SEPT. 21 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
will people think if I am not able to take care of 
my wife?" 
“My dear, you are not able to take care of me 
now, and I am as strong and as able to assist in 
earning our borne as you. As our business Is now 
arranged you have no time for reading for cul¬ 
ture, for home life, while T am compelled to de¬ 
vote almost all of my time to very distasteful 
labor. 
By this new arrangement I win be obliged to 
give but twenty-four hours per week .*! 
to business, and the family purse will JP 
be helped and the home better man- 
aged, and wo shall have more hours ^ 
together.’ Of course I carried my point, £ sipffu 
and we have been happier than ever 
before." 
And this letter is only typical of |#i 
many others from which I might quote. 
From babyhood girls are wronged In 
the suppression of their natural tastes j ■■y'jk, 
and preferences. The evident restless- 
ness of American women to-day is the SSS fife 
natural recoil from this despotism of 
repression. 
The fond father, watching for the aE 
first faint. Indication of genius In his ''SHM- 
boy, observes that he has a preference 9Hp|| 
for machinery, and the house is mied 
with boxes of tools, toy engines, and Be|||P 
wind-mills; while speculation as to 
his fortune is one of the most Interest¬ 
ing subjects of family conversation- 
hut what if his tiny stater evinces a 
special talent for millinery ? Do we hear 
any fond anticipations of the time JBfptl 
when she Is to become an artistic 
milliner? And yet la It n t Just as 
honorable to combine flow rs, fruits, > 
feathers, laces, in pleasing effects as 
to combine paints? 
Or what if the daughter should 
evince skill in designing; if her artls- 
Me soul harrowed by the frightful 
blending of colors in the carpet, the 
grotesque figure of the wall-paper, 
should design something better? 
Would she receive the same encour¬ 
agement as her brother? Oh! mothers 
models 6340 and 6341. The first named is a suita¬ 
ble pattern for a second best, dress. Made of 
woolen gooda and trimmed with braid or pipings 
nothing could possibly be devised which would 
be neater. No 6041 on the contrary is rather too 
dressy for common wear. The front of this 
polonalso falls in a neat outline over the skirt, 
the center of which Is formed of an extension 
left upon the front edge of the left side front 
rom the waist line to the bottom of the gar- 
can make it convenient to camp out until the 
odor-arising from it has died out. In the use of 
kerosene, benzine nr kindred liquids, the Insur¬ 
ance companies would have something to say. 
I would never counsel anyone to adopt any of 
these remedies." 
The Boston Journal mentions another remedy: 
“ From the description given of this hug or in¬ 
sect. It. la the same that invaded fbls city gome 
two years since, and from whose ravseres among 
the costly furniture, choice carpets, valuable 
furs, and fine fabrics of many of our most opu¬ 
lent citizens, many thousands of dollars were 
lost. No effort on the part of our people could 
drive them from our households, until the intro¬ 
duction or the victorious Hemlptera Powders 
which at once exterminated the pest. 
“These powders were Imported bv one of our 
citizens, who, while on a visit to London, learned 
that this antidote had been prepared by Mr 
C. S. Derby, an eminent chemist, for the especial 
extermination of this pest, which for several 
years had ravaged almost every prominent 
town throughout England, successfully b^flUng 
every attempt at extermination until the luiro- 
ductlon of this effective antidote. These pow¬ 
ders, which are sure death to all household ver¬ 
min of every kind of species which infest our 
houses, are perfectly harmless to furs, woollens 
flannels or fabrics of every kind, as well as to 
carpets or choice furniture.” 
OOND7GTED BY MISS FAITH RIPLEY. 
OLD GRANLEY 
Mra. Grauloy she came in, she says, 
‘You shall have trouble now—now— 
For you shall do the work in the house, 
And I'll go follow the plow—plow— 
But you must lul I k the luooloy cow 
For fear she will no dry- dry. 
And you must fi nd the little pig 
Which is within the sty—si, 
And you must put the cream iufthe chum 
Which is within the frame—frame. 
And you must see to the fat in the pot 
That It don't all xo in the flame—flame ; 
And you must feed the speckled hen 
For four she'll lay astray—stray. 
And you must reel the Bpool of yarn 
That t spun yesterday—day." 
Mrs. Granley took the whip in her hand _ 
To «o and follow the plow—plow. 
Old Granley toolc the pail iu his hand 
To milk the mooley cow—cow. 
The moolny cow—abr. kicked—she raved. 
