Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, November 22, 1902, Page 7

ABIG SHOE FACTORY FROM A SMALL BEGINNING IN 1880 IT GROWS TO IMMENSE PROPORTIONS. THE F. MAYER BOOT .& SHOE CO. of Milwaukee, Wis., Now Occuples 3 1-2 Acres of Floor Space, and has Capa- city for Making Six Thousand Pairs of Shoes Per Day. Just 22 years ago Mr. F. Mayer established ® shoe factory in Milwaukee, and began the iaanufacture of shoes in a modest way. The Working force at that time was small and the facilities inadequate, yet it was the foundation of what was destined to be one of the largest shoe factories in this country. The underlying business principle was then, as now, to produce the best shoes possible, at the lowest prices. ‘That this policy was successful has been dem- Onstraved by the fact that shoes bearing the py gos trade mark are now sold in every state pons ta ang Say Sood the Ohio ae one are kept busy as bees supplying a de- ™mand that has s' ly increased as a result of the universal satisfaction given by Mayer's shoes. Milwaukee being the home of the biggest leather tanneries in the world, and also the market for the very best shoe leather known, ives the Milwaukee manufacturer advantages i the cost as well as the choice of leather, that outside manufacturers can not obtain, thus enabling the Mayer shoe factory to turn out better shoes at a-less cost than outside com- petltors. . Something like 40 traveling salesmen are required to visit merchants in thousands of towns and villages in twenty different states. ‘The magnitude of this business can best be ap- Preciated when you take into consideration that, with the present capacity, 6,000 complete pairs of shoes can be turned out every working day. The business is now conducted under the mame of the F. Mayer Boot & Shoe Co., by the three sons of Mr. F. Mayer, who succeded him in the business. As Mayer's shoes are being liberally advertised, the further growth of the company is sure to be rapid. His Leg, Not Hand. “I knew a fellow down in Texas,” said Col. Thomas Ochiltree, “whe held a coin between his fingers for a drunk- en cowboy to shoot at. He never tried it but once.” “Had his hand shot off, I suppose?” suggested a listener. “No,” dnswered Ochiltree, “he was struck in the calf of the leg.”—New York Times. Woolen Grapes. An original idea on a hat of dull green zibeline felt is a trimming of woolen grapes in about the same col- or, with dull-green leaves. These are used with a scarf of pale-blue mousse- line de sole. Agood many hats are trimmed with plumes of mixed colors, and the shad- ed feathers, too, are fashionable. A capeline of a heavy white lace has the edge of the broad brim finished with petit gris and a band of the same fur on the shallow crown. On one side is a chou of black velvet holding a clus- ter of gray feathers shading to black on the tips and edges. The feathers— and there is a lot of them—fall off the hat brim, making a becoming back- ground to the face——New York Trib- une. Working People Interested. Wuertsburg, Wis., Nov. 17th.—The working men and women of this dis- trict are greatly interested in the case of Mary Kowsky, who, in an interview, says: 2 “I have almost all my life been a suf- ferer from Backache, and two years ago I caught cold on my Kidneys, and the agonies that followed were almost unbearable. “I consulted different doctors, but the relief they gave me was only tem- porary. The terrible pains always re- turned, and my suffering tempted me to try Dodd’s Kidney Pills. They did me good almost from the start, till now, after taking three boxes, I am al- most completely cured. “I want all hardworking people to know this, for, with the help of Dodd’s Kidney Pills, I don’t mean to suffer any more Backache.” Prehistoric Hard Coal. Little Rollo—Father, dear, why is the diamond so precious? Father—For shame, Rollo! Did you not know that it was a prehistoric product of hard coal? Now, run along, my child—Harvard Lampoon. PATENTS. List of Patents Issued This Week to Northwestern Inventors. John C. Dwyer, Wells, Minn., box: raising device for wagons; Michael Gearey, Sabin, Minn., hay rack attach- ment; Peter Martinson, Lake Prairie, Minn., sleigh; Lewis Parsley, McKen- zie, N. D., harness snap; Anson R. Spear, St. Paul, Minn., golf ball; Ferdi nand Walker, Minneapolis, Minn., car- pet beater. Lothrop and Johnson, -912 Pioneer Press Bldg., patent attorneys, 912 St. Paul, Minn. Thoughts Unutterable. “And so you have no swear words in your language, Mr. Omokura?” “No, madame,” the Japanese traveler replied. “But, of course, you can think cuss | thoughts, I suppose, can’t you?”