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portrayed in the Scriptures. When We 81. NAT
NJ. Tissot has studied his types, his cos mes
his architecture and his landscape on tn SPOT
we do not mean. either. that he has followed
the rather obvious method Of those industrious
travellers who have sought 10 photograph ,ae
Typographical relics Of the time u Christ. Ia.se
pictures could never have been made VIII a
camera. NJ. Tssot has studied deep. and rs
medtated upon his studies; all the documen
accessible have served him in the elucidat!on D:
this point or that Of costume or OF archltectu Pc.
and after allowing his Imagination 10 as Il
him-without allowing it 10 counterbaance MS
archaeological knowledge-he has made the Dry
bones of the past live again. No one c.l.d
look upon his picture OF Jesus Set Upon Pm
nace Of the Temple" without sense o. A.
most startling actually. and again, When IN
his picture of The Calling of Saint Andre and
Saint John" he gives to the Saviour aIl HIS
followers the aspect and carriage of actua wing
figures with nothing hierophantic abou, them
nothing conventional. the solemn Judear ahi-
scape takes on a new sublimity.
To follow NJ. Tissot through his fragWe.idF
explanations. in the text. of the construct n %
ancient Eastern buildings would lead us Ear
aheld. but upon one episode at least in th., art
81 MS Work We may venture 10 pause ~
ferring to the Massacre Of the Innocen,s. De- re-
cites the tradition OF the mothers having
been brought together by Heroc Oh the i.'tr\'
Of sharing in the rejocings over the birth ot ..r
Of his own sons. He tells us how the ~oi.rn
We're brought 10 the door OF "A corridor h.-h
above "A court one by one the mothers were
admitted, and as each passed along the corr'ii
her child was torn from her and thrown Oh me
pavement below. Her shrieks were not heard by
the women waiting behind that fatal door. and
she was not allowed to return to them. but " as
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-10

we have reason TO suppose has not changed ma
terially in character since the time of Christ. he
can give to the words of the Gospels vividness
that it is no exaggeraton to say they never
possessed before. LAS it is now so it has ever
been in the East and NJ. Tssots drawings
larry conviction with them that makes these
words tremendously impressive.
He has painted in The Magnificent" for ex-
ample. a design which obviously owes much of
its reality to having been made from living
models, in a scene still existing. How strange"
the reader murmurs, ito conceive thus ex-
plicitly the wonderful passage in the first chap
ter of st. Luke" The words rise like organ
music. And Mary said, My soul doth mag
nifty the Lord And my spirit hath rejoiced in
Cod my Saviour For he hath regarded the low
estate Of his handmaiden; for behold from
henceforth all generations shall call me blessed"
Read these lines if they had but one pos
sible significance, and as if It were impossible to
associate them with any mood save that which
is keyed to the ritual of the Church and the
sound Of solemn prayer and NJ. Tissot's picture
Jars on the Imagination. one turns more natu-
rally-as the result of centuries Of reliance upon
the mystical and pietistic painters-to the
dreams Of a Fra. Angelica or a Ghirlandajo But
NJ. TissOt asks you to reflect he asks you 10
recall the actual life Of Mary the garments
she probably wore, the kind OF garden in which
if present evidence is to be trusted at all
she talked with Zacharas and Elizabeth. the
kind of types those individuals were likely to
have been, and the attitudes Of the three as one
of them poured out her awe-inspring invocation.
Let the imagination travel back 10 the scene
not as 10 something remote and supernatural,
but as 10 something that actually happened
in just such a garden as NJ. Tissot has painted
1t is easy then TO see in this composition an
extraordinarily vitalized fragment from the life
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-10
THE LIFE OF CHRIST.
AN ARTISTS STUDY OF THE GOSPELS.
THE WORK OF J. JAMES TIssoT-HIs PICTORIAL
INTERPRETATION OF sCRIPTURE-REAL-
ISM AND REVERENCE.

