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The Washington herald., 1909-05-23
DIXIEs LAND


wish I was in the land e cottoc.
Cinnamon seed and sandy bottom.
llooz away. away. away u Dixie.
DiKcy's land uheTe I vas bora n
EaEly on ore frosty morning.
Look axay. sway, away Ia Dixie
I wish I Fas n Dixie. oh-oh. oh-ok,
In Dixfrs land TT take uay stand.
And i've and die IN Dixie.
Away. away. away dorn S0zth r. Dixie.
Away. away. away down South = Dixie,
Away. avay. Away dsxn Sosih II Dixie.
Her facs vas Starp as a hufcheT's cieaFsT.
But that thing cd not SEEN to E-sebe hes,
Lock away. away. assy IA Dixie
WIN a run ausv miss ! Do decline.
Fcr hrT facu vas C eoioT e hseo1 r41s,
Lcck away, away. away IN DLIie-
whfs uiissss lived she lived & elobe-.
Wheu she died she died al o5er.
Look away. away. Away II Duke.
How could she act sach q foolish pSrt,
o. 3 married mau % break her heart
Lock svsy. away. away IL D-1ie.
BuckEhest cakes and good ssrong b1ttsT.
Makes ny mouf 50. filter Autter.
Look aWsy. away Away in Dine
Here's q hGal1h % the FDod Old mfSsis.
Or 20 sii De gals dat wznt 20 k!ss Is.
Look away, away, sway in Dixie
Nov = y1u want 70 drive oft s1r7oE.
Come and hear dis s11g to-DuTruWz
Iook away. ETay. away in Dixie.
Den Doe & down ard scratch g0ur z-zfble.
To DiIie's land IN bound 20 frahel.
Look away. away. Away n Dixie.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-23

Mr Charles W Morse's statement. 4
haven't cent on earth" is interesting.
il being the general impression that the
ex-iee king has not spent a great deal OF
his time In the past laying up treasures
IA heaven
The Washington herald., 1909-05-23

Mr. Bailey's income tax proposition is
interesting, and his attack on Gov. John
johnson may be significant. but neither
is exactly aprOpos Of the real discussion
now going on In the Senate.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-23
A TrushsaI Girl.

Would you believe that 1 once had
tresses that hung 10 my waist?'
Did you. in6eed2'
Yes" continued the conscientious girl,
but waists were under the arms that
year"
The Washington herald., 1909-05-23

When Uncle sam gets his new tariff
hat on straight, he VIII find that instead
OF getting the smaller and more becom-
ing thing he ordered last fall. he has
been supplied with something even more
OF the Merry Widow" than ever before.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-23

Mr.. Bryan was called on recently to
respond TO the toast, "Watchman, what
Of the night?H Doubtless the Nebraskan
noted the fact that II is still being rather
suenuously Illuminated by Mr.. Rockefel-
lers kerosene oil.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-23
What 1t Means.

Fsom the ChicsEo Record-HsTald
Pa. what does Fiat Justltia' uaesn7"
1t means that the man who wrote "a
the editor didn't have the courage Of his
convictions quite well enough developed
10 be willing to sign his own name"
The Washington herald., 1909-05-23
Domestic. Scene.

You refuse 10 give ne those papers,"
This Is not an extract from q melo-
drama. gentle reader. 1t Is Sunday morn
ing Hubby wants to read the baseball
news and WHEY can't fOvego the bargain
notices
The Washington herald., 1909-05-23

Sfr. Roosevelt's stern determination not
70 permit any newspaper men in his
vicinity during his African trip meant
Just what he said il meant. as the scat
tering reports We are getting plainly indi-
cate.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-23

Marriage is a game Of baseball" says
the Montgomery Advertiser. Well, If II
20 Of the regulation Washington baseball
variety, It IS simply-well, It is not what
L ought 70 be
The Washington herald., 1909-05-23

Now thar Mr. Abraham Erlanger has
been mentioned for mayor OF New
York. we conclude that the astute press
agent is seeking quietly TO extend the
field OF his insinuating endsavor.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-23

Strike in the big Milwaukee breweries
threatened" reads a headline Alas, for
the thirsty contingent. Everything pos
sible seems coming their way this year
and with a vengeance.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-23
The Summer Hotel.

