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The Washington critic., 1886-09-03
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While leaving the steamer Mary Wash
iugton last night Thomas johnson walked
overheard and would have been drowned
but for the services Of Officers Block and
Howell
Residents on G street, between First
and Four.auda-half streets southwest,
have requested that it be included in the
street improvements.
Miss Minnie O'Cunnor, young lady of
Brool lyn, n l., is visiting her aunt, Mrs.
Thomas Neligan, In South Washington.
Miss Josephine Newton OF South
Washington has returned after spending
the summer in New Jersey.
Miss Essle Bartle and sister have re-
turned from Strasburg, Va.
Miss Cora De Atley of Seventh street
southwest was married to Mr., Frank j..
Collins Of New York city last Wednesday
evening by the Rev, F. IL. Burdick Of the
SiXth-Street Church
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g,mM hole.onln WonN NonN.lnnni.

The food inspectors OF the Health Ollco
condemned an unusual large amount of nm
sound food last week. or the marine pro-
ducts that arrived in the city there were
condemned $3.50 crabs, 400 clans, 81
lunches of fish and : sturgeon. Meats
$50 pounds Of beef, G37 pounds of mutton
1870 pounds ofveal and no pounds of pork
Vegetables bushels of apples, II bush
els Of peaches, l2l bushels of ounces, ,53i
cantaloupes, l,Sil watormelons, 300 cab.
bages, 40 cymblings, l02 dozen corn and
20 dozen cucumbers
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Corcoran Art Gallery.

The C0rCOran Art Gallery Is 0t the COrnor O'
Pennsylvania avenue and Seventeenth
street, opposite the War, Navy and state
Department lt is open Tuesdays, Thurs.
days and saturdays free; on other days tex
cept sundays "a small admission fec is
charged. This gallery, although not TO be
leries, is nevertheless a very credtabe IN
stituton for so new country rs the United
States, II contains among other original
objects Powers great statue Ot the Greek
SIo,p
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West Washington.

One white and three colored young
men were arrested yesterday afternoon by
Officer Hess for playing ball in the street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dunlap and family are at
Hamilton, Va.
"A workman on the house of General G.
{. luger, corner of Twenty-eighth street
and Dumbarton avenue, named Robert Me
Kenney, fell from window twenty-five
feet from the ground and received serious
sprain to his right ankle yesterday after.
noon. DR.. Kleinschmidt rendered surgical
aid.
The funeral Of Mr.. Benjamin s. He'd.
rick, a well-known citizen OF this place,
will take place this afternoon at o'clock
at his late residence, 1921 n street. The in.
terment will be at Oak Hill.
Miss Nettie Jones OF n street is at Mar.
tinsburg, Va.
Temperature and condition of water at
"a. M. Great Falls, temperature, ~; con
ditiOn, 30; receiving reservoir, tempera-
ture, ~; condition at north connection, 30;
condition at south connection, 36; distribu-
ting reservoir, temperature, II; condition at
iuiluent gate.housc, 36; condition at ellluent
gute-bouse, 36.
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The UI4trict Isulidiug..

The visitor, after leaving the Centre Market,
will proceed down the Avenue 10 FuWuul.
a half street and uo'thward uD that street
few yards when kr win he In frpat oiAa
,yITi,iu titr ,nirprs nf tio itistrirt arc rnn.
PEELED to sacrifice their temper, health AMI
COCO looks while attending to hu'uess.
These huil iiugs are suuttCrly untitled fort the
thoroughly ahomiuablc and Insecure that
they form, perhaps, the greatest curiosity
m Washington No visitor should fail to
iusutpt tl,m
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The yurenu orgcucotiou.

