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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-04-16
!. Eza EIE EH WROTE DIXIE
{ EA,n;et Explains iiow He Came &c
Compose this Popular Melody.
As A IiEn PLANTATION SoNG.
Prepared en- DFe3Fy Sunday, atRGqeusi
Ct Bryant, Win ahGm lie FdS hSsC-
CiaieG-~IhG Authors Career.
Richmond Tir1cs-Cispatch.)

Uncle Dan Emmett, the author
OF Dixie" who is in the city with
A. G. Field S rninstrels. gave Dis
patch reporter yesterday, from his
own lips, an account Of the circuM-
stances which induced hin, to write
that popular southern song. lie
said he was of southern parentsge,
his father being a Virginian and his
mother Marylander, set he was
bonn in Mount Vernon, O., October
.22, 1915, "and | am therefore just
81 years DID," added Uncle Dan
joeularly.
In his early days Emmett de;elop-
cd & remarkable musical talent, and
when about 1G years of age, he, with
the consent OF his parents, accepted
an engagement to circus. He
travelled with circuses then for
twenty-five years. At the expira-
tion Of that time be went to New
York and earned his living as q mus
ic;an in brass bands. Later on he
went with the minstrel troup OF the
Hryalts, who performed ct No. 472
Broadway. This particular engage
maDt was to compose comic
songs and plantation negro "walil-
ar3unds," and TO take occasional
part in some feature of the musical
part OF the entertainment.
i NEW PLANTATION SONG.
On Saturday night after the per-
formance one OF the Bryants asked
NJ. Emmett to compose fer him a
new plantation song. The next day
being Sunday, and dark and dis
mai day, too, hlr. Emmett set to
work to cornply with the request Of
Nr. Bryant. This was IN the year
1850. and the words and music Of
the piece as they were composed on
that Sunday were appropriate to the
times.
Uncle" Dan wrote the words Of
Dixie" as it is at present sung,
anl put them to the tune Of, the
"Dixie" OF this day. The piece took
well at the start, although it was
eighteen months later before the
song came South, and it was in 1862
that the Corfederates adopted it IS
their national song. Mr. Emmett
being known in the North as the
composer Of the piece, he was the
only person allowed 10 sing it in any
place Of amusement north of Mason
and D'xon's line.
After the disbanding CT the Bry-
aa S in 1865 Mr. Emmett moved 10
Chicago, where he resided for years,
Gaming bis living as musician.
Leaving Chicago. he went to Ohio,
aud took up his place Of abode on
his farm, near Mount Vernon, where
he resided for twelve years, only
leaving there last August to go with
Fields nlinstrsls.
NEVER AN OBJECT or CHARITY.
lIr. Emmett ernphatically denies
the reports printed in some papers
that he was living in Ohio III Gesti-
tute circumstances. }{e says he has
always had plenty Of good warm
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-04-16

sprung recently of slang phrase which in
speakers that great deal Indeed, there
much in it that we believe
Ao'' i'' should be regarded slang at all It
should needed the real idea for enterprise and
evelornen the phrase which refer, and if
people suggestion there would be less eness and
,comped made these observations something about
and it's results It thing see almost as many
people sitting standing around small work
such people get busy and stay busy something their
appear dull and dead 1t is astonishing to observe
community would loaf less and stay
away where loafe and attention to
little things they about home their communities would make
thrift and industry Many oafs about
when he might be putting slight improve
which would his home better appearance
There time which ought to be saved Many town
and community ee5s and dull would quite the
people would e busy at something and keep upe lick
the wear people times hard and
dull would things quite different light they would get
bu al something their best make things lively and times
has pretty good and safe capital
time and turned good account there would be
more good business agnaon Just sitting around will
improve conditions rather will make shem Everybody
should "get busy
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-04-16
NEVER AN OBJECT Or CHARITY.

