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?l)c Oljcpljcrfistoum Register. ESTABLISHED 1849. MONTANI SEMPER LIBERI. TWO DOLLARS PER YEAR IN ADVANCE II. I ? SNYDER, PUBLISHER. SHEPHERDSTOWN, W. VA., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19. 1890. NEW VOL. 25? NO. 51. )|. 1). J- f. EKUU, CilliSON&ENGLE. attorneys at law, t/bsrlestown, Jefferson county, W. Va. 1 ?n.\?*riCK In the Courts of Jefferson and I runt: counties In the Supremo Court . Wt? t V rginia, and In the Cnited States . t ?'.>urt at Martiosbnrg. Notary Pub He in office. in lawyer s Row, on George 8treet. GEORGE W. GRAHAM, KK.Al. ESTATE AGEA'T, Uaki-kk's Fkkkv, W. Va. ,]?[ {?: VI. attcntlongiven to Pensions. Boun S , i ;i nis against the I'nited Slates, and .,*?,!!>* of Western Lands, before the (ll'n. ral I and Ofliee. >(a. 1. lvJ. tf The Entler Hotel, shkphkrdstown, w. va.. ]I;i> Hitii lic-opcncd j management and with new fur i,.:ure throughout. Every effort for t tie comfort of guests will be made. j. v IKI **111.1., l'mprielvr, Sample Room on First Floor. SPECIAL NOTICE. ?w Stock of Goods. 1 \lMKo", GENTS' AN1? CHILDREN'S SHOES RUBBERS, Confectioneries, Notions, Groceries, Cigars am! Tobacco, F I H X I T U li E -and SEWING MACHINES. ! 1 MAKE ALL KINDS OF Boots and Shoes to Order. Mr. J tin W. Harp, whose workmanship Is v" kn< ?!.. Is still with me. We put on the :?> with Patent Fasteners free of charge. ];, ;ri,.rii.? neatly and promptly done, (iobds i >uu ?t"ek will he turnished on short no le. 1? sell any of these goods at the very lowest prices, l ull and see tor yourself. J.S. FLEMING. PRIVATE SALE. IWILI. ?>>'!! at private sale my farm, in Jef . ft-i - ?n county, \V. \"a., containing one Laiu'ri-J acres, said farm is at the junction ? f i: 1 A < ?. K. K. anil the t urnplke leading from sin pherdstowu to Halltowii, one uatle I: i' in I'liiiinvllle, 1! j miles from Duttields J vpi't; ti\ e miles from Shepherdstown ; four fhun Harper's Ferry and seven from Charles town. t>" '1 dwelling-house ami all necessa ry i.iidinsis, also small tenant house. About iwei.t> uMis good timber. Never-tailing Vvil t i excellent water, several springs and a?treutnof running water. This is a rare i to u?t on*' ot J e tier son county's splen did lurius. tiO?iD ORCHARD on the place. MRS. S. M. DC ST. For i irl culm address David W. Rkix hakt, 1 i 1 W. Main Street, Richmond. Va. J ui v is, 1s?m>? :>in HO! l'OR 1) U ? ? I E L I) S ! jHAVE returned from thecltyaiul finished oji n.ng the largest and most complete stock i if u'?ods that lias been exhibited at 1'uttielils fur many years, and bought at the lowest rash price, and will be sold at the very shortest profit. I will not quote prices, ss you will have to see to comprehend and appreciate. My stock embraces almost every time called fur in a country store. DRY GOODS! Nice line of White Goods, Ginghams, sat t ne- i nail lies. Lawns, Prints, Ac., Ac., Cot t"iiH"lcs I.luen Drillings, Ac. NOTIONS In iiuiii* i ahit ? STRAW GOoDS? Men's and JJoys wear, nice line and cheap. ".sware. Tin and Wooden ware lull up. <iHiM'Kl;lK>. Confectionery, Drugs, Patent >h-iiic:nes Tohaccoand Cigars. Carry a full and nice line of Mattings, oil Cloths. Hard ware. W iiitcwash brushes, large stock and Fl RN1TUKE. Line of READY MADE CLOTHING that will be sold very 1 ? SHOES, tor ladies' Misses and ' iiiidren, Men aud Hoys, tine, medium and 1 im which I propose to give special at ten l 'n.iindto iuak?- it attractive and tr your Interest. All country produce taken In ex c . iii^.- lor goods. Will purchase Walnut J .>. : r cash or trade, delivered at my saw rn;.i, nr will cut and haul them myself* bills of "iik Lumber furnished to order. Come J vi . Will try aud make It to your inter est. Respectfully yours, J. S. MELVIN. l'utfields, May t'. isuu. Springtime Has Come, OKNTLE ANNIE! AM* WITH IT PENDLETON'S Immense Spring Stock. We want all our friends to come and see u?, ?r we likve tome special bargains to offer }'<>u in DKY ( it M >I>S, -NOTIONS, B< M )TS AM> SHOES, HATS AND CAPS, (iLASSWA RE AND gU EE NSW A RE. A FULL LINE OF GROCERIES. As usual, we are determined not to be un dersold. We have selected our stock with great care, and marked them down at panic price*. We want In exchange for these goods Cash, Bacon, Lard, Potatoes, Eggs, &c. We will look for you, and when we see you we w in do you good. Then come. Respectfully, I!. S. l'ENDLETON. I). S. KENTCH, J u?t ice of the Pfu.ce, Notary Public, aiii! Agent for the Mutual Life In surance Co. of New York. Will give attention to all business con futed with the above offices. Beluga bonded oitioer. will give Kpecial attention to collec tions of notes and accounts received, with or without process of Law. Charges moderate "I'd prompt returns made. 1)7T\ JJILLMYER, MANCKACTVKEK