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GRAND RAPIDS, WEDNESDAY,

AUGUST 26, 1903. Number 1040

 

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OME of the leading fiuurs on the s
market made their reputation years
ago when the milling business had

not arrived at the perfection that it has
today. It didn’t take muchcfa mill or
a miller to make what was considered
good flour then. It’s different now, and
our mil ers must be artists in their line,
- our mills mechanical perfection, and the
whole combination directed by a liberal
quantity of good brain material.
, CERESOTA isa latter day product and
THROUGH ITS MERITS SOLELY
is fast taking the place of the ‘old timers”
who gained a reputation when it was
easy to do it.

Judson Grocer Company
Wholesale Agents
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Lithographers, Printers, Binders,
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Grand Rapids, Michigan

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Grand Rapids, Mich.

Distributors: Judson Grocer Company, Worden Grocer Co., Musselman
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IMPORTANT FEATURES. edidimieiad 20 an ail ve. | Says The B hi
_ omme any more Says he Boys Behind the Counter.
Have Invested Over Three Million Dol. Page. Cen +] ticl ee ae 41] | Retvink | . 4
i he article ntioned: Allegan—James Butrick has resign d
lars For Our Customers in irticle mentione g Jan t esig
Three Y ile se alba one egy “There is a large book-buying pub-|ed his position with the Sherwood
; ! ee 3. Improvement in Butter. : eee a os ey
dealin oF eats Dg oo 2 4. Around the State. lic and a still large public that might | & Griswold Co., to take effect Sept.
a trust for the protection cholders, 5. Grand Rapids Gossip. become book-buyers if the trade|1 He expects to pass the winter in
and in case of failure in any company you 6. Printing I ortraits. / f + : a
from the trust fund of a <, Deen Chan's Wess. were more fortunately and more
el le vg bemcncunte Bye 8. Editorial. energetically managed Throughout ho
two and we have nev st a dollar for a Bn a the land the houses of many w ell- &
customer. le r oods. 4 1 1
Our plans are worth investigatir g. Full 12. semulitee. to-do people are yet almost barren c
ee Sie a ‘cok a ™ 13. Eggs by Weight. of books; and those who buy books to
CURRIE & FORSYTH ae . , i : 7 .
Managers of Douglas, Lacey & Company 14. Observations of a Gotham Egg Man. | would, under more tempting and con- | Mi -arl Braman at the idence
1023 —— Trust Building, — 15, The New York Market. venient conditions, buy many more um
/ Grand Rapids, Mich. — 16. Clothing. ee ees ee 5
20. Shoes and Rubbers. Nobody who knows the book trade yn hi turn from his weddi1 trip, j
23. The Humbert Swindle. and the people doubts this. Tf l I forn ion
SESSOOSODOSOSOSOOSSOOSSOSS | 21. The Old and the New. a a ls Bis Ty “—
* 25. Integrity the Aim of Existence. we have ten more prosperous years |in the of Thompson &
* 26. Easy Way r J : ‘ce 2 nany nks will > hough yrice | 1] succeed
26. Easy Way to Wake Up a Dead Town.| twice as many books will be bought | Grice ck succeed
. IF YOU HAVE MONEY 28. Woman’s World. as have been bought these last ten|him a the Saugatuck
+ : vu . 30. Class Legislation. a (gyn) | q i een 4
@ and would like to have it 32. Aft nas ist years The publishers and agents | store
3 EARN MORE MONEY ee ee A st hy “-
ite me f inv t 33. The Fuel Problem. of subscription books profit to an ae L j
° ee a @| 34. Educational Ideals. . : 1 sty: : Have Had Carnival Enough. ,
3 that will be guaranteed to * ie es i a increasing degree by the willingness Ref +] ae ;
aRNBERGH 36. Getal i ce | Xeferring to the carnival held a ,
e earn a certain dividend. 3 38. Two Question. of the people to buy ioe ak ae | R i
3 ieee money back 39. Fortune in Leather “It may very properly be asked,| (| ..°. uy ee r iui al
at end of year i you de- 40. C rial T ler : i i: 4 . publ
Ȣ , J - Commercial Travelers. Pe Be a i
@ sire it. 42. Drugs and Chemicals. an roe ee " i The opinion p ~ nong citi
$ Bestia V. Bester 44. Grocery Price Current. do the business in his community pea “itt ae a
i 46. Special Price Current. that the book agent (many of whom] .. oe a q a
rs Batt that Une OK aL anny : Wa iT) 3 i .. “4 i 1,
le Creek, Michigan Ea V 1ot be anot : the
3 zg a ~lare non-residents) now does? Why
ty rr some tim ymeé I t
Secccccoecoccncocesoes Why More Books Are Not Sold. [ goes he not control the book agent
wT : ad acle var hit A , : : i€@ast Ss WS Of Une it that were
The question has been asked why] o6¢ pis community and have them sell } 1
nore books, doubtless meaning nov-|¢ T iat | ty cae ae ee t be tolerated.
ae SOO, TORS ee for him, There are) publishers whoops Sebel |e busi
Fe tela i — i _, | Merchants in certain classes of busi-
We Buy and Sell ee ee eee ee fill small orders from small book ee : ,
] ; ness received great b t from the
Total Issues not sold. Sores) in) Many towns and at) the g UW ' Hn
of One reason is that the greatest too. gio All larcer orders for less |.” ul, D Ss dec I the
atts ee eo [ ibaa ip faye ‘ - +t7 detrir — }
a 1u "rs of the people do not read. t..3..13 J ¢ ank agente inti Was 2 Positive detriment to th
State, County, City, School District, | "°™De™s of the ee eee Tere ee A Ei icas and cimsed = aenersl steee
Street Railway and Gas In earlier times the people were|these same towns. 3
f wa res for 1: . a » Jiver- ‘“ “ suspensio
BOND forced to read for lack of other diver Or to make another comparison naa pa
S sions, and the result was that in| _ more persons will buy books than John Arbuckle, the Brooklyn coffee
Correspondence Solicited proportion to the population the vil buy life insurance. Yet in many | merchant, has long cl rished an idea
book trade was better than it is}, town the life insurance agents have|that a floating hotel, on which ac-
NOBLE, MOSS & COMPANY now. In every town of ten thousand | at Jeast as many patrons as the book- |commodations and meals at a moder- '
BANKERS population there was at least one] sellers But, if the life insurance ]at rate could be had, would prove an ;
— ee eta, ci. book store that kept a good line Of|agents waited in their offices for|excellent philanthropy and possibly
reading matter of the better sort,/their patrons to call and to order}a profitable investment
and did considerable business. hey would soon retire from]|the plan was tried, oO
To-day, with the growth of cities : success. but, nothing
and the extension of railways, there “It is easier to criticise than to do,}] Mr. Arbuckle put his floz
are sO many more diversions to at-| put jit seems plain that publishers|into commission again i
tract the attention and to fill up the] and booksellers have not yet learned|mer. The full-rigged s! ip Jacob A
= ETA aes leisure of the people, that they do|the art of finding book-buyers as] Etamier was fited up as a hotel
Tne ee ae not read for entertainment, and by] wel] as men who sell most other DE lh
iat ibe mae a consequence there is less reading of en FF
alee lB OCR ages | books, in comparison to the vast
DETROIT OPERA HOUSE BLOCK, DETRO!T. ; : ! i
Seer TAT ILSa growth of population, than when ;
we te AAS Lae eae UL) there were only half as many people
rau tomo A ee Oh a, in the Union as at present.
An article in the World’s Work for j
August takes the view that many |
WHY NOT BUY YOUR FALL LINE OF i ee 4
more books could be _ sold if the 4
buyers canvassed, holding that a “
book which has qualities that com- {
mend it to 100,000 readers, would a
where you have an opportunity to make a good
selection from fifteen different lines? We have
everything in the Clothing line for Men, Boys and
Childreu, from the cheapest to the highest grade. ;
The William Connor Co — a os
* ay ae ' kins Deng Co. ts npanying R
i Brand new grocery stock and meat] cause they are left more at home|*”
Wholesale Clothing : i “is - ae eae ey Peck on his calls s trade this i
28-30 South lonia Street market combined. Stock will in-|2n¢ do not have me othe fs
: —_— rentory about $2,500. Rent, $250] S°''c*s that are in seach of the other)" " ea
Grand Rapids, Mich ee ee | Boks eed Se coated i! Gg op Donec bas conse |
C il i D pe ee a Gee the rural districts. Uhere they re-lorocery business at Ovid
0 ection epartment ing town surrounded by fine farm-| ceive more atention, and there is| con ea) Cail Bia
ab vu Xl filpdily i ct a
R. G. DUN & CO. ing country. Reason for selling, | more time to read. lie q
* * . ‘ « . ~ > mi mn -
Mich. Trust Building, Grand Rapids owner has other business in view.| ., 4 man thirsts for knowledge a ec ae
{ Collection delinquent accounts; cheap, efficient, : _ len a Mid ' iva La Salle—Fred M. Warner has pur 4
responsible; direct demand system. Collections} Address Dunkirk, care Michigan]}. jsy’ ecessairiny |r te EA a a
made everywhere—for every trader 1€ isnt nece J 2 chased the cheese tTactory at this
C. E. MOCRONE, Manager. Tradesman. marks. place.

 

    

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m sixte¢ to twenty-two cents per

{ nd, about the same as beef, show-
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to its real value. If we

are it with pork, or mutton, or

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g, and in the warm sea: | Nitro
the expense tidied ve

ycerine is the necessary

of dynamite, and others of
and it is made from glyce-
rine, the luxury of the dressing table

and nitric acid. Henry Holmes.
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In Boston.

its class,

New Resident—Are you the scrub-
} woman?
| Negligee Female—Sir! I am utter-
lly unaware as to the meaning of
|your query. But if you intended an
jenquiry as to my profession, I am
ithe person who massages the front

eign 1 ket for some dink as the

n of cheese in

the s nly three

pot is about twen-

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the best quality

ot I a good demand

it d let us hope the American

I \ soon becor a greater

consumer of this most _ nutritious |
food, cheese. W. W. Grant

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Composition of Dynamite.

In the manufacture of  nitro-gly-

c xplosives there is continually

nger overlooking the workers.

very properly find the strict-

est discipline in vogue, and endless

precautions taken to avoid accidents.

’ynamite is composed of 75 per

cent. of nitro-glycerine and 25 per

cent. of kieselguhr. Dynamite con-

sists merely of liquid nitro-glycerine

which has been absorbed by some

porous material. The liquid was dis-

covered by Sobrero, an Italian, in

1846. Its transport and use were at-

tended with so much danger, how-

eve! the late Alfred Nobel con-

ceived, the plan of absorbing
t in some non-explosive medium.

rimenting with sawdust,

ircoal, paper, rags and

finally settled upon the

] This

1e best material.

earth, main-
ly composed of skeletons of mosses
and 1 found as
otland, Ger-
this kiesel-
diluent it is put

a SuICcIOUS

diatoms,
black peat in Sc
Italy. Before

guhr is used as a

nicroscopic
a Siaty

many and

through what is called the “guhr-
mill,” where it is calcined in a large
kiln, rolled and sifted, the result be-

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CARPETS
THE SANITARY KIND

We have established a branch factory at
Sault Ste Marie, Mich. All orders from the
Upper Peninsula and westward should be
sent to our address there. We have no
agents soliciting orders as we rely on {
Printers’ Ink. Unscrupulous persons take
advantage of our reputation as makers of
“Sanitary Rugs” to represent being in our
employ (turn them down). Write direct to 5
us at either Petoskey or the Soo. A book

j let mailed on request. j

Petoskey Rug M’f’g. & Carpet Co. Ltd.
4 Petoskey, Mich.
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ITEMIZED | EDGERS

SIZE—8 1-2 x 14.
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3 Quires, 240 pages........ 2 50
4 Quires, 320 pages. ...... 00
5 Quires, 400 pages........ 3 50
6 Quires, 480 pages........ 4 00

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INVOICE RECORD OR BILL BOOK

So double pages, registers 2,880
Invoices 82 00

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Improvement in the Quality of But-
ter.

The necessity for the improve-
ment in the quality of butter is self
evident. Go into any receiving mar-
ket where large amounts of butter
are handled and investigate the qual-
ity and it will be astonishing to par-
ties who are posted in that direction
how small a proportion is
“all right.” By this we mean, a per-
fect piece of butter not only in the
character and quality of the goods,
but also in the packages that con-
tain it.

see

It would seem that the education
of the buttermakers and creamery-
men had not kept pace with the evo-
lution in the knowledge of how to
good butter. Scientific
creamerymen all over the country
in the dairy schools have given out
instruction, have investigated all of
the elements that go to make a good
finished product, have given this in-
formation out freely, generously so
that as far as not knowing how is
concerned, there is no excuse.

produce

The buttermaker must know how
to make good product. The one
great problem, however, is how to
get good raw product. How to se-
cure from the patrons who furnish
the milk or the cream, a perfect raw
material. With the prices of
second, third and rate goods which
are so much less than that of the
top it would seem as if the educa-
tion through the pockets would have
been more effectual by this time than
it has.

The buttermaker evidently feels
that he can not demand a high grade
raw material; seems to be afraid that
the farmer or the patron will look
upon him as a crank or a book but-
termaker or some other sort of a
man than he ought to be but in the
factories where the  buttermaker
knows how and insists that he shall
have a perfect raw material to make
his butter from, the quality is right
up-to-date, and the dairy intelligence
among the patrons and farmers is
much broader, more liberal than in
the sections where the buttermaker
seems to be afraid to demand from
the patrons the right kind of raw
material.

During the early
agitation against the
we found a_- general disposition
dealers in butter, declaring
that there was nothing that would
stop the sale of oleo as promptly
and as readily as a much
larger proportion of fine butter. Peo-
ple would eat good butter, would
take it at an advanced price from
what oleo would sell for.

We believe the same condition pre-
vails to-day even to a much larger
extent than then because the con-
sumers have been educated to a
higher grade.

The tendency in all of the dairy
states at the present time is to de-
velop a_ better understanding of
methods by which perfect milk or
cream can be produced and deliver-
ed to the factory. This is an indi-
cation of the evolution towards bet-
ter things that is going on every-
where. May the time soon come when

history of the
sale of oleo,

among

would

 

the proportion of good to bad but-
ter will be as 9 to I instead of the
proportion that now prevails.

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Increased Consumption of Milk.
With the improved methods of

handling and delivering milk not
only in the larger cities but in the
smaller, has come an increased con-
sumption of the same. Sanitary
methods have been introduced and
are becoming more and more com-
mon so that people are better satis-
fied with the milk for ordinary con-
sumption. It is a purer, cleaner and
more healthful article. This is one
phase of the dairy industry that has
not been much thought of by par-
ties who are solely interested inthe
butter trade.

In New York State within one hun-
dred the metropolis the
amount of butter made compared
with the amount of milk shipped is
a mere indication of what it
twenty-five ago. Tins) is so
in all of the territory adjacent to
large cities. Twenty years ago in
the territory adjacent to Chicago
creameries making butter and cheese
were abundant within ten to forty
miles of that city, while to-day they
are few and far between.

The supply of milk has
many fold in that same territory but

miles of

was

years

increased

a very large proportion of this is be-
ing sent to Chicago for immediate
consumption. That this will
and has had a tendency on the price
of butter can not be denied, and the
average for the last five
years has increased from 20.6 for
1898 to 28.8 for 1902.

This should encourage buttermak-
ers and creamery men not only to
increase their supply by encouraging
their patrons to keep a better class
of cows, and care for the milk but
also to develop new territory which
would not be subject to this drain of
the raw product for milk consump-
tion.

have,

general

<n ep
The “Lucky-Stone” Trade.

“There is a young man out in my

 

town,” remarked an Indianapolis jew-

eler, “who has enough ‘sand’ in him

 

and he happens
We’re in business,

to plaster a house
to be my partner.

Dick and I—the sort where experi-
ence are pit in at
the same value as the other fellow’s

and knowledge

money. Well, Dick furnishes the |
experience and knowledge, and as |
for the money he’s more than wel- |
come to every cent I have, if for |

nothing else than for the pleasure of
being with him. So far as an out-
sider could judge, he simply hangs
about the place just to kick the office
boy occasionally, as an evidence of
authority, then places his feet upon
the desk and smokes my best cigars.
But it’s all right. The only time I
get wary of Dick is when I find him
whittling on a piece of wood or try-
ing to draw pictures on the back of
a blotter. Then I know something
is going to fall.

“Well, out with it, something to |
keep profits up to the safety
aark, I hope,’ said I, catching sight
of him whittling on a stick. ‘No,’ he
calmly replied, ‘it’s not any great |

project I have in mind. I was just |

 

 

 

our

thinking about a little sale I made
one day last week and how I’ve been
kept busy ever since. When the kid
and I were out fishing a few days
ago he gathered a large quantity of
little white
with red—you

some
streaked the
sort—and on our way hoine I stopped
in here to after things, and the
kid forgot his pebbles, so the next
put them in a bag and
placed them on the desk under my
that I’d remember to take
them home that night. Well, along
about 12 o’clock a flashy-looking chap

these pebbles,

know
see
morning |

nose, SO

came in and not finding anything to
suit him, nothing seemed loud enough
tu his eye, caught sight of the little
pebbles.
“ ‘What

gering one.

are these?’ he asked, fin-
**Lucky stones, said I, ‘but they
are not the sort to have fixed up in-
to chains and pins; fact is, you han-
die them very little and if they pass
into the hands of another the good
luck leaves you and goes to him.’
“Well, he took three at
apiece. As it happened he’s a horse-
racing fellow and he won that day.
Next day he brought in a friend—oh,
of course, I didn’t expect you to be-
but just the
come thick

50 cents

broke in,
continued to

lieve it, he
same they
and fast, men and women, and now
I haven't left.

ple would go out for more pebbles,
but not me
like dishonesty.
better
just a feeler.”

one

that would be too much
I’ve got something
hatching; the pebbles were
: >-ee -

The Dairy Zone.

Twenty-five years ago writers on
topics were frequently men-
tioning the fact that
dairy zone in this country extending

along the line of latitude from East

dairy

there was a

 

Now, most peo- |

 

the Great Lakes South as far
as Virginia and West as far as the
River. Outside of that
particular zone it was thought that
dairying could not be made profita-
ble. That the
conditions

from

Mississippi

climatic and normal

would prevent the devel-
opment of the dairy industry except-
ing in that particular zone and there-
fore, when the demand had caught
up with the supply that could be
furnished from that particular piece
have such

of territory, we should

high prices as to be almost prohibi-
tive excepting to parties who were
abundantly able to pay the big prices
their food
Gradually)

V;
“e
I

for products.

however, this zone has

widened, it may be so said, and
good butter is made in the territory
much South of the Mason and Dixon
Line and West as far as the Pacific
coast, so there seems to be but little
danger of any shortage in the supply
of dairy products. short-

The great
‘
hi

age of to-day is seen in the shortage

of the best. The suply of the me-
dium and lower grades is abundant
and more than sufficient for the in-

creased demand.

te —

Clever Comparison.
‘There isn’t much difference be-
tween me and Eve,” said the little
girl who was forced to wear her big

sister’s cast-off skirts.
“How is that?” asked her chum.
“Why,
I have to wear leavings.”
a 2. .——
Lo build great air castles is to fig-

Eve had to wear leaves and

     

- profits before the goods are

 

GRAND RAPIDS
INSURANCE AGENCY
W. FRED McBAIN, President

FIRE

 

to West taking in the _ territory

Grand Rapids, Mich. The Leading Agency

WHEN JOHNSON MAKES THE AWNING

 

‘**WE FOOL THE RAIN’’
(trade mark)
Canvas Covers

Covers.

 

JOHN JOHNSON & CO.,

Our prices on FLAGS are the lowest.
furnished. Established 1886. All orders promptly attended to. Try us.

360 Gratiot Ave.,

for your store or office you have the satisfaction of knowing that your
awnings are the best that money can buy.
finished by skilled hands.

They are cut, sewed and
We also make Sails, Tents and Carpet
Estimates carefully

Detroit, Michigan

 

  
  
 

OIGT

CREAM

FLAKES

In the process of -
manufacture, this e
delicious breakfast
food is never touched by
human hands, but from wheat
to cream flake it is handled

by automatic machines only.

  
  
  
  

  
   
    

Thus it is pure.

  
  

  

VOIGT CEREAL
FOOD CO., LTD.
Grand Kapids

Mich,

 
     

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A d th St t ing stock and has engaged in busi- Hillsdale—The Alamo Manufactur-| Oren, 6 shares; Sidney Mitchell, 2
roun e ate ness in the Hugell building ing Co., manufacturer of gasoline en-| shares, and Jay W. Sutton, 2 shares.
TTT a Ovid—On count of fi i gines, has increased its capital stock Detroit—Pierson & Hough, deal-
Movements of Merchants. rrassment Putnam from $150,000 to $200,000 ers in saddlery and manufacturers
vid I R | ett has pened i ‘ " . cr oe, . sa aia an ll mi Ms
Ovid ' IN Vaggett ha alers in furniture and music, have Grant Alex T McKinley, > ETS collars, have merged their busi-
’ J J y r
— a bliged t r doors ) 1: c .} ness into a stock company unde :
en obliged t se their doors to| Kincaid, J. A lips, J. P. Sutters | ™ nto a ~~ company under th
Portland eo. Sr er Ww she a ~ _ | ¢ ‘ style f the iers Y ous 7
rt G on} W y s . Their assets were id T. H. Smith have formed the|S'tY!€ 0 yee 4 sie i ™ Hough —
age t 1 t siness t $2 600 the b es $2.200. Not int Canning Co. The capital stock 1 a capital stock of $100,000, held
: } | + ak. a oe a . 1s) «6fo]] ro? arry Jiercc x
[ = r S ee hrough | is $8,000 and is held in equal amounts | #5 [OHOwS: Harry L. Pierson, 405
sters co 2 Boe i Li shares; "Villis Hough, 405 shares;
' Pr. KR. Eve tf, they | by the stockholders a ; oo ae ee '
W : E. K. Rockwell & wih t Bie evi g aN, ie Meek H. Cecil Sheppard, 40 shares; Carl
saSt ordan— ne Las rda > *4 ~
dealers and undertak-|! iis s | coe ae sana ‘ E. Sheppard, 10 shares, and Frank
reamery Co. has been organized| yp -+p i
S. sold o FE A: Gore a s__To} erry a ni ee ga Sa B.. Thomson, 5 shares. ;
with a capital stock of $5,000, ic - .
aH a ee em ' . ui — ys Jackson—The American Buggy wh
: in equal amounts by C. H. it- | > : i
/ ss a ee et y |Top Co. has been organized with a
7 peste ge hh a el lo a oe © 8 ee ee
"4 : i. Co. and Pare FE. Mack ha wee ee UE lg ' r rr? “+! capital stock of $10,000 to engage in
K & Gree Ss 5s S : I faarey & NlaCK, WHO ha 7 fF (cP id Hl i a
: - / ra and i. Madagock. + c e 11 : f ’
S ae : wned the s de Hime OU Sa the manufacture of all kinds of ve-
u 8 ; K: is S gzoods Jackson—The Lake-Ulricksen Co. | hicle tops and trimmings, including
if oo l vill put in a new dry has been organi: to engage in the hions, storm aprons and_ dust
: ( e0ods_ stock i run the three ngs e€ of cement and ime is. The capital stock is $10,000 4
c Mf es togethe 1 general partner- uthorized Capitai stock 1S $50,- is owned as follows: Geo. W.
g vi red oo ac follourc: Dp, ‘ ee on
oa i QO Eggert, who bought t ne as follows: Robert Lake, 349 shares; Holdane H. Chris-
. el ce *kson, 2,260 shares; H. U. Ulrick- hares and Paul A. Gardner
c cron t S60,00« , 3 > iit ii £9, Wil fh , it icieeiica oe ee r ’
. a" ti ther 750 shares, and H. S. Griggs, two-story brick factory
he : sh im . ] t i t I i /
. P R. A yn, one O re being erected and the
= ' ee : + Elaron'’s | te nc ¢ a li—Wm. S$. Forbes has}|company expects to begin operations
i. ne oo S oe = . . . . \ : 7
IS your t } ff ' aie dati, ' n cigar manufacturing busi-| by Oct. 1.
i ein en voluntary pet J
1 ! ba a) le tcy. Assets are given at $4,500,] €SS » a stock company with a
' sane en nae ia ind liabilities it $9,000 Alex Moore capital stock Oo! $5,000. I he mem- e
' ce Coe na 1s been appointed custodian pend-| bers of the new company are as ommercial
ng the selection of a trustee he | follows: W. S. Forbes, 485 shares;
: . ’ es ie °
Owoss J C. FE. Hankins “ + M. W. Estes, 5 shares; Wm. Thomas
7 : e¢ ( = his petity >t , 2 hal > 1 1OmM< >
Els W. H. Axford, Owos- 5 shares, and J]. R. Schoonmaker, ¢ re I O. ae +
sets ») tha e ¢xp a 3 . oe YCil MiMaARKCT, "7 9
ve to partn lip ciness + dow th a te ant shares. ee a .
i Wiens Os . i waE sly Widdicomb Building, Grand Rapids
\ y 2 vest Ma : 7 c 4 La
, re was eft He ri Cale Quart cs ; ;
. ' as i ; 5 Detroit Opera House Block, Detroit
ex eaad 2 vo 4 } + nital
5 purchased tne estabDlisnment trom x iS U« 4 Teanized wit a Capltdi
mi ~29T1\1 } } +} i * on ~ y r
E oe pied YY “CTH. Fish fifteen months ago stock of $5,000 to engage in the sale Good but slow debtors pay
rt I ge Co ee a cath ‘ , a
S Ste. iar Chippe upon receipt of our direct -de-
Brin A alr Sugar;4r Xx ( I 3 } »
! rrod ads s bee : mand letters. Send all other
é g r mercant yusiness il ‘ i: '
, TE miata S ' ssi accounts to our offices for collec-
t I \ ta . c + stock of $so j
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Vege-Meato Sells

People

 

   

Rosedale

  

 

 

Like It
Want It

       

large accoun

nd deman led an immediate settle- The selling qualities ofa food preparation is

ment, threatening to close the store . iy ‘

dah ti a at ce what interests the dealer. If a food sells it pavs
l : > to the rescue by to handle it.

the

 

You can order a supply of Vege-Meato and
rest assured that it will be sold promptly at a good
profit. Send for samples and introductory prices.

 

ased from $20,000 to $30,000

mae de Wa ace ae A The M. B. Martin Co., Ltd.

sawdust pile to the Southern Chemi- Grand Rapids, Mich
i q

 

cal Co., which will convey the mate-
rial to its works at Yuma.

 

 

 

 

 

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

 

Grand Rapids Gossip

The Grocery Market.

 

Sugars—Although there is no
change in the raw sugar market,
prices are toward a higher level and
holders continue very firm in their
Refiners are ready buyers at
present quotations but importers are
very conservative and are offering
but little stock for sale. The refin-
ed market continues unchanged. Ar-
buckle Bros. are still quoting prices
which are ten points below the price
quoted by the American and the Na-
tional, and consequently a consider-
able amount of the business is going
at the lower price. There
is however, only a moderate demand

7

views.

ooks as though the trade had
1

well protected for the
The unseasonable_ cool
weather and the backward season for
fruits has had its effect on the con-

its wants

present.

sumptive demand, which should be
rather brisk at this season of the
year.

Canned Goods—In the ordinary
season the middle of August is about
the busiest time of the year among
packers, but this is certainly an ex-
ception as packers in Baltimore find
so little to put in their cans at the
present time that they are paying
prices for what few tomatoes
and some canneries
are idle which last year were turning
out thousands of cases a day. In
sections the conditions are
worse than they were at first be-
lieved to be, while in others growers
little more hopeful, claiming
that if the weather is only favorable
for the next few weeks the crop will
At any rate, it
will be late this year and consequent-

high
are coming in

some

are a

be of moderate size.

fy the pack will be late also.
‘The market tor both spot and
future goods is very firm indeed,

some packers having withdrawn from
the market and others holding at a
sligl The market
. stan: sa ically } ged. The
continues practically unchanged. he
outlook for the

favorable and

it advance corn
new crop is not very
with the small carry-
over of this article everything indi-
firm market with
The demand
very and in
can not be supplied on ac-
count of lack of stock to fill orders
with. There is nothing new to re-
port in peas. They are moving out
in quite a satisfactory manner at un-
The demand for gal-
subsided somewhat
as buyers have finally made up their
minds that it is not possible to pick
up any more cheap goods and are not
willing to pay the high prices asked
little stock remains on
hand. The outlook is for a good pack

This can not be said of
however, as_ everything
points to a very small pack indeed,
owing to the light crop. Buyers have
given up trying to get hold of any
more pie peaches, as it is practically
Sardines continue
firm and are expected to remain so
on account of the very short pack
this is an excellent

cates a very com-
paratively high prices.
continues

good many

Cases it

changed prices.
lon apples has

for what

this season.

peaches,

an impossibility.

There is
demand for salmon and some grades

season.

 

show an advance in price, with
everything pointing to a still further
advance soon. Reports from. all
packing points on the coast tell of
a light run and sales are necessarily
restricted until more can be learned
of the outcome of this year’s pack.

Dried Fruits—In the dried fruit
market there is a quiet steady inter-
est with quotations steadily maintain-
ed, and business passing in a small
There is almost a_ total ab-
sence of anything particularly inter-
esting, but holders are firm in their
views and refuse to make conces-
The demand for prunes con-
tinues quite good, better than usual
at this and causes them to
move out quite satisfactorily at full
prices. Raisins, while not so active
as prunes, are nevertheless selling
quite well, with indications that there
will be but very few carried over in-
to next Currants are mov-
ing out well, with no change in price.
Spot peaches and apricots are meet-
ing with very small demand, but
there is some call for futures. Figs
are exciting interest than is
usually the case at this season of
the year. This is caused by the
probability of a short crop this sea-
Not much of anything is doing
in dates, but this is not expected as
there rarely is much business during
the summer months. There is prac-
tically nothing doing in the evapor-
ated apple market. There will be
quite a large stock of these goods
carried over and the outlook for this
that there will be a very
good crop of apples in Michigan
and probably a large quantity will
be evaporated.

way.

sions.

season

season.

more

son.

year is

Rice—Trade in rice is very satis-
factory for this season of the year

as trade in this line is usually rather

light. Dealers have only light stocks
to select from and the trade have
consequently been obliged to take

as come the nearest to
meeting their needs and be satisfied.
Crop prospects on the Atlantic coast
are reported as very encouraging,
yield is looked for in
‘Texas, providing
heavy rains do not interfere.

Only
remain in

such lots

while a good
Louisiana and
small stocks’ of
dealers’ hands
are very firmly held. The
consuming trade has as yet shown
no disposition to purchase freely and
such demand as has. been experi-
enced so far has been of limited pro-
portions. It is not expected that the
new crop will begin to arrive until
November, and in the meantime
prices will show an advancing ten-
dency

Fish—The market for codfish is
firmer than it was weeks ago
and the general tendency is toward
higher prices. The market for all
grades of mackel is very firm. The
receipts of salted mackerel from the
American fleet up to date have been

Molasses
molasses
and they

two

about 23,000 barrels, which is about
8,000 barrels less than last year’s
catch at this date.

Nuts—Peanuts are selling wellat
previous prices, with the market
steady. Pecans are held with in-
creased firmness because of short

and damaged crops in Texas. The

|

demand for California almonds con-
tinues good with no change in price.
Taken as a whole the business in
nuts is very satisfactory for this sea-
son.

>». ___
The Produce Market.

Apples—Sweet Boughs, $2.50 per
bbl.; Astrachans, $2; Early Harvest,
$2.25; Duchess, $2.50; cooking, $1.75
shipping stock,
$1.25@2.25 per bunch.

Beets—6oc per bu.

Blackberries—$1.25 per 16 at.
crate.

Butter—Creamery is without par-
ticular change, dealers still holding
to 19¢ for choice and 20c for fancy.
Receipts of dairy grades are fair and
the quality averages good, on account
of the prevailing cool weather. Deal-
ers meet no difficulty in obtaining
12c for packing stock, 14c for choice
and 16c for fancy.
Cabbage—so@6oc per doz

Carrots—soc per bu.

Cauliflower—$1 per doz.

Celery—16c per bunch.

Cucumbers—r5c_ per

Eggs—The market is in an unusu-
ally healthy condition. Receipts are
liberal, but the demand is so strong
that the market is kept bare of stock
most of the time. Prices range from
16@17¢ for candled and 14@15c for
case court.

Egg Plant—$1.50 per doz. for home

grown.

doz.

Grapes—Wordens are beginning
to come in, finding an outlet on the
basis of 15c per 4 fb. basket.
Green Corn—t2c per doz.
Green Onions—i1ic per doz. for
silver skins.
Green Peas—8oc per bu. for Tele-
phone.
Green Peppers—$1 per bu.
Honey—Dealers hold dark at 9@

Ioc and white clover at 12@13c.

Lemons—Californias, $3.50; Mes-
sinas, $4; Verdellis, $4.50.

Lettuce—Leaf, 60c per bu.; head,
75c per bu.

Mint—-soc per doz. bunches

Muskmelons—Osage find ready
sale at $1.25 per crate of 1 doz. Home

grown are. beginning to come in

and as the crop is likely to be heavy

ll go much lower

the price w next
week.

Onions—Dry command $1.40 _ per
65 tb. sack for Louisiana and $2.25
per bbl. for Kentucky. Pickling fetch
$2 per bu.

Oranges—California late Valencias,
$44.50; Mediterranean Sweets,
$3-50@3.75.

Parsley—z25c per doz. bunches.

Peaches—Early Michigans com-
mand $1.25; Early Crawfords, $1.50@
1.75—stock firm, but crop very small;
Barnetts, $1.25@1.50—good crop; Old
Wixons, $1.50—white but fancy.

Pears—Bartletts and Clapp’s Favor-
ites fetch $1.25@1.50.

Pieplant—zc per tb.

Pineapples—Late Floridas in 16,
18 and 20 command $4 _ per
case.

Piums —

Sizes

Burbanks, $1.25@I1.50;
Guyes, $1.40@1.50; Bradshaws, $1.50
@1.75; Lombards, $1.25. The crop

of all varieties is large and the quali-
ty fine.

 

Potatoes—Local dealers pay 40c
and find ready outlet on the basis of
50c. The crop of early potatoes is
fair in size. The quality is generally

 

good.
Poultry—All varieties are without
change. Local dealers pay as_ fol-

lows for live fowls: Spring broilers,
1o@1tc; yearling chickens, 8@gc; old
fowls, 7@8c; white spring ducks, 8@
gc; old turkeys, 9@11c; nester squabs,
$1.50@2 per doz.; pigeons, 5o0c_ per
doz.

Radishes—China Rose, 12c
doz.; Chartiers, 12c; round, 12c.

Summer Squash—$1 per bu. box.

Tomatoes—4oc per basket of 20
tbs. If the weather continues warm,

per

the crop will be large.

Turnips—4oc per bu.

Watermelons —15@20c for all va-
rieties.

Wax Beans—goc per bu.

——_+—~» -2
Late State Items.

Kalamazoo—Frank Meyer succeeds
Carlos Meyer in the meat business.

Flint—Mrs. Fred H. Ball has sold
her millinery stock to Raub & Day

Penn—W. G. Bonine has
stock of general merchandise to Irv-
‘ing Odell.

Parma—B. F. pur-
chased the grocery stock of Hobbins
& Graves.

Detroit—James Warren has purch-
stock of Chas

 

sold his

Peckham has

ased the hardware
Joseph Featherstone.
North A. Sheffield
has purchased the general merchan-
dise stock of F. A. Lester & Co.
Newport—Renner Bros. is the new

Morenci—Burt

style under which the hardware busi-
ness of H. J. Renner is continued
Lansing—Dolan & Press succeed
David E. Brackett in the men’s fur-
nishing goods and tailoring business.
Bangor—Frank
ceeded in the

Overton is suc-
grain and
coal business by the Bangor Elevator
Co.

elevator,

Midland—Forward & Cook, deal-
ers in bazaar and millinery goods,
have dissolved partnership The

Blanche

business is

(Mes, S LL)

continued by

Cook.

Caro—The receiver's sales. of
Charles Montague’s stock of mer-
chandise and lumber at Caro and
stock of merchandise at Owendale,
which brought $17,350, have been
confirmed by Harlow P. Davock,

referee in bankruptcy.
Menominee—A new mining enter-
prise has been organized at_ this
place under the the Scott
Mining Co. to engage in the
mining Dickinson, Iron
and Memominee counties. The com-

Style of
Iron
business in

pany is capitalized at $125,000, the
stock being held as follows: Stanley
Scott, 1,664 shares; Jas. A. Dickie,

1,664 shares; Thomas Verville, 1,664

shares; Frank A. Spies, 4 shares, and
J. M. Thompson, 4 shares.
~~ —___

For Gillies’ N. Y. tea, all kinds,

grades and prices, Visner, both phones

 

 

 

 

PILES CURED

DR. WILLARD M. BURLESON
Rectal Specialist
103 Monroe Street Grand Rapids, Mich.

