Passaic City record., 1893-01-28

SOu dlLCI dill, IL IL uOCS get SCOlCu-
ing hot once in while.
Senator Smith, of New Jersey,
ought to shine at Washington.
He's a patent leather man.
There will very soon be a post
office squabble in about every town
of any pretension in the country.
The moon makes bad break
for the beginning of the New Year
She will be full twice this month.
We are glad to note that Mrs.
Hoffman, wife of Mai. J. B. Hoff-
man is recovering from her recent,
serious illness.
An esteemed exchange prints
half column editorial asking
" What is heart failure anyway 7"
It is death, me boy.
Mr.. Frank w. Popp1e of Denver
has been in town during the week
visiting his parents. He looks as
hale and hearty as usual
Mr.. w. D. w. Cunyes, the pop
ular New Home Sewing Machine
manager, will spend the next two
weeks visiting relatives up the
Hudson.
The shipment of coal and pro-
visions over the Erie was never
so great as it is at the present
time. Every available car is be-
ing used.
The San Antonio grand jury
was evidently composed of news
paper readers it decided that the
alleged Mexican revolution was
greatly exaggerated.
IF that confounded old comet
continues to grow brighter the
people will have the discussion
pro and con all to go over again.
Shoot the comet
Don't put a frosty bit into your
horses mouth. A dip of it into
pail of cold water will take the
frost out and save your horse in
tense suffering.
Last Tuesday the Postmaster
General appointed Mrs. Ada
Loomis McGrew assistant post
master of Passaic to succeed Mr..
Nelson Stoddard
IF there were as many people
who knew how to pay the printer
as there are who know how to run
the paper, what a jolly time news
paper men would have.
If an ice dealer should dare to
proclaim that the price of ice will
go up with the mercury IN the
~sufnmer time he would be looked
upon as an escaped Keeley patient.
The fish horn plays prominent
part in the sleighriding festivities
at this season. Just how it adds
to the pleasure of sleighride is
one of those things that are hard
to understand
Don't use postal cards for dunn
ing purposes. 1t is illegal, and
subjects the offended to fine. A
magistrate in Reading, Pa, has
just found it out, inasmuch as he
is under arrest for sending postal
card through the mail asking
debtor to pay bill for client.
In another column will be found
a copy of a bill to improve the
condition and equalize the pay of
Letter carriers. We earnestly
hope the bill viii become law for
there are no more faithful and de-
serving men on Uncle Sans pay
roll than those who carry the
mails. The petition for the pas
sage of the bill should receive
many signatures in Passaic.
The N. Y. L. E. & w. railroad
is now gathering material for its
Summer Homes " book for 1893. |
Patrons whose notices it contained
last year and who still wish to con-
tinue this year, and all others who
can furnish desirable accommoda-
tion for summer boarders, and /
wish gratuitous mention in the |
same, SnOulu consult the nearest |
ticket agent.
Postmaster General Wanamaker
last Tuesday issued an order call
ing attention to the fact that here
after all special delivery stamps |
furnished by the department to
postmasters will be light orange
instead of dark blue as heretofore,
the design of the stamp to remain |
the same. This change of color is I
made on account OF the similarity |
in the general appearance of the |
blue special delivery stamp and |
the one cent stamp Of the Colum-
h;an series.