f _ RECIPE FOR GRAY HAIR. v To had pint ol water add » 02. Bay Rum, a V mmll Ihji of Bai bo Compound, and Vi oz ot • glycerine Apply to the hair twice 9 week f until it becomes the desired shade. Any drug gist can put this up or you can mix it at home at very little cost. It will gradually darken streaked, faded gray hair, and re moves dandruh. It. is excellent for falling hair and will make harsh hair soft and glossy. It will not color the scalp, is not sticky 01 greasy, and does not rub oil.—Adv a Your neighbors haven’t any more ▼ use for you than you have for them. A, J Important to Mothers 1 Examine carefully every bottle of I CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy for A infants and children, and see that it In Use for Over 30 Years. Children Cry for Fletcher’s Castoria The city of Copenhagen is daily con suming about 25,000 pounds of Ameri can salt pork. FOR HAJR AND SKIN HfcALTH Cuticnra Soap and Cuticura Ointment Are Supreme. Trial Free. Those fragrant, super-creamy emol lients keep the skin fresh and clear, the scalp free from dandruff, crusts and scales and the hands soft and white. They are splendid for nursery and toilet purposes and are most eco nomical because most effective. Free sample each by mail with Book. Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston. Sold everywhere.—Adv. Everything in Stock. A general merchant from Havre, /Mont., is in New York thin week learn ing the latest wrinkles in the art of selling corsets. The merchant’s line of goods at homo includes lightning rods, chewing tobacco, crackers, hoe han dles, rope, molasses, rat traps, canned goods, matches, calico, assorted nails and corsets. And it is a good bet rOiat if the truth were known, prunes, -f/ii'St music and bustles may be ob tained at his store—or if he didn't have them he could order 'em for you. Enough Evidence. Two rustics in the old country were discussing, one day, a newly erected postal pillar box in a village street. For a long time they were unable to think of its use, when suddenly one said: "Aa knaw; it belongs to the Salva tion Army; that's why it’s painted red.” But after a little consideration the other replied: ^ ' Na, aa; ye’re wrong, lad; it can’t T belong to them, because it says, ’No collection on Sunday.’ ” Information Wanted. The Hobo—Say, mister, bo youse de teller »v dis bank? Teller—Yes. What can I do for you? 'ITie Hobo—Kin youse tell me where 1 kin git work at me trade? Teller—What is your trade? Itto Hobo—Blowin’ foam off de tops uv de big schooners. ■ HI 1 I (F BACK HURTS CLEAR KIDNEYS WITH SALTS Drink Lots of Water and Stop Eating Meat for a While If the Bladder Bothers You. 51 eat forms uric acid which excites and overworks the kidneys in their efforts to filter it from the system. Regular eaters of meat must flush the kidneys occasionally. You must re lieve them like you relieve your bow els; removing all the acids, waste and poison, else you feel a dull misery in the kidney region, sharp pains in the back or sick headache, dizziness, your stomach sours, tongue is coated and when the weather is bad you have rheumatic twinges. The urino is cloudy, full of sediment; the channels often get irritated, obliging you to get up two or three times during the night. To neutralize these irritating acids and flush off the body’s urinous waste get about four ounces of Jad Salts from any pharmacy; take a table spoonful in a glass of water before breakfast for a few days and your kid neys will then act fine and bladder disorders disappear. This famous salts is made from the acid of grapes and lemon juice, combined with lithla, and has been used for generations to clean and stimulate sluggish kidneys and stop bladder irritation. Jad Salts is inexpensive; harmless and makes a delightful effervescent lithia-water drink which millions of men and women take now and then, thus avoid ing serious kidney and bladder dis eases.-— Adv. CAUSE FOR REAL REGRET Mistreated Father Thought He Saw How the Situation Might Have Been Different. They were traveling peacefully home in their lumbering market cart, when from the shadowy hedge there leapt two unkempt forms. No time was wasted in useless talking. In a businesslike manner they rifled the pockets of Farmer Jones and his daughter, turned them out of the cart, and drove off in it themselves. “Dear, oh, dear!” wailed the poor old man, “here's a nice today! Horse and cart and money all gone!” “Not the money, father,” broke in the daughter. “I had the purse in my mouth.” “In your mouth, lass?” replied the old man, feebly. “Good for you! But what a pity your mother wasn’t there, • then we might have saved the horse and cart!” Not Very Helpful. “Well, golf balls are cheaper, any how,” remarked the man who likes to look on the brighter'side of life. “What if they are?” sneered the pessimistic person. "That concerns only the idle rich. The chief desire of poor people is something to eat and wear. They can’t eat golf balls and most of them have too much self-re spect to wear cast-off golf clothes.” 