REPORTER, n. A writer who guesses his way to the truth and dispels it with a tempest of words.

The most affectionate creature in the world is a wet dog.

MONAD, n. The ultimate, indivisible unit of matter (see Molecule). The monad has body without bulk, and mind without manifestation - containing all the powers and possibilities needful to his evolution into a German philosopher . .

Amnesty, n. The state's magnanimity to those offenders whom it would be too expensive to punish.

DECALOGUE, n. A series of commandments, ten in number - just enough to permit an intelligent selection for observance, but not enough to embarrass the choice.

CANNON, n. An instrument employed in the rectification of national boundaries.

WHANGDEPOOTENAWAH, n. In the Ojibwa tongue, disaster; an unexpected affliction that strikes hard.