1894 
2o7 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER, 
When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria, 
When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria, 
When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria, 
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria, 
flower may be picked from this spot that 
could not be spared from the flower gar¬ 
den. Here, too, one may easily learn 
the flowers and colors that will harmon¬ 
ize. A farmer’s daughter. 
by the kind of farming carried on. 
Another item that has a strong bearing 
on this question is the kind of tools and 
other conveniences provided for the in¬ 
door and outdoor work. While farmers 
supply themselves with the best labor- 
sayiug machinery that is to be had, too 
often the women are allowed to drudge 
along with the same old dish pan, butter- 
bowl, ladle and churn, washboard and 
tub, cook stove, etc., that their mothers, 
and, for aught that I know, their grand¬ 
mothers used before them. In short, I 
think that, as a rule, all the work that is 
usually included under the term, chores, 
should be done by the men. The woman 
should be expected to do only so much 
of it as, by circumstances, she may have 
time for by being relieved of an equal 
amount of work and care in the house. 
Starting the fire in the morning, in a 
cold house, is one item that should in no 
case be a woman’s work, except the 
man be in feeble health and the woman 
strong and robust. I believe it is a uni¬ 
versal rule among people of indifferent 
civilization, for the women to do all the 
drudgery and hard, manual labor. From 
this condition of things, the farmers of 
America are gradually and surely lifting 
themselves and their families; yet, I 
suppose it is true that to-day, in four out 
of every five American farmers’ families, 
the women are still bearing more than 
their j ust share of the household burdens 
and responsibilities. .tohn benning. 
FORETHOUGHT FOR THE FLOWERS. 
Before the time for working among 
the fiowers comes, it is well to plan the 
spring’s campaign. Like all work, if one 
does not know j ust what one wishes to 
do, and how to do it, much unnecessary 
work is likely to be done, and perhaps 
failure may result. A carefully pre¬ 
pared plan strictly followed is needed in 
every line of work. If the fiower beds 
did not suit last year, one should profit 
by those mistakes and plan to correct 
them. Study well the plant catalogues 
to learn when the plants bloom, and the 
height to which they grow. Select the 
desired colors and decide where to plant 
them. It is always best to plant low 
plants under windows, so one may look 
down on them, and they are much better 
along paths than high ones. 
Perhaps the greatest trouble one has 
is in deciding what colors to have in the 
same bed. As much care should be given 
to this as in selecting the combinations 
for a spring suit. * Generally, each va¬ 
riety looks better and prettier if in a bed 
by itself, but some will combine. For 
instance, a bed of white flowers will lose 
none of its beauty if edged with a border 
of pinks—which are both pretty and use¬ 
ful as an edging or border. But the 
bed of artistically arranged coleuses or 
geraniums cannot be improved by add¬ 
ing other flowers. The simple beauty of 
the sweet pea is marred by surroundings 
of more gorgeous flowers, as much as the 
beauty of the richly attired, but lowly 
pansy would be by the side of the stately 
poppy. 
The best time to work in the flowers is 
either after a shower, or in the early 
morning when the dew is still on them 
and the earth moist. A half hour’s work 
at these times will do more for their 
beauty and growth than hours in the hot 
sun. -When working in the flowers, 
never throw away a plant or cutting that 
will grow, but have in the vegetable 
garden or elsewhere an “odds and ends’’ 
corner in which to plant them. Many a 
Mothers. —Be sure to use “ Mrs. Wins¬ 
low’s Soothing Syrup ” for your children 
while Teething. It is the Best.— Adv. 
ODDS AND ENDS. 
A Woman Mayor. —Truly woman is 
great in these days and determined to 
become greater! They tell us that a 
man at the West is a larger man than 
any can be in the older States. Men are 
fewer there, each has more room to fill, 
and counts for more. The newspaper 
portrait of Mayor Ann S. Austin, of 
Pleasanton, Kansas, reminds one that 
this exaggeration of individual import¬ 
ance is not confined to the men of the 
West. It is nothing new for Kansas 
people to elect a woman mayor ; it is 
the rugged, robust personality of Ann 
Austin’s face that attracts consideration. 
