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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-11-26
Rrn0rullt1ltE.
Friday, RoUemher 9th.

10 A. M.-Calling Association To
Order.-Mr. Sheppe.
1. Piano Duet-Mrs. J. II. Math-
cws and Mrs. Rogers.
>. Hymn America.
3. Scripture lesson and prayer bv
Rev. T. V. Shoemaker.
L. Hymn Nearer NV God to
Thee.
.. Address of Welcome.
GAP Mayor W. II. Horton.
lbl Hon. W. j. Hershey.
lcl Judge II. A. W. Skeen.
(dl Hon. Il. T. Irvine.
Oel Prin. Il. II. Shcppe.
6. Vocal Solo-Mrs. l.. q. Petit.
Z. Responses.
lal Supt. r. l. Counts.
lh) Mr.. c. ~ Kennedy.
tcl Prn. X. NJ. Arlington.
ldl Prin. G. Y. Chapman and
others.
Is. Vocal Solo-Mrs. J.F. Bullitt
10. Roll Call.
10. Reading of minutes of last
meeting.
II. appointment of committees.
-. Miscellaneous business.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
>. j. NJ. Call 90 Oricr-Superin-
tendent Counts.
!. instrumental Duet - Misses
Cole and Read.
.. Devotional Exercises.
3. Not How Much but How Wcli
GAP Mr.. r. H. Bowling.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-09-30
A COURT ON WHEELS.
Circus Outfit Used to Administer
Justice in Indian Territory.
Travelled Through Remote Districts
Of the Country and Dealt Out
Law-RecOrd Of the
Trip.

The travelling court" has returned to
Mushegon from its trip over the western
i%uoiciai district OF lnoian territory, and
a 50 arrests and IL commitments to
Jail to lis credit.
The trap Oh the travelling court" Is an
innovation In the administration Of JUS
tiee. On account Of the inaccessibility
OF the removed districts, and the trouble
In getting prisoners before commission
ers' court. it was decided by Leo E. Ben
nett, United States marshal, to take q
court with him and administer justice
as he went along, an impromptu ar
rangement Of Justice while you wait.
In July the travelling court" started on
its tour, and now It has returned. after
having traversed 1870 miles In three
weeks.
The camping outht which was ar
ried BY the travelling court" consisted
Of three wagons. three buggies. one hack.
ave tents and % horses.
Including the oficials Of the court, the
teamsters. cook and camp followers, 20
men made up the caravan When the
court was In transit from one locality 10
another the natives, who were unac-
Quainted with its mission. might we'll
have taken the court for q wagon min
Btrel show or a wandering one-ring cir
Gus.
The camping outfit was in charge Of
Marshal Bennett. and. at his command,
be had Ave deputies and four possemen,
who arrested the culprits Of the wild
woods" and brought them within juris-
diction.
The court proper was made up Of H. A.
Leekley. United States commissioner;
o. A. Wise, his s~tenographer, and United
States District Attorney Mellette. y.
During the trip Of 100 miles justice was
dealt out with terrible effect, and, in
many cases, with no little dispatch.
Horse and cattle thieves were indicted
and bound over to the grand jury, and
the illegal sellers Of liquor were dealt
with summarily.
'Bootleggers" and druggists were the
principal prey Of the travelling court"
and It was against them principally that
the United States marshal made his com
paign.
The officers had not been ont long un-
I'll their reputation was quick to travel.
and when the advance guard OF the
travelling court" made its appearance
in a small town far removed, there wasan
instantaneous hurrying and scurrying
for cover on the part Of illegal sellers Of
liquor.
AS 500 as the aravan reached an OBJ
1ective point camp wal pitched imme-
diately. There was 8 tent courtroom
and quarters for the camp followers. AS
soon as the court arrived the deputies
would begin to scout for prisoners, and
in a remarkably short time the war
rants would be served and the victims
would appear before the ~impromptu bar
Of justice.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-09-30

These conditions cannot be fally
explained. bat are due 10 some ex-
teut perhaps 70 the harvesting
season and the deavy demands
which have been made upon the
laborers Of this section By the M.
]. & L. @. railroad. Railroad
building has alWaVs borne q las.
cination for the average negro.
Another cause Is the average ne
gro makes en0ugh-at the present
rate Of wages paid-in three days
to support him the remainder Of
the week, and this is al he cares
for.
II the vagrancy laws we're
vigorously enforced throughout
East Mississippi it would add
twenty-five per cent, to the bust
ness Of this sectiOn--Laurel
Chronicle.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-09-30
al wrote 90
Or. Pierce for
advice though 4
thought surely
4 would die"