OF high grade roller flour, t'orn :?!??? I, Mill Fred, Ac, Orders promptly filled. Wagon in town Daily. WANTFflt Sa,??nien to sell our Choice a. . . ^ ' Nursery stock. All goods guar nr ^r*t-class. <-?ood salaries and expenses r>L.JJ ht>ml c?w mission paid. No experience Kecit^ary* Wr,,et?r terms, giving age, and cure your choice of Territory. O. L. KNIGHT A CO.. ',J0 Park Avenue, Rochester, N. Y. l^b.W OK1NU EXTRACTS.? Uood and very c^eap,at McMUHRAN'S. 1 NEW GOODS M. B. Baker's! Dry Goods, Notions, Shoes, Hats, Groceries, Pi ?ovisions, Tobacco, Cigars. A splendid line of Fine Slioes for ladies, men and children. A full assortment of Hats for men and boys for summer wear. ALL DEPARTMENTS FULL UP M. B. BAKER ESTABLISHED IN 1868. JEFFERSON Sash, Door and Blind FACTORY. CALL FOR YOUR Framing, Siding, Sheathing, Floor ing, Frames, Sash, Blinds, Doors, Mantels, Mouldings, Newels and Stair Work, Plastering Lath, Brick Tiles, &c., A:c., -AT John McKnight's, CHARLESTOWN, \V. VA. Having put in new machinery and a force of skilled workmen, we are pre pared to furnish material with expedi tion and sat isfaction to all at the most reasonable terms. Factory opposite B. & 0. Depot. Successor to C. II. McKniglit & Co. STILL ON HAND! And willing to serve the public In the ca pacity of a Jeweler, either In Repairing or Making Jewelry ! Especial attention will be given to the sale and repairing of watches. Parties contem plating purchasing a reliable time-piece, either a WATCH OR CLOCK. would do well to give nie a [call, as 1 will In the future have a nice line on hand? all guar anteed as represented. I have greatly en lamed my Optical Department, and those in want of Spectacles and Eye-Glasses need not go farther, as most any one can t>e suited lioiu my stock. A nice line of Jewel ry and Silver Ware in stock. Call and see me. O. K. LEWIS. DO YOU READ THE COSMOPOLITAN, That Srigst, Epirkiisg tar Xiguiu? rpliK Cheapest Illustrated Monthly In the J. world, 25centsa number. $2.10 per year. Enlarged, Octolier. IsM', to 128 rages. The COSMOPOLITAN is literally what the A'. >'. 'limes calls it. "At its price, the brightest, most varied ami liest edited of the Maga zine*. ' An unusual opportunity. For new subscribers, for one year only : The Cosmopolitan, per year, J 2 40 The Register, per year 2 oo The price of the two publications 4 40 We will furnish both tor only ^40 This offer is only to new subscribers to The Cosmopolitan, and only for one year. "The Cosmopolitan" furnishes tor the tirst time In magazine literature, a Splendidly lllustiated Periodical at a price bituerto deemed impos sible. Try it for a year. It will be a liberal educator to every member of the household. It will make the nights pass pleasantly. It will give you more lor tiie money than you can obtain In any other form. Do yon want a rirst-class Magazine, giving annually l.fWti page* by the ablest writers, with more than i.5uo illustrations, by the cleverest artists? as readable a Magazine as money can make ?a .Magazine that makes a specialty of live subjects? Send $3.40 to this Office, and secure both the Cosmopolitan and the Register. NEW GOODS! LISTEN"! rpHK Little Store on King Street has Just re JL ceived a fri-sli ttupply of New Notions. Cull ami see them. We have added a few other things, such as Nainsooks. I'laid Mus lins, India Linens, fc.wiss Km broideries. Nain sook and Hamburg Edges, Linen Edges, Val encies I .aces. Come see them. A new sup ply of Ladies' Underwear. Chemises, Night (towns, Skirts, Drawers, at low prices. Some thing new in Corsets. Madam Thompson's "Health Bodice" with buttons instead of hooks. A variety of other kinds of Corsets. Some nice, new Kuehlng and Si IK Cords for ladies' dresses, from 5c up to 25c. Indies' and Children's Hose. Something nice in Lunch and Traveling Baskets, Work and Fancy Bas kets. A new supply of newest and best shades of Zephyrs lor Slun her Robes or Afghans, at lowest prices for cash. Come see them at ELLEN V. WELSH A NS". THOS. L. 1UCKARD, ?WITH ? It. L. SPANGLER, Dealer in Dry Goods, Notions, &c. , HAGERSTOWN, MD. Special attention paid to orders? Sam ples on application. BAKER'S BREAKFAST COCOA.? A deli cious, nourishing drink, quickly and eas ily made. Try a box. Only 25 cts. for a half pound, at McMURRAN'S. J. S. FLEMING Jotary Public. WILL take acknowledgments of Deeds >f Power of Attorney, Affidavits, Depoei tlons, and attend to all business connecte with the office. This week we sound the j key-note of Fall and Winter necessaries. Of course, the weather is j list a little previ ous to start up Flannels, Blan kets and all the other Heavy Goods talk, but the keen and far-sighted buyer always ap plauds the modern merchant who keeps abreast with the times and chucks his shelves full early, instead