—Chi- cago Record-Herald. In Winter Use Allen’s Foot-Ease. A powder. Your feet feel uncomfort- able, nervous and often cold and damp. If you have sweating, sore feet or tight The Trade in Dairy Products. The exports of cheese from the United States in the fiscal year ended June 30, 1902, were smaller than in any like period for the past thirty years, and amounted to only 27.203. +184 pounds, valued at $2,745,597, jagainst 39,813,517 pounds, valued at $3,950,999, in the previous year, says a report of the United States Depart- ment of Agriculture. In fact, as far as value is concerned, the imports of this product are now almost equal to the exports, the imports of the for- eign varieties in 1902 having amount- ed to 17,067,714 pounds, valued at $2,551,366, against imports of 15,329,- 099 pounds, valued at $2,120,293, in the previous year. To appreciate the decline in the export trade in this product, it is only necessary to recall that in 1880 the total exports of cheese from the United States amounted to the large total of 127,- 533,907 pounds, with a value of $12,- 171,720. Exports of butter also continue to decline. In the fiscal year 1901-02 exports of this product from the Uni- ted States amounted to 16.002.169 pounds, valued at $2,885,609, against 23,243,526 pounds valued at $4,014,905, in the previous year: Twenty-two years ago the exports of this product also wereat the maximum and amounted to 687, constituting an export trade that in value was worth about half the like trade in cheese. In 1895 exports of butter had declined to the low rec- ord mark of 5,598,812 pounds, with a value of only $915,532. As early as 1897, however, they had recovered to 31,345,224 pounds, worth $4,493,364; but since that date they have de- clined steadily, excepting for the slight recovery in 1901. Exports of butter, as measured by values, ex- ceeded exports of cheese in the last fiscal year by over $140,000. Fertilizer Facts. A report of the New Jersey experi- ment station says that fertilizers are fertilizers only when they contain one or more of the essential constituents of plant growth, i. e., nitrogen, potash and phosphoric acid in such materials as nitrate of soda, sulphate of ammo- nia, acid phosphate, ground bone, mu- riate of potash, etc., and when their application to the soil will contribute quite as much or more to the growth of crops and the constituents already there. The chief cause of unsatisfac- tory results from the application of fertilizers to soils deficient in avail- able plant food is that the person us- ing them does not understand the character of the materials he is hand- ling or the characteristics of growth and specific needs of the plant whose growth he intends to encourage. While the value of a commercial fer- tilizer is determined almost exclu- sively by the amount and form of the nitrogen, potash and phosphoric acid which it contains, it does not follow that all soils or crops will respond equally to applications of fertilizers containing those elements because the needs of soils and the require- ments of crops vary. Soils differ in respect to their need for specific ele- ments owing either to their method of and cropping. A sandy soil is usually deficient in afl the essential elements of plant-food, while a clayey soil usually contains the mineral elements in abundance, particularly potash. On the other hand, a soil very rich in veg- etable matter is frequently deficient in mineral matter, while a limestone soil is likely to contain considerable proportions of phosphoric acid. Growing Potatoes Under Straw. From Farmers’ Review: On this tarm we tried the plan of covering the potato patch with straw. The re- sult was satisfactory.. The tubers were planted the ordinary depth and as they came up the straw was put on. Next time we will merely cover with earth and then cover that im- mediately with straw to a depth of ten or twelve inches. Deep ‘covering with straw has proved the best with us, There is much complaint here about potatoes rotting, but we are finding very few rotten ones.—E. C. Thompson, Johnson County, Ne braska. Planting potatoes under straw has been tried for a good many years, yet the practice does not seem to in- crease. We would like to know what are the objections to the practice. It seems there must be some, or the 39,236,658 pounds, valued at $6,690,-} formation or to their management’ The best way to cure indigestion is to remove its cause. Tle is best done by the prompt use of Dr, August Koe- nig’s Hamburg Drops, which regulate the stomach in an effectual. manner. To Suit the Masculine Taste. “I shall never permit myself to be- come a household drudge,” said the] young woman. “I shall endeavor to improve my mind.” “That is a good idea,” answered Miss Cayenne, “but don’t let your lit- erary pursuits monopolize you. Re- member, there are times when currant , jelly appeals to a man a great deal. more than current fiction.” Exchange. MARRED FOR LIFE. Thousands bear the scars from burns or scalds received in childhood, which could easily have been avoided by usin, Cole’s Carbolisalve. It instantly stops t le, pain and heals without scars. Alwaysget Cole’s. In 25 and 50 cent boxes, by all aromgiats. Not Up to Date. “His novel was a failure, I under- stand.” “Of course it was.” “Why, of course?” “Oh, he was so terribly behind the times.” “In what way?” “Why, he called his heroine Eliza- beth, and everyone knows that is en- tirely out of date. Weare now in the Dorothy cycle of literature, and I have an idea that Josephine is coming next.”