Democracy is defended in 3 stages. Ballot Box, Jury Box, Cartridge Box.

RATTLESNAKE, n. Our prostrate brother, "Homo ventrambulans".

HOMOEOPATHY, n. A school of medicine midway between Allopathy and Christian Science. To the last both the others are distinctly inferior, for Christian Science will cure imaginary diseases, and they can not.

Abnormal, adj. Not conforming to standard. In matters of thought and conduct, to be independent is to be abnormal, to be abnormal is to be detested.

Empty wine bottles have a bad opinion of women.

GNOSTICS, n. A sect of philosophers who tried to engineer a fusion between the early Christians and the Platonists. The former would not go into the caucus and the combination failed, greatly to the chagrin of the fusion managers.

ANTIPATHY, n. The sentiment inspired by one's friend's friend.