The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-05-15

Some Unique Designs Upon the
Homes Of Public Men.
Adjustment Of the Indicator q
Very Delicate Operation.

vones sold every year In this country
and they are Of ali shapes, sizes and
representations Personal taste In
weather yanos Is apparent everywhere.
For instance, 30 says the weather
yano manufacturer, the far west loves
emblcma Of It's rich agriculture. A
ahoaf Of ripe wheat is the iayorito IN
its farming districts. In others buffalo,
cattle, live stock Of ali kinds aud life
size deer and antelope are liked. The
rooster is a bird that is chosen IN oil
parts Of the world for a weather yane.
Kentucky is partial TO the horse as an
ornament 10 IFS chimneys aud steepies.
ak. with her pneumatic sulkyi
Patohon, with wagon; Flora Temple
and mate, and all the great horses Of
the South, arc made in brass weather
yanes and sold freely for ornaments
to country homes, breeding stables,
manufactures and large buildings
Weather yanes are made out of
solid copper and brass, hammered
and followed out The term "solid"
means that the metal is Of the best
quality. The iron yane, or the wood
en- one. is considered inferior, or If
used at all, is selected by man who
has plenty Of money, aud who can af-
ford to replace the wooden or other
perishable vane as often as it is worn
out.
In the city the great destroyer Of a
gilded weather vane is the dust aud
smoke. The gold gets furnished and
the copper discolored. The ingenuity
Of weather yane makers is constantly
taxed to overcome this difficulty. On
this account many weather yanes are
made Of some substance dark enough
not to discolor, and if not as beautiful
as gold, warranted to last much
longer.
Gladstone has upon his country
home, Hawarden, a weather yane il
the form of British lion that is Of
copper SO bright that in some lights i
looks as black as iron. The lion hal
a curly tail, and his head wears tho
joyful expression of being about to
spring upon its prey. The head oil
the lion points to where the wind lies.
If the head is at the north, the wind is
north.
It is a remarkable fact that, though
England put up weather vanes and ha'
its factories before Columbus cam
over here, most of the English wealth
er vanes are now made in this coun
try. Mr.. Gladstone obtained his lilo
here, and the man who made it tell
with pride of receiving letter in tn
handwriting of the old Premier. H
wanted "a weather vane bright, ligh
and registering accurately.
The weather vane upon the FIT
avenue home of John Jacob Aston,
crescent, covered with fine gold lea
5 The cost might have been 81, 500. I
, this must be added half the sum fc
r putting up. The adjustment of
1 weather vane is a very delicate operI
' ton. The leveling is very nice wOr'
! Levi P. Morton has a very larg
h Indian feather upon his countr
+. house. It is very ornamental, has th
e corners of the compass underneatl
= and makes suitable finish to Il
4 finely trimmed cupola OF his magni
It cent seat. The cost of such yane
/ not over 500 at the most, and fro
d that price down you can get feath
(. or an arrow at all costs down to 81.
G which is about as cheap as vanes CIV
le come.
d The weather vane ornament
lie Blenheim is a rooster. 1t is an Amer
can rooster and was purchased a
placed there by Mrs. Hamersley VIII
she became the Duchess Of Ma
"a borough. It is Of bright gold and
,s very large. It's pole is 100 feet his
and the bird itself from tail to he
measures SIX feet. That is large
a. a gold rooster. New York Journal
Wis Remarkable COurtship.