wy SSS f SSF At Volume XIII. Commercial Reports and Collections.... For the Commercial Standing of indiv- iduals, or to have your claims collected, call Telephones 166 or 1030. COMMERCIAL CREDIT CO., Limited. Widdicomb Bldg., Grand Rapids, Mich. The [lichigan Trust Co., Acts as Executor, Administrator Guardian, Trustee. Send for copy of our pamphlet ‘‘Laws of the State of Michigan on Descent and Distribution of Property.” Grand Rapids, Mich. Martin DeWright. J. Renihan, Counsel. The Michigan | Mercantile Company 3 & 4 Tower Block, Grand Rapids. Correspondence solicited. Law and collections. Reference furnished upon application. 000000000 00000000000 THE ; Puno ¢) FRE: v INS. ¢ 42 co. ; 4 ‘ 3 a VvvVvVvVvVvVvVvVvVvV 99O90OOO Prompt, Conservative, Safe. W. FRED McBanmy, Sec. o Mi ° e INSURANCE CO. Organized Detroit, Mich. Columbian Transfer Company CARRIAGES BAGGAGE and FREIGHT WAGONS 15 and 17 North Waterloo St. Telephone 381-1. Grand Rapids. J.W.CHAMPLIN, Pres. —ell This Check furnished by Preferred Bankeis Life Assurance Co., Lansing, Mich., to be worn on key ring to identify keys if lost, also to identify the person in case of accident or sud- den:illness. Country Merchants Can save exchange by keeping their Bank accounts inGrand Rapids, asGrand Rapids checks are parin all markets. The MiG Offers exceptional facilities to its custom- er ,and is prepared to extend any favors consistent with sound banking. DANIEL McCOY, President. CHAS. F. PIKE, Cashier. Detroit Rubber stamp C0. 99 Griswold St. Assocation Mater Michigan Hardware Association President, F. S. CanLETON, Calumet; Vice-Pres- ident, Henry C. Weser, Detroit: Secretary- Treasurer, Henry C. MINNIE, Eaton Rapids. Northern Mich. Retail Grocers’ Association President, J. F. Tatman, Clare; Secretary, E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids; Treasurer, J. WIsLEk, Mancelona. Next Meeting—At Big Rapids, Feb. 4 and 5, 1896. Traverse City Business Men’s Association President, J. W. MILLIKEN; Secretary, M. B. Ho.iy; Treasurer, Joun T. BEADLE. Grand Rapids Retail Grocers’ Association President, C. WINCHESTER; Secretary, Kiar; Treasurer, J. Geo. LEHMAN. HomER Owosso Business Men’s Association President, A. D. WHIPPLE; Secretary, G. T. Camp- BELL; Treasurer, W. E. CoLiins. Jackson Retaii Grocers’ Association President, Byron C. H1LL; Secretary, W. H. Por- TER; Treasurer, J. F. HELMER. Alpena Business Men’s Association President, F. W. Gitcurist; Secretary, C. L. PARTRIDGE. Lansing Retail Grocers’ Association President, F. B. Jounson; Secretary, A. M. DaRLi>G; Treasurer, L. A. GILKEY. Grand Rapids Fruit Growers’ Association President, R. D. Granam; Secretary, M. W. Ronan; Treasurer, H. O. BRAMAN. Annual Supper of the Jackson Gro- cers’ Association. Jackson, Feb. 1—The fifth annual social meeting of the Jackson’ Retail Grocers’ Association was held on the evening of Jan. 30 at A. O. U. W. hall. The occasion proved a gratifying suc- cess and one of the most enjoyable ever held by the Association. About 250 grocers and guests were present and everyone seemed to enjoy himself to the full limit. The hall was beautifully dec- orated by the wholesale grocers with bunting, flags, lace curtains at the win- dows, and tropical plants in profusion around the room and _ on the tables. Tables were laid along the sides and ends of the hall and in the shape of a maltese cross across the hall. The As- sociation provided the supper from their choicest stock and supplemented it with an abundance of ice cream, oranges, cake and other delicacies. After supper President B. C. Hill called to order, extending a hearty wel- come to our fifth annual social, assuring our guests that the many smiling faces before him were all that he needed to prove the success of the occasion. He then announced as the first on the pro- gram a selection by the Delphia man- dolin club, consisting of seven young ladies. The next in order was a solo by one of our best local talent, J. B. Foote. The President then introduced State Senator Chas. H. Smith as the speaker for the evening. Mr. Smith, on rising, was greeted with hearty ap- plause. The Senator expressed the pleasure he felt at being requested to address the Jackson grocers at their an- nual banquet, which he declared was second to none of the kind he had_ ever witnessed. His remarks, in opening, were full of witty sayings and were heartily applauded. He referred to the time when each individual depended upon his own exertions for his subsis- tence, touching upon the branching out of the various kinds of business. He believed that the classification of labor and production had much to do with the growth of civilization, that men have attained greater results by con- GRAND RAPIDS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1896. fining themseives to one line of busi- ness, though one line was dependent upon the others. He said that the prosperity of all people was necessary | for best results in all lines of trade, and especially the grocers, because ployment they are able to buy more groceries, therefore live better and feel better than poorly paid workers. The speaker spoke pointedly of our city, its facilities and its resoucres; of its. rail- roads leading to every point of the com- pass; of the opportunity to purchase right in our own city everything that may be necessary for health, comfort, culture or ornament, and hoped that the citizens of Jackson would make it a point to buy all their goods from re- liable Jackson tradesmen, thereby keep- ing the money where it will help our own people, and encourage the dealers to better efforts for the good of the city. Mr. Smith said that he firmly believed in organizations like that of the grocers ; that everything under our Government, from the head down to the smallest or- ganization, had some sort of govern- ment or organization, and he thought that of the grocers should be as_ impor- tant as any. He believed that people in trade should get together and ex- change ideas; consider methods to pro- tect themselves against many evils that come into all branches through unscru- pulous and dishonest people; that the man that locks himself up in his own business is not a benefit to a town, but will, in time, become a lunatic ora bankrupt if he does not keep in the line of progress in this fast age. Every one has an influence for good or evil. The influence for evil comes by ways that are dark, but good intentions and right ways will all come into the light. All organizations have an influence and_ he believed that the influence of the Gro- cers’ Association could not help but be for good and be far reaching. Following Mr. Smith’s address came a song by the male quartette, which was so well rendered that they had to respond to an encore by singing ** Little Alabama Coon.’’ This concluded the regular program, whereupon I. 5S. Fleming made a few brief remarks and moved that a hearty vote 6& thanks be tendered to the wholesale grocers for their splendid decorations, to the speak- er and to the musicians for their kindly assistance in making the fifth annual supper such a gratifying success as it had proved to be. The motion was carried. Much of the success of the occasion was due to the untiring energy of Chair- man Geo. E. Lewis and to Messrs. Hill Bros, D. S. Fieming, |. Fb. Helmer, M. M. Whitney, M. F. Murray and others of the committees, who devoted a great deal of time in arranging details. W. H. PORTER, Sec’y. ae Fifteen New Members. Owosso, Feb. 1—The Owosso Business Men’s Association, at its meeting Fri- day evening, voted, with only one ex- ception, in favor of the single assessor's making the assessment in this city. The following persons were unanimously elected new members: Dr. J. D. Pat- terson, J. B. Glascow, A. J. Patterson, C. W. Aiken, G. B. Symes, I. H. Keel- er, D. J. Gerow, B. S. Stratton, J. H. Laverock, Arthur Whelan, J. N. Mc- Bride, A. H. Northway, J. E. Clark, Charles J. Shaw and J. B. Castree. ee Alpena’s Business [en’s Association. Alpena, Jan. 29—The annual meeting of the Business Men’s Association was held this afternoon,and F. W. Gilchrist was elected President and C. L. Par- tridge Secretary. when | all the people have remunerative em- | Number 646 Program for the Hardware Conven- | tion. | The following program has been ar- |ranged for the semi-annual convention jof the Michigan Hardware Association, which will be held at Saginaw next | Wednesday and Thursday : WEDNESDAY MORNING. i. Roll Call. 2. Selecting Committee on Creden- tials 3. Recess of thirty minutes. 4. Reading of minutes. 5. President’s address. 6. Report of the Secretary and ‘Treasurer. 7. Adjournment. WEDNESDAY EVENING. 1. Paper—'‘The Best Method of Creating and Maintaining Harmony between Local Dealers.’’—Henry C. Webber, Detroit. 2. Discussion. THURSDAY MORNING. 1. Paper—'‘' Present Method of Mak- ing Net Profits Now, as Compared with Twenty Years Ago.’’—T. A. Harvey, Saginaw. 2. Discussion. 3. Paper—'* How to Overcome Compe- tition in the Sale of Inferior Goods by Irresponsible Dealers.’’—-T. Frank Ire- land, Belding. 4. Discussion. THURSDAY AFTERNOON. 1. Paper-—‘The Retailer, the Job- ber and the Traveling Man.’’—Edward A. Moye, Marquette. 2. Paper The Prayeling Man's View of It.’’—Albion F. Wixon, Mar- quette. 3. Discussion. Thursday evening a complimentary banquet will be tendered the members of the Association. oo Lansing Grocers Organ‘ze for Self- Protection. Lansing, Feb. 1—-The grocers of this city have organized the Lansing Retail Grocers’ Association for the purpose of mutual protection against hawkers and peddlers’ who seriously interfere with their business. They will endeavor to have the city construct a market build- ing and then attempt to keep the hawk- ers off the street. Hon. F. B. Johnson was elected President; A. M. Darling, Secretary, and L. A. Gilkey Treasurer. 2701o - ‘‘Full of Interest,”’ From the Owosso Press. In the last issue of the Michigan Tradesman, published at Grand Rapids, appeared the first of a series of articles on ‘Grand Rapids in 1850,’’ from the pen of W. S. H. Welton, of this city. Mr. Welton moved to Grand Rapids in 1850 and, judging from the first number, the series will be full of interest. -0oo The cotton industry of India is some- what concerned over the project of a steamship line connecting Yokohama and Mexico, for the purpose of import- ing the Gulf States cotton into Japan via the Mexican railway system. It is said that the enterprise is promised a_ sub- sidy by the Japanese government. - Om Sprague, Warner & Co., the most prominent wholesale grocery house of Chicago, have merged their business into a stock company under the same style, with a capitalization of $1,000, - 000. +o - Do you ever stop to think? Every wholesale dealer in Grand Rapids handles the S. C. W. 5c cigar. THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN JOBGTTOAPCCTOPUEOAIELUECCOCECOCE ? CORL, KNOTT & CO.., Importers and Jobbers cael of Millinery..... ‘We are now showing 1896 Spring Styles of RIBEDND /y, Plain and Fancy, pring tock ; of val ; DOES Is now ready for the trade..... 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Wright's birthday would have doubtless been put down five days earlier or two days later. As It was, It stands on the calendar Dec. 30, 1861 too late for the newcomer to be a Christ- mas present and too early fora New Year’s gift. The event took place at Port Huron, as fine a town to be born in as there is in the State—outside of Grand Rapids. There was no need of being in a hurry about getting him off to school and the beginning of school life was deferred a year. Then the boy went at it in good earnest and pegged away at his books until he was 13. That was long enough, he thought, and, sharpening his lead pencil one day, he took upon himself the duties of a ma- rine reporter, and proved so much of a success, boy as he was, that he re- mained in that position until the ad- vanced age of 15. The telegraph office was the next attraction, which lasted for a year, and which brought him to his 16th birthday. The time had now come to go to work, and he secured a place with the whole- sale notion firm of Barrett & Golding, of Port Huron. The next sentence tells the whole story: He stayed with that firm for sixteen years. Boys cut out for chumps never stay in one place that length of time. Then Mr. Golding came to Grand Rapids to enter the firm of Corl, Knott & Co., and Mr. Wright came along with him, making, with the three years here,a continued service with Mr. Golding of nineteen years. Comment is unnecessary. Mr. Wright’s road experience began during the last five years with Barrett & Golding, an experience which has continued ever since. His territory is Eastern Michigan. April 15, 1885, he was married to Miss Minnie E. Foster, and their home in Port Huron is glad- dened by two children, As a club man Mr. Wright does not figure largely. He is a member of the Methodist church and goes on the theory that these two— the home and the church—are all he needs or cares for. R. E, TYROLER. The name indicaes an inhabitant of the Tyrol, but its owner was born in the capital of the German Empire, Nov. 6, 1874. After a residence of five years in that beautiful city, he was brought to Grand Rapids, arriving here Christmas, 1879. In due time,the schoolroom took him in hand and for eight years did what it could in bringing him up in the way he should go. When the eight years were over, he found an opening for a boy of his age and attainments, stepped into it, and began to study that part of the milliner business which came to him in the establishment of J.C. Ken- dall. For a year and a half he lived and learned and did both so well that, when Mr. Kendall sold out to Corl, Knott & Co., the latter wanted the boy and he kept right along with the new firm, and is with them now. About three years ago a man was wanted to go out on the road. He was sent. His territory was north to the Straits. Making a success o. it, he was afterwards given territory to the south as far as Indianapolis. Suc- cessful? Well, there seems to be a dif- ference of opinion about that. The young fellow himself says he has al- ways been ‘‘pretty lucky;’’ but when others who ought to know assert that Tyroler is a clipper for selling goods, it looks very much as thing besides luck at the bottom of his success aS a salesman; and the matter had better be left right there. Mr. Tyroler is not at present ready to furnish statistics in regard to housekeep- ing and things of that sort. these days—but that is another story, which the Tradesman will record later. In the meantime, it may be well enough One of to state that the prospects are from fair to middling and, with his usual ‘‘luck,’’ he will doubtless come off winner. HARVEY B. HOLMES. if there is some- a grave undertaking for a boy of 16 to begin that business with the idea of | keeping at it, but, for all that, nine long | years went by before a change Came. Then, as if passing ‘‘from grave to gay,’ he left his position for another with Corl, Knott & Co. of service, he decided to go to 5S After a year Detroit | for a little outside experience and fora | & Co. of that city. year and a_ half was engaged with the wholesale millinery house of Macauley He founa, long be- | ; fore the end of the year, that he wasn't | All the boys born in town do not. find | it necessary, or even desirable, to go somewhere else to country. Mr. grow Holmes 1s one of these. up with the | There is just as good a chance to get a! good living right here at home as there | is anywhere else—better, because you don't have the ‘trouble to .get acquaint- 1G. is au attendant of the ichurch and ‘to the manor born,’’ and. was soon home again, carrying the trunks of Corl, | Knott & Co., where, #@ the future can be judged at all by the past, he will re- main as long as the house is’ interested | in the latest styles in hats and ribbons. Mr. Holmes 1s a member of the K. of Lutheran resides at o8 Livingston | |The inevitable | | 0. L. Hyde W.N. Cutler R. E. Tyroler Harvey B. Holmes A. LE. Stevens | Fred J. Wright W.N. Corl J. E. Post ed. This boy started in early. He was born July 29, 1865, started for school as soon as the law allowed, left home at Io and at that early age began the man- ly art of looking out for himself. A grocery store was his first indul- gence. He soon found that that kind of work was a capital thing for those who like it; that he didn’t, and that the best thing he could do was to get back into school and stay there just as long as he could. Of course, it couldn’t be long ata time; and so, off and on, for the next five or six years he worked a while and went to school a while,as op- portunity offered, until he was 16 years old. Then, with the old couplet, pos- sibly, upon his lips, *‘Good bye, schol- ars, good bye, school,’’ etc., he went to work for the Powers & Walker Casket Co., of this city. It looks a little at first too much like street, where he will usually be found when off duty. FRED H. WOOD Found the world twenty-eight years ago at county. After the usual years of school training, he turned his attention to the profession of the drug- gist in a drug store of his native town ; but, after some little experience in that became convinced that life would | waiting for him some | Muir, Ionia preliminary | vocation, he other lines of commercial please him better and he obtained a po- sition in the dry goods house of Cooper & Putney, at lonia. This was better than the drug. store; and, after sufficient service in this field of trade, he was sent to Belding to man- age a branch store for the firm of Coop- er & Putney. When that task was done, he returned to his old position in the es- tablishment and continued with the| |sketch is a jand started for the | Detroit, he found a vacancy in the re- Verity, | then |tarry of two years, he came to Grand | years ago to Miss Charlotte G. iwhen he ee og | that means—until 1880. tto Greenville—the | School was one of the best in the State | wholesome firm until 1800, when he concluded to strike for a position in a larger field. That meant, almost necessarily, Grand Rapids, and he was. shortly after en- rolled among the traveling men of Corl, Knott & Co. That change was made in 1890, ard Mr. Wood has remained with the firm ever since. His territory covers Cen- tral Michigan, and on that account his home ts located at Lansing. O. L. HYDE. While the great State of Ohio has something of a reputation as a mother Buckeye reaches manhood without becoming in- of Presidents, an occasional fected with the Presidential fever, pre- ferring to serve himself and the State in the quieter circles of business, at abroad. home. or The subject of this native of Logan, Obio, was born in 1868, on Christ- mas day, a distinction him a’ man of mark” where he which makes to begin with. schoolhouse absorbed }him when he was young and tender, but ithe work oe Ws . | ferred to Lancaster, where his father, a begun at Logan was trans- physician, moved with his family when the boy was tr years old. In due time the school work was |over, and the boy started for Columbus, lthe State Capital, for a job. isented his credentials at the wholesale He pre- i dry goods house ot Green, Jovce & Co. at the age of 14. isfactory and the boy went to work. They were found sat- | After two years he decided to emigrate North. Reaching tail dry goods house of James Lowrie & Sons, one of the earliest business houses in the City of the Straits, and for two years served them with his best. At that time the wholesale fancy goods store of Herman Weiss wanted a man. | Young Hyde went over, applied for the place and got it. He stayed there five } years, and then took his experience and his talents to the men’s furnishings es- |tablishment of Kuttnauer, Rosenfield & Co., of Detroit, where he labored for Macauley & Co.,of the same received him, when, after a two years. Rapids, Dec. 1, 1895. He then took ithe position he now holds with Corl, Knott & Co. Mr. Hyde was married about four Barin- iger. He isa Knight of the Grip, and, goes to church, attends the Episcopal service. J. BL Post. There is a large farm in Belding, or near there, where J. E. Post, of Grand Rapids, was born Nov. 30, 1869. The | farm and the schoolhouse kept him on the move—and only those who have had the farm experience know exactly what Then he went Greenville High -and for two good years was under its influence. That done, he a business college in Detroit and, with one year study, broadened his usefulness in the busi- entered more of i ness world. So prepared for the fight, he threw | down the gauntlet and ‘‘went in.’’ He | entered the lists for Corl, Knott & Co, land for the first six months did consid- erable skirmishing as an entry clerk. Then he lowered his lance and went tull tilt at the wholesale ribbon department, including window decoration, and at the end of three and a half. years came out la victor. Then other duties were added. [CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX] 4 _ Around the State Movements of Merchants. Flint—Frank Dullam succeeds Dullam Bros. in the drug business. Manistee—Peter Baum has purchased the meat business of C. E. Schwe. Shepherd—Walter & Scott have pur- chased ,the drug stock of E. G. Patch. Stanwood—C. H. Smith succeeds Bar- nard & Smith in the hardware business. Alpena—Jas. T. Malloy & Co. succeed Jas. T. Malloy in the grocery business. Brooklyn—Palmer, Coulson & Co. are succeeded by E. J. Ennis in general trade. Potterville—W. H. ceeds VanAuken & VanAuken Espie in general Suc- trade. Ludington—W. W. Reed has _ pur- chased the wholesale cigar business of N. Joseph. Pontiac—Waite Bros. & Co. have purchased the dry goods stock of Joseph F. Stockwell. 3uchanan—Treat & Marble, hardware and agricultural implement dealers, have sold out to H. R. Adams. Wexford—J. R. Connine — succeeds Geo. Cook & Son in the hardware and agricultural implement business. Adrian—J. D. Kinney & Co., house furnishing goods dealers, have dis- solved, J. D. Kinney succeeding. Owosso—Thompson & Mann, _hard- ware dealers, have dissolved, Josiah Thompson continuing the business. Clyde—Davison & Hastings, dry goods and boot and shoe dealers, are closing out their stock and will retire from trade. Kalamazoo—Hartman & Ackley have purchased the grocery business of Dailey & Walsh and will continue the business. Hudson—L. Barkman & Co. have leased a store building here and will remove their grocery stock from Pitts- ford to this place. Bellevue—W. A. Young is adding a line of groceries to his department store. The stock was sold by Frank H. Clay (W. J. Quan & Co.) Ypsilanti—Clayton, Lambert & Co., dealers in hardware, iron, etc., have merged their business into a stock com- pany under the same style. Athens—Wisener Bros. have embarked in the hardware business here. The stock was purchased of F. A. Fuller (Freeman, Delamater & Co.) Lapeer—G. W. Durkee alleges that the boot and shoe business here is over- done, and on that account announces that he will shortly go out of business. Coleman—The style of the Coleman Hardware Co., dealers in hardware, harnesses and _ furniture, has been changed to the Coleman Hardware & Furniture Co, Ceresco—Milton Reed has __ retired from the firm of Reed Brothers, general dealers at this place. The business will be continued by the remaining partner, Frank Reed. Kalkaska—Lehner & Phelps, hard- ware dealers, have uttered a trust mort- gage for about $6,000 to H. E. Stover, to secure creditors. The stock will in- voice about 33,500, besides notes and accounts. Detroit—Harry J. Paxton, who was one of the organizers and original stock- holders of the C. E. Smith Shoe Co., has withdrawn from that concern and, in company with others, has organized a new shoe house, which will be known as the Paxton-Laton-Williams Co., Ltd. Fred H. Williams, Fred C. Andrew, THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Minor R. Layton and Harry J. Paxton have paid in $5,000 each and Charles L. Warren $1,000. The company is capitalized at $50,000, of which $41,000 has been subscribed. The place of busi- ness has not yet been determined. Ann Arbor—H. P. Merritt, who has been manager of the Goodspeed shoe store here for several months, has been called home on account of the death of his father, at Toledo, Ohio. Herbert Newman succeeds Mr. Merritt ere. Clarence Bunton, of the firm of C. B. Bunton & Son, Bear Lake, died a few days ago of Bright's disease. The young man was well known and _ rising in business and his death will be mourned by a large circle of acquaint- ances. Albion—Nathan Davis, who for six- teen years conducted a grocery store at this place, selling his stock two years ago to his son and embarking in the soap business, has purchased the Claude Goodrich grocery stock and will con- tinue the business. Detroit—B. Howard Lawson _ has been admitted to a special partnership in the wholesale dry goods house of Strong, Lee & Co., contributing $40,000 to the capital stock, this arrangement to continue until Dec. 31, 1898. The firm name remains unchanged. Fremont—Fred E. Holt succeeds the grocery firm of Holt & Tanner, instead of Wm. W. Tanner as_ erroneously stated last week. Mr. Tanner has not yet fully determined on his future, but will probably connect himself with the furniture business in some capacity. Hastings--Ira Van Valkenburgh has filed a trust mortgage on his hardware stock, naming P. T. Colgrove as trus- tee. The amount of secured indebted- ness is $11,700, $6,000 of which is al- leged to be due to Mrs. Van Valken- burgh and $5,600 to the City Bank. In addition, there are unsecured creditors to the amount of between $2,000 and 34,000. The trustee has instructed Mr. Van Valkenburgh to close out the stock. Manufacturing [latters. North Adams—C. H. Rose, who was engaged in the flouring mill business at Girard, has removed to this place. Lowell—E. B. Faud, of Ionia, has rented the corner store in Train’s block and will move his cigar factory here. Ionia—The Imperial Knitting Co. succeeds the Ionia Knitting Mills in the manufacture of knit goods at the House of Correction. Negaunee—The Johnson Lumber Co. has purchased 3,500,000 feet of stand- ing timber, near Clowry, from the Lake Superior Iron Company. St. Johns—The Cooper Boiler & En- gine Co. and Cross & Weller, founders, have merged their business under the style of the St. Johns Iron Works. Evart—The last of tbe green pine in Evart township, Osceola county, about 60,000 feet, has been cut and put into the Muskegon River at this place Marshall—W. R. Simonds has taken a position with the Marshall Furnace Co. to travel on the road. Bert Smith will succeed Mr. Simonds at C. T. Cook's grocery. Zutphen—The Jamestown Creamery Association paid a dividend of 18 per cent. on the business of 1895— the first record of this kind ever made by a Michigan creamery. Au Sable—The H. M. Loud & Son’s Lumber Co.’s bicycle rim factory is running a force of twenty hands. The rims are of superior quality and the product is all contracted for. Crooked Lake—Lewis Russell, who operates a sawmill near this place, will finish cutting the timber in that lo- cality this winter, and is looking for another location for his mill. Detroit—Articles of association of the Daly Stamping & Manufacturing Co. were filed and suppressed in the county clerk’s office on January 30. The capi- tal stock is $10,009, all paid in. Saginaw—E. A. Gyde, who operated a stave mill here several years, has picked up the plant bodily and it is being shipped to Aitkin, Minn., where he has 3,000 acres of timbered land, enough for a four years’ run. Fremont—Frank Bunker, of Casnovia, has bought an interest in the Darling Milling Co. flouring mill and will make this town his home. He is a practical miller and will, doubtless, prove a valuable accession to the busi- ness. Ashley—-Salliotte & Chittenden, who have been engaged in the stave and lumber business here since the town started,. have dissolved partnership. C. E. Chittenden takes the plant and mill stock and will run it to its full capacity. Reed City—Reed City is to havea robe tannery. W. R. Doughtery and Henry Outwater are the proprietors. Reed City has given them a bonus of $500. Mr. Doughtery has for several years been connected with the tannery at Factoryville, Mich. Bay City—The situation in lumbering is brightening up. More enquiry and more sales are being reported. It is also believed that the end of financial embarrassments among lumber firms, which have recently caused some lack of confidence, has been reached. Whitehall—The Eagle tannery re- cently engaged in the manufacture of furniture leather and is shipping the bulk of it to New York. A large con- tract has been made with the Waldorf Hotel proprietors, who are upholstering all their furniture in brown leather. Coldwater—A company has been or- gan‘zed to carry on the manufacture of staves and heading and the cooperage works now operated by C. W. Johrson. Capital stock is $15,000. Z. G. Osborn is President, John Starr Vice-President, and Harry Saunders Secretary and Treasurer. Traverse City—The Traverse City Lumber Co. is rapidly filling its banks on the Boardman River with hemlock, of which it will get in about 10,000, - ooo feet. It expects to begin buying hardwood in a few days but it is not yet known how much they will cut. The mill will not start for some time. Newaygo—Negotiations are pending for the sale of tne Kritzer milling prop- erty to Chris Pfeifle, formerly of Ash- land. Mr. Pfeifle has been successful in business and has made a_ success of everything he has undertaken. It is hoped he will get hold of the property and again put it in a flourishing condi- tion. Traverse City—It is seldom that the Grand Traverse region has been fa vored with such fine conditions for logging as at this time. There is just enough snow in the woods to facilitate the work and mill men are taking ad- vantage of it. Several mills have prac- tically finished getting in their supply for the season, and with one exception all of them are running full time and with large crews. Hon. Perry Hannah speaks very favorably of the improved conditions and asserts that the amount of money paid out for timber and labor within a radius of 100 miles. of this city will exceed $2,000,000. The Traverse City State Bank has paid out during the past month an average of $5,000 a day. The First National Bank has averaged about $2,000 a day in the same period. This amount of money placed in circulation about here cannot but cause much improvement in every line of business in this section. Manistee—There has not been at any time for years such a continuous period of favorable conditions for logging as has prevailed for the past few weeks, or, indeed, since the year began. In the vicinity of Freesoil logging operations are especially active this winter. Be- sides the local mill of Mandigold & Ste- vens, which is buying a full stock, the Union Salt & Lumber Co., of Stronach, is running camps in that vicinity, and is loading at least a train load daily on the Flint & Pere Marquette for transpor- tation to Stronach. At Fountain, Foster Bros. have a smart little mill running at full capacity. Ishpeming-——-Work is being pushed on the Lake Superior & Ishpeming Rail- way, which is owned