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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-02-06
ItiIIed His WHO'S Pnrnnour.

Stone Mouniain, Ca, Februnry Hl-At 5
a. M FIVE pistol Shots rang out, aud the
scrclms OF women and caldren
were heard emanRnng from res
taurant kept by Frank casilebcHy. ~
Marshal McCurdy and BARN Lanford
started to enter the house they met II nry
Carter coming out WITH n smoldng pistol
IN his hand, and walking up to Mr. Lam
ford ne said: II am the man whp did tie
shooting, and here is my pls,ol mat l dll
n with" Lying IN the house was Frank
casiloberry dond with I'VE pistol holes In
hB head and body. He died Instantly and
without utterlne word. The killing oc-
CURED on account Of Castleberry'a inti-
macy with Carcr's wife.
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washington, Ftbruary 5,-lrhe senate
Hawaiian Investigation committee held n
special meeting ,oday for tho purpose OF
giNlng j. Il, Simpson OF tho s alto OF Wash
Wgton an opportunity to place facts he
Iuee them gathered by him bearing upon
tho advantages to be derived from q closer
union with the islands Mir simpson WINS
nct on the island either AZ the ime OF ths
reeoluuom or subsequently thereto. He
could furnish no Information bearing III
reotly upon those proceedings The pur-
pose of mis- VISIT was TO make arrange
invuts FOR steam communication between
Hawaii and Puget Sound. HIS invcsuga-
ton WAS therefore made entirely upon a
commercial basis,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-02-06

Washington, February 5.--upon the best
authority It can he stated that Mrs. Ida
l.. Turner will be appointed postmigtresl
az Fort Worth within fow days proba-
bly, tomorrow, Mrs. Turner has made q
very favorable impression here and per-
son3lly added 10 her chances. already
strong In the Enforcement OF Mr.. Fell.
Willie Mr.. Btsscll has generally objected
10 placing women in LARGO OFFICES. he has
always desired to favor Mr. Ben IN this
mattcr and has concluded To do 50 at once,
TcNns postmgslcrs appointed today;
Mu4heim, j. u. Howard. vice Hiram
Hurst removed; Sugarhll, NJ. ! Williams
vice NJ. q. Williams resigned
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-02-06

Birmingham. Ala, February 5.-Durins
the progress OF a country dance at Crops
saw mill Calhoun county, Friday, Dave
Smith killed william Love with paper
weight. Both had partaken too freely
OF the flowing bowl and 50; into n quarrel
"a to which was the best jig dancer. Love
nrally drew pistol, whom Smith picked
up a glass paper weight and threw Il a,
Love The weight hit Love In the ahdo-
men and inflicted internal INJURIES, from
which he died yesterday. Smith WAS not
arrested, hiB act being construed as being
donc In self-defense.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-02-06

Se2ls2 less si.oooooo estimated 10 have been
destroyed by nrc, This shows an Increase
OF E&SSt,iGi during the month. The amounts
" different kinds OF money outstanding
January 81 were as follows; In 81 notes,
y23,09L769. s. notes, Sag,agS,0l6. s. notes.
S3,0gJ,16O. $40 notes, $30l, S5l, 740: SO notes,
S..,S,asa6S0; $50 notea $iAs6i. ESQ, AOO notes.
SShtS,l0l; 500 notes. Aa.v~,.yJi $1,000 notes,
50 ist0o; 5000 notes, NiSN,0oJ, $4,000
notes, S73,0'0Oo0; fractional paper ssiSI7.
The total amounts OF different series OF
notes outstanding ores
United States notes, SlG6Sl0i6; treasury.
notes of 1870, Sl5s.010sOS; National bank
notes, S20LS0O 0Si. gold certificates, ST.
0sl, 100; silver certlhcates,r SSGgl0,b0t; cur
rcncy certificates, $4,000
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-02-06

Washington, February 6.-!rhc president
toayy sent the following nominations 80
me senate:
Justice-John II, Walker, to be attorney
for the United States Tor The Western dis,
trlct of Missouri james q. Shelby, 90 be
nu,rshal for the Western dlHuirt OF Ms
souri,
lnterior-To be register OF land office
J. u. Bryant, at Las Craces, n Nj. 20 b.
receiver of public moneys, simpson Bey-
iolds of Kansas at Wakeney, kan, and
James T.. Ascarlte az Las Cruces, n. NJ.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-02-06