NEVE-Is lAF OIsJ---I VI S---INI.1 =
Dir. Emmett er1phaticalIy denies
the reports printed in some papers
that he was living in Ohio ii Gesti-
tute circumstances. Ee says he has
always had plenty Of coed warm
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-05-06
CURRENT TOPICS At CAPITAL
THE DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM

rived the idea from his conversation
that he did not believe the regula.
ton or the prohibition Of the liquor
traiiic was at present a III subject
for federal legislation The impress
sion seems clear that his view is
that II Is matter which should De
controlled by the people of the immc.
diate locality concerned That he
stands for local option In cities.
towns and villages none Of mis-
friends doubt That he even regards
state prohibition as either effective
or thoroughly democratic some Of
his friends doubt But that he would
be a party to national prohibition
even though himsel IA teetotaier. no
one believes. Mr. Bryan's political
philosophy is that those things that
the states can do best, they should
do. and he does not for a moment
think that the nation can enforce
prohibition better than the local a.
thorities. He is said 10 have am.
swcred the prohibition shoutcrs who
have tried to make him believe that
q prohibition plank in the national
platform would bring to the democrat.
ic ticket thousands Of votes. with
the statement that in national
election people think Of really nat
tional issues. and that however en-.
thusiastic they might be about purely
local issues. they would forget then
when the time came to vote presi-
dental ticket. I'm other words T.
the citizens of Kentucky town, an,
one, desired prohibition and also dc
sired to maintain protective tar
n the mere fact that prohibition
plank was in the democratic ma
tioual platform would not lead then
to vote the democratic national tick
et for they would say very Justly.
We can get prohibition i'm Our town
In the next local election. but II
will be four years before We have
again an opportunity to vote for
, the standpat policy and the revision
of the tarin at the hands OF It's
friends. II is altogether probable
that this will be the general view
taken at the Denver convention The
feeling there is almost certain to be
that the question of the regulation ol
the prohibition Of the liquor traffic
should be left wholly to the smaller
subdivisions like townships, countie,
or even states.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-05-06
The Democratic Platform

\ story is current i'm Washington
To the effect that there will be a
serious EFFORT made 10 mt "a rrohi
huon plank in the Denver platform
Tn" story has been current for some
time, but people who know what they
are talking about have continually
aud consistently denied It's truth.
There has unquosuouahly been some
pressure brought 10 bear upon Mr.
Bryan To use his influence at the
Denver convention for prohibition
plank Il has been urged that the
prohibition cause ha made such
hcadway i'm the south. and that as
the south lis SO strongly democratic
on" national convention should take
action O nthis mootcd question.
No one can speak for Mr. Bryan
literally on this subject At the same
time many OF his friends have de
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-05-06

with Local APPLICATIONS. as the
canot reach fhe scat Of the diseaso
Catarrh Is a blood or constitutions
disease. and I'm order 10 cure II ynl
must take Internal remedies Hail.
Catarrh Cure Is taken internally. an,
acts directly on the blood and mh
,uous surfaces Hall's Ca'arrh Cure
is not 1uack medicine l. wa,
prescribed hy one OF the best physi
clans in this country for years and
Is a regular prescription, II Is com
posed OF the best tonics known, com
bined with the gest blood purifiers
acting directly on the mucuOus sur
faces The perfect combination Of the
wo ingredients Is what produces such
wonderful results In curing Catarrh
Send for testimonials free
+. j. CHENEY a. co. Props.
Toledo O,
Sold by druggists. price 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for con
stipation.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-05-06
PENSION DECISIONS
BY the Assistant Secretary Of the
interior.
Jurisdiction Pending Claim.

Jurisdiction Pending Claim.
The soldier executed an application
for pension in 1877, but the same was
not received or filed in the pension bu
reau until four days after his death.
It is held that the soldiers claim
for pension died with him; that mas.
much as the claim was not actually
filed prior to his death it was not
pending and no right Hereunder was
conferred upon the widow. The re
ceipt OF proper and valid applica.
tion in the pension bureau consti
tutes the filing thereof as contemplate
ed in the laws and regulations relat.
ing to pensions. There can be no
constructive" filing OF a claim prior
to the actual date it is received at the
pension bureau
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-05-06
(By wills J Abbott


