A Sign Of Better Times

Únele Sam's receipts at the Anti Arbor postoffice show a slight increase over the corresponding period of last year. The receipts tor the last three months of 1894 from the sale of stamps and stamped envel opes have been 88,463.21, an in crease of $446.64 over the corre sponding three mqnths of 1894 The postoffice receipts are said to give some index of the relativepros perity of different periods. And in spite of the growth of the city, the receipts for the first six months of 1891 were about $150 less than for the first six months of 1893. The three summer months showed an increase of only $65.86, so that the increase of $446.64 over the same quarter of 1893 is a gratifying indication of the gradual return "of better times. During December, 1894, there were 70,488 two cent stamps and 13,599 postal cards sold at the Ann Arbor office, besides about 30,000 envelopes. Special delivery is growing in favor, and 316 special delivery .staraps were sold during the month.