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The evening world., 1894-03-16
The Sunday Worlds
Easter Number - next
Don't fail to
it. 1t will be splen-
|didly illustrated and
full of striking features
and have an Illuminated
cover.
ONE OF EDIsON's FEATs.
How He Used a locomotives Whis-
~ tie in Lien of n Cable.

tie in Lieu of n Cable.
You have all heard of Thomas A. Edi-
on, the electrician, says The New Moon.
e began life as n newsboy. and many
hard time he saw before he was rec
mixed as a boy of genius. In four
(ars. by denying himself many things
hich almost all boys think they cannot
without. he earned two thousand dol
s, the greater part of which he gave
bis parents.
erhaps the most ingenious boyhood
was performed during an ice jam
/ broke the cable between Port Huron
Michigan, n Sarnia, in Canada. The
er at his point Is a mile and a half
e. The Ice made the river impass-
(. and there was no way of repairing
fdison impulsively jumped on a loco
ptve and seized the valve controlling
lists of the whistle might be broken
ITO long and short sounds, correspond
Pc to the dots and dashes OF ~telearaphy.
IN a moment the whistle sounded over
he river: loot, toot, toot. toot-toot.
Observation-Disclosures toot-toot
"Hallo-o. Sarnia! Do you get mefI
DO you e what l say?"
No answer.
do you hear what I say, Sarpia?"
A third, fourth, and hfth time the mes
finally the operator on the other side
Answering "toots" came
sheerfuliy back and a connection was es-
The evening world., 1894-03-16
HADN'T HEARD OF HER DEATH.
Minister Asks n Widower How His
Wife Stood the Heat.

1t was in the midst Of an oppressively
hot Summer, and the Rev. Binghamton
Bangs had been spending his week in Il
small. secluded town by the seashore.
says the Boston Budget. There he was
free from all the worlds rumors, and
could pursue his studies unmolested
He heard nothing from his parish-not
even of the death of Mrs. Chant, the
leading soprano.
At last the week ended and he re-
turned home. After the sermon he
thought 1t his duty to say a word OF
spiritual pleading to some backsliding
sinner. Just then his eye fell on Mr..
Chant.
The Rev. ~Blnghamton Bangs APP
preached his victim. He knew that
Brother CHAT was a tough subject.
"Ah, gooq morning." he began, with
his most benisn smile. II hope you
are well, Brother Chant. And Mrs.
Chant-how does she stand the HEATH"
The evening world., 1894-03-16
cow ON THE CHURCH ROOF.
How q Big Crop Of Cactus Was Dis
posed ".

Tho c%onquering of the cactus in a little
Mexican town on the south bank of the
no Grande furnished a gentleman Of
DALLAS. Tex, with inspiration for the fol-
Journal:
II this particular town there was a
Sood-sixed. church. with a fiat roof. A
hrge number of cactus seeds had lodged
10 the moss on the roof OF the church,
snd In the course OF time there was a
,sSss crop Of cactus up there. Now 1t is
me custom when they want to destroy
|this thing to first burn off all the thorns,
~ sad then the cattle win eat the plant.
me people became tired of seeing the
|plants on their church. and a mass
|ameetinS was called to devise some means
|ot. getting. rid of the things.
After celebrating for some time a
Imam nan "a h9isted TO the roof. and after
|snree days labor had burned the thorns
|ESm al h stalks. A cow was then
|nolsted to the roof. and in about a week
mere was nothing left on the roof but
ae cow which was lowered 10 the earth
,,sain. The people were denghRd with
neir church."
The evening world., 1894-03-16
MISTAKE.
Congratulated n Mnn who snid His
Wife Was Dead.

William NJ. Polk says. In his life of
Bishop Polk, that when Lafayette, in
1924. made his memorable tour through
the United States, many amusing Incl
dents accompanied his passage through
North Carolina. At the reception near
the North Carolina line there was a great
company and much confusion as well as
noise.
Recognizing an old acquaintance, La
fayette greeted him with effuslon.
"Ah. my dear friend. so glad to see
you once more! Hope you have pros
persi ana had good fortune these ,years!'
great misfortune to lose my wife since I
saw you"
Catching the word wife" L.afay ette
guessed at the Idea of a recent marriage,
and. patting his old friend affectlonately
on the shoulder. he exclaimed:
Happy mani! happy man!'
The evening world., 1894-03-16
HOW TO KEEP SOUND OUT.
building Devices that VIII secure
Perfect Quiet.

