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Americas Highest Meteorological
Station in the Andes.
- Difficulties Of Mountain Climbing and Transports

the observations taken at AL the stat1ona
The purpose Of the Harvard expedition has
been the visual and Photographic study Of
the Southern heavens; except at AreQutpa.
therefore. It has been unable to spare
trained observers to have charge Of work
which was only secondary to its principal
objects. It has had to rely on such fairly IN
telligent Peruvians a. II could flnd at the
various points-in one case. for example. .
station master On the line Of the railroad,
who was glad to add even . small sum to
his slender wages; In another . prosperous
farmer who took up his task gratuitously
with . real interest In its scientific value
to assume the responsibility Of watching and
keeping In order the various delicate self
recording Instruments. for measuring wind
velocity and direction. atmospheric press
ure. humidity. and temperature which wsrs
distributed at the various stations.
E Misti was. Of course. the greatest prob
lem. To carry up the material for the
shelter Of the observer who every now and
then must struggle up from AreQuipa to set
In order the instruments and bring back
their records. and to bring the Instruments
themselves without breaking over . route
which stretched out thirty-ftve miles in q
constant ziszag up the steep volcanic sand,
was task which the easy-going Peruvians
prophesied would be impossible. II was ac-
complished. however. In safety by the aid
Of twenty mules and twenty Indians, IN ad-
dition to . party Of nearly . dozen from the
observatory-"hfty Of u In all" a one
member Of the expedition smilingiy said
tho other day.
II was impossible with such resources
a. the observatory could spare for this
single station to continue . trained observ-
er- on the summit Indeed. the most that
could have been done in any circumstances,
and only BY the expenditure of . GOOD
many thousand dollars-an expenditure
by the way. which some time It Is hoped
to make. II the necessary funds can be
secued-would have been to secure q
couple of hardy Indians, Of fair inteIii-
gence. to live six months alternately ON
the mountain, with an assistant from
below to make the ascent perhaps once .
week to see that they were keeping the
instruments In reasonable order. The
fsorochss" - the mountain sicknssA due
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Special Correspondents Of The Sunday Repnblie
Boston. Feb. 1s.-Announcement has Just
been made Of the abandonment Of the re-
mar1abie system Of meteorological stationa
extending In q chain from the Pacific over
both Cordilleras OF the Andes to the val
ley of the Amazon. which have been main
tained in connection with the Peruvian
station Of the Harvard College Observatory.
With the exception Of the station a1 Are
quipa itself all are to Be- given mp. the OBJ
jects for which they were established
having been in large part attained
Among these various Peruvian stations
that Of E1 Misti. some ten or . dozen miles
from the city Of AreQuipa, II notable as be-
ing the highest point at which continuous
meteorological observations have ever been
taken-1s.2 800 feet above the level Of the sea.
The station 10 on the very summit Of the
mountain: some $500 feet lower II another
station called the Mont Blanc station. a.
being at the same altitude as Mont Blanc In
Switzerland. where the Observatory At Meu-
don. assisted by the French Academy,
for a time endeavored to maintain obser-
vations.
It is notable in this connection that the
records Of height In meteorological observa-
~tlOHs mas oee4 uet0 loI AkAady yC&xS "
American scientists. For q number Of years
the highest mountain station In the world
was that of the United States Government
at Mount Washington, 6,27s feet above. the
sea level. Mr.. J. II. Huntington had pre-
viously proved the possibility Of continuous
winter work At high attitudes By expert
ments On Moosilauke. another New Hamp-
shire mountain-experiments which he wss
repeating ON Mount Warrington when the
Government took up his work snd plGced .
STAN Of observers there.
Observations are SIN carried on 1t Mount
Washington during the warmer months. but
the winter work has been abandoned In
1s74 however. the Government started .
meteorological station on Pixies Peak-
which bears about the same relation. BY
the way. to Colorado Springs In TT domi-
mating. isolation In the landscape a. Fl
Misti does to AreQuipa.
1t Il to Be remembered that extreme me-
teerological prscision 10 not claimed for IN
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and colder. He became more and more De-
wiidered. With dogged determination ne
trudged on and on, holding his precious
bundles Of food nearer to him. In the storm
he could not find a single familiar landmark
After hours of aimless wandering night feii,
and the farmers son was still struggling
through the snow.
