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The Washington times., 1912-01-01
SLEEPING CHINESE
NARROWLY ESCAPE
DEATH IN FLAMES
Police Break Into Avenue
Building just in Time to
Save Celestials.

There was q lot OF excitement IN
Washington's Chinatown about o'cioex
this morning, when fire was discovered
on the third floor Of the building at 321
Pennsylvania avenue northwest. The
store on the first floor is conducted by
Lee Sing, while on the upper floors are
sleeping apartments.
Policemen Boswell and Wilson were
walking up the Avenue when they saw
smoke coming out the front windows on
me top floor. They beat on the door
with their night sticks, but failed to
rouse the sleeping Celestials, and had
to break the door in.
On the other floors were Celestials
dozen Chinese sleeping in the room In
which the flames were rapidly gaining
headway. ohlivious TO the danger that
surrounded them. 1t was with consider
able difficulty that the policemen
awakened The sleepers. When they
opened thefr eyes and saw the smoke,
they Jumped I'D from the mating
ounks and rushed downstairs. An over
heated stove caused the fire. The dam
age was S25.
On the other floors were celestiaIs.
who. when they woke up and saw the
policemen In the building, thought the
lilSo was pihShcus IL TGQulreu
much explaining to make II clear 70
them that there was fire in the build
ing.
The changing Of the fire gongs when
the engines arrived attracted the other
Chinese in the neighborhood, who
rushed to the scene and made anxious
inquiry about their fellow-countrymen
who were sleeping in the buildings.
Chinatown IL the ono place in the Dis
trice where New Year Eve Is not OBJ
served. The Celestials have q New
Year Of their own, and they don't join
in the festivities at u .. m. January /.
Fire caused by q short circuiting of
the wires did $25 damage to the electric
| automobile of r G. ale, 1886 l. street
northwest, early this morning. The ma
chine was standing In front Of Mr..
| Hale,s house at the time. Employees OF
a nearby garage put out the FIRE.
[ Fire Of unknown origin late last night
did $1O0 damage to the bicycle shop of
e. w. Wheeler, 1895 Seventh street
| northwest. Insurance covers the loss.
| lace curtain coming in contact with
| a lighted gas Jet caused q IRE which
did SO damage to the apartment of A.
G. Frey, an undertaken at 1880 Four
teenth street northwest. No. . Engine
Company responded to q local alarm
and extinguished the blaze without dif-
| ficulty.
The Washington times., 1912-01-01
George and Mary Not
Likely to Visit Here

Serious doubt was expressed today at
the British embassy regarding the prob
ability of King George and Queen Mary,
Of England. including America in their
itinerary when they make the customary
coronation tour to foreign capitals.
The probability Of state visit to
washington by the royal couple was
published in a London Sunday news
paper. but 1t did not contain the stamp
of authenticity, 1t being stated that the
suppositton had developed In 'well-in-
formed quarters"
I'VE have received absolutely no init
nation of the rumored visit. and regard
such a thing as quite remote" was the
statement given out At the British en-
bassy.
The Washington times., 1912-01-01
Brightwood Tent of
MaccabeeS Get Prize

Brightwood Tent, No. s. knights of
the Maccabees. is winner in the banner
contest IN the District of Columbia,
participated in by various tents in the
city. The banner is given every six
months to the tent procuring the great
wood Tent led during the last six
months. The presentation will be made
on the night Of January Q.
The banner previously was held BY
Georgetown Tent, Next July II will be
presented to the tent getting the most
members during the present period.
Tomorrow night Metropolitan Tent,
No. u. will install officers at their hall,
1877 Seventh street northwest.
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TEN DONT'S GIVEN
TO THE HUSBANDS
Massachusetts, Pastor Furnishes Decalogue Guaranteed
to Make All Wives Happy If They Also Fol
low One Given Them.

