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"Dixie.v

To the Editor Of the Evening Star:
VIII you please print the words of the
song 'Dixie?" STAR READER.
[Oh, wish 1 was in de land of cotton,
ole times dar am not forgotten.
Look awayl Look away, Look away to
Dixie landl
In Dixie land where I was born in,
Early on one frosty mornin',
Look away! Look away. Look away to
Dixie land!
Den ] wish l was in Dixie,
Hooray Hooray!
In Dixie land I'll take my stand
TO live and die in Dixie.
Away, away, away down South in Dixie.
Away, away. away down South in Dixie.
Ole missus marry VIII de weaver,
William was gay deceaber,
Look away! Look away! Look away to
Dixie landl
But when he put his arms around her,
She smiled as fierce as forty-pounder,
Look awayl Look away! Look away to
Dixie landl
His face was sharp as a butchers cleaber
But dat did not seem to grieb her,
Look awayl Look awayl Look away to
Dixie land!
Ole missus acted the foolish part,
And died for man dat broke her heart
Look away! Look away! Look away to
Dixie land
Dere's buckwheat cakes and Injun batter,
Makes you fat, or little fatter,
Look awayl Look away Look away to
Dixie land!
Den pour 1t down and scratch your grabel
To Dixie land I'm bound to trabel,
Look awayl Look away Look away to
Dixie land!
But freedom on de old plantation,
Came with Lincoln's proclamation,
Look away! Look away! Look away to
Dixie laud
And with old age come thoughts Of dying
For the sunny South I'm signing.
Look away! Look away! Look away to
Dixie land! -Ed.l
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Worse and Worae.

A convict in a German prison had been
extremely refractory. One means and an
other had been tried, but nothing could
break his spirit.
One morning the governor said to the
warder:
II say, Huber, the scoundrsl is behaving
worse than ever. Put him on bread and
water"
But he is already doing two fast days,
sir"
Then give him cookery book to read.
We must break his spirit somehow. III
lustrated Bits.
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Judge Taft's rivals should make note
OF the fact that he possesses the quail
ties of an excellent stumper His expert
ence In New York last night brought
out some strong points-readlness good
nature and turn for story telling. Then
bis good looks played a part as good looks
always do. A large man with pleasant
smile and an easy address finds no diff
Guilty in securing and holding attention.
There is hynotism in the combination
Washington Star.
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The awful tragedy at Boyertown, Pa,
last night, in which so many victims
persisted, was primarily due to the
ignorance and imbecility of the public
authorities who permitted the location
of such death-trap. The responsible
officials should be punished by terms in
prison. They are guilty of man
slaughter. But official Boyertown is
not alone and singular in its tolerance
of death-traps. Our towns and cities
are full of them, and there is every
where more or less of the negligence
and Indifference that had such tragical
results in the Pennsylvania town last
night
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Fortuitous Circumstnnce.

McCorkle-You can say what you
please about flying machines. but one of
them saved my life once.
McCraekle-FIow?
McCorkle--I had arranged to go in one
on its trial trip, but something got wrong
with 1T, and 1t never started.-Phiade-
phia Inquirer.
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Proper Name for 1t.

The lawyers pretty daughter and a
young man were occupying chairs ON the
veranda.
Tits rather cool out here" said the fair
maid. at move that we conclude the ses-
sion in the court room"
The young man having seconded the mo-
ton, they at once repaired to the front
parlor-Chicago News
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roR LOCAL sEIr.eovERNMENr.

The recommendation to the Legisla-
ture for municipal home rule is re-
peated in the Governors message and
Governor-elect Fort win no doubt have
something to say on this important
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TAFT His Own Roon.

The people are for Taft because he is
such an all-round man, wise as a judge,
shrewd in diplomacy, democratic in his
disposition, sweet and sunny in his nature
frank and honest in his talk and life, and
embodying personal experience that fits
him better for the great office than any
other man Of his day He knows not only
his own country but the whole world, and
all the world knows and honors him. -He
is his own boom. "-Hartford Courant.
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A variation in sport.

"what happened whom you passed a law
against gambling in your slater"
"The bookmakers got right to work
making bets on whether it would be en-
forced or not."-Washngto Star.
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PEOPLE OF NOTE.

