| “1 cwt. containing 224 potatoes sold in two evenings at 1d. each, | £0 | 18 | 8 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Six evenings’ sale, | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Pay baker at the rate of 8d. per evening for baking potatoes, | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Nett profit per week, | £2 | 0 | 0 | .” |
Many and most curious are the answers received from time to time by persons with sufficient faith to make application to these advertisers, the foregoing being by no means unique. One reply received in return for half-a-crown’s worth of stamps, which were to have purchased much wisdom in the way of money-saving, was this: “Never pay a boy to look after your shadow while you climb a tree to see into the middle of next week.” A man who would send his money to such evident scamps, could hardly see into the middle of anything, no matter where he chose his vantage-ground. Fortunately for the interests of the community at large, these tricksters now and again are made to feel that there is justice in the land. Twenty years ago, a City magistrate did good service by exposing a man who lived abroad in splendour at the expense of the poor governesses he