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SOLD ONLY TO ONE DEALER IN EACH TOWN
rticulars
Voss Bros. Mig. Co.
1326 to 1332 West 3d St., Davenport, lowa
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Absolutely Free oi all Charges
One Handsome Giant Nail Puller
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HOW OBTAINED
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Eagle Lye Works, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
somammnaa
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A shining success.
good for both bread and pastry.
Walsh-DeRoo Milling Zo.
Bolland, Michigan
CREE: Cos eS. Re ei
a Fruit Fruit
Flavor
Flavor
This Is the
Popular Flake Food
With the masses. Delicious, palatable, nourishing and eco-
nomical. Liberal discounts to the trade. Order through your
jobber. Write for free sample and particulars.
Globe Food Company, Limited
318 Houseman Block,
Grand Rapids, Mich.
n Grocer Company, Worden Grocer Co., Musselman
Grocer Co., Grand Rapids
Simple
A quick and easy method of
keeping your accounts. Es-
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(D
pecially handy for keeping ac-
count of goods let out on ap-
proval, and fcr petty accounts
with which one does not like to
encumber the regular ledger.
By using this file or ledger for
charging accounts, it will save
one-half the time and cost of keeping a set of books.
Charge goods, when
purchased, directly
on file, then yo:1r cus-
tomer’s bill is always
ready for him, and
can be found quickly,
on account of the
special index. This
saves you looking over several leaves of a day book if not posted,
when a customer comes in to pay an account and you are busy wait-
ing on a prospective buyer.
TRADESMAN COMPANY, Grand Rapids
Twentieth Year
GRAND RAPIDS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 1903.
Number 1033
Collection Department
R. G. DUN & CO.
Mich. Trust Building, Grand Rapids
Collection delinquent accounts; cheap, efficient,
en. ayrence direct demand system. Collections
made everywhere—for every trader.
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THINK!
You do not take any risk
RK. MoCRONE, Manager.
25 to 40 per cent. realized by stock-
holders in companies not two years
old by buying at the ground floor.
Our new issues will make the same
record. Write or call for information.
CURRIE & FORSYTH,
1023 Mich. Trust Bidg., Grand Rapids, Mich.
and would like to have it
EARN MORE MONEY,
write me for an investment
O9EROOES HOD EOOOS FEOEODED
| IF YOU HAVE MONEY
q
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7
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that will be guaranteed to
earn a certain dividend.
Will pay your money back
at end of year if you de
sire it.
Martin V. Barker
Battle Creek, Michigan
SVESSHEELOESROSSCSFOSO SS
be
HARA ED ADS *SXTORDAAHRS OAD
We Buy and Sell
Total Issues
of
State, County, City, School District,
Street Railway and Gas
BONDS
Correspondence
NOBLE, MOSS & COMPANY
- BANKERS
Trust Building,
Solicited,
Unior Detroit, Mich,
Commercial
Ore || man Oke rete
rte) Building, Grand Rapids
Detroit Opera House Block, Detroit
Good but slow. debtors pay
upon receipt of our direct de-
mand . letters. Send all .other
accounts to our offices fot collec-
tion. ;
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WHY NOT BUY YOUR FALL LINE OF
CLOTHING
where you have an opportunity to m a good
We
he Clothing line for Men, Boys a
ake
selectior fifteen different lines?
everything
Childre
The William Connor Co.
Wholesale Clothing
28-30 South lonia Street
Grand Rapids, Mick.
u, from the cheapest to the highest grade.
IMPORTANT FEATURES. subs t historv ed
Page. ? < ' :
a oo th é te Dasi wht 3
2. False Economy. wa
3. Doubling Up. if s commer '
4. Around the State. ents ctly the na la d
5. Grand Rapids Gossip. ; be ones ¢ ic
IpO i 2t> X
6. Ice Cream. i ' r
4. Five Efsentials. ound e Grecian Sé yO SI d
8. Editorial. the Mediterranean be e the ‘
9. Editorial. =
¥~§ KOman maritime accompli ‘.
10, Dry Goods, r '
12. The Meat Market. > p HOurIS 1
13. Starting a Creamery. its d
14. The New York Market.
15. Disclosed By Death. : 7
16. Clothing. Dasin mS
20. Shoes and Rubbers. enterprisé reat t g nd
21. A Fortune for a Stolen Purse. “a
t € rf f tne
22. Hides Tanned by Roentgen Rays. i e : oe
23. Factory Fever. p ~ “d in Civi 1 ind
24. Woman’s World. it nd st S phs
26. Appreciation of Self Is No Crime. i i :
euns a t 5 t ns
28. Two Million Dollars. : dens
29. Radio Activity. uggiec pon Su
30. Hardware, ) ; Thes ‘ ver re-
31. Profit in Bank Accounts. ’
¢ ' : +}
32. Family Peace. fl :
33. Detecting Counterfeit Money. ) ¢ le Unite » s t S
34. The Devil Wagon. al y nat " se shore f
36. The Law of Competition. H a
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37. Good Pluck Is Good Luck. a : ' ings
38. Individuality. Ss ( ( S ssing
40. Commercial Travelers. ' Old World kz S S
42. Drugs and Chemicals. s ;
44. Grocery Price Current. i ip :
46. Special Price List. gun that « tion
: s th ly w l
EXTRAVAGANT ASSUMPTION. typify the natio d
The other day when President that it Ss establis up
Roos S king to the citizens 1 S
in th St c t Phe s zht brag
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MICHIGAN TRADESMAN
FALSE ECONOMY.
Too Many Merchants Treading the
Dangerous Path.
Stores that seem
other
every
cular are so miserably advertised
purch
asing public is driven
iy at times when its patronage is
led most
i Saw > cl
4
S ag r that I could not
| W S passing 2 ny
s ced ta with
c © who te
7 £ I
1 + lL, -
k r together wl
i '
C g store It was adorned
plate glass of the most
j — rt j sll eet danunenus
aesigti i i idows were
ed with a f good line o
S Evid y the manager was
g Q earing s to draw
t .
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St signs beari1 1g the infor-
ces
Lacy
wit
wit
their
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t the ce carrie
t I ce windows ot k Store |
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; wel
it poss
inting
I
fill
some mer-
bills |
their
a lot of cards and signs that would
windows with
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fourth cl
uss
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grocery js
of their goods. They move in-
in 2 twenty miles back/to a fine store building and then
from Nobody will deny | knock the whole effect in the head
that it lessens the expense of operat-| by forcing a public, that has already
the store Nobody will claim | suffered to a nt extent, to gaze
mY 1 cost more to place 1 a collection of lettering and sign
y designed announcements | painting that would drive a man di
"\ i s, but there is nojrect to the next boozerine to offs:
e¢ ea th g that saves GCmects ) the work by t ya
V thr Ss in ge bills | bracer of Old ¢ w. It is such eco
1 S people away s caused the sheriff to
e st é of the cheap- | turn tl y in the door of a
ness d bucolic air of the windows.! man’s store, and it seems that there
a ire yet those who are treading the
a r path
syssetigal Raymond H. Merrill
we D
the w A man jugeli lls and an ad-
g! vertisi es not know his
€ goods There is a lot of
’
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4707 3
ispla
‘‘T have just commenced
flour and it takes the cake.
Send ten barrels more at once.’’
That’s the way to feel about the
flour you sell.
That's the kind of
Flour that
Makes business easy and comfortable.
Makes profits sure.
Try it on yourself.
Valley City
Customer
Says
‘everybody wants.”
Grand Rapids, Mich.
LILY WHITE
Everybody wants it.
selling
flour to sell.
Milling Co.,
WHEN IN NEED OF
VEHICLES
OF ANY KIND
investigate our line before
going elsewhere. “hey are
built on the principle that it
tter t
is Dé
Wood’s VEHICLES are Stylish, Strong and Durable
CHARGES WITHIN REASON.
Write for our illustrated ¢ atalogue and
ARTHUR WOOD CARRIAGE CO.,
Grand Rapids, Mich.
have merit than
cheapness in price.
Price List—A pleasure to send you one, so write.
MICHIGAN TRADESMAN
3
DOUBLING UP.
Combination Store Plan of Peculiar
Character.
some years ago, that matters
were getting fine point
The shoe business
overdone in
I saw,
down to a
yas be-
town. I
mention
with me.
bit
see
ing a
could
ing. I made up my mind something
had to be
our
no future worth
done.
a long time and
this is what I figured out: three other
I thought it over
men in the same town, one with a
grocery stock, one with clothing,
hats and caps, and one with dry
We secured
big, well lighted and modern
on the
in the town
of 1.
did
man
goods, went in with me.
a fine,
loca-
store best corner
a joint
room,
tion and made
store
We
Each
ine,
not go into
had
he
partnership.
control of his own
had It was
instead of occupying
just as before.
practically this:
separate buildings, we had our stores
all in the same big room, divided
off according to our needs, but all in
one. We shared rent, light, heat,
store, help, advertising and other ex-
penses, at a large economy in opera-
tion.
Each
other three
the
of us “pulled” for the
passed a customer
We got together
night went over matters.
dry goods man was pushing
particular leader, we were told
of it and helped the good work along.
The same with the rest of us. We
took turns in furnishing attractive
leaders to get people to coming in
bunches.
We did not all go into the combin-
ation at once. We agreed that to
get the best effect out of it we should
prolong the public talk and work the
idea out long enough. to all
the good possible. Therefore, we
started with the combination the
and the dry
rented the
the proposed change,
one
and
line.
and
down
every
If the
any
do us
of
grocery goods store.
They after an-
and
working
room,
nouncing
started in with big business,
leaders in both lines, making strong
talk on what they could do for their
customers in the way of saving on
buying stock, which was mostly talk,
by-the-way, but
of management.
it went, and in econ-
They made
offerings of certain staple goods at
slightly cut prices to back the talk.
I have noticed that the general ten-
dency
omy
in our town,
starts to do
largely ignore it and
they won’t amount to
anything. The excitement will soon
die away. They can not hurt us.”
It is just that kind of attitude that
enables a man to make a strike, some-
times.
The other merchants
did just that.
for the new
among merchants
competitor
things, is to
to say, ©,
when a in
in our town
They sat still,
store to get to be
story with the public.
3ut just about the time that this
might have happened, along came the
clothing man. More exceedingly
strong talk about the advantages to
the customer of still further concen-
trating and combining our business
I may say that we industriously
paved the way for this by talking
over the matter fully with all of our
waiting
an old
big customers who had time to talk
or who showed interest in the
matter, or even a willingness to hear
about it.
would
an
For instance when a lady
be buying goods for herself
and girls, the would
“Now, if just
could fit out your boys,
would probably
dry goods man
say, we had clothing
we too.”
that
would be a idea. I would not
to to what |
Why don’t you do that?”
When
he sent
here,
She say, | Les,
good
have run around get
want.
the clothing man came in,
all
or as much of it
advisable to have
letters to his customers
explaining the deal,
the
and urging them to
and see him in
that
prices
as was public
know, come in
his new place, assur-
ing them he could do better by
them in and goods than be-
fore.
Then
in, they
after the clothing got
built a cheap addition as a
and then stock
easily placed, of
consolidation
man
warehouse, my shoe
was and our plan
ylete
We
we
was
And the pian
ing
comy
works. are mak-
money than did indi-
Each store draws trade for
We do
)
separate interests, and
more
vidually.
the others. not explain the
tact oi it does
not occur to the customer to think
of it. He simply comes to buy cloth
ing—and the clothing man sends him
over to me for shoes, or he comes in
to buy shoes, and I get him inter
ested in some of the other lines while
he is there.
The combination made our store
clear ahead of anything else in town,
in size and attractiveness, put us
ahead of the bunch, and we have kept
ahead. I
not
can
same
good
looks to me
either that or surrender to
who
see no reason why we
stay ahead. I believe the
thing could be worked in a
many Other towns. It
as if it is
the
come in
man has nerve enough to
with a regular department
store, in a great many
Ours is in
cases
fact a department
store,
with separate ownership of the de-
partments. I believe this has some
advantages over going into a com-
pany a
It makes
own line,
of the job.
It is hardly necessary to say we
a cash business. i
al. if
do so,
but the
dividually,
and
pooling the whole thing.
for
his end
every man hustle his
and he is boss of
do
One cas
swers for any one of
11
us
sees
fit to he will take a farmer’s
note, note is made to him in-
not
Leather Gazette.
oo -
To Clarify Lime Juice.
Lime juice may
} > -
the store.—
to
be clarified
heating it either alone
a small
by
or mixed, with
quantity of egg albumen, in
a suitable without stirring, to
near the boiling point of water,
vessel,
un-
til the impurities have coagulated and
either risen to the top
the bottom. It is then
clean which
sunk to
into
be com
pletely filled and closed (with point-
ed corks), so that each cork has to
displace a portion of the liquid to be
inserted. The bottles are sealed and
or
filtered
bottles, should
kept at an even temperature (in a
In this way the
satisfactorily preserved.
oo
Prudery is coquetry gone to seed.
cellar).
be
juice may
They Save Time
Trouble
Cash
Get our Latest Prices
BARLOW BROS,
GRAND RAPIDS
MICH.
—e Than a Candle
and many 100 times more light from
Brilliant and Halo
Gasoline Gas Lamps
Guaranteed good for any place. One
™ agent in a town wanted. Big profits.
Brilliant Gas Lamp Co,
42 State Street, Chicago [ll
i School
19.25 S. Division St.
0 SINE
V Lat fadan’® ; EZ ily
cc .,. Rates; Best School
100 STUDENTS
of this school have accepted
per-
manent positions during the past
four months. Send for lists and
catalogue to
D. McLACHLAN CO.
GRAND RAPIDS.
OIGT
CREAM
FLAKES
PRINTING
It’s as much a necessity
in your
business as the goods you sell!
Get the right kind—nea
up-to-date printing.
Company furnishes
right prices.
t, tasty,
Tradesman
; this kind, at
Send us your next
order—no matter what it is, large
or small.
careful attention.
It will have
prompt,
TRADESMAN COMPANY
25-27-29-31 North lonia Street,
Grand Rapids, Mich.
MICHIGAN TRADESMAN
Around the State
Movements of Merchants.
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G. Vanden-
Bros
Oo f
and Poest
1d—The firms
Bosch & Son
have
s ited and have removed their
clothing stocks into their spacious
W ters ] new concern will
be known as the Main Clothing &
The International Broker-
as been formed for the pur-
and
he business has been
ler the style
c ret 7. Ltd.
Clare—Nathan Bicknell,
oneer business men,
tired from active business an
will remove to his Spring Brook farm
f 120 acres located at Vernon,
interests in cl
of his two sons. James S. B
i
large
1 ‘1
J DiIcKNnell
will have charge of the grocery store
Bicknell will continue
1 dry goods business.
stock of F.