by two of the Ishpeming mines and which will handle a large amount of ore this year. The new cre dock now building at Marquette will be the largest on Lake Superior, having a width of six tracks and being one-third of a mile in length. The weather is milder than is common dur- ing the winter, and progress is being made on the grading of the line. It will be hauling ore at the opening of naviga- tion, or at the latest by June r. A big cut is being made through a mass of rock in Negaunee, on the property of the Jackson Iron Co., and in this cut at a depth of seven feet a deposit of ore was encountered a few days ago. The size of the ore body and its grade are now being investigated by the Jackson company. This is by no means the first case where a mine has been first found through the building of a railroad, and there are several instances where con- siderable lenses of ore have been found through the digging of wells. One of the secrets of the success of the Minne- sota Iron Co. during the panic period is found in its ownership of a powerful fleet of vessels and its own railroad and docks. The ore is mined and trans- ported by both land and sea to its des- tination by the company’s own forces. This saving of transportation expenses has proved a big item to the Minnesota company. The three large mines here own vessels for transporting the ore by lake, and they now propose having their own rail line from the mines to Lake Superior. The Cleveland-Cliffs Co. is the sponsor of the new road, which is to begin hauling ore in the spring. —_—___—_> 2» _____ A Start in Life for Four Dollars. Only $400 are necessary to get a start on a good fruit farm in Berrien county. It comprises 60 acres, worth much more, but for which I am willing to ac- cept $2,000—a payment of $400 down, the rest on easy terms of time and inter- Hundred est. The place has five acres of apples and cherries, with buildings good enough for a man just starting. It can easily be put into good shape and be made a profitable farm for fruit growing. You know that Berrien county is one of the best places in the world in which to grow fruit, and this farm can be made one of the best tracts in the county. Plenty of water on the place. Several applications have been received, but none accepted as yet. Your chance is still good but you must not wait much longer. Address Geo. W. Barnett, 159 South Water street, Chicago. # THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 5 Grand Rapids Gossip John C. Becker has opened a meat market at 661 South Lafayette street. Stadt & Glass, grocers at 281 Alpine avenue, have dissolved. The business will be continued by Henry Stadt. Mrs. D. M. Wood has removed her grocery stock from the corner of Third and Fremont streets to 505 Ottawa street. A. E. Boardwell has embarked in the grucery business at Montague. The Musselman Grocer Co. furnished the stuck. Grant Bliss has embarked in the grocery business at Howardsville. The stock was furnished by the I. M. Ciark Grocery Co. “ Henderson & Robertson have em- barked in the grocery business at Vicks- burg. The Olney & Judson Grocer Co. furnished the stock. M. A. Tuinstra has sold his grocery stock at 32 West Leonard street to Henry Heesen and H. C. Wendorff, who will continue the business under the style of Wendorff & Heesen. Daniel Marlatt, formerly engaged in the grocery business at 95 Broadway, has purchased the confectionery, fruit and stationery stock of Samuel Naivin at 115 Broadway and will continue the business at the same location. Local wholesale dealers, who were formerly opposed to a universal bank- ruptcy law, owing to the manifest un- fairness of the original Lowell bill, have gradually veered around to the support of the Torrey bill, the present measure before Congress, as it 1s believed that, in its amended form, it is fair to both creditor and debtor classes. The most desirable feature of a universal bank- ruptcy law is, of course, its abolition of preferences. ee OH Purely Personal. E. A. Buckhout, formerly engaged in general trade at Tallman, has taken the management of C. D. Danaher’s general store, at Dollarville. Frank T. Lawrence (Putnam Candy Co.) has gone to Big Rapids to attend the semi-annual convention of the Northern Michigan Retail Grocers’ As- sociation. E. Kraai, buyer for Geo. Eume & Co., of Muskegon, has been taking treatment at Mt. Clemens for the past three weeks for sciatic rheumatism. His case is a very serious one, but re- cent reports from the seat of war indi- cate an improvement in his condition. S. A. Sears (New York Biscuit Co. ) has returned from a fortnight’s trip through the East, whither he went to inspect the various factories of the cor- poration of which he is the local repre- sentative. He does not say so, but it is within bounds of reason to believe that he failed to find a plant which surpasses the Sears factory for completeness, cleanliness and economy of operation and management. An Albion correspondent writes: ‘‘S. M. Rafter, dealer in drugs and station- ery, is a devil on wheels, always trying to get a drive on somebody and just as tickled when others get one on him. Rafter played he was sick a whole week and last Monday told his clerk he could not possibly stay at the store. Folks noticed he was very nervous and _ really felt sorry for him. Greatly to the sur- prise of all, he came back to the store about 6 p. m., said he was all right and introduced his new wife. You can wager a hat that, had the fellows on whom he has always played pranks known of the deal, they would have locked him up in the morning or done some other mean .thing. You might, also, mention that he did not wear cuffs during the wedding ceremony. In his haste and nervousness he forgot them. The bride is Miss Bessie Russell, one of the leading young ladies of the city. Inasmuch as Rafter is a young Irish- man whom everybody likes, I hope you will give him a good send-off.”’ +> 0. The Grain Market. To say the past week was a_ surprise to the bears would be putting it mildly. It was a continued advance from start to finish. The advance was not rapid but was Steady all the week. The exports were not as large as last week, into about 1,250,000 bushels. The receipts were not heavy, especially in the winter wheat section. It has been re- ported that the receipts of spring wheat were also falling off very materially at the initial points. The amount atloat for the United Kingdom and the conti- nent also showed a large decrease, being about 2,000,000 bushels for the week. Liverpool also showed a large decrease in the visible, being about 1,250,000 bushels. The Argentine shipments, like- wise, are not up to expectations. The importing countries seem to have come to the conclusion that the place to get wheat from is the United States; and the bears were again jumping over each_other to even up their short lines. As soon as they have supplied their wants, prices will probably remain about where they are. Later on, prices may advance a little more. Corn, as well as oats, remains the same as at the commencement of the week. The receipts during the week were: wheat, 72 cars; corn, 4 cars and 7 cars of oats. C. G. A. Vorer. >> Flour and Feed. Locally, trade has been good, with sales fully up to the average; but, gen- erally speaking, flour buyers have been waiting, and not willing, until within the past day or two, to buy flour at the advanced price asked, in keeping with the sharp upturn of the wheat market. Some good orders were booked Saturday and Monday, however, and buyers are beginning to believe that a higher range of values for breadstuffs will be main- tained, at least until another crop is harvested. The advance has been sharp, the market being broad and strong and, with continued good export demand, a still further advance may be expected. Should our markets get above an export basis, a reaction would be in order; but thus far foreigners are buying steadily from this country to supply their needs, and if reports of shortage in foreign crops prove to be true, we may expect exports to increase. Corn and oats are firmer. Feed and meal prices remain unchanged for the week but with a strong upward tendency. Wm. N. Rowe. ee The S. C. W. isa long mixed filler, Single Connecticut binder and Sumatra wrapper. If you have no jobber calling on you from Grand Rapids, write to the manufacturer, G. J. Johnson, Grand Rapids. The Grocery Market. Raisins—California raisins are selling | well in a small way, but the situation is an interesting one. Three and four- crown stock is inquired for most and really good four-crowns are scarce and are very firmly held. Rice—The market shows no quotable change, but demand has eased up some- what within the past tew days, and the outlook is certainly less favorable to holders. As prices are now on an ex- tremely low basis, a improbable, yet at the moment it is difficult to see how prices can improve. There is still a considerable quantity of rice in the South, and recent develop- ments show that a large percentage of it is in the hands of outside millers in Louisiana who, up to the present time, have not been free sellers. Offerings from this source are now quite liberal, and concessicns are made to move stock. Canned Goods—In making purchases buyers are actuated by positive neces- | sity, and in no line are speculative con- | ditions apparent. The changes in values | have been of an unimportant character, but, owing to the failure recently of sev- eral canners, the feeling appears to be |} that buyers have the better of the argu- ment,and to make that more pronounced there is considerable pressure to sell shown by holders of one or two articles, more particularly in the vegetable line. Provisions—The receipts of hogs have pot been large, yet they have exceeded expectations and have had more or less weight in the easier tendency. Grain has to some extent helped provisions in preventing more material concessions | through the increased speculation at bet- ter prices. The most serious feature affecting the hog products has been, however, the materialy increased stocks of pork and lard at the West for the month. These have indicated a material falling off in export interest, by reason ot the recent advanced prices and the fact that large stocks are held abroad bought some time ago at favorable decline seems rates. —___$~»-0~<- Jackson Jottings. D. S. Fleming (Parker & Fleming Co.,) wife and daughter, left for Cali- fornia Feb. 3. They will visit various places in California, Oregon, Washing- ton and Colorado during their absence, which will be about six weeks. | A. C. Ranney has repurchased the stock of groceries and fixtures in his old location, corner of First and Greenwood streets, and, in addition, has bought the building. He expects to continue the business at this location. O’Meara & Melling have purchased the grocery stock and fixtures formerly owned by Flowers & Horr, at 715 East Main street, and will continue the busi- ness. EL CONGRESS WILL NOT PULL TOGETHER. The situation in Congress on finan- cial and industrial questions 1s decided- ly unfavorable to the business interests of the country. The development of differences between the houses and_ be- tween each of them and the administra- tion is very discouraging as to complet- ed action on either the currency or rev- enue questions. Indeed, if it were not of such serious significance, the manner in which one branch of the Government replies to another with an entirely different prop- osition would be comical. The contin- gencies of the treasury depletion prompt the President to send a mes- sage urging the retirement of the kinds of currency which he claims are respon- sible for the continued withdrawal of | | | gold. The House promptly responds by passing a bill for increase of revenue |and another for short time bonds. These come before the Senate, whose commit- tee substitutes a bill for silver for the latter, which,after a month’s considera- tion, is passed, notwithstanding the cer- tainty that it must not only meet defeat in the House, but, if it were pos- sible to pass that body, would receive the veto of the President. It would be difficult to imagine the Government more at sixes and sevens on these mat- ters than it is now, after two months’ steady work on them. It was thought that the consideration of the increase of tariff would have a beneficial effect; but that subject has scarcely received consideration. The passage of the bill in the House was al- most without debate and then it was side-tracked for matters of later intro- | duction. The situation in Congress is ample reason for the continued waiting and uncertainty, and the fact that there is a prospect of revival in spite of it is de- cidedly encouraging. A bill has been introduced in the New York Legislature for the encouragement and regulation of the use of the canals of the State for floating elevators, which has received favorable action in the Committee. a Gillies originated 5th Ave. New York Coffees. t. P. Visner, Local Agent. RLEANS In accordance with the fv. llowing : rogramme: rEB. 17%. Arrival of His Majesty ‘““Rex,’’ King of the Carnival, on Royal Yacht from the passes, escorted by the Royal Flotilla. At night, the Krewe of Proteus, about 7 o’clock, in Grand Pageant on the streets, and Ball at the French Opera House. FEB. ts. Mardi Gras Day. Grand Pageant of His Majesty ‘‘Rex,” King of the Carnival, in Float Tableaux: general masking on the streets; parade by the Phunny Phorty Phellows. At night, the ‘‘Mistick Krewe of Comus” appears in street Pageant of beautiful Tableau Floats, and Comus Ball at the French Opera House; grand Reception and Rex Ball at the Imperial Palace. Entertainments and balls throughout the city. Only reached quickly and directly from Chicago by the ILLINOIS GENTRAL R. RK. “CHICAGO AND NEW ORLEANS LIMITED” Fast vestibule train makes the run between the two cities in 27 hours and 50 minutes, with but one night on the road. EXCURSION TICKETS To New Orleans, account of Mardi Gras, will be onsale from Chicago and principal stations of the Illinois Central Railroad north of Du Quoin, at greatly reduced rates, on February 10 to Feb- ruary 16, good to return until March 14, inclu- sive. Advantage of this can be taken by those desiring to attend the session of the CATHOLIC WINTER SCHOOL of America, to be held at New Orleans from February 19 to March 14. i Thea tention of parties contemplating a visit to FLORIDA, MEXICO AND CALIFORNIA is called to the desirability of making the jour- ney via New Orleans, taking in the Mardi Gras en route. Tickets, specific rates and further information of agents of the Illinois Central Railroad and connecting lines or by addressing, at Chicago the undersigned. A. H. HANSON, Gen’'l Pass'r Agent. New 0 THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN NINE HUSTLERS. CONCLUDED FROM PAGE THREE The citv trade in his lines of work came, naturally, to him an {ter ft AEtGr e he 1 ol he ) their pleasing com- is doi much in} S WOTK Speaks for nim, . 1 mceriain Way, iat simple r thal Mir Py So 15 a Ui of the I Vi- sion street M. I i h: and, w he has not yet wa i down the a that « ce ¥ MM 1 Ss fa | ious Marc ging is € it was | made € lent a te | stion that | Her brights ha W. N. CORI When it was suggested to Mr. Corl that he ought to have put the day of his birth—Dec. 31, 1867—-for twenty- | four hours, and not ing alor at the tail end ot expected to be made the timely and pertinent reply that the traveling who doesn’t ex- | pect to get left January 1 will have to take time by the forelock by getting ready to start out the day before. Being born is no trifling matter, and nobody can do anvthing in this world until that job is over with. Coming to town on the a Ane dae ahead. aA 27or mace fim One Gay aucad—an ad- vantage he has so far in his career. The town referred to was Leesburg Pa., and in that State 6 years is the age for vy a half he encouraged the Pennsylvania ying to school. For two years and teacher all he could, and when the fam- | : La a) tly moved to « Ohio, he gave the} same attent matters educational | as he had in the old Keystone State, un- til he was 11. Sickness then stepped in and made living, for the next five or six years, a rather painful business. It about swamped his schoo! life, and when health made study again a_ possibility, he went to Cleveland and became a student at the high school there. ‘Two years, at tat ape, soon ¢ven things up in a good school; and, better than that, it made the boy acquainted with the city ant thriving there, sot 1 the business houses hat when study was over, it was a comparatively easy matter to pass from the school house. An opening was wholesale millinery house in and the young man went to work. For three years, he ren ined with the sime iliar with his} house. He became in Oppor- } ~ | DV coming yved it by Something like a year ago, there was a wedding in which Mr. Corl was_ par- ticularly interested, the other party es- pecially concerne d being Miss Helen E. Osgood, of Grand Rapids, and the ) at 17 Logan street is happy home set 1 a convincing proof that marriage is not a failure. ALL. STEVENS. Every first-class business house in the Tri-State country feels that it must have a representative from each of the states bine, and when the! included in the cor time came for Indiana to be admitted | into the corps of Corl, Knott & Co., it| jiety mm the home circle. Ik is a. jon : } 16th to the seni land at the beginning of that last year 1. 1 | he wanted to try somethin; j}ments ; Tt} 1 lhe rose from that interview with him- |} somewhere and that it . |}came u began to be on the lookout for a good likely Hoosier. The man wanted was found at South Bend. His name is Stevens—A. L. Stevens—born in that lively city of Hoosierdom, Oct. 21, 1872. There was no particular hurry about this boy’s starting out in life—certainly no need of g beginning early and of jumping in without getting ready—so 7. the bov began and went through the | 2 1 isual troubles attendant upon keeping ' | : | ‘is aE PL a the teachers in an amiable trame ol mind, with an occasional period of anx- e to keep at one thing—from the| x year of school life Coc. All right—what? Then the young man sat down to think the matter over; and, a fs : cl } . ee aiter ne d a good look at his attain- i d another at his inclinations self with the candid belief that there was a first-class physician hidd was his duty to out. He wasn t I who thought the same thing, and he FRED H. WOOD, Of Lan , who was ill when the group por- traitof Corl, Knott & Co’s hustlers was taken. began his post-academic career by inning the study of medicine. For six months he proceeded on Pope’s idea that ‘‘The noblest study of mankind 1s while admitting the truth so concisely stated, he man. and th 1 yenera concluded that he would pursue the study from a commercial, rather than from a physiological, standpoint. That decision reached, he left the doctor’s office to look the ground over for some- thing else to do, and about that time he heard of the want of the Wolverines and | with the Hope of supulvine| it. | ) with the nope of supplying 7 oe | | He was successful. He camea stranger | and they took him in! He has been in} that condition for three years, with a fair prospect of remaining as long as he pleases. Mr. Stevens is an attendant of th Methodist church. His home is still in South Bend, and, while he does not | pretend to know all there is to be known | about a beautiful bonnet, he believes | he can bring out something in that line one of these days which will win| for him the congratulations of even | those who know him best. W. N. CUTLER. North Adams, Hillsdale county, | claims the subject of this sketch as| one of her children, where he was. born |} October 26, 1868. Having made the MWUMURMRULIPARUUBUUURUMAAMU ddA Made waded most of nine months. business. He began it by going into the dry goods store of W. B. Chil f tive town, and made a himself by stay four years. ‘These first years are a always fate-fixers. clearly the bent of t the schools could do for i him, he rounded out his school life by taking a commercial college training for i for the present year he was enrolled on the what na- for’ changes. ‘‘In the spring a young with the house for most of love,’’and the prospects are. still They show pretty bright for a coming anxiety on his ure sure ‘come to Grand Rapids. Spring & Com- pany were his first employers, and then, after some service, on the first day of traveling list of Corl, Knott & Co. Mr. Cutler is not a benedict and hopes he never will be; but time makes great man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts part in regard to the price of anise ) develop any liking he may have for | paregoric, and peppermint! t the chi one place, espe \ about sure to tell the story. With ; Cutler tur himney and wen i, Bag Ss goods firm years. sen calling; hic tas rhman. and four years in tour, are young the home ~h to Charlotte, where he entered the dry goods house of A. Three years at Charlotte paved the way for the next move, which brought him to Lansing. a position with Bur , which he “hen he made up his ] nea Here he filled | - i | tham & Co.. a dry-| for 5c, do you think she would? Well, five I guess sof! Why don’t you buy S. C. ~> o> A case is now before the courts of Ba- varia which has been in litigation for 301 years. It is the suit of the town of Burginn against the lords of Thungen for 2,000,000 marks, value of a certain forest of oaks. > 30> {f your wife could buy a toc article to| W. 5c cigar? MUVUUUWA Added : u The American Standard dropping disc. of all other planters now in use, combined. FOIE, olevens & 00. GRAND RAPIDS. FRR RRRRRRRRRR We are Selling Agents for the Ca vlandard N Plante. ONE HAND, AUTOMATIC. Is the general favorite. Fitted with the medium The sales of the No. 4 exceed those ei. These Planters are fitted with Sheffield’s famous pat- ent adjustable seed disc, and spring brass cut-off. The disc revolves similar to the disc used in horse planters, and is the best finished and most accurate dropping disc ever used in corn planters of any description. IRI RRR CRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR mR i } THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 7 _Hardware_ The Art of Advertising. From the New York Sun. The development of the art of adver- | tising during the last four or five years | has been very remarkable. The news- paper advertisement has changed radi- cally both in form and character. It is no longer a bald and dry announcement of a private business, to which a_ great part of newspaper readers gave no_par- ticular attention, but has become an interesting feature of the journal that compels everybody’s observation. This is because the advertisements of all extensive advertisers are now pre- pared more carefully and skillfully with regard to both their literary construction and their typographical display. They are better written and they are more ar- tistic in appearance. They present more attractively and strikingly the pe- culiar features and advantages of the business or articles advertised. They give information valuable to the public in a form and a manner that make it readable also. Advertising space is costly in all newspapers in which it. is worth while to advertise, and conse- quently such business announcements contain only the words necessary to produce the desired impression. There is no redundancy in them. Every word is made to tell; and therein is the secret of the most effective writing. The expression of many of these adver- tisements nowadays is so far pictur- esque that they attract the reader simply by their literary art. In typographical form, too, they are made to command attention. No reader of a newspaper can pass them by. They forces them- selves on his notice, and he is as likely to read them as any other of the con- tents of the paper. The result is that the names and situ- ation of New York business houses which are large and regular advertisers in the leading journals are better known to the people than many of the most im- portant of the public buildings, and their fame extends throughout the Union and even reaches to foreign countries. So far as mere publicity goes, they are the equals of the statesmen and generals of the widest distinction. Everybody knows of them and of the departments of trade and manufacture in which they are engaged. Strangers in town visit their est ablishments from curiosity, if not also with the original purpose of making purchases Residents here who formerly gave little or no heed to. busi- ness advertisements are now guided almost wholly by those announcements in buying supplies. At present there is much complaint among small dealers with a merely neighborhood trade that these great establishments are drawing away their business. Of course, it 1S So; ‘but the reason why such concerns are monop- olizing trade is not that they are using any unfair means to absorb the patron- age of their petty rivals. They have no monopoly of the method by which they draw to themselves the trade formerly distributed among great numbers of little shops. There is: no secret about the cause of their vastly larger volume of business. The way to it Is open to everybody else. The profitable distinc- tion they enjoy was secure »d by advertis- ing. Except for it, every one of them would now be doing a comparatively and even an actuaily petty trade. Their names would be unknown beyond a limited neighborhood and by a small number of customers. Their gain, also, thus obtained, has been for the public advantage, for the concentration of busi- ness, brought about because of the dis- tinction secured by advertising, has tended directly to the lowering © of prices. They are able to conduct their vastly ‘increased business with a much smalelr precentage of cost. Buying in great quantities, they can buy cheaper. It is useless, therefore, and it is con- trary to the public interest, to attempt to resist this tendency to concentration and absorption. The houses that se- cure fame for their business by conspic- uous and persistent adve rtising will go on absorbing the trade of their. competi- lof a development which will | tors who do not use that means of ob-| | taining publicity and distinction. That! is inevitable and it is irresistible. The present very interesting and | striking revolution in advertising meth- ods is, therefore, only the beginning produce in the business. world. | offered by the radical changes The advantages Hardware Price Current. widely | Fi circulated and influential newspaper as | Fir a means of securing publicity for all | business enterprises are only beginning | to be appreciated, and the art of adver- | tising has only lately begun to receive | the careful cultivation its importance demands. a The Hardware Market. General Trade—Continues only fair, as dealers are not disposed to buy be- yond their wants. In some lines, such as wire cloth, poultry netting, corn planters, potato planters and steel goods, dealers are piacing their orders for early spring shipment, as they will soon need them, and it is believed prices on them have reached the bottom. We also, in Eastern exchanges that is a tendency to higher prices in lines, note, there | many | as steel billets and pig tron have | advanced from $1@2 per ton. | Wire -The Wire Nail Associa- tion has reaffirmed the present price for February, but has given notice that for March wire nails will be advanced per keg. As the com- plete control of the market, it is evident | it can do as it pleases; and it is be- | lieved there will be no | the spring months. for this month’s per keg. Barbed Wire—-is firm and some mills have advanced their price $1 per ton. We believe this a good time to buy. Window Glass—lIs firm, although no advance has taken place. Miscellaneous present discount. to be a little weak. Carpenters’ and school crayons have taken a Of at) least 50) per cent, control of that line American Chalk Co. The Telephone Situation. At Alpena the Bell people offer to put in soo Bell telephones free for one year, the object evidently knock out all opposiiton. The last issue of the Cheboygan Tribune contains the following: The Michigan Bell Telephone Co. is getting quite liberal where it is brought in com- Nails Sc Association has decline Dealers during | who buy shipment will save 15c -Screws are firm at the Carriage chalk jump owing to the of goods by the being to petition with opposing companies. Here in Cheboygan, when it had the monopoly, it charged exorbitant rates and gave very poor service, until a char- ter was granted Mr. Dewey, when it knocked off 25 per cent. of its rates. Prior to that it claimed it could not afford to give any lower rates. This rate continued until W. H. Blake was grant- ed a charter and had his system nearly ready for operation when the monopoly gave another slump in prices and offered to furnish service for one-fourth what it charged when it had things its way. Does any person believe if there was no opposition it would have been so liberal?) Not much. At Defiance, Ohio, Bell telephones can be had for three months for nothing. Twenty contracts of that kind have al- ready been signed and more are being The agent of the com- owl signed daily. bolts seem | Adge Eye... .. $16 00, dis Hunt hye... $15 00, dis nants $18 50, dis MILLS Coffee, Parkers Co.’s.-........- . Coffee, : oS. & W. Mie. Co.'s es Coffee and s, Ferry & Clark Coffee, ae ae MOLASSES GATES Senos Patcrmm.........1... 5. 21... Stebbin’s Genuine...... See Enterprise, self-me asuring .. NAILS Advance over base, on both Steel and W Steel nails, base Wire nails, base. 10 to 60 advance 7 and 6.. I ( { ( Fi Finis sh S.., K : c ( OT i eee a) Chenin oa i PLANES Ohio Tool Co.'s, Sciota Bench ... | . Sandusky Tool Co’s} fan Benen, hrstGuality..........-. Stanley Rule and ‘Level Co.'s wood... PANS Fry, Acme : Common, polished......... RIVETS OF and Tinned . opper Rivets and Burs PATENT PLANISHED IRON 60&10 | Casters, Bed and Plate............ eee ee te ished, Nos. 24 to 27 10 20 7 Wr s patent plan 1, Nos. @toct 9 \ Broken pack: 5 ke per pound extra. AUGURS AND BITS ' ; R T HAMMERS it | Maydole & Co.’s, new list...............dis 334¢ X10 | Kip’s ao oe 25 --WAIU | Yerkes & Plumb’s... ‘ neu ascece sc. Cle Sle Mast 3 4 30c list 70 L Blac t 1 Hand 30e list 40410 5 RNISH ING GOODS : Stam pec in Wa new list 70&10 10 25 | da » Ware 20410 Gr t Ware . new list 40410 BARROWS pa Sa a r JLLOW WARE Railroad ................... eter eens atic OO 14 COT Pots 6010 ee net o—0 W| Kettles HOALO BOLTS | Spiders .............05+ +++ .. JOK10 HINGES S “| i _ eee rete Wy Gate, Clarks, 1 eg eS Genet Carriage new list. OO ft Giat r doz. net 2 50 ila soe 19 | Stet Locos. per doz. net 25 i. WIRE GooDs ET EE Ee 80 Well pain... eS 3U : . ee ey ee 80 BUTTS, CAST » Hooks and Eyes ak SU Cast Loose Pin, figured 70 LEVEL ‘S Wrought Narrow........._- .9&10 | Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s............dis 70 BLOCKS i — Ordinary fackice Ct 70 oe aes. 078 CROW BARS SQUARE Cast ce per Ib 4 eee 80 CAPS na Weve... Oc ae | ee cece as ee eee a de 20 i Piy 6 t40...... ...