Show A peddlers percentage an aa individual called upon a jeweler in jlou montreal trea and stated that he had managed to accumulate by hard labor for a few years some seventy five dollars that he wished to invest it in something whereby he might make money it a little faster and he had decided on taking some soma of his stock and peddling it out the jeweler selected what he thought would really bell readily and the now new peddler started on ills hla trip lie was gone but a few days when he returned bought as much again as before and started on the second again ho he returned and greatly increased his stock lie he succeeded so well and accumulated so fast that tho the jeweler one lay day asked him what nhat profit the he be obtained on what nhat lie he sold well I 1 put on about 5 per cent the jeweler thought that a very small profit profet and expressed as much well said the peddler 1 I dont know as I 1 exactly understand about your per cent but nil an article for which I 1 pay one dollar I 1 generally sell for five fire |