Appetite, n. An instinct thoughtfully implanted by Providence as a solution to the labor question.

A trite popular saying, or proverb. (Figurative and colloquial.) So called because it makes its way into a wooden head. Following are examples of old saws fitted with new teeth.

POLITICIAN, n. An eel in the fundamental mud upon which the superstructure of organized society is reared. When he wriggles, he mistakes the agitation of his tail for the trembling of the edifice.

Contempt; the feeling of a prudent man for an enemy who is too formidable safely to be opposed.

RIMER, n. A poet regarded with indifference or disesteem.

The sum of religion, says Pythagoras, is to be like him thou worshipest. Had Pythagoras lived in our day he would have seen his mistake. The sum of modern religion is to make him thou worshipest like unto thyself.

An absolute monarchy is one in which the sovereign does as he pleases so long as he pleases the assassins.