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The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-01-01

paIeuuo, w1un pig pearl puurons, topped
by little cap Of the same cloth, is very
uncommon or the long and rather tight
coat, with small sleeves and felt tyro-
lean hat, suggests the attire of century
ago. The moujik blouse made exactly
as worn in Russia, is also new and has
dark brown fur and is generally green
and blue, with leather belt and knick-
ers of the same cloth. which are only
visible below the knees
Tan shoes, stockings and gloves are
mostly worn with colored costumes,
but It is dark tan, verging on brown.
For evening wear there are velvet suits
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-01-01
A USEFUL PRESENT,

A Writing Block Equally Acceptable to
Men and Women.
A convenient present which is easily
made and equally suitable for man or
woman consists Of writing block or
pad fitted with note paper. envelopes
and all the accessories required for let
ter writing The Decorator and Fur
nisher gives directions for making one
OF these blocks and illustrates the same
when completed.
The block, made by joiner and spliced
around the edges to prevent the wood
from warping, should measure Cd inches
by 16 inches The board should be about
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-01-01
Hams Of Smithf1eld.

Below is the method employed in
curing the celebrated Smithfield hams:
The hams are placed in a large tray
OF fine Liverpool salt. Then the flesh
surface is sprinkled with finely ground
crude saltpeter until the hams are as
white as though covered by a moderate
frost; or, say, use to 4 pounds of the
powdered sa1tpeter to 200 pounds of
hams.
After applying the saltpeter imme-
diately salt with the Liverpool fine salt.
covering we'll the entire surface. Now
pack the hams in bulk, but not on piles
more than 8 feet high. In ordinary
weather the hams should remain thus
for three days.
Then break bulk and resalt with the
fine salt. The hams thus salted and re.
salted should now remain in salt in
bulk one day for each and every pound
each ham weighs-that is, a two pound
ham should remain two days, and in
SUCH proportion OF time for larger and
smaller sizes.
Next you wash with tepid water un-
til the hams are thoroughly cleaned,
and after partially drying rub the en-
tire surface with finely ground black
pepper.
Now the hams should be hung up in
the smokehouse, and this important op-
Grafton be begun. The smoking should
be very gradually and slowly done, last.
ing 30 or 40 days, most packers using
green hickory or red oak to smoke
with.
After the hams are cured and smoked
they should be repeppered to guard
against vermin and then bagged. These
hams improve with age and may be con- t
sldered perfect at about year old
The conclusion naturally to be drawn
from these facts is that any ham treated
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-01-01
A HOMEMADE WRITING BLOCK.

A HOMEMADE WRITING BLOCK.
half an inch In thickness. Having your
board, procure some cloth or serge.
elastic and Russia leather-which can
be bought at any bookbinder's-cuto out
piece Of cloth big enough to cover it,
allowing an inch over all around for
the turning. Draw the cloth tightly
enough to prevent wrinkles and fastep
1t to the back Of the block with furni.
ture tacks to keep it firm, and round the
edges OF the board at intervals Of half
an inch put in small brass headed nails.
Now tllrn over the board and line tina
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-01-01

With loose jackets and full knickerbook-
e:s or tight knee breeches. For an older
boy useful suit is Of glossy black
serge cloth, made as cutaway coat and
knickerbockers. and high, fawn COL
ored drill vest and white collar. Very
tiny boys for evening wear might have
velvet frocks made In Scotch fashion,
with tabled bodice, and full vest Of
soft white silk. or baby boys Of to 8
years look we'll In velvet empire hocks,
made nearly high. and with three-quar-
ter sleeves. If worn with wide tartan
sash folded round the hips. this is quite
q boyiah dresA
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-01-01

