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'As the yeas go by and "Dixie" becomes more and more popular, interest increases. "Kit Clarke claims to have settled at last the guestion and the honor is bestowed and doubtless will be from now og--on Daniel Decateur Fomnett, Clarke says that the name of Will 3, Hayes has been added to the list of probable claimants for the hoxor, although strange to say in his time he never mentioned himself as one of the songs author's. Unly one other po- puler song has been composed by so many authors--"The Old Folks; at Home," which like "Dixie" is a household theme shroughout our country and, perhaps, the world, Clarke says. further : "About 'the middle of June, 1863, forty counties of the state of Virginia represented in convention: at Wheel ing, re ted See and 'applied for admission to the Union. I do not | remember the exact date, but recall the event distinctly, because on the following d Stephen Collins Fos ter, Daniel Dedateur. Emmett and my- self were seated in the Collamore House, Broadway and Spring street, talking over the subject and war mat- ters in general. "Presently we heard music, and stepping to the 'window, saw a bri- ade of boys in blue marching down oe duny, journeying to the front led by a brass band playing 'I Wish! was in Dixie." " 'Your song,' said Foster. "Yes," re- plied Emmett. < A regiment along when another approached with a band 'at its head playing "The Old Folks at Home." : " "Your song, said Emmett. "Yes, answered Foster. a "And there I stood, a beardless young man, between the parents of the two most popular songs this or any other country has ever produced, waiting impatiently te seize my diary and fasten the incident and the words f the moment, Ol was 8 dyedin-the-wool-diary fiend at that time, and I am glad of it, for now I find that, like the door- plate of the immortal Mr. Toodles, my old diary is exceedingly handy to have in the house. : " 'Dixie' was written by Daniel Em- mett, in 1889, while he was 4 member of Bryant's Minstrels, then at Mecha- nics' Hall, No. 472 Broadway, New York, Besides receiving this informa- tion from Mr. Emmett, Dan Bryant told me all the details connected with its composition and production and the facts were fully corroborated by Dave Reed, who = was a member of the company at the = time, and who bedimé 'a t favorite through his song and ce of 'Nancy Fat,' which was the hit of the time, "Mr, Emmett told me on a Saturday night in November, 1859, Dan Bryant came to him and said' Dan, can't you fet us up a walk-around for next week ¥' "At that time, the minstrels in- variably terminated their entertain ments with a 'walk-around' in which the entire company appeared, and Em- mets composed all those used by Bry- ant's; Mingteels, #Fmmett replied that he would do #0, and during the intervening Sun day wrote, 'I Wish I Was in Dixie. Orchestra parts were arranged the same evening: the song was thorough- ly rehea the following morning, produced on Monday night, made an instantaneous hit and has been popw~ lar ever since.' Emmett sent the first Billy: Newcombe, thei a mem- ber of Buckley's Serenaders, who paid five dollars for it, and this wane ipt is now in my possession. #1% 'was this very copy that had been used by Werling of New Orleans in publishing the song under the title of 'Dixie's Land' attributing its auth- orghip to a Mr, Peters. Emmett told me that Peters bas merely harmoniz- ed the music, and, he added, Peters did the job. splendidly." A dozen other music dealers stole and published the ting a different au- rth, Pond & Co., of New right of publication, called a halt all along the entire line. 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A PATHETIC LETTER DOGS TN STAGELAD ABOUT PLAYS, PLAYERS AND PLAYHOUSES, Drama By Former Montreal News- paper Man tc Be Translated Into Italian--"'A Fearful Joy" is Mrs. Langtry's New Play. "The Prince Chap" is to be produc: ed shortly in Australia, a the management of Harold Ashton. "The Warrens of Virginia" is rapid- ly approaching its 180th: performance at the Belaséo Theatre, New. York. Sydney Grundy bas written a new three-act comedy for Mrs. ry. The title selected is "A Fearful Toy George Ade has retarned from Ber- muda. He says that the theatrical business is a dead thing in that coun- try. Eléanor Robson will probably go to London, this suoumer, to appear in "Salomy Jane," at the Haymarket § to rs. Langtry is return to the Loadan stage at E he time. . She will appear in a new Sidae, edly play by y Last Monday Fannie Ward and com- pany began = rehearils at Terry's Theatre, London, gf "Thé Secret Orchard." Viola