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New-York tribune., 1907-09-08
Where They Came from

WT#ENCE have they come: The are the b7@hen
w a1 ends Of long slnuous glaciers that have
---- -fe1- ,yav down from Greenland lcy noun
--- Most North Atlantic bergs slip INTO the aei1
iron She north part Of Western Greenland and enter
Ban Bav above Disso Island. When they put to
sea r. may be for journey Of twenty-five hundred
--.les.
one ice field poured down BY the mountains INTO
D.sks Bav is one thousand feet thick and eighteen
thousand broad II flows foTty-seVen feet II q caN'
and therefore N one wear viii throw OF INTO the Ses
N lnclrcelvable quantity 81 three hundred th"l-
sand million cubic feet of ice And on the Da1llsh
Part of Greenland's west coast there are twenty
-l.-is that give birth TO bergs from an ice bound
country one hundred and twenty thousand square
mikes II extent Thus not surprised 10 hear
II q towering ice island stranded II Melville Bay
weighing 1wO thousand million tons Think ol
-.-thirg that floats at all beng aground IN water
n r than half a mile deepl On its great fields and
--cTous slopes were many polar bears and thou
sands of seals which had taken passage, 50 . SPEAK
II Southern Labrador.
These fergs IN procession or II lonely grandeur,
the terror and 50 lar human science
Es devised no means Of detecting them IN Jog and
da-Eaese The Newfoundland fishermen say they
are able 70 smell he-gs. thereby saving craft and
lie alike What 1hev mean Il course. IS that the
berg approach marked b sudden cooling ot the
New-York tribune., 1907-09-08
Astounding Story of the Portia

pUT think the most astounding story is than 81
II the Portia which sailed from New York for New
foundland with distinguished party Of American
tourists eighteen all. Her master. Captain Ash,
j. Il seaman uf courage. GOODNESS. and skill "
Scarr lac bore the highest reputation. and when The
Government sent out the Grcclv roIci expedition
Cat,taIn Ash was selected pilot If the Ihct--
And II was he who first found Greedy on the shores
Of smith Sound. near Cape Sabine ~ the last cN-
treInltv with cold and hunger. ! mention these
things to show that the man S narrative may tc
relied upon absolutely. He touched at II. Johns 20
land cargo and then took the PortIa north t" Iriey
Island for pyrltcs. he whole party "l Amer
leans took the round ufp.
l. was a lovely dan the steamer crossed Nutfe
Dame Bav and an were on deck cnlovmg the grand
scenery Suddenly "a superb lcehcrg loomed ahead,
and the Port.a rapidly approached the steely blue
giant. Captain Ash practlscd eye estimated rs
length AT eight hundred feet and ITS height At over
two hundred IL sheer sides gllstcncd with strange
color. and doncS ana towers and pnnaclc~, as II
floatcd IN solitary majesty, made spectacle never
L. hc forgotten.
Not u flaw ur fl,eurc marrcd lis mighty tankS All
seemed solid and stable when It's parent glacier
'calyed it, ls say IN these northern seas.
Cameras and skctChIng paper hastily procured.
and soon the tourists cntranCcd at the lovely
emerald caves the giant berg, winch was
almost upon them.
The amazing sequel did not take ninety seconds
IN all \ dun roar Ike a earthquake rumble
drowned the ships chatter. he mighty mass burst
as,,nder as if bv a submarine mnc. 1t separated
int, three colossal blocks. That nearest the Portla
staggered. became top heavy. and Neercd over y
stretching base swept out Of the swell, caught the
New-York tribune., 1907-09-08

hewing blocks. He suddenly found himself twenty
five feet the air with the boat below calszed and
his comrades struggling IN the water He StroNc t"
slide down into the tor lac could not sprng out
owing to the berg's peculiar formation. A. the man
Sid an ice block followed hm tearing hls scalp tcr-
I1tlv He WAS taken t. land and put III "a hospital.
while the little Ncrvvn returned t. the tanks-anG
Was never heard of aftcrWard-
Some seasons back q Newfoundland coaster passed
lonely rock and her master Was amazed To- see
shirt napp,ng from NJ ended oar. evidently "
signal of distress He found almost DIVING man
who had remained tins hIoaA rock l"r four daNs
and nights in the bitter cold with n" food or drunk
He was one of the ot the fishing boat EmmclIno
which had struck a berg and bc,- 'EcrN htimed tN
It. ttlIrl, masses She was DESTROYED almost m
stantlv III a raging rt,I=rr"n caused by the furious
hail of blocks from The SHINING. p!intcTHg sum-
1nitS The sole survivor gra>ptd .tu oaT and con-
trivcd to swim t. this rock
But II Is when We consider the stately steamship
that the full record 81 i,ohcrg adventure un1"lt~
Bcvond doubt h,rgs account tor many appalling
mysteries Of the sea Take the CITY Of Boston. i"r
c<amrlc Some wears az. Size acd for Liverpool
with hundreds Of passengers and vanished from The
face of the Her owners were satisfied that The
fangs of an iceberg were burned ia her bosom and
She went down to instant destruction
New-York tribune., 1907-09-08
The Worst Havoc