—Brooklyn Eagle. A household necessity. Dr. Thomas’ Ec- lectric Oil. Heals burns, cuts, wounds of any sort; cures sore throat, croup, catarrh, asthma; never fails. Gone to Sleep Till Spring. The big Mississippi catfish and the | ugly hellbinder and mud puppies in the New York Aquarium have gone to | sleep for the winter. Every year they seem to get tired of active life and sink to the, bottom of their tanks, where they remain for months without tasting a morsel of food or moving the: least bit their sluggish bodies. The catfish, which is a big specimen of the Mississippi kind, is the most obstinate sleeper of the lot. It will be next spring, if he sleeps the usual period, before he will again come to the sur- face. Every day hundreds of visitors to the aquarium wonder how it is that } such a big, health-looking fish can sleep so long without losing in weight—New York Times. FO La SERS Re Las 0a To Cure a Cold in One day, | Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All droggistsrefund money if it fails tocure. 25c. Was a Widow Sixty-eight Years. Nantucket’s oldest woman inhabi- ;tant died the other day. She was Aunt Sarah~Bunker—aunt to all the island. She was ninety-four, and had lived for ninety-two years in the same house. Her father built it and moved into it when she was two years old. | Mrs. Bunker was a widow sixty-eight years. Her husband, Elisha Bunker, was harpooner on the whaleship Milo, and was lost at sea in 1834, within a year after his marriage. His bride never remarried.—New York Sun. but it is traversed by many different kinds of vehicles. J Go not believe Piso’s Cure for Consumption has an equal for coughs a: 4 colds.—Joun F Borge, Trinity Springs, Inc , Feb. 15, 1900. 1 pic NTN SP RN Saad SE Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune; but great minds rise above it.—Washingten Irving. You can do your dyeing in half an hour with’ PUTNAM FADELESS DYES. There is only one road to heaven, | Only a dog can lick the hand that smites, and perhaps the trait is. only creditable in a dog. NO truthful. Peep Behind the Scenes. Citizen—The absurd manner in which this work is carried on is so Provoking! No sooner is a street put in good condition than it is dug up for water or sewer pipe, which might just a8 well have been laid before. » Ward Statesman—You don’t seem to understand the first principles of mu- nicipal economy. Don’t you know that if things were done as you would have them, there wouldn’t be half so much work for the voters of our party?— Boston Evening Transcript. ‘There is more Catarrh in this section of the country than all other diseases put together, ‘Qnd until the last few years was su to be incurable. For a great many years doctors pro- bounced it a local disease, and prescribed local Temedies, and by constantly failing to cure with local treatment, pronounced it incurable. Science has proven catarrh to be a constitu- tional disease, and therefore requires consti- tutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure, man- hfactured by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio, 4s the only constitutional cure on the market. It is taken internally in doses from 10 drops to teaspoonful. It acts directly upon the blood nd mucous surfaces of the system. They offer one hundred dollars for any case it fails tocure. Send for circularsand testimonials. Address so1a by oa a & CO., Toledo, Ohio. ruggists, 75c. Hall's Family Pills are the best. Virtue will be a kind of health and beauty and good habit for the soul; and vive will be a disease and deform- ity and sickness of it.—Plato. Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Childrea Successfuly used by Mother Gray, nurse in the Children’s Home in New York, Cures Feverishness, Bad Stom- 8ch, Teething Disorders, move end reg- ulate the Bowels and Destroy Worms: Over 30,000 testimonials. At all drug- gists, 25c. Sample FREE. Address Allen 8. Olmsted, LeRoy, N. L. HAMLIN'S WIZARD OIL “~~ SORES.ULCERS An Abnormal Condition. “You say your son is in ‘bad shape?” “Yep. Got the mumps.”—New York Times. TASTES.GOOD AND IS GOOD CHILDREN LIKE SO WILL: YOU ole’s oush ure “I owe my whole life to Burdock Blood Bitters. Scrofulous sores covered my body. I seemed beyond cure. B. B. B. has made me a perfectly well woman.”