APHORISM, n. Predigested wisdom.

TENACITY, n. A certain quality of the human hand in its relation to the coin of the realm. It attains its highest development in the hand of authority and is considered a serviceable equipment for a career in politics.

MERCY, n. An attribute beloved of detected offenders.

Telephone, n. An invention of the devil which abrogates some of the advantages of making a disagreeable person keep his distance.

Empty wine bottles have a bad opinion of women.

OLD, adj. In that stage of usefulness which is not inconsistent with general inefficiency, as an "old man". Discredited by lapse of time and offensive to the popular taste, as an "old" book.

GRAVE, n. A place in which the dead are laid to await the coming of the medical student.