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Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-02-24

A BUrrALo man must have the credit
for the most novel Invention yet pro-
posed for propelling boats on the ca
nal. The power Is not attached to the
boat, but the entire body of water in
the canal Is moved, and the current
thus created Is used as the propelling
power. The plan embraces a wall
laid In the centre of the canal the en-
tire length, dividing it into equal chan
nels. At the head Of each level Is
placed an immersed wheel Of peculiar
construction. which is moved by a sta
tionary engine, and the action oil
which Is to throw tho water from one
Of the channels into the other. A eur.
rent Is thus created from the machln-
cry in one channel and toward 1t In the
other,
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-02-24

ONE Of the greatest losses by the Chi
cago fire was the destruction OF the col
lections belonging to the Chicago
Academy OF Science and the Chicago
Historical Society. These curiosities
wore the results Of years Of labor In
collecting, and some Of them can never
be replaced. Among the things ire
trivably gone is the original Procla-
nation Of Emancipation which be-
longed to the Historical Society. The
Academy resumed its labors immedi-
ately after the fire. Contributions
were and are earnestly solicited, and
through tho liberality of n prominent
citizen of Chicago a place has been
provided in which to store them as
they come In.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-02-24

psrrAREn Conn CoDs.-A very con-
yenient kIndling wood L. made In
Eranca from corn cobs, by immerslng
them In a mixture Of sixty parts Of
melted resin and forty parts OF TAR;
after which they are taken out and
allowed to dry. They are then sub
iected to q second operation, which
consists In spreading them out on a
metallic plate heated to 2l2 degrees
Fahrenheit. They are finally assorted
according to size, and tied up In bum
dies. These are sold at the rate OF
three or four for a cent. The estab-
lishment In Paris for manufacturing
them employs thirty workmen. and
effects sales to the amount Of $4,000
annually.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-02-24
CHURCH MUSIC.

There are thousands still living who
can remember the days when the mu-
sic used In the churches of the various
Protestant denominations was Of a
deeply serious, and even sombre char
acter; when anything in the shape OF
a flourish or q trlll, or elaborate ac-
compartment, was looked upon as pro-
fame. In some Of the meetings" In
deed. all music, except that produced
by tho human voice, was excluded;
the stern old Scotch covenanters de-
nounclng the organ as "the deil's
pipes" and "a box O. whistles" At
the beginning Of the present century
the psalmody was conducted In a
drawling manner, and the hymns In
common use were Of the grave and
heavy order; It was also customary to
keep only some twenty or thirty tunes
In general use. 90 that the bulk OF tho
congregation might learn them thor
oughly, and join in singing them. An
thems, chorusses and solos were re-
served for special occasions or con-
fined to Cathedral service. 10 the cul-
tivated ear, in a musical sense, all this
was dull and monotonous, though, as
regards emotional devotion, 1t was
claimed. and Is yet asserted, that the
o%ld-fashioned style Of the whole con-
gregation standing upand singing was
productive Of better effect than the
now favored plan Of employing first
rate professional yocalists to do the
singing for the congregation. Ger
tainly the change which has come over
the spirit OF the age in regard to music
in churches Is striking. There are
some sacred edificcs wherein the regu-
lar worship Is largely made up Of the
musical portion of the service. In
some, there is a regular choral service,
performed by men and boys ; in Others,
there are vocalistS, admirable singers,
who execute solos. duets, trios, quar-
tetts, ETC., accompanied on the organ
By the very best players that can be
had-so that q really tirst-class musi'
cal entertainment car DO had by SIM
ply walking into nj Of these churches
though, so popular are they, that In
some of them there Is scarcely standing
room, especially on n Sunday evening
A prominent clergyman recently re!
marked from his pulpit that "people
went to church nowadays to b
amused by the pulpit ut n end and
the organ at the other-first one ane
then the other"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-02-24

A SALOON keeperi in Harrisburg, Pa,
for the purpose Of attracting n crowd
to his place Of business, advertises as a
curiosity, "a portion Of the kerosene
lamp that caused the great conflagra-
ton at Chicago" Another saloon
keeper, not to be surpassed. informs
the public that lie has n greater curl
osity,-''the tail of the coat that be-
longed to the boy, that held the COW,
that kicked over the lamp, that set fire
to the stable that caused the great con-
flayration." The tail Of the coat was
all that was left Of the boy, and 1t was
divided around among curiosity seek
erS,
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-02-24