-..._-.... ......... perm 6A Ss eee ; [Hicks CoB. aes eeeeeees perm 55 SHEET IRON D. EE perm 35 com. smooth. com. ae. fn ote eo #2 60 a Nos. 15 to 17 ee 2 6O CARTRIDGES Nos. 18 to 21 2 &O0 ian vie. ltt... Od 5} Nos. 22 to 2 2 3 | Central Fire . Si 5 | Nos, 2 to 26.........-... 3 00 Sec No i" A 3 10 SFIS .. ant CHISELS All sheets No. 18 and lighter, r 30 inches eames mrrrees a wide not less than ¢ : NPOCKeL FT? hc a ¢ moCmes COMIeT. |. sv i SAND PAPE 7 F ne Socket Slicks.. a aE all ll ba List acct. 19, '86......-....--. i i dis a 5 SASH. WEIGHTS 2 Ss M Bi ie —, | Solid Eyes. .... per ton 20 00 orse’s bit Stoe ee oo " en i Taper and Straigh t Shank. . wedi. |} TRAPS — 0, . Morse’s Taper Shank Oe 5| aeee ae OKT Oneida Community, Newhouse’ 8. ELBOWS Oneida Community, Hawley & Nor ton’ 5 70810610 ' ; ol Mouse, ch . per doz 15 ( ‘ Nee loz ’ : i eins stowiy nie i Mouse, delusion. . per doz 1 25 Adjustable . aloe a a sg WIRE EXPANSIVE BITS Bright Market.. & 4 ile d Market ue A a (5) eee IS; eae... OX 10 Cop ered Market. ll T0&10 Ives", 1, BIS; 2, F242 BRIO. eee ee eee 25 | Tinned Market..... Ce U (2% FILES—New List co ppered S ie ae : 50 . . ny Barbed Fence, ralvani od. 2 Oy a oa ee. ee Barbed Fence, painted........-.- 1 90 MiGnOIsOns. 20. : 7 a ‘ Pellers Worse Naspe................. KOKO | Ady Sab HORSE NAILS dis 40&1¢ Teee are. 4 46 waa ih ea kN e- . IIS ave GALVANIZED IRON Putnam dis 5 Nos. 16 to 2); 22 and 24; 25 and 26; 2. 28 | Nort iwestern. i a list 2 8 I4 15 16 t. | WRENCHES Discount, 70 | Baxter’s Adjustable, nickeled............. 30 GAUGES | Coe’s Genuine... Te 50 Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s. .-&16 | Coe’s Patent Itural, w rought. is 80 KNOBS— New ak | Coe’s Patent, = me 80 Door, mineral, jap. tri imenings.. a i Cae AISCELL ANEOUS 50 Door, porcelain, jap. trimming x) | Bird Cages .......- ' aoe Pumps, Cistern............ THK 10 MATTOCKS. | Serews, New List 85 SOK LK 10 ask any ationer for free ies em or send to us for pr 60410 | Dampers, American... ............+-:- 40.410 2010 | Forks, hoes, rakes and all steel goods.. 70 | METALS~— Zinc 4p | 600 pound easks......--6++ 0-25: 614 4) | Per pound ee es 6% 10 | SOLDER a ae . 12% | The pric es of the m: ANY othe qu litie s of solder | in the market indic ated by private brands vary 60X10 | geecording to composition. Hees TIN -Melyn Grade “| 1en14 IC, Charcoal. boca : $6 00 | 14x20 IC, Chare 6 00 | | 20x14 IX, Charcoal .......-...-. 7 90 ° | 14x20 IX, Char rcoal.. a oo 7 oO ° Each additional X on 1 this grade, $1.75. TIN Allaway Grade 1 lon 14 §C. Charcoal ..........-. o> 2 14x20 IC, Charcoal ote ue. 5 2 oo | 10n14 1%, Charcoal .................. 6 25 ae 14x20 IX, Charcoal Be tee ee ee 6 25 1 Each additional X on this grade, £1.50. 1 | ROOFING PLATES | 14x20 IC, Charcoa', Dean io 5 00 7 | 14x20 IX, C ad, a es 6 00 0 | 20x28 IC, C , Dean. 4 10 00 dai, C \l y Grade 4 75 14x: i? away Grade 5 { All ay Grade 9 50 20x2 .C \l + Greece. ........ 11 50 an ve BOIL ER Siz TIN PLATE io | Pao for No. § Borers, | i . 1 4) | 14x56 LX, for No. 9 Boltlers, | pe! pound 9 ao | < SCO N? CCE NT CoC DT I Itt Should be neatly and ac- cu:ately wrapped before yanking. We make the LY device for doing it oan SucckssFUL BANKERS mod 5 | give these tu their depositors It you prefer to buy, ices and 60 ALVORD-BOLTON CO., MEAS. 0&10 | 29 Grand RIVER AVE. , DETROIT, MicH. U.S.A pany recently sent there announces that {OuOnSTONOROROROHCHORONOROReRCaeTOHOROROTenORCHORORCS every house in town that wants a tele- | @ DEA ERS ' | ° phone can have one free. The cut Is © oT = due to the organization of a local com- | @ ; IN UG, 2 pany, which has secured 210 subscribers | ° WE CARRY A STOCK OF CAKE TALLOW FOR MILL USE. © on a basis of $2 a month for residences |S Nos. 122 and 124 Louis Street GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. ; and $3 a month for stores. Cte meneame THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN oxy MICHICANTRADESMAN Seenten to the Best Interests of Business Men Published at the New Blodgett Building, Grand Rapids, by the TRADESMAN C MPANY ONE ‘DOLL. AR i. YEAR, Payable in in Advance. “ADV ERTISING RATES ON APPLICATION. ‘ . c commerce is preparing tor the coming metropolis of trade—a metropolis, let it | rection’s assuming lor appearing ye noted, to be founded somewhere the Pacific. The contour of that vast ocean has mg foretold its own magnificent des- tiny. Bounded on the east by a hemi. sphere of republics, the last phase of | Christian civilization and the best, bor- dered on the west by the continents of ’ and Australia and the East India Austr alia ti between them of ff Africa, the Pa- > of its cae with to now, waits Age , Cren pa- | ee in. there Japan and China astir. India and Africa are the coniing day, and Si- i the i Be When writing to any of our Advertisers, please | , : : say that you saw the advertisement in the | (reamed, 1S rousil Michigan Tradesman. 'To meet the needs L DITOR. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1896. THE FUTURE TRADE CENTER. From the time of Edward IIL, wh so encouraged trade that he has bee called tl } r i 2 no to which the Hemmed in ned her isola- unt, until the roadways of the earth, whether of land or water, find a c point at Her ever there is reach — bl lood sO energy knows i W ee to breathe it 1s sure ta rich red sustained -d and so is ready, to the last drop, to defend the honor val the English crown. Strong, however, as England is to- day, it may well her importance ter of the be questioned whether as the commercial earth i oved cen- ne. The the woolsack on the I cc a iS a ix world has m since took its permanen bench, : “nglish } © piace and none faster than that part which pertains to business. oo the star of taken its way and while, so far, the journey has_ or wd lengthened the the time will come, already, empire has converging trade lines, if it has not 1 come igthening lines when these ler will snap, if they are not shortened, an event to be averted only by a movement westward of the commercial center of the world. It is not reasonable to expect that commercial supremacy will remain in England. The star-led empire will take with it its own capital, and the com- mercial metropolis will not remain up- on the banks of the Thames. It has been there too long already for the ben- efit of all concerned. Once considered beautiful for situation, it is sono longer; and the trading center which satisfied the needs of business in the time of the Plantagenets, when only one hemisphere was dreamed of,cannot remain the trad- ing center with America discovered and populated, and with Asia and Africa, then almost unknown, teaming with un- counted millions. The stormy Atlantic is only the cradle which has rocked the infancy of a mighty commerce yet to be, whose keels, coming from the four corners of the earth, will find no harbor for their treasures in the English isles. now, Even the future ocean basin of center of the It for a while at New he commercial taking its westward way. its fleets ot only for a while. Like Bal- boa, it has looked from the _ rocky 1cights upon the Pacific and is hammer- ig upon the portals of the isthmus to make way for her burdened ships. The has caught the sound f its coming and has thrown wide open ier Golden Gate and there, upon the eastern shore of acct almost boundless cear, the continents and the isles will ring tribute; the capital of one hemi- sphere on the Golden Horn will send greetings to the other at the Golden Gate, the commercial center of the world, le England, for years the ac- knowledged center of trade, will, with her prime meridian, serve only to mark the distance that center has traversed in passing from the old home to the new. The rz apid increase of immigration is operating to bring the question of re- striction to the attention of Congress and its committees. » A REMARKABLE RECORD. The formal opening of the new quar- | ters or home for the New York clearing | house was a subject for much attention and comment by the papers of the me- tropolis. This great institution, a financial middleman between the banks, is aptly termed one of the most powerful, most remarkable and most honorable in the United States. Its purpose, of course, as is that of all similar institutions throughout the country, is to secure an economy of la- bor and time and the use of money in effecting exchanges between the differ- ent financial establishments of the city. It is the greatest medium of exchange in the country, transacting a business ranging from five to ten hundred. mil- lions dollars a week. During the past forty-three years it is said to have handled a business, in its peculiar line, of eleven hundred billions of dollars in extent, or an average of over twenty- five billions per year. The most re- markable statement, however, in this connection is that in all these years not a cent has ever been lost through mis- conduct or mischance. That such a thing is possible dem- onstrates to what a nicety, what an exact science almost, banking and financial operations have been reduced. The men at the head of such an_ insti- tution and in its directory are the kings of finance in this country by reason of right and ability as well as by good for- tune. It is not astonishing that they know how to manipulate,and do manip- ulate almost at their will, the finances of the Nation. The crossroads politi- cians who set their views and judgment and plans, in financial matters, against the experience, ability, technical acumen and power of men who handle twenty-five billions of dollars annually without misconduct or mischance are, to say the least, somewhat at a disad- vantage. The New York clearing house, representing the associated banks of New York City, is about the biggest thing in America. RUDDET Stamps. isn ee 99 Griswold Street......... TRADESMAN l. Verily, I say unto you, the man who hath been born in wisdom advertiseth his after the manner of the coming generation, and get- eth himself a Boox- ter which deseribeth his merchandise in a comely manner and with 2. For the buyer who readeth a Boox- ter doth with much pleasure and enlighteneth his mind with due regard with- al for the merits of the goods and_chat- tels therein spoken of. 3.. And, moreover, Wares conciseness, SO I say unto you, the Booker enableth the advertiser tosay many. things in a seemly manner which will be read and taken heed tain that thou pickest ‘out one who under- may be able to please the vanity of the read-, cr, and by his logic. he disarmeth the an- of by the people. 4. For therein he ger which ariseth in the breast of the man BOOK OF BOOKLETS 5h. Vea, verity, I Chap. IT. say unto you, that he who writeth and send- eth out to the men of all LETS which please by reason of their terse- countries Book- ness is greater than he who taketh a city, for he commandeth the trade of all cities and of all the people in those cities. 6. When thou set- test. thyself down to write thy Book et, let thy mind dwell upon those — things which will interest the buyer of merchandise, for thereby wilt thou gain praise to thyself and profit to thy ac- count. 7. And whenthou selectest a maker of Book.ets to print thy publicity, be thou cer- standeth his business and knoweth how to make thy BookLet attractive to thy cus- tomers, for thereby thou winneth half the who hath no time for| battle. lengthy parables. The Tradesman ---Selah. Company makes a specialty of Booklets, for Manufacturers, Wholesalers and Retailers. A special writer is employed who will prepare the matter for the booklet if desired. Tradesman Company RAPIDS. GRAND THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 1 AUVVYDIINNNDTINNYDTINNNYD INNA DTTTNNN EDI NND AD IONN Ena nNN Ooo NNN O TITTIES oe ee rajor’s Cement ESTABLISHED 1876. REGISTERED TRADE MARK No. 17,570. haa — $99 90000 00000009 Oe TWO MEDALS awarded at the World’s Columbian Exposition. Universally acknowledged to be the — and —_— PREPARATION ever a fered - - public For Repairing China, Glassware, Furniture, Meerschaum,. Vases, Books, Leather Belting, Tipping Billiard Cues, etc. An ordinary plate broken in two and mended with MAJOR’S CEMENT held a stone weighing 300 pounds during the World’s Columbian Exhibition at Chicago, 1893. , ' That catches all the hard It S the Sore Finger knocks. Use a :ittle of MA- JOR’S CEMENT and put on a bandage like this: Then you can eat, sleep, work and wash your hands. This bandage protects and allows the sore to heal rapidly. R OBSTINATE RUNNING SORES, use a bandage with ab- sorbent cotton, like this: VJAbAANAANASOAAGSAADAAGAADAAAOADLAD AAA LAAAAAALGA ALA PRICE LIST. Major's Cement, % oz. size, 15 cents...... per gro. $12 00 Major's Cement, I 0z. size, 25 cents...... per gro. 18 00 M ajor’s Best L iquid Glue, I oz. size, Iocts.per gro. 9 60 MAJOR’S LEATHER CEMENT costs 15 cents Major's Le: ather Cement, I 0z. size, 15 cts., per gro. 12 00 a bottle, and with it “invisible” patches can be Major’s Leather Cement, 2 oz. size, 20 cts., per gro. 18 00 put on shoes, so prolonging their wear. Worth Major's Rubber Cement, 2 02. size, 15 cts., per gro. 12 00 the price, if you only use it once. — 9 A fine 4 ft. Thermometer, Folding Chair, Out-Door * 51 Showcas x < bler, given away with Handled by Wholesale Druggists. Sign, or Showcase Box and Tum er, given away wit MAJORS RUBBER CEMENT, for_ repairing small orders. Write for particulars. Rubber Boots, Shoes, Rubber Garments and Bi The above Cements for sale by se p : oe nd eycle Tires. You can use a piece of old rubber If you handle Major’s Cement and haven't a Showcase shoe for patching, which will do as well as new dealers all around the earth, or by 0. and wish one, we will send you, expressage prepaid, po a. eS You can . * as s¢ S ¢ « Ss prelias mail at the same price. the Box, also a Tumbler. of different material in the same way. A. MAJOR CEMENT CO., 401 Pat $1, near Pan Row, NEW YORK GH WUAALMAALAAGLAALLAALLAALLALGAALLAALLAALLAGGAAGLAAGAAAGAAGAAGGAAGAAAAAAAG A\aVvvnvnennennenennennennonennenneennennennenvonnononnennenennennennon ne none neoTe TO NOTE TepTE aren Sd MAMAMAAUAUuu 12 JANE CRAGIN. How Cy Turned the Tables on a Petty Pilferer. Every community has its scum and Milltown was no exception. Deacon White, who could give a quarter in charity if he must, but who much _pre- fered to contribute that amount in prayer, had been heard frequently to re- mark that he ‘‘never could understand how it was that them there Pelseys could live, year in and year out, right in plain sight of the sanctuary and be the lazy, shiftless, good-for-nothing pack they had been ever since he could re- member, and that’s nigh onto fifty years. Take old Zibe. Him and his old harness was just alike—all tied up couldn't anywheres put your without with You finger on him tackling a string.’ While the Deacon's opinion of ‘‘Old Zibe’’ had, without doubt, been much twisted by certain transactions in the way of barter in which the deacon, who prided himself on his shrewdness, had come off second best, it must be admit- ted that the family were a bad lot. The only one among them- -and they were ‘“thicker’n freckles’’—was Hile, who seemed to be a little different from the rest. He and Cy had grown up togeth- er. They went to school together and, when nobody else would ‘‘set with him,’’ Cy showed his humanity by tak- ing the outcast in. It was no Damon and Pythias attachment, that; but, after the schooldays were over, and especial- ly after the store was opened under Cy’s management, it made a good lounging place as long as the store was located at the old place. Then Jane’s quiet regime began and a good deal of the lounging dropped off. After the new store was opened, the rest of it went; but once in a while, after the store was shut up, and a light showed that Cy was inside, Hile would rattle the latch and Cy would let him in, and the two would while away what little of the evening was left. Hile liked to talk and Cy liked to listen, and the two managed in that way to pass Many pleasant even- ropes. ings together. It happened, one evening, that Dea- con White had brought in some of his gilt-edged butter to fill an order which old lady Walker had left who insisted that ‘‘even Mrs. White’s butter wa’n't fit to eat, if it ‘twa’n't put up in moulds with a strawb’ry and a strawb’ry leaf on top.’’ Mrs. White knew her custom- er and sent a dozen as handsome quar- ter-pound moulds of butter as human eye ever looked at. For the finishing touch she wrapped each mould in oiled tissue paper, another attraction in the eye of the customer. The deacon reached the store about dark. After he went out Jane and Dolly were looking at the butter and admiring it, when who should come in but Hile Pelsey. It was evident that the dairy art, in his opin- ion, had reached its culmination in that butter. He looked at it long after Jane had got tired of holding the cover and, after the golden balls were shut from his sight, he could think and talk of nothing else. That night after supper, Cy went back to the store. There was the famil- iar rattle of the knob, followed shortly by the throwing back of the bolt, and Hile Pelsey ‘‘was going by and thought he’d jest drop in.”’ At first, he came into the office; but Cy was figuring over something and gave short answers to the few questions put, so, at last, to give Cy a chance to work without in- THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN terruption, Hile wandered out into the storeroom and helped himself to the crackers. That suggested a slice of cheese, and he had some. That may or may not have recalled the butter, but the box still stood on the end of the ‘counter and, remembering the pleasing sight, with something of an effort he removed the cover for another look at the tempting product of the Deacon's dairy. The taking off the cover of the but- ter-box attracted Cy’s attention and, peering through the office window, he saw what, taken in connection with Hile’s late admiration of the strawberry and leaf, awakened suspicion. If the fellow wanted a chance to help himself to the butter, Cy concluded there wasn’t anything he could part with easier. Tossing his pencil on the desk, he said with a yawn, ‘‘There! I believe I’ve worked enough for one day. I guess I'll go out and put up the shutters and spend the evening with you. This is the second time Jim’s gone off and left me to do his work and I guess, aiter he’s done that a few more times, he'll hear from me;’’ and Cy stepped outside to put up the blinds. That was Hile’s opportunity and he improved it; and Cy had hardly got the first shutter in place before he saw Hile hastily wrap one of the butter-balls in some brown paper and snugly stow it in his hat. His first impulse was to sing out te the thief; but on second thought, he hastily finished his task outside and came in, blustering about the increas- ing cold, shut the door with a bang, locked it and slipped the key into his pocket. ‘‘Wind’s getting ‘round into the north and it’s going to be colder’n thunder before morning. That means a good big fire for those potatoes in the back store. Here! give me that poker; and I guess, Hile, if you don’t want to freeze to death, you'd better slip into that seat there in the corner behind the stove, for, if I get there first, you'll have to say ‘Good bye, chair,’ for this evening. Now I'll swing open this back door—you needn't move—there’s just one place where the draft won’t touch me—and give the potatoes a chance and then I'l] haul up my chair and we’ll have some cigars and make ourselves comfortable. I tell you what, I don’t know anything that'll make a feller hug the stove quicker and closer than the north wind when it starts out on atear. There ain't anything that'll keep it out; and, if there’s anything I can’t stand, it’s having the cold boring into My Marrer. ~ ‘‘Here, Hile, take a cigar. ‘Got one?’ Keep it in your pocket and take one of these. An agent come around here t’other day and, after I’d give him an order, he says to me, ‘What kind of cigar do you like?’ ‘The kind you hain’t got,’ says I, ‘and wouldn’t know it, if you did have—a real, genuine Havana, that you couldn’t get a whiff of gray smoke out of if your life de- pended on it!’ That sort of nettled him, and, after he’d got tired of swear- ing, says he, ‘The next time I came, I'll bring you a box of cigars and make you a present of 'em—’ ‘Don’t,’ says I, ‘my stomach ain’t over and above strong and I don’t like to fool with it’ —‘and, if you don’t say they're the best cigar you ever got hold of, I'll give you a good $5 bill.’ ‘M—hm,’ says I ‘that’s the kind they make over to Light and Puffum’s; and, when you get ready to make the present, just go over there and get a box of their Royal Acorns Do You Want Each Scale securely packed in wooden box and guaranteed to please. A smaller one, called the... A NEAT, ACCURATE, NANDSOME, NICKEL PLATED.... wm (ANDY AND TOBACCO $6.6 e We offer a “dandy” called the .... INVINCIBLE For $3.00. Capacity, 4% oz. to 4 Ib. Columbian Postal For $2.00. A fine Counter Ornament, besides being practical and useful. Good Resolutions Are now in order. Look over your stock and see if you are carrying the best Crackers in the market. Sears’ Seymour Butter Crackers Are acknowledged, throughout the country, to be the best. Every one is stamped ‘*S’’ and they cost no more than inferior brands, which are claimed to be “just as good.” A New and Attractive Package Is always sought for and 99 per cent. of your trade will want our One Pound Salting walers When they see them in their new and handsome dress. —= Qe REMEMBER! We excel in the Manufacture of choice Crackers and Cakes. New YOPK BISOuIt 60. Grand Rapids, lich. THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 13 and let me have something that’s worth smoking !’ He was mad, and off he went without saying a word. The next time he came, he banged this box down on my desk, and says he, ‘If you say you ever smoked a better cigar than that, you’re a l—r!’ I’ve smoked just three of ‘em, and I guess the feller’s right. Take such a night’s this, and it’s just the time for just such a cigar, and so | thought we'd better try ’em.’’ So the cigars were lighted, the story and the Havana and the cold outside lent their aid to increase the comfort within, and Hile’s tongue, easily set going, began and kept up a round of the jolliest stories, without a sign of the discomfort eagerly looked forward to by the avenging Cy. ‘This is a mighty good cigar, Cy —blamed if ’tain't; and I don’t know of a better way to spend the evening than to get down into a warm corner and whack away at one. It comes as near comfort as anything I know on.”’ " Phat’s) meht: but, if whack away at that one much longer, you'll burn your nose. Throw it away and take a fresh one while I stir up the fire —I wonder if there's any hot water in this kettle. One of Jane’s hobbies is having a kettle of water steaming all the time on the stove, and, if there’s any’’ (looking in) ‘‘there is—any quan- tity of it. You just wait a minute and, if Jane hain’t hid my brandy, we'll have a jolly old time here, all by our- selves. Here she is! Just see that color, Hile! Now, with some hot water and loaf sugar and a lemon—-’’ the sen- tence was finished by Cy’s drawing in his breath through his teeth. ‘‘If this was common brandy, Hile, I’d ask you if you liked it; but, you can take $20 brandy—and that’s what this cost—and there ain’t anything on two legs that doesn’t like it! There! Now, you don’t want to open your mouth and gulp that down as if ‘twas so much com- mon cider. It'll make you drunker’n a fool, if you do; but, if you takea little sip of it now and then—so-fashion —by the time you get ready to go, you'll be good and warm, an you'll keep warm all the way home.’’ you So, with each a new cigar from the wonderful box, they sat puffing and chatting and telling the funniest kind of stories, and it was difficult to tell who told the better. As the brandy grew low in Hile’s tumbler, it was plain to be seen that things were working. Little trickles of perspiration began to ap- pear at his earlocks, and Hile’s apol- ogy of a handkerchief was called into active service. After awhile, the same manifestations appeared upon his fore- head, and then the handkerchief began to travel to the back of his neck. ‘Ain't it getting a leetle warm here?’ he asked once, when he had called a halt on a stream that had started down his back. ‘‘I hope so,’ the an- swer. ‘‘I wouldn’t have those potatoes bit for the Got ’em from up country and they’re the likeliest lot 0’ potatoes in the state. Why in. thunder don’t you take your hat off, if you're so awful hot? Here! let me have it;’’ and Cy made a lunge for it. Hile jumped out of his reach as if he had been shot. ‘‘You let my hat alone!’’ and, with both hands on the crown, be pressed it down hard, almost over his ears, imagining that would help matters; but the melted—and melting— butter had to go somewhere and it spirted all over him. And such a sight! ‘‘Whew!’’ he gasped, mopping his was world. face and neck.’’ ‘‘Let me get out o’ this hot box! Talk about freezing your pertaters! You’ll roast ’em if you keep that fire up much longer !”’ Once he was out ot that ‘‘cosy cor- ner,’’ the fun was over, and Cy, certain that little could be left of the butter, That the lights and un- locked the door, and the two men passed out into the night. Conversation languished, but, when Hile left the storekeeper at his gate, Cy opened up: ‘‘Well, Hile, good-night. We've had a pleasant evening together. I don’t know when I’ve enjoyed myself more. The cigars and the brandy suffered some—but your hair won't need greas- ing for some time to come; and I cal- culate I’ve had so much fun out of this that I shan’t charge you a cent for the butter!’ Cy laughed. Hile swore, a verbal ex- ercise he kept up until he was out of hearing, and all the way home. Needless to say, there was no more visiting after ‘‘shutting-up-time’’ in one Milltown store; and Hile Pelsey had no more taste, so to speak, for Mrs. Walker’s butter. 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We make the famous LA BESTA Washing Powder. t Vy LT TS UTmhUhUh TU US SO LPI 14 _Shoes and Leather _ How a Box of Shoes Brought Luck All Around. When Capt. Hardy heard that his | young sister was engaged to the junior partner in a shoe house, his indignation, perhaps, came as near getting the start of him as it ever had done in his some- what easy-going life. ‘The idea of her marrying a trades- man anyway, and worst of all one in a business never known to particularly distinguish one or make any one rich. A dry goods house may have a_ Stewart ora Wanamaker. Even the hardware dealers sometimes sce the need of cer- tain mechanical improvements, and by a little clever thinking get up an inven- tion of some value. But what ODpor- tunity does the shoe trade give? None. The whole business is all done on one level. 1 thought the girl nad_ better sense.’ ‘*And yet,’’ suggested his wife, must admit that they are not all There are certainly good shoes and poor ones.’’ ‘*As to that, this grate is nothing like as handsome as the one down in the parlor, nor did it cost as much; but the same man made both. It’s all a matter of the purchaser's pocketbook, not of the maker’s standing. Just show me, if you can, a living shoeman with any standing socially. Or, show me a dead one of any importance in history. I tell you, that girl 1s a fool, and if father al- lows—but, of course, if it suits the rest of them I am_ not expected to complain. I did hope, though, that Belle would marry a man of some value to the com- munity.’ "you alike. ‘‘Why, Thomas! As if the commu- nity could get along without shoes ! How could you get along? You might tie a handkerchief over vour head for a_ hat or use your dressing gown in_ lieu . of more appropriate clothing. But how you could ever get to the bank in the morning without shoes is more than | can say.’’ ‘‘Oh, pshaw, Kate! You know very well what I mean. Of course, the shoe- men are a necessity when we need them, just as the street peddler may be a convenience when he happens along with some trifle you are just wanting in a hurry. At other times they are a con- founded nuisance. What I mean ts that the shoeman, like ‘the peddler, is of no earthly value beyond the actual produc- tion ot the goods he receives pay for. In other words, his influence may be measured in dollars and cents, and not in neighborhood, ftinanical and social benefit. But I see you are all against me, so like a dutiful son and brother 1 will ship the wedding gift and wish them joy. Only I do hope if that clod- hopper comes here to pay us a visit, he won’t bring his bench and his lasts with him.”’ It may have been a revelation to Mr. Hardy that anyone but a banker could be too busy to indulge in a wedding tour, though he affected no surprise hearing that the young couple had _ set- tled quietly down at heme without the usual preliminary wandering. ‘*T suppose,’’ growled Mr. Hardy in the fiercest voice he could muster, *‘that he feed the preacher with his last pair of shoes and has to on hurry out another pair for a possible customer. ”’ Of course, Mr. Hardy supposed noth- ing of the sort. A reference to the Mer- cantile Agencies had greatly mollified him and reports agreed that his new| brother-in-law was connected with a finely-stocked modern establishment. | But, inasmuch as he had been so out- spoken against the match at the start, the took a grim delight in giving voice to} such ridiculous To tell the | truth, he was just beginning to feel the pressure of the recent panic to an un- comfortable degree illing to | interenccs. and was wi divert his mind from his own business | at the expense of the young man who had incurred his displeasure by marry- | ing his favorite sister. Indulgences of this sort may for a} time divert the mind but they will not, : : : divert the minds of clamorous creditors. | | his investments he could not realize THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Things went from bad to worse until the prosperous banker suddenly found himelf casting about as desperately for financial makeshifts as the most | wretched dead-beat. Like many an older banker he had plenty of good securities to meet every obligation, but on the greater part of in a moment. He had too much capital tied up in investments for panicky times like these. At first he was not greatly worried, expecting, if necessary, to be able to dis- pose of his better-class securities at a reasonable discount. This failing him, be offered those of a more dubious na- ture ata genuine sacrifice, but there were uo takers. Then he made outa list of his very best papers and offered them at prices that he thought would insure their instant sale. Still they were not taken. Capital was either tied up by the panic or shut up by fear of it. At last a day arrived when he was notified that his heaviest obligation must be met promptly when due, at the end of thirty days. Desperately he seized a bundle of his gilt-edged securi- ties and, calling in person on a capital- ist of his acquaintance, offered them at a price that in better times would have marked him as a candidate for a luna- tic asylum. ‘‘You can see these things are per- fectly safe,’’ he explained, *‘and worth their face in gold to anyone who can carry them to maturity. But the fact is, I can’t. If I could, you would not get a chance at them for less than face.’ To all of which the capitalist assent- ed, but shook his head. He did not dare to take the risk ; was practically retired from business, but still had a few outstanding speculations that might in a moment call into service every available resource. ‘*Then must I be disgraced?’’ shout- ed Hardy, half frantic with the worry. ‘*For no one will be ready to believe in these times that a banker can be honest though unfortunate. I must either pay up every dollar on demand or be bandied about the street as a common thick.” ‘If you will let me, I believe I can dispose of those things for you,’’ said the old capitalist finally. ‘‘I have a young friend who desired me to keep an eye open for a good investment for ready cash. If that will suit you I will communicate with him at once and- let you know in a day or two.’”’ A few days later when Mr. Hardy received payment for his securities he found himself making them over to his brother-in-law, the shoeman. ‘‘How does it come,’’ he asked the old man, finally, ‘‘that this young fel- ’ low has cash when none of these great dry goods houses have it? Is his busi- ness so much more profitable?’’ ‘‘Well, hardly, but you see the hard times cut their business down a _ good deal, for so much of their stock goes to luxuries, while people have to have shoes whether they can afford them or not. |” “Ah, I see. make no difference trade?” ‘*On the contrary they make a good deal of difference. And it is just be- cause this young fellow was quick to recognize the difference that he is un- usually successful. He tells me that by closely watching the columns of his trade paper he made up his mind some time ago how things were going so, in- stead of loading up with the usual line of new goods as so many of his rivals And so these hard times with the shoe | did, tie persuaded his senior partner to lay in a large proportion of _ cheap | goods, pay cash for the same,and secure lail the discount there was In it. Other houses contracted the usual supply on the usual terms. 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That he had further cause to worry did not seri- ously occur to his easy-going nature, until the substance of the shadow was at hand. One of the bank’s heaviest debtors failed on the eve of the matu- rity of the obligation, thus effectually tying up for atime even the percentage likely to be realized in due process. Hardy was aghast, as he had been depending on this claim, considered as safe as government bonds, to cancel one on the against the bank, soon due. Again he tried the usual methods for raising funds or obtaining an extension of time. Those were days when only ready cash talked and when those who did not have it found it very hard to get. This has been called the age of paper, but there are many instances on record when paper was not allowed to figure largely in the business of 1894. Still, by hard work and liberal sacri- fice, Capt. Hardy finally succeeded in floating his bank over the new difficulty. But a serious thing had happened. In some way it was noised abroad that he was in deep water and liable to fail at any time. A banker will know what that report means in such times. One morning it occurred to the teller that more than usual of the bak’s funds were being called out by the small depositors. By noon the run was pronounced. By night the evening papers declared it phenomenal. Hardy chafed at this publicity and exerted himself in keeping the news from his wife, and in building up false hopes to keep up his own spirits. That night he went to bed inwardly cursing the jour- nalistic enterprise that would bring in the depositors faster than ever. That night a young business man rushed into the station at a certain town and, boarding the evening train, started for New York fast the railroad company saw fit to carry him. He was plainly dressed and carried in one hand the evening paper and under his other arm a box of shoes. It would have beer evident to a close observer that he would like to have had the speed great- ly increased but, the representatives of the railroad company not being observ- ing, this was not done. The next morning was seen the unique spectacle of a prominent banker —our old friend, Hardy—going to his place of business in his slippers. Do not jump to the conclusion that he had manfully pawned every pair of boots and shoes in his possession, to plece out the meager funds with which he must probably meet a serious run—by uo means. He had simply been sorbed in the business uppermost in his mind that he had forgotten to make a as as so ab- change of footgear—in fact neve: thought of it until within the bank building. ‘‘Perhaps it is just as_ well,’’ he mused after his first shock of mortifica- tion had passed off. ‘‘Before two hours are passed, unless a miracle interposes, I shall have to make a greater sacrifice of my pride than this; so I may as well be getting used to it.”’ But he sent a messenger out, none the less, for a pair of shoes and then, turn ing to his desk, was wholly absorbed in balance sheets, etc., before the man had closed the door behind him. The subject before him was nota pleasant one, though it was highly in- teresting. Less than ggoo left in the till; not a dollar coming in from de- positors or collectors fand the prospect of an immediate presentation of claims amounting to several thousands. The few heavy creditors had at last been secured to their satisfaction and were not clamorous. His fears were now next | oo wholly from the small depositors anc they were well grounded. Almost a crowd was gathering at the front await- ing the opening of the great doors. Soon they would fill the place and empty the till and then Even the fact that he had previously secured the heavier creditors would go against him when the crash came, though had he not done so he must have sone down days before and the small creditors still been in the lurch. Like many another business man he had done everything he could to gain time in which the miracle that alone could save him might happen. He looked up at the clock. Just fourteen minutes of opening time. The messenger came up from behind and placed a box of shoes upon the desk before him. Hardy opened it listlessly, stared in amaze- ment, turned it around, looked at it again and then wheeled suddenly about to face--not the messenger he had ex- pected to see, but an entire stranger. ‘‘Am I in time?’’ the latter inquired, holding out his hand. ** You see [ only knew of your difficulty by last evening’s paper (why didn’t you call on me?) and came by next train with what loose funds I could muster on so short notice: the joint production of father’s indus- try, a prosperous business, and royalties on a patent shoe fastener I had the good fortune to originate; $25,000 in all. Will it help you out? I gathered it into that shoe box in my hurry at first and then concluded that was just as safe a place to carry it as any [ could think of in the few minutes I could spare. No one dreamed on the route, I ven- ture, that that box was full of green- backs. I started off so sudden last night, { had not time to go home: sent Belle a telegram that important business called me here in haste. I’m _ Belle’s hus- band, by the way. Shake!’’ Hardy shook. When the messenger came in with his shoes he was still shaking, and only relinyuished his grasp to shake with the messenger, much to that individual’s astonishment. Then he rushed to the front doors, un- bolted them and swung them back him- self, six minutes before time, and ac- tually for the next ten minutes stood there shaking hands with those fright- ened depositors who were coming in to get their money or ‘‘bust the bank and nob him.’’ Then he went back to his private office and put on his shoes. By 11 o'clock the run was_ practically over and the bank in the end more than 3400 ahead on interest sacrificed by people whose deposits had run less than a year. The next day some of these same deposits were being returned, the owners mentally kicking themselves for having in a moment of senseless panic lost from three mouths, to nearly a year’s interest. But that has nothing to do with our story. At 11:30 Capt. Hardy went to dinner and his brother-in-law went with him. Che banker’s wife was not*told just how the two men were brought together, but probably she guessed enough. Most wives and perverse women do. At any rate she found an early opportunity to ask her husband whether his, guest had brought his bench and lasts with him and where they were to be set. To which Hardy replied rather shortly : ‘*He may set them in the parlor if he wants to. And now,let us have peace—and dinner.’’—-Wilder Grahame in Boot and Shoe Recorder. 2» A farmer of Wabash, Ind., attracted considerabe attention in that city just previous to the holiday season by offer- ing for sale a quantity of watermelons. 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It has never been proven, beyond all doubt, that the air we breathe and our surroundings have much to do with the future life calling. It has been claimed, in accounting for the ideal work of genius, that the work of later life shows traces of earlier influences and that, possibly, this is as far as theory and fact agree. It may be so, and the fact that the farm boy climbs to the responsible places in city life tends to confirm it; but, after all,it has yet to be proven that early surroundings do not thus influence the life in daily contact with them; and, therefore, it is asserted, that when Emma Brown found that hers were the hands to provide for her own wants and the wants of others, the hustling, Chicago, where she was born, told her in no unmistakable terms, that she could do better for herself by finding a way through the win the better returns which come from bustling atmosphere of fields of business and so following the unusual course. In America the child early brought into the companionship The home life often antici- boy or girl is of books. pates the work of the schoolroom, so that, when the school begins its task, the drudgery of learning to read 1S over with and the progress of the child is as pleasing as it is rapid. This was the course followed in the Brown family, so that when, at the age of 6 years, she began life in one of the Roman Catholic schools of her native city, she was soon found forging ahead and easily put down among the best in the class. Here is the marked difference be- tween the sexes in the schoolroom: the girl always makes it the business of her life; the boy, a pastime. She goes to study ; he, to get out of it. She learns never, unless he is uses her memory ; her lessons; he, compelled to. She he, his wits; so that, when the school- days are over, the girl is better pre- pared mentally for the future than the boy. She can write a better hand, and a better letter; she can spell better; she knows how to express herself better than he; and ignorance for years after going to work, she is. still forging ahead and showing him by precept and by example that the best student life is the best founda- tion for a business life that a candidate for business honors can have. while he is hampered by his For eight years the school life went on. Then the father died, and the child—-she was more —found that she must do something for her own support as well as for the family. She ee] scarcely applied for a position in the dry goods haese of Root & Co:, went to work. It is commoner now than to be found in the working force of the store and so calls for no comment; but, forall that, it was no easy thing for the young girl to be on her feet day after day to dd” the ex- acting required of her, and its commonness now does not prevent the thought that it is hardly right for the girl to take up quite so early the burden of life. These are thoughts, however, which never came to Emma Brown. She went into the store to work. She found out what was required of her and did it. She had good health, a clear head and quick hands, and with these she made a lively day of it; andgghen the work was done, went home to rest inthe pleasant home she was helping to keep Chicago, and 5S it was then for ¢g work up and to get ready for the morrow. She had glad days when the work was as easy as the laugh was hearty. There were dreary ones when the lagging hours went slowly by; but, light or dark, the work was never delayed, and for eight years—from childhood to wom- anhood the house of Root & Co. always had one woman clerk to rely on who was always at her post. Eight years was a long time; and the thought often came to her to take a rest a good, long rest—and_ she took it. She gave up her place in the store and went home. She became a_ person of leisure. She read some, and she rested more. She traveled a little,and so took a practical course in geography, illus- trating every lesson with practical ex- perience. She grew vigorous in mind and in body; and, finally, when four years of this sort of existence had been enjoyed, the time for action came and she was ready to go to work. At what? The old life behind the counter, with days and its confinement? Never. She had been away from it too long to think of returning to it. There were other roads in mercantile life and she would find one or make one. She hated the confinement of a store; but why could not she pursue her calling as an agent, a traveling woman, on the road? The art of selling, which she knew she possessed, she could practice as well by going from place to place as she could behind the counter. She would do it—that is, she would try it— which, in this instance, amounivw. ww the same thing. The thought had no sooner taken shape in Emma_ Brown's brain than she proceeded to carry it out. She went to Vouwie Bros., Chi cago, afterwards the Forest City Baking Powder Co., made known her desires, and, after they had gotten over the nov- elty of the idea, they thought that as an experiment, it wouldn’t be a bad idea to let her see what she could do. They couldn’t, of course, sign any contract— they never did with beginners—but she could take a route and they’d pay her what she proved to be worth. A chance was all she asked for and in due time there was another saleswoman on the road. 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Brown,’’ has come to be a familiar one on the hotel registers and the face and figure of Emma Brown are known to the grocery trade over a territory nearly 500 miles in length. Stout in figure, attractive in appear- ance, resolute in manner, positive in her likes and dislikes, persistent in effort, loyal to home ties and_the asso- ciations of her youth, Miss Brown has no cause for complaint over the record she has made and no misgivings over the future in store for her. ’ its long At prices ranging from $15 up- wards. The style shown in thiscut which includes Seamless Brass Scoop. Seale, it being necessary to make mental calculations. It is also limited in capacity. You cansell in fractions in prices per lb. only: 3%, 4%, 5%, 6%, 7%. 8%, 9%, 12% cents. This cannot be avoided, on account of the construction and the limited capacity in this style of scale. It is equal in every respect to all scales of this style sold at much higher prices. « Computing Seale Co. forinfringe- ment of our Patents, and for dam- ages for such infringement. all users of the scale will be lia- ble for damages. o 3 9 o o o 9 oO o ° a 9 ° 9 Qo a ° ° ° ° ° 3 ° ° ° eo ° ° o ° a a a 9 fo} STIMPSON 9 ° ° oO ° 3 °o ° 0° °o ° °o o 90 9° 00J9070900%09J0K0 fo) a oO a 5 09. a ° fe) °o 099009800 a 9 a 9 0° oc ° a a oO Qo 90 099K09 6ages fo) oO 3 9 ° 9 °o mistake. Respectfully, 9 °o ° o ° oO 9 ° ° °o oO Q ° Qo o 9° io] ° ° o ° °o ° ° °o °o ° °o o oO o ° °o ° °o °o COMPUTING SCALES Theconstant[y increasing de- mand for’ the Stimpson Com- puting Scales speaks louder than words. The workmanship and material are unsurpassed, all bearings of tool steel or agate and all pivoted. It is a well-known fact that bank cashiers in figuring discounts rely wholly upon their printed interest tables. Is not the average rrocer’s clerk, who in busy hours is trying to wait upon several customers at once, as liable to error as a bank cashier? Grand Rapids, Mich., Dec. 20th, 18% Stimpson Computing Scale Co., Tecumseh, Mich. Gentlemen: The scale I purchased from your Mr. J. M. Hayden, of this city five months ago, gives perfect satisfaction. boy that I had in my employ bought and sold butter from farmers without a (Signed) M. A. Cole & Co., So easy to operate that a small 469 & 471 East street. a ° 9° °o ° Orolo B70f0 °o ° 5 ° ° °o ° oSpofo Srofo Solfo Ss0/f0 ° ° °o ° °o ° ° oSZof08 ° ° 9° ° 08 o °o 9° ° ° o8pofo Polo Srofoo ° ° ° ° ° o ° 0 08. 08 08. ° o o oO ° ‘o ee o MORE THAN 19,000 IN USE, $30.00 This is not a real Computing the following The Computing Scale Co., of Dayton, Ohio, brought suit in the United States Court at Detroit, Michigan, against The Stimpson If the infringement is proven, COMPUTING SCALES For advertisement of our World Famous Standard Market DAYTON COPMPUTING SCALES, see last page of cover in this issue. The Computing Scale Co. DAYTON, OHIO. Don’t Be Cute. Don’t be too cute. Don’t advertise yourself as a brilliant fellow. If you do, people will expect bright things of you ; maybe too bright. Don’t strive to promote the opinion that you are the brainiest man in your line, or common people may be afraid of your ‘‘amazing smartness.’’ Again, it leads your competitors to polish up their think tanks and sharpen their lances and try to take a fall out of you. So far as your contact with the pub- lic is concerned, it is best to be as hon- est as the fresh egg. If you are, you are as palatable. Be as frank as you can afford to be. If you are, people will trust you. A cute man they may trust, but with reservations always. The spontaneous confidence of a_ willing heart goes out to such men never. Don’t know it all, for if you do you deny yourself frequent opportunities of learning something, and a_ know-it-all is an abomination among men. Seek a reputation of being a well-posted man in your business, a judge of goods, a judge of values, a close buyer, and ail that; avoid, if possible, the imputation of being a shrewd seller. Deny as em- phatically as you can the delicate insin- uation that you are perpetually looking for the best of it. Deal with your trade as openly as you dare. Don't bea sycophant. Don’t toady, but be on the lookout all the time. Better to have your competitors un- derstand you, rather than otherwise. Let them foster the fancy that you are not in it, if they will, for that’s their fault. Appear indifferent to them and their opinion, but watch ‘em. Tickle them with the feather of their own con- ceit, but force their hand when they least expect it. Don't mistake this for a recommendation of trickery or duplic- itv; far from it. But if competitors are bent on hanging themselves, give them all the rope they need. —____»> 20> Grand Rapids Retail Grocers’ Asso- ciation. At the regular meeting of the Grand Rapids Retail Grocers’ Association, held at Sweet’s Hotel, last Tuesday evening, the Committee on Hall made a supplementary report, which was ac- cepted and the Committee given further time, with power to act. President Winchester, J. Geo. Leh- man and E. A. Stowé were appointed a committee to attend the meeting of the fruit growers on Friday of last week to discuss the question of uniform fruit packages for the ensuing season. The resignation of A. J. Elliott was accepted and Homer Klap was elected Secretary pro tem. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned. SS Only a Policeman. A liquor case was on trial, and one of the officers who had made the raid _tes- tified that a number of bottles were found on the premises. ‘‘What was in the bottles?’’ the judge of the witness. ‘Liquor, your honor.’ ‘‘What kind of liquor?’’ ‘*T don’t know, sir.’ : ‘‘Didn’t you taste it or smell it?”’ ‘*Both, your honor. ”* ‘What! Do you mean to say that you are not a judge of liquor?’”’ ‘*No, sir; I’m not a judge. a policeman.”’ The witness was excused from an- swering any further questions. > asked I’m only — > A spirit from another world is said to be coming to Chicago and working on a typewriter through the mediumship of Miss Lizzie Bangs. If this is actually accomplished, spirits have made won- derful progress since the days when they tried to communicate with friends by rappings and table tippings. The un- fortunate part of the affair for the un- believing world is the fact that the typewriting is done in a dark room, but judges who have held the hands of the medium while the sounds of the moving keys were heard are satisfied that it is not she who Bangs the ma- chine, THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Millar's Penang sploés Gained the highest honors at the World’s Columbian Expo- sition of 1893 that have ever been accorded to an Exhibit of Spices known to history—for absolute purity, superlative flavor, perfect milling, superiorstyle—scoring one hundred points for perfection of excellence in all. eth Nothing but a comparison will demonstrate the true merits of these goods. Merchants are kindly requested to send for samples and com- pare them with any line of spices in the mar- ket. Quality considered, prices are the lowest. \ | SE. B. Millar & Co., , Importers and Grinders, CHICAGO. Send for Housekeeper’s List of Fine Spices owe Pe Co0dad Goods Create “Trade. Poor Goods Will “Trade. abd db bdoboabooeoe weve CC See eo Wr—e Manufacture Absolute Butcher Spices But do not neglect our trade in Absolute Spices for *¢ Grocers and Bakers We still roast Absolute Coffees and Peanuts and im- port our Absolute Tea. Mail orders solicited. Michigan Spice Co., GRAND RAPIDS. ab hbA LA JA SS Lb HHH bbb OOOOOOOOO OOOO Bl hi lil ii ill ll ll lll lll lll il cll oa bs AAA A A ALA |} SLC GGOSOSSOOOOOOOO OVO OOODOD GOV OVOVOVVVVUVVVVVVVVVVVVVY 22 bb 4 bbb b bb bb bb bcd boboo OOOO6006 O9OOSOOSO OS GOV SV O VV UV VVVVVVVVVVVVYY OF COURSE YOU HANDLE 4LION COFFEE- For Sale by All jobbers. phbhb bb hb hb i hhbhbb bbb bbbbbhbbhbobe&& uve Cr eS SCS SCC CSCC SSS ae SEE PRICE LIST ELSEWHERE. } EVERY PACKAGE 16 OZ. ET 3 WITHOUT: GLAZING. Perfectly Pure Coffee. AA AbD hb bb bb bd bb bb bbb bbb O&O DOU OGO OSV OOS FFF VV VV VV VV WOOLSON SPICE CO. TOLEDO, OHIO, and KANSAS CITY MO. A. Morrill & Co, CCe0Ceee...... TEA 21 Lake St., CHICAGO, III. yyvuvvvvvevvy vs habbhbhbbhbbbbo& wPrvvvvvuvVvVvV VY ie oh nena < - Importers and —Jobbers of Bs | Travelers’ Time Tables. I ni wl | Going to Chicago. | Ly. Gd Rapids. . $:30am 1:25pm *11:30pm | Ar. Chicago. 2:55pm 6:50pm * 6:40am | Returning from Chicago. Feb. 2, 1896 and West Michigan R’y Ly. Cricage............ 7:20am 5:00pm *11:45pm Ar. G’d Rapids......... 1:25pm 10:2pm *6:25am Muskegon and Pentwater. Ly. G’d Rapids........ §:3am 1:25pm 6:25pm Avy. Gd Rapids. ....... Coan Manistee, Traverse City and Petoskey. Ly. Ga Hapids....... wetecercecs (MAE §«Gcaupall Ay ee GeoiGs............. .-. ce «(C..... AY Maniee..................... 12:05pm 10:25pm Ar. Traverse City ............... 2:40pm Tt: 10pm Ay Cimeievore = ..........-..... 3:15pm Ar, Povoemey.............-... 3:45pm Trains arrive from north at 1:00.pm., 10:00.pm. PARLOR AND SLEEPING CARS. Parlor Cars leave Grand Rapids 1:25p.m.; leave Chicago 5:00p.m. Sleeping Cars leave Grand Rapids *11:30p.m.; leave Chicago *11:45 p.m. Parlor cars leave Grand Rapids 7:30a.m.; leave Traverse City 4:20p.m. *Every day. Others week days only. DETROIT ytessing & inaiisne tee Going to Detroit. Grand Rapids......7:00am 1:30pm 11:40am Ly. | Ay. Detroit...... | 5:25pm oa 5:40pm 10:10pm Returning from Detroit. | Ly. Detrow........ -.... 7:40am 1:10pm 6:00pm | Ar. Grand Rapids.....12:30pm 5:20pm 10:45pm Saginaw, Aima and St. Louis. Lv. G R7:35am 5:00pm Ar. G R 11:35am 11:00pm To and from Lowell. | Lv. Grand Rapids......7:™am_ 1:30pm | Ar. from Lowell. .....12:30pm 5:20pm THROUGH CAR SERVICE. | Parlor cars on all trains between Grand Rap- 5:29pm ids and Detroit. Parlor car to Saginaw on morn jing train. Trains run week days only. Gro. DEHAVEN, General Pass. Agent. DETROIT, Grand Haven & Milwaukee Railway Eastward. +No.14 tNo.1é {No.18 *No. & | Lv. G'd Rapids.6:45am 10:20am 3:25pm 11:00pm Ar fomia...... :40am 11:25am 27pm 12:35am Ar. St. Johns. .8:25am 12:17pm : 1:25am Ar. Owosso....9: 00am 1:20pm 3:10am | Ar. E.Saginaw10:50am 3:45pm 6:40am | Ar. Bay City..11:30am 4:35pm 7:15im Ar. Wiing. ..... 10:05am 3:45pm 5 ; Ar. Pt. Huron.1 5:50pm 7: | Ar. Pontiac... W: Ar. é 3:05pm _ | 11:50am 4:05pm 9:25pm Westward. For G’d Haven and Intermediate Pts....*7:00am For G’d Haven and Muskegon....... ... 1:00pm For G’d Haven, Milwaukee and Chi.....+5:35pm +Daily except Sunday. *Daily. Trains arrive from the east, 6:35a.m., 12:50p.m., 5:30p.m., 10:00 pm. Trains arrive from the west, 10:10a m., 3:15p.m., 9:55p.m. Eastward—No. 14 has Wagner Parlor Buffet car. No.8 Parlorcar. No. 92 Wagner sleeper. Westward—No. 11 Parlor car. No. 15 Wagner Parlor Buffet car. No. 8! Wagner sleeper. Jas. CAMPBELL, City Ticket Agent. GRAND Rapids & nemniaien Detroit. . ~ Northern Div. Leave Arrive Trav. Cy., Petoskey & Mack....+7:35am + 5:15pm Oummee. 1. 26pm +11:35am Soom... 8...) swe Petoskey and Mackinaw........+2:05pm + 6:45am 7:35a.m. train has through cars to Saginaw, and parlor car to Petoskey and Mackinaw. 2:05 p. m. train has sleeping for Petoskey and Mack- inow. Southern Div. I Arrive +9:15pm Cin , Ft. Wayne & Kalamazoo.t 7:: +9 Ft. Wayne & Kalamazoo...... 2: +2:00pm Cin., Ft. Wayne & Kalamazoo.* 6:00pm = *6:50am Matampogee ................. -. *11:40pm *9:20am 7:25a.m. train has parlor car to Cincinnati. 6:00p.m. train has Sleeping car to Cincinnati. Chicago Trains. Ly. G’d Rapids......¢7:25am +2:00pm *11:40pm Ar. Chicago...........2:40pm 9:05pm 7:10am 2:00p.m train has coach. 11:40p.m. train has through coach and sleeping car. Ly. Ciiicago.......... +6:50am +3:00pm *11:30pm Ar. G’d Rapids.......2:00pm 9:15pm 6:50am 3:00 p.m. train has through coach and 11:30 p.m. has through coach and sleeping Car. Muskegon Trains. Ly G’d Rapdis .......- +7:25am +1:00pm +t5:40pm Ar Muskegon.......... 8:50am 2:10pm 7:05pm Ly Muskeson.........- +8:00amt12:05pm +4:00pm ArG’d Rapids. ....... 9:20am_ 1:15pm 5:20pm *Daily. +Except Sunday. A. ALMQUIST, C. L. Lock woob, Ticket Agt.Un. Sta. Gen Pass. & Tkt. Agt. ¢ ® vs ° 8 - ave $ — ue ‘ ‘ RB $ 2: pi? 2 al Neo CANAL ST.GRAND RapIDS. MICH. 18 THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN BRIGHTER DAYS AHEAD. The Electric Light as a Factor in the Small Town. In a recent issue of the Forum a writer bewails and dwells upon the ‘‘Doom of the Small Town,’’ picturing the silent tragedy that is being enacted in many towns and villages, whence the voung, the hopeful, the more ambitious, depart to seek more suitable abiding places, leaving the dullard, the ne’er- do-weel, the rich-in-purse-but-poverty- struck-in-soul to rust on in unhelpful existence. In a recent address before the North- western Electric Association, Fred De Land discussed this topic from a differ- ent point of view. Mr. De Land has studied the subject deeply and in his address cited statistics to prove his assertion that the electric light had been the forerunner of prosperity in almost every small town in which it had been adopted, and gave, as an example, the case of a certain village, as told by a local merchant, who said: ‘*Our village was always blessed with natural advantages far superior to those possessed by neighboring towns, but we lacked that impulse so essential in start- ing any good movement. Following the building of a railroad through our town, much business of a certain kind was transacted, but there was no healthy growth. The construction forces passed on, the undesirabie characters who al- ways flock along the line of a new rail- way moved on to geeener pastures and the town resumed its normal dullness. Thirty miles away a village having progressive merchants, who tactfully sought the trade of outlying districts, rapidly increased in population and in wealth; and there vur own townspeople would go and make all but the smaller purchases. ‘*So our business houses decreased in number until we had but one dry goods store, a few shops, three groceries, a saloon or two and three churches, while the weather-stained fronts of buildings, large and small, told in plainer terms than any language could express that | ours was a town of gray-haired toilers | eking out only a semi-decent existence | and longing for the days to come when | their children should be safely settled | in one of the larger cities. | ‘*And then came the crisis. A shrewd | old man ot wide experience and_ broad | views, searching for the right climate | where his last days could be passed free | from the pain and distress of a period- | ical ailment, made his home in our town. | Energetic, full of resources, tactful, he | gradually won the good-will of the vil- | lage authorities and secured a franchise } for an electric lighting plant and an or- | der for six street lamps for a long term | of years. ‘“Now, six arc lamps are a very| small number; yet, as they were all | hung within sight of the depot, 30) days had not passed before it appeared | as if all the world had learned of our progressiveness and had come to visit | us. ‘*And with this influx of visitors came | the desire to spruce up our belongings. | Houses dingy from neglect were washed | and repainted, lawns were placed in| order, trees were trimmed, sidewalks | repaired. And as the smallest happen- | ing in a village is duly chronicled and | commented on, scon it was heralded |! throughout the State that an abundant | prosperity was being showered upon our | town. And then the prosperity actually | came. ‘‘Quickly others came to enjoy the| overflowing riches that rumor accredited | to us, and since that time we have ex- | perienced a regular healthy growth, | while our young people are brought in| contact with and are in position to en-| joy every advantage afforded the chil-| dren in any but the very largest of | cities. Now the streets are paved, parks | abound, schoolhouses contain every | modern convenience, taxes are low, | there is no debt and the average value | rather | have got the pick of the batch.’’ of real estate is five times what it was seven years ago.”’ This is a homely illustration, but thoroughly sensible and practical, and one that many a village resident might profitably ponder. ~~) 2-2 Bad B-eaks in the Hurry of Speech. It is well known that, in the hurry of speech and anxiety to be polite, one is very often liable to slips of the tongue which may put an entirely different construction upon the sentence than was intended. For example, upon arriving at your entertainer’s house, you say, ‘‘T beg a thousand pardons for coming so late,’’ and are met by your hostess with the words, ‘‘ My dear sir, no par- dons are needed; you can never come too late.’’ At an evening party a lady said to her partner, ‘‘Can you tell me who that exceedingly plain man Is_sit- ting opposite to us?’’ ‘‘That is my brother.”’ (Oh, 1 beg your pardon, 7 she replied, much confused ; ‘*I did not notice the resemblance.’’ That was putting one’s foot in it, and yet was, perhaps, not so awkward as it might have been. After a certain concert a well-known German cantatrice asked a gentleman to whom she had been intro- duced how he liked her duet. ‘* You sang charming, madame. But why did you select such a horrid piece of music?’’ **Sir,that was written by my late hus- band!’’ ‘‘Ah, yes, of course. I did not mean— But’why did you select such an ass to sing with you?’’ ‘*Ach himmel, that is my present husband!’’ A lady said something the other day at a friend’s dinner that found a mark the archer little meant. There were several strangers present, and in response to a remark made about a certain lady of a certain age, the fair guest in question exclaimed, ‘‘Why, good gracious! she is as old as the hills!’’ and could not imagine in the least what had caused the general consternation. She dida little later, however, when it was ex- plained to her that two maiden. sisters at the table, whose names she did not catch in the introduction, were called Hill, and were extremely sensitive on the subject of age. Much better unsaid would have been part of the address of a collector for charities, who, raising his hat to a lady at the front door, be- gan, ‘‘Madame, I am soliciting for home charities. We have hundreds of poor, ragged, vicious children like those at your gate, and our object is—’’ ‘*Sir, those children are mine!’’ and the slamming of the door finished the sen- tence. © Here, my dear husband,’’ said a loving wife, ‘‘I have brought you a little silver pig for luck. It’s a charm, | you know, dear, to bring happiness to a house.’’ -‘‘Ah, how kind of you, darling! But why should I need a little pig to bring me luck when I have you still?’’ An awkward compliment once disturbed the harmony of a wedding breakfast given by a_ substan- | tial farmer blessed with five daughters, the eldest being the bride. A neighbor- ing young farmer, who was honored with an invitation, thinking, no doubt, he ought to say something smart and complimentary upon the event, address- ing the bridegroom, said, ‘* Well, you The unmarried sisters should have appre- ciated the intended compliment to their married sister, but the speech was risky. It only goes to show that one who can think to say the right thing at the right time is one to be envied, and that one who cannot open his mouth in conversation without putting his foot in it should try and keep it shut. > © --- How much will you pay for imagina- tion this year? Take a toc cigar and a S. C. W. 5c cigar and see if you can tell the difference in the smoke! Try it! Friday is said to be an unlucky day, and England should take notice that Friday is the business day of the Ven- ezuelan commission. ~ -O Short of change—the commercial trav- eler with no clean shirt in his grip. This is the Season of the Year... When you need “something warm” to drink, and there is no drink more wholesome and warming, and less harmful than a good cup of Tea or Coffee. We can supply you with — the very best material for both of i these drinks. Our Quakeress Japan eee Teas and Quaker Toko, State = House Blend and Golden Santos eee Coffees are of the highest character. --000@@ si . 20008 You can prove this by trying them. Worden Grocer Co. Grand Rapids, [lich. = = Nothing Like = = = Manttowoc Peas ‘Green Peas all the Year. Pronounced by the best people equal to fresh Peas from the garden. Nothing to compare with them in the market. Wherever Manitowoc Peas have been tried, French Peas have been abandoned. _ We are the largest packers of handpicked fancy Peas in the country. Superb in quality, reasonable in price. You can't afford to pass them. FOR - SALE - BY - ALL - LEADING - WHOLESALE - GROCERS. Clerks’ Corner A Little Sermon on a Big mies: ‘* They tell me, you're on the man?’’ (There was an immediate ad- justing of and and a perceptible stiffening of the dor- sal vertebrae. ) [oveS. Str.’ ‘*My boys tell me you’re the Bob’ who is training them way they should go. Is that so: ‘*Well, I wouldn’t like to answer that, but I can say this—that occasionally I’ve noticed that an idea of mine has managed to slip from that writer’s pen. Why?’’ ‘*Oh, nothing in particular, only I’ve noticed that, in paring the boys’ finger- nails, you’ve got down to the quick now and then; but thats all right. he young folks have an idea that it’s one of the easiest things in the world to pull the wool over the ‘old man’s’ eyes, and I’d like to give you a hint or two to work up when you feel like it ‘*Of course, there ain’t any of us per- fect, but,after a man has got his start and worked himself up into a prosperous business, and has men working for him, he’s been all through the mill and knows what’s going on without locking Trades- eve-glasses “Uncle up in the or? out at the corners of his eyes. I used to think that I was pretty sharp about having fun and covering it up; but, when I see the boys going through the same old performances and lying about it in the same old way, I about make up my mind that the Bible’s right when it says, ‘There’s nothing new under the sun.’ ‘*T’ve got a boy now who is ‘going it’ for all he’s worth playing cards. How do I know? Humph! He’s been at it for over a year. I’m watching him with a good deal of interest, because he’s getting pretty near the end of his rope —that is, my rope. Talk to him? You don’t know young men between 18 and 25 if you think it would do for the ‘old man’ to say anything! They fly all to pieces in a minute, get ‘sassy’ and off they go. I don’t want this boy to do that. I like the little He’s been with us, some seven or eight years and I sort o’ like to have him I’ve had an idea that he was going to get over this and that then he’d be all right. You see, a boy have a tilt at all these things, just as he had to have the measles and the mumps and the whooping cough. So I says, ‘All right, let him have "em and get over "em just as soon as he ean. Then when he gets all ‘em, I'll take him in hand and make something out of him; but there ain’t any use to begin until he gets through his nonsense.” But to tell the honest truth it begins to look as if ’twas all up with him. ‘‘There are three of us that get to- gether once in a while and compare notes. My Tom has come down with card-playing; Horton’s Dick is. all broke out with billiards and Higley’s Harry is all bunged up with intermit- tent champagne. A good many boys will have a little touch of these things, get right over it and that’s all there is to it; but these fellers ‘ain’t built that way.’ They can’t be satisfied with go- ing to see the parade, but they’ve got to go into the big tent and then into every side-show on the grounds! Hor- ton says that ‘his boy’s coming out all right—Dick’s getting so that he knows where he’s at;’ but I don’t know about the other one—looks dark. ’’ scamp. how, *round. has to over ‘*Do you mean to say that you em- coat collar -fool ; and, THE MICHIGAN ployers keep track of the men in your employ?’’ . Well, we manage to get together and talk things over once in a while. When I get tired, I like to saunter over to ‘the Morton’ and see a good game of bil- liards, and that sort o’ lets Horton out. Everybody knows that Horton likes to drop in at ‘the Livingston’ once in a while, and that keeps Higley posted ; but the card business can’t be followed up like the rest and I’m all at sea. |’m afraid I shall have to let Tom go—I hate to. Brightest, level-headedest feller in the world—good family and all that sort o’ thing; but, there ‘tis! he's letting cards run away with him. Well, I thought I’d just give you a hint and maybe you could work it up some way and let the feller read it—I know he reads your stuff—and, like enough, you could say something that’d set him to thinking.’ ' All right, 1 will Good day.’ Now, Good day.’ here!) You re read this article you've had enough to "'without my saying a sin- For the sake of the clerk in would like to add that firms can’t afford to have men work for them without knowing something about them ; that, when they find a man to suit them, they cling to him, and that a man weighed in their balance and not found wanting is the man whose future will be a prosperous one, if he will have it so. Tom, if you’ve down here, ‘think of gle word. general | see no to UNCL E Bos. Church Donations Denounced as Blackmail. Sydney Strong, a Cincinnati clergyman, recently took occasion to denounce the sort of oppression to which merchants are subjected in great part by churches, as follows: The duty of the pulpit to point out injustice is almost imperative when the church practices an injustice on those who through good humor or fear make no protest. The churches and benevo- lent societies are in the habit of raising money on subscriptions, solicitations of practically valueless advertisements on programs, tickets for entertainments and Rev. articles given for fairs or luncheons. The burden of these taxes falls most heavily on our merchants. A merchant is likely to lose patronage if he refuses to buy tickets to entertain- ments, and thousands of dollars drawn from individual merchants nually by this means. It is too much like obtaining money under false pretenses. An unjust pres- sure is brought to bear on the merchant that is little short of blackmail. Luncheons are an unwise and expen- sive method of raising money. They pay no taxes and compete with restau- rants in the good season and cut the profits of the regular business men _ into halves. i The church, for its own sake, cannot afford to enter business and bring loss and disorder to the business world. A church should never permit itself to come into the attitude of a pauper, but if you listey to the solicitations for mouey made to merchants you will find that the churches are the chief beggars. 0 At the abiias of Western drug job- bers in Chicago a few days ago it was decided to maintain box and cartage charges, and to adopt such measures as will best secure their maintenance. Rubber Stamp BADGES, “zs 99 Griswold St. are an- Detroit TRADESMAN 19 Straw Hats Are Ready for Delivery. All Prices. Also a line of FUR and WOOL STAPLE HATS to So per dozen. P. STEKETEE & SONS, Grand Rapids. iinet VIPVOPNO NT IENOA ED NPN HET NNN HER ert Tre ertrNer oer irenr tn tres \ Wash Goods Voigt, Dress Goods Herpolsheimer | Oe Hundred Cases & Co. of Prints, Toil du Nords, Fine Zephyr Ging- Wholesale Dry Goods..... GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. | a will LLL XZ ddbddb | Tronvilles, Fine i Satin and Per- | cales. | Hl “Shirt Waists Will be better than ever ene, Fi UA AA dU “SPRING & COMPANY : Importers a and dobbers. ° Show Largest Line of > GENTS’ FURNISHING GOODS COO® Ever Offered by Them @ (e) ®) s (e @) @) @ ©) @® O (* ® (e @ ae a i \ : , Their new Spring Goods, including White Goods, Prints, Ginghams, Embroidery, etc., $ are very inviting. _ RAPIDS. & ° SeqnooosooosonovogsoooesGIoees GOOQODOOE 5 DOOGQOOOCOOOQOQOOOQOQOOQOOOOOQOGOQOOOGOOOoSE CO : : Metals oa ihbers Bought at Highest Market Prices Factory Cuttings a Specialty 000006 Wm. Brummeler & Sons, 260 S. Ionia St., Business Established 1877. Grand Rapids, Mich. g sina BDO@OGDOGOOQOOQOGCOODOQOGHOOOOOD®) Grand Rapids ....prush Co. MANUFACTURERS OF BRUSHES Our Goods are sold by all Michigan Jobbing Houses, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. MHOOOCS OOOOOOQOOOQOOOOO 500 © Tena 3 20 THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN _ Transportation — BICYCLE SALES FOR 1896. Written for the TRADESMAN. *The bicycle business, this season, will be on quite a different basis from that of last year. The result of a demand then so far in excess of the supply that anything could be sold almost without effort has been that the manufacture this year commenced early, the new patterns being sooner decided upon, and the factories have made an output almost fabulous in quantity. “East year, Very little attention was paid to attractive display in retail stores. The demand was such that stocks disappeared so promptly there was little to display. Locally, there was comparatively little extension of agencies and retail stores. It is estimated that the output, this year, will be more than double that of last. It would seem as though this fact would provide for any possibilities of demand, and probably it will; but the preparations for the season are so_ early and so elaborate it indicates that a tre- mendous rush is expected. Many causes have combined to create demand this season. The economic value of the wheel for purposes of trans- portation was not fully appreciated un- til last year. Then its sanitary value was still a matter of dispute. This may now be said ‘to be fairly settled. The crave-—the demand for the wheel on the score of pleasure and _ profit—is still growing apace. Also, financial and economic conditions have so far im- proved and confidence is so far restored that many will venture to buy who did not feel able to do so last year. All these factors, taken in connection with the early preparation and the evident determination to advertise and push sales, give fair promise of placing the product, if they do not even create an- other scarcity. While the prices are generally about the same as last year, there will be much more effort to sell and more favorable opportunities will be given to buyers. Last year, sales on installments were not pushed, because there were not enough. This year, the stores are opened much earlier, for the purpose, among other reasons, of affording installment buyers an_ op- portunity of commencing payments, so that they may have their wheels as soon as the season opens. This fact will have considerable influence on the number of wheels sold. wheels Prejudice against the wheel is rapidly breaking down. Many ladies and many professional men been deterred from buying, for the reason that it was thought extremely undignified to ride one. So many of these classes—even old gentlemen who are the _ person- ification of dignity-—-have entered the ranks of the wheelmen that its dignity is fairly vindicated. The number of retail stores being opened is far beyond precedent. Not only are a great number of exclusive stores being opened, but wheels are be- ing added again as lines in connection with others. Hardware stores, for in- stance, after having tried wheels some years ago, fought shy of them last sea- son. Many hardware dealers are going into the business again. There is also quite a movement in that direction on the part of furniture dealers, and they are being taken up by many others. have Prices will probably remain about as last vear, but, as Zstated, much more ‘‘hustling’’ will be done to effect sales. More salesmen will be employed, both locaily and as travelers, and much more will be spent in advertising. The cata- logues for this season are works of art, in which no expense has been spared, and every available medium of reaching dealers and wheelmen will be employed. The next six months will be lively times in the bicycle world. It is inter- esting to speculate on the amount of money that will be turned over in this industry, and especially as it is consid- ered that, in its magnitude, it is almost the creation of a year or two. NATE. —_—__-> 02 Tom Reed’s Advantage as a Can- didate. From the New York Sun. Hon. Thomas B. Reed and the Hon. Joseph H. Manley are not dismayed, al- though the Morton missionaries and the McKinley missionaries and colporteurs travel far and Gen. Harrison is wreathed with roses and romance and Mr. Allison smiles winningly and shuts up. The men from Maine have a tremendous card up the sleeve. The number of bi- cycles is as the sands of the seashore, and every bounder thereon is more or less, and more often mere than less, a bicycle crank of the first degree. Mr. Reed on a wheel is a_sylph, a fairy, a vision of grace end_ fleetness, a lightning, a wind on wheels. He is positively the only candidate who car ride the rubber-legged charger. He Is the one and only absolutely modern and contemporary candidate, carefully revised and improved up to the modern standard. Governor Morton is a stately figure in a carriage and Gen. Harrison on the platform of a parlor car and Major McKinley on the stump, and Mr. Allison’s mature and sturdy charm would be well set off on an elephant or a camel; but not a mother’s son in the collection can spin on the noiseless steed. Wherefore, Mr. Reed and Mr. Manley chuckle internally and wait in the assur- ance of an invincible ally. —__—__~> 2. The rapid increase in the number of wheels in use is likely to complicate the difficulty of finding those which may be stolen. Every one should be careful not to leave a wheel in a place where it could be carried off easily. Stealing of wheels in the large cities has been particularly noticeable in the last sea- son, many thefts having been made while the machine stood against the side of a house, and only for a moment, while the owner was inside. Again and again this thing has happened, and the owner has come out in perhaps a minute or two to find his wheel gone, or to catch a view of the thief flying down © the street ata speed defying pursuit. | Using care to be provided with a strong | locking chain is of some value against petty thieves, but there is no device in general use which will guard against the professional. Eternal vigilance is the price of the ‘‘safety.”’ > 2 _ In the matter of handle bars the ec- centricities of curves and shapes for 1896 are more pronounced than ever. The position of the handle bars on the new bicycles promises to turn out an even more dyspeptic-looking wheelman than has yet been seen. A very large per- centage of the wheels have handle bars adjusted extremely low and curved both downward and_ forward, compelling a rider to assume more the position of a frog than of a man. For the sake of preserving human gracefulness and identity, cyclists are earnestly requested not to encourage the scorcher’s pose by using this sort of handle bars. A good time.is coming for the over- worked mothers of small boys. A benef- icent genius has invented paper clothes, which are said to be durable, comfortable and warm. An experiment in dressing the Japanese army in these paper garments is now being tried, and proving highly satisfactory. The shirts and trousers are of yellowish paper, bound with linen, and partly pasted and partly sewed together. When worn out they are thrown away and new paper garments donned. This will be a great scheme for mothers with small boys. The paste pot will supersede the sewing macihne, and when poor tired mamma comes home from the club and finds Willie with a hole in his trousers, and Johnny out at the knees, she will just call for the paste and a sheet of paper and apply them where they will do the most good, covering rents and hiding holes, and making the patch match with the original garment. ©©0:©:0:0'0:0:0:0:0.0:0.0:0:0:0:0:0.0© @ , @ “Helical © © © © © © Tube Premiers” Section of Steel Ribbon or Helical Tubing used in ‘‘Premier’’ ©.0:© © © © © OO. © © © The Agent who sells ‘‘Premiers’’ has something to TALK © © ABOUT, something different © from all other wheels. No © other wheel uses Helical Tubing. © It is much stronger, also © lighter than drawn tube. © © ‘‘Premiers’”? Weigh 19 to 20 Ibs. © © © © © And will carry the heavy riders, too. © © They sell readily for © $1oo. Write for circulars. We also have a splendid line of © © wheels—“THE WOLVERINE,”’ at $75.00 list. © © © not already taken. © © © Mention MICHIGAN ‘TRADESMAN. We want a few more good agents in territory ADAMS & HART, © © Write us about it. © State Distributing Agents, Grand Rapids, Mich. ©.O © OKOKOKOKOKOKOKOROKOKOROKOKOROROKOKOROROKO) A Fine Wagon is Your Best Advertisement Spring, Freight, Express and = Lumber Wagons. 1 n a Sole manufacturers of Belknap’s Patent Sleighs. cor en Send for 1896 Catalogue to Grand Rapids. THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 21 Woman’s Industrial Freedom. The growing importance of woman's labor, her general equipment through technical education, her more positive dedication to the life work she chooses, the growing sentiment that an educated and skillful woman is a better and truer life companion than an ignorant and unskillful one, her appreciation of com- bination, and the general uplifting of the sentiment of integrity in business circles, her gradual approach to man’s powers in mental work alone, her pos- sible and probable political influence- all these combined, working along gen- eral avenues of progress and of evolu- tion, will bring to her industrial emanci- pation, by which she will stand, in those callings in life for which she may be fitted, on an equality with man. As she approaches this equality her remunera- tion will be increased and her eco- nomic importance acknowledged. I believe that the industrial freedom of woman will tend temporarily to a de- crease in the marriage rate and an_ in- crease in the divorce rate; but I am perfectly free to assert that this does not frighten me in the least. As woman has the power given her to support herself she will be less inclined to seek the mar- riage relation simply for the purpose of securing what may seem to be a home and protection. The necessity under which many young women live, of look- ing to marriage as a freedom from the bondage of some kinds of labor, tends, in my mind, to the worst form of pros- titution that exists. 1 cannot see much difference, except in degree, between a woman who sells her whole freedom and ber soul to a man for life because he furnishes her with certain conveniences, and one who sells her temporary free- dom and her soul for a temporary re- muneration. But a happier prophecy, based on log- ical reasoning and the inevitable teach- ings of sociological data, leads us to be- lieve that woman will secure the exten- sion of her opportunities for intellectual work. She may know now everything that a man may learn if she so desire ; she may reach any intellectual height; she may place her name as high as that of any man. To my own mind, one of the greatest boons, and one of the surest prophecies which I can offer as a result of the in- dustrial emancipation of woman, will be the frank admission on the part of the true and chivalric man that she is the sole rightful owrer of her own being in every respect, and that whatever com- panionship may exist between her and man shall be as thoroughly honorable to her as to him. The inevitable trend is hastened by industrial processes, first from the lowest point and then from a higher plane. It is a sad law, perhaps, but it is an invariable law, that indus- try, in its march, takes no account of the positions that it overturns, nor of the destinies that it modifies. We must keep step with its progress, or be left upon the road. }t always accomplishes its work, which is to make better goods ata lower price, to supply more wants and also those of a better order, or to se- cure for men and women greater com- forts and conveniences, not with regard for any class, but having in view the whole human race. Industry is this or it is not industry. True to its instincts, it has no sentiment in it, unless it is for its own interest; and yet such is the harmony of things, when they are aban- doned to their natural course, notwith- standing the selfishness of industry, directed to its own good, it turns finally to secure the good of all, and, while re- | quiring service for itself, it serves others | at the same time by virtue of its re- | sources and its power. | CARROLL D. WRIGHT, | U. S. Commissioner of Labor. NT A Case of Thrift. Robert Downing, recently from the Pacific coast, brings back a_ character- istic story, which has done duty before, but which is still good. It seems that in San Francisco there were four men of different beliefs who had conceived peculiar and strong affections for each other. They were bachelors and broth- ers almost. They dined together daily, and spent their evenings together, in friendly games of cards, or in congenial amusements. They were very chummy. One was a good Catholic; another was a square Hebrew; another was a_ pro- nounced Baptist, in religion; and che fourth was an agnostic, not knowing or caring what the others believed, and not worrying himself about his own fu- ture existence. In the course of time the unbeliever fell seriously ill. The doctor said he could not recover, and his friends skirmished for spiritual ad- visers. A priest came to him, and offered the offices of his church; a rabbi called to see if anything could be done for his future welfare; a minister appeared to talk over his plan of salva- tion with the dying man. The invalid was kind to them all, but assured them and his friends that he had a few more days to live, and would enjoy himself, promising to pray during the whole of the last day he had to spend on_ earth. Then he set about making his will. He had some means, and remembered his friends properly and liberally; but as a test of friendship, or to gratify an eccentric notion, he provided that his three surviving friends should be exec- utors of his estate, without bonds, and requested that each one of them should put $200 in his coffin, to be buried with him. All agreed to serve as executors, and to abide by any conditions imposed upon them in the will, After the fun- eral the member of the bar charged with probating the will assembled the three friends and executors. To the Baptist he said: ‘‘Did ycu put the $200 in the coffin of your friend?’’ “‘I certainly did,’’ he said. ‘‘I think it was a waste of money ; but I thought it was my duty and I put the sum promised at the feet of my poor friend.’’ To the Catholic the member of the bar said, ‘‘Did you fulfill the conditions of your friend's will?’’ ‘‘Indeed I did,’’ said the party addressed. ‘‘I gave my sacred promise to a dying man, and put $200 in gold in his coffin.’’ Turning to the Hebrew friend, the member of the bar said, ‘‘Mr. Marks, did you put $200 in the coffin of your.friend?’’ ‘‘So helup me gracious, Mr. Lawyer, I did! I put in a check for $600 and took out the change !’’ —__9.»—___— Deserved Rebuke for Rudeness. From the Roxbury (Mass.) Advertiser. A quiet rebuke was administered to an impolite clerk in a little back street butcher shop in Roxbury a few days ago. A lady had purchased some meat and stood,waiting for him to wrap it in paper for her. He did so, but, instead of handing her the package, he threw it carelessly upon the counter beside her, not taking any notice whatever of her outstretched hand. Nota word did the customer say, but instead, ignoring the hand which the clerk held out for the money, she threw the coins into a_bas- ket of vegetables and, in a most com- posed manner, left the store. It was a deserved lesson in politeness, for the clerk and his sheepish look plainly in- dicated that he regretted that he had not placed the meat in the customer’s hand. —_¢ 6 ____ A Paris advertising agent, who re- cently painted the front of his establish- ment a brilliant red, has been sued for damages by a milliner, a jeweler and a silk merchant, having stores opposite, on the ground that the reflection of color makes it impossible for their cus- tomers to distinguish the colors of the aus Guar saa atee teen SO RATERS The Best Star In the [larket. See S/o iN eat sae a eel 3 pte ae ie va Ww DENS PX i A cy ~. S Quire 2 OMe [Seer Pe) | ee LUING’ eh) new. -2ndedfs stiffand Dra aes added Bah a ceaoalieeled The Only Starch with Bluing in It. Requires No Cooking. —aa ee We are Agents for Western [lichigan, and until March First will give 25-5C PACKAGES FREE WITH EACH CASE. | M. Glark Grocery Go. GRAND RAPIDS. au h @ RUSS ennai aea eso leeate goods they wish to buy. Hard Bitted Writes a party wishing to buy our cz THE JAIIEs to be hard bitted. We will sell goods for net cash az prices that will make a retailer feel happy clear to his soles. We are full of good trades, and will gladly send samples and quote prices upon anything in our line. We carry as handsome a stock of general grocer- ies as can be found in Michigan. We are agents for 5th Avenue M. & J. Coffee for the Saginaw Valley. We can sell you a good fair roasted Coffee in 50 Ib. sacks for 12c. We have some elegant trades in Japan Teas at 12}, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20c. A splendid line of package Dust at 8c. Send for samples, and let us convince you. (LIMITED.) SAGINAW, MICH. ash trades upon 30 days’ time. We confess we are hard bitted; with more failures among retail grocers during the past 60 days than we have seen in years, Bulk Dust at 6 to 7c. we mean ul. ‘ THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN GRAND RAPIDS IN 1850. Written for the TRADESMAN. CHAPTER It. The rural beauty of the Valley City at that early day was the pride of its cultured citizens. They had brought refinement with them from their East- ern homes and all their new surround- ings bore evidence of their intention to retain it. The broad river dividing the city rushed down the rapids in twice as large a volume at any time of the year as it now has at its best. The hills that rose abruptly on the east side from Canal street were dotted over with tastily built, handsomely painted cot- tages. The level plain that spread out on the west side, as seen from the hills, was equally as attractive, with its scat- tered comfortable homes and_ beautiful gardens, occupying two blocks in width from the old first—and then only—bridge across the river, up to the old horseshoe dam, that made the best water power in Michigan. I was particularly struck with the well-arranged balconies, lat- ticed porches and delicate outside touches that characterized the residen- ces, no matter how humble. I could not at first account for the contrast, in this respect, with other Michigan cities, but I soon learned that it was largely due to the exquisite taste of my friend, Peter R. L. Peirce, who was the only architect and draughtsman then living in Grand Rapids. Every line he made was a line of beauty and everything he undertook proclaimed him a scholar, a gentleman and a man among men. It was a favorite amusement, in those good old days, for the citizens, old and young, to gather on the old bridge, when the river broke up in the’ spring, ‘and watch the ice go out. It was ex- citing to feel the staunch old structure tremble when the great cakes would crash against the ice-breakers and pass in broken fragments through the arches on their way to Lake Michigan. Another source of amusement was watching the Indians at their sturgeon fishing Their skill in managing their canoes on the swollen rapids was wonderful. Balanced with a moccasined foot on either edge of the canoe, watching for the sluggish fish that formed sc important a part of his subsistence during the year, a_ long spear in his hand, his squaw sitting in the stern, paddling or poling the light skiff against the strong current, he made During the fishing season, the plain on the West Side was dotted with their white tepees, where the dressing, drying and smoking proc- in the spring. a striking picture. esses were going on. You may be sure the odor in that vicinity was anything but agreeable. Dried and smoked, the sturgeon resembles in smell and taste he halibut of commerce. I have $no doubt it sometimes is identical. Much merriment was often caused by the mishaps of our ambitious white boys, who tried to imitate the red man’s skill in his method of pursuing his livelihood. [ am reminded of an incident of the kind which furnished sport fora whole bridgeful of specta- tors. The sturgeon were plenty and as many as fifty canoes of Indian fisher- men were on the rapids. A couple of boys, with their father, kept a candy store on Canal street, started out to imitate their dusky brothers’ mode of fishing, which was to paddle up the rapids to a point as near the dam as possible, then turn the canoe crosswise of the river and float down stream, meet- ing and spearing the fish as they were ascending the rapids. The boys got on who, very well in paddling up the stream. It was when they undertook the floating down act that trouble began. They managed to keep in the canoe until nearing the bridge; but they had not taken into account the long ice-break- ers. Floating broadside against one of them, they took a plunge into the river, their canoe starting to make the journey to Grand Haven alone. Neither of the former occupants could swim, and, had not several Indian canoes hurried to the rescue, the accident might have been more serious and have cut short the ca- reer of one of the most reckless finan- cial scoundrels that ever served time in an English prison. Twice each year, the merchants reaped a harvest in the Indian trade— in the spring fishing season, when they came out of their lodges at the North with the products of their winter's hunt- ing and trapping, and again at the reg- ular Indian payment time in the fall. The more prudent of them exchanged their hard-earned peltry for the neces- saries of life; others, less careful for the future, chose shawls and flamboyant calico and gewgaws of various kinds, with which to delight their brunette consorts. The thriftless and half-breeds bartered the results of their toil for ‘*skit-a-wo-bo’’ (bad whisky) and a plentiful supply of pipes and tobacco. Civilizing and Christianizing the American Indian have generally proved a failure. He takes kindly to all the vices of his white brother, but turns a deaf ear to his moral teachings. The gathering in of some 1,500 Indians in the fall, to receive their annual Govern- ment annuities, made a few weeks of lively work for the merchants, and beads, blankets and gaudy fabrics filled the show windows. Generally, the In- dians were good judges of what they wanted to purchase and liberal buyers. They were bimetallists naturally and would take nothing but coin in change. They usually received about $8 in cash per capita, besides their annuity of ra- tions. Some of them, with their plu- rality of wives and large families, re- ceived large sums of money. Cob-mo- sa, the ruling chief of the Ottawas, was the more or less happy spouse of an even dozen squaws, each with her chil- dren dwelling in her own tepee. He was a powerfully built brave, towering ‘*six feet in his stockings’’—if he wore hose—and, as he strutted around in his paint and feathers, looked the typical savage blended with the veritable auto- crat. You may be sure the merchants used all honorable means to induce the red man to leave most of his money in their keeping and, needless to say, they generally succeeded in their efforts. In my next chapter I shall talk of In- dian traders and the circulating medium in use in those early days. W. S. H. WELTON. Owosso, Mich. a It is noticeable that many of the bi- cycle manufacturers are advertising to furnish one of the several new styles of seats intended to take the place of the old suspended saddle. It looks as though this innovation was likely to make a complete revolution in the mat- ter of support for the rider. —> 2. A Pennsylvania court has ruled that any man who writes a risk for a com- pany which it accepts is de facto an agent of the company. Detroit CTE lL RUBBER STAMP e Company. 