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Evening star., 1900-01-29
Large Number of Prizes.

Al the military progressive euchre that
is TO take place at the Light Infantry
Armory tomorrow night there will be 1J0
prizes to be distributed among the contes-
tants. The affair has been arranged with
great care, all the details have been work
ed out, and II is expected that the at
tendance will be very large. Everything
will be conducted with military precision,
the decorations Of the hall will be patri-
otic and attractive. and those who have
never seen euchre played in this style will
be deeply interested. while all the partici-
pants will strive their utmost to secure one
OF the valuable prizes offered
Evening star., 1900-01-29
CAPT. JOBE AGAIN ARRESTED.
Was n Fugitive From the Jail at
Columbus, Ohio.

Columbus, Ohio.
Capt Ike T. Jobe, who was well known In
this city before the war with Spain, and
who was for several years connected with
the street sweeping department of the Dis
trict government, was arrested at an early
hour yesterday morning at Piney Flats
near Bristol, Tenn. He was a fugitive
from the Franklin county, Ohio. jail. at Co
lumbus, from where he escaped about a
month ago.
During the war with Spain Capt. Jobe
went to Cuba as captain Of the 9th I'M
mune Volunteer Regiment. After his re-
turn to the United States he was arrested
in New York and released Oh security, on
charges of disposing of transportation
blanks and misusing penalty envelopes.
Later he was arrested in this city by the
post office authorities for an alleged viola
ton of the law relating to penalty en-
velopes. He was followed here from the
west by post Office inspector.
The captain was in Jail at Columbus
awaiting trial on charges Of getting rail-
way transportation under the guise of be-
ing government official. His escape from
jail caused a sensation in official circles.
Evening star., 1900-01-29

reminder that the Anacostla horse car
line, so long operated between that suburb
and the city. is no more was the auction
Saturday evening Of car horses formerly
used on the road. A large number of peo-
pie assembled in the stable yard at Ana
costa to see the horses disposed of. AS the
animals were for the most part in fairly
good condition. and as there were many
horse dealers on hand. the bidding was spir.
hed. All the animals were not sold. as
some will be needed for a while to operate
pany's line. - - N'
Evening star., 1900-01-29

CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO RAILWAY
THROUGH THE GRANDEST SCENERY OF
AMERICA. ALL TRAINS YESTIBuLED,
ELECTRIC LIGHTED. STEAM HEATED.
ALL MEALS SERVED IN DINING CARS.
STATION, SIXTH AND STREETS.
Schedule in effect June Is. 1883.
2:15 Pm. DAiLY-Cincnnati and st. Louis Spe-
cial-Solid train for Cincinnati. Pullman Sleepers
to Cincinnati, Lexington, Louisville, Indianapolis
and st. Louis without change. Parlor Car Cow
ington. Va. to Virginia Hot Springs. Parior Cars
Cincinnati TO Chicago.
II:1O NJ DAILY-F. F. Y. Limited--soiid train
for Cincinnati. Pullman Sleepers to Cincinnati
Lexington and louisville without change. Pullman
Sleeping Car to Virginia Hot Springs Connection
for Hot Springs. Va. daily. without change Tues
days. Thursdays and Saturdays. Observation Gar
Hinton to Cincinnati Sieepers Cincinnati TO Chi.
cago and st. Louis.
2:lb Pm. DAILY-For Gordonsville Charlottes-
ville Staunton Gaily, and for Richmond daily, sx-
cept Sunday.
Reservation and tickets at Chesapeake and Ohio
Offices, 513 Pennsylvana avenue 60e 18th st. near
r, and at the station. Telephone call 1<4I fof
Pennsylvania Railroad cab service.
II. W. FULLER General Passenger Agent.
Evening star., 1900-01-29
Fourth BaII of Season.

The Golden Chain Social Club gave its
fourth ball Of the season January % at
Confederate Veterans Hall. which was a
great success. The hall was prettily dec
GRATED with flowers, ferns, palms and flags
OF all nations. to say nothing Of the gor-
geous array OF golden chains. emblems Of
the club. arranged so as to give a pleasing
and picturesque effect.
The committees in charge were: John F
Butler. master of ceremonies; J. Whaley
F. Dewey, ]. Murphy, D. Downey Chair
man1, V Balaski, D. HI. and ". Harring-
ton, floor committee; gentIemen's reception,
James Butler, chairman; admitting execu-
tive, J. NJ. Butler
Evening star., 1900-01-29
NARROW ESCAPE.
Hotel Guest Inhales Gas for Twenty
Four Hours.

