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The National tribune., 1908-02-27
ErctlcrickSl,urg,
lRy Z. c. Harbaughl

(By I. c. Harbaugh)
Before them on that wintry day
Stretched the long phalanxes in gray:
The lifting fog showed clear and free
The cannon-guarded lines of Lee:
The Rappahannock, cold and grim.
Flowed by the death plains fringed
rim.
And over all with battles scars
Floatcd the banner of the bars
Deiiantly at Fredericksburg.
They knew. brave souls. that on that
hight
Was rebeldom's resistless might;
They knew nor feared. but fastened
down,
Shoulder TO shoulder thru the town.
Their faces touched by winters sun.
The same that Furnished every gun
Ready along that horFid crest
To tear gap in every breast
That dared the foe at Frederick sburg,
They knew the river. dark and cold.
Forever would their fame enfold:
Comrade to comradc. smiling. said:
This is the harvest of the dead:
Well never stand upon yon crest.
We of the East. the North. the West;
Yet for our cause our fate we greet;
Our nag shall be our winding sheet
This bloody day at fredericksburg"
Heroic men, They saw the fire
That sudden fringcd with hatred dire
The forefront OF that battle line
Meath sturdy oak and stately pine.
"Oni on" they cried THE haunting
bars
Must fall before the Stripes and Stars"
Nay. nay, il was their fate to fall
By thousands where the grim stone wall
Ran meath the nights of Fredericks-
burg.
They staggered. reeIed, aye, who would
not,
Plowed thru and thru by cannon shote
They closed their ranks. then on again
Across that bloody. fire-swept plain,
With comrades falling left and right,
With p!atoons vanishing from sight.
Whilst all the time the bolts of hell.
The Kissing ball, the shrieking shell.
Deaths harvest reaped at FrederickSo
burg.
In vain the sacrificed The brave
Found mid the winds hero's grave;
The gray ground wore another hue;
In grim death bivouacked the blue.
Yet once again they tried the hill:
They rushed the stone wall with a will,
Only to add to those who lay
Before the cool and stubborn gray
Two thousand more at Fredericks-
burg
Sullen, defiant, loyal and grim,
They turned from hell's internal brim,
Over many a dauntless breast
From battles dangers e'er at rest;
Yet DER their heads the dear old stars
Fluttered defiance to the bars
That in their faces floated still
Upon the hot, unconquered hill
That topped deaths plain at Freder.
icksburg.
The mighty sacrifice they made
That bloody day will never fade.
Before the Wanted lines of Lee
Death gave them immortality;
Not theirs to win. but theirs to die
For country, meath Virginia's sky,
And high on Glory's scroll and Fame's
Forever blaZoned are the names
OF those who charged at Fredericks-
burg
The National tribune., 1908-02-27
DEATH OF PAST COMMANDER
SPRAGUE.

Comrade Frank II. Sprague. Past
Commander, Department of Potomac,
Washington, ID. c., died at his home in
this city last Friday, and was buried in
Arlington. He enlisted in 1861 in Co.
Z, 1st r. l. Cav, and served with credit
thru all the campaigns of the Army of
the Potomac. He was an earnest work.
er in the Grand Army of the Republic,
and was elected Commander of the De-
partment of Potomac in 1873 and re-
elected in 1874.
The National tribune., 1908-02-27
CHANCELLORSVILLE AND GETTYs.
BURG

The history of the Peninsular Cam
paign comes to an end this week with
the relief of Burnside from command
and the appointment of Maj.-Gen. 10
seph Hooker in his place. Under Hooker
the army was recognized, recruited
and entered upon a new stage in its
career, that of Charlottesville and
Gettysburg, which will be begun in our
next weeks issue.
The National tribune., 1908-02-27
THE Loco WEED.

The Agricultural Department pub
fishes in a bulletin the results of several
years of study of the loco weed, which
has been such grief and loss to the
cattlemen of the West. 1t is claimed
that in Colorado alone the losses in cat
tie amount to as much as s1,000,0O0
per annum. The first step was to de-
termine that the loco plants actually
The National tribune., 1908-02-27

New York-George H. Biackman.
Wellsville.
Ohio-W. II. Bussard, Dayton.
Pennsylvania-Georg c. Thomas,
Philadelphia.
By order of Charles c. Burton, Com
mander-in-Chief: Jere F. Dew, Adju-
tant-General
The National tribune., 1908-02-27
WASHINGTON, D. c.. FEB. q, ICES
NOTICE.

