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Show MACHINE WAS ALL RIGHT. Figured So Well Merchant Decided That He Needed Two. "Sir," said tho man as ho entered tlio ofllco, "I wish to oxhlblt to you my universal calculating machine n thing that should bo found In the counting room of every business man. It will ndd, ubtrazt, divide, multiply, and thero Is no such thing ns failure." "I havo heard of It," replied tho merchant, mer-chant, "but I never understood It was much of a success." "O, sir, but It Is perfection! Glvo mo any example you will, and I will guarantee a correct cor-rect solution." "Very well. .1 bought two dozen leghorn chickens at $3 each. I built a coop nt an oxponso of $30. In ono year I bought $2u worth of feed. In tho aamo year I got bIx eggs. What was my profit or loss for tho year? ' "Why, you paid out $127 and got back about 20 cents. In actual figures, your loss was $120.80." "I guess that's correct," sighed tho merchant, "and you may leavo mo two machines. I'll koop ono busy on my chlc'.tsna nnd tbo othor figuring out how r tich profit I mako ' In raising my own celory and cucumbers." |