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T.iRRED ROOFING FELr.

Csed extensively for SheA,hiag Houses and "a
Tar and Gravel roofing, also for placing aadr,
Slate, Tin and Shingle roofing.
u is Used in packing wooisps and Fan "a
protect ihsm fIem moths. tI
Put mp in rolls weighing IS pounds eaeh.
is pounds Felt will cover a surface Of 100
square feet N... r.
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ENGLISH ROOFING FELT

Il found 20 stand wei In all climates, being
extensively used Cor Roofing Houses, oat-Build-
ing aud SAeas; Tor Layisg Fiat Reefs. Gut
tiers. Lining Gransriss. Siorshousrs, or Walls,
tei'her outside or insidrl, and for placing an-
der Siates or Tiles. II Is also cheap and ef.
fectise Ceilinx on the underneath side Of raj
'ers Of Slated OF Tiled Root, and as Ceilins
TO ron Roofs, ccuuteraesing Heat Frost, and
Condensation ofMoissure.
The English Felt isru, up in rods % =.
yards in length, by - inches in width, ana
containing surface of zoe square feet.
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TW0PLYTELT

For Sheashing Houses, roofing Temporary
Buildings, making Water Tight rloers. and for
placing under Slate and Shingles
10 rolls % inchss wide by SO feet In lenesh
Each roll will cover a surface 10 fee, square or
100 squsre feet.
For Shcnihing il can he nailed upoa tAe
s'udding, making rsffertiy air tight sheath
ing. and srr- protection from dampness Rats,
mice or verusin win not 20 aear It. .s =
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THREEPLY FELT
FOR ROOFING.

In rolls. &c inches vide. By so feet in length !;
each roll will cover surface 10 feet square, or
100 square feet
II Is to lie Laid across the roof, shingle FASH
ion, with lap Of two inches aud secured hy
mailing the edges with 81 nails and tin caps.
When laid, the Felt is TO be painted with
Rasfsr Reef Coating, and Ssnded. The Ma<,ic
Roof Coating is mixed, ready tor use, and is
applied with brush
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ryrARRED SHEArByNG FELT

For Carpet Lining, Deaseniug Floors, and for
putting under SLATE, Tin and Shingie Roofing
Put mp in rolls weighing 100 pounds.
10 pounds Felt will cover n surface 10 fee,
square, or loo square feet Manufactured by the
PENN RO' fling CO..
los South second street, Philadelphia.
Aug -, le7i-n.
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TIVE uaaeniTnea. Attorneys ~ Law and
j SsIsrisors in Chancrsy, have. this 3rd..day
Of JuIy, ls6S, formed ccparaership in the
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Especial attention all be paid to The ecliec-
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the Gcveramenf
References givea, when required. Address
Combs Towns, Leonsr},own, p. o., 81. Ma
ry'scOunty, Nd.
ROBERT C CONES,
fl 80 JAS 8 DOWNS.
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MICA CANVASS R0ORIE2

Tn rolls containing $50 square feet. Is to b
laid across the root, and Tapped single fashion
with a lap oftwo inches, and secured by nail.
ing the edges with 90 az tscks.
This is the only Composition Roofing tina,
does not require finishing coat of paint or &C.
uent.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1872-01-04

- u EDWARDS, having qualified ~ an
1Os Auciioneer according 10 the License
Laws Of the United States, gives notice thai be
will attend to the sale of all real or personal
property that may he offered at public suetios
inst. Nsrys county. address, r n Edwards.
Great MI. a., 81 Mar.'s eeuaty, Nd.
Jaata -, ls1e-tf.
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MRS. C. N'L.BURN, formerly LOT ST. Ma
WI ry's county, has removed ;ron No. %
Hanover ST, TO 10 ". Lsr6ard 81, between
Sas-p ssi Li5srty, and 10 prepared % rsssivs
permanent and uaas;set Scarasss.
gans iefo-f
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wEENs' TRANSPORTATION LINE
FALL ADVANCEMENT.

-, M 49, ss M
an and after We'd su1
~ nesday. Sepre.n-
Der the CAB. 1917. the sH
Stesmers PLANTER 1aEl1lU =
aul MARY WASHINGTON will run .,
follows:
PLANTER. Captain Parrish, ,eaves Pie,
No. Light street. every Wednesday and
Saturday Morning. at Gao O'Clock. for Fair
Fiavers Plum lioiat. Goves6or's RusI and
Pa,nxsa; River .proce, din 6 as far up 30 Ben.
rdict. Returning, leaves Benedict every
Thursday and Monday Morning. az s
o'clock, for Baltimore, calling at all the
Landings for Freight and Passeksen.-
Frei yhs received a, Pier No. 8, Light street
on Tuesdays and Friday sonly upto4 o'clock.
MARY WASHINGTON. Capt. Gourley,
leaves Pier No. 8. Light street every Thurs
day Night. at 10 o'clock. for Patuxeut Riv.
or direct. as far up ss Hills Landing. Re-
turning. leaves Hills Landing every Mon
day foe Nottingham, and Njslir CHAM eve
~ Tuesday Morning, at 5 O'clock. for Bal
timore, calling a, the Landings below Ben
edict for Passengers only. Freight received
at No. Tobacco Warehouse Wharf. on
Thursdays only, up to 4 o'clock.
NIL WEEkS,
sept !. ls1l--tf. .'taN Agent.
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COMMISSION AGENCY.

