LUMINARY, One who throws light upon a subject; as an editor by not writing about it.

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.

Miss: A title with which we brand unmarried women to indicate that they are in the market. Miss, Misses (Mrs.) and Mister (Mr.) are the three most distinctly disagreeable words in the language, in sound and sense.

STORY, n. A narrative, commonly untrue.

In the algebra of psychology, X stands for a woman's heart.

Money. A blessing that is of no advantage to us excepting when we part with it.

ADDER, n. A species of snake. So called from its habit of adding funeral outlays to the other expenses of living.