Senate.

Senator Ford's bill, fixing the hours of employment of drug clerks in New York City, passed the Senate on March 6th by a vote of 32 to 2. The negative votes were cast by Senators Stranahan, of Oswego, and D. F. Davis, of Brooklyn. Much interest has been manifested in the progress of this measure through the Senate. The provisions of the bill, which are already familiar to our readers, may be summarized as follows: No pharmacist, drug clerk or other employe engaged in the preparation or compounding of prescriptions or medicinal preparations in any pharmacy or drug store shall be required or permitted by the proprietor to work more than ten hours on any week day other than Saturday, and not more than twelve hours on Saturdays, and not more than six hours on Sundays and legal holidays. Nothing in the act shall prohibit the working of one hour overtime on any day except Sunday for the purpose of making a shorter work day; provided, however, that the aggregate number of hours per week does not exceed sixtysix. No proprietor of a pharmacy or drug store shall permit any of his clerks to sleep in such pharmacy or drug store, or in any storeroom or laboratory connected therewith, though they may sleep in any other room adjoining such pharmacy or drug store, provided the room is properly ventilated and complies in all other respects with sanitary regulations to be adopted by the Board of Health of New York City. The act is to take effect thirty days after its passage. It is not thought probable that the bill will pass the Assembly, as much opposition to its passage has developed in the lower house.

At a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Manhattan Pharmaceutical Association, held on Friday evening. March 3, the secretary was directed to send copies of the following protest to the members of the Legislature:

Protest of the Manhattan Association. "The Manhattan Pharmaceutical Association, composed of the druggists and drug clerks of Manhattan and the Bronx, desires to join the Kings County Pharmaceutical Society, the College of Pharmacy of the City of New York, the German Apothecaries' Society of New York City, the Brooklyn College of Pharmacy and the entire pharmaceutical press of the country, in opposition to the bill introduced in the New York State Legislature by Senator Ford, under the title 'An act for the regulation of pharmacists and druggists and to prevent accidents and mistakes in the preparing and compounding of medical prescriptions in the city of New York, and known as Senate bill No. 23 and Assembly bill No. 40.

"The Manhattan Pharmaceutical Asso

to the fact that one of the chief objects of the proposed bill is to take the regulation of pharmacy affairs out of the jurisdiction of the Board of Pharmacy, as at present constituted by law; to place the regulation of pharmacists under the control of a department which has nothing in common with pharmacy and thus violate one of the strongest principles of home rule.

"The sentiment of opposition to the Druggists' Shorter Hours' bill is nearly universal among pharmacists, and there has been no demand for such legislation from the drug clerks themselves, who have, on the other hand consistently opposed its passage.

"Druggists and drug clerks are of the same opinion as the rest of the community in believing that pharmacy is too noble an occupation and requires too much commercial ability on the part of its followers to be endangered by bringing it into the realm of politics or making it subject to the methods of the paid iabor agitator.

"The effort to force this obnoxious Shorter Hours' law upon the community is being made by a professional labor agitator, who has continuously villified and defamed the drug trade through the newspaper press to such an extent as to create a widespread distrust of all druggists, and many timid people have been greatly alarmed by the false and caluminatory statements which have thus gained circulation.

"What organized pharmacy thinks of the Druggists' 'Shorter Hours' bill will be seen from the appended copies of resolutions in condemnation of it, which we most respectfully commend to your favorable consideration.

"As representing an important element of the business community, we earnestly urge you to oppose this measure, and to vote against it, if it comes up for passage. Very respectfully, The Manhattan Pharmaceutical Association, Thomas J. Keenan, secretary."

The Brooklyn College.

At a meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Brooklyn College of Pharmacy, held on February 28, the following resolution was passed:

"Whereas, It has come to the knowl

edge of the Trustees of the Brooklyn College of Pharmacy, that Edward Thimme, secretary of a so-called Druggists' League, is circulating an appeal to the public for funds to prosecute his agitation for legislation to 'regulate pharmacists and druggists'; and

"Whereas, This appeal is being supported by an unwarranted, unfounded and irresponsible attack upon a reputable calling and upon the men engaged therein; therefore, be it

"Resolved, That the Trustees of the

Brooklyn College of Pharmacy deem it their duty to warn the public that this appeal is not deserving of support; that the so-called 'Druggists' League' does not represent either the druggists or the drug clerks of the city of New York; that its secretary is not and never has been either a druggist or a drug clerk, and that the proposed legislation would not benefit either the public or the drug clerks, but would prove detrimental to the best interest of both.".

Out of Funds and in Distress.

