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shy Of words Is most apt to be long
on works. He may choke on his Adams
apple when he proposes to girl, and
blubber out the flattest proposal on rec
ord, but he will work his fingers to the
bone to give his wife the best cloths
in her set, and she won't have to 90
his stenographer Is sixteen or sixty, and
whether she has sylphlike figure or one
like bolster.
I grant that the modern man makes
romance curl up its toes and expire when
he conducts a courtship. but he is the
blue-ribbon husband OF the universe
and. after all, that is what really counts.
OF course. when We think of the dear
dead days of the east there is an irresist-
ibIe tendency to surround them with a
halo Of pink perfection. Also, we all have
In US a strain Of ancestor worship that
makes us like to throw as many bouquets
as possible at our forbears; but when
we come down to brass tacks, no matter
how beautifully and POLITICALLY he made
love before marriage, grandfather was
! nothing but grinding domestic tyrant
after marriage, who led poor grandmama
i sorry dance. hate to say this about
dear grandpapa. but it's the solemn truth.
Don't throw up your hands and say this
| is slander, and that grandfather must
have been a perfect model of all the vir-
tues, because there were practically no
| divorces then. The reason wasn't with
grandfather. 1t was with patient, long
suffering. prosecuted. put-upon grand
mother.
Suffered in Silence.
Did grandfather have a rowing fancy
| and make poetic love to other ladies as
he had once to grandmama? She suffered
| and was silent, without one thought Of
divorce and alimony. Did grandfather
| have to be brought home by kind friends
after. having partaken Of too many bot
| ties? Grandmother meekly applied cold
| towels to his aching brow and accepted
| the lot Of a drunkard's wife. She didn't
| say she wouldn't live with such a brute
end pack her trunk and leave.
I Did grandfather growl and crouch about
| the house like sore-headed bear? Did
| he boss grandmama until she couldn't
| call her very soul her own? Grandmama
bent her head to the storm and took what
was coming to her; for. alas. nobody
| talked about incompatibility Of temper in
| those days, and Reno was not yet on the
map.
CTo BE Concluded To-morrowJ
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"a flower? Well, / guess not. Those
are my flowers, and you don't think
would give any of them to any one so
common as you, do your"
I'm not common. I'm only poor"
answered Hilda, half afraid.
"Well, you don't get any of my flow
ers. So get down off the wall and
stop looking at them," said Erma, COM
ing forward with a stick upraised.
Hilda got down very quickly and she
started back, for there standing by her
side was the most beautifully dressed
lady she had ever seen.
"You wanted some flowers, little girl,
didn't you?" she said, kindly.
"Oh, yes. Just one would be enough"
said Hilda, in an eager voice. DO you
own the fowers?"
"Yes, l do" answered the woman,
"and that little girl who was so naughty
was my little girl. / am very much
ashamed of her, and when get home
/ shall punish her."
"Oh. please don't" said Hilda, with
tears in her voice. "I am sure she didn't
mean to be unkind."
And Hilda was right, for the next day
the kind lady, whom Hilda called the
Flower Fairy, invii 1 her over on the
other side of the wall and Erma was just
as nice as nice could be to her. All
summer long they romped about through
the gardens. ard never were there two
dearer frieTGs.
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ApopIectic Fits.

Old dogs are usually the victims, but
instances have occurred in animals Of all
ages. These fits are the result of con-
gestion or rupture OF one Of the blood
vessels in the brain. Violent exertion
may be the cause.
The dog falls on his side and lies there
quite motionless, with his eyes fixed and
bloodshot, and his breathing labored
heavy, and loud There is no frothing al
the mouth as in other sorts Of dts, and
this should render easy the task Of dis
covering the nature of the seizure. Un-
fortunately they usually terminate IA
tally.
Treatment for Old Dogs.
The dog should Immediately be bled
from the neck. and II possible strong
purgative should be given. or an enema
OF castor oil In warm cruel. with one to
three drops Of croton oil added. should be
administered. ~
The gums shouid be rubbed with neat
brandy. and turpentine applied along the
spine. In addition to the above the en-
veloping Of the body in hot nannels Il
sometimes beneficial by, drawing the
blood from the head. Il ID always dssar.
able to send for . qualified veterinary
surgeon In severe cases Of i1nesB. but "a
cases OF apoplexy immediate action q I'M
pera.ive. ana though the Veterinary 6ur-
Geon may Be sent for e onee. the oWnes
Of the doe should - TAR - poo6Ehaa.
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EDITORS NOTE.

