THE BEE: OMAHA, TI1UUSUAY, AiAKUi si, ivis.
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MAGEE MISSION
FORCED TO CLOSE;
FUNDS ARE GONE
Christian Endeavorers Vote to
Drop Burden of Supporting
Institution; War is Given
as Cause.
The Magee mission. 1511 Capitol
avenue, has been abandoned to its
fate by those, who had pledged it
support. No more will the hundreds
of poor children crowd into the room
for Sunday school. No more will
the poor mothers come to the helpful
meetings on Thursdays. No more will
the humble mission be crowded with
loor families for Sunday service.
The Christian Endeavorers of
Dmaha, at a meeting in the First
Christian church Tuesday night,
voted to drop the burden of support
ing the mission. Many of the men
leaders of the Christian Endeavor un
ion are in the army and the girls and
remaining men found it impossible to
raise the funds necessary for the
support.
"They were beautiful about it,"
said Miss Magee. "So many of the
young men have gone to war and the
pastors,' no doubt, need all the sup
k port they caJ get for their church
work. They simply could not see
their way to raising the necessary
funds. So, I guess we will have to
close."
"How much would it take to
keep the mission running?" she was
sked.
Children Are Losers.
"Well, $1,000 would keep it open
the rest of the year," she said. ' We
pay $40 a month rent here. I have
looked at big revivals held at mrge
expense and with almost no r?.5t'lts
apparent, and I have. thought what
. 51,000 even would do for our work
here. When we have closed this
mission the children will be scattered.
. Many of them will fall away from
Rood influence. And these poor moth
ers! To many of them the meetings
here are the only bright spots in
Iheir' lives. And the children look
forward to coming here with -the
greatest delight."
It is. now nearly a year sbu a
.lisagreement in the management of
the Omaha City mission resulted in
the ousting of Miss Magee from
that work, which she had conducted
"or years. Then the Christian En
ieavor union decided to open a ..epa
rate mission known as the M. yee
mission. Miss Magee has conducted
mission work in Omaha for 20 years.
Day and night, without ceasing, she
!ias made this work her whole life.
The room at 1511 Capitol avenue
is old but has a homey air. An aged
man was engage! in cleaning. On the
walls are printed, verses of scripture,
"The Lord has done great things
for us," etc. A table is made of half
i store box set up on four legs. A
home mde platform is at one end
of the ' room.
Miss Magee's salary has h.een a
mere pittance, barely enough to live
. on. She has never asked more, say
k ing she has no use for more than
7 just enough to live in the simplest
manner.
"We will keep open until Easter,"
'she said. The children are preparing
a big Easter program and they would
be disappointed if they couldn't give
it." ,
. Liberty Loan Mass Mejting
Will Be Held Thursday Night
Sergeant Edward v Edwards and
Dorothy Brooks, the national Liberty
loan speakers, talked before large
houses at Kansas City, Mo., Tuesday
night They are to spgak at Kansas
City, Kan., tonight. They have ano'her
engagement in Kansas and will arrive
in Omaha Thursday in time to speak
at the big mass meeting at the Audi-
Edwards is the survivor of the
Canadian Princess Pat regiment
which was wiped out by the Germans
in the summer of 1915. He has a
ziareat story(to tell, and he tells it at
T-fiese meetings as a side light to the
Liberty bond campaign.
Miss Dorothy Brooks, who wii1 ap
pear with Sergeant Edwards, has '..ten
in public life since childhood. Sie
was known as the "child orator" when
she was but a girl. She is a college
woman, has taught school, pract'eed
law, edited a public service journal
and engaged in New York settlement
work. She has been active in Red
Cross work and led the last Liberty
loan parade in New York City. In
her speaking tours for Liberty bonds
she has sold 'more than $2,000,000
worth of the bonds, and when sin. in
terested herself in recruiting she re
cruited more than 6,000 men for the
army and navy.
Charles A. Goss of Omaha wi!i in
troduce the speakers at the mass
meeting in Omaha.