Miller, who did
inden—The
Manufacturing Matters.
ao . h ~ 7 s$-1 ~t re L £ bh
naw--The capital stock of the
Saginaw Sugar Co. has been increas-
- i
d from $300,000 to $650,000. Exten-
sive improvements w be made in
f )] int
raw
isOn's grape crop
Grand Haven—The Western Piz
/ . i
Supply Co., which has been recently
established at this place, has begur
I ture of supplies of differ-
s—The
leclared a dividend of
Clinton C
has ¢
is the first divi-
Ithough the concern
a5 DOCH OF a
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rt)
co
Zoos
the last two ye:
\drian—The Huron Remedy Co
s been organinzed with a capital
Lewis T. Lochner,
at this place, has been the
man of the Huron remedy and
is at head of the new organiza-
tion
Frankfort—
& Co
suitable ovens
Harmon are
constructing and add-
ing new fi
xtures for a bakery in con-
with their grocery business.
The new department will be in charge
nection
of James Hutchins, formerly of Grand
Rapids.
oe
Ludington—The Ludington Wood-
enware Co. has purchased the old
factory site and will
plant thereon for the
and also butter dishes, rolling pins,
and other wooden
potato mashers
is being pushed on
the
on Company. This
i the Detroit
1 remove its
building of
which will
Holcomb,
who
a newly-invented
blishing a new
the
He is
rprise here under
investors.
of local
Detroit—The Hercules Manufac-
ois " i. ica oo .
turing oO. has nied articies Of asso-
ciation with the County Clerk. Capi-
tal stock $30,000, all paid in. The
1 1
metal pol-
me 1 m ui -
, and cleaners,
soaps, marking crayons, brooms and
other l The stockholders
Frazier,
10; Wil-
William
All are
Henry C.
G. Dunbar,
fandt, i245
rustee
trustee,
500.
Detroit.
—The Puro
Manufactur-
No
No
to the Retailer.
introductory prices.
of baskets of all kinds |
plant |
troit as soon as the buildings |
be |
nanu- |
moving his engine and other machin- |}
: r Pjercson rhere 3 r have
ery om Pierson, where they have |
been located for some time past.
T
ture extracts and baking powder, has
suspended business and its affairs are
being wound up.
j
financed
The company was
1 i 6 ns
local stockholders, who
by
dropped their investment in the con-
poy
Ne
ia
a
oe
Northwest Cigar
Co. has ed its
stock company under
Manufacturing
into a
merg
business
|'the same style. The authorized cap
ital stock is $10,000, held as foll
A.
WS:
aares; F. M
T. Keegan,
Moraske, 64
N. Williams,
pach, 423
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423 Si
John
M.
sia ie
Snares,
and ©.
Diamond Peat-
ganized
River = -The
Three
| Fuel Co. with a
been or
of $120,000, one-hz
+
one-half common
of Mason, holds 3,000
500 shares
nre
pi ¢
terred and
imon; W. P. Rani
kin, of Grand Rapids,
| holds
com-
ae 1 in Af ~
5,000 shares common; M. E
| Ludwick holds 500 shares common.
—_——~ <>
For Gillies’ N. Y. tea, all kinds,
grades and prices, Visner, both phones
CREDITADVILES
COLLECTIONS AND,
PEEL oe ;
WIDDICOMB BLDG. GRAND RAPIDS,
DETROIT OPERA HOUSE BLOCK, DETROIT.
Sia Rech AL as
ae pat TA ah eee ae TT
® AND COLLECT ALL OTHERS
Better Than Beefsteak
Bone
Gristle
Fat
Waste
Spoilage
Loss
VEGE-MEATO ==
Purely vegetable, of delicious flavor, and sold at
popular prices—15 and 25c per can.
Good profit
Send for samples and special
The M. B. Martin Co., Ltd.
Grand Rapids, Mich.
MICHIGAN
TRADESMAN
6
Grand Rapids Gossip
The Grocery Market.
Sugar—The raw sugar market
shows a little firmer feeling, although
there is no change in price. There
are no sugars pressing for sale and
better feeling
who are inclined
hold their stocks for a week or
there is a generally
among importers,
to
so, when a much better demand for
refined is expected, which will, of
course, improve trade in raw sugars.
Arbuckle reduced his prices five
points and was also followed by
Howell and the American a little
later, but the last day or two the de-
mand h
tendency of the market is considera-
irmer. With seasonable weath-
er from now on a very good trade is
anticipated in refined sugars.
Goods—The demand for
canned goods continues
all sections and
stocks are becoming very short in-
deed
met
bly I
Canned
ia
Michigan
very good from
have
and
now there are but very few left, and
what on hand are very
firmly held, with packers not making
There also contin-
ues a very good demand for gallon
Peaches
demand
in some lines.
with an excellent
stocks are
any concessions.
been made. There is some difference
in regard to prices in the views of
buyers and sellers, as buyers are still
looking for cheap apples and it is
difficult to get them up to the prices
asked by sellers. There is a very ac-
tive enquiry for strawberries, cher-
ries, black raspberries and gooseber-
ries of the new packing. There were
practically no stocks carried over
from last year and as the pack of|
small fruits will be very light
this season on account of the short
these
crops, the outlook is for much high-
There seems to be an un-
ustial demand for gooseberries this
er prices.
season, which promises to go unsat-
isfied as the crop will be exceedingly
There is nothing new to re-
port yet in the tomato market,
prices showing no change and with
The market, how-
ever, shows a slightly firmer tenden-
which may soon result in an ad-
expected there
the finer
season, but in
conspicuous by
short
as
stocks very light.
Cy;
Every one
a full pack of
this
are
vance.
would be
grades of
Maryland
peas
they
their a
ed they will have to come from Wis-
consin. Considerable disappointment
is felt regarding this, as last year’s
pack of these grades was so light
expected the
Corn continues to
and much was from
pack this season.
be very firmly held by those who
have any to hold, but they are so
as increased and the general | :
: |}market is
i
|
salmon continue to move out quite
satisfactorily, with stocks being rap-
idly decreased by the continual con-
sumptive demand. New pack Colum-
bia River salmon is beginning to
come in now and is meeting with an
excellent demand.
Dried Fruits—There is nothing of
particular interest to note in this
week’s dried fruit market. Business
continues quite satisfactory for this
season of the year and the general
tendency of prices is upward. Stocks
are being quite rapidly reduced and
there will be but very little, if any-
thing, carried over into next season.
There continues a good for
the
show no
Stocks are
moderate, but not any larger than it
is believed will be necessary to sup-
request
prunes of all sizes, but although
firm, prices
change from last week
ply the trade the remainder of the
season. Raisins are not in quite as
active demand as prunes, but are
moving out quite satisfactorily, how-
ever, with only fair stocks on hand.
Apricots are not selling quite as well
las a few weeks ago, but there is no
| change in price
Peaches are exceed-
ingly quiet, with practically no de-
at all. Currants are moving
out quite rapidly at unchanged prices,
mand
ithe general tendency of the market,
apples and a number of sales have |
bsence, and if many are pack- |
however, is toward higher prices.
There is so little trade on figs and
dates during the summer, that one
hardly thinks of theme at all. There
are none being offered for sale as
they are all in cold storage for the
summer season. There continues |
quite a good demand for evaporated
apples, but there no change in
price. More business could probably
is
be done by shading the prices some-
what, but holders are inclined to be
quite firm and decline to do this.
in the
but the
strong statistical position of this ar-
ticle continues to be reflected in
other markets. Some buyers have
just awakened to the fact that stocks
are very small and assortments very
broken and are coming into the mar-
ket to complete their broken assort-
ments, and are consequently obliged
to pay full prices for all they buy.
Rice—The rice situation
South remains unchanged,
Molasses—Although there is prac-
tically no demand at all for molasses,
prices are very firmly held, with deal-
ers showing no disposition to force
the market, in view of the strong sta-
tistical position and small spot stocks.
Nothing of interest is expected to
take place until the opening of the
fall season, when higher prices are
looked for.
of the fish
unchanged.
Fish—The condition
market is practically
| There is quite a good demand for
much in the minority as to count for |
Orders for corn are com-
ing ‘in constantly, but they are ob-
very little.
goods to fill them with. Orders from
outside are being constantly receiv-
but it impossible secure
enough for our own home trade, let
outside buyers. The market
ed, is to
alone
for pineapples continues very strong,
owing to the exceedingly short pack
this year, which is so much smaller |
All varieties of |
than was expected.
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i
liged to be turned down for lack of |
all varieties, but with prices showing
no change. Codfish and mackerel
are both being very firmly held, due
to the fact that stocks are
so small.
argely
Nuts—Trade in nuts continues un-
changed, with very little doing in
anything but peanuts, which are mov-
ing out quite satisfactorily, but with
no change in price.
Rolled Oats—The rolled oats mar-
ket continues firm, with good de-
mand.
The Produce Market.
Bananas—Good shipping
$1.25@2.25 per bunch.
stock,
Zeeswax—Dealers pay 25c for
prime yellow stock.
3eet Greens—soc per bu.
Beets—zoc per doz.
3utter — Creamery is without
change, being sold on the basis of
20c for choice 2ic for fancy.
Dairy grades are weak, local hand-
12@13c for packing
stock, 13(@14c for choice and 15@16c
for fancy. Receipts are heavy.
and
lers quoting
Cabbage—$z2.50 per crate of about
4 dozen.
Carrots—i15c per doz.
Celery—zoc per bunch. Receipts
are increasing in quantity and im-
proving in quality.
Cherries—The crop is unusually
short. Sweet command $4 per bu.
and sour fetch $3@3.50 per bu.
Cocoanuts—$4 per sack.
Cucumbers—35@4oc per
home grown.
Eggs—Receipts are not large and
the quality has been seriously im-
paired the hot weather. Local
handlers hold candled at 15@16c and
case count at 13@14c.
Figs—goc per 10 th. box of Califor-
nia.
doz. for
by
Green Onions—i1ic per doz. for
silver skins.
Green Peas—goc@$1 per bu. for
home grown.
Honey—New
to arrive on a basis of 12%c.
| Lemons—Californias fetch
3.50 per box and Messinas command
$4@4.50 per box.
| Lettuce—Leaf, 60c per bu.; head,
‘Soc per bu.
Onions—Louisianas in 65 fb. sacks,
'$2. Californias in 90 tb. sacks, $2.50;
Kentucky, $3.25 per bbl.
Oranges—California late Valencias,
$4@4.50.
Pieplant—$1 per 50 fb. box.
white is beginning
$3@
Pinegpples—Floridas have ad-
|vanced to $3.25 per crate. Cubans
are out of market.
Potatoes—Old have declined to 50
@6oc per bu. New are steady and
in only fair demand at $3.25 per bbl.
are about equal
Local
live
Poultry—Receipts
the
follows
demand. dealers
for fowls: Spring
broilers, 15@16c; yearling chickens,
9@toc; old fowls, 8@9c; white spring
ducks, 12@14c; old turkeys, 9@IIc;
nester squabs, $1.50@2 per doz.; pig-
to
as
pay
eons, 50c per doz.
Radishes—China Rose, 1I4c
doz.;; Chartiers, 12c; round, 12c.
Raspberries—Red are in active de-
mand at $1.50 per 12 qt. case. Black
are in firm demand at $1.75 per 16
qt. case.
Summer Squash—soc@$1 per pack-
age, according to size.
Tomatoes—S85c per 4 basket crate
Turnips—z2oc per doz.
Watermelons—20@3o0c for Floridas.
Wax Beans—$1@1.25 per bu.
Whortleberries—$1.50 per 16 qt.
The price is tending downward.
The crop is believed to be above the
average, both in quality and quan-
tity.
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Ventilating
and Aerating
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THIS COVER strains the milk and aerates it by striking on a
disk below, whereby the milk is spread out into a sheet as thin as
tissue paper, as shown in figure. This cover can be reversed on the
can, thus avoiding the use of a cloth cover. When the cover is re-
versed on the top of the can it gives a scientific process of ventilation
for the milk, because is draws the foul air from the milk, instead of
blowing it toward the milk. as by other processes, and thereby keeps
your cream from drying out.
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DETROIT, MICH.
The Easy Car Pusher
Everybody who loads or unloads cars NEEDS one.
Price, $5.00 Each.
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RTOS
000 which no less than 300 persons
had overlooked. This sum, in a neat
packet, lay on a table from 10 o’clock
in the morning until 3 o’clock in the
afternoon. During those five hours
300 persons by actual count (it was
a part of Mr. Banks’ duty to register
all
passed
in a book the names of visitors
to the vaults) had
the room, and had even in some cases
sat at the table. Any
could have made off with the
with perfect None of
however, and it remained
Mr. Banks find and return
money to its
ant duty his
through
them
$25,000
one of
safety. them,
did so,
to
owner.
for
the
For this pleas-
reward was a pair of
suspenders.
He
ers, and
has made a study los-
from this
surprising
of money
drawn
They
study has
several conclusions.
are:
“Women
money
liable
valuables
less to lose
are
and than men iI
would rather intrust irreplaceable
papers for safe-kee ying to a woman
ok
than to a man, for my experience has
shown me that the average woman
iS 25 per cent. more careful than the
average man.
‘The young are better guardians
of money thain the middle-aged and
old. This may be because they are
less accustomed to money. At any
rate, in four cases out of five it was
old rather than young men who lost
at the Fidelity Trust Company the
money that I found.
‘The self-made are more careless
than the aristocrats with their money.
The sums I found were, in four cases
out of five lost by self-made men.”
Mr.
goer, has led an exemplary life
smoke and he
Banks, although not a church
He
does
not Hever was
drunk. As for his industry, the fact
that he held one position for fifty
eight years speaks loudly enough for
that.
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Aluminum As An Abrasive.
It has been discovered in Germany
that aluminum is valuable in
The
structure of a
sharpen-
ing cutlery metal apparently
has the fine stone and
possesses a dissolving power.
the
y fine
to
1esion
good
It moreover develops during
whetting process an exceeding
metal setting substance, greasy
while showing
steel
obtain such a razor like edge
touch, strong adh
for The knives in a short time
that it
whetstone
is said that even the best
with the result
> * -
the
can not compete
Self-confidence is keystone of
the arch. The confidence born of
maturity and knowledge means clean
accomplishment, without the errors
and friction which arise from inex-
perience. But even the self-confi-
dence of inexperience is better than
none at all, for it assures against
stagnation. The fellow who drifts
is sure to drift the wrong way. If
a man is Of that fiber that can stand
disappointment without being dis-
couraged; if, in the face of failure,
he keeps. everlastingly at it, with
cheerfulness and faith, he will some
time
But
and somewhere pull out on top.
must be the ba-
Doubting himself,
self-confidence
his
can succeed.
sis of belief.
no one
MICHIGAN TRADESMAN
RADIO ACTIVITY.
It Will Not Effect An Immediate
Revolution.
The discovery of the peculiar prop-
erties of radium and other by-prod-
ucts of pitchblende has started the
scientific world searching for other
sources of radio-activity. Some scien-
tists are apparently temporarily de-
ranged on the subject in the exuber
ance of their enthusiasm over the
possibilities which a plentiful supply
of radio-active substances may pro-
duce. The Cambridge professor, J.