We learn that she was born of New 
England ancestry, near Cleveland, 0., 
and conclude that family, as well as 
nursery stock profits by judicious trans¬ 
plantings and draws hardihood and vigor 
from the rich, unrifled soil of new lands. 
BRUDENCE PRIMROSE. 
Baby and the Blossoms.— One day baby 
was missing. The day was a deliciously 
bright one, with bloom and beauty every¬ 
where. Mother missed the tot, and on 
going in search of her, saw her rambling 
through an orchard under a flower cloud 
laughing and talking to the beauty about 
her. Upon coming to a dead quince bush, 
she suddenly stopped; the little face 
sobered and the child said: “ Oo poor 
’ittle tee, have oo dot no pitty f’owers ? ” 
Just then a beautiful red bird alighted 
on the brown, bare tree, and a quick 
baby thought caused the tiny hands to 
clap with joy as the little thing said : 
“ Now oo’s dot a pitty f’ower my ’ittle 
tee an it tan turn when zese is don.’’ 
CONFIDANTE. 
Arbor Day At Home.— We have our 
N ational Arbor,Days,'observed in the.pub- 
lic schools, and nearly all acknowledge 
the benefit derived from them. But how 
many have thought of having a Family 
Aibor Day, devoted to the improving 
and beautifying of the home grounds ? It 
would be a pleasant and profitable way 
of observing the birthdays of some of the 
members of. the family if these occur in 
the spring or fall. x. 
Economize Strength by sitting tc do as 
much of your work as possible ; by rest¬ 
ing an hour in the middle of the day as 
your husband does; by arranging your 
plans for washing so that the men may 
do most of the heavy lifting before going 
to work ; by folding clothes as quickly 
as possible after taking them from the 
line, as this saves ironing out wrinkles ; 
by sitting while ironing if you are 
not well and strong. Two chairs and 
something placed on each to make it 
high enough, will hold the board on 
which you iron. MRS. J. N. m. 
To Obtain Large Pansies.— Sow the seed 
in rich soil and transplant the young 
plants often, as it greatly increases the 
number of roots. The best fertilizer you 
can get for pansies is the liquid manure 
in the barnyard. But if you wish to 
make the dark ones pcrj/ dark put fine 
broken charcoal around their roots, m. s. 
CRUMBS FROM DIFFERENT TABLES. 
_St. George Mivart in The Cosmo¬ 
politan : “ Those who imagine that ‘the 
emancipation of women ’ is a recent con¬ 
quest, would be much surprised to read 
inscriptions which show that Roman 
women had the right of forming associa¬ 
tions, the officers of which were freely 
elected. One of these bore the respect¬ 
able title of “ Society for the Preserva¬ 
tion of Modesty.”—Sodalitas pudicitise 
servandao. At Rome, there was also a 
society which might be called a great 
‘ Mothers’ Meeting,’—Conventus matro- 
narum,—and such societies performed 
important functions down to the end of 
the empire.” 
....N. Y. Press: “Any young woman 
who can earn a good income by her 
talents would be imprudent to become 
the junior partner of a man who does 
not arrive at the standard which she has 
erected for a husband.” 
....Anonymous: “What is a woman? 
For a painter, a model; for a doctor, a 
subject; for a peasant, a housekeeper ; 
for a Parisian, a dowry ; for a naturalist, 
a female ; for an Albanian, a beast of 
burden; for a Roman, a citizeness; for 
a school-boy, an angel; for an honest 
man, a companion.” 
....Shakespeare: “Our doubts are 
traitors, and make us lose the good we 
oft might win, by fearing to attempt.” 
....Fkstus: “We never see the stars 
until we can see naught but them. So 
with truth.” 
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