Going 10 have any new rules this sum
mer?'
Yes. People sluggins during the din
iug-room rush will be penalized the soup
and one entree.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-23

What is q kissz" inquiries a CORE
spondent in the ST Louis Dispatch.
And this is spring. and the summer girl
hovers on the horizon. and exc the sweet
seminary graduate
The Washington herald., 1909-05-23
DeIIa,s a Peach.

Frou TIE ProFi6eDcs Journal
Don't worry about Delaware The peach
crop is ruined. ss usual: but the straw
berry season Is expected 70 net the farm
ers three-QuaTters Of a million dollars.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-23
CbarIes Lamb Rehashea

From the Chizgo RscOrd-Eszsid.
Senator Aldrich is reported TO be very
tcnd OF children Our dispatch does not
mention whether he eats EN- alive OF
otherwise
The Washington herald., 1909-05-23
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
A FINE MONTH.

4 FINE MONTH.
The festive jay
Performs in May.
The growing hay
DOTH smartly grow.
The poets lay
Is blithe and gay.
The moving dray
Goes 10 and fro.
The lambkins play
In spOrtive way.
The robbins pay
4 social call.
Tis safe 20 say
That gentle May
Has an array
OF charms withal.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-23

'Ah, these picnic days They have
reached Us at last. and the small boy
Is happy again" says the Selma lAla-)
Journal Yes; aud the big boy. too
The Washington herald., 1909-05-23

Bristol, Tenn--Va-. Is one-half wet
and ole-half dry" Nevertheless, we
suspect the demon Rum finds a way TO
sneak over into the dry section now
and then
The Washington herald., 1909-05-23
He Is, Bitter.

These magazine illustrators get big
salaries"
Fortunately, however" responded the
author, the magazine publishers can I'LL
n between the Illustrations with liter
ature. That comes cheap enough
The Washington herald., 1909-05-23
srsh Is Life.

First they say a man Is a conner; then
they say he's has-been."
'sWeu?"
His days as an actuaIity are very few -
The Washington herald., 1909-05-23

AS 70 protection. Senator Daniel IN
blushingiy admits the allegation and de-
hes the alligator. And without shedding
any crocodile tears.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-23
DIXIE ORIGINAL.

Few people are aware cs the fact that
there are two versions of the words Of
the song Dixie" The original differs
decidedly from that on sale generally al
the present time. This probably accounts
for the inability Of party Of Nashville
citizens, at a recent gathering held IN
that city, TO sing Dixie" upon the request
OF some guests. II is really not so much
that the song has been forgotten in the
South, but rather that the TWO existing
versions Of it have become confused 10 a
certain extent
OF course, the popularity OF the tune
is as great to-day as it ever was. and It
viii always he preserved through its fire.
quent use as a piece Of band music. IN
that role It never fails TO rouse a hand, q"
it being. in fact. almost as much Of q
national air as are America or The
Star Spangied Bsnner" But Dixie" the
song, is more OF a sectional song than
otherwise. and for this reason its per-
petuatiOn in that part Of the country
should be a matter Of sentiment among
Southerners.
The true SoutheTneT would hate 10 ad-
NIT that he has forgotten the words OF
Dixie. yet this. 1t IS feared. is the
case many times Anyway, the peculiar
state Of affairs evidenced by the incident
related above has been considered sufii-
cient ground for a revival OF Dixie, -
and the original version Of the song IS
surely worthy Of rehabilitation in the
South. II for 10 other reason THAI in
vindieation OF the vaunted Southern spirit
and pride The love OF Dixie" is an IN
herited treasure. and TO those who know
IL and associate Il with the days when
the young folks rolled on the little cabin
floor its significance can never change.
II cannot die. either as a link between
the present and the past or in its appeal
10 the unsentimental ear Il seems TO be
up to the South 20 look 20 SIS laurels-
For the benefit Of some who may de-
sire 20 become better acquainted with
the words OF Dixie" as originally writ
ten by J. Newcomh. the entire song IS
reprinted below For this copy OF
"Dixie's Land The Washington Herald
is indebted 70 F. D. Southgste, Of this
city, who possesses a rare and most in
teresting volume, published in 1850. con-
tanning nothing but the "old songs.
From this book the following verses are
faknu-
The Washington herald., 1909-05-23
All nenends.

