THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
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For the Lover of Flowers. 
Having enjoyed the articles in The R. 
N.-Y. about plants and flowers very much, 
I have been wondering if the plan we are 
working out for our own flowers would 
help some other busy mother. We all 
love flowers, from the baby up, but the 
house is old and rather dark, and full to 
overflowing, so there are no Winter 
plants to shut out the sunshine. But with 
the first sign of Spring comes the desire 
for flowers, so we plant a few hardy an¬ 
nuals, usually bachelor buttons, marigolds 
and Zinnias in the vegetable garden. As 
the small flower beds were usually neg¬ 
lected during berry season and harvest 
time, we seeded them to grass arid start¬ 
ed what we call an “old-fashioned” gar¬ 
den. Here we are gathering in a well- 
prepared, wire-protected bed, any and all 
hardy plants we can get from our friends. 
This bed is long and narrow—a little 
over a yard wide—and forms a border to 
an old hedge on one side of the lawn. 
Next to the hedge was planted a row of 
mixed hollyhock seed part of the way, 
followed by some perennial peas and a 
space at the end left for Chrysanthemums. 
In front of the hollyhocks were set what 
bulbs we had, leaving room for a row of 
tall nasturtiums next to the front wire. 
About 20 pansies (all that survived the 
children’s and chickens’ cultivation) were 
set next the bulbs, these followed by two 
slips from old-fashioned grass pinks, with 
some space to spread. Then came sweet 
williams and next came the Chrysanthe¬ 
mums. This filled the bed, so next year 
we must make it longer. We found sev¬ 
eral neighbors who want to trade some¬ 
thing they have for a start in Chrysan¬ 
themums, and we were surprised how in¬ 
terested the grandmothers of the neigh¬ 
borhood were in our old-time garden. Of 
course this is only the start, for there are 
many hardy plants to be found in a seed 
catalogue, and a great variety of shrubs 
to be had. Then there are usually some 
small spaces left in this big bed where an 
Aster or two, or a Geranium or any small 
plant can be set each year. Then they 
are all behind the wire, and the chickens 
do not worry us with their scratching. 
_ A. A. 
My Tale of Woe. 
I’m looking for sympathy and I think I 
deserve it. I bought 121 chickens and 
paid 10 cents apiece. That is $12.10, but 
I also invested in feed, grit, a little shell 
and charcoal. They persisted in tipping 
over dead, until I had only 67 left. My 
refuge was silence. I clung desperately 
to what courage I had left. Then one 
morning I went to feed those in the 
brooder—there were 25. The silence was 
appalling; just one chick ready for break¬ 
fast—and 24 dead, inside. They were 
huddled on top of the tank, and I thought 
Father certainly had shut the cover on 
to them, not noticing the night before. 
T hat was bad enough. There were 40 
more, and I resolved to strain every nerve 
and get all I could out of them. Sunday 
evening I showed them to a caller and— 
next morning I found six. I was begin¬ 
ning to get “riled,” but silence was still 
my only refuge. When the shower came 
up, T stayed and hustled the strawberries 
into the crates and looked out for the 
pickers while Father ran up to gather in 
the chickens. Fie reported all dead but 
one—a little later he found 10 dead ones 
and four live ones. Then I began to 
talk. He went out and investigated again. 
Twelve more dead ones under the brood¬ 
er! That settled it. Neither a ’’two- 
legged animal” nor a rat—but a weasel, 
it seemed. The one I have is lonesome. 
He is more “bother than he’s worth,” and 
I guess I will give him away. I shall 
then be “chickenless,” a dreary prospect 
for the “hen woman,” isn’t it? 
Well, I am getting over my “mad” and 
my courage is returning! One thing that 
has helped is this: Father, after selling 
2,000 boxes from the three-quarters of an 
acre that we have in strawberries, gave 
me the bed. I made a lot of jam and 
now I am retailing them at two boxes for 
a quarter. I have four boxes engaged 
“while they last,” 50 cents a day, and to¬ 
day I sold 10, but it is hard work, and 
takes lots of time now. I have another 
“bit of lining” to the cloud. Every Sat¬ 
urday afternoon and evening I am in a 
magazine and candy store. It is an “old 
stand-by” place. The patrons are all nice 
5415 Child’s Plain and Shirred Linger!# 
Hats, One Size. 
people, and I really enjoy the work. It 
is a change from housework. I get a 
peep at the best magazines in spare mo¬ 
ments, and keep in touch with the new 
things better than I ever could before. 
