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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-02
Cultivation of Berries.

Berries should be cultivated from
planting time to fruiting season, keep,
ing the ground pulverized between the
rows; strawberries, however, should be
mulched with straw, which takes the
place of cultivation. Blackberries,
which often dry up on the bushes be-
fore the crop is all matured, can be
saved, in most cases, by frequent sur
face cultivation between the rows, re-
tanning moisture, which nourishes the
plants and natures late blooms. The
roots of trees spread on every side the
same distance as the limbs extend, and
therefore cultivation should cover the
entire surface; in the case of large
trees, none but shallow blowing should
be done, so as not to injure the roots
Farmers Voice.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-02
NEW SPEAKER or THE HOUSE
General David b. Henderson, Who Has
Taken Tom Reeds Place

General David b. Henderson, Who Has
Taken Tom Reeds Place.
The man who has succeeded Thomas
3. Reed as Speaker of the House of
Representatives is a far different kind
of man than the big fellow from Maine.
Reed is imMTious and satirical. He
seems to take keen delight in saying
things that hurt others. On the other
hand, Gen. Henderson, the new Speak
er, is probably the finest type of the
traditional Hail fellow, well met that
has ever been seen in public life.
Boundless good nature, 4 fondness for
the society of his fellow men Of high
and low degree, limitless tact, the live
lest sympathies and fine, healthy
manliness are some Of the attributes
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-02
SinrIe sashes DouhIe. f,laz.d

u
One of the ways in which poultry and
other stock suffer is from the rapid
radiation of heat from the windows at
night. Double windows are sometimes
used, but these are expensive, some
what of a bother to put on and hard
to keep clean.
TIE cut shows single sash. double
glazed, which poultryman has recent
ly described. The sash is made so that
the glass can be set on both sides Of
the wooden bars, leaving a half inch or
more of space between. This gives a
double window and the cost is said to
be not more than % cents extra per
sash for the glass and the labor of set
ting. The glazing must be tight and
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-02
Getting Rid of Rats.

Mix corn meal and plaster of paris
together, about one-third plaster Of
paris. The rats win eat the corn meal,
also some of the dry plaster. AS they
pick the corn meal out add little
more meal to II, and mix together, put
it in shallow dishes and set it around
in different places. Also have some
water convenient for them to drink.
And in three or four days you viii not
be troubled with rats.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-02
To Keen Apples.

An experiment made by a Michigan
grower of apples shows that If apples
are packed in kiin-dried clean sand, and
the apples not allowed to touch. they
may be put into bins and kept for
months. provided the bins are in a cool.
dry place and the apples not bruised.
Success has been obtained by the use
of well-dried corn and oats also, es-
pecially in keeping with beets, turnlps
and potatoes.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-02

GENIUS FOR MECHANICS.

Blind Man Who Finds Work to Do
Which Causes Seeing Men to Marvel.
James l.. Judge of 1922 Clinton ave-
nue. enjoys singularly interesting dis
tinction-that of being totally blind and
at the same time one of the best steam
filters in the city. Mr. Judge has been
blind for thirty-siX years. His atiiction
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-02
Han I'm Better Demand.

Canadian papers are Boosting that
the war in the Transvaal has created
a demand for hay, and that prices have
already advanced from 80 cents to 81
a tor n Montreal, and If there We're
more vessels to take it and lower rates
Of freight there would be further adj
vance. So many British vessels were
taken as transports for the troops en-
route for South Africa, and for their
equipments and supplies, that 1t has
been almost impossible to send forward
the amount of goods that Great Britain
wants from America. 1t is reported
that one cargo of Canadian hay has
been sent direct to South Africa by the
way of Boston, and that other vessels
are on the way to Montreal for cargo.
Hay is now in good demand in the
United States, and prices are more like
ly to advance than to decline. If farm
ers here and in Canada will next year
increase their fodder crops as they
may, they will find ready market for
all the hay they have to spare, at bet
ter prices than they have realized for
some years, or we cannot read the signs
of the times Alright. A little planning
for silage and fodder crops will enable
them to feed more cattle at home and
have hay to sell.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-02

WINTER GATE the nlnge is MADE
of a rod Of iron that will turn easily iii
the eye of the other part of the hinge.
In the lower hinge have three or four
holes drilled through the iron rod, as
shown. When the gate is to be raised
slip a 20-penny wire nail through the
required hole beneath the part contain
ing the eye, and the gate will stand at
the elevation required When the snow
is gone the gate can be returned to its
natural position.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-02
PLANNED TO HOLD OVER.