The so-called Druggists' League for Shorter Hours has run out of funds and

the inventive Thimme has resorted to the "endless chain" scheme for procuring financial aid. We append the copy of a letter and link which was sent to the AMERICAN DRUGGIST by a former sympathizer with the Thimme methods of calumniating druggists, but who has since seen the error of his ways and repudiated the labor agitator:

New York, Feb. 25, 1899. Dear Sir:-We urgently ask you, as a sympathizer with our public health measure, to help us in starting an Endless Chain to defray the expenses of our legislative campaign for the ten-hour bill for drug clerks.

Having exhausted its finances the League would kindly ask your help in a fight for a cause which vitally concerns every member of the community. Your help may be the means of enacting into law a badly needed public safeguard.

Kindly write three letters (or more) in exact copy of the enclosed form, mark them Link No. 1 and mail them to friends who you think will

help us. Please enclose ten cents in this note

and return to the secretary.

Trusting you will heartily co-operate with us, we remain yours very sincerely, The Executive Committee of the Druggists' League for Shorter Hours, EDWARD THIMME, Secretary.

Link No. 1. Dear...

An endless chain has been formed by the Executive Committee of the Druggists' League for Shorter Hours for the purpose of raising a fund campaign for the ten-hour bill of the League, for defraying the expenses of the legislative This bill will prevent serious and even fatal accidental poisoning mistakes made by overworked drug clerks.

If on receiving this communication you will kindly make three copies and send to three friends you will greatly oblige me and aid a most commendable object.

When you have made three copies please return this letter with ten cents to Edward Thimme, secretary Druggists' League for Shorter Hours, 1241 Third avenue, New York.

Please number the head of each copy the next higher number to this and sign your name and address to each.

Kindly do not delay, and, above all, do not break the chain which will result in getting humane conditions for a most worthy and necessary class of men and in protecting the health and even the life of the sick and ailing.

Name.. Address..

It is said that the League is no longer able to pay Thimme, its press agent and secretary, a salary, and has permitted him to raise funds for himself in the manner shown.

Objectionable Bills in the State Legislature.

There are now four bills pending in the State Legislature which are attracting the attention of the wholesale and proprietary interests in this city, as they would. if passed, be a source of much annoyance and expense. These are the Burnett bill, introduced on January 13th, the Murphy bill, the Wilcox bill and the Ten Eyck bill. The Burnett bill requires the placing of a poison label, skull and cross

bones, on all articles containing any of the poisonous alkaloids, however small the amount purchased. The Murphy bill and the Wilcox bill require the use of special bottles for articles containing any pois onous substance. The Ten Eyck bill is particularly objectionable to the proprietary interest, and in fact to all the interests in the drug trade, for under it the entire stock of proprietary remedies now in the hands of the trade would become contraband.

Thomas F. Main, president of Tarrant & Co., and an active member of the Proprietary Association, in an interview with a representative of the AMERICAN DRUGGIST, denounced the Ten Eyck bill in particula as being very pernicious and far reaching in its character. Mr. Main asserts that it would not only make unsalable the entire stock of proprietary remedies, cosmetics, etc., now held by the druggists in the State of New York, but would make it a misdemeanor to carry these articles in stock. There are some 3,300 retail druggists in business in the State, and it is estimated that the average stock carried by each is about $3,000, a total of some $9,900,000 for the State. Taking 50 per cent of this as proprietary goods, this amount of stock would be rendered either wholly unsalable after the passage of this bill or salable only after going to considerable expense for rewrapping, relabeling, etc.

Mr. Main also pointed out the fact that while the first three bills are designed to protect the public against poison by accident, the statistics show that not one per cent of the poisoning cases are due to accident, and consequently there is no need for legislation of this character. Mr. Main stated that this matter would be brought before the various associations of pharmacists and druggists in the city, and there is no question but that all branches of the trade will unite in condemning and opposing the measures.

Activity of the M. P. A.

One thousand booklets containing the proceedings of the organization meeting, the constitution, certificate of incorporation and roll of members of the Manhattan Pharmaceutical Association, were mailed this week to the retail druggists and drug clerks of the Boroughs of Manhattan and the Bronx, for the advancement and promotion of whose interests the Association was organized. The Association now numbers over one hundred members and accessions to the membership are being received daily, largely through the disinterested co-operation of the traveling men connected with the different wholesale drug houses, who have manifested the utmost friendliness since the inception of the movement. This was to be expected, however, since few persons connected with the retail drug trade have better opportunities for observing the evils that have resulted from a lack of organization than they. The next regular meeting of the Association will be held at the College of Pharmacy, No. 115 West Sixty-eighth street, on Monday evening, March 20th, at 9.

For an "All-State" Bill. Assemblyman Cotton has introduced in the Assembly the Hill bill of last year, creating a State Board of Pharmacy. It provides that the Governor shall appoint nine members to the board, two of whom

Retail Druggists' Bowling Club.

The Retail Druggists' Bowling Club had a meeting on Monday evening, March 6th, and a permanent organization was effected by the election of the following officers: President, Geo. E. Schweinfurth; vice-president, Matthew Mahler; secretary, Geo. H. Hitchcock, of Kellog & Co., 1031 Sixth avenue; treasurer, Chas. H. White. The usual club games were rolled and a very enjoyable evening was spent. About twenty

members attended.

