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The sun. (Fayetteville, N.C.) 1883-188?, 1884-09-16
The Quaker Bridge Road.

DR.. Chas. Duffy. Sr., called to see
US yesterday and we had a pleas
ant conversation concerning the
Quaker Bridge Road. The Doctor
will soon be seventy-six years old
has spent fifty years of his life in
Onslow county. and bids fair to be
among the living there for several
years yet. He was among the first
to drive IL buggy over the new road
and we desire to give to the public
his opinion of it:
What do you think of the road
Doctor?'
"Well sir, the OHslow side is a
fine road, but the Jones county side
is scandalous piece Of work. Capt.
Mclver has made nice job of his
! end Of the road. and if the Jones
county end was finished up as it
ought to be it would be the finest
road in the State
Do you think the Onslow people
will visit New Berne any more after
this road is completed than they do
now:
ooh yes, The road will be great
benefit to the laboring class of peo-
pie: the people who constitute the
substantial class Of our population.
1t is the only real improvement that
has ever been given to the people of
Onslow county by the State. We
L,-, l,,,, .,,4 ,,ff fro,, M1;i,,:,.I,,.
by filing rr tho New inlet. 50 we
can get thDr" without y"iny ;,r.",ni
trvi,I. Pan shoals. !, dangerous AMI
,.n,-r rtnin r.ur-. Wh-,, /, '".n, starts
for Wilmington We i.;.rr il. i.i.;,
when it will get there. and when
one is loaded and started for Ons-
low we can't count on the time it
will arrive. Why recently the mer-
chants got out Of pork while wait
ing for a boat from Wilmington;
no meat could be had only what
little bacon the farmers had put up
for their own use. Now half
days drive will put us in New
Berne, or in one day we can come
to Quaker Bridge, get Il load of
goods and go back home the same
night
"What do you think of the lands?'
Il think we'll Of them. BY all
means the Legislature should have
another road cut from Isaac Brooks |
to Geo. Smiths: but il the people
give away the present road for "a
tramroad OF railroad, why the Legis-
lature will hardly awe them another.
| think it would be good idea to
connect the Core Creek road with
the Quaker Bridge road; but | don't !
see how the people Of Trenton can
be benefited much by the Core creek
road unless they make it railread.'
Here the Doctor bade us good bye
with the injunction to- be sure and
not report him again, as we did last
fall on one occasion, as being opposed
to steam. He regards the Quaker
Bridge road as a great work for the
Onslow people and we trust it may
prove equal to all his and the peoples
living in that section.-
Noec Be,7ae Journal.
The sun. (Fayetteville, N.C.) 1883-188?, 1884-09-16
The Navy.

Our Navy, once the pride and boast
of the American, has, under Radical
management, for the last twenty
years, dwindled down to such insig-
nificant proportions that we, as a
nation, are the laughing stock of
the world for calling such a con-
glomeration Of old tubs navy.
What has become of it? Why it
has been retailed out and the pro-
ceeds goes into the pockets of Rob-
erson and others of his kind.
No longer than a few weeks since
one of our best mor ships, carrying
on board portion of the government
bar room supplies, cruising off the
coast of Massachusetts, for political
purposes, met with sad fate, this
was a large part Of our fleet Of tubs,
and was run into, not by a monitor,
but coal barge, and destroyed,
proving a total loss, unless the
liquors can be saved by divers.
Now is there not great danger that
the balance Of our glorious navy,
where there are nearly as many Of
fcers as men, and growing smaller
by Radical mismanagement, may be
utterly wiped out by the fleet of
oyster pungy's that will soon whiten
the waters Of the Chesapeke Bay
with their wings in search of the
bivalves. The RAIDS are howling be-
cause our honest House of Repre-
sentatives refused to let them
have money for campaign purposes
under the plea that they wanted it
to buy cannon for the old sea cof-
fins.-Duham Duly Reporter.
The sun. (Fayetteville, N.C.) 1883-188?, 1884-09-16

