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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-19

OIL, ... Editor OF tho Dispatch:
$751;. yu please publish IN your next
-.. paper the history of MATS nsur-
1857 SO doing YOU Will greatly
a CONSTANT READER.
.Nly. y. G..
u. published this history in our issue
aay. June 10. is9i, and do not care
.-----.t u Just vet
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-19

recall those early days. with their happy
environments, Of which ] have a very
vivid and faithful renembrance-espe'
cially Of
"The old oaken bucket,
The iron-bound bucket.
The moss-covercd bucket,
Which hung in the weli'-
from which we were accustomed 10 quar
the crystal stream after an exciting game
OF handy or chermany.
b. VI. PARHAM.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-19

-. .he Editor of the Dispatch:
whom should We complain as to me
Iton OF our mail? Our Dispatches
always rubbed where folded, ana are
..r wet. and letters reach us oiien al
th.y have been written thirty otLs.
.,..-.a store READER.
Ilr.ta 90 90. w. Vickcry, Superintendent
I0ay Mail Service. Third Division
shlngton. d. G..
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-19
Post-Omce Contracts.

To the Editor Of the Dispatch:
A contracts with the Post-Ohice De-
nartmcnt 10 carry the mail over GER
tain route: but before the expiration or
fine said contract he sublets his contract
no b. takinl his bond, with surety, Tor
the performance of the services according
80 l'v, After "a few months = is dis
charged by the department for miscon-
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-19
"a Rolling Stone
Gathers No Moss. -

This IS merely another
qUay of saying that careless
men ard wonen fail to get
uhat Is due them. Ordi-
narly the moss is con-
strued to mean qVealh or
social position, learning or
benefit of some kind, but the
attainment Of any Of these
depends upon health.
And health depends upon what? The
condition of the blood, and but few real
ize this fact. You cannot be well when
your blood is impure. Impurities OF the
blood clog every organ. Hoods Sarsa-
parilla purfes by taking out the vicious
elements and leaving the blood as 1t
should be - the feeder OF life.
Scrofuia lunches My baby was
weak and delicate after scarlet fever. SKIN
was transparent and blue. Scroiula
punches came on his neck. Three bottles OF
Hoods Sarsaparina removed them COM
pctely and be is now strong" Mrs. GEo.
CIARE, SOP Chestnut street, Lynn, Mass.
Inflannn1atory rheumatism Two
attacks OF the grip lett me with innamina-
tory rheumatism. Am - years Old, but
Hoods Sarsaparilla cured me and ! can
climb stairs and walk anywhere" J. LOVE
LAND. 373 Fargo Ave, Buffalo, y. Y
Cstarrh Il suffered twelve years with
Eczema catarrh, fifteen years with
se-en1a Tried different medicines and ply
siclaus with only temporary relief Finally
TOOK Hoods Sarsaparllla and Hoods rms
patiently for six months and am entirely
cured -" p. i. BURR, l. ;. Pension once
Indianapolis, Ind.
After Fever Typhoid fever leit my
little 0irl very weak and thin ana WIN no
arnetite She is now fat and well ana
Udod's Sarsaparilla made her 80. II cured
NV husband rheumatism Mns. CLINTON
n Corr buckingham Valley Ia.
,o,,jgas4ion- had sinking spells
cs"'NG nv weakness and indigestion, win
nelnitation OF the heart when going up
sfairs PHYSICIANS prescriptions dld no
cood INT Hoods Sarsaparlla and Hood s
pins erred me permanently" MRS
ANDRrw GEIEsER, Defiance, ONO
O. ~
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-19

,N INQUIRY As no THE 'N'
GENERAL John rEGRAM.
CONTRACTS FOR CARRYING THE MAIL
The Law I" the M"''e'--'"''"re
Of Tomatoes In N'E'n'"--"'p'r'
Have to Hc Made by Trustees
.,,o sell Real Estate, &c.


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postal service can purchase stamps and
dispose OF them in payment OF a debt or
for merchanhise
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Orders for printing sent 20 the Dis
patch Company will be given prompt at-
tention, and the style OF work and prices
will DO cure 10 please YOU
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Black Dress Goods
(Continued).