A Druggist's Golden Jubilee.

The 50th anniversary of the entrance into the drug business of C. V. Emich, of Baltimore, was celebrated at the Hotel Stafford in that city last week by a dinner tendered him by a number of his fellow pharmacists. The half century has been spent with one firm, that of J. H. Perkins & Co., 423 North Howard street.

The feature of the occasion was the presentation to Mr. Emich of a silver loving cup. Charles E. Dohme, president of the College of Pharmacy, made the presentation speech. The subscribers to the banquet were: Charles E. Dohme, C. V. Emich, C. H. Cockey, A. P. Sharp, John H. Hancock, John C. Muth, Alonzo Lilly, Theodore Smith, A. J. Corning, George L. Muth, August Schrader, E. B. Fischer, J. F. Frames, D. M. R. Culbreth, H. A. Elliott, A. J. Gosman, Chas. Caspari. Jr., John F. Hancock, Louis Dohme, William Simon, Louis Yakel, John S. Muth, Edwin Hengst, John A. Davis, Daniel Base. C. H. Ware, H. P. Hynson, Louis Schulze and Charles Schmidt.

Election at the College.

The regular annual meeting of the College of Pharmacy of the City of New York will be held in the auditorium of the College on Tuesday, March 21, at 8 o'clock D. m. The following is a list of the candidates selected by the Nominating Committee for the several offices to be filled:

President, Edward Kemp: first vicepresident. Charles F. Chandler; second vice-president, John R. Caswell; third vice-president, Arthur C. Searles; treasurer, Clarence O. Bigelow; secretary, Thomas F. Main; assistant secretary, O. J. Griffin: trustees to serve three years. Charles S. Erb, Samuel W. Fairchild. George Massey, Ernst Molwitz, Reuben R. Smith: trustee to serve two years, Walter E. Faber.

Chemists to Celebrate.

The fifth anniversary of the establishment of the New York Section of the

Society of Chemical Industry will be celebrated by a dinner and entertainment at the Chemists' Club, No. 108 West Fiftyfifth street, on Tuesday evening, May 2d, and no effort is being spared by the committee to make the occasion a pleasant and memorable one. The expense of the celebration will be met entirely by a voluntary subscription of the members, and there will be no other charge whatsoever.

Office.

It is rumored that the Meyer Bros.' Drug Co., of St. Louis, were about to discontinue their purchasing office in New York this week. At their office, it was stated that while such a report had come from the head office at St. Louis, the belief was that the step was merely under discussion and that no decisive action had been taken in the matter. The manager of the local office, F. G. Meyer, who is . second vice-president of the, company, left New York on the morning of the 6th for St. Louis to attend the annual meeting, which takes place on Saturday, March 11. The question will then be taken up and decided. The New York office has been established for upward of 20 years, and from the fact that its manager, Mr. Meyer, is strongly opposed to the abolishing of the office the impression prevails that no action will be taken.

Dr. Gies the Victim of a Joke.

"It is to laugh," is the saying of Dr. Rudolph Gies, who has charge of the library of the New York College of Pharmacy.

Dr. Gies is the victim of the latest poison mystery. Not only has he received a package containing a mixture of poisonous stuff, but he has received a big advertisement in a fool paper which stretched itself to make another sensational mystery out of a very small practical joke. Dr. Gies says it is all a hoax. "One of the jokes that the boys are playing on each other all the time. I'll catch up. It was a little dangerous, for the mixture was really dangerous, and if Mrs. Gies had opened the package she might have been hurt. But the smell was a little too pungent to make the danger important."

Dr. Gies got a package. It was anonymous. He tore the wrapper off and pulled the cork. Whew! The odor that saluted his nostrils would have done credit to an iodoform factory doing overtime.

"Ha, ha," said the doctor, "Ammonium bisulphide and iodoform mixed with bromo soda. The man that got up that concoction is a daisy." He tossed the bottle into the street and a policeman, two typewriters and a yellow dog promptly lay down and died.

The practical jokers of the College of Pharmacy recently packed up Dr. Gies's overcoat in a neat package and sent it to his wife with a message saying that he had joined the army and was on his way to knock out Aguinaldo.

The "Fruito" Trade-Mark.

Samuel Schmidt, a druggist of 1097 Park avenue, New York City, who is the sole proprietor of the trade-mark "Fruito," used as a flavoring extract and beverage for soda fountains, has secured a permanent injunction against the Crown Cordial and Extract Company, of the city of New York, from the Supreme Court, enjoining and restraining the said company from selling or manufacturing an article used as a soda water syrup which they called "Fruito Malt." The Crown Cordial Co. cheerfully settled the suit, paying Mr. Schmidt damages and consenting to a decree enjoining them perpetually from using the word "Fruito" or any word similar to same.

