Found His Overcoat.The train stopped in the great,dark station of a New Engiandcity, and a gevtleman who hadbeen dozing during the last hoarof his journey got up in his haste,| EVZRY APTERNOON (EXCEPT SUNDAY)/ seized his bag, and burried out ofa, " ~ |thecar. In a moment he cameDAILY REFLECTOR.)BS. J. WHICHARD. Editor.Subscription 25 cents per Month.Entered as second-ciass mail matter.Mayor after hearivg the evidencerendered his decision in the case.Said he in regard to the formergentleman, oI was taught in infancy that peace makers would cb-tain their reward in Heayen,T andin my court am sure they willbe rewarded. The gentleman isdischargedT Court regained order. The Cotton States Exposition pushing back; he had forgotten" which willopen in Atlanta 19)4j3, overcoat. But no overcoat!m September will be tne greatesi| wasthere, for his son had come,4 ~exhibit ever undertaken in the) slong from the smoking-car, rec-)South. Mosi of the buildings) ognized it, and carried it out.- have been completed and every oWhereTs my coat ?� exclaimed'» thing will be in readiness by/the owner, excitedly, diving un"» thé date fixed fur the opening.{der the seat, and knocking off his4 We have recently talked to two hat as he rose. oThis was myFE . or three traveling men who had| seat! I'm sure I left it here.. just come Atlanta, and they But the persons sitting near- gay the Exposition will be sec-) had just entered the car, and took~ond ia inierest only to the|2° interest in him; nobody es- WorldTs Fair. Arrangements swered. Out he hurried, anbee nt, again missed his son, who had_" f ° emecteg bor me iO | zone into the station to inquirerate of one ce - t~about tickets. He was sure hista~~roads. ~coat must bein that car! There)" | was nothing for it but to go back,Four years and six months and back he went._ will being to a close the pre~| yfeanwhile a tall, slender lady,Be ee ee Now [dressed in black, with a long crapewey it has been, aac still, | veil over her face, entered thefaluely called the ~~nineteenth seat he had vacated, and sank_ eeacury,TT upon which we have wearily back in the corner, her" got yet entered, is what we veil still over her face. Iu rush-world liketo know. We may edthe excited gentleman. The~after several minutes. "" RaleighPress.Force of ExampleoLike mistress, like maid� is asaying tifatis probably oftenertrue than olike master, like man.�The story is told that Mile. Au-gustine Brohan, a_ celebratedFrench comedian, who was ex-tremely humane to all animals, notable, found a fly caught on herplate. She took it up tenderlywith herthumb and finger, andcalled her maid.~~Marie,� she said, take this fly"be cureful, now, donTt hurt him!"anod put him out doors.�The girl took the fly and wentaway, but presently Mademoisellewith a troubled eipression on herface.| oWell, Mare,�~youdoasItold you?� -ouly guess that it is called the train was about to start, and if he3 oaaa freapiogrh peepT Mn order tO was to find the coat, 1t was now orPwve ane a hundred ; " ahead | 2ever: oThere it is!� he exclaimj 4 ~ed. in triumph, oI knew it wasof time." Durham San. tb ~~there !: Is not the Sun somewhat off ye plunged forward, and liter--, in its reckoning? According ally grabbed at the yeiled lady.» to our way of counting, with She shrieked, he gasped an apol-| the advent of the yerr A. D.\ogy, the train started, and he= 2 we commenced the firsc cen-~ plunged out of the cer._ wury and continued therein un~ ances| til the close of the year 100; oT hao- and with the year lvl the sec~- ond century staried. By the| gamernie the eighTsenth cen-"; tary closed wiih the year 180' and the nineteenth began withge 1801 Therefore this is the�"� mineteenth century, and when© the year 1901 ai-ives we will' bogin the twentieth century.SeaeienieiinnnensaiemnemmemnnnieaseeteMayor Russ revutation as awit is proverbial: His versatalityend quick powers of seizing on toa beight idea have made himthousands of frieads. Thereoccura something in the MayorTseourt every day which appeals tothe humorous and ofentimesMayor Russ makes some strikingremarks seeminzly uncon3ciousto himself which are worthy of be.recently. passed an ordinance