Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-08-12
West Virginia STATE building at
the Centennial.

The Baltimore Sun Of Wednesday
contains an interesting letter from III
Centennial correspondent, from which
we make the following extract:-
Near the japanese houses is tho
West Virginia building, with this hos
pitablc sentence on a placard by tho
side of the road: "West Virginia wei.
comes everybody. The latch. string is
out" Around the grounds are immense
block of coal, dug from veins varying
from three to nine feet in thickness,
which are altcrnlted with pyramids
composed of sections OF logs. Tho
building is a large and handsome one,
with an irregular shaped front, from
one corner OF which rises q tall tower.
In front are the offices aud nm Octagonal
hall, which open into the main hall con
tanning the State exhibits These com
prise wonderful variety and abund.
ancc, showing the aiiiuence Of the State
in natural productions as vel as in cnl-
tiyated grains and fruits. Ia tho hall il
a memorial bracket, made Of scycniy-six
different kinds OF wood, found in Brooke
county, which are very skillfuIiy joined
together, and SO carved as 10 show the
names of the signers Of the Declaration
of Independence and of the Presidents
of the United States, with the words
Liberty, Union, Independence" and
the motto "Esto Perpetnl" The cen.
tral ornament of the main hall is q high
stand, on which is arranged what APP
pears 10 be a collection Of books, but
they are really one hundred and ten
kinds Of native wool cut in the form Of
books, the natural bark forming the
back, on which is a red label giving the
name Of the wood.
There are many specimens Of wines.
mineral waters, petroleum and natural
brine, some Of The latter beng from a
well six hundred feet deep which has
been flowing constantly for eleven
years, aud which was originally bored
fOr oil. The exhibit OF the building.
stone and marbles are very fine, and
gray sandstone is shown wbich is often
taken from the quarry IN blocks ten feet
long. Iron aud other ores, natural ce-
ment, white sand for making glass aud
FIRE clay are only a few of the remaining
specimens Of the natural products Of the
State, while the samples of grains and
tobacco show the great fertility Of The
soil. Tobacco is exhibited in the leaf
and also in the form If Wheeling sto-
e,ies lonO mines. .ke. and we are in
formed that The yield il from i've hnn-
dred 10 thonsand pounds an acre.
Wheat, oats, rye aud other grains,grass
and clover grow luxuriantly, and West
VirgiDiaDs proudly point to ibe talIest
eoriIstalk on exhibition at the ceDten-
nial---a giant nineteen feet high.
Their public and other schools are
represented by books Of written exam.
plies in various studies, and there is
great curiosity in map Of the State.
prepared for bliud pupils By teacher
IN the Instruction for tie Deaf, Dumb
and Blind, who is himself blind. The
Ildies' parlor is up stairs, and from the
yerandah upon which it opens their isa
lovely and extensive view, II i nicely.
furnished and beautifully paneled ia
native wood, and the walls are hung
with paintings by young ladies OF
Wheeling. A wellexecuted painting
Of the "Halt Of the Stonewail Brigade"
By gentleman, is in the upper hail.
and attracts much attention. ~.