BRoCKToN, Mass, Jan. 1.-The Rev.
Albert Marion Hyde, who framed q
decalogue for wives several weeks ago,
gave ten 'don'ts" for husbands in his
sermon in the Porter Congregational
Church.
Here IL the decalogue for husbands
Mr.. Hyde guarantees will keep happi-
ness In the home.
I. Don't forget and leave your little
courtesies and general kindnesses at
some hotel on your wedding trip. You
will need them in the rest Of ife's jour-
ney. II the clerks could forward ten
years later some Of the loving endear-
ments jeff behind at their hotels II
would prevent many q divorce action.
2. Don't .unbosom yourself about your
family troubles to your neighbor, to
your partner. to your partners wife, to
your stenographer. to your college
friends, to a male member Of your club.
or even to q brother or sister in your
church; fight 1t out with your wife
alone, even II II takes all summer. Only
those in high society can AFFORD to give
their family troubles to the multitude.
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LET REFORM GO THE FULL
LENGTH.

President Taft has issued an order
that rural letter carriers must not be
unduly active in politics. The Civil
Service Commission is directed to dis
miss any who violate the ukase.
b" Good! Nothing could be finer than
to put an end to using the Federal jobs
for political purposes. There are half
a million or SO of Federal employees of
all ranks and grades. They constitute
the whole Republican party in the
South, and it controls one-forth the
votes in the Republican national, con-
vention.
Now, the President has opportunity
to go to the logical limit in this affair.
Let him decree that in no State shall
Federal officeholder act as delegate
to q convention, arbiter of patronage,
political boss, committeeman, or booster
for any particular faction or program.
There is q vast fake about this order
that the rural carrier shall not play
a political part. The carrier is forbid
den to mix, but the first-class postmas-
ter is expected, even required, to be the
Administration leader in his bailiwick
The collector of internal revenue, the
United States attorney, the customs
administrator, the scores of other Fed
eral functionaries, constitute the whole
structure of the Republican party in
the un- Republican South.
Mr.. President, why not announce
that all Federal officers must keep their
hands of politicsi This would be an
excellent time for such pronounce.
ment. Nobody would doubt your sin.
cerity as q reformer if you should take
that step, for it would be equivalent
to renouncing your first mortgage on
the delegates from the South.
Why should you not be as sincere
a reformer as La Toilette recently
proved himself! He advised, even
urged, his friends in California to re.
linquish their absolute control of that
States delegation, in order to make
good their promise Of Presidential
preference primary. They have accept.
ed the advice, passed the primary act
and will have to fight for a delegation
that they had already captured.
Mr.. President, it is stated that the
"sooner" Republican convention held in
Alabama some months ago, which de-
clared for you and chose delegation
to the coming convention, was com
posed ENTIRELY of Federal offcehold
ers.
Wouldn't 1t be well to supplement
this rural-carriers order with a direc
ton that no Federal officer might be 9
delegate to any convention, q politica
committeeman, or a part of any orgasi
zation in politics'
Why not, If you are going to tax,
the civil service out of politics, tax,
out the part that is ALL THE POLL
TICS IN A DOZEN STATESf
Why not give us the real reform, moi
sham, an imitation, q fakef
The Washington times., 1912-01-01