DouBrFuL.-The War Department,
in addition to It's weather signal syis-
tenn, Is about to establish an ELECTRIC
social system Of storm-signals in All
the larger cities Of the country, by
which every married man who Is on
the magnetic belt can, by Watching
the signals on his chimney-top, or
ridge board, tell just the moment when
1t will be safe for him to leave port Sor
champagne) for home. A black flag
flying will signify ''cross as = peal r..
typhoon approaching" A white flag
Everything is lovely; she is asleep
A red flag, with white eentrs-'looK
out for squalls baby just spanked"
while q white flag, with red centre, III
dicates simply "ca~utionary" measures
on the part OF the "old man." who can
20 home under full sail, but should
reef his boots and douse his pinnacle
lamp before going up stalrs.-1tau'-
vile Herald.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-02-24

THERE Is a rosebush trained upon
tho wall of the Cathedral at Hide
sheim, In Germany, which is said to be
a thousand years old. The famous
legend that this rosebush vas planted
by Susan d. Anthony on her one-hun-
dredth birthday Is now generally dis
credited by intelligent people.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-02-24

AN Ohio editor, who was crowded
in the Nilsson jam at Cincinnati, truth
fully writes: "I thought my wife had
the sharpest knees In Ohio, but she
amt a circumstance to these Cincln-
natl girls! One Of them pushed her
knee against my legs, and it feels as II
I'd been yaccinated."
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-02-24

DURING the last five centuries
more than $3.50, 900, 900 worth Of land
has been washed away from the east
ern coast Of England by the encroach-
ments Of tho sea. Holland has lost
$500. 900, 900. Long Branch, too, Is
wasting away, and it Is feared that In
Observation-Disclosures Jersey will be
I'm the Union no more.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-02-24

OK a farm at Ogdensburg, n. Y,
owned by one Axtell, n two-year old
Ayrshire bull and n yearling ram re-
Gently fought a desperate battle, which
continued two days at short intervals.
In the last round the bull was knocked
completely out of time, and fell dead,
having succumbed to the fatal butting
of his lighter but moro active assallant.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-02-24

The HONEST IRISH BoI.-There was
q lad In Ireland who was put to work
at a linen factory, and while he was at
work there q piece Of cloth was about
to be sent out which was short OF the
quantity It ought to be but the mas
tor thought It might be made tho
length by a little stretching. He there.
upon unrolled the cloth, taking hold OF
one end of himself and the boy at the
other. lie then said, "Pull, Adam,
pull" II can't SIR" "Why?' "Be.
cause 1t is wrong, SIR" said Adam, and
he refused to pull. Upon this, the
master said he would not do for q linen
manufacturer, and sent him home
but that boy became the learned Rev.
DIR. Adam Clarke.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-02-24

HE largest price ever paid in one
sum for the copyright OF a novel was
$50. 900, which Messrs. Smith Il Elder
paid to George Eliot for her 'Romola.'
1t Is said that the publishers lost
money by by 1t, as tho book never be-
came so popular In England as the
noyelist's other works.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-02-24

A Charlestown, Massachusetts,, pho.
tographer gives a striking instance Of
feminine artitice. While arranging
the Instrument preparatory to taking
a young lady's picture, he suddenly
turned to give some directions to his
fair customer, when, to his astonish'
ment, he beheld her busily engaged
stuffing her cheeks with paper to fill
out the meagre proportions which Ma
ture had so rudely neglected.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-02-24

A coUNTRYMAN, strolling through
New London, recently, hand-in.hand
with his Phyllis, impatient to visit the
circus, exclaimed, on seeing a bunch
of bananas suspended In front OF one OF
the fruit stores, "I'll be moved II them
amt the biggest beans ever seen, So
phrony."
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-02-24

OSE Miss Fowler, Of Kingston, New
York, lately recovered $1,000 from a
chap named Martin for breach of prom
ise to marry her. That Martin had
nestled with another birdie, but the
Fowler went for him.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-02-24

TuRRE Is a bell ut Little Falls, New
York, that Is three hundred years old.
The Chicago Post says 1t Is more than
twice the age Of Susan B. Anthony. We
are inclined to think that the Post Is
mistaken-that Susan Is the Oldest
belle OF the two.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-02-24

SEVERAL thousand kangaroo skins
have been shipped to San Francisco to
be tanned. The skin Is thin, but 1t Is
said to make very pliable. tough, and
durable leather, which turns water
better than alligator leather.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-02-24

IMITATION diamond necklaces are
worn by many ladies, instead Of the
real stones, as they can hardly be told
from the real at a distance or across
the ball room, and il lost the loss
would not be quite so severe.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-02-24