J. Thomson, asumes that if the heat
and energy contained in the newly
discovered element radium can be
utilized, the coal measures will cease
to be of value as generators The
problem which must be solved to ac-
— this result
ply of
that
Perpetual motion
is a plentiful sup-
Once
will be easy.
radio-active material.
is obtained the rest
and
will be
the
»f heat, light
ceases and its volume is
the philoso-
a stone conjointly de-
the
pe ywwer
veloped, as activity of
new
agent « and never
permanently
unaffected.
It is assumed
that nature contains
a source of supply on which the hu-
man race can draw. Where is it?
is the question the leading chemists
of the world are, for the _ trying
to answer. Two English chemists
and two Yale professors are study-
ing the waters of the earth, hoping
to find it there, on the general prin-
ciple, presumably, that inasmuch as
water is the greatest solvent in na
ture the radio-active principle will be
found in it more readily than in any
other element. have
They
over the
grown en
thusiastic alleged dis
the water
feet de ep in
Connecticut. The
covery
ot radio drawn
New
owners
activity in
trom a well 1,500
Milford,
of collieries, oil wells and. electric
power plants need not get alarmed
over the discovery, for the presence
of this radio-activity in the State
famous for wooden nutmegs and shoe-
only revealed through
|
pez Oats was
the use of the crectroscope after t
this marvelous well
and
d been care
The re
from a scien
standpoint only, as it shows that
the earth cortains
The
that
principle in
to be of
water drawn from
had been converted into
it ha
ted in a holder.
steam
the gas contained in
fully colfec
sult obtained is valuable
tific
water in the
some
active principle. proof is
to be
radio
yet produced any water
contains the sufficient
volume any practical value.
Until that is in evidence radio-activ
ity will continue, as it is now, among
the curiosoties of The
ters of the oceans contain a definite
percentage of but has
ever yet invented a process that will
make the working of that gold
deposit profitable, and it is too much
Of a on
nature. Wwa-
gold, no one
vast
strain human credulity to
that one ever will be discov
suppose
ered. If we
the bowels of
f future
must rely upon the wa
the earth
supply of
‘cr m as a
source ¢ radio-ac
tivity, we may rest assured that the
displacement of coal and other
sources of energy now being utilized
is not by any means in sight.
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time you knock a
tor you advertise your own
Every competi
unfitness.
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Ranges.
colored lithograph.
Bements Sons
Lansing Michigan.
Hardware
Use of Machinery in the Potato In-
dustry.
The time has not been so long past
when the growing of potatoes was
one of the most tedious processes on
ns ete + —
tne farm, as near#i the work was
done by hand The first duty was
to selec i this
depended the con-
ait 1 of s ] d
tion of d
climate. thorough
ly prepared, and an abundant supply
af plant food provided, the most
energetic efforts of pi growers
will be of no Th mn the
farm of a generation ago will well
remember the deep. disgust
tained for the work of cu the
seed potatoes into pieces, tl ig
irtered, or ft
to the metho
was compelled
lade 1n a manner to
est number of eyes to
result was that freq
passed
both the potato and
hr 1b
througn
1 of
; i.
Saas
nanc
ground,
the crop
tivat
tubers a
The progressive farmer now uses
potato cutter, thus saving his hands
having his seed potatoes cut in-
to suitable sizes or pieces as r
as the potatoes can be fed to the cut-
ter This cutter is a very simple
ntrivance, and seen at work
the first 1d
of the seed A the
notat nieantes rete t
p plante ge yn
Beat ¢t r d St2etS OF t
planter opens the rows, drops ¢ 1
piece seer potato wher it S €
pie I wh
1 } —_ 1 ws
sired nm tne Ww al more nl rm
; ‘
ly th c z rs
the see - e
ipply tert sever
T *ePSses t
} . t
operati tT } s
work. and he accomnpliches more i
WOrkK, and nN accompiusnes more int
n could former-
aione, ft
ly be done in two or three days, with
one Or more persons to assist
Harvesting the potato crop was al-
so a job to be dreaded. Every farm-
er knows that to attempt to turn out
the potatoes with a plow, facing high
ind strong vines, required skill, while
tubers never re-
the With the
present improved potato diggers the
many of the were
covered from rows
harvesting of the potato crop is as
as fhat of cutting a crop of|
{ Nothing is the
and potato tops are thrown aside, the
the
soll,
lost; weeds
brought to surface }
the
tubers are
nd screened from being |
be col- |
of the tongs in- |
f lack
a portion for
sting machinery and
crop.
Harvesting machinery for potatoes
saves valuable time and does the
work thoroughly. American farmers
object to heavy and unwieldy appli-
three
American potato
vester unless on extraordinarily hard
neces. Two or horses should
serve for an har-
round. On light, sandy soils two
horses will harvest the crop rapidly,
one man being required to han-
and throw the potatoes
Ic team
to the surface. The light and strong |
potato diggers, as made by United |
; manufacturers, are intended |
to not only do the work well, but to
do it in a hurry, as time is money,
and labor must be paid for, whether
1e farmer employs some one or does
If
1e work himse
It was believed that with
he intro i
duction of the potato cutter, potato
assorter, which assorts the tubers af-
ter they are harvested, potato planter
and potato digger,
potatoes would be so great
he production of |
as to ren- |
tub- |
ers, but experience demonstrates that |
der it unprofitable to grow the
there is a greater demand, in all]
countries, for potatoes, at the pres-
ent time, when the tubers were
grown mostly by labor. The
United States grows thousands of
1els, yet imports potatoes
-rmany, France, the Bermudas, and
countries, and the consumption
potatoes 1s increasing every year
‘hat is more, the quality of the tub- |
is improving, and more potatoes
11 with the aid
j
of potato machinery they are placed |
used because
within the reach of more consumers
The potato crop of the United |
States is annually very large. In Igo!
the yield of potatoes was over 2I0,- |
000,000 bushels. In 1895 the produc- |
297,000,000 bushels, yet |
. a ;
at certain s@asonsiof the year pota- |
tion was over
eS ere reer
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Full Line at Factory Prices
manufactuers have placed us
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the advantage cf all Mich gan custom-
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Forest . ity Mixed Paints
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Guaranteed
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Our paints
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crack, flake or chalk off
S. STANDARD GALLON,
are now in demand,
Liberal
suaply of advert sing matter furnished.
The FOREST CITY PAINT & VARNISH CO.
CLEVELAND, OHIO
toes are imported. Nearly the whole |@
if the potato crop of the United Hl .
States is consumed ,at home, very lit-
t sent abroad, and some ye
tl of potatoes are large |
the use of potato imple- |
United States could not |
S home demand for pota- |
toes. The prices obtained are fairly |
good, and potatoes pay well, but they
could not be now made profitable but |
ibor-saving machinery 1
a 1
No Mirrors There.
‘Mrs. Blinker is a good woman.” |
“Yes, but she is so careless about |
her attire. Why, I dreamed last night
that I met her in heaven and she had |
her halo tipped clear down over one |
ear’? Established 1865
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Profit In Bank Accounts.
Not a few persons who have the
“bank habit,” but whose balances are
never very large, often wonder where
the profits to the banks come in from
such accounts. They note the uni-
form courtesy and consideration al-
ways accorded them by the bank’s
officers and employes, whether it be
when they appear at the counter in
person or through their correspond-
ence by mail, and they are very sure
that the carying of their small ac-
counts is acceptable to the bank some-
where or somehow; so a natural ques-
tion is, why do the banks want such
accounts?
To such persons an address by Mr
Frank Noble delivered not long ago
before the Buffalo Chapter of the
American Institute of Bank Clerks
will prove interesting. He entitled
his remarks, “The Profit and Loss of
Bank Accounts,’ and these sugges-
tions were made as to the _ best
methods of ascertaining whether an
individual acount is really profitable:
\ shrewd banker begins to inquire
into the details of his husiness and
demands answers to these questions:
First, are there individual accounts
on the books that are being carried
at a loss; and, second, are the arrange-
ments with correspondents such that
collections are made at a minimum
of cost?
“Taking the first of these questions
this problem immediately presents it-
i
self:What method shall be used in
determining the value of an open ac-
count?
“IT take it that most of you know of
the plan to find the average cost of
accounts by dividing the annual ex-
pense by the number of accounts and
}
multiplying this by the per cent. of
1 1
xpense to net dep: which wil
give the balance which the account
must maintain to be on a paying ba
is. As it was manifestly unjust to
treat large and small accounts alike.
one cashier has ingeniously figured
the cost according to the number of
ems handled and also according to
the size of the balance. The average
of the three computations would be
the cost of the account
“This is indeed a very clever
method, and there is much in it to
commend it to our earnest considera-
tion, not the least of which is the
ease with which the result is reached;
but that it is as valuable to us as it
is it Mew York city, | very much
doubt, because the conditions are
quite different. There you will find
that commercial banks pay interest
only in very exceptional cases, and
that the exchange charges are much
more uniform, so that such a method
would be reasonably accurate.
Here, although most accounts do not
receive interest, nevertheless some
fortunate ones get 2, 2! Or 4
per cent., whichever they can
squeeze out; then some pay exchange
on almost all their out-of-town
checks, some pay only the cost, and
still others do not pay any exchange.
Besides this, one is apt to run across
other special concessions which make
it imperative that each account be
treated separately; this can best be
done by a careful analysis, going
about the work in a thorough man-
ner and bringing to bear everything
that will affect the profit or loss upon
the account.”
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MICHIGAN TRADESMAN
FAMILY PEACE.
The Psychic Factors of Marriage
and Divorce.
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und out Doubtless, however,
whatever the reason, the conclusion
be readily accepted by the men
S € ing them from the study of
ogy, which is said to be very
indeed, to understand. The out-
this new propaganda will
€ itche for with great interest,
sp ul by the judges, who = are
vy weary of the interminable fam
} ‘ ] 2. Re eee Bae -
ly wrangies, and the divorce lawyers
) get ir living by stirring them
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Plows For Service.
lo is probably the oldest
ic l implements, but it
S the me in ( s s
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of soil to be broken, its te re
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can beat that can x2
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( bird’s est
We do this to have you give them a trial.
you use our Duplicate system you will always use it, as it
pays for itsel¢ jn forgotten charges alone.
For $4.00
We will send you printed and complete
5,000 Bills
5,000 Duplicates
100 Sheets of Carbon Paper
2 Patent Leather Covers
We know if once
For descriptive
circular and special prices on large quanti-
ties address
A. H. Morrill, Agt.
105 Ottawa Street, Grand Rapids, Michigan
Manufactured by
Cosby-Wirth Printing Co.,
St. Paul, Minnesota
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OZ
MEYER’S RED SEAL BRAND SARATOGA CHIPS
Have a standard reputation for their superior quality over others.
inches front and 19 inches deep.
Saratoga Chips and Scoo
Order ¢
Manufacturer of
Meyer's Red Seal Luncheon Cheese
A Dainty Delicacy.
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MEYER’S
Improved Show Case
made of metal and takes up counter room of only
Size
this
Saratoga
Securely
inche
out to be cleaned or new on:
every case Parties that will
Meyer’s Red Seal Brand of
increase their sales many times.
ready to ship anywhere.
Price, filled with ro lbs net
Ps
10l4
of glass, 10x20
lhe glass is put in on slides so it can be taken
put in
SCOOP with
with
will
packe a,
case
Chips
+
4
33 00
me through vour jobber, or write for further particulars.
JS. W. MEVER,
127 E. Indiana Street,
CHICAGO, Ill.
PPE ere
The Test
That Tells
the superiority of Diamond Crystal
Salt, the test given the dairy
products at the various butter and
cheese-makers’ conventions. No
better illustrations of the exceedingly
high quality of ‘‘‘#e Salt that’s ALL
Sa/t’’ could be offered than the rec-
ords of these tests. At the last Nation-
al Creamery Buttermakers’ Conven-
tion, Milwaukee, in October; at the
last Michigan Dairymen’'s Convention;
at the recent Minnesota Buttermakers’
Convention and the Minnesota Dairy
men’s Convention; at the Illinois
Dairymen’s Convention, and at the
Wisconsin Cheesemakers’ Convention,
butter or cheese, salted with Diamond
Crystal Salt, was awarded the highest
prizes. There’sa good reason for this;
and the same good reason that wins
prizes for the butter maker, will win
trade for the grocer who sells Diamond
Crystal Salt—it’s the merit of the salt.
For more reasons why you should sell
“‘the Salt that’s ALL Salt,’’ write to
DIAMOND CRYSTAL SALT COMPARY,
St. Ciair, Mich.
is
Tips For the Detecting of Counter-
feit Money.
The
terfeits
in
average photographic coun-
can be readily detected by
persons familiar with money by their
bad color as against the perfect prin
ing of a good bill counter
“touch up” by hand the red
ll bill
1111S
feiters
seal of the upon a
with colors and where
this work, vith photo-
graphic execution and good paper,
is well done, the counterfeit is more
.
quick eye of a money expert
[There have been counterfeited o
the issues of national bank notes five
eight $5, of which seven aré
' .
cago. banks; forty-thre SIO,
’ y hg , 1
of which ten are on New York na-
‘ : . »
tional banks; sixteen $20, nine
yf which seven are on New York
tional banks, and nine $100 bills. Of
the United States Treasury notes
oi 1
ind certif ites there have been coun-
f + 1 eS +} + 1
terfeiter mir Si, thirteen $2. seven-
+ ce »+ +} by tet nT
teen $s, twen ee $1ro, thirteen
$20. ght $o hree $roo, one $s00
d one $1,000 bills Of the silver
cert ites there h \ hee l issued
ni corded seve he $1 denom-
t rOurteen Of the 32, twenty-
1 _“— ‘ ¢ a a
. ( he $5, twenty-one of the $ro,
ten of the $20 and one of the $100.
[ gold certificates have not been
ee a
S extens ely counterteited as the
silver certificates, and they are mu
One Of
the most dangerous counterfeits yet
- } J
put out. e several danger-
ous count Or the ceérimicates
in the $20. $5 denominations,
1] : . .
vhile of t nation there
are four d r ingero S =
nd of one of these the gang sending
OUT tN1Is 18st has vated ive sep
rate issues In the or 1al
+ 1 e }
this last cour iterfeit the ard
vas n rectly ST ed pnp
“ . 7
thus ow I I he co
did not discov: S yr until
, . ‘ ‘
oated the note; then promptly
sent out a second iss vith the word
‘ : ia »
spelled co ¢ Tt} p2 S
tincarce Count . I nm ¢€xcéeedingh
t + +7 + 7
d erous ‘ ! the it
‘ : 4 ' !
ve separ o S may peen snoy%
ed tif + ‘hea s ¢ cour
\
seven known
a
or ¢ S poor and
re re wv ae ( oht to be
Cr the United States
: 1
notes the re seve a’ ,
" enboetas 5 1
Ous ¢ C1ms OF 320 nada
two are cal-
who
cashier
A Penny That Returned.