Washington February o'-lt mas beeh
developed that quite a number Of amend
ments to the pending Hawaiian resplu-
ton in the house are awaiting introduce
ton. one by Representative Black Of
Illinois and another by Representative
Cockreu OF Texas, with the Holman
amendments. viii make propositions dif-
fering from the MeCreary RESOLUTION. which
seeks 10 determine the policy Of the house
on the Hawaiian question. II Is UNDER
stood that the Black and c7clreu amend
ments are substantially similar 70 those
OF Holman n declaring against Ane'l-
can Interference IN behalf Of a monarchy
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-02-06

Joaquin, 'EeSes. February s=-hr W, y.
Hanson's gin was burned on the night OF
January 80, A note Was found liear the
gin warslng him not to say much about
H. Mr.. Hanson teleGraphed Sheriff A. y
Sprvdley Of Nacogdoehes county 20 come
with his blood hounds. The DOES TOOK
someone's track AZ the gin and nave sohe
down the Sabine river. u was me Desi
equipped sin In the county,
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ncnInI Tnmmnrn,v

6hslbyviile, Ind, February 5.-The Even
Ing Democrat says tonight: The Democrat
has learned through source w9i1h i ne
lieves reliable, that ex- President BENJAMIN
Herrlson and Mrs. Stanford, " dow o. me
late Leland Stanford, the California MIL
lionaire, viii shortly be united IN mar
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Birmingham, Ala February 5, -At cnoc-
eoloceo yesterday Mrs. John r, Mcdowell
wns Killed by tree falling upon her
Her son had cut the cree down, In fell
ing II, n struck another tree, glanced and
fell across Mrs. NcDowell's body. DEATH
was immediate.
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rlage at Palo AFRO. The ex-prcsldent has
LEFT Indianapolis for SANFORD university
90 deliver series OF lectures, nad while
there win be married to Mrs. stamford,
whose wealth is estimated az Ss0,01LO1o.
Mrs. Stanford was warm friend OF ,he
late Mrs. Harrison, and during the lata
republican odmlnis,aann Harrison and
: antord formed q c.ose and lasa friend
ship, aud one which llas terminatel 81 the
rumorcd marriage.
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Washington, February g. Senator Jones
tdem) Of Arkansas. d member OF the
finance COMMITTEES, SAYS that he does not
think that hearings win be granted ON the
tarn bin and that II win be ready to re.
port back next week
Senator Voorhees, sUys the time of re-
porting win be- settled at the meeting OF
the committee tomorrow
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The urea OF high pressure which was
over the southeastern slope OF the Rocky
last night has moved eastward
10 tho Fast Gulf ana South Atlantic states,
while the area Of low pressure continues
oyer the extreme northwest.
The temperature has fallen oyer the
South Atlantic states, while II has risen
elsewhere.
Clear weather prevails generally over the
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-02-06

Washington, February "a conference
OF the leading ant-sllver men Of the house
was heid thif afternoon TO agree on plan
OF action when the bland selgnorage bill
IS taken up tomorrow
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row. when the nnal vote Is to be taken on
the bin
AZ S'bS the senate went into executive
session and at a10 adjourned.
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Washington February 5.-The paper cur
rency outstanding January 81 WAS H,zs1'-
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STATE AGENTS FOR

SAAh u ANEANiS FOR
CLEVELAND RUBBER WORKS
Betting, Hose, Packings Etc.
REEVES PULLEY COMPANY.
Wood Split Puileys.
HENRY II. WORTHINGToN,
Steam Pumps
Il. c. ATKINS & CO.,
CArct lar and Band Saws, Etc.
BRADFORD Betting Co,
Leather Betting.
METROPOLITAN INJECToRs.
MICHIGAN SIGHT FEED LUBR1cA-
TORS.
MAGNoLGI METAL CO.
u 'poiia Anti.Frictlon Metal.
N. & G. H.'M. co.
u, Roofing Tins.
NIAGARA ST.. IA, % Toot, &C.
Time. 20 Supp,les.
COVEL MANUFACTt ;h,j
Saw Gunner, ~, ~ %.
We carry full stock OF the at
manufacturers prices, ana solicit your
correspondence.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-02-06

NEW YORK, The entire trotting stable
and breeding stud owned by Mir. Andrew
J. Welch OF Haetrord, Conn. Including
the famous track and roAd horses re-
Gently purchased by Major s. r. Dickin-
son, viii be sold Nt auclpn today IN New
York. The sale win not be large In NUM-
her--ess than thirty head--.but In speed
and breeding It has rarely been np-
proaChCd.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-02-06

SAN FRANCISCO The Pacific Coast
Fire Clllors viii hold their second annual
convention In this city at the han OF the
Exempt house, Brenham p,ace, from today
80 February ., n " expected that every
IRE chter Ia this state, oregon, Washing
ION. British Columbia ana Nevada viii be
present.
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wnArnnn DENOMINATION.