Food Body Investigates
Potato Flour Possibilites
The possibility of manufacturing
Hour from potatoes that are still un
marketed in the western part of Ne
braska and other parts of the country
las attracted the attention of he tfed
Jral food administration. A 'few
weeks ago, J. M. Gillen, industrial
rommissioner of the Omaha Chamber
af Commerce, began to interest him
self and has been in correspondence
with the food administration.
I 0. Laird and W. H. Yohe of the
Updike Milling company of Omaha
have alfco been collecting information
as to tile possibilities. H. S. Hiltner,
chemist of the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture, has visited
Omaha and has hada conference with
Mr. Gillen and Mr. Laird. Prof. C
W. Pugsley of the University of Ne
braska has been making potato flour
. and baking it in the laboratories at
Lincoln as an experiment. Mr. Gil
len is keeping in close touch with the
-A) government chemist, with the food
administration, and with those in a
position to install necessary machin
ery for Jhe milling when the time
comes. ,
. Weather Man Says Frost
May Come Next Month
While the weather is warm for this
me of year, Colonel Welsh says it is
"" otsafe to predict that the cold
reathcr is over. With a prospect of
rosts coming any time during the
nexumonth, Mr. Welsh .advises
against being in a hurry about plant
n vegetables.
POLITICAL
Two Special RetUtrmtion Days
This Weak lor South Sider.
SHRAPNEL
Voters on the South Side can reg
ister at the South Side city hall
Thursday and Friday afternoons and
qvenings. Of course, they can regis
ter later by making the trip to the
court house. Special registration was
held. at the city hall in Benson Wed
nesday afternoon and evening.
A man came into the office of Elec
tion Commissioner Moorhead to reg
ister for the primaries. He is going
to move out of the district on March
31. The commissioner informed him
to move not later than March 29 if
you want to vote." "I can't move
before then because the house won't
be vacant," saidyhc voter. And tlfus
a' vote for seven office seeders was
lost.
City Commissioner Parks pro
claims himself "The People's- Friend''
on his campaign card, while Joe
Hummell's slogan is "Safety First,"
whatever that may meat.. Mayor
Dahlman makes no .eference to his
conversion to prohibition but pro
claims himself merely "Candidate for
Re-Election."
W. L. Nichols and Roy N. Towl
are the latest filers for city com
missioner. Mr. Nichols wis former
ly superintendant of the county hos
pital and is now a North Twenty
fourth street realtor. Mr. Towl lives
on the South Side and is manager
of the Towl Engineering company.
March 29 'is the last day for gener
al registration for the primaries of
April 9.
Many Speakers Volunteer
For War Stamps Meetings
v More than 200 men have volun
teered to spcek at the neighborhood
thrift stamp meetings which will be
held at the Omaha school houses Fri
day night. The speakers and captains
met Tuesday night at the Chamber
of Commerce to receive instructions.
Friday night, the head of each
household in Omaha has been asked
by Ward Burgess, war savings stamp
director for Nebraska, to meet at the
school house of his district to pledge
the -sum of wa- savings stamps he
will buy this year. More than 35,000
letters of notification have been sent
out by Mr. Burgess and Mayor Dahl
man has issued a proclamation. The
meetings will be held between the
hours of 7 and 9 p. m.
Merchants Fall Victim
To FoxV Check Artist
A number of Omaha merchants
are victims of a smooth check artist
who invaded the city last Saturday.
This check "slicker" employed a
new wrinkle to dupe the Omahans
and, according to reports, he was
highly successful.
Blank First National bank checks
were used. Across the top he
stamped J the name "Nebraska Plate
Glass Company." Then a check-writing
machine was used to stamp in
the amounts and thus make the checks
look genuine and business-like.
By choosing Saturday as the day
on which to cash them, the retail
merchants -believed them to be pay
checks. '
None of the merchants became sus
picious until the' checks began to
come back. Both the First National
and the United Slates National re
ceived some of the worthless checks.
Max Rosenthal of the Palace
Clothing company admits he was
"bitten" for $19.50. He cashed a
check for that sum believing it to be
a genuine pay check.
Many Masons Attending
Scottish Rite Reunion
Scottish Rite reunion, which is be
ing held in the cathedral, Twentieth
and Douglas streets, is the most suc
cessful ever staged in Omaha, accord
ing to members who have attended re-i
unions for many years.
