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FAc RURAL NEW-YORKER 
•f 
WOMAN AND HOME 
From Day to Day 
Sisera 
(Judges V., 20.) 
Under a stan-y sky I stood, 
In a night of peace for me and mine. 
But I thought of far fields with mortal¬ 
ity strewed, 
Where the brutish clod.s drink blood for 
wine. 
“O stars, how can ye so tranquilly shine 
While one spirit malefic still lords Ids 
might?” 
Out of the heavens there flashed a 
sign— 
“The stars in their courses ’gainst Sisera 
fight.” 
“Ye li'gions on high, but the light is in 
vain, 
For the lines of his armies stretched 
east and west. 
And still are the thousands of good men 
slain!” 
Then answered the stars: “Such spirits 
possessed 
Of an arrogant madue.ss in armor are 
dressed. 
And are proof for a time to our conquer¬ 
ing light”; 
But tlie end of such madness was ever 
unblest— 
“The stars in their courses ’gainst Sisera 
fight.” 
Under the argent sky I stood: 
The speech of the stars had ebbed away, 
But still in my thought the theme I pur¬ 
sued : 
“If they fight from heaven, not doubtful 
the fray! 
Karth, too, is a star—not other than 
they; 
She will arm her throughout, with those 
cohorts bright. 
Ere that spirit malefic her freedom shall 
sway— 
“All stars in their courses ’gainst Sisera 
fight!” 
ENVOI. 
Thou Maker of War—hark Deborah’s 
song 
Vainly they war who war with The 
Height, 
Whose invincible hosts upon thee .shall 
throng— 
“The stars in their courses ’gainst Sisera 
fight!” 
—Edith W. Thoma.s. 
On page 1090 J. A. Macdonald gave a 
very gloomy view of social conditions on 
farms in his neighborhood. Ilis criticism 
relates to Nova Scotia, and to a district 
where, w’e infer, the farmers are largely 
of Scottish descent. His concluding state¬ 
ment that there seems a growing coolness 
between husband and wife would not seem 
strange if the man is so immei’sed in 
Avork that home is merely a place to eat 
and .sleep, and the wife only an unpaid 
domestic worker A community of inter¬ 
ests that does not include the refinements 
of sentiment or affection will turn any 
home into a place of sordid things. We 
have so often seen, in plain farm homes, 
a mutual affection expressed by everyday 
acts of helpfulness and self-sacidfice that 
we think Mr. Macdonald speaks only for 
a i-estrictod community. Certainly such 
conditions would explain, very fully, Avhy 
young people are said to be so ready to 
leave the farm. 
Newspaper reports tell of a most de- 
spiciible fraud by which women in the 
vicinity of St. Louis were robbed of 
canned goods. The fraudulent work was 
done by a couple travelling in a black 
touring car. They represented them¬ 
selves as having been sent by the govera- 
ment to obtain a list of all the canned 
goods and preserves in the city. These 
they checked carefully. The housewives 
were then informed that they had a 
greater quantity on hand than the gov¬ 
ernment allowed. They loaded the sur¬ 
plus into the automobile, ostensibly for 
the use of the men in the army. It is 
hardly likely that such fraud will be at¬ 
tempted over a wide territory, but it is 
well to bear this experience in mind, and 
be wary of alleged government agents who 
seek infoi’mation about .rivate affairs. 
The following statement from the Depart¬ 
ment of Agriculture was issued in the 
“Official Bulletin” under date of Sept. 12. 
There is no truth in a widely circulated 
statement that the Government expects 
to take food supplies from any family. 
Both the Food Administimtion and the 
Department of Agriculture join in a state¬ 
ment to counteract what seems to be a 
deliberate propaganda to the effect that 
the Government intends to take from every 
family all canned goods put up in ex¬ 
cess of 100 quarts. 
This is only one of the variations of 
the rumor, which has been widely circu¬ 
lated. Another statement is that the Gov¬ 
ernment has been urging the canning, 
drying, and preserving of fruits and veg¬ 
etables so that they will be in a con¬ 
venient form for the Government to han¬ 
dle and transport Avhen it takes them 
away^ from the people. Further elabora¬ 
tion is that these goods are to be taken 
.away from the American homes and 
shipi)ed to England. 
The authorities .state emphatically that 
no such course has ever been contem¬ 
plated by the Goveiaiment. On the con¬ 
trary, both the Department of Agricul¬ 
ture and the Food Administration are 
strongly urging housewives to can and 
preserve, especially at this time, all sur¬ 
plus fruits and vegetables in order that 
the households themselves may have a 
cheap and plentiful supply of food. 
Seen In New York Shops 
Peach Stoners cost 10 cents; peach 
parers, that can also be used to pare ap¬ 
ples are .$1.50. 
Velour hats are seen in great variety 
for Fall and> Winter wear. A young girl’s 
hat of black A'elour with grosgrain band, 
September 29, lOlT 
The Rural Patterns 
In ordering always give number of pattern 
and size desired, sending price with order 
9505 Chilli’s Dress. 2 
to 0 years. Price 
10 cents. 
9517 Child’s Romp- 
er.s, 2 to C years. 
Price 10 cents. 
9477 Girl's Cooking 
Set, 8 or 10, 12 or 
14 years, price 10 
cents. 
9203 Child’s Coat. 2 
4 and 0 years. Price 
15 cents. 
9499 Girl’s Siis))en- 
der Dress, with 
9250 Girl’s Cape, 8 Gninipe, (! to 12 
to 14 years. Price years. Price 15 
15 cents. cents. 
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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
333 West Thirtieth Street, New York 
shiny and soft, was soon for $2.97; from 
this prices go up to about $0, in a variety 
of colors and shapes. 
Black velvet bags, some plain, some em¬ 
broidered with silk, steel or colored beads, 
cost from about $2.50 up; most of them 
have frames instead of drawstrings. 
Fancy bags were never more in vogue 
than now; nothing is too quaint or un¬ 
usual to be in style. The big cretonne 
knitting bags that everyone has been car¬ 
rying all Summer have sheltered a good 
many oddments besides war knitting, and 
some of the stores are now offering large 
silk or brocade bags of the same style 
and amplitude as the knitting bags, with 
pockets and fittings, which are to be 
used as shopping bags. 
Bibles and Testaments hound in khaki 
for soldiers’ use are seen in a variety of 
styles. One Bible is in a case that snaps 
like a pocketbook, with the flag em¬ 
blazoned on the outer flap; it costs $1.44. 
The New Testament in khaki with a flag 
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