Practical Economics.

Jones, on his way to catch his morn ing train, called in at the grocer’s shop.

“I see somebody has broken your win dow,” he said to the proprietor! “I’ll bet you five shillings you couldn’t get an other pane of glass like that under two pounds.”

The grocer smiled.

“Well, you’ve lost,” he said. “I only paid thirty shillings for that.”

“Oh, is that so?” said Jones, taking a piece of paper from his pocket. “Then I may as well pay you now. It was my son who broke that window, and you sent me in a bill for three pounds.”