it is just as well not to impress him with the idea that you believe he is at fault. Considerable tact may be used in pointing out errors to employers, and with some men this is necessary, as they are extremely sensitive upon the point and do not like to acknowledge, even to their trusted stenographers, that they can make mistakes. Say, for example, 'Let me see whether I heard you correctly,' 'I do not exactly understand,' 'I am in doubt about this word, or use some expression which, while it does not throw the blame on the dictator, at the same time does not compromise you as a stenographer. Finally, remember that while circumstances often make the man, the young man who desires to succeed must take advantage of circumstances."
DON'T WASTE THE OFFICE STATIONERY.
It is a good plan when in school to learn to write so correctly that you may dispense entirely with the use of an eraser. When one is in business, however, and under pressure for time, more mistakes are made, and as a consequence an eraser becomes almost indispensable. Unless an eraser is used whenever an error is made it will entail the destruction of the sheet of paper, and this waste in the course of a week may become something quite considerable. This should be watched and guarded against as much as possible. Few business men are stingy over a few sheets of paper, but none of them like to