pacK with q piece or black linen OF
sateen nailed on to keep it neat.
With regard to filling up the front of
the block. first make plotting pad in
| the following way: Cut ont some pieces
Of white plotting paper, 7Snches by Is
inches, and fasten these the board,
| exactly in the centerSsbut near the bot
tom, by means of four corners of leath-
er cut out in triangular shape, each COR
ner Of which should be attached by
three brass headed nails, so that the blot
ting paper will slip in easily and can be
changed when required.
Above the blotter cut out little case
for stamps Of the leather and fasten it on
with brass nails, and higher up still at
tach, by means Of a piece of elastic, pen,
pencil, sealing wax and india rubber,
each loop for which should be separated
by a brass nail.
Down the right side of the board ar
range at equal intervals, fastening them
on by elastic, postal cards, correspond
ence cards and envelopes, the latter not
to be less than two inches from the bot
tom OF the block, and at the right hand
corner Of the plotting paper nail one of
the little travelling inkstands firmly to
the board by means Of q screw driven
through the bottom Of the inkstand.
Now make a little round penwiper, the
top layer to consist Of leather, and un-
derneath this several folds of cloth, and
fasten this at the top left hand corner
Of the board by a nail, and Immediate
~ below 1t arrange q notebook and al
manac. The latter looks best fastened
by means Of framework of leather.
Below these again put the writing pa
per, which should be held in place by
two strips of elastic, fastened by nails. |
A paper knife, penknife and little case
for pens should be added and certainly |
I'LL up. IF cloth be chosen to cover the |
board, brown will be found good, use
fu1 shade. and elastic can easily be
bought to match, and leather, either
or russia (the latter is to be
preferred, being softer and thinner) can
be procured to match exactly. Little
lnkstands of brass can be bought and
covered at home or at watch manu-
'acturer's, with the same leather as that
taken for the fittings for the block.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-01-01
iCHILDREN'S ATTIRE.
NEW sTYLEs DESIGNED FOR GIRLS
agfSs.,.. AND BOYS.

Graceful, Childlike Effects Have Been
!, Adopted-Coats and Dresses For Girls
Big and small-Ouaint and Picturesque
r 1Fashions Fo. Little Boys.
!, Fashions for children have undergone
complete revolution, and instead of
dressing them as miniature caricatures
Of their elders graceful. childlike eff
1ect is studied. Those long empire
dresses fulled in to q yoke, are still
affected by very little girls, and a real
~ smart effect is obtained by making
the yoke aud sleeves Of different color
or material. This idea can be copied in
quite ordinary material such as red or
crimson serge, for the yoke. etc., with
dark blue for the frock
Just in the same manner plain frock
can be smartened by revers. neckband
and belt Of velvet in some deep color
contrasting we'll with the wooden ma
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-01-01
8UeeIAN COAT.
PALETOT.


aet' q II on black or very dark shades
vo1ves o1 osagns Color may be employ
g 1nese adosnments are especially
cs.y Ao 911As 0! ~ 20 10 where gored
sTss aro worn with FULL OF blouse tops,
" cse' "a1e ON SNAPPED IN
s = pretty modei Is made on
4iang' opening down the front,
49, sno !lens sioe OF the material fas-
us Ia9niy 70 the lett side. under
49, Wv unasnlng the Deis. The sleeves
" sne smaA olsnop shape. fulled
.Iso cun OF velvet. ana the skirt is
49, s'l'u sos INTO TWO Dox pialts at the
s.*. 10y russian Styles must be
.s" ap1 1o1 sllIs: ana second model
S ~ most use1ui toiiet OF this class,
s, l'a wouAo % easing IN gendarme
u U.ao c.1sn. z mute nraiding and very
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-01-01

| as these packers ureau Jne1rs wuu1I LIE,
better than the average. The Smithfield
ham. however, owes it's popularity to
Its peculiar flavor, and this flavor is not
due to the manner in which it is cured.
else any ham cured in the same manner
would rival it. 1t does not owe it's fla
yQr to the manner of feeding altogether.
else hogs from other parts Of the coun-
try could be brought here and perfected.
The necessary things, in the opinion of
the producers may then be summed up
as follows:
A slow growing, peculiar shaped hog
Peculiar game flavor produced by the
wild life in the woods and the nuts,
berries, ETC., upon which it lives
Rapid production of flesh when the
fattenlng process begins. The fat formed
OF corn and pure water.
The methods of curing and smoking
National Provisioner
1t has been found that if little part
~ cured sorghum is given to cattle after
they have had their other feed at eyery
meal for few days, thus gradually &C
customing them to 1t, they can safely be
allowed to pasture on sorghum or to
eat all they want of it, but they should
never have access to it green when their
stomachs are entirely empty. All live
stock may safely eat we'll cured sorghum
fodder as much as they want with other
food
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-07
WAR SENTIMENT RAGING.
ThouSanGs Match Troops Prcnnrins
for tI,c If-td.

