise, and it isa point of honor not to try to penetrate into the secrets that a screen may conceal. Generally one of the lit- tle household is studying music and a rented piano will form part of the fur- nishing, and another will be attending the art classes, so that the rooms will be plastered over with sketches and studies. There are sure to be books and the pretty things girls collect with- out knowing how, and the little rooms will be filled with that sense of comfort and culture that the art student calls an ‘‘atmosphere of home.”’ Sometimes the girls cook their own meals, taking turn and turn about, or they may prepare only breakfast in the studio and go out to a restaurant for dinner; but in-any event they are sure to be hospitable, and the most thorough- ly delightful entertainment I have en- joved in many a day was a dinner I was invited to in one of these little es- tablishments recently. In this particular case the studio is inhabited by three young women, one of whom is studving physical culture and a new system of elocution and voice culture, another who is a charming musician, and the third is an artist whose friends believe, at any rate, that she is a second Rosa Bonheur. The studio had only two rooms, a big par- lor, with the piano, taking up all one fend, and with the walls adorned with hundreds of animal sketches and studies in various poses of the friends and guests of the establishment. Back of this apartment was a room with a big couch on either side; one wall was al- most covered by portieres, a big table piled with books was in the center, and an artistic screen was set across the corner. ‘‘This room looks just like any or- dinary pretty sitting-room, does it not?’’ enquired one of my hostesses. I assented. ‘‘Well,’’ she went on, ‘‘in reality it is a regular architectural Jekyll and Hyde affair. Those couches are our beds. In addition,they are box couches, and in the bottom we keep our clothes. That innocent appearing portiere that looks as if it might be hanging before a door that led into another suite of apartments, really leads only into the bath tub, which is set ina little angle of the wall. I will take the fancy cover off of this table and put a white cloth on, and, behold, from having been a sit- ting-room, and a dressing-room, and a bath-room, the apartment becomes a pretty dining-room. 1 will .also now fold up the screen, which hides the stove, and set it aside, and thus add the kitchen annex.’”’ Then we all got dinner together, thereby forever disproving the old adage that too many cooks spoil the broth. The artist and the physical culturist made a trip down to the delicatessen shop, coming back laden with packages. The musician composed a salad that was a spring poem in itself, and I brewed a pot of coffee, and what a feast we had, although no two dishes on the table were alike and we had to serve the olives in the musician’s silver pin tray. i We lingered, and lingered over ‘it, each talking shop. There were funny little tales of the studio, and the life class, and bits of anecdotes about the famous people each had met, and just to show what a new theory of voice cul- ture she was studying would do, the girl who was studying elocution got a The Putnam Candy Co.,]| ~' Grand Rapids, Mich. We are now ready for your REPEAT order for Fireworks, Candy, Pea- nuts, Lemons and Oranges for cis The Glorious Fourth y Call and inspect our line and establishment when in the city. « “+ B. W. PUTNAM, President R. R. BEAN, Secretary ; t ‘ \ { ~ *, “S af ” why ah hi; 5 AN SEARS BAKERY iy MMM GRAND Rapips, Mic VP It's a Perfect Piece of Goods Better get it in stock quick—sells so easy and makes a nice profit. Manufactured only by SEARS BAKERY NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. ATPTEPYOT NTP TEP OPN NT HOT NEP VON TP NTT ereer nee erNorNTT rereneNerner verter nee tervereer ner iirter MUM AMAGUAAMA AAA AA QUA dbAJAA bh JU. GA Ab J4k 2b Abd JOA 444 bh Abd Jd 464 464 44h dd ddd Jd 44d dA ddd ddd Jd : L i ‘ § \ ie ee “? Ww = ‘ t » > ; t ‘ \ { Pramas i Sas 4 “© MICHIGAN TRADESMAN up and gave a wonderful monologue where she ran the whole scale, from the shrill scream of a scolding fishwife to the deep, guttural of an old beer- drinking German. That suggested a recitation with music and the musician went over to the piano and the elocu- tionist recited ‘‘They Are Hanging Danny Deever in the Morning” toa low, sobbing accompaniment of the ‘*Dead March ir Saul’’ that was weirdly thrilling, while the'artist got out paper and charcoal and caricatured us all. After dinner some of the other girls in other studios dropped in, and then they told me about a queer kind of a wom- an’s work exchange they had _ instituted among themselves, ‘All of us are taking special lessons that are terribly expensive,’’ said the physical culture girl, ‘‘and we trade off our information to each other. Now, for instance, I am studying a new kind of facial massage that any woman can give herself and that is warranted to remove the wrinkles and make her a perfect Venus. I am also studying fancy dancing, as I propose to teach that in connection with my other work. Millie, here, is studying millinery and can make you a genuine imported French hat while you wait. At night I give Millie lessons in massage, and have taught her to dance, while she has con- structed me a hat in which I expect to paralyze my native town when I return home. Sallie has exchanged a lot of original drawings for a course of instruc- tion in manicuring, and Sarah traded ‘off a costly theory in harmony fora tucked taffeta jacket that a girl who is a good amateur musician, but whose business is dressmaking, desired to pos- sess. It is a fair exchange of ideas and information, you know,and I think there is hardly one of us who has not picked up something besides the thing she came to study.’’ The studio girl seldom has much money. Often she is paying for her lessons and her stay in New York with the little savings she accumulated while teaching the district school or clerking ina store, or else the people at home are making sacrifices to send her the small monthly remittance, and she must make it goas far as she can. Still, she is a practical young woman and she knows that the culture that comes from seeing the best plays and hearing the best music is as much a part of her educa- tion as the lessons she came for. Theater and opera tickets in New York are cruelly high, if one sits in the seats of the mighty, but the studio girl has no pride of place. She climbs up to the gallery, and from that vantage ground she listens, with her soul on fire, to the great music, that serves only as an ac- companiment to the chatter of society's voice in the boxes below or she follows a play with a comprehension that misses no shade of fine meaning or touch of humor or pathos. No wonder that New York actors are accused of playing to the galleries! The studio girl is beginning to pack up and go back home now, and it is like the. going of a little army of mis- sionaries, who are destined to spread sweetness and light, higher culture, and a better way of doing things all over the country. Next fall the women in some little Oklahoma village are going to have their frocks better made by a dressmaker who has learned honest craftsmanship and who will not give bad work for good money. City women will arise and bless the name of a_ mil- liner who has inspirations in hats and the skill to carry them out. Sickly women will be beguiled into health through the medium of up-to-date phys- ical culture, children will be taught the proper way to breathe and speak, and even the lost art of knowing how to read will be revived in many communities. There will be more pictures and better pictures, and a higher understanding of good music, because the studio girl is elevating and setting up a new standard wherever she is. She is among the brightest and the bravest of the world’s workers, and here’s to the studio girl—God bless her —wherever she may go, but whatever life may bring her, I doubt there will ever be anything better than the memories of these happy, gay, busy days, full of fun and frolic and work and glorified with the long, long dreams of youth. Dorothy Dix. —_—_o2.___ Masculine and Feminine Talents. A man can take his life in his hand and go boldly into the trackless prairie to meet a herd of savage buffaloes or he can traverse the horrors of an African jungle without a shudder in his body ; but he can not enter a fancy wool shop to match a special hue without break- ing into a violent perspiration and finally rushing away without fulfilling his task. A man can suffer amputation of a limb in heroic silence, but he can not endure a mustard plaster on his chest without shrieking aloud for mercy. man can bear the deprivation of his health with the calmness of a stoic, but he can not lose his collar stud on the bedroom floor without a_ violent outburst of temper. A man can endure the pangs of hun- ger on a desert island with a brave spirit, but he can not eat his bride’s first pudding without a smothered ejac- ulation. A man can smile grimly under the tortures of the rack, but he can not tread on a tin tack with his bare feet without a bitter howl. A man can walk forty miles a day and arrive fresh and bright at the end of his journey, but he can not nurse a baby half an hour without complaining that he is utterly worn out. A man can calculate to the uttermost farthing the cost of the Suez canal, but he can not estimate the price of a wom- an’s bonnet without egregious errors. man can possess the _ physical strength of a Samson, but he can not help take down the pictures for the an- nual spring cleaning without feeling completely exhausted with his labors. A man can beard the savage tiger in his lair without a quiver of his muscles, but he can not bring an unexpected friend to dinner on a wash day without trembling in every limb. She can come to a conclusion without the slightest trouble of reasoning on it, and no sane man can do that. Six of them can talk at once and get along first rate, and no two men can do that. She can safely stick fifty pins into her dress while he is getting one under his thumb nail. She is as cool as a cucumber in half a dozen tight dresses and skirts, while a man will sweat and fume and growl in one loose shirt. She can talk as sweet as peaches and cream to the woman she hates, while two men _ would be punching each other’s head before they had exchanged ten words. She can throw a stone with a curve that would be a fortune to a base ball pitcher. She can say ‘‘no’’ in such a low voice that it means ‘‘yes.’’ She can dance all night ina pair of shoes two sizes too small for her and enjoy every minute of the time. She can appreciate a kiss from her husband seventy-five years after the marriage ceremony is performed. She can go to church and afterwards tell you what every woman in the con- gregation had on, and in some rare in- stances can give you some faint idea of what the text was. She can walk half the night with a colicky baby in her arms without once expressing the desire of murdering the infant. She can—but what's the use? A woman can do anything and everything, and do it well. She can drive a man crazy for twenty- four hours and then bring him to_para- dise in two seconds by simply tickling him under the chin, and there does not live that mortal son of Adam's misery that can do it. —__> +> ___ Everybody Wants It. For the Pan-American a sumptuous and beautiful illustrated souvenir is now being prepared by the Michigan Cen- tral, “‘The Niagara Falls Route.’’ It will contain just the information you want. Send four cents postage for it to O. W. Ruggles, Gait Passenger and Ticket Agent, Chicago. 926 Kirke Palms, ney, Dr. F. Peltier, Richard P. CQOOQQOOO Michigan Fire and Cash Capital, $400,000. D. WHITNEY, JR., Pres. D. M. Frrry, Vice Pres, D, Whitney, Jr., D. M. Ferry, F. J. Hecker, M. W. O’Brien, Hoyt Post, Christian Mack, Allan Sheldon, Simon J. Murphy, Wm. L. Smith, A. H. nes Edgar, H. Scherer, F. A. Schulte, Wm. V. Brace, James McMillan, F. E. Hayden, Collins B. Hubbard, James D. Standish, Theodore D. Buhl, M. B. Mills, Alex. Chapoton, Jr., Geo. H. Barbour, S. G. Gaskey, Chas. Stinchfield, Francis F. Insurance Co. Organized 1881. Detroit, Michigan. Net Surplus, $200,000. Cash Assets, $800,000. F. H. Watney, Secretary. M. W. O’Brien, Treas. E. J. Boorn, Asst. Sec’y. DrrREcTorRS, White, H. Baldwin, Hugo Driggs, Henry m. C. Yawkey, David C. Whit- J. B. Book, Eugene Harbeck, Chas. Michigan Full Cream Tickles the palate and gives gentle nature a boost. One of our specialties. WORDEN GROCER COMPANY GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. AARAARARARARARAARAARAAARARAAAA AR, AMERICAN CIGAR FACTORY Benton Harbor, Michigan M. A. PRICE & CO., Proprietors aera i Oh! wher have I seen that face before? In Nearly All the Leading Stores. A Trade Maker Fanny Davenport Se Cigar Trade Supplied By: B. J. Reynolds, Grand Rapids, Michigan. Phipps, Penoyer & Co., Saginaw, Michigan. Moreland Bros. & Crane, Adrian, Michigan. one eS Ta Pa a MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Hardware Window Display Adapted to the Hard- ware Business. Almost any kind of advertising effort will show results. Window advertising is the least expensive, and the results are most immediate. Two per cent. of gross sales would be a conservative es- timate for newspaper and circular ad vertising ; which means $500 yearly on a $25,000 business. The window adver- tising will cost practically nothing, as at least cost can be realized out of any of the goods which might become shop- worn, and no goods at all should be damaged if windows are properly se- cured against flies and the trimming changed every week. Newspaper, circular and window ad- vertising should be worked in’ conjunc- tion. The combined result is best. We are unconsciously directed by im- pressions. The saying that ‘‘We are creatures of habit,’’ is simply in line with the psychological fact that impres- sions once formed in our minds are con- stantly recurring when anything kindred is under consideration. What we wish to do is to place psychological sign- boards of our business in the minds of the public. The newspaper may make a faint impression, and the window dis- play clinch it, or vice versa. They help each other. If you will write a newspaper adver- tisement each week and trim your win- dows each week, and never fail, doing the one will make the other easier. The advertisement suggests the window trim and the window trim the advertisement. This may be hard work for the first six months, but it will gradually become easier, and soon your material for ad- vertising, both newspaper and window, will exceed your space. The passing public will come to recognize the regu- lar changes and look for them. As far as possible make ‘‘good win- dows.’’ Freak windows may be all right occasionally, as during carnival or fair time, but they take a great deal of lime, destroy goods and bring no im- mediate results. Use neat display cards. They help rivet the impressions you are striving to make. Do not put prices on trade- mark goods, or standard brands, which are carried elsewhere in your city. Your competitors will study your win- dows, and if your prices are high they will use them against you. If the prices are low, they may go still lower, and the tendency will be to reduce the profits on good staple lines that you all carry. Prices are, of course, always attrac- tive, and may be put on lines of which you control the sale or on-any line where qualities vary and the make is not known. Besides prices, display cards might describe new goods or make pointed suggestions. In a_ builders’ hardware window a card might read, ‘* Let us figure on your building bill.’’ As to the windows themselves the window seat should be quite deep, and not more than 15 or 18 inches high in- side ; the glass not being over two feet from the sidewalk. The entire window should be enclosed with wire cloth screens, made in sections, and held in place by buttons, one section being a door on loose pin hinges. This will keep insects out in summer, and pre- vent pilfering of small articles. Sections can be removed at any time to admit articles too large to be taken through the door. If the frames are made light and oil finished, they will obstruct the light very little, are easily cleaned, and will serve as a background for the trim- ming; although background trimming shuts off the light, and the effect of the window from the customer who has _ en- tered the store. For the bottom of the window a frame, made in_ sections, for easy handling raised about six inches at the back and slanting to the front, covered with black cloth, is very serviceable in displaying tools, builders’ hardware and small articles. One line of goods at a time in a win- dow is generally better unless the win- |! dows are very large. Large quantities of one article always attract attention. Few people would notice one only of a common, everyday article like a ten- gallon carrying can or milk cooler, but a window full of either of them ina graduated pile extending to the ceiling would cause any number of people to stop. My neighbor, the grocer, tells me that when he puts on the walk one or two watermelons, very few ask for them, but when he stacks up half a carload, every other man buys one. Thus a great many attractive window displays can be made by using quantities of com- mon articles. A study and faithful practice of win- dow trimming will lead to better store service in every way. You become more critical of each individual line as you take it up fordisplay. You ask yourself if you are carrying the right quality, in proper quant ty, at the right price? In establishing your sign-boards in the public mind you will see the more clearly how necessary also is in- telligent, courteous and prompt service. This study will shake you out of the rut in which you may be working, you will read the trade journals, scan them more eagerly for ideas, and come to realize that the prosperous merchant has no time for kicking against the inevitable ; that the retailer can not look to legisla- tion for success, and if he is making a failure, the cause of it is in his own methods.—W. M. Woodward in Iron Age. ——> 0. _____ The Woman and a Bit of Mud. She was a most gorgeous personage. She rode in a glittering victoria of the latest build, the chain attached to the horses’ outfit clanged beautifully, the coachman couldn’t have sat up any Straighter without having a disaster to his backbone, and nota woman she met could come within a thousand miles of her white tulle hat, with the pink roses under the brim. Her gown was a mass of delicate chiffon frills and lace. Altogether a large pair of gold bonbon tongs should have gone with the outfit to lift her out and into the carriage, because she could not have been touched any other way without spoiling her appearance. Considering all this, she might have bestowed a sweet and gracious smile on lesser atoms of humanity, but instead of that she wore her haughtiest, most disdainful frown. It evidently came straight from Paris, packed in violet sachets, it was so perfect in its way. Women wearing their last year’s frocks simply withered up under it and tried to hide behind lamp-posts and trees until she got by. The queen of Sheba could not have appeared more arrogant, more imperious and disregard- ful of the rest of the world. Just then a high tandem cart spun by her carriage, the leader kicked his heels in equine playfulness and a large, fat, whole-souled chunk of mud_ landed squarely on the untouchable regal lady’s nose. After that the women in the last year’s os felt lots better and more resigned. “Summer Light” Light your Hotels, Cottages and Camps with the es NULITE 3s Table Lamp Outdoor Arc, Incandescent Vapor Gas Lamps. Superior to electricity or carbon gas. Cheaper than coal oil lamps. o smoke, no odor, no wicks, no trou- ble. Absolutely safe. A 20th century revolu- tion in the art of lighting. Arc Lamps, 750 can- dle power. for indoor or outdoor use. Table Lamps, 100 candle power. Chandeliers, Pen- dants, Street Lamps, etc. Average cost 1 cent for 7 hours. Nothing like them. They sell at sight. GOOD AGENTS WANTED. Send for catalogue and prices. CHICAGO SOLAR LIGHT CO., Dept. L. Chicago, Il. Weins’ Sanitary Dustless Floor Brush (o}-9 ———_ Gi, WIENS BRUSH x A floor brush that will lay the dust while you sweep. It is made with a resevoir in the brush which con- tains kerosene oil; the oil feeds to one row of special fiber which ab- sorbs and holds it. Kerosene will improve and harden a floor and will clean and brighten a carpet. For further information write to the manufacturers. WIENS BRUSH CO., Milwaukee, Wis. A eae One copy for R. R. Co., one for your customer, one for yourself, all written at one time—s50 CENTS PER BOOK of roo full triplicate leaves. BARLOW BROS., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. GOOOUGHOOOGOHOGHHHOOGHHHGOOHHD SSSSSSSOSSOSESESESS Window Glass, Bar ware, etc., etc. 31, 33, 35, 37, 39 Louis St. c Sporting Goods, Ammunition, Stoves Foster, Stevens & Co., Grand Rapids, Mich. GOOOGHHHHHHHTHHKHHHOOOOD ELOUZE SCALE & MFG eales PRINTING FUR HARDWARE DEALERS ’ Iron, Shelf Hard- 10 & 12 Monroe St. SSSSSOSSSeeeeeeeeoeeeeeeeee ¢ aaa net! 6 ony i n [ . JSEHOLD SCALES NX Tradesman Company Grand Rapids. is aN ~ é y { ‘ \ A ape AEE oie gti MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 23 SOME IMPOSITIONS Which Must Be Endured in Order to Re- tain Trade. The sermon this week is going to be the recital of an incident which seems to prove that a man who refuses to be imposed on cannot succeed in the gro- cery business. Now, don’t get hot and how! and hiss until you've heard what I have to say. A man whom I have known for years failed in the grocery business last month. He was formerly a high-salaried master mechanic, but had an accident to one of his hands and had to get into other fields, This man is one of the most intelli- gent men I ever met. He is, without exception, the most scrupulously just man | have known. He insists that his fellow-creatures render to him his due to the last fraction of a grain and he renders their due to them with the same scrupulous exactness. I knew him to go three squares out of his way one night to pay a cent toa newsdealer who hadn't been able to make the right change one night before. Well, this man cast about for some business to go into and he hit upon the grocery business. He figured it all out, he told me, reaching at last the conclu- sion that a man that dealt in the neces- sities of life was safer than the one who dealt in the luxuries. So he became a grocer and stayed a grocer just one year. Then he gave up the fight and is now doing nothing. This man told me only the other day that no man who insisted cn being granted the same rights that he re- spected in others could succeed in the grocery business. ‘‘The grocer,’’ he said, ‘‘is at the mercy of addle-pated or dishonest women who try to work him all they can. Every day they make unjust claims upon him, and if he refuses to be imposed on, they leave him for some weaker brother who does not refuse to be imposed on. If he gives in and truckles and allows himself to be cheated with his eyes wide open, he may get along, but 1 would rather starve than be a creature like that!’’ ‘Tut! tut! man,’’ I said, ‘‘you’re excited. Cool down a bit and explain yourself. ’’ ‘*It’s jus. here,’’ he went on, ‘‘as you know, I have never believed in being trod on. I don’t go about with a chip on my shoulder, but I do insist that | get what’s coming to me, and I always try to give other men what’s coming to them. I made a big mistake to goin the grocery business on that account, for you can’t preserve that sort of indepen- dence there. ’’ I said nothing and in a minute he went on. ‘“*One of the best customers | had,’’ he continued, ‘‘was a Mrs. Reynolds, wife of a Congressman, and _ well-fixed. Her bills with me used to run up to $20 and $25 every week and she was a good customer. Because she was, she thought she could impose on me. I thought she couldn’t and we had a clash. That was the first eye-opener I had.’’ ‘‘How did she impose on you?’’ | asked. *“She never imposed on me at all,’’ he answered, ‘‘although she tried hard enough. For instance, one evening she sent a servant for five pounds of French chops. It was a hot, muggy day, and I'd had a good deal of trouble with my meat, although it was all right when I sent those chops out. I cut the chops off and sent them down. An hour after, the servant came back with ’em, saying that Mrs. Richards had decided to have something else for supper and to please take them back. Well, I didn’t have anybody in sight to buy that many chops, and I knew they wouldn’t keep very well anyhow, so I explained it to the servant and told her I couldn’t take them back. She got impudent and finally went out after leaving the meat on the counter. I sent ’em to the house again with a note, and the upshot of it was that the next day Mrs. Richards called and paid her bill and never bought of me again. I couldn’t explain it to her at all.’’ ‘*The businesslike way to have done in that case,’’ I observed, ‘‘was to have remembered that the woman was a good customer and stood the loss your- self,’’ ‘‘Yes,’’ was the ex-grocer’s reply. ‘‘I agree that that would have been the usual way, but I’d starve to death before I'd be kicked about like that. ‘‘And every day I had things of that sort,’’ he continued. ‘‘Women would find out that they didn't want a roast after they had ordered it and to throw it on my hands they would swear it was tainted. 1 knew it wasn’t; so did they, but they refused to pay for it. 1 told two parties who did this to either pay for the meat or never come in my store again. They stayed away after that. ‘‘Well,this is a sample of the imposi- tions that I had to contend with the whole time | was in business. I lost one very good customer by refusing to make an umwarranted deduction in her bill. She said she hadn't gotten a certain bag of flour. I knew she had received it,for I had personally put up her order. It was on the slip, too, but she just got it into her stubborn head that she wouldn’t pay for it. The amount was only something like 50 cents, but I re- fused to submit and told the lady she would have to pay. She refused and took her trade away.”’ ‘‘How much stuff did that woman buy of you in a week?’’ | asked. **Oh, I suppose about $18 or $20,’’ he replied. ‘*And what profit did you make on it?’’ ‘“Well, she bought good stuff,’’ he re- plied; ‘‘I suppose ro per cent. net.’’ ‘‘In other words,’’ | said, *‘for a pal- try 50 cents you sacrificed a weekly profit of $1.80 to $2 the year around.’’ *‘It wasn't that,'’ he retorted, ‘‘it was the principle of the thing.’’ And that reply, I think, sizes up the man’s undiplomatic temperament pretty well. Still, there is an awful Jot of truckling in every grocery store—even the big- est, that you’d think would be more Independent. For instance, I sat one day beside the manager’s desk in one of the largest retail grocery stores in Philadelphia. A clerk came to him with an empty olive-oil bottle. A cus- tomer—a woman—had brought it back with the complaint that it was cracked when she got it, and most of the oil had been spilled. She wanted a new bottle. The clerk and the manager talked the thing over while I sat there. The clerk’s opinion was that the woman was slick and had only lost a little oil, if any. The bottle, he said, had ashes on it when it was brought in, which looked as if it had been emptied in the regular way and thrown out. The first question the manager asked was, ‘‘Is she a good customer?’’ The clerk said she was. After that the man- ager enquired very little into the merits of the case—the keynote had been struck by that enquiry, ‘‘Is she a good cus- tomer?’’ The complaint was allowed, and the woman got her extra bottle of oil—the all-sufficient reason being that ‘*she was a good customer.’’ The ‘‘ principle of the thing’’ usually walks the plank where it’s a case of holding trade. Is absolute independence possible in such cases?—Stroller in Gro- cery World, S. A. MORMAN & CO. GRAND RAPIDS, [ICH. 25 CANAL STREET, Wholesale Petoskey Lime Sheboygan Lime | William Reid Importer and Jobber of Polished Plate, Window and Ornamental Glass Paint, Oil, White Lead, Var- nishes and Brushes Akron and Louisville Cement Atlas Portland Cement Michigan Portland Cement Sewer Pipe Fire Brick Flue Lining Hard Wall Plaster Granite Wall Plaster, Plasticon, Gypsum Wall Plaster Stucco, Hair, etc. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. W. FRENCH, Resident Manager. Write for Prices. Pimntiinimminianannll Grand Rapids Bark and Lumber Co. Dealers in HEMLOCK BARK, LUMBER, SHINGLES, RAILROAD TIES, POSTS, WOOD WANTED-—+‘0,000 cords of Hemlock Bark. Will pay highest market price. Bark measured and paid for at loading point. WANTED-—75,000 Ties on Pere Marquette Railroad. Write for prices. Eee e @ 419-421 MICH. TRUST BUILDING, GRAND RAPIDS . W. A. Phelps, Pres. D.C. Oakes, Vice-Pres. C. A. Phelps, Sec’y and Treas. Snonenenonenenenencnonenouononcueneneneuenonencncne Shipped knocked down. Takes first class SUNDRIES CASE. freight Also made with Metal Legs, or with Tennessee Marble Base. rate Cigar Cases to match. Grand Rapids Fixtures Co. Bartlett and S. Ionia St., Grand Rapids, Mich. 0-0-0-0-0-0:0-0-0-0-0-0.0-0-0-0-0-0 00-00-00 0:0-0-0-0-0-000-00-0:0-0 izing, Delicious Baker's Good | Appetizing, Delicious Baker's Goods : | often start a customer’s dealings with the grocer. : Everything is good and pure that we use in our bakery. You and'your customers can always de- pend upon our brands as the best that can be pro- cured, and they are not made by a trust. Make. Q 9 ' it a point to give your patrons quality always and and they will stick to you. SranpARD CRACKERS are packed in ‘‘green hoop’’ barrels See quota- tions in price current. E. J. KRUCE & CO., DETROIT 00-0-0-0-0-000-0-0-0-0-0000000 24 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Village Improvement Influence of Commercial Bodies on Civic Improvement. The day is past when improvement of home surroundings is wholly a matter of private choice; when only an oc- casional ‘‘sweet will’’ decides whether weeds or flowers shall grow over the premises and sidewalks, and whether the principal ornaments of the rear yard shall be tin cans. Neatly kept yards, well trimmed sidewalks and clean streets are now re- garded as high evidence of the city's prosperity as much as large factories, and are one of its best means of attract- ing desirable citizens. The city must advertise as well as the business man to-day if it would attract capital, good men and women and law-abiding citi- zens. ' Efforts are made by many cities to draw factories and business enterprises to settle within their limits. The ad- vantages of railroad and steamer com- munication, the nearness of markets for raw material, the excellence of labor— all are arguments frequently used with manufacturers and investors to prove a city’s opportunities. But in recent days it has been recognized that another element must be named: attractiveness of the home life, the beauty and health- fulness of the city, the excellence of its schools—all these are now seen to be es- sential to the growing town. In view of this, the improvement and beautifying of the city streets, parks, boulevards, and even of its yards and houses, be- come matters not simply of individual preference but of public concern. The investment in attractiveness is no longer municipal extravagance but prudent ex- penditure—hence the organization of improvement associations, usually com- posed of the people of a neighborhood, or in smaller cities of an entire com- munity, has come to be a recognized method of encouraging an esprit de corps which is essential to the best growth. Such societies have as their purpose not only the beautifying of ex- ternal conditions but also general im- provement and instruction. The Neigh- borhood Improvement Association is not, it is true, a recent form of organi- zation, but its extension and importance are more fully recognized at this time. The improvement association seeks the general good and asks assistance from every class of kindred social, educa- tional and civic organizations. In the list of the possible helpers are the com- mercial and municipal bodies of many cities. While these are formed volun- tarily or by law for the promotion. ol business enterprises or for legislation for the city’s government and the moral, physical and financial safety of the cor- poration, yet the application of these ! functions is wide and varied. Local municipal bodies—city, town and vil- lage councils, etc.—have it within their power very materially to assist these organizations by encouraging and pass- ing well-planned ordinances for secur- ing the general purposes for which they are formed so far as they pertain to common interests. It is within the power of these civic bodies I. To see that streets and alleys are cleaned and kept neat and attractive. 2. To provide for the collection of garbage, ashes, refuse, etc. Both of these are important not only for the sake of appearance, but more especially for the sake of the general health of the community. With good laws, well enforced, backed by the in- terest of active improvement associa- tions, a town may be revolutionized in a short time. Without the active assist- ance of well-organized, interested citi- zens, it is difficult to accomplish proper enforcement of even good laws. An improvement association is an excellent director of public opinion and educator of personal interests. 3. To make reasonable but exact rules for good sidewalks, roadways, planting of trees, etc. 4. To provide for parks. 5. In short, to put into form of ordi- nances, and to provide for their enforce- ment, proper laws for municipal care of public health and improvement and to enlist members of improvement associa- tions or similar organizations in their best development. It is important that the work be in harmony, remembering that members of other societies often are willing to give freely of their time and effort to encour- age this feature. In almost every city the boards of trade, the commercial clubs, and simi- lar organizations are the representative organizations for business purposes, Their object is the proper advertising of the city’s interests. No better means can be used to accomplish this purpose than that suggested by the encourage- ment of the organization of improve- ment associations within the limits of the city. This is as legitimate a pur- pose as any scheme for public welfare can be. It is, therefore, suggested that members of this organization ought 1. To become familiar with the plans for home and neighborhood beautifying of other cities through a committee on improvement. It is not sufficient to know only one’s own community. The cities and towns of every section have their special features. In the East there is the beauty that comes with age, dig- nity and steady improvement. In the West there are unusually liberal laws for general beautifying. By some means these efforts ought to be understood. 2. To encourage the organization of improvement societies in the city, hav- ing one for each neighborhood if the city be large enough. It is necessary that some one take the initiative and give the movement the benefit of well organized beginnings. It is important, too, that there be a body easily reached, to which definite information may go: until the improvement society has found its place. What more natural than that representative organizations of the city’s interests should foster a definite move- ment of this kind? 3. To assist by influence, counsel and funds in practical organization of im- provement societies among property holders. A society of this kind will do better if given sufficient means from the beginning to follow up its work of encouragement, prizes for good work, examination into conditions, dissemina- tion of information and the score or more of directions into which it may extend its efforts. 4. To bring proper pressure to bear upon factory owners to assist in the beautifying of their neighborhoods, thus emphasizing the attractiveness to the sturdy laboring classes of the city itself. It may be difficult to attain this direct- ly, either by law or by effort of com- mercial organizations, but neighbor- hood organizations—which interest em- ployer and employe—will often attain it. There is no longer any reason for the existence in most cities of the ugly, unsightly and disgraceful appearance of many factories and their neighborhoods. Unite the people of the neighborhood for a common purpose, interest the factory owner at least to the extent of cleaning and beautifying his own prem- ises, and the results are soon attained, 5. Encourage the union of local so- cieties with other societies through the league, for mutual information and as- sistance. Nothing will bring better re- turns than this work and contributions for club funds for the purpose. The diffi- culty in the past has been the isolation of the organizations and the waste of energy through lack of knowledge of what others attempted. It is the aim of the National League, with the en- couragement of commercial organiza- tions and local societies, to unite their ° efforts and to disseminate information. With such a union of effort of all local bodies organized for the city’s good, there must come most excellent results, with the city’s good name greatly magnified. Numerous are the illustra- tions of its excellent advantages, prov- ing that the reasons here given are not theory but practice. E. L. Shuey, —_—_—_—_e2._ A Little-Known Postal Rule. From the Kansas City Journal. D. C. Whitman complained to the postoffice authorities that his mail was delayed by reason of going to4nother D. C. Whitman in the city and he in- voked a curious law, which is to the effect that where two persons of the same name and initials reside in a city the nail carriers must give the oldest resident first pick of the mail. In this instance one Mr. Whitman has_ resided in Kansas City fifteen years, but the other Mr. Whitman has been here twice as long so that hereafter he will get first call on the correspondence. aay ai ut Pty HAH EH e ae aa The above represents our Gasoline Gas Machine installed for store li adapted for: lighting residences, classes, furnishing gas for cooking, rynning gas engines, etc. machine is equally LH ghting with the arc system. The hotels, public or private buildings of all Write us for more information. MICHIGAN BRICK AND TILE MACHINE CO., Morenci, Mich. =— oe MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 25 Commercial Travelers Michigan Knights of the _. President, Go. F. OWEN, Grand ids; Sec- retary, A. W. STiTT, Jackson; JOHN W. ScHRAM, Detroit. United Commercial Travelers of Michigan Grand Counselor, H. E. BARTLETT, Flint; Grand Secretary, A. KENDALL, Hillsdale; Grand Treasurer, C. M. EDELMAN, Saginaw. firand Rapids Council No. 131, 0. C. T. Senior Counselor, W R. COMPTON; Secretary- Treasurer, L. F. Baker. reasurer, Michigan Commercial Travelers’ Mutual Accident Association President, J. BoyD PANTLIND, Grand Rapids; Secretary and Treasurer, GEO. F. OWEN, Grand Rapids. A New Side Line for the Drummer. Written for the Tradesman. For a number of years the American people have been dissatisfied with the teaching of English in the schools. Be the school public or private there is the same complaint—the English taught is a disgrace to the school management and the public who support and tolerate the instruction or, rather, the lack of it. From six years old until eighteen the children are under the instruction of teachers acceptable to the school boards and the city or county examin- ers, and yet, when the pupils pass from the schoolroom to active life, their Eng- lish is reprehensible from every point of view. The sentence is long and _in- volved and it fails to convey the in- tended idea. Its words are pronounced without regard to any standard author- ity. Spelling has become one of the lost arts and from Cape Cod to the Golden Gate the people of the Ameri- can Nation are noted for the part the nose takes in the daily expression of ideas. Take it all in all, the English language in the mouths of the Ameri- cans is degenerating and the question is asked oftener than it is answered, ‘*What is to be done about it?’’ ‘‘Large bodies move slowly’’ and the} largest body on the face of the earth is the average school board. Behind that board are the taxpayers whom the board members faithfully represent and it is the opinion of board and taxpayer that the last high school graduate is the most fitting person to engage as teacher in the common school grades, irrespective of the fact that often the poorest scholars of the graduating class are the most clamcrous for positions. The unsound scholarship thus inaugurated at the teacher’s desk accounts alike for the poor teaching and the poor instruction and it follows, naturally, that at poor English in whatever form it appears is the inevitable result. The other and usually brighter graduates engage in other and more remunerative callings, the young men especially turning their talents towards business in some form. Bright-minded and eager to get on, they readily adapt themselves to whatever is required of them ; and to-day there is no class of men better trained, mentally, morally and physically for the demands made upon them than the average graduate of high school and college. From these educated young men the business houses choose their workmen— not with the old-time indifference, but with the idea of selecting a man who can fitly represent them. A firm to-day that thinks well of itself engages no traveling man who looks, dresses and talks like a guy from the backwoods. Intelligence and culture among travel- ing men are now at a premium—a change due to the fact that business houses are employing only such men. True, these men are the classmates of the undesirable teacher so heartily com- plained of, but they are out in the world rubbing against men with wit enough and force enough in them to correct what they find amiss in manner and speech and dress, so that they soon are able to stand unabashed in the presence of a king. Now, then, public opinion to the con- trary, this army of trained traveling men are the country’s real schoolmas- ters. From the earliest period of re- corded time trade has been the world’s leading civilizer, and the Roman drum- mer in barbarian Gaul accomplished his mission as a civilizer sooner and more effectively than Caesar with his much-vaunted legions, although civ- ilization with the trader was only a side line. The writer of this can not agree with the pessimist that the modern bar- barism is as great as that that con- fronted the Roman general, but it is willing to submit that the degenerate English in the United States can be re- stored to its pristine purity in no bet- ter