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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-06
: LoNG-DIsTANcE PIANIsT.

In the newspapers of Padua a musician
named Bancia recently announced that
on the following Sunday. AT O'Clock n
the morning, he would begin to play the
1-auo and would continue 10 play for
forty hours. Or until II o'clock on Mon
day evening During this period he said
that he would play go pieces Of music
fVcf9 memory. ard that ne would rest tor
only twenty mtnutes-ten minutes at the
close of the fourteenth hour and another
ten minutes at the close Of tbs twenty
ninth hour. He added that turing his
long performance he would tai no nouF-
isbmeut, except q little water and some
medicine OF his own connection. and thai
. committee Of physicians would be pres
eEt IL order TO see him accomplish hls
singular Baltimore American
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-06
COURT TAKES COGNlZANCE
OF THE MULES MULISHNESS
JudiciaIly Declared 10 Be d Bad Animal.

mules started. and one Of the wheels
ran over Bo7dea's foot and crushed IT,
He sued the FaIk Company and OBJ
tanned judgment that was affirmed by the
court Of appeals. which says:
The mule is a domestic animal whose
treacherous and vicious nature is 50
generally known that even courts may
take notice Of it, The company cannot
bee heard to claim that 1t did not know
Of the treachery and unreliable quali-
ties OF the animal
1T seems To US that the defendant
was guilty OF the grosscst negligence
iu ordering the teamster to assist Bor-
den ANY man of ordinary prudence.
under such circumstances. would have
not only placed himself in front Of the
mules but ne would with his hands havs
firmly grapDICd and held the Bride bits
Of each of them.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-06
AGED TWINS

caleb S Haskell. Of New Gloucester,
Me. and his twin sister. Mrs. Judith
Bradbury. are believed to be The oldest
twins ia the United States. They have
turned eighty eight years, and are still
hale and hearty. Mr.. Haskell is one Of
. family of nine children. who lived 10
grow up and have families OF their own
Thay all lived to turn eighty years of
age, save one. and he died as the result
of an accident; one daughter is still Iiv-
ing at the age of ninety years. The
father of this family died at the age of
ninety. Other old twins are jeremiah
HaseIton. Of Franklin. Pa, and his sis
ter. Mrs. Hanna Haselton Southwick. Of
Pawtucket. E. l., who are eighty-seven
years Old .Ileslie's Weekly" pictured
these old people and it appeared that the
twin habit had been handed along down
for two of Nr Haseiton's grandchildren
.aTe twins.-NeW York World
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ARMY OFFICEPs COMPLAIN.

There IS growing among the younger
officers of the army q suspicion that the
principal purpose OF the authors and
constant revisers OF the new Uniform
regulations is TO compel respect Tor
Secretary Roots views in opposition TO
marriages IN the army. The young lieu
tenant dependent upon his pay, who
finds himself condemned By regulation
TO a greater annual expenditure for
clothes than men in civil life With I've
times his income would regard IS rea-
sonable. is likely 10 be deferred from
venturing TO marry on his pay. Serious
ly. the burden OF expense imposed on
army officers by the constant changes
in the "biu OF dress is Outragcousiy
disproportionate TO their pay, and has
recently heen q source OF downright
hardship TO many officers ana their lam
iIies.-Leavenw0rth Times.
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T0MMY ATKINs a 80 -.

now that we know that the British
army. consumed IN the South African war
a 500 00G pounds of jam. the fact sug-
gests some nice computations in The sta
tistics of sweetmeats. For instance, If
the British army, in order to crush
comparatively small provincial state
that began the war without ausarmy,
needs to be sustained by over $4,000. coo
pounds Of jam. what quantity Of jam
would be necessary for il if if had q real
war with some great military state?
Would there be jam enough ia the world
to meet such a crlsis2 And what would
become of the finances OF the British
empire if in such case some of the
Chicago men should corner" all the
ian in the world just before the war
began 2-Harper's Weekly.
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EXCEPTION re Horse MEAT DIET.

For the present il is perhaps better
that the superaE1UatCd and otherwise
useless horse should masquerade as
something else when offered as an article
Of diet The fro!jcsome colt and the
tender -yeeT-ctd might net be Unac-
ceplable as steaming joint and succu-
lent steak. bur the sorry HsS.nantes e
the bOneyarG scarcely appeal re the
cTudest carnivoroUs appetite not sJimu-
lated abnormally by hunger, and might
continue best 10 serve the purposes Of
humanity when assimiIsted into the
savory sausage or euuis.CuiZsu as an
undistinguishable unit OF Jhe gustatOry
goulash- Il is asking a good deal even OF
a food reformer to invite him to q feast
at which the piece de resistance is such
as the Berlin butchers offer the Teiuc-
tant and evasive members of the Thier-
Grausamkeits-Fe rhutung ind Pfsrde-
feisch ais Spccisezu- gebTaueh -GeseiI-
schaft or words 10 that efiecJ.-NeW
York Times
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FIGHT PLEASED THE SHERIFF.