Tho Bureau Of Education Is In a brick building
due north Of the Patent OniDc The visitor
With scholarly taste, and instincts will not
fail 20 visit THIS bureau, which contains "a
complete collection OF objects illustrating
the progress aud condition Of education
flr.uul.,tf fla. .tt.pf,I
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rhc Marine Barracks are situated on Eighth
street southeast, between G. and IL Several
squares further south the walls Of the Navy
Yard rise before the gaze. This Navy-Gard
was in its timo the most famous one in the
country the second largest ship of the line
in the Navy having been built here, as well
as the famous cruisers, the Essex, the Wasp
and others II Is to be converted into the
great ordnance factory of the country, and
The visitor VIII find hundreds of objects
herein 20 interest him, especially the making
pf tlo steel ritlp1 cuuupu
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The BOtnnIcni Gardens.

Passing eastward from the Museum, over
the railroad bridge that spans Sixth street,
and through the pretty park lying between
Maine and Missouri avenues the visitor
comes to the entrance on Third street, lust
south of Pennsylvania avenue, of the BD-
taniCal Gardens. These interesting grounds
are open daily from IN the morning to
30 years ago. The consCrvaturiCs are filled
with the choicest and rarcst foreign plants
Around the gardens are extensive collec.
tions of trees and shrubs. In the centre of
the lawn facing the centre conservatory Is
the famous Bartholdl Fountain that at
tracted So much attention at the Phladel-
lha Centennial.
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Tic GnNermmemt printing Ollicc.
The Government Printing Onlce is in q north.

The Government Printing Office Is in a north
east direction from the Pension ONCE, at
the corner of II and North Capitol streets.
II Is by far the largest printing establish
ment IN the world, and Is full of interest TO
visitors. The cost of running 1t goes up into
millions annually, and the money Is well
sIent. II would take columns to merely
outline tho gigantic establishment which
employees IN It's busiest season over 1000
people. II is reached by the Columbia line
pf -tr1,t
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The pension Onicc.

The new Pension Building extends nearly the
entire width of Judiciary Square from
Fourth to Fifth streets and from c. nearly
TO L street II Is by far the largest
building in the world devoted to the exam
slons. II is built Of red brick, and cost
several hundred thousand dollars. In II
was given President Clevcland's luauguta-
tion Ball. II can be reached by the Metro
pOlitan and the Belt Line cars.
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Chicago Markets..
The following summary is by d. X. Plain
~ Co., st. Cloud Building, Ninth and +
streets:
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The Arspnnl,

The Arsenal Is located at the foot of Four
and a half street southwest, the ground,
extending over what used 10 be the peni-
tentary II Is interesting among other
Mrs. Surrutt aud tho Assassination pri~.
uuurs we've hanged The band of the Second
Artillery. which Is stationed here, give tro.
Qucut concerts In the summer that are
largely attended Reached 10y the Metro
lolian Uourand d.a.hall street brauchl and
tIt Spyputh -trprt lima
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The Vo.toRice Escunrtmcut.

The General postof,oe Department Is ON the
square bounded by T., +, seventh and
Eighth streets, It Is handsome building,
although It's proximity 90 itS larger and
what ohsCures NJ, great size aud tends To-
lessen It's beauty. Its different bureaus
possess great interest tu the visitor, but the
lie observed. The collection uf curlositics
taken from the muii- in transit, ds Spcui-
muus OF the uses 10 which the Nations pos
tai Cuuvryauccs are put, Is both varied and
unique. Every thing uumailpbIu, from uu IN
dian tomuhawk toa stuffed kangaroo Is tu
he seen in VI, collection, and IL is still
growing
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Yhn IntrrInI Nrnnrfmnnt.

ur,us II is popularity termed, the Patent Of
flee, Occur les the two Squares between Suy-
cuthuud Niuth and T. and q streets. II Is
built IN the purc style, and is am admirable
specimen of the hulucst aud coolest of tho
Greek STYLES. n contrasts Hucly with the
General rustulce, which is Curmth,lu, Tine
mos. ornate ui tho pure CROCK modes ut
architecture. The ourusiiigs Ol the puteut
Ou'cc are The model rooms, where many
and cNhihit themselves 20 tine gaIe iu every
stage of invention This building, Ike most
Of Tine Government Offices rs open To the
Gf tuc interior Dupatmout are well worthy
Of visit The great inauguration ball ut
liucolns second term took place In the
Patent Office.
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REAL. ESTATE.