The next morning dawned bright and
clear. The blizzard had passed on toward
the Great Lakes. Dowling found himself
within a hundred yards Of his own homo.
But he could walk no further. and his
voice could not be heard five feet away.
He sank down. exhausted. almost within
reach of his home and gave up all hope OF
reaching it. But his mother saw him fall
and came to his aid. With her assistance
he reached the house.
1t was found that his face, hands. feet
and legs were badly frozen A doctor was
summoned and declared it was necessary to
amputate the boys hands and legs. This
was done, and barely twenty-four hours
after he had left his home to 60 tdstown
he was a helpless cripple. One leg was
amputated above the knee. the other above
the ankle, his left arm at the elbow ana
all the fingers Of the right hand. When the
doctors left, all that remained OF the boys
ten fingers and ten toes was the stump OF
one thumb amputated at the second joint
As was said before. Dowling's father was
q poor man and to the young man no fu-
ture was apparent but a useless existence.
q burden and an eyesore to ell about him.
But worse was in store for him. He soon
became q public charge The three Com
missioners of Yellow Medicine met to de-
eide as to his fate. In the absence OF
county poor farm It was necessary to pay
somebody for caring for him Two Of the
took this view Of the mat
ter. The third submitted as his opinion
that It would be more advisable to raise Q
large sum Of money and provide the boy
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vile. q county adjoining tho one from
which he had been banished. was elected to
q small local public Office. worked into the
ownership Of q weekly Newspaper. then ap-
peared In the sessions of tho State LegtS-
lature as q clerk. and next became secrs-
tary of q national political organization. be-
ing nominated to that position as the Fro
zen Son of Minnesota" He secured recog-
milton as q man Of executive ability and
Q good campaigner. He was next heard Of
as q newspaper correspondent in the Philip
pines. where he visited all the principal
islands. from Luzon to the sulus.
Dowling's success In obtaining an inter
view with tho Sultan Of Sulu was charao-
teristic Of the man 1t was the first inter
view obtained by an American. and Il was
at that time considered q hazardous under
taking to approach his august majesty
without a guard.
Dowiing was admitted to the barbsric
presence. but not q word could he extract
from the taciturn potentate He then
promptly proceeded to dismember himself;
of came q leg. and the Sultan exhibited
signs Of interest. Then an arm was re-
moved. The Sultan leaned forward to look.
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ONE DAY IN THE LIFE OF A JUDGE By Edith Sessions upper

been rethrashed. The unfortunate man, once
condemned to the chair for numbering the
dergone his second ordeal. His devoted
vile had sat by MIN tnrougnout tne 'i,a1
snu nau s .~As. 49,
,v,th -. rr.t, h,,,erf,y creatur. vho.a life
he was accused of having crushed out.
The jealous District Attorney had loos-
ened all his batteries against the prisoner.
and the eminent counsel Tor tns oetenss
nad pies0eo anu eAp'ane0 anu oesseN -S
7. 80, ,,.,raa ,or tb. learned Judge
q. a.,,,,.- th. ana, .olenon tnstruction. to
the twelve haggard-faced men in the box
and then the last act In this drama Of love.
hatred. jealousy and revenge would be at
Its finish.
But the u1aA was 10 % in'efrup.eo 'Al. !.
morning oy tne sentencms ot uA'en y.
consic'eu p,so s.,.,n- ..,,~
finals were brought up to the bar to listen
70 the words which shut them away from
their fellow-befu1s for years.
..rtss mighty lucky yez were." said more
than one officer to his prisoner. that yez
ver. before the Easy Judge. II It had
been Judge Cleveland. now, yes would have
got II In the neck"
=. ~. h,r rum women. One
So ,.c.
was '"1"s' ''e
was pretty. but orazen Hef eye>' DUO -
violets, stared at the Judge with an ex-
preston at once Of terror and defiance. She
wor..a tawdrx coat cheaply Initiative Of
a.. g., =, ,sd,e. Her hair was in a
- ,,-,. ,,,.r h., ear. In
pusnS .ANse -
thst Outrageous AA'-
young girls.
She had made brave attempt to be
smart by daub.ng her cheeks with rouge
"a ..,,,r;,. haarapsqed feather IN her
.N. an ,o,sthe,.
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to the decrease Of atmospheric pressure.