Sheriff Barrett, Of Cook county, III.
who saw the Gardner Carter fight in
Chicago. has this 20 say about the en-
counter: 1t was one Of the most in
teresting OF the many ring encounters
I ever saw Two weIl-trained men con
tested. To men who are in fine Bhysi-
cal condition, scientific and clever. the
little blood that comes from the mouth
or nose is nothing If all ring con
tests are like that battle between Gard
ner and Carter I will not take any hand
in stopping them Carter is game, but
Gardner Is his superior IN boxing.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-06

KANSAS CITY. Mo. Jan G.-.The
western Missouri court Of appeals today
decided that mule is q treaeherous
AMI vicious animal, and that. so we'll
known is this fact. If workman is in
jured because of those traits Of disDo-
sition. in the mule. the employer can
not plead ignorance Of the mH'e's ma
ture as a delense.
The decision was made in the case OF
Pete Borden against the Faik Coastruc-
ton Company
Borden worked for the company He
went beneath a heavy machine on
wheels to hook a chain. 4 span of
mules was hitched 10 the machine.
While Borden was beneath the machine
the driver Of the mules was ordered
to go to help Borden. ThereuDon the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-06
McGRAW TO HAVE NEAT
UNIFORM FOR THE GIANTS

Secretary Knowles sent out yesterday
twenty-one measurement blanks to the
players of the New York club, with in
structions to au them out for their new
uniforms
The uniforms this year will be light
Yale gray. with black stockings, ears
and trimmings for the travelling suits,
and white, with black stockings, caps
and trimmings for home use. The old
brown trimmings of last year have been
discarded
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-06
THE FAT MEN WIN
FROM BALTIMOREANS

Last night a bowling quint from Bal
fTnore was the guest Of the Jolly Fat
Men. The BaIlimOTeans won the first
game OF the set ~ thirty pins, and it
looked as if they would quit winner,
but the Fat Men struck their gait in the
last two games and came out victorious.
After play refreshments were served in
The banquet hall.
Rosseu, OF the visiting team. was high
man, with I82 average, while RodTicks
single Of 1aG was the highest.
The scores.
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NEWS NOTES BY WIRE.

DETROIT. Jan 6.-Mrs. Elizabeth Fal
ley Ninde, widow of Bishop William y.
Ninde. of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, died at her residence here yes
teTday from acute bronchitis, after an
illness OF only forty-eight hours.
CHARLESTON. W. Va. Jan. 6.-w. N
o. Dawson. chairman Of the Republican
State committee. has called a meeting
Of the committee for January i in this
city to appoint a member from the Sixth
senatorial district.
GRAFTON. W, Va, Jan. 6-Ths Duck
horn Portland Cement Company is build
ing large. plant in Harrison county.
West virginia
FREDERICKsBURG. Va. Jan. 6-The
.freshet in the Rappahannock River after
reaching a height of four feet above the
wharves. has receded, and the water is
now within the banks.
FRONT ROYAL. Va. Jan. 6--Miss Sue
c. Richardson died Sunday night CT
uraemia. after an illness Of i've days.
She was in her seveuty-drst year.
WOODSTOCK. Va. Jan. 6.-All Of the
smallpox patients at StrasbuTg have
been released from quarantine, ana
there are no cases in that vicinity now,
although in all about twenty people were
afflicted
ROANOKE. Va. Jan 6,-James c
Casseu. general superintendent OF the
Norfolk and Western. has been appoint
ed assistant to General Manager L e.
Johnson. !
WOODSTOCK. Va. Jan 6.-The recent
heavy rains here caused a big rise IL the
Shenandoah River but no special dam
age has yet resulted, though lower hot
tom lands were overfowed.
EAsTON, Nd. Jan. 6.-JeF D. Pyle,
while going through this country collect
ing for a Baltimore firm. was robbed OF
a sum of money. and his negro driver
of the team, which he hired in Oxford,
has been arrested
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-06
HF. 1dFANT wELL. BuT-

In a West End church on a recent
Sunday the junior curate was preaching
on reasons for coming to church Some
peopIe. he remarked, came 10 church for
no better reason than to show o. their
best clothes. Then ne glanced thought
fully over his audience. Il am thankful
to see, dear friends" he added. that
none of you have come here for that
purpose. British Weekly.
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CENsUs BOWLERS LOSE
TO BUREAU TEAEI

The bureau team, leaders OF the De
matrimonial League. cIinched their hold
on first place last night by winning three
games from the Census five on the Palace
alleys The bowling was high. Five men
made scores over the 200 mark.
Hardie was high man. with 2G3 aver
age. and his 257 YVES high single. Hell
mertchs was second high average man,
second best
The scores.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-06
ANXIOUS TO BOWL.