99 Griswold Street. POOQODODOOODOOOGOOQODOOOQOODODOODOOQOHOQODQOOGOOGOGOOE POOQOOQQOOE 0. E. Brown Mill Co. SHIPPERS OF GRAIN AND BALED HAY In Carlots. Western Michigan Agents for Russell & Miller Milling Co. of West Superior, Wis. Office 9 Canal St., Grand Rapids. PCOHOQOOQOOQODQOQOOOOOOOQOOOQOOOQOQOOGOGOOOOOOOODOOPDODDQOODODOOOO © @ OOOOOO QCOOOQODODQOQDOOOQOQOOE QOOOQOQOQOOQOOSOSE @ @) @) @) @ @) © ® © ‘O Eee ne ; : : Raisine DUCK WHCAT: s Raising : e e 5 Ready for use. Always uniform. = . No salt. No Soda. No yeast. a : Warranted to Contain no Injurious Chemicals. & a DIRECTIONS FOR BUCKWHEAT CAKES. > = With Cold Water or Sweet Milk make a Batter and bake at once on a e ° HOT Griddle. ° a @ i @ e SILVER LEAF FLOUR ° e The Best Family Flour Maac. Always Uniform. ° a : Musk Milling Co., a =Muskegon Milling Co.,: > MUSKEGON, MICHIGAN. CHOROROHORORORORORORCHOROHOROHOROROHOHOROROROROROROE | Don’t @ Lie @2e0e00000 Awake nights figuring out some { plan for increasing sales and making more money. Sleep = V7; { | Sole Manufacturers of Lily White Flour. Grand Rapids, Mich. nights and write to us daytimes Denisa sauna for prices on mixed carloads of Spring and Winter Wheat Flour, Bran, Middlings, Corn, Oats, Meal, Feed, Rye, Buckwheat, or anything else in the milling line. You will be so well pleased with the result that you can re- tire early and sleep late. Y MILLING UD. ‘elie ‘Seas Sas Rar A aM Uy .> . of the wheels shown at the New York Exposition eclipsed in finish any- Some thing ever attempted in the cycling line before. The opinion seems to be gen- eral that the exterior finish for the com- ing wheel will be something other than enamel. Enamel, no matter how care- fully put on, is bound to come off after a certain amount of usage. One cannot handle a wheei, no matter how careful he may be, so as to avoid this. Many seem to think that a gun-barrel finish will be used more in the future, while still others argue that this sort of finish does not fill the bill. There was one wheel at the finished with 'a kind of composition, and the effect was | beautiful. If appearance is trustworthy, | the finish ought to prove to be a lasting lone. The frame looked like page between a gun-barrel finish and Exposition a com- ian enamel One wheel, which was ex- | hibited in a rather out-of-the-way place was a a |of beauty and grace, but owing to. its | situation did not attract as much atten- tion as it would have done, had it been in one of the balconies, lon the main floor of the Garden. It was finished with a kind of onyx, and ithe makers guarantee that it is more. lasting than either the gun-barrel or enamel finishes. Detroit Rubber Stamp Co. 99 Griswold St. EL OUR We are Sole Agents for 9 e Senn rrr PS esence se. 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If samples shown in this block attracted such an enormous business, the 6 © styles, quality and our Cut Rate Prices will make them attractive for the retail trade. 6© Rate Every article will bé sold without reserve, for l¢ss than Manufacturers’ Prices. © In Ash, Oak, Plai pemnehaienaecaie Mahogany finish, Curly Birch, ; een oo it, fro o down to en cheapest that are & : SV22~ & ° OO gp ——— LF? a = ,..Chamber Suits... LE 7 = AA A iim nade. Side Boards, in all styles ane ods, from $8.00 to $10 \\\ A 1 i | : Di nin Che r = eee0e 1 i > ai agen A as ok 8s ; a \ d apes Se In Can , Le athe and Spri g Se ats, from $10 o pe r dozen to $10 - Wd . ‘ Exten bo Tables, abrary Table, Lounges, Cowes, Paar Go , fact, everything made in the furniture line and all at Cut Rate Pri © © No. 2. Qak and Mabes : does e 2 speoll sale Of 800 High Grade Fancy Rockers “ Chairs 6 © 3S = Will be offered this week. No such opportunity was ever offered the citizens of the State to secure WR Furniture at such low prices. ©) y) Ioossessanamasssmmmenneeen i a Na accel oe ig oe Re ae ~ cle THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 25 Commercial Travelers Michigan Knights of the Grip. President, S. E. Symons, Saginaw; Secretary, Geo. F. Owen, Grand Rapids; Treasurer, J. Frost, Lansing. Michigan Commercial Travelers’ Association. President, J. F. Cooper, Detroit; Secretary and Treasurer, D. Morris, Detroit. Gripsack Brigade. Roy Angell, of Belding, has gone on the road for the Belding Shoe Co. Wm. Logie (Rindge, Kalmbach & Co.) is on his way home from a six weeks’ tour of the Pacific coast. Goods are well sold when the profits are satisfactory to the house and when the customer is satisfied with his chase. pur- As a rule every traveling salesman should consider not only the buyer's cir- cumstances, but also his habits and gen- eral capacity. The Belding Cigar Co. is represented on the road by two energetic salesmen Richard Hale, who covers the trade south of the D., L. & N. Railroad, and G. W. Atwood, who calls on the trade north of that line. The — self-respecting traveling man does not remain long in the service of a firm which is not open and above- board in all its transactions, for he does not feel obliged to extenuate or apologize for every mean action of the house. The monthly meeting of Post E, Michigan Knights of the Grip, will be held at Sweet’s Hotel on Saturday even- ing of this week. It is hoped that the attendance will be large, as matters of vital interest to the Post are to come up for discussion and action. John M. Moore has severed his con- nection with Spring & Company,to take the position of traveling representative for | Hyon) | Bros: |'6¢)/\Go.)))| Detroit, || im Wisconsin and Minnesota. In conse- quence of the change, Mr. Moore’s ter- ritory will be covered by other members of the traveling force of the house, Jos. Finckler taking the larger portion of the territory. F. M. Witbeck, formerly engaged in general trade at Millburg, is now on the road for the Bucher & Gibbs Plow Co., of Canton, Ohio, and F. BE. Myers & Co., of Ashland, Ohio. In conjunction with John A. Hoffman, of Kalamazoo, who also represents the same compan- ies, Mr. Witbeck covers Michigan, Northern Indiana and Northwestern Ohio. Mr. Witbeck is an energetic and aggressive business man and _ will, un- doubtedly, achieve success in his new vocation. A firm should not too closely circum- scribe its traveling representative by tightly-drawn restrictions if it is desir- ous that perfect confidence should exist between the two. If the firm has enough confidence in the man to send him on the road to represent its interest, he should be given a reasonable latitude which will lift his work above the per- functory service of the hireling. Be- ing thus trusted, he will exhibit a per- sonal devotion which will produce re- sults far beyond the practice of an un- generous and mistrustful employer. The highest type of character is re- quired of the traveling salesman, who is the direct personal representative of the wholesaler or manufacturer to the customer. Hence the representative must be unquestionably honest to de- serve the confidence of his employer. Of course, there are exceptions to this standard of need once ina while, but there are bad Free Masons, unworthy ministers and faithless bank cashiers, and there will be crooks in all positions of trust until the millennium is_ estab- lished. Yet, in view of their vast num- ber, over 300,000 in the United States alone, it is overwhelming testimony of the high character of the commercial traveler that he is so rarely exhibited in impeachment of his character. >? i Monthly Report of Secretary Owen. Grand Rapids, Feb. 1-—-Thirty-nine additions to our list of active members and six additions to our list of honorary members were made during the month of January, as follows: ACTIVE. H. D. Nash, Jackson. F. A. Gaddrem, Port Huron. W. FF. Taylor, Saginaw, E. 5. W. F. Brown, Detroit. F. H. Manchester, Battle Creek. T. Colver, Lansing. J. Bush, Lansing. B. Elliott, Jackson. J. Dailey, Lansing. Seibel, Lansing. P. Tracy, Lansing. H. Cowley, Lansing. P. Cummiskey, Detroit. G. Hooper, Saginaw. G. Bailey, Lansing. M. Patterson, Lansing. S. Holdridge, Lansing. B. Chapman, Detroit. B. Wood, Lansing. Hilborn, Benton Harbor. J. Ludwick, Lansing. . LE: Cook, Lansing. S. Renshaw, Detroit. H. Earle, Benton Harbor. E. Donovan, lonia. W. Voorhees, Adrian. M. Scott, Ithaca. G. Goodridge, Reed City. P. McPherson, Jackson. o. Forrester, Chicago. B. Paisley, Yale. L. Harrington, Holly. Le 3) Vi mde =} > Bm. ‘ o a es t mst ‘ ie ett hy RNA OD YZ I Op ym zr J. C. Ewing, Saginaw. L. ©. Da Boe, St. johns: M. M. Levy, Jackson. Cc. A. Nesbitt, Cleveland. N. Soloman, Chicago. Geo. H. Johnson, Chicago. Chas. R. Dye, Battle Creek. HONORARY. E. M. Richards, Battle Creek Chas. A. Patullo, Grayling. D. Townsend, Ft. Wayne. E. J. Brant, Benton Harbor. S. Blackmore, Vassar. A. M. Decker, Lakeview. Up to this date 1,617 members have paid the annual dues for 1896, and 540 members have paid assessment No. 2, which does not expire until February 15. This is the best showing ever made by the Association, and I congratulate the boys over their promptness, as it bespeaks an abiding faith in the solid- ity and permanence of the Association. A somewhat remarkable coincidence has occurred in connection with our death benefit fund—Jan. 27, 1895, Fred Sheriff died at Saginaw, and Jan. 27, 1896, Jas. T. Avery died at South Haven. Both were members in good standing and their deaths were the only losses occurring during the months of January of 1895 and 1896. Our death fund is in very much better shape than it was a year ago, when we carried three death losses, occurring in December, over into 1895. Last year we had but one death in December, that of A. L. Field, whose indemnity was paid promptly in January. Altogether, I feel that our members are to be congratulated over the condi- tion of the Association and the excellent showing made of its finances. If 1,077 members pay the $2 death assessment within the next fifteen days, so that we shall have as many members in good standing on Feb. 16 as we had on_ Jan. 1, I shall be more than pleased. GEO. F, Owen, Sec’y. MEN OF MARK. Hubert Haftenkamp, Junior [Member of W. C. Hopson & Co. There was a story in the old school reader of the long ago of a boy who, on visiting the Natural Bridge in Virginia and finding that some adventurous youth had clambered to an almost inaccessible height and carved his name high up on the rock, was seized with a burning de- sire to leave his name the highest on the list. The task done, he found that he could not retrace his steps, and that his only hope of safety was to climb to the top of the cliff by cutting a place in the soft rock for his feet. It wasa painful journey. Once when his strength was almost gone and a glance down had set his head a-whirl, a cheering word from below was all that saved him; and then, with the strength which belongs only to despair, a few more strokes from his worn-out knife’ blade, one final grapple with the passive reck, and the boy, self saved, fell faintins upon the summit. It may be onlv a story, but there is much in it to suggest a comparison with many of the records found in the col- umns of the Tradesman of the lives of earnest men. They all climb easily and thoughtlessly, with, or without, ‘‘a boost’’ at first from some one below; they slip and catch and pull themselves up, and the sun shines and the world is bright as the future is; but, by and by, when the heights are reached and the real struggle begins, there is no helping hand, there is not always a cheering voice, and slowly and painfully the toil- er upward makes his way, to fall faint- ing at last upon the perilous height it was his ambition to reach. It is among these upward toilers, the determined few, that the name of Hu- bert Haftenkamp is written. Born in the Netherlands, October 23, 1861, of parents whose hands were their only for- tune, his upward climb began without the ‘‘boost.”’ The schoolhouse, the American stepping-stone to success, scarcely saw him, for the first six years of his life were spent in the old coun- try, and, when he came to Grand Rap- ids in April of '67, the schoolroom, at first, could hardly help the little Nether- land lad whose ear and tongue were strangers to English speech; and_ there is nothing more despairing, even to hopeful childhood, than to be stranded upon the rocks and shoals of a foreign language. The breakers, however, were kind to the tiny Netherland skiff, and it was not long before he was safely landed and making use of his recent acquirement in the business capacity of carrying and selling papers. It was his first attempt to climb, a common enough method, and, with this for a starter at 9 years of age, the strug- gle for life began. For three years he kept at it—in school when he could be there, and with his papers when school for the day was done. Then, at 12, he increased his wages by going to work for the Grand Rapids Brush Co. For two years he worked there, gathering strength and gaining stature for his next rise, and, finding a foothold in the factory of the Michigan Barrel Co., where he made grease boxes, up he went. He stayed there for three sea- sons, which, to all intents and purposes, means three years. The next climb brought him into the factory of the Ber- key & Gay Furniture Co., but a mo- mentary foothold, it seems, for soon after he secured a place in the working force of De Graff, Vrieling & Co.'s sash and blind factory. A year there was long enough for him to find a place a little nearer the hope of his heart, and, with a delight words fail to express, he took the place offered him in the GC. R. & 1. depot. It may have been a mere fancy, caught he never knew where or when, but. the boy had waked up one morning,or gone to bed at night, with the earnest desire to be anengineer. So, as his acquaint- ance in his new position increased, it was especially towards the neighborhood of the engineer; and, one day, when he believed he was equal to the next place he had been diligently cutting for that upward climb, he asked for a made vacant in the ranks of the men. "| cant da it, cant. | want you and I believe you could fill the position train- Hubert, I I’ll tell you so much simply place better than the man I’m going to put in: but, the fact is, you are too young, and that’s the only reason I can’t take you.’ Che knife but, in his disappointment, he was tempted to throw it down. didn’t drop from his grasp, One thing was certain-—if the engine was denied him, there its place, and the sooner he found it the better. He wasn’t going to time in chance-work, and the thing for trade. with his must be something to take waste any him to do now was to learn a With this thought he went on work and then, after a year had passed in the depot, went over to the sheet iron Shriver, Weatherly & Co., apprentice. three for the works of entered as an four where he That meant trade and one as a round-up it were—and then he became a workman in the sheet metal works of W. C. Hop- son. He remained there for a_ while. Then, believing that the time had come for the life-climb to located the Galvanized Iron Works, at 12 Huron street, with H. HAFTENKAMP over the door and went to work. Er ( rg et forged years, a tiger,as begin, he Fora year he anead. it was climbing now, and when the suggestion easy came from his former employer that the two houses should join forces and for- tunes, there was a hearty assent,and the two thrifty establishments bined under the firm name of W. C. Hop- son & Co., at the corner of Campau and Louis streets, where, to-day the two enter- prising men are pushing a thriving business for all they are worth. Mennonites of Manitoba wear a san- dal consisting merely of low vamp and no quarter, but having a low heel. It is made of split or buff. were com- a aererenanarmns Cutler House in New Hands. H. D. and F. H. Irish, formerly landlords at the New Livingston Hotel, at Grand_ Rapids, have leased the Cutler House, at Grand Haven, where they bespeak the cordial co-operation aud support of the traveling public. They will conduct the Cutler House as a strictly first-class house, giving every detail painstaking at- tention. Bridge Street .. L1OUSE... Corner of Bridge and Kent Streets, Grand Rapids, [lich. Rates $1 and $1.50 per day. Best House in the State for the Toney. E. FULLERTON & CO., Props. 26 THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Drugs--Chemicals STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY. C. A. BuesEr, Charlevoix Two Years—_ - - S. E. PaRKILL, Owosso Three Years— - F. W. R. Perry, Detroit Four Years— - A.C. ScuuMAcHER, Ann Arbor Five Years— - - Gro. GuNDRUM, Ionia President, C. A. BuGBEE, Charlevoix. Secretary, F. W. R. Perry, Detroit. Treasurer, GEo. GuNDRUM, Ionia. ‘Yoming Meetings—Grand Rapids, March 3 and 4. Detroit (Star Island), June 23. Lansing, November 3. MICHIGAN STATE PHARMACEUTICAL ASSOCIATION. President, Gro. J. Warp, St. Clair. are a - _ {S. P. WarrmarsH, Palmyra; Vice-Presidents | @ ©. Puruies, A rmada. Secretary, B. ScHRoUDER, Grand Rapids. Treasurer, Wm. Dupont, Detroit. Executive Committee—F. J. Wurzsure, Grand Rapids; F. D. STEVENS, Detroit; H. G. CoLman, Kalamazoo: E. T. Wess, Jackson; D. M. Rus- SELL, Grand Rapids. One Year— - - The Drug Market. Acetanilid—The market continues to develop a stronger undertone and values have been further advanced. Acids—German benzoic is firm at the recent advance and holders offer spar- ingly. The position of tartaric is de- cidedly strong, and a further advance is expected. Carbolic is ruling firm with an upward tendency. Salicylic is unchanged. Oxalic continues in fair demand and is steady. Alcohol—Grain in moderate quantti- ties is finding a fair consuming outlet at steady prices, but the market is devoid of new features. Arsenic—The spot market continues in strong position. Balsams—A continued fairly active jobbing trade in Central American co- paiba is reported at steady prices. Tolu is rather quiet and, notwithstanding the small available stock and good sta- tistical position, offers of limited quan- tities for resale by out of town holders tend to keep prices down. Cacao Butter—Bulk has ruled quiet and is nominally steady. Caffeine—The market continues to re- flect an easier tendency and the situa- tion is somewhat unsettled, owing to competition. Cassia Buds—Continue to move fairly in a jobbing way, with prices ruling steady. Cocaine—Is without important de- mand, and the market remains dull, with values unchanged and nominally steady. Codeine—The consuming demand has been rather slow, and, with stocks ac- cumulating, there is more or __ less anxiety to sell by both domestic manu- facturers and agents of foreign makers. Cod Liver Oil—Continues in fairly good demand for consumption, and the situation abroad would justify better prices here, but outside lots of inferior quality, which have been pressing for sale some time past, have tended to retard any advance. Cream Tartar—-The market is steadily hardening, with manufacturers’ prices firm. Foreign markets for crude mate- rial are also stronger and it is reported that argols, in addition to being scarce, are receiving attention from speculators abroad. Cubeb Berries—Continued dullness is the leading feature of the market and quotations remain nominal. Cuttle Fish Bone—All varieties are in active request for consumption with values ruling firm. Essential Oils—Bergamot is advanc ing abroad aud the tendency here is upward. Citronella is stronger. San- derson’s lemon has been marked up. Orange has been advanced. Pennyroyal is stronger. Peppermint is easier. Flowers—Considerable interest has been manifest in American saffron and the market continues very unsettled with prices irregular. Arnica, chamo- mile and other descriptions are without important variation. Glycerine—Is unchanged, with a fairly steady movement to manufacturing con- sumers and values continue firm. Gums—No further change has oc- curred in Curacoa aloes, and the market has ruled quiet. Asafetida has met with a good seasonable demand, but stocks are abundant, with no likelihood of scarcity, as there is a large direct shipment on the way from Calcutta. Camphor is ruling strong at full pre- vious prices, but business is restricted by the limited offerings. The foreign market for crude has been irregular. On Monday last the syndicate suddenly dropped the price to 162s, and imme- diately entered the primary market, bought up about 2,800 packages, and the quotations were again advanced to the former high figures. Leaves-—All varieties are held at pre- vious prices, but,aside from a continued steady movement in short buchu and senna, the market has a rather tame ap- pearance. Lycopodium—The market is slightly easier, owing to accumulating stocks, and prices have been reduced. Menthol—Is slow of sale and _ barely steady. Morphine—Manufacturers’ prices are unchanged and a moderate business is reported. Opium—-Opinions’ differ materially regarding the future, some anticipating lower prices and others sanguine that higher figures will prevail. Quicksilver—There is no particular activity,and the market has ruled quiet, with jobbing quotations nominally steady. Quinine—A continued good demand is reported by manufacturers and agents of foreign makers, with prices steady. Roots—The general market is without particularly new feature and no changes of consequence have occurred in prices of leading descriptions. Rochelle Salts—Have been advanced 1 cent per Ib. a Seeds—There are no changes in ca- nary and the market has ruled quiet. Dutch caraway is very strong for spot, but the outlook for the next crop is very favorable. California brown mustard is firmer and scarce. The improvement is in part due to higher rates from the Pacific Coast. German rape has been advanced, owing to higher prices in the primary market. Seidlitz Mixture--Is higher, in sympa- thy with other tartar preparations and manufacturers have advanced quota- tions. Sugar of Milk—The spot stock of powdered is almost exhausted. Spermaceti—Is quiet and easier. a An Italian sea captain has found that, by having a number of holes in the bag oa sail, the power of the wind is ma- terially increased. He says that it acts to prevent a cushion of dead air gather- ing in the sail. It is reported that actual experiments ‘with the perforated sails show an increase of 25 per cent. and over in the speed of the vessel. oe HEADACHE.........* PECK’ eeceeseeeeese POWDERS Pay the Best Profit. Order from your jobber HUGH LYONS & CO. MANUFACTURERS OF WINDOW and STORE DISPLAY FIXTURES, PAPIER MACHE FORIIS, WAX FIGURES AND LYONS’ PATENT HAT CONFORIMATOR LANSING, MICH. SEND FOR CATALOGUE, MENTIONING TRADESMAN. 5 Py Ed uaisiane cellars sist terete ah UREN Se s eetghat Prag sib sian peelings, ich tt SRO TRAE CARBONE Bees ha Pash ribs THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 1 6@ 2 00 | Sinapis. eo | Sina is, opt ee Go @ 1 65@ 1 90| Snuff, Maccaboy, De @ 40 Woes... @ & 65@ 80)! Snuff,Scotch, DeVo's @ & @ 10 | Soda Boras. . . | 2 & 1h4@ 18) Soda Boras, po. a ou 1@ ww Soda et Potass Tart 2G @ 100) Seda, Carp.......... L4@ 2 soda, Bi-Carp....... 3 5 @ 2 06 Soda. Ash........... Be@ 4 @ 1 00| Soda, Sulphas....... @ 2 @ %/| Spits. Cologne........ @ 2 & @ 50) Spts. Ether Co...... 0@ 55 @ 18 | Spts. Myrecia Drm. @ 2 00 @ 30} Spts. Vini Rect. bbl @249 @ 7 | Spts. Vini Rect.'¢bbl @ 2 54 1G 12} Spts. Vini Rect. 10gal @ 2 57 1 10@ 1 20) Spts. Vini Rect. 5gal @ 2 59 Less 5¢ gal. cash @1% 10 days. 20@ 30! Strychnia, Crystal... 1 40@ 1 4 S@ 10| Sulphur, Subi....... 24%4@ 3 sa@ 42/| Sulphur, Koll.... 2@ 2% oom 10 Tamarinds.......... ge 10 | R4“@ 37% | Terebenth Venice... 2@ 30 Ra 14| Theobrome....... i $24 45 | oe 6 UVane............. 9 0016 09 2 50@ 2 GO| Zinci Sulph......... iQ 8 40Q, 50 19@ 14 Oils 1m i BBL. GAL. @ 15) Whale winter ....- 70 70 | 2 @ 2) lard, extra......-.- 53 60 Q7 | | tara No. 1.......... 40 43 | Linseed, pure raw. 40 43 | Linseed, Dolled..... 42 45 | Neatsfoot, winter Orrained........... 65 79 Spirits Turpentine.. 36 2 | Paints BBI LB. Red Venetian...... ix 2 @ Ochre, yellow Mars. 1% 2 G@ Ochre, yellow Ber 1% 2 Putty, commercial... 2144 244@ Putty, strictly pure. 2% 2%@3 Vermilion, Prime Amg¢ OE ne Vermilion, English NO Green, Furia ..-._.. 14 @ 2%, Green, Peninsular. 13@ 16 head, Me@........... 5Yy4@ 534 Lei id, white eet 54Y@ 5% Whiting, white Span a ww Whiting, gilders’ . ' @ White, Paris Amer. @ 1 00 Whiting, Paris Eng. ie... @iz« Universal Prepared. 10@ 115 Varnishes No. 1 Turp Coach... 1 10@ 1 @ bextra Turp......... | ia 17 Coaen Body......... 2 75@ 3 00 No. 1 Turp Furn.... 1 O@ 1 10 Extra Turk Damar.. 1 55@ 1 60 Jap.Dryer,No.1Turp 70@ 75 WHOLESALE PRICE CURRENT eee ° — S.N.Y- Q.& Ce... 3... Advanced—Acid Benzoic, Cream Tartar, Rochelle Salts. Declined—Turpentine. Mosehtis Canton. a ae oo dg sae No. 1... . a ce — a cari ——= | Nux Vomica. ..po.20 Acidum Conium Mac........ sm 6} Setlis@o....-....... @ 50 Os iy ‘ac. H. & P. Aceticum........---- $ 8@3 10 Copaiba...... ---- S0@ 90} Tolutan ........-..-- @ 50 3 co. ne Benzoicum, German 7@ 80 Cubebee.. -.. eee 1 50@ 1 60) Prunus vire.. ..-_.. @ 30| picis L ia. NL 24 gal. ope 6)... a — HGRICOS .... 1. 1 20 1 30 | ieee’ only eineDORD Carbolicum ......... CE | net eh ng 1 20@ 1 30) Aconitum Napellis R 60 | Picis Liq., quarts. ONiricnm ..-.....-.-.. N@ 46) Gaultheria oe 1. toa st Aconitum Napellis F 50 | Picis Liq., pints aa Hydrochlor ......... 3@ 5|Geranium,ounce.... @ Dee 60 | Pil Hydrarg.. _po. 80 Nigeocun ....._....- 10@ 12 | Phe Sem. gal... 60@ Aloes and Myrrh... 60 | Piper Nigra...po. 22 Oxalicum ....... ae y ere ee nas ' eo ESO Amied 0) 50 | Piper Alba....po. 35 Phosphorium, dil... 25 ‘ prio a _—-- ate e 00 | Assafcetida ......... oO} Pirx Bureur....-... Salieylicum. ........ 65 pa ee aa %@ 2 00) Atrope Belladonna. 60} Plumbi Acet........ Sulphuricum. ...... 34 5 oan rae -1 pa : = | Auranti Cortex..... 50 | Pulvis Ipecac et Opii Woaunicgm .....--..- 1 40@ 1 60) oF See Soe Se ee 60 | Pyrethrum, boxes H. Tartaricum.......... 3eq, 40| Mentha Verid....... 2 68@ 2 7/| Benzoin Co.......... 501 & FP. D. Co., doz... Morrhue, gal 1 %@ 1 80 LA Ammonia Regret Bune 1G, * so | Barosma ........-..- 50} Pyrethrum, pv...... . ee CO... ----- oS 7 | Caninarides........ fm Quassiee 00 Aqua, 16 deg.....--- 4@ 6 | Olive... 1. eee eee 90@ 3 00| Capsicum ........ 50] Quinia, S. P.& W. iG § \ » ‘Agua, 20 deg..-.-.-- 6a S| Pieis Liquida. _.. .. 10@ 12 | Card: eS Aq ioral | We | Paeee qaeta neal @ 35 | vardamon ........ iD Quini: 1, S. Germs in. poo hone a cette pe 14 ie Lada, 6a 1@ 96 Cardamon Co.... 5 | Quinia, Ny Chloridum ....-- ca ix Sting ee ea es 00 | Castor........... 1 00} Rubia Tinctorum. Aniline oe ee ie oy | Casechu. .. 5. . 50 | S: = charumLactis pv = | Bose, CUMEee........ 6 50@ 8 50} Cine ‘ : ki . 2 0@ 221c oe . he | Seema. as acm Black... .....------- nee eT MCCINE 0. 40@ 45! Ginchona C a comm 4 60) cay: | Crncnona Co........ Sanguis Draconis. Brown ....----- jee eq PENA ce, 90@ 1 00} Golumba Ww Red __-...----------- 4 45@, il = pont 20 7 OO) Gubeha |” 5) Sane! [eT Yellow. an ae 2 50@ 9 | Sassafras 50@ 55 | Cassia Acutifol..... 50 | Sapo, G Baccez. Sinapis, ess., ounce. @ _ | Cassia Acutifol Co . 50 | Siedlitz Mixture... Cubewe po. 25 20@ 2% i. Ci... @ 1 00 Digit: ws 50) Junipe rus..... s@, 10| Thyme. ............ 410@ _ 50] Ergot........ i 50 : 5 oe | oe 30 Thyme, opt......... @ 1 60 Ferri Chloridum.... 