Answers to all questions sent
to this department will be print
ed in regular order.
Where q question involves the
names Of business firms or IL OF
too personal a nature to be an
swered here. q self-addressed.
stamped envelope must be In
closed for reply by mail.
Readers desiring immediate in
formation in matters Of etiquette
or household perplexities may
telephone their questions. ana
they will be answered immedi-
ately. where II Is possible to 90
SO.
Questions which require re-
search may take several days for
answering.
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The-Mother-of-Ffve.

Come to think of it, said my John,
''The Mother of Five hasn't single pref
ty feature. Just the same, every one
says she is a beautiful woman. There is
about her a subtle desirable quality
which commands instant recognition"
This something is individuality told
him instantly "The Mother-of-Five has
a magnetism that is positively hypnotic.
Il makes her husband, her children, and
her friends think that she is beautiful.
II is not that she has a perfect feature
for she hasn't. Neither is 1t that her
gowns are harmonious in color and de-
sign, which they are. 1t is rather that
she has seen the Importance OF growing
with The Five
Asserts Individuality.
Because two of The Five are nearly
grown is no reason to their mother Tor
retirement to the background OF their
home. She asserts her own individuality,
and consequently keeps her own respect
and the respect of her children. Their
admiration and love for her Is a beauti-
full thing She means something in their
lives. It has always been what she was
to them rather than what she did for
them.
ANY woman can wash and dress chill
dren, cook their meals and keep house
in decent order for them. There are not
so many who can share their children
enthusiasms, keep abreast of them IN
thought and expression as they unfold
into manhood and womanhood. But the
'Mother-of-Five' does"
For one thing said John, there is
none of that shocking inattention to the
small details of dress of which so many
mothers are guilty
The Highest Form of Development.
she goes off by herself and reads an
hour every day, and this is Of still more
importance" 1 told him. The average
mother has too little time to read, and
,rba, sba doaS have time she feels that
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ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
ASKED BY HERALD READERS

heaping tablespoonful lard or butter, one
teaspoonful salt, one-half cupful currants,
mix not quite as stiff as for bread; when
light take small pieces and roll between
the hands in long strips, then dip in
melted butter, sprinkle with cannamon.
roll round, and sprinkle sugar and cinna-
mon on top; yellow Of an egg beaten until
light and spread on top is liked by
many. Place in pan and bake in moder-
ate oven. In winter set your yeast at
noon and mix stiff at night; In summer
1t is not necessary to set yeast before
evening, then mix early next morning.
oily skin.
Margaret-I think a simple astringent
rubbing over your oily nose win quickly
dispose Of the excess OIL. At least II
would be worth your while to try this
treatment.
Astftngent for Oily Skin.
Tincture Of benzoin, 15 drops, mucilage
Of acacia, Is drops.
Lime water to make one ounce.
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Leftover Fruit.

When there are stewed prunes at hand
a dessert which will give no hint of its
humble origin Is available in a few mo-
ments. Add few drops Of orange ex-
tract to the juice. unless flavor has been
put in while cooking; stone, chop the
fruit fine. add q dash Of sherry (the
amount to be regulated by the quantity
Of the fruit, guided by taste). To every
cup Of the prune pulp put two we'll
beaten whites of eggs. Set away In the
ice chest to chill thoroughly and serve
in tall classes surmounted with whipped
cream. 1t must be very cold or the flavor
is lost
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"A PENNY FOR YOUR
THOUGHTS"

/. Can you find a messenger?
2. Mode of ancient punishment.
8. Means of inflicting 1t.
4. A piece OF armor.
5. A devoted young man.
6. A South American fruit.
Z. A place of worship.
s. Portions of a hill.
8. Spring flowers.
10. Three weapons.
IL. The first American settler.
12. Emblem Of victory.
IS. An animal.
Il. Two sides Of a vote.
Is. An emblem Of royalty.
16. One way of expressing matri-
mony.
II. Part of a river.
Is. Something found in a school.
19. Part of a stove.
20. Plenty OF assurance.
21. The cry OF victory.
%. Implements Of writing.
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An Apology for Sleeves.