It seems Il is not always May.
Ny worthy h-aves.
A fact I'm s'Ire
That We deT iore
When Ma behaves
The Washington herald., 1909-05-23

Apparently Congress Is determined 10
give the consumer the minimum OF bene-
Il only after the maximum OF talk.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-23

think so now. but the advent Of the aero
plane may change all that
The Washington herald., 1909-05-23

who wrote Shakespeare" inquiries
AIr. Henry n. Hall. IN the Richmond
News Leader Well. pretty nearly every
body has been accused Of it except Mark
Twain and Alfred Austin.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-23
TIE NATIONS CITY.

SUNDAY. MAY Q, 1879.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-06-22
CLEMSON AND THE PRESS.

We publish elsewhere the editorial
from "our esteemed local contempo-
rary," the Observer, commenting on
a little squib in The Herald and
News in regard to an invitation for
the Press Association to hold its next
meeting at Clemson college.
The Observer asks where we got
the information that Clemson college
is going to1 extend an invitation to the
Press Association and that Hthe col
lege authorities will pay the expens-
es of a weeks entertainment out OF
their own pockets.
In reply to this question we got the
information from the daily newspa-
pers in a news item, as we recall 1t,
which was sent out under Clemson
college date line, and which We pre-
surned was correct. We did not keep
this news item because we did not
suppose anyone would question It's
correctness.
We would like to ask our contem-
porary where it got its information
that "the college authorities have not
extended an invitation' and where 1t
cot the information "that a member
Of the press from Oconee county ask
ed authority Of the board Of trustees
to extend an invitation to the Asso-
citation to meet at Clemson next
year,
Since the Observer has inside lnfor-
nation from this member OF the press
of Oconee county, and seems to have
inside information from the college
authorities, we would like to ask II
the college authorities simply gave
this member of the press the privilege
of extending an invitation or whether
thew handed him an official invitation
from tho hoard of trustees and facul-
ty.
We had no idea of this matter
creating so much newspaper discus
sion and elsewhere We give our rea-
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-06-22
Tompkins- Merrimon.

Miss Marie Lucille Tompkins and
Mr.. Augustus Summerfeld Merrimon
were married on Tuesday afternoon,
June 18th at the home Of the brides
parents, Mr.. and Mrs: A. S. Tomp-
kins. On account Of a bereavement
IN the family, the death Of Mrs. M. N.
Holstein, the grandmother Of Mrs.
Merrimon, the marriage was a very
quiet though beautiful affair, being
attended by the relatives Of the hap
! py young couple and a few friends
from distance.
, Mr.. Ed. Foreman, Of Macon, Ga.,
was best man and Miss Christine
Tompkins was maid Of honor.
The other guests were Mrs. M. E.
Merrimon, the mother Of the groom,
and Misses Marlylily Fisher, Matte
Minis and Madge Mays-the three
Observation-Disclosures the eere-
mony but did not act as attendants,
and Miss Anna Twelvetrees, of Char
lotte, and Mr.. Joe Ashley, Elberton.
Miss Maxcic Sheppard played tie
wedding march.
The Rev. C. E. Burts performed
the ceremony.
After the marriage a delightful re-
past was served.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merrimon left on the
afternoon train for a wedding tour in
North Carolina.
The fair young bride has always
been a great favorite here, and is lov-
ed not only by all Of Edgefeld, but
by every one whose good fortune it is
to know her.
Mr.. Merrimon is a splendid young
man, and is held in the very highest
esteem by his host Of friends and ae-
quaintances, and occupies prominent
place in the business circles Of his
home town, Sumter.
We wish for our young friends the
greatest possible joy and prosperity,
and may their lives be filed with
nothing but sunshine and gladness.
We want them to return to US often,
very often.-Edgefeld Chronicle.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-06-22

son for saying ''that the press should
60 there at their own expense and
not as the guests of the institution
they are to write Of as they see it. -
We do not suppose, however, since
the matter has been discussed as
much as it has that it will be improp-
er for US to say that as president of
the Press Association we have receiv-
ed letter from an fOconee county ed
itor in whic'. ue says "upon my ini-
tiative, and through my personal
work, the trustees Of Clemson, join
ing with the faculty, have extended
me their official invitation for the
State Press to hold its annual meet
ing next year at Clemson college, as
their guests. -
We have also had some correspon-
denee with President Nell in regard
to the Press Association spending a
half day at Clemson during the an
nual convention in Greenville in July,
and we have invited President Nell
to come to the meeting and extend the
invitation personally and have prom
ised him also to present the official in
vitation from him which we now
have. In addition to this we have
taken the matter up with the local
committee of arrangements at Green
vile and will probably make this side
trip to Clemson a part Of the official
program, if it is agreeable to the
Greenville people and does not inter-
fere with any arrangements which
they have made.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-06-22