- called In Peru. would b fatal to any
white man, Peruvian or American, who
attempted to pass any length Of time Il
such IN altitude
Accordingly. . meteorosraph, containing
the various self-recording meteorological
instruments combined In Q compact and
ed to run three months with continuous
records. This was laft on the summit in
strongly built little house. whose sides
were covered with Stats since weather
instruments must be exposed to the
weather. % a. to be open to all outside
Indications. This little station was visited
from AreQuipa - often as possible. At
times the snow was 30 heavy that for
several months the instruments had to be
left to their fatA Occasionally they broke
down long before the limit Of time was
reached Tho meteorograph had been sue
cesaully tested In normal conditions. but
the whirline winds. ~ often a. not sweep
ing straight up the slope Of the mountain
and throwing the anemometer into COM
plete confusion. and the drifting snow
which every now and then almost over
whelmed the station. were things with
which u could not always contend. Never
theless, II ono recalls the enormous DIM
cultiee. the results obtained were remark
ably comprehensive and. taking them year
BY year. II not day By day. complete.
There has been no lack Of picturesque
interest to accompany the various ascents
Of E Misti. a. may b readily imagined
Here, for example. II . paragraph from
Professor g. !. Bailey's account Of the es-
tablishment Of the station In his introduc-
ton to tbs volume. In the annals Of the
Harvard Observatory. which treats Of
Peruvian Meteorology." FL Misti II q
volcanic mountain. and the summit II ap-
pears. was marked with an iron cross over
. century ago by the Spanish priests from
Arequipa to guard against the eruption Of
the great crater, which still. as then. sends
out It's sulphurous vapors into the air. Pro-
fessor Bailey n writing Of the ascent Of
September a. 1so9. as the party under his
charge was nearing the summit:
The Indians were not enthusiastic; two
Of them, VINO. went ahead to reconnoitsr,
thought the place too difficult for mules.
thought differently. and on q careful ex-
animation found . route where. by descend
ing 50 or 76 fest, We avoided the cliff and
gained the bottom Of the ravinA The way
then Led across . bad slope Of coarse peb-
bles. where II was impossible to make
good traf. but, this once crossed. tho re-
mainder Of the route was, strangely
enough. the easiest Of the whole ascent AT
Los .. m We got our first view OF the OBJ
servatory, and b. small mirrors gave and
received flashes in return. About ten min
utes later We reached the cross. situated Q
few feet southwest Of the highest point
before reaching the summit. the Indians
caught . glimpse of the cross. and this
sight, assuring them that success was car
tain, and their hard labors nearly over,
kfndled In them more enthusiasm than they
displayed ct any other TINA. On our ar
rival at the summit each Of the Indiana In
turn embraced nxse me- and then M. Watsr-
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bury. Each then removed his hat ana Anae1
At the foot Of the crosa. kisstns nrBs xAoS
base and then the arms. TheD thay lxnnAf
our health and Afterwards du4 q Htflat
hole just at the apex Of the mountain anny
placed therein cocoa, poured wine upon u:
and covered It with earth After seisotinn (
the sdte for the proposed sheiterA and
making sketch and Q few photographA ~
sent the mules and apparatus back hy twdd
Of the men, -
Later: in octOeez. ths ascent was ay.a
made IN force. the difficulties, a. ba{urNc4
increasing a. the journey neared tn nd.
From this time on" says ProfsaopS
Bailey. 1T was . constant Gtru9glo ~
keep all the loadD In motion. The vus3.
was exceedingly hard for the drivers anG
ment or package In addition 10 leadtne Z.
mule. The loads though not espec1n1lyE ~
heavy. were extremely AWKWARD In shen1
and were In constant need OF readtuDtmGI -
In the moro difficult places Il was neceaasE
for one man to lead and another to vaIk51
behind ana steady each mule About 49,
middle Of the route the men announced 49, &
they could go no further that day; that ~
and animals were exhausted Two sHuQS 4
and opposite influences were powerfully = :;
work within them. On the one hand, x -
station were establ1shed that day their Ue{-
gagement was nearly over. while. u 49,
donred here. they would b needed fos ono<1
other expedition. This tcgsther with tho14s5
physical condition, inclined them to rsfu1o },
TO proceed. Fortunately this situation vo4
not unexpected. and had been guarded ~ . 4
counter-infuence Calisaya. the mule ouz|o !
er. and Francisco. our regular driver. ~.
