The sun., 1899-05-01

the tont life which they followed. This ex-
precision suggested the song "Dxie's Land"
It made hit at once with the playgoing
public OF New York. and was speedily spread
to all parts Of the Union by numerous bands
OF wandering minstres. who sang and danced
to II. In the fall Of 1850 Mrs. John Wood sang
IL In New Orleans In John Brougham's bur-
lesQue OF "Pocahontas," and ere week had
passed the whole city had taken 1t up. and the
darky on the street corner and the banker in
his office were both humming II contentedly.
A New Orleans publisher saw possibilities
In the music. and without the authority OF the
COMPOSER had the air harmonized and re-
arranged. issuing it with words embodying
the strong Southern feeling then existing in
the chief city in Louisiana.
Dixie -" would. doubtless have met the fate
Of hundreds OF other popular" songs but for
this. The original words. which are printed
at the beginning OF this article. rapidly gave
way when the war broke out to the thrilling
battle song composed by Gen. Albert Pike OF
Arkansas. and they have since become almost
lost to view. Several sets OF words were. from
time to time during it's popularity. set to the
The words Of the war song thrilled the South
permanent place among the immortal songs OF
the land; The first verse s typical OF the en-
tire eight:
Southrons hear your country call You,
Up! lest worse than death befall you'll
Io! all the beacon fires are lighted.
Let all hearts be united.
To srmsl To arms! To arms In Dixie
Chorus: Advance the flag Of Dixie! Hurrah! Hurrabl
The word Dixie" was brought into national
prominence and usage BY these songs. and. no
Previous 70 their advent, the word had been ii
and in no sense was the term familiar or It's
usage general, There can be no denying this
IT: the e. ward
ing outside Of the South and in many parts Of
south Of the @ Dixon . line has ieS led
spss spla o fhss Hn Was
based mainly ken on the the alleged similarity Of the
grew out Of "Dlxon's land" q Term which. by
real root OF the word has never before been cen
Il Is often difficult to trace such word back
but the argumepts In The present instance.
ton dollar, note Dix, issued BY the ditizens'
precedented circulation for mum ber OF years
previous to the war; The story Is not long
on es n aadSn S to TO be s Interest ss
for the word Dixie" has grown into general
usage & not ss S9ly in this country. but through
In the days Of State banks their notes sqf-
such large variety In circulation, it was difi-
cult to Identity them and 70 discoyer whether
gained of what this identification meant when N
the she Sns @
Haa IA rat N d Ia
banks. some 400 in number to aid in the
Identification Of their no,es, IN epnss,9uen,.
their power to enlarge the circulation OF their
banks. II enabled them to Increase their
aae w ma,.r
G Nv cammack, Teller ofthc Citizens Bank In
Rs e%nn Tsf no o Rs
sendins out handsomely bo%nd G booEs bsS oi de Sy
posit and check books with the name q the
the 10 sssGs The
forded an additional avenue for eurrency iey to
storekeepers were Of frequent occurrence But
the II %hSh the notes Of the bank
shor @ ffreIsht bill check e the citizens i BanE
T9sss snS SaI 6s from
Soases s oean L %as Sasks
and labor to the colectors who in the PAST had had
been obliged to present each check at the par
tieular bank upon which It was drawn.
mack. the steamboat men became Of great ser
Woe 70 the bank. as the major part OF the sum
sE TS ssfSS Ss SH e hS Sy y
ley. in PAYMENT for fuel, wharf boat dues
upon thousands OF dollars we're taken out OF
the city every week BY packets bound for points
and their trisptsaEies, the Wabash, Tennessee.
out the wide territory. from Pittsbure. Pa st.
Paul, MINI, and 81 Louis. Mo. to the Guilt
SStes SSEs ksp
any bank In the South. or In the Union. and
the circulation OF the bank mounted up to four
or Ave millions OF dollars. then an unprece-
Tne foIloEine clipping from the Commercial
bulletin OF New Orleans gives an idea of the
The extraordinary snoocss following the reor9an.
izaaon Of the Citizens Bank the unparalleled pin
the stock. The atoady increase Of It's already vaAt
OF the moneyed mon Of the country
During the panic of 1857 the bank wlthstood
. two days run upon 1t and came out with ny-
Ing colors. while others fell all about It. This
stablShed itR credit so firmly that one OF its
notes was as good as national bank note Is
The hank was known both as the Citizens
Bank OF Louisiana and La Banque des Cltoyens
printed in French and EnRls Ave. cina; ten.
SrS tssay s one p"g ay S 1ns Viii 3;
readily seen that the French names OF any de-
nOpination but ten. were unpronounceabl bio.
s1afix%S s1afi " seemed 70 attract the eye @ and TO to
meet a. public demand. always existing ior
soss sSqe o The easas As sedS
' II ever, referred Tn In any other way thnn as