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September 9, 1922 
Ths RURAL NEW-YORKER 
Things To Think About 
Th« nfciaot of tlii* department is to five readers a chance to express themselves on farm 
lone articles can be used-just short, pointed opinions or .uffeationa. 
matters Not long Articles can be used—just short, pointed opinions or 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER does not always endorse what is printed here 
cail this a mental safety valve._ 
You might 
“Attacking the Courts" 
Allow an old subscriber who knows the 
farmers well and is very much interested 
in their welfare to protest against the 
(Charlie Cole) article on page 907 of the 
last number. Such a hitter attack upon 
the courts can only do harm. Allow un¬ 
to ask. what you would lia v e in place ol 
the courts? Ho you think the old way ot 
fighting it out is better? You see what 
that has led to in Russia. They abolished 
their courts and started a government on 
class prejudice and hatred. The result 
is misery and ruin to farmers and all 
citizens except the leaders. 
As long as you have courts you cannot 
prevent men from bringing suits. Some¬ 
times rich meu bring vexatious suits: 
sometimes poor men do. I have known 
just as vexatious suits brought by the 
latter as by the former; but the rich man 
has to pay costs. As you describe 
Cabana’s suit, the costs against him must 
have been very heavy, You say he ap¬ 
pealed the case thro" years. Any lawyer 
reading your article would know that 
Cabana’s motion for an injunction was 
dismissed, and that he simply brought a 
suit to protect rights which he supposed 
he had acquired, but which turned out t>* 
he based on fraud. The case was decided 
against him at every point, you say. and 
must, therefore, have been decided on tin- 
first trial. How, then, can you say that 
he suecedeed in delaying the case for 
nearly three years? 
EVERETT P. WHEELER. 
R. N.-Y.—We say it because that is 
just what he did The Holstein-Friesian 
Association could not legally review or 
correct its records while this case was 
pending, and Mr. Cabana certainly kept 
it alive by carrying it from court to 
court. Here is just, what we said, and 
we cannot see any “hitter attack upon 
the courts" in it. Is it not possible to 
print a fair criticism of the delay of 
court procedure without being accused 
of “attacking the courts?” 
“This case reveals in the most striking 
way the ease with which a wealthy man, 
through a skilled lawyer, can use the 
courts—not for justice, hut for a plain, 
common hold-up. A poor man has no 
chance against any such law. Tie is 
crushed out by the dollar, but the rich 
man may go slowly from court to court 
until he tires out his opponent or ruins 
him financially, and thus forces him to 
quit. Thus a hit of legal machinery 
originally designed to give justice to the 
innocent becomes in the hands of rich 
men a rank injustice and weapon for de¬ 
lay.” 
A Fair Chance for the Child 
T was much interested in your article 
under the head of “Give the Children a j 
Chance,” on page 9<>0. It is a mighty 
good suggestion, and i( put the subject 
in a much different light from any which 
has come to m.v attention. 
I ani a middle-aged widower, a business 
man. with office in town and home three 
miles out in the country, a farm of SO 
acres, where I live with my two daugh¬ 
ters. who attend high school In t<>wn. 
No pretense js made at farming, my only 
hobby being poultry, and most of my 
spare time is enjoyed in the benyard, 
which has proved to he profitable as well 
as a pleasure. Our dwelling has most of j 
the modern conveniences, such as hot and 
cold water, bathroom, furnace heat, hard¬ 
wood floors and fireplace, but electric 
lights and r, as have not reached the vi¬ 
cinity. We are located on one of the 
maiu roads, which is well traveled, though 
not so much as to be annoying. 
The above is only preamble, us the 
point I have in mind is this: Somewhere 
in Ihis vast country there is a woman 
who would consider herself fortunate to 
be located with us in the capacity of 
housekeeper. She may he a widow with 
or without a child, or a single woman 
unencumbered and preferably country 
bred, her qualifications to be as follows, 
important in order named: American, 
Protestant, good health and personal ap¬ 
pearance, refined, willing to live in the 
country, do plain cooking, young enough 
to be a good pal with my daughters, and 
sufficiently aged to advise them also. If 
interested in poultry, all the better, 
though not necessary. You may think 
this a formidable array of requirements, 
but I have learned that the average 
woman housekeeper often turns out to be 
uo good, so I don’t want one cj the aver¬ 
age kind. After all, is it not possible that 
the reason of so many women being out 
of good homes is due to their own fault? 