Hotel Guest 1nha1es Gas for Twenty.
Four Hours.
Major Matthew Murray, who Is connect
ed with the Massachusetts, state militia.
was found in an unconscious condition
about o'clock Saturday night in his room
in the National Hotel. He had been inhal-
ing Illuminating gas for about twenty-four
hours. Dr. Bailey, who was called to see
him, expressed surprise that he had sur
vived.
Restoratives were applied and Major
Murray soon recovered consciousness. He
had been a guest of the hotel for three
weeks, having come here to attend to some
business in the departments. Friday after
noon he returned to the hotel and thought
he would take nap before dinner. The
room was not as warm as he desired it
and he lighted the gas. Some time after
ward he got up and turned off the gas, and
in his sleepy condition he accidentally left
one jet open. He has fully recovered from
the effects of the poison.
Evening star., 1900-01-29

ScnedII- N effect IHuI,ary IG 1870
All Trains arri' = al aud -H,,. frum Ppnnsrlyauta
passenger station
SUI AM-llails i<pai Ton Danvtllr Charlotte
ard way stations Connects Manassas for Strqs-
burs and HarrisoniurG dsn., and Stauniou daily
Mept Sunday. an. Lyn h.rlrg with Norfolk and
western daily, and with { "a q. r. r. for Natu-
IaI bhoge daily and L+xin.t daily except Sun
ulE- a,
LID A.M:-Ddlly- THE I'NIrED STATES FAST
MAIL Pullman Sl-rIper- NV OK and Washing
ton 10 JacEsJnvile aud B. ami M at Salisbury
Win Sleeper for Asht htAiIi' and ii"i springs v CT
Nupt'iiie, Cha attanHcl aHi ail,h- Tenn. and at
Columbia with Sleeper for ma r>ton. Slreper New
lork TO New Orleans. G-it.us { Charlotte with
Sleeper fer AtlanIs Sol d trIIn Washington 10 New
orleans without hang. 10 n Gar service
Il:5O A.M--Daily. Laai fut I'hnrloftrfyiIle
4'Ol P.M.-Loual for Front .oSil Strssuurg and
aainisonlUEg, daily eAcrpu S.s.,lIy
80 P-M.-LocsI for Char OFT, =. lille daily
$50 P.M.-Week days ia 40 ,k AID FLOR
IDA LIMITED Finest trafu an the world Puli.
an Drawing Room. Library, state Room and OBJ
serVation Cars between New York Wash n-ton and
S'eeping Cars 10 Aikeu Augusta und Port Tamna
Dining Car Service.
9:oe + M-Daily.- NEW lt5Ith AND FLORIDA
EXPRESS. Car les Pullman Ii,t1ri ST.. ring Cars
New York and Washington 10 Jacksonville Via Sa-
fsnnah; sunDecting there Drawing Room
Sleeping Car for Port Tampa and to Au-
sIsta, 'ia Columbia. wIth rsIniir,.I iou for Aiken
through coach 70 sackSunvlIlr. DINING Car service
$50 p DAILY WASHINGTON AID tIiATTA.
NoOGA LIMITED VIA LYNCIIHI re. with SIeepers
New York and Washington to Memphis and New
orleans through BRISTOL. Paror and Observation
gar between Radt. d Va aud Alfalfa Ala DIM
ips Nar service
Evening star., 1900-01-29
Enter Their Protest.