Take an ordinary copper. cent
Piece, stamp it with a private mark,
MICHIGAN TRADESMAN
and what
put it into circulation,
chances that you will ever see
are the
it again
There is one man who says
1e tried the 1
trick and succeeded in
a business man in Philadel-
who refuses to allow his name
used in print about the
but he tells the tale to
story,
many of his
friends and he vouches for its truth.
Ly found a
cent piece, dated 1893, in the restau-
rant of the r Hotel. He
n 1894, he says, he one
Lafayette
1+
pocketed it for luck, and as a memen-
to « little dinner scratched
Si it just above the feath-
I vhile on the cheek he
Ided of the hotel. Until 1806
coin, then drew it
t et with a handful ot
t change and before he realized
t the cent piece had gone the mys-
terious way of all money.
A ye chanced, being of a
Ir10OUS ind, to fall into con-
versatic with a profes-
ional beggar at Broad and Chestnut
streets. He upbraided the man for
etting s money for nothing
On,” sai roar I don’t get
so much I’ve got in the
ist hou held up a cent
niece
' , i
the electric light
At that m
fell upon the
oment
coin and the business
man, to his amazement, caught sight
L,
letters “H. 1...” on th
of the face He
e cheek
took the coin and
examined it more closely Sure
10ough, there were his own initials
st above the feathers where he had
placed th a half-dozen years be
re
ging vanished
‘Val a dollar for that
coin!” he cried.
The beggar grew wary at this ea-
oe SS 1 demanded Need-
ee th oc he ¢ it also. of
ourse, the cent piece has never since
left the business man’s tch chain,
vhich it now adorns.
>>
What To Do With a New Idea.
If an ori idea
Original id
COMICS (O you,
le t meast it by your estimate
f th fforts of your competitor
) t its wort Do not be afraid
( t because it is unlike all the other
ideas being carried out in your line
business. Its very newness is a
big gument in its because
t eS att t attention If it
has l it, launch it You will
S he | ts effective 1eSS,
obably, by its being copied by all
| thers
i el
Business Advertisements.
You may be ambi to be a lit-
but where your business
S I 1 you must be a business
Tl
busi
have said them,
> 2 a
man who never changes his
ways of doing business is likely to
see the day when he can not afford
to even change his clothes.
& A, but the proof of the pudding is in the e:
getting the original and only
Genuine Full ream Caramel
on the market.
Straub Bros. § Amiotte
Traverse City, Mich.
S. B. & A. on every wrapper.
Beware of TImitations
The wrappers on lots of Caramels are just a:
33
Made only by
Tn Everybody’s Mouth
Honeysuckle
Chocolate Chips
Packed Tn Pails and Boxes
Putnam Factory
National Candy Company
Grand Rapids, Mich.
People don’t seem to }
them.
enough.
al facilities for doing so.
Nut Flakes, the Gocd Foo:
lace Y
Cera Nut Flakes
The Good Food
know when
We are maki ig them
Are going to make them faster; providing addition
3
Order from your jobber.
National Pure Food Co., Limited
Grand Rapids, Mich.
aS faSt aS we Ce
they have enough of
f.
Lays Ww
1. i Les rey
t lose y stocking
Exclusively Retail
SEGRSOR OROCLSAESESIE PAGLACAOLEACH OL SRO HHSX oO ROKR wes
Wall Papers
Newest Designs
Picture Frame Mouldings
Newest Patterns
High Grade Paints and Oils
C. L. Harvey & Co.
59 Monroe St., Grand Rapids, Mich.
each gee tee repeated
BE ta wo wR
34
MICHIGAN TRADESMAN
Po i
THE DEVIL WAGON. pelled by the rules “ loop ee Tt _ been et that Ga- Gas or Gasoline Mantles at
To : hree times and then loop|briel would gamer the whole bunch,
Only One Great Good It Can Possi- hee 5 ak et ee es uk on ek. ie 50c on the Dollar
._ . Lasiitl Jiechi Lilien ati ci MOTEL a ius \ cata .
bly ae Ki é the small loop was ce finished at 7:30 p. m. The Amer- GLOVER’S WHOLESALE MDSE. CO.
\ ‘ Tradesmar A ee Carlow and Athy ‘ c ‘ ill arrived at the wire | MANUFACTURERS, IMPORTERS AND JOBBERS
' ans : re of GAS AND GASOLINE SUNDRIES
. g plac Then the] y ¢ s joy in Kaiserland. Grand Rapids, Mich
son by way of Mo The event is not o yet by any
s St { lly, id eans There 1s still to be a hill- i
" S] Lve 1ed all mbing test on the Kilorglin-Tralee Things We Sell
se - Sé le and the motors will also trip
2 lz tra fa I mong tl ikes of Kil
i shed ei a vi t |Iron pipe, brass rod, steam fittings,
to ev hing mn Kilore ro |electric fixtures, lead pipe, brass
¢ S 5 ot Ki ey yack to Kilcul wire, steam boilers, gas fixtures,
! b: n rants of Michican wii |Oeeae pepe, Genes tabing, water
‘ i cosh heaters, mantels, nickeled pipe,
s s b ; Se ee ue the |brass in sheet, hot air furnaces,
s i ~ riangle of | fire place goods.
g al Gran Rapids nd Centr
; il aii ig ao Weatherly & Pulte
g ii i. aon Grand Rapids, Mich.
y+ S } gana
A | )
St S le d is
?
s 1 e to
: or PRICE, $500.00.
seme" We can satisfy the most exacting as to price, quality and perfection of machin-
Le ery. Will practica'ly demonstrate to buyers that we have the best machine
ip adapted to this section and the work required. Discount to the trade.
s he SHERWOOD HALL CO., LTD..,
u GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.
S —_ — = >
=
5
If you do, and want one that you KNOW is all right and can
be depended on all the time, you want to get the
“oe P 99
manufactured by the Incandescent Light and Stove Co., Cincinnati, O. 25,000 plants now in
use attest its superiority and popularity over all other systems. We are making an unusually
? generous offer during the next 30 days. Write us about it. If you want a good light it will
surely interest you. It isa GREAT OPPORTUNITY.
Dixon & Lang, Michigan State Agents, Ft. Wayne, Ind. P. F. Dixon, Indiana State Agent, Ft. Wayne, Ind.
=
MICHIGAN TRADESMAN
35
not only take an interest but also a/to the acre, while there is also a
shotgun. The increase in the popu-/| large yield of small potatoes, for
larity of makes such a} which the starch manufacturers pay
1
i.
cents a barre Commercial
ply of humid fools ho are universally used, each
to warn the merchants of Michigan, | year in increasing quantities, for, al-
states where soil is very productive,
the Tradesman coin of the the farmers value the lime in the fer-
realm circul that this article is/|tilizers as a preventive of rot. But
written The village grocer is run|for the duty of about 30 cents a
down enough in t sewing circles | bushel Maine starch factories and the
1 1
and the farmers’ clubs without being rican markets would be glutted
rin down in the street. potatoes from New Brunswick,
Understand | have no objection Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Is-
to the automobile of the private cit- | land \s it is, a great many potatoes
izen, the man who is not out to/;are smuggled across the line from
break records or collarbones or! New Brunswick into Aroostook coun-
pite of the vigilance of the
officers
Aroostook potato farmer does
He plants
trom torty to 100 acres, uses
il planters. c vators, and
‘rs, sells his crop often long
ce by contract, and conducts
lustry generally on a systemat-
[any a man, including the
and industrious Swede im-
William Widgery Thomas,
i! ay
nity a climb up on a w United States Minister to Sweden,
coming. I will decry it | has risen from poverty to compara-
aan and if possible! tive affluence thronch the cultivatior
gogues and if possibl ve affluence through the cultivation
1e road V1 jogging | of potatoes in Aroostook, the fertile
g c piece at | Northern tip of Maine. Where thir-
miles an hour it is a/|ty years ago and less were straggling
ess vehicle but | s es isolated log huts, lost
e 2 - \ t work 1 the p Vi wilderness, are now
n’t operat 1 its gas-|s t ght and bustling with
st those | prosperous trade and happy in the
f 1 +} } 7}
re of value to the com- | enjoyment of the conveniences and
monwealth to take to the woods. and comforta-
Know my value to the State, I am farm houses,
hanging to the edge of the timber any city homes.
most of the time hnters ZO to
I see only one great good that the the women
: "
devil wagon can work. I am a Re farmer, who
; , , ; ‘ i
publican; and at the next general! once urged slow-footed oxen over
election to pull off auto! corduroy re now drives fine
races it lid Democratic dis- | horses on good, smooth highways;
tricts. I think this would be quicker | the banks are full of money earned
than the gerrymander and more last-! at home: theaters are in everv town:
ing in its effect Douglas Malloch. 1 railroad has been built from Ban-
—_<©@~<>— gor, extending more tha 200 miles
Big Profits in Growing Potatoes in ,. ,, c, i a ae 1
c= oO tne ot Tohn Ss nk img this véeati
ince. 1 as i
Main the trolley car 1s to hum in several
? ar wiv A y Ar stock - 11 : “ °
Bangor, Me., July 6—In Aroostock | of the towns. All this chiefly from
county, the “garden of Maine,” the/ ithe potato! Were Aroostook to
: a
drought has not been felt so severe- | choose the State’s flower, probably
1\ as in other sections 1o YT nm has e blossom would be the em-
- 7 7 1 1
occasionally fallen there when the/| pic Af
rest of the State was dry, and the + >
soil, rich deep, ri ns moisture It Was All Right.
longer th Le ess ft e helds of And now, dear, said the delight-
* ‘tr ] ] + - : ak
other sections The c t crops of } wnen May I speak to
+ 1 i sil
Aroostook farms are potatoes, hay f
and oats, potatoes being m the You don't ive tO, Wweorgee re
lead This ye notwithst ing t plied the sweet young thing, who
well, for | had just accepted him. “He told me
creage { it you int speak tO me
mer vears tO-mignht ned speak to you to-mor-
The crop rz es from 3.000,000 to; TrOw
4,000,000 bushel in 1902 there . c
. . y isi tho. i i cacre
: As She Should.
were shipped out of the cor : ie '
in i i JO youthtul m appearance, too!
‘efiy to Bocton. New Work and : :
cnieny tO DOStTON, IN@W OTK and “4 1 ’ 1 + 1 -
; wee doesnt look a day over 35. [t
Southern markets, about 2,700,000 : i ;
/ i must embarrass her somewhat when
bushels The Southern shipments, : ' oe i
, : ig boy calls her grandma
going as far as Galveston, are made ; : al
| presence of strangers
‘ a :. L
in the spring S S he La pn :
Not on your life! She takes pride
iverag pric rece er ror. the pota- oy 1 ‘
being the youngest looking grand
toes shipped out of t uInty 1n 1902 \ i os
: i mother anybody ever saw
s+ ¢ we « } 1 - ’
was about $1.45 a b :
te
+ nade t
s Is d
‘
S n? This S
: 1
“ + y c t¢
S ~ ~ ~ t
i v
ent
S Se 2 S cl ther to some city.
: 1 r|! g is, Wh
i { ¢ » bw the tl
’ 1
1 t ex- empty, I
I i he \
+ 1 i =e rts }
aoe ed This stock was shipped aw
. me ¢ 2 } oo ¥ + 4 rent 4 C fr
! ce +t} Ss c? ) h + wit
j ‘ , - ecec C + 4 e x c »
+ t } } j
a Q Ss DY wagort
cat. 1 of nsiste¢ t n’s suits ane
t ] S Ss1er 1 g ston
S . t o ~ a. rkec
1 ,
os 1 t Impers
S ‘ ~ N e at +}
St S at king rts ha
> oe t tic t inf’d d
The “Shop” in England. by Capit Columbu
Q >» y+ } S socks
S oN 7 er Hil
(
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+ 1 I
7 : id
cL Tn
in
r ¢+ + : | Oia c 1 *¢ i . °
Q ot is Rules for long hfe are like guide-
boards to a deserted city
aol
:
MICHIGAN TRADESMAN
37
Good Pluck Is Good Luck.
Persistency and pluck are the
win the
two
weapons which battle of
life.
Many a man has lost his grip in
the world simply because he has lost
his pluck.
It is that wealth,
which amasses
|
|
|
|
crowns man with success and brings |
honor to well-directed labors and ef-
forts.
Duty and
charge is to be the
and,
State ma
persistency in its
battle cry of
although it matters not what the
hat the
y be, or what
mark in the
j opportu-
make his
nity, he will
world.
Well matured and well disciplined
talent is sure of a market, provided
it exerts itself,
1 expect to be
1
a barking dog is far more useful than
li
i
but it must not cower
at home anc sought, for
a sleeping lion.
The world is always tortured with
1 i waiting to be solved. If
man (or exists one) capa-
solves these difficulties, he
urely be welcomed uni
On paper, and the thing js
One-half of tl
luck right down in the
is more valu:
shortcqmings
upon their want of
1 i
luck.
Never be a mere imitator in
whatever you do. Fight with your
own well prepared weapons or not
at all.
To your own self be true. Get
path
adily
out of the old ruts, and make a
for yourself, with your eyes ste
fixed on the object to be attained
Have your own way to do a thing
and do
plish
Opportunities may
it your
the best
way if you can accom-
’
results by so doing.
come to i
} a as car ' the ability r
is dace men, but tne ability or
energy may be wanting until the one
them and compels them
man seizes
purpose.
tO Serve nis
Longfellow’s words are worthy to
be idopted by the vot 1g man who
iS anx us ror success He sai
Learn to labor ind tO W t
You know the crop follows not the
day after the seed is sown; it must
take time to germinate and rin
orth after its kind. Plod onward
with your aim steadily in view; pa-
tient perseverance is the pric which
youth must
success.
To know
cret of
and learn is the great se-
It is not “genius,”
success. g ,
but perseverance that wins in the
long run. Yet the world has gone
wild in its pursuit of genius. New
ideas are not fruitful instantly. They
must have time to root themselves
before they appear on the surface.
In science, in literature, in discov-
ery, in window
lecorating
in card writ-
and almost every de-
dressing, i
ing, ¢
boys who
diffi-
culties are the ones who have gained
fame and won the prizes
+9 ~<
The Neit talker is he
thoughts agree with our own.
partment of active life the
have persevered in the face of
whose
Hardware Price Current
Ammunition
Caps
+. D., full count, per m.. oe
Hicks’ Waterproof, perm..
Musket,
( artridges
| NO. 22 short, per m..._... ae
iO ce Oe OOM
No. 32 short, per m
| No. 32 long, Der
Primers
2 U. M. C., boxes 260, per m......
Nes 2 Winchester, boxes 250, per m.
Gun Wads
Black edge, Nos. 11 and 12 U. M.
Black edge, Nos. 9 and 10, per m.
Black edge, No. 7, per m
Loaded Shells
New Rival—For Shotguns
Drs. of oz. of Size
No. Powder Shot Shot Gauge
1 120 4 1% 10 10
| 129 4 1 9 10
128 4 1% 8 10
126 4 Lhe 6 10
135 44 1% 5 10
154 4% Ly 4 10
200 3 1 10 2
208 3 1 8 12
236 34 1% 6 12
265 34 13s 5 12
264 4 12
iseak 40 per cent.