way than by calling upon the Amer- ican drummer to take up the matter as a side line. He will not, indeed, dis- cuss upon his rounds the parts of En- glish speech and syntax. There will be no talks between bargains of faulty constructions and the advantage of a plain, straightforward letter in a plain, easily-read handwriting; but it is his own simple, correct language that will accomplish the purpose, exactly as it is his necktie and the cut of his garments that make him the model to be copied by every dealer and clerk he comes in contact with. Of his qualifications there can be no doubt. Chance has brought to this desk a letter from a school teacher and another from a traveling man. The drummer’s letter is better ten to one. The penmanship is neat and attractive ; the stationery indicates the gentleman. The mechanical parts of the letter are faultless. The writer shows his knowledge of punctuation and of the paragraph and the composition would make the writer of the other let- ter envious if he could appreciate its superiority to his own—this one fact proving what this article insists on,that the American drummer to-day uses bet- ter English than the school teacher, that he is doing more for the purity of the language than the school teacher, and that, if he could be induced to ‘‘take hold of it asa side line,’’ the degen- eration would cease, the slipshod hab- its of speech would disappear and the American people asa whole would be quaffers, as their fathers were, of ‘‘the pure well of English undefiled. ’’ R. M. Streeter. ——_>0>__- Second Game of Ball Between Local Nines. Grand Rapids, June 17—Two picked nines from the Grand Rapids traveling men met in a friendly but very hotly- contested game on the grounds at the end of the Division street car line last Saturday afternoon. Captain L. F. Baker not being physically able to play, on account of rheumatism, and Captain S Simmons being unable to get home from his work on the road, the two teams were in a very able manner captained by Messrs. Bodwell and Bal- lard. Very noticeable improvement in the players from the game of the pre- vious week was discernible, even with the naked eye. Bodwell’s team out- played Ballard’s very considerably, but that does not signify that all of the best timber was on that side, for at times the best players meet with disastrous re- sults. Whitwam_ proved himself a player with a brilliant future, playing through the entire game without a sin- gle error. D. E. Keyes,in center field, covered himself all over with honors. MacEachron, on second, and Colleshaw, on third, both played good ball. Mar- tin went lame in the first innings and his place was very ably filled by W. B. Holden. By the way, Will sizes up great in his base bal! toggery. Rysdale made a catcher’s record and, as_ pitchers, Brothers Bodwell and Charley Reynolds put balls through that were very hard to find. Ballard did excellent work catch- ing and Snitzler again proved himself a winner on third, catching everything that came within fifty feet of him. Bur. leson played ball at this game, and Barker officiated as the umpire, and everything he called had to go, as he said he was armed for protection if it were necessary. Watson, in center field, and Sledright,on left, put up good work for their team. Van had his smile with him, as he thinks that is as nec- essary in playing ball as in selling sta- tionery. Harper, Stephenson and Brown, in their respective places, all did good work. Another game will be played next Saturday at the same place, and it is hoped all the players will re- port not later than 2:30. A much larger audience was present than last Satur- day and the increase of ladies was very pleasing, and we hope more will come next Saturday, which will be the last practice game prior to the big game at Reed's Lake on Saturday, June 29, when the annual family picnic will take place. A. T. Driggs again had to do something for the boys and brought out with him line markers for the bases. Thanks, Brother Driggs. They were appreciated. The following is the score: BODWELL’s TEAM |A B R | H | Oo | A | E | | W. Harper, ss Pa) 4 2| 0/1] 1 Bodwell, 1b & p | 6| 2 2|/ 5| 0| 0 MacEachron, 2 b | 5| 2] 2] 1] 1] 0 Colleshaw, 3 b | 4 | 3 | 3| 2| 2| 2 Rysdale, ¢ | 6] 4| 4/15] 1] 0 Stephenson, r f oe alaio “ol 0 Watson, cf 4 3 | 1 | 0 o| o R. Harper, p & 1b | ¢| 2| 3] 4] 6| 1 Sledright, | f | 4| 1] 3] o| of o Totals, | 47 a1|a|27|i| 4 BALLARD’s TEAM |AB| R H | O| A| E Ballard, ¢ | 5| 4 1 9| 2] 0 Snitsler, 3 b | 5| 1| 0| 1 | 1 | 3 Reynolds, p | 5| 4 3| 0] 5| 2 Burleson, | f | 5 | 0 | 0) 6 | 0; 0 Brown, ss és 2{ 1] a] a} 1 Whitwam, 2 b 4|2| 1] 5| 4| 0 A. Harper, 1b | a{ 2|/1| 9| | 0 Martin, rf 1} o| 0| o| 0 Holden, r f 3| 0 of vj o| 4 Keyes, cf | 4| 0 1| 2} o| 0 Totals, | 39 | 9 | s|2|is| 7 famines. ..........; £23 45 67s 3 Bodwell’s.......... 102262 4 4 1—21 Ballard’s........ 2004000 8 9 Earned runs—Bodwell’s, 7. Two base hits—R. Harper. Three base hits—W. Harper. Double lay—Whitwam and A. Harper. Stolen bases— acEachron, Stephenson, Watson, R. Harper, Ballard, Whitwam, Keyes. Struck out—by R. Harper, 9; by Bodwell, 6; by A. Harper,7. Left on bases—Bodwell’s, 8; Ballard’s, 3. Base on balls by R. Harper, 1; by A. Harper, 6. Hit by itched ball—Bodwell, MacEachron, Ballard. ‘assed balls—Rysdale, 4; Ballard, 4. Time— 2:15. Umpire—L. F. Baker. JaDee. >. —___ J. Geo. Heinzelman (Rindge, Kalm- bach, Logie & Co.) is moving his fam- ily to his cottage at Ottawa Beach this week, where they will remain during the season. —____o -»___— The man who looks continuously past his work to his pay misses the largest part of his compensation. Work well done brings a satisfaction more solid than that of the dollar earned. The Grain Market. Owing to the action of the Chicago Board of Trade ‘‘farmers’’ in selling scenery, wheat has been crowded down for future deliveries fully 3c per bushel during the week, while cash wheat re- mains at a premium. As _ harvest is fully ten days to two weeks late, no new wheat will be in condition to use until the fore part of August and the millers will have to scramble for wheat until then. The growing crop around here is about of an average, but the acreage is less than usual, while in the South- ern tiers of counties the report is very discouraging in regard to yield, as many fields are being plowed up and the ground prepared to plant beans. One dealer at Charlotte claims that he has sold a carload of beans to be planted on ground originally sown with wheat. The Northwest, on the other hand, gives a glowing account of a promising harvest. Our exports keep up well, as we have exported since the first of July last 204,000,000 bushels, or about 13,000,000 more than at the cor- responding time last year. However, all of our surplus will be wanted, as Germany and France will need to im- port some 60,000,000 bushels more than they did last year, and at present it looks as though this amount would have to be furnished by the United States, as other export countries have not been blessed with the large harvest that we expect to be. Corn has slumped, all caused by the growing corn weather, as the plant has made good progress the last few warm days. Prices are somewhat easier. Oats is the only cereal which is back- ward and promises a small crop, which naturally keeps prices up. Rye is slow, but, owing to the poor crop in Germany, prices are sustained, Beans have advanced 5c a bushel and more are wanted. No change is noted in flour or mill stuff and the demand keeps up. Eastern dairies are calling for it. Receipts of grain have been rather small, except in wheat, as follows: wheat, 56 cars; corn, 4 cars; oats, 6 cars; beans, 2 cars; flour, 2 cars; hay, I car; potatoes, I car. Millers are paying 69c for wheat. C. G. A. Voigt. —_s20 a ___ A Clayton correspondent writes: A traveling man, representing a Lansing wholesale house, has become quite fa- mous in his town as a fortune-teller, and on his trip here is visited by some of the young society belles, who are anxious to know what the future has in store for them. —__>-0 The powers are prompt enough to get out of China, now that there is a pros- pect of their having to pay their own freight. One of the chief features of our higher civilization is the art of pull- ing in expenses when we are unable to live longer off of others. Whiskey, Morphine and Tobacco Habits Sea ot Full particulars and prices for the asking. Patterson Home Sanitarium, 316 E. Bridge St. Phone 1291 Grand Rapids, Mich. The Warwick Strictly first class. ‘ Rates $2 per day. Central location. Trade of visiting merchants and travel- ing men solicited. A. B. GARDNER, Manager. ’ pete teats ihe Steak antwned agree - 26 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Drugs--Chemicals Michigan State Board of Pharmacy Term expires L. E. REYNOLDS, St. = - Dec. 31, 1901 Y HEM - Dee. 31, 1902 WIRT >. Dory, Detrol + 31, 1903 A. C. SCHUMACHER Arbor - Dec. 31, 1904 JOHN D. MUIR, Grand i Rapids Dec. 31, 1905 President, A. C. SCHUMACHER, — Arbor. Secre Y HEM W. Treasurer, W.P. ‘Seen Detroit. Examination Sessions. Sault Ste. Marie, a 28 and 29. Lansing, Nov. 5 and 6, Mich. State Pharmaceutical Association. President—CHas. F. MANN, Detroit. Secretary—J. W. SEELEY, Detroit Treasurer—W. K. SCHMIDT, Grand Rapids. Some of the Uses of Formaldehyde. On its first introduction into the Unit- ed States, formaldehyde was _ reckless- ly recommended as a harmless preser- vative of all sorts of readily decompos- able food products. Thorough inves- tigation and careful observation since have confined it within certain limits as to the strength that can be used with perfect impunity. Used in excess, it impairs digestion and may have a de- structive action on the mucous lining of the digestive tract; but when used in foods and medicines only in the pro- portion which extensive experience has proved sufficient for preservative pur- poses, the writer considers it as entirely harmless, and this opinion is shared by a host of competent and careful observ- ers. The experiments here to be reported on relate wholly to pharmaceutical preparations. The official waters, even when dis- tilled, become turbid and inhabited by growths of some sort, which render them unsightly. The official syrup of hypophosphites, syrup of tar, the dis- tilled extract of witch-hazel, the solu- tions of the scale salts of iron, and the haloid salts of the alkaloids, kept on hand to facilitate rapid dispensing, are all more or less prone to become moldy or to change in some way. One half of 1 per cent. of the solution of formaldehyde marketed by various rep- utable manufacturers has been found sufficient to act asa perfect preserva- tive of all the fluids mentioned; and certainly no harm can result from using less than 24 minims to the fluidounce of any of them. The odor of formaldehyde is sharp and dominating. In rose, peppermint, anise, and spearmint waters it is not perceptible, while the addition of the preservative will guard them against change in the dispensing bottle for as long as three months. The 50-per-cent. solution of magnesium sulphate is very apt to develop a copious, stringy growth. This may be entirely pre- vented by adding 1% per cent. of the formaldehyde solution; the odor of the latter will be scarcely noticeable. In syrup of hypophosphites the spirit of lemon quite disguises the presence of the formaldehyde, and the syrup pre- served with it remains perfectly clear for about three weeks. As a matter of experiment, a gallon of mucilage of quince seed has been preserved by means of formaldehyde for nearly seven months, being as sweet at the end of this time as when made. Mucilages, on keeping, as a rule, become thin, but this quince mucilage, at the present time of writing, is still unchanged in every way. Of course, the consent of the doctors to the addition has always been ob- tained. Formaldehyde has been in use for more than a year and no ill effects whatever have been reported. Powdered orris root is readily attacked by an in- sect. A package of it, however, being left in the paper and placed ina tin box, has been preserved by occasional- ly dropping on the bottom of the box a dram or so of the regularly marketed solution (about 40 percent. strength). From his experience thus far, the writer believes formaldehyde may be safely used to preserve many things from change; that it should not be used in more than the proportion of 1 per cent. of the solution, nor without the knowledge and consent of the physicians concerned in the use of the preparations so preserved. Some attention should be given also to its reducing power. While it reduces silver nitrate, and would under extra- ordinary conditions of exposure reduce many other substances, in the diluted state in which it is used, it appears to effect no change. That its odor re- mains unaltered after a long time is fair although not scientific evidence of its stability in the presence of reducible substances. In this connection the writer wishes to add, for the benefit of those who use large quantities of mucilage of acacia, that if kept in a bottle uncorked the product will keep for months without change. Jobn E. Groff. > ___ Be Sure and Specify the Brand. The retail druggist who does _ not ‘“‘specify the brand’’ when ordering drugs, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, etc., but leaves the selection of their make and character to his wholesaler, does not do his full duty towards himself and his customers. Failure to specify, on his part, is virtually to give the wholesaler carte blanche in the matter, and the latter will naturally fill the or- der with those brands upon which he realizes the greatest profit; nor is he to be blamed for so doing. It is not his business, and he should not be ex- pected to look out for the interests of a customer too careless, or too indifferent, to look out for them himself. It is contrary to all experience that one and the same man, or firm, shouid attain to the same degree of excellence in all of the products turned out by him or them, as every druggist would realize on a little reflection. He knows, for instance, that one concern may have achieved a deservedly high reputation for its chloroform or its ether; another for its chloral, while another may stand first as makers of the alkaloids of cin- chona, and others still for those of opium. And so we might go