WESTERN NEW YORK.

the ladies being entertained by the lady friends of the Buffalo druggists. In the evening there will be a progressive euchre lors. This elaborate entertainment of the visiting bowlers will be rounded out with private entertainment and good cheer, and a great occasion is anticipated.

Trade Active with Wholesalers and party and ball at the Saengerbund parRetailers.

Revenue Stamps on Licenses.

Buffalo, March 7.—As a rule the drug trade is reported quite active, both in the wholesale and retail branches. There seems not to be any special reason for this, unless it be on account of the general settlement of all sorts of trade down to a good, strong basis, and drugs are in the same category. Traveling men say that they are making good sales and think that the demand is increasing. There is a war here in certain quarters that is hurting the general business. One of the department stores and a wholesale grocery locked horns on patent medicines and are advertising quite a list of them at less than wholesale prices. Stoddart Bros. are reported to have followed suit to a certain extent, so that it will be hard to end the struggle.

The Erie County Board of Pharmacy, at the first March meeting, examined several candidates for licenses, but granted none, as only such as apply on credentials are passed on at the first meeting. A ruling by the Treasury Department makes it obligatory to place a ten-cent stamp on all licenses. The Board had been stamping them, but was in doubt as to the law in the case.

Sisters of Charity Examined. The city hospital of the Sisters of Charity, having never complied with the law by employing a licensed pharmacist in its dispensary, was visited by a committee of the Board and notified of the delinquency. At first there was a disposition to demur, but when told that the institution would hardly like to be the only one in the county that did not obey the pharmacy law, it was agreed that the attendant should be made to pass the examination. The dispensary is a very neat one and often sends out more than 50 prescriptions in a day.

All-State Bill Endorsed.

The Erie County Pharmaceutical Association has endorsed the All-State Pharmacy bill and passed resolutions declaring that this Association believes it is high time that the Empire State took a position among the other States in the Union in having one law and one board for the regulation of the practice of pharmacy throughout the State, and that said proposed bill if passed would accomplish the desired object with due consideration for the interests of pharmacists in the several localities, elevate the practice of pharmacy in the State, and afford greater protection to the public, and that it is the sense of this Association that there should be no further "tinkering" of the existing patch-work pharmaceutical laws of the State, but that the first legislation enacted should be the aforesaid "All-State Pharmacy law."

Interest in Bowling.

The Association also made arrangements for an entertainment to take place March 16th. It will consist of a match

game with the Rochester Druggists' Bowling Club, of whom about 20 members, with their wives, will come to Buffalo and spend the afternoon at the game,

There are negotiations with the Chicago and other bowling clubs for a sort of general meeting at the alleys, but Chicago rather insists on that city being the rallying point, while the Eastern cities decline to meet in a city that is so far from the centre of territory. As it now looks the whole affair may fall through.

Variola in Genesee County.

Smallpox still hangs about this section, a fresh outbreak being reported this week from Genesee County. As the victims were in school and went to a party just before coming down with the disease, it is expected that the seeds of it are widely scattered. Buffalo still escapes. With

the disease making its appearance in more or less epidemic form all over Western New York for a year, there has been but one case here and that came down the lakes on a boat and was found to be past the stage of infection.

Infection from Milk.

A curious case of spreading disease germs in milk has come to light here this week. Whenever the Health Commissioner finds there is an unusual amount of certain diseases in any locality he always inspects the milk stands in that vicinity. Lately there was an outbreak of scarlet fever in No. 47 school and Kraemer's milk station near by was looked over. It was found to be in excellent condition, but the Commissioner was not satisfied, so he carried the inquiry to the farms where the milk came from. On one farm it was found that four children of the family were just recovering from the fever and a son was milking the cows before he was fully recovered. The farmer was ordered not to ship any more milk to the city and 32 gallons already here were thrown into the canal.

The Business Outlook in Rochester.

Co-operative Buying.

How

Rochester, March 4.-The past week has been marked by a steady increase in the volume of business done by the druggists of Rochester. Several report a noticeable increase in orders and the outlook for a good spring business is most encouraging. A number of the smaller stores are complaining, because they are obliged to sell "patents" at cost. ever, they are overcoming this trouble by combining and buying direct from the them to manufacturer, which enables compete with the cutters and department stores. This would naturally make business with the jobbers a little dull, but nevertheless they are doing a good busiOrders ness and are not complaining. from the small towns round about are coming in fast and keep business brisk.

State Board Meeting.

