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HOUSEHOLD MATTERS. TO WASH MUSLINS. ■ Some of these wash admirably with -a little care in the laundry. If the colors are not fast, add a handful of salt to each gallon of rinsing water. It is best to try a small piece first if possible. Lay them in cold water to soak, to get the worst of the dirt out of them, then soap them lightly and put them in tepid water, and wash them thoroughly with good soap; rinse them through cold water (with salt, if needed) and dry quickly. Use no starch, and fold them before they are quite dry, ironing them lightly with a not too hot iron. Washed in this way whenever they get to look soiled they should look as good as new r .— Washing¬ ton Star. AET OF COOKING VEGETABLES. Vegetables form a most agreeable and useful part of our daily food, and they should be made the object of greater study than they usually are. They should be dressed with taste as w T ell as care. The fresher all green vegetables are the more wholesome. When they are so they break or snap crisply, but should they bend without breaking, or have a wilted appearance they are stale. Soft water is much the best to use for cooking vegetables, if pure and clean, but if hard water is used have it freshly drawn and put in a little soda to soften. Nearly all vegetables should be thorough¬ ly cooked and are spoiled if either over or under done. Those young and ten¬ der require less time than those more matured. Green vegetables with some exceptions should be cooked in plenty of salted water, putting them in at its first boil. The quantity of salt to be used is a large tablespoon to one gallon of water. All vegetables are done as soon as tender and should be immediately taken up and drained in a colander. Onions should be soaked in salted warm w T ater previous to cooking to partly re¬ move any strong odor they may possess. Peas, string-beans and green corn should not be prepared for cooking until about ready to be used. Turnips, carrots and onions should not be split, but sliced in rings across, as they cook thus sooner. A very small bit of red pepper put in the water in which either meat or vege¬ tables arc boiled will, to some extent, deodorize the steam and save the disa¬ greeable odor arising from cabbage, onions, etc. Potatoes should be pealed as thinly as possible, as the better part lies neatest the skin .—New York Press. nOW TO MAKE STARCH. Tlierc are very few housekeepers who do not admire the “laundry finish” on shirts and collars, etc., and wish they could equal the stiffness and gloss at home. There's a great deal in the starch. Take the required amount of the best quality and mix it with a little cold water; take out a fourth of it, and cook the rest, stirring to keep it from being lumpy; let it cool a little, when it has cooked enough—ten minutes, perhaps— then stir in the rest, which both tvhitens and stiffens the cooked starch. It should now be very thick, as thick as you can rub it into the clothes, which of course must be dry. Rub the starch into the clothes while it is as hot as you can handle it, rubbing w'ell with the hands, straighten out the garment and rub well with the ball of the hand, using a little fresh starch to rub in, then roll up and let lie about ten minutes. The shirt is then ready to iron. You want hot flatirons, as hot as you can use them, so hot they will scorch dry cloth if left on it. Iron the body of the shirt rapidly; this will make the heat just right for the cuffs. Rub them over lightly on the wrong side, then a little harder, then turn and finish on the right side with pressure, then iron the band, Get another hot iron for the bosom, cool it by ironing a rag or a towel. See there are no wrinkles in the bosom or in the back under it, turn it on your table so the centre of the bosom is parallel with the edge of the table, rub quickly but lightly once or more, then “go for it” with all the muscle you have; then the other half, Put in your shirt board; dampen about half of one side of the | bosom, and with your polishing iron I press as heavily as you can and iron it; J fast. That brings the polish—and the perspiration. You cannot do fine work without a polishing iron. IVith it and plentv of elbow grease you can. And you don't want wax. tallow, spermaceti or any thing else in your starch .—Michigan Farmer. RECIPES. Coffee Jelly—Take two tablespoonfuls of gelatine and pour it over one pint of good coffee. When dissolved strain and set awav in the ice chest to cool and thicken* Serve with sweetened cream flavored with vanilla. Frieandeau of Veal—The part of the leg of veal which is called frieandeau, is used for this purpose. Lard the veal the same as a fillet of beef; roast in medium hot oven: baste frequently and cook through, but not too well done; make a nice sauce iu pan and serve with the veal. Lettuce Salad—Take lettuce, washed well and chopped coarse, and make a dressing as follows: Mix one saltspoon ful of salt and one-half saltspoonful of pepper m a cup. Add one tablespoon ful of oil. When thoroughly mixed add one tablesooonful of vinegar and two more tabi Pour lettuce an<r? onfuls of 0lL over Fruit Tapic* Pick and wash three-quarters C over of . earl , ta , . Put it in doubi P P 10Ca - a ller h P“{ f .