down the entire list, not merely of chemicals, but of drugs and pharmaceuticals, and every- thing, in fact, that enters into stocking a drug store. The druggist who desires to have and to keep his stock up to the highest at- tainable point of excellence must study the claims which the various manufac- turers make for their wares: he must call his own experience, and that of others, into play and decide whether or not these claims are justified, and, having thus determined which are the best and most desirable for his trade, let him specify these makes and brands in his orders, and insist on having them. ——_—_o 22 _ It is not enough that you count one in the world’s population. The world does not greatly need a larger popula- tion. What this old sphere is crying for is not for more people to roost on it, but for more people to boost on it, The Drug Market. Opium—Is reported more active in the primary markets and tending higher. No change has been made here. Morphine—Is steady at unchanged prices. Quinine—At the Amsterdam bark sale last Thursday nearly all the bark offered was sold at an advance of 5 per cent. over last sales. The article is therefore very firm and a further ad- vance is expected. Cocaine—Is in good demand at firm prices. Harlem Oil—Wiil be lower July 1, on account of the removal of the revenue stamps. Menthol—Is weak and continues to decline. Naphthaline Balls—As the season is about over, prices have declined. Oil Bergamot and Lemon—Both have declined 5c per Ib. Oil Cedar Leaves—Is very scarce and extreme prices are asked for stocks in hand. Oil Pennyroyal—Is very firm at the advanced price. Oil Peppermint—Is scarce and ad- vancing. Gum Asafoetida—Is easier and has declined. Buchu Leaves—The war in South Af- rica has interfered with the gathering of the leaves, stocks are small and prices rule high. Caraway Seed—The new crop is re- ported large and prices are lower. Linseed Oil—Has advanced 2c, on account cf higher prices for seed. Turpentine—Has advanced. —_+ 0. ____ Preservation of Chloroform. Prof. Ramsey reports an examination of a number of samples of chloroform obtained from the stock of hospitals where deaths had occurred during its use, and found carbonyl chloride pres- ent in all cases. He was inclined to believe that this chloride caused spas- modic contraction of the glottis after the lungs had become thoroughly charged with the chloroform vapor, The effects of freshly purified chlor- oform and of chloroform taken from ordinary stock were contrasted, the re- sults being much in favor of the fcr- mer. He suggested that by simply shaking the chloroform with slaked lime and -filtering carbonyl chloride would be removed, having been de- composed into carbonate and chloride of calcium. Dr. David Brown, however, shows the fallacy .of this treatment and says that distillation is the proper procedure. We must not lose sight, however, of the statement of Ramsay that he did find decomposed chloroform in the stock of certain hospitals; and it is the duty of the pharmacist to see that each lot of chloroform, when ready to leave his hands, is of the quality demanded by the Pharmacopoeia. There can be no rea- sonable doubt, we think, that chloro- form is a highly dangerous drug in itself —that isto say, even if of absolute pur- ity, it will still often act in what we may call a treacherous manner; but, of course, its nature will not be im- proved by the presence of other poison- ous agents. —_ 8 Oxygenated Water in Surgery. Employed to prevent the infection of wounds, this agent has disadvantages, according to Camille Moreau, namely, explosiveness, alteration of caoutchouc and leather appliances, provoking pain in the wound, and inducing secondary hemorrhage by destroying catgut liga- tures and dissolying the blood-clots. ps. Cured by Dr. Rankin. S. Postma, 242 Hamilton St. To WHoM IT MAy CONCERN: This is to certify that Dr. Rankin cured me of a bad case of Catarrh, which had attacked my nose, throat, ears, bronchial tubes, stomach and bowels. I had tried many physicians without success before going to Dr. Rankin. I now con- sider myself cured. S. POSTMA. Go or write to DR. C. E. RANKIN Powers’ Opera House Block Grand Rapids, Michigan Graduate of University of Michigan and Illinois School of Electro-Therapeutics Mail Treatment Dr. Rankin’s system of ‘‘“Home Treatment” is well known and highly efficient. Send for free symptom blank. Are You Short on Wall Paper If so send to us for samples. A large stock on hand of good sellers. Ship orders same day received. Prices as low as you can imagine. Write us, HEYSTEK & CANFIELD CO. Grand Rapids, Mich. The Michigan Wall Paper Jobbers. 2222) FOURTH OF JULY GOODS Fireworks, Flags, Etc. Net trade price list to dealers only, Celebration displays supplied on short notice. Quick shipments, low prices, complete stock. Fred Brundage, Wholesale Druggist, Muskegon, Mich. ~ ee “e a | i T b> 3 < te we. 2» ‘ ate egy noon 2 < ait: 4 bag i 4 { . MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 27 - an Menthol............. @ 4 25 | Seidlitz _—— Se ‘ 22 | Linseed, era 65 68 WHOLESALE DRUG PRICE CURRENT Morphia, S$ _— =o 2 25@ 2 50 | Sinapis a. : 18 | Linseed, oiled... 66 69 mie Morphia, S..N Y¥. Q. 2 15@ 2 40 Te a... @ 30/|Neatsfoot, winter str 54 60 ‘ Advanced—Linseed Oil, Turpentine. Morphia, Mal........ 2 15@ 2 40 Stadeabey, De Spirits Turpentine.. 41 46 Declined—As:afcetida, Oil Bergamot, Oil Lemon, Menthol. Moschus Canton @ 40 @ 41 ~ 4 Myristica, No. 1..... 65@ 80 snutt Scotch, De Vo's @ 41 Paints BBL. LB. Co i Mac Scille C Os Sep a so a Soda, oe pe. oo 7 Red Venetian. . 1% 2 @8 ‘ Acidum onium Mac......... 60 | Scillz Co............ 50 sepla............. oda, Boras, po..... 2 ~ 3 Aceticum ... $ 6@$¢ 8| Co alba oe 4 150 1 25 | Tolutan.......... 2... g 50 | Pepsin Saae, H. & P. Soda et Potass "Tart. 23@ 25 | Ochre, yellow Mars. 1% 2 @A Benzoicum, German. 70@ 75|Cubebe..... - 1 50@ 1 60| Prunus virg......... @ 50 Pint pes again g @ 1 00| Soda, Carb.......... 1%@ 2 Ochre, yellow Ber. . 1% 2 @3 j Boracic.. 17 Exeonthitos - 100@ 1 10 Wit tie cis Liq 4 Bal . | Soda, Bi-Carb 3@ 5 ty, commercial... 2% 2%4@3 ~ «J een’ 42 | Erigeron . i 1 10@ 1 20 Sitios Meare 60 | Peet ices @ 2 00 | Soda, Ash........... 3%@ 4/| Putty, =? pure. 2% 2%@3 ; Citricum.... 50 | Gaultheria .. . 1 8@ 1 90 Aconitun Napellis > . Picis Lig., quarts... @ 1 00 Soda, Sulphas. . @ 2) Vermilion — 2 Hydrochlor 5 | Geranium, ounce @ 75| Aconitum Napellis Picis Liq., pints. .... @ _ 85| Spts. Cologne... @ 260|_ American . 13@ 15 ’ Nitrocum ... 8@ 10 Fosetppll, — gal. 50@ 60 | Aloe: 60 | Pil Hydrarg. ..po. 80 @ 50 Spts. Ether Co.. 50@ 55| Vermilion, Engiish.. 70@ 75 mg SB | Hoa Riel keeaN SRR ee SB Ge Meeenig: g28 dem a Ae hai . — era ae 2 00 | APAICae .... 1. 2.0... . ‘ a x cn i a as Fantpers sae aials Assatoviia Ge 0 | Pilx Burgun...) @ 7|Spts.ViniRect.4bbi @ | Lead, red........... 6%4@ 7 if = -- jas aa 1%@__5 | Limonis. ---+, 1.30@ 1 40| ee = te onna.. = Plumbi Acet. . - 10@ 12 Spee. Vini Rect. 10gal @ Lead, white......... 64@ 7 = as " 1 10@ 1 20| Mentha Piper....... 1 50@ 2 00 | Auranti Cortex...... Pulvis Ipecac et i 1 30@ 1 50 | Spts. Vini Rect. _ @ Whiting, white Span @ 9 7 Tarts ‘cum 38@ 40| Mentha Verid.....-. 1 50@ 1 60 | Benzoin. *-steee 60 Jew boxes Strychnia, Crystal... 80@ 1 05 | Whiting, gilders’. @ 9% artaric seecceece Morrhue, ‘gal. ...... 1 10@ 1 29 | Benzoin a. 50 P. D. Co., doz.. @ 75) Sulphur, Subl. 2%@ 4/| White, saris, Amer. @ 125 Ammonia we 6 | MYT «eee 4 00@ 4 50 fea wet cesses = La PV. = ——. Fol... : 3% Whiting, 1 Paris, Eng. et8 fo as Olive ................ 75@ 3 00 | Cantharides......... IARI ‘amarinds ( 10 ‘ ’ Ae ane Sie sei! slates 6@ 8 Picis Liquida Coty a 3 = yo enema endowed oa = Te = & W.. = 46 Terebenth Venice.. 2 30 Universal. Prepared. 1 10@ 1 20 Se cace ae 15 | Picis Liquida, gal... @ 35] Cardamon........... uinia, S. German... eobrome..... 65 + a ees a be 14 a a4 pe 1 = Cardamon Co........ 75 | Quinia, N. Y......... 36 46 | Vanilla ...... 9 00@16 00 Varnishes Aniline Rosmarini........... @100 oa wes sceeense ee a ae: = = Zinci Sulph. . oe ee ie tele ak : a rum S pv I 1 <4 281 Sooo 2 gee Sth 6: 2s 60 ee acai $566 4 75 ous Extra Tur ae Sabina 1 og | Cinchona Co......... anguis Draconis 50 BBL. GAL. | Coac 2 3 00 i; 50 r= ee te Columba ............ 50 | Sapo, W..... -- 12@ 14| Whale, winter....... 70 ©70| No. 1 Turp Furn 1 00@ 1 10 T > 00 | Sassaf 48@ 53 | Cubebze aes 50} Sapo M.... 2.2... 10@ 12/ Lard, extra.......... 60 70| Extra Turk Damar.. 1 55@ 1 60 . Sinapls, es @SS., ounce. @ 6 — ‘ial cesses 50 | Sapo G @ 15| Lard, No.1.......... 45 50|Jap.Dryer,No.1Turp 70@ 7 s Sanetied po,25 2@ 24 1 50@ 1 60 cae ja Acutifol Co... = © 2% $Suniperus...-..... ~~ as Thyme. ice ag. . a | Dee ....-------- Be en: Xanthoxylum ....... 1 70@ 1 75 Tivo: oi aoe = 1 = Ferri Chloridum 35 : Balsamum Pidiotiedn bs . oa = 7, ntian Co y — 7g 1 85 Blchronia sep Ene ont = 59 Terabin, Canad 85@ 60| Bichromate......... 1 15 | Guiaca ammon ' 50 | Bromide . ----. 52@ 67 | Hyoscyamus..... 50 ~| —— “Ss arb “2. 19@ 15 | Iodine : 75 ; } pe . Chloris. "po. “17@19 16 = — colorless... Secs 2 jes, Ci an.. WMMEO. |. Sige Se ee t — 12 | Iodide... 7222722772; 2 30@ 2 40| Lobelia 222222222227. 50 e QF Ginchona Flava. .... 18 | Potassa, Bitart, pure 28@ 30| Myrrh......... 12227. 50 ' Euonymus atropurp. 30 | Potassa, Bitart, com. @ 15| Nux Vomica 5o 3 Myrica Cerifera, po. 20 | Potass Nitras, opt... 7@ 10 Dee eee ee 75 ’ Prunus Virgini...... 12 | Potass Nitras. 6@ _~s8: || Opii, comphorated.. 50 Quillaia, gr’d........ 12 | Prussiate. . eee 23@ 26 | Opii, - orized..... 1 50 ‘g Sassafras ...... po. 20 15 | Sulphate po. Be c.. Sie... ig | Guasein 50 — Ulmus...po. 15, gr’d 15 Radix Hhatany bo . Extractum Aconitum............ 20@ 25| Sangninaria 7.777" ~y i. wae — i = tee -— - aman. ah 50 (6 | eka a ti. SS Stromontum. 4 Our stationery department is now com- -_& Hamatox, _ a a = ee ere = Valerian ...... ig’ 59 | th fall 1 f atox, 4S....... yentiana ...... 0. de... Soaabex, WS......- 16@ 17] Glychrrhiza...pvy.15 16@ 18 aaa — : 2? p ete wit new ta Sty cs O i Hydrastis Canaden. @ 7 Ferra Hydrastis Can., po... @ 20 Titeitenadien Jarbonate Precip..". , 15| Hellebore, Alba, Po. 12@ 15| £ther,Spts.Nit.2F 30@ 35 ae Citrate and Quinia.. 2 25 Inula, po...... 8@ 22| ther, Spts. — 4F H@ 38 : Citrate Soluble...... 75 pecac, po. Alumen : 24@ 3 5 Ferrocyanidum Sol.. 40 | Tris plox 35@ 40| Alumen, gro’ 3@ 4 i Solut. Chloride. ..... 15 Jalapa, pr ae Sl eee oo 8 Sulphate, com’l..... 2 anta, %s........ @ 35| Antimoni, 4@ 5 Sulphate, — = Podophyitum, po... 2@ 25 Antimonte Potas‘ 0@ 50 Dbl, per ¢ . ae... 1 00 | Antipyri @ es, - TW Sulphate, pure.. : Rhel, Mec, @ 1 25 | Anti ebrin ae @ . whee, whet, py... .., 2.0... 75@ 1 35 | Argen Tas, OZ... : ad 18 | Spigelia -- 35@ 38|Arsenicum.......... 10@ 12 woe Anthem" po = Sanguinaria: “po. 16 of 18 — — ; = : . Matricaria. . a i Calcium Chlor., 18.. 9 5 1 , a. me itis OG | Cactum Chior, is. OS Selected from the leading manufacturers. a Barosma...........-. 45@ 48] Smilax, M.. e 25 | Calcium Chlor., 4s.. @ 12 a7} Cassia Acutifol, Tin- Sella” RO. 35 12 | Cantharides, Rus. po @ 8 i nevel! 20@ 25 Symplocarpus, ‘ceti- Capsici Fructus, a @ 15 i Cassia, Kewtitor,” ‘Alx. 25@ 30| ‘dus, po............ @ 25 | Capsici Fructus, po. @ b +i - Salvia officinalis, 4s ae Valeriana, Eng. po.30 @ 2% ee re = “a _ ia Seek eos ‘ 1 . me. oS wines. oe ee Carmine, No. 40..... °@ 8 0 We also have a full line of wo Gummi Zingiber j............ 2@ 27 fae a. see a Flava.......... 42 haa, oa oned 8s Anisum . es @ 12/ Cassia i tus... “8 35 Bl k B k M d a, 2d picked... assia Fructus...... Acacia’ 3d picked... @ 35 fee e, (graveleons), 13@ . Centraria............ @ 10 an OO S, emoran ums, Acacia, sifted sorts. se = Bir = ag ae a s an -. es a - ( 5 Acacia arui...... ‘po. oroform . “| Aloe, Barb. po.18@20 Le 14} Cardamon... 1 26@ 1 75 | Chloroform, ‘squibbs @ 110 Pocket Books, Aloe, Cape....po. 15. 12 | Coriandrum.. 8@ 10} Chioral ‘Hyd Crst.... 1 40@ 1 65 i Aloe, Socotri..po. 40 a . oe Sativ. i — -. an aes SB BW 200@ «25 o uae “° _ Ammoniac..........- onfam |... 1 nchonidine 48 | ‘Agsafeetias.-<-po-4@ 406 48| Chenopodium "--<. fag 1 %0/SimononMing. EW sap as Crepe Papers, Tissue Papers, i Benzoinum.......... 50@ 55 / Dipterix Odorate.... 1 00@ 1 10| Cocaine . 6 55@ 6 75 ree Catechu, 18.......... 13 | Foeniculum.......... @ 10| Corks, list, dis. pr.ct. 70 P | P Al ao ts] peapmereek. Po." 7@ 9 Creosctum .% en-holders, Pencils, Camphore .......... 73 | Lini, grd Ne poi.d” 4%@ 5 | Creta, ‘prep. @ 5 : Euphorbium... po. 35 @ 40} Lobelia .............. 35@ 40) Creta, precip. 93@ 11 I k E 2 sian @ 1 00/ Pharlaris Canarian.. 4%@ _ _‘5/ Greta, Rubra. @ 8 nN S, oe ! Gamboge ......... po 6@ 70 PO osc cle ee 44@ 5 Crocus, boc 25@ 30 Guaiacum...... po. 25 @ 30| Sinapis Alba.. 9 10 @ 2 ea ee ma @ 75|Sinapis Nigra.. n@ 12 Gunes Suiph 644@ 8 ef: a @ % Spiritus Ether Sulph.. ar Se uw on ..po. 1105.00 2 sa 2 60 Frumenti, W. D. Co. 2 00@ 2 50| Emery, al numbexs. @ 8 a ae 35 | Frumenti, D. F. R.. 2 00@ 2 25 Emery, po... @ 6 ay Shellac, bleached... | ie 45 | Juniperis Go.'0.'E... 1 66 2 00| Erwota wi. Bo. 89g m9 We shall have the best line of Hottmpay ‘ - Tragacanth.......... : ake Bas 2 1 [ | ‘ Herba Base Gram Ni. 190g 220 GMMR cee Goons ever shown in Michigan. pc Gambler . Ls we 8s@ 9 Absinthium..oz. pkg 25 | Spt. Vini Galli 1 75@ 6 50 Gelatin, Cooper. 60 Eupatorium..oz. pkg 20 ni Oporto. 1 26@ 2 00 Gelatin; French. || 35@ 60 { Lobelia ...... oz. pkg 25 | Vini Alba........ 2.2. 1 25@ 2 00! Glassware, flint. box 72 & 65 a rv —— Lo = Sponges gum: than box..... - 70 ir a e + OZ. ea 13 Florida ee wool ue, brown. te a eae = eee | 2 50 2 75 Gino, white... veeeeceee an 3 < ‘ eine Ae . assau - eeps’ woo! “oe : ‘y RSIS shaun eee se 2] SY Hazeltine & Perkins oT Te Velvet extra sheeps’ Humulus . . 25@ 55 é Magnesia wool, carriage. .... @ 1 50 | Hydrarg Chior Mite @ 100 Caleined, Pat........ 55@ 60 | Extra yellow sheeps’ Hydrarg ChlorCor.. @ 90 Carbonate, Pat...... 18@ 20| wool, carriage. .... @ 1 25| Hydrarg Ox Rub’m. @1 10 a Carbonate, K.&M.. 18@ 20| Grass sheeps’ wool, Hydrarg Ammoniati @1 20 ‘arbonate, Jennings 18@ 20/ carriage........... @100 ee ee . e9 ‘isu Hard, for slate use.. @ ichthye hala, Aan. 70 - Yellow Reef, for y' 5@ 13 Absinthium......... 6 50@ 7 00| slate use........... @140 digo 75@ 100 ] Amygdale, Dulc.... 38@ 65 = Resubi.. 