A king's staff of office, the sign and symbol of his authority. It was originally a mace with which the sovereign admonished his jester and vetoed ministerial measures by breaking the bones of their proponents.

Adolescence: The stage between puberty and adultery.

Here's to woman! Would that we could fold into her arms without falling into her hands.

The world has suffered more from the ravages of ill-advised marriages than from virginity.

According to the most trustworthy statistics the number of adult Dullards in the United States is but little short of thirty millions, including the statisticians.

Economy, n. Purchasing the barrel of whiskey that you do not need for the price of the cow that you cannot afford.

RUSSIAN, n. A person with a Caucasian body and a Mongolian soul. A Tartar Emetic.