Volume XIII.

GRAND RAPIDS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 1896.

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THE FRUITS OF UNIONISM.
The management. of
branch of the

the Cleveland |
Consolidated Steel. & |
Wire Co. is shipping most of its ma- |
chinery of that branch to other mills. of |
the company, principally to Joliet. This |
result of labor union in- |
terference with the management of the
Cleveland establishment. — It

action ts the

appears
that improved methods of heating were
introduced
ployes, thus disturbing the proportion
established by the union. This change
was resented by the union and, rather
than precipitate a
yielded and

on the payroh.,

which displaced two em-

fight, the company
placed the discarded men

This compromise en-
the walking delegates of the
union to demand. further concessions,
until the company realized that __ it
would either be compelled to yield the
management of the business to alien
hands or move the works elsewhere, and
thus Cleveland loses an important in-
dustry. This illustrates a phase of
unionism which the Tradesman has. al-
ready commented upon.

In an instance like the here re-
ferred to, the fact that the removal of
the works is the direct result of union
interference makes it a matter of com-
ment and deprecation by all the business
interests of Cleveland. But the usual
operation of union influence in driving
orders. from  union-ridden towns. to
places free from such dictation is no
less injurious. In this way nearly
every town of considerable size is suf-
fering in some lines of industry.

Unionism, organized and carried on
by modern methods, is a menace to the
industrial progress of every town where
it exists. thus hampered
naturally gravitate to more favorable lo-
calities. This fact goes far to account
for the centralization of industries,
which is constantly increasing.

Unionism is a menace in a less direct
way, Causing great injury to localities
where it is most active. This influence
is more potent than it deserves to be,
for the reason that there is a general
dread of that which is mysterious in
organizations. The very fact that it is
a secret order and that its secret man-
dates are unknown to employers, that
even its membership is a matter of
conjecture, increases this repugnance to
it. Then, it is a matter of observation
that a ‘‘secret order’’ of this kind is
naturally exaggerated in importance.
For reasons its membership
naturally like ,to see its importance ap-
preciated, and care is taken to say and
do that which will inspire respect for
its power. To the outsider the secrecy
is a cause of exaggeration. This is the
case with any mysterious organization.
The Knights of the Golden Circle of
war time and the Ku-Klux of a little
later period are illustrations of this, in
that the whole country was aroused by
insignificant organizations which were
principally boys’ play. It is the same
with unionism. The tendency of its
membership is to exaggerate its power.
With the sense of importance such or-
ganizations give to small natures, its
members throw out hints as to what ‘‘we

couraged

one

Industries

obvious

 

could do if we were totry.’’ Thusa

comparatively small organization is able
to command consideration.

Capital is proverbial for its timidity.
It does not require much of the parade
of such appearances of uncertainty to
prevent its employment in the town con-
cerned. This phase of unionism is not
so patent to observation as when estab-
lished industries are driven about by it,
but it works no less serious injury on
that account wherever it is dominant.

THE MANIA OF MISFORTUNE.

The recent murder of Mr. Sands, the
wealthy manufacturer and merchant of
Pentwater, emphasizes the danger
stantly attending those in active
ness or public life whose duties bring

con-

busi-

them into contact with all kinds of men
and under all kinds of circumstances as
to real or fancied cause for grievance.
It is a peculiarity of many small, nar-
row natures that they imagine them-
selves maliciously aggrieved if they fail
to obtain the business or political ad-
favor to which they fancy
themselves entitled. Such men are not

any shortcoming or de-
themselves
the one they think has

vantage or

cognizant of
ficiency in which justifies
the action of
wronged them.

When it is recalled how
are who rail against their employers. or
public fancied
suffered at their hands, it is remarkable
that there are so few such tragedies.
The number of those who have proved
failures in life and who attribute their
misfortunes to the fault of some object
of their narrow, vindictive enmity are
many; and not a few of these brood

many there

officers — for wrongs

over their misfortunes until they. lose

what little mind they have and become

such maniacs. Sometimes there may
be no reason for the particular antago-
nism; the mania is a general one and

a most public. official is
sought as the object of the maniac’s
attack, and there is such a
that of the
Gartield or Mayor Harrison.

In the of Mr.
Sands there seems to have been an un-
fortunate quality of character which
prevented his success in gaining favor
or popularity. Whether this
manifestation of his mania or an = un-
fortunate natural disposition is difficult
to determine; but it is within the ob-
servation of everyone having to deal
with many of his fellows that there Is a
large number of just such unhappy dis-
positions. That them do not
lead to mania with tragic results is a
cause for wonder. It behooves men oc-
cupying positions where they are likely
to become the object of such insane
vindictiveness to guard against it, by
exercising extreme caution in dealing
with men who are likely to have fan-
cied cause for grievance.

na

prominent

tragedy as
assassination of President

case of the assassin

Was a

more of

The project of a Greater New York
has met a decided setback by the dec-
lination of the Mayor of Brooklyn to
accept the provisions of the bill for the
consolidation. In giving his reasons
he states that there is no definition of
the terms and conditions of the consoli-
dation, but that these are to be settled

later. He objects to this arrangement
and will oppose the action until the

terms are submitted to the people.

 

MR. DEBS AGAIN.
After the prince of strikers had hon-
ored (?) this city and Detroit by select-
ing them as the theater of his experi-
ment as a_ public lecturer, making in
them his first and _ last
fore a general audience,

the observation of the

appearance be-
he retired from

public
It was hardly to

to his
home in Terre Haute.
be expected that he would remain in
After
of notoriety, men of his stamp generally

obscurity, however. such a taste
persist in striving tor a continuance of
that sort of excitement.

His brief experience before the gen-
as a philanthropic
advocate of and morality,
proved so signal a failure that he quick-
ly abandoned the role, and his latest ap-

eral public, posing
temperance

pearance, as might be expected, was in
anarchists of
Chicago, held last night in
the hall usually occupied for such gath-

a gathering of the arch

Thursday

erings. The meeting was held in honor
of the “hero of Pullman.’ The first
speaker of the evening was, appropri-
ately for the place and audience, one
Otto Wichter, the successor of the exe-
cuted anarchist, August Spies, as editcr
of the Arbiter Zeitung. It will be re-
that the of this
were. the

membered utterances

sheet inciting causes of the
Haymarket murders. of

The speech

ten years ago.
of this individual was, in
character,
end-

accordance with his reputed
of the incendiary nature,
ing with a peroration against all law
and order, which provoked the greatest

most

applause.

The other principal speech of the oc-
casion was that delivered by the victim
of the Supreme Court, the hero of the
evening. This being Mr. Debs’. stock
effort, it could but fall flat with such an
audience. For while his endorsement
of the ‘‘reds’’ in their hotbed
him as an unqualified anarchist in prin-
cold-blooded — mediocrity
prevents him from assuming a promi-

brands
ciple, his

nent place among such desperate ene-
mies of civilization.

 

Flour and Feed.

Flour sales for the week have scarcely
been up to a normal average in amount,
although prices have been well main-
tained. still unwilling to
follow a speculative wheat market, be-
ing content to wait, purchasing only
from hand to mouth. The continual
seesaw upon wheat by professional op-
erators causes an uncertainty of feeling
in regard to values of flour, which is
very detrimental to the
those who are handling it for legitimate
The opinion is now very gener-

Buyers are

interests of

uses.
ally held by the trade that the prices of
breadstuffs are low, compared with ex-
isting conditions ; and from now on un-
til after harvest we look for a steady
trade, with a tendency toward higher
prices.

The city mills did a very fair week's
business and booked some good orders
for scattering shipments.

Bran and middlings are in good de-
mand and prices are steady. Feed and
meal are not called for quite so freely
since the weather became warmer and,
on account of the advanced price of
corn, have advanced 25c per ton.

. WM. N. ROWE,

 

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EAR-MARKS IN ADVERTISING.

Our energetic friend, Mr. Jones, is
running a general store. Jones is not
his name, but that will do this time,
as it is a very good name, and it
sounds wholesome and honest.

How has our friend managed to build
up such a healthy business, and how 1s
it that within a few years he has added
clerk after clerk and line after line? If
we knew the secret of his success we
could all go and do likewise and all be
rolling in wealth and carriages after a
few years’ application of Jones’ *‘Open
Sesame.’

Mr. Jones has a_ natural talent for
business in all its departments, which we
cannot all possess, but which, alas,
will keep many of us from following in
his illustrious footsteps. Yet ‘* Lives of
great men oft remind us,’’ etc., to the
effect that there are those among us
who will rise up and occupy as sub-
lime a position in the business world
as old Jones himself.

But if we cannot all reach that dizzy
height, commercially speaking, which
this great and good man_ has attained,
we can study his methods with profit.

Even such of us as have not his ex-
tensive business capacity will at least
gain much by analyzing the reasons of
his success and applying them to our
own business so far as we can. Thus we
may all be better off because Jones has
lived and prospered, if we will only
stop envying Jones long enough to study
him.

In the first place, second place and
every other place, Jones is, and always
has been, a great advertiser. We do not
mean that Jones buys printer’s ink by
the keg or barrel and pours it promis-
cuously upon the total output of a
half-dozen paper factories. Oh, no;
Jones is a sensible advertiser, as well as
a liberal one.

Don’t imagine, however, that we are
going to state in this article what me-
diums Jones employs. If we did, the
others would all be thrown into bank-
ruptcy. Suffice it to say that they are
selected with the greatest care. He
does not always select the cheap ones,
nor always the expensive ones, But the
good ones, whatever the cost.

It is in the character of his advertis-
ing that Jones excels. What if you do
secure a good medium—what does it
amount to if your advertisement does
not show a certain amount of energy
that will at once convince the reader
that ‘‘this man means business?’’

But it is in the ear-marks of his ad-
vertisements that Jones is par excellence.
Ear-marks are his hobby. He takes
them before breakfast and just before
retiring, and eats them at his meals
boiled, fried, stewed or raw. Whenever
you see one of Jones’ ads, you say to
yourself right away, ‘‘That is old
Jones.’’ It isn’t necessary for his name
to appear, but there seems to be that in-
dividuality about his advertising that, if
he should have printed a black smudge
in the middle of a paper, all the people
in town would know it was old Jones,
and they would crowd his store the next
day looking for the bargain they had
seen advertised.

Now this man Jones is not a mythical
character. While we mezy have exag-
gerated his powers to some extent, yet
in the main he is really an actual live
business man of the writer’s acquaint-
ance, and a living personification of
that elusive structure called ‘‘success,’’
which has intelligent advertising as its
chief corner stone.

In discussing the matter recently, he

 

stated that a large general store was a
difficult thing to advertise according to
his theory, for the reason that one week
he would be advertising pots, skillets
and pans, and the next week laces and
ribbons; one day a bargain in second-
hand stoves, and the next candies and
nuts, or, it may be, silks and satins.
Yet throughout all his advertising of
this multitudinous and diversified stock,
with all the absurd groupings of skil-
lets and laces, bicycles and knitting
needles, every advertisement which ap-
peared must have something individual
in its make-up, so that when a reader
was skimming through the paper and
his eye passed quick as a flash over and
by Jones’ ad., Jones was too quick for
him. There was that ear-mark, that in-
dividuality about the ad. which tele-
graphed to his brain at once, ‘‘ There
is old Jones again.”’ If one had asked
that reader the next moment if he had
seen Jones’ ad., he would think he was
telling the truth if he had answered
‘‘No,’’ for he might not have read a
word, or at least very little. But there
would have been that about the style of
type, or its grouping, or the peculiar
shape of the display, or its position on
the page, or the proportionate use of
black and white, or the peculiar effort
secured in the cuts employed, or a
thousand and one things which would
impress upon the mind of the reader,
perhaps unconsciously, after seeing a
few advertisements of Jones & Co., or
Anybody Else & Co., the fact that there
was something about those ads. that
would almost haunt him in his dreams
—that he could not get away from.

We are not going to tell you in this
short article how to do this kind of ad-
vertising—the suggestion should be
enough. But if you will impress a cer-
tain amount of your own individuality
upon your ad., so that it may always
have your ear-marks stamped there in
such a way that a glance will cause the
delicate telegraph ticker running {rom
the eye tothe brain to register even the
slightest impression to the effect that
‘‘That must be Jones’ ad.’’ the reader
can't get away from you. He may skip
the other advertisements, but he can’t
skip yours. He may even refuse to read
it, if he is one of those perverse fellows
who do not often read advertisements,
but he will know you are there, anyhow,
which is worth something; and if he
wants to buy anything in your line that
day, the registration of that same little
ticker upon his brain will lead him to
your establishment as sure as fate, un-
less some rival merchant proved to be
2 better advertiser and made the little
ticker tick twice to your once anda
good deal louder.

FRANK B. FANNING.
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The intense competition which is one
of the factors of business as conducted
in this fast-moving age has its redeem-
ing features, for of necessity it brings
out the best there is in a man. There
is no longer a chance of success for the
slowgoing, the careless, or the inatten-
tive. They are not even in demand for
the most subordinate positions. The
young employes who are to be the trade
magnates of the future are not the ones
who think that any class of service will
do, so long as idleness and inattention
and half-hearted work remain undetect-
ed. Employers are more observant than
this class of employes seem to think.
The fact that they could tell a good
thing when they saw it and knew how
to take advantage of it is what made
them employers, and it is folly to sup-
pose that they do not know when they
are well served.

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Importance of Employing Discreet Col-
lectors.

Presentation of a bill is not always
successful in collecting it. Sometimes
as much’depends on the man as on the
claim. Debtors as a rule are more thin-
skinned in the matter of paying a Dill
than they are in contracting it.

In fact there is a marked difference in
their disposition and temper at these
times.

There is a charming mobility in their
facial lines, a June sunbeam _ illumines
their manner, the vocal organs are mu-
sical and many of these gentiemen con-
vey the impression of artless honesty
and a profound sense of the honor done
them in filling out their order without
an immediate appeal for the shekels.

When the bill matures and its presen-
tation is one of the stern realities of
business, the invitation to disgorge his
safe or his pockets practically reverses
the disposition of the debtor.

He is no longer a_ bouquet, but a
bunch of nettles.

There is vinegar in his smile and
a waspish character in his manner.

He may not be dishonest.

He had no fraudulent intention when
soliciting credit.

His record may be clean and his in-
tentions in no need of salsoda or soap,
but somehow or other he is as touchy
as asensitive plant when approached
with a bill.

He has to be handled with care, with
the right side, up, or he is apt to show
his temper by snubbing the collector
and declaring his intention to pay
when he is ready.

Men of this kind are by no means
rare and all business men are more or
less familiar with his characteristics.

He needs peculiar treatment and the
man who knows best how to handle him
has the shortest route tohis cash box.

Some men make it a practice to post-
pone a payment as they would a hang-
ing.

It would be less pain to leave a tooth
at the dentist’s than to pay a bill
promptly.

They are built that way.

If a manufacturer or tradesman wishes
to continue selling them hardware or
making their shoes, this sore place must
not be rubbed too hard or too often.

When the chick is ready he will crack
the egg, but breaking the egg to get at
him is likely to be trouble taken for
nothing.

When the collector is not an indis-
creet boy or a bully, and understands
human nature, and is not hurried out of
his wits by an unreasonable employer,
this class of debtor can be handled suc-
cessfully.

We have known men of this type to
be cured of their procrastinating habits
by finding out that a collector was _ will-
ing to put himself to any trouble to ac-
commodate a debtor, and on the same
principle that no man would think of
throwing a brick at a friend, they would
pay the collector they respected as
promptly as they would their insurance
fees.

It may be said that no such sentiment
as this has a place in practical busi-
ness, but this is a mistake.

If the personal popularity of a com-
mercial traveler is reckoned upon as an
element of success in selling goods, it
is equally as pertinent to the success of
the man who collects the bills.
= The fact is that collection is an art in
which the artist is something more than
an errand boy or a bulldog for an estab-
lishment.

 

A knowledge of human nature is an
essential qualification, and an easily en-
forced adaptation of one’s self to vary-
ing conditions is equally indispensable.

There would be fewer bad debts if
these facts were better understood.

Of course, there are men in business
that are practical dead-beats and who by
subterfuge or excuse would postpone
the paying of a bill till the day after
their funeral, if possible.

Making ice cream of pig iron would
be an easier task than expecting honest
dealing of such men, but with the aver-
age man not dyed in the wool the col-
lector that knows his business is more
likely to succeed than he who does not.

FRED Woopkow.
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Prune Orchard in California.
From Harper’s Weekly.

A ride through one of the vast prune
orchards when the trees are in full
bloom is an experience never to be for-
gotten. Some of these orchards, con-
sisting of 500 acres, contain 50,000
trees, their ages varying from five to
ten years, and planted in regular rows
from ten to twenty feet apart. Nor
pebble, nor clod, nor blade of grass can
be found among the friable soil of the
miles-long aisles which intervene, tes-
sellated by the flickering shadows of the
swaying snowy petals which project on
either side from flower-laden branches.
Bird and bee and butterfly are each
alive to the situation and puncture the
perfumed air of a cloudless May morn-
ing with song, buzz and voiceless wing.

Among this embarrassment of beauty
walks the alert, intelligent orchardist,
watching with the trained eye of an art-
ist the development of the tiny bud of
the embryo prune upon the tree, until
picked at the prime of its perfection
with the deft hand of an expert. In
order to produce the desired uniformity
of size and shape, each fruit-bearing
bough is subjected to such thinning and
pruning that there lie scattered about
the base of a tree often more rejected
prunes than are left hanging upon its
branches.

As the Eastern plum pest, the cur-
culio, is unknown in California, as
scarcely a drop of rain falls upon the
trees from May until November, and
as there is no scorching sun to shrivel
the delicate skin of the prune nor rough
wind to mar its contour, a bough of
full-ripened clusters represents one of
perfect prunes.

In an area from six to ten miles
square planted to fruit trees, 18,000
acres are in prunes alone. They cover
the billowy surface of the majestic foot-
hills, as well as the plain, with a beau-
tiful irregularity impossible to describe.
At plucking time thousands of busy
hands are at work, chiefly those of boys
and girls, preparing the luscious fruit
for curing under the rays of the mid-
summer sun. The average yield from
the crop is about a tons per acre.
The average cost of caring for the
orchards and harvesting and curing such
acrop is $30 per acre, leaving a net in-
come per acre of $210.

—___> 0.
Don’t Misjudge His Strength.

Do not underestimate the strength of
your competitor. He may be a better
buyer than you. His lieutenants may
be better skilled in mercantile tactics.
His capital may be more abundant, and
therefore can well be turned over at less
profit. If you want to be victorious
there must be no sleeping at your post.
Throw out your skirmish lines of good
values and honest modern methods. Let
it be a matter of positive knowledge
with every member of your community
that your store is on the advance every
season. If your store is renowned for
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_ Around the State

Movements of Merchants.
Imlay City—Wm. Taylor has sold his
meat business to D. S. Arnold.

Homer—lI. W. Sloan succeeds Sloan
& Aldrich in the meat business.
Ovid—A. C. Farmer succeeds Chas.

Farmer in the dry goods business.
Onsted— Brooks & Kimball
Brooks & Peebles
Woodville-—-Wm.
chased the general stock of Young bros.
Eaton Rapids—W. D. Brainard
purchased the grocery stock of Wm. EF.
Hale.

Lyons—Vance & Barrows have sold
their to Frank D.
Marcy.

Detroit—Mulkey, Linn & Co. succeed

succeed
in general trade.
Pisher has pur-

has

meat business

Linn & Co. in the wholesale grocery
business.

Detroit—Byrme & Co. succeed Geo.
J. Byrne in the stove and furniture
business.

Port Huron—Chas. M.

Bentley suc-
ceeds Geo. P. Parsons in the grocery
business.

Holly—Jones & Burnham — succeed
Jones & Co. in the grocery and notion
business.

Detroit—Clark J. Whitney has sold his
musical merchandise stock to the J. L.
Hudson Co.

Metamora—-N. J. Barber succeeds
O. Moses & Son in the furniture and
undertaking business.

Bellaire—The H. E. Dickerson Co.
succeeds H. E. Dickerson in the shoe
and harness business.

Bay City—-J. C. Banfield succeeds W.
F. Hold as proprietor of the Electrical
Supply & Construction Co.

Albion——Frank Culver, formerly
the grocery firm of Culver & Kspie, has
opened a wholesale fruit store.

Cadillac--Chas; A. Landon, of De-
troit, has been secured by O. L. Davis

in

as a pharmacist in his drug store.

Baraga—Harry Coddington has sold
his news depot and stock of confection-
ery, tobacco and cigars to Joseph Real.

Ithaca—Ludwig &
dealers, dissolved
Che business is continued by
Ludwig.

Iron Mountain—E. M. Taylor suc-
ceeds Zuckerman & Taylor in the dry
goods, clothing and
business.

Morgan—J]. W. Munton succeeds C.
J. Munton & Co, in the elevator busi-
ness, instead of C. J.
viously stated.

Gould City—Bruno Leclerc, of Nau-
binway, has purchased Dr.
store building and will shortly open a
new drug store here.

Eaton Rapids-- John Adams has moved
his grocery stock from Homer to Eaton

Iseman, general

have partnership.

Will K.
goods

furnishing

Munton, as pre-

Summers’

Rapids and is doing business in the
Leonard store building.
Big Rapids—A. E. Wells has formed

a copartnership with Theo. Lindblom
in the clothing business under the firm
name of M. A. Wells & Co.

Petoskey—-R. L. Baker has closed out
his retail grocery stock and will devote
his time to the
commission fruit and produce business
under the stvle of the Petoskey Fruit
House.

entire wholesale and

i A. Clark, who has
in the grocery trade here for the

Homer— James
been
past fifteen years, has sold the stock to
bis clerk, Sam Hannah, who will con-
tinue the business. Mr. Clark goes
onto a farm in hopes of regaining lost

health.

 

Petoskey
have dissolved, Jas. Lyons succeeding.
Wm. A. Major has rented a store build-
ing Mitchell street and will re-en-
gage in the grocery business as soon as
he can put in the necessary fixtures.

on

Holland—Daniel Bertsch sas — pur-
chased the shoe stock of Miss Mary
Herold. Miss Herold is book-keeper

for the Cappon & Bertsch Leather Co.
and found she could not conduct a shoe
store successfully without giving the
business her personal attention.
Laingsburg -Benson Bros., who have
been engaged in the furniture business
in. Laingsburg for twenty years, have
dissolved partnership, W. H.
having sold his interest to Dana H. and
Andrew Benson, who, with their father,
under the

Benson

will continue the business
firm name of Benson & Sons.
Pentwater— J. L. Congdon
his drug stock to D. D. Alton and W.
J. Hopper, who will continue the busi-
ness under the. style of the Lakeside
Pharmacy. Mr. Alton has been for sev-
eral years manager of the Eagle drug
store, at Fremont, and Mr. Hopper con-
boot and shoe and

has sold

ducts a dry goods,
millinery store at the same place.
Manufacturing Matters.
Elkton--Henry Kellerman
Kellerman & Crandall in the flouring

succeeds

mill business.
-Mueller Wa-

terhouse & Burgy as proprietors of the

Owosso Bros. succeed
Owosso Brewing Co.

Tecumseh M. A. Zimmerman suc-
ceeds M. A. Zimmerman & Co. in the
tool handle manufacturing business.

Utica—A.
making and blacksmithing business for-
merly conducted by Kaps & Doerfler.

Frankfort—-The Crane Lumber Co.
has on banks and ready for sawing
6,000,000 feet hemlock and will cut
about 600,000 feet of maple.

Bay City- It 1s expected that the
planing mill and sash and door factory
of the Manufacturing Co. will
run day and night during the season,

Cheboygan ~The sawmill of the Che-
Co. will run day and
night this season. The Whitehall Lum-
ber Co.’s mill is being put in shape and
will start sawing early in May.

Traverse City -Greilick Bros. will cut
about 6,000,000 feet of hardwood at their
two mills, one at Sutton’s Bay, the other
near this city, the quantity being about
equally divided between the mills.

Traverse City. The Oval Wood Dish
Co. has put in 12,000,000 feet of hard-
wood, mostly maple. ‘Twenty per cent.
of that quantity will be manufactured
into lumber and the remainder into but-
ter dishes and the other products of the
factory.

Slights—Kelly & Covell have put in
1,500,000 feet of for shingles,
2,500,000_feet of hemlock, and 1,000,000

Kaps continues the wagon-

ol

Lewis

boygan) Lumber

cedar

feet of hardwood for lumber. The firm
will manufacture 15,000, c00 shing'’es this
season. Their output will exceed that

of last year.

Jay City--The new sawmill of the
Campbell Lumber Co. is nearly  fin-
ished. It is equipped with machinery
for sawing hardwood or pine and will
be stocked with Canada
It will begin sawing sometime
next month.

Muskegon —]. M. Gerrish has been
appointed receiver of the Kelly Bros.

this season

logs.

Manufacturing Co., under bonds. ot
$25,000. It is confidently expected
that Mr. Gerrish will be able to pay

all the indebtedness of the corporation
and leave the plant intact for the stock-
holders.

 

Major & Lyons, grocers, Traverse City—The Potato Implement

Co. is rushed with work and shipping
their products in large quantities. The
factory is fast becoming one of the
most important institutions in the city.
Twenty men are now being employed

and there are orders ahead for about
two months.
Cheboygan— Lewis Littlejohn — has

secured letters patent on a machine for
filing shingle mull It 1S
claimed, does away entirely with the
necessity of finishing up by hand. The
machine is now in operation at his mill
here. It will probably be manufactured
and placed on the market in the near
future.

saws, which,

Traverse City—Rittenhouse & Em-
bree, of Chicago, have purchased about
6,000,000 feet of maple in this section,
to be manufactured into flooring. The
Fulghum Manufacturing Co., in this
city, will saw a part of it, and the Lake
& Shiria mill, at Lake Ann, consider-
able more. It will be shipped from here
by vessel.

-Last week rather a
quiet one in lumber circles, although
there is a little spurt in orders for the

Saginaw was

car trade, several good ones having
been reported. The sawmills will not
all be in motion until the last of the

month, as those depending on Canada
logs will not start until about the time
rafting begins.

Menominee- The Henry Swart saw-
mill has closed down temporarily, to ad-
mit of needed repairs being mace pre-
paratory to. starting the summer
run. Many improvements will be made
in the machinery, also in the office, and
about the yard and docks. The mill
have a sufficient stock of logs to

on

will
keep it running day and night during
the balance of the season.

Hancock-—C. A. Wright is building
a sawmill here, the machinery for which

includes an Allis mill and carriage, a
combination edger and. flooring ma-
chine, trimmer, shingle and lath ma-

chines, all strongly built and especially
designed for The
mill will have a capacity of 50,000 feet
a day, but this year will cut 20,000 a
day and be run three months.

Traverse City--The Traverse City
Lumber Co. cut little hardwood
this year, probably less than 1,000,000
feet. The mill has not yet started, but
will do so as soon as the ice leaves the
Bay, which will probably be within a
week. The company has on its banks
about 12,000,000 feet of hemlock, which
will be towed to the mill here as fast as
it can be cut when the ice goes out.

Menominee—The Peninsula Box &
Lumber Co. will break ground for
new box factory this week. The
tract for the erection the needed
buildings has not yet been let, so that
the cannot be definitely
stated, but they will be large enough to
accommodate a complete box-making
outfit, and for stock sorting and storage
and other

sawing hardwood.

will

its
con-
of

dimensions

purposes, office necessary
rooms.

Albion—The moulders employed by
the Gale Manufacturing Co. recently
formed a Realizing, in its
modern manifestations, that a union is
an organized attempt to defy law, order
and decency, the company locked the
doors of its foundry and sent its casting
out of town to be done. When the
workinen realize their position and
agree to abandon unionism, their places
will be restored tothem. [he Gale Co.
is to be congratulated over handling so
serious a matter in so Summary a man-

ner.

union.