And lie spoke 50 fr"nkI y and pleas
antly that Theo became quite ut he1
ease, while he carved the chicken
and She prepared the crisp lettuce
and limpid oil for the salad.
He WIS taken up to Mr.. Reed $
sick room after dinner, and had Il
pleasant chat with him before the
afternoon service.
You have done me great favor,
sir, - said the elder clergyman. when
at length he parted from his guest.
And we should esteem it IA privil-
c@e my little girl and If you
would make your home at the
parsonage during your stay in town.
Should we not, Thco?"
Thcodola hung down her head
and turned pink to the very roots
Of her hair.
"Yes," she said, almost inaudibly.
'NnI " Hm ashamed to say so.
On, papa,' hiding her face on his
shouller. Il have behaved so badly. .
| never should have taken it for
granted that Mr.. Hervey was like
the rest!'
And then, infinitely to MIR. Her.
vev $ amusement, she told the whole
story Of her interview with Deacon
Powers.
Mr.. Reed smiled, us lie stroked
Theo's head.
. My little girl IS only Il little
girl SAID lie, "anh sometimes for
GETS that the tnnrilc Is an unruly
1r"1,,h 10y. n,rt cE,o WI ir,r~ov" as
>lr. .r.,wS "i.i.r.
Nr. lt"iv"v >G".ul ~. SIMMER Ill
W iililrI.. r.. w;.~ I,.>I>tl.r !;..l
proof sheets OF Il tholGylcai volume.
and liked the quiet and seclusion Of
the little village.
Perhaps. too, lie liked something
else about it. At all events, although
he did not make the parsonage his
home. he spent a great deal of his
time there.
"Theo." he SAID. one lay-they
had become fast friends by this
limc-''you have tasted so many of
ne petty trials and annoyante' OF
"T'h2 u .H'hlS'cf : "a"Shter that 1
W"1''rr Il You would ever consent 10
he a 1niHiSt"r 5 Wlte.
wv eli. sand Iheo, half laughing,
half . n,Ang, - "oA:4 depend
good deal upon WHO the minister
Was.
0nl'nnS" II was iienEs szii"rfoF:
The sun. (Fayetteville, N.C.) 1883-188?, 1884-09-16

The steamer Conoho was run down
by the propeller Fairchilds in Curri-
tuck Sound on Saturday night and
sunk. The Conoho was coming to
Baltimore, whilst the Fairchilds was
on her way with a cargo of general
merchandise to landings on the Roa-
nOke river.
The sun. (Fayetteville, N.C.) 1883-188?, 1884-09-16

Mr.. Alex. H. Merritt, at Way
Cross, has a ditch 300 yards long,
one end of which sends its water in
to the tributaries of North East and
the other into the Cape Fear. Thus
water which separates there comes
together no more till it reaches Will
mington.-Cducasian.
The sun. (Fayetteville, N.C.) 1883-188?, 1884-09-16

A HIGH-TEMPERED GIRL.

mo, | won't.!' said Theodora Reed
impetuously; Il won't! | won t!
SO there's an end of the NATTER
Theodore was busy making pear
marmalade, with a pocket hand-ker-
chief fastened, Beatrice Cenci fash
ion, over her luxuriant brown tress-
es, a huge, checked apron enveloping
her trim little figure, and sleeves
rolled up above the elbow
Deacon Powers stood opposite, ner-
vously feeling of his bristly chin.
Theodore was young and pretty
with limpid, hazel eyes, rings of
brown hair straying like floss silk
over her temples, and rosy lips.
Deacon Powers was elderl Y and
wrinkled- with an : indescribable
sharpness in his face, as if it had
worn away, in contact with the
world.
Its getting TO be an imposition.
said Theodore, bruskely. last week
we had two tract distributor, here.
and week before that old Dr. bod
dington and his wife and three chill
dren stayed here five days, so that it
should be convenient for the semi
annual convention. In fact, | don't
remember a single month without
company since we have lived at the
parsonage. And we have no girl now,
and papa has the neuralgia; SO you
must tell this young clergyman to
60 somewhere else. | wont have
him here"
.''But, my dear Miss Reed
'Pm not your dear Miss Reed, :"
said Theodore, vehemently. "1f |
was, you would try to spare me a
little of all this annoyance. Yes, |
know am the ministers daughter,
and as such, am expected to have
neither feeling or preference, nor
sensibilities of any kind. But I'm
human, after all; and [ decline to
keep a perpetual free hotel for every
one who comes in this direction.''
"Your predecessor, Miss Reed
the lamented Mrs. Smiley-was
never averse to entertaining the
saints,' reproachfully uttered the
deacon. "Her door was ever open
and her amiable hospitality
."Oh, yes, | know" said Theodore.
"And she died at forty. | intend
to live a great deal longer than that.
She was killed by sewing-societies
and company, and Dorcas meet
ings. I've had enough of that sort
of thing, and [ mean to stop. 1t
the church-people wish papa to en-
tertain all creation, they must raise
his salary-that's all"
s'But, my good young friend-'
At that moment, however, third
person Unexpectedly appeared on the
scene. The door between the par
lor and kitchen, which had, unper-
ceived, by Miss Reed and Deacon
Powers, stood slightly ajar, opened
"a tall, frank-faced young man
stood there, with decided color on
his cheeks.
deacon Powers" said he, please
assure this young lady that | will
not trespass upon her hospitality.
Perhaps we had better go on to the
next place at once.
There was something in his air
and manner which caused the deacon
to shoot out of the kitchen window
like an arrow from the bow, and the
next moment Theodore was alone.
She colored and bit her lip.
Mt's all true,'' she said, ''every
word of it. But I'm a little sorry
he heard it. Perhaps he wasn't to
blame, after all"
And Theodore went vigorously on
with the pear marmalade, until the
old clock in the corner struck eleven
and then she poured out a cup OF
chocolate, and ran up stairs to her
fathers room.
The sun. (Fayetteville, N.C.) 1883-188?, 1884-09-16
SPECIAL NOTICES.

