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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-03-15
THE BALLAD OF HETTY LEE.

BY D. BRAINERD WILLIAMS
She stood upon the sand.
The maiden Hetty Lee.
Shading her soft eyes with her hand.
And gazing o'er the sea.
Her hair of rarest gold,
Fell frame-like round her face,
And hid within its lustrouS fold
Her matchless wOman's grace.
Tall. shapely, III the light
Fast fading from the sea,
And being pure, and true. ana bright.
Stood hope. ul Hetty Lee.
Each morn, and noon. and eve
She thought would be her last,
And hoped each time oh. faith sublime
70 hail the ships tall mast
The ships long-for-sa,l--
White-breasted, bearing down,
Urged by the summers gentle gale,
Upon the old sea town:
Coming from climes remote
From ISLANDS OF tne 'ooutI.
Where the breath Of the winds at1oat
Is sweet as maiden s mouth
Coming to her again
Coming to lift the gloom
Coming, as comes the ram.
To brighted the leaf and bloom.
Her heart was great with loye,
And this was why she stood
W aiting to hail the tardy ship.
And ga zing DER the flood.
And all loved Hetty Lee,
And each one wistful SAID,
1.-THE happy day We IL surely see
When our fair lass shall We'd
For Harold was her love;
Far and bold was he,
l-Aa., .whep his ship drew from her slip,
He criS, This time shall be
The last that shall sail
Sweet Hetty, be thou true.
And wind aid wave shall never tall
To bring me back to YOU
| Hot were the tears, and ia st
She watched the white clouds of the mas
Fade in the evening gray,
And prayed the high heavens above
| PropitlouS now would be,
And bear in safety her true love
Across the restless sea.
What though thy prayer was heard,
Poor, trusting Hetty Lee?
Safely across, he sends no word
From his false heart to thee.
Amid the South Sea Isles,
| A port the Hebe made,
Where Nature wore her sweetest smiles
! And perfumed Zephyrs strayed,
And life seemed but dream
| of love unsati>t fled.
And passions hot, unfathomed stream
| Rolled an unmastered tide.
And man Inconsistency,
| His faithlessness and shame,
| Here proved hat love too oft can be
| Naught but a waverlng flame.
Oh, Hetty Lee, no more
May Harold come to thee
Wait no longer on the shcre,
OutgaZing o er the sea !.
Ikarluna-olive-hued
And 1.-the as leaping fawn,
Whose lips morn's roses have bedewed,
And soft-eyed as the dawn
Hath shared his heart for ave.
And in the bread-fruit grove.
Through the cool night and throbbing day
He breaths to her his love.
Fair Hetty Lee, close up
The portals of thy heart.
And spurn aside the gall-tilled cup
And scorn the cruel dart,
And shut forevermore
The false one from thy breast.
That at the gate TRUE love may wait
TO enter and bring rest.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-03-15
fERAL DIRECTORY.
ESCOTLAND NECK,

wv A. Dunn.
bsioaers-Noah Biggs, j. R. Bal
r.. NJ. johnson, J. Y. Savage.
fst Tuesday IN each month at 4
&k, P NJ.
"a Police-C W. Dunn.
ant Policemen - A. David. W D
Ids. &. F. Speed. Sol. Alexander.
nrer-R NJ johnson.
j Y Savage.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-03-15
CHURCHES:

Ifist-J. d. Hufham. D. D., Pastor.
les every Sunday at II O'Clock. A.
{ Id at Z, P. NJ. Also on Saturday
a. the first Sunday at II o o'clock, A.
rayer Meeting every Wednesday
Sunday School On Sabbath morn
!1itlve Baptist-Eld. Andrew Moore.
I9f. Services every third Saturday
&qndav morning.
hodist-Rev. C. W. Byrd, Pastor.
ees at o'clock, P. NJ. on the second
burth Sundays. Sunday School on
9TH morning.
scopal-Rev. H. G. Hilton, Rector.
ces every first, second and third
Ays at lO4 o'clock, A. Nj. Sunday
vi every Sabbath morning.
citing of Bible class on Thursday
4 at the residence of Mr.. P. E. Smith.
<ptist-(colored,) George Norwood,
pr. Services every second Sunday
Eo'clock, A. NJ, and I, P. Nj. Sun
School on Sabbath morning.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-03-15
SMALLPOX
and
PITTING of Small
Dox xI,REVENTED
Diphtheria
Prevented.

