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.

A lottery is a tax on stupidity.

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.

CLERGYMAN, n. A man who undertakes the management of our spiritual affairs as a method of better his temporal ones.

HURRICANE, n. An atmospheric demonstration once very common but now generally abandoned for the tornado and cyclone. The hurricane is still in popular use in the West Indies and is preferred by certain old- fashioned sea-captains.

Take not God's name in vain; select a time when it will have effect.

ENOUGH, pro. All there is in the world if you like it.