 

Bay City—The last of the lumber at
St. Helen is being shipped and the
planing mill will be removed at once.
This ends St. Helen as a lumber town
and there is nothing else there to keep
it alive. Stephens & Co, were very
successful and fortunate in avoiding ac-
cidents during their operations there.
The big gang mill only had one fatal
accident in eleven years, the planing
mill one, the yard one, and the logging
railroad two.

Alpena—Fletcher & Sons have made
a proposition to the Alpena Common
Council to the effect that they will erect
and operate a paper mill here if they
can be guaranteed a fixed valuation on
their plant fora term of years. They
don’t ask for a site, a bonus, to be ex-
empted from taxation, or anything of
the kind, but only that they be secured
against a raise in valuation from year
to year. The mill will manufacture
paper from the wood pulp produced in
the factory here.

Manistee--Louis Sands is building a
large planing mill near his shingle mill

on the line of the Manistee & North
Eastern Railroad. He is going to do

all of Buckley’s work, who already has
about forty carloads waiting for him.
Mr. Sands is going into the yard  busi-
ness and proposes to begin sorting up
his hemlock first and see how that goes,
and, if successful, he will go into the
pine business by rail, also. He has a
force of men skilled in that business at
Lake City, who will finish work there
before long, and he will then probably
transfer them here.
oe
Somewhat Mixed.

Thomas Birkett, President of the
Dexter Savings Bank, and Wm. Birkett,
the Petoskey woodeuware manufacturer,
are brothers, besides being partners in
the firm of Birkett Bros., manufacturers
of rockers and office and hotel chairs.
Thomas Birkett married the mother of
Win. Birkett’s wife. “Thomas ts, there-
fore, father-in-law and brother to W1l-
liam. By marrying his brother's mother-
in-law (call it mother) Thomas married
his mother by Thomas is
step-father and father-in-law and broth-
er-in-law to Mrs. William. William
can crack all the mother-in-law jokes in
the calendar at Mrs. Thomas, but must
be careful what he says to his brother's
wife. Mrs. Thomas, being sister-in-law
to her son-in-law, isn’t she, in conse-
quence, a sister to her son-in-law’s
brother, and so a roundabout sister to
her own husband? If the mother ts sister
to ber own husband, then she could be
sister-in-law to her own daughter.
Also, if she is sister-in-"aw to her son-
in-law, isn’t she a sister-in-law (or sis-
ter) to her own daughter, and, if so,
isn’t she her own mother? If she is her
own mother, isn’t she mother-in-law to
her own husband and grandmother to
her daughter, and, consequently—but
life is too short to go further. If there
are children in the families, the relation-
ship might, if carried further, become
complicated.

marriage.

++.
The Piigrim—-Easter Number.

Will be ready the early part of April.
Everything in it will be new and orig-
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Chas. King, U. S. A., Ex-Gov. Geo.
W. Peck, of Wisconsin, and other noted
writers. An entertaining number, well
illustrated. Send ten (10) cents to Geo.

H. Heafford, publisher, 415 Old Colony
Building, Chicago, lll., for a copy.
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Grand Rapids Gossip

W.). Kling succeeds 5S. J.
son in the
East street.

Thomp-
meat business at Jo2 South

B. Arendshorst has purchased the
bakery business of John S. DeGraat at
334 North College avenue.

Chas. A. Granger has
grocery stock from 61 Grandville
nue to 140 llsworth avenue.

removed his
ave-

J. Clement has opened a grocery store
at 4o West Fulton street.
& Wheeler Company furnished — the
stock.

‘The Lemon

The Hazeltine & Perkins Co. has sold
the Fuller drug stock, at Newberry, to

Day Bros., of Belding, who have re-
moved it to Kalamazoo and will con-

tinue the business at a desirable loca-

tion in that city.

Alonzo P. Ewing, formerly with the
brokerage frm of Withey & Co., but
more recently traveling representative
for the N. K. Fairbank Co., has taken
a clerical position with the Ball-Barn-
hart-Putman Co. Mr. Ewing is a young
man of much promise and now has an
opportunity to demonstrate his ability
to come to the front in the grocery busi-
ness.

Chas. H. Gaylord, Otto C. Bernthal,
John T. Hornburg, Adam Hedrick and
Clarence A. Cumings have formed a
copartnership under the style of the
New York Electro Plating & Manufac-
turing Co., for the purpose of embarking
in the manufacture of gas and _ electric
fixtures and fancy metal goods. The
location of the new enterprise is three
doors south of the Crescent Mills, at
the west end of Pearl street bridge.

John W. Cudahy, for several years
connected with the office department of
the Ball- Barnbart-Putman Co., was mar-
ried last Tuesday to Miss Katharine
McNaughton, for several years a popu-
lar operator in the Bell telephone ex-
change, Rev. Father Schmidt perform-
ing the ceremony. In the evening a
reception was held at the residence of
the bride’s mother, 200 North Ionia
street. The happy couple will reside at
134 First avenue. The
tends congratulations.

Tradesman ex-

E. E. Hewitt, whose grocery stock
was completely destroyed in the Rock-
ford conflagration, secured temporary
quarters while the fire was still burning
and came to the city on the morning
train, selecting a new stock at the es-
tablishment of the Worden Grocer Co.
By 5 o'clock in the afternoon the stock
had been packed and shipped, and early
the next morning Mr. Hewitt was again
doing business, having been out of busi-
ness only one calendar day. The record
is certainly a creditable one for all con-
cerned.

The Michigan Bark & Lumber Co.
has closed a contract with Hovey &
McCracken, of Muskegon, for the bark

stumpage on all of their lauds in Mis-
saukee county, amounting to 30,000
cords. By the terms of the contract,

the Bark &.Lumber Co. is to cut the
trees and peel the bark on 20,000,000
feet of hemlock timber this season, the
entire job to be completed in three sea-
sons. Work on the job will begin May
I, with a gang of 125 men, the inten-
tion being to get out 10,000 cords of
bark by August 1. The bark will be
transported to the G. R. & I. Railroad
by means of the Hovey & McCracken

 

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and Mitchell Bros.’ narrow gauge road |
to Jennings, where the bark will be re- |
loaded on the G. R. & L. cars at the
rate of The |
narrow gauge roads referred to are over
twenty-six length,
which numerous brancbes will be
structed, reaching out the forest
forty
apart, so that in no case will the
have te be skidded to the track a longer
distance than 60 rods. President Clark
claims that this is the largest bark con-
tract made in the State, and that
the Missaukee county tract is the largest
body of hemlock in
ing to one firm.

sixteen carloads per day.
miles in besides
con-
rite
with temporary tracks about rods

bark

ever
Michigan belong-
Besides its bark busi-
ness, the Michigan Bark & Lumber Co.
has handled during the past
3,000,000 feet of hardwood and 5,000, -
ooo feet of hemlock.
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Substitution of Weights for Measures.

There are certain reforms in the

season

way
of carrying on economic affairs in this
country which progress with unaccount-
able slowness. ‘The need tor the changes
that
necessary to urge them; yet we go on,
year after year, with scarcely any prog-
matter which illustrates this
proposition as strikingly as any is_ that

are so obvious it seems scarcely

ress. A

of reform in our systems of weights and
Using, as we do, the world-
numeration,
witha currency in harmony with it, it 1s
most remarkable that
content to use such a varying and 1l-
logical set-of systems for all weights and

measures.

wide system of decimal

we should be so

measurements. “Thus we have a system
of measuring the of the earth
and another with no relation to it for
the measurement of distance on its sur-
face and still another with no relation to
either for mieasuring the area of land.
To take up the arbitrary systems of
measurement of the various articles and
different systems of
weights, equally arbitrary, would) make
an enumeration too long and tedious for

circles

commodities, the

this place. For many vears a reforma-

tion of these absurdities has been im-
minent. Congress after Congress has
taken the matter up, bills have been in-
troduced, the and
advocated the change, yet it seems as

press far wide has
far off as ever.
Another reformation
sembled that of reckoning systems to
some extent in dilatoriness is that of
selling articles which vary in size by

which has re-

count. There is in this the same
eral consent to the proposition of its de-
sirability, the same general wish for its

unaccountable
There are, per-

gen-

adoption, yet for some
reason it stops at that.
haps, more hopes of this reform than of
the greater one first referred to, for it
adopted in
notably on the Pacific coast, and by
some individual dealers here and there.
It is encouraging that a local interest
in the matter is again being manifested.
The Retail
taken up the matter again, with a view
to renewing interest im the project to
substitute weights for measures in the
handling of vegetables and produce. It
is to be hoped that the agitation will be
pushed until there shall be decisive re-

has been some localities,

Grocers’ Association has

sults,
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An Attractive Offer.
Wickford Dress Ginghams, good clean
styles, 4'c.
P..STEKETER & SONS.
7m —
Satisfied customers are good advertis-
ers. Such are the customers who use
Robinson’s Cider Vinegar.

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People follow the crowd; therefore,

 

tyr to get it coming your way.

The Grocery Market.

Sugar

; consumption at 7,450,000 tons and thi

total production at 8,015,000 tons, leav

-Mr. Licht estimates this year’s |

ing a world supply of 565,000, which ts |

the smallest supply on record. Should
things turn out differently and the
Kuropean crop yield less than calcula-
ted on, or affairs in Cuba show no im-

provement, the necessary stocks could |

only be kept up by an enforced decrease

in the consumption. This could) only

The

refined has been strong and

be achieved by higher prices.
market on
excited, the refiners

their quotations 'sc

having advanced
last week and an-
other 'c on Monday of this week. Still

another advance was expected to-day

(Wednesday). All indications pot
to higher values on sugars.

Canned Goods--The entire line is
decidedly disappointing, and there

does not seem to be any prospect of its
picking up in the near future. Prices
have been forced down so low that they
can hardly go lower, so that when con-
it is because of an

cessions are made

absolute necessity to realize. There is
an entire absence of any speculative
feeling in every article on the
list, California fruits, and im
these, particularly peaches and cher-
ries, there is quite a
Vegetables are in
quiry. There
casional order placed for corn for future

almost
except

strong demand.
very moderate in-
continues to be an oc-
delivery, but the spot demand is light.
Tomatoes are still in a dead
and about the only business
willing to make a

condition,
done is
when the seller is
material concession. Beans and peas
are quiet, orders placed being for small
quantities needed by the trade to keep
their assortments complete. Quite a lit-
tle business is doing in canned meats at
the range of prices that prevailed last
week. Salmon is improving slightly.
American sardines are dull and
are weak and yielding. Lobster is dull

prices

no change.
fruits is

and scarce. show

Che demand for

Oysters
California
strong, and there are a good many of
them passing into Consumption.
The

lines of

Molasses and = Syrups market

has held firm on all molasses
and syrups, with a good demand for all
descriptions. Cane
light supply, and they are
when choice grades are offered they are
readily taken at full prices. ‘The beety
into distillery
use, as there is no call for them for con-

syrups are in very
wanted, and

syrups are being turned

sumption. The foreign molasses is hold-
ing up very well, with supplies rather
light, and arrivals are being distributed
almost as soon as they come to hand.

Values are held up fairly well
still, as

Rice
under
might be expected, the tone of the mar-
ket is easier, and wherever prompt dis-

pressing conditions ;

position of goods is required, conces-
sions have to be made. Advices from
primary milling centers vary somewhat
but in the main report moderate move-
ment. The Atlantic Coast markets are
generally quiet, except for high grades,
and the supply being limited are firmly
held. Other styles are little sought aft-
er, but rule at nominally former quo-
New Orleans is dull and car-
orders are Foreign grades
movement as

tations.
load
show. slight
compared with the previous week, but
the volume is still small and below that
prevailing at similar periods for many

few.
increase of

years past.

Salt--The Michigan Salt Association
has on hand about 1,300,000 barrels of
salt, about half of this being in the
hands of the manufacturers and the

| down to enlarge

ithe markets advance only Ic.

 

other half in the sheds of the Associa-
tion at different

This ts about
than the

had at one time before, and it looks as

points throughout the

country, 300,000 more

barrels Association has ever
have to

the territory. If
those

though the price would come

this
should take place, who cannot
make cheap salt will have to drop. out.
While the market for
has not been particularly active during
ruled

nothing of special import has been re-

Spices spices

the week, it has tirm, although

ceived from. foreign markets.

Pepper

is holding especially firm. There has
been a fair and steady jobbing demand,
and in this way considerable stock has
been moved out.

demand = for

Oranges—-The oranges

this week has been fairly good, and
prices show no material change as com-
pared with the The
supply of California fruit is moderate.

Mediterranean fruit is in good

previous week.
demand
and relatively better than for the Cali-
fornia varieties.

About the
prevail this week as last.

Lemons same conditions
The supplies
are large and prices are low. Buyers
are taking hold more freely at the low
prices, and there is a little element of
speculation, as at prevailing rates there
does not appear to be any chance of
losses being sustained, and buyers in
some instances are storing goods.
oe
The Grain Market.

Wheat had a setback of about 3c per
bushel during the week, notwithstand-
ing the Government crop report showed
only 77 per cent. of a crop in the win-
ter wheat belt, against 84 per cent. last
The trade did not place much
confidence in the report and their views

year.

were, evidently, sustained as the prices
sagged. There were plenty of strong

arguments in. favor of better prices.
The world’s shipments were only 4, 444, -
The shipments
were only 1,168,000 bushels. The Eng-

bushels

ooo bushels. Russian
lish visible decreased 1,117,000
and on passage the decrease was 480,000
visible de-
this in
The fine
springlike and growing weather let
The vis-
ible in the United States now is 59, 330, -
o00 bushels, against 70,487,000 bushels,
or about 11,357,000 bushels less than at
the corresponding time last year. [| am
still of the opinion that we will see bet-
ter prices before new wheat comes in,

bushels, while our own

creased 992,000 bushels, and

the face of a small export.

There is absolutely no change in coarse
grain.

Corn and oats bave not changed since
our last report, but remain stationary,
with nothing in sight to alter the = situ-
ation or change present prices.

The receipts the past week
were: wheat, 80 Cars, rathe)
large, as about forty-two of these con-
1,000 bushels each. Taking a
fair average of the remainder, there
was probably 72,000 bushels of wheat
received by rail. This is, undoubtedly,
the largest week’s
ceived here. Of corn we

during
which is

tained

receipts ever. re
received 18
cars and of oats the receipts were Io
-all above the average.

There is no change in the local wheat
market, millers paying OSc.

Cc, G. A. Vorer.

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_ Hardware

Sensible Suggestions Relative to Ad-
vertising a Hardware Store.
J. B. Comstock in Hardware.

The modern hardware merchant ad-
vertises. He doesn’t particularly want
to do so, but he finds that the tendency
of business forces him to it, and he en-
deavors to spend as little money as pos-
sible and yet gain tor his wares and
himself the publicity he thinks neces-
sary. As a_ rule, little money is
wasted, for the ordinary merchant sticks
closely to old and tried methods, and
doesn’t venture much beyond a standing
advertisement in the weekly paper of
his town, and an occasional cheap cir-
cular, which does him more or less
good, according to_its wording and the
method of its distribution. It generally
requires unusual inducements to get him
to do anything in addition to this, and
when he does, he is pretty clearly satis-
fied that it will yield him a good return.
There are a great many valueless ad-
vertising schemes afloat, but they de-
rive scanty support from the hardware
trade.

There are hardware merchants who
are excellent advertisers, and can ar-
range an ad. so that it will bring them
all the good possible, but the ordinary
merchant is bothered to get his matter
in shape. He may be able to talk like
a book when face to face with a cus-
tomer, but when it comes to getting his
ideas in black and white, with due re-
gard to space, headlines, ‘‘dress,’” etc.,
he finds it difficult, and often sends in
his copy with an uneasy Consciousness
that that particular advertisement will
do him but little good—and then lets it
stand for week after week because he
fears that a second attempt will result
even worse. Fortunate is he, if he has
at hand some interested person familiar
with his business to whom he can en-
trust this work; if not, he is wise to
content himself with a simply worded
card, mentioning a line or two of his
goods, and changing the wording as the
seasons vary and different articles come
into demand. To attempt anything
more ambitious without being very
sure of his ground Is, in nine cases out
of ten, to become either pedantic or
silly, and it is courting disappointment
fora merchant to put his advertising
into the hands of an outsider, whose in-
terest ends when he gets his pay, and
expect to have his business properly set
before the public. An outsider can cry
‘*cheap goods,’’ or ** good goods,’’ as
the merchant may dictate, but he can-
not give that indefinable sense of indi-
viduality which every advertisement
that does its full duty has——or if it does
show individuality, it is that of the
man who writes the advertisement and
not of the one who employs him.

Newspaper advertising occupies the
most important place in the merchant's
estimation, and often forms the only
method he employs for spreading his
fame. To the very moderate advertiser,
or the man unskilled in the art, the
paper affords an easy and effective
means for reaching the public, and all
advertisers, smali and large, give this
medium the preference. advertise
in the papers, it is only necessary to
write the copy, read the proof, kick for
position, and pay the bills, while any
other method requires considerably
more attention.

Experience has shown that for ordi-
nary purposes a space four inches long,

To

running across two columns, 1s most
effective. Two and a half or three
inches would answer, but a four-inch

advertisement presents twice the show-
ing and does twice the good of three
inches. A larger space is not generally
needed, and if the advertisement is
much smailer, there is danger that the
printer will place it where it will not
show up well in trimming up his pages.
A single column advertisement is too
easily put anywhere and used to fill up
odd corners. Almost any paper will
show examples of small advertisements
rendered valueless in this way.

A fixed rule for writing advertise-
ments is impossible. A very valuable

 

feature of an advertisement rests in its
being the expression of the merchant’s
own idea, and it should be as different
from other advertisements as he differs
from the men who use them. An ad-
vertiser gives the public not only the
information regarding his goods con-
veyed by the words, but the person who
reads a number of the advertisements
as they appear has a pretty definite
‘dea of the character and magnitude of
the business done, and of the kind of
man who does it, and in the end this
effect is of more importance than the
trade directly resultant from each ad-
vertisement at the time of issue.

‘‘Words, like the sun’s rays, burn
deepest when most condensed,’’ and the
advertisement that is most effective is
the one that is boiled down. Short,
terse expressions, ‘‘sabre-cuts — of
speech, ’’ will make an impression when
verbosity fails utterly. Advertisements
are not carefully read by the general
public; and it is necessary that their
salient points can be taken in ata
glance, so whatever the subject treated,
the brief advertisement does the best
work.

‘* Appearance rules the world,’’
good advertisement looks well. The
firms whose advertisements are most
effective seem to be those who adopt
some distinctive style of type and_ set-
ting and stick to it, and asa rule the
work done in this way is the neatest,
and is more calculated to attract atten-
tion than when the ‘‘dress’’ is left to
the printer, who doesn’t care how poorly
the advertisement looks, so that it
passes inspection, A~blank margin (of
say half an inch in a two-column adver-
tisement) gives the subject matter a
good setting and makes it stand out in
relief.

Cuts are valuable when rightly used.
If they represent the goods advertised,
or have any bearing upon them, the
reader often gets a quicker and more
comprehensive idea of what the mer-
chant wants him to know than he could
gain by any number of words; but it is
certainly unwise to try to attract atten-
tion to a hardware advertisement by a
cut that would answer as well to boom
soap or stomach bitters or illustrate a
joke. To prove this, it is only neces-
sary to select an advertisement of this
kind; to note the space occupied by the
cut that bears no relation to the subject,
the words wasted in wrenching the idea
about to the desired point and the small
space left for actual advertisement;
then, to lay the advertisement Gown and
analyze the effect it produces—the rela-
tive strength of the impression made by
the ‘‘bait’’ and the advertisement, and
which one will be the sooner forgot-
ten. If the cut bore a direct connection
to the subject, it would catch the read-
er’s eye just as readily, and so prepare
him for the reading matter that his
glance at it would have all the effect of
a second reading.

If it is desired to be ‘‘cute’’ in an
advertisement, it can be done without
trying to make the reader grasp_ two
ideas at once by the introduction of for-
eign matter, and without making the
bait so big that the fish gets a square
meal before reaching the hook. It is
necessary to carefully consider the effect
of blind headlines and quips and quirks
of speech, to avoid defeating the end
sought by distracting attention from the
goods mentioned. As a general rule, it
may be said that the idea that is the
most prominent in the writer’s mind
will be the most forcibly impressed up-
on the reader, whether it be the head-
line he labors over, or the goods which
he wishes to bring to the reader’s no-
tice.

A printed circular, properly used, has
several advantages over the newspaper
advertisement, and stands to it in about
the same relation that the old-fashioned
broadcast sowing of grain does to plant-
ing by drill. The circular is planted
where it will be likely to bear fruit,
and nowhere else, while the newspaper
advertisement falls upon stony ground
and among briars, and in divers other
places besides the good ground.

The circular stands by itself, and has
the reader’s whole attention for the
moment. It can be made to cover more

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ground and be more personal in its
tone. The greater cost of advertising
by circulars is only apparent, however,
for, while the expense of circulation is
greater than the cost of a newspaper ad-
vertisement, the latter will receive the
attention of several times the number of
interested readers. Circular advertising
has its disadvantages in the amount of
time and pains required to get proper
results.

It is becoming more and more essen-
tial that advertising shall have the
effect of a personal appeal, and shall be
of a style to command notice, for, with
the ever-increasing flood of this class
of literature challenging the attention
of the reading public, a circular that is
only on the level with others receives
small consideration. With circular ad-
vertising, 1t is possible to vary the
style and language to suit the occasion
and the part of trade to which the mer-
chant caters that he wishes to reach at
the time, and then to get his claim for
favor directly into the hand and before
the eye of the person he wants to reach.
My lady on the avenue finds in her
morning mail a very politely worded,
prettily gotten up invitation to buy her

chafing dish or floral set at A.’s, while
Madame on the side street gets some-

thing not quite so fine in a one-cent en-
velope regarding household goods, and
the manufacturer receives a succinct
statement regarding the excellencies of

A.’s factory supplies. B., a country
merchant with a single competitor,
mails a plainly printed postal card

twice a year to his farmer friends, and
at the time of spring and fall house-
cleaning sends a_ small boy to leave a
neat, cheap dodger at each home in the
place.

Miscellaneous schemes, such as. wall
posters, tkeater programs, street car
signs, irresponsible sheets with no cir-
culation, calendars, vestpocket memo-
randum books to be given away, anda
host of other devices which are calcula-
ted to attract notice, are constantly being
urged upon the merchant for his patron-
age. The projectors of the most of them
make great claims for their schemes,
but it is well to account everything of
this nature undesirable unless the claims
advanced for it are incontestable. Once
in a while a good thing may be missed,
but the loss is more than compensated
for by the amount saved by keeping out
of the poor ones. The wise merchant
will ask regarding-a medium: ‘‘Will it
be read? Has it a circulation among
the people whom I want to touch, and
how many of them?’’--and of the cal-
endars and giftschemes: ‘*Will the re-
cipient know any more about me and
my business, or be more likely to buy
from me because of receiving this?’’ and
then measure the good he expects to
gain with the value of an advertisement
in the newspaper or a_ well-distributed
circular, and act in accordancewith the
result.

—___--> 6-2
A Long Time Ago.

A traveling salesman had been obliged

to stay over night at a new town in the

Southwest, and was talking with the
hotel-keeper.

‘You've got a grand town here,
haven’t you?’’ he said.

‘‘We think so,’’ replied the host,

diplom atically.
‘ Business seems to be lively.’

“Yes, we're enjoying a boom.’

‘It appears to be improving rapidly.’’

‘That's what. ’’

“vou don’ t have any lynchings here,
do =.

**Not like we used to.’

op ve heard that it was once very bad
in that line.’’

‘‘Well, yes; we used to have a_ hang-
ing now and then, but it’s been a
mighty long time. now since we had
one.”’

‘*When was the last one?’’

The landlord studied a moment, and
counted on his fingers.

‘‘T ain’t sure,’’ he said at last, ‘‘but
1 think it will be two weeks day after
to-morrow. "’

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Be polite to the children.

’

Many a

store obtains much of its trade by well
treating the little ones.

The Hardware Market.
General Trade to
fairly well. Waim as
warm weather,

Begins

rains, well
start the farmer, as well
as everything else, and many things are
needed in the hardware line, which
have a tendency to increase the volume
of business. The outlook for
spring and summer's is not
over bright; yet it is hoped it will av-
erage up fairly well.

open up

as

a large

business

Wire Nails-—Are firm at the price
quoted, but an advance of 15¢ per keg

is sure to come May 1, and it is assert-

ed by those who pretend to kuow that
the price will be held up into July,
and, if the price of steel billets. con-

tinues to advance,
higher prices.
Barbed Wire—Owing to the advance
in steel, the price of wire has been ad-
vanced by all the mills at least $6 per
ton. We look for still further advances.
We quote to-day, painted barbed at $2

we may look for stiil

and galvanized barbed at $2.35. These
prices are subject to change without
notice, as the feeling among the large

mills is a very nervous one and they
will name prices from day to day only.

Window Glass—Is firm, with indica-
tions of an advance. It is believed that
glass bought now is a good purchase.

Wire Cloth—In full rolls is quoted at
$1.25 for too square feet.

Poultry Netting—Is regular at So@8o
and 15 per cent. discount, according to
quality.

Screen Doors and Windows—Orders
are being placed freely for these goods
and the average price in full bundles is
$6.50 per dozen for doors, and for win-
dows the average is $2.50 per dozen.

Sheet Iron—Is firm afd advancing.
Black sheet iron has advanced for from
$2@4 per ton and galvanized wires at

least 5 per cent. higher.
Carriage Bolts—Are firm at the new

discount of 65@65 and to. All other

bolts have made the same average ad-
vance.

Tin Plate ~Has advanced 25@5o0c per
box.

Gas Pipe—All prices have been with-
drawn and tbe price has been advanced
about 20 per cent.

— oo

Don’t study the inside of your store
too much; study the outside, for from
the outside you get business, and the
good of the inside is in its adaptability
to the outside.

OR EGG it &

are right in line at this season.
We are prepared to fill your
orders with better cases, better
fillers and closer prices than
any other house in the coun-
try. Weare

Complete Outfitters of
Creameries and
Cheese Factories

If you want one in your community we will
help you getit. Our business ts selling Sup
plies and Outfits; the greater the number of
factories, the larger our business ‘That’s the
point.

We have a large line of special sizes of Egg
Cases, Egg Testers and Egg Case Fillers.
Can save you money. Promptservice, cour-
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| Granite Iron Ware

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oo s......... ... ou 70 |
Jennings’, ge nuine ee 25K 10
Jennings’, imitation ... -- BOK10 |
AXES
First Quality, S. B. Bronze... 5
First Quality, D. &. Bronge............._...
First Guality. S. & S. Steel... .. ..........
Parst Quality, DE Steck =. 8...
BARROWS
Metndee - $12 00 14 00
Cann net 30 00
BOLTS
—e... |, ee 60
—— ore. ............. 65
eM 40410
BUCKETS
Well, plain. .. 3 2
BUTTS, CAST
‘ast a Pin, ee i 70
W rought Narrow. -19&10
BLOCKS
Ordinary Tackle. . ee 70
CROW BARS
Cast ee es per Ib 4
CAPS
Biy’s 1-10... .. -.- per m 65
. Rac Fr. -..per mi 5d
D. --. per mi 35
aeksi. Lo... DEP a 60
CARTRIDGES
Ria Pisce... tl . DO& 5
Centra: rire. .............. __............ 2& 5
CHISELS
mocoee Mint. es. 80
oo s..h...l.LULU.LULULU.L 80
Socket Corer... .... ee ce 80
Sochoe Sileme su
DRILLS

Morse’s Bit Stocks .....
Taper and Straight Shank..
Morse’s ‘Taper Shank.