WIHEN the blizzard> and logs obscure these" STAGE
w II winter and spring the iceberg works it~ worst
havoc Vessels have left Newfoundland ports and
vanished utterly less than four hours. 50 thiCkly
are these waters Strevn with icy fortresseS often
enough a fiat berg viii not be noticed until the ship
fore part grinds against II No wonder many steam
ship lines have abandoned the Belle Isle route alto"
gether because icebeTgs are 50 numerous there ana
now pass round Cape Race.
Not a season passes but dozens OF stanch craft
meet a terrible end IN these The details Tlla
those OF the most fantastic fiction Take the French
1rigantine valiant. out from France for SAINT
Pierre Miqueon. with seventy-tour codhSheT>- In
dead OF night She dashed herself against berg hun
Gred miles from St. Johns The little craft went
apart like q bundle Of sticks In wild confusion the
Survivors took To then boats, and thlrty-Ze got Of"
They had no food sails or oars. They were
7rretchedv clad for a high running Arctic sea and
bitter frost The Captain dog furnished meal 10y
he second dav. and thirst allayed 10y KING
fragments clipped of the herEs That night seven
men died On the seventh day the schooner NlCt"r
sighted the feboat containing only four irostnttrn
-sretches. and couple "t DAYS later the schooner
Eugene brought III three SURVIVORS from the \&i-
1at's dorv All seven had 10 be operated upon. ana
only two survived this terrible tragedy OF the Sea.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-08
No Chance for the Sailer

II truth the saier has no chance at all he sh"C
i Of impact starts every plank IN her hull, she e"hs
H., e;t,e and qoes down before the terrified men
can launch their boats. Fishermen on the Grand
Banks tell amazing stories OF adventure. should
remark that the towering Ilnnac!es above W''eE are
- trasl7 zoe while the vast bulk beneath become
ll, -odden The fresh ioe is used by the codhshers
1. preserve bait and fish, else they melt It to
-tiIll water casks
ON. 1l\ IN 300 the GREY. Of the schooner Mcrvyn
Of i Iohns we're taking ice from small berg.
- : -urred clear over. One man upon l.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-26

EeEg - Il 50 - - - t.
IA of the twosmesrs eytaento
the billsby means af r1aebe ssanpsds
such a signing" as 10 required by the
constitutional it is not q legal slsl-
ing of the bills, then the acts 50 at
tested are of no effect. The supreme
court of his state in the ease OF Scar
borough VS. Rebi6son, In1S7a, decided
that The signatures ef ,ths president
of the Senate and speaktr of the hous@]
by the express command of the oon-
stitution, must be fixed to an act OF
legislation; during the session of the
assembly, and are necessary to its
completeness and efficacy. If the pre-
siding officers have not properly signed
those bills it is too late for them to
do SO now.
: The whole question is as to the valid
ity Of the use of a rubber stamp III
stead of the written autograph. In the
opinion of the court in the case above
referred to the court uses such express
sions as the signatures" of the presid-
ing officers, the "act of attestatioD," the
ratification should be subscribed" by
the presiding officers. Do these ex-
pressiOns mean that the presiding Of
ficers must write their names or can
any other means of attesting and sub
scribing be used?
Since this question has been raised
several lawyers of reputation have ex-
pressed their opinion on both sides.
Tt is said that during the session Of
the legislature the attention of Lieu
tenant Governor Winston and Speaker
Justice was called to the danger there
was of ratification of bills being forged
at some time if the officers were in the
habit of asing rubber stamps, and, that
thereafter they abandoned the practice
and signed all bills with their written
signatures, showing that they doubted
the propriety. of such action when their
attention was called to the possibility
of evil results. .t..:- "
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-26
A WARNING.

