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have gone for imprisonment or secret

nave gone luf llupIlSOniueUb OF secret
assassination.
Near by is the renowned Saint
Marks Cathedral The Venetians
pretend that for over eleven hundred
years the body of Mark, the evangelist
has been under its roof. 1t is proba-
bly, fabrication. take little stock
in these old papal traditions.
The magnificent building is Byzan-
tine in its architecture. Its built in
the shape of a Greek cross. In no
other European editice has there been
such a lavish outlay OF costly mater
ial. It has five hundred columns of
fine marble. Its dome, statues and
mosaies cover 46. 600 square feet AT
its front are the four celebrated bronze
horses given by the Emperor Constan-
tine to Constantinople, and brought
to Venice when Admiral Dandolo
subiugated the Turks, The facade is
brilliant with costly mosaics. The
vaulting Is lined with gold. The
three great front doors are constructed
of metal inlaid with solid silver. 1t
is said that one of them came from
the Mosque of st. Sophia, at Constan-
tin6ple. In the adiiee are few mag
nifcent monuments ana tombs. The
auditorium is 300 feet by 210. The
polished walls are covered with the
richest alabaster. Where carving is
possible it may be found The mo-
sale drapings are all constructed OF
rare marbles. The entire church is a
gorgeous museum. On the High Al
tar is a great cloth Of gold, covered
with precious stones and adorned with
costly enamels; and it is 900 years old
and of fabulous worth. The marble
pillars behind it (the Venetians say
were found among the ruins of Solo,
mons Temple The Treasury of the
Cathedral is full Of sacred relics, such
as a vial of blood caught from the
body of Christ when he was dying on
the cross piece of Saint Johns
skull and a piece Of the cross OF Jesus.
| believe they are all priestly impos-
lures.
The Church Of Santa Maria Della
Salute, on the Grand Canal, has a
great dome, and on this structure are
one hundred marble statues. Among
its splendid paintings is Tintoretto's
master piece 1.-THE Marriage at Cana. !"
In the Church Of the Frari rest
the body Of Titan and the heart Of
Ganoya. Their magnificent tombs are
here and the costly monuments of the
three Doges Pasaro, Foscari and
Nicolo Iron. In the library of this
church are fourteen millions OF manu-
scripts. La the Church Of the Jesuists
all of the carpets and curtains are
made of mosaics of marbles.
The Grand Canal (CanaIazzo) is
lined with marble palaces of the old
Doges. Byron, Tom Moore, Brown
ing, Napoleon and many distinguish
ed people have since found temporary
residences in them. Some Of them are
now hotels and museums: and others
are the famous manufacturers OF We
netian glass and sculptors.
The vast old Arsenal is an inte rest
ing place. In the palmy days Of
Venice it gave employment to Is, 900
men and sent new galley to re-
inforce some Venetian fleet every time
the sun stood in mid heaven. LII is
replete with curiosities.
The City Museum, the Academy Of
Fine Arts, the Manfrin Gallery, are
all crowded with paintings and sculp-
lures. Americans visit the old resi-
dences of Titan, Tlntoretto, Marco
Polo. Gheberti and Shylock. This pa
per is already too elaborate for me to
tell of the Glass Factories, the Islands
called Lido, st. Lazzaro and Murano,
Saint Michaels and Torcello. / would
like to speak Of the Rialto Fish Mar
kets, the Public Gardens and other
places of interest. But let us bid
adieu to the canals and steamers, the
gondolas and gondaliers, the churches
and palaces OF beautiful Venice.