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THE GREAT EMERGENCY MAN.
The Peeuliar Status of the Vice President
Of the United States.

The Peeuliar Status of the Vice President
of the United States.
The vice presidency is essentially an
office of dignity. No other Office under
the government has such lofty possibili-
ties for its occupant, while at the same
time being so utterly bereft of influence
either to WELD patronage or to affect
legislation.
The vice presidency requires man
fitted to fill the highest Office under the
government, one whose broad informa-
tion will make him equal to coping with
any national question that might come
before congress, and whose information
and position among men would qualify
him to preside over the conservative
branch Of congress. He is an emergency
man. Should death remove the presi
dent, it is he who is called upon to oc-
cupy the White House. Should there be
tie in the vote of the senate, he then
has the deciding vote; but, except in
this emergency, he is without influence
to affect legislation. While the speaker
of the. house Of representatives assigns
all the representatives to places ON COM
mittees, and in that way virtually de-
termines what legislation shall be en-
acted, the vice president, not being a
member Of the senate, has nothing to
do with the formation of committees,
and is not even admitted to the caucuses
Of his party, in which, if that party
has majority, committee assignments
are determined and the policy of the
party is mapped out
The patronage Of the vice president
consists in the appointment Of secre-
tary, messenger. telegraph operator
and telegrapher's page. That is all.
The presiding officer of the senate occu-
pies handsome room, opening on the
senate lobby, and he is accorded all the
respect which goes with his high office,
the chief function of which is to preside
over the deliberations of the United
States senate.
Because of the peculiar character of
the duties Of the vice president, the
daily routine Of his life is very different
from that of United States senator.
His social life in Washington is just
W0aG ne CHOOSES LO L0dk0 III. dIS luVltd-
tions would not be disregarded by any
one in official or social life here, but
whether he entertain much or little is a
matter purely within his own pleasure.
While certain social functions are part
of the official duties Of the president,
the vice president is free to entertain or
not, as he sees fit.
The duties of the vice president do
mot require him to burn any midnight
oil in the consideration Of public oues-
tions. He has ample opportunity to
keep himself informed on all matters
that come before congress by being a
good listener, and he has no occasion to
prepare any.speech for delivery in the
senate. He is relieved from all commit
tee work Of course, and even the task Of
presiding over the senate is rendered an
easy one because of the fact that that
body is a very docile one to govern and
is not fraught with the perplexing par
liamentary problems that are constantly
occurring in the house Of representa-
.tives. The fact that tha senate is sn
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-03-11
Railways In Africa.

I estimate that there are at present
300 Europeans, inclusive of mission
aries, in French Kongo. $50 in British
east Africa, $50 in British central Af-
RIGA, $50 in German east Africa, and
1,4O0 in Belgian Kongo-altogether,
say. 2.500 Europeans between the Zam-
bezi and the Nile. The railways about
to be constructed in British east and
central Africa and the German posses
sions will be the means of attracting
several hundred more, just as the Kongo
railway has been the cause Of the greater
European population in the Kongo State,
and since roadless Africa during the
last ten years has attracted SO many
whites, it needs no prophet to predict
that where one white travelled during
its primitive state, hundred will travel
by railway. There are now only about
1SO miles of railway within the limits
of equatorial Africa, but at the end of
ten years from now we shall have the
Kongo railway, $50 miles long; the
Stanley Falls railway, 80 miles; the
Mombasa-Nyanza railway, 660 miles
the Shire -Nyassa railway, 70 miles; the
German Usambara railway, 1870 miles,
and probably the Nyasa- -Tanganyika
railway, 220 miles, in complete work
ing order.-Henry M. Stanley in Cen
tury.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-03-11
The Life of a Salmon.