 

ELBOWS
Com. 4yicee, Gin. .... ............ doz. net 60
Comewiod... 3... ie 50
Ae dis 4010
EXPANSIVE BITS
Clark’s small, $18; a —.......... 3 we’
ves’, 4, alo. 2, 24,5 Se...
FILES—New List
New American =... --- GIO
POGHeIsGIVR. ...... 0... ol. 8. 70
Heller’s Horse Rasps....... . ar
GALVANIZED IRON:
Nos. 16 to 20; 22 and 24; 25 and 26; 28
List 12 13 14 15 6. a 7
Discount, 70—10
GAUGES
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s............... @&16

KNOBS—New List

Door, mineral, jap. trimmings.... ......... 70
Door, porcelain, jap. trimmings............ 380
MATTOCKS
Agee Bye... $16 00, dis 60410
mune Bye $15 00, dis 60410
Mums... ......._.1. SS Se, is Se
MILLS
Coffee, Parkers Co.'s. 40
Coffee, P. S. & W. Mfg. Co.'s Malleables. .. 40
Coffee, Landers, Ferry & Clark’*..... i 40
@omee, Waterprise,.....-....... 30
MOLASSES GATES
cee e Peveerm............. |. wa... 6010
Stebbin’s Genuine. : ETT Sele t)
Enterprise, self- -measuring eee 30

NAILS
Advance over base, on both Steel and Wire.

 

  

mecel fame base ... -... = 8=«_ ss, ... 2 6
Mire Game Gage... 8. 2 70
10 to 60 advance............# ee 50
Ee 60
and 6. 75
90
12
Fine 3 ek 1 60
le 65
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eee ee 90
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Ee 90
Higee 6... ee. 10
Clore t0 2... 70
wines G. ...-.. 80
a. =... C.......... 90
ee Ee 1s
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Ohio Tool Co.'s, fauey.. Se @50
ncigws Benen ...............-. a. 60&10
Sandusky Pool Co's, faney................. @50
Bench, firstquality........ @50
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s wood......... 60
PANS
Mey Bemme GOK 10K10
Conamon, polished....................... TO& 5
a

Iron and Tinned ... beers eee 60
Copper Rivets and Ba 50&10
PATENT PLANISHED IRON
‘*A’? Wood’s patent planished, Nos. 24 to 27 10 20

““B’ Wood’s patent planished, Nos. 25 to 27 9 20
Broken packages ec per pound extra.
—
Borate & Co.’s, new list.. -dis 33%
Bae dis 25
Werkes & Pima... _ 40410
Mason’s Solid Cast Steel............. 30¢ lis 70

Blacksmith’s Solid Cast Steel Hand 30c list 40&10

 

HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS
ae ain Ware........- -new list 70&10
Japanned Tin Ware. «+ ee
“new list 40&10

HOLLOW WARE

Pete... 2... cues es re

ee ... G0&10

Spiders eee eee .. GOK10
, HINGES

Gate, Clark’s, 1, . dis W&10

State. . . ‘per doz. net 2 50

WIRE GooDs

oe... Ck... oe 80

Screw Bee 80

Hook’s.. oo 80

Gate Hooks and Eyes. _— 80
LEVELS

Stanley Rule and Level Co.'s. . dis 70
—

Sisal, 4% inch and _— 646
Manilla —_— eee 9%
SQU ARES
mice suai... 80

ere on eves |. Lf...
Mitre . -
"SHEET IRON

com. smooth. com.
Noa te... ........ 3 30 #2 40
Nos. 15 to 17. Lee 2 40
Ro eios............... 3 45 2 6
moe, 2 ce.......... ._ ooo 27
Nos. ~ mo -ow 2 80
a 3 80 2 90

All ‘sheets No. 18 and lighter,
wide not less than 2-10 extra.

wen PAPER

over 30 inches

List acct. 19, a 50
eer WEIGHTS
Sold Byecw.............. 7. per ton 20 00
TRAPS
Steel, Game.. 60&10

 

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Oneida Community, Hawley

 

Norton's T0&10& 10

Moise, Ghoker.......7...,....... per doz 15
Mouse, delusiog................. per doz 1
WIRE
OE eee %D

Annealed Ne 75

Coppered Market. 70&10
Tinned Market. bed eee utes ee ue 62%
Coppered Spring ee 50
Barbed Fence, ealvanized ................. 2 %
Barbed Fence, painted. ..., 2

“HORSE. NAILS
a .. dis 40&1C
a eu dis
.. dis 10&10

Au Sable. .
Putnam.
Northwestern.. ee
WRENCHES

Baxter’s Adjustable, nickeled.............. 30

Coe eae Gemume gw 50

Coe’s Patent Agricultural, ee oe. 80

Coe’s Patent, malleable. . os 80

nen ANEOUS

Bied Cares. ....... 50

Posepe Cistcm ........... -......., _—

Screws, New List.. a

Casters, Bed and BE 50810810

Dampers, American. ees. 40X10

METALS—Zine
600 pound casks. . : -. 614
Per pound.. a oe 6%
“SOLDER

K@....- 124%

The pric es of the many ‘oth er qualities of solder

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1Ox4 0C, Cimeeons............... | 85D
14x20 1C, Charcoal . ease te eceeusccecss. ae
20x14 IX, OE 6 25
900m Cheieoel....... ..........,..,.... 623
Each additional X on this grade, $1.75.
TIN—AHaway Grade
ruta iC, Charveca:.... 5 00
14520 IC, Charcoal .... .. eles cect wee, |
ponte 1, Charcoal .............. 6 00
14x20 LX, Charcoal . .
Each additional X on this grade, $1. 50.
ROOFING PLATES
Mx20 1C, Charcoal! Dean... ................ 5 00
14x20 IX, Charcoal, Dean.. .
20x28 IC, Charcoal, Dean.. . oo 10 00
14x20 IC, Charcoal, Allaw ay Grade...) 10. age
14x20 1x, Charcoal, Allaway Gradc......... 5 50
20x28 1C, Charcoal, Allaway Grade......... 9@
20x28 IX, Charcoal, Allaway Grade......... 11 00
BOILER SIZE TIN PLATE
14x56 IX, forgfNo. 8 Boilers, } per pound.. 9

14x56 IX, for No. 9 Boilers, {

 

We have just opened
up a complete and well-
assorted _ stock of
choice Field and Gar-
den Seeds in Bulk,
which we offer at
wholesale and retail at
bottom prices. This
stock is all new.

0 OLD SEEDS

Highest market price paid for Beans.

BEACH, COOK & C0.,

128 to 132 W. Bridge St.,
Grand Rapids.

 

8

THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

 

 

  
 

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WEDNESDAY, - - - APRIL 15, 1896.

 

DIPLOMATIC SOMERSAULT.
It is scarcely two months since Em-
peror William sent his very imprudent

dispatch to President Kruger, of the
South African Republic. At that time
it looked as if Germany was on the

point of mortally affronting Great Brit-
ain by openly aiding the Boers of the
Transvaal to shake off their allegiance
to the British The hostile at-
titude of the German press and even

crown.

the German Government will readily be
remembered, and it was commonly be-
lieved that, in the event that any attempt
should be to the
Germany would be found ready to inter-

made coerce Boers,
vene to protect them.

It will also be remembered that Great
Britain, instead of displaying dismay
at the attitude of Germany, became de-

cidedly belligerent and gave prompt
warning to all concerned that any at-

tempt, by whomsvever made, to. inter-

fere with British rights in the Trans-
vaal would be resisted to the last ex-
tremity. This announcement, accom-

panied, as it was, by the startlingly
rapid mobilization of a new and for-
midable fleet
military preparations of like character,

of warships and other

was the sensation of the day at the
time.
Although these acts of mutual hostil-

ity on the part of Germany and Great
Britain than two months old,
now find the German Government

are less
we
actively supporting and encouraging the
into the
Soudan, and President Kruger, recently

so popular with the Germans, has been

proposed British expedition

informed that Germany is not willing to |

interfere in any way-in the relations of

the Transvaal towards Great Britain.

Why this sudden and complete
change? Evidently Germany has dis-
covered that it would pay better to be
friends with Great Britain than to be

hostile. It was promptly discovered that
there was no way to strike at Great Brit-
ain except through France, which latter
power would in all probability demand,
as a reward for assistance, such conces-
sions Germany would not be pre-
pared to make. The Italian disaster at
Adowa also made it very apparent that
foes

as

France and Russia were the secret
of the triple alliance as much now as
been, and a realization

ever they had

of that fact put an end at once to all |

anti-English tendencies.

Convinced that there was no chance of
a satisfactory arrangement with Russia
and France, Germany has hastened to
make terms with Great Britain, hence

the cordial support of the Soudan expe-
dition and the abandonment of President
Kruger. There has seldom been a more
rapid and complete change of front in
European politics, and the change has
had the effect of restoring the balance
of power which recently showed signs of
turning against British interests.
TRADE CONTINUES SLOW.
While prices have shown an encour-
aging upward tendency in cereals and
in iron products, the general trade sit-
uation continues in a state of waiting in
most localities. Exceptions to this are
noted in St. Louis, Kansas City and
Omaha, where there is a positive gain,
There some elements of en-
couragement Minneapolis and St.

 

also
in

ac

Paul. Nearly all the other trading cen-
ters report conditions unsatisfactory.
The continued advance in wheat has

been caused by reports of injury to win-
ter wheat crops but the advantages’ of
the rise are offset by the diminished
capacity for buying of those who have
suffered the injury.

Reports indicate a considerable injury
to growing wheat by storms and frosts,
but they are not any more gloomy than
those of the same time last year, which,
judging from results, were exaggerated.
Wheat is holding a slight advance and
corn is up to correspond, There is an
increase in wheat exports and a decrease
in those of corn.

The combinations are causing an ad-
vance in the average of iron quotations,
but the demand continues very small,
aud the curtailment of output
caused by the same means lessens the
Minor met-

only

ratio of increase of stocks.
als are dull.

The situation the textile trade
seems to changing from bad _ to
In the efforts to stimulate sales,
prices have been reduced to the lowest

in
be

WOTSE.

ever quoted in some lines of prints, and
this without effect. Dress
woolens are still in better demand than
any other line. Wool is dull, with de-
clining quotations.

The
Street
lowed
though

veek.

has been

improved conditions in Wall
last week have been fol-
something of a reaction,
feeling better again this
The export of gold has
seemed to have little significance.

noted
with
is
small
Business failures were 231, against
236 last weck.

 

Considerable ado is being made in
regard to the utilization of Niagara for
power, on account of the injury to the
faiis, and the claim is made that there
is already a perceptible difference. It
is easy to deterniine just the amount of
water taken from the falls, and, when
the statement is made that it is practi-
| it probably
| based on a careful estimate. If there is
a perceptivle diminution during the
four

 

cally insignificant, iS

past as some claim, it Is,

rudoubtedly, caused by the unusual lack

years,

of rainfall which has prevailed for
lthree years past. This is of far more
significance than the comparatively

tiny ditches the hydraulic engines are

digging.

 

A bill has been reported by the House
Immigration Committee, providing for
the inspection of immigrants by United
States consuls, to secure a better enforce-
| ment of the laws regulating and restrict-
| ing The report accom-
panying the bill is authority for the
statement that, while our foreign popula-
tion is only 14.77 per cent., more than
half of our white penitentiary convicts
and more than half of our white in-

immigration.

mates of poorhouses are foreigners.

 

THE LABORER’S SHARE.

In the study of the labor problem,
which is one of the most important that
calls for the attention of American
statesmanship, it is necessary to deter-
mine what is the proportion of the
whole returns of industry which goes to
the laborer and what to the employer.

Hon. Carroll D. Wright, United
States Commissioner of Labor at Wash-
ington, has been working at this prob-
lem, and gives some information in the
bulletin issued from the Labor Depart-
ment, for March, 1896.

Commissioner Wright figures that if
the aggregate wages paid in the man-
ufacturing and mechanical industries of
the United States, as shown by the cen-
sus of 1880, be divided by the total num-
ber of employes to whom the wages
were paid, the quotient will be 347,
thus determining the average
paid to the employes in the manufac-
turing and mechanical industries of the
country as $347. Dividing the
gate value of all the products of manu-
facturing and mechanical industries by
the number of employes engaged there-
in, the quotient is 1,965, that
the average product per employe was

wages

aggre-

showing

$1,965.

Now, $347 17.7 per cent. of the
gross value of the per capita product,
as stated, leaving a balance, of

1s

course,

of $2.3 per cent., or $1,616, which it
has been assumed is the employer’s
share. But this isa great mistake, for

the employer must furnish buildings
and machinery, he must
material, he must pay interest, and he
must take all the risks of the market.
All these charges are
the employer's profit.
The figures of the census of 18g0 show
that the value of the gross product per
capita for the number of employes en-
gaged in manufacturing and mechanical
industries was $2,204, and the
annual wages per employe,

purchase raw

over aud above

average
computed
for 1890 as already computed for 1880,
The which would
be $1,759, would not be the employer's
profit, but would be distributed among
various charges, and the Commissioner
figures out, as a matter of fact, that of
the total product per capita, 20.18 per
cent. went to labor, 55.08 per cent. for
materials, and 24.74 per cent. to mis-
cellaneous salaries, interest
and profits. From these figures it will
be found that the profits are a small

was $445. balance,

expenses,

percentage of the entire: outlay, only
they are divided among fewer persons
than are the wages.

It would seem just that wages in most
industries should be arranged on a slid-
ing scale, so that the employes would be
able to get the advantage of the rising
but
operate

markets ; such

would

aby arrangement
to the detriment of the
laborers on a falling market.
lution of the labor requires
wise and profound statesmanship.

The so-
problem

 

THE GALE COMPANY’S ACTION.

In these days of temporizing with
Co.
is to be congratulated that, by its prompt
and decisive action, it has saved Albion
the injury and disgrace which would
have surely followed any toleration of
the system of or-
ganized labor, which is sure to develop,
eventually, in the strike, the riot and
the boycott. The more promptly the fact
is recognized that unionism is a menace

unionism, the Gale Manufacturing

‘‘walking delegate’’

to the peace and prosperity of a town
the better; and while it seems a mis-
fortune to have the work sent elsewhere
to be done, and the industry thus lost
to the locality, it is far better that such

 

loss should be incurred than that
unionism should attain a foothold. The
result of driving away the industry

would have followed sooner or later.
There may be some business men in

Albion who do not approve of the
course of the Gale Company. Had such
men ever lived in cities where the

‘walking delegate’ is supreme, thriv-
ing by blackmail on the business com-
munity and by extortion from the poor
dupes of unionism, they would accord
all praise for its promptness in meeting
the movement with a firm hand at the
start. It is this lack of firmness and de-
cision which is permitting the growth
of an evil which threatens ruin to the
country unless brought into proper sub-
jection.

It has transpired that the division in
the Salvation Army in this country,
which is likely to lead to an entire sep-
aration from the English organization,
was caused by disagreement upon ques-
tions of National prestige. The Com-
mander-in-Chief sought to emphasize
the English features of the movement
and to keep all authority in English
hands, and objected to American em-
blems being recognized in processions
or elsewhere., Not only this, but it was
planned to annex the United States to
Canada, and it is stated that the work in
some of the Northwestern States is ac-
tually directed now from Toronto.
There was manifested in this endeavor
to Anglicize such a considerable pro-
portion of the United States as is sought
to be influenced by the Salvation Army
a lack of judgment which would pot be

expected in the originator of sucha
movement. It would seem that his ob-
ject was more the conversion of the

world to England than anything else.
a

A resolution has been introduced in
the House calling for the creation of a
reciprocity commission, which © shall
devote its attention to the work of orig-
inating and perfecting trade treaties
with European powers and the govern-
ments of the Western: Hemisphere. The
resolution calls for the appointment of
five members, of whom one member is
to be appointed on account of distin-
guished diplomatic or consular service,
one on account of experience in the ad-
ministration of the customs laws of the
United States, and three because of
their experience in commercial and
manufacturing affairs. The Ways and
Means sub-committee on reciprocity and
commercial treaties sent
inquiry recently, which so largely elicit-
ed answers favorable to the policy of
reciprocity that it is likely to find wide
favor in the House.

al

circulars of

The garment cutters’ strike, or lock-
out, in Chicago, seems to be coming to
the members of the
union one by one accepting the terms
of the employers and going back to

a settlement by

their places. Among others who have

done this is the head of the executive
committee. That this demonstration
should- have such a termination is a
good thing for all concerned. When

unionism becomes so tyrannical that
the employers are compelled to rebel
from its domination, such a movement
is better than to wait until the industry
shall become paralyzed or be driven
away. Such a result is as disastrous to
the one party as to the other.

 

Money can be made without adver-
tising just as clothes can be washed
without soap; but the majority of
housewives prefer to use soap.

 

 

 

THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

 

MUNICIPAL PATRIOTISM.

.The direction of the great and grow-
ing interests of a metropolitan com-
munity is an enormously important un-
dertaking, and only a very high order of
talent and character should be intrusted
with the discharge of a task of so much
difficulty and consequence. The great-
er, therefore, is the wonder that munic-

ipal administration, in this country, at
least, usually falls into the hands of men
who do not even dare to ask for posi-
tions of State and Federal trust. In
some respects the ward boss is always
an important man, and it is only too
patent that he commands a large degree
of influence over men who occupy higher
official positions. But, as a rule, he
recognizes his limitations and is con-
tent to be supreme within a compara-
tively narrow sphere.

This concession has, unfortunately, be-
come habitual with the common mind
in many American cities, perhaps in
the most of them, and when a citizen of
recognized distinction accepts a munic-
ipal office or a nomination to a munici-
pal office, the feeling is that he has de-
liberately undergone a
for the public good.

The Tradesman mentions this fact
because of its serious practical bearing
and immediate pertinence. The su-
preme demand of the hour is that ex-
pression of public spirit which, for
want of a better phrase, may be called
municipal patriotism. Public affairs
have evidently ‘‘come to a pass’’ which
demands disinterested; service. The
want is volunteers who will take upon
themselves drudgery and responsibility
without the eclat, without the acclaim,
which attends promotion to State and
Federal offices.

Patriotism is aterm implying devo-
tion to the welfare of the whole country ;
but the relation of municipal to State
and Federal politics has become so de-
cisive, in many respects, that munici-
pal reform is now plainly an_indispen-
sable condition to reform all along the
line in the conduct of public business.
But this view is perfectly consistent
with the contention that municipal
parties should be enabled to act in
complete independence of the sources
of authority in State and Federal poli-
tics. A citizen of Grand Rapids, for
instance, owes it, first of all, to him-
self, to his family, and to his neigh-
bors to do everything in his power to
serve the cause of pure and economical
municipal administration; but the
consequences of his course do not end
with that consummation. If he fail in
his effort to save his city from misrule
and spoliation, he must soon see that
his failure involves much wider results.
The great cities of the United States are
the centers of a far-reaching political
influence, and it is almost certain that
the old standards of purity and _patriot-
ism can never be re-erected until Bos-
ton, New York, Brooklyn, Philadelphia,
Baltimore, New Orleans, Cincinnati,
St. Louis, Chicago and San Francisco
have been brought directly under the
control of the respectable elements of
their citizenship. Here are mentioned
only some of the great cities of the
United States, but the rule is general.

It matters very little, so far as the
standards of public honor are con-
cerned, what party is in power, so long
as its roots are fed in the gutters of
municipal corruption, for the country
as a whole cannot be properly served
while the controlling force in both par-
ties emanates from corrupt centers. If
men labor to shake the city free from

condescension

 

|
! : 3 : |
partisan influence, it is as much in the}

interest of the party as of the city. How
many great statesmen have been bred
in the school of municipal politics?
Tilden and Cleveland first attracted
National attention by making an uncom-
promising war upon municipal malad-
ministration. The city cannot afford to
surrender its special interests to the de-
mands of party exigency, and no {party
can preserve the respect of the people
when it assumes to clothe with its own
authority the corrupt leaders of munici-
pal factions which are really indifferent
to national issues.

A GREATER MEXICO.

The proposition which has more than
once been made in prominent quarters
of the United States that Mexico should
annex Cuba and ought to combine po-
litically, as one nation, with Central
America is taken up with enthusiasm
by the Mexican Herald, published in
the City of Mexico. The Herald is the
leading paper in the country printed in
the English language.

The dream of a great Southern repub-
lic stretching from the Rio Grande to
the Isthmus of Panama and including
the rich island of Cuba is a seductive
picture to the more intelligent Mexi-
cans. The fear of disorders, or any
anticipation of inability by .the central
government at the City of Mexico to
keep the peace and render property and
life as safe in the Greater Mexico as in
the present Mexico, does not appear to
be entertained. This would be the only
trouble. So long as Diaz could hold
the reins of government the new repub-
lic might remain tranquil, but it is
more than probable that Central Ameri-
can and Cuban intrigues and ambitions
would interject discord and disturb-
ances into the now peaceful tenor of
Mexican affairs. It would require a
large standing army and a_ goodly-sized
navy for Mexico to maintain her su-
premacy over such a combination of
jealous and excitable elements.

Mexico can do more for itself, just
now, by putting aside ambition and
doubling its efforts to build up the ma-
terial interests of its people, rather than
its political extension. Cuba _ naturally
belongs to the American group of States,
and its manifest destiny is to become
an American Territory and latterly a
State, or an independent republic with
an American protectorate, which would
be the better disposition of it until an-
other and an English-speaking genera-
tion came into control of the island. It
is not likely that the United States
would oppose Mexico’s acquisition of
any new territory in the direction indi-
cated. The Mexican flag over Cuban
and Central Ameican States would be
a bond for good treatment of Americans
down there, just as Canada is a bond to
keep the peace which we hold against
England ; but Mexico should hesitate to
undertake a job of maintaining tran-
quility and encouraging commercial
progress among such unruly peoples—
particularly as to Central Americans.
They must work out their destiny slow-
ly among themselves.

 

The Illinois Steel Company has_ con-
tracted to sell the Japanese government
16,000 tons of steel rails, and has an-
other contract to sell the like amount to
the Grand Trunk Railway, both of
which were in competition with English
manufacturers.

 

There is a vast difference in making
up your mind to doa thing and making

 

your muscles do it.

 

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THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

 

The Buyer’s Right and the Seller’s
Privilege.
Written for the TRADESMAN.
There are occasions in the experience |
of many dealers when questions of law
or equity present themselves for prompt

decision. They may have nothing to do

with the credit system or with collec-
tions, except as it may be uecessary to
collect evidence to assist judgment to

a right conclusion. | refer to sccasions

of customers, un-
make de-
ist to be
supplied with spirituous liquors, claim-
ing that they are to
Under the statute ol

when a certain class
circumstances,
drugg

der certain

mand on the law-abiding
be used as medicine
only. this State it
is contemplated that the seller shall be
sole judge of both the law and the facts,
and from his ruling there can be no ap-
peal unless such ruling shall be in favor
of an unworthy applicant. Uhe latter
is most importunate and
fortified with plausible reasons or delib-
his end.

likely toe be

erate untruths to secure Some-
the evidence un-
conflicting

times, presented 1s so
certain that
rule of law concerning preponderance of

and the usual
testimony affords no clue to a wise de
cision the druggist must depend
wholly his intuition. Often at this
point he is met by the bold demand that,
public

and
on
law

under a

he

as a servant of the
controlling the
bound

sale of is

liquor,
legally to sell such goods,
tender of value,
prima facie
use the

upon
to any person who gives
of his intent to
lawful

evidence
same for
These test

common of
severely than any others
the conduct of
scribed by statute that he
of a threatening

a
the
the

purpose,
cases conscience and
druggist
that
business so circum-
at
or

Sense more

occur in
a
always
Scylla

is
the mercy
Chary bdis.

A similar
him in the sale of poisons, although he
does not encounter the same kind of
tactics in case of refusing a would-be
customer, the question
complicated and the buyer is little dis-
posed to plead legal authority to win
his But,
whenever the buyer insists on claiming
the right to have an illegal order filled
on the ground above mentioned, it needs
but an ordinary amount of common
sense and legal knowledge to

responsibility rests upon

since is less

compliance with wishes.

perceive

that such claim is unjust and untenable.
Even in sales not regulated by law
the dealer has, undoubtedly, the priv-

ilege of deciding to whom he will sell

any goods in stock, subject only to. the

effect such sales may have on his_ trade
or social relations... Many honorable
merchants have used this privilege,
risking a loss of custom to mafntain
their views of duty ‘to the public on
moral grounds alone, uninfluenced by
questions of law or precedent or per-
sonal feeling; and no case has ever

been adjudicated in denial of this right-
iul course, unless their action may have
transgressed the statutes governing law-
ful contracts.

It interesting to note,
tion with this subject, that
of tike nature has arisen in an Eastern
court, to enferce the claims of certain
purchasers against manufacturers who,
for reasons sufficient to themselves, have
for years refused to fill orders from any
wholesale or retail firm known to be cut-

in connec-
a

1s

question

ters of standard prices. The suit was
commenced by a_ wholesale
Cincinnati, and takes the

charge of conspiracy on the part of the
Wholesale Druggists’ Association, in
that they have damaged the plaintiff's
business by collusion with the manufac-

house

of

1D
form

 

‘turers of proprietary goods and by a

| practical boycott nave deprived them of |

itheir lawful profits.

The position of respondents is un-
to that, many years ago,
they entered into contract with said
manufacturers to
tributers of their products upon a_ fair
Said contract has

derstood be

and equitable basis.

been submitted to the law officers of
Government and they pronounced it
valid in law and not intervening state
or National statutes concerning trusts.
This contract, as explained, makes
each member of the Association a gen-
eral agent for the goods produced by
the manufacturers, and cach 1s obliged

vin a standard jobbing price on
The in-
tent was not against public interest, nor
to create but only to
the equities of business between
distributer and consumer. If
firm inthe drug trade
in this agreement, no one
suffered but the guerrillas

to maint
the same to all retail dealers.
a monopoly, con-
serve
producer,
every wholesale
had joined
have
who have outraged all business
benefited none of the three
mercantile enterprise, not
Indeed; their aims
have been only and destructive
to all just methods of distribution,
which justify every lawful effort to cir-
As it
unite in a fair
common cause

especially in cities
usurp lines of

would
of trade,
ethics
factars

and
in
even the consumer.
selfish

cumvent them. is, since a few
to aAStice-

with

firms refused
ment, and made
the retai] cutters,
where department stores

trade in which they have no reasonable
economic excuse for intruding, it is
gratifying to know that their power for

mischief has been sensibly lessened.

When their orders enclosing checks
were ignored by manufacturers, it
affected supplies to such an extent that
firm, now appealing to the court,
admits a reduction of business
and claims damages therefor.

The results of this preliminary suit, if
favorable to the respondent and con-
firmed by supreme authority, will, no
doubt, decide the whole question. In
of an adverse verdict the victors
promise to up their success by
separate suits, to punish manufacturers
for adhering to a contract which the
majarity of jobbers and druggists be-

one

large

case
follow

was not only necessary to the suc-
cesstul of legitimate busi-
but aiso just to every party
cerned, including the public,
the final
Let us hope that,
legal the

lieve
prosecution
ness, con-
who are

purchasers and consumers.
in the outcome of this
privileges of sellers
considered equally with the
buyers, and that the decision
will be made so plain that it
easily understood and forever

contest,
will be
rights of
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An Excellent Argument.

WHITMARSH.

No better argument for the adoption
of the cash system can be advanced than
the statement made by an English news-

paper that “‘half the failures in the
Dominon of Canada are caused by ex-
cessively long ciedits.’’ It is) stated

that the average cre dit granted there is

from three to six months. The percent-

age lost through wasted interest by this
means naturally helps to make a big
hole in the profits. In all these cases

the presumption is that dealers are com-
pelled to grant these long credits or
they would not do so. That this is
logic needs no demonstration, and that

this condition of affairs is worse than
in the American rural districts contains
a small crumb of comfort for dealers in
those sections. Consider, one-half the
failures in a country resulting from
the evils of credit! What an excellent
argument for the introduction of the

cash system.