each been promised ten soles extra whm - {
station was fact. II they obeyed ord I,
implicitly. Each Of the six Indians who ho19z
ascended previously had BEEN promissd ~
soles on the same conditions The cthmos5
also hoped for an extra fee. For thess me-
VINO generally earn about % cents Per on16 Z
this was considerable SUM This IT, 4
were informed. would be forfeited II th1y.S
stopped without permission. I was not oDo4
to persuasion Coaxing. complaining 90
swearing were alike Ineffective. Aftef o{<'
lunch and plenty Of stimulant in the form e
'pisco.' to which the men are accustoue
and without which they would not work a
this altitude. they concluded to proceed an6%
the loads having been rearranged In order
to partially relieve one nearly exhausted
mule. We advanced. Several Of the men. m
cluding Caiisaya, had not ascended the I.
mountain before. This proved an advan-
sage: for. during the last two hours, misled
by the appearances. they thought each mo-
ment that the summit was Just ahead. We
reached the cross at go p. m Here TIE
men rested for half an hour and took Z
lunch. 1t was arranged that Mr.. 81. G.
Bailey should give his special attention to
making views Of the craters and surround--
ings. He had been suffering for the last
two hours from mountain sickness bun
went to work promptly and attended Il par
sistentiy until he had exposed all the plates
We had brought when be became completely
exhausted"
1t Is probable thai. no such dimcuitiss wsrs
ever met and overcoms befors ln tho -
suit ef archaeological 1nyssfigatoA
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member this al day Tomorrow. ana b
merciful."
His Honor was remembering.
When the white-haired foreman stood up
in the Jury box. and in q voice choked
with emotion said mot guiltyr' when that
woman with the pallid face and terror
stricken eyes. who had risen with the pris-
oner to hear his sentence turned and
flashed one never-to-be-forgutten look at
the Judge His Honor softly repeated to
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-02-24
MICHAEL JOSEPH DOWLNG,
Speaker of the Minnesota House Of Representative

On came another Leo. Ths sultzn wss -
alert with interest, and satisfactorily ~
uble. Dowling obtained the desirsG -
view as he proceeded 10 replace hi aao0h
cial anatomy.
Returning from the Philippine Dsv0n
reached the United States IN time b seon@
the National Convention ct Philadanaans
His peaked Philippine hat was sns q -
sights Of the convention. Later hs 49,
. candidate for the Lsgislaturs, ven - !;
and Immediately announced hi sn1G1on0i
for the speakershin
Mr.. Dowling b . man q ouitrrA 49,
q comfortable and weli-appofn4sd hemo -
= most charming wffs. ana nnds -
pleasure and satisfaction IN ifo Chnn -
persons He n an omntvoruus ssaAo e
history. and biography. and heds ~ q
make Q mark In public lfA
II IL possible that he mtght havU assunst
plfshed al this. and sven morn, had - -
been the victim Of the horrible bftuasa G9
1880. but he expresses himself - bel1ssoof
that II the fearful physical injury ana -
dread Of becoming . public charge haa ~
developed his mind and ambition hs vur10
have remained . humble fAxm hAnA
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-02-24

WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC.
The Judge came slowly down the steps
buttoning his gloves. At the bottom step
he turned and looked back and up to the
drawing-room window.
There. framed In the background Of misty,
frostiike lace curtains. stood charming
young girl. who blew kiss from the tips
Of her fingers to him
The Judge smiled and uncovered his IRON
gray head to his lovely daughter.
A he entered his waiting carriage and
gave the order, stop at Dorley's." he again
looked back and saluted the child whom he
adored.
Father and daughter were devoted COM
panions The sweetest OF all comradeships
existed between them She was his house,
keeper, hts chum, his intimate friend.
Through all the trying and tragic scenes Of
his daily life her face was ever before him
Sometimes when he sentenced Q criminal
her sweet blue eyes looked in his and
pleaded for mercy for the unfortunate
Every morning the daughter pinned q
flower in his coat. kissed him good-by and
then watched him from the drawing-room
window. Every day the father stopped at
. florists and ordered the choicest flowers
sent up to his child
When he came homo at night she stood IN
the window watching for him And when
he opened the hall door she received him
in her loving arms. with the question.
well. papa. have you been mercifui to-
day7'
And Judge Henry saxton had come to bs
known to criminals and court employees As
the Easy Judge" But no one save his
few close friends dreamed that the DOM
mating influence and control Of his life was
vested IN a mere slip OF a girl.