Black Mohair Brilliantines. I
per ward. %. %. 50. 80. 70. and,
Storm Sergcs. IS inches wide
double warp. guaranteed 10
wear well, per yard.........,.
Armure GRANTEES. Diagonals.
Serges. Wool Jacquards. and
Henriettas. per yard. at.......
Atwood Serges. Tricots. Che
yiots, and Flannels, per yard.
Mohair Jacquards, 40 inches
wide. per yard. at.............
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Black Dress Goods.

Black Mohair Crepons. beautiful
designs. with very high lus- Cd M
ire, per yard. at.............. ~~'"
Black silk Crepons, in Gre Cd 0N
nadine c"oCts, yard........... ~
Black Mohair Crepons. In small,
me medium ,.l d and an, large designs, $3.50
Black Crepons. per gard. 90 Sl.IQ
Co. 79c., ST. and .......,........
Vigoreaux Aida, Sharkskin Venetian
Cloth. Florentine Cords, che ri eN
viots, Crepe Cloths, etc. at.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-20

necessity for attempting the rescue or Charles
Gordon. Time was then the essence Oh ire MAJ
ter; the movement had been so long dt'aysu
Il at il was doubtful whether II was NOT direa"S
too late and il was certain that every aNal1a-
bic means must be called in to conquer uhe
many material difficulties Of the operation me
Mcssrs Cook q Sons assistance was SOUGHT
and their employment marked an epocn IN war
II was the iirst occasion although net the last
when the subsidiary services IN a great CALI
paicn were intrustcd to a private firm The
contract made by Cook was for the conveyance
Of the whole force from The sea to ia" advanced
base from the Mediterranean to Wad\ haIfa'
and this meant the transport OF troops, stores
md whalcboats 90 an extent that can only ne
aprrtciatcd by stating the nGnes. TIE dis
tancr was upward Of l.uW miles. and the totals
moved were II 900 British and 700 Egyptian
troops some 1:s0HD tons Of war material and
800 whalcbOats. the last being just double the
rumbcr originally contemplated. The firm also
carried up the river 10000 tons of coal for use
or the railways and by the river steamers. This
was tremendous transaction for private people.
and while in progress it demanded the constant
employment of twenty-eiSht large steamers,
which piled between Alexandria and the Tyne;
there were l3.bU railway trucks running on the
short line between Alexandria and Asslout; on
the Nile itself tWenty-scVtn steamers were m
CesSantiy on the move, and also fleet Of O'D
native craft Of varying tonnage ur To 2O0 tons;
the employees numbering 1900 souls the bulk
Of them the most industrious and devoted peo-
pie. the Egyptian fellaeen. Mr. Cook himself.
with his son, personally supcrntendcd these
vast operations and 1t was due to his mastery
management and indefatigabc energy that ne
performed his engagements to the letter:
From the days Of the Nile expedition forward
the Messrs Cook have reigned almost supreme
upon the Nile The mighty river has indeed
been stigmatizcd 10y some envIous or small
minded people with the opTfobrious epithet of
Cooks Canal. but If the firm has established
a foothold on its banks ard flowing stream. the
process has brought with it many marked bene-
tits To- the land OF the Pharaohs. Too little ac-
Acknowledgements has been accorded to Cook &
Son in the regeneration and material advance
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-20

ment OF Egypt Their work finds no place IN
tho voluninous reports published by the BrIt-
ish agency through our Foreign Office Which
emphasize the many unmiStakable Docns on
fcrred upon the country by British adInihiSt,ai
ton The increased revenue, the more equdpt'
incidence Of taxation, the greater security III
foroied to life and property, the purlncatloh Vi
the course of justicc-au these and more ar
mainly due. no doubt. to the untlrinB ana sen,
sacrificing labors Of Lord Cromer and ms ad-
mirabIc band of fellow workers. but 1t is the m
dux of visitors by tens of thousands anpuahy
that has helped forward Egyptian prosperity
bv leans and bounds. 1t is the tourists VINO
bring money into the country VINO lehVe hoS'
of II there in exchange for native products con-
sumcd in hotels and on board steamers; IL -
Cook & Son who have brought the tourists ana
il was John Cook who forcsd|, with MS unerr-
ing urescencc what would come TO pass. "htil
IsmaU invited him to take up the question: he
had already realized the wonderful attractive
ness of this ancient land the enthrallInS m
tercst Of its changcless monuments the beauties
of it's climate the charms OF its broad anu
ccaseless river; he how these might De
utiliZcd-to his own private ends ana pront' ol
course but yet more to the delectatlon OF thou-
sands and the permanent improvement OF inc
land Of Khem
NILE NAVIGATION REVOLUTIONIIED
For wears he devoted every energy, every
tbourbt every effort that could be spared from
other duties with perhaps equal claims 10 tne
perfectng OF the processes by which uaVei III
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-20

