The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-01-15
BR. F., D. DEPARTMENT,
Address all communications
sIloS. E. Wicker, editor.

You have no Il, ubt heard the song
{" I n'!cr tic Shade IT the Old Ape
Tree and probably you have drawn
imaginative pictures Of the happy
scenes that transpired there. Well
now set your imaginative, wheels in
motion and SEQ what the Rural Letter
Carriers Of this couAlv will do ,Ed
say as they meet FROM week t., week
like so maLy candle-fl;e under tic
shade of the editors lamp. We can't
ASSEMBLE Us Il body .ry-wcck to dis
cuss our needs but we can get to geth-
Ber N some other way, shlpo ~
fonh, therefore when this e.':tor
lights lis mp and sits down t., a,s
desi; he will expect you candlefIi..s t.
come >wa''i'ng up anl inspire him
with your presence. We are going to
look for you and when VIC see long
angular fellow with long wings, a
long proboscis and keen, piercing
eyes we will know thati No. 1 from
Pomaria is present, and when we see
little wiry fellow flapping his
wings under the shade of the lamp
with spectacles on his nose we will
know that Prosperity No. 4 is with
lis to entertain us with an interesting
message; and when we see great
big fellow with heavy mustache
under a somewhat heavy pro-
boscis fly up and light and begin
walking around with a dignified air
over the desk and paper and whatever
else he sees fit to walk on, we will
bow and howdy to Kinards No. 2.
The purpose Of this department Is
to arouse greater interest in the r.
f. G. Association at home by getting
better acquainted with each other
personally through this department;
to get in closer touch with our pat
rons so that they may come to under
stand our needs and help us without
feeling that we are asking too much;
to hammer persistently, in season and
out of season, on the proper officials
for better roads. One fact must be
kept constantly before the public
mind, viz, that bad roads cost more
than good roads. A machinist knows
that every unnecessary turn of a
wheel is waste of mechanical ener-
gy; likewise every unnecessary step
that your horse has to take to pull
you out of a mudholc is waste of
animal energy for which you are pay
ing dearly every year, to say pOthing
Of the expense Of keeping your vehi-
Gle in running order.
We want to insist upon the carriers
Of the county to write letters for this
department and make it interesting
for The patrons of the various routes
as we'll as for cacli other. Write
something and let your patrons know
that you are alive and <scrambling
with might and main to attract at
tention to your side Of the field; or
keep silent and convince your patrons
that you are a lazy, good-for-nothing,
measly, wcasly, drycd mp old mummy
anyhow.
We do not wish to leave the impress
sion that this department is intended
solely for the carriers of Newbcrry
county; on the contrary, we will glad
ly welcome letters from the carriers
of other counties and of other states
where The Herald and News is real.
In writing letters to this DEPART
ment, don't beat around the bush so
much but go straight to the mark;
say what you. have got to say plain
ly, pointedly, and in as few words as
possible. Let us hear from you and if
you know of any jokes on your BROTH
er carriers by all means let us hear
'em