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I 1 THE TELEGRAPH SYSTEM IK GREAT BRITAIN the statistics of the telegraph system in the united kingdom that is of the telegraphs open to the public for there are many purely private lines are interesting te in 1861 there were miles open in miles while last year the lines were extended to cover 13 miles which I 1 however how however evee evey consisted of miles of separate wires the number of stations was in creased in proportion and last year there were 1755 open containing instruments through which about message were sent in addition to the lines actually on the tile british soil the submarine sub marine lines of calais boulogne dieppe jersey ostend hanover denmark with which the other otiler lines linea are corcor less all in connection tion I 1 caver cover miles with 2683 miles of wire this line has las upwards of stations in foreign countries the messages sent by it to and from foreign countries were in 1861 in 1862 and in 1863 while the mileage was not increased the several lines were last year electric and international miles of ine lne line inc and of wires 1022 stations the number of messages sent by the company during 1863 has lias not been ascertained but calculating the proportion of increase from the returns of the two y years a r g immediately preceding may be bo estimated t i at nearly the british and irish magnetic miles mlle 17 0 miles wires stations messages southeastern railway miles 2642 miles wires 94 stations and messages were we resent sent bent london and brighton railway miles j miles wires 46 40 stations messages london district miles miles wires 81 stations messages and the united kingdom miles miles wires 28 stations whence messages were forwarded the tele tek A stupid tried to annoy a popular preacher by asking him whether the fatted batted calf of the parable was adale pale or 1 female 4 female to be sure was waa th the reply for I 1 see the male look lookIn ingis ghis questioner questioner full in the face yet in the nil ell flesh before me intoxicative drinks even sterne speaking as a it man of the world hays says 1 I never drink 1 I cannot do iton equal 1 terms with others it costs them only one orie day but b ut me three the tile farat in lit sinning the ehe second in suffering ring and jhb third in repenting |
