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Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-03-14

fact and lets you alone. But
when stupid fellow gets into his or
bit, one of these men that imagine
low round of pleasures means see
ing" metropolitan life, he is apt to
find in a convenient dive some night a
slim young man in a mourning band
hat, mouse-colored cvercoat, and
with glove and gold-headed cane.
He will be bland and accommodate
ing, will join his new friend in little
game and will talk to him about the
friends he has seen him coming up
Broadway with, claiming them as dear
old chums OF his own and comment
ing freely upon their delightful
peculiarities. In these modern times
the game of bunco is as sweet and del
icate as this. 1t is a longer, more
careful pursuit than it used to be, and
is evidently safer for Mr.. Miller, for
he has not been on the island now for
over year. Now that Hungry Joe"
has been sent up for a long term the
kid can fairly lay claim to the for
mer's title of king. But Mr.. Miller
has made no pretensions thus far in
this respect, and l suppose he feels
that potentate who can't get enough
out of the treasury to buy real violets
had better leave his crown at home
and stick to his old hat. MY. Letter.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-03-14
KING OF BUNCO-MEN.
"Kid" Miller as Figure and Schemer
on New Yorks Broadway.

"Kid" Miller as a Figure and Schemer
on New York's Broadway.
There is a figure on Broadway that
interests me because the young man
is distinct bit of character in
his way, bad as possible, but never
theless picturesque and remarkable.
He has been on the street now for sew
eral years, has been kicked off time
and again. thrashed, arrested, sent to
the island, in fact handled as uncere-
moniously as it is possible to imagine,
but at this moment there he is again,
as alert, as indefatigable as ever. The
gentleman is Mr.. Kid Miller, and
his game is bunco.
The bunco-man has been repeatedly
described in rather fulsome terms.
While there are undoubtedly certain
examples of his tribe that are elegant
of attire, refined and sometimes ven
cradle of appearance, l don't believe
the straight-out type has any repre-
sentative to compare with Mr. Miller,
who is not gorgeous, venerable or
entirely reassuring. In colloquial
phrase, kid" has to "hustle for a
living. He has chased many simple
looking old gentlemen down Broad
way ere this with the hope of tempt
ing them into a capper's" den, but
the manner of doing things is pretty
much played out.
Mr.. Miller's present game consists
of more or less graceful posing. Al
about four o'clock he can be seen
every afternoon standing in door
way on Broadway, near Twenty
sixth street. and he makes queer fig
ure. His face is utterly devoid oi
color and is swollen by the disfgure.
ments of heavy dissipations, the effect
of the opium pipe being especially ap
parent. He is smooth-shaven, and hi:
features, except for a sodden look thai
tells its story to the experienced OBJ
server, have not unintelligent cast
His eyes are deadly dull, but shifting
and scrutinizing. His nose is straight
his mouth thin, and shut with intens,
firmuess. His high silk hat is covered
from brim to crown with black clotf
band, which gives an expression tha
he has just lost his worshiped wife
but which really means that the ha
is four years old and can't be ironec
into decent shape. His overcoat is to-
thin for the weather, and is of an un
certain mouse color. In the lapel i
stuck a bunch of imitation violet
which have done service for severa
months. His legs are indefinite an,
dusty. In his hand is his gold-heade,
cane, which he never pawns, and as
rule he carries single glove asthougl
it were pair.
And Mr.. Miller is watching tn
crowd. He sees every one, and whe
a gentleman whom he would term
sucker" goes by he knows it. H
gets the whole town in his memory
II you are wide awake he detects tn
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-03-14
AN EDITORS TRIALS.
Some OF the Modest Offers Made by Well
Meaning Authors.

