Cortelyou, the unknown stenographer, grasped his duties, performed them, and won a cabinet portfolio. The men of fuss and feathers wondered why they did not do so well. Modern business is swift. Its orders do not admit of debate or explanation. A word may mean a full day's toil. The president or manager talks in snappy sentences—each means a task. The employe who understands and does the work without questions gets the next promotion. To a real man of business nothing is more annoying than 'How shall I do this?' or, 'Do you think it ought to be done this way, or would you prefer it some other way?' or, 'I beg your pardon, but I want to be very sure that I caught your exact meaning.' Fuss and feathers men think they score by impressing their own importance. They don't. Modern business is argus-eyed. It watches its men keenly, weighs their usefulness, judges by results. Time taken in talk is time taken from work. Modern business uses a stop watch in the close race for success." This is fine, good advice. Take it well to heart—don't be a 'fuss and feathers' stenographer.
TECHNICAL WORDS AND HOW TO DEAL WITH THEM.
Into whatever line of business you may chance to go you are bound to meet with unfamiliar words. Some will be technical, others possibly outside your vocabulary. In dealing with technical words,