Some residents Of the east side Of Mon
roe street, Anacostia, opposite the small
power house OF the Anacostia electric street
car line, have entered a protest at the
Anacostia police station concerning the
conditions arising from the exhaust steam
from the power house, which, It is claimed
affects them and the public In disagree
able manner The police have reported
that the matter is one needing immediate
attention. the water falling and freezing
upon house windows, sidewalks and street,
Evening star., 1900-01-29
Ask for Information,

Some misunderstanding 10 said to exist
among the members of the Congress
Heights Citizens Association as to the
exact terms upon which the association
obtained from the District Commission
srs the lease Of the former Congress
Heights school house. and the trustees Of
the organization have addressed a letter
20 the Commissioners asking for informa-
ton upon the matter.
Evening star., 1900-01-29

AT JOHNSTON'S I29 7TH ST. n. w.
These bargains are only for tomorrow:
Best family Flour for $3.50 Dbl.
10 lbs. of best Rolled Oats for PIC lb.
1Oc. packages Victor Oats for Jl2c. pkg.
10c. packages Hawkeye Oats for 512c. pkg
Special Butter sale, price 2sc. ID.
Special Orange sale, price 1sc. doz.
Specia, Egg sale, price 1312c. doz.
Mothers brand package Oats. SIC pkg.
Royal Red Tomatoes for 6ac. can.
Best Burbank Potatoes for 63c. bu.
Special Cake sale. Sc. Cakes for 41gc lb.
12c. Breakfast Bacon strips, 91ac. ID.
1Oc. Fat Shad in pickle for 61ac. lb.
Only tomorrow. Johnston's. 729 1th st.
Evening star., 1900-01-29
Lecture ON India.

The Women's Foreign Missionary Society
Of the presbytery of Washington has made
preparations for a popular meeting, to be
held in Assembly's Presbyterian Church
tomorrow evening. at which time DR.. T. S
Wynkoop of the British and Foreign Bible
Society will deliver lecture on India, illus
trated by stereopticon views, and will begin
at 7:45 o'clock
Evening star., 1900-01-29
sent to Jail for six Month.

James Ricks, a tramp who was arrested
Saturday evening while on his way to yir-
ginia by Officer Headley. was today sent
TO Jail for six months by Judge Kimhall,
When taken into custody Kicks had a
loaded revolver and thirty-seven bullets
in his possession. He pushed the weapon
into the officers face, and threatened to
kill him
Evening star., 1900-01-29
EXCURSIONS TOMORROW.

Steamer Washington for Fortress Mon
roe and Norfolk at 6:3u pm
Steamer Harry Randall for Chapel Point,
Nomini and river landings at am
Steamer EsteIie Randall for Glymont and
intermediate points at $50 am
Trains leave 121- street and Pennsylvania
avenue hourly fer Arlington from a-m- 10
s pm. and for Mt. Vernon hourly from 10
al to 2 pm
Cars leave Aqueduct bridge for Arlington
and Fort Myer every half hour from am.
to II pm. and every hour for Falls Church
from { am. to u pm
Evening star., 1900-01-29
TURNED ON THE GAS.
Accident Which Came Near Resulting
In Death,

Henry McArdle. a printer, nearly fifty
years old, was treated at the Emergency
Hospital yesterday for alcoholism and gas
poisoning. He lives at No. 467 Maryland
avenue southwest. About 1890 o'clock in
the morning McArdle was found in his room
with the gas turned on. He was uncon-
scious and his family had him removed to
the Emergency Hospital, where Drs. Whit
son and Smith attended him and soon re-
stored him to consciousness. This morning
his condition was much improved and the
doctors think he will be able to return
home tomorrow. The turning on of the
gas was an accident
Evening star., 1900-01-29

leading Italian sculptor recently criti~
cIsed the public statuary of Washington by
saying that every piece has to do Wi, h war.
Not only scenes OF war, but those typIfying
peace. love and other subjects enter into
the range of statuary on exhibition at j. F,
Manning & Cos, 131 Pa ave Come-Adv
Evening star., 1900-01-29
Sues the District.

Carrie L. Adams has Instituted nrocasa-
ings at law against the District of Column.
bia to recover damages in the sum or
$4,000. 1t is alleged that by reason OF a
defective pavement the plaintiff, November
II last. fell while on K street near 12th
street southeast and sustained severe in
jury.
Evening star., 1900-01-29
Its Animal Concerf

The Georgetown University Glee, Banjo
and Mandolin Clubs have decided TO give
their annual concert In CASTOR Hall, COL
lege, the evening OF Monday. February s.,
and on the following day will leave for
New York and Philadelphia The mem
bers Of the several clubs. under their re-
spective preceptors, have been practicing
faithfully for several months and propose
TO furnish at the coming concert high
class Of college music
Evening star., 1900-01-29
BIZ of Sale on Record.