^ a half of boiling 3 wl ' a an and transparent, sf; Cook till soft nearly a sahspoonfui ^ often. Add of ’ * rter o{ a cup sugar, one goov zed banana and one large, juicy, swl! ““““l in thin slices. Serve with oran » t ’ ‘ , Cauliflower Gratin—Boi, am. au well done in salted water, the t sauce; plain vegetable put in cauliflower; dish a ladleful oi^ eanj fill dish nicely; arrange ^ ( , cover the top with ci nv sauce; sprinkle over that fine bre.j crumbs mixed with a little parmesa cheese; besprinkle with melted and brown in serve hot. Egg Bread—Beat four eggs very light and stir into a pint of sweet or sour milk; if sour milk is used add a little soda; mix in a large spoonful of butter, take a quart of sifted Indian meal and pour over it sufficient boiling water to scald it, stirring it to a stiff, smooth mass; add the milk and tablespoonful of sugar; beat well and bake in a pan or muffin rings. More eggs can be added if desired. Sweet milk is better to use than sour. POPULAR SCIENCE. An electric motor has been applied in Chicago for running brushes used in grooming horses. The assertion is made that the Ameri¬ cans—a pre-eminently mixed race—fire fast becoming a dark haired and blue eyed nation. A Russian mineralogist, Iv. D. Chrust schoff, claims to have discovered a new metal, which lie proposes to name “Rus sium.” It resembles thorium. A paper on the sardine read by M. Boucher before the Paris Academy of Science expresses the opinion that it is a young fish which has not attained its full development. A citizen of Winnemucca, Col., while making some changes in his well, discov¬ ered that trees 100 feet away had sent roots to and down into the well How did the trees discover the well? Dr. Foster, director of the University Ophthalmic Clinique at Breslau, believes that a common cause of short sightedness in the young is restriction of the circula¬ tion produced by the wearing of tight fit¬ ting collars. The population of Norway exhibits a higher percentage (97.25) of light eyes than any other country in Europe. Flaxen hair occurs in 57.5 per cent., while abso¬ lutely black hair is only found in the ratio of two i^er cent. The danger to life and property from sparks emitted from electric light wires has been so well recognized in London mat it is recommended tmu mo city nu thorities take the matter in hand and see that the wires are properly insulated. From a recent study of the bones of anthropoid apes it appears that the go¬ rilla and chimpanzee approach nearest to man, but in different degrees, orang¬ outang holding the third place. But great differences exist between the pro¬ portions of the human frame and those of all the apes. Probably the most important inven¬ tion shown at the Paris Exposition is a new railway, to be run by water power 124 at a speed frem eighty-seven to miles an hour with absolute safety. It promises to revolutionize the railway system, doing away with the locomotive engine and dispensing with coal. The floods of the summer have shown how great a protection against the in¬ roads of water a row of willow trees may be. The engineer in charge of the Poto mac River improvements says that where willows were planted the land was pro¬ tected from washing, and practically improved no damage was done, while in the land not so protected there was great loss. The Indian Planter's Gazette says that “Dr. Lazarus, the well-known oeculist, has invented a shooting spectacle made with adjustable shutters for use as ordi dinary distant spectacle for target shoot¬ ing, and which modified will be found most • useful to target shooters. This useful invention will be found a God send to near-sighted soldiers and sports men.” It is stated that about five hundred veterinary surgeons in Great Britain have signed a paper. condemning overhead check reins as painful to horses and pro ductive of disease. It distorts the v.ind i _ liable _ . of pipe, an< * s face, to cause apoplexy, paralysis the muscles of the coma and inflammation of the brain, all tnese resulting in shorting the life of the horse. President Diaz, during the four years of his administration in Mexico, has ren dered substantial services to science by encouraging archeological investigation and taking measures for the preservatiorf of ancient monuments and historical re mains. The ruins of Xochicalco and the pyramids of Teotihuaean have been ex¬ plored, and the searchers rewarded by many interesting discoveries. An archaeo¬ logical map of the republic has been made, and the palaces of Mitla inclosed, for their preservation, by a great wall. The State of Pueblo, Mexico, offers $5000 for the first silk-weaving estab¬ lishment put up in the State. Four-fifths of our agricultural land is divided among four million families. Shoe" withou r t f nafue C »mf price on the bottom, put him down »« * fraud. f •? fc. f ' ■Jki 1 HP : SS: I % 3 PI WP W. L. $3 SHOE GENTLEMEN. FOR ® .S It) 5 <1 KNlVl N K D-SKW S'JO *SH OE. m 5 . 