mean only plain, ordinary sandwich.
and an Oriental square" a japanese
paper napkin.
Guests at mystery teas are asked to
appear in Oriental costume. or to rep.
resent some character In fiction. which
adds another element Of mystery and
guessing to the affair.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-02
Wooinr in Brazil

On Sunday evenings the young man is
welcome into the parlor. where row of
chairs extends along the four walls.
The whole family seats itself. and
amidst general conversation the poor
fellow is supposed to do the wooing.
If he wishes to escort his fiancee to a
theater. the family and daughter will
walk ahead. while be follows by his
lonely self In short. the couple are
never permitted to be alone. and the
natural consequence is a cIandestine
wooing.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-02
RuF Turkeys.

Buff turkeys probably resulted from
selected crosses of the bronze and
white breeds. In size and general quail
titles they resemble the White Holland,
but with pure buff plumage. The full
color is hard TO get and every hatch in
cludes birds with black or white in the
plumage. This difficulty is perhaps the
chief cause OF lack of popularity. Buff
turkeys are seldom kept on farms, al
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-02

color are in great favor. Cancels hair,
mixtures in tweed and cheviot and broad
cloth in heavy qualities are all used. Fin
ishing of stitching. of applique, of pleat-
ing and strapping are in vogue. Braid
ing in contrasting color still holds, bands
embroidered cloth or of perforated cloth
are among the novelties, and cashmere
bands in Persian colors are a late cry.
Copyright, 1899.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-02
French Telephone Metbods

All telephone lines in France ara
owned By the Government There arc
liz towns outside OF Paris suDplied
with telephones. with an aggregate
population OF 100000. and with only
$1,000 subscribers. The latter are ex.
pected to bear the expense Of runuiac
the lines-about three cents a yard
and then buy the outfit at cost Of s25
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-02
Planting Tree Seeds.


Apple seed and plum and cherry pits
can be kept in the cellar in condition
to grow with proper attention to water
Ing. But i'll any ordinary dry cellar the
sand gets too dry to prepare the seeds
for terminating the first season. 1t is
much safer to bury outside, where they
will have regular moisture and more or
less freezing and thawing. 1t is also
safe to plant these seeds and pits in the
fall, if properly managed. Cover the
seed at least three inches deep in drills
by mounding two inches about the sur
face. Early in spring rake off the
mound, leaving the seed one inch deep
with mellow surface for a seed bed.
In this way the surface is not packed
and the plants will make larger growth
the first season than we secure with
spring lanting.-Farmers Advocate.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-02

"Yes.- said the bachelor, refectively,
II offended her in some way, but I
don't really know how. You see. her
baby was fretful. and she explained
that he had been cutting his teeth:
whereupon asked her why she let him
play with a knife"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-02

one never knows where a piece of
practical information win come into
play. The safe rule is never TO neglect
an opportunity to learn an art or q
science, lest at some time or other we
should find ourselves greatly in need
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-02

hinges are made
according to the
plan shown in the
a C C ompanying IL
Illustration the gate
can be raised con-
tinually a s t h e
SHOWS b e C o m e
deeper and deeper.
FTEla lo ,0o~+ -
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-02
PLEATS FOR SKIRTS.
ABSOLUTE REIGN OF SHEATH
SKIRT is OVER.
The Newest Cloth Dresses Are Conn
binations in Which Silk and Velvet
Appear-The New Panne Velvet and
What Tt is Used For.
New York correspondence:

hlGHl Schemln2
is apparent in the
newest cloth dress
es. Ii looks as If
d designers were con-
WINGED that women
have planned 10 re-
tain cloth in its re-
cent place of favor.
So to outwit them
were leading them
gradually back to
silks and satins.
The cloth and silk
gown may be con-
sidered as one lure.
1t was SO quickly
succeeded by the
m ore seasonahle
cloth and velvet RIG
that it hardly made
the mark it deserv-
ed. The combina-
lion with valvaf
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-02

In many cases it is considered an
nouncement enough that girl has
made her debut in society when stove
is put up in the parlor.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-02
A sharp 4c,ion.


When a woman cuts a mans az
quaintauce she looks daggers at him.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-02
A Winter Gate.