35 Xanthoxy ee Theobromus ....... 15@ | 20| Gentian a = Ss ea : iy Soa - an 50 wstauaiien | Gentian Co... 60 Copaiba. ..-.--- 4 a il = Bi-Barb 1G 18 | OMe 50 Pera... ...---..--.. DO ec Be = | Guiaca ammon 60 : ‘ads 10@, 45 ichromate ........ 13@ «15 ee os : Terabin, Canada. wx@, 90 | Bromide............. 1@, 48 “a Cre 2) ce an OSED. 122@ 15 eee fo oo Cortex Chlorate..po. 17@19¢ 16@ 18 — | ga Abies, Canadian.... iS) Cyanide. 600... 0@ 55} Lobeli wettest eee eens 50| gp Cassie .......--.---- 12) dogide 2 90@ 3 00 | My ogg | a Cinchona Flava....-. 18| Potassa, Bitart,pure 32@ 385) 4 an y : ban a | a Euonymus atropurp 30 | Potassa, Bitart, com @ 6 Paine omica........ | ee Myrica Cerifera, po. 2) | Potass Nitras, opt... 8@ 10 Oui. a weceee saciid see oO] aa Prunus Virgini.....- 12 | Petass Nitras.._..... "@ 9 oon ok we D0 | Quillaia, grd....... 40 | Prassiate............. a See 120) Sassafras......-----: 12| Sulphate po .. ..... PO ee 2 | eo S.. 15 Rbacany. ......._.. v0 &— Ulmus...po. 15, grd ? Radix Bee 50] Extractum Aconitvm . Som 49S] Saneuimara._____. | &— - 2@ 2%| Althe 226 95 | Serpentaria 5O Glycyrrhiza Glabra. 24@ 25 | Althee ............... @ 25| Serpentaria ......... 0) Glycyrrhiza, po..... Sag 06 ao | Se. i2@ 15) Stromonium... ! | > Hematox,15lbbox. l@ 72 | Armia po........__... a & folutan i _ 60 | &— Hematox, Is .....--- fos 4 | Codamus Da, 40 | Valerian | Hematox, 4S...---- 4@ 15|Gentiana...... po, 12 s@ 10} Veratrum Veride... 50) ge» one wee || 16. 1Y | Glyehrmhizad.. py is io@ is MibetDer. 8. |... 20 Hematox, 4 ) t I eo Ferru Hydrastis Canaden . @ 30 lliscellaneous ea 4 se 15 iydrastis Can., po.. @ 35 | ASther, Spts. Nit.3F 36 >| se Yarbonate Precip... > =| Hellebore,Alba,po.. 15@ 20) Aither, Spts. Nit.4F 31@ 38) &— Citrate and Quinia.. 3 ped Inga pol 1h@ 20! Alnmen. a 24Q@ 3\ea— Citrate Soluble...... oe Ipecac, po. 1 65@ 1 75) Alumen, ero’d. po. 3@ 1| eon Ferrocyanidum Sol. | Tris plox.. .. pos 338 35@ 40/4 io aC “i 5 U) aoeette. a 50| ea Solut. © hloric a a ‘Soaps, Dr... 10@ 45] Antimoni, po....... 17, 5| ee Sulphate, com'!..... “| Maranta, 4s........ @ 35] AntimonietPotassT 55@ 60] @-— Sulphate, —_—* ee Podophyllum, 7 1a 18} Antipyrin. @il|e— bbl, per cwt. oy | ened. .-. %%@ 100] Antifebrin. ........ e 16|\ e— Sulphate, pure. sees ' a eut. B : 7 | Argenti Nitras, oz .. a Bia Flora ict py... .- (7@, 1 35) Arsenicum. ... oO 1 a— Arotes ....-.-...--- 129@ ©14| Spigelia. .. ----. 383@ 38) Balm Gilead Bud . so 1) eae ‘Anthemis - : 18@ 2» Sanguin: aria... po. 2 _ @ 20 | biswantn S.N. .__.. 1202 130) eo lie he ee 50@, 55|CaleiumChlor., Is... @ 9(@a— ea i ee Senega-............. 9@ 60 | Calcium Chlor., 4s. ao vi ae Folia a Similax,officinalis H @ 40) Calcium Chlor., 4s. @ wig Barosma.......---.-- 20@ 30] Smilax, M........-. : @ 2 Cantharides, Rus.po @ 10) e& Cassia Acutifol, Tin- _e ee. pO.39 10@ 12 | Capsici Fructus, af. a sie Mevelly....,- ----- 18@ 2 Symplocarpus, Feti- . Capsici Fructus, po. Go bie Cassia Acutifol,Aix. 25@ 30 dus, pO........--.. @ 35} Capsici FructusB,po a bne— Salvia officinalis, 4s Valeriana, Eng. po.30 a Bic aryophy llus..po.15 10@ Rig Sud 48..-.2. -. 42@ 20] Valeriana, German. 15@ 20} Carmine, No. 40..... O36) ae T So = 10] Pmpipera.. 6 2 a S & “ 55 Urs rsh... +... 8 a. esis — = — Alba, , S. « F 50@ 55 a Gaia “ing 7... OQ 2 . era Playa... 0g 2) ea " Semen OCCus .....---...... Qo v0) eo- Acacia, Ist pic ked.. @ 0 _ iS : ~ | Cassia Fructus. O® 6) ea Acacia, 2d picked.. @ 40] Anisum....... po. 20 @ 15) Gantraria |. ar Acacia, 3d picked.. @ 30] Apium (graveleons) M@ = 16| , Sane pena veo C ao sx Acacia, sifted sorts. @ 20 | Bird, Is........ 1@ 6) Ghloroform.......... oe 3/a— Acacia, po.....-- ... 60@ 80/ Carul.......... po. 18 100 12) Chloroform, squibbs O1s| er aes, Bae pe ee me 6% | Cardamom..-------- 1 00@ 125 | Chloral Hyd Crst.... 1 15@ 130] a=— Aloe, Cape ....po. 15 @. = ee i &@ 10 Chondeas: (00000000 Sex oc eigm Aloe. Socotri..po. 40 _@ 30} Cannabis Sativa.... 5@ >| Cinehonidine. P.&W 1b@ 20| a _.. ao © | Ovdonium........... tx@ 1 00} i on. aa ° Ammoniac..... (a oY ) : ¢ | Cinchonidine, Germ 34%@ Lj o- Assafcetida....po.25 30@ 95 Chenopodium ...... 10@ 12) @oeaine 5 6G 5 31 a 3 RO 44 ; swt rata 9 ¢ ¢ aris R om Benzoinum ee. 50@ 5d Dipte — Odorate 2 0G a - Corks, list, dis. pr. Be ola Catechu, Is.....----- @ 3| Foeniculum ......... @ 2 | Creosotum. ....._.__ a +s on - Z \ Top ereek 8 = Cateehn, ! @ 14} Fonugreek, po...... 6@ S| Greta... bbl. @ 2) &— Catechu, 14S.....---- @ 16|Lini.....-......-. aa. 34@ 4] Greta, prep.......... @ 5| ee Camphore.... .... 68@ ps Lini, grd....bbl.3i4 3)2@ | Greta, precip........ Tm le Euphorbium. “po. 35 @ _ 10| Lobelia ..... ....--. 35@ 40) Greta, Rubra........ @ s| &— Gamenwm.........-- @ 1(0}| Pharlaris Canarian. 1@, Sl Geens nO b| a Gamboge po..... . 6@ 0] Rapa. : a S| Guabear 0. ao A eo Guaiacum.....po. 3 @ x Sinapis “Albu... i@ 8| GupriSulph......... 5@ ‘| a King.) 2). po. $2.50 @ 250) Sinapis Nigra. N@ 12) pextrine............. bho Pile ae oo ee @ . Spiritus a. — os sie 3@ 90 — Lee ee y : Tomoent. We. BD Clo. 2 00a 2 56 mery, a — ETS a 8 F 320 2 15@ 2 20 Frumenti, W. D. iL 2 50 D 5 oh Be $3.00 4@ 6» | Frumenti, D. F. R.. 2 00@ 2 25 Emery, po..." ..... _o 6) ae Shellac. bleached... 40@ 45|Frumenti-.. ... 125@ 1 50| Ergota..... .... po.40 2G S| ae Shellac, bleacned... 5G <9 | Juniperis Co. o& Cl 1 GG »? OO Fiake White........ Rea bb) e- Tragacanth ......-.- 50@ Juniperis Co......... 1 73@ 3 50 Galla.. a ae @ 2B ee Herba Saacharum N. E.... 1 90@ 2 10| Gambier........ ace @ I e— Absinthium..oz. pkg 25 | Spt. Vini Galli...... 1 75@ 6 50 ee - g& 0) e— Eupatorium .oz. pkg 20 | Vini Oporto......... e278 ee a ae Oe Lobelia oz. pkg 95|Vini Alba........... 1 25@ 2 00 | Glassware, flint, box — 60, 10410 | oo SS rigs 28 | bess than box... | eo ajorum. ++ OZ. PES o Sponges | Glue. brown.... I >| ea Mentha Pip..9z. pkg 23 | et ae a = Mentha Vir..oz. pkg 95 | Floridasheeps’ wool - Glue wWilte........ Be b> e- eo : ae pkg 39 earriaee....-...... 2 c0@ = iv | Glyecrna._... ..:. 19Q@ 26) & ‘TaumeotinnY Ox. pkg 99 | Nassau sheeps wool : |Grana Paradisi .... @ 2 eae Thymus, V oz. pkg oo | Carriage. 4)... @ 2 0} Humulus..... 3@ »| ean : Ree ee en ee Velvet extra sheeps’ | Hydraag C hlor Mite Qa 79) & Magnesia. wool, carriage..... @ 1 10} Hydraag Chlor Cor @ 6\ ae Calcined, Pat..... .. bi@, 60| Extra yellow sheeps’ | Hydraag Ox Rub’m. ao 3. e~- Carbonate, Pat....--. 20@ 22| wool. carriage @ 8} Hydraag Ammoniati @ 9) & Yarbe _K&M.. We 2 | Grass shee s? wool, HydraagUnguentum 4@ 55| &— Carbonate, O : I a i J 8 a I Carbonate, Jennings 385@ 36 Canrinee 8.) 2: @ 65} Hydrarzyrum..... .. ao | on ol Hard, for slate use.. @ i Iehthyobolla, Am... 1 25@ 150) @&— eum Yellow Reef, for [Indigo ........".... | wom | Cae Absinthium........ 3 25@ 3 50 siate Wse.......-_. @ 1 40| Iodine, Resubi...... 3 80@ 3 | a Amygdale, Dulc.. 30@ «=O pele eee @4 0) a Amygdale, Amar . 8 00@ 8 25 Syrups | EArt @22| ee i ............... SOs 3 10) Acacia ...........- . @ 50) Ly paneer a OO 6! on Auranti Cortex. . 2 30@ 2 40} Auranti Cortes...... @ 50} Macis. . 6 Bi aa— Hereamii........--_- S 00g) 3 20} AZineiper........ ...-. @ 50} Liquor ‘Arsen et Hy- eae Caypad...........- Wa wt imecse,........-..-. @ 0) drarg lod... |. @ 27) e— Caryopnylli ........- 60@ 70 | Ferri Iod.. @ 50} LiquorPotassArsinit 10@ 12| @»— a 33@ ~=65 | Rhei Ayom.. a a @ 50 | Magnesia, Sulph.. 244@ 4| & Chenopedi........_- @ 1 60} Smilax Offie inalis. . 50@ 60) Magnesia, Sulph, bbl @ 1% Cinnamonii ........ 3 10@ 3 20 | Senera --......----.- @ 50| Mannia.S.F........ H@ & Citronella...... 7@ 80| Scille...... @ 50| Menthol... ......... @ 5 50 PERKINS DRUG CU— Importers and Jobbers of Dealers in - DRUGS = CHEMICALS AND PATENT MEDICINES. NTS, OILS AND VARNISHES Full line of staple druggists’ sun- dries. We are Weatherly’s Remedy. We sole proprietors Michigan of Catarrh have in stock and offer a full line of Whiskies, Brandies, Gins, Wines and Rums. We sell Liquors for medicinal purposes only. We give our personal ‘attention to mail ‘orde “rs and guarantee satis- faction. All orders shipped and invoiced we Send a trial order the same day receive them HAZELTINE & PERKINS DRUG 0 GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. WALUAd Abd AShMAWUAMAA AA Ad ddd ddd dd Add ddd Add AUIPevey nev reeenena nen eevreene renee yreenr rey riye AZELTINE 4 iii UA wii 28 THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN . GROCERY PRICE CURRENT. The prices quoted in this list are for the trade only, dealers. They are prepared just before going to press and are an accurate index of the local market. in such quantities as are usually purchased by retail It is im- possible to give quotations suitable for all conditions of purchase, and those below are given as representing av- erage prices for average conditions of purchase. Cash buyers or those of strong credit usually buy closer than those who have poor credit. Subscribers are earnestly requested to point out any errors or omissions, as it 1s our aim to make this feature of the greatest possible use to dealers. AXLE GREASE. doz. gross a 5d 6 00 Casor Oil... ....... 60 7 00 Diamond.___._..__.__.30 5 50 Pravers.......-...- __ 9 00 IXL Golden, tin boxes 75 9 00 oe 70 8 00 Parsces.... _-.._ ._ 98 6 00 BAKING POWDER. Absolute. 1 beans dGoz...... .-.... 45 ib Cans Goz__-...._-._-- 85 : boo. 1 50 Acme. mibeamssdoz........... > lj cansedez............ go | Meamsidoz......-... 10 ak. 10 Arctic. 14 lb cans 6 doz Case ...... 5d 4 lb cans 4 doz case ..... 110 1 Ibcans 2 doz case .. 2 00 5 Ib case 1 doz case .. ... 9 00 JaXon i 14 lb cans 4 doz case.. ... 45 l lb cans 4 doz Case...... 85 1 lbeans2 doz case...... 1 60 Our Leader. . a¢ ib came.......-.--.... =. 45 —————————————— % ' Seams... 150 Red Star. ag Ib Cams......._.--.----.. 40 cc ipeams........--_-__ .. % [ol 1 40 BATH BRICK. 2 dozen in case. a. ltrtCt“‘C;C;CSCC(C#CW!C#«CCC 70 Bacicn 80 BLUING. Gross Arctic 4 oz ovals...........- 3 60 Arctic 8 oz ovals............ 6 7% Arctic pints round......... 9 00 Arctic No. 2 sifting box.... 2 7 l Arctic No. 3 sifting box.... 4 00 Arctie No. 5 sifting box.... 8 00 Aveue 1 og ball........-.--- 4 50 Mexican liquid 4 0z........ 3 60 Mexican liquid 8 0z........ 6 80 BROOMS. No i Garnet. . No 2 Carpes......... -.-_-- 2 00 No 3 Gerees..__-.._...----- 1% Mo. 2 Came... ----_--...- 1 60 OE 2 50 Coon Whisk............ 85 Maney Whikk.. _____..._.. 1 007 Warchouse. ......--.._..._. 2.50) CANDLES. / Hotel 40 ib boxes........ .....10 iar dj ib boxes................ 9 Parafime... ..--..- 1 | CANNED GOODS. Manitowoc Brands. Lakeside Marrowfat...... 1 ee Lakeside, Champ. of Eng... 1 40 Lakeside, Gem, Ex. Sifted. 1 CATSUP. Blue Label Brand. Half pint 25 botties........ 2 6 Piet co oes... .. 42! Quart 1 doz. bottles... ... 3 00 Triumph Brand. Half pint per doz........... 13 amt 26 botiies....-- 4 50 aan perdoz ............. 3% CEMENT. Major's, per gross. am % oz size....12 00 l og Siz. ....18 00 Liq. Glue,loz 9 60 Leather Cement, lozsize..... 12 00 2 0z size.....18 00 Rubber Cement. fame? 20zsize.... 2 00 CHEESE. pmtey. @ 12% ——- .............. 6 & ae @ 12 Teewee.. ....... @ & Eivyersidc.. ........ @ 12% Goi Medal......_.. 12 Skim . 58 Brick.. @ il a @1 00 ieee @ 2 Limburger. @ 15 Pineap @ A Roque: @ 3 oe oe ne @ 18 Schweitzer,imported @ 2 Schweitzer,domestic @ i4 Chicory. ae 5 Red 7 CHOCOLATE. Walter Baker & Co.’s. Geunan GSweet......._...._. 2 oe 30 Breakfast Coces............-- 41 CLOTHES LINES. Cotton, 40 ft, per doz....... 95 Cotton, 50 ft, per dez 1 15 Cotton, 60 ft, per doz.......1 35 Cotton, 70 ft, per doz....... 15 Cotton, 80 ft, per doz....... 1 95 Jute, GOit, per doz........- 80 Jute, v2 i, per doz........ _- 95 CLOTHES PINS. S STORRS DOKeS........_..-...._ 3B COFFEE. Green. Rio. rac. ee 19 a. . C.. 21 come ee Peabermy ..... ...... 2% Santos. ee ee Mexican and Guatamala. —..... 21 Goon cs 22 Maney =. 2: .-..2 24 Maracaibo. Ereuac . ..- s Maped ee Java. Peterer ll Prigease Growih........-....._ rat OE ae 28 Mocha. aetion 4. Areca .......... 26... ee Roasted. To ascertain cost of roasted coffee, add i4c.per Ib. for roast- ing and 15 per cent. for shrink- age. Package. Apemeree serey LION COFFEE IN 11D. PACKAGES. WrrHOUT GLAZING. 16 Fur Ounces Net. 18 % 18 95 less 2c per Ib. - 60 - ' Cases 100 : Equality Price Casinets 120 Ibs. Same Price, 90f Extra ror Casinets. McLaughlin’s XXXX...... 213 Extract. Valley City % gross ..... 7 Moun 56 @TORs............ 1 15 Hummel’s foil % gross... Hummel’s tin % gross... COCOA SHELLS. wD hace 2% ess quamtisy.......... .. 3 Pound packages......... 4 CREAMS TARTAR. Ce 30 Telfer’s Absolute ... i 30 ieroeeey. 2 22. 15@25 CONDENSED MILK. 4 doz. in case. N. Y¥. Condensed Milk Co.’s brands. Gail Borden Eagle.........7 40 ae. Daisy Pree eeee et ete. a ae Coemeeem 4 50 aos 4 25 Pie 3 35 ‘‘Tradesman.”’ 8 1 books, per 100.......... 2 00 % 2 books, per 100.......... 2 50 $ 3 books, per 100.......... 3 00 $ 5 books, per 100.......... 3 00 240 books, per 100.........- 4 00 $20 books, per 100.......... 5 00 ‘*Superior.”’ $ 1 books, per 100.......... 2 50 S 2 books, per 100.......__. 3 00 % 3 books, per 100.......... 3 50 % 5 books, per 100.......... 4 00 $10 books, per 100.......... 5 00 $20 books, per 100.......... 6 00 ‘‘Universal.’’ $ 1 books, per 100 3 00 $ 2 books, per 100.... - 350 $ 3 books, per 100.... . 400 $ 5 books, per 100...... . 5 00 $10 books, per 100.......... 6 00 $20 books, per 100.......... i. Above prices on coupon books | are subject to the following , quantity discounts: 200 books or over... 500 books or over...102per cent 1000 books or over. .203per cent Coupon Pass Books, Can be made to represent any | denomination from $10 down. os... 1 00 SObGGKS............._.... 2 OO IS Geeks... 3 00 Dap eeers............ 2... 6 2 Cem OGES........--. 12... - 10 00 oe 17 50 Credit Checks. 500, any one denom’n..... 3 00 1000, any one denom’n..... 5 00 2000, any one denom’n..... 8 00 Bueel pamen. -.,..... 1... % DRIED FRUITS. DONESTIC. Apples. Sandried..... @ 4% Evaporated 50 lb boxes. @ 7 California Goods. Bxs Bgs Aprieoia...-__..... .... 38) @ Biackberres........-.... Mectarmecs ........_....- 7 @ Peeeees. 2. 8 @ Pee 84@ Pitted Cherries.......... Praenmeiiog. Raspoerries.........-...- Raisins. Loose Muscatels. 2Crowm..---.. ee oo e..._............ a FOREIGN. Currants. Paras bits... Vostizzas 50 lb cases.... Schuit’s Cleaned. SoS Domes 8. we i Domes... .. 1 lb packages........... Peel. Citron Leghorn 25 lb bx Lemon Leghorn 25 lb bx Orange Leghorn 25 Ib bx Prunes. 25 lb boxes. California 100-120........ California 90-100........ California 80-90......... California 70-80......... California 60-70......... 1¢ cent less.in bags 5 per cent | Raisins. Ondura 29 1b boxes...... 7@8 Sultana 20 lb boxes...... @6% Valencia 30 lb boxes.... @74 FARINACEOUS GOODS. Farina. Be 3 Grits. Walsh-DeRoo Co.’s.......2 00 Hominy. Barrels... lS Flake, 50 lb. drums....... 1 50 Lima Beans. Dread 0. aul Maccaroni and Vermicelli. Domestic, 10 lb. box...... @& Imported, 25 ib. box:.....2 50 Pearl Barley. Oe eter es Peas. meen. DH..............5.. 3 Se Rolled Oats. Sebumacher, bbl].........3 35 Schumacher, % bbl.......1 80 Monarch, pl... -..--. 2 4 Monarch, % bbl.......--. 1s Quaker, cases.............3 20 Oven Baked......... ....3 2) Dakeside 0... ee Sago. —........., 4 ois... Ct: Wheat. iGracked, bulk. ......- a 242 lb packages. . 2 40 Breakfast ‘Food. a Pettijohn’s Best_........... 3 10 Buckwheat Fiour. Excelsior Self Rising. ase Gf 2doz..........- 1 90 Wive case lots.......... -- 1 75 FISH. Cod. Georges cured......... @ 4% Georges genuine...... @ 6 Georges selected...... @ 6% Strips or bricks....... 6 @9 Halibut. Chmunmms. ....-....... 14 aois...... ..-.----....-. 11 Herring. Holland white hoops nee 70 Holland white hoops bbl. 9 00 Norwerian... ...-.---,---- | Bound 100 (ps.......-..--. 2 So Round 40 ips............- 1 30 | Sealed.........-.-----e+-- 14 \ Mackerel. De 13 00 No i @ibs.... ..... .... 5 a8 Not is. ......-- ee 1 45 Mo. 200 ibs... ......-.... 12 No.2 2) ips........ .- 9 OO No.2 Wibe........ 1 32 Family 90 lbs........- is Family 10 lbs............-. Sardines. Russian kegs.........-+--- 55 Stockfish. No. 1, 1001b, bales........ - 10% No. 2, 100 lb. bales......... 8% Trout. No. 1 100 Ibs. .........--..- 5 % No.1 @)ibes..............- 2 33 No.1 101pe..........--.-- 68 No. 1 BS ibe... o¢ Whitefish. No.1 No.2 Fam 100 Ibs... ... -- 800 700 300 ao the... 350 31 1 1p 1d6..-.-. -- 9e 8 45 Ribs........ 79 a 39 FLAVORING EXTRACTS. Souders’. Oval bottle, with corkscrew. Best in the world for the money. Regular Grade Lemon. Regular Vanilla. | doz i 2 OZ......) 2 me 402Z...... 2 40 XX Grade Lemon. XX Grade Vanilla. I} 2oz......1 75 40z......3 50 Jennings. Lemon Vanilla 2oz regular panel.. 75 1 20 40z regular panel 1 50 2.00 6 oz regular panel. 2 00 3 00 No. 3 taper........ - 1 35 2 00 No. 4 Taper....._...1 50 2s FLY PAPER. Tanglefoot. “Regular” Size. Less than one case, per box #82 One to five cases, per case.. 2 75 Five to ten cases, per case. 2 65 Ten cases, per case........ 2 “Little” Tanglefoot. Less than one ease, per box 1 One to ten cases, per Case.. 1 45 Ten Cases, per case........ 40 FURNITURE Cleaner and Polish. Henderson’s ‘‘Diamond.”’ tnt, ars... .-. 1% Pint .... Le ok es oe eee a os 5 40 malt Galion... ...... i172 Gallon 2.00 14 40 HERBS. ee a ee 15 io. 15 GUNPOWDER. Rifle—Dupont’s. Hers 3 00 Halt Mere... |... Ea (Qiiarsermers....-- 1 00 11> cans... ..-.... Ce ac i Cams... 1... 18 Choke Bore—Dupont’s. Kees Halt Hees... 2 2 Quarter Hepa .._-...---. 1 2 Lib cans..... 34 Eagle Duck—Dupont’s. Kees .... ee Half Kegs QuarterKegs......:.........2 Pipeans. oo. 45 INDIGO. Madras, 5 ib boxes......... 5D S. F.,2,3and5 1b boxes.... 50 JELLY 161D pails. ol. oe ib pails... s01b pails =... OS LYE. Condensed, 2 doz .......... 1 20 Condensed, 4 doz....:...... 2 25 LICORICE. Pure... 30 Calabria = soa 14 moot... ss MINCE MEAT. Mince meat, 3 doz in case..2 75 Pie Prep. 3 doz in case...... 2% : MATCHES. Diamond Match Co.’s brands. No. 9 sulppar............... 1 65 Anehor Parlor. ....0 0... 0-.. 1 70 NO.2 Home... 1 10 Rxzpom Parior....-........- 4 00 MOLASSES. Blackstrap. Sugar howse............... 10@12 Cuba Baking. Ordinary... 6... 12@14 Porto Rico. Pree 20 ames se. 30 New Orleans. Rae... 18 OGG : 22 Extra good... 24 Chetee 27 — bs tale ee oes eeu, 30 Half-barrels 3c extra. : OIL CANS. Crystal valve, per doz..... 4 00 Crystal valve, per gross...36 00 PICKLES. Medium. Barrels, 1,200 count........ 3 75 Half bbls, 600 count........ 200 Small. Barrels, 2,400 count........ 4 75 Half bbls, 1,200 count...... 2 50 PIPES. Clay, No. 216. .5......... 1 70 Clay, 7. D. full count...... 65 Gen, Ne. 3.00.00 ee POTASH. 48 cans in case. Bameise Ss. 4 00 Penna Salt Co.’s........... 3 UU RICE. Domestic. Carolina head.............. 5M Carolina No.l. ...-....... 9 Carolina No.2......-......- 41% moken. Imported. geapam, Wo.t.............. See Japan Ne.t.... ..... ....) See aoe eet... 5% Java NO 2. 44 —as............ 4 SAL SODA. Granulated, bbls........ -1 10 Granulated, 100 lb cases. .1 50 Dap, BOIS. 52. 1 Lump, 145lb kegs.......... 1 10 SEEDS. ARE ck 13 Canary, Smayria........... Ara Wwey 6.0 s. 10 Cardamon, Malabar...... 80 Hemp, Kussian.......... 4 Mixed Bird... 2.3.2)... 4% Mustard, white........... 6% POpEy ....---- 2. 8 eae 4 Cuttle Bone... .. 2 SYRUPS. Corn. arreig. 15 Hall Bpis.. 17 Pure Cane. ‘.Ctststtstiti‘<“‘<‘(‘aélsédst 16 Good... 20 OMOIGO 0 25 SPICES. Whole Sifted. Bispies oo a ae Cassia, China in mats....... 10 Cassia, Batavia in bund... .15 Cassia, Saigon in rolls...... 32 Cloves, Amboyna...........15 Cloves, Zanzibar... ....... _. 10 Maee Batavia... 7 Netiners, famcy............. 65 Nutmees, No. £01.00... 60 Nutmegs, No. 2...... . OO Pepper, Singapore, black. ..10 Pepper, Singapore, white...20 Pepper, shot... 16 Pure Ground in Bulk. Spee 0 10@12 Cassia, Batavia...) |.” ey Ceecia, Saleom.. ........... 95 Cloves, Amboyna........... 15 Cloves, Zanzibar..... ...10 Ginger, African. -.. Ginger, Cocam.............%) Ginger, Jamaica........_... 22 Mace, Batavia.... ..... 60@65 Mustard, Eng. and Trieste. .20 Mustard, Trieste............ 25 Nutinees. No. Z...._.... 50@60 Pepper, Singapore, black9@12 Pepper, Singapore, white15@18 Pepper, Cayenne........ 17@20 Se 18 ‘*Absolute”’ in 141b. Packages AMSCe. 0 65 Cinnamon & Cioven 70 Ginger, Cochin............ F i a 210 SAR ts) Nutmegs..... Sec eeeds sce EO Pepper, cayenne .... .... vi) Pepper, white .........._. v5) Pepper, black shot........ 60 Seton. pe eek OO STARCH. Kingsford’s Corn. 20 1-lb packages............. 401 tb packages... ..... Kingsford’s Silver Gloss. BH aa 40 1-Ib packages... 6% Gib DOZCS 206 7 Common Corn. POD POMOR. 5% 40-lb boxes......... a 514 a oe Gloss. 1p POCERPeS 3. ck. 4 sip peekages......... 01): pee, 6-lb packages.......... ~-. oe 40 and 50 lb boxes........... 23 Bares oe 2% SODA. BORON ee 5% Kees, Pmgiish............... 434 SALT. [ Diamond Crystal. Cases, 24 3-lb boxes.........1 60 Barrels, 1°0 31bbags...... 2% Barrels, 40 7 lbbags...... 2 50 Butter, 56 lb bags........... 65 Butter, 20 14 1b bags........ 3 50 Butter, 280 lb bbls..........2 50 Common Grades. 100 3 lb sacks. .... 2 60 5-Lb -acks.... ee 85 POEL IB ORGCKS, oe cl: 1 70 em atx “Ata Rp 2a aah AEE REAM REALE iiemmn 5 2 ae RA & THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 29 Warsaw. 56-lb dairy in drill bags..... 30 28-lb dairy in drill bags..... 15 Ashton. 56 lb dairy in iinen sacks... 60 Higgins. 56-lb dairy in linen sacks 60 Solar Rock. 56lb SACKS. ........... --.- 22 Common Fine. Saginaw ..........-..-...... 85 Manistee ............... ..- 85 SNUFF. Scotch, in bladders.......-.. 37 Maceaboy, in jars.. oe French Rappee, in jars 43 SALERATUS. Packed 60 lbs. in box. Chureh’s . 2 SC Demers .-..-...-.....-.... 4 3 Dwight’ a 3 30 Wayiers........-.---- .3 00 hr TOBACCOS. Cigars. G. J. Johnson’s brand sci SC. W... 35. 00 B. J. mewnedie’ ao Hornet’s Nest...... .....-- 35 00 H. & P. Drug Co.’s brand. Quintette ........-.-----+-- 35 00 Clark Grocery Co.’s br oe New Brick --_-...-.- 5 00 SOAP. Laundry. Dingman Soap Co.'s brand. Single box. . 3 © 5 box lots, deliv ere d.. oe _.3 85 10 box lots, delivered.......: 3% N. K. Fairbank & Co.’s brands Gania Claua.........----..-« 3 a0 Brown, 60 bars.. i...2 Brown, 80 bars.....--.---+-+ 2 90 Gowans «& Sons’ Brands. oe 3 10 German Family.......----- 215 American Grocer 100s..... 3 25 American Grocer 60s.. 2 65 TE ee 3 30 Mystic White..... ....---- 3 80 Eotos .......-..--_..- oe Oat teat. .--.. _.-.... 2a Old Style. oe Happy Day. 3 0 Single box.....--- ------:- sa 5 box lots, delivered. Loans oo 10 box - delivered. 3 Jas. 8. Kirk & Co.'s brands. Aeericin Family, wrp’d...3 33 Aroerican Family, Lan — 2 Lautz Bros. & Co.’s brands. Meme 2. ..--.-..-_-.---- 3 35 Cotton Oil.....---...-.-- oo Marseilles. .........-.-.----- 4 00 Master... .........-...----- 3 70 Henry ipcanusit brand. Single box....--.--- -++-++: 8 25 5 box lots, deliv ered... ..- 3 20 10 box lots, delivered.......: 3 io 25 box lots, delivered.....-- 3 10 Proctor & Gamble’s brands. Gomeard....<-.....-..------. 2 vO Ivory, 1002....---------+++:- 6 7 Ivory, 602....-----+---+++°> 4 00 Genes -.. ... ee - 3 25 Mottled German. 1)... 2 6 ‘own Tatk........---------- 3 00 Allen B. Wrisley’s brands. Old Country 80 1-lb......--- 3 20 Good Cheer 60 1-lb.......--- 3 90 White Borax 100 34-lb....... 3 65 Scouring. Sapolio, kitchen, 3 doz ..... 2 40 Sapolio, hand, 3 @oa i 2 40 STOVE POLISH. Nickeline, small, pergro. 4 00 Nickeline, large, per gro... 7 20 TABLE SAUCES. Lea & Perrin’s, large..... 4 75 Lea & Perrin’s, small.....2 7% Halford, Jarge......-.---- 3% Halford small....... ...-- 22 Salad Dressing, large..... 4 55 Salad Dressing, 3mall..... 2 6 VERMICIDE. Zenoleum, 6 0Z.......--+-+ 2 00 Zenoleum, ats Oe ee a . 400 Zenoleum, % gal..........- 7 20 Zenoleum. oa 12 00 SUGAR. Below are given New York prices on sugars, to which the wholesale de: aler adds the local freight from New York to your you ‘the shipping point, giving credit on the invoice for amount of freight buyer pays from the market in which he purchases to hisshipping point, including 20 pounds for the weight of the barrel. Woemnno |. 1... .4..2..._. 5 ot Ca ioat. ............... ..0 30 Cones ................. 5 2 Powdered .-......-... 5 XXXX Powdered......... oo Mould A... ol... Be Granulated in bbls.. 4 Granulated in bags.. . 4 87 Fine Granulated..... .... a Extra Fine Granul: ated... .5 VO Extra Course Granulate d...5 00 Diamond Confec. A........4 8 Confec. Standard A......... 455 No ££... ..- eae Ne 2.2... ... .. . 4 56 No. S........... . .4 56 No f. 4 44 Mo. 5. 4 31 mo ¢..... _ & 2 ro. 7. | 4 20 No. 8... _420 i“. fC. 4 18 No 1... «2. 4 12 No. 11... ..4 00 Lo 3 94 MoO. t3.:-......... -.... 3 oe No f4............... 3 81 No. 5. 3 56 WASHING POWDER. a Besta 100 packages in case. 3 35 WICKING. No. 0, per gross.... 2 No. I, pergeross....-.--.....- 30 No. 2, per grOss......-------- 40 No. 3, eee eee ® 2 rhe N. Y. Biscuit Co. esas s as follows: Butter. Seymour XXX .........---- 5 Seymour XXX, 3 1b. carton 5% Family XXX. 5 Family XXX, 31b ¢ arton. 5% Caltcg RS. .0..-.-.-.. 5 Salted XXX. 3lbecarton... 5% Soda. Soda XXX 1) On Soda XXX, 31b c arton. 6 Soda, City. 8 Crystal Ww afer. _..... 10% Long Isiand W afe rs ee 11 L. L. Wafers, I lbearton .. 12 Oyster. Square Oy nee XXX. 3 Sq. Oys. XXX, 1 Ib carton. 6 Farina Oyster, XX Tax... . S SWEET Goops— —Boxes. Animals ... . 10% Bent’s ¢ ‘old Ww “ater 1.1... 12 EO eee 8 Cocoanut Taffy.......----- 8 @éfee Cakes... ..-.s...... 3 Prosted Honey....-.--.-.-- 11 Graham Crackers........-- Ginger Snaps, XXX round. 6! Ginger Snaps, XXX City... 6% Gin. Snps,X XX home made 6% Gin. Snps,.XXX scalloped... 6% Ginger Vanilla............ 8 Imperinis .....-..--.....--. 8 Jumbles, Honey.....-.-..-- 11 Molasses Cakes..........-- 8 Marshmallow ......-.----- 15 Marshmallow Creams..... 16 Pretzels, hand made ..... 814 Pretzelettes, LittlkeGerman 64 Sugar Cake.....--.-......- 8 Saianas ........... ..... Ie Gears’ [mmeén........--.---- i% Vanilla Square........---- 8 14 Vanilla Ww afers oS. “CANDIES. _ : ‘The Putnam Candy Co. quotes as follows: Stick Candy. ‘bbls, —_— Standard.......----- Standard H. H...... Standard Twist..... Cut boar............ Extra 8... Boston Cream...... Mixed Candy. bbls. pails Gtom@ard ..-.-. 2... par 6% Leader ............. c Howser - 2... Conseryes..... ....- \ Bienen |............ 7 @8 Kindergarten....... TH%@ 8% French Cream...... @9 Valley Cream....... @12 Fancy - In Bulk. ‘ Pails Lozenges, plain..... @ ee Lozenges, printed.. @ Choe. Drops........ 114@ 1s Choc. aeenenner @12% Gum Drops.. @5 Moss Drops.. @8 Sour Drops.......-.. @ 8 Imperials ..... @ 9 Fancy—In 5 ‘lb. —, er Box Lemon Drops....... Sour Drops......--. @50 Peppermint Drops.. @60 Chocolate Drops.... @b H. M. Choe. Drops.. @m Gu Proos......... 35 @5bU Licorice Drops......1 00 @ A. B. Licorice Drops @50 Lozenges, plain.... @¢ Lozenges, printed. . @b0 Pmperiais ....._.... @b0 oo. ........... @b5 Cream Bar.......... @0 Molasses Bar .....-. @50 Hand Made Creams. 80 @90 Plain Creams. .. 60 @s0 Decorated Creams... @9 Sivtae Roce......... @b60 Burnt Almonds.....i12 @ Wintergreen Berries @ad Caramels. No. 1 wrapped, 2 Ib. boxes @30 No. 1 wrapped, 3 Ib. boxes .-... @A5 No. 2 wrap, ed, “2 Ib. homes 2... : ‘Oranges. Mexicans 150. ae 26 Fancy Navels Oe 41.1... 2% oe ae 3 06 EE 3 Valencias Cases of 420 and 714. 5 00 Lemons. Strictly choice 36us.. @2 75 Strictly choice 300s.. @3 00 Fancy 3605.......... @3 50 Mitra deus. .-.:. 2... @3 % Pancy J0Us.........- @3 50 sino tt. (4 WO Bananas. A definite price is hard to name, as it varies according to size of bunch and quality of fruit. Small bunches......1 00 @1 25 Medium bunches...i 25 @I1 50 Large bunches......17 @ Foreign Dried Fruits. Fig-, Fancy Layers 20 tbs. ...2 2. 3 @ Figs, Choice Layers 1 1D.....- a. @lii Figs, Naturals | in Bags, new......... @ 6 Dates, Fards in 101b boxes ....- _...... @8 Dates, - ards in 60 1b Cuse : @ 6 Sales, Persians, G. M. K., 60 Ib cases... @5 Dates, Sairs 60 |b Gases (oo. @ 4% Almonds, ‘Tarragona.. @I13 Almonds, Ivaca..... . @ Almonds, California, HOLE Shelied......... @12% Praca new..........- @9 Filberts -... ne @10 Wainuts, Gren., ‘new.. @i12 Walnuts, Calif No. 1. @I12 Walnuts, soft.shelled Cane @ Table Nuts, fancy.. @12 Table Nuts, choice... @ 9% Pecans, Texas H.P... 7 @8 Hickory Nuts per bu., ao ................ @l1 25 Cocoanuts, full sacks @A 00 Butternuts per bu.... @ 50 Black Walnuts per bu @ Peanuts. Fancy, H. F., Game Coe tks ce @ 6 Fancy, H. P., Game Rousted......._..... @ i% Fancy, H. P., Associa- ...... .......... @ 6 Fancy, If P.. Associa- tion Roasted...... .. @ 7% Choice, H. P., Extras. @ Choice, H. P., Extras, _@ _Roasted / Fresh Fish. Per Ib. WhvieGsh .........-. @, i0 Wet 2.2... G@G Hiack Bass.......... @ 6b nr... ......... 18@ 20 Ciseoes or Herring.. @ G Bigensn. 21... |. @ bt Live Lobster....... @ 20 Boiled Lobster...... @ 2 Cod 2.2... @ 10 Haddock.. Lees @ 8 No. 1 Pickerel...... @ “10 Pike.. oe @ 8 Smoked Ww ‘hite. ce. @ 8&8 Red Snapper. ......- @ 10 Col River Salmon.. @ 13 Mackerel ..... . te 2 Shell anda. Oysters, per 100..-...- 1 25@1 50 | Clams, per 100....... 90@1 00 Oysters. F. J. Dettenthaler’s Brands. Per Can. Fairhaven Counts.... 35@ Fr. J. BD. Selects.... .. 30@ Goigess - 2... 25@ e.2.) .-............. 22@ Anemone. ....-.5.. 2... 20@ Siangeras............. 18@ Wayerse .....0........ 16@, Per Gal. AE Ue eee a0, PROVISIONS. ‘Crockery and extra Selects... .....- aga, | Medium Selects....... @1 3u | The Grand Rapids Pac king Glassware. Anchor Sundards.. @l1 | and Provision Co. quotes as fol- | Seandards...._...___.- @l | lows: ao ee @i M Barreled Pork. LAMP BURNERS. Cuemee 2... ce @i MESS oe 5 SHEDS 00, @1 25 | Back .. ........--+-+ ee. Ik ee ce tt . @ j Ww (ieee Wek | tL ok No. 1 Sun................. 50 Osear Allyn’s Brands. Short cut.. ee i et rt % Per Can |) Oi 2 00 | Seana ters anne sins Counts ................ 40, Bean EE aie! oe ; ae © Extra -elects......... W@ ee Nutmeg’. siuaduatasaaana 85 ut Solects Se ee Ss eS eee SO I OO a ie Dry Salt Meats. Arctic. 1 15 Menunea Suen, ee , 64 imma _ — Biases 6 LAMP CHIMNEYS—Common. Pavorten oo Bhemts 5 Q eS 3 . ea L Per box of 6 doz. i Per Gal. Smoked eats. Noe. @ San. 1)... 85 New York Counts..... @2 00} | Hams, 12 1b average Be Net Sa > 00 Extra Selects......... @1 7 | Hams, 4 1b average 9% | No. 2 Sun. 2 80 Plain Selects.......... @!1 50 | Hams, 16 lb average..... 914 | I X L Standards....... @I1 2v sa, 20 lb average..... 9 First Quality. Standards ia ie rel... 94\wn Standares 000000). @1 10 Baws eoiee eee - ae 4 No. 2 Sun, —_ top, Bacon, clear... ... 8 | ress oe... > eee eo : No. I Sun, gw top, Grains and Feedstufis California hams......-.. 74 wrapped and labele ar 2 25 ce cia Boneless hams..........- 841N 28 Wheat Cooked ham .......-... 14 | castiel ne aw’ «oe . t 2G ¢ BDCiegd.... & aoe ee 70 Lards. Winter Wheat Flour ' a tierees.....- 5 XXX Flint. - family, tlerces.......... 51 Local Brands. Granger .... gi, | NO. 0 Sun, crimp top, ia on | Kettle (our a 63; wrapped and labeled. 2 55 Pe a eee ene Sl ae cat NO. i Sum, crimp top, Sccand Patent.....-....___ 3 7H | Cottolene .......-..--.+-. 04 w ved and labe 2% = SO eae 5% rapped and labeled.... 