IF YOU Have Property for SaIo or
j rent, and want your business promptly
and carefully attended TO, call on or address
W. II. FlskE & CO., leo ave.
EOR SALE-The Following Inn
II proved properties can be bought by pay
ing few hundred dollars down and balance
easy monthly installments:
18th ST, bet n and U II W, o RS, all m l...tib00
12ih II, above w n W, 0 rs, all IN i.."..,. 200
w st n W, bet 18th and 18th, rs, all m |. 5000
Wylie st, bet 18th and 18th n Q, RS, m l. 1000
Lot on V 81 n W, price per so ft..,.,.., 5jc
ID. G.. PROCTOR ~ SON,
Eet, ~
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The District Jaii.

on the reservation which lies Immediately
north of h street southeast and fronts ON
the Anucostu River is u huge quudraugular
pile of red brick known as the District Jail.
This building ~ cspccinlly noticeable for
being the one wherein the assassin of
President was hanged. just south of il Is
the City Asylum. II Is reached by cab or
carriage, or ON foot from the termination Of
the railway and herdic lines.
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Thc glcncc Monument,


just halt way across the Avenue from the
northeast angle of the Botanical Garden.
And ut the west foot of the Capitol Grounds
Is the Peace Monument. This was de-
signed by Admiral Porter in honor of the
dead soldiers and sailors of the late war
1t is Of marble and cost, with PEDESTAL and
platform $4,000. 10 Is proposed to remove
this monument TO one of the squares on the
northwest section.
RCtraCing our STEPS we find
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pnyy BURNS Cot.a-e,

one of the curosltlos Of Washington IL old
Dayy Barns Cottage, ON Seventeenth street,
near the river. II may be reached by the
drive south of the Presidents House or by
the Metropolitan or Avenue line Of cars.
Next door to IL is General Van Ness once
stately mansion, where he brought his
bride, Marcia liums, one of the original
hDirD.sD. ~ w -nLmLainm
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NlIH liiN lfitiI.

Due north Of, aud two squares away from,
the District Buildings, and closing up -Four
and a hall street at that point, * the city
Hall This is n large ana Cnmnptiuus
building, hnili ioru.c rather than show
just In front and To the south of the city
Hall Is q column of white stone ,urnOuut-
ed by murLIn IgMru OF Limnnln.
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qhc weather bureau.

The Signal Service, or Weather Bureau, Us
about one hundred yards west of the state,
NaI aud Navy Departments, uu G. street H.
rs one Of the most interesting place, In
Washington To- visit, The observers In
charge, when at leisure, always take
pleasure i'm showing visitors how they
"mauuiacturp weather.
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The ola Soldiers Home.

The Old soldiers Home lies about u mile be
yond Howard University ont seventh
street extended, and is reached 10y the same
convoyances, namely the ninth and seventh
street car lines, Its main building is of
marble, 300 feet front with = very high
tower. Tho view from its tower ~urpa- .cs
any similar view in the ncighhurhuoi. A
statue of General Scott ldurn~ the grounds.
There is also a National Cemetery with soy
eral thousand Union dead buried there.
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Genrgetowm VniNer.itY.

Georgetown University is the leading Catholic
College In the United States, II Is Gated
ON the west side ~ Prospect street, George
ON the Potomac, It's building, uuI ground,
are very handsome, Reached 10y tine Net
rMLnLIIum .lrnut uMIa.
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The Louise Home.