R.isimors Nd, June stk, 1871.
HAVING located myself at las West Pratt
| IL Street, for the purpose Of
carrying On the business of Commission agent,
for the sale Of all kinds Of Country Produce,
Tobacco excepted, respectfully offer my ser
vices TO my friends and the citizens generally of
ST. Maryx and adjoining counties Of lover Ma
ryiand IN that capacity, and solicit share Of
their patronage, pledging myself 10 use my best
endeasess % promote the interests Of those who
favor me with their patronage.
49, JAMES A. WISE,
Ne. l5S SoCra CaAKLEs SrREET,
Bslfiasvs.
RxTERs To
Cor. B. G HAnxn, Coz. Jas S. Down, Joau
4. CAnALIEa, y0- II. KKY, ESQ, JoRx Z. KIxs,
ESQ, Leonardtcwn, Ma.
June Is, lo7l-tfs
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s~t THE AZ
STAT OF MARYLAND
MUTUAL FIRE
INSURANCE. COMPANY
OF RAL TIHORE,
O6ic. No. 1876 W. Baltimore stree,

: Ugics N0. 1Yb ". Baliimore street
FHTS Company Ensures on the mutual pla
Buildings and personal property asain.
LsSs or damage BY Fire. The entire profit
are retnrned 10 the policy holders.
BIG HARRIS, President.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Frascfs Neale of Meade, Harris & Co
s n Caashy .. Noah Walker q Co.
8 McCully "a Pomerait & McCuliy
hihp I George =. George & Jenkins
BE Harris tate .. Neale. Harris q Cot
Hon George brent, Court Of Appca:s.
George Je kins, Charles Gu mtg.
George Consbs, 81. Mary's county.
Ell SPALDlNG.
- General Agent.
Msich -. 1869 -ly-Mar ~, 1870
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e Perkins New School-Book, ''THx r
- SoxG Ecno,' Is pronounced the best u
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Household Melody-such Is s.Driven
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Notice.

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Will resume her route on TUESDAY,
March LIST. leaving Pier No. 10 Light ST.
Wharf. Baltimore. every Tuesday. at 4
r NJ. for Alexandria. Washington and
Georgetown, stopping atthe following WAY
POINTS on the Potomac River: Piney
Point, Stones Wharf, Coburn, Chaptico
Wharf. Chapel Point, Matthias Point
Smiths Point, Nanjemoy Stores and Pv.'
Wharf.
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March 8. 1870 1T.
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"Caqsss:iesstly ske bsa .ssa,.ed we.k
eftke kiad in TIE World"
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limited States Gotel,
329, 33I, & 333 Penn Avenue,
KASHINGT TON, d. ca
Rates Reduced to S2.5O a Day.

ITO keep pace with The times, and meet
Z the wishes Of the travelling public, the
Proprietor has decided 90 reduce the price OF
hoard and room to $3.50 per day, and. not
withs,audiug the low price charged, he in.
tends that the House shall maintain thesame
reputation for comfort and nestness, and q
good table. ~ heretofore.
o.
n1- This Egtel is within Eve miEutss'
walk Of the Capital and principal Railroad
Depots, and coavenientto the Government
Departments and Offices.
Street Cars to AL parts ~ the City and
Georgetown pass this house every Eve min
utes.
Jan. 90. 1870 IT,
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CONFIR NATION NOTICE.

james ! PARSONS,
Assignee
G Fred Maddox and wife
4 others.
In the Circuit Court for ST Mary, county,
sitting ava Cour, Of Equity.
No 26G y T..
nRDERED this Goth day Of Dcrem-
" Der. 1871. that the Auditors Re-
port. filed in this cause, be ratified and
confirmed. unl,s, cause {" tho contrary TO
shown on or before the i.h ;Icnjay Of jan
next; Provided copy Of this order be
published in the ST Mary's Beacon. once a
week for three successive weeks prior to tho
said 4,h Monday of January.
JNO A CAVALIER. elk.
Tru, copv-Test:
JNO A CAVALIER, CPk.
Dec 81, edited, and ID the s" class ,,', Of
nom il is iuiended-ihe moth
y = ""9tc1h,uchters in average familics-can-
not hu, prniit ny its good sense and good
taste. which, we have no doubt, are to-day,
making verv many homes hopper than they
may have been before the women began ia
king Lessons in personal ard household and
social management from this good-natured
meutot.--The Nation. NY.
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DYER, HILL Il CO.,

for the purpose Of conducting the GRO
Gerry. LIQUOR and GENERAL COM.
MISSION BUSINESS. at No. 40 Light
Street, Baltimore, where We will be
pleased to see our friends
j. DYER,
G ID. HILL. .
March 9. ls71-1y.
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DR.. Radroys S,rsaroriuiian Resident
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Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1872-01-16