A SUIT has been commenced In San
Francisco for possession Of IN old man.
uscript, alleged to be 1000 years old.
1t is a Hebrew bible, written $50 years
B. c.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-02-24
SMALL Pox AT AusrrN.-The Reese

River Rereale Of Tuesday says:
No other cases Of smallpox than
those mentioned yesterday have yet
made their appearance. Mr.. Sydow's
case is not Of a malignant type, and he
will probably be around again In a few
days. 1t Is still undecided whether
the case Of Mr.. Hoffman Is smallpox
or mountain fever, his attending ply
slcian inclining rather to the latter
opiniop,
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-02-24

DIAMONDS in Arizona have advanced.
You can not now purchase really good
ones short of sixty cents a bushel.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-02-24

DANCING is said to be "the poetry OF
Doubtless the operations OF
a steam engine are the machine-poetry
of motion.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-02-24
Deaths.

BILLINGs-In Virginia, February %, Ann.
vito Of John Billings, agod " years and .
months.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-02-24

MORA Nevada squaw carries her dying
infant into the desert alone, and when It Is dcad,
hldes It In some remote rock.crOpping.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-02-24
Births.

QUIRK-In Gold Hill, February "a, to the WIG
OF Thomas Quirk, Il son.
The New York herald., 1872-10-26

News FROM AUSTRALASIA IN TwENTY-FouB
HoURs Electricity enables us to perform
the journalistic feat OF publishing in the
columns Of the HERALD to-day news from
Australasia dated in Melbourne on Thursday
the oath inst. The despatch was forwarded
from the colony of Victoria to London, re-
ceiyed there the same evening and repeated to
Ms from the British metropolis through the
cable yesterday evening, reaching the HERALD
Building at ten o o'clock p. M. The report
announces the existence Of hostile demon
stration by the natives Of the Chatham
Islands, in the South Pacific Ocean, against
the white settlers, who are threatened with ex-
termination by murder. Thus does the elec-
tric wire pulsate to us the throbs Of the worlds
sorrow, Just equally as it has reported the joys
and tsiumphs of the e ''izations.
The New York herald., 1872-10-26
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

David A. Wells, the revenue reformer, is at the
Albemarle Hotel
Ex-Governor J. R. Hawley, OF Connecticut, is at
the Holman House.
General J. G. Parke, Of Washington is staying at
the Brevoort House.
Congressman william Williams, of Indiana, is at
the Holman House.
Colonel Jerome N. Bonaparte, Of Baltimore, is at
the New York Hotel.
Colonel d. p Rumsey, of Buffalo, is stopping at
the New York Hotel.
Judge william F. Allen, OF Albany, is staying at
the ST. Nicholas Hotel.
Bishop Kerfoot, of Pittsburg yesterday arrived
at the Filth Avenue Hotel
Governor Hoffman came from Albany last even.
ing, and is now at the Clarendon Hotel
Mayor A. G. Wilder, OF Rochester, is among the
late arrivals at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
Lieutenant Colonel Otty, OF the British army has
arrived at the Fifth Avenue Hotel from st. Johns
NIB.
David Jones, chief engineer of the Atlantic and
Great western Railroad, is stopping at the Grand
Central Hotel
Secretary OF State Francis Jordan, Of Pennsyl-
vana, is at the st. Nicholas Hotel. Is "Jordan's
hard road to travel ~
Can it be called an equine distemper when so
many politicians are hors de combat and so many
mayors are In the neldY
woman political lecturer in Rhode Island is
like taking two bites of an ox-heart cherry. The
State is little but the juice is sweet.
The Marquis Of Queensbury and his cousin, Mr..
Douglas, will to-day start from the Brevoort House
for the western praries to hunt Bunalo.
A. d. Mulett, OF Washington, Is at the Astor
House. Mr.. Muett is the supervising architect of
the Treasury Department. 1t reported that he
designs altering the plan Of the Post once by
adding an extra story.
washington correspondent Of the Boston Post
says Mcpherson does not decline being candidate
for reelection as Clerk OF the next House Of Rep
resentatives at Washington Mcpherson has been
a faithful officer Why should he not be re-electedS
The Emperor Francis Joseph has pardoned his
cousin, the Archduke Henry, whom he, several
years ago, banished from Austria for having mar
ried an actress. lie has also restored to HIM all
the military dgnities and charges of which he had
deprived him.
Among the numerous political announcements
we find the following in the Providence Jomnde
administration :--"Addresses will be delivered by
Mrs. Elizabeth X. Churchill OF this city; Mrs. Lucy
Stone, of Massachusetts,, and Mrs. Frances Harper,
gifted and eloquent woman OF color, OF Mary
land" Evidently, woman has taken the stump In
Little Rhoda."
The New York herald., 1872-10-26