The bodice or matinee Is persuasive
substitute for the flowing kimono styes.
It II cut all IN one piece like pelerine,
with deep pointed tabs Offering an apols
ogy for sleeves. The ends are drawn
down over the bust in surplice fashion.
pulled IN ct the waistline to shape to the
figure, and smoothed out again over the
hips, with the ends thrown over each
other at the back The lower edges are
outlined with ball fringe, and there u .
little cross-oyer tucker Of fine white null.
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Daily Fashion Talk for Herald Readers


One of distinctive features Of the present season
little touches, the of ac-
cessories with all kinds of costumes NO
waist plain have fri, broad collar, a
jabot or some ornament which be made
clever fingers bought in the shops ready
The variety be in the little yokss and sleeves
fairly bewildertng Fine lawn, ba-
tiste other thin fabric are taken ana
peated, with Insertions. and with uny
edgngs original article is almost entirely
changed.
BANDS LINEN.
Bands Of embroidered linen used the various
trimming, quite regardless of the
the garment itself These are most
nectiy worked in marked conventional
design brightest of colors.
color note is, matter OF fact one OF the
considerations the season No tone IS
too bright, combination 100 daring. and the use Of
purple and in single piece OF WORK
really very rich even though rins barbario a
the be said of materials these too are as
varied fancy decree.
MODERN WAIST SHOWN.
excellent example of the modern waist Is shown
which accompanies this talk II has
pretty little yokes. which style
full length sleeves of the material
either yoke sleeves in hot
weather, individual liking must dictate The
waist the avorite touch.
which trims the
Pattern 80 42 inches
The pattern obtained by sending 10 the
flee Of this paper
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New Dutch Collars.

Rather narrower are the new Dutch
collars and very dainty In style as well
Real lace az well az the best limitations.
also hand-embroidered batiste in both
ecru and white. IL used in making these
becoming accessories.
Small. simply made bows are worn
with these collars and these are made
either Of material matching the gown.
or of silk Of contrasting shade.
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Little Bed-T ime Tales w By zse.za 4Axs.s
T was a high. red brick wall that sen

TT was a high, red brick wall that sep
arated the home of the little rich
girl. and the little poor girl And,
oh, what a difference there was on one
side compared to the other. On the lit
tie rich girls side there was a beautiful
stretch Of green lawn, covered with
stately shade trees, while here and there
were the most beautiful gardens any
one could wish for. And it was such a
great big, wonderful house the little rich
girl lived in. Her name was Erma.
Now on the other side of the wall the
scene changed. There was a tumbled-
down brick dwelling. situated in very
stuffy little street. The buildings and
tenements were so thick that not even
the sunlight could find its way into the
alley. Not bit of grass could be seen
no trees-only hard, brick sidewalks
and dirty, gray cobblestones. The little
girl who lived in the tumbled-down
house was named Hilda, and she was a
p.rxy euaef 1iff1o <,ir1
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Strawberries with Powdered Sugar
Asparagus Tips on Toasted Rice Biscuit
Wheat Muffins. Coffee.
LUNCH.
Swedish Bake.
Baking Powder Biscuit.
Banana Dessert. Tea.
DINNER.
Broiled Chicken on Toast
Potato Snow. Creamed Peas
Lettuce and Nut Salad. French Dressing.
Cheese Relish.
a Strawberry Tartlets. Coffee.
The above menu contains some de-
licious dishes. which. it is confidently
trusted, will meet with universal appre-
citation. Recipes are appended.
Asparagus Tips on Toasted Rice Bis
cuits-Select fresh, tender asparagus.
wash in several waters until perfectly
free from sand Tie In punches OF hall
a dozen or more and stand in boiling
salted water, letting the water come a
little more than half way the length of
the tip. Cover and let cook till tender
but not soft. Cooked in this way the
tips, which are much more tender than
the stalk, will be cooked by the steam
Care must be taken not to overlook
fifteen to twenty minutes is usually suf-
ficient for cooking fresh. young asparagus
Have ready some nicely toasted rice bis
cult Heat a cup of rich milk, one
third cream IL possible; moisten the bis.
cult slightly by pouring over 1t table
spoonful of the hot milk. Then place four
or five tips on the rice biscuit and serve
at once.
Swedish Bake-Take equal parts OF
boiled macaroni. leftover meat. hashed
and seasoned. and tomato sauce. Put In
layers, in the order mentioned. in a shall
low. dish and cover with buttered crumbs.
Bake until brown.
Banana Dessert-Remove skins Of good.
firm bananas and cut fruit in halves.
Dip in beaten egg and cracker dust and
then brown in boiling lard. Garnish dish
with small lettuce leaves and serve with
or without hard sauce.
Cheese Relish-Four ounces of -four,
four ounces Of cheese. and three Of but
ter; salt, pepper and a dash Of cayenne
pepper; kneed It altogether. roll thin.
cut in strips like lady fingers. and bake
a delicate brown.
Strawberry Tartlets-Make rich bis
cuff dough, shape in rings and bake. Fill
rings with sugared Strawberries and COW
er With whipped cream.
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hot water: mix all the ingredients
thoroughly into q stin pickle and rub
this on and into the meat. Do this with
the hand, and hard. until the meat Is
covered and win take in no more. The
salt should lie all over the surface.
Insert your finger under the central
bone Of hams and shoulders and MI the
openings with the mixture
When the pickle IL all In. lay the meat
in q cool place for about two weeks. not
letting It get down to freezing point ana
II win be ready TO smoke.
Smoking ID . preventive aSainn tne
inroads Of insects, and the meat VIII be
sweet and tender. warranted to Keep al
summer.
Beef may be, put up BY the same re-
cipe. but one week In the pickle = long
enough for It.
Cannanop Rolls.
Housskeepsr-Diseofvs ons-hAlf can
yeast n one pint Of lukswarm waeT .
noon. Whsn dissolved STIR IA enough hour
to make = baftsr . little stiRer thar
pancake. L6t stand until eysQ1nG men
Iodd - pint, cf Do<hfo wQber - hell
nnk an1 .Sa1de. -, ~ eVuGee eetog!
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while standing barra while Erma close the wall
in where Hlda standing and sudden
little face
her. she said Grossly:
"Wel and
at beautiful green
the cool and the cood Poor d hardly knew what
Now CHANGED Hda but she finally stammered
looked the wall she another Would kind
little girl II and she me hower?"
dressed in the finest of clothes After laughed cruelty
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Question of Mourning.