—Mrs. Chas. Hutton, Berville, Mich. A WES —NO, 47— 2902. Mexican MUSTANG LINIMENT IS THE BEST FOR Cuts, Old Sores, and All Open Wounds THE CHILDREN ENJOY Life out of doors and out of the games which they play and the enjoy- ment which they receive and the efforts which they make, comes the greater part of that healthful development which is so essential to their happiness when grown. When a laxative is needed the remedy which is given to themto cleanse and.sweeten and strengthen the internal organs on which it acts, should be such as physicians would sanction, because its component parts are known to be wholesome and the remedy itself free from every objectionable quality. The one remedy which physicians and parents, well-informed, approve and recommend and which the little ones enjoy, because of its pleasant flavor, its gentle action and its beneficial effects, is— Syrup of Figs—and for the same reason it is the only laxative which should be used by fathers and mothers, Syrup of Figs is the only remedy which acts gently, pleasantly and naturally without griping, irritating, or nauseating and whick cleanses the system effectually, without producing that constipated habit which results from the use of the old-time cathartics and modern imitations, and against which the children should be so carefully guarded. If you would have them grow to manhood and womanhood, strong, healthy and happy, do not give them medicines, when medicines are not needed, and when natnre needs assistance in the way of a laxative, give them only the simple, pleasant and gentle—Syrup of Figs. Its quality is due not only to the excellence of the combination of the laxative principles of plants with pleasant aromatic syrups and juices, but also to our original method of manufacture and as you value the health of the little ones, do not accept any of the substitutes which unscrupulous deal- ers sometimes offer to increase their profits. bought anywhere of all reliable druggists at fifty cents per bottle. The genuine article may be Please to remember, the full name of the Company— CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO. is printed on the front of every pack- age. In order to get its beneficial effects it is al- esprit Ways necessary to buy . the genuine only. at once, as it is our desire to please all our customers. | If any person tries to prevent you from ordering goods from us by say- T ICE: 0 HE pesseisnars 3 yre im eivil war, ISadjudicating claime, atty elmow SOLD AND GUARANTEED BY DRUGGISTS. We do not issue due bills; we return all money received in excess of the amount required to pay for the goods ordered’ We defy any one to contradict or disprove the above statements. If any one has a grievance (imaginary or real) against our Company, we will consider it a favor if he will write us PUBLIC We have organized a corporation under the laws of Minnesota, with a paid in capital of $200,000.00, to continue the mail order business in Minneapolis, formerly conducted by T. M. Roberts. Our principal stockholders are large Eastern manufacturers. We have ample capital to carry on our business; we pay cash for everything we buy; we are responsible, reliable am€ ing the mail order business has been discontinued in Minneapolis or that The T. M. Roberts Supply Co. is irresponsible, send us his name and ad- shoes, try Allen’s Foot-Ease. Sold by all druggists and shoe stores, 25 cents. | Samples sent free. Address Allen S. plan would be more generally adopt- ed. Will some of our readers give us their experiences in this matter. Olmsted, Le Roy, N. Y. Probably True. Hix—aA scientist says that, in pro- portion <o the size of its body, the mo- squito has a better developed brain than the average man. Dix—Well, I don’t doubt it. Even at its present size, the mosquito is al- most as big a bore as some men I know.—Chicago News. irs. Winslow's Rooke: Syrap.' For euharen teething, softens trend reduces tne fammation, allays pain, cures wind colic. 25c a bottle. Time and tide wait for no man, but a woman can manage to make almost anything wait. Itchiness of the skin, horrible plague. Most everybody afflicted in one way or another. Only one safe, never failing cure. Doan's Ointment. At any drug store, 50 cents. The law of gravitation apparently affects some men more forcibly than it Fatness Is Not Health. It has been remarked that some swine breeders mistake fatness for health and vigor. Fat does sometimes indicate thrift, but not always. When a pig has been properly fed on bal- anced rations and lays on fat it is an indication of vigor, for the animal is getting the most possible out of the food. But when the ration"is one of corn only and the pig gets fat.the 'in- .dications are not such as. may be trusted to indicdte health. The fat comes in that case from an attempt of nature to build up the body through elaborating a large quantity of food. As the food is in that case mostly. fat-forming a great deal of fatty tis- sue is elaborated in the work of get- ting a small amount of muscular tis- sue. The Hamburgs are great egg-produc- ers. They are non-sitters and give no trouble through broody dress and we will put a stop to such false statements. By permission, we refer you to the Security Bank of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn., as to our financial responsibility. Send 15 cents for one of our new catalogues, which will be sent by mail or express paid. Send your orders to us; we can save you money on everything you want. Address all letters and make all drafts payable to the Company. MINNEAPOLIS. Hy lo al By S. L. Ingram, General Manager. 717, 719, 721 Nicollet Avenue, _ Minneapolis, Minnesota. “WOODWARD & CO., GRAIN COMMISSION. uum, HE T.M. ROBERTS SUPPLY CO. —