A man is known by the company he organizes.

Infidel, n. In New York, one who does not believe in the Christian religion; in Constantinople, one who does.

COMFORT, n. A state of mind produced by contemplation of a neighbor's uneasiness.

CERBERUS, n. The watch-dog of Hades, whose duty it was to guard the entrance - against whom or what does not clearly appear; everybody, sooner or later, had to go there, and nobody wanted to carry off the entrance.

NOTORIETY, n. The fame of one's competitor for public honors. The kind of renown most accessible and acceptable to mediocrity. A Jacob's-ladder leading to the vaudeville stage, with angels ascending and descending.

CARNIVOROUS, adj. Addicted to the cruelty of devouring the timorous vegetarian, his heirs and assigns.

An appellate court which reverses the judgment of a popular author's contemporaries, the appellant being his obscure competitor.