Commerce and the Law
By JAMES H. ECKELS,
Formerly Comptroller of the Currency.
n°t lack of law—is dragging the nation down to ruin,
hampering every move of capital and labor, and destroying
the American spirit of independence and integrity.
Instead of more state regulations controlling com
merce and manufacture, capital and labor, we should have
fewer laws based on the belief that no man—manufacturer
or laborer, business or professional man—with an estate
to conserve, be it small or great, is going to deliberately
do that which will destroy the value of the interest he pro
tects. Ao regulation by statute, whatever its value, can
prevent him losing his estate if he is so bent.
We seem to have outgrown the common law of England and
every English-speaking race. Now, instead of the common law regu
lating the dealing of man and man to enforce commercial honesty,
some persons want laws on the statute books controlling every act and
detail of business. We already have this accumulation of laws.
What has been the result? What has accompanied these stat
utes? Certainly not enough to justify each state and the national con
gress in taking from the business man his investment, in telling him
how to control his business, in telling him how to manage Ins every
day life.
These regulating statutes are based on the assumption that each
man is bent on commercial suicide. They assume that the business
man is not capable of managing his business affairs without the guid
ance of the lawyer. As a result there are innumerable instances of
manufacturing and commercial hindrance, and every citizen has come
to think that he must appeal to the law on every occasion.
I have no fault to find with ordinary regulations. Xo honest citi
zen has. But in this country—America, the land of the free—congress
should enact as little law as possible. We have seen the effect in
many instances in financial and monetary matters of this multiplicity
of laws. We have seen a statute attempting to fix the monetary
standard, and a panic resulted.
Commerce and law—the latter dependent on the former, not the
former dependent on the latter—have worked out for England, and
they will for this nation if their destined relations are not destroyed,
the greatest prosperity and achievement.
RISKS OF FEATHERED TRIBE. '
Birds Liable to as Many Accidents as
Other Creatures.
(>f nil crent hits birds arc most
exempt from liability to accident, |
yet they not infrequently lose
their lives in most unexpected
ways, gays the New York Post.
(dice above trees ami buildings
1 hey have 1 he whole upper air free
of every obstacle and though
their flight sometimes equals the
speed of a railroad train they j
have little to fear when well above
ground. Collision with other birds ,
seems scarcely possible, but it
sometimes occurs. When a covey
of quail are flushed occasionally
two birds will collide, at times
mooting with such force that both
are stunned. Flycatchers darting
at the same insect will now and
then come together, but not hard i
enough to injure either bird. In
the English papers a few years
ago a rare accident was reported
—a heron had spiked itself on one ,,
of the pointed iron arms of a cross
surmounting a church steeple, i
Even the smallest and most won
derful of all flyers, the humming
bird, may come to grief in acci
dental ways, as was recently
shown by the case of a tiny bird
of the ruby-throated variety,
which became entangled in the
hooks of a burdock burr and died
a prisoner before help could free
it.
^ Oung phoebes sometimes be
come entangled in the horse hairs !
which are used in the lining of j
the nest. When they art* old
enough to fly and attempt to leave
they are held prisoners or left
dangling from the nest. When
mink traps arc set in the snow in
winter owls frequently fall vie
tims, mice being scarce and the
bait tempting.
Lighthouses are perhaps the
cause of more accidents to birds
than any other obstacle they en
counter on their nocturnal mi
grations north and south. Many
hundreds are found dead at the
base of such structures. The sud
den glare is so confusing and
blinding as they shoot from in
tense darkness into its circle of
radiance that they are completely
bewildered and dash headlong
against the thick panes of glass.
Telegraph wires are another men
ace to low flying birds, especially
those which, like quail and wood
cock, enjoy a whirlwind and at
tain great speed within a few
yards. Buch birds have been
found out almost in two by the
force with which they struck the
wire.
The elements frequently catch
birds unawares and overpower
them. A sudden wind or storm
will drive const-living birds him
dreds of miles out to sea and
oceanic birds may be blown as far
inland. Hurricanes in the West
Indies are said t ocause t he deaths
of innumerable birds, as well as
other creatures. Small islands
are known to have become com
pletcly dcpopulatedof their feath
ered inhabitants from such
causes. Violent hailstorms, com
ing without warning in warm
weather, are quite common
agents in the* destruction of birds
and thousands of English spar
rows have been stricken in a city
during such a storm.
Rutiled grouse have a habit of
burrowing deep beneath the snow
in winter and letting the* storm
shut them in. They spend the
night in this warm, oozy retreat,
their breath making its wa\
out through the loosely packed
crystals, lint this becomes a
fatal trap when a cold rain sets
in during the night and an im
penetrable crust cuts off their
means of escape.
Navigation Exploit.
Exploits in navigation by small
boat are extending to Eastern
Europe. Simon Strabrovsky, a
hardy Russian fisherman of Odes
sa, 1ms just accomplished the fen I
of navigating alone a small sail
ingloat from that port across the
black sea to <'onstant inople and
back, putting in at Constanza
and Salina on the return voyage
One peculiarity of the ndventun
is that Strabrovsky navigated
without a compass, declaring that
the stars wen* enough. lie re
reived a sum of §1,000 for his ex
ploit.
Novel Use for Teeth.
There is si newspsiper man win
docs (he whole of his writ ing wit I
his teeth. Mi*. Louise Sehuelke
who lists from birth been denies
tin* use of either hands or arms
hsis adopted this method wit!
great success, although able als<
to work with his feet. Ho is tin
liunker's Hill correspondent o!
t he Waterbary Kepublicstn, si (’on
necticut dournal. In addition tr
writing, Mr. Sehuelke draws am
paints by the same means, am
with considerable skill. f
I
I^ot^ of men. like bad mucilage, stick to
nothing.—Chicago Daily News.
