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Eng。 rest�察�and Grk。 orizo�察�to limit。 A place where rest is
limited。
REST A trade in which every hobo holds a Union Card for life。
RESTAURANT An institution for the spread of dyspepsia。 From Lat。
restauro�察�to repair�察�and Grk。 anti�察�against。 After patronizing��
you're ;up against repairs。;
RHETORIC Language in a dress suit。
RICE An effective field´piece�察�used for assaulting Chinamen or the
newly´married。
ROQUEFORT A kind of cheese whose odor puts it easily in the first
rank。
ROYCROFTER A successful book´maker on the East Aurora turf。 From
Fr。 roi�察�king�察�and old Saxon crofter�察�or grafter。 King of
Grafters。
RUMOR The long´distance champion of the Human Racea monster with
more tales
than an octopus。
RUST Physical dullness。
RUSTIC Mental dullness。
Beggars should never be choosersthough the beggar often chews
what he begs。
S
A miss is as good as her smile。
SADDUCEE A person holding skeptical religious views。 Hopeless��
hence sad you see。
SAILOR A man who makes his living on water but never touches it on
shore。
SANDWICH An unsuccessful attempt to make both ends meat。
SAUSAGE An aftermath of the dog´days。
SCAFFOLD A work of art that rarely fails to get a hanging。
SCARECROW An operator who repeatedly corners corn�察�without caws。
SCORCHER A chauffeur in an all´fired hurry。
SCULPTOR A poor unfortunate who makes faces and busts。
SELF´MADE Complimentary term for a respectable crook。
SHAMROCK A three´time loser as a racer at sea�察�but a four´time
winner as an ;ad。; for teaand Sir T。
SHEPHERD One who depends on a crook for a living。
SHIRT Every man's bosom friend。
SILVER A metallic form of opium�察�smoked by Presidential
impossibilities。
SINNER A stupid person who gets found out。
SNAP A brisk�察�energetic quality that enables a man with ginger to
take the cake。
SNORE An unfavorable report from headquarters。
SOROSIS A female gas company that lays its pipes on cultivated
grounds。
SPAGHETTI A table´dish eaten only by Italians and jugglers。 From
Lat。 spadix�察�branch�察�or fork�察�and gestamen�察�burden。 A burden for
the fork。
SPIDER A busy weaver and a good correspondent�察�who drops a line by
every post。
STARS The greatest astronomers known�察�having studded the heavens
for ages。
STAYS A sort of straight´jacket employed in reforming women。
STOCKINGS Woman's only savings for A Rainy Day。
STOCKS An unreliable commodity bought and sold by gamblers。 If
you win�察�it's an investment�察�if you lose�察�a speculation。
STOVE´PIPE A movable cylinder used as a receptacle for smoke and
profanity。
SPRING Formerly a very delightful season but now obsolete except
in poetry and the Old Farmer's Almanac。
SPINSTER An ember from which the sparks have flown。
SUBWAY In Boston�察�a place where one may enjoy continuous
disturbance of the peace�察�disorderly conduct�察�assault and battery��
riot and rebellion。 These events are allowed by law�察�and the
entry´fee is five cents。
SUCCESS A goal usually reached by those who employ their time in
cultivating a more definite aim in life rather than in searching
for a larger target。
SUMMER An oppressive and expensive season invented by rural
cottage and hotel owners�察�railroad and steamboat companies and the
Iceman。
SUN A yellow arrival from Way Down East�察�who goes west daily��
operates a heating and lighting trust�察�draws water�察�prints
pictures�察�develops crops�察�liquidates the ice business and tans
skins on the side。 Profits by his daily rays and always has a
shine。
SYMPATHY Feeling for others very noticeable in Blind Man's Buff。
SYNDICATE A conspiracy to extend the modest business established
by Captain Kidd。
Fortune knocks only once at a man's doorAnd she's the worst
Knocker in the world。
T
Brevity is the soul of witand the sole charm of a bicycle skirt。
TAILOR One who takes your measure on first sight�察�gives you a fit��
sews you up and follows suit until paid。
TALK A continuous performance playing daily and nightly
engagements�察�with Woman as the star and Man confined in the Family
Circle。
TELEGRAM A form of correspondence sent by a man in a hurry and
carried by a boy in sleep。
TELEPHONE From Eng。 tell�察�to talk�察�and Grk。 phonos�察�murder。 A
machine in which talk is murdered。
TENNIS A game in which the participants enjoy a racket on the side
and raise the deuce over a net�察�while the volleys drive them from
set to set and love scores as often as it's mentioned。
TEMPER A quality�察�the loss of which is likely to make a knife
blade dull and a woman's tongue sharp。
THERMOMETER A short�察�glass tube that regulates the weatherand
usually does a poor job。
THIRST A sensation immediately following a short session at the
free lunch stand。
TIDE An old friend who comes and goes daily but is all in whenever
he gets over the bay。
TITIAN The color a poor red´headed girl's hair becomes as soon as
her father strikes oil。
TIPS Wages we pay other people's hired help。
TOBACCO A nauseating plant that is consumed by but two creatures��
a large�察�green worm andman。 The worm doesn't know any better。
TONGUE An unruly member that is frequently put out�察�yet an artist
who's a hard worker at the palate and a great wag among women。
TOUCH A habit common to the impecunious�察�causing in its victim a
feeling of faintness�察�followed by a chill or a sense of loss。
TRANSFER A small bit of paper of remarkable strength�察�being able
to carry a heavy man several miles。
TROLLEY´CAR A conveyance filled with advertisements�察�and
occasionally passengers�察�and operated by Poles。
TROUBLE Something that many are looking for but no one wants。
TRUST A small body of capital entirely surrounded by water。
TWINS Insult added to Injury。
TWISTERS An undesirable thing to have on hand。
Its a wise son who can get two birds with One Bone。
U V
There is a tide in the affairs of men�察�which�察�taken at the flood��
leads on to FortuneBut most of us catch our watered stock on the
ebb。
UMBRELLA A good thing to put up in a showeror pawn´shop�察�but��
like skating�察�never seen after Lent。
UNBOSOMED A shirt just returned from a steam laundry。
UNION An ailing individual frequently troubled by scabs and liable
to strike without warning。
UMPIRE No jeweler�察�but a high authority on diamonds。
USHER One who takes a leading part in a theatre。
VACCINATION Where ;jabbing the needle; is never a vice。
VAUDEVILLE From Lat。 vaut�察�good for�察�and villageois�察�countryman。
Good for countrymen。
VERANDA An open´air enclosure often used as a spoon´holder。
VEST A waistcoat sold at halfprice。
VIRTUE A quality oftentimes associated with intelligence�察�but
rarely with beauty。
VULGARITY The conduct of others。
A rolling stone gathers no mossexcept at roulette。
W
But a stony roll always gathers the stony stare。
WAITER An Inn´experienced servant。
WAR A wholesale means of making heroes which�察�if planned in a
small way�察�would produce only murderers。
WATER A thin substance applied to stocks with which to soak
buyers。
WEDDING A trade in which the bride is generally given away�察�and
the groom is often sold。
WEEDS Found in gardens and widows。 For removing easily�察�marry the
widow。
WICKEDNESS A myth invented by good people to account for the
singular attractiveness of others。
WIDOW The wife of a golfer during the open season�察�unless she
golfs�察�too。 In that event the children are golf orphans。
WHISKY Trouble put up in liquid form。
WIND An aerial phenomenon�察�superinduced by an ephemeral agitation
of the nebular strata�察�whereby air�察。�hot or cold���察�impelled into
transitory activity�察�generates a prolonged passage through space��
owing to certain occult ethereal stimuli�察�and results in zephyrs��
breezes�察�blows�察�blow´outs�察�blizzards�察�gales�察�simoons�察�hurricanes��
tornadoes or typhoons。 Barred from Kansas Cyclone´cellars but
frequently blended with Chicago tonguecanned or conversational。
WOMAN An aspiring creature whose political sphere is still
slightly flattened at the polls。
WORD Something you must keep after giving it to another。
WORRY A state of mind that leads some persons to fear�察�every time
the tide goes out�察�that it won't come in again。
WRINKLES A merchant's trade´marks。
It's the first straw hat which shows how the wind blows。
X Y Z
A Ride goeth before a Fall。See Automobile�察�Bucking Broncho��
Bicycle�察�Air´Ship�察�Patrol´Wagon�察�Rail�察�and Go´Cart。
X RAYS Ten dollars from a friend。
YARN An essential in fabricationeither woven or narrated。 Mill
yarns are highly colored�察�those spun at sea much more so。
YAWL Either the shape of a boat or the sound of a cat�察�but never a
cat´boat。
YAWNS The air´breaks on a sleeper。
YEAR A period originally including 365 days�察�now 325�察�since the
other 40 are Lent。
YELLOW FEVER A passion for reading the Hearst newspapers。
YOLK The legacy of the hen and the burden of its lay。
YOKE The inheritance of the hen´pecked and the burden of the
married。
YULE´LOG A Christmas protege of the grate�察�too young to smoke�察�too
tough to burn and too green to warm up to anybody。
YOUTH The dynamo that makes the world go round�察�a product of its
own generation�察�with its wires carrying Power into the high places
of Earth and with its currents of Thought short´circuited only by
bigoted Old Age。
ZEALOT One who loves morality so well he will commit crime to
maintain it。
ZEBRA The crook among horses�察�condemned to wear stripes for life。
ZERO Originally�察�nothing�察�but now meaning a good deal on a
thermometer or bank´draft�察�and comprising two´thirds of the 400。
ZIGZAG The popular route after a heavy dinner。 Old adage�察 �The
longest way round is the drunkard's way home� �
ZOUAVE The original Mrs。 Bloomer。
Postage and Postal Information。
How to Mail a Letter。
After writing it�察�place it in a square or oblong enveloperound
ones are no longer fashionableseal it on the back and write a
legible address on the front�察�then take a two´cent stamp�察�give it a
good licking and retire it to the cornerthe upper�察�right´hand
corner�察�on the outsidenever inside
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