1 1 ■ 111 1 4 A Leading Food Expert stood before the big battery of milling machines in the Grape-Nuts factories at Battle Creek, Mich., and after inspecting both the wheat and flour said to the miller: “That’s selected wheat, and no ‘patent flour’ stunt, either. That wheat comes out of the rolls as honest and unrefined as it went in. Where did you ever make flour before that retained the true mineral content of the grain?” And the wise miller replied: “I have worked in a good many mills, and 1 am no youngster, but let me tell you, I never made whole wheat flour like that until I came with this company.” The truth is, white flour is wofully lacking in certain essential mineral elements which are thrown out in the milling to make flour white and pretty, and its use frequently results in impaired health and activity. ^ The famous pure food, v Grape-Nuts to measure up to the situation and deliver goods in time for sailings." The expert Is further quoted as say ing that "ugly rumors” have been afloat that undue influence has been used to expedite the movement of munitions of war, but that these ru mors hfi*'o never been confirmed. "Americans probably do not realize the full extent of the munitions moving. A banking authority in New York told me that the Bethlehem plant alone was turning out more munitions than the Knglish plants put together." RELEASE U. S. STEAMER. London, March 4.—The American steamship (’amino, which was detained by the admiralty for examination, has been released. Suspicions entertained against the vessel apparently have been explained saiisl jr . • ■” » - - ----------- - the motives by which the ruling statesmen are impressed. “It is certain that a decisive Teu tonic victory at the present junc ture would be followed by most im portant changes in the interna tional situation. The Athens correspondent of the Telegraph says: “If Greece can serve as an ex ample of the effect which the giant struggle at Verdun will have upon neutrals, one can safely forecast that it would be immense. Greece is following the different phases of the battle of Verdun with absorb ing interest. It is believed here that the effects and political con sequences will bo even more far reaching on Germany's Balkan allies." Dispatches from Bucharest show that there is a keen interest there in the Verdun fighting. The cor respondent of the Exchange Tele graph company declares "only a great German victory cun prevent Rumania from joining the entente allies shortly." DAKOTA CENTRAL TRAIN DESTROYED Goes Through Bridge Near Thomas and Takes Fire— Physicians Called From Watertown. Watertown, S. D., March 4.—The Da kota Central passengor train, which left here at 6:C0 this morning, due to : arrive in Sioux Falls ut 31:10 a. m., went through a bridge at Thomas, 10 miles south of Watertown. 1 All three coaches of the train were destroyed by lire and two passengers are known to have been killed. One of j these has been identified as David Bovejoy, mail agent, residing at Water town. The other is believed to be F. li, I Dooling, a salesman, of Denver. There are about half a dozen pas sengers who suffered fairly serious in , Juries, but it is claimed that none of j these cases is likely to result fatally. I The train consisted of engine, mail car and two passenger coaches. The 1 engine and mail car had passed over the bridge when the structure sudden | ly gave way. As the passenger coaches 1 dropped Into the gulch, the mail car was taken with them, breaking loose from the engine. j Fire quickly broke out, originating from the car stoves, and all of the i woodwork on the cars soon was In flames. Physicians were summoned by wire from Watertown and a special relief train was made up here as soon as possible and sent to the scene of the wreck. Among those seriously injured arc: Bob Maxwell, engineer: W. .1. Bunn, 1 fireman;-Burgess, express mes 1 senger. The weakening of the bridge by fire is believed to have been the cause of the accident, it is 60 feet high at the i point where the train wont off. It Is said that the fire on the bridge proba bly was started by the passenger train which passed over the evening before. The gulch where the train dropped through was 26 feet deep. The con irnts of the baggage and mail cur were consumed with these cars. Passengers and trainmen had to stand by ami see Lovejoy and Dooling burned, ns the heat was too intense to pi rmit their rescue. Engineer Robert Maxwell, Fireman W. .1. IHinn and Gaggageman | Burgess, all of Watertown, were more or less injure I. Mail Agent Rove.ioy ha 1 been in th • service for 30 years. Engineer Maxwell is an old Milwaukee endneor Tiv i-'l-i "oing 20 miles an hour * ♦ ■» • VERDUN DRIVE AGAIN HALTED PARISCLAIMS Bombardment Continues But Germans Have Attempted No New Infantry At tacks, Report. FRENCH LINES UNBROKEN General Gallieni Tells Parlia ment Situation Is Highly Satisfactory—Plenty of