Ans.--"The upward pressure of the rocks under the water."

Ques.--"Where do the collar bones meet?"

Ans.--"Round the north part of the body where the collar fastens."

Ques.--(In woodworking class.) "What is the object of this exercise?"
(An exercise in lining wood.)

Ans.--1. "This exercise strengthens my mine and my character." 2. "The
object of this exercise is wood."

Ques.--"Define the kinds of sentences."

Part of answer.--"A purgatorial sentence is one that answers a
question."

DEBATE.--_Resolved, that Arithmetic is better than Grammar._

Affirmative: "Arithmetic is better, because without it we could not buy
or sell anything, build houses, bridges or railroads, measure lands or
even count. Can a man make money by knowing the grammar? Ain't no sense
in grammar noway. It's always been my experience that

'A naught's a naught, and a figure's a figure,
All for the white man and none for the nigger.'"

Negative: "To prove that grammar is better, take the Tower of Babble.
They built it, I suppose, many miles high, and the Lord looked down and
mixed up their grammar. So if a man was on top of the tower he would