Entering rivers to spawn, going down
to the sea and re-entering the rivers
constitutes shortly the life history of
the salmon. Speaking generally, it feeds.
but little in fresh water, and loses
weight. In the sea it feeds ravenously
and increases at most remarkable
rate One British killed salmon has at
tanned to 20 pounds in weight and 4 q
feet in length. This fish was taken in
the Tay, and a cast of it is now in the
Buckland museum. Although this was
a monster fish, almost without prece-
dent, yet 40 pound salmon are not at
all uncommon In rivers the food of the
salmon consists mainly Of ephe1ner,e
and their larvae, worms, and the spawn
and fry of various fresh Water fishes. In
the sea its food is more varied and
abundant. Salmon are invariably found
in the proximity of shrimp grounds,
and they devour enormous quantities Of
sand eels. That, however, upon which
they most depend for sustenance is the
myriad fry of the coarser sea fish.
Salmon seem to swim in the sea in
comparatively small droyes, probably of
from 20 to 100, and it is certain that
they are much given to hugging the
coast line They stay long on banks or
in channels, where favorite food is to
be had, and are only driven off by re-
ceding tides. In spring and summer
they do not inhabit deep water, but
keep more to the banks, usually in only
a few fathoms of water. At this time
the sand launce is much fed upon, as is
the sea urchin in its earlier stages.
Huxley asserts-and his assertion stands
almost alone-that the salmon's food
chiefly consists Of numerous class Of
small creatures found in semisolid
masses upon the surface Of deep water
in short, that the salmon swims in q
species Of animal soup, in which it has
merely to open its mouth and swallow
what enters it.-Cornhill Magazine.
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DIRECTORY OF LODGES.
M SONIC LODGE.

staunton Lodge No. 13, A. F. and A. NJ, meets
every second and last Friday night in each
month, in Masonic Temple, Main street. jag.
M. Lickliter, W. NJ; B. A. Eskridge, Sec'y.
UNION ROYAL ARCH CHAPTER.
No.2, meet third Friday in every month, in
Masonic Temple, on Main street. w. W. Nc
Guf1n. High Priest: A. A. Eskridge, Sec'y.
ODD FELLOWS LODGE;
Staunton Lodge, No. As, I. o. o. F. meets
cry Thursday night in Odd Fellows Hall, owe
wayt's drug store, on Main street. John &
Fretwen Noble Grand; c. A. Grafton, Sec
KNIGHTS OF HONOB LODGE.
Staupton Lodge, No. 758, Kr .xhts Of Honor
meets every first ss;d third Tuesday In each
month, in Pythian Hall, Main street. W. L.
Olivier, Dictator; W. A. Burnett, Recorder.
MOUNTAIN CITY LODGE.
No. 116, I. o. G. T., meets every Friday night
in their lodge room over wayts drug store on
Main street. A. 8. Woodhouse, Chief Templar
| F. B. Kennedy, Sec'y.
DISTRICT LODGE
No. 2e, I. o. G. T., meets every three months
G. c. Shipplett, D. G. T.; s. H. Bauserman
District Secretary.
ROYAL ARCANUM.
| Augusta Council, No. 400, Royal Arcanum
| meets every second and fourth Tuesday in the
month, at Pythian Hall, Main street. W. w
Robertson, Regent; Jos. B. Woodward, Sec
| retary.
SONS OF TEMPERANCE
Charity Division, M. A., Sons OF Temperance
49,. .sx-t~A
all. W. A. Rapp, Worthy Patriarch; John
B. Corelt Sec'y.
UNIFORMED RANK, KNIGHTS OF
e. B. Stuart Division, No. 10, meets second
and fourth Mondays each montn at Pythian
Hall. Sir knight Captain, F. B. Berkley;S
Knight Recorder. s. II. Rosenbaum.
| KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.
Valley Lodge, No. Is, K. of p, meets every
Monday night at Castle Hall, on West Main
street, over DR.. Wayt's drug store. c. T. Ham
mond, Chancellor Commander; Albes
Keeper of Records and Seal.
| KNIGHT TEMPIARs.
staunton Commandery, No. 8, Knights Tenn
/
in Masonic Temple, on Main street. W. B.
McChesney, Eminent Commander; A. A. E E.
ridge, Recorder.
ONEIDA TRIBE. NO. ss. I. o. R.M.,
Meets in their wigwam, in Valz Building
every Wednesday at Sth run 30th breath
setting of the sun. j. d. Anthony, sacheu-
James W. Blackburn, chief of records Al
visiting brothers welcome.
| AMERICAN LEGION OF HONOR.
Valley Council No. 1856 meets on the first and
third Mondays in each month. Commando
A. s. Woodhouse; secretary, DIR. J. M. Hange
collector. Isaac C. Morton. Jr.
CATHOLIC HIBERNIAN BENEFICIAL
SOCIETY.
Meets first Sunday in every month In their
hall on the church lot. MT.B presi.
dent; J. J. Kilgalen, first vice-president: ].
Murphy, second ice-president; d.. O,Connell
recording secretary.
"sTONEwALL" BRIGADE BAND.
Band meets every Monday and Thursdav
orchestra, every Wednesday, at p. M, in CITY
Hall. Mr.. ]. M. Brereton, director
J. A. Armentrout, president. ana G. Harry
Haines, secretary.
CHAMBER OF CoMMERCK.
Monthly meetings, Fourth Tuesday In the
month at7:5O o'clock. Room In City Hal build
ing !saacwitA president; J. Q. sh1slds, secre.
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Staulttott Spectator.
RATES OF ApvER rlslNc.