Some OF the Modest Offers Made by Well
Meaning Authors.
A young lady recently wrote to a
eading magazine to make the follow
ing very liberal proposition:
DEAR SIR: II you wish, W III write Novel
similar in size as "the quick and the Dead"
to rival Miss Rives for your magazine, the
title to be Love or PassiOny' with the under
standing that it shall be published under the
nom de plume OF Yam" II you wish / will
send my Picture for the frontispiece, also to be
called "Yam." Also according to tho terms
under which Miss Rives had her Novel pub
lished.
II my offer is accepted let me know immedi-
ately. Sincerely yours etc.
don't know how many people there
are in the country who have dramas
lying already written in their bureaus,
but the publication of "Herod and
Marianne" brought down upon us
an avalanche of tragedies, rhymed
and unrhymed. In many cases the
authors were kind enough to inform
us that their productions were far
superior to Miss Rives'. This, indeed,
is common habit with amateur
magazinists-to inform the editor OF
the comparative merits OF their con-
tributions.
" 1t may not be very good" they
say (the sly dogs, they know only too
we'll how highly they value it), "but,
at all events, it is equal, if not supe-
rior. to some of the milk-and- water
stuff that you publish in your maga-
| zine" Or, whatever the merits Of
this article, | am sure it is not vanity
to say that it is better than the dreary
platitudes of Howells and James.
Or, "you must not expect David
Copperfeld' or Vanity Fair;' yet, in
spite of the many imperfections OF
this story, you will pardon my ego
tism If | fatter myself that can ca
ter to the reading public of our gen.
Grafton"
The great majority of contributors
accept defeat gracefully euough-that
is, in silence. But some of them will
not die without making sign. The
letter of declination is occasionally
returned to the editorial Office with
the words Chestnuts" or d" Rats
scrawled across it, and occasionally
the editor gets vigorous bit of scold-
ing. A lady informed him that it was
not necessary that he should assure
her that the rejection of MS. did not
imply want of literary merit. An
other drew herself up Indignantly ant
repudiated any implied compliment
in the stereotyped phrase by saying
that she knew very well her manu-
script did not lack literary merit, ant
that she didn't have to be reminded o
it. Sometimes, but very seldom, the
protests from the rejected take tn,
form of personal abuse. In letters o
this sort the editor has seen himsel
described as ''sour," 'mole-eyed," sin
different to the higher reaches Of thu
intelligent" ''dull." and Ignorant
Philadelphia Press.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-03-14
Wanted Locks of His Hair.

A venerable, white-haired clergy
man in one of the city churches re-
Gently preached in Norristown. He
had hardly got home from the church
before the door-bell rang, and
charming girl of eighteen asked to
see him. He received her. They
talked about the sermon and other
things, until she asked, diffidently:
"Oh, won't you please give me a
lock of your hairP" Certainly, my
child" said the old gentleman, flat
tered at the request. I'm send it to
YOU tomorrow" And he did. On
his return to the city he had five more
requests OF the same kind. and he
proudly boasted to his wife that he
was glad to see that he had not yet
lost his power to please. He declared
his trip had been most charming, and
all went well until his wife received
this note:
"MY DEAR MRS X: Won't you please ask
your good husband to send me just q little
lock Of his hsirs We have all been taking
lessons in making hair flowers, So many Of
the other girls asked him and he sent it to
them, but thought would rather ask you to
get 1t for me. Now, wont you please do this
for met 1t is so hard to get white hair for
lilies Of the valley"
This was terrible blow, and the
less now said about locks of hair in
the good old gentleman's presence the
better. r.-Philadelphia Press.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-03-14

