eebe~the State and would bave num-- ing proportionsand will be wag-town's prosperity. Stand Ly oneDAILY REFLECTOR.Subscription 25 cents per Month.Entered as second-ciass mail matter.EVERY AFTERNOON (EXCEPT SUNDAY)Origin of a Term Used in CertainRegions in a Romantic Relation.A of the recent disturbance~fn religious circles over the defini-tion of ospooning,� the Tennesseeversion of it is given:~~Spooning� parties are popularinThe commencement exercises_ ofthe Greensboro Normal and)| - Industrial School is in progressthis week. Dr. Boyd deliversthe sermon and Hun. Varroll D.Wright the address. This schoolyears and yetit has grown tobe one of the largest schovis inbered many more students ifthey could have been accommo-dated. It is destined to doagreat work.The fight on silveris assumed to the bitter end. The actionef the State Democratic Execu-tive Committee at it last meetingin Raleigh shows that Northsome quarters. They take their~name from a good old English word,which was intended to ridicule thealleged fantastic actions of a youngman or a young woman who is inlove. For some reason, which noone could ever explain, everybodypokes fun at the lover. In fact, that4has been in operation only three|unhappy character is never heroic~fn real life, no matter what greatgobs of heroism are piled about himjon the stage and in the romanticstory books. The girl in love andthe boy in love are said to beospooney.�When a spooning party is giventhe committee in charge of the eventgets aspoon from each person whoattends, or else presents each guestwith a spoom. These spoons arefuncifully dressed in male and femaleattire, and are mated either by thesimilarity of costume or by a dis-Minguishing ribbon. The girls andboys whose spoons are mates areexpected to take care of each otherduring the continuance of the socialCarolina will tdke her stand onthe side of the free coinage ofgathering.| Of course, the distribution of thesilyer at the ratio of 16toland,/spoons is made with the greatestunder this banner, in the hands)of the Democrats, this State| the case of the young people to whomwill yote for no man for Presi-dent who is not fully in favorof this measure.Secretary Carlisle, oncea cham-pion of silver, who is pow to c@m-| end of fun.~they are presented.possible carefulness, the aim beingto so place them as to properly fitThe parties areusually given by the young peopleof some neighborhood where the per-|sonal preference of each spooney isThey are the source ofIt is possible, also,well known.paign agaist the white metal. 112: they serve as aids to matri-will undertake to explain hisspeeches and votes in favor of 1! |is stated that he will oexplain thatbus votes cast while a member ofthe house for free coinage werenot cast with any expectation or *the hope that free coinage would |result.�he acknowledges himself to be|he didnTt favor nor expect meansthat he was doing so through pol.icy alone."Kinston Free Press. |Atown ishkes large family.We are al] interested in each oth-er's welfare"or snould be. A cut-throat, every"man-for"bimself policy means ruin to any communi-|ty. It means retrogression andure. |Ifthere is any one lesson in,politics that must be learned"|without fail it is that of unity andMmaotaal assistance.~The same principle applies tothe business life of a town, andthe more generally itis obeyedthe more abundant wil! be the~i1itver while he was in congress. It raade more ea sinceIf that is bi 10D |is explanation | It may be mentioned that after theall |mony as well, and are thereforeao avowal ismade more easy to a diffident swainafter be feels that his passion is not@ secret, but that his weakness for apooney maiden is knowa to histriends and enemies on the commit-tee which dispenses the spoons.guests each couple retire for con-jsultation regarding the reasonswhich caused the award of matedspoons in theircase. This consvuita-tion is known by the name of ~~spoon-ing.�""St. Louis Republic.WOMEN IN JOURNALISM.The English Aristocracy Seems toBe Well Represented.All journalists are sristocrats;but, fortamately for those who havea living toearn, all aristocrats arenot journalists, says an exchange.Of those who are Lady Colin Camp-bell, and Lady Violet Greville standfirst among the members of theweaker sex. Lady Colin Campbell isnow editing the Realm, and she is aanother and patronize home folks.aaconstant contributor to severalother papers. Tamdy Violet 1s aisowell known a8 8 writer of periodicalliterature.. Her style is excellent.It is light and versatile and refined,aod her wide womanly sympathiesand keen perceptive powers add tothe charm of her work.Some of the English princesseswrite occasionaliy, although