When you send in your subscription
always state whether renewal or new
p subscriber.
When you renew from another post
office give former address as well.
When change of address is desired be
sure to give former address.
The National tribune., 1908-02-27
Not Up-tO-Date.

DR.. John C. Nottingham, Sawtelle.
Cal, protests against the old fogyism
in tine Government hospitals, which are
handicapped by methods of so years
ago Modern medicines and appliances
would greatly reduce the cost of tha
service and save manv lives.
The National tribune., 1908-02-27

ITO care for him who has borne the
battle, and for his widow and
orphans.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-12
TWO CHOICES AT LOS ANGELES.
Gold Heart and Lisaro Make Hot
Finish in Last Race

Los ANGELES, Cal. December 12-F
E. Shaw and Arcourt were the only win
ming favorites at Santa Anita Park yes
terday. The most exciting finish of the
day came in the last race, in which Gold
Heart and Lisaro finished heads apart
the former winning out. Summary:
First race. FIVE and one-half furlongs; selling
away, 102 Niartin,. to 1. second: Catherine
E.. 81 (Harisy. 10 to l. third Time LOT
Sonalfa. Tender Crest, Desmages. Carter Light
Third Rail, Columbia Girl, slippery Ardis All
Alone. Gene Wood. Golden Rule and Friar Of
Elgin also
second race, maiden two-ycar-olds six furlongs
Roy T.. 40 Page,. to 9 won; j. r. Crowley
no (King). 10 to l, second; Early Son. 1O7
Cullen. Is to 1. third. Time. liz 3-5. Will
wood Bill. Held. Furnace. Bollesk. Louis Siren
her. Great Heaven The Drake. Solus and Donald
also ran.
Third race. furlongs: selIins-Adriuche
~. ,Archihaid) . to !. won; Kerry; ~ ,Sum-
Is to I. third Time. I24 4-5 Caniquc ran
away three miles and was left at the post
Fourth race, 1--WE and one half fnrlonCs-Frce
Knight the Bear. 107 Clark. 10 1. won:
Korosilany. 107 tShllinG,. tn Q second; Tim
Lee 3-5. Merrill. Haber. Progress, Sam G.. La
Chata. Aunt Polly. Byron Miss Fairbanks Bit
ter Sir and Bribery also
Fifth race. mile and an eighth-Arcourt 100
4 to /. second; John Lyle. lO4 page. 5 to l..
third. Time, 1.52 As. Sam Bernard Tarp, Miss
Ida and Gagnett also run.
Sixth race. i've and one-half furloncs-Gold
tShilling,. to l. second Sir Edward. 113 (Arch-
ibaldl. , to 1. third Time LOO 30. Tim Me
Grath. Saucy NJ. Banrose and Royal Stone also
ran.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-12
BETTING EVEN ON
BURNS-JOHNS

NEW YORK. December 1c.-Word comes
from Sydney that the betting on the
Burns johnson heavyweight championship
fight to be decided there on December
rs. is at even money. While Burns. has
II strong following in the Australian sport
ing world. Johnson has made many
friends since his arrival at Sydney be-
cause of his hard training and his general
appearance. In Australia the opinion is
prevalent that the coming mill will be
strictly on the level and that each man
has an equal chance OF winning. New
York sporting men who have seen both
Burns and Johnson in action have not
shown any inclination to bet on the fight
because of the numerous reports that there
is something queer about it, but at that
MANY of the experts believe that John
is in Ireland was asked the other day
for an opinion on the coming mill. He
said without reserve. that he believed
Johnson would be successT"' e." ''a
reason that the negro is q terrific punch
err is heavier and more c.rlt. -iit! ....I..s
and consequently can go any distance. AS
the battle will be to finish FitZsimmons
says that Johnson can take his time and
by reason of better physique can wear
Burns down. Fftz also declares that
Burns has never beaten a first-class
pusiIist. and that his fights" with sec
ond raters In England, Ireland and France
did him no good. Burns is charging ad-
mission to persons who wish to see him
al his quarters in Sydney. which shows
that he lis still after the dollars. The
promoters of the mill say they expect
that the gross receipts will be close to
xSO.Cn0. and that there will be a profit for
them Johnson has been boxing with
Joe Grim. the well known Philadelphia
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-12
LEESBURG, VA.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