of waiting for the season to come first, then his goods, with the inva riable result that the fellow with his eyes skinned has captured the rich and fat prizes. So we have started her and here goes some plain, cold figures : Undershirts for Men at 30, 40, 43, 50, 65 and 85 cts. each. Come see our 40 and 43c shirt. Boys' Undershirts for 25 cts. Ladies1 Jersey Ribbed Vests, 25, 45 and 50c each ; Ladies' Wool Vests, 40, 50 and 60 cts. each ; Men's Knit Drawers, 40 and 45 cts ; Canton Flannel Drawers, 28, 42 and 50 cents. Come see them. Men's All Wool Flannel Shirts in all colors for winter at 79c, 1.00 and $1.25. Blankets, S5C, $1, $1.25, $1.37, $1.60, $2.00 and , $2.50 up to $6.00 per pair. J Just come and see the $1.37 Blankets. Canton Flannel at 7, 8, 10 and 12c per yard ; La dies' Black Jerseys, 50, 65c, $1.00. Our Ladies' Shoes at | 97c, $1.25 and $1.50, can't be ; beaten. A nice line of Men's Coarse Boots at 2.00, 2.50 and $3.00. Men's Hats arc what we are making a drive 011 now. Stiff Hats from 85c to $2.25, all the latest Fall Styles, also Soft Hats from 25c to $1.50 ? all shapes and sizes. Men's j Fine Shoes, 1.25 to S4.00. A full line of Handkerchiefs, No tions, Hosiery and Suspenders. Respectfully, J. D. BILLMYKR. CHARLES W. BROWN, THE Charlestown Jeweler, Offers to every one the choice of many gifts included in his im mense assortment of Ladies' and Gents' Gold Watches. Breastpins, Earrings, Scarf- 1 pins, Cuff Buttons, etc., Diamond Rings, Breastpins, Scarf Pins, Gold-headed Canes, Gold Eye Glasses and Spec tacles. A COMPLETE LINE OF SILVERWARE, direct from the manufacturers for Birthday and Wedding Presents. An early call is re spectfully requested. CHAS. W. BROWN, 12 Washington St.. Charlestown. FODDER TWINE I HUSKINO GLOVES AND TEGS. Grain Drill Tubes. DRILL SHOVELS, DRILL SPRINGS. Corn Knives, Hooks. CORN BASKETS. Fodder Squeezers. K ROUT TUBS. Meat Hogsheads. GRAIN BAGS. Coal Hods, Coal Sieves. COAL SHOVELS. WIRE CORN SCOOPS. Guns, Loaded Shells. McKee Brothers, Between the Square anil the Market-House HAGERSTOWN, MD. SURVEYING^ PERSONS wishing old lines sur veyed, lost corners restored, land divided up, etc., can have the same done by calling on me. ^"Charges Moderate. GEO. W. BANKS, Principal Graded School, Shepherdstown, W. Ya. COAL! coal! coal-! HAVE reduced prices on all grades of Coal and I have been especlallly careful In ?wrchaslngonly the very best quality, entire ly free from slate. Don't .fall to examine my atock and prices before purchasing. U.T. HODGES. Peculiar Many peculiar points make Hood's Sar saparilla superior to all other medicines. Peculiar In combination, proportion,^ and preparation of Ingredients, jtL Hood's Sarsaparilla possesses the full curative value of the . best known remedies the vegetable king-^r >?0^^dom. Peculiar In i t strength and economy? Hood's Sar B3parilla is the only medi clne of which can truly be " One Hundred Doses One^/^jQk Dollar." Medicines in larger and smaller bottles require larger doses, and do not >^/produce as good results as Hood's. S Peculiar in its medicinal merits, nood's Sarsaparilla accomplishes cures hith erto unknown, and has won for itself the title of "Tho greatest bloodyr^V purifier ever discovered."^/ p\\ Peculiarin its "good name ^ home," ? there is now "^V^^ijiore of Ilood's Sarsaparilla ^ sold in Lowell, where lO^^rjt is made, than of all^r ^ ^Xother blood purifiers, v>V Peculiar in its |0V phenome-^^^ ^^^^nal rccor(* ?* sai?s abroad, S ^AJ^./no other preparation ever attained such popu ity in so short a time, - ^ and retained its popularity V3*^rand confidence among all classes /of peoplo so steadfastly. Do not be induced to buy other r reparations, but be sure to get the Peculiar Medicinc Hood's Sarsaparilla Sold l>jr all druKRlsti. fll; six for $3. I'repared only by C. I. UOOD A CO., Apothecaries, Lowell, Mass. 100 Doses One Dollar RE W GGGDS! NEW GOODS ! M.j3,Hiteshew IS COMING to the front with one of the finest lines of Goods that it has been your pleasure to examine, and at Unheard of Prices. We commence with Hamburg's at one cent a yard to the finest. Challies and Lawns from 0 cents uj>. White Goods from six cents up. Ladies' Vests from 12A cents up. 3()-inch Henriettas from twenty cents up to $1.00. Ladies' Shoes from a dollar up, Childrens Shoes from 20 cents up. We have a First-class Milliner and a l?i?r line of Hats, Flowers, etc., and Ribbons at your own prices. Come and see us and we will show you what we have w itli pleasure. We have some bargains in Dress Good M. S. II ITKS1IEAV, SHEPBEICDSToWX, W. VA. Grove Bros., IIAGERSTOWN. The l:irgc.