A bill Of sale has been placed on record
by Clarence E. Ergood and Smith Thomp-
son. Jr.. trustees. formally transferring to
Charles c. Whalen the property of Chas.
B. Woodbury.. bankrupt, and contained in
the store 426 9th street.
Evening star., 1900-01-29

When you buy 5-lb. box of Creamery
Butter at s16O YOU get value for every
cent Of your outlay James F. Oyster. go
Pa ave, Center and Riggs markets.
Advertisement
Evening star., 1900-01-29
RAILROADS.

WASHINGTON, ALEXANDRIA AND Mt, VERNON
RAILWAY COMPANY
From Station l3l5 st. and Pennsylvania ave.
In fleet November 1, 1889.
Fer Alexandria. week days. $3.50. l:O4. 1880. 500
1920. ,2:45. xl:20. l:45. 900. 2:4o. s:25. s:5s
74;lS !;i 1 80 % 900 s5:2a S:49 500. $50 Loo
7;45. 300. S:45. 1880, ll:15 am, l2:oO noon.
12:45, 1880 2;I5. 300. 3:45 4:3o; oi5. $780, e:45.
For Mt. Vernon. week days. $50. 500. 1000.
11:00 an, x12:05. x1:20. 200, 2:40 1859. 1905.
8.45. 800 pm.
For Arlington and Aqueduct Bridge, week days.
500 $3.50 1926, 1000, II 90 am, s12:05, '12:20
l2:45. 'I:45 300. s2:40, 1928. 4:15 SOS. 6:04.
$3.50. I.oa $500 pm. Sundays. 7:45. $500. 9:45,
iO:3O 11:15 an, 1900 noon, 12:45. 1880. 2:15,
$500, 3:45 4:30 5:15, 500. 6:l5, 1880 s:15 pm.
Parcels carried on all trains. Baggage checked.
Express, To Arlington only.
q. e. ABBOT. J. COLvfN.
President. Superintendent.
Evening star., 1900-01-29
LOCAL MENTION
AMUsEMENTS TONIGHT.

Academy-"A WISE Guy"
Biiou-Vaudeville-
Columbia TEeater-''Why Smith Left
Home
Kernans Lyceuru-Robie's Knickerbock-
ers-
Lafayette Square-"Zingoro-'' "Geisha," +"
and The Knight
National Theater-Alice Nielsen in The
Singing Girl"
New Grand-Marie Wainwright and polite
vaudeville.
Evening star., 1900-01-29

"OLD GLORY LEADS THEM ALL.
according 10 internal revenue reports: its
Write or phone 1611 for case of This deli
cious beer. Abner & Drury, brewers, 25 & F.
Evening star., 1900-01-29

DRINK KENNY'S TEAS AND CoFFEEs
Highest quality Lowest prices. Sugars
at cost. c. d. KENNY. S City Stores
Evening star., 1900-01-29

Pc PARTICULAR About THE BREAD.
Don't Ia any kind your grocer happens
to have. Ask for Schneider's Malt" Bread
- insist on having it-and see that you get
It Grocers have it-fresh, &c.
Evening star., 1900-01-29
ATTORNEYS

CAMPBELL CARRINGTON. ATToRNEY-AT-LAw,
Webster Law building. Dos d st. NV, Washing
ron. u. . Res.dence No Mount Vernon FiAts
New Tork I've. and 9th ut. NV. se1a
Evening star., 1900-01-29

Fusselrs Ice Cream and Fancy Cakes
Cafe open till IL pm 1927 n. Y. ave.
Evening star., 1900-01-29
81 AND s35o GLOVES ONLY 81 es

lG ~ and 24-button SUEDE GLOVES. in
all sizes and shades-pink, coral. light blue
Nile green, salmon. straw color. white and
black-were So and s3.50-only S1.9S.
Louvre Glove Co. new store, 931 F ST.
Evening star., 1900-01-29

WASHTNGTO.. DRESSED BEEF
Spring Lamb. New York Roast Beef, Del
monico Steak, go to John r. Kelly, West
End Mkt, 22d & P. 9th street wing. Center
Mkt Corned Beef a specially.
Peppermint and Wintergreen Creams, in
all colors. SheetZ, 10th & F sts
Evening star., 1900-01-29
Philadelphia Man Hurt.