The George A Fuller Company, of
Baltimore. have organized bowling
team ans would like to~hear from those
das1ring games in this city The fol-
lowing fire the players ". (. Sum
mers, ". S Sample. r J. Gabriel, H A
SIingluf aNd ?. A Barr.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-06
ELEVENTH STREETS WIN
FROM THE MECHANICS

In the Railway Relief Association
League last night the Eleventh Street
team won the full set from the Ne,
chauics-
johnson. of the Eleventh Streets, was
high man with an average Of ia. and his
20g was high single. The scores.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-06
Winning owners ON
NEW ORLEANS TRACK
Firm OF Durnell & Herr in
Lead, With $40, $50.
CANNON HEADS THE JOCKEYS
Buchanan IN Third Position With Red
fern Holding Down Fifth Place
O'Counor Is Of in Work

purneH & Herr lead the winning
owners at the New Orleans tracks for
the present meeting. They have now
passed the $4,000 mark. This is an av-
erage Of about $1,000 a week
twenty-five owners have won over
Il nng Tbcv- aro-
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Ban johnson Calls for Base
ball MagDates 10 bleei IN
Cincinnati on Friday.
Manager HaH5on Not UIor-
red OUe1 Keeier-G Gotham
SCr7beS AH7USe Fans.

Things baseball are sky-high aust at
present, and it would require more tnan
one airship to round them up. Just who
is on the level in this present con
troyersy il would b hard 10 say-Uere
one TO listen TO the many contradictory
stories aHoat. Both sides are crying
thief to some extent, but aoae more
than those VINO continually see gshi0d
any movement OF the National League
some Interior motive OF scheme TO re-
Heve everybody of their poeEetJ0oEs and
go it alone.
1t does seem mat there should be a
better understand ug OF things. There
are men today in the ranks of The ma
jor organization who have not been
square in the past, but they are rot now
in the majority. Criticism by jne press
and tie loss OF public patronage has
worked against them until they can only
rally party whose strength lies IN vain
protests. New blood has been injected
into the National League and il is With
this that the American should decker.
It's only reasonable 20 suppose fEat
sensible men can get together on some
common ground # the rivals cannot
agree on circuits or the placing Of clubs
let them settle the players question md
put The 'ErasshoPpers where they be-
long. Men VINO violate a contract have
no place in baseball and the sooner they
are made to feel the sting CT exile the
better 1t viii be for all concerned.
II certainly would not DC hard 1or tho
magnates to get together and agree
upon some plan that would make it a
hazardous proposition Tor player 20
violate an agreement to which he had
soIemEIy pledged his word Above all,
Mr. Nasnatcs, settle this queston-then
night out the other if you waHt-evan il
it takes d decade. But punish contract
jumpers
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-06

Sandy McNaughton is the latest mem
Der Of the Royal Order. Of B0osteTs-the
name given to the men who bid I'D
horses in selling races. He recently bid
up F1tzmiHar from $500 TO $500 with
one offer.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-06

During the racing season just closed.
1916 races we're won on the various
tracks throughout the United States
by two-year-old colts, geldings. and fl
lies. The stallion Lamplighter led all
the sires in the matter of producing
winners. He had sixteen TO his. credit
that won ffty-eight races. Ornament
begot twelve winners that Won twenty
nine races. Esher (dead) had eleven
winners on The list, they secured first
money twenty-one times.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-06

Dow Williams. who was mixed up
in the Little Pete" racing scandals Of
the san Francisco tracks seven years
ago. but who was recently reiustated,
is training the fourteen head OF
thoroughbreds owned by Lucky Bald
win at the Oakland track
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-06
NEWS OF ROCKVILLE.