However, you state that you have had 
some experience in this line, and do not 
speak from theory. Perhaps you can 
place my letter with someone who may 
benefit thereby. E. \v. A. 
It. N.-Y.—We have a number of let¬ 
ters from people who want housekeepers 
and are able and willing to give opportu¬ 
nity to a suitable woman with children. 
We feel quite sure thar there are many 
women who feel the need of a good home, 
where they may lead a self-respecting 
life and have a fair chance for their chil¬ 
dren. There are many reasons why we 
would like to bring such people together. 
It is evident that there are a number of 
well-to-do country people who can offer 
homes to such women. It is harder to 
find the women, hut we think there are a 
good many of them, and we would like 
to help them, if possible. 
Gasoline and Farm Prices 
Has it occurred to you that a large 
part of the present agricultural depres¬ 
sion could he laid directly to the use of 
gasoline? The low price of milk, hay. 
grain, at the farm, and most farm pro¬ 
ducts, is due to the fact that there are 
more of these products raised than are 
really needed, so the competition lowers 
the price. Take away absolutely the use 
of gasoline and the farm produce that 
would he required to feed the horses that 
would he needed would change the sur¬ 
plus into n shortage almost at once. Also 
take away the tractor and the production 
would be reduced Still further, increasing 
the shortage. When the population or 
foreign demand will use up our produc¬ 
tion, then we can more nearly get a rea¬ 
sonable price. As it is, we are competing 
with each other in our own stock market. 
Maine. L. u. 
But even if this were so, what are you 
goiug to do about it? No one can stop 
the use of gasoline except those who use 
it, and they are not tfkely to interfere 
with their own pleasure. Millions of 
people get out by day or night and wan¬ 
der aimlessly about in their cars, They 
accomplish nothing, and would he far 
better off if they walked, but. who can 
stop them? Most city people pay so 
much for rent and gasoline that they can¬ 
not buy the food they really need. In 
New York t’ity Ihe awful rents are 
largely responsible for the poor demand 
for farm products. 
A Woman’s Bright Letter 
That little glimpse of Kate, the farm¬ 
er's wife, who sang instead of railing 
against fate, is a good lesson to some of 
us. The Hop© Farm man has. a way of 
getting in a moral to all his true stories. 
Of course it wouldn't help any to worry 
or cry. When we worry our minds do 
not get a chance to unfold and see the 
good things before us. Worry and rail¬ 
ing make us narrow, ignorant and sel¬ 
fish; good thoughts clear the mind, help 
us to see the beauty and goodness ahead, 
and makes us worth something to our fel¬ 
low men. 
Some time ago there was a short arti¬ 
cle in The R. N.-Y. on not finding fault 
with line’s husband. It has bobbed up in 
ray mind many times, because I. too, have 
blamed John for many things. At last 
I decided to look at myself good and 
thoroughly; maybe the trouble was with 
me. We older women are apt to think, 
or did think in our younger days, that 
John was the boss; what he did or said 
was so. We sort of took it for granted 
that if he didn’t buy a washing machine 
or a bread mixer, why, we ought not ask 
for it. The good man always said he 
was hard up—never had any money. 
Where was my backbone, my common 
sense, my initiative? I evidently didn’t 
have any iu time past. Now l simply 
have an understanding that such things 
are a necessity, and that work cannot he 
done any longer on the old scale. Joliu 
buys the labor-saving devices. 
I low much bet ter for John and the 
children if I had used a little courage in 
the beginning of my married life! My 
health would have been better and the 
family happier. Clearly rhe fault was 
mine. 
I often wonder if married life would 
not he a lot better if young folks talked 
these things over, and had some common 
understanding about money matters. The 
future general ion will have a better 
chance. Many more girls now enter col¬ 
lege; they acquire a trained, broadening 
independence which will work for good. 
Health will he a thing to preserve and 
happiness will he the result. 
The wonderful canning season is at 
hand, and what a lot of good fruit and 
vegetables to use! The first green drop 
apples, if tart, make delicious jelly, vary¬ 
ing the flavor slightly with raspberries 
or currants. There is almost nothing 
better than strawberry and raspberry 
jam. I*r. Daniels, a specialist in cbil- 
dupn’s diet, says that plenty of jam on 
bread and butter in between meals, or at 
any time, is worth a great deal to a 
child’s health. JOStE. 
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