Egypt stimulated and performed. His
great administrative capacity, his marvellous
powers of organization, his answering deter
minatOn to do his best and make the pest OF
everything. were perhaps most visible, at least
most en- evidence. in Egypt He had in truth
to begin almost at the beginning. 10 create the
machinery OF traffic, to conquer the almost in
superable prejudices of perhaps the most con
servative people in the world. He fairly reVo-
lutoniZcd Nile navigation by the sheer force OF
his Will. His steamer captains resisted the IN,
PRODUCTION OF steering from the bow; they ana
their ancestors from time immemOrlal had used
u long tiller at the stern, and they could be
icve in nothing else until Mr.. Cook obliged
them to accept the innovation. TO this hour the
crews dislike the steam capStan, but they are
compelled to use it. In the earlier days of the
great passenger steamers grave doubts were
entertained of their fitness for the work. 1t was
maintained by old hands that the top hamper,
the vast superStructure raised high above the
waters edge, would be simply blown over by
the force of one OF those fierce gales that at
times ravaGe the bed OF the Nile. John Cook
resolved to give the best denial to these absurd
Congregations 10y putting the thing to practi-
cal test. One stormy day at Cairo he gave
ders to get up steam on board one OF his biggest
steamers; then embarking in her he bade his
engineer drive her into the heart Of the gale.
He was met 10y anxious protest but he insisted,
declaring he would settle the question once for
all The steamer started, and behaved admira-
bly,; the wind made no havoc with her, and ''thc
governors" superior judgment was established
beyond dispute.
III was Il CdfulfaI tenet III the COOK creed TO
keep faith with the public to the very letter
All who did business with him Invariably found
that his word was as good as his bond: he might
be a hard man at "A bargain, shrewd and keen
and persstenty resolute to buy in the cheapest
market: but when ne had come to terms when
the contract was closed, ii was kept strictly 10
the very letter for cool and all Any engage
ment made with the public even to the issue of
ticket, the fixture Of an hour for the departure
of train or steamer became a sacred obligation
to be observed co1te que co1te This part
OF his own infexibly upright and determined
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-20

Others had been added, much OF the same de-
scription which the Khedive was willing to con
ccde to Mr. Cook If he would undertake to WORK
the trafiic-an offer accepted, although 1t dld
not result in much business at first When
trip had been advertised, the steamer waited
for weeks quite ready but unable to MI UP
with passengers and At that time party OF SIX
was thought a very satisfactory con Element
But prospects improved chiefly through the
money laid cut by Mr.. Cook in bringing the ola
steamers more W TO travellers needs. soon
too he took the postal contract for river con
vcyance between Assiout and Assouan, a service
that could not have been carried out at the rate
paid but for the profits made in curylng
passengers also. All this time Mr.. Cook was no
more thar an agent; the steamers stll belonged
TO the Egyptian Government, and were merely
leased To- him for the work. They served, i'm
perfectly no doubt. according to later ideas but
for want Of better, until after the Nile eX-
petition Of lSSi-'SJ BY this time they had be
come much strained and damaged by the Sc
verify of the service and henceforth Cook re-
solved to possess his own ships, and laid the
foundations OF that fine fleet Of steamers To be
now seen on the Nile waters. which exhibit ali
the best features Of modern construction: spa
cious. well ventilated rellcte with every COM
fort, worked by the most powerful engines, en-
bOdyinS ali the latest Improvements.
GORDON RELIEF EXPEDITION.
It was the unique position held by the firm
that led to its engagement 10y the British Gov
ernnent when it was tardily aroused TO the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-20
TRUST IN HIS CLIENTS.