SAN FRANCISCO. -The State poult
show begins today at Petaiuma.
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SARATOGA. N. Y.--rhc Sarntora Trot.
ting association will hold It's winter meet
ing ON Woodlawn oval track instead Oi
on SaryttoEa Lake. The events begin to.
day, closing February s. The Woodlawn
track Is covered wigh six Inches OF lee,
whlch has been plane1 and smothcd.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1894-08-08

There was shoemaker shop clos
ed up in Portsmouth last week,
and all because two men stopped in
there and began to tell tomato
stories. One said his grandfather
had a tomato vine once that bore
80 big, rosy tomatoes, and shriveled
up and died. The other said his
grandfather planted a ten cent pa
per of the Peerless Prospect variety
once, in one hole and in place of
sprouting severally, they all came
in one stock that produced a vine
% feet and IL inches high and his
grandpa got on step ladder pick
ed 40 bushels from it and then
turned it over to the neighbors who
got all they wanted to can for the
winter. Then the shoemaker rose
mp united his apron, dropped it to
the floor, stuck his awl in his bees
wax and went home without say
ing a word and his shop hasn't been
opened since. This is one of the
Blades stories under the head of
"Cold and Solemn Fact"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1894-08-08
An Aretic Trnredr.

The London newspapers have ad-
vices which convince them that all
the members of Walter wellman's
arctic expedition have persisted.
Mr. WeIIman, who is a we'll.
known Washington journalist, or
ganized his party and started from
Norway three months ago, writing
several letters to the newspapers.
Their vessel was to have been sent
back to Norway between July 18th
and August 1st to get supplies and
prepare for the return trip to bring
WeIlman back. It has not been
heard from and experienced arctic
captains suy that The flow of pack
ice this summer has been so dense
that no vessel conld live in it.
Even if the crew managed to get ON.
an ice foo they would not be able
to survive long.
splondidIy equipped ex-
pedition WelIman carried plenty.
of provisions and boats, sledges and
bridges made of aluminium. He
felt confident that after his vessel
had proceeded as far as possible he
would be able to take his eqipment
over the ice to the pole or the open
waters supposed to be around it.
1t is to be hoped that the brave
journalist and his companions will
yet be heard from. We have had
arctic tragedies enough, and it is
pity to have SO many valuable lives
lost in these explorations. We are
inclined to believe that it might be
better to let the north pole alone,
and vigorously explore the region
around the south pole. 1t may be
that there are fewer serious obsta-
cles in that direction. at any rate,
the difficulties in the way of reach.
ing the north pole seem TO be insur-
mountable, and it is apparently a
waste of money and human life to
send any more vessels in the track
of Sir John Franklin, DIR. Kane and
others. Let the pole go; it makes
no difference whether we ever find
it or not.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1894-08-08
4 sONG OF OLD TIMES.

Love to think OF old-time days brightest
and the bestl
Sun got up At break o. day an, beamed from
east 10 west;
Moon was rIsIn' right ON time, with a lot o
stars,
An sweet girls done the milkIn' where the
cattle crossed the bars.
Love to think OF old-time days-the glory in
the deIls-
The miIk-white daisies bIossomIn 1.-The
chime % village bellsi
The birds that sung heap sweetsr than these
new-time birds kin sing
The mniden with the red lips an the lover
with the ringl
Love To think OF fold-lime dayszeotns All TOO
Love was lois more sweeter than an more
inclined to last;
All the world was brighter-don,t matter
what they say,
Every heart was lighter an, bent happy on
the wayi
Love to think OF old-time days-sIies was
always blue;
Ytolets blossomed everywhere, jest twini<lin'
with the devil
But what's the use O. thfnlxin' an drealnins
day an nights
Ifthe old times was the brightest we kin
make the new times bright
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Accurncr and lTeasurIng.

Many farmers work too much by
guessing. They do not know the
number of acresin each field, or how
large a picce of land has been plow-
ed in a day. By knowing the
bredth of lot, one may know the
width of each acre, the quantity of
seed required, and the product per
acre of each crop. The implements
to be used, may be a two-rod sur
veyor's chain or pocket tape line,
a pole IL feet long, three lengths OF
which make two rods, yard-stieks
graduated, and a small pocket rule
for measuring the size eff fruit and
roots and for other purposes. A
frequent use of these measures en-
ables the owner to judge with much
accuracy of the distance measured
by pacing or hand measuring.
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a Pretty GirI,s Reouest.

