Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-10-28

S5 every p keoo fr mtia around
~ ~ its wings and q % to certain Win.
IN La PisE,tta, from which thsy haSu
Il. daily fed at that hcuf for many yeam,
z re remaius ofSA Marx, from which IL
IUathedrAl Is named, 40 kept IN Q hand.
some sArcophagu.. The tradition Of II
finding OF the boiy AZ Ne Eva,eelist = q
follow: Two monks behsld . vision a
st. Marx, and the visioa said: "UnfI
my body IL brought 10 Veniee, Venice shall
NOT be ftee." So they received 10
devote their lives to discovering
the remains qf the Saint and went ftem
burial ground 10 burial ground, and un-
earthed body aft.r boiy with NO result
At last, when they were about 10 abandoa
their researches in despair, the epirit Of
the apostle again appeared 10 them With
Its arms protecting y sprsad over IN op,ged
grave. This was proof bsyoad q doubt
90 the holy men secretly conveyed The
body found tseyin t, Venice, where q
church was built to ccntain the seed
relics. This church gradually desetp d
iu'o the grsnd Byzantine Cathedral Of the
present. 81 Marks is rich In relica A
stems built into the wells Of side chapel
and stained with blod b
said TO have bssn that On which
John the Baptist ives heheaded. His head
is inferred here also. The focr bronze
horses above the facade are the only ami.
mails Of that species Of which Venice eau
boast, and they arc rather aptiquated
auadrureds, dstipg from the tine Of Nero.
The Doge's Palace and Bridge Of Signs are
course Of intense Interest. In the r.
me-, at the hsad Of The giants s'sircass,
is tn, hole formerly opening int, the Ions
month, int, which tbs anonymous tas
were dr. po.d, consigning friend or fos to
the tender msrcies ef tbs dread Councils
Of Three snd Ten. Tintoret :o's immense
clnvas, sid to be the laret paint
ing in the world, 1.-THE List Judg-
ment," Is in one OF the vast halls. Ga
one side Is represented Heaven, 10 which
the artists wife occupies prominent psi.
tion, bat b FIRE tbs co nplstion Of the
painting, the serenity of tbs domestic
relationship was evidently disturbed, for
In the OF p ,site corner two nissariea Of
satsn are bearing off his struggling spouse
to bades.
Venice and F'orence, with their numer.
Gus palsces and churches, require volumes
to describs.
Florence contains more treasures Of art
than envy city 10 the world, and ire sur.
rouudings are rich In be,uty. From Flor.
ence TO Turin, via Plea and Gsroa, ID In.
DEED trip worth crossing the broad At.
lantic for. The scenery i, Rloslou' ;; on ore
side the exquisitely blue Mediterransap,
and high above the mountains, covered
with vrgets tion tropical In character and
luxurisnce. Long wallsare crowned with
hedges Of cactusee; the banana and olive,
the vine and murtle, orange and leno
trees grow in abundance The exquisite
cleerness Of coloring In all natnre 10 msr.
velous The sky is blusr than turs, tie
water almost purple In its int misty, and
the green, viv d and in startling contrast.
Turin il moderniz' d city, and is charming
" new. Elegant houses and srcsded s'rfe's
are it's prevailing tone Monument, and
fountains ab ,und. Oae ofthe lsttsE, erected
in celebration IF the completion ofthe Mount
Oeris tunnel. IL especially fiue. Amongst
the rocks of this grotto-like structure are
pgeous fiutte'ing In and ont With brilliant
ulumage; some ike our oriole, yellow end
black, others b'us and fsmingo mixed;
every shsde il represented. Ia gre,t wor-
der at the pecul ar breed We inquired ss to
the speciss, aud were iufcrmed that the
creature, are dyed ard plscsd there with
an eye s,lely 10 the picturesque. We sup
pose that In wet weather they arc confuei
to indoors. From Turin TO Milan, with
ita wopdrous Cathedral, Da Vinci's Last
Supper" aud numerous o. jscts Of interest
and lastly tbs Lskes, which form . mrss
d liohtfnl terminus TO Our italian tour,
and where We rest awhile 10 this fair land,
while v's'o,s Of all We have seen foat
dreamily through tbs braiu.