, to jolly beautifully.

     CALCIUM

    An earthly light that brightens even the stars.

     CANNIBAL

    A heathen hobo who never works, but lives on other people.

     CAPTIVATE

    From Lat.

     caput

    , head, and Eng.

     vacate

    , or empty,—to empty the head. Note, Women who have captivated men.

     CAPE

    A neck in the sea.

     CAPER

    A foot in the air.

    CARNEGIE-ITIS

    A mania for burning money. Contracted in a Pennsylvania blast furnace, developed in a Scotch castle and now epidemic in American public libraries.

     CART

    v. t., To take off.

     CARTOON

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