There Is occasionally n demand for an
apartment which Is perfectly sound
proof. and this seems to be a difficult
problem. a correspondent OF The Lon
don Engineering gives the following
method of attaining this result. and says
1t Is n very difficult, ms well as costly.
matter unless provision has been made
IN the course OF the construction OF the
building.
AS regards the floor. a ply OF very
thick carpet felt underneath the ordinary
carpet Will. to "A certain extent. effect
the object IN this. direction. but to make
II really efectuai, the proper thing to
do would be to lift the floor, and IL there
IL not already a counter-iooring be
tween the iolsts. 1t might answer the
purpose TO M In on, the top OF the laths
about three inches OF silicate cotton,
then on top of each joist a strip of hair
felt should be laid before mailing down
the floor. This will effectually stop the
quire to be studded with vertical studs,
say | IL inches by inch. spaced, Is
iathed or Covered With wire netting. and
the PAGES between the lathing and the
present plaster should be filled In with
silicatc cotton. 1t would also make this
more effectual II the fronts OF the studs
were provided with n strip Of hair felt
In the same way as indicated for the
joists. OF, course. the walls would re-
uulTe 10 ne TeplaStereu. Inc same hr-
rangement should be carried out as re-
gards the ceiling.
A difficulty. however. arises with re-
gard to the chimney. as there is no
method we kipw of to prevent II certain
amount OF sound going through from
one house to the other when the CHM
neys are open In Winter time, but In
the Summer time the fireplace can be
readily filled IN with %shavings or cut
paper or any ornamental material of
that sort. which will ehectually prevent
the passage of sound in that direction.
The evening world., 1894-03-16
The Sunday Worlds
Easter Number - next
Sunday. Don't fail to
get it. 1t will be sp1en-
dId!y illustrated and
full of striking features
and have an Illuminated
cover.
JACK RABBITS IN A DUEL.
Fight Between Hare of
Different Breeds.

a san Francisco man recently received
TWO c~onsignments of Jack rabbits from
the country, says the a Francisco Call.
They were to be used for coursing pur-
poses. but having come from different To-
cllities the two tribes were continually
at war. An observer, In telling a re-
porter about one battle royal, said;
were chatting over the prospects
of next days coursing and commenting
on the weather, when a jack was seen
crossing the field In the direction of
escape with another jack in hot pursuit.
AT FIRST l thought some stray dog had
got into the field at the south end and
ing, paddock. Suddenly hare No. i turned
an It's track and dashed towards its pur-
der. They telescoped, SO to speak, and
then the night was on.
the FUR ny. There was no fake about
this match; II was for blood and fur.
tAe rabbits rolled into the mud after
their pins they rose quickly on their
hind feet and slashed at each other
with their front PAWS in a manner that
FEEL as II thy we're as 81 sl owe P as q
snail In their movements. l positively
have never seen such fierce fighting. At
each stroke the fur would be seen to ny
So ese h"N hfC"ot 81 tfNg a bC
termed as such. were fast and furious.
After a minutes contest the pursued
80 badly crippled that 1t lost Its equi-
librlum n fell In the slush, where II
received still further punishment from
It's opponent; We thought that the tig
towards the spot where the conflict had
taken place. When within fifty yards OF
posed dead or dying leaped to his feet
and fought more yiclously than ever.
The contest did not continue much
longer. as the hare which had challenged
its opponent fell back as IL hit with
leaden pellets and lay apparently dead
on the held Of battle. After driving the
successful ~combatant away and picking
up the PROSTATE animal We found that
both Its eyes were. completely destroyed
Il. sga captured a.p raee n tSe .eon ,aSers hero' s and
had the two little pugilists cared for
but they were too severely punished to
survive their wounds. and that evening
the proprietor OF the park found himself
minus two Of his Imported hyen'-thsy
had Kicked the bucket"
The evening world., 1894-03-16
brooklyn Brevities.

