A large business makes large store-expenses; and these eat away a serious amount of small profits on large sales.

Better sell twenty thousand dollars' worth of goods at twenty per cent.

profit, than eighty thousand at five per cent.
You can do it with less labor, less anxiety, and at less cost for rent and clerk hire.

At least, Mr.Johnson, this is my mode of reasoning." "Well, plod along," replied Johnson.

"Little boats keep near the shore.