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Show HAD LONG LIST OF TROUBLES And Woman Reported Them All to Unfortunate Un-fortunate Listener In the Telephone Tele-phone Department. The family hud wit hml their tele-phono tele-phono ory long, snys tho Southwestern Telephone News, ami ever) ono took u deep mill abiding Interest in It. On the outside of the directory they hud noted the words, 'Trouble, call No. 1217." It had been u hnril morning nnd everything ev-erything hud gouo wrong. Finally tins ludy of tho house In desperation turned to her trusty telephone nnd culled -1217. "This Is the tiouhlo department," answered an-swered tho operator sweetly. "Is this where you report your troubles?" trou-bles?" ashed tho lady. "Yes, iim'iim." "Well, I only want to report that our cat got di owned In tho cistern this morning, the buby Is cutting a new tooth, tlio cook left without warning; wu nro out of sugar awl starch; tho stovepipe fell down; the mllkumn left only a pint liihtead of u quurt today; the blend won't raise; my oldest child Is coming down with the uiciixIcm; tho plumbing in tho cellar leaks; wo have only enough coal to last through tomorrow to-morrow ; the paint gave out when I got only half over the dining room lloor; the mainspring of tho clock Is broken; my three hlsters-ln-liiw aro coming to lslt toinoriow ; the man has not culled for the garbage for two weeks; our dog has tho mange; the looking glass fell off the wnll a whllo ago and broku to pieces; mid I think that my husband Is taking considerable uotlco of u widow wid-ow lately that lives next door. That's all today, but If anything hnppeiis Inter I'll cull ou up mid tell you about it." |