A book which the Mohammedans foolishly believe to have been written by divine inspiration, but which Christians know to be a wicked imposture, contradictory to the Holy Scriptures.

Advice, the smallest current coin.

UNIVERSALIST, n. One who forgoes the advantage of a Hell for persons of another faith.

Who never doubted, never half believed. Where doubt is, there truth is - it is her shadow.

MERCY, n. An attribute beloved of detected offenders.

RADICALISM, n. The conservatism of to-morrow injected into the affairs of to-day.

WEATHER, n. The climate of an hour. A permanent topic of conversation among persons whom it does not interest, but who have inherited the tendency to chatter about it from naked arboreal ancestors whom it keenly concerned. The setting up of official weather bureaus and their maintenance in mendacity prove that even governments are accessible to suasion by the rude forefathers of the jungle.