Paper Shells—Not Loaded
No. 10, pasteboard boxes 100, per 100
No. 12, pasteboard boxes 100, per 100
Gunpowder
Kegs, 25 lbs., per keg..... et
4g kegs, 12% lbs., per & keg.
i¢ kegs, 634 lbs., per 14 keg......
Shot
In sacks containing 25 Ibs.
Drop, all sizes smaller than B........
Augurs and Bits
pti he
Jennings hirwtipe a
ennings’ imitation.
Axes
First Quality, S. B. Bronze..
First Quality, D. B. Bronze. .
First Quality, S. B.S. Steel.
First Quality, D. B. Steel.
Barrows
eee
ee
Bolts
Butts, Cast
Cast Loose Pin, passe
Wrought Narrow .
‘Chain fi
4¢ In. 5-16 in. % In.
— ok old re... €@e..6e.
-_ .. oe .. eu
ue... ....., =—_— ... ~ ... 6s
Crowbars
eae
on
Socket Firmer . a aa
Socket Framing.
Socket Corner.
- comamenauacacmmerct htt An ims
Elbows
Com. 4 piece, 6 tn., per — net
Corrugated, bas dom. ad oa
Adjustable... — .. dis
esos Bits
Clark’s small, $18; large, $26 ..........
vee 1,916: 2.96 50...
ae List
New American .
Nicholson’s.
Heller’s Horse Rasps.. a
Galvanized eee
Nos. 16 to 20; 22 and 24; 25 - 26; 27,
List 12 13 14 1
Discount, 70
Gauges
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s..........
Glass
Single Strength, by box.. ho se a
Double Strength, by box..........__. dis
By the Light.. . . dis
Mnaes mers
Maydole & Co.’s, new list..
Yerkes & Plumb’s
Mason’s Solid Cast Steel...
Hinges
Gate, Clark’s 1, 2, 3. en
Slellow Ware
or .
iin, En aaa ay
Spiders.. ‘ " en
eas Nails
Au Sable .
-dis
House. Furnishing Goods
Stamped Tinware, new list
Japanned Tinware
ee
60
$
&
mh
© +
oc
how hw
n
IDS
enn
1
50
50
$4 00
70
60
% In,
4Xc,
8
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oO
65
65
65
65
75
1 25
40810
60810
50810
50810
50810
40&10
7
20810
--4 25 c rates
a eee 8 ¢ rates
Knobs—New List
Door, mineral, jap. trimmings....... 75
Door, porcelain, oy trimmings.....,. i)
Lanterns
Rgular 9 Tubular, a de 58
Galvanized Foun! . ‘ 99
| Pints...
Crockery and Glassware
STONEWARE
Butters
Me ee Oe Ge 8. occ... 48
1 to6 gal., oe 6
5 oe. Gkee.......... cz
10 gal. a 66
Meee ONO ......... 5................ 78
15 gal. meat- tubs, each. 1 20
20 gal. meat-tubs, each........... 1 60
25 gal. meat-tubs, oe ee 2 25
co Rel Mment-fubs, each...............- 2 70
i Churns
2 to 6 gal., per s gal eee ee cea 6%
‘aurn Das ers, per eC ' 84
Milkpans
% ga. fiat or rd. bot., per doz 48
i gal. tint or rd. bot,, each........... 6
Fine Glazed Milkpans
% gal. flat or rd. bot., per doz.... .... 60
1 gal. flat or rd. bot., each.... 68
Stew pans
% gal. fireproof, bail, per doz... 85
1 gal. fireproof, bail, per doz......... 1 10
Jags
a. es ............,......,... €0
i¢ gal. per doz. ee 45
1 to 5 gal., per gal... ! Lew. 7%
Sealing Wax
5 lbs. in package, per Ib ......... Ke 2
LAMP BU RNERS
Po eos, ........................... 35
ete. 86
OO 4x
ee Oe .. 85
Zoeee............................... 50
CO a 50
MoM. ASON FRU iT JARS
With Porcelain Lined ~—_
wees 4 50 per gross
Juarts..... “ . 4 75 per gross
2 Gallon 6 60 per gross
Fruit Jars Dp yacked | dozen in box
LAMP CHIMNEYS—Seconds
Per box of 6 doz.
Pe OP ce ie ecco , 174
No. 1 Sun Lledo aae 1 96
Se 2 92
Anchor Carton Chimneys
Each chimney in corrugated carton.
No, 0 Crimp.. eee 1 86
No. 1 Crimp ' 2 (8
No. 2 Crimp.. bee ae 36:
First Quality
No. 0 Sun, crimp top, wrapped & lab. 1 #1
No. 1 Sun, crimp top, wrapped & lab. 2 18
No. 2 Sun, crimp top, wrapped & lab. 3 08
XXX Flint
No. 1 Sun, crimp top, wrapped & lab. 2 75
No. 2 Sun, crimp top, wrapped & lab. 3 75
No. 2 Sun, hinge, wrapped & lab...... 4 00
Pearl Top
No. 1 Sun, wrapped and labeled...... 4 60
No. 2 Sun, wrapped and labeled..... 5 30
No. 2 hinge, wrapped and labeled..... 5 10
No. 2 Sun, ‘Smal — for Globe
Lampe...... 80)
L a Hastie
No. 1 Sun, plain bulb, per doz........ 1 00
No 2 Sun, plain maid, per doz........ 1 25
No. 1 Crimp, per CE TT 1 35
No. 2 Crimp, per doz........ oo 1 60
| Sasenten
| No. 1 Lime (85¢ doz).. 3 50
No. 2 Lime (75e doz)......... 4 00
| eo. 2 Wink (eee Gon)... 4 60
Electric
re, 2 Ldue (yee Geom)... ............ 00
No. 2 Flint (30e doz).. a 4 60
OIL CANS
1 gal. tin cans with spout, < doz. 1 30
i gal. galy. iron with spout, per doz 1 50
2 gal. galv. iron with spout, per doz 2 50
3 gal. galv. tron with spout, per doz.. 3 50
5 gal. galv. fron with spout, per doz.. 4 50
3 gal. galv. iron with faucet, per doz.. 3 75
5 gal. galv. iron with faucet, ies doz.. 5 00
6 gal. Tilting cans.......... .. 7 00
gal. galv. iron Naeeiag.............. 9 00
LANTERNS
Ne. © cebulter sido nm............... 75
me, te toe... 25
Levels
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s........ dis vi
Mattocks
Adze Eye........ -- $17 00..dis £0
Metals—Zine
eon ee... 7%
on ee 8
Miscellaneous
Bird Cages . 40
Pumps, ¢ ‘istern.. 75 |
Serews, New Elst 85
Casters, Boe ang fists... 50810810
Dempers, Ameriean ............. 0 50
Molasses Gates
Stebbins’ Pattern. . 60810
Enterprise, seif- measuring. cs 30
Pans
Pry, Aome...... 60810810
Common, pol "AIR 70&
Patent Planished Iron
“‘A”’ Wood’s patent planished, Nos. 24 to 27 27 16 80
“B” Wood's patent planished, Nos. 25 to 27 9 3
Broken packages ec per pound extra,
Planes
oe Foe Ce foes... 40
Seciota Bench.. 50 |
Sandusky Tool Co.’ ‘a, ‘fancy... 40 |
Bench, first guality.. 4g
a
Advance over base, on both Steel and Wire.
Steel nails, base... 27
Wire nails, base......... ae 2 36
20 to 60 advance.... sase
10 to 16 advance 5
8 advance.. 1C
6 advance.... 2c
4 advance ae
Seereeee 45
ore... 7
Fine 3 advance... i 50 |
Casing 10 advance. ac, 15
Casse © AGvenes.................... yy
Casing 6 advance......... at
Finish 10 advance...... 28
Finish 8 advance....... 3t
Ponce... 4t
Perret Nee... RP
Rivets
Iron and Tinned..... 50
Copper Rivets and Burs. soeu ee at
iiien: Midis |
14x20 IC, Charcoal, Dean......... 7 50}
14x20 1X, Charcoal, Dean........ 9 00}
20x28 IC, Charcoal, Dean... ia 15 00 |
14x20 IC, Charcoal, Allaway Grade... 7 50}
14x 20 1X’ Charcoal, Allaway Grade... 9 00}
20x28 IC, C harcoal, Allaway Grade... 15 00 |
20x28 IX, Charcoal, Allaway Grade... 18 O¢ |
Ropes
Sisal, ~ th and | heueseii i ke RM
Manilla : eee aes aa, 3
Sand Paper
List acct. 19, a dis Bt |
Sash | Weights
Rone Eves certian ........_.......... 36 08 |
Sheet Iron |
com. smooth, com. |
Nos. 10 to 14 ... i $3 6t |
moe teee ee. 3 7C |
“sree Bw |
Nos. 22 to 24... . a oe 3H |
Nos. shoe ema tetabley ioe. 7. oe 400 |
No. 27... ee ae 4 30 4 10
All Sheets No. 18 and lighter, ‘over 30 Inches |
wide, not less than 2 -10 extra. |
Shovels and Spades
wet Cease, Or ..........._..... 68 06
pocoue Grace, er... .............. 5 50
Solder
Moe... .... 1¥
The prices ‘of the many ‘other qualities of sol idee
in the market indicated by private brands var
according to composition.
rei |
Steel and Iron........ wcoceane OF—10-6
Tin— Mely n Grade
10x14 IC, Charcoal $10 5¢
14x20 IC, Charcoal.... 10 50
20x14 IX, Charcoal! ee oe 12 00
Each additional X on this grade, $1.25.
Tin—Allaway Grade
Peete BA), Ceres... a... 9 %
14x20 IC, Charcoal... 9 of
10x14 1X, Charcoal 10 Bt
4x20 IX, Charcoal 10 &¢
Each additional X on this grade, $1.50
Boller Size Tin Plate
14x56 IX, for No.8 Boilers, ‘
14x56 IX, for No. 9B ollers, ; per pound.. 16
Traps
pee, SO el 75
Onetda © ommunity, Newhouse’s...... 40K10
Onelda Community, Haw) ull & Nor-
ees ou a. 65
Mouse, choker per ee . 15 |
Mouse, delusion, per doz....... oe ey
Wire
ee OR 66
Annealed Market. 60
Lone ataclazon ae nasbaicy 50&10
Zuaned Market........... 5OR:10 |
( ee Spr ing Steel.
Barbed Fence, Galvanized ............ ’
mernee Meneses, Faleted................ 26
Wire Goods
ee pees ieee oe eae ila
Screw Eyes........... bee odes dees ee v |
el ae seceded ce ok. |
Gate Hooks and Eyes...... beeneeue 6
Wrenches
Baxter's ae, on. ¥
Oce’s Genuine. ace
No. 15 Tubular, dash.
No. 1 Tubular, — fountain..
No. 12 Tubular, side lamp..
No. 3 Street lamp, each.
LANTERN GLOBES
ee ysae
z “
No. 0 Tub., cases 1 doz. each, box, 10¢c 45
No. 0 Tub., cases 2 doz. each, box, 15¢ 45
No. 0 Tub., bbls 5 doz. each, per bb! 1 +0
No, 0 Tub., Bull’s eye, cases 1 doz. each 1 2
BEST WHITE COTTON WICKS
2 contains 32 yards in one | piece
No. 0, -inch wide, per gross or roll 18
No. 1, %- .-ine h wide, per gross or roll 24
No. 2,1 inch wide, per gross or roll 34
No. 3, 1% inch wide, per gross or roll.. 53
COUPON BOOKS
50 books, any denomination.............. 150
100 books, any denomination... an 2 50
500 books, any denomination . li 50
1,000 books, any denomination \ 20 Ou
Above quotations are for either Tradesman,
Superior, Economic or Universal grades. Where
: 000 books are ordered at a time customers re-
specially printed cover without extra
Coupon Pass Books
Can be made to represent any denomination
from $19 down
50 books a. a de ee 1 Bu
500 DOORS ......... ’ eee oe sontes 2 OO
500 books . het iou es eisapascatateus AL oe
RT rc is cee wetter use 20 00
“Credit Chee ~
500, any one denomination......... 2 00
1,000, any one denomination.. scee On
1,000, any one denominaticn.. acca @ =
purse /
a
at
a
MICHIGAN TRADESMAN
INDIVIDUALITY.
The Value of the Personal Element
1 ie
nm O© their OWnh per
real or idealistic form. The compos-
groups harmonies of tones pro-
me man-made instrument
xr God-made voice, but the writer
creates out of the maze of his
is vivid to the intelligent reader as
those that his brother places upon the
is not unaccompanied
by some brain racking and soul rack-
ing, and those who do not exercise
can with difficul-
10ughts and feelings
the part of the
mis-used, as are
this w it is
misused in this particular the
energetic American publisher who
1 1 - nee = . ~
1akes a book a success, but a suc-
cess that is based very. largely on
‘lever personal advertising. It must
be this o some Other strange cir
cumstance that 1s responsible for the
deluge of bad books that are now
.
sociological move
it would seem that
night be applied to
the I
Phe
1
nN
sOm¢
some n
. }
¢ d to the man who gets out and
e. The man who has
ne to meet his customers be
« se he own books is los-
eg tne tO Mmcet tne pco
"a } L . nee
who DOORS Recessary.
| custor me tO see the ft 1
th wv 1 they deal at the door to
: :
et em and behind the counter
+ 3
serv«e e7 f need be
The 1 » is Stranger to his
t ] en f HH
t cit s iy excuses tO One! ric
S mot time, tOr mstance, Or cise uc
Says he has a man, some trusted
I ve can look atter this
nch of the storekeepimg better than
e can himself. He pats himself on
} } } } .
back because he has his man
} 1 +
broken ir so John’ knows
veryl \ nd it is not necessary
the proprietor to
e€ women’s babies or
This is very we but in time John
y we 1 mnt iis head to go into
usiness for himself and then you
oe kk Ak nenn!) aes
\ mG (nat tac pcopic have been
trading with John and not with you;
: a oo .
t ey ye ang not iis
ploye t hey know name
+} } ee
‘ t they the clerk's per-
. tv bette
l \ : HOC Giscourage you imto
oa ee
sc ging individuality in
rk, but let your own individuali
reside over all I have often sai
clerk who is delegated with
some responsibility is more helpful
} j . / i"
the clerk who has none, and
at he who shared your responsi-
bility would take pride in and work
r your success, but if the persiding
s the man who owns the store,
he clerk will be inspired to greater
ffort and the public will not be
estranged from the real proprietor
ughts mental pictures which are
It’s
Up
To
You
Mr. Merchant, to make
your cracker trade the
best paying part of your
business by sending us
an order for
Standard
D
Crackers
They are conceded by
all who have used them
to be the best in the
Write for tull
information and
list.
market.
price
E. J. Kruce & Co.,
Detroit, Mich.
THE OLDSMOBILE
Is built to run and does it.
$650
——
| Fixed for stormy weather—Top $25 extra.
