The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-01-04
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RevsHd the Sea.

ReVsnd the Sea.
A PRETTY powerful blow has just been
aimed at a great historical idol by the wise
men on the continent. and perhaps it ].
mashed. In a work entitled La Fin dune
Legende. VI. Lesigne exhibits documents TO
prove that John of Arc did not save France
fsom the English invaders at all. and his
work has attracted much attention in Paris
ON account Of the wealth of historical docu-
ments with which he supports all his stale
ments. The French people had already
reused themselves 10 drive ont the English.
be saws. and neither needed nor waited ioi
Joan's heayen-sent message. The city OF
Orleans. according 90 all chronicles, had re-
pulsed the English before Joan appeared on
The scene. and even after she had been
placed I'm command. she exercised no de-
cisiye influence upon the tide OF battle. The
king utilized her Historical enthusiasm for
the purpose OF inspiring the weaker troops
In "a word, NJ. Lcsigne paints the maid OF
Orleans as an emotional, Unbalanced young
woman. Of little practical use for any pur-
pose: and he is especially bitter against
the idea of her becoming saint.
A DISTINGUISHED audience attended the
unroling Of an Eyptianmummy at the Lon
don University College a short time since.
BEFORE the process began Prof Bridge Of the
British Muaeum discussed the subject %
mummifcati0n. Among other things he said
that tine oldest unr0llcd mummy Is probably
more than 5000 wears old, for there was a.
King of the second Egyptian dynasty who
lived before the Creation, according 10 inc
orthodox chronology, and who IS known 20
have epenta great deal of his time over
anatomy and drugs. and whose name -
famous IN story because his mother invented
81 hair wash. Mummies continued 10 De MADE
i'm Tgypt down 10 the fourth century, anu
there were three classes, the cost OF whose
embalmmcnt ranged from f2j0 of British
money down TO e.. II took two men three
quarters of am hour 20 unwind the yolum-
nous wrappings in which the mummy un-
rolled ON this occasion was encased. 10 was
a male scarcely more than five feet d.
height.
AT London, England, and Bremen, Prus-
sia. the longest day has sixteen and one.
half hours. At stockholm, Sweden, il is
eirhteen and One-half hours in length. AT
uamburg. i'm Germany. and Dantlic, IN
Prussia. the longest day has seventeen
bours Al ~. Petersburg, Russia, ana To-
bolsk. siberia. the longest is nineteen and
NE shortest FIVE hours. At IOrnea, I'm
land. June "a brings a day nearly twenty
TWO hours i'm length. At Christmas one less
than three hours long. At aldbufA, Nor
way. thc longest day lasts from May u 70
.Iuiy 22. without interruption. that Is 20 say
tho sim Is never set in that time, and in
Snitzbereen the longest day IS three and q
balf months. AT Philadelphia the Longest
law h. somewhat less than fifteen hOurs, ana
at Montreal. Canada, II is sixteen.
WuIIAx TER Rss, the handsome Eng
lish actor. wears under the lapel Of his coat
the medal Of the Royal Humane Society,
Given him for having saved the iiNes OF
three people from drowning. Ierrss Is an
EXCELLENT ali around athlete and partcu-
,s,lv GOOD swimmer. When boy he rel
nnt an n VOYAGE 10 India. The ship was
,crecled AT the mouth Of the HOOgly river
tbirtv persons were drowned, and the ball
ance nat of in a small boat, leaving young
rerriss 10 20 down with the wreck. III.
Vas TOO plucky for that, however, ana
plunging into the water swan 10 shore'
distance OF nearly three miles.
TuE Marquis de Caux had one peculiar
NV in society for which he was renowned
hnt no one ever laughed al him about II. lie
LAS always finding that somebody bore a
s,ricLinc resemblance 20 the Patti who was
go his wife. and he was particularly al
,e,,tive Ia that lady until he found another
Who looked a little more Ike Fatti 'h"h 'ne
last one.
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auction In London January J..