The Washington times., 1894-08-27


national gold and silver are stored; the inter-
nal revenue vaults, where the stamps are
kept; the rooms where the busy printing ma
chimes are employed in putting the red seal
on the paper currency; the macerator that
cheWS up the paper money Withdrawn from
circulation, and the "rogue's gallery at
tached 10 the secret service division.
STATE, WAR. AND NAVY.
The State, War, and Navy building is
located short distance west of and near the
White House. 1t is splendid structure Of
handsome exterior, and accommodates the
principal divisions OF the three departments
included in the designation of the building.
Many documents, relics, souvenirs and
models arc to be found here. including
among the documents. the original draft of
the Constitution, the Declaration of Inde-
pendence, Washington's commission as com
mander-in-chief of the army and many other
relics, besides models oil ships and rare me-
mentoes of the war. Portraits of many de-
parted statesmen and department officials are
also preserved in the building among them
being Thomas Jefferson and Daniel Webster
The Washington Monument, that famous.
conspicuous obelisk, stands on the banks OF
the Potomac River, south Of the Treasury
and Is located on a government reservation.
The inner walls of this mighty shaft are
ornamented at intervals with memorial
stones contributed by American States and
cities, by foreign countries, and by associa-
tlons of various kinds throughout the world
The various inscriptions and designs on these
stones may be plainly seen when ascending or
descending and add much to the beauty and
interest OF the structure. Visitors have the
advantage of an elevator when making the
trip to the summit
Near the monument is the Bureau of En-
craving and Printing ii branch of the Treas
ury, and one of the most interesting to sight
seers OF all the government workshops. Here
Is where the paper money Is completed to the
degree where the red seal only is required to
constitute it circulating medium" Internal
revenue stamps have been for years printed
at the Bureau, and, beginning with July /,
1874, postage stamps also.
TWO INTERESTING DEPARTMENTS.
The Post-offce Department and the Interior
Department, facing each other on street.
between Seventh and Ninth streets. are both
objects OF interest The latter embraces the
Patent ONCE, which presents more than the
average attraction to visitors, owing 70 the
thousands of models of ancient and modern
inventions, while the Dead Letter Office in
the Postoffice Department possesses a fasei-
nation for very many people.
The Pension Office located on the north
side of Judiciary Square, between Fourth and
Fifth streets q and streets northwest. is
much visited by the survivors of the Union
army Of the civil war. II has but few features of
general interest. but is the lodging place OF
much printed and written matter upon which
the hopes and fears of thousands have been
conferred and upon which the anxiety of thou
sands OF others is now based.
The navy yard, situated at the foot of
Eighth street southeast, and reached by the
way OF Pennsylvania avenue street cars is
another center OF interest, for it is here that
those wonderfully effective guns are manu-
factured for the use of our army and navy.
and with which those long distance shots are
made-the ''ffteen milers." Here are stored
also many trophies of the pro8ess of the
American Jack tars.
There are many points of interest which
are always included in the visitors "calling
list, but which cannot be given extensive
mention here Among these are the United
States Coast Survey. on New Jersey avenue
south of Pennsylvania avenue; Department
OF Justice opposite the Treasury on Penn
sylvania avenue; Government Printing Office
on Ii and North Capitol streets; military bar
racks, foot of Four-and-a-half street south
west; United States Naval Hospital Pennsyl-
vania avenue and Ninth street southeast;
Government Hospital for the Insane, Nichols
avenue, opposite the navy yard; National OBJ
serYatory, at the foot Of Twenty-fourth street
northwest; Columbia Institute for the Deaf
and Dumb, Kendall Green northeast; Masonic
Temple, corner of F and Ninth streets north
west; Weather Bureau. corner of VI and
Twenty-fourth streets northwest; the house
where President Lincoln died, No. 5l6 Tenth
street northwest, and the Ford's Theater
building, where he was shot, nearly opposite
on same street; Odd Fellows Hall, on Sew
enth street. between D and streets north
west; City Hall, where the District courts are
accommodated: the Baltimore and Potomac
depot, Sixth and b streets northwest. where
President Garfield was shot, the spot where ne
fell being marked by silver star Set in a
block of the flooring: the headquarters OF the
Fish Commission, Sixth and streets south
west.