striction OF the word ''male" in the
State constitution, full municipal suf-
frage has been extended to women by
the Legislature, and has been general
ly exercised by the women for two
years past without any question as to
its constitutionality.
4. In Presidential elections the right
is expressly conferred on State Legis-
latures to confer suffrage on women by
Art. 2, Sec l, OF the u. S. Constitution.
in these words: Each State shall ap-
point in such manner as the Legisla-
ture thereof may direct the electors"
for President and Vice-President
5. In England, under the common
law, upon which our own is based, wo-
men have for centuries exercised mu-
nicipal and school suffrage, and when,
in 1869, Parliament formulated and af-
firmed women's right it was distinctly
done upon the ground that the
right already existed and was not
right newly conferred.
6. The right Of the State Legislatures
to extend and regulate the suffrage in
all cases not expressly prohibited by
constitutions, State or National, seems
too plain to need argument. 1t has
been repeatedly exercised by different
States. In Massachusetts municipal
elections have always been SO regu-
lated, and men could formerly vote in
town meetings who were not qualified
to vote for State officers.
Z. In business corporations created
by the States, women vote as stockhold-
ers without question, I. e., in banking,
railroad and manufacturing corpora.
tions. On similar principles, why may
they not vote in the business corpora
tions known as 'towns'' and "cities,"
wherein they are all stockholders, since
their personal and property rights and
interests are thereby affected and con-
trolledp
8. Cities being business corporations
chartered by the Legislature on terms
and conditions specified in their char
ters, why may not one of these terms
and conditions be the equal suffrage of
women and men?
In States where municipal woman
suffrage has been longest agitated and
argued in repeated hearings before sue
cessive Legislatures, the constitutional
ity of such Legislation is no longer
questioned. 1t is only in States where
the question is novel and startling that
any doubt Of its constitutionality is ex-
pressed by its opponents.
Since school suffrage exists unques-
toned in twelves States by acts of Leg
islatures; and since full municipal suf-
frage exists in Kansas by acts of Legis-
lature, all these States at the same
time having the word male" in the
suffrage clause of their constitutions,
the right of the State Legislatures to
regulate municipal suffrage may be
considered as settled,
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-03-14
THE STARS AND STRIPES.
Something About the Man Who Designed
the Present American Flag.


the Present American Flag.
Was there ever an American citizen
in foreign port whose eye did not
proudly pick out from the flags of all
nations flying from the shipping in the
harbor the bright and beautiful Stars
and Stripes, and with heart swelling
with pride and delight declare it to
be by far the handsomest ensign in the
worldP And yet how many OF the
most patriotic citizens Of this great
Nation could answer the questions
Who was the author and designer OF
the United States fagP
1t was designed by Captain Samuel
Chester Reid, of New York City, and
the first flag was made at his home by
his wife daughter OF Captain Nathan
Jennings, of Connecticut. who served
through the whole OF the Revolutionary
war;, and her young lady friends, and
was first hoisted over the hall of the
House of Representatives on April 13,
1918, at 2 o'c clock p. m. The follow
ing is the act as passed by Congress
and approved by President Monroe
April 4, 1918:
An act to establish the flag of the United
States.
Belt enacted, etc., That from and after the
! fourth day OF July next the flag Of the United
States be thirteen horizontal stripes alternate
red and white; that the Union be twenty stars
white. in a blue field.
SEC. q and be ii further enacted, That on the
admission OF every new State into the Union
one star be added to the union OF the flag;
and such addition shall take effect on the fourth
| day Of July then next succeeding such admis-
sion.
Previous to the approval of the
above act the stripes in the old flag
had been increased to eighteen, ac-
cording to the number of States ad-
mitted into the Union. thus destroying
the beauty and perspicuity of the flag;
and while this order was preserved in
some others contained but nine or
eleven, as fancy dictated. On the ad-
mission of Indiana into the Union, in
1916, Congressman Peter ii. Wen
dover, of New York, offered resolu-
ton "that a committee be appointed
to inquire into the expediency of
altering the flag of the United States. "
A committee was appointed with
Mr.. Wendover chairman. While the
committee had the matter under con-
sideration Mr.. Wendover called on
Captain Reid, who was then in Wash
ington, and requested him to form a
design for our flag so as to represent
the increase of the State without de-
stroying its distinctive character, as
the committee were about to increase
the stars and stripes to the whole
number of States. After mature
deliberation Of the subject Captain
Reid recommended that the stripes be
reduced to represent the thirteen
original States, and to form the mum.
Der of stars representing the whole
States into one great star in the
Union, adding one star for every new
State admitted, thus giving signifi'
cant meaning to the flag, symbol
cally expressed, of "E Pluribus
Unum. Toledo Blade.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-03-14
WON EN- OF NOTE.

