. Book of the Royal blue . Williams, of RhodeIsland; William King, of Maine; RichardStockton, of New Jersey; General Pliil. Kearny, of New Jersey; General JamesShields Kenna, of West Virginia; Pierpontof West Virginia; Morton, of Indiana;John Winthrop, of Massachusetts, and SamHouston, of Texas. The statue of Washington is a plaster ofparis replica of the famous statue from lifemade by Houdon. The original stands inthe State capitol of Virginia, at statue of Washington is inscribed : The General George Washington Assembly ofthe Commonwealth of Virginia have caused thisstatue to be
. Book of the Royal blue . Williams, of RhodeIsland; William King, of Maine; RichardStockton, of New Jersey; General Pliil. Kearny, of New Jersey; General JamesShields Kenna, of West Virginia; Pierpontof West Virginia; Morton, of Indiana;John Winthrop, of Massachusetts, and SamHouston, of Texas. The statue of Washington is a plaster ofparis replica of the famous statue from lifemade by Houdon. The original stands inthe State capitol of Virginia, at statue of Washington is inscribed : The General George Washington Assembly ofthe Commonwealth of Virginia have caused thisstatue to be ereited as a monument of aifectionand gratitude to GEORGE WASHINGTON,who, uniting to the endowments of the hero thevirtues of the patriot, and exerting both in estab-lishing the liberties of his country, has renderedhis name dear to his fellow-citizens and given theworld an animated example of true glory. Done in the year of Christ one thousand sevenhundred and eighty-eight, and in the year of theCommonwealth the LEFT TO RIGHT-FRANCES WILLARD, WASHINGTON. BENTON. HISTORIC YORKTOWN. 5y Fhfdehi LU;: )RKTOWN, Virginia, is within easysail or rail from the site of theJamestown Exposition. Thousandsvisit the little town now, but hun-dreds of thousands will visit it next yearduring the currency of the celebration onthe shore of Hampton Roads. If Yorktown were not one of the shrinesof American patriots, it would still be wellworthy of a visit, for it is quaint, beautifuland untouched by the vulgarizing hand ofprogress. It is a very picturesque place. uv IN Jamestown Magazine. an estuary of Chesapeake Bay—that atnight it presents one of the most curiousand beautiful sights to be seen in the agitated, the water appears likeluminous liquid silver, and the long lineof wavelets that break on the shore form arunning line of molten fire, crested withsilver foam. Beneath the surface myriadsof darting fish leave a succession of silverstreaks flashing behind the
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