State. Why not start such a move
ment? It would be worth more to
Columbia than a national highway.
If you get the road built to the New
berry line We will start a movement
which will build it to Newberry and
we will help to send it on to Laurens
and Greenwood. It would take very
little money and work, comparative
}y speaking. It is just forty-three
niles by this road from Newberry to
Columbia. We are now building sew
en- of these miles between Newberry
and Prosperity. For three miles out
Of Columbia the road could not be I'M
proved. For seven or eight miles this
side Of the river the road needs but
little work. The building Of twenty
miles of road would give first class
road for automobiles between here and
Columbia and the material is there
along the roadside. # built for au-
tomobiles it would be good for bug
gies and wagons also.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-06-22

Read the law authorizing an elee-
ton on August 81 on the question OF
issuing bonds for building good roads.
It is published in full in this issue OF
The Herald and News with comments
after each paragraph explaining the
provisions of that section. This IS a
very important matter and should be
looked at in the right spirit. In the
election only the qualified electors
will be allowed to vote. That means
YOU must have your registration tick
ct and you should also remember that
the office will be open only on the first
Monday in the month and if You have
no ticket you had better secure it at
once. Under this law certain amount
of work is to be donv in each town
ship. 1t is the opportunity to have
some good roads in this county.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-06-22

The proprietor of the Glenn
Springs Hotel and the newspaper
men of this city will probably invite
the State Press Association to meet
at Glenn Springs next year. A fea-
ture of the program would be the
entertainment of the visitors in Spar
tanburg for a day and trip over the
Carolina, Clinchfeld & Ohio railroad,
which will be in operation from this
city through to Elkhorn, KY, by that
time and will furnish a scenic trip
probably not excelled in America.
The c.. c.. & O. people are ANXIOUS to
have the Press Association make the
trip.-spartanburg Journal.
That will be nice. Some OF the
members spoke of making an effort
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-06-22

If life trustees at Clemson are the
salt that is saving the institution
from ruin by the politicians, as some
Of the papers are claiming, will they
please tell us why they do not put
life trustees in charge of the On1ver-
ity, Of Winthrop, Of the Citadel, and,
in fact of all the State institutions.
They tell US that it is this feature
Of the management of Clemson that
saves it from ruin by the politicians.
Why not change the State constitu-
ton and provide life trustees for all
of the State colleges and other State
institutions and let them fill all va
cancies.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-06-22

Even if the national highway is to
go via Augusta would not our friends
in Columbia like to have road
branching out from that point via
Newberry, Greenwood and Abbeville
and another via Laurens to Green
Vile from Newberry? Why then not
try to help us build some roads in
this section, instead Of constantly re-
minding us that the national highway
is via Augusta. We would like to
see Columbia inaugurate a movement
to build good highway from the cap
ital to each county capital in the
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-06-22

for a trip over this road this year.
The road not being completed to
Spartanburg we made no. effort to ar
range for the trip. If the arr enge-
ments could have been made or a
trip over this road this. year we
would have suggested that as the side
trip. -.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-06-22

After travelling over both roads be-
tween Newberry and Greenwood in
automobiles We believe the road via
H. T. Fellers' and the Williams place
and on by the railroad bridge and
thence to Ninety Six is the best way
to 90 from Newberry to Greenwood
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-06-22

and We know it is ten times nearer.
The road from the hill above the riv-
er on the Greenwood side all the way
to Greenwood is a good road.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-06-22

Does anybody know why the South
Carolina bankers had to 60 outside
the State to hold their convention?-
Daily Mail.
Suppose they wanted to get in a
prohibition territory where water was
plentiful.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-06-22

-cancl:eS.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-06-22
Special Prices on Summer Silks.