The Louise Home H. beautiful building AZ
the corner of Massachusetts avenue and
Fifteenth street, near Scott Circle. II has
extensive grounds, beautifully embellishcd,
and j. Il unique establishment. H. Is
memorial 10 the wife and daughter of Mr.
", W. Corcoran and Is intended as IA home
for ladies of education, birth and refine
from utilu,upp
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The Trra-Nry bcpar; nrHt,

Tie Treasury Department is east OF the waite
House and cNitNdS tie whole Iungth VI 'ur
aVcuUes. n is h'2 trot long hy aun feet wide.
The central east portion rs built ot trcestuuc,
rebuilt IN lsit A. while the uthvrplrts were
commenced In l,5J ANA built of granite
uml apartment I'm the north wing the eu
truncu 10 which rs from the north porch
The vaults are under the cash Room aud
can be seen uu % Wrttun permit given hy
of.ce /, In ne rur,n east angle ON tAr first
floor This permit must hu shown tine c.tsn
fer WHO uwI,l du'GN guides 'u take iNu EI-i
tor into thc rout bullion chests ul the cnuu
try Tho old state Department usel tp bee
mon, nt tIp fIrpu.ii,y.
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judiciary Suuarc.

The City Hall stands on the south front of
judiciary Square, one of the finest parks in
the city. The city jail used to stand ON the
northeast corner of the square which runs
from Fifth TO Fourth and from d street and
and Louisiana avenue to q street-three
lGup full euunrpg
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rhe system OF Numbering Houses.

Numbers are displayed over the entrances 10
all houses, and the decimal system, as
adopted In Philadelphia, Is used-ono hun.
dred numbers being allotted TO each square
or bloCk-COmmcncing at First street west,
running west, FIRST street east, running
east, a street north, running north, aud a
street south, running south. The odd NUN
hers are always ON the right-hnnd side 60.
ing from the Capitol, and the oven numbers
ON the icft.hnnd side. Tho city Is divided
into four quarters or sections, northeast and
northwest, southeast and southwest, the
streets being designated accordingly; those
running north and south numerically, aud
those running cast and west by the letters
of the alphabet, the dividing lines being
North and South Capitol streets, running
on a line due north and south from tho e. ~
itol and Fast Capitol street, and continue.
tiOn on the same west of the Capitol, run
piuU dino gngf nnI Xypsf
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Lafayette Square.

Due north from the white House Is Lafayette
Square, the first public reservation in Wash
ington that was improved. It contains the
equestrian statue of Andrew jackson, by
Clark Mills, Many of its trees are old forest
n onarchs, hundreds Of years old, II is in
part Il specimen of the old formal landscape
gardening So fashionable in England two
hundred years ago, style that was i'm
ported into this country. Lafayette Square
was. one hundred years ago, part # grave
yard that enclosed the square north, on
which st. Johns Church Is built, and the
square east, ON which are situated tho At
tOrney Generals office formerly the Freed
mans Bankl, the Surgeon-G Generals office
and Riggs Bank (b0th in the building for
Commodore Dccaturs house, corner Fiji
teeuth ard a.hult and II streets, and the
old club House near which Philip Barton
Key was killed by Daniel L Sicklcs, Mem
bodies from this graveyard were not 70.
moved until 1919
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The white House.
From the west balcony oil tic cnnltol. loo

From the west balcony oil the capitol, looking
down Pennsylvania avenue, the White
House Is seen rearing its snuwy.hued walls
above the dense mass of foliage that EN-
bowers II, like a gigantic Gala lily springing
up amid It's cnfOlding green blades We're
building the view of the White House from
the Capitol would be full ana complete. The
White House Is the center OF "Up-town,n aS
the Capitol Is the center of down town
II Is beautifully located, the view from the
south windows covering the whole southern
front of the city as the view from the north
up sixteenth street west exhibits the best
part of the Northwest section to the gaze.
The White House Is u copy of the palace of
the Duke Of Lcinster at Dublin. with the
addition of a large porch ON the north front,
which was added during Andrew JackSOn'S
administration. The reservation I'm which
II stands embraces nearly ST acres. The
main entrance Is on the north, reached by
the Pennsylvania avenue cars. II is two
stories high ON the north, is built Of white
frcestuuc, liO feet long by Si wide, IL CON
Red, Blue and East rooms, the state Dining
Room and the great cOu>ervatories. The
Blue Room is the Presidents official rocep.
tom and the drawiug.rOOm of the ladies
of his family. The East Room, originally
designed for a banquet hall and so used as
late as 1897, and IN the latter part of the
century used as a dryng-rOOm for clothes
by Mrs President Adams, Is the largest and
most noted room In the building, IL is -
open TO visitors every day except sundays
Upstairs are the cabinet room, the private
offices, the Presidents office, the library
and the family apartments. All these
rooms except the latter are open to visitors
by special permission, at suitable hours.
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The Columbian University.