She rumbled with her nose—nose, 
She kicked Old Granley on the shin 
Till the blood ran down to his toes—toes. 
He went to feed the little pig 
Which was within the sty—sty. 
He hit his head against a beam 
And his hair began to fly—fly. 
He went to watch the speokled hen 
For fear she'd lay astray—stray ; 
And he forgot the spool of yarn 
His wife spun yeaterd.iy— day. 
He went to put the cream in the churn 
Which was within the frame—frame, 
But ho forgot the fat (n the pot, 
And it all went into the flame—flame; 
He looked east-he looked west. 
He looked to the suu-sun. 
He thought it was thn longest day, 
And his wife would never come—come. 
Mrs. Grauley, she oarne in, 
And she looked sad Bad, 
She whr.nled nerself around about, 
An 1 said she was glad—glad. 
And then he swore by all the leaves 
That were upon the tree—tree 
His wife ootild do more work in a day 
Than he could do iu three—three. 
[Boston Woman's Joarnal. 
A WOMAN’S PLAN FOR MAKING HOGS 
“KEEPERS AT HOME.” 
My neighbor's bogs! 
Dod rot their bones.— 
Editor of Rukai. [ would like to shake hands 
with the author of Old Grimes, be it, man or 
woman, if a person can get up in the mornln^ and 
quietly view the destruction done by a dozen bogs 
ho has more patience than Job for among all 
his tribulations there Is not. one word said In re¬ 
gard to hogs. I, being a woman, was simply turi- 
ous, when I saw at least a half acre or my best 
corn utterly ruined. I had already notified the 
owner of the hogs several times. So I sent a po- 
llte not# asking bltn to call at my house. lie 
called; he took me Into his confidence and told 
me that farming was up-hill work for a woman. 
Advised me to build better fences, said ir I had 
done so before Instead or raising a- flag pole it 
would have been better for me and for him* as 
then his bogs would not have got demoralized. 
I listened very quietly until he attacked my flag 
(that is my tender point). J do beueve l have 
ment.. At its side-edge the extension is cut in 
square blocks that are piped with silk and but¬ 
toned to the adjoining edge of the right stde 
front to a short distance above the lower edge, 
while at its top It is confined to a band by means 
of which It is properly adjusted. The printed 
directions which accompany this (as every other 
pattern) give full details as to how the pattern 
Is to he put together and the polonaise made. 
The price of either of these patterns Is 30c. If 
any ladles desire patterns of any special gar¬ 
ment either for themselves or their children, If 
they will drop me a postal card stating what 
they would like, I will either publish a cut of 
same or write them describing It. 
Faith Ripley. 
A LETTER TO YOUNG MOTHERS 
v\ uen we were nrst married I was not alto- 
. gether perfectly, ecstatically happy. Of course 
you know that George could not be other chan 
thoughtful and kind, and when 1 could have his 
society I was contented and happy; but, alas, I 
scarcely saw him. Previous to our marriage we 
always passed two evenings of each week- to¬ 
gether. We learned new music, read new bookR, 
and I thought had laid the foundation for friend¬ 
ship as well as love. But scarcely were we set¬ 
tled In our cottage when that great anaconda of 
business, money, business, came colling In, and 
every hour for reading, every moment tor music, 
were swallowed up, and one morning, after George 
had almost, strangled himself with a hot cup of 
coffee, had flashed his mustache across ray cheek 
and called It a good-by kiss, and then reopened 
the trout, door to call back, "Don't, wait dinner 
for me, pet —1 have a business engagement that 
will detain me," It flashed through my mind that 
my life-work was keeping a boarding-house for 
one, and that boarder too busy to even take time 
to compliment ms landlady. The honest fact Is, 
I do not believe I was a very rase!dating land¬ 
lady, either. Why? Unfortunately household 
work was very distasteful to me; In vain did I 
try, and try earnestly, to overcome It, and Ignore 
the fact, but ihreo times each day 1 was brought 
face to face witu the stubborn, unyielding fact 
that washing greasy dishes was an abomination 
to me. 
The atmosphere of the kitchen when vegetables 
were boiling was almost unenduiable. I was 
awkward and extravagant. I soiled my clothes, 
burned my fingers, worked from morning till 
EUROPE’S RETURN FOR THE AMERICAN 
POTATO BUG. 
THE CARPET PEST. 
