What this country needs what every country needs occasionally is a good hard bloody war to revive the vice of patriotism on which its existence as a nation depends.

PALACE, n. A fine and costly residence, particularly that of a great official. The residence of a high dignitary of the Christian Church is called a palace; that of the Founder of his religion was known as a field, or wayside. There is progress.

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

Distress: A disease incurred by exposure to the prosperity of a friend.

MOUSE, n. An animal which strews its path with fainting women.

To apologize is to lay the foundation for a future offense.

LOSS, n. Privation of that which we had, or had not. Thus, in the latter sense, it is said of a defeated candidate that he "lost his election".