Representative Bird 8. Mcclure, of Okla
homa, has been quite wanderer. Born
in Illinois, he went to Missouri with his
parents when 10 years of age then to Kan
sas and later to Indian Territory and
finally to his present State.
David Belasco is the hardest worker Of
any of the American playwrights. 1t is not
an unusual occurrence for him to rehearse
a company for ten or twelve hours at
stretch, and then when the actors are tired
he dsmisses them and goes to work on
pruning and fixing up bits of his play upon
which he may find himself still engaged
long after midnight
The oldest British peer is Lord Gwydyr.
aged 81. He was five years old at the time
of the battle of Waterloo and enjoys the
distinction, proabbly unique, of being the
only person now living who was present at
the coronation of four monarchs. 1t is re-
lated of this venerable individual that wheh
a boy 10 years old he went from the gar
dens of Gwydyr House. whitehall, to the
speakers steps at Westminster In his
grandfather's state barge, manned by liv-
cried oarsmen, and was present In West
Minister Abbey when the crown was placed
on the head of George ~, acting as page
to his grandfather, Lord Gwydyr.
Count Zeppelin, of Berlin proposes to
build an airship to carry hundred per-
sons. He calculates that it will only be
necessary to build it twenty-sx feet
longer than his latest airship. which Is
l37 feet long and which carried eleven
persons in addition to $500 pounds of bal
last Experts believe the count Will sue
cee6 in his undertaking.
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All on Him.

Look here" remarked the thrifty man
to his extravagant wife, you're carrying
too much sail. my lady.
"Indeedl' she retorted. Il don't sec
why you should bother about that.
well, think ] should. since have
to raise the wind Philadelphia Press.
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Bohemian.
Mistook HIS Man.

Green-I undertook to make him eat his
words, but
Brown%-But what?
Green-He turned out to be one Of those
chaps who would rather fight than eat
Chicago News.
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scrupuIousIy Exact.

80 you are going to New York in your
automobile?"
II didn't say that" answered Mr. Sirius
Barker Il said 1 was going to start. -
Washington Star.
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VIEWS OF EDITORS 5.
The yenturesOne col. watterson.

The courer-Journal bets half dclar
Bryan will be the next President Of the
United States in case tho crops are bad
and the banks continue to hoard their
cash. Louisville Courier-Journal
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FROM STAR READER S

Anonymous communications cannot bs
printed. Except political subjects the
names Of correspondents are not required for
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Pa Twaddles-Tommy, l am not at all
pleased with the report your mother gives
me of your conduct today
Tommy Twaddles-I knowed you wouldn't
be, an told her SO. But she went right
ahead an made tn report. Jest like a
woman, amt it?-Cleveland Leader.
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Mrs. Pecken1-H Henry suppose you and
1 were all alone on a deserted island,
what is the first thing you would do?
Peckem--Thenk goodness that I knew
how 70 swlm.-Chicago News.
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"Grafton calls himself a professional
man and yet he takes no part in anything
but politics. Is politics profession or a
business?'
"Well, when his side is in power it's
business; otherwise it's merely a profess
sion" ."-Philadelphia Press
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whey.

sttAh" exclaimed Miss Patience Come,
whom Mr.. Staylate had been boring with
silly conundrums, that reminds me of
the best thing going"
Whats that?" he asked unsuspect-
ingly.
"a man who has stayed too long
Philadelphia Press
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Il am going to play Hamlet"
Good That's art
For one night only"
tAh, that Judgment"
louisville Courier-J ournal.
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ried a rich widow. exceptional for her
plainness. was accosted by his employer.
''Well Thomas" he said. 81 hear you
are married. What sort of a wife have
you got?"
''Weei, sir" was the response. shes
the Creators handiwork. but l Gamma say
she's His masterpiece! ce!'-Philadeiphia In
quirer
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In PrimevaI Society.
Adam-What are you crying for2
Eve-A caterpillar has gone and eaten
my new dress.-The Circle
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PEACHES AND 3LUgAAN.
both Were EaBily ObtainabIe in tho
Land Wh!ch the ProfessorI Knew
Nothing About. =