SAFER my baby came IN January, rgooH writes
Mrs Nancy Abner, Of 81 Paul, Ark, ri suffered
severely from al sorts Of aches and pains Until
the following May, when I read one Of your
pamphlets treating on female diseases. wrote
10 Dr.. Pierce for advice. although I thgughi
surely I would die, as our physician told ne I
was more liable 70 die than to get well your
ftheriy advice caused my health 10 be restored
! took i've bottles Of DR.. Nerce's Favoute Pre-
scription, three Of Golden Medical Discovery
and three walls Of Pellets together with your
other remedies and am now able % do ell my
work.
Weak and sick women are invited to
consult DR.. Pierce, by letter, free, and
90 obtain without charge or fee the
advice Of a specialist upon diseases
peculiar to women All correspondence
Is held as strictly private and sacredly
confidential Address DR.. R. v. Pierce,
Buffalo, N. Y.
The invitation to consult DR.. Pierce,
by letter, free, is not to be confused
with offers Of 0free medical advice
made by irresponsible persons who are
not physicians and are professionally
and legally disqualified for the practice
Of medicine.
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription is q
safe and reliable remedy for the cnre Of
womanly ills. II establishes regularity,
dries weakening drains heals inhamma-
ton and liberation and cures female
weakness.
FRRE. DR.. Pierce's Common Sense
Medical Adviser Is sent free on receipt
Of stamps to pay expense Of mailing only.
Send n one-cent stamps for the book in
paper covers or 81 stamps for the cloth
bound volume. Address Dr.. R.V. Pierce,
Buffalo, N. Y.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-09-30
sTATEs PREss ToPIcs.

It may be true, as Rev. DR..
Buckley charges, that some Of the
men who are giving their millions
to colleges and libraries obtain
their wealth by questionable
methOds, but does such money
carry 3 carry q curse with iti II
they earned the money in viola.
tiOn Of the stict rules Of honesty
ank fairness lie the money thereby
rendered incapable Of doing gOodi
II many more Of the iii COTTON
dollars we're turned over to the
schools and churches and libraries
it would be some from Of restltu-
tion on the part Of milliOnaires,
and We apprehend that the gift
will do iust as much good as
though the money had been earned
by daily labor. II any Of the very
wealthy men made their fortunes
unfairly by al means let them be
encouraged to denote some portion
OF it to worthy purposes. 30 shall
some good come from evil
Montgomery Advertiser.
The above voices the true senti-
ment that should be accorded such
gifts. There is no sense in refus-
ing an amount Of money given to
q church or college because the
donor has gaiaed his wealth By
qnestiOnal Methods. The Lords
hand may be In the gift to redeem
some one from a like life. Who
knowsl- WaynesbOrO Newa-Bea-
con.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-09-30
Hw's THAT

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case Of Catarrh that cannot be cured
By Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. J. Cheney & Co., Props, Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known F. j
Cheney for the last IS years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in al business trans
actions and financially able 10 carry nj any
obligations made by their firm.
West & TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, o. WALDNa, KNNAN B MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls CataFrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces Of The system. Price 75c. per
bottle. Sold BY all Druggists. Testimonials
free.
Halrs Family Pills are the best.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-09-30

short fellow who is cramped, and
twas ever thus. An this cinching Of
the money supply by q few men in
New York City is wrong. The gov
eminent has no business permitting
conditions which can be thus contrc-
verted to the detriment Of the entire
country. And yet, the general gov
ernment is not altogether to blame.
II the banks Of each state in the
Union would organize or form q nscal
agency to be located in their own
state keep their depOslts there, and
draw their drafts upon that institution
instead OF upon some New York bank,
there would no longer be the Oncen
tratiOn of money in Wall Street, and
no matter what the gamblers were
doing, thatstate InWhich its banks were
taking care Of themselves would not
be disturbed.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-09-30

An the big storms and other punish
ments that are sent upon the people
along the Atlantic coast In the neigh
boFhood Of New York City seem not
TO embarass the wrong doors Of that
great cess pool Of crime and debauch-
cry. What was it that prophet recently
said: ''That 3 wave would come from
the South Pole aud sweep New York
on the map" But they will be wild
with glee and adding all the same,
when the wavec comes.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-09-30