Coming down Fifteenth street from the Louise
Home, at the corner OF Fifteenth and IL
streets the visitor sees the Columbian Uni
Griswuld mansion This university was in-
Curpuratcd rs Columbian College In 1921,
aud is under the special supervision of the
Baptist Church. II Is an institution famous
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Howard University.

Howard University il the first pace in this
country TO provide for the higher education
of the COlurcd people generally. H. is ON Sry-
enth street extended, Just above Bound iry,
and occupies a high and picturesque site,
overlooking the WHOLE city. II IS built ut
large crcam-COlOrcd brick, specially mdnu-
faCtured for the occasion.
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tIrN,lu,rf1.

Seven miles from Washington down rnr "n
t.ugo, rrgChuu 10y boat ur ly rs.. i- fH" u Il
g.v ot Alr,undviu. 10 cuutt.Gs GuNr-
other objects of interest th" church vuor,
Washington wurshippgi, tho luu.u fU ..
Eradlusk lived IN before Doe went lH NNs
fatal CampalguI the lodge Cd, Nelson's 'u
which Washington was attached. ''a .'.ra
where the famous General Turner A"uny
sold dry goods for many years, aud many
nLLnr oil LLDLIs Ml LLLLIL-L-
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NrItugtou

Across the Potomac. opposite Gno"-e'u"u
or tho Awcdurt Bridges, +. Arlington. un.r
th, lamrot tire lv.s. anal uu" 'us lt.-...
lltlur rfl ,uw,tury boo iN. unHu.t.. Jr..
lnuusu'Gi,It urp buried uurH. IHH n...u
i- ,,ayrdn-B hygytul -,t tNr ,.gr ".
Narl."tt.r grand.
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DIED.

STEWART.--on Thursday, September g
1886, at 9A5 p. M, Mrs. Lizzie Stewart, widow
of the late William Stewart, aged ~ years.
CLANCY.-On Thursday, September ., 1886,
at $3.50 a. m, John, beloved son of John and
the late Ellen Clancy.
Funeral from the residence of his parent,
33 Myrtle street, saturday morning at II
O'Clock.
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MIAlInil.lLmrg.

outside OF the original District are seyco.
places ui great interest tu tuu tourist. uu' g.
bly, BladOusbu iu Maryland, uu tae G.
10 Is uu old town. famous 'nr being 10 Hu".
dItd years ago She largest commercial nl'.
In Mary land, also for 10 Nru Springs. uuN
for It's associations us % lH Hnr0', uIn.|uF
ground IN the days when 'lo 'l"ir N.
htI.rH Nyu- iu force.
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Cal.in Jol.u RrIdmc.

Cabin John Brilgu spanning tHc ehlsm of
cabin John Greek, about eight miles from
Rock crock Bridge, is tine largest single
stone arch bridge iu the world. Five miles
abryc cabin iohn Bridge ure the Great
Falls of ihc Potomac. 'rhc scenery Is ml-.
uifyruf. Reached hy cub
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1T. I;Iiyubeti,'a

Across the Anacosta River, due south from
the Navy-Yard Is ST. Ellzabeth's or the GOV
Crnmcnt's Hospital for the Insane II lies on
the ton of a hill having beautiful view of
the surrounding country. There are over
one thousand patients in this asylum. IL is
reached by a pleasant carriage drive.
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Unprecedented .Sitrrctioni
over quarter Million Distrihutcdt
Louisiana State Lottery Co.