Loyalty 10 their clients was no more an article
of faith with the Cooks than their confidence
in them Their trustfulness in money matters
might seem To amount to simplicity. Many OF
our readers will have il in their experience that
ample banking facilities offered by the firms
agents all the world. II is pleasant 10
know from their own testimony that Cook ~
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-03

WE understand that the city admin
istration is very sore because its avow-
ed organ took occasion to stand on the
Fside of decency for q change, in de-
fiance of the dictates of the boss, and
denounce the open violation of the
laws of the state by the coun-
ty commissioners. The Times
retrieved itself for many
an act of cowardly subservience by its
announcement in plain terms OF Judge
Harper. People of every class have
not hesitated to denounce the disrepu-
table steal of the petition, and the more
disreputable inaction of the officials
who should have taken steps to thwart
the scheme and comply with the wishes
OF the deople. The administration has
tried it's best to crawl out from under,
but it's attempts have been miserably
and pitiably weak. Where Is the
wonted boldness that used to character
ize the newspaper fulminations of the
Gang? The tone now is all one of apo
logy and excuse. 1t is the cry of the
naughty child begging not to be whip
ped.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-03

The latest explanation by the ad.
ministration of the disappearance OF
the registration petition is that the
jsnitor swept it up with rubbish or
that somebody wishing to spite the
commissioners court took it away. AS
q matter of fact. it does not matter a
biz whether the petition was stolen or
merely took ride on
Charley Morehead's own hobby
horse. The main fact must
not be lost sight of-that even af-
ter the disappearance of the petition it
was the duty Of the commissioner
court to order registration. There
was plenty of time, and the law plainly
requires 1t. Everything evidences a
deliberate plot on the part of the
democratic Gang to avoid reRistra-
ton.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-03

THERE is proposition on foot to
build a ten thousand dollar monument
in Arizona in memory of the late
Buckley O'Neill. The Phoenix Herald
very sensibly suggests that the money
be devoted to establishing a memorial
school, library, museum, or any other
permanent and useful institution for
the public good. We are heartily in
favor of public recognition of the
greatness of great men, and the COM
memoration of their services to the
community in some suitable public
way. But we are opposed
on general principles to the
practice fof spending large
sums on monuments of marble or
bronze, when the same amount put in
to some such institution as those above
mentioned would be SO much more
worthy a memorial. An additional
reason for not wasting the money on
monuments is the fact that it is rare,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-03
ADVERTISING RATES.

Rates of advertising in the Daily or Weekly
HERALD will be made known upon applica-
ton at the business Office. Those who pre-
fer can have a representative Of the business
department. call upon them, who will quote
prices and make contracts for space. Gall
telephone No. 115.
Classified advertisements or locals, ten
(10)cents per line for first insertion and five
% cents for each additional insertion.
Special rates upon five hundred 900 or one
thousand QOOO) lines OF local, to be used in
one month, will be furnished. upon applica-
ton.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-03

BRYAN would better get his massive
eye and eagle brain to work on the
egg trust. Eggs are quoted at from
forty to sixty cents per dozen in all
the principal cities of the country.
There is no doubt that the hens have
formed trades union, and SO effective
is it that it is really more vicious in
it's character than the Standard Oil
trust. It might have been expected
that the advent of women into politics
would be followed by protective or
ganizstion on the part of the hens, but
it has come at a very trying period,
right in the middle of Lent. The HER
AID is requested to announce that If
the hens will only state their demands
every effort will be made on the part
of their employers to comply with
hem.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-03

THE shooting of Juan Gonzales, the
alleged murderer of the mining con.
tractor, Wilson, by the guards who
were accompanying him to the place
where he was supposedly to stand
trial, is another specimen of Mexican
"justice". Such proceeding may be
thought necessary in Mexico. Here
in this country we call it lynch law
and every reputable citizen denounces
it as unqualifedly vicious.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-03

It does not appear to US that there
can be anything in the report that
Grover Cleveland is to come out as the
cand idate of the democratic party for
the presidency. His Reputation of his
party was almost as complete as their
repudiction of him. Many republicans
admire him for his frmness,
while they despise his theories on al
most every question except the
currency. All honor should be given
to him for the stand he took, in the
face of his party and in direct antago-
nism to the expressed demands of the
men who put him in Office. But by his
official acts he made far
more enemies than he did
friends, and even his admirers were
glad when he decided to retire from &C.
tive political life, for they feared that
he would cut the party up by his ag-
gressive independence. Between
Cleveland and Bryan there would be no
hesitation. Bryan has all of Cleve-
lands political faults and none of his
virtues. Bryan would de-
bsuch the currency If he
could, while Cleveland would main
tain the nations honesty at any cost,
But there is little use in discussing the
question of the next democratic presi-
dent, for the next president will be a
republican without doubt.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-03

