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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-25

the Christian era objected to the attempts
OF the artists to portray the likeness of
Christ.
Early Ugly Portraits Argue Reality.
These first pictures of Christ in the
catacombs were indeed ugly, which is in
itself strong evidence that they were hon
est attempts by inefficient artists to rem
resent one whom they had seen or whose
portrait they had seen. and whose ivpe
they knew well, and not ideal creations
Of their own maginatons. But while
.hese early fathers objected because the
ugliness Of the outward form seemed 70
them siur upon the divinity OF Christ.
80 us who see 40 that fresco of the cata-
comb OF San Calisto (here represented
ouly a trhe larger than the original.
there Is no ueliness OF the utward form
but, in spite Of the weather-beaten. spot
ted and halls cnaced image we cannot
but discern the spiritual beauty
saving a Notable Portrait Of christ.
This CalisGan portrait the most pre-
cious OF thf tld images OF Christ, has been
snatchsd from "the cruel tooth of Time"
hv most canoful ana bsnutifl. drawing
By Mf Hoaphy which n preserved On
the British nufoum. Whom fhat was
made, hny yeafa ago, tne original was q
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-25

the traditional likeness was derived from
the catacombs. The dark corridors OF
those underground sanctuaries were the
records Of the life of generations of the
early and prosecuted Christians The
pictures that covered the walls of these
chapeIs and graves, made for the eyes OF
those Christians. are OF one doing the
nets that Christ alone did and bearing
the attributes that Christ alone bore, pic
lures that 10 them at least represented
their Lord
Most Wonderful of All Christ's Por-
traits.
The most beautiful, and, at the same
time. the most divine and most human OF
them all is the Calisiian portrait. This
loveliest and most precious Of the remem-
brances Of our blessed Lord, Is, according
20 most competent authorities, the work
of Roman artist, a portrait painter. who
must have himself seen Christ. But the
authenticity of the commonly received
likeness depends upon no one particular
example. There are frescoes in the vat
lean and in the Lateran museum in the
catacombs, of IS Achilli a Nero Of about
the same period, which exhibit exactly the
same striking type. IL Is touching to
think that these likenesses were painted
over the graves Of the martyrs so that the
face of their Redeemer might oyershad-
ow the place where they lay until once
more they should see him as thy had
seen him before they fell asleep.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-25

which we recognize at once, which is COM
mon to every form Of art. 10 the mosaic,
TO the glass to the enamel and 20 the
frescoe. tt is a fixed type, which no clun-
sv hand has been able 10 alter beyond
recognition. This shows conclusively that
The likeness OF Christ which We find IN
the paintings Of the Renaissance, that mar
vicious drawing Of Leonardo da Vinci.
here reproduced. and which Is study
for the head Of Christ In the Last Supper,
although without the traditional beard,
was not Invented al the period Of the Re-
natssance, bmut that IL already existed.
III was not simply matter OF tradition,
either. The great masters. Raphael Mica
ael Angelo and Titan, could not but rec
oenlze that in ID was something greater
something truer ana more definite chan
tbov could themselves create, and IN spite
of the fact that they were men Of marked
indepeudencc OF thought and strong fa-
tional feeling, they were content ia This.
me most important function VI their art
to iav aside their invention, their indie
ncndoncc and their nation1iityan1 TO bc a.
one 81 aecepuns humbly from other hands
ihe likeness OF Christ
How the likeness az CHRIST Passed
Downward.
From lae fourth 10 the seventh century
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-25

the artists who wrought in mosaics in the
basilicas inherited that likeness from the
catacombs. They We're Byzantine artists.
who reproduced with slight differences of
style a plainly marked and characteristic
likeness, transmitted, as an tradition,
from generation 10 generation. 1t was
fortunate that the chief characteristic of
that Byzantine art should have been the
perpetuence Of a certain model carried out
in every detail in a perfectly formal and
hierauc way. Ii is to the limitation Of
the materials out Of which the beautiful
mos'ics of the basilica We're designed and
to the artists who made them, that we
are indebted for the preservation of the
likeness during the dark centuries OF the
middles ages. Serene, solemn, dgnified
they are a priceless Inheritance TO the
Christian and to the artist.
Proof in Slender Lock of Hair.
When there became two centers Of au-
thority, at Rome and at Constantinople,
the Greek church prohibited the making
of images Of Christ and sanctioned the
likeness only in the form Of paintings
These old, smoky, black Icons that we see
yet in the monasteries of Russia and Eu-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-25