Robert Bottsford Swain. torty-hve years old.
a FORMER conductor OF the Coney Island and
nation In Sfreeo bonds by Justice Tighe in the
hutler street Police Court. Brooklyn. to-day. lie
money on May IL last. lie pleaded not guilty :
Victor Miller, OF 2o7 President street. prookIvn
notified the police to-day that thieves had en-
tered his home and stolen jcwelry worth $50. -
Considerable excitement was caused In the
Mollenhauser sugar refinery North EIevsn1h
street and Kent avenue. Williamsburg, this morn
ing by = slight fire which broke out in the ash
chute. The blaze was caused by overheated ashes
and was quickly subdued. ~
The evening world., 1894-03-16
LEE AND HIS YOUNGEST SON.
The General Didn't Recognize the
POwder-Begrimed boy.

At Antietam, just after the artillery
had been sharply engaged, the Rockford
Va.) Battery was standing, awaiting
orders. Gen. Lee approached and stopped
Il moment.
A powder-begrimed driver OF about
said to him
General. are you going to put us in
again o.
Think of such a question from such a
source says the Philadelphia Record,
addressed to the General OF the army,
especially when hat Generals name was
Lee.
swere es' my poS' fns sa Sta' to n otnc ypu an n
again. But what is your name ? Your
face seems familiar to me somehow"
IL don't wonde you didn't know me,
I'm Bob !"
1t was the Generals youngest son.
whom he had thought safe at the Vir-
ginia Military Institute.
The evening world., 1894-03-16
MAP MADE DY COLUMBUS.
He Outlined the Land He DiscOv-
cred on n Letter.

cred on n Letter.
The remarkable discovery of a copy OF
a mar by Columbus. dra yn on a letter
written from Jamaica, in July. 1903, Is
recorded by Nature. This, although
Only a rough p~en-and-ink sketch, shows
exactly the opinion of Columbus him
self as to the part of the world he had
reached, which he believed to be the east
coast of Asia.
The original map, drawn by Column
bus and his brother bartholomew, was
presented to n priest named Hieronymo,
who gave it. together with a description.
to Alexander StfozZi, a noted collector of
early voyages.
He is supposed to have copied the orig
inal map roughly on the margin of the
letter from Columbus. which he had
bound in a volume with other docu-
ments. and this volume Is now in the
National Library at Florence. where the
existence and significance Of the map
were discovered by pr. r.. Won Wiser,
professor of geography at Innsbruck,
acting on behalf of the Austrian Insti-
tute for Historical Research.
The evening world., 1894-03-16
STEAMERS
DUE TO-DAY.

DUE TODAY.
DOnsu, Hamburg Feb. ~
Otheilo. Antwerp Feb. rs.
Carlisle, Rotterdam Feb. rs.
Didam. Rotterdam March 3.
Braunschweig. Gibraltar March J.
Victoria. Gibraltar March =.
Alesia, Malaga March !.
Jersey City, Swansea March ..
British King. Marteilles March l.
DUE TOMORROW.
Campanla. Liverpool March 10.
Spree. Gibraltar March 8.
ElysiR, Venice Feb. IS.
Vega. Lisbon Feb. cS.
T%hingvalla, C~hristiansand March ).
Nasmyth. ST. Lucia March ~.
Bessel. 81. Lucia March 10.
The evening world., 1894-03-16
%BURGLARIES JUST ALIKE,
In Each Case n Clock and Bric-a-
Brac Valued Mt S2I Were Taken.

The police of Williamsburg are to-day
talking about two robberies, almost SINH
lar In every particular, which occurred
some time last night.
Charles B%rinckerhoff. who lives on the
third floor OF 500 Leonard street. renorts
that burglars entered his place and Sc
cured a clock and bric-a-brac valued in
All at vi. while Charles C. Kress, who
street, also reports the loss OF a clock
and bric-a-brac, which he values at sci.
the same as Mr.. Brinckerhoff.
The evening world., 1894-03-16
SHIPPING NEWS.
ALMANAC FOR TO-DAY.
PORT OF NEW YORK.