<t stock we have ever handled now loads our shelves; to I sell it we must do the largest business | we have ever done. This we expect to accomplish by our low prices. The 1 lowest, mind you, on as good goods, | as are ottered for sale anywhere. We are exceptionally strong this season on shirts, all the popular grades, at right prices, from an elegant shirt for j 50 cents, to the finest all silk shirt. 1 We are handling this season a Negli gee shirt that has the collars and cuffs starched while the bosom remains | soft, and making the garment both comfortable and slightly. Come in and sec them. Our line of piece goods both For i eigu and Domestic are very hand some and price as low as they can be sold. No trouble to show goods. GROVE BROS., Tailors and Furnishers, Hagerstown, Md. Orders by mail solicited. Mendenall Nurseries! KEARN'EYSVILLE, W. VA. I I ?A AAA FIRST CLAS8 APPLE TREES fJvf.v/V/v' now ready for Fall anil Spring planting. Send In your orders. Price 10 c*nts I each. 1). W. BORDER. Proprietor. Kept. 6, 18.S&? 8m SALE OF EYES.? One hundred and fifty pair of Spectacles and Eye-Glasses to be j sold in the next thirty days. They range in price from ten cents to two dollars, and must be sold. Fits guaranteed and prices made to suit the buyer. For bargains, call early and often at McMl'RRAN'S DRUG STORE. URE WHEAT FARINA.? A nourishing diet for Invalids and children and also for making desserts. Only 15c a half pound, at McMfRRAN'S. I ABOU BEN ADHEM. Abou Ben Adhero? may his tribe increase ! Awoke one night from a deep dream of peace, And saw within the moonlight in his room, Making it rich and like a lily in bloom. An angel writing in a book of gold. Exceeding peace had made Ben Adhem bold' And to the presence in the room he said, "What writest thou?" The vision raised Its head, And with a look made of all sweet accord Answered, "The names of those who love the Lord." "And is mine one,*" said Abou. "Nay, not so," Replied the Angel. Abou spoke more low. But cheerily still; and said, "I pray thee, then, Write me as one who loves his fellow men." The Angel wrote and vanished. The next night It cnme again with a flood of wakening light And showed the names whom love of God had blessed. And, lo! Ben Adhem's nunie led all the rest." ADDRESS OF WELCOME. BY FOR BEST W. BROWN, Esq., AT MOR GAN'S GROVE, SKPTEMBKR 2, 18i?0. Mr. President, Ladies and Gentle men?As the revolving reasons usher in once more the mellow autumnal '.!avx, we gather for the sixth time in this delightful prove to renew our in dividual acquaintances, to recall our past associations, and to weave the fibres of new and stronger friendships for the future. With a generous feel ing of laudable rivalry, with n com" uion ambition for greater achieve ment as a people, the best treasures that seed time and harvest, skill and care, labor and attention have pro duced, we bring with one accord to thisgreat treasure-house, that all may see and profit, and that each from the other may gather some suggestions, some fresh conception for his benefit hereafter. On such an occasion it would seem appropriate to recall the short but in teresting and eventful history of the association that celebrates its sixth anniversary to-day. Infant in years though it be, it has about it the com pleted strength of a glorious young manhood. In its conception, in its objects, in its management, its found ers and promoters have exhibited and exhibit that discretion that secures success, that wisdom that invites con fidence. and that patriotism and liber alitv that command esteem. Hence in six short years from the chrysalis of attempt it has developed into the fullness of accomplished fact. These agricultural societies are to localities what the great expositions are to nations and empires? the vehi cles of information, the mediums of advertisement, the stimuli to greater exertion and the certain indexes of needs and capabilities. Before the in stitution of this society it was a mat ter of profound regret, I might say of acute mortification, that no such or ganization had been formed among our people. I believe that before the great struggle between the North and South an organization existed, but for twenty years after "grim-visaged war had smoothed its wrinkled front," for two decades after our swords had been turned into pruning hooks, when our desolated fields had been long re stored to full fruition, for years after our agricultural and mechanical in terests had risen from their ashes and our fertile lands blossomed once more as the luxuriant rose, no such society was attempted and the agriculturists of .Jefferson were enabled to exhibit their teeming productions only as the invited guests of the citizens of ad joining counties and States. For these hospitalities extended to our people we are all profoundly grateful, not so much in the way of return, but in the same spirit of generous frater nity we extend a hearty welcome. That the great county