for tI.c Ef"id.
Thor, is no way one can get a better
grasp Of existing public sentiment con-
corning Spanish-Ar1cri.an hostilities than
by observing the intense enthusiasm dis
played in and around lhe barracks. quar-
tiers. arsenaIs. drill grounds and navy
yards
Within the past three weeks there has
not been a daylight hour after 10 O'Clock
when before the gates Of any one of
these barracks and nearby forts could
not be seen line % private carria Ecs-
some modest. others pretentious-await
ing the owners, who are taking a proud
interest in Uncle Sans preparations for
war This IS not including the thousands
who come in public couyeyances, rented
carriages and on foot.
Proud Of our nations strength, its pa
triotic past and hopeful for it's fut'.-e.
the rich and the poor meet on an ECU -
rarely seen.
The daily drills Of our marines. soldiers
and artillery troops are Witnessed by
eager thousands.
And the soldiers, They turn out for
drill duty with eagerncss and a cOllec-
tive and Individual desire to achieve per-
fection that relieves their officers OF all
occasion for reprimand. There is no mis-
taking the attitude Of our soldiers on the
war question. With each failure OF the
President TO open a way to hoStilities
a gloom lowers i'm their midst, and hilar-
ious rejoicing is elected by each new ru-
NOR Of an open rupture.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-07
JACKSON DEMOCRATS MET.
Perfecting Arrangements to Atteni
the Jefferson banquet.

the Jefferson bunQUPt.
The Jackson Democratic Association
met at the Metropolitan Hotel last night
for the purpose of perfecting arrange
ments for the representation Of the or
ganization at the Jefferson banquet to
be given I'm this city on the 18th Of the
month, on which occasion Hon. William
Jennings Bryan viii be the guest Of
honor.
The meeting was a large and enthus-
iastic one and If an the Democratic or
EXAMINATIONS Of the city take as eager an
interest in the affair as was manifested
last night the occasion vii be a MEM
orable one.
Representative William Sulzer. Of New
York. was present. and was elected an
honorary member OF the club. He made
q few remarks during The Cours, of which
he made the annoUug, neHt that dele
cation Of Greater New York Democrats,
under the leadership Of Richard Croker,
would Doe present al the banquet.
This will lend an additional interest TO
the event for il viii make the first meet
ing Of the able ana eloquent orator OF the
Platte and the famous leader of Tam
many Hall
Mr. James l. Norris presided over the
meeting Among those present Were: DR..
Charles Allen, Messrs. Charles Petit.
Cotter Bride J. Mcdowell Darlington,
Bernard KiIrnartin. r. Z. N uingly. Col
II ". Euwtll. j. Horny Johnson. John
A. Clarke. R,arescntative William Sui
Ter. Of .,ew York and ar. T. b Kcofer.
The club ADJOURNED to meet at the Met
ropolit.a Hotel on the evening of April
9e
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-07
Blazes Last Night.

The fire department was called out for
two small blazes last night The first
occurred about 7:30 o'clock in the house
of Mary Newman. No. 215 Schott's Alley
northeast. Cause. unknown: damage
s0o The second alarm was sent in about
8 O'Clock for q fire in the residence Of
II. Rowzeo, No. 1929 Fifteenth Street
extended, caused by a rain blowing
against the flame OF a gas jet Dam
age. slight. Police Sergeant Slattery re-
ported last night that a haystack con-
tanning thirty-five tons Of hay in the
Soldiers Home grounds. was DESTROYED
by fire. supposed to be Of incendiary or
igin, on Monday afternoon
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-07
DYSPEPSIA.

Remember that GROVER Ora.
HAMS remedy is GUARANTEED
TO remove all distress FROM THE
FIRST DOSE. 1t In folly to suffer
when soc. bottle. procu red from
your druggist, win correct In
sfantly all unpleassnt symptoms
An tnfn ilible Specific for Dyspepsia.
Heartburn, GHstrItis ana al dis
cases arising from an impaired ID.
gestfve System. Write to Grover
Cru ham Co., Sewburgh. n. T., for
pamphlet.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-07
Fifth Army Corns Societ,

The annual meeting Of the Washington
Fifth Army Corps Society will occur
Saturday evening. April 3, at go O'Clock.
In the parlors of Wizards Hotel The
banquets of the society are mental rath-
or than physical. and upon that occasion
the story Of the greatest battle of the
corps-Gaines' MillS-will be recited
Major William Howard Mills. president
of the society, extends a cordial invita-
ton TO the officers of the Army and 9TH
ers resident here. who served in the
corps. TO be present and become mem
hers
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-07
ROBINSON & CHERRY CO.,
CITY BREVITIES.
18th and F SIS. n. W.