 

 

 

 

 

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

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gradt become known to such an

 

extent that people who meet him on
ill know him, just from
like Douglas, he has
reproduced in ink so much that
' And

from him.

et away

 

  

when they see him they will think

s store, and once a man gets

people thinking about what he

B gz he has but to reach out and
‘ money.

Some the great advertising men

e country say that it pays to

a man

This is all very true, but when
ital make

can

ed

 

even s advertisements stand out
by the use of his picture. He can

people talk about him, and that
s what is desired. It seems that this
style id isi is being done in

   

 

  

 

big space in the newspapers. |

tecting the eardrums of Cciv-
ilized man, remain supine and indif-
We shall perhaps have to
depend on inventors outside the uni-
versities.

No one will care, however, where
the come from, provided
they come. Our civilization must
rubber-heeled somehow. We
done something to conquer
We done something to
conquer heat. We have done some-
space and_ time.
defiant than
Surely, it will not be the one

ferent.

inventors

ect
| have

| cold. have

 

thing to conquer
Noise

cver.

remains more
|exception to the general rule of hu-
man triumph over natural enemies.—
Chicago Tribune.

— —
Just Gone to the Club.
There is a dear little girl who lives
out among the hills in the suburbs

of an Eastern city, and she has for

é 1e but the store business. | : i ' '
With the exception of Douglas and|™0°ther a charming woman who is
. or three others the advertine | TOTe than. locally fomeed im cle
its are the same. None of| Work. One day not long ago the lit-
i eel aa features | tle girl heard of a forlorn little calf
t make them prominent and orig- | down in the barnyard crying for its
for some-|™other. She went down to investi-
ss aa ial and make | %@te, but could not find the absent
ney thereby. | parent. Somebody heard her talking
| Wiaienaaail tt Month. | consoling]; to the calf through the
| il bars:
Let Us Have Less Noise. | “Don’t cry, calfy,” she said.
Every new invention means a new| “Don’t cry. Your mamma will come
noise This is a “law of progress”|home soon. She isn’t lost. She’s
which we commend to the attention | just gone to the club.”
yf the professors who are to get out | sh en
ie logy. The type-| It is impossible to measure the
ter, the ele an, the elevated | full effect of good advertising.

 

 

 

 

 

ad, t megaphone, the steam cal-
ype add new noises to an al-|
ly s -ntly noisy civilization. |
it there is one exception to the |
asing noisiness. There |
Bf nvention which instead of |
giving our ears more work gives
m less. That is the rubber heel.
Che rubber heel not only brings
») new noises into the world, but
t removes an old one. It is twice
bless Its inventor should’ be
granted a medal, or a monument, or
| n apotheosis, or some-
On » should now be “Rub-
1 vilization The hu-
is not the only thing
that needs rubbering. Almost every-
g els eds it as well. The pro-|
sors coustics although we
\ ged them several times to ad
ess themselves to the task of pro-

 

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32 and 34 Western ave.

Muskegon, Mich.

 

 

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Mention this par
At I

 

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To the Retail Grocer:

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ment of a few dollars

than by taKing advantage

of the Buyers’ Excursion rates (Aug. 24-29)

and visiting the Grand

Rapids jobbers.

We invite you to make our office your

headquarters while in
you all.

the city, and hope to see

WoRDEN (GROCER COMPANY

 

Cor. lonia and Fulton Sts., Grand Rapids.

 

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

 

 

DRUG CLERK’S WOES.

How Those of Other People Burden
Him.
‘Tell

your troubles to a police-
man’ has long been an expression
when a man was bored by hearing
the woes of another,” said a drug
clerk the other evening, “but if you
would hear the woes of mankind hot
from human lips just step behind
the prescription counter and listen
to the troubles I have to endure and
the tales I have to listen to during
my trick of duty. The policeman
has his troubles, and the street car

conductor
Neither is.

runs him a close second

however, a marker to the
clerk.”

anything

poor drug

“Got good for a cold?”

The speaker was a man who ap-

peared to possess average  intelli-
gence. Did he have anything for
a Id? What is a drug store for?
Well, the drug clerk proceeded to

rattle off a number of things he had

found to be good for a bad cold, and
finally the man decided he would
step over to the soda fountain and
take a lemonade. And the drug clerk
had not suggested such a dose.

After the man with the cold had
imbibed his lemonade he returned to
his first love—the drug clerk—and
proceeded to pour out some more
misery.

“Went to a dance the other night,
you know,” he began. “I’m a very
smart young man, and after I had
danced every number on the menu
I proceeded to stroll into the cool
and refreshing night air. Look at
me now. Ain’t I a dream of delight?
Oh, I do such bright things! I sup-
pose if the plumber would come

along with a pail of hot lead I would

dip my finger into it to see if it were
really hot.” The poor drug. clerk
had to listen and appear to like it.

“Mister, I want a nickel’s wut! 0’
wepson salts for my mamma,” chirp-
ed a youngster s he handed over an
empty bottle and incidentally knock-
ed over half a dozen bottles of per-
ume He wanted to invest a uickel
and destroyed a dollar’s worth of
stock. Good profit f the druggist,
don’t you think? The kid got the
salts, stole a sponge, carried away
half a dozen almanacs and a card ad-
vertising little liver pills

“Doctah, kin yo’ what’t good fo’
1 pluracy pain in ma side? Ah done
had a mos’ mis’ble time dis las’ night;
deed I has.”

An old black “mammy” had am-
bled into the store and held her hand
on the offending side and groaned

+} }

as the drug clerk proceeded to mix

some bré and to give

to

wn sugar water
her.
“How
“Oh, nothing; that will
‘Thank sah.
Asked he did
the prescription the
didn’t
would

much is dis?’

.
yo,

why not charge for

lerk sigh

drug cl

*~

sand: "She have
stood
the us

bad

~%

money. She
on. 4
darkening

have
What’s

books

hk
KNOW ner.

with

our ac-
counts?”

The dr

store

ug clerk looked across the
old man coming.
heavens! Here comes

groaned the drug clerk,

and saw an

“Great an-

other!

“Who is he?” repeated the clerk.
“He is a patent medicine fiend. He

buys every patient medicine in the
world that has the words ‘Cures
Dyspepsia’ on the wrapper. I guess
he is a dyspeptic all right. He al-
ways reads the papers and the ad-
vertising circulars that are thrown

his

a Cure

in and if they even hint at
he will hike
it. He also

tries every free sample of everything.

yard,

for indigestion

out bottle of

after a

ind if there is a patent medicine in
the world that this fellow hasn’t been
up against, then I miss my guess.
Now listen.”

“Good mornin’, doctor,” groaned
the apparition as it approached the
clerk.

How

“Good morning, Mr.

 

 

do you feel to-day

That was all the patent medicine
end needed to open up his tale of
“Oh, tougher than the dickens,
CI he began. “Have you any-
thing in the store that will stop an
awful aching in my neck? And I’ve
felt so numb all day to-day that I

don’t believe I can last much longer.

[ had an awful backache yesterday,

but th better to-day. Don’t much
more’n get rid of one thing till an-
ther comes. My teeth has_ been
tryin’ to worry me some lately, too.”

The drug clerk handed him a
small vial of toothache drops and he
umbled out

“That's onlv one that

 

A

 

 

moment later he got imto an areu-
ment with a woman who was pos-
sessed of a small slip of paper that
she handed hfm.

“No, you can’t work that off on
me. A doctor never saw that pre-
scription. I can’t do anything for
you. You'll have to go somewhere
else,” the clerk said to her

She muttered something and
walked +

“The same old gag,” remarked the
dispenser of drugs. She had a fake
prescription for morphine and she
ame in to have the order of her fav-
rite drug ‘a for 4 friend.” She
had forged a prescription and had

ed to “work it off’ on the clerk,
but he had been there before

But the drug clerk does not hear

Woe He has to be polite to the
voman perfume fiend. There are

society who delight

 

ig stores for the pur-
pose of sampling every make of per-
fume in the house. They sometimes
buy a small bottle, but it is seldom.
They will sniff at the bottles, try a
little on their handkerchi ie ua ask
the price hen soe go to the next
drug store
The drug clerk has also to be a
city directory. If he doesn’t know
vhere Thoma "s office is he is
morant. If he can not say whether
illiams has moved
month he is devoid

 

; nust know.
He has to be able to tell whether
end

he

the w

and

out in has a

hasn’t,

est
te Aephione or not, if

He has to walk

why hasn’t he?

quietly behind the

 

fountain counter and hand out a little

 

vichy water and ammonia to the
“boys” who are suffering from the
effects of a “morning following the

night before.”
a lifesaver,

the
thankfulne

to

drug clerk.
The drug

it

he

know
If

all.

lerk
cjer

As

A woman was walking in a palm
grove when a man saw her and has-
tened after her. When she asked Full 8 horse power engine
him why he followed her, he. re- (proven, not estimated)
plied: | _ {i More Power—More Comfort— More
“Because I am in love with you Leg Room—More Seat Rcom—More
“And why are you in love with Style—More Finish and Less Com-
me?” she asked. “My sister, who plications than any other Run-a-bout.
comes after me yonder, is far more We went one of our machines run-
beautiful than 1° go and fall in love

with her i

The

office

 

In this act he poses
the
with
in

as
proceed
thoughts
for the

The** HH ar dy”

Flint Roadster

“The Touring Car For Two”

and “boys”

only of

their hearts

Ss

clerk—poor dog!—he has
I]

all, hear it all and bear it

doesn’t, he is a bad drug

—~>>s-o>.... —
Wise As Solomon.

 

ning in your town right away. And

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man complied and went back, get your businessnow. Agency goes

but only to look upon a woman as |ff with sample. We guarantee imme-
ugly as sin. He was vexed and re- diate delivery and pay your traveling
turned to the first woman and said expenses to prove machine Write
to her: to-day for confidential propos tion if

“Why did you deceive me?” you mean business.

And she made answer:

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truth? For if you were really in love Flint, Michigan.
with me why did you turn back to
ihe other womader ‘ Olivet
re Olivet College nichigan

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information ‘dddeens ALBERT L. LEE, Sec-Treas.

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| a ee he i oustecieemener amet Re aaa wer A ll ah nena ee
view r the high manutacturing cost -
Dry Goods and the evident impossibility of se- { b
Weekly Market Review of the Prin- | ‘ iis r r art aiagall papa de iawn ig res
cipal Staples. | offset the heightened cost thus in-
} ed, m: facturers have 1 rally : :
Staple Cottons—The conditions of | | ver the s re We carry a large line of plain and fancy Dress

; Goods ranging in price from 9c to $1.50 a yard,
Rey and in width from 28 to 55 in. We also carry a
44 oJ

¥ very choice line of Waistings in plain and fleece

¥ backs in the following grades: plain white, white
grounds with colored stripes and figures, colored
grounds with white and colored stripes and fig-
ures ranging in price from 74 to 38c a yard.

 

Write for samples.

 

bee tiuis gp Short t es oe es eee ‘holesale Dry Goods,
"Sellers, are naturally | 2" ‘his of course means trostle for! 9 [P, Steketee & Sows, “Gussmenn, ma. f

hacks and wits tave nt sh ister av in che son’ THe tweet] HM! RATES TO GRAND RAPIDS

on August 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 and 29,

 

- " : with the privilege of returning up
ee ee to and inclusive of September 8. To
7 ee oo secure this rate of one and one-third
t generally undes way. how - | pgp ate Ih they ar for round trip purchase a ticket to this
yer and the great army of bayers| large line of orders. In fact, m city, asking for a buyers’ certificate

! now ze — and present the same to us for further
oa instructions.
cae a Se : | Grand Rapids Dry Goods Co.
"the showing of their lines. Good manufacturing sections fe the large Exclusively Wholesale
ee ial P we mn fabrics]in years: not ji ' : ae Grand Rapids, Mich.
es siness. Thibets . ss & as

: . WRAPPERS for Summer, WRAPPERS for Winter,
Sackings are likewise selling factors,] sure their customers of an early in r WRAPPERS for Spring, WRAPPERS for Fail,

ugh in certain directions the rovement in this direction Alto \ But some merchants try to do business
‘ithout any wrappers at all.
Ve 2 . st Ss = : . tryme : : 5 merchant who wants “something doing”
ts selling strength fairs for il concerned. Duplicate fall esata And desires to provide for his trade
I ne ( S the k ss is »bbers = = Will make judicious selections

10t conducive to iving apparently made _ insutfticient $3 : From the very best wrappers that’s made.
i . " i : . i ety © have them, vou need look no further,
ed ttitude on eadway n aistributing their lines PS

I \ 4 attit ‘S For experience proves this to be true,
' } - “OEE Re! c :
en s i marke \ irther buying iit. That the “LOWELL” outranks every other
- 4 past week is clined c culty reported in x And will bring in good dollars to you.
i : :
i ess e¢ ‘ x a Ivity, ‘ ue \ >
si  rmermmanrmama
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buvers b - 4 legree decided t > t obbers I
: weal} ’ > : mit mien bo oe } ; 7 be > . » i v i
s to their requirements and the pos uly pay £& more attention to the pe . Our Fall Line of W rappers, Dressing Sacques and
bilit . «a various cl fiproblem of getting the cood that ) , Night Robes is now ready, and you will do well to
sibilities ot the arious lasses o ‘ m . Sceime th £oodsS tha Bon . “ it = 4
a ; see our samples before placing your order elsewhere.
y Ue es eS ee rd season for t ving m ers than j
a. - h) aa i"
manu « view the high cos CLIK t bably sup mentary re

Lowell Manufacturing Co.
87, 89, 91 Campau Street, Grand Rapids, Mich.

} 1 . Mmirementec
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MICHIGAN

TRADESMAN

 

 

business has fallen to the lot of the
hosiery trade, yet there has been no
rush to the demand. Some buyers
have been unusually moderate in
their purchases, and, as one agent
put it “have ‘hiked’ for home without
having distributed their usual volume
of initial spring business.” Others,
it is said, have purchased lightly,
pending the distribution of carried-
stocks. The mills are experi-
encing much difficulty in getting the
necessary yarns, and as a
not anxious
to the taking
volume of orders: f

Over

conse
to commit
of a large
not a few
a quandray
to get the
reasonable
orders al-
complaints
regarding the movement
of lace effects, more particularly the

quence are
themselves
fact,
mills are reported to be in

in

to know where they are
at anything like
with which to fill
on Some

yarns
prices
ready hand.

are heard

cheaper grades. Cheap hosiery of
the flat and ribbed varieties, for
children and ladies, have been well
ordered. Hosiery agents report solid

colors are coming in for increased

consideration
manufacturers

Carpets Carpet

continue to experience a very active
business, at least, those whose mills
to run full. Practi-
1 business has been
in the hands of the manufac-
turers and some of them report that
their mills will be obliged to run on

are in a posit

 

”

cally all the ini

placed

these orders alone for the balance of
It has been said that the
tial business placed has been
large, if not larger than at any time
during the history of the trade, and
that the duplicate business that will
show itself next month will be of lit-
tle use to a good many maufacturers.
The of this unusually heavy
demand the first of the season is at-

tne season.

ini

as

cause

tributed to the complete tieup of the
were tak-
en in May by the weavers from that
city with the understanding that if

Philadelphia mill. Orders

their mills were affected by labor
disturbances the contracts made by
them could be canceled. When the

declared on June
7. the jobbers and wholesalers who
had their business plaecd with the
Philadelphia mills, immediately be-
gan to protect themselves by replac-
ing their business with the Eastern
mills, which made the business taken
the unusually
heavy. Thus far this season the
mills have had everything
way. Every loom has
been running full and in many cases

1 all the
Prices have been advanced
5c on three-quarter goods
opening, and consumers
obliged to

they could

strike was officially

by latter concerns
Eastern
their own
over time, to fulfil contracts.
from 3 to
since the
have been
submit to this because
not look elsewhere for
needs. They are glad to get
their business placed even at _ to-
day’s values, as the total production
thus far this season will not fully
satisfy all demands. In Philadelphia
all the three-quarter mills are in op-
eration and quite a umber of the in-
grain mills will be in operation by an-
other week. To the local manufac-
turer the season is practically a loss,
in many cases the chances are
small that all the machinery will be

their

as

 

able to be placed in operation. All
the big business has been placed in
other hands and duplicates and small
late orders must satisfy him until

the
spring lines open in November. n
the
business this late is not so good

ingrains prospects for getting

in the three-quarter goods lines, and
local weavers say they will be lucky
machinery.
As far as the strike is concerned, the

dmitt

if they can run all their

operatives have as much mit

2c

 

that their point has been lost, and
that they will be willing to return at
the old schedule as soon as the mills
can be put in running order.
Rugs—Rug weavers are well e1
ployed on old as well as new bu
ness. In many lines productions
sold up for months to come. Wil-

ton, Brussels

and tapestry-Brussels

rugs in the carpet sizes are in big re-
quest
—_—_—_».4—.__
Recent Business Changes Among
Indiana Merchants.
Kershner, of the

 

3luffton—Mr.
of Kershner & Snedden, deal

firm a
i from busi-

in groceries, has retired
ress

-Brittson

, 2
Succeed 5b
;

Decatur

 

 

ware and vehicle
Fort Wayne—E
retail dealer in tob

  

tinued the busin
Indianapolis—H. W.

in men’s furnishings, has sold

ess

 

er
Bros.

B.

stock to Krause
Lafayette—Mrs. L.

discontinued the eri

 

ayette—J.

goods to Spector & Fishman

Liberty—Ryan Bros. are succeeded
by L. J. Ryan in the grocery busi-
ness

Logansport—Blouser
have sold

E. J. Blou

Mount Vernon—J.

their stock of groceries to

Ser.

 

bought the grocery stock of
Gempler & Co. 5
Shirley—Muse & Durham have
sold their general stock to E. Muse
& Son
Troy—R. Detzer & Co., dealers in
implements, have sold sold out to J

 

Scherer.

Sie ied
The Power of Association.

A gentleman who has just returned
from Guatemala vouches for this par-
rot story: A good woman of the
city had a bird which she prized high-
ly, but it had one bad habit. When-
ever she came in in the morning the
bird would ejaculate:

“Oh, to the Lord
woman was dead!”

She confided to her minister and
he suggested sending the parrot over,
adding that by association the 7’
bird would learn nice phrases.

 

I wish the old

lady’s

A day or two later, when the wom-
an entered the room, her parrot ejac-
ulated, as usual:

“Oh, I wish to the Lord the old
woman was dead!”

Whereupon the minister’s bird
cocked its head to one side and fer-
vently added:

“The Lord hear our prayer!”

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A man’s best friends are his ten

fingers.—Robert Collyer.

 

 

HOME INDUSTRY

$12 TO $20 WEEKLY

 

EASILY EARNED KNITTING SEAM-
LESS HOSIERY, Etc., for us to sell the
New York market. Machines furnished to
trustworthy families on trial; easy payments.
Simple to operate; knits pair socks in 30

minutes. Greater and faster than a sewing

machine. Write today and start making
Money; our circular explains all: distance
no hindrance. Address

 

 

 

HOME INDUSTRIAL KNITTING MACHINE co.,
HOME OFFICE, WHITNEY BLDG.,
DETROIT, MICH.
Operating throughout the United States and Canada.

 

 

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Wall Papers
Newest Designs
Picture Frame Mouldings
Newest Patterns

High Grade Paints and Oils
C. L. Harvey & Co.

59 Monroe St., Grand Rapids, Mich.

Exclusively Retail

 

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May Concern
Frank B. Shafer & Co..

formerly State Agent for Safety Incandescent
Gas Machine Company, have severed their
connections with said firm and have now the
sole agency for 24 counties in Michigan for
the Cincinnati Incanpescent “‘F, P.” Licurt-
ING Macuines, handled by
LANG & DIXON

Michigan State Agents, Ft. Wayne, Ind.
The Cincinnati Incandescent ‘‘F. P.” lighting
plants have been tried and proven. They are
also backed up by manufacturers and agents.
Everything is just as represented in catalogues,
therefore no disappointments. Let us tell
you more and send one of our illustrated cat-
alogues. FRANK B. SHAFER & CO.

Box 69, Northville, Mich.

 

 

 

 

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Prices Will Be Right

ew

L.0. SNEDECOR & SON
Egg Receivers
30 Marrison Street, New York

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capa POTATOES
slow n carlots. Write or telephone us
os $01 H. ELMER MOSELEY 4 Co.
Changing Character of Butter Prod GRAND RAPIDS, MIC}

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THE VINKEMULDER COMPANY
Car Lot Receivers and Distributors
} ipples, Oranges, Lemons, Cabbage,
ons, New Potatoes
Weekly Price List is FREE
© Ottawa Street, Grand Rapids, Michigan
re ripe, remember we can handle your shipments to advantage.
’ SHIP YOUR
Apples, Peaches, Pears and Plums
sicarenaeanN isu
R. HIRT, AR. DETROIT, MICH.
Als C the market tor Butter and Eggs.
NEW CROP TIMOTHY
We sha ein receiving new crop limothy Seed soon an
pieased t quote p pri Ces.
ALFRED J. BROWN SEED CoO.
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. oo
Flint Glass Display Jar:
And Stands.
e The inal Crystal Creamery Cc
72 Concord St., Lansing, Mich.
« by Worden Grocer Co. and
: ae Be dues ule : m Lemon & Wheeler Co., Gran a Rapi¢ » Mich
genet adit : ‘ve H 9 SS
a boone — ERE’S THE =. D-AH
g ‘ The Government Settled. :

Ship COYNE BROS., 161 So. Water St., Chicago, Ili.

And Coin will come to you. Car Lots I *otatoes, Onions, Apples, Beans, ete.

ng machines, and there are 1p. ee In any quantity. Weekly quotations and stencils furnished
= we ane Ont Om eecnnee Guess I do, Father,” was the re- on application.
oi —— py. “The Goreemment gays. this &. D. Crittenden, 98 S. Div. St., Grand Rapids

ee te ee Wholesale Dealer in Butter, Eggs, Fruits and Produce
tO tnose that exist prays. Both Phones 1300

 

 

 

 

   

  

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EGGS BY WEIGHT.

Selling by Tale Makes Against Fair
Dealing.

   
   
  

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Cons B. H. Warner
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eggs by the dozen. It will be very during thi My experience,
difficult to change it here not only from my own pens, but from

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Best Breeds of Pigeons for Squabs.
W. E. Rice says in Bulletin 177 of there is nothing equal

Agriculture re- ee

this extended observation,

teaches

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| Butter |

I always
want it.

E. F. Dudley

Owosso, Mich.

 

 

 

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mons were grown in Sunny Italy, and the Peaches are 1 growing on
ganand Ottawa Cou M g
s ror r er ye an use of t and s f we z a t
he lowest market price.
JOHN P. OOSTING & CO.
100 South Division Street, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Main Office 127 Louis Street
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EGGS

We are the largest egg dealers in Western Michigan. We havea
reputation for square dealing. Wecan handle all the eggs you
can ship us at highest market price. We refer you to the Fourth
National Bank of Grand Rapids. Citizens Phone 2654.

S. ORWANT & SON, crano rapips. micu.

SEEDS

TIMOTHY AND CLOVER
and all kinds
FIELD SEEDS

Send us your orders.

MOSELEY BROS.

Jobbers Potatoes, Beans, Seeds, Fruits.
Office and Warehouse 2nd Av GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN

 

 

 

enue and Hilton Street,

Egg Cases and Egg Case Fillers

Constantly on hand, a large supply of Egg Cases and Fillers. Sawed whitewood
and veneer basswood cases. Carload lots, mixed car lots or quantities to suit pur-
chaser. We manufacture every kind of fillers known to the trade, and sell same in
mixed cars or lesser quantities to suit purchas2r. Also Excelsior, Nails and Flats
constantly in stock. Prompt shipment and courteous treatment. Warehouses and
factory on Grand River, Eaton Rapids, Michigan. Address

L. J. SMITH & CO., Eaton Rapids, Mich.

 

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a , ah es try falling out.| portion of soup is added, and the can
Observations of a Gotham Egg Man. | shou be kept out. Anc ges t ae ee s s by — a Bove caged be ag: . a, ok.
pgp : . s te rc and ci a rs should discon-| were then to be placed on the mar
aay a’ ae : <6 re : r : on Ot a dle nae ket, only a partially cooked mea
written | n Tov jealer who, | ~*~ ets = ? 1 given, and decompositio
in almost within the sam

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27 ~ ee ee, ue ik wi a not only to cook the meat thoroug!
ges i : ; ee — i a cn 7 ee . eee ae ly, but also to kill every germ tl
S ; : i a , Hf a sR apie 1, | could possibly start decompositi
sap ke ek : supply ee ae a ers the |Of the product. As soon as tl
. sass eal i <e< and becomes a total] | Steam has continued sufficiently long
S i ee ee i ston. the can is taken from the. stear
ee . cine ey a “thece iran haon< | cooker, and, by means of a sma
‘ : . " sn | steel ile, a hole 1s punched intl
" ¢ . . This permits all
r . | ; to escape, and then, while sti
S t 16 f 5 Ene eubtenetios é : reck when received | "Ot this hole i again soteered |
. in cn 5 ee . . : : 1 to cut price rc | the use of a small piece of pure tit
8 rrent receipts. IT think it in a aa | ak se ue ae the | Lhe result of this extremely simp
s1 : r a ee a ls oe nee a tality | process is that the cooked meat
~ Fait 10% + T Conksuntie ol : N.Y. inclosed in a tin almost absolute
oe . free from air. If the process is car
3 ihre ial thot hacis | iil : ried out correctly, and if the can
ts. | How Canned Meat Is Manufactured. free from leaks, meat can be ke;
gveest things of their tur tinned meats, |indefinitely without the least poss
: | r can-| bility of deterioration or alterati
< s most interesting.|-~ can of meat, when thus prepars«
- oe rried on with the ut-|Should be as wholesome after te:
“ 9 ve 9 . ss is years as on the day following
s . < ret re anufacture
Egg st 3 by 2% inches in d- ' eal Lo phe ee For Her Sake.
this is fror Kansas | V the meat has been cured it ‘Why do you argue with  y:
n’t ki hether the i slight boiling in water. | wife?” asked the bachelor. “Don’t y
ne Veer er eeeteent of lited r the | know the ft utility of it?”

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ae [im yarns ‘. 3 roduce Review steal nd thoroughly cleaned. | man; “but I have to allow her a litt
g i es t | ie ‘Barris For Pou! ty. t is stuffed into the can, a small jp casure once in a while.’
: dae caret , ! f business can easily double their trade by using our
i Drs 4 We will place them with one representative store
| u S Ss eact are the most equitable trading stamp in use, are rec-
i z by trades unions and cost less 2an one-half of other stamps. They
i 2 Ss re redeemable amongst the me s themselves in merchandise, from
: mt r them for cash, for full particulars.
g | ‘sewe ry s rs The Union eos Stamp Co., Head Office, Whitney Bidg., Detroit, Mich
the buver knew f their I s nee | s wi hs about the standard B k e e
_ Nevestheless it pays to candle ess [sire for poultry. Theve sugar barrels | DUCKeye Paint & Varnish Co.
V re bought up second ind by the ,
et ee ee ony Tiga “Mnelghent tht Paint, Color and Varnish Makers
ming so. Shippers get no pay for} bly cheaper than new ace They Mixed Paint, White Lead, Shingle Stains, Wood Fillers
e \! a t ; tl | Sole Manufacturers CRYSTAL-ROCK FINISH for Interior and Exterior Us«
: eis 6 as cs Corner 15th and Lucas Streets, Toledo Ohio
Hu i a heaner barre! The bottoms CLARK-RUTKA-WEAVER CO., Wholesale Agents for Western Michigan
‘ i oo PREPARED MUSTARD WITH HORSERADISH
: a‘ : i i Just What the People Want.
st pe ae Good Profit; Quick Sales.
ce THOS. S. BEAUDOIN, Manufacturer
< Write for prices 518. 24 18th =. Detroit, Mich.
mee ee H. M. R. BRAND
das seek Mini Oe ih i ad ees, he ee ae gen Asphalt Torpedo Granite

) > rag ) Ready Roofing.
dis th AK Slice nites an Sd oe THE BEST PROCURABLE
pepet ont co ce a MANUFACTURED BY

hy it of the barrel his | H. M. Reynolds Roofing Co.,
— a Ee ae ee ah GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.

  

an » | . ‘ : Write for Samples and Prices.
rotten eggs and] goods will n stand ig anc
§ becoming so,!1 e or ] ]

   

  

Special Features of the Grocery and
Produce Trade.

New York, Aug. 22—While there
is, of course, some talk of business
in the jobbing stores it is evident
that the thing uppermost in the
minds from all, from the head of the
house down to the office boy, is the
yacht race. Hotels are packed and
boarding houses everywhere are
turning away applicants. The steam-
ers are carefully watched to see that
they are not overcrowded and as a
result the rates are rather higher than
last year. It costs from $2 to $4 or
$5 for the ride, and as much more
for the lunch and extras. A good
deal of betting took place before
Thursday, but the effort made then
seemed to indicate that Lipton would
certainly lose. The thing is a good
advertisement, however, for Sir
Thomas’ teas and doubtless he is as
happy as any one could be under the
circumstances.

The coffee market, which took a
turn for the better a few days ago,
seems to have shrunken to its former
Proportions, and with crop receipts
likely to reach 1,750,000 bags there is
no use of looking for any advance in
quotations. The consumption is in-
creasing, to be sure, in spite of Battle
Creek’s efforts, but the supply is too
large to be overtaken. At the close
Rio No. 7 is worth 5%c. In store
and afloat there are 2,550,936 bags.
against 2,776,151 bags for the same
time last year. Supplies of coffees
from West Indias are not very large,
but buyers show little interest and
seem to be willing to let matters
drift. New crop Savanilla will reach
this port about Sept. 1.

Spot stocks of teas are not large
and sellers are firm in their views.
Buyers, not anxious,
and seem to be waiting for the fu-
ture. India and Ceylons remain firm
and sell fairly well.

however, are

The sugar market is firm and Ar-
buckles continue to sell about 10
points below the others, so they seem
to get the bulk of the trade. Actual
transactions have not been as large
as last week, but it is thought next
week will see a widening of sales.
Raws are about unchanged.

Very little business is being done
in rice as buyers seem to be fairly
well supplied for the moment and
are awaiting new crop. Good weather
is reported and it seems probable we
shall have an excellent quality of rice
and enough of it. Choice to head
domestic, 54@634c.

There is nothing new to report in
the spice market. Quotations are
firm and sellers are not inclined to
make concessions. Pepper, especial-
ly, is strong at 13@13%c for Singa-
pore.

The molasses market shows steady
improvement and quotations are well
sustained, with stocks as yet very
light. Good to prime centrifugal, 17
@27c. Syrups are firm and offerings
rather limited.

In canned goods tomatoes have
been the center of attraction this
week, with salmon a close second.
Some brokers say the market is firm
at 75c less 1% per cent., while others
say they have large blocks to offer

 

MICHIGAN

for less than this, but find no buyers.
The regular- price in Baltimore is
said to be 77%c. Of course brokers
want to report as firm a market as
possible, but there is quite a differ-
ence of opinion as to what the value
of canned tomatoes is. There is an
urgent demand for corn and few sell-
ers are to be found save in Maryland.
The salmon situation is being watch-
ed with a great deal of interest and
it would sem as though a sharp ad-
vance were inevitable.

No advance has taken place in the
price of butter, but the market closes
firm at 19@19%c for best Western
creamery; imitation creamery, 15@

17%4c; factory, 14@16c; renovated,
I5@I7c.
There is some accumulation of

stock in cheese and holders might
incline to make some concession. In
fact, a decline of a small fraction has
taken place and not over 10 3-8c is
named as top rate for small size full
cream colored, and some extra lots
of white work out at io“.

There is a firm tone to the egg
market and _ extra fresh-gathered
Western are worth 19!4@2o0c easily.

Seconds to firsts, 16@19c. Candled.
14%2@15¢e. All grades of eggs are
doing well and the market is pretty
well cleaned up.
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Fight With the Enemy’s Weapons.

Elmira, N. Y., Aug. 22—It is likely
that every city and village in the land
is struggling with the trading-stamp
evil, or has had previous experience
and discarded them. Because of a
disastrous experience three or four
ago the merchants of Elmira,
practically to a unit, are against
them. By a mutual agreement we
kept them out for the year following
the Supreme Court decision that the
act prohibiting

years

trading stamps was

unconstitutional.

But this spring, on their reappear-
moderate-sized dry
concern put these stamps in and was
by two other

ance, a goods

followed “downtown”
stores and a half dozen corner gro-
ceries, the remaining 302 stores stil]
standing by their agreement not to
use the stamps.

Speaking of towns of 50,000. or
less population, there is no question
but that the concerns having the ex-
clusive use of stamps can make as-
tonishing inroads into the business
of their rivals, provided the compet-
ing merchant makes no effort. to
meet them.

The “exclusive use in your line”
is the bait held out to the victim, and
the theory is correct, if the other
fellow “lays down” and does not
make the fight.

The stamp, provided it has some
large local merchants back of it, can
be met in only two ways—by organ-
izing a local or importing a rival
stamp company, or for the non-user
to offer money or merchandise for
stamps. This last.method the writer
prefers, as plenty of stamps can be
had of people discouraged in collect-
ing them, or who have had stamps
forced on them by the stamp dis-
tributor, and who are glad to find any
market for them. Stamps, after a
short time, can be had by this method

TRADESMAN

at much less than the stamp com-
pany’s price.

All this, of course, is what enables
a stamp company to run a shoestring
of $1,000 into $1,000,000, as
them has in the past ten years.

But before the contracts of the
stamp companies expire all hands
will be more than willing to drop the

to
nyone

one of

which is

wn ¢

hot iron costing 3!
no benefit to

but the arch enemy of

4
per cent., with a
modern mer-
chandising.

The only effective relief can come
by way of law, and as our New York
anti-stamp law of four or five years
ago was defective, we are reaping the

Fred A.
———_> 4+. ___
Little things console us, because

result. Hudson.

little things afflict us.—Pasca]

 

 

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Automobiles
Price $500

We can satisfy the most exacting
as to price, quality and perfection
of machinery Will practically
demonstrate to buyers that we
have the best machine adapted to
this section and the work required.
Discount to the trade.

Sherwood Hall Co.,
(Limiied )
Grand Rapids, Mich.
ROSES RORSBS HSH ES EE EZES

 

 

pot made right here at home.
styles we manufacture.

any who will inquire.

patronage.

  

We wish to remind the Michigan Trade that they can buy the best

We shall be pleased to send price list to
We have a large stock of all sized pots,
saucers, hanging baskets, chains and lawn vases, and solicit your
Give us a trial order.

THE IONIA POTTERY Co., lonia, Michigan

 

 

  

 

 

  

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WE WANT YOU

The FOREST CITY PAINT & VARNISH CO.

CLEVELAND, OHIO

to have the agency for the best line of
mixed paints made.

Forest City Mixed Paints
are made of strictly pure lead, zinc
and linseed oil. Guaranteed not to
crack, flake or chalk off. Fut U.
S. STANDARD GALLON. Our paints
are nowin demand. Write and se-
cure agency for your town. Liberal
supply of advertising matter furnished.

 

 

 

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new
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design
in
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combination
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Grand Rapids Fixtures @o.

Shipped
knocked
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Takes
first
class
freight

rate.

No. 64 Cigar Case. Also made with Metal Legs.

Our New Catalogue shows ten other styles of Cigar Cases at prices to suit any
pocketbook.
Corner Bartlett and South Ionia Streets, Grand Rapids, Mich.

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MICHIGAN

TRADESMAN 17

 

Mistakes in Buying Clothing.
Progress is the cause of
changes recently wrought in busi-
ness. Increased facility for commu-
nication and conveyance, the solidi-
fying of population, new and better
business methods, have all contrib-
uted much toward the evolution of
business as it is conducted to-day
by successful merchants.

many

Increased intelligence on the part
of the people compels and guides the
merchant to progress. The people
are demanding more and more value
in full for their money; they want
guarantees. The inevitable tendency
of all things in merc handising is
moving upward and onward.