The drummer was leaning NJ
against the hotel counter talking IL
the clerk.
You look worried about some
thing, said the clerk.
81 am responded the drummer
promptly aI saw the prettiest
girl on the train to-day 1 have seer
in dozen years of travel.
"That onghtn't TO worry you.
Pretty women have worried bet.
ter men than l am" ventured the
drummer.
"Who was she2',
"Blamed if 1 know"
"Didn't you get acquainted with
herr
@Of course not. You must think
1 get acquainted with every woman
/ seq.
aYou do, dom youg
NO Idon't. nor do any Of us,
That's a vile slander on the pro-
fession.' .
add you try tor asked the
clerk. with a smile of doubt.
"No 1 didn't"
"Then what's worrying your"
"The way she treated me"
"What did she do9p
The drummer fred his half smok-
ed cigar at the cuspidor viciously.
"Well," he explained, after
had been gazing at her for an hour
or SO, 1 thought I d try her with a
newspaper. She declined it with
thanks and beautiful smile. Then
l tried her with new novel, with
the same result. Then sent over
some nice fresh fruit, and it came
back. Then 1 wanted to fix the
window for her, and again the
thanks and the declination. The
lovely smile is what broke me up, .
sighed the drummer, "and 1 was
sure if 1 had half chance 1 would
get acquainted. About 10 minutes
after 1 had made the last offer the
train stopped at a station, and she
nodded for me to come over. BY
George, was sure 1 had made 10
strike, and l fairly few to her.
"Will you do me a favorf' she
asked, with that same enchanting
smile, as if 1 wouldn't have done
her a milIion," and the drummer
sighed again.
Certainly, with the greatest OF
pleasure" said 1.
"Well," says she, Suppose you
get off at this station and take the
train for Detroit that comes along
this evening. You make me dead
tired where you are"
The clerks eyes filled with tears,
and the drummer went out and
stood in the door gloomily.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1894-08-08

In 1883 there were 53 pounds OF
aluminium produced in the United
States, in 1892 we used 100000
pounds, and 10 years hence we
shall doubtless use more than as
many millions. When the alumi-
mum cap was put on the Washing
ton monument in 1885, the metal
cost sS a pound. Now it can be
bought for 81 cents a pound. One
of it's peculiarities is its Iightness.
A solid block of 1t a foot square
only weighs a pound. II does not
tarnish, and acids have no effect on
it. This makes it very valuable for
surgical instruments and for the
wires which are used in sewing up
wounds. The racing men are put
ting aluminium shoes upon all race
horses. Not are they very light,
but they preserve the feet of the
horse. The rowers who are always
looking for new boats, have bad
racing shells built of the new metal.
They can be made of single sheets
one-nineteenths of an inch thick.
Sheets of it are used for roofing
houses. 1t does not have to be
painted like tin, and dust and damp.
ness have no effect upon it. For
this reason it is very valuable in
cooking utensils, and, furthermore,
added to its extreme lightness, it
has great capacity for holding heat
and is almost unbeatable.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1894-08-08
One of the Deliehts.

One day on G. & o. train which
leads or follows through ssred brush
kentucky, a native came in at
small station and took the seat in
front of me. 1t was an accommoda-
tion train and therefore sociable,
aud the man wasn't long in striking
up a conversation. BE ratified
around good deal before he struck
his gait and at last got on to per-
sonalities.
"Are you married2s he asked.
I expressed my regret that / was
not.
"Don't know nothin' about rails
in half a dozen children an gettin'
,em often yer hands2'
NO.
''Ner how hard it is to make
liyin' fer so many2e
NO.
Never trotted up and down half
the night with q squallin babyg"
I was glad to say | had not, and
he went right on.
"Don't know what it is to have a
scoldin wife9"
"No."
"Ner one that gives you min
ute's peace unless he chuck
led over the joke that was coming
it wuz a piece nv her
mindP"
Never"
"An' you neycr wuz a widowerG"
And this time the smile he gave me
had something seraphic in it"
"Certainly not"
He reached over and laid his
hand affectionately on my knee.
"WeIl, young feller," he said,
lyon don't know doggon thing
about the delights nv matrimony,
you don't, an you have my sympa-
thy. Have something to drink,
won't your" And he passed me
bottle SO black that it almost start
led me as took it out of his hand.
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How win the Last Man Diel