w. M-You will find an answer to
your request for my opinion concerning
your wearing mourning for your sister
because you fear the criticism Of your
friends elsewhere in The Herald's Page
for Every Woman Saturday.
Combination EKg whip.
Mrs. c. L. MI have sent you an ad-
dress where you may procure the COM
bination egg and mayonnaise beater you
describe, II not exactly like your drawing,
difference.
Cannot Read Letter.
J. P. B.-There is a word In your letter
which I cannot decipher. and 1t so de-
stroys the sense that I cannot answer
your question It Is the word following
satin" II you will give me a clearer
writing OF your request will comply
with it by giving you the information you
desire.
~Born with . Caul.o
SchoolgirL-A caul is thin net. or veil.
of some people when born Such persons
ancy.
white Anerican Beauty.
Josie 8. van-There II no such rose a.
the white American Beauty" The
American Beauty rose u Invariably red,
or so deep q pink that one would ceil
II red.
Crease on Fleor.
Mrs. NJ C-Fresh grease spots On the
door are removed by putting on dry
soda, let stand . few minutes. pour
over boiling water, let stand fifteen min-
|utes longer. and wash up.
opots eD Furnature.
Mary-oIive oil and saIt WIN remove
white spots fcm furniture
l1eae-euxsa uan.
ma c. No. O. pognA * so1tpst9. one
pound q pepDer. thfep pesn1s q hrovn
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-MORROW'S MENU;
HOW TO PREPARE IT
With Reliable Recipes for
Dishes Appended.
BREAKFAST.

BREAKFAST.
Strawberries with Powdered Sugar.
Asparagus Tips on Toasted Rice Biscuit
Wheat Muffins. Coffee
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Fur Storage

Our improved cold storage
offers absolute protection for
valuable Furs. All Furs thor
oughly cleaned before putting
away.
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nm. c. 1Gc.-o O. posna * soltpst9. one
pound ef peppar. tleee peen1s q brown
snsArs - - ootn16 - ealt - -
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Banana Dessert-Remove skins Of good
firm bananas and cut fruit in halves
Dip In beaten egg and cracker dust ant
then brown in boiling lard. Garnish disf
with small lettuce leaves and serve with
or without hard sauce.
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spets en FurnitpFe. =
Uo0e-eueoA uaW.

Mary-oiivs OH and salt WIN rsmoy
white spots from furniture.
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Swedish Bake-Take equal parts o
boiled macaroni. leftover meat. hashe'
and seasoned. and tomato sauce. Put Il
layers, in the order mentioned. In a shal
low dish and cover with buttered crumbs
Bake until brown.
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sash or girdle of one of the beauti-
full new ribbons of gold gauze, showing
small fiowal designs in delicate colors,
forms charming accessory.
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Odd little tunics are used to veil lin
gerie frocks. bright blue, coral, black
and white marquisette and chiffon are the
materials Filet lace and beadwork are
the favorite ornamentations.
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Here again is the puzzle:
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Mrs.. N. c.-Fresh crease SPOTS on the
door are removed by putting on dry
soda, let stand few miuutes. pour
over boiling water. let stand nfteen min
utes longer, and wash up.
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Boleros and Etons are springing up like
the flowers of spring and are fascinating
in their lengths and fabrics, the latter
including lace, beaded nets, embroideries,
silks, satins, and sutings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-09
0mnipotence Of Lemons.
From the San Francisco Argonaut.