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Declared Honest by the Court and
all dealers and their customers.

init

The St:mpson gives both weight and value
by the movement of one poise
without adjustment of
any kind.

Nothing is more important to the retail
Grocer than a perfect scale. Why waste
time and increase liability of mistakes by
using a complicated scé ile that must be
adjusted with absolute accuracy to every
change in price and which at best only
gives one- half the information sought?

Customers prefer to trade _ grocers using the
Stimpson Scale, which giv s pounds and ounces
as well as money value.

BARBER & CRAW.

Fruits, Groceries and
Farm Produce.

Mich., March 16, !896.

L. O. Barber.
Cc. &. Craw.
LOWELL,
Gentlemen:

After using the Stimpson Computing Scale for two months
we are pleased to say that we are pertec tly satistied with them and no money
could take them off our counter. They are saving money for us every day.

BARBER & CRAW.

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TRADESMAN 11

 

Why the Return of Good Times is

Retarded.
In all departments of business the
amount of sales and the profits made |

depend much more upon gratifying im- |

aginary wants than they do upon the
steady demand created by — absolute
physical necessities The tailor who
can hit the fancy of his customers is
better paid than one whose work, though
equally serviceable, does not please
them. A_ skillful culinary artist gets
higher wages than a_ plain cook. A
pretty house brings more than an ugly

comfort-
articles in

built and
innumerable
ornament, and decoration,
are in the fashion will be
eagerly sought for at high prices, while
those which are out of fashion can
scarcely be sold at all. The difference
lies entirely in the minds of the buyers
and cannot be explained by logic. So,
too, changes of fashion, while increas-
ing the demand for certain articles,
lessen that for others, to the irreparable
injury of those who have invested their
capital in machinery for their produc-
tion.

one, however well
able. Of the
use of -dress,
those which

As it is with particular branches
it is with trade in general. At certain
periods, the community is in the mood
to buy largely of everything that is for
sale, while at others it restricts its buy-
ing within the narrowest possible limits.
Whether the objects its fancy are
mines, railroads, manufactories, brew
eries, and other appliances for creating
wealth, or whether they are pictures,
vases, clothing, furniture, and similar
means for the gratification of mental
and physical tastes, the dealings in
them are subject to the same influence.
An absolutely uniform proportion of sup-
ply to demand never long prevails.
Nothing pleases to the same degree for-
ever. Human nature easily wearies of
uniformity and demands a_ change.
Hence the vicissitudes of trade, and
hence the alternations of what are called
bad times and what are eulogized as
good times

so

of

It is to be remarked, too, that a very
small shrinkage in the volume of trade,
relatively to its entire mass, suffices to
produce the impression that times are
bad. The Alps and the Himalayas seem
immense to the beholders who stand at

their bases, but upon the globe asa

whole they are no more than the rough-
ness of the skin of an orange. When,

among the hundreds of millions of men

women, and children who go along
from day to day occupied with their

customary work, a few millions are out
they attract, by their
complaints, general attention, their
numbers are exaggerated, and the
rational inference is drawn that

whole world suffers as they suffer.
the idleness and the destitution at
periods were one-tenth as widely spread

of employment,

Ir-
the
If
such

as represented to be by the popular
imagination, the whole fabric of society
would dissolve in ruin. The fact is

that, in the worst times known, since the
beginning of this century at least,
ple’s earnings, altogether, have
very nearly as great as they are
the prevalence of what are
times.

A great deal is said at present, espe-
cially by politicians in and out of Con-
gress, about hard times in this country,
and, according to the
for the evil, various remedies are pro-
posed for it. The silverites assert that
adherence to the gold standard of

pco-
been
during

called good

causes assigned

money has done all the mischief, and
the cure for it, in their opinion, is free

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The protectionists say
has destroyed
that an

silver coinage.

and increase

The free. traders,

denounce the

restore it.
other hand,

on

as the one great source of evil and ad-
vocate the abolition of some of the
duties it imposes. The bank interest

complains that the currency is not suffi-

and demands for the
barks, as a condition of better times, the
of
Until jately the legal
notes issued by the

ciently elastic
privilege of issuing a larger volume
circulating
tender

notes,
Government
were alleged by some to be the root of
all the mischief; but the call for their
retirement seems to have pretty nearly
died away.

Whatever may be the merits,
respects, of these various measures, it is
evident that their efficiency, as reme-
dies for hard times, would
and not direct. The reduction
dividual expenditure and the
contraction of the -volume of trade,
whatever may be their extent, can be
arrested only by forces working the
mind, and this is a slow and roundabout
process. People who feel poor and con-
sequently restrict their consumption of
the products of industry must be made
to feel rich will enlarge
their purchases. Speculations must
show a reasonable promise of profit) in
order to induce to enter ite
them. Even legitimate enterprises fail
to attract epiadias so long as those
already in operation are seen to be
successful. The change of feeling,
must pervade the whole community
not be confined to a part of it.

Unless, therefore, it can
that the proposed remedies will produce
a general sense of increased wealth and
a disposition to spend more money than
now spent, their efficacy is dispu-
table, to say the least. Free. silver
would benefit agricultural debtors, but
it would throw general business into con-
fusion and reduce the consuming
of investors and wage
tection would stimulate
but it would check
and enhance the cost of manufactured
goods. trade, on the other hand,
while it would increase both exports and
would, close many factories and
throw the men now. working in them
out of employment. As for the schemes
of currency reform, they are distinctly
the interest of the banks
of the people, and any
effect they would have, if they
adopted, would be detrimental.

While, too, the tendency of these va-
rious remedies for hard times is toward
incomplete result, the advocacy of

in other

indirect
in in-
resulting

be

on

before they

men

un-
too,
and

be shown

is

power

Pro-
manufactures,
foreign commerce

eCamers.

ree

advocated in
at the expense

were

an
them separately or altogether is imme-
diately mischievous. The most potent
causes of the feeling which produces
the present comparative stagnation of
business are distrust of the present and
uncertainty as to the future. Men can-
not walk with firm steps upon a quak-
ing bog, and they will not venture up-
on what they know to be a quicksand.
Whether free trade or protection 1s bad
for the country, the establishment of
either beyond the possibility of change
would be better th: in the constant liabil-
ity to a substitution of one for the
other. So long, too, as the specter of
free silver coinage is suffered to fright-
en both home and foreign c ipitalists,
they will not freely trust their money
where it. reigns. Something must
done—and done quickly--to stimulate
trade and revive industry. Until the
financial and tariff questions are de-
cided, doubt and uncertainty must nec-
essarily prevail and delay the coming of

‘the good times so ardently desired.

MATTHEW MARSHALL.

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THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN ‘

 

Two Soldiers and the Widow—a Story
of the Late War.
Written for the TRADESMAN.

‘*Been up to the campfire, a-having a
good time with the boys,” said old
Sam. ‘‘The old regiment’s getting
smaller and smaller every year, and that
old company of mine is all gone down
till there’s only a squad left. You
betcher life, that company was a ‘hum-
mer’ in the war. There was a hundred
of us. Pretty nearly everything on
earth in that company when it first
went out—some good fellows, some just
fair, and some ornery cusses not worth,
so far as fighting goes, two whoops in
a back alley in Jerusalem.

‘‘There was two fellows that was
pards that make my military gall rise
when I think of them-~Tom and_ Jerry.
Neither one o’ them was worth a_ slice
o’ ham to Uncle Sam. Jerry, he was the
bigest man in the company—six feet
two. He had been a-studying law sdme
in a mill down near the big sewer when
the war broke out, and we thought him
big enough to lick a hull regiment of
secesh; but I'll betcher a whole tan-
yard agin a shoe-string that he never
see a Johnny during the war. lfl had
a contract with the devil for six cow
ards, and he wouldn’t take Jerry for the
lot and give me a receipted bill, I'd
repudiate the debt.

‘*Tom, his parc, he was an ornery
poor scrub from Ingeany. Asa rule
he let church matters slide, but, when
they built the log meeting house at Dry
Bones Creek, be went on a stil] hunt
after religion to where the preacher was
a-laying it down to ‘em. Most every-
body in the settlement was there,
a-sitting round on the benches, when
Tom walked in and pulled off his boots.
Then he laundried his socks in the
drinking pail and hung them up on the
pulpit to dry, a-standing guard over
?em with his shotgun, so 4 not to have
any trouble with the congregation.
Well, that night the minister and the
other pious men a-living around there
got the grand Ki-bBosh on him and run
him clear out o’ Posey county before
they give him a chance to explain.
And he didn’t stop a-running until he
see Jerry s sign o’ *‘ Lawyer’’ a-hanging
out and he went in for advice,
a-planting his shotgun and a plug 0’
Kentucky twist for security. Jerry, he
put up the gun at the corner grocery
and then they two had a good toot and en-
listed during the exhilaration of their
enthusiasm.

‘‘ The first two years, Jerry, he sam-
pled every hospital from Louisville to
Chattanooga. He had every disease in
the almanac, and he fooled the best
doctors in the army, until they got onto
his racket. In one place they blistered
his back with hot coppers. In another
they got already to saw his leg off be-
fore he’d get a,move on him. And
one hospital steward pulled his boots up
through his system with a stomach
pump. And they passed him along the
line until he got to the front with a hos-
pital record longer ‘n a mile o’ rail
fence. But he never got entirely shut
of hospitals until one day they gave
him a seidlitz powder in separate doses
—first the salts, then the phiz—-and they
do say that he beat Vesuvius or Popo-
catey etl for spouting, and that it would
’a’ blowed his ole head off if his
mouth kadn’t been so tarnation big.

‘‘T never could see how Tom got by
the mustering officer, he was such a
low-down cuss. He wa’n't more’n half
as big as Jerry, and he had corns on his
feet half way to his knees, and spavins

 

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and wind puffs from there up, and his
face looked like the breastbone of a
chicken in pin feather time.

‘It took two years for the orderly t

pin them there to roosters down to hard
pan, and there wasn’t a live Johnny be-
tween Chattanooga and Buzzard Roost e
Gap. Tom, he had been a-guarding of More than 19,000 in use
mules at the corral some time when
Jerry came up to the company ; and it
wasn’t two days before he found out
that Tom had a ‘snoodie’ down the river
a bit that he’d married on the install-
ment plan—‘three months or enduring
the war.’ She was of the ginyine
pennyroyal steck. Her man had_be-
longed to Wheeler's Critter- backs and
some feller belonging to Minty’s Fourth
Michigan had shot him in the spine of
his back at Duck River about corn hoe-
ing time and left her nothing but the
cabin at the Point and the wardrobe in
which she stood in the middie of.

‘‘When the widder saw Jerry, she
shook Tom. No doubt but what she
meant to be fair when she first made up
to Tom, but the flesh and the devil
froze out all her good intentions when
the well-fed form of Jerry dropped in
one day. Now, she had no more use for
two men than a soldier has for two fry-
ing pans. This made Tom pretty hot, : — iti
and he laid low until one night he saw|  *~ ' i mee i i -
Jerry draw a_ half barrel of sauerkraut
ieee ee pon For advertisement of our World Famous Standard
the sanitary Commission tent. e rollec
it out in - dark and then, shouldering Market DAYTON COMPUTING SCALES, see last
it, started for the widder’s, two miles] page of cover in this issue.
down the river. It made him sweat, . i
but ‘The hope of reward lightens la- e
bor.’ Tom, he got another chum of his Th C t S | Ci
and, with their muskets at a trail, e ompu ing Ca e 0.,
started on the run, and, being loaded
light, they was a-sitting by the widder’s Dayton, Qhio.
fireside when Jerry come in, badly :
winded with his load.

‘Well, you can just betcher boots,
the Sweet Singer of Michigan never
built any song to fit the tune that was

sung in that there cabin then! They
all forgot their manners and swore some

in the presence of the woman; but that
didn’t hurt much, for she talked some -
herself and no woman can be a Chris-

tian on an empty stomach. They had

the drop on Jerry, and he shouldered
that keg 0’ cabbage again and_ started
for camp to the tune of ‘The Rogues’ —
March,’ Tom a-whistling of it and _—

Jerry a-singing of the chorus. He kicked

 

      

At prices ranging from $15 up
wards. The style shown in this cut ¥

$30.00

which includes Seamless Brass
Scoop.

This is not a real Computing
Seale, it being necessary to make
mental calculations. It is also
limited in capacity. You can sell
in fractions in the following
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
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some, but they jabbed the hindside of facturing concern like ours can save you money.
his bide so full of holes that it wouldn’t We manufacture both Spring and Winter
hold corn husks when he got back to Wheat Flour and sell direct to the retailer

camp. And then Jerry, he went to the
pup tent to meditate on the uncertain-
ties of life in the army.

‘‘Tom and his chum, they duga aa

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-ellar in their tent and burie > keg 4
re ae d buried the keg $$ | Of course, you see the
for future evidence. saved point?

‘‘Some time after that the regiment It’s big enough, isn’t it? °

broke camp for the front. Jerry, he
drank a quart o’ commissary vinegar,
that made him look so much likea
corpse they sent him to his old roosting
place, the hospital. Tom, ‘he stood by*
until he pegged out in the swamps of

Our “Crosby’s Superior” brand of Spring
Wheat Flour has given better satisfaction in

South Carolina. The woman at the any places than =—T of the so-called “High-
Point? Oh, she married a_ one-legged est grades of Spring Wheat Flour made.”
Cracker in Hog Jaw Valley, a Johnny There are reasons for it. We can name many.

of forgiving sperit.’’
Jock LA PIEUTE.
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Trying to do business among a_read-
ing public without advertising is a
good deal like climbing the stairs of a 09

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running. Sole makers of the famous Lily White Flour,
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maxim ‘‘slow but sure’’ gives him -ex-
cuse for slothfulness is mighty apt to
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VALUE OF TRADE-MARKS. _

the dictionaries. It requires years of
labor and the expenditure of much
money to make a_ word or a sentence
known throughout the land, and if the
The value of trade-marks in com-|owners of such words as_ Sapolio,
merce and the advantage to manufac-} Kodak, Cuticura, Cottolene, Pearline
turers which springs from having their} or Castoria object to having their trade-
wares known by name are nothing new] marks used indiscriminately they cannot

to the persons who are directly interest- | be blamed.
ed; but the fact that unscrupulous peo-}| In most civilized countries provi-
ple are taking advantage of the popu-|sions have been made by law to protect
larity of certain goods and are placing |trade-marks. In Great Britain, France,
false and spurious wares on the market|Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands,
4 under trade-mark names makes the sub-| Norway, Japan, Italy, Switzerland,
' ject one of vital importance at the| Russia, Denmark and the Argentine

present time. All hones ople are | Confederati he crime of ¢ rfeit-
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Absolute Cigars 3

Although we have had numerous importunities to put in
a line of Absolute Cigars, we have delayed action in the
matter until we could give our customers positive as-
surance that the brand we adopted was absolutely the
best 5 cent cigar made. Confident that we have suc-
ceeded, we have secured the agency of a brand which
will stand this test, and take pleasure in informing our
patrons that Absolute Cigars will hereafter be carried
by our salesmen, the same as Absolute Teas, Absolute
Coffees, Absolute Spices and Absolute Baking Pow-

Protection Needed for an Important
Form of Assets.

Parisian Flour

Lemon & Wheeler Company,

SOLE AGENTS.

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creates a word which represents his|and imprisonment, and merchants and
merchandise should be allowed the ex-}|manufacturers who have established a
clusive right to use that word, particu-|name are anxious that laws of a strin-
larly if its use is a source of profit to} gent nature should be enacted for their
him. Such words expressive of an ar-| protection in this country.
ticle, a series of articles or a process of Trade-mark names are not necessarily
manufacture have increased of Jlate}the names of articles. Some of the
years in this country, and some of them|most valuable trade-marks are the
have become so valuable that in the} names of popular firms, and it is doubt-
inventories of the concerns to which they | ful whether any of the large concerns
belong they are looked upon asthe most} which have gained fame and fortune
important assets. under their present title could be in-
A bill was recently introduced in| duced te part with the firm name, and

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Congress which has for its object the
protection of American trade-marks,
and which, if passed, will put a stop to
the fraudulent imitations which have
been a source of worry, vexation and
pecuniary loss to many manufacturers.

In some of the States laws have been
passed making the counterfeiting of
trade-marks a criminal offense, and in
those States trade-mark pirates are
placed in the same category with coun-
terfeiters and highway robbers. A step
toward reform in the direction of pre-
venting improper and untrue marking
was taken in Congress on March 24,
when the House of Representatives
passed a bill prohibiting the shipment
under false brands of any spirituous or
fermented liquors or wines. It was
argued that men had spent years of
work and fortunes in money developing
vineyards, and when finally their efforts
had been crowned with success and
their wines had reached a point of per-
fection where they would command a
good price in the market, some new
grower would take advantage of his
neighbor’s work and put his inferior
wine on the market under the same
name.

This piracy has been checked by the
law, which provides that ‘‘ whenever
any person sells or keeps on hand for
sale, ships, transports or removes any
spirituous or fermented liquors or
wines, whether foreign or domestic, in
bottles, casks or other packages, under
any other than the proper name or
brand known to the trade as designat-
ing the kind and quality * * he
shall forfeit said liquors or wines and
be subject to pay a fine of $500 and to
be imprisoned six months for the first
offense, and to pay a fine of $1,000 and
be imprisoned one year for the second
offense. ’’

The forged wine label is a source of
annoyance and of loss to the wine
grower, but no more so than similar for-
geries are to the manufacturer of patent
medicines, scientific instruments, house-
hold articles or toilet preparations.
There are in existence trade-mark
words which were coined by the manu-
facturers of the articles which they rep-
resent which have become so familiar
to the public that they are sometimes
used without reference to the article for
which they were created, and some of
these words finally, have slipped into

 

it is equally true that they would object
if any other concern were to use their
firm name or a name near enough like
it to deceive the great mass of people
who buy merchandise through cata-
logues. Instances are known where un-
scrupulous concerns have used the
names of well-known and reputable con-
cerns to advance the sale of articles
which such houses would not handle,
and there are also instances where irre-
sponsible people have been placed at
the head of a concern simply because
they happened to have the same name
as some merchant whose firm name was
well known and a guarantee for honesty.

Rowland Cox is quoted in a_period-
ical devoted to the trade-mark as saying :
‘“‘The use of a studied counterfeit or
copy of a trade-mark, malo animo, in-
volves both misrepresentation and false
personation, and is, in its nature, a
crime. The selling of goods bearing the
spurious mark is obviously a species
of false pretences, involving the use
of a small token and substantially the
same as forgery.’

This view is shared by all owners of
trade-marks, and they hope that by
united efforts they will succeed in_ pro-
curing protective legislation.

> 2.»
Prospects of Bankruptcy Legislation.

The Torrey and Bailey bills on bank-
ruptcy are expected to have a_ struggle
shortly in the Senate. The Judiciary
Committee has postponed consideration
of the measures, to see what the House
would do, and as it has been made evi-
dent that the Torrey bill has excellent
prospects of passing the House, the
Senate committee is disposed to delay
matters, because its expected recom-
mendation of voluntary bankruptcy
would not be accepted. Mr. Bailey
found it necessary to modify his views,
and Mr. Torrey had to accept amend-
ments to his measure. Both bills have
gone through the legislative threshing
mills, and all the objectionable chaff
has apparently been removed, but the
business men stil! adhere to the Torrey
draft, and will have nothing to do with
the Bailey patch quilt, because they are
familiar with the provisions of the for-
mer and committees without number
have investigated with satisfactory re-
sult. The enactment of a bankruptcy
act at this session of Congress is not
very promising. The House is willing,
but the Senate is very uncertain.

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Lansing, Mich., Feb. 25, 1896.

E. B. M1LutarR & Co.,
Chicago, [ll.,
Gentlemen:

The December number of the Bulletin of this De-
partment contains the analysis of a sample of Pepper from
R. B. Shank & Co., of Lansing, produced by your firm.

In a re-examination of this Pepper it has been found that
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which correction will be published in the next number of the
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14

THE MICHIGAN

TRADESMAN

 

Shoes and Leather

acaealy Displayed in isleading, the
Purchasing Public.
Geo. E. B. Putnam in Boot and Shoe Recorder.
The subject of unreliable advertising
is of as much interest as that of how to

advertise successtully. For two rea-
sons :

First, that he may avoid it as much
as possible, and, second, that he may

make a careful study of what an unreli-
able competitor may do or say. In this
connection I would like to brie fly relate

a few instances that came under my
personal attention.

Some time ago a large store in this
city advertised in one of the Sunday
papers, ‘‘Women’s first quality rubbers,
20 cents per pair.’’ I called at this
store in company with a friend and

asked fora pair of ladies’ rubbers.
‘*What size,’’ asked the clerk.
‘Four and a half M,’’ was the reply.
The clerk selected the rubbers,
wrapped them in a package, and handed
them to me. I passed him twenty cents
and started for the door, but he hurried
after me saying:

‘*The price of those is 60 cents; you
gave me only 20.”’
‘‘That is the price advertised,’’ I +e-

plied.
‘‘Oh! if you want 2o0-cent rubbers,
they are over there on that table,’’ he
remarked. I handed him the package,
took my money, and went in a direc-
tion indicated. And what a mess |
found! There were possibly a hundred
or more pairs of rubbers. They were
tied together in pairs.

Here was one size three and one kalf
a size larger tied together; and an
American and a Candee constituted an-
other ‘‘pair;’’ here a London toe and a
pointed toe paired off—a mess of stutf
I would not take as a gift, yet this store
advertised them in two Sunday papers,
at a cost of probably $30 or $40, to draw
customers to their store.

Did it pay?

I think not, for I have shied clear of
that store ever since.

Some two years ago,

while waiting on

the street at about 10 o'clock in the
evening for a car to take me home, |
noticed a large show window being
decorated with smoking jackets. There
were many handsome = styles, among
them a line marked $5. Here was

something I needed, and this was an
opportunity to get one at a_ bargain.
This store opens at 8 a. m., so in order
to be on hand early, I le ft home just
before 8 o’clock the next morning and
was in the store in less than half an
hour after it opened. I went immedi-
ately to this department, and was con-

vinced that there had been no rush
there so early; in fact, I believe I was
the first customer. I asked to be shown

some smoking jackets. The first one
brought out was $10.50. I informed the
clerk that I did not want to pay so
much. I was then shown one at $9
amd again said that was too high.
‘“‘Show me one of those in the win-
dow,’’ I asked. ‘

| What price, | he replied.

*' Five dollars. ’’

The clerk walked the length of the
store, went out and looked in the win-
dow and came back and said, ‘‘ They
are all gone.’’ '

““Let me have one of those in the

window,’’ I said.
‘They are all sold; all spoken
soon as we opened,’’ he replied.
I went to another store and bought a
jacket and paid $10 for it.
Do you think such advertising
I don’t.

) for as

?

pays:

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|new style, <
| hats at $5.

ill silk plush, silk tr immed
Sold elsewhere at a3. :
stepped 1 in and inspected these ‘‘$7 silk
hats at $5." My companion, who was
aca in that business, knew the
|make of the hat at once. They cost
33.75 at wholesale, and are sold by all
dealers who handle them at $5.

Was this honest?

I don’t think so.

My wife -— my attention to an ad-
vertisement of ‘‘ Ladies’ kid laced shoes,
patent leather trimmed, at $2.20, worth
$4,’’ and I dropped in to see them and
recognized the make. They cost just
$1.60 per pair, with a discount for cash,
yet this party advertised them as a $4
shoe.

Was he honest?

No.

‘*Greatest Sale of Silks on Record,
was the headline of a big ad. in a Sun-
day paper, which went on to describe
the beautiful effects for evening and
street wear that would be offered the
purchasing public at 8:30 prompt the
next day, (at 25 cents per yard.) i
will give most people credit for not be-
ing fools enough to follow up such an
announcement, yet, when I went in that
store the next day, it was almost im-
possible to get near the counter, and
when | reached it, I found that the silks
advertised at 25 cents per yard were
‘short _— of from one to two
yards to the piece, and probably not
half a dozen pieces alike

The advertised goods were there.

But was that good advertising?

Some shoe men are not above adver-
tising in this misleading manner: On
Nassau street, New York, about a year
ago, I saw a handsome pair of shoes in
the window, with a ticket reading,
‘* These shoes marked down from $5 to
S1.98.’’ i examined them as well as |
could gnd decided that they were offered
at far below first cost.

I did not need new shoes at the time,
but I scented a bargain, so I entered the
Store.

‘Let me see a pair of shoes like those
in the window. ’’

A pair of my size was brought. They
were "Goodye ar weit, calf, with kangaroo
top, a shoe which would cost, to manu-
facture, $3 tO 3.25.

They fitted well, too.

[ told the clerk to do up the old pair,
as I would wear the new ones, and
handed the clerk a $2 bill, saying with
a laugh:

‘*Never mind the change.’”’

“The price is five dollars, sir.’’

‘But your window ticket says $1.08.’

‘That is for the pair in the window.
They are too small for you.

‘‘’Then these are not for sale at
price:

‘No, sir. These are five

don’t want them.’’

And I took them off.

Then the clerk tried to persuade me
into taking them. Said I had walked
enough in them to soil the bottoms,
offered to let me have them for $4.50,
but I decided that if I couldn’t have
them at $1.98 I would not take them at
any price.

Then he
some shoes
could afford

I sometimes
temper. The
about that time.
thought of his

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that

dollars.’

tried another tack. He had
at 1.65, if that was ail |
to pay.
discover
clerk also
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swindling

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that I have a
discovered it
him what |
and that I
knew a thing or two about shoes. |
talked earnestly with that shoe clerk,
and I rather think he understood just
what my opinion was of this scheme to
get people into the store by false pre-

 

Only a short time ago I saw an adver-
tisement of ‘1,000 dozen newest styles |
gents’ linen coll: irs, in four shapes -|
2,100 linen at 75 centsa dozen.’’ I was|
in need of some collars and called at
the store.

**What size?’’ asked the clerk.

‘Fifteen and a half,’’ I answered.
** All out,’’ he replied ;‘‘we only have
fz, 13%, 16 and 16%.’

Does this pay?
Not much.

tences. He begged me to say nothing
about it, told me he was not to blame,
but that the proprie tor of the store was
alone responsible for the fraudulent ad-
vertising. | pitied the poor chap, who

got $10 a week for
work.

It is an old dodge of some shoe men
to put a handsome, well-made calf shoe
in the window marked at a ridiculously
low price and then offer the customer a

doing this dirty

split or satin calf, made up in same
style.
There are many forms of dishonest

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of any orders given us. Discounts and

terms are as favorable as offered by any agent of the Boston Rubber
Wait and.see our salesmen before placing your order.

Discount—Bostons, 15 per cent.; Bay States, 15 and 12 per cent.
Payable December 1, 1896.

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seems to me that the ingenuity dis-
played in misleading the purchasing
public might be far better utilized in
making windows and_ advertisements
attractive, interesting and convincing.

You can’t make a silk purse out of a
sow’s ear. You can’t sell gold dollars
for twenty-five cents. There are gul-
lible people who think they can buy
such bargains. All the fools are not
dead yet, and there’s a fool born every
other minute. But the fool whom you
are enabled to swindle once must be a
natural born idiot to let you swindle
him or her again.

It doesa’t pay.

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Should the Clerk Be a Detective as
Well?

Correspondence Dry Goods Chronicle.

‘‘When I worked in Biggs’ store,
there was another man in the same
stock, a man of family. I used to call
at his house sometimes. He was a
genial sort of a chap, easy to get along
with, and used to make a practice of
rushing the can whenever any of the
boys visited his home, so that we all re-
garded him as hospitable, friendly and
honest. He certainly was a hard worker,
and the firm valued him above the ma-
jority of its men.

‘*One day when he was starting for
dinner he said to me, ‘Old man, my
son may come in to see me before I get
back. If he does, just hand him that
parcel under the counter.’