of Jefferson had no such society, I repeat, was a subject of profound regret. Its peo ple had about them and within them selves every requisite for a successful venture. Since the ancient Law-Giver looked on Canaan, no people had oc cupied a fairer land. Oil our east flows the beautiful Shenandoah, on our north the noble Potomac? their tributary streams interlace our ver dant valleys and wind among our grassy hills, and the well-watered pas tures are alive with well-bred horses, bleating sheep and browsing cattle, scattered o'er ten thou.?and hills and dales. Toward the rising sun yon mighty mountain range bounds our eastern view, and on its sloping sides could grow the fruits of various climes; while as we watch the setting sun we look on spurs and towering peaks of a still mightier mountain monarch, which stands as a perpetual guard against the devastating cyclone wind and storm? and between these giant ranges peerlessly arise the everlasting hills and dells that form the entrance to the far-famed Valley of the Shen andoah? a wondrous land, where an cient forests await the woodman's axe and the valued cereals grow with un diminished yield. Within her borders are comfortable homes, intelligent and enterprising people, well-tended orchards, cultivated gardens; men of brain and nerve to manage all the ag riculturist can know; women of skill and industry, tried and true, from whose fair hands come unrivalled gems in cookery and art. With such advantages as these, it was indeed to be regretted that with in the limits of the county of Jeffer son there was no means of exposition, and six years ago the public-spirited citizens of Shepherdstown and vicini ty, perceiving its necessity and per suaded of its success, and with the nerve to do and dare, undertook the task of organization. And well have they performed that duty. Xo* be it said in honor of their efforts, the long felt need has been abundantly supplied. The Morgan's Grove Exhi bition Society, stronger than its con ception, broader and more prosperous thau foreseen, at this its sixth anni versary, opens wide its welcoming doors as a finished structure receives beneath its capacious roofs whatever Agriculture, Manufacture and Com ! merce care to bring. No one more deserves our comrnen ' dation than the owner of this beauti ' ful and convenient grove, who per haps at the sac rifice of private inter ' est, but for great public jrood, has j opened them for the continued use of ! the society. As we stand beneath j these umbrageous trees whose shad- i ows dim the rays of the soft autumnal ' sun we can with one unanimous ac i cord extend to him our grateful ac J knowledgement. This spot is not without historic in i terest. As in the last century Mor . gan's Spring was the camping-ground for the heroes from Virginia, who dared to aid their brothers of a sister State in the opening struggle for free dom, so in these latter days Morgan's (irove has become the gathering spot for those who ?-eek to advance the public interest in the less rugged paths of peace. .V century ago our fathers gathered '"on hostile mission bent, with sword and gun. with not the pomp but with all the circumstance of war, with doubt and death and dire defeat con fronting them. To-day we assemble here under far different and more pro pitious surroundings. We bring the product of the loom; the full-grown grain: the well-bred steed; we come 1 in peaceful garb, with smiling face and extended hand; above us and about us hangs the atmosphere of j peace; over all and more precious j i than all we here to-day enjoy that glorious liberty that the valor of the fathers won for themselves and for their posterity. Full heirs to all thej accomplished, in the full enjoyment | of our inherited and inal. enable rights, it is but meet ami becoming that as we gather on this historic spot we should pause to pay a tribute to their memory and to express our full ap preciation of the sacrifice they made. These rights that they have be queathed to us we have kept as a sa cred trust, and in their preservation I lies much to be commended. It hath required and still requires continued care and vigilance. Peace hath her victories no less renowned than war. Liberty hath the shrine of watchful ness beside the shrine of valor, but whatever be our merit in preserving what they so auspiciously be^un, let us not forget, in these prosperous days of peace, that the freedom we possess was baptized in the blood of those fathers? that our constitution and laws were conceived in the brain of those fathers, and from them we all inherit those valued gifts that (ill up the full measure of our lives. But this is not the time or the oc casion to look into the Past; into the Present and toward the Future we bend our busy glance. A Present