Advertisements are inserted at the rates ol
2x cents per line, for the first, ana Ok cent?
for each subsequent insertion.
Local Notices are inserted at the rate OF %
cents per line for the first, and 10 cents for
each subsequent insertion.
Business Notices are inserted at the rate Of
Is cents for the first and cents for each sub
seQuenttnsertion.
A liberal discount will be made on all orders
for 8, 6, or IL months.
Obituaries, Announcements of Candidates
for ONCE, and all communications OF person.
al or private character, will be charged for an
advertisements.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-03-11
In the Stocks.


Early in the present century, in 1905,
my father and mother were enjoying
their honeymoon in the country. My
father was 23, his bride only 20. One
day in their wanderings they came to
the village stocks. He sat down on the
bench, just to try how it felt. and placed
his feet in the semicircular holes; she
in girlish fun shut down the top board,
when, to her horror, she found that it
closed with spring and that she had
made her husband fast in the stocks.
She had no idea to whom to apply to
undo the spring she had to leave her
beloved one and run to the village in
search Of rescuer. We can scarcely, in
these days, imagine the difficulties that
lay in her way. Any villager she met
would receive her tale with jeers instead
Of sympathy, and then hasten to the
spot to gaze on the unhappy occupier of
the place of punishment. The bride was
avery pretty girl, with softest nut brown
eyes, and in her white embroidered
gown and straw hat with simple ribbons
she must have looked little like the wife
Of vagrant. do not know how she
Jared in her quest Of the person who
kept the key OF the stocks, but at last
she found the right man, probably the
village constable, and persuaded him to
come to her aid. He tried her patience
greatly as he hobbled along, grumbling
at the trouble she was giving him, and
at last, when she came in sight of her
husband, she found some Of the villagers
had assembled there, delighted to see a
gentleman in the stocks, and imagining,
or pretending to imagine, that he had
been placed there for poaching or rob-
bing the squire's henroost, or stealing
"turmit.
Luckily there were no rotten eggs at
hand to destroy the beauty of the blue
coat with its large gold buttons, or the
shirt front with its broad plated frill.
At length the old constable contrived to
turn the cruel lock, and the victim was
free.-Temple Bar.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-03-11
A SONG OF HOPE.