LEESBURG, Va, December IL, 1908.
Circuit court for Loudoun county Will
convene here next Monday. Judge Edward
S. Turner presiding. The following Sat
urday court will adjourn until December
%.
Mrs. Nancy Gulick. widow of Francis
Gulick, died at her home at Mount
Gilead. this county, last Wednesday. aged
years. Death was due to a
of diseases. One son and
three daughters survive her.
Mr.. ]. W. Franklin. farmer of Ster-
ling, Loudoun county. and Miss Mary
Jane Anderson of Clarke county were
married last Wednesday at Berryville by
Rev. ]. Harry Smith. They will MAKE
their home in Union.
Augustus di Zerega of Aide. this
county. had 700 shocks of fodder burned
last Wednesday night. The fire is thought
to have been of incendiary origin.
Mrs. W. 8. Leake of Richmond, Va,
leader of the Young Women's Auxiliary
of the Baptist denomination of Virginia,
gave a lecture in the, Baptist Church,
Leesburg last Wednesday evening in the
interest of missions.
Information has been received here OF
the death Of Cyrus keister of Strasburg.
Va, formerly q citizen of Loudoun. He
was a Confederate soldier.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-12
G.. A. r. POST ELECTIONS.
Burnside. Wilson and Logan Posts
Select Annual Officers.

The annual election Of officers of Burn
side Post, No. 6, G. A. r., resulted -
follows:
Commander. William Emerson: senior
vice commander. NJ. l.. Leonard; junior
vice commander, E. B. Gregg; quarter
master, George 7. Carter: surgeon, DR..
George II. La Fetra; chaplain, Rev.
George W. Swift; officer OF the day. James
H. Blodgett: officer OF the guard. George
c. Huise: representatives to department
encampment, Chris Storm. George G.
Ross. Z. r. Campbell. J. C. Wheeler, L.
w. Woodruff. H. ]. De Pue. NJ L. Leon
ard, George T. Carter. Fl. l. DEAN, j.
F. Hart, ]. F. Johnson. ]. NJ. Holmes. j.
r. Cutler, d. NJ. Goodacre. l.. L. Gridley
and George Newton.
The post is second i'm number of it's
membership in this department, and is
one of the few which is receiving acces-
sions equal the number of losses by
death.
Henry Wilson Post No. II. selected the
following officers: Commander. Charles
H. Preston: senior vice commander,
Thomas II. Pease: junior vice command
er. John Bowers: surgeon, William 4.
Bills: chaplain. William Turner: quarter
master. j. L. Thomas; patriotic instructor,
James c. Hunniman: officer of the day,
William H. Anderson: officer of guard,
James hurry: member department me-
mortal committee, William NJ. Joness
member department relief committees
William A. Bills: representative TO Sol
diers and Sailors Temporary Home.
John H. Henniss; delegates to depart
ment encampment, William NJ. Jones,
James L. Thomas. John III. Henniss and
William A. Bills; alternates. Thomas IL.
Pease. William Turner. Thomas III.
Pritchard and Cornelius Vessels.
John A. Logan Post of .\nacostia at its
last regular meeting elected the following
officers: Commander. A. r. Frisbie:
senior vice commander. FL. w. Emo: Junior
vice commander. John X. Anderson:
haplain Rev. Willard G.. Davenport:
surgeon. Rev Nelson III. Miller; quarter
master, Alphcus Dawson; officer OF tie
day James H. Dony: officer of the guard,
William II. Peck; delegate to department
encampment, T. J. Putnam: alternate to
department encampment. ii. w. Emo;
member of department relief committee,
n H. Miller: member of department me-
mortal committee, T. j. Putnam: member
of board of local soldiers home, A. B.
FriSbie.
The post indorsed y. III. Miller for tho
office of department chaplain.
Arrangements were made for a joint
installation of the officers of post and
corps Wednesday. January ~.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-12

kPIN LEAGUE.
ALEXANDRIA COUNTY, VA.

