Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-01-01
Signal Service Pcriis.


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f'kes feaS Lst'ei 90 ''e'e-l'l' iis'''.'
lou understand tnat the n"e4 9l4t'N
Government h'. eStau-iSAeI Ni5n-- vF'''y
station on Iike fe'A' al aH ''''-."'g "a
lf,'.' ieet anu excepting l"c o.c ~
Yer, Is thc only station lA 'ie l'I'l''11 ~,
C9-5IIi'. IL 4ali1uae l7 '' u.-'s 1''1
minutes It's longitude N"e9'j j. l'' '-'-'''7
ana - minutes IL '-4e j. i'' g"-.0 '"'
houI> 'o"ef tAah " "7i''li-'" ''-11 q
M the d"ariSA insecure le''''l ,''''' '''--
We nave described mere S no ''.lel $50
property on the Ie4A' N4'',i-' '.',-' '.'
'oiernnent owe IL 20 l'-eI 70 tIo'-ee' d"
We'll As It can ior the comfort anu Sii''! %.
those who are aS-isncd 10 luly I' 'ii~ li-...
desolate and IorDiu-eh mt -'I '''" '''' i''
jeopardy all the time. hu' lor '1- i',1-'
.e4h- lu>u.aIeu' '"V "-ici''l7 '"-'
loi5 ago 9'iI. e'ou il mo ii' '.-''.''' vi
sumo IL Hy IL, own lIe' - IL T. '''o -t7
nin1 LAS SlfNeA t-e 'o''-'"tr VIZ "''.-'"
three ieei OF the house. ihli'1'I->'' I-'~
are IelueH' III 'Ae Suiii'ii0'' N-''-i ,'-'
trcify set> upon the rampage ana threaten
n5ly pursue, animate ,i9 We" n7 Iii','i--ii'''
objects striking terror IN all VINO oeLoli H.
sometimes lis display Is 50 Il'!l 'Nat h'
artificial Iisht is needed IN 'le d"Ih ii'-l@
OF nlSnt. Sometimes IL luh9 u'Nh 'A'
Stoye-rpe IKE mou4t"n ron 'r escape
from bed posts, cracking Ike a ai-cairs'l
pistol Then 1t viii leap win merry Jury On
the operator head ana every EAF VII
stand erect and feel as II some one was ld.-
lngat il with tremendous i'Tce. Al >teA
times the pulse increases from se'enly-A'e
10 one hundred anu l'I'!' I'l''i,'l''41 ".
the heart set in, and II Is no wonder taat
great Is the unea-ineSS that prevails
As to the duties OF the officers IN charse ol
this station, they are various, ana ai'Acu!t at
times to perform, tut when performed are
of great service to the country NanIn1
the instruments necessary N their "ork III
order Of their Importance, there Is the mer-
curial barometer whose uses are too wei
known to be described and the taermone-
ter, of which three different kinds seem 10
he required. Without the hysrometer, they
could not ascertain the amount ol moisture
in the atmosphere. by AID oil a se.i-re9l9'lns
thermometer. an instrument EecUli"I 10 '..'
signal service anu lnNehleu ny one VI ~
members, the Veloclty oi tAe "ihd l. ICto.u,
ed. To the anemo7eope they are indebted
Tor register Ior Il uHc't'oH vi ''o "4uu'
ram sua9e J., al-o oI '.iuG III uo liii'I'''
lng the rainfall, NAien lnoluHe9 $40" anu
Slcet as well A. ram. Two telegIaiAIc DAT
terIes, the Eagle and the DANIEL occupy inc
operator tables, and are realy lor Use Ill
any time. Now II Is part OF the duties ol
these officers to take seven daily observations
of the weather. and to transmit reports
three times day to " ashlngton; Con
dering that the weather Is often lnclement'
and tLat the observer must 20 upon the fooi
lions he ha. bef,rc him every dav IN un-
- - or J,+ias The a,nointcd
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