A gate that must be used in winter is
often opened and shut with difficulty
when the SHOWS become deep. If the
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-02

Meal made OF corn cobs ground Ia
used to aduiterate many food products
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-02

Some peoples ideas of fooling away
their time is to attempt TO write poetry.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-02

BILE English sparrow, we could have the
trees around our houses thronged with
song sparrows. inches, chickadees.
wrens. snow birds. and hosts of other
birds both winter and summer.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-02

has taken hold better. and its latest de-
velopment is away from its original sim
plieity of scheme. The colors have be-
come brighter and richer, and what was
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-02

carefully done to keep out all dirt and
dust from the inner surfaces of the
glass-American Agriculturist.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-02
Roadsfde Weeds.

Not many farmers bother themselves
about the weeds tnat grow alongside
their farms on the roads. and. as rule.
not many road oyesseers care whether
the weeds grow on the roads or not:
but these same weeds produce seed and
keep the farm well supplied with weeds
every year. which cost the farmers large
sums to destroy. The wise farmer win
keep the weeds down at his own ex-
pense IL they grow on the road.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-02
wecd see.l for Birds.

Some one has said that IL weeds were
kept down birds OF many kinds must
become extinct for lack Of food OF
this there appears no immediate dan
ger. and we hope that when birds are
likely to suffer from this cause there
win be people who for humanity's sake
viii furnish food for them handfni
Of oats. millet seed and other small
grains thrown out every day IN winter
viii supply a vast number Of small
birds. and Il we were rid Of the detest1-
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-05-18
PLEASANT VALLEY HILL.

Miss Osborne, Reporter
Willie Thornton is working for Ebb
Baird.
f c Ellis is gathering up road
scrapers to start them to work this
week.
Jerry Johnson is up from Oklahoma
visiting friends. 1t is reported that
he and Lily Thornton were married
sunday.
Alex Baxley and Lizzie Ross slipped
away from their mammals, went to
Geneva and were married last week.
Mr. Nostrand is adding second
porch to his house this week.
Last Friday was Grandma Osborn's
10th birthday. Her five daughters,
six grand children and two great
grand children ate dinner with her.
She got several nice presents.
J H Beahm and wife and Eva Os.
born went to Burlington last Satur-
day to visit Rev montgomery and
family and attend church at his APP
pointment twelve miles on.
Geo Fisher has quite poor health at
present.
John Browns little 2-year.old girl
got some concentrated lye in her
mouth last Friday which made her a
very sore mouth, throat and tongue.
She is some better.
Maggie Montgomery, the preachers
daughter, came over from Burlington
with John Beahm's folks Monday to
visit week.
War with weeds has begun in good
earnest.
Arch montgomery came up from TT
Scott last Thursday to join his family
who Is visiting at Grandma Osborn's.
Wesley Fisher and family attended
the Baptist meeting at Union school
house last Sunday.
II Nostrand is building porch on
the south of his house. He sold ton
of broom corn last week which
brought 500.
Little Flossie Ellis, of Humboldt,
spent the week with her aunt Mrs
Baird.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-05-18

The special train for Texas that
passed through town last Wednesday
was well worth seeing. 1t was made
up of passenger coach and TWEEN ty
cars loaded with threshers, all hand
somely decorated with flags and bunt-
ing, and the motto, "Ho for Texas"
The High School and Grammar de-
partment and O number of our citizens
went down to the M, X. d I. depot to
see the beautiful sight.
Birthday parties are so much i'm
vogue that the little folks have caught
the disease, and last Saturday a
company of ak little girls were in
vited to help Eva Wright celebrate
her birthday, which they did with
will spending the whole day with
her.
Last saturday the FTa.erdal Aid
Society held called meeting and be-
side securing some new members, en-
tertained the Society from La Harpe.
They served refreshments and spent
a delightful evening.
Rev G b Mehl will preach the bac.
ca 'aureate sermon next Sabbath at
the NJ f. Church The commence.
ment exercises are to be in Mandelps
opera house on Wednesday evening.
The address will be delivered by Prof
> H Hill of Emporia state Normal.
The Alumni banquet will be given at
the same place on the following even
ing.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-05-18
BAYARD.