916, and that in the case of the New Tes-
lament, nearly all the more ancient of the
documentary authorities have become
known only within the last Two centuries.
some of the most important of them
within the last few years. This establishes
the important fact that, il the near
ness of the record of the event counts for
anything, the famous frescoes an the Gaia
combs have advantage over the Bible in
that respect of nearly 1000 years.
TheOIOgians Deny Reality of Christ's
Likeness.
Against this fact, theologians from
Irenaeus TO the present very reverent dean
of Canterbury have generally held the
opinion that the world and the church
have lost forever an vestige of trust
worthy tradition concerning the aspect
of Jesus on earth, mainly because the au-
thorities upon which they have drawn are
not historical, archaeological or artistic,
but always solely theological, and also be
cause the church has never really touched
the possible versmihtude of the likeness
of Christ but has dealt only with the ques-
ton whether any representation, true or
false, should be Endorsed or permitted by
the church. Certain of the theofogians of
the second, third and fourth centuries of
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-25

originally on the cloth, and Il IL inc
likeness OF Christ.
These are few of the many witnesses
which tell the same story. There are
many more of them, nil showing rhat
the likeness which the Christians Of the
fourth century delighted TO embiazon
on the walls Of their baslicas was not
a new Invention, but 1t had been the con-
ISOLATION of their forefathers during the
dark period Of their persecution The pale
beautiful face that had over-shadowed the
graves OF the martyrs, which had looked
down upon multitudes OF worshippers IN
the stately basilieas, was the same face
that Christ had borne into the grave three
days before his resurrection. So this YER
isimilitude of him had been in the cata-
combs for three centuries before Il arose
10 live forever
ola Romans Were Adept Portrait
Painters.
In looking over the treasures brought
from the metropolis of Antinoe to Paris
last year one could feel oneself trans
ported into the society of those Romans
in old Egypt. Indeed the Roman world
was devoted 10 the art of portraiture, and
even in the lowest pictures of the decad-
ence, even when there Is no art, there Is
always a graphic likeness. That the early
Christians could not be any different from
the resi- of the Romans of that period ~
shown by some of the precious relics OF
the catacombs bearing very individual pcr-
triats OF the apostles. We publish here
one OF the apostle st. Paul engraved on
a glass paterae There are many such
examples OF direct portraiture Of men
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-25

ords to show that II was believed then to
be authentic. Another and more proba-
bic story in connection with this likeness
Is that when st. Peter was a visitor at
The house Of Pudens. a senator Of Rome.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-25

ropean and Asiatie Turkey. have an coroo
down to us from this period. In tbo Ro-
man world the images OF Christ In an
forms were always allowed. ana he On.
rious and significant fact Is mar hoth
Greek ana Roman churches retained no
same likeness. Both show ar ono a.,
derivation Of their likeness IF y,,r ~
from some common type. The fact ~
in Greek pictures there Is invarisbi,.
slender lock OF hair detached fror, ,ha
rest and falling IN the center az ~ 60
head, shows conclnsively that tbero ~,
a traditional likeness from which no sr,
list dared to depart even ia detan
Greek and Roman Followed s,,,o
Model.
Now 81 Is obvious that this traditio,,t
likeness must, of necessity, have heen
based upon something tangible. Wben
the Greek and Latin artists mad NOR
pictures Of Christ they had 10 eaf,sfv a
people who believed dcvoutiy h eome otd-
er likeness they possessed and with which
they were famiiiar. The people wolld
have boon no more content with new
Invention 60 Represent their Christ than
their lorefathcrs would have been content
to receive ideal heads from The Creek
Eculptors they employed when they asked
for portraits Of their Caesars. Clearly
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-25

the daughters Of Pudens, Praised and
Pudenziana. asked him what the Lord
was like, and that the apostle with his
stylus drew on the handkerchief Of one
Of the sisters the simple outline which
we see in this picture. That story Is not
only possible but probably true There
Is a third story to follow, which is the
well-known legend Of ST. Veronica. IT Is
said that when on the way to Calvary
our Lord fell beneath the weight Of the
cross, the woman, St. Veronica, moved
with pity, gave Him her handkerchief or
herself wiped the sweat from His face
and that thus the imprint Of His features
were left miracuiously and wildly on the
piece Of linen.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-25
DO We KNOW HOW CHRIST
REALLY LOOKED?
Artists Say That the Conventional Picture
Is Probably Real Likeness.

f.
Wyke ne
and Suggests the / BE Consd
a True ortra
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-25
'ortrnits OF the Cntn'
cnlnhs.