Detectives Lacey and Weldon arrested
Henry Fitzhugh, a hotel waiter. last
night charged with stealing a hunting
case gold watch from Charles Moss, chief
cook at the Hotel johnson,
The police continued their round up"
of suspicious characters last night. Po-
uceman Arnold arrested three colored
tramps at "Hobo's Rest" near Twining
City and several others were taken into
custody in different parts of the District.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-07
That

Fifteen dollar Tan Covert
Top Coat that we are selling at
TWELVE DOLLARS & FIFTY
CENTS is the biggest Overcoat
value ever offered in Washington.
They are made from super quality
covert cloth in new, neat shades OF
tan--are lined all through with
silk-cut in the fashionable length,
and are perfect ftting-would be
considered cheap at $3.50 they
musr be doubly SO at TWELVE
FIFTY. All sizes.
Our ST.. so Derby Hat is winner.
All the new shapes in both black
and brown-are union made and
fully guaranteed. s. is their price
elsewhere.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-07

Special ARRANGEMENTS have been made
with a prominent New York booking
agency by which a complete bill will be
furnished for next week at the Biinu.
This VIII include some of the most prom
inent stars on the vaudeville stage. as
well as a number Of lesser lights. whose
worth is undoubted \ new burIesdue is
being rchearsed and altogether the pro-
gram Will be Of the utmost interest.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-07

dealing with life in the great metropolis
1t tells a story Of struggles among the
poor, Miss Emmett portraying the char
actCr Of n ragged newsboy. upright and
heroic, whose one aim In life is to do
good assist the weak and defend the
helpless. For years she has made a
study of this line of work and is one Of
the few women who makes an attractive
figure in male attire. and stands alone as
having essaycd these parts with success
She believes in surrounding herself with
a good company and each member Of the
cast is said to have been selected with a
view or making the production a perfect
success. A portion of the plot has been
laid in a New York concert hall TO admit
of the introduction Of anumber OF strong
specialties.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-07

Heurich's Beer is a pure. delicious bey-
erage. strengthens the mind and system.
Heurichs is sold in bottles by the Ar
lington Bottling Co.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-07

The National Capital Brewing Co. s
famous Diamond" Beer can be had i'm
all first class bars and grocery stores.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-07

Your credit is good at Lansburg's Fur
niture House 18th and + SITS. oc3-tf
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-07

A nice line of Fancy Parasols for
Easter; our own make. Chase & Co.. All
Eleventh Street northwest. ap6-2t-em
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-07

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money II il fail,
to cure. 25c. The genuine has L. B. Q. on
each tablet.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-07

cellence Of those selected should keep
the house fun at every performance
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-07
Rapid Transit Is Assured

For next Summer from Washington and Baltimore
70 Ocean City, Nd. Choice lots for sale cheap
gno. +. Nsggaman, zoo l4th St
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-07

Prominent among the people engaged
for this feature Of the production are
Harry West, the German dialect come
dian. whose wit and topical songs keep
the audience in continual uproar; Jenny
Engle, one Of Tony Pastors favorite
cards, and Little Josephine, the child
wonder whose acting completely capti-
Yates her audience. Miss Emmett will al
so introduce a budget of songs selected
from the latest successes. Particular at
tention has been paid TO stage environ
ments, and some splendid views are prom
ised of points of interest in New York
notably city hall park, the Harlem high
bridge with TWO trains passing in full
view of the audience. the Tombs police
court and Paradise Alley.
Flynn and Sheridan's City Sports"
come to Kernan's next week for their
regular engagement, and, according TO re-
ports. should draw well. The attraction
is reputed to be one of the best of its
kind on the road and is said to be filled
with capable people. Athletics will form
n large portion of the bill and the ex-
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-07

The Lilliputians In their newest and
what is declared to be their lightest and
brightest bit of mirth and jollity are to be
the attraction next week at the Columbia.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-07

Merry Katie Emmett, in her greatest
success, THE Waits of New York" will
be the attraction at the Academy next
week. Since last here ''The Waits of
New York has been revised and greatly
improved and as now presented is said
to to be far superior to any of the dramas
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-07

