A total abstainer is one who abstains from everything but abstention, and especially from inactivity in the affairs of others.

Telephone, n. An invention of the devil which abrogates some of the advantages of making a disagreeable person keep his distance.

Homo Creator's testimony to the sound construction and fine finish of Deus Creatus. A popular form of abjection, having an element of pride.

Labor is one of the processes by which A acquires property for B.

NOVEL, n. A short story padded.

REPARTEE, n. Prudent insult in retort. Practiced by gentlemen with a constitutional aversion to violence, but a strong disposition to offend. In a war of words, the tactics of the North American Indian.

MACE, n. A staff of office signifying authority. Its form, that of a heavy club, indicates its original purpose and use in dissuading from dissent.