The eighteenth to the thirtieth de
gree' was conferred Wednesday to al
most 100 candidates. The 31st to 32d
degrees will be conferred Thursday.
The annual banquet will be held
in the cathedral at 7 o'clock Thursday
night and, it is estimated, that more
than 1,000 Masons will attend.
Lieutenant Bittinger
Not Seriously Injured
Lieutenant Howard Bittinger, who
fell from an areoplane at Fort Worth,
Tex., according ot reports reaching
Omaha, is not as seriously injured as
at first believed.
Young Bittinger dropped a couple
of hundred feet, suffering a broken
rib and a fractured elbow. He will
be back on duty in a few days. He
ig the son of Mrs. Guy L. Bittinger, a
resident of Omaha for many years,
but now living in Connecticut.
Gus Renze Wants to Buy
First New Liberty Bond
Gus Renze wants to buy the first
Liberty Bond of the third issue in
Omaha. He has asked that privilege.
The local committee feels inclined to
grant it, since Mr. Renze is the man
who is building the "tanks" that will
parade up and down Farnam street
during the Liberty Bond campaign.
"I intend to buy more than one of. the
bond of course," said Renze, "but I
want this first one for my son."
Kansas Man Kills Self
In Presence of Children
Smith Center, Kan., March 20.
(Special Telegram.) Brooding over
financial reverses, Frank Hinshaw, a
farmer living near here, shot a bullet
through his head today, dying in
stantly. The deed was committed in
the presence of his two young sons.
A wile and six children are left jn
destitute circumstances.
Man Killed by Train Was
Thomas Linahan of Omaha
The body of the man cut in two
by a Missouri Pacific train under thf
Sixteenth viaduct Tuesday has been
identified as that of Thomas Linahan,
an employe of the army quartermas
ter's department at Twentieth' and
Hickory streets. He roomed in South
Thirteenth street.
Street Car Company Employe
Injured; Struck by Truck
Fred Lcferra. .423 North E ght
eenth street, employe of the reet
railway company, was serious!-' in
jured Wednesday afternoon whrn he !
was struck by an automobile, at Twen
ty-fourth and Sahler streets.
WOMAN TELLS OF
MOTOR CAR SPIN
WITHJFFICERS
Testifies During Trial in Police
Court That Policemen Bought
Booze After State Went
Dry.
That she rode in an automobile
from South Side to Omaha in com
pany with Police Officers Earl Risk
and Bert Hiatt and that a stop was
made at the German home on South
Thirteenth street, where, she alleged,
the police officers purchased a bottle
of whisky, was included in testimony
of Mrs. Ellen Pelzer, 828 South
Twenty-second street, sentenced to
serve one day in jail for petit lar
ceny, in police court Wednesday
morning. v
-'Following allegations by. her hus
band that she was frequently seen
in the company of other men, Mrs.
Pelzer admitted that she had ridden
with the poJJce officers, that the
whisky had been purchased and that
they drank it in the car.
In answer to a further question
by the judge she further testified the
liquor was purchased after the drv
law went into effect and later she
told a reporter October, 1917, was
the tinje.
Attempts to Escape.
Mrs. Pelzer was arrested Tuesday
on information bv her husband that
she was wearing clothing stolen from
Hazel Raper, who rooms in the same
house in which Mrs. Pelzer lives.
She objected strenuously to arrest
without a -warrant, police officers say,
and made severa' attempts to es
cape.
That she stole the clothing in order
to make a presentable appearance
wnen seeking employment was Mrs
Pelzer's testimony to the petit lar
ceny charge. She said her hus
band had refusd to permit her to
buy any clothing since their marriage
two years ago and that the only i.ew
clothing she had was purchased by
him from his sisters. )
Several verbal wrangles occurred
between husband and wife during the
trial and the lie was frequently passed
during their testimony.
Spring Freshets Retard
Military Action on Piave
Headquarters of the Italian Army,
March 20. The snow along the
mountain fronts lias been reduced
considerably by mild weather recent
ly, but the amount remaining is suf
ficient to retard intensive operations.
Military activity is confined chiefly to
paHrol actions and aerial encounters.