LAS 1t is now. so it has ever been in the East"
These words, occurring in a note on the preser-
walton Of an agricultural custom in Palestine
since the days Of our Lord. might well have
been placed by NJ Tissot on the title page Of
his remarkable work. THE Life Of our Saviour
Jesus Christ" The conviction of the immo-
bility Of the East was almost as potent in de-
Gliding him to assume the great artistic task
vi ich. through ten years or more. has en-
crossed all his activities. as the spiritual i'm
pulse which drove him to the study of the life
Of Christ In the introduction to his book he
tells this story: "On my return from Jeru-
salem. in March. 1857. went to my father.
a Christian of the old fashioned sort and de-
vout Catholic ! showed him my sketches.
drawings and all the documents | had brought
back with me from beyond the When he
saw the various scenes in their exact proper
lions. the view Of Golgotha especially, he ex-
ella med: 1T seems ! have got to change all
my preconceved ideas about things. What Is
not Calvary after all, a lofty sugarloaf noun
tain, covered with rocks and brushwood?
We'll. no. / replied: Calvary, though 1t did
occupy the summit Of the town, was not more
than from twenty to twenty-five feet high at
the most" In short NJ. TissOt had studied the
Palestine Of the Bible in the Palestine Of fact
and had made up his mind that the traditional
pictures Of the painters and writer's all
wrong. The result we have in the magnifi-
cent publication of which the first section has
just appeared. carrying the record down to
those events in Christs ministry which precede
the first manifestations Of revolt against His
teaching. A few words may be offered in regard
10 the evolution of the book now given to the
world In more or less popular form
NJ. Tissot is a French painter in his sixty
second year. We mention the latter fact be-
cause it is interesting to know that the drawings
for the Life of Christ are the product Of the
artists maturity. For many years he was
known to students of contemporary art as
man who had painted some scenes Of life on the
Thames. among pleasure-seekers in steam
launches and other types Of an essentially frivO-
lous character. These pictures gave him a
tain vogue which then faded, until the appear
ance of casual painting from his hand ceased
to mean anything in particular to the exacting
The Life OF our Saviour Christ.
Notes and Explana:ory Drawings by j. James Tisso
Notes Translated by Mrs. Arthur Bell Vol Folio pp
2'2 London: Sampson. Low. Marston Company. Lin
Tied.
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observer His portraits Of fashionable women
were clever. but uncomfortable. photograph
Of one Of them the portrait of Mime. Robert de
Bonnleres lies before us now. 1t shows mod
ern figure delineated with modern elegance and
vivacty There is nothing in it to suggest the
serious strain by virtue Of which the art or
Tissot has since become widely known and, al
though no authoritative explanation or his
transition from trnng to solemn themes can be
offered il seems not improbable that it was
due to some deep spiritual experience. Ger
tainly the pictures which now engage our at
tention bear the impress of profound emotion
From the fragments of personal revelation scat
tered through the notes we gather that the work
was undertaken from double ambition. The
artist wished to produce number Of pict-
uresque compositions and studies. The man
wished to bear testimony to the faith that was
in him. and to assist others in arriving at the
belief which is his own. He says: 1T is not
true that nobody believes in Christ at the pres
ent day; what is more near the truth is that
He is ignored and forgotten, which is precisely
what gives me confidence in the Opportuneness
Of my work | wished 10 say to this positive
century-whether it is presumption on my part
| know not-Ths, ii appears to me- is what once
happened In the history Of humanity. This is
what l have read; what you, too, read for
yourselves in history not in a history CON
cocted after consulting some system, but in
true history sincere history, disinterested and
courageous history Now what took place then
is worth thinking about. The whole Of human
life depends it, in it find what we all
earnestly seek in this century; what has
been sought in all past centuries: help com
fort light. ideality hope of eternal happiness
1t does seem to me that it is permitted
to every one to interest himself in his fellow
men, to endeavOr Loyalty and simply with the
help Of the resources at his command. to lead
them back to what he thinks is the truth when
he them disregarding forgetting. yet still
needing. it," NJ. Tssots way Of helping his fell
low-men is to picture the life of Christ to them
something really linked to the life of to-
day; not by introducing the figure Of the Saviour
into a group of modern peasants after the man
ner of the German painter Uhde; not by bring
ing Him face to face with modern Magdalene
in a modern drawing-room. after the fashion Of
his compatrot Beraud; but by painting the
Christ as a man among men, by showing forth
the daily existence of Joseph and Mary in cities
and country fields among people and things a.
tangible as anything in life to-day. He
cannot stretch line Of Partisan sinners across
the landscape Of Judea, nor can he pretend to
interest in the fancy Of the Christ actually
talking to the children in a German cottage;
in each he would feel that confusion was
certain; but by depicting the youthful Jesus in
the costume Of an historical epoch. carrying a
board from Josephs shop through street that
The Florence daily tribune., 1898-08-05
LOCAL. AND Personal,