Mrs Cross, niece of John Bright,
is conspicuous in woman's rights move
ments in England. Miss Helen Glad
stone is another English friend OF the
movement, She does not think that
broader life makes women worse house.
keepers
MAMIE JONES, normal graduate at
Fisk University, of the class of 1886,
is to 60, under the auspices OF the
American Board, to the southeastern
part of Africa, about six hundred miles
from Natal She is the first single col
ored woman sent out by the American
Board.
MRS ZERELDA G. WALLACE lately
gave woman suffrage lecture at Cot
ton Plant, Ark. 1t had been arranged
that Rev. Joseph Jones, brother Of
Rev. Sam Jones, should speak after
Mrs. Wallace on the other side, he be-
ing a strong opponent When Mrs.
Wallace sat down, Mr.. Jones rose and
announced that he was converted, and
should henceforth encourage rather
than oppose the movement
Miss GRACE II. DODGE, Of New York,
is surrounded in her home by wealth
and culture. yet she is one OF the hard
est working women in the country.
She is a member of the board of educa-
ton and chief promoter Of the working
women's clubs, giving her entire time
to the furtherance OF their cause and
helping the condition of humanity gen.
orally. She is a woman OF fine ply
sique and robust appearance, and for
the last ten years has allowed herself
but two weeks holiday in the summer.
Miss CLARA BARTON, president OF the
American Association of the Red Cross,
wears on State occasions, among other
decorations, the iron cross OF Germany,
presented by Emperor William L; the
gold cross of honor presented by the
Grand Duke and Grand Duchess Of Ba-
den; emblems and jewels from the
Queen Of Servia, Empress Augusta and
other royal ladies of European courts
honorary badges from the German
Woffengenossen OF America, the Inter
national Committee Of Geneva, the
Grand Army and other national mill
tary organizations.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-03-14
Women Knights of Labor.

Mrs. Lenora NJ. Barry says that ''pre-
vious to the admission of wo men to the
Knights of Labor, twelve years ago,
working women were nonentities. Their
rights were ignored, and in thousands
of instances they were shamefully op-
pressed. They were subjected to in
dignities and annoyances without num-
ber. Since that time the work of organiz-
ing and educating the laboring women
has progressed until there are to-day
between 10000 and $4,000 women be-
longing to the various local branches of
the Knights of Labor. The mere fact
that they are members of an organiza-
ton aids them. Petty annoyances are
removed, and they receive more respect
and less interference while at their
work. Their demands are listened to,
and, If reasonable, are usually granted. "
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-03-14
MUNICIPAL SUFFRAGE.

Of the Enfranchisment of
Women In Cities-Powers of the State
Legislature.
Every winter we are asked by suf-
fragists in some one or more of the
States to give the grounds on which the
Legislature can confer suffrage on wo-
men in town and city elections, in
States where the constitution expressly
limits suffrage for the State officers by
the word ''male," says the Boston Wo-
mans Journal.
We reply:
l. The suffrage restrictions contained
In State constitutions apply specifically
and solely to offices and elections
created and named in the constitution.
Municipal corporations and Offices have
always been created, and their cleo
tious regulated, by the Legislature, not
by the State constitution. Cities and
towns are corporations chartered by the
Legislature upon such terms and con-
ditions as it sees fit to impose.
2 In fourteen States women now
vote on school questions on terms more
or less restricted. In twelve Of these
States the right has been conferred by
the State Legislature under constitu-
tions which in each case limit State
suffrage by the restrictive word "male. "
In some OF these States the constitution
uses stronger phrase than in others,
for instance. in Michigan the constitution
says: "In all elections male citizens
shall be the electors" Yet in Michigan
school suffrage has for years been ex-
ercised by women by act of Legisla-
ture. School suffrage is one depart
ment of municipal suffrage. The right
to confer part Of municipal suffrage
implies the right to confer the whole
5. In Kansas under the suffrage re-
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-03-14
TWO BALL DRESSES.
One Dream of Red Roses, the Other II
Vision In Tulle.


