Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1907-01-10

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held on the shores Of historic Hanp-
ton Roads next year. win serve = :
connecting link between the preeelt
and the past. It will denote the
progress Of the world by showing The
| most perfect and formidable varshipe
of all nations today and the various
types Of ships of the present and peal
centuries. It will show the industrial
development of the past three centufS
les and the methods in vogue IN the
older days of the sickle and scyths;
the spinning wheel and the hand loom;
the stage coach and the locomotive;
the old sailing craft and the ocean
greyhound. It will present to Expo
sition visitors the most beautiful and
unique OF all expositions ever seen in
this or any other country, in which
the armies aud navies of the world
will participate and which will be at
tended by presidents, princes and po-
tentates.
The special features Of the James
town Exposition will be the great mil
itary aud naval displays, drills and
parades and reviews but science and
art, commerce aud industry, agricul-
ture and education. will all play im-
pOrtant parts in this great celebration
of the three hundredth anniversary Of
the first permanent settlement Of Eng
lish speaking people in Americs,
which will open it's gates to the public
at noon, April 20, 1907.
All the leading nations Of the world
and almost, if not all, the states Of the
American union will have represen.
tation at the jamestown Expositiou.
as well as our island possessions.
Many of the great nations will have
their finest soldiers and most distin-
guished commanders, their most mag
ni6cent warships and best.drilled
crews. The states of the union viii
have their own handsome buildings
and comprehensive exhibits Of their
resources and products and picked
regiments Of their national guard 70
participate with the soldiers Of the
United States regular army and the
s.ldiers Of the different foreign
armies in the various military ma
noeuvres which will add 30 much to
the attractiveness Of the military
drills and parsdes by the finest soldiers
Of Europe and America will be daily
features Of the Exposition from the
early part Of May until the closing
days, thirty-scre parade ground
having been arranged for this pur.
pose. Americans will then have an
opportunity to compare our own sols-
diersNwith those Of the kingdoms and
empires Of the old world. The drill
ground is large enough for artillery
and cavalry eyolutions as well a. in
fantry drill, and there viii be conf
petitiye drills for honors among and
between the troops Of the different
countries, which will afford opportun-
ity to Judge Of the inertia and efficiency
Of the trained soldiers Of the world.
The great battle between the Mar.
rimac and the Monitor will be re-.
produced in the same position these
old iron-clads occupied when they
fought their terrible fight in 1882.
during the Civil War. This famous
battle was fought near the Exposition
grounds, just off the point, on Hamp-
| ton Roads.
The Government building will oon,
sist Of large exhibit building. il
which the several departments will IS
represented colonial building and
exhibits from Alaska, Porto Rico,
Hawaii aud the Philippines; negro
building, showing the development Of
the African race; club buildings for
the officers o. the armies and navies
Of the United States and visiting
countries; fisheries building, life ~
ing station and the grand piers sx-
tending out into the waters Of Hamp-
ton Roads 240o feet from the Expo
sition grounds.
These are only few features a Tie
jamestown Exposition The besuli-
fuI grounds containing about 700
scret on which there are now growing
over million trsss, shrubs and plants.
are in themselves an attraction which
cannot fail 70 excite admiration and
wonder. Magnificent shady valks
and drives, aowery nooks and delIs,
abound everywhere on the grounds
and even the enclosure Is . work Of
ART. An immense yire fsncs, sishl
feet high, covered with honeyuekIs'
rambler roses and the trumpet no
: that eharms The eve and eil. ~ q.