RUSSIA AND FRANCE. Some weeks ago we
we're made aware that Russia had withdrawn
or qualified her kind wishes to France and to
the government of President Thiers. What
Russia said in the second instance we were
not told 1t now appears that the Russian
Minister of the Interior, M. Timaschoff, pri-
vately qualified the congratulations he had
formerly addressed to NJ. Theirs, by warning
him that if NJ Gambetta made France focus
of revolution it would be necessary for the
external Powers ''to smother the flames" 1t
is evident that the Holy Alliance spirit is not
dead. The Congress of the Emperors may,
after all, have been brought about by dread
of the Republic.
The New York herald., 1872-10-26
ART MATTERS.


The most important picture in point OF size, that
ever left the easel OF Gerome is on exhibition
at the Goupn Gallery. The subject is one that
affords ample opportunity for the display OF dra-
matte power and that delicate apprehension which
suggests without stating fact. The story OF the
Egyptian Queens interview with Caesar is too well
known to need repetition. The moment chosen by
the artist is that in which Polydorus discovers the
lovely form of Cleopatra to the astonshed gaze of
Cesar and his four secretaries. An artist with less
sense of true dramatic power would have weakened
his composition by attempting to give prominence
and Importance to Caesar, while Gerome makes him
little more than accessory to the group In the FORE
ground The beautiful form OF Cleopatra COM
petely arrests attention Graceful In outline,
easy in pose, there are confidence and self
assertion in the expression OF the queenly face
that tell of one whose will is used to be law. The
light gauze drapery which covers but does not hide
the well shaped limbs scarcely be said to cl0tho
the form, though 1t tempers the nudity OF the
figure. The artist has shown his usual boldness in
making use Of striking contrasts. Beside the
lovely form of the Queen crouches the dark figure
OF the slave. While Cleopatra seems wholly uncon-
scious OF the presence Of any but the man upon
wnom she has turned her large, luscious eyes, this
slave seems to share the confidence OF his mstress
and to share, possibly in the triumph OF her beauty.
ness but with infinite subtety. The character of the
Egyptian form is suggested, but through the sweep
ing lines and graceful contours OF the Caucasian
type. Everything Is soft, luscious and sensuous;
but the delightful rmness Of the nesh in the well
rounded form Is we insisted upon. This has been
expressed through the medium Of exquisite
and careful modelling. Whether we look
at the work as composition or
as q piece OF execution IL must be admitted to be-
one OF this great masters best Efforts The finish
OF the painting is simply exquisite. 1t has already
been purchased by Californian gentleman for the
sum or $4,000.
The work which will attract the largest share
OF attention after Gerome's Is ''The vedette,u by
Meissonier 1t is larger in size than most OF that
masters pictures, and IS marked by breadth OF
treatment not often found in such small paintings.
soldier on gray horse, In q bleak landscape on
cold November day. furnishes the subject and 1t has
been treared with such vig0r and minuteness that
the visitor can wen imagine he sees the original
before him In the flesh. There Is no evidence OF
close, painful work. such as often strikes us In
Meissoners paintings On the contrary, there y .
sense OF space end atmosphere which entirely dis
sipates all idea OF limited space. This work has
been sold for $4,000
The ''Cabanal"is half,ength female figure ex
qutsitely painted. Il In full OF character end -
tenseIy reflective N expression.
The New York herald., 1872-10-26
TRIPLE S HEE T.
Now York, Saturday, Oct. &c, 1879.
THE NEWS OF YESTERDAY.
TO-Day'S Contents of the
Herald.