May 16-Clsrence Rogers and fami-
ly of Kincaid, visited his brother
Will Sunday.
Il NJ Wollald, Mrs Wollard and
Fred were visiting relatives in La
Harpe Thursday.
Some of the farmers had to repIant
their corn, caused by the wire worms
taking it.
Tom Dougherty and family went
out to the NeoSho river to see MRS
Dougherty's brother, Join Coffey,
Saturday, returning Sunday.
Preaching at the Chapel Saturday
night but none at eleven, the usual
hour.
Will Rogers shipped hogs to Kan.
sas City Tuesday.
We will not have seven rainy Sun
days In succession now anyhow.
Geo Stout spent Saturday night and
Sunday with his brother In LaHarpe.
w H Cole, wife and daughter Of
lola, were the guests Of MT Mays
Sunday.
There was q party at MT LIMOGES
Saturday night.
MIS- Geo Dogier called on mrs
Wollard Saturday afternoon.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-05-18
SOUTH MAPLE GROVE AND CEN.
TRIAL AVENUE.
Ethel B. Lash. Reporter

Ethel b. Lash, Reporter
The friends of Katie Myers pleasant
ly reminded her of her 18th birthday
Monday evening Games were played
then refreshments were served and
every one had good social time.
Next Sunday 10 quarterly meeting
at JeddS at IL O'Clock. Rev. j. r..
Cham bers is presiding elder. He will
also preach Friday, Saturday and
Sunday nights.
Some friends an relatives of MRS
Henry Saving came in and took din
ner with her last Wednesday and
pleasantly reminded her Of her birth
day.
Grandpa Holcombs moved last week
to their new home which they bought
of Hurley Palmer last fall.
John Lassamann and Mr. BrinRer
went to Parsons Wednesday.
Little Blanch Boyer, of Prairie Hall
Is visiting her grandpa and grandma
Boyer this week.
Lou Saving bought horse of Mr.
Diamond.
Fred Brubaker is working for Mr.
Holcomb.
MRS Hottenstein and Mrs Jay visited
Mrs Cunningham last Tuesday.
MT and Mrs Sinclair visited over
Saturday and sunday at Hiattville,
the home of MRS Sinclair's parents.
Mrs John Jay and children, MT and
MRS l. A Garrett. of Hum boldt, and
Mre Austin Garrett, of California,
were calling at Mr. II )ttenstein's Tues
day afternoon.
The 9th of May mum Der of friends
and relatives pleasantly surprised
MRS Margaret Deal by reminding her
of her birthdsy.
Katie and Walter Myers were Wis.
iting relatives In Neosho Falls Satur-
day and Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs Russell Hottenstein went
to Uniontown Saturday to visit MRS
Hottenstein's mother and sister.
Mrs Lash and daughter visited Mrs
Butts Tuesday.
Leo Eagle had the misfortune to
lose his horse last week.
Alice Thompson and Edna Huff
mire, OF New Scotland, spent Satur-
day night with Edith and Maggie
Butts.
Mary Falwell came In from Dunlap
last Tuesday and is staying with her
mother, Mrs.,D. White.
A large mum Der from this vicinity
went to town Saturday to see the ba-
loon ASCENSION They didn't get to
see it and we wonder if they will go
back today.
The rooms down stairs in MRS Butts
house will be ready to plas ter this
week.
Mr. and Mrs Russel Hottensteln
spent Tuesday evening at Mr. Lashs'.
There was party at Elias Rhodes
last Thursday night. A large Bum.
Der from this community was invited
but all could not attend. Those pres
ent report a good time.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-05-18
SALEM.
" S Lyle, Reporter

LJUe, Reporter.
May l5.-The farmers are needing
a rain badly.
A Wood had a stone mason out
from Humboldt last week doing some
mason work for him.
CT Parker Is preparing to have his
his house replastersd.
MIS- l. X Fronk has an old schooImate
visiting her from Missouri.
5 + Bruebaker is building him a
fine arch cave.
Mrs Lytle drove up to lola last Fri
day and her horse dropped dead on
the way home. We wish to EXPRESS
our sincere thanks to Mr. Hlnkle and
Mr. Walteres of Prairie Dell for their
kindness. To MT Hinkle for bringing
her home and to Mr. WalteTes for haul
ing off and burying her horse.
Grandpa ellis has a couple of sis
tiers visiting him that he had not
seen for over thirty years.
Misses Cora and Maggie Johnson
and Misses Belle and Ollie Fronk
from lola were out in the Salem neigh
bOrhood Sunday.
BoRN-To MT and MRS Frank Petit
bouncing big boy, an other McKin-
ley voter.
Ralph Fronk sold fine mare last
week for $40. Lucky boy.
MT Editor we have been hoelng our
pumpkin vines that we hope will
bring forth that mighty pumpkin.
Our school will be out Friday and
we expect to have a big dinner as
usual Our teacher, Miss Hattie Brue-
baker having taught us an exception
ally goodSschool, We highly recon-
mend her wherever she may teach.
but the outlook now is that she will
teach select school but maybe we
will tell more about that later on.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-05-18
RISING STAR.
T N wollard. Reporter.