The Piave front also is affected by
spring, freshets having made the
stream too wide and deep for crossing
by considerable bodies of troops.
The head of the American military
mission to Italy is making a tour of
the mountain and Piave fronts, visit
ing each army corps and examining
the organization and equipment of the
troops.
Shoots Four, Then Turns
Pistol and Kills Sell
Washington, March 19. Mounted
Officer Lawrence H. Farquhar of the
Washington police force tonight shot
and killed Mrs. Harry White, prob
ably fatally wounded Mrs. Farquhar,
his . wife, seriously wounded Harry
and Clarence W. Tripplet and then
killed himself. The shooting took
place . at the residence of Harry
White, where Mrs. Farquhar, who has
been estranged from her husband, was
boarding.
The police said all Farquhar's vic
tims were in their beds when shot.
Whipping, Tar and
Feathers for Pro-German
Reno, New, March 20. Elmer
White, a German sympathizer, who
boasted that lie helped to celebrate
the sinking of the Tuscania at Gard
nerville, Nev., several weeks ago, was
lashed to a stake and whipped with
an iron cat-of-nine tails at Yerington,
Nev., last night by a citizens com
mittee. He then was coated with tar
and feathers and ordered out of the
community.
David Aj Bess Sentenced
To 3 Years at Hard Labor
David A. Bess, charged with forg-
incr rliprks on spvprftl Omaha mer
chants, pleaded guilty before fudge
Redick in district court Wednesday
and was sentenced to from one to
three years at hard labor.
A Conserving Food
The recognized value
of
Grape-Nuts
as a "saving" food for
these serious times, rests
upon real merit.
Unlike the ordinary
cereal Grape-Nuts re
quires no sugar, little
milk or cream, and re
quires no cooking or
other preparation in
serving.
A trial is well worth
while for those who
sincerely desire to save."
There' a Reason"
ft. jpL B tnfM Mad wt Wfecl.
ik . A FOOD
ALLIES INSIST OH
SAVING MSSIA
Explanation of Declaration of
London Conference Justifies
Non-Participation of U.
S. in Statement.
Paris, Monday, March IS. In, offi
cial circles here it was pointed out
today that 'the declaration issued in
connection with last week's iiit ."ral
lied conference in London concerns
merely European territorial questions
and hnce it was logical that the Unit
ed States and japan, although fulfy in
formed and in entire sympathy with
the statements made, should not have
taken formal part in the issuance
of the declaration. A competent au
thority said to the Associated Tress:
"Th declaration fully expresses
the democratic principles formulated
in President Wilson's message, nota
bly as regards the rights of peoples
to dispose of themselves, It marks
the will of the allies that peace shall
not be founded on any basis other
than respect for the right. It deals
cut justice to the hypocritical proced
ure of Germany, which makes a
pretense of conforming to American
ideals.
Condemns Peace Treaty.
"The declaration is unmistakably
vigorous as regards the Brest
Litovsk. peace agreement, condemn
ing it as null and void and refusing
recognition of any similar treaties
which 'may follow, as for instance,
with Roupania. It emphasizes the
point that the central powers are
determined to dismemb'er Poland,
while the allies give Poland the as
surance thatv their victory means its
liberation, the restoration of its in
dependence. "The declaration denounces clearly
and categorically the bolshevik blun
der in putting faith in Germany's
word concerning1 peace without an
nexations or idemnities. It' sho'ws
that the allies regard the Russian
people as friends,' drawing a distinc
tion between the people and the bol
sheviki and that they firmly intend
to save Russia in spite of itself."
Germans in Russ Capital
Within Less Than Week
Washington, March 20. German
occupation of Petrograd; within a
week was predicted by American
Consul Tredwell in, dispatches dated
March 18 reaching the State depart
ment today. The report came through
Ambassador Francis at Vologda.
A Petrograd message received to
day carries the report that on Mon
day night three of the people's com
missioners, names not given, entrust
ed with the organization of the Red
revolutionary navy, were mysteri
ously murdered.