Washington. May e. Special
\ dispatch from Chicago quo'es co.
eruor Johnson as saying that be-
will have the vote Of the New Jer-
sey delegation In the Denver con
ycnuon. Possibly the governor has
been misuuotrd II not misquOted.
he has certainly misunderstood the
situation IT is quite true that the
New Jersey delegation is uninstruct-
ed II is not at all true that an un.
instructed delegation is necessarily
anti-l'ryan
Congressman Hughes Of New Jcr-
sey has number of letters from
public men In his state, delegates
TO the convention aud obspryoas
of It's action. They tell very dif.
fcront story lie puts Il about this
way. "ln New Jersey We have what
might bee called cigar box primaries.
There Is no effective regulation of
the primary vote The various state
committeeman pick out the drl"ga'n ns
To the state convention and the
voters have got nothing whatsoever
to say about IT, They started out
To select an anti.Bryan convention
and thought they had succeeded But
when the delegates assembled 1t was
made clear that the convention was
for Bryan. Resolutions were intro
duc"d indorsing the Ncbraskan and
the leader of the antis moved that
they be- laid on the table The ques-
tion was submitted to viva vocc
vote and the report is that IL was
voted down. Hut the chairman de-.
clarrd II carried and then refused
10 permit either rising vote or
a call for the ayes and nays. Though
the delegates had been selected "a
antagonizc Bryan. the chairman did
not dare to put the question of hi,
I 'lh'l NfllfIl 10 NOlf WUltn NOulO
be matter of record. II Governor
Johnson is relying upon a delega
tion selected under such circum
stances, he is taking long chances
And again We find not GOV. John
son, but his spokesman. claiming NJ
New England, but as "A matter G.
fact there Is not one New Eng
land delegation chosen thus far. no
any state in which primaries hav,
been held that is for Governor John
son. The governor is quo'od n say
ing that there is no possibility O
Mr. Bryans holding the Minnesota
delegation. It ccrtaiu.y shol / De as
for the governor of a state wit
the state patronage and the machir
cry OF the party in his control to St
cure the delegation. II he shoul
not, It certainly would appear tina
his strength in the state is yer
negligible quantity
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-05-06
New Law.


widows lncrease.-"An act to in.
crease the pensions of widows. minor
children, and so forth, OF deceased
soldiers and sailors of the late civil
war
BE IT enacted by Che senate and
house OF representatives OF the Unit.
ed States of America in congress as.
sembled, that from and after the
passage of this act the rate of pen.
sion for widows, minor children un.
der the age of sixteen years and help
less minors as defined by existing
laws, now on the roll or hereafter to
be placed on the pension roll and en-.
titled to receive a less rate than here
matter provided, shall be twelve dol
lars per month; and nothing herein
shall be construed to affect the exist
ing allowance Of two dollars per
month for each child under the age
OF sixteen years and for each helpless
child; and all acts or parts of acts
inconsistent with the provisions OF
/ this act shall not be so construed as
to reduce any pension under any act.
| public or private.
Sec. ,. That if any officer or en-
/ listed man who served ninety days or
more in the army or navy of the Unit.
ed States during the late civil war
and who has been honora5ly discharg.
ed therefrom has died or shall here
after die, leaving widow, such wild.
ow shall. upon due proof OF her hus.
bands death, without proving his
death to be the result OF
his army or navy service
be placed on the pension roll
from the date OF the filing of her ap.
plication therefore under this act al
the rate of twelve dollars per month
during her widowhood, provided that
said widow shall have married said
soldier or sailor prior to June q
1890 and the benefits OF this section
shall include those widows whose
husbands If living would have pen
sionable status under the joint reso
lutions of February 10, 1895, and OF
July /, 1902, and June 2S, 1906.
Sec. 3. That no claim agent OF
attorney shall be recognized in the
adjudication of claims under the frs,
section of this act, and that no agent
attorney, or other person engaged /,
preparing, presenting or prosecutinl
any claim under the provisions of tn,
second section of this act shall di
rectly or indirectly, contract for, de
mand, receive, or retain for such serv
ices in preparing, presenting or pros
ecuting such claim a greater sun
than ten dollars, which sum shall bC
payable only upon the order OF IN,
commissioner of pensions by the pen
sion agent making payment OF IN,
pension allowed, and any person VIII
shall violate any of the provisions oi
this section or who shall wronGiully
withhold from the pensioner or claim
ant the whole or any part OF pension
or claim allowed or due such goualon
er or claimant under this act shall
be deemed guilty of a mIsdemedEor
and upon conviction thereof shall, for
each and every such offeuse %, fined
not exceeding five hundred do,lars or
be- imprisoned at hard labor not oN
ceedng two years, or both, in the dis
erection of the court Approved
April 10, 1905.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-05-06
NOTICE OF SALE.

