Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-01-29

what the buzzing was caused by. GOT scs-es
and sent his clerk I'm haste 10 the central ofIica
thing as sizzling away like mao, and m some
body does not come and fiN n there would ne
The biggest sort OF an explosion"
CRAZY CrSToNER
once an Inmate OF the insane asylum coi a
turn at the telephone over there, and liked "a
scared one OF The young lady operators 10 deate.
Le started out about plot being on foot 10
ourh tne yum aud enter upon general mur-
DER OF The Inmates one OF the keepers Ca ne
along ana took The man away from the falr
phone. and also restored the nerves OF she
young lady by the explanation thar the man
was crazy. There is a curious mistake anrSag
among those who use the telpnhone ps.h
male and female employees answer calls on ana
central Office. Every BODY thinks he is ALWAYS
answered by the same voice. or rather oy on,
OF two voices male or female AS a matter OF
fact he has been answered by every one or The
thirty operators.
FALLING IN LOVE WITH VOICE
Cases are known 10 the reporter where SITS
ceptible young men have fallen In lcve with
the eighteen female voices under the impres
sion that they have never talked 10 but ON,
young lady. Re has known young men 10 call up
the central cffice when they did not want 20 q ~
the telephone, simply 10 hear the loved voice
s,gora,1. am unanseS aG snaI every une ne called
record the case OF a ald-headed man OF mid
die age, who fingers under the Influence OF
that voice and haunts the telephone In his
onice. lie wants an Introduction 10 L. When
ne reads this his hallucinatlon will probably
disappear. IL Is impossible 10 tell how much talk
Inc is done over the wires A record Is however
Kept OF tne nuhoer or times each telephone IL
put In use.
RAPID GROWTH OF THE TELEPHONE BuslsEss
The grocery men are more frequently called
than any other class OF subscribers. The news
paper offices come next and then the depart
henls and doctors. The telephone company
mas In operation In this city about thirty -rye
miles or wire ana over seven hundred suo-
scribers. New wires are being built an the
llme. ORDERS for them come faster than the
WORK can be accomplished. When the com
psny nrst started there were ffty subscribers,
aoout the flrst OF which was The STAR MT
Maynard thought then that possibly IA the
course on TWO or three years the number might
reacn Two hundred, not more. That he was
agteeaply mistaken is apparent
PROPOSED TELEPHONE KxrEssIoSs.
Arrangements are being made to connect the
telephone exchanges OF Washington, Il Baltimore
and Alexandra 30 that a subscriber 10 either
three cities can talk with the other two. II is
not Known at what exact date this improve
ment VIII be completed. II Will not be very
long, however.
The relations between the central o9nce and
the users OF the telephone are very cordial aud
agreeable as rule. The central ONCE folks
never gel OUT OF temper TheS always do the
agreeable and listen 10 the complaints and
answer fmpolite expressions or the man az the
other end without ''SaSsing back" or showing
any surprise whatever. There is bat one Kind
OF man with whom they cannot get along
very well. He is the fellow who puts his mouth
TO the telephone and bellows like bull With
the instrument now in USE the talking should
be at little distance from the transmitJer As
rule most people understand this, but some OF
The old believers are yet left
DON'T PLASTER YOUR MOUTH TO THE INSTRUMENT.
There is one old gentleman especially VINO
makes uouble for The operators He nlastfrs
bis mouth 10 the instrument and yells Central
office ike Stentor. or course he cannot oe
heard as well as If he talked a little away from
the telephone. Several attempts have been
made TO explain things but he viii none OF it
81 nave had telephone In my office ever sIhce
the things Were introduced, {" he says. land I
guess ought TO Know how 10 use II by this
time. | amt ho foot"