W. G. Collins has sold for c. F.. Ken
well OF Washington house and two
lots al Clarendon.
The machinery for the new substa ton
at Lacey has arrived and is in place
The building is receiving its finishing
touches. as there is force at work day
and night on it. The current will come
direct from the comrany's powerhouse at
Four-Mile Run. over high tension wires
which are already In place.
Sheriff William RI. Palmer and family
of Bancroft have moved to GEORGETOWN.
ID. c., for the winter.
w. G.. Garrett and family are occupy
ing the Palmer house at Bancroft Mr..
Garrett has purchased farm at Hunt
erS
Miss Emile Torrerson of Highland Park
has as her guest Miss Elizabeth Davis of
Watkins, \. Y.
Rev. w. S. .. Thomas will preach at
the home OF T. A. Garrison at Clarendon,
Sunday, December l3.
MeSsrs. Martin and Frank Webb and
II. Il. Hermann were guests at the home
Of Henry Webb at Clarendon this week
Mrs. Elizabeth Smoot of Clarendon has
as her guests Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Duin
and sons of Orange. Va
BallStOn will soon boast of an Organiza-
ton OF Odd FellOWS, as steps are being
taken by the Ballston young men to per-
feet such an organization
The BaIlston fire department will order
two rty-gallon chemical engines.
After Il plea sant visit to relatives in
Washington. ID. c.. Miss Marion Lewis
has returned 10 her home in Ballston.
Thomas b. Murphy has purchased two
building lots at Livingston Heights.
Frank l.. Ball has purchased property
at Cherrydale.
F. \. Chalkey has purchased two build
ing lots at Clarendon.
Z. w. +. holland has purchased several
building lots at FoStoria.
Ethel S. Wheeler has bought building
lot at Clarendon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-12
BOXING BRIEFS.

A match has practically been clinched
in California between Jimmy Walsh of
Boston and Johnny Coulon of Chicago,
the legitimate bantamweight champion.
to battle for that title Baron Long of
the Jeffries Athletic Club of Los Angeles
has secured Walsh's consent to fight Cou-
Ion at 116 pounds at the ringside. As
this weight is suitable to Coulon and his
father. the articles should be signed In a
few days. \ championship belt. costing
$50, will be given to the winner, aside
from the purse.
Jack McGuigan, mat chmaker of the Ma
tional Athletic Club of Philadelphia. has
just succeeded in clinching another good
bout for his club. He signed Young
Loughrey." the Quaker city lightweight.
and Mickey Cannon of Pittsburg last
night to meet in the main bout of six
rounds at the regular show of the club
tomorrow night. This bout should be a
hummer, as both men are fighters pure
and simple, and can wallOp hard.
''Ty'' Cobb, the champion hitter of the
American League this year, was selected
last night to referee the twelve-rOund bout
between Young Corbett and Phil Brock
the Cleveland lightweight. which will take
place at the Southern Athletic Club OF
New Orleans tomorrow night. Cobb ought
to make a good official as he is well
versed on pugilism. Both fighters are in
excellent condition, Corbett only weighing
1873 pounds.
The heavyweight battle between Al
Kaufman and Jim Barry, the Chicago
heavyweight. will take place December
30, instead Of December 81. at the Jefries
Athletic Club of Los Angeles, Cal, the
club officials at a special meeting last
night making the change in the date of
the contest SO as not to conflict with the
New Year eve celebrations. Kaufman
and Barry are to fight forty-five rounds,
but the bout Is not expected to go half
that distance.
Although Sam Berger has only been
manager Of Billy Papke for short time
he is already having MS own troubles
with the ex-champion. Berger wanted
Papke to go through a routine of work for
his fight with Hugo Kelly, which he had
mapped out for him, but when Papke got
to his training quarters and Berger told
him what he expected him to do. Billy
ignored all of Berger's suggestions and
worked his own way. This caused a
row between the men.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-12
GRAND CIRCLE MEETS.
Protected Home Circle of Local
Jurisdiction Holds Election.

A meeting of the Grand Circle of the
District of Columbia and Virginia, Pro-
tected Home Circle. was recently held in
Pythian Temple. The session was called
to order by Grand President Robert b.
Harbaugh. Every circle in the jurisdic-
ton was represented.
After routine business the annual cleo
ton of officers was held, which resulted
as follows:
Grand president Walter l.. Taylor:
grand vice president, Frank Hupp: grand
secretary, Annie f. Sasser: grand treas
urer. George fudge; grand guardian, Jen-
ME f. Abbott; grand chaplain, Morgan
Moore; grand guide. Robert B. Harbaugh:
grand companion. l.. S. Quackenbush:
grand sentinel. Fred Kircher: grand
Waterman, j. A. Beveridse: representa-
tive 10 Supreme Circle. Il. b. Harbaugh.
Supreme Guide Frank Gilbert Of Sharon,
Pa, formerly of the District of Column
bia, was present as representa-
tive of the supreme board OF directors.
He announced that the supreme presi-
dent in the future would be represented
in this jurisdiction by State Deputy Rob-
ert s. Harbaugh and District Deputies c.
II. Reckon and w. A. Kline and Local
Deputy William j. Armstrong.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-12
Pythian Visit to Fair Postponed.