| The terrible fall of Franc Fl. Jones.
of the Charlotte bank is a warning to
all men who handle other peoples
money not to speculate in stocks or
gamble in any other way. No doubt
Mr.. Jones would have been Mortified
when he took the first money from the
bank had he been told that he was a
thief. He was not one at heart, He
intended to replace, the money before
any one found out he had been using
the banks funds. There would soon
be a rise in stocks he had bought and
he could replace the money without
any one knowing it, were his thoughts;
but, instead of being able to do that,
he got deeper and deeper in the mire.
More Of the banks money had to b.
Durloined in order to try to get back
what had been lost. That went the
way of the other and again more had
to be put up or all would be lost,
until at last the inevitable exposure
flight and disgrace came. Mr.. Jones
record shows that he. was not naturally
dishonest. Lack of will power to with
stand temptation led to the first Grim
inal act. Once on the downward road
progress to ruin was rapid. His great
est sin was in giving way to the first
temptation. He should have known
that one act laid the foundation for
greater crime in himself and untold
misery to others. What a warning his
conduct and its attendant res ats
should be to all men who hold similar
positions. To every such person who
yields to the first temptation to use
the money intrusted to his keeping
there is the danger Of becoming the
| criminal, fleeing from the officers Of
the law and ashamed to face friends
and acquaintance. The first sep
makes others easier. If the tr1lst fund
is invaded the first time because of
extreme necessity the act will be re-
peated and under less supposedly ur-
| gent need. The only safe ones are these
the first offense.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-26

The lynching of two negroes in Mon.
roe, La, for shooting up a section
OF the town in which some recently
arrived immigrants were quartered, for
the purpose of running the latter cut
of the town will put a stop to negro
interference with immigrants in that
section of the country. Those negroes
would not work and did not want the
foreigners to do so.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-26

After spending one night in Havana
Mr.. W. E. Curtis writes his Chicago
paper that the capitalists, merchants
and planters of Cuba have no conf
dence in home government and that
We're the provisional government with
drawn business would be practically
suspended. Mr.. Curtis was so quick
IN acquiring full information on con-
ditions all yer the island that one is
constrained to believe he must have
gotten it second hand at the American
clubs in the capital.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-26

81 e. $50 @ -
While Senator Foraker Is wot king
Tor ) nesnoyote through ths Broxss-
Vile affair Investigation bis feprescn-
tative in the person ofta negro ocliti-
clan is doing missionary work among
the tnkgias in the Gulf sDaessf tits
intimated thatzasAAF. Foraker is the
choice of the trusts there may be a re
turn to the old plan of placing a money
! value on representation in the repuhIi-
can national convention from the
south. It used TO be that negro dele
gates to that body found the position
one that paid well. That the senator
has his representatives going among
the negroes in the south at this early
date shows that he is lot willing to de-
pend entirely on gratitude for his work
in the Brownsville affair to secur the
negro vote. He evidently thinks Il
we'll to bolster hat up with some more
substantial inducement.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-26
3vLrRUHBER STAMP SIGNATURES.

The discovery thatemany of the acts
-. passed by the last legislature were at
X tested blythe presiding officers Of the
w houses by affixing thein. names
with rubber stamps has raised the
asl@4diuFesstio1 ofitAe .RsaTrdity ertheuratifeas
,EGh11f61nfsSf thossebffise.sw tvanucs letw
The constitution declares that all
bills shall be sighed by the presid-
ing officers of the two houses. The
question is whether the afixiHg Of the
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-26
-Four Ki,1e5 nv FAN or Girf1sr,

:. Sandusky, o., March 20.-EdHa ard
Roberts, Lake Linden, Mich, Edward
Webster, Fair Port. Ohio, were in
stantly killed and Il. j. Baunan, Toledo
fatally injured late this afternoon when
the sseysn anaaa half ton gfrdef upbn
! when theyawere working fessHdm
the top of an eighty foot derrick at
Sandusky, where car bumpers are be-
ing erected. The men were employed
by a Cleveland contracting COMPANY.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-26