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The sun. (Fayetteville, N.C.) 1883-188?, 1884-09-16

Ayers Ague Cure acts directly on
the liver and hillary apparatus, and
drives out the malarial poison which
induces liver complaints and bilious
disorders. Warranted to cure, or
money refunded. +
The sun. (Fayetteville, N.C.) 1883-188?, 1884-09-16

Gov. Vance in his Mooresville
speech said old York, as he called
himself, was going over the country
trying to talk about the tariff and
he don't know any more about the
tariff than a pinerooting hog did
about predestination and free agency.
The sun. (Fayetteville, N.C.) 1883-188?, 1884-09-16

NJ. Ray, living near Barlow, Geor-
gia, has tomato vine 9 feet long.
DR.. Paterson, Of Sanitaria, had one
12 feet high on July 4, and it has
grown considerably since that time.
The sun. (Fayetteville, N.C.) 1883-188?, 1884-09-16

1t has been definitely determined
to hold a fair at Charlotte October
2S to 81.
The sun. (Fayetteville, N.C.) 1883-188?, 1884-09-16
THE SUN.

PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY IN TIE
EXCELSIOR JOB PRINTING BUILDING.
on PERSON STREET
The sun. (Fayetteville, N.C.) 1883-188?, 1884-09-16
A Photographers Trick.

A photographer Of Berlin has
been sent to the penitentiary for a
peculiar fraud. He pretended that
he could make photographs Of gen.
tlemen so life-like that their dogs
would be able to recognize them.
When the photographs were held up
before the dogs Of the owners the
dogs would wag their tails and lick
the pictures. The other photograph
ers Of Berlin grew jealous. They
watched their colleague and finally
discovered that he put thin layer
of lard over the pictnres, which the
dogs. Of course, smelled and then
licked off.
The sun. (Fayetteville, N.C.) 1883-188?, 1884-09-16

Subscribe to THE Sun during the
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The sun. (Fayetteville, N.C.) 1883-188?, 1884-09-16

By taking Ayers Sarsaparilla
many poor sufferer who submits
to the surgeons knife because Of
malignant sores and scrofulous swell
ings, might be saved, sound and
whole. This will purge out the cor
ruptions which pollute the blood,
and by which such complaints are
originated and fed. +
The sun. (Fayetteville, N.C.) 1883-188?, 1884-09-16
RATES ADVERTISING.

Contracts at fair rates for amy S,,rriiirl time
AMI space Special notices ljpcr cent above reg
uiar advertising. rates.
The sun. (Fayetteville, N.C.) 1883-188?, 1884-09-16
iofl1a R. <. BRYAN, "a HSfi 5R., Editors.
TERMS OFSUBSCRIPTION,

These terms are strictly in advance. Liberal
discount to club. Agents allowed H. per cent on
all cash subscriptions.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-06-03

CORRECTLY ANswERED.-One of the
members of school committee undertook
to sharpen up the wits of the boys BY pro.
pounding the following question
"IfI had a mince pie, and should give
two-twelflhs to John, two-twelflhs to Isaac
two-twelfths to Harry, and should keer
half of the pie for myself, what would there
be left?n
There was a profound study among the
boys, but finally one lad held up his hand
as II signal that he was ready to answer.
"Wci, sir, what would there he left?
Speak up loud, so that all can hear" said
the committeeman.
"The plate! !" shouted the hopeful fellow.
The committeeman turned red in the face
while the other members roared aloud
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-06-03