|
May Slime growing showers this
week.
The high wind Sunday moved con.
siderable real estate and uprooted a
few trees in this vicinity.
g w Smith, candidate for county
| superintendent, was In this district.
II nominated, of course he will be
elected and will make good superin-
,endent. We wish him success.
Quite a number from this vicinity
attended preaching at Diamond Sun
sunday afternoon.
On account of quarterly meeting at
moran there was no preaching at the
chapel Sunday. Two weeks from
last Saturday there will be preaching
In the evening, also Sunday evening
folio wing, but none at the usual hour
Sunday morning.
Carl Sticky and family visited
at his'cousin Ed Hite's Sunday.
Mr. Hosley has put new roof on
his house.
MT and MRS Higgins have been sick
but are improving.
We are glad to see Mr. May is able
TO be out cultivating corn.
Sam Frames are having their
oldest boy, Willie, treated by an lola
doctor for partial deafness. 1t is to
be hoped that permanent cure will
be effected.
MRS Orville Hampton called on Mrs
Wollard since our last report.
TN Wollard and family spent the
day with Carl Stickley's Monday.
TOO wet to pillow in the fields at
Montevale Monday afternoon, while
here at star only ten miles away it
was dusty.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-05-18
MORAN.

Mrs. II. l.. Bassett, Reporter.
James Mcclure returned from Osa-
watonie last Wednesday.
Mrs w A Ross came down from
Bayard last Monday and spent two
days visiting old frierds.
Ned Bray went to lola last Friday.
Miss Edith Harmon went to Cincin-
NATL, Iowa Tuesday to spend the
summer with her parents.
MI and MRS Graham went to lola
last Thursday, where Mr. Graham
bought a house and let in Highland
Place.
Rev h l. Barr was in town last
Tuesday. He has accepted a call to
the Presbyterian church of Baxter
Springs and will enter upon his new
duties at once.
ID. A. Bollinger is adding two
porches to his residence which makes
it much prettier and more comfort
able,
MRS Barton spent two days last
week with friends in lola.
MISS Eva Hodges went to La Harpe
last week where she will clerk for
Geo. w. Stephenson.
II. b. Adams and family moved to
leila last Tuesday. They will be
missed here by large circle of friends
and relatives.
Rev. q. b. Mehl spent last Friday
In lola.
The seniors and Pref. Kline spent
last Wednesday aevening with Miss
Pearl Smith who had no thought OF
having any guests to help her oele,
brate her birthday. All enjoyed the
surprise party very much.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-05-18
SPRING BRANCH.
Mr.. FRANK JAcKsnH Rennr.

Mr.. FRANK JACKSON. Reporter
May lS-Charley and Garfield Vor-
bees got back from Chicago Saturday
where they went with Mr Anderson's
fat cattle.
Mrs Eta Knapp of lola visited at
Mr. Birds last week.
Jim Davis killed another wolf last
week
Sarah Voorhees, returned from west.
ern Kansas last week after visit
there.
The mumps seem to have taken q
new start, especially along the creek
Ira Patterson and family of LILA
visited at II H Jones' Sunday.
H H Jones' brother, Rossie, from
Yates Center, and his sister from Ban
ner Springs, is visiting him this
week.
T Leake delivered hogs in lola last
Monday.
Miles Fisher of lola lie buying fat
hogs for Wright and Brigham OF lola
this week.
Last weeks items.)
Mr. Howard aud Ruby attended
quarterly meeting at LaHarpe Sun.
day and. Monday.
p w Fisher is hauling rock from
this part to lola for the foundation of
a house for one Of his girls.
Charley Rathman, who has been
staying at Peter Gates, has gone east
OF lola to work.
MT and Mrs. H II Jones have taken
Miss Emma Eckley into their family
TO raise.
Bill Bird has ught one of Tom
Anderson's Black Polangus for which
he paid 800
There was tea party at Emma
Davis Monday afternoon in honor of
little Miss Berk Dreunin.
Mr. Fisher, of mboldt, who has
the contract to repair the Deer Creek
bridge, is having lot of rock quar-
ried at n A Delps and hauled to the
bridge.
Amos Delp has the humps.
Frank Chase is through working
for Mr. Jones.
Nearly everybody is blowing corn.
Lena Delp visited in lola Saturday
and Sunday,
The Adams boys bought three
stacks of hay from A l. Daniels and
are pressing 1t and hauling 1t to lola.
While coming to II II Jones' TO take
painting Lessons last week, Mamie
Rays horse threw her and somewhat
hurt her.