Canadians ore very touchy on the
subject Of climate, as Rudyard Kipiing
discovered when he somewhat thought
lessly dubbed the dominion Our Lady of
the Shows. When Arthur Stringer, the
young Canadian poet and author, first
went to Oxford, he carried with him
letters from Prof. GoldwiL Smith, Of
Toronto. to Prof. York Powell, the dis
~tinguishcd historian OF Christ Church,
Il V the Philadelphia Post.
The old Oxford don. like one or two
othcr Englishmcn, had very vague
ideas about Canada, and somewhat sur
priscd the young stranger by inquiring
if he got along nicely on English roast
mutton after living so long on frozen
seal meat. The young poet gravely pro-
tested that he perhaps missed his whale
blubbcr Il little, but the ncxtday cablcd
home, and in less than Il week The finest
basket Of autumn peaches ever grown
in Ontario, carefully packed in saw
dust, was on its way to Oxford. A
short time aftcrward the young au
thor was again dining with the rcgius
professor at Oxford, and that gentle
nan produced at the meal a fruit dish
loaded With tremendous peaches.
"Most extraordinarily" said the old
professor, but these peaches wcr,
sent to me to-day, and I'm blcst if
know who sent them. From the soutl
of Francc, l suspect, so l saved n few
of them for YOU, Stringcr-thcy vii
be such n novelty, you know!"
The Canadian very quietly took
steamship company's bill Of Mdint
from his pocket and handed it to IN,
professor. The professor gnzcd At IL,
bill. and then at the fruit, then at tn
poet.
Il had some whale blubbcr. too, pro
fcssor," said that young man, but
simply had TO eat that. These othe
things were grown on my %uncle's farm
near Kent county, Ont, you know. ii
has 200 bushels Of them every year, an,
he sent me over Il basket of little ones
along with the whale blubber."
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A BEAUTIFUL DAY
Last Sabbath Was a Most Perfect
Day in all Respects.

Last Sabbath was glorious in all
its beauty. The dawn Of spring
was ushcrcd in with GLAD, sunshiny
weather. Not a cloud was visible
and the music of the birds almost
made one forget that winter was
still close in the rear and that more
cold and rough weather was still
likely to be experienced before the
month vas passed.
In keeping with the beautiful
day the various churches were gill
cd and strong sermons we're heard
from every pulpit. Each pastor
seemed to feel the spirit Of the
now day and the large congrcga-
tons heard inspiring and most
helpful discourscs on the Christian
life.
At the Methodist church the
Rev. II T. Turnipsecd preached in
the morning to a large congrcga-
ton and after the sermon the sac
ramcnt of the Lords supper was
observed. At the Presbyterian
church the pastor, the Rev. DR..
Bunyan Mcleod, faced an unus-
ually large asscmblagc and his
remarks received close attention.
Rev. CA Jones, the pastor Of The
BAPTIST church, also delivered a
nest excellent discourse on the
bread Of life.
The services at the Episcopal
church were conducted by the
Rev. Il Tracy Walsh, who deliver
ed in his usual forcible and con
vincing manner, truths from the
word of God.
The first Sabbath Of March will
be remembered as beautiful in
every particular, spreading glad
ness and good cheer on all.
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Safe blowers at Blenhcim on last
Friday night blew open the safe
of j j Hood, q merchant at that
place, and secured about $50 in
cash. Up to the present time there
is no clue to the robbers although
every effort is being made..to locate
them.
In conversation over the phone
Saturday afternoon Mr.. Hood said
that the case was simply n OF
pure robbery. He said that he
went homo as usual Friday night
and although he lived not very far
from the store he did not hear the
least sound Of any robbers. On
going to The store Saturday morn
inc the front and the side doors
were found unlocked and on look
ing inside it was found that the
safe doors had been blown off and
the money which was in the safe
was gone.
Further Investigation showed
that the men who did the robbery
"stunt' had gotten Il chisscl and
an old piece Of a mower and wi,h
these had forced an entrance and
drilled the holes in The safe. 1t is
not known but it is presumed that
they used dynamite although no
noise was heard.
1t was stated on the streets here
Saturday afternoon that TIC rob
bcls had entered the blacksmith
shop of w } Atkinson and got
there the tools with which they did
their work from that shop. 1t was
told that they broke open the door
of the blacksmith shop in forcing
an entrance.
Mr.. Hood lost 500 in cash and il
addition his safe is a total wreck
This will run his loss to close tc
5000.
The lever of the safe door wa.
visited out and dynamite inserted
n the hole. Bolts of homcspul
yerc wrapped around the safe an(
>iled up around it to deadcn thu
l" ,n~h BOY was carried
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OPERATED ON IN FLORENCE
Resident of This Place
had to Have One Eye Removed.

