The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-09-20


or Bryan, IL the House should DO ReDuo-
llcani
1t would derend on how the States
stood IN the House Each state would
have one vote, and II IN a majority OK
the States the delegations were control.
led by the Republicans, Mckinley would
be elected. As matter OF present tact
there are twenty-iour Republican state
votes In the House, eleven Democratic,
and five States whose votes are split, or
would not count 50 Mckinley would DO
elected.
The Irish Potatoes Introduction.
When and by whom was the common
or Irish potato introduced into EurOQel
10 IS believed that Sir Walter Raleigh
introduced them. but he did not. What
he did was 10 give some OF the tloer8
70 gentleman named SOuthwen. who
took them 90 Ireland In 1856 But it IS
not certain that Dir. Southwell was the
first 20 introduce the potato there i0r
Hawkins a slave trader Of the time, -
said 20 have brought the vegetable %
Dublin IN 1865, and Sir Francis Drake -
said TO have done so ia 1856 AS between
these two claimants no one can decide.
The Distinction.
Is n jew a member Of religious de-
nomination Of certain class or OK ns-
tlonf
A Jew Is "a member OF a religious de-
nomination" The three words Hebrew,
Israelite Jew, are used thus Hebrew re-
fers TO the race. lsraelite 20 the nation,
jew 10 the religion. Thus che race OF He
hrews, or people from a land OF rivers.
ig COgnate 90 the Arabs and Etniopiana,
the AramaeanS, the BAOyImlans, and
Assyrians, the Isfaeitcs were The peo-
PIE who made the exodus from Egypt
and formed the kingdom OF Israel. as 90
their religion they were Jews. Gentle
may become a jew. but he cann0. be-
come a Hebrew or an Israelite.
Where and How?
Ia there a hospital where 7 could enter
20 train as n nurse free or charger Need
l be especially qualified and how would
| 60 about entering a hospital 10 train
Tor a nurseY
ais (New J Ork city,, have training
schools for nurses and In neither case
are there any charges for tuition Inc
course lasts two years at Bellevue ina
three years az the New York, and Is eX-
tremely arduous; 50 is the trained nurses
duty after graduation. Necesla fY qutu-
hcutions are good health and en}mins
strength, and a more than ordinary set-
ply Of pluck For fun particulars, ed-
dress Superintendent OF Training School
at either hospital.
10 Remove Port Wine Stains
10 YOU know OF any simple meihod OF
renewing port wine stains from "ooleh
We DO not. for It IS ordinarily a very
dif,.cllt after. and owias 10 The direr-
enc0 between different W0)h-n Wed'rs,
wlas IS effectual IN one 'ase IS rui.
Gus failure IN another. we suggest max
you take an old piece % the same cloth,
stain IL with the wine and experiment
with q, trying first gasoline tbe very
careful OF fre), and II that fails, oXalio
Prompt applications Of clear cold water,
applied very freely and patiently before
the wine stains are dry VIII sometimes
remove the discoloraton. and az others.
will set" them. The safe way IS 70 eN-
pertinent on a useless piece or the same
stuff. BE sure that you arc fortunate II
you succeed by any means.
Actually lmpeached.
Was Andrew johnson impeached. or
did they merely talk Of impeaching himi
lie was actually impeached, but on tho
trial Of the Impeachment he was acquit-
ted. The House or Representatives pass
ed a resolution on February Il. leos,
impeachng Johnson FOR high crimes and
misdCmeauOrs. The trial began before
the chief-iustice OF the United states
and tho Senate sitting as "a rJurt FOR
the trial OF impeachments on March =,
1853 The trial lasted for two months,
and ended on May 20. when th'rty.fye
senator's voted guilty and nineteen
voted mot guilty" AS a tw0-thirds vote
was necessary TO convict. tie PRESIDENT
was acquitted. A change Of one vote
would have convicted him, The line
teenth senator was Edmund G. toss OF
Kan as who since then mas been Coy
ernof OF New Mexico.
IfThey Should Die
II tho Presldent-elect should die. who
would succeed him? IL both President
who would succeed them2
The Observation-Disclosures would be il-
augurateC as president IN case the lresl-
dent-eect shoNld die II both President
question OF sncc ssiOn would be compii-
Gated. The Constitution and the laws
provide that The President and Nlce-Pres-
ldent shall mold Office Tor four years
their terms beginning ana ending on no
fourth OF March. The Presidential Sue
cessiOn Act OF 1856 provides that IN tho
event OF the Inability OF both President
and Vice-Prostent 10 act. the Secretary
the Secretary or State. as well as tho
other cabinet officers. is appointed 10 hold
office until his successor shall have quail
fed, 50 he does not necessarily leave o.
flee on March 4th, as the President does
Ut Is usual for the Cabinet officers % re-
sign when the President who appointed
them goes cut OF office, but 10 Is NOT ie-
gally necessary for them 10 10 SOD Thee
fore. we think that tho case tOn-fmpil--
ed in the Presidential Succession Act oc-
ours: the President and Nlce-Pre,ldent
having no legal power 20 act after Mtfch
4th. are lncapac.tated ana the 7ecfett.y
Of State becomes President. ana as tho
laws providing Tor a new election wcr1
repealed by the Succession Act, We don't
SEQ but that he remains President.
It, Dimensions.
VIVA, are tho dimensions Of the suez
The canal Is about IS miles long, Of
this 60 miles are actual canal formed by
cutting: II miles are MADE Dy dredging
through Lake Mensaleh. Lake. Iimsam,
and Tie litter Lakes and miles requir-
"a no work The canal has a width at
the bottom OF - feet. until 1883 IL was
20 fees deep. N the surface It's width
varies az II Guisa, where the canal
passes through mis- from 80 10 s. feet
nigh. the width Il l1 feet through Lake
Mensaleh. the width OF the channel is
90 feet az the surface, bur the water
extends some distance on either side OF
the buoys which mark the nayigable ca
nal. In 1888 the operation OF deepening
80. when the canal had depth OF
about 30 iccf. Vessels drawing % feet
inches have been allowed 10 pass through
IL since April 10. 1880: before that time
inches were allowed. On March l. 1887.
the electric light was introduced along
the canal and vessels paying extra tolls
were allowed 10 pass through by night.
The average trip takes 20 hours and "A
Minutes The fastest passage was made
In 1891, and tooS Ia hours and IL minutes.
or course steamers cannot pass while
both are In motion. 80 turn.outs are pro-
vided every five or SIX miles; II Is tho
time spent IN waiting In these turn-outs
for other vessels 10 pass that makes the
passage take so long 1900 TO 400 YES
sells pass Through the canal every ysss,