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Thc Pension Office.

The new Pension Building extends nearly the
entire width OF judiciary Square from
Fourth to Fifth streets and from G, nearly
TO street. 1t Is by lar the largest
ination and settlement of claims for pen
sions. It is built Of red brick, and cost
several hundred thousand dollars In 1t
was given President Cloyeland's Inaugural
tion Ball. II can be reached by the Metro
poltan and the Belt Line cars,
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Davy Burns Cottage.

Davy Burns 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 Burns, one Of the original
heirpsses Of WaShiugtOu
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The Botanical Gardens.

Passing eastward from the Museum, over
the railroad bridge that spans Sixth street.
and though the pretty park lying between
Maine and Missouri avenues the visitor
comes to the entrance ON Third street, just
south OF Pennsylvania avenue. of the Bo.
tanical Gardens These interesting grounds
are open daily from 0 in the morning to
in the evening. They were established
30 years ago. The conscrvatores are flied
with the choicest and rarest 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 Bartholdi Fountain that at
tracted SO much attention at the philadel-
,,b Centennial
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The washington Monument.

south of the White House stands
the Washington Monument, the loftiest
structure erected by man, and the most I'M
posing obclsk ever constructed 10 IS Dos
feet above its base, which is AZ Ceot above
tide.water. Its cornerstone was laid July
4, 1873, and the cap-stone, forming the apex,
was placed In position December o, 1884 In
it are isi blocks Of inserted stones or cop.
per. gifts from various countries and so
ciotics The total cost will be over 1880
GOO. 1t is situated in what will ultimately
hp bpnutiftil mark
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The Wcnther Hurcnu.

The Signal Service, or Weather Bureau, "a
about one hundred yards west of the state,
WaI and Navy Departments, ON C street, II
is one Of the most interesting places In
Washington to visit. The observers In
charge, when at leisure always take
pleasure in showing visitors how they
imauulaCture weather.
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War, Navy ana state Departments.

This edifice. once named by Washington
Journalist tho "Trlune Duildingn occupies
the west side Of the Presidents reservation,
Immediately west of the White House. The
state Department occupies the south part,
the Navyis located north of the State, while
the War Department occupies the entire
northern half. 1t Is new and very hand
In the whole building IL conceded TO be the
library of the State Department, with south
front, from whose windows the eye can
sweep uninterruptedly down the Potomac
hills. The building is In the Italian Renais'
sance. 1t is 567 feet long and 3i3 feet wide.
Its greatest height is l2S feet, and the flag,
the breeze higher up than any other flag in
the city. not excepting those above the
Senate and House OF Representatives. The
sost OF the building was five millions OF dol
lars, about three times as much as the
White House, and we think, as much as
the Capitol,
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The LOufse Home,

The Louise Home is q beautiful building at
the corner OF Massachusetts, avenue and
extensive grounds, beautifully embellished,
and is n unique establishment. 1t Is II
memorial to the wife and daughter OF Mr.,
W, w. CorCoran, and Is intended as u home
ment, who have been reduced to poverty
from aliluence.
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The District BUILDINGS.

The visitor after leaving the Centre Market,
will proceed down the Avenue to Four.and-
O half street and northward up that street
a few yards, when he will be In iront Of
wherein the officers of the District are com.
PEELED to sacrifice their temper, health and
good looks while attending to business.
These buildings are so utterly untitled for the
purposes to which they are put, and so
thoroughly abominable and Insecure that
they form, perhaps, the greatest curiosity
IN Washington. No visitor should fail to
inspDpt them.
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marine ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

The Marine Barracks are situated on Eighth
street southeast between q ana Il. several
squares further south the walls of the Navy
Yard rise before the gaze. This Maynard
was I'm its time the most famous ono In the
country, the second largest ship of the line
In the Navy having been built here, as Wen
ms the famous cruisers the Essex, the Wasp
and Others. 1t is to be converted Into the
great ordnance factory Of the country, and
the visitor will find hundreds of objects
herein to interest him, especially the making
of fine steel rined cannon.
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The Government Printing Onice.