The physicians here
use Darbys Fluid very
successfully in the treat
ment Of Diphtheria.
A. SToLLENwKRCK,
Greensboro, Ala.
letter dried up.
Cholera prevented.
Ulcers purified and
healed.
In cases of it
should be used about
the corpse it will
prevent any unpleas-
ant smell.
The eminent Ply
sician. j. MARION
SIMS, NJ. D., New
York, says: Il am
-~~~vA% -h.s.,
Prophylactic Fluid is a
valuable disinfeetant."
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-03-15
For Sale or Rent.

|HREE STORES on Main Street. in
good business places, On easy terms.
80 tor sale complete set of Fixtures
a tobacco factory.
apply to W. r. WALSTON.
l. Scotland Neck, N. C.
an. 8. 's3, l9-3m.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-03-15


land SickPer-
refreshed and
ores prevent
Z bathing with
. Fluid.
IRE Air made
Is and pur fed.
Throat it is Il
Re.
Hon destroyed
fOsted Feet.
1ains, PHI q :,
1gs, etc.
1tism cured
ltc Complex
ecured by its use.
over prevented.
Nv the Breath,
ge the Teeth,
be surpassed.
relieved and
Slas cured.
elievedinstantly.
feven,ed.
Dry cured.
D healed rapidly.
cured.
dOte for Animal
etable Poisons,
etc.
he Fluid during
1t amiction with
Fever with de-
Vantage. II is
able to the sick
Nm. F. SAND
srie, Ala.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-03-15
Indicates
kAIARIA.

Stariou Diseases. Persons waiting Oh
should use il freely. Scarlet Fever has
een known TO spread where the Fluid was
Yellow Fever has been cured with it after
Evomit had taken place. The WORT
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-03-15

For Scarlet and
typhoid EeverS.
Dipatheria, Sail
vatiOn, liberated
Sore Throat, Small
Pox. Measles, and
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-03-15
DARBYS
'0PHYLACTIC
FLUID.

1ousehold Article for Universal
Family Use.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1883-02-08
POPULAR SCIENCE.


A grain Of iron may be divided into
four million parts, and gold may be
beaten SO fine that it will take 1861
900 leaves to make an inch in thick
ness.
DIR. Burcq has suggested that solu-
tions Of copper salts be used to inn
pregnate clothing, furniture and build
ing materials as preseryative against
infectious diseases.
About 80 per cent. Of the human
body is water. Bread is AS per cent;
water; meat, rs; fish, 81; eggs. 81;
potatoes, rs; turnips, 80; onions, 8S;
cabbage, SO; boiled rice, n; beets, SO;
apples, Sc; figs, 25; oranges, so.
Senior Lopez Netto has met with a
"lignifed snake in the crack of a tree
in Matto Crosse. The animal appears
to have died in the crevice, and in the
course of its decay each particle Of an
nal matter was replaced by particle
of woody tissue deposited by the camb
um. The process is thus quite analo-
gous to that of fossilization.
Professor Ira Remsen, of the Johns
Hopkins university, has been investi-
eating the effect Of cast-iron stoves on
health-whether the stoves do or dc
not allow deleterious gases to escape
The verdict is in favor Of the stoves
Professor Remsen finds that carbonio
oxide--the gas alleged to be SO delete
rious- does not pass through red-hot
cast iron even of the thickness of ar
eighth of an inch. Moreover, care.
determination did not in any one in
stance detect any deleterious gas given
out by well constructed furnace.
Where carhonic oxide gas Is found. it,
presence, 1t Is declared, is not due TO its
passing through cast iron in any APP
preciable quantity.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1883-02-08
uses 81 WhaIebcne.

The principal application Of whale
Done now is that in making whips and
corsets. Steel has mostly displaced
whalebone in umbrellas and parasols.
Some years ago umbrella ribs were made
in France of an excellent imitation Of
whalebone (not distinguishable, In
deed, till fractured; but it is no longer
heard of. Genuine whalebone is often
made white and used with garments OF
muslin or the like, not being seen
through these so easily as thedark sort.
The newest application Of whalebone
is that tohats; it is cut into fine strips
and interlaced with straw. Such hats
are very dear. Another novelty is
'swhalebone ribbon For this white
whale5one is generally used. and
the shaving is 50 thin that Or
binary print can be read through
it. 1t is often colored blue, red or
green, and used by saddlers in making
rosettes. Walking sticks Of whala-
bone are also in good demand. Khe
exceptionally thick strips cut for this
purpose are rounded by being drawn
through holes in asteel plate. Billiard
pads of whalebone must be very
smooth and cut Of certain exact
thickness. Fishing rods are made OF
two carefully worked strips of whale
bone with thick silk thread wound
round them. Penholders and other
small articles are made Of whaIebone
at the lathe, The hair cut off the raw
whalebone was formerly used for
brushes, but it is now mostly replaced
by other materials. It is largely crisped
and used as filing for mattresses
This list by no means exhausts the
uses of whalebone, whichis continually
being applied in new ways London
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1883-02-08
Coffee.