From the st. Louis Republican.
This department of The Republic
was established in August, 1888,
and since that date the editor has
.'scrap booked" the opinions ofthe
leading scientists of the world con
eerning the probable fate of the last
man. The list is given below:
1. The surface of the earth is
slowly, but steadily, diminishing all
the landed portion will at last be
submerged and the last man will be
drowned.
2. The ice is gradually accumu-
lating at the North Pole and slow
ly melting away at the South;
eventually the earth's centcr of
gravity will suddenly change and
the last man will be crushed by the
rush of movables that will quickly
glide over its surface.
3. There is retarding medium
in space, causing a gradual loss of
velocity in all of the planets. The
earth, when her revolutions finally
cease, will be drawn nearer and
nearer to the sun until the last man
will be literally roasted off of the
face of the globe.
4. The amount of water on the
earth's surface is slowly drying up;
the last man will die begging for a
drop of moisture with which to wet
his parched tongue.
8. A gigantic planet or comet is
likely to tumble into the great sea
gas which surrounds the sun. In
that event our great lnminary
would blaze up and burn the earth
and all the other planets to cinders.
6. Beginning with the yerr 1900,
a. D., humanity will commcnse to
retrogade, and by the end of the
year 100000 man will be no Iarg-
er and have no more intelligence
than a plant louse. In that event
there will be no "last man."
z. The suns fires will gradually
burn out, and the temperature cool
in consequence; the earth's glacial
zones will enlarge, driving shiver-
ing humanity towards the equator.
At last the habitable space will
lessen to nothing, and overcrowded
humanity will be frozen in heap.
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A Cure for Hard Times.

~ - AACAAAOAS hAiOSOPhCAs
When man works with his
hands and trifies with his heart he's
goin' to fale. When he puts his
hand and his heart in the work, it's
goin' TO bring him sucksess, 1 don't
care what the labor is. If you try
to dream with one eye and watch
with the other, some smarter feller
is goin' to git all the good you mite
have shared with him. But if you
keep both eyes open he'll share
even with you.
Tha's two or three good things to
remember in these times when SO
many fellers is levin there duty to
save the country and them is: Go
to work. Do somethin', and do it
as well as you can. Take care of
what it brings you, and don't buy
velvate on q giugam income. Wish
in your right hand and work in
your left, and your rite will always
be empty. If yu amt got as much
as yu want, git more; don't sit
down and wonder how somebody
else got all he's enjoyin'.
1 never seen onest, industrious
man sufferin' for somethin' to etc,
and / amt likely to. I amt got as
much land as some men, and 1 amt
got as much money as I'd like to
have. But I'll be shot if give up
a part of the little I've saved to hire
some lazy, drunkin', tricky feller to
tell me how to make more. I'm
sorry for the feller that can't git
along. But L hate the man that
tells me that he could get along if
he had his rites. Give him his
rites, and the man that preeched to
him would be the first to take them
away.
Ifyu'd all work more and talk
less tina wouldn'r be no need of the
professional country saver. And
that's why I say dam lazy man.
Sol. Jones.
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Rnt n Remnant Left

The domesticated herd of buffalo
in otoe County, Nebraska, recently
referred to by Secretary Morton,
numbers eight. They were bred
from three calves rounded up with
cattle in Colorado. The buffalo
have been kept in a six.acre lot and
fed like native cattle. Two of the
bulls. 2 and 8 years old, fought out
the question of leadership a year
ago, and the elder was pushed by
the younger through heavy plank
fence. They are now kept apart.
Along with the buffalo is herd of
elk, also numbering eight. They
are master of the situation. A
cross between the elk and black
cattle was obtained, but the only
calf proved barren. The elk are
fed lightly and are ordinarily peac-
able, but when they are in search
of water their rush is irresistible.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1894-08-08
Not II she Knew II.

A few weeks ago a railway col
lison in England killed among 9TH
ers, passenger living in a country
town. His remains were sent home,
and few days after the funeral the
solicitor to the company called up
on tho widow to effect a settlement.
She placed her damages at i've
thousand pounds.
"oh, that sum is unreasonablep'
replied the solicitor. "Your hus-
band was nearly fifty years Old
ayes, sir"
"And lame?"
"Yes,"
"And his general health was
pOor2"
avery"
"And he probably would not
have lived more than five years4g
"Probably not, sir"
"Then it seems to me that four or
five hundred pounds would be
fair compensation"
"Four or FIVE hundred2" she ech-
oed. aWhy, sir, Iconrted that man
for ten years, ran after him for ten
more, and then had to chase him
down with shotgun to get him TO
marry me. Do you suppose that I
am going to settle for bare cost of
shoe leather and ammunitIon2"
The man of law concluded that
she deserved all she could get.