The Government Printing Office Is in u north
east direction from the Pension Oiice, NJ
the corner of Il and North Capitol streets
ment I'M the world, and Is full of interest to
visitors. The cost of running It goes up into
millions annually, and the money Is well
spent. It would take columns to merely
outline the gigantic establishment which
omnloyes I'm rs busiest season over 1000
people II is reached by the Columbia llne
Of sirnnt nnrA-
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.AIderncy Dniry yYnrOns. :,

Fresh Alderney butter, churned every
morning and delivered In ! ID. "Ward"
prints, 40c. per ID. Also cottage cheese |;
buttermilk and sweet milk, &c. per at,
Cream, 15c. per pit.
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Judiciary Suuare,

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
and Louisiana avenue to G street-three
long full squares
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The FnterIor Depnrtment.

or, MS Il IS popularity termed, the Patent OF
flee. occupies the two squares between Sey-
outh and Ninth and Il and G. streets. II il
built In the Doric style, and is an admirable
Greek styles. 1t contrasts finely with the
General Posto0loe, which Is Corinthian, the
most ornate Of the pure Greek modes OF
architecture. The curositics of the Patent
Olce are the model rooms, whore many
thousands of ideas have been materialized
and exhibit themselves TO the gaze in every
stage of invention. This building, like most
of the Government Offices is open to the
visitor from u, IN to a. m, The libraries
of the Interior Department are we'll worthy
OF visit. The great inauguration ball at
Lincoln's second term took place in the
Patent Once
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Thc AraennI.

The Arsenal IS located at the foot of Four
and.a-half street southwest, the grounds
extending over what used TO be the peni'
teutiary. u Is Interesting among other
reasons for being the enclosure IN which
Mrs. Surratt and the Assassination pris.
oners were hanged. The band of the Second
Artillery, which Is stationed here, give fire.
ouont concerts IN the summer that are
largely attended. Reached by the Metro,
uolitan QFouraud,a.haif street branch) and
the Seventh street line, via the Anhcostia
limo pt strppt glps.
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The Shakespeare memorial building at
Stratford -on-Ayon is now out of debt, and
sustaining fund has been provided. The
ture gallery
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Retracing our steps we find
The Printing md Engraving Rurenu

The great money mill OF the Government Is
located at the corner of Fourteenth and Is
street southwest southeast from the Mouu-
ment and southwest from the Agriculture
Bureau. II is reached by the Belt Line
Cars, and Is opened to visitors every day.
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Strengthen your muscles and make
your limbs firm and elastic by using st.
Jacobs Oil.
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The PostonIcc Department.

The General Postonice Department Is on tho
square bounded by Il, II, Seventh and
although its proximity 20 its larger and
what obscures its great size and tends to
lessen its beauty, Its different bureaus
possess great interest to the visitor, but the
bead Letter Ofice Is particularly the one to
taken from the mails In transit, as speci-
mems of the uses to which the Nations pos
tai ConyeyanCcs are put, Is both varied and
unique. Everything unmailable, from an In
he seen in this collection, and II IL still
urnWinp
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THE VISITORS GUIDE.
Objects Of Interest in and About the
National Capital.
THE GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS.
Parks, Squares, Statues, Gardens and
other Points OF Attraction.
THE WAY TO REACH THEM.

Washington is fast becoming the
most attractive city of the country AS
the Capital of the Nation it presents
more objects Of interest to the visitor
than any other on the continent, and q
brief directory of its prominent points
will be Of service to the vast number Of
persons who annually resort to the po.
litical metropolis. For 1t is estimated
that over one hundred thousand
strangers pay visit every year to this
city to behold the varied objects of in
terest which so thickly stud the his.
toric "Ten Miles Square" " or these
objects the most conspicuous are of
course the Government buildings.
Chief among those is, first
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The City Hall.

Due north OF, and two squares away rom,
the District Buildings, and closing up Four
and, d half street at that point, Is the City
Hall This Is u large aud commodious
building, built for use rather than show,
and now occupied by the District courts.
just in front and to the south of the city
Hall is column of white stone surmount-
ed by a mnrhlo lignrc Of LinCOln.
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The bureau OF Education.