Clothing is better made, better fit-
ting and easier merchandise to-day
than it ever has been in the history of
the country. There never
time so favorable as now, when the
guarantee could be given with so
much assurance of satisfaction. The
clothing merchant who has failed to
meet the demands of the times in his
neighborhood for better clothing had
better go out of business. He is
certainly not alive to the fact that
opportunity has come his way. Those
who have been trying to satisfy this
demand by the substitution of infe-
rior goods are undoubtedly learning
every day that substitution deprives
the merchant more and more of his
patrons’ confidence. Even those
through mistakes made in buying,
resort to price-cutting find that they
are growing weaker.

was a

who,

Many of the mistakes in buying can
readily be overcome by careful, well-

matured plans, for it is as incumben
upon the buyer to plan his purchas-
es before entering the market as it
is for the architect to sketch his work
before he gets down to the details
of working plans.

There is no mistaking the fact

that the buyer who is a master of his |

stock, understands requirements of

trade and buys intelligently, will ad-

 

41
tly,
vance more rapidly with the clothing |

world,

grow in the esteem of his em- |

ployers and advance his business so!

long as he adheres to a systematical-
ly planned buying campaign.
The tendency of the times in
ing seems to be toward
The buyer who knows the mar-
ket and is conversant with its mer-
chandise, who, at the outset of the
concentrates his $10,000, or
whatever the amount may be that
it is proposed to invest in the sea-
son’s lines, in orders which are con-
fined to embrace creditable lines,
stands a better chance to succeed
than he who essays to divide his pur-
chases among half a dozen or more
lines, taking a sprinkling of styles

buy-

tion.

season,

concentra- |

| the same as other people.

here and there to make up the bulk |;

of his needs.

There are successful buyers in the
field who have pursued both courses
and watched the outcome of a follow-
ing of the same methods by others,
and they declare that at the end of
the season the merchant who has
widely diversified his stock has a
host of accumulations which, when
appraised at their real value, are
found to be losses and have to be

1g,

unmercifully clean
out.

Success in buying is one of the re-

slaughtered to

quisites to —— selling. The
old trade saw, “well bought is half
sold,” is especially applicable here,
and it is a good reminder for those
who have occasion to pass in daily
reyiew of slow-selling stocks, always
a menace to progress in_ business,

discouraging salesmen and retarding
the growth of a business.
One of the most successful West-

n Starting off a buyer to

1
€in Houses,

 

market recently, instructed to
find the best line in the market and
then to concentrate his efforts on

that line. He did so and success fol-

lowed him.
A div

and not easily

ersified stock is cumbersome
handled. The mer-

h
i

ant who bought it may know all

ao

VY
ts peculiarities, its merits and de-
merits, but he can
this mete: dge to each of his

ha dly impart

sales-
over them and direct
what make on ey shall sell to each
customer in turn. Yet his aim un-
doubtedly was to put in a stock that
would meet the
customers.

men, nor stanc

requirements of all

;

A gentleman of varied retail expe-
rience as a clothing merchant, and

1inted with the

of clothing and knows

one who is well acqua

 

sus makes

he buying and —— ends

) aa and medium
grades I would put in one reliable
ke of each grade, or if I were sell-
ly medium and popular priced
grades I would take the best makes
in rade and build my business
on ‘aus! I find that wherever I go
he most successful clothiers are
uilding business on a f
re doing business on
hing and winning out
I wouid put in a medium line
also, of dependable make, and with

large my business.”

The buyer best

own interests and those of his cus-

  

would serve his

tomers by regulating his purchases
to give his salesmen the greatest
help and insure satisfaction to cus-
tomers. Where a diversity of makes
a ried it has been proven that

 

o not know what to sell.

 

go from line to line, making
ons, and will be most in-
orce the best make,
what, in
the inferior, thus

their selecti
f while
opinion, is

clined to
ignoring their
leaving one or more
lines to accumulate at the expense of
their favorite.

The buyer has his shortcomings
But above
all things he should be firm and
truthful; prompt in his business ap-
pointments and true to his word, if

he would win the esteem of those

a business way. Nothing so shakes
the confidence in a merchant’s integ-
rity as his failure to keep promises
his indifference regarding business
engagements, and his lack of firm-
ness in matters requiring determina-
tion. It is a poor policy to think that
od fellowship is gauged by one’s

with whom he comes in contact in|

 

 

 

abil ity to jolly people into believing |
one is going to do a thing when such |
is not his intention, and so many buy-
ers are guilty of jollying the seller |

Made on Honor and Sold on Merit
Buy Direct from the Maker

into the belief that they are going to}
lines when they are only]
“having a look.” If you don’t like|
a man’s line, say so.—Apparel Ga-

et i
A Wise Clerk.

A Chicago druggist perpetrated a
cruel joke on a customer who in-
tended to commit
day. The

cide mania asked for a bottle of poi-

suicide the other

intended victim of the sui-

son, and the clerk, anticipating his
1s, filled the bottle

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led and the receiving stamp
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William Connor, President. Wm.
M. C. Huggett,

Alden Smith, Vice-President,

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Secretary and Treasurer.

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28 and 30 S. Tonia St., Grand Rapids, Mich. ’

Wholesale Clothing

 

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Established 1880 by William Connor.
and low priced goods.

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being the on vholesale READY-MADE pepo
lvantages. The Rochester muses represente by us
I r what it is for fine trade. Our New Y rk, Syra-
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‘Just as Handy as
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Have you seen the Handy
Pocket in the Gladiator shirt?
A postal card—one cent—
will bring salesman or sam-
ples.

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Manufacturers of Gladiator Clothing
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RECIPROCAL RELATIONS
Established Between the Clothier
and Shoe Dealer.

, Coates, of Coates & Pant-
s, of the village of Barney

was quite busy, as it chanc-

 

his wife came was

showing moth-eaten wint V
coat to a man from County Lins

5 $ sharp that he ways b g
his overcoat in the summer time
der the impression that he got t
cheaper out of season

Mr. Coates had unpacked a big
boxful of overcoats to accommodate

 

the customer—a box of coats which
packed away
May, with cheap tobacco. sprinkled
on a layer of paper in the betton
sides lined with paper, wit!

moth balls in all ot the pockets

of the coats and with camp t
sprinkled here, there and _ every

where. The box had been nailed
tight and you can imagine how mucl
Mr. Coates felt hke giving |
shrewd country customer a_ goo

bargain after he had been caused to

perspire and strain and tug, to get
the big box out and then to break the
cover all in pieces getting it off,

the to disar! ll of the coats i1

1 } + x } } nr
I know tl y Ww ippreciat
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this because a good many you hav
+ na 5 -toe
packed way wor poots na arctics
nd cloth over-gaiters, just like that
na 3 + 1 + have } 1 to
1d £ s Many < you Nave nad ti
-“L- than yr wsct sc ~h _
p K tnem JUST en SOTrewa
customer.

to find that the moth had got into
the box despite of his efforts I
was too mucl Only one of the
coats had been moth-eaten to any ex-
tent and that was the very one that

he fou oth-eat-
en spo Coates
kept |

 

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coat

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other coats, and then, when the cus-

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tomer the noth-eaten

q
spot, to throw off the one-third ex-

tra, and thus get the regular cost for

the coat, make the customer believe
that he had performed the shrewdest

re
act of his life, and get rid of the coat,
I]

all at one master stroke.
It was no wonder then that the
senior partner of the clothing house
could not drop everything when his
wife came in or tur e customer
It was an

operation which required not only

over to the young clerk.
delicate treatment, but the
concentration of mind.

So it was that Mrs. Coates stood
around and waited. i
id not mind.

iarried she used

symptoms and she «
When she was first n

to mind. She used to pout and slip
out of the store and away home to
cry when she went in and hubby was

too busy to devote himself entirely

 

to her, but that was long ago. So
she leaned for awhile on a pile of
we lis 7 two or three
mag s wi the clothing
pe é t he best things
in their es and which the young

 

 
   

  

 

   

 

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clerk had left betwen two pi
oon ie a sat Mca
garments. Then she went bacl
the office, and as neither of the
er Brothers were in, she g
ver a »t f letters and pape
gs which did not interest
She Sat A r SD<
Lit d played with t paper-
> + ¢ , }
eights the pens y twisted
nt g duplica t wrder
c - sn had just left, but
gt carbon writing came
x 1 -} ,rew )
t her white gloves she threw the
“<a tha u te hacket where
i the waste Dasxct, waere
é tle clerk subsequently discov-
oe + a arch e+
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We 1 ¢ See t S ire the
st \ g she held both feet
) s spection.
ere was no denying it. The
s cS Werte &S CKINE
All right,” he said in tone oi
.
ce was meant to sound
ot esig nd liberal. “We'll go
ver to Jones’ store. I want to start
httle exchange deal over there.
le’s got rT up to
: clothes and that
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vear clothes and South

 

Beeswick, the way he did, he’s got
great hold on trade down that

 

way G ne co Sst aS weii Steer it
S way, if he w ed to
—— ’

And so it was that Mr. Coates put
his hat on and went over to Jones’
with his wife.

Mr. Jones himself

 

to wait on

  

brother merchant.

i, “Howdedo, Mr.

“Howdedo,” he sai

   

Coates,

Good 1

 

hat will set us back

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For nice ar, Mrs. Coates
Well, yes. Rather nice. Not too
high priced. I shall have to put them

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a lot of
to your

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trom down South Beeswi may ask

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“We'd appreciate it, I tell you, and
we can

 

turn an awful lot of trade

 

CARRY IN YOUR STOCK SOME OF OUR WELL.
MADE, UP-TO-DATE, GOOD-FITTING SUITS AND
OVERCOATS AND INCREASE YOUR CLOTHING
BUSINESS. GOOD QUALITIES AND LOW PRICES

 

Samples Sent on application. Express prepaid

M. I. SCHLOSS

Manufacturer of Men’s and Boys’ Suits and Overcoats
143 Jefferson Ave., Detroit, Mich.

 

We aim to keep up the standard of our product that has
earned for us the registered title of our label.

(EGISTEREDE * Solomon Gros.& Lempert. 1900.

Detroit Sample Room No. 17 Kanter Building
M. J. Rogan, Representative

 

 

 

 

 

Baker Mercantile Co.

Wholesale Dealers in

Jobs in All Kinds of Merchandise

110 South Division Street, Grand Rapids, Mich.

 

Open for business Thursday, Aug. 20, 1903

 

We have jobs in Clothing, Dry Goods, Notions, Tinware,
Glassware, Crockery, Books, Toys, Groceries, Candies, Wall
Paper, Fancy Goods, Brushes, Underwear, Etc., Etc.

Write us in regard to what you can use at a price, or call
and see us. Watch this space for prices. Something new each
week. There is money in jobs.

BAKER MERCANTILE CO.

 

 

 

DO IT NOW

Investigate the

Kirkwood Short Credit
System of Accounts

It earns you 525 per cent. on your investment.
We will prove it previous to purchase. It
prevents forgotten charges. It makes disputed
accounts impossible. It assists in making col-
lections. It saves labor in book-keeping. It
systematizes credits. It establishes confidence
between you and your customer. One writing
does it all. For full particulars write or call on

A. H. Morrill
Manufacturers’ Agents for all kinds of Man-
ifold or Duplicating Sales Books
105 Ottawa St., Grand Rapids, Mich.

Both Phones 87.

 

Pat. March 8, 1808, June 14, 1808, March 19, 1901.

  
         
 
       
 
   
     
 
 

  

 

 

  

 

over this way, and we'll do it, too.
We're the sort over to our place who
can’t do enough for our friends. Lots
of us to trade over there, too. The
Pantzer boys and their families and
the clerk and me and my wife and
the children. Most bankrupts me
keeping them in shoes. My oldest
boy needs a pair of shoes now, and
I'm going to send him in to-morrow
and I want you to fit him out right.”

“All right, we will. We'll treat any
of your people or any of your cus-
tomers you send us right, Mr.
Coates, and don’t you forget it.”

“That’s it, help them that help
you is my motto, and it isn’t a bad
plan, either. Treat everybody equal,
but never forget a favor is a mighty
good thing to remember in trade.”

Meantime, while the two mer-
chants had been voicing their mutual
devotion to each other’s interests,
Mrs. Coates had been trying on the
shoes all alone.

“How are they?” queried Mr.
Jones, suddenly remembering him-
self.

“They seem a little tight across the
ball, Mr. Jones.”

“Ha, ha! I see you don’t mean to
pinch your feet, Mrs. Coates. I wish
all ladies were that way, our life
would be twice as pleasant here in
the shoe store. Here is one size wid-
er. Practically only half a width,
this shoe is made on so many let-
ters.”

“That’s fine, Mr. Jones. Very easy
and it seems to fit as smooth as can
be. How much are they?”

“Well, you know, that’s an adver-
tised shoe and we never sell it under
$4, but to you I’ll make it—”

“No, you won’t”—broke in Mr.
Coates—“no, you won’t—if the price
is $4 that’s what we pay. We don’t
ask for any discounts. If you can
come over and see us once in a while
or send your friends, that’s all we
ask. They say there’s no friendship
‘a trade, but it isn't so: There is
and there’s no reason why we
shouldn’t help each other. There
was an agent calling on us the other
day from one of our houses and he
asked us why we didn’t put in a shoe
department selling youths’ and men’s
shoes’ exclusively. ‘You can just
scoop the trade,’ he said. ‘No, sir,’
said I. ‘There’s Jones running a good
store right across the street. Good
friend of ours and I wouldn’t run op-
position to him for anything in the
world.” That’s what I told him, sir.
Leave the shoe business to the shoe
men.”

“That’s the talk we like to hear,”
said Mr. Jones. “Nothing else to-
day, Mrs. Coates?”

“T think not. I will come in and
get some slippers in a few days, per-
haps.”

“Sure you don’t need them _ to-
day?” queried her husband cordially,
but Mrs. Coates, who was well train-
ed, said that she thought not.

“Nothing for your own wear?”
queried Mr. Jones.

“Not to-day, I guess,” responded
the clothier. “We’re short-handed
over across on account of my part-
ners being on a vacation, but I must
get in and have you order me some

special shoes for myself when I have
more time. I always have to have
them made special, but maybe you
can fit me from stock. Just chalk
those shoes down and let my folks
have anything they want, and when
you want the money just send the
bill right across the road and don’t
forget us when you need anything
in our line.”

And having by this master stroke
started one of those insidious things
known in trade as “an exchange
deal,” the couple bowed themselves
out, Mrs. Coates to hurry home and
her husband to get back to the gen-
eral oversight of the shaking out,
airing and repacking of the big box-
ful of winter overcoats.—Ike N. Fit-
em in Boot and Shoe Recorder.

— ~~ >
Why System Makes Success.

An agency solicitor called repeat-
edly on a concern manufacturing
grocery sundries some time ago and
was told that if he called one year
from a certain date they would be
ready to talk advertising. The agen-
cy man called the other day, but not
to keep the appointment because the
firm failed over four months ago. He
came to see the advertising manager
of another firm whose account he
handled long before they contemplat-
ed the possibility of absorbing the
plant of the defunct concern, but
meeting the director of the old con-
cern, who told him to come back
within a year and remained in the
building for the purpose of winding
up affairs, reminded the agency man
of his appointment and they both re-
marked on the coincidence of this
particular day being the anniversary
of—it might have been. There was

the agony of reproach on the face
of the one and of victory for the self-
evident moral so clearly painted be-
fore these two who both knew—it
might have been.

It was clearly a case of hodge
podge—every man was boss. Adver-
tising men who called were told they
were too busy to talk to them,
Every piece of printed matter, and
there were tons of it, bore no indi-
viduality, no resemblance to show
that all came from the same house.

And yet one man_ unrestricted
could have guided this firm to suc-
ess, but the fallacy of their policy is
est illustrated by what they them-
selves once said:

Q

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“We do not have an advertising
manager in the usual acceptance of
that term, that is to say, there is no
one person who has the entire direc-
tion of our advertising, the handling
of our appropriation, nor the exclu-
sive direction of our advertising.

“We expect to continue the work
of our advertising department under
the same general plan as heretofore,
under which the selection of media
and our general advertising policy
are determined on by several mem-
bers of our firm who work together
in this respect. What remains to
be carried on is in a large measure
purely the clerical end of the work,
and for this our department is ade-
quately equipped.”

Success instead of failure it might
have been.

 

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

 

 

 

 

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How To Take Measures for Shoes.
A feature that is rapidly growing
in extent in retail stores is the meas-
uring of feet for special shoes that
customers often imagine they need
when in many cases if they would
but accept ready made shoes they
might find easier resting places for
their pedal extremities than those
they get from such measures. But,
however, this is not always the case;
some feet have peculiarities,
either by abuse

caused
accident, or by na-
ture, that prohibit the regular shoe
from being worn. Then the sales-
retail store finds it up
to him to work the size stick and
strap. And it is right here that
many although they
may be particularly bright at selling
ready made shoes, fall down.

The wr
perience along the line of shoes to
measure and perhaps found the
source of the greatest number of
misfits that usually follow the meas-
uring of feet by one person while the
lasts are fitted up in the factory by
another person.

man in the
shoe salesmen,

iter has had exceptional ex-

The greatest cause of misfits is
the want of knowledge of the sub-
ject to be fitted by the person who
fits up the lasts in the factory. The
salesman who takes the measure
considers himself quite accurate, both
as to the positions on the feet, and
the tension he gives the tape, but it
is seldom that one can be found who
has fitted lasts, or even assisted at
that part of shoemaking. Therein
lies the difficulty. There are bu
very few last fitters in shoe factories
who have correct ideas as to the lo-
cation of the ball or instep on feet.
Most of them will vary, in locating
these positions, from the correct ones
from one-half to an inch. What is
termed the instep on a last is about
seven-eighths of an inch back from
the instep of a foot of corresponding
length. And this wrong position is
the place where lasts are taped, by
both last and shoe manufacturers, for
instep measure. Any one can readi-
ly understand the cause of misfits
and trouble in getting shoes made
to measure so that they fit as expect-
ed, when such a discrepancy in posi-
tions for taking measures exists be-
tween the two principal factors, the
salesman and the shoe manufacturer

There is a way to remedy this
trouble so as to almost assure a fit
in every instance where a measure
is taken.

In the first place one person should
be selected to take all measures, and
the selection should be made after a
careful canvass of the abilities of
each salesman. He should be chosen
with a special reference to his nat-
skill and ability. He
careful. A

ural mechanical
should also be one who is
slight mistake often results in the
loss of a customer, and is besides ex-
pensive. The next consideration is
that he be sent to the factories in
the measured work is to be
made, and spend several days with
the last fitter. While there he should
go into the measuring of feet and
comparing positions on lasts until
there is a perfect understanding be-
tween them. Means to arrive at the

which

 

same conclusions from diagrams and
measures sent can thus be made so
they may work — perfect harmony.
One of the _

1ethods seen is to

have a few dt aster casts for

feet, upon which the positions for
I

taping are made, and a similar set of
las

i
asts, correct a length for the feet,
also marked in corresponding places

The value

of understanding and

  
 
 

rf ages a perfect metho
comparison

will be more ea ly

ppreciated by
eainiened the diffi-
ties that attend measured work.

j
those who have

order is the di

agram that
should in all cases accompany a
measure. Too much care can not be

should

taken in getting it perfect. It

to have it
full rae

> may be under, or farther for-

 

Or it may be in the rear by a
aquarter of an tach. tf i 1s, exactly
correct it will assist the last fitter in|

fitting any points forward because he

   

have a definite place to
there

may be some COrh, . DEOMMINENCE, OF

measure from. For instance,

1at the last
yuild up on the last at that

pressure

ce
+

there is a line at the erar so that

ahead

i %

is a certainty of best results: It is
at just such places that the most dif
There is
too little harmony existing betwee

ficulty occurs at present.
the one who measures and the last
fiter. The store is one place, the
factory the other, and in t

places different id
notions ten exist—C. B. Hatfel

in Boot — Shoe Recorder.
oe !
The Man Who Does Things.

The man of the times is the man

 

who does things and accomplishes
something. He is not akias for

positions—positions are looking for
him. He goes to the front with re-

1

sults and ts are things that
count. TI 1 is a look of ss
about such a man that impresses it-

self upon others and he can be picked
Failure
is a word not in his vocabulary, and

he knows nothing

out anywher in any crowd.

discouragement
about. Such a man makes opportuni-

ties because they await him. Oppor-

 

tunities are not scar

a

are more

 

fore in the |

history of the country. He works|

plentiful now than eve

  

   

   

 

without looking at Men |
who do thir never c ait {
Employes are s lo
the dial of a clock will never

 

thing else bu manne: The
who does as a pt irpose. i
Looseness a ‘Guede and scattering

|
|
of purpose mark 2¢ ima who never |

 

does anything.
to. distinguish
The man who does things,

 

one from the

newspaper man that pub

 

practical suggestions of life and
fairs, are always
in demand.

   

at a2 premium

 

 

Do You Know What We
Carry ?

Men’s, Boys’, Youths’, Women’s, Misses’

Shoes

best on earth),

and Children’s

Lycoming Rubbers Woonsocket Boots, Lumber-
men’s Socks, Canvas Leggins, Combinations, Leather Tops in all

heights, and many other things.

Geo. B. Reeder § Zo., Grand Rapids, Mich.

We extend a cordial invitation to all our customers and friends to take advan-
tage of the Buyers’ Excursion, August 24 to 29, one and one-third fare from all
points in the Lower Peninsula. Make our store your headquarters while here.

 

 

 

Che Lacy Shoe Co.

Caro, Mich.

Makers of Ladies’, Childs’ and Little Gents’

Misses’,

Advertised Shoes

Write us at once or ask our salesmen about our

method of advertising.

Jobbers of Men’s and Boys’ Shoes and Hood Rubbers.

 

 

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se E TAKE great pleasure in announcing that we have moved ©

S into our new and commodious business home, 131*135 N. os

on Franklin street, corner Tuscola street, where we will 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 an .

™ 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 64
= your future business, which we hope to merit, we beg to remain

ia Yours very truly, 2
“ Waldron, Alderton & Melze, :
ad Saginaw, Mich. =

 

 

Confidence

Holds the Whole Business Structure Together
j
Confidence you must have in the shoes you sell.
Confidence you can have in the shoes we make, and you
can rest in
Confidence that your customer will be satisfied with
pair of our own make of shoes.

every

Herold=-Bertsch Shoe Co.

Makers of Shoes
Grand Rapids, Michigan

 

 

    

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

   

   

  

 

 

 

SPECIAL SALES some of the n
; | who now find then
Will Hurt Trade If Employed Too : aia ia
Cc iZ ila
Often. en
a Se or em to
The ques f sales is :
newspaj at least
‘ en ee
1 s ga gre ceaiers at :
1e transient
th < t time } ] Hl
ting element
. a community
7 : At the it is not good business,
7 : id should be discouraged.—Shoe
€ i t¢ >
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r ae —___. 2 —.___
VW . . a
" 1S Sold Him, Just the iii
ssc otl Se Your “How l tas My Hardest
I a ~ , 71
5 2 Ss kK £ > ] a ith aRie ( r col I is an experi-
a Sc F 45 lence of my own am | in the 7o’s. At
ss s< T . °
' f at time I was hounding the inno-
s s : 5S wu Ss €
t retailers of this and adjoining
a re states with a crude line of “bugs”
Tg ictured by a Cincinnati fac-
ji .” oo It id in an unguarded moment I
cs y a ' ows" | dropped off a train in Central Iowa
a © " eT small station boasting of about
S tT) we cr 4 , ce
. r mes ) souls— a town too small for the
ict t y getting ex-| : ue : :
r A vf tl ry that I had the
1] ke aie. Boe
r 5 ron eae r to re Once there, how-
s s s s s j
| I dete make the best
. yg 1 te ing one or
i T eu the gest « ers, without
s r n ° side aeopelle ss. I ran up against a double-
ents \ ~ mpec 2 Go Aeere Gad Gin
i grocery 2nd sace
an T ” |store combined Upon entering I
} s tr : 13 rc ¢
r nm -overed an old chap of some 60
\ Aug e
Ss n s
S 1 2 Tun S to :
s Ss x S ey ont
i ! pcan
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mai 7 r o wl
S er arc
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tl
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i 7 « Cc ea € f rece
these bins ae
Sp sales ve } » :
' ae otewart tauler.
i :
y arge stores a
and the \ e policy of con- Motion in a show window always
lucting them is only too apparent elps

The Cold Wave is Bound to Come

&

People will de-
mand Leggins and
Overgaiters as a

protection

Are you prepared
to meet the

demand?

¥

 

 

 

 

&

We make our
Leggins—
Quality guaran-
teed

Write for
samples and

prices

¥

HIRTH, KRAUSE & CO., Grand Rapids, Mich.

 

 

A BUSINESS SYSTEM ESPECIALLY FOR YOU

SENT FREE

If you will give usa little information about the nature of
the work you want the system to cover, we will draw up
for you, without charge, a special business system, consist-
ing of cards, guides, plans for filing, ready references, etc.
It will be especially adapted to YOUR business and will
contain the many fresh and bright ideas that have made

our work so valuable to office men.
No. 10 will be sent free on request.

Our new catalogue
It is worth its weight

in gold for the time saving suggestions it contains, regard-

ing accurate methods and economical outfits.

THE JEPSON SYSTEMS CO.,LTD., Grand Rapids, Michigan

 

 

Rubber
Fruit Jar Rings

BULK AND CARTONS

Write for Prices.

Goodyear Rubber Co.

Walter W. Wallis, Manager.

Milwaukee, Wis.

 

  

 

 

Four Kinds of Coupon BOOKS

are manufactured by us and all sold on the same basis,
irrespective of size, shape or denomination. Free
samples on application.

TRADESMAN COMPANY, Grand Rapids, Mich.

      
     

 

 

 

 

 

  

THE HUMBERT SWINDLE.

Credulity and Ignorance Not Syn-
onymous Terms.

The trial of the notorious Hum-
bert-d’Aurignac family of  profes-
sional swindlers is the sensation of
the hour at the French capital. The
prisoners at the bar consist of Fred-
eric Humbert, an ex-Deputy for the
Department of the Seine and the son
of an ex-Minister of Justice in M. de
Freycinet’s Cabinet of 1882, and his
wife, formerly Mile. Therese d’Aurig-
nac, and her two brothers—Romaine
and Emile d’Aurignac. Eva, the
daughter of the Humberts, and Marie
d’Aurignac, the sister of Madame
Humbert, arrested with the
gang last December as confederates,
but were acquitted on the preliminary
examinations held in May.

Were

The defendahts stand charged with
forgery, the use of forged documents
and swindling. Their operations net-
ted them something like
francs, all of which was borrowed
from reputable bankers, money lend-
ers and other persons of high social
standing in France and Belgium, on
the strength of a phamtom inherit-
ance of 100,000,000 francs assumed to
be represented in sealed securities,
securely locked in a closely guarded
safe. The story of the methods
adopted by the prisoners to obtain
this vast sum of money reveals an in-
credible amount of human ignorance
and credulity in quarters where such
qualities are least expected to be
found.

The only tangible evidence of the
phantom the Hum-
berts claimed to have inherited was
a fictitious will of an imaginary
American named Robert Henry
Crawford, who was represented to
have died at Nice twenty-six years
bequeathing his entire fortune
of 100,000,000 francs to Therese d’-
Aurignac in recognition of her ser-
vices as his nurse during his last ill-
This fortune purported to con-
gilt-edged. securities. The
foundation for the swindle which fol-
and which Waldeck-Rous-
seau, attorney for the liquidator of
the estate of one of the banker vic-
the Humberts, characterized
greatest swindle of a cen-
was laid by the production of

fortune which

ago,

ness.
SISt Gt

lowed,

tims of
as “the
tury,”
a second will bearing the same date
bequeathing
alleged
Craw-

as the d’Aurignac will,
the estate to the decedent’s
nephews, Henry and Robert

ford, and the institution of a suit in}

their names to recover their patri-
mony. Meantime, the latter was as-
sumed to be carefully sealed and

locked up in a safe, pending the re-
sult of the litigation, in accordance
with a provision of the French law.
Eminent counsel were employed by
both sides, but the Crawford broth-
ers never appeared in court at any
of the numerous trials, being repre-
sented by attorneys only. It is as-
sumed that they are as much myths
as the testator of the two wills in dis-
pute. On the plausible representa-
tion that they were deprived of the

£ f i ae i > naturally d j
use of any of their assumed inherit- | he naturally demanded

50,000,000

 

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

money lenders to advance all the

money they wanted for their own
support and for the prosecution of
their cause in court. On every occa-
sion the money was advanced with-
out any inspection of the alleged se-
surities at stake
the estate other
in the involved in the con-
test. Even such substantial financial
concerns as the Bank of France, the
Credit Foncier and the Compagnie
Generale were taken in and induced
to advance enormous sums of money
without any proof of the existence
of the estate. Nor the courts
suspect fraud, as they rendered judg-

or any evidence of
than that contained
two wills

did

against the Hum-
berts as if the legacy in which they

ments in favor and

¢
were interested actually existed.

Trouble banker
loaned the
gang 2,500,000 francs, called for his

began when a

named Girard, who had
money, and, faiiing to obtain it,
mitted suicide. The Humberts

com-

tided

this difficulty, however, by borrowing
the amount elsewhere and settling
with the estate. Later on, however,
another creditor, whose claim
amounted to only $26,000, brought

suit to recover and finally obtained
the Court to open the
mysterious safe and examine its con-
tents Instead of the latter repre-
securities worth 100,000,000
francs, it was found to consist of jew-
some extinct mining
old newspapers.
The Humberts and the d’Aurignacs

an order fron

senting

elry worth $2,
shares and a few
Th

thereupon fled to Madrid, where the
their ar-
-d them to Fr
trial for their frauds.

caused

Spanish authorities

    

and

rest
to stand
defense set up by the

extra nce
The
prisoners is
that they are themselves the victims
of the Crawford brothers and design-

ing persons holding high social posi-

j tions, whose identity they threaten to

reveal. So far, however, the trial
Judge has been unable to compel
them to produce the Crawfords in
court. They are undoubtedly as

much of a myth as the original testa-
tor of the fictitious fortune, and the
names have been ingeniously employ-

ed to carry out the gigantic swindle
In tact,
submitted at the trial

the evidence which is being

goes to prove

 

that none of the Crawfords had a
real existence and that the d‘Aurig
nacs impersonated the nephews. of

the imaginary decedent, Robert Hen-

ry Crawford, in the signing of all

igs! Ss

 

papers figuring in the suits br

in their n to recover the ficti-

ames

tious fortune bequeathed in the bo-
gus wills.
oO —_ 2. <—-

The Hand of Providence.

“T had rather an odd experience in
this State a few years ago,” remarked

a Toledo man who was a guest at
2
1 j
i

. 1
a Detroit hotel

week.

“T was driving across the country
in Oakland county with a_ single
horse, when a bull broke out of a

and killed the
But for a tree being handy, I
might have shared the same fate. I
had hired the rig of a livery man and
for the

attacked

rs
i. ‘i
eld and

f
horse.

1

pay

ance by the suit, the Humberts, who, horse. Naturally enough I demanded
were in good social standing, had no an equal sum from the owner of the

difficulty in persuading bankers and bull.

He claimed that he had hired

 

a neighbor to make the fences safe
and that the neighbor must be held.
When it got along to the neighbor
he scratched his head and said:

“‘l’m not to blame for it. If the
bull hadn’t had horns he couldn’t have
torn the fence down.’

“There was a lawsuit in which the
four contin-
ued the Buckeye, “and I have always

of us were mixed up,”

admired the erudition of the justice

 

  

of the peace the case and
squelched it early stage

“(As for ing of the horse,
he said, ‘he might have been struck

by lightning or met a circus elephant
| That let’s the hirer

and fallen dead.
As for the owner of the bull,

out.

he didn’t set him on and that let’s
him out. As for the man who mend-
ed the fences, he did the best he

‘
}

i
-oiid
couia

and
It’s just a case

with the rails he had no-
body can blame him.

1

ence, with the

 

of Pro horse coming
and the

costs will be divided among the four

along at the minute,

of you and the bull’s

horns be sawed

off and a ring put in his nose.’ ’—De-
troit Free Press.
—_— lp pe ——__—
His Best Word.
“en 4

through, dear,’
tell
I prepared this
What do you think

le b is a
INOW that were all
gone 1
said M

rs. Newliwed, “I want to
you a i

ittle secret

45 e al] yu 14%

dinner all myself!

Gr ste”
Well,

1 sean
brute, the

1 a
iOve,

the

was

replied great

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Put the price on your goods.
SELL THEM.

Merchants’
Quick Price and
Sign Marker

Made and sold by

DAVID FORBES

** The Rubber Stamp Man’”’

34 Canal Street,
Grand Rapids, Michigan

Vleomargarine Stamps a specialty. Get
our prices when in need of Rubber or
Steel Stamps, Stencils, Seals, Checks,
Plates, etc. Write for Catalogue.

Things We Sell

Iron pipe, brass rod, steam fittings,
electric fixtures, lead pipe, brass
wire, steam boilers, gas fixtures,
brass pipe, brass tubing, water
heaters, mantels, nickeled pipe,
brass in sheet, hot air furnaces,
fire place goods.

Weatherly & Pulte
Grand Rapids, Mich.

 

 

 

     

Candia oe

Reed's Lake.

 

ONA

REEDS LAKE

 

 

 

Your business trips to
Grand Rapids should be
pleasure trips as well. Give
yourself a little time for a
visit to one or more of our
resorts. It requires but a
few moments to reach North

Park, John Ball Park or

Get our resort book at No. 38 North Ionia St.

If you come from the north, take our car at Mill Creek,

saving time and money.

Grand Rapids Railway Co.

 

PAPER BOXES

We manufacture a complete line of
MADE UP and FOLDING BOXES for

Cereal Food, Candy, Shoe, Corset and Other Trades

When in the market write us for estimates and samples.

Prices reasonable.

Prompt. service.

GRAND RAPIDS PAPER BOX CO., Grand Rapids, Mich.

 

 

 

 

 

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24

 

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

 

THE OLD AND THE NEW.
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th wheels and seat for the driver 100 S
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manent positions during the past
Send for lists and

D. McLACHLAN CO.

GRAND RAPIDS.

 

 

 

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the next day on the edg y g t ;
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ania ‘net at Successor to M. B. Allen Gas Light Co.,
ss Pa sat ap ner Ma i Makes the best Gasoline Gas Plant on the market to-day. Never has had a fire
ko ee loss. Three years on the market. Write for further light.
Ce cee oni me Responsible agents wanted in every town to handle the Allen Light.

 

 

    

jobber or send $2.<0 for five box carton.

    
 

    
 

 

   
   

septic ¢ the market. It is made from the highest
ait — com est gum makers in the United States.
' bats co srand Rapids in the last two weeks, which proves it a winner.

  
  

  
 

CELERY GUM COo., ze... 35°37-39 North Division Street,

Grand Rapids, Michigan

 

  

 

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

25

 

Integrity Should Be the End and
Aim of Existence.
Written for the Tradesman.
In part of our widespread
country are young men

every
and women
dependent upon their own exertions
for a livelihood, and desirous of act-
ing well their part, who are consider-
ing for themselves and proposing to
another for solution questions
like these: “What can I best do for
a living? To what shall I turn
attention as a business for life?”

It will be noticed that we have
taken for granted that each individ-
ual is—and of right ought to be—at
to select any employment
which he may pursue with advantage

one

my

liberty

to himself and with benefit to the
community at large. It follows that

a successful man is one who has ac-
something of benefit to
but if any
upon an employment the
which works ill to his

thereby forfeits his
in

complished
himself and others,
determines
practice of
he

one

neighbor
claim upon
its pursuit, he disregards
the law which underlies the founda
tion of civil society and which is es-

society for protection

inasmuch as

sential not only for its proper main-
tenance but for evist-
ence.

also its very

Let not the temptation of greater
pecuniary gain induce you to engage
in any business the moral
the community and your
own conscience brand as wrong. No
pursuit the exercise results of
which are not beneficial to mankind
should ever be engaged in: there is
enough world for
all.

The attainment of success is,
all, largely a question of
to be employed in securing a definite
end or aim. But the aims, ends or
ideals possessed by a man depend up
on the motives arising from the char-

which

sense of

or

useful work in the

after

1 +
metnods

acter of that man. The character of
the man then explains his aims,

methods and motives.
“Remember,” said
wood to a young man,

Lord Colling-
“that before
you are twenty-five you must estab-
lish a character that will serve or
ruin you for life.”

