The sun., 1897-11-07

years ago in Ceylon. Then there was cup that
had cost the museum nearly $4,000, and was
worth not more than $3.50. IAN ordinary modern
Indian agate cup" and piece of Oriental pot
terry purchased for moro than $3.50. WINS hardly
worth SO.
An impartial judge might, perhaps. pronounce
Sir Charles and Sir John about even. Like
Caesar and Pompey, they are very much alike,
specially Pompey." But how about the South
Remington MuseumH They had better revise
its catalogue. In fact. that document wants a
little revision for other reasons. In 1t the
marian Annals tMdrfdni Fdstl are described
az being "by Mariani Fusti." In another case
the author Of a book is given as " Deel, which
10 merely the Flemish for volume" and An
tonic Ferrari of Galata Is catalogued as Gala
titus (Antonius)."
At the time of the publication of the "Sayings
of Christ" which were found at OXyrhynchus,
on the banks Of tho Nile, by Messrs. Grenfell
and Hunt. was able to send some details OF
how the discovery was made and Of the place In
which they were found. Tho official report has
been issued this week. and contains some inter
esting items in addition to those which heard
from the young explorers themselves.
The first three weeks OF their search werc do
voted to the ancient Egyptian cemetery which
Prof. Flinders Petrie discovered to the west of
About the most curious discovery made con-
sisted of the mummies of woman and two chill
dren, who had had the hearts replaced by little
mud charms wrapped up In bits Of papyrus con-
tanning second-century, accounts too much de-
explorers started to search the town itself
papyri were found in plenty On two conseGu. .
Logia and St. Matthew fragment After this,
says Mr.. Grenfell, tho flow Of papyrl became q
torrent which II was difficult to cope with"
n rul far from the aur
Would ssSfi frequently disclose layer q papyri
about more discussed in public and preached
fG BOOK RSRPs n % hs
not met with corresponding success; believe
that up 70 tn, the pre- present not more than $4,000
ment OF tho fourth book OF Thucydides. or this
Is Of the deepest interest to classical students as
It affords by far the oldest evidence for the text
which comprise the passage describing the finai
scene on the island OF Sphacteria, when Spar
to hs papty pt se
ians under the demagogue Cleon. 1t contains a
few original readings which are distinct inn
Sscripts, There are, further some Interesting
variations OF spelling which are no doubt moro
than arc the medieval versions; But all these
peculiar veriants are slight in character.
There is; says MI. nHnt, ha. no case OF a
! and the text TO which we are accustomed. And
this fact leads directly to second reason for at.
| been maintained by some critics, and with no
little plausibility, that ThIcydides has suffered
| In peculiar degree at the hands OF scribes and
| anDotators Our manuscripts have been char
terised as utterly bad, presenting a text which
| has reached the last stage of corruption. We now
possess for the 4 rst time sufficient proof that the
text OF the historian In the first century A. ID.
was in essential respects Identical with what has
| haa dad down Dy the mAnuapFinfa M
| the middle ages. 1t cannot be contended that this
fragment Is too small to be really conclusive for
1t fortunately comprises humoer an OF passages
therefore. the supposed yitiation took place at
ALL II must have been confined TO much shorter
| period than could be pOstulated hitherto. And
| "a il not some what remarkable that the alleged
| process OF AccretiOn and corruption, after pro.
| oeedlng to such lengths during tho nrst three