ROCKVILLE, nd. Jan. IA number
Of marriage licenses were issued here
yests rday. The first was to samuel o.
Butler aged thirty-Hine years. Of Read
vile, Va. and Sarah S Pope. aged twen-
ty-one years. Of LaytonsviIle, this COM
- They we're married by the Rev. e.
Dorsey. o. the Methodist church. other
licenses were issued as follows. Howard
S Davis. aged twenty-four, Of Toua-
tain Mills, Frederick county. SD. and
Isabel B. Neel. aged twenty-one. or
Neslsviile. this county. Louis Edvard
Umstead. aged tWenty-seven. md AIaude
A. Coupard. aged twenty both OF
EensiBston. this county; John R. John
son, aged twenty-one years, aad Mary
Z Rollins, aged seventeen years. 9th
Of Washington. G
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-06

Al the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Coney Island Jockey
Club held yesterday, the following board
Of governors were reelected for the
year 1903: J. Harry Alexander. James
Gordon Bennett. J Il. Bradford, john
NJ. Bowers. a. J. Cassatt. c. Fellowes,
". J. Glenn, T. Gray GriswelI. John G.
Heckscher, Thomas Hitcheoe- jF- H
3. Holius. c. H. Kerner. II. <. Knapp
A. Newbold Morris. Herbert c. PeH.
Schuyler L. Parsons. F. Aug. Sshermer-
horn, James P. Scott. Thomas ?. Smith.
r. K. Sturgis. William H. Tay or, VIII
liam K. Vanderbilt. J. W Walsworth
George Peabody Wetmore. vii lam C..
Whitney.
The Western Jockey Club last night
decided that Jockey Fuller, whose ser
vices were claimed by both Archie zim-
raer ard J. 0. Keene. belonged to the
former
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-06

The worst case Of sour grapes that
has come 10 light lately Is Frank Erne.
The former lightweight champion on his
return from the coast. after being beat
en- By Jimmy Britt. gave it out that ia
his opinion Joe Cans would prove easy
for the Californian. The BunaIo lad
then refrained from saving anything
about himself.
Now comes Frank Zimpfer. who was in
charge Of Erne while on his Western
trip. ZlmpEer declares that there was
nothing to il while E-no's hands were
good and that had they not gone back
on him he would have dropped his op-
Donent.
AS it was. continues Ztmpfer. Erne
knocked him about as he pleased in the
first five rounds. He boxed him OF his
feet time and again, and really made
e laughing stock Of Britt
And lafs is sac man Erne says can
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-06


Kid Mccoy is back in the boxing
came and this time he seems to be in
earnest He reached INDIANAPOLIS vester-
.sr from Lick Strings SO reads q dis
patch. and appeared in GOOD shane. The
.kf5~ said he was on The wafer wagon
and that aofh5nr could tenant him off.
The Hoosfar lad. than whom there
have haor few eIevarar in the -or.l
arena gives # ont Is his determination
to make . killing This wear He declares
I that before ne cults he viii have gath
ercd. in Sos
He believes he is as clever with the
gloves as ever and wants to Drove to
I the zrcr.fnr world that he Is a +oo-
hatcher --Hzr luck z,f17 ON WIN rho
..r-fz- viii he zz=zbe5 him In, many If
! no ran -er into ANYTIME like his ola
-ra7a rb.ra arc those ,,-bo-+rs7-aI r,-f77-
. cfnaI-v on their nerve nowadays that
would he hunting for % live oe.c77n7+fcr,
~ -l-@
.E, .--,.N..-
-. NV
-,
pS-' '-0
ana 'le p'9llS - 'lPpeL On ''ia' HO" 81
! ne" CHAMPION IS III slshl-
As matter OF ia't' every ION
Jack OIL jEeh must Know 1hat
+ JeHries can go right through ne
+ pair IN the same night George
/ Gardiner is about and anxious Tor
/ fight ny not nave AeXlcan Pete"
and the Montana miner fix it up to meet
/ the Lowell lad, or put Mexican Pete
and Jack Aunroe IN the same ring
/ There's a fight for your money Let
! JeGrics alone The public has been
+ sickened with fakes and is not anxious
/ to have another one brought off, as It
must be if Munroe or Everett are sent
/ against -he champion.
Don't encourage the fake game in box
/ ine-ft's had enough.
/ a good staff Of umPires is assured by
I President Ban Johnson for the American
! League. and that means fast games and
an absence Of unnecessary kicking. Las
/ year. despite the fact that the batteTs OF
+ the National League had to go to the
! plate under the foul strike rule, the
American League games were faster and
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-06

