The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-11-11

WEATHER VANEs-H. j. b. Mana. Gal
The invention of the vane or weaIhercock
must have been OF very early dale. Marcus
NitruYius Polio, nOIed Roman architect and
engineer, who was born about 80 b. c. I'm his
works calls a vane a triton, proba bly, from hay-
ing In his time the form of triton. The usual
form on towers. castles and secular buildings
that of a banner, but on ecclesiastical build
ings II generally was a representation OF the
male OF the barnyard fowl. According to Du-
fresno. commonly called Ducange, the French
historian, who lived from 1910 20 1865, The
cock was originally devised as an emblem of
clerical vigilance, or what II OughI TO be- There
have been other forms of vane. The one over
ST. Peters, COrnhil London. is in the shape of
a key; that over 81. Mldreth's Church Is a yili
ship under full sail The Grassho2per of
the ROYAL Exchange, London, is the vaDe
that formerly amounted the former exchange
The dragon on The Spire of Bow Church.
Cheapside, is another celebrated yane. One
OF Mother SYMPTOMS prophecies was hat when
! The dragon OF Bow Churcn and the grasshOpper
| of the Royal Exchange should meet the streets
| Of London would be delugrd with blood. In
| what way they should meet the Old dame did
| not explain. but il is known that al one time
! these two vanes were side by side in the yard
| OF a stOnemason In Old-stre- [ road, yet there
| was no shedding of blood The weather yanrs
OF the present time are too well known to re-
| quire any description. The reason that the
arrow end OF the vane always points In the d-
| Tection the wind blows and the feather end
! never does Is because the arrow end Is much
shorter. The feather end being much longer
! offers more resistance TO he wind and when 1t
turns until i'll the current 1t remains set in posi-
| ti0n until the next Change Of current.
| TAMMANY-R. w. d., City. Last Tuesday
was not The first time that Tammany of New
was slapped IN the face" IL was dealt a
severe blow when the exposures of the Tweed
| RUG IN 1871 were made. Boss Tweed was at
! that time the head IDjun of the association.
| Then again In 1879, the Ienomination of Lueius
| Robinson did not meet the approval OF the
| 1ammany society; IL thereupon withdrew, and
nominated John Kelly, It's boss, for Governor
| OF New York. Kelly was not the admired OF
| The voters any more than Il i'll was last Tuesday.
| He puiled 1900 votes against 375 200 for
| Robinson and $4,000 FOR Cornell, the RepubIi-
| can. These little things did not affect The
| tiger. The organization dates back TO 1899,
when the Columbian order was organized in
| New York City by William Mooney. In 1905 N
was incorporated and the Dame OF Tammany
Society was assumed. The name was taken from
that OF an Indian chief. Its organization was
supposed in a general way To initiate Indian
customs, consisting Of sachems or chiefs,
| sycamore or master of ceremonies. the mem
bers being called braves, its meeting place the
wigwam. etc. 1t was a. first a social OrganiZa-
tiOn, but about 1900 the majority of its MEM
bers were in sympathy with Aaron Burr, and
| the society entered politics under bis standard.
One of the first qualities thai have always been
most prominent in it have been thorough or
ganizatioD and a thorough canvass. Tammany
was for a short time allied with De Wit Clin-
ton, but they separated and Tammany came to
be recognized as the regular Democratic fac.
lion. 1t thus gained position In New York
| politics.
THE SILVER QUEsTIoN-H. j. B., Napa
Cal. The silver question, with its many ramifi-
cations and The arguments, could not be given
| In the space allotted 10 the Query Column. In
1 ITnit66 STATES SILVER ina