Rensselaer Republican, Volume 24, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 July 1892 — SIGNS OF THE TIMES. [ARTICLE]

SIGNS OF THE TIMES.

Minneapolis Journal. To bite off the end of a cigar, .place it in the mouth and light a match: I intend to have a smoke. To lock an office door o n the in side: There are moments when I want to be alone; this ;s one of them. To raise the hat and smile: Good morning; how do you do? Ta rest the forehead on the hand: I think I am.thinking. To step on a cat’s tail: There is soon going to be mew-sic in the air. To look up at the sky: I think there is going to be more rain. * To smile: Well, I should think I had. To pull a friend’s leg: I would like to borrow five until the end of next week. To sit down suddenly on the sidewalk: A banana fiend has been in the neighborhood recently. To wink the other eye: You bet I’m all right. --4.