8 Don't arrange for your second mar
riage before your wife 10 dead.
4. Don't support the wife and children
of the saloon keeper at the expense OF
your own wife and children.
3. Don't have nervous pr0stration when
your wife asks you to 60 out with her
for an evening to mugicales. or her
club, or to see her friends, or even to a
church social; II 10 hard on o woman to
be a grass widow all the time.
9. Don't make your wife stranger to
your check book.
4. Don't make your wife q pack horse
harnessed to the kitchen stove. the
washtub and the mending bag; the
eight hour man with the sixteen hour
wife needs 20 unionise his home.
8. Don't carry all your religion In your
.. Don't overlook the fact that the
decalogue OF Moses ID still on the statute
books.
10. Don't forget that the happiest spo,
on earth IL your home. your wife may
not be an angel: you would be lonesome
II she were. Angels would be hard to
live with: wives are much better. Live
In the home sunshine and be worthy
Of Il.
The Washington times., 1912-01-01
STAYSAT THROTTLE
AFTER He ESCAPES
DEATH IN ACCIDENT
Nally Continues as Train
Pilot When His First
Engine Overturns.
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the fires to prevent a possible explo-
sion OF the boiler.
The big engine was literally convert
ed into a pile OF twisted steel and iron.
The cab and boiler were about the only
things that remained intact. All OF the
wheels were broken of.
Officials Of the railroad who soon were
on the scene said that they weresunable
to determine the cause Of the derail-
ment. 1t Is believed, however, that one
OF the frogs in the series Of switches
failed to work when the switch was
thrown.
1t was soon seen that It would be a
useless task to attempt to clear and
repair the tracks. The train was run
back to the station, another engine
hitched on. and run out again on
another track. {.
Stick With Post.
In spite Of the protests Of officials Of
tho road. Engineer Nally insisted on
getting in the cab and running the train
to New York. Nailv was painfully
bruised about the legs and also received
several minor injuries, but he refused
all cffers Of medical assistance.
I'm all right" he shouted. as he
climbed aboard the new engine. ''and
wouldn't let any one else take this
train out for anything"
The Washington times., 1912-01-01
Miss Boardman Leaves
Capital for Panama

Miss Mabel T. Boardman. with her
sister. Mrs. Frederick A. Keep, today
left Washington, going to New York
city. whence she will sail tomorrow for
Panama.
She will make tour of the canal
work being done there by the National
Red Cross Society. On January 13, she
win address the Panama chapter Of the
society.
MISS Boardman is expected to return
ary. Besides the address and the visits
to branch societies, the most of her trip
will be In the nature OF a vacation.
The Washington times., 1912-01-01
Bricklayers to Leave
For Convention in West

George W. Elliott. Jemes ]. Brosna-
han. Gnd Norman Ditzler. delegates
from Local No. 1. Bricklayers' Union.
will leave Washington Wednesday night
for 81. Joseph, Mo-. where they will
attend a convention next Monday.
At recent meeting of the local
structing the three delegates from this
city to use their influence to bring the
next convention to Washington.
The Washington times., 1912-01-01
Revival Meetings Are
Opened by Baptists

Revival meetings were begun last
night by the Rev. 8. p, w. Drew, COLI
ored, at the Cosmopolitan Baptist
Church. The services will be continued
until February l.
In connection with the meetings a
house-to-house canvass will be made by
the minister among colored persons lv-
Ing In alleys and courts.
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Total for the month. 222.o2.
Sunday average for the month....... 4l.l0i

The net total circulation Of The Washington
Times Sunday during the month of Decem-
ber was ,015. all copies left over and re-
turned by agents being eliminated. This
number. when divided by g. the number Of
Sundays during December, shows the net
Sunday average for December to have been
solemnly swear that the accompanying
statement represents the circulation Of The
washington Times a. detailed, and that the
net figures represent, all returns eliminated
the number of copies of The Times which
are sold, delivered, furnished or mailed to
bona hde purchasers or subscribers.
FRED A. WALKER,
District Of Columbia, Is;
nrst day OF January, A. d. 1872
tseaL) ALFRED HIGBIE,
Notary Public.
The Washington times., 1912-01-01
Shiloh Church to Give
Joy to Alley Children

Shiloh Baptist Church will give hun
dreds Of the alley children clothing and
toys this afternoon. The Alley Improve
Hand Society have charge of the affair
under the direction Of DR.. and Mrs. Mil
ton Waldron.
The Washington times., 1912-01-01
Amusements.

National-"The Little Rebel" 2:l5 and
cSiumbia"''The & b Fascinating Widow"
2:15 and S:15 p. m:
Belasco-"Excuse Me-" 2:l5 and BIO
Chase's-May Tully and company. s:l5
AeademyI"His Honor the Mayor" 2:l5
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 2:15. 7,so and .
ID. m.
Casino-vaudeville. to II p. m. con-
tinuous.
Cosmos-Vaudeville, to IL p. M, con-
tinuous,
Gayety-"'The Behman Show" 2:l5 and
8:15 p. m.
Lyceum-Zallah and company. 2:l5 and
S:15 p, m.
Convention Hall-Skating. .
The Washington times., 1912-01-01

Even the petty thieves seem to have
been reduced to the necessity Of pick
ing nothing but their way along,
The Washington times., 1912-01-01

In the midst of the maelstrom the
President will hardly recall that he
once remarked, Nobody ever drops in. -
The Washington times., 1912-01-01
- In the Mail Bag II

Of
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MONDAY. JANUARY !, 1912.