All Of these ancient portraits in che ca
tacombs on glass, in mosaies or frescoes.
which are to be found in the churches Of
Rome are the earliest records we have Of
Che first Christians, and the fact strikes
one at once that there is an extraordinary
similarity in all these representations of
our Lord. Fun faces, fun length figures,
or heads alone, all have that same type.
In any group of figures We can recognize
a once that typical face of Christ 1t
was then, and is now, the only likeness
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1898-08-31
PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE.

Golden Rule for slate pencils.
Buggies at Hobensack K Stod-
dard's.
Buy Mason's fruit jars at Hoben-
sack & Stoddard's.
Golden Rule for tablets; 1c each.
Frank Hassett, the TIBET merchant,
was in town the first of the week.
Buy your shingles OF g. C. Long.
Prices low and quality guaranteed.
From now on Bertrand & Hopkins
will receive Fleichman's Compressed
Yeast. fresh every day.
Golden Rule sells school supplies
very cheap.
Go to the Montana Hardware Co.
for genuine Plymouth binding Irvine.
Only 12h cents IA pound.
The genuine Plymouth binding
Irvine at the Montana Hardware Co.
at 12s cents per pound.
Golden Rule sells children's ribbed
school stockings two pair for DC.
Mrs. Charles Mahana has moved to
Lewistown, to remain during the
winter, and will take a few pupils for
instruction on the piano and organ.
Golden Rule sells apron ginghams,
good quality, SIC yard.
While absent ON his wedding tour,
Manager Symmes of the Power
Mercantile Co., will purchase his fall
stock of goods. He expects to be
absent until about October LIST.
Golden Rule sells good writing tab
let's for DC.
If you want anything in the line of
painting or paper hanging, go to
Ovren & Nelson, Parrott's black
smith shop, east side. Large stock
of latest patterns of wall paper to
select from. Attention given to out
side work.
Helena Herald: The United States
assay office received a nice-sized de-
posit of gold yesterday afternoon
upon the arrival of the train from
Great Falls. when l.. q. Phelps came
up from the Cataract city bringing
about 1,S00 ounces OF the yellow
metal, the result of a short run of the
Gilt Edge mines i'm Fergus Co. which
he is operating. The gold was cast to-
day into two large bricks. The value
of the metal is about 1888 900. Mr..
Phelps was not disposed to talk very
much for publication as to how long
the plant was operated in taking out
that amount. From another source
it is understood that it represents
ABOUT one and one-half months run
of the cyanide plant, mills and mines.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1898-08-31