ingrecorded. One day re~entlywhieh imposes a fine of from $2.a gentleman was indicted in con-_ t0 $20 on any person who may be nection with another on a charge| caught throwing into any street..of assault. The evidence clearly~ lane or alley, ashes, glass, crock- showed that the former was not| @ry, scrap iron, taeks, nails, or'a beligerant but that he inter-_ auy other articles which might in- posed his service merely in the- jure the tires of bicycles. ~capacity of peace maker. TheThe town of Chicopee, Mass.,oNo, mademoiselle, ITve got thefly still; I couldnTt venture to put|him outdoors"it was raining, and |jhe might have taken cold!�THE LAURELGreeks and Romans.|~}| Often Used as an Instrument of Divina-i tion" Aliso as a Token of Some GiadEvent, Especially Victoryin Battie.| The tree which is known to us byhigh honor by the ancient Greeksand Romans, says Rev. A. E. Daw-son inGolden Days. They chose it asa@ reward for virtue and valor, andit was considered the symbol ofthese excellent qualities. The laurelbranch was used as an instrument ofdivination in their religious cere-monies. If the leaves cracked loudlywhen thrown into the fire it wasconsidered a good omen, and if theymade but little noise it was the re"verse. To secure pleasant dreamsall that was necessary upon retiringat night was to put a few laurelleaves at the head of the bed.If laurels were planted before thedoor of a house it was secure fromevil influences. Aside from thesuperstitiqus dependence upaen theplant it Had a place in their code ofmedicines. Decoctions of the leaveswere specific cures for many com-plaints, while the sap of the tree wasconsidered by them as an excellent_tocure epilepsy.| medicine arose the custon of decorat-ling the suatues of Esculapius, thematter how humbie, one day, at:Brohen saw ner standing uear,|she said, odid.Its Sentimental Symbolism A mongthe name of thelaurel was held in|antidote for poison, and was also usedFrom this. use ingod of medicine, with laurel.We are told by Juvenal that when-~ever any happy event took place it| was the custom to decorate the house| with laurel as a token of the event,|Just as we now decorate our housesi'with holly on Christmas day. The~laurel was especially dedicated toApollo in consequence of the gen-/eral belief thdt it was he who\conferred upon men the gifts ofpoetry and prophecy. Pausaniastells us that one of the priests ofthis god was always crowned with~laurel, and a laurel crown was the~reward for those who competed in|| the games which were held in honorof the god.The custom of binding the brows ofconquerors with laurel was a veryancient one. It is described as ex-isting at the time of Aineas, and theRomans adopted it at an early period,| using it chiefly in their triumphal|ceremonies. The victorious general| not only wore it on his forehead, but| also carried a sprig of the tree in hishand. Sometimes this crown was~gold, and merely in the fomm of| laurel.| When the messengers were dis-patched to tell the news of a victorylaurel was placed on the points oftheir javelins, in order that all whosaw them might know the news theybore.The death of Mithradates wasannounced to Pompey by a sprig oflaurel. It was also used to or-nament letters and tablets contain-ing news of this kind. Victoriousships were decorated with it, aswere those about to depart on someglorious expedition. The laurel wasplaced at the stern of the vessel, be-cause there were the tutelary godsof the ship, and it was to these godsthat the sailors prayed whenastormthreatened to destroy them.The laurel was also asign of peaceand friendship. In the midst of afight a soldier would offer it to hisenemy as a sign that he sur-rendered and demanded quarter.Lastly, the laurel was bound aboutthe brows of the dead who haddistinguished themselves in battleaud who died victorious.Wear and Tear.Briggs"ItTs a great thiug to berich. Look at Boader, for instance.He hires a young lady to read allthe stories in the magazines for him,and when she gets a good one she letshim know. The only trouble is thathe has to change yvirls so often.Griggs"What becomes of the oldones?Briggs"They usually go hopeless-~vy insane. "N- VY UWersld*