Vision in Tulle.
Rich red roses, large roses and clus-
ters of little roses, with buds and foli-
age, are put on the very edge of the
dress all round without any ruflle OF
tulle, in such manner that il looks as
if the wearer had been wandering in
rose garden, and had swept a guam
tity of fallen flowers on TO her trailing
skirt. The dress is of apple-green
silk, with a single vailing of brown
tulle, which goes right over the roses.
The skirt is quite simple and the low
bodice very elaborate. 1t is of the
green silk with the light tulle fulled
on to it; the neck has rich piece of
gold lace turned down all around it.
Then there is an arrangement of rib
bons which appears to me to SAVIOR Of
the miraculous. A broad dark green
moire ribbon edged on each side with
salmon color is drawn tightly around
the figure; it passes under each arm
and comes to the neck of the bodice,
both in front and behind How this is
drawn tight by the bodice being worn
defies the ordinary intelligence, but so
it is; and the wearer looks as if tied
into the dress, especially as another
similar ribbon is knotted round the
waist. On the shoulders are high
puffed sleeves of the brown tulle, and
above those, higher still, row of up
standing bows of the green and yellow
ribbon.
One more evening gown | must de-
scribe, which to me is glorious in
color. The dress is all of pure daffo-
dil-yellow silk, vailed with tulle OF
the same shade. A full tulle rutfle
goes all round the skirt, and on it lies
a wreath of the lovliest velvet pansies
great rich pansies of every shade
that grow in parsy petals, but with
the heliotropes and violets predom-
mating. All the rest of the dress is
the full yellow, except for the waist
ribbon, matched to the heliotrope tint
in the pansies, and on to one long enc
of which hangs little empire pocke
decked with pansies, and for a piece o
tulle of the same heliotrope, caught
by its middle under the ribbon band
at the back Of the waist, taken straigh
up to each shoulder and from ther,
allowed to fly loose like little wings =
Paris Cor. London World.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-03-14
coQUETTE.

love her sol
She does not know
The ardor of my passion.
Inough she's divine,
such love as mine
Is sadly out of fashion.
She is so sweet
But though discreet
She's playful as kitten.
And can see
She'd laugh at mo
II she knew how I'm smitten.
Shed laugh at me
Iplainly see,
For love is out Of fashion
With such as she,
She's fancy free,
And only plays with passion
Yet, after all,
On carth's round ball
There's no one ranks above her.
lwant her sol
BY Jove! I'll 70
And tell her how love herl
Louisville Courier-Journal.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-03-14

The total school population of the
United States is l7.7S3.172
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-03-14

Some persistent novel-readers il.
the British Museum devoured as many
as twenty volumes day, and occupied
their seats so persistently that the au-
thorities have been compelled to is
sue the rule that novels that have been
first published within the preceding
five years will not be issued to readers
unless some especial reason can be
given by those requiring them
Der wanderer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1867-1957, 1889-05-16
GeCnmnheitsrnth
(slus bem .@eiunbhe,tsbpte.'
8 b Mrat