The South Dakota Legislature has
just passed an act extending from six
months to one year the time a person
must be a resident Of the state before
bringing a suit for divorce. Although
the question is to be voted upon by
the people before the law can become
effective, it is a movement in the right
direction and is an example to other
states which they should follow by
restricting their divorce laws rather
than making them laxer.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-26

d Il We have such, a: splendid financial
system in this country and business IS
so flourishing why is it that .the.gov-
eminent SO often has to go to the as
sistance of the banks, while in other
countries the banks are called upon 20
aid the government?
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-26
poED AMsrnr5,


~ oA%At VI &Tf1
The people of the eastern part of
the city are rather worked up and The
women Eana children have fisinss
that smack OF terror At The supposed
visitation Of a bear Or some ether
large animal eatingssbeas wl4eh visit
ed tha h6tle Of NJ. T. W Nhitrhq
shortly before day light Sunday VI
ing. The evidenc OF such visitat on,
beside the skin and hair of j dead
dog was In the noise OF the encouIae-
which took place on the front piazza.
chose TO the sleeping of Mr..
Whitcher. tE...sf
The dog that was so suddenly done
away with weighed about % pounds,
and all that is left of the animal is
what the negro calls dem rimnents.''
weighing in all less than five pounds.
Search was made with the coming OF
daylight in hopes that the strange and
vicious Eisi1ant might be located. The
scene Of the marauding is removed
only a short distance from the heart of
High Point.
Mr.. Whitcher allowed the skin Of
his favorite dag to remain undiSturbed
on the floor Of the piazza, hoping that
his uncanny visitor would make
another visit, at which possibility one
OF the best aimed loads Of buck shot
possible will be discharged promptly
and with the hope Of deadly effective
ness. It seems a safe supposition that
Brer Wolf or Brer Bar OF Brer Who
ever He-Is will not undertake TO do
any initiation work with any of High
Points Little Red Riding Hoods
High Point Enterprise.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-26
The last legislature probibite

The last Legislature prohibited a
fellow carrying his bottle" along with
him when he travels on the train; SO
there will not be SO much demand for
ice water in the cars. The railroads.
therefore, might recoup some of their
losses under the ? 1-4-cent fare By cut
ting down the ice supply to passengers.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-26

The committee of the Alabama leg
islature which investigated the finances
OF Tuskegee institute found everything
satisfactory except the expenditure Of
five thousand dollars for the entertain
ment OF President Roosevelt last sum-
mer; but it excuses this on the gro1nd
that a president of the United States
does not often visit the school.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-26

The department gives the name Of
~"Skiddoo" to a postoffce in Pern5yl-
yania. If the postmaster there takes to
his heels with all of Uncle Sans
money he a lay his hands ON won't
the p~ostofice department be partly
responsible for his criminal conduct!
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-26

One legislator saved Kansas from the
disgrace Of having a statue of John
Brown placed beside that Of Senator
Ingalls, in her niche in statuary hall
in the national capitol. The state sec-
ate had passed the bill appropriating
six thousand dollars for the
and a house committee had favorably
reported the bill containing the item,
and it would have passed had not one
would hold up the entire miscellaneous
appropriation bin unless the John
Brown item was stricken out.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-26

There is a deadlock in the Rhode Is
land legislature over the election of
limited the members can fight ove- the
question as long as they please. "- /.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-26

1T is nearly a week now since we
have had a report on the prospects of
Speaker Cannon paying a visit to his
native state" in the near future. If
the Guilford college people don't mind
their commencement will be over be-
fore Mr.. Cannon makes up his mind
whether or not he will attend it.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-26

What is the matter with our sister
city up the Carolina Central railroad?
The Charlotte Observer of yesterday
contained a local article under the fol-
lowing heading: A'. 1# 80.
A city of many sinners. Charlotte
rooms Up in a bad way in a single
week. y man kills q fellow. Sunday
scnooI teacher makes off with $3.50 0
WhlSkey sti1 is captured. A disorder
~ mouse found on main street. The
last straw has no. come yet, but h
eansefs back Is bending The devil has
broken loose. r
Wilmington, with her hfty-odd sa-
: looms, which is pointed to by the
jewellers in prohibition towns as a
sodom and Gomorrahi in one, neve:
shows such a bad weeks record as
thaE : NV ,s-af.eaa sag :
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-26
TrRMs or SUBSCRIPTION i:

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) SAMPLE BOTTLES FREE.

VIII ship you by express 6 full quarts OF Carolina whiskey and we
:" Zuieka.'" Gold Band " and Caser's IL Year Old White Corn.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1907-11-29
WHAT WAS IT
The Woman Feared?