theyonly accept an honorarium for char-itable objects. Princess Christianbas done a good deal of journalisticwork in her time, and always inastraightforward and sensible man-ner.The countess of Aberdeen occa-sionally writes on political and socialsubjects, and the countesses of Jer-sey, Munster and Mar all wield thepen ably.The duchess of Southerland isareally good short-story writer, andLady Henry Somerset is a weeklycootributor to her own paper, theWoman's Signal.Lady Meath and the countess ofWarwick have oecasionally writtenarticles, and among other titledladies who have taken up journalistwork may be mentioned Lady Jeune,Hon. Emily Lawless, Lady Lindsay,and in France the duchess dTUzesand countess de Martel.As a younger woman Lady Salis-bury did a great deal of writing forvarious papers and critical work forthe Saturday Review, while themarchioness of Granby providesiustrations for certain favoredperiodicals.Glad to See Him Anyway.Sir Arthur Sullivan tells this storyon himself in the Strand MusicalMagazine: ~~Together with a partyof friends, I was once traversing arather uncivilized district in the stateof California, when we stopped at amining camp for some refreshments.The driver informed me that I was ex-pected there, and, feeling rathergratified to hear this, I made myway to the whisky store. Three orfour fellows were lounging about,and one approached a big, sturdyman, who was standing near me, andsaid to him: ~Are you Mr. Sullivan?Tvote for something | *P0O�"�s have been distributed among | The man shook his head, and pointedhis finger in my direction. After~looking me up and down, the man~demanded: ~What do you weigh?T~About one hundred and sixty-twopounds,T was my reply. ~Pooh!T saidmy interrogator, ~thatTs a queerstart. Do you mean to tell me yougave J. Blackman fics in KansasCity?T ~Certainly not,T I answered.~Well, who are you, anyway?T I an-swered my name was Sullivan. Quitedisappointed, be said: ~Ob, ain't youJohn L. Sullivan the slugger?T ~No,I am only Arthur Sullivan,TI re-plied. ~What! he said, with evi-dent surprise, ~are you the man asput oPinafore� together?T 1 said~yes,T and smiled at him. ~Well, Inever,T be answered; ~but ITm gladto meet you, anyway. Come andtake a drink with us.T�As in a Story Book.The dowager empress of China has .had @ romantic bis She was anextremely beautifu girl, thedaughter of poor parents who livedin the suburbs of Canton. Whenthe family was starving she, know-ing hercommercial value, persuadedher parents to sell her as a siave.She was purchased by a renownedgeneral, who, delighted with herbeauty, disposition and general clev-erness, adopted and educated her ashis daughter. When later the gen-eral was summoned to Peking, hecould think of no finer gift to offerhis sovereign than his daughter.The emperor found her so charmingthat he made her his wife. When herhusband died, in 1881, this slave-empress became regent, the presentemperor being only seven years old.She found Chinacrippled by debt andtorn by internal rebellions, yet fiveyears ago, when she handed over thegoverning power to her son, peaceand prosperity reigned throughoutthe vast empire."Chicago Tribune.A MODERN ADAM.He Is a Native of the Western Des-erts.Up in Bear valey, two summersago. I came across a camp where athin, bearded, bronzed man of aboutthirty was cutting wood before asmal) ~~A� tent. In the tent weremany scientific works, tneluding aset of Encyclopedia Britannica.Engaging him in conversation Ifound he was a prospector who hadcome in from the desert to let hisburros rest and fatten on the grass.He had come down from Pahrumphvalley across the burning desert inthe hottest part of the summer.~I stopped ut Vanderbilt,� said he,o~and made several locations, one ofwhich I think will prove valuable,but I got tired and moved on, andam nowon my way toward southernArizona.�I asked him how he liked the des-ert, and he replied that he liked itbetter than any other place. ~~See,�Tsaid he as he flung open the front ofhis shirt, ~~I wear uo clothing whenon the desert.�His breast was deep copper color,even to his armpits, and fully boreout his statement. His conversationproclaimed him to be an educatedman, and he said his books were apartof his camp outfit and accom-panied him wherever he went. Hevolunteered no other informationregarding himseif and his bearingwas Such as to preclude any ques-tioniog, but I have often wonderedwhat could have caused him to choosesuch a mode of life. Of one thing Eam sure"he will follow no other."Los Angeles Times.tne Largest cipte.The largest Bible in the world is@ manuscript Hebrew Bible in theVatican, weiyhicg three hundred andtweaty pounds.