Allen is soon to produce Henri Bernstein's new drama, "'Le Bergail," probably following her. Chicago en- gagement in 'Irene Wycherley." . Charles Frohman fos given Marie Doro pemmission to play "The Morals of Marcus" next season in those cities she could not visit this year, The original Four Cohans, Mrs. Jerry Coham, Josephine and George Cohan, will re-united in "The Yankee Prince," this month. Virginia' Harned, will appear in a new play, "Kate Shannon," by Ger- trude Nelson Andrews, this spring, frobality opening at Washington on ay 4th, "The Soul Kiss," with Mile. Ade line Genee as its "leature," at the New York Theatre, continues one of the most popular productions of the current season. Henry B. Harfis, the theatrical man: ager, has bought the Hudson Theatre, in West Forty-fourth street, New York. The sum - paid was approxi mately $700,000. Channing Pollock sailed for France last Saturday, and will join George C. Tyler in Paris and go with him on his automobile trip from Algiers to Alexandria, Egypt. Maude Adams is to appear in Lon- don in an entirely new "Joan of Arc" play. The piece is to be written in French and adapted to the English stage Gy William Gillette. George Fawcett's alibition to pre- sent "Fudd'mhead Wilson" in Londen seems about to be realized, William De Van is sailing for London to com- plete arrangements for the project. James K. Hackett is to head the stock company at the Columbia Thed- tre, Washington, for a few weeks this supuner, opening on May llth. Sev- eral of his successful plays will be presented. J. Martin Harvey produced a now play by Stephen Phillips, "The Bride of Lammermoor," adapted irom Scott's novel, at: King's Theatre, Glas- gow, recently. It is the first prose play by this dramatist. Charles Frohman has accepted by cable, the offer made recently by members of the Americah "A Waltz Dream" company, to take part in some performances of the London pro- duction of the same opera. Charles Frohman's Production of "The Honor of the Family," in which Otis Skinner gives the finest perform- ance of his career, is the first success: ful dramatization that has ever been made of a novel by Balzae. Bugene Walter, author ot "Paid in Full," has arranged with Liebler and company. to write a play for Viola Allen's use next season. Mr. Walter also had a mew play, "The Wolf," pro- duced this week in Washington. Arthur Stringér's poetical drama, "Sapho in Leucadia," is to be trans- lated into Italian by Ferdinando Fon- tana, who obtained the Italian rights to the play last week. Mr. Stringer is an old Montreal newspaper man. Charles Frolunan announces from London that he bas already taken the preliminary steps toward procuring the scenery and properties to be used by Ethel Barrymore in ber next sea son's production of "As You Like It." Pinero's new play for George Alex- ander has been named "The Thunder- bolt," and it will be produced at the St. James' Theatre, about Easter, in succession to "The Thiel." The cast will include Stella Campbell (daugh- to ol, Mes. Ratzick Samphiel}). z t conclusion of Philadelphia which has just Mr, and New York for the purpose of appear- ing in a new Italian tragedy, the work of Rupert Hughes. Just where it will be presented has not been sét- ted, Lulu Glaser will leave Weber's Music April 18th, and go abroad for the summer. Next fall de will ap- most characteristic one, showing the strong mirthfulness of the great com- poser, A "facsimile" of the letter may be seep at the Whig's editorial de partment, BIT OF METHOLIST HISTORY, S---------- Introduced in 1774, First Church Built in 1792. The Brit Methodist chureh in the world was built in Bristol England, its cornerstone being laid on the 12th of Mav, 1739, Ou the 14th of Novem- ber following the "Old Foundry," in London, was opened for public wor- ship by Mr. Wesley. In the latter part of the same year, 1739, in the same place, be formed the United So- ciéty and published his first hymn book, so that this .vear is the re cognized epoch of Methodism, The first Methodist conference commenced in London, June 25th, 1744, lasted five days, and cossisted of four lay preachers and six clergymen, Mr. esley first visited Ireland August 6th, 1747. Among others reached by his itinerants was Philip Embury whe writes thas : "On Christmas day, be- ing Monday, the 25th day of Decem- ber, in the year 1752, the Lord shone into my soul by a alimpse of his re deeming love, being an earnest of my redemption in-Christ Jesus, to whom be glory for ever and ever, Amen." The man became a class reader and a licensed local preacher in his own town, Balligarrane, in the county of