JOSS-STICKS- Small sticks burned by the Chinese in their pagan tomfoolery, in imitation of certain sacred rites of our holy religion.

We submit to the majority because we have to. But we are not compelled to call our attitude of subjection a posture of respect.

QUORUM, n. A sufficient number of members of a deliberative body to have their own way and their own way of having it. In the U.S. Senate a quorum consists of the chairman of the Committee on Finance and a messenger from the White House.

A nutritious substance supplied by a bountiful Providence for the fattening of the poor.

Heathen, n. A benighted creature who has the folly to worship something that he can see and feel.

STORY, n. A narrative, commonly untrue. The truth of the stories here following has, however, not been successfully impeached.

PALACE, n. A fine and costly residence, particularly that of a great official. The residence of a high dignitary of the Christian Church is called a palace; that of the Founder of his religion was known as a field, or wayside. There is progress.