Now the foremost element of char-
integrity. The Roman, con-
ception of integrity, as used by class-
analogous to our con-

acter is
ical writers, is
ception of the term integer, signify-
ing completeness, soundness, the un-
impaired or undiminished condition
of the whole, etc. It can be seen that
the term integrity is sufficiently com-

to include the fundamen-
moral character.
part of a person’s code
the best policy.
indispensable
satiiice, No man
the r confi-

prehensive
tal elements
Honesty is
of morals
It is a
in every

of
as as
ee
sort of
who would win
dence of others,

respect or
as well as permanent
and solid success in his undertakings,
can neglect or despise it. It is the
foundation of true business, as well
of noble character.

as Some tem-
porary success may follow dishonest
or underhanded methods, but this
only makes the final inevitable crash
the more fearful. The best interest
of trade, the solidity of mutual in-

tercourse demands that

 

everything |
i

be done openly and above board.
Be greater than your call ing. Study
the men in the vocation you think of

— Does it elevate those who
follow it—are they broad, liberal, in-
gent men—or do they live in a

 

+

rut, with no standing in the commu-

nity and of no use to it? Don’t think

you will be the great exception and

can enter a questionable vocation
without becoming a slave to it. In
spite of all your determination and

will power to the

cupation,

contrary, your oc-
from the very law of asso-
and habit, will seize you as
in a vise—will mould you, shape you

ciation
fashion you and stamp its inevitable
impress upon you. Have an ambition
be

 

to remembered not as a great
lawyer, doctor, merchant, scientist,
manufacturer, scholar, but as a great
man—every inch a king.
Thos. A. Major.

> -2~.

Curious Features of the Bank of Eng-
land.

When the Bank of England com-
need business in 1694, with a staff

 

of fifty-four clerks, all of whom
worked in a single room, and the di-
rectors with them, no one imagined

that it would develop into the great
national institution it is to-day. And
its career, extending over two cen-
turies, has brought it in touch with
a wealth of romance, relics of which
may be found in that department of
the with which the public is
namely, its museum.
people know that the
issued a note for a penny?
—although it should be explained
that this was entirely due to an er-
But the penny note went into
ulation, all the same, and only by
eward of £5 was the bank
it back again before it
the hands the curio
This note is still preserv-
of the albums, and in an-
are some the curious notes
which saved the bank in 1745. In that
the funds took
in fact, that it was
e bank would be una-
but the directors, in
time, sent a number of
the crowd to present
rere paid in sixpences,

bank
least familiar,

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bank once

 

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able to

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collectors
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nick
their clerks into

the of
which w
thus giving the officials time to pre-
pare for the demand for specie.
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000,000,

note
MOtes

curiosity is
is the only one of that
ver printed; there
which was in circulation
150 years before it was

hict
which

value e while is

also a note
for nearly
presented.

Specimens of all the forged notes
which have been uttered from time
to time by the unscrupulous are kept,
and th value aggregates several
million pounds, while notes brought
from the wreck of the Eurydice, and
one taken from the stomach of an
enormous codfish captured off the
coast Greenland, are among the
bank’s most valued treasures.

There hundreds of specimens
of curious coins which have been re-
turned to the bank from all parts of
the world, or found in the testing ma-
chine. This machine, by the way,
tests 35,000 sovereigns a day, and au-
tomatically rejects any which have
become light.

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of

are

 

 

The museum library contains all |
the old ledgers which have been used
by the bank since it was first opened,
and they number 70,000, while an-|
other set of volumes gives a record
of member of the staff
served at the bank. There
20,000 volumes of all kinds
for the use of the staff, some of which
are so rare that the same
would not purchase

every who

has ever

are also

number of
sovereigns the
collection.

The bank has its own churchyard
adjoining, and here many of the offi-
cials have in former times been bur-
ied. In one corner is the grave of a

clerk who stood eight feet two inches
his socks.
— ~~ --
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The Banking
Business

of Merchants, Salesmen and
Individuals solicited.

344 Per Cent. Interest

Paid on Savings Certificates
of Deposit.

The Kent County
Savings Bank

Grand Rapids, Mich.

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26

 

Easy Way to Wake Up a Dead Town.
Written for the Tradesman.

Ned Guthrie, a young fellow ap-
proaching his twentieth birthday and
a student at the very end of his
senior year at the academy, strange
to say, needed some money and wrote
home to his father for it. Here is
the letter:

“Dear Dad—The treasury is emp-
ty. I want some money awfully and
while my credit is sana i
won't bear a bit more of
I am forced to fly to my immedi
paternal ancestor for immediate re-
lief. Can’t you and won’t you
down to the tune of twenty-five dol-

 

 

 

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a bunch at the senior windup. So
a Dad, do be good as favor
ne by return mail, or the next mai!

after, or at the very latest the one

  

the amount you

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“We are pained to report that Miss
lie Goodwin, a member of Harri- |
our hundred, sustained a pain- |
1 accident on Tuesday by the break-
of a collar bone—due, Stub Stew-
declares, to the fact that Ed

hugged her too hard.”

iis tribution on

By half- past three Harri son }

   

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

<aeaeuaiaal 19800860

SCHAEFER’S HANDY BOX

 

One dozen in a box. Retails toc.
Large profit. Ask your jobber for
: : prices.

Herald is ready for

at three

—
a
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MOORE & WYKES
Merchandise Brokers
GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN

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and I’ve been fancying that

 

 

hand-wiping his

 

  

 

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Beware of Tmitations

 

The wrappers on lots of Caramels are just as good as the S. B.
& A, but the proof of the pudding is in the eating. Insist on
getting the original and only

Genuine Full Gream Caramel

on the market. Made only by

Straub Bros. & Hmiotte

Traverse City, Mich.

S. B. & A. on every wrapper.

 

  

   

  

tioned Edward gave

 

 

 

Staction as he took the

 

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bright eyes, steady nerves—
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The fact that one never tires
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ren. It feeds the brain.

A “‘benefit’’ coupon
in every package for

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clerks’ pre- ~ —
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MICHIGAN

TRADESMAN

27

 

author of the fracture. The angry
pater familias called at the Herald
office, where he indulged in a few
threats in a high key and before mid-
night Guthrie had done what he said
he would. By Saturday noon the
whole county with shaking sides
came riding into Harrison and the
whole long street of the little town
had neither hitching post nor- fence
paling nor tree that did not have a
horse fastened to it. The store was
full of mothers and daughters and
the street outside was crowded with
men and boys, every one of them
slapping each other and laughing as
item by item the “p’ticklers” were
supplied by the omnipresent Jack.
Stub, for good and sufficient reasons,
was absent and Edward, “the obsery-
ed of all observers,” had the busiest
day of his life.

Thé result of it was exactly what
Guthrie, Sr., predicted: Harrison
waked up and the trade that summer
in consequenec was so good that the
university opened its doors in the
following September to the resource
ful young student. Jack in some way
managed to buy the rig he had been
wanting for a long while. The “mis-
fit” was satisfactorily rectified. Stub,
repenting in dust and ashes for his
unfortunate remark, became so so-
licitous for the broken collar bone
that he is now a constant caller at
the Goodwins. The only disagreea-
ble feature connected now with the
whole affair centers upon the owner
of the collar bone, now as good as
ever, who affirms that she is tired of
declaring to the other girls that the
accident was due entirely to a fall:
that Ed. Guthrie had nothing to do
with it whatever; that there is noth-
ing peculiar about Ed. Guthrie’s
arm, and that their collar bones will
be safe enough if they will be as cir-
cumspect as she is!

Richard Malcolm Strong.
—>-
Pay Especial Attention to the Old
Customers.

“Pay especial attention to old cus-
tomers, and, if possible, talk with as
many of them as your time will per-
mit, to see if they obtain what they
want. That is what I do.

“I question my salespeople about
purchases, give special instructions
tO my managers and assistants about
the public’s peculiarities, and give
them to understand that I shall con-
ler it a special and personal favor
they will at once let me know of

1
St¢

any want that they have been unable
to satisfy from our stock, and I take
pains to fill it, even at more expense.
I go over my books frequently, and
if I see that any of the old custom-
ers’ purchases have fallen off or
ceased, I make it a point to find out
the reason for it by personal enquiry
or otherwise.

“In short, I keep constantly in-
formed concerning the movements
of my customers. I consult with
them often about shoes on which I
wish an opinion, and in some cases
on details of business organization.
In other words, I make them feel
that I am personally interested in
having their needs satisfied. I im-
Press upon all my selling force that
nothing will discredit them with me

 

more than disregard for the wishes
of any of my old customers. It takes
time to do this, but it certainly pays
me. People have a personal confi-
dence in us and our store that at-
taches them Strongly to us. They
know that we regard their interests
as indentical with our own, and the
result is that our patrons are our
friends, and we have a good, solid
business constantly increasing among
people who appreciate that we have
their interest at heart and who buy
shoes with confidence inspired by
their knowledge of that fact.

“We find, too, that when we have
gained our customers’ confidence
and good will they will often make
allowances in a great many ways at
critical times that could not be ex-
pected of strangers. If we disap-
point old customers, they know there
is a good reason for it. If a store
rule has to be observed to their an-
noyance, they know it is absolutely
necessary or it would not be enforc-
ed. Therefore we have the confi-
dence of our customers—a confidence
gained by personal attention.

“We find that the best way to at-
tract new customers is to let them
see how well the old ones are satis-
fied. The man who knows how to
make friends out of his old custom-
ers will find that he has laid a solid
foundation for success in dealing
with prospective customers. Ten new
customers are often not so faithful or
so profitable as one old patron.

“Many a dealer loses both old and
patrons from neglect of the
trade he already has in hand to catch
the new customer. No business man
let his old customers slip out of
devotes himself to
new-comers. Old customers have a
right to special consideration. A
substantial business, prosper-
ous in every way, where patrons once

new

will
sight while he

solid,

yo ARE ALWAYS SURE of a sale

gained are kept, even although new
patrons are gained slowly, is the
business that is permanently profit-
able and worth having. Give spe-
cial consideration to your first cus-
tomers and they will send their
friends.”
> «> ___
When Greek Meets Greek.

The beautiful young prisoner en-
tered the witness box in
behalf.

“What is your age, miss?”
the lawyer.

“Forty-eight,” was the steady re-
ply.

The feminine jury caught its breath
with an audible little gasp and sat
there rigid.

“How much did that hat cost which
you have on?”

“Ninety-eight cents.”

“Are you guilty of the crime that
is charged against you?’ concluded
the lawyer.

“No,” answered
fore the bar.

Thus did the wily prisoner attempt
first to.establish her veracity and
then to convince the jury that she
was innocent. But the jury was fem-
inine, too, mind you! It brought in
a verdict of acute insanity and let
it go at that.

nt
Where To Get an Eye.

A gentleman, whose one glass eye
had served him for years, had the
misfortune to drop it. It smashed to
atoms. This happened when he was
far away in the country. He enquired
of a friend where was the nearest
place for him to go and get refitted.

“Why don’t you call upon the girl
you were flirting with all last night?”
his friend enquired. “She has a first-
class reputation for making eyes.”

her own

asked

the prisoner be-

 

 

attracts.

 

 

Anything alive in a show window |

ELLIOT 0. GROSVENOR
Late State Food Commissioner
Advisory Counsel to manufacturers and
jobbers whose interests are affected by
the Food Laws of any state. Corres-

pondence invited.
1232 Majestic Building, Detroit, Mich.

 

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It gives youa complete statement

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Detects carelessness
What more do you want? Prices
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You can increase your trade and the
comfort of your customers by stocking

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Woman’s World },..2 veer ruined by the extrs

Extravagance a Sin Committed by

more idea of how

 

  

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tim of the first rascal who came
along and got hold of her money.
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ravagance of women has i] in time she|ness partner, and our domestic sys-

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ntly this ancient libel has tae, as a part in husband’s business

new impetus from tl le S d is profoundly ignorant of

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shrewd race of financiers, and

 

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although money neces-
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We prove our statements by facts, fi

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How it will prevent losses amounting to $72 yearly
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land, where everything comes with
the wishing. Perhaps she desires a
swell wedding. He groans at the
thought of the expense of carriages
and flowers and souvenirs, but he
lacks the courage to tell her frankly
that he can not afford it, and will
not go in debt for such extravagance.

This does the girl an injustice. In-
stead of starting out with a splendor
beyond their means, and that is
bound, sooner or later, to end in
disaster, it is the man’s duty to tell
the girl that she is marrying a poor
that she will have to live in a
and wear made-over
clothes, and perhaps do without a
maid of all work until he has had
time to carve out his fortune. Do
not know that she would love
him better and respect him more for
it? And if she did not have the
courage or the love to make such a
sacrifice? Ah, then, he might well
his knees and
heaven, fasting, for his escape.
the true-hearted, plucky
girl would not refuse
such a partnership.
that way.

man;

cheap house,

you

 

go down on
But
American

the offer of

 

No man has a right to complain
that he can not help his wife’s ex-
travagance, or that it tempted him
to steal. It is a confession of cow-

ly weakness. The vainest, the
illowest, the most frivolous wom-
an who ever lived will respect a man
more for refusing to let her ruin
his life. Deep down in every wom-
an’s heart is a demand that the man
she loves shall be stronger than she
is, and have some sort of principle
that he holds dearer than he does
and that he will not sacrifice
ven for her. “I could not love thee,
dear, so much, loved thou not honor
more,” is her unconscious motto, and
the husband who lets his wife ruin
him with her extravagance has the
poor consolation of knowing that she
lespises him for his weakness.

  

 

    

But for every man whose life is

wrecked by the extravagance of a |

woman, and who goes to the peni-
tentiary for his wife’s bills, there are
thousand who owe their prosperity
to a wife whose prudence and econ-
my were the baiance wheel that
kept the domestic machine straight

the middle of the road of pros-
perity. Men who set up no false pre-
tences with their wives, but who
nake them silent partners in their
less, never have cause to com-
pi unreasonable bills. The
path cf matrimony does not lead to
the penitentiary, and it is not paved
with French bonnets and imported
gowns. The average man saves more

ney after marriage than he does
and he spends less on
fe’s hats than he did on treating

 

  
 

of

his

 

With women extravagance is gen-

ally a sin committed through ig-
rance. The woman who has
ney of her own is far more apt
to live within her income than a
an, and it is a notorious fact among
working women that however little
he salary, they generally have a
dollar or two tucked away for a
rainy day, where a man on an equal
pittance

 

  

thank |

She is not built |

would trust the future to)

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

luck. A woman who would spend

|4S much on a purely personal indul-

gence as a man does on cigars would
be regarded as a monster of extrava-
gance who was a warning against
her sex.

No one would set up the claim that
women are invariably, or even gen-

; .

ily, judicious in their expenditure,

 

r that they always administer their
household affairs economically, but
t may be truthfully asserted that
they do not willfully ruin their hus-
bands by their extravagance. The
(American wife has her faults, but
she is courageous, industrious, loving

and willing to do her part—when her
band gives her a chance.
Dorothy Dix.

“>

a Good Figure.
figure by working for
it,” said a pretty young woman to a
group of women gathered around her

hus
iu

oo
The Price of

“I got my

upon the piazza of a summer hotel,
“and you can do the same. The trou-
most women is that they
want a nice figure, but are not willing
to work hard enough to get it.

ble with

“T begin my work of getting a nice
figure by rising in the morning at 6
o'clock in summer and at 7 in winter.
Never do I lie in bed later.

“Now, I have friends who sleep un-
til 8 in the and until 9 in
winter. Many of them take breakfast

summer

in bed, and then lie in the pillows

while they read their mail and the
morning papers.

“But that is

OUT

not the way to keep
On the contrary, I
jump out of bed the minute I wake
up, be it minutes ahead of
time or half an hour. And then, after
a bath, I go to work at my exercises.
I work at them steadily for fifteen
minutes, and then I dress.

“Next take a satisfying, but not a
hearty breakfast. I drink two cups
of and eat two large light
rolls, the indigestible kind, but
rolls that are properly baked. I also
eat a good deal of fruit.

“After breakfast I rest a while, and
hour or two to reading

higure.

fifteen

coffee

not

devote an
and to my room.

Then it is to Some
days I cover five miles, and I have
I am back
and then comes a meal that

and sewing
a time walk.
been known to do more.
by noon,
is filling, but not fattening.

“There are hot days in which I sat-
isfy my appetite with an egg choco-
late, and other days when I take a
punch of eggs and a very little milk,
This 1s
and you feel cooler

with chocolate flavoring.
very satisfying,
and better than though you had eat-
en a beefsteak.

“In the afternoon there is always
a little rest, and then comes my gym-
nasium work; and this is the real ex-
ercise time of the day. I try to get
out into the open, but failing this, I
put on a suit and go into the attic.

“Here I indulge in a nice little
game all by myself. Just now I am
playing football, and it is astonishing
what fun you can get out of it all
alone.

“Even if I am away from home
on a visit, I do not go without exer-
cise. For this purpose I always car-
ry with me in my trunk a rubber ball,
light and warranted not to break the

 

bric-a-brac, and with this I get my
exercise. I bound it on the floor and
against the wall, catching it and
throwing it, again and again, until I
am tired out. This is good exercise,
rain or shine, and it is a game of
which you do not seem ever to get
tired.

“But when I am at home I go into
the attic and play football. I practice
all the plays I know, and then, when
[ am tired out, I lay the ball down,
place my head upon it and doze off
for a few minutes. It is a great way
to: rest.

“Too many people who want to
grow thin begin by tiring themselves
out. I know a woman who wanted
to reduce her weight, and she began
by jumping.

“At the end of three jumps she was
black.

“At the end of nine jumps she be-
gan to strangle, and when she had
jumped twelve times, they laid her
away in bed for the afternoon.

“If that same woman had used dis-
cretion, if she had tried to throw a
ball against the wall and to catch it;
if she had even kicked a football, or
tossed a football in the air and had
caught it with it came
down, a great

sal better and would not have been
half tired. But that is not the
way with some people. They begin
strenuously and end in the dumps.

“Football exercise makes the waist
The tescher of

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she would have done

 

So

great deal smaller.

 

 

a girls’ college in the West has
measured her pupils, and has found
that as they exercise in the open

 

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field they grow fuller in the bust and
smaller in the waist.

“It would be strange if the secret
of beauty were found in the football
sphere, but I know that for one I
keep my own shape that way.”

 

 

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§ Certificates
‘of Deposit :

We pay 3 per cent. on certifi-
cates of deposit left with us
one year, They are payable §
ON DEMAND. It is not neces- 4
Sary to give us any notice of
to ttitenn
your money. {
Our financial responsibility is

your intention

$1,980,000--your money is safe, 4
secure and always under your i

control. ;

Old National Bank i
j Grand Rapids, Mich.

The oldest bank in Grand Rapids {

SE OS

 

Gas or Gasoline Mantles at
50c on the Dollar

GLOVER’S WHOLESALE MDSE. OO.
MANUFACTURERS, IMPORTERS AND JOBBERS
of GAS AND GASOLINE SUNDRIES
Grand Rapids, Mich.

 

 

 

 

A loan of $25 will secure a $50 share of the fully-

paid
Plymouth Food Co.,

and non-assessable Treasury Stock of the
Ltd., of Detroit, Mich.
This is no longer a venture.

We have a good

trade established and the money from this sale will

be used to increase output.

To get you interested in selling our goods we
will issue to you one, and not to exceed four shares of
this stock upon payment to us therefor at the rate of
$25 per share, and with each share we will GIVE you
one case of Plymouth Wheat Flakes

The Purest of Pure Foods
The Healthiest of Health Foods

together with an agreement to rebate to you fifty-four
cents per case on all of these Flakes bought by you
thereafter, until such rebate amounts to the sum paid

by you for the stock.
I, each year.

Our puzzle scheme is selling our good.

you seen it?

Rebate paid July and January,

Have

There is only a limited amount of this stock for
sale and itis GOING. Write at once.

Plymouth Food Co., Limited

Detroit, Michigan

 

 

 

  

30

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

 

CLASS LEGISLATION.

Address of W. P. Bogardus to Mich-

igan Hardware Dealers.

ing to you the greetin

Retail

Hardware

a stimuius

  

your

 

be limited on

by your State lines. There has been
an effort, f , to have

   

g of the
Dealers’

hope that your

ibition

 

methods of business are changing,
and it has seemed to some that the
right way to do business was to have
an office and stock in some large
city and secure trade by soliciting
through catalogues that contained a
list of the goods kept in stock and,
by quoting very low prices on stand-
ard and well known goods, seek to
convey the idea that all goods pur-
chased through them were cheaper
than they could buy the old way by

to

ley
ly

going to the retail stores and select-

ing what was wanted. In the fur-
therance of this new method they

advise the people who have their cat-

i oF | alogues “to’ use the book as a check
requiring special rapid transit, in :
: + lon your retail dealer to see that he
parcels not over one pound inj, 2. i
ca , |does not rob you.
weight, one cent; +r one pound, :
mint over Bt cents: over Does honesty come through mis-
five pounds ver eleven pounds representation? Is fair dealing built
us cents- over el a | ep, casouen insinuations? To make

  
  

te
as

 

 

 

 

 

is, ten cents; :
sf. | out

, not over fi

 

their position stronger, and to hold
greater inducements these new
methods men are seeking to induce
the Government to help them dis-
tribute their wares through the pas-
sage of a post parcels law.

Have the people asked for such a
law? Has there been any active
canvass for the passage of such a
measure? I have not heard that a
large number of petitions have been
presented to Congress, praying for
the passage of such a law, but I have
heard that a strong lobby backed by
interested men will be in Washing-
ton next winter to do all they can to
I the bill enacted into a _ law.
it become a law who. will
Will it be the general

nave
Should

profit by it?

 

ublic, or will it be the interested
men who have sent the lobby to
Washington? How is it yoing to

help the general public? “Oh,” says
the advocate of the measure, “it will

lis catalogue and sit down

in the quiet of his home and select
the articles he may want, and send
s money to the catalogue house,
and Uncle Sam will call and get the
goods and deliver them to the cus-

tomer.”

Will that make it any bet-

ter for the customer? Will he get
his goods any cheaper in the long
run? Will it be more satisfactory to

buy goods “unsight and unseen,” as
we used to trade jack knives, or go
to the store and make his own selec-
tion the word and reputation

it? Will the

n with
dealer behind

yt the

proposed measure tend to build up
the catalogue house and department
stores, and if so at whose expense?
If at the retailer’s how will he live?

If the retailer is driven out of business
what will be done with all the store
rooms in the towns and villages, and
who will pay the taxes now derived
from the great army of retailers over
the country? But our reformer says
that the idea that the retailers would
be driven out of business by such a
law is absurd. Experience is a school
in which we learn our lessons very
thoroughly. The package post has
been in operation in England many

 

years. Towns and villages that once

on t G rnment had numbers of retail stores now
Since t rid began men have|have none, or at best one _ small
barte a trade has been the]store that holds on to a very pre-
mainspring of action to move the]|carious living. What has become of
world along. In the modern times|the small retail stores in Philadel-

¥

HE No.1 “WARRIOR” FURNACE

for Tinners and other Sheet Metal workers, Plumbers and Elec-
tricians, is a winner. In offering the No. 1 ‘Warrior’ Fire Pot
to the mechanic we believe our success in the manufacture of Cas-
olire Fires will be conceded as second to none. We have been
using various kinds of fires for tinning, roofing and sheet metal
work for years-and have found the most serious problem to over-
come in fire pot construction to be the Burner. The Tank must be
strong enough to stand the pressure aud a Pump must be capable
of producing the pressure to at least 20 Ibs. The “Warrior” Tank
and Pump will do it. The top section must have space for at least
a pair of 12 Ib. coppers and the heating ofa pot of metal at the
same time. The “Warrior” top has it. These things evident—to
& the burner falls the work. No burner ever constructed. has the

generating capacity of the No. 1 “Warrior.” Its 12 lineal inches
of perfect drilling produces the most intense heat of any fire pot
made. It will last longer because it is of solid cast brass and very
heavy. It requires less gasoline than others and gives greater
heat. Every desirable feature known in fire pot construction is
found in the ““Warrior.”” Weight, 9% Ibs.

Satisfaction guaranteed or money refunded.

Price, $5.00 Net
WRITE FOR OUR CATALOGUE “F.”

 

 

 

Patent
Steel Wire Bale Ties

We have the finest line on the market and guarantee our prices to be as low

as any one in the United States, quality considered. We are anxious that

all those buying wire should write us.

We are also extensive jobbers in Hay and Straw. We want all you have.
Let us quote you prices f. o. b. you city.

Smith Young & Co.
1019 Michigan Avenue, Lansing, Mich.
References, Dun and Bradstreet and City National Bank, Lansing.

 

 

bln areata li Rites sl

seer ceewerrneectscE! OM none
ee el OO i tM Rites ii shat

 

Our prices on Carvers will interest shrewd

buyers. We carry a large variety of High

Grade Sets and Pairs.

. . - . . .

We are distributors for

Che Fletcher Knife Zo.’s
Celebrated Hand Forged Pocket Knives

Every Knife Warranted.

QUALITY PRICE FINISH

See our salesmen for samples and prices.

Fletcher Hardware Co.

Detroit, Michigan

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

  

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

31

 

phia? What is the meaning of the

empty rooms in Chicago that were

 

once occupied by retail stores? Is
Take
the retail stores out of the towns and

the city becoming smaller?
villages and what have you left? Who
are the people that are being contin-

ually called upon for contributions

for all sorts of objects? If their
means of living is cut off they will
become competitors to the farmer, to
When
the retailers are gone who will pay
the taxes in the towns and villages?
Is it wise statesmanship that would
build up the city at the expense of
the town and village? But, says our
reformer, that is a picture that will
never come true. Is it not the avow-
ed intention of the catalogue houses
to get the retail trade of the country?
Is it not conceded by them that all
efforts to accomplish this purpose
are useless unless they have favorable
prices and better transportation fa-
At the prices that they are
quoting some goods is it not evident

the mechanic, to the laborer.

cilities?

that they have already gotten fav-
orable prices? Are not the hands of
the catalogue house and department
store plainly visible behind
former

Our rFreé-
who is seeking to get the
post parcels bill enacted into a law?
Let us not deceive ourselves, gentle-
Already the
movement of the lobby organizing to
march on to Washington is heard.
The funds to influence legislation are
prepared. The argument that appeals
with greatest force to our reformer
is in the pockets of the lobbiest, who
knows where to put it so that it will
do the most good. These people in
their selfishness are seeking to foist
upon the public a law that will be
burdensome to all except a few who

men. sound of the

hope to enlarge their business at the
expense of the general public, under
the guise of a great and overwhelm-
ing love for the dear people. And
they will appeal to Congress to help
them at the expense of the general
public engaged in the retail business
all over this land. Business men
have for several years tried to get
one cent postage on letters. The
Postoffice Department has always
objected on the ground that there is
now a deficit of some millions in that
department and that the cutting of
the letter rate to one cent would in-
crease that deficit for, they argue,
there is no probability that the addi-
tional sale of stamps would make up
the loss occasioned by the cut. This
argument has always blocked any ef-
forts to reduce the postage on letters
to one cent. Now if a letter of two
ounces can not be carried for less
two cents, except at a loss, how is it
possible to carry one pound for one
cent, or one hundred pounds for
twenty-five cents? Think of carrying
a three prong fork across the conti-
nent by mail for two cents! We can
arrive at but one conclusion and that
is that the catalogue house and de-
partment store are more interested in
the passage of this bill than any one
else and that they* expect to receive
the benefits that may arise from its
Passage. It is class legislation and
therefore unjust.

 

Petoskey Merchants Buncoed by Red
Trading Stamps.

The trading stamp scheme which
was launched in Petoskey about one
year ago with a great blare of trum-
pets by the promoters has come to
an abrupt end some weeks sooner
our
fiiched out of
dollars of hard cash.

than expected, after a score of
had been

es 23
thousands of

merchants

Owing to a notification being is-
sued Thursday to the merchants that
the output of stamps should be ceas-
ed, the display room of the concern
on Petoskey street was this morning
t

excite-
ment. The store was opened at 8:30
by Mrs. €. fF. Bachelor, manager of
the local business, to a rush of men
women and children, each with one

Or more red stamp books in
T

ie scene of a most lively

,

hand.
na half hour every premium article
in the place was given out and still
there were many books prominent.
Mrs.

received

times
from the
head of the concern that the stock
would soon be replenished, but the

Bachelor has. several

communications

fact remains that it was not done.
Mrs. Bachelor is in no way respon-

sible for the closing up of the busi-

ness keenly feels the situation.

and
The last letter she had from the man-
agement was on Aug. 3 and the letter
instructed her to “tell the people we
will stay there another year.” It was
simply another case of an outside
concern coming in and faking a big
amount of money from merchants and

then not carrying out its contract.
The merchants are. the losers.

They are the ones who paid the
money for the stamps, thousands of
which may not be redeemed. It was
a genuine case of our merchants being
buncoed and buncoed hard. But the
fruit, and no
oily individual will get a foothold in
Petoskey for some time, as the busi-

lesson has borne its

ness men have banded together,

agreeing to steer clear of all such
things.

The stamp company agreed to re-
deem all stamps for one year, which
would until about Sept.
10. While there has been no notice
from the head of the company, yet
the fact that no premiums have been
sent for time and that Mrs.
3achelor has vainly tried to get an
explanation is ample proof that Pe-
toskey has been deserted by red
buyer stamp magnates.

Directly, the purchasing public is
not the loser. The merchant who
gave the stamps is the sufferer.—Pe-
toskey News.

——>-2.—__
Extraordinary.

“Woman,” roared Bender at break-
fast, “what right have you to insinu-
ate I came home _ intoxicated last
night?”

“Y—you tried to light your cigar
sobbed Mrs.

have been

some

coming up the lawn,”
Bender.
“Well, is there anything
extraordinary in a gentleman light-
ing his cigar on the lawn?”
“Y—you tried to light it

”

madam,

with a
lightning bug.
>.

Don’t think that advertising. does
not pay simply because you are not

influenced—because you are.

 

White Seal Lead
Warren Mixed Paints

Full Line at Factory Prices

The manufacturers have placed us
in a position to handle the goods to
the advantage of all Michigan custom-
ers. Prompt shipments and a saving
of time and expense. Quality guar-
anteed.

 

Agency Columbus Varnish Co.

 

13-115 Monroe Street, Grand Rapids, Mich.

 

 

 

 

 

G.. BAKERS’
== 2 OVENS

All sizes to suit the
needs of any grocer.
Do your own baking
and make the double
profit.

Hubbard Portable
Oven Co.

162 BELDEN AVENUE, CHICAGO

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Buyers’ Excursion

The Wholesale Merchants’ Association of the
Board of Trade will run an excursion to Grand
Rapids from all points in the Lower Peninsula,
August 24 to 29 inclusive, at one and one-third
fare for the round trip.

A cordial invitation is hereby extended to our
patrons and to all retailers and their families to
take advantage of the excursion.

Grand Rapids,
MICHIGAN

Foster, Stevens & Co.

 

 

Printing for Hardware Dealers

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AFTER THE DRUGGIST. Mr. Bowser, as he pounded on the|the difference between paregoric and
| lg i counter. “You are either a druggist | laudanum.” E b d
Terrible Fate in Store If He Makes or not a druggist. You either know Mrs. Bowser has talked and _ ar- very 0 y
an a Mistake. : ie en h to put up quinine capsules or | gued, but it has done no good. Mr. i °
a 8g — - ~ you sort. F-stend on acy sets.” Bowser is a man who never gives Enjoys Eating
-gageriyelten sunters mage ana nore a r. Bowser had been .determined j Up, and the druggist has an iron jaw.
his tamily butcher to intorm the man : . : In mos eas here is a truce or a «
it hat druggist or perish in} !n most wars th oi :
ot e eS ; Gad ie ne had|rest now and then, but there 1s no Oo er S rea
r : co i alee lined te aint his in-|let up in this. Neither of the men
to sam . . coon cod on to alever goes into winter
b s lz S = k : : - : " am: am » mrrinal fren
wv : . ,-_ | pound of camphor balls per week. On| WeeK ago a mutual irien
What co you Know about this | . , ee
see | ll occamons Mr. Roweer Rad Gapped iS * es & bridging the
casemate oe ’ ee a ee f r g irgle or a cough mixture, he called upon Mr. Bowser
ee ee stand as he received the bottle he | had begun to tell him
ae ' oan ces 1ead and soberly re- | duty as a leading citizen
+ : an M
S rime ¢t W | ” u
: 4 i meat |
: ‘ can | Made at the
go t a Ee Sete
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y or tw er, all is}e | Hill Domestic Bakery
steak is 249-251 S. Division St.,
T 4h ATr |
g s the same wit! r. |
. bes Cor. Wealthy Ave.,
WS 2 V i > © eT a las
ee o nen ee ih Ph . :
Ss Q stir them jat » and upon rushing down | | a. Grand Rapids, Mich.
: t be Bow- | stairs he would find Mr. Bowser and ia oe
s lis 1 egist is by sted with ~ —_—___— | The Model Bakery of Michigan
* + + 2 — o4 : ° |
s rgotten as makes his| “I told you you’d mixed poison : :
a he ae They Save Time)
rst came in-| with that cough syrup. You did! A
hl i Mr. ] r took } | ] wo doses of it and am alphas
o I f. 2 WoGe © . ave taken two aoses I a a 7 | r - : : :
fu iv . oo a. aa a YY a0 88) Trouble || We ship bread within a radius
re-}almost in convulsions! on : :
|have you dangling from a lamp post ow Cash of 150 miles of Grand Rapids.
< s Fle ie ae a lder, then | Wamp as A. B. Wilmink
, you are an our oider, then aL) GE TJs
siness as ggis e]y a Trer es Get our Latest Prices |
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nine. Youd better qarn a umdred | swear through the rest of the night ee

escriptions away than make onejand he’d hear no more of the cas

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for two or three days. It was at
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where.” }powder. If you were only a widow-

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THE FUEL PROBLEM

May Be Solved by the Use of Lig-
nite.

A report recently made to the
State Department by Frank H. Ma-
son, Consul at Berlin, is of more than
irdinary interest. The immense de-
posits of lignite in this country will
some day be utilized, asthose of Eu-

ype now are, to furnish fuel at once
clean, effective and inexpensive. Here

part of Consul Mason’s report:

It has been repeatedly stated that
the outward of Berlin

cities princi-
general consump-
brown-coal briquettes for
household. and steam fuel; further,
that they are made from ordinary
lignite without the
other artificial binder;

compact to store,

andle, easy to kindle, burn with a
‘lear, strong flame, are cheaper than
good bituminous coal, and are made
smokeless. Lignite va-
in its value and adaptability for
briquetting purposes according to
its geologic age, hardness, and the
percentage of water contained. A
lignite with less than 30 per cent. of
water is very difficult to work by the
usual processes, and it is for this rea-
son that Austria-Hungary, which has
in abundance of very old and hard
brown coal that contains from 26 to
28 per cent. of moisture, has practi-
cally no supply of briquettes from
that source. German lignite, on the
other hand, is of much more recent

cleanliness
is

German
to the

and- other

7
pally

due

of

tion

German ise of

that
clean

tar or

they are to

id

practically

formation; it contains from 46 to 52
per cent. of water, and is usually so

soft that it can be cut with a spade.

Many lignite beds in this country
are filled with logs and pieces. of

wood, so well preserved in the matrix
of partially carbonized material that
they burn readily and form a cheap
and abundant fuel and
other heating at the briquette factor-

for steam

ies. The part played by the water
contained in lignite forms the key
to the whole economic briquetting
process. The crude brown coal is

brought from the mine, crushed and
pulverized, and

then run through a
large revolving tubular cylinder,
heated by exhaust steam from the

driving engine, and hung on an in-
clined plane that the powdered
downward through the
tubes by gravity, and is carried into
the machine press that stamps it into
briquettes. During this passage
through the cylinder, it is dried and
heated until there remains the right
proportion of moisture, combined
with the proper temperature to de-
velop the latent bitumen in the lig-
nite and make the powdered mass

so
material runs

plastic and easy to mold under heavy
pressure between heated iron jaws
into a hard, clean briquette, with a
glistening surface and sufficient firm-
to stand weather,
transportation, and other contingen-
cies. To do this perfectly and eco-
nomically, the natural lignite should

contain, as

ness ot

Structure

it comes from the mine,
approximately enough water so that
heating to the proper temperature
for pressing will evaporate out just
sufficient water to leave it

Proper degree of moisture. The

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MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

 

ideal proportion is about 45 per cent.
of water, so that German lignite con-
tains rather too much, while Aus-
trian contains much too little, al-
though this latter difficulty has late-
ly been partially overcome by steam-
ing. The important question to be
now decided is how American lignite
will fulfill these requirements.
During the past six weeks, samples
of lignite from near Bismarck, N.
D., and from Troy, Ala., have been
received at this consulate, turned
over to the syndicate mentioned in
a previous report, and molded ex-
perimentally into briquettes with en-
tire success. The Dakota lignite is
old and hard, contains 38 per cent.
of water, but crushes and pulverizes
easily and forms without binder bri
quettes of firm structure, which burn
readily,

are practically smokeless,

and leave only 4 per cent. of ash,

while the best German brown-coal
briquettes yield from 9 to 12 per
cent. of inorganic residue. The per-

centage of water contained is rather
low, but by adapting the heating-dry-
ing process to that proportion of
moisture, this obstacle, such as it is,
can be easily met, and the reduced
task of evaporation will be an econo-
my in the general process.

the other
and from
the one sample submitted is conced-
ed here to be even superior to the

The Alabama lignite, on
hand, is an ideal material,

standard brown coals of Germany.
It contains the correct percentage
of moisture, crushes easily, and

molds readily into firm, shining black

briquettes, so clean that, as one of
the experts at Magdeburg - said,
“They might be used for paper-
weights.”