Mr.. Cromptan of Cyanide is suf
fering from an attack of pneu
monia.
The War Magniscope Co, vii,
give an entertainment in tn,
opera house next Monday night.
Miss Taylor and Miss kirkland
-eamc down from Manitou yester,
day and will be- in town for a few
days.
The Junior League will give an
entertainment at McCandless hall
this evening. There is no admis-
sion fee.
The many friends of Dan Mel
lus will be pleased to learn that he
is again located here and is>with
the D. g R. G.. Ry.
!, The body of Doctor McGiIlivary
was brought in on No. 8 last night.
Messrs Will Daniels and George
Deibert and Alex. McGillivary a
brother of the deceased accompan-
led the remains from Denver.
Carl Treichler died last night
at his home in the west end. He
was taken with pneumonia last
Monday, The deceased was a very
popular employee of the Metallic
Extraction Co. He leaves a wife
Fl -tllay-ot;, :s.sss..:.ass. The
funeral will take place Sunday.
From the best authority it is
learned that there is strong prob
ability of the apprehension of the
robbers who held up Braden &
Shimps' saloon Wednesday night.
Nothing definite can be given out
as yet for fear of jeopardizing the
capture.
The Florence daily tribune., 1898-08-05

present intention of the board to
purchase ne@ series or set of
books. As this would mean an
expenditure of between $1,000 ind
$1,000 by the district it caused n
good deal of talk as it would nut
the district that much behind
again for this year. The majority
thought that the present series of
books was sufficiently up to date.
After a long and somewhat
warm discussion during which fhe
subjects of teachers salaries, num-
beT of teeehers and books were
touched upon from an economical
stand point, resolution was
passed by the meeting requesting
the board to postpone any action
IN regard to purchasing a new
series of books for the present.
The meeting then adjourned
until next Thursday evening Mt
Lobach hall when the subjects
discussed will be more deeply in
yestigated and it is hoped to have
all the board present and full at
tendance of the citizens of this
district is most earnestly desired.
The Florence daily tribune., 1898-08-05
d. & r. Especial Rates

Excursion through the Royal
Gorge Saturday Aug. 6, fare 81
round trip. Train leaves Florence
1880 a. M, return leaves Park
dale l p. M, arrive st Canon City
] :35 p. M, leave Canon City 2:4O
p. NJ. Train will stop at tho
Hanging bridge both going and :,
returning.
To Omaha and return August
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One fare round trip as follows:
Denver, Sept. 6, return limit Sept.
Z; Colorado Springs, Sept. s, re-
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Commencing July II the first
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S25.l0; to Chicago $29.1O. ns' 7
Fishing parties of three travel
ing on one ticket, will be given
round trip tickets for one fare to
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$3.35 to Colorado Springs and
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$3.50 to Cripple Creek and re-
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The Woodmen OF the World
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fare for round trip 500 from all
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Devirse routes given returning if
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! To Omaha and return 5000,
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The San Francisco and return,
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route given returning if desired.
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The Florence daily tribune., 1898-08-05
GLAD TO COME BACK
Fiuch joy Among the Soldier
Boys at Santiago

Santiago, Aug 5-There is
great Joy among Gen. Skaters
troops at the news that they are to
be brought back. All infectious
cases will be kept here. Allpossi-
BILE speed is being used in trans
porting the troops and some of
them are looked for at New York
on Wednesday.
The Florence daily tribune., 1898-08-05
WILL CROSS
THE ATLANTIC
Philippine Troops 10 Sail Through
the Canal
DEPARTMENTS NEW MOVE

Washington, Aug. 5-The war
department has decided to send
no more troops save the 5000 now
at San Francisco from the Pacific
coast to the Philippines but will
send troops from now on from
Atlantic coast points via the Suez
Canal to Manila.
The Florence daily tribune., 1898-08-05
'DEWEYS SHIPS
I NEED REPAIRS
Oregon. Massachusetts and New
srk TO Relieve Them ~
WILL Go VIA sUEz CANAL

Washington, Aug 5-The navy
board has decided to send the war
ships Oregon, and Massachusetts
and the cruiser Newark to Manila
to relieve some of the ships of
Dewey's squadron and give them
a chance TO make some much
needed repairs.
These ships will be sent via The
Suez canal.
The Florence daily tribune., 1898-08-05
The Last Sad Rites

