New-York tribune., 1905-01-12
WHISPERS TIME.

or the state OF Aenluchy
WHISPERS TINE.
man who looks like Dowie takes you briskly by
the hand; -, 81. 49,, - ,,,,1a sarera an5
He gFeeets ge you With efruSi0n ana SH'''0 anu
He asks You how you yourself and how you're
inquiries Of ali the family from vifey TO the pup.
You look at him IN wonder for minute. maybe
Declaring that you never saw his countenance
Then with well known name he greets your com
You'd know him when smooth-shaven-tis the
whiskers time of year!
Another chap whose pOrtieres are Ike ravelled
Comes grinning like Cheshire cat and hands you
That all Your folks doing WELL that things
You osie at him DULY. wond'ring when he left
And the then You note twinkle in his eye that you
1t is the dapper bank cashier you knew away last
His face was then immaculate; no wonder he looks
With all that growth of spinnach-'tis the whskers
time of year.
o wintry winds that whistle through the whskers
of our friends
Make haste and bring the season when this bristIe-
Bring on the gladstone springtime when the razors
VIII go to work and sweep away each capillary
Bring back our old associates who. when the
weather chills
Retire behind a mess OF weeds like rushes by the
Each straggly bunch of lnacs hides face to some
If he would but unven tits the whiskers time
OF year Baltimore American
Wireless telegraphy is likely be put to
new use In England experiments being made
with wireless burglar alarms. Steel safes are
equipped with transmitteFs. When the safe is
opened the electrical waves radiated. These
waves come IN contact with the usual coherer at
distant central point. ring bell and so an
nounce that the door has been opened. 1t is
thought that when this system Is perfected which
It is not yet, no burglar will be able so to
tamper with 1t to destroy it's efficiency
Poor Man!-she-There seems to be a tendency
to make the pages OF the daily papers smaller and
smaller a., .A,
man who has seat will have to a woman
nS. not.~(Yonkers Statesman ''''~' "''''S 10 OF
good idea OF the extent to which red tape Is
carried by the British army is given by the follow
ing paragraph from recent station orders at Alden:
"statonery-5s9, The G. o. c. sanctioned the pur-
chase locally of bottle Of red ink under the nan-
cial powers granted to him in A. r. L (Army Reg
ulations. lnda) Volume III. Paragraph 6"
When to Cut weeds.-She-when should a young
He-oh I don't know. but I suppose she should
cut them out Just as soon she wants raise
AID aid i'S'
The lifting of massive iron and steel plates.
weighing four six and twelve tons. by magnetism
is now done every workday in a number OF large
steel works. The magnets are suspended by chains
from cranes. and pick up the plates by simple
contact and without the loss of time Consequent
to the adjustment OF chain and hooks in the older
method. 1t is also found that the metal plates can
be lifted by the magnets while still so hot that It
would be impossible for the men to handle them
magnet weighing 800 pounds will lift nearly five
tons.
'aThe Howard County (Mo) Advertiser has this
story of an absent minded but cher The man was
asked by a young mother weigh her babv He
nut me little the scales, and. gIanclne al
the dial remarked: Just nine pounds bones and
all Shall I remove the bonssr'-Crroy Times
London Is In the midst OF alarms over its under
grounds'' and "tuppeny tubes" There is fear that
the CITY Is being undermined in the interest OF
rapid transit. The cross St. Pauls Cathedral is
out OF plumb Experts have examined the cracks
and assures the ceiling OF the building and differ
as to how soon the famous edihee will be & ruin
OUR CLIMATE IS BAD FOR YOU
If you've gone ana been a hero. and you're lauded
TO the skies,
Seek the tall and uncut timber when you've got a
For a hero sorter melts out in the sunl
-(Life.