Why not be a Top-Notcher? A Top-Notcher is simply an individual who works only for the interest of the institution of which he is a part, not against it.

The mintage of wisdom is to know that rest is rust,
and that real life is in love, laughter and work

O the clerk who would succeed, I say, Cultivate Charm of Manner. Courteous manners in little things are an asset worth acquiring. When a customer approaches, rise and offer a chair. Step aside and let the store's guest pass first into the elevator. These are little things, but they make you and your work finer

To gibe visitors, or to give fresh and flippant answers, even to stupid or impudent people, is a great mistake. Meet rudeness with unfailing politeness and see how much better you feel. Your promise to a customer is your employer's promise. A broken promise always hurts; and it shows weakness in the character of a business organization, just as unreliability does in an individual

Most inaccuracies come from not really listening to what is said, or not really seeing what you put down. The chewing of gum, tobacco or paper as a jaw-exerciser should

Book of be eliminated. The world is now proBusiness nouncing them vulgar, unbusinesslike, useless and silly. Keep ahead of your employer and of the Board of Health in this

Having promised to obtain goods or information, or to deliver goods by a certain time, do not start the thing a-going and trust to luck for the rest. Do your own part in full, and then follow up to know that the rest is moving on schedule time. Remember that the thing specially promised and of special importance needs watching. "Accidents" and life's various "hinget after just those things with a keen scent

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If your business is to wait on customers, be careful of your dress and appearance. Do your manicuring before you reach the store. A toothbrush is a good investment. A salesman with a bad breath is dear at any price. Let your dress be quiet, neat and not too fashionable. To have a prosperous appearance helps you inwardly and helps the business. Give each customer your whole attention, and give just as considerate attention to a little buyer as to a big one.

If asked for information, be sure you have it before you give it. Do not assume that the location or fact is so now because you once thought it so

Don't misdirect. Make your directions so Book of clear that they will be a real help. Business

There are houses known by courteous tele-
phoning. Telephone courtesy is a big thing,
as courtesy always is. Loss of temper gains
nothing

The less you require looking after, the more
able you are to stand alone and complete
your tasks, the greater the reward. Then if
you can not only do your work, but also
intelligently and effectively direct the efforts
of others, your reward is in exact ratio.
And the more people you direct, and the
higher the intelligence you can rightly lend,
the more valuable is your life.

The most precious possession in life is
good health. Eat moderately, breathe deeply,
exercise outdoors, and get eight hours'
sleep. And cultivate Charm of Manner as a
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There are persons who are always talking about preparing for life. The best way to prepare for life is to begin to live. A school should not be a preparation ; a school should be life. Isolation from the world in order to prepare for the world's work is folly. You might as well take a boy out of the blacksmith-shop in order to teach him blacksmithing. College is a make-believe, and every college student knows it. From the age of fourteen and upward the pupil should feel that he is doing something useful, not merely killing time; and so his work and his instruction should go right along hand in hand. The educated man is the useful man. And no matter how many college degrees a man has, if he can not earn an honest living he is an educated ignoramus, and is one with the yesterdays, doing pedagogic goose-step adown the days to dusty death.