These little people do not rely upon their
popularity to win favor but have achiev-
ed il by earnest and capable work All Of
them are well known for past cleverness,
and they will undoubtedly draw large au-
dienCes to the Columbia.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1898-12-06

81 can't find my cap anywhere, " is a
sentence more or less familiar in the
household, that being what the boy says,
looking for his cap, when he wants to
go out to play. EARLY in the search he
enlists his mother, and that may make
a serious business of it. She has to drop
her busting or whatever household work
she may be engaged in, and the search
may take long time.
"Where did you put it when you
came inf'' lisa question sure to be asked
sooner or later, but all the boy can an
swer is:
II don't know"
And then the search goes on every
where, over and under, in all sorts Of
places, all at IA great loss of time, if not
of temper. 1t is found OF last, as most
things are In time, and in some simple,
easy place, which makes the finding Of
it all the more exasperating.
The boy takes 1t and goes out to play
and straightway forgets all about it;
but 1t may take quite little time to
restore the normal calm in the house.
1t is mystery how the boy manages
to lose his cap as often as he does, but
it appears to be boys way, and COM
mon to almost all. New York Sun.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1898-12-06
A Naval Row, 17O2.


At @ this evening Captain Norris
coming on board this ship (the flagship),
my LORD Hamilton, Captain Ley, Cap
tain Wishart and Captain Trevor were
standing on the quarter deck. and as
Captain Norris came up Lord Hamilton
asked him if he had taken any more
wine or brandy, The other answered
no, upon which Captain Trevor asked
the price of his olaret, whether he
might have any at 4 il. a hogshead.
Norris said be would have 6 Ii. or salt
water, and then Captain Ley said he
would rather the prizes were ashore
than he would give Ii. the hogshead;
upon which Captain Norris said he was
a rascal that wished his prizes ashore
The other replied he was rascal, if he
called him SO, and then Captain Norris
struck Captain Ley and threw him over
the gun, which Mr.. Hopson hearing,
as he and were in my cabin, ran out
and upon inquiry found he Norris) had
hurt Captain Ley, and by the admiral's
directions ordered him to be confined,
upon which Captain Norris drew his
sword and offered to stab Captain Ley,
but Admiral Hopson. holding his hand,
ordered him to be disarmed and con-
fined in Mr.. Rayney's cabin.
nal of Sir John Rookie. "
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1898-12-06
English Suburban Homes.

In the United States you are far
ahead of England in respect to new
suburban homes. Whatever may be the
faults of the limitations of Richardson
Americas greatest arohiteot-or even
of the queer gabled and verandaed viii
las which for some inscrutable reason
are named after the good Queen Anne,
there is something picturesque about
most of these buildings-if it is only
the usually good sky line. But the mod
ern suburban homes in England are
monotonously ugly AS rule they are
run up in rows by some speculative
builder who is his own architect. Mon.
tague Marks in Art Amateur.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1898-12-06

Diamandi, native of Pylaros. one OF
the Greek islands, is a remarkable cal
culator. After mere glance at black.
board on which 80 groups of figures are
written he can repeat them in any order
and deal with them by any arithmetioal
process. 1t is said that he never makes
an error in calculations involving bill
lions, and he can extract square or cube
roots with marvellous rapidity and ac-
curacy. An eminent German specialist
declared the other day that all these
ready reckoners were idiots. This is not
the case with Diamandi, who writes
poetry and novels in the intervals Of
business and shows considerable intel
lectual capacity.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1898-12-06
An Observation-Disclosures.

l have sent the letle provision agen
this time, but l cold wish it were much
better. Their is a goose pye, a netes
lounge pye, and mutton paste for
ISLANDERS for thy table this Crismas, for
a nede, l knowe they will last tell
twelftide, for they are now newe baked.
| have sent the goose and il capens
alive for feare they void not last tell
ye holy daies if they had bin killed,
but l wish the to kill them on Saturday
at ye furdest lest they grove worse.
y y l prethe doe SO much as bestoe
for me vjd or Wild in sumo oringes or
lemons or il pouns siterns and sende
them downe MOVIE by Hale and
SO with my best wishes to the and Kit
rest, THY MOTHER, S. d.
-" Antiquities and Curiosities of the
ExChequer.