The Bureau Of Education Is in a brick building
due north Of the Patent Once. The visitor
with scholarly tastes and instincts will not
fail to visit this bureau, which contains u
complete collection OF objects illustrating
the progress and condition Of education
throughout the world.
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THE t.eologicnI Burcnu.

The Geological Survey is located on Il street,
near the Ebbitt House. The Interior De.
partment building, immense as It Is, Is en-
bureaus, two of which, besides the Educa-
tional and Geological Bureaus agriculture
and Pension) are located In other quarters
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The Peace Monument.

just half way across the Avenue from the
northeast angle OF the Botanical Garden.
And at 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
II is OF marble and cost, with pedestral and
platform $4,000. 1t is proposed to remove
this monument to one Of the squares on the
northwest section.
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The District Jail.

On the reservation which lies Immediately
north Of L street southeast and fronts on
the AnacOstia River Is a huge quadrpngulur
pile OF red brick known as the District jail
This building Is especially noticeable for
being the one wherein the assassin of u
President was hanged. just south of II Is
the CITY Asylum IL IS reached by cab or
carriaFe, or on foot from the termination OF
the railway and hordic lines.
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The Treasury Department..

The Treasury Department is east of the White
House and extends the whole length OF the
front between Pennsylvania and New York
avenues. II is 5S2 feet long by 800 feet wide.
The central eastportlon Ia built Of freestone,
rebuilt in 1s3G-.ii, while the other parts were
commenced IN 1858 and built of granite,
The Cash Room in this building is a beau
trance to which is from the north porch,
The vaults are under the Cash Room and
can be seen on q written permit given by
Office Is In the north east angle on the first
floor. This permit must be shown the cash
Ter who will detail guides to take the visi-
tor into the great bullion chests OF the coun-
try. The old State Department used 10 be
on the site occupied by the northeast cor
ner of the TREASURY
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The National Museum.

The National Museum is in the Smithsonian
grounds, few yards east OF the Smithso-
nlan building. It contains thousands of tho
i,s n,, VI 'io
az well as the Smithsonian, Is open daily to
the public from Q q. IN. 10 4 D. N.
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Lafayette Square.
At. Lnhn,s 3. d. Church.

St. Johns Z. Il. Church, which has been often
called the State Church because more Pfcsi.
dents have wcrshipped there than at any
other, stands at the corner OF II and Six
teenth streets. II was built in 1916 and ON.
larged In 1870. In II have worshipped Pres
idcnts Madison, Monroe, John Quincy
Adams (though the latter was u Cougresa-
tonnlist) Martin Van Buren,, though he be'
longed TO the Dutch Reformed Church, Iar
rison, Tyler, Polk, TAYLOR, Fillmore (thOugh
the latter was Unitarian, Pierce, liuGh-
anan and Arthur. Presidents Lincoln,
johnson and Grant have also attended Di,
vine services here although not steadily. Its
interior reminds one very forcibly OF the
old, dim English country Episcopal churches.
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BluucuSliurg.

Outside OF the original District are several
places of great interest TO the tourist nota'
bly, Bladensburs In Maryland, ON, the H.
II is an old town, famous for being Il hun
dred years ago the largest commercial city
In Maryland; also for Its Spa Springs, and
for its associations as q tlYorite duGlunS
ground i'm the days when the code OF
hOuorn WAS In force,
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The Smithsonian.

Across Twelfth street, Immediately east from
the Agricultural Department, are the
Smithsonian Institution and the Smithso
nan Grounds The former Is a specimen of
the most graceful architecture In the CITY,
and. the latter form the most beautiful
landscape garden in the country. These
grounds Of themselves are worth a visit to
Washington to see. They contain the
memorial urn to the artist who designed
the park, Andrew J. Downing, and the
bronze statue of Professor Henry. the first
secretary Of tho institution. The latter IL
at the northwest corner of the building; the
Downing Urn is in the centre of the grounds,
MO mo HnUreu Hi,S Stras noIih ri or Ine east wing,
varied and interesting objects connected
with science. II is reached by the Seventh
Street, the Ninth Street and the Belt Line
of street cars
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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 st. Eliza.
beth'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
march TO the fatal field, where the English
General fell victim TO his elf.conceit and
vanity. Tradition also points out this hill
az the decisive battle ground between the
District Indians and the mysterious Susquo-
hannas. This observatory contains the
largest rofraoting telescope in the world,
next to the new equatorial just built FOR the
Lick Observatory BY its aid that most in
torestlng, Ii not greatest astronomical dis.
cuvcry Of the country was made, the moons
Of Mars The entrance TO the observatory
IL at l. and Twentythird streets northwest
The uerdic cabs go to Twenty-sccond and
&, gtrpptg
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The Centre Market.

