_ DAILY REFLECTOR, whole libraries. Yet so complete-ly have the passions of civil warsubsided, and so universally aredD. J. WHICHMARD, Editor.Subscription 25 cents per Month. the American people looking for|ward rather than backward, that:o* the anniversary of Balt Rano isEVERY APTERNOON (EXCEPT SUNDAY) Probably not even noticed by one"_"_". " in ten of those wha fought in theDictionary of Discontent \battle or of the millions to whow~at the time it seemed an event ofScience, Dear Lady Betty, has stapendons importance."N. Ydiminished hope, kaowledge -de | World.stroyed our illusions and experi"'ence has deprived us of interest.Here, then, is the authorized dic-tionary cf discontent.What is creation? A failure.Entered as secorfd-ciass mail matter.aSome Queer Items.vol. 1, page 226, may be foundWhatis life? A bcre the following copy of the sentenceWhat is man? A fraad of ap old-time traitor: oItis theWhat is woman ? Both a fraud | Order of the court that for yourTHE UPWARD GLANCE.| It Is Not oEqually Effactive in ALKinds of Women.The Use of Floor Cushions Is DelightfaBat the Fair Maidens Must Be Care-ful How They Roll Their Eyes"Good Advice."oriental grace, whose every upwardglance isarevelation of a new witch-ery and charm, until her auditorsare forced tothe conclusion that insome previous incarnation she musthave been a dusky sultanu or an In-dian princess, whose only object in�~life was to lall on soft cushions.i| a si0VEl ana Amusing Feature cf| the Affair.With the advent of Turkish roomsand various orientaldecoraticns |came also the delightful fashion of,floor cushions, says the New York.tiuests Dance on the Sidewalk to theMusic of a Machine Piano " This,Too, in the Broad Light ofDay.In oPikeTs History of orimes,�World. Nothing givesa room suchaT| cozy appearance, and surely nothingts less difficult or expensive to own.| A quadrille in the middle of theThey are charming in the drawing-| Street by young society people androom or sitting-room near the open; in broad daylight was one of severalgrate fire, oron the veranda in the | novel and amusing features uttend-summer twilight. | $ag a South side wedding reception,If finished with large brass rings | says the Chicago Times-Herald.they are easily moved about, placed, | Miss Clara Agnes Middleton and| perhaps, near the great armchair, ; Collins F. Huntington were marric 1and a bore.What is beauty ? A deception.What islove? A disease.What is marriage? A mistake.What is a wife? A trial.treason you be drawn and hanged~and beheaded, and that you~heart, bowels end entrails, fromtraitorous~whence come your'thouzhbts, be torn out and barntit0 ashes, and that the ashes beWhat i hild? A aouisance :at is a chi 8 ~scattered tothe four winds, aud~ What is the devil? A fable.What is good? Hypocrisy. that your body be� afteward cutWhat is evil? Detection. jinto four quarters.What is wisdom? Selfishness; The latest in the way of induce:What is happiness? A delu-| ments offered by a clergyman forsion. jattendance at church services isWhat is friendship? Humbug. the following vr.oted nvtice saidWhat is generosity? Imbecil to have been plentifuily distri-* 7 1)ity.Wkatis money? Everything.|borhood, London, for a weekWhat is everything ? Nothing. | past: oIf you oa smoke,Were we, haps, not happier |~ ree) come next Suodaywh in ie k ° P |noon, at 3 oTciock,to Christ churchen we were monkeys § ~Hall. A free cup of tea, 1f you" ~like. Tobaeeco gratis.�A Wery Old Gander. || The persons of African decentIn the United States are classified: -»,|according to the degrees of col-Teer, who lives on Chapel Hill) oroq blood into 6,337,980 blacks,street, has a gander that is get~ 956 989 mullatt 105,135 quadting along upinyears. Mr. Teer) , 268, ,basays that the gander was owned) "by his wife when they were mar-!| SBOFt Sermons.ried and was then 12 years cld,which woald make it 32 years oldT It hurtsthe corns on the feetnow. He was hatched in 1863/of some people mach moreto goand has been owned by Mrs.'to charch than to market.Teer all his life. Mr. Teer says, |Se ceed Ponte ee, bis ae, be |, educate them; those withoutwhips out geese, chickens and Sometimes educate the feet.sometimes children when they!get too nearhim-. Score this one)or Durham."Duarhaw Sun.Deputy Sheriff George W.Many people use an oath to: try and cover up a lie."where some one is telling a thrillingstory, or piled at the bead of thelounge, where a near and dear friendis stretched languid and weary andlonying to be fanned from just such@ vantage point.