A STRANGE PENITEScE.-"Evcr since the be-
ginning OF Lent" said Surrogate Rcardon, of the
Fourth street police station in Williamsburg, New
York, pointing To Il well-clad, understanding and
sober woman, who had passed through to the
lodging room, that woman has been sleeping
hero She comes in at this hour every night aud
doesn't vary two minutes. When she first called
told her didn't think she could stand the place.
oh, yes / can, and could if il were twice as dis
agreeable, she replied. Then when ! found she
did not herd with these drunken and dirty I'M
fOrtunatcs who sleep here ! thought she would
soon become MS bad us tho rest, and watched her
to note the change which her associates would
bring upon her. But no change showed itself
She preserved her tidy appearance and became
anxious to know more about her.
'"rO my inquiry day she replied: That
was my maiden naneI gave you. have Il house
to go to, and stay in it during the day, but 1T
night | come here
"'Have you no place to sleep there | asked
"'Well, i come here, sir, she replied, aud that
answers your question, doesn't it,
To-day" the Sergeant continued i found out
that she has good home with her sister but that
she lodges in police station as p pcnancc self
imposed nj the beginning Of Lent. The pcnanrc
was continued until Thursday, Ascension Day. |
could not learn that she had committed any par
ticular sin, although inquired, for | was aston
ished ut the greatness of the self afflicted punish
ment She is q devotce, her friends told me- and
viii not be thWarted in her pcnancc.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-06-03
BEAUTIFYING WOMEN,
New York letter to Cincinnati Enruir,

new 10TH lcttcl 10 Nil'lHii.'il Enquirer
My attention was called to house re-.
markable for the ugliness Of the women vim
entered and emerged. They varied in :.,r
and in degree of unattractivencss, bu, were
lamentably alike in possessing some sort ar
other of undesirabeness Of exterior. Tbcv
were too fat or too lean, too pale OF To-.
horid; or else their features were irrclrcn.
ably coarse The subject distracted me uu,jl
I came across an explanatory advertisement
in newspaper. The announcement was
that Nine. Francois beautilied women
on these very premises. dropped in
one fine day, and the Madame seemed
at loss to guess what | wished DONG
An arrant humbug was this operator Oh In
man forms feminine. She was within. /,
undertake any thing. She would .tlur:.,l,..
to bleach the sallowest complexion to la
diant fairness; to wipe away ircckirs a;.d
other skin blemishes tosmooth on, wrukL,
and crow tracks rs one might iron Il slim
front; to make hair grow or drop oil on a..y
designated spot, or to increase or decrease
the flesh in any desired manner, adin. her.
and subtractinS there until exactly lhrr..:I
quantity and shape were obtained she
showed me a liquid which. so Size ,a;I
would drive fat away from the point ot Az,
plication, and a complicated ap,&l"'l...
mainly consisting Of an air-pump for COAX
ing pumpuess by atmospheric suction.
"Are you alone in this business ask, d
after listening to all thesemalycs
sob, yes" she sweetly replied II wouldn't
trust the secrets Of my profession 10 any
mortal" I really couldn't make NJ, my
mind to be daubed or drugged, orair pump.
cd and so l submitted to a furnishing oImy
nails, at a cost of$2, and made my cscapr
upinj ured.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-06-03

Cor a PLACE ON His MERITs.-David f.
Pine, former pupil of the Baltimore City
College, where he went for two years, has
received Government position in Wash
ington under striking circumstances. He
was forced to give up his attendance at
Baltimore City College on account Of his
mothers losing her position as postmistress
at Manassas, Va. Recently while in Wash
ington on business he learned there was to
he Il competitive examination for position
in the postoilice there. He applied, and
with thirty five others stood the examina-
lion. He came out No. |, and the next day
received his commission and at once entered
ON his duties-BifimOrc SIN. i,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-06-03

KILLED ON HIS WAY TO CHURCH.-A ter
rible scene was enacted in Writ county,
West Va, Sunday, almost in front of a
Methodist meeting house, between John
Thompson and Charles NJ. Bogss, farmers,
in which the latter was killed. A feud has
existed for years between the two families
over some land adjoining the two estates
which is claimed by both families. Some
days ago unknown persons tore down lot
of the Boggs fence. The Thompsons were
blamed. Sunday, while both men were on
their way to church, the men met almost liz
front of the meeting house. Boggs charged
Thompson with destroying the fence. This
led to a quarrel, in which Boggs made a
feint to draw his pistol, whercupon Thomp-
son felled him with his whip, fracturing his
skull. Boggs died three hours later, and
Thompson escaped.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-06-03