Note the new bargains offered by
Cook & Hilger this week on eighth
page. Good chance to get city or
outside property cheap.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. w. NJ. Black
ford, Friday, Aug. 26, a daughter.
Mrs. and Miss Blackford are doing
quite well and Mr.. Blackford is 80
as to be around"
Rufus Thompson was a visitor at
the county seat last week. He was
looking after stock sheep for his Mus
g alshell ranch and says he found
pretty stiff prices in this section. Mr..
Thompson has not sold his wool clip
and thinks of storing it at Billings
until next season. His family now
resides at Stewart, Neb.
Miles City Journal: The highest
price paid Oh the Chicago market this
seasonfor westerners wa that OIL r..
Phillips received today for the train
load of Montana Texans shipped by
him from here last week. This morn
ing Mr.. Phillips was notified by tele-
graph that his cattle, 429 head. had
been sold for $3.50 and that they av-
eraged 1,2l6 pounds.
Great Falls Tribune: What was
undoubtedly the largest cattle deal
contaminated in Dawson county was
closed last Wednesday by j. G. Ram
sey. On that date Mr.. Ramsey closed
a deal by which the entire herd of II.
Hodgson passed into the possession
of A. n. Jeffries, DR.. v. H. Stickney
and Wilse Richardson of Dickinson.
Delivery will be made from the Hodg-
son ranch, on Grain creek, Sept. 20,
when the herd will be driven over
into the Little Missouri. About three
fourths of the herd is composed OF
steers. The cows were all bred to
full blood Galloways and the calves
are of a superior class. The price
paid was $50 per head, with calves
thrown in.
Col. W. +. Sanders of Helena re-
ceived a cablegram from his son
Louis, who went with the Montana
regiment to Manila. The cablegram
was sent from Manila at 12:54 p. IN.
Thursday and, though eight hours
was consumed in transmission, it
reached Helena at 1919 D.. nj. Thurs
day by local time, or five minutes be-
fore it was sent. This erves al an
object lesson in the difference of time.
The message read: SANDERS, Helena,
Montana, Art" No signature was
signed, as charge would have been
made therefor, and each word, in
Guiding address and signature, cost
$2.4. When at Honolulu Lieut.. San
ders had arranged a discovering all
possible contingencies and, keeping
one copy himself, sen the other to
his father. By this code the word
cart" interpreted, meant: Il have
arrived at Manila without special in
cident and am well and pleasantly
located. There is nothing to feel I'M
easy about" The message Travelled
from Manila to Hong Kong, to Bonn
bay, India, to Eden, Arabia, to Suez,
Egypt, to Lisbon, Portugal, to
Queenstown, Ireland, to Halifax,
Nova Scotia, to New York city and
thence to Helena via Chicago. While
many in Lewistown would be glad
to hear from their relatives or friends
i'm Company /, unless a code has been
arranged communication would come
high.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1898-08-31

The Rev. w. b. Costley, of Stock
bridge, Ga, while attending to his
pastoral duties at Fleetwood, that
state. was attacked by cholera NOR
bus. He says: by chance / hap
pened to- get hold OF a bottle of
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Di-
arrhoea Remedy, and | think il was
the of saving my life. 1t re-
lieved me at once" For sale by C.. F.
Little, druggist.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1898-08-31
Gown, County ano state.
oM

r. L. Potter, the Utica harness and
saddlery dealer, was in town Tues
day.
G. A. Cross desires a situation on a
ranch for himself and wife. See
notice elsewhere.
Mrs. f. E. Wright requests those
ladies who have been asked for
recipes for the church cook book,
to please send them to her at onc
River Press: Miss Lulu Frields en-
tertained a number of her young
friends last evening in honor of Miss
Noble of Lewistown. A pleasant
time is reported by those present.
An entertainment will be given at
Trout creek, Friday evening, Septem-
Der End, for the purpose OF raising
money to purchase a flag for the
school. Ice crea and cake will be
served free, and the ladies will have
a candy, lemonade and fruit stand
on the ground. Admission, % cents.
Senator Lee Mantle is in receipt OF
a communication from some of the
officers of Grigsby's rough riders ask
ing his immediate cooperation in
getting the discharge of the squadron
from the volunteers. The men are
anxious to return home now that
the war is over, particularly because
of the alleged unhealthfulness OF
Camp Thomas.
Great Falls Tribune: IL. l.. Cheno-
weth OF Glendive has sold to Kenneth
Mclean OF Miles City 1900 lambs at
1925 and 1000 wethers, ones and
twos, at S3.25. Mclean has also
purchased from II. Hodgson OF Tok-
ma 5000 lambs ut S225 and $500 dry
sheep at $685.. j.. K. Edwards of
Powderville has sold to A. NJ. Cree of
Miles City 800 yearling wethers at
1925, and Cree has sold to Edwards
600 yearling ewes at the same price.
George p. Meigs has sold to Nesper&
Cutler 500 yearling wethers, on the
weight basis, at S325 per cwt.
Mrs. Cheadle last week received a
letter from her husband, Quarter
master Sgt. Cheadle, written from
Honolulu and detailing the articles
bought with a portion of the money
sem to the company before they
sailed from San Francisco. Mr..
CheadIe said: 81 today bought 30
lbs of sea-bread; 10 cases of canned
fruit: 10 cases of jams; 10 gallons of
molasses; lime juice, beef extract,
tobacco, etc, with a part of the
Lewistown honey The III were
very kind to send rs that money.
1t will add very much to the comfort
of the 1900 mile trip still ahead OF
u.s." The boys will need every cent
of their meager pay to buy comforts
while in the Philippines, and another
and more liberal subscription should
be raised and sent them before they
start on their return journey. Those
at home should do all in their power
to prevent a repetition OF h hard
ships suffered by the soldiers on the
Journey from San Francisco to
Honolulu. 1t is possible, however,
that the money being raised in the
state by the endless chain process
will prove sufficient for all needs.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1898-08-31
To Cleanse the System