| at noon in St. JohnTs church. After'the ceremony forty or fifty intimate'friends were invited to the home of'the brideTs parents. The bride is| well known in South side society and|musical circles and has often ap-buted in the Whitechapel neigh-)after-|People with brains are careful |But the girl who is addicted to| peared as sopravo in operas pre-tbe use of floor cushions must, sented by the Carletou club, of whichbeware. To use them well requires, the groom is a member.quite a little talent and not much! Nosooner had the bride and groom/avoirdupois, and not only must she! left the reception rooms to preparebe agile and lithe of form, but she! for their wedding journey than amust also be one of the women whc | Street piano carted on a low exvressare at their best looking up. | wagon, and drivea by a woman withThat women differ in their ability) 4 gayly colored shawl over herto appear fascinating or even in-| shoulders, drove past the house.teresting when their eyes are rolled! Hailing the driver, who was accom-| heaven ward or even upto thesterner| panied by aman who might be her| sex, en route to thecelestial regions, | husband, the Carleton club boys ea-|is one of the facts constantly thrust; aged their services for an hour.upon one in the various crowded city, Selections such as ~~Daisy Bell� andconveyances, where women aremore, ~The Sidewalks of New York� were/apt to be seated than their escorts. given. Then the best man decided| A girl, to look well while talking | that thecircus was a trifle slow, and,to some one who stoops to her, must; boosting a pretty young woman iu abe able to roll her eyes upward with-; Pink dress and a pair of ten-acreout having them disappear under the|Sleeves upon the seat, ordered the| lids showing thereby to her cavalier |Chief operator of the outfit to ruaonly an expanse of white that is far| alongside of the machine and turn|More apt to be startling than capti-/ the crank, while he drove up and_vating in effect. She must also! down the street.possess a flexible spine, sothat her; After making the circle three orhead moves backward easily and/four times the queer combinationigracefully, revealing a rounded) drove tothe front of the house again;throat and not an unsightly display|the ohead guyTT of the organ wasof muscles. /again subsidized, and then a quad-Very often a girl who is not at her Tille was organized in the middle ofbest looking upcan talk well and|the street. Here, to the inspiringeffectively with eyes cast down and|S8trains of o~Sweet Marie,� yroundlaskes drooping. If natural, itis a out by the traveling professor, four|pretty, modest pose, and far more Pretty girlsin their prettiest gowns,|interesting than a shower of glances | 4nd four young society men, adornedi'meant to be coquettish, but failing /in all the raiment necessary to makeatterly from physical deficiencies. |#¢church wedding a success, trippedb"_"_"" eeeThirty four years ago Sondaywas foaght the first great battle " : .- of the civil war, along the creek 2pon which God writes his mostcalled Bull Raon, at ManassasJunction, in Virginia The battle_a@mdthe extraordinary panic inwhich it ended were picturesquebeyond anything else in the his-of the civil conflict, and theyes ve formed the subject of writ-:ous enough to fill| The collection plate is one ofthe best tests of a manTs religion.Sorrow is bat the blackboardprecious pro.nises.Every temptation should re-mind you that the devil 1s yourenemy, and God is your friend.The ear that is always oper teahear slander becomes a commoncess pool for the ueighborhood.Many & girl who is distinguished*n appearance and wholly captivat-.ng in manner when seated on tete-a-tete or standing by a table or lean-ing on a chuic is awkward and iil atease if compelled to throw her headback and look up while conversing.Such a girl should avoid the enticingcharms of the floor cushions. Theyare not for her.They are for the young womanwho curls thereon with unconsciousan old-time quadrille. The fun wusTkept up until the pretty gowns ofthe girls and the immaculate linenof the young men began to wear awearied look.The music was continued until thebridal cuuple drove away in s& car-riage neatly draped in white ribbonsand adorned with a coat of armshanging to the rear axle in form of .&@ much-worn and penerous-sizedi shoe.