On the Eastern branch of the Potomac, at the foot of Eighth street, and at the terminus of the Navy Yard (green car) line of the Pennsylvania avenue cars. For hours, see Time-Table, page 1. No pass required. Local guides will facilitate inspection of the yard.

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HERE are guns to study, ancient relics of the past, trophies eloquent of the gallant exploits of the old Navy, and new guns here making for the equipment of the new Navy of to-day. Just within the entrance is a gun salvaged from the wreck of the Maine, sunk in Havana Harbor, Feb. 15, 1894; and nearby on Dahlgren avenue (the avenues are named after Commandants of the yard), we find two bronze cannon, which Capt. Stephen Decatur took from the Tripolitans, Aug. 3. 1804. Further down the avenue is the famous Long Tom. At the end of the avenue, in front of the Commandant's office, and in the gun park south of it, there are other relics and trophies-guns captured by Decatur from Algiers and Tripoli, and taken in the wars of the Revolution, 1812, Mexican and Civil.

The Museum is shaded by a willow tree which was grown from a slip from one of the trees over the grave of Napoleon at St. Helena; it was brought home by Commodore Bainbridge and planted here. The Museum contains a collection of relics and of specimens illustrating different classes of ordnance, projectiles and naval equipments.

EMBASSIES AND LEGATIONS.

Albania, The Mayflower. Argentina, 1806 Corcoran St. Austria, 2343 Mass. Ave. Belgium, 1777 Mass. Ave. Bolivia, 2830 44th. Brazil, 2437 15th. Bulgaria, 2101 R. Canada, 1746 Mass. Ave. Chili, 2154 Florida Ave. China, 2001 19th. Colombia, 839 17th. Costa Rica, Wardman Park Hotel. Cuba, 2630 16th. Czecho-Slovakia, 2349 Mass. Ave. Denmark, 910 17th. Dominican Republic, Woodward Bldg., Ecuador, 1712 N. H. Ave. Egypt, 2301 Mass. Ave. El Salvador, 2601 Conn. Ave. Estonia, 4860 Broadway, N. Y. Finland, 1709 Mass. Ave. France, 2034 16th. Germany, 1439 Mass. Ave. Great Britain, 3100 Mass. Ave. Greece, 2139 R. Guatemala, 1614 18th. Haiti, 1703 R. Honduras, 1100 16th. Hungary, 1424 16th. Irish Free State, 1800 Conn. Ave. Italy, 1601 Fuller. Japan, 2514 Mass. Ave. Latvia, 225 Broadway, N. Y. Lithuania, 2622 16th. Mexico, 2829 16th. Netherlands, 1470 Euclid. Nicaragua, 1711 N. H. Ave. Norway, 3401 Mass. Ave. Panama, 1535 N. H. Ave. Paraguay, 1726 Irving. Persia, 2620 16th. Peru, 1300 16th. Poland, 2640 16th. Portugal, 2601 Calvert. Rumania, 1601 23d. Russia, 17 E. 45th St., N. Y. Siam, 2300 Kalorama Road. Spain, 2700 15th. Sweden, 2249 R. Switzerland, 2013 Hillyer Place. Turkey, Hay-Adams House. Union of South Africa, 1529 N. H. Ave. Uruguay, 1317 F. Venezuela, 21st. Yugoslavia, 1520 16th.

THE SOLDIERS' HOME.

SITUATED three miles north of the Capitol. Reached (best route) by the Ninth street
Open daily, from 9 to sunset.

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WO landmarks are conspicuous upon the hills which encircle Washington-the colonnaded portico of Arlington House on the heights of Virginia in the west, and the white tower of the United States Soldiers' Home on the rim of the hills on the north. It may be said that they mark in the west and in the north the geographical range of interest for the visitor in the Federal City. Neither of them should be omitted from one's itinerary.

The Home is beautiful for situation, its Norman tower is a distinctly pleasing feature of the landscape, and in turn the grounds give a much admired prospect of Washington, with the Capitol, the new Library, the Monument and the windings of the Potomac. A lovelier site would have been sought long in vain.

The Soldiers' Home is for the benefit of men who have been honorably discharged from the regular army after twenty years' service, or who have been disabled by wounds or disease. Inmates are received for life, or for a shorter term.

Of the five dormitory buildings, the principal one is the Scott Building, named in grateful memory of the founder of the Home, Gen Winfield Scott. It is of marble, with Norman battlements and a clock tower.

The Sherman Building is named in honor of Gen. W. T. Sherman, and the Sheridan Building after Gen. Philip H. Sheridan. The Anderson Building, named for Gen. Robert Anderson, in recognition of his early efforts in behalf of the Home, is popularly known as the President's Cottage. Several of the Presidents have spent the summer months here. The King Building is named after Surgeon B. King, who was long stationed here. There are Officers' Quarters, a Library, the Chapel, the Hospital and other buildings. Near the Chapel is a monument erected by the enlisted men of the army in memory of "Henry Wilson, the Soldiers' Friend."

The grounds comprise 512 acres of diversified lawn, sloap and ravine. One view which is much admired is that from the knoll on which stands Launt Thompson's bronze statue of Gen. Scott.