More Oldsmobiles are being made and sold every
| day than any other two makes of autos in the world.
| . More Oldsmobiles are owned in Grand Rapids
than any other two makes of autos—steam or gas-
oline. One Oldsmobile sold in Grand Rapids last
| year has a record of over 8,000 miles traveled at
| less than $20 expense for repairs. If you have not
| read the Oldsmobile catalogue we shall be glad to
} send you one.
| Wealso handle the Wint@m gasoline touring
the Knox waterless gasoline car and a large
of Waverly electric vehicles. We also havea
v good bargains in secondhand steam and gaso-
é€ machines. We want a few more good agents,
| and if you think of buying an automobile, or know
of any one who is talking of buying, we will be
glad to hear from you.
| ADAMS & HART
12 West Bridge Street, Grand Rapids, Mich.
we
8 HOMQOQQOSDS 11H HOH 12 OOOO @
©
>CAN RUBBERS?
SCHAEFER’S HANDY BOX
HH One dozen in a box. Retails toc.
Large profit. Ask your jobber for
prices.
: MOORE & WYKES 5
Merchandise Brokers
GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN
©@o8
Write us for sample.
8 9OOOQOOS 9:.0:0010.O01e ©0OQOQOHOOSS
THE PRICE OF A THING
IS NUT ALWAYs A
CRITERION OF ITS
VALUE
Z ar
ifter year wasting oil from
ea rrels ! sloppy
meas ] DikT,
INCONVENIENCE and
WASTE, all the time hug-
t
s breast the de
ng
ney thereby, when the
fact is he has WASTED
ENOUGH OF ia ail
those years to
ALL BOWSER OIL TANKS
ARE EQUIPPED WITH
MONEY COMPUTERS
DIAL DISCHARGE RE USTERS
ANTI-DRIP NOZZLES and
DOUBLE BRASS VALVE3
AND MEASURE ACCURATELY
GALLONS, HALF GALLONS AND QUARTS
AT A STROKE
Fifty different styles
Catalogue “M”’
>» FF. BOaWsernr &é&cee
FORT WAYNE, INDIANA
SEOTSOSE 6000S SOS 00000400 00000866 2595-06-06 FO008COE
free upon request tore.
BOWSER
OIL. TANKS
is just that part of thé
price that insures
equent ECONOMY
SATISFACTION. It
* premium you pay for
h grade tank that will
1 to you its cost surely
promptly t ing the
nt itis placed in your
begi
4
remy
+
o
In advertising, the stamp of indi-
viduality is most valuable. A score
of men could be named, Douglas,
Mennen, Wanamaker and others, who
have made a success of life through
intense personal advertising. The
public feels that a man will not stamp
his name on an article that he can
not commend and guarantee.
Personally, as one interested in
advertising, I prefer “Brown’s Drug
Store” to the “Central Drug Store,”
‘Jones’ Dry Goods Store” to “The
City Dry Goods Store,’ a specified
title to a general title, | it
is better for the man himself. It
gives him a greater interest in his
own business. It gives him a greatet
regard for its reputation. It gives
it 1S th 1 pt SO il chi vement
It gives him a greater reward because
of these things, if he is deserving
| + ¢ oe Bae ates Ann .
It may be said that this means a
greater tax on you, but it is worth
it I often long for these men of
tremendous energies whom we meet
occasionally and when I see clerks
who simply want to sonal - re-
quirements ol
throwing any extra energy into ie
lanre . he syle rf wrhic .etr
balance of the scale in which their
weekly salary is weighed, I long for
+}
he presence of some of the few men
I know whose atmosp!
V 1ere iS inspira
tional. They are energetic and they
imbue others with energy.
ersonal element in business
is one of the elements most necessary
ter the
riduality the more distinctiveness
in the li
to business success. The grea
i
indi
ne in which you are engaged;
the more permanence in your suc
cess; the more faithfulness on the
part of you ide; the more satis-
faction in your own we
Charles Frederick.
il
Bulletin end on Which Space Is
Free.
A good store advertising plan for
he Fourth of July or for a circus day
or any other occasion when a large
crowd of ——* is assembled, is that
jlelman of the
Regal store,on Derby Day in St.
1 ~
used Dy Manager Gere
It consisted of a large box-shaped
Bs | f + - nay Fea cel m=
Kite twelve teet Square which was
floated over the grounds at a height
of about 500 feet above the crowd.
The kite was constructed of red net
work and the store name and price
zz. saw, which was done in red
The buzz saw, it may be explained,
is an object familiar to all patrons of
the Regal store from the fact they
I
have frequently displayed one in the
windows of their store to cut out
cross sections of the various parts of
the shoe.
As a means of advertising the kite
}
can be made very effective. One plan
fo]1 7 2 247 are wa >
followed elsewhere was to send up a
bunch of handbills which could be
let fall from the kite by pulling a
string after the kite had floated into
a good position above the crowd.
Once they are gotten into a suita-
ble position the wind will scatter
them pretty thoroughly and small
boys will do the rest, in fact, a show-
er of handbills floating down through
’
MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 39
the air has been known to enlist the
services of some pretty big boys and
girls for the purpose of distribution.
It always makes a hit the first time
Another scheme which can be used
successfully in this way is to distri-
bute coupons redeemable at the store
or good for a lottery chance or a
small discount on purchases.
There is one consideration that is
worth remembering—sky space does
not cost as much as some other kinds
of space. It is your meadow, for
he taki take as much
oo < —
Discrimination Against Drinking Em-
ployes.
Twenty bar-keepers of Chicago
ave organized a total abstinence so
ciety, and each member will wear
little knot of blue ribbon in a button
hole of his white vest. This is a new
I aG@ it seéms k Strat ( ne
yet m my Owners oF S$ ns det ind
t thei keepers be sober men
The selling of intoxicating liquo
s a business and, in order that the
business may be a financial success
it is necessary that the men engaged
i a ,
in it keep their brains clear, as in
any other business. So, after all,
oe * 1 1 ia -
Ss not so strange that the proprietors
t saloons should demand that their
clerks” abst from use of Ii
Grad all lines of business art
] hat } }
demanding that their employes be
sober nd many years, the
} ce.
man whe uses ] quor wi be Out oF
—____—_.-0~<»___
Particular As To Petes,
A nurse was putting the finishing
touch to her charge’s toilet prepara-
tory to sending the little girl into the
dinitr
ig room for dessert. Seeing a
speck of dirt on the child’s face, she
took the corner of her apron and
dampened it in her mouth. The
guests were suddenly convulsed by
the half-open door
a ldish voice: “Tompany
ry no tompany, I won’t have my face
spit-washed.”
— -—~
ines. Tl ilways g
2 7 © er
; { - j
Ss ds |
cing c S t i
s e reg Those w
sorting t i, adjectiv i
“tis in YI Tr
) Oo S ss
palaé Sc
+ ‘ Z.. 1 >
Neig > This i
if ent,
Sat | S _
vy gor n
a S is
Rp
Deg 2 >
ver SO A
cs i‘
: .
S buying ivertis
ge Ss S Ww Sr2, By a $18
~ mt
$10.50; suits were SI6, 320,
$ $25 5, 2 r similar
ae 2O ible cu
i est re
irers
1
} ge the rainy é One house
ertised rainproofed serge suits at
$18.
} ag rat t oO sales
the aggregate, the seasons sales
THE IDEAL 5c CIGAR.
Highest in price because of its quality.
G. J. JOHNSON CIGAR CO., M’F’RS, Grand Rapids, [lich.
MICHIGAN TRADESMAN
19
of suits shows the double-breasted
sack to be gaining in popularity
ieee —leeeeneninients
Novelties in Awnings and Shades.
There is nothing more conspicuous
about a store front than its
and an old, faded or ragged article
in this line is a standing notice that
you are not up to date.
The latest
and the plain white awning with let-
awnings,
awnings are. colored,
tering on the top—which, by the way,
does not long remain white—is sel-
dom seen of late. The latest styles
show broad stripes, 4 to 6 inches
wide, alternating with a slightly nar-
the most popular
A
rower white stripe,
colorings being tan,
very natty awning is in shades
of tan in broad bands marked off
with narrow stripes of red or black.
These colorings restful
2 warm-toned sha that
ing. Most awnings are of
stripe,’ but the best and latest thing
is a “drill ” Drill is colored
side only, but seen
reflect through
is satisfactory.
the roller
considered,
points of
old rope device.
neater in
the awning in
does
red and blue.
two
and cast
is
are
dow pleas-
“awning
weave.
on one from be-
low the stripes
the appearance
For a store
and
awning is
the only thing to be as
it
over the
has many superiority
1e The roller
is much appearance, closes
form,
away with the wear and chafing
caused by the ropes, protects it from
dust,
and adds materiall
of ine entire
easier to operate.
Most cities have
iting the width of ;
a more compact
when not in
y to the durability
It is also
water, etc., use,
fixture. much
an ordinance
awnings, but wher
g
and come with-
sidewalk.
it is
possible it is best to have the awnir
as wide as it can fall
in 614 feet of the
In buying
correspond
best
ot
an to
awnin £
with the makers the
roller devices, decide what is needed,
and have the work done by a local
firm.
If your store front has all plate
glass windows, or the corners are
a narrow metal strip, it will be neces
ary to have a light iron pipe de-
scending to the walk on each side of
the ning
not t
the door to support
frame, but this will
ous and
ter.
The latest things in shades for
store windows afford good advertis-
ing in that they are atractive
will create comment. The
novel shade shown is printed to
tate cathedral glass, with its colored
patterns in leaded frames. The
aw
ye conspicu-
can be removed in the win-
and
most
im
1tmi-
u
col-
ors are not glaring, and the effect is
artistic. If something strongly col-
ored is desired, a deep-red shade is
shown on which any lettering de-
sired is left uncolored. The white
letters show up strongly in the day-
time, and at night when lighted from
behind appear luminant. Another
dark shade has the letters formed by
tiny perforations, and when lighted
from behind the name appears in
small, sparkling jewels. Popular
shades are in light tints, with a vine
or foliage stretching diagonally
across the foot, leaving space for let-
tering below. The upper part of
such a shade is in a conventional pan-
el of foliage. Many houses have a
trade-mark or combination of colors,
and the manufacturers can supply
these apparermtly woven in the cloth
which handsomer than a
nted
itself,
pai
are
sign.
o> >
Points on Stock Keeping.
The imy keeping the
stock properly can hardly be overes-
Th 4 matter
or
timated. constitutes a
factor in a business no ions important
than the buying and selling, and
should be treated with due considera-
tion
by connected with the
selling end of the business.
everyone
Cleanliness should stamp every ar-
ticle from the largest to the most tn-
ign which means_ constant
when done in a system
| in every town.
atic ma it entails less work than
periodical cleanings
Dusty box-lids mean soiled fingers
for the clerks, and there is not any- |
thing that reflects greater discredit |
upon a haberdashe t 1 for a cus- |
tome tO receiy m it coll or |
any other delicate article with finger |
marks on it
Novelties should be kept near the |
front and given the most promine t |
display space, as staple goods will |
sell themselves
All broken lines and slow selling |
goods should be kept in a convenient |
" |
place where they are easily handled. |
If this is done the salesmen are
1ot apt to lose sight of them, and it |
will often cause them to show such |
urticles that might otherwise be |
It is quite gor idea to keep all |
f each size of the different stock }
umbers of the same grade of goods |
ogether, instead of keeping the lot |
numbers separately
Perhaps, sometimes, this may not
present good an appearan but
is unquestionably far more con-
enient nd every effort should be
made to serve the customers as
kly as possible. Suppose cus-
€ shes to inspect the e of
50 cent fancy hose, size 10%. If all
of this size is kept together the sales-
man is enabled to show the entire
line in much less time than by hav
g to look through each lot number
for the size wanted.
The clerks should be required to
go ee the stock often so as to
fully themselves with the
gor not constantly han-
lle salesmen know ex-
ctly what is in stock, odds and ends
will not be so fast in accamulating,
s every clerk who is earning his
salary will 1ys strive to sell them.
It is w to have a certain counter
or pl to display goods that have
been found necessary to sacrifice in
price id let it be known that all
goods kept in this certain place are
bargain offerings
Where this plan is carried out it
lal be found a profitable one,
as the bargain hunters will eagerly
watch for new offerings and the mer-
chant will be enabled to dispose of
goods that could not be sold to those
the latest in fashion
Magri in Haberdasher.
i lm
The boss who lacks the
confidence of his
name only.
who want —Eu-
gene L.
respect and
a boss in
men is
Ellsworth & Thayer Mnfg. Co.
MILWAUKEE, WIS.
MANUFACTURERS OF
Great Western Fur and Fur Lined
Cloth Coats
The Good- Fit, Don’t-Rip kind.
on application.
8. B. DOWNARD, Generai: Salesman
We want agent
Catalogue and full particulars
DONKER BROS.
Manufacturers of
DUCK HATS
For Men and Boys
Also Duck Yacht and Flannel Golf Caps in all
colors. White Pig Tams for resort trade;
also novelties in Children’s Tams for the
millinery trade, in prices to suit. Price List
sent on application.
29 and 31 Canal Street,
Grand Rapids, Mich.
Citizens Telephone 2440.
oe ae
;RUGS. * a
CARPETS
THE SANITARY KIND
1 branch factory at
A, i ord ers from the
tward should |
ere. We have )
ders
as we rely ¢
upulous persons
of our reputation as makers
s’’ to represe
(turn them dowr
or the
f
j
=f
ane os
j
\
Soo. A book
employ
us at either Petoskey
let mailed on request
Petoskey Rug M’f’g. & Carpet Co. Ltd.
Petoskey, Mich.
j
Ng RE ee ee. e™.
| The
The Ohio Suspender Co.
Mansfield, Ohio
7 |
Handsome
Bool. Free
Mackinac Island
Traverse City
Neahtawanta
Omena
Northport
Petoskey
Bay View
Wequetonsing
Harbor Point
Oden
hel Rapids a
“ Indiana Railway
The Kent County
Savings Bank
Deposits exceed
21, million dollars.
344% interest paid on Savi certifi-
cates of deposi t.
ngs
of
Merchants,
licited,
A. Covode,
O’Brien, Lewis
Fox, T. Stewart White,
J. A. S. Verdier.
Jno. (en Y
H. Withey, E. Crofton
Henr
y Idema,
Cor, Lyon and Canai Sts., Grand Rapids, Mich.
20
MICHIGAN TRADESMAN
Shoes and Rubbers
Treatment of the Public by the Hired |
Help.
P arucie
like #
ne
without
ind
con-
certain
Kk, qais
is inand
Che Eacy Shoe Zo.
Zaro, Mich.
Makers of Ladies’, Misses’, Childs’ and Little Gent
Hdvertised Shoes
Write us at once or ask our salesmen about our
method of advertising.
Jobbers of Men’s and Boys’ Shoes and Hood Rubbers.
Announcement
E TAKE great pleasure in announcing that we have moved
into our new and commodious business home, 131-135 N.