‘IT thought no more about it, until
sure enough his son did come as ex-
pected, and according to instructions |
gave him the parcel. As I handed it
out I pressed my thumb through the
paper and discovered that the parcel
was a roll of fine black brilliantine, a
quality of which we had a single end of
ten yards in_ stock. — Investigation
proved, however, that the piece was no
longer in stock; but I found the stock
board it had been rolled on under the
counter.

‘*T felt pretty restless for some time,
but I had no direct proof, and the
man had been for years with the house
and was highly esteemed by the firm.
What was | to do? Well, anyway, I said
nothing. Some days later I came in
from dinner. My companion was just
handing several parcels to a man who
stood there. In response to my _ inquir-
ing look he said it was_ his_ brother-in-
law, whose wife had left the parcels at
the counter in his charge.

‘*T couldn’t banish my _ suspicions,
however. That man knew I suspected
him and after a time he took another
situation. After he was gone I learned
that he had made an attempt to throw
me down and failed.

‘‘In the course of time I madea
change and I was scarcely out of the
house before he was back again. Iam
to this day confident in my opinion that
the man was a thief. Direct evidence
that would prove my suspicion, tangible
evidence that would warrant my mak-
ing a charge with any prospect of prov-
ing it, I had none. In my dilemma _ |
consulted an old man, a minister of the
gospel, as to what I should do. He
asked me if it was a part of my duties
to watch my companions; if I were de-
tective as well as clerk. I scarcely
thought so, and he argued that, unless |
was prepared to retrieve any damage |
might do that man’s family by bringing
the charge, whether true or false, | had
better consider well before I took any
steps in the matter; so I held my
peace. ’’

Did he do right or wrong? I would
like the opinion of the trade on _ this.

—__ 0 __
The Harm of It.

An unfavorable opinion expressed
about you and your store will tear down
more than you can rebuild in many a
year. Let the business man so conduct
himself personally and in his store
affairs that he may be above reproach
in the minds of the people. A business
man cannot afford to compromise his
store’s interest by taking part in any
questionable affairs, either socially,
politically, or in any other way.

 

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The Country Grocer’s Hard Luck.
Stroller in Grocery World.

I’d often heard of them before, but I
never saw one until three or four days
ago. I mean these fellows who seem to
have constant hard luck in everything
they do. There are some people, you
know, who, no matter what they do, are
always having accidents or meeting with
losses or some other misfortune.

This fellow does a grocery business
ina little town in Virginia. He doesn’t
have much of a _ piace, and I guess
doesn’t have much of a trade. When I
went into his place he was sitting on a
no-back bench with some other men.
It had been raining, and these loafers
had evidently been out in the rain, for
their clothes were wet. The store was
hot, and the stench from their clothes,
together with the delightful perfume
from the copious tobacco expectorations
which they shot with unerring accuracy
at the stove, filled the place with a
smell that struck your olfactories, as you
entered, like a bad egg.

The proprietor got up to talk to me as
I went in. I asked him how business
was. l

‘‘ There ain’t any,’’ he said. °°! ain't
sold a dollar’s worth the whole mornin’.

‘It’s just my luck, anyhow,’ he said.
‘IT ain’t never had a piece of good luck
since I went in business. Something’s
always happening to me. First, me
wife goes and dies, and then I lose me
1g.

‘* Just this morning, ’’ he went on, ‘'I
lost half a barrel of molasses and a_ lot
of sugar.”’

‘* How was that?’’ I asked.

‘‘Why, I was down cellar a-drawin’ a
gallon of molasses when a couple of
tramps began to scrap outside the cel-
lar window, and | went to look at ‘em
a minute. When I got back the wooden
spigot had come out of the hole, and
the molasses was a-runnin’ over every-
thing. Got in a lot of sugar and played
the mischief with it.

‘‘Just what I tell you,’’ he went on.
‘It’s nothin’ but ornery hard luck. I
saw that spigot was loose a week ago, and
I says to meself, ‘171 fix that when I git
time,’ an’ I ain't never had the time.
That’s the way the thing goes.’’

| expressed some sympathy, though
didn’t feel any, an@ thus encouraged, he*
continued his tale of woe.

‘

—

‘*An’ to make the thing worse,’’ he
said, ‘‘there’s some fellow opened a

grocery store two streets below me here.
He’s got a lot of fancy fixin’s in his
place, and the people’s just a-flockin’
there. Here I’ve been here for fifteen
years, and they turn their backs on me
for him. I say it ain’t right!’’

I looked around his store. Nobody
could accuse him of having any ‘‘ fancy
fixin’s.’’ His store was exactly the lit-
tie low-ceilinged, smoke-begrimmed,
musty, and bad smelling country store
that we expect to see in every place
where the city hall is a blacksmith shop
and the courthouse a little red school-
house.

While I stood there, this grocer’s
little boy stuck his head in the door.

‘*Pop,’’ he yelled, **Smithson’s horse
has got in the yard again. You can't
keep him out, for the gate’s broke.”’

‘*There ’tis again,’ said the grocer,
despairingly. ‘‘I’ve been a-goin’ to
mend that gate a hundred times, but |
never get time. I might as well give up ;
there’s no luck here for me."’ |

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loafers who smelled his place up clean off |
thie stove and then ‘‘git.’’ I believe by |
the time I got through with the estab- |
lishment, the proprietor would have felt |
a little more like hustling. He wouldn't |
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where else—-for some time, I[’]l warrant |
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16
Clerks’ Corner

A Little Preaching, Now and Then, is
Relished by the Best of Men.

There is a newspaper office not many
' squares away and the managers of the
paper have advertised for a boy. You
may have seen it, but it is worth read-
ing again and here it is:

‘“The News Letter office wants a boy
to do chores, make fires and run on er-
rands. It does not want a boy to man-
age the business, edit the paper or act
as foreman of the office. If the right
kind of alad applies, he will be taught
the art preservative, besides being i
munerated every Saturday night with
coin which, while not princely in
amount, will be sufficient for him to
make occasional trips around the State
and put up at first-class hotels. Boy
about twelve or fourteen years of age
preferred. Neither race, color, religion
nor previous condition of servitude will
be donsidered a bar to applicants. Ap-
ply to the News Letter office any day,
Sundays excepted, between 7 a. m. and
6 p.m.”

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the kind of a boy which is in active de-}

mand.

The first point to be noticed is the
distinct statement in regard to what the
boy is wanted to do: three things, and
only three—muscle-work, all of them,
and all of them what a boy of the stated
age can easily do, and do well it he
will. From what follows it is evident
that the printing office in question has
not, heretofore, succeeded in getting
the right kind of a boy. After the nov-
elty of the position has worn off, after
the chores have become irksome, the
fires been started and the errands run,
it seems to the boy that he was made
for something better than such work,
and that the sooner he familiarizes him-
self with the duties of those above him
the sooner he can clamber to the
second or the third round in the busi-
ness ladder and begin to make a stir
in the world. So the chores that ‘“‘any
clodhopper can do with his eyes shut,’’
are done as a blinded clodhopper would
do them; so the fires take it into their
heads to go out and get the ambitious
boy into trouble, and the errands—well,
it doesn’t hold to reason that a boy can
run his legs off without ever making
a mistake. And, by and by, when the
lad knows that he can do the other
fellow’s work just as well as, if not bet-
ter than, the other fellow, ‘‘they’’ give
him ‘‘the grand bounce,’’ and insert
the kind of ad. above quoted.

- ‘If the right kind of a lad applies.’’
What is the right kind? Every other
paper you pick up tells how necessary
it is for a boy to keep his eyes wide
open, to see a thing to be done and do
it without waiting to be told, to be al-
ways on hand when needed and never
hesitate to do what he’s told todo, even
when it belongs to the other boy’s job;
and yet, hear this ad. comes out witha
lot of stuff that means, if it means any-
thing, that he’s got ‘‘todochores, make
fires and run on errands’’—just that and
nothing else. Somehow, things don’t
jibe. What is ‘‘the right kind of a lad?”’
The lad who does the work that he is

hired to do; the lad who takes that lit-

tle unpretending corner of the business
world which good fortune has placed in
his hands, and takes such good care of
it that the man who put him there is
surprised to find that that little insig-
nificant corner is one of the most im-
portant ones in the whole business.
These are some of the attributes of the

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THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

right kind of a boy—the one who takes
the best of care of his own little corner.

It is noticeable that the right kind of
a boy is contented to do the work that
falls to him, to do it well and to be sat-
ished when he has done his best, with-
out troubling himselt about the work
above him or the boys who do that work.
In plain “Anglo-Saxon, boys, he minds
his own business; and a boy who does
that thcroughly will be sure to exhibit
one trait that belongs to ‘‘the right kind
of a lad.’

There will be a tendency on the part
of some of the boys reading the ad. to
call attention to ‘‘that rot about the
princely pay.’’ The right kind of a boy
would, in all probability, get the mag-
nificent remuneration of $2.50 a week;
or, if he was just the right kind of a
boy, perhaps $2.75 or $3, a sum suffi-
cient to go all over the State—on er-
rands, afoot, with a chance of getting
any first-class hotel where he
might stop to rest. That’s what that
amounts to.

If it doesn’t amount to that, it ought
to amount to just that. A boy twelve
or fourteen years of age needs no money
for traveling purposes, and should want
none; his parents or guardians should
have charge of that. His wants are
looked after, and will be, so that he
can attend strictly to business; and_ the
very boy who calls attention to that part
of the ad. is the boy who, without know-
ing it, shows tendencies which the right
kind of a boy never has.

It is easy to infer that the News Let-
ter does not expect to come across the
right kind of a youth very soon. There
will beZany number fof applicants, and
everyone of them will declare himself
to be an expert at ‘‘doing chores, mak-
ing fires and running on errands.’’ The
majority of these applicants will soon
show that they are not the right kind of
a boy. They may have ‘‘done chores”’
for years, and in all that time never
have learned how; and the same in-
efficiency will appear in the other re-
quirements, all showing that the appli-
cant is not the right_kind of a boy.

Don’t think I preach too much, boys,
but just give this matter a little

thought.
UNCLE Bop.
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The Decision in the Currants Case.

The decision in the celebrated Zante
currants case is still like a Chinese puz-
zle to the fruit trade. The discrimina-
tion against so-called Zante currants can
only be explained by the supposition
that a serious mistake was made in

| printing the Tariff act, which should

have read ‘‘Zante and all other cur-
rants 1 4c per pound, ’’ instead of ‘* Zante
currants 1%4c per pound and all other
currants free.’’ At least that is the in-
terpretation placed on the matter by
members of the fruit trade. The San
Francisco Court has decided that all
currants coming from the Island ‘of
Zante must pay duty, and that settles it
unless the case is appealed. The Col-

‘lector of the Port has been supported in

his view of the case, although the ap-
praisers upheld the protests of importers,
who claimed that the Collector was
wrong in his classification. The im-

pression in some quarters is that the
decision includes all currants coming

irom Greece, but that isa mistake. It
is believed that where invoices have
been liquidated they will not be called
up for review by the Treasury Depart-
ment.

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in the road and invited him to dance for
them, at the same time touching him
up with their whips. He lugged out a
revolver and made them dance tor him
until they were almost dead with fa-
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WHOLESALE DRY GOODS
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IMPORTERS and JOBBERS.

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2 1b. Blackberries 2 1b. Succotash 3 1b. Golden Squash

21b. White Marrowfat Peas 31b. Hubbard Squash

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21b. Red Pitted Cherries
21b. Strawberries
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THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

 

1

Commercial Travelers

Michigan Knights of the Grip.
President, S. E. Symons, Saginaw;
Gro. F. Owen, Grand Rapids; Treasurer,
Frost, Lansing.

secretary

 

Michigan Commercial Travelers’ Association. | °

President, J. F. Cooper, Detroit; Secretary and

Treasurer, D. Morris, Detroit.

 

Gripsack Brigade.
John J. Seagers, traveling representa-
tive for Symons Bros. & Co. (Sag
has changed his residence from Bay |
City to Saginaw.

Frank Collins

with the Rapid H ‘
left Tuesday for lowa, which State cor

inaw),

has taken a position

ook and Eve Co. and
A
prises his territory.

The wide-awake commercial travele

does not expect his customer to express

a desire for goods, but is always first to
make an effort to sell them.

 

The things to. be especi
ered by the firm employing
travelers are the profits of the traveler's

1]
ly consid-

commercial

sales and the impression left behind.

Cc. B. Bunton, of the
Bunton & Son, general ce
nm the

He

firm of C.
malers at Bear
Lake, spent Sunday i the
guest of M. M.

companied by his wife.

the
City,

Mallory. was ac-

Confidence in his own ability, perfect

familiarity with the

line he sells, reason-
able economy in expenses, energy, tac
and agreeableness are valuable facto
to look for in a salesman.

Most all have
the t pa
to make misrepresentations in order to

effect

commercial travelers

learned lesson that it does 1m y

sale. Misrepresentation is

a

bound to cause a loss of confidence.
Michigan members of the [. PP. A.

should not forget that the annual imeet-

ing of the Michigan Division will b

held at the office of the |
Tradesman, April 26, at 12:30 p.

A considerate
and necessities of others
and justice applied to al
are

 

regard for the right
, COMMON SENSC
] business trans-
actions lubricants which cause the
wheels of commerce to revolve smoothly
and without friction.

The Tradesman is indebted to the
Charlevoix Democrat for the portrait
of Geo. W. Miller, published elsewhere
this week, and also for the substance of
the biography presented
therewith.

Make it a part of your business to

agitate good roads. |

in connection

sJecome crank

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on the subject and say your say at every
stopping place
stores, and wherever men

in hotels or village

CONZTee Aare,

Do this, especially if your territory in-
cludes a number of long drives.
Traverse City Eagle: Wm. Snow

Stevens, a popular commercial man of

Detroit, well known in this city, will
soon make his home here with his

May John-

bride, who was Miss Lillie

son. The marriage was solemnized
April 7, at the home of the parents ot

the bride in Manistique.
Percy F. Storrs, formerly with the I.
M. Clark Grocery Co., has taken a
sition as traveling for the
Pettibone Brothers Manufacturing Co.,
military and society
His territory
Wisconsin ili

, i

Po-
i
representative
manufacturers of
at
comprises Minnesota,
nois, Michigan, Indiana and Ohio.
The

remember that money is wasted by em-

goods Cincinnati.

  

manufacturer or jobber should

  

   

  
 

    

  

 

   
   

 

   

 

 

 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ploying a ‘‘cheap man”’ to represent his
interest on the road. It

to waste money on an
salesman than on one who thoroughly
understands his business. One first-class

is much easier
incompetent

| Cider Vinegar are always to the front in

| trade. | Charlevoix.

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

  

 

traveling representative is better than SUCCESSFUL SALESMEN. In politics Mr. Mill sa Democrat,
two poor ones. Ll ie i about the ily member of that
i ; ; , Geo. W. Miller, Traveling Repre t- ' ge
The traveling man has no regulat + a 7 il \ Charlevoix county wi has
: ‘ ative Tor tviicnae!l KOI ce
time tO Gat, tO SiIcCeD. tO. Come OF to rt f 1\ een ¢
, p> g ( WW ae \
These matters are entirely controlle . : : ‘ Sevt (
lfor him. by. ever-changing railroad S P., a trout fi fron
aan i vs \ }
schedules, and he often S re} ‘ \ ! | good fel-
i
by a hasty lunch, and seen sie ing it) \ W é ‘ wishes of
: late S I
sweetly wedged in between a couple of f ( Ss new vot i
a : re { ty t
seats in the smoking car, as 1f pillowed i oe
; i by-the-w Ine of Poverty
on a bed of down, : , rOversy:
et sles of | vho called
C)E all men, the comme: trave l Wi ed
possesses a | acute ap ‘ i : 7 : r ye hasta
oe
tion of the beaut is well as of ‘ ;
: Wie i was brother, 1
I7000 and SuUOStantia: (ing this | ! ‘ otle
world. While his unsophist t your ¢
: CG ‘ i j
pearance would ever suggest it, still ‘ rs a Cat
the fact remains that, by some miysi ; ' i :
a : i : Ww I ks allers has
rious Pitt or art OF Givination, he 1s ¢
advised where those at to be found Lo os
i Luc Xs
and he never mistakes the shortest rout : ( Cigar
1 W
tO attain them.
t HSky ¢ Ss W
<~ -@ <> 1 i h
mn pi , shy S nN a }
PRODUCE MARKET. pa MAY 1110n Matters
re of D2 + leas c + J 1 a
Apoles-Michioan frait is entivély| = 7 ro
} 4 ‘ \ 5
exhausted, DU a Tew Varicric t wa " oe ois
inuene : oy cain Hardware Association
iyuit are Still it} Warner, « I ait ne Cy 4 \ Pp,
$2.75@3 per bbl. | ‘ VEBER, Detroit: Seeretary
Beans Without quotabie change LINNIE, Eaton Rapids.
Beets—25c per Du. . a9 ) “. a , + ae
Butte Shipments 0 eu ce Northern Mich. Retail Grocers’ Association
L i * pil Liles 4 A eh ea
so frequent that the market is how tu ’. cla ta
} 4 WW ‘ Lib Plas SLE
supplied, while the price is. wi
F y roll commands 15@@10C i i LR \ i and 5
;
fO ChoIrce Gairy CoOlmimmands 13g rd 1
Ractory créeame! S in fairly active ct ‘ 7” *. EEN ’ would
BE ey ae Traverse City Business Men’s Association
3: Secretary, M. B.
ae iol | . oe 0 r
‘ \. HAMMOND
Grand Rapids Retail Grocers’ Association
eretary, HOMER
( tA
t s 1 Puesday
f cers’ H
( beese Trade durin . : .
been quiet and nes cl “s » . ’ . “ae
made - quotati } | Jes Owosso Business Men’s Association
Laci Ty WotTavTlo i te
i : a ( ’ Mm >
ated simply for « ent wants. t Le Ee, Secretary, ta
Cider—15@isc per gal.; Crabappl * hy
20C. : Je on Retail Grecers’ Association
_ Cranberries Jerseys in boxes are sti 203 inn: Secretary, W. H. Por
in limited demand and su vy at s ’
per bu us ae cy i
1 he di Poulee dee: a | Alpena Business Men’s Association
i eSsca OULTI sO eli Cracicl, | WiIllit
\ LD \ i } 4 AM 1 | 1 (sll HRIST secretary A L
not Heavy, oaS DGEH SUMMCIECHt LUFInY L Pe a pr es Naot | : :
the past few days to keep stocks fairly |
11" tl 1 . * g : *
well cleaned up. | Lansing Retail Grocers’ Association
Egos—The market is stronger and| bn S id F. B. Jounson; Secretary, A. M
about %c higher, on account of the | ne ( ‘ DARL reas 1. A. GILE
} a na i ut
picklers and cold storage men en ri bloc ; f
the field. Handlers have advance ir | a ae | m
1 t tLe i SFCSS a ¢ Sa |
quotations to 10!c, with every probabil- | es a e A.
Li o + rm t t+) 4 f
fty Of a fturther advance to tie before |° Det SI J
the end of the week. Cc’ >] > UP C t ' "
Green Onions—15sc per doz bunches. ne \ i I y, OU ' Hi
Hickory Nuts—(Ohto) Small, $1.25] that ‘ tas | Miller | ees ousSse...
per bu., large, Si per bi l : 4
y + rE } c i Say Wi \ or ON 9 OC] Cor € Reidoe ;
Honey—-Dealers ask is@ioc for : ee — and
1: } / ‘ “ia 1 < returi n Kent Streets,
white CIlOVEr, I3@@714C TOF Gark OUCK- ee ey ta TT
: : a , Be ‘ a
wheat. t atlaah . a ~ or o *h
: Grand Rapids, [lich.
Lettuce—lo@tiz2c per Ib. hours in tke wa ( é was pi
Manie Sucar-_Paticvy commands toc/; ! , D- ie. f L ,
Maple Sugal Fancy commands 10€}up, while twenty-two persons w ( Rates $1 and $1.25 per day.
per lb. Fair to choice brings 6@ i ae pal
im 1 t tis > : -
Onions—Home grown are de- : Best House in the State
: ; re ru eDt I W ce . st
mand and ample supply, oF bint : | for the Money.
spuist amet pe tg Mai mani | goods to replace t st | E. FULLERTON & CO., P
25@30c pel bu. Bermudas command | 5‘™' f a. vl E. I ULLE | N Cf lle rops.
gC i ! i tt I i ri
ne rad 1 W ~ ( ei — ~
DDOQODOODBDOI HOOOOSO OOOO OOO
ave rt nS ta tin- ao "
ual strup t j
with the ¢ { vO Sitic ‘ |
the : i} Lin ci
i :
t ong t TOM tO I SS md uc cm Sol
ase, there would appear to be no hope to take the position of :
for an enhancement in the price ol ; 1
; 1 ' salesinan «ror Unt W ¢
home grown stock, as june IS Only Six : :
veeks ahead a — ’ This. il ey
Radishes-—-30c per « hes. icl 51 t ood SELL THESE
Seeds—Clover com: WAC ie teen Vy rs, < S them a i e
Mammoth, $4.75(@4.35 Viediuin, | know him He w \ N : . | iG A S
$4.75 for Alsyke, $3 25@3.40 tor Cri Me fechas a wa = 4
Son. arc So.5O FOF Witalta. Lt t * 4 coe ical is "
ee ee ne expe to : aud give customers good
comt lands S1.55@ Ks 5 fOr pris ail ‘ satisfaction.
etry t rij ‘ “yr ~ t L LV ¢ « i ns i i
| trictty riine and DL. FGSQI.00 ft : BX BX@) © X@KOXOXCKSKOK OK XOXOXO OOXONCKO
CnoOICce. ie aies ti ( c- CC
Sweet Potatoes——illinois “vS CcoOm- | } 1 a counter d the sat q — ‘ :
/ b \ sunter, and the Sa | a el ’ H ds
mand $4.50 per bbl. and $1.60 per bu. iht to win for him success Cutler House in New ands.
. " . OUL TIL ‘ ik i AiLiks SUC 2 i
Tomatoes-—-$3 per 6 basket crate ol H. D. and F. H. Irish, formerly landlords at
| Florida stock. La 4 Grand Rapids
Vir. Miller was married t Grand Haven,
> o> ie \) : 1 co-operation
| i > , Hiss ida VoHitcompD, aha das hlic. Thev will
Business iimen | whe buy Robinson Suter cos ’ ' public. They will
J ‘ : sn strict] rst-class
home and two charming daughters at cuted a erme go nn

| painstaking at-

 

 

 

18

THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

 

Drugs-=-Chemicals

STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY.

 

One Year— - - C. A. BuaBEE, Charlevoix

Two Years— . - S. E. PARKILL, OWOsso
Three Years- - F. W. R. Perry, Detroit
Four Years- - A. C. ScHuMACHER, Ann Arbor

Five Years— Gro. GuNDRUM, Lonia
President, C, A BueBEE, Charlevoix.
Secretary, F. W. R. Perry, Detroit.
Treasurer, fe GunpkwM, Ionia.

Detroit (Star Island), June 23,

Lansing, November 5.

MICHIGAN STATE PHARMACEUTICAL
ASSOCIATION.

President, Geo. J. Warp, St. Clair.

o . (S. P. Wurrmarsn, Palmyra:
Vice-Presidents 4 (7 ©. puruiips, Armada:
Secretary, B. ScHROUDER, Grand Rapids.
Treasurer, WM. Dupont, Detroit.

Executive Committee—F. J. WURZBURG, Grand
Rapids; F. D. Srevens, Detroit; H. G. CoLMaNn,
Kalamazoo: E. T. Wess, Jackson; D. M. Rus-
SELL, Grand Rapids.

‘oming Meetings—

 

The Drug Market.
Acetanilid—Is quiet and featureless.
Acids—The general jobbing movement
has continued moderate and no further
important changes have occurred in

quotations. Salicylic is firmly held at
the recent advance.
Alcohol-—Without quotable change and

moderate quantities of grain are moving
into consuming channels on the old
basis. Wood is quiet but firm.
Beans—-No business is reported in
tonka, but quotations are well sustained.
Mexican vanilla continue in good job-
bing request, with values decidedly
firm and tending upward under the in-
fluence of strong primary markets and
limited offerings from first hands.
Cacao Butter—Has met with very lit-
tle inquiry and a quiet feeling has pre-
vailed with bulk nominally steady.
Cassia Buds—Small lots are in active
demand and a satisfactory business is
reported on the basis of 184% @18'%c_ for
prime.
Cocaine
reduction of 25 cents per ounce.
Codeine--The market is dull, with
quotations nominally unchanged,
Colocynth Apples--Continue unsettled
and barely steady.
Cubeb  Berries—Are selling only in
a small jobbing way and quotations re-

Manufacturers announce a

main nominal.
Cuttle Fish Bone
good demand _ for
steady. :
Continues to find a mod-

Small lots are in
consumption, with
prices ruling

Glycerine

erate consuming outlet at the former

quotations.
Essential Oils
quotations having been reduced. The
market is unsettled and we understand
that offers for future delivery have been
made at figures considerably lower than
those previously quoted. We are also
informed that it is difficult to obtain
definite and reliable information from
primary sources regarding the situation
there. Eucalyptol has

—-Citronella is lower,

been marked
slightly
easier, owing to political conditions in
Italy, but the statistical position is fa-
vorable to holders and the
not considered of a permanent charac-
ter. Reports of floods in the pepper-
mint districts of both New York and
Michigan have had no influence on the
market as yet. Sassafras is quiet but
firm.
Gums

down. Messina essences are

Easiness is

Curacoa aloes have been in
fairly good jobbing request. The bulk
of the available stock of Cape is report-
ed sold, for export, and quotations have
been advanced. Asafetida is moving
fairly on consuming orders. Camphor
shows no quotable change. Arabic and
senegal are both very strong in price,
with holders indifferent sellers at the

 

recent advance, owing to the unsettled
condition of affairs in the Soudan and
the probability of extreme scarcity and
much higher figures in the near future.
Cables received this week report a
further advance of 7@1o per cent. in
prices of Arabic. Gamboge has been
reduced.

Leaves
jobbing way and firm. All kinds of
senna are very strong, with Alexandria
varieties active and excited, under the
influences noted in our last issue. The
stock in primary markets is very light,
and as the camel carriers from  produc-
ing districts have aa the busi-
ness, receipts will probably be short.
Garbled and sifted have been marked

up.

Lycopodium—Is fairly active and
steady.

Manna—Is moving slowly and only in

small jobbing parcels.

Morphine—A continued tame market
is reported, with manufacturers quoting
on the old basis.

Opium--The market has developed a
firmer tone, owing to the receipt of a
cable from Smyrna, reporting the crop
seriously damaged by frost. Some
holders here have advanced their quo-
tations.

Quinine—Has met with a decidedly
better demand in a jobbing way. Man-
ufacturers report the market quiet, with
prices unchanged and steady.

Roots--The market for ipecac is
Jalap, in jobbing quantities,
Mexican sarsapa-
Senega, golden

stronger.
is slightly firmer.
rilla is a shade easier.
seal and serpentaria are all ruling quiet.

Seeds—-The demand for canary has
continued light and for small jobbing
parcels. only; the general market is
weak and depressed, partly owing to
efforts to dispose of hypothecated stock,
and values are fractionally lower for
nearly all varieties. Russian hemp is
fairly steady. The only change in
mustard is a decline in German brown,
There is some inquiry for California
brown, but buyers’ views are too low to
admit of business. Considerable Cal-
ifornia yellow, also German yellow, are
on the way to this country, partly on con-
signment, and efforts to make sales have
thus far failed to result in actual busi-
ness. German rape is easier and prices
have declined.
-The market remains quiet,
with strictly prime grades ruling firm,
but values of ordinary varieties are un-
settled and irregular, owing to keen
competition between dealers. There
is no change in the condition of the va-
rious primary markets and no news _ is
expected from the Florida fleet until the
latter part of next month.