The following is clipped from
the State of Saturday last, the nc
count having been written from
Florence:
The many friends of Mr. Milton
McLaurin will regret to learn that
as a result Of the injuries received
from fire by Mr. McLaurin sew
cral days ago it mas become ncccs-
sary to rcmovc one of his eyes.
Every effort was made to restore
The eye, but without avail. Mr..
McLaurin has been living in Mar
ion since his removal from Flor
cncc several years AGO. lie was
brought to DR.. Ildcrton's inlirm-
AIRY here and the operation per
formed. The operation was sue
ccsstul and Mr.. McLaurin is now
out Of Danger. Several years ago
Mr.. McIaurin was married tc
Miss Emmic Mcmillan Of Flor
cncc. Mr.. McLaurin's brother,
Capt. Leslie McLaurin, who has
his headquarters in Florence, has
been with his brother during tho
whole time.
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their now school building which is
attractive in appearance and COM
modious in size, thoughaInot yet
completed. The.building is two and
onc-half stories high with spacious
halls, class rooms, chapel and in
dustrial rooms for work and OK
hibits. The contractor, Mr. l. f
Townsend, has executed the plans
very well indeed and is still Mt
work.
The colorcd board Of trustees
have worked very hard and the
present school house is largely the
result OF their careful supervision,
aided by a distressed and discour-
aged people and helped by the
white board Of trustees and many
kind white friends Of this commu-
nifty. Our prayer is that more
friends will como TO our rescue.
The exercises on last Sunday
were brief but inspiring. The
chairman Of the trustee board,
Prof. EJ Sawyer, being i'll, which
was a cause for much regret, he
having been in the forefront Of
educational matters for n lOnu 20
riod. the vice chairman. Rev j w
Moultric, presided. Prayer was
offered by Doctor Edwards, Solo
and chorus, Count your Bless
ings." by Mr. Allen Stoncy, after
which Rev FW Price, secretary
Of the board Of trustees, deliver
eel Il practical and timely address,
full Of interesting facts. 1t was
listened to with marked attention
and was greatly enjoyed by all
present. The chairman Of h G
meeting announced that the dcdica-
tory services will be deferred and
after some remarks requested that
Il collection be taken for the build
ihS i'liN 90 WIG VI USlttS uIt Ill
debt. Two members Of the trus-
tee board, Mr. Carolina Breeder,
and Jonas w Thomas, came for
ward aud waited upon the people.
They responded literally a d
quickly with a collection Of $50.
The other members Of the board
Of trustees present ere McsSrS
Sidney Thomas and | II Townsend.
The colored people are together
and are in earnest about the cdu-
cation of their children. They
have done well but have not gone
quite half way in the completion
and furnishing Of their new build.
ing. They are encouraged, and
arc solidly and heartily; They
deserve the support Of the entire
community. Now is the time Of
need. Who will help?
| w Moultric.
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A TAME WILD RABBIT.
An Animal THAT Is Dimcult to I'M
ticntc-A Hunters Story
of One.

Two sportsmen lay in n Montgomery
county field the other day, smoking and
rejoicing in the possession Of n good
string OF rabbits. says the Philadcl-
phia Record. Did you ever see n
tame wild rabbit?" said one Of the
men. NO, they say they can't tame
the wild ones" the other answered.
~ Wv ''cr' M hnvc some domestic
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Oak Ridge Cemetery Committee

The next meeting Of the Oak
Ridge cemetery committee will be
held ut the home Of Mrs. w. p,
Breeder ST.. Thursday afternoon
at four o'clock March 10Th. All
interested + invited to be pres
Mrs. Sadie Wcathlcy.
President of COM.
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money evldenuly lot NOV unov..~g
thing in the store was bothered
besides the safe. Every effort is
being made to locate them and in
spite Of the fact hat they covered
their tracks very skilfully they
will no doubt be brought to justice
sooner or later.
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Volcanic so

The southern part
canic origin and tn,
borhood of Kimberl
that even
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\ =. = re: . I Z RIPS
ITO YHAE INAUGURATION OF
TH1HHHE NEXT PRESIDENT

