The Columbus journal., 1889-02-06

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equal to that of any Other city. The
Arst book printed In Italy, the inst
editions of tho Bible. and the Arst news
paper in the world vsge printed hare.
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cold Soe was called = 0azstta" coa1sas
/ I newer knsw bs6oee Why % many nsws-
Epapees vere called 0asstte. The INT
bank oe eisposite and discount was hsca
But Ill these things and many moro of
interest you can no doubt 6nd In your
Appleton. I can understand Ill this
better than / can understand how .
foundation for al these magnificent
BUILDINGS was ever secured On these low,
soft islands. At ono time It vas . city
Of 100000 now only $4,000 It is built
On three largo and ia small islands,
formed by 1z6 canals. This I'll stands
for moro labor than I can estimate or
conceive Of The water in tho canals
has rather thick green appearance and
there u some light rubbish floating, but
it Is not 90 turbid in appearance - one
would suppose and tho city u not con-
sidered especially unhealthy. Tho only
thing that saves it il that there u
slight ebb and Cow which keep the va
ter in the canals in constant motion. To
think Of a city of $4,000 people without
q horse or carriage or road vehicle Of
any sort seems very strange You can
60 all over the city On foot, and the
statement have seen in books that no
body thinks Of walking in Venice Is
great mistake. The streets are mostly
paved with tat stones and are from Gix
to eight or ten feet wide, % far - I have
seen. They are crossed by bridges Of
the same width over the canals, in the
form Of arches. Don't think that I have
been spending the Sabbath in making
observations I have been to church,
but not finding just the one that suited
me in the form Of service, I had to 60 to
q good many and Of course looked
about on the way. I went to "San
Marco" in the morning. As early as SO
body, Claimed to be the body Of st.
Mark, was brought from Alexandria by
some Venetian merchants and deposited
here, and ever since, st. Mark has been
the patron saint of Venice. The church
that was built over his remains was de-
stroyed and the present one was built in
the tenth and eleventh centuries, and
very wonderful structure it Is. have
read Of lavish expenditure upon oriental
churches, but never conceived Of any
thing like even what sec on this italian
building. 1t is in the form Of q Greek
cross and instead Of tower attached to
it, it has three great domes, and several
smaller ones. There are over 500 marble
columns decorating the building inside
and out, many Of them on the inside
having been brought from oriental
churches. Over the principal entrance 9
are four bronze horses, supposed to have
once adorned the triumphal arch Of
Nero, being Of Roman origin. They are
of pure copper, bronzed or gilded, and
weigh about two tons each. Constantine
took them to Constantinople and when
the city was conquered by the Venetians
they were brought here. When Ma
poleon took Venice, or afterwards, he
had them taken to Paris, but they were
restored some time early in this century.
They are Q sample Of the curious and
valuable material that 60 to make up
the buildings. The service was scarcely
less interesting than the building. All
Of its surroundings are intensely inter-
esting. The Doge's (rulers, I suppose it
means) palace stands next to it. First
built in $40, but has been destroyed and
rebuilt several times. It is on the same
gorgeous scale as the church. The
'Campanile" or bell-tower Of the church
is built at some little distance (seventy-
five or one hundred feet from it. These
believers I find are often separate in
italian churches. This is plain, square
brick pyramid, forty feet square at the
hse and $50 feet high, crowned with q
large bronze angel with wings spread.
In front Of the church and surrounded
on the other three sides by magnificent
marble buildings with wide arcades sup
ported by marble columns, is the best
known spot in Venice. The finest shops
and most noted cafes in the city are
here. I have been several times to take
another look at the church and passing
through this apiazza" Rnd always hum
dreds of people walking about. I am
always interested in animals. As far
back as the thirteenth century the
Venetians were besieging Gambia island,
and by means Of intelligence carried by
carrier pigeons, were enabled to take it
and ever since their descendants have
been carefully attended, being fed on the
piazza at public expense. There is q
very large flock with their homes in the
nooks and corners. They are very pretty
and the people seem to almost worship
them. Almost any time in the day you
can see men and women with their little
children supplied with packages Of some
kind Of seed going through, scattering it
to the birds, which are very tame. I saw
one woman hold out her hand With corn
in It, and ut least half . dozen alighted
on her arm.
WEEK IN CHICAGO.
Its Incidents s,A Happenings.
H-6UNDAY.
The hoarse criesof the newsboys which
heralds the dawn OF the Sabbath morn