Children of yesterday,
Heirs of tomorrow,
What are you weaving
Labor and sorrow?
Look to your looms again;
Faster and faster
Fly the great shuttles
Prepared by the Master.
Life's in the loom,
Room for it-roomi
Children of yesterday,
Heirs of tomorrow,
Tighten the labor
And sweeten the sorrow,
Now-while the shuttles fly
Faster and faster,
Up and be at it
At work with the Master.
He stands at your loom,
Room for him-rooml
Children Of yesterday,
Heirs of tomorrow,
Look at your fabric
OF labor and sorrow.
Seamy and dark
With despair and disaster,
Turn it-and 10,
The design of the Masterl
The Lords at the loom,
Room for him-room!
Mary A. Lathbury.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-03-11

a story is told down east Of comical
old fellow who was elected to the legis-
lature decade OF more ago. He had
never before gone farther away from
home than Bangor, and SO the capital
city was a perfect terra incognita to
him. Arriving there he rather excitedly
inquired of the station loungers where
The statehouse was, and for a joke was
told to "go over Kennebec bridge. and
turn to the right at the top of the hill, I"
and he'd know the big building when
he came to it. This of course brought
him after a long walk to the imposing
front entrance of the insane hospital.
Here he raped Justify till some one
opened the door and asked what was
wanted. II suppose I'm entitled to
seat in here somewheres, - he said, and
it was full half hour before they got
matters Strengthened out SO as to be sat
isfied that he wasn't really, truly
crazy man.-Lewiston Journal
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-03-11

senator Cameron says that few Amer
leans realize how big the United States
really is. "We could support popu-
lation from ten to twenty times the size
of that we have now,' he remarked the
other day. "There is nothing like to
compare with it on the face of the
globe. and we are only at the beginning
Of our prosperity. Our country is not
vet one-tenth developed. ="
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-03-11

NITY CONSTABLE'S OFFICE.-I have
" opened an office at No. 10 North New
Street, and am prepared to give attention to
any business placed in my hands. | can be
found at my Office any hour, when not engaged
in outside work pertaining to the duties of the
office.
JOHNA. NOON,
Constable for the City of Staunton Va.
July 1-Jf
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-03-11

Augusta Home
BQildilg and Loan Association,
STAUNTON, VA.
Authorized Capital 81, ,000,00
OFFICERS:
JAMES h. TAYLOR, Jr.,............ FfeS!QenI'
SAMUEL FORRER, ............F Vice PRESIDENT
M D. FERRY. ,............. .'... .SeCIeGdry
DIRECTORS:
JAS. r. TAYLOR, Jr.,
SAMUEL FoRRER, r. S. TURK,
P. H. TROUT, NJ. L. COYNER,
e. NJ. FUNKHOUSER, VIM. j. PERRY,
J. NEWTON WILSON,
HOME OFFICE,
No. 90 EAST BEVERLY STREET.
STAUNTON, VA.
LOANS ON FARM PROPERTY A SPECIALITY
Affords safe and reliable Investment.
Write or call for prospectus.
dec 26-tf
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-03-11

A G. BRAXTON
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR.
OFFICE.-CRowLE BUILDING OPPOSITE Y. M
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-03-11
Castoria.

Castoria cures Collie, Constipation,
Sour Stomach, Diarrhpa, Eructation,
Kills Worms, gives sleep, and promotes di
gestion,
Without injurious medication.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-03-11

"For several years I have recommended
your Castoria, and shall always continue to
do SO as it has invariably produced beneficial,
results
EDWIN F. PARDEE, M. D.,
125th Street and 7th Ave-, New York City.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-03-11
CHAMBER OF CoNMERcF.