"Of course its nonsense" said Mary
demurely, "if you mean your attempt
ing to fry oysters in Plaster Of Paris.
And Mr.. Kneller did not reply.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1872-01-16

The editor of the Lacrosse Demo-
crat had some prairie chickens sent
him the other day, and thankfully ac-
knowledgcd the same, forgetting that
the chickens had been shot in viola.
ton Of the game law. Next day he
says "they were fish" and blames the
composition for the mistake. He adds |:
"The error was more mortifying to
us because the Law preventing the
having in our possession Of paririe
chickens was yet in force and It might
lead ignorant parties to suppose that
we had violated the law, and set q
defiance the State Of Wisconsin. and
all the law abiding people thsr~of--
We knew they were fish al tho time.
and told the girl when she was pick.
ing of the feathers they were 6sh.--.
The wish-bone was regular catfish
wish-bonc, and the fcct-but Why mul.
tiply words, anybody would know
they wore not chickena" --
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1872-01-16

| lHE MISSING DEACON.-ln one OF
our puritanical towns of New Eng
land, says an Eastern paper, lived
Deacon Brown, very staid, digni-
fed sort of christian, perfect model
of propricty. Deacon Brown had the
misfortune to lose his wife, and at the
aga of forty had found himself with a
family Of four small children, without
a mistress to his farm house. AS he
could not Immediately take another
wife, and avoid exciting scandal, and
could not get along without getting
some one to take charge of the kitch-
en- and nursery, he had recourse to en-
ploying young woman as Loasemaid.
Nancy Stearns was q laughing,
romping beauty, who delighted upon
experimenting upon the Deacon by
way of testing the strength of human
nature. For long time the Deacon
was invulnerable, but at last, in a
moment of ungarded weakness, he was
led into temptation, and committed
a slight indiscretion," with his beauti-
ful housemaid. When he recovered his
wontcd coolness and presence of mind,
lie was horiied at the enormity of his
sin. In vain he repented and grieved
over his lost vertue. Finally, as a
last effort at easing his conscience, at
the service on the following Sabbath
morning, he arose and requested the
forbearance of the brothers and sisters
a few moments, when he electrified
them by making the following confes-
sion: "My christian friends, you know
that l lost my wife some months ago
(sobs and tears1 and Nancy Stearns
has been keeping house for me. And
you know that / have a little child not
a year old. Well sometimes that child
would cry in the night and it would be
a long time before could quiet it
and last Tuesday night-God forgive
me the child cried so hard that
Nancy arose and came into the room,
and leaned over the bed to hush the
brothers and sisters, her
leaning over me there made me for
get Christ"
"What did you do? demanded the
sternly.
w-I-ki-ssed her y stammered
ont the Deacon, between his sobs, "but
| have been very sorry about it and
prayed to be forgiven, and 1 want you
to forgive and pray for me, brothers
and sisters"
As the Deacon bowed himself upon
his seat, like the mighty oak before
the tornado, Deacon Goodfellow arose
and astonished the audience still more
by saying:
"Brothers and sisters, you have
heard what. Brother Brown has said;
now he wants our forgiveness. For my
part, am willing to forgive him, and
Hwill still further add, that ifa pref
ty girl like Nancy Stearns came into
my room and leaned over my bed, I'D
kiss her sin or no SIM
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1872-01-16

ted Mr.. Kneller slowly, as his wife
threw herself on her knees beside him
nearly strang,ing him with the feryen-
cy of her embrace. "Only I've smash
ed the china, ard fried the oysters in
Plaster of Paris, and melted the nose
of the coffee-pot. But I'm not dead
| think ~
And while Mary assisted him to
rise, in little hystcrical tremor be-
tween laughing and crying, he looked
sheepishly around on the chaos and
ruin that surrounded the death ago
MES of his ambition as a cook.
"You see, Matte" he said, glancing
down at his ash-besprinkled habli-
mcnts, II wanted to give you a little
surprise and
"And you entirely succeeded, my
love" said his wife, mischieviously.-
You're splendid lawyer, my dear,
I've no doubt, but you'll never succeed
in life as a cook
II wish you'd tell me one thing.
Matte" he said that evening, as Mrs
Kneller handed him his second cup Of
tea.
"And what's that?
"Why didn't my buckwbcat batter
foam and bubble as yours does ? ]
stirred it until my arm was lame"
MY dear" sa d Mary laughing, d
you suppose the buckwheat bate
didn't know the d ference betwee'
you and me -
"Nonsense ~
"Of course its nonsense" said Mary
demurely, "if you mean your attempt
ing to fry oysters in Plaster Of Paris.
And Mr.. Kneller did not reply.