The importance of these simple

demonstrations will be inferred from
the fact that, according to a recent
State geological report, there
55,000 miles of lignite beds
in the Dakotas and Montana, all near

are
square

the ground, and rang-
ing in thickness from 20 to 8o feet
The extent of the lignite deposits in
the Gulf States is perhaps less exact-
I
1

the surface of

y known, but they certainly cover a
There is also lignite in
Iowa, and _ several
Western States and Territories, and
it is from all those hitherto practical-
ly neglected deposits that an inex-
haustible future supply of smokeless
domestic fuel will be derived. It
will, therefore, be of interest to state
concisely what constitutes a first-
class, up-to-date lignite-briquette fac-
tory in Germany, where the industry
has reached, after many years’ expe-
its highest development. A
typical example is the factory at
Lauchhammer, about 80 miles south
of Berlin, on the direct line to Dres-
den. This establishment, which
of the latest and most approved
construction, has eight presses, with
the necessary pulverizing, heating,
with current generated by

evaporated with wood from
the mines, the whole under hand-
some,, substantial buildings of brick,
stone and iron; and cost, with tracks,
switches and _ full equipment for
handling raw material and loading
the briquettes into cars, $371,000, of

large
Missouri,

area.
other

rience,

is

motors

steam

 

33

 

 

which $178,500 was paid for machin-
ery. Each press weighs 32 metric
tons and stamps out 100 to 120 bri-
quettes per minute, or 70 tons in a
double-turn day’s work twenty
hours. The heating and drying ap-
paratus for press weighs 18
tons. The power required for each

of
each
press and dryer is 125 horse-power,

and both the dryer and jaws of the
press between which the briquettes

are squeezed at enormous pressure
are heated by exhaust steam from
the Corliss engine in the power-

house, the whole supply for the eight
machines being equivalent to about

150 horse-power.

Lauchhammer turns out from 500 to
600 tons of briquettes per day, which
sell on cars at the factory for from
7 to 9 marks ($1.66 to $2.14), accord-
ing to season and market, with an
average of 8 marks ($1.90) per 1,000
kilograms, or metric ton of 2,204
Profits depend on the usual
varying conditions, location manage-
ment, ,demands, ete., but it is com-

mon to read in the Berlin papers of-

pounds.

ficial notices announcing dividends
ranging from 15 to 20 per cent. of
their capital. So enormously has

the industry been developed in recent
years that there is now an over-pro-
duction, and it is that 100,000
carloads (1,000,000 tons) of briquettes
will be carried over to the fuel

ply

said

sup-

of next summer and autumn.
—__>2.___

There is love, and there is justice.

Justice is for oneself; love for

others.—R. L. Stevenson.

is

 

 

Estates and
Trust Funds

We invite correspon-
dence regarding the man
agement of estates and
trust funds.

Send for our pamphlet
on the laws of ‘‘Descent
and Distribution of Prop-
perty.’’

We act as Executor,
Administrator, Agent,

Guardian and Receiver.

The
Michigan Trust Co.

Grand Rapids, Mich.

 

 

 

 

S. F. Bowser & Co.

Save Oil, Time, Labor, Money

By using a

suring Oil Outfit

Bowser measuring

Full particulars free.
Ask for Catalogue ““M”

Ft. Wayne, Ind.

 

 

 

Rapid Heater Co., Limited, City.

Grand Rapic

s, Mich., March 12, 190

 

- Gentlemen :—It gives us much pleasure to state that the two No. 4 and No.
boilers that you installed in the Bissell House in place of the b have given the best
of satisfaction in every way. We have been able to maintain ; orm temperature in the
coldest weather and keep perfectly warm all through the house. we were not able to do

with the old boiler, or even keep warm.

The fuel consumption has been much kx

Pocahontas coal; this season to date, $107.55, usin

ence in price of coal, this means a great saving.

We have 1,650 square feet of radiatic
and domestic purposes continually.

One of the greatest features to
of getting up steam.

(Kindergarten School North Ottawa St.

What we have done here we can do for you.

logue telling all about these heaters.

n anda oo gallon t

is is the ease of starting and maintaining

 

 

 

Yours truly,

Mrs. A. Talbot, Matron.

Better write for cata-

They are fuel savers,

Next week we will show you a home properly heated with hot water.

Rapid Heater Co , Limited,
Home Office and Factory Grand Rapids, Michigan

 

 

 

34 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

EDUCATIONAL IDEALS. and a high moral purpose. To obtain CEOCEOE OHOROE CEOZOCEOR OROEOR

. 7 . and retain such teachers the compen- ' THE BRILL IAN I .
Their Unhappy Fate in a World of sie ek be Sk ce ee 1 e em Gives 100 Candle Power Licht
Reality. NT i‘ ius . . Xu a> « a ts a Month
the expense of a rather costly educa- Peanut Roaster At “— oo
is Sirs 2 } : v oie, Sa I
It is desirable that the general tion. To expect cece Ge sent an. ichcnnes
ee amare ; i ; err FAILS
public — better “re | thestestic tearker tm wens out her life fice ee ae
than it ew has of the aims and aS- | without the means of living pleasant-
pirations of modern teachers of the y and providing for old age is ab-
first rank, to the end that it may de-

ing the last 5 years, in homes,
stores, churches, shops, etc.
Every one gives perfect

termine how far and how fast it shall

assist these enthusiasts in bringing

their hopes to a happy fruition. At

}
present, while there is slow but

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
  

      
 

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satisfaction and every
lamp guaranteed. Sell-
ing agents wanted,
write for catalogue.

surd. They will not do it and ought

not to do it. If they would do it is

The Brilliant Gas Lamp Co,

42 State St , Chicago

ress, it is not altogether

 

well in the educational field. A lim-

ited number of able men and women

 

THE OLDSMOBILE

Is built to run and does it.

$650

is certainly not above twenty.

 

bo occupy the menct setecntist oc. :
who occupy the most influential edu 1e school must be thorough-

 

cational places are gaining great repu-

 

 

ly stocked with appliances, including
2 library. In most cases the best

and perhaps only practicable way of

tation for themselves for their

 

breadth of view and the clearness

i lee ae whi hey dvo-|- ne . .
and power with which they advo interesting a pupil is to give him an
; .

   

    
 

 

  

. : 9 se i
cate high educational ideals, and a interesting book— interesting. that
limited number of subordinate teach- ai Se on
ange’ I 004 . ae ibe ’ : - c ’ s, to the pupil him elf—bearing on
ers are either ling themselves in the subject which he is desired to |
vain attempts to realize these ideals La And. when these conditions
under conditions which render reoi_| nie
under conditions which render reali have once been met the teacher must

ation imnoscihble oO ahar Ooninge he aa . . . i
comaatenent van, ible or aband ae be left to pursue her own methods A late invention, and the most durable, con- § |
hopeless attempt anc allir back, ; 1 Oe er bal : venient and attractive spring power Roaster 9}

See oe si and accept all the responsibil -— made. Price within reach of all. Made of iron, | :
disillusione teach the result But above this teacher. steel, German silver, glass, copper and brass. § SS

i i or the -ople to o ce a Ingenious method of dumping and keeping §/ _..

al naa tee in any large system of schools, there | roasted Nuts hot. Full description sent on | Fixed for stormy weather—Top $25 extra.
lecide h i O @ - : . : application. ae a = in a
aecide t ee a lien ke 1 i aving PP More Oldsmobiles are being made and sold every

S las See be an educational head hav _— nag mailed free describes steam, dav than any other two makes of autos in the world.

— om cr the qualifications of the most suc- —- = hand power Peanut and Coffee More Oldsmobiles are owned in Grand Rapids
followers to chools oe 4 i 1 Roasters, power and hand rotary Corn Pop- than any other two makes of autos—steam or gas-
gi i. . ; - |cesstul teacher, imbued with the - s, Roasters and Poppers Combined from ff} cline. One Oldsmobile sold in Grand Rapids last
what enthusiastic educational dream- : 8.75 to $200. Most complete line on the mar-

year has a record of over S,ooo miles traveled at
less than $20 expense for repairs. If you have not
read the Oldsmobile catalogue we shall be giad to

 

and the same earnest- | ker Also Crystal Flake (the celebrated Ice
as pili nee ea. a. of i Cream Improver, X Ib. sample and recipe
less, endowed with full power of ed free), Flavoring ‘Extracts, power and hand Ine aka coe
trol, and be filled with — — Ice ‘ ream ae Ice Wealso handle the Winton gasoline touring
. . oi reakers, Porcelain, Iron and Steel Cans, car, the Knox waterless gasoline car and a large
quality of common sense Tubs, Ice Cream Dishers, Ice Shavers, Milk San ok acc: uaa Sacion We also have a
vnici teach him that while it Shakers, etc., ete. few good bargains in secondhand steam — gaso-
more unlikely to be give ae ee emia cia \ . a iM line machines. We want a few more goo ents,
wil poy . ™ be g — —. . is his omce to inspire, instruct, direct Kingery Manufacturing Co., and if you think of buying an automobile, or —
ent public sentiment so airected j | os a. of any one who is talking of buying, we will be
: ou a coe and encourage the class teachers, in 13! E. Pearl Street, glad to hear from you. 8 vine»
assure na ne right man or : *} s -
ao ; detail he must leave them to their Cincinnati, Ohio | ADAMS & HART

own devices, just as they must leave | 12 West Bridge Street. Grand Rapids, Mich.

become. It requires money, and a

good deal of it, which the people

   

woman

place.

 

always be in the right

 

 

 

 

their pupils. The teacher can not do
ment of the aim of | the pupil’s work. Neither can the
idealist might be principal nor superintendent do that

: ih ae et: : ' .
t 3s that the] of the teacher. Both can be helpful,

o

A concise stat
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WALL CASES,
COUNTERS,
SHELVING,
ETC., ETC.

   

+4 . < 1 ~ > rep
Naving a tull compre-

and that is what they are for

     

timate end sought

ie . s Imagine, now, the young teacher.
and the successive steps essential to i

 

 
 

i : fresh from the normal school or the
its accomplishment, possessed of an
€arnest desire to accomplish that os 2 : : : :

: a : ideals, tervent aspirations: industri-
end, not only as the result due for 7 —

university, with noble impulses, high

 
   

; a ous, energetic, competent Wha
the money received but for the pleas- P :
:

cin she do toward the fulfillment of

 
 

Drug Store Fixtures
a Specialty

ure which lies in successful work : : ;
: these aspirations? Absolutely noth-

and the joy of laying the foundations

 

as oe i : sl ing. With classes at the beginning of
ot noble character in young minds. : :

   

shall take the pupils as they come | the year full twice the size that any
sna at I iS as n ome, c =. ~ . ~
i teacher can most profitably direct Estimates Furnished on Complete

Store Fixtures.

Geo. S. Smith Fixture Co.

 

and, having first inspired them to in caer
or with a principal who may or may not

   

dividual effort shall so direct their :
: oe : know or care much abo >ducation-
endeavor as to get out of them the | *" tuch about education

' << aa -. | al ideals, but who is there—as_ wel
best that there is in them. There is on : reas - wee

   

   
 

. 3¢ herself—fo it. rh-= a c « .
no space to elaborate this statement, |#* "¢'S¢!!—for life, what she is set 97-99 North lonia St.
but the complexity of the problem |t® 4° is probably—we do not write Grand Rapids, Michigan

 
 
  
  
  
    
   
    
  
 

 

: . ith actual mnowledge res
which it presents may be understood | “!!" actual in a

 

when we reflect that no two pupils | P™¢tice in this particular city—to see
lin ee ber Borie be ~ li
are alike either in moral tendency or | that each of her forty or more pupils

covers a certain number of pages in

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ie
r : : : * fate will serve your best interests by consult- IRON PIPES and BOILERS,
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Capacity, a strong will power, a thor- Michigan Automobile Co.
ough general and technical education | Grand Rapids, Mich. L.

as these it is essential that the

oa IRON, Box 95, Grand Rapids, Michigan

  
 

 

 

 

certain prescribed text books, within

certain prescribed time, in order
that when mmngratory families move
from one part of the city to another
their children may enter another
school without the break of a page.
lsewhere. If that is not the case in
this city it is elsewhere. There is,
n fact, a necessity here and elsewhere
that some attention be paid to this
matter. In the ideal educational! sys-
tem the end sought would be accom-
plished in better ways. Without
further allusion to conditions in this
city, as a rule class teachers are
bound down to lay most particular
stress on what happens to be the fad
of some superior authority. That
work must be done, no matter what
else is neglected, and done in a par-
ticular way and at a particular time.
There is no power of initiative in the
teacher. She is tormented with “spe-
cial teachers” coming into her class-
‘oom and doing work in their way
which she ought to be competent to
do better in her own way. If she
tries to realize her ideals she breaks
flown under the strain and does not
The children
are too many for her. There is not
necessarily any community of  pur-
pose between herself and her official
superiors, or with other teachers in
the same and other grades. The ed-
ucational ideals are noble. It is well

realize them after all.

that they be held up by those who
possess them. Out of prodigious ef-
fort of a few there does come some
progress, but at an awful waste of
educational power. But it is essen-
tial that it come to be recognized that
the ideal public school can not exist
in Michigan without far greater ex-
penditure than we now make and a
far more enlightened public opinion

Frank Stowell.

_ «.
The Doctor Knew Best.

\ farmer named Hans was subject
to some kind of fits which rendered
him totally unconscious for hours at
a time, and on several occasions
convinced his good wife that she was
a widow. It was pretty generally
known that she was by no means
averse to the widowed state, for she
and the doughty Hans did not live
In peace and amity.

One day Hans was stricken as us
ual. The good wife applied the usual
remedies, but this time they failed
to revive the unconscious man. A
doctor was called, and after a thor-
ough examination he shook his head
and said solemnly:

“Dot iss zu_ bed. He iss todt
(dead).”

The widow pretended to be over-
come with grief, and, leaning over
the prostrate form of her husband,
she wailed:

“O, mein Hans iss todt! Mein Hans
iss todt!”

But Hans, reviving suddenly, ex-
claimed:

“Nein, nein! Ich ben nit todt!”
“Hans,” said his wife, reprovingly,
ie still. Der doctor knows best.”
i ce ee oe
An Office Girl’s Trials.
“I notice,” remarked the stern em-
ployer casually, as he stood dictating
to his stenographer a hurried letter
to be put onto the machine direct

 

 

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 36

without notes, “that a legend on your
typewriter here says that ‘this ma-
chine is protected by sixty-seven
American and foreign patents.’ It
doesn’t seem to be protected or even
cared for by you to any such extent,
however’—and the crotchety old
cuss proceeded deliberately to scrib-
ble the handsome young woman’s
name in the dust lying thick on the
black-enameled_ back-plate.

As he disappeared through the
door, she reached for a slip of paper
in her cabinet, read from it half aloud
the carefully-drawn phrases in which
she had planned to ask for an in-
crease of salary next day, threw one
little sob, and tore the paper up into
wee bits. Just then a telephone mes-
sage from Percy informed her that
he had something to tell her “if the
old man wasn’t about”—and thus was
she saved from a bad day of the
dumps.

——___._2<.__
Preparing Squab Broilers for Mar-
ket.

The small squab broiler is wanted
by the middle of January, and these
should dress twelve ounces to one
pound each; but a one pound bird
is the most salable size. The squab
broiler is most in demand from the
middle of January to the 1st of May.
The color of meat of small broilers
does not affect price as in larger
stock, although yellow meated are
much preferred by dealers and con-
sumers. This stock must be quick
grown, straight breasted and plump.
As the supply of game becomes
scarcer from year to year, during the
late winter and early spring months

there will be an increasing demand
for the squab broiler. They must be
well bled, cleanly picked, and not torn
or bruised in any way, and never
scalded. They should not be fed for
twelve hours before killing, that the
crops may be entirely empty; neither
should they be drawn or headed at
any season of the year. Cool thor-
oughly twelve hours or over, that the
animal heat may be entirely remov-
ed; pack in small packages and ship
by express. Never ship such stock
alive.
——__.
He Saw Him Spit It Out.

The late Senator Vance was de-
fending a man who had been arrest-
ed for biting another man’s ear dur-
ing a fight. After the trial had pro-
gressed all day, Vance had been un-
able to put on the stand a single wit-
ness who actually saw the fight, but
fnally he secured a man who de
clared he had been there from start
to finish

“And you did not see this. de-
fendant bite off the plaintiff's ear, did
you?” asked Vance.

“No, sir,” replied the witness.

The Senator turned triumphantly
to the jury and the judge:

“Vou see, gentlemen,” he_ cried,

fight, and if the ear had been bitten
off, surely he would have seen it.”

The witness leaned forward in his
chair, unsolicited, and said to Mr.
Vance in a hoarse whisper that could
be heard through the court room:

“But, Senator, I seen him spit it
out.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

“here is a witness who saw the whole |,

 

 

 

 

i  .

If so, we invite you to inspect our line
of Diebold fire and burglar proof safes,
which we consider the best safes made.
If not convenient to call at our store,
we shall be pleased to have you ac-
quaint us with your requirements and

we will quote you prices by mail.

Tradesman Company
Grand Rapids, Mich.

Prearrercenenitertcen

ee cm nae oa tert ee

 

  

36

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

 

GET A MOVE ON.

The Day of the Man Who Does
Things.
Written for the Tradesman.

I have recently come acro
ple of statements in trade publica-
tions devoted to advertising that I
believe are true. I further believe
that the man who realiz
and governs himself

sS a

cou-

have little difficulty in
in the world. One

 

more out sik goods
he does; the other statement
the effect that the general public

mires courage in oe

is told in an advertiseme
told without fear

I doubt if there is a
mercantile business gi:
not accept these two cl
of truth, and yet ce
who, in the conduct of

disr

soard
egard

Not o

mess, Scem tt

 

admit to be true n ner
chants in the smaller towns go back
on wh they know to be true, but
so also do many merchants in the
cities. It is not difficult for a person
to find stores in almost any town
where the salespeople and even the

manager

nent

 

are unfamiliar
of goods that their cu
uainted with
adv ertisements in the
There

will

brands ir stomers
through
apers
many a

wrathy if

have t

th

ecome acq

e
.

news
azines. is
who
find what wants
at his favorite
yet he thinks

customer

grow
he

he when

 

he calls wholesale

house,

 

when
asks if
soap, to
it
Lb that
try to acquaint himself
different brands
market It will
to keep them all in stock, but
Serve to keep a man
the estimation
ple. The general
with a man
regard to the Si
Tt natura

comes
keeps this or
that

 

heii

say he never

of

elieve a merchant should

with all the

of goods in the

be impossible, of
course,

it will
place

in a high
of the

likes

posted

in peo-

to deal

public

who in
bu

  

is engaged

the man who neglects

posted in regard to

the mercantile world will sooner r
later find himself a sort of ré
bout in his profession or line of

 

ness. disgusted public is a

hard thing to deal with
The other statement.

 
 
 

relates courage,
importance
factor the
to deal with i

of

to
I believe that

merchants of

    

s the

bac ~ one makes him

a

sort

cheap advertisement {

or the mail or
der houses all over the country. A
few days ago while reading a Chi

ver I noticed an a

a Buffalo

cago pay rticle

date in which it was claim-

ed that the merchants in the small
towns of that county were kicking
and raising a great rumpus because
the rural delivery of mail had 1

the

 

farmers so lazy that they wi
not come to town to trade as they
used o before Uncie S- i
used t efore ncle Sam _ brought
their mail to their doors. They
- }

med the Government was aiding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the mail order concerns
pense of the more

try stores.
What sort of effect does
ry merchant think such

nave on
communit

 

will

  

  

shown

 

st
the
+ r
that }
that {

elivery
towns
make

s

 

will

mercantile brethren

a move on. It will
om the little empx

the loafers that hav

at the ex-
legitimate coun-

the

wailing
the general
y? In
he appear in their | that

the

 

will
mor

ome

 

 

 

icy to keep the windows
2nd the merchant livelier—and
end will bring more dollars t
t than were ever there before.

It would seem to the

   

is inc

 

 

  

 

 

persi on

 

a cro

leed a back

 

I be- t wa
e it is}|man mig
classes | does not

the | wood
R ehuc

 

 

 

Did

hese fello

 

coun- | tion
and

what | th

 

e met-
of the

 

troubles

 

    

you ev hear one of

Oo SS

 

 

ws yelling so loudly about
as to attract the atten-
- 5 > 7
entire country? Certainly
ler man says
to the effect

c< tir fact on oo

so tH0. Vie to » Cas

   

 

 

 

 

n the
ni >
0 nis
aie -
whi
hy. | that every n u put up a wai
any | Over the troubles that have been
tic 7 **
wd of} brought to your door by rural deliv-
> a a 7 7

 

  

  

  

are

 

 

elivery of mail causes the farmer helping
to stay at home. Free rural delivery the effect of
akes it possible to keep the country | /* : ig a damaging
covered with advertising matter al] | ‘fect on your trade. The people who
time, and if the people of the |Sh | patrons hear
farming districts do not take of nd naturally
enough in a man's store to com c conclusion that the mail
town and see what he has ti order houses are selling goods at
the chances are that his plan of bt wer figures than those you quote.
behind the times. Inder the herwise, they argue, you would not

‘der of things the country mer- | kick about | z trade, etc.
have to keep a better class er FOR

 

than

 

n mt Of

sent ite

ta £

aqaemand ft

cat S00GSs, so ft at
oY . + P at :
fie residents of the coun
re minus the buec ic

+ + }

t Seq to cn: ze

 

  
  
  

 

 

 

Government

 

 

 

heretof

ore

 

ry di

appe

 

 

Pp

The

 

pr

resent
stri icts

ara

ance

 

 

 

will lose.
have

but

oposition before you,

got to make the public
uu the master of the situa-
have got to get in the

the fight and deal out

They j Dlows right and left if you want to
tenes win. The world loves the man who
tthe | does things, but it despises the fel-

ow who continually kic the

dern

of a whol

time b

who
ful
mon

seem

the

It is just this
people

universe.
You wou Id no
es

i
You know it
9t buy goods
saler who is whining all
pecause somebody
getting
him.

to be

ks on
‘
I

some

Vv

x

 

ou
the
way with the

go to the man
most

S success-
com-
country merchant

The

    
    
   

 

  
  

 

of the future will be the man who
iN has ginger enough to get trade away
a ih im os or
~ trom p ul = Ws
re benefited by it 1 who] '7O™ the mail order houses. The
on : : natural development of the country
TT ee ee ee a ' k }
: . ; wil turnish lots of work th the|
Department is doing for Li : " |
‘i : pick and shovel for the whiner
should expect no favors a
the rural population Moral—Get a move on. The pock-
ii ai * t 4iali i - ~ - .
Mr. M Ha etbook is never filled with coin by |
NT. erchant, did you ever hear a i

mail

Order man

somebody else is getting

kicking

b
his

weeping
ecause
busi-

 

things.

and gnashing of teeth.

This is the day of the man who does

Raymond H. Merrill.

 

 

THE DOUKHOBORS.

Vagaries of a Lot of Religious Fa-
natics.
le on the subject of pro-

 

gressiy recently published
2 Euroy review, Count Tolstoi
refers to the Doukhobors, or spirit-

of the highest
undoubtedly
of modern
religious ex-

are disposed at times
expression to their

at defiance all rules
decency and
bition of this kind
Manitoba, where
f Doukhobors

nmon

 

hundred of
of all clothing,

 

search for
their nude
‘ across the prairie, singing

s, abandoning
and homes

their religious
and nue

of the settle-
homes fell
had to be
to their shoulders
to a realiz-
domestic obliga-

he promise
and

and whips

 

 

them

 

1

arcn

 

exhibition of
the Doukho-
their settle-
October the

num-

sec ‘el

 

 

ms, abandoned
stock and unhar-
similar hope-

 

 

Ss est to und by
est women, and it was with

 

hat the
idea in
to the

prov-
per-
settle-

succe

  

return

   

  

Ss spec regard for these

I ded reli fanatics is easily
eX] ed. n him they received
ew f ition of the three fun-

 

 

faith, name-

  

ly, c the non-
shed influences
then ing animal
food, and non-resistance to wrongs

areer of this

 

of Christians since its
in the seventeenth cen-

Russia the sect became ex-
ome to the gov-
1€ young Doukhobors re-
service. They
to Siberia by
executed in great
no purpose. When
reduced to a mere rem-
former strength, Tol-
subscription for their
America and 7,000 of
-d in Canada and were al-
ant Of 150,000 acres in Up-
innipeg by th

 

troubles

  

to

   

a

 

  

I e Dominion gov-
é it, where they are now locat-
ec ubsequently California narrow-
y escaped the affliction of theif pres-
ence, as the Land Department of
the Southern Pacific Company about
two years ago opened

f negotiations
tor their removal to this State. For-
tunately, the effort was fruitless.

 

 

 

 

ligious extremists, like the
khobors, have in all ages been

to unseemly excesses in the
berance of their zeal. Even the

saders, who wrested the holy city
erusalem from the hands of the
cens and undertook the _ con-
st of Palestine, committed the
atrocious excesses in the per-
ance of their mission. The car-
which followed the storming of
ilem is described as appalling.
horses of the Crusaders waded
deep in the blood of their
as they marched through the
reets. Age was not respected in
massacre. Infants were seized
eir feet and dashed against the
whirled over the battle-
its, while the Jews were all burn-
alive in their synagogue. Those
ners to whom safety had been
anteed were mercilessly s]
And when, finally, the rule of

se soldiers of the cross over Pal-
waned, they conceived the fa-
idea that none but innocent
ids could accomplish the conquest
the Holy Land. This culminated,
1212, in starting a pilgrimage of
oo children under the leadership
the boy Stephen, and 20,000 Ger-

1 boys and girls under the peasant
Nicholas, “to end,” so the story
ves, “in death by sea or on land or
the more fearful horrors of the
e market.” Religious zeal is all
right in its way when tempered with
prudence and intelligence, but when
is given unrestrained rein, as it is
the case of the Doukhobors, it

is inevitably to the commission

vic-

  

 

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ugh-

tical

ive

a

the grossest of excesses, against
hich every sense of right and de-
ney revolts.

 

Should Be Big Enough.

An advertisement should be big
10ugh to make an impression, but
any bigger than the thing adver-
ised. Testimonials are of very little
ise. Every indorsement subtracts
‘(rom your statement just as the in-
lorsements on the back of a note
educe the value of the name on the
face. Have the price right. It should
ither be well down or well up. There
only two classes of buyers, those
who look for the cheapest they can
get and those who value what they
get by what they pay for it. Adver-
tise one thing at a time. The great
-cret of success in advertising as in
-verything else is the strenuous per-
sonal faith in your goods, which, al-
though it can not be pictured or
printed, yet rings sound and clear
ind impressive. It isn’t words; it
isn't pictures; it isn’t type; it isn’t
top-of-the-page position. It is some-
thing far more real than these things.

You yourself are the spirit.

Seymour Eaton.

—__> 2—.___

Alfred H. Whitman, manager mail
order department Steele-Wedeles
Company, Chicago: The writer finds
your publication one of the most in-
teresting that reaches him and places
it with the Saturday Evening Post
at the head of the list.

——_~» 9 ~~

Advertising space in the best pa-
pers is expensive, yet it is cheapest
in the end.

 

  

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Hardware Price Current |

dicen
Caps
3. D., full count, per m. .

 

  

 

Hicks’ Waterproof, per m.. -
nee ee 75
Ely’s Wal comeel, per m. 60
No. 22 short, per m. ‘
No. 22 long, per m. 3 -
No. 32 short, per m. 5 00
No. 32 long, per m. 5 75
No. 20.3 , boxes 250, per m...... 1 40
No. 2 Wiiecien fmass oho, per m.. 1 40
Gun Wads
Black edge, Nos. 11 and 12 U. M. C. 60
Black edge, Nos. . 9and 10, * no 70
Black edge, No.7, per m. 80
Loaded Shells
New Rival—For Shotguns
i Drs.of  z.of Size Per
No. Powder Shot Shot Gauge 100
120 a 1% 10 10 $2 90
129 4 1% 9 10 2 90
128 a 1% 8 10 290
126 4 1% 6 10 2 90
135 434 1% 5 10 2 9
154 ay 1% B 10 8 00
200 3 1 10 12 2 50
208 3 i « 12 2 50
236 3% 1% 8 12 2 65
265 3% i% 5 12 270
264 3% 1% Q 12 270
Discount 40 per cent.
Paper Shells—Not Loaded
0. 10, pasteboard boxes 100, per 100.. 72
No 0.12, pasteboard boxes 100, per 100.. 64
Gunpowder
Megs, ihe. wer Meg 4 90
% Kegs, 12% Ibs., per % keg.......... 2 00
‘¢ kegs, 6% Ibs., ‘per 34 keg ee, 1 63
Shot
D sacks containing 25 Ibs.
Drop, all am smaller than B........ 1 75
— and Bits
Snell’s. Joe 60
Jennings g enuine. . 25
Jennings’ imitation.. 50
hues
First Quality, 5. B. Bronze............ 6 50
First Quality, D. B. Bronze........... 3 00
First Quality, 8. B.S. Steel... 7 00
First Quality, D. B. Steel.. 10 50
Barrows
a ae
Bolts
Stove. beats ide ouds cae 70
Carriage, new lie eid ied eelocee daa on 60
ag 3
a
ee ee $4 00
Butts, Cast
Cast Loose Pin, = es ecto cna 70
Wrought Narrow .. Paks cuossos 60
‘Chain
44 In. 5-16 in. . % In.
Co: 7 «. .<... 6-4. ... -
ee ac. Oh a 6 oe
ca oc. 8% 7% = ... 6%
Crowbars
Ne cca nce 5
Chisels
ce 65
Socket a dece 65
Socket Corner.. eee 65
Socket Siieks.............. 65
Elbows
Com. 4 piece, 6 in., = doz.. -- Det 75
yee eg _ doz.. eoeees 1 25
Adjusta ----dis 40810
‘Megensies Bits
Clark’s small, $18; large, $26 .......... 40
Ives’ 1, $18; 2, $24; 3, $30 .. sae 25
Files—New ‘List
es cece 70&10
Nicholson’s.
Heller’s Horse Rasps... . on 70
Galvanized yey
Nos. 16 to 20; 22 and 24; aes 27, 28
List 12 13 14 18. 17
Discount, 70
Gauges
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s...... 60&10
Glass
Single ——. by box. . acto og 90
Double Strength, by box.............. dis 90
By the ght eee es es an cue dis 90
Hammers
eee a >. rere neste 33%
Yerkes & Plumb’ ee -dis 40810
Mason’s Solid Cast rE _B0e list 70
Hinges
Gate, Clark’s 1, 2, 3.. ---- is  60&10
Mellow Ware
Mi ks access. 50&10
ee 50&10
ee S0&10
Horse Nails -_
Au Sable . 10
House “Farnisking Goods
Stam Tinware, new = Sec ete ces 70
japanned Tin ware.. eee ccteees 20810
tang
ee 225 crates
Light Band iiicciecccpaceencecsca | a ian
Knobs—New List
Door, mineral, jap. trimmings.. 4 75
Door, porcelain, jap. trimmings....... 85
Tubular, Doz.. ta
Begular 6 eécees cosecces
‘Warren, Galvanized Fount........... oe

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

Levels
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s.......... dis mt
Mattocks
ee TO oo i a £0
Metals—Zinc
600 pound ‘Menge iad tdieleadd pia eons oe Th
Per pound.. on 4
‘Siauaiiians
a, eo
Pumps, Cistern.. lial oss dig coop 75
Renew MOWER, 85
Cc asters, ee eee ee 50&10&10
Deepens, Asserteee 8

Molasses Gates

a ca ee BO&10
Enterprise, self-measuring............ “a
Pans
eee 60410816
COMNMIOE,. DOUIOE ooo ois cock soe TOES

Patent Planished Iron

“‘A’’ Wood’s patent planished, Nos. 24 to 27 10 80
““B” Wood's patent planished, Nos. 25to 27 9 8

Broken packages %c per pound extra.

Planes

Ohio Tool Co.’s, fancy. .
Sciota Bench..
Sandusky Teol Co.’ ‘, fancy...
Bench, first yuality..

Nails
Advance over rita on both Steel and Wire.
ee eee 2 76
eee ee 2 Fs)
20 to 60 advance... ten one "

Finish 8 advance . e
Finish 6 advance ... Pe
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wen one Tee.
Copper Rivets and Burs..

Roofing seenes
14270 IC, Charcoal, Deam..............
14x20 IX, Charcoal, Dean.. hoa
20x28 IC, Charcoal, Dean.. woe
14x20 IC, Charcoal, Allaway Grade. |.
14x20 IX’ C Charcoal, Allaway Grade...
20x28 IC, Charcoal, Allaway Grade. .
20x28 IX’, Charcoal, Allaway Grade...
Ropes

Sisal, % inch and t larger.. “a

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Se Raonmon
* RSSSSRSE

Sand —
List acct. 19, ’86..

Sash : Weights
ee es, wee Oe
Sheet Iron

com. smooth. c
OO i ce ice eeieee fous $3

--dis

SS
= ©

sSesaeeb

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OO Oe cs ere 430

an ts No. 18 and = over 30 inches
wide, not less than 2-10 extra.
Shovels and anes

First Grade, Doz..... ita ech tide! elcsslla uae
moeeee Genes, Pee

Solder

3

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- 410 3
4

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6 00
5 50

 

 

“fhe ‘prices of the many other qualities of sae
in the market indicated by private brands vary
according to composition.
Squares
ee ee ee, 60—10—5
Tin—Melyn Grade
Seen , Cen $10 50
14x20 IC, Cee a 10 50
Ameen ee ONE ac 12 00
Kach additional X on this grade, $1.25,
Tin—Allaway Grade
Meee A Coemees. 8... 9 Of
14x20 IC, Pe 9 Oo
ia at, 10 &
eR oo oo a coe ora 10 5
Each additional X on this grade, $1.50
Boiler Size Tin Plate
14x56 IX, for No.8 Bollers,
14x56 IX: for No.9 Boilers, ¢ Pe? pound. 18
Traps
Steel, Game.. . es
Oneida Community, “Newhouse’s...... 40810
Oneida Community, Hawley & Nor- “
EE Ae:
Mouse, choker oor eee. 15
Mouse, delusion, per doz........ .... ° 1 2
Bright Market.... 60
Annealed Market 60
Coppered Market. 50&10
od Spring 8 ——
Copper
Barbed F Pens, ge 3 00
Barbed Fence, ss cs cai 2 70
Wire Goods
Ee ey 10—s8
i 10—80
Hooks.. —— 10—88
Gate Hooks and Eyes...........-..... 10—%
Wrenches
— Adjustable, Nickeled........ &
en ee Se cad
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STONEWARE
Batters
4 - WO GB ocetibsdddcdesessdocses 4a
DE Gi orikddccncncncdesere 8
8 gal. each. 4
ON ohio ke bbe nde doce ee &
ES Ss ae 78
15 gal. meat-tubs, each................ 12
el Possosascor-th-asorargei, ee aR A 1@
® gal. meat-tubs, each................ 22
30 gal meat-tubs, each.... 270
Churns
TOGO OF Ook occ cectsecaceeve 8%
“aurn Dashers, per duz............... oy
Milkpans
% ga. fiat or rd. bot., per doz......... A
1 gal. nat or rd. bot,, Cc vcdeenes 6
Fine Glazed Mil) pa:\s
% gal. flat or rd. bot., perdoz...... a
1 gal. flat or rd. bot.,each......... .. é
a
% gal. fireproof, bail, per doz.. 3
1 gal. fireproof, bail, OF GOB 66 sees, 1 18
Jags
BO ON sais ctccecs ddcedectucen a
eee Ee NG 6
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Seallug Wax
5 Ibs. in package, per Ib .............. 2
LAMP BURNERS
Me a
BN oss edt or eesie de anies aces cue Bw
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PN heetconencs seaeden ceddedaanened so
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MASON FRUIT JARS
With Porcelain Lined Caps
esas ooo 4 25 per gross
page ‘ = per gross
etc cca ceenedd maid. cde 60 per gross

Fruit Jars packed 1 dozen - box
LAMP CHIMNEYS—Seconds
No.08

MO eis ocd pac tcu ee ae
No. 28

Anchor Carton Chimneys
Each chimney in corrugated carton.