The exhilarating cup is so often
spoiled at the beginning. and the cof-
fee deyotee is often ready to declare
that, if he would hive a beverage fit
|. to drink, he must raise his own ber
RIGS.
Very satisfactory results, however,
may be obtained without going quite
so far back as this; but to catch tile
berry in its green state and roast it at
home is highly desirable. The point
Of perfection at this stage is to thor
oughly brown and yet not burn the
berries, as, if not sufficiently roasted,
the coffee will have raw, weak taste.
while the other extreme will give a
bitter favor impossible to eradicate by
any after process.
Before the roasted berries have quite
cooled, the whites Of as many eggs as
there are pounds of coffee should be
added, and the whole thoroughly
stirred until every berry is coated with
the egg. This preserves the aroma, OF
true coffee perfume, which is SO often
absent
In coffee-growing countries, where
the berry makes but shlrs journey
from the bush to the mouth, this pro-
cess is NOT necessary. and in tba
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1883-02-08
NUMBER "a.
fuN.


An exchange informs us that ba-
nanas are now being grown by the in
dians. This is probably the ..red-sl<in'
variety.
China and Japan bly our dried
apples freely. Thus does American
industry help to swell the population
Of the Orient. Boston Transcript.
It is said that if you eat garlic three
times day you viii never suffer from
malaria That i all god enough for
you, but your friends wouldn't they
rather prefer the malaria?
1t is only in the wilds Of Michigan
that man going to take seidlitz pow.
der takes the two portions separately,
and never needs to try it a second me
to be sure he made mistake.
"What becomes of our bodi es p asks
soft-eyed scientist, and we answer
in stentorian tones that they get inside
of a red flannel underslirt as the
maple turns to crimson and the sassa-
tras to gold.
If Alexander the Great had married
high-spirited woman he would never
have sighed for other worlds to con-
quer. She would have kept him too
busy lodging the broom-handle.
Philadelphia Chronicle
Miss Malvina had just started CIT
with her beau for walk, when her
little brother Johnny called to her
from the fence: "I say, MaIviny, don't
you bring that feller back here to tea
with you. Mamma says there ain't
morn enough biscuits to go around, D.
it is"
@By Jover' exclaimed AdoIphus.
stroking the capillary suggestions Oh
his superior lip; "the fellows say that
mustache hides the expression Of a
fellows face, and they're all going to
shave before taking part in our theatrf-
Gals" How fortunatcF' was e sym
pathetic reply Of Julia; "you won't
have to shave, will your B0stoa
Transcript.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1883-02-08
A Wonderful Timber REGION.

Says Chambers Journal: We learn
that in the far West, in lovely coun-
try which once belonged to England,
but was afterward ceded to the United
States, there grows the finest body of
timber in the world. Fir and pine,
and oak and cedar, of unsurpassed
quality and practically unlimited in
quantity, clothe the mountains, over
hang the rivers and shadow the plains
of the Puget Sound district in Wash
ington Territory.
On moderate estimate it is calcu-
lated that this region will yield the
enormous and unimaginable quantity
Of one hundred and sixty thousand
million feet of valuable timber. The
trees attain remarkable development,
both Of height and beauty. The yellow
fir is frequently found growing to a
height of two hundred and fifty feet ;
the white cedar to one hundred feet,
with girth of over sixty feet ; the
white oak to seventy feet in height !;
while ordinary sized specimens Of the
sugar-pine yield from six to eight
thousand feet of lumber each. For
long after its discovery this marvellous
store of timber remained undisturbed,
its primeval quietness unbroken by the
sound of the woodman's ak. But in
1851 saw-mill was built on Puget
Sound, and thenceforward continually
increasing infoads were made upon
the forest, until to-day no fewer than
fifteen such mills are at work upon it.
The largest of these mills has a
cutting capacity Of two hundred
thousand feet per diem. During the
year 1881 the export of lumber from
Puget Sound amounted TO nearly
I74176, 700 feet, valued at nearly two
million dollars and it is calculated
that since the establishment of the
first saw-milI about two thousand five
hundred million feet have been cut.
Yet in spite of this great tax upon
them, we are told that the forest re-
mains for the most part in virgin
condition, except for short distance
from the banks Of the streams and
cstuaries.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1883-02-08
Norwegian snow.shoe, D Racing.