The Centre Market occupies the squares
south of the Avenue, bounded by B street
on the south, seventh street on the east
and Ninth street on the west. IL Is a very
handsome market building, eScolled iu
beauty, and probably In size, by none In the
world It Is the oleanest and the best,
while also the cheapest market In America.
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Medical Museum.

on Tenth street. between Z and +, round the
corner westward from Masonic Temple IL
the famous Medical Museum This build
ing was once prominent Baptist Church. 10
was converted about the beginning of the
war into theatre, known the country over
as Ford's, and IL was IN private boz there
in April, lSC5, that John wilkes Booth
killed President Lincoln. The latter was
carried To house, Just opposite, whore he
died. A marble tablet In front of the house,
No. BIC Tenth street, commentaries this
fact The theatre was then sequestrated by
the Government and turned into the Med
ical Museum attached to the Surgcon-Gen-
erals Office. 10 Is full Of interesting surgical
relics Of the war, and has the largest medi.
cal library IN the world. Among the curl.
osities within its walls Is the artlculated
skeleton Of Guiteau, the assassin of Presi.
dent Garfield. Coming down Tenth street
from the Medical Museum .he visitor will
not fail TO inspect the massive and beauti-
ful Post Building, in which Is situated the
Office OF Tng CUIrIc. This Is the largest
newspaper establishment south Of Phlladel-
phia and east of the Ohio and Mississippi
rivers. -Four Of the leading and most inilu-
ential journals in the country-two morning,
one evening (Tm CRlTiC) and one indcpenI
dent Sunday paper-haye their home In this
establishment.
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These two last bureaus nro among the larg-
oct i-MlDn ILn LL.n.rtLtnnr-i
Mnsonic Temnlo.

Westward from the Patent Office across Ninth
street at It's intersection with Il
street is the handsome Masonic
Temple, erected In 1893. This build
ing Is one Of the most complete In It's mr.
rangcments of any building cOnscCratcl To
MngnIiL. li.n- I'm llD nc.
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The Agr:cuiturnl Departments.

This building Is situated east of the Monu-
ment. 1t Is enclosed by the most beautiful
and glowing flower garden In the country
and the grounds contain the most complete
Attached to this Department are the Ex-
perimental Gardens whose Offices ara i'm
mediately west of the main building. The
Belt Line cars 60 right past the grounds.
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w-Deliverod 70 Any Par Of Washington
OF Georgetown.
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Alexandria.

Seven miles from Washington down the Po.
tomac, reached by boat or by rail, is the old
civ OF Alexandria. II contains among
OTHER objects of interest the church whore
Washington worshipped, the house that
Braddock lived In before he went on his
fatal campaigu, the lodge of Masons TO
which Washington was attached, the store
where the famous General Turner Ashby
sold dry goods for many years, and many
ptbar obippts Of interest
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The two Senators who represent
Wisconsin are both good fellows, says
"Carp" of the Cleveland Lepder, but
they are queer looking pair. They
are very fond Of each other, and are
often together, both outside of the
Senate and on the floor. They sit to-
gether, and many good story, / doubt
not, passes between them. Both
Spooner and Sawyer enjoy good joke,
and neither of them is afraid of show
ing his teeth when he laughs. Sawyer
is nearly q generation older than
Spooner, and the fringe around his
bald crown is as white as driven
snow, Spooner's hair is of a brown
ish auburn, and 1t Is so thick that he
could give locks to all of his Senate
rial friends and have some to spare
Spooner's head is not more than two
thirds the size of Sawyer's, though
/ am sure that 1t has fully as much
brains. He does not weigh more
than half Sawyer's weight, and
/ don't suppose he is worth one
tenth as much money, Spoonor is a
fine speaker, while Sawyer does not
speak at all. Sawyer was ten years in
Congress before he came to the Senate.
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NorE3 AND GOSSIP.