Monthly meetings. Fourth Tuesday In the
month at7:S0 O'Clock. Room In City Hal build
ing IsaacWitx. president; ]. Q. Shields. sscre-
tafys
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-01-20

$4,000 in Us
There are, $4,000 Fischer
Pianos in use. In order to
fully appreciate this marvel
Gus fact it is only necessary
to know that an ordinary
piano manufacturer may
point proudly to record of
10000 pianos sold. 1t is a
wonderful-an unparalleled
popular indorsement-this
record of9S,000!
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-01-20
REPUTATION,

"A Source of Satisfaction.
When piano is not being
played upon it is in use
nevertheless. If you doubt
this statement attempt to
completely furnish your
parlor without a piano, and
note the result. Then every
acquaintance naturally as
sociates you with your
piano. Let it be one that
you may well be proud of.
If it is Fischer Piano, you
can feel that it is beyond
criticism-its reputation is
more than local-the Fisch-
er is known North, South,
East, West, and in every
land.
TERMS,
Cash, or easy payments if desired.
Purchasers of the Fischer
Pianos are enabled to OBJ
tain first-class instrument
on easy payments if they so
desire. Every piano is full
ly warranted. Our spacious
warerooms afford visitors
an unique opportunity to
make a proper selection.
Illustrated catalogues (free)
upon application.
WALL, NICHOLS
COMPANY,
Sole Agents for Hawaii.
- Have just received an invoice of
the above Pianos. 2Ol-t
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-01-20

BlundelIs Art Enamel Paints,
asefnI f + decorating old pieces of
furniturt. King Bros, Hotel
3treet.
Subscribe for the EVENING RUL-
L.ETIN. y
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-25


The Washington Star tells Of a call
or an attorney In that city had the
other day: "ile was an uncouth-look-
ing individual and said he hailed from
Montgomery county. Maryland. Judge.
he said. ] reckon IN have TO buy a
few words OF advice Well. what ID
itr Thar's a sto'keeper up my way,
an I've had a goOd many dealln's with
him. Sust and last reckon I've seed
him put bis right thumb In the scales
100 times when he weighed things
bought Well. you ought 70 have
siopod him. You can't collect damage.
Tor that. interrupted the attorney. 4
don't want no damages Well. whal
DO you wantr 70 see. We got IN
tout yestlddy ond bit on that thumb
an I want ter know n. az many time.
a. bought Il, ! don't own q. 20 thai
he kain't Sit damages fer my hltln' Il
an 80
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-25

Christ came 10 open up a larger and
fuller lie. the lie Of the spirit TIE
eternal life. which begins the moment
the soul comes Into union with Christ
and partakes Of Sis nature. Il Il IN
this high realm Of ilso thar the truess
happiness n realized. Ths d 90 b.
cause union with God IS mans nor
NAL condition. He IA a ehlld Of God
b. creation and endowment and can
only Be- truly hnppg. and can only
enjoy life IN the trucst senae Of ne
word, when he h In union with Col
II such indeed Do the slgnihcanco 81
Chrlsts mission 70 the earth. Ne may
wen coaat the day that markn als a.
vent into tie world a. a day Of gn-
preme Joy. ~ the bells IN all the
siceples Of Christcndom ring out their
rotos Of rladness. let our holncs nnd
our churches echo with the tfiEhteal
and checriest E~aEs In al our hym.
noloey. let childhood. youth. and aEs
vie with oach ether Ia filling he az
with good cheer.
Joy to she world; she Lord Il comei
Let earth receive her King.
Let every heart prepare him room.
And heaven and nAiure sing.
-Chfi1iian Eraneollst
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-25

