South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1876-03-24
Romney, Hampshire County, West Va March 81 1876

The closer ties were bound TINT drew
Raymond Thurston to him in his bust.
ness the moro Inc honored aad esteemed
the sterling worth of the man Inc had so
Ioug regarded rs the mere butterfly of
fashion. one OF fashions spoiled chill
den. And learning to respect his worth,
( he had also learned to love the frank.
bright face. the clear. ringing voice,
and the ever ready courtesy of the
young clerS. IL grew To be a very fre-
quent occurrences TO ask the support OF
the strong young man. when the streets
were slippery. and nj the door to invite
Raymond TO dine, sure of bcaming
look OF pleasure from Bertha.
There came q day after two long
years of faithful service. when Raymond
was informed. in the privacy OF the
counting-house. tlat junior partner.
ship was his iC he would accept il.
Some emotion checked the utterance OF
heartfelt gratitude. lie extended his
hand, TO meet cordial grasp, and
hear: s ~, to,l
| " Yes, yes / know. And now. if
you want TO tell Bertha the nese you
may take holiday
| May tell her more? May tell her
love--that the ono hoi of my life is
to win her love in return?" you may
tell her that have been your most sin.
cere friend and warmest woll .wisher for
two Yeas. You may tell her." and the
old mans eyes twinkled, II have looked
I upon you rs son ever since the day
she met YOU driving an express wag-
on"
and behaved like an angel"
/ lies, yes, ofcourse. They always do !.
There, get along with you. Tam very
! busy. Take my love TO Bertha if YOU
are not oyerburdened with your own
/ And so-you know the rest! There
was n wedding, and tmpiel gaze the
bride pature of diamonds. and owned,
when in - burst OF confidence Bertha
told her The whole sto-y, that after all,
/ Ihurston's pride was rs good n the end
IS Raymond's pride.
The PRoFiTs or Posr TRADEEsmps.-
Some people may have wondered how
Evans, the post trader at Fort Sill. who
was compelled TO pay $4,000 down and
$4,000 year, a!terward to Secretary
,Heiknap, in order to keep his post on
how he could afford TO DO it. This is
easily explained bY the statements or
an army officer who has spent many
| years on the frontier, and has long been
familiar with the profits arising from
these tradcrslips. az.
The leadership ~ military post in.
cludes the sole right.to sell supplies to
the soldiers and Immigrants in the
vicinity, and also includes the furnish.
! ing of forage when necessary. The
capital necessary for trader to start n
single post is $4,000 A fve.company
post of infantry OF cavalry is called a
single post The annual profits Of n
ira lcr of fvc.company cavalry post
are about $4,000. with additional profits
derived from contracts for forage The
profits al single post from the sale OF
| goods alone, amount 20 $4,000. Three
post. rs they are managed BY most
traders, yield IRON regular sales fully
| $4,000
OF coarse t,.eJe I,oiLs arc only posi-
BILE through the shameless swindling OF
tho soldiers AMI immigrants. The
most exorbitant prices are charged for
goods, and the worst swndles known
TO the army ''sutler" are OF constant
occurrence. Soldiers whose pay is small,
and in whom IL has always been the
policy OF the United States TO foster
habit OF economy aud thrift, have been
charged from two 20 Eve times as much
as they ought TO have been for such ar.
ticles as they have been obliged TO pur.
chase at the posts, and it has been en-.
tirely beyond the power OF the military
authorities TO proven! it. For, be it
known, the law farming out these post.
traderslips was recommended TO Con
gross by ex.Secretary Belknap himself.
who at once took advantage of il for his
own pecuniary gain. The system was
never desired by army officers. and all
attempts TO change the system. which
have heretofore been made either
through the War Department or through
Congress, have utterly failed.
The most profitable three posts arc
Fort Laramie, with from to 10 carnpa.
MES (; Fort Sill. with o companies: Fort
BuFor1, with from 70 10 companies.
These yield from 80 to 100 per cent.
proN'. O,hcr posts are Fort Russell
and Fort Richardson. & companies
Fort Sally, companies; Fort Union,
10 companies.--ApJun Bmitl.
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20 The roads in some parts Of Ger
many arc lined through tie entire dis.
ian1c by rows Of poplaFs. or apple trees.
The branches OF witch latter bend be.
meath The weight Of the fruit a fine OF
three sldIlings is tho penalty for picking
the fruit consequently it is permitted
TO ripen, and The owners or the commu.
nifty reap the benefit Of their foresight