40@ 3 60 y , AMare. 8 00@ 8 25 Syrups Todoform...... 60@ 3 85 id Mi h - — 1 85@ 2 00| Acacia .............. @ 50|Lupulin...... @ 50 ran apl S, 1Ccil. Auranti Cortex...... 2 10@ 2 20/ Auranti Cortex...... @ 50 ee: 80@ 85 Ber; ios 2 65@ 2 85} Zingiber............. @ 50 65@ 75 <7 Cajiputi ....... 80@ 85 | Ipecac..... @ 60 io & Arsen et Hy- j Caryophylli.......... 75@ 80} Ferri Iod.. @ 50 nowt Tod.. @ 2 j OE es is Sa 80@ 1 10/| Rhei Arom.......... @ 50|LiquorPotassArsinit 10@ 12 Ae Chenopadii......... ss @ 2 75| Smilax Officinalis... 50@ 60/| Magnesia, Sulph.. 2@ 3 , omil os... 1 1 30/ Senega................ @ 50| Magnesia, Sulph,bbl @ 1% Citronella 222022. BO was i etio sane ae BR Feces, 500Q 60 28 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN . TSMR DASE coe RED ina NS OF A I : fais EAERES fb Aa? ot ee RICE CURRENT 3 ions are carefull 4 and are inte y corrected weekly, within si = ie : bl nded to be correct at time of going t : in six hours of mailing, Strawberries 6 c : e to change at an gto press. Prices, h : Standard. Mexican : market pri y time, and country merchants will h » however, are lia- | Fancy... _- -per doz........ 1 85 Vanilla Lemon I ee Se ot 35 202 pa anel..1 20 2ozpanel. 75| 90 lb. palls............2..02.. 62 3 oz taper..2 00 40z taper..1 50 LICORICE ‘ 14 ‘ 10 “LYE. Condensed, BOOMs 1 20 oe 4 sic .2 25 TCHES. Diamond Mater Co.’s brands. No.9 sulphar. oo)... 0c 1 65 Anchor Parlor .............. 1 50 No. 2 Home . : siecacee la | Walwer Parlor. acces. 4 OO Wolvertn os .1 50 ae EXTRACTS €0z....... 20 2 00} Armour & Co.’s, 4 oz. . 45 Ne. 4T .t62 No 37... 3 0s) ebins, 2.67.0... 75 2 0z. Assorted Flavors 75c. New! Orleans Our Tropical. ow Urieans 2 0z. full measure, Lemon.. 75 Panes OF = a 40 4 oz. full measure, Lemon.. 1 50 Fair ‘eteee | oe 2 0z. full measure, Vanilla.. 90 sei trersnen tere ae 4 0z. full measure, Vanilla.. 1 80 000 a arse 22 Standard. MUST 2 oz. Panel Vanilla Tonka.. 70! Horse Radish, 1 doz......... 1 75 202. Panel Lemon.......... 60 | Horse Radish, 2 doz......... 3 50 FLY PAPER Bayle’s Celery, 7 bo ee 1 75 Tanglefoot, per box.......... 35 S Tanglefoot, per case...----/3 20 | Bulk 4 gal. kegs = a FRESH MEATS Bulk. 5 gal. Nige 1 00 Beef Manzan Pa 7 OF. 80 Carcass... accesses S360 OMG | QOUM, pints... 2 35 Forequarters . - 6 @ 6. | Queen, 19 oz............... 4 50 Hindquarters ....... @i Queen 28 O70. 8: 7 00 Loins a eae neu Stuffed, : = DS eleeicle o niece : = asedeececescseqencd, Ba Meee | | Spmeeneeriis © GM. secs. occs ecanes 3 Rounds Be oo no cae @9 jStutled, oz... 30 Chneks -. 2. EB BS OK PAPER BAGS Plates ............... 4 @5 | Continental Paper Bag Co. Pork : Ask your Jobber for them. eee ree $ 9% Glory Mayflower Boston Hatta... @ 8% a —— Shoulders . sues @ 84 4 0 —" eo Lard........... @ 8 2. 34 60 Mutton Bid sce aclgccuictd 44 80 CAPCARS .... . 8... .: .. 8%@ 9 Zereeee eee ones 54 1 00 Lambs............... 94%@10 eee cc ns cmcocg 66 1 25 Veal : oie clas alec uc, bo ; = GCagesas o.oo 6. 74@ 8 oe 2 00 GRAINS AND FLOUR a eee et cae 1 = 2 40 Wheat haba geal Sie! 1 2 60 Wheat . CO tie 1 ¢ 3 15 Winter Wheat. Flour So tnemete ose : Z 7 > Local Brands .. 5 00 Patents........ roe ie eg Cee OO 5 50 Second Patent............. 3 75 Sugar arene ss SBS ted er 4% a Ce ora : = CP 4% eek 4 00 PARIS GREEN MO eee et OP RR 14 Subject to usual cash dis- fackaaes, 4 {bes —s ee coe = unt. 'ackages, each....... eee in bbls., 25¢ per bbl. ad- | Packages, 1 Ib., each....... 16 onal. Ball-Barnhart-Putman’s Brand ‘a jamond S............... Diamond \8............... : = Barrels, 1,200 count ......... 4 50 Diamond \s. Half bbls, 600 count......... 2 75 Worden Grocer Co.'s ‘Brana Small ronal et 3 75 iw ieeea Quaker \s...... 3 75 | Half bbis, 1,200 count ..,....3 30 Spring Wheat Flour a = IPES i ’ - Le es a 1 70 prog — Co.’s — Clay” T. i. wae aa co 2 Cob, No. cuss | S6 sala 48 cans in case. Babbitt’s wat oes Oe Penna Salt Go.’s......... 11. 3 00 PROVISIONS. Barreled Pork | sons. Dee ceo eee. pos _ is Clear back........... @15 50 Iney & Judson’s Brand per teut............ Pod ro Ceresota 4s. | Fete 7 Family Mess. sgt ais 50 Brand ump Butts Beef. ... 1 tener — —— - 8 Dry Salt Meats Laurel \s. BUOrNOR So 9% Laurel ¥s. “ Briskets............. 9% Laurel %s and i{s paper.. 4 15 Extra shorts......... 8% aie Meal oe Smoked Meats etic ae Wes ces uek oe Hams, 121b. average. @ 11% Granulated ................ 210 s, 14Ib. average. @ il | _— Hams, 16lb.average. @ 10% CP 0GN cose SIG Hams, 201b. average. @ 10% Car lots, clipped........... 3444 | Ham dried beef..... @ 12% Less than car lots. . Shoulders (Ns Y.cut) @ 7% Feed and Millstufts —— a: Colas 104@ . St. Car Feed, screened.... 18 00 cee ie esas g fn No. 1 Corn and Oats... .. 17 50 Boiled Hams... @ 16 Unbolted Corn Meal...... 17 00 Picnic Boiled Hams @ 12 Winter Wheat Bran. 15 50 Berlin Hams 8% Winter Wheat Middlings. 16 50 | Minos Hams ....... . 5 PO Ol, — Gorn Lards—In Tierces Corn, car lots....... = Hay 1 ioe 7 No. 1 Timothy car lots.... 11 00 at eke fe eee % No, 1 Timothy ton lots.... 12 00 80 lb. Tubs..advance 4 — 50 Ib. Tins...advance i e.. oe wis og Hops ...... Bie eek be % Laurel Leaves....... 1 Senna Leaves. . 1 Sausages Bologna ook... " Beef Extra = Pcs Sao — ais Mca Rump... Pigs’ ? Feet ¥% bbls., 40 Ibs... % bbls., 80 Ibs.. Tripe | —_ 1S The. oo 44 bbis., 40 Ibs....... % bbis., 80 Ibs.. __ Casings Pork . Sees o NOOR. nc co. . utterine Solid, dunia SEO Rolls, dairy.. Ee Rolls, creamery... Secs Solid, creamery. .... Canned _— Corned beef, 2 Ib.. 2 Corned beef, 141b.. 17 2 Deviled ham, Y4s.. Deviled ham, %s.. Potted tongue, 4s. Potted ——e _ eane tae Carolina head................ Carolina No.1. Carolina No. 2. 14% BOObee 4% oli ea Japan, No. = Japan, No. 2.. ee Java, faney head. 0 dane, NOEs Table.. ‘SALERATUS — Packed 60 Ibs. in box. Church’s Arm and ——— 3 15 Deland’s.. poco se Oe Dwight’s Cow... --3 15 Pe 2 10 ee 3 00 Wyandotte, 100 %s.......... 3 00 SAL SODA Granulated, bbis............ 80 Granulated, 100 Ib. cases. 90 Lump, bbls. cau ge Lump, 145 Ib. keg 80 SALT Buckeye 500; Si: Daga 2... ek. co. 3 00 OO Gib tags... 3 00 2a 041 DOSS oe 2% In 5 bbl. lots 5 per cent. dis- = and one case 243 1b. boxes ree Diamond Crystal Table, cases, 24 3 lb. boxes..1 40 Table, barrels, 100 3 Ib. bags. 3 00 Table, barrels, 407 Ib. bags.2 75 Butter, barrels, 280 Ib. bulk.2 65 Butter, barrels, 20 141b.bags.2 85 Butter, sacks, 38 Ibs 27 Butter. sacks, 56 Ibs......... 67 Common —_— 100 3 Ib. sacks.. se deeeane oO COS ID tacks... 2 15 25 10. aaeks.... se: 2 05 CGT. smewe 40 28 Ib. ee bee eee os. 22 56 Ib. dairy drill oo moeoe 30 28 Ib. dairy ms drill — S ooae 15 56 lb. dairy = iinen sacks... 60 56 Ib. dairy in atee. sacks... 60 Solar Rock 56 Ib. wane. Ree pete oe esc 25 moh emaiiea Fine i 95 Medium Fine................ 1 00 SALT FISH Cod Georges cured......... @é6 Georges genuine...... @ 6% Georges selected...... @7 rand Bank........... @é6 Strips or bricks... 6%@10% POMGGK: oc. @ 3% Halibut. Strips.. Le ars -10 Chunks... cs 12 “Trout INO. £100 Ibe... WO: } 40308. oo cs See No.1 = 75 No.1 8lIbs.. eee 61 He rrin ng Holland white hoops, bbl. 11 25 Holland white hoopsbbl. 6 00 Holland white hoop, keg.. 82 Holland white hoop mechs. 87 Norwegian .............<.. Round 100 Ibs.............. 3 00 Round 40 Ibs............... 150 Beale oe eo 19 NOM ic occas ces 2 OD Mackerel Mess’100 Ibs. .............. 12 25 Mess 40 Ibs... - 520 Mess 10 Ibs. .. - Ss Mess _ 8 lbs. £5 No. 1 100 Ibs - 10 50 No.1 40 Ibs . 450 No.1 10 Ibs. 1 20 No.1 8lbs 1 00 ING. 2 100 he, ooo 7 00 No.2 40 ibs. e 3 10 We. 3 UIDs, .... .... 55s 85 NO. 2 GIS, occ ccc. Pure Cane Fair . : : Kingsford’s Corn SHOE BLACKING 40 1-Ib. packages........... 6% Handy Box, large......... 2 50 | 20 1-Ib. packages........... 6% Handy Box, small oo 1 25| 6 lb. packages........... 7% ixby’s Royal Polish...... 85 ’ Miller’s oe Polish..... $5 ine tetds Siiece Glew 40 1-Ib. Se ee ase. Z UFF 6 Ib. boxes... 7% Scotch, in eaeee. 37 ee Maccaboy, in jars.. ._ oo ical Gloss French — - ‘jars. 22.2 43} 1p, packages............. 4% 3-lb. packages... 224 B. T. Babbit aeee > oo b. packages... ccc | One Babbit’s ak Sean: 50-Ib. boxes......... 3% 34 59 cakes, large size. ms 100 cakes, large size......... 6 50 50 cakes, small size.... .... 1 9 100 cakes, small size... ..... 3 85 Bell & Bogart brands— Coal = Johnny ......... 3 90 Peek 00 Detroit aa Co. a Queen Anne. _26 Big ———. "iw Umpire........ 2 15 German Family.. 2 45 Dingman Soap Co. br io el 3 85 N. K. sip asc ee Santa Claus. . a . 2 2 Brown.. ee ee 2 40 Fairy..... ce 4 00 Fels brand— 1 4 00 ae & Sons brands— Oat tent oc... 33 Oak Leaf. DES... 4 00 Single box. 0 5 box lots, delivered...._... 2 95 10 box lots, delivered ........ 2 90 Johnson Soap Co. brands— Stiver Ring 2... 3 Calumet ; Lee oes 2 70 — Bang... 2... 2 50 CM 2 40 50 CMNee oc e. 1 95 Ricker’s Magnetic .. . 390 Lautz Bros. brands— Big Aeme.. oo 2050s: 0... 4 00 MOMS GG. oe 3 25 = Mute os aera 400 ee aoe Sieieia rie cil 70 Proctor & Gamble brands— ae ees a 00 are 60z.. Seeucess. 4 G8 Ivory, 100 ae 6 75 — & Co. brand— a 3 00 A. B. "Wrisley brands— Good Cheer ....:.-....... 3 80 Old Country.............. 3 20 Scouring Sapolio, kitchen, 3 doz...... 2 40 Sapolio, hand, 3doz......... 2 40 SODA BOxOG soc. ey Engiish: Sg Sees SPICES Whole Spices Gane ———— 12 Cassia, China in mats..... 12 Cassia, Batavia, in bund... 28 Cassia, Saigon, broken.... 38 Cassia, Saigon, in — bee 55 Cloves, Amboyna... ae 17 Cloves, —— Sowa cs 14 Mace . ecu as 55 Nutmegs, 75-80...... Sac 50 Nutmegs, 105-10......... 40 eee, Sepa 35 Pepper, Singapore, black. 18 Pepper, Singapore, white. 28 Pepper, shot.... 1 ure Ground i ‘in Bulk Allspice....... 16 Cassia, Batavia... . 28 Cassia, Saigon............. 48 Cloves, Zanzibar........... 17 Ginger, African. ...2..00.. 15 Ginger, Cochin............ 18 — — ee era ace = Mustard 18 Pe = Singapore, black. 20 Pe ennore, — 28 ganpe per. — caascuctee = ’ “syrups orn Barrels....... Sais -.20 eG OPM 22 1 doz. 1 gallon cans..........3 20 1 doz. % gallon cans......... 1 80 2 doz. 4 gallon cans......... 92 faneh De ee deal ce ehhh aE AARKSSRSAS TEA Japan Sundried, medium .......... 28 Sundried; Geet: 30 Sundried; OO 40 Regular, medium Peete made casas 28 Regular, choice ............. 30 egular, fancy .............. 40 Basket-fired, medium....... 28 Basket-fired, enaied..... .... 35 — -fired, taney... . eee ident OMG. ic ck 20@22 Gunpowder Moyune, medium ........... 26 Moyune, choice ............. 35 movune, faney.............. 50 Pingsuey, medium.......... 25 Pingsuey, choice............ 30 Pingsuey, fancy............. 40 Best Gloss Starch, 501b..... Best Gloss Starch, 401D..... Best Gloss Starch, 6lb..... Best Gloss Starch; Se Best Gloss Starch, 11b..... orks: Venice, Th. Geneva, Ill. an od teh on SSS CUR ChaS. Pope Glucose Co. a c' HICAGO y CHICAGO. TSS | Best Comm Starch... ........ | Neutral Pearl Starch in bbl. | Neutral Powdered Starch in bbl. | Best Confect’rs in bbl.,thin boil. | Best Laundry in bbl., ‘thin boil. | Chas. Pope Glucose Co., Chicago, Il. Common Corn 20 1-Ib. packages.......... 40 1-lb. packages.......... STOVE POLISH 4% No. 4, 3 doz in case, gross. . No. 6, 3 doz in case, gross SUGAR Below are given New York prices on sugars, to which the wholesale dealer adds the local freight from New York to your cheng P puint, = you credit on ¢ voice for the amount of —-.. "hie pays from the 4 50 7 20 marke ich he purchases to his shipping point, including = — = he weight of the Dae AE a Cigar Clippings, per Ib..... 26 TPN RRR fie Pea ae? etogersns preteotrree aces tte 3 = if ; 4 2 eee eae oe pe a FRR aS ee pe Veep adeeae Potente 30 {2 I3 Lubetsky Bros.’ Brands. 00 H. Van Tongeren’s Brand. Star Green.........5.... 35 00 Fine Cut Sweet Loma................; 38 ceeeeen Pop... 28 ReMi meboweamn. os ce 28 Rey ee. 2. ee 34 Peparto BOsB.-... .... 2.5.0 50 EROSCCANME. -.. ...., 38 Sweet Burley................ 40 Sweet Loma................. 38 ci, 2 qth aise gaan praised oe ug ee nee 36 Creme de Menthe ...60 Stronghold........ — = Sweet Chunk................ 37 a 33 eee 24 ee 36 Pe 36 Ree 41 a ee 37 American Eagle............. 4 Standard Navy........;..... 38 Spear Head, 16 0z........... 43 Spear Head, 8 072...........45 i 49 CC 39 fee Someey.... 45 ee 35 i as cue emi 38 Piper Heidsick.............2 64 Beet Jack. 2 81 PO ASME 36 Pan Bob. 32 Smoking and Presepd...-....... .... 46 ome Gress 2... 37 Sweet Core <2 2 re ee 37 aes eee. 37 area... 27 Bamboo, 8 0z 29 Bambes, 607. .............. 27 Pao See 28 ci 32 benesy Dow... 37 ee ee 37 igre 40 ee. ee Kiln Dried ..... 24 Duke’s Mixture 40 Duke’s Cameo. 40 Honey Dip Twist 39 Myrtle Navy ..... 40 Yum Yum, 1% oz. 39 Yum Yum, 1 Ib. pail: ae eS cae Corn Cake, 2% 0Z............ 25 Corn Cake, 11b.............. 23 Piow Boy, 13¢ 0Z............- 39 Plow Boy, 3% 02Z.............37 Peerless, 34% 0Z.............. 34 Peerless, 136 Of... .......... 36 Indicator, 2% 0Z............. 28 Indicator, 1 Ib. pails ........ 31 Col. Choice, 2% 0Z........... 21 Col. Choice, 8 0z............. 21 TABLE SAUCES PERRINS’ The Original and Genuine a Worcestershire. Lea & Perrin’s, large...... 3 75 Lea & Perrin’s, small..... 2 50 Halford, large....... - O40 Halford, small............. 2 25 Salad Dressing, large..... 4 55 Salad Dressing, small. .... 2 75 TWINE ole; See 16 omen, Spy. 16 ane 2 12 Pen G wy... 12 Piax, mogim............... 20 Wool, 1 Ib. balls............. ™% VINEGAR Malt White Wine, 40 grain.. 8 Malt White Wine, 80 grain..11 Pure Cider, B. & B. brand. .11 Pure Cider, Red Star........12 Pure Cider, Robinson. ......10 Pure Cider, Silver........... 11 WASHING POWDER Gold Dust, regular.......... 4 50 ola Dust.5e.. 2... 4 00 RubNo More Rub-No-More ............... 3 50 EN i 2 90 Roemer 3 50 WICKING No. 0, per gross..............20 xo canes — ~ Mixed Candy 0. 1 Oval, crate...... roce No. 2 Oval, 250 in crate...... 50 — atition. ee g : No. 3 Oval, 250 in crate...... 55 Special. @ 7% No. 5 Oval, 250 in crate... .. Conserve... @ 8% Egg Crates — “ @ 8% Humpty Dumpty ........... 2 25 we - eee eee eee @9 No. 1, complete ............. 30 — seeeee @ 8% No. 2, complete ............. 25 English Rock. 777" "7 g 9 Clothes Pins Kindergarten ....... @9 Round head, 5 gross box.... 45 Bon Ton Cream... @9 Round head, cartons........ 62 French Cream....... @10 Mop Sticks Dandy Pan.......... @10 Trojan spring ............... 90] Hand Made Cream Eclipse patent spring...... 