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Boston has Just passed through the
hottest December which the weather
bureau has recorded in its 30 years Of
experience with New England wealth
or. At no time did the mercury descend
below 20 degrees above zero, and many
OF the days were mild enough TO fat
ter spring.
The real estate brokers and inyes-
tors are very hopeful for a good bust
ness during the present year. Several
large transactions only require the
passing OF final papers to close the
trades, and IL is expected that num-
Der will go TO record In a few days. The
demand for Back Bay property contin-
uee, and there is every indication that
next year will see considerable activ-
ity in that section.
ITO the President OF the United
States, to the Congress and 10 the
Courts"
That appears TO be the revised and
corrected form OF toast to the fenersl
government. II differs from the old
toast to the President alone by taxi
Ing In not only the executive branch
Of the national government, but the
legislative and judicial branches like
wise Mr. Jerome Jones, presiding at
the recent Merchants Association din
ner made use of It, and 1t was duly
boAOred by the assembled company.
II is the regular thing now and hence
forth, apparently.
A good idea OF the average ntelli-
gpnce OF persons seeking citizenship
papers in the federal courts at BOs-
ton may be gathered by half hours
attendance at the federal courts on
Mondays. Their ideas of politics may
be said to be impressionistiC rather
than technically correct, although they
come near the truth without apparent
effort. In reply 10 the question, who
makes the laws In this country" the
general reply is the President. The
would-be citizens appear to be OF one
mind with the trusts on this subject.
Charles r. PidRin, former chief OF
the bureau of statistics OF labor, has
fled petition with the legislature
asking for the payment Of royalties for
the use OF tabUlating machines iu the
bureau from July 9, 1907, to Dec 81,
1907.
The machines, which were invented
by Mr.. Pidgin, have been in use by
the state since 1875, and the petition
10 accompanied by "A resolve appropri-
atng a blank sum to be paid Mr.. Pid-
gin for the time specified
A letter which was sent with the pc
tition states that Mr. Pdgin left the
burear on July 8, 1907, after "a years
OF continuous service. From 1875 until
that date the state had the use Of all
the copyrights and patents, held by the
former chief without the payment of
royalty. as ii was held that he could
not charge the use OF his invention
while he was employed by the state.
w. Turner. the celebrated artist, whose
Slave Ship occupies prominent
position in the Boston Museum of Fine
Arts, have been presented TO that in
stitution by Or. Denman w Foss.
Particular interest attaches TO these
drawing not only because they were
never yet in paint, but because they
hN fn
hn. On the border OF the drawings
Ruskin has written his own criticism
of them
The drawings are about 10Xl5 inches
in size. and while merely outlines In
pSncil they show the hand OF the mas
tor. These are now in the print room
OF the museum. downstairs and may
he seen at any time by those interest
ed
Elimination of red tape Is the OBJ
jsot Of orders just received at the
eharlestown navy yard, and sent to
al the other naval stations OF the
cpuntry, with regard TO Official cor
rWepondence. A new system will he
Gwen a three months trial
The various routine reports. inquiries
AID replies Exchanged between each
bIreau a; Washington or it's depart
ment at the yard, will hereafter he
sent directly without going through
tie Office OF the commandant TO be
respectfully forwarded over his sig
nature. This OF course will not apply
to matters affecting the administra-
tlon OF the yard. The object is 10 ex-
pNsdite the minor business
The construction and repair depart
mSnt at the navy yard a few days ago
r.luisitioned for 40 men OF various
trades. The building of the four wood.
ep coal harges recently authorized is
10 begin al once. Eleven barges now
at Bradford. Conn. are TO be towed
hare for OVprb3uliug and rppairs