Sse

First oa, om
o. 0 Sun, — top, wrap
. 1 Sun, crimp top, wrapped & lab.
No. 2 Sun, crimp top, wrapped & lab.
XXX Flint
No. 1 Sun, crimp top, wrapped S =
3 Sun, crimp top,
No. 2 Sun, hinge, wrap:
Pearl Top
. 1 Sun, wrapped and labeled......
. 2 Sun, wrapped and labeled......
. 2hinge, wrap and labeled.....
. 2 Sun, “Small Bulb,” for Globe
oi oie deceee ccccep ee
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. 1 Sun, plain bulb, per doz........
. 2 Sun, plain bulb, per doz........
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OIL CANS
tin cans with spout, per doz..
oo iron with spout, per doz...
¥. Iron with spout, per doz..
'v. iron with spout, per doz..
v. iron with spout, per dos..
\v. iron with faucet, per doz..
r. iron with faucet, per doz..
cans

No.
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No. 1 Tubular, — fountain...
No. 12 Tubular, side lamp.............
No. 3 Street lamp, i
LANTERN GLOBES
No. 0 Tub., cases 1 doz. each, box, 10¢
No. 0 Tub. ’ cases 2 doz. each, box, 15¢
No. 0 Tub., bbls 5 doz. each, per bbl.. 1
No.0 Tub., ‘Bull's eye, cases 1 doz. each 1
BEST WHITE COTTON WICKS
Roll contains 32 yards In one piece.
No. 0, %-inch wide, per gross or ro
No.1, %-inch wide, per gross or roll...
No. 2,1 inch wide, per gross or roll.
No. 3, 1% ineh wide, per gross or roll..
COUPON BOOKS
50 books, any denomination.............. 1
100 books, any denomination .............. 2
500 books, any denomination.... ..... il
1,000 books, any denomination . 20
Above quotations are for "da Tradesman,
Su eee momic or Universal grades. Where
1,000 boo ks are ordered at a time customers re-
a speciaily printed cover without extra
charge.

Coupon Pass Books
Can be made to represent any denomination
from =

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Credit Checks

500, any one denomination................ 200

1,000, any one denomination............. oo 8

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MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

    

 

 

TWO QUESTIONS.

To Advertise or Not To Advertise—

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success. Advertising, you
nust realize, is an exterior element
store-kee ping. It has nothing to
the store itself.
1ing must be there—the store.
stock must be there, the prices
1e service must be
s must be reliable.
hese essentials are present

+
I
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goo

ae of advertising en-

subject at all.

advertising does enter in
ters pointedly. You may
stock, the prices, the ser-
the goods but if no one
it you are not going to
I will not say you will
You may do business,
make a profit, you may

uccess to me 1S a superiative

‘re is no degree to success.

$5,000 if
directed,

so-called success a failure

nts that enter into suc-

 

You. may be moderately
vith either; but you can-
hat degree of success that
possible by the employ-

very best advertising in the
iat is being done by
you say does not ad-
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excess of that which he is now

to know this store,

yw that this man has some
dressed windows in the
is one of the cheapest
effective means of advertis-

a clever salesman and
le away talking about his
There is more good advertis-
s man ould go farther
legitimate aa in call-
attention to his stock and
success would be corre-
increased. Until he does
uccess will not be complete.

 

an exemplification of the
advertising is
success. He is merely an
the fact that many

v far up the lad-
uccess Pans are and pause
e halfway up, thinking

10n of

ells

the goods is—well,

 

The essen-

> things present the

means the very best
le of ee lf
you

ognize these two

store conduct

is essential to

I would say to you

man advertised. I
he undoubtedly
stock, that he priced
he possessed the
it moving so that
the necessity of
stock off onto his trade.
ould couple up a_ proper
f laud-

wih a2 SUCCcess

how-

I happen to know

not necessary

re-keeper who does not
i tells the customer that
is saved to his trade in
he is

 

mistaken.
retail

of his
ates
an appreciable

to

a conse

price o

it is fearon Sis he volume of ,
operating expense remains ar ware

he same. Failure to ad-

make rent cheaper

while
practically
V ertise
or reduce
penses

I believe

to

one
the
a store
conducted

ippar ent!

successfu

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Profit

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the

inal
Department has set aside 6,000 square Teese te — ad rr Te
Alaska as a Seah pa . NZ

Lumber is an article of such

miles

FCsecr ve.

scarcit
been improvident
the
building

a system

to

stroying
ests may be

a continuing

It is seldom, in ordinary

that the merchant’s ad-
vertising account exceeds 2 per cent.
receipts. If he elimin-

difference in the cost

conducting his store and
reduction in the retail a ery

iota the ordinary ex- '
f store-keeping.” and your orders will be filled
was sufficient answer the day they arrive.

questions and that Special attention given to

serves as an answer to mail orders.
best advertising -for

ore itself properly

_ The reason the man who Brown & Sehler
measure is because

Charles Frederick. Horse Covers.
———__~ 4. —

states of Falk orig-
forests, the Interior BUY OF YOUR JOBBER

cutting of trees in| (U7EO\itam

ca So nS Can a
for mining and A aT TE
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enable the lumbermen ee : 4 BEAU ae

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his trade

Quality and prices are right

no advertising is

Grand Rapids, Mich.

this fact. We have good values in Fly Nets and

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Putnam Factory

National Gandy Zompany
Grand Rapids, Mich.

 

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

39

 

FORTUNES IN LEATHER.

)penings Offered to the Expert in
Tanning.

There’s nothing like leather,” re-
Peabody tanner, “but
ung men do not appreciate the
‘t. The college-bred youth and

high graduate usually
rn up their noses at the tannery, a
ce of smells and dirty workmen,

I think they will open their eyes

irked a

school

d hold their noses for a moment,
hen I say that $10,000 a year is a
nmon salary for the heads of these
ig tanneries, and that some men are
getting over $50,000 a year for their
owledge of leather and _ leather-
iking.
‘More than all, the supply of men
ho know how to tan leather does
t meet the demands by any means,
nd the top notchers in the art and
‘nce of tanning practically dictate
heir own terms to their employers.
hese conditions are due to a per-
rectly natural development of curry-
ng and tanning in America, especial-
New England, which has escaped
the public eye.

 

“Fifteen or twenty years ago
\merican shoemakers used to import
vreat quantities of European leath-
especially French kid. But the
\merican tanners have so rapidly
improved in leather making, and so
scientifically developed their pro-
cesses of tanning, that they now sup-
ly the entire home demand for
leather and ship millions of dollars’
worth of their goods to Europe every
year. The demand for brainy men
tanneries comes from both
and European tanners.

in the
American
“I saw lately a letter from a War-
saw tanner asking a manufacturer,
known on both continents, to get
him a practical American tanner. The
Russian had sunk big sums of money
trying to learn the American pro-
cesses by experiment, and was willing
good amount for a_ few
months’ instruction by a Yankee.

to pay a
German manufacturers
vant American men who know how
to tan, and a German manufacturer,

“Likewise,

vho recently visited this country, is
now building a factory to carry out
\merican ideas.
“But the great demand for educat-
ed tanners is from the rapidly grow-
The
desiring to learn the art
fine tanning has become more than
commonplace industry), needs a
good fundamental education, honesty
and intelligence and ambition. Other-
wise no tanner wants him. A knowl-
edge of chemistry is always desira-
ble, but the tanner teaches practical
chemistry. Almost any big concern
will give a bright young man a place,
providing he wants to learn the tan-
ning, and will pay him good wages
from the start. Once started, the
young man advances just as rapidly
is he can absorb knowledge.

ing American firms. young

man

(for

“He gets a splendid American ed-
ucation, for he meets all classes from
the capitalist to the Greek or Arme-
nian in the tanyard, and he also notes
the wonders of chemistry, and _ its
process, directed by skilled hands, of
converting the hairy hide

into the

 

handsome, silky
leather.

surfaced, finished
If the young man _ learns
well and-can make a leather just a
little better than somebody else, then
he can command his own salary.
“Any progressive firm will employ
him, for his leather will always have
the preference in the market. His
work is in fixed hours, and he has
no nerve racking worries and periods
of idleness. His knowledge of leath-
er making, usually his secret process,
worked out from his
experiences or learned from a friend
in the
income for life.

which he has
business, guarantees him an
The tannery doesn’t
‘smell’ bad to the man winning his
daily bread in it, either, and it is a
proverb that all
age.

“As I have said before, the field is

tanners die of old

unlimited and offers big opportuni-
ties for those who feel law, medicine
and other professions overcrowded,
and I will close by calling attention
to the fact that the man who remark-
ed “There’s nothing like leather’ be-
came President.”
——> >
Lessons in Honesty.

Colonel B., a popular and success-
ful merchant of A. was one day
standing near the grocery counter in
his large retail store, where he em-
ployed a number of clerks. One of
the clerks was serving a customer,
who seemed by his appearance to be-
working class.
The customer purchased some rice.
The clerk placed the proper weights
upon the beam of the then
set a paper bag in the scoop. With
a small hand scoop he began pour-
ing the rice into the bag, but in do-
ing so allowed part of it to fall into

long to the poorer

scales,

the scale scoop beside the bag.
When the beam balanced the clerk
lifted the bag from the scoop and
tied up the package, leaving more

than a tablespoonful of rice in the

scoop. This had been weighed to
the customer, but had not been given
When the

clerk started to pour

to him. customer had
gone out, the
this remainder back into the barrel.
But his employer, who had been
performance, restrained
you forget to put that
, “No, sir, not

watching the
him. Did

into the bag?” he asked.
exactly,” replied the clerk; “but a lit-
tle gain like this once in a _ while
amounts to something in a month.”
“Do you mean to say that you get
a profit and take a toll also?” “Well,
Sir, yes,” clerk,
thought he was making a good show-

answered the who

ing. “You are taking the first step
in a career of roguery,” said Colonel
B., sternly. “Do you know’ where

this customer lives?” “Yes, sir, about
a mile up town in Boykin’s alley.’
“Here is the price of your car fare;
wrap this rice in a package, take it
make
placed a dime in

,

e 1
man, and apolo-
cs he ynel LB.

young

to the your
gies.”
the crestfallen man’s’ hands,
and walked away.
>es —
Eggs in Cold Storage.

What you see in a cold storage
warehouse is a wide, white-washed
apartment threaded by a network of
pipes which sparkle with frost. The
temperature is kept at thirty degrees

Fahrenheit by a circulation of brine

 

which goes on through the pipes
exactly as hot water or steam warms
our homes in the winter. The air
of the storehouse is sweet and whole-

some, for it is immaculately clean.
With a lack of cleanliness would
follow spoiled eggs. Around the

room are tiers upon tiers of wooden
boxes. Inside these are packed the
eggs, layer upon layer, separated by
a thickness of cork shavings, then a
tray of strawboard, and more shav-
ings. The insides of these boxes are
as clean smelling as the
room. If

storage
should break it
would immediately freeze, and froz-
en leakage has no odor.

an egg

A glance at the business end of
storage egg system is of
The busy season for the
incoming of eggs begins with Feb-
ruary. Then the Southern hens are
beginning to lay, and from Kentucky,
Louisiana and Texas come the first
carloads. The spring creeps slowly
up to Kansas, Virginia and the Mid-
die States, so in March come further
consignments of eggs from these lo-
calities. In April all through the
East and the Far West sounds the
cheerful cackle which means an egg,
or, rather, millions of eggs; then the
egg packer and the cold storage man
work night and day. It is no unusual
occurrence during the busy season
for thirty or forty carloads of eggs
to be sent out by an egg packer in
one week. Each car contains four
hundred cases of thirty dozens each,
in all probabity 140,000 eggs. These
are unpacked as promptly as_ possi-

the cold
interest.

 

ble, and quite frequently before the
end of the season a thousand car-
something like 140,000,000
eggs, in all are in readiness for win-
ter consumption.—Good Housekeep-
ing.

loads,

#0.

It is said that a party of New York
capitalists have organized an expedi-
tion to make a systematic search for
the lon-lost King Solomon’s mines,
The ostensible object
of the expedition will be to hunt ele-

in Abyssinia.

phants, but the real object is to dis-
cover the mines, and as one of the
party is a personal friend of King
Menelik, it is believed that they will
be permitted to go where white men
have never been before, at least, since
Solomon’s time.

 

 

Get our prices and try

our work when you need

Rubber and
Steel Stamps
Seals, Etc.

Send for Catalogue and see what
we offer.

Detroit Rubber Stamp Co.
99 Griswold St. Detroit, Mich.

 

 

 

Opportunities!

Did you ever stop to think that every
piece of advertising matter you send out,
whether it be a Catalogue, Booklet, Circu-
lar, Letter Head or Business Card, is an
Opportunity to advertise your business?
Are you advertising your business rightly ?
Are you getting the best returns possible
for the amount it is costing you?

If your printing isn’t THE BEST you can get,
then you are losing opportunities. Your print-
ing is generally considered as an index to

your business.

If it’s right—high grade,

the best—it establishes a feeling of con-

fidence.

But if it is poorly executed the

feeling is given that your business methods,
and goods manufactured, are apt to be in
line with your printing.

Is YOUR printing right?

Let us see

if we cannot improve it.

TRADESMAN COMPANY

25-27-29-31 North lonia Street,

Grand Rapids, Mich.

 

 

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@#MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

 

 

 

Commercial Travelers

Michigan Knights of the Grip
President, B. D. PALMER, Johns; Sec-
retary, . 8. Brown, Saginaw; Treasurer,
H. E. BRADNER, Lansing.

United Commercia! Travelers of Michigan

Grand Counselor, J. C-. EMERY, Grand Rapids;
Grand Secretary, W. F. TRacy, Flint.

 

 

Grand Rapids Council Ne. 131, 0. ¢. T.

Senior Counselor, W B. Ho_pen; Secretary
Treasurer, E. P. Andrew.

 

His ween Extolled ak ‘His Sie
bles Told.

   
   
 

basis SUCCESS, DUI ft e e others
Due is the spotless if one
S £0 ve a De d age love
e spec v hose wit

we C Lc t
The bur the t mat

 

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

the line is not very well known, or

if it is well known it is against it.
This man takes this line of goods,
small amount of expense money the

acturer will hand him to take

 

m out to some point to do business,

id if the traveling man does not

make a success in a week or two
weeks with the line that this man has
b ten years to make
S l, th he is a failure and
s called in! The money he_ has
spent is charged to him as over-
because the employer

that would not sell.

mind, is the greatest

raveling man to-day.
th ung that
line of goods and
to continue with
time

a man

trade,

the selling to the

same people, and have a comparative-

y rosy path, but the aim of the trav-

ing man, and the greatest benefit

» be derived from an association of

traveling men, is to assist those who

e not successful. It is the duty of
traveling

   

And when

 

  

i have t c
i
Ss es Or t
" ‘ t : repossessing; his appearance was
oe eae ‘ t it of an up-to-date salesman;
s a. 4 Ge S tograph case was very much
ae h 5 ,] it repair; his conversation was
: e I
ctr o t € g , WN SCUit t
ner ee 12
g their own exp s aoe a
nl tn 4 oreat | s s he got a line of goods that
le ‘ ‘ : In prett itrols with good results. Nine
ecipe nh + . te 1
sity = citine tacteeres « se wn
. } — Une
ea ie i ‘ ie =
a a en 14! We all know a good many
i ; eel aa who go out convinced that they
aan noi a : en ve a good line of ‘stuff, and they
bias cise , Ce go into store after store, but
rece ee oe i u can't call the buyer by name
: im : oe can audience with
< . e The ] ng and 1s called
it g w mac f ee
ti ¥ : S
t t and wait
cacalen a : oa
merely charge that ar
to profit loss uing I want to speak of.
2 manufa ct ave been in the hotel
ng man wv id bee the buyer and filling the
his s who ig characters to pieces
well as ly omebody? We see a
who has t lost 1e in; what is the ex-
ty, but is as tireless great many? “Oh, he
] do any-

 

 

 

 

 

 

thing more to-night than to call your

attention to that one most objection-
able expression and try to get you
to drop it when referring to your
brother salesman, I should think
that I had done some good.

We make some mistakes and we
have much to learn. There is no
man in the furniture business who
has not at some time or _ other
achieved success or failure; there is
not a successful traveling man _ to-
day, unless he had the prestige of
being the son or brother-in-law of
the “main squeeze” of the factory,
who has not achieved a failure at

some time or other.

(Applause.) I

want this feeling of charity to exist
among traveling men. When you
can not help a man, don’t hurt him.

indulge in “knocking.” Let us

Don’t

he — we cam. Let
Then every-
everybody

   

 

own i
burden out on the road

A man must be posted on

to go

goods or he can’t be really success-
ful. There was a man traveling for
a house—I don’t mention names—
selling chamber suits. His employer
went to Boston to meet him at the
close of the day, and they had lunch
together. The employer asked

} i

flat. The sales
said he didn’t have the ri ight kin

   

come with
* was the

 

 

 

 

graph for three months and had nev-
discovered it!

Good temper is necesary for the
retail salesman. If it is necessary
for a retail salesman, it is certainly

necessary for a wholesale salesman.
When you find, as I have found to-
and, in fact, have found in every
had, buyers who
come in and ask the price, ask you
which you answer in a
gentlemanly way; then you ask them
where they located. “We are
the furniture business. What
would I be doing in here if I were
not a furniture man?” (Laughter.)
Now it may be possible that man is
in the trade. He pretty sharp. It
h

day,
exposition we have

questions

are
n

is

may be that he has the sheriff after
him. There may be some good rea-
son that he does not want to give

He has got to give his

name to the credit man if he wants
to do any business, and he might as
we salesman.

give it to the
t

nother hat will lighten the
of the traveling salesman is
unt. Now,
set out I was not going

he duties of the travel-

acco

not going to
kindergarten for
But I will
gress a little from my original reso-

lution to

I was
Start a
alesmen. di-

say the traveling men who

start out on the road invariably think

that they have the hardest line of

merchandise there is to sell. Every-

body else makes better prices; every-
j e 7

body else delivers their stuff; every-
i ikes better goods for low-

e ma

8

er prices; the dealer has absolutely
no trouble with the oer of any
acturer but theirs! It is only

wondertul

rer at

 

salesmanship that
le to make a sale! I

 

 

want to tell the traveling men my
experience, and it is this: That when
you see a buyer - gives you all the
When in Detroit, and need a MESSENGER boy

send for

The EAGLE Messengres

Office 47 Washington Ave.

 

 

and they went down to a|F. H. VAUGHN, Proprietor and Manager
id the traveling man said Sa-Clek Golpaeht Minune
to the big show windows, *
nats the kind of stuff. You ; he Warwick
t kind of stuff and it will
1y, you jackass, we do make Strictly first class.
tn ok a Rates §2 per day. Central location.

That’s aye ‘hat | Trade of visiting merchants and travel-
hats our suite!” That ing men solicited.
deen carrying the photo- A. B. GARDNER, Manager.

 

 

 

       
       
      

 
   

   

    
  
   

IT COSTS YOU NOTHING

To investigate the following stock:

JUPITER GOLD MINING COMPANY
CAPITAL, $1,000,000

Shares $1.00 par value; treasury reserve, 400,000 shares.

for; equipped with a complete 25 stamp mill.

A limited amount of stock for sale at

Property all paid

25c a share.

WRITE FOR PROSPECTUS

J. A. ZAHN,

1319 MAJESTIC BUILDING
DETROIT, MICH.

FiscaL AGENT

  

 

 

 

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

41

 

points of your line and will make
you feel like thirty cents, if he can.
You should know all the merits of
your own line and also the defects.

But you feel pretty bad, and you
blame it all on the line or on that
son-of-a-gun who doesn’t know how
to make the stuff. What’s the use
of spending good “dough” sending
this kind of stuff? asks the buyer.
But if you could come back in spirit-
form and hear the _laying-out
your competitor gets you would swell
up so that you would need a steel
band around your chest! Know your
line first! Know your line better than
anyone else can know it, you will
not have any trouble about your
competitor’s stuff.

}
Udi

I hope I will be forgiven for say-
ing anything disparaging of the buy-
ers. If I have, I tell you that if
some of the buyers to-day lived in
the times of Ananias, they would be
batting four hundred to Ananias’ one
twenty-five. (Laughter.) Another

ng I want to insist on, that trav-
‘ling men, and I am not looking at
inyone in particular, in fact, I am
not trying to look at anyone in par-
cular, that there should not be any
lia rubber prices. (Laughter.)
That is one of the greatest burdens

the traveling man, and that is
one of the greatest evils that he has
to contend with. If you will show
house that gets four or five
prices for its product. I will
you a house that is skinning their
traveling men every chance they get.
(Laughter.) That is one of the bur-
the traveling man who is
money to make _ business
for his concern; he is entitled to all
the emoluments and profits coming
m his territory. That is one of
he greatest evils that the traveling
man is up against. The only way to

   

th

3

 

   

me a

show

dens of

spending

 

 

 

abolish that and to get at the foun-

lation is to insist on your houses
‘ing one price. If you have one
ce and your customer knows that
he can buy goods from
favorable prices as he can buy them
the house, he is going to give
you a fair show.

 
  
 

 

you at as

 

trom

Some of the traveling men in the
furniture trade have an enviable po-
sition, for he is pleasantly situated
between the manufacturer and buyer.
He has an unenviable position from
another standpoint, for, no matter
how trade goes, the traveling man
is the one who suffers most. If trade
is good, the factory is glutted with
and you are called off the
The progress of a traveling
man on the road is slow; he doesn’t
achieve success the first year, nor the
second, sometimes not the tenth. If
he is successful for a few years he
is establishing a trade for another
party. You are building up a divi-
dend paying business that will live
after you are dead and gone. You
are making a legacy to bequeath to
some one who will work in your ter-
ritory.

orders

road.

I want to appeal to the manufac-
turer and employer of traveling men
in this way. Imagine youreslf a
traveling man and try and appreciate
what it would mean to him to allow
him in some way to share in your

 

prosperity. Let him in some way
feel that if he works with all his
vim, if he gives the best years of his
life to build up your business, that
when he has passed life’s meridian,
and has no longer that fire and spirit
which helped to make your success,
that you will do something that will
protect him in his old age.

While I am on this subject I want
to bring up before you a suggestion.
It has been in my mind for a length
of time, and that is, a furniture tray-
elers’ club. With all due respect to
the retailers and to the President of
this organization, that is one organ-
ization don’t want the
manufacturer and we don’t want the
retailer. We would like to have a
traveling men’s club, where we could
get together and talk over different
things; get better acquainted, discuss

  

where we

ways and means whereby we may
get a part of the prosperity that is

falling on this land in these prosper-
ous times. I hope that at some sub-
sequent meeting the traveling men
can do something of this kind.
There are plenty of ways in which
the employer may help the employe,
and it did me good when a manufac-
turer here told of the way he treated
He showed that all
hearts were not stultified with greed,
and it showed that there is a feeling
of humanity that should be fostered
and extended as much as possible.
This feeling of humanity should exist
each and every traveling
man for each and every other travel-
ing man, and it is the pleasantest
and thing in the world to
speak pleasantly to others, and espe-
y to speak pleasantly of them.
ng man here would
resolve himself into an anti-kicking
then the burden
man would be

his

employes.

between

easiest

aaa it
Clail I

TE fowl
lt every travel

 

committee of one,

Ot c

traveling
(Applause.)

re
‘+

very
lightened.

I thank gentlemen, for your
kind attention, and I wish to apolo-
gize for having taken up so much of
your time. If I have said anything
that has done good, I am glad. There
was once an Irishman who was pass-
He was full of happiness.
There was a great, fierce bull there.
He at the ball, and said,
“Glory be to God, but what a fine
thing it would be if I were to jump
the fence, take the bull by the horns
and rub his nose in the dust.” Car-
ried away with the thought, he roll-

you,

ing a field.

1 fs
100Ked

ed on the ground with laughter and
kicked up his heels, and had a cork-

ng good time for about five minutes,
and then he. started for the
climbed up, and—well, he came back!
He landed with emphasis, and with a
pained look he said, “What a lucky

wall,

thing I had my laugh first!”
ul
Out in Arkansas they have a

man who is promoting the cause of
good roads in an effective way. He
is offering to duplicate any sum, up
to $2,000, that good roads enthusi-
asts in any locality may offer up to
a certain date. His offer has excited
great interest and has given’ road
building a remarkable impetus. Some
man like Rockefeller might take up
this idea and give us universal good
roads before the millennium.

 

Gripsack Brigade.

W. L. Ballard (Herold-Bertsch
Shoe Co.) has pulled up stakes in
Grand Rapids and removed his fam-
ily to Northville, which is located in
about the center of his territory.

Carson City Gazette: B. D. Cle-
ment, a former resident here, is
now traveling in the interest of the
Central Michigan Produce Co. of
Alma, introducing cream separators.

The Bradley & Metcalf Co. writes
the Tradesman that it has secured
the services of Floyd Roberts, who
will hereafter represent that house
in this State. Mr. Roberts has been
identified for several years with Wil-
liam Richardson Co., of Hornells-
ville, N. Y. He has removed to this
city and will make his headquarters
at the corner of Lake and Robinson
avenues.

Erastus Shattuck (Clapp Clothing
Co.) sustained an accident at Osseo
on Aug. 16 which will keep him off
the road for a fortnight or more. In
assisting the driver to load his trunks
into a wagon, one of them slipped
and crushed his left foot so severely
that he has been obliged to navigate

with the help of crutches. He ex-
pects to resume his regular visits to
his trade next Monday.

Kalamazoo Gazette-News: Selz.

Schwab & Co., of Chicago, the larg-
est manufacturers of shoes in Amer-
ica, their on Kalamazoo
as a good point at which to
their goods. P. H. Carroll, a
sentative of the company, and one of

have eyes
locate

repre-

the best known and most popular
shoemen in Michigan, has received
a communication from the Secretarv

company requesting that he
them all information
necessary as to Kalamazoo as a suit-
able point for a big shoe factory and

of the
}

tor

obtain

also to put the company in communi-
cation with parties here who would
assist in furthering the project
~~» 2-2
The Last Picnic of the Season.
The Committee Arrangements
of Grand Rapids Council, No.
have sent out the following circular

 

on

125,

letter to the members of that organi-
zation:

Dear Brother—You and your wom-
an and all your folks are invited to

the last United Commercial Travel-
ers’ picnic that is going to be given

this year.

It’s going to be Saturday, August
29, and don’t forget it. We are go-
ing to have it down the river and the
most fun ever.

Railroad trains and interurban cars
try to pass on the same track, so we
cut them out. Scows don’t, so we
are going to use scows. The Allen-
dale Timber Co. owns them most of
the time, but we own them Aug.
29, and the steam barge to tote ’em
along. Wear your old clothes, we’ll
be all alone, bring basket fodder for
roughing it only enough for one meal
(12 o'clock), the stuff all farmers like.

Tell the wimmen folks to bring
their umbrells and dishes, including
knives and forks. We'll furnish cof-
fee and water.

Our Cunard liner will leave the
foot of Wealthy avenue (as we don’t
need that with us) at 10 o'clock sharp.
Be there then or forever get left. You

 

Grandville
cars to Wealthy avenue,

and yours take avenue
get off after
k three blocks
be there.

1 cost

cents a piece, for the river

1
i

and wa

We'll

the car

to the

stops
river.
This extravagance wil you 30
end of it.
Children under 12 years old for noth-
ing. Those that don’t know any more

than to be 12 years, full fare

(seats

We'll be back about 7:30 p. m.
Pay your fare to the conductor on
the boat.
Nuff sed.
> 0

 

 

ington tarm

seeds were packed with

 

   

eas ¢ I
rious es > 256
eet u Va 3,000 pots,
e than 100 kinds of seed being
epresented Tests are to be made
4 me
¢ ti end of various
o fifty. One of the
, ‘
Depart recently
heat 1 a
4 h seeds responded
iton tter by
twet S.
> 8 =
Wireless telegraphy which enables
passens Ss on ocean Steamers to
ee
<eep in communi ion witn triends
it home, has its disadvantages is
well as its advantages sy the use
1 pala 1 -
yf this new invention the other day
: : :
young man aboard the Campania
: a : L p
was able to effect a loan of $50 from
his mother, whom he had left behind.
The incident is interesting as fore-
shadowing the era when there will
o i a a tL a
pe oO Su tning > 18O0iation On Sea

when there will be no

  

possible esc every-day vex-
tions and n :
ae

\ machine for measuring uman
thoughts and feelings has been in-
vented by Elmer Gates, of Washing-
ton, DD. ¢ who has been granted a
patent thereon by the Government
The machine is said to register the
effect on the body of various states

; 1
of emotion. it perhaps

people will be able to know exactly

 

the extent of their enjoyment or
their grief, as the case may be. De-

grees of pleasure and of sorrow may

eventually be expressed by figures

 

instead of adjectives.

He who wants a dollar’s worth
For every hundred cents

Goes straightway to the Livingston
And nevermore repents.

A cordial welcome meets him there

With best of service, room and fare,

Cor. Division and Fulton Sts.,

Grand Rapids, Mich.

pecans

\

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Soe enarapeesesameneci te —seetrsenitlonssepnanenetirsee mpc penee

 

  

42

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

 

Drugs--Chemicals

Michigan State Board of Pharmacy
Term expires
WET P. Dory, Detroit- - ~- Dec. 81, 1%3
CLARENCE B. STODDARD, Monroe Dec. 31, 1904
JOHN D. Murs, Grand ids Dec. 31, 190
AETHUE H. WEBBER, illac Dec. 81, 190
HENRY Harm, Saginaw - Dee. 81, 1907
President, HaNRY Heim, Saginaw.
Secretary, JOHN D. Murr, Grand Rapids.
Treasurer, W. P. Doty, Detroit.

‘Examination Sessions.
Houghton, Aug. 25 and 26.

Mich. State Pharmaceutical Association.
President—Lovu G. Moorkg, Saginaw.
Secretary—W. H. BURKE, De
Treasurer—C. F. HUBER, Port Huron.

Next Meeting—Battle Creek, Aug. 18, 19 and 20.

 

 

 

Extraction of Perfumes.

   

The extraction of the perfume from

wwers, such as jasmine, tuberose,
\ nd cass has long been car-
ied t by of en age
t bloss« ett im
wit er few days and
then 1 f blossoms. The

d is sold as such, or the es-
S may be extracted from it

 

 

 

      

   

ive a rule, the
ve a monopoly to
leceptive name, and
a nun of prominent cases have
been lost in this way. With a sug-

the question may be

 

 

different.
however,

The English
courts have, recently de-
cided that “Vaseline” is not a valid
trade mark, for the reason that it is
although to many the
very remote.

fact that the

occasionally

suggestive,
suggestion is

It is a well known

term “Malted Milk” is not correctly
descriptive, as in reality it is not a
“Malted” milk. There has _ never

Malted Milk,

1 a thing as
impossible to make a malt

ut of milk.
The Government offers protection
for a limited term on all new inven-

tions and improvements. If a man-

   

icturer refuses to’ take advantage

f this, it is very difficult for him to

secure a perpetual monopoly on a

product, or the name of it, by legal

methods. When an inventor takes

the Government protection for sev-

enteen years, at the end of that

time the parts protected, including
1e name, become public property.

It is a very doubtful problem as to

any kind of a name can be

as a trade mark. The

law, however, protects va-

ands” from counterfeiting,

nlawful competition, imitation, etc.,

The
best way to secure a perpetual mo-

article is the

that would deceive the public.

use of a

esign or trade mark, as the “An-

chor” milk, or the use of a name, as

Price’s” Pellets. Such names should

be limited to one or two words in

rder he most effect with the

east and expense.—Medical
is vertiser.

 

aaa Drug Store Windows.
It is no thing to

uncommon

 

 

unless you make your win-
iteresting that your town’s
1 learn to glance in every

seeing

 

interest-

 

day or two, than ‘a

n Hm i 00 mice t6
The trimmer should be
to win the approval of the
stic people in his communi-
he should keep constantly
the fact that the windows
goods and not to exhibit

like

advertise-

 

  

pec Q oni

To rent of the
show window, it is ae: to have eith-
er muirros or fancy backgrounds. If
the m-rors are too expensive you
can pleat. the backgrot und with
cheese-cloth, so it will not require to

more than in six or
eight we With the background
cauiiel 4 for, it is a very simple mat-
ter to trim the window.

Thomas W. McLain.

once

 

The Drug Market.
Opium—Is very firm and tending
higher. Primary markets have ad-
vanced and it 1s now costing more
to import than the asking price of
Eastern markets. A
which looks
Il probably

war
likely

advance

large
in Turkey,
at this time, wi
the price to very much over present
cost.

our
very

Morphine—Is unchanged but very
firm.

Quinine—Is steady.

Alcohol—Distillers have reduced
the price basis for spirits, but as
yet alcohol is unchanged.

Wood Alcohol—There seems to
be a fight on among refiners, and we

note

The price is now
half barrels,

two declines

50c in barrels, 55c¢ in in-

clusive, and 60c in smaller quanti

ties, package extra.

Collanial Spirit -Is also reduced

another toc per gallon, making bar-
rel price $1.25, with the usual ad-
vance for smaller quantities. It
looks like a good purchase at present
price.

Blue Vitriol—Is tending higher on

account of higher price for copper.

Russian Cantharides—Are higher

on account of advance in the pri-
mary market.

Cocaine—The advance by two
manufacturers is well maintained.
Others are only selling limited quan-
tities at the lower price. Crude ma-
terial is very much higher and it is
believed that all manufacturers will

be on a higher price basis shortly.
Bone—On account com-

holders, is lower.

 

of

s»mone
ns

titi ai aili
Coumarin—Is in better supply and
lower.

Menthol—There is no further

 

1ange to be noted. To arrive later
it is quoted lower

The hurricanes in Jamaica have
ruined crops of a great arti-

dec

lining each

week in the face of reported short
-rop

Oil Tanzy—Is lower, on account
of larger stocks.

Arnice Flowers—Are very firm
and tending higher.

Gum Arabics—Never were so
cheap. All kinds are being sold at

He a prices.
1u Leaves—Are dull and lower.

spsnre Oil—Is firm, on account

 

of higher price for seed.
Sunflower Seed—Has advanced
is scarce.
Carmine No. 40—Has been ad-

3

vanced
Cape Aloes, True—Are higher.
i
Pharmaceutical Slot Machines.
The
ny-in-the slot doctor machine, which
is made to esneeiogt a doctor with
a big wig after the fashion the
ea It
representing

latest thing in Paris is a pen-

of
old-time European

a dozen openings
many diseases and _  appropri-
remedies. The boy with a tooth-
ache puts in his coin and has fired

has
as

ate

at him a piece of dental wax; the
banker with indigestion puts in his
sou and receives a dyspepsia tablet;
the lass with a headache gets a pow-
der, and so on through the list of
the twelve most common ailments.

 

 

 

The
Jennings
Perfumery Co.’s
Specials

 

Dorothy Vernon

A distinctively new perfume,

Magda

The Queen of all perfumes.

La Budda

The popular trefle perfume.

 

Sold by

Hazeltine & Perkins Drug Co.
Grand Rapids, Mich.

Farrand, Williams & Clark
Detroit, Mich.

Mooney Mueller Drug Co.
Indianapolis, Ind.

 

 

 

 

 

GEREN

Our
|

Will be ready for buyers wishing
to take advantage of the

Buyers’ Fxcursion
Aug. 24 to 29, 1903

both days inclusive

We have displayed in our Sample Rooms
29, 31, 33 N. Ionia street complete
lines of the following:
Albums, Autographs, Scrap Books,
Toilet Cases, Cuff and Collar
Boxes, Necktie, Glove and Hand-
kerchief Cases, Manicure Sets,
Shaving Sets, Work Boxes, Fancy
Celluloid Novelties, Dolls, Toys,
Games, All Kinds of Books,

Diaries, and an endless variety of
suitable articles for the holiday

Holiday :

trade.

We make liberal expense allowance to
purchasers. We extend a cordial invita-
tion to the trade to make our store head-
quarters.

