An Artistic Display

Do you like to see an artistic display? Ifyou do you should follow the route taken by the Times man yesterday. He had heard that Schuh & Muehlig had the finest display room for mantels in the state, and, not willing to depend entirely on hearsay, he hied himself to the establishment of that enterprising hardware firm and asked to be shown the room about w hich bo much had been said. Mr. Schuh at once took possession of the Times man, and guiding him through the store and up a handEome oak staircase, led him into a room which ia arranged as artistically as though it were a part of an art exhibition. Hanging from the eeiling are numeroua lamps and ehandeliers, and all of the latest designs. They give a very gay appearance to, the room, but its chief splendor is in the elegant display of mantels, of which there are 32 arranged around the walls of the room. Although they range in price from the cheapest at $20 to the finest at $150, there are none of them but are handsome. The fir&t ones on the south side are all wood, and further on are some imitation marble, which aresuch a fine imitation that they are more handsome than tlie original. Still further around are the more artisfic wood mantels with elegant hand carvings and tiles that are of the latest design. These mantels are the most costly and are worth $150 each. The mantels are arranged on three sides of the room, and make a sight which it is well worth yonr while going to see, for it is the Snest of its kind in the state. On this floor besides the mantels are kept a large supply of gas fitting material, tiles, gratings, Domestic, White, New Home and Davis sewing machines, Garland stoves and ranges, and everything is placed in such shape that it shows to the best advantage without being in the way. The Times man, seeing so much on one floor, wanted to know if there was anything more to see and in reply was led into the third story, where were gathered a splendid array of agricultural implements, gasoline stoves, scales, copper and tin ware, and many other articles too numerous to mention. The Bolton hot water heater, Carbon and Gilt Edge furnace are also to b seen here and we are informed that they are proving the most popular method of heating modern houses which ia known. An elevator carries all these things up and down stairs, making it as easy to things on one floor as another. From the third floor the Times man went back through the mantel room, which he admired so much, down stairs again and down into the basement. Here are stored stoves, gas and steam fittings, and sewing machines. Mr. Schuh here informed us that in the last twelve years over 5,000 sewing machines had been stowed away in this cellar and that he had sold them all but about fifty. This is certainly a big record and woüld place a sewing machine in nearly every family in the county. After noticinic the immense stock stowed away in the basement, the Times man again retraced his steps and was ïed into the tinning and plumbing departments at the rear of the store. Here ten men are employed all the time, and Mr. Schuh thinka from the way business is increasing that the firm will eoon have to increase their force, as they always want to do their work promptly. It is this as much as anything which haa gained them their reputation as model hardware men, and the effect can be seen in every department of the store, which is 120 feet long and three stories and a basement. Every inch of ayailable space is occupied and yet nothing seems crowded, and the general effect can not but be pleasing. On the main floor is kept everything which can be found in an ordinary hardware store, locks, hinges, screws, nails, refrigerators, stoves, cutlery, agricultural implements, etc, and everything that can be of use in building, and this, in connection with the other iloors make this store a perfect model of what could be designed for a hardware store. Mr. Sciiuh has been in business In Ann Arbor since 1861 and is the oldest hardware man in the county. He takes a great interest in making the store attractive and is always glad to show people through the store if they come to buy or not. If you want to see something elegant you should go to this store and go through the mantel room which you will find to be all that could be imagined and more. It will be well worth your while to do this and it will cost you nothing but the eflort, which you 'can well afford. The Times man carne away well satisfied with his visit and convinced that he had been through the model hardware store.-