As the base ball season closes we
are brought face to face once more
with the line up for that slaughter
house game Of football. Prize fight
ing is, in reality, religiOusIy and
MORALLY unobjectionable IN compari-
son With this aendish game which is
recognized by the colleges and to
which the curious rush to witness the
brutal work with more avidity than
the Mexican goes to see 3 bull 6ght.
But it's sport and must be tolerated,
Of oouree.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-09-30
NEW GLOBE-TROTTING RECORD


Henry Frederick, who left New York
city on July 2 on the steamer Deutsch-
land for q tour around the world, with
the hopes Of breaking the record for the
shortest time consumed In circIing the
globe. returned to New York tns other
night Mr.. Frederick had been sue
cassful in his endeavor, having made
the circuit in "a days. seven hours and
20 minutes. In speaking Of his trip
he said:
my object IN making the trip Wal
70 see the quickest time q man could
go around the world comfortably. The
train ride from Paris to Dalny, China.
consumed IS days. Two days were
spent crossing the Yellow sea, and two
more By rail across Japan. At Yoko-
hama / missed the steamer BY ten
hours and lost seven days. Al I was
compelled 70 take e slow boat two
days later which spent Is days on the
Pacific. / landed ct Victoria and
crossed the continent In a little over
four days. This. with the Deutsch-
lands fast time Of six days across the
Atlantic. made my record Of s. days
Mr.. Frederick said that he found the
line Of the Trans-Siberian railway
swarmed with Russian troops. who
were being poured into Manchuria e
the rate Of 1000 a day.
At Port Arthur were concentrated
81 warships Of All classes. II japan
he found the feeling for war with Rus
sla running very high and actiFe prep
arahons being made for hostiliues
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-09-30

Why not MiSsissippi try the expert
ment Of municipal insurance? Hasn't
the sorrow Of the past four year., with
insurance companies, been sufficient
TO prompt the old state to at least ex-
poriments The plan is perfectly
practical, and Mississippi might just AZ
well lead OF in the matter as to wait
for some other state to act first.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-09-30

Cotton lie rolling into town from all
directions nov and the yard men are
finding themselves busy enough. The
buyers are also busy, for the farmer
wants to get the highest possible hg-
r for his product, and be does not
sell 10 the hrst one that makes him an
Offer, but prefers to make the rounds
and do the thing up right.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-09-30

The Yazoo Herald is after the gamb.
ling dens and blind tigers Of that pros
porous little city 10 hot order, and
appeals to the lawabiding citizens to
close them up and rid the community
Of their demora izing influences.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-09-30

The Government weather service is
simply sublime. It can telegraph ell
over the country in the evening to
look out for a frost, and next morn
ing send another warning to look out
for q hot wave. This was q recent
jump made by the authorities at the
WashIngton weather head ~quaEtera.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-09-30

All the abuse piled upon the next
brilliant Governor Of Mississippi by
the Roosevelt organs Of the North and
East do not cause the people Of the
Sunny Southland to love this dlstin'
guished gentleman any the less.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-09-30

The United States government finds
itself against . pretty knOtty PROPOSE
ton on the question Of re-submItting
the l4th and 18th Amendments to the
cOnstitution. Either thess amend
msLts must be repealed or the right
OF franchise and citizenship must be
extended to our new acquisitions In
the Philippines. There is no way Of
lodging the Issue, and it is q big one.
The Republicans Of the country are as
much divided upon the issue as they
have ever before been divided upon
any question, and this fact causes the
fellows holding ONCE under that
organization to tremble In their boots.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-09-30

It begins to look as though lawyer
Folk, Of st. Louis, would not have as
clear q sailing for the nomination Ct
Governor OF Missouri as was at first
blush predicted. Il seems there are
otbera.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-09-30

It's a cold day when Kansas can't
scare up some sort Of famine. Just
now it is q struggle to get cars with
which to ship out the immense wheat
r Of this season.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-09-30