The second quarterly examination of the State Board of Pharmacy was held recently at Rochester, Syracuse, Albany, Plattsburgh and Middletown, the resident member of the Board presiding. The

are:

Amos H. Thayer, Sherman, N. Y.; Wm. H. Wood, Springville, Me.; Frank H. Brown, Albion, N. Y.; Lucius E. Ingersol, John A. Frank, Walter H. Patten, Henry T. Monroe, Buffalo; Herbert M. Groves, Brockport, N. Y.; Albert F. Hettig, Fay Brown, I. L. Gifford, Alfred E. Davinson, Rochester.

ROUND ABOUT ROCHESTER. Koester & Co.'s drug store, at Lyons, N. Y., has been purchased by A. F. Sheldon, who formerly was in business at Rochester.

Jay C. D. Curtiss, the Plymouth avenue pharmacist, is confined to his home with the grip. Mr. Curtiss is convalescing and expects to be at his place of business in a few days.

The Rochester Druggists' Bowling Club will go to Buffalo on the 16th of March, and will compete with the Buffalo Drug Bowlers, who recently rolled in our own city.

The Buffalo druggists have very cordially invited the wives and lady friends of the RochesThe ter bowlers to accompany them to Buffalo. ladies will be entertained during the bowling match, which will be played during the afterIn noon, by a delegation of Buffalo ladies. the evening there will be a card party, followed by a banquet and dancing.

MASSACHUSETTS.

Proposed Pharmacy Legislation.

Boston Druggists Dine.

Boston, March 6.-Pharmacy hearings at the State House have been going on apace. The bill to limit the terms of members of the Board of Pharmacy to five years was recently before the proper committee; although the bill has created considerable comment among the trade, no one appeared to speak in its favor at the first hearing. It was opposed by G. H. Ingraham, of West Newton. subsequent hearing J. Audley Thompson favored the measure and Secretary Larrabee, of the Board of Pharmacy, opposed it.

At a

Another bill in the interests of the trade was that to oblige the Board of Pharmacy to commence practical work in its examinations, and appropriating This was intro$1,000 for this purpose. duced by Representative Bullock, a New Bedford pharmacist, and was favored by him as well as by W. W. Bartlet, and W. F. Sawyer, of this city. There was no opposition. The Board is very willing to carry out this work if they have the funds at their disposal. A bill was introduced by Isaac Kronberg, of this city, making it illegal for anyone but a registered pharmacist to open a store and do business on his own account. When called for a hearing it was favored by Mr. Kronberg and W. W. Bartlet. The bill as introduced had some defects and it was referred to Mr. Kronberg, W. W. Bartlet and John W. Larrabee, of the Board of Pharmacy, to be amended. The amended bill provides a penalty on the lines given above, and is now in the hands of the commit

tee. The license end of the business has also received some attention, especially the bill which provides that the possession of a certificate of registration in pharmacy shall be accepted as fitness of an applicant for a sixth-class license. This, of course, takes the annual granting of certificates of fitness out of the hands of the Board of Pharmacy. This was favored by W. W. Bartlet, Ph.G., president of the Massachusetts Druggists' Alliance; by Representative W. D. Wheeler, Ph. G., of this city, and by Representative Bullock, of New Bedford, at the request of the druggists of that city. It was strenuously opposed by Miss Brown, connected with one of the temperance organizations, on the ground that local authorities refused to act where druggists were selling liquor contrary to law, in marked contrast to the Board of Pharmacy's method of investigating complaints and revoking licenses if illegal business is being done. S. S. Bradford, Ph. G., formerly of Charlestown, also opposed the

measure.

Pharmaceutical Dinners.

A number of pharmaceutical dinners were held last month. They all took place at Young's Hotel. The Boston Druggists' Association, in accordance with its usual custom, dined there on the 28th. President Cutler occupied the chair for the first time. The chief guest was Moorfield Storey, Esq., who spoke on "AntiExpansion.' The subject was subsequently discussed by members of the Association. Amos K. Tilden, Hon. Gorham D. Gilman, Dr. Thomas L. Jenks and George H. Ingraham participated. It was voted to amend the by-laws.

The graduating class of the M. C. P. held their first class dinner on the evening of February 27. The head of the table was occupied by President C. T. Simpson. The toasts and speakers were as follows: "The College," J. E. Stacey; "The Faculty," A. G. Wilson; "The Ladies," E. W. Russell; "The Future Ph.G.," F. E. Stanford; "The Class of 1900," E. O'Brien; "State Board," H. L. Simpson; poem, G. H. Burrough. The affair was enlivened by music from Cuff's Orchestra. Altogether, it was voted one of the most enjoyable events participated in by the class since entering the college.

Prof. W. L. Scoville, with his characteristic energy, succeeded in bringing about the reunion of his classmates at the above hotel on the 21st. The dinner was presided over by C. H. Daggett, Ph.G. While the affair was thoroughly informal, it was none the less successful and the participants hope to repeat the reunion next year.

Effect of the Cold Weather.