Perhaps the most amusing thing TO
the initiated in the world Of sports is
the way certain newspaper writer's in
Gotham founder about in their efforts to
correctly gauge a position or to score
a beat They VIII go TO any old ex-
IRENE in an effort to convince the pub
lie that they. and they alone. are next
10 everything going on. while it has ever
proven the reverse. There are certain
ccribes who write more and say LEES cl
the isle OF Manhattan than in any city
OF any baseball circuit.
Their specially at present seems TO be
TO discover ball grounds overnight IF
there's a SPOT that has not been claimed
by The scribes as certain to be chosen
as the site for American League eZhibi =
tions. it would take more than the Met
tropoItan police force to ind t out.
Every available bit Of space has been
written up by the scribes Until there is
not room enough for man 10 jump
were he called upon
It's seldom they are right on any
thing. and not until it appears in print
in :. paper OF another city do these
scribes again faE over themselves ans
discover FOR The thirty-thlTd time that
again have they MT it rigEt-theE knew
II eli along
Really, it would be amusing we're il
not ridiculous.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-06

Carols Positions Ordways-
Thompson right forward ------ Barker
HoIIander left forward --..-.-. Daley
Cullen .......-.- center. -------.-. Chase
Crowley. right back GloVanlna
Kerr. .--..---.---Ie left back. $1,000 Beckman
Referee - MI Haudiboe Umpires-
Iessrs. ChIch and Guista. Field goals
Thompson. 2; Cullen, T. Free throws
Thonuscu, J, Barker, ., Chase, l.
Tomorrow evening the C0rcoran Ca
1eJs viii play The Y n c. a. team in
the National Guard gymnasium and
dancing viii follow.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-06
CARROLL INSTITUTE WINS
FROM oRDwAY RIFLES

The Ordway Rifles basketball team
suffered another crushing defeat at the
hands of the shifty Carroll Institute
team LAST night The game was played in
the National Guard gymnasium. and a
big crowd Of Crdway rooters saw their
groteges defeated by the score of 1913.
cullen played a good game. and bagged
the leather seven times "stogy" Thomp-
son also put up q splendid game and be-
sides doing great defensive work scored
TWO goals.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-06

Mrs. Martha J. Hendley. of Cabin
John, this county. has sold her farm
near that place 10 Thomas J. Stackss
Mrs. Hendley is nov living IN Balti-
more
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-06

David Porter Griffith, formerly mer-
chant at Germantown, this county. is
very i'll at his home at Middlebrook,
/ this county. There is said to be little
hope OF his recovery.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-06

Manager HauIOI IS one HlO does not
seen 10 worry these days over things in
the baseball worla. He is one of those
who do and talk afterward That has
ever been HanIon' S policy, and those who
have stacked up against him learned II
10 their sorrow.
Haulon, in speaking of Keller going
with the New York Americans. said
that he was not worrying over the little
fellow. chat he had a contract with him
which contained IN option clause for
1903 He said he has plenty OF players
and would be able 10 fill every posirIoa
On the diamond over again with good
capable men and he can do It,
Ban johnson now intimotes that the
peace conference has not been broken or
altogether. lie places me blame at
Harris door johnson replied TO Garry
Hermann's letter, but refuses &c make
its nature public,
It was learned late tonight that John
son. in this letter. asked for a meeting
on Friday. in which ANAL gamatiou
schemes should be cut out. and the ef-
forts be confined TO an adjustment Of
the various claims for players. and the
consideration OF contract Jumpers Her
MAINS reply 10 Johnson is e-peeted
to arrive tomorrow, and ii satisfactory,
the formal call for the Friday meeting
win be issued AT once.
johnson said he did not know whether
the American League would be benefited
by the peace conference. but he hoped
TO put q stop TO contract jumping
TIE other side says that Johnson was
given the right TO name the place Of
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-06

Edward p. J. Hawker. Of FREDERICK
county. has sold his farm Of 100 acres
( in Darnestown district, 10 Ewen Bog
/ ley, Of this place. for s.. 200.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-06

OF the marriage licenses issued at this
place in the past year 104 were for cou-
pies from the District OF Columbia, 7
from Baltimore, 10 from various parts
Of Virginia. from Howard county.
Nd; from Frederick. county. Md: 3
from Prince George county. 9 from off
ferent sections Of PenEsyIvsuia, ard 5
from other points. IN all go licenses
we're issued to Montgomery couples
The total was 215.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-06

ROANOKE. Va, Jan Games c
CasseH. general superintendent OF the
ed assistant TO General Manager L. e.
Johnson. I
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WOODSTOCK. Va, Jan 6.-The recen
heavy rains here caused big rise 9Th
Shenandoah River but no special dam
age has yet resulted, though lower hot
tom lands were cverfiowed.