New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1910-12-17
marks were cons dercd sacred
Question Of Help.

questions which suggest thcmsclvc
is the h ring Of help. There are q
few general rules. The FIRST is
the employer should always pay
his labor. and he should. to n rcas
onnb,c extent. cpnstruo doubts
against himself and decide in favor
Of the man VIII, has worked for
hun No one who loves the right
will think of doing otherwise On
the other hand. there are duties
whicIt should bind the laborcr
He. for instance. should not leave
the service of his employer
without good reason.
If he leaves before the term
of his engagement IS at an cud
without good cause he is nj fault
1t must be SAID. in justice to the
employers Of lnborers nn farms and
in factories in this Stmte. that
,only in very extreme eases and
rarely enough ih" wages earned
ARE deducted. The wise employer
does not wish to enrich himself
at the expense of the employed
He prefers to be reasonably in
Idulgent. In this respect the ex.
ample Of the good employer is fcit
IN every community.
"IIcrc it must be said that the
right IL not n ways on the sdc
of the employer; sometimes th'
laborcr has good cause for Ieav
ing. and then he has right to his
wages
"Pass ng beyond, as it were. and
taking mp some Of the annoyance,
to which an employer may be ex-
posed (for all is not always peace.
ful and enjoyable with him. he II
the nature OF things, is not onl,
Irresponsible for his own acts, but
for those Of others. lie may be
made liable for injury occasloned
by his employees. although entire
| " innocent himself and not to
blame. His Liability does not end
there. Even animas OF which ne
is the master may be the occasion
for liability. All his animals, even
the dog, have II in their power TO
commit wrong, for which he may
be held in damages far beyond all
value Of the animal. The laws ol
Solon decreed that if n dog bit a
person he should be delivered
up. This is poor compensation.
The present laws are just in that
respect If he destroys property
the owner must pay the damages
"Therc are incidents as to these
which may OCCASION n Iuoment s
reflection. IT for The purpose OF
illustration, two dogs go off on n
sheep-killing jaunt, you are bound
to pay for the sheep killed by your
dog and not for those killed by
the dog of your neighbor, if it be
possible to determine the number
and the particular sheep killed by
each. In other Jurisdictions such
jaun,s have given rise 10 decisions,
and the idea above expressed is
their trend. IF, however, the own
ers of two dogs go out to rob n
fruit orchard, one is liable for all
the apples or other fruits carried
away although the other ate them
all. In minor respect, some one
has facetiously said, the law seems
to favor the dog.
Titles and Kindred Subjects.
| "a glance has been given, in
passing to titles and kindred sub
Ijects, including possible damages
for which one may be held. An
Important subject may, | hope. be
taken up for n moment without
Its being considered too great II
divergence. Among the ceucerns
which should not escape tho care
lful attention OF the countrymen
who depends upon agriculture for
his support and revenue, are the
seeds. If the subject is mentioned
it is for the purpose OF showing
that the law in its many wise pro
visions has not overlooked even
that subject. II has received care
ful attention. 1t may be deemed
unimporiant and even trivial; 1t
is not, and the lawgiver has not
so considered it. Only one view OF
the question can be referred to at
this time.
"Thc seeds and fertilizers, it is
settled. should be what they are
bought and sold for. II not. the
vendor may be held responsible
mot only, it is held, ne should re-
turn the amount received for the
seed he should also pay the time
labor. prcAits on the host crop.
The scedman who knowingly sells
worthless seeds of any kind is al
most a criminal. Whether it ht
the nnpretentious seeds of the gar
tden or the more important seeds
of the fields, seeds OF the pure
white cotton, waving corn ol
nourishing rice.
at may be thought that these
are commonplace items Of very lit
tie interest. That is a mistake
Those before mentioned are mo-
among the most useful. perhaps
they go TO make up the sum tota
Of the experience which some o
us may have to go through. II
all tbs and many other simila
subjects on the line suggested
sometimes great hsrdships have u
be borne which might be avoidet
by A little care and forethought