Incorporated IN 1893 for u years by tho
Legislature Tor Educational and Charitable
purpOsc.-with a Capital of stOM OO0-to
which reserve fund Ofoyer s5j0,OlO has since
been added,
By an overwhelming popuiar vote It's fran
chi,c was made d part Of the present state
Constitution adopted December =, a, ID. 1879.
It's Grand Single Number Drawings will tgke
place monthly. II Never Scales or rOstpOneg.
Look at the following Distributions
Extraordinary Quarterly Drawing,
at the Academy of Music, New orleans,
TUESDAY. SEPT IT, 1886.
100000 tickets at Ten Dox,rs each.
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The great money mil OF the Government is
located at the corner Of Fourteenth and u
street southwest, southeast from the Monu-
nCrt and southwest from the Agriculture
Bureau 1t Is reached by the Belt Line
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The Urntrr tinrilct.

Tie Centre Market occupies the squares
souih Of The Avenue bounded by -'reet
and Ninth street ON the west, II is a very
handsome market building. cX cllei i'm
beauty, and probably IN s 10, 10y none iu the
VcrlO. II u the Ccgnesi and the he-t,
while also the Chcupp.t mprkct i'm America.
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The Naval Observatory.

TO the west Of the Washington Monument,
ON the highest elevation that borders the
north bank of the river, between -. EiNu
lcth's Heights and Georgetown College,
stands the Naval Observatory. The hill on
which II stands is famous for having been
the camping ground of Washington, brad.
dock, and the lnttCr's army when ON their
march to- the fatal field, where the English
General frll victim ~ hl- sylrruuonit aud
vanity. Tradition also points out this hill
as lhc decisive battle ground hctwccn the
District Indians and the mysterious SuSque-
haunas. THIS observatory contains the
largest tCraciing telescope In the world,
next to the new equatorial Just built for the
toresting, II not greatest, Astronomical dis
cuyCry of the country was made, the moons
Of Mars. The entrance 20 the observatory
isat ! and Twenty third streets northwest.
[, stroolN.
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rhc ncar Mute College.

Returning from MI, Olyct the visitor will
pass near by and in full sight Of the Deaf
Mute College, which is ON the north side u
street northeast. II Is reached by cab or
the II street line OF ears. II is the most
prominent Deaf Mute College In the world,
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"aIdcrney Dairy wugons.v

Fresh Alderey butter, churned every
morning and delivered IN III. "Wardh
prints, Bic. per Ii, Also cottage cheese
brttermilk and sweet milk, &c. per at.
Cream, l5c. per pt.
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war. navy nnd state Dcpnrtmcut-

This Cdihue. once named 10y a -hlugtuu
Journalist the "Trunr building" urcupr-
the west side Of the Presidents reservation,
state Department occupies the south part,
y q NaYyis located north of the state, Nhiln
the War Department occupies the entire
northern half II Is q new and very hand
some structure The most beautiful room
IN the whole building Is conceded To- be- the
library Of the state Department, with south
front, from whose windows the eve can
sweep unintcruptodly down the Potomac
to Nj Vernon aud far over the virginia
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The National Museum.

The National Museum Is In the Smithsonian
grounds, a few yards east of the Smthso-
nian building. 1t contains thousands of the
most interesting curiositics, samples OF the
life, customs and history of nil nations. II.
as well ms the Smithsonian, Is open daily to
the public from q. N. 10 ( d. m.
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Tne GroIopIcnI nurrnu.

The Geological Survey is located ON u street,
near the Ehhitt House. The Interior De-
purtmcnt building, immense at II is, Is en-.
trcly too small for the accommodation OF its
bureaus, twOol which, besides the Educa
and Pension aps located in other uuarters
These two last bureaus are among the larg-
linn ~ nm LLL.--