Evenings it was her custom to read aloud
to him. This was the delightful and sacred
hour to which the Judge looked forward all
day. In his luxurious library. before a glow
ing open fire. his weary head thrown back
among the cushions OF his armchair lazify
enjoying the fragrance Of his cigar. the
Judge would sit. listening to the sweet
voice-the voice that so reminded him OF
another. long since hushed in death.
Just now the daughter was reading Shake
speares comedies to him Last night II had
been The Merchant of Venice" He re-
called the accents Of her voice as she ha d
read:
The quality Of mercy - not strained;
1t droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven
Upon the place beneath Il 70 twice blest:
1t biesseth him that gives and him thar take~.
And then he thought how she looked
across the table at him with her serious
eyes and said, roguishly and yet earnestly:
Now. papa. you are to remember that all
day Tomorrow"
The Judge smiled gently and tenderly
touched the flower in his coat He was re-
membning.
The courtroom was crowded. The seats
were packed With rows Of the usual hang
ers-ot. scppeeznsnted today BY many we'll
known people It was the day ON which
Judge saxton vas to d6livsr his charge tu
'He nary = Ne fsmop6 Appleton -rrsmaane
: e1se- -
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himself. 1T blesssth him that gives end
him that takes"

The carriage stopped and a. the Judge
descended he looked up at the drawing
room window. Yes. there she stood. the
exquisite girl for whose sake and under
whose influence he had taken comDasion
that day on two wretched women
The door was opened and into the genial
warmth. the soft mellow light. the loving
embrace. he was tenderly drawn. while .
soft voice murmrred In his ear as . pair
of soft lips touched his cheek. well, papa.
dear. have you been good and mercifu t.
day?"
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was tempted by her love Of finery, but, oh,
sir, she is SO youngi beg
But the good woman could 60 no further.
Her voice died away. Something choked
her. She put her hand to her throat, and
the tears ran down her face.
The Judge suddenly covered his face with
his hand
Then an intense silence settled upon the
courtroom. People gazed, awestricken. at
the bench. Reporters looked up from their
table to see what the impressive stiffness
meant. A big policeman looked out the
window and covertly blew his nose.
His Honor was weeping.
Yes. there was no doubt Of It. Through
the fingers Of his strong, well-shaped white
hand tears. like the gentle rain from heav-
en-. slowly trickled down his face.
She Is SO young: she Is SO young" Over
and over these words repeated themselves.
Just about the age'' - He saw again that
sweet. refined. howerlike face, he heard the
earnest words. ''Now. papa, you are to 70
member that all day tomorrow"
The Judge wiped his eyes and controlled
his emotion. A sigh Of relief ran through
the courtroom. Tho girl At the bar was
troubled and ashamed. She began to trem-
Bile. The good Samaritan at her side put
her arm about her.
His Honor cleared his throat
TN consideration Of the youth Of this
unfortunate girl. will suspend sentence
and remand the prisoner In the custody Of
this excellent woman"
Tho Oldest lawyers all agreed that never
before had they listened to 80 mastery
charge as that given BY Judge saxton In
the Appleton-Tremaine case. The evidence
was SO startling, so sensational, It had pre-
supposed the prisoners guilt Until the
opening sentences of his Honors charge
every one in the courtroom had decided on
q verdict Of guilty"
But the Judge. with that marvellous dex-
terity. that keen knowledge of the law. that
astonishing acumen for which he was dis
tinguished, deftly sifted and weighed the
evidence. carefully sorted the true from the
false. admonished the men who hung on
his words and jealousy guarded the rights
of the accused.
Strong in favor of the prisoner" was
the cautious whisper that passed from lip
to lip
When his Honor rose to charge the Jury
his eyes rested for an instant on the pris-
oner's hopeless face. bleached by long con-
finement, and bearing traces Of horror that
could never be obliterated. Then with one
swift glance the Judge marked the face Of
the prisoners wife. She was young wom-
An, but her hair was gray. Suffering had
laid its iron fingers on her countenance
and her soul-her blameless loyal soul
looked from its windows with appealing.
helpless misery.
'rHow would she look II she were hap
py?" thought his Honor. as he faced the
expectant jury. And then a sudden mental
convulsion shook him. What IL he were to
live TO see such q look As that on his own
daughters face?
'.Papa, papa, be merciful" rang q voice
~ sweet a . silver bell sYou are to re-