50 KXTKA MW* «*> now Ooiiress, Dutton and Lace. W. L. DOUGLAS S3 SHCE FOR LADIES. Best Material. Bst Stylo. Best Fitting, ft not sold by your (Uier, BROCKTON. write TV. L. DOUGnS, Po Sale By C JEDGE, Colntnbiu (la. Marvfacturers of < — - a a P ii ; Ife •Mkl “L_ d ' •' :• y ill." -. m & suss .V. I TIE STERLING PIANOS, wincrr fob Quality of Tone, Beauty of Design, FINISH and adaptability for equal. ing in Tune have no Every Piano Warranted for Five And satisfaction guaranteed to every purchaser. Also Manufacture the Woruo-Renowned STERLING Factories, Derby, Conn. Dobbins’ Electric Soap THE BEST FAMILY SOAP IN THE WORLD. It is Strictly Pure. Uiiilbrm in Qnality. T HE original form c a for which we paid #50,000 twenty years ag * has never been modified or cliangcd in the slightest. Tills soap Is Identical in qnality to-day with that made twenty nothing years that ago. in TT contains ran A Jnre bleaches the lincst fabric. It bright¬ ens colors and whites. TT washes flannels and blankets as no other soap A in the world does—without shrinking—leaving them soft and white and like new. READ THIS TWICE fBHERE J is a great Having of time, of labor, Dob¬ of soap, of fuel, and of the fabric, where bins' Electric Soap is used tiecord i»g* to direc¬ tions. merit. It E trial will demonstrate its great ^ will pay you to make that trial. J IKE all nest Uiiinzrr*, it is extensively imi tateil and counterfeited. peware of Imitations. vwvwvwvw TNS1ST upon Bobbins’ Electric. Don’t toke — Magnetic, Electro-Magic, Philadelphia Electric, or nn y oilier fraud, simply because it is cheap. They v*l ruin clothes, and are dear at any price. Ask fur —<,.-$■ IX.’BBiarS’ ELECTRIC and take no other. Nearly every grocer from Maine to Mexico keeps it in stock. If yours hasn't it, lie wil! or ier from his nearest wholesale grocer. TJ EAD carefully the inside wrapper around each JT. each bar, and lie careful to You follow cailimt tliroolbt-sts nllbril on outside wrapper. to wait longer before trying for yourself this old, reliable, and truly wonderful Dobbins’ Electric* Soap. ' s a Bui do not use the dangerous aikalino aad mercurial preparations which destroy your nervous system and ruin the digestive pewer ot thestomach. The vegetable king¬ dom gives us the test and safest remediaf agents. Dr. Sherman devoted the greater part of his life to the discovery of this relia¬ ble and safe remedy, and all its ingredients are vegetable. He gave it the name of Prickly Ash Sifters I a name everyone can remember, and to the preseni day nothing has been discovered that is so beneficial for the BLOOD, for the LIVER, for the KIDNEYS and for the STOMACH. This remedy is now sc well and favorably known by all who have used it that arguments as to its merits are use¬ less, and if others who require a correct¬ ive to the sysiem would but give it a trial the health of this country would be vastly improved. Remember the name— PRICKLY ASH BITTERS, Ask your druggist tor it. PRICKLY ASH BITTERS C3., ST. LOUIS, MO. NEW HOUSE! NEW GOODS! ; NEW PRICES. M. Lu PARKER, HILTON, GEORGIA, -PEA ii EH nr General Merchandise, Dry- Goods, Groceries, Boots, Shoes, Clothing, &c. Has fust opened at the Hudson <C Johnston corner a stock of f resit goods which low prices and courteous treatment must sell. Cash paid for Country Produce—Chickens, Butter, Eggs, &c. C, SCHOMBURG i WATCHMAKER AND JEWELER, DEALER IS DIAMONDS, FINE JEWELRY WATCHES, CLOCKS aid SILVERWARE, ^Repairing Watches, Clocks and Jewelry a Specialty. No. 1115 Broad St, Columbus, Ga. HARRISON’S SHOE STOKE, 1132 BROAD ST., COLUMBUS, GA Everybody is invited to call ttnd look at our stock of SWOTS SHOES. REGULAR “ALLIANCE” PRICES ON EVERYTHING. Hamilton Buggy Company, ® IFT A ivrTT. r rc~)~Nr j OHIO, l Manufacturers of Hamilton Grades of Vehicles. BUGGIES. EDITORIAL SPECIAL BUGGY OF ANY STYLE VEHICLE. SPECIAL FEATURES: Proportion, Durability, Perfection of Finish. This “ Mirror” finish work is the best medium-priced work in the United States. * * BUGGY CO. ■VRITR FOR CATALOGUE. HAMILTON “Talbott” 1 BUY FROM MANUFACTUERS DIRECT AND SAVE MIDDLE MAN’S PROFIT. Engines, Boilers, Saw Mills, Corn Mills, and General Machinery Eagle” Cotton Gins, “Boss” Cotton Press, Cotton Seed Elevaters, Etc Ft* Write us for CircularsNaming Your Wants. FACTORY I TALBOTT & SONS. MACON GA RICHMOND, VA. J C Weaver, Manager PRICES YOU SHOULD NOT RESIST CHANCELLOR & PEARCE COLUMBUS, GA. Continue to sell every thing in their store at close' prices preparatory to moving in their new quarters. The stock must be reduced at once. Clothing, Hats, Furnishing, and Evervtning. Call or mail your orders direct to them. CHANCELLOR & PEARCE COLUMBUS, GA. ur Merchant and Tailpring depart¬ ment is full of the latest and most at¬ tractive Suitings in the south. i / r >- - •' v.. WBBltSUSSmmr CARRIAGES. 5°"me 3mm Established 1839