ARRIVED.
steamer Atilla, Nj ldlesboro Feb. s5.
Steamer Carib Prince. Trinidad.
OUTGOING sTEAMERa
SAILED TO-DAY.
Asphodel. Cape Colony.
Algonquin, Charleston.
city OF San Antonio, Brunswick.
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An Object OF Charity.
CFrom Truth.)

From Truth,)
Tramp piteously)-Please help a poor
cripple!
Kind Old Gentleman handing him
some money)-Bless me! why, OF course.
How are o crippled, my poor fellow?
Tramp pocketing the money-Ffnan-
cinllX sir
The evening world., 1894-03-16
A New Frd.

From Harper's Bazar.)
II understand that since Barlow lost
his last position he has been engaged as
bill collector"
THAT so? Well. I've got quite a nice
lot of bills at home that I'll let him add
to. his collection IL he wants. All unre-
ceipted, too"
The evening world., 1894-03-16

NEWARK n, j.. March. IL. some work
men were e1cayating a sewer this morning they
louha the body or a female child in u sewer.
Inc body was badly decomposed. and was abou,
q month old. The authorities are Investigating the
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His Last

From H1llo)
IT don't like this sort OF thing, but !
p I've got TO do IT," said the new
sheriff TO the murderer whom he was
preparing to execute.
"Oh, you'll soon get the hang of the
thing aid the condemned man with a
grim smile.
The evening world., 1894-03-16
FOREIGN FORTS.
(By Cabls.i
ARRINEn

AKTETNED,
QUEENSTOWN, March l6.-Arriyed. steamer
Lucania (Br,J. Capt. Mckay. New York for Liver
pool.
BREMERHAvEN. March iG-Arrived steamer
Sgalc. from New York. via southampton.
HAMBURG, March l6-Arr!yed. steamer Mo-
ravia, from New York.
SAILED.
LONDON. March 6.-Sailed yesterday, steamer
for New York.
LONDON, March B-salled. steamer Missis-
Sippi. for New York,
SIGHTED
BROW HEAD. Manch l6.-Passed. steamer
ceyic New York for Liverpool.
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IA Reason Why.
From Halo.

From Hallo)
First onlooker-The lion seems to be
Maid OF her.
second Oniooker-rm not SURPRISED.
Ne the mother-in-law OF his former
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. lIatter of
CFrom Hallo.)

naiter-What kind OF fish will you
rs. sir. bluefsh or whitefshf
~sest-i don't care. I'm color blind.
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Very.
Trom TRUTH

Banks pouring out a scant hnger)-
This whiskey Is twenty-five years old.
Tanks-Mighty small for rs age. isn't
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A New Pictsrl.l weehIx

!; s IS i Sis:.' sss' ,: s:'al y: we. I sssii:l "a
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The vote in the Third Precinct On
ebriates' Home district) was 389.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1894-03-08
The Midway in New York.

Madison Square Garden, from March
9Th to 18th inclusive, an absolute repro
duction of the greut Midway Plaisance
from the Worlds Fair at Chicago.
Performance from O'Clock 10 tle
afternoon until 80. and from o'clock
in the evening until III Is; an absolute
reproduction of the great Midway Pals
apoe OF the Worlds Fair in Chicago,
including the German Village with its
Hnngarien Band; Indian Temple the
Hindoo Jugglers; Arena of Trained Ami
mails; Streets of Cairo, Camels and Dom
keys for children to rides Chinese Thea
tire, Chinese Maeicians, Aorobats and
Performers; Old Viennas Vienna Lidy
Orchestra; scenic Theatre, Electric
Storm in the Alps" Esqaimau Village
with its Esquimaux, trained dogs and
sleds; Japanese Village. japanese Or
chestra, Court Dancers, Magicians. etc,
Turkish Theatre, Dancing Girls. Whirl
ing Dervish. Irish Village, Irish Lace
making, Bag Pipes. Hsrps. Reel Dane
ing etc; The Boxing Kangaroo; The
only Imperial Wrestling Lion in ihe
work Admission to Midway. q
Gents.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1894-03-08
California and the Mid-Winter Fair.