Reserves Left. After tlic desperate battling on the Douanmont plateau in the re newal of the German drive for Verdun, there has come a second halt. Paris today announced that there had been a cessation of in fantry attacks by the Germaiin, although artillery still is keeping up a heavy bombardment. The Douanmont sector is pointed out by French military critics as a key position, essential to the German purpose 6f taking the fortress. There have been advances on both the French flanks and indications are furnished of contemplated thrusts at vital points in the lines about the curving Verdun front. Confidence in the outcome of the Verdun struggle has been ex pressed by General Gallieni, the French minister of w ar, according to a Paris dispatch. Paris. March 6.—The bombardment continued with considerable Intensity In various sectors of the region of Ver dun. It was not, however, followed by any actions of infantry, according to the announcement made by the French war office this afternoon. At Kparges tho French prevented German troops from occupying a crater made by the explosion of one of their mines. The customary artillery fire was con tinued along the remainder of the front. The statement follows: "The bombardment which was main tained with considerable activity last night on the different sectors in the I region of Verdun has not been followed by any action on the part of the Infan try of the enemy. "At Kparges we have prevented the enemy from occupying a crater pro duced by the explosion of one of their mines. “There Mt nothing to report from the remainder of front, excepting the cus tomary cannonading.” VERDUN SITUATION VERY SATISFACTORY TO FRENCH Paris, March 6.—General Galllent. minister of war, lias told the commis sion on military affuirs of the chamber of deputies that he Is satisfied wtth the situation at Verdun. He gave de tails of the reserves of men and stocks of ammunition now available. MHilary writers say that it was in keeping with all the precedents that the Germans should attempt 1-. reduce the salient of Douaumont plateau, for this key position must be taknn before sol id progress could be made els . where. The attack began after a long pre liminary bombardment on Wednesday. German columns started to deploy from Hardaumont wood, on the right, and at the same time a division advanced on the village of Vaux. The latter attack failed, with heavy losses to the Ger mans. French artillery fire was so fierce that evening that the Germans were unable to push attacks on nny point of the Douaumont plateau. They prof ited by the darkness of the night, how ever, to bring up masses of reserves I and the fighting began with renewed fury on Thursday. During the morning and afternoon the desperate onslatights were made by Pomeranian and Bran denburg regiments. In the first and second attacks the assailants, who fought with great bravery, reached the French barbed wire, but so fierce was the bail of bui 1 lets from the machine guns and rifles that the gray-coated legions melted. The officers rnll'ed, them again untH no more were left to rnllv. Clash With Bayonet. I The third attack began abont 3 o'clock in the afternoon. It was even more violent than those which have preceded. For more than an hour the Germans came on In serried ranks, hurling themselves regardless of cost, against the ridges held bv the French ! men. At last tlie defenders’ line wav ered at two points, but only momen tarily. and the counter attack, driven home with (he bayonet, drove the Ger mans back to the shelter of the Gham brettes of the Hardaumont ravines. ' The Germans then resumed the bom bardment. ploughing up the ground anil pulverizing the rocks with hun dreds of big shells. The fourth advance was made after dusk by fresh Prus < sian brigades, who had replaced the ■ troops engaged in the morning and afternoon attacks. After desperate fighting they managed to get a footing on the extreme edge of the plateau, whence they pushed forward into the houses on the north side of the village. The Germans now hold Douaumont village, but the French dominate them : from commanding heights As the I sides are fairly evenly matched, it Is i likely that the village will change Ponds more than once before the bat tle ends. The experts say that Ger 1 man possession of it is only tempo rary and that the technical advantage | remains with the French, whose lines i continue unbroken. Battle in a Cavo. An episode of the battle of Verdun Is told by a wounded man who has ar rived hero, who was posted in a quarry at Louvomont on the Meuse heights. He says: “The quarry ended at the rear in a doop cave running under the plateau on which the Germans would advance to the attack. A detachment to which I belonged took refuge in Mv- cavo while the heavy bombardm sting 4X hours, was going n. after which the attack was d ! -riv ing at the top of the pi-- Ger mans dug an open in are ( oni above, but v • vtu r ■ • in- as they na cb’co ,■ vendy 1