full of marvelous activity; a Future re plete with promises of remarkable ad- ! vantages. It is not my mission here to-day to enter into a detailed discussion of any 'subject. In the line of the purpose for which 1 came I need only voice the sentiments of the managers, in whose keeping are the affairs of this society, and to say to you, that the doors are open; all things are in read iness; and to bid you as invited guests to enter and partake. But these are | subjects that will not he suppressed; j there are hopes and capabilities that , thrust themselves upon yur attention, | and like Banquo's ghost will not down, no matter who commands. I speak of hopes and capabilities? they are the precursors of labor, prosperity and progression. As in the affairs <>f men. so in those of a people, there ! are tides which taken at the flood ' lead on to fortune, and in the signs of the times he who runs may read the evidences of great industrial move ments, from every quarter, toward that section of our country to which by law and location we belong and in whose destiny our welfare is indi-so lubly woven. I allude to that sudden atid unex pected change that has turned the channel of enterprise toward the re sources of the South. That our peo- : pie shall reap from it new and richer 1 harvests we have reasons for abund ant hope. That we have here, as a free gift from Nature's God, superior facilities to enable us to light these fires of industry anew, and to give to them a permanent and enduring glow, none but the skeptic and pessimist can doubt. The great county of Jefferson stands as a massive and luxuriant gateway to the immense garden of the pros perous South. Across the Potomac in the sweep of territory to the Cana dian border are the mighty energies of thrift and the greater potencies of aggregated wealth, while as we turn and follow with the eye yon noble mountain range, onward o er peak and hill and undulating valley, there stretches from the great ocean to where the Mississippi flows even to the confines of the Uulf that inarvel oasand undeveloped Southland, teem ing with untold and undiminished wealth. The great trunk lines, that are the arteries of commerce, start ing northward on their journey there pass through our hills and wind along our flowing streams. The snows of winter and the summer sun are tem pered here, and each changing season comes to us in moderate form. W ith in our elevated atmosphere no pesti lence can live; the deadly germs of dire disease, so fatal in extremes of climate, are strangers to our life-pre serving air. With a fertile and re sponding soil, a temperate and salu brious clime, with wooded hills and watered dales, this fair county lies midway between. It is not North, it is not South, but a border land with extending empires on either hand. With these advantages, is it not pe culiar that in the last thirty years our population has increased but little, I that our wealth has kept but a lag gard pace toward accretion, that our j agricultural interests, if not depressed, J have been sensitive and uncertain! I cannot stop to inquire into the causes for these existing facts? some one else will doubtless perforin that task be- 1 fore this fair is over. This condition of affairs is not peculiar to us, but to every agricultural section, and rea sons for it are plain ami abundant : j The rapid settlement of the great pub lic domain and the cultivation of new and extended areas; increased trans portation facilities decreasing dis- j tance and increasing supplies for | glutted markets whose rapid develop ment on sea and land ha* altered ex- ( is ting conditions of trade throughout ; the world; the passage and retention ! of class legislation and of iniquitous laws that bear with heavy hand on agricultural pursuits- each of these a subject in itself too vast for this oc casion. Suffice for me to say, that heretofore our advantages have not been noticed, our agricultural and mineral resources ha\e not been seru- | tiuized. The sweep of emigration, the tide of industry, some years ago set westward; their trend was like the course of empire toward the setting sun. The triple sisters. Agriculture, Man ufacture ami Commerce, reaching oat from where the waves of the rugged At lantic sing their hymns to the morn ing, moved swiftly and with eager rn>h onward across the high Rockies to the slopes of the distant Pacific. The groat West, under the pressure of this immense and unconquerable tide, rose suddenly its a fairy in the night to wealth and prominence. The cen tre of population was changed. The source of competition in all industrial pursuits came eastward, and great cities sprang up with marvelous ra pidity. I Miringthe period that marked this sudden growth on the western slopes our career has been