Sugar of Milk--The market continues
to rule steady under a fair average de-
mand.

Sponges

aoe

Promptness in business always pays.
No house ever became unpopular from
a custom of filling its orders with dis-
patch. Promptness is always noticed
and favorably commented upon by the
customer, who always fully realizes the
importance of his own order, and does
not pause to think that it is one of
hundreds, or perhaps thousands, re-
ceived by his jobber. The purchaser
wants his goods at once as a general
thing, and regards the celerity with
which they are delivered as an evidence
of the esteem in which he is held by
the jobber. If delivery is delayed he is
apt to regard it as a slight, and is sure
to become dissatisfied. Promptness in
business ahwray® S pays.

oO

You’ve got to run seictinindei to suit
the business of other people, or they’ll
have no business with your business.

-Short buchu are active in a’

 

STRIKING CONTRAST.

When studying the course of events
and happenings fifty years and more
ago, one is apt to commit the error of
gauging the importance and character
of such occurences by present stand-
ards. In this way a quite erroneous im-
pression is frequently created. At the
present time every reader of newspapers
is in possession of the happenings all
over the world during the preceding
day by breakfast time. Fifty years ago
and more it took weeks and months for
news of even important occurrences to
become well circulated.

In the early part of the present cen-
tury the difficulty of communication
made the negotiation of international
questions a slow and difficult problem.
As a result, nations were not so sensi-
tive to small affronts, and even in more
important matters were necessarily pre-
vented from going to war promptly, ow-
ing to the slowness of negotiations. At
the present time every play upon the
political checkerboard is at once known
all over the world, and controversies
between nations thousands of miles _ re-
moved from each other can be settled
in a few days, or lead to hostilities in
an equally short time.

As illustrative of the difficulties un-
der which people at the beginning of
the present century labored, owing to
the absence of the telegraph or any sys-
tem of rapid communication, a writer
in the English Illustrated Magazine
points to the war between Great Britain
and the United States in 1812. The
causes which led to the war dated back
to at least 1807, and even earlier.
When, finally, war was declared, in
June, 1812, owing to a refusal of Eng-
land to revoke certain obnoxious ‘‘or-
ders in council,’’ later developments
showed that the orders had actually been
revoked the day prior to the declaration
of war. Still later, the battle of New
Orleans, the bloodiest of the war anc
the most disastrous for the British, was
actually fought after the signing of the
treaty of peace at Ghent. The capture
of the frigate President by a British
squadron, off New York, also occurred
after the signing of the peace treaty.

These events seem strange in this day
of the telegraph, when all the prelim-
inaries to a declaration of war would be
instantly known all over the world, as
well as the most trifling negotiation
leading up to a treaty of peace. While
the facility of securing information un-
aoubtedly multiplies the causes of inter-
national friction, it at the same time
diminishes the danger of actual hostili-
ties by facilitating negotiations and re-
moving misunderstandings and misap-
prehensions.

The world at large is apt to minimize
the importance of the war of 1812, be-
cause of the meager information which
was received in Europe about the va-
rious events connected with it. The
difficulty of transporting troops and ma-
terial in this country at the time made
the conduct of hostilities slower and less
brilliant than would have been the case
under more modern conditions. It would
require no very great stretch of the im-
agination, however, to gauge what a
difference there would be between a
war between the same two powers at the
present time and that of 1812.

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Acidum
Aceticum............ 8 10
Benzoicum, suena %@ 80
Boracic. . Ses @ 15
Carbolicum . pee ee 2a «40
Cirleum ............ H@ 46
Hydrochlor ......... 3@ = =5
Nitrocum ........... 8@ 10
Oxalicum ........... 10@ 12
Phosphorium, dil.. @ 15
Salicylicum. ........ == 65
Sulphuricum........ %¥@ +5
Tannicum .......... 1 ‘S38 1 60
Tartaricum.......... 38a 40

Ammonia
Aqua, 16 deg........ 4@. 6
Aqua, 20 deg........ 6@ 8
Carbonas............ 12@ «14
Chloridum .......... 12@ . 14

Aniline
Hise. ............ 2 00@ 2 %
_— ee oe 80@. 1 00

= ................ 45@ 50
Wetloew. ............ 2 50@ 3 00

Bacce.
Cubese........ po.18 L8@ 15
Juniperus..........- 6@ 8
Xanthoxylum.. .... 3@ 30

Balsamum
ne. 45@ 50
oe eee eee @ 2 60
Terabin, Canada... 10@ 45
Wolutan.............- @ 80

Cortex
Abies, Canadian.... 18
eeu 2... 12
Cinchona Flava..... 18
Euonymus atropurp 30
Myrica Cerifera, po. 20
Prunus Virgi ee 12
Quillaia, gr’d....... 10
Sassatrag............ 2
Ulmus...po. 15, gr’d 15

Extractum
Glycyrrhiza aga A@ 2%
Glycyrrhiza, po..... 23a 30
Hematox, 15 area 1@ 12
Hematox, i... .... 13@ 14
Hematox, %S....... 4@ 15
Heematox, 48....... 16@ 17

Ferru
Carbonate Precip. . 15
Citrate and Quinia.. 2
Citrate Soluble...... 80
Ferrocyanidum Sol. 50
Solut. Chloride..... 15
a com 4 tee 2
Sulpha 2, —

bbl, per cwt...... : 35
sulphate, as oo. q
Flora
Apmies .......... 5... 120@ 14

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18@ 2%
Folia

Cassia Acutifol, Tin-
ieee... 18@ 2%
Cassia Aeutifol, Alx. 2@ 30

Salvia officinalis, 4s
Oe 122@ 2
Ure Urs. ...0... 5. 8@ 10

Gummi
Acacia, ist picked. . @ 6
Acacia, 2d picked.. @ 4
Acacia, 3d picked.. @ 35
Acacia, sifted sorts. @ 2
Aenea po. .......... 60@ 80
Aloe, Barb. po.0@28 14@ 18

loe, Cape .... 15 @ 12
Aloe, Socotri..po. 40 @ 30
Ammoniac.......... 55@ 60
Assafoetida.... RQ BD
Benzoinum . 50@ 55
Catechu, Is. @ 13
Catechu, % @ i
Catechu, \4s.. @ 16
Camp hore . 61@ 64
Eu horbius. - ® @ 10
‘Galbanum..... @ 1 00
Gamboge po........ 6@ 70
Guaiacum..... po. 35 @ 3
Homo... po. 83.00 @ 3 00
om SS ae @ 6

siete aisle po. 4 @ 40
o - - po, 83.20@3.40 2 35@ 2 40
oe) 40@_ 60
Shellac, bleached... 40@ 45
Tragacanth Se dae ee 50@ 80

Herba

Absinthium..oz. pkg 25
Eupatorium .oz. pkg 20
Lobelia...... oz. pkg 25
Majorum ....oz. pkg 28
Mentha Pip. .oz. pkg 23
Mentha Vir..oz. pkg 25
Ree. 8... oz. pkg 39
TanacetumV oz. pkg 22
Thymus, V..oz. pkg 2%

Magnesia.

Calcined, Pat..... .. 55@ 60
Carbonate, Pat...... 22
Carbonate, K.&M.. 20@ 5
Carbonate, Jennings 35@ 36

Oleum
Absinthium......... 3 25@ 3 50
Amygdale, Dulc.. 30@ ~=—«50
—_— dalz, Amare . 8 00@ 8 25

nis ..-- 2 90@ 3 00
aeaead “Cortex. .... 2 30@ 2 40
Bergamii............ 3 00@ 3 20
Calinuil............. 0@
Ca) pophyiti Sic cece 55@ 60

Meee ts 35@ 65
Chenopadii.......... @ 2 50
Cinnamonii. ........ 2 50@ 2 60
Citronella. .... .... 7@ 8

 

  

  

  
  

 

 

Conium Mac........ a
Copaiba...--. ...... 80@
Cubebs.. 1 50@ 1
Exechthitos ........ 1 20@ 1
Hrigeron ............ 1 20@ 1
Gaultheria..... .... 1 50@ 1
Geranium, ounce... @
Gossippii,Sem. gal.. 50@
Hedeoma..... ...... 1 25@ 1
Junipera........_... 1 50@ 2
Lavendula .......... 9@ 2
Eimonis............. 1 30@ 1
Mentha Piper...... 2 BQ, 3
Mentha Verid....... 2 G@ 2
Morrhus, gal....... 2 00@ 2
Myrcia, ounce....... @
Olive... 75@ 3
Picis Liquida...... 10@,
Picis Liquida, gal.. @
mechs N@
Rosmarini........... 1
Ros, ounce........ 6 @ 8
Succini ae

Sabina . 9@ 1
Santal...... 2 50@ 7
Sassafras 50@
Sinapis, e @
Tiglii @i1
Thyme. - 40@
Thyme, opt. ee ee @1
Theobromas .°...... 1@

Potassium
Bi Barb............ . 15@,
Bichromate ......... 13@
Bromide............. 45@
Carp... LR@
Chlorate..po.17@19e 16@
Cyanide... i 50@,
fediaa ie 90@, 3
Potassa, Bitart, pure 30@
Potassa, Bitart, com @
Potass Nitras, opt.. 1,
Potass Nitras........ 7@
Prussiate............ 25@
Sulphate po . : 1K@
Radix

Aconitvm ........... 20@
Aline ..... 22@
Anchusa 12@
Arum po. @
Calamus ............ 20@
Gentiana...... po 5 IR@
Glychrrhiza...pv.15 16@
Hydrastis Canaden . @
Hydrastis Can., po.. @
Hellebore,Alba,po.. 15@
Inukt, po............ 15@,
Ipecae, pO... 1 6@ I
Iris plox.... po35@38 po

Jalapa, - ii
Maranta, Mon. i
Podophyllum, po.. 15@,
feel... TH@ 1
Rhei, Cm... @ 1
hei, py........ _.. tome
Sigel. ............ 35@,
Sanguinaria...po. 15 @
Serpentaria ......... 30@,
Bemere. 55,
Similax,officinalis H @
Smilax, Me... @
.......... po.35 10@
Symplocarpus, Feti-

Gus, pO... ...._.. @
Valeriana, Eng. po.30 @
Valeriana, German. 15@
Zingibera........... 1L@
Zingiber j. ......... z

Semen
Anisum....... - . 20 @
_—, (graveleons) 1l@
ao ....... ..... 4@
aa See aes po.18 10@
Cardamon..........-. 1 00@ 1
Coriandrum......... 8@
Cannabis Sativa.... 34@
Cydonium........... os 1
Chenopodium ......
Dipterix Odorate... 2 oo 3
Foeniculum ..:...... @
Foenugreek, po...... 6a,

oie 24@
Lini, grd....bbl.24% 3%@
Lopes ............- 35@,
Pharlaris Canarian. 3%@
Mapa... “4@
Sinapis Albu.. : 7@
Sinapis Nigra.. 11@

Spiritus
Frumenti, W. D. Co. 2 00@ 2
Frumenti, D. F. R.. 2 00@ 2
Frumenti . 1 25@ 1
Juniperis CC ‘o. 0. T.. 1 65@ 2
Juniperis Co........ 1 H@ 3
Saacharum N. E.... 1 0@ 2
Spt. Vini Galli...... 1 7%5@ 6
Vini Oporto..... .- 1 3@ 2
Vint Ata......... 1 @ 2

Sponges
Florida sheeps’ wool |

earrage........... 2 50@, 2
Nassau sheeps a

earrmare..........- @ 2
Velvet extra sheeps’

wool, carriage..... @1
Extra yellow sheeps’

wool. carriage.... @
Grass sheeps’ wool,

earrigee........... @
Hard, for slate use.. @
Yellow Reef, for

Biat® Use........., @ 1

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Acacia . i @
Auranti Cortes...... @
Zingiber....... ....- @
mpeene.............. @
Perr fod............ @
Bhei Arom.......... @
Smilax Officinalis... 50@
Memere ooo ts. @
Setlie.-.. ... : @

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Prenes virg.........
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Benzoin Co..........
Barosma....
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Capsicum ........ 50
Cardamon........ : iD
Cardamon Co.....-.. %
Caster 1 00
Gatceha. |... 50
Cimehona.....:...... 50
Cinehona Co........ 60
Columba ........-... 50
Cubeba. . vig 5
Cassia Acutifol..... 50
Cassia AcutifolCo . 50
= ee a 50
Sele eee «ee ce meee 50
font Chloridum.. 35
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Gentian Co.......... 60
oo... 50
Guiacaammon...... 60
Hyoscyamus........ 50
logine....- 75
Iodine, colorless.... %
Mine 50
bopena............ 50
es... 50
Nux Vomica........ 50
Opii . ha 1D
Opii, cam phorated.. 50
Opii, deodorized.. 1 50
Cassis 50
nuatany. 50
Me. 50
Sanguinaria . ...... 50
serpentaria ......... FO
Stromonium... .... : 60
Tolutan........ oo 60
Valerian 2)... 50
Veratrum Veride... 50
Ziseiber............ 20
Miscellaneous
AXther, Spts. Nit.3F 30@ 35
ther, Spts. Nit.4F 34@ 38
Alumen eee ca. 24@ 3
Alumen, gro’d..po.7 3@ 4
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Antimoni, po....... 4@ 5
AntimonietPotassT 55@ 60
Antipyrim .......... @ 1 40
Antifebrin . @ 5
Argenti Nitras, 02. @ 55
Arsenicum. ence a. 10@ 12
Balm Gilead oo: 38@ 40
Bismuth §.N. ..... 1 05@ 1 15
Caleium Chlor., is... @ 9
Calcium Chlor., Ms. @ 10
Calcium Chlor., 14s. @ i2
Cantharides, Rus. po @
Capsici Fructus, af. @ 5b
Capsici Fructus, @ 5
Capsici FructusB,po @ 15
Caryophyllus..po. 15 10@ 12
Carmine, No. 40..... @ 37
Cera Alba,S.&F .. 50@ 55
Cera Plava.......... 40@ 42
@Coceus .......... oe @ 4
Cassia Fructus...... @ B®
Cemtraria........ ... @ 10
Cetaceum............ @ 4
Chloroform.......... 60@ 63
—ae @ 1 35
Chloral Hyd Crst.... 1 15@ 1 30
Chondrus. .. 200@ 2%
Cinehonidine,P. ‘&W 1@ 20
Cinchonidine, Germ 3%@ 2
Cocaine. ............ 5 05@ 5 25
Corks, list, dis.pr.ct. 65

Creosotum. .........
@reta...... bbl. 75
Creta, prep..........
Creta, precip........
Creta, Rubra........
Groeus ...... eee.
GCudbear ............
Cupri Sulph.........
Dextring.............
Ether Sulph.........
Emery, all numbers
oe po...
Breota........- po. 40
Fi uke White aS
Galla J
+ Jambier........-....
Gelatin, Cooper... ..
Gelatin, French.....
Glassware, flint, box
Less than box....
Glue, brown........
Glue. white.........
Giycerina...... ...-
Grana Paradisi ....
Humulus..
Hydraag Chlor Mite
Hydraag Chlor Cor.
Hydraag Ox Rub’m.
Hydraag Ammoniati
HydraagUnguentum
Hydrargyrum.......
Ichthyobolla, Am..
Indige
lodine, Resubi......
lodoform............
Eupulim.... ........
Lycopodium ........
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Liquor Arsen et Hy-
drarg Iod..........
LiquorPotassArsinit
Magnesia, Sulph..
Magnesia, Sulph, bbl
Mannia, S. F........
Menthol... .........

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12@ 15
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75@ 1 00
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Morphia, S.N.Y.Q.& Sinapis, opt......... @ 3| Linseed, pure raw.. 40 43
C Ce... i... 1 65@ 1 90 = f, Maccaboy, De Linseed, boiled..... 42 45

Moschus Canton.. Qa 6; VYou............... @ S| Neatsfoot, winter

Myristica, No. 1..... 6@ 8 snuff, aie, DeVo's @ #4 SeeeeneG........... 6 7

Nux Vomica. ..po.20 @ 10| Soda Boras fees a 7 @ 10| Spirits Turpentine.. 33 40

Os Sepia............ 15@ 18) Soda Boras, po...... . @ &

Pepsin Saac, H. & P. Soda et Potass Tart. 24@ 28 Paints BBL. LB.
Ce... @ 1 00| Soda, Carb.......... 1%@ 2/| Red Venetian....... 1% 2
_— Liq. N.N.% gal. Soda; BiCarb....... 3@ 5| Ochre, yellow Mars. 1% 2 @4

Ge @ 2 00} Soda, Ash........... 3%@ 4} Ochre, yellow Ber.. 1% 2 @3
Picis Liq., quarts.... @ 1 00} Soda, Sulphas....... @ = 2| Putty, commercial.. 24% 2%@3
Picis Liq., pints. .... @ 8 | Spts. Cologne........ @ 2 60} Putty, strictly pure. 2% 2%@3
Pil Hydrarg...po. 80 @ _ 50| Spts. Ether Co...... 50@ 55] Vermilion, Pita
Piper Nigra...po. 22 @ 18) Spts. Myrcia Dom... @Z2zQi American.......... 13@ 15
ead Alba....po. 35 @ 30) Spts. Vini Rect. bbl. @ 2 49| Vermilion, English. 70@ %
Pix Burgun........ @ 7 | Spts. Vini Rect.%bbl @ 2 54} Green, Paris ........ 6b @ #4
Plambi Acet........ 10@ + 12} Spts. Vini Rect. 10gal @ 2 57| Green, Peninsular.. 13@ 16
Pulvis Ipecac et Opii 1 10@ 1 20} Spts. Vini Rect. 5gal @ 2 &6| lead, Red........... 5u4@ 5%
Pyrethrum, boxes H Less 5¢ gal. cash Lead, white........ 5Y@ 5%

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Pyrethrum, pv a = 30 | Strychnia, Crystal... 1 40@ 1 45| Whiting, gilders’... @ 9
—— ee cca. 10 | Sulphur, Subl....... 24%@ 3) White, Paris Amer.. @ 1 00
Quinia, S. P.& W.. se 42 | Sulphur, Roll.... . 2@ 2%/|W aa Paris Eng.
Quinia, S. German.. we | Tamarinds.......... 8@ 10 ie. @1w#
Quinia, N.Y......... 35@ 40); Terebenth Venice... 28@ 30/| Universal Prepared. 1 00@ 1 15
Rubia Tinctorum. . 12@ 14| Theobrome........ 2@ 4%
SaccharumLactis py 24@  26| Vanilla............. 9 00@16 09 Varnishes
Mareei 2 4 = @ | Zinei Sulph......... 7@ No. 1 Turp Coach... 1 10@ 12
Sanguis Draconis. . 50 Extra Tarp......... 1 60@ 1 70
y 14 Oils Coach Body..... .. 2 7%@ 3 00
12 BBL. GAL. | No.1 Turp Furn.... 1 0@ 10
15 | Whale, winter....... 7 70 | Extra Turk Damar.. 1 55@ 1 60
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IXL Golden, tin boxes 15 9 00
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Paracon... ...---- -. oO 6 00
BAKING POWDER.
Absolute.
yy lb cans doz...... ------ 45
4 Ib cans dOzZ....-..------ 85
. ib eans Goz.........---- in

Acme. .

yj Ib cans 3 doz......------ 45

% lb cans 3 doz......------ 49

. ibeans ides... -.......: 1 0
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14 lb cans 4 doz Case.. .-- 45

lb cans 4 doz case..... 8d

1 Ilbeans2 doz Case...... 1 60
Home. A

14 lb cans 4 doz case...--- 35

14 Ib cams 4 doz case....-- 5h

1 Ilbecans 2 doz case..... 90
Lynch. :

a4 1b Cams..-..--.--- 45

4% ibcans..-...-..------ 90

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BATH BRICK. I)
Rieeeieen ...-.--..--.-.----. 70
Racin. ......-------.------ 80

BROOMS.

No. 1 Carpet.....--.-- 2
Wo, 2 Carpet.. ...- -- 2
No. 3 Carpet... Lo io
No. 4 Carpet... 1
Parlor Gem EE
Comeon Whisk.......-.- 85

Paney Woisk,. --...-----.. |W
Wannanse...._.........- Ba
CANDLES.
iotel 40 ib boxes... -_:-. .--.-19
Siar did boxes. --..... --.- 2
Paraffine ... ae 10

CANNED GOODS.

Manitowoc Peas.
Lakeside Marrowfat...... 1 00
fabeade BE. 3... ....--.- 2 ae
Lakeside, Cham. of Eng.... : 40

  
  
 
 
  
  

Lakeside, Gem, Ex. Sifted. 1 65
CATSUP. i
Colamiia, pimts.....--..- 42%
Columbia, % pints..........2 50

CEMENT.

Major's, per gross.

a 1% oz size....12 00
1 oz sizc....16 @

Liq. Glue,loz 9 60
Leather Cement,

12 00
18 00

lozeisec....
2 ox Hise...

Rubber Cement.

me 2 Oz size. 12 00
CHEESE.

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Lonewee.......-- @ 2
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Goid Medal...... 12
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Limburger. . a

Pineapple............ @ 4A

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Chicory.

Bulk as 5
Red 7
CHOCOLATE.

Walter Baker & Co.’s.
German Sweet . eee os 3
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Breakfast Cocoa... oe
CLOTHES LINES.
Cotten, 40 ft, per doz.... 1 OO
Dotten, SOTt, per doz.......§ 2
Cotton, GO ft, per doz.......1 40)
Cotton, 7 ft, per doz...... 1 6
Cotten, 80 ft, per doz.......1 80
Sete Ott, per doz......... 30
Jute. 72 ft, per doz.......... &

CLOTHES PINS.
Somes PORES... one. --s-.t

COCOA SHELLS.
ee 2
Dome Guentity........-... s
Peund packages......... 4

CREASI TARTAR.
Strictly Pure, wooden boxes. 35
Strictly Pure, tin boxes...... 37

COFFEE.
Green.
Rio.
— |...
oea .... 6.
Pee te 2

a
Peaperry ............._..

Santos.
Fair el
Boot 2
Prec... ee
Posbery 2.5.20 23
Mexican and Guatamala.
Rae ee
Pooa
Laas. ee 24
Maracaibo.
Peemae
Mitea . ......
Java.
intoaor...
Private Growen........ ...... 2
a. lti«t«(‘S¥C}W.. CC
Mocha.
bmitwson  .:.......4..- ee
Avan .... ee
Roasted.
Quaker Mocha and Java... ...32
Toko Mocha and Jaya........28

State House Blend ...........2

Package.
oo...

19 45

Arbuckle
a :

LION COFFEE
Bee 41D. PACKAGES. WITHOUT GLAZING

06 Fur. Ounces Ner.

Cases 100 Ibs| Equality, Price
- 60° § less2c_ per ib.

Casinets 120 Ibs. Same Price,
Q0f Extra ror Capinets.

McLaughiin’s XXXX......19 45
KOFFA-AID.

 

3 G02 im Gage: 3... 5 2
Extract. é
Valley City % gross .... 75
Mex 46 groge...... ..... 1 15
Huminei’s foil % gross... 85
Humme!’s tin % gross. . 1 43

CONDENSED MILK.

4 doz. in case.

 

N. Y. Condensed Milk Co.,’s
brands.
Gail Borden Eagle........
Crown. .-. Se

oe

2
Darsy.....- 0 Uo
Champion .-4 50
Miao «et 4 2%
Dime .3

 

 

Peerless evaporated cream.5 75

 

 

COUPON BOOKS.

 

‘*Tradesman.”’
S 1 books, per 100.......... 2 00
% 2 books, per 100.........- 2 50
% 3 books, per 100.......... 3 00
$ 5 books, per 100.......... 3 00
#10 books, per 100......._.. 4 00
#20 books, per 100.......... 5 00
‘*Superior.”’
® 1 books, per 100.......... 2 50
8 2 books, per 100.......... 30
S 3 books, per 100....._.__.- 3 50
S 5 books, per 100.......-_- 4 00
$10 books, per 100.......... 5 00
#20 books, per 100.......... 6 00

 

‘‘Universal.’’
$8 1 books, per 100.......... 3 00
® 2 DOOKK, per 108.......... 3 50
* 3 bOGKS, per Ieo......._.. 4 00
#5 books, per 100.......... 5 00
$10 books, per 100.......... 6 00
#20 books. per 100.......... 7 00

Above prices on coupon books
are subject to the following
quantity discounts:

200 books or over... 5 per cent
500 books or over...10 per cent
1000 books or over. .20 per cent

Coupon Pass Books,

Can be made to represent any
denomination from $10 down.

Sees... 1 00
aaooues.................. 2

lo boers.......-..__.. 2. 3 00

eoeles............,...._. 6

—............ 10 00
Seoee...... _..... 17 50

Credit Checks.

500, any one denom’n..... 3 00
1000, auy one denom’n..... 5 00
2000, any one denom’n..... 8 00
Sieei punch. .............. ib)

DRIED FRUITS—DONMESTIC

Apples.
Sundried.... @ 3%

Evaporated 50 Ib boxes. @ 6%

California Fruits.

ares... ---.- _-. 2 eu
ptackbeutiod a
N@CiATImeH 2... 5... 6 @7
Peseaes.................. > ae
Pears..... ..-.----..-... ae
Pitted Cherries..........

i e...--...-.....

Raspberries........

California Prunes.

100-120 25 lb boxes....... @ 414
90-100 25 Ib boxes... . @, 434
80 - 90 24 1b boxes... . @, 54
7-0) 1b bomes....... @ OX
60-702 ib boxes.. .... @ Oe
50 - 60 25 Ib boxes....... @ 6%
40 -50:25 Ib boxes....... @ 74
30 -4025 1b boxes. .... .- @ 7%

14 cent less in bags
Raisins.
London Layers........1 00@1 25
Loose Museatels 2 Crown 314
Loose Muscatels 3Crown = 334
Loose Muscatels 4 Crown >
FOREIGN.

Currants.
Patras bbis.......2.... 2... aay
Vostizzas 50 Ib cases......@ 44
Schuit’s Cleaned 25 lb bxs@ 634
Schuit’s Cleaned 50 lb bxs@ 5
Schuit’s Cleaned 11b pkg@ 7
Peel.
Citron Leghorn 25 1b bx @I13
Lemon Leghorn 25 lb bx @l11

Orange Leghorn 25 lb bx @I12
Raisins.
Ondura 29 Ib boxes...... 74%4@8

 

Sultana 20 lb boxes......64%@7%
Valencia 30 lh boxes.... @

FARINACEOUS GOODS.

Farina.
Balk... 3
Grits.
Walsh-DeRoo Co.’s.......2 00
Hominy.
———s.. 3 23

Flake, 50 lb. drums.......1 50
Lima Beans.
oie... _ 2
Maccaroni and Vermicelli.
Domestic, 10 1b. box...... 60
Imported, 25 lb. box......2 50
Pearl Barley.
Empire 234
(Cnester . .._........-... Tagger
Peas.

oon oe ....-...... 90
Split, perip............_.. 2%
Rolied Oats.
Rolled Avena, Dbbl.......3 30
Rolled Avena, '4bbl....... 1 78
Monarch, bbl........... 2
Monarch. 4 Dbi.......... 1 58
Private brands, bbl..... 2 65
Private brands, %bbl..... 1 45
Quaker, €ases............. 3 20
Oven Baked.............-3 2
Dakeside ..... <2 2
Sago.
German 0. 4

Bast [odin
Wheat.
Cracked talk...........
242 Ib packages.........
Breakfast Food.
Pettijohn’s Gest...........3 10
Buckwheat Flour.
Excelsior Self Rising.
_o—...............1

2
.-2 40

 

 

Five case lots.... 1®
°
Fish.
Cod.
Georges cured......... @ 4%
Georges genuine...... @ 6
Georges selected...... @ 6%
Strips or bricks.....-- 6 @9
Halibut.
oes. .......... 13
Surge... ee 10
Herring.