85] mixed............. @15% No l common................ 5 | Crystal Cream mix.. @13 7 No. 2 patent brush holder.. 85 12 b. cotton mop heads..... 1 25 ames Ne.7 os Pails 2-hoop Standard.. 3-hoop Standard 2-wire, Cable. 3-wire, Cable................ Cedar, all red, brass bound. Paper, Eureka.............. Pre. NNR ee ee S&SSSSS88S SSqZ SHKRSSSS Toothpicks arewood....: .... ce: Softwood . em eee Tubs 20-inch, Standard, No. 1..... 18-inch, Standard, No. 2..... 16-inch, Standard, No. 3..... 20-inch, Cable, No. 1......... 18-inch, Cable, No. 2......... 16-inch, Cable, No. 3......... a. 2 No. 3 Fibre......... = me bo NOD NNOCAMAMOBRAD Wash Boards Bronze Globe................2 50 epee ae Double Acme................ 2 75 Single Acme.............. 23 Double Peerless........... 3 25 Single Peerless..............2 60 Northern Queen ............ 2 50 Double Duplex..............3 00 poet ime... 2 Gaiwete 2 26 Wood Bowls itn. Baer... 13 in. Butter.................1 00 in. Baer... a 47 in. Butéer..... ...........2 19 in. Butter.................3 00 Assorted 13-15-17.... ........1 75 Assorted 15-17-19 ............ 2 50 WRAPPING PAPER Common Straw............ 1% Fiber Manila, white.... 3% Fiber Manila, colored. 4% Neo. 1 Sie... sk Cream Manila............. 2 Buteher’s Manila.......... 2% Wax Butter, short count. 13 Wax Butter, fullcount.... 2u Wax Butter, rolls......... 15 YEAST CAKE Magis. S @az...... 1 00 Sunlight, 3doz.......... .... 1 00 Sunlight, 1% doz............ 50 Yeast Cream, 3 doz.......... 1 00 Yeast Foam, 3 doz.......... 1 00 Yeast Foam, 1% doz........ 50 FRESH FISH Per lb. White fish... @ 8 arous......... 8 Black Bass............ 10@ 11 Male... mB Ciscoes or Herring.... @ 4 Reeeee Ls eee Live Lobster.......... @ 18 Boiled Lobster........ @ 18 , aeeees @ 7 No. 1 Pickerel......... @ 8 Se ees Pe g 4 Smoked White........ 10% Red Snapper.......... @ ll Col River Salmon. .... @ 12 Banoo. oc . @ 16 HIDES AND PELTS The — & Bertsch Leather anal Co., 100 Street, quotes as follows: Hides Green No.1......... @é6 Green No. 2......... @5 Cured No. 1...... @ 7% Cured No. 2......... @ 6% Calfskins,green No. 1 @9 skins,green No.2 @7% Calfskins,cured No.1 @10 Calfskins,cured No.2 @ 8s Pelts 50@1 10 Pelts, each.......... Lamb No. 1, per gross..............25 | Unwashed, fine. .... 11@i2 No. 2, per gross..............35 | Unwashed, medium. 14@15 No. 3. Der gross..............55 CANDIES WOODENWARE Stick Cand Baskets Bois. pails Bushels...................... 95] Standard ............ @7% Bushels, wide band. ........ 1 15} Standard H. H...... @7% Market ...................... 30] Standard Twist. .... @8 Splint, large......... 0... .... 4 00 | Cut Loaf............. @9 Splint, medium ............. 3 50 cases S Ome 3 00 | Jumbo, 32 Ib......... @ 7% Willow Clothes, large.......6 2 Extra H.H.... 2.22), @10% Willow Clothes, medium... 5 75| Boston Cream... @10 Willow Clothes, smail.......5 25| Beet Root............ 8 Fancy—In Pails 90 Champ. Crys. Gums. Pony Hearts........ Fairy Cream Squares Fudge Squares...... Peanut Squares. .... Fruit Tab., as., wrap Sugared Peanuts.... Salted Peanuts...... Starlight Kisses. .... Blas Goodies.... Lozenges, plain ..... Lozenges, printed. .. Choe. Drops......... Eclipse Chocolates... Choc. Monumentals. Victoria Chocolate. . Gum Drops.......... Moss Drops......... Lemon Sours........ a - Sees Ital. Cream Opera... Ital. Cream Bonbons 20 Ib. pails. ........ Molasses Chews, 15 D.pale |. Golden Waffies...... Fancy—In 5 Ib. Boxes ——— —_-. wig epperm rops.. Chocolate Drops.... H. M. Choe. Drops. . H. M. Choc. Lt. and a ae oe Gum Drops.......... Licorice Drops...... Lozenges, plain. .... Lozenges, printed... apertals.. os Cream Bar.......... Molasses Bar........ Hand Made Creams. Cream Buttons, Pep. and Wint..... ace String Rock......... Wintergreen Berries Carame Clipper, 20 Ib. pails.. Standard, 20 lb. pails Perfection, 20 1b. pls Amazon, Choe Cov’d Kosker 2 for 1¢ pr bx Big 3, 3 for 1¢ pr bx.. Dukes, 2 for ic pr bx Favorite, 4 for 1e, bx AA Cream Car’ls 31b FRUITS Oranges Florida Russett...... Florida Bright. Fancy Navels. Extra Choice.... Late Valencias.. Seed. California 300s....... Bananas Medium bunches.... Large bunches...... Foreign Dried Fruits Figs Californias, Fancy.. Cal. pkg, 10 Ib. boxes Extra Choice, 10 Ib. OB sce cece Fancy, 12 lb. boxes. . Pulled, 6 lb. boxes... turals, in bags.... Dates Fards in 10 lb. boxes Fards in 60 lb. cases. EaNoWwss.. es. lb. cases, new..... Sairs, 60 Ib. cases.. .. aia te NUTS onds, Tarragona Almonds, Ivica ..... Acmonas, California, soft snelled..... Walnuts. Grenobles. Walnuts, soft shelled California No. 1... Table Nuts, fancy... Table Nuts, choice.. a tg She Bag ecans, Ex. Large... Pecans, Jumbos..... Hickory Nuts per bu. Ohio, new......... Cocoanuts, full sacks Chestnuts, per bu... Peanuts Fancy, H. P., Suns.. Fancy, H. P., Suns Roaste¢ Choice, H. P., Extras Choice, H. P., Extras Span. Shild No. 1n’w “oy 1s @55 LAMP CHIMNEYS—Seconds @60 “ Per box of 6 = @65 ee ee 1 @85 MOOG es ee a 178 Met Bam 2 48 = First Quality @75 =| No.0 Sun, crimp top, wrapped & lab. 2 00 @55 No. 1 Sun, crimp top, wrapped & lab. 2 15 @60 | No.2 Sun, crimp top, wrapped & lab. 3 15 @60 XXX Flint @60 @55 No. 1 Sun, crimp top, wrapped & lab. 2 75 @55 | No. 2Sun, crimp top, wrapped & lab. 3 75 80° @90 No. 2 Sun, hinge, wrapp p...... 4 00 @65 Pearl Top @65 | No.1Sun, wrapped and labeled...... 400n @é6o | No. 2 Sun, wrapped and labeled...... 5 00 No. 2 hinge, wrap and labeled..... 5 10 @9 No. oo “Small Bulb,” for Globe “ @10 MPS @ — La Bastie 2*. | No.1 Sun, plain bulb, per doz........ 1 00 = No. 2 Sun, plain bulb, per doz........ 1 25 = No. 1 Crimp, per doz.................. 1 35 @oo | NO-2 Crimp, per doz.................. 1 60 @50 Rochester No. 1 Lime (65¢ doz).................. 3 50 No. 2 Lime (70c doz)...............06- 4 00 No. 2 Flint (80¢ doz)**** .............. 4 70 $ Electric @ No. 2 Lime = cm Poe es ce shee es 4 00 No. 2 Flint (80e doz).................. 4 70 @: 00 @3 50 OIL CANS 3 50@4 00 | 1 gal. tin cans with spout, per doz.... 1 40 @ 1 gal. galv. iron with spout, per doz. . 1 58 © |FpL ein wie woreda: 22 5 gal. galv. iron with spout, per doz. 4 85 3 50@4 50 | 3 gal. galv. iron with faucet, per doz.. 4 25 3 50@4 00 | 5 gal. galv. iron with faucet, per doz... 4 95 32 50 | 5 gal. Tilting cans...................... 7 2 3 4 50/5 gal. galv. iron Nacefas.............. 9 00 LANTERNS 1 50@2 00 No. © Tubular, side lift............... 4 85 o. 1 De 7 40 No. 15 Tubular, dash.................. 7 50 - F ee 7 aaa Sewaioe = - oO. r, Side lamp............. e No. 3 Street lamp, each.............. 3 60 ‘ LANTERN GLOBES as No. 0 Tub., cases 1 doz. each, box, 10¢ 45 No. 0 Tub., cases 2 doz. each, box, 15¢ 45 No. 0 Tub., bbls 5 doz. each, per bbl.. 2 00 No.0 Tub., Bull’s eye, cases 1 doz. each 1 25 g MASON FRUIT JARS. RN ge 6 25 5 @ 5% ae = see eee cess Cee ae oe 6 50 ee Sen a 9 00 4% @5 | Caps and MUDDOES 2 £0 SE ce 25 & 35 5%@ 6%@ 7 @ @ AKRON sTONEWARE Butters te WA, DOF MOT. ws csi. ek 48 2406 gal., per gal... .:. ....... 22.2.2; 6 en cia seca ec 52 POP Gee ce 65 12 Ok: ORO te 84 15 gal. meat-tubs, each. 1 20 20 gal. meat-tubs, each 1 60 25 gal. meat-tubs, each. pei 29 30 gal. meat-tubs, eacn................ 2 70 Churns SOG gal. Perea... .: 6... 6 “hurn Dashers, per @0Z............... 84 Milkpans % ga. fiat or rd. bot., per doz......... 48 1 gal. nat or rd. bot,, each............ 6 Fine Glazed Milkpans % gal flat or rd. bot., per doz.... .... 60 1 gal. flat or rd. bot., each............ 6 Stewpans ¥&% gal. fireproof, bail, per doz......... 85 1 gal. fireproof, bail, per doz......... 1 10 Jugs a ORh Der Wer. ew 60 re Pere 45 2500 onl. per eel... 2. 7% Sealing Wax 5 Ibs. in package, per Ib .............. 2 LAMP BURNERS No. 0 Sun. 35 No. 1 Sun. 45 No. 2 Sun. 65 No. 3 Sun. 110 Tubular... 45 Nutmeg... 50 Glover’s Gem Mantles are superior to all others for Gas or Gasoline. Glover’s Wholesale Merchandise Co. Grand Rapids, Mich. Manufacturers Importers and Jobbers of GAS and GASOLINE SUNDRIES J 20c & Month EB | VERY BEST CAS LICHT equal to 10 or 12 coal oil lamps anywhere if you will get the bragesy. Brilliant Gas Lamp. 7 @8 Brilliant Gas Lamp Co., 42 Stata, Chicago OwW’s Your Stock? How is your lap robe and fly net stock? If you want some more robes—nice ones, which it pays to handle—or some fly nets, at all kinds of prices, write or telephone us and they will be off to you on the first train. They say our stock in these goods is the best selected in Michigan. A descriptive price list will be mailed you if you want it. Brown & Sehler Grand Rapids, Mich. GOLD MEDAL, PARIS, 1900 Walter Baker & Co, vw PURE, HIGH-GRADE COCOAS AND CHOCOLATES Their preparations are put up in conformity to the Pure-Food Laws of all the States, Under the decisions of the U. S. Courts no other chocolate or cocoa is entitled to be labelled or sold as ‘‘ Baker’s Chocolate” or ‘‘ Baker’s Cocoa.” Grocers will find them in the long run the most profit- able to handle, as they are absolutely pure and of uni- form quality. TRADE-MARK. In writing your order specify Walter Baker & Co.’s goods. If other goods are substituted please let us know. WALTER BAKER & CO, Limited, DORCHESTER, MASS, Established 1780. THE MOTOR DOES THE WORK The Thomas Auto-Bi Has become an important factor in the sales of many Bicycle Dealers, and especially those deal- ers who are wide-awake and progressive. It has now reached a stage where it is an object of in- terest to every dealer who gives any thought to his business. Right now, write us tor Catalogue and Agency. ADAMS & HART, Grand Rapids TO THE TRADE: We are the only manufacturers of D Lower Michi: suitable for general and Stum Blasting: also Sos. ar s Electric Fuse, Batteries, Dirt Augers, etc. Our oods are strictly high grade and reliable, twenty- ve years in the business. Pricesand goods right. Shipments made ae same day order is received. Try us by inquiry. AJAX DYNAMITE WORKS, Bay City, Mich ite in k work MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 31 Experiments in Hybridization for a Hardy After the fruit has had time to begin Hardware Price Current Levels ao oops - forming the bags are removed and the Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s.......... dis 70 arge crop of paper bags seems to twig is marked witha tag giving the Mattocks i i i Ammunition Adze Eye....................--$17 00..dls 70—10 be the yield of a little tree which stands name of the other parent. Caps ina eg ig in the grounds of _the Department of | Ag soon as the seedlings bud they are G. D., full count, POT MD. =. soso ee woes eaunmatkn ..... = 1% aeyat fifty oe tec ineton. There are | sent to different parts of the country to | Higki,Waterpréof, por ii"... $0] UAPOUNA CASH... neneevennseeeree J about fifty of these bags, each with the be grafted on plants which have already Ely’s Waterproof, per m.............. 60 Miscellaneous neck tied firmly, as close Inspection | heen started. Thus it is soon discovered Nn, Sh ebent, pin ee oe oi Pe wets ccencess en ensecceese wall discloses, about one of the terminal] whether the plant is sufficiently hardy, No. 2 long, per iret oues cas 3 00 | Screws, New List............ 00.0022 85 twigs. The effect is saree grostesque. | and the only remaining question is as to agp nce oo ss Casters, Bod and Fiate................ onmannse The tree is the particular charge of|the quality of the fruit. Primers ei = Prof. Herbert J. Webber, who, with his TT ee a No. 2 U. M. C., boxes 250, per m...... 1 20] Stebbins’ Pattern...................... 60&10 assistant, is responsible for its bagging. The Cost of Doing Business. No. 2 Winchester, boxes 250, per m... 1 20 | Enterprise, self-measuring............ 30 - fe It is a species of orange tree, the vari-| The following communication from a eiieis ius ee © Pans ety having been brought to the United | successful New England house is de-| Black edge’ Nos. 9 and 10, per m...... 70 ee aaa ne —— Se States from China about ten years ago| Serving of the careful attention of every | Black edge, No. a a ’ eae Pee, = . : ° - = : 2 oade: els i" with the idea of using it for hedges. retail hardware merchant, emphasizing New Rival—For Shotguns ‘‘A” Wood’s patent planished, Nos. 24 to 27 10 75 ie ? It is evergreen, grows about thirty feet | aS it does the importance of knowing the tinct aie Shu as = Wood Spatent peaeaenod, Wes. tow 9 75 high, and has sharp thorns. The fruit | Cost of doing business as a condition of No. Powder Shot Shot Gauge _ 100 ee ee Poy ene 4, is small and runty, and quite unfit for success : fe _ | 129 4 1g 9 10 2 80 Ohio Tool ca... 50 * + food. But the fact that it flourishes as| It is Te -_ in good — co ; i: : a 4a i Seianey 60 ; j- | ness men deceive themselves in regard | 135 44 1% 5 10 2% 8, See = sear Mavylage, ———. ae ho the cost of doing business— that is, | 154 4% 1% 4 10 86300 Bench, first quallfy.e.. secs... sos ” - $j) ana and | issourl gives it a great value} the total cost as compared with the total | 200 3 1 10 12-250 Nails to the scientists who are experimenting | sales. If they are making a good profit ae 3% 1% : = .— = Sotmey- aver base, on both Steel and —. with a view to securing a more hardy|such a mistake may do little harm, but | 265 3% 1% 5 270i gee a 2 65 breed of orange. if the profit is small the error may be Pais tkeesaane . ~ . * eee. .. cc es Base 3 ae : disastrous. We occasionaly hear of a P : 10 to 16 advance. 5 <<< And this is the explanation of the retail business being done at about a Paper Shells—Not Loaded 8 advance ee a 7 : 2| 6advance.. ce & crop of paper bags. The blossoms of | cost of 10 per cent., but if the matter _ = aca cree co a ga | 4 advance. 30 .° the tree have just been crossed with the | was investigated it would probably be Gunpowder —- $ : ¥. St. Micheals and Sanguina oranges, | found that several items of expense had Kegs, 25 Ibs., per keg....... .... .... 4 00 ane saan.” 50 : & od which are the standard varieties of} been omitted and that the actual cost | % kegs, 12% lbs., per % keg.......... 2 25 | Casing 10 advance. . 15 3 Florida frui Prof. Webb - | WaS Rearer 25 per cent. 34 kegs, 644 lbs., per 4 keg........... 1 25 | Casing 8 advance..... 25 : sect orida trult, ‘ rot, : e — 1S Interest on the capital should be Shot oe Fea es vee cove 2 j trying to secure a hybrid which will re- charged at a fair rate, say 5 per cent. D 1 se Sacks Containing 25 Ibs. Finish 8 advance .............s...c20.0 35 3 tain the edible qualities of the sweet| The salary of each partner should be fig - caniaagpg once eee 1 40 Finish 6 advance «..-.. 02-2... 2. 45 ¥ Florida orange, and at the same time =v as part of the expense. All clerk | gnens..... began several years ago. At the pres-| we are making 25 per ceat., but if the Butts, Cast Sash Weights ent time the Department has about 300] cost of doing business is 25 per cent. of Wau Pete eete eee ee es 65 | Solid Eyes satin. ceca ow ‘ hybrid seedlings. It is expected that|the sales, w2 are selling at a loss of a ’ Sie Ghhin some of these will bear their first fruit] 4bout 6 per cent., instead of a profit of %in. 616in. % in. ¥in.|_ je does oa > his fall, although the majority of them|25 Pe cent. It should be remembered aa : A Cc * $320 ee een ee RORY OT at 431 per cent. should be added to Pesci eae 7. gag’ 7: BAY | Nos. 15 to.17.. 3 20 will not bear much before next year. the cost to cover the expense of 25 per = 8 le Nos. 18 to 21.. = +4 —) + The 300 hybrid seedlings — a ape _ = cae _— It — aareees as e Cidiitienin a ae 3 seeeyst ae 3 50 é Webber has secured represent a deal of|that a line of goods must be sold at an| Cast Steel, perIb...................... 6 | No. 27....... Cn ae 3 r atient labor. To cross varieties which|@dvance of § per cent. or 10 per cent. Chisels an caren tienen” over 30 inches : P a : Peg aratively |CVe invoice cost, but if $100 are sold | Socket Firmer ..................00-... 65 ——_ ' i are closely related is a — Yiat 5 or Io percent. advance, another chee
