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Government Printing Office
This is open from . to = O'Clock. 1t il
at the corner of North capitol and II
streets. and is reached hy ears running
east on New York avenue and Mh street
from the corner of the Treasury building.
II is where al! tn" government reports
and other printing is done and is the
Stltutlon which publishes the Congress
sionai Record II is said To toe the finest
printing establishment in the world
Naval Observatory.
This is the great government obscrva-
tory and contains the famous twenty
four inch equatorial telescope 1t is on r
hill northwest Of Washington overlook
ing the city and is reached by the Tenley-
town car line.
Pension Office.
This is at the corner of 5th and f streets
northwest and will he the scene of the
inaugural b III and subsequent concerts II
Is "A red brick structure said TO be one
Of the finest office buildings in existence.
Soldiers Home
This is situated in very extensive
grounds just outside of Washington The
gate can he reached from the Brgh, wood
car line. bur it is hardly practicable 10 so
over the grounds except in a carriage. IL
Is very beautiful drive in the summer
time The buildings constitute one of The
finest homes for disa bled veterans in the
country.
State, War and Navy Departments.
These three departments are i'm 4 single
building a 18th street and Pennsylvania
avenue, and can be reached either by the
Pennsylvania avenue cars or by the +
street line. which runs within one square
The building is principally of interest
architecturally but in the corr dors are
models OF all t.-2es of hattleships and
cruisers. well figures illustrating ali
of the uniforms worn by the American
army from the revolution TO the present
time. There are grouped there aiso
eral of the great rifle trophies won by
American teams at home and abroad.
This building is open between am. and
= pm.
Technical Departmental Work.
There are number of Institutions that
are not of interest to casual sightseerS,
where the technical work of the govern
ment is carried on. and where those in
terested in particular lines of Research
will find special libraries and will be able
10 consult government sc. entlStS III various
lines of work.
Department of Agriculture.
For official purposes this department IL
open from . until 40 o'clock. 1t occu-
pies not only a new adminstra ion build
ing. but also has branches scattered in
number of surrounding private houses.
There are experts in every branch OF agri-
cultural and horticultural work ihclud nS
those of the bureau of soils, of farm I'M
provement and farm management. and
specialists devoted TO the growing OF
wheat corn. cotton. tobacco, and all ~
the other standard and special crops that
can be imagined.
United States Geological Survey.
The survey. in the building at 1880
street open from . until 30 o'clock.
deals with everything connected wi.n
mines and minerals and with geology.
Bureau of Ethnology.
Directly across the street from the
geological survey. devoted TO all sortS
of chronological subjects. but princi-
pally TO q study of American aborlEi-
neS.
Bureau of Statistics.
In the same building with the bureau
of ethnology, and devoted To the com
pilation of United States imports and
exports.
Bureau of Manufactures.
Same building, with same hours. AID
devoted to furthering the manufactu!'-
ing interests Of the United States, esps
cially with reference To the export
trade
Bureau of American Republics
This is maintained by the United
States in conjunction with the repui,-
lies to the south of the United States
and has to do particularly with trad.
r.aI.. ian. h3fu hi IL
South America and Mexico. 1t is stu
ated on Pennsylvania avenue. opposite
the State War and Navy building.
Naval Medical School.
Adjoining the hygienlc laboratory is tn
naval medical school for the training If
young men about 10 enter the navy >
medical service.
Deaf Mute School.
The deaf mute institute. maintained hy
the government. is at Kendall Green.
reached by the cars of the Columbia line.
1t is one of the greatest institutions for
the treatment Of deaf mutcs III the coun-
try.
Volta Bureau.
This is a private institution. established
by Alexander Graham Bell. for special
researches along the same line II is in
at the corner OF Volta place
and Both street. 1t is reached 10y ine +
street ear line.
Bureau of Standards.
\ government institution for il3e' stand
ardization of Thermometers. ales AMI
all instruments OF precision. well aS
electric lights and the like. 1t is reached
BY The Chevy Chase car line.
Forest Service.
This institution deals with all forestry
problems in the Emitted States. Ii is To-
Gated at $50 f street and is open from
. until 4::,u o'clock.
Patent Office.
This is one of the OLDEST federal hull !
ings and Is on the reservation bounded
ny 1th and 9th, F and @ streets. II IS
open from till > O'Clock Tncre is moth
ing to see inside the building. except for
those interested in patent research. In
the search gallery drawings of all the
patents issued are kept and may be CON
suited. The Office originally had charge
of the work of seed distribution before
the Department of Agriculture was estab-
lished first as d separate bureau and
later department.
Weather Bureau.
This is at NJ and 24th streets. There
is no museum or anything OF interest 10
the general sishtseer. but ii is there that
telegraphic reports are received twice
daily of weather conditions al over the