The funeral Of Doctor Il. NC
illivary took place this afternoon
rom the Presbyterian church and
fas -Te.;y y liza Ii. Hesely- attspdad There
Fere several very handsome floral
|fferings. The services were in
|harge of the Uniform Rank
!. of P. The A. O. U. W.
Ddge turned out in force.
The Florence daily tribune., 1898-08-05
COIN HARVEY WILL LECTURE
Free Silver Lecture Tonight at
the Opera House y

w. II, Harvey, better known as
Coin" Harvey accompanied by
Col IL. J. Budd of Knoxville,
Tenn,a a member of the National
Silver committee arrived this
morning from Cripple Creek and
were met at the train by number
of the prominent men of the town
and escorted to the Fremont.
Mr.. Harvey will lecture tonight
at the opera house, admission free
and all should turn out to, hear
him.
The Florence daily tribune., 1898-08-05
HOBSON LECTURES !.
IN NEW YORK
Metropolitan Opera House Pack
ed With Listeners
HE TELLS HOW HE DID 1T

New York, Aug. 5.-Lieutenant
Hobson lectured last night at the
Metropolitan opera house on the
sinking of the Merrimac. The
house was packed IRON dome to
pit with an eager throng. About
$1,000 was cleared for the soldiers
aid fund.
The Florence daily tribune., 1898-08-05
CUBAN FEELING TOWARD US
Explanation by General Emilio
Nunez of the Situation.

Much has been written and
said about the trouble between the
Cuban soldiers under General
Garcia and the American troops
commanded by General Shafter.
Some of the opinions expressed
nave carried weight, because they
were uttered by men who we're in
a position to speak with authority
on the one side or the other. The
majority of those who have aired
their views, however discussed a
subject on which they were not
well informed 1t may be that
they will derive profit from a
statement OF the true condition of
affairs in Cuba by General Emilio
Nunez, who has just returned to
the United States from that
island.
General Nunez was sent on a
mission to General Gomez in
Santa Clara province, Cuba, by
the war department last month
with force of $50 Cahans and
fifty men of the Tenih United
States cavalry. He successfully
accomplished his mission and is
now awaiting orders from Wash
+ington before returning to Cuba.
General Nunez does not attach
much Importance to the stories of
ill-feeling between the Americans
and Cubans in Santiago province,
but, at the same time, he cannot
help showing that they are an
noying him. His diplomatic re-
lations with the United State gov
eminent prevent him from talking
as freely and frankly on the sub
'ject as he would otherwise do, but.
nevertheless, what he does feel
privileged to say is to the point
and will explain the true situation.
"There is a difference between
temperament of the native Cubans
and the native Americans said
General Nunez. II think. in the
first place, that the reports are
greatly exaggerated, and that
whatever animosity may exist
arises from misunderstanding.
The Cuban insurgcnt is not a
disciplined soldier, He is not
trained like the American soldier.
and he fights differently. The
Cuban soldiers are almost alto
gether guerrillas. 1t is not pos
sible to take them in a compact
body and throw them up against a
mass of Spanish troops, with. any
success.
The Florence daily tribune., 1898-08-05
Cheap and Nasty

printing is like anything. else
1t does not wash. The Tribune
has a regular scale of charges for
its job work and supplies standard
stationery-in that department. If
people want the cheapest stock at
proportionate prices we can give
it to them, but we don't recommend
it and only supply it if specially
ordered. We can print 500 enyel-
opes for $l.50 if you want them,
but we advise you not to use such
rftbish-- Call and see samples
and get prices on good stationery
and artistic printing by the only
irstciass, artistic job printers in
the town, and run off on the only
power presses in Florence.
The Florence daily tribune., 1898-08-05
Cleanliness next to dodIincss

The American laundry is op-
posite the postoffice. There you
can achieve cleanliness, SO far as
your linen is concerned, without
having it destroyed by chemicals
or machinery.
The Florence daily tribune., 1898-08-05
Atlantic Liner Sunk

st. Johns, N. f. Aug. 5.-The
telegraph operator at Tilt Cove re-
ports that large Atlantic liner is
SAID to have collided with an ice
berg and sunk with all on board
near that point.
The Florence daily tribune., 1898-08-05
lOThER PRESS CENSORSHIP
10 Much Said About Santiayo's s
Condition

Washington, Aug. 5-The war
Fpartment today placed close
Fnsorship on all news sent from
hntiago. They state that too
uch has been allowed to reach
Fadrid in regard to the deplorable
Pnditions existing there among
pr troops and fear it may retard
e peace movement. s..
The Florence daily tribune., 1898-08-05
Admiral Cervera Sight Seeing.