uneventful. No sudden changes, no rapid develop ment, no wonder-working movements have disturbed the even and quiet tenor of our ways. But we have pro gressed, not retrogaded ; we have in creased, not diminished. We have not worked miracles, but we have lived honestly and in comfort, Our growth, though small, ha* been cer tain, not volcanic; sure, but not phe nomenal. Within the last year, however, a new era lias suddenly dawned. The title of activities now trend South ward. The eagles of Manufacture, the birds of Commerce, are seeking new feeding lands. They wish to live under serener skies, where raw ma terials without the cost of transpor tation are present to the touch and the (lowers of profit hang in profusion from the tree of business life; hii?1 hence they seek a resting place in the valleys of the South. Every breeze that blows from there brings to us new tidings of increasing activity. That favored land arises like a strong man after sleep, and stroking it* sunny locks, attracts the attention of a wondering world. Her hitherto unpenet rated forests resound with the woodsman's axe. In the bosom of her secluded vales the hardy miner delves and brings forth with ready skill the finest minerals from her ex haust less mines. Her hills are grow ing resonant with the whir of ma chinery and the noise of loaded trains, and on the faces of her farmers, hitherto depressed, comes the first faint dawn of a siuile, that is destined to broaden into the laughter of pros perity. This is but the beginning of a great and glorious era. The current that sweeps toward the South hath not yet received the many stream" that trend toward it. In the immedi ate future we may expect to experi ence the fullness of its power. There are solid reasons for all great business changes, as there is for every phenomenon in nature. Inexorable law governs every individual as well as every national development. Three weeks ago when on a visit to Albany and Troy, in the State of New York, 1 had shown to me their great stove works, their iron works and the various industries of those wealthy cities, but the citizen of Albany who so kindly pointed out those varied j sources of former prosperity frankly ! -aid : "You see all these manu factories. all this busy hive. I say to you that their prosperity is threat ened; the glory hath departed from this Israel. We are too far from raw material, too far from the sources of supply. We cannot compete with the West and South; they undersell us and they threaten our existence. We have but one redress, arid that Is to emigrate. We mean to come J South. The fiat has gone forth, and we have only to o?wy the command of a pressing and permanent necessi ty.'' Two great thinkers for ttie North, Mr. Sherman In the United States Senate and Mr. Winans of I?ew York, iu effect have said that owing to the great resources of the South and the competition of that sectiou and the West the only salvation for New England and the North is annexation of Canada. Theee are but stray voices in the mighty chorus that sings of a reju venated land. Onward to the South, is the cry. Onward to the South! She is the queen that holds within her fair domain the choicest jewels of national wealth. In her cotton and her wheat, in her Iron and her coal, in her pasture lands and in her cli mate, she is mistress over all. and as responsive to this song of praise, we behold arise, as if by magic touch, her new born cities, villages and towns. From Hagersiown to Bir mingham comes from out of swamp and forest and country solitude and court-house square the thrifty forms of Middleburg. Anniston, Chattanoo ga, Radford, Salem, Roanoke, Buena Vista, Basic City and a host of others, i From the frost line up and into the great Shenandoah Valley hath the mighty movement swept with rapid pace. Like an epidemic in it* swift con tagion this spirit in varied form hath seized our people here, and if we plan with prudence, act in concert and work with zeal, within the bonier* of this fair domain, that the Almighty formed and the laws have entrust ed to our keeping, within the old county of Jefferson will dawn a brighter day for all! Why should it not be so? After h century of cultivation our lands letain their primal strength. In the production of the cereals, in both quality and quantity, we stand the recorded peer of all. In our for ests and those adjacent to us yet un touched and awaiting the mechanic's skill are the hard grained monarchs of the shade. Along our eastern and our northern borders flow two mighty rivers, on whose swift am! ceaseless currents not far below us can ride the navies of the world, and whose wa' ters a- they lave our soil invite a trial of their powers. Within our moun tains and our hills are slumbering ex haust lej-> beds of irou and other ores. Strata piled on -trata of purest lime stone lurks beneath our sol'. Two lines of finished and established rail ways, the one linking the Eastern seaboard with all the centres of the prosperous West, the other uniting the cities of the North with those on the shores of the (iulf, intersect each other here, and these converging and competing lines, running North and South and Kast and West, place with in our grasp the product* of every clime. On our left and close at hand are the great cities of the Kast, while on our left in easy distance is the eoke ami iron and c?