Democratic Sentinel, Volume 16, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 August 1892 — Some Signs of Rain. [ARTICLE]

Some Signs of Rain.

When flies sting sharply, and anta may be seen making haste with their tiny burdens; when the donkeys bray unusually, and the cows cluster in corners of the fields before milking time; when,the pigs pick up straws and carry them about with lively interest, as if they had some business with them, or wished to learn if straws really do show the way the wind blows; when the dog is heavy with sleep, and the cat seems possessed to wash her face; when all or any of these signs are seen they are not in vain, for it is sure not to be a dry time and rain is on the way. A new carpet fastener consists of a pin woven in the under side of the carpet near the edge, and a hook or catch secured to the floor. A twist of the wrist is all that is necessary to seoure theoarpet to the hook, thereby render* In a the use of tacks unnecessary.