Add the numbers that 20 to make UP
lsl2 and you have thirteen which does
not necessarily mean uniucby.
The Washington times., 1912-01-01

The number of typographical errors of
= serious nature in the q. p. o. may
make 1t necessary to call for a revised
psoof.
The Washington times., 1912-01-01

There was a touch Of tho old-tfme gal
Antry In Peacock alley when courtly
beeux welcomed the New Year by kiss
ing the hands Of beauty. .
The Washington times., 1912-01-01
Sunday.

The number OF, complete and perfect copies
q The washington Timer printed Sundays
during the month Of December was a. fol-
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Ivy III TSdcoCk dliey Wnen COurtly
besux welcomed the New Year by kiss
ing the hands of beauty.
Might be good idea to tag on the
end Of your resolutions this year one
. the effect that. Resolved, I will keen
Al my resolutions this year.
Those hello girls who were on the
verge Of panic at the cry Of Fire"
would probably have ielt worse had q
I'd" been added to the word at this Joy
Gus season.
The scientists who complain that the
newspapers do not do them Justice will
come to the next convention, perhaps.
with a version of their papers written
out in plain United States.
Major Sylvester is not quite SO ef-
fective as a Maxim silencer. but the ex-
ercise of a sound discretion kept down
the rowdyism without Interfering with
the reasonable license Of the evening.
The Scandinavian Club is looking for
an increase In It's membership. Is
there a candidate in all the bunch who
couldn't trace back his ancestry to q
Norseman II the OCCASION called for It?
The Knights Of Momus knocked to
their hearts content last night, but the
presence of the ladies' served to keep
on the brakes. Just wait until the Feb
ruary gathering and then hear the ham,
0ors land.
DR.. Harry 8. Lewis, the youngest man
yet to be superintendent of a hospital
In this city, has the best wishes of the
medical profession and the laity when
he takes charge Of the Emergency Hos
pital today.
The Washington times., 1912-01-01

Wight be a good idea to tag on the
end Of your resolutions this year one
70 the effect that. Resolved, I will keep
ali my resolutions this year.
The Washington times., 1912-01-01

The net total circulation OF The washington
Times daily during the month Of December
was 1.082, ,l61, all copies left over and returned
being eliminated. This number, when d.
vided by S, the number Of days of publi-
cation. shows the net daily average for De.
cember to have been 41,s2i
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DECEMBER CIRCULATION.
..e n~auv

The number Of complete and perfect copies
Of The Washington Times printed daily our
inG the month Of December was aa follows:
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Total for the month......,...........L2 "a. 70
Daily average for the month........ l9,0l
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-07-03
Real Estate Transfers.

The following transfers of real estate
were recorded in the ofic of Mr.. Richard
SondIey, auditor of Abbeville county dur.
ing the month OF June:
DoNALDs TOWNSHIP.
r. VI. Haddon to AbbeviIlc Motor CaI
Company, 76 acres, Sl,O50.
John r. Callahan to W. h. Stringer,
1861 acres, $4,000.
J. S. Fowler to w. X. Stringer, TLI
acres. So, 900.
ABBEyILLE TOWNSHIP.
G. V. Rosenberg to Sarah Irene Rosen'
burg, one lot and building. S..
Annie Edwards to Anderson Investment
Company, one lot. $50.
Mrs. Minnie w. Harden to Lewis Perrin
one lot, $500.
LOwNDESVILLE TOWNSHIP.
Allen and Olivia Covington to a. '
Barnes, 81 acres.
CALHOUN MILLS TOWNSHIP.
A. h. Campbell to Helen NJ. Gilbert, three
lots, SITS.
j. NJ Nickles, trustee of Flasier IL Co.
to Joe F. Gilbert, $106.
BORDEAUX TOWNSHIP.
j. E. Britt, president. to Trustees Schoo
District No. Is, one lot. .
Arnold Bodenhamcr to j. F. Marshall
ten lots, $3.50.
Mccormick Land and Lumber Co., to J
A. Dillashaw, two lots, Q l.50.
Mccormick Land ard Lumber Co., to III
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-07-03
LICENSES.