    2. ______ A New Fake For Adulterating Lard. The State Board of Health of Indiana has received a sample of a powder that possesses more than ordinary interest. Itinerant vendors are going about through small towns and rural districts of the State selling this powder to farm- ers and dealers in lard. When some of the powder is added to lard the effect is to harden it so that it will remain firm even during the hottest weather. The only name given for the substance is ‘‘Jard hardener.’’ Dr. Hurty, the State chemist, has heen at considerable trouble and expense in making an an- alysis of the powder in his private lab- oratory. He has found that the powder contains Io per cent. of alum and 90 per cent. of hydrate of alumina. He says these ingredients add weight and other properties that are not natural to lard. He says also that lard which contains the ‘‘hardener’’ will carry a larger per- centage of water than usual without be- traying its presence. so New Manufacturing Corporation on the Straits. Mackinaw City, June 17—The North- ern Michigan Turning Works has filed articles of incorporation, with a capital of $30,000, fully paid in. The follow- ing officers have been elected for the ensuing year: President—P. E. Hackett. Vice-President and General —Geo. W. Alden. . Secretary and Treasurer—J. M. Mor- ey. Director—Geo. B. Morley. The two newly-acquired members of the company are the Morley brothers, of Saginaw. George B. Morley is President of the Second National Bank of Saginaw and J. M. Morley is a cap- italist and real estate dealer of Saginaw. Manager The Government on the Pea Louse. The Department of Agriculture has issued a report on the ravages of the green-pea louse, giving warning that this insect, one of the most important of those which ravaged the crops of the country during the past two seasons, will widen its range geographically and increase the amount of _ destruction. Since its first appearance in May,» 1899, at Bridges, Va., its devastation has steadily increased, and it has now be- come the cause of great loss in the prin- cipal pea-growing regions of the United States. The estimated loss it caused along the Atlantic Coast States in 1899 is estimated at $3,000,000; and in I9g00 this had reached $4,000,000 by the mid- dle of June. In some farms in Maryland 80 per cent. or more of the crop was de- stroyed. Vigorous efforts are making to control its spread, and the official bulletin gives a detailed description and means of fighting it. The Two Thousand Pill Game. The postoffice authorities of Wash- ington are now investigating the case of a doctor who advertised to cure deafness, without fail, for $18.50. Per- sons sending this amount were forwarded 2,000 pills, with instructions to take one each day, and on no account to miss a day or the charm would be broken, and it would be necessary to start all over again. As the truth of the doctor’s claim can not be proved until the end of five and a half years, the authorities are puzzled what course to take. 0 Merchants who expect to take advan- tage of the rebate on manufactured to- baccos July 1 should bear in mind that they must make application to the rev- enue collector of their district for the proper blanks on which to make their report. 2. ____ As a general proposition it is safe to assume exceptional virtues for the celeb- rity of whom the world speaks evil. 2s >___ The man who has succeeded in living on $1.15 per week isn’t in it with the man who lives on his wife. BushasHonms 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. OR SALE OR RENT—DESIRABLE RESI- dence and barn at 24 Kellogg street, Grand Rapids. Large lot. All modern improvements. E. A. Stowe, New Blodgett Building. 7 INE STOCK OF BAZAAR AND MILLIN- ery; also fine corner brick store, newly painted and papered; new sidewalks; goods are allnew and up-to-date. Store—stock and fix- tures $3,000 if taken in thirty days. Address No. 899, care Michigan Tradesman. 899 OR SALE—RETIRING FROM MERCAN- - tile business, “The Busy Big Store,”’ gen- eral stock about $12,000; sales last year, $33,391.58; sales last month, $2,600; in very best condition; healthy and growing. Located at Bellevue, Mich.; elegant farming trade. We enjoy the trade of the town in groceries, dry goods, boots and shoes, crockery, carpets and working cloth- ing. Good discount to cash buyer. Reference, Bellevue Bank. Address C. D. Kimberly, Belle- vue, Mich. 898 Ko SALE—SECOND HAND SODA FOUN- tain; easy terms. Also two cigar and to- bacco store signs—Scoteh one ten-ball parlor pool table. Charles A. Jack- son, Benton Harbor, Mich. 906 ERCHANT TAILORING STOCK FOR M Sale. Stock consists of a fine line of cassi- meres for suits and pants _— Enquire of ich. 904 girl and Uncle Sam; L. C. Cronkhite, Edmore, p= SALE—CLEAN GROCERY AND crockery stock, invoicing about $1 ,200; in one of the best growing towns in Northern Michi- gan. Address A. P., care Michigan Trades- man. 903 re SALE CHEAP EOR CASH ONLY— Bazaar stock in one of the best villages in the State; goods clean and up-to-date. A dress W. M., care Michigan Tradesman. 902 JOR SALE OR RENT—TWO-STORY FRAME building—living rooms attached—good horse barn; also small stock of agricultural tools, with building for tools; also set hay and stock scales; situated on railroad, about eighteen miles from Grand Rapids, in best farming and fruit district in Michigan. Address all correspondence to K., care Michigan Tradesman. 891 HARMACIST WANTED AT ONCE. TEL- ephone Guy Lockwood, Jones, Mich, 888 oS IN CEMENT STOCK—THE TWEN- 4¥i tieth Century Portland Cement Co., of Fen- ton, Mich., incorporated under the State law of Michigan, for the purpose of manufacturing Portland cement and its accessories, offer in- ducements to investors in cement stocks. Only capital stock of the company is offered for sale. Full information will be furnished by addressing Cc. L. Corrigan, See’y, Fenton, Mich. 882 = SALE—WHOLE OR PART INTEREST in a general hardware, tinsmithing and pane stock, invoicing about $3,500, in a good actory town in Southern Michigan. Address No. 824, care Michigan Tradesman. 824 ORs SALE—A NICE, CLEAN GENERAL stock, inventorying about $1,800, in good farming community. Reason for selling, other business. Address No. 860, care Michigan Tradesman. 860 YOR SALE—MY ENTIRE STOCK OF hardware, paints, stoves, ete., including good will of business and lease of building; locea- tion best in town. M. A. Randall, Cheboygan, Mich. 896 VOR SALE—JOB PRINTING OUTFIT: 7xii press; 26 fonts type; complete line of fix- tures, ete.: invoices $200; just the thing for mer- chant to do his own printing. Will take $100 spot cash. Address No. 893, care Michigan Trades. man, 893 SPLENDID OPPORTUNITY FOR ANY person who has a oer or general stock of merchandise to be brought into a busiuess that will make him ae profits. Any person or firm who is interested in the sale of grocery or general store will please communicate with the Nicaragua Company, Dayton, Ohio. 870 OR SALE—SODA FOUNTAIN, $35 CASH; cost $475. W.G Ruple, Shelby, Mich. 901 YOR SALE—THE BEST STOCK OF GRO- ceries, having the best trade in one of the best towns and in one of the best fruit and po- tato sections of Michigan; doing a prosperous business; also have a fine shipping business in fruit and potatoes; also a warehouse which I will dispose of. Object of selling, have other business elsewhere that will require all of my attention. Address No. 856, care Michigan Tradesman. 856 OR SALE—STOCK OF GENERAL MER- chandise and fixtures, invoicing $3,000 to $3,500; cash discount; best farming district in Northern Indiana; good reasons for selling. Address No. 810, care Michigan Tradesman. 810 WILL SELL HALF INTEREST IN MY furniture business. The goods are all new and up-to-date; located in a town of 7,000; has been a furniture store for thirty years; only two furniture stores in the town. Address all cor- respondence to No. 813, care Michigan Trades- man. 813 VOR SALE—A GOOD CLEAN STOCK OF groceries, crockery, _ lamps and china, inventorying about $3,300. Will accept $3,000 cash if taken soon; location, the best and central in a hustling business town of 1,500 popu- lation, fifty miles from Grand Rapids; this is a — for some one; best of reasons for selling. Address B, care Michigan Tradesman 777 F GOING OUT OF BUSINESS OR IF YOU have a bankrupt stock of clothing, dry goods, or shoes, communicate with The New York Store, Traverse City, Mich. 728 ARTIES HAVING STOCKS OF GOODS OF any kind, farm or city property or manu- facturing plants that they wish to sell or ex- change correspond with the Derby & Choate Real Estate Co., Flint, Mich. 709 ANTED— MERCHANTS TO _ CORRE- spond with us who wish to sell their entire stocks for spot cash. a Purchasing Co., 153 Market St., Chicago, Ill. 585 OR SALE—DRUG STOCK INVOICING $2,000, in good corner store in the best town in Western Michigan. The best of reasons for selling. Address No. 583, care Michigan — man. : MISCELLANEOUS ANTED—SALESMEN TO VISIT GRO- cery trade and introduce our Account System. Liberal — F. E. Barr & Co., Battle Creek, Mich. 908 ANTED—POSITION AS REGISTERED pharmacist. Address No 905, care Michi- gan Tradesman. 905 AARMACIST, SITUATION WANTED. Box 99, Grattan, Mich. 900 HARMACIST. SITUATION WANTED. Write Druggist, Fennville, Mich. 897 ‘WANTED-SITUATION BY YOUNG MAR- 7¥ ried man in some retail dry goods store; eight years’ experience; Al references. A. C McElhenie, Butler, Ind. ANTED—BY EXPERIENCED MAN, PO- sition as clerk and stock-keeper or mana- ger of dry goods, clothing, shoe or general store; eight years’ experience; best of references. Clerk, Gulliver, Mich. 887 ANTED — REGISTERED PHARMACIST to take charge. Give age and salary ex- pected. Address O. J Reyberg, Alto, Mich. 890 ANTED—A BLACKSMITH: good location for right man; good references required. Address Nelson Toland, Stanley, Mich. 889 ANTED—TRAVELING SALESMAN TO handle our Air Rifle as a side line on com- mission. Rapid Rifle Co., Limited, Grand Rapids, Mich. 892 EGISTERED PHARMACIST, MIDDLE aged, experienced and capable desires situ- ation. References. ee “ Toke,”’ 2 E. ich. Mirre St., Alpena, Mi tA Re et $ tae Saint es cne Y FRAME ood horse tools, with ek scales: niles from lit district nce to K., 891 S. TEL th. 888 E TWEN- -, Of Fen- te law of ifacturing offer in- ks. Only for sale. ddressing 882 TEREST in good ng, other Michigan 860 ICK OF including ng; loca- — IT: 7xi1 Tai e of fix- for mer- $100 spot Trades- 893 R ANY ‘al stock busiuess y person grocery ate with 870 CASH; h. 901 F GRO- > of the and po- sperous iness in which I , other 1 of my Aichigan 856 1 MER- 33,000 to Strict in selling. an. an. 810 IN MY all new 000; has nly two all cor- Trades- 813 CK OF Ips and ICING it town ons for Trades- 583 ~* Ane ‘ethos. ; \ MICA AXLE GREASE has pecome 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 K and blue tin packages. ILLUMINATING AND LUBRICATING OILS PERFECTION OIL IS THE STANDARD THE WORLD OVER HIGHEST PRICE PAID FOR EMPTY CARBON AND GASOLINE BARRELS STANDARD OIL CO. FSSFSSSSFFSSTIESTISSISIFISSS y Are cee to the N Pan-American Exposition? The Michigan Central is the short and direct route. For particulars see M. C. Agents or write to . 0. W .Ruggies, G.P. &T.A., Chicag 5 4 J. S. Hall, D. P. A., Detroit BY ALL THE LEADING PROCESSES Ce MCI Rae HALF-TONE ef STATIONERY HEADINGS 4) 6) ENGRAVERS OF PORTRAITS, BUILDINGS, Ba ZINC-ETCHING 2 WOOD ENGRAVING | TRADESMAN COMPANY —=— GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN. vg EVERYTHING. 3 MERCANTILE ASSOCIATIONS Travelers’ Time Tables. Michigan Retail Grocers’ Association President, C. E. WALKER, Bay City; Vice-Pres- ident, J. H. HOPKINS, Ypsilanti; — ir E. A. STOWE. Grand Rapids; Treasure TATMAN, Clare. Grand Rapids Retail Grocers’ Association President, FRANK J. DyK; Secretary, HOMER KLAP; Treasurer, J. GEORGE LEHMAN Detroit Retail Grocers’ Protective Association President, E. MARKS; Secretaries, N. L. KOENIG = F. Hf. CozzENs; Treasurer, C. H. FRINK Kalamazoo Retail Grocers’ Association President, E. L. HARRIS; Secretary, HYMAN. Bay Cities Retail Grocers’ Association President, C. E. WALKER; Secretary, E. C LITTLE. CHAS, Muskegon Retail Grocers’ Association President, H. B. SMITH; Secretary, D. A. BOELKINS; Treasurer, a We CASKADON. Jackson Retail Grocers’ Association President, J. FRANK HELMER; Secretary, W H. PORTER; Treasurer, L. PELTON. Adrian Retail Grocers’ Association President, A. C. CLARK; Secretary, E. F. CLEVELAND; Treasurer, ‘Wn. C. KOEHN Saginaw Retail Merchants’ Association President, M. W. TANNER; Secretary, E. H. Mec- PHERSON; Treasurer, R.A. HoRR. Traverse City Business Men’s Association President, 1110s T. BATES; Secretary, m. B. HOLLY; Treasurer, C. A. ‘HAMMOND. Owosso Business Men’s Association President, A. D. WHIPPLE; so re oe CAMPBELL; Treasurer, W.