THE ART OF DRINKING Milk. Mix
should not be taken III copious drau.htS Ike
beer or any other fluids which differ FROM il
chemically. If we consider the Use Of milk
in infancy, the physiological inscslion that
is Of food provided for it, each small mouth
full is secured by effort and slowly presented
to the gastric mucuous surface for the primal
digestive stages. 1t is thus regularly and
gradually reduced TO cIrd. and the stomach
is not oppressed with IL lump of har:coa.r-
lated milk. The same principle should be-
regarded in case of the adult Milk should
be slowly taken in mouthluls, mt short in.
tervals, and thus it is rightly dealt with hy
the gastric juice. If milk be taken after
other food it is almost sure to burden The
stomach and canse discomlortandp prolonged
indigestion, and this for the obvious reason
that there is not sufficient digestive agency
to dispose of ii, and the better the quality
Of the milk the more severe the discomfort
will be under these circumstances. I"gnir
Science MOnihiy.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-06-03
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondents Of the Alexandra t'azette
w u q limo = lSSi

Especial Correspondence Of the Alexandra t'azette
WASHINGTON, D. c.. June 5, 1884.
Senator Edmunds, in short talk with a
democratic acquaintance this morning about
the probable result of the national republic
can convention, said he did not think either
of the two favorites would be nominated,
hut that Western man would be chosen.
Mr. Edmunds, as is well known, is not
deeply enamored Of either Blaine or Arthur,
and that, too. irrespective OF the position of
rival to them, in which he now finds him
self. Mr.. Edmunds will start on short
trip to Salem, Fanquier county, Virginia,
tomorrow, for the purpose of buying fine
saddle. horse, which he understands is not
difficult to do in that section of The Stale.
A meeting of the House District of Co
lumbia Committee pas held to-day, but the
subject of the free bridge across the Poto-
mac was not alluded TO-, 1t is possible that
at the meeting to be held on Thursday next
day may be fixed for considering the bill
for the bridge referred to.
IF a quorum of the House Elections Com
mittee can be convened to-day, General
Hunton, as counsel for Mr.. Massey, will en-
ter motion for rehearing of the Massey
Wise contested case, the merits OF which
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-06-03

One Of the rumors in connection with the
suspension of the bank of Middleton 4 Co"
of Washington is that il was precipitalcd by
the drawing by Mrs. Hayward Hutchinson
of :. heavy deposit which she had in that bank.
The estate of the late II. NJ. Hutchinson is "i
the Surctcs on the bond of Col. Burnside the ,lr
flultiug disbursmg officer of the postoilirr nr,nt
mcnt. 1t is said that Mrs. Hutchinson, ST. aS ;r
keep the government from sciZng the money L.
make the burnside dcftlcation good decided L.
draw il out herself. The hank was. it is said mn
able To pay the entire amount to the credit Of Mrs.
Hutchinson, aud that it great deal less than
100000, as stated.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-06-03

A lloHRIELE TRAGEDY.-A dispatch from Pleas.
anton KS, says that two children were drowned in
Sugar Creek yesterday. A eoroner's jury was
summoned, which. on repairing to the scene,
found q wagon. one horse, and full set of har-
ness, excepting ono bride. Lying beside the
wagon was tn. body of u girl about 6 years old
with her head completely severed from tho body
The stream was thcu searched and the bodies of
two children were found, girl aged about II
and a hoy about years. The girls skull had
been crushed in with an aXo aud the boys throat
cut from ear TO car. Ina neighboring thickct tho
mutilated body of woman. apparently the moth
er of the murdered children, was found. The side
Of her head had been beaten in with the weapon
mentioned and her throat cut. All the bodies
were too much dccomposed to admit of removal.
man, accompanied by the murdered woman and
children, was in town last week.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-06-03
A PARIS GAMBLING HousE-Thc police pcnc

PARIS GAMRiISG HoUsE.-The police pcnc'
trated recently into secret aud strangely OK
elusive gambling house, No 13 Rue des Martyrs,
kept wholly for the patronage Of women of both
the great and the demi-mondc The interior was
most sum- tuonsy furnished and decorated, aud
the table of ply, where haccarat WAS displayed,
was also y table of fcasting which Silcnns might
have coveted. Two peace officers were amb'ishcd
behind the door ut the entrance, and rs each fair
client entered she was informed that she mnst re-
main until their visit was over. Each WOMAN
came alone, and not man was III the house ex-
cept the officers while they were there. There
were number of scenes Of nerves and swoon-
ing. Two high born ladies and one we'll known
actress were recognized, and about a score Of
women Of notorious reputation were caught in
the trap. At = o'clock in the morning, after hav
ing taken the names and addresses of all their
prisoners the agents sent the keeper of the house.
Madame Victor, to the lock-np and then escorted
the others to their homes.-Iaris Morning Mems