THE wealth Of John B. Alley of Lynn,
Mass.i Is now estimated at 10000, 900,
most Of which Is in Government bonds and
elt-edged railroad securities.
TnE newest novel Is callcl ga Banker
From Bankcrvi H." The plot begins in
New York an1 rapidly moves toward
Canadl.-[S San Francisco Alta.
THE strength OF the Ancient Order of
United Workmen in the United States and
Canada Is something over TO- 900, and every
member carries an Insurance policy Of So, ,OO)
for the benefit Of his family.
PRESIDENT EwELL of the College OF
William and Mary claims that the earliest
Chair Of Law at any American seat OF learn
ing was established at his college In l11O,
thirty.six years before that OF Harvard.
IT IS proposed to the Government to an
nounce the coming Of storms by firing can
non. The idea seems commcndable. Each
signal cannon should be loaded with a
weather prophet Philadelphia News.
The Inauguration ceremonies OF Gov
ernoreect Green OF New Jersey will be
place at the Taylor Opera-House in Trenton,
WIN a biuhu ieNCpllpu Nv luC pbdlc ilOutc
In the evening.
GEORGE A. ALLEN of Erie, who has been
appointed United States Attorney for the
Western district of Pennsylvania, to sue
ceed Colonel Stone, has been in practice
since 1865, and Is the warm, personal friend
OF Hon. w. l.. Scott.
CHARLES DUDLEY WARNER and his fel-
low-trayelers Of the Harper party, now on
a southern tour, were at Mobile the other
day and called upon Mrs. Augusta Evans
Wilson, author of "|eulah" and "Vashti,"
by whom they were agreeably entertained.
II. l.. MoRRlLf, the new general manager
Of the st. Louis and San Francisco Railway
tgan his railroad career IN 1870 as superln-
tcndeut Of construction Of the st. Louis aud
Southeastern, and was subsequently, for four
years general manager Of the Boston,
Iloosac Tunnel aud Western Road.
GENERAL HoKE, now at the head OF the
new Georgia, Carolina aud Northera Rail-
road, was major-general in the Confederate
Army at 81 years of age. The Atlanta Com
ShitutiOH says that when the war was over he
wanted to go to New York and start life
anew. lie had no suit but his old gray uni
form, and he had this dyed by an old
servant, while his mother covered tue but
tons with pieces Of an old bombazine dress.
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WASHINGTON, DECEMBER 8, 1886.
THE PERMANENT EXPOSITION.

The resolutions adopted by the Per
manent Exposition Convention yester-
day are comprehensive and clear. set
ting forth the objects of the proposed
Centennial celebrations and of the great
Exposition. which Is to be their per.
manent outgrowth, with such plain.
ness that the public can have no diff.
Guilty in understanding the full nature
Of the undertaking, as IL will doubtless
have no hesitation In approving 1t.
1t will be seen from these resolutions
that, far from being a private specula-
tion, the enterprise is to be wholly nm
der the control and direction Of the
Government; or that instead of calling
upon the Government for large appro
priations, as seemel to be u too gen.
eral impression, uoIhinr Is to be askel
outside of the alo'm MT OF the neces.
sary grounds, excepting such sums Is
may be needed TO extend the National
Museum and erect such buildings rs
may be needed for q proper exhibition
of the mechanical department of the
Patent office
These structures would have to be
constructed, sooner or later, in any
event, so that even this expenditure Is
hardly to be set down as part of the
cost Of the Exposition.
With this programme before 1t, Con-
gress should have no hesitation in pro.
ceeding at once to the requisite legisla-
tion, with full confidence that no raid
is contemplated upon the Treasury,
and that the project will receive the
cordial appreciation of the country at
1arre