National Cemetery.-Just north of the grounds, in the National Cemetery, with its headstones in orderly array of more than 7,800 soldiers, is the monument erected by the soldiers of the Home to the memory of General John C. Kelton, Governor in 1892-93. Here too the beautiful tomb of Major-General John A. Logan never fails to command interest and admiration.

THE WASHINGTON CATHEDRAL.

THE CATHEDRAL of St. Peter and St. Paul (Protestant Episcopal), rising above the hills in the northwest, occupies a commanding site on Mt. St. Albans, with its main entrance on Wisconsin avenue. It is reached by trolley to Georgetown and transfer at Wisconsin avenue and M street to the Tenallytown-Rockville Line. The architects were Henry Vaughn of Boston, and Dr. G. F. Bodley, of London. The general architectural scheme is 14th century English Gothic. In dimensions the Cathedral compares favorably with most of the great cathedrals of Europe. The length is 480 feet, breadth 132 feet, height of nave 95 feet, span of nave 39 feet. It has three square towers, two flanking the main entrance on the west facade, while above the crossing of the nave and transepts rises the great central tower, 263 feet high.

The Cathedral Close is open daily to the public from sunrise until sunset; the Cathedral is open for inspection excepting during service.

Entering from Wisconsin avenue, one should note the Braddock stone. In the center of the sloping open space toward the east stands the Peace Cross, an iron cross of stone 20 feet in height.

THE TOMB OF WOODROW WILSON in Bethlehem Chapel is a shrine visited by thousands. The sarcophagus is recessed in the south wall, with massive

arches meeting above and leaded glass interior window behind. It is a warm cream-color limestone with almost a golden gleam. The Crusader's cross is the only decoration. There are inscribed the name, WOODROW WILSON, and the years of birth and death, 1856-1924. The grill is beautifully wrought iron, after the manner of the ancient craftsmen, the upright bars ending in crosses. Woven in the canopy of delicately carved oak are the words: "I am the resurrection and the life, saith the Lord." The flags lending color to the whole effect are historic. Two are President's flags (presented by the Government to each President) and represent Mr. Wilson's two inaugurations, March 4, 1913, and March 4, 1917. The third is the United States flag which was carried by the American troops when they marched through London. It is the first American flag ever saluted by an English King on English soil.

The United States Naval Observatory, in charge of the Bureau of Navigation, is on the heights north of the Georgetown & Rockville road. It has a 26-inch equatorial telescope, is admirably equipped for astronomical work, and holds a high place among the institutions of its class. From here Washington time is telegraphed daily to all parts of the United States. The Observatory is open to a limited number of visitors, when the skies are clear, on Thursday evenings from 8 to 10 o'clock for a view through the 12-inch telescope. Application for cards of admission should be made to the Superintendent.

Asbury-16th and Mt. Pleasant Sts.-Bishop Francis Asbury. By Augustus Lukeman. Barry-John Barry.-Franklin Park.

Burke-Mass. Ave., 12th St.-Edmund Burke, British Statesman. By Havard Thomas. Butt, A. W.-Mall, south of White House.

Columbus-Union Station Plaza.

Dante-Meridian Hill Park. By Ettore Ximenes.

Dupont-Dupont Circle.-Rear-Admiral Samuel Francis Dupont. Memorial Fountain.
Ericsson-Potomac Park, near Lincoln Memorial.

Farragut-Farragut Square.-Admiral David Glascoe Farragut. By Vinnie Ream Hoxie.
First Division A. E. F.-State Place, south of State, War and Navy Building. Winged
Victory memorial to dead of First Division A. E. F. By Daniel French.
Franklin-Pennsylvania avenue, 10th and D streets. By Plassman.
G. A. R. Memorial-Pennsylvania avenue and 7th street.
Garfield-Maryland avenue entrance to Capitol grounds.
Grant-Statue by H. M. Shrady. Botanical Gardens.

Green-Stanton Square.-Gen. Nathaniel Greene. By H. K. Brown.

Gross-Smithsonian grounds.-Dr. Samuel D. Gross, American physician and surgeon.
Hahnemann-Scott Circle.-C. S. F. Hahnemann, founder of homeopathy.
Hamilton-South Front of Treasury.-Alexander Hamilton. By James L. Frazer.
Hancock-Penn. Avenue and 7th.-Maj.-Gen. Winfield Scott Hancock. By H. J. Ellicott.
Henry-Smithsonian grounds.-Joseph Henry, first Secretary Smithsonian. By Story.
Jackson-Lafayette Square.-Gen. Andrew Jackson, here presented as the hero of the
Battle of New Orleans. By Clark Mills.

Jeanne d'Arc-Meridian Hill Park. By Paul Dubois.
Jones-John Paul Jones.-Potomac Park.

Kosciuszko-Lafayette Square.-Tadiusz Kosciuszko (1746-1817). By Antonio Popiel. Lafayette.-Lafayette Square and Pennsylvania avenue. By the French sculptors Falquiere and Mercier. Provided by Congress to commemorate the distinguished services of Lafayette and other French officers in the cause of the Colonies. Lafay ette is represented in the uniform of the Continental Army. America extends to him a sword. The other figures are Rochambeau, Duportail, D'Estaing and De Grasse.