EilectuG!i,, -, ,NLuy, hen ,ostiVe
or bilious, to permanently overcome
habitudl constipation. to awaken the
kidneys and liver to a healthy activ-
ity, without irritating or weakening
them, to dispel headaches, colds or
fevers use Syrup of Figs. made by the
California Fig Syrup Co.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1898-08-31

The ARGUS is prepared to do all
kinds of ordinary and fancy Job
work i'm the latest styles and at
lowest prices. We have the finest
stock of job stationary ever brought
to the county and will be pleased to
submit samples and quote prices on
any work desired.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1898-08-31
$500 Reward.

The above reward will be paid for
information sufficient Ia convict the
party or parties responsible for the
cutting OF my wire fence OH school
section on west side of South Mecca
sin mountains, said section having
been rented by me.
JOSEPH KING,
Lewistown.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-01-29
Mica Production

AS shown by reports recently pub.
lished by the New York Engineering
and Mining Journal, tie production OF
sheet mica in the United States in 1897
was $4,000 pounds against 5000 pounds
in 1896. The production Of ground
mica, mica scrap, etc, was 3535 short
tons, against43SI tons in 1896 The sheet
mica produced in 1897 was produced
mainly in New Hampshire, North Caro-
lima and South Dakota, the amounts
credited to each state being respective
lv $500 pounds, $4,000 pounds and $500
pounds. The total amount Of ground
mica produced was 100000 pounds,
New Hampshire producing 4.27S 600,
North Carolina 2,732,O0O, and South Da-
kota 10000 pounds.
The New Hampshire mica WAS ship
ped from Bristol, Warren, Canaan,
Grafton City and Rumncy The North
Carolina mica was obtained from Shelby
and the mountain towns back of Ashe-
vile and Marion. The South Dakota
mines are situated on French creek, six
miles east of Custer City.
No material change in the price of
mica is reported. and the supply for the
United States as well as for the rest of
the world continues to be derived
chiefly from India and Canada.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-01-29
A Radical Ruling.

Lawyers and mining men have been
thrown into CONSERVATION within the
past day or two says the Deadwood
Pioneer Times, oyer late decision Of
the Interior department with reference
to the amount OF work That is necessary
= be done on mining claims when
groups of claims are applied for. Here
tofore all the showing that has been
necessary was that FIVE hundred dollars
worth of work has been done on the
entire group without respect to the
number of claims provided that the
work done was for the common benefit
of all the claims. Under this scheme
great many applications have been
made embracing in some instances as
high as seventy.fve claims represented
by only a small amount over five hun
dred dollars. BY a late ruling of the
department these entries have been
held up and ordered cancelled for tn,
reason that it was not shown that an
amount of work had been done
equal to five hundred dollars on each
claim. Hereafter it will be necessary
to furnish certificate of the surveyor
general that the amount Of work called
for has been done on each claim before
entry will be allowed. This will be
rather hard on some who have been
calculatins under the former practice,
but in the end it may be better for the
country and laborers.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-01-29
Wool to Go Up.

A Boston correspondent to the Com.
mercial American says: A man thor.
oughly informed on woolen matters
says of the present situation:
THE statistical position of wool is
such that many believe We are on tho
verge Of market similar to that of 1879
and 1880. Then wool in the grease went
from 80 cents to so cents a pound, and
secured wool selling today at so cents
sold then at 81 so. Under the Mckinley
bill the clip was twice as large as now,
and 10000, 900 pounds of wool was i'm
ported TO meet The demands ofthe mills
The mills are now running on full time
with small stocks, and only small stocks
are in the hands of the dealers. Stocks
are being steadily depleted and it rs
only question Of a short time when
prices will be at the importing point
We shall have to 60 to the London mar
ket, and England has short clip and its
mills are stocked with wool only three
or four weeks ahead. The situation
promises great excitement in the near
future"