Hindus Rise in Revolt ,
Against British Rule
London, March 20. Uprisings on
the part of natives in Beluchistan re
cently resulted in fighting in which
many casualties were inflicted, the
India office announces. The natives
nttnrlroH Ttrltish nnsta and were
pulsed completely. Punitive measures
are being undertaken.
increases strength of delicate, nervous,
run-down people in two weeks' time in
many instances. Used and highly en
dorsed by former United States Senator
and Members of Congress, well-known
physicians and' former Publie Health of
ficials. Ask your doctor or druggist
about it.
Bell-ans
AbsDlutely Removes
Indigestion. Druggists'
refund money if it fails. 25c
riaVAFM
ii'i imim miiii r
VICTOR WHITE COAL CO.,
1214 Farnam. Tel. Douglas 9.
Alkali In Soap
Bad For the Hair
Soap should be used very carefully,
if you want to keep your hair looking
its best. Most soaps and prepared
shampoos contain too much alkali.
This dries the scalp, makes the hair
brittle and ruins it.
The best thing for steady use is
just ordinary mulsified cocoanut oil
(which is pure and greaseless), and
is better than the most expensive
soap or anything else you can use.
One or two teaspoonfuls will
cleanse the hair and scalp thorough
ly. Simply moisten the hair with water
and rub it in. It makes an abundance
of rich, creamy lather, which rinses
out easily, removing every particle of
dust, dirt, dandruff and excessive
oil. The hair dries quickly and even
ly, and it leaves the scalp soft, and
the hair fine and silky, bright, lusT
trous, fluffy and easy to manage.
You can get mulsified cocoanut oil
at any pharmacy, it's very cheap, and
a few ounces will supply every mem
ber of the family for months. Adv.
WHITE EAGLE'S Indian Oil, Known as
RATTLESNAKE OIL
The old Indian remedy for the cure
of rheumatism, catarrh, hay fever,
sore and swollen joints, stiff muscles,
all . kind3 of pain, croup and diph
theria, tonsihtis. Used by the Indians
for hundreds of years, and always
been known for its great drawing
qualities. Won't blister, perfectly
harmless, penetrates without rubbing.
This great Oil will limber you up and
do away with your rheumatism and
pain. Just one application and your
pain is gone. Will penetrate through
the thickest of sole leather jn a few
seconds, and the only medicine of this
kind that has ever been placed in the
market. Relief and a cure awaits you.
Thousands of people will testify how they
have, been relieved and cured hy this won
derful new Oil. It's a new version. Every
bottle is guaranteed to give perfect satis
faction or money refunded. Sold by all drug-
Kists at 69 cents a bottle. Druggists supplied
by Kichardson Drug Co., Omaha, Neb. Adv.
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DUTCH REPLY TO
SHIP DEMANDS
ENR0UTE TO U.S.
Washington, March 20,Holland's
reply in the shipping negotiations is
on the cables, the goernment was
Where
Men's, Young Men's and Youths
Suits and Overcoats
Shown at
92 ' I llPlIr '
JERE you will find the right clothes for
the right occasion,' at the right time;;
in variety which takes count of every preference
in qualities which leave nothing for conjecture, in
styles that are correct for men, young men and, youths of manly
bearing clothes expertly tailored to give dependable wear. .
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Thus, together with cheerful service, may be ,;
summed up the functions of the Nebraska ,
Clothinsr Co. in the interest of those who know "
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TODAY
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CORRECT APPAREL FOR MEN AND WOMEN "
"Style Headquarters" Where gcrifig Sranl. . flnlleia Are Sold'
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t Clear, Peachy Skin J
Auoite Amnna Whn
Drinks Hot Water i
Sayi an inside bath, before break-v
t
fast help ut look and feel
clean, sweet, fresh. ' '
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Sparkling and vivacious merry,
bright, alert a good, clear skin and
a natural, rosy, healthy complexion
are assured only by pure blood. If
only every man and woman could be
induced to adopt the morning inride
bath, what a gratifying chango would
take place. Instead of the thousands
of sickly, anaemic-looking men,
women and girls, with pasty or muddy
complexions; instead of the multi
tudes of "nerve wrecks," "rundowns,"
"brain fags" and pessimists we
should see a virile, optimistic throng
of rosy-cheeked people everywhere.