You will not match the tempting
Silk bargains offered here this week.
80 in. Jap Summer Silk, formerly
&c., sale price 39c. yard.
Sl.OO and Sl.25 Foulards to be
closed out this week at soc. yard.
$l.OO Black Taffeta. 36in. wide,
sale price this week 79c. yd.
Sl.5O black SO in. guaranteed Taf-
feta Silk, sale price 98c. yd.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-05-08
HEPBURN ACT
is UPHELD
New Construction Placed Upon
Commodities Clause.
POINTS FOR THE RAILROADS

Under Decision Of United States su.
preme Court Anthracite Roads May
Transport Coal ~ Sold to Somebody
EIse--Msy Hold Stock In Coal Com.
panies.
II has been many a day since a
decision OF the supreme court OF the
United States has been received with
so much interest as was manifested
In the decision of that court in what
are known as the commodities
clause" cases, affecting the anthracite
coal carrying railroads.
Analysed. Justice Whites decision
IS that congress did not transcend its
constitutional authority in the lenact.
ment Of the commodities provision.
but on the other hand 1t was held that
the governments construction of the
provision had been entirely too com.
prehensive. AS construed by the court,
the sole object OF the clause is to pre-
vent carriers from being associated
in interest with the commodities trans.
ported at the time Of Transportation.
hence that the law only prohibits the
transportation OF articles when they
have been produced by a railway com.
pany. which has not in good faith
parted With them. when the company
owns or controls, the commodity TO be
transported. and when the company
has an interest direct or indirect in
the commodity in a legal sense. II
was especially held. however. that the
10. a. Al.
ership of stock in a producing com
pany. but that carrier may own stock
IN such a company and at the same
time transport the product OF that
company
Summed up. the act only compels
companies to disassociate themselves
from the products they carry. II thus
appears. first. that the commodities
clause is vital and operative statute
with respect to all products. such as
coal. which the railroad companies
actually own at the time OF transpor.
tation. and that the railroads must
sell such products 90 somebody else
before they can lawfully ship them
and second. that unless the act Is
promptly amended so as TO include
stock ownership. the railroads can es.
cape the law entirely by converting
their direct ownership OF coal proper
ties into stock ownership by the or.
ganization OF subsidiary coal com.
panies.
The effect of the decision under ex.
listing conditions is favorable to the
railroads and the government lost on
practically all points except in the sus-
tentation OF the principle involved.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-05-08

We have no ill-feeling against Sen.
ator Tillman and If our recommen-
dalton will do him any good towards
securing him one OF the best jobs in
hell, which is sure to be his last
working Place, he has but to make
application for the same to this Office.
In the meantime. We apologize to SEN
ator Tillman and to the public for
the bluntness of our remarks, and
the plain, unvarnished truth In our
utterances.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-05-08
CHILDREN KILLED
PICKING FLOWERS
MangIed by Train at Crossing
Near Wyoming, Del.

Dover. Del, May 5.-Two children.
Willie Fossett. aged fourteen years.
and Nellie Marker. aged twelve. were
struck by the northbound express ga
the Delaware railroad below Wyom-
ing. The boy was crushed and hurt
internally. while the little giri had one
arm and one leg completely severed.
The children were picking flowers
near Hills crossing. which is not
guarded by a fagman. A freight train
had Just passed. and they started
across the track. unaware OF the prox-
Unity Of the approaching express. that
was hidden by a curve Just as they
stepped upon the track the train bore
down upon them, and IN an instant
their lives were crushed out
The children were on their way 20
school at the time OF the accident.
Nearby some section hands were at
work. and one OF them was the father
Of the little girl victim. He was com
pietely overcome on learning the hor-
rible fate OF his child.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-05-08

The retirement of Superintendent
William F. Fox as the Official head
of the public school system of this
city will be universally regretted by
all regardless Of race or color. For
weli-nigh a decade he has conducted
the affairs OF this Office in a manner.
not only creditable TO himself, but
elevating to the system over which he
presided.
He kept the public schools on such
a high plane as to win the approval
OF every great educator who took the
trouble to inspect its management.
Mr.. Fox's temperament and dispose
ton especially fitted him for the task
assigned to him. Despite of the ma
ny aggravations, disappointment and
exacting duties. he maintained an ey-
en- temperament, and used a moduIat-
ed tone of voice that tended to aid
rather than hinder: accomplish re-
suits, rather than record failures.
He was respected by white and
colored alike and his popularity, up
to this date has not waned one iota.
We have known him ever since his
induction into ofice and we hope that
his successor may study his charac-
teristics and emulate his principles.
Men of his kind and calibre are too
few In number and we hope to gaze
upon HIS like again.