Limerick. Embury and his wile, with two of his brothers, and five others named Switzer, Heck, Tetler, Morgan and Dulmage and their families emi- grated to the new world, landi in New York, August 10th, 1760, Te is probable that Embury exercised his ifts soon after his arrival, but as ar as is known he was induved to preach his first sermon in New York by the earnest entreaty of Mrs. Bar- bara Heck in the fall of 1766. She and four others whom she collected formed his first audience, and were by him at the close of the sermon formed into a class--the first class in. Ame rica. The first Methodist church in the New World was built on John street, New York, and by Philip Em- bury, who, being a skilful carpenter, hod Sasiucted Lk his own hands its , Wag dic > 00 oe § dedicated on October The first American conference was held in Philadelphia from the 16th to the Ith of July, 1773. It was com: posed of ten preache: British Toler preachers, all from the So far as is known the first Meth- odist familics to settle in Canada were those of Heck, Lawrence and Bm- bury; the same families that had help- ed to form the first society in New York, who came first to a part of Lower Canada, near Montreal, in 1774 and subsequently to Augusta, where in 1778 they formed themselves into a class, Barbara Heck and her husband. their three sons, John and Catherine Lawrence (the widow of Philip Fm bury) being members of it. The first Methodist preacher in Can- ada was a Mr. Tuffy, a commissiary of the 44th Regiment, who preached in Quebec in 1780, but soon returned to England. The first Methodist preach- er in the eastern' provimces was Wil- liam Black, who preached his first ser- mon at Cornwallis, May 26th, 1782. On that day there was not another Methodist preacher in all the territory of what is now the dominion of Can ada. Major George Neal, a British of ficer, was the first Methodist preacher in Upper Canada, preaching on the Niagara frontier in 1786. The first regular Methodist itinerant who came to- Canada was William Losee, who in 1790 came to visit rela tives in Adolphustown, He preached his way from Lake Champlain circuit, where he was stationed, to Canada, and along through Marilda, Augusta, Elizabethtown and Kingston, and then throughout the Bay of Quinte townships. The. next year he was sent to Canada by the New York confer ence, with instructions to form a cir- cuit. The first class in Canada was organized on the Hay Bay shore, Sun day, February 20th, 1794; the second on February 27th, in the villagé of Bath; and thetthird in Frederickshurg on March 2nd, the very day on which John Wesley died. The new cireuit was called the Kingston circuit, om- bracing the settlements from Kings ton around the Bay of Quinte and the peninsula of Prince Edward. The first Methodist church in Canada was built at Hay Bay. In 1792 Loses was ap pointed to form a new cirouit between Kingston and Cornwall. The name of this new circuit was Oswegatchie. The first conference held in Canada was in 1817, in the township of Elizabeth town, when the Genesse conference met there, Bishop George presiding. After the war of 1812 the British Wesleyans continued | to send their missionaries both to Lower and Up per Canada, but in 1820 an agreement was made that Lower Canada should be occupied by the missionaries of the English conference, and Upper Canada by those of the Methodist Episcopal church of the United States In 1824 the Methodist preachers in Upper Canada were formed into a con- ference. same vear they made a request for independence, which was granted bv the general conference of 1808, which convened in the city of Pittsburg. Five years later, 1833 the Methodism of Upper Canada was unit- od with theBritish conference, that of ' Lower Canada being already connect ed with the parent body, and the first Weslevan Methodists of Upper and Lower Canada and of the eastern pro- vinces, which up to hie time had uten separate, though both ronnected wit the English Wesleyan conference, were united, became independent of . the New Connexion church in Canada, | forming what was known as the Meth- Canada. ees PAGE ELEVEN, ™ _-- A Natural Laxative Inward cleansing ie 28 necessary as outward bathing. To keep the bowels free and regular is of even greater importance than to keep the skin-pores from becoming clogged The neglect of either in. vites disease. FEweryome needs a natural laxative occasionally, to free the bowels of accumulated impurities For this purpose take BEECHAM'S PILLS * the greatest boon ever offered to those who suffer from the ills that follow constipation. 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