An inside bath is had by drinking
each morning, before breakfast, a
glass of rdal hot water with a lea
spoonful of limestone phosphate in it
to wash from the stomach, liver, kid
neys and ten yards of nowels the pre
vious day's indigestible waste, sour
fermentations and poisons, before
putting more food into the stomach,
i Those subject to sick hr-adache, bil
iousness, nasty breath, rheumatism,
colds; and particularly those who
have a pallid, sallow complexion and
who are constipated very often, are
urged to obtain a quarter pound of
limestone phosphate at tha druir store
which will cost but a trifle, but is
sufficient to demonstrate the quick
and remarkable chango in both
health and appearance, awaiting
those who practice internal sanita
tion. Advertisement.
i advised today, and is expected to ar-!tcnt ihat tc arming of the. Dutch ves
rive before night. ;-e! n:ty ;:oi be insisted iipo.i.
London, March 20. The conditions '
laid down by the Dutch foreign nm Or VlOlcttS tfl FiClUm t3
ister lor the acceptance ol the lc
mands of the associated governments
as regards the taking over of Dulcli
shipping arc not likely to be accept
able to those governments, according
to a Rcutcr dispatch from The ll;igue
filed yesterday. It adds, however, that
a concession may b made to the ex-
STYLE HEADQUARTERS
gflrfghf Sremft QUotttgg
Spring Dkp
' 1 'tf I lr"j3astiH--
that value is a broad term marked
things besides price.
' Spring Suits and Top CoaU
v?20 ?25 $30 $35 $40 $45
SWAI0M.M1
J"MI I'll WP-JIJ1J1)I i.'ll.LJ
HOU HOW rmnjt
TAKE SALTS TO
FLUSH KIDNEYS
Eat less meat if you feel Back
achy or have Bladder
trouble.
Meat forms uric acid which excites
and overworks the kidneys intheir
efforts to filter it from the system.
Regular eaters of meat must flush
the kidneys occasionally. You must
relieve mem ime you relieve your
Doweis; 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 urine is
cloudy, full of sedjment; 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
tablespoonful in a glass of water be
fore breakfast for a few days and
your kidneys will then act fine and
bladder disorders disappear. This
famous salts is made from the acid
of grapes and lemon juice, combined
with lithia, and has been used for
generations to clean and stimulate
sluggish kidneys and stop bladder ir
ritation. Jad Salts is inexpensive;
harmless and makes a delightful ef
fervescent lithia-water drink, which
millions of men and wompn tWf n.-
and then, thus avoiding serious kid-
nejana Djaaaermseases. Adv.
That extra room will pay your coal
bill. Rent it through a Bee WantAd.
Omaha to Open Lean Drive
Dr. K. K. 'Violette of Kansas Cy
who addressed the Chamber of Com
merce a few week ago, will rejttu"
to Omaha on Saturday, April 6 tc
help open the third Liberty Loar.
campaign.
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6 flrtrtji jBroitfc ttlntfyii
by many
COMPARE
OUR
VALUES
ALWAYS
Sage Tea Darkens
Hair to Any Shade
Don't 8tay Gray! Here' an
Old-time Recipe that Any
body can Apply.
The use of Sage and Sulphur fos,
restoring faded, gray hair to its naU
ural color dates back to grandmotW
er's time. She used it to keep he
hair beautifully dark, glossy and aU
tractive. Whenever her hair took on)
that dull, faded or streaked appear
ance, this simple mixture was applied
with wonderful effect.
But brewing at home is mussy and
out-of-date. Nowadays, by asking al
any' drug store for a bottle ol
"Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Com
pound," you get this famous old prep4
aration, improved by the addition ol
kther ingredients, which can be de
and beauty to the hair. . I
A well-known downtown druggisj
says it darkens the hair so naturally
and evenly that nobody can tell it has!
ben applied. You simply dampen a)
sponge or soft brush with it and drawl
this through your hair, taking onei
strand at a time. By morning thj
gray hair disappears, and after am
other application or two, it becomes1
beautifully dark and glossy. ,
Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur' Conn
pound is a delightful toilet requisit
for those who desire a more youthful
appearance. It is not intended for the
cure, mitigation or prevention of
disease. Advertisement.