From the San Francisco Argonaut.
The lemon is the standby Of existence,
the basis of the happy home. the sover-
eign remedy. the thirst-assuager, the in
gredient Of a thousand -and-one delirious
connections. Who says hock-cup7 Who
says lemon squash? Who says GIN sling
Who says hot tOddy? Who whispers bar
ley water? He says lemon also. Bereft
Of lemons. what are these valuable and
necessary things? An empty nothing, a
false deception, a vile and unsatisfying
fraud. When II is hot, then we want
lemons. When 1t is cold we want lemons
more. Lemons for influenza, lemons for
bilious attacks, lemons. and more lemons
and still more lemons. Imprudent boys
suck them, grown men make them the
foundation OF some perfect potable. They
VII. wipe away stains. and. squirted care
fully into the eyeball, they will at once
display the power that resides within
their resilient skin.
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"GERMANY'S GIBRALTAR"
Heligoland Declared to Be Abso-
lutely Invulnerable.
Foreign Correspondence Of The Star.

Foreign Correspondence OF The Star.
BERLIN, March Is, 1911.
The newspapers announce that siege
maneuvers which have just taken place
at Heligoland have proved that Ger
many's Gibraltar" in the North sea Is
absolutely invulnerable. Fine defensive
work was done from the heights of the
island by heavy artillery, and it is stated
that the approach of a hostile feet could
be easily detected, in the glare of the
searchlights, for a distance Of many
miles
Vessels OF the high seas fleet played
the role of the enemy. but were unable
to carry out anything in the nature of an
effective attack. The National Zeitung
learns that a similar attack and defense
of Heligoland, on a somewhat more elab-
crate scale, will be carried out before
the kaiser during the summer.
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CHAPTER XIX.
In Which Love Flies Out Of the
Window.

Hughie closed the door on Joan and
breathed q gentle sigh of relief. He was
spelling for a fight, and he had just got
his hands free, so to speak. Brief but
perfect satisfaction lay before him.
He resumed his position in front of the
fire. Mr. Halliburton sat on an oak table
and swung his legs.
Now, Marrable-" began the latter,
briskly.
Hughie interrupted him.
Mr.. Halliburton" he said. you heard
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The project Of the department had ar

The project Of the department had ar
rived to examine and enroll the French
recruits for the army. and several young
men had undergone the formalities when
the name Of Joseph Marie Neyret, aged
twenty-one, was called out.
To the surprise of the assembly. a pref
ty, fashionably dressed young lady step
ped out and explained that she had re-
ceived an order, which she did not under
stand at all. to serve as recruit in the
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RECRUIT WAS A GIRL.
Amusing Mistake in Enrollments for
the French Army.
.spondence Of The Star

Foreign Correspondence Of The Star.
GENEVA, March Is, 1911.
At Faverges, not far from Geneva. in
the French department Of Haute Savoie,
an amusing incident has taken place.
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army. Papers were looked up, and ft
was found that the young lady had been
described as Of the masculine sex and
given the name Of Joseph twenty years
ago.
The project apologized. and Mile. Marie
Neyret, who seemed to take the matter
as q good joke. left the court smiling
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Woman Among Them.

One of his female friends is also under
arrest. She is well known to the police
as an expert thief. A clerk of the bank
who was at first arrested and then re-
leased has been rearrested He also,
though earning only So a week, lived ex-
travagantly when out Of doors. He is
the son Of a cook, and with his mother
and sister and two brothers lived in a
miserable tenement
There was dramatic scene when the
informer was confronted with the man
Ella, employed at the ministry of ma
rine. This man, the police are certain,
is the chief Of big gang of burglars.
Ella confessed that three months ago he
proposed that the informer, whose name
is Quagliao. should join in the projected
attempt on the Bosio bank.
Ella threw all the responsibility for the
double murder of the bank custodians
upon another man.
The head of the bank says that on the
night of the crime this strongroom really
contained $615O00.
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Jacob Petrie, a native of Goods MIL
Rockingham county, Va, died several
days ago in Rocky Ford. Col