A more favorable opportunity than
the present to visit California will pr Do
ably never be offered The rates for ex-
cursion tickets, via the Northwestern
Line, are the lowest ever made, and
aside from the delightful semi-tropical
climate of California, the Mid Winter
Fair at San Francisco. which is now in
the full tide of success, is most potent
attraction 10 tourist and pleasure seek
er. The trip from Chicago to California
is made via the North Western Line in
the murvelousIy short time of IL days
Palace Drawing Room Sleeping Cars
leave Chicago daily, and run through
without change. and all meals en- route
are served in dining cars. Daily Tour
ist Sleeping Car service is also maintain
ed by this line between Chicago and
San Francisco aud Los Angeles. and
every Thursday tue party is personally
conducted by an experienced excursion
manager. Completely equipped berths
in tourist sleepers are furnished at q
cost of only Sc 90 each from Chicago to
Pacific Coast. thus enabling passengers
| TO make the journey in most comfor-
table aud economical manner. The
North Western Liue hss issned num-
ber of illustrated pamphlets descriptive
of the Mid-Winter Fair. and also con-
tanning detailed information concerning
rates, routes, etc., copies of which will
be mailed free upon application to w.
A. Thrnll. General Passenger and ticket
Agent Chicago & North Western Ry.
Chicago, Ill, if you mention this pub
lication.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1894-03-08


Rev. S. Edward Young, Pastor oil
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Asbury Park, n j., in his prelude
Sunday evening, March 4th. on HThe
Church in Public Affairs, said
The moral and religious people of
New Jersey believe Thompson OF
Gloucester to be largely responsible
for the series of stig1nas recently
fastened npon this state When the
churches led the uprising last year
he sneeringly dubbed the reformers
as the Dominies ands the Women
and spared no hate for them and
their principles. Although the vic :
torlous people do not desire his un-
seating unless it be lawful, their tri-
umph is embittered as long as this
Mckane is conspicuous on important
occasions at the Capitol buttonhol-
ing the legislators and seemingly as
defiant as ever Let the investiga-
ton OF his credentials proceed with
out stint: for an honest ballot is the
sure foundation ofsgood government: ::
the churches must infuse their in
fiuence into public affairs or be rec
reant to duty. What were Moses,
Ezra, Nehemiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel
and Daniel, if not religious men la
menting public wrongs and striving
to correct them? In Christ's time
the Roman mastery of Palestine and
the inherited priesthood precIuded
responsibility on the peoples part
for faults OF their leaders; yet John
the Baptist denounced public
shame at the expense of his own
head and Jesus pointed moral from
political Outraves / n Iudaa oninin-
ed feaity to Caesar and whipped Of
tenders from the Temple, and st.
Paul detailed and denounced the
national sins of the people among
whom he preached, devoting the
last half of the first chapter of Ro-
mans to Rome's glaring iniquities,
which the uneartiIings at Pompeii
have shown to have been precisely
as st. Paul described them.
One million and a half young men
and women in Christian Endeavor
work were urged at the Montreal
Convention to fight for good citizen
ship and the recent successes in New
York and New Jersey dem monstrate
that Christian people by their infiu :
ence at primaries and presence on
guard duty to prevent vote-buying
at the polls, and by stimuli ating the
officeholders and Legislators could
cleanse public affairs of all that is
worse in them. lOur mission is to
preach the Gospel and the Gospel
means righteousness everywhere
DISCLAIMERS against the influence of
the churches in public affairs are
chiefly those whose nefarious plans
are thWarted thereby =
The Monmouth inquirer., 1894-03-08
Knights of Pythias.