Rose G. Rel, plaintlT, vs.. Arthur
G. Bell, defendant.
BY virtue Of judgment rendered
in the District Court of Carter coun-
~ Oklahoma. on the 18th day uf
November, 1907, and an execution is
sued thereon, the undersigned will
on the 20th day of May, 1905. be.
tween the hours of ten o'clock a. m.
and four o'clock p. m, of said day
OFFER for sale and sell to the highcs
bidder, upon credit of six month
with approved security. lot numbc
seven in block three hundred an
thirty.four
Dated April 18th. 1908.
j. II. AKERS,
Sheriff of Carter County
l926-3-10.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-05-06
A Massachusetts, Complication.

George Fred Williams, who has
been in Washington for a day or
two says that In his successful at
tempt 10 regain control Of the ma
chincry in Massachusetts. he found
most Of the people i'm that state
who were for Johnson had il In their
heads that 1t was Tom L. Johnson
OF Cleveland who was being urged
This Is not q surprising fact. Tom
l.. has been consistent democrat
all his life. lie did not come into the
democratic party ON any special is
su" and has been national figure
since 1891 when ne was member
of congress lir Was am early and
always a constant tnrin r'f1rmcr.
His fight AGAINST tarin ON steel and
iron I'm the house of representatives..
though hc himself WAS q mauuracrur
or of both. is a matter or political
history that old timers cite with
enthusiasm. While hc has conceutrat.
rd his attention iu later years upon
problems OF municipal government.
hc is mo- less democrat and man
of national reputation that before
The discovery of Mr. Williams that
much of the Johnson strength IN
New ENGLAND is that of Tom and
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-05-06
What 10 do
in Gonstipation

People who have n tendency TO consti-
patton, or actually have chronic cousti-
patton, will give a good deal to know
how to cure il. Yet the method IS
simple one and not at all expensive.
However, It is almost as important to
know what not to do as what to do. Do
not attempt TO cure constipation by a
sudden movement of the bowels secured
Through salts, purgative waters or ca
thartlc pills or powders, because II can't
be done IN that way. One swallow does
not make a summer, and one movement
of the bowels does not cure constipation.
II may clean out the bowels and give
momcntary relief. but the bowels will soon re-
lapse To their Old state OF congestion and YOU
viii have constipation OF a more obstinate form
than before. owing to reaction
BY al odds the best way TO cure constipation
Is By the use OF DIR. Caldwells Syrup Pepsin in
the dose suitcu 10 chronic couStiIatio and
which Subscribed in fun on each bottle. In this
way the cure is brought about scientifically. and
the result Is permanent. Iii n gentle but eTec.
tive laxative pleasant 10 the taste and so sure in
results that every bottle is guaranteed, II you
want % cure constipation so that II will stay
cured Try this wcuderfIl herb laxative COM
pound.
After an experience OF Ave years OF medicine
taking To cure constipation, In which almost
every known remedy and method was tried,
Mrs Knight OF Bellyitw, Tenn. Is unhesitattng
In her assertion that the only way 10 cure con.
stpation Is with Dr Caldwells Syrup pepsin.
IL cured her aud II viii cure you.
II II sold IN 81 cent and VI bottles and can be
obtained At any drug store. Every bottle is
guaranteed so gct bottle to-day and see what
it will do Ter YOU
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-05-06
Marriage-Virginia.

Marriage is proyable in Virginia by
cohahitation and reputation, from
which not only the fact but the va
lidity of marriage is presumed, and
such presumption is overcome only
by cogent and satisfactory evidence,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-05-06
ls2631O.