peib aus Grfabrung, baB bic perihie.
oeniten Beidweroen uno 3eiden bon
Rrantbeit tleiner Rtnoer BON @olf benz
v3abnen" 3useidoben tperoen. D:eier
Abelslaube ideint nun etnmal unaus.
rottbar gu iein. @ie manhe &rantbsit
tpiiroe in ibrem 8esinn ertannt uno
t6nnte nerbinoert .peroen, tpenr bic 81;
tern sleid sum Mr3t sinsen nnb fid
ni6t aui bas u3atnen" perlisben.
Wabr 1T es nun freilid AUDI, oaB bas
v3abnen" ~ramentlih BET nerrDien
Rinoern allerlei &eissuitdnoe, ia ieIbii
2rdmpfe neruriahep fam. Ser Druid
ber fi9 portpdrts fhisbsnben 3abntrone
tann iebr empinpltde Nerbendite fnrhts
bar peinigen uno ourh iosen. &ef1er'
tbdtieteit ietne @irtune aud auf bic
Bepegunesnernen auSoebnen. Mbet
oarum eerabe iolte man BET iolaen
grideinunsen friibseitig ben Mr3t be-
fraSen.
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6 t n

barauf ahten, bab &inber tpeoer
PHaumen= rcd &tridterne, mod Diff
terne irseno tpelder Dirt neridluden.
DC bielelben unperoaulid ftno. 10 mils
len lie pieoer aus benz &Drper binaus,
unb fommt es oenn iebr bdufis Dor, BAT
ii@ bieIelben in ben Ddrmen fetleben
uno baburd &rantbeit, ia felbt Den
Sob beruriahen. Sn Der 9etde eines
22idbrisen Mdbdens fano man an
Gnbe oes Oiinnoarms iiber $50 &irih:
unb Bflaumenferne. pelde fid bort felt:
selett unb ben SOB beruriaht batten.
Der wanderer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1867-1957, 1889-05-16
Miebergeneenb

bonn @edieIfisber niiiien b%eionoers auf
ibre Didt ahten. Dte Soft iol ndbren,
aber nidt aufbldben Dber ionituie Be,
lditi9en. Die bduilits urio@e ber
Rldiaae fino namemlid Der por3eitiSe
@snub bon robem Diff, Salat, Gilden
unb fettem 6leiid. Da1elbe gilt bon
grtdltunsen; mir empfeblen Slansa
nnterfIeiber. Spa5ier9dnse in Der
Abenoluft unb In Der NdiIe fino ber=
berblih. Mu6 heftise @emItbseinz
bride, als Sdred uno @ereer, tDnnen
Elm idon faft beieitiates Sieber tpieoer
retpur bringen.
Der wanderer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1867-1957, 1889-05-16
@te iehr entfeQen bod pcds

= @ts iebr entfeQen bod pcdsn=
narben oas Menihenantlib, uno tpie 10
leidt t5nnten bieislben perbiitet tperoen,
wenn nidt aus Sur&t Dor Der ans
fedung bic Rranfen gu iebr pernads
ldHiet unb iih ielbt iiberlafen tpiirben.
gblorraihunaen, @inreibungen ces
@eiihts I'm eriten Stadium, nit peiber
Drpsipitatialbe, Bepinielungen NIT Sob
cber better NIT SalieplsG oQooion, tpenn
Die godsn eriheinen uolen, itno iebr
pirtiame MitteI, bas Wahien berielben
i'm @efidte su perblten. @tr mb@ten
AUDI bel bieier &ranfbeit bic ~NilHcur"
brinsenb empfeblen.
Der wanderer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1867-1957, 1889-05-16
G al B u n Tel

inb niht nur diBerif idmerabaft, ipns
bern seidbroen aud Die algemeine Sc:
iunobeit unb bdufi9 iosar Dag 2eben.
Dieielben erforbern cine friibRitige uno
iorsiame 8ebanoluns NIT benz MeRer
oes Mrates. Ser Gitsr unb bas pereif=
tete 8lut mub Gbsue naA auBen baben,
ionif ereift bic 3erif6runs uad innen
UNI ft@. 0eibe 2einiamenmebls nm=
idldae, redt f1eiBis ansewenoet, linoern
bic Sdmersen uno crpeihen bas Sc:
iatptir.