Street Plan. From the Capitol as a central point radiate North Capitol street, East Capitol street, South Capitol street, and a line drawn west through the center of the Mall. The city is thus divided into four sectionsNortheast, Southeast, Northwest and Southwest. The streets and avenues are designated N.E., S.E., N.W., and S.W., as they lie in the respective divisions. As most of the points of interest to visitors are included in the western divisions, all streets referred to in these pages are Northwest or Southwest, unless otherwise designated.

The NUMBERED STREETS run north and south, beginning with 1st street at the foot of Capitol Hili. The lettered streets run east and west, beginning with B street at the Mall.

The AVENUES run northeast to southwest, and northwest to southeast. They are named after States.

House numbers run in progression of 100 numbers to a block, odd numbers on the right. Thus 510 Pennsylvania avenue is on the left-hand side, between 5th and 6th streets; and 503 14th street is on the right-hand side, between E (the fifth letter) and F streets.

Pennsylvania avenue is the central avenue for the purposes of the visitor; it connects the Capitol, Treasury, White House and State Department. Other public buildings are but a square or two away.

Car fare 5c., six tickets for 25c. An extensive system of transfers is in operation. The several routes are indicated by red lines on the large map.

Cab fares are fixed by law as follows: One Horse Vehicles-Fifteen squares or less, one or two passengers, 50 cents; each additional passenger, 25 cents; each additional five squares or parts of squares, one or two passengers, 15 cents; each additional passenger, 10 cents. Two Horse VehiclesFifteen squares or less, one or two passengers, 60 cents; each additional passenger, 30 cents; each additional five squares or parts of squares, one or two passengers, 15 cents; each additional passenger, 10 cents.

Taxicabs-50 cents first half mile; 10 cents each additional quarter.

The Dead-Letter Office Museum exhibits are in the National Museum.

City Post-Office.-The City Post-Office, adjacent to the Union Station, is a $3,000,000 structure of white marble, on a site 174,000 square feet and costing $450,189. The architecture is an adaptation of the Renaissance. Embassies and Legations.--Argentina, 1806 Corcoran street. AustriaHungary, 1304 18th street. Belgium, 2011 Massachusetts avenue. Bolivia, 1633 16th street. Brazil, 1633 16th street. Chili, 1329 K street. China, 2001 19th street. Columbia, 1319 K street. Costa Rica, 1329 18th street. Cuba, The Parkwood. Denmark, 1605 22d street. Dominican Republic, Southern Building. Ecuador, 233 Meeker avenue, Newark, N. J. France, 2460 16th street. Germany, 1435 Massachusetts avenue. Great Britain, 1300 Connecticut avenue. Greece, The Wyoming. Guatemala, 1750 Massachusetts avenue. Hayti, 1429 Rhode Island avenue. Honduras, Hotel Gordon. Italy, 1400 New Hampshire avenue. Japan, 1310 N street. Mexico, 1413 I street. Netherlands, Shoreham. Nicaragua, Stoneleigh Court. Norway, The Wyoming. Panama, The Portland. Paraguay, 2017 Massachusetts avenue. Persia, 2139 Wyoming avenue. Peru, 2223 R street. Portugal, Stoneleigh Court. Russia, 1517 L street. Salvador, The Portland. Scandinavia, 1721 Rhode Island Spain, 1521 Harvard street. Sweden, 2006 N street.

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Switzerland, 2013 Hillyer Place. Turkey, 2024 Florida avenue. Uruguay, 1724 N street. Venezuela, 1027 16th street.

Theaters. The theaters are: Keith's-Pennsylvania avenue, near 15th street. Columbia-12th and F streets. Gaiety-9th, near F. Belasco-East side

Lafayette Square. New National-1325 E street.

Young Women's Christian Association.-At 12th and F streets, N. W. Societies.—Grand Army of the Republic-1412 Pennsylvania avenue. Masonic Temple-13th and N. Y. avenue. Scottish Rite Temple-16th and S streets.

Odd Fellows Hall-7th street, between D and E. Scientific Societies have their headquarters at 1518 H street, the home of the Cosmos Club. Bureau of Engraving and Printing.-The Bureau of Engraving and Printing is installed in a superbly designed and equipped building at 14th and C streets, S. W. The old building formerly occupied by the Bureau is now used for other purposes.

The National Botanical Garden, at the foot of Capitol Hill, is open to the public from 8 to 5. Its conservatories contain large collections of rare plants from all parts of the world. The traveler's tree from Madagascar, the Hottentot poison ordeal tree from the Cape of Good Hope, the Jesuit's Bark (cinchona) from South America, and specimens from the Sandwich Islands, Japan, Queensland, Norfolk Island, Sumatra and scores of other distant lands afford abundant interest. North of the conservatory is the Bartholdi Fountain, the work of the French sculptor Auguste Bartholdi, famed for his statue of Liberty in New York Harbor.

The Department of Agriculture Buildings are in the Mall, a short distance west of the Smithsonian. They are open to visitors from 9 to 4, and in the museum will be found an interesting display of various agricultural products, illustrating their growth and industrial and commercial treatment.