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ticket sellers in the booths throughout
the entire system. both az the elevated
stations and in the subway. The move
is in the interest of economy.
The men at present at the ticket
booths have been notified that their
services will not be required after
short while. They have been receiv-
ing $2.25 a day. The 90 women who
are to take their places are TO receive,
II is said. 50 or $40 a week. The women
are 10 work only in the day time and
six days week. A force OF 80 young
men will work nights and Sundays.
Women chauffeurs in the public
streets no longer attract much atten-
ton. There is a young lady residing
on Commonwealth avenue who man.
ages her own runabout With great
skill and every pleasant evening calls
for a well known actor and his wife
and conveys them TO their home in
Brooklne. There is a saying among
autoists that a woman may be able
TO operate an electric automobile,
man can get along very well with
steamer. but the Evil One himself can
do nothing with a gasoline machine
that has taken.a notion TO buck.
Perhaps gentle womanhood may prove
more successful than his Satanic Ma
jesty.
Thomas w. Lawson, the copper king.
has just received from his photograph
or two panoramic views Of Dreamw old.
bis magnificent estate at Egypt, intend
ed for his private Office. The photo
graphs are about eleven feet long and
ten inches deep. Each includes an i'm
mense sweep of landscape. showing the
famous trotting track, the stables.
kennels and the manse Nothing could
portray the beauties of Dreamwo,d
more satisfactorily. And II was Nj.
Lawson himself who directed the pho
tographer in the work which resulted
so well.
Fulfilling an order Of Mayor Welton.
Fire Commissioner Wells has made
arrangements for the members of the
Boston fire department 10 have one
day off in every five, instead of one In
every eight, as at present The new
rule will go into effect as soon as the
commissioner can procure 60 new
men from the. civil service list, who
will be necessary to fiji the places of
those on leave. The order will increase
the expense of the fire department
about $4,000 for the remainder of the
fiscal year, will add $4,000 TO the ap.
preparations made, and in three years
under the present system of increasing
salaries will reach $4,000. Mr.. Wells
opposed the plan because he could not
see where the money was coming from.
In few weeks from now the tide
Of holiday shopping will begin to rise.
After a single week that tide will bc
rushing and roaring through the City
streets Everybody will be moving
from store to store. engaged in the
wholesome and proper occupation of
making Christmas purchases. AT the
same time everybody will be wishing
that those purchases had been made
some time before, and everybody will
be mentally resolving that next year
holiday shopping will not be put off
so late.
From year to year this scene OF the
holiday rush has been witnessed. The
shopping traffic necessarily swells In
holiday time but the tremendous crush
of Christmas week could easily be les
sened, il shoppers would heed the ad-
vice to anticipate the season by few
weeks and make their purchases about
this time Of the year, when goods may
be selected with greater comfort and
deliberation.
Miracles are worked in Bostons
streets every day. Late pedestrians
witnessed one OF these one night recent
lyly at the corner of Church and Ire
mont streets. There in the glare of
the corner light stalked a large tor
toise shell cat. Close 10 her front paws
a tiny rat crept in terror. In charac-
teristic manner the bigger brute played
and frolicked with the tiny rodent un-
mindful OF the rapidly increasing crowd
that was gathering. eager in their NOR
bid curiosity to catch every movewent
OF the brutal sport. The strength OF
the rat was fast waning and its efforts
to- escape the cruel paw were more
painful and less frequent. Suddenly,
however. as with a new lease OF life,
the smaner animal shot from beneath
its tormentor and dashed across the
car tracks. In close pursuit was the
cat. but so intent was she upon her
prey that a car approaching was un-
noticed Another moment and the
great machine had closed in upon the
wild-eyed feline. and a second later. as
the car swept past, only the unrecogniz-
able remains OF the mangled animal
were left. And the small rat. its life
saved so oddly, was lost in its mad