NE Peel Dee Advocate md the Marlboro Democrat are going to send a party of six
on Narh d. 1909 N "t
Three Of the my ar ODE selected by the leades Of the Advocate md the Democrat The
party will be compose of the Ouowmg
L. Then tp popular minister in Marlboro county.
= me most popular public school teacher in Marlboro COunty
s. Them most popular Young lady in MarMOc Omty
. Ihel person who sends in the largest amount for subsmpiust t eM Marlboro Demo
t. me person who sends in ueE largest amount for subscriptions to te Advocate ana
Democrat together
EACH n~ep persons viii be given free railroad tickets to rshimtona d renrn. SOFAS 70
include March d. 1909, the date Of the iaucumtiOn o prmidehR ccnptsS nnHn,N "N
mo party Will probably go WaSlinTOna day or two in advance of the inauuUmhon 50
A. 1909 "n
The party willie also be gwna freh trip to Mt Vernon Va the old one of George Wash.
mgton. There can be seen the hoMe in which the First Preidenti lived and died. the fumHnre
(which he used, the carriage in wnh her rode. he toni in which h isb mied, and many other
relics N
A Washington Gn be seen te@ auihl CaTto, the White House, the u S Treasury the
|Bureauo Printing and EngrMig,w where money is made Smtury Hall Congressional Tmrv
|NatNIa Museum, smithsonian Institute CoWWunA Art Gallery and mnny or limos Of nat
nml interest. NS' ~ hV
L. \ "trip will be taken nto the top of the Washington Monument whgh is 55 feet high.
IRON 1t the" hoe city Washington can be seen, with the Potomac 1r winding along its
border. .a" "0
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The United States consul general in
Frankfort says "thatit is important to
study the taste of people in the matter
of color, as well as in regard to shape.
in designing goods for n foreign mar
kct. Saxon makers or nocdles drove
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where HINTS A,

There are parts o
hat is unknown exec,
men, when they nee,
their heads, and the
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Conditions of tine Contest

l. Each person who subscribes for the Pee Dee Advocate or the
entitled, FOR each cent paid on subscription, to one vote for each of
81 80 is paid Tor the Advocate one year, the subscriber will be EMIT
"a public school teacher and y young lady. Eighty cents for thu
title the subscriber to so votes. One dollar for the Democrat a y
to 100 votes, The votes mus be given in at the same time the mon
: Every agent OF the Advocate or Democrat will be entitled to
scriters whose subscriptions ne or she gets, An agent who gets
Advocate, will be entitled to 1900 votes Ten for the Democrat will
Agents votes must also be sent in with the money.
3. A ballot WI be printed in each issue of the Advocate and De
and sent in before the expiration of he date printed in the ballot, "
Nerson in each Of the three classes in the contest. These ballots will
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to more thar one.h trip then once the trips will gen the person who sends in the second
|arg@ta amount for the Advocate and Democrat combined. If thu same person stills seems to have
two trips once hem will be given for eth largest amount for both papers combhed
g. Besides icing anowedh the oesi ndhheda above, and having a chancetO wna free uIHo
inauguration OF tM next PRESIDENT ALA agents will be allowed ten per cent commission on all
money! COLLECTED by then This applies to renewals as well las new subscriptions TO bee entitled
commissioners an gent nIS send in at first as many at h@ subscriptions. after hate once or
more may be sent i'm by the gent
I No subscription will be taken on udt fra anybody We d not keep subscription accounts
8 they oS received b. each person Wilt e published in echi issue Of the Advocate and the
Democrat revEe1 up to the. close of the mecdingw week
ad the trips awarded ~ a committee Of ee ciiMmso Marlboro county who are also
be elected by tev voters themselves There isa place on echE aot Tor the names of the Cit
IHns whom the vors chOOse TO count the votes. The time for oing for this committee will
rr Just week beme tel regular contest The ballots fort them will be countedb by the editors
the Advocate and Democratic and the tmeh HIGHEST will bed declared the anagMSO of the election.
Their namts will published in tel paper preceding thee oeo the contest fr the free trips.
In cMem any manager elected cannot serve, he or She will be allowed to name a substitute
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The ballots to be smt in with subscriptions have a ite different form from IL
aer printed separately and can be obtained at the Office by any agent ors subscribe
or write for hem.
The contest is 10Y N. Begin to send in your votes at once. The sooner
ia oites in the cad, the better chance they w have Of winning.
Subscribers Will re entitled to the same number O votes, whether paid at the
mail, or paid to . n agent. But in every case the votes must com in with the
they will not be counted.
Agents should 60 to work at once.A subscriber picked up here and there, ever
will amount to great deal by the time the contest closes ADDRESS,