Tue twenty seventh annual s. s-ioI OF
the Grand Lodge. Knights of Pythias
convened in Masonic Temple, Trenton,
recently. The Graad Lodge was called
to order by Grand Chancellor Walter F,
Hayhurst, of Lambertville. assisted by
the following Grand Officers:
Charles W. Kilborn, Past Grand Chan
cellor, New Brunswick; George L. Gran
mer, Grand Vice Chancellor. Barnegat;
G.. e. Pierson, g. K of Il. and s..
Woodbury.; G. v. N. Wilson. G. NJ. of
E.. Long Branch City: Ralph Donaih,
Grand Prelate. Jersey City; W. e
Hitchcock, Grand Master at Arms. New
ark; d. s. Rockefeller, Grand Inner
Guard, Somerville: Dewitt G. Cobb.
Grand Outer Guard, Jacobstown; Su-
preme Represe natives. James E. Moon.
Phiilipsburg; James R. Rutan, Newark.
The business of the morning session
was the presentation of the reports of
the several grand officers, that of the
Grand Chancellor being important from
the fact that in it he reviews the work OF
Tie order in the entire State. He says
in pert:
III is with feelings OF qualification
Tint yonr Grand Chancellor welcomes
you to the twenty seventh annual sss-
sion OF the governing body of this grand
Jurisdiction. He believes that a con
sideration of :he work since our last
convention will prove satisfactory and
that our deliberations viii secure even
greater success in the future.
Tue following statistics were given:
Number of members at last report,
l2.74S;
Roseville Lodge, No. 144. accidentally
omitted: actual members at last report,
u. $40
Additions now by corrections, 3; in.
iliated during the year, S7S; reinstated,
81: admitted by card. 80: total, 1851.
Deductions by corrections 80; with
drawn, 100; suspended. 672; deceased,
126 Malaga Lodge-defunct. AZ. New
ark Lodge-defunct 80. 1011.
Total present membership, 12,s4O
net increase for tbs year, 3d.
classification Of Rank--Past Suprem'
Chancellors, /; Past Grand Chance llors
20; Past Chancellors. 2,764; Knights
9. .9S7; Esquires. %; Pages, 80.
The financial statement which follows
shove the amount received aud expend
4 ed durinc th- year: z reiats. $134,.
Sol. 80; expenses. $40 936 96
Relief OF brothers. S37, ,l54 75; watch
The Monmouth inquirer., 1894-03-08

ing S642s02 widow families. S9O6. 70,
members nf other Ipdgss. 81. 25S. SO
burial Of rhe dead, SI3, ,131.18. Tota
relief. $55. 993.I3
Cash on hand S57. PSI IS; investments
Sll3.2ll AZ; widows aud orphans fnnd.
50 27l 53;paraph .$54, 1873. 70; rea
estate, S47, 1886, Al. Total on hand aud
Invested 1926, ,2S3 .34
Number of brothers relieved 1,7O6
number of subordiuate lodges, I45.
Last year the receipts were SI34 1SI; !;
expenses $50.235 O3. Total amount
paid fer relief. S62. .408. %. T9lal
amounts on baud and Invested S274 :
279 10.
Ehe report OF G. v. N. Wilson.
Grand Master Of Exchequer. shows the
revenues of the Grand Lodge during
the year to have amounted to $40 O52.
05, tie disbursements Sc 462.0I leaving
balance in tue treasury Of So. $50 04.
The new officers are:
w r. Hayhurst. Past GrauI CaA4-
cellor, LambertyilIr.
GeorgeT Cranmer. GRAD Chaucsll,r
Barnegat
Ralph Douatb Grand Vice CnancaIlor.
Jersey City.
6. E PisrsoD. G K. Of R aua S.
Woodbury.
G Y n Wilson. G. NJ. Of E.. Long
Branch City
W 3 Hitchcock. GanI Prsl4te.
Newark.
D. s. Pock-feIer. Grand NJ. At A..
Sumerville
Dewitt G. cobb. Grand Inner Grnrd.
JaecbSioWu.
S. Champion. Gran Outer Guari.
Aurntie Highlands.
@he Gr-Jsa Lodge degree was conferr
ed ON l59 Past Chancellor III the
morning, he largest number that ever
received the honor
Ii was decided that the lodge partici-
pate iu the erection of a monument to
the memory Of Past Supreme Chancellor
G. Reed, OF this State, who was the
First Supreme Chancellor. as well as
the first Grand Chancellor of this
State.
At light the Hamilton Lodge, OF
Trenton. held a ses ion and the degrees
of Page. Esquire and Knight were eou
ferred. The teams that worked the de-
grees were from St. Paul Lodge, No.
%, E quire by Esquire. No. Is. and
knight by MontaDa, No. 23 The last
degree was given exempIified in full re-
galia, and all the team work was highly
compiimented