Holland white hoops keg. 55
Holland white hoops bbl. 6 50
Norweranm... :....--...-.

Round 100 ibs............. 330

Round 46 its...........:. 1 10

er... 12
Mackerel.

No. 1 100 Ibs... ..-.-. 13 00

Nod 4otbe a Sas

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
  
 
       

No t Mibs.........:....: 2
No. 2 100 Is... .-..-. 11 %
not Bie.....-.... .. 2 0
No: 2 Wipe. .....-2.....2. 12
Mastly 00 Ips. ......-....-
Pamity 10 Ys. .........-...
Sardines.
Russian keps...-........-.. 55
Stockfish.

No. 1, 1001b. bales......... 10%
No. 2, 100 1b. bales......... 8%
Trout.
poli ............. 5 50
No. ft 4) ips.........5...¢. Bao
mot mine............. . 70
mot Se... 59
Whitefish.

No.1 No.2 Fam

160 Iie... 72 6% 22

oi........3m 0 t=

vi......... & 83 43

Sipe... .... 71 BY
FLAVORING EXTRACTS.
Jennings’.

D.C. Vanilla
20n......1 Oe
S08..... i 530
4 0z.. ...2 00
6 ox......6 ©
No. 8...4 00
No. i0...6 00
no. 27.1
No. 32T2 ©
No. 4'T.2 40

|b. C. Lemon

202. VW
3 OZ. 1 00

  

Tae Fon cravoninc g|f)

4 1GE CREAMS
11) Sancuance see
11] “Gustaaos paste te

i | PPEPRREO OY
|] WENNINGS & SMITH
i ft — Rt

 

No. 27. 80
||} No. 3.1 35
{| No. 47.150

   
 

 

 

Souders’.

Oval bottle, with corkscrew.
Best in the world for the

money.

Regular
Grade

Regular
Vanilla.
doz
mm 208...... 1 20
= 4oc......2@

XX Grade
Lemon.

2Oe...... 1 50
40z. ....3 00

XX Grade
Vanilla.

POs... 1%
Mi” 40Z...... 3 50

   

i

 

FLY PAPER.
Tanglefoot.
“Regular” Size.

Less than one case, per box 32
One to five cases, per case.. 2 75
Five to ten cases, per case. 2 65
Ten cases, per case........ 2 55
“Little”? Tanglefoot.

Less than one case, per box 138
One to ten cases, per Case.. 1 45
Ten cases, per case........ 1 40
FURNITURE
Cleaner and Polish.
Henderson’s ‘‘Diamond.”’

Marriage. ....-......- 5. 1%
Pint... 2... cs.. fs See
uate .......0.. 2 5 40
alt Galloe................ a
AOMOR 2... 14 40
HERBS.
RO es ce 5
MODS .... |... 15

GUNPOWDER.
Rifle—Dupont’s.

eo oe
OO 1?
QuartenKegs...... oes Oe
Pip Cans. 30
~% Wi cans..-.... 18

Choke Bore—Dupont’s.
Mees os. ls

Male Keres 2 25
Ouaster Keres... 12
oo cone.................. . a
Eagle Duck—Dupont’s.
ll § 00
al Bers...... ee
iianterMers.-. 22
Pipers. 45
INDIGO.

Madras, 5 lb boxes......... 55
S. F., 2,3 and 5 lb boxes.... 50
JELLY.

Dib pails......._. 33

oe ae

Seip Mats ©...) |. | ae
LYE.
Condensed,;.2 dos .......... 1 20
Condensed, 4 doz........... 22
LICORICE.
rge.... 6...
Coinbre 0 25
Me
oo... 10

MINCE MEAT.

   

Mince meat, 3 doz in case..2 75
Pie Prep. 3 doz in case...... 275
MATCHES.

Diamond Match Co.’s brands.
No. 9 sulphur... 20: .. 1 65
Anchor Parlor........-

 

J. eo

No. 2 Home... ..). 110

Export Parior.........:...; 4 00
MOLASSES.
Blackstrap.

Sugar house......... .. 10@12
Cuba Baking.
Ordinary... 22.00.0007... .; 12@14
Porto Rico.

Pre oe 20
AON oo ceri sree as 30

 

New Orleans.

Extra good....
Choice ........

 

MARCy 03.5

Half-barrels 3c extra.

PICKLES.
Medium.

Barrels, 1,200 count........ 3 25
Half bbls, 600 count........ 28
Small.

Barrels, 2,400 count........ 42
Half bbls, 1,200 count...... 2 63
PIPES.

Clay, No. 216.0. 1 7
Clay, T. D. full count...... 65
Cop, Neos)... 1 20
POTASH.

48 cans in case.
Bappices. es 4 00
Penna Salt Co.’s........... 3 00

RICE.
Domestic.
Carolina head.............. 6%

Carolina, Ne. t.........2.,. 5
Carolina No.2.......:..... 4%

PrOmen 6. ee
Imported.

eapan, No.1... 5

vapan, No.> =... sae

75,06 7................ 4%

eave, NOs. 414

Patna
SALERATUS.
Packed 60 lbs. in box.

 

Chess... 3 3C
Petanas ......... 3 15
Dwaenes.. . ..3 30
Tater ot. .... 3 00

SAL SODA.
Granulated, bbls........ .1 10
iranulated, 100 lb cases. .1 50

Lump, bbls... 2 so.
Lump, 145lb kegs.......... 110
SEEDS.
meatse 13
Canary, Shiyrms.........:. 6
COLAWway 60 lL. 10
Cardamon, Malabar...... 80
Hemp, Russian.......... 4
Mixed Bird.......... —. <a.
Mustard, white..........: 6%
POopy ...- 8
Mane. 4
Cuttie Bone........... 5... 20
SNUFF.
Seotch, in bladders......... 97
Maccaboy, injars._......_.- 35
French Rappee, in jars..... 43
SYRUPS.

Corn.
Barrels: 14
alt bbls... 2 6k: 16

Pure Cane.
Wale 16
Geog... se 20
CMOICe 2.2 25

SPICES.

Whole Sifted.
Atlepiee 20... 9%
Cassia, China in mats....... 10

Cassia, Batavia in bund....15

  

Cassia, Saigon in rolls......32
Cloves, Amboyna........... 15
Cloves, Zanzibar... ......_: 10
mace, Batavia |. ..2 .2..: 70
Nutmegs, fancy........0. 5: 65
Nutmegs, No. 1............:60
Nutmegs, No. 2.... 55

Pepper, Singapore, black... 10
Pepper, Singapore, white... .20

Pepper, see... 16
Pure Ground in Bulk.
Asiepiee 2.0 cc 10@15
Cassia, Batavia .......... 47
Cassin: Saison...) 2... 3.25). 35
Cloves, Amboyna........... 15
Cloves, Zanzibar............10
Ginger, Afvican:...... |. 15
Ginger, Coen... 20
Ginger, Jamgica 22

Mace, Batavia... ..... 60@65
Mustard, Eng. and Trieste. .20
Mustard, Trieste... 0... 25
NUSMCOR 40@60
Pepper, Singapore, black9@12
Pepper,Singapore, white15@18
Pepper, Cayerine........ 17@20
a...
‘‘Absolute’’ in {Ib. Packages
Alisnpiee........ 65

 

CAMMRINOR boc 5
WOW CR ec ce 7
Ginger, Cochin....-....... v6)
aCe 8 2 10
MURGI@. i
Nutmegs..... Se
Pepper, cayenne .... .... %5
Pepper, waite... %
Pepper, black shot........ 60
Saigon..... 1 50

‘‘Absolute ’’Butchers’ Spices.
Wiener and Frankfurter....16
POrkK SOmSage. 8 16
Bologna and Smoked S8’ge..16
Liver S8’ge and H’d Cheese. .16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

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SALT.
Diamond ee

Cases, 24 3-lb boxes.. A@
Barrels, 190 3 1b bags.. 2.

Barrels, 40 7 1b bags. 2.2 60

Butter, 56 lb bags.. i 65

Butter, 20 14 1b bags Oued '3 00

Butter, 2801b bbis.......... 2 530

Common Grades.

700 S Whseens..:.. ....... 2 60
G651b saeCks.... -..........1
59 t1-1) SAGES. -............. 1 70

Worcester.
50 4 Ib. cartons...........3 2

495 2410. sacks..... .....-- 4 00
60 5 Ib. sack 2
 i4 jb. SsackS..... ......- 3 50
8010 1b. sACKS.............3 00

28 Ib. linen sacks............ 32

Se yb, linen sacks............ 6

Bulk 1. ere... ....-..-.. 2 50

arsaw.

56-lb dairy in drill bags..... 30

98-Ib dairy in drill bags..... 15

Ashton.

56-1b dairy in iinen sacks... 60

ggins.

56-lb dairy in linen sacks 60

Solar Rock.
56-lb sacks.. ae
Com mon Fine.
Saginaw ........-------+--++ 85
Manwmice ............--. ..- $5
ODA.

Mowes 2... 2... -. 5%
Kegs, English..........----- 43%
STARCH.

Diamond.
6410e packages .....-.----- 5 00
128 5¢ packages.......-- 5 00
32 10e and 64 5¢ packages...5 00
Kingsford’s Corn.

20 1-1b ——— _.. 6%
40 1 lb packages Be ee 634
Kingsford’s _— Gloss.

40 1-lb packages. = . 6%
Sip bOmeS -.......... --.-- 7
Common Corn.
20-Ib DOXES......---- eee eee: >
40-lb bOKCS.....--.---------- 434
ew —_
1-lb packages. . coll ae
: lb packages.....---.----+- 4%
6-lb packages.....-.-----+-- 514
40 and 50 lb boxes.......---- 2%
Barrels ...........-..----.-- 23,

SUMMER BEVERAGES.

Thompson’s
Wild Cherry
Phosphate
“Hummer
Case” con
tains 3 doz.
2e 8 oz bot-
tles, % 00.
One Big Bot-
tle Free. 24
oz. be size, 1
doz. to a ease
400. Special
Soda  Foun-
tain Extract
per gal. #2 00.
Big Demon-
strator con-
tains 15 doz.
2de size, 1 doz
50¢ size, L jug
and fixtures.
See add.

“TOBACCOS.
Cigar
. jones s brand

sow”

MO. We ce ewe ee nee 35 00
H. = P. Drug Co.’s brand.
Quintette ....-....----.---- 35 00

Clark Grocery Co.’s —
New Brick.. » 00
Michigan Spice Co.'s brand.
Abeolute.......-..----

_

Laund
Gowans & cee “Brands.
Ciow. 3.2
German Family.........---
American Grocer 100s.....
American Grocer 60s......

”
2

29 09 09 02 09 0

Mystic White..... ......-. 80
[ie ........-....-... eo
ok Deaf... 1.2... .... 1. .3@
Glad Style. .....--..-..-.... 2 op
Happy Day.........-------- 2 8
Single box........ 1. oe
5 box lots, delivered. oe 3 20
10 box lots, deliv ered oe 3 10
Pe cess Bros. & Co.’s oa
Gotton a 0
MiagseHies............-..-.-. -.4 00
MGStGE 20. o ow. 3 70

Henry Passolt’ 's brand.

  

Singie ee Leo 3 00
5 box lots, delivered... ... 2 9
10 box lots, delivered....... 2 &

' 95 box lots, delivered....... polly

Jas. S. Kirk & Co.’s brands.
American Family, wrp’d...3 33

3 27

American Family, plain....¢
Thompson & Chute’s Brand.
ee = = =

  

 

Single box. ..

5 box lot, delivered...... .2 %
10 box lot, delivered. ...... 2: 85
25 box lot, delivered........ 2 7D

Allen B. Wrisley’s brands.
Old Country 80 1-lb......... 3 20
Good Cheer 60 1-lb.. i
White Borax 100 34 Ab. . 3 65

Scouring.
Sapolio, kitchen, 3 doz .....2 40
— hand. 3 doz .... 2 40
VE POLISH.

Nicke wc small, pergro. 4 00

Nickeline, large, per gro... 7 20

TABLE SAUCES.

 

Lea & Perrin’s, large.....
Lea & Perrin’s, small.
Maltord, iaree........._.. é
Halford small....... 2
Salad Dressing, large.....
Salad Dressing, 3mall..... 2
VINEGAR.

Leroux Cider
Robinson's C ider, “40 er vin
Robinson’s Cider, 50 grain.

UGAR.

Below are given New York
prices on sugars, to which the
wholesale de: aler adds the local
freight from New York to your
shipping point, giving you
credit on the invoice for the
amount of freight buyer pays
from the market in which he
purchases to his shipping point,

 

acces 10
10
2

 

Standard A.

Confee.
No.

WASHING POWDER.

SL

 

100 pack: —<— a ease... ......5 ao
KING.

No. 0, per = eee 25

No. 1, per gross 30

No.2, per eross.....--.-..... 40

No. 3, per ao... ......... 5

Coaches.

~The N.Y. Biscuit Co. quotes
as follows:

utter.
Seymour XXX ............. 514
Seymour XXX, 3lb. carton 5%
Family ace 514
Family X .31b° carton. 534
Salted xXx . oes
Salted XXX. 3 1b earton... 534
Soda.
ooe5 ae... ........... G
Soda XXX,31b carton.... 6%
Soa@a. Ciley.......--........ 7
Crystal Wafer... ....... 10%
Long Island W afers....... 1
L. I. Wafers, 1 Ibearton .. 12
Oyster.
Square Oyster, XXX....... 514
Sq. Oys. XXX. 1 1b carton. 614
Farina Oyster, XXX 514

SWEET GOODS-—Boxes.
10

 

 

 

 

 

AviaaIe ON OM
Bent’s Cold;Water......... 12
Belle Hose.............-... §
Cocoanut Taffy 8
Comee Cakes... ........... 8
Frosted Honey............- it
Graham Crackers..........
Ginger Snaps, XXX round. 6%
Ginger Snaps, XXX city. 64
Gin. Snps,X XX home made 614
Gin. Snps,X XX secalloped.. 6%
Ginger Vantiia......:....- 8
eeperias).... 8
dumbies, Honcey..........- 11
Molasses OCakes............ 8
Marshmallow ..........-. 15
Marshmallow Creams..... 16
A | Pretzels, hand made ..... 8%
Pretzelettes, LittleGerman 6%
Separ Cake..-...-...-..-:- 8
| CS 12
Sears’ Lunch..............- iM
Sears’ Zephyrette.. ........ 10
Vanilla Souare.:-.......-. 8
Vanilla Wafers ........... 14
Pecan Wafers..........-..- 15%

  
 
   
  

 

 

including 20 pounds for the
weight of the barrel.

beatae .................,.. 6 i
ice... ............. 6
Guess 5 3D
0 ................, 5
MUX Powdered......... 5 87 |
Mould Ao... 8. >
Granulated in bbls... os
Granulated in bags.........55
Fine Granulated........-... 5 50
Extra Fine Granulated.....5 62
Extra Course Granulated. ..5 62
Diamond Confec. A..... Af

 

 

 

 

 

b
Standard.
Standard H. fH.
Standard Twist...
oo
extra HH...

Boston Cream......

Candies.

Stick Candy.

bls. pz

6194
bls@
64@
Ta

ils
7!
a
a
Sho

Www

cases

a
@

Mixed Candy.

rf ‘b
Standard. ......-. 1.
beneer
Royal oo
Conserves. ... .
oe .............
Kindergarten.
French C ream......
Valley Cream.. ....

 

bls.

8h
8%

pails |

@l12

Fancy—In Bulk.

Lozenges, plain.....
Lozenges, printed...
Choc. Drops. .......
Choe. Monumentals
Gum Drops........-
Moss Drops.-.......
Sour Drops...-..-...
mperiais .........-.

 

Pails

@
@

84
9

1144@13
@I12%

@
@
@
@,

5
8
5S
9

Fancy—In 5 Ib. Boxes.
Per Box

Lemon Drops.. @50
Sour Drops........-. (50
Peppermint Drops. @60
Chocolate Drops.... (6a
H. M. Choe. Drops. . Qi
Gum Drops...--- : 3 50
— eDrops......100 @

. B. Licorice Drops (@d0
i oze nges, plain. (@55
Lozenges, printed. (ABO
miperials -.......- 60
Mottoes............. @b5
Cream Par.......... @50
Molasses Bar ....... @d0
Hand Made Cre ams. 80 @90
Plain Creams. . © @eo
Decorated Cre ams.. (90
String Rock. _.. (60
Burnt Almonds.. ie es) a
Wintergreen Berries (55

Caramels.

No. 1 wrapped, 2 Ib.

DOmeS 121... @30
No. 1 wrapped, 3 Ib.

DGeES 00... @A5
No. 2 wrapped, 2 Ib.

boxes oe

Fruits.
Onan.
Haney Navels
to... ...... 3 50
176-200.......... 3 50
Faney See caine!
150-176-200. .-........ 3 06
pO -ous. es... 2 50
es ee 2
Lemons.
Strictly choice 360s.. @2 50
Strictly choice 300s.. @2 5
Pancy a.......... (3 00
Pitts ee........... @3 2%
Paney 3005... ...... @3 50
Extra QS ..-.....-. @A 00
Bananas.

A definite price is hi urd to
name, as it varies according to
size of bunch and quality of
fruit.

Medium bunches...1 25 @1 50
Large bunches......1 75 @2 25
Foreign Dried Fruits.

Figs, Fancy Layers

20 Ibs 3 Zz @
Figs, C hoie e ‘Laye rs

me. @10
Figs, Naturals in

aes, new........- @ 6
Dates, Fards in 101b

boxes @8
Dates, Fards in 60 Ib

4 i... @ 6
Dates, Persians, G.

M. K., 60 lb cases... @ 5%
Dates, Sairs 60 Ib

eases @4

Nuts.
Almonds, Tarragona. . @13
Almonds, Ivaca....... @
Almonds, California,

soit shelled......... @12%
Braciie new..........- @ 8
roocrs ........... : @10

_ Walnuts, Gren,, new.. @l12
Walnuts, Calif No. 1. @I12
Walnuts, soft shelled

(a ............... @
Table Nuts, fancy.... @12
Table Nuts, choice... @ 9%
Pecans, Texas H.P... @ 9
Hickory Nuts per bu.,

ae @
Cocoanuts, full sacks @A 00
Butternuts per bu.... @
Black Walnuts per bu @

Peanuts.
Fancy, H. P., Game

Ooeks ol. @ 5%
Fancy, H. P., Game

moasted. 2... ....... @ 7
Fancy, H. P., Associa-

tion Roasted........ @7
Choice, H. P., Extras. @
Choice, H. P., Extras,

Roasted ........ @

Fresh Fish.

Per -
Wintefish ......... @
im @ 8
Biace Gass.......... a &
Halibut . . Bo
Cise oes or He rring.. @ 6
| Bigense....... @ 12%}
i Live Lobster....... @ 18
Boiled Lobster...... @ Ww
Cod. ua @ 10
Uaddoek i @ 8
No. 1f Pickerel..... @ 9
‘oe... ...... @ 8
Smoked White...... @ 8
Red Snapper........ @ 10
Col River Salmon. @es
Mackerel 16@, 20
Shell ‘Goods.
Oysters, per 100, 1 2o@e 30
Clams, per 0....... WL OO
Oysters.

F. J. Dettenthaler’s Brands.
Per Can.

4 aven Counts.... 35@

D. Selects...... 30G
ae ee 2a,
Roo See
Aueuers..:.:......... Se
Biers ............. is@

Per Gal.
Counts i . @2 OO
Extra Selects.......... @1 @
Medium Selects....... @1 50
Anchor Standards.... @I1 20
are ............
oe .........2.. @1 7
— |... @1 2%
Serine ..... @1 2%

Oscar Allyn’s s Brands.
Per Can.

 

   

 

 

Fish and Oysters;

Provisions.

The Grand Rapids Packing

Crockery and

j and Provision Co, quotes as fol

| lows:

Barreled Pork.

| Mess 9 5O}
| Be ick 10 OU
| « ‘ear back 10 00
| Short cut.. 9 50
Pw... 11 00

 

 

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ae |
amily ............ |
Dry Salt Mea.
Bellies .... .. 6
Briskets . Loe a dl
Extra shorts...... . » |
Smoked Meats.
Hams, 12 lb average : 9% |
Hams, 141]b average .. 4
Hams, 16 1b average... Sx: |
Hams, 20 lb average... She |
Ham dried beef ..... . 9% |
Shoulders (N. Y. cut). 614 |
Bacon, clear. ....- ae a |
California hams. 6% |
Boneless hams Sh |
Cooked ham...... a |
In Tierces. Lards. |
eee: ae 444 |
Family. os 43)
Granger .. eS |
Musselman’s Gold Le: af. 644 |
Worden’s Hom Made 734 |
Worden’s White Clover 634 |
Cottolene ............. a3 |
Coftesmet ..........-...... 5%, |
Se 1b Tune... advance : |
80 lb Tubs....... advance |
SO 1b Tins . rdvane
20 Ib Pails advan¢
10 lb Pails adv

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Glassware.

LAMP BURNERS.

 

No. 0 Sun..... Le 15
ae SO
2 Sun )
bular.... a0
Security, No. t 65
Security, No. 2 ie Sd
a a0
Arctic. 1 15
LAMP CHIMNEYS~— Common.
Per box of 6 doz.
Nog0 Sun. 1 8
No. 1 Sun. 2 00
No. 2 Sun. 2 80
First  Gaaiee.
No. © Sun, crimp top,
wrapped and labeled.... 2 10
No. 1 Sun, crimp top,
wrapped and labeled. 2 2
No. 2 Sun, crimp top,
wrapped and labeled. 3 25
XXX Flint.
;}No. © Sun, crimp top,
wrapped and labeled.... 2 55
No. | San, crimp top,
_wrapped and labeled.... 2 7
iNe@, 2 San, crimp top,
wrapped and labeled.... 3 7
CHIMNEYS,
Pear! Top.
.1 Sun, wrapped and
PAnered............,...... 2
No. 2 Sun, wrapped and

 

labeled... | 4 70

No. 2 Hinge, wrapped and
labeled... oo. 8&8
Fire Proof—Plain Top.

No. 1 Sun, plain bulb...... 3 40
No. 2 Sun, plain bulb...... 4
La Bastie.

|; No.1 Sun. plain bulb, per
-........ . 1
No. 2 Sun, plain “bulb, ber
aon .. — 1 50
Ne.1C rimp, per doz. Loic. oo
No. 2 Crimp, per doz.. 1 60
Rochester.
No. 1, Lime (@e doz)...... 3 30
No. 2, Lime (70e doz). 4 OW)
No. 2, Flint (06 dos)... ... 4 7
Electric.
No. 2, Lime (70e dos) ..... 4 00
No. 2, Flint (806 dog)...... 4 @
Miscellaneous. Doz.
Junior, Roechester......... 3

Nutmeg 15

Diuminator Bases......... 1 00
| Barrel iots, 5doz.......... 90
7 in. Porcelain Shades. . 1 00
Case lots, 12 doz... 90

ut -s sia

5 lb Pails . advance 3
3 Ib Pails ..-advance 1
Sausages.

Roonaan .......-... 5
Liver. eee 6
Frankfort...... Lo iM
ri... 64

Blood
Tongue ...-
Head cheese. Poa 6
Beef.
Extra Mess.. 7 00
Bounces ...........- ..10
— Feet.
| Kits, i ls. .... ie sO
4 bbis, 40 ibs.....- i 1 6b
i. bbls, 80 Iba... .. 3 00
Tripe.
Cie ihe... .......... 7
ie Dols, Ibs. ......-.... 1 50
ce bis, So ibs.....-.--.. 2%
ane
Pork ...... Lae . =
jeef rounds. ee 5
Beef middles...... ’
Butterine.

| MONS, Gairy............. 10

| Solid, dairy...... oe 9
Rolls, creamery ...

Solid, creamery ....
Canned Meats.

Cormed beef, 2 Ib...... 2 00
Corned beef, 15 Ib.......14 00
Roast beef, 2 Ib > OO
Potted ham, ‘4s. 75

| Potted Ham, ‘48....... | 2

| Deviledham, ‘458.... io
Deviledham, %4S....... 12
Potted tongue 4S..... wo
Potted tongue 4s....... 1 &

Fresh Meats.

| Beef.

1 Crenes .... 2... ce o @i
Fore quarters. a 1 @5
Hind quarters........6 @ 3
boms No. g......-... 9 alo
Rite._.......... .....5 @e
Rounds ............... #4@ Os
CHueces...........- 4 @D
Prates ...... .......38 aay

Pork.
Presse. ............. 4 @ 4%
eee ic. @ 7%

Serer... ws. @ 6

lout i a............ @7
Mutton.
Carcass ........ .. D4@ 6%
Raster Lambe......... @I10
Veal.
Covegss ...............4 @9
Oils.
The Standard Oil Co. quotes
| as follows:

| Barrels.

| Foeene @\t

(xxx W. W.Mich. Halt. @y

|W W Michigan........ @ 8% |

High Test Headlight. @ 734

| D., S. Gas. | . @ 9%
Deo. Naptha ee @ 84
Cybnd@er......-....... 30 @338
Engine. oe 11 @el
Black, w ‘inter. ‘ @ 9
Black, summer.. @ 84

From Tank Wagon.
Eocene. @ 94
XXX W.W. “Mich. Halt. @ 6% |
6 Gee ............ aT

COouUnES .... .. Se les 10
| Extra selee ts. bo. 30
Pisin Selecis........ .. 25@,

3 ee 22@
Medians ............. 20
Standards Is@
Pavortee ......... 16@,

| Per Gal.
New York Counts... .. @2 00
Exira Selects......... @\ 7
| Plain Selects ....._--- (@1 50
| 1 X L Standards. @l1 20
| Standards ....-.--.---- @\ ad
‘Grains and Feedstuffs
Wheat.
Wheac....... ........ 68
Winter Wheat Flour.
Local Brands.
Puiemts 1
Second Patent 3
Straight. Lcu.c--.. 6 OO
Clear... eT Sie
Graham oo 3 20
Buckwheat a oo
Rye _.. _

Subject to usual cash dis
count.

Flour in bbls., 25¢e per bbl. ad-
ditional.

Worden Grocer Co.'s Brand.
Chimeras... 3 85
Quaker, 14S. i 3 8
Quake i... ..... 3 &

pring Wheat Flour.
oie y & Judson ’s Brand.
Ceresota, 5..-............. 400
| Ceresots, SS................ 3 90
| Ceresota, MSU. 3 80]
| Ball-Barnhart-Putman’s Brand. |
| Grand Republic, tgs........ 4 00
| Grand Republic, '4s.. . 0}
| Grand Republic, '4s........ 3 80 |
Lemon & Wheeler Co.’s Brand.
| Parisian, 13s 4 00 |
Parisian, \4s 3 90}
Parisian, 1s. a 3 sO
Entire Wheat Flour.