The extreme cold weather of the last fortnight resulted in keeping many of the out-of-town retailers at home and consequently out of the market. The mild

weather of the last two days has seen a lively resumption of operations on the part of the retailer, and there is every prospect that the local wholesalers will see an excellent business during the coming season. Local retailers continue to enjoy a good trade.

West & Jenney suffered a heavy loss, between $2,000 and $3,000, on account of damage done by the bursting of a water pipe, and flooding the cellar.

Henry D. Huggan, formerly of East Boston, and president of the School Committee, has purchased the Walker-Rintels store, at the corner of Massachusetts avenue and Boylston street.

The verdict in the Russell murder trial has been received. One of the defendants, Chance, was found "guilty of murder in the second degree." The other defendant, Hagan, was found "not guilty."

C. A. Bass has almost completed arrangements for the opening of a first-class pharmacy at CooBrookline. lige's corner, He is the already owner of two retail stores, one in Charlestown and the other in Cambridge.

The case of B. G. Wernick, charged with neglect to cancel stamps on cigar boxes used in his store, has been attracting much notice and a large number of the leading manufacturing cigar makers were present at the hearing. Wernick has been held for the grand jury.

C. P. Whittle has good reason to feel elated over a recent order which came to his hands. It was for an entire drug store outfit. A prescription case, patent medicine cases, counters and show-cases, to be sent to Porto Rico. The order came through a New York commission house, and the contract was awarded by this concern to Mr. Whittle. In view of the competition Mr. Whittle has cause to be pleased at his selection to fill the order. The type of fixture was the celebrated K. D. pattern, and the fittings have already been shipped. When set up they will furnish Porto Ricans an instructive lesson in up-to-date drug-store furniture.

The use of the new Terminal Station causes a great change in business conditions in its im mediate neighborhood. Sections formerly oc cupied by wholesale trade now become of value as retail centres and streets formerly considered advantageous to the retail trade are now sought by wholesale interests. These changes require the removal of the old and established branch of Jaynes & Co. and Wm. A. Chapin, both of whom have been in their present location for In order to answer the best interest years. of both, a corporation has been formed consisting of C. P. Jaynes and W. A. Chapin, to be known as the Jaynes, Chapin Co. A store has been secured at the corner of Summer and South streets, which will be handsomely ap pointed and where a large and complete assortment of drugs, medicines and allied merchandise will be kept. The above concern has just been incorporated with C. P. Jaynes as presi dent and treasurer; capital $20,000.

MASSACHUSETTS NOTES.

M. R. Stewart is about to put in a beautiful fountain in his pharmacy in Chelsea, one of Tufts' design.

Watts & Co., of Fall River, have opened a new store, and among the attractions is a fine Tufts fountain.

A. S. Letourman and Dr. Normand, both of Fall River, have placed orders with James W. Tufts for new apparatus.

G. E. Varney & Son, Peabody, have added to the already attractive store one of the choice patterns in a Tufts fountain.

W. F. Phelps' store, Somerville, was recently burglarized. Candy, cigars and small articles to the amount of about $50 were taken.

Oak fittings are to be a feature of the store of G. E. Duprey & Co., Brockton. The furniture is being set up by C. P. Whittle.

Albert Lynch's store, Cambridge, was broken into recently. Two arrests have been made, but the case has been continued for a hearing.

Hon. Gorham D. Gilman, of Gilman Bros., spoke at the New England meeting of the Massachusetts Women's Suffrage Association, last week.

The contract for the fittings for the new store of Simard & Palardy, of Fitchburg, which will be opened about the middle of the month, has been awarded to C. P. Whittle.

H. R. Mason, N. C. P. '91, of Newton, sailed March 4, on the American Line steamer Paris, for a month's cruise in the West Indies. Visits will be made to Porto Rico, Barbadoes, Trinidad, Jamaica and Cuba.

Mr. Smith, of Smith Bros., of Revere, has opened a store at the corner of Ramsey street

and Dorchester avenue, formerly occupied by Mr. Childs. Mr. Childs closed the store some months ago and engaged in business in Malden.

NEW ENGLAND NEWS.

Dr. M. Alward, of Brownville, Me., was burned out on the 17th inst. The loss amounts to about $3,000, but is covered by insurance.

C. E. Chagnon, of Natick, R. I., has started his new store and the decorative fountain, from the Tufts manufactory, is receiving much favorable comment.

A serious fire occurred in the Norris Block, Colebrook, N. H., on February 17. Among the occupants of the block was M. J. Aldrich & Co., whose loss is about $2,000.

A. S. Fraser & Co. have opened a new store on Westminister street, Providence, R. I., and are supplied with a very attractive fountain from the rooms of J. W. Tufts.

Snelling & Woods, of Manchester, N. H., and Fowler & Co., of Bristol, N. H., are making improvements in their stores, and prominent ad ditions will be fountains bearing the name of Tufts.