One Of the most popular winter
sports in Norway is skee-racing. A
steep hill is selected by the committee
which is to have charge Of the race,
and all the best skee-runners in the
district enter their names, eager to
engage in the contest. The track is
cleared of all accidental distractions,
but if there happens to be stone or
wooden fence crossing it, the snow is
dug away on the lower side Of it and
piled up above it. The object is Dob
tain what is called "jump." The
skee-runner, Of course, cqping at full
speed down the slope will slide out
over this "jump," shooting right out
into the air and coming down either
on his feet or any other convenient
portion of his anatomy, as the case
may be. To keep ones footing, and
particularly to prevent the skees from
becoming crossed while in the air, are
the most difficult feats connected with
skee-racing; and it is no unusual thing
to see even an excellent skee-runner
plunging headlong into the snow, while
his skees pursue an independent race
down the track and tell the spectators
of his failure. Properly speaking a
skee-race is not race-not a test of
speed, but atest fskill; for tworunners
rarely start simultaneously, as, in case
one Of them should fall, the other
co Id not possibly stop, and might not
even have the time to change his
course. He would thus be in danger
of running into his competitor, and
could hardly avoid manning him seri-
ously. If there were several parallel
tracks, at distance of twenty to
thirty feet from each other, there
would, of course, be less risk in hav-
ing the runners start together.
Usually, number fall in the first run,
and those who have not fallen then
continue the contest until one gains
the palm. If, as occasionally hap
pens, the competition is narrowed
to two, who are about evenly matched,
a proposal to run without slaves is apt
to result in decisive victory for one
or the other.
1t can hardly be conceived how ex-
citing these contests are, not only to
the skee-runnels themselves, but, also,
to the spectators, male and female,
who gather in groups along the track
and cheer their friends as they pass,
waving their handkerchiefs and greet
ing with derisive cries the mishaps
which are inseparable from the sport.
ST. Nicholas
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1883-02-08

On the first day Oh his year the re-
Iations Of husband and wife in Eng
land underwent a complete change.
The married woman's property act
Of 1882 is the last in series Of legis-
lation entirely superseding the old
common law rule that the rights Of
wife are merged in her husband. The
result is that there are four classes of
married women in England having
distinct rights and liabilities. First,
those married before August 8, 1870,
are entitled to their wages and earn
ings and to any property the title to
which accrues rs from to-day. But
their husbands are liable for their
debts before and after marriage Those
married between 1870 and 1874 are
entitled in addition to the above to all
sums coming to them as next of kin
under intestacy, to sums coming by
will or deed up to $1,000 and to rents
Of frecholds descending to them as
heiresses. Husbands Of these women
are not liable for debts contracted be-
fore marriage. Women married be-
tween 1874 and 1888 can make their
husbands liable for debts only to the
extent of the assets which the latter
have received from their wives.
Women married after January l, Of
This year. may acquire. hold and dis
pose of real estate and personal prop
erty in the same manner as if unmar-
ried, without the intervention of trus-
tees. Awife may now sue her hus-
band, prosecute him criminaIly and
even make him a bankrupt. It re
mains to be seen whether or not this
change in the law will increase the
business Of the divorce courts.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1883-02-08

The advent of a new member upon
the fIoor Of the stock exchange sub
iects him to experience at the hands
of the younger and more frisky hro-
kers which must remind him Of the
vicissitudes Of his freshman year in
college. The World says that when y
new member made his appearance re-
Gently he was greeted with hcwls of
delight" His hat was promptly
knocked off, and other mems hats were
banged On to his head, some of them
stopping on his crown and others
going down till they were stopped Nv
his ears Of nose. The account con-
tinues sThen they rushed him around
the room and bitterly lamented the
fact that the table which used t0 stand
N front Of the rostrum had been ~
moved, for it used to be enc Of tho
features Of mans initiation tp be
laid on his back on this table. which
was fastened securely to the floor. and
then his tormenters. taking his arms
and legs. spun him round ana round
like a pin-wheel. They tore bis coat
and chalked him all over With Strange
signs, TIL at last in despair Iie offered
to sell his newly acquirsd seat Tor very
much less than he paid for il. Three
other gentlemen who were aalnistAA tb
membership on the sane DAY FAILED "
appear on the door. and no wonder,
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1883-02-08