August Slinghoff an employe of the Met
tropolitan Traction Company of Philadel-
phia, while experimenting the removal of
old rails at the car barns of the George
town and Tenleytown railroad. on 32d
street. Saturday afternoon, was severely
injured by one of the rails fal ing on his
foot. The injured man was removed by a
friend to the Georgetown University Hos
pltaI, where he received attention.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-09-25
NEWS OF WORLD
CONDENSED

The Roosevelt party is in North Da-
kota.
Tommy Ryan's intention is not to
meet Moffatt in the prize ring.
San FranciScos new hall of justice
was formally opened on September IL.
The first American flag made in Cali
fornia has been given to the Pioneer
Society.
The second battalion Of the Eighth
Infantry has left Fort Smelling for San
Francisco.
The War Department fund may be
drawn upon to alleviate the distress of
the Alaskans.
There is a great stampede on from
Nome to Port Clarence and the Blue
stone country.
E. L. Boas of the Hamburg American
line, is on the Coast trying to organize
new transport service.
Three men were drowned and two
gasoline launches were sunk as the re-
suit of river collision near Stockton
Cal.
Several Japanese were arrested In
Vancouver, b. c., while on their way
out of Canada, on charges of naturali-
zation frauds.
The War Department has ordered the
honorable discharge of about 400 Unit
ed States Volunteers now in the De-
partment of California.
The San Francisco police are watch
ing incoming China steamers for man
named Frank Harwood, a gold dust
thief, formerly of Nome
Lulu Turpenning, an insane woman
confined in the Wayne county asylum,
garroted another insane female inmate
named Rebecca Herman.
A dispatch from Muscat, the capital
OF oman, in the Persian gVlf. says the
Ifst french collier has arrived at the
new French naval depot, Makellah.
Twenty soldiers will be sent up to
cape Nome on the Lawton to act as a
military guard for the passengers who
are to be brought down at the expense
of the Government.
Inc troubles of the Siberian gold min
ing expedition, under the command of
George d. Roberts, that left San Fran
cisco on the Samoa last June, will In all
likelnood have to be settled by Uncle
Sam Further details have proved that
a russian transport put Cossacks
aboard the Samoa, but the Americans
tutwitted them, and on reachine
Nome, turned the men over to Ameri.
can soldiers.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-09-25
ROBBED OF
HIS GEMS
Bold Thief Works In
Waikiki.
TOOK BATH[R's JEWELS
Hawaiian Hotels Annex the Scene
of a Daring Daylight
Crime.

a jewel robbery was perpetrated by
some thief or thieves at the Hawaiian
Hotel Annex on Sunday afternoon. A
ar the above resort, went to the Annex,
prepared himself in bathing attire, lef.
lis valuables with the keeper and, receiv-
ing in return check with a number
thereon, proceeded to enjoy his swim
when he came lack his jewels were gone.
Somebody who went in bathing immedi-
ately afterwards came quickly back to the
dressing rooms, stole the ticket belonging
to the swimmer, which had been left in
his clothes, presented the ticket and Sc
cured on the strength of it the valuables
lit called for. The articles stolen were a
gold ring, a handsome diamond ring con-
tanning two stones, beautiful garnet
ring holding a single gem, a large oxydiz-
ed silver stickpin with turquoise eyes, and
about four dollars in silver. The jewelry
is valued at a large sum. The loser does
not prize the stolen articles SO much for
their financial worth as he does for the
fact that each and. every one OF them has
associations that renders it very precious
to him.
The mystery is at present in the hands
of the police and High Sheriff Brown has
his most trusted sleuth at work upon the
case.
The police officer engaged in looking for
the jewel thief or thieves wants to know
about two seedy-looking individuals who
applied for suits about the time the vic=
tim of the robbery entered the water. He
suspects one of them and is hot upon his
trail.
Whoever the thief was he had the
whole thing evidently well planned, and
UP to the present writing has escaped the
hand of the law. The name of the owner
of the stolen jewels and the number OF
the ticket which was stolen are here
withheld, as otherwise the ends of jus
tice might be defeated.
The owner of the jewels will not speak
of their monetary valre. He is willing to
give a fitting reward to recover them. II
J is said, however, that the few pieces OF
jew elry of which he was robbed are worth
over a thousand dollars
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-09-25
PARKER FOR CONGRESS.