'THE REGISTRATION AND ELECTION LAwsl
A WARNING TO ALL WHOM 1T MAY CON-
CERNl"-EDITORlAL LEADER-SIxTH PAGE.
OUR SUFFERING HORsEsl THIRTY THOUSAND
SICK WITH TYPHOID LARYNGTTEp' I'M.
PENDING MORTALITY! A HORSELESS
FUTUREl HACKMEN MASTERING THE
SITUAT1ON-THIRD PAGE.
THE NORTHWEST BOUNDARY LINEi THE GER
MAN JURISTS' NAMES AND REPORT:
DIPLOMATIC FLUCTUATIONS AND PRESS
COMMENTs-SEvESTH PAGE
THE TELLER OF THE VIRGINIA STATE BANK
ABSCONDS A PRETENCE OF SUICIDES
HIS LETTER AND THE DEFICII-SEvENTH
PAGE.
CABLE TELEGRAMS FROM EUROPE AND AUS
TRALASIA-MISCELLANEO TELEGRAMS
SEVENTH PAGE.
THE POLITICAL CORRUPTIoNs IN PENNsYLvA-
MAJ A CONGRESSMAN's SCHEMES RE.
PUBLICANS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES PAGE.
Observation-Disclosures NoTEs-ART-sMrH
PAGE.
TOURING THROUGH THE STATEl THE POLITI.
CAL BIAS OF THE SOUTHERN TIER:
LIBERAL HOPES: KERNAN'S RELIGION:
THE KEYNOTE OF THE KEYSTONE-FOURrH
PAGE.
GARvEY TESTIFIES IN MAYOR HALLS
CASE: HOW ONE OF THE MILLIONS WAS
STOLEN, WHO KEPT 1T, AND CONVERSE
TIONS WITH THE ACCUSED-FoJRrH PAGE
TRANSACTIONS ON 'CHANGEl STOCKS ACTIVE
THE PACIFIC MAIL SURPRISE, SECRET
SALE AND DIyIDENDS-FHTH PAGE.
STRONG TESTIMONY AGAINST THE PRISONERS
IN THE JERSEY CITY BANK BURGLARY
SECRET CORRESPONDENTS: A s.SMART,,
WI1NESS-FoURTH PAGE
FROUDE AND IRELANDi THE LAND TENURE
EVIL: CELTIC HOPE AND DUTY-MARINE
NEWS-TENTn PAGE.
ANNA DICKINSON ON THE ROSTguM! SHE
THINKS GRANT NOT THE BEST MAN: WHO
SAVED THE COUNTRY-TENTu PAGE.
GHOSTS IN GEORGIA-GRANT ENDORSEMENT
MEETING IN BROOKLYN-LlTERARY-H
LEM COURT Observation-Disclosures
PAGE.
The New York herald., 1872-10-26
ne western Business Men and MT
ROutvwel1 NJ -. r--.

The Western Business Men and Mr.
boutwell, ON tho Currency.
The forty-four millions of legal tenders which
Secretary McCulloch withdrew from circula-
tion, and which Mr.. Boutwell, has kept under
the strong lock of the Treasury Department.,
are great temptation to the business men
OF the West. A delegation Of three Western
gentlemen called on the Secretary on Thurs
day to urge the reissue of these legal tenders.
The delegates represented that there is great
difficulty in obtaining sufficient currency in
the West for the purposes of legitimate trade.
We have no doubt that the three gentlemen
fairly represented the views and wishes of the
West generally. With an ample amount of
currency in circulation, and money easy and
at comparatively low rate of interest, and with
foreign exchange high, the Western farmers
can develop their resources and find market
for their abundant produce at the ports of
the Atlantic seaboard and abroad. Then,
when currency is scarce they have to pay very
high interest for money-much higher, in fact,
than is paid in the Eastern and Middle Allan
tic States. 1t is quite natural, therefore, that
the West should desire an expansion Of the
currency and the reissue Of the Treasury re-
serve OF forty-four millions of greenbacks
The people of that section are looking more
to the immediate. effect and the benefit they
would derive than to the ultimate conse-
quences or to the interests of other sections.
Mr.. Boutwell, did not hold out any hope Of
expanding the legal tender currency, though
he spoke Of holding this Treasury reserve
as check over the cornering operations of
Wall street. He thought the moral effect
upon the spectators of holding this reserve in
hand would answer the purpose at present.
He reiterated the old idea that the currency is
too abundant now to admit of specie pay
ments, and that the only way to bring paper
money to par with specie is by contraction.
Mr.. Boutwell, is perfect Bourbon in his fixed
notions. He will never learn by experience or
by facts that stand out as plain as the sun at
noon. We have about the same amount of
currency in circulation, now that the premium
on gold is thirteen, as when it was thirty or
forty. The progress of the country and the
exigencies Of o constantly increasing trade
operate the same as contraction. In other
words, we have been growing up to specie
basis and shall reach that in time through
natural causes if the volume Of currency re-
mains undisturbed. Mr.. Boutwell, should not
touch the currency and ought not to interfere
in any way with the money market or currents
of trade. Congress might, when it reassem-
bles, do something to facilitate specie pay
ments without contracting the currency by
compelling the national banks to prepare for
such a result. In the meantime, however,
contraction would be ruinous and expansion
would defer specie payments.
The New York herald., 1872-10-26
MRS, eREBLEY,s CONDITION.

Mrs. Horace Greeley remained yesterday In the
critical condition to which she had sunk the day
before, without improving or relapsing Her fam
ily friends and physicians still faithfully and hope
fully attend her.