Kansas is having some more fun
with its ~Prohibitory law, and It viii
continue to have the same kind Of fun
as long as the law remains on the
statutes OF the state. Recently, IN
the state capital city, a large number
OF joints have been running IN open
violation Of the law. A new crowd
got into office and closed up the joints
and began the prosecution Of the
offenders. After running the costs
up into the thousands, without 3
conviction being made, the taxpayers
T beginnlng to howl for an armstice.
Prohibition Is simply wrong in princi-
pie, and there Is no use trying to
fasten It upon the American people IN
any state. Just as well try to find
smooth sailing By taking e cat BY the
tai and trying to pull itover the car
pet. L is not the man who sells vile
stun who should be put on the rock
pile any more than he who abuses the
use Of it after buying. Whisky win
probably always be made and sold.
The thing to do is to get after the
fellows who abuse the use Of u.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-09-30

Mhe scarcity Of laborers is 3
problem which is confronting to q
serious extent the saw mills Of
this entire section Of the state.
The large Kingston mill Of this
city, which will be ready for Oper.
ations within twenty days, has, We
learn, been forced to look to other
fields for the bulk Of It's working
force. The recently rebuilt New
man mill at Hattiesburg, We IN
derstand, is confronted b the same
problem OF a scarcity Of men to
operate its plant. We learn Of
numerous smaller saw mills
throughout this entire section that
are unable to operate four days II
the week On account Of the lack Of
llaborers.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-09-30

The Kings Daughters Of Mississippi
win 60 before the next legislature and
ask for the passage OF q law to prohi-
BIT the employment Of children in the
factories Of the state
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-09-30

Unfortunately The people who
says disagreeable things Dc most
of the trlking
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-09-30

Long time money 8 reported easier
a the Eastern nj ket Il is the
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-09-30

8 Miles from Okolona.

This excellent farm is mostly under a high state OF cultivation, it
has good houses, and is q home ready for occupancy.
For full particulars, call at or write to
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-05-27

flee and the Treasury Cooper was plac-
ed in charge of both, and he ran the
two departments, as well as the Sec
retary's office, for some time.
1t is believed that the following is a
fairly complete statement of this rec
ord: Following his reading of the pro-
clamation of the overthrow of the mon
archy and the establishment of the
Provisional Government, he was APP
pointed a judge of the Circuit Court.
On the retirement of f. NJ. Hatch as
Minister Of Foreign Affairs to become
Hawaiian Minister at Washington in
was appointed Minister of Foreign At
fairs. During his incumbency of this
office he was Minister of Education as
| well, and did stunts as Minister of FL
lance and Minister of the Interior ad
! Interim, the fine macadam road out
| ManOa Valley in the direction of Pun
pueO, where he then lived, being a
| monument to one of these Minister OF
| Interior ad Interim periods. On the re-
! tiremen- of w. O. Smith as Attorney
| General Cooper was appointed to tina,
| ONCE and cOntempOraneOuSly became
head of the police department anC
President of the Board of Health, re,
tanning the latter office till shortly af
ter the outbreak of the plague epidem
ic in lS99-l9O0. On the organizat ton OF
the Territory of Hawaii he was APP
pointed Secretary of the Territory by
President Mckinley. This office n
held until after William II. Wrigh
had confessed to him that he, Wright
was an embezzler promising to cal
next morning ara pay ~, but lnsteat
breaking faith with Cooper ana skip
ping out on the Alameda. Then Coop
en- became the agent Of the Gover.o
TO conduct the Treasury department
He shortly afterwards became tn
agent of the GOV ernor 40 conduct tn
office of the Superintendent Of Public
Works after the suspension Of Jane
II. Boyd, Thus for a time he was Sec
rotary Of the Territory Treasurer. Su
perinterdent of Public Works, or agen
Jof the Governor to perform the dutie
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-05-27