Distance prolongs the life of many friend*
i ships.- -Chicago Daily News.
There is always room for a man of force,
and lie makes room for many.—-.Emerson.
Our duty is to be useful, not according
j to our desires but according to our pow
ers.—Amiel.
A thankful man owes a courtesy ever;
I the unthankful Tut when he needs it.—
j lien J orison.
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Happiness grows at our own firesides,
and is not to be picked in strangers’ gar
den.;.—Douglas derrold.
When it comes to stepping into a for
tune no man objects to putting lus foot in
it.—Chicago Daily News
He Was Moved.— Jack—"Wereyou moved
when the old gentleman-said you could never
marry his daughter?” Tom—’’Yes, 1 was
moved half way across the sidewalk.”—Chi
j cago Daily News.
lie—It 's ,nly a week since I met you. Miss
Mabel, jet I feel as if I’d known you tor
years, and years, and years.” S;;e--‘‘Well,
you needn’t pile years on so thick. I’m only
19.”—liehoboth Herald.
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“You know, they .-ay money talks,” sug
gested tint woman with the subscription pa
per, cheerfully. "Well, 1 never was any hand
tor extravagant speeches,” replied the colse
tisted millionaire.—Syracuse Herald.
Teacher—“Why will you persist in strik
ing the instead of the K string?” Violin
! Pupil—"I know it is rather trying to the ears,
but l do it from motives oi economy, 'file
A string do. * not break -o unfoundedly
easy as the E string does.”—Boston Tiau
script.
Incentive to Early Rising.—“You’re up
early this morning. Tommy,” said the milk
man. “Yes-,” replied Tommy, without look
ing up from the cheap novel lie was reading.
"Mom made me go to bed la.-t night just as
Handsome Harry w.i- goin’ to rescue the
beautiful maideu.”—Philadelphia Press.
How a Farmer was
freed from [Misery
ORTHY of a high
er recommendation
than I can find
words to express.”
This is what Mr.
J. H. Plangman (of
Sherman, T e x.)
Bays of Doan’s
Kidney Pills. He
tells his experience in the following
words: He says, "Sometime in Septem
ber I was taken with a dull aching pain
; across the small of my back, directly
over tiie kidneys. I paid small attention
to this at first, thinking it would pass
off. But instead of getting better it
became worse and in a short time the
pain centered through my left hip and
nain across do™ my ‘\ft le~
ni . as far as the knee.
lu€ Small Ol This i3 precisely
iho hz/'l' *£2* what kidney trou
*'**■ ^'^cA./Sra will do with the
body.
It does not al
ways show itself
at first, but ap
pears just in this
way, when some
unusual movement
or action brings
sharp pains and
exhaustive aches,
telling of sick kid
neys.
So Mr. Flang
man'a experience bore this out.
Continuing, he says: “I did not
know the cause of the trouble, but
I am led to believe now that it was
first brought about by jumping in and
out of the wagon and in some way I
may have strained my back.
“I was constantly growing worse,” he
continues, ‘‘and I became very much
alarmed about my condition. I knew
that something had to be done or serious
results were sure to follow. I went to
a specialist here in Sherman, and under
went a rigid examination.”
Then he relates how the doctor told
him that it was a serious case, but that
he could cure him for fifty dollars.
However, necessity knows no law and
Mr. Plangman paid half down and took
the treatment and followed it faithful
ly for four weeks.
Naturally, he thought that he would
soon be rid of the trouble, but in spite
of the doctoring he goes on to avid, “I
was in such misery that it was almost
impossible for me to do my work.”
“It was at this juncture that Dean’s
Kidney Pills came n *
to my notice and I 7/7
procured some from l A 7.
the drug store of C. It! I r.'ltt
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used these pill3
according to direc
tions and to my
surprise I was con
siderably relieved
on the second day
and in a short time
completely cured/’
This is the uni
versal experience of
those who have
Kidney trouble and who have been for
tunate enough to test the merits of
Doan’s Kidney Pills.
There is nothing wonderful or mag
ical about this remedy, it simply does
the work by direct action on the kid
neys. Doan's Kidney Pills are for the
kidneys only and thi3 accounts for
their EPeedy and
certain action.
Early indications
of kidney trouble
come from two
sources, the back
and the bladder.
The back becomes
weak and lame be
cause the kidneys
are sick, and re
lief from backache
can only be com
plete when the
kidneys are set
right.
rain tnrougn
HmY&L
Irritation of the
bladder shows that
the kidneys are out
of order. Delay in
prompt attention
often causes seri
ous complication.
Relieve and euro
sick kidneys and
ward off dangerous
diabetes, dreaded
dropsy and Bright's
disease, by using
Doan’s Kidney
riiis.
They begin by
healing the delicato
membranes and re
ducing any inflam
matinn of thp kid
neys, and thus making the action of the
kidneys regular and natural.
Aching backs are cased. Hip, back, and loin
pains overcome. Swelling of the limbs, rheuma
tism and dropsy signs vanish,
They correct urine with brick-dust sediment,
high-colored, excessive, pain in passing, drib
bling, frequency. JJoan's Kidney Jills dissolve
and remove calculi and gravel. Jielieve heart
palpitation, sleeplessness, headache, tiervousness.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
I thought 1 Had
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