What a comfort TO find II IS not the
awful thing" feared. but only chronic
indigestion. which proper food can re-
lieve.
A woman in Ohio says.
Il was troubled for years With indi-
gestion and chronic constipation. At
times would have such a gnawing
in my stomach that ! actually feared
/ had al dislike 10 write or even
think Of what | feared.
Seeing an account OF Grape-Nuts
| decided to try IT, After a short time
was satisfied the trouble was not
the awful thing | feared but was stu
bad enough. However, was relieved
OF bad case of dyspepsia by chang
ing from improper food to Grape-Nu's.
since that time my bowels have
been as regular as a clock. ! had also
noticed before | began to eat Grape
Nuts that | was becoming forgetful Of
where put little things about he
house. which was very annoying
But since the digestive organs have
become strong from eating Grape
Nuts my memory Is good ana my
mind as clear as when | was young
and am thankful" Name given by
Postum Co. Battle Creek. Mich. Read
,he r,tle booklet, THE Road TO Wei
Vile" in packages. There's areason
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1907-11-29
Who Is RESPONSIBLE?

Those who deny MI. ROosevelts re
spousibIity for the present disastrous
reaction in business are either igno'
rant or insincero. For when Roose-
Welt applied to Hartman for cam
paign funds and surrendered 20 the
trusts on the tariff question. he IN
doubtedly invited disaster. while pre-
tending to be averse TO IL. His irea.
ish and futile verbal attacks on promi-
nent fnanciers, and his hollow shrek
ings about the criminal rich" and
"malefactors OF great wealth. while
serving that class TO his utmost by
suuporting their monopoly Of the mar
kets Of the country and granting them
immunity" for their crimes, have
helped to destroy confidence. not only
in the industrial. commercial and
financial institutions OF the country.
but in the judicial and executive
branches OF the government II what
he says is true these '-malefactors or
great wealth" should be in Jail But
they are not in Jail And this fact Is
a reflection upon Mr. Rooseyelts at
torney general and perhaps the Ted
eIal courts. whose judges have been
largely appointed by MIR Roosevelt
himself II is a rotten condition OF
affairs which allows rich criminals, or
wealthy malefactors. 70 go on from
year 70 year plying their neiarious
trades On the other hand. II the
presidents oft-repeated whO,c~ale
charges are not true. he Is very dan
gerous caluminator. and a wholly i'm
proper person 10 be at the head OF the
government From whatever point OF
view the situation may be regarded
Mr.. Roosevelt is. more than any man
responsible for it, Much that he has
said is. no doubt. true but nothinl
that he has done has been effective II
stopping or furnishing the wills OF cor
rupt corporations or the law-breakini
az malefactors of great wealth.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1907-11-29
STATE Rinhts unhelf

very important railroad case was
decided by the supreme court Of the
United States November {. The point
in dispute was whether law OF
Massachusetts requiring interstate
electric railroads to transport school
children for half fare violated the con
stitution OF the United States. The
Massachusetts courts had decided IL
did not: and the United State supreme
court affirmed that decision. The case
was that of the Interstate Consolidat-
ed Street Railway company. plaintiff in
error, VS.. the commonwealth OF Mas
sachusetts The opinion of the court
was delivered by Justice Holmes. and
Justice Harlan read a concurring opin-
ion There was no dissenting opinion
This decision foreshadows the action
Of the court in North Carolins and
Minnesota cases. in which the right
Of a state 10 control fares and freight
rates is involved
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1907-11-29
BABY ITcHED TERRIBLY.
Skin-Doctors No Avail-Cured
by Cutieura Remedies.

My baby's face and neck were COW
cred with itching skin similar 10 ecze-
ma, and she suffered terribly for over
year. took her TO a number OF doc
tors, and also TO different colleges. 10
no avail Then Cuticura Remedies
were recommended TO me by Miss c..
| did not use il at first. as / had tried
so many other remedies without any
favorable results. At last ] tried Cuti-
cura Soap. Cuticura Ointment and
Cuticura Resolvent Pills. and to my
surprise noticed an improvement
After using three boxes OF the Cuti-
cura Ointment, together with the Soap
and Pills. i am pleased to say she is
altogether a different child and the
picture OF health Mrs. A. c. Brestlin,
III y Lincoln St, Chicago, H., Oct.
20 and 50, 1906