The Washington herald., 1920-05-02
THE ROSE OF DIXIE

father had been the Exalted
High Fellowship Of the Kukiux
Kian.-
In spite OF which The Rose of
Dixie kept coming out every
month. Although in every issue
II ran photos OF either the Tai
Mahal or the Luxembourg Gar
dens. or Carmencita or La Foil
cite. a certain number of people
bought 1t and subscribed for II.
As a boom for II, Editor-Colonet
Telfair ran three different views
OF Andrew Jackson's old home,
The Hermitage" a fuTl-paEe
engraving of the second battle
of Manassas. entitled Lee to the
Rear" and five-thousand-w word
biography OF Belle Boyd in the
same number. The subscription
list then advanced lis. Also
there were poems in the same
issue by Leonina Vashti Haricot
(pen-name). related to the Har-
icots of Charleston, South Caro-
lima. and Gill Thompson. nephew
of one of the stockholders. And
an article from a special society
correspondent describing a tea
party given by the swell Boston
and English set where lot Of
tea was spilled overheard by
some OF the guests masquerad-
Ing as Indians.
One day a person whose breath
would easily cloud . mirror, he
was so much alive. entered the
Office OF The Rose of Dixie. He
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real-estate agent with n self
tied tic and a manner that he
must have borrowed conjointly
from w. ]. Bryan. Hacken-
schmidt, and Hetty Green. He
was shown into the editor-colo-
nel's pons asinorum- Col. Tel
fair rose and began q Prince
Albert bow.
I'm Thacker." said the intrud-
er, taking the editors chair.-T.
T. Thacker. OF New York"
He dribbled hastily upon the
eoloners desk some cards. a
bulky manila envelope, and a
letter from the owners or .rhe
Rose of Dixie. This letter in
troduced Mr.. Thacker, and DO
litely requested Col. Telfair TO
give him a conference and what
ever information about the mag
azine he might desire. -
I've been corresponding with
the secretary of the magazine
owners for some time" said
Thacker. briskly. I'm a prac-
tical magazine man myself, and
a circulation booster as good as
any, II 1 do say il. I'll guaran-
tee an increase of anywhere
from ten thousand to a hundred
thousand a year for any publica-
ton that isn't printed in a dead
language I've had my eyes on
The Rose Of Dixie ever since It
started. / know every end OF
the business from editing to
setting up the classified ads.
Now, I've come down here to put
a good bunch of money in the
magazine. IL 1 can see my way
clear. 1t ought to be made to
pay. The secretary tells me it's
losing money, I don't see why
properly handled. shouldn't get
a good circulation In the. North.
too"
NOl.' lclIdlE .ledHcu DdCh IN MS
chair and polished his gold
trimmed glasses.
"Mr. Thacker." said he, cour-
teously but firmly. The Rose of
Dixie Is a publication devoted to
the fostering and the voicing of
Southern genius. Its watohworu.
which you may have seen on the
cover, is OF, For and By the
South"
But you wouldn't object to a
Northern circulation, would
you?" asked Thacker.
II suppose" said the editor
colonel. "that it is customary to
open the circulation lists to ALL,
1 do mot know. I have nothing
to do with the business affairs
of the magazine. was called
upon to assume editorial control
of It, and 1 have devoted to its
conduct such poor literary tai
ents as may possess and what
ever store of erudition 1 may
have acquired"
Sure" said Thacker. But a
dollar Is a dollar anywhere,
North. South. or west-whether
you're buying Goldfish, goober
peas. or Rocky Ford cantaloupes.
Now, I've been looking over
your November number. see
one here on your desk. You don't
mind running over 1t with me?
We'll, your leading article Is
all right. A good write-up Of
the cotton belt with plenty OF
photographs Is a winner any
time. New York Is always in
terested in the cotton crop. Anu
this sensational account OF the
Hatfield-MeCoy feud, by a school
mate OF a niece Of the Governor
of Kentucky. isp't such III pao
idea. 1t happened so long ago
that most people have forgotten
IL. Now. here's a poem three
pages long called The Tyrant's
Foot by Lorolla Lascelles. I've
paved around a good deal over
manuscripts, but I never saw