Franklin street, corner Tuscola street, where we wil] be
more than pleased to have you call upon us when in the city. We
now have one of the largest and best equipped Wholesale Shoe and
Rubber Houses in Michigan, and have much better facilities for
handling our rapidly increasing trade than ever before. Thanking
you for past consideration, and soliciting a more liberal portion of
yo.r future business, which we hope to merit, we beg to remain
Yours very truly,
Waldron, Alderton & Melze,
Saginaw, Mich.
Our ee cel: brated No.
Ladies’ $1.50 Shoes
are still having the greatest
run of any $150 shoe in the
market. No 215 is much lhke
it with patent leather foxing.
If you haven't these two beau-
ties send for them at once.
Walden Shoe Zo.,
Grand Rapids, Mich.
Western Agents for Hood Rubber Co.
We'll Put Our
Hard Pan Shoes
(Wear Like Iron)
up against any shoes—no matter
where or by whom they may be
made—for wear and absolute
satisfaction.
Herold = Bertsch
Shoe Co.
Grand Rapids, Mich.
Makers of Shoes.
MICHIGAN TRADESMAN
21
A Fortune For a Stolen Purse.
“I, George W. Todd, give and be
queath all amounting to
doll:
my moneys,
tens of thousands of along
irs,
with other property, to one Mrs. Pe-
ter Jordan, of Brockton, Mass.,
to the
which
aS .2c
theft of a pocket-
(Mrs.
the
munerative
book, of
lost on the last night of
on October 8, 188
she Jordan)
Brockton
the opening sentence of
strange will of the he
George W. Todd,
smote him for a theft committed fif
To
$60 he bequeathed
rimit,
CONSCIENCE
whose
teen nake right the
]
LOSS
I
years 20
of about
Mrs. Jordan his entire fortune, which
he had
amounting to $40,000 in bank depos
The
been hoarding
ror years,
its money is deposited in Syra
cuse, Rochester and Buffalo banks
and is awaiting a rightful claimant
The announcement of Hermit
Todd’s will was the first indication
that he was ivthin put honest.
Chat he was a miser was well known,
ind that he denied himself enough
to eat in the effort to swell his bank
account was also stated, but it was
never known that he resorted to
' £e seorts] |} ¢ } ] thy dc
theft until he made this deathbed con-
fession.
the wife of a grocer
at Brockton, Mass., husband
omfortable inco
she will not be disappointed if s
does not secure the money, but she
has retained a Brockton attorney to
,
i
ook after her interests.
‘af
conciudes:
“I was the one who secured the
purse | made a statement at thi
time that I would make all things
good before I would die, and I have
doing right
taken this
the wronged. I wish this understood.
Pay my funeral expenses, and all my
bank accounts to be forwarded
this Mrs. Peter jordan as |
as possible, as I am not to live many
davs. Send her word of the good
luck which c es to her by the loss
| 1 ' 1 ? 1
of her pocketbook, and long may she
live and enjov same \t present in
(nt
Hamilton,
“Pp. S—Please make no mistake,
and I wish the directors of the Roch
ester banks to have this notice for-
warded to the Buffalo banks, as !
have a large amount invested there
lso
" W.
the most
Todd.”
remark
George
Todd was one of
ible
He commenced coming to this ci
about thirty and appearé¢ d
J i i us be 7 1
regularity every 1X | |
b inl
deposits.
1 hy +
cnaracters oyracasc knew.
ever
vert
his k book written up and
In all that time i
be
on the fingers of
almost said that one could
count one hand the
1
words | people
€ spo
The first time appe
I
ared, thirty
ralked from Ham-
He ca
over his
years ago, he
the
shoulder.
ilton, Ontario into
bank
His
and his old clothes
}
appearance that
me
with an ax
long, unkempt hair and beard
gave him such an
teller grabbbed
the ler
1 revolver and had it ready
y for imme-
diate action, thinking that Todd was
insane
Todd did not
ie
appear to notice this
action. laid down his ax and
pulled out a large wad of bills, which
he He
wrote his signature in a crude hand,
said he wanted to deposit.
but not a worse one than the average
backwoodsman. He _ was tall and
gaunt and looked many years older
than he really was. At the time of
last month he
said to be 75 or 80 years old
It w
that
cer
1 early was
not until after
as
much was known of
bein
bank clerk
4 pressed repea
once gave his address
at Four Corners, Canad Upon
s death letters were found in his
possession addressed “George W.
Todd, Forks Road, Welland county,
Canada Upon his last appearance
at the bank a few weel igo the
paying tell burt D. Rose, asked
him where h home He replied
tl he had no home He further
he was not feeling well and
1
did not think he had long to live
With that he went away, and, it was
learned, took a train for Hamilton,
Ontat the first time in his life that
he was ever known to ride on a rail-
road train
It was,his custom to canvass the
CO try selling sucl rticles is are
sua y ce ied by 1 pack pe ddler
Ches he carried ) a Satchel on 2
wheelbarrow He slept wh night
overtook him, in barns, in S and
nder trees \ hair cut was foreign
to him, and he let nature take care
f this He traded his wares ror
meals at farmers’ houses
It was on one of his trips through
the ntry that he sited Brockton
Mass., to sell his wares at the fait
Irs. Jordan went down town to do
some shopping on the last night of
the fair. She had a purse containing
$60 in the outside pocket of her cloak.
The streets were crwded, and it was
. easy matte: ir some one to take
he purse from the pocket. Mrs. Jor
dan missed it and gave the alarm to
the police The next day she adver
tised the loss in the daily paper and
signed her name and address.
was how Todd knew whose purse he
stolen it is probable that thi
was the first and last theft of Todd’s
~ > <> —- ts
Two Reasons.
Mrs.. Skrapp—It seems to me so
ridiculous to refer to a tugboat as
Vehe
Mr Skrapp— That's so: tugboats
do actually accomplish some good in
the world
Mrs. Skrapp--Yes, and they puff
ind blow about it so
a
Why It as Lucky.
Mr. .Flynn—Mrs. Gilligan, I see
yez have a h se-shoe over the door:
do yez think it’s lucky?
Mrs. Gilligan—I do that. That shoe
wor on the horse that kicked the
top off Gilligan’s head, an’ begorra I
got siventy-foive dollars from thein
surance company.
—__9<——_—_
Cucumber ce makes a cleansing
ind refreshing bath for the face. Cut
1 large, spongy cucumber past use
for the table in thick slices and
thoroughly rub the skin on face,
neck and hands
ES
Good merchandise is the kind that
does not come back.
a We OCT sh;
arty
NE REASON people prefer our shoes is
Whether
its a heavy work shoe or a Goodyear
that they are so comfortable.
Welt, if it bears our trade mark it goes on easily
they
Our line makes you custom
and fits all over. Another reason is that
always wear well.
ers who stay customers.
RINDGE, KALMBACH, LOGIE
@ CO., LTD.
Grand Rapids, Michigan
ee
nermonascenoeenececcsmay 8
Men’s Fine Shoes
Are nobby and up-to-date in
style.
perfect fitting lasts.
Men's Shoe
trade by adding a line of
They are made on
Increase your
shoes that will bring satisfied
customers back to you.
Write for prices.
F. MAYER BOOT & SHOE CO., Milwaukee, Wis.
Our Salesmen
Now have samples of shoes for fall with them, among
which are some of the best this or any other house has
ever put out for the money.
= & fF &
Geo. fh. Reeder & Co.
Grand Rapids, Mich.
We have a catalogue—send for it.
22
MICHIGAN TRADESMAN
Re ee Re et he ee a eee oe oe 2 ee oe re
Rays. {system of operation § to tanners |
-ess of tan-| throughout the country under a spe- | : $ 9
' s ean | cial license and royalty clause. To Retail at 1.50 r
tt o6 dea principally tavore how :
X-ray ‘ule ge the crouse ot large | If so, order sample dozens cf
ha follewing:
t \ tablish tanneries no
New | i throu t tl N W Dong I Pat
e.] V 2 lirect ¢ ympe ent Ti Fair st > $i
‘ ant cturers i w -co W t ongola La Pa
ore rethy t T I Stitcl I
: 1s He
: 7 " No. 7 Ww s Dongola Lace, I
itors wer to make the ent Tip, Single Sole ’
. ents which resulted in their on
scovery by the chemica N 10 Misses’ Dongola Lace I
g y ] r ims | No. Chil D 2 2 I
| ent 7 I St I
S Cc a i H €
. ill segue ls Infants’ Dongola Lace, }
g Substantiz t ent Tip, Fair S$ I
. i. Hee o
nen ml e fl , S€ N Misses’ Don : iin Pa
: j t Tin, Pa Stite
xX-1 nn ] 1s € Hi _ oa to
hv ull 1 e Ne ‘ 's Dongola Lace, F
i me iy Fair Stitc I
g1 g a .
ring te " a eee
> 7 > , 1 a lk |
Windrow’s Wisdom Hee
| Hirth Krause -& Co Grand Rapids Michigan
| \ 1 ec oO
i q > wi ts rt never
| } 11 ( spoil
s Oh! when you fish in waters clear,
x \ ) 0 S € S i + —~.
: dick Wear rubber boots made by Goodyear;
ce with himsel Buy Gold Seal boots to fish for trout,
_— i And they will keep the water out.
a me Pn
1 : ro : You'll find them light and of good make
is a And you can then your pleasure take;
| blac No aching bones or feet all wet,
ee cy 7 oe For Goodyear’s are the best, you bet.
e€ i g GOODYEAR RUBBER CO., Milwaukee, Wis.
W. W. Wallis, Manager
|
\ K |
ee eo . —
ee
bbage vi f DRS e
| ty at | Housecleaning
= | Paes rhe spring house, store and office
> - ng cleaning season is now with
ay .e aa 28, i all retailers will find a good de-
| ; 3 s ‘eRe mand for Brunswick’s Easybright.
i ie : RAGS his is acombination cleaner that will
Phe a ous CLEANER clean all varnished and painted wood
» 7 se CLEANS EVERYTHING. ee
ma a. a : . It is a cleaner and polisher superior to
i | i ae any and all others now on the market.
Te wish j It is cheaper and}will more rk than any and all other cleaners. A en can that
© the has | retails for 2< « ts clea » forty yards of cz arpet. All retail merchants will find it to
i their ‘ t ita he free samples and
a. er aoe RB > A ONNOR & 0.
st ) For sale by all jobbers WEST CONGRESS ST. DETROIT. MICH.
St he || ae
l nen business is like golf FE
e how few strokes thev yd
+ ik NEW SCOTTEN TOBACCO CO. aii the Trust.)
MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 23
4
FACTORY FEVER. The dampness will injure your fin-
cia ished rc and) I r finished
i ished stock and hurt your unfinishe
Opportune Advice To Those Afflict- ; ' : E M
d By It patts. Dont bay a small site, get e
* oe ample ground. One and two story
Every town lying contingent to ‘al Ay . . : Patented May 30, 1899.
‘ae ae san buildings with plenty of floor space
oe cannes lot of hard-| 4-6 much better than high cramped
wood timber at one time or another ‘uarters. The buildings should be
‘ah L i . “ i
gets the a factory fe — This placed so as to shift or move the
fever is like a boil on a man’s neck;] 4004 ip process of manufacture in
it benefits the man, but is all-fired| —...1,- order and as little as possible
' =m kA i « a il ui aS .
painful until it breaks. Then it and always forward toward the fin-
her ; - sood hing c —_ gentle f us ‘ “i
either is a good Ppt r— gentle lishing room. Your capital, of course,
a a oe / at? r ane i i
reader, ever had a boil? You Can} determines the character of your
guess the res So the town as “a9: : .
_— en en eee sath se begne buildings, but frame constructions at
ste sian ySSeS5 ni a : “ .
* to be the proud possessor of a furni-| 6 -<+ are advisable, cheaper and quick-
flee : ses ine i 4s
aos alread ane aa — cas€S | er What to make is the next ques- | “WRIGHT B05 /Syert
ilds e qui 0 ar starts 1 ~ : |
builds one, equips one nd ~ tion. Consult the market, see what |
In a few instances it is a decided lines are overcrowded and avoid |
oe ee
iccess, Im Many a iaitiy food paymg 1 ea
tn ine an te a : a nh a ‘ them, note the trade papers carefully, |
investment, in some a failure. #/ i
ene nm clu see where the market is short, con- |
rie ( ose ontemplat- " " ‘ "
brief, plain talk to those contemplat uth te Ridew inineits tenes sud
ing building, to those now building ne ne
eS oe er to eee cere bui ‘8 |} try and make a line that will be out
5 i Ca. 3 the firs stages f ae me ae) eu ' :
and to those in tt e frst stages OF! of violent competition. Certain lines
operation, is at this time opportune. of chairs, say to sell for over $20 per
firct c } e cot -moplatins nild- —. -
First, to those contemplating build-| qozen, tables in odd des igns, desks,
ing. In the outset look well to the} church, school and office furniture
first principles of the business. The] and refrigerators of medium price are
undation—vour timber If need h: : 1 CABINET Regular No. I size, has 4 rows
oundation—your timber. If needs{.4 «pic +3 eae ce SAMPLE SIZE : ’
1 ' . . at this time greatly in demand and of 30 pockets, each holding 120 Small Ledgers.
be, have an expert examine it and] wit continue so for some time to G ; : : :
pass on its adaptability for the pur- ae . NCE Warren of the items, takesthe order, charges the goods, gives
pass on its at ability for the pur-| come. Get a good designer, not how ustomer a duplicate and keeps the account posted ‘“‘up-t date”’
, i C stor < i licate and ACCP Lit ¢ \ } i i chil
OSE Tew ontions on 200.000 “~ 6 1790 } 7 } ‘ +
pose \ few options on 2 fee tOl cheap but how good, and be original with every order. Costs less for supplies, eure
500,000 feet ought to be obtained be-|in your goods, them as it on the market, where a =— ite is given with eve e ledge
4 fore even your factory is Started, and ty) oa a) el goods consult costing three cents, rag gre as . h 1 usiness as five he ordir dt
1 : 1 * . 7 — c ica « 1 ds ~ 1t fi t ) 5 eac 1 eEeSIGeES J nave your iwtomer's
“ 1 rhase 3} aiways << | risabie sO i Ae - i . e ~ plic allt pa , COStIN c
a se ay s a your road man. Setter a fair prokt account 1 one well bound book, made of good wt paper 5 of
that you can have your boards up | ang orders than low profits and in five, cheap, flimsy pads made of news print paper.
in the air for five or six months be- *S The end is the same, per- Send For Catalogue and Puleen.
fore you — ~- n in the thd N.| haps, but make your goods to sell ‘i
ee ee a he Simple Account File Co
the timber have an interest in the | ¢,1;,., € imp e9
plant. It always proves of mutual i | : : ,
' \ i “i Much of the foregoing will apply FREMON I, OHIO.
advantage to select your ft per care- , | F
- ony p i. ’ to those building and who are just a
fullw Buy your opnons ciose “al im
a os. de i yperating, and if you are just between
by all means include a mill in your : i
factory equipment Ravine hard. i" wid ‘ the operating rem-
a ” : i r - ’ . - t,- “ . 1 « :
hi smber tl are and attention to de-
wood boards is only adding to the oc r Ak i 99
at a tails is all tiiportant. Don't Rar- “=
cost of ne Taw tOcK. m i wre e
: rass vour factory man wit}! ofhice af-
Next, your 1 ager or superinten-| ~ 5 et . f its - ; : i a
H Ret ; - fairs; hire a book-keeper for him what thous ee
lent Before you do one hing tc
a oan ene enareDe RIETD Have a system from the start and ad- DR. PRI ES 7 RYABI T a FOOD
We ae here to it. If you have no knowledge
mossess voursell of the servies Of 2 : -
Q ’ . i i" " " f the business, and many failures re The Only Wheat Flake Celery Food
Food man Hay Mim a Gecent sal ’ i :
: ’ : _4]|sult from men who are not furniture
Ce men, who think they know it because
‘ ‘ a the business ~
t f ff ‘rs or SQ ockh Iders an 7 rhy ~~ ' rT ° . y
Give ority and Pe on een nd Ready to eat, wholesome, crisp, appetizing,
' ithority attempt to run it on their ae
| ! pa Soe s¢. Rave ii i i , delicious.