Wrecke0.
Tho sun is bright, but the wind blows shril
From the ice fields of the Pole,
And down the slope of the leeward hill,
The sea-roar sounds, like the roll
or gans that thunder whom armies meet,
Who're the trumpets bray and the sharp
drums beat.
Far out, where white is each curling crest,
And the great foam stars are bright,
And strong, black ships, from the high
waves wrest
Long miles by stubborn fight,
The thin clands DRIFT, and the petrers hail
With its clear note rings through the rush
ing gale.
The bending curve of the southwark bay
Is ringed with the cleaning sand;
And rocks that are ragged, hard and gray,
Where the sentinel beacons stand,
Through the driving spray show grim fand
cold,
Though starred by the sunlight with fecks
of gold.
They call them the rocks of Loves De-
spair,
For hundred years ago,
When wild wind-songs were loud in the
air,
And the night was white with snow,
A great ship, heavy with orient freight,
On that stern reef sprang to cruel fate.
A mile beyond, and the harbor shone
With the cheer of rest and home,
While fierce seas beat on the biting stone,
And black in the chilling foam,
Through the night, and snow, and tempest's
roar,
The wreck and the dead were driven ashore.
The wind is here, though a hundred years
Have crumbled the graves away,
Made sacred by true loves burning tears
On that long past winter day;
More graves have grown on the leeward
hill,
And tie rock and the sea are with US still.
-Thos. S. Collier.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1883-02-08

being $1,391, ,118.77. The total dis
bursements for the year were $685.
1888, of which $274,154.99 were for
lithographing and engraving; paper
and expenses of Congressional Record,
1892, $3.50, and pay to employees,
81, ,482. .684.26. The inventory showed
the cost of plant to be s5S7 ,621.79.
The total cost of printing for Con-
gress was s1,047, ,935.64, and for the
executive departments, $977,419.77.
The number of blanks and envelopes
printed was 13O,673,255; of pamph-
let's and documents, 27,044,7 ,776, with
606,722 pages and 253,606 blank
books. There were bound "a 844
volumes and 104,553 memorandum
blocks.-NeaD York Truth.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1883-02-08

During the year 1882 not single
Oushel Of grain was shipped to Europe
from New York in vessel under the
American flag. Vessels under the
British flag carried nearly sixty per
cent. Of the exports; next in import
ance were Belgian vessels, then Ital-
ian, German, French, Dutch. Austrian
and Danish in the order in which they
are named. Steam isfast crowd:ng the
sailing vessels from the grain trade. Of
the total grain exports from New York
during the past year. aggregating 49,
l62, ,73S bushels, only 6,2S4. .289 bushels
were transported by sailing vessels
while the steamships freighted 49,
87S, ,449 bushels.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1883-02-08

The ivory trade has suffered some
embarrassment in the last four years,
the supply of material being greatly
diminished, to such an extent, in fact,
that it is said the Sheffield cutlery
manufacturers are becoming nervous
and somewhat perplexed. Whether it
is because elephants are getting scarce,
or with the abolition of slavery the
ivory trade offers fewer inducements to
natives and traders, the available stock
is very low and prices have been
greatly advanced. 1t is now proposed
to stop the slaughter Of elephants by
sportsmen, and increase the induce
ments to native ivory traders, as inven-
ton has not yet supplied an adequate
substitute for the precious material.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1883-02-08

Baby has been forbidden to ask for
dessert. The other day they forgot to
serve him, and, as baby is very ODE
dent. he remained silent. although
much att cted. Josephine. said the
father, ..pass me plate. Won't
You have mine, papaf1 cried the babyl
sit III very clean"
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1883-02-08

Some figures given in London Truth
furnish a comparison of American,
British and German official salaries.
Our cabinet officers receive 5000
year. In England $4,000 a year is
the salary of the seven leading cabinet
ministers. At Berlin the chancellor of
the empire and primeminister receives
$4,000 with a house. and an additional
$1,000 year to keep it in order. The
secretary Of states salary is $l25OO,
with free house Our ministers to
London, Paris, Berlin and st. Peters
burg receive $17, 500 each. The British
ambassador at Paris receives $780,
900 year, and the German ambassador
$4,000. The German ambassadors at
London and st. Petersburg receive
$37, 500 each. Our minister to Turkey
receives $500, the British minister
$4,000, and the German minister $780,,
900. Our minister at Vienna IS paid
$4,000, the British minister $4,000,
and the German minister $4,000. Our
minister at Rome receives $12, 900, the
British minister $4,000, and the Ger
man minister $25, 900. Our minister
at Pekin receives $4,000, the British
minister $4,000, and the German min
ister $4,000. Our minister at Stock
holm gets $500, the British minister
$4,000, and the German minister $le,-
900, Our minister at Lisbon gets
$1,000, the British minister gets $780,
900, and the German minister $1,000