The nomination of Samuel Parker as
Republican standard bearer in the
fight for Congress was foregone con-
clusion. AS a representative Hawaiian
was wanted for the place the name of
Parker naturally came up as that of a
man who combined all the attributes
of local availability. The last pre-
mier of the Monarchy he may be ex-
pected to suit Hawaiians of the old
school who are not hopelessly commit
ted to Wilcox; as the first prominent
native leader to come out squarely and
permanently for annexation he has the
aloha of the men who made the Ameri-
can fight here in 1898; as one who is
deeply interested in the material well
fare of the group he commands a GER
tain degree of support from the solid
business interests; and as a politician
who can be friendly with Mr.. Sewall
without burning the bridge that con-
meets him with the other element, he
seems to have a peculiar fitness for
Hawaiian Republican leadership at this
time. Besides, Col. Parker is one of
the few native politicians who is as
much at home with the English Ian
guage as the Hawaiian and he has the
advantage of a pull at Washington.
All these characteristics and acquire
ments made him the logical candidate
for Congress.
Can he be elected? 1t is far too
early to say and one cannot lay too
much stress on the folly of naming
another anti-Wilcox candidate against
him. Still, we are assured that the Re-
publican organization will do its Level
best to give him a majority or at least
plurality, and with that promise his
friends must rest content
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-09-25

il entailed Servants were then un--
spoilt; there were but few ladies in the
Colony, and so the scheme was allowed
70 die of sheer neglect. A private
registry of servants was started about
six years ago, but it too fell through,
owing to lack of support 1t is a thou
sand pities that the Government sys-
tenn of registration was allowed to die
out. He who would get it revived
would receive. not undeservedly, the
thanks of the heads of every European
household on the island"
As the fast -and-loose servant system
of Honolulu goes, the housekeeper has
no guarantee from a servant either of
efficiency or moral character. The
coolie or his wife arrives, claims to
know everything about cooking and the
care of households and begins to work.
Possibly both are just off a plantation
and are utterly unfit for domestic SER
vice. But they argue that they will be
kept a week anyhow and the pay for
that time will support them in some
japanese boarding house until they
discover another victim. In this way
they get along. In some cases. and
these by no means few, the trusted yet
not aGtleSS JdpdQeSG IldiQ 1IcQHchlS
Iwilei after her work is done and finally
goes there to stay. Changes among
such servants ali the time occur and
the net result to housewives is bitter
ness and vexation Of spirit and en- ar
ray of broken crockery. Nor must we
forget increased bills. for the bogus
Asiatic servant has no hesitation in
stealing food to carry away. He knows
that, If caught and discharged, he can
easily. get another job.
we know of no way out of the die-
ficulty save through a servant license
law. No one, under such a system,
could at first get authority to COOK
without bringing a recommends
ton from his last or present employer;
and after that, his license would be his
credentials if countersigned by the en-
pioyer who had hired him on it's show
ing. The licenses would also certify to
moral character. One good result would
be to keep servants in one place; an
other to keep them respectful and
respectable; and. another to assure ef-
ficiency. AT the same time the price of
certificate would add something to
the public revenues.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-09-25
THE PULLING STRENGTH OF
ELEPHANTS.

1t is difficult to ascertain the pulling
strength of an elephant, for the simple
reason that the strongest animals we
nave In captivity are not the possessors
or the sweetest tempers; and, accord.
ingly, their keepers are chary of allow
ing them to be attached to dynamo
meters, not caring to speculate as to
what the end would be were the man.
moth to lose his hair"
rests which have been made with
average-sized animals, however. prove
that a healthy young Jumbo of eight
cen summers or Whereabouts can make
dynamometer register five and a half
tons dead weight.
IN order to get an idea of what this
represents, 1t may be stated that a par
OF powerful horses could only register
ton and fifth by their united efforts.
nor was their performance a poor one.