2 7% eereeee................... a ool > on =iNo. 2 Sun, crix t ee 3 95 | 0 lb Tins .......advance 4 . a4 ia a Oe 2 . Sih pails. aa ie wrapped and labeled. 37% — Bea + Sele = har a sees ee “4 CHIMNEYS Ce 2 @ at tg an sai ohooh 3 gen to usual cash dis-| 31b Pails.......advance 1 Pearl Top. count. Sausages. No.1 Sun, wrapped and Flour in bbls.,25¢ per bbl. ad- | Bologna ........-.-..---. 5 labeled. ----. & 0 ditional. Liver... 6 yg Sun, “wrapped. ‘and a a , ont... mL ee 7 Worden Grocer Co.’s Brad. ew es 614 No. 2 Hinge, wrapped and “ Qubker: 4s... . 3 0 ig i ~ y BS sree ee cere eee ees a oy) Mioea —-_...__.... labele 88 Quaker ws 0. 3 90 Tongue ....-....- oe Quaker, 18.. 3 90} Head cheese. ee 6 Fire Proof—Plain Top. Spring Wheat Flour. net. No. 1 Sun, plain bulb...... 3 40 Olney « Judson Grocer, Cos lmxtes Mess 0.0 7 00 No. 2 Sun, aiaat bulb...... 4 @ Brand Boneiess ................ 10 00 La Bastie Cleresota, 2480000000 3 95 Pics’ Feet. i Ceresotit, 48..--eeeeerer ees 3 85 | Kits, 15 — ogg | No. Sun. plain bulb, per Ceresata, 4S. --.--.....-.... ao) oe bbls, ibs... 1 6 x doz gate Sa eae 25 Ball-Barnhart-Putman Co.'s | 14 bbls, 80 Ibs........-.-. 3 00 77 core sin bulb, per 1s aca . -.... 190 : I I und Tripe. uw No.1C rimp, pe 'r doz. _.1% Grand Republic, WgSeeeeeeee 3 3 95 | Kits, 15 Ibs... .-.......... % | No.2 Crimp, per doz 1 60 Grand Republic, \4s.. 385 i bus, ie... .. Oe Grand Republic, 4s........ 3 75 |b bbls, 80 a ag 2 5 Rochester. / a asings. : : . Le mon & Wheeler Co.’s Brand. Pea gS. a 25 No. 1, Lime (65¢ doz)...... 3 50 Parisian, 18..........---++- 3.9 | Beef rounds......--..... 5 | No.2, Lime (ie doz)... .. 4 00 a ae... CL arisian, eo cee. 3% <= Butterine. Electric. eal. one Gairy............. 10% | No. 2. Lim VOL) ce, No. 2, e (0e doz) ..... 4 00 Sole 1 7% | Solid, dairy...... seus OO NOLS Bling (80e doz)...... 4/40 Granulated ......... 2 00 | Rolls, creamery ......... Feed and Millstuffs. Solid, creamery ......--- Miscellaneous. Doz. | St. Car Feed, screened ....13 00} Corned =. — > Junior, Rochester......... 50 | No. 1 Corn and Oats. Hr - > ce 15 Ik 1“ = Nutmeg ......-...-...+--- 15 Unbolted Corn aoa 12 2 rec eef, 3 Ib..... - Hiuminator Bases......... 1 @ Winter Wheat Bran....... 11 00 pee ea o>-ongene ‘= Barrel lots, 5 doz.......... 90 Winter Wheat Middlings..12 00 ea ss Cee 1 00 Sereenings...... 11.00} Devilea a a. sees a en iota, 1 Gea. 90 2 1 i BGS. .+..-- fe The O. E. mee n Mill Co. | Deviledham, *%s....... 1 @ Mammoth Chimneys for Store quotes as follows: Potted tongue *48 oe ee Lamps. Doz. Box Corn. ee 125 | No.3 Rochester. lime 150 4 20 eaeioe 31 No. 3 Rochester, flint 175 4 80 Less than ear lots......... 38 FRESH MEATS. ~- . biyes a Jewel giass.... 18% §2 Oats. ———— eats No.2 o. 2 Globe Inc: andes. Car lots.... oe / ae : i eee 1% 5 10 Hess eae eae Foes 0000 Se.) RCS aca taa canine -5 @7 | No.2Globe Incandes. ee, a ; =: flint .. | ...... 200 5% No. 1 Timothy, ton lots ...16 - Loins Vo 7 UU EA 9 @10 No. 2 Pear! glass. 210 600 No. 1 imothy carlots. . eee 8 @l2 OIL CANS. Doz. So Rownds 000010001100) Suey Gy al tin cans with s 5 | “ 2@ 0'2 | 1 gal tin cans with spout.. 1 60 | 7aces.... ....-... 4 @5 : alv i jf Hides and ae 4 @: 1 gal galv iron with spout. 2 00 (an ' Pelts. Plates ...... ..-:----- 3 @ 3% | 2 gal galv iron with spout. 3 2 Pe na & Hess pay as fol- Pork. 3 gal galv iron with spout. 4 50 lows: — 1144@ 4% _— Eureka with spout... 6 50 Hides. poms ................. 7 @ ei see Eureka with faucet.. 7 00 Green ae F Ue eae Shoudlcrs.... .......- @ 6 5 gal galvironA & W..... 7 50 Part cured 0... @ 5% heat Lard. ............ @7 |5gal Tilting cans, M'n’ch 10 50 Rul Cured...) 00... @ 6 Mutton. | 5 gal galv iron Nacefas.... 9 00 CR 5 @7 Careass ........ ----- 44@ 5% Rips, green... -_._.. 1 @5_ | Spring Lambs.. .5 @ 6% | ees a... 5 @6 al | 3 ge 2 — he .... 10 50 Calfskins, green...... 5 @ 6% 54@ 7 5 gal Home Rule r+ RR 00 Calfskins, cued oe oe 54@ 7 ' ponent mA = ase — geodon eT _ ro Desconskins ......... 2 @: ce oy Bl at "a =o gars 2 @30 OILS. 5 gal Pirate King.. . 950 Shearlings ........ a @30 LANTERNS. Lambs ........---.++++ 20 @0 The Standard Oil Co. quotes| No. OTubular............. 3% Ola Wool............ 40 @id as follows: Ne. 1B Vubwiar.......... 6 UO Wool. Barrels. No, 12 Tubular Dash.. .... 5 5G Washed 2.0 0 10 @17 Eocene ........-.....- @\ No. 1Tub., glassfount.... 7 00 a. 5 @ls |XXXW.W-Mich.iidit @ 9 | No. 12 Tubular, side lamp. 12 00 | Michigen........ @ 8% | No. 3Street Lamp........ 3 2 ; Miscellaneous. =| High Test Headlight.. @ § : Tallov 3 @3! - mn ao ; 24 ino Gaee.............. @ 9% LANTERN GLOBES. | Seas Lage ig 1% a € Deo. I ET @ 8% | No. 0 Tubular, cases 1 doz. (iin. > 50a: 2 90 a oa... 30 @38 afte box 10 conis........ SCS ---- 7 --- + -- 25 hime... 5... 11 @2!1 No. 0 Tubular, cases 2 doz. | ' Furs. i _ | Black, winter........- @9 each, box 15 cents........ 45 _— ee esas = 1 = Black, Summer........ @ 8y | No. he oe bbls 5 doz. OM. 650... 2a «(Ct a as 40@ 90 | | Eocen eae — —— 94 No.0 yp ae: ‘bull's ‘eye, ™ ye + > € ws > on hr — = M4 | XXX W.W.Mich. Halt. @ 6%4 eases 1 doz. each........ 1 2 Red fe 1 00@ 12 3 | D. me Srreisiet sane e7 LAMP WICKS. | Gray Fox............ 2a 60 eo No. 0 per gross 24 ey Se : Scofield, Shurmer & Teagle | } ee ess ie ——. _— = . quote as follows: 1 oo a. a BGeGE... 18.1... 20@ : | No. 2 per @rose............. 5 | Cat, Wild.....-...... 400 +0)... Barrels. WO. 2 per oress............. 80 | Cat, Houre.......... 10@ 20] Palacine .............. @12 | Mammoth per doz......... % Pieper 4 00@ 6 00 | Daisy White.......... @il_ | ee 1 00@ 2 50 Red © —, = pai @ 9% JELLY TUMBLERS—Tin Top. Mactin el... 1 50@ 3 00| Water ite He @9 |\%P in box, pe ee 5 00@ 9 00 a Headlight... @B8 | ae ae ” _ ” | Wolf -.... -......... 1 O0@ 2 00 | Naphths -..-.--------- @ 8 | 1; Pints. 20 doz in bbl, per Bowe ae 5 00@15 00 Stove Gasoline........ @ 9% doe (abd sa 23 | Beaver .......-.-.--- 3 00@ 7 00 From Tank Wagon. \% Pints, 6 doz in box, per | Opossum .........--. 10@ _ 18| Palacine.............. @10 | box (box 00). | Beaver castors per lb 3 00@ 8 00 Red Cross _. &... @ 6% | & Pints, - doz in bbl, per Deerskins,dry,perlb 15@ 25! Gasoline.............. @i7%! doz (bbl =... 1 dA aetnibd Bee peor 30 THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN ADVERTISING A PHARMACY. Pertinent Suggestions on an Impor- tant Subject. In this age of sharp competition in business, success does not and cannot come to those who ignore in toto any form cf advertising. There may have been a time in days of old when a pharmacy needed only the traditional ‘‘drug mortar’’ sign to indicate its presence to draw customers, who were expected to regard it asa and heaped great not so in this necessary blessing, favor upon it; but it is day. Pharmacy, through energetic compe- tition, aside from its semi-professional aspect, has resolved itself into a com- petitive business undertaking, requir- ing for success the same industrious energy, originality, and businesslike methods as are necessary to any other class of legitimate business. To attain this success, it is absolutely necessary to conform to the requirements of the age in which we live; and one of the chief ones is to cannot all agree as to the particular methods to pursue, but none can deny the neces- sity of familiarizing the public with our names it is with regard to some of the methods that may be employed that this paper is written. advertise. We and businesses; and Classing, as we must, pharmacy as a business pursuit, we must take our place as business men a8 well as_phar- macists, and honestly and legitimately compete for that success which all de- sire. In the newspaper we have a great medium through which to reach the peo- ple, and in this respect to our original- ity belong the results. To show enter- prise the ‘‘ad.’’ must be changed fre- quently. t must be catchy, in order to attract; and sincere, in order to im- press. The local reading are the most read, therefore the best place to locate the ‘‘ad. ;’’ and a proper use of those line found very profitable. Special preparations of your manufacture, cr the agency ofa line of remedies,or of any line of goods that you may carry, may be columns locals may be own advertised with better results than the common ‘‘ad.’’ of the business in general The latter form is unimpressive, and is passed over by the reader, while the other form is sure to touch a responsive chord in the heart of would-be purchaser. some ailer or As a means of direct advertisement, and one that produces immediate re- sults, the window should not be ignored, as is often the True, the colored globes are a necessary feature to indicate the pharmacy, and I will do z i homage to the time-honored custom by show case. leaving them in hoeferfecfehecfecfocjucdosdosfecfecfeceofond < hie THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 31 neatness of the packages sent out, to the politeness and skill of the employes— a standing advertisement. Let it be said that Mr. Jinks has the cleanest store, the best clerks, and the best qual- ity in everything; and an increasing trade will be the consequence. Acquire a reputation for accuracy and care in dispensing, both in prescription work and in ordinary sales. Acquaint your patrons with the fact that your poisons are kept separated from the mass of medicines, and that therefore the chance of mistake is reduced to a minimum. Allow no package to go cut unlabeled or carelessly wrapped, for that indicates carelessness—-a feature which should be absent from the pharmacy. Secure the confidence and good-will of physicians, the benefit’ of which is patent to all pharmacists; and, as a means of so doing, a very important thing is to allow them to understand that in your store are kept none but first-class chemicals. Catering to physicians is an art which, if carefully cultivated, leads to most flattering re- sults; and it behooves every pharma- cist to diligently cultivate an art which bears so directly on his business and which is essentially a mode of adver- tising. ARTHUR B. THOMAS. PRODUCE [1ARKET. Apples—Greenings are about the only Michigan variety still on the market and easily command $2.75 per bbl. The trade is well supplied with Ohio fruit— Rome Beauties, Baldwins, Greenings and Smith’s Ciders—which bring $2@2.25 for choice and $2.50@2.75 for fancy. Beans—The market has declined this week, owing to absence of export de- mand and lightness of trade for home consumption. The receipts have been small but the extremely dull condition of trade has been responsible for the concessions which have been made. Another depressing factor, and an im- portant one at that, is the large quantity of California beans which are finding their way to market and which interfere with the sale of Eastern grown beans. The California crop is enormous. Butter—The market continues dull and featureless. Fancy dairy brings 14c but good choice commands 12@13C¢. Creamery shares the depressed feeling, having sold as low as Ioc. Beets—25c per bu. Cabbage—-The warm weather of the past week has brought in a considerable amount of stock, mostly of an inferior character, which has caused a decline in the market to $2@3 per 100. Celery—12'4c per doz. bunches. Cider—12%c per gal. Cranberries—In fair demand at $8@I1o per bbl. for Cape Cods. Jersey are plentiful at $2.25@2.75 per bu. box. Eggs—Receipts continue large and the selling price has dropped to I5c, with strong probability 5 still lower quotations, unless a cold wave comes along. Grapes—Malaga stock is held at $6 per keg of 60 Ibs. net. Hickory Nuts (Ohio)—Small, $1.25 per bu., large, $1 per bu. Honey—Dealers ask 15@16c for white clover and 13@14c for dark buck wheat. Lettuce—12c per Ib. Onions—Spanish command about $1 per crate of 4o lbs. Home grown are dull and slow sale at 25c. Pop Corn—Rice, 3c per Ib. Potatoes—The daily papers have had considerable to say of late over the re- cent action of the freight agents, in re- ducing the classificatior of potatoes from fifth to sixth class. As a matter of fact, the reduction is merely a_bag- atelle and cuts so little figure that ship- pers see scarcely any advantage in the change. To most points the change means a reduction of from 6 mills to 12 mills per bu.—too minute a change to afford much relief. Seeds—Clover command $4.75@5_ for Mammoth, $4.50@4.70 for Medium, | $4.75 for Alsyke, $3.50 for Crimson and | | $4.25@4.75 for Alfalfa. jmands $1.85 Timothy com- | for Prime and $2 for| Choice. Squash—%@ic per |b. for Hubbard. Sweet Potatoes—The market is un- } changed, Illinois Jerseys bringing $4 per bbl. and $1.35 per bu. i)... Advertising Rhymes. Mary had a little lamb, Its fleece was white as cotton, And everywhere that Mary went, The lamb it went a trottin’. She went to Schaefer’s shop one day, The lamb it went there, too; Alas, it never came away, ’Twas cut up for a stew. ‘Little drops of water, Little grains of sand, Make the mighty ocean And the beauteous land.”’ Little calves and lambkins, Steers and hogs and sheep Make the mighty market That Hustler Brothers keep. > 20. - California olive growers say that a big demand will keep gup this season in’ the Eastern States for California olives, and practically the whole prod- uct of the State is already sold. Orders for California olives have come from many old and conservative grocery houses in New York, Boston, and other Eastern cities, whose proprietors say that, now the Caifornians have mas- tered the art of pickling the fruit, the native product will drive the foreign olives out of Eastern markets. _____. 6 —___ South Carolina has passed a_ bill which puts the life of any and every dog in the State at the mercy of any per- son who may catch it away from home. Dogs off their owners’ property may be killed for committing any sort of a ‘*depredation,’’ and the killer is judge and jury. ___ +6 The commercial traveler must have The law of Georgia allows confeder- ate veterans to peddle anything but whisky, sewing machines and lightning rods without a license. When the law was passed recently imposing a_ license of S200 on dealers in cigarettes, the veterans quickly saw their advantage | and soon almost completely monopolized the business, many of them setting up stands and doing a big business. The regular tobacconists made a fuss and got the matter before the Atlanta courts, which have decided that the vets have no rights under the law to have regular | stands, as their liberty is for peddling only. However, they think that they have a pretty good thing anyway. at pss Cow Butter and Hen’s Eggs Sb I can supply a limited number of custom- ers with choice butter and fresh eggs, and solicit correspondence with merchants who prefer to deal direct with the buyer, thus saving the profits of the middleman. Al- legan, Barry, Kalamazoo and Van Buren counties are noted for the superiority of the dairy products—I draw supplies from all four counties. In writing for quota tions, please mention name of grocery jobbing house with whom you are dealing. A. B. CLARK, Plainwell, Mich. SELL THESE 4 CIGARS and give customers GOOD SATISFACTION. N CKELINE. eee A MODERN WONDER. It is absolutely the only pol- ish that will not dry up in stock, or become hardened. ©@® We will refund the purchase price if it does not please. @0® Every box is guaranteed to the trade and consumers © If vour jobber doesn’t keep it, write sufficient nerve to cope with difficulties | TRACY & WARREN, Grand Rapids Agents, 737 Mich. Trust Co. Bldg. confronting him if he desires to suc- ceed. ee In China a woman may be divorced for talkativeness. Duplicating... Sales Books We carry in stock the following lines of Duplicating Sales Books, manu- factured by the Carter-Crume Co.: J Pads Acme Cash Sales Book Nine Inch Duplicating Book Twelve Inch Duplicating Book. We buy these goods in large quanti- ties and are able to sell them at fac- tory prices. Correspondence so- licited. Tradesman Company GRAND RAPIDS. Pals ad Syrup Gan Our goods are full size and are guaran- teed not to leak. The pails are made almost straight,flaring enough to pack conveniently. | Send for price list of | general line of tinware. Write for price. WI. BRUMMMELER & SOND, Manufacturers and Jobbers of Pieced and Stamped Tinware. | Fhone 84o. 260 S. Ionia St. Grand Rapids. Sf Absolutely the SEE QUOTATIONS ¢ © @ @ ; © e © ° ; © @ © ¢ © . © © e : @ © © ° © ° ® ® ° ; ® ® © @ @ ® © ® e ¢ @ e : $ ry IN PRICE CURRENT. ® oe 9OOO0OO0O0000OO000000000000 0009000990900 009 000000008 Gand REpUbLG Flour SPRING WHEAT FLOUR Manufactured. Ball-Barnhart=-Putman Company, Sole Distributors, : : | | Hichest Grade of "a> on nn he babar srvrvvdeddooooodohOhhOOOOOOOOOOOOOO0OO0O6900990900F 0940940005 OOOOOOOOOH HH OOOHHOHOSH OOOO OOOO OOO IIe Grand Rapids, Mich. pbhbbee> ' THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN GOTHAM GOSSIP. News from the Metropolis---Index of the Market. special Correspondence. New York, Feb. 1—During all of January there was hardly a day too cold to sit on the benches in the park, and it may be that some of our jobbers in groceries so spent theirtime. Might as well, for there was no great rush in the stores, and trade has again been disap- pointing during the week just past. But there are coming better days. Congress may adjourn—and many things may happen. Ot all the great staples coffee is, prob- ably, the most unsatisfactory as to posi- tion. The article is accumulating and the quotation of Rio No. 7 has been dropped to 13!sc. There are afloat 550, - 377 bags, against 489,650 bags at the same time last year. Mild coffees, too, are seeking purchasers, and finding none, or at least very few,and concessions are made in order to effect sales. Teas still extremely dull and yet of- erings of the very best sorts—whether of China, Japan, India or Ceylon—sell at remunerative rates. It is with teas as with all other things. There is room at the top; but so vast is the accumula- tion of the veriest trash here that no re- lief can be looked for in the near fu- ture. The more the question is looked into the more desirable it would seem to be to place some judicious duty on teas. A good Ceylon tea is worth about 45c and, if one pays less, he gets—what he pays for. So long have the consum- ers of the country been used to 50 cent tea that it isa big task to sell them anything better. Sugar is an aristocrat. Its belongings are gilt edged. The Trust is doing some fine work, of course, but the posi- tion is undoubtedly stronger than it has been for years. All reports from Cuba are disheartening, and from Europe come stories of diminished beet output, and, altogether, the outlcok is one for continued firmness. Those qualified to speak say we may confidently look for higher prices right along. Molasses is strong for the better grades and the supply is well in the hands of the few who are most interest- ed. Demand, while not very active, is still sufficient to prevent anything look- ing toward a decline, and no lower prices are anticipated this season. Syrups are somewhat unsteady. One day the demand seems to be excellent and then will come a relapse ; but, upon the whole, sales are satisfactory and quotations such as show a satisfactory profit to refiners. Choice to fancy, 16 @22c. Rice and holders. are remains firm pleased with the prospect, as they have | been for some time. They ‘‘knowa good thing when they see it’’ and that thing is rice. Orders are coming in from all sections and there is very little fault found with prices. Rice is what is wanted and we must have it, if it does come high. Spices are meeting with more and more demand. Prices here are very low—even below rates at prevailing points on some things,and it is certain- ly a favorable time to stock up. Canned goods are at a standstill. In all lines there seems to be a partial paralysis, and the supply of everything is, apparently, large. It is hoped that the corn packers will show as conserva- tive a spirit this year as they did last, and, if the output is correspondingly | small,there may be profitable returns to canners this fall. California oranges have been selling so cheaply that there is some talk of a good deal of frosted fruit being placed here.. Whether this is so or not, the de- mand for Mediterranean has fallen off greatly and prices are lower. Lemons are in light demand, but prices show no change and it is not likely there will be any lower quotations. Pineapples are very dull. Stocks are light and prices are firm. Fancy grades of butter are worth 21ICc. The demand is of an average charac- ter. Stocks seem sufficiently large to supply all orders and the amount com- ing to hand is ample and the quality excellent. There is a fair trade in cheese and most of it is for the better sorts. The export trade is light and will not aggre- gate over 6,000 boxes for the past fort- night. Eggs have arrived in such quantities as to preclude any thought of higher prices for the present. Near-by fresh stock is worth 16%@17c. At primary points the accumulations seem to be large and the weather has been most favorable for the ‘‘crop.’’ Choice pea beans are worth 1.30; medium, choice, $1.30@1.32'%; mar- row, $!1.40@1.42%. There is asmall job- bing demand and, altogether, the mar- ket 1s lacking in strength. New York has more than its share of tramps just now, and _ it has been suggested that this may be one explana- tion of the unusual number of robberies and assaults in the streets. Women who live up town on the east side near the Park, a neighborhood that has not heretofore been popular with tramps, say that suspicious-looking loiterers are frequently found on the streets in the daytime, and they don’t hesitate to stop women with a demand for alms. If the woman happens to be alone and there is no policeman in sight, she is very likely to receive an insulting retort if she refuses the demand. There are a lot of beggars in the down-town dis- tricts also, who seem, in the past two or three months, to have established a right to beg at one particular place with- out police interference. People who use the Park place staticn on the Sixth avenue road have become familiar with the face of a woman who stands just at the top of the stairs leading to the up- town station. She is about 50 years old and she seldom speaks. For an hour or more every afternoon when the crush is greatest she stands there with her hand outstretched for money. Her face has assumed the expression of the pro- fessional beggar, and when she Is ques- tioned she mumbles an answer that is unintelligible. ee Review of the Sugar flarket. Detroit, Feb. 1—The past week has developed decidedly the full strength of the position, as it affects raws. While there have been sales of centrifugals at 3%c during the week, holders generally have demanded 4c, and at present writ- ing the majority of offerings at this price have been withdrawn. Foreign markets have ruled very active and strong, with substantial gains for all descriptions. There is no change in the crop outlook in Cuba and little like- lihood that recent estimates of 100,000 tons will be exceeded. Refined has ruled steady, with spasms of sharp demand. The absence of list changes, in the face ot the increased cost of raws, has a tendency to discon- cert buyers and the volume of business has been light, all things considered. It seems to be the general impression that, when refiners secure an adequate supply of raw material, the market for their product will move up quickly (at present the working margin is K%@%c below normal). It is possible, however, that before the expected advances are announced we may experience unlooked- for declines, the comparatively light de- mand encouraging such manipulation of prices to counteract the strength of raws. The question of supplies is a very important consideration at this time, and particularly so in view of the fact that this is a cane sugar consuming country. Our refiners melted approxi- mately two million tons of raw sugar during the past year, of which less than /one hundred thousand tons was beet. The loss of the Cuban crop, therefore, presents a serious problem and has _ led {to purchases of cane in all producing |countries, but, if estimates prove well | founded, at least a half million tons of | beets must be imported to supply our | requirements for this campaign ; and, in this connection, it must be borne in |mind that our tariff provides for 1-10c additional duty on sugar imported from | bounty paying countries. It is claimed, also, that our refiners cannot work beet raws economically, the process costing them about %c per pound more than cane. All things considered, the position is a wonderfully strong one and practically assures a steady upward rise during the season. For the immediate future, how- ever, we venture no decided opinion, the refined sugar market being best de- scribed as capricious. Feb. 3—The week opens with prices 1-16c lower from cut loaf to No. 7 in- clusive (except No. 3)—balance of list being unchanged. The general posi- tion is unchanged. W. H. EpGar & Son. +> 2 REMOVAL NOTICE. On February toth inst. we will re- move our general office from the Ham- mond Building to our new office and Wholesale Department building on 2oth street and M. C. R. R., where we will be pleased to meet all of our old patrons and new ones as well. It will be our pleasure to meet our friends when they come to our city, and will endeavor to make their visit both pleasant and profitable to them. We decided upon removing our office from ‘‘down town, ”’ where we have been established during the past 37 years, to be nearer the base of our operations, in order to give to our business, in all its details, our close personal attention. It will be our aim to maintain the high standard of excel- lency for Provisions which we have so long enjoyed, and to improve where possible. Our motto will be ‘‘ Per- fection.’’ We respectfully solicit a continuance of the patronage of the public, so generously bestowed in the past, and hope, by fair treatment, prompt execution of orders and a_ high standard of goods, to merit a’ contin- uance of it. Our office will be supplied with direct wire of the Postal Telegraph Co., Long Distance Telephones Nos. 1 and 1335. Very respectfully, HAMMOND, STANDISH & CO., Detroit, Mich. WANTS COLUMN. BUSINESS CHANCES. JQOR RENT EXCEPTIONALLY GOOD stand for grocery business. Living rooms above if desired. John C. Dunton, Grand Rap- ids. 950 NOR SALE—FEED AND FLOUR MILL; water power, 12 foot head, two Laffell wheels; good building, 36x60, two stories and basement, which is of stone two sets burrs; all in good order: located on Michigan Central Rail- way, at Leoni, Michigan; two acres laud with property. Call or address, E. Larzelere, Leoni, Mich. 949 OR SALE—SMALL LIVERY STOCK IN good town with good trade. Reason for selling, other business. Address, No. 945, care Michigan Tradesman. 948 rpo EXCHANGE --THE BOOTS, SHOES, RUB- bers, hats and caps of a general stock, amounting to about $2,500, for pine lumber, lath and shingles. For particulars, address No. 945, eare Michigan Tradesman. 945 YOR SALE—HORSES, WAGON ANDSLEIGH, adapted to sale of cigars and tob-ccos to Grand Rapids city trade. Position as salesman with good salary goes with outfit. Address No. 943, care Michigan Tradesman. 943 OR RENT—STORE. FINE LOCATION FOR dry goods or general m:rchandise; or will sell cheap. Geo. Kirtiand, 1151 So. Division street, Grand Rapids, Mich. 942 NOR SALE CHEAP—125 ACRE FARM, 10) acres improved: or willexchange for good city property. G. H. Kirtland, 1151 So. Division street, Gr nd Rapids, Mich. 941 prs SALE FOR CASH—ALL THE FURNI- ture and four-years’ lease of best paying hotel in city of Jackson. Address L. C. Town- send, Jackson, Mich. 946 NOR SALE—STOCK OF HARDWARE, ABOUT $6,000, in Jackson, Mich. Address L. C. Townsend, Jackson, Mich. 947 a. EXCHANGE GOOD HOUSE and lot, with seven rooms and fine plas tered cellar, in Grand Rarids, for stock boots and shoes. Will pay acash difference. Address Box 8&7, Bowling Green, Ohio. ~ 9, re SaLE—-NICE STOCK OF DRUGS IN Northern Indiana; town of 600 in splendid farming country: no pharmacy law; price, $1,500. T. P. Stiles, Millersburg. Ind. 934 \ J ANTED—TO BUILD 4 FINE BLOCK 50x 100 feet, tive stories and basement, on lot 34, South Ionia street, for responsible tenant wishing to rent for term of years. Rent very reasonable; location, one of the finest in the city for wholesale or manufacturing business, being within 10 rods of Union Depot. Edwin Fallas. 219 Livingston street, Grand Rapids. 939 F YOU HAVE A GROCERY STOCK AND fixtures which you wish tovsell, I will buy the same for cash. All business strictly confidey- tial. Address Box 533, Gran? Rapids, Mich. 932 ee SALE—CLEAN GROCERY STUCK IN city of 3,000 inhabitants. Stock and fixtures will inventory about $1,500. Best location. Ad- dress No. 933, Care Michigan Tradesman. $33 NOR SALE—A SMALL STOCK OF GENERAL merchandise in best farming country in Michigan. Best reasons for selling. Address Lock Box 9, Woodland, Mich. 931 2 EXCHANGE—FIRST-CLASS REAL ES- tate for stock of groceries or general mer- chandise. Mich. ye SALE—STAPLE AND FANCY GRO- cery stock, ivoicing about $1,400, located in jive Southern Michigan town of 1,200inhabitants; good trade, nearly all cash. Reasons forselling, other business. Address No. 907, care Michigan Tradesman. 907 $1.20 WILL BUY WeLL-SELECTED Address Box 1296, Benton Harbor, 908 stock of bazaar and holiday goods in atown of 1,800 population. Good farming trade: location on the main corner of town; all goods new, just opened Nov. 9, 18%. Rent, $8 per month: size of store, 24x45. Poor health reason forselling. Address, J. Clark, care Mich- igan Tradesman. 888 PORK SALE—A FIRST-CLASS HARDWARE and implement business in thriving village in good farming community. Address Brown & Sehler, Grand Rapids, Mich. 881 MISCELLANEOUS. yin TO CORRESPOND WITH SHIP- pers of butter and eggs and other season- R. Hirt, 36 Market street, Detroit. 951 W ANTED—'; HORSE POWER ELECTRIC motor. new or second-hand. Tradesman Company, New Blodgett Building, Grand Rap- ids. 952 Ko" SALE—FORTY FEET 7 FOOT OAK part tion with crackle glass and sliding door, used only a few months. Will sell cheap, Tradesman Company, New Blodgett Building, Grand Rapids. 953 y JANTED—SITUATION AS REGISTERED assistant pharmacist, first-class references. Address No. 940, care Michigan Tradesman. 940 epee —-412 MERCHANTS AND OTHERS to send me an order for Rubber Stamps. Will J. Weller. Muskegon, Mich. 938 Vy ANTED—POSITION BY AN EXPERI- enced registered pharmacist familiar with all details of retail drug business. Will accept any kind of position. Address No. 913, care Michigan Tradesman. 913 oe |) MICHIGAN CEN.- tral mileage books. Address, stating price, Vindex, care Michigan Tradesman. 869 able produce. ee EGGS, POULTRY, PO- tatoes, onions, apples, cabbages, ete. Cor- respondence solicited. Watkins & Axe, 84-86 South Division street, Grand Rapids. 673 o 0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0 GYPSING Practical Plaster Paris Wall Finish. The only Permanant Finish that does not set or settle in the dish. Ready for Use by adding Warm Water. Equally well adapted to Plain Tinting or the heaviest Relief Work. Well Advertised. Well Known. MADE ONLY BY DIAMOND WALL FINISH CO. Grand Rapids, Mich.