>al ami oil of l*enn nsylvania and the fresher and richer fields in W<Mt Virginia. Versatile in resources, peerless in climate ami un surpassed In location, this Is uo time to sit supinely by and wait the com ing of events. With steady grasp we should seize the hand of opportunity and weloouie it as an honored guest into onr family oounaels." It is pertinent to inquire what go?>d will flow from an increase of popula tion and the Importation of new in dustries. Prophecy is not an exact science. The certain measure of course and blessing to be derived from a changing future cannot be accurately foretold, but with the eye of observation and the mem ory of experience we can prohpeav in part, and in the list of benefits we can safely number these: Better wa ges ami more varied employment for labor; enhanced prices In a home market for our surplus productions; a greater diversity of crops to supply new and extended needs; paying pur suits and permanent situations for our younger men who come to man hood but to emigrate and to seek in other States broader fields for the ex ercise of mind and muscle than that vouchsafed then here; utilization of our water-powers that flow unburden ed to the sea; reveuue derived from the movement of our mineral deposits and their manufacture, which pay not while they sleep beneath ourveg etatlng soil; new life Infused Into al1 channels of business; increase in the saleable and rental value of our lauds; more money in the pockets of our people ami greater conforts in our homes ami extended facilities for the cultivation of our minds. I<et me not extend the list, lest 1 weary you with sweets. Already much has been accomplish" ed. Prom Harper's Ferry and Holi var the incubus of government own ership has been removed, and re leased from its torpid weight those towns have ariseu from their ashes. On their hills new homes are spring ing up, and on their water limits the wheels of busy machinery are run ning day and night. From there, to wards your pleasant and enterprising town, along the winding Potomac, short Hues of iron rail have reached the limestones fields and Iron beds, and along the mountain slopes enter prising hands have planted in mam moth quantities the peach and apri cot of Delaware, the grapes and vim ? of France and the fruita of varied climes, and on that elevated soil and on that purifying air they grow with luxuriant promise. From t'harles town and Shenandoah Junction and Shepherdstown come tidings of new activities. The wheel of progress has commenced to turu. I*et us all with one accord and with closer bands of renewed fraternity put our united shoulders to the wheel and Insure its swiftest movement. For the welfare of our people the managers of this society have labored with magnificent results, and in their name I bid you welcome. From the citizen they need not aak what they already have, an active and unfalter ing co-operation; but the stranger whom they greet a* a guest they would rejoice to receive as a eitixen. Indies and gentlemen, let me not trespass further on your tlioe. Originally it was expected that our eouuty's gifted eon, the Hon. Wil liam L Wilson, would have been here, with his matchless style and elo quent tongue to entertain and in struct. As a poor substitute I do not undertake to supply his place, for that would te Impossible, but aa an invited guest to do the best I ean. .1 come with pleasure, for I am one of those devotedly attached to the soli of old Jefferson. I look to her as the child looks to ita mother, with trust ing and abiding confidence. 1 be lieve in her capabilities In her matchless resources and her brighten ing future; and aa long as I hare voice to speak and pen to write I (Shall use thein for her advantage. Her destiny Is in the hands of her people. Heretofore their integrity, their honesty and their devotion have been a secure haven against all the storms and tides that have aa sailed her prosperity, and 1 trust and feel and know that she ean go forth into the broader seas of a brighter fu ture with the same unfaltering confi dence in her sons and daughters who have never betrayed her trneta or he*- " itated in the performance of private i or public duty.