John Deere cultiyators ard JCln
Deere Go Devils" at Biver $. Ccrhu
a Frensley's.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-19
The Old New England Farm
ers' Opinion of the Hyde
Park Savings Bank

The managers Of several savings
banks have criticised very severely the
action of the LamoiIIc County (Vt)
Savings Bank because OF its liberal use
Of the advertising columns Of The
New England Farmer and of the lead
ing newspapers Of Vermont.
Nevertheless, the results achieved
by this same course Of action give the
Lamoille County Bank the last laugh
which is the proyerbial best laugh:
These are: Nearly quarter Of a
million dollars gained in deposits in
the last six months. Here is a con-
lvincing argument in favor OF adver-
Using.
Hon Carroll S Page, president Of
this prosperous and respected institu-
ton, believes in the liberal use OF
printers ink and has employed it ju-
diciously and successfully in the pro-
motion of his own great business in
hides, as our readers well know;
building up trade which has made
the little Vermont village Of Hyde Park
world famous as a center for calf skins
The application Of this business
principle to the bank, seems to be
working equally well The public has
faith in Mr.. Page and his business
methods and approves his banking
policy of home investments and near
by,sccurities which inspire feeling Of
safety and confidence wholly lacking
in western investments.
The Hyde Park Bank has been run
for 19 years without losing a dollar
and with this record it is not strange
that the people Of Vermont are putting
their savings into il.
Probably no man in New England,
and we might safely include a much
wider territory, has demonstrated so
perfectly to the world and so agrcea
bly, to the people Of his own state, the
value Of advertising as has Gov Page
In using it to build up his own bus
mess and the financial interests over
which he is chief executive, he has
benefited immcasurably the obscure
country community in which he is sit
uatcd, making il an important business
and financial center for farmers for
miles and miles around.
This is what advertising will do
when employed by man of sound
judgment and broad vision.
Instead of criticising such policy
other bank officials might well follow
Governor Page example; as other
business men might learn profitable
lesson from his caliskin successes.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-19
LABOR GOSSIP.

John Hodge, Liberal member Of
parliament and leader Of the labor
forces In England. In recent speech
In New York advised the labor union
men Of the United States to get into
politics.
Samuel A Levine. newsboy. one
OF last years English high school
Franklin medal scholars. has been
awarded this years Boston Newsboys'
union scholarship al Harvard
The Master Masons' association has
signed contract with the Stonema-
sons union 81 Buffalo for the year
1908. The contract Is practically re.
ncwal OF the present one and provides
a wage scale Of 80 cents an hour aud
an eight hour day
Thomas T. Lewis, vice president Of
the United Mine Workers Of America,
whose home is at Bridgeport o., has
been elected president to succeed John
Mitchell.
The Boston Cigarmakers unions have
so altered their laws that hereafter
married women win be barred from
membership unless The natural bread
winners happen % ID inyaiids. Cigar
makers uaiuns throughout the coun-
try VIII possibly be asked 10 follow tha
example o. lie Hub
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-19
LOWER CABOT.

Herman osgood is on the sick list
/ Mrs. Emma Batehelder il visiting hei
sister, Mrs. Warren Smith, IN Boston
Mrs. Mary Bliss is in Montpelier this
week called there BY the illness of hen
sister.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dorying from Waitsiield
have been visiting Mrs, Dorying's sis.
ter, Mrs. Clarence Martin.
The Alpha Duma league are giving .
dramatic at the village bah this week
for the benefit OF the school
Fred Dawson, who has been teaching
the Cabot village school las gone to
Montpelier to work in the seminary Of
fee.
Mrs. Mary Spencer Of Marshfeld Il
keeping house for her father, Hon. 7.
NJ Fisher, during the absence Of his
housekeeper
Miss Ida Noyes, who has been caring
for her mother, VINO has been i'll has
gone to work at Robert Wallaee's iii
Hardwick.
c. E, Scott has finished his Ice job
for the Cabot creamerw and is at work
now cutting ice for the smaller Jobs
about town.
Fifteen Good Templars from this
place attended the union at North Mont
pelier on Saturday. They report good
time notwithstanding tho rain and bad
travelling.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-19
Crowd i Farn.ers. unlen.

r. Il. Chapman who spoke as the
representative Of the Farmers union
of Texas at the recent American Fed
GRAFTON Of Labor convention, said that
the Farmers union had grown in a
few years to a membership OF over
100000 In Texas aud 100000 In the
United States
In Texas the Farmers union has ex-
erclsed an important influence upon
the state legislature, and Mr.. Chap
man said his organization was pleased
60 recognize the assistance It had re-
eeiyed from the trades union in secur-
ing the enactment Of desirable laws.
He further said that the Farmers nm
Ion was pledged 10 the support Of the
union labels Of The wageworkers and
asked for reciprocity upon tie part Of
trades unionists IL the support of the
Farmers union label.