The Winslow mail., 1899-01-14
LIZ TT 4RS tH05I HON b
CHEEKY N ssives Have Done Much
Tor Soldiers IN c mp.
GREAT Credit Is Due the Post oHlee
Department soy rs Efficient
Service-Ze1 Fzous PEors2-
fneut I-eps5Ess.
During the all 80 tbe nacnitnde

iaeut 17ePs5ns.
During the civil war the magnitude
Of the maitary operations often pre-
vented lhe Ge.it>ry of nail for long
Ise4.oda, and 'sr-ail day sbecau1e as a
consequence oac Of the great events in
lie soldiers career. letters from home
meant 4 celebration in which all par
ticipated. Dy tie dnvristcn Law CT the
camp all painful or pataetc letters
vore read IN silence ana a. slssards
FClketed, while The contents Il inter-
catins, witty, poetic o. noasensical
Inissiyes weIe, after peEoeei by tie Re
/ cipient, retai!ed % his 2onrades. Some
letters becane popular layorites and
we're read and reread as q aataudingree
rcation.
IN The present war The post Office
department deserves great credit for
the efficiency Of It's mail service at the
camps both in Florida and Cuba.
| Branch offices are established, postmas-
/ ters appointed ard q regular business
transacted, ths same as at the palma-
nent establishments in the great cities.
/ The postmasters at Tampa, I'ernandi-
na. jacksonville, Guantanano and San
tiago have received very high praise
from o4icers and priFates alike. The
mails are received aad delivered with
cc-rer5able pronrtifufa and vc1v
! few ao,0 0plaiats heva been heard Of
resrecting na.i mattef gone astray
IN most o. the camps naiI Is delivered
once Cay and generaliy at on hour
which does no. interfere with ne rou-
tine duties ri the trccps.
Fer Tie first fea minutes after the
delivery every man is absorbeG IN read
ing his own letters, and those who are
iove-loln generally take tH lee that
t;me. Then comes tAc interchange OF
letters and The readine aloud OF good
cries and jokes which have been sent
from home. BY degrees fhc caEap
comes to know Which OF Is members
lave the bri@lteat ara most amusing
I ccfTeeI eIonlc1ts, and e Io9l to tnela for
8 .5u'ar oel5selnent. ! solder boy Who
l5s t,yo good ccTee epone EMS ~ hoIn1
VII Z taste Tor fun ana hurlor scon
hecoraes one OF the fayoIi1es a the
7c2. is comrades take as 7urcll IN
- =
igst as r.aeh anpointod when an ex-
e K Ter tails 70 al Mac af
roloG writer's have sent cneerr
epi. les 20 the men il the camns, and
! Ii Sc become price. .ess tlcasuees.
+ James Fhiscono Alcs 4as ,,li,,an
as lcast two v'A:ta .@ sad
aaI Ieesa5 leiieht
ia, = ,t{
Cen. Fi1'sur' Los, WAo sao% rare
SSH 81 afoIr liEc.
fren one saTn 10 aro aer. Ihr err
= lAt Ci Col j al G,iiitre
is e'edieea with thIee wy en
80 >-e-1 e ~ Dlesg
las Ell rs -esaa5 .sD'e ,+ars.57
-aa Hela 81 Work.
1- 81 te nga
lv r1 II eo roa, Iiev 1ohn
5ae-gI, he colo--d DR. alher of Rich
r2D. Ia. aal u he
Ine 5oa, TO 2eve' II
w@s i.i t.oa il =. he
role aty.e, a naA - ner,can col
,.lt-a we.e lii.e4e4 . Z. ries If
ts s aaa ,l1 10 Is e
eJ - tdl.. a.ssiYe VIC II
ol lYo- 81 apd94s, end ,4e ciua-
- a-, .aan5 c0lnpariec1s for witch
tie EiEsilian divine is ips1'v cele-
brate5
It nay not be easy fer the home
FOLKS to ally compre hend the farcer
Ct trcnrs IN camp for letters, ,ni hose
who have o1Pslier1ed the rsonofony Of
life ia the canvas cities, he desoiation
of can ripaigriea IN the Cu7an jungle,
viii pnaerstaad fun wei the Joy cf a
letter. that f=l-lzs t. eotsT7-7. - t-2ose,
left t5e-ffiesei- H-os4.4s~i-s Is 4ss 777eszcai
ll..!A ll ll5 lLlIGlHl G b aonfsIsn .o5.s.lsr-
12ess Tvhiefs. i l4as 7oee'a r.t7s-eel, ttael1s
soldiers IN toe field in - -icient a form
as to result IN death There has been
found only one remedy for to aend
the sick :olf'ier ho7Qt this is m
possible. thon lie mar. nines away and
dies. IT IS not q cclalze14 eoln ,laint,
althorpb there have been several we'll
aut ben icete3 oasos Gift IN connection
with re Crban camna!en.
.ere IS 20 douti hovevor, hat the
7rohtfalne in 2 pogt Of
f. - the cer as f'e means Of
ssvr.r ruDelc lr1teTs
cry
rtqa aay & gems IDS
IL g'hc rat ~ her@ Eeer The
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