The Indictment weather last night pre-
vented the Odd Fellows from carrying out
the evenings program i'm connection with
the fair and bazaar at Odd Fellows Hall.
Arrangements had been made for street
parade as an escort to two fraternal or
ganizations--the Knights of Pythas and
the Fraternal Order of Eagles. On ac-
count of the rain the visit of both OF
thes. organizations was postponed until
next week. Thursday evening has been
make Pythian night and invitations will
be issued to the grand chancellor. Grand
Lodge officers. Uniform Rank COM
panes, Pythian Sisters and the Dramatic
Order knights of khorassan of thu
Pythian order.
The Fraternal Order of Eagles will visit
the fair and bazaar on an eevning next
week the date To he named later. Plans
are being arranged by the management
of the enterprise 10 make next week the
most successful one since the inception
OF the fair and bazaar.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-12
FIGHT AGAINST A. A. U.
Baron Pierre de Coubertin Criticises
American Plans.

NEW YORK, December 12.-Baron
Pierre de Coubertin, president of the in
ternational Olympic committee, in let
ter addressed to Prof. w. NJ. Sloane Of
Columbia University takes up anew the
cudgels of his organization in the fight
that has been waging with especial bitter
ness between it and the Amateur Athletic
Union of the United States since the
In his letter 10 Prof. Sloane the baron
lodges spirited protest against the va
lidity of the pan of the American organ
iZation to take the lead in calling together
the International body of amateur ath-
letic officials which must meet to decide
the time. place and other conditions OF
the Olympic games of 1912.
Prof. Sloane is one of the two American
members of the International Olympic
committee. the other being Allison V. Ar
mour of Chicago. Following is the text
of Baron de COubertin's letter:
PARIS. November IS 1905
Sir: 1t has been announced in American
papers that the Amateur Athletic Union
of the United States had appointed a
committee with power to form an inter-
national organization for the purpose Of
"dscuSsing and deciding the time and
place of the next Olympic games 1t is
the business of the international Olympic
committee to discuss such questions and
we are precisely to meet in Berlin next
May, under the patronage and upon the
kind invitation of II. X. III. the Kronprnz
to decide where the fifth Olympad Q912)
is to take place. We all know of course
that great efforts have been directed by a
few American leaders, three times in ten
years. against the international Olympic
committee. But they have failed. and.
strong and powerful as our committee
stands. there seems to be no possibility of
overthrowing the present organizat ton
Believe me. sir. yours truly
BARON PIERRE DE COUBERTIN
President international Olympic Com
mittee.
The letter. on which Prof. Sloane re-
fused to comment. was sent with the re-
quest that it be made public
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-12
wARRENT0N, VA.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.


WARRENTON, Va, December IL, 1908.
Waugh & Waugh have completed one
mile of fifteen-feet- macadamized
road at The Plains. Fauquier county
w. III. Lewis of Rectortown has pur-
chased twenty-five acres of land between
Rectortown and Marshall from Oscar
Demony.
Warrenton Hunt Club had another fine
day Tuesday. when the members in
dulged in run over open country with
plenty of rock fences. After a race of
four miles the finish was at Gen. B. NJ
Spilman's farm. The last fence was four
feet seven inches, which tested the metal
of the jumpers. Among those who fol-
lowed the hounds were Mrs ]. X. Mad
dux. Leo Evans. master of hounds; c.
Smith. Mrs. Laborisse Mrs F. A. B.
Portman. Miss l.. Stone Miss NJ. Flynn
Mrs. G. Stone. Percy Evans, J. H. Stroth-
er, f.. o. Hayes. p. Deare. c. H. Nash
d. Kerr J. c. Keith and w. X. Adamson
A hunt club breakfast was given today
by Mr.. and Mrs. J. p. Evans and T l..
Evans al their country home
Remington, Fauqu:er county has lust
had a mile and half of fine cement
walks finished. and it is now arranging
to put in water supply in conjunction
with the railway authorities, who have a
large water tank there.
A. NJ Rouse has just completed a two
story brick building at Remington. and
r. l.. Willis has moved into his two
story brick edifice at the same time.
J. NJ. Carney has purchased a lot at
Remington and will build a brick house
at an early date
The Fauquier Teachers Association was
such success at Remington the 9TH in
slant that arrangements have ALREADY
been made to have ii meet at Remington
the first Friday in April. Among. those
who were present were r NJ Alexander.
Miss Ellie S BOteler, l.. T.. Button. j. D.
Harris. Misses &. Cockrel. N G. Kelly
y. Claypool r. NJ. Rouse \. NJ GraybilI
NJ. {. Crittenden. w. Cullen. S. J. Rouse,