. Book of the Royal blue . and armor. Every-thing relating to war will be seen in thismuseum. There will be a collection ofship models showing the progress of ship-building and the evolution in the warshipfrom the old junk of the ancients to theformidable battleship of to-day. These are only a few of the features ofthe Jamestown Exposition. The beautifulgrounds are in themselves an attractionwhich cannot fail to excite admiration andwonder. Magnificent shady walks anddrives, flowery nooks and dells, abound everywhere on the grounds, and even theinclosure is a work of art. An immensewire fence,
. Book of the Royal blue . and armor. Every-thing relating to war will be seen in thismuseum. There will be a collection ofship models showing the progress of ship-building and the evolution in the warshipfrom the old junk of the ancients to theformidable battleship of to-day. These are only a few of the features ofthe Jamestown Exposition. The beautifulgrounds are in themselves an attractionwhich cannot fail to excite admiration andwonder. Magnificent shady walks anddrives, flowery nooks and dells, abound everywhere on the grounds, and even theinclosure is a work of art. An immensewire fence, eight feet high, covered withhoneysuckle, rambler roses and the trumpetvine, incloses the grounds on the landsides for a distance of more than two miles,presenting a beautiful barrier between thepublic and exposition grounds, standingout like an immense green hedge, insteadof the common old fence surrounding expo-sitions. Beauty and grandeur aboundeverywhere, and the Jamestown Expositionwill be the gem of all BALTIMORE & OHIO RAILROAD TERMINAL AT PHILADELPHIA. mX the succeeding issues of the Bookof the Royal Bhie, it is intendedto outline the maps of the principalcities on the Baltimore iV OhioSystem, in the same manner in whichBaltimore and Pittsburg were treated in thelast two issues. This is done for the con-venience of the shipper as well as the pass-enger. The maps will be prepared so as tolocate the passenger and freight stations(|uickly, and to enable the one most in-terested to obtain a general idea of thegeography of the city specially taken up.
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