The Anthrenus Scorphularice, an Insect well- 
known In Europe for Its de- 
____ strucilveness, made its first ap- 
pearance In tbls country about 
two years ago, to the consterna- 
tlon of the few house-keepers 
whose possessions 
whose possessions it preyed 
upon, and now that it threat¬ 
ens to extend the sphere of Its 
operations and become a na¬ 
tional nuisance, it may not, be 
amiss to acquaint the Rcrai. 
readers with a few or the meth¬ 
ods employed for destroying it. 
The ordinary moth-remedies— 
camphor, turpentine, tobacco- 
are utterly without effect when 
used against these creatures. 
They show a special liking f Qr 
carpets, furs and woolen and 
cloth goods of every description, 
and the question has been how 
t,o destroy the insect without 
Injury to the fabric. Prof. Llnt- 
ner recommends (in the case of 
carpets) that kerosene oil be 
poured in the crevices of the 
floor and that all places of re¬ 
treat. be rilled with cotton satu¬ 
rated with oil. Prof. Hazen, 
Professor of Zoology at Cam¬ 
bridge says; I would recommend 
carbolic soap as a preventive. 
it should be cut up in th in 
slices and put In between the 
carpet, and the paper-wadding. 
It smells so badly that eveu the 
honest carpet-bug cannot stand 
It, and la forced to put distance 
between itself and the soap. 
Carbolic soap does not, destroy 
them, but. drives them 
MARRIED WOMEN’8 RIGHTS IN THE 
EASTERN STATES. 
In Maine, a married woman may become pos¬ 
sessed of real or personal property by bequest 
demise, gift or purchase in her own name, and as 
her own property. 
After marriage she stUl retains the custody of 
the property owned by her before marriage, and 
the same Is exempt from liability tor the debts of 
her husband. 
She may sue tn her own name to recover back 
her separate property. 
In the event of her death without a will, her 
property, real and personal descends to her heirs 
She has full power to make a will, which re¬ 
quires three witnesses. 
In New Hampshire, a married woman can hold 
property In her own name, may make cont racts 
be , s “ ed ’ can dispose of her property 
hL W h. U lK at l lQ ca8e , 0t her death without a will 
hei husband is excluded from any share in her 
<3SC&18. 
It will require three witnesses. 
In Vermont, a married woman Is entitled to the 
same rights of property as in New Hampshire 
Wills require three subscribing witnesses. 
In Massachuseetts, a luiirrted woman mav hold 
property separate from her husband without the 
Intervention of a trustee. Adeed conveying land 
to a married woman must be recorded wltbln 
ninety days of Its delivery, or the land will be lia¬ 
ble for the husb-md s debts. 
Any married woman over twenty-oae years of 
age may dlHposeof her property by will provided 
her husband's consent Is endorsed on the will in 
writing, if the devise is to her husband, his con¬ 
sent, Is not necessary. 
Wills must be signed in the presence of three 
subscribing witnesses. 
In Rhode Island, a married woman Is entitled 
to her separate estate, which Is not. liable for her 
husband's debts, nor can he control the use of it 
She may dispose of it by will lu presence of three 
subscribing witnesses. 
in Connecticut, the wife Is entitled to her seoa- 
ratn estate, which she owned lerore marriage 
The proceeds of any property granted ro her 
after marriage is held by the husband as trustee 
for her and her children, and bis executors must 
account for the same. With the consent, of ner 
husband she may dispose of her property by will 
which must be signed lu the presence of three 
witnesses 
vw away. 
Then, every morning the win¬ 
dows should be carefully ln- 
l»o/t a Bpectea, and every beetle be 
1,011 destroyed. After the carpets 
have been taken up and carefully beaten, the 
floor should be washed with hot water and veri- 
strong soft soap. That Is something they can¬ 
not stand. It, kills them. It would he better If 
the washing Is repeated two days after the first 
application of soap and water. It la unneces¬ 
sary to add that the carpet should not he sub¬ 
jected to washlug, as it would be spoiled by 
the operation. The cracks In the floor should be 
carefully filled with some destructive and pre- 
woman’s heart beats back a responsive, “ Yea, 
Lord,” but the Christian Church writes over her 
pulpits, “Sacred to men.” 
Because of these things, little mothers, because 
of these tyrannies of custom, l plead with you to 
diligently seek for the light..— Inter-Ocean. 
DESCRIPTION OF CUTS. 
In reply to a number of Inquiries for the latest 
designs for overskirts or dresses, we give two 