Annapolis, Md, Aug. 5.-Admir-
hl Cervera and his son, Lieut.. Ger
vera, by permission from the gov
|errment, left here for Fortress
Monroe, Newport News and other
coast points.
The Florence daily tribune., 1898-08-05
To tell of FLORENCE

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ing the world of her resources.
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The Florence daily tribune., 1898-08-05
Silafterr s ne. Still Diving

Washington, Aug, 5-General
Shafter reports today 449 new
cases. of fever and six deaths
yesterday. 9
The Florence daily tribune., 1898-08-05
Will fleet in Switzerland

Washington, Aug. 5-Itis stated
that Ex-President Harrison, Sen
ator DAVIS and Ex-Secretary Olnev
have. been appointed as peace COM
missioners and will meet theSpan-
lsh commissioners in Switzerland.
The Florence daily tribune., 1898-08-05
AguinaIdo Wants Annexation

Hong Kong, Aug. 5-Aguinaldo
has writtento Consul Wildman
hat h. is fighting for the annexa-
ion to the United States and will
DIN with Merritt as soon as he is
assured of the final disposition of
! he islands.
The Florence daily tribune., 1898-08-05
Don't Start for Camp

until you have ordered The Trib-
une to be mailed to your nearest
postoiiice. It contains contains just what
you want in camp-a synopsis of
the news of the world each day
and all the news of any Importance
In Florence, besides considerable
local gossip.
The Florence daily tribune., 1898-08-05
WEST END
SCHOOL MEETING
Lighf 10 be seen Where all has
Been Dark
ADJOURNED FOR ONE WEEK

very we'll attended and in compari-
son with the former meetings held
IN regard to this subject great
deal was accomplished.
Chairman Houston called the
4 meeting to order and called upon
Secretary, Mr.. Fitzgorrell, to read
the minutes of the last meeting,
which were approved.
Messrs. Johnston, McCreery and
Jack of tho school board were
present Messrs Patterson and
Hanks were absent again. The
former had excused himself on the
plea of his being such new
Imember of the board; the other
absentee was reported on the sick
list and under medical care Some
doubt was expressed as to the
seriousness of the sickness that
seems TO come on at night only
and certain nights particularly.
The question of ways and means
of building the new school house
was than taken up. Messrs. john
ston, Jack and McCreery each ex-
pressed full willingness and de-
sire TO aid TO the best of their
ability in any move the town
might think best in regard to the
matter.
After a full discussion and ex-
planation of the law of the differ
ent points brought up, the follow
ling motion was. carried: Resolved
as the sense Of this citizens
meeting that the Board of Direc-
tors of school district No. 2 be
petitioned to call a special meet
ing of the taxpayers Of said dis
c,rict to vote upon the matter of in
creasing the bonded Indebtedness
of said district to the amount of
5000 for the purpose of build
ing school house in the West
End.
The chairman then appointed
Messrs. Condit, Gumaer and
Mitchell on this committee. Mr.
Mitchell presented a motion that
the meeting tender n vote of
thanks to the members of the
board who had attended the meet
ings and agreed to aid in every
way possible. This motion was
unanimously carried. AS Mr..
Patterson had already agreed to
do all in his power to carry out
the wishes of the citizens, this
only leaves Mr.. Hanks to be
to be heard from but as remarked
by Mr. Gumaer, the gentleman
would undoubtedly get in line final
ly, he generally did even if he was
a trihe slow.
Mr.. Gumaer then asked any of
the members present to explain
the financial condition of the dis
trict, past and present, and why
the expenditures were exceeding
the income. He said that no one
ment to insinuate any fraud but
that the fact remained that the
district had outstanding warrants
and bonds to the amount of
SIS 600, a larger debt than that
of Fremont county.
A large and deep silence follow
ed these remarks. The chair then
asked Mr.. Johnston to state what
he could in regard to the matter.
He replied that the records
/ 1i-oeala be seen at the. county court
house. Upon being pressed he
answered that in the year 1896,
the district ran behind $1,000, in
'97, $1,000; but that from the
present outlook they would come
out even this year y. r
| The question of text books was
brought up. 1t was then found
that the contract for the text
books had expired and it was the