Show BEAT THE COMPANY clever ruse of a woman to irs pe the th adment of far fare from prom the philadelphia Il record ecord one of tho the street car companies in philadelphia recently increased ith faree fares the move la Is anything but popular and there are many attempt to beat the company A woman with much sliver silver in her hair and a determined express elon slon of face boarded a spring garden street car at twentieth street I 1 he le conductor came in and reached out his hand for her fare fam sho she gave caye him a nickel and ani asked for or a pass up sixteenth street the coo conductor ductor with a weary inflection of voice because he had to make the demand so often before in the past two days said short ly 17 three cents more if it you want a transfer yes up sixteenth street streets said the old lady nodding her head at him 1 I want 8 cents bawled the conductor hey said the passenger eight cents cental yelled the poor man at the top of hia his voice 1 I cant understand 11 said the old lady im very deaf the conductor tried trie I 1 it again until ho h was aa blue in the face but the old lady shook her ber head then he banded handed her ber nickel back and taking a piece of paper wrote on it eight cents tor for a transfer the old lady took the paper and squinted at t a moment 1 I cant read she said 1 I I aint got me blames with me here stop the car I 1 get off here 11 the conductor ditled the he bell and the old lady with her nickel in her hand stepped off the platform an tho the car started arteNi st on again she yelled to the conductor 1 I aint deaf deal at all ye git me to pay ye 3 cel cents ants ex try did ye yet |