The following marriage LICENSES. were
entered in tho Office Of Hon. j. F. Miller,
Judge Of Probate for Abbeville county,
during the month of June:
Louis Levi, OF Manning, and Miss Sarah
Irene Rosenberg, of Abbeville.
Vim. Arthur Culbertson, of Donalds, and
| Miss Ida Dodson, of Donalds.
}. E. Warren and Miss Lila McCurry,
both OF Abbeville.
John Gordon WilkersOn, Of Lucien coun-
ty, Ga, and Miss Annie S%harpton, of Nc
1 Cormick.
Frank Welsh aud Miss Ruth Barksdale.
both of Abbeville.
Geo. E. Scott and Miss Pearl Mahaffey,
, both OF. Abbeville.
]. l.. Terrell, OF GreelyviIle, and Miss
Lucy Robinson Evans, Of Abbeville.
T. l.. Davis and Miss Ethel Price, both OF
Mccormick.
! Sam Mattison and Essie Callahan, both
Of Due West.
Elliott Tenant and Hattie Hunter, both
Of Calhoun Falls.
Harrison Banks and kissie Hill, both OF
Latifner.
Demit Crawford and Ada Cannon, both
OF Mccormick.
Jake Cunningham and May Pearl Scott,
both OF Abbeville.
Peter Reid and Sallie McCanty, both OF
Donalds.
Alfred Jackson and Elizabeth Collins,
both OF Mt. Carmel.
Andrew johnson and Catherine Baskin,
both OF Lowndesville.
Robert Baskin and Laura Pierson, both
Of Calhoun Falls.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-07-03

trouble; fell from batteau into Tug
aloo River; taken out dead.
Perrin, L. w, lawyer, Master in Equity
when he died of heart trouble, Sep
TENDER 1907, while attending base
ball game.
Perrin, T. G., jr., killed in n
ouaife, merchant, partner Of w. c: Moore
came from a Northern State. In bad
health. Dead.
Roche, Morris, moved to Florida.
Russell, Buchanan, one OF the best me-
chanirs ever In town.
Shillito, Harper.
EShillito, WIN.
|Taggart, John, iailer.
fTaggart, Patrick, in war. lives In NorfolK.
Turner, Stfingfellow, son Of DR.. Turner
Dead.
Wardlaw, Alfred, commission merchant IN
Charleston, 1859.
Wardlaw, Alfred, died Of wounds.
Wardlaw, Arthur, son of Alfred Wardlaw,
killed in battle.
| Winstock ,B.N. & S.A., merchants, did bust
ness at the stand where the Farmers
Bank is now located. 1t Is said that
S. A. Winstock said that this was a
strange community; SO many people
spoke to him after this fashion, when
the year was about to close: Sam,
have you made out my account !
Please make it out at once. 1 want
to give you my note. never like to
W a man a damn cent after Christ,
mas"
Williams, David.
Wilson, Eatjall.
Wilson, John, Confederate soldier, came
home, now in Soldiers Home.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-07-03
BBEWLLE INSURANCE & TRUST co.
J. E. McDavid, Sec.
The State of South Carolina
COUNTY.