Grand Rapids Stationery Co.
Grand Rapids, Mich.
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MICHIGAN TRADESMAN
|
‘ 22 | Linseed, pure raw...
Menthol............. 7 00@ 7 25| Seldlitz Mixture..... age 2 gag
WHOLESALE DRUG PRICE CURRENT Morbia’ 73 3 39 2 68 | Sinaple 3 2 | Neatatoot, wintar a
al Cantharid Morbi, Mal <2 Sag 4 Sryoge oeaboy, Deg | Spirits Turpentine...
—Cape Aloes, Cantharides. Moschus Canton. : 41 | Paints
seen Ses Leaves Hyristion, 2 as = — ae 0s SF | ii Sis
a re 25@ 28/ Soda, Boras, po..... Ochre, yellow Mars.
Acidum Gunton Mae. odeweee sun : ° Fe Ge... oe vceece $ . Pepsin 53 “HOEP. ua Soda et Potass Tart. = Oohre, yellow Ber.
ae 8 toe ee ee ewsene P nn Fe I ia oi cecn cn aa en 3@ 5 | , com
Benzolcum, Germaa. 700° i ott pa ‘gis ies — oe Q:% Boda, - = :| Ver on, fime
Boracic..... “ Erigeron e 1 60 li arts. , 2
. = Gaulthe -++ 2 30@ 2 40 =e 50 pile Lig. quae a owns @ 8% Spts. en “ae S Vermilion 1 Engiish..
‘ “* 5 Geranium, ounce oak 75 ‘Aloes 60 | Pi Hydrarg po. 80 @ wo ao Et eae at @ 2 00 | Green, Paris cece 14
“8B 18| Compo sem. ai: og &| Boer BS Sm |sou vine th: «| 3° oem Fontsia.
: -2. 1 O@ 2 00 50 2 7 | Spts. Vini Rect. %bbl  @ an
15 Pilx B @ Lead, jes
i 1 15@ 1 25 1 50/8 ts. Vint Rect. 5 gal @
cc here cees 3 5 8 35 8 = 200 | Strychnia, Crystal ne | 16 | Teeny, eaters. be
icum . ---- 110Q1 : - 5 00@ 5 50 50 @ 75| Sulphur, Sudi......, 24G | Whiting, Paris, Eng.
Tartaricum 38@ -- 5 00@ 5 2% 50 30 Sulphur, Roll........ 24@ a4 cliff.’
Ammonia 4 450 75 10 Tamarinds * | Universal Prepared.
4@ 6 asc 50 ‘6@ 36} Terebenth Venice.. 4 30
Aqua, 16 deg......... 8 10@ 12 75 26@ 88/| Theobromz.......... 50 Varnishes
— ee = 15 S@ 3 13 26o 36 | V: cups ee » dag 00
ee. eneenen as 14 9 94 1 00 12@ 14) | inet Suiph : 8) N. Coach... 1
esis “ . o. 1 Turp
Chioridum... ! @iv 50 22 | Otis | Extra Tu i
Aniline “ 8 50@ 7 00 60) Salacin.............. * 4 50@ 4 75 Bod; a
Black... ee : i = —— . ae = ;
— 50 2 75@ 7 00 | Comba 50) SapoM.......2 22.27” 10 12
a ~ 0 - OQ 30 . @
Yellow.....---.+-+ @ 8 Caasia Acutifoi...... 50 —_$$$ ___—
——— 1g 1 | Gana Aout ca; have ———___ :
Cubebe®.......- po, 7| Thyme -§ 0S TL 60
, opt. . ie : 6 ea
Xan *8| Theobromad 22277." 18@ 20 | Foret Chloridam sa. siiaasiahaaciheciiedi a cacao
58
Se ee - 1g ee
Terabin, Canada. = - 15
TR onc cee es Car o 12Q 5
Cortex Chloraia.: -PO. 17819 168 50
Abies, Canadian..... 18 | Cyanide. ._:........ £0
rm eae = Note ac to
SE RSEEnaa: | Potass Nitras, opt. 7G 15
yrica Cerifera, po = Fotass X = 2
us VITgini...... 12 BbO £0
Quillaia, gr’d........ 14 Sulphate po......... = : : ee :
Sassafras...... : 1. ) 4 +7 os
Uimus.--po. 2, gr'd ee ee HE ARRANGEMENTS for the
it us... to es ,
Giyeyrrhiza, go... Sag | Anohuwa 0000". ag to exhibition of our Holiday Line
Hematox, 15 lb. box Calamus............. 2@ t0
ea 13 14 tiana 7" as to : : reece i
Hmatox. oo ae a Giychrrnica ‘by 15 16g is | Yorabra Saipan a6 “aa; throughout Michigan were com
a a aK definitely d
Ferru yarastis . » ° i = a
12@ 15| Ather, Spts.Nit.e F 30 3 Ais . , jas definite €
Sarbonate, Prectp os ioe ee ABS. pe. is 2 ‘iher, Spts, Nit. 4 F 58 38 ANS pleted before it wa y
C uinls.. 75 | Ipecac, po.......""*” 27 UMED ............. s ip
Ferrooyanidum Sl. is saps 29 0 Aunatte, Sn 0d 80 cided to have a buyers’ excursion
Solut. Chloride. ..... : P | aes a 2 5
‘ hate, com’l..... j|§# 2) BMarania Ye : fet Potass T 50 4 i ae .
Se aa o Fodopnyitum, “po. 7.2 on - 2s for Grand Rapids this season, therefore
euipkate, pare... 7) Bel, ibs .2 2200000 noi 2 Aeon Shiai @ x
Flora Spigella 202227" “O is|BimGind baie SRB we can not display our samples here until
Anthenia... 2.2. 2g 25 | Samguinaria. “po. is ee 18 Balm Gils N....., 2200 2 88
Antheatis.. i = 35 | Calcium Chior., is @ 9 i » line ic 2 2S
Matriearis <<. et ; = | Cale Clore 3 a Sept. 12th. Our sample line is the largest
Oo 2! cium ’ °
pe 1 12 | Cantharides, Rus. £5 ; ° :
ca Aci 4 a| apse Eee al and most complete ever shown in this
neve! velly - 30 : ioe @ 6 .
ia, Acutifol, Aix. @ 2 /| Capsici Fructus | "
saivia‘offelnala, - Valeriana, German. 15g pod pose ney No. a penis "8 ses tate, and can be seen as usual in the
De oe = se —_ 16 | | Carmine, @, No. 40 1 OSS S :
Ova Ural... .... occ Zingiber }. 1 | Cera Al eee a ae ‘
Gummi Semen | came a. reeeeee vetoes = 40 Blod ett building opposite our store, any
1a, 1st picked.. 85 ia Frichia. So 3 g ,
Acacia, 28 pleked.” 38 | Ap a (eraveieons). 139 4 | Contrart ce we s ; Gout sath and Nov. st
a i} eee ee y. » i & - . .
scaeta, sifted sori. 3 | Gar Bird. pois 106 111 a “eaines "2, % time between Sep
CR ES tren aats | See, || eat een es... 90 | Chloroform, . ° ’ aS
Aloe, Barb. po.i8@20 - Cardaiioi. = - = 10 | Chloral Hyd Crst.... 1 = 1 = D ins the week of Michigan Ss Best } alr,
Mo, Seer oa 4&3 | Gannabo ais”. og 1 | Choate BS! 8 uring !
noniac. 60 | Cydonium . | Cinchonidine, Germ. 38@ 48 , es >
Aasatetida. 8 85 | Diptaris i 08 10 | san secacceye 1 O94 7 Sept. 14th to 18th, there will be many
me" 13 Feeniculum Bo 19 Corks, Uist, dis. pr.ct. @ & . a
nae ime sta : en i re >
‘toon es oo| tint, gra na” «4 Jf) Crete, oa ae 5 attractions in Grand Rapids. Atten
atechu, is... wwe te :
euphorbiani po. 00 an arian cc. "7 | Greta: a ‘2 3 7 aj d place your order for Holiday
-sfoanum. po 1 2586 1 36| Rape oan 5 8| Crocus ac 3a wo Fair and place y
Gam ey [ 9@ 10 8 . , ~ a.
tuslacum...... po. 36 | Sinapis Alba. @ 12/ Cupri Sulph. 84@ > d t the
: 75 | Sinapis Nigra. @ 12) 7 10 sts’ Sundries a
— 60 Spiritus | Dextrin a Goods and Druggist
Myre. po. 45 rumenti, W. D. Co. 2 00@ 2 50| F i i LS
wi be — ae Frument! ee Te 1 ao | Bmery, a 90 same time. Make our store your head
Minmiune”: 2 oo ———. ." |
nelle blenched.. = Senteie Co. 0.T.. i 85 2 4 Flake White = a
oe _— rum << 2 | Gambier aoe *@ . quarters.
->stnthtum..oz. ps >it ; a a 1 25@ 2 00 | Gelatin’ French. . wat Y s truly
oe ae 25 a ‘uc ND 1 25@ 2 00 | Glassware, flint, box : ours truly,
‘jas Ss a Dkg = Sponges | qian than bor... 1@ 18
entha Pip..oz. p heeps’ wool EMA Sooo 15@
seeeg oe PRE fo| earTingonnT.. 2 ang 2 76| Glue, hit. “— = HAZELTINE & PERKINS
satin Hoe a 99 | Nassau ae wool 2 @ 2 75 | Grana Paradisi...... ue &
ymus oe ” Velver extra sheeps’ @ 150! Hydrarg ¢ Chior Mite $ ‘= DRUG CO.
Magnes wool, carriage. .... . | Hydrarg 0) i 110
slcined, Pat........ Qs mire lly as ———— 2, Sis
one aia 18@ 20/ Grass sheeps wool, 1 00 | HydrargUnguentum = =
a = Hard, for slate use. @ a Am... 706 1.00
Oleum Yellow Reef, for | Saaems. 75@ 1
75 @ 1 40 | Indig : 8 40@ 3 60
aes we... | Iodine, Resubi..
60 Todoform............ 3 60@ 3 85
25 | eet @ 50
Lupulin. 65@ 70
= SOpOdIEM. ..-. --. >
pa | Liguor’ Arsen et Hy- @ 2
& | Liquor otaadreiald 10@ 7 en. ag egg.
85 esta, Sulph.... 20 eg. agg
00 esis, Sulph, bbi a oa eee qe
= Mannis. 8, Po pose

 

    

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

 

 

 

GROCERY PRICE CURRENT

These quotations are carefully corrected weekly, within six hours of mailing,

and are intended to be correct at time of going to press.

Prices, however, are lia-

ble to change at any time, and country merchants will have their orders filled at

market prices at date of purchase.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  
   

 

 

 

 

ADVANCED DECLINED
Flour Picnic Hams
Rolled Oats Bacon
Brazil Nuts Clear Back Pork
Pearl Barley
Index to Markets i 2
By Columns AXLE GREASE Gratea _ TineaPele
doz. gross Grated........... .. 1 25@2 75
aurora. — ec 1 35@2 55
Col. Castor Ot: — 7 Pumpkin
A oe ES = = _. nin) memes 75
wcneea, - oe 90
AX1© GTORSS. 2002 ceccee...... 1 IXL Golden, tin ‘boxes 75 9 00 Fancy cee 1 10
BATH BRICK ae 2 50
es... 7 Raspberries
English icine pee 115
BROOMS Russian Cavier
[es ee... Pere 375
ee ee Ee ee
ee Pe ine. Ul
No. 4 Carpet.. --1 75 Salmon
Candles. .... ..c.ceee ceccccscee Parlor Gem.. --2 40 Columbia River, talls @1 8
Canned fo ee 1 | Common Whisk. - --, & Columbia River, fiats @i 80
ee 2 Fancy Whisk... --12 Aes. oo. @i 30
ae eee aais 2 | Warehouse.. -++++-2 90) Pink Alaska @ x
a ue 2 BRUSHES Sardines
Chewing Gum................ 2 Scrub Domestic, 145.. 3%
—— See eee ee 2/ Solid Back, 8in............. 75 Domestic, ks ...... 5
Be ee ind ae pecie FE Se viecteennce Domestic, RS 63.9
Clothes ec etic ei i 2) eee eee a5 California, "aes 11@14
COCOB. .... eee ee eeee ee : Stove Cc ene. 1783
Cocoan 3 No.8 ten 75 French, ee 7@14
oe ° 3| No. 2 oes 110 French, Penne, 18@28
a 3) sae oe Shrimps
Shoe a 2 Gi 40
D ieee 1 00) Succotash
a! i iii
Dried Fruits............----- Bo peccescseescucrcenc. 178) Good
r ae. 12)
| UTT L i
Farinaceous Goods.. i B ==. — _
» BR. & Co.'s, i5¢ size. 1 2
Fish and Oysters............. 18| ,
Tackle ow. R. & Co.'s, 2c size.... 2 00)
ee ae. :
aan 4 | Blectric Light, 88............
ae Electric Li he, 1 _- -- 12% |
ec cme 11} = & 9% |
G | Paraffine, 12s 10 |
ieee 5| Wicking. once eelll
rain BAGS. .... 2.02 cos cece 5) CANNED a
Grains and Flour ..........-- 5 Apples
H | 3 1b. Standards oe ee 80
_— | Gallons, standards... 2 00@2 25 |
eeee cece cers cers sess eere ara
Hides oe Pee... 1¢ |Standar an 85 |
I a Beans |
ee s| ee 80@1 80
3 a ~Setmtind ae 80S | Columbia, 2 25 pints..........4 50
Sonatas olum 2 —_ 2
ee Se — %@ 80| Sean ier
L Blueberries Snider's pints. . ~~ wi
sie 5 —e eke eeion a 1 20 | Snider's % pints in hoe moi ae 1 30
eee ene es aaa CHEESE
ee 5 | (2b. cans, co pes 190] dome. i ou
M le . Came. joe i = } ei
EE 5 | Little Neck, 1 Ib.. 1 00@1 25 $0) 11%
es meee 6 | Little Neck. 2 Ib.. 1 50. — ete ee ioiriieliniienac S12
ee, 5 | Clam Bouillon SE ame co mon on ois | 5
ee Burnham's, % pint 19 eee @
7 29 | ideal .... . @i1
i Bil*
| Riverside...... 211
50 | Brick ...... 11@il\
50 Edam...... @i 00
Leiden .... O17
15 | Limburger........... 8%
25 | Pineapple . 75
50 | Sap 20
i {CHEWING cum
merican Flag Spruce..
a) Beeman’s Pepsin. aenee ance o
19)
a ee eee 55
11 | est Gum Made....... 80
aes See eae 55
90 sen ae Breath Perfame.. 1 00
—.. 2
ee 5
7 wee 2
3 75 pebe eerste
2 40) ih Sieiniennt wintee sheers wan ecacc 7
Se 6
eee
2 80 CHOCOLATE
1 80 Walter — = Go
2 80 | German Sweet...._.
180! Premium......___
2 Vem
Fi
ime
ec a LINES
GS 9) sal
1 85 60ft, 3 thread, extra.. 1 00
10 | 72 ft, 3 thread, extra...... 1 40
90 ft 3thread, extra... 1 70
90@1 co | 60 ft’ 6 thread, extra...._. 1 29
1 35@1 85 | 72 ft’ 6 thread, extra.. woe
| Jute
Re 75
" 1 25) s f See 90
Woodenware. : 9) Marrowtat °°" a oo 1 50
Pape Cn ane eee 1 Cc
< | Early June ° Plums 1 65) SB 1 00
sd nc TEEN eRe
ii 2. lee. 5 | 50th. ee ee is

 

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Cotton Windsor

Rs ecco a ec
EE
ee
RSS allies petite ne re
Cotton Braided
tess chine aes
a
ee ee
Galvanized Wire
No. 20, each 100 ft long....
No. 19, each 100 ft long....
COCOA
re
Cleveland.....
CE, Oe on ccc eenncee
Colonial, 4s..
Oe een
eee ac cues
Van ee)
Van Houten, \s.. =
Van Houten, 8... oe
Van Houten, is...... mene

   

te et tt

ry

PI ccencucminnceecsinins 15
Santos
I ec ccmcobcec :
Sik mecaeeaneee tus 10
SS ee 13
I el es ll
Maracaibo
ee eee 18
io vccc cane sap eneeseneus 18
Mexican
i .
Guatemala
oes eaten anne 13
Java

peneotenesieccenteisech 12

Fancy African ...... aan ine +17
Oe ise eae sca aad 25
Be chi a ences 81
Mocha
ican a |
Pac.

New York is.
Arbuekie........ con
—" csc ce ae asic aml .

SENET .wcccccce a
ee 10
McLaughlin’s XXXX

McLaughlin’s XXXX sold to

retailers only.

Mall all ord

ers

direct to W. 7. McLaughlin &

 

 

Co., Chicago.
Extract
ae. % gross boxes..... 90
ayer ac an
anne s foil % gTOSs oe 85
Hummel’s tin —, enokud 1 43
CRACK
National! Biscuit Co's brands
Butter
ee 6%
I oc 6h
_ ee eae 6%
eee e eee eee eee eres € be
Wolverine 7
ae ie ees 6%
R non PROD . osec cece 13
ee 13
Zephyrette... is
Oyster
one 6%
I ices ee 8%
Faust .... re
ees PR... ... oo cccs T™
ST 96ke Kei nen 7
Sweet Goods—Boxes
ose ccececcseces.. 18
Assorted Cake............ 18
_ NSS SES 8
Bent’s Water........ ccosce 18
on 8
Coffee Cake, Iced......... 10
Coffee Cake, Java......... 18
Cocoanut ince 18
I ace... 10
Cocoanut Taffy............ 12
ee 16
te ee eeceeeas 8
a.
eee Meer 12
Frosted Cream............ ~
a 8
Ginger Gems,|’rgeorsm’ll 8&8
a Snaps, N.B.C.... 6%
ee
Graham Crackers......... 8
Graham Wafers co
Grand Rapids "Tes. 2 18
Honey Fingers............ 12
Iced Honey apes Les is
Imperials.. itcctene ©
Jumbles, Honey... eee 12
ay Pes... 12
Lemos 8 koe. | ae
Lemon Watfers............ 16
Marshmaliow.............. 1*
Marshmallow me... 16
16

Marshmallow Walnuts..
Ann

 

 

4

Oatmeal Crackers......... 8

Oatmeal Wafers........... 12
——— — ee anes :
Pe —. 8
Pilot Bread, ae ™
Pretzelettes, hand made.. 8
Pretzels, hand made.. 8
Scotch Cookies............ 10
a I ee cee ee 1%
usar Biscuit Square é
Docc na cacase 8
Se ores eke cee 13
I spo ce 8
Tease Pate. .........., 1
Vienna Crimp. ....... 8
DRIED FRUITS
Applies
Sundried

Qos
Evaporated, ‘50 Ib. ‘poxes54Q7

California Prunes
Denes ......

100-120 25 Ib.

‘ee
Lemon American 10 Ib. bx..13
Orange — 10 Ib. bx..13
ns

London Layers 2 Crown.
London Layers 3 Crown.
Cluster 4 Crown..

Loose Muscatels 2 Crown 7

Loose Muscatels 3 Crown TK
Loose Muscatels 4 Crown 8

. M., Seeded, 1 Ib..... 3@

. M., Seeded, % Ib. 71@ 7%
en ee
Sultanas, package .......... 10%

FARINACEOUS GOODS

Beans
a 5%
Medium Hand Picked 240
Brown Holland ‘

 

 

24 1 Ib. pac
Bulk, per 100
Flake, 50 Ib. sack..... 1
ee
Pearl, erm eek. 2 co
Maccaroni and Vermicelli
Domestic, 10 Ib. box......... 60
Imported. 25 1h. box. ...... 2 56
Pearl Barley
ee 273
i ge 275
oe, A
Peas
Green, Wisconsin, ™ --1 8
Green, ~— bu.. Ce
Split, | cnenco ae
"lama ‘Oats
Rolled Avena, bbl.. «coe
Steel Cut, 100 Ib. sacks... 3 00
Monarch, bbdl.......... ...5 60
Monarch, 90 Ib. sacks.......2
eee eS
Sago
ee 3%
een, OOO 3%
German, broken package.. 4
Tapioca
Flake, 110 Ib. sacks pans cea 434
Pearl, 130 Ib. sacks.. a a
Pearl, 24 1 Ib. packages. eicae 6%
—
Cracked, bulk.. ‘—-

242 B. packages ..
— TACKLE

Re 8
1% to2 aaa li 7
a
1s va cece. [
Be ee 1
3 eee Be eiawerniem code oe oma cure 30
Cotton Lines
ek Se 5
ee ee :
eo eee
ee 10
me, OO il
i OO 12
ee 15
iio 18
oe ee 20
Linen Lines
20
26
#
Poles
Bamboo, 14 ft., per doz...... 50
Bamboo, 16 ft.. per doz...... 65
Bamboo. 18 ft . per doz. 80
FLAVORING EXTRACTS
Jennings’
Terpeneless Lemon.
me.2 D.C. per don... .... $ %
No. 4 D.C. per doz........ 1 50
Me. ¢D.C. per dex... |. 2 00
Taper D. C. per doz....... 1 50
Mexican Vanilla.
No. 2D ©. per doz........ 13
No. 4D. ©. per doz ....... 2 00
No.6 D C. per doz........ 3 00
Taper D.C. per doz........ 2 00
FRESH MEATS
Beef
Carcass... me 5 @38
Forequarters . - oe
Hindquarters .. Sats 7%4%O 9
ins... eis winiccaa: >
ae aa 6%OIc
ee 640 7
OO 4%@ 5%
fee cscs es cece ss 4

 

 

Knox’s Sparklin 12
Knox’s Acidulated r gross 14 00
Knox’ ’s Aci dula 1 20

 
   
  

reais Rock.
Nelson’s.......
Cox’s, 2-qt size
Cox’s, 1-qt size.. 4
GRAIN Bags

Amoskeag, 100 in bale ....
Amoskeag, less than bale.

GRAINS AND FLOUR

Wheat
IN oo isc

Winter Wheat Flour
Local Brands

17

WOwOwwwn
Sesase
woegtun

 

8
Bubject™ ‘to ‘usual cash dis-
unt.

Flour in bbis., 25¢ per bbl. ad-
ditional.

Worden Grocer Co.’s Brand

Ren Ss 4 08
Quaker \s... seis wi < 00
Quaker 5... cipowuek as 400

Spring Wheat Flour
Clark-Jewell-Wells Co.’s os
Pills t Xs.

      

 

Lemon x

Wingold 53
Wingold se pec cuee 5 7
Wee Se.......... 610

Judson aul ~ ‘s anes: <
Ceresota %8.. onieding
Cereneen 30... co. 5 =
Ceresota 48. .

Worden Grocer Co.'s iSiana”
Sam 5 20
Laurel igs... pe ibcinets peacaentsionaee sites 5 10
Laurel ¥s.. 5 00
Laurel %s and igs paper.. 5 60

Meal
Bolted .. aes
Granulated .. om 2 80
Feed and Millstamm
St. Car Feed screened .... 22 50
No. 1 Corn and Oats...... 92 50
Corn Meal, coarse........ 22-00
Winter Wheat Bran....... 50
Winter Wheat Middlings. 21 06
Com Peek... 00
Ce 18 00
Oats
AO See 37
Corn
Carn, oor oly, ..-:.
Hay
No. 1 Timothy car lots.... 11 00
No. 1 Timothy ton lots.... 12 00
HERBS
a cnones ani
eee . ae
Laurel Leaves ...... aie decuce ib
Senna Leaves...... eeeeece %
INDIGO
Madras, 5 lb. boxes ...........55
8. F., 2,3 and 5 1b. boxes......38
JELLY

5 1b. patis.per doz........ 1 8
i, pes. ........ eT

80 Ib. pails........ coe

LICORICE
Calabria < scteecucs am
EE ccc concedieeceac Ls ie
ee
LYE

Eagle Brand
High test powdered lye.
Single case lots.
10c size, 4 doz cans per case 8 50
a deal.
33.90 per case, with 1 case free
with every 5 cases or % case free
with 3 cases
Condensed, i 1 20
Condensed, ee 2
MEAT nea tede
Armour’s, 2 0z
Armour’s, 4 0z
Liebig’s, Chicago, 2 oz..
Liebig’s, Chicago, 4 oz.
Liebig’s, imported, 2 oz.
Liebig’s, imported, 4.0z ..
MOLASSES
New Orleans
Fancy Open Kettle....... .
RO

ene ween ee wees cece aces

  

00 he ORD OO oe
SRSasSs

Beas

MUSTARD
Horse Radish, 1 doz.........1
Horse Radish, 2 doz. abs
Bayle’s Celery, ae

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Paste, 3 oz. box, per doz...

Paste, 6 0z. box, per doz.... 1
Liquid, 4 oz. bottle, per doz 1
Liquid, % pt. can, per doz. 1
Liquid, 1 pt. can, per doz.. 2
Liquid, % gal. can, per doz. 8
Liquid, = -~. — doz.14

Bulk, 1 gal. rg oo
Balk, Sel. ROG... . 2500
Bulk, 5 gal. Regs. ..... ccc
Manse, 7 Ge. ..........
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PICKLES:
Medium
Barrels, 1,200 count ......... 8 75)
Hal bbis, oo cones......... 4 88 |
Small
Barrels, 2,400 count........ 10 5
Half bbis, 1,200 count . a 78 |

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PLAYING CARDS |
No. 90, Steamboat......... |
No. 15, Rival, assorted...
No. 20, Rover, enameled..
NG. S72, SpOenel... ss
No. 98, Golf, satin finish..
No. 66, Hees...
No. 632, Tournam’t Whist.
POTASH
48 cans ip case.
Babbitt’s .
Penna Sait CGo.’s..
PROV ISIONS

Barreled Pork

 

back , fat....
Clear back..
Pig. cut,

 

Familiy Mess Loin..
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_ Salt Meats
Bete. ..c.. ol,
S P Beliles.. —_
Extra shorts.........
Smoked Meats
Hams, izib. average.
Hams, i41b. average.
Hams, 16lu. average.
Hams, 20iD. average,
Ham dried beef. .
Shouiaers(N, Y¥. cut)
Bacon, ¢)sar

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California hams.....
Boiled Hams. .

Picnic Boiled Hams
Berlin Ham pr’s’d
Mince Hams.......

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Beef rounds...

Beef middles..
Sheep

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Uncolored Butterine
— a 10 B10% |
114@12% |

14%
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Corned coer so... 2

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Solid, —

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Deviled ham, 2
Potted tongue, Ks.
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RICE
Domestic
CORO Bee 7
Carolina No, 1
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SALAD DRESSING |
— 8, — 4 aoe... 4 50 | Enoc n Mo rgans Sons ad oe 54 | Trojan ope a 90 ;
urkee’s, small. 2 doz... Sass es
Snider large, 1 doz. 2 38 Sapoll: Ralf gross iots.:”-<<4 £0 | acess. aig o-38 Eellpe va ——- 2 Washed ae Quz
cc Sapolio, | nwashed, fine.....
SALERATUS | Sapolte’ a [z= Hiawatha, 10 Ib. paila....... 33 | No. 2 patent brush holder «. & | tinwashed’ sraginen’ gy 2y°
Peete oe | wien scence ae) MO
phureh’s Arm and Hammer.3 15 | Boxes a 5% ps erate: 49 Cenenorsans
land's ; 3 00 | rey Engiish |” 4% | Pro a Stick Candy
Dwight’s Gow: : ea Sweot Burley Dbis. pails
EmDlom............. “4 sete andor... et aa
Wyandotte, 100 Sa" 2 00 | | Frenen cae ioe > Reg Cross. Standard Twis @8
Sa ee eet eee atin ae ee os
Granulated, obis............ 95 | won iK fo. Ee aha: ee
Granulated, 100 1b. cases .__ 106 | | Allsp erie | Hiawatha | ambo, 82 1b......... @ 7%
Lump, bbis.. $5 | Sea Ghins eo ell a 12 | Be aa Extra a @10%
Lump, 145 1b. Kegs..... 777". 5 | Onenie” rotog ==. oe 12| American Eagle............. 52 Boston Cream : ee
SALT | Cassia, Saigon, broken 38 | Standard Navy.............. 38 A
Diamon« Crystal | Cassia, on; in rolls 55 | Spear Head, 16 oz --42 | Mixed Candy
| Table, cases, 24 3 1b. boxes..1 40 | Cloves, Amboyna. o7| eee “"43 | Banquet... | Grooers.. -— -o+- o0- @s
e 8.3 00 | ee ee teteotiddente ae fee 0 ee | Selene m soe tS
| Tene Maes ee ‘Toes | Cloves, > Zanzibar. | aC gy | MOM +8. 82 ne oe 1 op wi : $ Li
Tabie, barrels, 407 Ib. bags. Z — | Nutmegs, aa = Old oe SS Se 42 Traps Conserve...... SO ™%
Butter, barreis, 320 lb. ik? 68 | Nutmess, tS ty." 40 | FORAY .s----------2-eeeeeeeeeeBS | ay : ee ssa. S 8%
Butter, barreis, £0 141D.bags.2 86 | | Nutmegs, 115-20 35 Le iia lie 36 ouse, wood, 2 holes........ ot Le a Ses
| Butter, sacks, 7 Ibs......... 27 | Pepper Mees aca 15 | Piper Heldsick.............. 63 | Mouse, wood, 4 holes... 2 oe Ss
| Butter, sacas, 56 Ibs......._. 6? | Pepper, Sin; ore, white,  38| J BCKR. o o eee wee ones 78 | Mouse, wood, 6 holes........ 70 S 8%
| Shaker, 242 1b. boxes. 1 50| Pepper’ sho 1g | Honey Dip Twist............ 39 | Mouse, tin,5 holes.......... 65 Englise Rock.” @9
Janta jag Ground in Balk Cadi lagen i A 38 | | ae” Pom we eeee cass wsee voce 80 een Bask... @9
One doz. Bail’s Qu.rt Mason | Allspice...... 1g | Cadillac ........ 2... 2.2.65... = ie 75 | Bon Ton Cream... S &%
Jars, ( (3 1b. each cr, 85, | Cass a, Batavia. 28 | F ail ch ti aiahe deed oie wien ao Tubs French Cresm eo @ 9
Oc assia, Saigon...” 43 | Nickel FI ci ciple aisaew ara 50 Deady Pa @10
"sham. oe | Cloves, Zanzibar...20..027. 17 | a moking | non, [ore eg ue 1.....7 00 Hand ” Mads Crenm
60 5 Ib. sacks winger, African ...... 1 | Srces Cote... 34 ’ ard, No. 2.....6 00 P i144
28 10 Ib. sacks Ginger, Cochin............ $a) Se Ce 32 | 16-inch, Standard, No. 3. ....5 00 remo’ sCream mix 12%
sie. cee | Ginger, «|. 25 | Great Navy Lt saeuieuelewatia = | einen’ = se 1 = 50 | Fancy—In Pais
: stirs cot ee am pig ee SP beuicesnedc. cuss » INO. 2 -6 50
28 Ib. — tote teeeeeeeeee i CORR 3 beni y 16 OZ... 2200 soe noes 24 | | 16-inch, Ca — — 3. -5 50 Pouy Hear — — i
| Pepper, Sin : | 5 Ib. +26 <M Ot aan a ee
| 56 Ib. dairy tn drill bags ce ope aaa 5 | LX L;160z. palis. Sane a = |\waoeeee” 9 45 Coes Bon Bows teseee 12
28 Ib. dairy in drill bags...” 20 | Pepper  Cayen re. ag | Hones Deg t6 | No.3 Fibre.. a ae ge Squares. ..... 12
Sola: | Ree cee ow (eee Eee 85 Peanut uares..... 9
r Rock wana 38 Wash aie Sugared Peanuts 11
56 Ib —_ Ce 2 | STARCH —) | Bronze Globe. i 2 50 | Salted Peanuts a 10
ommon Common Gloss k a eae 21 | Dewey .. ae 7B | ht Kisses. .... 10
Granulated mien eel 75 | 1-Ib, e8 | Duke’s Mixture............. 38 | Doubie Acme....../77.!.77". 2 75 | San B les.. @12
| Medium Fine.. see | Dees Cae... 43 | Single Acme... 2. °7272/171°""2 og | Lozenges, plain . .._. @3
SALT Fish % | Myrtle Navy ................ 40 | Double Peeriess.....-.""., 3 25 | Lozenges, printed . @ic
Cod | Yum Yum, 1% 6 39 | Single Peerless... 2 BO Champion Chocolate @ll
Large whole @6 % | Yum Yum, 1 Ib. Paiia TSE a7 | Northern Queen - *'2 50 | Belipse Choco. sie Q13%
Smail whole..... 2.) 17! 2 5% | Common Corn | Cream. ce |e Duplex. ..8 00 a Choe...... @i2
Strips oF bricks -7 @9 | 912. packag | Corn Cake, 2% 0z------...... 24 | Good Luck .. 2 7 | ae emplon a. ~ @s
a @ 8% wip. > s | Corn Cake, 11b.............. a —_——....... 2 25 ost Drops. . @9
alibut. | Dackages........ isons | Plow Boy, 1% 02............. 39 | Lemon Sours. . 8
NB. cccsness 18 SYRUPS | Plow Boy, 3% oz... wine | Window Cleaners | Impertals.. 9
ee ee 4 | | Peerioas, Seat lr Ne 1 65 | = - Cream pace “* 12
| Herring Barrels... ee | Peerless, BE OM oink cocuce 36 Oe ee mbons
| dolland white hoops, bbi. 10 50 | Half bis. aa Soe “2 30 | | Molasses Ch eu
| Holland white hoops%bbi. 5 50/ | 10 Ib. cans, ¥ doz. in case.. 1 76 BE Wook cre eadnac cs 30 «CI Wood lb. cases ows, is
| Holland white hoop, keg.. @7z | 51D. cans, 1 doz. in case.... 1 ws | Countr Ss 32-34 | Bowls | Golden Waitic @i2z
Holland white hoop mechs, 8 | 2% Ib. cans, 2 doz. tn case...1 95| Forex-XXXX............... 28 | 111n. Butter....... TBI e8..... @12
Norwegian ....... = Cane | Good Tamia 23 | 18 in. Butter... —.. Fancy—In 5 Ib. Boxes
| Kound 100 Ibs.............. 3 60 | | Fair. ease 16 (Sell Biltem 20-22 | 15 in. Butter... -++++++-1 75| Lemon Sours. @50
| Round 50 Ibe.. : nee | Good --.. ce me | Oiivew Wie ol 34 17 ~ Butter. . : --2 75 | Peppermint Drops. @s0
tenled . oy 35 | | Choice . eee 2 TWINE |* in. Butter.. a --4 25 Chocolate Drops.. )
‘inaters . | ae ‘aa ieee. 20 | i “ee ne aa 1 75 | H. M. Choe. Drops
ees Trout a | Dessine.. sei 7 49 | Cotton, 4 ply....---.......... 29 | ssorted 15-17-19 ........... 3 00 “os Lt. and
+ See ee meme serene DOL BE nce s cb ueeee ncveceos " o. fr
a. ee. 2 50 | Cut Loaf... cI, 5 80 Jute, Dy. resetasee vene sess 12 | WRAPPING PAPER Gum Drops.. *
No.1 10 Ibs, Sie oo 54) Cie ee 20 | Common Straw............ 1% | 0 F. Licorice Drops =
= ~~ kerei ieee. 5 30| Wool, 1 Ib. balis....°.... , | Fiber Mania eolored ae Z| Lozenges su
Mac ere | 4 | es,
Mess 1001D8.-n0 18 60 KSEE Powdered... $25 | maue was One tera. 9 | NOt, Maal 4 | Tmperlais.r....-.-- io
on ee .-:.. emilee Fn gga 5 20| Malt White Wing’ ap ore .2 | Cream Manila... wese ates oun 3 | Mottoes . @s0
Moss 10 Ibs. ...--......... 180/a1h bage Fine Gran.) 5 &5| Pure Cider, B. &B. brand...11 | Butcher's Manila. -- 234 | Cream Bar.......... @55
Moss 8108. .........00.6. 1 47 | Sib. bags Fine Gran...... 6 36 | Pure Cider, Red Star........11 | Wax Butter fine 3 Molasses Bai 255
nice 7 pede sseeeeeeees 5 45/ Pure Cider, Robinson. ...... ti | WaxButter’ re = laa sButioun, Pap. so ew
ss oe Diamond . 5 20 Pure Cider, Silver........... | oc ona Went
[No.1 sibs, .7..77777777. | S| Confectioner’s 4 °° 5 oo! WASHING POWDER | YEAST CAKE String Rock......-"! es
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ie... 773 ~ 370 boa Dest” regular. settee ewes 4 50 | 00 | Sunlight, 1% doz -- 50] Maple Jake, cua Bee ani 3 00
oe 3 68 2 20 | a ee : =| bo Py a oo . “a = Cracker Jack .............. 3 00
1 Oe. ia 92 58 3 waa Y cam - - £0 Conm Mate... 1 30
nh 77 48 | ear _ sarad ikon bees eo awece 2 75 | Yeast Foam, 16 Gee... 8
SEEDS os nen aa FRESH FISH ee
Anise... phi a Pts dialeeioa 3 id Per Ib Fore Dried
a arenes me MGM eee oan 370 > ™ i “a. = | Galtfornias, Fancy -. @
| Sateen, Malabar.. 1 00 | No. 12 3 80 | ak Base cide ate = 12 Extre a Toke @ w
Seeder onecencucs a 14 :
| Hemp, a : =| | a gal — 3 5 Fancy, Tae: "12 Ib. @
r sha aise @ 12 4 ,
Mustard, vo be oe eet cteemncae | Live ae a 25 Pull a tea 4 @14
Poppy.. TEA ede | Rolled od Lobster. See aa 3 27 ad, (ei. i Dag
° da 10 7
Gakic Bone.. Sundried, eine” Ln 4 IN --40 Haddock“: Se ae a 8
0. 8. per gross..............55 | No. 1 Plokrai 77 7 | Fards in 10 1b, bores 8%
SHOE BLACKING Sundried, NN oe gt 32
Handy Box, large Bee ua 3 60 | Sundried’ fancy.........777” 86 ies a NR iil es nove case 7 | Fard allow. 80 Ib. cases, ‘
Handy Box, small......... 1 25 | Regular, medium............ ee ets sae = = 7 oe 5%
Bixby’s Royal Polish...... 85 | Regular, choice............. 33 ushe .- moked White. cee cee 12% .
Miller's Crown Polish..... 8 | Re I icc a ones ——— wide band. -.°7.2": 1 8 Red Snap @ Bairs, 00 1D; Cason... 1%
so Basket-fired, medium....... 31 — a dec ence es cccees coccce 35 | Col a "Salmon. @ 16
| Johnson Soap vo. ‘prands— | Basket-fired, choice. ........ 38 = cease ol -19@ 2
Sitver King 6...) 65 | Basket-fired, fancy.......... 43 P oo me 00 | 16
Calumet ew: Boe ae ee 22@24 Glow Clothes. 1 00 | g
Scotch Family..... . SSE 9@11 Willow Clothes’ m mm... 5 80|
Ce a. OE NI ib ooo cee occ 19Gi4 Wille wd Saelnen an omall......600\F. H.C per can 15s@18
| Jas. 8. Kirk & Co. brands— Gunpowder o » SMAL....... = : ON hoe cr nses ons, 50 =
American Family........ 4 05 | Moyune, medium ........... 30 Bradley Butter a bo ra ee Ce 13
Dusky Diamond 50-8 oz.. 4 | Moyune, cholce............. 32 2 Ib. size, 24 in case......... 72 | Pert Eat wht ela Walnuts, Grenobies. 15
Dusky Diamond 1004 oz. .3 80 | Moyune, fancy... 2.2... oie aeae case... Seer Po = ahaa emma Walnuts, so , soft shelled
oe Bema 3 a © 2D. SIZO, 2 I) CASE... --.--. GB | ADCROLE -- - 20. oo eees cevere Cl 16
a Imperial. 310 ree aon” eat a 10 lb. size, 6 in CASO... ..65.. 60 | ee Table Nuts fancy... : ‘@13%
White Russian 3 10} Pingsuey, fancy............. 40 | Butter Plates | HIDES AND PELTS | Pecans, Med : 10
Dome, oval bars. 3 ay A No. 1 Oval, 250 in crate...... 40 | Hia | Pecans, Ex. Large 1
Satinet, oval...... 2 15! noice si No. 2 Oval, 250 in crate.. 45 | os Pecans, Jumbos.. @1
White Cloud. ——— gg | No. 3 Oval, 250 tn crate....... 50 | Green No. i | Hickory Nuts ber bu,
| Lautz Bros. & Co.’s wenatt | Yorsreceeesceees aoses sone No.5 Oval, 250 in crate...... 60 | Green No, 2......... Se Ohio, new. . @
i . $00) Oolong gece | Cured No.1 ruts. . =
cam iurm-anganian POE EEO Ee 4 00 | Formosa, fancy....... te eeees 2 | parrel, 5 gals., each... | Cured No.2 S Hs Chestnuts, per bu .
Snow Boy P’wdr, 100-pkgs 4 00 | Amoy, medium.............. Barrel, 10 gals., each... = _ - @i0 Shelled.
ion ae ho ; ei NS noe Barrel, 15 gals., each. 2 70 Calfskine Senan No 7 g, on Spanish Peanuts 64@ 7
“(p box lots, l free with) | Medium........... Soeaite ond 20 Clothes Pins | Calfskins.cured No.2 = @ 9 Fecan Halves. vt ao
—_ —— bars single | Cholee. . seseeeseesseee30 | Round head, 5 gross bor.... - Steer hides 60 Ibs. or over 9% | yy iDu a —
poe sead een ees 8.20) Raney. cea Round head, aoe 5 | Cow hides 60 lbs. or over aig | 5 Alicante Almonds.. =
octor & “Gamble — oh eae ON ie g2 | Humpty Dumpty ........... 2 25 Pelts | Jordan ao @50
| Fenox Ce el ae 42 | No.1, ty Dump Se 29 Owes
[eee ee oo se 6 75 = No. 2 complete peamenereenes 18 is >. Si ie 78 | Eaey, H, PS 3 —.. 54@ 5%
i’ “nt igars a EI sie tens 9 ake Fe
— casa ee 825|_ H.&P. Drug Co.'s brands, | Cork lined, 810..........4... gage ore | digasted 04 conan SQ 7
A. B. bo lapel Fortune Teller............ 36 68 | Cork lined, 9in...... sceesese 75 nN ; i ‘ E., Jum %
4 00| Our Manager.............. 35 08 | Cork lined, 18 1n........c000 86 | NO.1........22... 2228 3 Chotee, H. P., Jumbo
oy Lia eeeere . 348 ome. =m & Gedar. ewecccc tesesseceess 6&5 Bins ce ose fe Beasted........... 8 @ 8%

 

 

  

 

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MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

 

SPECIAL PRICE CURRENT

 

AXLE GREASE

     
 

Mica, tin boxes.....
Parago! .