William Callam & Sons quote
as follows, delivered in Grand |
Rapids:

Wood. . 4 00]
10 1b. cotton sacks.......... 400
PiGe......-...-. ._ oo
Ne _8%
Meal.
Bolied..................... § &
Grandiated ................ 2 00
Feed and Millstuffs.
St. Car Feed. screened ....14 25
St. Car Feed, unscreened. .i4 00
No. 1 Com and Oats.......15
Unbolted Corn Meal....... 13 50
Winter Wheat Bran.......12 00
Winter Wheat Middlings..12 50
Sercenmmes.............-... 15 OO
The O. B. Brown Mill Co.
quotes as follows
Corn.
Mr lots...... 33
| pode than ear lots.. 344
| Oats.
| Car lots. .... Lae
| Less than ‘ear ‘lots. Leos oe
| ay.
| No. 1 Timothy, ton lots ...16 00
* No. t Timothy carlots. Loe 14 00 |
| Hides and Pelts.
| Perkins & Hess pay as fol-
| lows:
Hides.
1Gyeen .........-... 2 @s
| Pore Cured. ... 4... 2... @ 4%
| Full Cured... - .4@5
[Pee 8 ae
| Kips. green........ 2 @4
| Rips, cored........-) 4 @ 9
| Calfskins, ereen...... { @5%
| Calfskins, cured...... 5 @ 6%
| Deaconskins ........-. 2% @s30
| Pelts.
| Shearlings ...........-10 @30
Rimes 2... ce... 40 @1 00
Gid Weel. ....:.....: 4) @ 7

Seofield, Shurmer
quote as follows:

& Teagle

Mammoth Chimneys for Store
Lamps. Doz. Box

No. 3 Rochester. lime 1 50 4 20
No. 3 Rochester, flint 175 4 80
No.3 Pearl top, or

Jewel glass.... 16 5%

 

| No.2 Globe Ine andes.
ee % 6&0

| No.2 Globe Ineandes.
fint .. ' 200 5 &
No. 2 Pearl glass..... 2.10 6 00
OIL CANS. Doz.
gal tin cans with spout.. 1 60
1 gal galv iron with spout. 2 00
gal galv iron with spout. 3 2
gal galv iron with spout 50
gal Eureka with spout... 6 50
gal Eureka with fancet.. 7 00
galgalyironA& W..... 7 50
5 gal Tilting cans, M’n’ch 10 50
5 gal galv iron Nacefas.... 9 00

Pump Cans.

3 val Home Hale...........10
5 gal Home Rule.......... 12 00
| 3 gal Goodenough.......... 10 50
5 gal Goodenough...... ...12 00
Beal Pirate King....?..... 9 50
LANTERNS.

Moa. GVubuiee............. 4 50
No. 1 Tana.......... 6 00
No. 13 Tubular Dash.. .... 60
No, 1Tub., giassfount.... 7
No. 12 Tubular, side lamp.13 00
No. 2Street Lamp........ 3%
LANTERN GLOBES.

No. 0 Tubular, cases 1 doz.
each, box 10 cents. ....... 45

No. 0 Tubular, cases 2 doz.
each, box 15 cents. 45

| No. 0 Tubular bbls + 5 doz.
each, bbl 35. 10

| No.0 Tubular, ‘bull's ‘eye,
eases 1 dos. each........ 25

LAMP WICKS.

Na. © per Broee............. . ae
NO. | DOr eroee........... 36
| Wo. 2 oer eroee. 8... Oe
No. 3 per erogs.............
Mammoth per ee a 75

Barrels.
Pemeine -. @I12
Daisy White.......-.. @il
Red C ross, W. W. i @ 9
Water White Hdlt.. @ 8%
Family Headlight... as |
Nagin... 2...:..... @ 84
Stove Gasoline........ @ 9%
From Tank Wagon.

Palace ........--...- @10
Red Cross W. W..:. @ 6%
Cae ......-.. +... @i%

ae HH TUMBLERS—Tin Top.

\ Pints, 6 doz in box, per

box (box @)) ... so

1g Pints, 20 doz in bbl, per

doz (bbl 35). H 23

% Pints, 6 doz in box, per
oe (box OO). 90
4 Pints, 18 doz in bbl, ‘per
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MEN OF MARK.

 

Geo. W. Hart, of the Firm of Adams
& Hart.

George W. Hart is a young man to
have attained so prominent a position
in business, having been born July 31,
1865. His birthplace is Rochester, N.
Y., in which city he spent his earlier
school days. At the age of 15 he re-
moved with his parents to Cuyhoga
Falls, Ohio, where he finished his
school life, graduating from the high
school at the age of 20 years.

The young man promptly took up the
active duties of life, first working in
a rivet factory at Cuyahoga Falls. This
was followed by a sufficient experience
at farm work to create a taste for rural
life and interests. He then removed to
Michigan, locating first at Lansing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here he found employment with R. R.
Bryan, general agent for Aultman,
Miller & Co., manufacturers of harvest-
ing machinery, Akron, Ohio. Mr. Hart’s
farm experience had been sufficient to
make him at home in dealing with the
Michigan farmers, and his experience
traveling for this line was very success-
ful. He remained in the employ of Mr.
Bryan six years. The last two years he
had the exclusive agency for several
counties for the Aultman goods.

After this experience Mr. Hart be-
gan to feel ambitious to branch out
more independently. It had transpired
that, during the earlier years of his work
at Lansing, he had formed a pleasant
acquaintance with a fellow employe,
Wm. M. Adams. Mr. Adams had come
to Grand Rapids and established him-
self in business some three years before
Mr. Hart left the employ of Mr. Bryan.
When this occurred he was glad to ‘wel-
come the young man to Grand Rapids,
and the partnership, which still contin-
ues, was formed about five years ago.
This combination led} to a rapid in-
crease of an already extensive business
in farm machinery, threshers, etc., and
in sawmill and general machinery, car-
riages and bicycles. Six men “are em-
ployed on the road and in outside work,
four as traveling men and two in in-
stalling machinery.

Recently, since the bicycle trade has
assumed such proportions, Mr. Hart
has devoted a considerable portion of
his time to that branch of their busi-
ness; and, as a consequence, it has

come to be of considerable magnitude.

 

THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

They have the State agency for several
popular wheels, including the Helical
Tube Premier, March, and American.
They also have the Western Michigan
agency for the well-known Monarch.

January 17, 1894, Mr. Hart was mar-
iied to Miss Winifred M. Holiday, one
of the popular teachers in our city
schools. They are attendants at Park
Congregational Church, of which Mrs.
Hart is a member. The activities of
business prevent Mr. Hart from engag-
ing directly in political interests, and
the principal social recreations, aside
from those of a general nature,are found
in his Masonic affilations. He is Senior
Warden of Doric lodge, and a member
of Columbia Chapter and of DeMolai
Commandery.

The principal criticism to which
Mr. Hart is subjected by his friends is
for his tendency to too great activity in
his business. His ear and mind were
early caught by the motto, ‘‘ Better to
wear out than rust out.’’ The magnifi-
cent business built up by the firm in-
dicates that the activity criticised is to

some purpose.
el uh

The Advance in the Bicycle.
Written for the TRADESMAN.

The modern bicycle, the bicycle of
1896, is a wonderful piece of mechan-
ism. The wheel of '95 was so nearly per-
fect that it seemed almost impossible to
make any decided improvements. Yet
there is about as much change as was
made in the wheel for that year.

The correct ideal for form and gen-
eral proportion seems to have been
nearly attained. Change in these re-
gards is less from year to year, but im-
provement in mechanical design and
construction goes on in undiminished
ratio. Each year the pattern of the pre-
ceding year is sold at a considerable
reduction in price. The difference is
made principally in mechanical con-
struction.

These improvements have been large-
ly in the direction of re-enforcement of
weak points in the frame, provision for
the exclusion of dust and sand from the
bearings and for making adjustments
more positive, thus contributing to du-
rability. When frames began to be
made so light, the first idea of strength-
ening was by the insertion of short
pieces of tubing near the joints. In
the latest construction, angle pieces are
inserted at these points, which give
sufficient re-enforcement with very
slight increase in weight. In the con-
struction of the bearings more care has
beer taken to provide for the exclusion
of dust and grit. Perfection is not yet
attained in this regard but the advance
is considerable. Care is also taken to
cover all oil holes more effectually.
These may seem minor points; but the
practical wheelman knows that a little
sand in a bearing is a serious matter,
and the finer the mechanical construc-
tion the worse the damage when it does
getin. There is also a decided ad-
vance in- the reliability of the pedal
construction ; these are much firmer and
the bearings better protected.

In the matter of finish and decoration
there is also a wide departure. Colored
enamels are very popular. These are
made in more subdued shades than have
been used before when color was ven-
tured. There is a vast difference be-
tween the dark browns and greens and
the glaring reds, yellows, light browns,
greens and even blues which offended
the sight a year or two ago. And, as
might be expected, with these colors
there is excellent opportunity for the

 

 

THE TALLY-HO TANDEM

 

 

 

 

[ade by the only exclusive Tandem Manufactory in the World.

TANDEM TRUTHS.

1. An expectant public is just beginning to realize the
pleasures that come from Tandem riding.

2. Long wheel base, excessive strain on the front fork,
clumsy steering, and many other disagreeable features have
heretofore made Tandems inconvenient and undesirable.

3. The Tally-Ho, the result of careful experimenting, en-
tirely overcomes all these objections.

4. The Tally-Ho is distinctly a Tandem, and, unlikemany
others, is not constructed of bicycle parts.

5. You should write for further particulars.

THE TALLY-HO TANDEM CO.
TOLEDO, 0.

 

 

 

 

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King of Bicycles

As near perfect as the finest equipped bicycle factory in the world
can produce —the acme of bicycle construction.

 

 

OUR STYLES,
$80.

and

$100.

FOUR STYLES,
$80.

and

$100.

 

If anything cheaper will suit you, the best of lower-priced wheels is Defiance;
eight styles for adults and children, $75, 860, $0, and $40, fully guaranteed. Send
for Monarch book.

Monarch Cycle Mfg. Co.,

Lake, Halsted and Fulton Sts., - - CHICAGO.

GEO HILSENDEGEN, Agent for Michigan,
310 Woodward Ave., Detroit.
ADAMS & HART, Agents,

rand Rapids.

 

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THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 33

 

decorator in carmine and gold, which is
fully improved.

This is also a notable season in the
advance in saddles, especially for
ladies. Criticisms in this direction
attracted the attention of inventors, re-
sulting in the production of a large
number of ‘‘sanitary saddles.’’ Then,
there has been a decided change in the
form and construction of ladies’ saddles
by most of the regular makers; and the
change is a radical one and a decided
improvement.

It is interesting to conjecture as to the
improvements possible to make a_radi-
cal departure next season. No doubt
there will be a sufficient change to make
the difference in price of the patterns
the same as in years past. But the ex-
amination of a '96 makes one think the
task set for improvement is a difficult
one for both designer and constructor.

NATE.
—__—__>0.___
News of Gossip of Interest to Dealer
and Rider.

A good example seems to have been
set by the congregation of a certain
church in a certain town of this State.
Recently the anniyersary of the min-
ister’s birthday occurred, and the birth-
day gift of the society to the pastor and
his wife was a pair of bicycles. This
is in suggestive contrast with the con-
duct of two other churches, recently
noted, one of which got rid of its pastor
because he was believed to be too much
addicted to the wheel, while the other
refused to issue a call to a candidate
who, among other accomplishments,
had mastered the bicycle. Many clergy-
men have borne testimony to the value
of the bicycle in enabling them to “‘see
clear and think straight,’’ and it is sig-
nificant that some who are well ad-
vanced in their sixth decade clearly
recognize its importance as a means of
exercise and relaxation.

oe ae

Nowadays no sensible man leaves his
bicycle standing in front of his house
or in any other public place, while he
goes out of sight of it, without putting
on a lock that effectually prevents the
machine from being ridden. In the
old times—say, two or three years ago
—most bicycle locks were arranged with
a chain attached to a padlock, and the
chain was usually passed around the fork
and the front wheel. Even if the chain
was pretty stout, however, it could be
severed with a pair of powerful nippers,
hence a wheel so protected was not ad-
equately guarded. Recently sprocket
locks have come into use—that is, pad-
locks just large enough to pass around
the chain and the front sprocket wheel,
and as they fasten with a spring they
can be applied with ease. Moreover,
as these locks are strongly made and the
hasp is a firm piece of steel, it isa
difficult matter to remove such.a lock,
at least in a short space of time. A
wheel so secured cannot, of course, be
trundled along the sidewalk except by
raising the rear wheel. When a _ wheel
is being moved in that fashion it is
prima facie evidence that it has been
stolen, and it would be a good thing if
general orders were issued to the police
to arrest any one found taking a locked
wheel through the streets unless he were
able to make out clearly that he had lost
his key. Some riders think it wise to
keep a_ sprocket lock on their bicycles
all the time when they are standing in
the house at home, soas to foil a chance
burglar who should attempt to make
away with them, and it is generally un-
derstood that those who store their

 

wheels in any place where many wheels |
are kept do well to keep them locked to |
prevent their use by any one else in the

absence of the owner.
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Are you ‘‘in it’’ for Money?

?
~ $00 You sell Wheels:
Governor Morton has another oppor- | Mh N
tunity to do a graceful act for the wheel- | | YZ \\@ | s
men of * New York, and, incidentally, |
for the wheelmen of the country. He |
has received the Armstrong baggage
bill, passed by such a handsome ma-
jority by both houses of the Legislature.
This bill makes it compulsory upon the
railroads to carry bicycles as baggage, |
when they are accompanied by their
owners. Several other states are ready
to present similar bills, and the action
of the Governor becomes of National
importance. Some of the most influen-
tial men of the State have worked hard
to get the bill through, and they are
unanimous in the opinion that the Chief
Executive of the State can ill afford to
put a veto upon it, particularly so in
the face of the great majority vote in
both houses. The passage of this bill
is the most emphatic victory that the
League of American Wheelmen has ever
won.

 

| If so, you should handle good, reliable
| wheels-—wheels with a good reputation.
When you sell a wheel you want to know
that it is sold, and that it will please

your customer. There is no necessity for

Looking

| buying un experiment. A good many
| wheels are made this year for the first
For a Bicycle that has more time and are therefore experimental.
points of merit about it than
any you ever saw and with a
style and finish that would +2000 OOOee--
sell it alone, to say nothing ,
of the fact that it will pay °
you to handle it, correspond Here Is Our Line

with us about
Every wheel in it has an

“THE GARLAND ©

ESTABLISHED REPUTATION!

Helical Tube Premier
| March
America
Monarch
Cycloid
Outing
Envoy and Fleetwing
Wolverine
Featherstones.

~~ + *

The problem of making repairs to
tires is being simplified from year to
year. There is now a quick-repair out-
fit which can be used in mending a
puncture in any hose-pipe tire, which
is simpler than any of the arrangements
involving the insertion of/piugs with
stems attached. Simple flat patches,
about the size of a cent—or larger if
needed—are used, and by an easy oper-
ation the patch is carried to the inside
of the tire directly under the puncture.
It is held there by the instrument while
cement is poured on it, and as soon as
the cement has time to become *‘tacky’’
the outer part of the .tire is pressed
down on it, and the patch adheres, cov-
ering the puncture. The tire is then
pumped up, and the air pressure does
the rest. In making repairs in the case
of large cuts an apparatus has_ been ar-
ranged whereby vulcanizing can be done
in a few minutes, and it is expected
that most repair shops will be equipped

PENINSULAR WHEL 6.

13 Fountain St., Grand Rapids.

Also agents for Sterling, Day-
ton, Phoenix, Ben Hur
Write us for Territory, Prices, ete.

Agents Wanted.

We have wheels from #40 to #100. Cor-
respondence invited.

ADAMS & HART,

Bieyeles and Sundries—Wholesale and Retail,

 

12 West Bridge St., Grand Rapids.

     

 

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Holland, Mich,

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with it this year. In the windows of and IceCream Salt. Lump S
some repairers the sign can already be i ik Gua eee te Rock Salt for horses and ®
seen: ‘‘Vulcanizing done in eight he eae ee cattle. ®
ae . 6 Flour, Feed, Meal, Wheat ®
eles Grits, Rolled Oats, Pearl ®
An Everyday Occurrence. Barley, Corn and Oats, @
See the young woman at the railway and our best efforts will be ©
4 Loreto 2Nep- > , (@)
station. directed to please and satisfy ©
She is waiting to meet relatives who a Write us for deliv- , te «5 2
are coming on the train. cok : -)
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See her rush eagerly to meet them. —

They have come.

They are her dear cousins.

Fifth or sixth cousins.

See the haste with which she runs _ to
kiss Cousin Arabella.

She doesn’t lose an instant.

But she is not in such a hurry to kiss
Cousin Jack.

When she sees him approaching she
does not hasten.

She seems almost provoked because
he wants to kiss her.

She keeps him waiting while—

She lifts her veil. i

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12 Griswold street, °
O}

Detroit.

CHAS. A COYE

Manufacturer of

Tents, Awnings,

Horse, Wagons and
Binder Covers.

THE WALSH-DeROO MILLING CO.

MD

Ask for our weekly quotations,

F. d. Dettenthaler,

117 and 119 Monroe street, 11 PEARL STREET,
Grand Rapids. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.

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Cow Butter and
Hen’s Eggs &

IT 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.

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NOTHING BETTER MADE in New York or Michigan, than

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country, &— H —® Prices.

Still have a few Fine Old Cheese to ship; New Cheese for shipment, April ro.
Ifd. and Sold by FRED. M. WARNER, Farmington, Mich.

 

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but the situation is not much improved.
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GAN TRADESMAN

’ TOUNG MAN OF 25 WOULD LIKE A SITUA
WAN TS COLUMN. | y tion as book-keeper or general office man.
a | Competent business man. Best of references.
Advertisements will be inserted under this | Address M. care Michigan Tradesman. 6
head for two cents a word the first insertion |

  

   

   

 

  

  
   

      
  

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

 
   

       
 

   
      
     
    

      

   

 

     

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

  

 

    
 

 

 

   

   
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

     
 
  

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

om i oer ee THE BEST PATENT
fest sn : na i a ANTED—TO SELL Ti Bi I
: — ot of, and one cent a word for each subsequent in \ 7 c aa ci
i ad : ue | nthe Uneted States to make money outof.
oo the Market. here a sertion. No advertisements taken for less than Will ae ae half nae Gur ea Aidaress Box
Special Correspondence, un 25 cents. Advance payment. el Peaveme Civ. Wich. 4
New York, April 11—Since the begin- S BUSINESS CHANCES. | QALESMAN-—WANTED, EXPERIENCED
nine of the month there seems to be ay ay) a! |, TOR SAI CONFECTIONERY, FRUIT, | Ss salesman to sell our high-grade lubricating
rather better fe ne vy i cae “ | # evar s d tobaeco business, good soda aup- | oils and sreases. Liberal and satisfactory terms
io. . , AC ale , paratus a ice cream parlor: the leading place; — be made with a competent man. Equitable
aS ee ee ad ty. \la loeation the best: good 1 BS years estab- | Refining Co., Cleveland, Ohio. 987
cS : } ~)T) "eS re is ce ee a hy mae ' : ee Seip Te ~
fidence bec ome rric al ner business occasionally the y lished; population 8, 0. Invest ite this. Ad Ww ANTED, BY APRIL 1—A LINE OF GOODS
pretty nearly there doe seem to play ae rstitiol Doubt- | dress No. 18, care Michigan Tradesman, 13 for Lower Michigan or Upper Peninsula;
not seem to be ; IVAalie ' : pe ne 1 rabbit | XOR SALE OR EXCHANGE \ GOOD FRESH | last six years in Upper Peninsula; the highest
. : ’ : 1€SS ¢ TV VTI¢ OU OF a ida _Ta i | f* stoek of drugs and stationery; only stock ao nee to character and ability. Address No.
mn ‘ anything on could be purchased at some of the OD-| jn iown: 2 schoo s No. 1: farming 970, eare Michigan Tradesman. 90
A moderate IN) scure drug res by people who take | and lumberi for selling, poor health, \ TAN'TED TO CORRESPOND WITH SHIP
coffee and PTS) Stack in cha s of that sort Address N higan Tradesman. 12 | rs of butter and eggs and other season
not materia rent ra 7” : ac ea 1 ENOR SA ‘LASS RESTAURANT; | able produce. R. Hirt, 36 Ms irket street, Detroit.
if | _ i Fair Ri » rt} Ay aan turned around in a theater it et e city of Owosso; terms 951
Pek ATO. 9) K.10 rt it mea see ; aA7 Er 3 r YEN.
Sc. alld eal ;.:,{ the otl ght and said t easonabl A. A. Tillman, Owosso, | W)TANTED SEVERAL MICHIGAN CEN.
13 cae sie Te Sa : ik he “Tf my. hat Mich. ue so Y¥ tral mileage books dddress, ae
rade, man y smaiu oOrdael ae ee / +i ce WOR SALE—DRUG STOCK aND FIXTURES | price, V index, care Michigan Tradesman. 869
which aggregate a very t \ _ ; . ' 4 in liana town, a paying business,
tal. Supplies are not overabu } { ~ 7 dean wa Will sell cheap. Val 000. Don’t answer 9 <
‘i ¢ ee | : ce 5 | fort ‘0 SI ept it o a vertisement u you mean business, i] 5 | |
seem to be sufficient to meet ail Gema 1d 1 be ane oe ail Maston, Benton, Ind. 14
Refined sugar has advanced. ‘The de sp enigal ca Mae oy W \NTED—PARTNER TO TAKE HALF IN-
mand is of an ¢€ : naracter a : oo. Le piled Ry terest in good dry goods business oa
. > of the eadv. Some] Cd ‘ ' Din | cnpital of from $2,000 to $2,500: or will sell the
8 shi oS s ' Ls ; cd be | COC \ t s where he made a sad | whole business on good terms. A@adress Box Mfg’d by Alexander Dodds,
delay in deliveries has been noticed, but : Tae e. Ind. 8 Grand Rapids.
a 4 cracian TX in UT g27 Siac. ii on oe ees 5 ~ a ae r :
not enough t Ss en | ry nD 1 ri RAND OPP OR TUNITY IN THE « OPPER Trade supplied by Adams & Hart, Perkins & Rich-
ience. Neither buyer nor seiler Seenis to | Phe Waine . ‘ountr My stock of general merchandise mond, Brown & Schler, Frank Nichols, Studley &
show any anxiety, although a the ad Making e asons for selling made known to | Jarvis, and all the best dealers
a Se i tious _ Acdress T. Wills, dr., Agt., Calumet,
vance in price would occasion » great hon County, Mich. 9
Ouea ange G STOGK FOR SALE—8EST PAYING
Peas are in ab th state t in M Will sell at a bargain
torpidity Perhaps t lore fe ver) a if sold at co * i icon
1 . Mich TR. Pk
ine has been shown at the a : : POR re lag Nia
in 1
. : 1 ( fre ro TAKE ONE-HALF
rooms, Out ae re 7 Pe irdwaire business, Good Sein. tS Beat Aas
have draggt W _ Ate ean 1 cou try. No competition. | perv THING PATENT Oy La reales eten
have been on ah extremely W 7S | PIS \ } opportun hity se Idom found. \de Ire SS ar Ai
: ee y : rticulars, Hardware, care Michigan ANY ao er
" a Mn 1 was ered Vico Le
~ Lista vy | tic . a i ——— a a
| SALE—THREE PAIRS COUNTER g . :
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a, WW} ) ! s one coffee mill, two show eases, four | COLEN! COIN! Cor! —
r- | the v rer '% 1 ha ts, one spice cabinet, one dried beef | [EE Should be neatly and ac-
‘ | hec ‘ the city will st side ,| cutter, one self-measuring oil par and siphon, s curately wrapped before
) a : : : - | two oil t21 Will sell cheap for cash. Ad- | banking. _We make the
{ \ akKen j acres ix e€ garade l _ iS} dress W. care “Mic higan Tradesman. 997 | i ONLY a for doing it
ALrry it XTEI ~e TPN on 1) | ‘ete properly.
f i W%* aa At ga gracias Po een ie Ti. SuccEssFUL BANKERS
red i. e of ‘ Se oe aes arohs ce,
ne 2H Add a pi ) est ret Mi chigar 1 Tradesman, "69 | give these to their depositors. If you prefer to buy,
l al ic i \ ciahvatt Salt Aether “-. | ask any stationer for them or send to us for prices and
5 bet Lit, | { nimal gee LL ST \PLE AND ANCY GRO- | free samples.
f | ‘ : cery k, invoicing about 41,400, located in | ALVORD-BOLTON CO., MFRS.
ee be ee ae live Sou ni ee vbi *: | 29 GRAND RIVER AVE., DETROIT, MICH. U.S.A
| Sservice ¢ He Society The animals of | good-trac sash. Reasons forselling. | ~
a i ats Acca in ee No. Wi, care Michizan  @0@S@B@@ 6S @ROROROHONORONOR
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yrac llw | Hors Lrorr tT i ( ! i mitamn- ee
SS ee : ce ad “PIRST-CLASS HARDWARE | @ a
abroad state ‘ larkets ther : a eee ee sleet aa Nement business in thriving village | @ e
a rather dull condition. Upon the whole | forests t S an live in ing communi Address Brown & 2 e
the tone of the market here 1s steady | sandy et 5 1 juneles, and so on. Rapids, Mic! h. Sol 4
MISCELLANEOUS = =
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and prices show p cal Lg n| -_. = ! : : a | @
anythms. § | by mail have been|Grand Rapids Retail Grocers’ Asso-| WANE D—POSITION BY AN EXPERI-|@ A en too “te oe
~w and for ight \ fs | ciatio | enced lady book-keeper. Good references. | 38 worry or burden from you: ne e
f 1 f n
ite agi | ee | Address (1. A.. care Michigan Tradesman. 15 | @ who will do it honestly ahd is
There has been r: r more | At the recular meeting of the Grand |=; each ae | competent to attend to buying and e
at ' oe ie | he regular piceting of the Vi wor FURNITURE SALESMAN TO) @ knows values in dry goods, cloth-
Ce a rae oo oe DIGS | Meta | ASsrOCeTS \ssociation, | a goud selling side line; sell from | gy ing, millinery: am a worker, if e
general appearance of the market '!5 en-| held at Retail Grocers’ Hall, on ‘Tues- | photog is. Address C. L. Bothwell, — BS you employ me you will find it
couraging, so ft as tt better grad lav eve April Preside Win- Ind. 2 = out. Write e
are concerned. Quite a goodly number | checter presided W AN'TED- EVERY DRUGGIST JUST COM- | @ 7
ee ae : C rc ait ide tag alban meneing bt ss, and every ope already | @ & BMichiocan Man
of ordeis ect ed } ( it na Harris, of the C d, to use ¢ system of poison labels. What | @ ' a s =
of towh al I 5 pave ox See ee ea | cost you #15 } now get for ©. Four-| @ Tradesman Co. e
tal ned Poreion erades are selling inj so - a. ' teen labels do the work of 115. Tradesman Com | @ a
‘ i } S I gansta age avant Hla pany, Grand Rapids. | SONOROLOROHOHOTOROROHORORO
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which yas t : : :
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change vard lower i i elling veg
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prices. about ne
same condi Or ali: t eo io , 5 already in tO ar
together the outlo is not en¢ g : |
- those comn s whi ck stated i he did not
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or thre communities wi 2 rachel meee PURE RYE
| u ‘ the syste yn t cr : a
aq i. ' te A Perfect Whisky.
c ply ( Prowers 5 it ! Ve ho
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low! yar S Ve ht Or me sure
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| ry t S ed Licey ( to tl |)
Calif t Lt Wetten (nailer selling | q
prett Ww pot s by we Sole Proprietors, Terre Haute, Ind.
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firsts. | continue | A. E. ViICGUIRE, ) Michigan Representatives,
and domes- cw t DAVE MCGANN, | _ Headquarters at Grand Rapids, Mich.
I t Cwioas © handling |
ying V et es |
f t must ure 1 ported a balance |
ay oe [a = SE, AEE AL. SLED i,
DO s fr | da are wort wert I ag st. the \ssoci-
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ee | Roy com ¢ a ' 14 |
E@7 peri ermud $6.5 d tha innual picnic couid |} : eae a oe
P2 eas : ; : Ei fem When selecting for your trade GET the BEST!
M tin 1 ox Stic toes ( qa fi ~ I ye «ae qed ¥ n to vield a -
4 ean i A 4 at L c < i A fa 474 i L ch |
lerseys, are sling at 75c per bbl. The| proht o! ms to $ it was de-|
article has never seen such a season. cided to omit the annual dues for this

 

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The “Pierce Broom”

will fill the bill. Made by

THE PIERCE M’F’G CO.

LUDINGTON, MICH.

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