John C. Otis is now the new owner of the "Old West End Apothecary Store,' at the corner of Congress and Gove streets, Portland, Me. Mr. Otis was formerly head clerk at the Drew pharmacy, and has been succeeded by Fred Sampson, of Portsmouth, N. H.

Dr. C. S. Collins, of Nashua, N. H., has recently been united in marriage to Miss Eleanor C. Carey, of the same city. Dr. Collins is well known in business circles, and was for many years president of the Londonderry Lithia Water Co., and is one of its present stockholders.

PENNSYLVANIA.

An Objectionable Bill in the Pennsylvania Legislature.

Opposed by Druggists.

Philadelphia, March 6.-Some time ago the AMERICAN DRUGGIST printed an article to the effect that when the Legislature met a bill would be introduced which would probihit the promiscuous sale of poisons. At that time there seemed to be an epidemic of suicides from poisons. A few days ago Senator Haines introduced the first bill in reference to poisons, and so far it has not met with the approval it was thought it would. The bill prohibits the sale of any article in which cocaine is an ingredient, no matter how small a portion of it is used, without a physician's prescription, and if it should become a law it would be a hardship on the consumer as well as the druggist. A few of the druggists have risen to the occasion and will go before the committee that has the bill in charge and try to demonstrate that it will not work the salvation wanted, as it will only benefit the physician. The bill is as follows:

No. 118, an act to regulate the sale and use of opium, its derivatives, and all preparations of which opium or any of its alkaloids is a constituent part, cocaine or any preparation thereof, and to prevent the injurious use of the same.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, that any druggist or apothecary or any manufacturer of opium, or any of its derivatives, or any preparation of which opium or any of its alkaloids is a constituent part, cocaine or any preparation thereof, may sell the same to any druggist or apothecary, or to any legally quali fied and authorized practitioner of medicine, surgery or obstetrics. Any druggist or apothecary may sell or deliver to any person other than such practitioner such opium or cocaine or any such derivatives or preparation upon and only upon first receiving an order or prescription for same signed by any such practitioner, stat

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ing clearly what quantity or quantities and at what time or times the same shall be sold or delivered, and the person for whose use the same is ordered or prescribed, and such sale and delivery shall be in strict compliance with such order or prescription, which shall be retained by such druggist or apothecary and by him safely kept, but no such order or prescription shall be honored by any druggist or apothecary longer than one week after it bears date. Any practitioner of medicine, surgery or obstetrics legally authorized to practice, as aforesaid, may sell or administer to or prescribe for any person such opium or cocaine or such derivatives or preparations when and as and only when and as in his judgment actually conducive to such person's physicial welfare, but all prescriptions or orders which he shall issue for procuring the same from a druggist or apothecary shall bear the date on which the same shall be by him signed. Any person may administer to himself or others any opium, cocaine or any such derivatives or preparation under and subject to and in accordance with the order and directions of any such practitioner of medicine, surgery or obstetrics, but not otherwise.

Sec. 2. No person except as above set forth shall sell, give away, deliver, or cause to be sold, given away, or delivered, to any one, or administer, or cause to be administered, to himself or any other person, or use, or cause to be used, in any manner, any opium or cocaine, or any such derivative or preparation, and any person so doing, and any person violating any of the provisions or requirements of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars and undergo an imprisonment not exceeding one year either or both, in the discretion of the court.

Mr. Shoemaker Discusses the Bill.

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A number of the leading druggists were seen in reference to the bill, but most of them refused to talk for publication. C. F. Shoemaker, of Shoemaker & Busch, and president of the Philadelphia Drug Exchange, said:

"The bill introduced in the State Senate by Mr. Haines seems to be one of those erratic measures which appear with more or less regularity in the different States. It presupposes the fact that there is a large class unable to take care of

themselves and over whom the State must exercise a parental supervision. While the author of the law is probably entirely honest in his intentions, the measure itself is unnecessary, and his methods are bad. Should such a law be passed it would virtually prohibit the sale of many of the most ordinary articles in drug stores, such as Syrup White Pine Compound, Dover's Powder and other articles of this class in which the proportion of opium is inconsiderable, while it would result in a large amount of unnecessary fees to physicians. In fact, the bill might aptly be termed, 'A Bill for the Protection of Physicians' rather than of the people."

Pennsylvania Association Opposes It.

W. L. Cliffe, chairman of the Committee on Legislation of the Pennsylvania Pharmaceutical Association, was seen in reference, to the bill and said: "Senate bill 118 is entitled 'An act to regulate the sale and use of opium and its derivatives and all preparations of which opium or any of its alkaloids is a constituent, cocaine or any preparation thereof, and to prevent the injurious use of the same.'

"It was introduced in the Senate by Mr. Haines and referred to the Committee on Public Health and Sanitation, of which Mr. Chisholm is chairman. The bill was evidently drawn by a very radical reformer, who is thoroughly in earnest, but who is unfamiliar with the United States Dispensatory, the Pharmacopoeia, National Formulary and a few other books of formulae in active service in the drug and apothecary business. The presumption is that the desire is to pre

vent the morphine and cocaine habitsby cutting off supplies of those drugs.