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55
BAKING POWDER

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1¢ Ib. cans, 4 doz. case...... 45

¥% Ib. cans, 4 doz. case...... 85

1 Ib. cans. 2 doz. case......1 6
Royal

Meocin.... @
iq Ib. cans 1 35
6 oz. cans. 1 90
% Ib. cans 2 50
& Ib. cans 3 75
1 ib. cans. 4 80
3 Ib. cans 13 00
5 Ib. cans. 21 50

 

BLUING
Arctic, 4 0z. ovals, per gross 4 00
Arctic, & oz. ovals, per gross6 00
Arctic 16 oz. round per gross9 00

BREAKFAST FOOD

A Deli¢htful Cereal Surprise
Cases, 24 1 lb. packages 2 70
Oxford Flakes.

No. 1A, per cise. 3 £0
No. 2 B, per case. ee
No 3(C, per case in
No. 1 D. per cas..... 3 60
No. 2 D. per case, 3 60
oe. 2 2, Per case ............ 8 60
Ne. 1 =, p-1 case... .... 3 60
No 2 E, per case... .. 3H
No. 1 F, per case —
No. 8 F, per case 3 £0

Plymouth
Wheat Flakes

Case of 36 cartons. : -« 00

each carton contains 1}

TRYABITA

Peptonized Celery Food, 3

doz. in case. a
Hulled Corn, per oe %

Grits
Walsh-DeRoo Co.'s Brand

 

Oases, 24 2 1D. packages..... 2 00

CHEWING GUM

Oelery Nerve’

1 box, 20 packages - -_
5 boxes lo carton .-2 50
CIGARS
G. J. Johnson Cigar Co.'s brand.

 

| 20zfuilm 2 10
Vo.8fan’y.3 15 No. sfan’y.i 7

COCOANUT
Baker’s Brazil Shredded

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‘1b packages, per cise $2 60)
ib packages, percase 2 60}
lb packages, o¢
- cas c @
Ib packages. PEF case Pe
COFFEE
Roasted

Dwinell-Wright Co.'s Bran is.

 

White House, 1 Ib. cans.....
White House, 2 Ib. cans.....
Excelsior, M. & J. 1 Ib. cans
Excelsior, M. & J. 2 1b. cans
Tip 7 M. & J., 1 Ib. cans.
eee
Royal Java and Mocha......
Java and Mocha Blend......
Boston Combination........
Distributed by Judson Grocer
Co., Grand Rapids: Nationa)
Grocer Co., Detroit and Jack
son; B. Desenberg & Co., Kal-
amazoo, Symons Bros. & Co.,
Saginaw; Meisel & Goeschel,
Bay City: Fielbach Co.. Toledo.
CONDENSED MILK
4 doz in case.

 

 

Gail pene Bagi. ce si ne 6 40
Crown..... iodecusoan ae
oie eden ees 470
RR rd er ong 42
IE ce ceiccut cous ovens OD
Challenge . 440
Dime .3 85 |

Peerless Evaporated Cream.4 00 |
CRACKERS
E. J. Kruce & Co.'s Dased goods |
Standard Crackers.
Blue Ribbon Squares.

Write for complete price lis. |

with interesting discounts.
Perfection Biscuit Co.’s brand

 

 

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| Perfection Wafers, in bb].06

Floroedora Cookies, c’se.2 00
Subject to liberal discount. Case
contains 50 packzges. Complete

line of high grade crackers and |

sweet goods
cu't Co., Ft. Wayne, Ind.
Freight allow2nce made on
| all shipments of 100lbs or more
where rate does not exceed 40c

{ der hundred.

FLAVORING EXTRACTS

FOOTE & JENKS’

JAXON

Highest Grade Extracts.

 

Vanilla Lemon
1 oz full m.1 20 — 80 |

2 oz full 12
7

 

Perfection Bis-

anilla Lemon
| 202 el..1 20 20z el. 75
8 az r.2080 402 r..1 50

TABLE SAUCES
|f LEA&
PERRINS’
SAUCE

The Original anc
Genuine
Worcestershire.

@ & Perrin’s, pints...... 5
Perrin’s, ye pints... 2

large. —
Da 9

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Sutton’s Table Rice, 40 to the
bale, 2% pound pockets....74¢

 

| Best grade Imported Japan,

3 — pockets, 33 to ue”
Cost of f packing ia cotton’ “pork
ets only %c more than bul

SOAP
Beaver Soap Co. brands

   

WONDER

| 100 cakes, large size......... 6 50

 

 

| 50 cakes, large size.........3 25
| 100 cakes, small size......... 3 85
| 50 cakes, small size......... 1 95
; Single box... --8 10
5 box lots, del! tvered |. --3 6
10 box lots, delivered ........ 3 00
| Place Your
Business
ona

Cash Basis
by using
Coupon Books.
We will

send you samples |

if you ask us.
They are
free.

; Tradesman Company
i Grand Rapids

 

Goods That Sell
Other Goods

‘

It is the supreme advantage of Home

goods that they quicken the sale of all

other goods in the store.

They are INTERESTING goods. They
public atten-

draw people in. They focus

tion. They coax people along fro

They make

m one

lepartment to another.

it of sho

buyers

ppers.

On top of all that,

so fast that the p-ofit on actual investment

usua n any similar amount

 

ly exceeds

anywhere else in the store.

Worth looking into, Friend Retailer—a

2 page in the

on itself—

departinent that pulls

ivs fat dividends

BUTLER BROTHERS
WHOLESALERS of EVERYTI
Randolph Bridge, Chicazo

11NG —By Catalogae Only

 

 

 

 

0
In Any
Trust

This should attract you
when you want Crackers,
and especially such

the

as

Standard
D

Crackers

which have a reputation
for superior quality. We
will be pleased to send
you samples and price
list.

E. J. Kruce & Co.
Detroit, Mich.

 

 

 

 

 

Here Is a Pointer

 

 

 

 

 

Investigate our Coupon Book
cash basis.
of book-keeping.

all on the same basis.

a postal card.

 

 

 

System and find out how easy

it will be for you to change your business from a credit to a
This system prevents forgotten charges, poor ac-
counts, loss of time and does away with the detail and expense

We manufacture four kinds of coupon books and sell them

We will send you samples and tell you
all about the system if you are interested enough to ask us on

TRADESMAN COMPANY, Grand Rapids

 

 

 

 

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 47

 

 

 

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Like an Open Book

STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF KENT )8°

 

John DeBoer, being duly sworn, deposes and says as follows:

I am a resident of Grand Rapids and am employed as pressman in the
office of the Tradesman Companye Since the issue of October 4, 1899, no
edition of the Michigan Tradesman has fallen below SEVEN THOUSAND complete
copiese I have personally superintended the printing and folding of every
edition and have seen the papers mailed in the usual mannere And further

deponent saith note Sbn g ae

STATE OF MICHIGAN) __
COUNTY OF KENT )%°°

Ernest Ae Stowe, being duly Sworn, deposes and says as follows:
I am President of the Tradesman Company, publisher of the Michigan
Tradesman, and certify to the correctness of the above affidavite

Cancer aA Dew

Sworn to and subscribed before me, a Notary Public in and for said

Huy 13, Feusotsitds

Notary Public in and for Kent County, Miche

countye

 

 

 

 

Does any other trade journal of your acquaintance fortify its statements as to
circulation by the affidavit of its pressman ?

Are you sure you are getting the circulation you are paying for in all cases?
Is there any reason why you should not insist on circulation claims being verified,
the same as you insist on verifying the count of your grocer and the measurement
of your dry goods dealer? Why should your advertising be treated like a cat in
a bag, instead of being measured like any other commodity ?

Detailed sworn statement of any issue or series of issues cheerfully fur-

nished any patron on application.

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MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

 

 

BUSINESS-WANTS DEPARTMENT

a word the first insertion and one cent a word for each

Advertisements inserted under this head for two cents
subsequent continuous insertion.

No charge less

than 25 cents.

OPTS Milt iar (ase hae melee (aes

 

 

BUSINESS CHANCES

ae SALE—NEAT AND GOOD-PAYING

drug stock, with good sodafountain. Stocs
will inventory about $1,500. Fo. the money iao-
vested, it is the best paying drug stock in the
State. First-class location for a physician.
Rent only $10 per month and new store at that.
Reason for seiling, wish to quit the busiuess.
Town is & great resort and wiii keep increasing
every year. (nly drug store in piace. Dr. J
Bedard, Fruitport, Mich 675
Se SALE—A STOCK OF HIGH-GRADE

merchandise, consisting of dry goods, car-
pets, millinery, shoes aud notions. Stock in-
Voices about $.5,000. No fixtures or lease in-
cluded. A rare bargain for some one. F.
Rothsehiid’s Sons, Connersville, Ind. 676

“ SALE—DRUG STORE IN ONE OF
the b.st towns in Southern Michigan.
Must sell In short time as other business de-
mands attention. A bargainfor the right par-
ties. Address Box 18, Bronson, Mich. 625
JARGAIN--sTURKE BUILDING
) Drug stock and fixtures. Inventories $400
Will sell separate. Good opening for drug and
general store. M. Fordham & Co., Elmira, Mich.
664
ie SALE—NICE, CLEAN BAZAAK
stock. Going out of business. Terms
eash. Address A. E. Fowler, Charlotte, Mich
663

28x133

\LOVER SEED FOR SALE—NOW IS THE
time to buy. Write us for samples and
prices on clover and timothy seed. Wecan save
you money. See if we cannot. Baum & Orr
Logansport, Ind 60

re SALE FUR CASH—OLD KSTABLISH-
ed business in Central Wisconsin; general
merchandise. Including hardwareand furniture;
solid brick building, 3ux90; two floors and base-
ment; steam heat, gas lights; people German
and American ;stock and buildings about $18,000.
For further particulars address Box G, Spencer,
Wis. 659
FURNITURE AND

\ TANTED—TU BUY

undertaking in Central or Southern
Michigan. Small town preferred. Address
Chas. Crane, Romeo, Mich. 658

NOR SaLE—Nv. 1 GROCERY STOCK AND

fixtures in Petoskey, Mich. Good lozation

and doing good business. Inventories about

$1,500. «ood reason for selling. Address No.
672, care Michigan Tradesman. 672

 

 

K' RSALE-COUNTRY STORE AND
buildings; about $50 Address Jas. Baile,
Elnora, Ind. «71

 

 

7c SALE—10.000 TRIPLE WEAVE CAP

mantels in 1,000 lots at #:.50 per thousand
to dealers only, cash with order. We guarantee
these mantels to give 150 ¢c. p.,and in strength
and in light giving qualities are equal to any
mantel made and retail at 30 cents. We are
compelled to seek larger quarters and must sell
some of our stock below cost Stanley Gas
Mantel Manufacturing Co., Station D., Balti-

  

 

more, Md. 70
i wy REDUCE sTUOCK—THE IGGEST
automobile bargain ever of a hand
some full size Tenneau touring « this year's
model, association guarantea, regu ly sold for
$1,250, can now be bought for $7: Address
Cash Automobile Co., 387 Brecairridge st,
Buffalo, N. Y. 669

\ "ANTED-GENKERAL MEKCHANDISE
orracket stock. State value and yearly
business. Address Box 273, Whitewater, Wis.
668
RESERVE SCRIP FROM
first hands. Have 65,000 acres forest re-
serve to sell direct. Avoid agents’ or dealers’
profits by ordering from the undersigned. Prices
= a. G. L. Brooks, Albuquerque,
. 667

PUY FOREST

 

{IRST PREFERRED 7 PER CENT. CUMU-
lative stock in old established house manu-
facturing staple food article of growing con-
sumption. Write for special offer showing 1
r cent. annually on the investment Mitcheli,
hiller & Barnes, 52 Broadway, N. Y 666
Sore STOCK OF GENERAL MERCHAN-
dise clean as a whistle, with an established
business of $20,000 a year. Fine store, popular
location, new town of 1,400. Owner must leave
for an operation Sept. 15. Will give cash pur-
chaser great bargain. Will bear closest investi-
gation. Address No. 625,care Michigan Trades-
man. 655
YOR SALE OR WILL EXCHANGE FOR
stock of groceries or boots and shoes—43 ie
acres two miles from Berrien Springs. Two
Story 9 room brick house 30x36 in good repair.
Best of soil. 74 acres apple orchard. 25 peach
trees, few pear and other trees. 80 rods from
school, ¥ mile from church Valuable spring |
near house, good cistern. Incumbered $1,200.
Will sel! or trade clear or subject to mortgage
Cash price, %3,500. Graham O. McOmber. |
Berrien Springs, Mich 654
AKERY, CONFECTIONERY, ICE CREAM
business in sunny
Established on good paying basis, with high |
reputation financially and promptness and qual- |
ity of goods.
imm
business. $2,500
Florence, Colo.

invoice.

| fur coats, g oves and mittens.

 

;at Holland, Michigan. 47

RUG STOCK FOR SALE—NEW STOCK—

invoices $1,100; 75c on the dollar. Only
drug store in town of 400 pulation. Must go
south this fail. Address R. G. F ,care Michigan
Tradesman. e52

ae SALE—GENERAL STOCK, INVEN-
torying about 84,000, consisting of dry goods,
groceries and shoes, in a hustling town near
Grand Rapids. Splendid opportunity for a le-
gitimate business. Speculators not wanted.
Address X. Y. Z., care Michigan on
. RENT—A SINGLE OR DOUBLE
store room 80 feet long; a very fine location;
building is soi'd brick. Baughmin & Yunker,
Gobleville, Mich. 622
I KUG STOCK FOR SALE; OTHER BUSI-
ness is reason for selling. Charles May-
nard, Britton, Mich. 647
oe SALE—BAKERY, CONFECTIONERY,
soda water and ice cream business, in good
manufacturing town of 4,000. Centrally located
between three other towns with a total popula-
tion of about 15,000. Everything new and up-
to-date, doing good business. Would prefer to
sell business and real estate together; but if not
convenient to buyer, will sell business and
lixtures separate. My reason for selling is I
have a@ patent continuous ice cream freezer of
my own invention, which I want to manufacture
and put on the market. The business will stand
the most rigid examination. For further in-
formation, address H. J. Gerner, —_—
Pa. 38

S HINGLE MILL FOR SALE. KARE
J chance. On Manistique Ry., Schoolcraft
Co., in running order, with dry kilns and com-
p’ete camp and logging outfit, with shingle tim-
ber. Owner will buy cut of mill. Robert King,
Lapeer. Mich 636

oe SALE — BUT HER BUSINESS IN
good town 1.400 inhabitants; two miles from
three mining camps employing 700 miners. Will
sell cheap; sales, #25 to $35 daily; rent cheap.
Rea on for selling, sickness. For particulars
address J. M. Knox. Box 23. Viola, Il. 635
= SALE—GROVCERY DOING _— $18,000
business. Small stock; excellent place
for mixed store. L. W. Barr, Kenton, Ohio. 633
— SALE OR EXCHANGE—PORTABLE
sawmill. nearly new; thirty horse power
botler and engine, mounted on wheels. Wi'l
take lumber of any kind. J. A. Hawley, Leslie,
Mich. 646
7UR SALE—OLD ESTABLISHED FURNI-
ture business. Stock invoices about $3,090:
good. clean stock; population between 5 000 and
6,000; only two stores in town; will sell at dis-
count, as owner must go away to settle up his
father’s estate. Address No. 645, care Michi-
gan Tradesman. 65
for SALE—STOCK GENERAL MERCHAN-
dise invoicing $12,000; best agricultural
town in Northern Michigan; terms easy; will
trade for good real estate in part payment.
Address Lower Peninsula, care Michigan
Tradesman. 643
os SALE—DRUG STORE IN THRIVING
West Michigan town of 1,500; doing good
business; invoices about $4,000; owned by
physician; reason for selling, practice requires
his whole attention; rare opporturity for the
right party. Address No. 641, care Michigan
6il

 

 

 

 

 

Tradesman.
{OR RENT—A SPLENDID OPENING FOR
& first-class dry goods or shoe store; corner
building, two-story brick, 25x90 feet, plate glass
front; oldest and best business corner in the
city; population 5,000; paved streets, electric
lights; Carnegie library; r-nt reasonable. Ad-
dress Geo. W. Herdman, Jerseyville, Ili. 650

a RESIDENCE, THRKE LUTS, ALL
kinds of fruit, new store building, general
stock of mere dise for sale. Will consider
some real estate In exchange. Lock Box 280,
Cedar Springs, Mich. 48
W* WANT A DEALER IN EVERY TOWN
in Michigan to handle our own make of
Send for cata-
logues aud full particulars, Elisworth & Thayer
Mfg. Co., Milwaukee, W's. 617
} AKERY AND ICE CREAM FACTORY,
for sale September first. Anyone wishing
to step into a good paying business for a little
money will do well to write John W. Deschaine,
Marguette, Mich. 616

ae SALE—$3,000 STOCK OF CLOTHING,

shoes and furnishings. New stock, only
started two years in town of 1.200; no other
gents’ furnishing storein town. A good open-
ing fora hustler. No trades. Address M. W.
Wileman, Vermont, Ill 649

 

Fe SALE—STOCK OF GENERAL MER-

chandise in Grandville, Mich. Invoices

$1,500. Will rent store or sell. M. D. Lynch,
Grandville, Mich. 610

rf.O RENT—LARGE TWO-STORY BRICK

store and basement with elevator, located

East Eighth St.

Enquire at Arend Visscher’s law office, 42 East
609

state of Colorado. | Eignth St., Holland, Mich

NOTICE TO ALL MERCHANTS. IF YOU
- want to boom your trade, close out your

Ill health, must change altitude | entire stock or reduce stock, write the under-
lately. Books open to parties meaning | signed full particulars, stating amount of stock.
Hofman’ Bros., | Hamilton, Johnston & Co., 306 Main

630 | burg, Dl

St., Gales-
627

 

 

NE TRIAL WILL PROVE HOW QUICK
€ and well we fill orders and how much money
we can save you. Tradesman Company, Print-
ers, Grand Rapids.

 

NE MERCHANT IN EVERY TOWN TO

take orders for us; no investment required.
We make handsome rugs from old carpets, ele-
gant portieres fromt silk scraps. A good side
line for any merchsn. Metropolitan Rug Works,
14S. Western Ave., Chicago. 603

ESTAU RANT, SODA FOUNTAIN, CANDY
cigars. Fine outfit and business. Good lo-
eation for bakery. Cheap, account poor health.
Lock box 35, Clyde, Ohio. a5
ae SALE—COMPLETE SET OF DRUG
fixtures, mshoganized ash, recess, giass
labeled shop bottles, counters. prescription case;
in fact, a whole outfit cheap for cash. Address
No. 615, care Michigan Tradesman 615
OR SALE ON ACCOUNT OF POOR
health—A clean stock of dry goods, notions,
gents’ furnishing goods, shoes, hats and trunks:
invoice 36,000; good town; fine grain stock and
blue grass country; good deal to right man.
Address No. 6.0, care Michigan Tradesman. 620
gpm YOUR MONEY BY KEEPING
surplus eggs until winter. Recipe how to
keep them, 81. Reliable and not expensive.
Address Lock Box 42, Virginia, II. 6.4
{OR SALE— MANUFACTURING BUSI-
ness, established 1895, doing a good mail or-
der trade in forty states, also good local trade
Cleared over $3,000 last year. Will do better
every year. Poor health the sole reason for
Selling Lauterback, 1062 Monroe St., a

 

 

 

 

 

 

RUG STORE FIXTURES FORK SALE.
Oak shelving, drawers, counters and
show cases, soda fountain, stools. etc., all in

= condition. E. E. Calkins, Ann Arbor,
ich. 599
AZAAR STOCK FOR SALE CHEAP, IF

sold at once. Reason, other business
Address No. 595, care Michigan Tradesman. 595

GENTS—BECOME ACQUAINTED WITH
Our portraits; reguiar money makers:
descriptive circular free. “Chess” Picture Co.,
1053 W. Monroe St., Chicago, Ill. 594
ag SALE—A GOOD CLEAN STOCK OF
hardware in college town of 800; modern
brick store; best location; very low rent: well
established trade; good reasons for seliing; no
trades wanted: stock will inventory about $5,000,
Address Lock Box 4, Olivet. Mich. 5:8

 

WILL TAKE 3180 PER FRONT FOOT
for lot 34 Ionia street, opposite Union Depot.
This is less than any lot between the new Brooks
block and Monroe street has sold at within the
last ten years. Is there anyone who dare invest
in the best location on the best wholesale street
tu this city? If so, call Edwin Fallas, Citizens
Phone 614. 584
WR SALE—A FIKST-CLASS SHINGLE
,, mill, engine 12x16, center crank, ample
boiler room, Perkins machine knot saws, bolter
and cut-off saws, gummer, drag saw, endless log
chain, elevator, all good belts, four good shingle
Saws, everything first-class. Address A. R.
Morehonse, Big Dids. Mich. 369
ys SALE—STUCK OF DRUGS; REASON,
to close an estate; will sell store if party
desires to purchase, Address The Farmers’
Bank, Grass Lake, Mich. 543

a AND SECOND-HAND FIRE
and burglar proof safes. Geo. M. Smith Wood
& Brick Building Moving Co., 376 South Ionia
St.,Grand Rapids.

fOR SaLE IN MICHIGAN—DRUG STOCK
and fixtures located in one of the best resort
towns in Southwestern Michigan. inventorying
over 35,000. Owner has to sell on account of
health. Address No. 544, care Michigan Trades-
man 544

 

,OR SALE—LIGHT MANUFACTURING
business. It is now showing an annual
profit of about $1,500 per year and is not being
pushed. Business can be doubled the first year
with a little efforf. Goods are staple and an
excellent line of jobbers now handiing them.
Opportunity for a very large business is un-
limited. One man can run the Office end of it
now and have time to oversee shop work.
$2,000 will buy it. Good reason for Selling. This
business is a bargain and will not remain unsold
very long. When writing please give bank
reference, otherwise no attention will be paid to
enquiry. Address No. 452, care Michigan
Tradesman. 452
R SALE-UP-TU-DATE STOCK OF
general merchandise, invoicing $12,000, in
finest farming community of Northern Indiana.
Will rent building or seli out entirely at bargain.
Poor health of senior member reason for selling.
a agents. Address Box No. 373, Mentone,

Sn 553
{OR SALE—STOCK OF HARDWARE AND
farming implements: good location for
trade; prospects good for new railroad. The
survey is completed and the graders at work
within six miles of us. Stock will invoice about
$5,000. Population about 600. Store building
24x60, two stories; wareroom. 24x40; implement
shed, 50x50. Must have the money; otherwise
do notreply. Reason for selling, wish to re-

move to on. Address No. 502, ¢: -
gan feaderise a

 

7 a SALESMAN TO
take orders by sample for the finest mer-
chant tailoring produced; good opportunity to
grow into a splendid business and be your own
“goss”. Write for fu 1 information. E. L. Moon,
Gen'l Manager, Station A, Columbus,O. 458

OR SALE CHEAP—ALL THE SIDE WALL
and cross partition fixtures now in my drug
store (about 80 feet); also two perfume or toilet
goods cases and & sponge case. ll be read
tor delivery not later than Oct. 1. B.Schrouder,
37 Monroe St., Grand Rapids, Mich. 457

HAVE SOME CITY REALTY. WILL
trade for stock of general merchandise.
Address No. 751, care Michigan Tradesman. 751

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS

Wy 4NTED—TWO MEAT CUTTERS AT
once. Herb Hamill, 425 Howard street,
Traverse City, Mich. 674
Wy Ane AT ONCE—EXPERIENCED
man for dry goods, cloihing. boots and
shoes. References required. Single man pre-
terred. H. Hirshberg, Elk Rapids, Mich. 662

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YOUNG
women as stenographer and assistant
book-keeper, or secretary to lady or gentleman.
Uperate Remington typewriter. Can read,
write and speak French. Highest references.
Address Box 200, Rock, Mich. 661

YW ANTED_ POSITION AS MANAGER OF

shoe department. Have had years of
experience. Cangive the best of references.
Address F. R., care Michizan Tradesman. 673 _

\ 7 ANTED—DRUG CLERK COMPETENT
to run store, registered, in Indiana; good
Salary; young man 27 to . Address,
giving age, exp-rience and references., A. R.
Otis, Kendaliville, Ind. 637

Ww NTED—POSITION AS MANAGER OR
buyer of clothing and shoe a
614

 

 

 

five years’ experience; best of references.
dress Box 239, Coleman, Mich.

W ANTED-CLERK IN A DRY GOODS
store. Must be a fair window dresser

 

 

and good salesman. Address
Michigan Tradesman.
po es am ——
oughly unders § stenography a
writing ce who has a fair knowledge of office
work. Must be well recommended, strictly tem-
perate and not afraid of work. Address Stenog-
rapher, care Michigan Tradesman. =—>_—@2

No. 566, care
566

 

 

SALESMAN WANTED

 

Was See GOOD TRAVELING
salesmen, salary and expenses, to sell
druggists and general stores, North and South
Dakota, Montana, Minnesota, Utah and Colo-
rado. Marshall Medicine Company, Kansas
City, Mo 657
W ANTED-RETAIL SHOE SALESMAN,
with experience, to go to Muskegon.
Wages $10 to start. Give age and references.
Address No. 636, care Michigan Tradesman. 656
ALESMAN WANTED. GOOD, RELIABLE
salesman to sell mining stocks in developed
mines. Address J. A. Zahn, 1319 Majestic Build-
ing, Detroit, Mich. ee ee
WV 4EIED- SALESMAN TO SELL AS
side line or on commission Dilley Queen
Washer. Any territory but Michigan. Address
Lyons Washing Machine Company, ae

 

 

AUCTIONEERS AND TRADERS

j}ERRY & WILSON MAKE EXCLUSIVE
business of closing out or reducing stocks of
merchandise in any part of the country. With
our new ideas and methods we are making suc-
cessful sales and at a profit. Every sale per-
sonaliy conducted. For terms and dates, ad-
dress 1414 Wabash Ave., Chicago. 317

 

 

 

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MAPLE JAKE every day
Meets you with a smite,
MAPLE JAKE everywhere—
Eat him all the while.

Maple Jake

The New Sensation

The best seller in the market

A few more shares for sale at 25c on the dollar
in limited amounts only

   
 
 

Grand Rapids Pure Food Co. Ltd.

Grand Rapids, Mich.

      
    
     
   
      
 
    
 

 

 
 

    

Received Pan-American

Highest Award GOLD M E D A L Exposition

The full flavor, the delicious quality, the absolute PURITY of LOWNEY’S COCOA
distinguish it from all others. It isa NATURAL product; no “treatment” with alkalis or
other chemicals; no adulteration with flour, starch, ground cocoa shells, or coloring matter;
nothing but the nutritive and digestible product of the CHOICEST Cocoa Beans. A quick
seller and a PROFIT maker for dealers.

WALTER M. LOWNEY COMPANY, 447 Commercial St., Boston, Mass.

 

 

 

 

Are You Looking For a Bargain?

 

 

Located 17 miles south of Grand Rapids, 4 miles southeast of Moline,

in the center of Leighton Township, Allegan County, in the best farming
country, church and school near by.

General merchandise stock about $1,000, such as farmers need every
day. Dwelling and store 20x32, wing 16x20, all 20 feet high, cellar under
both with’stone wall, washroom and woodshed 10x37, one-story. Bank
barn 18x48, with annex 12x47, all on stone wall. Feed mill and engine
room 18x64. Saw mill 20x64. Engine 25 horse (10x12) on a brick bed, one
injector, one pump, 42 inch tubular boiler, 40 flues 3 inch 10 feet long, brick
arch half front. Good well, 35 bb!. elevated tank, 45 bbl. cistern. Stone
feed mill, Kelly dup]«x cob mill, corn sheller, elevators, automatic sectic
grinder, emery wheels for saw gumming, plow point grinding, etc. We
grind feed two days each week (Wednesdays and Saturdays) 6 to 9 tons
each day. One 54-inch inserted tooth saw, slab saw, picket saw, log turner
(friction drive), sawdust and slab carriers.

Citizens telephone pay station in the store. Come and look at this
property and see the country around it.

Yours respectfully,
ELI RUNNELS, Corning, Mich.
BORS 2S20N00 TOROHO NC CORONC HO HOTORS LORORS TOCHOHG HOO

 

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and think a moment, Mr. {
Merchant, what a great
amount of time. trouble and

money you might save if

  

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you put your ! usiness on a

      
  
 
    

cash basis by the use of our
coupon books. Time saved

by doing away with book-

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not having to kéep after
people who ar: slow pay.
Money saved by having no
unpaid accounts.

We have
thousands of customers who
would not do business any
other way.

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We make four kinds of cou-
pon books at the same

  

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send samples free on appli-
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A Whole Wheat Food

Ready to Serve

Quality? Ina class by itself

Oxiord Flakes

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Retails at 7c, 10c, 20c

 

 

 

Mica because their customers want the best axle grease they can get for
their money. Mica is the best because it is made especially to reduce
friction, and friction is the greatest destroyer of axles and axle boxes.
It is becoming a common saying that “Only one-half as much Mica is
required for satisfactory lubrication as of any other axle grease,” so that
Mica is not only the best axle grease on the market but the most eco-
nomical as well. Ask your dealer to show you Mica in the new white
and blue tin packages.

Liberal Profit. It’s up to you, Mr. Retailer,
to confer a favor on your customers by recom-
mending it as the cleanest, purest, daintiest food
sold. Compare with other flakes, and you will
cheerfully do so.

Oxford Pure Food Co.,

Limited

Detroit, Mich., U.S. A.

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HIGHEST PRICE PAID FOR EMPTY CARBON AND GASOLINE SARRELS

STANDARD OIL CO.

WE ARE READY

For the holiday season of 1903 with the most extensive and magnificent lines of fine

HOLIDAY GOODS

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‘ | This display embraces the most beautiful creations in the various lines of celluloid goods, such
as tollet cases, manicure sets and fast selling novelties

     
  

Also brush and comb sets, fancy mirrors, metal novelties, dolis, games,
books and an unusual large assortment of toys of every description.

     
 

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Our goods are all new from start to finish as we closed out Practically our entire stock last season. Our low prices and lib-

€rai terms make it possible for you to have the most profitable holiday business ever known. For the convenience of customers we
have arranged our goods on special counters and have numb red these ceunters as follows—

  
       
  

 

            
    
       
     
       
          
        
  

Counters Counters Counters Counters Counters Counters
| No. I to 4 No. 5 to 15 No. 16 to 20 No. 21 to 28 No. 29 to 35 No. 36 to 50
oer — S at Toilet sets in cases: A si lendid assort- A SD le ot Children’s toy Dolls im every
all prices; Long- as ment of fancy cel- : drums from toc to known variety; an
fotiau ities a beautiful variety isnt saline aul ported mechar ical it , .
low 5; ; ae luloid collar anc $5.00 Tool chests extraordinary as-
ease] albums and to retail at §S0C to cum boxes Rapid toys to retail from 25c to $5 00, and sortment to retail
musical albums $15.co each. sellers. 5c to $1.00 trunks 10¢ to $3.00 from tc to $10 each.

  
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

if You Can’t Call Send for Our 1903 Holiday Catalogue. It’s Free!

Holiday trade this year will be greater than ever. Buy early and get the best choice of goods.
you buy early or late.

H. LEONARD @ SONS, Grand Rapids, Michigan

    

Our terms are just the same if