' vou ( iS—Gont ry and si percede your
} \ 1 eport TO o -
1 } I oe One factory of the writ
? é ses t ) } es the 2
Ot fur n } re . . af « cs kn edge 1S te lay faiu be The profit is large wt will pay you to be pre
use the president ian, ran . )
t.” You would not le erferé rt : pared to fill orders for Dr. Price’s
t} ] J , t if you see an oficer who ys 1: _
’ y " ne th ' y Tryabita Food
' ' H not a turnit in assuming the ’
hould 1 interested in t} wiant & executive end and running the prac aus
hould be interested in the p e i i i o
nancially if only for 4 small amoant. | tia! end too, sell your stock and you Price Cereal Food Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
The reas wh us Tt tc tales l oe Ie) :
’ co ¢ © grant a. t he 1c rs Ded
ible, pr ' id knows t busi tt 232 PIIIGI3 9939
ess or j 1 t employ m1"
Hence Io ) t ) nte t 2
feré Tell him how much yo n ; V y i
ore the site, the factory, the ¢
¢ a aa SE Industries Wanted.
a © Witt Hi arcs very ~ 7 co , Y 5 ~ 1c
‘ ‘ i - 4 4 r
case, get you more for your invest- Pentwater, Oceana county, Michi- of | LEISCHMANN & COS :
nent than if vou buy vourself on the] gan, offers free sites z a liberal as : a seas
ment than if y I ty yourself on the : fers free sites and a liberal YELLOW LABEL COMPRESSED
advice of any traveling man who puts] cash bonus to responsible manufac-
in the lowest bid, iys| turing concerns. Both rail and wa- YEAST you se ell not only 1 increases
the cheapest. of | ter shipping facilities. Cash ready. t Cs i
: a a your profits, but also gives com-
one factory of is| *o1 particulars address ¢
president, where the manager is sim- W. B. Hart, Secretary, plete satisfaction to your patrons
ply a foreman in fact and to date Pentwater, Mich.
factory has cOst 40 per cent. over i al Ht
gross original estimated cost. “The| Would Be Glad To Pay. Fleischmann & Co.,
cobbler to his "so mow the site Miss Frances—Don’t you think " w
Get it as near your railroad station as | there should be a tax on bachel Detroit Office, 111 - Larned St.
you can, and on level high land if Mr. Mu d—lI’d_ gladly pay Grand Rapids Office, 29 Crescent Ave.
possible; beware of flat, low land.|for the privilege of being one. .
* :
24
MICHIGAN TRADESMAN
’ W id little, forlorn, neglected child, | own fortunes. They will tell you that | who are bad wives and shiftless man-
Woman S or ved, uncared for, left to fight its|}they rose from the ranks by hard]|agers? Every time the girl whose
ERRATA | own way through life. There _ is, | work, by having _ responsibilities} mother did the housework while she
Picking Out the Right Sort of we nother spectacle, equally|thrown on them from the very cra-|laid in bed and read novels. Who
Parents. eserving of our sympathy, that we] dle almost, by self-denial and frugali-|are the incompetent clerks always
rt iy behold on our own hearths every|ty and every strenuous virtue, yet] out of a job? The men who as boys
hat ot the poor, unfortunate, |there is nothing from which they are| were never required to do anything
y ercared-fi overloved, over-in-} so anxious to protect their own chil-} hard, who were permitted to play
: ged child of the rich and well-to-| dren as from the very conditions that | baseball for exercise instead of split-
S ».» who is being deliberately handi nade fine men and women | ting the kindling, and who never had
ly, 1 life by its parents. More-| they are any responsibility thrust upon them.
. If, in This may be ideal parental love,| If only rich people spoiled their
g but it is fool judgment, and the child | children, and kept every wind from
ed as f to-day might well exclaim that if| blowing harshly upon them, there
ieaven will protect me from my im-| Might be some excuse made for it,
t S t becile and adoring father and mother, | for the rich man might at least jus-
: | will protect myself from my other | tify himself by thinking that he could
>» was the s Oo mi sire. lenemies. for it aa the iil pa- leave his children a fortune, but the
“ | mered is, travelers|rent who is responsible for more} matter becomes tragical when the
| Mala n prod- | blig Bes, more no-account,| poer, who can not safeguard their
s met with nowhere else] goo ir-nothing, worthless, drunken | Young with even money, indulge in
‘ p ‘ S ( try, and it is certainly |men and women than other causes | this weakness. Yet it is the poor,
5 oo wilox that the peopl ed even more than the rich, who are
buff | s steemed the most practical most mistaken idea we have] guilty of this crime. Indeed, there
streng the most imbecilely ndlever gotten hold of is that it is the |seems to be a kind of undercurrent
He in sr ei province of love to protect us from|oOf sentiment that makes the poor
i en. Knowing what | hardships t is not. he highest} mother and father feel they will
as ‘ e, knowing holiest mission of love is to|Somehow make up by overindulgence
5 < 9 doing our duty, to|to their children for lack of the
se it t 1 we fall, and bind up | things that wealth gives
‘ d then urge us once I know dozens of mothers who
< S S 1 fray. This is true of |slave themselves to death over the
; \ g is particularly true of |cooking stove and the sewing ma
t t ss t is pt ly as if one] parental love, for that ought to be *, while their daughters live as
g s pugilist the 1 by | wise, as well as tender, and the pity | idly as if they were millionaires. The
‘ 9 eclining on silken cush- | of it is t it so seldom looks beyond | mother’s idea is to protect her girls
engt 1 tex g him on. chocolate} the moment as long as possible from the hard
c es ms he overtender parent is at the| ships of life, and she fails to realize
What renders this all the more re-| bottom of every failure in life almost.| that she is warping their characters
| b s that uit of | This is a hard saying, but look around by it, and making them selfish and
red of the men men we g you cquaintances, and see|lazy. More than that, she is thwart
g \ l chitects of their tis not true. Who are the women]|ing the very ends she has in view.
Ihey Say It Saves M
Y Say aves Oney
- -
i v u chai we can prove to you that National Cash Registers save money. We have prov_4
this fact to pers. That is why we have sold 330,000 registers.
Reac ‘ etters. They will give you an idea of the strength of our proof. Note that every man
says thata Nat ves mone} If space permitted, we could print hundreds of other letters like these.
Si — Drs Mornes, lowa. Nevapa, Mo.
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for instead of rendering them attrac-
tive, as she thinks, making
people have a contempt and abhor-
rence of them. Malignity itself could
not devise a more unattractive figure
of a girl than one who lets her old
mother work for her. No man wants
such a wife.
she is
Once upon a time I knew precisely
stich a as this, in which the
mother was a veritable slave, and so
case
proud of her daughter’s hands, which
white and soft as a lily and
beautiful enough for an artist’s mod-
were
el, that she would not even let the
girl peel and slice an orange for her
own eating. Finally, there came a
thoughtful,
after a
intelligent,
but
visits his passion suddenly cooled and
suitor, ich,
every inch a man, few
he came no more. I asked him why.
r he
mother’s
“Because,” said, “one day I saw
her hands—hard, -work-
knotted, seamed with scars from the
cooking stove and pricked with the
needle, and then I at Ma-
bel’s that | for me.
I do not want any girl
heart
cure her nails while her mother wash-
looked
and was enovgh
with no more
than to mani-
and conscience
es the dishes.”
In
heroic efforts made to keep from the
other families I have known
growing boys and girls the fact that
there was little money in the exche-
The father and mother would
the
in their own clothes and food in or-
1er
quer,
make most pinching economies
children foolish luxu-
“We do
der to give the
ries like other children had.
not want to burden them with the
trials of life. They will come soon
enough,” said the parents. This is
Nothing
having
sponsibility thrown on one, and the
a terrible mistake to make.
develops character like re-
boy and girl who are admitted into
the family council, who have the
need of economy explained to them,
and the necessity of all working and
pulling together, grow up into being
the men and women whose shoulders
enough to bear
but the
of the
got
where
are broad and strong
their
of others.
only loads,
not own
Some
the
homes,
burdens
greatest financiers in world
their training in such
deal table
meeting the
money to pay the butcher’s bills were
ways and means
around a
for rent or. getting
discussed. They learned to be fertile
in lient, to be prompt and loyal,
take that that is
et oe
the basis of all
expec
look ahead
and to
success.
There comes a crucial moment in
girl when
the life of every boy and
they get discouraged and dishearten-
ed and ready to throw up whatever
they are doing, simply because it is
hard and disagreeable. In that mo-
ment one’s fate trembles in the bal-
ance, and almost without exception
it is determined by the kind of par-
ents the children have. If they are
strong, wise and forceful, they hold
the youngsters steady—as a com-
mander holds his troops who are on
the verge of panic—they instill fresh
courage and new grit into the falter-
ing little hearts, and the boy and girl
go on to success in life. But if the
parent is one of the overly-tender
she “Come
kind, home. Do
not do anything that is so hard. Per-
says:
haps you can get something easy af-
ter awhile,” and the young one’s
doom is fixed.
Half of the divorces would be nip-
ped in the bud if the spoiled and dis-
contented found out
that being married means something
wife, who has
more perpetual
when
than love-making,
that threatened to
go home to mother, that mother, in-
knew she
stead of saying: “Come to my arms.
you poor persecuted angel,” would
say: “Go back home and do your
duty and behave yourself.” Only a
woman with that kind of a mother
would never come trotting back to
her people. She would have back-
bone enough to manage her own af
fairs, and her husband, too, if he
needed it
Half of the worthless young men
who are always going from situation
to situation would brace up and work
f they did not have their mother’s
I It
guess that every dirty, dis
voarding-house to fall back upon.
gt ramp some-
you see was
body's darling who was loved so ten-
derly he was not made to behave him-
mt
self.
If one could always keep their nest
lings under the shelter of their wing,
there would be reason for this exces-
sive tenderness, but they can not.
Soon the little wings will spread,
and whether they fall or rise de-
pends upon the strength that is in
them. True, the parent can not fight
the child’s battle, for in the end each
of us grapples alone with our fate,
but he can prepare him for it. There
are muscles and sinews of the soul
no less than the body, and as these
are trained and are strong or weak
and flabby, so do we win or lose.
Dorothy Dix.
~~. 6.
How They Buy Their Hats.
That
between men and women is exempli
there are radical differences
fied in no more striking manner than
in the way in which they buy their
headwear. When a woman wants to
buy a new hat she enters a shop and
makes for the hat department. Ar-
she hat—any
hat will do—puts it on her head and
The
merely pushes her belt down
riving there, selects a
looks in the -mirror. saleswoman
an inch
and strolls leisurely toward the other
The first
like the first hat, nor the
woman. woman does not
second, nor
the third, nor the forty-third. She
flings each down until there is a
goodly pile about her. At this stage
the stately saleswoman saunters up
and asks in a noncommittal tone
‘Did you want a hat?’
the first woman tries on thre
more and then says carelessly
was just loking thes« er Have
you anything in the way of a perique
straw with ingrowing flounces?’
Then she readjusts her own hat, looks
at herself complacently and moves
along. The saleswoman knows. she
for an imposible style just to
asks
get away.
The woman trips to the next shop
and another, buys a pair of shoe-
strings and goes home.
This is on Monday. On Tuesday
she starts in again,
About
to the highest-price shop, begins the
shops. Saturday she sails in-
usual piling up process, and_ then,
with a whoop of delight, finally seizes
on the last hat on the wire heads and
cries as she hugs it: “Oh! What a
love of a hat! That’s exactly what
she wore!”
She then makes overtures to the
saleswoman, and they begin negotia
tions for the possession of the deed
that will make over this hat—this and
none other—to the purchaser. Minor
points have to do with retrimming
shaping, etc., and finally the hat is
hers She
And
man ste
store he
man rt
off his
ot a
box,
head, takes $3,
he wrapped der
by under the man’s arm and escorts
him to the street. When the man
gets home he finds he has purchased
1 white straw hat, whereas he in-
tended asking for one of those new
speckled black and white fellows.
—_—_—_> 2.
An editor of a small American pa
per recently stated that he had been
kissed by one of the most beauti
ful married women in the town. He
promised to tell her name in the
first issue of his paper the next
month. In two -weeks the circula-
tion of his newspaper doubled. But
when he gave the name of his
he had to leave town.
st ~|
however prosperous it
stand the evil effects of so much in-|
terruption of work and such limita
tion of production without suffering
severely from it sooner or later.
topping they say
often inlai
be. toi!
Etiquette in Mexico.
do not attend funerals.
iss the hands of their pa-
first at a4
purchases the
friends kiss on both cheeks
leave.
when pass-
the street.
to occu-
same so-
by their
0 you of
as your
-w. locality
the first
other on
upon the
day and
1 of the
gentleman re
Seat beside
at once
1 as ll Clocks.
1aker, hav
belidbaahie craze
rf the
works all
kitchen
rkbench
Che
t nish
rks
o cis
I half
e con
4 €)
f ordin
i] S tis
mcs. ve
his clocks
and the
patriotic Ger-
vorks for
lany, and
other kind
are
hours, min-
but the phases of
the moon and the day of the month.
A — on of the best — Little Gem
in a mahogany case of the best work?
manship that the old man can turn Peanut Roaster
out fetches $150. Others cost from
$25 to $40 less.
The old cabinetmaker’s customers
are shops and private persons. With
orders from one or the other he is
busy most of the time. He has sev-
eral clocks making at once, so that
he does not lose time in waiting for
stain or glue to dry. A~few familiar
patterns are his models, and his new]
clocks, when finished and set going,
look amazingiy like those of a cen-
tury and a half ago.
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Confirmation.
“I wish to state,” said a_ fresh
young lawyer, rising in court, “that
the rumor to the effect that John Doe,
now under indictment for murder,
has attempted to commit suicide has
no foundation in fact. I saw him this
norning, and he has retained me to
defend his life.
ention, and the most durable, con
“That seems to confirm the rumor,”
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