The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-15
The Once Ouer
Tho Brirht Lexicon Of Youth
Bx n. 1. PHILLIPS

TN recent tests In American universities
students described Howard Manninstbn. AZ
"a prominent typewriter manufacturer,
Freudism as "a revolutionary party In Ger
many" plebescite as South American
bird Of the snipe family" and Mason and
Dixon 40 pair Of vaudeville dancerss
Fascist: An italian ice-cream. FL
Bonar Law: A federal statute similar to
Lynch Law, Mob Law, etc. So
Ban johnson: A Swedish comedian.
Semaphore The second year in an Ameri.
can college.
Scotland Yard unit of measurement
about three inches shorter than the English
linear yard. ~ 80
Piggly-wiggly: Same as the Chicago -
"Bunny-hue' and "Pivot." ~
Farm Bloc: A signal device used by the
Wabash railroad. A.
Herrin, III: A\sick snipe
.Nfinorities: Small crackers given with
oyster cocktails
: Raymond Poincare: A song writer.
Valley of the Ruhr: One of the ballads.
q Eilibuster: A Norwegian newspaper.
IS Mussolini: Winner of the last six-day
'biclcle race.
Jeritsa: President head of the Polish
government ss,e
Arguments: Fixtures used in an electric
plant.
Geneva: A brand of gin. (Ncw extinct.)
Ismet Pacha: A candymaker in Holyoke,
Mass, who deserted his wife and six chill
dren., has
Tchitcherin: Something like eczema.
Ben Ami: A soap.
Mussel Shoals: The dance Isadora Dun
Ma dnfaw sy&% hiS
Coue: All that is left Of an after re-
moving the yoke. ~
Eddie Collins: Companion drink to Tom
Collins.
Moratorium: A vault for burying the il
lustrious dead.
Plenary Sessions: A famous confederate
general in the Civil War. II at
Pourparlers: Paper napkins.
Lloyd George: All-Havana cigar, Is cents
straight, two for a quarter. .s4
Tasker Bliss: A degree of happiness.
ChAliapin: A movie actor.
Soviet: A type Of sofa. -
Georke Harvey: Promising shortstop Sc
League for a sum said to be In excess of
$4,000.
Moron: A type of eel found in Bermuda.
SdSduUNds a city LA ANC" 4OAAs
Apricot: A prominent Republican gov
Ellis Island A well known writer of hu-
morous verse.
Cuisine: A species of raisin.
Isolationist: The man who covers the
electric wires so the house won't catch fire.
Sarcophagus: A famous Greek general.
Lausanne: A Viennese operatta soon to
be produced by the Shuberts.
Gene Sarazan:, Turkish delegate to the
United States.
Bosphorus A washing powder.
Imperial Kleagle. A kind Of plug tobacco.
Maurice Maeterlinck: A Russian dancer.
Schleswig- Holstein: Winner of $4,000
prize az best COW at National Dairymen's
Association.
Hebrides: Jewish children. o#
RheostAt: A branch of the German gov
eminent.
Lares and Penates: Headliners Keith
vaudeville circuit with Gallagher and Shean.
Zimbalist: A brass musical instrument.
Quai Orsay: A well known English &C.
tor. -
smedley Butler: The author of Pigs Is
Pigs"
Mardi Gras: A Spanish buccaneer.
Sabatini: People who commit sabotage.
Vincent Lopez: A noted Spanish writer !;
author Of Blood and Sand"
Legation: A process of settlement through
law.
Anthrax: A washing soda, -
Quarantine: A bizarre dancer made IA
nous by South Sea Islanders.
+ Asperin: The soviet Russian minister of
war.
Fiscal: famous French polemical wri-
ter and mathematician.
|. Amnesty: A city in Wisconsin.
Hiliare Belloc: A well known perfume.
Propaganda One of the early Greek
gods of war.