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Talking by Telegraph. On Sunday, No- 

 vember 26th, Prof. A. Graham Bell experi- 

 mented with the " telephone " on the wires of 

 the Eastern Railroad Company between Bos- 

 ton and Salem. Prof. Bell was assisted at 

 the Boston end of the line by two operators, 

 and Mr. Thomas A. Watson by one operator 

 at the Salem end. According to the ac- 

 count published in the Commonwealth of 

 Boston, conversation was carried on with 

 Mr. Watson at Salem, by all those present, 

 in turn, without any difficulty, even the 

 voices of the speakers being easily recog- 

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 ly audible, but was unintelligible. After a 

 time, instead of grounding the wire at 

 Salem, it was connected with North Con- 

 way, a distance of one hundred and forty- 

 three miles from Boston, thus leaving Salem 

 as a way-station. After this change had been 