COUNTY,.
Probate CONFEDERATION for Letters OF Ad-
), ministration.
BY J.F. Miller. Esq.. Judge OF Probate.
. WhSYS6s. MrG Ella ". Thornton hath made
suit TO me, To grant her Letters Of Adminls-
tration OF the Estate and effects OF j. F.
,Thprnton, Rte OF Abbeville County, d.
'ceasSd.
These arc therefore, to cite and admonish
all and singular the kindred and creditors OF
the said ]. F. Thornton deceased, that
they be and appear before me, In the Court OF
Probate, to be held At Abbeville &. e., on
Monday, the 10Th OF July. 1912. after pub
location hereof, at IL O'clock IN the forenoon.
to 10Y cause II any they have, why the said
Administrator should not be granted.
Given under my hand and seal Of The Court,
this 2ud day Of July. in the year
OF our Lord one thousand nine hun
dred and twelve. and IN the l36th year
=. OF American Independence.
Published on the SD day of July, 1912,
In the Press aud Banner and on the Court
House door foEthe time required by law.
J.. r. MILLER,
Judge OF Probate.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-07-03

Summer colds are hard to get rid OF,
aud frequently lead to asthma, hr"n'
chitis, and hay fever. d. not let your
cnld gel q hold on you, but use Foley's
Honey and Tar Compound. for quick
relief. W. p. Allen, Chelsea, Wis,
sayr: ave prefer FnIey's Honey an.
Tar Compound to other cough medi
cines because 1t quickly cures cough.
and colds. X will ward off d cold II
taken I'd time." Contains 10 opiates
McMurray Drug Go.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-07-03
We Offer for Safe the
Following Real Estate

ITO Acres in Warrenton. On this tract
there is q good four room dwelling,
within half mile Of school house and
church. In one of the most thickly
settled communities in AbDeville
. county.
1887 Acres in WarrentOn, large two story
dwelling, possibly the prettiest loca.
ton you could find. Church and
school adjoining, half mile from S.
A. L. railroad, Watts station.
81 Acres land on poor house road, between
city and poor house, within one
third mile OF city limits. This tract
can be bought on easy terms.
100 Acres OF land within one and one-half
mile of Abbeville, at the very low
price OF $4,000 per acre.
This is the season Of the year when peo-
pie begin to look around for real estate. II
you have any land you want to sell list it
with us, we will soon begin al advertising
campaign In Anderson, Greenville and
other papers. We propose to sell much
real estate between this and November.
You had better let us sell yours.
O rnuev A
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-07-03
Fire Insurance on Ginneries
and Gil Mills.

Abbevine insurance and
Trust Co., makes a specially
of insurfng gins, ginneries
and oil mills. We would be
glad to call on you and rate
your gin sndlget you in read.
mess for your fall business.
You cannot afford to FUN a
gin without fire insurance.
Abbevilfe Ins. & trustee.
J. e. McDavid, Sec.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-07-03

Smoking mean cigars leaves a bad taste
in the mouth. Speeds Cinco will remedy
this'and cost no more. 80
Russian Corn Solvent will change that
frown into q smile. Try 1t, only 10 cts at
Speeds Drug Store.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-07-03
Fire, Wind.Storm and Light
ming Insurance on Coun-

tIy IIOPe1Cy'
To those people living in
the county who want old lin
fire insurance VIC WILDE glad
to call on you and talk the
matter over. We are in posi-.
ton to insure your dwelling
your barns, negro cabins. etc.
againtt, FIRE, wind : storm,
Liz htniug. Write, phone, OF
call
Abbeville ms. & Trust Co,
J E. McDavid, Sec.
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&. and j. J. DeasUn, f0tir lots, S2G2:
Fl. Baughman to e.. 7. Baughman. two
lots, $40.
Ollie. Morgan to Helen NJ. Gilbert, 39"44
acres, $3.50.
G. J. end J. r. Sanders to Mrs. Annie T..
P. Robinson and Mrs. LiIlia NJ. Jennings,
l lot in town Of Mccormick, S4,053.14.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-07-03

Don't let lice eat up your valuable poul-
try when it's 80 easy to get rid OF them:
Conkey's Lice Powder, Lice Liquid and
Head Lice Ointment are guaranteed to do
he work quickly. Get o practical poultry
b ,ok free from The McMurray Drug Co.