of these last two positions. When
Wrights and Boyd,s offices We're final
ly and unequivocally vacated by them,
Cooper was appointed and confirmed
as Superintendent of Public Works.
During the period of these several Of
fees, he was at different times Acting
President of the Republic of Hawaii,
Acting Governor of the Territory of
Hawaii; he was Registrar of Elections;
as Superintendent of Public Works he
was in control of the Bureau of Agri-
culture and Forestry and is now eX-
ofiicio Secretary of the new Board of
Agriculture, Horticulture and FOres-
try; as Minister of Foreign Affairs he
was at the head of the military depart
ment of the Republic of Hawaii, and
had control of the band, 1t was while
he was in control of the band that Sun
day concerts were inaugurated, Dur
ing this period Mr.. Cooper made one
or two official trips to the mainland,
going as far as Washington on one oc-
casiOn, remaining there for some time.
Mr.. Cooper exercised original control
of that "PandOra's Box" the Chinese
Fund" after it ceased to be a part of
the postal savings bank deposits. 1t
was while he was Acting-Governor
that this fund was Withdrawn from
the First National Bank and was plac-
ed in rhe custody of the Treasurer who
also peculated with the fund was a
bureau chief under the Superintendent
! of Public Works, during Mr.. Coopers
| incumbency.
During the days when Cooper was
Secretary of the Territory Acting
| Treasurer and Acting Superintenden
of Public Works, he probably had more
departments and bureaus under his
control at the same time than one man
will ever tackle again. The following
shows some of the duties Sincumbent
upon the three positions:
Secretarys office, charge of state en-
Treatments, preservation of archives,
looking after elections, reporting legis-
lative proceedings, etc.
Treasurer, in charge of license in
speCtor and issuance of licenses, tax
offices on all islands and regisu ar.
Superintendent of Public Works, gen.
eral charge of all road and bridge
work, control of all road boards
Throughout the islands, and a long list
of minor matters.
During the ten years he has held Of,
flee Mr. Cooper has been at the head
of and in control of at some time OF
lother, of every single branch, bureau
and department of the government, ex,
Ycept the Supreme Court and the judi.
ciary, though as to that he was a judge
of the First Circuit for some time
When It comes to laurels Mr., Cooper
may justly claim the whole bunch.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-05-27
MR.. COOPER's RETIREMENT,

The retirement of Henry E. Cooper
as Superintendent of Public Works
ends. for the time being at least, the
public service of the most versatile
member of the government forces.
Cooper holds a record here which it
would probably be impossible to match
in any other state or territory in the
Union, for he has held practically every
Office of Importance in the government
within ten years and at one time held
three of the most important positions
at once This was when he was Secre-
tary of the Territory, Superintendent
of Public Works and Treasurer, all at
once. For an office-holding record this
probably beats all Corners.
Cooper is familiar with all the de-
partments, having held controlling po-
sitions in each. As chairman of the
Committee of Safety in 1898 it fell tc
his lot to read from the steps of the
government building, the first procla-
NATION of that organization.
The retiring superintendent has been
on the bench as circuit judge and he
was president Of the Board of Health
in the beginning of the bubOnic plague
epidemic. Under the Republic of Ha,
wall ne was also Minister Of the In
terror, superintendent OF Public In
structiOn and Minister of Foreign AT
fairs. 1t is a far cry from head of In,
schools, to the bench, public works and
foreign diplomacy, but Cooper gained
a thorough familiarity with each de
partment, and he retires now will
probably more knowledge of the ma
chinery of the government than an!
other one man, unless it be Governo
Dole.
Cooper was twice Acting Governor
during illnesses of Governor Dole, on
of his terms covering part of the SEES
sions of the last legislature. This posi-
tion came to him by virtue of his be
ing Secretary of the Territory, whicl
appointments was made by Presiden
Mckinley when the Organic Act wen
into effect. Last fall, when scandals
began to brew in the Public Works Of
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-05-27
Latest Books

A short time ago an article appeared
in the "Argonaut," being a special and
reporting an interview with Booth
Harrington in which the gifted author
informed the newspaper man of the
status of the great strike started by
the authors and poets At last accounts
an agreement was expected between
the publishers and the striking writer's,
This stroke, which threatened the liter
airy world, has now been adjusted, we
are informed, and the first book to be
published is now in wide circulation.
The plot hovers over the home life of
a happy pair. The usual trials arise.
While the plot is quite after the ordin-
airy the story is well written and one
scene IN particular is very interesting.
1t deals with a wordy war over the in
stalling of a Douglas Patent Closet
Published by Bath the Plumber,
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-05-27

Representative Jaeger has not been
covering himself with glory this SEES
sion, since he has never attended a
meeting of the House, His constituency
must be singularly pleased with the
manner in which he has looked after
their interests.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-05-27
G. @. Yee Hop & Co,

Kahikinui Meat Market and grocery,
fruits and vegetables. Beretania street
corner Alakea.
Also at the Fish Market, Stalls 10 and
20. Telephone Blue 25ll.