"This is a very laudable object and the questions involved in this bill have been receiving serious consideration all over this country by those who are sensitive to the moral responsibilities of druggists. It is obvious that this bill would go much further and prevent the sale of a class of remedies for domestic practice which have been used for generations. Paregoric. Bateman's Drops, Dolby's Carminative are of the class of preparations that would be affected by this bill. What about the host of proprietary preparations that would come under its restrictions? The Legislative Committee of the Pennsylvania Pharmaceutical Association have been considering plans for remodeling the poison section of the pharmacy law, and I believe that we can convince those back of this bill of its utter unfitness and show that the hearty cooperation of druggists is to be readily secured for a practical, sensible poison bili which will include this question."

The Lost Art of Dispensing.

In conversing with a prominent druggist in this city a few days ago he stated the time would soon come when it would not be necessary for a druggist to be a the business," he said, "it took two years graduate of pharmacy. "When I entered ian required his prescription to be made to get through college and every physicup from the drugs specified. Now it is different; it takes a longer time to go through college and the druggist has not the work to do that he formerly had, as many physicians prescribe ready-made formulas or proprietary medicines. I do a large prescription trade and I will venture to say that fully one-third of the prescriptions can be filled by any one who knows where the goods are kept. Some be a lost art." day the preparation of prescriptions will

Other druggists talked somewhat in the same strain, but they were not as optimistic as the druggist who is quoted above. The extra year which has been added to the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy's course has been of benefit to all and those who have dealings with the students claim it to be far superior.

QUAKER PARAGRAPHS.

Dr. Charles S. Ely, druggist, Millville, Pa., was appointed by the court last Friday to the office of mayor of his town.

Frank Rose, formerly with Dr. G. W. Bowen, Fifteenth and Cumberland streets, has opened a store at Twenty-first and Master streets.

Henry C. Blair, 2d, of Eighth and Walnut streets, is confined to his home by illness, which has prevented his son from going to South America, as announced in the last issue of the AMERICAN DRUGGIST.

The "Kline Pharmacy" is the name of a new The store at Eighteenth and Jackson streets. proprietor, Mr. Kline, is also interested in two other stores, one at Fifteenth and Jackson and the other at Twenty-third and Christian streets.

Walter Stevenson, a prominent member of the City Council, has associated himself with his brother, O. K. Stevenson, at 1520 Front street. Mr. Stevenson, by the way, is a candidate for re-election, and as he has received the endorsement of all parties, he has a sure thing of it.

The Philadelphia Wholesale Drug Co., Ltd., is making satisfactory progress towards reorganization. Nearly all of the present members have signified their intention to remain with the company, while many new members will be secured. A meeting of the company will be held shortly, when many important matters will be discussed.

News of the Queen City.

Cincinnati, March 5.-Moritz Belsi, one of the most trusted and faithful employes of the well-known firm of Stein, Vogeler Co., died the other day of The deceased was spinal meningitis. born in Switzerland and came to this country in 1892. His first experience in pharmacy was gained in the store conducted by Dr. L. W. Sauer, at Central avenue and Brown street. After remaining with Dr. Sauer a year he joined forces with the Stein, Vogeler Co. He began at the bottom of the ladder and at the time of his death occupied the responsible

position of confidential stenographer. Moritz was a general favorite and his loss is felt by his associates and others throughout the city who knew him. He was only twenty-one years old, but had established a reputation that might have His been envied by many older men. parents and three brothers are still living, two of the latter, F. W. and Walter, beTɔ ing connected with the drug trade. them we tender our deepest sympathy and condolence.

HEARD ABOUT TOWN.

E. H. Thesing, the Walnut Hills druggist, is out again.

Dr. Joseph Durham, the well-known druggist, has gone to Cuba.

E. P. Dehner has received a flattering offer to travel for Sharp & Dohme.

Matthew M. Yorston is able to be at his Central Avenue store occasionally.

William Hamilton has purchased the old Fack pharmacy on East Third street.

A. G. Bubbe has purchased the Effinger pharmacy at Baymiller and Clark streets.

William Weibold, of Stein, Vogeler Co.'s sundry department, has returned from his honey

moon tour.

George Budde, manager of the sundry department for the Stein, Vogeler Co., has returned from a short trip.

William Teurey is clerking for William Knemoeller at Findlay street. He formerly worked for Laycamp at Seventh and Linn streets.

William Teirre, one of the best-known young pharmacists of the city, is now with William Knemoeller at Findlay and Baymiller streets.

Max Fuchs, formerly with the Stein, Vogeler Co., has gone to New York to represent the Cincinnati Soap Company. He'll boom the busi

ness.