The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-05-29

up for pagan worship in the territory
of the United States. To these gods the
Cochita Indians OF the present day pay
homage.
Turning now to the old world. we have
to note some interesting discoveries made
recently by the men "of the spade"
One of these was of Pamela Setteimini,
near Pompeii. on the property Of a GER
tain III. Vincent de Prosco. A house has
been unearthed that was covered at the
time the city was buried. and 1t Is said to
be in more perfect condition. than any
building yet discovered. 1t contains sew
eral large apartments, and three bah
rooms, with the basins in sculptured
marble and with leaden pipes ornament
ed with bronze faucets. The three rooms
correspond. says the writer, In describe
ing the discovery, to the "calidarium.
tepidarium. and the frigidarium, which
were always to be found In ancient
houses of the first class. In conse-
quences of the eruption in A. d. 79, the
Pompeiian houses brought to light here
tofore have been of little value from an
archaeological point Of view. Fortunate
ly, however, that on the property OF NJ
de Prosco is perfect, and archaeologists
arc happy over the fact. The roof meas
urs over A feet in length"
A Roman villa has been discovered
near Brading, in the Isle Of Wight. The
external walls, as at present cleared.
measure about 52x37 feet. and inclose
about six or seven chambers, with pas
sages, etc, connected, there Is reason to
believe, with many others In addition to
tassellated floors. remains OF hypocausts.
flues, frescoe paintings, roofings tiles,
coins, pottery and other interesting rel
les, there are the remains of mosaic
pavement, with design upon 1t OF un-
usual character, and one which Is worthy
Of careful study and attention. The de-
sign, though grotesque, is doubtless
symbolical, and may be connected either
with the mythology of the anc1ents or
the early introduction of Christianity.
Moreover, a new chamber has been open
ed up, inclosing an interesting mosaic,
the central design of which Is q represen-
tation Of Orpheum playing on the Tyre
and surrounded by animals, as usual.
The border is an unusually good example
of what is known as the gu1iloche pat
tern. Pottery, glass and cloths have
been also found, among the latter sew
eral brass coins of the reign of Victor
Janus, a. d. 268.
The archaeological researches in Rome
of recent years have thrown much light
upon the hfe of the early Christians In
that city, but no discovery has produced
such interest as that of the tomb OF AM
plias. Says Paul in Romans xvi, 8:
Lord" Who was Amplias? Who were
his friends? Why was he buried IN this
particular place? The answer to these
questions are all furnished by the discov-
cry of his tomb, and q food of light let
in upon the times of the early Roman
Christians. His tomb stands In one OF
the catacombs excavated In the time OF
Domitilla, his neice. Roman history pre-
serves the fact that Flavia became a
Christian. Amplias, the friend OF Paul,
must have been a distinguished man.
The tomb is of such character that only
the possessor of great wealth could have
constructed so remarkable resting
place. Was, this the work of Flavia,
the neice of the great Domitian? was IT
erected at the cost of his family, or by the
early Christians of Rome? These Ques-
lions may be answered, for the 1nvestlga-
lions are not yet concluded. All that we
know at present is that there Is no tomb
in the catacombs that equals 1t for beau.
ty of its adornments and variety of pic
torial illustrations. -
In conclusion brief mention may be
made of a number Of other interesting
and valuable finds of recent date
Space forbids the giving OF details The
known statue is one that has just beer
recovered from an Egyptian tomb. 1t Il
that of a sheik or head man Of q village
is made of wood, with eyes OF glass. ano
is evidently portrait. 1t is 5000 years
old. Many hundreds OF manuscripts nave
been recovered at Pompeii. They arr
charred rolls, but by the exercise OF pa
thence and ingenuity some have been un
rolled and read. A skeleton of prehts
toric giant has been exhumed at the ole
fort in Kentucky, IL miles below Ports
mouth Ohio. It is six feet In stature ant
four feet across the shoulders. Severa
silver ornaments were found with 1t. A
remarkable discovery was recently made
in the Assiot metropolis. Among various
objects was an entire company Of wooder
soldiers, some Is inches in height. Thes'
little figures give complete idea of tn
equipment of a regular soldier in thu
time Pharaohs. The soldiers carr!
| lences, which are precisely like thos'
| used in the Soudan today. It prehis
| toric cemetery, recently uncovered a
Montpelier, France, while workmel
were excavating waterworks reservoir
| human skulls were found measuring "a
! 81 and 80 inches in circumference. Tn
bones which were found with the skull
were also of gigantic proportions. Thes
relics were sent to the Paris Academy
and learned "savant" who lectured o.
the find says that they belonged to rae
of men between ten and fifteen feet II
| height.