To seek a justification for a decision already made.

MALTHUSIAN, adj. Pertaining to Malthus and his doctrines, who believed in artificially limiting population, but found that it could not be done by talking. Herod of Judea, all the famous soldiers have been practical exponents of the Malthusian idea.

Meekness: Uncommon patience in planning a revenge that is worth while.

Houseless: Having paid all taxes on household goods.

Age - That period of life in which we compound for the vices that remain by reviling those we have no longer the vigor to commit.

In our civilization, and under our republican form of government, intelligence is so highly honored that it is rewarded by exemption from the cares of office.

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