This is my way of doing strawberries. 
It is original—so I’ll take the blame. One 
quart of fruit and one pint of sugar in a 
porcelain kettle; cook slowly until rich 
and syrupy. For Washington pie and 
for tarts I pour off the juice and use in 
place of water with gelatin. When the 
Destroying Carpet Bugs* 
Can you tell me any way to get rid of 
carpet bugs? If your paper can give us any 
light on the subject innumerable housekeep- 
ers would thank you. m. y. t. 
The Carpet bettle feeds on carpets in 
its larval stage, when it is known as the 
buffalo moth. The beetles pass the Win¬ 
ter out of doors, and in Spring fly into 
open windows, and lay their eggs where- 
ever they can find a good supply of wool¬ 
ens. A liberal use of napthaline in balls 
or crystals is advisable to prevent the 
ravages of this insect; it should be put 
in drawers, trunks or closets. When car¬ 
pets are infested they should be taken up, 
well cleaned and beaten, and the floor 
thoroughly cleansed before they are re- 
laid. If the carpet is not takan up, gaso¬ 
line will give excellent results, poured 
over the infested places; it will destroy 
beetles and larvae, but not eggs, so a sec¬ 
ond application after a week’s interval, 
may be necessary. Remember, however, 
that gasoline is highly inflammable; if 
it is used, make the application early in 
the day, and let the room be well aired 
for several hours before lamp-lighting 
time. Another good but more trouble¬ 
some remedy is to lay a damp cloth over 
the suspected place, and press over it with 
a very hot flatiron, thus driving hot steam 
through the fabric. It is many years since 
we have seen a carpet bug in our own 
household, but we have exterminated 
them quite effectually by abolishing car¬ 
pets. _ ' 
The Rural Patterns. 
, Lingerie hats are especially suitable for 
little girls, and the pattern shown will be 
found useful. Both hats are made over 
a plain foundation brim and band. The 
shirred hat consists of the full crown and 
the shirred brim, which are arranged over 
this foundation, the under-brim being fin¬ 
ished in any way that may be liked. For 
the plain hat the foundation brim is cov¬ 
ered with the material and the crown is 
buttoned over the band into place. The 
quantity of material required for the 
shirred hat is y 2 yard 18 inches wide for 
the crown, yard of embroidery 6 
inches wide for the brim and 1 % yard 
of ribbon; for the plain hat yard of 
material in any width with 2 v’ards of 
narrow lace for the frill and 2% yards 
of ribbon, with l / 2 yard 27 inches wide for 
the foundation brim and band for either. 
I he pattern 5415 is cut in one size only, 
but will be found suited to children from 
4 to 12 years of age; price 10 cents. 
The French dress with its long waist 
is exceedingly becoming to childish fig¬ 
ures. The dress is made with the front 
that combines the waist portion and skirt, 
the back of the waist and back of the 
skirt. The back portion of the skirt is 
gathered and joined to the front and the 
back of the waist and the seam is con¬ 
cealed by the sash. The sleeves are short 
full puffs and the epaulettes are arranged 
over the dress, the trimming serving to 
conceal their edges. The quantity of ma¬ 
terial required for the medium size (6 
years) is .4 yards 27, V/t yards 36 or 2% 
yards 44 inches wide with 6 yards of in¬ 
sertion and 2 l / 2 yards of edging to trim 
as illustrated, with 5 l / 2 yards of ribbon for 
the sash. The pattern is cut in sizes for 
children of 2, 4, 6 and 8 years of age; 
price 10 cents. 
B416 Child’s French Dress 
2 to 8 years. 
gelatin gets a little thick I add the ber¬ 
ries. It is delicious, and not very much 
work, something we housewife people ap¬ 
preciate these scorching days. It is hay¬ 
ing and hoeing and berries! One hardly 
knows what to do. To-night I must weed 
the Asters. They are putting up a good 
fight, and will appreciate a little assist¬ 
ance. ADAH E. COLCORD. 
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