that particular moment. There Is also
another reason why Photographic pic
lures OF comets are particularly IN.
s,ruciiVe. u q a peculiarly OF the
sensitive plate that Il Is able to per.
cclve and record luminous expression
quite too faint to produce any impres.
sion on the eye When We examine
the photograph OF a comet We thus
often ind on Il many details which
were quite unseen BY the observer. no
matter how acute his vision may have
been and no matter how powerful may
be the telescope which he has been EN-.
ploylng Il Is. indeed. sometimes
found that the tail Of the comet a. Il Is
depicted on the plates L. three times
az extensive as the tail OF the same
body az Il h displayed through a tele.
SCOPE.
IN interesting comet. which has az
forded much occupation TO the pho.
iosrapher. was discovered on July S.
1888, BY Alfred Rordame. an astrono-
mor residing In Salt Lake City. W. J.
hussey obtained some admirable pho
tographs Of this chico; at the Lick
Observatory. and We are also indebted
TO the same astronomer for a very In
tercstlng account Of the physical char
acterislics OF this body.
On looking AZ the photograph OF the
comet Rordamo on July y and CON-
pairing Il with that taken on the fol-
loving night the observer viii be as
tonlshcd at the difference in the struc-
ture OF the two tails. Il would seem
as II some yiolen, disiocatlon OF the
material Of the tail must have taken
place In the interval which has elapsed
between the times when the two pic.
lures were taken. There rs no doubt
that visual observations would never
have established this point SC clearly
as the photographs have done
Il win be noticed that the plates are
marked over by numbers Of bright
sireaks. these are The photographs Of
lnt elAIt Mnicn happened 70 lit IN the
same field Of view as the comet. But
Il may well be- asked how Il has come
TO pass that the stars are represented
By strcaks instead OF the round images.
which We should expect from their
sun-llke character. The explanation
n this circumstance IA not a little
curious and Instructive. The comet IA
IN motion. and It moves 80 rapidly that
In the course Of such protracled ex-
posture as that on July u. which last
cd for one hour and twelve minutes.
the comet changes iss position on the
nky through a distance which Il quite
directed throughout the exposure to
apparent. II the camera had been
The same part Of the heavens. the COM
Ct. Ike the unqulet slll would only
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-25

she Recently became the wife Of Seas
de- Ressks the singer.

she Recently became the wife Of Jean
De Ressks the singer.
comtosse de Mallly. who was mar.
risi 10 Jean d. Reszke recently. Is q
Freacn lady Of noble birth who was
divorced from the nobleman whosf
name she bore. Il was this fact that
postponed the wedding so long. Every
effort was made by De Reszke and the
influential friends Of the lady's fam.
ily 70 secure a dispensatlon from the
church. but the Roman Catholic can.
ms against the marriage Of divorced
people are very rigid. and the dispen-
sation Was steadily refused. That is
why the great singer and his lady love
were not united with religious rites.
Com;esse de Mailly's mother Is tte
comtssse Arther De Genlairie. who lives
In the DatignoIles. a not over-fashion-
able quarter OF the French caplis'. u
Il In the seventh arrondissemeLi Ell
Paris. and Il was AZ the Marie OF a
department that the wedding OF thu
comtesse and N. de Reszke was sol
emnlzea. The maiden name Of the
bride was Nesle Dc Goulaine. and she
was welded TO the artist under that
name n. d. Reszke's brother. Ed
Guard de Reszke. vas present with
other witnesses. Il was a very simple
ceremony. performed BY the deputy
mayor OF the seventh department Of
Paris. The civil ceremony In France
Is By no means imposing. and the
wedding party felt the force Of this
truth an the more keenly because there
was no hope Of a more elaborate re-
llglous service. Nine. De Reszke Is a
very beautiful woman. Of noble lin
cage on both sides Of her family. Her
beauty Il typlcally French. She "a
very much In love with her husband.
Jean de Reszke was not accompanied
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-25

Glad day. pAlsA guides the spirit
back
Along the white and shining track
Where rode the wise men Or he Elsl.
Ied BY 3 star whose ll1ht Increased.
I 80 re- awful splendor shine
Upon this wayvard path q nine.
Long centuries are hid from sighi.
Ana 70, / walk Wishin ifa lshf.
Look up. the angel hoai Ale near.
Their JOYOUS voices can hear.
There IL no time or place. ool atln
They stag their song Of great seet
viii
The hope ci al ne human faca
Is In this loUly DWELLING plaza
Il Il not any dftam q ma
Hut an a sweet reality.
benjamin George knhlel