LIEUTENANT HOBSON was yesterday
advanced ten numbers In the rank list.
thus placing him number eight in the
list of naval constructors, with the re.
lative rank of lieutenant, instead oil
first in the grade of assistant naval
constructor, with relative rank OF
lieutenant junior grade. The promo
ton was we'll earned, and will be ap-
proved by the whole country.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-03

Edward Marshall, the New York
correspondent whowas' wounded in the
spine early in the Santiago campaign.
is still suffering from his injury and
has since been paralyzed in both legs.
Not long since he made arrangements
to 60 on a lecturing tour, but now the
doctors say it will be necessary to ampu-
tate one of his legs
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-03

indeed, that the works erected by the
city, state, or national governments
are not utterly worthless as art pro-
ductions. They tend rs rule to de-
grade the public taste, and are not in
any sense valuable as educational fac
tOrs or as beautifers,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-03

Before the discovery of One Minute
Cough Cure, ministers were greatly
disturbed by coughing congregations.
Druggist.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-03
FOr Over Fifty Years.

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has
oeen used for children teethinR II
soothes the child, softens the gums,
Allays all pain, cures wind collie and 10
The remedy best for diarrhoea.
Twenty-Five cents Q bottle.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-03

A memorial to congress-, asking SUBJ
sides to encourage wheat shipments to
China and Japan, has been adopted by
the North Dakota legislature. The idea
Is an outgrowth of the Hanna ship
subsidy measure.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-03
To Cure a Cold in One Day

Take Laxative Bromo Qninine Ia.
blets. All druggists refund money If
1t fails to cure, ESQ. The genuine has
L. B. Q. ON each tablet.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-03

If you have a cough, throat irrita-
ton, weak lungs, pain in the chest,
difficult breathing, Group Or hoarse-
ness, let us suggest One Minute Cough
Cure. Always reliable and safe. Fred
Schaefer, Druggist.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-03

Acker's English Remedy will stop a
cough at any time. and will cure the
worst cold in twelve hours, or money
refunded. % cts. and SO cts. M. H.
Webb druggist.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-03
BY CARRIER.

The Daily HERALD is delivered by carrier
In Ell Paso, Texas. Juarez Mexico. and at the
El'Paso smelling works, at fifteen cents 05c)
per week. or sixty cents (6Oc) per month.
Subscribers failing to get the HERALD re-
gularly or promptly should call at the Office
or telephone No. 115. All complaints will re-
ceive prompt attention.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-03
TO ADVERTISERS.

In ordersto insure proper changes in adver-
Using, copy for same should be at the busi-
ness Office not later than 10 a. In
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-03

February may he called the actors
month. Henry Irving was born on
Feb. 6, Joseph Jefferson on Feb. 20 aud
Ellen Terry on Feb. 81. Irving is 81
and Jefferson is 10 years old.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-03

The best Mexican and Havana cigars
are made by the Ell Paso Cigar Mfg
Co.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-03
olatinO finish photos $500 q

miniature photo, jewelry, free with
every dozen. Goodloes gallery, Myrtle
Ave-, Stanton street.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-03
II. & p. Excursions.

II % L EACUI oIVH5'
st. Louis:-Account Meeting of the Inter
state Merchants Association: Fare and one
third on certificate plan. February 1lth TO
April 9th. to 18th. For further information
write to or call on:
To Chicago: For the meeting of the Ma
tfonal Association of Merchants and TT avel-
ers. Tickets on sale February 4th to 10th
inclusive. and February 18th to 24th inclu-
sfve. One and one fifth fare for the round
trip. Certificate plan.
To Columbus, o. Meeting of depart ment
OF superintendence National Education al as
ISOLATION, February 21st to 23d One an one
third fare for the round trip. Cert icate
plan.
Is. Il. Darbysb ire.
8. w. +. & T.. A. III Ell Paso St.